The Daily Tar Heel Homecoming Issue for Nov. 7, 2014

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An ode to the placethat gave us freedom

and possibility

Editors at The Daily Tar Heel taskedsenior writer Bob Bryan with answering

one question: Why do you love UNC?Bryan is a senior journalism major

from Charlotte. His answer to his editorsimpossible question is below.

Iam woefully undeserving of thechallenge of encapsulating theCarolina experience in one essay.Ive never taken a sip out of the Old

Well on the first day of class. Ive neverbeen in the risers for a basketball game.Ive never protested anything, dancedfor the kids or have even been to a soccergame. Despite my lack of active participa-tion in these seminal, and no doubt won-derfully enriching, activities on campus, I

still feel Ive lived enough of the Carolina

life to writeabout it.The partIve strug-gled with and myeditors canassure youthere have

been struggles is wrestlingthat feeling intocoherent words.So excuse me again,

because for all my attempts,coherence still escapes me.

The first trip I ever made to UNC wasprobably for a football game sometime

around my eighth birthday. As memories

from that age are wont to do, most of thetrip has melted away into a multicoloredswirl of brief moments and twisted sen-timentalities. There is one bit that does

stick. It was this odd, bubbling feeling ofgiddy freedom and possibility in the faceof every student I saw as I gaped, wide-eyed at all of these people donned in blue

and white. My little brain couldnt com-prehend what it was experiencing at thetime, but it was captivating and over-whelming and exhilarating and exactlywhat I wanted to feel every day when

I grew up to the size of all these stu-dents around me. This was my firstbrush with the feeling, a day-longflash that has since wonderfullyenveloped my past four years.

Its easy to get this feeling fromgoing to the big-name events. I

went to my first game against theschool down the road at the DeanDome two years ago. You wouldhave to be heartless not to get

swept up in the bombast and cel-ebration of the day and the game.The sheer fervor of the feeling sur-rounding a Carolina-Duke gamehas led me to break three chairs,nearly end a two-year relationshipand wind up under the table fromtears or drink numerous times.

The feeling also gets conjuredfrom unlikely places, surpris-ing you like running into a longlost elementary school classmate

when you walk into a bathroomat a party (true story). Ive gottenit studying at 3 a.m. in the cornertable on the seventh floor of DavisLibrary. Floundering hopelesslyto explain the Mormon movementacross the country in the early 19thcentury, I looked out to see the Pit,

Bell Tower and campus sleepingbeneath me. Seeing a few lightsstill shining in dorm windows andclassrooms, I realized I was not theonly Tar Heel bent over his or herlaptop, drowning in exhaustionand cold sweat in a p itiful pursuitof some kernel of knowledge.

I get the feeling simply fromwalking around campus, espe-cially when its warm outside. Ivealways had a preference for warm

weather, and it seems that everytime the campus shakes off thewinter, it becomes the epitome ofseasonal renewal. Im late to classfrequently, to which my profes-sors can attest, but its not alwaysmy need for naps that gets me introuble. I typically realize that I

need to leave for class somewherebetween just-in-time and not-going-to-make-it-on-time-even-ifI-were-faster-than-Ty-Lawson.Moving at such breakneck speeds,its hard not to stumble on anuneven brick, pick myself up offthe ground slightly embarrassedand all of a sudden have thatepiphany, just like on that firsttour I ever took, that this campusis deeply beautiful.

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By Bob BryanSenior Writer

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

THAT UNIQUECAROLINA FEELING

Read senior writer Bob Bryansode to the University he loves.

3

SPRUILL SISTERSRead about the early feminist

movements at the University.

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MISS UNCRead profiles of those vying for

Miss UNC.

C.D. SPANGLERSpangler speaks out about

affordability at UNC.

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8 BOBBY GERSTENRead what the oldest living UNCbasketball player is up to.

BOBBY GERSTENRead what the oldest living UNC

basketball player is up to.

CALENDARSee a calendar of Homecoming

events happening this week.

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MR. UNCRead profiles of those vying for

Mr. UNC.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: MISS UNC 2012

Miss UNC 2012 Colleen Daly was an enthusiastic advocate for

healthy eating habits after having an eating disorder herself.

Following her election as Miss UNC, Daly started the service

group Embody Carolina, which trains students to better help friends

struggling with eating disorders. The group worked with a capella groups

on campus to create a song about body confidence that was played in

fitness classes at the University. In an interview with The Daily Tar Heel in

February 2013, Daly said she hoped the song would allow students to love

their bodies, no matter what they looked like.

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ATTENTION FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS

You can become a Robertson Scholar!

Each year, irst-year UNC students are

invited to apply for the Robertson

Scholars Leadership Program.

Join us for an information session to

learn more about this opportunity!

Monday, November 10th, 7-8pm

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Meet current scholars and staff members

Discuss program beneits and expectations

Review important information about the application

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Ive gotten into a habitof walking off the pathwaysaround the quads (only partlydue to the aforementioned

brick trippings), and it seemsto me that the campus itselfstirs the feeling. Everythingis steeped in possibility whenits warm outside. Its draped

on every tree, building andbanner. I suppose that playsinto the feeling every partof campus has a constant gazetoward the future.

