Student Groups and Organizations

Junior Michael Morrison speaks during a vigil to honor Coach Dean Smith held on Tuesday night at the Dean Dome by the UNC NAACP.

Student vigil honored Dean Smith’s social justice efforts

By Carlos Collazo and Pat James | February 11

Students gathered around a makeshift memorial outside of the Dean E. Smith Center Tuesday night. The wind blew through the North Carolina and UNC flags, ...

Cheap thrills abound in UNC's outdoor clubs

By Sarah McQuillan | February 10

From hurricane chasing to camping with bears, UNC’s outdoor activity groups are not for the faint of heart.

More Di Phi members voted to keep the monument instead of removing it

By Katie Reeder | February 10

The distinction between remembering history and honoring it is a contentious one when it comes to the question of what to do about the University’s ...

Disability advocates note progress and push for more

By Brielle Kronstedt | January 29

In four years, the Carolina Coalition for Disability Justice has accomplished more than most University groups can in a lifetime.

Student leaders dine with Carol Folt, discuss diversity

By Langston Taylor | January 28

Chancellor Carol Folt, several administrators and faculty ate dinner with nearly 40 invited student leaders to plan better communication among campus ...

Jonathan Hebert, a senior Public Policy and Economics double major, won the student speaker series of TEDxUNC on Wednesday. His talk, "Improvisation: A Framework for Collaborative Assembly" will now be featured in the third annual TEDxUNC conference on February 7th in Memorial Hall.

Student to make improv impact on TEDxUNC stage

By Ashlen Renner | January 28

When Jonathan Hebert, a senior improv comedian, spoke at the TEDxUNC student speaker competition earlier this month, the audience expected a comedy skit. ...

T. William Lester (left) and Adam Smith (right) debate the moral and economic impacts of possibly raising the federally mandated minimum wage at Van Hecke-Wettach Hall on Tuesday.

Experts debate minimum wage laws across country at UNC

By Corey Risinger | January 21

Though introduced along party lines, two economic academics eventually found common political ground in their praise of community-set wages in a debate ...

Muslim Student Association, others get Student Congress funding

By Kristen Chung | January 21

After Duke canceled its scheduled call to prayer Friday, discussions of University resources for UNC Muslims students were brought to the surface.  ...

UNC student groups celebrate King through various artistic mediums

By Kristina Kokkonos | January 20

Some student organizations have chosen to let art speak for Martin Luther King Jr.‘s legacy this week. 

William Booker, freshman Psychology and Spanish double major, auditions for Modern Shakespeare Society's 30 plays in 60 minutes. "It's good to be nervous. It tells you that you actually care about what you're trying out for," said Booker.

Modern Shakespeare holds ‘30 Plays in 60 Minutes’ auditions

By Everett Handy | January 13

The approach to the ongoing auditions for the Modern Shakespeare Society’s “30 Plays in 60 Minutes” is as unique as the performances themselves ...

Jazmin Posas (left) and Ramon Zepeda of Student Action with Farmworkers joined UNC student organization FLO (fair, local, organic) to host a film screening and Thanksgiving potluck on Monday evening.

Film screening highlights farmworker injustice

By Bri Cotton | November 25

National advocacy group Student Action with Farmworkers joined with UNC student organization Fair Local Organic Food Monday night for a screening of “Harvest ...

UNC Swing Dance Club attracts up to 70 students every week

By Sarah McQuillan | November 21

Each week, a nostalgic air of the early twentieth century fills Phillips Hall 385 as the UNC Swing Dance Club enjoys jazz music, lindy hopping and a whole ...

The Student Safety and Security Committee met on Monday night to discuss the future of SafeWalk. They voted on contributing a significant sum of money to SafeWalk while they come up with a more sustainable plan for the future.

SafeWalk gets some of its needed funding

By Langston Taylor | November 18

SafeWalk, the student night-safety organization that has been scrambling for money since seeing its funding cut in September, secured $12,200 Monday from ...

False Profits' last show of the semester was held Saturday

By Margaret Gilmore | November 18

From smashing pies into each other’s faces to spraying silly string at one another, False Profits gave its audience plenty to laugh about during its ...

The Real Silent Sam Coalition ended its CanYouSeeUsNow march outside of Kenan Stadium during UNC’s Homecoming game.

Students march to football game for better visibility

By Sara Salinas | November 17

An army clad in all black paraded through the Homecoming Day sea of Carolina Blue in solidarity.An army clad in all black paraded through the Homecoming ...

Nick Gregor and Brian Riefler (blue) sport 12-day-old mustaches for Movember, a month-long mustache campaign meant to raise awareness for men's health issues.

Mustaches raise awareness about prostate health this month

By Noelle Wells | November 13

The thin, wispy mustaches that have popped up around campus are not just a fashion statement.

Junior Resita Cox, president and member of EROT, rehearses on Wednesday afternoon for her upcoming performance.

Students who practice spoken-word poetry reveal their processes

By Jamie Stuart | November 13

Those who perform spoken word poetry say they often draw their inspiration from what they know and what they’ve personally experienced. 

UNC's annual 24-hour standing and dancing Dance Marathon took place on March 21 and 22. The organization ended up raising 551, 595.87 dollars for the patients and families at UNC's Childrens Hospital, passing the half a million mark for the first time in history. Pictured: Chancellor Carol Folt takes a "selfie" with the dancers during hour 18.

After recruitment, Dance Marathon enrollment close to record

By Brielle Kronstedt | November 11

The Pit will see significantly fewer people dressed in grape suits and tutus now that recruitment week for Dance Marathon — the most popular event put ...

Student Congress fills 17 of 18 vacant seats

November 10

The special elections for Student Congress took place Friday to fill 18 seats. All but one seat were filled when the elections concluded.

New group Sonder Market pushed out of Student Union

By Victoria Mirian | November 6

A new student organization was forced to relocate its supply storage after the Student Union asked the group to move on Oct. 29.