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Low income students find working for free is not an option

By Eva Ellenburg | September 27

More college students than ever are participating in internships, and employers increasingly search for recruits with these experiences. With over ...

First Amendment Day struggles to find balance between commemoration and controversy

By Suzanne Blake | September 26

The UNC School of Media and Journalism celebrated its ninth annual First Amendment Day on Tuesday, opening conversation about free speech and the role ...

Veteran professor considers teaching his greatest service

By Hannah McClellan | September 25

Surrounded by towers of books and a myriad of maps and posters, all concerning war strategy and history, Joseph Caddell reflected on his time in the Air ...

UNC takes steps forward in sustainability quest

By Brooke Bauman | September 25

As faculty, staff, and general members of the campus community gathered in the Union to celebrate the University’s commitment to sustainability, Chancellor ...

Game nights at Cobb bring fun back to the residence halls

By Emily Galvin | September 21

Each Friday night, students and resident staff from the Cobb residence hall break out the cards and the board games in the common room. The event ...

MSA helps ease the transition for Middle Eastern refugees

By Charlie McGee | September 21

Living in a nation that has become entrenched in racial division, UNC Muslim Student Association Community Service Chair Rizk Alghorazi sees it as his ...

$18 million donation hopes to create new horizons

By Cy Neff | September 21

The Shuford family wanted to make a difference. With an $18 million donation, the entrepreneurship program will certainly feel the lasting effects of ...

Chemistry professor receives 22nd Heinz Award

By Danielle Bush | September 21

Joseph DeSimone, a chemistry professor at UNC and chemical engineering professor at North Carolina State University, received the 22nd Heinz Award in ...

UNC alumnus Anthony Tambakis talked to students about life as a professional screenwriter Wednesday.

Screenwriter talk pulls back the curtain on Hollywood

By Abby Cantrell | September 21

Screenwriter Anthony Tambakis visited campus Wednesday evening to talk with students and aspiring screenwriters. He discussed tricks of the trade, the ...

Sylvia Hatchell credits Blood Donation Center for 20 years of saving lives

By Nicole Booth | September 21

Four years ago, on October 9, 2013, UNC Women’s Basketball Head Coach Sylvia Hatchell was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Today, Coach Hatchell ...

Accessibility Resources and Services (ARS) office is located in Student and Academic Service Building (SASB) North.

Accessibility Resources and Service office cannot always accommodate students

By Katie Rice | September 20

The Accessibility Resources and Service office at UNC knows that when an office with five full-time staff members serves a community of 1,300 students, ...

Edwidge Danticat (left) and Joseph Jordan (right), Director of Stone Center,  talk to the audience at the 25th Annual Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture.

Haitian author Edwidge Danticat calls for togetherness

By Lorcan Farrell | September 20

Weaving a story of refugees, her own immigration and the world that her daughters must live in today, Edwidge Danticat, an activist and storyteller, delivered ...

Pride Place continues to create an immersive community for LGBTQ students

By Marine Elia | September 20

Before Pride Place, junior Brennan Lewis was unsure if they would have a "normal" first-year experience in their dorm room. As a non-binary student, they ...

Beloved media lab manager passed away; the community remembers his impact

By Ramishah Maruf | September 19

Greg Klaiber lives on in the memories of the UNC community, whether it be as a sound engineer, the digital media lab manager for the Media Resource ...

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UNC Professor launches third book, with hopes to create a reader-writer connection

By Kate Karstens | September 19

With bright eyes, crossed legs and a bow tie loosely linked around her shirt collar, creative writing professor Gabrielle Calvocoressi spoke about ...

Benjamin Davis is mellow in yellow

By Preston Lennon | September 18

Outside of Graham Dormitory on a weekend afternoon, Benjamin Davis answers a question — the same one that he’s faced countless times in interactions ...

Christina Perkins (left) talks with artist Mequitta Ahuja (right) about her artwork during her exhibit, Meaningful Fiction and the Figurative Tradition, in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History on Thursday evening.

Art exhibition encourages representation of women of color in painting

By Emily Galvin | September 14

The daughter of an African-American mother and South Asian father, Mequitta Ahuja's latest exhibit reflects a discourse on representation of women of ...

Police watch over a group of protestors near the Silent Sam statue during a demonstration on Thursday afternoon.

Students explain legal push to remove Silent Sam

By Cy Neff | September 14

Citing Titles IV and VI of the Civil Rights Act, students and faculty from UNC signed onto a letter threatening a lawsuit if the University did not take ...

Cup crisis at Lenoir creates student confusion

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | September 14

Coffee-loving students were taken by surprise when Carolina Dining Services temporarily relocated the to-go coffee cups from their regular location.

Peabody Hall houses UNC's School of Education.

Political banners outside Peabody removed with haste

By Abby Cantrell | September 13

Outside of Peabody Hall Sunday night, students stood in protest of the School of Education's silence on social justice issues that directly affect students. ...