The feeling strikes meevery now and then in CarrollHall. Though the feelingmight be mixed in with theoverbearing fear of findinga job in journalism, it seemsthat I get it every time I turnin a story I can feel satis-fied with one that sayssomething honest and gives

voice to the voiceless. When Iknow Ive learned somethingand done my best with thatknowledge, I get that unique-ly Carolina feeling.

While Im sure many willroll their eyes, I get that feel-ing looking at my fraternityhouse. For me, the stone tur-ret and seemingly always-in-need-of-repair interior of303 E. Franklin St. representa tradition that not onlyextends back to the historyof the building, built in 1929,

but to the history of my ownfamily as well. My dad was inmy fraternity before me andoccasionally likes to pretendhe still is when he comes to

visit. Our relationship hasgrown from father and son tosomething more because ofthis. It has made him realizeIm more than just his kid,

Im a brother and an adult,someone who has also felt theCarolina feeling.

This family tradition goesbeyond the Greek system. Mygreat-great-great grandfa-ther Robert Kedar Bryan Sr.(I am the fourth proprietorof this admittedly Southern

bourgeois name) graduatedfrom UNC in 1847 and wenton to be a newspaperman.Sure, tradition isnt necessaryfor a student to get a hold ofthe feeling, but it permeatesour campus, and the historyof the place lets us know wearent the only ones whohave felt what we have felt. Itlets me meet someone who

graduated decades before meand recognize a Carolina Blueglimmer in their eyes.

I get the feeling even whenIm away from campus. Sure,closing down a bar at 2 a.m.after a Carolina victory andreally, any win in any sport isa good enough excuse to do soon most nights will stir upthe feeling in a frothy concoc-tion of emotion and cheap,

watery beer. Of course its easyto come by during those fran-tic, ecstatic few hours at HesNot. (Or was it Bobs? Or LaRes? Or TOPO? Can anyoneremember in all the chaos?)More surprising is when I getthat feeling during the hun-

gover Sunday trip to SuttonsDrug Store or Ye Olde WaffleShoppe. Drowning the head-ache and general resentmentof all things alcoholic in greaseor syrup is a therapeutic wayto spend a Sunday morning or more likely afternoon after rolling out of bed. That

wonderful sensation of thenight before comes as easily

when laughing and recountingthe previous nights shenani-gans as it did during the late-night festivities.

Meals have a unique abilityto bring the feeling bubblingto the surface. The gift fromGod to this Earth that is thecombination of Mama Dips

fried chicken, collard greensand cornbread is an auto-matic trigger for me. Untilthe age of 16, I had no ideathat Chapel Hill containedany other restaurant, andIll still swear under threatof perjury that it is the best.The rocking chairs sitting onthe wraparound porch, thesimple red-topped tables andthe faces of the staff whom Irecognize from that first tripover a decade ago wrap theexperience together in a per-fectly Chapel Hill way.

Sometimes its been hardfor me to drum up the feel-ing. These past few yearshave undoubtedly provided

reason enough for that. Wevebeen duped by people theUniversity trusted, and ourinstitutions have failed stu-dents who needed them themost. The notable shortcom-ings play a part in the feelingtoo. Its in the fact that, asa campus, we acknowledgeUNCs imperfections andsimultaneously take pridein the collective desire toimprove them.

This is the point where

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Im supposed to transitionseamlessly into explainingthis unexplainable feeling Ive

been hinting at and draggingout. If I did this right, Ivegot everyone sitting wistfully,thinking of their time at UNC from the goodbyes to par-ents as freshmen to the capthrow at graduation. PerhapsI have, perhaps I havent.

When I first drafted this

essay, I told my editor I didnthave a conclusion. I told herthis was two times too long,10 times too short, incoher-ent, sloppy, heartfelt and hon-est. As obvious as the clicheof sudden inspiration on adeadline is, I realized this wasthe right way to describe thefeeling. Its terrible, beautiful,

wild, cynical and heartfelt.Its overwhelming, scary,comfortable and easy. I knowthese are a bunch of vagueplatitudes that could eitherdescribe UNC or eating a BigMac too fast, but thats theproblem. The feeling amongpeople whove been a part ofCarolina is universally specific

and impossible to describebut easy for any of us to get.Maybe Ive failed at trulyarticulating what it feels liketo be a part of this family Iprobably have. But Im happy

with that because if you couldpin it down, it wouldnt bethat unique Carolina feeling.

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Its in the fact that, as a campus, we acknowledge UNCsimperfections and simultaneously take pride in thecollective desire to improve them.

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Chatting with Chelsea KrivanekChatting with Alyssa Townsend

Chatting withJamison Kies

Chatting with Rani Reddy

By Anyssa ReddixStaff Writer

Chelsea Krivanek, a nurs-ing major from Morrisville,has a vision of seeing UNCgo green.

During her time at UNC,

Krivanek has worked withthe Carolina For the KidsFoundation and Building forTomorrow. She gained lead-ership experience as beinga resident adviser in CraigeResidence Hall.

Krivanek first learnedthe power of morale whenshe served as the Moraleand Recruitment chair forthe organization formerlyknown as Dance Marathonin the spring. Krivanek

wants to use her powers ofencouragement and the MissUNC title to urge studentsto recycle.

