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'A struggle and a conflict': The history and future of Pine Knolls

By Sofia Lesnewski | April 5

Pine Knolls is a community that has struggled with self-preservation in the past, and today, that self-preservation is still uncertain.

‘It's not business as usual’: Essential workers continue on through pandemic

By Victoria Johnson | April 5

While most are sheltered in their homes, essential personnel like firefighters, policemen and medical workers continue to provide community services. ...

N.C. hospitals are changing operations and procedures, adapting to COVID-19 spread

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Elizabeth Egan | April 5

Hospitals across the state of North Carolina are taking steps to ensure that they are ready for the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, expected to come to ...

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Reduced hours and online operation: A new reality for UNC work-study students

By Macy Meyer | April 5

Between hours being cut back, transitioning to online and jobs just plain stopping, UNC work-study students are navigating new challenges amid the COVID-19 ...

N.C. House works on COVID-19 legislation, but are they moving fast enough?

By Brent Van Vliet | April 2

N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) has convened a select committee to begin forming the state’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. However, ...

State prisons prepare for continued COVID-19 spread, as first four cases are detected

By Brittany McGee | April 2

The first four cases of COVID-19 in state prisons were announced on Thursday, two days after the North Carolina Department of Public Safety increased ...

N.C. lawmakers are seeking federal testing waivers as the state faces coronavirus effects

By Guillermo Molero | April 2

The U.S. Department of Education recently announced that states would be able to bypass federal standardized testing requirements for the 2019-2020 school ...

UNC summer school will be online, College of Arts & Sciences to offer pass/fail option

By Maeve Sheehey | April 2

Summer 2020 courses through UNC will be taught remotely in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a Thursday email from Provost Bob Blouin. ...

Campus Health offers students ways to promote mental health.

Campus Health allows students to receive telehealth services remotely

By Dylan Morgan | April 1

Students can still receive services from Campus Health and Counseling and Psychological Services in-person or virtually, via a new telehealth service. ...

'I've heard all the stereotypes': Students, alumni respond to COVID-19-related racism

By Ramishah Maruf | April 1

UNC alumni and students emphasized that racism toward Asians is not a new concept. These sentiments have always been present, they said, but now racists ...

Orange County has recently experienced a surge in new voter registrations as North Carolina’s primary approaches.

How COVID-19 may affect the 2020 election process

By Meredith Radford | April 1

Although the 2020 Presidential election is still over seven months away, state officials are weighing options to find a way to best ensure voter turnout ...

Local businesses create GoFundMe pages to support employees

By Elizabeth Egan | April 1

In wake of the mass economic uncertainty the coronavirus continues to pose, many local restaurants have taken to GoFundMe as a means to collect donations ...

Here's how Carolina Cupboard is feeding students amid the pandemic

By Nicole Moorefield | March 31

Carolina Cupboard is continuing to provide resources for food-insecure students and faculty despite campus closures.

Here's what the third coronavirus relief package means for North Carolina

By Jordan Barish | March 31

Some college students are concerned because they aren't specifically addressed in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, the third federal ...

Here's how loosened admission requirements affect UNC System applicants

By Emily Orland | March 31

The UNC System has a new SAT/ACT/GPA requirement for high school seniors applying to institutions. Here's how it could impact UNC-Chapel Hill and other ...

After first being terminated effective April 1, UNC RAs will be paid through April 30

By Maddie Ellis | March 31

Carolina Housing announced Monday that resident advisers will be paid through April 30, alleviating uncertainty about what campus residence hall closures ...

N.C. public service workers seek relief from officials as COVID-19 risks escalate

By Elizabeth Moore | March 30

The expansion of COVID-19 continues raising risks for essential state employees, with the death of a Raleigh sanitation worker last week marking a new ...

CHCCS Board of Education to fund WiFi hotspots for students without internet access

By Niharika Vattikonda | March 30

In preparation for the implementation of at-home learning until May 15, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education estimated the need for ...

Here's how COVID-19 changed life in the University and state over the course of a month

By Maeve Sheehey and Michael Taffe | March 30

The University, city and state have seen dramatic changes over the past month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. From classes going remote and campus shutting ...

UNC System plans to refund students for unused housing and meal plans

By Maeve Sheehey | March 30

According to a press release from the UNC system — the statewide body that governs all 16 public universities in North Carolina — students will be ...