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Herman Cain speaks at the Wake County Republican Convention at the N.C. State fairgrounds on Thursday. Cain rallied to inspire Republicans to vote during the 2012 presidential election.
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Herman Cain entered the Wake County GOP Convention at the N.C. State Fairgrounds yesterday evening with his characteristic energy and passion, after a full day of touring the Triangle. After a rally supporting Republican Congress candidate Bill Randall, Cain stopped by UNC-Chapel Hill before speaking in Raleigh. On his tour to inspire Republicans
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to vote, Cain said he will support whoever wins the Republican nomination and serve as an ambassador from the American people. “I will also consult with the ultimate Republican nominee and give them the benefit of what I’m learning being out here not as a candidate,” Cain said in a press conference. “One of the reasons why I’ve continued to speak is that I get feedback from debates, and I want to be able to pass that on.” Despite traveling all day, Cain excited the crowd at the convention with signature gusto, quoting Emeril Lagasse, telling the crowd to “kick it up a notch.” Opening with a fire-and-brimstone style speech, similar to the blessing that prefaced the event, Cain defined
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his major disagreement with President Barack Obama, saying the U.S. is a religious nation. “We are a Christian-Judeo, Godbelieving nation,” Cain said. “This nation was founded upon faith.” Cain touched upon policies he endorses, including his 9-9-9 strategy of making nine percent income, national sales and corporate taxes. Cain said he’s continuing to tour because he’s still valuable for the Republican Party. “A reporter asked me, ‘So why you still out here talkin’?’ I said because people are listening, and
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Student Government has collaborated with the Athletics department, Campus Enterprises, University Communications and others to start a new opportunity for supporters of N.C. State to win prizes on Red Fridays. The program, which began on March 16, is meant to help celebrate the 125th anniversary of N.C. State. Collaborators hope the program and school spirit will continue years after the 125th celebration has ended. “Last week was the beginning of Red Fridays, and it was a huge success with everyone. The prizes include many random things, the Athletics department really helped with the prizes,” Andy Winslow, junior in political science, said. Red Fridays was created to increase school spirit throughout the year, extending enthusiasm for the University beyond game-days. This new program will give Student Government officers and special guests the opportunity to interact with the campus community each Friday, while increasing school spirit campus-wide. “I think students responded really well to our first Red Friday. Those who were wearing red were really excited to be rewarded for their school spirit, while those who weren’t wearing red missed out and I’m sure will be prepared this week,” Kenna Holtzclaw, senior in human biology, said. “Students enjoy being rewarded for things, and something as easy as wearing red for school spirit is some-
thing you can do every week.” During Red Fridays, Student Government members and other special guests will select locations on campus, at undisclosed times, to reward participants showcasing their school spirit by wearing red. They will have free giveaways including buttons, T-shirts, decks of cards and other assorted N.C. State swag items. “I’m always wearing my N.C. State T-shirts, so it’s pretty cool having the possibility to win free stuff just by doing what I always do,” Cody Thomason, freshman in First Year College, said. The first Red Friday location was on the Brickyard, which will also be the location for Red Friday during the last Friday of the semester, April 27. To give all participants a chance to win free prizes, future Red Fridays will take place at random locations. Interested students should always be prepared by wearing red, anyone could be a lucky winner. “I really enjoy connecting with students and faculty members across campus in coordinating the Red Friday events. I have met a lot of great people who love N.C. State and are willing to go above and beyond to promote school spirit. I also really enjoy when students get excited over programs like this,” Holtzclaw said. The Red Friday program will end on April 27, the last day of classes. However, students and faculty members can expect Red Fridays to return during the 2012-2013 academic year. “We have a lot of great prizes in store and I can’t wait to watch this program grow. I want to come back to N.C. State in 10 years on a Friday and see everyone wearing red,” Holtzclaw said.
