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“Late Night With Roy” Gets Basketball Season Underway

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 24, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Basketball season officially began in Chapel Hill on Friday night, as UNC hosted its annual “Late Night With Roy” event. Hosted by TNT’s Kenny Smith, a Tar Heel and a two-time NBA champion, the event showcased...

Spellings Elected Unanimously Following Divisive Search Process

Posted by Staff | Oct 23, 2015 | Featured, State

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been named the new president of UNC’s 17-campus university system.

UNC Refuses to Look Past Virginia As Pitt Showdown Looms

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 23, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

With some fans eyeing next week’s Thursday night showdown Pittsburgh–one of two teams tied with UNC atop the ACC Coastal Division–it’s worth noting that the Tar Heels still have to face the Virginia Cavaliers this...

UNC Unveils New Solar Energy Project

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC

A new solar energy project was unveiled at UNC on Tuesday. “How cool is this?” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Winston Crisp asked at the Frank Porter Graham Student Union on Tuesday afternoon ahead of the ribbon cutting for...

The Wainstein Report 1 Year later

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC

Thursday marks one year since the UNC-commissioned Wainstein Report was released. In the 365 days since, both the NCAA and the university’s accrediting body, SACS, have launched new investigations into the long-running...

Unleash the Beast: UNC’s Elijah Hood Leaving His Mark

Posted by Avery Trendel | Oct 22, 2015 | Featured, UNC Sports

Sitting at 5-1 overall and 2-0 in ACC play, the UNC football team is off to its best start ever under head coach Larry Fedora. The key? Sophomore tailback Elijah Hood, who has proven during the first half of the season that he...

Chapel Hill Keeps Festifall 2015 Alive

Posted by Staff | Oct 21, 2015 | Arts, Featured, Local Government

Every fall, Chapel Hill is treated to the Festifall Arts Festival. But, earlier in October, the 43rd annual Festifall Arts Festival was cancelled due to the threat of severe weather. It was the first time that Festifall has...

Endorsements Roll Out As Early Voting Begins

Posted by Staff | Oct 21, 2015 | Election, Featured

Early voting begins Thursday and local groups are rolling out endorsements for November’s municipal election.

Kindergarten Readiness Program Aims to Close Achievement Gap

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 21, 2015 | Featured, Pre-K - 12 Education

A local program is helping low-income and at-risk children prepare for kindergarten. 66 children from low-income families or that were identified as needing additional support participated in a summer kindergarten readiness...

Tom Ross on UNC Presidential Search: ‘I’ve Stayed Out of It’

Posted by Blake Hodge | Oct 20, 2015 | Featured, Higher Education, UNC

The UNC Board of Governors will be meeting at 11 o’clock on Friday morning to select a new System President. A tentative agenda for the meeting calls for the 32-member board to go into closed session for reports from the...

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