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A guide to Fourth of July events in Chapel Hill

By Sarah Choi | July 1

We've compiled a list of ways to spend your 4th of July weekend in Chapel Hill. From playing with animals to watching firework shows to attending live ...

'Who keeps us safe?': UNC Black Student Movement holds demonstration at BOT meeting

By Isabella Reilly and Lauren McCarthy | July 1

When the meeting went into closed session, which is standard practice for the Board voting on matters like tenure, there was confusion and some demonstrators ...

UNC Board of Trustees votes 9-4 to approve Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure application

By Isabella Reilly and Lauren McCarthy | June 30

Trustees Dave Boliek, Haywood Cochrane, Allie Ray McCullen and John Preyer were the dissenting votes.

Op-ed: Dean Susan King's message to the UNC community

June 30

"This has been a long and disconcerting year of pandemic, social strife, partisanship and personal loss. It is also a year when we have come together ...

Board of Trustees to hold special meeting Wednesday to vote on Hannah-Jones' tenure

By Lauren McCarthy | June 28

The Board will hold a vote on Nikole Hannah-Jones' tenure case this week, according to NC Policy Watch. The vote will be officially announced on Monday ...

The Library closes on Franklin Street to make room for national brand

By Emily Shih | June 27

The Library, a bar and club on Franklin Street, was denied a lease renewal and announced it will be closing after 18 years in order to make space for ...

Thomas Ratcliffe competes at Olympic trials after school-record performance

By Mikyla Williams | June 27

When Chris Miltenberg left Stanford to become the director of track and field at UNC, Thomas Ratcliffe followed him across the country to finish his final ...

UNC Black Student Movement holds a demonstration in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

By Trevor Moore | June 25

On Friday, UNC's Black Student Movement held a protest outside of Wilson Library in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones. UNC Student Body President Lamar Richards ...

New Orange County Housing Director Corey Root hopes to normalize department's work

By Trevor Moore | June 24

Corey Root is the new director for the Orange County Housing and Community Development Department. "Corey is absolutely focused on trying to balance this ...

Patricia Parker to become first Black woman director at IAH

By Jackson Moseley | June 24

On July 1, Patricia Parker will enter her role as the director of the Institute of the Arts and Humanities. Parker will be the first Black woman to enter ...

A list of statements made in support of Nikole Hannah-Jones

June 23

Many UNC academic departments, organizations and affiliates have written statements of support for Nikole Hannah-Jones. The Daily Tar Heel compiled the ...

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Appointments, Promotion and Tenure committee's open letter in support of Hannah-Jones

By Lauren McCarthy | June 23

On June 23, the Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure released a statement calling the BOT to offer Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position at ...

UNC's first on-campus vaccine clinic opens Wednesday

UNC medical director elaborates on vaccine requirement decision for fall semester

By Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata | June 22

In the fall, UNC students who are vaccinated will not be required to participate in asymptotic testing. Dr. Amir Barzin, the medical director of the Family ...

Coalition submits proposal to rename building after James Lewis Cates Jr.

By Caroline Yaffa | June 21

James Lewis Cates Jr., a 22-year-old Chapel Hill resident, was stabbed to death by members of a white supremacist biker gang near the Student Union on ...

Carrboro's new Community Safety Task Force aims to offer policing alternatives

By Sarah Choi | June 21

The Town of Carrboro announced its plans to create a Community Safety Task Force, which will explore alternatives to public and community safety beyond ...

Armando Bacot announces he will return for junior season at UNC

By Lucas Thomae | June 21

Bacot led last season's team in points (12.3) and rebounds (7.8) and was named to the All-ACC Third Team. He started every game but senior night and shined ...

Faculty chairperson, SBP highlight larger issues amid Hannah-Jones tenure case

By Lauren McCarthy | June 21

Chairperson of the Faculty Mimi Chapman wrote a letter, which she posted on Twitter Sunday, urging members of the UNC community to speak out as the Board ...

Chapel Hill Town Council discusses Juneteenth, racial equity, Aura development

By Kelli Rainer | June 17

The Chapel Hill Town Council proclaimed June 16, 2021, as Eugenia Floyd Day to honor the 2021 North Carolina Teacher of the Year, who teaches at Mary ...

'Hannah's Hope': Hillsborough gallery hosts art exhibit in honor of former OCS student

By Lily Chubb | June 16

The life and artwork of Hannah Gettes, a former Orange County Schools student, are honored through the "Hannah's Hope" exhibit.

All about that bass: UNC Bass Fishing Club nets a quality finish in championship

By Austin Bean | June 15

The UNC Bass Fishing Club may not have the notoriety that some of the higher-level programs at UNC do, but its drive to succeed is no different than any ...