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Carrboro residents debate UNC coal plant at Tuesday's town council meeting

During the Carrboro Town Council meeting on Tuesday night, council members and residents shared their opinions on the coal power plant. As on their agenda, the town council aimed to speak out against UNC and urge the University to close down the power plant by 2023. 

Your pizza box isn’t recyclable: Here's what you can and can't recycle at UNC

Although the University recovers about 7 percent more recyclable material than the national average, UNC students still need to pay more attention to what is recyclable and what is not to continue improving waste management. 

Former N.C. chief justice's portrait removed from courthouse over slave trader past

The portrait of former N.C. Chief Justice Thomas Ruffin was removed from Orange County Courthouse after it was found he was an enslaver, a slave trader and the author of State v. Mann.

Kenan Theatre Company's poetry project encourages students to express themselves

"Poetry allows us to express our experience in more than just a literal sense.” 

Column: The right to literacy, and SCALE's 30 years of service

MLK's visit to UNC planted the seed for Black activists of today

In 1959, there were only 26 Black students enrolled at UNC. Since Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the University the following year, the enrollment and empowerment of Black students has grown, and the effects of his visit can still be seen on campus today.

UNC grad becomes first Black female pilot for N.C. National Guard

"It was like an out-of-body experience," Lindsey Jefferies said when she first helped fly a plane during her time in her high school's JROTC. 

Universities are preparing for the future of dreamers amid DACA's potential rollback

Students who have benefitted from DACA are now facing uncertainty as a decision on the program's future rests in the hands of the Supreme Court. At the same time, colleges and universities across North Carolina are teetering the line between protecting students and complying with the law in a state that allows local law enforcement to collaborate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement and prohibits sanctuary cities. While several schools have declared themselves sanctuary campuses, others are relying on student activism. No matter what the method is, they say they're trying to help DACA recipients carry the weight.

All on-campus students to vote in one "super precinct" in 2020 elections

Looking to increase voter participation, the Orange County Board of Elections has created a new UNC precinct, amalgamating several low-turnout precincts to alleviate confusion among on-campus voters.

Judge who approved Silent Sam deal previously had UNC-favorable decisions reversed

In a flurry of signatures and stamps, the Silent Sam deal was pushed through the system, going from a lawsuit to a signed judgement in under 10 minutes. The judge that signed off on it has been overruled at least twice in the past on decisions he made in favor of the University.

How 10 years of crime and public safety incidents affected the Chapel Hill community

Here’s a look back at some of the biggest crimes and public safety incidents that have affected and united the University and Chapel Hill community. 

North Carolina Museum of History exhibit celebrates 200 years of the NC Supreme Court

Willis Whichard, former Associate Justice of the N.C. Supreme Court and two-time UNC graduate, has created an exhibit documenting one of North Carolina’s most powerful institutions. 

This UNC grad and former vegetarian created a pork company focused on sustainability

Lady Edison, a Chapel Hill-based pork business that buys whole hogs from the North Carolina Natural Hog Growers Association cooperative and sells to restaurants and business across the state and country, is expanding their mission locally with a new deli and re-imagined bar coming in the near future. 

College Republicans host former Trump campaign manager for lecture, met with walkout

The protest was organized by the Political Action Committee of UNC’s Black Student Movement in response to Corey Lewandowski’s visit. 

'Blistering': UNC faces fines after federal safety, crime reporting violations

Nearly seven years after its investigation began, the U.S. Department of Education stated in a final program review report that UNC acted in violation of federal laws on campus safety and crime information throughout the department's review period while demonstrating a lack of administrative capability that “remains a matter of serious concern for the department.” Clery Act expert S. Daniel Carter told The Daily Tar Heel that the University is "certainly looking at six figures" in federal fines, and he called the department's description of UNC's administrative issues “one of the most blistering I’ve read in many years."

School of Medicine phishing incident raises security concerns

An unauthorized third party gained access to several School of Medicine email accounts.

UNC found in violation of crime and safety reporting by U.S. Department of Education

 The investigation began in 2013, stemming from a federal complaint filed by four UNC students and a former administrator. 

Community comes together to remember the often-forgotten murder of James Cates

The Orange County Community Remembrance Coalition and The Center for Study of the American South co-hosted an event at the University on Thursday to discuss the implications of the murder of James Lewis Cates — a Black UNC student who was murdered on campus in 1970 by a white supremacist biker gang. 

'It’s time for fair maps in North Carolina': Discussion continues on state district lines

The state court agreed with the plaintiffs and declared the redrawn maps unconstitutional on Sept. 3, and ordered them redrawn again by Sept. 19.

Town and University team up to commemorate anniversary of slaves arriving in the US

In 1619, the first ship carrying enslaved Africans was brought to the U.S. UNC and the surrounding communities are commemorating this anniversary by hosting two art exhibits.