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Carrboro Town Council honors first Black council member and local veterans

By Henry Thomas | October 26

The council voted to designate Dec. 13 as Braxton Dunkin Foushee Day of Service, encouraging residents to learn about local Black history and perform ...

Word on the Street: What are you most excited about this year for men and women’s basketball season?

By Zoe Sinclair | October 26

Students say they are excited about the UNC-Duke game, seeing new team talent and hopefully rushing Franklin Street.

Word on the street: UNC students react to North Carolina voter ID laws

By Lauren Zola | October 26

In April, the N.C. Supreme Court overturned a previous decision that said voter ID laws disproportionately disenfranchise Black voters, allowing voter ...

2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes early-career researchers and professors

By Michael Singleton | October 26

The 2023 Hettleman Prize recognizes the faculty members, whose research ranges from mathematics to climate change to antibiotics, for their "exceptional" ...

Hillsborough experiences "very, very rare" 2.2 magnitude earthquake

By Sierra President | October 26

The U.S. Geological Survey, the group in charge of monitoring natural hazards, concluded an earthquake with a 2.2 magnitude and a shallow depth of three ...

Early voting locations are open. Here's what to know and where to go.

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

During the early voting period, residents can register to vote at a polling location — and UNC students living on campus can do so with just their UNC ...

Jeff Jackson joins race for state attorney general after being drawn out of his district

By Ethan E. Horton | October 26

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-N.C. 14th) announced his run for North Carolina attorney general on Thursday morning. This comes one day after he was drawn out of ...

Review: Unconventional movies to stream and scream to this Halloween

By Carly Breland | October 26

"The best way to celebrate Halloween – besides trick-or-treating – is to turn off the lights and find a movie that makes you question whether there’s ...

Column: Vote substance over spectacle this election

By Brigit Pierce | October 25

"I’m already tired of the spectacle of politics, despite not having even been old enough to vote in the last election."

UNC volleyball falls to Duke in four sets

By Matthew Maynard | October 25

The North Carolina volleyball team (10-10, 4-7) fell to the Duke Blue Devils (14-8, 5-6), 3-1, at Cameron Indoor Stadium in a rare Wednesday evening match. ...

Analysis: Two takeaways for UNC men's basketball from the 2023 ACC Tipoff

By Daniel Wei | October 25

“Sometimes the ball doesn’t bounce your way,” head coach Hubert Davis said. “But you gotta make it bounce your way. By the energy, the effort ...

CHCCS Parent-Teacher Association Council holds school board candidate forum

By Sophie Baglioni | October 25

The CHCSS Board of Education candidates discussed their views on staff vacancies, the achievement gap and curriculum maintenance in the forum hosted on ...

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'The spirit of discovery': Research Week highlights climate projects, opportunities at UNC

By Zora Hollie | October 25

University Research Week is being celebrated this week, with dozens of events geared toward highlighting research projects and opportunities at UNC. ...

'Illuminating and important': Sexuality Studies debuts queer theory reading group

By Catherine Tiddy | October 25

“This has been put together to supplement the need for more queer-friendly and more queer-focused readings that we may be missing in our formal curriculum,” ...

'A piece of home': UNC German Club celebrates Oktoberfest

By Zora Hollie | October 25

The UNC German Club and the Carolina Union Activities Board collaborated to provide free food, carnival games and music for entertainment at an Oktoberfest ...

Book List: Eerie novels that will leave you on the edge of your seat

By Madison Gagnon | October 25

Booksellers from Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews and Flyleaf Books, as well as a UNC students, recommend reading these five horror and thriller novels ...

Student creates petition to remove calorie labels from dining halls

By Charlotte Wilkerson | October 25

Grabriela Giulumian, the student behind the petition, said calorie labels can be a "huge trigger" for those with eating disorders or susceptible to eating ...

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Orange County Board of Education discusses school interior renovations, redistricting

By Ginny Dempster | October 25

Tuesday's Orange County Board of Education meeting discussed redistricting plans, a bid to renovate the interior of Efland-Cheeks Global Elementary School, ...

'There is a magic': Carrboro Poets Council hosts annual poetry festival

By Delphine Liu | October 24

The West End Poetry Festival took place last week across Carrboro and featured readings, workshops and engaging conversations.

A look at misinformation in the Chapel Hill mayoral race

By Sophia Fanning | October 24

Jane Pinsky, the director of the NC Coalition for Lobbying and Government Reform, said that sometimes misinformation can result in people not voting if ...