Analysis: How Makur Maker's Howard commitment could change college basketball recruiting

By Jeremiah Holloway

Makur Maker, the cousin of Detroit Pistons center Thon Maker, recently committed to play for the Howard men's basketball team. ESPN’s 16th-ranked recruit selected Howard over powerhouse programs such as Kentucky, Memphis and UCLA. 

NC Superior Court dismisses part of complaint in DTH open meetings suit over Silent Sam

By Kyle Ingram and Maddie Ellis

A North Carolina Superior Court judge has dismissed a portion of the DTH Media Corporation's complaint against the UNC System and Board of Governors. The complaint accused the groups of violating North Carolina Open Meetings Law to negotiate its $2.5 million settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans in November 2019 and pay the group $74,999 in a separate agreement.

GPSF Senate adopts resolutions supporting grad and international students, UNC staff

By Rachel Crumpler

The Graduate and Professional Student Federation Senate adopted three resolutions at an emergency meeting Tuesday that call for University leadership to take specific actions to protect graduate and professional students, campus workers and international and undocumented students this fall.

'Everyone was emotional': UNC softball looks forward after shortened season

By Hunter Nelson

“We kind of had the ‘last supper’ at Cheesecake Factory, where I allowed them to have soft drinks and dessert, which is something I don’t normally do,” Papa said. “I wanted them to have a great meal because in the back of my mind, I knew that we would be going home.” 

'A really cruel move': International students express concern over ICE visa restrictions

By Maydha Devarajan

On July 6, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced changes to temporary exemptions for students on F-1 and M-1 visas taking online classes in the fall because of the pandemic. Under the exemptions, students who are taking an entirely remote course load are not allowed to remain in the country, and if they do not leave or take measures like transferring to another school with in-person classes, they face potential deportation. 

Orange County BOCC holds listening session on racism, policing

By Audrey Selley

At a specially called July 7 listening session, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners heard community concerns on racial justice from the police station to the classroom.

Judge temporarily blocks Graham, N.C. ordinance limiting protests, requiring permits

By Olivia Rojas

“The county is prohibiting people from occupying that space when it is just as fundamental a public forum as ever could exist,” said Elizabeth Haddix, managing attorney at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. “This is where our country is having the discussion about white supremacy — at these Confederate monument sites.”  

Austin, Sturdivant, Little: A look at UNC football's last top 10 class

By PJ Morales

With the marquee signing of five-star cornerback Tony Grimes on June 30, North Carolina’s football recruiting class of 2021 is now slated No. 3 in the nation, according to 247Sports. The last time the Tar Heels recruited a top 10 class was in 2007, the first recruiting class to come in under then-head coach Butch Davis.

Op-ed: Five reasons why we all should reject in-person instruction

While UNC’s administration paints all-online instruction as a radical and unrealistic measure, here are five reasons why I, a UNC graduate student worker, think this is in fact a more-than-reasonable, actually necessary, option. 

New students: Here's who represents you in N.C. and D.C.

By Suzannah Claire Perry and Elizabeth Egan

New to Orange County? Here's who represents you in state and national government.

UNC professor accused of ignoring students of color's concerns over role-playing class

By Sara Raja

A UNC sociology professor is under fire for the use of role-playing pedagogy in his classroom after a student went public with allegations that he created an unsafe learning environment for students of color within his Social and Economic Justice class last semester.  The student also said she felt her issues with the class were at times “blatantly ignored and unaddressed” and that the professor didn’t initiate conversations regarding her and other students’ concerns about how the class addressed issues of race.

Health tech company founded by UNC alumni brings care to N.C. transgender community

By Isabella Sherk

Plume, the first health technology company focused on offering gender-affirming care to transgender patients, has recently expanded into North Carolina — and three of its founding members are UNC alumni.

Have a meal plan? Here's your guide to UNC dining this fall.

By Angelina Katsanis

Upon UNC's reopening in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, many changes are in sight for student life on campus, including the operation of dining halls and meal plans. Here's an infographic guide to new meal plan options and other dining-related changes to expect this fall.

We looked into the COVID-19 relief loan data for Chapel Hill and Carrboro

By Michael Taffe

The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was funded by the CARES Act relief package in March of this year. The program provides loans to qualifying businesses to cover up to two months of payroll expenses. Applications were reopened on Monday, and the new deadline to apply for a Paycheck Protection Program loan is August 8.

How UNC running back Javonte Williams plans to improve, help team as a junior

By Zachary Crain

“Coming in with all the hype, I just know we’ve got to be able to back it up,” Williams said. “We’re on the rise, teams want to knock us off even more, so I know we’ve just got to prepare even harder every day and push each other. I feel like we can really do something special this year.”  

Campaign aims to promote unified message, stop COVID-19 spread in N.C. Latinx community

By Britney Nguyen

“Really my hope is that people receive the information they need to take care of themselves,” Pilar Rocha-Goldberg, the CEO and president of El Centro Hispano, said. “We also want people to let us know what their concerns, fears and struggles are so that we can really support the community during this time.”