2012

UNC Hospital runs short of a life-saving cancer medication. A researcher questions Chapel Hill’s proposed ban on cell phone use while driving. UNC’s new student body president vows to lobby state leaders for higher education funding.

A recent cocaine bust raises questions about campus drug use. A $1 per year student fee proves controversial. Art helps heal young patients at UNC Hospitals. Students dance through the night to raise money.

UNC leaders approve a tuition increase despite protests. Administrators turn down a proposal for gender-neutral housing. Student actors learn about science from local sixth-graders. A unique perspective on UNC’s stunning loss to Duke.

Student activists prepare to protest upcoming tuition increases. Early childhood eucation pays off in later life. The latest Franklin St. dining trend: serve-yourself yogurt.

UNC students face a big tuition increase, but it’s still lower than trustees wanted. Arabic language classes become more popular. Some local public schools no longer have on-site nurses. A new sport combines volleyball, dodgeball, and tennis into “volleybonk.”