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Students plan to protest Margaret Spellings visit
UNC-Chapel Hill, former athletes argue in federal court Oral arguments began Tuesday in federal court about whether or not the claims former UNCChapel Hill athletes made about getting cheated out of a degree are legitimate. UNC-CH claims that the lawsuit should be dropped because the university has sovereign immunity as an entity of the state. Two of the former athletes named the NCAA as a defendant, stating that it failed monitoring UNC-CH to make sure athletes received an adequate education. All of the lawsuits in this scandal accuse UNC-CH of failing to properly educate students and enrolling them into fake classes. Attorneys for UNC-CH and NCAA said the athletes’ claim of not receiving an adequate education will not hold up in court. They also said that the former student-athletes had knowledge they were enrolled in fake classes and did not raise any objections. SOURCE: News & Observer
UNC-Wilmington student dies after fight, police say The Wilmington Police Department is investigating the death of Connor Vogel, a junior who was studying software coding and programming. He died early Saturday morning as the result of a fight that happened off campus. Vogel was kept on life support so that his organs could be donated, according to his family. SOURCE: WNCN
NC State professor survives Ecuador earthquake Patricia Marshall, a professor in the College of Education, was in Quito, Ecuador when the 7.8-magnitude earthquake hit this weekend. Marshall said she is moved by all the generosity around her as the search for survivors continues. SOURCE: WRAL
Florida man pleads guilty in NC gold robbery One of three Miami men who were accused of stealing $4.8 million worth of gold from a truck along I-95 in Wilson County, North Carolina pleaded guilty. Roberto Cabrera could face a maximum of 50 years in prison for pleading guilty to robbery, firearms and other charges, according to court records. The three men involved in the robbery used a GPS device to track the truck full of gold that was heading from Miami to Massachusetts. A remote controlreleased pepper spray device was used to harm the driver before they robbed the truck in Wilson County. The men got away with 275 pounds of gold bars. SOURCE: WNCN
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Responsible Textiles Panel tackles green issues in the industry
IN BRIEF Starting at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, several students are organizing a protest in Stafford Commons, outside of Talley Student Union. According to the event page, the students “are protesting HB2 and newly anointed UNC System President Margaret Spellings’ lack of official denouncement in the form of an official memo of this discriminatory stain on North Carolina.” Source: Facebook
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Justin Kuhn plays an original song on piano at the Windhover Vol. 50 Release Party at Kings in downtown Raleigh on April 19, 2016. Kuhn’s music is featured in this year’s 50th edition of the Windhover, NC State’s literary and arts magazine. All music featured in this years edition can be found on Bandcamp.
Windhover magazine celebrates 50th edition Hessa Al Maglouth Correspondent
Windhover, NC State’s annual literary arts magazine, celebrated the publication of its 50th volume Tuesday night at Kings Barcade in downtown Raleigh. More than 80 students got a first look at the magazine and listened to artists from this year’s edition of the magazine. E d i t o r-i n - c h i e f o f W i n d h o v e r, Kaanchee Gandhi, a junior studying graphic design, said that one of the most important aspects of this year’s edition is how it represents the diverse student groups on our campus. “As a whole, we’re trying to represent the widest range of NC State’s student
body as possible,” Gandhi said. “We don’t want the magazine to be just the College of Design students submitting their artwork and CHASS students submitting their literature.” Everyone makes beautiful artwork and writes poetry that deserves to be shared with the public, she said. She encouraged students to reach out to the magazine in the future. “People underestimate themselves sometimes and don’t submit because of that,” Gandhi said. “It doesn’t take long, you just email in your submissions to us. If you think you have something, you can
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Questions about how textile manufacturing can become more sustainable and what actions consumers can take to make production and the buying of clothing more environmentally friendly were tackled at the Responsible Textiles panel at the College of Textiles Convocation Center Tuesday. The main speaker and moderator, Mor Aframian, a graduate student in the College of Textiles, helped set up the event. “Here at the College of Textiles we are surrounded by textiles,” Aframian said. “It’s in our cars, it’s in our homes and it’s in our office, and it’s not just the fabric themselves. It’s the chemicals and it’s a global industry — therefore all of us have a choice to make.” Aframian and the rest of the panel wanted students to understand the environmental cost of making clothes and how students can make more sustainable choices that will lower environmental impact. “It’s really important for us to show the way forward,
and to show things that aren’t really realistic within our community,” said Beth Stewart, one of the panelists and a professional in the textiles industry. “We’re also trying to do more on the advocacy and education aspect of our mission.”
“The issue is enforcement, here we know what happens when we don’t follow the rules — we go to jail.” — Jimmy Summers, panelist
The panelists took questions that ranged from how they deal with sustainability in their own businesses to how students can help solve challenges regarding textiles around the world. Chuck Stewart, a panelists and an owner of the dye house Tumbling Colors, explained some of the environ-
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Lavendar Graduation honors LGBT grads Kat Kirby Staff Writer
The GLBT Center hosted its annual Lavender Graduation Ceremony Tuesday night, celebrating the achievements of 23 undergraduates and four graduate students. Their work wa s recog n i z ed, a long with the fact that there is still a great deal of work left to be done for coming graduates to accomplish to ensure all LGBT graduates can be honored openly and live authentically. “[They should be recognized] not only for their achievements but for surviving their college years,” said Ronni Sanlo, former
director of the University of Michigan LGBT Campus Resource Center and creator of the Lavender Graduation Ceremony, in a statement. Sanlo said she wanted to recognize LGBT students for doing more than just receiving their diplomas but also for the challenges they face due to their identities. Since its creation in 1995, it has become a tradition for universities nationwide. Brian Mathis, associate director of CSLEPS and an NC State alumnus, spoke to t he graduates about “living and leading with
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Zane Burns, a senior studying biochemisty and minoring geology, accepts her award and “Swag Bag” during Lavender Graduation in Mountains Ballroom on Tuesday, April 19, 2016. Lavender Graduation is an annual ceremony that honors lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and ally students and honors their achievements and contributions to the university. Lavender Graduation began in 1995 at the University of Michigan by Dr. Ronni Sanlo.
Velvet Cloak Inn to convert to student housing Staff Report
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The Velvet Cloak Inn, located next to the YMCA on Hillsborough Street, is an old closeddown hotel that is now in plans to be converted into student housing. Built in 1962, it was the first hotel built outside the main downtown areas and hosted many celebrities and state legislators over the years.
Once considered one of the most elegant hotels in Raleigh, the Velvet Cloak Inn has been sold to a developer who plans to tear it down and put up student housing in its place. Ta x records f rom t he Wa ke C ou nt y Revenue Office show that the property was sold earlier this month for more than $5.5 million. The Velvet Cloak Inn was purchased by Peak Campus, an Atlanta-based company that specializes in building apartments for students. An attempt was made to reach Peak Campus for comment, but it did not respond by print time.
Built in 1962 by York P rop e r t ie s , t he Ve lve t Cloak Inn was once the premier destination for Raleigh visitors. Politicians, artists and businessmen all called the Velvet Cloak I n n home at d i f ferent points in its history. There was a heated pool, an elegant ballroom and even a suave underground nightclub. The Velvet Cloak Inn also acted as the campaign headquarters for Gov. Pat McCrory. Though the inn has not rented out rooms for severa l years, t here were still residents who owned condominiums at the Cloak as late as 2014.
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