September 2021 Archives

A program to help community college students become teachers is expanding

September 10, 2021

The expanded program will increase opportunities for community college students to transfer to teacher education programs in the UNC System.

UNC students work to bring back a pre-pandemic tradition: making the first floor of Davis Library loud

September 10, 2021

Davis Library’s first floor has been eerily quiet since return on campus. What used to be a place to get together with friends and hear loud chatter has become quiet. But some students are working to bring that tradition back.

Carolina Connection – Sept. 4, 2021

September 4, 2021

UNC students are back on campus, but without a vaccine mandate, some people are wary about returning to full-capacity classrooms. Some UNC students who’ve sought weekend COVID-19 tests on campus have faced high fees and limited availability. Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz and Student Body President Lamar Richards engage in a strongly-worded exchange about whether UNC is doing enough to keep the campus safe from COVID-19. UNC libraries are eliminating overdue fines for most items, hoping to make their collections more accessible to everybody. First-year and sophomore students work to find their niche at Carolina. A Franklin Street cafe is expanding, despite opening just before the pandemic hit.

Back at full capacity, classrooms feel ‘nightmarish’ to some students and faculty

September 3, 2021

As UNC returns to in-person instruction, students and instructors say they’re concerned about the lack of social distancing in the classroom.

Guskiewicz blasts student leaders after they criticize UNC’s COVID safety protocols

September 3, 2021

At a public meeting, student body president Lamar Richards demanded stricter health and safety requirements. UNC leaders called the event a “publicity stunt” that grossly misrepresented UNC’s COVID policies.

Some students face barriers as they seek on-campus COVID-19 tests

September 3, 2021

COVID-19 testing hasn’t been easy for everyone this semester. Some Carolina students have faced high fees and limited availability when they sought on-campus tests.

Back on campus in-person, first-years and sophomores look to find their UNC ‘home’

September 3, 2021

After a year and a half of remote classes, first-year and sophomore students are finding their community on campus.

Thriving despite COVID-19, the Franklin St. cafe ‘Epilogue’ is planning to expand

September 3, 2021

Epilogue, a book store café, opened five months before the pandemic hit, and is already expanding next door with the opening of Prologue.

UNC Libraries eliminates overdue fines for most items, aims to make resources more accessible

September 3, 2021

UNC joins other libraries in eliminating overdue fines. The goal is to make libraries more accessible to everybody, including those who can’t afford to pay fines.