UNC Alumnus Killed in Minnesota Assassination
Posted Jun 20, 2025
Mark Hortman, the husband of slain Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman, was killed alongside his wife in a targeted attack at their home Saturday. Mark Hortman, a Raleigh native who graduated from Millbrook High School in 1984, earned a bachelor’s degree in physics with a minor in computer science at the University of North Carolina in 1989.
(Carolina Alumni Review)
Related: Campus Connections
Chapel Hill-Carrboro Openings, Closings and Updates in October-December 2025The fall marked several Eastgate Crossing shopping center tenants reopening in Chapel Hill after restoration from July’s Tropical Depression Chantal rain and flooding. On October...
Fri Apr 17, 2026Tar Heels fans go bananas for Caleb Wilson before enjoying the Bananas show
Kenan Stadium was packed on a beautiful spring afternoon, and the atmosphere was bananas. And Tar Heels fans went bananas over one of their favorite...
Thu Apr 16, 2026
UNC makes 'new Ivies list for third consecutive year
UNC has made the Forbes list of “new Ivies” for the third straight year. Carolina is the only North Carolina institution on the list, which...
Wed Apr 15, 2026
Savannah Bananas put Bill Belichick to work during Chapel Hill stop
On Saturday, Bill Belichick took a break from spring practice at UNC to try his hand at coaching first base for the Savannah Bananas, who...
Sun Apr 12, 2026