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Granville Towers residents aren't the only UNC students dealing with mold

By Myah Ward | October 22

Carolina Housing received over 400 reports of mold in residence hall rooms between August 2018 and May 2019. Some students living in rooms with mold have ...

'How much power do we really have?': Faculty discuss Program for Public Discourse

By Allie Kelly | October 21

Members for the Program for Public Discourse met with UNC faculty members on Monday to discuss how to facilitate civil conversations in their classrooms ...

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Column: Addressing campus sexual assault

October 20

Graig Meyer, the state representative for House District 50 covering portions of Orange and Durham counties, discusses campus sexual assault.

We looked into rumors that N.C. Speaker Tim Moore is going for UNC-System President

By Michael Taffe | October 19

After interim UNC-System President Bill Roper said he will not seek to serve in his role in a permanent capacity, the search for a new system president ...

How UNC got the tech to track men's basketball, football players' class attendance

By Hannah McClellan | October 17

Emails and financial agreements received by the DTH through multiple public records requests reveal details of the lead-up to and implementation at UNC ...

Local candidates debate ahead of November election

By Jonny Cook | October 10

Chapel Hill Town Council and mayoral candidates discussed voter engagement alongside climate and transportation policies ahead of November elections.

Chapel Hill’s population growth dropped off in the last decade. Is it a concern?

By Brent Van Vliet | October 8

The Town of Chapel Hill's population is decreasing, despite popular assumptions. In fact, growth in this decade so far has been the slowest the town has ...

Chapel Hill Town Council brainstorms for UNC Master Plan at last week's meeting

By Taylor Heeden | September 29

For Chapel Hill Mayor Pam Hemminger, finding a way to connect the University to the town is an important aspect of the Master Plan.

Students and community protest DOE intervention into UNC Middle Eastern studies

By Rachel Crumpler | September 25

Students and community members gathered at UNC's South Building to protest the U.S. Department of Education’s request for the Duke-UNC Consortium for ...

Book re-launch honors Town of Chapel Hill's 200th anniversary

By Elizabeth Egan | September 23

An architecture book is getting a re-launch as part of the Town of Chapel Hill's 200th anniversary celebration.

Chapel Hill Public Library launches podcast about town and University monuments

By Anna Pogarcic | September 22

The Chapel Hill Public Library has launched a new podcast series in order to tell lesser-known stories about local public spaces and monuments.

Silent Sam has been found according to UNC student radio; University cannot confirm

By Anna Pogarcic | September 14

The Daily Tar Heel found what appears to be the statue and pedestal of Silent Sam.

Supporters of presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attend a rally on Sept. 13, 2015 in Greensboro.

Bernie Sanders will come to UNC in September, Young Democrats announce

By Maeve Sheehey | September 11

Sanders follows a long line of politicians to visit the University, including Beto O'Rourke in 2019 and Barack Obama in 2016.

'I learned to think about art differently': How art while abroad impacted UNC students

By Jessica Hardison | September 10

Studying abroad has been beneficial for many UNC students over the years. In particular, Kieran Patel, Tyler Brown and Josh Massey all discovered great ...

Universities grapple with providing affordable long and short-term mental health care

By Sofia Lesnewski | September 10

A dilemma that many low-income students and college counseling centers across the state are struggling with is how universities can make psychological ...

Chancellor Search Committee kicks off efforts for permanent Folt replacement

By Hannah Lang | September 8

The Chancellor Search Committee met for the first time on Thursday to kick off the search for a new chancellor. The process is not only complex, but also ...

UNC tracking student-athlete class attendance through third-party beacon tech

By Hannah McClellan | September 5

As an attempt to make sure the athletics attendance policy is being upheld by student-athletes, new beacon technology has been installed in classrooms ...

'It's just not working': UNC politics professor talks death penalty in N.C.

By Jamey Cross | August 29

Assistant City & State Editor Jamey Cross spoke with UNC Political Science Professor Frank Baumgartner to get his thoughts on the death penalty in ...

Here's what you need to know about UNC's new re-admissions guidelines

By Maydha Devarajan | August 27

UNC will be launching Return to Carolina on Sept. 9 in an effort to address the needs of students who re-enroll in the school. The program will allow ...

UNC student photographers share the challenges and benefits of on-campus photography

'What I'm doing is worth the hassle:' Inside the life of UNC student photographers

By Jessica Hardison | August 25

Student photographers at UNC face a variety of struggles, from scheduling to competition, but these four students believe it is worth it.