UNC students received an email Friday afternoon from Student Affairs stating that they will reopen the Campus Y building on Monday, May 6, with revised hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
University officials, several campus groups, and eight Chapel Hill and Carrboro elected officials released statements regarding Tuesday's events on campus.
The lab partners with different programs throughout the community but has also gained national attention since Nabarun Dasgupta, a senior scientist at the UNC Injury Prevention Research Center, founded it in 2022. These programs may include but are not limited to syringe service programs, drug user unions, local health departments and opioid treatment providers.
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, Naloxone is a medicine that attempts to reverse an opioid, including fentanyl, overdose. There are a few different kinds of this medicine that are available to the public, such as Narcan, which is a prepackaged nasal spray.
Alex Carrasquillo, community safety public information officer for the Town of Chapel Hill, said that an estimated 5,000 people were on Franklin Street, a smaller number than usual because spring break began after classes on Friday.
On Jan. 20, Edwards, chair of the Carolina Union Board of Directors, filed a case in the Student Supreme Court against the UNC BOE after the board's acting chair Sophie van Duin informed Edwards that they would not be able to run for the position of graduate and professional student body president.
Since 2011, there has been a Republican majority in the General Assembly, no matter what party the governor is affiliated with.“I think that recently the Board of Trustees has been moving to make sure that the University is more reflective of the state and is better serving the state,” Jacob James, chairman of UNC's College Republicans, said.
Tj Edwards, the chair of the Carolina Union Board of Directors, said rebuilding the Student Union was one of the bigger projects that they wanted to take on when they first began their role. The board is in the early stages of determining the project's feasibility.
Beginning in 2024, the University will begin covering the tuition of undergraduate in-state students whose families make less than $80,000 a year.
Former and current Student Union employees say they pay is not sufficient for the work required of them, including working at least 10 hours a week throughout the semester, even finals week.
Members of LGPSA welcome students at their International Student Welcome Fiesta at the Bell Tower outdoor amphitheater on Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023. Pictured from left to right, Daniel Vélez, co-president; Samantha Rubio, secretary; Paz Cook, co-president; Luis Zambrana, treasurer; Tiffany Portacio, membership and internal organization manager; Tatiana Quijano, salsa teacher; Carmen Mendoza, social media manager.
The Chancellor's Committee to Review Resolution from Commission on History and Race met over Zoom to discuss the removal of Vance and Hamilton Hall building names on May 25, 2022.
