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UNC declares football investigation over after two high-profile resignations

September 18, 2026 Brooks Stevenson, Lauren Mallett and Kayleigh Bender

Football Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick resigned two weeks after football General Manager Michael Lombardi left the university amid a wide-ranging investigation.

Campus attack raises concerns about Alert Carolina system

September 18, 2026 Samantha Rose

Students and faculty are questioning why UNC failed to activate its emergency alert system after a visitor to campus shouted threats and racial slurs during a meeting of Black students.

As investigation continues, Belichick tries to turn the conversation back to football

September 11, 2026 Kayleigh Bender

After GM Michael Lombardi’s resignation amid a university investigation, questions remain about Bill Belichick’s responsibility, the program’s culture of compliance, and the future of its NFL-style model.

Faculty, students, and media pressure UNC to release Civic Life investigation report

April 25, 2026 Editor and Alice Scott

UNC is refusing to release the findings of an investigation into the School of Civic Life and Leadership. The investigation followed allegations of misconduct in the school’s hiring practices.

State Republican leaders attack LGBTQ+ themed library books in Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools

April 24, 2026 Allison Helms and Javon Huynh

Republican lawmakers say some elementary school library books in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools include inappropriate LGBTQ themes, while school officials say they follow state law.

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Under fire from critics, UNC’s Women and Gender Studies department pushes for open dialogue

April 24, 2026 Rachel Moody

Amid anti-DEI sentiment and UNC’s new public syllabus requirement, faculty in the Women and Gender Studies Department say they’re working to maintain their ethics, integrity … and jobs.

For the anonymous students inside the costume, being Rameses is a serious responsibility

April 24, 2026 Rachel Moody

Students pass down the costume – and the tradition – from year to year, with their identities remaining secret until they’re ready to graduate.

Death row inmate collaborates with UNC professor on rap album

April 18, 2026 Henry Nicholls

Alim Braxton, known on music platforms as “Rrome Alone,” has been incarcerated for over thirty years at Central Prison. With the help of UNC music professor Mark Katz and New-York based producer Nick Neutronz, he is able to release music from death row.

This year’s severe drought is a challenge for Coker Arboretum’s plants – and their caretakers

April 17, 2026 Anthony Guerra-Flores

The arboretum’s caretakers hope judicious watering and the use of native plant species will minimize the effects of the dry weather.

‘Home was kind of coming to me’: New men’s basketball coach Michael Malone joins his Tar Heel daughter

April 10, 2026 Zoe Behrendt

New UNC men’s basketball head coach Michael Malone brings championship experience to Chapel Hill. But for his daughter, UNC volleyball player Bridget Malone, the hire means something more.