Carolina officials remembered the University’s past and celebrated its future during the Gov. Beverly Perdue, who gave the keynote speech at the celebration, commended the University community and faculty, which “has stood tall and continued to… read more
An estimated 12,000 people attended the N.C. Literary Festival Thursday through Sunday at Carolina. Festival director Amy Baldwin also said that about 3,000 visited the children’s activity tent on Saturday and Sunday. Festival-wide, visitors… read more
The N.C. Literary Festival, set for Sept. 10-13 at UNC, has announced the days, times and places that 100 authors will read, perform or speak. The free public festival is organized and sponsored by the libraries of UNC and N.C. State and Duke… read more
More than 100 authors will appear at this year’s N.C. Literary Festival, which will be held on the Carolina campus Sept. 10-13. Two dozen authors already had been named to be part of the free public festival, and in late July another 78 writers… read more
A tree in front of Spanky’s at the corner of Franklin and Columbia streets has become a trophy. The town of Chapel Hill topped the tree, already scheduled for removal, after fans celebrating the men’s NCAA basketball championship in April… read more
Abstract paintings by Argentinean artist Eduardo Lapetina will be displayed May 6 through June 11 in UNC’s FedEx Global Education Center. An opening reception from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. May 9 at the center will include remarks by the artist at 3:30… read more
Former U.S. poet laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Mark Strand will give a free public reading Wednesday, Feb. 25, at Carolina. The New York Times called Strand an American luminary whose “poems resonate with a shimmering sense of… read more
Carolina remembered former Student Body President Eve Carson ’08 on Thursday, the date on which she was murdered in 2008. Several thousand students, faculty members and Carolina staff gathered for a ceremony in the Pit in late afternoon. They… read more
More than 1,800 Carolina students – 600 more than last year – have committed to stand on their feet for a full 24 hours to “rock out for the kids” at the 11th annual UNC Dance Marathon, which begins Friday night. The event celebrates the conclusion… read more
Children’s book illustrator and author Brian Pinkney is the first writer announced for the 2009 North Carolina Literary Festival, set for Sept. 10-13. With the theme “A Celebration of Reading and Writing,” the free public festival at Carolina… read more