November 2017 Archives

GOP tax bill will remove a break for college booster clubs

November 18, 2017

The tax reform package moving through Congress would no longer allow booster club members to deduct their donations.

Thanks to two students, Buster Keaton film no longer silent

November 18, 2017

Keaton’s Sherlock Jr, a 1924 film is a silent movie, but today a couple of UNC students are going to change that.

UNC organization does part to keep bee population safe

November 18, 2017

UNC’s Chapter of North Carolina Public Interest Research Group or NCPIRG launched their Save the Bees campaign, an effort to make the campus Bee Safe.

Carolina Connection – Nov. 18, 2017

November 18, 2017

The tax reform bill moving through Congress would remove the tax deduction for college booster club dues. The UNC Board of Trustees hears opinions about the future of the Silent Sam monument. Students protest a campus appearance by a former advisor to President Trump. A new diet fad isn’t concerned about what you eat, but imposes limits on when you can eat it. Students work to make UNC more friendly to bees. Two students compose a new score to a very old film.

Heather Redding, who is married to a UNC graduate, holds up a confederate flag to the Board of Trustees while voicing her opposition to Silent Sam. (Rachel Bridges/Carolina Connection)

Opponents, supporters of Silent Sam speak out at hearing

November 18, 2017

UNC students, faculty, and community members shared their feelings on the Confederate monument with Chancellor Carol Folt and the Board of Trustees.

Deborah Friedman confronts protester Andrew Curley on her way to the Genome Science Building to hear Sebastian Gorka's speech Monday evening. (Jay Siebold/Carolina Connection)

Appearance by Trump advisor sparks protests

November 18, 2017

Student groups rallied outside the speech by former White House advisor Sebastian Gorka.

Entrepreneurial students already in business for themselves

November 18, 2017

Some Carolina students are running their own businesses – balancing their classes with their duties as entrerpreneurs.

New diet is more concerned about when you eat, not what

November 18, 2017

On the intermittent fasting diet, people avoid food for 16 hours each day. That allows eight hours to get the calories you need.

Carolina Connection – Nov. 11, 2017

November 11, 2017

Students are upset that an undercover UNC police officer posed as a protester during rallies at the Silent Sam statue. The professor injured in the Davie Poplar fire is using his newfound fame to raise money for others. Veterans at UNC deal with the challenges of moving from the battlefield to the classroom. Student athletes have to watch what they tweet. Is it too early for students to start celebrating Christmas?

Student veterans transition from battlefield to classroom

November 11, 2017

After years in the military, veterans face challenges as they attend college.