Red paint splashed on UNC's Old Well
Published: Wed, Feb. 20, 2008 10:05AM
Modified Wed, Feb. 20, 2008 04:24PM
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closeUNC-Chapel Hill police want to find out who splashed a cup of red paint onto the iconic Old Well early this morning.
The paint was splashed on one of the white columns supporting the Old Well roof. The column was repainted white about 8 a.m.
The vandalism took place on the eve of UNC-Chapel Hill's ACC basketball showdown with N.C. State University. The Heels play the Wolfpack at 7 tonight at the RBC Center in Raleigh.
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Graffiti chalked on the brick sidewalk surrounding the landmark were also removed, and wet red bricks were the only remnant of the vandalism.
"All we've got is very limited information," said Department of Public Safety spokesman Randy Young. "There was a cup [with red paint residue] that was left on the scene."
The incident reminded Young of a similar act that occurred before the North Carolina/N.C. State game in 2005. In that incident, Young said he thinks police caught the vandals in the act of stenciling an N.C. State logo onto the bricks.
The Old Well once served as the only source of water for the Old East and Old West dorms at the heart of campus. It took its present design in 1897 under the presidency of President Edwin Alderman.
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