After months of activism on UNC’s campus surrounding increased wages and free parking for University housekeepers, a list of demands are being brought to the UNC System Board of Governors on behalf of campus and graduate workers.
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Two people were killed and four injured in a shooting at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte on Tuesday, authorities said. Three people are in critical condition, UNC Charlotte police Chief Jeff Baker said at a press conference. All four injured were transferred to Carolinas Medical Center's main hospital in Charlotte. One suspect was taken into custody, and there is no reason to believe anyone else was involved, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police tweeted. Baker said police are not ready to release information about the suspect as the investigation is ongoing. The identities of the victims are being held until their families have been notified, Baker said. UNC Charlotte Office of Emergency Management issued an alert around 5:40 p.m. reporting shots fired near the school’s Kennedy building. Police have not confirmed in what building the shooting took place.
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Almost a decade after hosting the 2012 Democratic National Convention, Charlotte is expected to take on the Republican National Convention in 2020, bringing economic benefits and new conversations to Queen City.
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UNC-system President Margaret Spellings plans to visit eight campuses across the state in the upcoming weeks.
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Schools in the UNC system have cracked down on fraternities for violating student codes of conduct after a series of deaths at fraternities in 2017.
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Charlotte's new light rail extension offers students affordable transportation and gives them access to more entertainment and job opportunities.
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A North Carolina community college eliminated D's from its grading scale.
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Although a December study by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranked North Carolina as best in the nation for campus free speech, debate continues over the controversial free speech policy adopted by the UNC Board of Governors on Dec. 15.
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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement that 28-year-old Josue Javier Diaz exposed a handgun to an undercover officer, who then shot and killed Diaz.
Read More »Zoe Woodell Locklear, UNC-Pembroke provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, has announced her retirement, effective June 30, 2017.
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Read More »Democratic Sen. Kay Hagan spoke to about 40 people at N.C. State University on Monday.
Read More »Jean-Michel Cousteau, a distinguished underwater explorer, called for action to protect endangered ocean resources at a recent lecture he gave at East Carolina University.
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