Since 2017, average housing costs have increased by 37 percent in Chapel Hill. For low-income households, this means the majority of housing options are unaffordable.
As of now, abortions before fetal viability are legal in North Carolina. However, various other barriers — including the procedure’s cost, travel, childcare/lodging expenses and anti-choice legislation — have curbed abortion accessibility throughout the state.
On Sept. 7, The News & Observer published an article about Chapel Hill Town Council candidate Vimala Rajendran’s husband, Rush Greenslade, and his status as a registered sex offender. Since the news broke, Greenslade’s status as a registered sex offender has become a major topic of discussion surrounding Rajendran’s campaign.
The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted unanimously last week to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all employees by Oct. 31. Since the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was approved by the Food and Drug Administration on Aug. 23, the board agreed there was no longer a reason to wait to mandate the vaccine.
Senate Bill 300 covers a slew of provisions that aim to standardize law enforcement processes, increase officer accountability and establish a new line of trust between the public and police.
On Aug. 22, the center hosted its first official student event in the new facility — a welcome party for Turkish students from UNC, Duke and N.C. State.
Grata Cafe opened at the former location of Elmo's Diner in Carrboro in early August. Owner Jay Radford said he has always had a passion for community building.
The University Libraries instituted a new delivery-by-mail service, making physical books and materials accessible during this remote semester to any active UNC student or faculty member living in the continental U.S.
UNC’s Digital Accessibility Office was created in July 2019, but the work its doing for students on campus has expanded as students take classes online this semester.
The UNC Center for the Study of the American South began its six-part series titled "The Light of Truth" on Oct. 3 honoring the life and legacy of journalist and activist Ida B. Wells.
Screenshot of speakers at the virtually-held Ida B. Wells Symposia event.
