January 2017 Archives

Carolina Connection – Jan. 28, 2017

January 28, 2017 ccepisodes

A lot of UNC students are protesting President Trump’s inauguration, but some are celebrating. Students who are sexually assaulted while studying abroad often get little help. Chancellor Folt defends to hiring of a $280,000/year lobbyist. UNC receives a major gift of Rembrant’s drawings. The N.C. Botanical Garden brings nature to hospitalized children.

$25 million gift bolsters UNC’s Ackland Art Museum

January 28, 2017

The donation gives UNC one of the most significant collections of Rembrandt’s drawings.

Students greet Trump with apprehension, protest

January 28, 2017

Many members of the UNC community are apprehensive about the new president. Even as the inauguration took place, there were protests on campus.

Tar Heels represented at the Presidential inauguration

January 28, 2017

A handful of UNC students made the trip to Washington, D.C. to see Donald Trump take his oath of office as the 45th President.

Botanical Garden brings nature to hospitalized kids

January 28, 2017

The North Carolina Botanical Garden has created a portable creek for pediatrics patients at UNC Hospital to learn about science.

Carolina Square brings more chains to Chapel Hill

January 28, 2017

As a new Target store nears completion on Franklin St., several independent businesses are closing.

UNC institute conducts first research on teen autism

January 27, 2017

The five year program gives adolescents with autism tools to transition into life after high school.

In-depth coverage: UNC reacts to discrimination law

January 13, 2017 ccepisodes

When North Carolina passed a sweeping new law that overturned local non-discrimination ordinances, UNC was among the places affected most. The law mainly targeted a Charlotte ordinance that allowed transgender people to use the public rest rooms that matched their gender identification. But other sections of the law reversed other