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The Chapel Hill Town Council promises to take an active role in fighting climate change

April 30, 2021

After the Chapel Hill Town Council declared a climate emergency, the town adopted a new plan to combat the dangers of climate change.

Bugging out: Billions of cicadas to emerge this summer in a noisy mating frenzy

April 30, 2021

The cicadas, known as Brood X, will emerge from underground at the beginning of May, exciting entomologists and other bug enthusiasts.

RV there yet? Broadway couple hits the road for a new adventure in camper renovations

April 30, 2021

Dave Thomas Brown and Amelia Bay worked on Broadway. But when the pandemic hit, they decided to start renovating RVs.

Some LGBTQ students of color – feeling excluded by large UNC clubs – have created their own spaces

April 30, 2021

Some LGBTQ student of color at UNC struggle to feel included, but several on-campus clubs are trying to change that.

In response to a student petition, UNC’s Drama Department has diversified its curriculum

April 29, 2021

Senior Katia Carmichael created a petition calling on UNC’s Drama Department to diversify the curriculum to support BIPOC students and playwrights.

Women worry about their safety on Franklin Street after a man is accused of assault and trespassing

April 23, 2021

Tucker Frey has a record of harassing and assaulting women. Posts about him on social media are sparking a larger conversation about how Franklin Street area feels less safe to some.

Some North Carolinians hope Derek Chauvin’s conviction is a turning point for police accountability

April 23, 2021

After Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd, some members of the community reflect on what the verdict means for criminal justice reform.

Mega monster movie mayhem: People head back to theaters for the first time in over a year

April 23, 2021

Audiences are flocking back to movie theaters to see “Godzilla vs Kong.” It’s one of the first new films available in theaters since the start of the pandemic.

UNC Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham launches a new video series discussing athlete compensation

April 23, 2021

The Carolina Values Project features Athletic Director Bubba Cunningham talking about commercial aspects of college athletics with different people in the sports industry.

Some students scramble to make new vaccine appointments after Johnson & Johnson pause

April 16, 2021

UNC stopped administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine as part of a nationwide pause. That interfered with some students’ appointments at the campus vaccine site.