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Q&A with Daniel Wallace, author of ‘Big Fish’

By Grace Tatter | October 31

Daniel Wallace, director of the UNC creative writing department, writes and illustrates short stories, novels and children’s books. He is best known ...

Chapel Hill's role in civil rights movement revisted with Wilson Library lecture

By Lucie Ronfaut | October 26

A crowd of more than 40 people were reminded of Chapel Hill’s key role in the civil rights movement Wednesday.

UNC tracks 'Occupy' movement on social networks

By Josie Hollingsworth | October 26

UNC sociologists are studying just how occupied social networking sites are with the Occupy movement.

UNC’s academic planning committee moving forward

By Nick Andersen | October 26

As the implementation committee for the University’s Academic Plan enters its third month of slow progress, a pending meeting with the provost and a ...

LGBTQ climate lacking at UNC

By Claire McNeill | October 25

A report released Monday identifies recommendations for action regarding University policies on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression ...

UNC-Pembroke struggles to fill faculty positions

By Jenna Jordan | October 17

UNC-Pembroke takes pride in its reputation as a teaching university.

Q&A with Jane Borden

October 17

Jane Borden has been comedy editor for “Time Out New York,” a freelance writer for “Saturday Night Live” and a spy in Chinatown. She’s also ...

UNC’s student One Cards get redesigned

By Grace Raynor | October 17

The card every UNC student carries in his or her pocket got a makeover Monday.

UNC system’s plans to cut unnecessary degree programs could threaten UNC-CH applied sciences initiative

By Daniel Wiser | October 17

Although a concrete plan to eliminate redundant degree programs at UNC-system schools has still not been established, a new initiative by UNC-CH has raised ...

UNC proposes student athletic fee increase

By Elizabeth Johnson | October 13

The athletic department will propose a student fee increase of $45 per student today — half the amount that was proposed to a committee of students ...

Holden Thorp pursues ambitions in face of budget cuts, football scandal

By Andy Thomason | October 11

Holden Thorp is trying to walk a straight line in the changing world of higher education. As the University’s 10th chancellor, he, like every other ...

A gender gap, both here and out there

By Patricia Laya | October 11

The University’s male-to-female ratio may skew dating patterns and max-out Zumba classes. But come May, we’ll be graduating to a larger, even more ...

Past University Day celebrations have seen presidential success

By Colleen Volz | October 11

Former UNC-system President Bill Friday was prepared to take a bullet for the 1961 University Day speaker — President John F. Kennedy.

Chapel Hill apartments see crime increase

By Blair Brown | October 11

Property-related crimes are on the rise in several area apartment complexes, including some popular among University students.

Tough times, 218 years later: UNC officials need to look past tradition to handle budget cuts

By Editorial Board | October 11

This day 218 years ago, North Carolina laid the cornerstone of public education as we know it. From humble beginnings, UNC embarked on a mission of educating ...

Cuts at the degree’s expense: Budget cuts are not an excuse for asking less of students

By Editorial Board | October 10

The classroom is at the core of the University’s mission and should be the last thing compromised to budget cuts. However, concerns about graduation ...

UNC’s Innovate@Carolina opens virtual lab

By Grace Raynor | October 10

A team of professors and students is trying to make sure Innovate@Carolina isn’t just about science. UNC’s Digital Innovation Lab, a part of UNC’s ...

UNC Greeks see new leader in Aaron Bachenheimer

October 10

Aaron Bachenheimer wants to emphasize a full college experience to the Greek system’s newest members from the very start. A stronger orientation is ...

UNC’s Gillings School of Global Public Health reviews steep cuts

By Amelia Nitz | October 10

The Gillings School of Global Public Health, a consistently top-ranked school in the nation, is facing serious funding cuts which are affecting its faculty, ...

Steve Jobs's loss mourned at UNC

By Devyn McDonald | October 6

Fred Brooks met Steve Jobs at the White House in 1985. Brooks, now a computer science professor at UNC, was there to receive the National Medal of ...