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People take shelter under an umbrella from the inclement weather at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.
A steady rain fell throughout the day at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.
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Members of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity prepare barbecue for the ATO Pig-N-Pie Cook-Off during the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday
Weather dampens festival WEATHER KEEPS ATTENDANCE DOWN DURING ALL-DAY FESTIVAL ON HILLSBOROUGH STREET SATURDAY John Cline
mated closer to 3,000 had been by. “We had a good day,” Lovette said. “The weather impacted it [a lot.]” The Hillsborough Street RenaisMerchants were impressed with sance Green Arts and Music Festival the turnout in spite of the elements. kicked off at noon Saturday despite “I’m impressed with all the people steady rain all day. The event marked who made it out despite the weather, the first time since the streets con- it’s awesome!” Bethany Chatfield, struction in 1792 that Hillsborough an N.C. State alum and owner of Street was closed off completely for ohcallmeb.com, a handmade jewthis sort of festival. elry company, said. “I think people The Hillsborough are still coming out Street Renaisbecause they want sance Festival was to support this and planned to high- TECHNICIANONLINE.COM they want this to light the aesthetic Check out photos by Dreier Carr, Christin be able to happen changes planned Hardy, Brent Kitchen, David Mabe and Megan again.” for the area over the Myers, and Wolf-TV video of the Hillsborough Harper Pridgen, Renaissance Festival Saturday in our a senior in textiles next two years and Street interactive map online, designed by Biko featured a variety of Tushinde. Send your thoughts on content to engineering, said eco-friendly ven- photo@technicianonline.com. she agreed with dors, informative Chatfield. booths, a pie and BBQ competition, “The whole concept of this is great, and live music throughout the day. I just wish it hadn’t rained,” Pridgen Students and community mem- said. “But either way I’ve still had a bers turned out for the event despite great time and lots of great barbecue the drizzle, but attendance was well and pie.” below planners’ estimates. One of the main attractions at Alan Lovette, owner of Mitch’s and the festival was the Barbecue and 5 O’Clock Sports bar, said planners Pie tasting competitions that were had said upwards of 20,000 people put on by the Alpha Tau Omega would fill the streets, while he esti- fraternity, where people crowded Staff Writer
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throughout the afternoon. Here festival-goers could purchase a ticket for 7 dollars that allowed them to taste entries and submit their vote for best tasting. David Orr, a representative from the fraternity, said the group wanted to take initiative to put on such an event. “As a newer fraternity on campus, we wanted to create a signature event,” Orr said. “We wanted something that would get our whole chapter, and even the community involved. It’s something that allows us to have fun, get some exposure, and raise some money for a good cause.” Funds raised from ticket sales went to benefit “Soles 4 Souls”, a charity that takes donated shoes and distributes them to needy families. Orr also remained optimistic despite the dreary conditions, saying forward thinking and determination
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allowed the planners to get this festival together over the past year. “You can’t plan for the weather,” Orr said. “As someone told me, first they said we couldn’t get the money for this event, then they said we couldn’t get the street closed off. We got through all that, and this rain is just another obstacle.” Jacqui McLaughlin was one of the official judges for the barbecues and pies. “This is a great event for the community and N.C. State,” McLaughlin said. Aside from the food, patrons could browse through a collection of ecofriendly, unique vendors such as FESTIVAL continued page 3
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Prospective student Matthew Graham, looks inside the wind tunnel, which is located on campus in Broughton Hall. Andrew Roberts, a senior in aerospace engineering, told Graham of the many merits of the N.C. State engineering program, during the open house — the engineering department’s time to recruit future students. There were many senior design studios open to the prospective students, showcasing the range of things engineers can do. “I like the idea of engineering because it is science applied,” Graham said.
Without Borders among others. Event planners also encouraged attendees to attend Hillsborough
Street’s renaissance festivities along with its exhibitions and information seminars.
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The still-in-progress noise meter for Wolfpack athletics has a name as of early Friday morning. The student vote revealed that the preferred name for the noise meter was “Howlometer,” the only student-generated choice on the ballot. The design team for the new meter, along with Student Body President Jay Dawkins, came up with a short list of possible names for their project which will be an eight foot replica of the Memorial Bell Tower with lights that flash in accordance with how loud fans yell. The poll also allowed for student input for a name to be considered, and, after narrowing the field to five possible names, freshman Brittany
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Centennial and Main Campus were both full of people Saturday as the College of Engineering held its Open House to inform and entice prospective undergraduates with displays, experiments, and tours of campus. Exhibits were held from Talley Student Center to Centennial’s Engineering Buildings in an effort to show possible engineering majors the wide variety of degrees offered by the college. A demonstration, “What is Engineering?” was also given to middle school students to inform future students about the concepts of engineering. The event featured displays from the University Career Center, the Ben Franklin Scholars Program, Women In Science & Engineering and Engineers
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Kaci Torres, a 2007 alumnus in economics, perfoms with a hula hoop while balancing on a piece of pipe during the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.
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Hall’s name, Howlometer, was added to the ballot. Because of her entry, Hall will be the first technician to operate the meter after it’s completed. Robbie Shute, a junior in aerospace engineering, said he likes the name choice. “It’s corny,” Shute said. “But funny, and fitting.” “You have a speedometer, a tachymeter and now we have a Howlometer,” Dawkins said, METER continued page 3
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