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(09/24/10 1:52am)
Since it first opened its doors in 1965, Carmichael Auditorium has hosted memorable games and legendary players.
After a renovation project, Carmichael Auditorium is no more. The venue’s new moniker has been changed to Carmichael Arena. For the North Carolina women’s basketball and volleyball teams, the new name means a new beginning.
(09/20/10 1:47am)
The North Carolina women’s volleyball team completed non-conference play Sunday night with a win against Temple University, taking home first place in the Tar Heel Classic.
(09/13/10 2:12am)
Two weeks ago, North Carolina volleyball head coach Joe Sagula won his 600th career match, becoming one of just a handful of coaches to reach that milestone. Sagula looks at the achievement quite modestly.
(04/08/10 2:56am)
This is not your father’s Cuba. Walk down the malecón, where the Caribbean meets the streets, and you’ll feel a strange air in the city of Havana. Cuba is changing.I find myself here while Cuba finds itself at a generational crossroads. The younger generation is becoming self-aware, and the older generation, which started the now half-century-old revolution, is fading away. Gone are the days of national unity and the myriad catchphrases that circulate through the propaganda. Sure, you’ll still find the words “Hasta la victoria, siempre,” (“Until victory, always”) adorning many a poster and billboard, but they don’t carry the same meaning they once did.After the fall of the Soviet Union, Cuba experienced the worst economic crisis in the nation’s history. The lights went out, food was scarce, and life became tougher than ever. The revolutionary zeal many Cubans felt in decades past hasn’t been enough to sustain them through two decades of extreme sacrifice. Because of this, Cuban nationalism has eroded significantly.And that brings us to the man behind the revolution itself: the one, the only, Fidel Castro. Reality is finally beginning to sink in that Fidel is not going to be around much longer, and Raúl Castro is no spring chicken himself. That’s created a very somber feeling among the Cuban people. Whether people praise his triumphs or criticize his shortcomings, Fidel is still loved, and it saddens people to see him in what may be his last days. He brought a lot of hope and new beginnings to a once oppressed people. You may not admire him, but you ought to at least respect him.But what saddens people even more is how unknown their future is. The possibility of the revolution dying along with the Brothers Castro has never been more valid.So, that’s where we find ourselves today. Cuba is a lot more open than it once was. Tourists and students from around the world stroll the streets and snap pictures everywhere. The very fact that UNC has a program in Havana simply shows that outside visitors are beginning to pour into this island nation.As Americans, we bring our culture along with us. While we students may not wholly subscribe to the ideas of capitalism and materialism as the American stereotype suggests, we are still seen as such. There exists a very real threat that the influx of students — such as those from UNC — might do more to change Cuban society as a whole than to change the Cuban perception of the United States. As tourists and students from countries capitalistic and democratic arrive in greater numbers, what remains to be seen is whether the revolution can survive.Whether the survival of the revolution is a good thing depends greatly upon whom you ask. That’s obviously not the sentiment of the majority of Cuban Americans. But one thing remains certain: In the 51-year history of the Cuban Revolution counter-revolutions, an angry diaspora population, embargos, blockades and diplomatic isolation have threatened the revolution ever since Fidel marched triumphantly into Havana. Yet somehow, the revolution has survived, and this remains a fact in the minds of every generation.
