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Student activism is a staple of UNC culture

By Carolyn Ebeling | March 31

Some of those movements have resulted in major political and cultural changes such as the overturning of the state’s Speaker Ban Law in the 1960s and ...

Visual tactics of anti-abortion protest in front of Wilson Library questioned

By Danny Nett | March 31

The definitions of genocide, free speech and safety were all in contest Monday. A display depicted graphic images of abortions alongside examples ...

Bart Ehrman is a UNC professor and the former chairman of the department of religious studies.

Q&A with UNC professor, author Bart Ehrman

By Chinelo Umerah | March 31

New York Times bestselling author, UNC professor and former department of religious studies chairman Bart Ehrman is the author of more than ...

Apartments vie for UNC student renters in Chapel Hill

By Dree Deacon | March 31

The competition is heating up between apartment complexes in Chapel Hill. This year two new luxury student apartment complexes — LUX at Central ...

Students, classrooms slow to adopt e-books at UNC

By Taylor Carrere | March 31

E-books are offering students new and cheaper ways to access textbooks, but they have yet to be fully embraced in the classroom. As Kindles and Nooks ...

Rep. Alma Adams is introduced at the Lillian's List campaign luncheon Monday morning. The pro-choice, women's rights PAC hosted the event at the Alumni Center to announce it's sponsored political candidates.

Lillian's List campaign luncheon focuses on women candidates

By Madeline Will | March 31

Giant anti-abortion posters lined the quad Monday — but across campus, donors were gathered to support pro-abortion rights candidates. Lillian’s ...

Storify: Controversial anti-abortion protest on UNC campus

By Julia Craven | March 31

Storify: Controversial anti-abortion protest on UNC campus

UNC MAPS raised $447 at dunk tank fundraiser for Be The Match Foundation

By Tyler J. Rouse | March 30

Three dollars bought three chances to completely soak someone in the Davis Courtyard Friday.

Recent campus incidents highlight security in academic buildings

By Sara Salinas | March 30

With a One Card, you can swipe into Carroll Hall after hours. With the right code, you can gain access to one of the classroom labs.

Sophomore Charles Talmadge charged in Lewis incident

By Jane Wester | March 30

A relatively peaceful Friday night in Lewis Residence Hall escalated quickly into chaos as one third floor resident being shot with a Taser and taken ...

Elizabeth Arditti, an ovarian cancer survivor, speaks to hundreds of onlooking students, survivors, and friends before the Luminary Ceremony.

Relay for Life participants raised more than $120,000

By Bradley Saacks | March 30

One in 8,000: Those were the odds that Elizabeth Arditti's tumor was malignant.

New Student Body President election format will be passed to Christy Lambden

By Madison Flager | March 30

A bill passed by Student Congress last Tuesday that would change student body elections to an instant runoff format is headed to outgoing Student Body ...

Lisa Myers and Natalia Gonzalez, artistic director and founder of Artwear Designs, launched their new clothing line in 1789 Venture Lab on Friday, March 28.

Students launch fashion company in 1789 Venture Lab

March 30

Junior Natalia Gonzalez-Chavez and sophomore Lisa Marie Myers had a busy week. They had assignments to complete, exams to study for, papers to finish ...

Osiris Rankin, a senior psychology major, Darius Whitney, a senior political science major, and Dr. Juan Carrillo, an assistant professor in the UNC School of Education, discuss their place in the university setting and the challenges they have faced as minority males at a Carolina Millennial Scholars Program's event entitled "The [Mis]sed Education of the Minority Male" Thursday evening in Wilson Library.

Minority men detail ups and downs of UNC life

By Sarah Chaney | March 27

He would sit in the front row, feeling invisible and scared to even raise his hand.

Student athlete Marcus Paige answers a question during the meeting of the Board of Trustees 3/27 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In background are Lori Spingola and Kemmi Pettway.

Student-athletes spoke to Board of Trustees in defense of athletes' academic priorities

By Daniel Schere | March 27

Marcus Paige said no one forced him into a major when he came to UNC.

Student Union puts emphasis on security after incident

By Jake Barach | March 27

When an armed man nearly attacked a student near Alpine Bagel on Sunday, Student Manager Nicole Johnson did what she could to ensure the safety of her ...

Jonathan Scott plays Charlie Brown in Company Carolina's musical "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown."

‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown’ opens tonight

By Rupali Srivastava | March 27

The Peanuts gang is taking Chapel Hill, complete with melancholy monologues by a young Charlie Brown, philosophical ponderings from a confused Snoopy ...

Students turn to online shopping, leave department stores behind

By Zachery Eanes | March 27

As students turn to Amazon shopping carts and stray from traditional retailers, the mall strongholds are working to bridge the generational gap that is ...

Senior Melanie Rio combined Shakespeare's three classic Henry VI plays into one 90-minute production for her senior honors thesis. The show will be performed Saturday and Sunday at 3 p.m. in the Forest Theater.

A LAB! show compiles Shakespeare’s three ‘Henry VI’ plays

By Everett Handy | March 27

With the grand scenery of UNC’s Forest Theater behind them and with the dramatic equivalent of “House of Cards” on a bloody Shakespearean stage, ...

University of Delaware professor discusses Virginia race relations at Bull's Head

By clayton johnson | March 26

Coleman will be doing a talk and reading from her book, “That the Blood Stay Pure: African Americans, Native Americans, and the Predicament of Race ...