UNC Athletics and Student Athletes

A former Olympic figure skater and UNC Ph.D. student is working to fight eating disorders

By Sara Pequeño | September 16

Rachael Flatt, an Olympian figure skater, is now a Ph.D. student at the UNC Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders. Flatt and Dr. Cynthia Bulik, also ...

UNC golfer Ben Griffin chooses a club for his next shot during the Tar Heel Intercollegiate Final at Finley Golf Course on Sunday.

First-years guide UNC men's golf to second-place finish in Rod Myers Invitational

By Ryan Wilcox | September 10

DURHAM — One might think that opening a collegiate golf career against some of the best teams in the area — on a rival’s course, no less — would ...

COLUMN: Larry Fedora might want to use 'selective memory' to forget 41-19 loss to ECU

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | September 9

GREENVILLE, N.C. — You might remember the last time these two teams met, but Larry Fedora prefers to forget.

A parking spot at the Carrboro Police Department.

Hillsborough PD offers a more philanthropic alternative to burning your Nikes

By Jamey Cross | September 5

Following the destructive responses to Nike's controversial ad campaign starring Colin Kaepernick, Hillsborough police have asked members of the community ...

Tar Heels in the Pros: Former UNC players making their mark in professional baseball

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | September 5

Although the North Carolina baseball team’s 2018 season ended on June 20, fans still have a reason to watch the sport on the professional level.

Q&A with Berkeley sports editor Josh Yuen

By Chris Hilburn-Trenkle | August 30

Before the Tar Heels take on Cal in the first football game of the season, DTH sports editor Chris Hilburn-Trenkle interviews Cal's own sports editor, ...

UNC graduates black male athletes at 10th lowest rate among major universities in the nation

By Charlie McGee | April 3

UNC has graduated Black male student-athletes at the 10th lowest rate among 65 major universities across the nation in recent years, according to a recent ...

Faculty Athletics Meeting talks special talent and disturbing origin of Kenan family wealth

By Lorcan Farrell | February 20

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday afternoon to discuss predicted GPAs for special talent students and slavery-dependent Kenan family wealth, ...

Faculty Athletics Committee strives to create a more academic environment for athletes

By Ramishah Maruf | January 24

Staff writer Ramishah Maruf sat in on the Faculty Athletic Committee meeting where they discussed creating a more academic environment for student athletes, ...

UNC Athletic Director will continue to guide UNC post-scandal with renewed contract

By Brooke Bauman | November 26

Over the past six years, Bubba Cunningham has overseen nine national titles and 10 runner-up finishes as athletic director. With a contract renewed by ...

North Carolina women’s golf ties for 11th at Battle at the Beach in Mexico

By Ryan Lipton | November 6

The North Carolina Tar Heels’ women’s golf team finished tied for No. 11(+36) out of 14 teams this past weekend in the Battle at the Beach in San ...

Carolina Jump Ropers spend FWOC in Hong Kong

By Preston Lennon | September 5

The Carolina men's basketball team can confidently say they ran the NCAA, but members of the Carolina Jump Rope Club took their routine to the world stage ...

Q&A with UNC Athletics' Mike Bunting

By Rachel Jones | July 25

Mike Bunting serves as UNC's Assistant Athletic Director for Facility Planning and Management, which means that he's currently very busy. UNC athletic ...

Professor Jay Smith taught a class about athletes' rights, but it was later cancelled.

Emails show Jay Smith and big-time sports course faced resistance from athletics

By Aaron Redus | April 28

After a faculty call for academic freedom brought more attention to the cancellation of history professor Jay Smith’s big-time college sports class, ...

New Hope Elementary school students met with their UNC Athlete pen pals during the UNC vs Liberty baseball game Tuesday night, April 18, 2017.

Student-athletes meet their pen pals from New Hope Elementary

By Doug Dubrowski | April 19

New Hope Elementary students met their UNC student-athlete pen pals for the first time at Tuesday’s baseball game against Liberty University.

Deborah Crowder responds to NCAA allegations

By Acy Jackson | March 10

Deborah Crowder, who was named in the second Amended Notice of Allegations from the NCAA as administering fake classes for the African and Afro-American ...

UNC Men's Basketball Coach Roy Williams addressed the effects of House Bill 2 this week — and the NCAA issued another announcement about potential consequences of the law remaining on the books.

HB2 puts NCAA championship events at risk through 2022

By Paige Colpo | February 8

House Bill 2 might cost the state the ability to host all NCAA Championship events for the next six years, according to a letter from the North Carolina ...

UNC history professor Jay Smith suspects external involvement in removal of his college athletics class

By Aaron Redus | February 6

At the end of the fall 2016 semester, the history department made the decision to remove History 383 — a class that explores the history of college ...

The cost of winning: UNC's growing athletic budget puts students on the hook

By Logan Ulrich | December 1

Tune into any TV broadcast of a UNC home football or basketball game, and you might recognize the curly-haired, oft-painted superfan spearheading the ...

The Faculty Athletic Committee spoke about exit surveys and interviews that student athletes partake in a meeting on Tuesday.

Faculty Athletics Committee reviews student-athlete surveys, academic advising

By Celia McRae | November 9

The Faculty Athletics Committee met Tuesday to discuss student-athlete exit interviews and surveys, pending NCAA legislation and student-athlete academic ...