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Sophomore biology majors Seher Khalid (Left), from High Point, and Noor Baloch, from Cary, display the gallery reception: Passion in Practice in the Union on Wednesday evening.

New exhibit honors Chapel Hill shooting victims

By Sara Svehla | March 26

The faces of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha will now greet members of the UNC community as they enter the Student Union’s art gallery. ...

Q&A with UNC art professor Beth Grabowski

By Ryan Schocket | March 25

This year, Preservation Chapel Hill extended its annual exhibition invitation to UNC art professor and assistant department chairwoman Beth Grabowski, ...

NC travels to DC for arts advocacy day

By Morgan Vickers | March 24

In North Carolina, art isn’t just a general education requirement that students take to graduate. It’s a representation of the passion and the culture ...

Terry Tempest Williams, UNC’s distinguished writer-in-residence, will be participating in two panels and a reading this week. Courtesy of the UNC English Department.

Terry Tempest Williams explores women’s voices, power

By Elizabeth Baker | March 23

When Terry Tempest Williams was 5 years old, her grandmother gave her Roger Tory Peterson’s field guide to western birds.

Whole Foods employees rock out

By Siena Scarbrough | March 23

Under Cat’s Cradle’s back room’s string of twinkling lights, Whole Foods customers and employees united for a good cause — funding the whole planet. ...

UNC's Urban Gaming Club welcomes spring with week of games

By Trevor Lenzmeier | March 22

The UNC Urban Gaming Club’s Week of Games is set to usher in the beginning of spring, as the new club will be hosting outdoor team games across campus ...

Miguel Cortes and his family are residents of Raleigh who have been living as undocumented immigrants for the past 12 years. Courtesy of Ted Roach.

Immigrant strife told in alumus’ documentary

By Ryan Schocket | March 20

A 1996 UNC graduate and director, Ted Roach is returning to Chapel Hill Saturday for an exclusive, free viewing of his award-winning documentary, “120 ...

ARTVSM, which combines art and activism, will perform “ARTVSM in Performance: Cristo Negro, Diablo Blanco” for the final performance in the 2014-2014 season of Process Series. Courtesy of Herrison Chicas.

ARTVSM performance to mix art, activism

By Christine Bang | March 20

Inspired by a week-long trip to Portobelo, Panama, ARTVSM — which combines art and activism — will perform "ARTVSM in Performance: Cristo Negro, ...

Music, athletics and epidemiology join to honor late professor

By Trevor Lenzmeier | March 20

On the surface, it would not seem that the UNC Men’s Crew Team, the Epidemiology Department and the Chapel Hill Philharmonia have anything in common. ...

'Measure for Measure' embraces nontraditional theatrical setting

By Sarah McQuillan | March 19

A 1920s Paris-style rendition of William Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” opens tonight — not in a traditional stage venue, but at Franklin ...

A collection of scarves hang at the Frank Gallery on West Franklin Street from March 10th to the 22nd. The lead artists are textile artist Peg Gignoux and poet Grey Brown. All 200 will be presented to cancer patients in the area.

FRANK Gallery honors cancer patients with art

By Morgan Vickers | March 18

For women and men who lose their hair due to cancer treatments, a scarf can be a way to maintain hope and a sense of vitality.

Charlotte-based artist Well$ will open for Rae Sremmurd at the spring concert hosted by the Carolina Union Activities Board. Courtesy of Mike Tambashe

Rae Sremmurd to play at spring concert

By Sarah Vassello | March 18

After months of listening to students and tallying votes, the results are final: the Carolina Union Activities Board will announce today that hip-hop ...

Q&A with Larry Platt, Stuart Scott biographer

By Robert McNeely | March 18

Larry Platt is a nationally renowned author of four books and editor of The Philadelphia Citizen whose work has appeared in various publications, including ...

Bob Garner, who has been branded, “The Barbeque Man,” will promote his book at Flyleaf Books. Photo courtesy of Bob Garner.

Bob Garner brings BBQ expertise to Chapel Hill

By Jun Chou | March 18

A complete career change at 50 years old is a bold move. But boldness isn't out of the ordinary for Bob Garner, an entrepreneur, television host, UNC ...

The Minor’s retirement a major loss, students say

By Erin Wygant | March 17

It profiled a traffic cone as a student body president candidate. It got into a Twitter fight with UNC’s Oral Biology program and hit up Wendy’s for ...

Internet bard coming to UNC tonight

By Gwendolyn Smith | March 16

Steve Roggenbuck is not the average poet.

Flyleaf Books employee releases book based on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area

By Madison Flager | March 16

Most of the time, books come to Flyleaf Books ready for sale. The staff sees the final product, but not the arduous process of getting it bookshelf-ready. ...