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Wind rips railing off Kenan Hall Saturday night

By Carolyn Ebeling | February 16

Howling gusts of 40-mph wind hit campus hard Saturday night — and parts of Kenan Residence Hall blew away in the storm.

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Center on Poverty, Work and Opportunity fights Board of Governors’ cuts

By Carolyn Ebeling | January 27

As North Carolina’s poverty rate rises, the University center devoted to addressing it faces extinction.

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Carolina for the Kids will partner with NC Children's Promise

By Carolyn Ebeling | November 24

Carolina for the Kids, formerly known as Dance Marathon, announced another big change regarding its future on Saturday — instead of fundraising for the N.C. Children's Hospital as usual, the group will raise money to build a clinic for it.

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Lawsuit calls UNC admissions practices unfair

By Carolyn Ebeling | November 18

A little over a week after being sued by a former football player for failing to provide him with a quality education, UNC has entered another legal battle — this one over its use of race in admissions.

Supporters of the Carolina Gay Association gathered on Saturday to celebrate the 40th reunion of the organization.

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Gay activists at UNC reflect on 40 years

By Carolyn Ebeling | October 27

When Chapel Hill Mayor Mark Kleinschmidt came to UNC as freshman in 1988, he was looking for a community, and he found one in the Carolina Gay Association.

Sigma Chi fraternity’s house was decorated with Derby Days banners. Derby Days raised $13,000 for juvenile diabetes research so far. Photo courtesy of Drew Golba.

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Sigma Chi raised money for juvenile diabetes research with Derby Days

By Carolyn Ebeling | October 8

Sigma Chi fraternity president Coble Wright has lived with Type 1 diabetes since he was 3 years old — and this year the UNC Greek community joined his fight.

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Campus Health does not offer equal support for male survivors

By Carolyn Ebeling | September 15

The University knows it can’t provide identical services for male and female survivors of sexual violence.

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Group discusses student-athlete attendance policy

By Carolyn Ebeling | September 12

athlete-working-group-0912A rule that could allow student-athletes to miss up to one-fourth of their classes in a semester drew discussion from members of the Student-Athlete Academic Initiative Working Group Thursday.

Shirley Ort and Fred Clark are the founders and directors of the Carolina Covenant financial aid program. Ort is in charge of the university's financial aid department and Clark is a professor who has been teaching here for 47 years (teaches classes on Brazilian studies).

The Carolina Covenant program was founded ten years ago and is a need-based program that covers all school-related costs for the students it serves, including the cost of living. It has improved UNC's diversity and has served as a model for other financial aid programs around the country (however, Shirley pointed out that ours has been the most successful because many other schools who have tried it have dropped the program because it is so expensive).

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Students mourn Fred Clark, longtime advocate for affordability

By Carolyn Ebeling | September 7

He would wake up at 4 a.m. just to respond to students’ emails. He knew all of his students’ names. Above all else, he cared about this university.

The large hole in front of Greenlaw was caused by a water main break.

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Greenlaw Hall recovering from flood

By Carolyn Ebeling | September 2

Students with classes in Greenlaw Hall were greeted with a large hole in front of the building Tuesday morning thanks to a water main break that occurred on Sunday evening.