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UNC Trustees plan to open a new school. Critics say they’re creating a ‘conservative safe space.’

February 3, 2023 Sophie Mallinson

The Board of Trustees’ resolution for a School of Civic Life and Leadership has been met with conservative praise and faculty criticism.

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A survey shows students are seeking out similar political views in their roommates

February 3, 2023 Hannah Noel

The NBC survey showed that most college students would prefer not to room with somebody who votes differently.

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Lab on UNC campus helps identify what’s in street drugs

February 3, 2023 Annie Le Baron

UNC lab tests samples of street drugs for contaminants that cause fatal overdoses. It’s part of a national harm reduction strategy.

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Student organization hopes Lunar New Year will help bridge gaps in the local Chinese community

January 27, 2023 Annie Le Baron

Lunar New Year celebrations hope to bridge the gap between the Asian American and International Chinese populations on UNC’s campus.

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From masks to booster shots: an update on COVID at UNC

January 27, 2023 Kyle Turik

While UNC remains mask-optional, some students feel safer on campus if they are masked. Medical experts are urging people at UNC to get the bivalent booster shot and continue to stay cautious about COVID.

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Though inflation is cooling, rising food prices affect both small businesses and their partners

January 27, 2023 Hannah Noel

Local small businesses are adjusting to rising food prices alongside their customers.

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Photography exhibition ‘Tarred Healing’ finds new home at the National Civil Rights Museum

January 27, 2023 Lorelai Sykes

UNC wouldn’t Durham photographer Cornell Watson’s work to be displayed in the Sonja Haynes Stone Center last year.

Features

A new role for an ancient practice: Sheep are in demand to trim the grass at solar farms

January 16, 2023 Sophie Mallinson

North Carolina’s solar farms are gaining ‘solar sheep’ as part of a practice combining new technology with the traditional farming industry.

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Drink-friendly ‘social districts’ are spreading across North Carolina, but is the idea right for Chapel Hill?

January 13, 2023 Sophie Mallinson

New drink-friendly social districts have come to Raleigh and other cities to help businesses recover from the pandemic, and Chapel Hill is considering a social district of its own.

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The holidays are quiet times for businesses that depend on student customers

December 5, 2022 Sophie Mallinson

The hustle and bustle of UNC’s campus means customers for downtown Chapel Hill businesses. But what do college classics like He’s Not Here look like when the students aren’t here?

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