On May 18, Carolina Housing announced that it would lower the on-campus housing contract cancellation penalty until May 31 to incentivize off-campus living for returning students and provide more on-campus housing for transfer students.
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On May 18, Carolina Housing announced that it would lower the on-campus housing contract cancellation penalty until May 31 to incentivize off-campus living for returning students and provide more on-campus housing for transfer students.
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UNC men's basketball commit Elliot Cadeau announced his plans to reclassify and join the team this upcoming season.
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The General Alumni Association's next president, Veronica Flaspoehler, will assume office on July 17. Flaspoeher graduated from UNC in 2008 as a first-generation college student. She has been involved in volunteer work with the GAA since graduating. “It all came to be through my volunteer activities that I found this new passion and this love that I had for Carolina that I didn’t know as a student,” she said.
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Construction will begin on May 30 for renovations to improve accessibility to the Old Well. Changes include a permanent ramp and lowered fountain. “By making our academic symbol of the University accessible, it's showing that we are embracing all abilities, all students and that we want them at our campus,” Jennifer Diliberto, a clinical associate professor at the School of Education, said.
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Flyers reading "Major Development Going Up Near You" — which have been passed out by some community members and posted in different areas in Chapel Hill — list concerns with the proposed Chapel Hill Crossing development, and ask citizens to email the town council to urge them to not approve the project.
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The Daily Tar Heel's Akash Bhowmik sat down with Graduate and Professional Student Government President Lauren Hawkinson to discuss her administration's platform, the issues faced by graduate and professional students at UNC and how she hopes to build connections with students and administrators across campus. "I think that the offerings that the Graduate School provides for career and professional development are wonderful for graduate students, but I think there's definitely more work that can be done in the larger campus community for graduate students in particular," Hawkinson said. "I'm excited to be a part of that group working towards finding solutions there."
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The Hillsborough Community Garden, located near Hillsborough's river walk, aims to fight food insecurity by growing organic produce for the community. The garden has donated 132 bags of produce to PORCH Hillsborough, a volunteer-based hunger relief organization in northern Orange County.
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After an up and down regular season, the Diamond Heels earned the No. 3 seed in the Terre Haute Regional starting on Friday. Here is a preview of each team in the region.
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The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services launched the Take Pride Now campaign on May 22 to prevent sexually transmitted infections, specifically mpox. Mpox was previously called monkeypox, but the World Health Organization recommended the new name due to stigmatizing language reportedly being used to describe the disease.
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This Pride Month, Chapel Hill and Carrboro will collaborate to hold a series of events in celebration the third annual Small Town Pride. Chapel Hill's Pride Promenade is the first of these events. Pride Promenade will be a celebration featuring art of many varieties, including sculpture, interactive mural-making, drag and DJs.
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The No. 2 North Carolina men’s golf lost to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the semifinals of the NCAA championship but didn’t walk away empty handed, with Ryan Burnett and David Ford receiving accolades along the way.
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Led by seniors Dylan Menante and Austin Greaser, the No. 2 UNC men's golf team earned the top seed for match play in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.
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The Tar Heels fell to the Clemson Tigers 10-4 on Saturday in the ACC Tournament. Two of those four runs for North Carolina were gained off of junior catcher Tomas Frick’s electric performance during his turn at bat.
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In five must-win matches, the Tar Heels showed up and delivered, obtaining the three points necessary to propel them further toward the championship. With No. 1 Vanderbilt out of the tournament, the Tar Heels are the top seeded team going into the semifinals.
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The mental health discussion in sports has grown over the last five years, with the COVID-19 pandemic raising awareness about athletes dealing with anxiety, depression and isolation.
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May is National Bike Month and Chapel Hill and Carrboro are celebrating through activities like the Bike & Roll to School Day, the Chapel Hill Bike On Bus Workshop and the Carrboro Bike Breakfast and Ride into Pride. Both towns are both recognized as silver-level Bicycle Friendly Communities by the League of American Bicyclists for their bikeable infrastructure.
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Both the men's and women's tennis teams had strong performances during the NCAA Tournament singles and doubles championship.
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In the NCAA women's doubles championship that featured a pair of UNC doubles teams, Crawley and Tanguilig took home the national championship title, defeating Brantmeier and Scotty 6-1, 2-6, 11-9.
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Despite two home runs from Tomas Frick, UNC was unable to overcome the offensive firepower of Clemson in the ACC tournament semifinals, falling 10-4. Up next for the Diamond Heels will be the NCAA tournament, with the seeding to be announced on Monday.
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"When you pitch and you defend, you have a chance to beat anybody,” UNC head coach Scott Forbes said. “That's just the bottom line and that's something that we work hard at, and I'm proud of these guys."
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