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MONDAY, MARCH 31, 2008
Greensboro residents
celebrate bicentennial
BY BECCA DENISON
STAff WRITER
GREENSBORO Friday marked
the beginning of an almost two
month-long birthday celebration in
Greensboro, one that featured green
foam tricorn party hats emblazoned
with “Greensboro 200."
To commemorate its bicenten
nial, Greensboro organized a four
day torch relay, beginning March
25 to coincide with the day the
city 's land was sold on deed 200
years ago.
The bicentennial s May 17 finale
parade is the anniversary of the
deed's official record.
Almost 2,500 citizens gathered
at New Bridge Bank Park on Friday
evening to witness the final stretch
of the relay. The torch entered the
haseball stadium accompanied by
200 citizens, ages 9 to 95, repre
senting the city’s 200 years and its
diversity.
“It was fun watching all the kids
and old folks come into the park,"
said Al Lineberry Jr., co-chairman
of the Bicentennial Commission.
“It's very important to have a
sense of history wherever we are
because it gives us a platform for
our future. It’s been a great experi
ence so far."
The opening celebration
included a performance by rising
country star Lisa Dames, who
has worked with a professional
theater in Greensboro. She sang
until dark, when fireworks pro
vided a lively conclusion to the
evening.
UNC students who hail from
Greensboro said they w-ere look
ing forward to the city’s bicenten
nial.
"1 think it’s cool because it rep
resents the fact that Greensboro
has really come back," said Steve
McQuaid. a UNC junior w'ho grew
up in the city. “To have people
wanting to hang out in Greensboro
is cool."
McQuaid said he remembers
elementary school field trips to the
Greensboro Historical Museum,
adding that there is a lot of history
about the city that seems to have
been forgotten.
“It's hard for a city not to be
historic after 200 years," Jessica
Dickerson, a first-year UNC law
student from Greensboro, stated
in an e-mail. "There’s a lot of his-
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Greensboro residents Peapod, 5, and Cailie, 4, proudly display their
bicentennial hats representing 200 years of Greensboro's history.
200 Years of Greensboro History
1808: Greensboro is established
as Guilford's county seat.
1828: North Carolina's first
steam-powered cotton mill begins
operating in Greensboro, spurring
the development of the city's
textile manufacturing industry.
1851: Construction of the North
Carolina Railroad, envisioned by
John Motley Morehead as a way
to connect the eastern and
western parts of the state, begins
in Greensboro.
1860s: Greensboro a major hub
of the underground railroad, as
town Quakers help slaves escape
to Ohio.
1891:With
plants and the expansion of
railroads leading to 60 trains
per day passing through the city,
tory in Greensboro."
Dickerson mentioned that the
city is home to important battles
from both the Revolutionary
and Civil wars as well as the new
Woolworth’s Museum honoring the
1960 sit-in that spurred the civil
rights movement.
While Greensboro is home to
two UNC-system schools, the
opening celebration was mostly
attended by families.
Throughout the evening, chil
dren ran around the stadium,
watching men in colonial garb
Greensboro earns the nickname
'The Gate City."
1943-46: More than 300,000
soldiers train at the city's Army camp.
1960: Four young men from N.C.
A&T University sit down at the
white-only Wool worth's counter.
Black students around the country
join their silent protest.
19705: Greensboro integrates its
school system.
1979: Five members of the
Communist Workers Party are
killed by Neo-Nazis and members
of the Klu Klux Klan during a
march.
2009: A FedEx hub will open,
bringing more commerce to the
city. It has been under construction
for several years.
stroll through the stands.
While she didn't go home for
the ceremony. UNC senior Brooke
Bauer said she maintains a soft
spot for the city.
“Families and adults thrive
there, though," she said. “All in all,
the local government and systems
are top-notch. It’s a wonderful
Southern city to call home."
Staff writer Jake Ratliff
contributed reporting.
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Erika Littman (center) weaves under a ribbon for a maypole dance with her fellow Carolina Garden Co-op
members. The maypole was one of the activities at the "Garden Grow Down" to bring awareness to the garden.
‘Grow Down’ emphasizes
environmental initiatives
BY ANITA RAO
STAFF WRITER
An emerald-colored lizard sits
perched on a bed of periwinkle
and crimson flowers in a draw
ing on Rachael Francis’ prayer
flag, which hangs in the Carolina
Garden Co-op's garden behind
Kenan Residence Hall.
At the co-op's Garden Grow Down
on Friday. Francis and others made
prayer flags about their wishes for
the environment and the world.
“I wish for life and its beauty to
be untroubled and undisturbed,"
Francis said.
With a cakewalk and bake sale
featuring items like oatmeal
chocolate chip cookies and vegan
and pumpkin pies the event
raised about SIOO for the group,
which meets weekly to tend its
vegetable and herb garden.
Money will be used for buying
seeds and tools, composting and
financing group T-shirts, co-op
member Jordan Treaklc said.
Co-op member Bryce
Koukopoulos said she hoped the
event also would bring people
together to learn about the gar
den. have fun and unite around a
common cause.
“1 think it’s really great to be out
side and be at an event where both
little kids and college students are
equally welcome," said sophomore
Mary Ellen Pearce, winner of a
honey-walnut cake in the cakewalk.
Small children balanced on a
purple slackline between two trees
and had their faces painted with
the help of co-op members.
In addition to three-legged rac
ing. square-dancing and weaving
a rainbow-colored pattern on the
maypole, attendees also had the
opportunity to speak with repre
sentatives from environmentally
conscious organizations such as
the Orange Water and Sew-er
Authority, UNC Sustainability-
Office, Earth First and Carrboro
Fanners’ Market.
“We try to help people under
stand that just being responsible for
yourself is not enough if you don't
want to see the planet destroyed by
human excess," said Mike Ketch, a
representative of Earth First.
OWASA spokesman Greg Feller
handed out low-flow shower heads,
water-saving toilet flappers, dye
tablets for checking toilet leaks and
water conservation tips.
Despite the growth in the size
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of the campus, the per capita per
day consumption of water has gone
down consistently, said attendee
Terri Buckner, a research associatc
at the UNC Sustainability- Office.
She said she appreciates the
hard work of students in both their
efforts to conserve water and be
environmentally conscious.
“They do an excellent job of orga
nizing students around important
issues and helping people become
more aware that what we put into
our body matters," Buckner said.
Whether it’s getting down in
the dirt and working in the gar
den, composting in her own yard
or "dumpster diving," co-op mem
ber Molly Rose said she tries to be
environmentally aware.
"A good way to start think
ing about sustainability- is to be
extremely conscious of what you
are consuming and how it affects
the environment," Rose said.
“It’s great to see that this many
people have come out to enjoy the
beautiful weather and support the
forming of a connection to the food
we eat"
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