WEEKLY SUMM lit ISSDF Serving the students and the University community since 1893 tThe lath} (Far Heel VOLUME 116, ISSUE 4? Fires cloud state in smoke Burn bans set in eastern counties BY STEPHANIE METZEN STAFF WRITER Some families in coastal North Carolina might find an empty sky this Fourth of July. The hum ban called in response to the wildfires that continue to rage in Washington, Hyde and 'lVrrell counties led town officials to cancel the fireworks display sched uled for Washington's Summer Festival earlier this month, and the ban could mean no fireworks for Independence Day, either. But the impact on the counties affected by the forest fires mostly has been limited to smoke con cerns, said Chris Meggs. a spokes man for the N.C. Division of Forest Resources. 'The towns haven't lost any buildings or structures,” he said. "Mostly it is getting a lot better ... they are used to smoke, but not this amount." Meggs said people and busi nesses are operating relatively normally, though there has been a slowdown in traffic, as the smoke makes it more difficult to drive. In addition to the definite odor permeating the air, Meggs said, there are some health concerns. The division of air quality declared a 'very unhealthy’ code purple, the most extreme status possible, due to the amount of matter in the air. David Peoples. Washington County manager, said people in the area immediately near the fire had to evacuate their homes for several days but since have been able to return. SEE WILDFIRES, PAGE 6 0 Miles 16 SOURCE GOOGIE MAPS DTH/BUSS PIERCE Weaver Street celebrates 20 years in style BY ANDREW CUMMINGS STAfF WRITER Weaver Street Market in Carrboro celebrated its 20th anni versary Saturday with a festival on its front lawn. The anniversary celebration included sand sculptures, danc ers, balloon animals, live music, arts and crafts and free cookies. Linda Fulhvood, marketing manager for Weaver Street Market, said the celebration was about more than just an anniversary. “We are really celebrating the folks that make Weaver Street Market who it is and that make Carrboro what it is,' she said. Fulhvood, who has worked at the market for 20 years, said organizers wanted to offer an event that people would want to bring their kids to. announcement WORK FOR THE DTH The Daily Tar Heel is hiring summer staff for all desks. Stop by our offices Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. in Student Union 2409 or e-mail jameswe ©email.unc.edu for more information. North Carolina falls short in CWS Fresno State knocks out Tar Heels BY POWELL LATIMER SPORTS EDITOR North Carolina fell just short of the championship series —and just short of a national champion ship for the third year in a row. The Tar Heels were eliminated by ultimate underdog Fresno State in the double-elimination round robin portion of the College World Series. After falling into the losers' bracket with a loss to Fresno State in the second game of the double A FOND FAREWELL *9 g . DTHffiACHEI RODEMANN Chancellor James Moeser walks down the steps of the South Building the afternoon of June 23. Moeser said he won't stay away from the UNC campus even after Holden Thorp takes over the position July 1. “We come every week. We love the community , local produce and the liveliness 8081 GALLAGHER, Durham resident “We have sand sculptures, hoop ers, people gathering on the lawn and a big birthday cake,' she said. lan Graham said that he has been shopping at the market for 10 years and that he brought his kids with him to celebrate on Saturday. “We’ve been coming to the mar ket at least once a week for the last SEE WEAVER, PAGE 6 university | jt HIGH CUISINE Orange County Schools is raising the price of school lunches by 25 cents to offset the rising costs of gas and food. www.dailytarheel.com elimination series, UNC used late game homers from Chad Flack and Tim Federowicz to stay alive and win two games against LSU and Fresno State. But with one game left to win for a spot in the championship series, UNC simply had nothing left and again fell to Fresno State, 6-1, with an abysmal hitting per formance UNC s only RBI came when Kyle Shelton walked with the bases loaded. ’lt’s not ever fun," Fox said after DTH/SHANNON CHURCH Weaver Street Market's 20-year anniversary celebration features a large, intricate sand sculpture commemorating the event in the lawn. the loss. “Weil choose to focus on the seniors and what they've done. We didn’t have a lot of things go right for us. Fresno State did, and they had a lot to do with it.' In its opening game in Omaha, Neb., UNC rolled over an LSU team fresh off a 21-run game in the Baton Rouge Super Regional. The Tar Heels gave up two solo home runs in the first and third innings but racked up 17 hits and garnered the win, 8-4. Sophomore ace Alex White went seven innings, giving up only four hits with six strikeouts. SportS 1 (tagt‘ 5 HEELS FOR AMERICA UNC athletes from several sports are competing this week to try for spots on the U.S. Olympic teams in Beijing in August. BASEBALL