(11/23/09 4:27am)
DURHAM — Down to just two games left in the season, the North Carolina volleyball team took on Duke — ranked second in the ACC — at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday. After losing to Wake Forest in a five-game match Friday, the Tar Heels hoped to rack up at least one more win before the end of the season. Not only would it be a substantial upset, but it would also give coach Joe Sagula his 600th career win. But that win did not come. The Tar Heels fell in three straight sets.Duke led by at least three points for most of the first set and won 25-18. Duke, a team known for its hard hits, knocked down several laser kills. Still, much of the game featured long rallies with extensive movement from both teams.The second set was much closer. UNC broke out to a four-point lead after the set was tied at seven. But Duke rallied back after trailing 22-18 to knot it at 23. Late service errors and miscues ultimately led to the Tar Heels’ demise, and they lost 27-25.“We made some uncharacteristic errors, just bonehead plays. It didn’t go well for us.” Sagula said. “We just kind of gave it to them. It was sad.”The final set belonged to Duke as well. It stayed tied through 13, but Duke then went on a tear with three straight service aces. The Blue Devils won 25-16.Courtney Johnston had an impressive first two sets for UNC. She nailed seven kills with only two errors. But in the third game she had no kills and four errors.“Duke came in at the half, and I think their goal was to shut down the right side, and other people needed to step up at that point,” Johnston said. “I should have been more tactical. Those four errors were uncalled for.”The Tar Heels played a solid defensive game, though. Against a tough Duke offense, UNC made several steadfast defensive stands. Four Tar Heels had double-digit digs.“(Duke) was a hard hitting team. We didn’t block a lot of balls, but they didn’t get a lot of balls behind us,” Sagula said. “Still, our left outside hitters’ blocking has just been atrocious for the last month.”The Tar Heels have just one more game left in the season. That means one more game to end the season on a positive note and one more game for Sagula to earn 600 wins. That game will be against a N.C. State team with zero ACC wins.But for Sagula, the No. 600 doesn’t matter much.“I just want to win a match. I just want to beat N.C. State.” Sagula said. “At this point it’s the most insignificant thing in the world. I’m just old, that’s all.”On the other hand, for the team, a win would show Sagula how much his players care.“He says it doesn’t matter, and we know it’s more about the team than him, but we want to do it for him,” Johnston said. “It’s his turn to have a win, too. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(11/09/09 5:25am)
It was the last of many things. The North Carolina volleyball team played its final home game of the season Sunday against a Virginia Tech team that has played better than its 7-7 ACC record suggests.But the game was also the last home game for the team’s departing seniors: outside hitters Megan Owens and Branagan Fuller, as well as middle blockers Heather Brooks and Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland. The match marked the last time the team would play a home game in the Smith Center, with Carmichael Auditorium opening Nov. 13.“This game was not only significant for the seniors because it was our last home game, but it was also significant for the whole team,” Owens said. “We really wanted to focus on having a great team victory and leaving our Dean Dome tradition on a really high note.”After a dominating 3-1 win against Virginia in front of more than 7,000 attendees on Friday, the Tar Heels took on the Hokies. UNC pulled off the 3-2 victory in five tough sets.“It was a pretty crazy match,” coach Joe Sagula said. “It seems this year whenever we play Virginia Tech, it’s a strange type of match.”Virginia Tech won the first set, and in doing so, it became clear that the team that played with the best strategy and ball placement — not just power — would win the match.“It was a tactical game,” Sagula said. “But in the end, it seemed to all come together.”The Tar Heels rallied back in the second set and won 25-23 after an intense back-and-forth battle. But Virginia Tech won the third set, again by a margin of 25-18. UNC took the fourth set 25-20. The set was not as close as the score made it seem. The Tar Heels led 23-13 but gave up a lot of ground to the Hokies late in the game.The fifth set featured a great performance by the senior Brooks. Brooks knocked down four blocks and two kills to lead the team to a 15-10 victory in the decisive set.“I went out there thinking, ‘We’re winning,’” Brooks said. “We were going to win it in five and end it quickly. That’s what was going through my head.”Freshman Emily McGee had a solid game with 17 kills while providing key hits throughout the match.“We have been so dependent on our middle hitters,” Sagula said. “They carried us the entire season, and we’re thankful for that. But today our outsides did a really good job.”Owens had a career performance herself. She hit 13 kills and only one error with a .444 attack average. As the match ended, she shed tears as the team celebrated.“Hearing the band play and having Fever sing with us, it just kind of hit me that this was the last time any of this would happen for the seniors,” Owens said. Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(11/02/09 4:07am)
