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MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2003
Homecoming spurs UNC spirit
Nostalgia lures many to the campus
BY MEGAN SEROW
STAFF WRITER
Every fall, students, faculty,
alumni and fans join together for a
week of celebration leading up to
the much anticipated Homecoming
football game.
For alumni, it’s a time to come
back to old stomping grounds and
experience the nostalgia that
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comes with being a UNC graduate.
For students, along with the game,
Homecoming means a week of on
campus hype, the Michael Hooker
5K road race and the Homecoming
parade.
This year, Homecoming coordi
nators anticipate an even bigger
involvement on the part of all par
ticipants.
Homecoming 2003
“We’re trying to get more UNC
organizations involved in the
parade," said Homecoming parade
coordinator Katie Jensen. “We’re
hoping to have about six floats,
bands and prizes.”
Carolina Fever also plans to
take advantage of events through
out the week.
“Homecoming week is really
exciting because it’s the culmina
tion of football season," said Fever
Chairman William Keith. “We go to
all of the events and get painted up
to get the whole campus excited."
Junior Marika Bamer, a varsity
cheerleader, said she loves the
energy of the crowd and the gen
eral increase in enthusiasm
throughout the week.
“People get more into the
Homecoming game and really
involved in Homecoming week,”
she said. “It’s also great to see so
many alumni returning.”
The alumni presence on campus
is much more noticeable during
Homecoming week. This year, the
General Alumni Association and
the Carolina Athletic Association
are working together to raise both
alumni and student spirit.
Tar Heel Town, a performance
by the Emma Gibbs Band and
reunions are all incentives for the
alumni to come back to UNC.
“Homecoming speaks to a cer
tain community of alumni. They
love to come back," said Rick Davis,
GAA director of enrichment.
He said he sees alumni spirit
not only at athletic events, but in
their University involvement as a
whole.
T-shirt and memorabilia stores
in Chapel Hill also see a change in
clientele. Some store managers
said they don’t necessarily get
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Sophomores Kathryn Idol (left) and Erin Wrenn shop for UNC clothing
Sept. 25 in Student Stores. Clothes are a popular way to show spirit.
more business, but they do see a
much bigger crowd of alumni and
parents.
Alumni weekend brings a whole
new feel to town with the arrival of
alumni who graduated anywhere
from last year to decades ago.
Angela Teachey, a 1994 UNC
alumnus, said she is especially
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excited about the Homecoming
game.
“I enjoy seeing people come
home,” she said. “Alumni partici
pation is one of my favorite parts,
like old band members joining in
on the field.”
She also praised UNC spirit,
both when she was a student and
now, especially the chants and
audience involvement.
Teachey has attended every
Homecoming game since she
graduated, and she said some of
her best memories were from foot
ball games while she attended
UNC. Beating Georgia Tech in the
Homecoming game her junior
year and the victory against
Florida State two years ago were
her two favorite memories of UNC
athletics.
With so many great memories
of football games, Teachey said she
is anticipating greatly this year’s
game, both for the game itself and
the atmosphere that it brings.
“It feels like a good day to be
home in Chapel Hill.”
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