“Keep Morton Weird” initiative hopes to bring quirky innovation to the historic hall

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Morton Hall, shown next to UNCW’s iconic white colonnade, was built in 1978 as the humanities building. It has since acquired a reputation of being “quirky,” and proponents of the “Keep Morton Weird” project hope to see the several million dollars requested from the UNC Board of Governors used to preserve the hall’s charm. 

Calvin Shomaker | Assistant Copy Editor

Morton Hall, shown next to UNCW’s iconic white colonnade, was built in 1978 as the humanities building. It has since acquired a reputation of being “quirky,” and proponents of the “Keep Morton Weird” project hope to see the several million dollars requested from the UNC Board of Governors used to preserve the hall’s charm.