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Criminal Justice Reform Advocacy Week brings play to shed light on solitary confinement

By Lorcan Farrell | March 2

Criminal justice is taking center stage this week in a series of events put on by the Criminal Justice Awareness and Action club.

Michele Gretch Carter, newly appointed manager of the Student Stores, discusses her role on campus at an Employee Forum meeting at the Stone Center.

Employee Forum discusses name changes and charity work

By Will Arrington | March 2

At its Tuesday meeting, the Employee Forum discussed the terminology used to refer to UNC’s janitorial staff and received an update about the University’s ...

UNC competes for spring concert through Shoudify app

By Myah Ward | March 1

If students drop the most "shoudouts" in the next two weeks, UNC could win a free concert this spring.

GPSF executive positions will be paid positions

By Anish Bhatia | March 1

A referendum in Thursday’s election will determine whether UNC’s student government will split into an undergraduate council and a graduate council, ...

UNC Young Democrats held a debate between the two Student Body President candidates.

SBP candidates split endorsements in second and third debates

By Brinley Lowe and Molly Looman | March 1

After hearing a complaint from Travis Broadhurst against the UNC Board of Elections, the UNC Student Supreme Court has halted the student body president ...

SBP candidates talk sexual assault policy, inclusion at Young Democrats debate

By Brinley Lowe | March 1

Student body president candidates Maurice Grier and Elizabeth Adkins debated in the UNC Young Democrats Debate in Manning Hall. Senior Writer Brinley ...

Tracey Triggs-Matthew is a part of the Center for Sustainable Enterprise at UNC Kenan-Flagler and one of the main leaders of the Clean Tech Summit.

Fourth annual Clean Tech Summit expected to pull in more than 670 participants

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | March 1

Gov. Roy Cooper will be on campus this Thursday delivering the keynote address at the fourth annual UNC Clean Tech Summit.

Colleen Daly discusses her journey in creating Embody Carolina, an organization on campus to help students struggling with eating disorders.

Embody Carolina aims to empower students during National Eating Disorder Awareness Week

By Charlie McGee | March 1

Embody Carolina, a group that raises awareness of eating disorders, is working to reach a wider range of students during National Eating Disorders Awareness ...

Student body president elections halted after Travis Broadhurst complaint

By Acy Jackson | February 28

Travis Broadhurst has made a complaint against the UNC Board of Elections to the UNC Student Supreme Court. The complaint requests that the Supreme Court ...

Interactive graphic: 2017 Student Body President voter guide

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 28

A guide to learn more about this year's student body presidential candidates.

Boateng Kubi, chairperson of the Carolina Union board of directors, presents the completed feasibility study for a new Carolina Union.

Results of feasibility study for new Student Union released

By Madeleine Fraley | February 28

The results of the Carolina Union’s Feasibility Study were released on the new Our Carolina Union website Monday, revealing students’ high interest ...

Organizers hope to memorialize Wilson Caldwell in event

By Nicole Booth | February 28

Education and awareness — that's what co-organizers Anna Blackwell and Kristen Marion want students to take away from the Wilson Caldwell Day event. ...

Frank B. Hanes, courtesy of Susan H. Irons

Q&A with journalist, author and Writer-in-Residence Ted Conover

By Aaron Redus | February 27

Ted Conover is the Frank B. Hanes Writer in Residence. He is offering a reading tomorrow in Genome Sciences Auditorium at 7:30.

Students sing "We Can't Keep Quiet" in the event based on the recent Women's March.

Event based on Women's March on Washington performance sought to bring people together

By Will Arrington | February 27

A choir of students gathered in the Pit Monday morning for an event called We Can’t Keep Quiet, which by all means lived up to its title.

Dr. Daniel M. Cobb is a professor in the American Studies department who was recently nominated as a recipient of the Fulbright Scholarship, giving him the ability to teach and research in Helsinki, Finland.

Leading with a 'moral compass' — UNC professor wins Fulbright Scholarship

By Varun Kasula | February 27

Dan Cobb, coordinator for the American Indian and Indigenous Studies curriculum, will be able to teach international students in Helsinki, Finland, about ...

Faculty Executive Committee discusses immigration and Franklin Street bonfires

By Brinley Lowe | February 27

The Faculty Executive Committee met with Provost Jim Dean to discuss immigration and other issues facing the University on Monday afternoon.

Marissa Butler, a first year from Lumberton, NC, started the Self-Illumination club, which strives to make students on campus their best selves. When asked why she started the club, she said she loves "seeing people smile when [we] make their day."

New group, SelfIlluminate, hopes to spread happiness on campus

By Leah Asmelash | February 27

What started as a few social media blog posts about struggling with self-love has now morphed into SelfIlluminate — a group at UNC aimed at providing ...

Black male enrollment at UNC hasn’t risen above 125 in a new class since 2009

By Colleen Moir | February 27

For Chris Faison, the key to raising graduation and retention rates for male students of color lies in professional resources and listening to what the ...

Student body president candidates Maurice Grier (left) and Elizabeth Adkins respond to questions asked by leaders of the Greek Organizations IFC, GAC, NPHC, and the PHC.

Grier and Adkins now the only two candidates on student body president ballot

By Paige Nehls | February 27

Matthew McKnight’s two appeals to the UNC Student Supreme Court were denied Sunday, upholding the UNC Board of Elections decision to disqualify him ...

Counterfeit tickets are being sold to students on campus.

Suspect arrested for selling counterfeit tickets to UNC-Duke men's basketball game

By Lorcan Farrell | February 27

Anyone looking to buy tickets to the UNC vs. Duke men’s basketball game Saturday should be on the lookout out for counterfeit tickets.