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Video: Students And Fans Rush Franklin Street After UNC Beats Duke

This never gets old. Watch, in this timelapse video, as thousands of Tar Heel students and fans rush Franklin Street following No. 3 North Carolina's 93-84 rivalry victory over the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils on Saturday night in Chapel Hill. (View Video)

Fans gear up for UNC-Duke showdown, an important one off court, too

On Friday, customers flocked into Classic Carolina to scoop up all things Tar Heels ahead of Saturday's game against Duke. For manager Krystal Chellani, it's a matchup that evokes fond memories. "It's always been really crazy around here. It would just be all of us coming and working here. My dad, my brother, my mom and me and my sister as well." (WTVD)

Is Franklin Street dying or just different? What’s fueling Chapel Hill street’s changes?

The laments grow louder over Franklin Street every time a fabled establishment shuts down, but those cries have risen to screaming since Linda’s departure. Even with the building’s namesake owner Linda Williams pledging to find a new owner, the question from aging alumni is no longer whether Franklin Street can survive, but whether it is already dead. (AOL.com)

Daily Tar Heel, Duke Chronicle Using UNC-Duke Rivalry to Fundraise for Student Journalists

It is North Carolina-Duke week in the Triangle, as the Tar Heel and Blue Devil men’s basketball programs are gearing up for their first matchup of the 2023-24 season on Saturday night in Chapel Hill. While the teams’ fanbases prepare for the game, they are also being asked by the two universities’ student newspapers to help add to another friendly rivalry. (Chapelboro.com)

Carolina Insider Podcast: Hubert Davis Joins; FSU Recap; UNC Jeopardy Contestant Rotimi Kukoyi

The Tar Heels picked up another hard-fought basketball road win by topping FSU in Tallahassee (5:55). Hubert Davis joins Jones Angell and Adam Lucas for the latest "Checking in with Coach Davis" (35:04). And UNC student and Jeopardy! contestant Rotimi Kukoyi shares his experience on the popular game show (45:14). (Listen To Podcast)

Senior Bucket List: Tar Heel traditions to take part in before graduation

Bell Tower Climb - Since 2003, Carolina seniors have climbed 128 steps to the top of the Bell Tower during Senior Week. Traditionally, students have been able to sign their names on the bricks inside the tower, but last year the General Alumni Association prohibited seniors from doing so to preserve the “structural integrity” of the historic building. (Daily Tar Heel)

Twelve ideas for revitalizing Franklin Street

If you’ve ever moved away from Chapel Hill long enough to miss it, or had friends who live elsewhere ask you about what makes it so great, your mind probably turns to spots on campus, stone walls, and local institutions. Places like Merritt’s Grill, Cafe Driade, and the Lantern. It might be Sutton’s, the Varsity Theater, or Flyleaf Books. And they're all threatened. (Triangle Blog Blog)

The Late Stuart Scott's Daughters, Sydni And Taelor, On Grief And Upholding Their Father’s Legacy

Long before former ESPN sportscaster Stuart Scott was first diagnosed with cancer in 2007, his daughters Sydni and Taelor Scott had been sharing in his mission to help eliminate inequities in cancer care. “We were going to V Foundation events starting as early as I could remember,” Sydni, 24, said. "“There was something different about these events." (ESSENCE)

A look back at the career of legendary Cincinnati Reds broadcaster, UNC alum Marty Brennaman

Cincinnati Reds baseball fans remember Marty Brennaman enthusiastically calling highlights of the 1975 and '76 World Championships. Pete Rose's record-breaking hit No. 4,192. Tom Browning's perfect game. The unfathomable 1990 wire-to-wire World Championship. The last game from Riverfront Stadium and the first at Great American Ball Park. (WVXU)

UNC Class Holds Rock-Paper-Scissors Tournament for UNC vs. Duke Basketball Tickets

What is the biggest prize you’ve ever won from playing rock-paper-scissors? For one UNC student this past weekend, that’s tickets to the UNC vs. Duke men’s basketball game Feb. 3. Hundreds of UNC students braved the cold Friday to make it to the Indoor Practice Facility and try their hands at winning the “Dook It Out” rock-paper-scissors tournament. (Chapelboro.com)

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