September 2022 Archives

Graduate students ask UNC Board of Trustees to support stipend increase

September 30, 2022 Jailyn Neville

Graduate students at UNC-Chapel Hill say their cost of living exceeds the stipends they receive for teaching and research assistance.

UNC’s business school celebrates a new building, amid calls for a change in culture

September 30, 2022 Gerard Millman

The Kenan-Flagler School of Business held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new building Thursday, weeks after its dean abruptly retired.

Some UNC graduate programs nix the GRE score requirement, making it optional

September 30, 2022 Lauryn Lovett

The decision, which followed a pilot program, is intended to make the graduate admissions process more inclusive.

Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan faces legal challenges and raises questions

September 30, 2022 Nayeli Jaramillo-Plata

Many student loan borrowers are eligible for a portion of their student loan to be forgiven. However, there is ambiguity surrounding the policy.

Community cookout aims to bring together students and permanent Chapel Hill residents

September 30, 2022 Lorelai Sykes

Students and long-term residents gathered for a community cookout in effort to bridge the gap between the growing younger population and prior residents.

Acts of Random Kindness Club spreads positivity to students during midterms

September 30, 2022 Emma Cooke

UNC’s Acts of Random Kindness Club spreads positivity to students, hoping to help combat some of the stress that arises during midterms.

UNC athletes promote themselves and local businesses using NIL rights

September 30, 2022 Noah Monroe

With the NCAA no longer preventing them from profiting off of their name, image, or likeness, many UNC student athletes are promoting stores or products.

Carolina Connection – Sep. 24, 2022

September 24, 2022

UNC has found dangerous levels of lead in the water in six buildings with the potential for more. North Carolina schools face an increase in teacher and staff vacancies. UNC students struggle to afford housing as rent prices have spiked. Alumni are fighting back against the University’s decision to tear down the ROTC building. Zombies invaded campus this week to urge students to prepare for emergencies.

UNC among universities discovered monitoring student social media

September 23, 2022 William Christensen

The Dallas Morning News reported that UNC and several other universities use tracking software to monitor students’ social media accounts.

UNC has found lead in water fixtures in five more buildings, and it’s not done testing yet

September 23, 2022 Sophie Mallinson

After lead was found in Wilson Library earlier this semester, UNC began testing other buildings. So far, five more buildings have had positive tests.