News – Carolina Connection

UNC Trustees plan to open a new school. Critics say they’re creating a ‘conservative safe space.’

February 3, 2023 Sophie Mallinson

The Board of Trustees’ resolution for a School of Civic Life and Leadership has been met with conservative praise and faculty criticism.

Young people continue to make daily use of TikTok despite cybersecurity concerns

February 3, 2023 Sofía Basurto

TikTok, a popular social media app, has been the subject of recent government bans due to security concerns. But many students are still addicted to it.

A survey shows students are seeking out similar political views in their roommates

February 3, 2023 Hannah Noel

The NBC survey showed that most college students would prefer not to room with somebody who votes differently.

Lab on UNC campus helps identify what’s in street drugs

February 3, 2023 Annie Le Baron

UNC lab tests samples of street drugs for contaminants that cause fatal overdoses. It’s part of a national harm reduction strategy.

Student organization hopes Lunar New Year will help bridge gaps in the local Chinese community

January 27, 2023 Annie Le Baron

Lunar New Year celebrations hope to bridge the gap between the Asian American and International Chinese populations on UNC’s campus.

From masks to booster shots: an update on COVID at UNC

January 27, 2023 Kyle Turik

While UNC remains mask-optional, some students feel safer on campus if they are masked. Medical experts are urging people at UNC to get the bivalent booster shot and continue to stay cautious about COVID.

Though inflation is cooling, rising food prices affect both small businesses and their partners

January 27, 2023 Hannah Noel

Local small businesses are adjusting to rising food prices alongside their customers.

Photography exhibition ‘Tarred Healing’ finds new home at the National Civil Rights Museum

January 27, 2023 Lorelai Sykes

UNC wouldn’t Durham photographer Cornell Watson’s work to be displayed in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center last year.

Black women have triple the risk of pregnancy-related deaths. Doulas may be one part of the solution.

January 15, 2023 Brianna Atkinson

Some Black women are working with doulas to support and advocate for them through their pregnancies … and help them give birth the way the way they want to. But doulas are just part of the solution to health care inequities.

Drink-friendly ‘social districts’ are spreading across North Carolina, but is the idea right for Chapel Hill?

January 13, 2023 Sophie Mallinson

New drink-friendly social districts have come to Raleigh and other cities to help businesses recover from the pandemic, and Chapel Hill is considering a social district of its own.