Tim Moore is slated to become one of the most powerful politicians in North Carolina on Wednesday, assuming the role of speaker of the N.C. House. More than two decades ago, Moore stirred controversy as speaker of UNC’s Student Congress for attempting to defund the Carolina Gay and Lesbian Association (CGLA).
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Students living on campus now have access to 131 digital channels — including HBO, Cinemax and FOX Sports — in their dorm rooms.
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A barrage of political spending and a Republican surprise defined the 2014 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina.
Read More »With the election of Thom Tillis to the U.S. Senate on Nov. 4, six Republican state lawmakers have entered the race to succeed him as N.C. Speaker of the House.
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At the close of an election season filled with attack advertisements and big-name endorsements — including one from former President Bill Clinton — Democrats in North Carolina and nationwide found themselves in the red.
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His daughter’s laugh, the jingle of keys and voices on the television are all sounds Marine Corps veteran Dac Carpenter thought he would never hear again.
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UNC researchers have turned to unlikely allies for their help in finding new treatments for Ebola — mice.
Read More »Christmas is coming early at four middle schools in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, where faculty and staff will receive new Apple laptops in the coming weeks.
Read More »Budget cuts are handicapping universities nationwide, but a study of the 2014 fiscal year shows some post-recession growth.
Read More »Thom Tillis assured North Carolina voters on Wednesday that he’s just as tired of the constant bombardment of political ads — more than $100 million worth of them — as they are.
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Sen. Kay Hagan’s campaign again brought big-name politicians, including former president Bill Clinton, to energize the Democratic cause in a rally on Friday.
Read More »Former President Bill Clinton will be back in North Carolina today for the second time in a month to drum up the Democratic base in the election’s home stretch.
Read More »CarolinaGO, a mobile application designed to inform students of everything they need to know at UNC, has been in the making since 2012, and students' partnership with UNC's Information Technology Services has finally brought the app to fruition.
Read More »The N.C. Board of Elections has flagged 1,425 registered voters in North Carolina who likely lack citizenship status.
Read More »The first things visitors see in 1789 Venture Lab on Franklin Street are a ping pong table, arcade games, and an assortment of comfy chairs.
Read More »Twenty-six of UNC-CH’s 80 research centers and institutes will be scrutinized further as a UNC Board of Governors review of the UNC system’s centers continues.
Read More »Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan’s appearance at Gerrard Hall on Thursday was greeted by more than 150 student supporters, reporters — and a man in a duck costume.
Read More »After Sen. Kay Hagan recently spoke out against using executive action to stop deportations, immigrant groups are reaching out to inform voters of her stance on immigration.
Read More »Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan issued a statement on Friday calling for a travel ban on West African countries affected by Ebola and a larger coordinated effort to deal with the ongoing outbreak — and the N.C. Republican Party is accusing her of flip-flopping on the issue.
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Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz stressed the importance of the young Democratic vote in North Carolina in a speech on UNC’s campus Monday.
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