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School of Government holds leadership challenge

By Mohammed Hedadji | October 31

UNC undergraduates do not often get the opportunity to bounce their ideas off professionals and professors for real world issues and compete for $1,000 ...

UNC has no plan for 81 degrees in question yet

By Kristen Chung | October 29

For 81 former students, the fake classes cooked up by an administrator and his secretary in the former African and Afro-American studies department were ...

James W. Dean, Jr., UNC's provost and vice chancellor, attended the Student Athlete Academic Initiative Working Group meeting Tuesday, October 28, 2014 at 2:00 pm. The group met to discuss recent events regarding the UNC Athletic Department. Such topics included the recent Wainstein Report and 2014 admissions of athletes.

Student athlete working group talks Wainstein report

By Anyssa Reddix | October 29

Questions about student-athletes’ educations have dominated campus conversation in the aftermath of the Wainstein report, but one group has already ...

Four candidates will vie for Women’s Center directorship

By Acy Jackson and Sam Shaw | October 29

The search is on for a new director of the Carolina Women’s Center, and the University community will have a voice in the process.

Provost Jim Dean commits to curb student binge drinking

By Mona Bazzaz | October 29

Provost Jim Dean said he wants to curb binge drinking — but he doesn’t have a plan just yet.

Campus Rec considering renovation plans

By Bri Cotton | October 28

At Monday’s drop-in meeting at the Student Recreation Center, students put their last chance to suggest changes to Campus Recreation facilities to good ...

Student group unveils new UNC app

By Katie Kilmartin | October 28

CarolinaGO, a mobile application designed to inform students of everything they need to know at UNC, has been in the making since 2012, and students' ...

UNC alumni invent handheld drug delivery device

By Ashlen Renner | October 27

The first things visitors see in 1789 Venture Lab on Franklin Street are a ping pong table, arcade games, and an assortment of comfy chairs.

Supporters of the Carolina Gay Association gathered on Saturday to celebrate the 40th reunion of the organization.

Gay activists at UNC reflect on 40 years

By Carolyn Ebeling | October 27

When Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt came to UNC as freshman in 1988, he was looking for a community, and he found one in the Carolina Gay Association. ...

Transit student fee looking at increase

By Katie Reeder | October 27

Students might see their transportation fees go up by about $30 in the next academic year.

Jeff Popkin, Jason Hill, and Miles Herr (from left to right), members of the oldest A Capella group at UNC Chapel Hill, The Clef Hangers, perform their Fall Concert in Memorial Theater.

Clef Hangers embrace new traditions

By Kelly Cook | October 27

About 1,300 people packed into Memorial Hall Saturday night for the Clef Hangers’ annual fall concert — a night complete with Carolina Blue bow ...

Fishing club prepares for its faceoff against Duke

By Sofia Edelman | October 24

The Carolina Fishing Club is seeking to reel in a victory Saturday against Duke, but it’s more than just competition that lures students into the organization. ...

UNC Persian Cultural Society hosts Middle Eastern celebration

By Rebecca Brickner | October 24

It took 1,001 nights for a fabled Persian king to tell stories to his wife, but UNC students only one to get more acquainted with Middle Eastern culture. ...

Students declare candidacy for Student Congress

By Eric Surber | October 24

Students running for 18 vacant seats in Student Congress can start collecting signatures at 5 p.m. today.

Thomas Ross, the president of the University of North Carolina system, opens up the discussion regarding the Wainstein report that was released to the public Tuesday afternoon. The report details how the Department of African and Afro-American Studies at UNC allowed for its athletes to receive high grades with minimal effort for nearly twenty years.

Wainstein report might be the conclusion to UNC's academic scandal

By Bradley Saacks | October 23

It was all a lie.

Faculty rejoice at LGBT employee benefits

By Mohammed Hedadji | October 23

Members of the Provost’s Committee on LGBTQ Life said they were surprised at how quickly North Carolina’s ban on gay marriage was struck down.

Students to walk out of classes Friday to protest Board of Governors

By Corey Risinger | October 23

Dozens of UNC-system students will walk out of classes Friday to protest several system policies during the UNC Board of Governors’ meeting.

UNC, N.C. State alumni create app to bring Indian dance to the masses

By Morgan Vickers | October 23

For anyone watching a Bhangra dance during a celebration of the Indian holiday Diwali this week, the energy, physicality and beauty appear to be skills ...

Student deejay Sam Schaefer was featured at WXYC's semi-annual 90s dance party hosted by Cat's Cradle on Friday.

UNC student groups enjoy reliving the 1990s

By Sarah Vassello | October 22

Students longing for a time when Tamagotchis and “Rocket Power” were all the rage are not alone in their nostalgia.

UNC business school severs ties with Habitat for Humanity

By Kate Albers | October 22

After 10 years, 10 homes and over $400,000 raised, Orange County Habitat for Humanity will not partner with the Kenan-Flagler Business School to build ...