Daily Tar Heel

First published in 1893 as the Tar Heel, the Daily Tar Heel has been a vital part of the Carolina student experience for more than a century. It was first published by the Athletic Association, a fact that drew criticism and an early competitor, the White and Blue. The White and Blue did not last lo...

Hardin Residence Hall

Hardin Residence Hall opened in 2002, one of four new dorms completed around the same time (along with Craige North, Koury, and Horton). The new dorms were smaller than their high-rise counterparts, an intentional decision to help foster more of a sense of community in UNC—Chapel Hill residenc...

Tarrson Hall

Adjacent to Brauer Hall, Tarrson opened in 2000 to serve as a teaching facility for the School of Dentistry. The building is named for E. B. "Bud" Tarrson, an executive in a Chicago company that sold dental hygiene products. Tarrson donated to dental schools around the country. Even though h...

Study abroad

One of the earliest study abroad opportunities for students was a UNC System "Year at Lyons" program, which enabled a select group of students from UNC—Chapel Hill, North Carolina State University, and UNC-Greensboro to spend their junior year at the University of Lyon in France. Spons...