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Zeta Tau Alpha's "Think Pink" campaign will start at the end of the month.

Zeta Tau Alpha ‘thinks pink’ for breast cancer awareness

By Bradley Saacks | October 6

For senior Lauren Kangas, Breast Cancer Awareness Month hits close to home.

Courtesy of Justo Miko Marquez Photography

The brief, wondrous visit of Junot Diaz at UNC

By Katie Reilly | October 6

Junot Diaz spent a couple of hours challenging convention in Memorial Hall on Saturday night.

UNC student brings first American Mock World Health Organization to Chapel Hill

By Sarah Kaylan Butler | October 3

The UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health will host students from across the country this weekend for the first American Mock World Health Organization ...

Freshman Jimmy Messmer, left, graduate student Weilin Zou, and senior Tyler Crews play the video game Super Smash Bros. in an Everett dorm room. Inspired by the 2013 film "Super Smash Bros.," members compete against one another in each others dorm rooms, referred to as "smash houses" by the group, and in common areas where a television is present.

Chapel Hill Melee brings students together through video games

By Paige Hopkins | October 3

Gathering in front of bright dorm room television screens and over elaborate board games, UNC gamers have built a community of those who love to play. ...

J.R. Reid, a former UNC-Chapel Hill basketball player, talks about his post-athletic career at a meeting of the Carolina Sports Business Club in the Kenan-Flagler Business School.

Tar Heel legend returns to talk sports business

By Mohammed Hedadji | October 2

For UNC basketball alumnus J.R. Reid, the question of whether student-athletes should be paid isn't a question at all.

Student group event delves in Latina/o identity issue

By Victoria Mirian | October 2

It's not something that's talked about a lot. But for the Latino students at UNC, it's something that's felt everyday.

Student racer Ben Albano hits the books and the track

By Kristen Chung | October 2

Long before he started racing a Mazda MX-5, freshman Ben Albano had an interest in cars.

From left to right, co-founders of Buzz Rides Parker Draughon (President), a Business Administration and Romance Languages major from Atlanta, Ga., and Joey Skavroneck (CEO), a Business Administration major from Waxhaw, N.C., stand with Chris Jones (CFO), a Business Administration major from Charlotte, N.C.

Buzz Rides loses fight for student fees

By Kate Albers | October 2

When Buzz Rides founders Joey Skavroneck and Parker Draughon came up with the idea for the student startup while in India, they never thought they’d ...

Airport cites ride-share service Uber

By Sara Svehla | October 2

As fall break approaches, some UNC students might rely on a ridesharing service for cheaper transportation to and from the airport — but companies ...

ArtHeels, an organization of students that participates in art-therapy for mental illnesses, held a game of "Messy Twister" with colorful paint on Wednesday afternoon in the pit for students to de-stress during midterms.

Student group puts on paint-covered Twister in the Pit

By Wei Zhou | October 2

To relieve some midterm stress, students turned to getting their hands and feet a little dirty in the Pit.

Students to ‘speak out’ about sexual assault today

By Jamie Stuart | October 2

About one month after the University released its new sexual assault policy, members of Project Dinah will gather in the Pit to read aloud anonymous testimonials ...

Dan Ariely, TED speaker and author of three New York Times bestsellers, speaks at the October 2014 Carolina Science Cafe. The event was held at TOPO Back Bar and sponsored by Sigma Xi. Ariely spoke about the psychology of money. He is a James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University.

Dan Ariely debunks opportunity cost at Science Cafe meeting

By Tyler Fleming | October 2

Ideally, people would think about the opportunity cost of making a purchase, but Duke economics professor and best-selling author Dan Ariely knows people ...

Tailgating persists despite UNC rules

By Margaret Gilmore | October 2

The tents go up. The hotdogs are purchased and the George Foreman Grills are warmed. Fans decked in Carolina Blue flock to parking lots and grassy knolls ...

Jack Vitaliz, community director of the Olde Campus Lower Quad Community at UNC-Chapel Hill, sings vocals for a local '50s tribute band.

UNC community director doubles as musician

By Carly Peterson | October 1

Jack Vitaliz is not only in tune with student life, but also tunes his guitar to the swinging beat of Ritchie Valens.

Carolina Club fundraises for co-worker Jacquelyn Segovia

By Liz Bell | September 30

In the same place where Jacquelyn Segovia worked as a UNC student, community members will gather tonight to raise money for the co-worker and friend who ...

Working group talks athletic department's interactions with Honor Court

By Sarah Headley | September 30

Less than a month after four football players were sent to the student attorney general for being accused of assaulting redshirt freshman wide receiver ...

SafeWalk appropriated enough money for October

By Langston Taylor | September 29

Of the $25,000 Student Congress gave to SafeWalk during its meeting Sept. 21, $5,000 is a stopgap while the group meets with student government representatives ...

The School of Pharmacy held their first Cornhole Tournament at the Kappa Psi house on Friday to start off Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Cornhole game raises more than $500 for American Cancer Society

By Harvey Ye | September 29

Armed with precision and bean bag throwing capabilities, “Breast Friends 4 Ever” duo Michael Wells and Chase Sasser dominated the Tossing for Tatas ...

Annual Eve Carson Scholarship Thriller in the Pit raises awareness

By Maura Devetski | September 29

Students tapped into their inner Michael Jackson Friday as they danced the iconic “Thriller” choreography while promoting the Eve Carson Scholarship. ...

Students gather in Saunders Hall for “Representations of Blackness: That Table on the Upper Quad,” a roundtable discussion on campus memorials.

Unsung Founders Memorial draws debate

By Melody Jiang | September 26

Members of the Real Silent Sam — an activist coalition that aims to promote historical accuracy of UNC landmarks — recreated the controversial ...