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Jewish students find new ways to celebrate Yom Kippur in isolation

By Mika Travis | September 28

Although the diverse members of the community all observe Yom Kippur in different ways, many would typically celebrate by fasting throughout the day, ...

N.C. Black Artists for Liberation members discussed art, process and identity

By Sophia Ramirez | September 28

The first lecture of the Hanes Visiting Artist Lecture Series was Thursday, featuring visiting artists Carmen Neely and Antoine Williams. These artists ...

Music, the Olympics and Pokémon Go: students reminisce on summer 2016

By Aditya Surana | September 28

The internet is obsessed with the year 2016. The eventful year, filled with record-breaking music, the Olympics and Pokèmon Go is considered by many ...

Senegalese fashion comes to life at the North Carolina Museum of Art

By Emma Henderson | September 28

“Good as Gold” is the first major exhibit of its kind and showcases more than 150 objects that focus on the history of Senegal's gold and the beauty ...

Order your PSL: It's Christian Girl Autumn again

By Madison Ward | September 27

The leaves are turning red and orange, cool breezes beckon and pumpkin spice is in the air. This can only mean one thing: Christian Girl Autumn is back ...

'I think it makes them really happy': Students start their own sticker businesses

By Savannah Gunter | September 27

UNC students have used their time in quarantine to get into the sticker business.

This Hispanic Heritage Month, people are celebrating culture virtually

By Taylor Molina | September 27

Even in a pandemic, Hispanic Heritage Month is still a time to become exposed to various Latinx cultures connected around the world, and Latinx students ...

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LAB! Theatre supports student playwrights over Zoom

By Ellis Riggsbee | September 24

LAB! Theatre prepare for a Zoom reading of Stuart Wilson's play, "One Foot Forward, One Foot Back," as the group works to help talented student playwrights ...

Margaret Lane Gallery in Hillsborough debuts two exhibits despite COVID-19 pandemic

By Lily Chubb | September 24

Margaret Lane Gallery is running two exhibits as well as meet-the-artist events with social distancing measures in place.

From the Civil War to COVID-19, authors at Flyleaf discuss systemic racism in the U.S.

By Avery Baker | September 24

In their book "From Here to Equality: Reparations for Black Americans in the Twenty-First Century," William Darity Jr. and Kirsten Mullen take a look ...

'Halloween isn't canceled': Students adapt plans to keep up spooky season traditions

By Lucy Smithwick | September 24

“We went on a major rampage at two different Targets trying to find all the stuff that we could use to make both the outside of the house and the inside ...

Office DJ: On growing up

By Ronan Brown | September 24

"Upon rediscovering these songs in middle school, I cried for hours. Sometimes I still cry listening to them. I miss being a toddler in Cleveland, Ohio ...

Students customize homescreens in iOS 14 update

By Savannah Gunter | September 24

The update has been an outlet for self-expression for students everywhere, to the point that reorganizing your home screen has become a TikTok trend. ...

'It’s a creative source for me': How social media is making thrifting a movement

By Charity Cohen | September 22

While thrifting is simply an outlet for creating and repurposing for some, others have a necessity for these reduced-priced items due to financial limitations. Many ...

UNC student finds TikTok fame, joy through coding

By Caroline Nihill | September 21

“I was so happy in the video, and that resonates with a lot of people,” UNC sophomore Ibrahim Shakhtour said.” People could connect to the fact ...

Students turn to dating shows in quarantine

By Rylee Parsons | September 21

Who got the final rose? Who fancies who? Students asked themselves these questions as they binged "The Bachelor," "Are You The One," "Love is Blind," ...

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“I Am Soteria” is more than just an introduction for local ‘artivist’ Soteria Shepperson

By Emmy Trivette | September 21

“We redefinin’ what it means to be Black,” Shepperson shouts her opening line during ‘Black Friday,’ her first Headliner event part of her performance ...

Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film goes virtual

By Chloe Joseph | September 21

Stone Center Director Joseph Jordan hopes the short films selected will inspire conversations about the cultures and challenges of the African diaspora. ...

FRANK Gallery exhibit features work from Karen refugees

By Mika Travis | September 20

Showcasing students’ art from the Karen Youth Art Group, the FRANK Gallery is taking one of their community outreach groups online due to the impact ...

Art meets nature at N.C. Botanical Garden's annual exhibit

By Maggie Dunn | September 20

An annual occurrence, Sculpture in the Garden has been open each fall since 1988, said the botanical garden’s Communications and Exhibits Coordinator ...