(Eire Daily (Ear Hppl STATE FAIR FROM PAGE 1 for those early-morning risers get ting out to the fair in the morning,” he said. “They’ll probably want to bring a jacket.” The 2006 fair will feature new rides and a brighter midway, and Long said traditional attractions such as unique foods and agricul tural exhibits will continue to be big hits. “We think we have a lot of exhib its and a lot of good things for peo ple to come and see and eat,” Long said. Whether it’s giant pumpkins, local livestock, fried Coca-Cola or fast rides, Long said, the fair should have something for every HISTORY FROM PAGE 1 N.C. State Fair press office. “It was a showcase of agricul ture." North Carolina was a distinc tively rural, agricultural state in the 1800s, Blankinship said, and there were modern methods of tilling and fertilization afoot that needed to be spread. The fair traditionally was held the third week in October, after the crop had been harvested and there was bounty to share. The N.C. State Agricultural Society started the event, luring farmers with entertainment. “The carrot was horse rac ing by all means that was the NASCAR of the 1850s,” Blankinship said. People could ship their exhibi tions by train for reduced ticket price, or they’d come by wagon or buggy. The four-day fair was held in a vacant lot half of a mile from Raleigh. Today that same spot “is considered almost downtown,” Blankinship said. And because the city was so small in 1853, there weren’t enough accommodations for everyone. Fair-goers slept outside under wagons or bunked with townspeople who volunteered their homes. There were big and small ani mal shows as well as arts and crafts exhibits for the women in Floral Hall. LATE NIGHT FROM PAGE 1 they’re going to see until they actu ally show up,” he said. ESPN anchorman and University alumnus Stuart Scott will host the event. Burke said that “sexy” was going to be one of the themes of the night and that fans also can expect a par ody of the MTV show “Next.” Planning has been going on since the summer, and rehearsals began Monday, said Ali Madigan, Carolina Athletic Association games C. ■ To Play: Complete SUfIOKU the grid sp that A C c every 3x3 box, row Just use logic to 5 7 3 solve. 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But despite the clean, family fun atmosphere of the fair alco hol was banned there was never a lack of debauchery. Each year, Blankinship said, it was the fair’s goal to be the most moral fair ever seen. “But they’d repeat this every year, so obviously they didn’t keep this up.” Blankinship noted the “hootchy kootchy” striptease danced in vaudeville shows —a spectacle continued throughout the 1980 s— that would be interspersed between magician or slapstick acts. As American lifestyles have changed, the fair has changed, too. It outgrew its first location in 1873, and had to move again to its present site on Blue Ridge Road in 1928. Wesley Wyatt, who’s been work ing with the fair for 27 years and is now its manager, said the event’s physical changes are its most remarkable adaptations. “We’ve gotten kind of out of the mud and had a much more mod ern, attractive facility,” he said, adding that the fair has outgrown its dirt roads and power lines that used to be stuck in trees. It has seen the likes of President Theodore Roosevelt, famous ora tor William Jennings Bryan and Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush. Roosevelt spoke at the fair in 1905 while on a Southern tour. “He looked out over the crowd sports marketing director. CAA and dance team members are helping the players with their scripts and choreography. “We don’t take it too seriously; we just enjoy it,” senior guard Wes Miller said. From when the doors open until the event begins, fans will be able to participate in games and pro motions by Late Night’s sponsors. Big-name basketball schools such as the University of Kentucky, the University of Kansas, and defending national champions, the University of Florida, are plan 26 Work wk. start 27 Pitiful piece of art? 29 Fine or martial follower 30 Leg bender 31 Leprechaun's land 32 Give lip 33 Shot in the dark 34 Killer whale 35 "The Simpsons" tavern 36 CPR experts 38 One obeying 40 Existence 41 D.C. VIP 46 Turned over 1 I2 1 3 pT“HTTBB6 7 Is [TTBBTio in 112 113 __ • - ■ ~ Hi 7T~ ’ " |||j|j 20 21 j ”|22| ■H 23 ■ ~t - ■■: ■Hpb 28 33 34 35 39 40 41 ° 42 . . MMM.i.I " 