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Residents plan Occupy Chapel Hill/Carrboro protest

By Chelsey Dulaney | October 9

Residents want to “occupy” Chapel Hill and Carrboro, but they don’t know what for just yet. Nearly 100 people gathered in Peace and Justice Plaza ...

UNC men’s basketball to play aboard aircraft carrier on Veterans Day

By Chelsea Bailey | October 7

This Veterans Day, the UNC men’s basketball team will kick off the season against Michigan State in unfamiliar territory — on an aircraft carrier. ...

Academic support reformed

By Michael Lananna | October 6

For better or worse, the NCAA investigation has left a lasting imprint on UNC’s Academic Support Program for Student Athletes.

Buddhist temple expands

By Pete Mills | October 6

Parishioners who transcend religious backgrounds and an architect whose dying wish was for the opening of a Buddhist meditation hall will have their hard ...

UNC system looks to tuition hikes to absorb budget cuts

By Elise Young | October 6

When the UNC system’s governing body met Thursday, discussions about how to absorb budget cuts and supplement them through other sources of revenue ...

Ross sworn in as UNC-system president

By Isabella Cochrane | October 6

Thomas Ross, the man who has overseen the 17 UNC-system campuses for the last nine months, was sworn in Thursday. The UNC system’s 17th president says ...

More sexual assaults reported in 2010

By Becky Bush | October 5

The latest campus crime statistics released by the University show the number of reported sexual assault cases on campus nearly tripled in 2010. But officials ...

Board of Governors will discuss UNC system’s peers today

By Nicole Comparato | October 5

University administrators have long suggested that higher tuition might be the most effective way to offset budget cuts in coming years. But even after ...

Chapel Hill elections candidates have filed their 35-day financial statements

By Tyson Leonhardt | October 5

With the Nov. 8 election five weeks away, Chapel Hill Town Council and mayoral candidates submitted their 35-day campaign finance reports this week. The ...

Occupy Wall Street movement comes to UNC

By Memet Walker | October 5

Amid protests taking place across the country, students gathered Wednesday on the steps of Wilson Library to express discontent about a wide variety of ...

UNC-system peer study to include review of tuition rates

By Daniel Wiser | October 5

An education at a UNC-system school has traditionally been considered a bargain. Universities have kept tuition rates comparatively low and relied ...

Two UNC students finalists for People Magazine’s hero award

October 4

Two UNC students have emerged ahead of a year’s worth of fellow “heroes” to be named finalists for People Magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice ...

Project Connect to aid homeless despite funding issues

By Rachel Butt | October 4

With the fifth annual Project Connect just around the corner, organizers are calling for donors and volunteers to aid in an effort to stop homelessness. ...

Piedmont Grown program promotes locally grown food

By Conor Furlong | October 4

Local agricultural experts and farmers are optimistic that a program to promote locally grown food can now obtain a grant they say will help it flourish. ...

Orange County to kick off Master Aging Plan for expanding senior population

By Jenny Surane | October 4

With the renewal of the Master Aging Plan, Orange County will begin to prepare for its expanding senior population. Today, the Orange County Department ...

UNC’s demand for ITS help rises

By Paula Seligson | October 3

With more and more devices making their way into classrooms in the past five years, Information Technology Services officials said they’re striving ...

Student Artery moves to Carrboro ArtsCenter for now

By Britton Alexander | October 2

The Student Artery has found another home. The student-run gallery’s newest exhibit, “Falling Into Place,” will be housed at the ArtsCenter in Carrboro ...

Quarter-cent sales tax campaign to reach out at candidates forum

By Helin Park | October 2

A group advocating a quarter-cent sales tax referendum will make its presence known at a Chapel Hill candidates forum tonight. The Campaign for Jobs and ...

Festifall draws thousands to enjoy local art, culture

By Gayatri Surendranathan | October 2

Acrobats, musicians and more than 100 artists took over West Franklin Street on Sunday for Chapel Hill’s 39th annual Festifall. The event attracts about ...

Kenan-Flagler proposes new application fee

By Nicole Comparato | October 2

Students hoping to major in business might have to pay for the chance if a new $50 fee is approved for all applicants to the Kenan-Flagler Business School. ...