The Chapel Hill Youth Development and Research Unit, now known as Chydaru, was an experimental youth prison that was later repurposed as a radioactive waste decay site. While there was never any radioactive or hazardous waste buried at the site, the facility would take short-lived radioactive waste generated at the University and store it until the waste was no longer radioactive.
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The Chapel Hill Youth Development and Research Unit, now known as Chydaru, was an experimental youth prison that was later repurposed as a radioactive waste decay site. While there was never any radioactive or hazardous waste buried at the site, the facility would take short-lived radioactive waste generated at the University and store it until the waste was no longer radioactive.
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First-generation and immigrant families have historically faced challenges in getting adjusted to the U.S. school system due to difficulties accessing technological resources and language barriers, among other things. The COVID-19 pandemic has only amplified those issues.
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The Emergency Powers Accountability Act would require the governor to receive approval from a majority of the Council of State – the collective name for the heads of the state's senior executive offices – before exercising any emergency powers or declaring a state of emergency.
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These three women focus on documenting and maintaining the portions of Orange County’s public safety system dealing with community involvement and mental health.
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With a piece of sarcophagus, a pocket watch, and a portrait of an unidentified sex worker called “Peaches,” a student tour guide at the Ackland can create a conversation about telling time through art.
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House Bill 358, introduced on March 22 in the N.C. House of Representatives, would require middle, high school and collegiate athletes to compete on the team correlating with their sex assigned at birth.
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Although restrictions in the state are lifting, there are still many outdoor, COVID-safe activities in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area.
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Peters won first place on a "Jeopardy!" episode that aired on March 22. She then returned as the reigning champ on an episode that aired March 23, where she finished in second place.
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The vaccination site is currently utilizing an independent Twitter account to notify the Chapel Hill community of excess doses. From Twitter, residents are instructed to call the surplus line, a dedicated phone number used for gathering patient names. The phone line operates on a first-come, first-serve basis, and callers who get through are placed on the vaccine list.
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Chapel Hill's advisory boards are considering if they want to recommend the project before it is sent to the Town Council for a final decision. If approved, the development is scheduled to be completed and occupied by the end of 2023.
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A recent change from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction will now allow North Carolina public school students to list their preferred name on most state records, like PowerSchool and report cards.
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On Friday morning, about one hundred students returned to Frank Porter Graham Elementary School to finish out their first week of in-person instruction in a year. The Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education voted in early March to offer in-person instruction to all students beginning March 22. Frank Porter Graham Elementary Principal Karen Galassi-Ferrer said it has been important to think creatively about safety measures, like holding lunch and breakfast outside or placing colorful tape on the ground for students to follow for social distancing.
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Led by community historian Danita Mason-Hogans, “I Was Still Singing” offers a look into the perspectives of the Black women who shaped Chapel Hill's civil rights movements.
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"Rajiv Mohabir sharing these poems educated more people about what Holi is and the history behind it," Shivam Bhargava said. "It's very easy to celebrate Holi without understanding the cultural and religious significance behind it, but Rajiv's poems add historical and cultural context to the celebration so that more people know what they are celebrating."
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The Town conducted the first of these sessions on March 23 and March 27. March’s efforts focused on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where two pedestrian were hit in the last two weeks, one resulting in death.
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A letter, read aloud at a recent BOCC meeting, raised concerns about income inequality, expressed disappointment about how the board has handled issues in the community and noted that ancestors of many Black community members have lived in the area since the end of slavery.
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The doughnut is Boston Crème, Williams’ favorite type of Dunkin’ doughnut, and it’s topped with Carolina Blue icing. For each doughnut sold, 50 cents will be donated to the UNC Children’s Hospital and Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina.
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Each national medal finalist will have a social media spotlight day, and the CHPL will be featured for its spotlight day on April 30. On that day, the library will be asking the community to take part by sharing short testimonials on social media of how the library has impacted their lives.
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The proposed apartment complex, The Flats, would bring approximately 200 new apartment units and a 450 space parking deck to southern Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
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“I just want the community to feel welcomed into this space – that they are represented and that they feel enlivened by the artwork,” artist Victoria Primicias said. The banners she designed can be seen outside Peace and Justice Plaza.
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