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After a long advocacy campaign, UNC will get its first Asian-American student center

February 1, 2020

The UNC Board of Trustees approved the creation of the center at their January meeting.

More college students are running for political office

February 1, 2020

More representatives of underrepresented groups have been running for local office since 2018, and that includes North Carolina college students.

Business students protest campus appearance of controversial ‘Food Babe’

February 1, 2020

Blogger Vani Hari has been credited for leading campaigns for increased food transparency, but critics say she espouses pseudoscience about food dangers and vaccines.

UNC researchers could help respond to the coronavirus outbreak

January 25, 2020

Scientists at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health have researched antiviral treatments for coronaviruses, such as the one that’s sickened hundreds in China.

Release from wrongful imprisonment leads to emotional challenges

January 25, 2020

People who have been exonerated of their crimes and released after years of wrongful imprisonment often face a tough emotional release.

The Daily Tar Heel files suit against UNC over the Silent Sam settlement

January 25, 2020

The DTH’s lawyer says if the newspaper wins the case, UNC’s $2.5 million settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans could be declared null and void.

10 years after earthquake, Haitian refugees in eastern N.C. face uncertain future

January 13, 2020 Jared Weber

More than 1,500 Haitian refugees settled in the eastern North Carolina town of Mount Olive. But now, the Trump administration may force them to leave.

Soup for lunch, crackers for dinner: Food insecurity leaves some UNC students scrounging for meals

January 13, 2020

A UNC study found food insecurity so common on campus that almost 6,000 students lack access to food on a regular basis. On other campuses, the numbers are even higher.

Silent Sam settlement protests overshadow Guskiewicz’s first day

December 20, 2019 Jared Weber

UNC concluded a months-long search for its next chancellor by sticking with a familiar face. The Board of Governors named Interim Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz to the job permanently. The announcement came on a day colored with protests.

UNC remembers James Cates’ killing 49 years later

November 23, 2019

Community members led a remembrance for James Cates, Jr., who was killed on campus in 1970 in a racially-charged attack.