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Students weigh benefits of unpaid internships

By Katie Hjerpe | March 18

As the saying goes, there are some things money can’t buy.

UNC system looks to simplify transfer credit

By Rachel Schmitt | March 17

UNC-CH enrolls about 800 transfer students every year, and each one has to deal with a transfer credit system that is not uniform across the state.

Students attempt to solve modern problems with social startups

By Langston Taylor | March 17

Starting a company isn’t always just about making money. More and more UNC students have recently decided to begin startups that focus on fixing modern ...

Mary Katherine Beam, a junior psychology major from Asheboro gets a new OneCard at the UNC One Card office on Monday afternoon.

UNC graduates have resources from University

By Tyler J. Rouse | March 17

Seniors graduating in May will soon find limited privileges on campus — but UNC still offers resources for their future.

Friends raise funds for UNC dental student Sergio Acero's funeral

By Elise McGlothian | March 17

He spoke softly, but his words carried a lot of weight. Family and friends have found a way to honor dentistry student Sergio Acero, 26, after he died ...

UNC Goldby Distinguished Professor of Chemistry J. Michael Ramsey works in his office in Chapman Hall on Tuesday morning. Ramsey has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions awarded to a scientist or engineer.

Q&A with chemist Mike Ramsey

By Amy Watson | March 17

Mike Ramsey, distinguished professor of chemistry, was recently inducted into the National Academy of Engineering. With 94 patents, Ramsey has invented ...

UNC student-athlete working group talks data on athletes

By Carolyn Ebeling | March 17

There’s no lack of data on student-athletes at UNC, but what administrators are struggling to do is find meaning. “Numbers in the absence of context ...

Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapters halt pledging

By Langston Taylor | March 17

All chapters of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, including UNC’s, must eliminate the pledging process in accordance with a mandate the national organization ...

UNC global studies commencement ceremony put on hold

By Daniel Schere | March 17

Seniors in UNC’s global studies department were greeted with an announcement Monday that infuriated many of them. Due to a shortage of funding and ...

Brothers for David, a partnership of several UNC fraternities, work together with Habitat for Humanity to build a house in honor of David Shannon. The house will home a lower-income CH family whose parents work as custodians on UNC’s campus.

Wet weather delays Habitat for Humanity's home builds

By Aaron Cranford | March 16

The abundance of rain and snow in Chapel Hill this year has set Habitat for Humanity’s new projects weeks behind schedule.

UNC faculty often untrained on student mental health

By Carolyn Ebeling | March 16

Though conversation surrounding sexual assault and mental illness at UNC has increased during the last year, there is still no required training on the ...

Alcohol Law Enforcement searches for new strategies after budget cuts

By Paul Best | March 16

Despite cuts to the Alcohol Law Enforcement program, North Carolina is looking for new ways to combat underage drinking — and the $1.5 billion it costs ...

Student body vice president Jacob Moris holds a meeting about a new on campus shuttle program with representatives from DPS and the New Students and Carolina Parent Program.

UNC, meet your student body vice president Jacob Morse

By Bradley Saacks | March 6

The student body vice president flies under the radar of many UNC students.

UNC class publicizes Paralympics

By Jake Barach | March 6

With the Winter Olympic Games ended and attention fading from Sochi, one class on UNC’s campus is fighting to increase awareness about the Sochi 2014 ...

Campus conference will discuss changing issues regarding water, food, energy

By Amanda Raymond | March 5

With weather on students’s minds in the wake of a recent snow storm, a campus conference this week will shed light on how climate interacts with ...

Student Congress passes funding bill for organizations receiving money

By Sarah Chaney | March 4

The mere mention of additional paperwork triggers intense groaning, and at Tuesday’s Student Congress meeting, some members noted that a new funding ...

UNC committee will ask its brand licensees to promote safe labor in Bangladesh

By Kristen Chung | March 4

An issue on the other side of the world is one step closer to being remedied by the actions of those at UNC.

UNC Research Day brings students, ideas together

By David Lindars | March 3

UNC stands as one of the nation’s top research universities for faculty and students. But some of the student body might not know about the research ...

Lenoir chicken ruffles some UNC students’ feathers

By David Lindars | March 3

While many seek out fresh food in Lenoir Dining Hall, some students are concerned about the threat of fowl play.

UNC athletic department, professors and students try out Google Glass

By Madison Flager | March 3

A video by UNC men’s basketball player Wade Moody documenting warm-ups before a game is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to Google Glass’ ...