Technician
january
9
2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Religion a hot topic in Brickyard
monday
Chancellor’s Residence construction completed
Students express negative attitudes toward religious speakers in the Brickyard. Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer
Walking through the Brickyard, it is common to spot individuals advocating for petitions or events being led by student organizations, such as Shacka-Thon. Religious public speakers that frequent the area, however, are considered by some students a nuisance and disrespectful. Any such speakers are allowed on the Brickyard, but only after submitting the online request form and obtaining the necessary permit. Dealing directly with those who desire a permit is Deborah Felder, assistant director for Campus Activities. According to Felder, roughly 80 percent of permit requests are approved and those that are denied are typically because of scheduling or space issues. “I can’t grant them or deny them a permit based on the content of their speech, so my job is to exercise neutrality,” Felder said. “We have a variety of public speakers and I know that generally people refer to them as ‘preachers’ and there’s this notion that that’s an immediate negative connotation.” Many students, such as Ana Lima, a junior in social work, supported the claim of the off-putting atmosphere surrounding the ‘Brickyard preachers.’ “From what I have seen and the times that I have heard them, whenever a student makes a point, they shut it down,” Lima said. “They think it’s wrong and they’re not really willing to listen to the explanation of why that person thinks that way.” Sometimes though, students intentionally argue with the religious speakers to get a heated debate going, Lima added. Muhammad Khan, president of the Muslim Student Association, warned against such tactics. “I personally tell all of my friends not to confront the speakers because it is not smart to have a debate with extremist people who are saying that people are going to hell,” Khan said. “I don’t believe the speakers are open to dialogue, instead they want to engage in loud and entertaining arguments to draw attention from the masses.” “Unfortunately, on more than one occasion I have seen it devolve into a shouting match between a preacher and a group of students,” Arthur Juliani, junior in psychology and president of the Buddhist Philosophies group, said.
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The chancellor’s new residence is located on Centennial Campus and took a total of $3 million to build. The entire project was funded by private donations.
The Chancellor’s new home on Centennial Campus is officially complete and now inhabited. Story By Will Brooks
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onstruction of the chancellor’s new home is complete; “The Point” sits beside Lake Raleigh as a modern yet classic home.
The idea for The Point was cre- Hillsborough Street and 80 years of ated in 2010, the same year Chan- constant living, among other things, cellor Randy Woodson stepped sparked the need for a new residence. Nick Murphy, sophomore in chemiinto office. The old Chancellor’s Residence off Hillsborough Street, cal engineering, said that regardless which has housed the University’s of where the money is coming from, highest officials for 80 years, will it could have been spent better elsebecome the new location for the where. “I don’t really agree with making a Gregg Museum. “The main thing is that [the old new Chancellor’s mansion.” Murphy residence] was constrained in its said, “It’s kind of tucked away and ability of what it needed to do,” it’s only enjoyable for the chancellor. He [already] had a said Kevin Macpretty nice mansion Naughton, head on Hi l lsboroug h of facilities and Street.” project manager Murphy said that for the Chancelthe timing of The lor’s Residence. Poi nt ’s c re at ion As project was inappropriate, manager, Macconsidering budget Naug hton led cuts and tuition int he team t hat Nick Murphy, sophomore in creases. bui lt t he new engineering MacNaughton said residence, which the new chancellor’s took a year-anda-half and $3 million to build. residence is relevant to students, as it is He stressed the importance of the a place where the chancellor can host home, which was funded by private gatherings, which makes the home also representative of the school as a donations. “The historic house, while a whole. “The important thing that they need nice home, didn’t have large open spaces. It also lacked sufficient to know is that this house was funded parking,” MacNaughton said. “The exclusively from donations made from place where the chancellor and his individuals who are supporters of the family lives is really more than a University,” MacNaughton said. Even though it came at a high cost, home.” MacNaughton said changes on the chancellor’s residence was created
“I don’t really agree with making a new chancellor’s mansion.”
