January 2012 Archives

Volleyball, tennis + dodgeball = volleybonk

January 28, 2012

Combine volleyball, tennis and a touch of dodgeball, and you have Volleybonk. The game is being perfected by a ragtag group in Carrboro.

Sylvia Hatchell: 600 wins and counting

January 28, 2012

Sylvia Hatchell became only the third ACC coach to win 600 games with one program when the Tar Heels beat the Virginia Tech Hokies last week.

Ross proposes UNC tuition increase

January 28, 2012

UNC President Tom Ross is recommending that UNC-Chapel Hill’s tuition go up 9.9% for in-state students and 6% for out-of-staters.

Opponents to protest UNC tuition increase

January 28, 2012

Opponents of a proposed tuition increase plan to rally at February’s Board of Governors meeting.

Students juicing at UNC (no, not steroids)

January 28, 2012

Some at UNC have started juicing. No, we’re not talking about steroids. They use a machine to blend fruits and vegetables into juice.

Entire program – Jan. 28, 2012

January 28, 2012

UNC students face a big tuition increase, but it’s still lower than trustees wanted. Arabic language classes become more popular. Some local public schools no longer have on-site nurses. A new sport combines volleyball, dodgeball, and tennis into “volleybonk.”

Arabic language adds professors

January 28, 2012

Budget cuts at UNC have meant smaller classes and fewer faculty, but one foreign language is actually adding professors – Arabic.