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Review: The weary student's guide to Chapel Hill bar crawls

By Hamsini Sivakumar | April 17

"On a Friday night in Chapel Hill, weary students, armed with only a real ID and a liver ready for battle, face the last frontier — the bars surrounding Franklin and Rosemary Streets. This land of opportunity may seem overwhelming. How do you know if the music will be good? If the drinks will be strong, but cheap? If the line is too long for you to keep waiting?"

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Dreamville Festival brings national audience to local stage

By Hamsini Sivakumar | April 8

Thousands of people flocked to Dorothea Dix Park in Raleigh for J. Cole's Dreamville Fest, which features R&B and hip-hop artists.

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UNC students of color find mental health support through community

By Hamsini Sivakumar and Daneen Khan | March 19

Students of color at UNC support each other and find support through University resources and student groups providing community and creative expression as they navigate a predominantly white institution.

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Former Chapel Hill student bands remember a lifetime of music

By Hamsini Sivakumar | February 27

Countless bands are started in Chapel Hill by college students whose love of music outlasted the groups themselves. Not every band formed at UNC lasts forever, but for many of the band's members, the music never really ends.

Sarah Fenwick

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Review: New "Percy Jackson and the Olympians" is a better, but not perfect, adaptation

By Hamsini Sivakumar | February 13

This first season pleasantly surprised me in a couple of key ways and stuck close enough to the first book to fill my friends and I with pre-teen nostalgia as we watched.

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UNC students, alumni contribute to young adult literature

By Hamsini Sivakumar | January 22

Various UNC alumni, from Jenny Han to Tracy Deonn are writing young adult books, a market for teenagers and students, adding their voices to a relatively new genre. The genre provides representation and enjoyment for teenage readers.

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Review: Taylor Swift reinvents herself again on '1989 (Taylor's Version)'

By Marisa Rosa and Hamsini Sivakumar | November 1

"Almost a decade has passed since Taylor Swift reinvented herself as a pop artist with the release of her 2014 album, '1989.' Now, the re-recording of the album adds to the story with new takes on the originals and five new vault tracks."

Claire Brennan

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Sleepy Fest brings together local musicians, attendees for a relaxing day

By Hamsini Sivakumar | October 30

At Down Yonder Farm in Hillsborough, Sleepy Cat Records hosted its second annual Sleepy Fest, with artists like Dante High, Chessa Rich, Nightblooms and Kamara Thomas performing for a crowd of local music fans.

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College of Arts and Sciences sees differences in funds, expenditures among departments

By Hamsini Sivakumar | October 24

In the 2022-23 fiscal year, the five programs with the top expenditures, all of which were STEM, received and spent $20 million and $42 million each, according to data provided by the University. The English, dramatic arts and music departments spent $23 million combined.

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House shows strike the right chord among Chapel Hill residents

By Hamsini Sivakumar | September 25

UNC students, alumni and community members use an unlikely venue — their houses — for concerts and performances, which help them build community and grow as musicians.