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No. 24 North Carolina women’s basketball snaps losing streak, outlasts UNCG 81-66

| December 6

Carolina Union Activities Board

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 ...

Earl Sweatshirt, Gloriana have sold about 700 tickets combined

By Samantha Sabin | November 10

Carolina Union Activities Board’s plan to draw more students to Homecoming concerts might have backfired — so far, the acts it booked for two separate ...

CUAB spends less on 2014 Homecoming acts

By Samantha Sabin | November 4

The price tag for this year’s two Homecoming acts is easier on the Carolina Union Activities Board’s budget than those of past shows.

Laverne Cox speaks in the Great Hall of the Student Union Tuesday night at 7 p.m. about her experiences in her transformation as a transgender woman.

‘Orange’ star Cox talks transgender experience

November 19

Laverne Cox knew she wanted to be a performer by the time she was in the third grade. She said she found her inspiration from the movie “Gone With ...

CUAB puts on 10th annual Comedy Festival

By Haley Waxman | April 1

The Carolina Union Activities Board will present the 10th annual Comedy Festival this week.

Iron & Wine to perform acoustic set

By Carson Blackwelder | March 26

After a hip-hop-centric fall semester, the Carolina Union Activities Board is swapping out sick beats for an acoustic guitar.

Carly Mathews, a junior economics major and biology minor, is the newly elected Union President with the CUAB.

Union leader wants to leave her mark

By Carly G. Baker | February 11

The Carolina Union is not just the building on campus that is home to Alpine Bagel Cafe and Wendy’s.

CUAB acts meet with mixed success

By Breanna Kerr | December 5

From a sex columnist to multiple North Carolina rappers, the Carolina Union Activities Board has explored a spectrum of performance acts this past year. ...

Rapper Common to stray from music in Memorial Hall speech

By Sarah Rutherford | December 4

The Carolina Union Activities Board is bringing Common to campus to wrap up the semester. But rapping won’t be the focus of the socially conscious hip-hop ...

Rapper J. Cole performed in Carmichael Arena Sunday night for the Homecoming concert. King Mez, a Raleigh native, and Elle Varner both opened for Cole. Each performed for approximately 30 minutes, while Cole performed for around an hour. Cole wore a Carolina sweatshirt and told the crowd he has always been a Carolina fan.

J. Cole comes home

By Sierra Wingate-Bey | November 5

When the colorful lights started flashing and J. Cole came out in his Carolina hoodie, energy coursed through Carmichael Arena. Cole’s clever and thoughtful ...

Elle Varner was the opening act for J. Cole at the Homecoming Concert.

Q&A with Elle Varner

By Caroline Pate | November 5

Elle Varner, a 23-year-old R&B singer-songwriter from California, opened for J. Cole at the 2012 UNC Homecoming Concert Sunday night. Varner collaborated ...

Activist encourages men to ?ght sexual violence

By Elizabeth Kemp | October 16

In today’s culture, sexual violence is largely seen as a women’s issue that only some “good” men help out with, Jackson Katz, a leading anti-sexist ...

CUAB brings Diplo to UNC for $30,000 this weekend

By Gabriella Cirelli | October 4

Disc jockey and music producer Diplo is known to jet set around the world.

UNC singing groups warned after impromptu concert

By Grace Raynor | August 21

Despite a large turnout, an impromptu Sunset Serenade in the Pit Monday night was dampened — not by rain, but by a violation of University policy.

CUAB and WXYC radio work together to bring jazz to campus

By Grace Tatter | March 28

The impetus for the first collaboration between CUAB and WXYC came from a famous jazz musician. While Googling himself, jazz pianist Matthew Shipp discovered ...

Dan Savage, It Gets Better founder, to speak at UNC Feb. 2

By Katherine Proctor | January 24

Books, films, music albums — all have been adapted for the stage. Come Feb. 2, newspaper columns can be added to the list.

Year in Review: CUAB off to a slow start this year

By Sarah Haderbache | December 6

It took a while for Carolina Union Activities Board to warm up this semester. The organization’s events have sparked controversy among the student ...

CUAB hosting Travis Porter, Spike Lee near LDOC

By Katherine Proctor | November 28

A concert by hip-hop group Travis Porter, hosted by the Carolina Union Activities Board, will be on this semester’s last day of classes.

UNC hosts Harry Potter trivia event

By Emily Overcarsh | November 10

Students who had UNC as a back-up to Hogwarts got a chance to leave their Muggle lives for a while and share their love of J.K. Rowling’s magical world. ...

CollegiateLink software underused

By Grace Raynor | November 9

Students got a taste of what the Carolina Union’s new multipurpose software can do during Homecoming week, but campus officials said the program has ...