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As phone companies phase out 3G, Chapel Hill Transit riders no longer can track buses

March 4, 2022

Chapel Hill Transit bus riders are unable to track buses after AT&T turned off its 3G service. That left some students, faculty, and other riders changing their methods of transportation.

‘Heels Care Network’ aims to provide mental health support to students

March 4, 2022

The Heels Care Network serves as a centralized location for a range of online mental health materials.

For a UNC researcher, the invasion of Ukraine hits close to home

February 28, 2022 Daniel Myrick

Oleh Wolowyna of the UNC Center for Slavic, Eurasian and East European Studies was born in Ukraine, still has relatives there, and has spent his career studying the region.

A Black photographer says he’s being censored after UNC cancelled plans to display his works

February 25, 2022

UNC leaders abruptly canceled an exhibition by Durham photographer Cornell Watson that documented Black life and Black activism in Chapel Hill. They objected to several of the images.

The UNC System is lifting its mask mandate, but UNC-Chapel Hill will wait for Orange County to do the same

February 25, 2022

The UNC System has announced it will end its mask mandate March 7. But the order is subject to local regulations, and Orange County leaders have not said when they may lift the countywide mask rule.

UNC Beekeeping Club educates wanna-bee honey harvesters

February 25, 2022 Brianna Atkinson

The Carolina Beekeeping Club’s “Bee School” is a hands-on learning program to teach students and community members about beekeeping basics.

‘Chapel Hill Works’ photography exhibit celebrates the many town employees

February 25, 2022

Now on display, portraits of 118 Town of Chapel Hill employees show their often invisible work, from making road signs to repairing books.

UNC’s mask mandate remains in place, but students don’t always comply

February 18, 2022

Though mask mandates are falling in other parts of the state and country, UNC still requires maks indoors. But some students aren’t complying.

Trans tattoo artist provides inclusive space in Carborro for fresh ink

February 18, 2022

Rosemary Van Dyke, a trans woman tattoo artist, is working in a white-male dominated industry and leveling out the power dynamic between artist and client.

Anecdotal evidence suggests young people are smoking more

February 18, 2022

Cigarette sales went up in 2020 for the first time in two decades, and researchers are looking into whether young adults are responsible for part of the increase.