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Daniel Wallace, the director of UNC's creative writing program, has just completed the first draft of his nonfiction novel "This Isn't Going To End Well". Photo courtesy of Daniel Wallace.

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UNC professor reveals shift to nonfiction in upcoming novel

By Elise Mahon | Apr. 16

An experienced writer, Daniel Wallace decided to shift his focus after the passing of his sister.

UNC students attended Mi Pueblo's "Stay-at-Home Latin Night” on Saturday, April 11, 2020. Photo courtesy of Julian Berger.

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Here's how Mi Pueblo hopes to maintain community through COVID-19

By Elise Mahon | Apr. 13

Mi Pueblo hosted a virtual Latin Night to keep members connect despite not being together on campus.

One of the bus shelters in the decorated as part of the Arts + Transit's Artistic Bus Shelter opportunity. Photo courtesy of Brian Litchfield.

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Art to walk, run or roll by: Chapel Hill Art + Transit calls for bus shelter designs

By Elise Mahon | Apr. 8

Chapel Hill Art + Transit is bringing back their Artistic Bus Shelter program, an opportunity for local artists to decorate bus shelters in Chapel Hill and Carrboro.

There are eight short stories dispensers across campus like this one in the Student Union. The short story dispensers feature the work of UNC students and local authors.

Dominick Ferrara

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'Short is now': Arts Everywhere writing contest encourages reflection on COVID-19

By Elise Mahon | Apr. 2

Arts Everywhere is providing a creative outlet to discuss the impact of the pandemic on people's lives through a writing competition. Poems, fiction, and non-fiction stories ranging in length of 250-500 words, reflecting on writers' emotions during this period of isolation, can be submitted until April 30 at midnight.

The Chapel Hill Public Library. Photo courtesy of Daniel Siler.

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Re/Collecting Chapel Hill podcast connects community members through voicemails

By Elise Mahon | Mar. 26

The podcast calls on members of the community to share their stories during this time of uncertainty.

Flyleaf Books is located on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Shepard Barnes

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Independent bookstores continue to serve the Chapel Hill community despite COVID-19

By Elise Mahon | Mar. 19

Despite being closed to the public due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chapel Hill bookstores like Flyleaf Books and Epilogue Books Chocolate Brews are attempting to bring comfort to their customers by offering curbside pickup and online ordering. Along with the benefits to customers, the decision offers a financial incentive to these businesses and helps employees maintain their positions during the pandemic.

(From left) Sam Gatlin, Danny Knutelsky and Bryton Shoffner, pose for their band album cover, The Magnolias on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.

Carmen Chamblee

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'An Invitation' to UNC's newest student band

By Elise Mahon | Feb. 23

UNC's newest indie-alternative band The Magnolias released their first two singles on Wednesday.

UNC junior Shalini Sharma, a member of the student-led organization ArtHeels, photographed on Monday, Jan. 27, 2020. Sharma loves having a place where she can interact with children while also expressing her creativity through activities and crafts.

Alexander Coffey

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Work art back into your schedule through ArtHeels, Comuniversity and UNC Hospitals

By Elise Mahon | Jan. 29

“No matter how small, it definitely makes an impact and we’re able to make the kids’ days a little bit brighter, as cheesy as that sounds.”

“He Was a Poem, He Was a Song” will be held at The Sonja Haynes Stone Center from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. The celebration is a free event open to the public.

Claire Collins, Samantha Taylor

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Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through music, poetry and performance

By Elise Mahon | Jan. 15, 2020

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center will be hosting the showcase "He Was a Poem, He Was a Song" on Tuesday, Jan. 21 for their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration.

(From left ) C.J. Suitt, poet laureate of Chapel Hill, and Fred Joiner, poet laureate of Carrboro, pose for a portrait at the Ackland Art Museum after performing on the 2nd Friday ArtWalk of the month on Jan. 10, 2020. The Ackland Art Museum hosts multiple educational and recreational programs for the community including 2nd Friday ArtWalks, guided tours, Yoga in the Galleries, Drawing for Tweens and other events.

Hanna Wondmagegn

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Discover some of the winter and spring programs available at the Ackland

By Elise Mahon | Jan. 12, 2020

Many might not know, but the Ackland Art Museum hosts around 200 guided tours and 200 programs to bring access to high quality art to UNC and the surrounding community.

Sophie Payne, a sophomore English major at UNC, holds a lithofilm negative which she will use to get higher contrast in her final enlargened print in an advanced Darkroom Photography class on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. "I always push my film which means that my film has more contrast. I like blacks and whites, I don't like as many greys. So, a lot of my images are intense," Payne said.

Elise Mahon

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By Elise Mahon | Oct. 13, 2019

Sophie Payne, a sophomore English major at UNC, holds a lithofilm negative which she will use to get higher contrast in her final enlargened print in an advanced Darkroom Photography class on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019. "I always push my film which means that my film has more contrast. I like blacks and whites, I don't like as many greys. So, a lot of my images are intense," Payne said.