Krivaneks project calledTabs for Hope was born

after she learned about a chil-drens playground that waspaid for by recycled tabs.

She then discovered anorganization, Trenton, N.J.,-

based TerraCycle, that takesrecyclable goods and, inexchange for those goods,donates to a nonprofit orschool of the donors choice.

In her online platform,Krivanek details the ways in

which aluminum can be eas-ily recycled multiple times

By Anyssa Reddix

Staff Writer

Born and raised in ChapelHill, Meghan Cabell, apolitical science major andeducation minor, made it hermission to embrace everyaspect of University life.

From being an orientationleader for two summers tostorming Franklin Streetafter the game against DukeUniversity in the spring, UNChas given Cabell her fair shareof memories.

And Cabell has learnedhow to work with many dif-ferent kinds of students atUNC as the campus cam-paign coordinator for Teachfor America and as an orien-tation leader.

But now Cabell wants togive back, which is why shedecided to run for Miss UNC.

My community serviceproject will be benefiting

Victory Junction, Cabell said.Victory Junction is a sum-

mer camp for children withserious illness who cant go toa typical camp, she explained.The camp was founded byformer NASCAR driver andracing analyst Kyle Petty.

More than 17,600 camp-ers have attended campsat Victory Junction sinceit opened in 2004. Thecamp is free for participantsand staffed by volunteers.

Victory Junction es timatesthe cost of a campers expe-rience is $2,500.

Cabell is also a memberof Sigma Sigma Sigmasorority at UNC and the clubfield hockey team, whichrecently won a nationalchampionship.

Cabell worked as a member

By Sarah Kaylan ButlerStaff Writer

Jamison Kies, fromConcord, N.C., is a psychologymajor with a minor in biol-ogy. She is chapter presidentof Alpha Chi Omega sorority,solicitation sub-chairwoman ofthe event donations committeeof the Carolina For the KidsFoundation and she is involvedin the Carolina Pre-Physician

Assistant Association and theOrder of Omega.

I could talk all day longabout how much I loveCarolina and how muchCarolina has allowed me togrow as an individual, she said.

Kies said her involve-ment with the N.C. ChildrensHospital through the CarolinaFor the Kids Foundation devel-oped her passion for serving.

What we do as an organiza-tion goes far beyond the excite-ment of the 24-hour marathon it is so much more and Ihave been lucky enough toexperience that, Kies said.

Making the central ten-

ant of all campaigns a serviceproject is what Carolina is allabout. Every candidate hasan amazing service projectplanned, and their excitementfor Mr./Miss stems from theirproject, Kies said.

This campaign matters tome because I am so passionateabout the philanthropic aspectof my platform. I want to beable to give the opportunity toall UNC students to give backto the children in the hospitaland experience the same joythat I have felt doing the samethroughout my time here.

Kies service project willbenefit Carolina For the KidsFoundation.

By making ValentinesDay cards for the childrenhospitalized at the time, theCarolina community canshow support for the kids anduse a small gesture to make a

big difference in their hospitalstay, Kies said.

I also want to have amovie showing at the (VarsityTheatre) the night before

Valentines Day where all pro-

By Eric SurberStaff Writer

Alyssa Townsend, a jour-nalism major from Raleigh,

wants to use the Miss UNCaward to put smiles on TarHeels faces. She is the c ur-

rent president of NationalPan-Hellenic council and isthe publicity chairwomanfor the Black StudentMovement.

Townsend came toCarolina from an N.C. Statehousehold. Townsend saidshe fell in love with UNCafter visiting the campus inhigh school and has been pas-sionate about UNC ever since.

My academic adviser, hesays that Im a professionalstudent because if I could, I

would take every single classhere, Townsend said.

Adversity has shap ed herexperience and influencedhow she plans to serve. She

hopes her journey overcom-ing mental health chal-lenges, such as stress andanxiety, can help future

UNC students.What UNC is is the stu-

dent body, Townsend said.She said this would give

her an opportunity to repre-sent broad and diverse stu-dent population.

I just consider myself the

average student, and thatswhy I want to represent thestudent body, because I feellike I can relate to every singlestudent here, Townsend said.

Townsend said she willmake a difference throughTar Heel Trifecta, a week ofevents supporting studentsmental health.

That help could make ahuge difference, Townsendsaid. That help could get

you that d egree. That helpcould pull you out of thatdark place.

The week of events willpromote wellness of themind, body and soul by help-ing students think more posi-

tively with realistic, tangiblegoals, connecting them withresources and teaching mind-fulness and mediation.

By Eric SurberStaff Writer

Rani Reddy, a public policymajor from Cary, is still a stu-dent, but shes already gettinginvolved in improving theeducation of others. She is thechapter leader of Students forEducation Reform and com-munications coordinator for

APPLES service learning her proposed service projectis also education-oriented.

Reddy came to UNC think-ing she would major in mathand biostatistics, but quicklyrealized that wasnt for her.She tutored at CulbrethMiddle School her freshman

year, which sparked an inter-est in education policy.

That was when, on theground, I was observingeducational disparities in theclassroom and how students

were learning in the class-room, Reddy said.

