Technician
wednesday october
5
2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Committee votes for fee increase At nearly 10 percent above this year’s fee, recommendation will now go to the chancellor.
Smith said. That plan has failed. The University budget office uses a student population of 28,000 when considering budgetary obligations. At $90 per student, students will fork John Wall out a total of $2.25 million next year News Editor to help support student centers. AsIn an hour, the fee review commit- suredly not all of that money will go tee recommended a 2012-13 academic to Talley, but a large proportion will. The student centers fee represents year student fee increase of $173.81. A full-time student this academic 51.8 percent of the total recommendyear will pay $932.60 per semester, or ed fee increase. Three students were on the ninea total of $1,865.20 over the year. The member review committee’s reccommittee ommendation that met Tuesrepresents a 9.3 day afternoon: percent increase. Student Body What the fee President Chancommittee did dler Thompson, not debate was Student Senate a $ 90 student President Ethan center ex panHarrelson and sion fee. It was Senator Mat t understood that Tucker. T he y the $90 would voted for smallautomatically er increases go through. than the other The new $120 members across m i l l i o n Ta l Jonathan Smith, president of the the board, but le y const r ucStudent Centers Board of Directors not by much. tion falls under The ma x istudent center expansion. At the groundbreaking mum increase allowable, includceremony in mid-August, President ing the $90 for student centers, was of the Student Centers Board of Di- $174.45. Harrelson voted for an inrectors Jonathan Smith said the plans crease of $158.02, while Thompson were in place to find donors to help and Tucker voted for $159.09. All of the other members bumped right up support construction. “Eventually we are going to start a against the limit. program where we will find donors, but right now students are having to pay most of the cost of the project,” fees continued page 3
“Eventually we are going to start a program where we will find donors, but right now students are having to pay most of the cost of the project.”
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Pavel Zemliansky, director of Writing Across the Curriculum at the University of Central Florida, outlines specific strategies teachers can use to improve their students’ rhetoric Tuesday.
Games for learning
Discussion sponsored by University provokes thought about videogames in the classroom. Will Brooks Staff Writer
Videogames, rhetoric and teaching methods were among the main topics in a discussion Tuesday afternoon put on by the Campus Writing and Speaking Program. Peter Zemliansky, associate professor of the writing and rhetoric pro-
gram at the University of Central Florida, held a discussion specifically addressing the use of games to teach writing and rhetoric. Zemliansky is a strong supporter of this largely untapped source of teaching. “If you look at the way that computer software functions, including gaming software, it’s all based on procedure,” Zemliansky said, “There are rules and procedures that you follow.” Zemliansky explained that when looking at the rhetoric in videogames, it is important to differentiate
traditional rhetoric as opposed to procedural rhetoric. Traditional rhetoric describes the message conveyed from an author to their reader. Procedural, however, is a new concept. “[Procedural rhetoric] achieves persuasion by enacting social procedures,” Zemliansky said. Like many games, it turns players into participants, following through with certain procedures and facing the outcomes of those
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Career fair: a good chance to network with professionals The Engineering Career Fair gives chance for students to network with potential employers. Sruthi Mohan Staff Writer
Every semester, the College of Engineering and the Engineer’s Council come together to develop an Engineering Career Fair, hoping to facilitate the meeting of employers of various companies with potential candidates that could become the future leaders of the nation. Especially in a time where talks of economic recession abound, this Engineering Career Fair continues to remain a stronghold that helps students bridge any gaps that might separate them from the career of their dreams. Brian Koehler, the director of inter-
national engagement in the College of Engineering, has been leading the organization of this career fair for the past couple of years. He said he is still in amazement at its growth and development. “It’s remarkable to think that way back in 2005 we thought it was huge, but now it has grown to be enormous and we only see it growing in the future,” Koehler said. Engineering students are strongly encouraged by many to attend the fair, starting with their E101 lecturers and continuing to every other College of Engineering faculty member. Whether students are in their first year or nearing graduation, there are a plethora of opportunities. There are opportunities available to students in any type of engineering program, as well as students who are not in engineering.
Full-time positions, part-time positions, and co-op opportunities are available from the various companies who attend the fair. According to the College of Engineering and the Engineer’s Council, the Engineering Fair is one of the largest career fairs held in the nation and has only been getting bigger every year since the first fair in 1998. It was originally held once a year and hosted 60 companies and 1,500 students. Now, it has become a massive operation that is hosted every semester for two days, and this fall semester it is estimated to be hosting 312 companies over the two day period. The first day had already seen about 2,500 students attend. “The huge success of the Engineering Career Fair at N.C. State demonstrates the impact our programs are
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serve me up
Dustin Vaughan, a graduate student in electrical engineering, is greeted by a representative at the N.C. State Engineering Career Fair on Tuesday. “I am looking for a part-time job or an internship,” Vaughan said.
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University proves suitable environment for parkour
See page 6.
Student ticket interest declines
Fans unhappy as football team’s performances leaves much to be desired. See page 8.
Pack to battle needless penalties
Central Michigan comes to Raleigh as N.C. State looks to bounce back. See page 8.
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First Year College freshman Sean Langkamp returns a volleyball hit by First Year College freshman Courtney Etheridge on Owen Beach Oct. 4. Langkamp said he wanted to play volleyball with his group of friends before winter comes and it gets too cold.
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