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Did police body cam footage factor into dismissing a student's Silent Sam-related charges?

By Charlie McGee | April 7

Video footage of Silent Sam demonstrator Mark Porlides shows the Dec. 3 night of his arrest, where officers charged him with larceny, assault of a campus ...

Yer a makeshift Hogwarts, Cobb Residence Hall

By Ellie Heffernan | April 7

Attendees dressed up in wizardry robes, drank Butterbeer and played Quidditch-themed cornhole at Cobbwarts, a Harry Potter-themed event sponsored by the ...

Meet your new editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel

By Will Forrest | April 7

After a committee comprised of many members of the Chapel Hill community came together on Saturday, Maddy Arrowood was selected to be the new editor-in-chief ...

UNC Black Congress holds vigil at Unsung Founders Memorial after vandalism incident

By Abbey Thompson | April 4

Following the defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial, UNC Black Congress held a vigil on Thursday night to honor the founders and remind the University ...

USC student's death sparks discussion about ride-share safety

By Evelyn Gandy | April 4

After the death of University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, the safety of ride-share programs is being questioned.

Meet the Union Soldier who's been standing on McCorkle Place

By Elizabeth Moore | April 4

William Thorpe, the orchestrator of the "One-Man Stand," has been standing where Silent Sam once was for 30 minutes every Thursday since the beginning ...

UNC Chief Diversity Officer G. Rumay Alexander to step down at end of academic year

By Taylor Buck | April 4

Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice Chancellor G. Rumay Alexander will be resigning at the end of this academic year, continuing a turnover trend ...

Would a new program for textbook access codes really help UNC students?

By Stephanie Mayer | April 3

Pearson Education hopes to implement their Inclusive Access model, which provides digital textbooks, in UNC's Student Stores.

UNC Army ROTC to train at U.S. Army's Fort Bragg

By Elizabeth Thompson | April 3

The Army ROTC’s Combined Field Training Exercise will take place from April 5 to 7 and will prepare juniors for Advance Camp, a roughly month-long ...

UNC announces a new licensing partnership with Hanesbrands Inc.

By Noah Dolgoff | April 3

Hanesbrands Inc. is the number one seller of licensed college gear.

Peace Corps ranks UNC fifth for volunteer-producing large schools

By Nathan Wesley | April 1

This is the 10th year UNC has been ranked in the top 20 large-size schools to volunteer with the Peace Corps.

Leslie Parise, Chairperson of the Faculty Committee, resigns

By Cynthia Dong | March 31

The Advisory Committee hopes to appoint an interim chairperson by early April.

On Saturday's syllabi: zombies, fracking and more

By Anna Southwell | March 31

High school students flocked to UNC's campus to take unique classes from student teachers not typically offered during the semester.

TEDxUNC - Saturday, Feb. 10 in Memorial Hall

Kevin Guskiewicz is the Kenan Distinguished Professor, Co-Director of the Matthew Gfeller Sport-Related TBI Research Center, and Director of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Over the past 18 years, his clinical research program has investigated the effect of sport-related concussion on balance and cognitive function, the biomechanics of sport concussion, and the long-term neurological effects of concussion in professional football players. Dr. Guskiewicz has received 24 funded research grants, and published over 130 journal articles and 8 textbook chapters on sport concussion. Additionally, he has presented over 250 national and international lectures on this topic. He teaches courses in sports medicine, anatomy, and research methods at UNC, and has been awarded fellowship in the American College of Sports Medicine, National Academy of Kinesiology, and the National Athletic Trainers’ Association. He serves on NCAA’s Concussion Committee, NFL’s Head, Neck, and Spine Committee, and NFLPA’s Mackey-White Committee. In 2011, Kevin was awarded a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship.

This UNC activist group is calling for the disarmament or disbandment of UNC Police

By Elizabeth Moore | March 28

Defend UNC sent Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz a letter in response to an event on March 16 when UNC campus police only gave a warning to pro-Confederate ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's University Governance Committee meeting

By Edward Trentzsch | March 27

The University Government Committee held a meeting on Wednesday to debate potential changes regarding the Faculty Code of University Government. ...

Here's what you missed at Wednesday's Chancellor Advisory Committee meeting

By Stephanie Mayer | March 27

The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee met Wednesday to discuss new initiatives regarding public safety and the advancement of the University’s position ...

Check out Dean Smith's fan mail and more at this new Wilson Library exhibition

By Arabella Saunders | March 27

The exhibit will also include a UNC professor's Grammy-winning album and multiple rare books and artifacts.

Here's what you missed at Tuesday's Undergraduate Senate meeting

By Hannah Lang | March 27

Tensions ran high at the Undergraduate Senate meeting Tuesday night as members made final decisions on incoming officials and debated whether making certain ...

UNC students bring joy to children in hospitals with Moment of Magic

By Emily Holler | March 27

To most kids, the world revolves around recess and their next birthday party, but for the 27 percent of U.S. children that live with chronic illnesses, ...

Here's what you missed at Friday's Board of Governors' meeting

By Maydha Devarajan | March 24

The UNC Board of Governors met Friday morning to discuss systemwide chancellor searches, work with state legislature, student fees and tuition and the ...