The Tar Heels found themselves in a hole after their first-round performance Friday where they finished with a final score of two-over par.
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The undergraduate college experience is often thought of as a transitional time into adulthood, but the undergraduate experience is not limited to those 18 to 22 years old. Adriana Cook, a senior at UNC, enrolled when she was 59 years old. Last September, she celebrated 14 years of sobriety and overcoming addiction — a feat that started her on the path to higher education. “I couldn’t see that what I was doing was ruining my life at that time,” she said. “I think it’s important for younger students to maybe think about postponing college for a little bit — a year or two — to get some life experience and gain a better appreciation of school when they come back."
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Every April, "National Donate Life" Month encourages people to sign up to become organ donors through activities and events that foster community engagement and education. However, some believe a history of medical discrimination and inequity in the health care system has targeted underrepresented groups and continues to affect the donation process for both organ donors and recipients.
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A group of 14 seniors have their art debuted in the John and June Alcott Gallery and the Hanes Hallway Gallery to showcase intersecting realms of art.
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If passed, House Bill 596, otherwise known as the Hate Crimes Prevention Act, would increase punishments for those who commit hate crimes, require additional training for law enforcement and prosecutors and mandate the establishment of a hate crimes statistics database.
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Republican lawmakers in the North Carolina House filed House Bill 673 on April 18, which would criminalize drag shows in the presence of minors statewide. The proposed bill makes a first offense a Class A1 misdemeanor and subsequent offenses Class I felonies, punishable by 3 to 12 months imprisonment.
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The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer program will not be available for the 2023-2024 school year. The program has provided meals for over 1.6 million children since the start of the pandemic.
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The American Civil Liberties Union of North Carolina filed a lawsuit challenging multiple provisions of House Bill 40, which would impose stricter penalties for rioting, on April 11. In its complaint, the ACLU named two members who would be affected by the bill due to their continued involvement in Black Lives Matter protests, including Jaelyn Miller, a community lawyering fellow at Emancipate NC.
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Last week, UNC’s Diplomacy Initiative hosted the second-annual Diplomacy Week, which included discussions with notable diplomats, a policy brief competition and a screening of the award-winning documentary “Beethoven in Beijing.” Event participants, including faculty and interested students, hope that Diplomacy Week will continue to gain traction in the coming years.
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On Monday, the General Assembly passed the first reading of a bill that may permanently put a right-to-work law into the North Carolina Constitution. A right-to-work law makes it illegal for employers to require workers to join or maintain membership in a union when they are hired. It guarantees a person’s right to work, even if the individual doesn't want to join a union and pay dues.
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Despite the rain on Saturday, hundreds of students attended this year’s Carolina Union and Activities Board-sponsored Jubilee, which featured rapper Young Nudy, smaller local artists and local vendors.
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The then-No. 20 ranked Eagles came to Chapel Hill and played clean, fundamental ball by executing in all facets of the game, which helped them outscore North Carolina 24-14 during the series.
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“It’s been a little run here near the end; hopefully we learned something,” head coach Donna J. Papa said. “Our destiny is kind of in our own hands.”
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On the cloudy Saturday morning of April 22, thousands of people participated in the 16th annual Tar Heel 10 Miler. Spirits were high among the runners, spectators, volunteers and emergency personnel despite the looming storm.
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"Instead of heeding this warning, our leaders continue to disregard campus autonomy, attack the expertise and independence of world-class faculty, and seek to force students’ educations into pre-approved ideological containers. We must protect the principles of academic freedom and shared governance which have long made UNC a leader in public education."
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Sunday’s doubleheader provided UNC the opportunity to pick up a series win and its fourth and fifth consecutive wins.
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Cases of syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria, are rising in North Carolina. The state saw an overall 23 percent increase in cases from 2021 to 2022, with cases in women rising 133 percent from 2019 to 2022.
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For seniors, it’s time to take their last exams, pose for graduation photos and look back on their years spent at the University. Staff writer Emily Chambliss asked seniors about their favorite memory during their UNC experience.
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With a loud, Wolfpack-dominated crowd behind them, the usually-poised Tar Heels seemed at a loss. Kalbas said he thought the crowd made his players "feel like they had to do more than they needed to do."
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Despite UNC’s strong eight run offensive performance on Friday night, the Tar Heels struggled to put runs on the board throughout the weekend. The Diamond Heels tallied 21 scoreless innings – out of 28 total – throughout the series.
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