December 2018 Archives

UNC plan would keep Silent Sam on campus in new $5.3 million building

December 3, 2018

105 days after protesters toppled Silent Sam, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees are recommending the Confederate statue move to a proposed History and Education Center.

UNC’s fight club: boxing provides great exercise and competition for students

December 1, 2018

UNC Boxing Club carries on the tradition of the sport, by creating a community where students learn to box for exercise or compete.

Carolina Connection – Dec. 1, 2018

December 1, 2018

UNC leaders plan to announce a decision about the future of Silent Sam. A new scholarship program aims to help middle-income students pay for college. North Carolina’s new voter ID law likely will allow students to use their university IDs at the polls. Researchers are implanting radio transmitters in snakes to track the reptiles’ movements and learn about their habitat. A campus tour at UNC focuses on the university’s rarely-told African American history. Mack Brown is back as UNC’s head football coach, but how long will he stay?

Underground predators: Technology helps scientists track some of the state’s most elusive species

December 1, 2018

With the assistance of a transmitter implanted inside the reptile, scientists follow snakes through the woods. It’s providing important guidance about land preservation.

UNC’s Silent Sam decision looms. Is compromise possible?

December 1, 2018

After delaying their decision on Silent Sam’s future, UNC leaders are scheduled to announce their plan for the Confederate monument Monday.

New scholarship will target middle-income students who fall through the cracks

December 1, 2018

Their families aren’t wealthy enough to pay for college without help, but they’re not poor enough to qualify for low income programs like Carolina Covenant.

New voter ID law likely will allow student IDs at the polls

December 1, 2018

Last month, North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo IDs at the polls. Now the legislature is deciding what kind of IDs will be accepted.

The FBI’s college basketball investigation is over. Now, it’s the NCAA’s turn.

December 1, 2018

While the FBI investigation resulted in three criminal convictions, observers say it’s unlikely the scandal will bring major NCAA reforms.

Black and Blue tour aims to contextualize UNC’s racial past

December 1, 2018

Professor Robert Porter hosts the two-part tour, which sheds light on UNC’s rarely-told African-American history.