Lily Chubb

University

UNC Musical Empowerment continues free music lessons for children, even online

By Lily Chubb | September 14

Musical Empowerment's UNC chapter breaks down financial barriers to music lessons and instrument access for K-12 students, and continued provided lessons — online — during the pandemic. Involved students value the opportunity to share their love for music and be mentors. “I really like being able to use what I've learned about guitar and teach younger people to have an interest in music,” mentor Isabel Morris said.

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University

Race, Racism and Racial Equity Symposium hosts fourth seminar for UNC community

By Lily Chubb | September 12

The symposium focused on systemic racism and environmental, health and transpirational inequalities in the local Chapel Hill community and broader United States. “Come in with the assumption that the way we built this system will marginalize community members, whether it’s by race, income, ethnicity, gender identity — it's there,” one of the panelists said.

University

Can't agree on who gets aux? There's an app for that, started by UNC students

By Lily Chubb | August 16

Meet the UNC students behind the new app Aux, a way to create a unique listening experience where everyone gets a say in the music.

City & State

'Hannah's Hope': Hillsborough gallery hosts art exhibit in honor of former OCS student

By Lily Chubb | June 16

The life and artwork of Hannah Gettes, a former Orange County Schools student, are honored through the "Hannah's Hope" exhibit.

Austin Wang

News

Art Unblocked exhibit aims to amplify the voices of disabled artists in NC

By Lily Chubb | April 13

“We all have different issues that we have to deal with and I think that’s what Arts Access is about: making everything accessible, and realizing that we all come from a different point with our health and our lives,” artist Kathryn DeMarco said.

Entertainment

North Carolina Museum of Art shows mummy exhibit for the first time

By Lily Chubb | March 16

“What I like about it is that it's much, much more than just mummies,” Rocheleau said. “It's really about people: about their religious beliefs, their hopes in trying to achieve the afterlife, being reborn in the afterlife.”

Maddee Burt

News

Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library celebrates National Library Lovers Month

By Lily Chubb | February 18

Every Saturday during February, there will be a table set up at the front entrance to the library where current members of the Friends of Chapel Hill Public Library can pick up a free book, and new members can join.

Atticus Sopp

News

Students use TikTok as a platform for pro-choice activism

By Lily Chubb | February 8

“It goes a long way because people don't know sometimes that this stuff happens to this extent, like how extreme it is,” Baker said. “Through TikTok we've gotten so much support and so many donations to our organization and other people to get involved in their area.”

Maris Ava Cruz

Entertainment

Student photographers focus on maintaining their creativity during the pandemic

By Lily Chubb | January 27

COVID-19 has brought an abundance of change to the work, production and preparation of student photographers.

Cynthia Liu

News

UNC junior publishes fictional novel about a young investigative journalist in D.C.

By Lily Chubb | January 21

Eleven months after a cold message on LinkedIn, Jocelyn Quinn became a published author with her first book, "Off The Record."