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Senior human development and family studies major Trang Le signs her name at the top of the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower on Wednesday, April 20, 2022.

Taylor Nock

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'Don't take anything for granted': UNC seniors leave their signatures at Bell Tower

By Celia Funderburk | Apr. 20

On Wednesday, UNC seniors wrapped around the lawn of the Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower to sign their names on the inside wall, which has been a tradition at the University since 2003. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, UNC seniors wrapped around the lawn of the Bell Tower to sign their names on the inside wall, which has been a tradition at the University since 2003. The climb is 128 steps. “It's definitely something that I've looked forward to, and now that I've been able to do it, it's kind of a cap on my career here," senior Cade Darnell said.

DTH Photo Illustration. The Board of Governors recently decided that all schools under the UNC school system will waive standardized testing until 2024.

Emma Plumly

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Students react to UNC System waiving standardized testing admission requirement

By Celia Funderburk | Apr. 20

The UNC Board of Governors recently announced that standardized test scores will not be required from prospective applicants through fall 2024.

Nikalaus Ward, a student at the UNC LGBTQ Center, looks through boxes of specially designed new t-shirts that read "Imagine Liberation" for Pride Week, as Tiosa Iyamu folds zines.

Katie Rains

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LGBTQ Center 'imagines liberation' for Pride Week 2022

By Celia Funderburk | Apr. 5

UNC's LGBTQ Center is collaborating with on-campus and local organizations to host an annual Pride Week at UNC. This year's events are centered around the theme "Imagine Liberation."

The Coker Arboretum, the 5-acre botanical garden at UNC, is pictured on Sunday, March 27, 2022.

Kennedy Cox

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'Garden for everybody': A look at the Coker Arboretum on UNC's campus

By Celia Funderburk | Mar. 28

The Coker Arboretum is a 5-acre space on campus where UNC students and other Chapel Hill community members can relax and learn more about plants.

Aliyah Griffith is the CEO of Mermaids in STEM and the first Black individual to complete a graduate degree in Marine Science at UNC. Photo Courtesy of Aliyah Griffith.

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Meet Aliyah Griffith, first Black UNC student to get a marine sciences graduate degree

By Celia Funderburk | Mar. 22

Beyond the University, Griffith has been working to help increase representation in the field of marine science for years. "Our research and our expertise deserves to be heard," she said.

Librarian Margaret Neville and senior global studies major Mallory Sokolove assist senior computer science major Nicholas Nguyen in the music library on Friday, Feb. 25, 2022.

Dylan Thiessen

Culture

'We are open to everybody': A look inside the UNC Music Library

By Celia Funderburk | Mar. 2

“We are open to everybody," Music Librarian Diane Steinhaus said. "We welcome anybody to come and use our space, collections and services however they want to."

Vice President Erin Schlachter, Event Chair Nathan Koch and President Carly Brockman jump rope together during their practice on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in Fetzer Gym.

Ashlyn Rhyne

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Carolina Jump Rope Club offers competition and community

By Celia Funderburk | Feb. 22

Out of the last three annual National Collegiate Jump Rope Association Summit competitions, UNC's Carolina Jump Rope Club notched consecutive wins in 2020 and 2021.