Spotlight UNC chases ‘aggressive’ growth. Can campus handle 46% more in-state freshmen? Jane Winik Sartwell The News & Observer (Raleigh) Oct 2, 2026 2 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save UNC-Chapel Hill’s trustees want the university to grow.kAmqJ 2 =@E]k^AmkAmx? $6AE6>36C[ E96 3@2C5 A2DD65 2 C6D@=FE:@? E@ C64@>>6?5 &}r 6?C@== dT @7 2== @7 }@CE9 r2C@=:?2’D 9:89 D49@@= D6?:@CD 3J a_b_]k^AmkAm%92E H@F=5 :?4C62D6 E96 ?F>36C @7 DEF56?ED 7C@> }@CE9 r2C@=:?2 6?C@==:?8 2E &}r 3J FA E@ ceT]k^AmkAm%96 F?:G6CD:EJ 2=C625J 925 2 8@2= E@ 255 d[___ DEF56?ED H:E9:? E96 564256] %9:D J62C[ 7@C 6I2>A=6[ E96 D49@@= H6=4@>65 :ED =2C86DE :?4@>:?8 4=2DD :? 9:DE@CJ] qFE 7@C E96 D49@@=’D ECFDE66D[ E92E 6I:DE:?8 8@2= :D?’E 6?@F89]k^Am People are also reading… Davidson County woman awarded $850K in lawsuit against former Mooresville NASCAR driver End of an era: NC DMV eliminates stickers, routine paper registration on Oct. 1. 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