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Hit-and-run driver was tested for drug use

By Katharine McAnarney | March 27

Police suspect the woman they say hit a female student and fled the scene likely had drugs or alcohol in her system at the time of the accident.

Hit-and-run on Cameron Avenue sends student to UNC Hospitals

By Becky Bush | March 26

One of the most heavily frequented campus crosswalks was the scene of a hit-and-run Monday that sent one senior to the hospital, leaving witnesses shaken ...

UNC Department of Public Safety adds assault to Alert Carolina notification policy

By Katie Quine | March 19

For months, students have questioned the consistency of the University’s emergency notification policies.

Rape victim asks that search for assailants halt

By Jeanna Smialek | February 14

The 27-year-old woman who reported being raped near Franklin Street Thursday has asked Chapel Hill Police not to pursue the investigation, according to ...

Woman reports being raped in alley at 101 S. Columbia St. on Thursday

By Jeanna Smialek | February 12

A woman told police that she was forced behind a dumpster and raped in an alley at 101 S. Columbia St. at about 2:15 a.m. Thursday, according to Chapel ...

Woman reports being raped near Franklin St.

By From staff and wire reports | February 10

A woman was forced behind a dumpster and raped in the alley behind Cosmic Cantina at about 2:15 a.m. Thursday, according to police reports. Chapel ...

Alert Carolina unveils classroom posters for emergencies at UNC

By Edward Pickup | January 10

When confronted with the most serious of campus emergencies, UNC students and faculty can now turn to a bright yellow sign for help.

Alert East Carolina: In an upcoming review of its emergency response, ECU can learn from UNC

By Editorial Board | December 4

Just months after UNC was forced to review its emergency response protocol, East Carolina University now finds itself in a similar predicament — albeit ...

Eve Carson’s legacy continues to shape public safety measures

By Chelsey Dulaney | December 4

In the days following the murder of former Student Body President Eve Carson, a wave of shock resounded throughout the normally quiet town of Chapel Hill. ...

ECU reviews emergency response tactics

By Miranda Murray | November 28

East Carolina University is learning from its mistakes — one black umbrella at a time.

UNC's sexual assault policies lag behind federal standards

By Jessica Seaman | November 27

The University has yet to implement new sexual assault guidelines prompted by the U.S. Department of Education last spring. While administrators planned ...

Improved crosswalk for South Campus

By Melvin Backman | November 15

A South Campus crosswalk has faded white lines and a single yield sign greeting southbound drivers on Skipper Bowles Drive. Located at the end of the ...

Adderall use on college campuses examined

By Corinne White | November 14

The presence of Adderall on college campuses has led some administrators to call into question the ethics behind the unauthorized use of the drug.

Students continue to doubt Alert Carolina’s effectiveness

By Becky Bush | November 9

Less than a week after revising its emergency alert system, the University sounded its sirens for the first time in campus history for something that ...

DPS may cut back on transit due to limited transportation fee

By Nicole Comparato | October 27

Chapel Hill Transit might be forced to cut entire bus routes and reduce the frequency of bus stops due to a lack of funds.

DTH review of campus blue lights reveals improvement despite decreased usage

By Jeanna Smialek | October 24

As Laurence Alvin Lovette Jr. approaches a Nov. 28 trial on charges of Carson’s murder, one of the former student body president’s major initiatives ...

Airport shuttle service to be more consistent

By Amber Zee | October 18

As many out-of-state students board the free shuttle to the airport today for Fall Break, they can count on the service being more consistent for the ...

Student Congress appropriates about $20,000 to organizations’ funding requests

By Jordan Carmichael | October 12

About $20,000 was appropriated to the seven organizations that came before Student Congress Tuesday. Funding proposals were brought forward by several ...

Chapel Hill apartments see crime increase

By Blair Brown | October 11

Property-related crimes are on the rise in several area apartment complexes, including some popular among University students.

Suspicious device found at ASU was not a bomb

By Lucinda Shen | October 11

A “suspicious device” discovered in an Appalachian State University campus building Monday was not a bomb, say campus and town police officials.