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Margaret Spellings takes over as the new UNC System President and looks to move past the controversy over her hiring. Spellings apologizes for a remark about LGBTQ “lifestyles.” A cemetery marker leads to controversy in Chapel Hill. Pokemon remains popular even among college students.

Franklin Street bars crack down on fade ID’s after regulators suspended two bars’ licenses. Critics question the private-sector background of new UNC System President Margaret Spellings. More students are moving off-campus. Toys and games aren’t just for kids.

Gov. Pat McCrory and UNC leaders drum up support for next month’s bond vote. A new study shows today’s college students are more politically aware — and liberal — than their predecessors. UNC restricts hoverboards amid safety concerns. The N.C. Botanical Gardens is collecting seeds to keep on hand in case of a natural disaster.

Chancellor Folt announces a plan to make UNC more inclusive. Enrollment drops in teacher education program. Students work to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Carolina prepares for its biggest football game in years.

UNC holds a town hall meeting on race, but it’s interrupted by protesters. Students say “microaggressions” are common at UNC, but what does the term mean? The Cape Fear riverkeeper protects the state’s largest river basin. UNC looks to start a new Thanksgiving tradition.

Protests about campus racism have spread to campuses nationwide – including UNC. Two more employees are fired for their role in the UNC academic scandal. A new law ends “sanctuary cities” in North Carolina. Campus police are now wearing bodycams.

A UNC professor looks into racial disparities in police traffic stops. Same-sex couples face legal challenges as they become parents. Anti-psychotic drugs may be overused in assisted living facilities. An upscale movie theater comes to Chapel Hill.