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Amid the pandemic, some are trying to keep Chapel Hill’s music culture intact

November 25, 2020

Downtown Chapel Hill’s Save The Music Street Performance Series invites musicians to play live on Franklin St. on Saturday nights.

UNC-Chapel Hill spring 2021 reopening plan raises concerns in the UNC community

November 13, 2020

Though UNC leaders are promising extra health precautions, some members of the UNC community are concerned about the university’s spring 2021 in-person reopening.

Red and blue make purple: North Carolina confirms its status as a political battleground with the 2020 election

November 13, 2020

North Carolina voters leaned Republican red for President Trump, yet reelected Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.

Dorms, off-campus or at home: Students weigh spring 2021 housing options

November 13, 2020

As the spring semester approaches, UNC students are adjusting their housing plans.

Prayers in a pandemic: How two Catholic churches in Chapel Hill are continuing to worship

November 13, 2020

Two Catholic churches in Chapel Hill adapted their services by live streaming mass and moving outside.

Election reflection: UNC students share how they reacted as the results came in

November 6, 2020

It was an especially significant election for many UNC students because it was the first time they ever voted for president.

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.