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UNC's 'Blue Men' among the football team's loudest, most energetic fans

By Robbie Harms | November 21

They’re hard to miss, the Blue Men.

UNC's African and Afro-American Studies department appoints new chairwoman

By Alex Hammer | November 21

The new chairwoman of the African and Afro-American Studies department will play no role in UNC’s ongoing investigation of the department.

UNC excavation reveals buildings under McCorkle Place

By Grace Raynor | November 21

University archaeologists thought they had stumbled upon an old well in McCorkle Place. One even older than the Old Well. But after a week of digging ...

UNC's federal research funds at risk due to Congress's failure to reach compromise

By Estes Gould and Paula Seligson | November 21

After months of closed-room debate, a committee appointed by Congress to reduce the federal budget has failed — triggering automatic cuts and potentially ...

UNC student arrested for SunTrust bank robbery

By Becky Bush | November 17

A UNC student charged with robbing a SunTrust Bank in Apex on Nov. 7 is in a New Jersey jail after turning himself in. Gordon Miller Goodwin, 22, was ...

UNC mourns loss of Ph.D student Jelena Stojakovic

By Josie Hollingsworth | November 16

A 32-year-old graduate student passed away early Tuesday morning after a year-long battle with a rare form of leukemia.

UNC undergraduate student tapped to lead Orange County Democrats

By Caroline Leland | November 15

Despite his age, UNC student Matt Hughes has shown the Orange County Democratic Party he is the man for the job. Hughes, a North Carolina Teaching Fellow ...

Judge dismisses McAdoo lawsuit against UNC, NCAA

By Chris Harrow | November 15

Durham Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson dismissed former North Carolina defensive end Michael McAdoo’s lawsuit against the University and the NCAA ...

System failure: After missteps, BOG must tread carefully with online education

By Editorial Board | November 15

When the Board of Governors said in January that it was looking to root redundancies out of the UNC system, it should have meant it.

UNC administration approves tuition plan, leaves many dissatisfied

By Nicole Comparato | November 14

University administrators approved a plan to raise in-state tuition by 15.6 percent after a heated debate Monday, leaving administrators and students ...

When football is crowned king

By Ryan Barber | November 10

From the first day I passed through the Dean Dome’s doors, my support of UNC athletics has been a blasphemy. It was during my freshman year, of course, ...

Photo: Happy Birthday, UNC system (Isabella Cochrane)

A look back on legacy

By Isabella Cochrane | November 10

For the past forty years, the UNC system’s 16 universities have upheld the state constitution’s mandate to keep the cost of education affordable.

Mary Cooper's Mid-Term Report

November 10

Since assuming the student body presidency in April, Mary Cooper has wasted little time pursuing her platform goals. After putting a face on the deep ...

Board of Governors to begin tuition conversation

By Daniel Wiser | November 9

The UNC-system Board of Governors has yet to receive any tuition increase proposals from universities, but members plan to take the first step in the ...

Interfraternity Council to elect new president

By Josie Hollingsworth | November 9

Members of the Interfraternity Council will elect a new leader tonight. And no matter who wins, the new president will be expected to build upon a largely ...

30 UNC students admitted to Teach for America program

By Elizabeth Ayers | November 9

A group of UNC students will soon be assigning homework and handing out gold stars across the country.

CollegiateLink software underused

By Grace Raynor | November 9

Students got a taste of what the Carolina Union’s new multipurpose software can do during Homecoming week, but campus officials said the program has ...

UNC men's soccer advances in ACC tournament after Wolfpack shutout

By Brandon Moree | November 8

The two first-half scoring plays might not have been executed exactly the way North Carolina drew them up. But if the first two goals of UNC’s 4-0 ...

UNC leading scorer sits out game against N.C. State

By Leah Campbell | November 8

The No. 3 North Carolina men’s soccer team beat North Carolina State 4-0 in the ACC tournament quarterfinals Tuesday, but it had to do so without leading-scorer ...

Leave Halloween alone: A local group’s efforts to stop Halloween or move it are misguided

By Editorial Board | November 8

Four years after supporting the Homegrown Halloween initiative, the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro is back ...