After just three seasons at UNC-Greensboro, Branagan Fuller ranks fourth in school history in kills and third in kills per set. Add those records to her numerous awards and honors, and Fuller is one of the best volleyball players in the school’s history.But she brandishes new colors now. Fuller is spending her senior season on the North Carolina volleyball team. As the season continues, Fuller remains an integral part of the offensive game. In UNC’s loss to Clemson on Saturday, Fuller led the team with 14 kills. It was her sixth game out of the last seven with double-digit kills.“I feel like I’ve been starting the last couple matches well, but I just don’t feel like I’m finishing well,” Fuller said. “Obviously, it’s great to be in double digits, but I just feel there’s more that I can do.”In the course of a few months, Fuller has had to adjust to new schemes and new teammates. But Fuller knew that when she transferred — just a few weeks before preseason started — it wasn’t going to be easy.“It’s always hard coming into a situation when you don’t know anyone,” Fuller said. “Working with the team and meshing with the team was probably my hardest challenge, but it was worth it.”Nevertheless, Fuller said she maintained confidence that she would be able to continue the high-caliber game that she displayed at UNC-Greensboro. “I have a lot of faith in myself and my abilities,” Fuller said. “So I knew that if I could play my game, I’d be a solid part of the offense.”Fuller has helped transition the UNC offense, which originally got most of its kills from its middle blockers, into a balanced scheme. “From the beginning of the season we knew that it wasn’t going to be a balanced offense,” Fuller said. “We pushed everyone to think that it wasn’t just the middles that need to score, it wasn’t just the outside that needs to score, it needs to be everybody.”At the individual level, Fuller said she feels there is no part of her game that should keep her satisfied.“I always feel that I can improve at everything.” Fuller said. “I’m not like, ‘I’m so awesome at this or that.’ I feel like I can get better like everybody else. You can always do better.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(10/20/09 12:50am)
Miami heads into the 2009-10 season hoping its team will step up and overcome key roster losses. Year after year, the Hurricanes manage to hang around the top teams in the ACC. And after going 19-13 (7-9 ACC), the Hurricanes — under coach Frank Haith — earned a trip to the National Invitational Tournament, where they lost to Florida in the second round. Miami lost forward Jimmy Graham, guard Lance Hurdle, forward Brian Asbury and All-ACC guard Jack McClinton to graduation. Three of them were starters, leaving a huge void on the roster. The Hurricanes’ losses would have been more painful had Dwayne Collins stayed in the 2009 NBA Draft, but he pulled out and returned to school after garnering little attention from pro scouts.McClinton received the Hurricanes’ first All-ACC nod in school history during the 2007-08 season. He also finished as the ACC’s career leader in 3-point field goal percentage with .446 and second at the stripe with .893.Miami countered its losses with the No. 24 recruiting class, according to ESPN.com. That class includes Rivals.com’s No. 33 overall recruit, Durand Scott. He will attempt to fill the void left by McClinton and could earn himself a starting job by season’s end. Additionally, Villanova sophomore transfer Malcolm Grant will be in his first year of eligibility after transferring in 2008.He will most likely begin the season as the starting point guard. Another sophomore — DeQuan Jones — has tremendous athletic skills and is expected to produce from the shooting guard position after playing in every game during his freshman year. But he’ll probably go through a bit of an adjustment period after playing only 11 minutes per game last season.Miami has some athletic talent. It also has some solid young players in its 2009 recruiting class as well as its sophomores. Still, that would leave the Hurricanes a step behind last year, considering the departure of key seniors. As for this season, Miami could hang with the top teams in the ACC.
