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CULTURE
'Everyone should have a creative outlet': Q&A about UNC's creative writing association
The Daily Tar Heel's assistant Arts & Culture editor Aaron Sugarman sat down with Emily Krupa, the president of the Carolina Creative Writing Association for a question and answer session about the organization.
The goose is loose: Meet the UNC student band Mangoose
"You can’t play music if you’re thinking about the past or if you’re thinking about the future. You have to be in the now.”
From Ziploc bags to mad science: See it all at No Shame Carrboro
"Get in a conversation with somebody for five minutes and you’ll find they have some crazy talent. But what people don’t have is a venue to perform it, to perform odd.”
The PIT Chapel Hill aims to tickle your funny bone with New Headliner Night
"I think supporting local comedy is great. We think all of our stand-up shows are usually a lot of fun because it’s like a party.”
Here's what artists are coming to the Triangle this September
Check out some of these artists coming to the area to paint the Triangle with diverse sound and creative artistry this September.
UNC dancers say ballet is for all, responding to comments of Good Morning America host
Three male UNC dancers share their experiences with discrimination because of their passion for dance, an activity seen as feminine by society.
Chapel Hill and Durham art venues offer discounted tickets to students
Several venues in Chapel Hill and surrounding areas offer student discounts to their shows to ensure that students are still being exposed to the arts regardless of money constraints.
'She's a barrier-breaking artist': Carolina Performing Arts to host dancer Misty Copeland
She is a woman who persevered through adversity and became a world-renowned ballerina. Carolina Performing Arts prepares to kick off their new season with a visit from Misty Copeland.
Meet the UNC first-year who placed third at the 2019 Pokémon World Championships
Pokémon was once a family activity for first-year Blaine Hill. After watching his older brother find success in the 2005 Pokémon Trading Card Game World Championships, Hill decided he wanted to do the same. He had his chance this past weekend in Washington D.C., where he competed against players from all around the world.
'What I'm doing is worth the hassle:' Inside the life of UNC student photographers
Student photographers at UNC face a variety of struggles, from scheduling to competition, but these four students believe it is worth it.
Open mic Carolina Waves offers N.C. independent artists a platform for expression
Carolina Waves travels all over North Carolina to bring exposure to singers, rappers, dancers, musicians and poets across the state, and it's coming to Cat's Cradle on Aug. 25. Tickets will be free for UNC students with a valid UNC One Card.
What's your type? The enneagram, explained
The newest in online personality tests is the enneagram. The concept of finding ourselves in online descriptors of personal strengths and weaknesses is not new, but it is becoming somewhat of a social media trend. As more influencers, college students and avid social media users start to share and publicize their personality results as a form of deeper connection, they also infiltrate the corporate world as a hiring indicator. Myers-Briggs, the Big Five and even astrological symbols have become a form of self-expression and self-labeling that allows people to connect with their peers and contextualize their personality. While these kinds of groupings may help us relate socially to others, they may not actually be objective u2013 or even totally accurate u2013 measurements. Students and psychological experts weighed in on the real value of these tools. After all, is it really possible for everyone in the world to fit into seven neat boxes?
Native American culture comes alive on campus with AIC Welcome Extravaganza
The American Indian Center welcomes a new school year and a new class of students with a celebration of American Indian culture.
UNC student theatre organization offers an inclusive performance platform for all
UNC student Aeris Carter founded Carter Plays for POTS, a nonprofit organization providing people with disabilities with the opportunity to be involved in the dramatic arts. Her inspiration for the organization stemmed from her own struggles with POTS and her want for the UNC community to better understand similar disabilities.
PlayMakers to produce one-woman show about NC music legend and activist Nina Simone
Playwright and UNC professor Howard Craft has presented versions of this one-woman show since 2012. The interactive play shares the story, music and life lessons of Grammy Award nominated musician and civil rights activist, Nina Simone, "a North Carolina treasure," as Craft described her. The show will run from Aug. 21 to Aug. 25.
UNC students turn artistic skills into side hustles
Working while in school doesn't have to be boring. These three entrepreneurs turned their favorite hobbies into a source of income during their time at UNC.
‘It's giving me the foundation I need’: UNC students reflect on summer arts experiences
Check out what these Tar Heels in the arts were up to this summer, and how you might interact with their work.
'I want to blur that line': Student poet finds the sacred in the secular
UNC senior Hanna Watson is bringing worlds together with her words and igniting a conversation on race relations.
