During World War II, UNC at Chapel Hill was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission.

A group of UNC students, led by Student Body President Paul Dickson, filed a lawsuit in U. S. federal court, and on February 20, 1968, the Speaker Ban Law was struck down.

In 1997, the College participated in the Comprehensive Articulation Agreement ( CAA ) that allows college transfer students to move easily to the 16 UNC schools, as well as many independent college and universities.

Carrboro is a favorite destination of UNC students for its relatively large number and diversity of restaurants.

Vinroot married his wife Judy ( Allen ) Vinroot whom he met while students at UNC.

The college's students transfer to East Carolina University, North Carolina State University and other UNC system campuses, as well as other four-year institutions.

While lining up hours before games ( the UNC game in particular ) had always been a regular practice, every now and then a group of students would be ambitious enough to get their sleeping bags out and sleep in line the night before in order to ensure their front row seats.

Under the direction of Bob Krueger, the band has held at least half of the seats in the annual Nebraska Music Educators Association All-State Jazz Band for each of the previous 10 consecutive years, and has performed at the UNC / Greeley Jazz Festival and the KU Jazz Festival.

MASN is the official cable network of Georgetown Hoyas basketball, George Mason Patriots Basketball, Big East basketball and football, Big South basketball and football, Colonial Athletic Association basketball, UNC Wilmington Seahawks basketball and the BB & T Classic.

MASN is the official cable network of Georgetown Hoyas basketball, George Mason Patriots basketball and UNC Wilmington Seahawks basketball.

Most of these murals were painted by UNC alumnus Michael Brown.

There is an area on UNC Chapel Hill named Barbee Mountain ; it is closed to the public but is a very old graveyard. The site and cemetery were surveyed by archaeologists from the University of North Carolina in late 1995 and early 1996, and a report was issued that extensively documents the cemetery.

* General Headquarters United Nations Command ( Korea ) ( UNC ) — Formally activated 10 July 1950, before then Allied forces were formally under American operational control.

They were led by fourth-year QB Chuck Fusina ( 1978 Heisman Trophy runner-up ), fifth-year WR Scott Fitzkee, Rookie HB Kelvin Bryant of UNC, Rookie OT Irv Eatman of UCLA, Rookie LB Sam Mills, and second-year S Scott Woerner.

This led to the calling of early elections in 2001 in which the UNC were reduced to 18 seats in the House of Representatives.

On 31 May 2005, Basdeo Panday, together with his wife Oma, former UNC MP Carlos John and party financier Ishwar Galbaransingh were arrested for bribery.

Academic honor programs were also enhanced, with the addition of a First Year College, a chapter of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society, and the Park Scholarship program, a prestigious full-expense merit scholarship, similar to the Morehead Scholarship at sister institution UNC Chapel Hill.

605 sick, wounded, and / or injured UNC prisoners were exchanged for 6, 030 sick or injured Communist prisoners.

McGuire was famous for using his New York City ties to enlist players to come south to play at UNC and USC, and was known as one of the top recruiters in the sport, frequently joking about how successful his New York City players, many of them Jewish and Catholic, were in Baptist-prevalent North Carolina and South Carolina.

Meetings of MAC representatives from the United Nations Command ( UNC ) and the Korean People's Army / Chinese People's Volunteers ( KPA / CPV ) were held at the Joint Security Area, an 800 meter ( 2600 ft ) wide enclave, roughly circular in shape, bisected by the Military Demarcation Line ( MDL ) separating South and North Korea, and created as a neutral area, where there was free movement of both sides anywhere within the JSA boundaries.

The next day, when the KPA / CPV delegates arrived, they were forced to sit lower than their UNC counterparts and lost face, so they quickly left the meeting.

605 sick, wounded, and / or injured UNC prisoners were exchanged for 6, 030 sick or injured Communist prisoners.

The day after the resignation, Inside Carolinas Thad Williamson reported that UNC officials were very concerned about the lack of a respectful environment in the program.

There are eleven more Hallier sports statues on the UNC Charlotte campus, all of which were donated by Charlotte businessman and philanthropist Irwin Belk.

Former UNC coach Dean Smith came back with a number of others that were associated with the Ramblers to discuss the team's history.

They were quickly noticed by the rest of the student body, and by game time there were 75 tents in line to see Duke battle their long-standing rival UNC.

To prevent this situation from happening again, Robertson Scholars visiting from UNC were banned from tenting in K-ville, starting in 2006.

Thirteen UNC football players were suspended for the team's season opener in Atlanta against the Louisiana State University Tigers, and the Tar Heels lost the game 30 – 24.

Some 30 years later, in 2002, legislation was passed to make the local buses free of fares to all riders, leading to a large increase in ridership ; the buses are financed through Chapel Hill and Carrboro city taxes, Federal grants, and UNC student fees.

However, UNCG, like all members of the UNC system, is a stand alone university and awards its own degrees.

The station, first chartered in 1995 and which is almost entirely student-run, currently operates from the basement of Davis House and streams to all the UNC dorms via cable TV channel 3.

They have three children, Dr. Richard Vinroot Jr., Laura Vinroot Poole, and Katy Vinroot O ’ Brien, all of whom graduated from UNC.

" It is the only award for which all faculty members of the 16 UNC campuses are eligible and is considered the UNC system's highest faculty honor.

At the outbreak of war, the Upsilon chapter at UNC — only chartered three years before — found itself the only chapter of Zeta Psi among all the Southern states, sundered from the North by the sudden lines of enmity.

Because of this proximity to North Korean territory, being surrounded on all access routes by North Korean checkpoints, and repeated attempts to kidnap the UNC personnel working there, CP # 3 was often referred to as " The Loneliest Outpost in the World ".

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With freshman Marvin Williams joining the squad for the 2004 – 2005, the junior class led by preseason Wooden Award candidates in McCants, May, and Felton gave UNC a high ranking in all preseason polls and the team was seen as one of the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament.

Matt Marvin, a UNC Law School spokesperson, said that all of the controversy surrounding Nichol did not alarm them and that they welcomed him back to the university.

On September 19, 2011, in response to an NCAA notice of allegations, UNC announced it was vacating all of the football team's wins from 2008 and 2009, saying that its own investigation revealed players competed during those seasons while ineligible.

During her tenure as Chancellor, the UNC system and its Board of Governors successfully campaigned for a taxpayer-funded bond referendum leading to a significant period of growth of the physical facilities of the campus, particularly Centennial Campus.

The goal of UNC is to become a premiere engineering and technological university with substantial programs in the liberal arts and sciences.