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p
[from Pride.
the It cometh before the fall.
It’s that fuzzy feeling for any NASCAR
editor] fan during the “Star Spangled Banner.”
It’s the reason why at any sporting
event, you can find at least one fan of the
visiting team decked-out in the opposing
side’s gear. And as the beer, expletives,
Beefmasters, taunts and death threats
rain down on this brave soul, pride is
why he doesn’t leave.
It’s the reason why I’ve had a 20-minute
argument about whether a dolphin is a
mammal or a fish.
Jon McDonald is a junior
English major from It’s also the reason that a UNC-Chapel
Charlotte. He may be Hill employee worked full time while
reached at raising five kids.
jhmcdona@email.unc.edu. It’s found in students who pay for
college, working as much as possible and
applying for every available loan.
This month we decided to clutch the
original cardinal sin and squeeze out of it
every ounce of juicy hubris and conceit
for your reading pleasure.
We’ve got a behind-the-scenes look at
the Marching Tar Heels, whose every
funky stomp and shrill scream bleeds
Matt Tomsic is a junior
Carolina blue.
journalism major from We’ve profiled a few black swans, who
Wilmington. He may be gladly take advantage of UNC-Chapel
reached at
Hill’s affordable education and beautiful
tomsic@email.unc.edu.
town, but whose allegiances still lie eight
miles down the road.
Then we’ve turned a close eye toward
the highly touted diversity at UNC-CH,
as culturally focused groups try to walk
the line between self-segregation and
delighting in their differences.
So take a few minutes, let it all go
to your head, get on your high horse,
let the world revolve around you.
Confession exists for a reason, so for
God’s sake, show a little pride.
Enjoy.
Jon McDonald & Matt Tomsic
Thematic Editors
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 contents
[in this issue]
8 PRESS ONE FOR COLLEGE FUND
Meet students who juggle jobs, studying
and personal lives on a low budget for
the sake of a great education.
12 SPLIT PRIDE
Hating Duke is practically a prerequisite
to being a UNC-CH student, unless
you’re one of these brave individuals.
15 STATE FAIR
Take a look at the people who make the
fair what it is.
18 THE OTHER FACULTY
These are the people who do the daily
tasks that often go overlooked. Meet four
UNC-CH employees who enjoy working
for the University.
22 CLIQUE CULTURE
Ever joined a club to meet new people
and realized they were all just like you?
Our writers look at contrasting views of

18
diversity in on-campus organizations.
25 MARCHING BAND
Long practices, hours on the field and a
sense of camaraderie and pride in UNC-
CH aren’t just for athletes.

[in every issue]

4 THE GOOD, THE BAD, THE UGLY
6 FROM THE BELL TO THE WELL
11 CALENDAR
30 SPORTS SHORTS

25 [columns]
28 UH-HUH, NUH-UH
[on the cover] Cranston Farrington, an Colin Keil
employee at Student Stores for more than 20 years, has seen Emily O’Rourke
thousands of students come and go and witnessed multiple
University remolding projects. He looks forward to retiring in
six years. -photo by Liz Mundle 22 [online exclusives]
Northern vs. Southern Pride

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 the good, the
[that’s hot] as told by gary birdsong
As much as students complain about the Pit preachers, they do
provide a good deal of entertainment. Americans are profession-
als at avoiding offensive speech, but the Pit preachers stir up our
Mrs. Zakem polite, politically correct culture.
Sadly, the campus favorite, “Gary the Pit Preacher,” was recently
banished. This blogger took it upon herself to follow the exiled
Birdsong from the Pit to Polk Place.
“Hey, Gary! We miss you in the Pit, yo, the Pit, dawg!” one
passerby said
basketball starting Birdsong did not seem to notice his fan, as he was quite involved
in another conversation.
In this conversation, Birdsong was saying that pedophiles who
prey on young boys are homosexuals.
Guy: “What about the straight, young men who rape girls?”
turkey, stuffing, Birdsong: “They’re homos, too.”

cranberry sauce, oh my! [on intercourse]

Girl: “Gary, is it a sin for a married woman to keep sex from her
husband?”
Birdsong: “That’s witchcraft.”
the music playing outside
[how to be a good christian
Memorial Hall
woman]
less-than-80-degree Girl: “What’s the first thing I need to do to be a good Christian
woman?”
weather Birdsong: “Get married.”
Girl: “Get married, then what?”

Pit sitter
Guy: “God, what was up with that strange woman busting into our classroom to- If you enjoyed this, check out past
day, acting all confused, then running after a ‘Oh, I think I have the wrong room.’ Pit-sitting, eavesdropping and
more at the Blue & White blog.
I mean, come on! It’s the middle of the semester. I’m wasted, and I still found the
Head on over to:
right room.” bluenwhite.wordpress.com.
Girl: “You came in late.”
Guy: “But I came.”
Girl: “Yes … reeking of alcohol. You giggled and threw trash the whole time.”

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 bad, the ugly
[that’s not]
Birdsong: “Leave this school.”
Later he added: “Have sex. Have lots of
babies.”
Girl: “What number — six?”
morrison elevators
Birdsong: “Six, six, six. That’s an evil num-
ber.”
Girl: “OK, let’s go on to seven.”

[on fashion]
women’s bug-eyed
Girl: “What should I wear?”
Birdsong: “Dress modestly.” sunglasses
Girl: “Can I wear this (blue jeans and a
t-shirt)?”
Birdsong: “No, you look like a man.”
increased sushi prices in Lenoir
[that’s a fact]
“Women want to control men, it’s a known droughts
fact.”
“Feminism leads to homosexuality.”

Birdsong’s change of venue has not affected

photo courtesy of scott kimball
his ability to draw a crowd. His politically
incorrect speech may be grating at times, but
he is as much an institution on campus as term papers
Silent Sam or the Old Well. Moving him will
not change that fact.
-kelsey kusterer

what to watch
[what] could not get treatment in the United States down to Cuba,
where terrorists are getting better health care than Americans in
Guantanamo Bay.
In “Sicko,” Michael Moore could easily have created a montage
Moore’s ideas are varied and jump quickly from one new situ-
of sad stories from the 50 million uninsured Americans. He opted
ation to the next, keeping the viewer hooked, interested and in
for portraying the tragedies of the 250 million insured Americans.
disbelief.
Our biggest fear when it comes to nationalized health care is
To be able to make a patriotic viewer question the intent of
that we picture a communist-like state where the hard-working
their government is one thing. But to make someone question if
suffer and the lazy reap the benefits. By showing us that the in-
their government and health care system even cares whether they
sured are still victims of a faulty system, Moore causes a paradigm
are dead or alive can be truly devastating.
shift.
Maybe we need to be devastated. The feeling can quickly turn
The viewer begins to think, “Why am I holding on so fiercely to
from feeling completely abandoned by your country to feeling
a system that has no interest in me, only in my money?” Moore
like you have nothing to lose. When a person feels like they have
then reinforces the wheels that have begun churning by showing
nothing to lose is when the will to fight is born.
us examples of nationalized health care systems that have been
Moore is trying to light a spark, but we have to carry the flame.
successful in other countries.
It’s not about politics; it’s about you and me and who is going to
Nope, not the U.S.S.R. The two countries most analogous to
take care of us when we are sick. If we don’t care, then who will
the United States — England and France.
care for us?
Just when the viewer is packing his or her bags to move across
– sophia malik

