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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 ...

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 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 ...

Students want to use posters to bring protest to classrooms this week

By Eva Ellenburg | February 13

Two students are encouraging others to carry posters to class and around campus this week to protest the Donald Trump presidency.

Elementary schools students learn value of music from the Marching Tar Heels

By Tiffani Gibbs | February 10

Fifth-grade students at Ephesus Elementary School learned about the fundamentals of music when the Marching Tar Heels came to their school to teach music ...

The new dean of the UNC School of Nursing, Dr. Nilda Peragallo Montano, was honored on Thursday February 9, 2017, in Alumni Hall. Chancellor Carol Folt and Provost James Dean Jr. spoke during the ceremony.

UNC announces Nilda Peragallo Montano as the new dean of the School of Nursing

By Varun Kasula | February 10

Nilda Peragallo Montano was officially inducted as the new dean of the UNC School of Nursing at a welcome ceremony on Thursday.

SUIE holds a Pie Trump Event to raise money for scholarships for undocumented students

Students pay to pie a fake Trump to raise money for undocumented student scholarship

By Brandon Klee | February 10

On Wednesday afternoon, there was a shake-up to the Pit’s normal activities as members of Students United for Immigrant Equality lined up to pie the ...

Due to professor retirement, UNC School of Medicine will no longer use animals for training

By Leah Moore | February 10

UNC’s emergency medical training program will stop using animals, specifically pigs, to train their residents. They will use simulation technology instead. ...

Students in the UNC School of Dentistry volunteer on DEAH Day, a day of service to honor Deah Barakat, a victim of the 2015 Chapel Hill Shooting. Photo Courtesy of Tiffany Brannan.

'It is something Deah would have done:' Community remembers students through service

By Natalie Conti | February 10

On the two-year anniversary of the Chapel Hill shooting, people and institutions across the Triangle are working to ensure the lives and legacies of Deah ...

Student elections can't continue without new Board of Elections members

By Acy Jackson and Jamie Gwaltney | February 9

The fate of spring elections rides upon when the UNC Board of Elections has enough members.

Carolina Dining Services has returned to the original recipe for their M&M cookies.

M&M cookie recipe returns to dining halls, much to students' relief

By Gloria Ge | February 9

UNC students have been flocking to the cookie shelves at Lenoir Dining Hall since Carolina Dining Services brought back its original M&M cookie recipe. ...

Sammie Espada is a junior political science and women and gender studies and is running to be Student Body President.

SBP elections: Sammie Espada builds on activism to promote inclusiveness

By Brinley Lowe | February 9

Sammie Espada, a self-described feminist and activist, was on the frontlines of politics at UNC long before she declared her candidacy.

Coulture Magazine is a student-run fashion magazine printed once each semester. Here, co-founders Alexandra Hehlen and Remington Remmel pose for a picture in their new office at 145 Franklin St.

Hill Hall celebrates end of extensive renovations

By Cy Neff | February 9

After 18 months and $15 million worth of renovations, Hill Hall finally opened with a fresh face at a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday afternoon.

SBP Candidates Maurice Grier, a junior and political science major.

SBP elections: Maurice Grier says his campaign is based on love

By Molly Looman | February 8

Junior Maurice Grier said if he’s elected, his administration would focus on bridging gaps and making connections on campus.

(From left) Courtney Staton and Alexander Peeples have been named the new co-presidents of the campus Y.

New Campus Y co-presidents elect aim to build Y's community

By Myah Ward | February 8

Courtney Staton and Alexander Peeples, who were elected the 2017-18 co-presidents of the Campus Y on Tuesday, have big plans to build on current work ...

Joe Nail is currently running for student body president. Photo courtesy of Joe Nail.

SBP elections: Joe Nail brings global experience to the role

By Celia McRae | February 8

Policy has impacted sophomore Joe Nail’s entire life — from his father’s service in Afghanistan, to his mother’s job as a nurse and his care for ...

Matthew McKnight is a junior public policy and history major and is running to be the Student Body President.

SBP elections: Matthew McKnight wants to help the common student

By Paige Nehls | February 8

Junior Matthew McKnight said he has always had a commitment to public service. His father, who died when McKnight was young, was a Morehead-Cain Scholar, ...

Elizabeth Adkins is a junior political science and journalism major and is running to be Student Body President.

SBP elections: Elizabeth Adkins says diversity will be her strength

By Nic Rardin | February 8

Junior Elizabeth Adkins has always wanted to be a leader — and now, she’s done letting things hold her back.

Mohamed Abubakr, a civil and human rights activist from Sudan, discusses his life experiences that led to his service in the nonprofit sector and refugee challenges throughout Africa.

Sudanese refugee and activist speaks on importance of speaking up and organizing

By Harris Wheless | February 8

Muhamed Abubakr, a civil and human rights activist from Sudan, spoke Wednesday about how his experiences as a refugee from the Sudanese Civil War made ...