March 2017 Archives

UNC’s med school opts for animal-free training

March 10, 2017

UNC’s medical school says it will no longer use pigs for emergency medical training, after animal-rights advocates filed a complaint last August.

UNC students fearful of DACA repeal

March 10, 2017

President Trump remains unclear on what he will do with President Obama’s 2012 executive order known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival or DACA.

Student’s Adderall use becomes dangerous

March 10, 2017

Many college students take Adderall, the drug commonly prescribed for ADHD, for non-medical reasons. Accessing the medication is easy, but the consequences can be life-threatening.

Chapel Hill experiences a Day Without Women

March 10, 2017

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools were one of only a handful of school districts in the country that had to cancel classes on the Day Without a Woman.

“Ask for Angela” promotes bar safety in Chapel Hill

March 10, 2017

Goodfellows, a downtown Chapel Hill bar, has a novel way of assisting women who feel threatened.

New policy restricts work of campus civil rights center

March 4, 2017

The Board of Governors has ordered the Center for Civil Rights to stop taking new cases, which could have a severe impact on discrimination litigation in North Carolina.

With plungers, cleaning supplies in hand, student rides in Mardi Gras parade

March 4, 2017

UNC junior Andrea Brucculeri had the unusual experience of riding on a float in a satirical Mardi Gras parade.

UNC-Duke Special Olympics join the battle of the blue bloods

March 4, 2017

UNC’s and Duke’s Special Olympics organizations face each other in a basketball game that also carries an important message.

New exhibit salutes 50th anniversary of Charlie Scott’s historic UNC career

March 4, 2017

This year marks the 50th anniversary of Charlie Scott’s enrollment at UNC. Scott, who enrolled in 1966, was the university’s first scholarship black athlete. A new exhibit at Wilson library honors him.

Carolina Connection – March 4, 2017

March 4, 2017

The UNC Board of Governors tries to scale back a campus center that fights discrimination in court. Police try to crack down on counterfeit basketball tickets. A campus exhibit salutes UNC’s first black basketball player. A UNC student is one of the stars of Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Pickleball is a cross between tennis, badminton, and ping pong – and it’s popular in Chapel Hill.