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During Silent Sam twilight service and dance party, police use a pepper fogger.

Number of protesters arrested at Silent Sam since Aug. 20 rises to 17

By Myah Ward and Charlie McGee | August 31

Many in the Chapel Hill community feared Thursday night’s Silent Sam demonstration would turn to violence following Chancellor Carol Folt’s statement ...

Hundreds of UNC professors send letter to Chancellor to keep Silent Sam down

By Elizabeth Holmes | August 30

Professors from most of UNC's departments signed onto the letter last week after Silent Sam came down.

Both sides double down in defense of those arrested over Silent Sam

By Charlie McGee | August 30

In the aftermath of Silent Sam’s Aug. 20 toppling, 12 people have been charged with crimes connected to the Confederate monument’s removal and the ...

After hours of closed-door meetings, UNC is given a deadline on Silent Sam decision

By Preston Lennon | August 28

Here's a summary of the Board of Trustees and Board of Governors meetings following the Silent Sam protests.  

UNC System Board of Governors passes resolution for Silent Sam

By Eva Ellenburg | August 28

Chancellor Carol Folt and the Board of Trustees members must formulate a plan for Silent Sam’s future by November 15.

Is Silent Sam going back up within 90 days? This law might hold the answer.

By Casey Quam | August 27

In the week following Silent Sam's forced removal on Aug. 20, questions over what will become of the statue have centered on the interpretation of N.C. ...

Folt addresses campus safety following a week of two protests and 11 arrests

By Myah Ward | August 25

In an update sent by UNC Media Relations at 9:52 p.m. on Saturday, the 11 individuals that have been arrested during this week's protests of Silent Sam ...

Chancellor Folt holds Silent Sam press conference, BOG members speak out

By Jared Weber , Myah Ward and Hannah McClellan | August 23

Chancellor Folt held a press conference on Thursday to discuss the aftermath of Monday night’s Silent Sam protest, which saw the Confederate monument ...

UNC-system to hire outside firm to investigate University, police response to protest

By Taylor Buck | August 22

After releasing a short statement Monday night following the Silent Sam protest where the Confederate monument was forcibly removed by demonstrators, ...

Police cooperate with students in effort to bolster school safety

By Kate Karstens | August 21

UNC offers many public safety opportunities from the P2P bus system to the LiveSafe app. Police even host events with students to make them feel more ...

What the OCR's investigation of UNC means for the future of the University

By David Saff | July 9

We talked to Caitlin McCabe, a former DTH staffer who extensively covered campus sexual assault in 2012 and 2013.

UNC graduate Alice Huang donates blood at the Blood Donation Center at UNC Hospitals in June 2016.

UNC Hospitals are getting an upgrade with new surgical tower

By David Saff | July 3

The tower will be the single largest building on the UNC Hospitals campus at 335,000 sq. ft.

The new class of Board of Visitors members are pumped to get started

By David Saff | June 13

The Board of Trustees recently selected 56 new members to serve on the Board of Visitors, let's see how they take the the Board forward.

The Board of Trustees met on May 31 at the Carolina Inn.

Here's what you missed from last week's Board of Trustees meeting

By David Saff | June 7

UNC-Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees held their full board meeting this past Thursday in the Carolina Inn. Here's what was discussed.

University Affairs Committee discusses faculty, diversity and addiction recovery

By David Saff | May 31

In the Chancellor’s Ballroom of the Carolina Inn, the Board of Trustees met to discuss University affairs on Wednesday.

UNC collaborates with American Talent Initiative to make college more affordable

By Veronica Correa | April 26

The American Talent Initiative is collaborating with universities across the country—including UNC—to make their institutions more accessible for ...

Art students outside of South Building take turns speaking out against Chancellor Folt and the condition of Hanes Art Center on Monday.

Folt Revolt protestors claim that Arts Everywhere initiative is not enough

By Casey Quam | April 24

“This is not about feelings. It is about the spotlight on Arts Everywhere, a hollow platitude that gives the school a façade of interest in the arts ...

UNC student on moped hit by car outside TOPO Back Bar

By Gabriella Bulgarelli | April 23

A female University student was hit by a car while riding her moped outside Top of the Hill Restaurant & Brewery's Back Bar on S. Columbia Street ...

Former UNC provost Jim Dean named president of the University of New Hampshire

By Rachel Jones | April 4

On Wednesday afternoon, the University of New Hampshire announced that Jim Dean, a former provost and executive vice chancellor at UNC, would become its ...

The Board of Trustees met on Thursday, here's what happened

By Emily Galvin and Hannah McClellan | April 1

The Board of Trustees met on Thursday to discuss plans for UNC, involving future renovations and construction, public service at Carolina and more.