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Inflation has cooled, but food insecurity is affecting more students

November 10, 2023 Sofia Casini

A higher percentage of students reported that they are experiencing food insecurity this year.

Advocates worry NC’s new voter ID law will impede already-marginalized groups

November 3, 2023 Caroline Horne

Photo IDs are now required to vote in North Carolina, but some voters say it will make the process more difficult, especially for people in marginalized groups.

New programs address food insecurity at UNC

November 3, 2023 W.H. Hayes

Chapel Hill has a number of organizations on campus dedicated to assisting UNC students struggling with food insecurity. These organizations include NC-PIRG, The Carolina Cupboard and the Campus Y, either advocating new programs or providing free food to the food insecure.

UNC Researchers use funding from NASA to create urban heat maps

November 3, 2023 Henry Taylor

Some specific parts of cities are much hotter than others, sometimes by up to 6 degrees Fahrenheit on average. Xuewei Wang is a data scientist with UNC’s Data-Driven Envirolab, a group that has been working to create “heat maps” of urban areas.

Documentary looks at racist origins of Kenan Stadium’s name

November 3, 2023 Savannah Gunter

Football stadiums are known for bringing people together, but when their names come from racist people, it can be difficult to find unity today. That’s the subject of a WRAL Documentary called “Ghosts in the Stadium,” which aired October 25th and is now streaming on wral.com. WRAL Producer Cristin Severance joins us to talk about exploring these truths.

U.S. Senate unanimously condemns pro-Palestine protests at UNC and other campuses

October 27, 2023 Henry Taylor

The bipartisan resolution from Missouri Republican Josh Hawley said UNC’s Students for Justice for Palestine chapter is among several nationwide that “have praised and justified the actions of Hamas.”

Calling AI use inevitable, a UNC committee releases guidelines to do it appropriately and ethically

October 27, 2023 Savannah Gunter

The faculty and staff committee lists guidelines for the appropriate use of AI in the classroom

UNC stresses cybersecurity awareness as students fall victim to phishing schemes

October 27, 2023 Tianyi Wang

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and UNC students are among the many people who have been fooled by fake emails and other phishing scams.

Some merchants say bike lanes on Franklin Street are hurting their businesses

October 18, 2023 Anthony DeHart

Some merchants report that their business is down 60% and blame the redesign of Franklin St. that reduced the number of car lanes to make room for bikes.

The effects of the Israel-Hamas war are being felt throughout Chapel Hill

October 14, 2023 Sofia Casini

Some in the Chapel Hill area have loved ones in the Middle East; many feel strongly about the implications of the growing conflict.