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Student Activities Fund Office, Student Fee Audit Committee plan for student government split

By Aaron Redus | January 27

The Student Fee Audit Committee discussed how the proposed split in student government will affect the budget and student fees in a meeting with the Student ...

Professor Jodi Magness takes students to Israel to partake in digs every summer. Photo Courtesy of Jodi Magness.

Full-time archaeologist Jodi Magness digs into teaching religion at UNC

By Leah Asmelash | January 27

Professor Jodi Magness has been on more than 20 archaeological excavations over her career, published 10 books, won numerous awards, consulted for the ...

Sheldon Peck speaks at the donation announcement of various pieces of artwork to the Ackland Art Museum. Peck and his wife were the donors of the the collection, valued at $25 million and containing some of Rembrandt's most famous pieces.

Ackland receives $17 million in works of art, largest donation in museum's history

By Acy Jackson | January 26

As Chancellor Carol Folt announced that the Ackland Art Museum had received the largest donation ever, Leena Peck had tears rolling down her face.

Students, faculty and employees participate in exercise classes in the Student Recreation Center on Tuesday.

Campus recreation offers class specifically for faculty and staff

By Nic Rardin | January 26

Making it to the gym can be tough, but UNC faculty and staff have their very own group fitness course.

On-campus housing applications increase as housing department competes with off campus

By Lorcan Farrell | January 26

After closing Stacy and Everett residence halls last year due to low occupancy, the Housing and Residential Education Department has been working to retain ...

The finance, infrastructure and audit committee for the Board of Trustees met on Wednesday to discuss various infrastructure changes around campus.

Board of Trustees meets to discuss orientation programming and Silicon Valley

By Aaron Redus , Jamie Gwaltney , Natalie Conti and Nick Rardin | January 26

The Board of Trustees met in committees Wednesday for the first time since President Donald Trump’s inauguration.

There is construction on Lenoir Drive behind Davis library.

Construction on underground pipes across campus is far from over

By Kayla Drake | January 26

The extension of the Lenoir Drive Utility Project has caused a prolonged loss of parking, but there is more construction to come on campus.

Local 506 is hosting a benefit for the Compass Center, which serves local women and families. Solar Halos headline the event.

Benefit night will host all female-fronted bands to help Compass Center

By Samantha Scott | January 26

Local 506 is partnering with the Compass Center for Women and Families in Chapel Hill to host a benefit night Saturday that will feature local, women-fronted ...

Student Congress changes fee request system

By Celia McRae | January 25

At the first Student Congress general body meeting of the semester, representatives discussed the split between graduate and undergradute student governments ...

UNC sophomore, Grace Towery, wrote a paper for English 120, using the rare book collection in Wilson Library, that is now being published in a humanities journal

Sophomore gets published after discovering poem in Wilson Library for a class assignment

By Dhvani Bhatia | January 25

When writing a paper about an anonymous 17th century poem, sophomore Grace Towery had no idea her assignment would lead to being published in the Notes ...

Barbara Zemskova blocks an attack from Andrew Graczyk during warm-up exercises.

Marital arts: UNC grad students fell in love through Aikido Club

By Madeleine Fraley | January 24

The Japanese martial art of Aikido is all about blending with an opponent — ending the conflict with the attacker through a form of compromised movement ...

A squirrel runs down a tree in the quad.

UL research reveals about 1,300 squirrels call campus home

By Leah Moore | January 23

Approximately 1387 gray squirrels reside on UNC’s campus. The fact was revealed through the Undergraduate Library's Research Challenge of the Week, ...

Craige North Residence Hall houses the Carolina Latina/Latino Collaborative.

Campus space for Latinx Unity Council still in the works

By Celia McRae | January 23

Since protesting in the fall for their own space on campus and representation, the Latinx Unity Council has been meeting with Vice Chancellor Winston ...

UNC mental health coalition petitions Congress for health care protection

By Harris Wheless | January 23

With rumors swirling of the Affordable Care Act’s repeal, a group of UNC medical students decided to do something about it.

Adam Schaffernoth is a Philips scholar who is using the funds from the scholarship on a project with Marines studying in Japan. Photo courtesy of Adam Schaffernoth.

UNC graduate uses award to create study abroad experiences for Marines

By Kayla Drake | January 23

UNC graduate and current marine Adam Schaffernoth received $10,000 from the Phillips Ambassador Alumni Award to develop a homestay experience in Japan ...

Students speak out against now President Trump

By Nic Rardin | January 20

Today UNC students gathered at the steps of the South Building to protest the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States. ...

New housing portal tool allows students to swap rooms

By Paige Nehls | January 20

On Wednesday, the Department of Housing and Residential Education released a new tool on the online housing application that allows students to place ...

Students organize 2,017-letter-writing campaign in response to Trump inauguration

By Nic Rardin | January 20

Donald Trump becomes America’s president today — and for some UNC students, he’s about to become a pen pal.

Student Stores renting 430 percent more textbooks as buyback participation falls

By Sofia Edelman | January 20

During Student Stores’ first semester under Barnes & Noble College management, students rented 430 percent more textbooks while participation in ...

Wilson Sink (left) and John Taylor participate in the Student Body President debate hosted by Student Congress Tuesday evening. Bradley Opere was present, however could not participate.

Student Congress, finance committee struggle with gender diversity among members

By Brinley Lowe | January 19

When Ivy Hardy was elected to Student Congress in 2013, she decided to join finance committee so the committee, which had about 20 members at the time, ...