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Like many American boys, I spent summer evenings
getting bitten by mosquitoes in left field. I wasn’t
allowed to chew gum at home, so game nights war
ranted an entire pack of Big League Chew.
Sometimes I played first base, sometimes third.
I wasn’t a pitcher.
Nor was Ia hitter.
The only time I remember standing at the plate is when
a giant bumblebee landed on my nose and stung me. I
stood in shock, and watched strike three sail past me.
Still, I had fun playing baseball when I was young.
Somewhere along the way, I lost my faith.
1 wish I could say it was because I am not a
baseball player. I’m not a basketball player,
yet I still love to play and watch.
I’ve never even played a game of football,
yet I’m always on the couch on Sundays in the
fall. (My roommates will tell you I’m always
on the couch.)
Real baseball seemed to iose its appeal
about the same time metaphorical baseball
emerged.
“How far did you get with Suzie?”
“First base - she’s a prude.”
Actually, I was just as terrible at metaphorical base
ball. I was hit by more pitches than anything else.
With girls on my mind, I had little time to think about
George Brett’s on-base percentage against the Houston
Astros’ bullpen.
Throughout high school and college, I didn’t have
time for a game that moved at such a slow pace. I
demanded action. (And I was finally starting to get
some.)
For years I threw around the “b” word when describ
ing baseball: “Baseball is as boring as a Catholic wed
ding.”
But as life became more stressful, I began to appreci
ate the slower elements of life. Shakespeare.
Red wine. PBS.
Baseball is timeless. And there lies the beauty. (All
you who don’t wear a watch know what I’m talking
about.) Go to a game and forget about your troubles.
I guess I’m starting to believe in baseball again thanks
to the Durham Bulls. I don’t come to every game. I don’t
follow the team when I’m not at the game. I guess you
could say I’m a fair weather fan.
I’m still not sold on Major League Baseball. When you
know that your team (the Kansas City Royals) will never
make the playoffs before the season even begins, it’s diffi
cult to be enthusiastic. I’ll still go to the games, though.
Like those Cub fans that pack Wrigley Field every
game, despite a perennially mediocre team, I love the
atmosphere. And the Italian sausages.
“Let’s play two.”
Brian can be reached at brifred@yahoo.com.
GRIFFITH
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tions.”
The exhibit opened on Friday with a
speech delivered by Neal Brower,
author of a book on the fictional town of
Mayberry. About 100 people showed up
for the opening, and around 200 visited
the exhibit last weekend.
“It’s been phenomenal. I knew when
we planned it, it’d be well-received, but
I had no idea there’d be so much inter
est,” Baxley said.
HOG DAY
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dunking booth and the giant Tiger
inflated in front of the 200-year-old
Alexander Dickson house.
In addition to the crafts vendors and
food stands, two sound stages provided
live music and entertainment hosted by
a local Elvis impersonator. Six different
bands played over the course of the
humid Saturday afternoon, serving up
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Now that’s an idea for a date.
You might get the idea that girls don’t like baseball
too much, what with the whole no women actually play
ing the game and all, but I don’t think I’m the only
female that really gets into it.
Summer just doesn’t seem complete without baseball
and all its accouterments. I mean, strapping young bucks
running around in tight pants, hot dogs, sunshine and, of
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you know, for the home team. In an age where loyalty is
becoming more and more uncommon, it’s good to see
people get fired up about anything.
Baseball is also doing a really good job fighting
against ageism. The oldest coots in sports (besides golf,
but I don’t really think that counts) can hang in this
game, and it’s so nice to see families all squished into the
bleachers together. I think it’s one of the few ways to get
teenagers to venture into the parental no fly zone and for
both parties to return unscathed.
My own dad is a veritable baseball-aholic, and looking
back on all the games we went to as I was growing up, I’m
amazed at how many hours we clocked actually talking.
Female baseball fans might not be as well versed in the
statistics and logistics of the game as our male counterparts,
but hey, it doesn’t require testosterone to enjoy it We get
into stuff like uniforms and dippin dots a little bit more.
That can be dangerous, though. I’ll never forget the
day they carried my mom out of the stands stone cold
unconscious with a mouth full of iced cream. Focused on
her tasty treat, she never saw the ball coming.
Now, a lot of girls complain about all the scratching,
spitting and general crassness that goes on at a baseball
game. Well, in my opinion it’s not so bad.
And come on now, the getups those poor boys wear
have got to be uncomfortable. Imagine wearing some
thing like the Madonna cone bra thing for three hours in
the sweltering heat, girls. If we can just overlook the nitty
gritty parts, the whole baseball experience is really fun.
All that stretching and shouting is actually pretty good.
So here’s to baseball - helping boys and girls play ball
in the finest American tradition.
Daniele can be reached at daniele_e@hotmail.com.
In researching, much of the material
came from Wilson Library itself. Through
the Mount Airy Visitor Center they found
Emmitt Forrest, a childhood friend of
Andy Griffith who lent many of the arti
facts of the exhibit “I accumulated a lot of
the items during my early years here,
when we were in school together,” Forrest
said. “Now I buy off eßay.”
However they were acquired, the
artifacts, information, photographs and
other items all come together to tell the
story of Griffith’s life, which began in
Mount Airy in 1926. After his childhood
in his hometown, Griffith enrolled at
everything from beach music to swing.
Hog Day was started by the
Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce to
raise money for its booster activities in
1991. Last year, Hog Day broke the
Guinness World Record for the World’s
Largest Barbecue Festival. Activities
included the area’s largest Antique Car
Show, educational exhibits and non
profit booths and a baking contest.
