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Akhil Jariwala, the director of Tar Heel Bikes Steering Committee and a senior business and environmental science major, is launching a campaign to promote positive cycling at UNC. This campaign will begin Tuesday, April 8, 2014 in association with Student Government, and Jariwala is hoping for 2,000 signatures in a two week time span. This program provides one-way bike trips across campus similar to New York City's Citibike.

UNC considers raising student transit fee for bike share program

By Esther Yu | April 7

For many students, making it to class on time requires owning a bike.

Panelists - from left to right - Michael Lambert, Ken Brown, Bereket Selassie, and Ron Strauss, talk at the First Installment of the Nelson Mandela Lunch Panel Discussion on Monday afternoon in the Fed Ex Global Center.

Nelson Mandela remembered through UNC programs

By Amanda Raymond | April 7

Nelson Mandela is gone but not forgotten thanks to two programs at UNC.

UNC Journalism school professor Stephen Timothy and and Offensive Line coach Ryan McKee have drafted a proposal suggesting that student athletes take 6 credit hours of courses instead of 12. McKee believes that once non practice time is included, being a student athlete is "more than a full time job". To their knowledge, this proposal is the first of its kind.

New proposal pushes NCAA to change credit hour requirement for athletes

By Langston Taylor | April 7

One of the toughest opponents student-athletes face is how to split time to devote to their schoolwork and their team.

UNC junior Kristin Shotwell searches for her Tinder identity thief

By Carolyn Ebeling | April 7

Junior Kristin Shotwell was walking back from class when a text from a friend sent her into a state of disbelief — someone had stolen her identity ...

Jimmy Wyngaarden, Phillip Chu, Ellis Dyson, Corey Cobb, Connor DeHaven, Jake Fatheree, Colin McDowell and Will Mueller (from left) are members of the prudential board of Alpha Sigma Phi Fraternity.

Alpha Sigma Phi colony grows on campus

By Claire Smith | April 7

Last summer, UNC sophomores and roommates Connor DeHaven and Corey Cobb spent hours thinking about how they were going to leave their mark on campus.

Dylan Moore stripped in a Biology 101 in a video that went viral. A former track athlete, he was asked to leave the team and faces Honor Court charges for the stunt.

Dylan Moore, also known as ‘Nicky Showtime,’ embraces his wild side

By Dylan Howlett | April 7

He wants to be “that guy.” Yes, the guy who, as a high school senior, worked at a strip joint called The Golden Banana. The guy who sees a group ...

High school students compete at national ethics bowl

By David Lindars | April 6

High schoolers wrestled with some of the deepest questions of morality at the second annual National High School Ethics Bowl Friday and Saturday, at UNC’s ...

Print legend, former UNC journalism professor Chuck Stone dead at 89

By Amanda Albright | April 6

Chuck StoneBefore establishing his journalism career as an anchor at news organizations such as ABC News, prospective student Rob Nelson wasn’t sure ...

Jenny Surane was elected as editor-in-chief for the 2014-15 school year.

Jenny Surane selected as The Daily Tar Heel's 2014-15 editor-in-chief

By Cammie Bellamy | April 6

For Jenny Surane, finding the right word is as important personally as it is professionally.

Actor RJ Mitte spoke about living with cerebral palsy in the Genome Sciences Building on Thursday.

"Breaking Bad" actor RJ Mitte visited UNC, shared his experiences with disability

By Sarah Chaney | April 3

His mother would make him fold the towels, only to knock them over.

Summer job opportunities available for students

By Sarah Moseley | April 3

As summer approaches, so does the impending doom of trying to find a summer job.

National body looks at UNC chapter of Pi Lambda Phi

By Carolyn Ebeling | April 3

Though actions are still pending, the Pi Lambda Phi national body says it is taking steps to fix problems in the fraternity’s Chapel Hill chapter by ...

Christy Lambden vetoes runoff bill on last day in office

By Kristen Chung | April 3

Christy Lambden signed one last veto before signing out as student body president.

UNC-system happenings for March 31 through April 4

By Kris Brown | April 3

The death of a UNC-Charlotte student is calling residence hall safety standards into question.

Student performers act out a musical scene during a dress rehearsal for Pauper Player's production of Avenue Q. The rehearsal took place at the Arts Center in Carrboro, Wednesday the 2nd of April.

Pauper Players walk the long road to ‘Avenue Q’

By Sarah Vassello and Madison Flager | April 3

Imagine Cookie Monster lyrically professing his love for Internet porn, or Bert and Ernie serenading each other with romantic confessions, alongside other ...

Housing options vary in the summer

By Danny Nett | April 2

Chapel Hill may be a home away from home for many students, but which housing option to choose can be a headache for those who opt to stay during the ...

Northside 4-car rule upheld in court

By Bob Bryan | April 2

Owners of Northside homes with packed parking lots will continue getting slapped with fines.

New draft of UNC's sexual assault policy criticized by task force

By Jane Wester | April 2

The Sexual Assault Task Force met Wednesday to revise the most recent draft of the University’s new sexual assault policy.

Trey Mangum, a junior Journalism major, is the new president of the Black Student Movement.

Black Student Movement’s new president Trey Mangum focused on campus visibility

By Sara Salinas | April 2

UNC’s Black Student Movement will have a booming voice on campus next year if Trey Mangum dirhas a say in the matter.

Ivy Hardy named speaker of next student congress

By Sarah Chaney | April 2

Student Congress began Wednesday with members cheerfully singing “Happy Birthday” in early recognition of former Speaker Connor Brady’s birthday ...