Monthly Archives: March 2013

An Evening with NPR’s Carl Kasell, April 16

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Library Staff

National Public Radio newscaster and radio personality Carl Kasell will be part of a free public program on April 16 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Continue reading Continue reading →

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Player, Preacher, Coach, and Commentator

Posted on March 26, 2013 by Stephen Fletcher

UNC’s men basketball team bowed out of the NCAA tournament over the weekend, but the UNC women’s team continues on its quest for a national championship this evening.  With basketball season still in high gear, Hugh Morton collection volunteer Jack … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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The Wild West: How the Namesake of Avery Residence Hall Got Away with Murder

Posted on March 25, 2013 by South Moore, Order of the Bell Tower student assistant

In the autumn of 1851, William Waightstill Avery had it all. The grandson of Waightstill Avery, a member of the committee that chose the site of the University, W.W. Avery had been elected to the North Carolina General Assembly, was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Event Teaches Student Organizations to Document and Preserve Legacies

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Library Staff

radicals_thumbradicals_thumb“When I Was at UNC”: Preserving the Work and Legacy of Student Organizations through Documentation Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:30 p.m. Program | UNC Student Union Room 3201 Free and open to the public Information: Jay Gaidmore, UNC Archivist, gaidmore@email.unc.edu, (919) 962-6402 Student organizations have long been integral to the UNC experience, with more than … Continue reading Continue reading →

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Back at the Top . . . Back on the Bayou

Posted on March 19, 2013 by Stephen Fletcher

It’s that time of year again when hundreds of thousands of college basketball fans huddle secretively with their notes on “bracketology.”  The NCAA basketball championship tournaments broke onto the stage this week and, once again, the UNC men’s and women’s … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Karen Parker: A Woman to Remember

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we here at University Archives can think of many women from the Carolina community to celebrate. There’s Cornelia Phillips Spencer, for example, who rang the bell in celebration of the university’s reopening in 1875. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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World rankings show UNC’s reputation sliding

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Lew Powell

Academics falls outside my usual hodgepodge of interests, but I couldn’t help noticing — hat tip, slate.com — the 2013 World Reputation Rankings published by Times Higher Education. According to the magazine, “The world’s largest invitation-only academic opinion survey [is intended] to provide the definitive list of the top 100 most powerful global university brands…. […] Continue reading →

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Artifacts of the Month: 1960s UNC Cheerleading mementos

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Emily Jack

Last month we did what so many do this time of year: We devoted our attention to college basketball. This month we turn our focus to another group of athletic students who are equally agile but far too often unsung: cheerleaders. This month we bring you not just one but three artifacts, all of them […] Continue reading →

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Free Expression at UNC is Subject of Wilson Library Exhibition

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Library Staff

A new exhibition in the North Carolina Collection Gallery of Wilson Library explores the history of free speech controversies at UNC. Continue reading Continue reading →

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Where’s Hugh Bennett? Climate debate needs him!

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Lew Powell

“It’s one thing to persuade hipsters in Portland, Ore., or Brooklyn to grow organic — hey, how cool is an artisan radish — in their rooftop gardens. It’s a much tougher push to get Big Ag, made up mostly of stubborn older men, to change its ways. “But imagine if a farmer led the cause […] Continue reading →

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