(10/19/09 5:55am)
The Dean Smith Center was packed. In the hours before Late Night with Roy kicked off, a season-high 12,700 fans came out and cheered on the North Carolina volleyball team as the Tar Heels took on archrival Duke on Friday night.The Tar Heels played against a tough 16-4 (6-1 ACC) Duke team who was tied for first in the ACC. UNC, which sat in second place in the conference standings, used effective defensive play to keep the Blue Devils in check and pull off the upset, 3-1. “Even if Duke was in last place, a win against Duke is always a good win,” said senior middle hitter Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland. “It makes it even better that they were in first place because that just goes to show the rest of the conference that we’re coming for them.”Though it was the biggest crowd of the season, the Tar Heels didn’t let that affect them.“I don’t think that the pressure really came from the crowd. I think the pressure really came from the fact that we were playing our rival,” said head coach Joe Sagula. “Anytime that’s the case, you want to play your best match.”The Tar Heels made their presence known in the first set. UNC led Duke for most of the set by at least two points until Duke tied the game at 17. The Tar Heels finally put the game away and won 25-22 on a Duke service error.The Blue Devils struck back in the second set. They got out to an 8-3 lead over UNC. Duke errors and solid UNC kills brought the Tar Heels within striking distance. The set was tied at 14 when Duke went on an 11-6 run to win the game 25-20.The next two sets belonged to the Tar Heels. UNC dominated Duke in the third set 25-16. Miscues hurt the Blue Devils, as Duke missed several easy blocks and made errors on easy kills.The final set remained neck and neck until UNC scored four straight points to go up 23-19. Duke answered back with two straight scores. But the Tar Heels put the game away with two final kills — winning 25-21.UNC was able to pull of the upset thanks in part to a greatly improved defense. The Tar Heels were able to lay down some key blocks against the hard-hitting Duke offense.“[The blockers] did a great job tonight,” said libero Kaylie Gibson. “I knew exactly where I needed to be on defense because they put it up perfectly for me.”Hanson-Tuntland had an especially good night blocking, laying down six blocking assists and one solo block.“I feel like I’ve been focusing too much on hitting this year,” Hanson-Tuntland said. “In practice this week the coaches came to me and said to focus more on blocking and the hitting will just come. So, I guess it was a good mentality to have.”UNC also had tremendous passing — including cross-court connections between Sue Haydel and Gibson.“Sue and Kaylie passed, half the time, the entire court,” Sagula said. “It was one of the best combined passing matches that I’ve seen.”The loss knocked Duke out of its tie for first place.For the Tar Heels, the win not only provides a statement to the rest of the ACC, Sagula said, but it also served as a source of confidence for the team.“I think it’s more important as a statement to ourselves,” Sagula said. “We beat Duke at our place. We’re that good, and we can be that good when we put it together.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(10/17/09 12:11am)
The Dean Smith Center had its largest crowd of the year for a volleyball game, even though most of the fans that showed were there for reasons other than volleyball. North Carolina hosted archrival Duke in a volleyball showdown before Late Night with Roy would take the floor. Duke came into match at 16-3, 6-1 in the ACC and tied for first. UNC entered at 8-9, 4-1 in the ACC and in second place.
(10/02/09 4:44am)
Heading into its first conference home game, North Carolina sat with a 1-1 ACC record, and the Tar Heels knew how much they needed a win.“Every match at this point in the season is important,” coach Joe Sagula said. “To come back after being down that second game hopefully gave us a lot of confidence.”UNC grabbed that win Thursday night against the Maryland Terrapins 3-1. That brings UNC to 2-1 in ACC play as the Tar Heels head into the heart of their schedule. The win on Thursday seemed to justify a number of changes the Tar Heels made to their team since starting ACC play. Among those changes is freshman Cora Harms taking the starting setter position, and she believes she has earned it.“Every practice I just went for everything and was the ultimate aggressive player,” Harms said. “That made me get more aggressive in games, and when I was given a chance, I did well.”Harms landed four kills and posted a career-high 41 assists against Maryland, but Sagula noted that Harms contributes more to the team than just statistics.