News – Carolina Connection

UNC plan would keep Silent Sam on campus in new $5.3 million building

December 3, 2018

105 days after protesters toppled Silent Sam, Chancellor Folt and the Board of Trustees are recommending the Confederate statue move to a proposed History and Education Center.

UNC’s Silent Sam decision looms. Is compromise possible?

December 1, 2018

After delaying their decision on Silent Sam’s future, UNC leaders are scheduled to announce their plan for the Confederate monument Monday.

New scholarship will target middle-income students who fall through the cracks

December 1, 2018

Their families aren’t wealthy enough to pay for college without help, but they’re not poor enough to qualify for low income programs like Carolina Covenant.

New voter ID law likely will allow student IDs at the polls

December 1, 2018

Last month, North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment requiring voters to present photo IDs at the polls. Now the legislature is deciding what kind of IDs will be accepted.

The FBI’s college basketball investigation is over. Now, it’s the NCAA’s turn.

December 1, 2018

While the FBI investigation resulted in three criminal convictions, observers say it’s unlikely the scandal will bring major NCAA reforms.

Proposed tuition increase worries out-of-state and grad students

November 17, 2018

UNC’s Board of Trustees has voted to raise out-of-state and graduate student tuition and fees 3 percent.

As Silent Sam decision approaches, Folt remains focused on contextualization

November 17, 2018

The Chancellor is promoting a plan to contextualize UNC’s history, but she hasn’t yet revealed a specific proposal for the future of the statue.

More young people have heart infections; a UNC doctor says opioids are to blame

November 17, 2018

Infections spread by dirty needles are likely the cause of a sharp increase in heart valve infections among younger North Carolinians.

Silent Sam decision delayed: The Board of Trustees to make a recommendation in December

November 11, 2018

The delay will allow the Board of Governors and Board of Trustees to make a decision when most students are off campus.

Now in the majority, Rep. David Price previews Democrats’ Congressional agenda

November 11, 2018

The 4th District Congressman, who represents the Chapel Hill area, is returning to the House with the motto, “Cooperate where you can, fight where you must.”