Technician
monday october
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2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Police investigate student deaths The deaths of N.C. State student Ray Ausbon and Gardner-Webb student Zac Tigner are under investigation after police found their bodies Saturday morning. Kali Mallory Staff Writer
The bodies of 21-year-old Ray Ausbon and 19-year-old Zac Tign-
er were found Saturday morning at 817 Hillsborough St., Apt. 203, the home of Ausbon, according to Jim Sughrue, director of public affairs for Raleigh Police Department. The police were responding to a 911 ‘suspicious persons’ call about two people near the 2nd floor fire escape landing at 9:26 a.m. Saturday morning when they found the bodies, Sughrue said. According to Sughrue, the cause of death remains unclear.
“The bodies were given to medical examiners for autopsy results. Toxicology results could take several weeks,” Sughrue said. “It’s inappropriate to speculate if it’s a drug overdose. There did not appear to be any signs of foul play.” Ausbon was a senior in accounting. Tigner attended Gardner-Webb University. Both students graduated from Apex High School.
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Parks Harrington, a freshman in turfgrass management, shovels mulch with his dad, Randy Harrington, from Taylorsville, N.C. “I think it’s a good experience,” Parks said. “It’s a good way to spend time with family, instead of going home to see them.”
11th annual planting service project a success Families and student volunteers mulched and planted 130 plants to beautify the campus this weekend as part of the University’s Parents and Families Weekend. Joanna Banegas Staff Writer
As a part of Parents and Families Weekend, Office of Parents and Families Services held their 11th StudentFamily Planting Project yesterday morning on Central Campus. The service project was sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, & Public Service, University Housing and Grounds Management. Laci Weeden, assistant director of Parents and Families Services, said approximately 40 people came to the
Sunday morning service project. “This is our eleventh year of doing the planting project,” Weeden said. “We always pick a location around campus which is usually near one of the residential halls to beautify the campus and let the families give back by planting flowers, plants and trees.” The families and student volunteers mulched the area and planted 130 plants, which took them about an hour to complete, said Weeden. “The CSLEPS office talked about the importance of service at the University, because it is such a core value of who we care,” Weeden said. “We gave the families and students instructions and education on the plants that we were planting today and then we started planting.”
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Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
Six students were referred to the University following a kidnapping incident on Sept. 29 at Avent Ferry Complex, according to the campus police blotter. One of the students also received a judicial referral for 6 counts of weapons violation. According to the case report, the seized weapons include two pendent knives, one cane sword, and three pairs of brass knuckles. While the weapons charge has been
Tools, like ‘Go Explore,’ are helping make virtual tours available to off-campus students. Staff Writer
The University’s Admissions Office is taking campus tours to a whole new dimension. The University is providing a
closed, according to Campus Police Public Relations Manager John Barnwell, the kidnapping case remains under investigation and is under the jurisdiction of the Raleigh Police Department. “There was an incident involving six students that could be considered kidnapping,” Barnwell said. “That’s a Raleigh Police Department case, so I can’t provide much information because it came off campus. Among the six individuals was a student who had weapons with him and was in violation of University policy.” Representatives for the Raleigh Police Department were unavailable for comment. Susan Grant, director of University Housing, was also unavailable.
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Six students referred for kidnapping at Avent Ferry Raleigh Police Department is investigating a kidnapping incident involving six students.
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Mike Jones, an N.C. State Alumnus, combats a fellow Society for Creative Anachronism member on Harris field. The two were amongst others in the society to help spark interest in the campus and recruit new members. “We were doing a representation of medieval tournament fighting. I fought without a shield to give my opponent an advantage because I’ve been doing this since 1983 and she’s only been doing it for a year,” Jones said.
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new virtual college open house experience to students unable to visit campus through GPS-based tools and a new website. Thomas Griffin, director of undergraduate admissions, said the virtual fair was conducted using www.collegeweeklive.com services and also that students could attend the session simply by logging in online. According to Griffin, the program had a virtual attendance of approximately 700 students.
“We hosted a virtual open house; students who couldn’t make it to campus could login using a service and attend the session,” Griffin said. Griffin said the virtual open house focused on the University, and online presentations were part of the program while hosting this event. “It had five sections focusing on different aspects of campus life and it was free to all the students interested in
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Bar brawl leaves man in critical condition A fight at the Jackpot Bar on Hillsborough Street left a 23-year-old man in critical condition at Rex Hospital. Shivalik Daga Staff Writer
The Jackpot Bar on Hillsborough Street had an eventful closing Thursday night. According to reports, Evan Lawrence, a 23-year old man, barely managed to survive following a late night brawl that left him with a blood clot in the brain. The injury forced him to undergo surgery at Rex Hospital. He remained in critical condition as of Sunday evening. Jenny Johnson, marketing coordinator at Rex Hospital, said Lawrence has not been discharged and remains under observation. “He’s in critical condition,” Johnson said. According to an Oct. 3 News and
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Evan Lawrence remains in critical condition at Rex Hospital after a bar brawl left the 23-year-old requiring surgery.
Observer report, Lawrence was partying with friends at the bar at 1303 Hillsborough St. near downtown Raleigh, when the incident took place. Lawrence stepped outside to smoke a cigarette, accidently f licking the cigarette onto someone. This led the attacker to retaliate, which ballooned into a full-scale brawl which left the bar’s window panes smashed. Residents living near the bar said approximately 50 pounds of glass—
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from bottles, glasses and windows were smashed during the fight, and are still lying across the road from the bar. Arthur Perry, who lives close to the Jackpot Bar on Hillsborough Street, said he was not aware of how the fight started. “There was glass strewn all over the place. I don’t know how it all actually started, but they must have had a big fight,” Perry said. Perry said the Jackpot Bar was planning on closing down after that night, and this was just incidental. It was a crowded night and the lot was packed with cars, Perry said. The bar’s window now has a gaping slit, wide enough for a thin person to enter. According to Perry, the Jackpot Bar has always been a place for miscreants. “They were a bunch of drunken revelers,” Perry said. “It’s good that they are closed now, they were always very loud and rowdy.” No N.C. State students were found to be involved in the incident. Lawrence’s family was unavailable for comment Sunday night.