Bill Hill can be reached at
wbhill@unc.edu.
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For the price of a movie you’re guaranteed
at least three hours of sensory stimulation,
maybe more if you’re lucky enough to find
your teams tied in the bottom of die ninth.
Plus, it’s okay to be a glutton, because a
snack-free inning is pretty close to sacrilege. I
think they must put something in ballpark
food - it’s so dam good.
In addition to all the consumption, baseball
is good for society. It brings people together,
UNC-Chapel Hill to become a minister.
However, he discovered he hated acad
emic studies but loved activities such as
participating in Carolina Play Makers,
singing in Glee Club and playing in the
band, so he switched his major to music.
In 1960 the hit TV series “The Andy
Griffith Show” began. In its eight-year
run, the show never dropped out of the
Neilson ratings top ten, and it has never
been off air since it went into syndica
tion. Entertainment continued to be
more lucrative for Griffith. He starred in
the TV series “Madock” which began in
1986. In 1997 he won a Grammy for his
gospel album, “I Love To Tell the
Story.” Griffith is still active these days.
Baxley said the exhibit’s mission was to
document the various lives of one UNC
alum, and judging from the initial public
response, they had done so successfully.
“We’ve tried to talk about his life and
career from childhood to his most recent
Grammy,” she said. “It gives patrons a
great overview of his whole career.”
Allyson Shaffer can be reached at
akshaffe@email.unc.edu.
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Locals Discuss Growing Pains
Internationalist Books and
Community Center hosted a
teach-in on the Master Plan
for Chapel Hill residents.
By Ashley Williams
Staff Writer
Chapel Hill citizens recendy con
vened to discuss developments with the
UNC Master Plan outside of the town
gown sphere.
About twenty-five people squeezed
into the Internationalist Books and
Community Center Friday for a “teach
in,” a dialogue on some of the contro
versies surrounding UNC’s Master Plan
effect on the Chapel Hill.
“UNC’s plans for construction on the
main campus and Horace Williams tract
will have a bigger impact on our com
munity than any other single develop
ment in our past or the foreseeable
future,” said Internationalist Advisory
Board Chair Ruby Sinreich.
The Internationalist, 405 W. Franklin
Street, is a non-profit organization run
by volunteers and one part-time man
ager and serves as a small, independent
bookstore that organizes programs for
the community.
For this Chapel Hill citizens were
invited to attend in order to develop a
better understanding of UNC’s devel
opment plans.
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But some representatives said it was
not the place of Student Congress to
propose specific measures for the state
legislature.
The UNC Association of Student
Governments has already passed a res
olution condemning tuition increases.
The increase proposed by the NC
Senate would raise tuition by five per
cent for the University, in addition to an
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Topics discussed included UNC’s
Master Plan, the Horace Williams tract
and UNC’s rezoning request, associat
ed protest petitions, the threat of leg
islative zoning exemptions, and a brief
history of town-gown relations in
Chapel Hill.
Some citizens expressed concerns
over the fast pace of the rezoning which
could get the project approved at a very
accelerated rate.
Adam Sotak, who received a master’s
degree in social work at the University,
presided over the meeting along with
Sinreich, who also graduated from UNC
in 1993.
Eric Knight, an N.C. State University
Student serving as an intern on the pub
licity committee for the Intemationidist,
also helped in organization.
“It seemed the University was trying
to circumvent the democratic process,
thus taking away citizen’s power in
deciding what happens to Chapel Hill,"
Knight said.
Two panelists, Kirk Ross of the
Chapel Hill News and Dan Coleman of
the Orange-Chatham Sierra Club,
joined the discussion and were available
to answer citizens’ questions.
During the meeting, environmental
issues were discussed due to the amount
of new construction expected.
“A hundred years ago UNC didn’t
look at its land and say let’s put a build
ing everywhere” Coleman said.
Another concern was the predicted
increase of four percent for next year
already approved by the Board of
Governors.
Young said he was glad not only to
see the resolution pass, but also because
of the meeting’s turnout, with 12 mem
bers attending, which he said was much
higher than usual for summer sessions.
“I thought (the meeting) went very
well,” Young said.
Speaker Mark Townsend, Dist 12,
also said he was pleased with the
turnout. “Generally, over the summer
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traffic increase on Weaver Dairy Road
which will serve as one of the main
arteries of transportation to the Horace
Williams tract
The need for collaboration between
die University and the town was also
expressed
“I remember when UNC thought the
University’s interests were good for the
town’s interest," Sinreich said. “What is
the University without the town and
what is the town without the
University?”
One citizen shared her view on the
lack of communication between the two
groups.
“Chancellor Moeser talks about
UNC bemg a world class University
but has never mentioned what it will
do to Chapel HiS or Orange County,”
said Elaine Barney of Westwood
Drive.
Project Manager of Campus
Planning Linda Convissor was the lone
university representative, presenting
charts and maps diagraming the UNC
Master Plan and the Horace Williams
tract
Before leaving the meeting,
Convissor said, “I may disagree with
some of the conclusions reached tonight,
but I think there is nothing better than
discussing things happening in your
own back yard.”
Ashley Williams can be reached
at wilHa3o@email.unc.edu.
we just appropriate money,” Townsend
said. “It was a pet project to get a lot of
representatives to show up.”
He said Congress meets once each
summer school session. The next meet
ing is scheduled for July 10.
In other business, Congress appropri
ated to two student organizations a total
of SBOO in student fees out of the $2500
available in the fund for next year.
Ama Boa ten can be reached
at boaten6@hotmail.com
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