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For the anonymous students inside the costume, being Rameses is a serious responsibility

April 24, 2026 Rachel Moody

Students pass down the costume – and the tradition – from year to year, with their identities remaining secret until they’re ready to graduate.

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As graduation approaches, seniors engage in some final UNC traditions

April 24, 2026 Zoe Behrendt

As UNC seniors prepare to graduate, traditions like grad photos, Bell Tower climbs, and Franklin Street celebrations take on new meaning.

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For UNC professor Carlina Duan, poetry lives on beyond the page

April 24, 2026 Anthony Guerra-Flores

Duan, who is now working on her third collection of poems, sees poetry as a genre that inspires a people to slow down and listen.

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Death row inmate collaborates with UNC professor on rap album

April 18, 2026 Henry Nicholls

Alim Braxton, known on music platforms as “Rrome Alone,” has been incarcerated for over thirty years at Central Prison. With the help of UNC music professor Mark Katz and New-York based producer Nick Neutronz, he is able to release music from death row.

High School male boys' volleyball players in uniforms on both sides of a volleyball net in a high school gym.
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Athletes want NC to add a new official high school sport: boys’ volleyball

April 17, 2026 Rachel Moody

The North Carolina High School Athletic Association is scheduled to consider whether to recognize the sport.

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This group goes to the airport not to take flights, but to watch them

April 17, 2026 Allison Helms

Plane spotting hobbyists gather at RDU’s observation park to take pictures, host meetups, and post photos online. Many have found friendships through their love of aviation.

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UNC’s mascot, Rameses, welcomes new members to his family … and the Carolina family

April 10, 2026 Alice Scott

In January, UNC’s live mascot, Rameses, fathered a baby lamb named Jennifer. The sheep are cared for by Don Basnight and other employees at Hogan’s Magnolia View Farm in a tradition that spans more than 100 years,

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North Carolina native Christina Koch makes history on Artemis II mission

April 10, 2026 Andrew Sellers

Christina Koch, a mission specialist for Artemis II, is from Jacksonville, N.C. She attended the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham and North Carolina State University.

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UNC event connects residents to free health services

April 10, 2026 Javon Huynh

UNC students and community volunteers hosted Health on the Block in Chapel Hill, offering free health screenings, resources, and entertainment.

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100 woodblocks create a sonic soundscape in Coker Arboretum

March 27, 2026 Anthony Guerra-Flores

The wirelessly controlled blocks and hammers were spread across the Arboretum in a two-day art installation called Murmurations by The Process Series.

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