News – Page 32 – Carolina Connection

A novel legal theory may be the basis for future gerrymandering lawsuits

March 11, 2022

The US Supreme Court this month rejected North Carolina Republican lawmakers’ petition to ban a congressional map drawn by state courts, but the battle is far from over.

Racial Equity challenge aims to promote anti-racist and equitable ideas

March 11, 2022

The United Way of the Greater Triangle’s 21-day Racial Equity Challenge is encouraging discussions of racial equity.

NC Works trains unemployed students on data analytics

March 11, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill is partnering with NCWorks to provide scholarships to a six month technical skills bootcamp for unemployed people.

UNC lifts its mask mandate, leaving some students joyful and others nervous

March 4, 2022

Starting March 7, university students, faculty, and staff will no longer be required to wear a mask while indoors in most campus buildings.

UNC students show support, raise money for Ukraine

March 4, 2022

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, some members of the UNC community showed their support for the Ukrainian people at a rally on campus.

Students demand more gender neutral restrooms across campus

March 4, 2022

Transgender and gender non-conforming people have limited access to gender-neutral restroom on UNC’s campus. Not every building has one.

As phone companies phase out 3G, Chapel Hill Transit riders no longer can track buses

March 4, 2022

Chapel Hill Transit bus riders are unable to track buses after AT&T turned off its 3G service. That left some students, faculty, and other riders changing their methods of transportation.

‘Heels Care Network’ aims to provide mental health support to students

March 4, 2022

The Heels Care Network serves as a centralized location for a range of online mental health materials.

For a UNC researcher, the invasion of Ukraine hits close to home

February 28, 2022 Daniel Myrick

Oleh Wolowyna of the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies was born in Ukraine, still has relatives there, and has spent his career studying the region.

A Black photographer says he’s being censored after UNC cancelled plans to display his works

February 25, 2022

UNC leaders abruptly canceled an exhibition by Durham photographer Cornell Watson that documented Black life and Black activism in Chapel Hill. They objected to several of the images.