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Carolina is calling Eric Church home

Country music superstar Eric Church has traveled the world performing songs for millions of fans. Through it all, one thing kept him connected to North Carolina. "I would stay up to watch Carolina basketball just to feel closer to home,” said Church. Church is coming home to Carolina to deliver the Spring Commencement address May 9 in Kenan Stadium. (UNC.edu)

UNC earns top national rankings for graduate education

Numerous UNC graduate programs received high rankings in the U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” list, with 20 placing among the top 10 in the nation in their respective categories. UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy is once again the No. 1 pharmacy school in the country. This is the fourth consecutive top ranking for the school. (UNC.edu)

Savannah Bananas take on the Texas Tailgaters — and take over Chapel Hill

As early as Monday, April 6, a navy tractor trailer adorned with a bright yellow banana holding a bat screeched to a halt onto the side of Ridge Road. The Savannah Bananas had arrived. Barricades appeared at the bookends of Stadium Drive on Thursday. What would normally be a sea of blue on game days gleamed yellow on Saturday and Sunday. (Daily Tar Heel)

Carolina’s history comes to life on Instagram

One post shows what’s believed to be the oldest existing photo of UNC, a daguerreotype of sophomores from the 1850s. Another, posted on the first day of Carolina’s football season, depicts Kenan Stadium in the 1920s. Some place a spotlight on historical firsts, like the University’s first three Black undergraduate students who enrolled in 1955. (UNC.edu)

Kenan Stadium: From football field to baseball diamond

The Savannah Bananas sold out Kenan Stadium twice in one weekend, bringing the team’s barnstorming version of baseball to Carolina’s 99-year-old flagship venue. But before the Bananas could take over, someone had to turn the football stadium into a baseball park. Enter Casey Carrick, assistant athletic director for facilities and turf management. (Carolina Alumni Review)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro Openings, Closings and Updates in October-December 2025

The fall marked several Eastgate Crossing shopping center tenants reopening in Chapel Hill after restoration from July’s Tropical Depression Chantal rain and flooding. On October 20, a tenant with one of the largest damaged spaces became one of the few businesses on the south end of the property to reopen: Great Outdoor Provision Co. (Chapelboro.com)

Tar Heels fans go bananas for Caleb Wilson before enjoying the Bananas show

Kenan Stadium was packed on a beautiful spring afternoon, and the atmosphere was bananas. And Tar Heels fans went bananas over one of their favorite stars. Caleb Wilson got to hear loud cheers from fans one more time. He threw out the ceremonial first pitch Sunday before the second of two Savannah Bananas weekend games against the Texas Tailgaters. (Tar Heel Tribune)

UNC makes 'new Ivies' list for third consecutive year

UNC has made the Forbes list of “new Ivies” for the third straight year. Carolina is the only North Carolina institution on the list, which recognizes 20 outstanding universities graduating students that employers love. Forbes looked at admissions, enrollment, and standardized test data from all degree-granting, four-year non-for-profit colleges in the U.S. (UNC.edu)

Savannah Bananas put Bill Belichick to work during Chapel Hill stop

On Saturday, Bill Belichick took a break from spring practice at UNC to try his hand at coaching first base for the Savannah Bananas, who took on the Texas Tailgaters in the first of a two-game series at Kenan Stadium. The eternally grumpy Belichick was in great spirits, doffing his cap to the crowd while sporting a cut-off hoodie with a Bananas logo. (Yahoo! Sports)

Savannah Bananas bring excitement to Chapel Hill, small businesses look for a boost

Banana Ball is coming to the Triangle. The Savannah Bananas, the Harlem Globetrotters of baseball, take on the Texas Tailgaters at a sold-out Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill this weekend and businesses are getting ready. Franklin Street bleeds yellow this week to welcome the Savannah Bananas to Chapel Hill. It's part of their Banana Ball World Tour. (Spectrum News)

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