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A cappella groups and clubs give grad students a break from academics

By Molly Looman | April 19

While UNC is home to several rigorous graduate schools and programs, it is also home to graduate school clubs that help students cope with stress and ...

HB2 partial repeal leads to changes in Department of Justice lawsuit

By Becca Heilman | April 19

Organizations involved in the legal fight against controversial House Bill 2 are considering their options after the bill’s partial repeal last month. ...

LGBTQ Center of Durham hosts zine festival

By Terrance Hudson | April 17

The LBGTQ Center of Durham isn’t exactly what one might expect when imagining a center created to act as a network of support for Durham’s queer community: ...

NC bill banning same-sex marriage will not advance in the General Assembly

By Becca Heilman | April 13

A bill filed Tuesday in the N.C. General Assembly to ban same-sex marriage will not advance in the legislature, according to a statement by N.C. House ...

Aaron Lovett, a senior documentary producer, sits in the Swain Hall Media Lab. Lovett won the Pitchfest award at the RiverRun Film Festival in Winston Salem.

UNC senior's film about gay Trump supporters wins Pitch Fest at RiverRun festival

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | April 11

Senior communications and interdisciplinary studies major in documentary studies Aaron Lovett won first place and a $500 prize for his film “Gays for ...

Chapel Hill participated in North Carolina's 32nd annual Pridefest Weekend.

Bill in General Assembly calls for state to reject same-sex marriage

By Caroline Metzler and Corey Risinger | April 11

North Carolina legislators filed a bill Tuesday calling on the state to reject the U.S. Supreme Court's 2015 legalization of same-sex marriage.

ACLU requests public records from potential NCAA hosts

By Fouad Abu-Hijleh | April 10

The American Civil Liberties Union has requested the release of public records from 11 sites and public universities aiming to host NCAA championship ...

Deborah Buter, Wilmington Attorney, talks about her stance on HB2 at the LGBTQ Panel Friday evening.

NC's openly LGBTQ political figures talk representation in government and HB2's partial repeal

By Nic Rardin | April 9

Political figures in the North Carolina LGBTQ community met on campus Friday to discuss LGBTQ representation in government and the newly passed House ...

OJ McGhee is the Instructional Media Services Manager in the Gillings School of Public Health.

'We still have more to do': UNC minority faculty tops peer group at 11 percent

By Cain Twyman | April 9

Though UNC ranks among the highest of its peer institutions in terms of diversity, many still see room for improvement in the percentage of faculty of ...

Elementary school book stirs legislative controversy in Charlotte

By Lauren Kent | April 7

At 32 pages, a small book called "Jacob’s New Dress" is causing a big controversy in Charlotte Mecklenburg schools.

Openly LGBTQ politicians come to speak in panel at UNC

By Anish Bhatia | April 7

Today, the UNC LGBTQ Representation & Rights Research Initiative will welcome current and former North Carolina LGBTQ elected officials for a special ...

Partial HB2 repeal signed into law as legislators, Cooper rush to meet NCAA deadline

By Bailey Aldridge , Jane Wester , Corey Risinger and Hannah Smoot | March 31

Rep. Deb Butler, D-New Hanover, woke up Thursday morning to the news that legislators had begun a new deal to repeal part of House Bill 2.

Local leaders react to Thursday's partial HB2 repeal

By Jane Little | March 31

Local leaders expressed mixed opinions following the swift passage of House Bill 142, a bipartisan bill to partially repeal House Bill 2.

Protesters gather outside the N.C. General Assembly to advocate for the repeal of House Bill 2.

Gov. Cooper signs controversial HB2 deal into law

By Jane Wester and Hannah Smoot | March 30

The compromise bill to repeal House Bill 2 passed the state Senate late Wednesday morning and will soon be heard in the House, despite objections from ...

N.C. Governor Roy Cooper looks on at the UNC-Duke game.

General Assembly to consider HB2 repeal hours before NCAA's deadline

By Kylie Marshall | March 30

With hours left before the NCAA pulled years of championships from North Carolina, leaders in Raleigh approached compromise.

LGBTQ Health Awareness Week educates UNC on health disparities in the community

By Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez | March 29

In honor of LGBT Health Awareness Week, the LGBTQ Health Disparities Research Collaborative hosted several events designed to educate the public about ...

Protestors gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza Tuesday afternoon to speak out against North Carolina's House Bill 2, which has garnered many negative criticisms.

Chapel Hill and Carrboro continue to feel economic sting from HB2

By Kaia Findlay | March 23

One year after the passage of House Bill 2, the Chapel Hill and Orange County Visitors Bureau estimates Chapel Hill and Carrboro have lost $2.5 million ...

A year after its passage, HB2 continues to constrain NC residents, economy

By Bailey Aldridge | March 22

Now a year since the passage of House Bill 2, Sen. Terry Van Duyn, D-Buncombe, said it’s getting to the point where the state doesn’t even know what ...

Film industry bypassing North Carolina due to HB2, lack of tax incentives

By Rebecca Ayers | March 20

While the third season of the ABC drama "American Crime" is set in North Carolina, it was not filmed in the state.

Supreme Court sends transgender rights case back to appeals court

By Hanna Grimm | March 10

The U.S. Supreme Court sent a case dealing with bathroom protections back to a lower court Monday — after the Donald Trump administration rescinded ...