Lisa Lindsay found her next book in a footnote. Lindsay, a history professor, was planning a book on African women, but stumbled on a footnote about James Vaughan, a South Carolina native who moved to Nigeria in the 1850s.
With attacks against the campus network increasing each year, UNC officials have taken another step toward stronger information security.
In a matter of seconds, the TEDxUNC event’s remaining free 50 student tickets sold out on Tuesday. But the conference’s high demand won’t keep it from a mass audience. It will be live-streamed by ReeseNews.org and later posted online for free.
The 2012 presidential election is about 11 months away, but political groups at the University are already gearing up for on-campus efforts.
A group of UNC students will soon be assigning homework and handing out gold stars across the country.
Nineteen students applied to become the first recipients of funding from Student Body President Mary Cooper’s Student Enrichment Fund.
For the Real Silent Sam protestors, historical accuracy is the primary concern.
Although North Carolina has the largest Native American population east of the Mississippi River, there are only a few hundred Native Americans on campus. For this reason, members of the a cappella group Unheard Voices say they have been making an effort to promote cultural awareness of the American Indian community at UNC.
For Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt, the death penalty is a rapidly changing institution. Across the board, states have drastically reduced its usage over the years, he said. But it remains as a deeply racist part of America’s judicial system.
