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UNC fencing bounces back with dominant 9-1 performance in Philadelphia Invitational
The North Carolina women's fencing team secured a perfect 5-0 overall score to help the Tar Heels dominate in the Philadelphia Invitational, 9-1, on Saturday.
Program for Public Discourse hosts event about values diverging from politics
The Program for Public Discourse held its first event on Tuesday to discuss values in politics. Program director Chris Clemens focused on students when choosing speakers Justin Giboney and Jonathan Last.
Here's how the UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School is tackling wealth inequity
The UNC Kenan-Flagler Business School, along with other campus groups and organizations, is hosting a conference on Nov. 6-7 to discuss the widening wealth gap that exists in American society. Speakers invited plan to discuss how wealth inequity has impacted higher education, job outlooks and the future workforce.
Column: Six places to watch the game that aren't Kenan Stadium
Now that Mack is back and it's a little harder to get a football ticket, here are six places you can watch the Tar Heels take on the Blue Devils.
Undergraduate Senate heard from Chancellor, debated length of meetings on Tuesday
After hearing from interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz with his State of the University address, the UNC Undergraduate Senate argued about issues including student fees and the length of meetings.
Politically diverse groups emphasize importance of voter registration through drive
UNC Young Independents and other political groups on campus champion non-partisanship through their collaborative voter registration drives.
Officers discuss police and trust in the aftermath of Silent Sam
At a sparsely-attended Campus Safety Commission listening session on Monday, UNC Police discussed the issue of trust and the police.
UNC math professor uses origami to combine numbers and art
UNC math professor Mark McCombs has found a creative link between art and math and uses it to teach students in his first-year seminar.
UNC School of Law unveils portrait of civil rights champion Julius Chambers
"Julius Chambers deserves to be remembered, and would want to be remembered, for always being available to the thousands of poor people of color, who for centuries had not had anybody to represent them but who knew that they could call first the lawyer, Chambers."
![Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Robert Blouin discusses various changes to "digitial education" at UNC-Chapel Hill. Blouin placed a moratorium on third-party OPMs "mainly because [Blouin] felt that [UNC] needed to adopt a campus philosphy and a campus strategy towards digital residential and non residential education," Blouin said.](https://snworksceo.imgix.net/dth/083489dc-b8b7-47a7-acc8-02e5efd05195.sized-1000x1000.jpg?w=350)
Faculty discussed report on UNC's political climate and more at Monday meeting
A new data science initiative, survey on campus free speech and programs to support public debate were on the agenda for the most recent Faculty Executive Committee meeting.
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At a sparsely-attended listening session on Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, officers and Campus Safety Commission members discussed a lack of trust in the police following Silent Sam-related protests.
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Math professor Mark McCombs.
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A portrait of Julius Chambers, a civil rights leader, was unveiled at the School of Law on Tuesday.