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UNC clinches field hockey championship

Two UNC seniors win Rhodes Scholarships - Durham Herald Sun

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Two UNC seniors win Rhodes Scholarships
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These and other highlights of their undergraduate years at UNC Chapel Hill have helped win both seniors Rhodes Scholarships to Oxford University in England. ...
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How to survive a 7-hour performance

On a good night, I get 7 hours of sleep, so the idea of watching a play for that long was rather daunting.

But “Nicholas Nickleby,” the two-part play presented in a three-and-a-half hour and three-hour block, proved worth my Saturday afternoon.

Senior Forword nets late title-winning goal

WINSTON-SALEM — Dani Forword said North Carolina would win the national championship — a week before it did.

After defeating Wake Forest to advance to the final four, the senior forward ultimately predicted her team’s win against Maryland.

“This is where we are going to win the national championship,” she said.

Slideshow: A Season in Field Hockey

Men’s soccer advances to third round

Alex Dixon thought about bringing it out a few times this year, but refrained.

Sure, the sophomore forward recorded North Carolina’s first hat trick since 2005 against Stetson this October. And yes, he scored a crucial goal against Wake Forest on the road a few weeks before.

But neither moment caused Dixon to celebrate as effusively as he did last year.

GWU hopes for another strong showing against UNC in Smith Center - Shelby Star

GWU hopes for another strong showing against UNC in Smith Center
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... Gardner-Webb in the 2005-06 season the last time the schools met, UNC should certainly remember the Bulldogs tonight when the teams meet in Chapel Hill. ...

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Swimmer of the Week Q&A with Katie Nolan

TarHeelBlue.com recently sat down to conduct a quick Q&A session with Tar Heel freshman swimmer Katie Nolan of Pennsylvania. Here are Nolan's responses to questions posed by UNC Athletic Communications Student Assistant Sarah Stankavage.

Duke, Not UNC, Is the Team To Beat In the ACC Four Games Into the Season - Bleacher Report

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Duke, Not UNC, Is the Team To Beat In the ACC Four Games Into the Season
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The Blue Devils of Durham and the Tar Heels of Chapel Hill were named Co-Favorites to win the ACC during the preseason. Never before had there been two ...

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W. Basketball. Tar Heels Handle Rebels, 78-68

Italee Lucas scored 24 points and Cetera DeGraffenreid added 22 to help No. 4 North Carolina beat UNLV 78-68 on Sunday. Lucas, who hails from Las Vegas, scored seven of the Tar Heels' first 11 points during the second half. Then, after missing two free throws with 1:19 left, the junior scored off her own offensive rebound to give North Carolina a 74-66 lead.

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The UNC men's soccer team got off to a strong start in the NCAA Tournament, defeating Brown 2-0. The Heels took the lead early on a header by ...
Timely Carom Sends UNC Past Brown in NCAAs, 2-0IvyLeagueSports.com
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M. Soccer. Tar Heels Blank Brown In NCAA Second Round, 2-0

Sophomore forward Billy Schuler found the back of the net to give No. 5 national seed North Carolina an early lead, and classmate Alex Dixon added a late goal to put the match away in the Tar Heels' 2-0 win over Brown in second round action of the 2009 NCAA Men's Soccer Championship Sunday at Fetzer Field.

Field Hockey. Tar Heels Claim NCAA Crown

Senior captain Danielle Forword scored the gamewinner on a penalty corner with 11.7 seconds on the clock Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium to give the North Carolina field hockey team a 3-2 win over No. 1 Maryland and hand the Tar Heels the sixth NCAA championship in program history. UNC finished the season 20-2 and claimed its second crown in the past three years after also winning in 2007. Maryland, which came into the game undefeated and had beaten Carolina 4-1 on Oct. 24 in Chapel Hill, finished the year at 23-1.

Terps women ousted by UNC; Hopkins women move on - Baltimore Sun

Terps women ousted by UNC; Hopkins women move on
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1 seed North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The goal came in the 82nd minute when Carolina's Casey Nogueira converted a throw-in from Jessica McDonald. ...

