Not yet an adult, but ready for college: how college at 17 changes your first year
Starting your first-year at UNC as a minor has its upsides and downsides. These students talk about their experiences being younger than average college first year.
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UNC Chief of Police Jeff McCracken to resign in July
UNC Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Jeff McCracken will retire in the beginning of July, the University announced in a letter on Twitter Friday morning.
514 UNC students are on SeekingArrangement. Who's behind the number?
College students in the United States make up over 12.5 percent of the sugar babies on SeekingArrangement, a website for matching sugar babies with sugar daddies or mommas. Anna, a UNC graduate, is a sugar baby, and she makes $144,000 annually from sugaring with three sugar daddies. “I focus on long term relationships so I don’t have to worry about where my next paycheck is coming from,” Anna said. “I get a level of trust and emotional connection. I find it more enjoyable.”
Who's serving on the Campus Safety Commission?
The twenty Campus Safety Commission appointees will serve to guide campus policing policies and practices as well as foster relationships between campus police and community, according to an email by Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz shared on Monday afternoon.
It’s no surprise this UNC professor is a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize
Though the professor was shocked by his nomination, his students had no question about his greatness as a scholar.
What does the new Weeknight Parking Program mean for on-campus employees?
The weeknight parking program is set to begin Aug. 15, and for some employees, it might cost them their job.
Incident reports provide more detail to defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial
UNC Police also discovered an art installation outside Hanes Art Center was also vandalized with hateful language and slurs.
The Silent Sam decision has been extended for a second time
The email did not cite reasons for the extension.
Here's what happened in the days leading up to the SBP election
On the Friday before the election, four cases were brought against the Noble campaign, which resulted in Noble receiving 18 points, three over the 15-point disqualification limit, removing him from the ballot about an hour before voting was set to begin Feb. 12 at midnight.
The Global Gap Year program will triple in size by 2020
The Global Gap Year program allows high school graduates to take a year off and complete public service abroad before coming to UNC in the fall.
LGBTQ center teaches allyship through Safe Zone trainings
The UNC LGBTQ Center has been offering Safe Zone trainings since 2003, teaching allyship strategies and bringing awareness to various LGBTQ perspectives and experiences.
Qué Rico explores Latin American culture through dance
With performance season in full swing, Que Rico is feeling the pressure to succeed.
UNC students launch new "hub" of climate activist organization in the Triangle
UNC students have opened a new chapter of Sunrise Movement, a climate activist organization, in order to draw attention to the dangers of global warming and advocate for more sustainable practices.
Several co-sponsors of the 'Conflict over Gaza' conference want refunds
The Conflict over Gaza conference, held at the University from March 22 to 24, aimed to “shed much needed light on the current realities in the Gaza Strip,” according to its webpage.
Women scientists get the Wikipedia pages they deserve thanks to UNC's Science Library
Participants gathered to write women back into history in the Edit-a-thon, a drop-in event geared toward improving Wikipedia entries about and related to women in science.
We sat down with interim Chancellor Guskiewicz to talk about UNC's present and future
Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz, former dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, was appointed to his new position in February, following the unexpected resignation of former Chancellor Carol Folt. Following a controversial year on UNC’s campus, and a little over a month from the Board of Governors’ May meeting, University desk editor Myah Ward sat down with Guskiewicz to discuss recent incidents and the future of UNC’s campus.
What the Chancellor's Advisory Committee said about the Conflict over Gaza conference
“It’s not always as clear-cut as we would like it to be,” Guskiewicz said. “But we stand firm on ensuring that free speech and academic freedom are upheld.”
These Christian ministries team up for a Week of 24/7 Prayer
Christian-oriented groups including Cru, Every Nation Campus and Summit College participated in a weeklong initiative for prayer this week.
101st Undergraduate Senate disagrees over first substantive bill
The 101st Undergraduate Senate's first substantive bill was meant to create annual reports on the work of student government — and cut funding for branches who didn't finish their report.
This research symposium encouraged women in physics to stay in physics
The second annual Women in Physics Research Symposium featured interesting projects and speakers that can relate to the difficulties that young women face while earning their degree in physics.
