Wednesday, February 1, 2012

The Real UNC

Whether or not you've ever been to Northern Colorado, you've probably heard of UNC.  Be careful though, if you overhear someone talking about UNC they might not actually be talking about our wonderful institution nestled here in the lovely agricultural town of Greeley, Colorado.  They might be talking about our bitterest and much less well known rival: The University of North Carolina
I'd like to use this public forum to compare the two in a fair and unbiased way.
First... we're way better.
But seriously folks, lets take a look at the numbers. 

North Carolina opened up it's doors in 1795.  It claims the title for oldest public university in America.  Sounds a little too old to me... who wants to read a 200 year old textbook?
On the contrary, UNC was established in 1889 almost 100 years later.  That means we are a lot more cutting edge...

North Carolina has almost 30,000 students.  That's more then can fit in our entire football stadium 4 1/2 times over. 
UNC on the other hand, offers a quaint student population of just over 12,000.  What a refreshing number.   Some folks would say it's a Goldilocks school... not too small, not too big, but just hot enough.

North Carolina is spread out over 729 acres.  Scholars say it could take years to cross that distance! (they were referring to a desert tortoise, but that's almost irrelevant)
Right near the base of the Rockies, UNC is only spread out across 250 acres.  Only a healthy 15 minute walk!

Lastly, does North Carolina even have any famous alumni?  Picking three names randomly off of their notable alumni list, all I came up with were three random guys: Michael Jordan, Andy Griffith, and James Polk... Who?

Do you know who used to go to our school?  Connie Willis.  That's right... Connie Willis: Science Fiction writer.  I shouldn't even have to mentioned James A. Michener and Vincent Jackson.

So... there you have it folks.  It's up to you.  Which UNC would you rather go to?
Me... I chose the real one. 

RAWWWWWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR 

Danny Everett

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