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the pond, Moore takes a group of Sept. 11 rescue workers who
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 from the bell
frat pack
When you think of your typical college fraternity, a few
things come to mind: secret initiations, brotherly bonding and,
of course, parties. But Alpha Phi Omega (APO), the nation’s
largest service fraternity, is anything but typical.
For one thing, it includes girls.
“I never wanted to be in one of the other frats,” sophomore
pledge Matt Vita said. “And APO just isn’t socially-based like
the others. It’s weird, I never thought of it as a frat, but more
of a club.”
Since 1929, when UNC-
Chapel Hill recognized
the Rho Chapter, the fra-
ternity has met weekly to
plan service projects and
local volunteering oppor-
tunities like helping out at
animal shelters, children’s
hospitals, assisted living
facilities and fundraiser
events that might need a
hand.
“I really like the fact
that I can identify with so
many other people who
share the same values as
I do,” sophomore pledge
Hannah Autry said. “It’s
just nice to know that
you have the capability
to impact someone’s life alumni profile: bucky harris
so deeply with something
Bucky Harris, 25, is part of a legacy of UNC-Chapel Hill athletes that
that might not take a great
encompasses four men and four sports.
deal of time.”
The history of the Harris men begins with Harris’ grandfather, William
The growing interest in APO has challenged the group lead-
Clinton Harris Jr., captain of the Tar Heel basket-
ers. This semester APO had to cut 25 percent of its pledges
ball team whose championship banner from the
to form a group of 120 brothers and sisters.
Southern Conference Championship in 1935 still
“The past two semesters, our rush has been really com-
hangs in the Dean E. Smith Center.
petitive,” Co-President Nick Cain said. “We have had to cut
“Big Buck,” number 17, was notable for his off-
people because we didn’t think we could manage so many
the-court leadership. “He was kind of the same as
people.”
me,” Harris said. “When he got there, he was no-
APO is founded on three core principles: service, leader-
where near as good as anyone else, but he played
ship and friendship.
harder and tried a lot harder than anyone, so they
“I used to hesitate to say I was in a fraternity,” Cain said.
kept him because he was a great asset to the team.”
“But as I grew in it, I am very proud to be a part of Alpha
Harris’ father, William Clinton Harris III, Class
Phi Omega, a fraternity that stands for much more than just
of 1968, played for the UNC-CH baseball team.
being a social organization.”
—rebecca searles
& Better know as Daddy Buck, he was a switch-hitter
for Carolina. The Harris family watched him play
outfield from the stands, and his father came to
cheer on his son for the first game the Tar Heels
ever played under stadium lights.
Bucky’s older brother, William Clinton Harris IV, from the class of
1995, initiated the third generation of Harris athletes as a lacrosse player.
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 to the well
carolina traditions
One would imagine that UNC-Chapel Hill, the
oldest public university in America, is steeped in
tradition. However, for one reason or another, just a
handful of deep-rooted traditions have lasted, and the
traditions we celebrate are fairly young.
Up until the mid-20th century, at the end of the
school year, all the seniors would gather under Davie
poplar to smoke a peace pipe. As the university ex-
panded, this and many other smaller traditions fell by
the wayside. Harry McKown, of the North Carolina
Collection at Wilson Library, said that when soldiers
returned from World War II, there
were few people left to pass down
the traditions.
“They had wives, kids, jobs to get to
— not a lot of time to participate in
all that,” McKown said. “I think there
were a lot of things that didn’t survive
when all the new folks came in.”
The Meeting of the Waters is an
even less known, almost mytho-
logical tradition. On hot days they
would gather at the waters to bathe
and relax (back before UNC-CH
admitted women).
ris [words from the wise]
Clint, as they called him, was a freshman when the lacrosse team won
the National Championship in 1991. His entire family was at Fetzer
Stadium to watch him score his first goal.
“I had all the choice in the world when it came to picking my school,”
said Bucky, a native of Wisconsin. “My parents went with me to every
school I wanted to visit, but I ended up only applying to one.”
During his first week, he saw a flier for the fencing team: “‘No experi-
ence required — just prove you have heart and aptitude.’” He took it
down, hoping that fewer people would show up and that he would have
a better chance to make the team. Harris still has the flier.
Of the 120 students that showed up, the team kept 10, including
Bucky. “At first I got a lot of jokes, like, ‘Oh, what kind? Chain-linked
or picket?’” he said with a laugh. But his family studied up on fencing so
they could support him completely. His dad came to every home meet.
Bucky became captain and was named most improved by his sopho-
more year. After his fourth year, he was ranked in the top 50 in the
world.
Bucky says his decision to become a part of the third generation of ath-
letes at UNC-CH was the best thing that ever happened to him.
“It gave me a sense of time, place and purpose,” he said. “I knew very
clearly and took a lot of pride in where I had come from.” &
-elizabeth regalia
Nov07 7
Historian Kemp Plummer Battle described the Meet-
ing of the Waters: “The dense shade of the lofty trees,
the musical murmur of the tumbling streams, the high
bluffs covered with mosses and ferns, hepaticas and
heart leaves, the rustling of the leaves of the treetops,
and the perfect calm below, make this an ideal place
for lovers of nature.”
One thing that will never die is UNC-CH and
Duke’s rivalry — which goes beyond basketball. After
every Duke/Carolina football game, the winning
team paints the platform of the “Victory Bell” their
school color, either light or dark blue, and keeps it in
the school stadium until the other team earns it back.
The Tar Heels were the first to win the Victory Bell in
1948 in a 20-0 victory over Duke. The Victory Bell
has now been in Kenan Stadium for the past three
years straight.
Freshmen believe that a drink from the Old Well
on the first day of class secures a 4.0 GPA. Even if
traditions are superstitions, the history shared on the
grounds of the oldest public campus is real. As UNC-
CH’s campus expands to include 1,000 more acres
of land, the bell tower will continue to ring out and
Davie poplar will stand behind Silent Sam.
—kathleen sharpe
&
“He was better than
me at that particular
time. But right now I
don’t think he could
beat me.”
-Carolina basketball star Michael Jordan on losing a
game of pool to then-assistant coach Roy Williams
when Jordan was an undergrad
*courtesy of tarheelblue.com
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 Press One for
College Fund
Dealing with midterms and papers is hard enough. What happens
when students have to add supporting themselves and paying for
college to the mix?
BY karen kleimann & Mary Lide parker • DESIGN BY FAYE FANG & kelsey

“ ”
morrissy • PHOTOS BY faye fang

My roommate and I joke it’s worse than the real world - your day never stops
Michael Creech

i IT’S TOWARD THE END of the night, and

Michael Creech, a junior at UNC-CH,
works at UNC Hospitals.
Michael Creech walks into his apartment after a
long day of school and work at UNC Hospitals.
He sets the latest utility bills on the kitchen
counter. But instead of fixing himself a sandwich
and relaxing in front of the TV, he heads toward
his desk and digs into a pile of homework. He
only has a few hours before he has to get up and
repeat the day.
Creech, a junior at UNC-Chapel Hill, has a
federal government loan. It covers some tuition,
but not his school books, rent or utilities. He
has to work about 12 hours a week at UNC
Hospitals in the Anesthesiology IT Department
to pay for everyday expenses, leaving little time
for him to pursue other interests.
“My roommate and I joke it’s worse than the
real world,” he said. “Your day never stops.”
Creech is pursuing a business administration
degree at the Kenan-Flagler Business School and
also wants to get a master’s degree in accounting
at UNC-CH. But if he isn’t admitted into the
Master of Accounting program, he must find a
job immediately after graduating in order to pay
off his debt as soon as possible.

