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Flagship at home in quiet setting
By Guest Columnist: John Sanders | February 22"Why here?" newcomers to campus might ask. "Why was the University built in this little town, and not in an urban place that would have had more to offer students in the way of entertainment, shopping, restaurants, transportation and other institutions?" Remember also that Chapel Hill was even smaller at its founding. But there are several reasons for the decision to place the flagship in Chapel Hill, some of which were more cogent in 1792 than they are today.
