April 2022 Archives

CarolinaCast: The bizarre rise and fall of Coursicle – a course planning app founded by a UNC grad

April 28, 2022

In February, though, Coursicle app users began receiving push notifications that said things like “Twitter dies today” or asked for nude photos. At one point, it displayed a large photo of Mark Zuckerberg with a vulgar insult. At first, many users thought Coursicle had been hacked, but Coursicle founder Joe Puccio – a 2016 UNC grad – soon admitted he was the one responsible. Carolina Connection’s Sierra Pfeifer talked with Puccio, and she discusses the story with Jayda Williams.

Carolina Connection – Apr. 23, 2022

April 23, 2022

Students and community members are hoping to get answers and closure after the U.S. Department of Justice reopened an investigation into the 1970 campus killing of James Cates, a Black Chapel Hill resident. UNC is scheduled to launch a new School of Data Science and Society. Kickstarter offers an alternative to traditional funding for minority-owned businesses. UNC students can study Cherokee and participate in the preservation of a dying language. Seniors climb UNC’s famous bell tower to celebrate the end of their time at Carolina.

UNC women’s basketball coach works to develop a positive team culture

April 22, 2022

Courtney Banghart has succeeded on the court … and in building relationships with her players.

Students hope for answers and accountability in 1970 campus killing

April 22, 2022

The U.S. Department of Justice has reopened an investigation into the killing of James Cates, a 22-year-old Black Chapel Hill resident, who was stabbed on campus in 1970.

School of Data Science and Society will be UNC’s newest professional school

April 22, 2022 Brianna Atkinson

UNC is plans to launch ‘School of Data Science and Society,’ its first professional school since 2001.

NC State researchers develop “plant armor” to defend against tiniest pests

April 22, 2022

How do you protect a plant from a creature the size of a pinhead? Researchers at NCSU might have an answer.

Graduating seniors ascend UNC’s bell tower in time-honored tradition

April 22, 2022

UNC seniors got a unique chance this week to experience a campus space that not many people get the opportunity to see.

Speakers of the endangered Cherokee language are trying to preserve it

April 22, 2022 Ava Pukatch

The Cherokee language in North Carolina is at risk. Fewer than 200 speakers remain in the state, and they’re concerned it could be lost forever.

CarolinaCast: Students call for UNC to quit coal, accelerate climate action plan

April 13, 2022

UNC students and community activists held a climate strike March 25. Students demanded that the UNC system transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy sources. The Chapel Hill demonstration coincided with Fridays For Future, a global youth-led movement in support of climate action that sponsored sister strikes in Raleigh and Durham. Zachary Turner talks about it with Jayda Williams on this edition of the Carolina Connection podcast.

Carolina Connection – Apr. 9, 2022

April 9, 2022

Fans welcomed home UNC’s men’s basketball team following their loss in the NCAA national championship game. UNC has blocked access to Coursicle after the company’s owner – a UNC grad – posted vulgar messages and sent unusual notifications to users of the app. School systems in the Triangle have had to adjust to rising gas prices. UNC is working to improve its response to mental health crises, but students say much more needs to be done. Meditation, journaling, and deep breathing are typical go-to methods for stress relief… but what about screaming?