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Student housing in Chapel Hill is often rundown and inadequately cared for. Tenant turnover and unresponsive landlords make repairs and renovations tough to nail down.

Leaks, loopholes and absent landlords: Chapel Hill housing leaves students vulnerable

By Kelly Jasiura , Felicia Bailey , Jenni Ciesielski and Erin Wygant | April 19

Junior Lilli Mercho made sure to lock the doors of her home on East Longview Street in Chapel Hill — but that didn’t stop burglars from breaking into ...

Underserve and overpromise: The complexities of online charter schools

By Rebecca Ayers | April 12

The conversation surrounding charter schools has piqued national attention in recent months with the confirmation of Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ...

OJ McGhee is the Instructional Media Services Manager in the Gillings School of Public Health.

'We still have more to do': UNC minority faculty tops peer group at 11 percent

By Cain Twyman | April 9

Though UNC ranks among the highest of its peer institutions in terms of diversity, many still see room for improvement in the percentage of faculty of ...

Anthony Sharp stands next to artwork at the CEF office - he is currently organizing an art show with the office to be featured in the Ackland and Campus Y in April.

'You're here now, let's move on': Relieving homelessness through community

By Eric Schwartz | March 22

The first thing Lisa Anthony does when someone new arrives at the Inter-Faith Council Community House is offer a tour of the place.

(DTH Photo Illustration/José Valle; original photos DTH file/Barron Northrup and courtesy of UNC Archives)

‘The conscience of the country’: Alumni reflect on activism, past and present, at UNC

By Jenni Ciesielski | February 22

The 2.9 million of January’s Women’s March were a part of the largest protest in history. This month’s HKonJ had its highest attendance ever.

A refugee from Thailand (left) speaks with organizer Flicka Bateman (right) about papers while a translator (center) looks on.

Advocates for sanctuary cities say refugees, families are afraid and confused

By Meghana Srikrishna , Becca Heilman and Rosie Loughran | February 8

Nearly two weeks have passed since President Donald Trump issued executive orders restricting immigration and the entry of refugees from seven majority-Muslim ...

Anonymous reporting and a culture of silence: Why so few hazing reports result in sanctions

By Kelly Jasiura | January 18

Few hazing reports against Greek organizations result in disciplinary action for the offending group, according to information collected by the University. ...

Decades of doctor-patient sexual assault raise questions of transparency

By Lauren Kent | January 12

Seven out of 10 sexual assaults are committed by someone known to the victim according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN). A relative. ...

The cost of winning: UNC's growing athletic budget puts students on the hook

By Logan Ulrich | December 1

Tune into any TV broadcast of a UNC home football or basketball game, and you might recognize the curly-haired, oft-painted superfan spearheading the ...

Jennifer (left) and Kyle Czarnecki (right), respective graduate and undergraduate students at UNC, balance raising their son Tim (center) with course schedules.

Child care isn’t always easy to access for student parents at UNC

By Jenni Ciesielski | November 29

For many students, the first day of classes brings a rush of emotions — anticipation, excitement, uncertainty — for what the next few months will ...

UNC's affirmative action lawsuit moves forward with Supreme Court ruling

By Felicia Bailey | November 20

UNC has been fighting a lawsuit against its affirmative action practices for two years, but a precedent-setting Supreme Court ruling from June indicates ...

Pill bottles line the back shelves of Sutton's Drug Store on Franklin Street.

UNC tracks prescription drug use to try to keep students safe amid rising national abuse rates

By Cain Twyman | November 2

As prescription drug abuse among college-age students continues to increase nationwide, UNC has begun implementing safeguards to prevent abuse on campus. ...

UNC business student Elizabeth Crenshaw poses to illustrate how struggling with addiction interferes with academic performance.

Learning around addiction: Students dealing with addiction face classroom trouble

By Jenni Ciesielski | September 1

It was spring of 2013, and UNC student Elizabeth Crenshaw was ecstatic. At the time, she was a first-year at the University of Maryland, starting classes ...

Wainstein's report, NCAA notices and accrediting response paint different pictures

By Morgan Vickers , Samantha Sabin , Colleen Moir , Sara Salinas , Lauren Kent and Bradley Saacks | April 26

In October 2014, the public was given what was considered the end of UNC’s yearslong academic-athletic scandal: independent investigator Kenneth Wainstein’s ...

Middle income students miss family funds, school aid options

By Sara Salinas | April 25

For the typical college student, post-graduate salary means a lot of things: success, status, livelihood. But family income pre-enrollment could mean ...

Biology is consistently one of the most popular majors among female students

By Samantha Sabin | April 12

Since the 2011 spring semester, the biology department has been one of the most popular for UNC's female students, according to data from the University ...

Intersex conditions pose unique challenges for UNC, Duke doctors

By Danny Nett | April 12

When Georgiann Davis was 17, she underwent surgery to remove what doctors called pre-cancerous ovaries.

Column: Why a Gender Issue?

By Samantha Sabin | April 12

I hate being called a “mystery.” Every now and then I’ll have a seemingly heartfelt conversation with one of my male friends and it will happen: ...

Report: HB2 has cost Wake County more than $700,000

By Liz Bell | April 12

For Taylor Mingos, House Bill 2 revives the same problems his company faced four years ago when same-sex marriage-banning Amendment One was passed.

The UNC women's rugby team practices on Tuesday, April 5th on Hooker fields.

A level playing field for gender and athletics

By Trevor Lenzmeier | April 12

Long before she took office as the president of UNC’s club women’s rugby team, senior Lindsey Oliver was attracted to the sport for its uniqueness ...