Monthly Archives: March 2010

Great Googly Moogly! From Univac 1105 to Google

March 29, 2010 – 8:00 am

In these days when the resources of the world are instantly at your fingertips with a click of a BlackBerry wheel or a tap on an iPod Touch, it’s hard to imagine that people used to wait for days and show up at odd, overnight hours for the privilege of running a program on the [...]

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Lewis Black: learning from failure & more

March 24, 2010 – 10:56 am

Lewis Black was in town the last few weeks to help with the comedy festival and work on his new book.  I had a chance to have dinner with him and then interviewed him in our studio.  Lewis is smart, funny, and he loves Carolina, so we had a good time. He says two things [...]

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It was close. It was loud. We won.

March 17, 2010 – 11:31 am

Last night was surreal, exciting, magnificent.  Someone asked me if I had ever been to a men’s game in Carmichael.  I said “Yes, but this is the first time I’ve had a ticket.”  Thankfully, we’ve gotten better at security since the 1980s.  I used to sneak in through Woollen and watch the games from the [...]

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Ramen noodles Alfredo & fried Vienna Sausages in Cheetos!

March 11, 2010 – 10:15 am

Last night, my son John and I settled down at 10 pm to watch Dinner:  Impossible, filmed on Carolina’s campus.  Patti appeared in the episode but was too nervous to watch (she won’t watch Carolina basketball games on TV, either).  We recorded it for her. In the episode, Doug Dibbert, president of our alumni association, [...]

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Ingraining Eve’s hopes for a better world

March 8, 2010 – 10:06 am

We opened the Eve Carson Garden last week. It’s behind the Campus Y facing Polk Place and when the flowers, bushes and trees bloom next spring, it will be beautiful. The Garden is dedicated to all Carolina students who, past or future, pass away before they graduate.  Many people on campus and off contributed to [...]

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Join us for big-name speakers, performers and more

March 2, 2010 – 12:19 pm

At Carolina, we’re so fortunate to attract some of the brightest minds and outstanding performers of our time. And we want our neighbors to know that with few exceptions, these notables’ lectures, concerts, exhibits, conferences and more are open to the public. Many of these events are free, and we hope they enhance the quality [...]

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