Student Life -

UNC and NC A&T marching bands team up for Katy Perry

By Maria Prokopowicz | September 15

The Marching Tar Heels welcomed the N.C. Agricultural and Technical State University marching band for a Katy Perry-themed half-time show collaboration ...

Business student startups fund Aiden's Make-A-Wish trip

By Cole del Charco | September 15

A flash startup competition raised approximately $35,000 to send Aiden, a 12-year-old with cystic fibrosis being treated at UNC Hospitals, to Walt Disney ...

Arpan Bhandari, a religious studies and political science major, displaying one of his photographs that are up for sale to raise money for syrian refugees.

UN Refugee Agency

UNC student Arpan Bhandari raises money for Syrian refugees through photography

By Kristina Kokkonos | September 14

Two summers ago, Arpan Bhandari was studying abroad in Istanbul, Turkey, when he came across two young Syrian boys jumping off the Galata Bridge into ...

Haw River Ballroom attracts UNC students

By Erin Wygant | September 14

Once in danger of being destroyed, a historic cotton mill got the face-lift it needed — and a second chance.

Tar Heel Tailgate Talks kick off UNC football season

By Ashlen Renner | September 14

The sound of the Marching Tar Heels practicing the UNC fight song bounced in the background as Deborah Stroman delivered a lecture on the business of ...

Deepthi Gowrishankar talks to participants before counting down to the balloon release Thursday afternoon.

Letting go of mental health’s heavy stigma

By Karli Krasnipol | September 11

Yellow shirts and yellow balloons covered campus on Suicide Prevention Day on Thursday, presented by Active Minds at Carolina, Embody Carolina, Stigma ...

The UNC volleyball team defeated Stanford 3 matches to 0 on Thursday evening.

NPHC event addresses how to interact with police

By Mona Bazzaz | September 11

Sgt. James David thinks engaging with the community is an important part of his job.

Reese News Lab seeks racial diversity

By Deborah Harris | September 11

The Reese News Lab is known for experimenting with new ideas in the media industry — and now they are looking at ways to increase innovation within ...

Students weave dough for the Challah for Hunger bake sale. Challah is a traditional Jewish bread eaten on Sabbath and holidays.

UNC students bake and sell challah to ﬁght hunger

By Colleen Moir | September 11

On Thursday, UNC’s Challah for Hunger began its fifth year of selling challah in the Pit.

Embody and LFIT aim to change nutrition curriculum

By Anyssa Reddix | September 10

For Colleen Daly and other students who have struggled with eating disorders, the lifetime fitness foundation class, known as LFIT, is more than a typical ...

Climate change candidate speaks at first dean open forum

By Bradley Saacks | September 10

William Easterling has been published by more than 80 scientific journals, testified before Congress on climate change and has served as dean at Penn ...

J Street UNC hosts a conflict discussion

By Jada Harkins Andrews | September 10

J Street UNC’s public discussion about the Israeli and Palestinian conflict Wednesday welcomed anyone, even those with no prior knowledge of foreign ...

The Silent Sam statue in McCorkle Place is wrapped in a confederate flag one day in September of 2015.

Silent Sam blindfolded by Confederate battle flag

By Hannah Smoot | September 9

For the third time in as many months, the Silent Sam statue on McCorkle Place looks a little different.

Faculty Athletics Committee opposes new athletic task force

By David Doochin | September 9

The Faculty Athletics Committee has voiced dissent against a resolution proposed by the Faculty Council to create an ad hoc committee that would investigate ...

One year down, Carolina Cupboard plans for the future

By Cain Twyman | September 9

Coming up on the one-year anniversary of its opening, Carolina Cupboard has big ideas for what this next year can bring for students.

Are you a millennial? UNC students disassociate with the term

By Trevor Lenzmeier | September 9

Millennials might comprise the majority of the American workforce, but they can’t seem to agree on their own name.

Finance committee discusses money for 15 student groups

By Liz Bell | September 9

Fifteen UNC student organizations presented to Student Congress’s finance committee Tuesday night, competing for a limited amount of student government ...

New video game program helps people with disabilities

By Ashlen Renner | September 8

With his new program, Tar Heel Gameplay, sophomore Jeremy Kim believes he could make video games like “Super Mario Bros.” accessible to people with ...

McKinney Brown, left, and Ariel Eure call the SafeWalk dispatcher on January 19, 2010.

SafeWalk resolves debt and returns to regular hours

By Colleen Moir | September 8

“Would you like a SafeWalk?”

Sexuality and Gender Alliance launched its big-little program

By Maria Prokopowicz | September 8

The Sexuality and Gender Alliance introduced a little program to their club this year, but members hope it will have a big impact.