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'We are no longer a checkbox:' Asian Americans find a place in center opening

By Taylor Molina | September 10

After 30 years of advocating, the Asian American Center will finally open its virtual doors on September 10th, 2020. But for Selina Shi, a UNC sophomore ...

Students handle being 'actively alone' through art

By Emma Gerden | September 10

Some UNC students have turned to creative outlets, such as painting and meditation, to help them cope with mental health challenges related to the COVID-19 ...

Nostalgic for coffee shops? Feel some deja brew with these COVID-friendly cafes

By Charity Cohen | September 10

When Caffé Driade reopened on Tuesday after closing earlier in the year due to the pandemic, its customers experienced a bit of "deja-brew." Here is ...

Students create study spaces to help stay motivated at Zoom University

By Lucy Smithwick | September 10

These UNC students are finding creative ways to keep their study spaces fun and comfortable during remote classes.

Student filmmakers adapt from movie sets to YouTube

By Dominick Ferrara | September 10

The statuses of films such as “Tenet,” “Mulan” and “Wonder Woman 1984” have been among the biggest stories in a COVID-19-ravaged entertainment ...

Local band Toothsome releases two-song EP

By Natalie Huschle | September 9

While a global pandemic may have stalled their plans, local band "Toothsome" has released two songs: “Shark Eggs/Pirouette.”

Breaking the 'digital divide': PlayMakers shows this season to happen virtually

By Rylee Parsons | September 9

In the past, when you wanted to see a theatrical performance, you would walk up to a box office for your ticket and take a seat with your friends, joining ...

'We got big plans': Chapel Hill band The Magnolias looks ahead at first album release

By Hannah Kaufman | September 9

“Personally I would love for this band to be a career for all of us,” lead guitarist and lyricist Sam Gatlin said. “I’d say it's definitely more ...

Q&A: UNC alumna discusses healing and miracles in new memoir

By Caroline Nihill | September 9

In less than two weeks author and UNC alumna Anne Reeder Heck is expected to release her memoir, “A Fierce Belief in Miracles: My Journey from Rape ...

Local artists featured in re-opened FRANK gallery

By Macon Porterfield | September 9

The exhibit features four local artists, each utilizing mediums in varying ways to create a fascinating yet cohesive experience.

Finding harmonies through Zoom: UNC a cappella groups adjust to rehearsing virtually

By JaneGrace Lowther | September 8

A capella groups have opted to use a fully virtual format, with communication technologies becoming paramount to their safe operations.

North Carolina Museum of Art reopens Wednesday

By Mae Rowley | September 8

After hearing Gov. Roy Cooper's announcement on Tuesday that museums and other gatherings would be re-opened, the NCMA was ecstatic. “The museum was ...

UNC strives to move an in-person art form into cyberspace

By Isaac Klein | September 3

Acting for the theater is intimate work — the ability to see, hear and feel another person in the same shared space is vital. When that work moves online, ...

Students work to incorporate masks into their everyday accessories

By Maggie Dunn | September 3

Face masks are more than protective equipment now: they're fashion statements.

Kenan Theatre Company's "Marisol" explores disorder, reckoning virtually

By Savannah Gunter | September 3

The two-act play, directed by professor Jacqueline E. Lawton, will be the first in a series of virtual script readings by KTC’s cast and crew. The show ...

N.C. Black Farmers' Market provides community gathering place, fresh produce

By Chloe Joseph | September 2

“It all feels like a larger sense of community,” UNC junior Kayla Brown said. “I don't get that a lot I feel like at UNC, especially since I’m ...

Want to get outside now that classes are online? Here are some trails near Chapel Hill

By Macon Porterfield | September 2

Chapel Hill has an abundance of trails filled with scenery that will awaken one's inner adventurer.

'Can’t take our foot off the gas': Local designers rebrand for Black Lives Matter

By Aditya Surana | August 13

As protests for racial justice grew around the country, these designers pledged to donate all revenue from their new designs to various local and national ...

Krispy Kreme burgers are one of many unique foods one can find at the N.C. State Fair.

Interested in a mac and cheese stuffed turkey leg? This year's state fair is for you

By Mark Morrison | October 2

The N.C. State Fair is just two weeks away. Now is the time to prepare your stomachs for a variety of new food options, and there is something for every ...

Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations hope to 'enrich the community'

By Mark Morrison | September 26

For Hispanic Heritage Month, the Seymour Center in Orange County brought together people of all backgrounds to celebrate Hispanic culture and contributions ...