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“If an adviser were to leave tomorrow, we wouldn’t be able to fill the position before June 30.”

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Provost Larry Nielsen and Vice Chancellor Charlie Leffler outlined the new emergency budget guidelines in an April 10 statement after Gov. Bev Perdue directed the Office of State Budget and Management to create additional expenditure restrictions to have a balanced budget through the end of the fiscal year.

“The governor has directed OSBM to issue mandatory spending restrictions on hiring, other employee related increases, purchases of good/materials/services and travel for the balance of the 2008-09 fiscal year,” the joint statement said.

Nielsen said he wasn’t the best source on the topic in an e-mail, and declined to comment.

Leffler said the reason Nielsen declined comment was because the guidelines ultimately came out of Leffler’s office. He said he was willing to take responsibility for the new guidelines.

“We have a practice of putting both our names on documents that impact the University,” he said.

Vice Chancellor for finance and business Charlie Leffler on the University’s new budget

BUDGET GUIDELINES QUICK FACTS: Gov. Bev Perdue directed the Office of State Budget and Management to balance its budget before the end of the fiscal year.

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According to Leffler, the new guidelines come as the state is attempting to respond to budget and cash flow issue it is experiencing. “[The OSMB] is looking to reduce expenditure, so they have placed additional parameters,” he said. “We have to further reduce hiring and travel,” Leffler said the guidelines make exceptions for situations directly related with the classroom.

The new guidelines state that out-of-state travel not directly related to the classroom will not be allowed. Leffler said the chancellor would still be able to travel for meetings if it meets the criteria. “But if it doesn’t, then he won’t be able to.”

Leffler said the guidelines will not affect students.

Elmo Lamm, student body treasurer, said the clubs who travel will be exempt from the new guidelines. “The new budget restrictions don’t apply to clubs because clubs get their

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money from Student Government appropriations, which are fee funded,” Lamm, a freshman in business, said.

He said no appropriations money comes from the state.

“They should have no restrictions,” Lamm said.

Leff ler said there are many positions that, if empty, could cause an annoyance to students.

He said the new guidelines force vacant positions to left unfilled.

“If an adviser were to leave tomorrow, we wouldn’t be able to fill the position before June 30, because the position is not directly related to the classroom,” Leffler said.

Rachel Barringer, a freshman in education, worries the inability to fill vacant advising positions will put more stress on the rest of the advising staff.

“The other advisors would have to pick up the work, and would be unable to help students as adequately as they should,” she said.

Leffler said the longer the guidelines are in place, the more noticeable it will be for students. Leffler also said he can’t predict how long or if the restrictions will last after June 30.

“This is a changing situtation with the state that we have to monitor,” he said.

“We don’t want to downgrade what we do for our core mission.”

Lamm said he thinks the groups most affected will be those that need state financial aid to operate on a day-to-day basis. He also guessed some of the ramifications of the new guidelines.

“The library won’t be able to buy new books, IT won’t be able to buy computers and if I was a teacher, I would have to ask Leffler for permission to buy the paper on which I would print my final exams,” he said.

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Appropriations funds will increase next year SG will distribute more fund, promises more accountability for groups Ty Johnson News Editor

Student Government will distribute more money to student organizations through appropriations requests after a fall increase in student fees.

Tim Lipka, a senior in political science and SG executive secretary, said 90 percent of the fee increase will go to appropriations—a required stipulation of the fee increase approval.

“Last year we gave out around $89,000,” Student Senate President and former chair of the appropriations committee Kelli Rogers said. That total should be upwards of $127,000 this year according to Student Body Treasurer Elmo Lamm, though he said he anticipated the amount would go up after some surpluses were accounted for.

A unique issue with appropriations this past year was the involvement of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford in the process. Stafford personally approved all appropriations requests in lieu of the budget crisis, but Rogers said she doesn’t anticipate it will be an issue next year.

“Dr. Stafford did not want to continually be involved in the appropriations process,” Rogers said. “He recognizes that it should be a Student Government decision.”

Rogers said Stafford understands how hard the appropriations committee works on requests, and that the time commitment is great.

“The committee spends over 30 hours throughout the process for each session,” she said. “He doesn’t have time to do it.”

Rogers said she can’t predict the future, and if the situation is similar to last year’s, he may have to be involved again.

“If it’s decided that fee-funded budgets apply to the state budget restriction then he will most likely have to oversee the process,” Rogers said.

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A new committee will also help to supplement group event funding so all organizations on campus can get monetary aid from SG. “We’ll almost have two different appropriations processes,” Rogers said. “So not only student groups but other organizations, like the Alumni Association or UAB, can get funding from our finance committee.”

Lamm said the committee will be looking to help out event planning for all campus organizations, though the committee name may be altered.

“It’s called the finance committee dispursement, pending a more creative title,” Lamm said.

“Anyone can request money to co-sponsor events.”

Rogers said the committee will help groups that find themselves incapable of hosting events to receive funding.

“Something I saw from groups this year was, because of the cuts and restraints, some groups weren’t able to host their events because they couldn’t get funding from other areas,” Rogers said. “Despite budget cuts and restrictions I’m sure we’ll face this year, Student Government will still be an avenue so groups can put on events they want to.”

Student Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Lindsay said on top of having more money to dispense, the process will also have an increased focus on accountability for student organizations.

“Groups that received funds the last semester have to show how it was used how it was appropriated,” Lindsay said. “One thing that’s going to be different is we’ll require receipts.”

Lindsay said a lack of accountability in recent years will be corrected through an emphasis on documenting expenses and training senators in the appropriations process. Lamm said his office will also be open to review appropriations requests ahead of their scheduled times.

“Student group representatives have an opportunity to consult with the treasurer,” Lamm said.

“If they want someone to look at their request, they can.”

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Students crowd around Ross Jackson, a campus preacher, on the Brickyard April 13. “I think he’s a fake prophet,” Daniel Balogun, a junior in industial engineering, said. “The Bible’s about love, but he’s taking the Bible out of context.” Jackson had a permit to preach on the Brickyard from noon to 3 p.m. “He’s got his first amendment rights as long as he’s got a permit,” Campus Police officer Michael Mullins said.

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Veterans’ group advocates for transfer students Students veterans push to receive more credit for service, establish center Saja Hindi Editor-in-Chief

Jason Lindsay wants to see a replica of the GLBT Center — except for student veterans. He wants them to have resources and networking opportunities available to them constantly at the University. And he wants the University to give them credit where he thinks credit is due.

Lindsay, a senior in political science and Iraq War veteran who is in the Army reserve, is the founder of the N.C. State Student Veterans group, which

first started in January.

“There’s a huge influx of veterans coming in to N.C. State,” Lindsay said. “I spoke to some other veterans and decided to form a student veterans group on campus.”

The group has two main priorities, Lindsay said. One is to create a networking group for the veterans, and the second is to advocate on behalf of the veterans to the University.