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“I’m looking at about $25,000 worth of loans,”

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 Creech said. But this doesn’t include interest, [N.C. State] and we had to split things up,”
which rose from 4 to 6 percent since he started Creech said. But, with a smile, he added,
college in August 2005. “We continue to have arguments about
Whether shuffling bills, going to financial bud- who’s better, and you can guess which
get workshops or paying straight out-of-pocket, side I’m on.”
the financial prospects of tuition are worthy of Like other financial programs, The
a few nervous twitches. Ever-increasing tuition, Carolina Covenant provides many stu-
competition for scholarships and pressure to dents with the opportunity to attend
complete col- UNC-CH without
lege before tuition obligations.
pursuing an Students need to
advanced degree be 200 percent
make money a under the poverty
top priority. level to qualify.
Many students “But the costs
at UNC-CH don’t pay for basic
worry about the necessities,” said
financial bur- 18-year-old Joshua
dens of tuition Harwood, a freshman
and how they and a member of the
can pay for it Covenant. Harwood
while still leav- feels he still needs a job
ing time for a to compensate for what he
social life and doesn’t have.
extracurricular He dreams of becoming a
activities. research neuroscientist and
Students who said he feels at home in
receive loans Chapel Hill, where

”
and some types he has plenty of
of financial aid opportunities to
have to pay the get involved in cam-
money back pus activities. But he
through a work- recognizes that the
study program or soon after University doesn’t
graduation. For those fortunate have a neuroscience
enough to receive scholarships department, mean-
without having to work, there is ing that he can only
time to enjoy going to football major in psychology
games and riding the P2P bus and biology, leaving
after a night of fun. the leap to neuro-
Creech considers himself finan- Eliza Harris works at Paper Pen & Ink in Carr science a task for
cially savvy. He’s built a financial Mill Mall graduate school.
cushion by saving money he He realizes that
made in high school and work- the money can
ing full-time during the summer. dry up quickly if he doesn’t continue to
Still, he wishes he were more socially con- monitor his expenses. With the aid of
nected. financial budget workshops and frugal
Creech sometimes must sacrifice his weekends spending, Harwood can actively pur-
and free time to make sure he has enough money sue all social avenues to their fullest
to pay his expenses, which provides a good look possibilities.
at what the real world is like, he said. Harwood and his sister are the
But Creech is proud of not having to spend his first in his family to attend a four-
entire career paying for college. year college, and he’s proud that he
“I’d rather sacrifice the time now and work real- was accepted into UNC-CH as part
ly hard to not have to pay as much money after I of the Covenant.
get out of here.” “It’s like an academic family,” he said.
Though he doesn’t get to engage in many He also said he is grateful to be in a
school activities, he still has plenty of school spir- place where he can interact with diverse
it, which he and his siblings inherited at home. groups of people, admire the beauti-
“We were raised as Tar Heels and always hated ful campus and attend football games.
Duke and N.C. State, until the first sister got in Harwood painted his hair and face blue

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Freshman Josh Harwood is a member of the Carolina Covenant.
and white for his first UNC-CH football game.
He also said he feels privileged to attend a
school with famous alumni such as Michael
egedent Union
Jordan and Andy Griffith.
“Plus,” he said jokingly, “I really like the color
blue.”
Garrett Windle, a resident of Chapel Hill for
the past year, is taking the road less traveled to
put himself through college.
Windle has held 10 different jobs since age 15
and has been completely financially independent
from his parents since the day of his high school
graduation.
He paid his way through one semester at
Appalachian State University before he ran out of
money.
Windle said his biggest flaw in managing his
finances was poor planning. “I could have taken
unsubsidized loans, but I didn’t,” he said. “My
rationale at the time was ‘I would rather stay out
of debt.’”
For the past year and a half, Windle worked
toward better planning. After attending
Appalachian State, he joined the Marine Corps
Reserves and completed the requisite six months
of initial training.
After not being deployed to Iraq and having no
money to go back to school, Windle made the
decision to move to Chapel Hill.
“I knew I would want to go back to school if I
was around all my friends who were in school,”
he said. “Not to mention, Chapel Hill is a great
place to be.”
As of now, Windle plans to start classes in
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Nov07 10
January at Durham Tech Community College,
which he will attend for three semesters before
applying to transfer to UNC-CH.
“Carolina is most likely to open doors to law
school for me,” he said, which is his ultimate
goal.
The University’s Reserve Officer’s Training
Corps program is one of the most active in the
country.
Even though Windle is not in the ROTC, he
can still use the selection officers as a resource
while at the University.
“Instead of working my way through school on
Franklin Street, I’ll be working my way through
school in Iraq,” he said.
Eliza Jane Harris, a junior at UNC-CH and an
international studies major, has also been finan-
cially independent from her parents since her
freshman year of college.
Harris says her financial independence is both
rewarding and challenging.
“I feel like I have more freedom because I don’t
have to rely on anyone but myself,” she said.
“I think I get a lot more out of my education
because my parents’ expectations don’t influence
me.”
She currently holds two jobs, working about
20 to 30 hours a week. Her tuition and other
expenses are covered by scholarships and grants.
But some opportunities that many students at
UNC-CH take for granted are simply not fea-
sible for Harris.
“I can’t participate in any clubs or student orga-
nizations because whenever I’m not working, I’m
studying,” Harris said.
But to her it’s all worth it: “I wouldn’t want
to be at any other school.”
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Pride
These students bleed blue, but it’s a darker shade than that of their peers.
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by madeleine clark & brittany murphy • design by amy guyer & mckenzie thomp-
son • photos by amy guyer
Most students remember their first loyalties
belonging to their parents’ alma maters. Perhaps your
first music box played “Here Comes Carolina” or your
first bib featured a smirking blue devil. Maybe your
first words were “wolf pack.” When you’re young, your
loyalties surface without you even knowing it, and
sometimes things never change.
The idea of sharing allegiance to both Duke
University and UNC-Chapel Hill, to most students,
is unfathomable. But hidden amongst the legions of
devout Tar Heels lurk the unfortunate few souls who
also support the Blue Devils.
One closet Duke fan, Devon*, admits to having
jumped on the Duke bandwagon during the infamous
1991-1992 seasons. He stuck with it and retains his
pride for the rival school alongside his two brothers,
one of which is a UNC-CH alum. He said that a
shared loyalty to Duke is a great bond between him
and his brothers.
However, when you support both archrivals, showing
your pride becomes a sticky situation.
John Inazu, a Ph.D. candidate and Political Science
professor, spent seven years at Duke and finds
relinquishing his old ties impossible.
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When basketball season starts up, he knows better
than to wear his Duke shirts around campus, but he
sometimes sneaks one on as an undershirt.
Likewise, Devon owns a few Carolina shirts (gifts
of course), but cannot bear to wear them when
November rolls around. His refusal to sport Carolina
blue and be ousted as a Duke fan went so far as the
Duke vs. UNC game at the Dean Dome last year,
where he wore a plain gray hooded sweatshirt.
In a more daring move, Inazu proudly sported Duke
blue at the teams’ last game, only to find himself on
the losing side.
Is it hard to support the “wrong” team? Both of
these Duke fans admit that they can feel like the odd
man out at games and in class during the season.
Preferring not to antagonize his students, Inazu
limits his Duke pride in the classroom and admits to
enjoying a Carolina soccer game here and there.
Devon said he is not averse to watching other
Carolina sports but tries to limit his game attendance.
Once basketball season sets in, he avoids the trek
down to the Dean Dome all together.
“I don’t like being surrounded by all that Carolina
blue,” Devon said.
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 Not everyone falls into the category of athletic
pride. Some people genuinely do not care if UNC-
CH beats Duke or anyone else in the ACC for that
matter. For them, it’s all about academics.
Doug*, a junior music major originally hailing
from the University of South Carolina falls into
this category. He has little allegiance to any school
and transferred to UNC-CH solely for academic
purposes.
Growing up in a family that stressed intellectual
endeavors, the quality of education is his main focus
when it comes to siding with a school.
“If Duke gave me a full ride tomorrow, I would
definitely take it,” he said.
Then there are those who have a healthy amount
of pride for both athletics and academics. They love
to see their team win, but at the same time they
are committed to their education and value the
opportunity to be able to attend an institution like
UNC-CH.
As Taylor Scott, a sophomore psychology major,
said, “Sometimes you have to put your Chem lab
before rushing Franklin Street.”
Many love a great rivalry, and UNC-CH and Duke
have one of the biggest. Sometimes Duke’s losses taste
sweeter than UNC-CH’s biggest wins.
But for those students who share an allegiance to
both schools, it can be hard to choose sides.
Inazu takes the high road with his pride for Duke
University and chooses not to be one of those
antagonistic fans of the rival school.
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“I’ve come to appreciate the rivalry for the
competition rather than the animosity,” he said.
Sometimes being a Duke fan has its downsides.
One of Inazu’s colleagues, a fellow grad student and
Duke fan, used to keep a Duke sticker on the back
windshield of his car. While the car was parked on
campus one day, an overzealous Tar Heel fan smashed
in the window. After that incident, Inazu removed his
own Duke sticker for fear of a repeat offence.
Devon is familiar with the animosity that Inazu
witnessed. While most of his peers are buzzing with
uncontrollable excitement for Carolina basketball, he
is just trying to stay out of the conversation.
He chose to remain anonymous for this article
because he knows that some Tar Heels are too serious
about the rivalry to overlook the detail. When forced
to admit allegiance in certain social situations he “can
feel their opinion of me lowering.”
He was told that by the end of his freshman year at
UNC-CH he would convert to Carolina Pride. While
he’s tried it out, he feels that it’s just not possible for
him to cheer on his future alma mater to victory. His
loyalty lies eight miles down the road.
As a general rule, this Dukie tries to lay low when
it comes to talking about his Blue Devils fandom.
He gets some teasing from his friends but prefers to
avoid confrontations from people who might not
understand (especially drunk people).
So what does he do when it comes time to sing the
alma mater and that infamous last line?
“Go to hell Duke … I just can’t say that,” he said. &
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 Above: North Carolinians from Wilmington pride
themselves on their agricultural export technology,
where they use 235-foot-tall cranes to lift cargo
from railroad cars to ocean vessels. At the fair, crane
operator Brandon Davis shows Jessica Walter, 9, how
to control a 1-40 scale model crane. Susan Clizbe, the
port’s communications manager, said “I set [Senator]
Richard Burr up with a crane and he turned into a
four-year-old, so I knew the kids would like it.”

