Falling Into the Season

Serving UNC students and the University community since 1893 Volume 121, Issue 87 dailytarheel.com Monday, October 7, 2013 Falling into the season Early Chapel Hill celebrated its 41st annual Festifall Sunday games By Breanna Kerr Staff Writer likely to Despite heat reminiscent of summer, Chapel Hill citizens gathered on West Franklin Street stay Sunday alongside Triangle-area performers, artists and local businesses to celebrate Chapel Hill’s 12:30 football games annual autumnal premiere arts festival — Festifall. frustrate fans, but will Festivals and special events super- visor for the town of Chapel Hill, probably continue. Wes Tilghman, said Festifall, which has been running for 41 years, is By Sarah Moseley an opportunity for the Chapel Hill Staff Writer community to come together and celebrate the local arts scene. Sleep might be the only thing Festifall united street performers, better than an ice cold beer at 8 musicians and vendors of art, food a.m., but with the recent trend of and merchandise in one dense loca- UNC football games starting at tion from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. 12:30 p.m., sleep will have to wait. This year, UNC was also involved So far this season, four of the in Festifall through the Ackland Art first five UNC football games have Museum, Tilghman said. started at or before 12:30 p.m., and The Ackland sponsored “Art on chances are, it’s going to stay that the Move” at Festifall in partner- way. ship with its running exhibit “The “I know how many people would DTH/KATHLEEN HARRINGTON prefer later games,” said Athletics Sahmat Collective.” Participants Audrey McGee, age 6, gets her face painted by Valerie Cameron from Raleigh at Festifall on Sunday. were encouraged to create colorful Director Bubba Cunningham. “My social justice-inspired messages concern is primarily for the fans by decorating their bikes that then and students. We could have a bet- DTH ONLINE: Head to ter game day atmosphere if we play went on display at the festival. dailytarheel.com for a video of Some of the most enthusiastic Sunday’s Festifall activities on later in the day.” “Art on the Move” participants Franklin Street. Ken Haines, the CEO of were Festifall’s younger attendees, Raycom Sports, the Atlantic Coast who rode their painted creations involvement with music, local Conference’s official TV network, around the vendor booths. storefronts and the vendor artists. said the company airs at least two In addition to the Ackland, UNC “It builds a sense of pride for games per week. groups like Dance Marathon and where you live, camaraderie, own- “This year, by contract, the Bhangra Elite were also present at ership and a reinforcement in the games must air no earlier than Festifall. community spirit,” she said. “Not 12:30 on Raycom,” he said. “We Tilghman said there were 80 to to mention, it encourages people to can’t air the games later, and never 100 artists from the region in atten- shop local.” have, because then they will run dance, each in their own booth. Fellow artist vendor Kirsten into network programming from “All different types of artistic Hausman is the creator of a hand- CBS, NBC, ABC, or FOX.” media are represented at Festifall, made paper flower business called Raycom also sub-licenses ACC and we want to help them exhibit Flowerthyme, based in Durham. games to Fox Sports South, which and sell their art,” he said. Hausman said that the big crowd DTH/KATHLEEN HARRINGTON is not as limited with start times Durham artist Erin Hathaway is at Festifall was seeking unique Nate the Magician entertains at Festifall, the largest arts festival in this area because the network only is con- the creator of Split Infinity Jewelry, things, which was good for her craft. and the largest Chapel Hill visitor event besides Halloween. cerned with airing professional or where she has been making hand- She described the mix between college sports later in the day. crafted chainmaille jewelry for two vendors, performers and Chapel shop,” Hausman said. own music inspired by 1920s and Ultimately, ESPN makes all air- years. Hill businesses as a mutualistic Triangle-area musician John ‘30s jazz — their name is a refer- time decisions, regularly choosing Festifall marks the first-ever relationship. Klonowski and his band, Tea Cup ence to the Prohibition Era when top teams to attract wider viewer- event in Chapel Hill for Hathaway. “Maybe certain shop owners will Gin, were among the musical speakeasies had to serve their liquor ship and boost ratings. Because Hathaway said the community see my things and decide they love entertainment at Festifall Sunday. UNC hasn’t been highly ranked, feel of Festifall was due to the me so much they need me in their Tea Cup Gin writes much of their SEE FESTIFALL, PAGE 5 ESPN usually passes them off, Haines said. “When you pay