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Column: Battling barriers marginalized communities face in the workforce

By Caitlyn Yaede | November 4

"Women, and women of color in particular, are likely to be a part of the informal labor market, which includes tasks like caretaking. This fosters both ...

No. 7 UNC holds strong in first round victory against No. 10 Syracuse

By Nia Satterfield Brown | November 4

“Game by game, we need to find different ways to come out with a positive result,” head coach Carlos Somoano said. “We need to find new ways to ...

Early voting in Orange County increases dramatically from 2019 municipal elections

By Harrison Gummel | November 3

According to the Orange County Board of Elections, 6,863 voters took advantage of early voting this year. This was a jump from 2019, where only 4,293 ...

Employee Forum discusses emergency preparedness, mental health first aid

By Liv Reilly | November 3

The Employee Forum discussed updated COVID-19 protocols, vaccine mandates, library budget cuts, emergency preparedness and mental health first aid during ...

Carrboro Town Council member Damon Seils projected to win Carrboro mayoral race

By Madison Ward | November 3

Carrboro Town Council member Damon Seils is projected to become the next mayor of Carrboro according to unofficial results, defeating Carrboro restaurateur ...

Foushee, Nowell and Haven-O’Donnell projected to win Carrboro Town Council seats

By Sophie Teague | November 2

Danny Nowell and incumbents Barbara Foushee and Randee Haven-O’Donnell are projected to win seats on the Carrboro Town Council, according to unofficial ...

Pam Hemminger reelected for fourth term as Chapel Hill mayor, per unofficial results

By Madison Ward | November 2

Incumbent Pam Hemminger has won reelection for her fourth term as mayor of Chapel Hill based on unofficial results. She defeated Chapel Hill Town Council ...

Miller-Foushee, Stegman, Berry and Searing projected to win Chapel Hill council seats

By Sophie Teague | November 2

Paris Miller-Foushee, Karen Stegman, Camille Berry and Adam Searing are projected to win seats on the Chapel Hill Town Council, according to unofficial ...

Griffin, Jenkins, Sharp secure CHCCS Board of Education seats

By Susie Webb | November 2

George Griffin, Riza Jenkins and Mike Sharp were elected to the three vacant spots on the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education in Tuesday’s ...

UNC students react to Chapel Hill municipal election voting

By Emmy Martin | November 2

UNC students headed to the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History on Tuesday to cast votes for municipal elections in Chapel Hill.

'Different dimensions of history': Burwell School site celebrates 200 years

By Katie MacKinnon | November 1

The site is home to the former all-white girls Burwell School, which still stands in historic downtown Hillsborough. In recent years, historic commissions ...

Suspicious fire set at Carrboro High School, 15-year-old has been identified

By Waverly McIver | November 1

Carrboro Fire Chief David Schmidt said the fire was suspicious because it was traced to a trash can in a bathroom stall where there was no heat source. ...

Meet Krupal Amin, associate director of UNC's Asian American Center

By Keerthana Gotur | November 1

In July, the UNC Asian American Center welcomed Krupal Amin as its associate director. Amin received her undergraduate degree in English and comparative ...

N.C. State Fair brings renewed interest in local produce with Got To Be NC

By Christian Phillips | November 1

Got To Be NC, an initiative run by the North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, had a pavilion at the 2021 N.C. State Fair, which ...

Mack Brown, Oct. 30 North Carolina versus Notre Dame

UNC football's defensive struggles continue against No. 11 Notre Dame

By Twumasi Duah-Mensah | November 1

North Carolina football's performance Saturday, in particular its defensive woes, doesn’t bode well for the remainder of UNC's schedule, which includes ...

Prominent GOP donors help CHCCS board candidate substantially outraise competitors

By Ian Walniuk and Caroline Wills | November 1

According to the 35-day disclosure report, Pruitt, who is a registered Republican, has raised about $14,000 for her campaign, which is nearly seven times ...

Once a football hopeful, UNC's Jamill Kelly reaches National Wrestling Hall of Fame

By Austin Bean | October 31

“I started so late that it wasn’t like I had a lot of success in the beginning,” assistant wrestling coach Jamill Kelly said. “I just wanted to ...

The Duke University Chapel on Duke’s West Campus, as photographed in 2017, serves as a symbol of the university.

Column: UNC's settlement distribution from antitrust lawsuit reflects inequity in higher ed

By Josiah Townsend and Rajee Ganesan | October 31

In August, a federal judge approved a $19 million settlement between thousands of faculty members at UNC and Duke to resolve a class-action lawsuit ...

Column: The blight of historic preservation

By Michael Beauregard | October 31

"While keeping a standard as intricate as Chapel Hill’s historic district would render new projects unattractive to developers, maintaining some sort ...

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Carrboro Town Council votes to move forward with 203 Project despite increase in cost

By Harrison Gummel | October 28

The Carrboro Town Council voted to move ahead with plans for The 203 Project despite a projected budget increase. The building, which will become home ...