On May 18, Carolina Housing announced that it would lower the on-campus housing contract cancellation penalty until May 31 to incentivize off-campus living for returning students and provide more on-campus housing for transfer students.
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Student Body President Christopher Everett discusses his administration's plans for the school year and gives advice to incoming students. Everett said that he wants support current and future initiatives, as well as being accessible to all students. "I’m just trying to make sure that they know that I’m there," he said.
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The IDEAs in Action curriculum, which started in the 2022 fall semester for first-year and transfer students, will be continued into the next academic year alongside additions to the current requirements.
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Each library location serves as a service point for the libraries as a whole — staff are available in every library to provide students with necessities like study spaces, help with assignments, access to materials or training.
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UNC students can access a variety of wellness and identity-based resources through and around the University. The Daily Tar Heel spoke to members of some of these organizations and centers to serve as an introduction to the resources available.
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Jannah Said, a junior majoring in quantitative biology, began her first year at UNC expecting to find a group of people who perfectly aligned with her personal and academic interests. Instead, she found an abundance of 'micro-communities' that better reflected her goals as a student and community member.
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Transitioning from living at home to living in a residence hall, often with a stranger for a roommate, can be challenging and scary. “We’re all trying to live with new people, and that’s scary for everyone,” Christina Ahn, the vice president of the Residence Hall Association, said. “It’s an adjustment that everyone has to make, so really just try to be understanding of what other people’s living situations are like, but also make sure that they know what your living situation is like.”
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“The number one piece of I give is just try to find your people, because I think people make traditions more so than anything else,” Manav Patel, a 2023 graduate, said. “Being able to find your people to cherish those memories and form your own traditions and your own experiences is what I think is really important.”
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At the UNC Board of Trustees board meeting on May 18, board members discussed updates to the planning of the School of Civic Life and Leadership, swore in 2023-24 Student Body President Christopher Everett and reviewed the committee meetings on May 17.
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On Wednesday, May 17, supporters of The Workers Union at UNC participated in a rally during a Board of Trustees meeting. Their demands include the repeal of North Carolina General Statute § 95-98, or the collective bargaining ban, which is currently being addressed in the N.C. General Assembly and makes it illegal for employers to enter collective bargaining agreements with employees.
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This year's commencement speaker, Bryan Stevenson, the executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative and renowned public interest lawyer, encouraged graduates to retain the energy, spirit, hope and dreams they had before coming to UNC. “We need an era of truth and justice, and I think you have to be the prime movers in creating more truth and more justice in our world,” he said.
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The PlayMakers Repertory Company recently announced their upcoming productions for the 2023-2024 season in a Youtube video, including well-known shows like “Murder on the Orient Express” and “Much Ado About Nothing.”
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UNC professors Amy Gladfelter and Robert Hummer have been elected into the American Academy of Arts and Sciences on April 19.
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UNC's campus is home to Charanga Carolina — the only university-based Charanga music ensemble in the state. As the ensemble approaches its twentieth anniversary, leaders reflects on the legacy they hopes it will have at UNC.
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UNC’s Molecular Genetics Laboratory performs millions of clinical tests annually, many of which have the potential to diagnose patients with life-threatening diseases. Pathologists at the lab say that it brings them personal satisfaction that their work gets needed care to patients.
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