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Q&A with Honor Court Chairperson Will Almquist

By Anna Freeman | September 21

Will Almquist is a senior from Charlotte. He came to UNC as a Morehead-Cain Scholar and served on the undergraduate Honor Court for two years before being ...

Teach For America numbers decline nationally and at UNC

By Olivia Browning | September 21

Teach for America’s number of applicants has decreased nationally in the past two years, and the University is starting to notice.

He’s Not Here T-shirts point finger at broader issue

By Ziyad Habash | September 21

In response to a fatal drunken driving crash near Chapel Hill in July, former UNC student Cole Boyer has taken a stand and created T-shirts emblazoned ...

3-D printers available for free

By Jamie Gwaltney | September 20

The UNC research hubs, located in Davis Library, the Health Sciences Library and the Kenan Science Library, provide a more innovative way to do research. ...

Black Student Movement, Carolina For The Kids connect with lawn performances

By Lindsay Barth | September 20

On Friday, SASB was full of students enjoying music, sun, and free pizza.

UNC students gather for opening ceremony of 'Hurston Hall'

By Acy Jackson | September 18

By Acy Jackson Assistant University Editor Followed by the music of Nina Simone, student activists called for the end of white supremacy on UNC’s campus. Students ...

UNC-Secure will permanently disconnect Oct. 16

By Maggie Budd | September 18

It’s time to say goodbye to UNC-Secure.

UNC Student Stores might be privatized

By Sofia Edelman | September 18

Employees of Student Stores are celebrating the store’s 100th anniversary while the possibility of privatization looms.

Namee Barakat, Deah's father, applauds the work of the dental students on Deah Day. Over 350 students participated in community service in honor of Deah Barakat.

The first annual "Deah Day" was celebrated by the dental school on Thursday. Over 350 dental students spent their mornings doing community service in different locations around Chapel Hill. Students gathered at 2 p.m. to hear various speakers, including Deah's father.

Deah Day remembers Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha's commitment to service

By Aaron Redus | September 18

Seven months after the Chapel Hill shooting, UNC School of Dentistry students honored two of the victims, Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha, by holding ...

Gentleman Contender plays his last show

By Emily Perry | September 18

It’s only goodbye for now.

Twin takeover: UNC twins create a community

By Jenni Ciesielski | September 18

For UNC sophomore Marissa Jackson, two has always been better than one. The biology major considers her experience growing up as an identical twin to ...

Program Coordinator for UNC's Social Innovation Initiative Mathilde Verdier coordinates both CUBE, the experimental learning lab or students to put their ideas for solving world's issues into practice, and Global Entrepreneurship week at UNC.

Connecting the dots: How to navigate entrepreneurship

By Deborah Harris | September 17

In an industry where nine out of 10 of even the best startups can fail, junior Greg Foreman knew his chances were slim.

RUF hosts Chapel Hill Bible Church's Kyle McManamy as part of the Christian dating series

By Maria Mullis | September 17

The campus ministry Reform University Fellowship hosted a meeting Wednesday night to discuss the Christian dating scene. The meeting, which took ...

First Chapel Hill PARK(ing) Day to take place on Friday

By John Foulkes | September 17

Four UNC undergraduate students are organizing and overseeing the preparations needed for turning a single metered parking spot into a temporary park. ...

If you give a girl a squirrel: "Squirrel girl" reflects on her time at UNC

By Belle Hillenburg | September 17

Nancy Smith had no idea how big of an impact hiding a squirrel in her laundry hamper would have on her time at UNC.

Jeremy McKellar, senior, is president of the Black Student Movement and his friend Joseph Kouaho is the Embrace Community Coach.

Big plans: BSM's first general body meeting

By Jack Davis | September 16

The Black Student Movement kicked off a new year with discussion, reflection and pizza Wednesday evening.

Junior chemistry major Emily Janeira walks and texts in front of Bingham on Wednesday.

Texting while walking: Distraction or danger?

By Amy Nelson | September 16

While texting and driving is a much-publicized danger, texting and walking can also be a problem.

UNControllables denied money by full Student Congress

By Cain Twyman | September 16

Of the six bills discussed and debated in front of full Student Congress on Tuesday, the only one that did not pass was a funding request from the UNControllables, ...

Embody Carolina smashes scales and insecurities

By Hannah Smoot | September 16

On Tuesday, students gathered outside Davis Library with scales and sledgehammers for the third year in a row.

Column: College is often glamorized in many mainstream mediums

By Ryan Schocket | September 15

Stop lying about college. Movies like “Neighbors,” songs like Asher Roth’s “I Love College” and TV shows like “Blue Mountain State” depict ...