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Tyler Jacon drops out; 3 still in running for student body president

By Acy Jackson | February 4

Junior Tyler Jacon has officially withdrawn his candidacy for student body president.

Ernest Freeman, a Rams Head Dining Hall employee from Chapel Hill, sits at a table in the dining hall where he works on Tuesday afternoon. Freeman has been writing poems since he was five years old.

Dining hall employee Ernest Freeman enjoys writing poetry in his free time

By Brielle Kronstedt | February 4

If you have ever been in Rams Head Dining Hall, you’ve probably exchanged a smile with Ernest Freeman.

Clubs use underwater photos for public service project

By Sarah Vassello | February 3

It started with a TED Talk.

Candidates share plans for residence association leadership

By Sarah Thomas | February 3

Three candidates are competing for the presidency of UNC’s Residence Hall Association. Election day is Feb. 10.

Three teams vie for UNC senior class officer

By Ashlen Renner | February 3

Gathering in the Pit — their clipboards in hand — three teams of candidates for senior class officer are tallying up petition signatures.

Fraternity homes bring friends together

February 2

For many students, the beautiful Southern mansions that flank the east side of Columbia Street are a mystery. For others, they’re just home.

Over two decades, students have flocked to single-family homes in Northside

By Shantan Krovvidi | February 2

It was gradual at first.

UNC is home to the state’s only South Asian a cappella group, Samaa

By Christine Bang | February 2

Samaa, North Carolina’s only South Asian fusion a cappella group and a UNC student organization, graced the stage Saturday at N.C. State University ...

More than 100 call for the renaming of Saunders Hall

By Stephanie Lamm | January 30

“It’s Hurston Hall to me already,” said Dylan Mott, an activist with the Silent Sam Coalition. “When I’m going to class and I’m going to that ...

Former Hulu CEO to speak at UNC graduation

By Bradley Saacks | January 30

Jason Kilar has an MBA from Harvard Business School, helped build Amazon to the massive enterprise it is today and was the founding CEO for Hulu, but ...

There was a vigil at Peace and Justice Plaza on Wednesday night, Jan. 28.

‘Kick out the KKK’ group gathers to rename Saunders Hall

By Stephanie Lamm | January 29

Student activists are mobilizing to contextualize and remove racist relics at the University.

Reid Scothorm, seated, plays the “Old Man” in Pauper Players’ Broadway Melodies. The show will be running through Feb. 2 at Hanes Art Center.

‘Frozen,’ other favorites appear in ‘Broadway Melodies’

By Erin Wygant | January 29

Disney’s “Frozen” meets fraternities, cartoon characters show their alter egos and a UNC graduate takes on the Big Apple in Pauper Players’ Broadway ...

"This year I'm gong to run or go to the gym at least three times a week," said sophomore Briare Ballard. Briare is just one of many students who crowded into the SRC the first week of the semester to follow through on New Year's Resolutions.

Campus Recreation renovations will not include lazy river

By Tyler J. Rouse | January 29

After surveying students last semester about what they would like to see built by Campus Recreation, the results are still yet to be compiled, but one ...

Disability advocates note progress and push for more

By Brielle Kronstedt | January 29

In four years, the Carolina Coalition for Disability Justice has accomplished more than most University groups can in a lifetime.

Student Congress committee approves funding for new ice machines in dorms

By Katie Kilmartin | January 28

Students living in residence halls on UNC’s campus have come across unlikely surprises in their ice machines — bugs.

Student leaders dine with Carol Folt, discuss diversity

By Langston Taylor | January 28

Chancellor Carol Folt, several administrators and faculty ate dinner with nearly 40 invited student leaders to plan better communication among campus ...

Claire Leadbetter, a freshman biology major and member of the service fraternity, Alpha Phi Omega, serves pancakes at the University United Method Church on Tuesday night. The pancake dinner was in support of Relay For Life. Chair of the Board of Elections Alex Piasecki, a senior majoring in business and global studies, explains the campaigning regulations to students running for student government at the candidate meeting in the auditorium of the Union on Tuesday.

UNC student body president race draws 4

By Kelly Jasiura | January 28

Two more students added their names to the ballot for student body president at Tuesday’s mandatory meetings to declare candidacy.

Jonathan Hebert, a senior Public Policy and Economics double major, won the student speaker series of TEDxUNC on Wednesday. His talk, "Improvisation: A Framework for Collaborative Assembly" will now be featured in the third annual TEDxUNC conference on February 7th in Memorial Hall.

Student to make improv impact on TEDxUNC stage

By Ashlen Renner | January 28

When Jonathan Hebert, a senior improv comedian, spoke at the TEDxUNC student speaker competition earlier this month, the audience expected a comedy skit. ...

Two vie for student body president slot on first day

By Acy Jackson | January 27

Juniors Tyler Jacon and Houston Summers declared their candidacies for student body president on Monday.

Students bring arts skills to tour guide position

By Madison Flager | January 27

Each fall, upward of 600 students apply for the prestigious role of admissions ambassador. Roughly 60 are accepted, joining the 180 current ambassadors ...