Video: Tar Heel Talk, Episode 3 - Competing in the Classroom

Posted Feb 4, 2020
Student-athletes Alex Helms of UNC men's lacrosse and women's tennis player Makenna Jones join Faculty Athletic Committee Members, Dr. Rita Balaban and Dr. Daryhl Johnson for a candid conversation at Sutton's Drug Store about the relationship between student-athletes and faculty members at UNC.

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