Moving the heart of UNC athletics all the way off campus? It's the kind of decision that only a chancellor who graduated from Duke could make, Paige Masten says.

By now everyone has heard the conversations regarding whether or not the University of North Carolina will renovate the Dean Smith Center, or if they will develop and build a new ...

Since his first year as UNC head coach, Hubert Davis has failed to meet the program’s lofty standards over the past four ...

The debate at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill over whether to renovate or relocate off campus the Dean E.

With college basketball in flux, it's time for UNC to build a more flexible Dean Smith Center at a new, but on-campus, location.

The Dean E. Smith Center, photographed on Monday, December 22, 2025 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com Joel Berry II was getting ready for bed on Dec. 14, when he got an ...

In my four years at UNC, I’ve made countless trips to the Dean E. Smith Center. I walked there from Ehringhaus Residence Hall my first year. I’ve walked, driven or taken the bus there for the past ...

The Dean E. Smith Center, photographed on Monday, December 22, 2025 in Chapel Hill, N.C. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy.

AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. Joel Berry II was getting ready for bed on Dec. 14, when he got an unexpected text message: There would be a video conference call ...