Below: Jim Weber of Clayshaper Pottery demon-

strates techniques on his pottery wheel to onlookers
at the Village of Yesteryear. Although currently based
in Milner, Ga., Weber learned his craft at Haywood
Technical College in Clyde, N.C. While demonstrating,
Weber stressed the importance of hard work and
education to keep the Southern heritage alive. “We
are truly living examples of heritage and talent, ex-
pressly for the citizens of the state of North Carolina.”

Woodworker Lyle Wheeler shapes part of a chair he is working on at

the fair’s Heritage Circle. Wheeler produces traditional ladderback
chairs and rockers using Shaker techniques in his shop at Millers
Creek, N.C., near the Blue Ridge Mountains. Each piece of the chair
comes from a specific part of the trunk based on the wood’s quali-
ties and grain. “I’ve been making chairs since ‘89,” Wheeler says. “My
grandfather taught me how.”

state fair
Meet the people behind
N.C.’s traditions.

& captions by
photos
danielle verrilli • design
by kelly giles

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 Fruit and produce competitions at the fair provide
opportunities for farmers to receive recognition for their
prized products. Entries are divided into categories such
as youth, amateur and most true to type.

Left: Vicki Troxler, a partner in the Greensboro-based

Neese Country Sausage, shows off samples of liver and
sausage. Neese’s is a fourth-generation family-owned
business that sells to grocery stores across the state.
“The hogs are raised in North Carolina...normally it’s a
female,” says Troxler of the meat used in their bacon,
ham and sausage products. “They have no chemicals.”

Bottom: Members of the Triangle Bonsai

Society displayed their trees at one of the
fair’s many horticulture exhibits. Meticulous
care and pruning goes into producing
miniature versions of various species of
trees, each of which fits into a specific form.
The organization seeks to educate and
promote the bonsai art through lectures and
demonstrations.

Far Left: Stacks of products made or grown

in North Carolina greeted visitors to the
Got to Be NC agricultural exhibit, where
they could learn about local companies and
taste free samples. Products ranged from
the fourth-generational family-owned
Cheerwine soft drink based in Salisbury, to
Anne’s Old Fashioned Flat Dumplings, started
by Bryan and Anne Grimes in Greenville, N.C.
The pastry strips are a key ingredient in the
popular Southern dish known as chicken
pastry or chicken n’ dumplings.

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 Below: Lenny Moore, of Greensboro, works iron at the forge as part of the fair’s Heritage Circle. Moore and other members of the
North Carolina Blacksmith Association educate onlookers about their craft. The association holds regular meetings and clinics to teach
newcomers and to pass their trade along to the next generation. New member Eric Cartrette, who attends demonstrations to learn the
craft, said sometimes “we need someone to take us by the hand and show us.”

Above: Donna Ball of Bobbee’s Honey packages honey-flavored cotten candy

in News & Observer newspaper distribution bags to sell to customers. The
small business from eastern North Carolina sells honey products such as
syrup, candy sticks and cotton candy to distributers and takes pride in its
unique filtering preparation process.

Above: Virginia Boone, left, braids a custom rug using purple, black and
cream strips of fabric while her niece Mary Ann Dotson, of Lake Lure,
N.C., describes the braiding process to a customer at the fair’s Village of
Yesteryear. Boone began braiding rugs 60 years ago in 1945, and has been
demonstrating her Colonial-era craft at the exhibit since 1966. “I had to
learn to do it without looking...when I had to teach [braiding],” Boone says,
who can carry on a full conversation without looking at her task as wrinkled
but skilled hands create a work of art. She taught her trade several years ago
to Dotson, who has expanded the designs into braided handbags.

Left: Strange expressions stare down
visitors to the fair’s pumpkin carving contest.
Artists, including Tim and LInda Trudgeon,
of Mocksville, N.C., proudly transformed the
pumpkins into detailed, three-dimensional
faces.
Below: Woodworker Lyle Wheeler shapes
part of a chair he is working on at the
fair’s Heritage Circle. Wheeler uses red
oak logs while they are still green, saws
and shapes them down, dries the pieces
and then assembles them without glue.

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 the
faculty other
u
Students grow to love UNC-CH in four years — five if they’re super. But what
about the employees who have been here for several decades?
by brittany houston
design by jamila thompson
photos by liz mundle
UNC-CHAPEL HILL students aren’t the only ones
who can’t get enough Carolina Blue. There are more than
8,000 non-faculty employees who work at UNC-CH.
Although the 72 percent retention rate of professors re-
cently made the front page of The Daily Tar Heel, that
number doesn’t tell the full story.
Students have plenty of reasons to take pride in being
a Tar Heel, but we spoke to four university employees to
find out what they thought of their time at UNC-CH.
UNCLE C.C.
“The people take a lot of pride in their Tar Heels,” said
Cranston Farrington, a long-time Student Stores em-
ployee who is proud of the school’s diverse population.
Farrington has been working in Student Stores for
24 years, and the University has changed dramatically
throughout his time here.
“There’s no place to park,” he said. “Every parking lot
that was here when I first got here has a building on top
of it.”
Farrington’s days start early in the morning, and after
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24 years he admits that his favorite part of the day is go-
ing home.
“The first 10 or 15 years, it was extremely fun to come
to work,” he said. “The people in the store made it fun.”
Farrington remembers his old co-workers being like
family. But as more of his friends left the job, his feelings
about coming to work have changed.
“I really do miss the people who aren’t here now,” he
said. “Many are deceased, many have retired, many left to
work somewhere else. It’s the people that make a job.”
Farrington said he now looks forward to his retirement
date, which is six years away. “July 20, 2013,” he said.
“This freshman class, I’ll get to see graduate,” he said
affectionately. “Then, ‘Uncle C.C.’ is out.”
“IT HELPED US RAISE OUR KIDS”
Esther Jeffries, a 41-year UNC-CH employee and ca-
shier at Lenoir Dining Hall, put it simply: “I enjoy work-
ing with the students. What I’ve enjoyed most about my
job is the students.”
While some might see UNC-CH as just another uni-
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 “You see that build-
ing there? (Student

y
Stores) That
building has gone
through more
reconstructions
since I’ve worked here
than the United States
of America.”

