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Climate change presents new challenges, long-term threats for N.C. farmers

By Marin Wolf | February 16

“We get hotter hots, colder colds, wetter wets and dryer drys,” farmer Ken Dawson said. Climate change is more than just a looming threat for ...

Sustainability officer fired, contrary to UNC statements; energy initiative sputters

By Kyle Ingram | February 2

Documents obtained by the DTH show chief sustainability officer Brad Ives was fired, contradicting University officials' claims that he left to pursue ...

Behind closed doors: UNC System concealed $74,999 deal's role in Confederate payoff

By Charlie McGee | January 30

A secretive $74,999 payment has remained a standout question in a pair of backdoor deals between the UNC System and the North Carolina Division Sons of ...

Unmarked graves of enslaved people demonstrate Chapel Hill's dark past

By Hannah McClellan | January 28

“With all the intense emotional reaction over the fall of an abstract monument to slave-owning soldiers, you might think people might be up in arms ...

Watchdog complaint calls for state investigation and penalties against SCV

By Charlie McGee | January 22

A decorated government watchdog is attributing years of illegal political activity to the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. in ...

Mixed signals lead to late planning for UNC's Black History Month lecture

By Elizabeth Moore | January 12

The scheduling of the annual UNC African American History Lecture remains uncertain as various UNC offices have sent conflicting signals regarding the ...

Silent Sam blindfolded by a Confederate flag in 2015. The statue was recently given to Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Confederate group in Silent Sam deal accused of violating tax and campaign finance laws

By Charlie McGee | January 10

The North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. has for years been violating federal tax laws, operating a political action committee in ...

Sons of Confederate Veterans members oppose $2.5 million Silent Sam reward

By Charlie McGee | December 14

Multiple current member of the North Carolina Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc. spoke to The Daily Tar Heel in the aftermath of the Confederate ...

A decade of activism changed sexual assault policy, but some say UNC still falls short

By Eva Ellenburg | December 3

UNC has faced major backlash over the way they handle sexual assault. While they have made many changes in the right direction, there is still work to ...

'Victory': Confederates tout backdoor dealings of $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement

By Charlie McGee | December 3

In an email recently leaked by one of its recipients, Kevin Stone, leader of the N.C. Division Sons of Confederate Veterans Inc., detailed secret negotiations ...

'The University works because we do': UNC grad students win on fees, push on pay

By Elizabeth Moore | December 1

Thanks to a local labor organization, some graduate students don't need to pay mandatory fees on top of their tuition anymore, but there's still there’s ...

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UNC athletes find allies in effort to avoid eating disorder risks

By Evelyn Gandy | December 1

For more than a decade, UNC's Sports Nutrition department has worked to help its athletes avoid the all-too-common issue of eating disorder development. ...

Waitlists and frustrations grow as UNC's computer science department tries to keep up

By Cynthia Dong and Hannah McClellan | November 26

Student participation in the computer science department at UNC has skyrocketed over the last decade, but issues have emerged from the department's inability ...

'Life or death information': Complaint claims UNC Health Care violated patient rights

By Eva Ellenburg | November 20

UNC Health Care is being sued for allegedly discriminating against blind patients and violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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A tale of two towns: The rise of luxury apartments amid affordable housing efforts

By Cynthia Dong | November 19

The Town of Chapel Hill suggests that affordable housing should cost no more than 30 percent of a household's income. However, the number of new "luxury" ...

'Blistering': UNC faces fines after federal safety, crime reporting violations

By Charlie McGee | November 19

Nearly seven years after its investigation began, the U.S. Department of Education stated in a final program review report that UNC acted in violation ...

Animal rights organization asks USDA to investigate UNC for lab violations

By Arabella Saunders | November 7

An animal rights group has asked the USDA to look into mistreatment of animals in UNC labs. While the USDA is aware of the request, it has yet to respond ...

Months after controversy fueled its formation, UNC's safety commission faces questions

By Stephanie Mayer | November 3

Campus Safety Commission meetings have been in session over the last two months to give students, faculty and staff the opportunity to discuss their concerns ...

New records show years of UNC's animal research violations, but others go unreported

By Arabella Saunders | October 23

The Daily Tar Heel obtained through a federal public record request 40 separate reports of lab-animal welfare violations at UNC over the last four and ...

A Hussman history: how an Arkansas newspaper war led to a landmark UNC donation

By Mattias Miller | October 22

Hussman emerged victorious – erasing his rival’s newsroom and creating a bitterness toward Hussman among its former staffers that persists to this ...