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UNC sophomore Bea Calwitan, a pre-pharmacy student, poses by the Old Well on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Bea is the D7 Representative for Kasama, UNC’s Filipino-American Club.

Taylor Nock

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'Part of my identity': Kasama club connects UNC’s Filipino community

By Samantha Nichols | Nov. 14

UNC's Kasama is a club dedicated to fostering community and connecting Filipino-identifying students at the University. In recent years, the group has grown to have about 45 students and hosts one social and one cultural event each month.

Coker Arboretum is being renovated, as pictured on Oct. 13, 2022.

Samantha Lewis

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N.C. Botanical Garden begins renovation of Coker Arbor

By Samantha Nichols | Nov. 3

The North Carolina Botanical Garden (NCBG) has begun a renovation of the Coker Arbor — the covered walkway that hallmarks the Coker Arboretum — intended to make it safer, more accessible and more attractive.

A student leaves UNC's Student Recreation Center on Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022. With the arrival of the new year, UNC Campus Rec announced that they would be reducing the number of gym cleaning periods and that patrons would no longer need to make reservations to use the gyms.

Abigail Pittman

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Heel Fit offers strength training to small groups of students

By Samantha Nichols | Oct. 19

Heel Fit — a small group fitness program operated by Campus Recreation and located on the second floor of the Student Recreation Center — aims to provide an environment that strikes a happy medium between the two.