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alternative outlet for the University After receiving a new look, the College of Design’s publication is attracting new users.

Juliana Deitch Staff Writer

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DesignLife is the go-to destination for news about N.C. State’s College of Design, serving as a resource to commemorate the advancements and achievements of students, faculty and alumni. The website gives the design community at N.C. State and around the world the opportunity to connect with the students, faculty and alumni of the College of Design. “The website was developed to highlight students, alumni and staff projects and achievements. It’s a great resource for everyone to checkout,” Angela Brockelsby, director of communications at the College of Design, said. DesignLife is the primary design news outlet, where students and faculty can receive the latest updates on all things related to N.C. State and design. The trendy website was created from the original College of Design website during a migration to Word Press in 2008. Each week, the online publication reports on news that focuses on all aspects of design. “Two major changes were made to the previous design website during migration in 2008. DesignLife was migrated to Word Press. The overall layout became more visual and updated,” Brockelsby said. The website improved visually, focusing on web designs worthy of a design college. DesignLife hosts different sections where all news from the college is strategically categorized. Projects is one of the categories, which showcases the innovative work being produced from current students as well as graduates. “DesignLife seems really great be-

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Students get involved in finding new dean The College of Agricultural and Life Sciences invited students to participate in the search for a new dean.

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As part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences search for a new dean, the Agri-Life council held a student forum to get students’ input on the process. CALS is the second largest college at N.C. State with 4,654 undergraduate, 959 graduate, and 335 agricultural institute students. Johnny Wynne, the current dean of CALS, is retiring effective July 1. CALS has put together a search committee to find a new dean for the college. According to the University’s prospectus for the position, “The University seeks a transformative leader whose innovative approach to synthesizing and integrating agriculture and life sciences will further CALS’ position as one of the premier colleges of its kind in the nation.” CALS includes its Office of Academic Programs, which has 20 departments, its research division with 18 research stations and

10 field laboratories, and 101 extension dean. All 100 counties in North Carolina are affected by CALS,” Smith said. centers throughout the state. Jonathon Smith, a junior in agricul- “Our university produces some of the tural education, is the president of the most highly sought after job candiCALS Agri-Life Council, the equiva- dates and we want to target candidates lent of a CALS student government. that are qualified and able to take us The Agri-Life Council’s mission is to to the next level in CALS.” Smith said as president of the Agriservice the voice of the students to the administration. The Agri-Life Coun- Life Council, he thought it would be cil sponsored the student forum on the best option to get students to come the CALS dean search specifically to to the forum. “We’re doi ng a get the students of the whole lot of stuff to college involved in the make sure students search process. Smith are involved and get is also one of the two their input. Over half students on the comof the search commitmittee. He represents tee will be at the fothe undergraduates rum and we’re ready in CALS, and April to hear what students Wy nn, a graduate have to say,” Smith student in genetics, said. represents the gradu“The goal is that beate students. tween July 1 and fall According to Smith, we will hire somethe search committee Jonathon Smith, Agri-Life body. We’re taking will have a good mix Council president the month of March of members from the to hear what students industry, the agriculture lifestyle institute, businesses in have to say and other constituencies. the Triangle area, the board of trust- This is the one night that is strictly for ees, faculty, staff, and students. Louis students. We’re making sure members Martin-Vega, dean of the College of of the committee know what students Engineering, will head the search are thinking,” Smith said. He added that this is the first time committee. “In the forum we want to talk to the students have gotten input in finding people that will be affected by the new a dean.

“We’re taking the month of March to hear what students have to say and other constituencies.”

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Graduate students hosted a symposium of research as well as a speech.