“It’s so hard to find individual veterans,” Lindsay said. “We want to get the word out that the student veterans group is out there. We can support each other and help each other out.”

Jeanne Chen, a senior in chemisty and student senator, said a

“It’s the University’s responsibility to step up to the plate.”

Jason Lindsay, senior in political science student veteran approached her early in the semester who had done some research on the American Council on Education.

“It’s basically people who review veterans’ statuses and match those skills to certain sets of courses provided at their universities, so they can receive certain credit,” Chen said.

She mentioned the idea to Lindsay, who was a student senator then and is now Student Senate pro tempore, who she said seemed genuinely interested.

Lindsay also talked to Vice

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Provost for Diversity and Education Jose Picart, who drafted a “Military Veterans Working Group Report.”

“I understand that there’s not a whole lot we can do, but the issue is they’ve spent so much time serving our country, and a lot of schools guarantee them a certain amount of credit as veterans, even military science courses, which we do have,” Chen said.

According to Lindsay, veterans at the University now receive credit for their two P.E. credits for serving, but he said he wants

do [give veterans more credit hours], so why shouldn’t N.C. State give a little more than two P.E. credits? They deserve more than what they’re getting,” she said.

Lindsay said he thinks the University has to take action on this issue, especially because there is an increase in the number of veterans transferring to the University.

“It’s the University’s responsibility to step up to the plate,” he said.

And Lindsay said since the University already has a program similar to this for ROTC students, he is hoping the one for veterans’ credit will be based on that as well.

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to advocate for more.

Lindsay said having a veterans’ resource center like that of the GLBT Center in Talley would be beneficial for veterans coming back to school who are injured or disabled or just want to connect to other veterans when returning.

The drafted report Picart sent out included recommendations for academic support services, student support services, enrollment management and financial assistance, an administrative and physical infrastructure and an institutional climate for veterans.

Chen said she feels this is an important issue.

“A lot of other universities

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According to Leffler, the new guidelines come as the state is attempting to respond to budget and cash flow issue it is experiencing. “[The OSMB] is looking to reduce expenditure, so they have placed additional parameters,” he said. “We have to further reduce hiring and travel,” Leffler said the guidelines make expections for situations directly related with the classroom.

The new guidelines say out of state travel not directly related to the classroom will not be allowed. Leffler said the Chancellor would still be able to travel for meetings if it meets the criteria.

“But if it doesn’t then he won’t be able to.”

Leffler said students will not be affected by these new guidelines.

Elmo Lamm, student body treasurer, said clubs who travel won’t be affected by the new guidelines. “The new budget restrictions don’t apply to clubs because clubs get their money from Student Government ap-

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James Cox Provost Larry Nielsen and Vice Chancellor Charlie Leffler outlined the new emergency budget guidelines in an April 10 statement after Gov. Bev Perdue directed the Office of State Budget and Management to create additional expenditure restrictions to have a balanced budget through the end of the fiscal year.

“The Governor has directed OSBM to issue mandatory spending restrictions on hiring, other employee related increases, purchases of good/materials/services and travel for the balance of the 2008-09 fiscal year,” the joint statement said.

Nielsen said he wasn’t the best source on the topic, despite his name being on the statement.

Leffler said the reason Nielsen declined comment was because the guidelines ultimately came out of his office. Leffler said he was willing to take responsibility for the new guidelines.

“We have a practice of putting both our names on documents that impact the University,” he

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propriations, which are fee funded,” Lamm said.

He said no appropriations money comes from the state.

“They should have no restrictions,” Lamm said.

Leffler said there may that, if empty, could cause an annoyance to students. He said the new guidelines force vacant positions to left unfilled.

“If an advisor were to leave tomorrow, we wouldn’t be able to fill the position before June 30, because the position is not directly related to the classroom,” Leffler said.

Rachel Barringer, a freshman in education, worries the inability to fill vacant advising positions will put more stress on the rest of the advising staff.

“The other advisors would have to pick up the work, and would be unable to help students as adequately as they should,” she said.

Leff ler said the longer the guidelines are in place, the more noticable it will be for students.

Leffler also said he can’t predict

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how long or if the restrictions will last after June 30.

“This is a changing situtation with the state that we have to monitor,” he said.

“We don’t want to downgrade what we do for our core mission.”

Lamm, a freshman in business, said he thinks the groups most affected will be those that need state financial aid to operate on a day-to-day basis. He also guessed some of the ramifications of the new guidelines.

“The library won’t be able to buy new books, IT won’t be able to buy computers and if I was a teacher, I would have to ask Leffler for permission to buy the paper on which I would print my final exams,” he said.

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SG will distribute more fund, promises more accountability for groups Ty Johnson News Editor

Student Government will distribute more money to student organizations through appropriations requests after a fall increase in student fees.

Tim Lipka, a senior in political science and SG employee, said 90 percent of the fee increase will go to appropriations - a required stipulation of the fee increase approval.

“Last year we gave out around $89,000,” Student Senate President and former chair of the appropriations committee Kelli Rogers said. That total should be upwards of $127,000 this year according to Student Body Treasurer Elmo Lamm, though he said he anticipated the amount would go up after some surpluses were accounted for.

A unique issue with appropriations this past year was the involvement of Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford in the process. Stafford personally approved all appropriations requests in lieu of the budget crisis, but Rogers doesn’t anticipate it will be an issue next year.

“Dr. Stafford did not want to continually be involved in the appropriations process,” Rogers said. “He recognizes that it should be a Student Government decision.”

Rogers said Stafford understands how hard the appropriations committee works on requests, and that the time commitment is great.

“The committee spends over 30 hours throughout the process for each session,” she said. “He doesn’t have time to do it.”

Rogers said she can’t predict the future, and if the situation is similar to last year’s, he may have to be involved again.

“If it’s decided that fee-funded budgets apply to the state budget restriction then he will most likely have to [oversee the pro-

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cess],” Rogers said.

A new committee will also help to supplement group event funding so all organizations on campus can get monetary aid from SG. “We’ll actually have a working finance committee,” Rogers said.

“We’ll almost have two different appropriations processes so not only student groups but other organizations, like the Alumni Association or UAB, can get funding.”

Lamm said the committee will be looking to help out event planning for all campus organizations, though the committee name may be altered.

“It’s called the finance committee dispersement, pending a more creative title,” Lamm said.

“Anyone can request money to co-sponsor events.”

Rogers said the committee will help groups that find themselves incapable of hosting events to have funding for them.

“Something I saw from groups this year was, because of the cuts and restraints, some groups weren’t able to host their events because they couldn’t get funding from other areas,” Rogers said. “Despite budget cuts and restrictions I’m sure we’ll face this year, Student Government will still be an avenue so groups can put on events they want to.”

Student Senate President Pro Tempore Jason Lindsay said on top of having more money to dispense, the process will also have an increased focus on accountability for student organizations.

“Groups that received funds the last semester have to show how it was used how it was appropriated,” Lindsay said. “One thing that’s going to be different is we’ll require receipts.”

