News – Page 52 – Carolina Connection

Students create alert system to notify the community about Confederate groups

October 5, 2019

The new system is intended to alert people when Confederate groups visit campus, but so far it’s been used only once.

Multiple crimes targeting women have left some fearful

September 28, 2019

A sexual assault, an attempted break-in, and a harassment report have left some UNC students calling for campus safety improvements.

Late nights on Franklin Street have employees concerned for personal safety

September 28, 2019

Late nights on Franklin Street are hectic and sometimes dangerous, especially for people who work in restaurants and bars.

What weapons can you carry to protect yourself? It depends where you are

September 28, 2019

Pepper spray is the only permitted weapon on campus. But off campus, the law is more permissive.

Students protest U.S. investigation into the UNC-Duke Middle East Consortium

September 28, 2019

The Education Department says the program is misusing federal money and is too ideological and too pro-Islam. Protesters say the investigation is Islamaphobic.

YouTube penalty raises questions of how to protect children’s online privacy

September 28, 2019

The Federal Trade Commission fined Youtube and Google $170 million for violating the Child Online Privacy Protection Act.

UNC senior remembered for selflessness, public service

September 21, 2019

UNC senior Wynn Burrus, a business major and Morehead-Cain scholar, passed away Tuesday.

Trump Administration says UNC/Duke Middle East program violates federal grant

September 21, 2019

The U.S. Department of Education expressed concerns about the UNC/Duke Consortium of Middle East Studies being too ideological and too pro-Islam.

At UNC, Sanders pushes plan to cancel student debt

September 21, 2019

The Vermont Senator came to campus Thursday evening to rally student support for his 2020 presidential campaign.

Chapel Hill residents rally on Franklin Street demanding climate action

September 21, 2019

A crowd gathered at the Peace and Justice Plaza to strike for climate action and the implementation of the Green New Deal on a local scale.