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Viral "Mario Kart Man" travels through Chapel Hill, UNC's campus

By Samuel Long | Oct. 7

Joshua Schaffer was wandering the streets of Chapel Hill and UNC's campus driving a go-kart dressed as Nintendo's Mario. Students accordingly dubbed him the "Mario Kart Man."
Schaffer runs multiple social media accounts where he has amassed a large following — most notably on TikTok where he has over 900,000 followers. Spreading joy is a large theme on both his Instagram and TikTok pages, where he shares videos of his shenanigans.
Patrick McPode, Schaffer’s social media manager, said the two are performing the social media gag in different places across the country.

People sit on the steps and benches in front of South Building on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2020.

Editorial: Reflecting on UNC's lack of transparency as communications staff depart

By Editorial Board | Oct. 5

Nyah Hamlett, Ed.D., superintendent of Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, pictured at the Board of Education's August 12 meeting.

CHCCS holds special meeting to begin superintendent evaluation process

By Ethan Horton | Oct. 3

DTH Photo Illustration. Class registration day and time is based upon terms in residence at UNC, thus disproportionately harming transfer students.

Editorial: UNC's new class registration policy leaves out transfer students

By Editorial Board | Oct. 3

DTH Photo Illustration. Hybrid classes increase access to learning by allowing students to rewatch lectures, writes the Editorial Board.

Editorial: Hybrid learning should be here to stay

By Editorial Board | Oct. 3

Charlie Dupee, a visual artist and instructor of photography at UNC, poses for a portrait on Sept. 28.

Editorial: Students should take advantage of content creation classes

By Editorial Board | Sep. 29

Column: Graduate students are students, too (even though we’re also teachers)

By Zari Taylor | Sep. 26

"While I’m not sure that we’ve reached 'back to normal,' it’s clear that my graduate student experience has been forever changed by the ongoing pandemic."

DTH Photo Illustration. A student sits on the quad after receiving a vaccine.

Editorial: UNC's COVID-19 and vaccination protocols fall short

By Editorial Board | Sep. 21

"Until UNC steps up its COVID-19 testing requirements or requires a vaccine, it can no longer consider other prestigious universities peer institutions."

Anna Hamilton, a current PhD student in the department of American studies and the host of the Southern Oral History Workshop, poses outside of Dey Hall. Prior to her time at UNC, Hamilton received her undergraduate degree from the New College of Florida and a masters from the University of Mississippi.

Workshop aims to show how oral histories can preserve 'voices of the southern past'

By Katie MacKinnon | Sep. 20

The Southern Oral History Program collects oral histories through recorded interviews that are able to capture first person experiences. This creates new primary sources that can add depth and context to existing historical records.

Chapel Hill council member Hongbin Gu asks a question of Tim O'Brien (not pictured) during a Bloomberg 2020 "strategy session" at the campaign's Chapel Hill office on Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2020.

Orange County Government announces new racial equity plan

By Grant Alexander | Sep. 19

The racial equity plan abides by a framework of all-encompassing questions that include more data and focus on disparities among marginalized groups, meaning decisions are likely to be more representative of the entire population.

A small group stands near the Old Well behind South Building on Sept. 12, 2020.

Coalition launches to address UNC governance concerns

By Praveena Somasundaram | Sep. 16

Co-founded by Faculty Chairperson Mimi Chapman, the Coalition for Carolina launched publicly Thursday and has a mission to “support and defend the University of the People and its independence from partisan interference.”

Screenshot from the Campus Safety Commission meeting on Wednesday June 2, 2021.

Editorial: The chancellor's commissions were made to be ignored

By Editorial Board | Sep. 14

"These commissions are full of students, faculty, staff and community members who volunteer their time to discuss how to make Carolina better, but their efforts are wasted if the suggestions and recommendations they pose are pushed to the wayside."

Sophomore Lamar Richards was elected UNC's 2021-2022 student body president on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, defeating his opponent, junior Keshav Javvadi. Photo courtesy of Hanna Wondmagegn.

Editorial: UNC administration has plenty of its own 'publicity stunts'

By Editorial Board | Sep. 12

"It seems as if any criticisms of the administration by students can be brushed aside as “publicity stunts,” and go unaddressed by University leaders."

Students study at the Undergraduate Library on Sept. 1.

Column: The struggle of acclimating back to in-person classes

By Charity Cohen | Sep. 1

"For myself and many of my peers, one facet of our acclimation back to in-person instruction will be relearning previous course material and unlearning our habits that we adopted just to 'get by.'"

UNC fans celebrate a touchdown during the Tar Heels' home matchup in Kenan Memorial Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 against the Georgia State Panthers. The Tar Heels won 59-17.

Editorial: Kenan Stadium's COVID-19 policies won't keep our community safe

By Editorial Board | Aug. 30

"The lack of capacity restrictions or mandatory masking in Kenan Stadium is destined to cause harm to the campus and the local Chapel Hill communities."

A long line forms Monday outside of the Student Union to get tested for COVID-19.

Editorial: UNC's COVID-19 testing needs to expand

By Editorial Board | Aug. 30

"It’s imperative the University step up and use the resources available to them to expand testing, and to prevent further COVID-19 cases spiking further than it already has."

The UNC Horizons Center is pictured on Aug. 26, 2021. The UNC Horizons Program plans to provide affordable housing for mothers affected by substance use disorders.

UNC Horizons to provide affordable housing in Chapel Hill

By Alexandra Myers | Aug. 26

The Horizons Homestead project, expected to break ground in spring 2022, will provide 32 units of housing to the program's participants, in addition to their children.

DTH Photo Illustration. The anonymous messaging app Yik Yak is available on the iOS App Store once again after a four-year hiatus.

Editorial: The Yik Yak return nobody asked for

By Editorial Board | Aug. 25

"Yik Yak is bad for college students and its uninvited return only serves to divide us. No matter how many guardrails or changes the platform makes, the mask of anonymity on social media isn’t changing."

UNC's School of Journalism and Media bears the name of Walter Hussman, a top donor, who opposed Nikole Hannah-Jones' bid for tenure.

Column: Giving journalism a better name

By Caitlyn Yaede | Aug. 25

"You can recognize the monetary contributions Walter Hussman has made for journalism at UNC and still be critical of the values he stands for."