Technician
friday january
27 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
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General education courses come under examination by council In the light of recent budget cuts, students weigh tuition against often unnecessary gen ed classes
graduate Education and two of the Provost standing committees, as well as the Courses and Curricula Committee. “A new course has to meet the objectives for the general education catLauren Vanderveen egory that it is requesting placement Staff Writer on, and those were developed by the General education requirements Council of Undergraduate Educahave proven to be useful for some tion,” Freeman said. General education courses offer students, despite rising tuition costs and a growing need to graduate early. some undecided students the ability to The Council of Undergraduate Ed- find their interests; however, students who enter the uniucation is in charge versity with a gradof reviewing new uation plan might courses to be apalso be annoyed by proved for the genhaving to take these eral education list expensive courses every week. which are unrelated The council will be said by Caroline Higgins to students’ majors. assembling to review Over the next five a German language course today to determine whether years, the cost of tuition is expected it will remain on the list. Two new to be raised by $1,500. This means courses--Masterpieces of Classical students will be required to pay even Literature, and Gender Ethnicity, and more for these classes that often have Identity in the Ancient World--will little to do with their major. “This is a university; it’s not a techalso be examined as potential addinical school. We’re training people tions to the list. Catherine Freeman, the academic to be broadly educated, in thinking, standards coordinator, facilitates the interacting with everybody,” John approval process for these courses. Ambrose, dean of the undergraduate Freeman facilitates the approval gen ed continued page 3 through both the Council of Under-
“General ed requirements are a good thing.”
Underage Raleigh student faces penalties after deadly DWI incident Local high school student died in crash after an underage student drove drunk.
to,” Sughrue said. Prince is not the only person facing charges in this case. Anthony Du Juan Geter, 21, has been charged with four counts of purchasing alcohol for a minor; he allegedly supplied two bottles Elise Heglar of 1.75 liter of Bacardi Dragon Berry News Editor the night of the crash. “He could face criminal penalties Underage drinkers in Raleigh may be re-thinking their partying habits and civil liabilities. Those charges will be determined by the state,” Sughrue after a highly publicized DWI case. Garrett Prince, a 16-year-old Mill- said. Sughrue suggested that this could brook student, has been charged with a DWI and a provisional DWI after serve as a cautionary tale to those who crashing his Jeep on Dec. 31. Fellow wish to consume alcohol underage. student Elizabeth Molloy, 17, was Despite this, some people, such as killed in the crash. Molloy was the Matt Bass, junior in civil engineering, only passenger in the vehicle at the will not change their alcohol habits. Ba s s sa id t hat time of the crash. despite a potential “Since he is unthreat of charges derage for lega l for the person buyconsumption, any ing, he would still be amount of alcohol willing to ask people in his system is ilMatt Bass, junior in who are of age to legal,” Jim Sughrue, civil engineering purchase his alcohol; director of public afhe insists being carefairs for the Raleigh ful is all that is required. Police Department, said. “I’d probably still do it. I trust myIn addition to being charged with drunk driving, Prince is also facing self to be careful and responsible and I charges for the follows: the felony of would never give up the name of anydeath by motor vehicle, careless and one who bought something for me, no reckless driving, having an open con- matter what,” Bass said. Bass went on to say that he has drivtainer of liquor, speeding and possesen after drinking in the past, though sion of marijuana. According to Sughrue, the ages of he does not consider his actions to be those involved may have had some- drunk driving. “I judge it by how I feel, not by how thing to do with the accident. “People who are underage are more many drinks I’ve had. If I feel like I likely to make mistakes with alcohol. can do it, I will,” Bass said. Not that people who are of age don’t, but underage people are more likely dwi continued page 3
“I judge it by how I feel...”
Jade Loring/Technician
Customers wait for food outside Snoopy’s Hot Dogs & More on Monday. Snoopy’s has various locations in the Raleigh and surrounding areas. It almost serves as a past-time for many loyal customers.