After taking public policycourses, she discovered herpassion for education reform,changing her college trajectory.

Reddy hopes Mr. andMiss UNC can broaden theUniversitys impact on people,specifically through education,in surrounding communities.

Its meant be a tool thatconnects the Chapel Hill com-

munity with the greater ChapelHill-Carrboro community,Reddy said. Thats where I seemy service project come in.

Reddy said she plans tomake a difference throughCollege 101, a project which

will plant a seed of collegein middle school students.Her program will give 80eighth-grade students a betterunderstanding of college.

As of right now only one in10 low-income students canexpect to graduate from col-lege, which is a really unfor-tunate trajectory for a lot ofstudents, Reddy said.

The program wouldbring prospective first gen-eration college studentsfrom Culbreth, McDougleElementary School, PhillipsMiddle School and SmithMiddle School to see life atUNC. Reddy said students willhear from professors, student-athletes and students to showthem the college experience.

I chose to run for MissUNC to get funding forCollege 101 and to foster aschool-wide dialogue aboutgetting more first-generationstudents to college and howthose conversation have to beearly, Reddy said.

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If chosen, Chelsea Krivanek

will collect soda tabs to raise

money for groups like TABLE.

Cabell wants to use her ser-

vice project to benefit Victory

Junction summer camp.

Alyssa Townsend wants to use

the Miss UNC platform to give

mental health issues more

visibility on campus.

Jamison Kies will use her

service project to further the

mission of the Carolina For the

Kids Foundation.

Rani Reddy will use the Miss

UNC service project titled

College 101 to combine her

interests in education and

public policy.

Krivanek said she wantsto collect items like batteriesand tabs from soda cans andcash them in with TerraCycle.

Krivanek wants to takethe money from the donatedgoods and give it to both theRonald McDonald Houseand TABLE, a subgroup ofCampus Y.

I think its importantbecause we pride our selveson diversity and being apassionate student body,and we all have things wecare about, but what weall have in common is theEarth. This is where we live,

Krivanek said.Itll open up the conversa-tion on recycling on campus,Krivanek said.

Theyll start using lesswater when they shower andturning off the lights.

Krivanek is hopeful thatstudents would be more con-scious of their energy use ifthey simply thought about theeffect their actions can haveon the earth.

(Its about) getting each

of the Victory Junction campstaff all summer long.

It would benefit the UNCcommunity, Cabell said.A lot of the kids that go tocamp often times go to (N.C.)Childrens Hospital.

Cabell said the camp,which is located only anhour away in Randleman,is deeply influenced by theUniversity.

(Victory Junction) couldreally benefit from more UNCstudents knowing about (it),Cabell said.

Most camps do not havethe equipment, medicalpersonnel and resources tohouse children with seriousmedical illnesses, which is

why Victory Junction is soimportant to the campers

who have the opportunity toattend the summer camp.

During her time at VictoryJunction, Cabell fostered hersense of adventure by operat-

ceeds would go to the CFTKtotal, which helps to providepatients and families with thefinancial support that insur-ance cant always cover.

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I just want everyone tobe happy, Townsend said. Iwant to help people live more

positive, beneficial and hap-pier lives.

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Chatting with Meghan Cabell

Its opening upthe conversationon recycling oncampus.Chelsea Krivanek,candidate for Miss UNC

Camp could really

benefit from moreUNC studentsknowing about it.Meghan Cabell,Candidate for Miss UNC

person thinking on an indi-vidual level what they can doto help the environment.

Its huge because we can

give it to local charities,Krivanek said.She said even if she doesnt

win, she feels like it will bringexposure for recycling.

Next year, Ill be able topick a junior who is reallypassionate about recycling,Krivanek said.

And they can continue tochange the nonprofit to meetthe needs of the community.

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ing the camps zip line.She explained how that is

just one of the many experi-ences the camp has usedspecial equipment to adjust tomake it possible for everyoneto participate.

Camp changes the lives ofthese kids, Cabell said.

A lot of them are in thehospital for over half the yearand cant do much else.

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Chatting with Russell VanZomerenBy Sofia Edelman

Staff Writer

Russell VanZomeren ishoping to bridge the gap

between students and stu-dent-athletes at UNC.

The Shelby native is thepublic relations chairman forCarolina Fever.

I think a lot of the timespeople get here and they seethe athletes and they feellike its an entirely differentclub, he said.

As Carolina Fever, I liketo think that were all on thesame team were support-ing these athletes not only onthe field but also were tryingto get to know them outsideof the gameday atmosphere.

VanZomeren is doublemajoring in history andpeace, war and defense.

In addition to his studies,he is an orientation leaderon campus, and he also

works with UNC CampusRecreation.

But like a true fan, hisstrongest loyalties lie withCarolina Fever.

I got involved my fresh-man year just like anybodyelse gets involved I startedgoing to events, collectingpoints, he said.

After one year here, Irealized that I was horriblyuninvolved in campus life. SoI applied to do the CarolinaFever thing luckily I gotit and the rest is history asthey say.

Whether or not hes chosenfor Mr. UNC, VanZomerensaid he wants to his serviceproject either way.

