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Seniors’ kvetch competition nears its end

By Jada Harkins Andrews | April 13

The Daily Tar Heel’s Kvetching Board is a place for the student body, faculty and community members to air out the annoyances in their lives, but for ...

Alumni bike from Florida to Alaska

By Ashlen Renner | April 13

About 2,500 miles into a 9,000 mile bike tour from the Florida Keys to northern Alaska, UNC alumni Rachel Burns, Brady Lawrence and Reese Wells have encountered ...

Rae Sremmurd and Well$ performed at UNC Friday afternoon at Jubilee, a concert present- ed by the Carolina Union and Activites Board.

CUAB's outdoor Jubilee concert draws thousands

By Jenny Surane and Jane Wester | April 13

If the wall separating South Road from Hooker Fields was any indication, Rae Sremmurd’s on-campus performance Saturday was a success.

Max Brueseke looks through a telescope with the help of his father at the NC Science Expo on Saturday.

Science Expo breaks down scientist stereotypes for children

By Shuyan Huang | April 13

Instead of spending their time watching Saturday morning cartoons, many Chapel Hill children enjoyed the sunshine and the science at the fifth annual ...

UNC students to lobby legislature with environmental demands

By Lauren Hong | April 13

A coalition of student environmental groups at UNC has gathered more than 600 signatures on a petition of environmental demands that they plan to present ...

Sarah Tatum, a communications major, was planning to graduate in May with the class of 2015 (Photos courtesy of Hayley Burton).

Twin sisters were involved in a fatal car crash on April 2

By Kate Albers | April 10

They are unabashedly themselves.

Hundreds of students participated in Sigma Phi and Kappa Kappa Gamma's "Walk a Mile" on a rainy Thursday afternoon. The goal of "Walk a Mile" was to create a space where students could gain a new perspective relating to the issue of sexual assault and violence. All proceeds from the event went to benefit the Orange Country Rape Crisis Center.

‘Walk a Mile’ continues sexual assault conversation

By Victoria Mirian | April 10

As rain fell on a group of more than 200 students marching across campus, a woman in red velvet spun her hula-hoop at the back of the line.

Michael Batres of the UNC Achordants sings to Lana Morgan at the Joy Prom in the Great Hall of the Union on Thursday.

Joy Prom brings rite of passage to people with disabilities

By Deborah Harris | April 10

Most prom-goers don’t have hundreds of people screaming and cheering their names while walking down a red carpet — but at UNC’s Joy Prom, more than ...

Peggy Noonan, celebrated author and Wall Street Journal columnist, spoke at the 2015 Park Lecture in Carroll Hall on Thursday.

Columnist urges students to write more often

By Sofia Edelman | April 10

Read her lips: Peggy Noonan is proud to be a writer.

UNC students make splash with high school students

By Tyler Fleming | April 9

The student becomes the professor this Saturday.

Member of the Chapel Hill Jewish and LGBTQ communities gather at the Chapel Hill Hillel for seder.

Queer Seder takes social justice focus

By Sarah Thomas | April 9

Passover is a Jewish holiday rooted in social justice, and UNC Hillel took the opportunity to relate the traditional event to a modern struggle. ...

RHA wants students to beam at new event

By Christine Bang | April 9

Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Terminator might have used lasers as a different kind of incentive, but the Residence Hall Association’s laser tag event tonight ...

Q&A with columnist Peggy Noonan

April 9

After serving as a special assistant and speechwriter for former President Ronald Reagan, Peggy Noonan has gone on to author several books and is now ...

Students from the Real Silent Sam Coalition attended the UNC Board of Trustees' meeting to discuss renaming the academic building Saunders Hall.

UNC reflects on race relations 150 years after Civil War

By Corey Risinger | April 9

Today, on the 150th anniversary of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Union forces at the Battle of Appomattox — a symbolic end to the Civil War — ...

Mipso announces surprise show at Cat's Cradle, to give away 100 student tickets

By Zhai Yun Tan | April 9

After touring 28 states for 10 weeks, UNC-born folk band Mipso is ready to celebrate its homecoming with a surprise concert and a giveaway of free student ...

Workers warn of sweatshop injustices

By Kelly Jasiura | April 9

The issue of low-wage work often seems distant to UNC students, but health care worker Shannon Milton said her job and others like it don’t pay people ...

Millennials move away from political party affiliation

By Cole del Charco | April 9

Millennials might be more liberal than their older counterparts — but they’re not constraining themselves within specific political party affiliations. ...

On campus, Pepsi and Coke spar

By Colleen Moir | April 9

This year, UNC entered the 11th year of its contract with Pepsi — and while the relationship brings in $200,000 of financial aid per year, some students ...

Deborah Weissman, the Reef Ivey II Distinguished Professor of Law, spoke with students about the problems associated with North Carolina's use of solitary confinement in prisons Wednesday.

Professor: solitary confinement is torture

By Olivia Bane | April 9

Imagine being confined to an area no bigger than a parking space almost all day.

UNC student Keelon Dixon discusses social media anonymity with other students at the Carolina Conversations panel on Tuesday evening.

Carolina Pulse looks to increase participation

By Stephanie Lamm | April 9

Attendance has declined sharply at the Carolina Conversations events since their creation in March.