COM Week kicks off College of Textiles goes to Peru Communications faculty, students come together for a week of special events. Madison McLawhorn Staff Writer
Next week, the Department of Communication will hold its annual COM Week, March 26 until March 30. COM Week 2012 is a series of workshops, panel discussions, and lectures offered to students in all colleges at the University interested in exploring the career possibilities that a bachelor’s degree in communication offers. The week will begin on Monday with a keynote speech by Dr. Tarla Rai Peterson of Texas A&M University, who will discuss, with regard to conflict over environmental policy, “consensus-based framing for public participation, present the dangers of appealing to consensus whenever public involvement is needed, and recommend potential alternatives offered by dissent-based participation,” according to a press release. Highlights included in the week are a COM Film and Video Festival complete with popcorn for attendees, a talk on transforming established brands by Kelly Marcom, and the University’s Public Relations Student Society of America chapter will hold its annual PR Day, among other exciting events. Caroline Perkins is a senior in communications with a public relations concentration. She is the event planner for the N.C. State PRSSA chapter and is responsible for the speakers, catering, location, and publicity for the event. “PR Day is an event that brings together the Raleigh public relations and communications professional community. Professional speakers participate in panels discussing topics like social media, crisis communication and event planning,” Perkins said. All students are welcome to attend this event next Thursday at the McKimmon Center. “This year, we will have around 60
students from the Research Triangle Park area, N.C. State’s PRSSA members, and local professionals attend the event,” Perkins said. Students not involved in PRSSA may join the event for a $15 fee. Jessica Jameson is an associate professor for the Department of Communication and has a large role in the Week. “I am very excited about the events on Tuesday that are specifically geared toward students, such as Larry Yon’s talk on ‘Recession Proof Branding 101’,” Jameson said. The talk will take place at 2:45 p.m. and will help students prepare for job interviews. Additionally, the CHASS Career Expo from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. features about 30 potential internship sites and employers, according to Jameson. Jameson hopes students attending COM Week events will see the breadth of the field of communication in terms of the kinds of research questions that communication scholars deal with, like environmental policy, and the diversity of professions that are possible for communication scholars. “I am most excited about opportunities for student-faculty interaction, so events like PR Day, the LPE Forum, and the student-faculty networking event on Friday afternoon are those I am particularly excited about. I hope that we have those opportunities throughout all the events of the week,” Jameson said. Junior Will Privette is presenting two videos on Monday that he says will make viewers laugh. He’s hoping for a good reception from the crowd. “I’m excited to be a part of COM Week. I am presenting two of my videos that I made last semester in my digital video class. I’ve seen a few others that are going to be shown as well, and they are really, really good. It’s a great plethora of videos, and it really shows how talented communication students are,” Privette said. “I had a great team to work with that helped put these two videos together and make them as great as they are.
Peru provides new business perspective for College of Textiles spring break group trip. Juliana Deitch Staff Writer
College of Textile students and professors travel during spring break to broaden their knowledge of and exposure to foreign industries. Every spring break, students and professors from the College of Textiles join other groups on a trade mission to a South American country. This mission began about 18 years ago when the COT, the Wake Tech Small Business Center, the North Carolina Department of Commerce, the International Trade Administration, the United States Department of Commerce and the North Carolina World Trade Association all came together to help North Carolina companies export their products and do business internationally. Six years ago, students from the College of Textiles were able to join the annual trip as student delegates and shadow the businesses. According to Bill Harazin, professor of textile and apparel technology and management, the trade mission has four main aspects: to experience the culture of the foreign country, to meet with specialists in international trade in that country (such as the U.S. Foreign Service or the U.S. Embassy), to tour factories and facilities, and to try to go to some sort of event such as a trade show. “You can’t do international business without culture,” Harazin said. In the past, the group has gone to Mexico, El Salvador, Peru and Honduras. This spring break four students from the College of Textiles were selected to go on the trip to Lima, Peru: graduate student
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Meghan Coats, graduate student in textiles, traveled to Peru to broaden her knowledge of foreign markets and industries.
Meghan Coats, and seniors Katina Gad, Ashley Hardesty and Caitlyn Holt. Harazin is the co-delegation leader, along with the Wake Tech Small Business Center, and handles the student delegate portion of the trip. Students enjoyed everything from the local culture of the region, including alpacas and wild guinea pigs, to touring local businesses and factories, the Lima Chamber of Commerce and the U.S. Embassy. The group visited Topitop, a manufacturing facility with a vertically integrated production process. Topitop produces clothing for brands such as Under Armour, Hugo Boss, Abercrombie & Fitch and Old Navy. Holt said she enjoyed seeing the whole production process from start to finish. She compared the production process in Peru to the process in Hong Kong, where she has previously studied abroad. “South America used more technology and Asia had more manpower labor,” Holt said of the different production processes. Coats was interested in consumer behavior in Peru, and the facts the
group learned about Peru from the Lima Chamber of Commerce. “Peru has this huge merging middle class. People want to buy things, there are shopping centers and people out and about,” Coats said. The group learned Peru is the number one producer of alpaca in the world and it exports 60 billion SME of fabric into the U.S., 40% of which is denim. Brands such as: Lacoste, Tommy Hilfiger, A&F, and Aeropostale source from Peru. Coats also said one of her favorite parts of the trip was the factory tour of the company Creditex. “Starting out with the cotton fiber being mixed, carded, drawn and spun into yarn--we saw the yarn being dyed, the fabric being woven, the pieces cut and sewn, and finally, the garments being checked for quality standards and then being packaged for the retailer, ready to be displayed to the end consumer,” Coats said. The students got to experience members of local North Carolina businesses interacting with Peruvian business.
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