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Trevor, a graduate student, is in the process of fundraising to get a medical alert dog for his diabetes.

Service dogs can be trained to alert owners when blood sugar is low

By Jackson Liu | February 8

First-year graduate student Trevor Bell, who has had diabetes for more than a decade, is fundraising for his diabetes alert dog.dir

Protesters halted a speech by former U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo at UNC in 2009. File Photo by Ariana van den Akker.

Berkeley protests lead to campus free speech conversations nationwide

By Bailey Aldridge | February 8

Recent legislation and protests at the University of California, Berkeley have reignited discussions of student free speech on university campuses nationwide. ...

Student Congress talks impeachment and freeze of student body president elections

By Nic Rardin | February 8

Student Congress put a hold on impeachment proceedings against Board of Elections chairperson Paul Kushner at its Tuesday meeting.

GPSF heard from 4 of the 6 student body president candidates

By Celia McRae | February 8

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation met on Tuesday to vote on 12 bills and resolutions as well as to hold a 2017 student body elections open ...

Moderator Kia Caldwell (African, African American, and Diaspora Studies, UNC-CH), along with panelists Pat Parker (Communication, UNC-CH), Keisha-Khan Perry (Africana Studies, Brown), and Sharon Holland (American Studies, UNC-CH) discuss Black Feminism at a colloquium on February 7, 2017.

AAAD colloquium brings together experts on black feminism

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | February 8

The Department of African, African American and Diaspora Studies' first spring event sparked conversations about empowerment, feminism and politics.

Campus Y Co-President Forum 6-7 on Wednesday night

Courtney Staton and Alexander Peeples to be next Campus Y co-presidents

By From staff and wire reports | February 7

Courtney Staton and Alexaner Peeples have been announced as the co-presidents of the Campus Y for the 2017-18 school year.

Professor Jay Smith taught a class about athletes' rights, but it was later cancelled.

UNC history professor Jay Smith suspects external involvement in removal of his college athletics class

By Aaron Redus | February 6

At the end of the fall 2016 semester, the history department made the decision to remove History 383 — a class that explores the history of college ...

Alert Carolina balances threat with proximity to avoid unnecessary alarm

By Colleen Moir | February 6

In the 24-hour period following the off-campus shooting of Deah Barakat and Yusor and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in February 2015, four Alert Carolina emails ...

Water crisis causes inconveniences for students

By Madeleine Fraley | February 6

Following high fluoride levels and a water main break in the city’s water supply, the University had to close campus and cancel all events for the weekend. ...

Carolina Dining Service employees hand out water to students during the water crisis.

University departments had to think on their feet to get through water crisis

By Nicole Booth | February 6

When Chapel Hill’s water source was shut down on Friday, the University didn't have a specific procedure, but had to use other emergency plans to make ...

Board of Elections asks to extend elections delay

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 6

The Board of Elections is asking the UNC Supreme Court to further delay student elections.

Mental health ambassador program hopes to be another resource for students

By Leah Asmelash | February 6

While researching counseling and psychological services at other universities, first-year Priya Sridhar came across mental health ambassador programs ...

SBP candidate Joe Nail's disqualification ruled invalid by UNC Supreme Court

By Acy Jackson and Jamie Gwaltney | February 6

The UNC Supreme Court ruled Sunday night to postpone elections and invalidated the UNC Board of Elections’ ruling to disqualify Joe Nail from the student ...

Students create hip-hop organization for community of listeners

By Kayla Drake | February 6

A group of friends who spend their time listening to and discussing hip-hop have found a community of students who do the same.

April Callis is the new assistant director of the LGBTQ center.

Q&A with April Callis, the new assistant director for LGBTQ Center

By Danielle Bush | February 6

The LGBTQ Center, which provides students with an accepting and inclusive environment, hired a new assistant director, April Callis, after the position ...

Joe Nail files appeal after being disqualified as SBP candidate

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 5

Joe Nail has been disqualified as a candidate for student body president.

Student body election signature deadline extended by 48 hours due to water crisis

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 5

The deadline for candidates to gather signatures has been extended by 48 hours due to the water crisis in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

Signature deadline for spring election extended due to water crisis

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 4

The UNC Board of Elections extended the deadline for candidates to gather 1,250 student signatures due to the water crisis and suggested evacuation from ...

UNC students Dean Tran and Harvey Liu walk back to campus holding bags of Powerade after not finding water on Franklin Street.

Water shortage: what to know if you are on campus

By Acy Jackson | February 3

UNC's campus officially closed at 1 p.m., but thousands of students are still in on-campus residence halls without water. We're compiling useful information ...

Tar Heel Reader (Sitterson Hall, explaining locations of readers on the website)

Free online library for UNC students celebrates 10 millionth book read

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | February 3

Faculty from the UNC School of Medicine and the Department of Computer Science came together on Tuesday to celebrate the 10 millionth book read on TarHeelReader.org. ...