Partial HB2 repeal signed into law as legislators, Cooper rush to meet NCAA deadline
Rep. Deb Butler, D-New Hanover, woke up Thursday morning to the news that legislators had begun a new deal to repeal part of House Bill 2.
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Rep. Deb Butler, D-New Hanover, woke up Thursday morning to the news that legislators had begun a new deal to repeal part of House Bill 2.
Update (4:17 p.m.): Gov. Roy Cooper announced he has signed the HB2 deal into law at a press conference Thursday afternoon, despite criticisms from LGBTQ advocacy groups and others.
The student body president election will now be held on Friday.
UPDATE (7:30 p.m.): The N.C. Senate has officially adjourned. No bill to repeal House Bill 2 was passed out of either body of the N.C. General Assembly.
UPDATE (1:09 p.m.): N.C. GOP Chairperson Robin Hayes released a statement on Gov. McCrory's concession, praising McCrory's tax reform and job creation efforts.
At a Nov. 19 town hall meeting on race and inclusion, a group of students read a list of 50 demands of UNC.
Students and faculty are protesting the possible privatization of Student Stores today in the Pit — the same day as the store’s biggest sale, Mammoth Monday, and the last day of work for outgoing director John Gorsuch.
Tension has risen on campus with racially motivated protests and spray paintings this year, and the newest group associated with UNC — a white student union — is already attracting protests.
CLARIFICATION: Due to a reporting error, the original version of this story misrepresented Board of Governors member Marty Kotis' sentiments about pay increases. Kotis said he has concerns with significant pay increases for top administrators when not tied to incentive pay and metrics, or overall raises for staff and faculty.
Late Monday night, a student in a ski mask rappelled down Hinton James Residence Hall using his personal climbing gear.
On Tuesday, students gathered outside Davis Library with scales and sledgehammers for the third year in a row.
For the third time in as many months, the Silent Sam statue on McCorkle Place looked a little different.
1:50 p.m. update: The Confederate battle flag was taken down by University grounds crews. It is still unknown how long the flag was on the statue.
UNC received a nearly $300,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women to reduce sexual assault and gender violence on campus.
At the first meeting of the Black Student Movement, Jeremy Mckellar emphasized campuswide unity.
In November, Karen Gil, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, said she would step down from the position in May of this year — but as classes start Tuesday, Gil is still at the helm.
After geography professor Altha Cravey was asked by police to take down a “Hurston Hall” sign in her office in the newly renamed Carolina Hall Friday due to a strict policy regarding signs, administrators are examining that policy.
UNC’s new wireless system will allow users to connect to networks on other university campuses.
Alston Gardner, vice chairman of the Board of Trustees, said the board would vote on May 28 to decide on a package of proposals related to Saunders Hall and the contextualization of campus buildings’ history.
UPDATE (8:26 p.m.): The current Chief Justice has put an injunction on the results of the referendum until all honor court cases from this semester are complete, according to Student Body President Houston Summers. The proposed amendments would change the structure of the honor court, so all cases brought to the court this semester will go through the current process.