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Years in the making: How the NCAA built its case against North Carolina

UNC officials, including chancellor Carol Folt, athletic director Bubba Cunningham and coaches Larry Fedora, Sylvia Hatchell and Roy Williams, will convene on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017, in Nashville, Tenn., where the university is due to appear for its long-awaited hearing before the NCAA Committee on Infractions. It is the next step in the NCAA’s investigative process.

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College student arrested for Confederate monument destruction

Takiyah Thompson, a member of Workers World Party and student at N.C. Central University is arrested after activists held a press conference at NC Central University Tuesday afternoon, August 15, 2017. In a release Thompson said she was the one who tied a rope around the soldier’s neck so that others could pull the statue to the ground.
Travis Long and Julia Wall newsobserver.com
College student arrested for Confederate monument destruction 1:16

College student arrested for Confederate monument destruction

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'They've been sending me death threats,' says man behind @YesYoureRacist Twitter account

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NC Governor says Confederate monuments 'should come down'

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