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Two UNC seniors win Rhodes Scholarships

Elizabeth Blair “Libby” Longino has interned with a microcredit program in Vietnam, helped start a group combating child prostitution in Cambodia and completed an Outward Bound Wilderness Expedition in the Pacific Northwest.Henry Lawlor Spelman has worked in refugee camps in Tanzania, tutored underprivileged high school students...

Swimming & Diving. UNC Swimmers & Divers Run Away With Gamecock Invitational Titles

The University of North Carolina men's and women's swimming and diving teams concluded a successful weekend by taking team victories in the Gamecock Invitational at the Carolina Natatorium. The UNC women won the team title by a margin of 408 points over runnerup Duke while the UNC men had a separation of 342 points over second-place South Carolina.

W. Volleyball. Blue Devils Halt Heels 3-0

North Carolina dropped their match with Duke Saturday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium with set scores 18-25, 25-27 and 25-16. The Tar Heels fall to 15-15 overall and 11-8 in league play, while Duke improves to 26-5 and 16-3 in the ACC. The Tar Heels were led by Kaylie Gibson's 20 digs and Cora Harms 28 assists and 11 digs. Carolina posted a .116 hitting percentage in the match compared to Duke's .184 clip. Courtney Johnston and Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland each notched seven kills, while senior Branagan Fuller chipped in six.

Nogueira's Goal Sends Tar Heels To NCAA Quarterfinals

Senior forward Casey Nogueira scored her ninth goal of the season in the 82nd minute and North Carolina's defense posted its eighth straight shutout as the third-ranked Tar Heel women's soccer team defeated 19th-ranked Maryland 1-0 in the NCAA third round before a crowd of 2,898 at Fetzer Field Saturday afternoon.

Tar Heels Down BC, 31-13

Cam Thomas and Kendric Burney each had defensive touchdowns on Saturday as North Carolina scored three times in a span of 2 minutes, 19 seconds to open a 21-point lead and hold on to beat Boston College 31-13.

Carolina To Battle Duke Tonight

The University of North Carolina volleyball team will look to get back into the win column Saturday against rival Duke. Carolina (15-14 overall, 11-7 ACC) will travel to Durham to battle Duke (25-5-, 15-3 ACC) at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Cameron Indoor Stadium. Carolina defeated Duke 3-1 early this year in Chapel Hill, limiting Duke to only a .134 hitting percentage. Sine that match, Duke has been red hot winning nine of their last ten matches while Carolina has gone 6-5 since the win.

Tar Heels Continue Outstanding Performance At Gamecock Invitational

The University of North Carolina's Jenna Moore and David MacDonald set school records in women's one-meter and men's three-meter diving, respectively, as the University of North Carolina increased its lead on the second day of the 2009 Gamecock Invitational at the Carolina Natatorium.

Tar Heels Fall To Syracuse 87-71

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over No. 6 North Carolina on Friday night in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.

Demon Deacons Dunk Heels 3-2

Wake Forest and North Carolina gave all 1250 fans in Reynolds Gymnasium a show Friday night, as the Tar Heels fell to the Demon Deacons 3-2 with set scores 25-22, 18-25, 19-25, 25-23 and 14-16. Carolina's Emily McGee led the way uncorking a career-best 21 kills in the match. Four Tar Heels were in double-digit digs led by libero Kaylie Gibson's 18. Ingrid Hanson-Tuntland also registered nine blocks, including four solos, and 12 kills. The Tar Heels were missing freshman setter Cora Harms due to an ankle sprain Friday night.

