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Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition Leads Conversation on Underage Drinking

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 17, 2017 | Pre-K - 12 Education

A campaign called “A Conversation Worth Having” facilitated by the Chapel Hill Campus and Community Coalition is educating and encouraging parents to speak with their children about the dangers of underage drinking. The...

Mural of North Carolina Painted by Carolina Meadows Artists Made Into Puzzle

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 16, 2017 | Entertainment

A Winston-Salem-based company, Heritage Puzzle, is turning a North Carolina-themed mural painted by three artists from Chapel Hill retirement community Carolina Meadows into a puzzle. Margaret Zircher, one of the artists, says...

Chapel Hill Takes Over Four Affordable Housing Units from Non-Profit CASA

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 10, 2017 | Local Government

The Chapel Hill Town Council met last week and agreed to purchase four condominium units at Ashley Forest for minimal cost from CASA, a Raleigh-based non-profit organization dedicated to developing rental housing for homeless...

18 UNC Students from Orange County Inducted into Heralded National College Honorary Society

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 10, 2017 | UNC

The nation’s oldest and most honored college honorary society, Phi Beta Kappa, inducted 18 UNC students from Orange County as new members in a recent induction ceremony. New members received certificates and Phi Beta Kappa keys,...

OCRCC Hopes ‘Me Too’ Campaign Increases Awareness

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 9, 2017 | Nonprofit

More and more individuals have begun coming forward about sexual assault on social media amidst increasing sexual assault allegations against public figures like Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey. The campaign, called #MeToo,...

UNC Employees Publish Book Linking Autism and Substance Abuse

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 8, 2017 | Health

Up until recently, substance use disorder was considered rare among those on the autism spectrum. Clinical instructor at UNC’s Addiction Detox Unit in WakeBrook in Raleigh Elizabeth Kunreuther and faculty member at the Carolina...

Incumbents and Foushee Win Carrboro Seats in 2017 Election

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 7, 2017 | Election

Carrboro mayor Lydia Lavelle has been reelected against opponent Mike Benson in this year’s election with 3,196 votes. Lavelle has served as mayor for two terms while Benson formerly owned Carrboro restaurant the Southern Rail....

School of Law Faculty Release Statement Calling for Silent Sam Removal

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 2, 2017 | UNC

The faculty of the School of Law is now among the growing list of groups that want the statue of confederate soldier Silent Sam off of UNC’s campus. The school released a statement last week requesting that the UNC...

Chapel Hill and Carrboro Score Above National Average on LGBTQ Policy Index

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 1, 2017 | Local Government

The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization, in partnership with the Equality Federation Institute, released its sixth annual Municipal Equality Index. The...

Carrboro Illuminates Town Hall for Gun Violence Awareness

Posted by Daniela Ocampo | Nov 1, 2017 | News Around Town

Carrboro Town Hall, along with other prominent buildings across the country, will be illuminated in orange tonight to honor the victims killed and injured in acts of gun violence around the country. The #WearOrange campaign...

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