The Daily Tar Heel

10/11/2025

BREAKING: On Friday afternoon, the UNC Black Student Movement held a press conference announcing that the organization's co-ownership of the Upendo Lounge in the North Student and Academic Services Building had been dissolved. The lounge has been in the co-ownership of UNC BSM since 1973.

BSM President Adam Sherif said administrators cited new federal guidelines that instruct all federally funded entities to ensure they are not engaging in "discriminatory practices, including those labeled as Diversity, Equity and Inclusion programs." He said administrators argued the lounge excluded...

10/10/2025

** 𝙀-𝘽𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝘿𝙚𝙢𝙤 𝘿𝙖𝙮 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙚𝙡 𝙃𝙞𝙡𝙡!! **⁠
Curious about E-Bikes? Want to 𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙗𝙚𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙗𝙪𝙮? Join us for:⁠
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✅ The Town of Chapel Hill will also be there with their E-Bike Lending Library⁠
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Whether you’re commuting, cruising, or chasing weekend adventures, you’ll love how easy and fun E-Bikes make riding. Check out some of these happy customers- whether you're a UNC student looking to get around campus, or you're looking for a great way to commute to work (and avoid parking nightmares!), or just want to have some fun on the weekends, we have a full range of E-Bikes to meet any of those needs! Aventon, Specialized, Buzz Bicycles, and Gazelle.⁠
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WHEN: Saturday 10/11/25 from Noon- 5:00⁠
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10/09/2025

UNC football announced the suspension of cornerbacks coach Armond Hawkins in a press release on Thursday afternoon.

According to the release, Hawkins was suspended "for violating NCAA rules related to extra benefits." Early this week, TarHeel247 reported that Hawkins' suspension stemmed from supplying players' family members with sideline passes to games.

10/09/2025

On Thursday, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools Board of Education held a work session, where they discussed academic return on investment and the digital learning plan.

10/09/2025

BREAKING: The UNC School of Data Science and Society and School of Information and Library Science will be consolidating into a new school focused on artificial intelligence.

SILS and SDSS faculty were informed of the decision on Wednesday at two independent school meetings before it was announced publicly at 1:04 p.m. Thursday via an email from Chancellor Lee Roberts and Interim Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Jim Dean to the UNC community.

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

10/09/2025

When the leaves start changing color and the air turns crisp, fall officially announces itself. It's the season of apple cider, hay rides and pumpkins, all of which are farm-based activities.

Speaking of pumpkins, explore Orange County's patches: Spring Haven Farm, Jean’s Neighborhood Market and Smith's Family Fun Farm.

From carving pumpkins with goats to selecting the perfect gourd from the patch, farms across the Triangle bring in crowds to celebrate the changing seasons.

10/09/2025

REVIEW: "While Swift has always been able to play with language and clever wordplay, the phrasing in lines like 'I'm not a bad bitch, and this isn't savage' feel out of place, almost trying too hard to be current or edgy," Tiffany Plusnick writes.

10/09/2025

Gov. Josh Stein signed Executive Order No. 24, “Advancing Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence That Benefits All North Carolinians,” last month, maintaining the state's AI-based development while deploying the technology ethically and responsibly.

The new North Carolina AI leadership council will guide and assist the governor and state agencies with regards to AI use, ensuring that it benefits both North Carolina’s economy and residents.

The newly formed AI Leadership Council, which emerged from the order, will advise the Governor and state agencies on AI policy and strategy.

10/09/2025

COLUMN: "The term holistic admissions is a bit of a paradox," Radian Hong writes. "If the college admissions process were truly holistic, it would be impossible to decide who to admit and who to reject. That’s because to say one person is inherently a more valuable contribution to a community, or a better person as whole, is full of hubris."

10/09/2025

Country artist Eric Church will deliver UNC’s 2026 Commencement speech, the University announced last Wednesday. Though Church attended Appalachian State University, he remains a dedicated fan of UNC athletics to this day and demonstrated his commitment to the state by providing significant Hurricane Helene relief.

Alongside his popularity as an artist, Church is known for his dedication to UNC athletics and philanthropic efforts across the state.

10/09/2025

COLUMN: “It’s a rare, somewhat flimsy piece of defiance from the opposition party in Congress, but one that is decidedly welcome," Connor Foote writes. "If they allow these cuts to come to fruition, it would lead to the premature deaths of hundreds of thousands of Americans through increased costs to life-saving healthcare."

"Those in power in our federal government want us to suffer. They want to continue to take away our basic rights, refute our abilities to provide for ourselves and enrich their ultra-rich friends."

10/08/2025

BREAKING: Former Provost Chris Clemens filed a motion on Wednesday asking The Orange Superior Court for the recovery of UNC Board of Trustees members’ deleted text messages. The motion is part of a larger lawsuit filed by Clemens in September, alleging that the Board violated both North Carolina Public Records Law and Open Meetings Law.

This comes after Clemens sued the University and all members of The UNC Board of Trustees in September.