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Column: Black America is tired of fighting for something we shouldn't have to fight for

By Isaiah Lucas | June 14

If you claim to not be racist because you have Black friends, it is time to show it. If you claim to support diversity and inclusion, it is time to show ...

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Q&A: UNC grad and USADA head Travis Tygart talks Lance Armstrong case and more

By Ryan Wilcox | June 14

Travis Tygart graduated from UNC in 1993 with a degree in philosophy. Now, he's the CEO of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, which in 2012 helped expose cyclist ...

Residents speak out about police funding at Chapel Hill Town Council meeting

By Taylor Heeden | June 12

In a public comment period lasting over two hours, Chapel Hill residents expressed their concerns about the portion of police funding represented within ...

'I've never been in a Facebook group that insane': The rise and fall of Babes Who Blade

By Hannah Lang | June 11

There was the flurry of content warnings and the personal arguments playing out in the comments section, and the "outright demands" for emotional labor ...

Food for Students to provide meals to Chapel Hill-Carrboro students through summer months

By Britney Nguyen | June 11

As Chapel Hill-Carrboro City School students move into the summer break and the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect families' economic situations, ...

UNC System's historically minority-serving universities given $6 million for COVID-19 research

By Emma Geis | June 11

The UNC System's six historically minority-serving institutions are receiving $1 million each from the N.C. Policy Collaboratory to support COVID-19 related ...

UNC swimming and diving teams fall to N.C. State in dual meet on Saturday

'We’ll race anybody, we’ll train anytime': UNC swim and dive looks forward

By Andrew Reynolds | June 11

Following the cancellation of the NCAA Championships, UNC head swimming and diving coach Mark Gangloff is looking to continue the program's improvement ...

Clay Browning, a former graduate assistant coach for UNC football, crowd surfs in the bleacher level student section of the Dean Smith Center before the UNC men's basketball game vs. Duke on March 4, 2017.

Analysis: How the NBA's framework for return could affect college basketball's season

By Jeremiah Holloway | June 11

With the NBA's decision to return to action on July 30, the NCAA will be provided a framework for how to move forward with its college basketball seasons. ...

College of Arts and Sciences aims for students to have on-campus components for 3 of 5 classes

By Maydha Devarajan | June 11

In Wednesday's Chairs' Leadership meeting, Terry Rhodes, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, outlined a "3 out of 5 courses on campus" goal and ...

County Commissioners approve funds for inmate re-entry housing at June 9 meeting

By Dylan Cole Phillips | June 11

The Orange County Board of Commissioners approved a measure to outsource funding to a local nonprofit to facilitate a way for inmates to re-enter society. ...

'Stepping to the forefront': UNC athletic programs respond to death of George Floyd

By PJ Morales | June 10

Following the death of George Floyd at the hands of four Minneapolis police officers, sports figures across the country released statements to condemn ...

Student activists raise concerns about contacting police before protests

By Suzannah Claire Perry | June 9

Last week, UNC Black Congress posted on social media that the organizers of a June 3 Chapel Hill protest were in "cahoots" with police, and recommended ...

Incoming resident advisers raise concerns over earlier move-in date, hazard pay

By Sara Raja | June 9

Residential student workers are having to consider new challenges as their move-in date is pushed up to coincide with UNC's new fall semester start date. ...

Dean Smith talks to Vince Carter during the Feb. 27, 1996 game against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons won 84-60. DTH File/Erik Perel.

Tar Heels in the pros: Here's how the NBA's 22-team return will affect former UNC players

By Zachary Crain | June 9

With the NBA's decision to restart the season on July 31 in Orlando, some of the league's former Tar Heels will be packing their bags and heading to Florida, ...

UNC professor leading project to develop high school science lessons on COVID-19

By Rachel Crumpler | June 9

UNC School of Education Professor Troy Sadler is leading a one-year research project in partnership with researchers from the University of Missouri-Columbia ...

'Put actions behind your words': Being a Black student-athlete at UNC

By Jeremiah Holloway | June 8

DTH sportswriter Jeremiah Holloway spoke with Jake Lawler, who completed his tenure on the football team after the 2019 season, and Hannah George, who ...

Interested in learning about racial justice? Here are some classes you can take at UNC

By Emma Geis | June 8

If you're looking for opportunities to learn about issues of social and racial injustice, the DTH compiled a descriptive list of five classes that will ...

Mayors across Orange County respond to death of George Floyd

By Elizabeth Egan | June 8

The Daily Tar Heel talked to Mayor Pam Hemminger of Chapel Hill, Mayor Lydia Lavelle of Carrboro and Mayor Jenn Weaver of Hillsborough about a statement ...

UNC women's soccer looks to stay prepared amid unusual offseason

By Hunter Nelson | June 8

Anson Dorrance, UNC women’s soccer coach, said some players are using the hiatus to recover from lingering injuries, while others are getting settled ...

'It’s not on us': From UNC to the courts, restraining order enforcement raises concerns

By Molly Weisner and Cynthia Dong | June 8

Both the North Carolina court system and UNC offer differing forms of no-contact orders — commonly called "restraining orders" — to victims of harassment, ...