The Town of Chapel Hill has allocated $9.1 million towards affordable housing this year. That money will help build over 300 units, many for those earning less than 30 percent of the area's median income.
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Community members gathered the Pit last week to pay their respects to James Lewis Cates Jr. and to see his life memorialized on campus. Cates, 22, was a Chapel Hill resident murdered outside the Student Union in November 1970 by members of a white supremacist motorcycle gang.
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Throughout the Triangle, several music groups — including the Triangle Gay Men's Chorus, Common Woman Chorus and Triangle Pride Band — create safe spaces for the local LGBTQ+ community away from discrimination or judgment. Richard Cassidy, a clarinetist, describes the Triangle Pride Band as "an instant family" amid a backdrop of discrimination toward LGBTQ+ people.
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"Because most attendees of boarding schools are minors, statistics surrounding sexual misconduct on boarding school campuses are difficult to find. That doesn’t mean the problem doesn’t exist, though. Far from it."
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Among this year’s entries to the parade are the Orange High School Marching Band and Faulkner’s Elite Gymnastics, along with food truck services by Drizzle D’s Mini Donut Truck. Phil Ford, former assistant coach for UNC basketball and the 1978 NCAA National Player of the Year, will be this year’s grand marshal.
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Fencers use three different weapons, each having a different blade, set of rules and target. The ultimate goal across weapons is to score a touch, which is called by a referee.
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"The guilt is very real; however, there should be no shame in upward mobility. Your family's sacrifices are honored when you progress and go after what fulfills you and it’s to be remembered that they made choices so that you could live to your fullest potential."
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Over the last few years, over 200 people have left Chapel Hill Bible Church due to concerns over sexism, racism and emotional abuse by leaders in the church. Three separate investigations have taken place regarding the alleged dysfunction since 2020. A 64-page report with recommendations was released by the Godly Response to Abuse in the Christian Environment (GRACE) to church leadership in early November. Instead of releasing it to the congregation per GRACE’s recommendation, only church elders and deacons were allowed to read it.
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The Chapel Hill Town Council voted in 2016 to authorize the town manager to purchase the plot of land from the American Legion Post. Following its purchase in 2017, the Town appointed an American Legion Task Force to make recommendations for the future use of the land.
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For the first time in two years, the UNC Special Olympics Club played its rival, the N.C. State Special Olympics Club, in a flag football game Sunday morning.
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Not everyone can solve for X, familiarize themselves with the anatomy of the human body or engineer software. But not everyone can analyze Shakespeare, do archival research or move a crowd with just their words either. You have been bestowed with skills that make you unique and have been placed exactly where you are meant to be.
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After two straight come-from-behind victories against JMU and Oregon, UNC pulled off another comeback win on Sunday. The Tar Heels won the Phil Knight Invitational, 73-64, to hand the Cyclones their first loss of the season.
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Although Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools is one of the highest-paying school districts in North Carolina, teachers are increasingly unable to afford housing in the district. CHCCS pays teachers a supplement to their base salary and additionally pays teachers local supplements based on years of experience. “It’s really important to us that people who serve the community in Chapel Hill can afford to live here, and right now that’s really not the case,” Daniele Berman, marketing and communications manager for Community Home Trust, said, “Teachers can’t afford to purchase a home in the private market in Chapel Hill."
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The music collection of LeRoy Frasier, one the first Black students at UNC, will be donated to N.C. Central University.
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After a four-overtime loss to No. 18 Alabama, the North Carolina men's basketball team slunk back to the locker room physically and emotionally exhausted. When head coach Hubert Davis walked in, he told his players to pick their heads up. The Tar Heels seemed to leave it all on the court in Sunday's grueling matchup.
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Students with ADHD may find that their pharmacy is experiencing shortages of Adderall, Focalin, Concerta and other medications prescribed to treat ADHD. Lean why there is a shortage and what students who are having trouble filling their prescriptions can do as exams approach.
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"My GPA should not matter. The only things that should matter are the reasons why that recruiter approached me in the first place: my work ethic, my passion, and my enthusiasm."
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The No. 8 North Carolina women’s basketball team (6-0) picked up its second ranked win of the season over the No. 5 Iowa State Cyclones (5-1) with a final score of 73-64 to win the Phil Knight Invitational.
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This could have been anyone's game, but UNC leaves the Phil Knight Invitational disappointed after losing back-to-back games against lesser-ranked opponents.
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“All my teammates were super supportive of the seniors, and we were playing together, playing for us,” senior middle hitter Skyy Howard said. “I wanted to go out and have a good game because all my family was here, and I just wanted to show out in my last game (at Carmichael).”
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