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First-years Mayumi Sayek, Genie Shekar, and Norma Reyes perform at the 2017 Korean Fall Festival and K-pop Contest on Thursday night.

K-pop contest increases interest in Asian Studies Department

By Marine Elia | October 26

Around 200 students, faculty, and community members filled the Nelson Mandela auditorium to watch K-pop soloists, duets, and dance groups battle for first ...

Proposed curriculum changes may alter general education requirements

By Charlie McGee | October 26

With a potential overhaul of UNC's General Education curriculum looming, debate concerning outlined changes has sparked over backlash from faculty members. ...

Michael Berube says students shouldn't fear the humanities

By Ashley Cruz | October 26

Pennsylvania State University Literature Professor Michael Berube believes in the humanities. Berube, a famous literary critic, was brought to UNC to ...

Word on the street: How do you feel about Halloween?

By Cy Neff | October 26

Halloween - a time of year as American as apple pie, as wild as literally anything from Australia. Halloween and Halloweekend are major events at ...

STEM departments innovate courses with active learning

By Cailyn Derickson | October 26

On chemistry professor Thomas Freeman’s bookshelf, a row of DNA models are on display. The colorful models, made from pipe cleaners, beads and wood, ...

Word on the Street: What do you think of the new bike share program?

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | October 26

All over campus, racks of shiny, blue and white ‘Tar Heel Bikes’ have been installed as a part of Chancellor Folt’s Three Zero’s Environmental ...

Speaker Pro Tempore of Undergraduate Senate claims discrimination by Elizabeth Adkins in committee removal

By Nicole Booth | October 25

On Oct. 9, Kennith Echeverria, the speaker pro tempore in the Undergraduate Senate, filed a complaint against Student Body President Elizabeth Adkins ...

The "Tar Heels Bikes" bike share program was launched by Chancellor Folt and Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Enterprises Brad Ives in front of Davis Library on Wednesday.

UNC bike share provides students with a sustainable way to get around campus

By Abby Cantrell | October 25

Chancellor Carol Folt and Rameses Jr. cut the ribbon and officially launched UNC’s new Tar Heel Bikes program on Wednesday.

Fire on Pittsboro Street leaves students without a home

By Cole Kordus | October 25

Residents of 416 Pittsboro St. saw their house go up in flames on Oct. 17.

Artist Ben Alper speaks about the inspiration and creative working process in his first three self-publications.

UNC alum and photographer, Ben Alper, talks to students about the art process

By Vennela Medapati | October 25

Artist and UNC-CH MFA graduate, Ben Alper, spoke about his connection to UNC and delved deeper into the art process of photography with his audience at ...

NYT contributor JoAnna Klein talks authentic and effective writing at Wilson Library

By Lorcan Farrell | October 25

Independent science journalist JoAnna Klein engaged the crowd at Wilson Library on Wednesday by asking them why they should be listening to her.

'It’s just whack-a-mole': Women's history at UNC

By Molly Looman | October 24

With conversations of race and gender, historical context has become increasingly relevant. Because women comprise over 57 percent of UNC’s undergraduate ...

Faculty association gives community to retired faculty

By Cy Neff | October 24

UNC’s Retired Faculty Association offers up answers to former university professors who are retired but still looking to stay professionally active. ...

The 'Academic-Athletic' scandal leaves academic reforms in its wake

By Summer Epps | October 24

UNC's academic scandal recently came to a close, but its effects are ongoing. In response to the academic irregularities that were brought to light in ...

Bubba Cunningham (left), UNC Athletic Director, contributes to discussion at a 2016 meeting of the Faculty Athletics Committee (FAC) while Ezra Baeli-Wang, a student athlete advisory council representative, listens intently.

Academic scandal leads to more oversight by faculty committee

By Mark Burnett | October 24

In light of the NCAA investigations, UNC has been under both academic and athletic investigations. Within the Faculty Council there is a special committee ...

Beta Upsilon Chi to join Interfraternity Council as associate member

By Suzanne Blake | October 24

What began as a slight curiosity in 2015 by then UNC sophomore Harrison Toohey, would later become the foundation for a new Greek chapter at UNC. Toohey's ...

Hypnosis entertains and helps local residents

By Marin Wolf | October 24

Students filled the Agora on Oct. 10 to watch their classmates use their shoes as binoculars and bet on fake racehorses during the Granville Towers Hypnotist ...

APIAutumn empowers Asian American community through month of events

By Ramishah Maruf | October 24

Whether it be through movie screenings or food trivia, the month of events for the Asian and Pacific Islander American Autumn aims to empower and unify ...

The renovated Carolina basketball museum features interactive exhibits.

With more championships come more renovations for Carolina Basketball Museum

By Kate Karstens | October 24

From her desk at the entrance of the newly renovated Carolina Basketball Museum, Angie King has watched coaches bring in visiting student-athletes, in ...

Chancellor Folt announces scholarship to honor trailblazers in inclusivity

By Brooke Bauman | October 23

On the 224th annual University Day, Chancellor Carol Folt introduced a scholarship fund which aimed to recognize UNC students, faculty, staff or alumni ...