“(Hearing the crowd cheer) makes you feel so good,” junior middle blocker Kaya Merkler said. “It makes you want to do it again and again. It’s like a little bit of positive reinforcement.”
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By the time the second period was finished, UNC had a 5-0 lead. In under 30 minutes of work, North Carolina had put up more goals against Cal than any team has so far in the Bear's season.
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After a contentious third set, UNC ultimately came out victorious. Graduate transfer outside hitter Charley Niego led the Tar Heels with 15 kills.
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Chapel Hill Police responded to a call about a person in traffic last night at 9:14 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard near Perkins Drive.
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Last season, UNC lost its first ever game at Dorrance Field to Duke. According to senior defender Tori Hansen, the painful memories of the Blue Devils storming their home turf stuck on the Tar Heels’ mind coming into Thursday night. “Most of this team remembers that feeling, and I think that was such a fire under us for this game,” Hansen said. “We were like, ‘We’re going to do this exact same thing to them here at their field.'"
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The Tar Heels’ game-winning goal came in the 35th minute when senior forward Emily Moxley delivered a pass to the far right side of the goalkeeper box and connected with Hansen for a header.
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The Black Entrepreneur Initiative serves to cultivate Black entrepreneurs at UNC, while providing a space for Black entrepreneurs to profit and promote their businesses. BEI is hosting a block party on September 10 in front of the Bell Tower from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.
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There was accident involving a student on a bicycle and a dump truck at 1:57 p.m. today on Cameron Ave., UNC Media Relations confirmed to The Daily Tar Heel.
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Northwood High School junior wing Drake Powell committed to the North Carolina men’s basketball team, he announced on Twitter Thursday evening.
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North Carolina senior defensive back Don Chapman was arrested in the early hours of Sept. 8 and charged with domestic trespassing, assault on a female and misdemeanor battery of an unborn child, the Chatham County clerk of court confirmed to The Daily Tar Heel Thursday.
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The minimum graduate student stipend only covers approximately 68.5 percent of the cost to attend UNC-Chapel Hill, a recent study by the Graduate and Professional Student Federation found. A personal emergency like a health crisis, loss of transportation and housing, or other situations could make a graduate student unable to afford to survive in Chapel Hill another semester. "The genesis is that it gets more and more expensive to live here," Graduate and Professional Student Government President Theodore Nollert said. "The stipend isn’t keeping up.”
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Cook Out, a Greensboro-born fast-food chain serving burgers, shakes and fries, looks to open its first Chapel Hill location this Friday, Sept. 9. Housed on 450 S Elliott Rd., the restaurant will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily and will feature drive-through and dine-in services.
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Taking place on Sept. 9 to 11 at the University's Graham Memorial Hall, the conference is titled “Putting Workers First: Southern Labor from 1619 to COVID-19.”
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From performances in Carnegie Hall and the Kennedy Center, Grammy nominations and their ability to collectively play 80 musical instruments, the Sones de México Ensemble is no amateur group. And soon, they will be bringing their talent to Chapel Hill. Sones de México will be coming to UNC on September 9 to host a workshop and concert in the The Sonja Haynes Stone Center.
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Last Saturday, the inaugural National Cinema Day kicked off in the U.S. sending ticket prices down to $3. Over 30,000 theaters participated across the nation, welcoming about eight million moviegoers throughout the day. According to Forbes, the event brought in $24.3 million nationwide.
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Editor-in-Chief Guillermo Molero spoke with Chancellor Kevin Guskiewicz on Aug. 31 to discuss public health on campus, the University’s ongoing diversity initiatives and plans for the academic year.
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“We’re sick to our stomachs for giving up those numbers (against App State),” junior cornerback Tony Grimes said. “We’re pissed, but we’re going to lock in — we’re ready. We’re playing with a chip on our shoulder from here on out.”
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Mental health professionals in North Carolina are working to combat the growing demand for mental health care. A variety of inequities and accessibility issues stand in the way of North Carolinians receiving the mental health care they need, such as difficulty accessing insurance and paying for mental health services and high demand for available providers. "There is a high burnout rate in the counseling field as well if we’re not taking care of ourselves, especially those who work day-in and day-out with trauma,” Sharon Webb, a psychology professor and program coordinator at Gardner-Webb University, said.
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For the midfielder and former UNC standout, playing in the Champions League was one item she still needed to check off of her bucket list. So, the Tar Heels' volunteer assistant coach dropped everything to pursue this chance.
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As Chapel Hill faces a growing housing deficit that places pressure on economic vitality and diversity, the Town is working to secure additional housing. These efforts include creating new regulations for construction and pursuing higher-density housing projects. However, some community organizations have cautioned that this new path brings its own social costs. According to the Town’s 2021 Housing Report, multi-family apartment units, which are home primarily to renters and have little connection to their surroundings, have dominated new constructions since 2010.
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