TECHNICIAN
september
24 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Near margin to determine next governor
Mile Run adds physical activity to Fresh Start Mondays
Nikki Stoudt Deputy Features Editor
Weston Suggs Staff Writer
University Dining implemented a mile run or walk around campus called the Monday Mile as a part of Fresh Start Mondays this semester. Fresh Start Mondays began last year to offer healthy options in N.C. State’s dining halls. The new Monday Mile adds a physical aspect to the program’s promotion of healthy living. Lisa Eberhart, the University’s dietician, is the creator of both Fresh Start Mondays and the new Monday Mile event. “We needed something physically active about Fresh Start Mondays. We decided that almost anybody can walk a mile and a lot of people can run a mile,” she said. Studies have proven that weight gain is common in college for various reasons, thus leading to the infamous “freshman 15” myth. “They gain more like the freshman four,” said Eberhart, referring to research on the subject. Many freshmen that played high school sports are now less physically active due to heavy workloads. Inactivity is a major contributor to weight gain. “Those students go from two hours of working out a day to nothing,” said Eberhart. As the physical component of Fresh Start Mondays, the Monday Mile was made to present students, faculty and staff with a way to conveniently work exercise into hectic schedules. Dietetic interns Claye Paca and Alice Raad mapped out multiple one-mile routes through campus. “We try to make it convenient for students by starting at a different time every week,” Raad said. “If people have breaks in between classes, they can just come out and enjoy the nice weather we’re having and walk at their own pace.” Some of the Monday Mile routes start and end at the dining halls as a way to promote Fresh Start Mondays. In all, there are seven different Monday Mile courses around campus, each one containing start, midway and end marks. Prizes are given to everyone who completes the mile. Route maps and event meeting times are posted on Twitter and the University Dining Facebook page. Students are encouraged to participate in the Monday Mile not just during the event on Mondays, but on any day of the week. “People have really busy days, but it only takes 15 or 20 minutes to walk a mile,” Paca said. “You can walk leisurely or run if you want to do it faster so it takes less time.”
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Students part of the University Honors Program raise the roof to the top of their shack Sunday afternoon in the Brickyard. The Honors students, or the UHP Quad Squad as they refer to themselves, constructed their shack in conjunction with the Dance Marathon at NC State, a 24-hour fundraising event scheduled to be held in Carmichael Gymnasium in February 2013.
Shack-a-Thon hits Brickyard Elizabeth Moomey Correspondent
Several students spent their afternoon constructing shacks on the Brickyard for Shack-a-Thon Sunday. Starting today, a shack village will cover the Brickyard until Thursday to of raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. Organizations from the Caldwell Fellows to Kappa Delta will be competing to raise the most money. Katelyn Mueller, a freshman in civil engineering, learned how to get involved while reading The Brick, a publication that lists campus traditions. “It was one of the first things I heard about at State, and the opportunity presented itself,” Mueller said. Many students are looking forward to staying in the shacks
overnight. Michael Johnson, a senior in accounting, is staying overnight in the Poole College of Management shack for his first time and joked about being excited about “taking a test the next day.” Mueller and Jacqueline Yeh, a freshman in environmental engineering, agreed, saying they were thrilled about “staying overnight together on Tuesday.” They are representing the Honors Village and Dance Marathon shack. Zachary Leonard, a junior in mechanical engineering and the Habitat for Humanity Shack-AThon chair, is worried about other things, like the weather. For the last two years, students were forced out of the shacks overnight because of storms, but it is supposed to be sunny all week, according to Leonard. Leonard has been setting up since 8 a.m. Saturday, compared to the other organization that started building 8 a.m. Sunday morning. “I have helped out other shacks
SHACKS PARTICIPATING: Habi-Shack (Habitat Club) Caldwell Fellows Greek Life Organizations Park, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton Scholars Teaching Fellows Alpha Phi Omega/ Omega Phi Alpha Catholic Campus Ministry Honors Village Poole College of Management Unity Shack
get organized, marked where the shacks go and delivered wood for the top four shacks from last year,” Leonard said. Last year, the top four shacks were Poole College of Management, PCM/LCM/GLBTCA/Hillel, Caldwell Fellows and Park Scholars, Jefferson and Franklin Scholars. The 14 shacks that participated in 2011 raised more than $21,000.
As Gov. Bev Perdue readies herself for civilian life, three new candidates are gearing up for the race to the Governor’s Mansion this fall. Walter Dalton, Pat McCrory and Barbara Howe are on the ballot this November, and according to Andrew Taylor, professor of political science, all are poised and ready to take over. “It’s difficult to determine who will win,” Taylor said. “It is clear, however, that North Carolina needs a governor who will be willing and able to work with the General Assembly.” North Carolina has not had a Republican governor in almost 20 years but has regularly voted Republican in presidential elections since 1980, making it a historically “purple” state. In 2008, President Barack Obama won the state by14,000 votes, and is expected to do the same in this election, by perhaps a slimmer margin. However, with a changing economic landscape and the emergence of new social issues, Taylor said he thinks Mitt Romney could turn North Carolina “red.” Walter Dalton, a Rutherfordton native and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has served as lieutenant governor for four years under Perdue. Although he was elected by popular vote, Dalton is virtually unknown by the voters. “[Dalton] is really trying to distance himself from Perdue,” Taylor said. “He’s not very wellknown, so he needs to form his image away from Perdue.” After serving in the state sen-
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Students partake in sustainable celebrations John Wall Senior Staff Writer
With floating trash and energy efficient transportation in hand, students joined at Centennial Campus Friday to showcase their efforts toward sustainability. Three teams built rafts made entirely of recyclable materials and raced in Lake Raleigh in hopes of becoming Reusable Regatta champion. Also at Campus Sustainability Day, although electric vehicle charging stations have been on campus since 2010, students were allowed to test drive three different electric cars as Facilities Operations presented the charging station grand opening.
REUSABLE REGATTA Wyatt Sanders, racing for the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, had confidence in his craft from the start. “I don’t care if someone made their boat last week, last month or today — this is the best boat. The other teams still made an inferior boat,” Sanders said while assembling his boat on the shore of Lake Raleigh before the race. Sanders, a junior in plant biology, found most of the pieces for his boat in dumpsters around campus Thursday. Organizers of the regatta said they gave participants lists of where they could find building materials, but Sanders and his team scoured campus instead and found 5-gal-
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N.C. State community members participate in the Universtiy’s Sustainability Day Reusable Regatta.
lon buckets, plastic bottles and plastic bags. “The lord provides,” Sanders said. “It was pretty much dumpster diving.” Park Scholars initially created the regatta, but a planning committee was formed to coordinate this year’s race and charging station premiere. The committee included representatives from the Union Activities Board, the Inter-Residence Council, Waste Reduction and Recycling and University Recreation. “It was a huge effort to put this on. We had a lot of support,” Megan
Cain, committee chair and Sustainability Office program coordinator. The winning team received a trophy made from recycled Trader Joe’s containers and four solar backpacks. The backpacks have a solar panel on one of the outside panels which allows for charging of electronics. “The backpack comes with several adapters so students can charge their electronics while walking around campus,” Cain said. The backpacks were not made on campus, but were ordered and didn’t cost very much, according to Cain. Gabrielle Pittman, a freshman
in neurobiology, was manning an Inter-Residence Council tent at the race. She had consumer products set up on a table and people were asked to guess which things were recyclable and which things had to be sent to the landfill. They could also enter a raffle. “Inter-Residence Council looks to enrich resident life and also educate students on various things. One of those things is recycling, so we’re wanting to have residents learn
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