CASH MAN
Doug Crutchfield, a student aid accountant
at the University describes why his interactions
with students is his favorite part of working at
UNC-CH: “Seeing students come in as fresh-
men, it never seems like they were here four
years. It seems like they’re here two years and
they’re saying, ‘I’m graduating!’ So seeing the
students come in and grow up and being able to
go out in life and then also hearing back from
Cranston Farrington has worked at UNC-CH for 24 students who … you’ve gotten to know when
years. But after July 2013, “‘Uncle C.C.’ is out.” [they were] in school here.”
As an undergraduate, Crutchfield’s own dreams
versity, for Jeffries it is much more personal. of going to college were almost crushed 30 years
Jeffries spent part of her 41-year career at the University ago when he found out he owed the school $500.
working in the Student Union. She was a single parent “Five-hundred dollars is nothing now,” he said. “But I
with five kids, and she never had a weekend off. Because only paid $1,200 a year. I said, ‘If I’ve got to pay $500, I
she didn’t have a baby sitter, Jeffries would bring all five might not be able to go to school.’”
of her kids with her to work whenever they didn’t have Crutchfield now works in UNC-CH’s Student Aid Of-
school. fice as an accountant, helping students who are in the
Despite these tough odds, Jeffries pulled through and same position he was.
feels that she owes part of her success to UNC-CH. “I needed financial aid when I went to school,” he said.
“We should be proud (of the University) because it “Who knows — a couple thousand dollars might make
helped us to raise our kids,” she said. “So that’s what the difference between students saying, ‘Well you know
makes me proud — that I had a job, worked here, en- what, I can’t afford to go to school.’”
joyed my job and all my kids.” Crutchfield praised UNC-CH’s devotion to its students
Jeffries said she has enjoyed watching trends change on and the idea that everyone deserves an education.
campus. “I really believe the school is concerned about trying
“The kids’ dressing,” she said. “I love to watch the fash- to educate students,” Crutchfield said. “And they do it
ions!” very cheaply. They try to hold down the cost, and a lot of

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 “It’s just the
most important
thing I could’ve
done, to thank the
Lord for allowing
me to be here for
41 years.”
schools can’t say that.”
But before becoming an advocate for affordable
education, Crutchfield fell in love with UNC-CH
basketball.
“I was drawn to the school as a fan because of
Dean Smith,” he said. “In the ’60s, blacks did not When Esther Jeffries’ children didn’t have school and
play for white schools in the South. But Dean she had to work, Jeffries would bring her children to
Smith recruited Charlie Scott from New York work with her.
City. He was not afraid to step out and take a
stand and do what’s right, even though there were Fisseha has nothing but admiration for the 300 March-
some people who did not like what he did.” ing Tar Heels in the University’s band. She is impressed
That’s when Crutchfield instantly became a Tar Heel. by the fact that students with different backgrounds and
interests can all come together and put in so much effort
“THIS IS WHERE MY HEART IS” for a common goal.
“The feel of Carolina — it’s such a free environment,” Working with the band, Fisseha sees how dedicated the
said Elsabet Fisseha, a UNC-CH alumna and an admin- students can be, and she is proud of the University’s re-
istrative assistant for the marching band, about what sponse to their hard work.
makes UNC-CH special to her. “We really try to give back to our students for putting
Fisseha has been a full-time employee here for three in hours upon hours every week,” she said.
years, and she attended the University from 2000 to Fisseha said she also is impressed by how popular UNC-
2004. Her transition from student to employee has CH is outside of North Carolina.
helped her to grow-up at Chapel Hill. “We went to Hawaii for our honeymoon and saw peo-
“A lot of the things that didn’t make sense to me as a ple in Carolina stuff,” she said. “This University is world-
student start to be a little more clear,” Fisseha said. “You renown. All over the place they know about Carolina and
stop thinking on an individual level — the things that I what a great university it is.”
want and need — and you start to look at the big picture. Even in her short time here, Fisseha has noticed the
As a student, I was thinking about how to make it best changes the University has undergone, most notably
for me.” technological changes.
“You’ve always got people with ideas floating around “We used to have a smaller office upstairs and func-
and listening to students talking about what they’re learn- tioned with two computers,” she remembers. “Now, ev-
ing about,” Fisseha said. “The element of learning and ery single one of us has a computer.”
education that goes on here is a really positive thing.” For some employees, Carolina pride comes down to a
For Fisseha, working at UNC-CH is all about the stu- single statement:
dents. “College students are so enthusiastic and fun and “Carolina is my home!” Fisseha said. “This is where my
entertaining.” &
heart is and always will be.”

