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Students protest NC abortion bill in the Pit on Thursday

By Sara Svehla | April 10

Chants of “not the church and not the state, women must decide their fate” reverberated across the Pit.

Sophomore biology majors Seher Khalid (Left), from High Point, and Noor Baloch, from Cary, display the gallery reception: Passion in Practice in the Union on Wednesday evening.

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New exhibit honors Chapel Hill shooting victims

By Sara Svehla | March 26

The faces of Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha will now greet members of the UNC community as they enter the Student Union’s art gallery.

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NC wants "open dialogue" on possibility of driverless cars

By Sara Svehla | January 21

The phrase “getting behind the wheel” will be a thing of the past if Google has its way, as the company expects to put people in self-driving cars within two to five years. Chris Urmson, the director of Google’s self-driving car project, said it would revolutionize automobile travel. “Imagine never losing someone in a traffic accident again,” he said in an online video.

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Paul Tine, member of NC House, leaves Democrats

By Sara Svehla | January 12

Paul Tine, a member of the N.C. House of Representatives, has decided to leave the Democratic Party and, as of Friday, has joined the General Assembly’s Republican House Caucus.

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New abortion clinic rules proposed in NC

By Sara Svehla | December 3

New regulations on North Carolina abortion clinics — mandated by a controversial law passed by the N.C. General Assembly over a year ago — are finally starting to take shape.

Former President Bill Clinton offered support to Sen. Kay Hagan at an early voting event held at Broughton High School on Friday, October 31.

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Bill Clinton joins Hagan to rally NC voters

By Corey Risinger , Elizabeth Matulis and Sara Svehla | November 3

Sen. Kay Hagan’s campaign again brought big-name politicians, including former president Bill Clinton, to energize the Democratic cause in a rally on Friday.

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State cuts hurting low-income students

By Sara Svehla | October 30

A new study found state budget cuts to public universities nationwide have deterred many low- and middle-income students from attending college.

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UNC-system happenings for Oct. 22, 2014

By Sara Svehla | October 22

Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan spoke to about 40 people at N.C. State University on Monday.

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Millennials marrying later in life

By Sara Svehla | October 14

The millennial generation is putting off marriage until later in life — and the delay is at a record high, according to a recent Pew Research Center report.

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Airport cites ride-share service Uber

By Sara Svehla | October 2

As fall break approaches, some UNC students might rely on a ridesharing service for cheaper transportation to and from the airport — but companies like Uber are struggling to comply with Raleigh-Durham International Airport regulations.