Fragments from the Hill
This photo story shows how a walk from the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill to Franklin Street and Carrboro presents opportunities to interact with an intriguing variety of people.
UNC-Chapel Hill senior Cory Wolfe sticks to the university’s 2008 policy prohibiting smoking within 100 feet of campus buildings by enjoying his cigarette by the flagpole at Polk Place.
Jessica Wolfe (right), a professor of English and Comparative Literature at UNC-Chapel Hill, takes a moment to chat with graduate student Sarah Parker outside Greenlaw Hall before heading inside to teach her first class of the day.
UNC-Chapel Hill students Eva Panjwani (left) and Mary Lewallen spend time between classes in the Pit, a favorite social hub on campus. “We’ve been sitting here snuggling for an hour,” Panjwani said. “People have stopped to stare at us.”
The Pit also hosts many student performances and protests. Kristin Garriss shows her support for free speech on First Amendment Day (September 29, 2009) by taping her mouth to remember Henry Brown and the denial of his First- and Fourteenth-Amendment rights. Brown was arrested in 1964 in Louisiana after participating in a library sit-in.
Banned Books Week is another annual event that draws UNC-Chapel Hill students and faculty to the Pit. This sign is part of a display of books that have been or are currently banned in schools, placed in the Pit by Bull’s Head Bookshop manager Erica Eisdorfer.
Lee Storrow (right) meets numerous students in the Pit and encourages them to vote. With the UNC Young Democrats, Storrow helped students register and educated them about the Democratic Party’s candidates and positions.
Students and alumni have a major presence off-campus in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro communities. Alumna Katherine Lloyd takes a break from her job at The Clothing Warehouse on Franklin Street to enjoy her new haircut from another Franklin Street establishment, Salon 135.
Bruce Thomas chats with a friend at Carrboro’s Weaver Street Market, a social gathering place for the community. Known for his frequent dancing, “Footloose Bruce” is a regular presence at Weaver Street.
Kenna Bruce giggles after watching an airplane pass over Weaver Street Market. After eating dinner with her parents, the 18-month-old intently examined the park’s flowers, trees and pumpkins.
Chris Snider is one of 200 Superior Mechanical, Inc. employees building Greenbridge, a new apartment building in Chapel Hill. Although Snider specializes in heating and air installation, he performs a variety of tasks at the construction site, from making small repairs to lifting materials into the building using a crane.
Ron Moore (left) and Justin Ajizvlip entertain passersby on Franklin Street with acoustic tunes. The musicians, who frequently perform on Franklin Street, received an assortment of donations, including cash, cigarettes, and pizza.
