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Wilson Library, highlighted in Queerolina's online oral history, stands tall on Sept. 12, 2022.

Samantha Lewis

News

Queerolina exhibit aims to preserve LGBTQ+ history at UNC

By Holly Adams | Sep. 12

Queerolina, an online oral history exhibit in the Wilson Library Special Collections, works to tell the history of the LGBTQ+ community at UNC through stories and archives. The name “Queerolina” was generated as a reparative label, reclaiming what was once a slur used to refer to the University’s progressive nature compared to other public schools in the Southeast.

Dr. Aadil Zeffer is a cultural ambassador at UNC.
Photo Courtesy of Dr. Aadil Zeffer.

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Fulbright scholar Aadil Zeffer teaches Hindi-Urdu at UNC

By Holly Adams | Aug. 28

Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Aadil Zeffer began his UNC career this fall 2022 semester.

Lauds is a Wilmington-based indie rock band featuring UNC students and alums. Photo courtesy of Mary Hannah.

Culture

UNC students and alumni play in local indie rock band

By Holly Adams | Apr. 26

Members of Lauds, an indie-rock band from Wilmington, share a love of music, their hometown, and UNC basketball. The band has released two EPs in the last year, Holt III said, and is currently in the works of writing and producing their first studio album. They work with Fort Lowell Records, a Wilmington-based indie-rock record label.

A student cheers during the NCAA men's basketball championship game against Kansas in the Dean E. Smith Center on Monday, April 4, 2022.

Jay'la Evans

News

Despite a national championship loss, Tar Heel fans keep the dream alive

By Jade Neptune and Holly Adams | Apr. 6

Despite North Carolina's 72-69 loss in the 2022 national championship game, many UNC students and community members enjoyed the game surrounded by a sea of Carolina blue at a watch party held in the Dean E. Smith Center.

Students gather in front of South Building for a climate strike on Friday, March 25, 2022.

Sara Johnson

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'We will be inheriting the Earth': Community gathers for climate strike

By Holly Adams | Mar. 28

Organized by environmental organizations at UNC and in the area, the event was part of the Fridays for Future Global Climate Strike to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis.

Members of the Ethics Bowl team pose for a group picture at Caldwell Hall on Feb. 18, 2022.
(Johnny Andrews/UNC-Chapel Hill)

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UNC-Chapel Hill Ethics Bowl team competes at nationals

By Holly Adams | Mar. 8

The UNC-Chapel Hill Ethics Bowl team competed at the 2022 Association For Practical And Professional Ethics Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl — the team's first national competition appearance in over five years.

UNC sophomore Emma Rudy Srebnik and senior Jenna Hynes measure and collect samples from a sediment core as part of their capstone research on Oct. 27, 2021. This year's capstone partnered students with the National Park Service to study the impacts of Hurricane Dorian on Core Banks of the Cape Lookout National Seashore. Photo courtesy of Morgan Pirozzi.

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UNC Institute of Marine Sciences celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Holly Adams | Feb. 27

Located in Morehead City, the laboratory offers opportunities where undergraduate and graduate students can conduct their own research and provide information for the state to maintain its coastal resources.