Snoopy’s enjoys rich history Snoopy’s is a cornerstone of Raleigh tradition, with colorful personalities and cheap homemade food. Katie Sanders Staff Writer
The very first Snoopy’s started in a gas station, and the food was home-cooked. Now there are five different restaurants, and the little franchise has become a Raleigh tradition. Steve Webb grew up in Raleigh while his father worked printing Technician at the State College, N.C. State’s name prior to 1963. He became a student at N.C. State himself. After he left he started a little restaurant he called Snoopy’s. It first opened in 1978, said Webb, who opened it for only $6,000. Snoopy’s was completely a homegrown business. Webb started off as the cook using his home utensils, having learned from working at his uncle’s barbeque restaurant. “I had a house refrigerator and a chest freezer,” Webb said. The restaurant was an immedi-
ber when they first started working ate success. “The first day they lined up to the together; they would call the orders street for the hotdogs,” Webb said. back to the kitchen—Webb would The prices were originally less than call and Johnson would cook. They 75 cents a hotdog, their special being still call the orders out, but the ticket three hot dogs for $1. He still has the system is just to have, as Sarah put it, a “double-check system.” promotional sign. “It was a good team too,” Johnson “Pretty much we just ran it ourselves, and we were just very fortunate said. Since the home-appliance and callthat we had a good location,” Webb back system days, they have expanded said. His wife Sarah described the se- dramatically. They now have five locrets behind their cooking: They try cations. They have also acquired a number to keep their menu one of an eastern North Carolina style restaurant their of fun additions to their store along the way. A little red specialty being beef Beetle called the pork hotdogs with SnoopyMobile is ofmustard-onion chili. ten used in Raleigh “We put it in the pa rades a nd — to bun and steam it— the amusement of that’s the secret to the neighbors—just why [our hotdogs for driving around are] so wonderful. Larry Cerilli, one of the new town, and they also The steaming blends owners of Snoopy’s have a walking hotall the flavors togethdog mascot named er,” Sarah Webb said. Now Snoopy’s has a point-of-sales Mr. Snoopy, who was invented in the system, one where the cook can see early ‘80s. The two locations near N.C. State what the customer has ordered on a printed-out ticket. But Brenda John- also started off as gas stations, but son, who worked with the restaurant since 1982, and Sarah Webb rememSnoopy’s continued page 3
“It’s entertaining just to peoplewatch there.”
Engineering for a better healthcare system N.C. State systems engineers look to optimize healthcare via mathematical modeling.
N.C. State students and faculty from the Edward P. Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering are working to find better solutions for healthcare issues faced by hospitals. Associate professor Julie Ivy and teaching assistant professor Anita Vila-Parish are working on research that involves inventory management in the hospitals.
“The research that I and Dr. Ivy have been involved with is optimizing the inventory for pharmaceutical products that are inside of hospitals,” Vila-Parish said. She also explained the reasons as to why that can be so difficult. “It is a very complex process to manage that inventory which is maintained by a Hospital’s pharmacy for a couple of reasons,” Vila-Parish said. “One, many hospitals carry as many as 2,000 different medications. Secondly, many of them are perishable and once you mix them you have to use them within a few hours depending on the stability of the substance.” According to Vila-Parish, this means medications cannot be pre-
pared in large batches as it is unreasonable to expect them to be used by the end of the day. If the medications are not used, hospitals have to throw them out, which has serious cost implications. Because of this, their research methodology involves linking the condition of patients and the demand for key medications. “What we are trying to do is to create a link between the number of patients that are admitted to the hospital at any day, and look at their condition as a marker for what their demand would be for a set of key medications identified by the hospitals. It might be
Harper, squad seek recovery from rivalry loss
Animal hoarding: loving them to death
Bringing everything together
Jatin Bhatia Staff Writer
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Wolfpack boys ‘need more poise’ Squad unable to execute win over in-state rivals. See page 8.
Videri Chocolate Factory opens in Raleigh A “bean-to-bar” chocolate factory offers euphoric chocolate. See page 6.
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Pack-Seminoles stage set for showdown today. See page 8.
Recent cases of animal hoarding in Wake County draw a distinction between love and mental illness. See page 5.
Trailer Trash Tracys. See page 5.
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