Tar Heels Top Virginia To Advance To Title Game

Senior Moments: The Tar Heels check in from Winston-Salem
Amato: Forword Makes Most Of Second Chance
Final Four Ticket Information
Championship Game Notes (PDF)
Ten Tar Heels Earn All-Region Honors
Interactive NCAA Bracket
Postgame Press Conference: Coach Karen Shelton and Seniors Danielle Forword and Melanie Brill (mp3)

No. 4 Tar Heels Head West To Face UNLV

North Carolina (2-0) hits the road for the first time in 2009-10 when the Tar Heels travel to Las Vegas, Nev., to face UNLV Sunday afternoon at 2 PST at the Cox Pavilion. The game will serve as a homecoming for UNC junior guard Italee Lucas, a native of Las Vegas and a graduate of Centennial High School. Carolina defeated Coastal Carolina, 88-49, at home on Wednesday. UNLV (2-1) is coming off a 97-92 overtime win at Sacramento State on Thursday. Carolina is ranked No. 4 in both the AP poll and the coaches' poll. UNLV is unranked.

Mia Hamm Visits With The Tar Heels

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Tar Heels To Face Challenging Schedule In 2010
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Register For Winter Camp (Dec. 18-20, 2009)

Former University of North Carolina and Team USA women's soccer star Mia Hamm stopped by one of the Tar Heel women's lacrosse team's fall practices recently, visiting with the 2010 squad and providing a highlight for the team's players and coaches.

Winter Stories Program Dec. 10

A Seasoning of Stories and Songs 17th Annual Winter Stories Program for Children of All Ages Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 Refreshments: 5 p.m. Program: 5:45 p.m. Wilson Special Collections Library Free and open to the public Information: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, (919) 962-4207 Storytellers and musicians will entertain children of all ages at Friends of the Library’s 17th annual Winter [...]

Amato: Nogueira Loves The Game

Casey Nogueira is not the sort of player who speaks up before every big game or makes sure everyone's touching all the lines during conditioning.So by-the-book leadership is not her thing. Big deal. Nogueira leads in her own way. "Ringleader" might be a more accurate description.

A Local Thanksgiving

From the bird to the vino, we’ll tell you how to prepare next Thursday’s big meal by sourcing all your supplies from the surrounding area.

Butterball University Teaches "Turkey 101"

North Carolina turkey company Butterball brought a live version of its well-known turkey helpline to Garner this week.

Don de Leaumont

Singer-songwriter Don de Leaumont’s music is part storytelling, part folksy warmth and insight. In October, he released his fifth solo album, called “Planes, Trains, Crickets and Central Air.”

Tar Heels Host Brown In NCAA Second Round

No. 5 seed North Carolina hosts Brown Sunday in NCAA Men's Soccer Championship second round action at 2 p.m. at Fetzer Field. A live webcast of the game will be available at TarHeelBlue.com though Carolina All-Access.

The Affair(s)

Dick talks with Angela, a woman who has had several affairs. Also: poems about a losing season.

Trustees Endorse 5.2 Percent Tuition Increase

tter. Trustees Endorse 5.2 Percent Tuition IncreaseMost of new revenue would go to N.C. General FundThe UNC Board of Trustees voted its approval this week of a 5.2 percent tuition increase for all undergraduate students and a 3.7 percent hike for graduate students.The board also recommended an increase in fees for all undergraduates of $96 a year, or 5.5 percent. The trustees followed ...

Autopsy Offers New Details on Death of Courtland Smith

submit a letter. Autopsy Offers New Information on Death of Courtland SmithAn autopsy report on Courtland Smith lists the cause of death as multiple gunshot wounds and sheds new light on the events that occurred on the August morning that Smith was shot by an Archdale police officer. Smith was president of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.According to the N.C. Office ...

Masked Dancers Boogie Down, Raise Scholarship Money

ographs taken by Jan Kook of Photography By JannineMasked Dancers Boogie Down, Raise Scholarship MoneyAbout 350 masqueraders -- from angels and devils to Jon and Kate and Cruella de Vil and Dalmatians -- danced away the night before Halloween at The Carolina Inn to raise $12,000 for the Eve Marie Carson Scholarship Fund. The fund is named for UNC's student ...

