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Another Lawsuit Filed Against UNC by Former Student Athletes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 23, 2015 | News

Another lawsuit has been filed alleging UNC did not provide a proper college education to its student athletes. A class action lawsuit was filed in Durham County on Thursday afternoon. WCHL’s Blake Hodge spoke with Attorney Bob...

UNC Board of Trustees Approves Parking Reconfiguration

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 22, 2015 | Higher Education

The full UNC Board of Trustees convened on Thursday at the Carolina Inn. As part of the consent agenda at the meeting, a design to improve pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular access from Franklin Street to Cameron Avenue was...

UNC Launches New Research Venture Fund

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 21, 2015 | Higher Education

UNC officials announced the formation of the Carolina Research Venture Fund, at a Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday. Board member Sallie Shuping-Russell, who is also a managing director at BlackRock – the world’s largest...

UNC School of Government Aims to Prove Worth to New Board of Governors Leadership

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 21, 2015 | Higher Education

There have been ripple effects emanating through the UNC campus following news that Tom Ross would be transitioning out of his role as President of the University System over the next year. One UNC branch of note in this...

UNC Submits Response to SACS

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2015 | Higher Education

UNC has submitted a response to its regional accrediting body, following concerns raised during the independent investigation into academic irregularities at the university. SACSCOC requested information from UNC, in November of...

HIV Survival Rates Disproportionately Low in South

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 20, 2015 | Health

Survival rates for those infected with HIV/AIDS in the South are the lowest across the nation. Nine southern states, including North Carolina, are hit disproportionately hard by HIV/AIDS, according to new research out of Duke...

Chapel Hill Holds MLK March

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 19, 2015 | News Around Town

Among events across the nation celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a rally and march held in Chapel Hill. As the sun rose higher in the Carolina blue sky on Monday morning, hundreds came out to the...

UNC President Tom Ross Ousted By BOG

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 16, 2015 | Higher Education

UNC System President Tom Ross is on the way out. The decision was announced on Friday. Ross will be transitioning out of his role effective January 3, 2016, or when his successor is in place, whichever is later. At a press...

Varsity Theatre Meets Kickstarter Goal

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 14, 2015 | Business

The Varsity Theatre tweeted out on Wednesday evening that they met their $50,000 Kickstarter goal. With these funds the Chapel Hill staple will be able to upgrade one theatre to digital operation from 35mm film and continue...

Young Democrat Convention Coming to Chapel Hill

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 14, 2015 | State Government

Young democrats across the Tar Heel state will be migrating to Chapel Hill for their annual convention this year. The teen, college, and young democrats announced, earlier this week, they would hold their 2015 convention in...

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