Lindsay said a lack of accountability in recent years will be corrected through an emphasis on documenting expenses and training senators in the appropriations process. Lamm said his office will also be open to review appropriations requests ahead of their scheduled times.

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Students crowd around Ross Jackson, a campus preacher, on the Brickyard April 13. “I think he’s a fake prophet,” Daniel Balogun, a junior in industial engineering, said. “The Bible’s about love, but he’s taking the Bible out of context.” Jackson had a permit to preach on the Brickyard from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. “He’s got his first amendment rights as long as he’s got a permit,” Officer Michael Mullins, who was monitoring

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Veterans’ group advocates for transfer students Students veterans push to receive more credit for service, establish center Saja Hindi Editor-in-Chief

Jason Lindsay wants to see a replica of the GLBT Center — except for veterans. He wants them to have resources and networking opportunities available to them constantly at the University. And he wants the University to give them credit where he thinks credit is due.

Lindsay, a senior in political science and Iraq War veteran who is in the Army reserve, is the founder of the N.C. State Student Veterans group, which

first started in January.

“There’s a huge influx of veterans coming in to N.C. State,” Lindsay said. “I spoke to some other veterans and decided to form a student veterans group on campus.”

The group has two main priorities, Lindsay said. One is to create a networking group for the veterans, and the second is to advocate on behalf of the veterans to the University.

“It’s so hard to find individual veterans,” Lindsay said. “We want to get the word out that the student veterans group is out there. We can support each other and help each other out.”

Jeanne Chen, a senior in chemisty and student senator, said a

“It’s the University’s responsibility to step up to the plate” Jason Lindsay student veteran approached her early in the semester who had done some research on the American Council on Education.

“It’s basically people who review veterans’ statues and match those skills to certain sets of courses provided at their universities, so they can receive certain credit,” Chen said.

She then mentioned the idea to Lindsay, who was a student senator then and is now Student Senate pro tempore, who she said seemed genuinely interested.

Lindsay then talked to Vice

Grad Fa ir Balfour

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Provost for Diversity and Education Jose Picart, who drafted a “Military Veterans Working Group Report.”

“I understand that there’s not a whole lot we can do, but the issue is they’ve spent so much time serving our country, and a lot of schools guarantee them a certain amount of credit as veterans, even military science courses, which we do have,” Chen said.

According to Lindsay, veterans at the University now received credit for their two P.E. credits for serving, but he said he wants

do [give veterans more credit hours], so why shouldn’t N.C. State give a little more than two P.E. credits? They deserve more than what they’re getting,” she said.

Lindsay said he thinks the University has to take action on this issue, especially because there is an increase in the number of veterans transferring to the University.

“It’s the University’s responsibility to step up to the plate,” he said.

And Lindsay said since the University already has a program similar to this for ROTC students, he is hoping the one for veterans’ credit will be based on that as well.

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to advocate for more.

Lindsay said having a veterans’ resource center like that of the GLBT Center in Talley would be beneficial for veterans coming back to school who are injured or disabled or just want to connect to other veterans when coming back.

The drafted report Picart sent out included recommendations for academic support services, student support services, enrollment management and financial assistance, an administrative and physical infrastructure and an institutional climate for veterans.

Chen said she feels this is an important issue.

“A lot of other universities

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But according to Pearl Cafe co-owner Nathan Phillips, the city has been dragging its feet for far too long.

“They’ve been talking about it for eight years,” Phillips said. “They were supposed to start last May, now they’re thinking of postponing this year’s May start time.”

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“I don’t know what it looks like,” Phillips said of the latest plans for the street.

“Meetings don’t do any good when they tell you things are set into place, but they’re not.”

Phillips is also wary of the construction process itself since it’s taking so long to get started.

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man and looks to still be an issue going into her senior year.

“When I was a freshman, they had set the date for it to begin that summer,” Rogers said. “That was 2007, and we’re going into the summer of 2009.”

Rogers said she hoped to experience the new look Hillsborough Street throughout her undergraduate career, but won’t be on campus for its completion.

“I was looking forward to seeing the new Hillsborough Street before I graduated,” Rogers said. “Now, because of whatever reasons, it’s something I’m working onto leave as a legacy for future students.”

Rogers said the completion of the Hillsborough Street project will be the realization of a long-term initiative to engulf the area as part of campus.

“Right now Hillsborough Street is viewed as a border to campus,” Rogers said. “I would really like it to be viewed as a part of the N.C. State community.

Still, Phillips’ frustration with the slow process of getting the renovations started is also fed by the changes to the plans

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t started as the basement musings of three students at the University.

We were impatient, not wanting to wait until we graduated to create positive change in our community. We were audacious, believing we could achieve anything we dreamed if we put our minds together and worked hard. We were three precocious idealists, until our dream became reality in a major way: the Hillsborough Street Renaissance.

Jenn Halweil The festival was born out of a desire to CEO of Hillsborough recognize and diminish inequality. The non-profit organizations we sought to help, Engineers Without Borders, MorLove and Soles4Souls, understood that as much of the world becomes wealthier, many communities face burgeoning poverty.

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ren’t you tired of worrying about which beggar is going to approach Owner of Melvin’s you on Hillsborough Street, how many brick sidewalk pavers you’re going to trip over, how many parking tickets you will get today or why you have to go all the way downtown to have a pleasurable evening? What about UNC-Chapel Hill students making you feel jealous about how much fun Franklin Street is, or why you can’t get a meal-plan meal after 4:30 p.m. north of the Free Expression Tunnel?

Well, the businesses of Hillsborough Street share your concerns. It has been stated that N.C. State is a very good school, but not a fun school. Therefore, future athletes go elsewhere to play ball.

However, change is approaching Hillsborough Street this

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The student group Finish the Bell Tower is raising money to put a 54 bell carillon system in the Bell Tower. The first phase of the project will be to put the six largest bells in, at a cost of around $300,000.

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he University, students and the City of Raleigh have put forth money and effort to improve the heart of N.C. State — Hillsborough Street.

Students have put together events, such as the Hillsborough Hike and the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, and the City of Raleigh approved plans to improve Hillsborough Street in June.

The only way Hillsborough Street is going to improve is for its customers — made up of mostly students, to support businesses.

This doesn’t mean just visiting Hillsborough Street to buy a quick lunch. It means going there any time of day and also visiting it instead of going to alternative cities on the weekends, such as Chapel Hill or Greenville, on weekends or at night.

But students can only do so much, and Hillsborough Street needs cooperation from all sides.

The University can help support Hillsborough Street by integrating board bucks or meal plans into businesses along the street, which is a goal of the Campus Enterprise Division.

Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said being able to use board bucks or meal plans in businesses on Hillsborough Street would make it easier for students and would leave students with more options.

If the University goes through with this, it will not only boost business on Hillsborough Street, but it will also give students more options for places to eat or shop and may make the University more appealing to prospective students.

