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Sarah Ellis

News

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.

News

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.

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Anxious about the election? Experts say you’re not alone

November 1, 2024 Sarah Ellis

According to an AP survey, 69 percent of Americans are experiencing election anxiety. Experts are advising people to take time away from the news to decompress.

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UNC students share what they plan to wear – and what they hope to see – on Halloween

October 25, 2024 Sarah Ellis

With Halloween rapidly approaching, students are planning their Halloween costumes. Last year was all Barbie and Ken, what will this Halloween have in store? Carolina Connection’s Sarah Ellis asked students what they are dressing up as and what trends they hope to see.  

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Lee Roberts installed as UNC-Chapel Hill’s 13th chancellor

October 11, 2024 Sarah Ellis

After nine months as UNC’s Interim Chancellor, Lee Roberts now has the job permanently. He was officially installed on University Day.

Features

‘A cigar flying with wings’: Thousands of chimney swifts are roosting in UNC’s oldest tree

October 8, 2024 Sarah Ellis

The species known as the chimney swift has earned its name from settling in residential and industrial chimneys as they migrate. But in Chapel Hill, the flocks of have come to settle in the Davie Poplar.

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Pro-Palestinian demonstration disrupts campus, leads to vandalism

September 20, 2024 Sarah Ellis

UNC is vowing to “pursue every avenue possible to hold people accountable” for the damage on campus.

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UNC Chapel Hill report details the removal of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion efforts on campus

September 14, 2024 Sarah Ellis

UNC-Chapel Hill is realigning 27 positions and eliminating 20 more. $5.7 million will be reallocated to other programs.

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Law students rally for classmate who was banned from campus after a Georgia arrest

April 26, 2024 Sarah Ellis

Students signed a petition calling for UNC to allow Jamie Marsicano to walk at graduation. Marsicano was banned from campus after she was arrested and charged with domestic terrorism in Georgia.

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Board of Governors moves toward dismantling DEI offices at UNC System schools

April 19, 2024 Sarah Ellis

A committee of the UNC system Board of Governors voted for a proposal that says all 17 UNC System universities must terminate their DEI officers or change their roles.

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