Entire Programs

The UNC system calms down after a week of leadership changes. What is the history behind the controversial Silent Sam statue? A group grows crops on campus. Chapel Hill works to make Halloween more friendly.

Margaret Spellings is named UNC’s new system president amid complaints about the hiring process. The possible merger of two huge breweries might affect small craft breweries. UNC students try to keep people healthy at the State Fair.

Protesters say a monument to UNC’s African-American heritage is too often ignored and disrespected. A UNC Professor wins the Nobel Prize in chemistry. First-generation college students face unique challenges. A program for kids mixes running with character development.

Students protest a plan that could privatize UNC Student Stores. Chapel Hill offers to house Syrian refugees. Faith Hedgepeth’s family honors her with a scholarship. We follow your food from farm to table.

A fatal DUI – and the ensuing crackdown on local bars – leads some students to rethink using fake IDs. Faculty support a controversial seminar about 9/11. Budget cuts target a UNC education think-tank. A martial art from Israel comes to UNC.

Chapel Hill’s homeless shelter is moving from downtown, but that may not reduce Franklin St. panhandling. Two bars face sanctions after a fatal DUI. Boy Scouts bike across the U.S. to honor a cancer victim. Veterans turn old uniforms into paper.

UNC honors the victims of 9/11, while a class on the tragedy has sparked controversy. A campus task force looks at UNC’s history. While Uber grows in popularity, taxi companies are worried about this new form of competition.

North Carolina ends a program that encouraged students to become schoolteachers. Students protest an FDA policy that limits blood donations from gay men. A new Carrboro center helps Latino day laborers. Seniors reflect on their time at UNC.

Students rally for a higher minimum wage — and for better salaries for adjunct professors. Three local students will appear on “Shark Tank” to promote a lotion for sweaty hands. A popular end-of-year drinking game raises concerns.

The state seeks the death penalty against the alleged shooter in the Finley Forest killings. A new documentary focuses on sexual assault at UNC and other colleges. The university faces another whistleblower suit. Why do men play baseball, while women play softball?