The City of Raleigh must also put forth more effort to help Hillsborough Street quickly.

The City of Raleigh has already approved almost $10 million for the Hillsborough Street Phase 1 Roundabout Project, which would make improvements from Gardner Street to Oberlin Road. Since the money for the project has already been put aside, Raleigh should begin construction as soon as possible. The day after graduation would be ideal.

The project may hurt businesses during the time of construction.

Once it is done, Hillsborough Street will see an immediate impact. And Raleigh wants to see these changes soon, then it should do construction during summer vacation when there is significantly less traffic around campus.

Hillsborough Street needs a facelift to survive through hard economic times, and the only way it can get through it is if it has support from the University, students and the City of Raleigh.

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he Hillsborough Hike is ours.

We, as students, make it happen.

It brings us back to our street. It provides an opportunity to give back. It’s a heck of a good time. Here’s how we can take ownership.

Student word of mouth makes the event happen. This year, Student Government got pegged by outsiders as ‘the organizer’ Jay Dawkins of the Hillsborough Hike. While we’d Student Body love to take credit, the truth is Student President-Emeritus Government could implode tomorrow and the show would go on. It is you, the everyday student, that remembers the tradition, tells a friend and shows up time and again to support ‘our street.’

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rank lin Street is better than Hillsborough Street? Whether or not this is a touchy subject for N.C. State students due to this existing rivalry, the facts still rule over biased opinion.

Chapel Hill is a college town, whereas Raleigh is the capital of the North Carolina. Why is this relevant to the debatable topic here? Chapel Hill, being a college Stephen Potts town, means everything revolves around senior, political scithe school and the main street through ence the school, which is Franklin Street, not the town of Chapel Hill itself.

Raleigh is a town that revolves around the state, not NCSU, so it tends to look at Hillsborough Street as a part of the city instead of part of the school.

We, as students, may not view it this way, but the city does.

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Phillips said, on top of the prospect of construction blocking foot traffic to his restaurant, the economic crisis has already crippled his revenues and could lead to more issues if the renovations don’t begin soon.

“I don’t know if I can afford to make it through this process,” Phillips said. “I don’t know if we’ll survive long enough for the reconstruction to help us.”

Student Body President Jim Ceresnak hopes the realization of some of his campaign promises will help keep Hillsborough Street businesses afloat in the short term, and to solidify the street’s relationship with the University. Ceresnak wants to combine All-Campus, Board Bucks and Wolf Copy cards into one, all-inclusive card for students to carry, and to have the card act as a discount card of sorts at Hillsborough Street businesses.

“When students come back from summer break hopefully they will not only have a consolidated All-Campus card but they’ll also have incentives to go to Hillsborough Street businesses,” Ceresnak said. “It’ll be a system where businesses can promote students and students have an incentive to patronize those businesses.”

Ceresnak doesn’t want his initiative to act only as a way to get businesses through hard economic times, though, as he aims to have it change the relationship between students and area businesses.

“It’s a tangible thing that will benefit both students and busi-

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Hillsborough Street itself, is an example of this phenomena of growing inequality. As NC State becomes a wealthier and more developed institution, many of the dilapidated buildings on Hillsborough Street house businesses which are struggling to remain financially solvent. The University teaches us values of equality, environmental stewardship and artistic creativity.

We are encouraged to pursue economic development. Yet the wealth of knowledge we are acquiring is lost to the surrounding neighborhood as we build our ivory tower and forego establishing substantial dialogue with the local community.

The Hillsborough Street Renaissance was the first of what will hopefully be many events that work to reshape these educational and economic paradigms.

Despite the cold and the rain, the

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year. While students are on summer break, the $10 million Hillsborough Street Construction Project will begin to make the front door of the University look better. But even though the appearance of Hillsborough Street will improve, there are many problems that will cause this street to continue to be a dump.

Af ter many petitions, meetings with the city and school officials, interrogation by the police department concerning events and letters to Mayor Charles Meeker, it appears that no one has any interest in listening to the businesses of Hillsborough Street.

As of today, almost 40 percent of the business space on Hillsborough Street is empty.

In the past year, 10 businesses have either changed hands or closed on the 2500 block along,

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Crowds braved bleak weather at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival March 14. Inclement weather kept the event from drawing the large crowd it was expecting.

nesses,” he said. “I hope it can be more than a bandage for ailing

his project is already in progress.

“Working with construc-

“I hope it can be more than a bandage for ailing businesses, though. I hope it can be a lasting program.”

Student Body President Jim Ceresnak businesses, though. I hope it can be a lasting program.”

Ceresnak did admit that working with construction timetables was a difficult process, but said

tion and such will be a difficult process,” Ceresnak said. “But I’m talking this week with a point person from the Raleigh Chamber of Commerce who we

festival raised approximately four thousand dollars and more than 800 pairs of shoes for our benefiting charities. Most importantly, the festival brought the community together in support of revitalizing this area and creating meaningful relationships between the University and its neighbors.

What started as a dream and progressed to a festival has now become a movement. Legacy Event Planners, the organization established to plan the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, is comprised of students and educators working together to create a new model of education and university involvement in the community. We believe that the time for a curriculum centered around rote memorization from textbooks has passed.

This model leaves students bored and does not provide them with the skills necessary to become effective leaders.

In place of this model, we are advocating a curriculum based on community service

and hands-on problem solving.

Most of us came to this University because we wanted to create a better future for ourselves and for our children. Yet somewhere along the way, many students begin treating college as a mere stepping stone to a higher salary.

Through the continued planning and execution of events in this area that bring the community together for fun and deserving causes, LEP will prove that students do not have to wait until they graduate to impact positive change in the world.

LEP is a group of creative mathematicians. We see a world plagued by inequality and we believe we have a model of how to fix the equation. This editorial is dedicated out to every student, educator and community member who has ever envisioned a better world. For more information on how to become involved please e-mail info@legacyeventplanners.org

and studies show 40 to 60 percent of businesses will fail during the construction project. Seventyfive percent of students don’t even know that there is a bowling alley on Hillsborough Street because they don’t visit the area.

Based on these studies, 68 percent of all business space will be empty once the construction project is complete.

So when the street looks better, students will have very little reason to come to Hillsborough Street, which will make Franklin Street even more proud.

Even t houg h there are many problems with this street, there are three major issues that students can make a difference.

The city should create a 100-foot buffer around the University’s pr o p e r t y t o keep beggars from approaching students for money. This will eliminate many robbery issues, graffiti issues, rape issues and verbal confrontations.

The University should have a more diverse meal plan. The current meal plan requires freshmen

students to eat on campus and then allows them to use their meal plan card, or Board Bucks, as a credit/debit card, so students can purchase other items on campus. Technician articles constantly show students are dissatisfied with this program. If N.C. State will discontinue forcing students to eat on campus, many more students will visit Hillsborough Street, creating more foot traffic.

