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Injury Prevention Center receives $2 million for rape prevention research

By Noni Shemenski | September 9

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention awarded UNC’s Injury Prevention Center a four-year, $1.79 million grant to evaluate the effectiveness ...

Q&A with professor Cori Dauber on the impact of 9/11 on students

By Acy Jackson | September 9

University Editor Acy Jackson spoke with Cori Dauber, a professor in the communication department, about the impact of 9/11 on students and how remembering ...

219 E Rosemary street is a historical site that has been purchased by Alpha Phi sorority. They have plans to begin construction in 2017 to expand the house on the property.

Historic property now belongs to Alpha Phi sorority

By Leah Moore | September 9

UNC’s chapter of Alpha Phi sorority, which recruited its first members in fall 2015, now has property at 219 E. Rosemary St.

Student government still looking to fix problems from last year

By Belle Hillenburg | September 8

Last year, the Graduate and Professional Student Federation tried to separate from student government. The initial attempt was voted down in a runoff ...

The speed bumps for Uber plans have gotten bigger

By Anna Freeman | September 8

Plans to provide free Uber rides for UNC students have officially stalled. Student Body President Bradley Opere said the talks between Uber and UNC are ...

Sophomores Zane Geiser and Matt Gilleskie use Poll Everywhere to answer questions during lecture in Comp 110.

New participation methods spark debate

By Anyssa Reddix | September 8

Many professors at UNC struggle with measuring participation in an effective way. Some turn to in-class discussion while others find technology the solution. ...

To laptop or not to laptop, that is the question

By Harris Wheless | September 8

Professors are still deciding whether laptops are a distraction or a learning tool — but plenty of professors are leaning toward the former.

The Undergraduate Library is currently under construction.

Library maintenance in the UL will last the entire year

By Sofia Edelman | September 8

The noise and smell of furniture refurbishment in House Undergraduate Library will become familiar for students this year.

Cole got a bid — Twitter feed of bid day 2016

By Cole del Charco | September 8

On Wednesday, Daily Tar Heel reporter Cole del Charco experienced Bid Day 2016 up close. He went through the whole process from getting envelopes to parties ...

Odum Village to play host to new veteran's center

By Leah Moore | September 7

Part of Odum Village is becoming a new space for student veterans. The renovations are set to be completed in the 2017-18 school year.

Soumaya Lansari (left), a junior global studies and sociology major, Ayesha Faisal (middle), a junior computer science major, and Safa Ahmed, a first-year media and journalism major look at art being auctioned at the Art and Welcoming Night on Tuesday. The proceeds from the auction will go to a fund for the victims of the Orlando shooting.

UNC student groups reflect on Orlando and togetherness

By Belle Hillenburg | September 7

After picking a color and finding their table, attendees of the Art and Welcoming Night met people from very different backgrounds for dinner and reflection. ...

A six-person panel answered questions about police brutality and campus safety on Tuesday in the Student Union.

Members of UNC community discuss police brutality and safety

By Alexis Bell | September 7

Chapel Hill police officers, UNC administrators and students met to discuss police brutality Tuesday.

Graduate and Professional Student Federation holds first meeting of the year

By Aaron Redus | September 7

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation senate met for the 47th session on Tuesday and discussed plans for the upcoming school year.

New goal uses three initiatives to help the environment

By Natalie Conti | September 6

A sustainability initiative beginning this fall aims to save the University energy and money by achieving water neutrality, greenhouse gas neutrality ...

Nathan Elliott (left), a sophomore sports administration major, and Aaron Crawford (middle), a sophomore undecided major, play Xbox with Frankie, Theresa's son (8 years old).

Not just a ‘maid service,’ but a second mother

By Felicia Bailey | September 6

A mother’s love is said to be unlike anything else in the world, and this holds true for Theresa West, who goes by Mamma T.

UNC Spark serves as safe place for women of color

By Maria Prokopowicz | September 6

It only takes the ignition of a tiny spark to lead to a great fire. This was the inspiration for UNC Spark — a three-day, two-night retreat designed ...

Renovations were made to the Upendo lounge in SASB North.

Upendo Lounge — a place to support and uplift each other

By Jamie Gwaltney | September 2

Renovations to the Upendo Lounge in Student Academic Services Building North included adding partitions, hardwood floors and a dedicated space for students ...

After HB2 decision, professors still concerned

By Dominic Andrews | September 2

Nearly six months after the North Carolina General Assembly passed House Bill 2, a federal court has ruled UNC cannot enforce parts of the controversial ...

Differences in dropped class policy confuse students

By Leah Moore | September 2

The class of 2017 is the last group of UNC undergrads to have until Oct. 18 to drop courses from their schedule without it showing on their transcripts ...

Alicia Wood, a senior environmental science major, prepares to catch the ball during a practice exercise.

'It takes men to make a name for emerging sports': UNC women's rugby struggles with fundraising

By Noni Shemenski | September 1

Before Title IX was passed, and institutional funding was not available, all women’s sports divisions had to set up bake sales and lemonade stands to ...