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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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The holidays are quiet times for businesses that depend on student customers

December 5, 2022 Sophie Mallinson

The hustle and bustle of UNC’s campus means customers for downtown Chapel Hill businesses. But what do college classics like He’s Not Here look like when the students aren’t here?

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Student coalition advocates for UNC to provide access to spiked drink testing kits

December 3, 2022 Reagan Allen

Students say the university should provide drink testing strips to help prevent date rape. UNC leaders are considering the request.

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UNC Board of Trustees approves tuition increase for out-of-state students, fee increases for all

December 3, 2022 Tajahn Wilson

The changes, which still must be approved by the UNC System Board of Governors, include increases of 5% for out-of-state tuition, 5% for student housing fees, and a total of 6.5% for meal plans.

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Alleged antisemitic incident prompts response from Panhellenic Council

December 3, 2022 Madison Ward

The UNC Panhellenic Council – which oversees sororities – says it’s saddened and disheartened by an antisemitic incident involving one of its chapters. The Council is not releasing details about what happened or who was involved. But several students say somebody associated with a sorority posted a swastika on social media. 

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For some LGBTQ people, Respect for Marriage Act isn’t enough

December 2, 2022 Chris Kammerer

The federal bill would require states to recognize same-sex marriages, but it doesn’t require them to permit new same-sex marriages in their states.

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