Some Chapel Hill and Carrboro thrift stores have reopened for business — but it won't be business as usual, as shops implement new safety guidelines.
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Evely Forte and City & State reporter Elizabeth Egan talk about the NCDHHS's Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program and the work of local organizations attempting to feed families impacted by the economic effects of the pandemic. Summer Online Editor Meredith Radford also breaks down how the state is preparing for the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins today, and what residents can do to individually prepare.
Thousands gathered in Raleigh this Saturday to peacefully protest. The next morning, downtown was decimated. After a peaceful protest that began around 5 p.m. and lasted for approximately two hours, tensions escalated through the night as police deployed tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators and multiple buildings were damaged in the aftermath.
The Editorial Board stands in solidarity with protesters in Minneapolis and across America.
After a promising first season at the helm for the North Carolina cross country and track and field programs, Chris Miltenberg brought in four grad transfers to continue the Tar Heels' rise to national prominence.
After the NCAA decided to allow student-athletes to return to campus on June 1, UNC football players will start returning to campus June 12. Head coach Mack Brown said despite the uncertainty, his team is ready to return and willing to make any adjustments necessary to ensure safety during the pandemic.
"Health is a whole lot more important than a haircut," Marilyn Chaplin, owner of Legacy Cuts Barber Shop, said. "I understand that I'm not working, but I also can't work if I'm dead."
With the NCAA’s decision to lift the moratorium on voluntary workouts for three major sports — football and men's and women's basketball — UNC athletics is in a position to make tentative plans for the return of sports.
Chancellor Guskiewicz met with the Advisory Committee and Faculty Executive Committee in a joint online meeting Wednesday to answer questions about UNC's plans to reopen campus in the fall. Attendees raised concerns about how to enforce University policies on social distancing and what would trigger an "off-ramp" course of action from the Carolina Roadmap for Fall 2020. Concerns were also raised about how to continue to enforce University policies on social distancing when students return to campus.
Dr. Samantha Meltzer-Brody, chairperson of UNC Department of Psychiatry and director of the UNC Center for Women Mood Disorders, was named the 2020 recipient of the O. Max Gardner Award. The award recognizes a faculty member who, during the academic year, has made the greatest contribution to the welfare of the human race.
Despite a premature ending to the 2019-20 season and an uncertain future, the UNC wrestling team is prepared for a return to the mats, whenever that time comes.
Amid accusations of insider trading, U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., stepped down as chairperson of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence earlier this month. Here's what could happen next, according to law professors at UNC and Duke.
Starting Monday, Chapel Hill Transit will operate with the reduced occupancy of 10 people per bus, coinciding with the University's plan to resume some research operations on-campus.
The University is beginning to release emergency funding from the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act for students affected by the COVID-19 outbreak, but some have criticized the administration for moving too slowly to release funds and not being transparent about the process. Students were formally notified about the opportunity for emergency funding about a month after the University received funds from the CARES Act. The announcement was sent two days after Undergraduate Senator Lamar Richards sent a letter to the chancellor criticizing the University for not publicizing the funds and not moving quicker to release them.
After completing a second straight undefeated season with the UNC field hockey team, sophomore Erin Matson was named the ACC's Female Athlete of the Year.
With over 24,000 cases in the state, many officials are assessing the effects of containment policies and are having to choose which metrics are best to determine the spread of COVID-19. Pan through this interactive timeline of North Carolina's COVID-19 outbreak and policy responses.
The room — fittingly selected to be Room No. 23 in the hotel — will feature Jordan’s actual Granville Towers student ID card, replicas of his posters, the vintage record player and records he was listening to and the 1983 white and UNC blue Converse sneakers he rocked on the UNC court.