I told myself that if I wasgoing to run, that I had tomake a promise to myselfthat Id do the service projecteither way, VanZomeren said.

VanZomeren has starteda funny Twitter account andpromised he wont take thecampaign too seriously.

For me, I want to makea difference either way,

VanZomeren said. The Mr.UNC thing would be goodfor me because it can raiseawareness for the things thatIm passionate about, but atthe same time I know that

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Russell VanZomeren promises

he wont take himself

too seriously during this

campaign season.

there are four other candi-dates all with great platformsand every one of us is hope-fully going to take theseprojects out into the worldand do it.

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Chatting with Alec Dragelin

Chatting withJean-Luc Rivera Chatting with Roderick Gladney

Chatting with Darrin BenjumeaBy Katie Reeder

Staff Writer

Alec Dragelin said he gotexcited when he found outrunning for Mr. UNC includ-ed a service component.

An exercise and sport sci-

ence major and Hispanicstudies minor from Charlotte,Dragelin has a passion for

working with people withdisabilities and said he hopesto share that with UNC stu-dents. Hes also president ofthe a cappella group Psalm100 and a member of PiKappa Phi fraternity.

Through Carolinability, heplans to hold a Joy Promfor people with disabilities.Participants will be paired up

with UNC students as hostsfor the night.

Dragelin originally gotinvolved with Joy Prom in theeighth grade when his churchhosted the event. He said his

youth pastor asked who would

notice if the student groupceased to exist.

That really challenged meand struck a chord within me,he said. (Joy Prom) openedmy eyes to what it means toserve somebody, and what itmeans to be selfless and love

somebody unconditionally.Dragelin said his goal is totake emphasis off of disabili-ties and focus on a personsabilities instead.

My dream for this schoolis to have an atmosphere

where we as UNC studentsview people with disabilities,not by their disabilities, but

view them in light of theirabilities instead, he said

Dragelin said he doesntthink the UNC community is

yet at the point where it viewspeople in this way. He said he

believes this event will be acatalyst for changing the atmo-sphere at UNC about viewingand understanding what itslike to live with a disability.

By Katie ReederStaff Writer

You can hardly fit all of thetitles in one breath.

A biology major inthe UNC BaccalaureateEducation in Science andTeaching program, anexecutive board memberof Carolina For the KidsFoundation, a drum major forthe Marching Tar Heels anda counselor for Camp Kesem.Hes also a North CarolinaTeaching Fellow and anoffice assistant at EhringhausResidence Hall.

Jean Luc Rivera is alsorunning for Mr. UNC.

Through Preemie Prints,Rivera hopes to use studentphotographers to take pho-tos for families with pre-mature infants. He said hisinspiration for the project ispartly from looking aroundhis own home and seeingall the pictures of him as

an infant and realizing notevery family has the chanceto capture those moments.

Working with DanceMarathon, Ive been ableto see all the stress andpressure these families gothrough, he said. And I

want to do something tohelp alleviate that stress andhelp them have the samememories that I am privi-leged enough to have.

He said seeing a familyfriend go through this situa-tion without having a chanceto look back on and cherishthese early memories furtherconvinced him of the needfor such a project.

Its really important thateveryone has the chance tomake these memories, becauseI dont think families want toremember the stress they wentthrough, Rivera said.

I want to make this proj-ect accessible to studentshere at UNC and to con-

By Sofia EdelmanStaff Writer

Roderick Dee Gladney isa native of Thomasville and ismajoring in chemistry.

Gladney is the delegata or the president of theOrder of the Grail-Valkyriesand the founder of CarolinaCupboard: Community FoodPantry. He proposes usingthe Mr. UNC award to benefitCarolina Cupboard, a foodpantry for students.

I think its importantfor the community becausethere are food pantries inChapel Hill and in Durham,however, those are reallyinconvenient for people whodont have transportation,Gladney said.

The easy access food pan-try will hopefully make iteasy for students who needit most.

This will be here, in-house, ready for them,Gladney said. Those whodont have the upper socio-economic status fall throughthe cracks. We have students

who send back money home

for their family, and theyregoing to suffer.

The process to getCarolina Cupboard off theground was tough, butGladney knew the end result

would be worth it.Perseverance was one of

the biggest qualities that aleader should have, he saidIf I didnt do it, the need wasstill going to be there.

Gladneys service projectwill help him put food in thepantry will also be healthy,

which Gladney hopes willhelp low-income students getthe nutrients they need.

We get canned foods, butsometimes these goods arehigh in sodium, low in nutri-tion, he said.

Gladney hopes the Mr.UNC platform will give himthe visibility he needs totoss out stereotypes aboutpoverty.

Sometimes the low ech-elon of socio-economic statusis associated with obesity,Gladney said.

So the money would beused to get food with lowsodium, low sugar.

By Sarah Kaylan ButlerStaff Writer

Darrin Benjumea knowsfrom personal experience thekind of impact summer campcan have on a child.

Benjumea, from Long

Valley, N.J., is a camp coun-selor who wants to help CampSouthern Ground, a campin Georgia that aims to helpchildren overcome academicand emotional challenges.

