Category Archives: Student LIfe

Karen Parker: A Woman to Remember

Posted on March 18, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we here at University Archives can think of many women from the Carolina community to celebrate. There’s Cornelia Phillips Spencer, for example, who rang the bell in celebration of the university’s reopening in 1875. … Continue reading →

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“An Infernal Passion Undying”

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

If you read the Daily Tar Heel, you’ve likely read Ian Williams’ iconic column “Why I Hate Duke.” The Daily Tar Heel usually highlights the piece before our first basketball game of the year against Duke. The article is essentially … Continue reading →

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Fire Again!

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

We hope that everyone is enjoying the new semester.  Hopefully you’re getting back into the swing of things without too much trouble.  If everything is going well, congratulations!  It turns out that you are much luckier than some of your … Continue reading →

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The “Pilot” of Student Government: The Student Body President

Posted on January 29, 2013 by South Moore, Order of the Bell Tower student assistant

We currently find ourselves in the middle of campaign season. For the next two (or possibly three) weeks, the Pit will be abuzz with excited, albeit cold, campaign workers, the pages of the Daily Tar Heel will be filled with … Continue reading →

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November, 1975: Smoking Banned in UNC Classrooms

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Jennifer Coggins, Graduate Assistant

On today’s campus, where smoking is not permitted inside or within 100 feet of any university buildings, it may be hard for students to imagine that a little less than 40 years ago, many students and faculty smoked during class. … Continue reading →

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“The Student Body” Public Art Controversy

Posted on November 19, 2012 by Megan Williams, Graduate Assistant

The UNC campus is no stranger to controversial art. The Confederate Monument known as “Silent Sam” has a long history of causing controversy. It was erected in 1913 to honor the university students that fought to defend the south in … Continue reading →

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For the Students, By the Students

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Morgan Jones, Graduate Assistant

In light of a recent addition to the Records of the Student Union (Collection #40128), we in University Archives are wondering: How many of you use the Carolina Union every day? Our next question would be: How much do you … Continue reading →

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Enough to Ruin a Saint

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Lawrence Giffin, Records Services Archivist

University campuses have always been places with lots of pressure and little supervision. From the time of the university’s founding, when there were only 41 students in one building in the middle of the woods, up to the present day, … Continue reading →

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