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Chapel Hill experiences a Day Without Women

March 10, 2017

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools were one of only a handful of school districts in the country that had to cancel classes on the Day Without a Woman.

New policy restricts work of campus civil rights center

March 4, 2017

The Board of Governors has ordered the Center for Civil Rights to stop taking new cases, which could have a severe impact on discrimination litigation in North Carolina.

Counterfeit tickets circulate around Chapel Hill

March 4, 2017

There have been multiple arrests in the area for people selling counterfeit tickets. UNC and local police are warning fans about buying fake tickets.

With Obamacare’s future uncertain, students rush to get birth control

February 27, 2017

Students worry birth control may become more expensive if Congress dismantles the Affordable Care Act.

UNC System President, Margaret Spellings, seen in this 2016 file photo, is asking the Trump Administration to extend a controversial program that allows young immigrants to stay in the U.S.

Spellings calls on Trump to maintain DACA program

February 25, 2017

The UNC System President supports an Obama Administration policy that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children to stay here.

Proposal would punish students who disrupt campus speakers

February 25, 2017

The proposal by North Carolina’s Lt. Governor is a reaction to protests in North Carolina and elsewhere that have targeted conservative speakers.

Trump transgender guidelines anger local activists

February 25, 2017

The White House will let states decide whether transgender people are allowed to the bathroom that matches their gender identity.

Local immigrants fear possible Trump crackdown

February 25, 2017

The Trump administration is taking an aggressive stance on immigration, and even some legal immigrants in Chapel Hill fear they will be targeted.

UNC Global official explains campus response to immigration ban

February 4, 2017

UNC is trying to address the fears of its international students surrounding President Donald Trump’s recent immigration ban.

Triangle stands up for refugees affected by the “Muslim Ban”

February 4, 2017

President Trump’s travel ban receives backlash from students and members of the community.