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Students are petitioning the University for a pass/fail option this semester
These students created a petition in efforts to have an option to pass/fail classes during the spring 2020 semester.
Study abroad students look for University guidance following travel restrictions
Now that President Donald Trump has imposed a 30-day travel restriction between the U.S. and Europe and many study abroad programs have been canceled, students are dealing with the realities following University guidance as they return to America.
Office DJ: Valentine's Day songs celebrating all love, not just romantic
"So take a look at my playlist, filled with a handful of songs that remind me of some people, places or memories I cherish. I hope it inspires you to do the same and give your future self the best Valentine’s Day gift of all — the ability to remember the love you’ve felt not just on this one day, but all the days of your life."
Here's what students need to know about voting in the primaries
From who will be on the ballot to polling places to early voting dates and more, there's a lot voters need to know before they head to the polls next month.
Students and faculty react to executive order on anti-Semitism
In December, President Trump issued an executive order regarding anti-Semitism in schools across the country. Here's how it relates to UNC and how some members of the community think it will affect them.
‘We have made progress’: How UNC has advanced women on campus this past decade
This past decade, leadership roles at the University have been increasingly filled by women. A few of those leaders — along with other community members — weigh in on the progress the University has made in advancing women on campus as well as where, they feel, there is still room for growth.
You don't want to skim through this one: What you missed from theSkimm CEOs' lecture
The co-founders of theSkimm came to campus Thursday to talk about building a business with a target audience of millennial women — which meant quitting their jobs in 2008 to pursue the venture.
'Walk away inspired': Hear the co-founders of theSkimm talk on Thursday
On Nov. 21, the co-founders of theSkimm, Danielle Weisberg and Carly Zakin, will hold a Q&A at the Nelson Mandela Auditorium. This is the 2019 Shuford Program's Innovation and Entrepreneurship Lecture, during which entrepreneurs share their experiences and advice with UNC students.
Here's how a UNC alumna is using pupusas to tackle education inequity
Cecilia Polanco created non-profit offer scholarships to students who have either undocumented or DACA legal status and have applied or been accepted to a two- or four-year higher education institution. This helps students afford their education and gives them support after they enter a post-secondary institution.
Anti-abortion exhibit spurs counterprotests from campus activists
On Tuesday, students and activists gathered on Polk Place to protest the presence of the Genocide Awareness Project, a movement that has set up an installation comparing abortion to historic acts of violence and genocide. Counter-protesters say the demonstration is harmful to students and shouldn't be permitted on campus.
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Students hold up signs, covering their faces, as they protest the Genocide Awareness Project on Polk Place.