RIP, beloved tree

One of NC's landmarks is a horribly bent tree between the girls' dorm and Ad building. Hundreds of students have climbed on this tree throughout the years, and it has always been a favorite picture-taking spot. In fact, when college friends Jen and Sarah were here a few weeks ago, we couldn't resist:

Last week, my dad mentioned that he'd been thinking of taking the tree out, as it seemed to be leaning farther down. I begged him not to, since the tree is special to so many people, and it's obviously still living. At the end of last week, several severe storms came through. This is what I saw when I arrived at work this morning:


RIP, beloved tree