"Students, community members, teachers, high school students, faculty, staff, local government and all sorts of society organization ... foster the dialogue on Europe." The Center for European Studies is hosting Europe Week at Carolina, a week dedicated to appreciating and celebrating European culture, from April 6 to 12.
The University’s Faculty Executive Committee gathered on Monday to discuss the future of Silent Sam and the election of a new faculty chairperson.
Standing in the shoes of Thomas Wolfe, Joseph Caldwell and James K. Polk, the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies meetings are still centered around debate. However, these meetings might not be what you assumed.
UNC is bringing story dispensers, which will print short stories for on-the-go readers, to campus for Arts Everywhere Day. These dispensers have two buttons, one to dispense “Carolina Stories” and one for “Global Stories.”
Chicana writer Cherríe Moraga’s “Native Country of the Heart: If We Forget Ourselves, Who Will Be Left to Remember Us?” paints a portrait of her mother's life.
The Buddy Project, UNC Paws and the Mental Health Coalition teamed up to host their “Doggies and Dialogue” event Tuesday morning for Mental Health Awareness week.
With Chancellor Carol Folt gone, her endeavor, the Campaign for Carolina, continues on. The initiative has outpaced its goal by raising $2.51 billion out of $4.25 billion in under two years.
These five women were awarded for being "leaders on this campus trying to make a real impact to overcome the constraints of sexism and heterosexism and work towards a more just and equitable society.”
“Overall, I think the product speaks for itself. I believe the app has the potential to alleviate one's college experience, which is something I can stand behind.”
The brand, Phoenyx, recycles old billboards and uses the vinyl material to create accessories like wallets, purses and backpacks.
The Three Zeros Environmental Initiative chose to raise awareness for Earth Day a little early this year.
UNC recently hosted a Model UN conference, which allows middle school students to sit on one of eight committees represented at UN summits, such as the World Health Organization, and debate on topics.
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.
Attendees dressed up in wizardry robes, drank Butterbeer and played Quidditch-themed cornhole at Cobbwarts, a Harry Potter-themed event sponsored by the Residence Hall Association.
After a committee comprised of many members of the Chapel Hill community came together on Saturday, Maddy Arrowood was selected to be the new editor-in-chief of The Daily Tar Heel for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Starting in August, the Weeknight Parking Program will go into effect as part of UNC Transportation and Parking’s Five-Year Plan.
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.
After the death of University of South Carolina student Samantha Josephson, the safety of ride-share programs is being questioned.
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.
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