Trustees Honor Four With Davie Awards

tter. Trustees Honor Four With Davie AwardsThe Board of Trustees has honored four recipients with the William Richardson Davie Award, the board's highest honor.The trustees on Wednesday honored Fred Eshelman '72, founder of PPD Inc., of Wilmington; Richard Krasno, executive director of the William R. Kenan Jr. Charitable Trust, of Chapel Hill; Gov. Beverly Perdue of Raleigh; and Richard "Stick" Williams '75, ...

Researchers Reap $11.8 Million in NIH Challenge Grants

earchers Reap $11.8 Million in NIH Challenge GrantsResearchers at Carolina have secured backing for several projects funded by a new, highly competitive federal grant program that aims to tackle high impact scientific and health challenges.The National Institutes of Health's Challenge Grants initiative was announced earlier this year as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Nationally, competition was fierce ...

Syracuse Game Guide

Tar Heels Outlast Buckeyes in MSG
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Lucas: A Lot On The Line
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No. 6/4 North Carolina (4-0) will face off against No. 24 Syracuse (3-0) in the finals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic tonight. Carolina beat No. 15 Ohio State 77-73 in the late game after Syracuse vanquished No. 12 Cal, 95-73. Carolina has a 4-2 record against Syracuse with the first meeting coming in the 1957 NCAA Tournament in the Regional Final. That is actually Carolina's only win over Syracuse in the NCAA Tournament - the Tar Heels lost to the Orange in 1975 in the second round, 78-76, and then again in 1987 in the Regional Finals, 79-75. Carolina is 3-0 in regular-season meetings against Syracuse.

Carolina To Take On Virginia In Semis

Final Four Parking Information (PDF)
Amato: Forword Makes Most Of Second Chance
Final Four Ticket Information
UNC Game Notes (PDF)
Press Conference: Coach Karen Shelton, Senior Danielle Forword, Junior Katelyn Falgowski (mp3)
Ten Tar Heels Earn All-Region Honors
Interactive NCAA Bracket

UNC Off To A Quick Start In Gamecock Invite

Both Tar Heel men and women's swimming teams finished day one in the Gamecock Invitational with an impressive lead. The Tar Heels are competing against nine other schools in the three-day meet in Colombia, South Carolina.

Ten Tar Heels Earn All-Region Recognition

Ten members of the North Carolina field hockey team have earned 2009 Longstreth/NFHCA Division I All-South Region honors, as selected by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association and announced on Thursday. Six Tar Heels - seniors Melanie Brill, Illse Davids and Danielle Forword, juniors Katelyn Falgowski and Jackie Kintzer, and freshman Kelsey Kolojejchick - were named to the first team, putting them in the running for All-America honors, which will be announced on Monday.

Defending the Indefensible

Three games into this year’s college basketball season, the early verdict is in: The new CAA ticket policy so far is a disaster. Today, the Daily Tar Heel published attendance figures for the first three games of the past two seasons. The statistics show a massive drop-off in student attendance of games. 2009 Season vs. Florida International [...]

Carolina Hosts NCAA Third Round Game Saturday

Atlantic Coast Conference champion North Carolina, the No. 1 seed in the upper right quadrant of the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament bracket, and ACC at-large selection Maryland, the No. 4 seed in the upper right quadrant of the bracket, will meet Saturday at 1 p.m. in a third round match of the 2009 NCAA Women's Soccer Championship at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Software Provides New Look at Digital Library Collections

Online visitors have new options for interacting with digital library collections from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Library has implemented software that provides advanced browsing and viewing for most photographs, postcards, letters, drawings, and other items that the Library has digitized and placed online. (View demonstration.) Users of the Library’s digital collections site [...]

Film and Discussion Dec. 1 Will Recall 1960s Anti-Poverty Work

The First 100 Film Screening and Panel Discussion Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009 5:30 p.m. Reception | 6 p.m. Program Carolina Union Theater Free and open to the public Information: Liza Terll, Friends of the Library, liza_terll@unc.edu, (919) 962-4207 The Southern Historical Collection presents a rare screening of the film The First 100, a 30-minute documentary produced in 1964 to promote the [...]

