2020 Coronavirus Outbreak - The Daily Tar Heel

Mack Brown remains confident that fall football season will happen

By Emily Thoreson | August 27

Despite UNC's decision last week to move classes online, Mack Brown and the Tar Heels remain hopeful and firm as they continue to prepare for the upcoming ...

University extends pass/fail option for the fall semester, suspends Dean's list

By Evely Forte | August 27

The University expanded its pass/fail option for all undergraduate courses as an alternative to earning a letter grade for the Fall 2020 semester. ...

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UNC removes pass/fail option from registrar's site, stirs confusion among students

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | August 27

After a post announcing UNC would offer a pass/fail option for the fall semester was taken down, students expressed their confusion over plans for the ...

UNC faculty asked for rolled back reopening — then took their own off-ramp

By Elizabeth Moore | August 26

UNC faculty asked University leadership to clarify off-ramps and provide sufficient personal protective equipment in a series of records obtained by The ...

UNC ignites ‘domino effect’ for universities across the country to move classes online

By Heidi Pérez-Moreno | August 26

It’s been about a week since UNC-Chapel Hill announced undergraduate classes would go online after reporting several COVID-19 clusters. Since then, ...

'Hard not to be disappointed': Granville residents look ahead after canceling leases

By Sara Raja | August 24

After the University announced its decision to implement remote delivery of its classes for the remainder of the semester, on-campus students have had ...

UNC reports a 31 percent COVID-19 positivity rate for last week

By Maddie Ellis | August 24

The University reported a 31.3 percent positivity rate of COVID-19 tests last week — more than double the 13.6 percent positivity rate from the first ...

Heel Talk episode 18: A look back on the University's reopening

By Evely Forte and Praveena Somasundaram | August 24

Today marks exactly two weeks since the first day of classes began for all undergraduate students on campus, yet a lot has changed since then.

'They simply did not listen': Student leaders discuss UNC's one-week reopening

By Evan Castillo | August 24

Students have advocated for de-densified housing and remote instruction since the summer. One week after reopening, it happened. 

Long lines and uncertainty: Inside the process of COVID-19 testing at UNC

By Praveena Somasundaram | August 23

Students who have tried to get tested for COVID-19 on campus describe long lines, insurance hurdles and overall stress. 

NCAA to give extra year of eligibility to fall sports athletes

By Ryan Wilcox | August 23

In late March, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to spring sports athletes, citing cancellations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, ...

Checking in with the UNC System's reopening plans

By Maydha Devarajan | August 21

Here's how other schools in the UNC System are handling reopening. 

UNC students petition for tuition reductions as classes move online

By Rachel Crumpler | August 21

UNC students are petitioning UNC to reduce tuition after it moves online, citing the differences between an online and in-person experience. 

Students scramble to move out, arrange online coursework — all while classes continue

By Isabella Sherk | August 21

The University paused classes starting Monday and Tuesday of next week. Even with the sudden changes to campus operations this week, students have continued ...

Ms Mong, Lula's, LOTSA and other Chapel Hill restaurants close due to COVID-19

By Emma Kenfield | August 20

Lula’s, LOTSA Stone Fired Pizza and Ms Mong are some of the restaurants that have permanently closed their doors because of the coronavirus. 

Classes to be suspended Monday and Tuesday as students move off campus

By Evely Forte | August 20

All undergraduate courses will be suspended on Aug. 24 and Aug. 25, effective Thursday evening. Remote delivery of classes will resume normally on Aug. ...

Dashboard update: UNC reports 91 positive COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

By Maddie Ellis | August 20

UNC reported 91 new students cases of COVID-19 from Wednesday alone, in a daily update to the COVID-19 dashboard from Thursday. 

UNC System president blames students for fall reopening failures at UNC and N.C. State

By Maddie Ellis | August 20

UNC System President Peter Hans said fall reopening plans have been disrupted by students "behaving irresponsibly off campus." 

UNC reported 135 new COVID-19 cases. Here's what's happening at UNC System schools

By Praveena Somasundaram | August 20

UNC-Chapel Hill reported 135 new cases of COVID-19 one week after the first day of classes and pivoted to remote instruction. But other schools in the ...

Armando Bacot, Garrison Brooks speak out on Twitter as UNC students told to leave campus

By Jared McMasters | August 19

“The student-athletes don’t have to agree with the athletic department every time they make a statement," Steve Kirschner, senior associate athletic ...