In its first meeting of 2023, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners honored recently retired U.S. Rep. David Price (D-NC 4th), expanded homeowners’ ability to build secondary dwellings on their property and announced selectees for Community Climate Action Grants.
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UNC Athletics is considering creating a new practice space for the women’s basketball team in Woollen Gym. But in order to do that, they may be sacrificing a basement dance studio used by dance classes and multiple dance clubs.
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Several UNC professional school programs will undergo significant tuition increases for the 2023-2024 academic year, according to the proposals presented to the UNC Board of Governors Committee on Budget and Finance Wednesday morning.
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A group of about 20 campus and graduate workers publicly read the list for the first time while the UNC System Board of Governors met at the UNC System Office. The list of updated demands expands upon those brought to University administration in October.
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“You don’t commit to a school like UNC without expecting to play the best of the best,” team captain Connor Maher said. “And that’s what you want. You come here to play ranked teams.”
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Last Friday, members of UNC Fraternity and Sorority Life participated in a Rise Against Hunger meal packaging event. This event brought together Greek life leaders to create a positive impact in the UNC community and around the world.
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“It felt good,” junior guard Caleb Love said. “But it ain’t good enough.”
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According to data from North Carolina Healthy Schools, 10 percent of high schoolers in the state attempted suicide in 2021. Among students who identify as gay, lesbian or bisexual, 21 percent surveyed said they attempted suicide during the same year.
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Ay Por Dios! Mexican Bistro, an upscale Mexican fusion restaurant, will open on West Franklin Street early this year. The restaurant combines food from Oaxaca, a city in Mexico, and Spain, but also offers food from other cuisines, such as sushi.
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HAPPEE — Hugs and Pups Posse - Encouraging and Empowering — frequently visits UNC's campus to bring students a sense of community. Ranging from "meditation stations" to dog pets on McCorkle Place, the group works to put a smile on students' faces.
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These two teams are prepared to go until the last buzzer sounds on Jan. 19. They’ve been doing it all season.
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Though a third of North Carolina's rural population is comprised of people of color, over 95 percent of North Carolina's agricultural producers are white. Several organizations and independent farmers in the state are working to make agriculture a more inclusive environment. “(There is) a misconception that agriculture is only farming, plows, cows, sows and things of that nature, and not aware of the many careers that are available in the agriculture area, that’s the gap,” Paula E. Faulkner, co-director of the MEA Center, said.
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After months of activism on UNC’s campus surrounding increased wages and free parking for University housekeepers, a list of demands are being brought to the UNC System Board of Governors on behalf of campus and graduate workers.
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The Hussman School of Journalism and Media held a student-led walkout on Tuesday afternoon in celebration of their Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Action.
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On Wednesday, Attorney General Josh Stein announced that he is running for North Carolina governor in 2024. Stein has already been endorsed by more than 150 people, including former Gov. Jim Hunt, N.C. House minority leader Rep. Robert Reives (D-Chatham, Randolph) and U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th).
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Since their four-game losing streak, the Tar Heels have gone 8-2, giving them needed momentum as they head into one of their toughest stretches this season.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council held its first meeting of 2023 on Wednesday. The council primarily discussed plans for transportation changes to improve accessibility between Chapel Hill and the surrounding areas.
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UNC junior, Raj Aghera was recently awarded $30,000 through Kaplan’s 2022 Tuition Sweepstakes. He plans to use this money to help further his academic career through medical school.
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"My New Year’s resolution since age 12 was always 'get fit.' Each year I scribbled those words onto a piece of notebook paper and sealed it with an envelope addressed to my future self. While my goal remained constant over the years, the societal definition of what constituted in-shape evolved many times as I grew up."
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In 2022, the United States experienced 18 different weather and climate disaster events including droughts, flooding and severe storms. Extreme weather events of this nature have become more frequent in North Carolina in recent years, with 2022 alone seeing the most thunderstorm warnings since 2012 and an above average number of tornado warnings.
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