2020 Coronavirus Outbreak

The Black Mama's Bail Out Action is an annual event designed to bail Black mothers and caregivers out of jail. Southerners on New Ground Durham has raised over $60,000 to fund this year’s Bail Out, which takes place on Thursday.

Students enter the coronavirus testing center at UNC Campus Health on Aug. 18, 2020. As of Aug. 17, UNC has tested 954 students for COVID-19.

UNC students experience anxiety as they await COVID-19 test results

By Lauren McCarthy

As UNC provides COVID-19 testing to its students, some experience anxiety while waiting for results. Dr. Allen O'Barr, director of CAPS, recommends students utilize mindfulness techniques as they deal with uncertainty.

Weekly Quiz for the Well-Read News Whiz: Oct. 23

By Henry Haney

The Regal Timberlyne Theater on Oct. 12, 2020, which Cary-based developers plan on turning into office space.

Chapel Hill's Regal Timberlyne Theater closes, to be turned into medical office space

By Ella Layn

Chapel Hill's Regal Timberlyne Theater is closing down, and a new medical office building is set to take its place.

UNC's men's basketball coach Roy Williams yells from the sidelines during a game against Boston College in the Smith Center on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020. UNC fell to Boston College by just one point in the last minutes of the game, making the final score 71-70.

'He's pissed': Roy Williams 'hungry' to ensure UNC bounces back from last year's woes

By Macy Meyer

“If I tell you something, you ought to take it to the bank because I’m going to tell you the freaking truth,” UNC men's basketball head coach Roy Williams said. “I think we’ll rebound the basketball this year like North Carolina teams usually rebound the basketball: better than last year.”

Screenshot from the Campus & Community Advisory Committee held over Zoom on Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020.

Campus & Community Advisory Committee plans recommendations for spring housing

By Evan Castillo

Here's what you missed at Tuesday's Campus & Community Advisory Committee meeting.

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Residents of Orange County, N.C. gather outside of the Carrboro Town Hall on the first day of early voting in North Carolina on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.

Here's how to cast your vote early in Orange County

By Alexandra Myers

Early voting is underway in North Carolina through Oct. 31. Gerry Cohen, a member of the Wake County Board of Elections, and Rachel Raper, director of elections for Orange County, answered some frequently asked questions about the process.

DTH Photo Illustration. Due to COVID-19, high schools in Chapel Hill and Carrboro have halted Drivers Education programs for the 2020-2021 academic year. Local students have been left to find creative solutions for learning to drive.

Orange County Board of Education approves high school athletics, driver's education

By Ella Layn

Driver's education, high school athletics and a hybrid spring schedule were discussed at Monday's Orange County Schools Board of Education meeting. Athletics and driver's education will resume with COVID precautions, and the Board voted for most public school students to resume in-person learning in the spring.

Mick Schulte, 39, is a freelance photographer and writer from Minnesota, and she has been living in N.C. for the last 11 years. Just over a year ago, Schulte began a project with the World Relief Immigration Center, located in the John O'Daniel Exchange building at 801 Gilbert Street in Durham. "I was an ESL teacher, and I've always had a heart for immigrants and refugees," Schulte said. She has been taking portraits of children and documenting some of the Center's events in hopes of highlighting refugees in the community. Schulte mentioned her dissatisfaction with the current presidential administration and said that she wants to show refugees and immigrants that "there are still people that want to make their lives easier. Not only assist them, but become friends with them."

The virtual 'village': Refugee inclusion still a priority in Durham

By Maria Morava

Local organizations and advocates who support refugee and immigrant integration initiatives have had to get creative at a time when community gatherings are rare and people feel safer with the those they are close with.

Nurse practitioner Jean McDonald administers COVID-19 saliva tests to students in the Student Union on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020.

New saliva-based test on campus brings more frequent, less sensitive results

By Charlotte Geier

With Campus Health now offering saliva-based COVID-19 tests to students, UNC epidemiologists explain the reliability of this new and more widespread testing method.

DTH Photo Illustration. The University Development Office provides endowments and funding for various projects on campus.

Here's why UNC's $3 billion endowment can't all be used for COVID-19 relief

By Kate Carroll

University leaders explain what the UNC endowment is and how its funds are being used in light of the pandemic. The UNC endowment had a market value of over $3 billion in the 2019 fiscal year, leading some to see it as a possible lucrative source of funding for students and community members struggling financially during the pandemic. Endowment funds are collected from various donors and invested by a team at the UNC Management Company, which is composed of a board of business leaders, investment experts and University leaders who make decisions on how to monitor and invest donations. Senior Associate Vice Chancellor for University Development Cynthia Butler said that only a small percentage of the value of endowment funding is available for liquid use.