There should be more parking acknowledgment. Even though parking will always be an issue, people don’t really understand where and when they can park in this area. Signs need to be posted along Hillsborough Street to show visitors where parking is free on campus after 5 p.m., as well as free metered parking after 5 p.m.

As I stated before, no one is listening to the businesses. But it is a fact that students have a huge voice. Therefore, the businesses of Hillsborough Street suggest a Protest March (The March that will Make a Difference) prior to the Hillsborough Hike on April 24. You should be tired of others ruining your college experience.

If done correctly, Hillsborough Street will make Franklin Street look like ‘the dump.’

“As of today, almost 40 percent of the business space on Hillsborough Street is empty.”

can work with those businesses through.”

Ceresnak said he sees enhancing student opportunities as one of the duties of SG. “One of the things we have the capacity to do is to extend services that students will enjoy,” Ceresnak said. “And make student’s lives easier, and that’s what I intend to focus on.”

Rogers sa id it ’s i mportant for students to push the Hillsborough Street issue so the street can experience change in the new future.

“It’s a huge part of our student life and we need to give back to that community and show it plays a huge part of campus life

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know that Amore’s pizza has sweet artwork, couches and a ba r? Or t hat Five O’Clock bar has a disastrous little drink called a ‘Bud Jug?’ Or even that Sylvia’s pizza is run by a g u y named Sylvio? These little discover ies have brought me, and undoubtedly many other students, back to the street time and again, and none of this would happen without the hike.

It’s an opportunity for philanthropy. Let’s be honest

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A piece of tape marks an empty spot for a booth during the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival March 14. The event saw reduced participation due to persistent rain during the day.

in order for the city council to recognize it is important,” Rogers said. “If students could rally for a new Hillsborough Street, the renovation could happen sooner.”

Beyond saying students had an opportunity to affect the progress of the project, Rogers said she’ll continue to advocate for changes, despite not being able

to see the finished product as an undergraduate.

“It’s not something I’m going to directly benefit from,” Rogers said. “But it’s still something I’m going to fight for so future students can benefit from it.”

here — the focus of the event is to hit the bars. But who says the whole thing has to be about alcohol? This is N.C. State, the home of the Krispy Kreme Challenge.

We believe in giving back and having a good time while doing it. This past year alone we found a way to collect thousands of pounds of canned food and hundreds of dollars for Urban Ministries in conjunction with the Halloween Hike.

What’s better than tossing a few back and feeding t he hungry all at the same time?

While Spook Hunger only coincides with the Halloween Hike, we can still do our part to end hunger and homelessness. The Triangle Community Founda-

tion is a great cause that works to provide real help those in need.

Visit trianglecf.org.

struction with “roundabouts” and medians are going to make things as good as Franklin Street, I personally beg to differ.

Traffic flow will improve and maybe a little friendlier with parking, but all in all it will still be a hassle to drive around Hillsborough Street for a night out.

The foot traffic will always be better on Franklin Street as well due to the fact previously mentioned, that the street is the core of the town.

There are gaps in Hillsborough were people just ignore because there is nothing there — Franklin Street is not like that. You also have the fraternity and sorority houses right on the street as opposed to Hillsborough Street, where they are located a few streets behind.

This adds to the college atmosphere, and makes for another reasons why Franklin Street is better then Hillsborough Street.

As far as options for shops, bars and restaurants go, there is a

much more eclectic selection on Franklin Street.

This is not to say the selection on Hillsborough Street is terrible, it certainly is not — however, Franklin appeals to a more varied people due to having more shops and bars. You will find art shops, comic book shops and new stores like Gamestop opening on the street.

Franklin Street is more appealing to the families of the town as well, not just the students versus Hillsborough Street, which is mostly student-based.

Lastly, I personally believe Franklin Street is the better street because of the tradition instilled in the street.

When I think of UNC-Chapel Hill, I think of Franklin Street, and when I think of NCSU, I think of the Brickyard and the Bell Tower.

Franklin Street is better, but for you UNC haters out there, it does not mean that NCSU is the worst of the two schools, just that NCSU’s tradition is found around things like the Bell Tower, instead of a street like in Chapel Hill.

“While Spook Hunger only coincides with the Halloween Hike, we can still do our part to end hunger and homelessness.”

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This affects the feel of the street.

Whereas Franklin Street has 50,000 people storming the street after a national championship win because people of the town gather there, Hillsborough Street would have only students coming out after such a win, not the entire town.

This affects the atmosphere of the street.

Beyond the fact that everything revolves around Frank lin Street and not Hillsborough Street, there are other factors here. Franklin Street has a better layout and higher quality buildings with better options of shops and bars.

Hillsborough Street has a congested layout, and if anyone thinks the new con-

“Franklin Street has a better layout and higher quality buildings with better options of shops and bars.”

Let’s clean up our act. In all of our glorious debauchery, we do make a bit of a mess. Like any good partygoer, let’s do our part to clean up. Last year, Student Government sponsored a street cleanup, but admittedly the event didn’t happen until the following Friday. This year, make a commitment to be out on the street at noon the following day. We’ll provide the trash bags.

Together, we’ll restore a bit of the street’s image.

If we want the hike to survive the test of time and Hillsborough Street to get better, we must take ownership of the event. Give to the Triangle Community Foundation. Commit to keeping the street clean. Bring friends to the hike. And come back to the street again and again. Hillsborough Street’s future is in our hands.

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Monica, California, entitled “Berkeley L. Hendricks: Birth of Cool,� which has made the cover of this month’s ArtForum magazine. The exhibition has also been reviewed by the New York Times and ARTnews.

Schroth said that she is organizing a show for the summer. “It will be treasures of photography from the Duke library, from the 1870s until now. It’ll be sort of a selection of 100 greatest hits,� Schroth said.

Other exhibitions in the works include an August exhibit on Pi-

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Art is intimidating for most people. It’s difficult for someone to discern exactly what they like in a piece of artwork. Nasher Museum of Art in Durham helps solve that problem by offering disparate exhibitions that appeal to a broad audience.

The Nasher Museum of Art is well known for its affiliation with Duke University, which helps it attract well-known artists and extensive collections.

The Museum features three exhibitions, “A Room of Their Own: The Bloomsbury Artists in American Collections,� “Sacred Beauty: Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts,� and “Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City.�

Wendy Hower Livingston, manager of marketing and communications for Nasher Museum, said, “These three exhibitions offer something for everyone. There’s contemporary art in ‘Escultura,’ works from a group of intellectuals responding to Victorian England in ‘Bloomsbury,’ and showcasing works from the permanent collection in ‘Sacred Beauty.’�

The Bloomsbury collection featured many artists who were inf luenced by European PostImpressionism. Many had also dabbled in textiles, so the collection features embroidery and sketches for textile patterns along with sketches and painting. The decorative arts featured mainly pastel colors suitable for home furnishings, and the portraits and landscapes were painted in darker tones to convey realism. Literature shares common ground with art, since it features some book designs for certain

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works of Virginia Woolf, one of which being Mrs. Dalloway.