“I think right now she is doing a great job with her energy and her spirit on the court,” Sagula said. “She sets a different tone. She’s sped up the tempo of our offense the way she plays.”The Tar Heels play Boston College on Friday and take their play on the road again against tough Virginia and Virginia Tech teams next week. Sagula knows that the team has a number of tough games ahead of them, especially on the road against conference favorite No. 17 Florida State on October 25.“I think the biggest challenge is Florida State. They have the most physical talent right now,” Sagula said. “Can we compete against them? Absolutely, we can beat them, but it would be an upset.”But right now, the biggest obstacle for the Tar Heels has nothing to do with who is on the other side of the net.“We are our own opponent. At times, we are our own worst enemy,” Sagula said. “I think if we can not let that happen, we’ll compete with anybody.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(09/21/09 4:08am)
WASHINGTON, D.C. — With its losing streak at three matches after a heartbreaker at Delaware, the North Carolina women’s volleyball team tried to turn things around against American University on Sunday.Playing at Bender Arena, UNC had a fan base outnumbering American’s. Despite the perceived effect of limiting home court advantage, the Tar Heels fell 3-1.The first set stayed neck and neck with seven ties and four lead changes. American finally sealed the game 25-22 with tough play from its blockers.The Tar Heels picked it up in the second and dominated the Eagles in a 25-15 win. UNC found success when it managed to sneak a ball past the Eagles’ front line.In the third set, North Carolina rallied back from three down to knot the game at 15 and again at 18. Still, the Eagles broke it open and won 25-21. American went on to win the fourth set 25-23 after UNC blew a seven-point lead. Perhaps the biggest challenge for UNC was defending against the Recht twins. Standing at 6 foot 8 inches each, Ann and Claire Recht are the tallest female twins in the world.Many of the Tar Heels’ attacks found the hands of the Eagles’ middle blockers. But American won the match with a good offensive spread as four different hitters had double-digit blocks. “I thought we prepared well for them,” coach Joe Sagula said. “But they had really good balance.” UNC lacked balance on its side. Though Suzanne Haydel had 20 kills in the match, the Tar Heels only had one other hitter with double-digit kills.“We have five hitters on the court. We have to get three to four effective hitters per match,” Sagula said. “One of the things we thought we had was balance, that we could get double-digit kills from all five hitters on the court.”Still, the high level of production from Haydel was something Sagula needed. “If she continues to play at that level, we’re going to be in really good shape,” Sagula said. “She played like we needed her to play.”Haydel acknowledged that the competition for playing time forced her to step up her game.“We have a lot of outsides on our team, so it’s really competitive,” Haydel said. “It really forces the veteran outside hitters to step up and put a ball down and do your job.”Defensively, the Tar Heels looked like an improved team from last weekend’s Carolina Classic. Going up against a tough American frontline, libero Kaylie Gibson had impressive play, earning her a vote of confidence from Sagula.“For me for defense, I have just been trying to stay confident,” Gibson said. “This last week in practice, I just decided to play my game and go after every ball that comes my way.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(09/14/09 4:35am)
After winning two straight games against Oklahoma and Grambling State, the North Carolina women’s volleyball team was looking to extend its winning streak in the Carolina Classic this weekend.But an upset win over Tennessee was overshadowed by lackluster play that led to losses in the second and third matches against Marshall and Colorado State. The two defeats brought the Tar Heels’ record to 4-5 for the season.The first match against the Volunteers — which entered the match 5-1 on the season — provided the most excitement for the Tar Heels over the weekend. UT won the first two sets 25-20 and 25-21. After replacing Aleksandra Georgieva with Kaylie Gibson at libero, UNC won the next three sets 25-19, 25-21, and 16-14.“We’ve been making subs like that in the last couple of matches, and you are probably asking yourself, ‘Why aren’t you starting that way?’” coach Joe Sagula said. “Maybe I’ll learn eventually.”The Heels then lost the next match to Marshall on Saturday in three straight sets, all by a score of 25-21.In the first two sets, UNC trailed the Thundering Herd by a heavy margin and rallied late to no avail. The Tar Heels didn’t have much time to reflect upon the loss, as they faced a tough Colorado State team that night.The match against the Rams wouldn’t lift the Tar Heel spirits, either. UNC dropped three sets, 25-20, 25-16, and 25-22. Georgieva found herself back at the libero position at the start of the match, while Gibson appeared minimally.