Fresno State 6 1 INSIDE The Diamond Heels'bats lost their edge in Omaha. “He throws hard and threw well against us tonight,’ LSU third baseman Matt Clark ... His slider was biting> but we helped him out a bit" But in the next game UNC fell 5-3 to tour nament Cinderella Fresno State the first-ever regional four seed to advance to Omaha. Facing elimination in a rematch Moeser s last dav V will be June 30 BY BRIAN AUSTIN UNIVERSITY EDITOR By Tuesday morning, there will be anew chancellor at the University of North Carolina. James Moeser will be spend ing his last week, like almost all of his other weeks of the past eight years, having his schedule planned for him and meeting with other administrators. But after his final duties come to a close Monday, he’ll have enough time to travel through the Southwest with his family, a pros pect about which he has admit- tedly mixed feelings. Tm both excited and sad," he said. “I’m excited about my free time." INSIDE Part of Moeser's legacy is a preservation manager post. PAGE 6 But he added, “I do feel really nostalgic. Parting is going to be sweet sorrow." He's also in high demand, and will be appearing at speaking engagements at East Carolina University and the University of Texas at Austin by the year’s end. Moeser said even though he will not be a part of the admin istration, he isn’t leaving cam pus for good. He is still packing up boxes for the move from his Chancellor’s Residence to anoth er home nearby in Chapel Hill. “I will probably walk on this campus every day," he said. Moeser’s presence brought innovation to dealing with issues from increasing enrollment of underprivileged students to increasing faculty salaries with intense fundraising campaigns. Far from declaring his job com plete, Moeser went on to point out things that his successor, Holden Thorp, will haw to take up. includ ing the renovation of the buildings Housing rule often ignored by students Only four allowed on leases in town BY SARAH LAMORTE STAFF WRITER According to Chapel Hill’s Town Code, more than four unrelated people cannot live in a Chapel Hill house classified as a single dwelling family unit “Related" residents, as defined in the Land Use Management Ordinance, are people related by “blood, adoption, marriage or domestic partnership.” There are many houses in Chapel Hill that could house more this day in history JUNE 26,1541 Francisco Pizarro, the governor of Peru and conqueror of the Inca civilization, is assassinated in Lima by Spanish rivals who slew him while he was eating dinner. THURSDAY, JUNE 26, 2008 with LSU in the losers’ bracket, North Carolina pulled some clutch hitting out of the bag. With the game tied in the bottom of the eighth inning, Federowicz stepped to the plate and bombed a grand slam into left field for the go-ahead runs and the win. Against Fresno State, UNC used some of the same magic. Down 3-2 in the ninth inning, Flack sent a two-run homer off the scoreboard in left field for the win. One bright spot for UNC was White’s emergence as one of the SEE OMAHA. PAGE 6 MoMar’t tenure April 2000 James Moeser is unanimously elected chancellor by the UNC Board of Governors. SwuMßtr 2602 Moeser defends the choice of "Approaching the Qur'an: The Early Revelations" for the summer reading book on the grounds of academic freedom. October 1, 2003 Carolina Covenant announced in Moeser’s State of the University address. Sep tenter 26. 2007 Moeser announces that he will leave his post as chancellor and intends to return in the 'most exalted title this University can confer on an individual pro fessor." December 31, 2007 Carolina First Campaign con cludes with 52.38 billion, far surpassing its original goal of $l.B billion. Jme 3Q, 2006 Moeser intends to step down as chancellor of the University. that were untouched by the 2000 N.C. Higher Education Bond. He acknowledged the role that his entire team has played in help ing him develop as a leader of— and servant to the University. “One’s success really becomes more in helping other people suc ceed," Moeser said. “My success is the success of thousands of other people." It is the effect of these interac tions that he says will be the part of his job that he will miss most. “I think it’ll be the feeling where I can actually make a difference in this job," he said. ‘That’s some thing that I really relish." Contact the University Editor at udeskQt unc.edu. than four people, but because of the ordinance, a house rented or bought must follow these guide lines, said David Crescenzo, attor ney at law for Carolina Student Legal Services. That can affect how much rent the landlord charges, especially if the property has more than four bedrooms. A landlord must divide his or her charged rent among only four residents, and rates might be higher as a result. A house may have an accessory apartment “a dwelling or combi nation of dwellings on a single zon- SEE HOUSING, PAGE 6 weather O Sunny H 96, L 70 index calendar 2 sports 5 games 9 ! opinion 10

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