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Youth voter turnout higher in 2020 than in previous presidential election

November 6, 2020

Voter turnout among young people was higher this year than in 2016, which may have had a significant impact in key battleground states.

Presenting the “TikTopera:” UNC Opera uses social media to continue performing

November 6, 2020

Instead of a fully-staged production, UNC Opera is singing on TikTok for this semester’s show.

Thrift stores sustain popularity despite the pandemic

November 6, 2020

The popularity of online thrift and secondhand clothing stores has grown during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“A voteless people is a hopeless people”: Local push to get out the Black vote

October 30, 2020

Organizers from Alpha Phi Alpha, a historically Black fraternity, encouraged early voting as part of their “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People” initiative.

Real life witches perform spells and fight stigmas: a look inside the Wiccan community

October 30, 2020

Modern day witches practice spells in their daily lives to manifest positivity.

Sitting apart, cheering together: UNC football fans mask up to support the Tar Heels

October 30, 2020

What’s it like for UNC football fans to support the Tar Heels while following Kenan Stadium’s COVID-19 guidelines?

No tricks or treats: Halloween will look different this year on Franklin Street

October 23, 2020

Town officials are trying to discourage the annual gathering on Franklin Street.

Proposed affordable housing development progresses, but still faces opposition

October 23, 2020

Despite slow progress, the Habitat for Humanity of Orange County continues to work on a mixed use development in Chapel Hill.

Because of the pandemic, the cast of UNC’s annual Rocky Horror show will do the “Time Warp” virtually

October 23, 2020

UNC Pauper Players’ annual Halloween performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show will take place online this year.

Long lines and COVID-19 precautions mark the start of early voting in Chapel Hill

October 16, 2020

People in masks lined up to cast their ballots on the first day of early voting in Chapel Hill. Poll workers said they were regularly sanitizing the polling stations.