Carolina Connection podcast: Critics want to UNC to remove Flock cameras from campus

On the edition of the Carolina Connection podcast, we discuss the nationwide controversy over Flock cameras - security cameras, owned by a private company, that record images of cars and people. UNC s...

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A fictional sport from an Australian movie has become a real life student club at UNC

The UNC Jugger club was founded after a chance encounter with New Zealand’s national team. All sorts of students have been drawn to the unique sport since.

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UNC leaders encourage students to embrace AI without sacrificing human judgment

UNC's new AI minor is introducing students across disciplines to artificial intelligence. University leaders emphasize human judgment, responsible use and data privacy through resources like UNC Libra...

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An NC city's Bigfoot festival attracts believers and skeptics of the legendary beast

While skeptics call it implausible, thousands of Bigfoot believers came together in Marion, N.C. to share evidence, discuss sightings, and celebrate community in the North Carolina mountains.

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UNC's Flock camera contract is soon up for renewal; student group wants them gone

UNC installed more than a dozen Flock cameras as a safety measure after a campus shooting in 2023. Now, a student group wants them taken down.

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UNC commemorates First Amendment Day as speech and press rights face historic challenges

The annual event occurs as a court fight is underway over a White House ban on certain news organizations - one of several legal battles resulting from the Trump Administration's efforts to restrict p...

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UNC's student population continues to rise despite concerns

After the Board of Trustees passed a resolution to increase UNC's undergraduate class by 5,000 students within the next eight years, some students expressed concerns for housing and parking.

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UNC faces questions for not releasing findings of recent investigations

UNC investigated both the School of Civic Life and Leadership and the football program, but didn’t release results.

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UNC declares football investigation over after two high-profile resignations

Football Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick resigned two weeks after football General Manager Michael Lombardi left the university amid a wide-ranging investigation.

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After the resignations, are UNC football fans and students ready to move on?

UNC's football program faces uncertainty after the resignations of General Manager Michael Lombardi and Defensive Coordinator Steve Belichick.. Students and alumni shared mixed reactions.

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Campus attack raises concerns about Alert Carolina system

Students and faculty are questioning why UNC failed to activate its emergency alert system after a visitor to campus shouted threats and racial slurs during a meeting of Black students.

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As the Trump Administration tightens visa rules, some UNC international students consider leaving

Many students come to the U.S. for the promise of better education. However, getting the right paperwork isn’t easy, and it’s becoming even harder.

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UNC students learn the ropes of competing in a little-known club sport

Carolina Jump Rope is a niche campus club sport that competes nationally with other universities.

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Under fire from critics, UNC's Women and Gender Studies department pushes for open dialogue

Amid anti-DEI sentiment and UNC's new public syllabus requirement, faculty in the Women and Gender Studies Department say they're working to maintain their ethics, integrity ... and jobs.

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Faculty, students, and media pressure UNC to release Civic Life investigation report

UNC is refusing to release the findings of an investigation into the School of Civic Life and Leadership. The investigation followed allegations of misconduct in the school’s hiring practices.

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State Republican leaders attack LGBTQ+ themed library books in Chapel Hill-Carrboro schools

Republican lawmakers say some elementary school library books in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools include inappropriate LGBTQ themes, while school officials say they follow state law.

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As graduation approaches, seniors engage in some final UNC traditions

As UNC seniors prepare to graduate, traditions like grad photos, Bell Tower climbs, and Franklin Street celebrations take on new meaning.

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For the anonymous students inside the costume, being Rameses is a serious responsibility

Students pass down the costume - and the tradition - from year to year, with their identities remaining secret until they're ready to graduate.

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Carolina Connection podcast: Redefining refugee realities

Hundreds of Rohingya refugees live under tarps, tin scraps, and spare sheets of wood they've found in the heart of New Delhi, India. They fight the unforgiving heat, inconsistent water supplies, and t...

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This year's severe drought is a challenge for Coker Arboretum's plants - and their caretakers

The arboretum's caretakers hope judicious watering and the use of native plant species will minimize the effects of the dry weather.

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Death row inmate collaborates with UNC professor on rap album

Alim Braxton, known on music platforms as “Rrome Alone,” has been incarcerated for over thirty years at Central Prison. With the help of UNC music professor Mark Katz and New-York based producer Nick ...

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Carolina Connection podcast: Young men are increasingly obsessed with 'bulking up'

Eating disorders are typically stereotyped as a girl thing, but boys and men struggle with an obsession over gaining muscle and bulking up – sometimes referred to as "bigorexia." Research shows nearly...

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False stories in the Daily Tar Heel's April Fools issue spark campus controversy, staff resignations

The satirical issue, which contained fake articles about ICE, DEI, and other controversial subjects, is being criticized as disrespectful to marginalized students.

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'Home was kind of coming to me': New men's basketball coach Michael Malone joins his Tar Heel daughter

New UNC men’s basketball head coach Michael Malone brings championship experience to Chapel Hill. But for his daughter, UNC volleyball player Bridget Malone, the hire means something more.

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North Carolina native Christina Koch makes history on Artemis II mission

Christina Koch, a mission specialist for Artemis II, is from Jacksonville, N.C. She attended the North Carolina School of Science and Math in Durham and North Carolina State University.

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A former Still Life worker says he's not surprised by underage drinking allegations

For the second time in two years, employees of the Franklin St. night club face charges following a fatal car wreck. In both cases, investigators say Still Life served alcohol to underage customers.

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Davis's departure likely means UNC is leaving the Dean Smith era behind

As university leaders seek a replacement for Hubert Davis, they may look less to the past and more to the transactional future of modern college basketball.

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100 woodblocks create a sonic soundscape in Coker Arboretum

The wirelessly controlled blocks and hammers were spread across the Arboretum in a two-day art installation called Murmurations by The Process Series.

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This Franklin St. business allows visitors to play with cats ... and adopt them

Cat Tales Cat Cafe offers a space for local community members to meet and play with cats up for adoption. The cafe’s rescue mission seeks to reduce euthanasia rates, a growing problem statewide.

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