the most money, that’s the opportunity you get,” Haines said. “Given the contract, there’s really nothing we can do about it.” Nearly $30 transit fee hike proposed He said the teams that are nationally ranked are almost always ing. from subcommittee members, who selected by ESPN, leaving Raycom Night parking and Chapel The past few years of increases delayed deciding on the increase PARKING FEE PROPOSALS with few choices for buzz-worthy Hill Transit key reasons to the fee are part of DPS’s five-year until it receives more information games. Raycom’s contract with plan, which originally intended to from DPS on the funding structure $17.50 ESPN is set to last until 2027. for suggested increase. raise the fee by $14 each year. of Chapel Hill Transit. Proposed increase for Chapel Hill Cunningham shares Haines’ The nighttime parking fee is Student Body President Christy Transit frustration. By Bradley Saacks meant to cover costs associated with Lambden said he recognized the He said he’s talked with Haines Staff Writer the currently free system where stu- need for additional parking funds and has asked network executives dents can park anywhere on cam- but was frustrated with the lack of $10.40 to include more variety in who they Parking on campus could become pus after 5 p.m. other transportation options avail- Proposed Increase for night parking select. even more expensive next year. DPS previously offered the able to students. But Cunningham said he doesn’t The Department of Public Safety option to have students pay for a “There isn’t available parking have much influence in making a proposed a $28.41 fee increase $227 annual nighttime parking for students on-campus currently,” $145.74 change. for parking and transportation on permit, but ultimately student rep- Lambden said. “Students are given no Current DPS fee He said he thinks the consistent Friday to the student fee advisory resentatives opted to incorporate it other options other than the buses.” 12:30 p.m. game times have had an subcommittee. into the transportation fee. The construction and maintenance “I see students taking on more of adverse effect on attendance, and The student transportation fee, Steen said people parking at of parking decks around campus has the burden of the system without he fears this will continue. which funds ser- night for free are receiving the ben- added significantly to the debt that getting any of the additional ben- Duke University’s Associate TUITION & FEES vices including efits of the system without contrib- DPS must handle, Stout said. efits,” Lambden said. Director of Athletics Jon Jackson Safe Ride, P2P uting to it. But Lambden said a majority of Stout said that employees view also said there are disadvantages of and Chapel Hill “There are two groups histori- this available parking is not going parking as a right, and not a privilege, an early start time. Transit, is cur- cally who have not contributed to to provide many additional student and therefore should have a space. “Certainly kickoff times impact rently $145.74. the (transportation and parking) spots and instead spaces are given “It’s not that students don’t con- attendance. For students, a late DPS rep- system: park-and-riders and night- to University faculty. tribute to the system,” she said. afternoon or early evening start resentatives time parkers,” Steen said. “There was Faculty members pay for a “They do — it’s just the system seems to be more attractive. Later Wilhelmina Steen and Cheryl Stout a park and ride fee that was initiated permit for an entire year and are must be looked at differently due kickoff times also allow alumni said at the meeting that the changes this year and a nighttime parking fee guaranteed a spot in nighttime to the expenses of our new parking and fans who have to travel more would include a $17.50 increase that will be instituted next year.” lots. Students, however, are being operations.” time to get to the stadium on a for Chapel Hill Transit and a new But the proposal to raise park- charged without any guarantee of $10.40 charge for nighttime parking fees was met with resistance available spaces. [email protected] SEE START TIMES, PAGE 5 Athletics group focuses on admissions in ﬁrst meeting Working Group, which was created eligibility of athletes. The Student Athlete by Executive Vice Chancellor and Faculty members asked if the Academic Initiative talked Provost Jim Dean and Athletics suggested changes in the report Director Bubba Cunningham ear- would be put into action or consid- about special admits. lier this year. ered by the working group, includ- The group, which was formed ing the changes suggested to the By Amanda Albright last month with the charge of University’s admissions of student University Editor examining athletics, discussed the athletes.

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