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monday october
24 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Student groups avoid discrimination in entrance rules Groups aim to avoid incident similar to UNC-Chapel Hill’s. Jessie Halpern Staff Writer
Earlier this school year, a Christian a cappella group at UNC-Chapel Hill, Psalm 100, faced a legal problem when they expelled a member from their group due to his identification as a homosexual.
While Chapel Hill ultimately determined the group’s reasoning for their actions was justified, the issue brings to light certain practices at N.C. State among selective campus groups based on religion or ethnicity. Joanne Woodard, vice provost for Institutional Equity & Diversity, said she’s not concerned with a similar issue occurring at N.C. State. “Groups at State focused around religion do not have bars to those who
do not share their religion,” Woodard said. “Also, take our Women’s Center, they would not bar males from participation in events unless there was a gender-specific activity.” With these policies in mind, religious and ethnic campus groups that select their members walk on a thin line between valid entry requirements and discrimination. John Jones, former member of Chi Alpha Omega, a Christian fraternity
whose chapter recently became inactive due to loss of membership, said the shared faith groups are not meant to be discriminatory. “The purpose of the fraternity is to build up fellow believers in our faith, so someone who does not share our beliefs would not be able to receive or give those intangible benefits that come from our faith, because they do not believe the same fundamentals that we do,” Jones said.
When asked how this practice of selection by faith escapes N.C. State’s discrimination policy, Jones replied with the following: “We have never, and I pray we never will, discriminated against anyone who wants to attend open events. Nearly everything we did, from Bible studies to root beer keg parties, were open,” Jones said.
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Obama announces end of troop presence in Iraq President Barack Obama tells nation and world Iraqi war will soon be over.
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Since Obama inauguration– Jan. 20, 2009: 250 Since war began – March 19, 2003: 4,478 Since “Mission Accomplished” – May 1, 2003: 4,338
President Barack Obama addressed the nation Friday to announce he Americans wounded: 33,169 would be sending home the remaining U.S. troops from Iraq by the end Information as of Oct. 18 of December. President George W. Bush anSource: Antiwar.com nounced in 2003 he would be sending troops into Iraq to search for weapons ship between sovereign nations, an of mass destruction. These weapons equal partnership based on mutual interests and were never found, yet mutual respect,” troops have remained Obama said. in the area for nearly a T hou g h t he decade. troops will be “Today, I can report leaving Iraq, the that, as promised, the Un ited St ate s rest of our troops in will still hold Iraq will come home a presence in by the end of the year,” the country, atObama said. “After tempting to help nearly nine years, Iraq strengthen America’s war in Iraq its economy and will be over.” establish its sovIn his press release, ereignty. Obama continued to President Barack Obama “I think [deexplain what future parture] is a good relations will be like outcome for the United States,” between the United States and Iraq. “As of Jan. 1, and in keeping with Michael Struett, associate profesour Strategic Framework Agreement with Iraq, it will be a normal relation Troops continued page 3
“Today, I can report that, as promised, the rest of our troops in Iraq will come home by the end of the year.”
Campus committees join fight against breast cancer Student Government committees throw fundraising event for research.
a third time,” Sopher said jokingly. Community Service Commission Co-chair Camille Smith said collaboration with organizations across campus was key to planning the event. John Wall “We got a lot of our stuff for free. News Editor Theta Chi provided us our platIn hopes of spreading the word for form. Source, IRC and UAB let us Breast Cancer Awareness Month, borrow the speakers. We really aptwo Student Government commit- preciate the collaboration that has tees worked together to host Pack 4 happened between different organizations on campus,” Smith said. Pink, Friday. Smith said the event ended up The Community Service Commisraising around sion and the Diver$170, all of which sity Commission inwent to the Susan tended to raise $300 G. Komen for the at the event. Money Cure Foundation was raised through to fund cancer sa les of pink Tresearch. shirts for $5 and the It was very imchance to sign a banpressive Sopher ner with the name of Devon Day, senior in survived cancer a cancer victim for criminology four times, ac$0.50. cording to Smith. Apart from a talk “It’s incredible. I love Ms. Soby faculty member Mindy Sopher, who has beaten breast cancer four pher. Everyone loves her,” Smith times, attendees were entertained by said. Kornelius Bascombe, a senior on-campus musical acts and performin sociology, emceed the event, ers. Sopher said the key to living with which was not his first on Harris cancer, and to helping those affected, Field this semester. “My mission out here is to raise is the right attitude. Positivity trumps all in the fight against cancer, accord- breast cancer awareness, and to ing to Sopher. She was surprised when show people that you can have a she found out she had contracted the good time and at the same time disease a third and then a fourth time. learn about breast cancer,” Bas“I only have two, but for some reason [cancer] decided to come back for Awareness continued page 3
“I had an aunt that had breast cancer; she won her battle.”
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Zach Johnson, casting director for Real World interviews a potential member of the Real World in the Raleigh Downtown Sports Bar and Grill. "I look for people who are diverse, interesting and expressive," Johnson said.
MTV seeks stars at bar Casting directors of the Real World set up shop off Glenwood Avenue.
“find out what happens when people stop being polite and start being real.” Based on Saturday’s turn out, season 27 of the show could potentially house a Raleigh-based cast member. Robert Stapleton, co-owner of the Downtown Anna Riley Sports Bar and Grill, said between 200 Staff Writer and 300 people came out for the castAt the Downtown Sports Bar and ing call. “There was a pretty steady flow of Grill Saturday, Bunim/Murray Productions held an open casting call for people coming in all day,” Stapleton MTV’s hit reality show The Real World said. According to Stapleton, the audiSeason 27 hopefuls. The auditions were held from 10 tions brought out Raleigh’s more eca.m. to 5 p.m. for budding reality centric and eclectic scene. “I def i nitely stars over the age of saw some weird 19 who were eager to people come share their stories with out. Or let’s just the world. Groups of say… interesting potential new cast people,” Staplemembers were asked ton said. to fill out a questionRaleigh resinaire and subsequently dent, Ashleigh interviewed by MTV Ba nnow, went casting directors. early to guaranThe MTV series, The Real World famously Robert Stapleton, co-owner of the tee her spot in Downtown Sports Bar and Grill line for the aupicks seven strangers ditions. Bannow to live and work together in a pre-determined city for said she was up at 7 a.m. to be ready roughly three months. For nearly 20 and in line at 9 a.m. “I wasn’t really sure how many peoyears, the quip of the show has been,
“I definitely saw some weird people come out. Or let’s just say… interesting people.”
real world by the numbers: Season: 27 Must be: 20 years old Must appear to be: 20-24 years old Source: bunim/murray press release
ple would show up so I didn’t want to take any chances by going late. Early bird gets the worm,” Bannow said. A self-proclaimed out-going girl who is eager to step into the world of reality TV, Bannow said she thinks she would be a real asset to The Real World cast. “Well I would certainly bring some spice to the show—that’s for sure. I think it would be a lot of fun,” Bannow said. For the upcoming season, Bunim/ Murray Productions searched for new “roommates” who have strong personalities and unusual life stories. The casting directors were primarily looking for applicants with diverse backgrounds who found challenges
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Dining In brings Air Force ROTC together
Cadets join cadre to celebrate the ‘ancient’ tradition of dining in with commander of Air Force ROTC. See page 6.
Teacher by day, horror filmmaker by night
Computer science lecturer pursues his passion for horror. See page 5.
Hoos afraid of the Big Bad Wolf See page 8.
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