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Knight Commission weighs in on NCAA regulations

September 24, 2011

The Knight Commission’s Amy Perko has seen lots of cases like UNC’s, where universities punish themselves to try to avoid bigger crackdowns by the NCAA.

UNC denies it should have monitored football Facebook and Twitter

September 24, 2011

UNC disagrees with NCAA about social media monitoring.

UNC studies youth concussions

September 24, 2011

Chapel Hill/Carrboro city schools and UNC are partnering to get athletes with head injuries timely help.

Former Obama press secretary discusses young voters, messy politics

September 17, 2011

President Obama’s former press secretary Robert Gibbs talks about communicating through the chaos of American politics.

African-American Dept. faces scrutiny

September 17, 2011

The African and Afro-American Studies Department has taken a beating after revelations about favorable treatment of student-athletes.

Why NCAA investigations are on the rise

September 17, 2011

The NCAA continues to crack down on universities across the nation. William Friday comments on what changes need to be made.

UNC’s costs drive student out of town

September 17, 2011

UNC’s rising costs have some students making big sacrifices to stay at Carolina.

Students’ childhood 9/11 memories

September 10, 2011

Most of today’s UNC students weren’t even teenagers when the 9/11 attacks occurred. They share childhood memories of the tragedy.

Ex-chancellor remembers 9/11

September 10, 2011

Former UNC chancellor James Moeser recalls that Sept. 11, 2001 was one of his most difficult days on the job.

UNC trains first responders

September 10, 2011

After 9/11, UNC’s School of Public Health began a program that trains emergency workers to respond more efficiently.