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More than 100 medical satudents and their family members crowded into the Old Clinic Auditorium of Bondurant Hall on Thursday to receive envelopes with their future plans enclosed.

Each envelope contained the name of the hospital that the students will attend for their residencies program, the next step in becoming full-fledged doctors.

A 38-year-old Chapel Hill woman was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon at 10:38 p.m. Tuesday after she threw a meat cleaver at someone, according to Chapel Hill police reports. Ling Fang, of 1911 Ephesus Church Road, was arrested at her home and released by the magistrate on a written promise to appear in court, reports state.

The UNC College Republicans elected sophomore Anthony Dent as 2010-11 chairman following an election Monday.

Dent, who also serves as a member of Student Congress and the Carolina Review, was among five officers elected at the meeting.

Junior Marc Seelinger was elected the group’s executive vice chairman, while Greg Steele was elected to fill Dent’s current role as treasurer.

Mark Sobsey, a clean water expert at UNC, has been one of 10 innovators participating in a NASA-backed event to address the supply and quality of water.

Sobsey presented a proposal for simple, affordable water quality tests at the inaugural LAUNCH event, which began Tuesday and ends today.