Julia Craven

People rally outside of Saunders Hall Wednesday afternoon. The Real Silent Sam Coalition is calling for the Board of Trustees to rename the building, because its namesake, William L. Saunders, directed North Carolina KKK activities in the late 1860s.

Kearney Ferguson

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Students call on trustees to rename Saunders Hall

By Julia Craven | April 23

“We will not bow down to racism. We will not bow down to injustice. We will not bow down to exploitation.”

Students from different organizations gathered in front of Wilson Library to form a human chain and to protest the anti-abortion displays.

Mitali Samant

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Students protest anti-abortion display on campus

By Julia Craven | April 1

Several student organizations and numerous protesters came together to form a human chain in front of a large anti-abortion display on Tuesday, chanting “My body, my choice” and “Keep UNC safe” as drums played in the background.

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Storify: Controversial anti-abortion protest on UNC campus

By Julia Craven | March 31

Storify: Controversial anti-abortion protest on UNC campus

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Communities embrace living green, on and off campus

By Julia Craven | February 3

Carolina blue isn’t the only color dominating UNC’s campus. Multiple green efforts are springing up on-campus and in the Town of Chapel Hill.

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Only 98 of nearly 4,000 new first-years are black males

By Julia Craven | October 10

Out of 3,946 new first-year students, only 98 males — about 2.5 percent — self-identify as black, based on data from UNC’s Office of Institutional Research and Assessment released last month.

Susan King is the dean of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and is chairing the committee to select the next business school dean.

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Recruiting agency hired in search of Kenan-Flagler dean

By Julia Craven | September 10

UNC is on its way to hiring a new dean of the Kenan-Flagler Business School. Members of the search committee assigned to find candidates have hired a recruiting agency to find a permanent replacement for Jim Dean, who left that position in July to become provost.

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Public input begins for Carrboro police chief search

By Julia Craven | April 22

Several Carrboro residents and police officers came out Monday night to give input on qualities they would like to see in Carrboro’s new police chief.

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Orange County commissioners to discuss plans for Rogers Road Community Center

By Julia Craven | April 8

The Orange County Board of Commissioners will discuss the future of the long-awaited Rogers Road Community Center at its meeting tonight.

Nan Copeland, Mary Burke

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A glut of restaurants could be hurting businesses on Franklin Street

By Julia Craven | March 25

An slice of artichoke pizza from Artisan Pizza Kitchen. An A.K. ski from BSki’s. A burger from Spanky’s. Wings from The Grille at Four Corners.

The Chapel Hill Museum closed for lack of funding in 2009. Since then, the Chapel Hill Historical Society has housed many of its archived materials in its downstairs location underneath the old museum at 523 E. Franklin St.

Susan Newrock, office assistant for the society, said the society is in a precarious position as the town decides whether to renovate the sub-standard building or sell it.

Katie Bailey

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523 E. Franklin St. renovations may cost taxpayers

By Julia Craven | February 25

Since 1966, the Chapel Hill Museum building at 523 E. Franklin St. has served as a historic landmark for the town. The museum closed in July 2010, and town inspections found the building in violation of occupancy and accessibility codes.