UNC Men's Lacrosse Team Signs Rastivo To Letter Of Intent

Steven Rastivo, a goalkeeper from Ward Melville High School on Long Island and a transfer from Penn State, has signed a national letter of intent with the North Carolina men's lacrosse program during the early signing period just concluded. Rastivo will join the Tar Heel team in January and be eligible to play during the 2010 season.

Q&A: Scott Goodwin

Freshman goalkeeper Scott Goodwin came in to relieve an injured Brooks Haggerty in the Tar Heels' regular season 2-2 double-overtime tie against Wake Forest. Goodwin went on to start in three games and recorded two shutouts for Carolina. The nearly 300 minutes Goodwin played this season and the experience he gained against ACC opponents will give him an edge in goal next season.

Farfan Honored By Top Drawer Soccer

North Carolina junior midfielder Michael Farfan, a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, was honored by Top Drawer Soccer Thursday with a spot on its 2009 Men's College Soccer Team of the Season. Farfan was a third-team choice after posting five goals and three assists this season.

UNC Undefeated At Haverford Duals

The North Carolina fencing squads opened the team portion of their schedule Sunday with an undefeated outing at the Haverford Duals. The UNC men were 6-0 for the day, while the women were 3-0. "It was an excellent team performance," UNC coach Ron Miller said.

Luego

With the release of "Taped-Together Stories," a CD of Southern-influenced indie rock, Patrick Phelan's moniker, "Luego" is starting to get some serious buzz.

Boston College Game Guide

After playing four of its last five games at home, North Carolina (7-3, 3-3) will close out its season on the road for two games, starting at Boston College (7-3, 4-2). North Carolina is ranked No. 25 in the Coaches' Poll after beating two ranked teams in the last three weeks. Carolina holds a 3-2 edge in the series with Boston College and 2-0 since the Eagles joined the ACC in 2005.

Tar Heels Sign Three Gymnasts to 2010-2011 Squad

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The University of North Carolina gymnastics program announced the signing of three letters of intent on Wednesday. Kristin Aloi of Winston-Salem, N.C., Emily Cornwell, of Bloomington, Ind., and Acacia Cosentino, of Liberty Township, Ohio will join the team for the 2010-2011 academic year.

Septima Clark

A New Research Question

A cancer specialist is using her own experience with the disease to change her research. Also: Ahmed Fadaam's new statue unveiled at Elon University.

Trustees honor Eshelman, Krasno, Perdue, Williams with Davie awards

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Board of Trustees has honored four recipients with the William Richardson Davie Award, the board’s highest honor.

WASPketball

Every year as basketball season kicks off, I become nostalgic for my own basketball career. Surprising as it might be to some readers, I was a serious basketball player growing up. Over the years, I played on some very select, very good teams. One experience, though, is especially illuminating given our very race-conscious surroundings. In 2001, [...]

UNC Crushes Coastal Carolina, 88-49

Brownlow: Unknown Commodities

Cetera DeGraffenreid scored 20 points and tied a career high with eight steals to help No. 4 North Carolina defeat Coastal Carolina 88-49 on Wednesday night.

Breland, Lucas On Naismith Preseason List

North Carolina senior forward Jessica Breland and junior guard Italee Lucas were named to the 2009-10 Naismith Trophy preseason watch list, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Wednesday. Connecticut's Maya Moore seeks to become the first player ever to win two Naismith trophies in high school and college, and the junior forward headlines list. Moore won the Naismith National High School Girl's Player of the Year award in both 2006 and 2007 at Collins Hill High School in Suwanee, Ga., and claimed the college award this past March.

Ohio State Game Guide

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No. 6/4 North Carolina (3-0) will face off against No. 15 Ohio State (2-0) in the semifinals of the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic in Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. The winner will play either Syracuse or Cal in the finals. Carolina is entering into a stretch of facing five ranked teams in its next eight games. Carolina leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 9-2. Carolina has also won 11 of its last 12 games against Big Ten teams.