“On a scale of one to 10 in terms of physically where we are, I think we’re maybe a seven or an eight,” said Sagula. “But mentally, I thought we were a three.”UNC struggled defensively, dropping balls and missing easy returns.“It seemed that every time we generated some positive momentum, we made unforced errors,” Sagula said. “And it wasn’t just defensively. It was service errors, not being in the right position to dig a ball, or a free ball not working or running into somebody.”Still, the tournament proved to be a showcase for freshman outside hitter Emily McGee, who hit 32 kills for the UNC over the weekend.Additionally, all three games featured impressive play from middle hitters Heather Brooks and Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland.But perhaps the biggest underlying story from the Carolina Classic is the competition at the libero position. Gibson began the season at the spot, but lost it to Georgieva in the Michigan State game. Gibson regained the job while facing Tennessee, but lost it again before the start of the CSU match. “(Sagula) is looking for consistency at each position, and so if we’re not consistent, then he’s going to put someone else in to try to do better,” said Gibson. “Right now, I just haven’t been consistent, and that’s why I’ve got to keep working for it through the season.”Both Gibson and Georgieva know that the pressure is on for them to perform in order to earn playing time on the court.“When you’re going through the season, every mistake counts,” Georgieva said. “When we’re fighting for one spot, we know that we need to get the job done.”Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(09/13/09 3:15am)
(08/27/08 4:00am)
For the eighth year in a row, U.S. News & World Report has ranked UNC the fifth-best public university in the country, despite dropping two spots in the overall rankings.
What exactly that achievement means is under debate.
The magazine released this year's rankings Friday, naming UNC the 30th-best university overall and the fifth-best public university.
Last year UNC was 28th overall. The school lost a point in its overall score -- from 70 to 69.
(08/25/08 4:00am)
For students who do not possess the basketball skills of Tyler Hansbrough or the football prowess of Brandon Tate, the world of club sports might be an option.
About 1,600 students are involved in more than 50 club sports on campus, which are overseen by the Sport Clubs Council.
This year, its athletes will have to pay more of their own money to participate than ever before.
The SCC includes the presidents of each campus sport club and falls under Campus Recreation's jurisdiction. It meets once a month to discuss rules and operations.
"We bring in outsiders to discuss club development," Director of Sport Clubs Jason Halsey said. "This includes stuff like using Web sites and fundraising."
A five-person executive board, composed of members from various clubs, heads the SCC.
It meets one to two times a week, depending on current events, to discuss budget allocation, approval of new clubs and disciplinary actions.
Like most student organizations, funding is among the council's biggest issues. Student fees cover about 25 percent of the budget and members must cover the rest, Halsey said.
"Money from the council doesn't come close to covering the costs of each club, therefore the members have to pay a lot out of pocket," executive board member Virginia Ariail said. "Depending on the club, member and travel plans, it can be a burden."
Costs are expected to rise, as the price of fuel has increased. In addition to travel, national dues might increase, as it will now cost more for referees to travel to games, Ariail said.
But an increase in participation might help to mitigate budget woes.
In 2007, enrollment rose by about 130 students, Halsey said.
Halsey is expecting that number to rise following high turnouts at recent membership drives.
"Turnout at Fall Fest was incredible," he said. "I expect us to be at or higher than our numbers last year."
Several UNC sport clubs held their membership drive in the Pit on Wednesday and Thursday. A final membership drive is scheduled for this Tuesday in the Rams Head Plaza.
A lack of on-campus practice space - including this year's renovations to Woollen Gym -also has been a cause for concern among SCC members.
"There are very little outdoor fields," Halsey said. "Clubs are very limited in practices and access."
Still, the SCC is not without its triumphs.
"The accomplishment I'm most proud of is 'Race for a Reason,'" Ariail said of the annual 5K race sponsored by the SCC. "For the past two years we've had increasing numbers, a successful race and raised a lot of money for local charities."
As this year's club sports seasons get under way, the SCC continues to plan for the future.
"It's continuing to promote our programs to the general student body," Halsey said. "Over the next few years, we are planning a lot of noteworthy things . and it's all student-driven."
Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
(08/25/08 4:00am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>One million meals might seem impossible to visualize. But for a Raleigh-based relief agency and local students, 1 million meals symbolize a hope to end world hunger.
UNC, N.C. State University and East Carolina University hosted the first University Million Meal Event on Saturday, sponsored by Stop Hunger Now.
Each university hosted an event on its own campus, with UNC's in Fetzer Gym.
Overall, about 4,000 students packaged 1,010,374 meals.
"It feels good to do something for other people," UNC junior Liza Rathbun said.
At UNC, about 1,500 students worked from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. in three-hour shifts.
Some measured the proper amount of food, others packaged and sealed, others counted and boxed, while additional students cleaned up messes.
Each shift also featured guest speakers from show business, academia and the United Nations' World Food Programme.
Throughout the shifts, students worked feverishly but managed to keep their morale high, cheering loudly after reaching each 10,000-meal mark.
Packages of food contained rice, soy, dehydrated vegetables and vitamin-rich flavoring tablets. Once packaged and sealed, the meals have a shelf life of five years, said Rod Brooks, chief executive officer of Stop Hunger Now.
SHN plans to send the meals to Haiti, El Salvador and India. SHN works with established programs in place in those countries to ensure the meals reach their destination, Brooks said.
"The meals that we package are used to support school lunch programs," he said. "It creates a private incentive to parents. Enrollment doubles or sometimes triples once parents know their children can have hot meals."
For the last three years, SHN held similar events at N.C. State that each packaged about 300,000 meals, he said.
"This was the first year we involved other universities," Brooks said. "If we could get 1,500 students to package 300,000 meals at one school, why couldn't we get 4,000 students to package 1 million meals at three schools?"
APPLES, an academic and service student organization, helped plan the event. Joy Messinger, a first-year graduate student in the School of Public Health and APPLES' community partner outreach coordinator, oversaw the planning.
"Issues like world hunger won't end until people take a look at what needs to be done," Messinger said. "This event shouldn't be the end. It's just the beginning."
APPLES targeted first-year volunteers and invited students from Duke and N.C. Central universities to UNC's event site.
"We've always supported interinstitutional collaboration," APPLES Director Jenny Huq said. "Involvement of first-year students was important."
Many of them partook in the festivities at UNC.
"It makes us feel more like a community, bringing people together," first-year Chelsie Coffman said. "People are suffering . I wouldn't want to be in their shoes."
Both SHN and APPLES plan to make Million Meals into an annual event.
"It would be great if more student groups want to come and help plan out this event in the future," Messinger said. "So much food is produced in the world, there's no reason why people should go hungry."
Click here to view the APPLES Web page about the Million Meals event.
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Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu.
(04/25/08 4:00am)
This year was a year of both sweeping changes and growing pains for housing on campus.
Morrison Residence Hall reopened in the fall after two years of renovations.
While students said they were eager to get a spot in the environmentally friendly dorm, they encountered several problems with maintenance.
The main issue was a broken sewage pipe, which left many students in the building without water for a few days.
"We had no showers and no sinks," freshman Katie Boulware said. "It was pretty bad."
In addition, Morrison also encountered problems with air conditioning and malfunctioning elevators.
But Larry Hicks, director of the Department of Housing and Residential Education, said such problems are not uncommon with newly renovated buildings.
"With the exception of the sewage pipe, most of that was just growing pains," he said.
Despite the problems, some students said they liked living in the new dorm.
"It's definitely the best dorm on South Campus," sophomore Justin Barber said. "It's got a great location, so close to food and the gym."
Meanwhile on middle campus, Carmichael Residence Hall continues to undergo its scheduled renovations. The dorm was shut down at the end of last academic year.
"They've been right on schedule with it," Hicks said. "It is going to be ready to open in the fall."
Hicks added that there was a great deal of request from students for Carmichael next year.
"We've received solid demand for it," Hicks said. "There's also going to be some learning programs in there."
And as Carmichael comes back online, Old East and Old West residence halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus, are scheduled to close for renovations.
