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Printing news. Raising hell. Since 1893. 🗞️
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Joined October 2008
BREAKING: North Carolina football starting quarterback Gio Lopez has entered the transfer portal. In his lone season at UNC, Lopez threw for 1,747 yards, 10 touchdowns and five interceptions.
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The redshirt sophomore threw for 1,747 yards, ten touchdowns and five interceptions in his one season with the Tar Heels.
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The Daily Tar Heel is hiring for Spring 2026! Apply at this link by Saturday, January 17 at 11:59 p.m.
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BREAKING: Former Arkansas head coach Bobby Petrino has agreed to a deal that will make him the offensive coordinator for UNC's football team, according to On3's Chris Low, Pete Nakos and Inside Carolina. Read the full story.
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Petrino will become the second offensive coordinator under Bill Belichick at UNC.
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BREAKING: UNC’s six area studies centers will officially close down, according to multiple sources close to the situation. These centers are the first of 14 total UNC centers and institutes to be cut.
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As part of the University's plan to make $70 million in budget cuts across the institution, Vice Chancellor for Finance and Operations Nate Knuffman projected that cutting 14 centers and institutes...
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BREAKING: In a press release sent out early Friday morning, UNC football announced it has fired offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens and special teams coordinator Mike Priefer.
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All year UNC's offense struggled. The Tar Heels ranked 129th out of 136 teams in yards per game last year and 126th in points per game, at 287 and 17.3 respectively.
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BREAKING: Vice Chair of the Durham County Board of Commissioners Nida Allam announced her campaign for Congress on Thursday. Allam will be challenging U.S. Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-N.C. 4th) in the March Democratic primary — a rematch of their 2022 race.
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Allam and Foushee will face off in a rematch of their 2022 race, which was the most expensive Democratic congressional primary in state history.
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BREAKING: In an opinion piece in the News & Observer, UNC System President Peter Hans confirmed on Thursday that all syllabi will be deemed public records.
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The Daily Tar Heel obtained a draft of the policy on Wednesday, which denies that syllabuses are the intellectual property of the instructor and stipulates that all instructors must publish course...
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GUEST ESSAY: "Why did casting my vote in Chapel Hill’s election feel urgent?" Sunhee Frecker, class of 2027, writes. "Because democracies do not announce when an election might be their last." Read the full guest essay. https://t.co/1xJ2cTMyAj
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"The danger in losing the vibrancy of free elections stems not only from federal politicians who threaten the system; but from the ordinary complacency of citizens who assume the system will survive...
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BREAKING: The UNC System may require all instructors across its 16 constituent universities to publish their syllabi next academic year, according to a draft of a policy obtained by The Daily Tar Heel.
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The drafted regulation, obtained by The Daily Tar Heel, states the policy would go into effect come the 2026-27 academic year. Some instructors said publishing syllabuses would invite outside...
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This September, Ben Griffin found himself representing his country at the 2025 Ryder Cup. While the United States lost, Griffin's journey back to Chapel Hill helped reignite his golf career en route to becoming a rising star. Read the full story.
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Griffin is currently the ninth ranked golfer in the world, but his path to that success has been anything but linear.
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As North Carolina continues to operate without a budget, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services cut Medicaid reimbursement rates due to the budget deficit, leaving health care providers to cover more of the costs. Read the full story.
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Medicaid is currently underfunded by $319 million, leaving hospitals and health care providers responsible for more of the service costs.
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When Virginia Gilbert opened a letter informing her that her health insurance cost would more than double for 2026, she laughed — it was absurd to her. That laughter quickly turned into stress. Read the full story.
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North Carolina residents enrolled in Affordable Care Act health insurance will likely see their costs double due to increased premiums and the expiration of federal tax credits.
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In 2025, UNC walked a tight line between free speech and administrative authority. Debates over what should be allowed — and who gets to decide — defined a key era for UNC's position in academic freedom and expression conversations. Read the full story.
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Disputes over speech and expression on campus drove conversations and actions evaluating academic freedom and free expression throughout 2025.
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In June, the UNC Board of Trustees granted tenure to 33 faculty members — more than in any other month this year. The vote followed multiple months of the BOT delaying voting on tenure appointments. Read the full story.
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Tenure is a promotion granted to some faculty, essentially giving them permanent employment status.
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On Nov. 20, students and members of the Chapel Hill and University community gathered to honor James Lewis Cates Jr., a former Black resident of Chapel Hill, who was murdered in an act of racial violence on UNC's campus 1970. Read the full story.
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James Lewis Cates Jr., a former Black resident of Chapel Hill, is remembered 55 years after his death for his impact on the town. He was murdered on UNC's campus on Nov. 21, 1970, in front of the...
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When ModernExtension Dance Company learned it may lose its tier four sports club status, the news stirred anxiety among dancers who rely on the club as their primary outlet for training, creativity and community. Read the full story.
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The student dance group does not compete or have a national parent organization like most sports clubs, causing Campus Recreation to potentially scale back support.
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The beginning of the Bill Belichick era brought optimism and hope. Then, as fast as the hype was built, it all came crashing down in the season opener against TCU. Eight months of anticipation gone in 60 minutes. Read the full story.
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North Carolina went 4-8 this season, sparking questions about Bill Belichick's future with the program.
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From Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson in Kenan Stadium to Tinder pop-ups and Lee Roberts handing out coffee in the Pit during finals last semester, UNC was full of peculiar moments this year. Read the full story.
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A recap of some of the strangest things to happen on UNC's campus in 2025.
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Q&A: University Editor Regan Butler sat down with incoming Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Magnus Egerstedt on Tuesday, Nov. 25, ahead of his start date in March. Read the full story.
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"Here is a university that is the oldest public university in the nation and it's still acting hungry," Egerstedt said. "It still has swagger. It still has ambition."
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BREAKING: Sophomore linebacker Khmori House is entering the transfer portal after one season at UNC, his talent agency A&P Sports Agency announced on Thursday afternoon.
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The sophomore linebacker joined the team from Washington last year and played in all 12 games this season.
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