“We're either consciously or unconsciously varying the way that we speak in response to the context in which we're in,” J. Michael Terry, an associate professor in the linguistics department, said. “Response to the ways in which the context of people that we're around, right, and a lot of times how we're likely to be perceived.”
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“We're either consciously or unconsciously varying the way that we speak in response to the context in which we're in,” J. Michael Terry, an associate professor in the linguistics department, said. “Response to the ways in which the context of people that we're around, right, and a lot of times how we're likely to be perceived.”
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This is the story behind Aimee Comanici's battle with cancer during her first year at UNC.
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The 2021-2022 Graduate and Professional Student Federation elections take place Tuesday. UNC graduate students will get to vote for the GPFS president. Here's a rundown of the presidential candidates and their positions from last Wednesday’s GPSF presidential forum.
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Mayme Webb-Bledsoe, leader of Turn of Events and assistant vice president for the Duke-Durham Neighborhood Partnership and Community Development, will lead a three person facilitation team to guide the commission in sifting through its priorities through guided dialogues.
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The event functioned as a drive-thru library. To accommodate for COVID-19, parents and children stayed in their cars as club members delivered free books.
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Faculty Executive Committee members met with Provost Bob Blouin and UNC department chairpersons via Zoom Monday to discuss the University’s Carolina Together program, plans for commencement activities and the state of funding for the UNC Graduate School.
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For the past 30 years, Weakley has been developing a free-use, online plant identification guide that has made loose-bound floras a relic of the past.
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A new partnership between the business school, University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward and local families works to honor the 120 enslaved people who were buried in the Barbee Cemetery. The Clark family, descended from the first Black family in Carrboro, is happy to finally have their story shared. “Oftentimes, there are groups created that want to do good in the Black community,” Lorie Clark said. “But they never include people who were harmed, are marginalized, or are hurt by what has happened. This is a great opportunity to bring the relatives of the enslaved people, who were buried in the cemetery, into the process to voice what we want and the way that we want this information lifted up.”
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The committee formed in 2020 after the death of George Floyd to examine the justice system and how it impacts people in different communities. Ryan Jenkins, president of the Durham chapter of the Progressive Caucus, started the committee to investigate potential reform solutions.
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Host Evely Forte spoke with Lamar Richards about what he hopes to accomplish through his role as Student Body President and University Desk Editor Maddie Ellis also talks about Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’s role with Silent Sam.
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“Find ways to get outside and connect with things that bring you joy," Audrey Pettifor, an epidemiology professor at UNC, said. "Finding ways to connect with people is really important.”
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Assistant University Desk Editor Evely Forte spoke with Student Body President-elect Lamar Richards about what he hopes he’ll accomplish through his role as SBP, how his administration will be different from previous ones and what his legacy will be at the University beyond his role in Student Government.
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“Research shows that spending two hours outside every week has huge benefits for us,” CAPS psychiatrist Leslie Montana said. “Just that 20 minutes outside can help reset our brains. It can benefit us a lot more than scrolling the web or getting on TikTok.”
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Campus community members met virtually for the fourth-annual Honors Carolina Women’s Leadership Forum. At the event, moderated by Gloria Thomas from the Carolina Women's Center, panelists spoke about the powers of pivoting in their lives and careers.
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The conference is the largest and longest-running student-led health conference in the United States. It typically attracts over 500 people annually, in addition to others who watch it through livestream. Due to the pandemic, this is the first year the conference has been held exclusively online.
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This common mistake misrepresents the legacies of both Horton and Delaney and exemplifies the importance of thorough and accurate research, University Archivist Nicholas Graham said.
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The president's role is to represent student athletes within CAA and serve as a liaison between UNC athletics and student sports fans. The election will take place on Tuesday.
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This semester, UNC Campus Recreation and Student Wellness are working together to implement an outreach program that helps students connect with one another — even in isolation.
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On Thursday, the Campus and Community Advisory Committee met to discuss increased policing on Franklin Street for the next UNC-Duke basketball game, vaccination distribution and spring 2021 Commencement plans.
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Members of the Faculty Advisory Committee met Feb. 25 to discuss preliminary plans for an in-person spring commencement and the fall 2021 semester.
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