Wednesday, February 20, 2008

The Jerks...

Red paint splashed on UNC's Old Well
Vandalism comes on eve of tonight's NCSU-UNC game

"UNC-Chapel Hill police want to find out who splashed a cup of red paint onto the iconic Old Well early this morning. The paint was splashed on one of the white columns supporting the Old Well roof. It was repainted white at about 8 a.m.

The vandalism took place on the eve of UNC-Chapel Hill's ACC basketball showdown with N.C. State University. The Heels play the Wolfpack at 7 tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh.
Graffiti chalked on the brick sidewalk surrounding the landmark were also removed, and wet red bricks were the only remnant of the vandalism.

"All we've got is very limited information," said Department of Public Safety spokesman Randy Young. "There was a cup [with red paint residue] that was left on the scene." The incident reminded Young of a similar act that occurred before the North Carolina/N.C. State game in 2005. In that incident, Young said he thinks police caught the vandals in the act of stenciling an N.C. State logo onto the bricks.

The Old Well once served as the only source of water for the Old East and Old West dorms at the heart of campus. It took its present design in 1897 under the presidency of President Edwin Alderman."
This makes me appreciate our Duke rivals so much more. Calling us names and breaking our favorite player's nose is one thing (Okay, well the blood was a bit much) but defiling the Old Well... that's something only our frat boys are allowed to do!

3 comments:

Jim said...

When I was at Michigan vandalism occurred every now and then in our rivalry with Michigan State... it got to the point that their band started guarding their Sparty statue the week leading up to the football game, while we guarded our Block M in the middle of campus. Um, maybe it's good the real world isn't like this...

Unknown said...

I heard about that at work!

Kristinmichelle said...

Haha! And to think I was worried about a little red paint!

Actually, I'm still worried about it but I love that the bands guard the sacred.