Orange County
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New Appeal Hopes to Block UNC's Silent Sam Settlement with the Sons of Confederate Veterans
"The factual circumstances surrounding this case are deeply disturbing." Read more
Jan. 14, 2020
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Report: Sons of Confederate Veterans Members Say Group Broke Tax Laws
Just another day in Chapel Hill. Read more
Jan. 10, 2020
Daily Tar Heel Sues Board of Governors Over Sons of Confederate Veterans Settlements
Following secret negotiations, BOG gave the SCV $2.6 million to protect a toppled UNC-Chapel Hill Confederate monument. Read more
Jan. 08, 2020
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Rachel Schaevitz Steps Down From Chapel Hill Town Council
Schaevitz, who has served on council since 2017, is moving to New Zealand. Read more
Jan. 07, 2020
Pastor of “Quasi-Socialist” Chapel Hill Church Accused of Sexual Misconduct
After Jubilee Baptist was profiled in Buzzfeed for paying off the debts of community residents, a woman accused founding co-pastor John J. Thornton Jr. of misconduct. Read more
Dec. 16, 2019
John Gardiner
Board of Governors Names Kevin Guskiewicz UNC-Chapel Hill's Permanent Chancellor
The interim chancellor was unanimously made permanent during a meeting that was supposed to discuss the Silent Sam settlement. Read more
Dec. 13, 2019
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T. Greg Doucette Threatens to Sue Sons of Confederate Veterans, Demands Group Donate $2.5M to Black UNC Students
“This will not stand, man.” Read more
Dec. 07, 2019
Cole Villena
UNC Chancellor Kinda-Sorta Says AG Josh Stein Signed Off on Silent Sam Settlement
“The BOG’s proposal to enter into the settlement agreement with the Sons of the Confederate Veterans was reviewed and authorized by the N.C. Attorney General.” Read more
Dec. 06, 2019
Sara Pequeño
UNC Students Say Alumni Should Stop Donating to the University Over the Shady Silent Sam Deal
Protesters gathered at the former Silent Sam site to protest the Board of Governors’ decision to give a neo-Confederate group the monument (and a few million bucks). Read more
Dec. 06, 2019
UNC-Chapel Hill Just Got Slapped With Another Lawsuit, This Time About Its Coal Plant
This time, the complaint is over “dirty fossil fuels” affecting students’ quality of life. Read more
Dec. 04, 2019
