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Legal battle over UNC’s civic life report returns to court Tuesday

The legal dispute over release of a $1.2 million report prepared for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is scheduled to return to court Tuesday. Media outlets want a judge to force university officials to release the report about the School of Civic Life and Leadership.

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SCiLL to become an independent school at UNC-Chapel Hill

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced in a press conference on Wednesday that the School of Civic Life and Leadership (SCiLL) will expand to an independent academic unit in August.  The school was established under the UNC College of Arts and Sciences and will transition to an independent school status in the...

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UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity brothers recognized at RNC convention

The UNC-Chapel Hill fraternity brothers, who became famous for holding up and protecting the American flag after pro-Palestinian protestors took it down during a protest on campus in April, were spotlighted Wednesday night at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Bill to deport illegal aliens involved in crimes during protests co-sponsored by Rouzer

Congressman David Rouzer, NC-07, is a co-sponsor, along with Congressman Dan Meuser, R-PA, on legislation introduced by Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne, R-TX, that would deport illegal aliens who participate in criminal activity during pro-terrorism or antisemitic demonstrations, including those currently occupying and vandalizing university campuses across the country.

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Praise rolls in for Roberts, fraternity for protecting the flag at UNC

On Thursday, Sen. Ted Budd, R-NC, joined the chorus of praise for UNC's chancellor and a group of students who stepped in to protect the American flag from protesters. Nearly half a million dollars has been raised through GoFundMe for the students and country music star John Rich has offered them a free concert.

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UNC protesters remove American flag and fly Palestinian flag; chancellor personally puts it back up

Tuesday on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill, protesters broke through police barricades to lower the American flag in the main quad and fly the flag of Palestine instead. Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts then walked to the quad surrounded by law enforcement officers to put the American flag back up. Counter-protesters surrounded the flagpole and chanted "USA," thanking Roberts for his intervention.

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