TECHNICIAN
january
18 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
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MARTIN’S MESSAGE CARRIES ON
Eye on The Triangle This week’s episode of Eye on The Triangle will feature interviews with the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, Toni Thorpe from the African American Cultural Center and John Coffey from the North Carolina Museum of Art (NCMA). With stories from our contributors Mark Herring and Jacob Downey, we will hear about the Norman Rockwell exhibit at NCMA, and the psychology of racism. We will also have readings from Windhover contributors, and our very own Jon Gomes will give us his favorite albums of 2010. As always we will have sports, weather and a community calendar, so tune into WKNC 88.1 FM tonight from 7p.m. to 8p.m. SOURCE: CHRIS CIOFFI, PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Graffiti of Martin Luther King, Jr. was painted outside the Free Expression Tunnel Monday that included his famous speech, "I have a dream."
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Student Government seeking distinguished professor award lecture
Student Government is accepting nominations for distinguished professors on campus. The top three professors will give a lecture, about anything they want in Stewart Theatre on March 1 from 6 – 8 p.m. Nominations are open until Jan. 28 at 5 p.m. The nomination form asks for information from the nominating student, such as what made the class enjoyable, what is your most memorable experience with the professor and describing the professor in three words. For more information and to register your favorite professor, visit the Student Government homepage at http://students.ncsu.edu SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT
Free tutoring offered for West Campus residents
The Writing and Speaking Tutorial Services (WSTS) provides free, oneon-one help for all your writing and speaking needs on West Campus. You can bring any piece of writing or speaking at any stage in the writing and speaking process to get help with brainstorming, development, thesis construction, organization, editing, presentation skills, and more. Free tutoring is held each week in the Lee Hall Classroom. Beginning the week of Jan. 24, a tutor will be on duty in the Lee Hall Classroom on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8 p.m.-10 p.m., and on Sundays from 7 p.m.-9 p.m. For more information on the program (including other times and locations), please visit the website: http://www.ncsu.edu/ tutorial_center/writespeak/ SOURCE: WRITING AND SPEAKING TUTORIAL SERVICES
Financial aid applications due March 1
N.C. State has a priority – filing deadline of March 1 for the FAFSA. Students may miss out on scholarship and grant support if the FAFSA is submitted after March 1. The Office of Scholarships & Financial Aid is in the process of migrating to new financial aid software for the 2011-12 academic year. Please check MyPack Portal in mid-February to confirm receipt of your FAFSA and determine if other information may be required. If your student wishes to give you access to see financial aid information, they may grant access via MyPack Portal at Student Self Service > Campus Personal Information > Parent/ Guardian Access. Click the ‘Financial Aid’ checkbox and then click the ‘Save’ button. SOURCE: OFFICE OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND FINANCIAL AID
CHANGES TO THE TECHNICIAN For the spring semester, Technician is making several changes to the appearance of the newspaper. One of these changes is to create Belltower Briefs. In the past, Belltower Briefs were a part of the Technician. This will be a short write-up which will run in the newspaper on Monday and updated online all week. If you have ideas for Belltower Briefs, please e-mail News Editor Chelsey Francis at new@technicianonline.com. CHECK TECHNICIANONLINE.COM FOR UPDATED BELLTOWER BRIEFS DAILY.
Campus group looks to pick up recycling rates event coordinator for the recycling program said she is helping to advise the members of the Entrepreneurship Initiative program starting this program. According to Hollen, the main purpose of the recycling program is Chelsey Francis to share the importance of recycling News Editor with campus. “This is a big event we’re hoping to A group of students are collecting as much recycling as they can within be repeated in future years through the entrepreneurship initiative” said the next two and a half weeks. These students are members of the Hollen. “N.C. State is the first UniEntrepreneurship Initiative program versity to partner with Coke in this housed in The Garage on Centennial regard.” Entrepreneurship Initiative memCampus. According to the website, the En- bers have two and a half weeks trepreneurship Initiative program to hand out is sponsored by Red Hat; the Garage all the bags gives students a place to work on dif- that Coke ferent projects and collaborate. The gave them. Entrepreneurship Initiative program They’ve also offers general courses in entre- handed out t he preneurship for all students. The courses offered through the bags evEntrepreneurship Initiative program erywhere are intended for students who are in- the memterested in learning more about en- bers of the trepreneurship. These courses also group can think of, according complement other entrepreneurship to Hollen. “ T he y ’ve b e e n offerings on campassing the bags out pus and satisf y to students, dorms, general education apartment buildrequirements. ings, the RBC CenAngela Hollen, a ter and bars,” said graduate student Hollen. “We went on in textiles and apAngela Hollen, grad student Hillsborough Street parel technology to hand out bags, and management, and graduate advisor for the Entre- too. We handed out bags to the N.C. preneurship Initiative Program and Republican Party office. We would
Coke and Entrepreneurship Initiative partner for collection drive.
