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UNC Women’s Lax on to Final Four

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 17, 2015 | UNC Sports

The UNC Women’s Lacrosse team is heading to the final four of the NCAA Tournament. The second-ranked Tar Heels knock off Penn State 11-8, on Saturday, after trailing 8-4 in the second half. Carolina now has a matchup set for...

UNC Men’s Golf Finished 8th at Regional

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 17, 2015 | UNC Sports

North Carolina men’s golf team concluded the 2015 NCAA Chapel Hill Men’s Golf Regional at six-over-par, resulting in an eighth place finish for the Tar Heels. Freshman William Register led UNC with a two under par total over the...

UNC Men’s Tennis Falls in Quarterfinals

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 17, 2015 | UNC Sports

Fifth-ranked Texas Christian University ended UNC’s run in the Elite Eight of the Men’s Tennis NCAA Tournament on Saturday with a 4-1 victory, in Waco, Texas. The 13th-ranked Tar Heels scored a victory over fourth-ranked...

Golfing for a Good Cause

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 15, 2015 | Nonprofit

Chris Blue is known by many in the Chapel Hill community through his position as the Chief of Police. But he has also long served as a board member for a Carrboro-based non-profit. “I got on the Board of Directors for Volunteers...

New Duke Dean is a Tar Heel

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 15, 2015 | Higher Education

The next Dean of the Trinity College of Arts and Sciences at Duke University is a Tar Heel. Duke announced that Valerie Sheares Ashby, who has been a professor and chair of the chemistry department at UNC, will take her new post...

Former UNC Player Charged with Violating Sports Agent Law

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 12, 2015 | Crime

A former UNC football player made his first court appearance on felony charges of athlete-agent inducement, on Tuesday. Former UNC Defensive Back Christopher Jamel Hawkins appeared before District Court Judge Beverly Scarlett...

UNC’s Ben Griffin Named All-ACC

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 12, 2015 | UNC Sports

A UNC golfer has been named to the All-ACC team. Ben Griffin is a freshman on the Carolina golf team, from right here in Chapel Hill, and now he can add all-conference to his list of accolades. The conference announced the teams...

No Appointment to the Chapel Hill Town Council…Yet

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 12, 2015 | Local Government

Candidates hoping to be appointed to the vacant seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council will have to wait another week before any decision might be made. A vote on whether or not the council would vote to appoint another candidate...

Chapel Hill Proposed Budget Projects Big Increase in Sales Tax Revenue

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 12, 2015 | Local Government

The $100.7 million proposed budget for the Town of Chapel Hill is calling for an 11 percent increase in sales tax revenue, but the North Carolina General Assembly may have something to say about that. The Town Council got their...

UNC and GSK Announce Company to Fight HIV/AIDS

Posted by Blake Hodge | May 11, 2015 | Development, UNC

HIV/AIDS has affected thousands of lives over the past three decades as scientists are still working toward a cure. Hundreds of researchers, doctors, university leaders, business leaders, and government officials packed into...

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