UNC offers alternative living for students who are recovering from substance abuse. The Kenan-Flagler Business School wants permission to charge students an extra fee. UNC has opened an innovative performance and studio space. Quitting smoking is hard, even for cancer patients; the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center is trying to help. A former UNC football player is in the Super Bowl. Two simultaneous Playmakers performances mean a lot of work for the costume department.

A new program encourages students to pre-register their off-campus parties to cut down on police visits. UNC tries to attract minorities to a fast-growing health care field. The Board of Governors is still considering a big merger involving UNC Health Care. North Carolina has more than 200 breweries and brewpubs, but can they all survive? Some students are trying to live without creating garbage. Comfortable seats are replacing Kenan Stadium’s bleachers.

As finals approach, some students use Adderall as a study aid, but doctors warn of the danger. Students affected by DACA march in Raleigh to push for Congress to extend the program. UNC Health Care turns to pastoral counselors as part of the team providing mental health care to patients. Payment apps like Venmo are popular with students, but some worry about security. Finals week at UNC brings therapy dogs to campus, late-night concerts to the dining hall, and streakers to the library.