Creative writing

Carolina students were writing and publishing creative works long before creative writing became part of the curriculum. Beginning in the late nineteenth century with the Carolina Magazine, students published poetry and short stories in campus publications. Dramatic writing became a focal point at C...

Eve Carson Memorial Garden

Dedicated in 2010 in memory of students who have died while enrolled, the garden is named for Eve Carson, student body president when she was murdered in March 2008. The space is on Polk Place behind the Campus Y. It features a seating area and a curved marble slab inscribed with a quote from Carson...

Circus Room

Located in the Monogram Club building (now Jackson Hall), the Circus Room was a popular soda fountain and snack bar. The Circus Room opened following World War II. It was decorated with dark wood paneling and a twenty-five-foot-long wooden carving of circus animals. The Circus Parade was carved by h...

Marsico Hall

Marsico Hall was dedicated in 2014, serving primarily to house imaging facilities for the School of Medicine and other health affairs programs. Built using state appropriations, it was the only new building to receive state support in 2009. The building is named for Thomas F. Marsico, an investment ...