Tiny homes replace UNC’s Old Well

Lou Sirr Sad News Editor

Gentrification has taken a foothold in Chapel Hill as affordable housing diminishes year after year, compounded with a saturated market and no space for new developments.

The problem has become so dire that centuries-old UNC monuments are being replaced with exorbitantly-priced land developments, starting with the Old Well — developers have torn down the beloved UNC spot in favor of North Carolina’s tiniest house to date.

The Old Well has been a staple of campus culture since UNC opened in 1789. Students line up and take a sip in hopes of good luck, one of the few things they can cling onto after the men’s basketball team dropped out of the rankings.

The loss of this landmark has been felt deeply by several students on campus, resulting in a campus-wide depression. Richard Cranium, a second-year studying management and society, said he was greatly saddened by the news.

“It’s really sad because I used to walk by there and feel encouraged, and now with the tiny home there, I just feel small,” Cranium said. “I don’t think it’s a coincidence I got my Kenan-Flagler rejection letter right after they finished continued from page 1

Though FEETS remains secretive about their actions, other UNC students want to publicly embrace their love of feet. The football team’s helmet designs in 2012 and construction.”

Resident Kayleyleigh Sparks, who moved into the former Old Well last week, said she noticed the change in attitude right away.

“As an NC State grad, it was a bit of a culture shock moving here,” Sparks said. “The vibes were really depressing at first, which is something I didn’t get in Raleigh. I’m just really grateful to be in a new place, because it seems like a lot of the buildings here are kind of falling apart.”

The culture shock didn’t last long, though, before Sparks decided to take action for the betterment of the entire UNC community.

“I could just tell I needed to do something,” Sparks said. “UNC students just didn’t seem like they had much school pride, what with the Old Well being gone and an unranked basketball team. Men’s basketball is a lost cause, but I knew I could do something about the Old Well.”

Sparks purchased a water fountain and installed it in front of the tiny home, which turned out to be successful with hundreds of students.

“Man, it felt great drinking out of a public water fountain again,” Cranium said. “You don’t get a lot of opportunities to drink unfiltered water these days, and it’s really special

2019 honored the feet of the players before them, and the Department of History added a podiatric studies major last year due to popular demand.

UNC’s most recent display of affection involves getting rid of a focal point and tradition. It is said that a student who drinks from the Old Well water fountain on the first day of classes will receive all As that to have that magic back.”

Although some students were unhappy with the new development in place of the Old Well, Barmondo Acock, a seventh-year studying business administration, didn’t mind it much at all.

“I think it’s a perfectly good size,” Acock said. “In fact, it might be a little big. Probably an above-average size for a house — I don’t have any complaints. There are definitely, like, smaller houses out there, right? I don’t see a problem with it.” much.” semester.

Nonetheless, the replacement is being met with acclaim by students. Alex Digit, a second-year in the new podiatric studies major, said he plans to carry the Old Well tradition over to the statue.

“Without a drink from the Old Well, I’d fail all my classes,” Digit said. “Maybe rubbing the foot for luck will help me just as

Regina Phalange, a graduate student in podiatry, plans to take the tradition a step further.

“I’m definitely kissing the foot every chance I get,” Phalange said. “I might even lick it, really get in there, you know? I’m going to need all the help I can get if I want to graduate.”