Encyclopedia of UNCG History
An online resource for exploring the history of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
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Food Service Workers’ Strike (1969)
Cafeteria food service on campus was first introduced in the 1950s, but dissatisfaction soon mounted as growing enrollments brought longer lines and complaints about the choices and quality of the food offered. In 1964, the Carolinian student newspaper ran a comparative analysis of the food services offered at UNCG, Chapel Hill, and N.C. State, finding […]