Word: heel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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After a day on campus, it's hard to contest the admission's pamphlet boast of "something in the air that makes you proud to be a Tar Heel...
...blue is Tar Heel blue...
...Heel spirit pervades the UNC campus. It's more than just the tangibles like the insignia apparel that dots the walkways, much more than the Veritas emblems up here in the Yard. It's everywhere--Tar Heel blue telephones, toilets, bathroom tile, awnings, bleachers, bumper stickers, and even the Tar Hell blue walls of the Carmichael Auditorium...
With all the talk of Tar Heel blue, "What's a Tar Heel?" is the first question that springs to mind. Apparently, during an important civil war battle the North Carolina frontline regiment held off a Yankee offensive. After the siege ended, General Lee praised the Carolina contingent, saying, "You boys stood firm, as if you had tar on your heels." Whether that tale's true or not, the state is known for its natural underground tar pits that occasionally cause tar accumulations on the Carolina beaches...
...Crimson for Carolina blue is UNC soccer coach Anson Dorrance. Because Carolina finally decided to spend some money on the women's soccer team, Dorrance had five full scholarships to give away this year. Rather than dangle the scholarship apple in front of only five players, however, the Tar Heel coach split the money up into 14 separate scholarships and as a result plucked six (all starters) of the nation's finest freshmen from last year's high school crop...