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Letter: Life does not contain any trigger warnings

August 27

I refused to read the summer reading book.

A year later, more communication needed for sexual assault policy

By Acy Jackson | August 27

After a year with the new sexual assault policy, students and administrators are still looking for the right ways to explain and punish sexual assault. ...

Interactive classrooms keep students' attention

By Wei Zhou | August 27

Greenlaw 101 was renovated to become the University’s first interactive lecture hall.

100-year-old building will house psych labs

By Katie Reeder | August 27

When the renovations on Howell Hall began in March, workers soon realized they didn’t even know where the sewage was draining.

The Harmonyx, a sub group of the Black Student Movement, performs as a part of a BSM meeting.

First BSM meeting promotes togetherness

By Hannah Smoot | August 26

At the first meeting of the Black Student Movement, Jeremy Mckellar emphasized campuswide unity.

Verizon drops call for contracts

By Audrey Wells | August 26

Heeding the call of competitors, Verizon Wireless eliminated two-year contracts from its business model — ending years of subsidized cellphone plans. ...

Student Congress kicks off year with committee meetings

By Cain Twyman | August 26

Student Congress’s first legislative cycle began with back-to-back committee meetings on Tuesday.

Murphy Liu poses for picture during an interview with Karli Krasnipol at Alpine Bagel. Liu has answered questions posted by other students on facebook.

Facebook wizard helps younger students

By Karli Krasnipol | August 26

Most college students pass time by Netflix-bingeing, napping or doing homework, but junior Murphy Liu has found a different way: helping the UNC community ...

Senior Eric J. Surber practices playing the organ at Chapel of the Cross, where he has been performing at various services for three years.

UNC senior Eric Surber performs in prestigious sacred organ program

By Sarah Vassello | August 26

Senior Eric Surber wakes up every morning to a full schedule.

Pharmacy in Student Stores will open late fall

By Blake Hoarty | August 26

Campus Health Services will open a pharmacy on the third floor of Student Stores later this semester.

Let’s taco ’bout it: New breakfast at Daily Grind

By Victoria Mirian | August 25

The Daily Grind Espresso Cafe is trying to add a new breakfast food to students’ morning routines.

UNC classmates raise money for new wheelchair

By Jada Harkins Andrews | August 24

After a bus accident destroyed his wheelchair, Joe Brown’s classmates rallied around him.

English 105 course sets standard for students' writing

By Carly Berkenblit | August 24

English 105 is more than a required course — it sets a precedent for the writing skills expected at UNC.

UNC delays graduate assistants’ health insurance

By Deborah Harris | August 20

Due to delays in enrollment, Campus Health Services says hundreds of graduate research and teaching assistants are still missing insurance cards.

Shannon Ross, a senior psychology major from Pembroke, N.C., sits in front of the American Indian Center, which is comprised of four rooms and is in the same building as the Department of Public Policy. Native Americans make up .5% of the student population at UNC.

Native Americans ﬁnd skewed representation at UNC

By Samantha Sabin | August 20

Shannon Ross walked on campus her first year worried she wouldn’t find a home.

African-American Greek groups pitch SASB plots

By Anyssa Reddix | August 20

UNC’s African-American fraternities and sororities are honoring their heritage with a proposal for a garden of plots in SASB Plaza.

ConnectCarolina is added to CarolinaGo app

By Emily Lowe | August 20

This year, the student-run CarolinaGo app has extended its services by adding a ConnectCarolina option to the app.

Possible attack, other issues cut UNC Wi-Fi on FDOC

By Jane Wester | August 19

Lines of students at Information Technology Services, apologetic signs in libraries and online syllabi that can’t be opened in classes; computer problems ...

Lane Williams, a junior biology major, takes a seat on the Iron Throne located on Hooker Fields on Sunday at Fall Fest. Williams is an avid Game of Thrones fan.Photo courtesy of Lane Williams.

Students start to take over the seven kingdoms of UNC

By Acy Jackson | August 19

Apparently, winter came a little early in Chapel Hill.

10 years later, dining hall gets its real name on sign

By Blake Hoarty | August 18

After a 10-year delay, South Campus’ dining hall finally got its proper name emblazoned above the entrance. In April 2015, the words Chase Hall were ...