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Perennial Coffee and Pastries barista Anna Kasibhatla creates a new brew: a grapefruit infused spiced maple latte in 2017.

Local business owners discuss competing with popular franchises in Chapel Hill

By Laura Brummett | September 6

Chapel Hill locals prefer local businesses, but it's not easy to start one.

LFIT textbook controversy sparks questions about how textbooks get approved, if at all

By Eva Ellenburg | September 6

The Lifetime Fitness textbook controversy brought up questions over the approval processes of course materials — how exactly does a textbook get the ...

Photo illustration. Navigating college party and binge drinking culture makes it difficult for students who are recovering from alcoholism.

UNC study finds link between teenage drinking and prostate cancer

By Hannah McClellan | September 5

Prostate cancer is the most frequently diagnosed non-skin cancer among men in the U.S., but little is known about how lifestyle factors affect its diagnosis. One ...

'It's a forum for ideas': PlayMakers’ scenic designer talks upcoming "Robin Hood" show

By Jessica Hardison | September 5

McKay Coble, scenic designer for UNC's PlayMaker's Repertory Company, talks about the little details that make "Sherwood: The Adventure's of Robin Hood" ...

A parking spot at the Carrboro Police Department.

Hillsborough PD offers a more philanthropic alternative to burning your Nikes

By Jamey Cross | September 5

Following the destructive responses to Nike's controversial ad campaign starring Colin Kaepernick, Hillsborough police have asked members of the community ...

Dual-enrollment programs prepare high school students for college life

By Jamey Cross | September 4

North Carolina's dual-enrollment program gives students an edge going into their college career.

UNC professor Frank Baumgartner on race, traffic stops and why you should care

By Claire Willmschen | September 4

UNC political science professor Frank Baumgartner recently published a book on his research of over 20 million traffic stops, and his findings suggest ...

'It's like you’re living on an expiration date', one year after DACA

By Emily Davis | September 4

One year after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the termination of DACA, we talk to some of the DREAMers about the unrest and uncertainty. ...

Off-campus work-study jobs seeming harder to get, and keep, after payment changes

By Suzanne Blake | September 3

Senior Morgan Holder is in love with her work-study job at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. In a world of unpaid internships and menial jobs with ...

N.C. millennials are overtaking baby boomers and shedding party politics at the polls

By Georgia Wieland-Stanford | September 3

Young people are voting, but they're not registering one way or the other. This might speak to the trend of anti-party politics, but experts are optimistic ...

Kenan-Flagler aims to prepare students for health care sector

September 3

Health care is a booming business in the U.S., and the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School has taken note, launching the Center for the Business of Health. ...

'You have to submit your time away': Resident advisers juggle work-life balance

By Sara Pequeño | September 2

It takes 17 minutes to walk to the Pit from Hinton James Residence Hall, according to the Carolina Housing website. Going to Franklin Street adds ten ...

During Silent Sam twilight service and dance party, police use a pepper fogger.

Number of protesters arrested at Silent Sam since Aug. 20 rises to 17

By Charlie McGee and Myah Ward | August 31

Many in the Chapel Hill community feared Thursday night’s Silent Sam demonstration would turn to violence following Chancellor Carol Folt’s statement ...

Students have been protesting at UNC long before Silent Sam came down

By Hannah McClellan | August 30

From wearing coats and ties and protesting a speaker ban, to growing out their hair and protesting Vietnam, student activists at UNC have a long history ...

Those arrested at Silent Sam protests receive charges in a crowded courthouse

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | August 30

From McCorkle Place to the Orange County Courthouse, supporters and opponents of the anti-Silent Sam movement gather to support their cause.

Both sides double down in defense of those arrested over Silent Sam

By Charlie McGee | August 30

In the aftermath of Silent Sam’s Aug. 20 toppling, 12 people have been charged with crimes connected to the Confederate monument’s removal and the ...

Who's who? State Senator confuses his own Twitter handle with UNC professor's

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | August 29

UNC professor Kris Jordan was surprised to discover an Ohio Senator, with the same name, was boosting his page views. However, it was unwanted publicity. ...

Out-of-state students weigh their election options ahead of midterms

By Claire Willmschen | August 28

With midterm elections coming up in a few months, out-of-state students face a dilemma on where to cast their vote.

The pilot Edible Campus garden is located behind Davis Library and hosts a number of fruits and vegetables that are ready or nearly ready for harvest, including oregano and chives.

State's health has declined since the adoption of the ‘Healthy NC 2020’ plan

By Jordyn Connell | August 27

N.C. residents' health has declined since the creation of North Carolina’s ‘Healthy NC 2020’ improvement plan, which set health objectives to be ...

UNC ranks 30th worldwide among all universities

By Suzanne Blake | August 27

We just keep getting better — literally. We checked. UNC-Chapel Hill has been ranked 30th in the world in the 2018 Academic Ranking of World Universities ...