While the buildings won't undergo major renovations, they will receive a revamp on the heating, ventilating and air conditioning units, as well as repairs to waterproof membranes in the bathrooms. Repairs also will be made to the buildings' roofs and ventilation systems, Hicks said.
"It will mostly be mechanical and some brick work," he added. "But the buildings will still have their historical integrity."
Old East and Old West are supposed to be the last dorms to be renovated during the academic year for the near future, Hicks added.
Still, there will be dorms shutting down in the summer - a time when renovations are easier because students are not living in the dorms.
Upper Quad residence halls as well as Hinton James Residence Hall will be shut down to install sprinkler systems, which all dorms will eventually receive, Hicks said.
"All buildings will have sprinklers by fall 2012," he added. "We've accelerated our schedule, which was originally planned for 2017."
Hinton James also will receive air conditioning in all rooms, but Ehringhaus and Craig residence halls will still have only 35 to 40 percent of air conditioned rooms, Hicks said.
While the University continues to make improvements to dorms, some talks are taking place regarding building new residence halls.
"Right now it's not an active discussion," Hicks said. "But we're going to take a look at our growth strategy over the next few years."
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(04/25/08 4:00am)
This year was a year of both sweeping changes and growing pains for housing on campus.
Morrison Residence Hall reopened in the fall after two years of renovations.
While students said they were eager to get a spot in the environmentally friendly dorm, they encountered several problems with maintenance.
The main issue was a broken sewage pipe, which left many students in the building without water for a few days.
"We had no showers and no sinks," freshman Katie Boulware said. "It was pretty bad."
In addition, Morrison also encountered problems with air conditioning and malfunctioning elevators.
But Larry Hicks, director of the Department of Housing and Residential Education, said such problems are not uncommon with newly renovated buildings.
"With the exception of the sewage pipe, most of that was just growing pains," he said.
Despite the problems, some students said they liked living in the new dorm.
"It's definitely the best dorm on South Campus," sophomore Justin Barber said. "It's got a great location, so close to food and the gym."
Meanwhile on middle campus, Carmichael Residence Hall continues to undergo its scheduled renovations. The dorm was shut down at the end of last academic year.
"They've been right on schedule with it," Hicks said. "It is going to be ready to open in the fall."
Hicks added that there were a great deal of requests from students for Carmichael next year.
"We've received solid demand for it," Hicks said. "There's also going to be some learning programs in there."
And as Carmichael comes back online, Old East and Old West residence halls, two of the oldest buildings on campus, are scheduled to close for renovations.
While the buildings won't undergo major renovations, they will receive a revamp on the HVAC units, as well as repairs to waterproof membranes in the bathrooms. Repairs also will be made to the buildings' roofs and ventilation systems, Hicks said.
"It will mostly be mechanical and some brick work," he added. "But the buildings will still have their historical integrity."
Old East and Old West are supposed to be the last dorms to be renovated during the academic year for the near future, Hicks added.
Still, there will be dorms shutting down in the summer - a time when renovations are easier because students are not living in the dorms.
Upper Quad residence halls, as well as Hinton James Residence Hall, will be shut down to install sprinkler systems, which all dorms will eventually receive, Hicks said.
"All buildings will have sprinklers by fall 2012," he added. "We've accelerated our schedule, which was originally planned for 2017."
Hinton James also will receive air conditioning in all rooms, but only 35 to 40 percent of Ehringhaus and Craig residence halls' rooms will be air conditioned, Hicks said.
While the University continues to make improvements to dorms, some talks are taking place regarding building new residence halls.
"Right now it's not an active discussion," Hicks said. "But we're going to take a look at our growth strategy over the next few years."
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(04/21/08 4:00am)
Ice cream and running probably aren't the best mix, but they did raise money to help fight world hunger.
On Sunday, Nourish International hosted the Maple View Challenge to raise money for the group.
More than 250 participants came out for the race, which was set up in place of the group's annual Hold 'Em For Hunger Tournament. That event was canceled in March because it violated a state law against gambling.