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Bookmark or Share- Tar Heel Times - UNC Basketball, Football and Recruiting NewsTar Heel Times - UNC Basketball, Football and Recruiting News. Seth Trimble, ‘Tar Heel at heart,’ talks about emotional time in transfer portal. Seth Trimble said he was sad when he announced that he was entering the transfer portal.
- What is a Tar Heel? Explaining UNC's nickname & mascot history, originTo call someone a 'rosin heel' or 'tar heel' was to imply that they worked in a lowly trade. During the Civil War, North Carolina soldiers flipped the meaning of the term and turned an epithet...
- History and Traditions - The University of North Carolina at Chapel HillIn 1793, he and fellow trustees laid the cornerstone of the first building, Old East. Students arrived in 1795, and UNC became the only public university to award degrees in the 18th century. The School of Law was established in 1845.
- What is a Tar Heel? Explaining the history of North Carolina basketball ...What is a Tar Heel? The expression "tar heel" has a more literal connection than some might expect. It refers to workers who accumulated tar on their heels while working barefoot distilling...
- What's a Tar Heel? | Carolina AlumniTo call someone a “rosin heel” or “tar heel” was to imply that they worked in a lowly trade. During the Civil War, North Carolina soldiers flipped the meaning of the term and turned an epithet into an accolade. They called themselves “tar heels” as an expression of state pride.
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