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Lucy Deeny, an junior exchange student from Scotland, is studying at UNC until August of next year. She is a history major.

UNC students held vigil in response to Ferguson decision

By Sarah Brown | November 25

Eight hundred miles away from Ferguson, Mo., UNC students felt the heavy weight of a grand jury decision not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the August ...

Jazmin Posas (left) and Ramon Zepeda of Student Action with Farmworkers joined UNC student organization FLO (fair, local, organic) to host a film screening and Thanksgiving potluck on Monday evening.

Film screening highlights farmworker injustice

By Bri Cotton | November 25

National advocacy group Student Action with Farmworkers joined with UNC student organization Fair Local Organic Food Monday night for a screening of “Harvest ...

Poll shows college students value internships

By Michael Liguori | November 24

Students who have recently entered college or will apply in the next couple of years are scrutinizing universities for the value of the education they ...

Wainstein investigation costs the University $3.1 million

By Bradley Saacks | November 21

In a letter from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission that was made public today, UNC is required to reply with documentation about ...

A group of on lookers pay their respects to those who have been persecuted because of their gender on Transgender Remembrance day, Wednesday afternoon in the Pit.

Transgender Day of Remembrance honors 81 killed this year

By Sofia Edelman | November 21

The UNC LGBTQ Center did not let the issue of gender-prejudiced violence go unnoticed or unaddressed on the international Transgender Day of Remembrance ...

UNC Swing Dance Club attracts up to 70 students every week

By Sarah McQuillan | November 21

Each week, a nostalgic air of the early twentieth century fills Phillips Hall 385 as the UNC Swing Dance Club enjoys jazz music, lindy hopping and a whole ...

A K9 unit walks near Carroll Hall on Thursday afternoon following a threatening Yik Yak post late Wednesday night.

DPS investigating potentially threatening Yik Yak post made Wednesday

By Sarah Brown | November 20

The Department of Public Safety is investigating a potentially threatening post made late Wednesday on Yik Yak — a location-based social media application ...

CAA, Fever expect big student turnout for Thursday's game

By Anyssa Reddix | November 20

UNC's rivalry with Duke is debatably one of the most exciting aspects of being a Tar Heel.

Students offer healthcare to people without insurance at clinic

By Katie Kilmartin | November 20

Every Wednesday, people who don’t have access to health care — whether it’s because of affordability or document complications — visit the Student ...

UNC student-athletes take "It's On Us" pledge

By Megan Morris | November 20

For UNC student-athletes who have taken the pledge, it’s on them to end sexual assault and interpersonal violence.

NC tuition has risen at double US rate

By Kate Grise | November 19

North Carolina is bucking the higher education trend — and not in a good way.

'Sugar baby' work offsets college costs

By Samantha Sabin | November 19

Rachel dressed up in her fanciest clothes for their first date: a pair of black shoes, plain black tights and a dress. As a student working with a budget, ...

Student Congress proposes changes to hardship parking

By Colleen Moir | November 19

The rules and judiciary committee of Student Congress began its meeting Tuesday with a hearing to discuss the redistricting of Student Congress seats ...

Morgan Mclaughlin, a sophomore political science and sociology major.

LGBTQ students seek awareness of spectrum of sexuality

By Amy Tsai and Amanda Albright | November 19

Morgan McLaughlin keeps her hair long. She doesn’t wear sporty clothes. She doesn’t conform to lesbian stereotypes, and when it comes to finding dates, ...

Amanda Albright is the Special Projects and Investigations Leader. She is a senior journalism major from Charlotte.

Column: Why sex?

By Amanda Albright | November 19

It's important to identify and condemn sex when it’s used as a weapon and celebrate it when it’s used as an expression of love and empowerment.

Where do Tar Heels hook up?

By Kaitlyn Kelly | November 19

Members of the Projects & Investigations team compiled common places where UNC students hook up on campus.

Where are they now: Former student body president candidates

By Rebecca Brickner | November 18

When Shamdasani was a sophomore, she was Student Body Secretary in the administration of former Student Body President Will Leimenstoll.

The Student Safety and Security Committee met on Monday night to discuss the future of SafeWalk. They voted on contributing a significant sum of money to SafeWalk while they come up with a more sustainable plan for the future.

SafeWalk gets some of its needed funding

By Langston Taylor | November 18

SafeWalk, the student night-safety organization that has been scrambling for money since seeing its funding cut in September, secured $12,200 Monday from ...

False Profits' last show of the semester was held Saturday

By Margaret Gilmore | November 18

From smashing pies into each other’s faces to spraying silly string at one another, False Profits gave its audience plenty to laugh about during its ...