Midnight Teacher

Teaching English at midnight. Also: an attachment to Ethiopia.

Heels Set To Challenge In-State Foes

The University of North Carolina volleyball team is 15-13 overall and 11-6 in league play entering play this weekend. Carolina will finish the regular season with three games on the road, all in the state of North Carolina, with the season finale set for November 25th at N.C. State at 1:00 p.m. This weekend the Tar Heels will play at Wake Forest (9-19, 7-10 ACC) Friday and at rival Duke (24-5, 14-3 ACC) Saturday at 7:30 p.m.

Mia Hamm Chosen As The 2009 Heisman Humanitarian Recipient

The Heisman Trophy Trust announced today that soccer legend Mia Hamm will be the fourth recipient of the Heisman Humanitarian Award. The award will be formally presented to Ms. Hamm at the 75th Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Dinner on December 14, 2009 in New York City. Former Heisman Humanitarian winners include Joey Cheek, Olympic speed skating gold medalist, George Martin, former defensive end of the New York Giants and Pat LaFontaine, former NHL star.

Fitting, in so many ways….

A recent best-selling t-shirt in China during the weeks leading up to his visit: Washington Post

Q&A: Kirk Urso

In its 17th NCAA postseason appearance, the fifth-seeded University of North Carolina men's soccer team will rely on the solid play of sophomore midfielder Kirk Urso to advance deep into the tournament. Urso has contributed valuable minutes in all 18 of the Tar Heels matches this season, scoring three goals and adding four assists. After a close loss in last season's championship, Urso and the Carolina men's soccer team are hungry to return to the College Cup finale in Cary, N.C., and win the program's second national championship of the decade.

Homelessness Update

Lloyd Schmeidler, from Durham, and Paulette White, from Pitt County, join host Frank Stasio for an update on combatting homelessness in urban and rural communities.

Research universities key to America’s future in world economy

A few weeks ago, I mentioned an op-ed by Tom Friedman that I think every college student and parent should read. Yesterday, David Brooks wrote another one of equal clarity and importance. As President Obama visits China, the U.S. has the opportunity to reflect on our attitudes about the future compared to those in China. [...]

And Here's The Kicker

Extra Points: Miami Thrice

Burney, Barth Named ACC Players Of The Week

Davis Weekly Press Conference Audio (mp3)

NFL Update: Week 10

UNC Raises Funds In Herzlich's Honor

Tar Heels Down Miami, 33-24

Burney Named Walter Camp National Defensive Player Of The Week

Vote Burney For National Player Of The Week

Boston College Game Set For 12 Noon, ESPN2

Walston: Big-Time

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Carolina has scored 72 points in its past three games. With 10 field goals and six extra points, kicker Casey Barth has been responsible for half of them.

UNC researchers attract ‘high impact’ stimulus funding NIH Challenge Grants

Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have successfully secured backing for several projects funded by a new, highly competitive federal grant program that aims to tackle high impact scientific and health challenges.

Math 101

A recent report by ABC News reveals that the Obama Administration either can’t count, is involved in one of the most massive cases of fraud in American history, or both. The report reveals that spending from the $787 billion stimulus package is in full swing, except that the money is being spent in non-existent places. [...]

Q&A With Tar Heel Swimmer Katie Keel

TarHeelBlue.com will start featuring Q&A sessions with members of the UNC swimming and diving team from here through the end of the season in March. Our first Q&A was conducted by UNC Athletic Communications office student assistant Sarah Stankavage, a senior from Durham, N.C. This week Stankavage conducted the Q&A with Tar Heel sophomore breaststroker Katie Keel, a native of Knoxville, Tenn.

