Hunter Haskett
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'Not reformable': Members of UNC Epsilon Eta abolish the honors fraternity
Members of UNC’s chapter of the environmental honors fraternity Epsilon Eta announced the abolition of the group in an Instagram post on Sept. 2 after former members called out the fraternity for its role in upholding a space rooted in white supremacy. “As a historically exclusive and majority-white institution with semblances of Greek life, we have contributed to the preservation of white supremacy on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus," the post said. The letter and abolition of the group has sparked a conversation among UNC students and within Ep Eta’s own former membership group. “It needs to be the act of abolishing it that shows that we don't support those values,” former Ep Eta member Michael Byrd said.
New UNC discussion series sheds light on racism in voting, health and education
UNC’s Honors Carolina and Phi Beta Kappa Society are taking action to promote awareness of racial injustice and kicked off its series of discussions with a discussion of a UNC's professor research regarding racial disparities in healthcare.
‘You don’t walk towards a red flag’: Students debate returning to campus
Amid a global pandemic, students wondered if returning to campus is worth the risk. Sophomore Madison Wommack considered the financial strain of returning as well as the potential risks of returning to campus, since a family works at a hospital. Sophomore Jolie Koonce decided to cancel her housing contract after learning that housing refunds were not guaranteed. Clay Morris considered the dangers returning to campus posed for the larger Chapel Hill community. First-year Savannah Pless had to weigh attempting to have as normal of a typical first-year experience as possible, with the financial costs.
UNC Campus Recreation offers online fitness classes for the campus community
COVID-19 has closed campus down, but UNC Campus Recreation is continuing its fitness classes virtually. Live fitness classes are offered every day on the Campus Recreation’s Facebook page. People without a Facebook account can still view the page and participate in the classes.
'A holding pattern': Here's how student government is adjusting to reduced operations
Now that classes are remote and campus is in reduced operations, student government must decide how to do work for a University that is somewhat shut down.
Hillel hosts experts to speak on Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations
Senior fellows at The Washington Institute David Makovsky and Ghaith Al-Omari spoke about Palestine-Israel negotiations on Wednesday, March 4.
Some University housing falls behind in accessibility areas
At least 11 residence halls on UNC’s campus don't have elevators, and some dorm areas lack certain accessibility features. What keeps Carolina Housing from having fully accessible student housing — and what's at stake for disabled students?
Program at U.S.-Mexico border offers immersive experience to first-gen UNC students
EDUC 320: "Navigating Education Borderlands" is a summer program that allows first generation college students to study at the U.S.-Mexico border to conduct research about the effect the border has on people's lives.
Advisory Committee discusses search for chief diversity officer and new faculty
The committee also discussed how the state's new budget would impact University departments.
Legal expert and presidential historian discuss impeachment at Public Discourse event
The Program for Public Discourse held its second event Tuesday to discuss impeachment.