The basketball season is coming up and folks are starting to get hype. So to the UNC ballers: Just win baby! I want to get my party on again this March. The tourney last year was lovely and Chapel Hill was the hot spot. Whaaaattttt'sssss uuuuppp???!!!!! Drinking a Bud. Watching Carolina spank Mizzou, Stanford, Tennessee, and Tulsa. True. I'm looking for y'all ballers to whip Dook this season. Beat 'em silly.
Read More »PITTSBURGH - It seemed the North Carolina football team found a new way to lose in each of its past four games. Blocked punts. Fumbles. Stupid penalties. Not being able to score in the red zone. The Tar Heels looked to be headed down the same road Saturday against Pittsburgh. UNC held a 13-10 halftime lead but turned the ball over inside the Panther 30 twice in the second half and botched a field-goal attempt.
Read More »The North Carolina women's swimming team faced a tough early season challenge when it hosted Michigan over the weekend. The Tar Heels stepped up to the challenge as they defeated the Wolverines, a team they shared a No. 9 ranking with, by a score of 207-163. Freshman sensation Jessi Perruquet and junior Katie Hathaway led the Tar Heels.
Read More »In recognition of A Helping Hand's ongoing service to the community, Chapel Hill Mayor Rosemary Waldorf declared Sunday "A Helping Hand Day." The local senior citizen assistance organization celebrated its fifth anniversary by honoring student and community volunteers and examining its history and success. The anniversary celebrated the organization's commitment to aiding the elderly, the disabled and their families, often by methods overlooked by other service groups.
Read More »Female faculty members recently got to meet the woman behind the chancellor at a reception showcasing UNC's first lady. The Carolina Women's Center and the Association for Women Faculty and Professionals co-sponsored an informal session with Dr. Susan Moeser, Chancellor James Moeser's wife. "I just thought it would be a good idea to welcome our new chancellor's wife," said Diane Kjervik, director of the Carolina Women's Center.
Read More »Students can expect to see plenty of alumni at parties and even in some classes trying to relive their UNC experiences during this year's Homecoming weekend.Alumni are already getting nostalgic by printing up their old class T-shirts and making plans for weekend poker games with old UNC buddies.
Read More »By Jermaine Caldwell Features Editor Each Saturday during football season, Paul Holshouser or Stu Williams accepts the challenge of completing an important job. The task requires getting dressed up in a heavy, hot and motion-restricting costume to portray a silent character with just body language. Before the end of the day, Holshouser or Williams will have spent hours spreading school spirit to thousands of cheering and screaming fans. Holshouser and Williams play the part of Ramses, UNC's mascot.
Read More »In the tight race for the U.S. presidency, the leading candidates have been accused of being indistinguishable. But considering the key differences that do exist between the top dogs, Al Gore is the best candidate to lead the nation over the next four years. His extensive experience and stance on issues such as education, the environment and civil rights ensures strong leadership. Over the past two decades, Gore has built an impressive resume while working as a congressman, a senator and, most recently, as vice president of our nation.
Read More »DURHAM - In an ACC women's soccer season wrought with upsets and surprises, one thing remained constant. North Carolina, which lost a team-record three regular-season conference games, captured its 13th conference championship in the 14 years of ACC women's soccer competition. The third-seeded Tar Heels beat an overmatched Duke squad 4-0 in the ACC tournament final Sunday in front of 5,273 fans at Koskinen Stadium. UNC has earned a first-round bye in the NCAA Women's College Cup.
Read More »With bright red hair and blue eyes, the wife of UNC's ninth chancellor stands out in a crowd. But her appearance and her marriage to the University's man-in-charge are not the only things that make Susan Dickerson Moeser unique. An avid sports fan, an accomplished organist, a marathon runner, a cook and a lover of the outdoors, Susan is lucky if she can find time during the day to catch her breath. Born in rural Kansas into a family that "bleeds Jayhawk blood," Susan began playing the piano before she could even read, which helped set the course for her lifelong passion for music.