No. 4 Carolina Hosts Coastal Wednesday At 7

North Carolina (1-0) plays its second team from the state of South Carolina in as many games when the Tar Heels host Coastal Carolina Wednesday night at 7 at the Dean E. Smith Center. UNC defeated Palmetto Staters College of Charleston, 88-57, on Friday. Coastal Carolina (2-0) is coming off a 66-59 win at Campbell on Monday. Carolina is ranked No. 4 in the AP poll and No. 5 in the coaches' poll. Coastal is unranked.

Five Named All-Region for 2009

The U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association announces All-Region teams, landing five Tar Heels with honors.

Three Tar Heels Named To ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Women's Soccer Team

Senior defender Kristi Eveland was named to the first team for the second straight year and senior defender Whitney Engen and senior goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris were tapped for the second team as the 2009 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Women's Soccer Teams were revealed Tuesday afternoon. The teams are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Softball Signs Five To NLIs

The University of North Carolina softball program signed five high school seniors to National Letters of Intent, head coach Donna J. Papa announced Tuesday. The five members of the 2014 class are Sara Buchholz, Ashley Bone, Amy Nece, Jordan Scarboro and Lori Spingola. "I am extremely excited about this class. They are a very talented, athletic group. Their strong commitment to their academics along with their personalities, make them a great fit for our softball program and Carolina," Papa said.

Q & A: Getting To Know Megan Morrison

Tarheelblue.com presents its fourth installment of softball freshmen interviews in an attempt to get to know the freshman. Megan Morrison is a 5'9" catcher, first baseman and outfielder out of Tucson, Ariz. Morrison could add depth at multiple positions, but had a minor setback in the fall injuring her left knee.

Off The Streets

A teen prostitute tells her story. Also: confessions of a Leslie Cheung fan.

A Debate

Well, the moment is finally here. We have video of the debate sponsored by Carolina Review last week between Professor Ralph Byrns of the UNC Department of Economics and Professor John David Lewis, an adjunct professor at Kenan-Flagler School of Business. The question was “Government Intervention in the Free Market: Is it Moral?” with Professor [...]

2009-10 Tar Heels A Work In Progress

Proliferating cable programs and sports Web sites create ever-greater demands for content, or at least filler. High school games, all-star contests, endless commentary, and all kinds of competitions now command their moment in the public consciousness, if only among a select group of devotees.

Carolina Ranks 15th In Attendance For Second Straight Week

The University of North Carolina volleyball team ranks 15th in the country in home attendance for consecutive weeks, averaging 2,032 fans per home match. In 12 matches hosted at the Dean E. Smith Center, a total of 24,385 fans have cheered on the Tar Heels. Two of the 12 matches have featured over 1,000 Carolina fans - 12,724 fans in a 3-1 win over rival Duke and 7,150 fans this past Friday in a 3-1 win over Virginia. Carolina is the lone ACC team ranked amongst the top 25 schools, while Georgia Tech (47) and Clemson (48) check in the top 50 schools.

Burney Named Progress Energy Performer Of The Week

Cornerback Kendric Burney intercepted three passes and returned them for an ACC record 170 yards, including a 77-yard touchdown, in Carolina's win over No. 12 Miami to earn Progress Energy Tar Heel of the Week honors for November 9-15, 2009.

Growing the Medicine

A legal marijuana grower. Also: When it's a relief to lose a job.

THB.com Spotlight: Accountability

Deon Thompson started the season feeling pretty good about leading a defending national champion squad full of new faces and multitudes of talent. More than anything, he welcomed the pressures that come with being the sole senior from his entering class still at UNC.

No At-Large Championship Bids For UNC

NCAA Release

The 2009 season ended for the University of North Carolina cross country teams after their Regional performances on Saturday fell just short of qualifying for the NCAA National Championships.

Jim’s Famous BBQ: hits and misses

As the second stop in my series of barbecue blogs, Jim’s Famous BBQ ranks just behind the Q Shack. They serve up a variety of pit-smoked meats including pulled pork and chicken, chopped pork, beef brisket and more. I felt obligated to try the pulled pork (on the right) since that’s what traditional southern barbecue is. [...]

