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UNC housekeeping has had trouble adjusting to the return of students. They say their department is severely shortstaffed and underpaid.

The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women movement — known as MMIW — addresses how indigenous women and girls are disproportionately affected by violence.

The Hussman School of Journalism and Media is looking for a new dean — only months after the Nikole Hannah-Jones controversy made national headlines.

Hedgepeth was a UNC Sophomore in 2012 when her roommate found her beaten to death in their off campus apartment.

Other public universities have instituted vaccine mandates, but UNC System President Peter Hans says only the legislature or the North Carolina Commission For Public Health can issue a mandate here.

The hemp-derived product Delta-8 is increasingly popular – and legal, despite its similarities to marijuana. But tests show that Delta-8 products often contain substances that may be toxic.

Six commission members have stepped down, saying the university took no action on their recommendations on race relations and other issues.

Unlike other universities such as Duke and the University of Virginia, UNC System schools do not require students to be vaccinated against COVID-19.