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Carrboro residents debate UNC coal plant at Tuesday's town council meeting

By Elizabeth Egan | February 5

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday night, council members and residents shared their opinions on the coal power plant. As on their agenda, ...

A recent report found contamination of recyclable materials in Orange County ranges from 2 to just over 10 percent, which is below the national average of 25 percent. UNC has implemented initiatives to improve solid waste management and works to get students to recycle correctly.

Your pizza box isn’t recyclable: Here's what you can and can't recycle at UNC

By Emma Cunningham-Bradshaw | February 5

Although the University recovers about 7 percent more recyclable material than the national average, UNC students still need to pay more attention to ...

Former N.C. chief justice's portrait removed from courthouse over slave trader past

By Amena Saad | January 29

The portrait of former N.C. Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was removed from Orange County Courthouse after it was found he was an enslaver, a slave trader ...

Kenan Theatre Company's poetry project encourages students to express themselves

By Sarah Campbell | January 28

"Poetry allows us to express our experience in more than just a literal sense.”

Column: The right to literacy, and SCALE's 30 years of service

January 27

MLK's visit to UNC planted the seed for Black activists of today

By Mark Morrison | January 22

In 1959, there were only 26 Black students enrolled at UNC. Since Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the University the following year, the enrollment and ...

UNC grad becomes first Black female pilot for N.C. National Guard

By Brittany McGee | January 16

"It was like an out-of-body experience," Lindsey Jefferies said when she first helped fly a plane during her time in her high school's JROTC.

Universities are preparing for the future of dreamers amid DACA's potential rollback

By Sofia Lesnewski | January 12

Students who have benefitted from DACA are now facing uncertainty as a decision on the program's future rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. At the ...

All on-campus students to vote in one "super precinct" in 2020 elections

By Victoria Johnson | January 9

Looking to increase voter participation, the Orange County Board of Elections has created a new UNC precinct, amalgamating several low-turnout precincts ...

Judge who approved Silent Sam deal previously had UNC-favorable decisions reversed

By Preston Lennon | December 19

In a flurry of signatures and stamps, the Silent Sam deal was pushed through the system, going from a lawsuit to a signed judgement in under 10 minutes. ...

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

By Jamey Cross | December 3

Here’s a look back at some of the biggest crimes and public safety incidents that have affected and united the University and Chapel Hill community. ...

North Carolina Museum of History exhibit celebrates 200 years of the NC Supreme Court

By Niharika Vattikonda | December 2

Willis Whichard, former Associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court and two-time UNC graduate, has created an exhibit documenting one of North Carolina’s ...

This UNC grad and former vegetarian created a pork company focused on sustainability

By Sonia Rao | November 21

Lady Edison, a Chapel Hill-based pork business that buys whole hogs from the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association cooperative and sells to restaurants ...

College Republicans host former Trump campaign manager for lecture, met with walkout

By Maeve Sheehey | November 21

The protest was organized by the Political Action Committee of UNC’s Black Student Movement in response to Corey Lewandowski’s visit.

'Blistering': UNC faces fines after federal safety, crime reporting violations

By Charlie McGee | November 19

Nearly seven years after its investigation began, the U.S. Department of Education stated in a final program review report that UNC acted in violation ...

School of Medicine phishing incident raises security concerns

By Anna Southwell | November 18

An unauthorized third party gained access to several School of Medicine email accounts.

UNC found in violation of crime and safety reporting by U.S. Department of Education

By Charlie McGee | November 18

The investigation began in 2013, stemming from a federal complaint filed by four UNC students and a former administrator.

Community comes together to remember the often-forgotten murder of James Cates

By Emily Orland | November 17

The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition and The Center for Study of the American South co-hosted an event at the University on Thursday to discuss ...

'It’s time for fair maps in North Carolina': Discussion continues on state district lines

By Ben Humphries | October 27

The state court agreed with the plaintiffs and declared the redrawn maps unconstitutional on Sept. 3, and ordered them redrawn again by Sept. 19.

Town and University team up to commemorate anniversary of slaves arriving in the US

By Rebecca Fiely | October 22

In 1619, the first ship carrying enslaved Africans was brought to the U.S. UNC and the surrounding communities are commemorating this anniversary by hosting ...