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Andrew Nichols, freshman in graphic design, paints a stencil with finger paint at the Free Expression Tunnel at the Respect the Pack event Tuesday night during Wolfpack Welcome Week. Nichols drew and cut out the stencil for an art piece promised to a friend in Maryland he didn’t get to finish before he left for school.
on expression.” Woodson, CSLEPS Director Mike Giancola, and other campus leaders and students put on paint-covered gloves and left colored hand prints along the tunnel walls, which were also painted over completely white. The idea for covering the tunnel in hand prints was that of Susannah Brinkley, a former Student Media employee. Additionally, propped up on tripods that lined the flat spot near the tunnel were signs listing various minority groups and corresponding stereotypes, as well as action to take against discrimination. In addition to live music, attendees could also get airbrushed tattoos to show their support and receive discounts from certain businesses on Hillsborough Street, such as Planet Smoothie, until Aug. 19.
have legal concepts like slander and needs to be about respect. Hopefully a libel,” Nacoste said during his speech. new respectful climate will come out “Free expression does not require you of this.” Mija Nichols, to identify youra junior in enviself, and that’s ronmental techwhy it’s almost nology, and Mia lways done chelle Murphy, unseen, in the junior in math shadows. When education, both people ma ke said they were anti-group stateglad to see peoments, people act ple care and that as if there’s nothCaleb Melvin, a sophomore in they were proud ing to be done. environmental science to be part of the Not so. No one Wolfpack. has to or should Some students weren’t as enthusiembrace the hate.” Students and organizers, like GLBT astic, however. Caleb Melvin, a sophomore in enCenter Director Justin Hollingshead, said they were glad to see action be- vironmental science, said he expected more. ing taken. “It wasn’t as big as I thought,” Mel“Students have done an awesome job,” Hollingshead said. “As a repre- vin said. “I see all the slurs and images sentative of an oppressed minority [in the tunnel], and I think it should group, it’s important that the tunnel be monitored. There should be a limit
“I see all the slurs and images [in the tunnel], and I think it should be monitored.”
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Board members break ground on the Talley Student Center renovations Tuesday afternoon. The groundbreaking ceremony included speeches from Chancellor Randy Woodson, Student Body President Chandler Thompson, and Student Centers President Jonathon Smith followed by a reception with the architect and other agencies involved in the design of the new student center.
the old Talley immediately following the groundbreaking. The new building’s lead design principal Turan Duda chatted with guests in a room filled with storyboards depicting the changes to come. On the second f loor were two former student body presidents including the 2010-11 SBP Kelly Hook. SBPs dating back to 2008 have invested large amounts of time in getting the project to the point where it currently stands.
students also came out to the standing room-only event. Abbi Davis, a sophomore in agricultural business, left the Student Government retreat to attend. She arrived early and got to sit in one of the limited number of chairs set up. “It’s going to be very exciting when Talley gets built. There is going to be so much that happens here,” Davis said. “I will be [at N.C. State] for a while, and I will come here to study. The impact that it’s going to have on student life is going to cover all aspects of the University.” Ice cream, cake and other snacks were served on the second f loor of
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Smith, president of Student Centers Board of Directors, pleaded with attendees to “consider contributing financially” during his speech. “This is the project that students will have the most investment in because it is a student center, and not an academic building. Eventually we are going to start a program where we will find donors, but right now students are having to pay most of the cost of the project,” Smith said. Talley is currently the largest, most expensive project on campus, according to Smith. There are no plans to begin anything that rivals it in size, scope and cost. Among those in attendance was the building’s namesake Banks Talley. He was the vice chancellor for Student Affairs before Tom Stafford. Talley retains an office on the third floor of the old building; the placard outside his door reads vice chancellor emeritus of Student Affairs. Chancellor Randy Woodson, Provost Warwick Arden, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance Charles Leffler and others moved a small amount of dirt using shovels in a pile located outside of the construction site. Continuing her blitz on first-week events, Student Body President Chandler Thompson joined the chancellor and crowd. The men’s a cappella group Grains of Time sung the alma mater as attendees sang along in whispers. Project contributors, such as construction crews, then took turns “turning the dirt” in groups. Although high profile figures comprised a good portion of the crowd,
After a 14-month long, $4 million overhaul, the new Atrium food court opened Friday morning and is ready to serve students and faculty at full capacity. The new Atrium came to fruition after a series of renovations, the first of which occurred in May 2010. The staggered construction allowed food service to continue and keep students fed while the building was renovated. The most recent renovations — which began in May 2011 with the destruction of the Brickyard Bubble — took place over the summer when the Atrium was temporarily closed. The latest renovations focused on the new seating section and its aesthetics, as well as the kitchen and ventilation system. The Atrium will be open until 10 p.m., according to Jennifer Gilmore, marketing manager for Campus Enterprises. The new, colorful indoor seating area sports redone lighting and an increased capacity – now up to 435 from 370 seats – made possible by bringing part of the old patio and outdoor seating inside, according to the N.C. State Dining blog. The kitchen received a slew of improvements, including equipment that has been updated to meet Wake County code. Other improvements include a new heating and air conditioning system, sprinkler system, restrooms and mechanical rooms. Gilmore said the renovations were badly needed. “I remember once I went back to the kitchen, and it was blazing hot back there,” Gilmore said. “Now it feels
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Important leaders from across the state descended on campus Tuesday to watch and participate in the groundbreaking ceremony for Talley Student Center. University and state leaders had front row seats to the continuation of the $120 million project. Although demolition of buildings that once stood on the site — including the bookstore and C-store — has concluded, the ceremony marked the start of new construction. Concept development and design began in 2008. Peter Barnes, a senior in political science and member of the building committee, has been involved since the beginning. “[The building committee] is the body that guides the project all the way from concept to finished product,” Barnes said. “We want to make sure the project embodies what the University wants to see.” The new Talley will be a haven for students, as its amenities will be catered to students’ wants and needs. One of Barnes’ responsibilities on the committee has been to make sure students get what they want. “I’m a student member, so part of my responsibility is making sure that the students’ voices are actually heard in all of this,” Barnes said. Funding for the project currently comes from student fees. Jonathon
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Students, faculty and administration gathered at the Free Expression Tunnel Tuesday evening to stand together against different forms of discrimination and inequality. The event is in its first year and was organized by on-campus organizations including Student Government, the GLBT center and CSLEPS. According to Student Body President Chandler Thompson, the racial slur that was accidentally published in a photo in The Brick, a magazine distributed to incoming freshmen at orientation, was the driving force for the event. “What’s great is all the students came together to organize the event in response,” Thompson said. “We’ve been overwhelmed with volunteers.” Thompson said Respect the Pack will become an annual part of Wolfpack Welcome Week. The event also featured speakers, including Chancellor Randy Wilson and Rupert Nacoste, professor of psychology. “What I’m most proud of is the fact that this event was organized, sponsored and led by students,” Woodson said to the crowd. “The tunnel is a reflection of us, it belongs to the students, who have taken control and made sure we send out messages of mutual respect.” Nacoste, founder of “Wake Up, It’s Serious,” an organization dedicated to combating intolerance, spoke on the distinction between free speech and freedom of expression, as well as the responsibility of a community that has that freedom. “Every student on campus is a citizen on campus, and should be treated as such,” Nacoste said. “Free expression is not the same as your constitutional right to free speech. It’s not — that’s what people are confused about. “In America no one has the right to total free expression. That’s why we
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