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Undergraduate Student Government Senate confirms members to committees

By Harris Wheless | April 27

At Wednesday’s Undergraduate Student Senate meeting, members discussed several proposed committees and how each member would fit into these committees. ...

Undergraduate Senate talks potential finance bill, reviewing campaigning process

By Will Arrington | April 26

Undergraduate Student Senate discussed incoming government positions and the student body presidential campaigning process at its last committee member ...

UNC professor Jessica Wolfe has been selected as one of seven long-term fellows at the Folger Shakespeare Library in 2017.

English professor Jessica Wolfe receives fellowship to work in Folger Shakespeare Library in DC

By Anish Bhatia | April 26

The Folger Shakespeare Library chose UNC English professor Jessica Wolfe as one of seven long-term fellows for the 2017-18 year. The fellowship program ...

Zankiliwa, an African dance troupe at UNC, performs at Milk and Honey, an event hosted by The Bridge featuring dance, poetry, song, and other performances. The event took place in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center on Tuesday night.

Milk and honey participants perform poetry, song and dance in affirming space

By Jacob Hancock | April 26

Dancing, poetry and creating a safe performance space were all parts of the biannual “Milk and Honey” event.

For 18 years, UNC's academic improprieties went unnoticed by the NCAA.

NCAA sets tentative date for hearings on academic-athletic scandal

By Acy Jackson | April 25

UNC released multiple letters Tuesday between the University and the NCAA regarding the timeline for responses to the NCAA's third Notice of Allegations ...

Carolina Cupboard prepares to move into new pantry location in the fall

By Eva Ellenburg | April 24

Carolina Cupboard has postponed its move into another room of Avery Hall’s basement until the Week of Welcome in fall 2017.

(From left) Joey Chau, Joe Plever (red shirt), Anne Chao (back right), and Cedric Nam play PC games at a UNC eSports meet up.

UNC club reacts to possibility of esports in 2020 Olympic games

By Varun Kasula | April 24

Competitive video gaming — called esports — may become an official Olympic sport for the 2020 Summer games in Tokyo.

At the FedEx Global Center on Monday night, students in the Arabic Program hosted a friendly cooking competition and shared a large spread of both traditional Arabic dishes and other miscellaneous treats.

Cook-off immerses students in Arabic culture

By Nicole Booth | April 24

The Arabic program hosted its first ever cooking competition Monday night..

The university celebrated Earth Week with the opening of a new edible campus location and a greenhouse.

UNC celebrates Earth Week with gardens, greenhouses galore

By Hannah Lang | April 24

UNC celebrated Earth Week with two new ways for growing produce.

Mali Khan, a North Carolina student and member of UNICEF, volunteers to clean up trash at one of six campus storm water outfalls. Photo Courtesy of Haley Moser.

Q&A with environmental intern Haley Moser

April 24

Haley Moser is a junior environmental science major on the quantitative energy track who interns at the UNC Department of Environment, Health and Safety. ...

Sophie Niu, a junior international student from Shenzhen, China, is the president of Chinese Students and Scholars.

UNC sees record applications from international students

By Leah Asmelash | April 21

The University has experienced the highest number of international applications ever, despite the executive orders out of the White House and perceived ...

The campus organization, Q for the Kids, put on a fundraiser to raise funds for the “No Kid Hungry” project which is striving to alleviate hunger across North Carolina.

Eats 101 continues barbecue event to fight food insecurity

By Paige Nehls | April 21

One in four kids face food insecurity in North Carolina, according to No Kid Hungry North Carolina. To educate and help solve this issue, the Eats 101 ...

Professor Paulette Ramsay discusses the Afro-Mexican diaspora in the Student Store.

Paulette Ramsay wants to highlight the importance of the Afro-Mexican diaspora

By Jackson Liu | April 21

Paulette Ramsay, a senior lecturer in Spanish at the University of the West Indies, introduced her new book about the history of Afro-Mexicans being ignored ...

Moving forward after Arts Everywhere Day, UNC has a long term goal of increasing interest in the arts.

Arts Everywhere seeks to expand

By Eva Ellenburg | April 21

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North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the opening for the Horizons Center, which helps pregnant or parenting moms with substance abuse problems.

UNC Horizons Program debuts new holistic care space

By Acy Jackson | April 20

A round of applause erupted after Chancellor Carol Folt shouted “in one location” at the opening ceremony for the UNC Horizons Program’s new center. ...

UNC graduates offer advice for surviving senior bar golf

By Maria Mullis | April 20

Seniors may be putting on their polos and visors, but they’ll be grabbing drinks instead of golf putters.

Senior Logan Gin, Mr. UNC for the fall semester, is carrying out his vision for adaptive sports at UNC.

Joe Nail and Logan Gin want to bring adaptive sports program to UNC

By Myah Ward | April 20

Sophomore Joe Nail and senior Logan Gin are working together to launch an adaptive sports program.

Dr. Carlo Sequin gives a lecture on the intersection between math and art in Brooks Building on Wednesday.

Art and math come together for lecture on intersections of studies

By Jacob Hancock | April 20

Carlo Sequin, a computer science professor from the University of California, Berkeley, focused on the intersection between math, computer science and ...

The first installment of the 134-piece "Focus on the Peck Collection Exhibit" donated by Sheldon and Leena Peck is currently displayed at the Ackland Art Museum.

Portion of $17 million collection on display at the Ackland

By Will Arrington | April 20

The Focus on the Peck Collection at the Ackland Art Museum — on display from March 29 to June 4 — is the first public display of the Sheldon and Leena ...

UNC’s Music and Jewish studies departments will perform “The Defiant Requiem” on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. The requiem was also performed by prisoners at a concentration camp.

Carolina Choir, Symphony Orchestra to perform tribute to victims of concentration camp

By Nic Rardin | April 19

The Carolina Choir and UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform the Defiant Requiem, a tribute to the prisoners of the Terezín concentration camp in the current ...