Ava Pukatch

CarolinaCast: A family that bleeds Carolina blue

October 23, 2020

Taylor Heeden is a third-generation UNC student. With a family history infused with Carolina Blue, she talks to her parents about their college experiences and how they differ from her own.

Proposed affordable housing development progresses, but still faces opposition

October 23, 2020

Despite slow progress, the Habitat for Humanity of Orange County continues to work on a mixed use development in Chapel Hill.

UNC Transgender Health Program hopes to provide a safe environment for medical care

October 23, 2020

The new program consists of a wide network of doctors dedicated to helping transgender people get treatment without harassment or discrimination.

Asymptomatic students can now get tested for COVID-19 on campus

October 16, 2020

UNC is encouraging asymptomatic students to get a free saliva-based COVID-19 test at the Carolina Union’s walk-in testing site.

UNC spring reopening plans raise concerns for the Chapel Hill community

October 9, 2020

Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz’s says UNC’s Spring semester will be delayed until Jan. 19, but it’s not clear what other changes will be enacted because of the pandemic.

Catching the love bug: How some students found romance during the COVID pandemic

October 9, 2020

Love is alive as some students began relationships amidst the pandemic.

Carolina Connection – Oct. 3, 2020

October 3, 2020

College students are stepping up to help with the national shortage of poll workers due to the coronavirus. UNC health experts are encouraging people to get their flu shots. A new app hopes to help healthcare workers with their mental health. First-year students reflect on their first few weeks as Tar Heels. While UNC’s isolation dorm is now almost empty, a few former residents say their experience was less isolating than the name suggests.

Articles by Ava Pukatch

CarolinaCast: A family that bleeds Carolina blue

Proposed affordable housing development progresses, but still faces opposition

UNC Transgender Health Program hopes to provide a safe environment for medical care

Asymptomatic students can now get tested for COVID-19 on campus

UNC spring reopening plans raise concerns for the Chapel Hill community

Catching the love bug: How some students found romance during the COVID pandemic

Carolina Connection – Oct. 3, 2020

Chapel Hill allows Franklin St. businesses to expand onto the sidewalk

National push for college students to power the polls

Connection in isolation: First-years find friendship in COVID-19 isolation dorms