They came in the thousands to honor the memory of Zijie Yan, a brilliant, soft-spoken faculty member and nanoscience researcher killed in a campus shooting on Aug. 28. At a vigil held Aug. 30 at the Smith Center, the Carolina community came… read more
Within hours of UNC professor Zijie Yan’s tragic death, students, the administration and outside groups organized vigils, moments of silence, a rally and places for hugs. View a gallery of what Carolina Strong looks like. read more
Almost exactly 48 hours after a professor was shot and killed on campus, students, their family members and community residents gathered in front of South Building to advocate for stronger gun control laws. “We are sharing our lived… read more
Former UNC women’s basketball coach Sylvia Hatchell, who led the Tar Heels to their only national championship in 1994, was honored this month with a bench in the Championship Coaches Legacy Garden in Springfield, Massachusetts. Hatchell is a… read more
Gov. Roy Cooper ’79 (’82 JD) has asked the NCAA to grant eligibility to a UNC football transfer the association has deemed ineligible to play this season. Cooper wrote a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker supporting wide receiver Devontez… read more
UNC’s Board of Trustees last week passed an antidiscrimination resolution aimed at more broadly applying the ruling of the U.S. Supreme Court that struck down the use of race-based admissions programs at UNC. Originally drafted by board member… read more
The road to an award-winning Wagyu beef sandwich ends in Chapel Hill. Capriotti’s Sandwich Shop opened in May on East Franklin Street after retrofitting the space formerly occupied by Waffle House and, even earlier, the legendary Pepper’s… read more
Professors are worried less about students using AI to cheat and more about how it should be used. By Mark Derewicz (a real human) A flawed, sarcastic human spent time talking to smarter humans and contextualizing facts and… read more
Carolina just happens to have a few good teams in a sport you may have never heard of. by Mark Derewicz The ball sails over the goal, booming off a wall in Fetzer Gym. Six men scurry back on defense, while six players on the opposing team… read more
Two feature stories and a timeline concerning the tulip poplar that witnessed the birth of America’s first public university stories by Paul Wachter A Turn for the Better When… read more