Technician
monday october
5
2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
Concert-goers take out wallets, take in U2 Beyond tickets, merchandise adds to cost of experience Kate Shefte Sports Editor
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U2 lead singer Bono leans on bass player Adam Clayton during the second song of the U2 360 Tour when they came to Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday. Over 60,00 people entered the stadium for the show, which Muse opened.
Students from as far away as Clemson flocked to see U2 in its first performance in Raleigh Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. Many took advantage of $30 tickets in the upper stands or took their places on the floor in the “Red Zone,” where they were treated to band members strumming instruments right above their heads as the 360 tour stage rotated above them. The iconic band from Dublin drew devoted fans who grew up with U2 and those who just wanted to see what all the fuss was about. Muriel Webb, a senior in business administration, said she has been a U2 fan almost all her life. “It was the best concert I’ve been to,” Webb said. “It was worth the money. I would do it again a thousand times.” Zach Howard, a senior in materials engineering, said the stage design was worth the hefty price of admission. “It was disappointing that there wasn’t a student ticket option, but I thought it was great,” Howard said. “The stage was amazing. It was quite a feat from an engineering standpoint. Chelsea Robertson and Nathan Maher, both seniors in mechanical engineering, scalped their tickets in the parking lot right before the show started and paid slightly more than face value, which Maher said was “reasonable.” Both went for the concert’s opening band, British trio Muse. “We went for Muse and U2 was just
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kind of a bonus,” Maher said. Robertson said she was pleasantly surprised to hear Muse live. “They definitely lived up to my expectations,” Robertson said. “The music on their CDs is always really complicated and I was worried they wouldn’t be able to keep up with it live, but they did a good job.” Howard said he was far more interested in the internationally-acclaimed headliners. He enjoyed the music he grew up listening to and took in the message the group conveyed. “[Bono] wrote a story one time. He recognized that he had so much power at these things, and he could either use it or not,” Howard said. “It’s pretty cool to see somebody who has that much power and knows what he wants to do with it – he wants to do good things with it.” The tickets were pricey, but with food and merchandise factored into the equation, experiencing U2 turned out to be an expensive night out for students. Tour-specific T-shirts and sweatshirts sold for $40 and $75, respectively. Cheaper posters sold out at several stands before either set started. Kelly Hughes, a freshman in mathematics education, said a $40 T-shirt would not fit into her personal budget. She took a look at prices and walked away. “For a T-shirt? No way,” Hughes said. “I was thinking about it when I came into the show, because it’s U2 and I wanted something to remember it by, but I have a ticket stub and that’s good enough.” Hughes went to a concert featuring The Fray recently and spent $25 on a T-shirt, and said that was her limit. Stephanie Lyons, a UNC-Wilming-
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First year vet student, Sabrina Trager, plays with a golden retriever puppy at the Doggie Olympics Saturday. “I wanted to participate becaues I just love playing with the dogs. My favorite dog was a dancing german shepherd earlier this morning,” said Trager.
exposure people are looking for,” she said. One new booth was . Representative Pamela Civile of the English Springer Rescue America group said the group had always attended the Vet School open house but this was their first year at the Olympics. “This is a great place for dogs, their owners and anyone who is interested in owning a dog to come to. We never expected to see such a great turnout,” she said. One returning booth that drew attention was the Raleigh Kennel Club’s free microchipping clinic. It has worked with the University’s Vet School for seven years to provide this service at the Olympics. Raleigh Kennel Club Treasurer Bill Pfeiffer said the group has chipped
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ton student who offered her services to the company distributing the merchandise for the night, said the prices did not deter all students. “It’s been a pretty good mix,” “There are a lot of older people, but there are a lot of students as well. The T-shirts have been our biggest seller.” Webb and Howard both shelled out the money needed for U2 T-shirts made from recycled materials. “You can always earn more money, but you can’t do this every day,” Howard said.
Hillsborough construction affects Wolfline service
18th annual dog olympics benefits local rescue groups
Saturday the College of Veterinary Medicine sponsored the 18th annual Dog Olympics in Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. This was the Olympics’ first year in the downtown park as in years past it was held on the Vet School grounds or at the University Club. The charitable event benefits area rescue groups while promoting responsible dog ownership. Event Coordinator Bobbi McQuown said there were complications with both past locations for this year’s event. “There was no shade at the University Club and the Vet School is currently under construction so we looked other places,” she said. Vet school sophomore Sara h Gunderson thinks the new location is the reason for a much bigger turnout. “This year I’m really excited by the turnout, I think the venue had a lot to do with it,” she said. The weather was another reason turnout was high, according to the President of the Carolina Border Collie Rescue group, Nancy Solum. This was the group’s fourth year attending and no complaints about the sun and cool temperature. “Moore Square is a beautiful location and the weather complimented it perfectly. This is a great facility and I’m glad the coordinators decided to move it here this year,” she said. The turnout was higher than expected and McQuown said she received positive feedback from the attendants. McQuown the new vendors and added rescue groups brought more people out. “We have two more rescue groups this year and some new informational booths. I think this is the growth and
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more than 550 dogs during that time. The Clinic expected to insert chips in more than 100 dogs on Saturday. “We are involved because it helps a lot of dogs in a small period of time and by providing this service free of charge they can drive their proceeds back into the community,” he said. The American Kennel Club also attended. They sponsor the dog agility trials and introduced a mix breed membership program. Overall the event was a success according to Coordinator McQuown. “Anything that promotes human and animal bonding and brings out people with their dogs is a success,” she said.
With Hillsborough Street construction well under way, the Wolfline has had to work around many obstacles to provide reliable services to students. Current changes to the regular service include eliminating stops at D.H. Hill Library and Patterson Hall. Street and lane closings have also forced Wolfline operators to use alternate streets. Transportation University Program Associate Kim Paylor said the Wolf line will have to adapt to construction as it happens. She said the schedule and routing alterations are sometimes done with less than a week’s notice from construction crews. “The Hillsborough Street project is going to be going on for a little over a year,” Paylor said. “We have to reroute based on what they’re doing at a particular time. I can’t say today what changes we will make in January and February.” Paylor said students should join the Wolfline listserv to receive up-to-date information about changes. “What we’ve tried to do is make sure decisions we’ve had to make abruptly have been safe and haven’t had a great effect on students,” Paylor said. “We haven’t had a lot of complaints. We’ve done a good job letting students know about schedule
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changes based on traffic changes and construction.” Debbie Friscia, a Wolfline bus driver for three years, said construction puts a lot of stress on drivers. “It’s a nightmare,” said Friscia. “It’s very stressful to drive down Hillsborough now. There are so many things to look out for, such as pedestrians, concrete barriers, [and] big machinery.” For many students, delays are the biggest hindrance. “Since they started, it’s very rare that we’re ever on time,” said Friscia. “Sometimes you sit in the street for five minutes.” Sara Cohen, a junior in food science, said she has avoided driving down Hillsborough Street this year because of the congestion caused by Wolfline buses. “You can tell buses are having a hard time making their way through construction,” Cohen said. “I’ve had to sit behind a bus for several minutes, just waiting until it could pass.” Waseen Ahmed, a junior is psychology, said delays have not affected her as much. “The only thing is that there are limited bus stops,” Ahmed said. Ahmed has classes near the Court of North Carolina, but has no access to bus stops near any of them. All previous Wolfline stops near her classes have been blocked because of construction. “When I get out of my classes I have to walk all the way to the library,” Ahmed saids.
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