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1995
* October: Michael Hooker installed as eighth chancellor; Privatization study begins as mandated by General Assembly
* November: Trustees approve new child care center
1996
* May: Construction begins on new dramatic arts building
* June: Chancellor announces Task Force on Substance Abuse after fraternity fire leads to alcohol-related deaths
* September: Hurricane Fran hits campus
* November: University and housekeepers reach settlement
* December: SOAR telescope receives federal funds
1997
* January: Faculty present post-tenure review draft to trustees
* February: Lighthouse project begins
* May: Chancellor begins 100 County Tour; New faculty and administrators embark on first annual Tar Heel Bus Tour
* August: First Fall Fest, alcohol-free block party, welcomes students
* September: Chancellor's Task Force on Intellectual Climate issues report; Committee reviews Grounds Division grievances; Undergraduate courses offered online for first time
* December: LEARN North Carolina, an online resource for teachers, gets full-time director
1998
* February: Chancellor announces Carolina Computing Initiative
* May: Land-use master plan study begins
* June: Study begins on implications of future enrollment increase; Campus becomes Patch Adams movie set; Committee forms to study enrollment growth
* November: Departmental distribution of new computers begins
* December: Committee begins to explore uses for Horace Williams tract
1999
* January: Chancellor undergoes first treatment for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
* April: Chancellor takes medical leave of absence, and William O. McCoy is named acting chancellor
* June: Chancellor returns to work June 1, dies June 29
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