TECHNICIAN
monday october
29 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
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New apartments to be built on Hillsborough
A sobering defeat for TOB. Full story on pg 8.
Weston Suggs Staff Writer
Construction on a new Hillsborough Street apartment complex directly across from D.H. Hill Library will begin this week. The proposed four-story building will have 12 three-bedroom apartments and three one-bedroom units along with 1,500 square feet of retail space on the ground floor. Construction is scheduled to be completed by mid-summer of 2013. New City Design Group will construct the building with their architect Ted Van Dyk. “I think it will be a great addition
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5k kicks off Homecoming week Jake Moser Staff Writer
University Recreation at N.C. State and Bandwidth held a 5k on Centennial Campus Sunday, Oct. 28, for Homecoming weekend. More than 50 students, faculty, Centennial affiliate employees and alumni showed up to take part in the first Homecoming 5K despite the chilly, overcast weather. The 5K was not a fundraiser, and signup was free due to Bandwidth’s sponsorship. The 300-employee communication technology company is the newest addition to Centennial Campus and approached University
N.C. State football head coach Tom O’Brien reflects after the Wolfpack’s first loss to UNC-Chapel Hill under his leadership as the Power Sound of the South plays the alma mater after the game in Kenan Stadium Saturday.
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Design Bash parties on, this Raleigh’s Living Dead in downtown time in Coliseum Deck Naomi Whidden Staff Writer
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mixed feelings about the changed location, many were thankful that the event was still possible. Among Despite having no more than a them was Christin King, a sophoday to find a new venue, the De- more in design studies and president sign Council managed to host yet of Design Council. another Halloween Design Bash King said that for as long as she Saturday night — in the Coliseum can remember, the annual Bash has Parking Deck. been an important tradition for the Typically held at The Pit, an am- College of Design and the Wolfpack phitheater next to Kamphoefner community. With a $250 budget, Hall, the Design Council was forced the event promised thousands of to move the Bash, due to a stormy dollars in return for the Design forecast and a expected turnout of Council and its programming. more than 400 students. AccordHowever, many attendees said i ng to Stephen the money it raises Killian, a junior isn’t the only reain environmental son why the Bash design in archiis beloved by many. tecture, this news “ I c o m e e vwas something the ery year,” Ginny Desig n Cou nci l Young, a junior in was unprepared landscape archifor, and many were tecture, said. “I’m a Stephen Killian, junior in nervous because all junior, so I’ve been environmental design the decorations had here freshman and in architecture been prepared with sophomore year as The Pit in mind. well. It is the design However, with help from Marvin event of the fall and in the spring Malecha, the dean of the College of everyone goes to Art to Wear. BeDesign, the Halloween Design Bash cause College of Design is smaller continued without a hitch, Killian than all the other colleges, we’re a said. really tight group and this is another “The dean has a really high ‘wor- fun thing that we can do to meet all ship-level’ at our school,” Killian the other people.” said. “I always thought of him as According to David Gallo, a jua typical dean until we came up nior in environmental design archito him and said we had a problem. tecture, this feeling of community is He helped us out and told us to use something that the Design Council our creative process. Then when we put a concerted effort into expandcame up with a solution, he was 100 ing to other colleges outside of the percent behind it and he immedi- College of Design. ately made one phone call and we “We have studio-based classes so had four officials of the school and a vice chancellor ready to help us.” Although many attendees had BASH continued page 3 Associate Features Editor
“The dean has a really high ‘worship-level’ at our school.”
Hundreds of people filled City Plaza on Fayetteville Street for the first Raleigh Living Dead festival Saturday. More than 18 organizations worked together to host Raleigh’s first large-scale Halloween festival. Recent economic revitalization in the greater Triangle area has opened new markets catering to students and young professionals. With this new interest, the area is developing away from the traditional family-centered evening social life to become more attractive to college students. Sagar Patel, a junior in business administration, and Rachel Benton, a sophomore in chemical engineering, attended the festival for more than just fun. The two volunteered along with Alpha Phi Omega, a service fraternity, to provide an entertainBOBBY KLIMCZAK/TECHNICIAN Zombies invade the City Plaza off of Fayetteville Street Saturday during the ing festival for Raleigh. “The festival allows college first Raleigh Living Dead festival. students a glimpse of downtown, especially before finals. It’s a nice Ultimate Entertainment, the stay on the stage for all six [bands],” chance to relax,” Patel said. company Albright works for, col- Albright said. Daniel Albright, systems engi- laborated with the Lincoln Theatre One of the bands, Picture, played neer at Ultimate to put on the Ra- songs characterized by strolling Entertainment leigh Living Dead beats and tambourine-accompanied for 12 years, festival. The crew, crooning vocals. The set began as supervised the who mostly work the members of the band, dressed sound and lightpart-time with the like zombies, rose from thick fog ing equipment compa ny, c a me covering the stage and began to play used for all six prepared for the a creepy melody. band sets at the intense setup, lay“For our company, this festival festival. over and sound was a group effort. Everyone knows “The last checks for all six what to do to put on a good show,” Sagar Patel, a junior in couple years, bands that played Albright said. business administration, outdoor live enat the festival. Will Appleyard, a freshman in tertainment has “Different bands slowed with the economy, but it’s have different setups for their incoming back,” Albright said. struments, only the bass and drums ZOMBIE continued page 3
“The festival allows college students a glimpse of downtown...”
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Wolfpack loses rivalry winning streak See page 8.
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