Members of the Interfraternity Council will elect a new leader tonight. And no matter who wins, the new president will be expected to build upon a largely repaired image two years after the Greek system faced some of its darkest days.
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A group of UNC students will soon be assigning homework and handing out gold stars across the country.
Read More »Students got a taste of what the Carolina Union’s new multipurpose software can do during Homecoming week, but campus officials said the program has been underused.
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The two first-half scoring plays might not have been executed exactly the way North Carolina drew them up. But if the first two goals of UNC’s 4-0 ACC tournament victory against North Carolina State were diagrammed, they would look very similar.
Read More »The No. 3 North Carolina men’s soccer team beat North Carolina State 4-0 in the ACC tournament quarterfinals Tuesday, but it had to do so without leading-scorer Billy Schuler.
Read More »Four years after supporting the Homegrown Halloween initiative, the Coalition for Alcohol and Drug Free Teenagers of Chapel Hill and Carrboro is back for more.
Read More »Student Congress passed a resolution Tuesday opposing any tuition increase exceeding the 6.5 percent cap mandated by the UNC-system Board of Governors.
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Nathan Ligo was 13 years old when he joined the Carolina Martial Arts Club at UNC as the club’s only child member.
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When public policy professor Sudhanshu “Ashu” Handa stands in front of a class, he teaches more than just theory. Handa has served as a regional adviser to governments around the world since 1998. He is currently working on cash transfer programs in three African countries — Ghana, Zambia and Kenya.
Read More »Female faculty members at the University can face various challenges balancing work and family life.
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The University’s desperate search for funding has thrust Student Body President Mary Cooper into the spotlight. In anticipation of another round of millions cut in state funding, Cooper finds herself in the middle of a dispute between administrators and students.
Read More »Last year, former Student Body President Hogan Medlin and his executive board told Department of Public Safety officials that the five-year transportation plan was unacceptable and burdensome to students but say they were repeatedly ignored. Last week, students proved that these concerns were more than just talk by rejecting a proposed $14.50 increase to the student transportation fee. DPS needs to accept that rejection and find a revenue model that fairly incorporates student concerns.
Read More »UNC-system President Thomas Ross didn’t waste any time advocating for more efficient university operations after seeing the immediate effects of millions cut in state funding.
Read More »Fiscal strains on the University have created the harsh reality that a 6.5 percent tuition increase simply won’t do. But, in a span of two to four years, a 40 percent increase to in-state tuition would unduly burden students who came to the University with the expectation of affordable and relatively stable tuition.
Read More »UNC’s tentative proposal to increase in-state tuition by 40 percent during a multi-year span far exceeds the UNC system’s cap, but administrators said they were not surprised by the proposal. The system’s new Four Year Tuition Plan, which went into effect this academic year, maintains the system’s 6.5 percent cap on tuition increases.
Read More »A noticeable shortage of bicycle racks in high-traffic areas on campus has become a concern that both students and departments wish to see addressed.
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With $10,000 from People Magazine in his pocket, Gabe Whaley has big plans for the future of Kicking4Hunger. The magazine awarded Whaley, a UNC senior, $10,000 to devote to the program, as the winner of the magazine’s annual Reader’s Choice Hero award.
Read More »Daniel Wallace, director of the UNC creative writing department, writes and illustrates short stories, novels and children’s books. He is best known for his novel “Big Fish,” which was adapted into the Tim Burton film of the same name.
Read More »A crowd of more than 40 people were reminded of Chapel Hill’s key role in the civil rights movement Wednesday.
Read More »UNC sociologists are studying just how occupied social networking sites are with the Occupy movement.
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