Brooks Computer Science Buildi

The Frederick R. Brooks Jr. Computer Science Building was dedicated in 2008. It adjoins Sitterson Hall and is home to UNC—Chapel Hill's Department of Computer Science. Brooks, a North Carolina native, was working at IBM in 1963 when he came to campus to deliver a lecture on computer scienc...

Carolina Hall

The building now known as Carolina Hall was named Saunders Hall from 1922 to 2015. Completed as part of the campus expansion in the early 1920s, Saunders was built as a classroom building, originally housing the Departments of History, Economics, and Commerce. It was named for William L. Saunders, a...

Cheerleading

Organized cheering was a part of the game day experience since the earliest days of UNC sports. Students in the stands, led by an elected "chief cheerer," chanted or sang from a variety of prepared cheers. The cheerleaders left the stands in the 1920s, led by Vic Huggins. An enthusiastic sup...

Koury Natatorium

The Maurice J. Koury Natatorium is the home of the Tar Heel swimming and diving teams. Located on South Campus, adjacent to the Dean Smith Center, the natatorium hosted its first competition on October 31, 1986. The modern facility was a significant improvement for the Tar Heel swim teams over Bowma...