On the court, Marcus Ginyard has no trouble entertaining rabid UNC students.On Oct. 9, senior class marshals Travis Cianciulli and Wei Xu hope a surprise performance by the Tar Heel basketball star, combined with Korean rap and various dance performances, will sell tickets to "Seniors Got Talent."
Imagine no desks or chairs in a classroom with broken windows.Children of a school in Huama, Peru, experience these conditions daily. To improve the situation, senior Ben Flitter is selling sunglasses on campus. Not part of an on-campus organization, he works with the GO Campaign, a non-governmental organization.
On a slow day in the Pit, it's easy to forget how hectic the center of campus can be.Though today's free Locopops from the Carolina Union Activities Board were exciting, the absence of a Pit Preacher or Dance Marathon recruiters prompted students to remember some more exciting experiences in the Pit.Sophomore Caitlin Sasser recalled one day that shocked her last year.
Last week was wet.It's my own fault for not reading the weather forecasts and being caught without an umbrella during Tuesday's downpour. I arrived back home soaked, thoroughly, after slushing through the Cameron Street River.
Eighty people had appointments today to escape the rain soaked bricks of the Pit, taking shelter in the Student Union to contribute to campus life indoors.
Known for always being crowded and full of student organizations advertising themselves, the Pit was lonely today. Rain in the morning deterred students from coming out.
From 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. a new Pit Preacher from Texas took center stage in the Pit. A few students sat on the steps in front of Lenior Dining Hall to listen to his personal views on Christianity. Ken Dornhecker is a rare occurrence in the Pit, only traveling to the Hill once a year with his wife, an N.C. native. Dornhecker spoke of his views on good deeds.
Facebook. It has given us a way to stay in touch with friends, stalk a person's every move, find out about local events and join exciting groups with people just like us who enjoy being members of the "When I was your age, Pluto was a planet"group.
From shopping on eBay to Oregon Trail, students sitting in the Pit spoke candidly about techniques for staying awake in lectures.Instead of taking notes, students said they frequent Facebook, play card games and text with friends to pass the time. But for others, simply observing their classmates overcome boredom in more creative ways is enough of a distraction.
Wendy Holmes, a senior Journalism and Mass Communication major, sent in these photos she took Saturday before the game.
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There’s a fine line between believing in luck and surrendering yourself to the crazy of the universe, and I think half the UNC campus has crossed it.
In campus-wide emails they are “academic irregularities,” and on sites like ESPN they’re paper classes — an academic-athletic scandal.
Late at night, when I’ve finally managed to complete my homework, I lay down my head on my pillow, pull my blanket over my body, get snuggled in, shut my eyes... ...and remember that I haven’t checked Yik Yak yet that night.
Finals. Are. Here.Tar Heels,are you okay? We took to the street to find out your survival plans.
Going back to class after a long weekend can be difficult — not to mention if that weekend is a snow weekend. As of press time, we still have class tomorrow. Digital staffer Sarah Kaylan Butler interviewed students to ask them, "If you had a minute to talk with UNC administration and plead your case as to why we shouldn't have class tomorrow, what would you say?"
There is only one way you could find Tar Heels sitting in a room peacefully with Blue Devils: Jesus Christ. This weekend I had the transforming experience of heading to Black Mountain for a Summit College retreat labeled “Life on Purpose” with Summit Church. North Carolina Central and Meredith College students were also present.
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