Many have probably walked by it. They’ve probably never seen it or even heard about it. Most people on campus have probably never even acknowledged one of the most simple and perhaps most meaningful pieces of art on campus.
Tucked behind the Campus Y, a Carolina blue butterfly-shaped bench sits quietly going unnoticed by most students. Its beauty will eventually be enhanced by a surrounding garden. However, this simple yet beautiful piece of art bears the feelings of pain and confusion.
You’re most likely thinking how something so beautiful and so innocent could cause such emotions. Well, the bench, created by Cricket Forge, was anonymously donated in remembrance of Eve Carson.
Eve Carson was the 2007-2008 UNC Student Body president, who was murdered during her senior year in March 2008. The death of Eve came as a major shock and blow to the UNC community. However, while this piece of art may evoke emotions of sorrow for many who were close to Carson, it also represents a gathering place to remember the impacting life that Carson lived.
It allows all Carolina students to celebrate her contributions to the university and to always remember her influential life.
Take some time to go by when you get the chance the and look at this piece of art. The bench itself reflects the caring, generous, beautiful life that Carson lived.
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