“I think I was my most authentic self when I was Rameses, because I wasn't bound by the things that we often [get] nervous or anxious about when it's us. When I was Rameses, I got to just be me,” former Rameses Matt Babb said.
Various summer research programs at UNC have been canceled after the onslaught of executive orders by President Donald Trump targeting NIH and NSF funding cuts and DEI.
The NIH policy would lower indirect funding in research to 15 percent, decreasing from the University's 55 percent cap.
Various university researchers share their experiences and worries regarding the recent freeze of multiple federal agencies and funding, chief among them being the National Institutes of Health.
In the past two years, the Carolina Housing waitlist has more than doubled. Allan Blattner, executive director of Carolina Housing, said UNC is in the early stages of a comprehensive housing master plan.
As a public university, UNC relies on federal and state funds to operate.
“The first thing I thought of when I woke up in the morning and saw the result [of the election] was, I need to talk to my parents and make an appointment,” sophomore Erin Cozzie said.
On Wednesday, Carolina Housing announced changes to their housing application, with sophomores and juniors now receiving random time slots for room selection, moving away from credit-based priority.
The UNC Executive Branch continues Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts after UNC Board of Governors repeals policy requirements.
While UNC is mainly made up of students from North Carolina, up to 18 percent of the student body hails from across the country and world. The University's out-of-state students often begin and go through their time at UNC in a different way than others.
