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The women's bathroom in the Union on campus.

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Wondering where to take your next bathroom break? The DTH has an answer!

By Lorcan Farrell | April 25

It is a well-known fact that campus is home to some shitty bathrooms (no pun intended). Long study sessions in Davis Library are not made any easier by bathrooms with missing or broken stall doors, faucets that blast you with jets of water and overflowing trashcans. That said there are some great bathrooms on campus. This guide should help you find them by pointing out a few of the best. Just a reminder that these views are my own and do not represent those of The Daily Tar Heel.

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UNC makes strides to become a hub for business development

By Lorcan Farrell | April 4

UNC is a launch pad for startups and research ventures according to data published by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Economic Development on behalf of Innovate Carolina. The office tracks data on the success of ventures founded by University faculty, staff or students at campus or three years after leaving.

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Need a new outdoor hangout? South Campus now has hammocks

By Lorcan Farrell | April 1

“It’s really nice to get outside, especially when there is really nice weather. “It’s great too because of the triangle formation you can talk to new people you haven’t met in your residence halls,” said first-year Luke Morin.

Jeffrey Spang, Lissa Broome, and William Sturke discuss the minutes during the Faculty Executive Committee Meeting on Tuesday afternoon.

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Faculty Athletic Committee faces underperformance of Black athletes, balancing budget

By Lorcan Farrell | March 20

Listen up, Carolina sports devotees. The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon to address the underperformance of Black male athletes and the sports department's plans for more funding. Here is what you need to know.

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The Daily Tar Heel will receive student government funding to reimburse reporter travel

By Lorcan Farrell | February 28

The Daily Tar Heel was approved to receive funding from student fees to cover travel expenses. The DTH stopped receiving funding from the University in 1993, to avoid a conflict of interest. “Since we’re serving the University with our sports coverage, we’re serving our students that way. We think it’s fair that we ask for some money to cover that,” said Matt Queen, president of the DTH Board of Directors.

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Faculty Athletics Meeting talks special talent and disturbing origin of Kenan family wealth

By Lorcan Farrell | February 20

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon to discuss predicted GPAs for special talent students and slavery-dependent Kenan family wealth, and here is what happened.

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Carolina Jump Rope Club off to a promising start since its founding last year

By Lorcan Farrell | February 18

After existing for only one year on campus, the Carolina Jump Rope Club has garnered student interest from both experienced and inexperienced jumpers. UNC will even host next year's University Jump Rope Summit.

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Biomedical engineering program gives students the best of both worlds

By Lorcan Farrell | February 7

What would happen if you took a nationally-ranked hospital system and school of medicine and combined it with one of the finest engineering programs in the nation? You would get the UNC/North Carolina State University Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, a unique partnership between the two universities that gives students access to a wealth of resources across both campuses.

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National Stuttering Association provides a safe place for students who stutter

By Lorcan Farrell | January 23

For most people, talking is a routine part of the day that doesn't receive much thought. From answering questions in class, to hanging out with friends, speech is nearly effortless. For 1 percent of the world’s population, this isn't the case.

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Matthew Andrews hits a home run to win Chiron Award

By Lorcan Farrell | November 29

If you were going to die tomorrow what would you talk about tonight? That’s the prompt given to the annual winner of the Chiron Award for their award lecture. The Chiron Award is given each year to a professor nominated by their students in recognition of their character and service to the undergraduate population. It was inspired by the last lecture of Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie-Mellon who had been diagnosed with terminal pancreatic cancer.

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