It’s her passion for crafting the present for posterity that drove senior Waverly Lynch to become the Yackety Yack’s editor-in-chief in 2011. Lynch rose to the position in an unusual way: The yearbook’s board had asked the previous… read more
Yearbooks from 14 of the 17 UNC System institutions — plus 37 other schools — are now archived together online, thanks to a project based at Wilson Library. The N.C. Digital Heritage Center has scanned and posted the yearbooks as part of the… read more
Andy Griffith ’49, one of North Carolina’s most famous sons, has died at his home in Manteo. Griffith was best known for his portrayal of a down-home country sheriff with an unmistakable Southern drawl on The Andy… read more
Benevolence and Responsibility A eulogy delivered at the First Presbyterian Church of Greensboro, Jan. 30, 2012, by Edwin M. Yoder Jr. ’56 I take my guidance this morning from two literary giants that Bill Snider would surely approve… read more
Rameses XVIII, the blue-horned dorset ram who roamed the Kenan Stadium sidelines for four seasons, has died. Caretaker Ann Leonard ’82 (MSPH) said the ram, who had gone by the name Pablo before he attained stardom as the Carolina… read more
University Day 2011 was observed with the dedication of a marker to the students who worked to get the infamous Speaker Ban Law repealed in the 1960s. The new marker to an enduring principle of freedom of speech sits on the stone wall between… read more
Carolina celebrated its history as the nation’s first public university on University Day, Oct. 12. The featured speaker, UNC System President Thomas W. Ross ’75 (JD), gave the keynote speech for the convocation, which began at 11 a.m. read more
Photo by Jock Lauterer ’67 for The Daily Tar Heel A marker to the students who worked to get the infamous Speaker Ban Law repealed in the 1960s will be erected in McCorkle Place. A granite marker with bronze plaques approximately 30 inches… read more
Carolina hosted a celebration in honor of Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary on Monday in the Pit. UNC’s campus recruiter and returned Peace Corps volunteer, Suzannah Ellis Johnston ’06, and other returned Peace Corps Volunteers were available to… read more
Cousins Edward Kidder Graham and Frank Porter Graham both lived in a house, by the northeast corner of the campus, that faced demolition in September. Many people would not purchase a house battered with holes, filled with old beehives in the… read more