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After three clusters and several Chapel Hill Police reports, eyes turn to Greek life

By Praveena Somasundaram and Cynthia Dong | August 31

Concerns about Greek life have circulated since UNC’s leadership announced the full reopening plan in May. And now that UNC is shutting down its residence ...

Student violations of COVID-19 ordinances will be reported to Student Affairs Office

By Sara Raja | August 31

Chapel Hill police are providing the UNC Student Affairs Office with enhanced daily reporting about student-related violations of state or local ordinances ...

Faculty reflect on UNC’s reopening plan, discuss steps to rebuild trust

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | August 31

The Faculty Executive Committee met Monday. On the agenda: discussing what can be learned from UNC's reopening plans and what accountability the University ...

UNC community reacts to suspension of Alert Carolina cluster notifications

By Rachel Crumpler | August 31

Students, faculty and staff express concerns about the lack of Alert Carolina notifications on COVID-19 clusters going forward. Information about clusters ...

'It was just desolate': Life inside UNC's quarantine and isolation dorms

By Praveena Somasundaram | August 30

The Roadmap for Fall 2020 set aside Parker Residence Hall for isolation for students who tested positive for COVID-19, and Craige North Residence Hall ...

Resident advisers question the future of their positions as students move off-campus

By Claire Tynan | August 30

In an Aug. 22 email, Carolina Housing said RAs will continue to be paid as usual and those living on campus can continue doing so. However, some resident ...

The release of sexual assault records leaves activists asking what comes next

By Anna Neil | August 30

Student activists are working toward preventing and educating UNC about sexual assault and gender-based violence. With the release of UNC's sexual assault ...

Campus workers call on UNC for job security in series of protests

By Emily Orland | August 30

Hosted by the NC Public Service Workers Union UE150 and The Workers of UNC Coalition, this rally was the start of a series of demonstrations calling on ...

New UNC discussion series sheds light on racism in voting, health and education

By Hunter Haskett | August 27

UNC’s Honors Carolina and Phi Beta Kappa Society are taking action to promote awareness of racial injustice and kicked off its series of discussions ...

University extends pass/fail option for the fall semester, suspends Dean's list

By Evely Forte | August 27

The University expanded its pass/fail option for all undergraduate courses as an alternative to earning a letter grade for the Fall 2020 semester. ...

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UNC removes pass/fail option from registrar's site, stirs confusion among students

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | August 27

After a post announcing UNC would offer a pass/fail option for the fall semester was taken down, students expressed their confusion over plans for the ...

UNC professors step up for students as the semester shifts to online

By Evan Castillo | August 27

As classes move online and students move out of on-campus housing, professors are adjusting syllabi and working towards being there for students. ...

UNC faculty asked for rolled back reopening — then took their own off-ramp

By Elizabeth Moore | August 26

UNC faculty asked University leadership to clarify off-ramps and provide sufficient personal protective equipment in a series of records obtained by The ...

As students leave campus, Carolina Dining Services prepares for those who will stay

By Anthony Howard | August 26

Students are moving off-campus. But what does this mean for meal plans?

UNC ignites ‘domino effect’ for universities across the country to move classes online

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | August 26

It’s been about a week since UNC-Chapel Hill announced undergraduate classes would go online after reporting several COVID-19 clusters. Since then, ...

UNC adopted a new Title IX policy on Aug. 14. Here's what that means.

By Maddie Ellis | August 25

UNC announced the adoption of a new Title IX policy in August. But what changed?

These UNC students aim to create a space for and by Latinx journalists on campus

By Isabella Sherk | August 25

Angelica Edwards and Julian Berger spent their summer establishing a new chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists — UNC-Chapel ...

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Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward discusses renaming campus buildings

By Lauren Cook | August 24

At their meeting on Monday, members of UNC's Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward discussed the consequences of the University's history and ...

'Hard not to be disappointed': Granville residents look ahead after canceling leases

By Sara Raja | August 24

After the University announced its decision to implement remote delivery of its classes for the remainder of the semester, on-campus students have had ...

UNC reports a 31 percent COVID-19 positivity rate for last week

By Maddie Ellis | August 24

The University reported a 31.3 percent positivity rate of COVID-19 tests last week — more than double the 13.6 percent positivity rate from the first ...