Nov. 21, 2024 was the 54th anniversary of the murder of James Cates.
The Hugs and Pups Posse — Encouraging and Empowering, known as HAPPEE, was formed in October 2021 to offer comfort to UNC students through dogs and companionship.
All campuses in the UNC System made changes to their job descriptions, admissions of student support centers, employee training and the programmatic content presented to students.
Ginger Club is a group chat for UNC redheads with over 250 members, where they chat about everything from sunscreen brands to redhead memes.
Shark Week is an annual, week-long television event that began on July 7. At UNC, sharks take the limelight for longer than a week, with many professors and students researching and studying the creatures year-round.
During its slower summer months, WXYC continues to focus on genre diversity, building sets and training DJs to make entertaining and unique shows.
Laurie Wilder, president of Parker Executive Search, said that while creating the leadership profile — which acts as a briefing for potential candidates regarding UNC — the firm considered how to incorporate input from community members into the profile while attracting the most well-suited candidates.
In its general meeting Thursday morning, the UNC Employee Forum went over a finance and operations quarterly update, recent amendments to the budget passed by the UNC Board of Trustees and the final approved budget for the 2025 fiscal year and its priorities.
The series has been ongoing through May and into June and features folk artists supported by the Music Maker Foundation. It is named after Elizabeth Cotten, a Carrboro native.
Think Outside the Box is the newest Franklin Street Plaza art addition, replacing Rubbish the Raccoon. The piece kickstarts the Pride Month celebrations happening throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro in June.
Flowers are placed in front of the James Cates memorial on Nov. 20, 2024.
