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Kyle Maynard, a quadruple amputee and motivational speaker, speaks to students in the Carolina Union auditorium Monday evening about his success as an athlete and challenges in everyday life.

Maynard brings tales of athletic achievements to UNC

By Ashlen Renner | March 24

Entertaining an auditorium full of students is the least of what Kyle Maynard has accomplished in his life — though that is what he did on Monday night. ...

National Pan-Hellenic Council Week of Service gets back to origins

By Anyssa Reddix | March 23

This week, UNC’s National Pan-Hellenic Council will be focusing on one of its founding principles: service. 

Kevin Kallagugher, an editorial cartoonist at the Economist, spoke to students and faculty about freedom of expression Monday evening at the Freedom Forum.

Cartoonist Kallaugher won’t shy from controversy

By Stephanie Lamm | March 23

An attack on a satirical newspaper in Paris made journalists question the line between offensive and humorous — but an award-winning cartoonist who ...

Student Group holds its third Womyn's Issues Now Conference

By Shuyan Huang | March 23

The third Womyn’s Issues Now Conference attracted around 50 people to the Student Union on Saturday. 

Students who participated in the 2015 UNC Dance Marathon celebrate Saturday night in Fetzer Gym after raising $570,561.41 for the patients at North Carolina Children's Hospital.

Carolina for the Kids dances its way to fundraising record

By Katie Reeder | March 23

Months of planning, recruiting and fundraising culminated with 24 hours of standing — and $570,561 raised for N.C. Children’s Hospital. 

UNC's Urban Gaming Club welcomes spring with week of games

By Trevor Lenzmeier | March 22

The UNC Urban Gaming Club’s Week of Games is set to usher in the beginning of spring, as the new club will be hosting outdoor team games across campus ...

Student Congress makes tough cuts to balance yearly budget

By Ashlen Renner | March 22

The Student Congress Finance Committee struggled to balance its annual budget after 72 groups on campus requested financial assistance. 

UNC dining halls will transition to cage-free eggs

By Ashlen Renner | March 20

Aramark, UNC’s dining service provider, will transition to using cage-free eggs by 2020, according to an announcement made March 12. 

Students gather in Manning Hall on Thursday evening to hear from a panel of speakers who work in the justice system within the community. Panelists answer questions about topics such as the juvenile justice and the racial disparity they have witnessed. Sophomore Brandon Morrissey said he attended the event "to hear what's being done to combat the sad truths of a juvenile justice system which pushes students from a harsh education system to the prison system."

Panel: courts too tough on teens

By Tyler Fleming | March 20

In North Carolina, no one can buy a lottery ticket, watch an R-rated movie or vote for a lawmaker at 16 — but courts still prosecute many 16-year- olds ...

(from left to right) Freshmen Brandon Hill and Blake Richardson get sunglasses at Priceless Gems.

Campus leaders: find your niche to succeed

By Victoria Mirian | March 20

When an injury last year ended his playing career, senior Jarrod James traded playing on the football field for working as an assistant coach.

ARTVSM, which combines art and activism, will perform “ARTVSM in Performance: Cristo Negro, Diablo Blanco” for the final performance in the 2014-2014 season of Process Series. Courtesy of Herrison Chicas.

ARTVSM performance to mix art, activism

By Christine Bang | March 20

Inspired by a week-long trip to Portobelo, Panama, ARTVSM — which combines art and activism — will perform "ARTVSM in Performance: Cristo Negro, ...

Student Action with Workers, UNC still don’t see eye to eye

By Sara Salinas | March 19

The Student Action with Workers group didn’t get the change it was hoping for at a meeting attended by Chancellor Carol Folt on Wednesday.

‘Illuminating’ event looks at black divide

By Olivia Bane | March 19

Students from the Black Student Movement and Organization for African Students’ Interests and Solidarity came together Wednesday night to address an ...

From left: Jacob Rosenburg, John Cruickshank, Fedor Kossavski, Ross Slaughter and Griffin Unger, founders of The Minor, decided to retire the satirical publication.

'The Minor' creators leave legacy of comedy with satirical website

By Erin Wygant | March 19

After a campus-wide outcry over the reveal of the six anonymous authors and the end of The Minor, the creators of the satirical site say they hope someone ...

UNC's Ted Zoller named to national entrepreneurship post

By Anyssa Reddix | March 18

After serving only three years as a board member, UNC professor Ted Zoller has been named the next president of the United States Association for Small ...

Charlotte-based artist Well$ will open for Rae Sremmurd at the spring concert hosted by the Carolina Union Activities Board. Courtesy of Mike Tambashe

Rae Sremmurd to play at spring concert

By Sarah Vassello | March 18

After months of listening to students and tallying votes, the results are final: the Carolina Union Activities Board will announce today that hip-hop ...

Senior mathematics major Thomas Rees holds his Mossberg 88 shotgun outside his apartment.

Some say concealed carry on campus would help curb assaults

By Sharon Nunn | March 18

He’s never had to use it.

Carolina Indian Circle is a student organization that educates students about Native American culture.

Carolina Indian Circle receives honors

By Jenn Morrison | March 18

Even with fewer than 100 students on campus, UNC’s Native American community is still making its voice heard.

TJ Woodard (right), a junior economics major, serves Ben and Jerry’s ice cream to Kady Forbes, a junior journalism and communications major.

Ben and Jerry’s ice cream stand on campus for semester

By Brielle Kronstedt | March 18

Students’ first day back from spring break was more sweet than bitter as they enjoyed a new Ben and Jerry’s ice cream stand outside of Lenoir Dining ...

David Deans, from Rocky Mount, N.C. (left) and Katie Coletta (right), senior at English program, from Cary, N.C. are helping Michael Knight, a Ph.D candidate at the Department of Religious Studies check out snacks he buys Tuesday at the Pit Stop.

Pit Stop gets new floors

By Mona Bazzaz | March 18

The Pit Stop, a popular on-campus convenience store run by Student Stores, received a bit of a facelift over spring break. 