If an insect can be born, live and die in three weeks, then the average Carolina student should be able to complete a course in the same amount of time. “My friend in the laboratory says the life cycle of a flea is three weeks,” said Bobbi Owen,… read more
After enduring months of mental competency tests and deliberation with his public defender, the UNC alumnus who drove an SUV through the heart of UNC’s campus last year will plead not guilty on all counts. Mohammad Taheri-Azar ’05, who turned… read more
Duke University may open its classes to some students from Carolina, but there’s no home for rival Tar Heels in Krzyzewskiville. That’s the verdict of Duke student leaders, according to the Associated Press, as well as reluctant administrators… read more
Every day, the GAA serves students, but the beginning of the school year is especially packed with programs and opportunities. Nearly 6,000 students are now members of the GAA’s student membership program, representing a record, and a number of… read more
This year, seniors will be encouraged to choose as their class gift something a little less tangible. Rather than giving to a physical gift to the University, seniors will be able to select an area of campus to support financially. There are more… read more
Students at UNC have awarded $210,000 to help build a “green” visitor education center at the N.C. Botanical Garden. The student-run Renewable Energy Special Projects Committee made the group’s largest award to date to help construct a geothermal… read more
As have thousands of immigrants and their supporters – from Atlanta to Los Angeles – members of the student-run Carolina Hispanic Association mirrored advocates across the nation on April 10 as they led students and community members in a rally for… read more
A UNC student died and another was in critical condition after the two fell out of a third-floor window in Stacy Residence Hall early Friday morning, Feb. 24, 2006. Sophomore Keith Shawn Smith, 20, a Greensboro native and resident adviser on the… read more
These facts on the entering freshman class are estimates from the UNC Office of Undergraduate Admissions. read more
A new UNC program has been developed to allow students to immerse themselves in six months of intensive study in Asian culture, taking them from the streets of Beijing to a dairy farm in the Chinese countryside. read more