The memorial commemorating James Cates was placed by activists on Tuesday afternoon in the Pit, the same place he was killed 49 years ago. By the next morning, the memorial was gone.
Love is in the air today at UNC, and students aren’t the only ones who will be celebrating the romance. Here are the stories of two professor couples and the roads that led them to the loves of their lives. Let them bring hope to everyone, single, taken or confused, that true love is out there.
Despite a growing number of resources on campus, undergraduate and graduate student parents at UNC still face various challenges ranging from time management difficulties, to feelings of social isolation to economic strains as they juggle both family and coursework.
An appeal hearing took place on Tuesday for UNC doctoral student Maya Little, who was found guilty by the Honor Court in October of defacing Silent Sam. Little was sanctioned with a letter of warning and 18 hours of community service in her initial case hearing.
Despite the conclusion of student body elections, much of the student body does not exactly comprehend the role Student Government plays and how it relates to UNC students.
Transportation is a major barrier to health care for millions, but ride-sharing services are trying to fill the gap.
At TEDxUNC, Chapel Hill's annual TED Talk event, speakers will discuss their interpretation of "flow" and how it relates to their work and passions.
Activists placed a dedication plaque in the Pit on Tuesday honoring James Cates, a Black student activist who was stabbed to death in the Pit in 1970.
According to a statement from the Board of Elections, the Noble campaign was found guilty of five violations: three counts of misrepresentation, one count of falsification and a location violation.
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s 1984 medical school yearbook page surfaced with a picture of a man in blackface standing alongside another in KKK robes — both of whom Northam claims are not him. Soon after Northam’s photo went viral, a photo from the Chi Phi fraternity, published in the 1979 edition of the Yackety Yack, UNC's yearbook, depicts a man in blackface being hanged by two other men dressed as members of the Ku Klux Klan.
The UNC General Alumni Association is gifting $2 million in scholarship funds for military-affiliated students.
The workshop for students featured a 40 percent discount on professional clothing, free headshots, makeovers and free food.
“Both faculty and students are focused on understanding things better and advancing the boundaries of what us humans know, and I think that’s really important. We are helping students think more in terms of making things, and showing them that the barriers of making things are not actually as high as they might think.”
“There's also something about bearing witness to the story with others that makes things really powerful. Having people share their stories is a way to give them a platform to speak their truth, to potentially shape public opinion about a population or minority group but also to humanize people in the eyes of those who might be bigoted.”
Kevin Guskiewicz's longevity at UNC is full of awards and accolades — though the student body, and even some faculty, are left with concern for the decorated interim chancellor.
Student body president elections are always confusing, and so we break down how campaigns work and the rules that candidates must follow.
Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi gave a lecture on the history of racism in America at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center.
The second debate of the student body president campaign season ended with the host endorsing candidate Ashton Martin.
UNC offers a wide variety of scholarships that you can apply for, and they aren't all strictly for tuition.
“I will say that it is important for academia ─ students, faculty, staff, administrators, etc. ─ to reflect the demographic breadth and intellectual richness of the larger society, especially in the case of a public university such as UNC."
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