I feel that summer campsoffer a great experience forchildren, helping alleviate sev-eral anxieties that kids mighthave, he said. I personally

believe in supporting programsfor the youth particularlytypically marginalized youth,such as those from diverseabilities and backgrounds

because I feel that having aspace where they can freelyexpress themselves without thescrutiny or pressures of their

own societies is integral in the

youth development.Benjumea is a chemistry

major on the biochemistrytrack and a French minor.

As co-director for Relay forLife at UNC, he oversees theprograms yearlong fundraiserthat raises money for the

American Cancer Society.He also works with UNCAdmissions Ambassadors andmentors a student throughthe Scholars Latino Initiative.

Camp Southern Ground,in my opinion, properly sup-ports these kids in the capaci-ties that they need, he said.

His proposed project is afair in Chapel Hill in April that

will benefit Camp SouthernGround. The fair will includeperformers and food vendors.

He plans to recognize andcelebrate community mem-

bers with neurobehavioral dis-orders throughout the event.

This reassurance andsupport is very central to theproper development and self-

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If chosen, Alec Dragelin plans

to host a Joy Prom for people

with disabilities.

Rivera wants to help relieve

the stress of families with

premature infants.

Roderick Gladney will use the

money he gets to further the

mission of Carolina Cupboard.

Darrin Benjumea is proposing

a fair that will benefit Camp

Southern Ground in Georgia.

I think that requires achange of heart in a lot of

ways, he said.

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Gladney will also use themoney to better equip thepantry with the items andequipment it needs to operatein perpetuity.

We also need to buy dona-tion bins, storage bins aroundfor campus. Wed also use themoney to raise awareness.

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By Daniel WilcoSenior Writer

His family all four chil-dren, eight grandchildren

and four great-grandchildrengathered in the Peeblesroom of the George Watts Hill

Alumni Center.Rich murals from 1947

adorned the panels on thewalls of the cozy room, depict-ing monuments of Chapel

Hills campus. To his right werethe landmark residence halls,Old East and Old West, but

I said, 93! Hes playing ten-nis and golf? Ive never heardof anything like that, Thorpesaid. I said, You sure?

Very sure. Every day, fora year now, Thorpe picks upBob to take him to Finley GolfCourse, or the tennis court orif its raining, the movies.

Im half his age, but I havea hard time keeping up withhim, Thorpe said.

As with anyone whos had a10-minute conversation withBob and its impossible tohave a shorter conversation

with Bob Thorpe is teem-ing with stories to share.

Following the release of theWainstein report, Bob wrote aletter to Chancellor Carol Folt,offering to help the Universityin any possible way she coulduse him. He hadnt heard backin a couple of days, but he wasgoing to give them time. They

were very busy, he said.Most people in the class of

42 or 52 or 62, they just say,I used to go to the University,

but Im living my life now,Thorpe said. Hes still com-mitted to the University

70-plus years after graduating and he wants to help.

Thorpe has been in thetransportation business sincethe late 90s, but when hegot the call from Richard, he

was somewhat worried. Whatcould they have in common?

He soon realized how trivialthose fears had been. In 94

years, Bob Gersten has nevermet a stranger, and maybe,they had a little more in com-mon than Thorpe thought.Thorpe is wise beyond his yearsand quick to divulge a prudentobservation. Just like Bob, heloves to tell a story, and recent-ly, many of them come from histime with his new friend.

In Bob, you dont see nobitterness, you dont see noanger, no hostility, Thorpesaid. Most people when theyget older, you find a lot of that.

You find a lot of bitterness maybe they didnt accomplish

what they wanted to in life and they get conservative andclose-minded and they dontopen themselves up to people.If you sit there and let him,and have the time, hell sit

there and talk to you for five,six, seven, eight hours. Hesopen like that for everybody.

If I live another 50-soyears, Ill never meet some-one quite like Bob. Hes just arare-type human being.

Coach Gersten

After a stint with the ArmyAir Forces in World War II,Bob found himself drawn

back to home. So there hewent, landing a coachingjob at his alma mater, LongBeach High School.

Bob had kept in touch withChapel Hill in the years sincehis departure, and this new joboffered new opportunities forhis relationship with Tar Heel

basketball to flourish.North Carolinas coach at

the time, Frank McGuire, likeBob, hailed from New York andcared deeply about his roots.

Thanks to the help of Boband two other scouts in theNew York area, McGuirestarted the underground rail-road a system funnelingtop-ranked high school players

An evening with North Carolinas

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Bob Gersten, the oldest living Tar Heel basketball player, lines up on the paint in the Smith Center.

neither could hold a candle tohim the oldest living UNC

basketball and baseball alum.Bob Gersten looked back at

Libbie, his wife of 70 years, as

Frank Sinatra graciously gaveway to the soft clatter of sil-verware on china, unfolded awell-worn stack of papers andbegan to speak.

The family was in town tocelebrate the 70th weddinganniversary of the nonagenar-ians Bob is 94, two yearsolder than his bride.

Earlier that day, theyventured to the CarolinaBasketball Museum, less thana mile from the spot where, in1942, the couple went on theirfirst date in the shadow of theBell Tower.

There, under a picture ofDean Smith and MichaelJordan, rests a photo of Bob.

