Blake Weaver

Great Recession to presidential elections: three town leaders reflect on past decade

Mark Kleinschmidt, Nancy Oates and Hongbin Gu recollect on their time as town leaders as the political landscape of Chapel Hill changes.

Aldermen no more: Carrboro board changes its name after 50 years

The Board of Aldermen will officially adopt a new name, and the town's noise ordinance will be amended. Changes for Martin Luther King Jr. Park were also discussed at the meeting.

Bike plan sparks debate at Carrboro Board of Aldermen meeting

The Carrboro Board of Aldermen heard an update on the Town's bike plan at its meeting Tuesday. Aldermen members debated the comprehensiveness of the plan.

Burr responds to NCAA vote with plans to tax student-athlete scholarships

As plans emerge to tax student-athlete scholarships, the NCAA board speaks out against the bill, and experts share their opinions on whether on not this would be a worthwhile tax policy.

'A lost opportunity': Carrboro Aldermen approve shopping center amid public criticism

Carrboro residents express frustration over the Board of Aldermen's decision Tuesday to approve the building of a shopping center in Carrboro.

Higher ed discussion grows as universities experiment with tuition payment

Higher education institutions evaluate new income share agreements.

Sup Dogs hears the plight of Popeyes' long lines, offers free food

“We just did it because our business on Franklin Street is super high volume and we just know how rough that can be on a staff, and I think the majority of people have never worked in a restaurant and it’s just some of the hardest work you can do.”

Senators discuss including accountability in Higher Education Act reauthorization

Democratic senators across the country have been discussing how to create accountability for colleges and universities on student loan defaulting. 

The UNC system has no clear protocol on student deaths or psychological services

Student mental health is a growing concern at many North Carolina universities: with the past five years, the number of students seeking campus psychological services have seen an incline. According to Chris Hogan, the director of the Counseling and Psychological Services Center at App State, the counseling center at App State saw 2,500 students in the 2017-18 academic year, which is almost 1,000 more than numbers five years ago.

Here's how the amendments struck down in N.C. could affect you

The UNC Young Democrats are supporting the qualification of UNC One Cards as valid voter IDs.

Following Muhammad, Public Speaking, and Managerial Accounting are only three of the many books written by UNC professors.

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"The New Jim Crow" is for sale at the Student Stores. The book was banned by in North Carolina prisons until Jan. 23.