3.8.24 | Carolina Alumni Review, Sports
A UNC journalism professor remembers another side of Eric Montross ’94— the time he took with students. By Tim Crothers ’86 I didn’t know Eric Montross ’94 that well. Our time together consisted of brief conversations…
Students who want tickets to the Duke game show up to support all of Carolina’s sports teams, all year long. story and photos by Ira Wilder Tickets to a UNC-Duke men’s basketball game are in high demand — and… read more
As the venerable Wilson Library closes for yearslong renovations, researchers and students brace for a pause in archive access. by Ira Wilder When Maggie Fritz-Morkin, an assistant professor of Italian, read that most of Wilson Library’s… read more
We are currently in the midst of the most competitive admissions season to date, with applications, at last count, up 15 percent from last year’s record number. With such a strong interest in Carolina, I find myself reflecting on the essence… read more
When Irving Hoffman ’94 (MPH), director of international operations for the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases, called his longtime friend Hyman Bielsky ’76 (’80 JD) in Sunny Isles, Florida, he wanted to talk about… read more
Carolina has a top-rated club pickleball team but no designated court to play on. (See “UNC Wins Pickleball Collegiate National Championship” January/February 2023 Review.) The only public pickleball court in Chapel Hill, in Ephesus… read more
Bowls filled to the brim with Asian delicacies and intimate storefront scenes are just a few of the morsels in Lunchbox, a photography book created by Cynthia Liu ’23 and Yukiko Nakano ’22, which tells the story of Asian-owned food… read more
A decade into a career in cookies, including a pecan crisp variety that made Oprah’s Favorite Things list, Tonya Council has returned to Chapel Hill with plans to add a café to her bakery. Council, a granddaughter of Mama Dip’s Kitchen… read more
On this first day of December, Erin Matson ’22 is heading north on Interstate 95 with her boyfriend and her cappuccino. She’s in a rental car. At 23, Matson isn’t even technically old enough to rent this car. She has to pay for extra… read more
An improbable Tar Heel comeback 50 years ago against Duke changed how basketball is coached. It also taught us the meaning of hope. By John Bare ’87 (’92 MA, ’95 PhD) Some of us believe we can always come back. … read more