Student activists are strategizing ways to approach climate change and labor rights after Donald Trump’s election. The UNC Rowing team is bonding after a thief steals their vital equipment. Helene makes it harder for high school seniors in Western North Carolina to apply for college. A non-profit organization supports North Carolina women with cancer. The student-run Meantime Coffee Company opens a second location. (https://carolinaconnection.org/2024/11/16/carolina-connection-nov-16-2024)
27 Apr 2024
CarolinaCast: Sports betting is off to a fast start in North Carolina. How are college students affected?
Sports betting has been legal in North Carolina for more than a month, and state officials say more than 300,000 betting accounts have been activated in the state, enough to generate more than $60 million dollars in tax revenue in its first year. Carolina Connection reporter Hamsini Sivakumar talks with Lorelai Sykes about how sports betting is affecting college campuses. (https://carolinaconnection.org/2024/04/27/carolinacast-sports-betting-is-off-to-a-fast-start-in-north-carolina-how-are-college-students-affected)
27 Apr 2024
Carolina Connection – Apr. 27, 2024
Some job recruiters say today’s college graduates are unprofessional, and it’s hurting their employment prospects. On Earth Day, students called on UNC to cut its use of disposable plastics. Law students petition UNC to allow a classmate to participate in graduation, after she was arrested for domestic terrorism and banned from campus. Mediterranean Deli, a Chapel Hill staple, is getting close to re-opening after last year’s devastating fire. UNC’s newest barista isn’t a human, but a robot.
(https://carolinaconnection.org/2024/04/27/carolina-connection-apr-27-2024)
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