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The UNC Board of Trustees voted Thursday to raise tuition three percent for in-state students and ten percent for out-of-state.

Zohran Mamdani will be the first Muslim to hold the role of New York City’s mayor. Though controversial, Mamdani is inspiring Muslim Americans far beyond New York.

Storyliving by Disney plans to build a 1500 acre development called Asteria in Pittsboro, stirring both excitement about economic benefits and concern about environmental impacts on the Haw River.

Local food pantries – already strained by an increase in applicants over the past few years – are seeing demand surge during the government shutdown. Experts say charities can’t make up for the interruption of SNAP benefits.

Administrators have turned the Upendo Lounge, a historical gathering space of the Black Student Movement, into a space for all student groups. UNC says it’s due to the new federal and UNC System anti-DEI guidelines.

Citing thousands of dollars of squirrel damage to homes and vehicles, residents of a Durham subdivision want the city to regulate wildlife feeders. But the mayor says a proposed ordinance goes too far.

UNC has partnered with the financial services company Robinhood to expand the class. The course is open to all students, with a focus on student athletes in need of NIL income management.

A new congressional district map was passed this week in North Carolina. Republicans will likely gain another seat in the state;s congressional delegation, which is already gerrymandered to a 10-4 GOP advantage,