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Election candidates battle it out at presidential debate Candidates for Student Body President debate at Witherspoon Student Center Thursday night.
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Junior in Biochemistry Leo Verceles-Zara speaks at the Student Body President Candidate Forum in the Student Senate Chambers Thursday. The six candidates met to discuss issues before voting begins March 29, 2011.
the student body and the administration.” But not all candidates agreed. Alex Grindstaff, a former member of Student Government’s executive branch, said Student Government often gets in the way of what’s best for students, and claimed he could
reverse this. “I want to put students before student government,” Grindstaff said. Max Kangkolo, a junior in business administration, has no student government experience, but said while the debate may be about who should be the next Student Body President, the
real focus of the candidates’ energies should be on student needs. “Without the student body, this position wouldn’t be needed,” Kangkolo said. “It’s definitely
As another development in a line of recently announced realignment projects, the Division of Undergraduate Academic Programs and Student Affairs will begin to be phased out. It will eventually be reorganized into a single administrative division. According to Thomas Stafford, vice chancellor of student affairs, the proposal to merge the divisions of Student Affairs and Undergraduate Academic Programs has been confirmed. “We are basically planning a major strategic realignment of these two divisions to increase their organizational efficiency and effectiveness,” Stafford said. “The work is still in the pipeline, and we will be taking certain important steps towards this merger, starting from July 1, 2011.” There are quite a few things in process, Stafford said, so it will take some time for this merger to take effect. “We are still evaluating how to go about this merger,” Stafford said. “The final outcome of the exact structure and process is not yet determined.” Stafford said students’ success is the
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N.C. State: ‘We’re the only Wolfpack’
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Matthew Greene, a junior in agriculture education, prepares to kiss a screeching sow in order to raise money for Alpha Zeta during Agriculture Awareness week Thursday. The agriculture fraternity decided to have two brothers kiss the female pig in addition to having coach Tom O’brien kiss it as part of their annual fundraising. “They told me ten minutes before I got here that I was going [to kiss the pig.]” said Greene. “It was definitely an experience.”
Intramural fields’s dry, patchy condition dissatisfying students
A lack of proper time for maintenance and chronic overuse have deteriorated N.C. State’s intramural fields, and students like Matt Kelly are concerned they are becoming too worn down. The University makes the fields
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University General Counsel sent a request to Loyola University to discuss the discontinuation of Loyola’s use of the term “Wolfpack.”
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The condition of the intramural fields has some students questioning the maintenance schedule.
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As 65 candidate supporters and onlookers gathered around the Student Senate Chambers Thursday night, the Student Body Presidential candidates gave voice to their vision of N.C. State’s future. The six candidates running this year were grilled on topics ranging from their plans on how to balance their academics with the position’s demanding schedule to their past experience on campus. Each candidate was given 60 seconds to answer questions clearly and concisely. Ethan Bartlett, a junior in management, who kicked off the debate with his opening statement, emphasized his experience with the current Student Government regime. As current Student Body President Kelly Hook’s Chief of Staff, Bartlett claimed his necessary experience comes from being Hook’s “right hand man.” Bartlett focused the majority of his rhetoric on the disconnect between the student body and its understanding of Student Government, which works closely with University administration. “There is a divide between the student body and the administration,” Bartlett said. “My goal is to connect
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available to students during the academic year, except in rainy weather. Since they are used nearly every day, their degradation is only increasing, which Kelly said he wants changed. “The fields are in poor condition. They’re dry, patchy, and are mostly dirt—especially in the upper fields— which is where we play soccer,” Kelly, a junior in environmental design in architecture, said. “I definitely wish they were in better condition.” According to Jason Spivey, assistant director of intramural sports, it would be virtually impossible to repair the fields during the semester since the in-
tramural sports teams and physical education classes use them every day. Spivey said in order to truly restore the fields they would have to be closed on certain days, which would severely limit the intramural sports schedule. “It is a challenge to keep these fields in good condition,” Spivey said. “We are working around a lot of teams and classes, and that makes it difficult to really restore
N.C. State has officially sent a warning in the form of a cease and desist letter to Loyola University in New Orleans, LA, claiming the university is violating N.C. State’s right to be the sole user of the name “Wolfpack.” While Loyola’s school colors are maroon and gold, and their mascot is “Havoc the Wolf,” according to N.C. State’s Office of General Counsel, represented in the cease and desist letter by Assistant General Counsel Shawn Troxler, Loyola’s use of the term “Wolfpack” is in fact in violation of N.C. State’s trademark rights. “Loyola University’s current use of ‘Wolfpack’ constitutes trademark infringement,” Troxler’s letter said. “N.C. State’s nickname and use of the ‘Wolfpack’ mark has been long and continuous. Although the mark has been registered since 1983, N.C. State’s use of the mark in its athletic sporting events dates back to at least 1947.” Gregg Zarnstorff, N.C. State’s director of trademark licensing, said this letter was sent because N.C. State is
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$5.00 from the sale of each shirt to benefit “Origami Wishes” NC State’s campus-wide fundraising for the American Red Cross. T-shirts will be available this Friday for $10.00 each at NC State Bookstore.
legally required by the federal government to act whenever it knows of an encroachment on its registered trademark. “As a trademark owner, the University is required to take certain actions if we find others using the trademark if we are to maintain our federal registration in that mark,” Zarnstorff said. According to Zarnstorff, the way N.C. State reacts to this potential infringement depends on the nature of Loyola’s use of the trademark. “As a normal practice in trademark enforcement, we have measured steps in dealing with the various types of infringements,” Zarnstorff said. “This depends on the extent and whether the infringement is willful, predatory, abusive or simply a matter of ‘not knowing.’” In this instance, Zarnstorff said he does not believe Loyola engaged in predatory or abusive trademark infringement, and that the matter could be resolved peacefully. “I have to believe that, in this case, Loyola University did not know that we held a federal registration for ‘Wolfpack,’” Zarnstorff said. “I believe that we can reach an agreement with them that will be satisfactory to both universities.” However, Gita Bolt, Loyola’s General Counsel, told Loyola’s student newspaper, The Maroon, she does not be-
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Students unveil the meaning of the Muslim hijab
Muslim Student Association hosts Behind the Veil event. See page 5.
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