On May 15, the UNC men's club handball team captured the national title at the USA Team Handball Open Division I competition. Though it’s not the trophy North Carolina aspired to win back at the beginning of the school year, it’s the feeling — especially for the senior class — that this USATH Open title brings that makes it all worth it.
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Around 700 students at Carrboro High School participated in a walkout as part of an abortion rights protest last week. Then, between 250 to 300 students walked off the school's campus, beginning an impromptu march to UNC's campus and the Old Well.
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The first robbery took place at the intersection of Rosemary Street and Pritchard Avenue around 9:30 p.m. The second happened 15 minutes later on Church Street and Clark Court. While no injuries were reported, a gun was shown during both robberies.
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On Wednesday, the Chancellor’s Committee to Review Resolution from Commission on History and Race met to discuss the removal of Vance Hall and Hamilton Hall's building names.
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Pristine Onuoha, a junior at East Chapel Hill High School, was announced as one of the finalists for the Genes in Space challenge hosted by Boeing and miniPCR bio. For this national competition, students must design an experiment that relates to an issue about spaceu2019s effect on DNA. The winning proposed experiment will be tested on the International Space Station. Onuoha's proposed experiment would analyze the relationship between stem cell populations and telomere length in the white blood cells of astronauts.
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On Tuesday night, the No. 8 seeded Diamond Heels made their first appearance in Charlotte, N.C. at the 2022 ACC Baseball Championship. With a commanding 9-2 victory over the No. 12 seeded Clemson Tigers, names like redshirt junior Angel Zarate, sophomore Hunter Stokely, and junior Danny Serretti cover the game’s offensive statistics. However, on the defensive side, one name from Tuesday stands out above the rest — Max Carlson.
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Valerie Howard will take over as the UNC School of Nursing's new dean on Aug. 1, where she will prepare to educate North Carolina's future nurses in the face of the ongoing nursing shortage.
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The UNC baseball team won its first game of ACC Championship pool play with a 9-2 victory over the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday night. Redshirt junior Angel Zarate went 4-for-4 at the plate and scored 4 runs, while sophomore starting pitcher Max Carlson allowed one run through six innings pitched and managed to strike out ACC Player of the Year Max Wagner three times.
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The UNC women's lacrosse team will square off against the No. 4 Northwestern Wildcats on Friday in a rematch from an early-season bout. In Friday's game, the Tar Heels will have to slow down Northwestern graduate attacker Lauren Gilbert and renew an offense left shaky by a stout Stony Brook defense.
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Chapel Hill High School held a ceremony to dedicate an ambulance donated by the South Orange Rescue Squad to the school’s EMT program last Thursday. The ambulance donation comes at a time when the United States is struggling with a shortage of EMTs and paramedics, a challenge exacerbated by COVID-19.
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A $65 million grant was awarded to the Gillings School of Public Health by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The grant will be used for an Antiviral Drug Discovery Center that will work to combat future pandemic-level viruses.
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There were eight recipients of the University's annual 2022 Diversity Awards, which are part of an effort to honor those who help promote diversity, equity and inclusion at UNC.
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On Tuesday, the Diamond Heels will return to the ACC Baseball Championship, hosted in Charlotte, N.C. at Truist Field. In Pool A, UNC is paired with No. 1 seed Virginia Tech and No. 12 seed Clemson. UNC will face Clemson on Tuesday, and Virginia Tech on Friday, and will need to win both games to progress to the semifinals on Saturday.
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Counterculture Week kicks off Monday at 8 p.m. and will run until Sunday. The week features in-person and virtual events, including a fashion show. It focuses on encouraging humanity and normalizing kindness.
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A severe thunderstorm warning until 4:30 p.m was issued by The National Weather Service in Raleigh.
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As a star goalkeeper at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, N.Y., UNC track and field star Jill Shippee initially had her sights set on playing soccer in college. In the fall of 2017, Shippee came into the UNC track and field program as a first-year on the throwing squad. She staked her claim inside the circle instantly. Now, as a graduate student closing out her last track season as a Tar Heel, Shippee holds the school and ACC women’s hammer throw record of 69.76 meters.
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Tracks Local Music Fest, a free outdoor concert in downtown Chapel Hill, will be held for the first time at CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio at 123 West Franklin St. on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is collaborating with Carolina Performing Arts to host the concert.
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Four weeks ago, the postseason wasn’t in the picture for the North Carolina baseball team. But, with its series sweep of No. 20 Florida State, North Carolina has locked its spot into the conference tourney and the Tar Heels are well on their way to the big dance.
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Project Graduation — which organizes a drug- and alcohol-free graduation party for high school seniors — will celebrate its 30th anniversary this summer. This will be the first in-person event since 2019.
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After turbulent singles play and multiple weather scares moved play indoors, the UNC women’s tennis team failed to beat the Texas Longhorns, losing 4-2 in the NCAA semifinals. After multiple singles matches went into a third set, UNC ultimately fell short on three key singles courts after Tran, Morra and Tanguilig all dropped their matches.
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