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Student Stores details renovation plans in first town hall meeting

March 25, 2017

The new owners of UNC’s Student Stores seek to show their commitment to UNC, despite ongoing concerns from students about corporatization.

Cooper and legislators seek to incentivize new teachers

March 10, 2017

Both Governor Roy Cooper and state legislative leaders have proposed plans to remedy North Carolina’s growing teacher shortage.

UNC’s med school opts for animal-free training

March 10, 2017

UNC’s medical school says it will no longer use pigs for emergency medical training, after animal-rights advocates filed a complaint last August.

UNC students fearful of DACA repeal

March 10, 2017

President Trump remains unclear on what he will do with President Obama’s 2012 executive order known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival or DACA.

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.