February 2017 Archives

With Obamacare’s future uncertain, students rush to get birth control

February 27, 2017

Students worry birth control may become more expensive if Congress dismantles the Affordable Care Act.

Carolina Connection – Feb. 25, 2017

February 27, 2017

Local immigrants worry about a possible crackdown by federal agents. UNC System President Margaret Spellings asks the White House to continue the DACA program for young undocumented immigrants. North Carolina’s Lt. Governor wants to stop disruptive campus protests. A UNC conference examines Jewish food in the American South.

UNC System President, Margaret Spellings, seen in this 2016 file photo, is asking the Trump Administration to extend a controversial program that allows young immigrants to stay in the U.S.

Spellings calls on Trump to maintain DACA program

February 25, 2017

The UNC System President supports an Obama Administration policy that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay here.

Proposal would punish students who disrupt campus speakers

February 25, 2017

The proposal by North Carolina’s Lt. Governor is a reaction to protests in North Carolina and elsewhere that have targeted conservative speakers.

Trump transgender guidelines anger local activists

February 25, 2017

The White House will let states decide whether transgender people are allowed to the bathroom that matches their gender identity.

Black Student Movement celebrates 50 years

February 25, 2017

On its 50th anniversary, Black Student Movement leaders look back at the organization’s founding in the turbulent 1960’s.

Conference to celebrate Jewish foods in the global south

February 25, 2017

A UNC symposium will celebrate Jewish cooking in the south, where European recipes often are blended with southern regional traditions.

Local immigrants fear possible Trump crackdown

February 25, 2017

The Trump administration is taking an aggressive stance on immigration, and even some legal immigrants in Chapel Hill fear they will be targeted.

Mermaids are real at this Greensboro pool

February 18, 2017

Nearly 200 “merfolk” gathered in Greensboro at the largest annual mermaid convention in the country.

Carolina Connection – Feb. 18, 2017

February 18, 2017

With the future of the Affordable Care Act in doubt, some students are rushing to get birth control before it gets more expensive. College athletes push for the repeal of HB2. UNC researchers worry about the future of the EPA. We visit a Greensboro pool that’s full of real-life mermaids.