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New Chick-fil-A has double the floors, double the customers

After weeks of planning, the Chick-f il-A at Cameron Village opened at 6 a.m. Thursday morning. By 11 a.m., the line was wrapped around the door. The first patrons to show up, however, were there 24 hours earlier for a chance to be one of the first 100 customers. Security was still present on-location but was not available for comment. “We started registering people yesterday morning at 6 a.m., and we had over 250 people waiting to be one of our participants,” Susan Morris, Chick-fil-A employee, said. “Since we had so many people when registration began, we did a raffle system to select 100 people and then 10 alternates.” The prizes were 52 coupons each for a #1 value meal --- the Chickfil-A sandwich, fries and a drink. Local Broughton High School students participated in the opening earlier in the morning. “It’s been a lot of fun. We had the Broughton High School band and chorus here when we had our flagraising. We had probably about 75 people here; a lot of excitement with the band,” Morris said. “It has been wonderful. So far, so good. [The customers] have been pretty steady,” Cindy Oxford, Chick-fil-A employee, said. As Broughton is close to Cameron Village, many of the students showed up for their lunch break. “Chick-fil-A is my favorite restaurant, and it’s close to school,” Layne Johnson, student at Broughton High School, said. The biggest deal about this new location is that it is the first twostory Chick-fil-A. The upstairs was packed with diners, leaving the first floor more open for customers to line-up. “I liked [the upstairs] a lot. I think it’s set up really well, and there are a lot of people coming around to ask if your food was good and if you need anything,”

“It’s innovative and students are getting very excited as well,” Smith said. Martin-Vega is the chair of the search committee, along with Baker and Associates, who is assisting in the search. “We’re certainly looking to attract the very best candidates--it’s a national search for candidates all over the country. You’re looking for a dynamic leader, somebody who can move the college forward as much as possible,” Martin-Vega said. “The committee is really trying to reach out to even more students through the forum and there are actually plans in work for a forum that would reach out across state. The whole idea is that this is a college that impacts the University.” At the forum Martin-Vega told the students that the committee was there to listen, not speak. “The early meetings of the committee found that the impact of CALS across the state is huge. We’re here to listen and appreciate the time that you’re giving us,” Martin-Vega said. Students gave their input to the committee and voiced many different things they would like to see for the college. One student called for passionate teachers that engage their students while another said she wants

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Customers can be seen lining up from the top story of the new Chick-Fil-A in Cameron Village. The restaurant opened Thursday, March 1, and features servers delivering meals to customers throughout the building.

Johnson said. “This is the best service I’ve ever had.” The employees working for the opening came from all over the country to help the location get started. There was a woman holding the front door, someone directing patrons to cash registers, and attendants walking around to refill drinks. “They bring people in from all over. I’m from Florida. We have people from South Carolina, Georgia,” Oxford said. “Some are from marketing, some are doing training in the kitchen.” In order to ensure that the new location is kept up to Chick-fil-A standards, corporate training stays beyond the opening to help the local

employees. “Marketing is here for a week or two, and then the other trainers for the kitchen and the front counter, they stay anywhere from two to four weeks. But these employees... a lot of them are from the North Hills store, because Ashley, the operator, owns that one, so they are pretty Chick-fil-A savvy,” Oxford said. As the extra employees will not be around forever, future customers may not be able to expect the service provided on opening day, but Johnson said she would definitely still return to this location for her lunch breaks.

Graduate students of anthropology and paleontology displayed their research for the public before a talk on the connection between humans and Neanderthals by a guest speaker Thursday night. Kenda Honeycutt, graduate student of anthropology, said the presentation was a way for graduate students to display their work, and for people to see Green speak. “We just decided that we didn’t really have a symposium for our department, so we got Dr. Edward Green to come and speak,” Honeycutt said. The event, held at the N.C. Natural Science Museum in downtown Raleigh, hosted a reception in which visitors got the chance to speak to various graduate researchers. Displays ranged from biological analyses of dinosaur fossils to the improvement of fingerprinting technology. Nichole Fournier, graduate of anthropology, does exactly that. “I’m going to be quantifying fingerprints so it isn’t a subjective science like it is now,” Fournier said. Fournier said fingerprinting is often looked upon no further than the human eye, which could lead to mistakes. “Everyone’s opinion is different, and years of experience [of fingerprinting] don’t really matter anymore,” Fournier said. Fournier looks at the details of fingerprints that connect ridges, called ‘Galton details,’ that can clearly identify a person’s fingerprint. Fournier hopes to see her research become successful and widely used. “It’s not quantifiable right now, but hopefully it [will be] quantifiable,” Fournier said. Candice Chambers, graduate student of anthropology, presented her research of osteoarthritis of humans. She compared hand bone samples

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