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A small fraction of UNC students rely on Safewalk, a program that provides a pair of escorts to walk students home late at night.

Some students say the $1 fee for the Association of Student Governments isn’t worth paying.

Despite student protests, tuition at UNC schools will rise an average of nearly nine percent next year.

Chancellor Holden Thorp rejected a gender-non-specific housing proposal, but its supporters aren’t giving up.

Food trucks will finally be allowed in Chapel Hill on March 1. Large fees may prvent many vendors from actually setting up business here.

University Mall is going after some well-established businesses to fill its open spaces.

Children who participated in early childhood education programs are more likely to get college degrees and jobs, according to a UNC study.

As UNC system leaders consider a historic tuition increase, some students are trying to keep it from happening.

UNC President Tom Ross is recommending that UNC-Chapel Hill’s tuition go up 9.9% for in-state students and 6% for out-of-staters.

Opponents of a proposed tuition increase plan to rally at February’s Board of Governors meeting.