Elevate: Amplifying voices in our community

UNC Asian American Center Associate Director Krupal Amin poses for a portrait outside the AAC on Oct. 27.

Meet Krupal Amin, associate director of UNC's Asian American Center

By Keerthana Gotur | Nov. 1

In July, the UNC Asian American Center welcomed Krupal Amin as its associate director. Amin received her undergraduate degree in English and comparative literature from UNC. While she was at UNC-CH, Amin co-founded Tar Heel Raas, one of the University's South Asian dance teams. One of the long-term goals Amin wants to achieve is for the Center to underscore that the South is more than just a Black-white binary.

Fifth year forward Santiago Herrera (9) fends off the Wake Forest's junior midfielder Takuma Suzuki (12) and junior defender Nico Benalcazar (23) in the Oct. 8 game against Wake Forest. UNC lost 2-1.

After leaving Venezuela and UCLA, men's soccer forward Santiago Herrera thriving at UNC

By Nia Satterfield Brown | Oct. 29

Herrera has been playing soccer since he was six years old. The UCLA men’s soccer team recruited him from Venezuela, and at the age of 17, he left his entire family behind to play soccer in the United States. Since coming to UNC, he has made an impact on and off the field.

Stephany Kim, a first-year member of the UNC women's golf team, as she prepares for the eighteenth hole on day three of the Ruth Chris Tar Heel Invitational on Oct. 17. UNC finished ninth overall, tying with Vanderbilt.

First-year Stephany Kim brings unique upbringing to UNC, both as a student and golfer

By Caroline Prendiville | Oct. 28

“After the tournament, when I was 12 years old, my mom drove us to Chapel Hill, and we strolled around campus,” Kim said. “My mom really liked the North Carolina area because I grew up in the Dominican Republic and can’t tolerate the cold.”

Students attend the Carolina Indian Circle's 'My Culture is Not a Costume' event on Oct. 26.

Carolina Indian Circle hosts 'My Culture is Not a Costume' talking circle

By Natalie Varma | Oct. 28

“They can take off the headdress, they can take off the face paint, we can't do that. Every day, we are Native,” Jalyn Oxendine, a first-year who belongs to the Lumbee and Tuscarora tribes, said.

Laura Saavedra Forero, a freshman neuroscience major, poses for a portrait outside of UNC's Student Union on Oct. 26. "My life shouldn't be put at greater risk due to the University's sheer disregard for its disabled students," Saavedra said.

'I'm not a priority here': Students express concerns about campus accessibility

By Jade Neptune | Oct. 26

First-year Eleanor Bolton said that accessibility is not a reality for students with disabilities at UNC.

The Old Well is pictured on Oct. 17, 2021.

Column: We shouldn’t still be squabbling over affirmative action

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | Oct. 25

"Yes, it is frustrating whenever anyone receives an advantage in college admissions — fair or not. However, the real problem is that we have to play this ridiculous game in the first place."

Former Chapel Hill Mayor Howard Lee spoke at an event hosted by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History on Oct. 19.

Former Mayor Howard Lee speaks on public service at UNC Stone Center

By Willow Taylor Chiang Yang | Oct. 25

At an Oct. 19 conversation with The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, Lee discussed his experience in public service and his hopes for the future.

Sappony tribe member and Orange County Schools employee, Kara Stewart is advocating for better teaching of Native American history in Orange County Schools. Photo courtesy of Kara Stewart.

Orange County Schools developing Native American studies course for high schoolers

By Katie MacKinnon | Oct. 25

Orange County Schools is working toward the creation of an honors Native American studies course at the high school level. The initiative was unanimously approved on Oct. 11 by the Orange County Schools Board of Education in a resolution "Honoring Indigenous Peoples’ Day 2021 and the Native Peoples’ of North Carolina."

Student and community members are pushing to have the name of the UNC Student Stores building, formerly named after white supremacist Josephus Daniels, to be renamed in honor of James Cates.

Proposal to rename Student Stores Building after James Cates still underway

By Madi Kirkman | Oct. 24

The Student Stores Building was formerly named after white supremacist Josephus Daniels, and the name was removed last July through a vote by the UNC Board of Trustees. Here's a look at what's happened since.

The Unsung Fouders Memorial stands in McCorkle Place as a reminder of UNC's racial history. On Jan. 8, 2020, UNC Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz announced the launch of a new commission dedicated to adressing the university's history with slavery and race relations.

Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward hosts first webinar in Unsung Founders series

By Malak Dridi | Oct. 24

In the first of a two-part webinar series, the Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward discussed the original motivation for the Unsung Founders Memorial and community responses from the time of the memorial's creation to its dedication.

DTH Photo Illustration. A sticker on the front door of Carroll Hall once read "Is this accessible to all students?" but this message has been since scratched away.

