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A compost bin located outside of Ram Village 4.

Ram Village joins other communities in campus composting program

By Gloria Ge | February 24

Ram Village Apartments has joined 13 other communities across campus this semester in a composting program.

Students Mark Ellard, a senior history major (left), Marie Payne, a senior exercise and sports science major, and Chris Corsi, a junior psychology major in the pit on Thursday, trying to gain signatures in other to change accessibility signs on campus to a more active looking sign.

Student groups aim to change stereotypes with new accessibility signs

By Jackson Liu | February 23

A committee of UNC students started a petition to change the accessibility signs around campus to show the Alternative Symbol of Accessibility.

Panel discussion at Monday's Asian Week Kick-Off event.

First Pan-Asia Week seeks to highlight growth of Asian community on campus

By Nicole Booth | February 20

Albert Lemuel Bunker arrived at UNC in 1878. He was the first Asian American student at the University, said Heidi Kim, professor in the Department of ...

The Wilson Caldwell Monument stands in the Chapel Hill Memorial Cemetery on South Road.

Class project inspires Wilson Caldwell Day

By Mark Burnett | February 20

Students from a history research seminar — Slavery, Race and Memory at UNC — have been working on a campaign to bring attention to the work of slaves ...

The Board of Elections held three hearings on Sunday — one against the Joe Nail campaign and two against the Matthew McKnight campaign.

UNC Board of Elections holds three hearings in SBP elections

By Brinley Lowe , Jamie Gwaltney and Paige Nehls | February 20

On Sunday, the Board of Elections heard three hearings in the student body presidential election — the re-hearing for Shriver v. Nail for SBP Campaign ...

New parking plans might include having employees pay for night parking

Administration reviews 5-year plan for parking on campus

By Myah Ward | February 19

The advisory committee on transportation and parking is considering concerns from various groups on UNC’s campus, including the Employee Forum, regarding ...

Yirun Li is a sophomore mathematical decision science and chemistry major from China.

'You don't choose where you come from': International students put in extra effort to make UNC home

By Cailyn Derickson | February 16

Sophomore Yirun Li fears speaking up in class because she feels her English isn’t good enough.

UNC Registrar Chris Derickson leaves for position at Duke

By Madeleine Fraley | February 16

Chris Derickson, the former University Registrar, has left his position of 10 years with UNC to take on the position of assistant vice provost and director ...

Members of the UNC Med School Student Medical National Association are holding a silent auction to benefit Eno Valley Middle School in Durham, NC.

Program helps UNC medical students mentor Durham youth

By Cy Neff | February 16

UNC’s Minority Men in Medicine program has been helping mentor students at Durham’s Eno Valley Elementary School for a few years now, and they are ...

First South Asian a cappella competition on East Coast to be held in Memorial Hall

By Tiffani Gibbs | February 16

This coming Saturday, February 18th, Memorial Hall will hold the South Asian A Capella competition, Sangeet Sangar, at 6pm.

A meeting was held in Carroll Hall on Jan. 30 for students to announce their intent to run for student body president.

Board of Elections announces new timeline for election

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 16

The UNC Board of Elections voted on a new, provisional timeline for student body presidential elections.

The new Board of Elections members introduce themselves to Student Congress's Rules and Judiciary Committee before being questioned.

With new members, Board of Elections awaits Supreme Court decision

By Paige Nehls | February 16

Student Congress approved the six recommendations for Board of Elections nominees from the Rules and Judiciary Committee with full attending consent at ...

Research roundup for Feb. 16, 2017

By Acy Jackson , Jamie Gwaltney and Sofia Edelman | February 16

UNC is creating a program to help provide Medication Assisted Treatment to rural communities in North Carolina. This initiative is part of a project to ...

Sorority wants to give back to CDS staff who made them feel at home

By Preston Lennon | February 15

A UNC sorority is planning a thank you dinner for a small number of Carolina Dining Services employees.

Rules and Judiciary committee approves Board of Elections nominees

By Brinley Lowe | February 15

Student Congress’ Rules and Judiciary Committee voted to formally recommend six new members to the Board of Elections Tuesday.

Lissa Broome reads a report on the NCAA Autonomy Legislative Session and the ACC Governance meetings.

The Faculty Athletics Committee reviews NCAA and ACC meetings

By Jacob Hancock | February 14

Faculty Athletics Representative Lissa Broome gave an update on the NCAA Annual Convention, and Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham discussed coaches contracts ...

Maya is the newest member of the CAPS therapy team. Her owner, therapist Avery Cook, has started providing sessions to clients that utilize the nearly one-year-old pooch as a therapy dog.

Little brown rescue puppy to become CAPS' first therapy dog

By Leah Asmelash | February 14

Counseling and Psychological Services now has a four-legged friend roaming the halls — Maya, CAPS’ first therapy dog.

Peabody Hall houses UNC's School of Education, which is now collaborating with NC State to creating programs to license teachers.

NC State University and UNC-Chapel Hill partner to license teachers

By Allie Mobley | February 13

An online program will shorten the amount of time it takes lateral entry teachers -who have been hired to teach in NC schools but not yet fully licensed ...

Board of Elections membership still holding up student body president election date

By Jamie Gwaltney | February 13

Student Body President Bradley Opere tried to appoint provisional members of the UNC Board of Elections over the weekend but missed the window by months. ...

On the night of February 10th in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center, the Herban SOAPbox Lecture Series held its very first event. Durham-based soul hip-hop group Tha Materials (above) opened for main speaker Kamal Bell, educator and owner of Sankofa Farms.

First Herban SOAPbox event brings teacher and agriculturalist Kamal Bell

By Mark Burnett | February 13

Hope Gardens has started a series, Herban SOAPbox, to bring attention to food quality and agriculture in North Carolina. The first event of the three-part ...