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Senate divided on budget
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arty lines reigned over the State Senate’s vote Wednesday on House Bill 200, the current proposal for the state budget, and it was a house divided 31 Republicans to 19 Democrats. Amendment 4: Delete the section of the budget that denies funds to Planned Parenthood, Inc.
N.C. State joins hands with Campbell Law School to offer a joint graduate law program. Brooke Wallig
Proposed by: Senator Linda Garrou (D)
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Budget: “For fiscal years 20112012 and 2012-2013, the Department of Health and Human Services may not provide State funds or other funds administered by the Department for contracts or grants to Planned Parenthood, Inc., and affiliated organizations.” Senator Garrou: Senator Garrou
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Memories will be cherished following Brooks Teal’s departure. See page 8.
Wolfpack comes up short of title hopes
Baseball fails to capitalize on opportunity to advance to ACC Championship game. See page 8.
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N.C. State, Campbell partner in dual law program
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While Senate Republican Richard Stevens introduced the budget as one that adequately funds the educational system and cuts the cost of government, not all senators agreed. Nine amendments to the budget were proposed, and many senators spoke out both for and against House Bill 200. But out of the nine amendments proposed to this budget, only one was passed—an amendment designed to keep the election schedule on track. The Technician broke down two of the most controversial amendments with how it is outlined in the bill paired with the strongest arguments for and against the amendment.
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Contemporary Art Museum showcases new exibitions
Museum keeps doors open on holiday, showcases both established and startup artists. See page 3.
N.C. State and Campbell University are partnering up to offer graduate students a unique opportunity to obtain both a law degree and a business degree in record time. According to Melissa Essary, dean of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, graduate students will be able to obtain a J.D. and MBA more quickly than if pursued separately. “The biggest benefit is for students who are interested in getting both a J.D. from Campbell and an MBA from N.C. State,” Essary said. “This dual degree program cuts off a full year of college, saving both time and money.” Essary said the reasoning behind such a program is for students interested in either field to gain an appreciation for the other—since both business and law often work hand in hand. “These students will have a huge leg up in attaining significant places of leadership in both areas in business and law,” Essary said. “It’s a different world out there from even 20 years ago, and students from this program will be ready.” According to Mary Tetro, former coordinator of pre-law services who will be leaving the University as of June 14, this partnership will also dispel the myth that “all law schools students were humanities majors.” “The College of Management is the second largest feeder from N.C. State into law schools, with the
College of Humanities and Social negatives at all, and I think it is a great Sciences being the first,” Tetro said. program,” Tetro said. “Now students “Don’t confuse this as meaning every- don’t have to decide ‘Do I get a JD or one who goes to law school comes out an MBA?’ They can have both.” of CHASS. We have law students from While Tetro may be leaving N.C. the College of Engineering, Manage- State, she said this does not mean stument, and almost every other college dents interested in going to law school within this University—except the will be left without resources. College of Design.” “There will be a change in the strucEssary said students enrolled in the ture of pre-law services, but the law dual degree program will pay “Camp- school fair is still happening,” Tetro bell tuition for the Campbell part and said. “There will also be great new N.C. State tuition for the N.C. State leadership in the pre-law student assopart” of the prociation as well as new gram. student leadership.” According to BriBoyd also said he an Boyd, associate can appreciate N.C. dean for academic State’s ef forts to affairs at Campbell find creative soluUniversity, either tions to balance its degree on its own is dwindling budget, praiseworthy, but tothough this proMary Tetro, former coordinator gether they provide gram will pose no of pre-law services students with an imfinancial burden on mense advantage. either university. “Both degrees are “The cost is pretty gateway degrees to gain employment negligible. We will continue to operate and skill sets to navigate the challeng- as individual institutions, so there will ing job market,” Boyd said. be no extra cost—just great benefits,” Essary said she agrees with this, but Boyd said. “I hate to use the word ‘noadded that the benefits of participat- brainer,’ but it sort of fits here.” ing in such a program extend beyond According to Boyd, there are no curits initial description. rent plans to hire new staff, though “While some would say joining these there will be an increase in academic two degrees would widen the gateway, counseling to be sure students’ classes I’d say there isn’t even a gate anymore line up so they can stay on track. because there are that many more opDespite cuts to the University budportunities available for people who get as a result of state funding cuts, have both degrees,” Essary said. Tetro said she has high hopes for the However, while the introduction of program, and said she believes it will this program is being announced just outlast either university’s economic a few months after the announcement difficulties. of administrative cuts to pre-law ser“The interest [in a law program] is vices, both Tetro and Essary said this there, they [N.C. State and Campbell] should not be viewed as connected just had to coordinate the details,” events. Tetro said. “I don’t think they’d put “This negotiation is done through it in place if both institutions were not the deans and the provost. This is prepared to support the program.” not in the least affected by the transition of pre-law services. There are no
“This is not in the least affected by the transition of pre-law services.”
