Features

UNC quarterback’s sister shines

November 19, 2011

Most Tar Heels know the Renner family through starting quarterback Bryn Renner. But his older sister Summer is a star in her own right.

Local restaurant to open distillery

November 12, 2011

Downtown restaurant and bar Top of the Hill is dipping into the hard liquor business by opening a distillery on West Franklin Street.

Local food on campus

November 12, 2011

A lot of UNC students are trying to eat better and eat local. In fact, UNC campus dining services has made a point of adding local food into its recipes.

Business students learn improv

November 5, 2011

One teacher in the business school is taking a more creative approach with his students – improv.

Social media in the college classroom

November 5, 2011

Most professors at UNC frown on their students using social media during class. But some have found a way to use social media in the classroom.

NC’s booming wine industry

November 5, 2011

No one will confuse western NC with Napa Valley. But during the past ten years, the state’s wine industry has taken off.

“Crop Mob” builds farm community

October 29, 2011

About once a month, a group of locals get together to farm and hangout. It’s called a Crop Mob, and it has its roots in Orange County.

Heritage crafts featured at Fair exhibit

October 29, 2011

The VIllage of Yesteryear brings heritage crafts to fair goers.

Pill could treat radiation poisoning

October 29, 2011

The federal government gave G-Zero Therapeutics a three million dollar grant last month to speed up the pill’s development.

Recent grads struggle to begin careers

October 15, 2011

For recent college grads, underemployment is a bigger problem than unemployment. Some alumni have been forced to settle for part-time jobs outside their field.