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In both times of yore new, the lone academic seeks solace in a place that he can call home, a home for his well-being, his mind, and his books. For senators of the Joint Senate of the Dialectic and Philanthropic Societies, this home carves a niche out of UNC's North Campus. While we currently hold formal meetings in New West Hall and informal meetings in New East Hall, these buildings–and their predecessors–were more than just places for a weekly visit. We lived in them. Learn more.
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The Monumental Axis
A most generous piece of lore provided by Senator Deniz Erdal
35.9049° N, 79.0469° W: All of UNC's main campus is centered around a single line. On this line are the University's most iconic monuments, including the Bell Tower, the pinnacle of Wilson Library, the Old Well, and the pinnacle of South Building. It also runs as far as Davie Poplar, the University's revered natural monument. This axis is aligned at 345.6° and runs for approximately half a mile.
Some say that this is a part of the University's indiscrete masonic influence. Nevertheless, several students say that enough time spent on UNC's campus of lines, parallels, and careful planning will render other campuses uncanny, and even displaced.
The Arcane Phi Library
The Arcane Phi Library
The second order of business at the first meeting of the debating societies was the establishment of a personal library. By 1835, the societies had amassed a collection of books that far outpaced the University's own collection. Unfortunately, in 1886 the societies voted to merge their personal collection with the Universities. In fact, if you look inside many of the books at Davis, Wilson, and the Undergraduate library, you will find a sticker clarifying that the books were in fact endowed by the Dialectic and Philanthropic Society! Does the Diphi library still exist? Read more to find out!
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