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Joanne the Scammer's Twitter icon. Taken from @joanneprada

Meme-inspired costume ideas for Halloween 2016

By Noni Shemenski | September 28

Have you always dreamt of being a meme? Well, this Halloween, don't let your memes be dreams. Here are some meme-inspired costumes you can wear on Franklin. ...

We asked UNC students what emoji they'd get tattooed

By Andrea Gonzales | September 26

Tattoos can be a reflection of a person’s character, but also a symbol of the world in which a person grew up. Emojis are a big part of youth culture ...

Column: A first and lasting Impression

By Sarah Vassello | September 26

I don’t really know why, but people have called me edgy for as long as I can remember. Maybe it’s the fact that I don’t really know what that means ...

Sarah Grayce Coats' tattoo represents family.

We asked UNC students what their tattoos meant

By Hanzhang Connie Jin | September 26

Over 40 percent of millennials have tattoos, according to the Pew Research Center, and we’re telling the stories of the UNC students and Chapel Hill/Carrboro ...

The University desk assistants.Photo courtesy of Sofia Edelman

Office DJ: The mad scientist edition

By Sofia Edelman | September 26

It is not my birthday this week. Or next week. Or anytime soon, unlike the past four office DJs. I’m not trying to be a “special snowflake” here ...

Mike Wheeler, an artist at Ascension Tattoo on Franklin Street, prepares tattoo stencils.

From the archives: Meghan Thayer, tattoo rockstar

By Sarah McQuillan | September 26

“The very first thing I tattooed on was bananas,” said Meghan Thayer, owner and artist of Chapel Hill’s Ascension Tattoo.

Mike Wheeler cracks a smile as he begins the second application of Hayden Fitzgerald's Alaskan tribal tattoo.

Wake up, get tatted: a walkthrough of getting new ink

By Alexandra Blazevich | September 26

Hayden Fitzgerald’s Monday morning plan: wake up, get tatted.

MK Rodenbough, a junior from Greensboro, played at the Carrboro Music Festival.

UNC student's band knows how to rock out

By Trevor Marks | September 26

As a music student, MK Rodenbough rushes to and from classes, crams for tests and projects and even finds time to work, like so many students here at ...

Tattoo artist Mike Wheeler begins shading the Alaskan tribal tattoo on Hayden Fitzgerald's forearm Monday at Glenn's Tattoo Service.

What to know before you get a tattoo

By Tess Bettinsoli | September 26

Once you turn 18, you're technically a legal adult. You are given the freedom to make a plethora of decisions. You can legally vote in elections, buy ...

Word on the Street: Are you yatted? Tatted? or Ragretted?

By Zach Goins | September 26

Tattoos allow people to artistically express themselves in creative and unique ways, but they also represent a huge level of commitment. Some people love ...

Natalie the pit bull enjoys PrideFest at Duke University this weekend.

Pups show pride alongside humans at NC Pride

By JP Gemborys and Karyn Hladik-Brown | September 26

Natalie, a portly white pit bull, waddled over the grass of Duke University’s verdant East Campus Saturday in a pair of purple satin pixie wings. Her ...

Sad Magazine plays outside Weaver Street Market.

Drunk, Sober, High: Carrboro Music Festival

September 25

In a college town, students are known to experience local events in a various states of inebriation. We asked our staffers to write about their experiences ...

Saxaphone specialist Danny Abrams plays a scale to prove his place in the band, part of one of the skits performed during the show. The night was full of theatrical spectacles punctuated by foot-stomping performances.

Cat's Cradle lineup for October 2016

By Andrea Gonzales | September 23

Resting comfortably off the curb of East Main Street, Cat’s Cradle hosts a variety of musicians that play a wide range of genres. With everything from ...

Photo: Chef of Lantern up for prestigious award (Erin Hull)

Where to eat: Family Weekend edition

By Terrance Hudson | September 23

Family weekend is fast approaching, and with it comes the looming promise of a family meal. Don't worry, we have a handy list so that determining the ...

Hannibal Buress will perform standup at The Duke Energy Center on September 23. Photo courtesy of Pam Loshak.

Q&A with "Broad City" actor, funny human Hannibal Burress

By Morgan Vickers | September 23

Hannibal Burress is known for being Lincoln on "Broad City," a stand-up comedian and an overall cool guy. He will be performing standup at The Duke Energy ...

Chance the Rapper. Photo taken from MTV.com.

Chance the Rapper could come to UNC (come on, Carol)

By Rachel Jones | September 23

Student government is taking a serious chance in their letter to Chancellor Carol Folt.

Junior economics major April Purvis spends her free time training and weightlifting as a body builder. Photo courtesy of April Purvis.

Do you even lift? April Purvis definitely does

By Seth Pyle | September 23

April Purvis, junior, is a powerlifter studying economics. She is not a large person — she stands 5-foot-1 — but she does lift large weights.

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Photo taken from Wikipedia.

Bye, Brangelina: The biggest celebrity breakups of 2016

By Betsy Alexandre | September 22

Once-upon-a-time fairy tales fit the confines of a simple narrative. That narrative went something like this: girl meets boy, boy falls in love with girl, ...

Bench VI created by Matthias Neumann on display at the Chapel Hill Library sculpture trail. Courtesy of Matthias Neumann.

Chapel Hill Cultural Arts Divison keeps sculpting the future of public art

By Maggie Mouat | September 22

To evoke thought, create questions and reflect its surroundings.

Relationship formula. Photo taken from Business Insider.

Mathematician breaks romance into a formula

By Alexandra Blazevich | September 21

Hannah Fry thinks she has nailed the science of relationships by finding the “perfect partner.” But, Fry, a mathematician and the author of "The ...