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 speechless
the shameless facebook stalker
“Why, hello there. We meet again.” They’re the first
words to fall off my tongue, as I stare incredulously at my
computer screen. It’s him. That guy. And he just posted
on my wall. “Sincerest wishes for a wonderful half-
birthday, Caroline,” followed by a stream of exclamation
points flooding my page. I’m speechless.
Now, let me back up a minute and explain the situa-
tion. A few months ago, I got a friend request from a guy
whose name I didn’t recognize. Still naïve and figuring I’d
Caroline McMillan is a probably met him somewhere, I accepted — big mistake.
junior journalism and After getting the wall post, complete with creepily inti-
English major from Char- mate first-name address, I became acutely aware that I
don’t know him or even what he looks like.
lotte. She may be reached Leafing through his pictures, I realized that his 4,200
at cbmcmill@email.unc. “friends” must not know him, either. All eight of his
edu. pictures — every single one tagged by him, mind you —
serve only to cloak his true identity in a number of clever
“ … his breed guises, such as Brad Pitt, Preacher Gary and a shirtless
Calvin Klein model. Impressive? Hardly. And no, I’m not
of shameless fooled.
Facebookers Unfortunately, this shameless stalker is not alone. The
advent of Facebook gave college students a connective
are the very platform, a medium of expression and most importantly,
a pastime. And thanks to Mark Zuckerburg’s decision
reasons girls to go global, we’ve hit on a problem of international
proportions.
have adopted But I’ll admit it; I’ve used Facebook for a little investi-
gative journalism, myself. I know the feeling of being in a
stringent 400-person lecture hall and recognizing someone — that
kind of first-and-last-name recognition. But from where?
privacy All-nighter at the Undergraduate Library? A party,
perchance? As my heart sinks, I realize she’s my friend’s
settings.” friend twice removed.
But there is a fine line to be drawn. Inadvertently
glancing at these people’s pictures is a far cry tamer than
stalker-boy’s method — commenting on them. All-too-
witty phrases work their magic, such as, “wish I had been
there,” “cheesin” and my personal favorite: “haha I.J. I.J.”
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(stalker-boy talk for the inside joke of which he’s most
definitely not a part).
Stalker-boy also has used Facebook to create a number
of worthy events. Take for example, his ingenious idea to
send all of us 4,200 friends an ever-so-suave invite, ask-
ing for our “digits.” When not a soul answered, stalker-
boy pressed on, his indomitable spirit spurring him to
try, try again. And again. As for the real events, though,
we’re all repeatedly told to “dress accordingly, but be
creative” at whatever themed party he has planned. His
party invites follow the trajectory of most major holidays:
“Labor day, flag day, hug-your-favorite-tree day — all
futile attempts at communicating a humorous side I find
infinitely lacking. Being the Facebook purist that I am, I
don’t like all of the new applications and addendums that
have hit the scene. But someone else does.
I can now see a circus-like arrangement of infor-
mation I didn’t want to know — his daily horoscope,
political convictions and top 700 friends, organized by
their redeeming attributes. I’ve been dubbed “most likely
to wear a skirt when going to study in the library” — a
counterproductive move on the part of stalker-boy, see-
ing as this homemade superlative only serves to intensify
my unease. I am now being watched — all the time.
Stalker-boy and his breed of shameless Facebookers
are the very reasons girls have adopted stringent privacy
settings. I’ve now removed my residence, classes and
favorite hangouts for fear I’d be forced to put a face to
this stranger’s name.
Why, might you ask, am I still friends with him?
Well, for kicks mostly. Seeing as stalker-boy updates his
profile every hour, on the hour, my roommates and I
have an endless supply of comic relief. Adding tidbits,
unnecessary commas and an endless supply of quotes all
echoing the same carpe-diem theme make for wonderful
late-night pick-me-ups.
So “happy half-birthday” to you, stalker-boy; I’m sure
you’ll be seeing me around. &
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clique culture
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may
ged.
JON Take a closer look at campus diversity.
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by kate gillam & kelly thore • design by kristin mcknight • photos by victor olivera
BEFORE COMING TO UNC-Chapel Hill,
Adrian Romero had heard nothing but good
things about the Carolina Hispanic Association,
a student-led group celebrating Hispanic culture
on campus. But after attending a few meetings
and events, Romero noticed that the Hispanics
and other groups on campus were segregated,
and he did not find the diverse experience he was
expecting.
Like Romero, many incoming students have
heard about diversity at UNC-CH. Looking to
find a place in the crowd, they join organizations
expecting to find a group of friends with whom
they share common interests. But many find that
after joining these groups they become encom-
passed by only those people similar to themselves.
Romero, a sophomore journalism major, also
found that the members of CHispA did not rep-
resent the Hispanic culture as he viewed it.
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“I think most of the time they follow just the
Hispanic stereotype but don’t necessarily cover the
whole culture,” Romero said.
He believed that because they were so engrossed
with their organization, their group was some-
what separated from other groups on campus. He
found that most members were Hispanic and that
the group didn’t include many students who just
wanted to learn about the culture.
After this experience, Romero looked into other
cultural and religious groups on campus and de-
cided that they were just as isolated and unvaried.
“I think that the culture here sometimes pro-
motes segregation rather than diversity,” Romero
said, “which, as I understand it, means everyone
can be homogeneously together and not separated
in so many groups.”
It would be easy to lay the blame on students for
creating these cliques, yet perhaps school policy
also encourages these separations, Romero said.
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e
Many would say this segregation comes naturally were much more alike than she had antici-
as people flock toward others with similar inter- pated. She left the sorority the next year.
ests and backgrounds, but it is also possible that “All the girls were really nice and I liked
the school establishes these comfort zones for the them a lot, but I was looking for a more
students beginning in freshman year. diverse group of friends,” Marie said, “espe-
Before Romero went to CTOPS for orientation, cially on a campus known for its diversity.”
he attended a pre-orientation for minorities at the Marie also saw a variance between her
University “for a smoother transition and to avoid beliefs and those of many members of the
any problems when they first get here.” sorority.
Although he was thankful for a chance to meet “I wasn’t expecting as many radically
more people, Romero did not see the need for Christian girls as passionate about religion as
a separate orientation when the issues addressed there were,” she said.
applied to all students, not just minorities.
era “They told us tips that were very useful for
everyone, not just if you were African-American
or Hispanic,” he said. At pre-orientation, Romero
noticed that there were separate sessions for
blacks, Hispanics and other minorities. He dis-
agreed with the University’s choice to separate the
races within the orientation.
“I was in the African-American session by
mistake, and the lady told me three times that the
Hispanic group was in the next room,” Romero
said. “I didn’t care which group I was in; they
only talked about things like meal plans and
advising.”
Romero’s observation was confirmed by others,
but about other races, religions and ethnicities.
Marie* had a similar experience with Phi Beta
Chi, the Christian sorority on campus. Marie had
heard of Phi Beta Chi from a friend, and know-
ing the sorority’s values were similar to hers, she
hoped to find a group of friends that would share
her faith and beliefs.
Although she was looking for friends who
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 Although some see this exclusivity as a hin-
drance, others enjoy the sense of kinship that
comes with a group of friends who share beliefs. “I completely disagree with the focus of the
“There is a certain comfort level with frater-
nizing with the same kind as you,” sophomore
journalism major Adam Yosim said. Yosim is a
member of Alpha Epsilon Pi, a Jewish fraternity.
He thinks that celebrating Judaism at UNC-CH
has brought him closer to other members of his
religion and introduced him to many friends.
“For me,” Yosim said, “Judaism is a big part of
my life, so it’s fun to hang out with people that
have stuff in common with you.” When asked
if he thinks his participation in the organization
has hindered him from experiencing the campus’s
diversity, Yosim replied that in no way had Alpha
Epsilon Pi had that effect. While he admits that
most of his friends are Jewish, he still maintains
many relationships with those who aren’t.
“I get along with all of my friends, regardless of
religion,” he said.
Since he has been in Chapel Hill, Romero has
seen discrepancies between what he considers
actual Hispanic culture and the way Hispanic
culture is portrayed on campus.
“The dance groups say they portray Hispanic
culture just because they dance salsa or because
they are noisy and spicy,” he said.
Romero said that because the group propagated
these stereotypes, it failed to portray the more
relevant characteristics of Hispanic culture.
He also noted that the monthly page written in
Spanish in the Daily Tar Heel, La Colina, is sup-
posed to reflect the ideals of Hispanic students; he
said it instead covers things that are not imme-
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diately relevant to the Hispanic population on
campus.
whole section,” Romero said. “They start saying
that there is such a large Hispanic society in
North Carolina, but then all the stories are related
to Latin American politics.”
Romero said the only campus stories covered in
La Colina are about CHispA, which he believes
doesn’t portray the Hispanic culture properly.
“It’s a local newspaper,” he said. “They should
cover the Hispanic community or UNC-CH
stories, not South American baseball.”
Romero believes that the Hispanics on campus
would be more interested in reading local stories
rather than things that don’t pertain to their
everyday lives.
“I have a friend who once told me, ‘Immigrants
like that who are just looking back at what is
going on in their home countries are not here
in America or back there. They stayed on the
&
airplane.’”
*Name has been withheld at source’s request.
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 marching
t
The Marching Tar Heels know what Carolina pride sounds like.
by lauren eney & hannah taylor • design by bliss pierce • photos by hannah taylor
THOMAS GINN still gets goose bumps all over
when he plays the notes of “Hark the Sound” after
a UNC-Chapel Hill football game.
Proudly playing his trombone, he is a part of
the group that manages to bring students, alumni
and faculty together as they sing along to the alma
mater.
He is a part of the group that, regardless of
whether or not the Tar Heels win or lose, gets fans
to explode and sing “I’m a Tar Heel born, I’m a Tar
Heel bred, and when I die I’m a Tar Heel dead.”
Ginn, a sophomore economics major from At-
lanta, is above all, a Marching Tar Heel.
“I take a lot of pride in what we do,” he said.
“We’re representing the University.”
Since the Marching Tar Heels formed over a cen-
tury ago, band membership has grown to include
approximately 275 instrumentalists.
Alumni and students still gather to watch the
traditional pre-game performance on the steps
of Wilson Library. The Marching Tar Heels pass
cheering tailgaters at the Bell Tower as they march
up to Kenan Stadium.
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B and
For many band members, these events are just
another Saturday’s work, but to UNC-CH Tar
Heel fans, these traditions are rooted in the spirit
of the school.
The marching band is the athletic division of
UNC Bands, and they vow to stand through the
whole game. It also is their duty to lead the crowds
in cheering, singing and swaying at appropriate
times. The palpable energy at a football game is
conjured, to a large extent, by the block of musi-
cians performing from the end zone.
According to the UNC Bands Web site, marching
band members are the “ambassadors of the Univer-
sity,” representing the school at away games and all
sporting events. These responsibilities, topped off
with six hours of practice each week, plus the eight
to 10 hours devoted to Saturday football games,
prove that the University’s marching band is far
more than a leisurely pastime.
BUT THEY’RE NOT COMPLAINING…
Luke Hostetter, a junior history major, said of
the UNC-CH marching band, “Pride of the ACC.
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 It’s such a rush,
like nothing I’ve ever
experienced before. Just
getting out there before
pre-game and seeing
that sea of powder blue
. . . it was ridiculous.
-Leah Josephson, freshman

