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Here's what you missed at Friday's BOG meeting

By Hannah McClellan | November 11

The UNC-system BOG met to present awards to two N.C. professors and accept an additional grant for students. Two UNC students spoke to the board about ...

What you missed at Friday's Faculty Council meeting

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 11

The UNC Faculty Council met on Friday to discuss topics like Silent Sam and the undergraduate general education curriculum, among other things.

Folt and Board of Trustees granted extension to present plan for Silent Sam

By Taylor Buck | November 9

In the original Board of Governors resolution, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees were due to present a plan for Silent Sam's future to the BOG ...

UNC faculty don't want Silent Sam on campus, according to survey

By Elizabeth Moore | November 8

UNC College of Arts and Sciences staff weighs in on the Silent Sam debate.

Anti-Silent Sam demonstrators' trials continued for the second time

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | November 5

The legal road for 20 anti-Silent Sam protesters is far from over as the group's attorney said they will face future trial dates or enter a plea deal. ...

Silent Sam and Carolina Hall: The Board of Trustee's quest for context

By Preston Lennon | November 5

A series of resolutions on contextualization rolled out by the UNC Board of Trustees in 2015 will play a role in how the University decides how to deal ...

'Blatant violation of ethics': UNC Honor Court criticized for Maya Little trial

By Charlie McGee | November 4

The UNC Graduate and Professional Student Honor Court's high-profile trial of Maya Little has risen again in the community, but this time to question ...

Chapel Hill’s small-town feel keeps UNC graduates close, despite constant change

By Jamey Cross | November 1

“Chapel Hill pretends to be a village.”

UNC Black Congress hosts town hall to discuss future of Silent Sam

October 29

The UNC Black Congress collaborated with another student organization, MADO, to organize a town hall that allowed students to discuss Silent Sam and its ...

students studying on the steps of wilson library

Almost half of UNC Libraries staff signed statement against Silent Sam being placed in any branch

By Evely Forte | October 28

The University Libraries staff, as part of a grassroots effort, released a statement on Oct. 5 regarding their rejection of Silent Sam’s possible relocation ...

Maya Little walks out during second day of Honor Court hearing

By Preston Lennon | October 26

Graduate student Maya Little walked out of her Honor Court hearing Friday afternoon. Here's why.

Here's what to expect from the Honor Court process in Maya Little's trial

By Hannah McClellan | October 25

“I don’t think there is any University interest in charging a student for raising awareness and contextualizing the University’s history of white ...

Maya Little's honor court hearing complicated by resurfaced Silent Sam comments

By Preston Lennon | October 25

As Maya Little awaits her verdict from the Graduate and Professional Honor Court, it has been discovered that UNC law student Frank Pray, one of the five ...

Before Maya Little's Honor Court trial, activists gathered to support her

By Ellie Heffernan and Elizabeth Moore | October 25

Maya Little, a UNC student found criminally guilty of defacing the public monument Silent Sam began her student-led Honor Court trial this afternoon.

Silent Sam was located on McCorkle Place in Chapel Hill.

UNC history professors give Silent Sam global context at "Monumental Histories"

By Arabella Saunders | October 25

The history department felt global and historical context would help faculty members, students and members of the local community understand the Silent ...

A 'social construct': UNC Biology Department releases statement condemning return of Silent Sam

By Evelyn Gandy | October 24

Last week, the UNC Biology Department posted an official statement on their website opposing the return of Silent Sam to McCorkle Place.

Current students say UNC is asking them for donations a bit too early

By Hannah Lang | October 17

“For me, even giving $20 right now would be a big deal. Next time they call I need to be prepared to say no.”

Former UNC chancellor opposes returning Silent Sam to pedestal

By Payne Lubbers | October 17

Former Chancellor James Moeser, who now works as a professor in the Department of Music, said he has changed his mind on the issue of the Confederate ...

Physics and Astronomy department releases statement supporting arrested students

By Lindsey Banks | October 16

On Monday, the UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy released a statement condemning Silent Sam and supporting the students affected by the protest. ...

Orange County Commissioners repeal Jefferson Davis National Highway designation

By David Saff | October 16

The resolution gave the name to a section of U.S. Highway 15 from the Durham County line to the Chatham County line.