September 2025 Archives

Carolina Connection – Sep. 27, 2025

September 27, 2025 Editor

This is Hispanic Heritage Month, but celebrations feel different this year because of the Trump Administration’s immigration crackdown. Some campus organizations fear losing their identities because UNC has banned DEI. Coffee houses are taking a financial hit due to President Trump’s tariffs. Nature and art are coming together this fall at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. The Chapel Hill music scene gets jazzier. More than a year after some scenes were filmed on campus, “The Summer I Turned Pretty” continues to bring out crowds.

Despite immigration fears, people celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with pride and hope

September 26, 2025 Anthony Guerra-Flores

Amid ongoing political and legal threats, Hispanic Heritage Month is still a space to proclaim and celebrate. At the Carolina Latinx Center event, multiple organizations demonstrated unity.

UNC has replaced DEI with an ‘equality’ policy. How are student groups affected?

September 26, 2025 Liana Riachi

Student groups are considering adapting to new rules, balancing compliance with efforts to keep inclusive, supportive communities amid funding and visibility changes.

Tariffs are contributing to higher coffee prices, putting the squeeze on local shops

September 26, 2025 Brooks Stevenson

Tariffs and environmental factors are driving price increases on coffee. While some members of Congress want the tariffs removed, coffee shops are deciding whether to pass along higher costs to customers.

Emotion and improvisation highlight Jazz Jams at downtown restaurant

September 26, 2025 Gracie Durham

The Jazz Social Club brings students, musicians, and community members together at Imbibe Cajun Restaurant, creating a sense of community around a love of jazz.

More than a year after scenes were filmed on campus, ‘Summer’ is still a UNC sensation

September 26, 2025 Emmy Berger

The hype of the hit show “The Summer I Turned Pretty” found its way to UNC once again. with a sold-out watch party at the Varsity Theater and a campus tour of filming locations.

Carolina Connection – Sep. 20, 2025

September 20, 2025 Editor

Schools across North Carolina are restricting cell phones in the classroom to comply with a new state ban. UNC considers an incentive plan to encourage employees to retire. Student organizations adjust to tighter budgets. It’s Muscadine season, and we step through a local farm for a history of North Carolina’s official state fruit. In PlayMakers’ latest production, “The Royale,” boxing is a metaphor for the psychological fight against racial injustice. The North Carolina Folk Festival uses music to send a message about community.

N.C. Botanical Garden exhibit celebrates the connection between art and nature

September 19, 2025 Marguerite Stouse

“Sculpture in the Garden” is a three month event featuring the work of more than fifty local artists displayed among the Garden’s landscape.

Tired of competing with “dings and buzzes,” schools implement NC’s new cell phone ban

September 19, 2025 Rachel Moody

A new law passed requires North Carolina public schools to restrict phones from classes starting January 1. Many school systems have already implemented limits and bans.

New funding distribution leaves UNC student organizations with smaller budgets

September 19, 2025 Brooks Stevenson

The Undergraduate Senate has set lower limits on the money that individual groups can request from student fee revenue. UNC leaders say the total amount of money available hasn’t changed, but new accounting procedures have changed the distribution process.