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First-year Laura Saavedra-Forero is a disabled UNC student and has been denied accessible housing. She gained attention through an Instagram post calling out the University on their housing accessibility problems.

Makayla Key

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'I deserve an education': Carolina for Every Body event calls for accessibility on campus

By Adele Morris | May. 10

Dozens of UNC community members gathered in front of the South Building, holding posters with slogans reading “Accessibility is not an extra step, it’s a step you missed,” and “Disabled and proud.” The April 27 gathering was part of the Campus Y’s Carolina for Every Body event held to protest inaccessibility on campus. Campus Y co-presidents Laura Saavedra Forero and Megan Murphy organized the event.

Alex M. Sanchez, 29, poses in front of Carroll Hall on Tuesday, April 19, 2022. Sanchez plans to use the grant money she has won to tell the story of her family's immigration from Nicaragua to the U.S. in 1985. "Our country is made up of immigrants," said Sanchez, "and I'm excited to see my aunt and my mom tell their story."

Renata Schmidt

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'A Visual Anthology of Me': graduate student Alex M. Sanchez wins art grant

By Adele Morris | Apr. 19

A first-year master's student at the UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, Alex M. Sanchez is currently working on a documentary film about her family's history of immigration, titled “A Visual Anthology of Me.” Sanchez is one of three recipients of Arts Everywhere's 2022 Student Arts Innovation Grant.

The new Curtis Media Center, a building for students in UNC's Hussman School of Journalism in Chapil Hill, NC, opens to the public in April 2022. It's a five year journey that will end when classes are held there in fall 2022.

Abigail Pittman

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Hussman School's Curtis Media Center opens its doors

By Adele Morris | Apr. 10

On Thursday, more than a year after its expected opening in January 2021, the Curtis Media Center held its official dedication.

Students arrive at the UNC MSA Met on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Saurya Acharya

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UNC Muslim Students Association celebrates First MET event

By Adele Morris | Apr. 7

The Muslim Students Association hosted their first Muslims Excelling Today event on March 25.

Dalal Azzam, former vice president of the MSA, lights a lantern at a Ramadan lantern ceremony on Friday, April 1, 2022. Photo courtesy of Suhailah Boukarfi.

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Muslim Student Association celebrates Ramadan

By Adele Morris | Apr. 4

MSA's lantern lighting event in the Pit on April 1 celebrated the beginning of the month of Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar that marks a period of fasting, reflection and community.

War Paint performs at the CIC's 35th Annual Powwow at Hooker fields on March 5, 2022.

Helen McGinnis

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Carolina Indian Circle holds first in-person powwow since pandemic

By Adele Morris | Mar. 7

This year marked the Carolina Indian Circles’ 35th annual powwow, one of the largest collegiate powwows on the East Coast — and the CIC's first since the pandemic began in 2020. “It’s kind of like having a family reunion where you’re just coming back to this common space that you only see annually," Evynn Richardson, CIC's culture co-chairperson, said. CIC members said that, especially at a predominately white institution, having a Native American identity often means fighting to have their voices heard.

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UNC’s first seed library launches, offers community free planting supplies

By Adele Morris | Mar. 3

Jordan Green, a masters student in the School of Information and Library Science, has created the University's first seed library. UNC community members can permanently "check out" seeds, pots, soil and more at the Kenan Science Library Makerspace.

Senior Leticia Tuset has earned an Honorable Mention in the N.C. Writer's Network of the Jacobs/Jones African-American Literary Prize. Photo courtesy of Leticia Tuset.

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UNC senior awarded honorable mention in North Carolina Writers’ Network contest

By Adele Morris | Feb. 27

Morehead-Cain scholar Leticia Tuset's short story, titled "Close," explores themes of family and identity, with a specific focus on unusual family dynamics.