The designs for stationary and matchbook labels indicate the beginnings of modern graphic design.

Sarah Schroth, Nancy Hanks Senior Curator at Nasher Museum, oversees all curatorial activities of the museum. Schroth’s most recent exhibition was 2008’s “El Greco to Velasquez: Art During the Reign of Philip III.� Although she did not personally curate the Bloomsbury collection, she was still involved.

The manuscripts in “Sacred Beauty‚“ were complemented by gold frames and cobalt blue walls. Most of the manuscripts were not attributed to one artist, but were instead credited to one or two countries in an estimate of the time of its making. Three pieces had lightboxes situated behind the manuscripts to show the effect of illumination, and some

had snippets of music or writing to show how the artwork would fit within the written word. “Escultura Social� featured the widest range of artistic media, ranging from textiles to ink to video. The viewer was welcomed into the exhibition by a taped video recording in Spanish and English. Works were accompanied with placards stating the artist’s name and cultural heritage as well as the title of the piece, materials used, permanent collection and artist’s explanation.

Certain notable works stand out from each of the exhibitions.

Bloomsbury featured Vanessa Bell’s oil painting “Portrait of Mary St. John Hutchinson.� The angularity of the facial features indicates an awareness of Modigliani’s style. Bell and Duncan Grant also have more abstract works featuring simple shapes divided by heavy lines. Since

abstraction had not yet come to the forefront of the art world at the time, these two were ahead of the curve. “Sacred Beauty� had a work entitled “Harrowing of Hell,� from circa 1600, thought to be from Germany or the Netherlands. At first glance, the work was primarily of a heart-shaped wreath of flowers that are painted so realistically that they seem to extend beyond the frame.

According to the Nasher Museum Web site, “Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City� runs until June 7, and “Sacred Beauty: Medieval and Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts� runs until May 10. “A Room of Their Own: The Bloomsbury Artists in American Collections� finished its run on April 5. Tickets for non-Duke students are $3.

Livingston said that Nasher has organized a show in Santa

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casso, which the Nasher Museum helped organize and can be currently seen at Yale. There is also an exhibition scheduled for August 2010 entitled “The Record.�

Livingston said, “There’s always something new and something for everyone. We have a very ambitious schedule for a museum of this size.�

The Nasher Museum of Art is located at 2001 Campus Drive in Durham on Duke University’s campus.

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‘One Day’ showcases alumni Yamil Camacho Staff Writer

What is one day in the life of a rapper? Mainstream ideas of the life of a rapper show it composed of parties, high-price cars and questionable activities. Napoleon Wright’s documentary, One Day seeks to refute that stereotype. The film follows each member of Kooley High, a local group made up of N.C. State alumni.

One Day will be showing at Witherspoon Cinema on Monday, April 20, starting at 7:30 with DJ sets from DJ J. Wall, DJ Nominal and Kooley High’s own DJ Ill Digitz. The event is a collaboration between WKNC and the UAB. It is free to all students. “Napoleon filmed the EP release show in March of 2008. After that, he decided that he could turn it into something bigger. He filmed all of our interviews separately a couple months later and had the whole thing done shortly after that. It was actually a fairly quick process,�

Kooley High’s Tab One said. “The show was something we wanted to put together to cel-

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ebrate Kooley’s first release, ‘The Summer Sessions EP.’ All the artists involved make great hip hop, so it was an honor to have them be a part of our big night.�

Napoleon wanted to show the lives of working-class musicians.

He followed the three rappers and two producers throughout the day. “I wanted to make a film that was as honest as them as people and their music. It’s a side of hip hop that you don’t really see these days, where people open up to you for who they really are,� Napoleon said.

One Day deals with persever-

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ance, identity and realizing your goals while remaining humble. The film is also Napoleon’s debut and the biggest project from his Becauseus. org collective.

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by Napoleon. The Web site serves as an outlet for his projects and works. “It stemmed from me doing work for non-profits on the side and I began to realize not only did it make me feel good as an individual to help organizations out with design, but I was also able to be really creative. They need the help and trust me as a designer,�

Napoleon said.

Meanwhile, Kooley High has remained busy. They released their “Kooley is High� mix earlier this year. More albums are on the way, including an unnamed prelude to their debut album, The High Life. “We just want to put one more project out there to help build the Kooley High name before we drop the album,�

Tab One said. “We’re getting more recognition, but we still have a long way to go if we want to do music for a living. “Let’s take it back to the music! Let’s have fun again and stop worrying about how much money a rapper has and focus more on their skills as a musician and artist. The film was pretty raw as far as how we were introduced to the world. We wanted viewers to see us as people first. There’s no need to hide behind some ridiculous image. Be yourself, that’s what hip hop is to me,�

Tab One said. Kooley High will open for Wale at the Cat’s Cradle April 16.

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The Fray’s self-titled sophomore album relies heavily on what made this band such a success in the first place: haunting piano melodies, catchy guitar solos and frontman Isaac Slade’s unusual vocals. Many of the songs on The Fray fit the mold that this piano rock band created with 2005 How to Save a Life. It comes as no surprise that the best songs on this album are piano ballads that crescendo into powerful rock anthems, complete with Slade’s impressive lungs and toe-tapping rhythms.

But where How to Save a Life was the kind of album that stayed in the Most Played playlist on my I-Pod for weeks, this new release from The Fray falls a little short. The songs border on sounding like carbon copies of one another, to the point where it’s even hard to distinguish between where one song ends and another begins.

Ultimately, The Fray sticks to what’s worked for them, and the new album doesn’t offer anything especially new for the band, which is both a delight and a disappointment in a sophomore album. Many of the songs on this album are almost too reminiscent of their previous album.

There are, however, several songs on this album that shine and stand out as something special from the pack of “Over My Head (Cable Car)� wanna-bes.

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The powerful and moving ballad, “Ungodly Hour�, is honest and genuine, and the simple melody of the song acts as a perfect accompaniment to Slade’s heartbroken voice. “Happiness� is another piano ballad that begins as something soft and gentle, and then unexpectedly transitions into a harder, faster melody, backed by a choir, and it really works. “Never Say Never� follows a similar pattern, starting as a sweet love song and then it crescendos into a powerful chorus, with Isaac Slade beautifully begging, “Don’t let me go, don’t let me go.�

The faster-paced songs on the album are mediocre. The album opens with “Syndicate�, which is catchy enough for pop radio, but ultimately the song fails to move me in any real way. “You Found Me� plays with ideas of love lost, loneliness and religion, but lacks depth.

The Fray’s distinctive, haunting sound hasn’t changed, and many of the ballads on this album are show-stoppers. Unfortunately, The Fray doesn’t offer anything especially new on this album, and fails to fully inspire their audience.

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had under coach Yow, one of the most successful women’s basketball coaches in history, she learned from the best,” Farrell said. “She knows the players and the program well.”

