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A gender gap, both here and out there

By Patricia Laya | October 11

The University’s male-to-female ratio may skew dating patterns and max-out Zumba classes. But come May, we’ll be graduating to a larger, even more ...

Past University Day celebrations have seen presidential success

By Colleen Volz | October 11

Former UNC-system President Bill Friday was prepared to take a bullet for the 1961 University Day speaker — President John F. Kennedy.

Chapel Hill apartments see crime increase

By Blair Brown | October 11

Property-related crimes are on the rise in several area apartment complexes, including some popular among University students.

Tough times, 218 years later: UNC officials need to look past tradition to handle budget cuts

By Editorial Board | October 11

This day 218 years ago, North Carolina laid the cornerstone of public education as we know it. From humble beginnings, UNC embarked on a mission of educating ...

Cuts at the degree’s expense: Budget cuts are not an excuse for asking less of students

By Editorial Board | October 10

The classroom is at the core of the University’s mission and should be the last thing compromised to budget cuts. However, concerns about graduation ...

UNC’s Innovate@Carolina opens virtual lab

By Grace Raynor | October 10

A team of professors and students is trying to make sure Innovate@Carolina isn’t just about science. UNC’s Digital Innovation Lab, a part of UNC’s ...

UNC Greeks see new leader in Aaron Bachenheimer

October 10

Aaron Bachenheimer wants to emphasize a full college experience to the Greek system’s newest members from the very start. A stronger orientation is ...

UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health reviews steep cuts

By Amelia Nitz | October 10

The Gillings School of Global Public Health, a consistently top-ranked school in the nation, is facing serious funding cuts which are affecting its faculty, ...

Steve Jobs's loss mourned at UNC

By Devyn McDonald | October 6

Fred Brooks met Steve Jobs at the White House in 1985. Brooks, now a computer science professor at UNC, was there to receive the National Medal of ...

Occupy Wall Street movement comes to UNC

By Memet Walker | October 5

Amid protests taking place across the country, students gathered Wednesday on the steps of Wilson Library to express discontent about a wide variety of ...

'Eating Animals' summer reading book unites UNC-Duke

By Faith McElroy | October 4

This summer, a book brought two campuses together. UNC and Duke University chose Jonathan Safran Foer’s “Eating Animals” as the joint 2011 summer ...

Students being recruited to intern for Chapel Hill 2020 plan

By Ethan Robertson | October 4

UNC students know their social media — and Chapel Hill leaders are putting their blogging and communication skills to good use.

Two UNC students finalists for People Magazine’s hero award

October 4

Two UNC students have emerged ahead of a year’s worth of fellow “heroes” to be named finalists for People Magazine’s annual Readers’ Choice ...

UNC looks into nationally recognized substance abuse programs

By Emily Overcarsh | October 3

Nationally recognized recovery programs for alcohol and substance abuse could soon be available to students at UNC.

Fire?ghters to raise awareness for breast cancer, will hold fundraiser at UNC-Louisville football game

By Chessa DeCain | October 3

When Captain Byron Greeson proposed the Chapel Hill Fire Department take part in National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, he had his mom — a two-time ...

UNC men's golf ties for ninth place

By Brandon Moree | October 3

Duke’s men’s golf team made the game look easy at last weekend’s Rod Myers Intercollegiate, as they finished the event as the only team under par. ...

UNC’s Student Congress fills 13 vacant seats in special election

By Grace Raynor | October 3

All 13 of the vacant seats in Student Congress were filled Monday after a special election that saw 564 students vote online. But write-in candidates, ...

Al Young will give the 2011 Thomas Wolfe lecture

By John Sherman | October 3

Al Young is a writer. Delving into poetry and fiction, memoirs and anthologies, even screenplays for the likes of Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, Young ...

UNC, N.C. State and Duke receive funding for joint Japanese program

By Alex Hammer | October 3

When people think of Japan, three local professors are hoping they will also think of the Triangle.

UNC system to discuss the use of paid recruiting agents for international admissions

By Miranda Murray | October 3

Universities paying international recruiting agents on a per- student commission have fueled a national ethical debate. And the UNC system will be joining ...