TECHNICIAN
wednesday march
23 2011
Raleigh, North Carolina
technicianonline.com
Personal Funds, donations finance SG Candidates Personal
$600
Donations
300 200 100 0
Kyle O’Donnell - $241.06
400
Jackie Smith - $181.92
500 Ethan Harrelson - $260.00
They’re everywhere. In the Brickyard, Court of Carolinas, Wolf Plaza and virtually any other well-trafficked area on campus, students will find a plethora of campaign signs as student government elections approach. According to the Student Government Election Commission, all of the candidates must
CAMPAIGN MONEY BREAKDOWN: THE FIRST TWO WEEKS
Kyle O’Donnell - $401.47
Staff Writer
In addition, “donations may not total more than half of the allowable expenses in each election and do not count towards the spending limit.” Donations also comprise time, services and materials donated by someone who would normally charge for those resources. So far, only 11 out of the 68 students running for positions – about 16% – have spent over $100 for their campaigns. Here’s how these candidates stack up in terms of how much money they’ve raised/spent on their campaigns.
Patrick Devore - $434.46
Justin Rose
abide by expense restrictions while campaigning, though restrictions are different for each position. These expenses include donations as well as direct expenditures. According to the N.C. State Student Body Statutes, candidates must provide “a list of receipts for all expenses made by the campaign or on behalf of the campaign,” whether or not they are used. The statutes also outline the spending limits for the various positions: $625 for Student Body President; $525 for Student Senate President, Student Body Treasurer, and Student Chief Justice; $200 for senators; $420 for other elective offices and $140 for department-level elective offices.
Chandler Thompson - $568.11
While campaigning is an integral part of student government elections, there are limitations on funding.
The graph shows the top three fundraisers in both personal contributions and outside donations. All candidates are required to disclose all campaign expenditures. SOURCE: STUDENT GOVERNMENT CAMPAIGN RECEIPTS
MEGAN FARRELL/TECHNICIAN
As part of Agriculture Awareness Week, Alpha Zeta is sponsoring a “Kiss the Pig” contest on the Brickyard. Monetary donations will be taken until then to choose which well-known N.C. State figurehead will be locking lips with a pig. The “winner” will be announced Thursday.
Students give spare change to see University officials kiss swine JORDAN MOORE/TECHNICIAN
Eric Luibrand, a junior in mechanical engineering, texts a friend on a cramped engineering bus Tuesday evening, March 22, 2011. The engineering route on the Wolfline has historically been extremely crowded during class changes, requiring an extra “tripper” bus this year. “[the overcrowding] is bad, yeah,” said Luibrand. “Especially the 5:00 bus that leaves Centennial. I’ve missed it a number of times because there were too many people.”
Transportation: Engineering buses may be rerouted for efficiency The University’s Department of Transportation is considering making changes to a Wolfline bus route to save time and promote efficiency.
planning radar. “Last year we talked with the Engineering Council about the bus routes and have made contact with them again last week,” Klein said. “We’re going to be talking with them soon.” The Engineering Council has asked the Transportation department if it is Chelsey Francis possible to change the Wolfline Route Senior Staff Writer 3 – the engineering bus route. “They asked if we really need the In the fall of 2010, approximately 25 percent of all students enrolled at the buses to go down Stinson Drive and University were enrolled in the Col- around the way they currently do,” Klein said. “They also asked if it is lege of Engineering. The majority of College of Engineer- possible to shorten the current loop ing courses are taught on Centennial and possibly send the buses down campus, where students don’t typi- Dunn Avenue.” According to Klein, at this point, cally live. Therefore, most students taking engineering courses have to nothing has been changed or is in the take the bus from Central to Centen- process of being changed. nial Campus. “I don’t know how the transit people The buses running from Central feel about this,” Klein said. Campus to Centennial Campus are So far, student opinions on the suboften overcrowdject are mixed. ed during peak Some eng ihours, leaving neering students, st udent s beli ke R honda hind simply beLemon, a sophocause there isn’t more in mechanenough space for ical engineering, them to safely said they believe Rhonda Lemon, a sophomore in ride the bus. the buses from mechanical engineering According to Central Campus Christine Klein, to Centennia l public communication specialist for Campus are a huge problem. the University Transportation De“There is hardly ever a time I get on partment, this overcrowding is one the bus and it’s not packed,” Lemon reason why Centennial Campus is said. “They do increase the number of on the Transportation Department’s buses on the route during the middle
“here is hardly ever a time I get on the bus and it’s not packed.”
AVAILABLE ENGINEERING BUSSES • • • •
3 buses on the Engineering route 1 tripper added during peak times Tripper runs: noon until 4 p.m. Monday thru Thursday Tripper replicates route of the regular buses.
SOURCE: KIM PAYLOR, TRANSIT MANAGER UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
of the afternoon/day, but it’s still rough sometimes.” Lemon said she thinks additional buses or buses with a larger capacity should be considered by the Transportation Department. “I personally think they need to be using the bigger buses, but I know if they did that, they couldn’t stop at Harrelson or SAS anymore because they wouldn’t be able to get through the narrow roads,” Lemon said. “A stop at the library and the coliseum deck would compensate for that though.” However, Katie Basinger, a sophomore in industrial engineering, said she doesn’t generally see the buses as crowded. “This semester the times I take the bus which is around 10 a.m. it’s never crowded. However, there
BUS continued page 3
Phone: 919.515.2131 Email: wolfxpress@ncsu.edu Web: go.ncsu.edu/wolfxpress
A fundraiser held by Alpha Zeta will have one University official smooching swine this Thursday.
Kelly Hook, and football coach Tom O’Brien. Students can vote for who they’d like to see pucker up to a pig by putting money in specific jars bearing the candidates’ names. Students can cast their vote who they want to Elise Heglar kiss the pigs by dropping money into Staff Writer the jars. Whichever candidate’s jar hold the Instead of simply asking for donations, the Alpha Zeta, an agricultural most money at noon Thursday, when the contest ends, fraternity, is purhas to kiss the suing an unconpigs. ventional method According of fundraising to Lauren Lanier, promote AgriculAgriculture tural Awareness Awareness Week Week. organizer and R at he r t h a n junior in agrihold i ng a c a r cultural business wa sh or ba ke Lauren Lanier, Agriculture Awareness management, sale, the fraterWeek organizer on Japan relief “ We d o a nity is collecting fundraiser for donations in return for forcing a university official this every year, usually a raffle,” Lanier said. “This year, we wanted to try to kiss pigs. Among the people who have offered something different and this seemed up their names, and lips, in support like a great idea.” of the cause are Chancellor Randy Woodson, Student Body President PIG continued page 3
“If this had happened to us, we would want someone to be willing to help us.”
insidetechnician Stunt group brings home first place in cheer competition Despite having only a few weeks to prepare, the Ladies of the Pack beat a threetme chamipion team. See page 5.
A look back at the Dixie Classic
The Dixie Classic was held in Reynolds Coliseum for 12 years before scandal forced it to end. See page 8.
viewpoint features classifieds sports
Wolf Xpress Print and Copy Services has relocated from the main bookstore to the new Atrium Food Court! We offer a full line of document services conveniently located next to the DH Hill Library.
4 5 7 8