A group of about 20 campus and graduate workers publicly read the list for the first time while the UNC System Board of Governors met at the UNC System Office. The list of updated demands expands upon those brought to University administration in October.
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Last Friday, members of UNC Fraternity and Sorority Life participated in a Rise Against Hunger meal packaging event. This event brought together Greek life leaders to create a positive impact in the UNC community and around the world.
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HAPPEE — Hugs and Pups Posse - Encouraging and Empowering — frequently visits UNC's campus to bring students a sense of community. Ranging from "meditation stations" to dog pets on McCorkle Place, the group works to put a smile on students' faces.
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"Through my years of being a woman who appreciates this kind of music, I have noticed men consistently have not taken me as seriously as other male fans. In no way am I an expert on every artist and album, but I often feel belittled by the misogynistic comments that men make toward me."
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In a first-of-its-kind study by two UNC psychology doctoral students, children who checked social media more often were found to be more sensitive to social feedback over time. The study focuses on the impact on social media use in adolescent brain development.
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UNC’s Department of Psychology and Neuroscience provides resources for those struggling with mental health needs. This semester, the department has increased LGBTQ+ resources and support groups within the clinic, along with continuing support for other groups within the Chapel Hill community.
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The UNC Board of Governors recently approved the allocation of University funds for the construction of a café in Davis Library. The café will be situated on the first floor of the library, and be the first North Carolina location of Pret A Manger. Students can also expect to see the beginning of construction on a café in Davis Library, the new building at the Kenan-Flagler Business School and the partial completion of Roper Hall.
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Four newcomers — Shelvia Dancy, Michelle LaRoche, Marisa Porto and Peter Sherman — bring a heap of interdisciplinary experience and enhance ongoing commitments to diversity within the Hussman School of Journalism and Media. The Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) demoted the School to provisional accreditation in April 2022, citing the school to be out of compliance with its standards for diversity and inclusiveness, specifically in faculty retention and recruitment.
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UNC first-year student, Mary Esposito, has been awarded the 2022 BMTX Annual Financial Empowerment Scholarship. She was selected out of over 1,000 applicants and used her financial literacy TikTok account as the anchor of her application.
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Two complaints against a total of seven identity-based programs associated with UNC were filed with the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. The complaints were against programs that encourage participation of certain demographics — primarily women and BIPOC students — alleging the programs were in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972.
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Earthtones, a club comprised of students of color at UNC, aims to foster a space for community building and self-expression through art. The art collective, which officially started last fall, hosts biweekly community meetings and “paint-and-sips,” during which members can meet to experiment with a new art form together. “Earthtones has really helped me find people that are like me, that really like expressing themselves through art, connecting with each other in art, talking about it and using it to grow or to help ourselves or whatever it is that we use art to do,” Lokumo Eteni, a musician, said.
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As final exams approach, many students are concluding a memorable semester on UNC's campus. Some students have had weird things happen to them.
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University Desk Editor, Liv Reilly spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz about 2022 and some of the major University events that happened throughout the year.
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From the midterm elections to gun violence prevention, students organized throughout campus, rallying behind and protesting the issues that mattered most to them. Here's a recap of some of the activism seen at UNC throughout 2022.
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A collection of art pieces from UNC senior Dacia Perez-Medina's undergraduate career, ‘Tender Decay’ opened on Nov. 10 and will be on display until Dec. 6. The exhibition is a multimedia production utilizing tactile mediums like fabric, prints and thread is featured in the SAMple Gallery on the second floor of Hanes Art Center.
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In its Monday meeting, the University Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward welcomed Danielle Hiraldo, the director of the American Indian Center, as its newest member. The Commission also provided updates on Barbee Cemetery and the Unsung Founders Memorial, two ongoing projects.
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Since the club’s founding, SolarEquity has grown to around 20 to 25 active members and now comprises four main committees. One of the main motivations for the club is climate change’s disproportionate effect on low-income communities.
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UNC's Kasama is a club dedicated to fostering community and connecting Filipino-identifying students at the University. In recent years, the group has grown to have about 45 students and hosts one social and one cultural event each month.
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UNC senior Landry Kuehn and N.C. State graduate student Joseph Lannan are still pursuing a lawsuit against their respective schools for unused fees for facilities and resources during the fall 2020 pandemic semester.
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During quarantine, many UNC students remember spending hours scrolling through their TikTok "For You" pages, discovering new trends from whipped coffee recipes to dances to Doja Cat’s song “Say So”. Some UNC students became successful TikTok creators.
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