It’s what our shirts say.”
Such a simple phrase
can hardly encom-
pass the essence of
the marching band in
its entirety, but to the
band members the slo-
gan comes close.
Hostetter and other
band members admitted
to joining the marching band
primarily for the chance to get
basketball tickets and a court-side
view of the games. As a coveted prize on cam-
pus, this reasoning is understandable.
Still, the marching band is more than pride and
support for the basketball team. The marching Tar
Heels recently had the opportunity to travel to
Notre Dame for a football game.
“Even though we got steamrolled, we took the
whole band,” Hostetter said. “It’s nice to go to
other schools and represent UNC.”
Marching band pride is not just a fabrication
from movies such as American Pie, he said. Pride is
an important component of the team, and it ener-
gizes the band to devote so much time to support-
ing school spirit.
“We’re a visible part of campus,” Hostetter said.
THIS ONE TIME, IN BAND…
One of the main reasons Ginn came to the Uni-
versity was for the athletics. And although he isn’t
a student-athlete, he is a huge fan.
“I’m definitely more of a sports fan who happens
to play an instrument,” he said.
And as a member of the marching band, Ginn is
able to go to all of his favorite team’s big games. He
said he didn’t enjoy being on the marching band
as much when he was in high-school, but here it
allows him to go to games and play an integral role
in the University community.
“I love being a part of the game-day experience,”
he said.
Ginn is such a big fan that he spray painted his
trombone Carolina blue and once he even wore a
hand-crafted mask to a game — just so he could
match Tyler Hansbrough after his infamous nose
injury.
Ginn and his friends got the idea to create the
special game-day accessory while traveling with the
team to Tampa, Fla., at the end of last season. He
and a group of friends decided to give up on going
out on the town and instead made a stop at Wal-
greens, where they got the supplies for the masks.
About $12 later, they had plastic cups, athletic
tape, scissors and lighters. These were all they
needed to mold and craft the masks to match the
then-sophomore basketball player.
They worked for more than four hours, and
through trial and error they were able to create the
masks they would wear the next day.
“It was well worth it, though,” Ginn said.
When Tyler first walked out on the court, he
didn’t notice the screaming band members who
were trying to get his attention. Maybe the mask
blocked his vision.
But, eventually, the Tar Heel basketball star
looked over and immediately did a double take.
“He smiled!” Ginn said. “It was a huge accom-
plishment, we thought.”
For his efforts, Ginn’s story appeared on the
Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Web site, and the
commentators on ESPN mentioned him and his
friends.

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A COLORFUL STORY
Their stage stretches 100 yards long. At capacity,
their audience is made up of 60,000 fans and rivals.
Sharing the field with the marching band is UNC-
CH’s color guard team, or as Leah Josephson calls
them, “the visual representation of the music.”
Josephson, a freshman journalism and French
major, was the captain of the color guard team at
her high school in Cary. Following the suit of the
three previous captains of her high school team, she
decided to continue participating in the marching
band and come to UNC-CH.
For Josephson, the experience so far has been ex-
hilarating.
“In high school, (the audience) was like 500 peo-
ple,” she said, recounting the first time she stepped
onto the game field. “It’s such a rush, like nothing
I’ve ever experienced before. Just getting out there
before pre-game and seeing that sea of powder blue
… it was ridiculous.”
In terms of traditions that every great and long-
standing UNC-CH organization must have, there
is one that caps off every practice.
Josephson said band members cheer back and
forth, “Carolina-Pride-Carolina-Pride. Who is the
pride of the ACC? Carolina!”
THE BEAT GOES ON
Kathy Walker is a junior bass player on the
drumline and a veteran of the Marching Tar Heels.
Hanging out before Thursday’s practice, the Eng-
lish and psychology double major rolled off the
game-day schedule as smoothly as she rolls off the
drum cadences four times a week.
“Game day [for the Marching Tar Heels] starts
three-and-a-half hours before game warm-up at
Davis Library,” she said. “Then there’s team arrival,
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lunch with the whole band at Lenoir and
the performance at Wilson Library
where we play the old songs for rich
alumni.” She smiled.
“Then there’s pre-game and
stands cheers.”
Devoting half of a weekend to
the marching band might seem
like a daunting commitment,
and Walker agreed.
“It’s an exhausting experience af-
terward,” she said, “but during the
game it’s worth it.”
With two years of experience under her belt, in-
cluding traveling to away games and participating
in Pep Band, Walker reminisced about past mo-
ments in marching band.
“It’s completely geeky, but there are seven of us
on the bass line,” she said. “My best moment is
when it sounds like one instrument.”
On that note, she gathered her drum and filed
neatly into her place in the arc formation where
warm-ups begin on Navy Field. Backpacks and
instrument cases cluttered the sidelines as band
members took their places. Soon the full sound of
instruments in harmony resounded over the field
and beyond.
Watching and listening, it is easy to be filled
with the same UNC-CH spirit that brings
students and fans to link arms and sing at
football games each Saturday.&
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 patriotism vs. nationalism
uh-huh
Without question, the day America does patriotic best is
the Fourth of July. We pull out all the stops. Everyone gets
decked out in their stars and stripes to enjoy fireworks, hot
dogs and Bud Light. We sing “God Bless America” and
call it a day on July fifth.
Other than that single day, I haven’t noticed patriotism
anywhere in the United States. At Carolina, we may bleed
Carolina blue, but we certainly don’t bleed white or red.
The last time I remember the nation coming together
Emily O’Rourke is a — I mean really showing pride — was Sept. 11.
journalism major from Sept. 11 allowed for the public to identify with a single,
global threat, and it became the rallying point for renewed
Fairfield, Conn. She may pride in our nation. Nothing unifies a population faster
be reached at eorourke@ than a common enemy — and the Bush administration
email.unc.edu. has abused this truth.
In the years since Sept. 11, America has reared her ugly
“For every head. After Guantanamo, after Blackwater, after Jena Six,
voice it’s hard to be proud of being an American. Not to men-
tion the debacle in Iraq.
protesting It’s odd to discuss the role of pride in the discourse
the Iraq around Iraq. For every voice protesting the war, another
voice is shouting back that opposing the war is unpatri-
war, there is otic. Unpatriotic? I thought that patriotism was fighting
for and defending the ideals of your country.
another voice Calling a person “unpatriotic” for not supporting the
shouting back Iraq war is confusing the definition of patriotism with that
of nationalism.
that opposing Nationalists devote themselves to the interests of the
the war is nation, and they aspire to emphasize national, rather than
international, goals. Nationalism promotes the idea that
unpatriotic.” one nation is the greatest. It seems that underlying every
nationalist sentiment, there lingers contempt for others.
Extreme forms of nationalism, like Fascism, are driven
by xenophobia and end in war. Now, I can only rely on
the dictionary and Wikipedia for so much, so I turn to
Orwell to differentiate between patriotism and national-
ism. He spelled it out for us in 1945 in his essay “Notes on
Nationalism,” written in the wake of World War II:
“By ‘patriotism’ I mean devotion to a particular place
and a particular way of life, which one believes to be the
best in the world but has no wish to force on other people
… Nationalism, on the other hand, is inseparable from
the desire for power.”
He goes on to characterize the nationalist by his indif-
ference to reality.
“All nationalists have the power of not seeing resem-
blances between similar sets of facts … Actions are held to
be good or bad, not on their own merits, but according to
who does them, and there is almost no kind of outrage —
torture, the use of hostages, forced labour, mass deporta-
tions, imprisonment without trial, forgery, assassination,
the bombing of civilians — which does not change its
moral colour when it is committed by ‘our’ side.”
Cringe.
I believe above all else in the principles of equality and
freedom. I realize that those words seem empty right now,
but I do believe that it is the duty of our generation to
help resignify them.
All I can hope for in the meantime is that we don’t
blindly support our nation’s institutions and misplace
our pride — and we realize that we, not Orwell, have the
power to write history.
But something about Orwell’s words haunt me, and I
have to wonder if my optimism is too late:
“The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atroci-
ties committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable
capacity for not even hearing about them.”
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 nuh-uh
patriotism is not gone
Patriotism is a touchy subject these days. Inevitably, it
begs the polarizing question, “What do you think about
the war in Iraq?” With the phrases, “withdraw the troops”
and “support the troops” on everyone’s political lips, it is
sometimes hard to remember the true definition of patrio-
tism, “the love for one’s country” (as good old Merriam
and Webster put it).
Thankfully this love is not in short supply. In my opin-
ion, patriotism is vibrant in our complicated world.
Certainly, after Sept. 11 America will never be the same.
For “the MySpace generation” (as magazines like Business
Week now call us), Sept. 11 was a collective loss of in-
nocence. But does that mean our generation’s devotion to
our country is a distant memory? Far from it!
Consider the thousands of devoted NASCAR fans, belt-
ing out the National Anthem to a country singer’s ren-
dition of the most American song there is. More than
100,000 people stand on their feet every race at Lowe’s
Motor Speedway, proudly displaying their patriotism,
waiting with bated breath to sing along. Many of these
self-declared rednecks are supporters of the war in Iraq,
but many more are American patriots who love to show
their support for their country in any way possible.
Consider also the multitude of Facebook groups devot-
ed to the love of our country. More than 100,000 people
(as of Oct. 2, 2007) have joined the “NEVER FORGET
9-11-01, GOD BLESS AMERICA” Facebook group, and
there are many other groups that exist with equally im-
pressive memberships. Countless Facebook users debate
in group discussion forums about the war in Iraq, but us-
ers usually have one thing in common: They love their
country and want to see it succeed.
Isn’t that really the definition of a patriotic democracy?
People coming together, for the love of their country, to
openly discuss how it should be run? Patriotic organiza-
tions help keep the passion for one’s country alive, and the
myriad Sept. 11 memorials are proof of its existence.
UNC-Chapel Hill’s own remarkable display of flags on
Polk Place caused people to remember the victims of the
Sept. 11 attacks. While walking by on that September af-
ternoon, I was astounded by the number of people taking
a moment from their hectic days to look at the memorial,
bowing their heads in reverent silence. In fact, no one re-
ally could look at anything else. All eyes were fixed on Colin Keil is a freshman
the flags, and for a moment, patriotism, that great unifier, business major from
stood as the sole emotion among a diverse multitude of Charlotte. He can be
students.
reached at ckeil@email.
Regardless of your feelings about the war, I can almost
guarantee that there is something that you like about unc.edu.
America. In fact, I guarantee that if you think about it,
there are hundreds of things that you feel proud to have
every day. Whether it is “slurpees” (as an episode of “ … it is
Golden Girls suggests are the best thing about America),
freedom of speech, capitalism or the genuine adoration sometimes
for America’s unique flavor of representative Democracy,
there’s just something about the United States worth lov-
hard to
ing. remember the
Despite the seemingly two-sided nature of patriotism
arguments, the “love for one’s country” is a strong emo-
true definition
tion that is prevalent today. To critics who cite voter apa- of
thy and partisanship as causes for lower-than-ever levels of
political participation and nationalism, I say that patrio- patriotism”
tism is not necessarily measured by the number of votes
cast. What matters is the shimmer in the eyes of those who
attend memorials and rallies, the strength of the voices
protesting in the name of American ideals and the pride
of those who raise the American Flag every day.
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 sports
[by the #s] let’s dance

