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UNC and Duke students competed in a Datathon on Friday. Photo courtesy of Houa Vang.

UNC team wins $20,000 and a chance at a job from datathon

By Lorcan Farrell | April 28

A team of UNC Ph.D. candidates won $20,000 and job interviews after a day-long competition on Duke University’s campus on April 21.

Frank Allison, Program Coordinator of Recovery Initiatives, makes himself available to students going through the recovery process.

'It was just a constant': Students deal with substance use disorder through the Carolina Recovery Program

By Cailyn Derickson | April 28

A male student smokes marijuana every day to make it to class. A female student finds she doesn’t need the social setting to get drunk, so she drinks ...

Senior Grace Thorpe's art piece "HBToilet" has disappeared from its place in front of the Campus Y.

Student art on HB2 and its partial repeal vanishes from Campus Y courtyard

By Jamie Gwaltney | April 28

Senior Grace Thorpe said she expected her art installation “HBToilet” to be vandalized — but not to this extent.

James Creissen, a sophomore business major, poses in front of a rack of clothes he designed. Creissen held a fashion show on East Rosemary Street Thursday night.

Secret fashion show presents UNC sophomore's second collection

By Jackson Liu | April 28

High heels, body glitter, shiny skirts — a student-run secret fashion show lit up the night.

Fondling reported in Davis Library

By Acy Jackson | April 27

Campus police are currently investigating an incident of a male fondling a female without consent.

Kenan-Flagler serves executive realness at Pride Club's second annual drag ball

By Cy Neff | April 27

Tonight at The Strowd, UNC students and members of the surrounding community will have the chance to experience and participate in drag culture at the ...

The ART 300 class held a petition signing station in Polk Place where students could write letters to the North Carolina General Assembly.

Art students use collaborative art to write to General Assembly

By Myah Ward | April 27

Arts professor Elin O’Hara Slavick and students from her ARTS 300 class used collaborative art to write letters to the North Carolina General Assembly, ...

Elementary students from Frank Porter Graham Bilingual Elementary learn about Wilson Library during their campus tour on Tuesday.

Heritage speaker program inspires bilingual students to consider college

By Molly Looman | April 27

New students touring UNC’s campus are not the usual high schoolers figuring out their college applications. These students are bilingual fourth-graders ...

Students in the School of Social Work present their oral history projects about marginalized populations in North Carolina. Photo Courtesy of Maura Matney.

Social work students projects to highlight NC communities

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | April 27

Graduate students from the UNC School of Social Work released an art installation titled “Hear Our Voices” which highlights the stories of marginalized ...

Undergraduate Student Government Senate confirms members to committees

By Harris Wheless | April 27

At Wednesday’s Undergraduate Student Senate meeting, members discussed several proposed committees and how each member would fit into these committees. ...

For 18 years, UNC's academic improprieties went unnoticed by the NCAA.

NCAA sets tentative date for hearings on academic-athletic scandal

By Acy Jackson | April 25

UNC released multiple letters Tuesday between the University and the NCAA regarding the timeline for responses to the NCAA's third Notice of Allegations ...

At the FedEx Global Center on Monday night, students in the Arabic Program hosted a friendly cooking competition and shared a large spread of both traditional Arabic dishes and other miscellaneous treats.

Cook-off immerses students in Arabic culture

By Nicole Booth | April 24

The Arabic program hosted its first ever cooking competition Monday night..

Faculty Council announces chairperson for next three years

By Mark Burnett | April 24

After three years, faculty chairperson Bruce Cairns passed his leadership responsibilities to Leslie Parise, chairperson of the biochemistry and biophysics ...

The university celebrated Earth Week with the opening of a new edible campus location and a greenhouse.

UNC celebrates Earth Week with gardens, greenhouses galore

By Hannah Lang | April 24

UNC celebrated Earth Week with two new ways for growing produce.

Sophie Niu, a junior international student from Shenzhen, China, is the president of Chinese Students and Scholars.

UNC sees record applications from international students

By Leah Asmelash | April 21

The University has experienced the highest number of international applications ever, despite the executive orders out of the White House and perceived ...

Professor Paulette Ramsay discusses the Afro-Mexican diaspora in the Student Store.

Paulette Ramsay wants to highlight the importance of the Afro-Mexican diaspora

By Jackson Liu | April 21

Paulette Ramsay, a senior lecturer in Spanish at the University of the West Indies, introduced her new book about the history of Afro-Mexicans being ignored ...

Second UNC academic fraud case dismissed in court

By Becca Heilman | April 21

Former UNC athletes seeking compensation from the university for its long-running academic fraud suffered another loss Tuesday.

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper speaks at the opening for the Horizons Center, which helps pregnant or parenting moms with substance abuse problems.

UNC Horizons Program debuts new holistic care space

By Acy Jackson | April 20

A round of applause erupted after Chancellor Carol Folt shouted “in one location” at the opening ceremony for the UNC Horizons Program’s new center. ...

Senior Logan Gin, Mr. UNC for the fall semester, is carrying out his vision for adaptive sports at UNC.

Joe Nail and Logan Gin want to bring adaptive sports program to UNC

By Myah Ward | April 20

Sophomore Joe Nail and senior Logan Gin are working together to launch an adaptive sports program.

UNC’s Music and Jewish studies departments will perform “The Defiant Requiem” on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. The requiem was also performed by prisoners at a concentration camp.

Carolina Choir, Symphony Orchestra to perform tribute to victims of concentration camp

By Nic Rardin | April 19

The Carolina Choir and UNC Symphony Orchestra will perform the Defiant Requiem, a tribute to the prisoners of the Terezín concentration camp in the current ...