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WE ARE SAATH online fashion show highlights mental health in the South Asian community

By Sophia Ramirez | May 2

WE ARE SAATH put on a fashion show that symbolized the different ways young people from South Asian communities experience mental health.

Column: Streets should be for people — not cars

By Ben Rappaport | May 2

"Electric vehicles are invaluable in the fight against climate change. But in order to truly minimize carbon emissions, Chapel Hill should invest further ...

Quiz: Which vintage Apple product are you?

By Editorial Board | April 29

This week, Apple announced it would be opening a North Carolina campus in Raleigh. Take a trip down memory lane and find out which vintage Apple product ...

UNC seniors show personality and divert from tradition with their graduation outfits

By Anthony Howard | April 29

As graduation rapidly approaches in a year like no other, seniors see that traditional outfits rein supreme. But they have added their own twist to speak ...

The Pizza Press on Franklin rebrands as /sôst/ in move away from national chain

By Ella Layn | April 29

The name /sôst/ is the phonetic spelling of the word "sauced." This change will bring The Pizza Press, a popular Franklin Street make-your-own-pizza ...

Local gyms see an increase in patrons as COVID-19 vaccine distribution expands

By Kelli Rainer | April 29

Local gyms, like O2 Fitness in Carrboro and Orangetheory Fitness, have seen an increase in the number of people coming in to work out as more vaccines ...

Committee of University Government discusses improving leadership structure

By Caroline Yaffa | April 29

The committee discussed leadership structure, committee recruitment and a possible reconstruction of bylaws at Wednesday's meeting.

Meet Sharon James, recipient of the BOG's 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award

By Grace Battle Thompson | April 29

UNC Classics Professor Sharon James selected for a 2021 Award for Excellence in Teaching by the UNC Board of Governors.

Students discuss lack of University-wide recognition of Our Three Winners Day

By Cynthia Dong | April 29

Our Three Winners Day, created to honor three Muslim Chapel Hill community members who were fatally gunned down in 2015, hasn't been recognized by the ...

Andrew Brown Jr.'s family will be shown portion of body cam footage, judge rules

By Emmy Trivette | April 28

On Wednesday, a North Carolina judge denied the release of the footage of Andrew Brown Jr.'s shooting to the media. Brown was sitting behind the wheel ...

New York radio show The Harlem Connection features UNC professor and student DJs

By Sara Raja | April 28

Three WXYC student DJs were featured on a New York radio show alongside UNC linguistics professor J. Michael Terry.

Names of deputies involved in Andrew Brown's death released to public

By Sonia Rao | April 28

A media petition to release body camera footage of the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City last week was denied at a hearing at the Pasquotank ...

Campus Safety Commission to host webinar on fostering inclusivity on campus

By Kaitlyn Dang | April 27

The Campus Safety Commission will present the “Headspace, Heartspace: Straight Talk About Navigating Race, Place and Complex Space” webinar Wednesday ...

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History, Race and a Way Forward commission discusses future projects

By Jacie Smith | April 27

At Monday's meeting, the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward mapped its ideas, and members voted on which projects they felt were most important. ...

Meet Camille Parker, a beacon for Black women in country music

By Ruth Samuel | April 27

Raised in Durham, Camille Parker is Bull City bred. It was there that she was introduced to Linda Martell, the Pointer Sisters, Charlie Pride, and notably, ...

Here are the newest affordable housing projects coming to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area

By Cloris Huan | April 27

Two new affordable housing projects, the Cobb Street project and Perry Place project, are coming to the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. Here's what you need ...

Phillips Middle School commissions piece for student orchestra

By Ellis Riggsbee | April 27

Thanks to a grant from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, a Phillips Middle School orchestra teacher was able to commission a piece for ...

Draft of new permit for coal plant raises community concerns about emission limits

By Cameron Myers Milne | April 27

The newest draft of an operating permit for UNC-Chapel Hill’s power plant could weaken protections against burning coal emissions and standards of environmental ...

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Vaccine mandate discussion occurring at the state level, Guskiewicz says

By Emma Lindsey | April 26

UNC has previously said it will not require students to get the COVID-19 vaccine. But more and more colleges and universities across the country are issuing ...

Perennial Coffee and Pastries barista Anna Kasibhatla creates a new brew: a grapefruit infused spiced maple latte in 2017.

Perennial Cafe to bloom again on Franklin Street in time for spring reopening

By Ella Layn | April 26

Perennial Cafe, a coffee shop on West Franklin Street that temporarily closed due to COVID-19, will be reopening in mid-May.