By Harold There’s two big festivals coming to UNC this weekend — the Carolina Jazz Festival and the Comedy Fest. The jazz festival features famous (i.e. I’ve heard of him) trumpeter Terence Blanchard (left), Jason Marsalis (the youngest of the Marsalis brothers, which include former Tonight Show bandleader Branford and 1998 BCC graduation speaker Wynton), [...]
Entries from February 2010
February 24, 2010
Great Expectations
by Laura Over the past several weeks, I’ve been doing a lot more UNC -related work than blogging. Apparently, I am enrolled as a student. Who knew? But I’m sure that all of our brains will welcome a respite from the Serious Business of the World when it comes to indulging my latest musings:
February 23, 2010
A discussion on free speech
By Harold Thursday night was the perfect time for Laura and I to go our separate ways. Laura went to see the educational documentary The Prep School Negro, while I saw Larry Flynt, who was brought to the UNC campus by the law school’s First Amendment Law Review. Free speech is something a lot of people struggle [...]
February 22, 2010
Finally, a dog park I can recommend
By Noodle There are many things about North Carolina that I like more than New York City. For instance, grass. Also, the apartments are bigger, so there are more places to hide the things I steal from my owners. But one big issue I’m having is the other dogs. In New York they’re mainly toy breeds [...]
February 22, 2010
Here We Go Devils, Here We Go!
by Laura Duke basketball is easy to love, and tonight I was reminded of a few reasons why: 1. Fellow Duke pride runs deep enough that season ticket holders were willing to sell a couple of seats at face value to two very happy alums! Thanks for saving us from the creepy scalpers!
February 19, 2010
1.5.0.
by Laura I’d been wanting to try UNC’s new sustainable dining option and took the opportunity to gobble down lunch there yesterday. The good news? There was absolutely nothing on their menu that I wouldn’t have happily eaten. The downside for students is the mildly higher cost, especially compared to neighboring Chick-fil-a, where nothing costs [...]
February 16, 2010
Lace them up
By Harold I think I saw the sun for 10 seconds yesterday, which means spring is eventually coming. So now is a good time to recommend Rainbow Soccer in Chapel Hill, which starts its spring season on March 1. It costs $80 to register and the season lasts 12 weeks.
February 15, 2010
Starlight, Starbright, First Space Geek That I See Tonight…
by Laura This weekend we had some family visitors, and although we wanted to show them Chapel Hill, it was somewhat freezing out. Boo! However, the Morehead Planetarium provided a decent activity option that kept us warm and indoors, not to mention well-informed about the galaxy. Their newly upgraded digital projection system had its perks [...]
February 13, 2010
The Olympics Are Here!!!! OMG!!!
by Laura I really, truly love the Olympics. In fact, I can now admit to my friend Julie that when she got to attend the ’96 Atlanta Games, I was not a little bit jealous. I was a whole, giant bit jealous. Someday, that will be me! But, for now, I plan on using up [...]
February 12, 2010
The Poor Man’s Netflix
by Laura Tonight we’re giving Redbox a test drive – you may be familiar with their video vending machines, usually found in places like grocery stores. Since one is located in the Harris Teeter across the street, we decided that it was worth the $1 rental fee to check out their selection. From what I [...]
February 11, 2010
The Duke-UNC rivalry
By Harold An interesting article came out the other day about how fewer than 20 percent of Duke and UNC fans actually hate their rival. Even Ol’ Roy and Coach K are liked more than hated by opposing fans. This shows something I’ve written before. The best thing about the Duke-UNC rivalry is really the [...]
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