Two facilities in the Hargraves Community Center — including Northside Gym and the center's indoor basketball court — will be renamed for Nate Davis and Fred Battle, two prominent members of Chapel Hill's Black community. The proposal was unanimously passed by the Town Council on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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Two facilities in the Hargraves Community Center — including Northside Gym and the center's indoor basketball court — will be renamed for Nate Davis and Fred Battle, two prominent members of Chapel Hill's Black community. The proposal was unanimously passed by the Town Council on Wednesday, Sept. 14.
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UNC students studying abroad in London arrived in the city on Sept. 2, mere days before the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Along with the emotional and cultural experience, students have undergone an immersive learning opportunity through watching history happen first-hand.
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In North Carolina, student loan forgiveness will be taxed as income under state law, the N.C. Department of Revenue announced Aug. 31. Loan forgiveness will not be taxed as income on the federal level, according to the Biden administration. Gov. Roy Cooper urged Republican legislators — who hold the majority in the N.C. House of Representatives and Senate — to exempt these loans from taxation in a Sept. 14 press release.
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Both chambers of the North Carolina General Assembly reconvened on Sept. 20 for a three-day procedural session, in which they'll discuss unfinished business, general orders and vetoed bills from the governor. The session begins amid a backdrop of the upcoming midterm election on Nov. 8 and debates over Medicaid and student loan forgiveness.
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With her first world competition complete, Stef has seen her time with Spikeball elevate from playing leisurely at Hooker Fields to dueling teams across the globe.
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“The chances we are creating don’t feel fully sharp,” head coach Carlos Somoano said. “It’s going to take time, which we don’t have. We’re going to have to learn fast — that’s just the bottom line.”
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The Chapel Hill Public Library is celebrating Banned Books Week through a partnership with Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. This year the week will be from Sept. 18 to Sept. 24. The week was first celebrated 40 years ago in 1982.
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This fall brings the first academic year that a full campus of undergraduate students will have never walked past the Silent Sam statue. Alumni and community members involved in the reversal of the $2.5 million Silent Sam settlement gathered this past week to reflect on the case. "Even though progress might be slow, over the long term, it is possible to implement change in a system that seems so resistant to change," Walter Jackson, chairperson of UNC's Black Pioneers and a 1967 UNC alumnus, said.
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The midterm election will take place Nov. 8. The deadline for voter registration in North Carolina is Oct. 14. Otherwise, unregistered voters can same-day register and cast their ballots during the early voting period which runs from Oct. 20 through Nov. 5.
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With the tie, the Tar Heels see their second straight contest end in a draw. Likewise, North Carolina has failed to win four of its last five matches — with its lone victory coming against East Tennessee State.
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The intent to sue, filed September 13, was filed for failure to respond to a petition requesting that the EPA objects to the air quality permit for UNC's coal-fired power plant.
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Detectable levels of lead has been discovered in three Hamilton Hall drinking fountains, according a University email sent Monday to the occupants of Hamilton Hall and obtained by The Daily Tar Heel. This comes after the entire campus was notified on Sept. 1 that lead had been discovered in three Wilson Library drinking fountains.
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"These are the songs I used to sing, the songs that take me back to a taking-out-all-of-the-bad-stuff reality I wish I lived. Enjoy, or don’t. That’s your problem, not mine."
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UNC junior Devon Triplett founded the non-profit Bridging the Gap during the pandemic in 2021. The organization is dedicated to increasing BIPOC representation in the business community and providing students with economic opportunities.
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"I have a love hate relationship with the UNC Coal plant. Yeah, the UNC coal plant. The one you probably didn’t know existed."
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The potential for conference realignment, driven by increased financial benefits from football and men's basketball TV contacts, would have significant impacts for Olympic sports and local rivalries. If North Carolina chooses to leave the ACC, the program would likely reap the rewards of larger TV deals, and some players could profit from bigger NIL agreements. Despite this, it will be the athletes who will have to deal with the potential consequences of what comes with realignment — the positive, the negative and the unknown.
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Samaa, the state's only South Asian fusion a cappella group, was founded at UNC in 2011. Their songs are written and arranged entirely by Samaa members, and feature a blend of western and South Asian music.
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"Why has the genre of the American working class that is revered for its ability to tell stories over beautifully and simply written melodies become the laughing stock of the music industry?"
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A new bench memorializing late Chapel Hill resident and activist Eva Metzger will be installed on the Tanyard Branch Trail on Sept. 21.
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Although the North Carolina football team did not have a game of its own last weekend, several former Tar Heels suited up for their respective teams in NFL action.
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