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'We are no longer a checkbox:' Asian Americans find a place in center opening

By Taylor Molina | September 10

After 30 years of advocating, the Asian American Center will finally open its virtual doors on September 10th, 2020. But for Selina Shi, a UNC sophomore ...

Students handle being 'actively alone' through art

By Emma Gerden | September 10

Some UNC students have turned to creative outlets, such as painting and meditation, to help them cope with mental health challenges related to the COVID-19 ...

Nostalgic for coffee shops? Feel some deja brew with these COVID-friendly cafes

By Charity Cohen | September 10

When Caffé Driade reopened on Tuesday after closing earlier in the year due to the pandemic, its customers experienced a bit of "deja-brew." Here is ...

Students create study spaces to help stay motivated at Zoom University

By Lucy Smithwick | September 10

These UNC students are finding creative ways to keep their study spaces fun and comfortable during remote classes.

Student filmmakers adapt from movie sets to YouTube

By Dominick Ferrara | September 10

The statuses of films such as “Tenet,” “Mulan” and “Wonder Woman 1984” have been among the biggest stories in a COVID-19-ravaged entertainment ...

Local band Toothsome releases two-song EP

By Natalie Huschle | September 9

While a global pandemic may have stalled their plans, local band "Toothsome" has released two songs: “Shark Eggs/Pirouette.”

Breaking the 'digital divide': PlayMakers shows this season to happen virtually

By Rylee Parsons | September 9

In the past, when you wanted to see a theatrical performance, you would walk up to a box office for your ticket and take a seat with your friends, joining ...

'We got big plans': Chapel Hill band The Magnolias looks ahead at first album release

By Hannah Kaufman | September 9

“Personally I would love for this band to be a career for all of us,” lead guitarist and lyricist Sam Gatlin said. “I’d say it's definitely more ...

'Our Lens, Our Voice' seeks to address youth criminal justice through art

By Emmy Trivette | September 9

Oct. 1 will mark the beginning of Orange County's "Our Lens, Our Voice", a photography and photo project that aims to reframe the narrative of local ...

Q&A: UNC alumna discusses healing and miracles in new memoir

By Caroline Nihill | September 9

In less than two weeks author and UNC alumna Anne Reeder Heck is expected to release her memoir, “A Fierce Belief in Miracles: My Journey from Rape ...

Local artists featured in re-opened FRANK gallery

By Macon Porterfield | September 9

The exhibit features four local artists, each utilizing mediums in varying ways to create a fascinating yet cohesive experience.

Finding harmonies through Zoom: UNC a cappella groups adjust to rehearsing virtually

By JaneGrace Lowther | September 8

A capella groups have opted to use a fully virtual format, with communication technologies becoming paramount to their safe operations.

Carrboro-based cartoonist has stories brought to life in new Hulu original series

By Brian Rosenzweig | September 8

Carrboro-based cartoonist Keith Knight's show "Woke" is premiering on Hulu Wednesday. "Woke" is the semi-autobiographical story of a Black cartoonist ...

North Carolina Museum of Art reopens Wednesday

By Mae Rowley | September 8

After hearing Gov. Roy Cooper's announcement on Tuesday that museums and other gatherings would be re-opened, the NCMA was ecstatic. “The museum was ...

UNC alumni filmmakers release a Hurricane Katrina evacuation love story

By Lily Chubb | September 8

Meet the UNC alumni duo who made a film about Hurricane Katrina and the difficulty of not being around loved ones during times of crisis.

Office DJ: There goes the last great American lifeguarding dynasty

By Maeve Sheehey | September 7

So now, at 21 years old, I am revisiting the pop hits of my pool days. I hope this playlist of songs I heard over and over those summers makes you feel ...

UNC students share the little things they miss about campus

By Ellis Riggsbee | September 3

While studying from home, many students unexpectedly miss many daily aspects of UNC campus life.

UNC strives to move an in-person art form into cyberspace

By Isaac Klein | September 3

Acting for the theater is intimate work — the ability to see, hear and feel another person in the same shared space is vital. When that work moves online, ...

Students work to incorporate masks into their everyday accessories

By Maggie Dunn | September 3

Face masks are more than protective equipment now: they're fashion statements.

Kenan Theatre Company's "Marisol" explores disorder, reckoning virtually

By Savannah Gunter | September 3

The two-act play, directed by professor Jacqueline E. Lawton, will be the first in a series of virtual script readings by KTC’s cast and crew. The show ...