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Katie Heath elected as 2024-25 graduate and professional student body president

By Samantha Nichols | February 21

Katie Heath received 58.39 percent of the overall vote and will succeed current GPSG president Lauren Hawkinson.

Meet Jaleah Taylor, the 2024-25 student body president

By Samantha Nichols and Ashley Quincin | February 20

Student Body President-elect Jaleah Taylor said she is committed to connecting with students during her time as the SBP.

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Lack of graduate student representation on chancellor search committee raises concern

By Lauren Rhodes | February 20

Despite including three out of the 15 members of the Board of Trustees, there is one only student representative and no graduate students.

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Student organization builds second escape room location on Franklin Street

By Jessica F. Simmons | February 20

The location on Franklin Street introduced the new themed room, “The Lost Tar Heel.” Over 70 people RSVP'd and attended the grand opening ...

Students march for Rafah, demanding UNC divestment from companies with connections to Israel

By Daneen Khan | February 20

Over 100 pro-Palestine protesters gathered at South Building Monday morning and marched down Franklin Street holding signs and leading chants.

GPSG candidate Ben King advocates for public service, transparency

By Lucy Kraus | February 20

King's priorities include advocating for transparency from the University as it switches to a self-funded student health insurance model and addressing ...

GPSG presidential candidate Katie Heath emphasizes community, health care and transparency

By Isabella Hopkins | February 20

Katie Heath, senior vice president of the Graduate and Professional Student Government, is running for GPSG president. Her platform emphasizes transparency, ...

UNC to partner with nonprofit, aims to address student access to SNAP

By Michael Singleton | February 19

Benefits Data Trust, a nonprofit, will provide phone-based assistance to 6,000 UNC students identified as eligible for the program, which provides a monthly ...

'We still have work to do': Stories of UNC's Black Pioneers

By Olivia Metelo | February 19

For Jimmy Barnes, one of the first Black students to graduate from UNC, his time at the University could best be described as solely educational. Social ...

'It has implications nationally': Former UNC System leaders discuss UNC governance, bipartisanship

By Aidan Lockhart | February 19

Three former UNC System and UNC-Chapel Hill leaders discussed the increase of political influence in UNC-Chapel Hill’s governance and ways in which ...

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Exercise and Sports Science graduation ceremony changes after student petition

By Zoe Sinclair | February 18

A student petition was posted on Jan. 29 requesting that the ceremony be moved to either Carmichael Arena or the Dean E. Smith Center. The EXSS graduation ...

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Undergraduate Senate reevaluates pay process for USG members

By Lena Miano | February 18

On Feb. 7, the Undergraduate Senate’s Oversight and Advocacy Committee held hearings regarding what Undergraduate Student Government positions ...

'All of us could relate': International Students' Organization aims to foster community

By Keerthana Gotur | February 18

The ISO is currently working in collaboration with the UNC International Student and Scholar Services, which helps international students and faculty ...

'Quiet philanthropist': Community mourns former ITS director Bruce Egan

By Adele Morris | February 15

Bruce Egan was the Director of UNC’s Information Technology Services Response Center for 25 years, a bass player, songwriter, a columnist and a mentor. ...

Jaleah Taylor elected as 2024-25 UNC student body president

By Lauren Rhodes | February 15

Taylor will be sworn in later this spring, succeeding current Student Body President Chris Everett.

'A wild history': Reflecting on 100 years of the live Rameses mascot

By Josie Wissel | February 13

Since 1924, a live Dorset Horn Sheep with Carolina blue horns has embodied the spirit of the Tar Heels.

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As student-run restaurant hits two-year mark, founder reflects on impact

By Olivia Metelo | February 13

Buckets at Chapel Hill was founded by then-sophomore Will Gerstein in 2022 as an experiment. Two years later, the late-night restaurant is celebrating ...

Psychologist Jonathan Haidt talks social media, free speech at UNC

By Charlotte Wilkerson | February 13

The lecture, titled “Academia and the Anxious Generation: How Universities Lost the Trust of America,” focused on dynamics within U.S. universities ...

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'I hope it keeps its charm:' Davis Library after 40 years

By Dania Al Hadeethi | February 12

Davis Library hosted a celebration on Tuesday to commemorate its 40th anniversary.

Word on the street: What students want addressed by the next UNC student body president

By Cormac Baxter | February 12

Student concerns include compost infrastructure, accountability and communication and dining hall space.