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Weeks after her arrest, UNC employee fired for her protest of an active shooter drill

By Preston Lennon | June 13

A UNC employee was arrested after protesting an active shooter drill being carried out by UNC Police, which involved paintball-style masks and practice ...

Campus Safety Commission to tackle 'lack of trust' between UNC community and police

By Preston Lennon | June 13

Tasked with improving relations between the community and the police, the campus safety commission is a new group made up of faculty, staff and students. ...

A permanent exhibit in the entrance of Carolina Hall detailing the building's history. The hall was originally named for William Saunders, former leader of the N.C. Klan and UNC Trustee.

History on hold: University pauses the History Task Force work including Silent Sam

By Preston Lennon | June 4

In 2015, former Chancellor Carol Folt created a task force and instructed it to delve in to UNC's history. After numerous projects and recommendations, ...

BOG addresses campus security; issues surrounding Silent Sam left up in the air

By Anders Pokela , Addison Skigen and Preston Lennon | May 22

The Board of Governors met this week to discuss issues with campus security, with students voicing their concerns about the BOG's handling of safety issues, ...

Here's what happened at the Confederate protest and counterprotest on Saturday

By Maeve Sheehey | May 4

A planned protest by pro-Confederate demonstrators was met with a counter-demonstration at the Peace and Justice Plaza. Police separated the two groups ...

In less than a month, the Board of Governors will present a plan for Silent Sam

By Hannah McClellan | April 26

The Board of Governors extended their deadline on deciding the fate of Silent Sam until May. Here's what the Board of Governors has said about the plan ...

4 suspects in the toppling of Silent Sam had their trials yesterday. What happened?

By Ares Zerunyan | April 25

Read the legal decisions given by the Orange County District Court on the four suspects who were accused of toppling Silent Sam.

Students walked out of class to protest police brutality. Here’s what happened

By Stephanie Mayer | April 24

On Wednesday afternoon, students and faculty walked out of class to protest violence by the UNC Police Department and call for action by the University. ...

Silent Sam demonstrator wants to expose “pattern of police abuse” with body cam footage

By Casey Quam | April 22

Porlides discusses his arrest following his release of police body cam footage.

Here are a few of the threats made in a Confederate supporter's on-campus livestreams

By Charlie McGee | April 21

Last Tuesday, Chris Trunick, who is affiliated with pro-Confederate groups, streamed a video on Facebook for the second time of him coming to campus and ...

Carrboro recognizes town’s history with new truth plaque about namesake Julian Carr

By Aislinn Antrim | April 17

This historical plaque of Carrboro raises an ethical debate: “Telling the truth during an era when there’s a rise in racism and a rise in hatred is ...

Chancellor's Award recipient criticizes Guskiewicz’s Silent Sam response at ceremony

By Praveena Somasundaram | April 16

Senior Pulawski, among other recipients, utilized their recognition at the ceremony to speak out about the Silent Sam controversy and disconnect between ...

UNC Chief of Police Jeff McCracken to resign in July

By Taylor Buck | April 12

UNC Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Jeff McCracken will retire in the beginning of July, the University announced in a letter on Twitter Friday ...

Drafts of Folt’s resignation letters shed light on her frustration with BOG

By Myah Ward | April 11

On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and ...

Two individuals arrested for March 31 vandalism

By Taylor Buck | April 8

Both individuals also received warnings of trespass from UNC's campus and will go to trial in late April.

Did police body cam footage factor into dismissing a student's Silent Sam-related charges?

By Charlie McGee | April 7

Video footage of Silent Sam demonstrator Mark Porlides shows the Dec. 3 night of his arrest, where officers charged him with larceny, assault of a campus ...

UNC Black Congress holds vigil at Unsung Founders Memorial after vandalism incident

By Abbey Thompson | April 4

Following the defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial, UNC Black Congress held a vigil on Thursday night to honor the founders and remind the University ...

Meet the Union Soldier who's been standing on McCorkle Place

By Elizabeth Moore | April 4

William Thorpe, the orchestrator of the "One-Man Stand," has been standing where Silent Sam once was for 30 minutes every Thursday since the beginning ...

The Unsung Founders Memorial was a subject of debate earlier this year, 2017, during the Silent Sam sit-in.

Graffiti on UNC property, naming activists, linked to Heirs to the Confederacy

By Casey Quam | April 1

UNC Police have two warrants for arrest out for the individuals involved.

Incident reports provide more detail to defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial

By Myah Ward | March 31

UNC Police also discovered an art installation outside Hanes Art Center was also vandalized with hateful language and slurs.