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Six panelists met with members of the Alamance County community Thursday night in a public forum where ideas were shared to better portray the realities of life for those who receive public assistance.

Taught by Associate Professor Rich Landesberg, “The Trail Starts Here: The Iowa Caucuses” class allows students to engage with presidential hopefuls, interview voters, and offer real-time reporting of political events and topics.

Join the conversation about living with the help of public assistance and the importance of re-envisioning welfare in the local and national communities at the Paramount Theater on Front Street in downtown Burlington.

In her new position, Jean Rattigan-Rohr will represent the university in the Triad with an emphasis on Alamance County

As she applies to serve with the Peace Corps in Peru, Lily Merritt, who finishes her degree program this month, is the first student to complete the requirements of a new track focused on global health in Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Peace Corps Prep Program.

The sport and event management class hosted a fundraising event benefiting Helping Other People Eat – or H.O.P.E. – a nonprofit organization fighting hunger in Alamance County.

Just 40 percent of North Carolinians believe that, as a whole, people "usually" or "always" receive a fair outcome in their dealings with the state court system, according to the latest Â鶹ÊÓƵ Poll.

In North Carolina, Dr. Ben Carson leads the competition in the race to secure the GOP nomination for the 2016 presidential election, according to the latest Â鶹ÊÓƵ Poll. Carson also tops former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in a general election hypothetical head-to-head match up.

The accomplished young alumnus and entrepreneur received 55 percent of the vote in city elections held Nov. 3, 2015, propelling him to the top elected position in Alamance County's largest city.