LAKE LURE, NC -- 5/19/99 -- Members of the Tar Heel Bus Tour learn square dancing at the Lake Lure Inn Wednesday night on the third day of the weeklong trip. The tour is introducing faculty and officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who are new to the state to Tar Heel culture, including square dancing and bluegrass music. DCS/Dan Sears

LAKE LURE, NC -5/19/99 -The dance floor is awash in motion in this slow-shutter exposure as members of the Tar Heel Bus Tour learn square dancing at the Lake Lure Inn Wednesday night. The statewide tour introduces new faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to their new home state's culture. DCS/Dan Sears

LAKE LURE, NC - 5/19/99 - Members of the Tar Heel Bus Tour pose for a group picture at the Lake Lure Inn before heading out for the fourth day of their statewide trip. The tour introduces new faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the people and issues of their new home state. Nearby Chimney Rock was among the stops. DCS/Dan Sears

YADKINVILLE, NC - 5/19/99 - A group from the Tar Heel Bus Tour stands aside as a materials handling robot makes its way past during a tour of Unifi Inc. on the fourth day of a weeklong trek across the state. Faculty new to the state received a lesson Thursday on the textile industry and how technology has helped change it in recent years. DCS/Dan Sears

YADKINVILLE, NC - 5/19/99 - A group from the Tar Heel Bus Tour is dwarfed in the cavernous plant of Unifi Inc. The spinning plant's high-tech operation covers more than 800,000 square feet of roofed space. Tour participants discussed the role of technology in manfacturing processes and the plant's impact on the local community. DCS/Dan Sears

YADKINVILLE, NC - 5/19/99 - Melissa Exum, left, dean of students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, talks with Kevin Frost of Unifi Inc. during the Tar Heel Bus Tour's stop at the textile manufacturing facility. The high-tech spinning plant gave faculty and administrators from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill who are new to the state insights into the textile industry and its importance to the state's economy. DCS/Dan Sears

YADKINVILLE, NC - 5/19/99 - Members of the Tar Heel Bus Tour pose for a group photo for J.E. Brown, a photographer for The Yadkin Ripple in front of Unifi Inc. on the fourth day of the weeklong trip. DCS/Dan Sears

THOMASVILLE, NC -5/19/99 - Thomasville Furniture Industries master carver Robert Mishoe, left, shows an original carving of a table leg to a group from the Tar Heel Bus Tour during a stop Thursday. The tour introduces new faculty and administrators at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to the people and issues of the Tar Heel state. Participants discussed trends including how technology is changing the furniture industry, which is the second-largest employer in North Carolina. DCS/Dan Sears