February 2019 Archives

Local police departments struggle to recruit new officers

February 16, 2019

Police departments are struggling to find qualified applicants, and the number of officers across the country continues to drop.

A popular new class with an unlikely subject: death and dying

February 16, 2019

Death and dying: it happens to all of us, and a new U-N-C interdisciplinary studies class is teaching students all about it.

Four months after Hurricane Florence, UNCW’s campus is still in disarray

February 15, 2019

Several main academic buildings were badly damaged, and the repairs are just getting started.

Students want white supremacist’s name removed from dorm

February 15, 2019

The Undergraduate Senate wants the dorm renamed, but UNC’s Board of Trustees has a 16 year moratorium on changing the names of buildings.

UNC has a new student body president, but many students don’t care

February 15, 2019

Low voter turnout in the recent election suggests students don’t seem to care about student government, even during a contentious campaign.

Kevin Guskiewicz is UNC’s new interim chancellor, and he’s already juggling controversies

February 9, 2019

In his first days as interim chancellor, Guskiewicz was responding to questions about Silent Sam and racist photos in UNC’s 1979 yearbook.

Carolina Connection – Feb. 9, 2019

February 9, 2019

Kevin Guskiewicz is named UNC’s interim chancellor, and he’s already responding to a new controversy. On the fourth anniversary of the Finley Forest shooting, people come together to honor the three young victims. New research raises questions about the health effects of the herbal drug kratom. Students use their social media savvy to make money. Astrology is growing in popularity, causing some students to look to the stars on a daily basis. A Carrboro man spends his free time picking up trash.

Month: February 2019

Local police departments struggle to recruit new officers

A popular new class with an unlikely subject: death and dying

Four months after Hurricane Florence, UNCW’s campus is still in disarray

Students want white supremacist’s name removed from dorm

UNC has a new student body president, but many students don’t care

Kevin Guskiewicz is UNC’s new interim chancellor, and he’s already juggling controversies

Carolina Connection – Feb. 9, 2019

UNC students join thousands of other activists at NC Moral March

Four years later, Our Three Winners continue to inspire community activism

One man’s trash, another man’s passion: Carrboro man picks up garbage for fun