45 |H46 1 " 51 ™53 54 60 " ■Bpi"' " ""■■■62“ ■ ’ I • \ FREE ADMISSION G:OOP.M. W GENERAL ADMISSION Tf AM CAROIINQ hummek FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2006 to highlight the importance of our education, but it seems that they could do it in a better way.” But not all students were unin terested in University Day. “If I didn’t have a meeting to go to, I would have definitely attend ed,” said junior Alisan Fathalizadeh, who was in the Pit during the cel ebrations. “I feel that there’s not a huge push to be at the event because there’s not enough publicity for it,” she said. “It’d be great if there was someone out here encouraging stu dents to go.” She also suggested that University officials set up in Polk Place to increase student awareness. Jane Smith, associate director for University events, and Steve Allred, executive associate provost, said they want increased student attendance at University Day celebrations. “They are the reason the University is here,” Smith said. “In the past, some faculty members have encouraged their students to attend, and I think it’d be a good idea to continue to do that.” She also said student leaders should convince their peers to attend. Allred said he didn’t know what incentives to offer students other than good speakers, but said any suggestions would be welcome. “We had a reasonable turnout, and I was pleased with faculty assistance, but we’d love to have more students.” Contact the University Editor at udesk@unc.edu. President James Allred said after the event that Bowles is on track. “I really appreciated his recog nizing graduate students,” Allred said. “I think that shows an under standing of the value graduate stu dents add to the University.” Six alumni also received the Distinguished Alumna and Alumnus Awards during the ceremony. Later in the day, a crowd of stu dents stood where the crowd of alumni and faculty had gathered in the morning. They assembled near the Old Well to celebrate Old East as the first campus building, with an event sponsored by the Residence Hall Association. They listened to Allred read the end of Samuel McCorkle’s speech from when the cornerstone was laid at Old East in 1793 and watched him blow out the birthday cake candles. Sophomore Eric Carlberg, who attended the Old East celebration, said that although he didn’t go to the morning’s events, he feels con nected to UNC’s past. “I’m happy to be a part of a University with this history.” Contact the University Editor at tidesk@unc.edu. admission due to traffic accidents increased by as much as 52 percent compared with a “normal” Friday. But UNC Health Care reported no abnormally high amount of peo ple coming through the emergency department on Friday the 13ths, said Stephanie Crayton, media relations manager for UNC Hospitals. Randy Young, spokesman for the UNC Department of Public Safety, didn’t find any unusual data either. Though all students interviewed knew of the supposedly cursed date, none knew its origin. “Some will point to the cruci fixion occurring on a Friday and they will point to the 13 people at the Last Supper the last person being regarded as Judas Iscariot,” What does University Day mean to you? “Everything.... When I came out of that, I thought, ‘ls this University a great University or what?’... I celebrate the founders, the success of what they created and look to the future.” PAUL HARDIN, FORMER UNC CHANCELLOR, 1988-1995 “Ijust think it’s a good time for the faculty and students to do something togeth er to celebrate this amazing University.” MEG PETERSON, SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT 1 “It’s the time you celebrate this place. There’s so much that’s good at this University.” BILL FRIDAY, FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNC SYSTEM, 1956-1986 Glenn Hinson, chairman of the folklore curriculum, said. But Hinson said this is a kind of backward reasoning. Prominent folklore texts don’t mention Friday and 13 being combined until the early decades of the 20th century. Hinson said he doesn’t believe today is cursed, but he understands the allure of participating in macabre traditions on the 13th, such as visit ing the Devil’s Thunping Ground, an area near Siler City rumored to be haunted by the devil. “To be able to challenge Friday the 13th and dare it makes for a wonderful story.” Contact the Features Editor atfeatures@unc.edu. 5