'Nothing happening': Students share a day in the life on UNC's empty campus

Posted Dec 11, 2020
After UNC faced outbreaks of COVID-19 at the beginning of the fall semester, the majority of on-campus students left to return home or to find an off-campus residence. But just over 1,000 students remained living in residence halls. And the on-campus experience, in light of COVID-19 guidelines, is vastly different than anything experienced before. (Daily Tar Heel)

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