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The UNControllables, a "radical political student" group at UNC-Chapel Hill, hosted a Week of Welcome event where they discussed the "secret history of UNC, from student occupations and worker uprisings..." on August 24, 2017.

UNControllables host annual tell-all of UNC history

By Ashley Cruz | August 24

UNControllables brought attention to white supremacy and vandalism on Thursday with their annual event, “What UNC Doesn’t Want you to Know: Inside ...

Students remain at Silent Sam statue following protests, arrests

By Nic Rardin and Molly Horak | August 24

Two individuals arrested in conjunction with Tuesday’s protest at Silent Sam appeared for their first court appearance Thursday morning at the Orange ...

First-year, first day, first protest

By Cole del Charco | August 24

First-year Alex Green decided to go to the rally at Silent Sam on his first day of classes. He wasn’t sure what to expect until he ended up in the middle ...

Four UNC Student Organizations demand Silent Sam be taken down

By Rebecca Ayers | August 23

Five UNC student organizations released a statement that said they were no longer asking and that "Silent Sam must come — down NOW."

Chapel Hill residents and students react to Silent Sam rally

By Chantal Shine | August 23

Hundreds of people protested for the removal of the Silent Sam statue yesterday at a rally on UNC’s McCorkle Place. Since the protest, Chapel Hill residents ...

Loud cries denounce Silent Sam

By Myah Ward , Corey Risinger and Molly Horak | August 23

After more than two hours of protest, those still present at Silent Sam took a seat — sitting cross-legged just feet behind a metal fence and a line ...

Legal issues complicate Silent Sam's removal

By Erik Beene | August 22

Silent Sam remains standing in McCorkle Place despite calls from leaders — including Gov. Roy Cooper — across the state for its removal. The ...

Watch our live coverage of the Silent Sam protest

By Rachel Jones | August 22

UNC's first day of class has ended with a protest in front of Silent Sam. While university officials have known about a planned rally since Monday, the ...

UNC declines Cooper's advice to remove Silent Sam

By Ana Irizarry | August 22

UNC released a statement Tuesday saying the University would not follow Gov. Roy Cooper's advise to remove Silent Sam.

Cooper gives UNC permission to remove Silent Sam

By Ana Irizarry | August 21

Gov. Roy Cooper wrote a letter to UNC-System President Margaret Spellings giving the University permission to remove Silent Sam if leaders "believe there ...

Campus, town police review options

By Myah Ward | August 21

Following the attack in Charlottesville, the Chapel Hill Police Department is using experience from other communities and past events to prepare ...

Updated: Fences go up around Silent Sam

By Molly Looman | August 21

Chancellor Carol Folt sent a campus wide email this afternoon about a possible rally that may occur tomorrow evening concerning the Silent Sam statue. ...

Charlottesville spurs Confederate statue conversations

By Bailey Aldridge | August 21

North Carolina and national lawmakers face stronger calls for the removal of Confederate monuments on state property following events in Charlottesville ...

Chapel Hill mayor asks UNC to remove Silent Sam

By Tyler Fleming | August 18

Chapel Hill mayor Pam Hemminger sent a letter to Chancellor Carol Folt asking UNC to take down Silent Sam — a monument to Confederate soldiers on UNC's ...

Duke statue of Confederate general vandalized amid growing tensions

By Ana Irizarry | August 17

Duke University officials discovered a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at Duke Chapel was defaced Thursday morning. University officials ...

UNC responds to Charlottesville violence

By Leah Asmelash | August 17

Chancellor Carol Folt released a statement Tuesday condemning the events in Charlottesville, Va., but some students and faculty say her letter wasn’t ...

Board of Aldermen unanimously approves resolution in solidarity with Charlottesville

By Molly Horak | August 16

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen voted unanimously Wednesday to adopt a resolution in response to violence in Charlottesville, V.A. Over 40 Chapel Hill ...

Confederate statues are coming down. What does that mean for Silent Sam?

By Ana Irizarry | August 16

Baltimore's Confederate statues were removed from the city early Wednesday morning.

Charlottesville violence prompts Chapel Hill vigil

By Molly Horak , Ana Irizarry and Rebecca Ayers | August 13

Students and local residents gathered on Sunday in front of the Silent Sam monument on UNC's campus for a vigil in solidarity against the violence that ...

Beyond rallies: UNC activists are finding new ways to resist

By Brinley Lowe | April 17

From a march that protested the decision to privatize the Student Stores to demonstrations organized by the Real Silent Sam Coalition to the walkout when ...