Silent Sam raises questions about free speech on campus

For Campus Y Co-President Alexander Peeples, the recent push to remove Silent Sam has shown more than the power of unification; it has shown a university ...

Panel opens discussion on race and ethnicity at UNC

The Integrated Curricula Program and the 2017 Carolina Summer Reading Program hosted a panel discussion on this summer's reading, “How Does It Feel ...

UNC faculty jazz trio receive a standing ovation

 With a soft blue light shining over them, the UNC Faculty Jazz Trio played some of the genre’s greatest hits, receiving a standing ovation from ...

Nonpartisan institute connects students across the political spectrum

There are many words one could use to describe political discourse on a college campus, but “nonpartisan” isn’t often one of them. Senior political ...

Al comes to class: Owner of Al's Burger Shack advises entrepreneurial students

 Al Bowers wields an industrial spatula over dozens of burgers on a portable grill. It’s one of Al’s Burger Shack’s four movable grills, and ...

UNC faculty member makes unexpected bond with campus squirrel

A campus squirrel spent the night off-campus after imprinting with a UNC lecturer. 

Students prep for first football game of the season

 Staff writer Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez went around campus and asked various students where they will be watching the first football game of the season ...

UNC sorority recruitment postponed due to stomach virus

Aaron Bachenheimer, director of fraternity and sorority life and community involvement at UNC, said there is currently no answer as to when sorority recruitment ...

What do professors want in their offices? Mostly espresso machines

 Staff Writer Madeleine Fraley asked professors: If you could add anything fun to UNC – from campus-wide to your office – what would it be?   ...

Construction poses welcomed challenge for band students

 The heavy construction around campus hasn’t only posed challenges for students trying to get to their classes  — it’s put a hitch in ...

CFTK funds grants for improvements at UNC Children's Hospital

 Carolina for the Kids, a UNC organization dedicated to supporting the families and children of Chapel Hill, raised money to give two specialized ...

Student Government tackles issue of Silent Sam

On Tuesday night before a crowded room in the Carolina Union, members of  UNC’s Undergraduate Student Senate cast votes on two monumental issues ...

Union victory at Duke sparks momentum for UNC worker's union

“Everyone saw how the university pushed back against their campaign,” Abigail Lee said, referring to the legal battle between Duke and a collection ...

Student journalists nominated for national award

 Over spring break this year, students admitted to Media and Journalism 584: Documentary Multimedia Storytelling were given the opportunity to travel ...

Word on the Street: Why do we celebrate Labor Day?

 Labor Day is celebrated each year in America on the first Monday in September. It is usually celebrated with lake days, cookouts and back-to-school ...

Faculty Executive Committee discuss Silent Sam solutions

Silent Sam dominated the conversation at the Faculty Executive Committee Meeting Monday afternoon, with some members calling on Chancellor Carol Folt ...

Professor's new podcast revisits stories of Japanese-American internment

An elderly man goes missing in the desert. A group of boys are punished for sledding. A top-notch college student is prevented from graduating. This is ...

UNC students prepare to apply to the business school

Q&A with award-winning filmmaker

Staring Down Fate received the Best Feature Film award this month at the Sunrise 45 film festival. Filmed and edited by UNC alumnus, Jeff Mittelstadt, ...