Nicholas Emken

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UNC students resume class as normal; the main quad is routinely crowded on Jan. 10, 2019 during the first week of class.

Could out-of-state tuition go up for UNC students?

N.C. Sen. Tom McInnis, R-Anson, introduced a bill that would make out-of-state students at UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State to pay $5,000 more in tuition for the 2019-2020 academic year.

The Community Home Trust is the asking Orange County Commissioners for $60,000 to develop an apartment complex, seen here on Friday, March 22, 2019.

Local affordable housing group requests funding from Orange County

By Nicholas Emken

Community Home Trust, a non-profit organization that acquired a Carrboro low-income rental development in 2017, requested $80,000 from the Board of Orange County Commissioners.

UNC-Chapel Hill Students await the RU, a bus route of Chapel Hill Transit. The Board of Aldermen seeks to improve public transportation by working with Chapel Hill Transit to more effectively manage the current level of public transportation services in Carrboro , and extend service into areas of Carrboro not served by a fixed route service. Damon Seils, Board of Aldermen's liaison to the Transportation Advisory Board, discussed how transportation may be used to fight climate change and give more people the opportunity to use public transportation.

Stop Requested: CHT may be putting an end to controversial bus advertisements

By Nicholas Emken

“I think if we’re not going be managing the content, then I think we want to make sure that we’re not putting on things that could be offensive or derisive to different groups."

Residents of rural Orange County are getting broadband internet soon

By Nicholas Emken

Thanks to a grant from the county, underserved parts of Orange County will soon be receiving internet service from a company called Open Broadband.

Robert Campbell, the head of the Rogers-Eubanks Neighborhood Association, poses in front of the Rogers Road Community Center, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. Campbell has been part of the Rogers Road Neighborhood Zoning Initiative since the beginning and wants to make sure that the diversity of the community is accounted for during the process. He also says that everyone in the community should be part of the conversation, regardless of what language they speak.

The Rogers Road community is moving ahead in its rezoning plan

By Nicholas Emken

A zoning project for the Rogers Road neighborhood, created together with members of the community, aims to protect existing residents while paving the way for new businesses and housing developments.

Fred and Bonnie Powell stand on their Augusta County, Va., farmland that lies on the proposed route of the 550-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline from West Virginia to eastern North Carolina, on November 1, 2014. The Powells are not allowing Dominion Resources to survey for the right-of-way. "We re not against pipelines but the location for this is terrible," Fred Powell said. (Sean Cockerham/MCT)

A pipeline that would run through N.C. is still fighting an environmental lawsuit

By Nicholas Emken

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline is set to run through parts of North Carolina, but has been significantly delayed due to legal battles with the Southern Environmental Law Center.

Community member Stefan Hartelt interacts with the parking meter outside of Target on Franklin Street.

Imagine a world where you can park easily in Chapel Hill. You (might) see it soon

By Nicholas Emken

The Town of Chapel Hill is attempting to meet the needs of the downtown scene by expanding parking.

UNC student George Ellington rides his bike down West Main Street in Carrboro.

Here are the three new voices on Carrboro's Environmental Advisory Board

By Nicholas Emken

The Town of Carrboro's Environmental Advisory Board contributes to the Town's discussion of environmental policies and development plans.

(From left) Warner Lamar and Samveg Desai are both students at UNC-Chapel Hill who volunteer at the Inter-Faith Food Pantry in Carrboro. The IFC pantry also provides families with basic hygiene needs such as soap, shampoo, and toothpaste. These items are not often given out or even offered in other food pantries but IFC has thought beyond food and offered those in need with everyday essentials that everyone should have access to. Shot on Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018.

Inter-Faith Council receives $40,000 award for extensive work in community

By Nicholas Emken

The Inter-Faith Council won an award sponsored by GlaxoSmithKline for their impressive work in supporting the people of the Triangle.

UNC students in 1960 stand in front of a restaurant during the time of the Howard Johnson Sitdown Action protest. Photo by Charlie Blumenthal.

Marker to commemorate civil rights activists approved by Town Council

By Nicholas Emken

The Town aims to dedicate the marker to the Chapel Hill Nine on the 59th anniversary of their sit-in.