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Chapel Hill family organizes 'PIG' tournament in honor of son's memory

By Charlie Haines | September 28

Following Burke Whitaker’s death in 2021, his family is keeping his memory alive and giving back to the community via the basketball game 'PIG.'

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Preview: Music festival supports local artists for the 26th year

By Margaret Hungate | September 28

This weekend, the Carrboro Music Festival will take over venues across the town with local artist performances from every genre.

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UNC student law organizations hosting Lunch & Learn to highlight farmworkers

By Michael Singleton | September 28

The Farmworker Lunch & Learn will highlight migrant and seasonal farmers across all 100 counties in North Carolina who either live in the state permanently ...

Column: The battle of housing costs in two college towns

By Maddie Whitaker | September 27

"Both Chapel Hill and Athens have been named the best college town in the country in years past. And both schools have plenty of national championships ...

'Pens, paper and politics': Campus organizations hold event to increase student voter registration

By Makenzie Mills and Ashley Dowdney | September 27

Campus organizations such as Student Life and Leadership and the North Carolina Public Interest Research Group communicated information to possible voters ...

Carrboro awarded grant for program to promote biking, walking to school

By Kaitlyn Cano | September 27

When the Safe Routes to School plan was first adopted in 2010, it only applied to McDougle and Carrboro elementary schools. Now, Morris Grove Elementary ...

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Fiona Crawley, UNC tennis players struggle with NCAA prize money rules

By Caroline Wills | September 27

Fiona Crawley said she never considered leaving UNC early to capitalize on financial opportunities from professional tournaments. "I would never ...

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OCS Board of Education discuss data from last school year, search for new superintendent

By Annika Duneja | September 27

Overall district proficiency has improved four percent from last school year, but still remains below pre-pandemic levels. There was an overall downward ...

BOCC discusses capital needs assessment, budgets in meeting with school boards

By Defne Önal | September 27

Jessica Goodell and David Sturtz, representatives from Woolpert Consulting, presented their assessment on the public schools and gave recommendations ...

Only one UNC residence hall still has detectable levels of lead in fixtures

By Eilah Wood | September 27

UNC Environment, Health and Safety is continuing to remediate drinking water fixtures at the University that have tested positive for lead. Some students ...

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Junior Victoria Wlosok celebrates release of her debut novel

By Skye Taylor | September 27

UNC junior Victoria Wlosok released her debut novel, young adult sapphic thriller "How to Find a Missing Girl." The book follows Iris Blackthorn, a 17-year-old ...

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“You’ve got to get to know your community": Generations of Chapel Hill families preserve history

By Morgan Brenner | September 27

Generations of family members work to preserve historic family homes and community spaces in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

Word on the street: How community members define home

By Emi Maerz | September 27

Assistant Lifestyle Editor Emi Maerz asked students and community members the question, “What makes the place you live feel like home?”

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'Why don't we deserve just basic safety?': Transgender students struggle with on-campus housing

By Julian Hill | September 27

According to UNC System policy, students must be assigned to a residence hall that agrees with the sex stated on their official academic record. This ...

CHCCS Board of Education passes amended budget for last fiscal year

By Caroline Horne | September 27

The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education passed a new recommended budget for last fiscal year to correct overspending. The board spent ...

Three takeaways from UNC men's tennis performance at the Tom Chewning Invitational

By Moira Martin | September 27

The North Carolina men's tennis team hosted the Tom Chewning Invitational in Chapel Hill this weekend, with four Tar Heels competing in both singles and ...

UNC's on-campus housing shortage 'debilitating' for some students

By Zoe Sinclair | September 27

As the housing search begins again for many UNC students, the University community reflects on housing stress. Carolina Housing expects a waitlist for ...

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Town set to meet 2023 housing increase quota with more than 2,500 units under construction

By Olivia Gschwind | September 27

Chapel Hill is on track to meet its 2023 housing increase quota with 2,567 dwelling units currently under construction. Of these, 154 are designated as ...

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Community housing organizations work to address mental health concerns

By Sierra President | September 27

“Housing is not a silver bullet that solves everyone’s problems completely — but being housed gives folks a secure place from which to address other ...

Chapel Hill adopts first comprehensive affordable housing plan, aims to build 900 homes

By Defne Önal | September 27

The Chapel Hill Town Council approved its first comprehensive Affordable Housing Plan and Investment Strategy to achieve a goal of building 900 new homes ...