Samantha Snellings

I like telling stories and what makes people tick. What wakes them up in the morning. What gives them a sense of purpose. I want to be let in on their hopes and dreams. I want to understand their struggles. I refuse to live a mundane life where I simply go through the motions, passing by people without truly seeing them. I want to be a voice for the voiceless.

Worn out shoes: One homeless man’s quest to love his neighbors and himself

This is Robert. He lives in a tent in the woods near Franklin Street. If you call Chapel Hill home, then you have probably seen him handing out sandwiches on Franklin Street. He would never tell you this, but he uses his food stamps to buy bread and lunch meat for his friends who are down on their luck and need something to eat. It is hard to capture everything that Robert has gone through in words. A total of 15 years spent in prison. A lifelong struggle with drug addiction. The loss of a lot of good friends. But one thing is for sure. He loves people so radically and purely that it sometimes looks foolish to the world. That is just an indication that we need to soften our hearts and love like Robert. 

A moment of magic: Sick children trade in hospital visits for princesses

They cannot make the sickness go away with the snap of their fingers. They cannot promise that everything is going to be OK. They cannot add a day to a child’s life. But for a few hours, it is magic. Not medication and hospitals, but princesses and hide-and-seek. These college students are members of A Moment of Magic at UNC-Chapel Hill and spend their time visiting medically vulnerable children. One of the children who they will forever remember? Rowan Price.

Walk in college women’s shoes: What brings them together

Women go to college campuses every fall eager to pursue their passions and make memories, but they often have something else in common: a fear for their safety. Six UNC-Chapel Hill students recount advice that they received when heading off to college.

Life after The Bachelor: Walk in Ben Higgins’ shoes

Ben Higgins, star of the 20th season of The Bachelor, opened up about his experience on the popular reality television show. Did The Bachelor give an accurate representation of who he is? What did viewers miss? And what is he up to now?

Kevin Corke: In the shoes of a White House reporter

Have you ever wondered what it is like to report on the president, fly on Air Force One and travel the world telling stories? Walk in the shoes of Kevin Corke, Fox News White House reporter.