Column: UNC's campus is inherently inaccessible

By Nicholas Li-wen Hatcher | Oct. 19

"Inaccessibility thrives because it is invisible to the people who do not face it, regardless of how much education you receive. As with shame and embarrassment, the only way to address it is to talk about it and create a action path forward."

Charles B. Aycock Residence Hall was temporarily named Residence Hall One by the Carolina Housing Residence Hall Renaming Committee.

Residence Hall Association aims to address building names and prioritize inclusivity

By Collin Tadlock | Oct. 19

Anusha Dubey, administrative coordinator of the Residence Hall Association, said the COVID-19 pandemic, along with dealing with the fallout from the BOT's initial failure to offer tenure to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, delayed progress in renaming efforts. “I think we’ve been dealing with a lot as a University and so a lot of things have been delayed, but because things have been delayed doesn't mean that they have been stopped,” Dubey said.

Community members visit the Ackland Art Museum for the Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon exhibit, which runs from Oct. 8 to Jan. 9. The new exhibit features nearly seventy artistic pieces from ceramics to metalwork.

Asian art exhibit 'The Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon' arrives at the Ackland

By Jade Neptune | Oct. 19

On Oct. 8, the traveling "Buddha and Shiva, Lotus and Dragon" art exhibit made its way to UNC's Ackland Art Museum. The exhibit, which will travel to a total of five museums, includes pieces from a variety of time periods and cultures across Asia, including Cambodia, Vietnam, India and more.

UNC senior American Indian and Indigenous studies major AJ Hunt-Briggs and first-year dramatic arts major Lydia Ruth Mansfield serve as Carolina Indian Circle's 2021-2022 President and Historian, respectively.

Get to know the newest members of Carolina Indian Circle's executive board

By Amy Xu | Oct. 18

Carolina Indian Circle, an organization for Native American students at UNC, recently elected officers for the 2021-2022 school year. Meet the candidates below:

Artists and viewers admire the art of the thirteen LatinX artists on display for the Being and Belonging exhibit at the Fedex Global Center on Oct. 5.

'Part of what's here': Being and Belonging exhibit hosts Latinx artists across N.C.

By Valeria Cloës | Oct. 17

The exhibition will be on display until Dec. 12 and aims to introduce a greater audience at UNC to a Latin American aesthetic sensibility. "Being and Belonging" was organized by UNC Global in collaboration with the Institute for the Study of the Americas. The artists featured in the art exhibit are: Antonio Alanís, Tina Alberni, Adriana Ameigh, Georges Le Chevallier, Gabriela Costas, Alexandre Emmanuel, Lina Fernández Giraldo, Gloribel Irizarry, Leandro Manzo, Peter Marín, Renzo Ortega, Alexander Lee Quiñonez and Tina Vasquez.

Terza Lima-Neves presents her new book at a Zoom meeting on Oct.12. The book tells the stories of Cabo Verdean women. "I just want us (Cabo Verdean women) to feel seen, to feel celebrated," Lima-Nerves said about the inspiration behind her work.

'Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution': Stone Center book talk on experiences of Cabo Verdean women

By Natalie Varma | Oct. 17

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History hosted a virtual writers' discussion series event on Oct. 12 with Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves — a Cabo Verdeanwoman, author, activist and professor at Johnson C. Smith University.

Sophomore anthropology and fashion design major Jake Gerardi is a member of the Listuguj Mi’gmaq nation and the political action chair of the Carolina Indian Circle. They pose for a portrait by the Student Union on Oct. 11, Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, University leadership and the American Indian Center issued a proclamation to recognize the day for the first time.

Carolina Indian Circle celebrates Indigenous Peoples' Day

By Liv Reilly | Oct. 12

The CIC hosted an Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration in The Gift on Monday 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Triangle Bikeworks students during a 2021 trip. Photo courtesy of Itza Salazar.

Triangle Bikeworks rides across the country to learn 'what history actually is'

By Katie MacKinnon | Oct. 12

Triangle Bikeworks looks to provide students with a unique way of learning about the United States and its history outside of the classroom.

Caroline Jennings, a third-year dental student, dresses as the tooth fairy and makes balloon animals as she volunteers on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, for DEAH day.

UNC Adams School of Dentistry holds 7th annual DEAH DAY

By Claire Tynan | Oct. 11

DEAH DAY honors Deah Barakat and Yusor Abu-Salha's legacies and their commitment to volunteer work.

The UNC Muslim Students Association interviews supermodel Hamila Aden for MSA Live in the Great Hall on Oct. 9.

Muslim supermodel Halima Aden speaks at UNC MSA Live event

By Jade Neptune | Oct. 10

Aden spoke at the UNC Muslim Student Association's annual MSA Live event. “Be proud of who you are and don’t feel the pressure to shrink your hijab," she said.