2011

Clouds of doubt hang over an academic department. More universities are running afoul of the NCAA. The cost of tuition, fees and rent squeezes students.

UNC commemorates the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. A UNC program prepares first responders for future tragedies. Tuition might be rising … again. And Carolina holds a casting call for its larger-than-life ram mascot.

Students push for guns on campus. Military students struggle with adjusting to civilian life. Chapel Hill Pet Finder celebrates 15 years.

Proposed state budget cuts threaten to decrease financial aid and course offererings. UNC maintenance workers lose flexible work weeks. Social media sites linked to viruses.

An update on impending cuts in the UNC budget. Graduate students may lose tuition remissions. Parking and transit fees will increase. A falsified report of a hate crime begins a campus dialogue. A new UNC study links binge drinking with brain damage.

UNC system budget updates may be deeper than expected. Maintenance workers protest change in flexible workweeks. Students push for gender-neutral, safer housing.

UNC prepares for potential larger budget cuts. CCI to offer choice between Macs and PCs next year. Students raise funds and awareness for local homeless through Carolina Box-Out. UNC alum starts organization to fight violence and poverty in Africa.

UNC officials crack down on Greek system academics. The Jason Ray Foundation honors and remembers the former Tar Heel mascot. Will budget cuts affect prospective students’ college choice? A UNC System task force will monitor student-athletes’ performance in the classroom.

An update from Carolina students in Japan. Students in Chapel Hill celebrate the Hindu festival of color and the start of spring. A visit from controversial Imam draws protests at UNC. Students worry that a proposed state law would make it harder for them to vote.

UNC’s library collections are going digital. Cruises are the latest spring break trend. UNC’s SafeWalk program is expanding off-campus. High gas prices aren’t slowing down some students this spring break.