Hidden Figures shine in NC: Two female 'computers' made history in NASA jobs
With “Hidden Figures” debuting nationwide, the untold stories of female computers are being explored at length — and some have close ties to the Tar Heel state.
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With “Hidden Figures” debuting nationwide, the untold stories of female computers are being explored at length — and some have close ties to the Tar Heel state.
Today marks the deadline for UNC to respond to The Daily Tar Heel’s request for documents pertaining to students found responsible for sexual assault — a request several years in the making.
For some Tar Heel alumni living in Washington, D.C., there's always another Blue Cup.
When N.C. Gov. Pat McCrory issued an executive action Tuesday, he included sexual orientation and gender identity in the state’s nondiscrimination policy.
When UNC junior Giulia Curcelli bought alcohol at Harris Teeter a few months ago, they presented their ID like anyone else — but then came the questioning.
They say money talks — and in the UNC-system Board of Governors’ case, it might have something to say.
Voters in the 2016 presidential primaries have their choice of selecting someone who could be the first female, Jewish or Latino president — bringing identity politics to the forefront of the campaigns.
Vice President Joe Biden prepared more than funny anecdotes for his audience at Duke University on Wednesday — he had a message of hope.
Protester Madeleine Scanlon has to complete 24 hours of community service, pay a $180 fine and can’t attend another UNC-system Board of Governors meeting for a year — but much like UNC-system President-elect Margaret Spellings, she says she will not be intimidated.
A study conducted by UNC researchers found that 80 percent of all North Carolina hospitals have banned electronic cigarettes from their campuses — a finding the researchers hope will help launch a nationwide movement for hospitals.
Three years ago, Rich Nixon, a high school teacher, taught a flipped classroom. Now, Tanner Glenn, one of Rich’s students, has flipped the situation and works as Nixon’s campaign manager.
To chants of “Sí, se puede,” people of different ages, races and genders held posters with phrases like “Vote Your Dreams, Not Your Fears” at an N.C. NAACP press conference Tuesday.
When Thomas Lindsay first heard then Texas Gov. Rick Perry’s call for college degrees costing a total of $10,000, he had his doubts.
After recent dog attacks in Raleigh, city leaders are considering stricter dangerous dog ordinances.
Kyle Edmonds likes the quiet, slow-paced feel of small town, North Carolina.
Names were called. Issues were heatedly debated. The term “braggadocious” was used by Donald Trump.
For the N.C. General Assembly, a budget is better late than never — two and a half months after the original July 1 deadline, legislators finalized the budget Monday and will vote on it this week.
Tyler Strandberg, 28, liked to knit toboggans for at-risk boys with their favorite superheroes at Christmas. The 2009 UNC graduate dressed her rescue dog in Tar Heel attire on basketball game days. And she loved the outdoors.
Big, black men are not a threat — at least that’s what N.C. Rep. Edward Hanes Jr., D-Forsyth, told an audience of community members from across the state Monday night.
Shelter animal cadavers are now for sale in one North Carolina county, raising questions about the ethics of using euthanized animals for research.