<p>Hi, we're visiting on Wednesday and are hoping to have breakfast, lunch and dinner on campus before and after our tour. We've signed up for a class visit and plan to eat in one of the dining halls for either breakfast or lunch. Any other activities on campus for a prospective student to check out?</p>
<p>I don’t think there’s anything major happening, but I would suggest that you explore as much as you can. The dining halls aren’t fantastic, so don’t be too excited about that. I would advise getting lunch in Rams, since it is much less crowded than Lenoir. Table hunting is like a sport at lunch time in Lenoir.</p>
<p>If you don’t mind walking a lot, go down to south campus and walk around to see where most of the freshmen will live, and then walk around all the quads on north campus. Go by the global center - it’s a little inconvenient but a really nice building. If you/your child (can’t tell who’s posting, sorry!) has a specific interest, you can email a few professors and see if any of them would be willing to meet with you to talk about their department.</p>
<p>I’m glad that you want to spend a whole day on campus - there are so many places that you don’t see on tours, and it’s a good idea to see as much of campus as possible. And if you find yourself having nothing to do, go to the pit and people watch for a while. If it’s nice outside, go to Jamba Juice. Drinking a smoothie while sitting outside on a nice day is one of life’s little pleasures.</p>
<p>Men’s baseball is home … UNC-CH vs UNC Asheville. 6:00 PM start at the beautiful Boshamer Stadium. Tarheels are #3 in the country at the moment! Tickets for non UNC students are only $5 or $7 location dependant. Available on [University</a> of North Carolina Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.tarheelblue.com%5DUniversity”>http://www.tarheelblue.com)</p>
<p>Here are a couple of other events scheduled on campus for the 11th.</p>
<p>1) You could watch the Global Gladiator Games 5:30pm 04/11/12 at Hooker Field #1</p>
<p>Campus Rec, MASALA, and IFC invites UNC students, faculty and staff (only…sorry!) to compete in the 2012 Global Gladiator Games. 5-8 member teams compete in the five GGG events (Jousting, sniper, wheel barrow relay, obstacle course relay, and tug-of-war). Teams are Men’s, Women’s, and Co-Rec. </p>
<p>2) UniVarsity Film Series 7:00pm - 9:00pm 04/11/12 at Varsity Theater, Franklin Street</p>
<p>The theme of this year’s free UniVarsity Film Series is “Film and Nature.” 4/11/12, is our last event of the year: a screening of Jacques Yves-Cousteau and Louis Malle’s 1956 undersea documentary, “The Silent World.”</p>
<p>3) “For Myself and Strangers”: Scrapbooks, Publics, and the Politics of Genre: Colloquium with Professor Danille Christensen 5:00pm - 6:00pm 04/11/12 Donovan Lounge, 223 Greenlaw Hall </p>
<p>This lecture/presentation draws on a decade of research with scrapbook makers; it explores how twenty-first-century women manipulate the material characteristics and generic resonances of scrapbooks as they negotiate what should be shared with whom, and in which contexts. What metamessages do specific forms carry regarding audience, authority, intention, interaction? How do generic expectations constrain meanings and assertions? How can they stimulate new forms and performances? Ethnographic interviews and formal analysis reveal scrapbookers’ diverse strategies for managing what it means to “go public.”</p>
<p>Parent persepective. If you follow Carolina basketball, the basketball museum located in a bldg. next to Dean Dome is a free and really fun 30-minute or so air-conditioned stop. If you (or your child?) is interested in the business school, then tie stop to Kenan Flagler in with museum b/c they are close. I suggest driving to those stops. Two years ago we did our visit on a particularly hot day and were done in by mid-afternoon by all of the walking. My son, who is a happy sophomore there now, left our visit day feeling the campus was huge and daunting (he laughs now remembering that). And the model dorm room in Craig struck us both as icky so be forewarned. I did read somewhere that a couple of the old south campus dorms are being remodeled soon?? I’d do breakfast and dinner on Franklin Street and lunch at Rams. There’s a Starbucks with seating in Rams too, in case, you need a break during the day. The student athletic center in south campus is also worth seeing, if that’s a draw. I think the main academic quad is the prettiest part of campus (between Wilson Library and South Bldg) and would pick that as a shady place to sit and people watch if you want a change of scenery from The Pit. Happy visiting.</p>
<p>Go argue with the pit preacher</p>
<p>…ok maybe not.</p>
<p>Lol. Thanks for all the great ideas. Unfortunately, my daughter was unable to sit in on the class she wanted (she waited til the last minute to register), so we have a pretty open schedule after 12:30 and will definitely check out some of these great ideas. I asked her about baseball and she looked at me like I was from another planet, so that might be a tough sell, but congrats on being #3! The Gladiator Games seem unusual and fun, as well as, “The Pit”. And she plays basketball so we will definitely have to hit the museum. Everyone says Franklin Street is a must-see so we’ll try not to look too much like tourists and take that stroll. If south campus is where the majority of freshman live, we’ll hang out there a bit as well. Thanks so much for the suggestions. We’re so excited to visit. I hear the campus is breath-taking and it looks like the weather will cooperate.</p>
<p>Amazhon , don’t know where you’re located but temperatures in NC are supposed to really drop (into the 30’s) tonight and only reach around 60 on Wednesday. It will be a chilly start to your tour. Bring a jacket!</p>
<p>Thanks for the heads up. We checked the weather forecast this morning and were surprised to see that the low tomorrow night is forecast to be 32! Good news is our day is filled with lots of walking so at least we won’t work up too much of a sweat.</p>
<p>LOL … perhaps a description of Tarheels baseball as a bunch of cute guys dressed in carolina blue performing athletic feats might draw a more positive response? Seriously, have a great visit! The Carolina Basketball Museum was an excellent idea. The letter to Michael Jordan from Coach K, who’s sorry to hear that #23 is no longer interested in attending Duke (aka d00k) University is worth the visit for any Tarheel or perspective Tarheel.</p>
<p>Word on the twittersphere is that the basketball team will be playing pickup with the students at 3PM at Cobb Courts! That’s ALWAYS a sight to see (and you might be able to sneak in a few autographs)!</p>
<p>^^truth. Watching them play pick up is a really fun experience. If you see this on time, stopping by is a MUST.</p>
<p>It sounds like your daughter isn’t too into basketball… now, I’m not saying everyone here loves basketball but… well. It’s kind of a big deal. People know it. (//anchorman reference).</p>
<p>Seriously though, basketball is a big part of the campus culture and though she doesn’t have to like it if it’s not her thing, taking part in it is one of the best experiences I’ve ever had. The basketball museum would be a good way to get started (before coming here, I didn’t even know who Tyler Hansbrough was… got a LOT of weird looks the first few days)</p>
<p>I’d also recommend hitting up YoPo. Always a great choice.</p>
<p>We had a wonderful visit and my daughter absolutely loved the campus. We wound up doing the official information session and tour and followed up by visiting a dorm in Craig. Had lunch at Ram and she also visited the gym afterward. Everyone was SOOOO nice. A professor let her sit in on a Bio 102 class in Coker. She actually does love basketball and we were bummed the museum closed at 5pm so we missed that. She probably would have died if she had the chance to see some of the players at the pick up game, but checked out the Gladiator Games at Hooker Stadium where the Alphas kept her interest for about an hour. The office of multicultural affairs told her she could always come in for hugs when she needed them and I don’t know if that sold her, but it certainly sold me. It was a very nice visit and I appreciate all your input. UNC is definitely at the top of list.</p>