N.C. Art Therapy Institute shifts to provide creativity online
Carrboro’s N.C. Art Therapy Institute has developed therapy even more to focus on using its tools across a wide range of communities.
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N.C. Black Farmers' Market provides community gathering place, fresh produce
“It all feels like a larger sense of community,” UNC junior Kayla Brown said. “I don't get that a lot I feel like at UNC, especially since I’m mostly in the theater department, so I’m not around as many Black people.”
The Suite Life of Gum Box: First-year suitemate band optimistic despite move back home
Just weeks after they arrived, the members of Gum Box — along with thousands of other students — were moving off campus again. Instead of having impromptu jam sessions in their hallway or doing homework to the sound of a saxophone solo, the group is now facing a semester of Zoom calls and carefully planned recording meet-ups. “We’re all super stoked about the prospect of creating some original content together,” guitarist Harrington Shaw said. The band members are spread from Wilmington to Apex, but they’re prepared for the challenges of distance. In some ways, the distance could even have its benefits. The band is making plans to meet for its first recording session, in preparation for its first livestream performance.
Breaking the 'digital divide': PlayMakers shows this season to happen virtually
In the past, when you wanted to see a theatrical performance, you would walk up to a box office for your ticket and take a seat with your friends, joining a room full of other people to laugh and cry with throughout the show. Now, theaters such as PlayMakers Repertory Company are getting creative with their upcoming seasons.
Student filmmakers adapt from movie sets to YouTube
The statuses of films such as “Tenet,” “Mulan” and “Wonder Woman 1984” have been among the biggest stories in a COVID-19-ravaged entertainment industry this summer. However, student filmmakers at UNC have dealt with many of the same issues, having to delay or cancel several projects due to the pandemic.
Pets make appearances at Zoom University
Students and professors alike are embracing their pets as a source of humor and love amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
'You know why I'm here': Students swarm McDonald's for Travis Scott burger
UNC students, along with other college students around the nation, are raving about the new tasty collaboration between McDonald's and Travis Scott.
Carrboro Farmers' Market takes safety precautions to stay open
Farmers have been working overtime to accommodate their customers. Many now do pre-sales and drop off deliveries that most did not do before.
Grammy-nominated UNC alum Tift Merritt to host livestream interview series for CPA
Carolina Performing Arts' upcoming virtual series, “The Spark,” is being hosted by Grammy-nominated musician and UNC alum Tift Merritt.
Eight years after her murder, Native American sorority remembers Faith Hedgepeth
On the evening before Faith Hedgepeth died in 2012, she attended an event for Alpha Pi Omega, the nation’s oldest and largest Native American Greek-letter organization. She was inducted into the sorority as an honorary member in 2013. With this month being the eighth anniversary of Hedgepeth’s death, former neighbor and distant relative Zianne Richardson suggested the chapter do something special to honor her memory.
'A little slice of that nostalgia': UNC student recreates campus on Minecraft
What began as a fun experiment would morph into a full-fledged passion project to build the entire campus as part of the Build the Earth project, an effort to build the world on a 1:1 scale.
Change is in the hair: Students try new cuts during quarantine
Mullets, buzz cuts, and bleached hair dominate as students choose to change up their hairstyles during the pandemic. Faced with months of social distancing, some finally try that look they've been delaying while others opt for a bold statement. These changes during the pandemic support research showing the connection between changing your hairstyle and experiencing a major stressor.
Student, filmmaker and adrenaline junkie Josh Neuman is facing his fears head-on
UNC junior Josh Neuman, pushes past fears and racks up views as a professional downhill skateboarder, filmmaker and adventurer. Sitting on roof tops or skating down mountains in the Alps, Neuman pushes the boundaries of skating and filmmaking to new heights.
'We are no longer a checkbox:' Asian Americans find a place in center opening
After 30 years of advocating, the Asian American Center will finally open its virtual doors on September 10th, 2020. But for Selina Shi, a UNC sophomore and the co-director of the Asian American Center, the center represents more than just what will be a physical place.
Students handle being 'actively alone' through art
Some UNC students have turned to creative outlets, such as painting and meditation, to help them cope with mental health challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nostalgic for coffee shops? Feel some deja brew with these COVID-friendly cafes
When Caffé Driade reopened on Tuesday after closing earlier in the year due to the pandemic, its customers experienced a bit of "deja-brew." Here is a guide to some local coffee shops that are open for business.
Students create study spaces to help stay motivated at Zoom University
These UNC students are finding creative ways to keep their study spaces fun and comfortable during remote classes.
Local band Toothsome releases two-song EP
While a global pandemic may have stalled their plans, local band "Toothsome" has released two songs: “Shark Eggs/Pirouette.”
'We got big plans': Chapel Hill band The Magnolias looks ahead at first album release
“Personally I would love for this band to be a career for all of us,” lead guitarist and lyricist Sam Gatlin said. “I’d say it's definitely more than just a hobby for me. I would love to do this, exactly, for the rest of my life.
Q&A: UNC alumna discusses healing and miracles in new memoir
In less than two weeks author and UNC alumna Anne Reeder Heck is expected to release her memoir, “A Fierce Belief in Miracles: My Journey from Rape to Healing and Wholeness.” Heck recounts her experience being assaulted when she was 26 and enjoying a morning bicycle ride in Northern Virginia when she was stopped by a man asking for directions.
