Connor Residence Hall

Connor Residence Hall was one of three new dorms opened in 1948 to accommodate the expanding student population entering the university following World War II. The other two built at the same time are Winston and Alexander, now known collectively as the Connor Community. The lawn framed by the dorms...

Kenan Professors

Kenan family members have supported the University of North Carolina since its beginning. The family and its related philanthropies are the among the largest donors to the university. Arguably this support has had its greatest influence in the endowed professorships that bear the surname. The first ...

Field hockey

UNC students experimented with field hockey early in the twentieth century. A 1902 Tar Heel article describes a group of male students playing using an "ordinary cricket ball." The sport apparently did not catch on, as it was not mentioned again until the 1930s, when women students began pla...

Lewis Residence Hall

Lewis Residence Hall opened in 1924, around the same time as nearby Aycock and Graham dorms. The dorm houses around 100 students. It remained an all-male dorm (one of the last remaining on campus) until 1985. In 1987 it underwent an extensive renovation, which included the installation of central ai...