Tracks Local Music Fest, a free outdoor concert in downtown Chapel Hill, will be held for the first time at CURRENT ArtSpace + Studio at 123 West Franklin St. on Saturday from 3 to 7 p.m. Chapel Hill Community Arts & Culture is collaborating with Carolina Performing Arts to host the concert.
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The UNC baseball team won its first game of ACC Championship pool play with a 9-2 victory over the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday night. Redshirt junior Angel Zarate went 4-for-4 at the plate and scored 4 runs, while sophomore starting pitcher Max Carlson allowed one run through six innings pitched and managed to strike out ACC Player of the Year Max Wagner three times.
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The UNC women's lacrosse team will square off against the No. 4 Northwestern Wildcats on Friday in a rematch from an early-season bout. In Friday's game, the Tar Heels will have to slow down Northwestern graduate attacker Lauren Gilbert and renew an offense left shaky by a stout Stony Brook defense.
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Chapel Hill High School held a ceremony to dedicate an ambulance donated by the South Orange Rescue Squad to the school’s EMT program last Thursday. The ambulance donation comes at a time when the United States is struggling with a shortage of EMTs and paramedics, a challenge exacerbated by COVID-19.
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A $65 million grant was awarded to the Gillings School of Public Health by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID). The grant will be used for an Antiviral Drug Discovery Center that will work to combat future pandemic-level viruses.
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There were eight recipients of the University's annual 2022 Diversity Awards, which are part of an effort to honor those who help promote diversity, equity and inclusion at UNC.
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On Tuesday, the Diamond Heels will return to the ACC Baseball Championship, hosted in Charlotte, N.C. at Truist Field. In Pool A, UNC is paired with No. 1 seed Virginia Tech and No. 12 seed Clemson. UNC will face Clemson on Tuesday, and Virginia Tech on Friday, and will need to win both games to progress to the semifinals on Saturday.
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Counterculture Week kicks off Monday at 8 p.m. and will run until Sunday. The week features in-person and virtual events, including a fashion show. It focuses on encouraging humanity and normalizing kindness.
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A severe thunderstorm warning until 4:30 p.m was issued by The National Weather Service in Raleigh.
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As a star goalkeeper at Shenendehowa High School in Clifton Park, N.Y., UNC track and field star Jill Shippee initially had her sights set on playing soccer in college. However, her choice to switch sports proved to be fruitful in more ways than one, not just for Shippee, but for student-athletes nationwide.
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Four weeks ago, the postseason wasn’t in the picture for the North Carolina baseball team. But, with its series sweep of No. 20 Florida State, North Carolina has locked its spot into the conference tourney and the Tar Heels are well on their way to the big dance.
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After turbulent singles play and multiple weather scares moved play indoors, the UNC women’s tennis team failed to beat the Texas Longhorns, losing 4-2 in the NCAA semifinals. After multiple singles matches went into a third set, UNC ultimately fell short on three key singles courts after Tran, Morra and Tanguilig all dropped their matches.
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In the final game of the regular season, the North Carolina baseball team trounced the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles, 11-0, Saturday afternoon at Boshamer Stadium. With a series sweep over a nationally ranked Florida State team, UNC is now comfortably in the NCAA postseason field.
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In Game Two of its final series of the season, the North Carolina baseball team defeated the No. 20 Florida State Seminoles, 10-4, Friday night at Boshamer Stadium. After falling into an early hole in the first inning, the Tar Heels quickly responded behind the bat of first-year center fielder Vance Honeycutt. In the next inning, North Carolina would take the lead after sophomore third baseman Mac Horvath’s sacrifice fly drove in the third run for UNC.
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The No. 1 North Carolina women’s tennis team narrowly defeated the No. 8 Pepperdine Waves, 4-3, to advance to the NCAA Final Four. The deciding factor turned out to be junior Anika Yarlagadda, who claimed a win over Pepperdine’s Nikki Redelijk, who was inserted into the Wave’s lineup after an injury occurred early in the doubles. Coming up strong in the second and third sets on her court, Yarlagadda won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, to clinch the win for the Tar Heels.
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