“They’ve been passing the bags out to students...”
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The entrepreneurship initiative group is passing out bags around campus to collect recycling. A Coke RV will be parked on the brickyard from Jan. 24 until Jan. 27 collecting the recycling. The Coke RV will also have prizes to give out during the time it’s parked in the Brickyard.
have handed them out to the Democrat office, but we couldn’t find it.” According to Hollen, the RBC Center is going to be a large partnership in the initiative. The RBC Center is
allowing the group to collect recycling at NCSU games held there. “At the moment, we’re going to be
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Students striving to strike down childhood obesity
‘Phishers’ looking to net students’ sensitive info
‘Fruit of the month,’ ‘Food council’ ideas compete for innovation prize.
Fraudsters run scam that helps them access student accounts.
Brooke Wallig Deputy News Editor
In a nation where obesity is a perennial health issue, N.C. State students are setting their sights on reducing childhood obesity as they compete for the Institute for Emerging Issues’ Prize for Innovation. Allison Hofmann, a junior in nutritional science and leader of one of the five finalist groups, said she hopes her “Fruit of the Month Club” will be well-received. This year, the IEI Prize for Innovation has awarded each of the five finalist groups $1,000; IEI will award one group of full-time students $5,000 for the most “innovative, effective and scalable solution,” according to IEI. Hofmann said she has had success with her program in the past and said she believes the program will continue to be successful. “I originally tested this program a few years ago by partnering with my local Food Lion. The Fruit of the Month Club provides children
signed up for the program with a different fruit or vegetable each month,” said Hofmann. The program also involves putting parents on a listserv “where I sent out e-mails with information about the fruit or vegetable, healthy recipes and more,” said Hofmann. “The goal with this is to expand children’s food horizons of many kids who otherwise may not be able to try fruits other than the basic bananas, apples or oranges.” Allison Dipper, a senior in biological sciences and partner in the Fruit of the Month Club, said extra exposure to a variety of healthy foods is especially important for children. “This project allows a lot of children to try new fruits and veggies with the mindset of eliminating childhood obesity,” she said. “Children need a lot of exposure to new fruits and veggies; the average is 10 to 15 times, before they will accept it and eat it willingly. But for economically disadvantaged families, that is a lot of food and money to waste on trying to get their children to eat new fruits and veggies,” said Dipper. Hofmann said she thinks this idea
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Chris Boucher Deputy News Editor
Raymond Smith had received suspicious e-mails in his student account in the past, but one he got recently was fishy enough that he forwarded it to campus authorities. It turns out he was right to do so, as the e-mail was part of a “phishing” scheme aimed at getting students to give up private information. The e-mail Smith sent to authorities originated from a student account, and appeared to have come from someone with an N.C. State e-mail account. “As a matter of course, I don’t for-
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ward suspicious e-mails to campus security. I usually just delete them,” Smith, a graduate student in industrial engineering, said. “I got more concerned when it appeared that it had originated from a student account.” The e-mail Smith received was another attempt to get student information through phishing, a scam that has grown in scope and sophistication in the last few years. In the last year, phishers compromised at least 80 N.C. State Unity accounts, according to the Office of Information and Technology. In order to appear legitimate, the phishing e-mails mention “NCSU” or “N.C. State” in the message and, in some instances, even include the name of a student, faculty or staff member.
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