Myah Ward
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Statement claims SBP candidate Tarik Woods challenged leadership capabilities based on gender
Katharine Shriver, speaker of the 99th Undergraduate Senate, released a statement Tuesday about student body presidential candidate Tarik Woods.
Bill Roper names Kevin Guskiewicz as interim UNC Chancellor
Since 2016, Guskiewicz has been the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a college that has over 70 academic departments, programs, institutes and centers. The college has over 17,000 undergraduates and 2,400 graduate students.
Orange County Schools adopts racial equity plan in unanimous vote
On Jan. 28 the Orange County Board of Education approved the county’s first racial equity policy that addresses inequity in the district and plans to provide each student with equal access to education.
External investigation finds "serious deficiencies" on the night of Silent Sam's toppling
There was no evidence of conspiracy between UNC and any of the demonstrators involved in the monument's removal, the report states.
With 15 days left as UNC's chancellor, Folt looks back at her controversial tenure
After replacing former UNC Chancellor Holden Thorp in 2013, Chancellor Folt has outlasted numerous scandals and gained respect among faculty, staff and students alike. From her first day on campus as the first female chancellor, Folt and the position she occupied has been inundated by firsts and lasts. Folt’s accelerated departure has been met with letters of support and criticism. As students look with uncertainty at the new vacancy and the state of the University in the coming semester, one thing is certain: Folt's tenure will be remembered, for better or worse.
BOG approves Folt's resignation, pushes official resignation to Jan. 31
Folt announced her plan to resign on Monday with intentions to resign following spring commencement. In the same announcement, she ordered the removal of Silent Sam's pedestal. It was removed early Tuesday.
Franklin Street filled with demonstrators opposing University's Silent Sam proposal
Traffic was stopped in all directions as demonstrators marched through both lanes of Franklin Street on Monday night. Demonstrators leading the way held a large sign that read, "Put it up. We'll tear it down. Anti-racists run this town." The protest was in response to the proposal by Chancellor Carol Folt and the UNC Board of Trustees to create a $5.3 million "History and Education Center," a freestanding single-use building, to house the Confederate Silent Sam monument on the UNC Odum Village site.
‘Fly with me’: Doctor and UNC grad chooses to not let disease take over her life
Being diagnosed with M.S. didn't stop UNC graduate Dr. Anne Marie Riether from learning karate, standing on stage with President Bill Clinton after lobbying for the FDA Modernization Act or skiing down a black diamond slope in Colorado with her three kids.
Simple assault reported outside of Lenoir Dining Hall
An Alert Carolina message was not released.
Here's what UNC Housing's instructing you to do following the OWASA pipe break
For on-campus residents and those in Chapel Hill affected by the major water pipe break, here is what to expect according to UNC Housing.
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Students and community members walked from Silent Sam to the Peace and Justice plaza Wednesday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death.
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The University Affairs Committee met on Sept. 28.