Read More »Call it a blend of progress and timing. Last season, a young and inexperienced North Carolina men's swimming and diving team traveled to Minneapolis, Minn., to participate in a meet against Minnesota and Nebraska. The results were mixed. Then-No. 22 UNC squeaked by the Cornhuskers but was blown out of the water by the Golden Gophers, losing 234-135. This season, the Tar Heels were again ranked 22nd in the nation entering the weekend's dual meet with Minnesota.
Read More »The Black Student Movement has a full calendar for the month of November, the third annual BSM Month. Members said the organization is seeking to promote education and interaction on campus through a variety of activities during the next few weeks. "The main goal is to educate the campus community about the history of the BSM and what it has to offer," said BSM Education Committee Chairman Brad Picot, who led planning for events. The creation of a BSM Month recognized by the University was one of the 22 demands the BSM issued to the late Chancellor Michael Hooker in 1997.
Read More »A bomb threat in Sitterson Hall. What crazy nut-job thought that one up? On Friday, students, faculty and staff had to be evacuated out of the building after an unidentified caller phoned in a bomb threat. Some speculated that the stunt was a tactic to cancel a test in a Computers 4 class. Item One is commending University police for their quick response. The way I figure it, computer science majors are the only kids smart enough to build a bomb, so there was definitely a chance this thing was for real. Maj.
Read More »North Carolina's LaQuanda Barksdale led the ACC in scoring and rebounding last year. If Sunday's exhibition game against Athletes in Action is any indication, Barksdale intends to repeat at least one of those accomplishments. Barksdale, a senior forward, hit 11-of-13 shots from the field, netting 27 points and four 3-pointers to lead the Tar Heels to a 90-66 victory against AIA at Carmichael Auditorium. Joining Barksdale in a seemingly effortless shooting day was senior guard Juana Brown, who went 10-for-12 and scored 24 points.
Read More »For many fans this Homecoming weekend, the game will be as much about nostalgia as victory.The General Alumni Association and alumni volunteers have made an effort this Homecoming weekend to get as many old Carolina hands as possible into the stands and the town.
Read More »Will Lloyd Wilson Lloyd is a senior from Graham. He is majoring in business administration. Lloyd was nominated for Mr. UNC by the Freshman Camp of the Campus Y. After graduation, Lloyd said, he plans to attend graduate school at UNC or the University of Georgia for a career in sports administration. He then hopes to become an athletics director at a college. "I've always enjoyed the business aspect and being around sports," he said.
Read More »Academic Technology & Networks officials are considering upgrading their security measures following larcenies at their headquarters in Wilson Library. An IBM Thinkpad model 600 laptop computer was reported stolen from the ATN office Tuesday. According to police reports, the laptop had been taken from the office sometime after Oct. 2. ATN officials said this was the third computer stolen from the office in two months.
Read More »Braving plummeting temperatures and low initial turnout, members of a Campus Y committee kicked off Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week by spending the night in the Pit on Sunday. Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, a national initiative to promote education about homelessness runs through Friday.
Read More »PITTSBURGH - Julius Peppers received all the motivation he needed from a photocopied article from the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Pittsburgh left tackle Mark Browne criticized Peppers during the week leading up to Saturday's contest between the Panthers and North Carolina, and the comments soon became the framework for a story detailing just what the Panther senior thought about the UNC sophomore. The trash talk didn't go unnoticed by some of Peppers' teammates, who delivered two copies of the story to him.
Read More »HILLSBOROUGH - Soccer enthusiasts scored the support of the Orange County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday in their appeal for new and improved recreational facilities. Anson Dorrance, head coach of the UNC women's soccer team, was part of the soccer symposium task force that issued a report to the commissioners. The report highlighted the need for more fields and listed recommendations on how to develop soccer programs in the area. "Chapel Hill and Orange County have name recognition as pioneers in the field of soccer," Dorrance said.
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