Summer reading book "Just Mercy" faces race, justice
This summer, future Tar Heels in the incoming class of 2019 and transfer students will dive into injustice in the legal system through this year’s summer reading, “Just Mercy” by Bryan Stevenson.
DIVERSITY AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
Islamophobia talk kicks off Muslim students’ lecture series
To graduate student Michael Muhammad Knight, prejudice against Islam is a relatively modern phenomenon— one that evolved from other types of prejudice.
Black Student Movement hosts viewing of "Dear White People"
With the lack of diversity in the Oscar’s nominations this year, UNC’s Black Student Movement’s event Friday hit a relevant note for its attendees.
Charlie Scott, Roy Williams and others remember Dean Smith for his humanitarian efforts off the court
These are the memories that especially stand out — yet they don’t involve comeback victories, his trademark four-corner offense or runs to a national title.
Q&A with junior Taylor McCain, granddaughter of Greensboro Four participant
In 1960, the Franklin McCain, one of the Greensboro Four, saw an issue with racial segregation and did something about it by hosting a sit-in in an all-white diner. More than half a century later, his granddaughter, UNC junior Taylor McCain, is taking his lead to pursue racial equality by working with Communiversity, a community-building youth program sponsored by the Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History.
‘It’s a lot to put on young people’
So far, Jose has defied the odds.
Civil rights center unapologetic about its advocacy efforts across the state
For Allen Buansi, it happened when UNC’s Center for Civil Rights presented to his class at East Chapel Hill High School.
Activists continue the fight to rename Saunders Hall
Students of color are joining together on campus to support each other in ways they feel the University is unable.
Transgender Day of Remembrance honors 81 killed this year
The UNC LGBTQ Center did not let the issue of gender-prejudiced violence go unnoticed or unaddressed on the international Transgender Day of Remembrance on Thursday.
AN OPEN DEMOCRACY
A poster at the front of the room stated the facts: 91 percent white, 5.9 percent black, 3.1 percent Asian, 0 percent Hispanic, 80 percent men, 20 percent women, 29 Republicans, two Democrats.
On-campus food pantry Carolina Cupboard set to launch Friday
On Friday, the basement of Avery Residence Hall will be the site of a food pantry for hungry, low-income students.
In NC, gay couples tie a historic knot
For some LGBT couples in North Carolina on Friday, patience wasn’t a virtue.
Black and Blue Tour focuses on UNC's racial history
To some, the Unsung Founders Memorial in McCorkle Place, dedicated to the people of color, both enslaved and free, who helped build the University, is simply an outdoor table — but not to Tim McMillan.
Hold lifted on NC lawsuits, giving hope for quick ruling on state ban against gay marriage
A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday lifted a stay on two lawsuits challenging North Carolina’s gay marriage ban — likely rendering imminent the overturning of Amendment One as unconstitutional.
Students get emotional during Coming Out panel
Travis St. Brice began to choke up.
Supreme Court lets marriage rulings stand
In a landmark decision for gay rights, the U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday to let stand rulings in five states striking down gay marriage bans — likely clearing the way for same-sex marriage in North Carolina.
The brief, wondrous visit of Junot Diaz at UNC
Junot Diaz spent a couple of hours challenging convention in Memorial Hall on Saturday night.
Q&A with Census analyst Kurt Bauman
After growing by 3.2 million between 2006 and 2011, college enrollment in the United States has declined for the past two years, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Student group event delves in Latina/o identity issue
It's not something that's talked about a lot. But for the Latino students at UNC, it's something that's felt everyday.
Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships revoked at last minute
The federal government confirmed funding for a substantial fellowship program Wednesday — two months after UNC students needed to hear it.