10
# of Tar Heels from the
men’s basketball team
who have been named
ACC Player of the year
For Bobby Frasor, Marcus Ginyard and Tyler Hansbrough, you’ve
got to dance before you can practice. a
And dance they do, with some help from the UNC-Chapel Hill r
dance team. s
Late Night with Roy, the Friday-night event that showcases —
Carolina’s men’s basketball team dancing, acting and joking around
for fans, marks the first day that ACC teams can begin practice. The i
two teams begin practicing the week of the event, spending two

8
# of knockdown blocks Garrett Reynolds,
offensive lineman, made against Miami

4 # of newcomers to the
women’s basketball team

548
# of games the men’s basketball team has won
during regular season, more than any other
school in the league
Basketball players perform a skit version of “Wayne’s World” and ponder their teammates’ fates if they had
never learned to play basketball.

hours each night on their moves.

Elizabeth Edmond, a member of the dance team, said there is a
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lot of planning in advance, including choreographing the steps and
picking out music. l
She said they try to pick out catchy, funny songs that people know p
— especially songs from movies — and then they “make the boys i
# of players on the men’s do cheesy dances.” s
Lifts, big formations that look good from afar and slapstick moves
basketball who have scored are favorites in the Late Night repertoire. d
over 1,000 points The dance team breaks the dances down into 10-second chunks
and uses a lot of repetition in teaching the players.
l

“They joke around a lot, which makes it fun,” dance team mem-
ber Jaime Derbyshire said. “But sometimes it’s kind of hard to teach r
them.”
Their sidekicks (phones) are a distraction when learning the
dances, a phenomenon Edmond calls “sidekick-A.D.D.” –

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 shorts
Lifts are a particular focus of the dance this year. Thirteen players
are paired with 13 dancers for partner roles. For part of the choreog-
raphy, the dancers gracefully roll over the players’ backs. Derbyshire
said mastering this was difficult: “They can’t squat down low enough
[words to live by]
— they’re so tall.”
Buth the dancers said the players are quick learners and, most
e importantly, are full of enthusiasm. This is especially true now that on attitude:
the team is more
mature, with a
group of juniors
who performed
“There are a lot of
in their third Late
Night event.
similarities between us.
“This year they I don’t get as angry and
frustrated as he does. I
all seem to be really
involved,” Edmond
said.
Hansbrough is a channel my energy a little
case in point. Fresh-
man year he was differently than he does.
quiet and shy; by
sophomore year he But that doesn’t mean
was a little more talkative, and this year he is “really into
it,” suggesting dance moves and other ideas.
we don’t hate losing the
And when experience isn’t enough, the players help
each other.
same.”
“Marcus is a natural performer, a
natural ham,” Edmond said. “He -Carolina basketball star Michael Jordan on
really helps get the other guys riled
up.” Head Men’s Basketball Coach Roy Williams
The dance team members said
that Ginyard, Danny Green and
Deon Thompson are some of the * courtesy of tarheelblue.com
best dancers. Frasor does an awe-
some Carlton (the character from
Fresh Prince of Bel Air), Edmond said, and he
knows the robot and how to walk it out.
Dance team member Melanie Jackson always
looks forward to working with the basketball
w players because of their enthusiasm and trust
in the dance team to help them put on a great
show.
“It’s just hilarious to watch them do the
dances,” she said. “They try really hard to
learn the choreography and do it well.”
Edmond agreed:
“It’s going to be something people will
h remember.” &
– sarah wetenhall

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