Spartan Stories

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Month: September 2013

Spartan Pets: Faculty and their Dogs in UNCG History

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by Erin Lawrimore Mary Channing Coleman and Bonnie In an oral history interview conducted in 2006, Celeste Ulrich (Woman’s College class of 1946 and professor in the School of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation from 1956-1979) discussed her life-long love of dogs and her extensive time spent training animals. She noted that, when she arrived […]

A short history of the Printing Press at Jackson Library

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by Sean Mulligan If you have ever ventured to the second floor of Jackson Library’s main building, you might have noticed an antique printing press sitting in the corner near the stairs.  The press is a A.B. Taylor Company Printing Press No. 2 and was built between 1854-1855. This history of how the library acquired […]

The Freshman Experience

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by Rachel Sanders Today’s post was written by Rachel Sanders, a senior history major who works in the Special Collections and University Archives.  Rachel is also chair of the Student Libraries’ Advisory Council and works with the Libraries’ Digital Projects on the grant “Preserving Local History: A Field-Based Digitization Pilot Project.”  Being a freshman in […]

Food Service Workers’ Strike of 1969

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by Erin Lawrimore Cafeteria food service on campus was first introduced in the 1950s, but dissatisfaction soon mounted as growing enrollments brought longer lines and complaints about the choices and quality of the food offered. In 1964, the Carolinian student newspaper ran a comparative analysis of the food services offered at UNCG, Chapel Hill, and […]

School Spirit at UNCG: Banners and Pennants

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by Kathelene McCarty Smith Class of 1951 Banners and pennants have been a part of college life since the early twentieth century, but they have a long and remarkable history. The word “banner” originates with the Latin word “bandum,” meaning a cloth used to make flags.  Throughout history, banners accompanied official proclamations or edicts. They […]

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