Carolina Connection

UNC’s spring break is underway, but COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, continues to infect people around the world. Students have been forced to deal with the potential consequences on their spring break travel.

Early voting began Thursday in North Carolina for the 2020 election. While more people are voting by mail than in previous years, many are still choosing to vote in-person. Election officials say they’ll regularly sanitize the polling places and enforce social distancing. Despite the pandemic, the first day of early voting saw long lines across the Triangle.

Early voting in North Carolina ends October 31. It’s been incredibly popular this year. The number of early voters is already more than 70 percent of the total number of people who voted in 2016.

However, there are still concerns that some voter groups remain disenfranchised, especially during the pandemic. In Southeast Raleigh, Alpha Phi Alpha, a national historically Black fraternity, organized an event as part of the initiative they call “A Voteless People is a Hopeless People.” Outside a po

Rare bird sightings in North Carolina have increased during the pandemic – perhaps because more people are working from home and taking up new hobbies. The thrill of the chase to find these once in a lifetime birds is bringing people back to nature, as Ben Rappaport found out when he visited Williamston.