North Carolina's NCAA gift that keeps on giving Posted May 9, 2012 While a sports-related scandal exposed possible fraud within the African and Afro-American Studies department, the issue goes well beyond athletics. It eats at the core of what a university is all about. North Carolina prides itself in national academic recognition. That's why public comments from Chancellor Holden Thorp and UNC system president Tom Ross are rather curious. They appear more interested in damage control. (WRAL Sports Fan)