2020 Coronavirus Outbreak -

Here's what you need to know about riding Chapel Hill Transit this fall

By David Richman | August 12

Major changes are happening to Chapel Hill Transit systems in compliance with COVID-19 health and safety precautions. Here's what you can expect.

Students encounter transportation barriers as UNC moves classes off main campus

By Sara Raja | August 12

Days leading up to the first day of class, some UNC courses were moved to locations off of main campus — notably, the Friday Center. Students and professors ...

Orange County's health recommendations 'more of a personal communication,' Blouin says

By Isabella Sherk | August 11

At the Faculty Executive Council meeting on Monday, council members discussed the recommendation letter from the Orange County Health Department, student ...

Mack Brown Delivers Speech on Football Press Day 2019

'A roller coaster': UNC football remains focused on fall schedule as conferences delay

By Hunter Nelson | August 11

With the Pac-12 and the Big Ten conferences postponing their seasons, UNC football is preparing for any outcome.

First day at Zoom University: UNC students share their atypical FDOC experiences

By Claire Tynan | August 10

With the start of the fall semester occurring amid a global pandemic, UNC students discuss what their experiences were like on the first day of class. ...

UNC students share highlights from their socially distant summer

By Lauren Cook | August 10

With the fall semester getting started, some UNC students reflect on the summer experiences they had during the pandemic.

'A lot of unknowns': UNC club boxing prioritizing safe campus return for members

By Jeremiah Holloway | August 10

“We don’t know what’s going to happen,” Rios said. “They said there might be a second wave. We don't know when the vaccine will come out. A ...

Heel Talk episode 16: Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on UNC's reopening and coronavirus response

By Praveena Somasundaram and Evely Forte | August 10

The Daily Tar Heel’s Editor-in-Chief Anna Pogarcic spoke to Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz in an exclusive interview last Thursday about UNC's reopening ...

'Very few answers': UNC football navigates its summer return to campus amid COVID-19

By Jared McMasters | August 9

“There’s a lot of macho in young people and young men in college football, and they don’t want their buddy making fun of them,” UNC football head ...

UNC employees sue the University system over workplace safety

By Maydha Devarajan | August 9

Gary Shipman, a Wilmington-based lawyer, is representing UNC System faculty and staff in the midst of preparing a class-action lawsuit to delay in-person ...

Students, faculty, campus workers hold die-in to protest UNC's campus reopening

By Emily Orland | August 9

Campus workers, faculty, students and more hosted a die-in protest in front of the South Building, one of the latest efforts protesting campus' reopening ...

Will students feel comfortable going to games this fall?

By Ryan Heller | August 9

Despite a rising number of positive COVID-19 tests across the country, the ACC plans to start its football season the week of Sept. 7-12. With the North ...

Local farmers adjust and adapt sale models amid coronavirus pandemic

By Lilly Clark | August 9

With several farmers' markets closed due to the coronavirus, local farmers are developing new creative ways to sell their produce.

Tour vans, live streaming, and videos: How NC musicians create during a pandemic

By Liz Johnson | August 9

With concerts and large audiences out of the question, these musicians are finding creative new ways to produce new music.

Column: COVID-19 testing is essential for UNC to reopen safely

By Rajee Ganesan | August 9

"One of the more questionable decisions made by the UNC administration in recent weeks was the choice to not require COVID-19 testing for students upon ...

'Living on campus will be very different': Carolina Housing makes changes for fall

By Rachel Crumpler | August 6

In less than 10 days, residential students will begin returning to campus. Carolina Housing has announced a new set of guidelines against the spread of ...

Orange County health director calls for UNC to go fully remote for at least five weeks

By Maddie Ellis and Sonia Rao | August 5

Orange County Health Department Director Quintana Stewart sent a letter to UNC officials on July 29 recommending the University limit on-campus housing ...

Cooper extends Phase 2 until Sept. 11 as UNC students move back to campus

By Sonia Rao | August 5

Gov. Roy Cooper extended Phase 2 of North Carolina's COVID-19 restrictions until Sept. 11, he announced in a Wednesday news briefing.

'This road leads to a disaster': Faculty express reopening concerns in letters

By Maydha Devarajan and Preston Fore | August 4

UNC faculty have expressed concerns about the University's reopening, along with student leaders and campus workers. Through a public letter published ...

Campus workers delivered demands to University officials. Their deadline just passed.

By Chiara Evans | August 3

Director of Housekeeping Services Herb Richmond received a petition from UNC housekeepers on July 22, which demanded a response within the next five business ...