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'Musical worlds within prisons': Story of death row inmate performed

By Jessica Walker | March 3

Rap and Redemption on Death Row is based on the correspondence between death row inmate Alim Braxton and UNC music professor Mark Katz. The performance ...

Column: Parasocial relationships foster unhealthy obsessions

By Mariam Ali | March 1

"However, in extreme cases, the constant upkeep and undying devotion to an individual with whom they do not have personal relations becomes unhealthy. ...

Ackland Art Museum in process of acquiring 'anti-Putin' works

By Claire Harutunian | February 28

Peter Nisbet, the deputy director for curatorial affairs at the Ackland, said in an email that the museum’s monthly meeting included a spirited discussion ...

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Mural in UNC government school commemorates historical sit-in

By Claire Harutunian | February 26

"SERVICE," which was commissioned in 2008 and unveiled in 2010, depicts 40 African American civic leaders including educators, activists and politicians ...

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Winston-Salem native keeps Black history alive through performance

By Shreya Senthilkumar | February 26

Diane Faison has been performing in a one-woman show about Harriet Tubman since 1988, when she was a middle school teacher in Farmville, Va. Faison embodies ...

Kenan Theatre Company makes "The Seagull" its own

By Delphine Liu | February 25

The cast of "The Seagull" experienced emotionally charged moments while discussing the script that inspired them to reframe the ending of the narrative ...

Student podcasters make their voices heard across campus

By Adele Harris | February 23

Corey Brandon, a sophomore at UNC, started his podcast firstly because he enjoys talking with people, especially about pop culture. Brandon is just one ...

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Ackland, like museums globally, works through art repatriation

By Satchel Walton | February 20

In January, the Ackland Art Museum held a ceremony to return a painting to the heirs of a Jewish lawyer whose collection was seized and auctioned off ...

'Felt a lot more loved': Instagram account documents student life and spreads positivity

By Brooke Xu | February 18

First-year Emilyn Steele began her Instagram account, UNC Loves You, in January. The account features photos Steele has taken of students she feels drawn ...

Satire: Haters and fans, 'Swiftly' get a life

By Harry Black | February 12

"Maybe Swift’s fans should spend less time calling her “mother” and devote a little more time focusing on the mother who actually matters — ...

High school publications capture student interest

By Grace Gao | February 6

Beyond UNC's campus, high school students are creating news content for other high school students. Their work provides connections, not just between ...

Artist in Residency Program brings enrichment to elementary school classrooms

By Laney Currin | January 21

The ArtsCenter's Artist in Residency Program provides an alternate way of learning to four Title I elementary schools in Orange County.

'Don’t think we are all that different': UNC class combines science and art

By Mila Mascenik | January 17

On Friday, students of Studio Art 409: Art and Science: Merging Printmaking and Biology, displayed their science-based art in the Genome Sciences ...

Musician behind Iron & Wine displays new visual work in Carrboro

By Delphine Liu | January 17

Sam Beam, a successful indie-folk musician and multimedia artist, brought his visual work to Peel Gallery in Carrboro through the exhibit "Recent Visual ...

'Pink House forever': Student house holds generations of memories

By Emi Maerz | January 17

UNC students and alums archived their time in an iconic house on North Street since the '90s.

Attic 506 invites local community to explore artistic space

By Margaret Hungate | January 16

On Friday, the current resident artists of the Attic 506 art studio hosted an open studio for community members and friends to gather to view the artists' ...

Review: Sandwiches are great, too bad they fund a cult

By Satchel Walton | January 15

"After catching up on our breaks, Victor threw out a pitch — what if we went to the Yellow Deli, a restaurant he absolutely loved, tomorrow? Only two ...

UNC student and poet 'does not shy away from what is difficult'

By Marisa Rosa | January 14

Since after taking her first poetry course last spring, Ash Chen's work has been published in several publications and is now in "Coalesce 2024," a gallery ...

Fresh takes on fresh starts: UNC community sets goals for the new year

By Preethika Ratnam | January 9

Students' New Year's resolutions include spending more time on their mental health and working toward the kind of person they hope to become.

'Trailblazer and icon:' Mural of Pauli Murray to be unveiled at Orange County Sportsplex

By Caroline Horne | November 30

“I think it makes sense to have her portrait on a place, on a space, that is used by the community because she was very much a believer in bringing ...