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Student government is joining the cause to save Horace Williams

By Mark Burnett | February 12

With Horace Williams Airport on the brink of closure once again, both the Speaker Pro Tempore of the Undergraduate Senate and Carolina General Aviation ...

Student government is divided over funding for various student organizations

By Emily Galvin | February 11

Student government officials are divided over the process by which student organizations receive funding. While some student senators want to prioritize ...

Attendance resolution, application increase, and university government discussed Faculty Council Meeting

By Hannah McClellan | February 11

Friday’s Faculty Council meeting covered everything from the Arts Everywhere campaign to the passing of a resolution on University-approved absences. ...

SBP candidates split on mental health during first debate

By Madeleine Fraley | February 11

In the first official debate of the campaign season, the Greek Student Body hosted the two student body president candidates, juniors Savannah Putnam ...

TEDxUNC attempts to change the conversation about color, race and diversity

By Jessica Snouwaert | February 11

This year's TEDxUNC conference, Colorwheel, invites audience members to look at race and diversity through an artistic lens.

Editorial: Let's be engaged but realistic for the SBP election

February 11

If you’re reading this, you probably (statistically and realistically speaking) don’t care about the student body president election tomorrow. ...

Arts Everywhere and BSM collaborate to honor the Black Pioneers of UNC

By Grace Little | February 7

In celebration of Black History Month and the Black Student Movement’s 50th anniversary, the Arts Everywhere initiative and BSM have collaborated on ...

Thinking about selling your Duke ticket? Think again.

By Suzanne Blake | February 7

Selling student basketball tickets, including coveted Duke tickets, is considered a University policy violation and subject to punishment by honor court. ...

Biomedical engineering program gives students the best of both worlds

By Lorcan Farrell | February 7

What would happen if you took a nationally-ranked hospital system and school of medicine and combined it with one of the finest engineering programs in ...

Turning Point USA is a conservative organization with presence at UNC.

Conservative activist group Turning Point USA endorses Elizabeth Adkins

By Kate Karstens | February 7

Turning Point USA labeled Elizabeth Adkins' student body presidency a victory for the conservative group, but she never even communicated with the organization. ...

Excited fans jump over a bonfire on Franklin Street after North Carolina beats Duke in men’s basketball.

Rushing Franklin Street through the decades

By Ramishah Maruf | February 6

In anticipation of the biggest basketball game of the season, students and alumni reflect on the tradition that has stood the test of time: rushing Franklin ...

We can all blame "Johnny Appleseed" for Duke/UNC rivalry

By Brooke Bauman | February 6

On Thursday night, UNC and Duke University will meet for the first time this season to open the next chapter in one of the greatest rivalries of college ...

Clay Browning, a former graduate assistant coach for UNC football, crowd surfs in the bleacher level student section of the Dean Smith Center before the UNC men's basketball game vs. Duke on March 4, 2017.

Here are the best places to watch the UNC-Duke game

By Cy Neff | February 6

Want in on the action? Well then, there’s this thing called the Dook - UNC game, and here’s where you should watch it...

Susan King, the Dean of the School of Media and Journalism, speaks at the First Amendment Day opening ceremony in 2015.

Who's who in the UNC School of Media and Journalism hall of fame

By Sabrina Zirkle | February 6

Some started at Carolina; some ended at Carolina. But they're all pushing the future of journalism to new heights. Meet the 2018 inductees to the School ...

The Daily Tar Heel recognizes seven notable alumni for Black History Month

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | February 5

For Black History Month, The Daily Tar Heel is recognizing some notable Black alumni for their distinguished contributions and accomplishments.

"We swipe left, and reverse": Tinder ruled against in age discrimination lawsuit

By Ryan Smoot | February 5

The app charged customers above the age of 30 $19.99 per month beginning in 2015, while users under 30 paid just $9.99 or $14.99 per month.

UNC's Black Student Movement created a welcome video for newly admitted Black students to encouragement enrollment. Photo Courtesy of Black Student Movement

Black Student Movement makes video to increase enrollment of Black students

By Casey Quam | February 5

In the past seven years, the enrollment numbers for students who identify as Black, white and Hispanic have all decreased. Minority student groups are ...

UNC admissions sees largest number of applicants yet

By Mark Burnett | February 4

UNC has seen a 6 percent increase in applications since last year, a number that's been rising since 2005.

According to a new study, the student debt crisis is complicated

By Anna Pogarcic | February 4

While the number of students receiving grants has risen since 2012, the percentage taking out loans decreased.

UNC's National Girls and Women in Sports day empowers young girls to try new sports

By Taylor Buck | February 4

As junior Kate Hickert, a member of the women's rowing team, held her 9-foot oar, little girls watched in awe as they got to touch and hold the unfamiliar ...