Carr Building

Opened in 1900 as a dormitory, the Carr Building was funded in its entirety by Julian Shakespeare Carr, an alumnus and frequent donor to the university. The dorm was built with all the modern (for 1900) conveniences, including electricity and indoor plumbing. It housed students through the 1970s and...

Alma Mater ("Hark the Soun

UNC—Chapel Hill's school song was performed for the first time by the campus Glee Club at the graduation ceremony on June 2, 1897. The lyrics, written by student Walter Starr Myers, were a little different from those we know today. The song began, "Hark the sound of loyal voices / ring...

Cafeteria workers' strikes

In the fall of 1968, dining hall workers at UNC—Chapel Hill presented Chancellor J. Carlyle Sitterson with a list of suggestions for improved working conditions. They lobbied for pay raises, shorter workdays, and better treatment from supervisors. Their cause was soon joined by members of the ...

Cheerleading

Organized cheering was a part of the game day experience since the earliest days of UNC sports. Students in the stands, led by an elected "chief cheerer," chanted or sang from a variety of prepared cheers. The cheerleaders left the stands in the 1920s, led by Vic Huggins. An enthusiastic sup...