Technician
monday october
26 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
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In a ceremony for the new Centennial Campus library, UNC System President Erskine Bowles, N.C. State chancellor James Woodward, former governor Jim Hunt and other Raleigh area dignitaries break ground on the James B. Hunt Library Friday. The day also marked the 25th anniversary of the campus.
University breaks ground on new library University celebrates groundbreaking of Hunt Library, Centennial’s silver anniversary Adair-Hayes Crane Staff Writer
The University broke ground on the new James B. Hunt Jr. Library Friday as state and University leaders gathered to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Centennial Campus. Chancellor Jim Woodward kicked off the celebration by showing a video focusing on N.C. State’s Centennial Campus and introducing UNC System President Erskine Bowles, Sen. Kay Hagan, Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton, Student Body President Jim Ceresnak
and former Gov. Jim Hunt, for whom latest in technology, showcase the research achievements of the University, the library is named. During his four terms as gover- house the Institute for Emerging Isnor, Hunt founded the Institute for sues and provide a place for students to study and work. Emerging Issues “This library at N.C. State and will serve as the prop o s e d t he intellectual cenidea for Cententer of this camnial Campus. pus,” Woodward The University said. “I suspect it decided to name will join the Bell the building afTower as one of ter the former two entities that gove r nor b e Gov. Jim Hunt say ‘N.C. State.’ ” cause, according The University to Woodward, without him, there would be no Cen- has set the goal of opening the library on the oval of Centennial Campus by tennial Campus. The Hunt Library will feature the the summer of 2012.
“This isn’t about me. This is about us – about North Carolina..”
Hunt, who received a standing ovation upon greeting the crowd, spoke of his pride for Centennial Campus and his hope for the future of N.C. State. “I am so proud of this Centennial Campus. We’re proud of where we are today but we’re not even beginning to be satisfied, because we know what we can be,” Hunt said. “This isn’t about me. This is about us – about North Carolina.” The University hopes the library will provide a place for students and researchers to come together to work towards the future as, according to Bowles, Centennial Campus has done. “Centennial Campus is a world class model of how to bring researchers, businessmen, government and
students together,” Bowles said. “The heart of any great university is its library and the Hunt Library will symbolize the tremendous good Hunt has done for North Carolina.” The construction of the new library will take about two years to complete, but students already have high hopes for it. “I am really excited and I am looking forward to having an even more innovative library to use,” Kaylyn Mitman, a sophomore in textiles, said. Ceresnak closed the celebration by recognizing the former governor and expressing his excitement about the library on behalf of the student body. “We will be better because of you, Gov. Hunt,” Ceresnak said.
Brickyard protest of Talley first for Coalition State Fair concludes successful week Coalition of student voices claim ‘democracy is dead’ Alanna Howard Staff Writer
Friday the Brickyard was host to students protesting the Student Senate’s endorsement of the student center renovation fee increase as the Coalition for Student Voices sought to spread awareness of its cause. Spokesperson for the Coalition, Daniel Marcus, said the point of the protest was to create momentum toward understanding the process that has allowed the student center fee increase to move forward. “We are forming together to fight the broader issue of holding the administration responsible for not informing students of what they were voting for and why concerned students are not getting answers, since Student Government is not,” he said. After handing out fliers and talking to students, the protestors moved to Holladay Hall to speak with Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Tom Stafford. Coalition spokesperson Vidya Sankar said the protestors gave Stafford direct questions and conveyed their point but he consistently dodged questions. “The Coalition expressed their concerns, but were not given comprehensive answers and were instead redirected to other administrators who were not reachable at that time,” she said. “We asked him where Campus Enterprises raised the $10,000 and what it was going to but he didn’t give us a real source. We want to know how to contact Campus Enterprises and that has never been provided.” Stafford could not be reached at his office Friday evening. The Coalition said the campaign has not provided specifics about where the money came from, signs for the campaign did not provide information about how much fees would be raised and the way administration informed students was with a technique called “astroturfing.”
Few problems, fair weather have officials, students happy as fair leaves town Annie Albright & Ann Polk Staff Writer & Correspondent
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Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Tom Stafford talks to protesters in the Chancellor’s office in Holiday Hall Friday afternoon. Around 15 students gathered at the Brickyard before marching to Holiday Hall to voice their grievances over the Tally Fee referendum.
According to Sankar, the primary reason for the protest was to ensure the University’s administration and Board of Trustees listen to the voices of students. “The Coalition plans on ensuring that those in power keep the interests of students above other interests, such as administrative politics and corporate profits,” she said. Marcus supplemented by saying the process of the Talley campaign is the current focus. “Our goal is to uncover how and why the process happened the way it did, a process that should be easily available to students and it is not,” Marcus said. Sen. Sam Daughtry said he agrees with that mission. He voted against recommending the Talley fee to the administration, and has said he is looking into the source of the funding of the Talley campaign. “We, as a senate, have requested budget sheets from the Rally 4 Talley people and still have yet to see them,” he said. Daughtry, a lifelong education stu-
How do I get involved?: The next Student Senate meeting is Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Senate Chambers on the second floor of Witherspoon. The first coalition meeting is Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m., location TBA Source: students.ncsu.edu, Vidya Sankar
What is ‘astroturfing ?’: Sourcewatch.org defines astroturf as grassroots-based citizen groups or coalitions that are primarily conceived, created and/or funded by corporations, industry trade associations, political interests or public relations firms. Source: Sourcwatch.org
dent, represents older students who have not applied to a college – also known as non-traditional students. He said these students typically pay more in student fees because they spend longer on degrees since they are not full-time students. “My constituents have families to support and are working while they go to school and they voted no because the fees were going to be too high for them to pay,” he said. “They voted no, so I voted no.” Student Senate held an open forum Wednesday for students to voice their opinions about the vote, but few students showed. Student Senate Presi-
dent Kelli Rogers said she is disappointed more people don’t attend. “All senate meetings are listed online and senators are always open for questions over the phone and through e-mail,” she said. She agrees it is good the Brickyard is available for students to protest, but said they should come to the senate meetings because the senators are there to listen. “It is important for students with concerns to be heard, and we are here to listen,” she said. Rogers said there was miscom-
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The N.C. State fair ended Sunday after a successful week regardless of the economy. According to Taylor Balick, junior in chemical engineering, the state fair seemed to be a boost to the local economy. “The state fair definitely brings a lot of attention to Raleigh and does a good job of bringing people into town,” Balick said. “Even though people do not have a lot of spending money, they bring what they have and they spend most of it. A lot of the small businesses have already bought their supplies so they end up with pure profit.”
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