We got a visit Thursday night from a few dozen people who delivered letters and a petition asking The Daily Tar Heel to change its style guide.
They would like to see us use the word “chair” instead of “chairman” or “chairwoman,” and “upper-level student” instead of “upperclassman,” in order to be more inclusive.
Campus police departments at UNC-system schools do a decent job complying with federal and state public disclosure laws — with a few notable exceptions.
In honor of Sunshine Week, The Daily Tar Heel decided to evaluate how well campus police departments at public universities around the state follow the federal Clery Act and the N.C. public records law.
UPDATE 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY — Police said they believe the woman who was found dead on Interstate 40 near the Streets at Southpoint mall this morning had been in a wreck and then walked into traffic.
Just a year removed from the chemistry lab, Chancellor Holden Thorp is still getting used to his new position.
His speech at Convocation was punctuated by nervous laughter, and he twiddles his pen during interviews. Sitting among his staff of vice chancellors, Thorp is the young one.
A Randolph County judge ruled Friday that the dashboard camera video showing Courtland Smith's interaction with police in the minutes before he was shot and killed should be permanently sealed.
