LGBTQ center teaches allyship through Safe Zone trainings
The UNC LGBTQ Center has been offering Safe Zone trainings since 2003, teaching allyship strategies and bringing awareness to various LGBTQ perspectives and experiences.
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Hillel holds vigil for Pittsburgh victims
“When a great tragedy affects the Jewish people, it says, “If God has two giant tears, it fills the whole sea,” she said.
Josh Stein leads panel discussion on six proposed NC constitutional amendments
“It’s like being told that you are buying candy, and you go home and you are eating cat food,” Stein said.
UNC building health center in Asheville to combat Western N.C. health care shortage
“The purpose of the building is to improve care and health care education for citizens of the western part of the state, where access to health care is very limited in some of the rural areas.”
'Spooky book' collection gives insight to a visual history of Halloween
Learn the origins of popular Halloween creatures through rare, spooky books in Wilson Library, hosted by Society for the Study of Incunabula, Manuscripts and Rare Books.
Orange County residents now eligible to apply for FEMA aid after Florence
Residents of Orange County are now able to apply for disaster relief aid, which has various protections and conditions.
Physics and Astronomy department releases statement supporting arrested students
On Monday, the UNC Department of Physics and Astronomy released a statement condemning Silent Sam and supporting the students affected by the protest.
Local artist connects trails and community with bridge art rail
The railing is comprised of 43 steel-cut silhouettes, attached to steel panels lining either side of the bridge.
UNC students march to fraternity court for Believe Survivors rally
“That’s the culture — these old men clubs. It just goes to shows that survivors aren’t believed still.”
Kenan Memorial Stadium: racism and white supremacy are hidden beyond a dedication plaque
With over thirty buildings around campus named after people with deep ties to racism and white supremacy, it's hard to ignore these ties in Kenan Stadium, even when UNC brings home a victory.
UNC plans to put Horace Williams Airport land to good use with solar farm
A portion of the land where the Horace Williams Airport once stood will be used to house a new solar farm for the University. The solar farm will benefit both the environment and the students.
'Tiles in my bedroom are already floating': UNC student copes with hometown loss at school
Mallory Ward's Wilmington home is caught in the aftermath of Hurricane Florence.
SBP Savannah Putnam's 'Catch-22': Power dynamics in the BOT
When the Board of Trustees huddled in closed session earlier this month, awaiting instruction on how to proceed on the delicate Confederate monument issue, Savannah Putnam met with them. As the SBP, her job is to act as a liaison between the students and administration. Yet despite her status as a voting ex-officio member of the BOT, she was asked to leave a conversation which took place before the official special meeting dates of both the BOT and BOG.
Letter written by Black faculty on Silent Sam receives support
More than 400 UNC faculty members have weighed in on the Silent Sam debate, signing a letter stating their support for 54 Black faculty who called for the statue’s removal at the beginning of September.
'What a mess. Won’t be texting': More messages from UNC post-Silent Sam revealed
On Friday, WRAL released texts and emails exchanged between UNC faculty and administration before and shortly after Confederate monument Silent Sam fell. In the messages, faculty and administration discussed what was happening at the protest, expressed shock when it was pulled down and coordinated media strategy. They also discussed their messaging in reaction to the demonstration, with some saying that they should be clear in expressing how wrong it was. In the aftermath, messages were also exchanged about student government, and their subsequent response to monument's toppling.
Folt, McCracken receive dozens of emails and voicemails after toppling of Silent Sam
Following a public records request by the DTH for communications to the Chancellor's Office on Aug. 20 and 21, the University released 18 emails, one text and approximately 150 voicemails. The DTH has also received 11 emails sent to UNC Police Chief Jeff McCracken. Many of those who contacted the chancellor were upset about the events that took place on Aug. 20, and revoked their support of the University -- emotionally, physically and monetarily. Others questioned the state of the University, the community and worried over what would happen next.
Off-campus work-study jobs seeming harder to get, and keep, after payment changes
Senior Morgan Holder is in love with her work-study job at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. In a world of unpaid internships and menial jobs with long hours, students like Holder look to get paid doing what they love. For many students, work study offers a unique way to make livable wages and gain experience in fields related to their interests. But new changes to salaries is disincentivizing employers from taking on work-study students. So what's worth more: student experience or cutting costs?
Welcome to "Compder Scifflin" — better known as COMP 110
Professor Kris Jordan incorporates the show "The Office" in his lectures to welcome his students to COMP 110.
International students needed more from UNC
International students need a lot of help to get from home to UNC, but many of them said the University misses the mark. Everything that confuses the average incoming first-year is also an obstacle for international students — figuring out what classes to take, how to pay tuition, how to find friends — but for them, there is another layer of bureaucracy and unfamiliarity that UNC doesn't fully address.
UNC-system to hire outside firm to investigate University, police response to protest
After releasing a short statement Monday night following the Silent Sam protest where the Confederate monument was forcibly removed by demonstrators, UNC has released an updated statement.
