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Stories Continue to Honor Coach Smith

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 10, 2015 | UNC

Thoughts, stories, and memories are still coming in honoring of the late legendary UNC basketball coach Dean Smith. Listen below for a conversation with Smith’s longtime Pastor Bob Seymour: Listen below for reflections...

Roy Williams Remembers Dean Smith

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 8, 2015 | UNC

As Chapel Hill and the nation mourns the passing of former UNC Coach Dean Smith, tributes from notables are pouring in from far and wide. Current Tar Heel Head Coach Roy Williams reflected at a press conference on...

Need for Yik Yak Questioned on UNC Campus

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 6, 2015 | Crime, Safety

Yik Yak is a social media network that allows users to anonymously post messages that can be seen by other users in their area. The app has been under scrutiny, as of late, as some colleges and universities across the nation...

UNC Offers Admission to Over 6,200 Applicants From Early Deadline

Posted by Blake Hodge | Feb 6, 2015 | UNC

UNC has offered admission to more than 6,200 candidates from the record number of first-year applications to the state’s flagship university, according to the school. These candidates were selected from the more than 17,000...

Founding CEO of Hulu Named UNC Spring Commencement Speaker

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 30, 2015 | UNC

UNC has announced that Jason Kilar will be speaking at the Spring Commencement. Kilar is a 1993 graduate of UNC. He went on to be the founding CEO of Hulu, the online television streaming service. Kilar is currently the...

UNC Votes for NCAA Autonomy

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 29, 2015 | UNC

The five power conferences in the NCAA, including the Atlantic Coast Conference, have voted in favor of autonomy when determining guidelines governing student athletes. The decision was made at a meeting with university leaders...

UNC Facing High Number of Legal Challenges

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 26, 2015 | Higher Education

UNC is currently facing several legal challenges, including a class-action lawsuit from two former student-athletes filed last week. To handle the breadth of the lawsuits, UNC has retained the services of New York-based Skadden,...

Applications Up Again at UNC

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 26, 2015 | Higher Education

Applications for admission to UNC are up again. UNC is announcing a record for first-year applications, marking ten years in a row that a new record has been set. Overall applications are up two percent over last year and 37...

Another Lawsuit Filed Against UNC by Former Student Athletes

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 23, 2015 | News

Another lawsuit has been filed alleging UNC did not provide a proper college education to its student athletes. A class action lawsuit was filed in Durham County on Thursday afternoon. WCHL’s Blake Hodge spoke with Attorney Bob...

UNC School of Government Aims to Prove Worth to New Board of Governors Leadership

Posted by Blake Hodge | Jan 21, 2015 | Higher Education

There have been ripple effects emanating through the UNC campus following news that Tom Ross would be transitioning out of his role as President of the University System over the next year. One UNC branch of note in this...

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