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University Day Celebrations Interrupted by Protest

Posted by Staff | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, UNC

UNC’s 222nd University Day was interrupted by Silent Sam protestors on Monday. As the procession of faculty and students entered Memorial Hall for the University Day celebrations, students began chanting. They chanted “tear it...

UNC Tight End Samuel’s Football Career Over Due to Heart Condition

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

UNC has announced two injuries to members of the football team. A release from the university says freshman defensive tackle Aaron Crawford will have season-ending surgery to repair a left foot fracture, on Thursday. He suffered...

Dean Smith and Bill Thorpe Added to Social Justice Memorial

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 12, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town

Under a perfectly Carolina blue sky on Sunday, the UNC Gospel Choir sang to a crowd of citizens, community leaders and local elected officials gathered at Peace and Justice Plaza where two new names were being added to the...

UNC Football Rallies to Support the ‘Save the Fox’ Campaign

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 8, 2015 | Featured, News Around Town, UNC Sports

The UNC football team is joining in on the “Save the Fox” campaign aimed at helping Superior Court Judge Carl Fox. Fox is a UNC alumnus who was diagnosed in April with cancer where the bone marrow fails to make enough healthy...

UNC Researcher Wins Nobel Prize

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 7, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A UNC researcher has won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Aziz Sancar was one of three recipients of the award from the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden, announced on Wednesday. Sancar spoke with WCHL’s Blake Hodge about...

Athletes are Donating to Universities

Posted by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Featured, The Commentators

There has been recent media attention to generous philanthropic donations by professional athletes to their alma maters. For example, a former Michigan State basketball player contributed over $3 million. Good for him. I...

Storrow Raises Big Money In Race For Chapel Hill Town Council

Posted by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Election, Featured

Incumbent Lee Storrow has raised more than $21,200 in his bid for re-election to the Chapel Hill Town Council.

Chapel Hill Mayoral Race Heats Up As Campaign Dollars Roll In

Posted by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Election, Featured

Challenger Pam Hemminger has raised more money than incumbent Mark Kleinschmidt in the race for Chapel Hill Mayor.

Orange County Commissioners Move Forward with $125 Million Bond

Posted by Staff | Oct 7, 2015 | Featured, Local Government

The Orange County Board of Commissioners took another step toward issuing the largest bond in county history Tuesday night. The board unanimously approved a motion to move forward with a bond that would be worth $125 million....

Unopposed Carrboro Candidates Use Campaign Season to Promote Voter Turnout

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 6, 2015 | Election, Featured

Municipal races will be over in less than a month, and candidates in Carrboro are taking the opportunity to urge voters to make their voice heard. While most eyes in local politics are focusing on the races for Chapel Hill Mayor...

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