2020 Coronavirus Outbreak - The Daily Tar Heel

UNC Finley Golf Course is making adjustments to keep golfers safe amid COVID-19

By Cooper Metts | September 24

Finley Golf Course made adjustments to keep golfers safe and limit common points of contact by removing bunker rakes, ball washers, water coolers, trashcans, ...

UNC System joins North Carolina in rollout of app tracking COVID-19 exposure

By Charlotte Geier | September 23

The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services launched a new app for use across UNC system campuses.

As COVID-19 rages on, international UNC athletes wrestle with returning to campus

By Jeremiah Holloway | September 22

Krista Junkkari, a sophomore on UNC’s women’s golf team, is spending the fall semester in her home country, Finland, while Zach Young, a sophomore ...

'New voices': UNC introduces approach to spring semester planning involving students

By Kate Carroll | September 21

The University is taking a new approach to planning for the spring semester that includes a new Campus and Community Advisory Committee following an unsuccessful ...

What you need to know if you're facing evictions amid the pandemic in Orange County

By Brian Rosenzweig | September 21

Emila Sutton, Orange County's director of housing and community development, said the county has maintained low numbers of eviction hearings. But for ...

Chapel Hill residents adjust as students move off campus

By Marin Wolf | September 20

As students move off campus, some long-term residents are worried about the potential risk for increased exposure to COVID-19. 

Town officials, students concerned about uncertainty of off-campus COVID-19 reporting

By Sofia Lesnewski | September 17

Uncertainty regarding the accuracy of off-campus students’ COVID-19 testing and reporting persists. Carrboro Town Council Member Randee Haven-O’Donnell ...

Orange County welcomes visitors to playgrounds as North Carolina enters phase 2.5

By Ella Layn | September 17

Several parks facilities in Orange County, including playgrounds, are opening up under phase 2.5 of Gov. Cooper's executive order.

UNC cross country team optimistic for 2020 season following official schedule release

By Andrew Reynolds | September 17

“Let’s make the most of every chance we get.” The UNC cross country team is excited to compete this year, despite the possibility that the entire ...

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BOG Committee on Budget and Finance discusses tuition costs and student fees

By Charlotte Geier | September 16

As a result of COVID-19, the committee discussed UNC school tuition for the upcoming year. Chairperson James Holmes recommended holding tuition costs ...

Oxford statisician presents research on spread of COVID-19 to UNC students

By William Christensen | September 14

As part of the Carolina Away COVID Investigations and Learning Community, professor and statistical epidemiology specialist Christl Donnelly presented ...

Survey: We're looking to hear from those who have lived in Chapel Hill public housing

By Henry Haney | September 14

Whether you currently live in a Chapel Hill public housing community, have lived in one in the past or are currently waiting for a unit to open up, we ...

Heel Talk Episode 21: Sports in the pandemic

By Evely Forte and Praveena Somasundaram | September 14

Host Evely Forte chats with DTH Sports Editor Brian to talk about what many deem a quintessential part of the UNC experience — Carolina athletics.

Now allowed to reopen, museums develop a broad array of plans to welcome back patrons

By Jacob Meredith-Andrews | September 14

As North Carolina moves into Phase 2.5, museums in the Triangle area are able to reopen at limited capacity. The North Carolina Museum of Art is now open, ...

UNC football doctor optimistic on season, says team has no confirmed myocarditis cases

By Ryan Wilcox | September 11

North Carolina is set to kickoff its fall season on Saturday, but many have apprehensions regarding this decision. UNC Director of Sports Medicine Dr. ...

Analysis: A look at possible financial impact of UNC football's 2020 schedule changes

By Jared McMasters | September 11

The ACC's plans for the 2020 season allowed North Carolina to schedule UNC-Charlotte as a new non-conference opponent on Sept. 19, but there are still ...

Weekly Quiz for the Well-Read News Whiz: Sept. 11

By Henry Haney | September 11

Assess your knowledge of this week's headlines — all the who's, what's, when's, where's and more of the campus, Chapel Hill and beyond. 

UNC football fans can reserve virtual spots in Kenan Stadium with cardboard cutouts

By Cooper Metts | September 10

The UNC Athletics Department to offer fans cardboard cutouts of themselves for purchase to place in Kenan Stadium for the 2020 season.

UNC will now only report COVID-19 tests administered by UNC in positivity rate metric

By Charlotte Geier | September 9

In an email sent to the campus community, UNC announced changes to the way the COVID-19 dashboard would report the campus positivity rate, as well as ...

Zoombombing at Cedar Ridge High raises cybersecurity concerns in area schools

By Niharika Vattikonda | September 9

On Aug. 17, Cedar Ridge High School experienced a Zoombombing incident where disrupters yelled obscenities and the N-word and posted inappropriate images ...