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Dorms, off-campus or at home: Students weigh spring 2021 housing options

November 13, 2020

As the spring semester approaches, UNC students are adjusting their housing plans.

Climate change experts discuss how to save the planet

November 13, 2020

Climate change experts say without fully understanding the issue and implementing consistent environmental policy, reaching a solution is impossible.

UNC replaces 2021 spring break with scattered days off throughout the semester

November 13, 2020

Students are worried they’ll have less time to rest during what is already a condensed semester.

Election reflection: UNC students share how they reacted as the results came in

November 6, 2020

It was an especially significant election for many UNC students because it was the first time they ever voted for president.

Expert panelists discuss partisan divides and voter turnout in the 2020 election

November 6, 2020

At a panel this week, election experts discussed partisan divisions and voter turnout.

Youth voter turnout higher in 2020 than in previous presidential election

November 6, 2020

Voter turnout among young people was higher this year than in 2016, which may have had a significant impact in key battleground states.

Despite the pandemic, community leaders are urging Black voters to go to the polls

November 1, 2020

The N.C. Board of Elections says about 20 percent of early voters this year are African-American. In past years, state legislative leaders have tried to curtail forms of early voting that were popular with Black voters.

Court order requires 2020 NC election to be more accessible to visually impaired voters

October 30, 2020

The NC State Board of Elections has launched an absentee ballot portal for blind and impaired voters so they can cast their ballots online.

Young people are voting early at higher rates in 2020 than in previous years

October 30, 2020

Despite low voter turnout rates in previous elections, young people so far are showing up in a big way for the 2020 election.

No tricks or treats: Halloween will look different this year on Franklin Street

October 23, 2020

Town officials are trying to discourage the annual gathering on Franklin Street.