Nat'l Champs

A helicopter whirred overhead.

Firemen shuffled from foot to foot against the wind. Police quietly gathered on street corners.

Then the noise downtown began to grow, from the sporadic cheer to a steady, rising roar.

And when the buzzer blared 700 miles away, Franklin Street was buried by thousands of Carolina blue-clad fans, screaming, dancing and burning the clothes off their backs.

The crowd of more than 45,000 materialized in a matter of minutes after North Carolina’s 89-72 win against Michigan State to claim the 2009 NCAA title.

Fans poured from the doors of bars and restaurants. Waves of students sprinted downtown from their dorms and the Smith Center.

Together we became a tangled mass of bodies, hoisting each other onto their shoulders, spraying beer across the crowds, climbing street lights, hanging off trees and shouting into the mass below.

It was beautiful. Me, Paulina, the Suite Mates, Drew, Ryan, Kevin, Gregor, Burcu, Morgan, Kirmit, and thousands of our closest friends became an Ameba that took over Franklin, started fires, and shouted till 3 am when we were cleared from the streets.

Who knows, we may never see another mens basketball title during our time here at the Thrill. So, soak it all in. Why not, jump over a fire or two; crowd surf, climb a tree or telephone pole. Live. Even better, live it up with the people you love.

That's what the night was all about. Celebrating with you're closest friends...(and if you weren't close at the beginning of the night, after being smashed into each other in the mob, you will be closer by the end of the night) But just coming together, cheering, screaming, then sprinting to Franklin and talking about the night after is the memory that i will have. National title is sweet, but being with my family and closest friends was even sweeter.

a word

Come come to bring together my people who have lost focus come to bring together my people who have lost sight and have gone blind who are blinded by the deceiver of my love for them.

Now now is the time to be confident in your words and actions it begins

A time of healing time of rejuvenation and a final revival

Bestow the majesty and power of your captain

Align the church to be in agreement with my will

Discern pray resurrect