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As it deals with new COVID-19 expenses, the UNC System’s budget in still in dispute

April 3, 2020

UNC System campuses already faced challenges due to the state budget impasse. Now, the coronavirus is adding more funding complications.

The pandemic has forced many UNC international students to try to continue their education from overseas

March 8, 2020

With universities in the United States ending in-person classes and closing dorms, many international students have had to move back home. They’re trying to keep up with coursework while in different time zones.

Coronavirus changes some students’ Spring Break plans, but others still plan to travel

March 7, 2020

As coronavirus continues to infect people around the world, students have been forced to deal with the potential consequences on their spring break travel.

Many students face obstacles seeking mental health care

March 7, 2020

It’s been almost a year since a UNC task force released a report outlining the challenges faced by students seeking mental health treatment. But progress has been slow.

For Carrboro residents near Tom’s Creek, floods have become a regular event

March 7, 2020

People who live near Toms Creek want the Town of Carrboro and other government agencies to do more to prevent flooding.

Chinese Americans in central North Carolina respond to the coronavirus outbreak

February 29, 2020

Though COVID-19 has yet to infect anyone in North Carolina, it’s had major effects on the lives of some Chinese Americans living in the Triangle.

UNC cancels study-abroad programs in South Korea, leaving some students disappointed

February 29, 2020

UNC officials are now banning non-essential travel to both China and South Korea because of the coronavirus outbreak, interrupting students’ study abroad plans.

Students and campaign workers prepare for Super Tuesday vote

February 29, 2020

With the March 3 N.C. Primary around the corner, UNC students prepare to vote on a campus flooded with canvassing efforts.

Trump administration proposes ending the student loan forgiveness program

February 29, 2020

President Trump’s proposed fiscal year 2021 budget would eliminate the program, which some UNC students had been counting on to help them reduce their college debt load.

Board of Governors chair calls Silent Sam a distraction

February 22, 2020

Chair Randy Ramsey has reaffirmed that Silent Sam won’t return to campus, but also expressed frustration at the ongoing controversy.