UNC announced the extension of COVID-19 testing hours at the Carolina Union towards the end of the semester, giving students more time to get tested before returning home for winter break.
Read More »
An increase in outdoor seating options on Franklin Street could pose potential problems for the disabled community. Sarah Gilles, a chairperson of the Disability Advocates Committee of the Campus Y, said the push for outdoor seating is good for business but could shift accessibility standards to the back burner. Chelsea Laws, director of Building and Development Services for the Town of Chapel Hill, said the Town looks at accessibility requirements to make sure people can get in and out of all businesses. But UNC doctoral student Dalvin Tsay, who uses a wheelchair, said blocked sidewalks and small ramps make it extremely difficult to get around.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
After UNC faced outbreaks of COVID-19 at the start of the fall semester, the majority of on-campus students left to return home or to find an off-campus residence. But a little over 1,000 students remained living in residence halls, according to the University’s COVID-19 Dashboard. And the on-campus experience, in light of COVID-19 guidelines, is vastly different than anything experienced before.
Read More »
Elizabeth Tilson, North Carolina's state health director and chief medical officer, said North Carolina likely won't have enough COVID-19 doses available for widespread distribution until later in 2021.
Read More »
“The sense of normalcy is comforting, but a little different,” one vendor said. “Given what this year has brought us — maybe it’s not normal, but it’s appropriate for 2020.”
Read More »
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.
Read More »
Chapel Hill's Regal Timberlyne Theater is closing down, and a new medical office building is set to take its place.
Read More »
“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.”
Read More »
Here's what you missed at Tuesday's Campus & Community Advisory Committee meeting.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
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.
Read More »
Students have begun receiving texts from Campus Health after getting tested for COVID-19 in the Student Union, recommending they get tested again every five to nine days.
Read More »
UNC's spring semester will have a delayed start on Jan. 19, a two-week delay from the academic calendar's initial start date of Jan. 6.
Read More »
Business owners on Franklin Street worry that cold weather may cause a decline in customers in the coming winter months.
Read More »
