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How stripping helped one UNC student pay her drug citation fees

By Kate Karstens | November 14

After being caught with under an ounce of marijuana, one student said she turned to stripping to cover the hundreds of dollars in fees and court costs. “My ...

Students completing honors theses spend several months researching topics that relate to their fields.

'Expectations should be lowered': What a Democratic U.S. House means for higher ed

By Julia Masters | November 14

New education policy, if passed through government, could shape the future of Pell Grants and university research. Here's how.

N.C. is striving to become Baby-Friendly through Carolina Breastfeeding Institute

By Lindsey Banks | November 14

A grant from Blue Shield and Blue Cross of North Carolina brings hope that more hospitals within North Carolina will promote Baby-Friendly practices.

How UNC compares to African universities according to South African and Kenyan students

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | November 14

During their 10-day trip, the students had the opportunity to attend sporting events, visit the Morehead Planetarium and meet UNC students to share student-life ...

Chapel Hill community members want to take action on campus coal-reliant plant

By Emily Galvin | November 14

Despite the plant being on track to meet the University’s goals, some community members are hoping for more transparency in the permit process.

This UNC student is a cancer survivor and a future oncologist

By Ellie Heffernan | November 13

UNC student Virginia Tanner hopes to become an oncologist to form relationships with patients as strong as the one she had with her doctor.

Blue Cross N.C. partners with UNC Medicine to focus attention on rural medical care

By Maydha Devarajan | November 12

Blue Cross and Blue Shield North Carolina announced last week that as part of a larger commitment to improving community health initiatives, the company ...

November is Native American History Month and there are various spots on campus where students can gather to celebrate their heritage.

Here's how UNC is celebrating American Indian Heritage Month

By Casey Quam | November 12

Many campus groups and groups around the state are hosting events to celebrate American Indian Heritage Month.

UNC Veterans Day celebration delivered inspiration to future cadets

By Suzanne Blake | November 12

Retired Marine Capt. Larry Greenwold shared stories of his first days as a veteran and expressed optimism about the future of military service this Veteran's ...

UNC Hospitals are expanding their area and also becoming more crowded.

New building for UNC Health Care to cause increased traffic in Chapel Hill

By Abbey Thompson | November 12

Think that Chapel Hill traffic can't get any worse? UNC is upgrading its surgical hospital due to outdated operating rooms and a lack of sufficient space ...

North Carolina Hillel, a proposed on-campus voting site, pictured Thursday.

Former Miss Israel visits Hillel

By Abbey Thompson | November 12

Former Miss Israel Titi Aynaw spoke to a group students at N.C. Hillel. Aynaw has been to 68 college and university campuses in the U.S. to speak about ...

Former political science professor discusses midterm results

By Lindsey Banks | November 11

This year, James Stimson, a Raymond Dawson Distinguished Bicentennial Professor of Political Science, retired after 21 years of service to the UNC Department ...

The art, history and culture of coffee collide in Apt. N Coffee's mission

By Jamey Cross | November 11

Apt. N Coffee caters coffee to nontraditional places, striving to bring the intimacy of a coffee shop to every event.

UNC professors relaunch American Association of University Professors chapter

By Cam Edson | November 11

Professors plan to establish the AAUP chapter to defend academic, economic and governance issues of UNC faculty. What does this mean for potentially controversial ...

What you missed at Friday's Faculty Council meeting

By Praveena Somasundaram | November 11

The UNC Faculty Council met on Friday to discuss topics like Silent Sam and the undergraduate general education curriculum, among other things.

From course approval to free speech, UNC professors join discussion on academic freedom

By Cynthia Dong | November 11

“It seems like the general consensus that academic freedom is the goal of the left, and academic suppression is the goal of the right. We also ...

Folt and Board of Trustees granted extension to present plan for Silent Sam

By Taylor Buck | November 9

In the original Board of Governors resolution, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees were due to present a plan for Silent Sam's future to the BOG ...

Protest organized by students and local community after Sessions' resignation

By Evelyn Gandy | November 9

“I think it’s Trump’s attempt to wrestle the presidency away from the people.”

UNC faculty don't want Silent Sam on campus, according to survey

By Elizabeth Moore | November 8

UNC College of Arts and Sciences staff weighs in on the Silent Sam debate.

A coalition of students protest and interrupt Carol Folt at a meeting at town hall on Nov. 19, 2015. They read a list of demands that call for change at universities worldwide.

‘Walking on eggshells’: Two years later, UNC publishes data from diversity survey

By Alex Zietlow | November 7

This month, after years of pressure from the student body, UNC published raw data from a 2016 survey that measured the racial climate on campus, but many ...