I grew up in Chapel Hill and yes UNC Chapel Hill refers to itself as "Carolina" (in sports [1], research [2], and name [3]). It's less commonly recognized outs

I grew up in Chapel Hill and yes UNC Chapel Hill refers to itself as "Carolina" (in sports [1], research [2], and name [3]). It's less commonly recognized outside the state... I live in NYC now and often have to catch myself when I say something like "I'm headed back to visit a friend at Carolina" since it almost always results in "oh? which one?" [1] https://shop.goheels.com/mens-fanatics-branded-black-north-carolina-tar-heels-lockup-team-pullover-hoodie/p-38667632487041+z-9735-564391958 https://shop.goheels.com/mens-fanatics-branded-black-north-c... [2] https://research.unc.edu/?s=Carolina https://research.unc.edu/?s=Carolina [3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwi4dIT-jIY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kwi4dIT-jIY