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Nearly a month after move in, first-years reflect on college transition

By Ava Wharton | October 1

2023-2024 first-years reflect on the highs, lows and in-betweens of their first month at UNC.

'A necessary evil': Code-switching calls for alteration of dialect

By Nathan Wesley | March 2

“We're either consciously or unconsciously varying the way that we speak in response to the context in which we're in,” J. Michael Terry, an associate ...

Art majors adapt to the pandemic moving into the new semester

By Elaina James | January 26

Although performing arts is especially reliant on community spaces, students remain optimistic despite a remote start to the spring semester.

Long-time UNC tradition Carolina Kickoff goes virtual for 2020 campers

By Sara Raja | July 14

Carolina Kickoff has welcomed incoming first-years for decades. Now, leadership hopes to create the same interactive and engaging experience remotely, ...

Campus Safety Commission discusses community standards and rising COVID-19 cases

By Kyle Ingram | July 2

With a little more than a month left before the fall semester is set to begin, critical questions about the return to on-campus operations remain. The ...

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'Finding my place': Students hold panel discussion to discuss immigrant experience at UNC

By Maydha Devarajan | June 30

A group of UNC organizations met virtually in a panel discussion Monday in commemoration of Immigrant Heritage Month, and to hold a space for students ...

Column: A definitive list of the best places to study on campus

By Kyle Ingram | June 29

As students look ahead to a fall semester full of uncertainty, here is definitive list of the best places on campus to grind out a paper — or try to ...

Column: Six places on campus you need to know about as an incoming student

By Brian Keyes | June 28

Incoming students: from uniquely fragrant bathrooms to treasured bagel troves, we've got you covered on the six most important places on campus you should ...

Campus Health offers students ways to promote mental health.

Should you waive or enroll? Navigating student health insurance

By David Saff | June 26

We’ve covered almost everything from learning the bus routes to transferring course credit, now let’s finally get into the fun stuff: health insurance. ...

The spot where an old tree used to be outside Dey Hall.

T-shirts provide snapshots of student life

By Emma Boggess | July 7

Students dragging themselves to 8 a.m. classes are known for dressing casually, but a lot can be learned about campus life by looking at the t-shirts ...

Chancellor Carol Folt delivers her State of the University address to the UNC Student Congress Tuesday evening in the Aquarium Lounge of the Student Union. She began her speech by addressing House Bill 2 and how she plans to respond on campus.

Chancellor’s letter for first-year students

July 7

Dear Class of 2021, Welcome to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. You are joining a very special, global community that will support and ...

St. Anthony Hall provides a home for campus artists

By Montana Gramer | July 7

They are “artists, writers, mathematicians, poets, filmmakers, linguists, actors, musicians and everything in between.” And according to their website, you ...

UNC-System Body President Margaret Spellings has held office for one year.

Q&A with UNC's Margaret Spellings

By Natalie Short | July 7

How has your past experience in education and government informed your role as President of the UNC-system for the past year? MS: I feel like everything ...

Mayor of Chapel Hill, Pam Hemminger and Mayor of Carrboro, Lydia Lavelle lead a walk around the neighborhood at the good neighbor block party at Hargraves Community Center on Tuesday evening.

Who's who: local government in Chapel Hill

By Sophia Wilhelm | July 7

Carrboro’s Board of Aldermen is responsible for promoting the values and ideals of the town through legislative policy decisions.

UNC has impressive young alums in a variety of fields

By Alexandra Blazevich | July 7

Andy Griffith, Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm – need I name more? UNC is home to some pretty amazing people who have made their mark following graduation. ...

Army ROTC builds character, leaders

By Sophia Wilhelm | July 7

UNC’s Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) isn’t the military camp your parents threaten to send you to or another version of Cadet Kelly, but a ...

WOTS: What was your first-year dorm experience like?

By Rebecca Ayers | July 7

Living in a dorm your first-year is a one of a kind experience, and each dorm has its own vibe and personality. Some students thrived on their dorm ...

First-year seminars offer unique experiences for students and professors alike

By Sara Pequeño | July 7

Your first year at UNC is full of new experiences — your first dorm room (and likely first roommate), your first time on your own, and the first of ...

First-years hit with more work, rigor than high school

By Chantal Shine | July 7

In high school, Mackenzie O'Brien went to school at 7 a.m., walked home at 3 p.m., ate dinner, played sports and other extracurriculars, studied, then ...

Donnie Miles (15) tackles a Virginia player. UNC defeated UVA 35-14 on Saturday, October 23.

North Carolina football prepares for a season of uncertainty

By Chapel Fowler | July 7

One question looms over the North Carolina football team this year.