Good Morning America Weekend to Visit UNC

Cheers to the hard work put in by the Grounds staff for making Polk Place sparkle!

unc is not the oldest public university in the country, william and mary was founded in 1697, almost ninety years before unc. pleases check the facts.

William and Mary is private. Check YOUR facts.

UNC is the oldest university in NC

I take my last comment back - it IS a public, but they were not chartered until after UNC - W&M's website says it all.

fact: UNC Chapel Hill was the first state university to open its doors and was the only public university in the nation to award degrees in the 18th century. On Jan. 15, 1795, the University admitted its first student!

These comments are akin to the election rhetoric, W&M would be the Obama camp, whining and blurring the facts!

Really, Ms. Snow! Do you believe Republicans win elections because college students forget, or have no time to vote! Perhaps, there are times when they really do have the better candidates, such as in this election. Please stop being an Obama cheerleader whil you're anchoring a news show.

The glimpse of campus life explains why
so many young professionals are so rude
and demanding, Today. Their pampered college life does not prepare them for the real world or give them the ability to deal with people.

Kudos to Good Morning America for coming to my school. It was a great experience! @ Joan Falcone please do not prejudge people before you meet them. I attend this wonderful campus and yes there are some people that appear to be brats at first sight but when placed in a business setting are very professional.

Im sorry that last statement was at Susan.

what is the name of the band they mentioned that sang in the background of one of the segments? Sounded British i think... Loxley???

William and Mary is a state college in Williamsburg, VA

LOVED LOVED LOVED the "Collective Bargaining is a Human Right" sign. I was a bit dismayed at some of the features, but am proud of how campus looked. As for you fellow politicos, I'd say that the student body and university staff are solidly pro-Obama. We'll turn Carolina blue yet. After all, there are only two kinds of Republicans: Rich ones and dumb ones.

What was the collage that Kate Snow attended?

I have a person that disagrees with good morning America programing. She is an avid watcher of another station. She thinks that Good morning America is just a bunch of liberals.

To Jason:
I attend UNC... and I am solidly AGAINST Obama. Please don't try to speak for the student body or faculty and staff. Its just not a good idea in any situation when you're referencing that many people.
And I'm a pre-med student with a 3.8 GPA. And far from rich. So there goes your other theory out the window.

I just wanted to share a little about my experience at the ABC Good Morning America visit to the campus of UNC-CH early this morning.

Of the thousand or so people assembled for the 5:30-8:00 a.m. broadcast, probably 30% (including the band and cheerleaders, plus the Chancellor) were Carolina students dressed or painted in "Carolina blue" and just having fun. Minimally 60% were additionally adorned with home made and printed Obama signs. At the most 10% were carrying McCain/Palin signs.

The Obama supporters had come as early as 4:00 a.m. (and earlier) to claim the most visible positions during the broadcast. But, as the time for the program airing neared, the ABC staff demanded that the Obama supporters give up their space for McCain supporters - and furthermore demanded that at least half the visible positions be given to the small number of McCain supporters there! Many students resisted, but one of the "handlers" actually shouted that it wasn't about being fair - it was about $$ and keeping management happy - in fact she was being screamed at over her head-phones by the producers, so she felt she had no choice. It was a dramatic lesson in moral decision-making for the young people who witnessed these events.

The Obama supporters started chanting "Yes We Can" until the "handlers" quieted the crowd so that the taping could proceed.

So, this ABC news and entertainment broadcast, as seen by the public gives the impression that the campus is nearly divided in support of Obama and McCain. It was all choreographed and in no way represents the reality on the ground - just like the managers wanted it. This is what the free press does when it is no longer free from corporate manipulation.

It was a stark reminder of why this election is so important. The secrecy and manipulation of information that has escalated so dramatically over the past 8 years has to end and the recovery of our democracy must begin - under our new President, Barak Obama!.

As a graduate of Carolina in the '60's I witnessed and participated in the civil rights movement in Chapel Hill. This liberal tradition apparently is still alive there as it apparently is tilting to Obama. Students there are intelligent and are taught to seek the truth. If those who support the McCain/Pahlin ticket are thoughtful people, they must be die-hard Republicans/Conservatives and are zeolots instead of rationale citizens.

No better place to live and learn than Chapel Hill