Home sweet North Carolina
By Victoria Ward | November 28, 2007Welcome Home." When I walk through the customs gate in Newark's Liberty International Airport in about two weeks, I expect to hear this standard greeting for returning travelers.
Welcome Home." When I walk through the customs gate in Newark's Liberty International Airport in about two weeks, I expect to hear this standard greeting for returning travelers.
This Halloween, I found myself in the city that gave birth not only to democracy, but also-perhaps more importantly-to the quintessential costume for college students: the toga.
Perhaps it was just wishful thinking-or simply pure delusion-but I truly didn't believe that Italy would ever get cold.
If I've learned anything from Italians since I've been in Florence, it's the importance of living life slowly and savoring every moment without a thought of the next-whether that means eating,...
It is often said that at least Mussolini made the trains run on time. While this might not be entirely true, Italy's former fascist dictator managed to modernize the train system and make it a...
I don't think I've ever felt so disconnected in my life. Although Italy certainly isn't Third World-even if Naples sometimes seems like it is-most of the time I have no idea what's going on outside...
After interning all summer in the nation's capital, it's the time of year when I'd usually be returning to school, eager to reunited with friends and resume the life of a student.
One day after North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper dismissed criminal charges against three former members of the men's lacrosse team, Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong issued an apology...
"Durham had gotten the rap of being a really blue-collar town and dangerous," said Donner, who has sold more than 1,000 T-shirts at Dolly's, her vintage boutique in Brightleaf Square. "We wanted to...
Durham District Attorney Mike Nifong responded Wednesday to the North Carolina State Bar's complaints of his alleged misconduct in handling the Duke lacrosse case.