Technician
monday february
8
2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Krispy Kreme Challengers eat donuts to help kids Allure of glazed dozens, bad weather does not turn runners away
krispy kreme challenge results
Caroline Barfield
Official first, second and third place winners on the male and female side for the 2010 Krispy Kreme Challenge.
Staff Writer
Saturday morning the area surrounding the Bell Tower was glazed over with anxious runners as they prepared to inhale a dozen doughnuts. Despite the weather, large crowds showed up, though snow flurries followed just an hour and a half after the event. Katie Starr, a junior in international studies, was among the top challengers as she placed second in the women’s event. She said it was really cold but managed to down her doughnuts in eight minutes and complete her total run in 39 minutes. “I don’t typically eat a lot of sweets, but I do run a lot. Somehow I ate all 12 donuts,” Starr said. She said she did, however, see some pretty interesting techniques for eating doughnuts. “There were tables with stacks and stacks of doughnuts, we had to grab a box and eat out in the parking lot. People were crouched over their boxes, trying different techniques of stuffing the doughnuts down faster. I saw a guy step on his doughnuts before he opened the box trying to get them smaller.” She said she found that dunking her doughnuts in the water and washing
Male: Reece Wells 30:20 Eric Turk 32:01 Brian Fowler 32:06 Female: Yvonne Ou 35:20 Katie Starr 39:25 Carly Kovacik 39:54 Source: Kalie Porterfield
off some of the glaze was very effective. Starr said they started at the Bell Tower, then took a left on St. Mary’s Street, ran on Glenwood for a bit, then finally reached Krispy Kreme on Peace Street. “The run to Krispy Kreme was nice but the run back was brutal. I was so full from eating all of my doughnuts.” She also said 6,000 people registered, which is the most the challenge has ever had. There were people on the sidelines and at the finish lines of the race to cheer people on. Starr said she had goals for the race; to win a doughnut medal. “I kind of set the goal to win a
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Clint Bollinger of Charlotte sits on the ground as he works on eating his dozen doughnuts Saturday morning during the Krispy Kreme Challenge.
Howl for Haiti campaign continues raising funds Staff Report
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Residents of Central Campus awoke to darkened hallways and no electricity in their rooms Saturday. Electricity was returned, with the generator shown behind the worker, about 4:20 p.m.
Central Campus residence halls cope without electricity Saturday Residents worked together with electric generators running Joanna Banegas Staff Writer
The electricity went out Saturday morning about 8:15 a.m. in Central Campus residence halls Bowen, Carroll, Metcalf, Owen and Tucker Halls. The electricity didn’t come back on until 4 p.m. when a power generator came on to supply emergency power. Manisha Patel, resident advisor for Tucker Hall, said when the resident advisors figured out that the electricity went out, they immediately called the residence director. “We worked together to make the students feel comfortable,” Patel said. “We weren’t entirely sure when the power would come back on.” Patel said understandably a lot of residents wanted to know when the power would come back on. “If the power didn’t come back on we would of had all the residents come together in the basement lounge to
play board games,” Patel said. “We know having the power out isn’t fun. We want the residents to feel like they’re home.” Colin Bradley, a freshman in biological sciences and a resident in Metcalf Hall, said he felt really annoyed about the whole situation. “I was in a glazed stupor after the Krispy Kreme Challenge,” Bradley said. “After realizing that the elevators weren’t functioning I had to walk up a flight of stairs.” Samantha Franklin, a senior in international studies and a community assistant for Metcalf Hall, said the residents were angry their electronics were shut off. “If they weren’t here it really didn’t bother them, but the ones that were here were obviously displeased,” Franklin said. Tanya Godsey, a freshman in First Year College and a Tucker Hall resident, said she woke up her neighbors around her hall notifying them about the power outage. “No one knew what was going on
except for the people that woke up early,” Godsey said. Godsey also said she only thought the electricity was out in Owen and Tucker, but later found the Tri-Towers were affected as well. “A friend [of mine] from Metcalf had to shower in my dorm because he didn’t have running water,” Godsey said. Godsey said no one knew what was going on Saturday afternoon. “We didn’t feel like staying here so my friends and I decided to leave for the night,” she said. Patel said the resident advisors suggested to the residents that they should go somewhere else if they could leave. “We are trained on these types of situations,” Patel said. “We all worked together and are still working together to get through all this.” The resident staff still does not know what caused the outage.
The Howl for Haiti Campaign is still raising money for Haiti relief in the wake of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the country in Jan. It is a campus-wide disaster relief effort to aid Haitian earthquake victims through the Raleigh-based nonprofit Stop Hunger Now. Student Government will be organizing a number of donation collections across campus and at athletics events to help raise funds for the cause. It encourages all student groups that are interested in holding fundraisers and contributing to do so. They request that all money raised by student groups be committed to the Howl for Haiti project so that all relief efforts will be focused and unified as a campus community. All groups that contribute to the cause will be rightfully recognized for their efforts. Several organizations have pledged donations but the campaign has not yet reached its goal of $50,000. In addition to the Stop Hunger Now pledge, Student Government is also accepting donations for items on behalf of MERCI. According to the Stu-
dent Government Web site, MERCI has a long history of work in developing countries. It is based in Goldsboro and its first plane-load of medical supplies left on Jan. 15. The following campus organizations have pledged donations to the Howl for Haiti Campaign: N.C. State’s Campus Crusade for Christ has committed $1,255.27; Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated has pledged $135; Sarah Cavanagh (age 11), Megan Cavanagh (age 9), Rebecca Schmidt (age 11) and Haleigh Jones (age 9) operated a cookie stand to raise a total of $115.00; and the Repair & Renovation Services within Facilities Operations has donated $230.00. In addition to those funds, the effort raised $6,500 at the Duke versus N.C. State basketball game. To dontate items to MERCI, students can drop-off items in the Student Government office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on business days. To donate money to the Howl for Haiti campaign, students can drop off donations at the University library, the Bookstore or at 307a, the Student Government office.
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