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Chapel Hill Transit is adding Sunday buses, but will cut some during the week

March 7, 2020

Chapel Hill’s short-range transit plan includes several Sunday routes beginning in August.

For campus Greek organizations, going green isn’t easy

March 7, 2020

Members of UNC fraternities and sororities are starting to think more about how they deal with waste at their houses. But it will take some changes before members fully embrace environmentalism.

UNC research shows the value of an intense 10 minute work out

February 29, 2020

In high intensity interval training, short bursts of intense exercise are followed by short periods of rest.

Historians at Stagville Plantation stitch together details of enslaved people’s lives

February 22, 2020

Once the home of nearly a thousand enslaved people, Stagville Plantation in Durham is providing clues about how those people lived.

A minor snowfall brings UNC students a short break from classes

February 22, 2020

Thursday marked the first snow Chapel Hill has seen in over a year. The accumulation was enough for UNC to cancel classes from Thursday evening until Friday morning.

UNC is offering a new Korean Studies major, and K-Pop is part of the reason

February 15, 2020

UNC is capitalizing on a growing interest in Korean culture by offering a new Korean Studies major and expanding students’ language skills.

As they commemorate Black History Month, some students question UNC’s commitment to equality

February 15, 2020

While Black History Month is a time to raise up the voices of the black community, some black students say they feel UNC isn’t serving their best interest.

How Joe Van Gogh is making your morning caffeine fix more sustainable

February 15, 2020

With the installation of new 21-kilowatt solar panels, Joe Van Gogh is following the trend of coffee shops cutting down on waste.

Could doulas help reduce the mortality rate among black infants in North Carolina?

February 8, 2020

Doulas are becoming more popular in North Carolina. Yet black families aren’t as likely to seek them out, despite the fact that black infants are at hight risk for pregnancy-related complications.

Ethical farming is a growing movement, as people care more about animal welfare

February 8, 2020

People are beginning to show more concern with how their meat products are getting from the farm to their plates. This has fed into a movement promoting ethical agriculture.