Extra Points: Miami Thrice

An epidemic of cabin fever engulfed central and eastern North Carolina last week, the Tar Heel football team relegated to practicing indoors in offensive and defensive shifts as Tropical Storm Ida dumped seven inches of rain on Kenan Stadium, closed roads and ferries along the Outer Banks and disrupted power service across the Triangle. The storm hovered for 72 hours before finally moving through late Friday afternoon, just about the time the grounds crew could begin painting the field and a certain basketball player from Iowa held Carolina nation in his grip before Skype-ing ole Roy Williams and casting his lot with the Tar Heels over Duke, UCLA, Kansas et al.

Tar Heels Take Two At ACC Challenge

North Carolina allowed just nine combined points in wins over Gardner-Webb and No. 16 American and fell just short of a late rally in a loss to Bucknell at the fourth-annual ACC Challenge Sunday at Eddie Smith Field House. The Tar Heels (2-1) blanked the Bulldogs, 43-0, before posting their first win over a top-25 opponent since 2005 with their 26-9 victory over the Eagles.

Tar Heels Headed For Final Four

The North Carolina field hockey team defeated Wake Forest 4-1 Sunday afternoon at Kentner Stadium to earn the program's 14th appearance in the final four, to be played next weekend in Winston-Salem. No. 3 UNC improved to 18-2 with the win, the team's third of the season against No. 7 Wake Forest (13-7).

Women Place Fifth, Men Sixth at Southeast Regional

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The North Carolina men's and women's cross country teams took their chances in the post-season on Saturday at E.P. Tom Sawyer State Park, finishing sixth and fifth, respectively. The Tar Heels will have to wait until Sunday to see if their post-season dreams can come true when the NCAA will announce at-large bids.

Tar Heels Headed to NCAA Regionals

Southeast Regional Host Site

The University of North Carolina cross country teams are headed to Louisville, Kent., for their chance to make All-Regional honors and a bid to the NCAA National Championships.

Tar Heels Host ACC Challenge Sunday

The University of North Carolina will host the fourth-annual ACC Challenge Sunday at Eddie Smith Field House, and some of the nation's top wrestling talent will be on display in Chapel Hill beginning at noon. Joining the Tar Heels in the field of the dual event are No. 20 Virginia, Virginia Tech, No. 16 American, Bucknell and Gardner-Webb.

UNC Women's Golf Team Inks Three Recruits

North Carolina women's golf coach Jan Mann announced the signing of Jackie Chang, Casey Grice and Katherine Perry, who will join the Tar Heel team in the fall of 2010. "We are excited to have Casey, Jackie and Katherine joining our Carolina women's golf program in the fall of 2010," says Tar Heel head coach Jan Mann.

Zimmerman Named Academic Momentum Award Winners

The Scholar-Baller® Program, in conjunction with the NationalConsortium for Academics and Sports (NCAS), on October 27, 2009, announced the winners of theAcademic Momentum Award. Seventy-nine nominations were received from 50 different colleges anduniversities across the country. A male winner (two ties) was chosen from all of the NCAS' 10 regionsand a female winner (two ties) was chosen from eight of the NCAS' 10 regions. Amongst the recipients of the awards in 2009 is Carolina men's lacrosse goalkeeper Grant Zimmerman, a 2009 UNC alumnus from Cockeysville, Md.

Great weather. Beat Duke. Life is good.

Saturday was a great day for football. Let’s start with the weather. It was perfect. Not only that, but I got to say so on national television. The weather channel was doing cut-ins from Chapel Hill, and I met my new friend Adam Berg. He is a Penn State guy, but he was a good [...]

2,000 World War I Postcards Now Online for Veteran’s Day

Approximately 2,000 postcards from the First World War debut on the Library’s Web site today in honor of Veteran’s Day. The postcards are the first of nearly 6,400 that the Library plans to digitize by June 2010. They are drawn from the Bowman Gray Collection of World Wars I and II in the Rare Book Collection [...]