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Students embrace the healing power of ‘cathartic screaming’ to cope with stress

April 8, 2022

To cope with the tension of the pandemic and other stressors, UNC’s Department of Dramatic Art led a collective, cathartic screaming session at the center of campus.

After bizarre notifications, UNC blocks access to the Coursicle scheduling app

April 8, 2022

UNC is now blocking access to Coursicle after the site started sending users odd and offensive push notifications. The site’s founder says he was bringing attention to mental health issues.

Board of Governors says 2024 UNC System applicants can omit ACT/SAT scores

April 8, 2022

The Board of Governors voted to keep giving students the option to omit SAT and ACT scores in their applications to UNC System schools.

UNC men’s basketball team greeted by loyal fans upon return to Chapel Hill

April 8, 2022

Despite their loss in the National Championship game, the Tar Heels came home to an enthusiastic crowd of fans in Chapel Hill.

Chapel Hill basketball fans take to the street following Duke win

April 8, 2022

The UNC men’s basketball team played in the last two games of the NCAA tournament in New Orleans, while hometown fans reacted to every moment from Franklin St. bars and restaurants.

‘This one is big’: Fans in New Orleans get ready for historic game

April 1, 2022 Daniel Myrick and Brianna Atkinson

Carolina Connection’s Daniel Myrick reports from New Orleans, where UNC and Duke fans are converging for the Final Four.

Businesses excited for Final Four fervor, but want to keep from being overwhelmed

April 1, 2022

As Chapel Hill gears up for a historic battle with Duke in the Final Four, bars and restaurants on Franklin St. get creative to prepare for record-breaking crowds.

Car accident deaths in NC are increasing. Distracted driving is part of the reason.

April 1, 2022

It takes more than scare tactics to break a distracted driving habit, a practice that contributed to higher traffic fatalities in North Carolina in 2021.

UNC plans renovations of athletic facilities that haven’t seen work in two decades

April 1, 2022

Four teams will receive new facilities in the coming months.

Student demonstrators demand UNC stop using non-renewable energy

March 25, 2022

UNC-Chapel Hill is the only NC campus that relies on coal power. Students and community activists marched against UNC’s coal-powered cogeneration facility and university investments in fossil fuels.