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| City: | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Type: | Public |
| Sports: | baseball, basketball, cross country, fencing, field hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling[1] |
| Colors: | black, blue |
| Mascot: | Rameses the Ram |
| Website: | http://www.unc.edu/ |
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (or UNC), is a North Carolina public university chartered in 1789.[2] The school is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. It ranked #28 in US News's 2008 "National Universities: Top Schools" list.[3] It is a constituent of the University of North Carolina system.[4]
Athletics
North Carolina currently has 12 men's and 14 women's sports teams.[1] The football program has won 12 bowl games (while losing 13).[5] The men's basketball program has won 4 national championships,[6] and the women's has won 1.[7]
Controversies
Down Syndrome
In 2008, a UNC professor Albert Harris angered his biology students when he suggested babies suffering from Down Syndrome should be aborted.[8] Harris claims he made the statement to "spark discussion".[9] Harris stated that although the view was his moral opinion, he would not follow it if presented with that scenario.[8][9]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/
- ↑ http://www.unc.edu/about/history.html
- ↑ http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php
- ↑ Constituent Universities (English) (HTML). University of North Carolina.
- ↑ http://www.nationalchamps.net/NCAA/database/northcarolina_database.htm
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/mens/history
- ↑ http://www.ncaasports.com/basketball/womens/history
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 http://www.wral.com/news/state/story/2446536/
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 http://www.lifenews.com/state2906.html