To help educate students and community members on proper composting and recycling at UNC, Carolina Dining Services created the Eat Sort Win campaign. They have been promoting this initiative on social media and using student volunteers to help make UNC more sustainable.
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A new Federal Statistical Research Data Center location has opened inside the Carolina Population Center and will be free to use for local affiliated researchers. The center allows researchers to study nonpublic census data that is restricted from the public for personal privacy reasons, according to Karen Guozzo, director of the CPC.
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Heel Fit — a small group fitness program operated by Campus Recreation and located on the second floor of the Student Recreation Center — aims to provide an environment that strikes a happy medium between the two.
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In early September, a community governor-elect’s suspension kickstarted a chain of events that brought about a constitutional impasse between the Undergraduate Senate and Residence Hall Association. Last week, Nate Worley, former president of the RHA, announced his resignation on Oct. 11. His resignation took effect yesterday.
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The Hussman School of Journalism and Media recently released the 2022 plan of action on diversity, equity and inclusion. The plan arrives one year after the Oct. 2021 routine review of the school by the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications. The school is currently on provisional accreditation status. The plan was developed through a collaborative process with Dean Raul Reis and other members of the school’s faculty and staff.
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UNC’s March For Our Lives chapter is one of the organization’s chapters fighting for improved gun legislation across the nation. This past Friday, the group met in front of South Building to rally against gun violence and raise importance about the importance of voting.
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Last Saturday, UNC's African Studies Center hosted the second annual Africa Fest to celebrate African culture, arts and history. The event included performances from poet CJ Suitt and Zankiliwa, a student dance group.
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"Pit Perspectives" is a student-led podcast that grabs the attention of UNC students in the Pit by focusing on social topics and asking questions. The group can be seen in the Pit twice a week with a social topic ready for willing students to discuss, such as sex education, Greek life, censorship, Pit preaching and more.
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UNC undergraduate alumnus Nehemiah Stewart is working to 'Level the Playing Field' for students from underrepresented communities at HBCUs and PWIs in North Carolina through his start-up organization, which focuses on providing students with the opportunity to network and gain professional skills.
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The eighth annual DEAH DAY – which stands for Directing Efforts And Honoring Deah And Yusor – took place on Wednesday. DEAH DAY honors three Muslim individuals known for their devotion to community service who were murdered by a neighbor in 2015.
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"Head Over Heels" is an upcoming reality dating show created by UNC Student Television. The show will feature diverse and organic pairings of UNC students, and episodes will be published on YouTube and the UNC Student Television website.
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As legal standards shift in the country and in the state, costs for abortion have shifted as well. Here’s what you need to know about the finances of abortion in North Carolina.
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The UNC chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) works to create a comprehensive reproductive health network in N.C. and at the University
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UNC student organized MoMUNtum was co-founded by UNC students, Patrick Kaper-Barcelata and Mikhal “Mimi” Ben-Joseph, in the summer of 2020. The co-founders recently applied for the Taco Bell Ambition Accelerator grant, which is open for anyone ages 16-26 to submit innovative ideas and projects for social change.
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Actively Moving Forward — a student organization that provides grief support for students who have experienced the loss of a loved one — constructed 450 Narcan kits for those at risk of opioid overdoses in North Carolina. “It just feels so rewarding, doing meaningful work and knowing that it’s going to go out and be beneficial in the community," Vice President of Community Service at AMF Joe Hinchcliffe said.
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Sophomore Katie Chai never imagined her interest in technology would lead her to the basement in Phillips Hall modifying popular children’s toys. However, that is exactly where she found herself after she joined Carolina Adapts Toys for Children, affectionately known as "CATCH."
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"There’s no such thing as a bad idea, but some definitely push the envelope. Here’s a compilation of the most envelope-pushing pitches we’ve received from our parents. And who knows, maybe you’ll see some of these turn into editorials soon (but probably not)."
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"Think of your brain like a suitcase after a vacation. If you just add more clothes before the next vacation without organizing the stuff you already have in there, it’s gonna be a giant mess. Take one hour each week to fold the clothes and put them where they belong."
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UNC for Affirmative Action is a new student group aiming to raise awareness about affirmative action and the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court case that could affect it at UNC. Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will be heard on October 31 and has the potential to nullify UNC’s affirmative action policies
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