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UNC student group performs dance with silk and style

By Jamie Stuart | January 23

Brightly colored silk ribbons fly through the air in unison during the twice-weekly practices of UNC's Flying Silk dance group, whose members are busy ...

Carrboro mayor Lydia LaBelle and Edith Parker, a Carolina alumnus, speak on a panel of minority women leaders in the Stone Center on Wednesday evening.

Civil rights panel focuses on female trailblazers

By Luman Ouyang | January 22

Women who lived through the civil rights movement and blazed trails on and off UNC’s campus spoke at “Leading Ladies,” an event at the Sonja Haynes ...

Classroom 335 in Phillips Hall was recently renovated to enhance interactive learning. Some of the classes benefitting from these improvements are Math 110. Math 130, and Physics 114. Chris Clemens, chairman of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, comments, "We're all delighted with it. We could even use two more."

Students test out high tech classrooms in Phillips Hall

By Jenn Morrison | January 22

A Phillips Hall classroom was renovated to offer a more dynamic learning experience.

Survey: students lack job skills

By Cole del Charco | January 22

Most college students think they are prepared for the workforce, but employers say they need to think again.

Jonathan Hebert, a senior Public Policy and Economics double major, won the student speaker series of TEDxUNC on Wednesday. His talk, "Improvisation: A Framework for Collaborative Assembly" will now be featured in the third annual TEDxUNC conference on February 7th in Memorial Hall.

Students compete for TEDx speaking slot

By Rebecca Brickner | January 22

Many things require some assembly — and the selection of this year’s student speaker for the TEDxUNC conference was no exception.

Sara Tane, a junior global studies and interdisciplinary studies major, started a Spoon University chapter for UNC and is the chapter’s editor. “It seemed like something right up my alley, so I decided to do it,” she said. Spoon University is a national online publication.

Food writing group Spoon University gains momentum

By Kristina Kokkonos | January 22

From recipes to grocery lists to food news, Spoon University has the scoop.

NC's chapter of ACLU celebrates 50th anniversary

By Anica Midthun | January 21

The American Civil Liberties Union chapter of North Carolina — which was founded in the 1960s to defend the rights of UNC students to have “radical” ...

David Reinfurt, a UNC alumnus and accomplished graphic designer, speaks at Hanes Art Center on Tuesday night.

Hanes welcomes latest lecturer, UNC alumnus and graphic designer David Reinfurt

By Robert McNeely | January 21

Over 100 excited students and faculty members gathered at the Hanes Art Center last night to hear from the organization’s latest visiting artist – ...

T. William Lester (left) and Adam Smith (right) debate the moral and economic impacts of possibly raising the federally mandated minimum wage at Van Hecke-Wettach Hall on Tuesday.

Experts debate minimum wage laws across country at UNC

By Corey Risinger | January 21

Though introduced along party lines, two economic academics eventually found common political ground in their praise of community-set wages in a debate ...

Muslim Student Association, others get Student Congress funding

By Kristen Chung | January 21

After Duke canceled its scheduled call to prayer Friday, discussions of University resources for UNC Muslims students were brought to the surface. ...

UNC sophomore Zeshan Bari prays during the UNC Muslim Students Association’s weekly prayer held every Friday in the Student Union annex.

Muslim students seek support on campus

By Katie Kilmartin | January 20

Muslim students in the Triangle went through a spectrum of emotions after Duke University decided not to amplify the call to Friday prayers in the face ...

Students disappointed by McMillan's departure

By Cain Twyman | January 20

Since the release of the Wainstein report, professor Tim McMillan’s students have said they’re disappointed with the findings and that he had to leave ...

UNC student groups celebrate King through various artistic mediums

By Kristina Kokkonos | January 20

Some student organizations have chosen to let art speak for Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy this week.

More students sought short-term counseling in 2013-2014

By Victoria Mirian | January 16

Student visits to Counseling and Psychological Services have been rising — and are not showing any signs of slowing down.

UNC students buoy arts attendance

By Lauren Hong | January 16

Buttressed by the power of UNC’s arts classes, art programs in the area are bucking a trend in a new report from the National Endowment for the Arts, ...

Andrew Powell wins bet with rival student body president

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | January 16

Thanks to Marcus Paige and the efforts of the rest of the men’s basketball team in their game against N.C. State on Wednesday, UNC Student Body President ...

Emilio Vicente, senior public policy major from Siler City, leads a discussion on financial aid and other student issues at a meeting for the North Carolina Student Power Union at Campus Y on Wednesday night based around the UNC Board of Governors.

UNC students to protest research institute cuts

By Olivia Bane | January 16

Black-clad UNC students are planning to sit in on the UNC Board of Governors’ meeting on Friday in Chapel Hill to show support for the University centers ...