Fowler indicated that the decision regarding the head coaching position would not be announced until midApril.

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“I think it’s unfortunate because she’s been with the program for so long and I think she deserves to be the coach,” Cross said. “It’s what Kay Yow would have wanted to do.”

While Glance has coached the Pack, the team has compiled a 272-161 record and made NCAA appearances in 11 of her 15 years.

Daniel Farrell, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, called Glance “the good, obvious choice,” and said he was disappointed she wasn’t hired.

“With all the experience she

court and is very familiar to his teammates, according to his doubles partner, Julian Sullivan.

“He just knows everything,” Sullian said. “He works around what I can do and helps me in doubles.”

As Welte has matured over the years, he has stepped up to become a prominent leader of the team, according to Choboy.

“His leadership role is more significant than anyone else on the team,” Choboy said. “He is a

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viously this is a case where it doesn’t mean anything. He is a three-time state champion from Colorado, and he beat some world beaters out there at the national tournament,” Jordan said.

“We watched him on film, so we knew he could wrestle. Certainly he is very talented and very dangerous.”

Shull said he knows he has room for improvement.

“I am pretty good right now, but I know that I have a lot to work on,” Shull said. “It is kind

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bridge between the young guys and the upper classmen. Because of his experiences, there’s no better person to mentor these kids.

When he talks about academics to the young guys he’s got a good platform to talk on because he’s been though some ups and downs.”

According to junior Frideric Prandecki, Welte has been an inspiration.

“If there’s a problem, Christian will try to fix it,” Prandecki, a fellow history major, said. “He truly cares about everyone. He has always had my back. He’s leaving me big shoes to fill.”

Welte has not only guided the team off the court, but has led to Pack to victories on the court as well. He is currently nationally ranked No. 118 after starting to season ranked No. 124. Welte ended the regular season with 89 career singles wins, which is the second most in school history. Many of those victories were against ranked players.

“On court I’ve always been impressed, that’s why I brought him here,” Choboy said. “Typically, if you’re 6’4, you’re not that quick, but Welte’s pretty quick for his size. He’s also strong, which allows him to generate a lot of

power.”

Looking toward the future, Welte plans to try his hand in the pro circuit once he graduates in December.

“I want to continue to play tennis because I don’t want to be sitting here when I’m 25 saying, ‘I should have done this,’” Welte said. “Yet, if you asked me two years ago I don’t know if I would have had any goals. But now I want to use the fall to get my body in the best shape I can so that I can physically go out there and do a full year of pro-tennis.

Then maybe go to law school.”

of cool because I know what I need to work on and I will get that much better. Being on a really good team, that’s something I have never been a part of and I am just looking forward to the opportunity.”

At State, Shull will join fellow high school All-American Andrew Tumlin of Harrison (Ohio) High School in the wrestling team’s already impressive incoming class for the 2009-2010 season. Tumlin was ranked No. 6 in the nation at the 189-pound weight class by WrestlingUSA’s Web site and wrestled freestyle in Beijing, China, during the World Junior Games in 2007.

Jordan said these are just two examples of the standout recruits that will wrestle alongside perennial national powerhouses.

Junior 149 pounder Darrion Caldwell’s national championship victory March 21 has spurred some of this interest.

“It certainly didn’t hurt, and it has changed things. I am turning kids away right now, and this is the first time in the 12 years that I have been here that we are able to do that,” Jordan said.

And while it may seem as though an outstanding recruiting class for next season is already complete, Jordan seems confident Shull will not be 2009’s

last top-notch recruit. Another national championship winner at Senior Nationals, heavyweight Eloheim Palma of Cary, and 145-pounder Kendrick Sanders of Florida are two of several highly touted recruits that reportedly have State near the top of their lists.

“We are not done. We are after three or four more national champions right now,” Jordan said. “We feel very fortunate because we have a group of kids coming in and we are going to be able to pick who we want.”

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Campus Rep - for Greek jewelry.

Quality yet affordable jewelry for men & women. Most societies available. Seeking one representative. Call Mark to see samples 523-7812

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Part time gymnastics instructors needed in North Raleigh. We can work around your schedule.

Experience preferred but will train. Call 919-848-7988.

Veterinary recepionist/assistant needed for very well equipped small animal hospital 20 miles east of Raleigh. Ideal position for motivated applicant with veterinary school aspirations.

First semester veterinary school scholarship (in-state tutition) or equivalent year end bonus provided for individual able to work f.t. for one year. Call 553-4601 or 889-9764 ask for Deborah.

Gorman/Western - University Oaks Apartment - Available August, 4 bed 4 bath 3rd floor condo with Washer/Dryer - $1240.

Call Terry 919-395-0415.

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Near Cameron Village Charming 3 Bedroom Ranch, Mordecai Approximately 2 miles from campus. Ideal for students seeking quiet surroundings in highly desirable neighborhood.

Available August 1st. Call Day: 833-7142 or Evening: 783-9410.

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Near NCSU Spacious 2 bedroom house on Faircloth St. One block off Hillsborough Street with large study/office, close to campus, all appliances including washer/ dryer. Call Day: 833-7142 or Evening: 783-9410. Please visit our website: www.jansenproperties.com

On Wolfline/3BR/3BA.Save so much time & $$$. Fantastic location b/t campuses .Great layout,energy efficient,water/ sewer, washer/dryer included. $1,100 919-782- 0754 for recording/details

Near NCSU. Exceptional 3,4, and 5 Bedroom Houses. Close to Campus. Available August 1, 2009. Very attractive. Ideal for students. Call day: 833-7142 and evening: 783-9410. Please visit our website www.jansenproperties.com

Walking distance to NCSU. 4BD/2BTH house includes sunroom, laudry room and large back deck/patio. Avaliable 5-15-09. $1385 per month.

919-414-7585

Near NCSU/ Ridge Road Stunning 2 bedroom 2 bath 2200 sq. ft. Executive house.

Features spacious 22x12 ft. den, 20x12 ft office, whirlpool tub.

Built-in 130 aquarium. Huge Bedrooms (18x12 and 16x12), many extras. Call Day: 833-7142 or Evening: 783-9410. Please visit our website: www.jansenproperties.com

$8000 or live one year free!

Hab Techs Needed! Maxim Healthcare needs staff to work w/developmentally disabled clients in Wake County. Flexible hours in afternoons, evenings, and weekends. $10-$15/hr based on experience. Need own transportation. 676-3118.

Part to full-time receptionist positions available for 3-doctor small animal hospital in Cary.

We are a full service veterinary hospital with a large boarding facility. Schedule will include weekdays and 2-3 weekends per month. Experience is preferred. Please email your resume to Thomas at thomas@ kildaire.com.

Part-time Summer Internship!

20-25 hrs/wk, prefer afternoons, in growing medical RTP company. $10/hr. Customer service/office support. Flexible hours. Call 919 210 8623 or email diane. johnston@riemser.com.

