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Brook Harker breaks gender barrier to star for Chapel Hill High School football team

By Lauren Baddour | October 3

Although her main focus is doing whatever it takes to help her team win, Chapel Hill High School junior Brook Harker is aware of her platform as the ...

Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi announces campaign for N.C. House

By Harrison Gummel | October 3

Chapel Hill Town Council member Allen Buansi announced on Sept. 27 that he intends to run for the N.C. House seat that will be left vacant by N.C. Rep. ...

CHCCS English language learners' test scores drop 30.3 percent from pre-pandemic years

By Graham Hill | September 30

CHCCS recently released student proficiency data for standardized tests conducted in the 2020-21 school year. The data showed that proficiency ...

She Thrifty Apparel aims to combat fashion waste with thrifting

By Jenna Rupp | September 29

She Thrifty Apparel is a local, female- and Black-owned secondhand clothing store in Chapel Hill that aims to break the cycle of linear fashion and change ...

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UNC social work professor and John R. Larkins Award recipient reflects on career

By Kelly Kendall | September 28

In recognition of her career in social work and therapy, as well as her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace, April Parker was ...

From speaker series to minor: UNC Latina/o studies program celebrates 22 years

By Ryan Koluch | September 28

Members of the UNC community gathered together over Zoom Thursday for "The UNC Latina/o Studies Program – Past, Present, and Future," an event presented ...

Carolina Latinx Center partners with University Libraries on Latinx stories project

By Liv Reilly | September 27

The collection contains 85 audiobooks and ebooks that highlight the Latinx experience, many of them are written by authors from the Latinx community.

'Work doesn't lie' for UNC men's soccer player Ernest Bawa

By Jeremiah Holloway | September 27

Ernest Bawa grew up in Ashaiman, located in Ghana's capital, Accra. His dedication to soccer paid off, as he eventually received a scholarship to play ...

Visual artist Saba Taj returns to UNC as a visiting lecturer

By Valeria Cloës | September 21

Taj, a queer Muslim artist with South Asian background, graduated from UNC with a Masters of Fine Arts in 2016 and is now serving as a visiting professor. Taj's ...

Jaci Field wants to bring communities together as Carolina Black Caucus chairperson

By Kaitlyn Dang | September 20

UNC alumna Jaci Field is the director of the Eddie Smith Field House and a member of the Athletic Facilities and Planning staff. She was recently named ...

UNC Campus Y names new director

By Emily Orland | September 19

On Aug. 26, Yalitza Ramos was announced as the new director of the Campus Y after having served as interim director for 18 months. Ramos is a double Tar ...

IAAR-SLATE holds first research symposium for undergraduates

By Aaron Miller | September 14

The event hosted ten undergraduate students who have conducted research on race, racism and racial equity. “I hope it opens up new questions that audience ...

Gov. Cooper vetoes bill barring public schools from teaching critical race theory

By Alexandra Myers | September 13

“The legislature should be focused on supporting teachers, helping students recover lost learning, and investing in our public schools,” Gov. Cooper ...

Looking back at 30 years of the Asian American Students Association

By Amy Xu | September 13

Amid the challenges of a virtual school year and COVID-19 last year, one of UNC’s first Asian-interest organizations — now called the Asian American ...

'Something to be celebrated': First-Generation Student Association creates community and support

By Amy Xu | September 13

The First-Generation Student Association at UNC aims to create a community that celebrates the difficulties and successes associated with being a first-generation ...

Marvel’s “Shang-Chi” release sparks conversation about representation in film

By Ellis Riggsbee | September 13

Marvel’s latest film, “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings," is the first of its kind in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, both led and ensembled ...

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Race, Racism and Racial Equity Symposium hosts fourth seminar for UNC community

By Lily Chubb | September 12

The symposium focused on systemic racism and environmental, health and transpirational inequalities in the local Chapel Hill community and broader United ...

New dean of School of Social Work hopes to increase innovation and diversity

By Elizabeth Egan | September 10

Ramona Denby-Brinson is the first Black woman to serve as dean of the UNC School of Social Work. She came to UNC from a position as a professor and ...

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Column: Netflix's "The Chair" eerily parallels UNC's campus climate

By Charity Cohen | September 9

"The flaws in academia as exposed by 'The Chair' aren't only applicable to Pembroke University and UNC, but in all systems that are rooted in racism and ...

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'Something bigger than us': Black women's fishing team holds summer camps for youth

By Bella Braddish | September 7

“For my son to have access to the sport in the same environment where people look like his mom and him is very important," Anthony said. "I really wanted ...