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13 UNC leaders will advise administrators on the future of Student Stores

By Victoria Mirian | March 20

Barron Matherly, assistant provost for finance, will join Employee Forum officials, professors and student affairs and financial aid leaders in deciding ...

'She just had a heart for people:' UNC junior Vincey Varghese died Wednesday

By Sara Salinas | March 20

Vincey Varghese was many things to many people.

Students weigh in: What did you do for Spring Break?

By Alexis Bell | March 20

Students are pouring back to Chapel Hill from trips and adventures during Spring Break this past week. Staff writer Alexis Bell talked to students around ...

Committee members named to evaluate Student Stores privatization proposals

By Jane Wester | March 11

The leaders of the Employee Forum, the English department and the Office of Scholarships and Student Aid are three of the twelve new members of UNC's ...

The Tar Heels for Flint Campaign has started a GoFundMe page to raise $5,000 to help citizens of Flint, Michigan get clean water that is free of lead.

UNC students raise money for clean water in Flint

By Blake Hoarty | March 9

The Tar Heels for Flint Campaign has organized a solidarity project to raise $5,000 to help the citizens of Flint, Michigan, get clean water.

Jillian Murray and her lawyer speak out about sexual assault case

By Liz Bell | March 9

Since January 2013, former UNC student Jillian Murray has been waiting.

Finding the right mental health help isn't easy for college students like Charlotte

By Sara Salinas | March 9

Charlotte’s journey to a psychiatrist’s office was a long one.

Owner Saman Khoujinian mixes sound in the control room at Sleepy Cat Studios in Carrboro.

Beats between the burlap: music studios sustain scene

By Erin Wygant | March 9

A little creativity was all it took for a UNC graduate to turn his Carrboro home into a recording studio.

Reforms streamline grade change process

By Piper Anderson | March 8

This story is part of a series from The Daily Tar Heel examining the more than 70 reforms the University has said were made since information about the ...

Hard as rock: UNC student aims to publish advice book

By Anna Freeman | March 8

A recent UNC graduate is encouraging sex positivity, inclusivity and female perspectives in the rock climbing community in an unexpected way.

Alex Vasquez works on a tipped wage as a bartender at Four Corners. Recently non-tipped wages have gone up while tipped wages have reined the same.

Servers, bartenders work with $2.13 minimum wage

By Lauren Kent | March 7

Senior Alex Vasquez cannot count the number of times she’s been stiffed for a tip — or perhaps worse, the number of times a customer will leave only ...

Jazz initiative orchestrates music competition

By Megan Cross | March 7

The 360° Jazz Initiative Ensemble is jazzing up the Kenan Music Building.

The Bridge is here to be a safe internet space

By Natalie Conti | March 7

Robertson scholars at UNC and Duke are uniting to express their support for women of color and their cultures.

The Media Resource Center is located in the basement of the UL and is home to a plethora of fun resources including a media lab with advanced computers and editing software, a vast collection of movies, and a fleet of computers that serve as personal theaters.

The Media Resources Center, a valuable and oft-forgotten resource

By Erin Friederichs | March 7

Students flock to the Undergraduate Library daily to study for midterms, hammer out essays or grab a quick nap between classes, but they might not be ...

Fred Brooks is a recently retired professor who has won a Turing Award, the first technology award in 1985 (With Steve Jobs and Wosniack) and started the computer science program at UNC (second ever only behind Purdue). He also has a building named after him on campus.

Founding UNC's computer science department was an experiment — but it paid off for Fred Brooks

By Maggie Budd | March 7

Fred Brooks retired in 2015 after 51 years at UNC — but he started teaching long before he got here.

Ja’kir Tyrise Ford was born Friday. His mother, Michelle Ford, the shift supervisor at Alpine Bagel, went into labor at work. (Courtesy of Michelle Ford)

It's a boy: Alpine manager goes into labor at work

By Katie Rice | March 6

Students who bought breakfast at Alpine Bagel Cafe Friday morning received an unexpected side of drama with their meals when an employee went into labor ...

Diane Guerrero speaks at the Great Hall in the Student Union about her personal experiences and immigration reform.

Netflix star Diane Guerrero talks immigration

By Olivia Browning | March 6

Actress and activist Diane Guerrero used her story of growing up to bring awareness to immigration issues in the United States.

Interfaith Shabbat aims to reach across cultural, religious barriers

By Alexis Bell | March 6

The lighting of candles and prayer welcomed students of all faiths to the Interfaith Shabbat event on Friday at North Carolina Hillel. Hillel, the ...

Fans share the rituals they practice to help the Tar Heels win

By Katie Rice | March 3

When it comes to games against Duke, UNC men’s basketball fans don’t play around. Many fans combat their superstitions surrounding the games with ...

If the Connect NC bond passes, Berryhill Hall will be renovated or replaced.

Berryhill Hall could be replaced with a $90.6 million building

By Jamie Gwaltney | March 3

If the Connect NC bond passes in the primary vote on March 15, UNC will receive $68 million to build a new building for the School of Medicine.