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The rescinding of disability guidelines could affect UNC student users of accessibility services.

Department of Education rescinds 72 guidelines for students with disabilities

By Anna Pogarcic | October 29

The United States Department of Education rescinded 72 policy documents outlining the rights of students with disabilities in order to clear out, what ...

Q&A with environmental sicence professor Jason West about extreme weather and climate politics

By Charlotte Harris | October 26

The extreme nature of recent storms like Hurricane Maria has led more scientists and experts to speak out on the potential damages of climate change. ...

Aryana Bolourian (left), a senior economics and public policy major, holds a "Women's rights experts" sign pointing at the demonstrators.

Protest against abortion takes place in the quad

By Adam Phan | October 26

A group of members from the American Society for Defense of Tradition, Family and Property is protesting against Planned Parenthood and abortion in the ...

The "Tar Heels Bikes" bike share program was launched by Chancellor Folt and Associate Vice Chancellor of Campus Enterprises Brad Ives in front of Davis Library on Wednesday.

UNC bike share provides students with a sustainable way to get around campus

By Abby Cantrell | October 25

Chancellor Carol Folt and Rameses Jr. cut the ribbon and officially launched UNC’s new Tar Heel Bikes program on Wednesday.

UNC students and advisors speak on drop in international students across the U.S.

By Carina McDermed | October 25

In the midst of uncertainty surrounding travel restrictions in the United States, American universities are seeing fewer foreign students on their campuses. ...

'It’s just whack-a-mole': Women's history at UNC

By Molly Looman | October 24

With conversations of race and gender, historical context has become increasingly relevant. Because women comprise over 57 percent of UNC’s undergraduate ...

Study finds college first-years are more politically active

By Tallman Boyd | October 24

A study conducted in 2016 surveyed 137,456 first-year college students and studied their mental health, behavior, political ideology, adaptation to college ...

Executive order aims to ensure rights of NC LGBTQ community — but many are still left unprotected

By Lucas Risinger | October 23

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper's most recent executive order allows some transgender people in the state to use bathrooms according to their gender identity. ...

From drug offenses to bike larceny — colleges use confidential informants in investigations

By Bailey Aldridge | October 23

In the past five years, the UNC-Chapel Hill Police Department has used two confidential informants to assist with investigations.

Eddie Caldwell has his blood pressure taken before an appointment at the Inter-Faith Council Community Health Center in Chapel Hill, NC, on Tuesday afternoon.

'Like a friend helping a friend': Community clinics prepare for cuts as federal funding stalls

By Danielle Chemtob | October 22

Community clinics across the country will be forced to cut back next year after Congress failed to pass legislation to extend federal funding to community ...

UNC students in Spain experience the Catalan independence movement

By Anna Pogarcic | October 22

As tensions continue in Spain over the Catalan independence movement, the 37 UNC students studying abroad in the country are still safe and benefiting ...

Study suggests violent student disruption of speakers would be a rarity

By Blake Weaver | October 22

In the wake of UNC's decision not to allow white nationalist organizer Richard Spencer to rent space on campus on the basis of concerns about campus safety, ...

New study finds skin pigmentation gene is shared across the globe

By Lilli Mercho | October 17

The first large-scale study of the genetics of skin color in Africans was published in the journal Science on Oct. 12 — identifying new regions of the ...

'We may condemn, but we don’t silence individuals': Purdue president defends faculty

By Ryan Smoot | October 17

Reforms of campus free-speech policies have occurred across the nation — resulting in major implications for typically outspoken faculty and staff. ...

Early voting turnout triples in Wake County

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | October 17

Early voter turnout in Wake County’s Oct. 10 municipal elections was 10,143. This is up from 3,047 in 2015, according to Wake County Board of Elections' ...

FAFSA changes streamline financial aid process

By Lucas Risinger | October 17

The Free Application for Federal Student Aid has been updated over the last two years in hopes of making the process more convenient for students.

Professors speak up after Folt forgoes provost search process

By Jared Weber | October 17

On Sept. 18, Bob Blouin replaced Jim Dean as provost and executive vice chancellor without a campus search committee or faculty input, a decision that ...

Boy Scouts of America will now admit girls

By Keely Hendricks | October 16

The Boy Scouts of America unanimously voted to admit girls into its program Oct. 11.

UNC ITS tells you how to care for your computer

By Kayli Watson | October 16

Staff writer Kayli Watson spoke with Peter Bolish, manager of the UNC Computer Care Center, Carlos Brandon, team lead at the UNC Walk-in Service Desk ...

Scientists debate effects of climate change as Hurricane Ophelia hits Ireland

By Tallman Boyd | October 16

Hurricane Ophelia, which hit Ireland Monday, is the 10th consecutive storm this hurricane season in the Atlantic