UNC alumna Samantha Luu was recently hired as the new director for the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership's Campus and Community Coalition with hopes to reduce the negative impacts of high-risk drinking at UNC and in the surrounding communities.
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"As the girl who used to be gifted cheese from family members (we’ll leave it at that), it felt too good to be true that I’d get to drag my friends around and indulge in quite possibly the most beloved appetizer there is. Well, indulge I did, and I’m happy to announce, the results are in."
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The UNC World View program has worked for over 20 years to connect K-12 and community college educators with the surrounding world to foster not only knowledge of global topics, but also collaborative professional development.
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The No. 3 North Carolina women’s soccer team (8-2, 1-1 ACC) picked up its first conference victory of the season with a 1-0 win at Syracuse (7-3, 0-2 ACC) on Thursday night.
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For some, they have stirred curiosity. For some, confusion. For others, they have been a source of profit. Now, some UNC students are seeing what the NFT world can do for them.
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The Carrboro Police have charged a 20-year-old man with six counts of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill following a shooting that occurred last week.
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Multimedia artist Anike Robinson will present "Gris Gris Gurlz" — her unique collection of collages, paintings, videos and dolls — in the Brown Gallery and Museum at the Sonya Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History this Thursday. The exhibition will run through the fall and closes on Dec. 10. “This is a place where I get to feel right, in many ways,” Robinson said. “I feel right with the universe, I feel centered and healthy and good. So when I'm joyous, or even when I'm having an anxiety and depression-filled day or month, (art) is the thing that helps me power through.”
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The MacNeil Family runs the organization, which was founded in 2007 by the late Gail MacNeil, a member of the now president's family. Turn the Towns Teal has volunteers registered in all 50 states to raise awareness for the deadly cancer.
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Two senior players, Kayla Smith and Krista Junkkari finished in the top five at the tournament, with Smith taking low medalist honors.
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Southern Village’s Live Music on the Village Green series concluded this Sunday, but Sept. 22's open mic and karaoke night will be the last music event of the year. The series wrapped up the last of its professional performances on Sept. 18 with a performance by the Heart of Carolina Jazz Orchestra.
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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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