CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (WNCN) — Leaders of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill aspire to put the school “on the global map” with the development of a new stadium to host cricket, rugby and soccer games ahead of the Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, according to a proposal for the Carolina North campus.
The UNC Board of Trustees discussed plans on Wednesday afternoon for the “NC Colosseum,” a proposed stadium that would be constructed less than two miles from the main campus.
The presentation during the meeting dove into the value of bringing the new venue to UNC, from the angle of its mixed uses as a sports and entertainment space to the international perception the space could bring for North Carolina…