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When most of Chapel Hill is sleeping, these WXYC DJs provide 24/7 music and mood to the community

February 21, 2025 Andy Zhao

New disk jockeys at WXYC are often assigned to the graveyard shift, where despite the late hours, they find personal fulfillment is spinning freeform music.

UNC a capella groups get vocal in an international competition

February 21, 2025 Regan Rhymes

UNC singers were among those competing at the annual International Competition for Collegiate A Cappella. They hope to qualify for semifinals and bring home the win with their originally arranged and choreographed set.

Roberts faces backlash after his announcement that UNC will cooperate with ICE

February 7, 2025 Gowri Abhinanda

UNC plans to comply with President Trump’s executive order ending “sensitive spaces” where ICE was previously prohibited from detaining migrants.

‘A reminder that these are your roots too’: the community celebrates Black History Month

February 7, 2025 Maya Hagan

As the Trump Administration tries to make Black History Month and other similar ones obsolete. Black educators and community are working to keep the conversation going beyond February.

Carrboro music store continues to serve the community despite economic challenges

February 7, 2025 Andy Zhao

Twin House Music has survived despite competition from big-box music stores and online sellers. Community service is part of the reason.

Trump’s effort to end birthright citizenship creates uncertainty, anxiety for local immigrants

January 31, 2025 Gowri Abhinanda

The president’s executive order – which has been temporarily halted by federal courts – would end birthright citizenship and create an uncertain legal status for children born to some immigrants.

As UNC plans to add more students, its dorms already can’t house everyone who wants a room

January 31, 2025 Mia Khatib

Chancellor Lee Roberts plans to increase UNC’s undergraduate enrollment by 500 students next year, with a long term goal of adding 5000. But UNC already can’t meet demand for dorm rooms.

At some local shelters, the number of people seeking cold-weather beds has tripled

January 31, 2025 Melodi Carty

Recent cold temperatures presented a unique challenge for unhoused individuals, who relied on a variety of community organization for shelter on freezing nights.

Snerd the Groundhog readies himself to predict North Carolina’s winter weather

January 31, 2025 Regan Rhymes

Groundhogs will have their day on Feb. 2, but CLAWS, Inc. near Chapel Hill cares for a groundhog and more than a hundred other rescued animals every day.

Local quilter stitches together colorful designs — and community

January 31, 2025 Lily Kane

Local quilting enthusiast David Lyles leads classes that teach people to sew as a means of relaxation and self-motivation. Last weekend, his students showcased their quilts in an exhibition at the Hargraves Center.