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False Profits' last show of the semester was held Saturday

By Margaret Gilmore | November 18

From smashing pies into each other’s faces to spraying silly string at one another, False Profits gave its audience plenty to laugh about during its ...

The Real Silent Sam Coalition ended its CanYouSeeUsNow march outside of Kenan Stadium during UNC’s Homecoming game.

Students march to football game for better visibility

By Sara Salinas | November 17

An army clad in all black paraded through the Homecoming Day sea of Carolina Blue in solidarity.An army clad in all black paraded through the Homecoming ...

UNCDebra Pickrel, alumna chair and president of Gamma Lambda Chapter Association, Nanette Fields, first house corporation director, Karen Dias, house corporation board member and Cheri Szcodronski, Executive Director of Preservation Chapel Hill pose with the award after the Phi Mu 50th Anniversary brunch Sunday.

Debra Pickrel, alumna chair and president of Gamma Lambda Chapter Association, Nanette Fields, first house corporation director, Karen Dias, house corporation board member and Cheri Szcodronski, Executive Director of Preservation Chapel Hill pose with the Brockwell plaque award for preservation after the Phi Mu 50th Anniversary brunch Sunday.

Phi Mu celebrates 50th anniversary on campus

By Paige Hopkins | November 17

Homecoming wasn’t the only reason to celebrate this weekend.

More evidence emerges on Jan Boxill

By Amanda Albright | November 14

The Wainstein report was not the new page Jan Boxill expected to turn, she once said.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted their annual step show Thursday at Memorial Hall. The Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity performed their routine based on the popular movie, The Purge Anarchy.

Minority fraternities and sororities look to secure plots

By Deborah Harris | November 14

Members of UNC’s National Pan-Hellenic Council took to Memorial Hall Thursday night for their annual step show, a feature of their Homecoming week events. ...

Lemur that played Zoboomafoo on kids show passes away at Duke Lemur Center

By Anica Midthun | November 14

Zoboo otherwise known as Jovian, a well-known and well-loved lemur who started in the show “Zoboomafoo” died Nov.

Student Congress special election turnout still low

By Maura Devetski | November 14

While the recent Student Congress special election filled almost all the open representative spots in undergraduate and graduate districts, the winners’ ...

The National Pan-Hellenic Council hosted their annual step show Thursday at Memorial Hall.

Panel criticizes Wainstein report’s public interpretation

By Jenn Morrison | November 14

In the wake of Kenneth Wainstein’s investigation, students, faculty and administrators are concerned that some interpretations of his report have raised ...

On-campus drinking citations rise

By Anyssa Reddix | November 14

The number of on-campus underage drinking citations at UNC increased by 88 percent between 2012 and 2013 — reaching 691, according to data released ...

Earl Sweatshirt (in red) and Vince Staples (in gray) performed in UNC's 2014 Homecoming Concert at Memorial Hall on Wednesday. Sweatshirt is known as part of the alternative rap collective Odd Future Wolf Game Kill Them All.

Homecoming concerts Gloriana, Earl Sweatshirt catered to niche fan groups

By Marisa Dunn and Robert McNeely | November 13

For the first time ever, the Carolina Union Activities Board hosted two Homecoming concerts this year — but the new system may not stick around to see ...

UNC makes first investment in 10-year academic support plan

By Liz Bell | November 13

When Kenneth Wainstein’s independent investigation revealed the extent of academic advisers’ involvement in a decades-long athletic-academic scandal, ...

Nick Gregor and Brian Riefler (blue) sport 12-day-old mustaches for Movember, a month-long mustache campaign meant to raise awareness for men's health issues.

Mustaches raise awareness about prostate health this month

By Noelle Wells | November 13

The thin, wispy mustaches that have popped up around campus are not just a fashion statement.

Junior Resita Cox, president and member of EROT, rehearses on Wednesday afternoon for her upcoming performance.

Students who practice spoken-word poetry reveal their processes

By Jamie Stuart | November 13

Those who perform spoken word poetry say they often draw their inspiration from what they know and what they’ve personally experienced.

UNC Health Care celebrates veterans, earns freedom award

By Noelle Wells | November 12

One thing Richard Jadick returned to during his keynote speech this Veterans Day was the words of his gunnery sergeant:

James E. Ferguson II speaks to students, professors, and Carolina Alumni in the Stone Center theater on Tuesday night. Ferguson focuses his lecture on the Voting Rights Act and its implementation over the past fifty years. He also discusses the topic of race in the American south and how "everything is different, but not much has changed."

Equality lawyer James E. Ferguson II laments slow change in Charleston Lecture

By Megan Morris | November 12

Civil rights lawyer James E. Ferguson II encouraged audience members Tuesday night to pursue the complete racial equality promised to all Americans under ...

Michael Thornburg is a senior majoring in political science. He started rapping after graduating high school; he often finds motivation in emotional struggle.

Student Michael Thornburg uses hip-hop to tell his story

By Margaret Gilmore | November 11

While a majority of students have been hitting the books in anticipation of finals, senior political science major Michael Thornburg has been hitting ...

UNC's annual 24-hour standing and dancing Dance Marathon took place on March 21 and 22. The organization ended up raising 551, 595.87 dollars for the patients and families at UNC's Childrens Hospital, passing the half a million mark for the first time in history. Pictured: Chancellor Carol Folt takes a "selfie" with the dancers during hour 18.

After recruitment, Dance Marathon enrollment close to record

By Brielle Kronstedt | November 11

The Pit will see significantly fewer people dressed in grape suits and tutus now that recruitment week for Dance Marathon — the most popular event put ...

Q&A with Ph.D. student, Jeopardy contestant Che Smith

By Katie Reeder | November 9

After taking an online test and trying out in Washington, D.C., Che Smith was invited to be taped on “Jeopardy!” in August. A Ph.D. student in the ...

Quad construction removing asbestos continues

By Daniel Lockwood | November 7

UNC is in the process of replacing insulation in the steam tunnels under campus.

Conor Whitlark, a freshman from Greenville, NC enjoyed a game of Monopoly pinball in the Rams Head dining hall on Thursday afternoon. Although he said he is better at the Galaxy arcade game, his favorite is the pin ball machine.

Rams Head moonlights as 3-day arcade

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | November 7

This week, Rams Head Dining Hall was more than just a cafeteria — it was an arcade, too.