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The foyer in the new residence is spacious and good for entertaining guests, something that is important for Woodson according to Kevin MacNaughton.
using local, energy-efficient materials, some of which came at a discount. “It has a geothermal cooling and heating system, it has LED lighting donated by CREE, which actually emanated from our N.C. State labs,” MacNaughton said. There are a lot of local connections with the residence. The wood used comes from the southern yellow pine, which normally is not normally usable for home construction. MacNaughton explained that to use the wood, it had to be treated in a special manner to keep it from warping. “We didn’t have to ship [the wood] long distance, so it was very sustainable using a renewable resource here in North Carolina,” MacNaughton said.
The trim for the house comes from a forest on N.C. State’s campus, and local contractors were hired to build the home. “A lot of our ability to build the house came from the fact that we had contractors and vendors who provided materials at a deep discount,” MacNaughton said. Matthew Andrews, residence coordinator of the chancellor’s new home, explained that as the last residence served as a reliable home, the new residence is built with the same excellence. “It is a well-built home that will last the next 80 years,” Andrews said.
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Campus Police educate students following student drug arrest After an arrest for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms, University officials reached out to students. Jessie Halpern Deputy News Editor
After the recent arrest of an N.C. State sophomore for possession of an illicit substance, Campus Police and Student Conduct are trying to get the message across to students that drug education and counseling are available. The student in question, who asked to remain anonymous until after his court date, was arrested for possession of hallucinogenic mushrooms and drug paraphernalia on Dec. 27 and held in Wake County jail on $5,000 bail. With only 13 days since the student’s arrest, he faces a pending court date to determine his fate. If convicted, he
could face state-mandated punishment, as well as other consequences on campus. Turi Watson, associate director in the Office of Student Conduct, was unable to comment on the student’s specific record, but directed all curious students to the office’s website where the N.C. State drug policy is made available. According to the website, “for a first offense involving the illegal possession of any controlled substance identified in Schedule I, N.C. General Statutes 90-89, or Schedule II, N.C. General Statutes 90-90, the minimum penalty shall be suspension from enrollment or from employment for a period of at least one semester or its equivalent.” Based on the contents in a dish found in the student’s home, he is accused of manufacturing psilocybin mushrooms, a Schedule I substance. Forest Herrell, addiction responder at Holly Hill Hospital, warns that many students don’t realize what
centers are for 28 days.” drugs can really do to their bodies. N.C. State Campus Police Captain “Drugs nowadays are very different and cause a lot more brain damage. Ian Kendrick wants students to know While marijuana alters your mental that police aren’t the bad guys. “Our main focus is to educate stustate, using hallucinogens is a faster route to serious bodily harm,” Her- dents and deter them from using illegal substances,” Kendrick said. rell said. “When that fails, we Holly Hill Hostry to get them treatpital dedicates its ment and work with addiction services Student Conduct exclusively to the and the Counselwe e k l on g d e t ox ing Center to help drug users must go get the student to a through on their way healthy place.” to becoming clean. Kendrick, who was Herrell added that not involved in this users of illicit subarrest, said many stances risk addicForest Herrell, addiction factors go into detertion, in part because responder at Holly Hospital mining a student’s of their personality. punishment when “Addiction is addiction,” Herrell said. “It’s about more they are arrested by Campus Police. “We have a few options most of the than just the substance. There has to be an addictive personality as well. time. If it’s a misdemeanor, we can They say it takes 21 days to change a either give a citation, a Student Conhabit. That’s why most rehabilitation duct referral, make an arrest or do a
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“Drugs nowadays are very different and cause a lot more brain damage.”
combination of those. For a felony, we have the same options, only we can no longer issue citations,” Kendrick said. To determine what offenses qualify as misdemeanors or felonies, Kendrick said a number of factors must be considered. “First we look at what schedule in the NC Controlled Substance Act the drug falls under. Schedule I is the highest bracket, where things like hallucinogenic mushrooms fall under,” Kendrick said. “Next, we see how much of the substance there is and also how it is packaged.” According to Kendrick, the packaging of a substance can go a long way in indicating whether the user is a consumer or a dealer. North Carolina law mandates that possessing any amount or packaging of psilocybin mushrooms is automatically a felonious act. For drug education and counseling services, see Campus Police or Student Health.
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