Want to volunteer for the Earth Day Concert on Lee Field April 24th? Contact volunteerncsu@ gmail.com

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CONDOS FOR RENT 4BR/4BA Condo near NCSU campus available in August 2009.

Please call 704 957 8680.

Lake Park Condo 4 bedroom/4 bath, kitchen with all appliances, washer/dryer. Walk to Lake Johnson. Available May to August 1. $995 per month. Call 919-852-0510.

One block from campus. Private BA & closet in 4BR/4BA condo.

University Glen/Oaks. Full kitchen, W/D. Rent entire condo or individual rooms. $300/month.

919-616- 7677.

HOMES FOR RENT Lake Park. 3 rooms available in 4Bed/4Bath unit. New carpet.

Ground level. $310/room flexible lease option or $375/room summer only.

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2BD/2.5BA Townhouse Near N.C. State. Falcon Ridge, Trexler Ct. off Kaplan. All appliances.

Available August. $900/mo.

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Townhouse for rent Camden Crossing. 4BR/2.5BA Avail. July 15. Contact Robin 469- 5035

ROOM FOR RENT Sublet for female available in Wolf Creek. 1 furnished apartment in a 3BR/3BA available 5/1– 7/31. $435/month includes utilities. Call Katherine for information, 919-357-3419.

3BD/2.5BA Townhouse Near N.C. State, Hunter’s Club Drive, off Kaplan. On Wolfline. All appliances, loft over-looking living room. Available August. $1000/ mo. 919-754-9324

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Campus reacts to Glance rumors Fans give opinions on refusal to hire longtime womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assistant head basketball coach

POTENTIAL HIRES FOR THE HEAD COACH POSITION: Kellie Harper HEAD COACH

WESTERN #AROLINA 5NIVERSITY 0LAYED COLLEIGATELY AT 5NIIVERSITY OF 4ENNESEE HAS HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE

Kate Shefte Deputy Sports Editor

Word leaked out Friday that Lee Fowler decided not to hire womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball interim head coach Stephanie Glance as head coach next year.

With the Athletics Department and everyone surrounding it remaining tight-lipped about the matter, students have been left to formulate their own opinions without an official explanation provided by those involved.

The Athletics Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reluctance to bring Glance onboard as head coach symbolizes a changing of the guard of sorts for a program that has become well-known for the past 30 years.

Peter McAnulty, a junior in chemical engineering, said he understood the Athletics Departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision not

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Interim coach Stephanie Glance walks through a tunnel of cancer survivors onto the court before the Hoops for Hope game vs. Virginia at Reynolds Coliseum on Feb. 15.

to bring Glance aboard as a fulltime coach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I support the Athletic Department in that decision,â&#x20AC;?

McAnulty said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Kay Yow led the program throughout almost its entire existence, and in order for a program to reach national

spotlight, it needs a different perspective on things. I think they could reach the Sweet 16 or even be national champions, but they

need new leadership.â&#x20AC;?

Glance served as Yowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s righthand woman for over a decade and oversaw much of the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recruiting.

She landed two top-five ranked players during her tenure with N.C. State and took over head coaching duties during the worst stretches of Yowâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s illness.

Allison Cross, a sophomore in fashion and textile management, cited sentimental reasons for why Glance should succeed Yow. GLANCE continued page 7

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4ODAY BASEBALL VS. WOFFORD Doak Field, 6:30 p.m.

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MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TENNIS

WRESTLING

Philadelphia-born senior to leave Pack changed man

Pack lands national champion Dale Shull

Christian Welte, a senior on the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team has been though many ups and downs during his college career

Wrestling signs its second high school All-American for the class of 2009

Jen Hankin Senior Staff Writer

Walking onto the tennis court in 2005, Christian Welte was a naive 18-year old from Philadelphia who only lived in the moment.

Now a senior and leader on the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team, Welte has gone thought the most prolific change coach Jon Choboy has seen during his career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Christian Welte has been the one player in my whole career that has gone from one end of the spectrum to the other end in a positive sense,â&#x20AC;? Choboy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Gamewise and personality-wise.

Just watching the maturation of a person and realizing how far heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s come.â&#x20AC;?

The transition into a college athlete proved to be very difficult for Welte, not only on the court but in the classroom as well. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just did enough work to get by first semester. I had like a 2.5,â&#x20AC;? Welte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As classes started to get harder, my GPA dropped because it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a focus for me and that kind of affected my tennis. I just had a tough time trying to do both.â&#x20AC;?

pionship victory, the multitude of coaches suddenly interested in Shull were wasting their time trying to recruit him, as he had Tyler Everett already decided to sign with Staff Writer State. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Believe it or not, there werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Immediately after defeat- a lot of schools recruiting him.â&#x20AC;? ing Jeremy Goree in the 130 Jordan said. [After his junior pound finals of the Senior year,] he sent his DVD out National Championships along with a letter to all the top in Virginia Beach, Va., Dale 25 programs from last year and Shullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s phone was ringing we were the only Division I prooff the hook with calls from gram that responded. Then bing coaches of nationally promi- bang boom -- he goes out [and nent wrestling programs wins] nationals and every coach across the United States. in the country wants him now. I Shull said it was the hon- think he got 17 calls [from colesty and persistence with lege wrestling coaches] the day which Coach he got back, but Carter Jordan the deal was alrecruited him ready done. He wel l before committed to us his national when he got back championto Colorado the ship victory next day.â&#x20AC;? that made the Because he was multitude of from Colorado, phone ca l ls a state not well from suddenknown for high 7RESTLING COACH #ARTER school wrestling, ly interested *ORDAN coaches easy Shull was someto disregard. what lightly reâ&#x20AC;&#x153;All the other coaches I cruited prior to his head-turning talked to, they would talk to national championship victory me, but then they would stop in Virginia Beach. But Jordan and leave me hanging,â&#x20AC;? Shull said he and his coaching staff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But Jordan was always knew from Shullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tape that other persistent and he always did coaches were overlooking a trewhat he said he was going to mendous talent. do.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a top-10 guy in the Wrestling coach Carter Jor- rankings, which doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean dan said because N.C. State anything a lot of the time. Obhad been recruiting him well before Shullâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national chamSHULL continued page 7

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are after three or four more national champions right now.â&#x20AC;?

DIANNE SEXTON/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTO

Christian Welte, a senior in history, returns the ball in his singles match against Wake Forest. Welte, a senior, will try his hand in the pros after he graduates.

During Welteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first three semesters at N.C. State, his GPA plunged to about a 2.0 and caused tension between himself and Choboy. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When Coach and I were having our troubles, he said to me that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more to life than just tennis,â&#x20AC;? Welte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when I picked my major, history.

I just tried to focus on something

other than tennis, and it actually helped me to focus on the court.â&#x20AC;?

Switching majors was a turning point in Welteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

He said he credits most of this shift in perspective to Choboyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s guidance and support.

Welteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compassion is something that transcends on the WELTE continued page 7