We thought this has to bea mistake, Bobs daughter,Jackie said, laughing. Hereare these legends, and thenour father.

That evening, as they stoodaround the murals of thePeebles room, the Gerstens

volleyed back and forth withstory after story of Bob.

Has he told you aboutWhat about whenDid he ever mentionThey each have a slightly dif-

ferent spin depending on whostelling them, an embellishmenthere or a new character there,

but all are told with the sameadmiration and adoration Bobstimulates in all who meet him.

Nobody, however, can tellthem quite like Bob, whoinjects himself into the circle toset things straight once again.

Did I tell you about

Driving Mr. Gersten

There isnt much Bob hasgiven up as the years have piledon willing or otherwise

but, last year, at the ripe age of93, driving made that short list.

In the fall, acting on a recom-mendation, Bobs son, Richard,called William Thorpe.

Hey, how would you like todrive my dad? Richard said.He goes and plays tennis andgolf every day. And hes 93.

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from New York to UNC.In 1957, UNCs roster

sported eight Tar Heels fromNew York and two more fromNew Jersey. Their Bronx-born

star, Lennie Rosenbluth, ledUNC to a 32-0 record and atriple-overtime victory over

Wilt Chamberlains KansasJayhawks to bring the firstNCAA title back to Chapel Hill.

The following year, how-ever, Rosenbluth was gone tothe NBA and McGuire was

back in New York looking formore players who wanted aticket to Chapel Hill. He cameto Bob, looking for prospects.

Bob had just the guy forhim a 5-foot-9 guard whoplayed for Bob at Long View.Larry Brown.

As it happened, McGuirewas in town to recruit anoth-er New Yorker and Browns

rival from Oceanside High,Art Heyman. Long View andOceanside were playing, andMcGuire was in the stands.

Heyman scored 29 points.Brown had 45.

After the game, there wasa party at the Gerstens house.Bob gloated, telling McGuirehe wasnt lying when he saidhe had the best guard in New

York. McGuire offered Browna scholarship on the spot.Though they had been bitterrivals on the court, Heymanidolized Brown, and the twoplanned to team up for anunstoppable twosome at NorthCarolina. They shook hands

with McGuire and Bob. They

were going to Carolina.Heymans stepfather had afew hesitations, however.

He asked McGuire ques-tions about academics andschool and what classes

would Art take and will he geta good education, said ArtChansky, a longtime friend ofthe Gerstens and author ofBlue Blood, the premier bookon the UNC-Duke rivalry.

McGuire didnt want anyof that shit. McGuire was thisGodfather figure. When yousent your children to playfor him when you sent

your boys to play for FrankMcGuire you never asked

oldest living basketball alumnus

COURTESY OF BOB GERSTEN

Bob Gersten was captain of the baketball

team while at UNC in the early 1940s.

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During the 1950s, Bob Gersten was instrumental in bringing New York basketball

players to North Carolina to play for former Tar Heel coach Frank McGuire.

center who led North Carolinato a Southern Conference

championship and the NCAAtournament, but most impor-tantly, Bob says, his picturehad been in the paper morethan 80 times that year.

When the Tar Heels madeit to Wisconsin, they grabbedthe nearest Madison Times,eager to see Glamack. But, forthe first time that season, thepaper held a picture of a differ-ent player. Above the picture

was the cutline: Tarheel Tosser- Bobby Gersten, Star Forwardof the University of NorthCarolina Basketball Team.

I didnt find out why untilabout 30 years later in aswimming pool in Florida,Bob said.

He met a former Wisconsinfootball player in that hotelpool who was still involved

with Wisconsin athletics.Well maybe you could

explain this crazy thing thathappened, Bob said.

I know exactly what hap-pened, the man replied. Thesports editor, Sol Spector,

wanted a Jewish boy, and youwere the only one on the fourteams, so we picked you.

Doing it his way

A hush had fallen over thePeebles room and his familystopped picking at their sal-

ads and listened attentively asBob prepared to read from his

handwritten notes, withoutglasses or contacts, of course.Hes never needed those.

Bob Gersten has never

been at a loss for words,but this time, he chooses to

outsource to the man whosespotlight he stole earlier inthe evening. Sinatras wordshave never sounded so apt.

To think I did all that,And may I say not in a shy

way, No, oh no not me, I didit my way.

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any questions, because Frankwas going to take care of them,no matter what happened.Bill Heyman didnt like theanswers he got from McGuireand McGuire got pissed off.

Dukes head coach VicBubas heard of the rift grow-ing between McGuire andHeymans stepfather andswooped in. By the next day,Heyman was a Blue Devil.

When the two met on thecourt for the first time fresh-man year, a brawl broke outand Heyman was hospitalized.

The next year, on February4, 1961, Heyman tackledBrown in the waning secondsof a game in Duke Indoor

Stadium. The stands emptied.The Duke-Carolina rivalryswitched from football to bas-ketball on that night, Chanskysaid. It was a football rivalry,no question. But in 61, itchanged. And Bob Gersten

was involved with those twoguys who changed it.

