November 2024 Archives

Carolina Connection – Nov. 16, 2024

November 16, 2024 Editor

Student activists are strategizing ways to approach climate change and labor rights after Donald Trump’s election. The UNC Rowing team is bonding after a thief steals their vital equipment. Helene makes it harder for high school seniors in Western North Carolina to apply for college. A non-profit organization supports North Carolina women with cancer. The student-run Meantime Coffee Company opens a second location.

Student activists reassess their strategies as they prepare for another Trump presidency

November 15, 2024 Twumasi Duah-Mensah

Some student groups say they will focus more of their actions locally, as they likely face an unwelcome reception from the Trump Administration.

UNC men’s rowing team faces setbacks after somebody stole their boat motors

November 15, 2024 Sarah Ellis

Three motors were stolen from the team’s practice site on University Lake, and two remain missing. Police have made no arrests.

Counselors are helping assure that teens’ college plans aren’t among the losses from Helene

November 15, 2024 Hannah Adams

Helene disrupted college applications for high school seniors in Western North Carolina. With schools closed and resources limited, counselors are helping students navigate through the storm and submit their applications.

Meantime Coffee Co. opens a second location on Rosemary St.

November 15, 2024 Reyna Drake

The student-owned coffee shop, which has operated in the Campus Y since 2016, has opened its second location in The Innovate Carolina Junction on Rosemary Street.

UNC plans to raise student fees to fund a new student recreation center

November 15, 2024 Matthew Broderick

The new rec center will be funded by an increase in student fees over the next four years with the final increase in 2028 of $217.

The moon is full, the air is cool, and UNC students are thinking of hibernating for the winter

November 15, 2024 Ava Mayo and Foster Foday-Hemingway

Friday night featured a full moon known as the “Beaver Moon,” which is said to mark when beavers begin hibernating for the winter. So we spoke with UNC students about their plans to hibernate.

Carolina Connection – Nov. 9, 2024

November 9, 2024 Editor

The UNC community reacts to President-Elect Donald Trump’s victory, and we hear from both students and experts as they try to make sense of election results. While the nation was gripped by politics, western North Carolina is still recovering from Helene; we’ll hear how a college radio station is keeping its community informed. UNC has eased restrictions on the campus Y that were put in place during the pro-Palestinian protests this spring, but students say the culture in the building has changed. A local group is working to make sure North Carolina is still a welcome stop for migratory birds.

Some students struggle to process the election results, while others celebrate

November 8, 2024 Sarah Ellis and Maddie Policastro

Many students were shocked when Donald Trump was elected the 47th President of the United States. At UNC, where the vast majority of students voted for Harris, those disappointed with the election results sought spaces to decompress and express complicated emotions.

UNC experts reflect on the predicted and unexpected results of the 2024 election

November 8, 2024 Madeleine Ahmadi

An ABC News exit poll showed 47 percent of North Carolina voters said they’re worse off now than they were four years ago. That’s more than double the number who said that in 2020. The economy was the number one issue for North Carolina voters.