Senior writer Hamsini Sivakumar shares her new column "Maybe I met Carrie Bradshaw."
Senior writer Hamsini Sivakumar and friends share their tips and tricks for surviving Halloweekend on a budget.
"After a week spent (hopefully not creepily) staring at people’s outfits in Lenoir Dining Hall and online, trying to find a conclusion to what is obviously the greatest problem college students are facing right now, I think I agree that individuality seems to be the most prevalent trend," writes Hamsini Sivakumar.
Saxsquatch — also known as Dean Mitchell — was a part of Saturday's flash mob hosted by the Town of Chapel Hill and PORCH, a local organization that supports families in need.
"The two hallmarks of senior year: the worry that you won’t get to do everything you want to do before you graduate, and senioritis. I am currently suffering from both," staff writer Hamsini Sivakumar writes. "In an effort to fight them, I’m doing something I have never done at this school: going to the gym regularly. However, while my gym clothes might consist of five-year-old shorts and my collection of free UNC t-shirts, athletic wear can have much more range."
New school year resolution: I’ll dress up for class every single day. It seems like everyone feels this way during the first week of classes. Over the last two years at UNC, I’ve realized FDOC features the best collection of outfits this university has to offer, so I asked students about their fashion choices.
"On a Friday night in Chapel Hill, weary students, armed with only a real ID and a liver ready for battle, face the last frontier — the bars surrounding Franklin and Rosemary Streets. This land of opportunity may seem overwhelming. How do you know if the music will be good? If the drinks will be strong, but cheap? If the line is too long for you to keep waiting?"
Thousands of people flocked to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh for J. Cole's Dreamville Fest, which features R&B and hip-hop artists.
Students of color at UNC support each other and find support through University resources and student groups providing community and creative expression as they navigate a predominantly white institution.
Countless bands are started in Chapel Hill by college students whose love of music outlasted the groups themselves. Not every band formed at UNC lasts forever, but for many of the band's members, the music never really ends.
