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Duke professor talks Civil Rights Movement, disproportionate violence for African-Americans

By Yoon Ju Chung | April 17

“Violence structures everyday life,” said Adriane Lentz-Smith to a crowd of about 50 UNC students and faculty in Chapman Hall Friday.

Protestors encamped on Abele Quad eat dinner before the sun sets over Duke University on Monday evening. Volunteer faculty and organizations such as the Duke Center for Multicultural Affairs donated seventeen tents, food and other supplies to the protesters.

Protesters at Duke stage sit-in

By Shweta Mishra | April 6

On August 30, 2014, Duke University traffic controller Shelvia Underwood found herself rolling off the hood of a Porsche onto the ground, assailed by ...

National Review editor calls for bipartisan support of free speech

By Ana Irizarry | March 23

Ramesh Ponnuru, senior editor of the National Review, argued against checking privilege in an event Wednesday night at Duke.

People gather at Duke Chapel to celebrate Duke Teaching First becoming eligible to unionize.

Duke non-tenure faculty vote to unionize

By Shweta Mishra | March 21

A crowd at Duke Chapel Monday celebrated the first unionizing victory in decades at a private Southern university in a right-to-work state.

Man on the Street: thoughts on the Hillary Clinton rally in Durham?

By Corey Risinger | March 11

Ahmad Richardson, Hillside High School: "How is she going to help make (college) more affordable for us?

15,000 flood Franklin Street to celebrate UNC's victory

By John Foulkes and Molly Jordan | March 6

The Chapel Hill Police Department said an estimated 15,000 students and residents flooded Franklin Street following UNC’s 76-72 victory over Duke Saturday ...

Duke faculty call for unionization

By Tat'yana Berdan | February 16

Fixed-term faculty at Duke University called for an election to unionize last week, citing a need for job security and better teaching conditions.

Hundreds of mourners came to the Three Winners vigil to commemorate the one year anniversary of the Chapel Hill shootings.

Minimum wage is a maximum issue at HKonJ

By Olivia Slagle | February 15

Activists rallied for a higher minimum wage during Saturday's HKonJ People's Assembly Coalition rally, boasting signs calling for change.

Duke-UNC anti-trust lawsuit unlikely to be dismissed

By Lauren Hong | February 10

A lawsuit involving Duke University and UNC might move forward after arguments to have it dismissed from court were heard by a judge on Jan. 28.

Islamophobia distorts political rhetoric

By Tat'yana Berdan | February 9

Duke University Chapel’s call to prayer controversy, the highly publicized shooting deaths of three Muslim students in Chapel Hill and the Syrian refugee ...

Fernando Bermudez talks about the trial process and his experience in jail in Genome Science Building on Feb. 8

UNC talks wrongful convictions, hosts panel

By Anica Midthun | February 8

The United States has a record of wrongful convictions — leading a UNC political science professor to organize a semester-long series of seminars to ...

Supreme Court case to allow challenges to juvenile sentences

By Kent McDonald | February 4

North Carolina juveniles convicted of first degree murder between the years of 1994 and 2012 had one option: life in prison without parole.

UNC-system happenings for Feb. 1, 2016

By CJ Farris | January 31

New chancellor announced at Elizabeth City State University Elizabeth City State University welcomed a new chancellor last week.

Duke students call for open dialogue on campus

By Eric Schwartz | January 27

Eight miles down Tobacco Road, a group of students hope to diversify campus dialogue about societal injustices — joining similar movements at schools ...

Duke under investigation for Title IX complaint

By Sierra Dunne | January 24

Duke University is joining more than a hundred universities nationwide to be investigated for mishandling sexual assault cases on campus, according to ...

Year in Review: Antitrust lawsuit added to UNC's litany of legal problems

By Marisa Bakker | December 1

UNC has found itself at the heart of another lawsuit, this one alleging a violation of federal antitrust laws.

UNC women's tennis competes in Kitty Harrison Invitational

By James Tatter | November 9

The North Carolina and Duke women’s tennis teams played host to 17 teams at the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill and Durham over the weekend. ...

Redshirt senior quarterback Marquise Williams now holds North Carolina's record for career touchdowns, with 83, after his five touchdowns in a blowout of Duke on Saturday.

Marquise Williams set multiple school records on Saturday

By Carlos Collazo | November 9

There was a different Marquise Williams on Kenan Stadium’s field Saturday afternoon against Duke.

UNC and Duke ﬁght lawsuit

By Marisa Bakker | November 2

Defendants in a lawsuit accusing Duke and UNC of an antitrust violation have fired back against allegations made this summer.

Duke and UNC host annual Latin American Film Festival

By Sarah Louise Krawcheck | September 27

UNC and Duke are hosting the annual N.C. Latin American Film Festival for Hispanic Heritage month. This year’s film festival, which will last until ...