Photo Credit: Nan-Cheng Tsai[/caption]The yearly college fair held at the Dean Smith Center on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus hosts about 100 colleges from all around the country. The fair lasted from 6:30 to 8:30 pm on Tuesday, September 17 and was organized by Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools. Private universities, public universities, community colleges, and even vocational schools gave out information about themselves. Seniors and juniors make up most of the people who attended but even middle school students came to find out more about post-secondary school options.
The setup of the college fair was in a circle and schools were in alphabetical order. Representatives from each school were eager to answer students’ questions about anything from minimum SAT scores to popular majors. Popular schools to get information from were Elon, ECU, and schools that were a part of the UNC system. Even Ivy League schools such as Harvard were there to talk to hopeful future students.
Haley Moser, a senior, said, “I thought [the college fair] was very informative and provided information about schools that are far away that students would not have access to otherwise.” The schools she was interested in getting information from were Wake Forest, NC State, and UNC-CH.
A list of all the schools that attended can be found at this website: http://chccs-news.blogspot.com/2013/09/2013-college-fair.html
The rivalry of tobacco road is the best rivalry in basketball history, with historic coaches and players with names like Michael Jordan, Christian Laettner, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, and countless others. There have been many memorable moments such as Jeff Capel’s half-court shot and Carolina scoring 8 points in 17 seconds, both sending the game into overtime. Recent moments such as Gerald Henderson giving Tyler Hansbrough a bloody nose and Austin Rivers’ game winner in 2012 have boosted this rivalry’s attention even more this year.
As for this week’s match-up March 9 at the Dean Dome, it will be an intense fight between 2 of the top 30 teams in college basketball right now. With the return of senior forward Ryan Kelly, Duke is clearly one of the teams to beat in the upcoming NCAA tournament. Duke is an astounding 17-0 with Kelly this season, and my not so bold prediction is that Duke will steamroll Carolina at their home court, winning by a final score of 88-71.
I believe Duke, not just because of my fanhood, but with Ryan Kelly, Duke is the team to beat this year in Division I Men’s College Basketball. With Duke’s elite ability from the 3 point line and National Player of the Year candidate Mason Plumlee, Carolina’s defense led by James Michael McAdoo will not be able to stop the Blue Devils down the stretch. If Duke can get the Dean Dome fans silent and get a couple of goals, increasing the lead to about 8, I think the game will be over.
DEVIL FORTH!!!
Written by Ashley Hinkle Wednesday, September 19, students from all over the Triangle crowded the Dean Smith Center for the annual college fair. Colleges from across the country set up booths and informed students about their college. Booths were lined up in alphabetical order and were located throughout the venue.
With lines backed out of the door, the Dean Smith Center filled with eager students looking for scholarship opportunities and general college information. At the door, students were given plastic bags with the name of the college fair printed on the surface. The bags were intended for the many fliers that students accumulated as they visited various college booths.
Orange High School students were among these attendees, expanding their knowledge of college life. When asked what college Sarah Downey wanted to attend she said, “I would like to attend Fayetteville State to study forensic science and focus in chemistry. My second college choice is St. Augustine.” Mrs. DeLoatch, a career counselor at Orange High School, planned the school trip to the fair. Students on the trip were from C.W Stanford, Orange High School, Gravelly Hill, and Cedar Ridge.