The Tar Heel tosser

Bob possessed manydistinctions in his career atUNC. He was the president ofthe Monogram Club, captainof the basketball team andrecipient of the PattersonMedal, the top award forcareer athletic achievement

awarded at the University.But for one day in 1941, hismost important distinction

was that he was Jewish.We were invited to p lay

in the NCAA semifinals,it was out in Madison,

Wisconsin beca use it wa smoved from MadisonSquare Garden because (offear that) the Germans wereabout to bomb New York,he said. They moved the

whole th ing to Madison.One of Bobs teammates that

year, and one of the eight play-ers to have his number retired

by UNC, was George Glamack.Glamack was a star 6-foot-5

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HOMECOMING EVENTS CALENDARTODAY

Mr. and Miss UNC Primary

Election

This election will narrow the

field of candidates to six.

Time: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Location:studentlife.unc.edu

Loreleis Fall JamThe all-female a cappella group

will host its semester concert.

Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Playmakers Theatre

MONDAY

Pit Party

Wish Rameses a happy

birthday with cupcakes, a

photo booth and a pin the

horns on Rameses game.


Location:The Pit

Homecoming T-shirts

You can begin purchasing your

Homecoming T-shirts today.


Location:The Pit

TUESDAY

Day of Service

Bring cans of food for a chance

to win tickets to this years

Homecoming concert. There

will be free food from Moes

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Rapper J. Cole performed in Carmichael

Auditorium for UNCs 2012 Homecoming

Concert. Cole, who is a Fayetteville native,

performed to a sold-out crowd composed primarily

of UNC students. Performing radio hits like

Nobodys Perfect and Work Out, Cole catered to

his fans, acknowledging many of whom supported

him since his debut during his performance.

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Southwest Grill.


Location:The Pit

Homecoming T-shirts

Homecoming T-shirts are

available for purchase.


Location:The Pit

Blood Drive

Students can give blood at the

Student Union.

Time: Noon to 5 p.m.

Location: Great Hall of the

Student Union

Gloriana Concert

The country band Gloriana

will perform for the first of

two Homecoming concerts

hosted by the Carolina Union

Activities Board this year.

Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Memorial Hall

WEDNESDAY

Show Your Class

The General Alumni

Association will host

competitions among the

classes of 2015, 2016, 2017

and 2018. There will be free

ice cream from Smittys

Homemade Ice Cream.


Location:The Pit

Homecoming T-shirts




Location:The Pit

Earl Sweatshirt Concert

The rapper Earl Sweatshirt

will perform the second of

two Homecoming concerts

hosted by the Carolina Union

Activities Board this year.

Time: 8 p.m.

Location: Memorial Hall

THURSDAY

Tar Heels Til We DyeTie-dye a Homecoming T-shirt.

There will be free Krispy Kreme

doughnuts provided.

Time: 8 a.m.

Location:The Pit

Homecoming T-shirts




Location:The Pit

True Blue Trek

Follow the clues to find the

medallion hidden somewhereon campus to win prizes.

Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Location:The Pit

FRIDAY

Mr. and Miss UNC Election

The election will decide the

two seniors who represent

the crux of the Carolina Way

scholarship, leadership and

philanthropy. Following their

election, the two will complete

a self-generated service project.


Location:studentlife.unc.edu

Liberty Mutual Golf Cup

The General Alumni

Association will host a golf

competition for visiting

alumni. Prizes will be offered.

Time: 9 a.m.

Location: Finley Golf Course

Pit Party

The Student Alumni

Association will host games

and offer free food.


Location:The Pit

Public Service Celebration

The Carolina Center for Public

Service will celebrate its

15th birthday. The theme isFulfilling the promise of the

first public university.

Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Location: Carolina Center for

Public Service

Alumni Milestone Mixer

The General Alumni

Associations mixer will

feature music from 1980s

and 1990s. There is no cost

to attend, but the alumni

association asks interested

parties to register. Sponsored

by Top of the Hill Restaurant

& Brewery.

Time: 9 p.m.

Location:Top of the Hill

Restaurant & Brewery

SATURDAY

Bell Tower Climb

Climb the Morehead-Patterson

Bell Tower for one of the best

views of campus.Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon

Location: Bell Tower Park

Tar Heel Town

Families can enjoy face

painting, games and watching

the UNC football team take its

victory walk through campus.

Time: 9:30 a.m. to noon


Milestone Class Photos

The classes of 1974,1979, 1984,

1989, 1994,1999, 2004 and

2009 will take a class photo

together to celebrate their fifth,

10th, 20th, 25th, 30th, 35th and

40th class reunion.

Time: 9:30 a.m.

Location:The steps of Sout h

Building

Bell Tower Tailgate Party

The General Alumni

Association will host its annual

tailgate party. The cost, which

includes lunch, is $20 per

person and $10 for alumni

association members and

children 12 and under.

Time: 10 a.m. to noon


Homecoming Football Game

The Tar Heel footb all teamwill play Pittsburgh. Mr. and

Miss UNC will be announced

at halftime.

Time: 12:30 p.m.

Location: Kenan Memorial

Stadium

Post-Game Party

The General Alumni

Association will host a victory

celebration at The Carolina

Inn. There is no cost to attend,

but the association asks

interested parties to register.

Time: 4 p.m.

Location:The Carolina Inn

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