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The 99th Undergraduate Student Senate met Tuesday to discuss amendments to the Student Code.

Undergraduate Student Senate plans to increase visibility for student government

By Danielle Bush | April 19

The 99th Undergraduate Student Senate met on Tuesday to discuss unfinished business of the preceding meeting, including amendments to three parts in the ...

A display of t-shirts were hung in the Quad to illustrate the effects of trauma.

Clothesline Project gives a voice to victims of sexual assault

By Preston Lennon | April 19

Students walking through the lower quad yesterday were flanked by rows of T-shirts calling attention to the prevalence of sexual assault.

New Hope Elementary school students met with their UNC Athlete pen pals during the UNC vs Liberty baseball game Tuesday night, April 18, 2017.

Student-athletes meet their pen pals from New Hope Elementary

By Doug Dubrowski | April 19

New Hope Elementary students met their UNC student-athlete pen pals for the first time at Tuesday’s baseball game against Liberty University.

Joseph Hiatt (left), Marco Sommerville II (middle), and Wen Lin are all second year MBA students that started the initiative for a class that partners restaurants with the Durham rescue mission.

Kenan-Flagler students organize mass donations for Durham homeless shelter

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | April 19

Second-year MBA students from UNC’s Kenan-Flagler Business School, Marco Sommerville, Wen Lin and Joseph Hiatt, organized a mass donation of food from ...

The Edible Campus new garden planting and celebration will take place this Saturday as part of the Earth Week festivities.

Earth Week participants on campus engage with the environment

By Celia McRae | April 19

A farmer’s market, a new garden and a festival are all parts of UNC’s Earth Week — a five-day celebration for Earth Day.

Melanie L. Rio, a UNC-CH alum, presenting her book "If We Were Villains" at Flyleaf bookstore.

UNC graduate debuts new book about mystery and Shakespeare

By Madeleine Fraley | April 19

UNC graduate and Morehead-Cain scholar M. L. Rio returned to Chapel Hill Tuesday night to debut her first novel “If We Were Villains” at Flyleaf Books. ...

Student housing in Chapel Hill is often rundown and inadequately cared for. Tenant turnover and unresponsive landlords make repairs and renovations tough to nail down.

Leaks, loopholes and absent landlords: Chapel Hill housing leaves students vulnerable

By Kelly Jasiura , Felicia Bailey , Jenni Ciesielski and Erin Wygant | April 19

Junior Lilli Mercho made sure to lock the doors of her home on East Longview Street in Chapel Hill — but that didn’t stop burglars from breaking into ...

Former Georgia sports agent pleads guilty to charges in UNC case

By Aaron Redus and Jamie Gwaltney | April 19

Terry Watson, a former Georgia sports agent who provided UNC football players with improper benefits, pleaded guilty to violating state law at the Orange ...

Professors respond to receiving grant to fight violent propaganda

By Charlie McGee | April 17

A grant received by the UNC Department of Communication in January to fund productions preventing the influence of violent extremist propaganda by the ...

Anita Amin, a sophomore double majoring in biology and health, policy, and management, is starting Project Welcome.

A UNC student has a message for immigrants: 'American youth welcomes you'

By Nicole Booth | April 17

Students are sending welcoming messages to immigrants and refugees in the Pit today.

People came to the reception of the Mayan exhibit curated by high schoolers from Morganton, NC and Mexico, displayed in the Wilson Special Collections Library on Friday, April 14.

Students come together to design exhibit about Mayan heritage and history

By Hannah Lang | April 17

A one-day exhibit at the Wilson Special Collections Library highlighted the shared heritage of students from two countries.

The Silent Sam Statue was spray-painted with the words, "Love is understanding why others hate. Love > Hate. BLM," on Friday night.

Confederate monument 'Silent Sam' spray-painted again on Friday

By Acy Jackson | April 17

The Silent Sam statue, a memorial to Confederate soldiers, was spray-painted on Friday with words encouraging love over hate.

New Maymester course will use makerspace, 3-D printing to teach

By Harris Wheless | April 17

Students will get a chance to work with 3-D printers and lasers in makerspaces for credit through the new Maymester course ARTS 343 — a studio art course ...

A petition has been started by students to get Kennedy Meek' jersey hung in the rafters of the Dean Dome.

Fans petition to get Kennedy Meeks' jersey up in Smith Center rafters

By Gloria Ge | April 17

A petition to have men’s basketball player Kennedy Meeks’ jersey put in the rafters of the Smith Center has been getting a lot of attention after ...

Joe DeSimone, a UNC chemistry professor, is on leave for one year to be CEO of a 3D printing company that has partnered with Adidas to 3d print shoes. Photo courtesy of Joe DeSimone.

Q&A with professor Joe DeSimone on Carbon company and 3-D printing

By Lorcan Farrell | April 17

Chemistry professor Joe DeSimone is currently on leave from UNC to act as CEO at the company he co-founded, Carbon. Carbon uses Continuous Liquid Interface ...

Laci Green gave a talk in the Great Hall about taking down rape culture on April 4th. The talk was presented by Delta Advocates.

Sexual Assault Awareness Month gives students the tools and resources to prevent sexual assault

By Paige Nehls | April 17

In honor of Sexual Assault Awareness Month during April, organizations both on and off campus collaborated to address the problem of sexual assault and ...

Students sign the "it's on us" banner to demonstrate taking responsibility to stop sexual assault

‘It’s On Us’ opens conversation on sexual assault

By Myah Ward | April 13

The UNC Greek community came together Wednesday night to raise awareness about sexual assault through their event “It’s On Us.”

New student club aims to connect collectors at UNC

By Eva Ellenburg | April 13

Justin Do’s Nintendo DS collection inspired him to start a club — but not for fellow Nintendo DS enthusiasts. It’s for collecting enthusiasts.

Damola Akintunde performs the opening dance during the Body Politics talk in in the Sonya B. Hayes Stone Center on Wednesday night.

Fourth annual Body Politics focuses on confronting colorism

By Cy Neff | April 13

Hosted by seniors Tori Baker and Joy Liburd, the fourth annual Body Politics event centered around broadcasting messages of body positivity and confronting ...

Elizabeth Adkins is a junior political science and journalism major and is running to be Student Body President.

New Student Code up for debate at student government

By Preston Lennon | April 12

Student government isn’t exactly starting from scratch — but the books are being rewritten. Along with the new constitution that accompanied the arrival ...