A UNC employee was arrested after protesting an active shooter drill being carried out by UNC Police, which involved paintball-style masks and practice ammunition. After an investigation by the University, she was fired last week.
Tasked with improving relations between the community and the police, the campus safety commission is a new group made up of faculty, staff and students. They met this week to go over recent incidents on campus and game-plan ways to increase student trust in the police.
In 2015, former Chancellor Carol Folt created a task force and instructed it to delve in to UNC's history. After numerous projects and recommendations, the work of the task force has been put on hold.
The Board of Governors met this week to discuss issues with campus security, with students voicing their concerns about the BOG's handling of safety issues, including Silent Sam.
A planned protest by pro-Confederate demonstrators was met with a counter-demonstration at the Peace and Justice Plaza. Police separated the two groups with a barricade.
The Board of Governors extended their deadline on deciding the fate of Silent Sam until May. Here's what the Board of Governors has said about the plan of action for the confederate monument.
Read the legal decisions given by the Orange County District Court on the four suspects who were accused of toppling Silent Sam.
On Wednesday afternoon, students and faculty walked out of class to protest violence by the UNC Police Department and call for action by the University.
Porlides discusses his arrest following his release of police body cam footage.
Last Tuesday, Chris Trunick, who is affiliated with pro-Confederate groups, streamed a video on Facebook for the second time of him coming to campus and making violent comments toward Silent Sam protesters.
This historical plaque of Carrboro raises an ethical debate: “Telling the truth during an era when there’s a rise in racism and a rise in hatred is even more important,” Gist said.
Senior Pulawski, among other recipients, utilized their recognition at the ceremony to speak out about the Silent Sam controversy and disconnect between UNC students and donors.
UNC Police Chief and Director of Public Safety Jeff McCracken will retire in the beginning of July, the University announced in a letter on Twitter Friday morning.
On Thursday, the Triangle Business Journal released emails from former Chancellor Carol Folt, drafting the public announcement of her resignation and the removal of Silent Sam's base.
Both individuals also received warnings of trespass from UNC's campus and will go to trial in late April.
Video footage of Silent Sam demonstrator Mark Porlides shows the Dec. 3 night of his arrest, where officers charged him with larceny, assault of a campus officer and resisting an officer. Since then, the graduate student learned that the charges against him were dismissed. Porlides said that the incident echoes sentiments expressed by others who are raising concerns over police brutality and unnecessary roughness during public demonstrations. His experience adds to the year's ongoing conversation about policing on campus, and how the relationship between law enforcement and activism has been muddied.
Following the defacement of the Unsung Founders Memorial, UNC Black Congress held a vigil on Thursday night to honor the founders and remind the University that Black students are not disposable.
William Thorpe, the orchestrator of the "One-Man Stand," has been standing where Silent Sam once was for 30 minutes every Thursday since the beginning of the semester.
UNC Police have two warrants for arrest out for the individuals involved.
UNC Police also discovered an art installation outside Hanes Art Center was also vandalized with hateful language and slurs.
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