Morehead Planetarium has rich history
For almost 70 years, the Morehead Planetarium has been the place for everything from astronaut training to class field trips to romantic stargazing.
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For almost 70 years, the Morehead Planetarium has been the place for everything from astronaut training to class field trips to romantic stargazing.
Andy Griffith, Michael Jordan, Mia Hamm — need I name more? UNC is home to some pretty amazing people who have made their mark following graduation. Here’s a list of noteworthy UNC alumni who have graduated in the 21st century.
Four hours before every game, the Marching Tar Heels warm up while the rest of us sleep late. Three hours before every game, they play as the team makes its way through Tar Heel Town. Two hours before every game, they play in the Pit to get students hyped up. One hour before every game, they march to the stadium in time for kick-off.
A woman sits in her dorm, cradling her head in her hands. There are no more tears, just frustration. Her body hurts. Her head pounds. She hears the sound of other people who are getting back from their night out on Franklin Street, but is numb to it. Even with the sights and sounds of people close to her, she feels alone.
After a semester of too little sleep and too many assignments, it’s time to celebrate. Happy LDOC, y’all.
Fans of “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda no longer have to wait until Durham Performing Arts Center’s 2018 “Hamilton” run to see the Tony Award winner’s work.
UNC and The University of Oregon face off Saturday night in The Final Four. In preparation for the game, their state paper (The Oregonian) listed 21 reasons why the state of Oregon is better than North Carolina. It was all in good fun, which they admitted and which the editors at Swerve appreciate.
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misstated the debut date of the musical. The musical came out in 2001, based on a 1968 movie of the same name. The story has been updated to reflect this.
Spring Break, the week we have been waiting for since spring semester started, is finally here — WE MADE IT, FAM.
Twenty One Pilots began in 2009 as a few high school friends performing their songs in living rooms in central Ohio.
It's shows served in double time.
With the constant advancements and easy accessibility of smartphones, it’s hard to think about the days before they existed.
Movies like “Animal House” and “22 Jump Street” depict college as one big party, where students spend all their time getting #turnt instead of going to class.
Everyone’s heard stories of parents and grandparents trudging through the snow as kids to get to school. While it seems unlikely now, there are many students who spend large amounts of time traveling to UNC daily.
It's a new semester — which means empty folders, fresh notebooks and all new assignments on which to procrastinate.
Exams are hard. Writing papers is also hard.
Come on y’all, even Blake Shelton has tried it.
Over 40 percent of millennials have tattoos, according to the Pew Research Center, and we’re telling the stories of the UNC students and Chapel Hill/Carrboro residents who fall into that 40 percent. This is one of multiple stories in the Swerve Tattoo Impression series. Read the rest here.
Hannah Fry thinks she has nailed the science of relationships by finding the “perfect partner.”
Welcome to college: where classes are hard and calories don’t matter.