CC Podcast

There are new questions about North Carolina’s controversial voter ID law and whether student IDs will be accepted at the polls. The decision determining the future of Silent Sam is delayed – again. A UNC study suggests an Obama-era federal rule now taking effect could reduce the gender pay gap. Filmmakers are showing movies in unexpected places. Police warn Carolina basketball fans about counterfeit basketball tickets. Robertson Scholars attend both UNC and Duke. But which team do they root for?

Nine Chapel Hill activists are honored with a permanent marker for their roles in the Civil Rights Movement. Students lead a summit to help people fighting homelessness and poverty. We explore why restaurants keep closing on Franklin Street. UNC students express their frustration with changes to the basketball ticketing system. One student group aims to tackle the national problem of menstrual equity. UNC’s Latinx community gets its own center after more than a decade of asking for one. One UNC junior balances running two businesses with his obligations as a full-time student.

The UNC School of Dentistry gets a big gift … and a new name. Immigration officers have made their presence known in the Triangle, creating concern for some UNC students. A local salon is reducing waste one haircut at a time. UNC alumni remember a time in the ’70s when students gathered to smoke pot. Chapel Hill searches for a compromise between developers and residents of a mobile home park. One couple aims to promote mindfulness and wellness through sound.

UNC elects a new student body president, but low voter turnout suggests many people on campus don’t care about student government. Students lobby to remove a white supremacist’s name from a campus building. UNC-Wilmington continues to deal with the aftermath of Hurricane Florence. Local police departments struggle to recruit new officers. A popular UNC class teaches students about death and dying. Some college students are so addicted to their phones that they send texts while they’re asleep.

Kevin Guskiewicz is named UNC’s interim chancellor, and he’s already responding to a new controversy. On the fourth anniversary of the Finley Forest shooting, people come together to honor the three young victims. New research raises questions about the health effects of the herbal drug kratom. Students use their social media savvy to make money. Astrology is growing in popularity, causing some students to look to the stars on a daily basis. A Carrboro man spends his free time picking up trash.

In her last week as chancellor, Carol Folt shares parting words with UNC students. Venezuelan UNC students react to political unrest. The UNC music department celebrates its 100th anniversary with an eclectic concert. A close friendship leads to an unusual discovery. Electric scooters might be making a comeback in Chapel Hill. Students promote vintage clothing to help the environment. UNC students hope to win a 2020 Oscar … but they have to make a movie first.

Carol Folt has five days left on the job as UNC’s chancellor, and no replacement has been named. UNC System Interim President Bill Roper says Silent Sam should not return to its former location. Some campus leaders say the resignations of Carol Folt and Margaret Spellings suggest UNC isn’t welcoming to women leaders. The federal government shutdown is over, but it affected families of UNC students. Former NAACP President Ben Jealous talks about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and race relations. A North Carolina competition brings together storytellers through song.

UNC leaders plan to announce a decision about the future of Silent Sam. A new scholarship program aims to help middle-income students pay for college. North Carolina’s new voter ID law likely will allow students to use their university IDs at the polls. Researchers are implanting radio transmitters in snakes to track the reptiles’ movements and learn about their habitat. A campus tour at UNC focuses on the university’s rarely-told African American history. Mack Brown is back as UNC’s head football coach, but how long will he stay?

UNC plans a tuition increase, and grad students and out-of-state students will bear most of it. The deadline approaches for UNC leaders to finally decide what to do about Silent Sam. It can be a challenge for veterans to make the transition from military life to college life. A UNC researcher says a serious heart valve problem is becoming much more common in North Carolina – and opioids are to blame. An ensemble at UNC plays harp music in a way you’ve probably never heard it before.