August is National Water Quality Month, and the Orange Water and Sewer Authority is using the month to educate local residents through tours and instructional resources.
Read More »On Sunday, UNC students participated in Redirect the Rage, a rally hosted by the UNC Undergraduate Student Government and several other student organizations to protest the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Students made posters at the Old Well and marched down East Cameron Avenue and Raleigh Street to the Pit. Chants such as "My body, my choice," and "I've been mad for too many days, time to redirect the rage!" rang out through the streets.
Read More »The North Carolina Department of Justice will not move to lift the injunction in Bryant v. Woodall. According to North Carolina state law, pregnancies are banned after 20 weeks. The case argues that the 20-week ban is unconstitutional, as it is several weeks prior to viability and would prevent healthcare providers from administering some pre-viability abortions.
Read More »The Chapel Hill Police Department Crisis Unit recently hired Laverne Burton as its first peer support specialist. She began in the role on June 13. The new position is designed to help those who need mental health support connect with someone with lived experience. Burton works mainly with unsheltered people and often meets them in the street to provide them with support and resources.
Read More »Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order protecting access to abortion in North Carolina at a press conference on Wednesday. The order states that patients and providers will not face criminal or civil penalties for providing, seeking, assisting or obtaining reproductive health care services in North Carolina.
Read More »The Chapel Hill Police Department launched its new online crime reporting system last week, providing Chapel Hill residents with another way to file non-emergency police reports.The online crime reporting system is the newest addition to the department’s existing Virtual Report Unit.
Read More »Chapel Hill-Carrboro NAACP held a rally to protect women’s rights in downtown Chapel Hill just 24 hours after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to end nearly half a century of the constitutional right to an abortion. Chapel Hill Town Council member Camille Berry was one of several speakers to address the crowd, sharing the story of her pregnancy that had to be terminated in 1993. Others present at the event included Orange County Democratic Party Acting Chair Phyllis Portie-Ascott and UNC Student Body President Taliajah "Teddy" Vann.
Read More »"It can be difficult to make weekend plans as a first-year student. If you’re not road tripping home for the weekend, you may be wondering how to occupy your time outside of the classroom. Here are some tried-and-true venues for spending the weekend in and around Chapel Hill."
Read More »The Carrboro Town Council approved its budget for the Fiscal Year 2023, 6-1, in their meeting on Tuesday. The FY23 year begins on July 1, 2022 and ends on June 30, 2023.
Read More »The Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities celebrated Juneteenth at the Hargraves Community Center on Sunday afternoon. Tents and food trucks speckled the baseball field and outdoor basketball court. Black artists performed on a stage set up on the baseball field, and their music could be heard all throughout the day. A small business fair was held inside the community center where local Black-owned businesses sold everything from handcrafted clothing and accessories to homemade desserts.
Read More »University Editor Liv Reilly and Audio Editor Will Christensen talk about staff shortages in the local public school and transit systems, and Liv interviews the new Dean of the Hussman School of Journalism and Media: Raul Reis.
Editor-in-Chief Guillermo Molero and Audio Editor Will Christensen talk to Liv Reilly, Emmy Martin, and Sarah Choi about UNC's settlement with Nikole Hannah-Jones, a court ruling that restricts abortions after 20 weeks in North Carolina, and a surge in Monkeypox cases nationwide.
UNC students share how they plan to spend their wellness days. Video by Isaiah Dickerson and Sarah Choi.
