Britt's Portfolio

p o r t f o l i o

Below are some stories that I've written during the past three years for Blue & White, the student magazine at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Click on the pitcture to read the whole story.

There is a room on the UNC campus where the power of persuasion runs strong. You can see it in the papers scattered on the desks and on the plaques and photos on the walls. You can hear it in the enthusiastic voices of everyone present, and smell it in the stacks of glossy magazines and dusty videotapes that decorate the shelves and tables.

In the corner of the room, his back to the door, sits a bald, muscular, tattooed man who wants nothing more in the world than to throw you out of an airplane and watch while you fall to Earth at 120 mph.
[full story]

Their calendars are filled with performance dates, their concerts sell out every year, and their mere presence in the Pit can entice large groups to brave the frosty winter weather for a brief melodic interlude. Type the group's name into Napster, and you'll be faced with a sizeable sampling of their repertoire.

Who are these singing sensations able to belt out a rendition of "Carolina on My Mind" that would make James Taylor stand up and applaud, and then follow it with a performance of "Bohemian Rhapsody" that even Wayne and Garth would be proud of?

They are the UNC Clef Hangers, Chapel Hill's all-male a cappella group.
[full story]

It's just your average run-of-the-mill UNC residence hall. Bicycles line the brick-walled rooms, students sit outside reading and highlighting from textbooks, and a young boy plays on the residential playground. Okay. So maybe this is not such an average dorm after all.

Odum Village, tucked away in South Campus, is an on-campus community of 306 one- and two-bedroom apartments, which are home to a number of student families on campus.
[full story]

The rhythmic pounding of bass begins to fill the dark and silent room with a steady BOOM BOOM BOOM, until suddenly a man steps out of the shadows and into the light. His half lit face glows a mystic orange, and as he puts the microphone to his face, words flow from his mouth synchronized to the beat of the music. His long braids radiate in the orange light as he talks, and the beat courses through the audience as they become absorbed into the rhythm of the music.
[full story]

A doe-eyed 13-year-old girl enters the animated scene. Every strand of her shoulder-length brown bob falls perfectly around her well-drawn face. How cute! you think to yourself.

Suddenly the plot takes an unexpected turn as it is revealed that the girls classmate has just committed suicide. What kind of cartoon is this? you question in shock.

Well its no Scooby Doo, thats for sure.
[full story]

There is a group on campus made up of people from different backgrounds, ages, interests and genders. They don't have to worry about grade inflation or tuition increases and never have 8:00 classes. They inhabit one of the oldest and most historic dwellings on campus, located right in the heart of campus. Who are these lucky stiffs? They are the residents of the Old Chapel Hill Cemetery.

[full story]

In 1795 Hinton James walked to Chapel Hill to attend a college that in its first year maintained only 40 students and two professors. Now this town boasts a major
university with over 24,000 students and more than 2,400 faculty members. Many faculty members and students have come and gone in the past 204 years, and the
tide is about to turn once again.

While many students are aware that UNC is currently in need of a new chancellor, most are surprised to find out that the University is also looking for a barrage of
other important administrative leaders, including the second-in-command, a new provost.
[full story]

home

resume

portfolio

research

photos

bio

links

E-MAIL ME

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
JOMC 50 Homepage