Students that have been linked to a COVID-19 case will be contacted by phone from Campus Health or the contact tracing team from the Orange County Health Department.
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Dr. Amir Barzin, the medical director at the Family Medicine Center at Chapel Hill, said an error on the HallPass website may have caused the influx of students at two of UNC’s testing sites on Tuesday.
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Food TikTok is known for continuously sparking viral crazes that anyone can try. From folded tortilla wraps to air fryers to whipped coffee, college students have mastered quick food hacks — proving good food can come from even the smallest of dorm rooms.
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While the University has suspended or removed recognition from Greek life organizations in the past, chapters can still maintain a presence at the school through other ways. Here's what UNC can — and can't — do in response.
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The University's Jan. 7 announcement that in-person classes would be delayed until Feb. 8 was a relief to some, but an indicator of potential risks to others. Faculty members share their concerns with the delay and the potential for resuming some in-person classes later this semester.
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The nondiscrimination ordinance is a step in the right direction by protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression.
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As Emily Fox, Brianna Pinto and Taylor Otto seek to write their professional stories in the National Women's Soccer League, let’s take a look at the ones they wrote while playing on Dorrance Field.
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After UNC announced that all classes for the fall semester would switch to an online format, most students were sent home in an effort limit campus density just a week before the start of classes. Now, after tightening on-campus housing protocols and the implementation of the Carolina Together Testing Program, residence halls are open again.
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A distinct change from the fall to spring semester is the implementation of widespread COVID-19 testing. Asymptomatic testing will be offered at three locations across campus. The testing centers will use anterior nares PCR based tests — a noninvasive nasal swab. Frequency of testing varies for campus members.
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With the Presidential Inauguration occurring on Wednesday, UNC Police Chief David Perry shared Campus Police's plans for campus safety with the Campus Safety Commission. This announcement followed the Capitol insurrection that took place on Jan. 6.
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Some student performance groups are set to resume in-person rehearsals this semester, such as Tar Heel Voices, University Bands and Blank Canvas Dance Company. They are all making sure to follow COVID-19 guidelines to ensure maximum safety of participants. Each group has a contingency plan in place should the University move to a fully remote format once again, including one that could prevent Blank Canvas from holding a livestreamed showcase.
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The Supreme Court of the United States denied UNC's request to have the release of its 15 sexual assault records in August reviewed.
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N.C. farmworkers who come from Mexico to North Carolina on H-2A visas face a high vulnerability to COVID-19 due to living in migrant farmworker camps. In November, they had to face the possibility of a wage freeze.
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“These budget measures that we’re putting in place are consistent with those that we had put in place at the beginning of the pandemic,” Guskiewicz said. “We will continue those measures — those COVID measures — until further notice.”
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Editor-in-Chief Anna Pogarcic explains why The Daily Tar Heel is reducing its print production starting in spring 2021 and how the newsroom still plans to serve the UNC community.
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