Back on South Road, the Student Recreation Center will break out the popcorn, while Carolina Dining Services will supply hot dogs, submarine sandwiches and a desert bar. Dominos Pizza has teamed up with the UNC General Alumni Association to bring a truckload of pies. Students can check out demonstrations by sports club teams in volleyball, karate, gymnastics, team handball, field hockey, football, lacrosse, rugby, soccer and softball. Those events are at Fetzer Gymnasium beginning at 10 p.m. For those who would rather do more than just watch, Woollen Gymnasium, the Student Recreation Center and the Bowman Gray pool will open for free play and contests.
More competitive types can try their hand at sports trivia or free-throw shooting contests.
Other activities include line dancing, aerobics and a rock climbing simulation. Fall Fest represents a joint effort of units in the Division of Student Affairs including the student union, orientation office and housing department, as well as the intramural sports program, the departments of public safety and athletics, printing and duplicating, and the alumni association. The awareness program, which encourages responsible drinking, was created as a proactive complement to ongoing university efforts to address alcohol and substance abuse issues. A division of the Village Companies, Tar Heel Sports Marketing has more than 50 network affiliates statewide. Instead of airing alcohol ads, the company will run public service announcements about responsible drinking.