Triangle Restaurant Week celebrates local cuisine The biannual week-long festival inspires chefs to make creative and affordable menus. Mark Herring Features Editor
RESTAURANT WEEK DATA BREAKDOWN:
June 6 -13 Lunch: $15 at every restaurant Dinner: $20 or $30 at every restaurant Over 80 restaurants around the Triangle participating.
The diet for students on a budget SOURCE: WWW.BLVD.TV consists mostly of fast food, pizza and other foods of questionable provenance. Fortunately, the local restaurant community is reaching out to those on a budget to showcase the cally,” Filan said. “We have a new chef, cuisine of the Triangle. and we are definitely trying to get a In it’s third time running, the bian- lot of the Southern summer-y feel into nual Triangle Restaurant Week will our food.” feature 80 different restaurants with Neighboring Porter’s is Frazier’s, a discounted menus to promote local casual wine lounge with a small but businesses, two of which are right next elegant menu. According to chef Rob to campus. Bland, the restaurant-week menu at Manager Chris Filan of Porter’s City Frazier’s takes advantage of simple Tavern on Hillsborough Street said the flavors. restaurant has benefitted from Trian“The menu reads very lightly, as a gle Restaurant Week in the past and restaurant as a whole and from the looks forward to a boost in business. kitchen’s perspective, too,” Bland said. The restaurant, which Filan described “We don’t want to bog dishes down as an “upscale Tavern,” has partici- with too much. There are only three pated in the previof us in the kitchen, ous two restaurant and we play off each weeks. other and have fun. “We took a hit with It’s about simplicthe renovations on ity, seasonality and Hillsborough Street, technique.” but in the past people Fra zier’s menu enjoyed the specials. will include specials It was very successlike smoked North ful,” Filan said. “All Carolina trout salad, aspects of our menu pork enchiladas and are going to be new: a strawberry and Scott Crews, alumnus the soup, dessert and mango sorbet. entrée.” Rahel GeAccording to Filan, the chef of Por- bremeskel, program manager of Triter’s used inspiration from summer angleBLVD, the company that started ingredients in season. The specialty the restaurant week, said the company menu, which will be served along with chose to renew the festival due to turnthe standard menu at the restaurant, out in January. will include many local ingredients. “We had about 60 restaurants in Jan“A lot of fresh tomato, watermelon uary, and it was great,” Gebremeskel and fresh ingredients we can get lo- said. “This year we have more restau-
“I enjoyed going out and seeing the community participate in this...”
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Guests of the Urban Food Tour enjoy a variety of small plates and wines at Frazier’s Wine Bar January 19 . Frazier’s will participate in Triangle Restaurant previously and according to Chef Bland will continue to churn out innovative dishes.
rants joining, and we are getting inquiries all the time. The only requirement we have is that the restaurants provide table service.” Gebremeskel said Triangle Restaurant Week is not exclusive to local restaurants and “there will be very upscale restaurants and very casual restaurants represented. “A lot of the chefs got creative with the menus, which shows their enthusiasm for the event,” she said. The expanded list of participants also includes Buku, located downtown on the corner of Wilmington Street and East Davie Street. The restaurant specializes in what Chef Tony Hopkins calls “global street food,” and the menu will feature dishes including sushi from Japan, Latino empanadas, Caribbean jerk chicken and steamed prawns in yellow curry sauce.
“Our vision is to give the menu at Buku a casual feel with dishes and prices, but we want to make it feel a tad upscale to make the experience more special,” Hopkins said. “We want to make the food like what street food is like in other countries, which they take seriously, so it requires a lot of research for us.” This will be the first restaurant week for Buku, and the global-street-food inspired menu will include a banana spring role and Filipino halo-halo, a shaved-ice/ice-cream confection, for dessert. “Restaurant week really gives the community something to look forward to and celebrate, and we’ve seen it do good things,” Buku manager Sean Degnan said. “If you look at a street like Wilmington Street in the past, it wasn’t as nice as it is now.
Things like this bring people out to experience it.” Chef Hopkins said he wants to reach out to people of all walks of life in the community, even students. Scott Crews, a recent graduate in biological sciences, went to restaurants The Big Easy and The Oxford during the Triangle Restaurant Week in January, and he said he appreciated the wider variety of restaurants. “For the quality of the food I got, the price was justified,” Crews said. “I enjoyed going out and seeing the community participate in this, but it didn’t seem like there were a lot to choose from last time. The bigger numbers will be good for more options.”
NC State Bookstore (main location) will be closed May 28 - June 5. We will re-open at Harrelson Hall on the brickyard Monday, June 6, 2011 at 8am. For more information about our relocation, please visit our website: www.ncsu.edu/bookstore