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Senior Kennedy Meeks (3) cheers on the team from the sidelines.

Kennedy Meeks hopes to rewrite history in final season

By Mohammed Hedadji | March 9

Ahead of UNC’s matchup with Duke on Saturday, Kennedy Meeks relished the chance to get a second shot at the Blue Devils this season.

Justin Jackson answers doubt with offseason work for UNC men's basketball

By C Jackson Cowart | March 9

Justin Jackson is tired of the question. He’s heard it hundreds of times now, each time more persistent than the last.

DTH Sports staff predicts: Will UNC repeat as ACC Tournament champions?

By Mohammed Hedadji , Blake Richardson , C Jackson Cowart , John Bauman , Jeremy Vernon and Brendan Marks | March 9

Nothing confuses me more than this year’s North Carolina team.

State legislators propose 'Brunch Bill' to allow alcohol sales before noon on Sunday

By Olivia Slagle | March 9

An N.C. Senate bill hopes to bring mimosas to the Sunday table — and would also allow distilleries to obtain special-event permits to give free liquor ...

Ana Sofia Nuñez, an immigration attorney from Raleigh, discusses House Bill 63 and immigrants' rights on Wednesday during a panel on the topic of undocumented immigrants.

Teach-in series hosts panel on issues facing state's undocumented students and workers

By Harris Wheless | March 9

Panelists discussed immigration and documentation in the Undocumented Students and Workers in North Carolina panel discussion held Wednesday.

Carrie Mae Weems will be Carolina Performing Arts' artist in residence

By Jacob Hancock | March 9

Carolina Performing Arts has invited Carrie Mae Weems to be an artist in residence for the next few years.

Neil Hammerschlag captured a high-definition photo of reef sharks swimming with fish. (Photo courtesy of Neil Hammerschlag)

Q&A with biology professor John Bruno on decline of fish in coral reefs

By Neecole Bostick | March 9

A study done by researchers at UNC has shown that up to 90 percent of predatory fish in coral reefs around the Bahamas, United States, Cuba, Mexico and ...

Aurora Fulp and other UNC students currently in Sevilla took a program excursion to Madrid Feb. 16-18. Photo Courtesy of Aurora Fulp

EU proposes limiting free visa travel for US citizens, which could affect students studying abroad

By Becca Heilman | March 9

Visa-free travel for U.S. citizens traveling in the European Union could be subject to change after the European Parliament passed a new measure Thursday. ...

Alert Carolina message not sent for East Rosemary Street bank robbery

By Myah Ward | March 9

Following an armed robbery of PNC Bank on East Rosemary Street Tuesday afternoon, the University did not send an Alert Carolina message to students via ...

East Chapel Hill students Jillian Dialy (left), Emilie Apel, Carter Smith, Jillian Arleth, Elizabeth Head and Emmeline McManus sell cookies outside the Varsity Theatre.

Local high school students host bake sales for women's organizations on International Women's Day

By Carrie Polen | March 9

As part of the “A Day Without a Woman” protest, local high school students organized fundraisers around Chapel Hill Wednesday to benefit Planned Parenthood, ...

UNC softball sees win streak end with 6-3 loss to UNCG

By Madeline Coleman | March 9

The North Carolina softball team headed out to Greensboro riding an 11-game winning streak to play UNCG. The Tar Heels (16-5) saw their streak end, however, ...

Omid Safi, a former UNC professor, is now the director of the Islamic Studies at Duke. One of the reasons he left was to have more freedom to give his political opinion.

Former UNC faculty, staff explain reasoning for taking offers at Duke

By Leah Moore | March 9

In the 2015-16 school year, at least 11 faculty members left UNC and five offers from Duke University were made to faculty, Executive Vice Provost Ron ...

New theme park, 'Whirligig Woods,' being developed near Chapel Hill

By Bailey Aldridge | March 9

Bob Baranick, who once worked on iconic Disney rides like Splash Mountain, is developing a new park in North Carolina.

CUAB celebrates International Women's Day with T-shirt giveaway

By Cy Neff | March 9

The Carolina Union Activities Board gave away pink T-shirts about feminism for International Women’s Day in the Pit Wednesday.

Column: The floor is the ceiling, and the worst is actually our best

By Alexander Peeples | March 9

The editor-in-chief of this paper recently argued that basketball is a UNC religion.

Column: Girl to woman to girl to woman

By Annie Kiyonaga | March 9

Ten years ago — let’s all consider, for a moment, the fact that 2007 was 10 years ago — I was picked up, one day, from fourth grade by my grandmother. ...

Letter: YAFI provides Chapel Hill with quality satire

March 9

Dear YAFI: Wednesday YAFI is even better than Friday’s K-Board.

Letter: Does Trump need to be called mentally ill?

March 9

Recently, Robert Friedman wrote an op-ed piece in the New York Times arguing that psychiatrists should not be diagnosing President Trump with a mental ...

Letter: Maurice Grier was given fair coverage

March 9

I am a first-year student who is passionate about student self-governance and knew it since my first day on campus.

Police log for March 9, 2017

March 9

Someone reported the use of a counterfeit bill at the 1200 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard at 9:27 p.m. Tuesday, according to Chapel Hill police ...