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Not all professors are ‘handicap-accessible’ Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
Kayla Gibbs is a senior in biological sciences. She’s a Taurus. And she’s got rheumatoid arthritis. Gibbs is one of the over 600 students who have registered a disability with the Disability Services Office, and has DSO-approved academic accommodations, but she said not all professors respond well to the needs of handicapped students. “I had a professor who said he did not give extensions, make-up tests, or make-up assignments to sick or injured students in his syllabus,” said Gibbs. “When I ended up in the emergency room to have my knee drained, he wouldn’t let me make up the test I missed while being confined to bed rest after having 3 needles inside my joint.” Forced to receive zero after zero on tests she could not take on-time due to medical reasons, Gibbs attempted to drop the course, but ultimately had to go to the dean of her college to resolve the issue. “It got to the point that there was no way for me to pass the course, and
when I asked him to sign my drop final twice in your final grade,’” form due to medical reasons, he said said Gibbs. “This puts students like he did not believe in allowing students me with disabilities at a disadvanto drop a course due to disabilities,” tage to other students who got to said Gibbs. “He then said if I am hav- take their test on time. If a healthy ing such a hard time then I needed to student didn’t do well, they can leave the University altogether until I decide to replace their grade with their f inal. was healthier.” I don’t have According to t he lu xur y t he Universit y of ma k i ng policy on academthat decision ic accommodasince I got a tions for students z ero when with disabilities, I was in the it is the students’ hospital.” responsibility to However, register any disthe Univera bi l i t i e s w i t h sity’s course DSO, but t he Kayla Gibbs, senior in biological syllabus regpolicy specificalsciences ulation states ly states faculty professors members must do their best to read and adhere to the must include a paragraph in their recommendations made by DSO to syllabi stating students are able to help students with documented dis- receive accommodations if they have a documented need and their abilities. Gibbs said professors who do not request is “reasonable,” though allow make-up exams even for those there is no clearer definition as to with documented disabilities are able what does and does not fall under to refuse such tests if they state in their that category. According to Ana Ison, a lectursyllabi that they allow other grades to er in the chemistry department, make up more missed scores. But to Gibbs, allowing a final exam there are students in her class score to replace a low test grade is not every semester with documented disabilities, and said she and her an effective or fair policy. “The University shouldn’t allow colleagues do not typically turn teachers to ban make-up tests and then try to get around it by saying ‘There HANDICAP continued page 3 are no make-ups, but I’ll count your
“ I don’t have the luxury of making that decision since I got a zero when I was in the hospital.”
Renovations on Atrium continue on track University Dining is planning a preview party for Jan. 9 for select students to see the updates before the opening the first day of Spring semester classes. Chelsey Francis Deputy News Editor
The Atrium will close for serving on Dec. 10 and not reopen until Jan. 10. University Dining staff will work during the break to move equipment. According to Jennifer Gilmore, marketing and communications with University Dining, there are several different things that are going to happen before the Atrium reopens in January. “We need to switch the construction fencing to where it closes off the old temporary serving area while we renovate it and give access to the new serving area,” Gilmore said. “Second, we need to begin moving cooking and serving equipment into its new space in the new serving area.” In order to stay on schedule, Gilmore said, University Dining will start these changes on Dec. 10. “Many University Dining staff will be working during the holidays while the University is officially closed to ensure we are ready to re-open at the beginning of the spring semester,” Gilmore said. The Atrium will reopen for a preview party on Jan. 9, and then to the entire University on Jan. 10 for breakfast, according to Gilmore. “We wanted to do something really fun for the opening of the new serving area, so we came up with the idea of throwing a preview party the night before and inviting a select number of students to come,” Gilmore said. Gilmore said Randy Lait, University Dining director, came up with the idea of Golden Tickets for the preview party. “We have 100 tickets circulating at the C-stores. Students who purchase a 20 ounce drink will have the change to scratch a ticket and see if they won,” Gilmore said. “We will also give away
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Acappology set to release new album The group will have their fall concert at the same time as the release of the album.
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When: Dec. 4 at 7 p.m. Where: Stewart Theatre SOURCE: ACAPPOLOGY
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many creative minds collaborating on During the Acappology fall con- the same project.” Michael McKnight, a senior in biocert Saturday, the group is going to release their new album, This Always medical engineering, said he enjoys Accappology because he gets to try out Happens. Julie Steinberg, a senior in food sci- new things. “If I decide I want to imitate a synth ence and a member of the group said that Acappology means the study of pad, a banjo, or a Lady Gaga harmony I can try it without worrying how it a cappella. “A cappella is the art of perform- sounds,” McKnight said. According to Sadler, the group is ing music using only voices and zero instruments. College a cappella excited about the upcoming concert groups almost always perform covers and new album release. “We are all so psyched about this of popular (or not as popular) songs, although some college and profes- concert. I consider this a coming-out sional groups do write original songs,” for Acappology where we will be able to show to the N.C. State community Steinberg said. Dominic Greco, a junior in environ- the new style that we have worked to mental engineering, said he likes being create for ourselves over the past few years,” Sadler said. a part of the group. Acappology has been working on “I joined Acappology at the beginning of my sophomore year at State. the album for three years, according I saw Acappology perform my fresh- to Sadler. man year and “T his conthought ‘I have to cert is especially be in that group.’ exciting for us I absolutely love because we will music and singbe releasing our new album entiing. I truly don’t tled, This Always believe I could be Happens , t hat happy without has been in proit,” Greco said. duction for the Acappology past three years. ta kes a lot of We are extremely time, according proud of this alto Greco. bum, as it has “ T h u s f a r, Margaret Sadler, co-director of truly shown our Acappology has Acappology progression and kept me extremegrow th in the ly busy but I love every minute of it. That’s how you last few years. We can’t wait to share it know you’re in love with something; with everyone,” Sadler said. “We have no matter how much time it takes out a few surprises up our sleeves for this of your day, you never stop loving it,” concert that will be sure to keep you on your toes. So make sure to mark Greco said. Every person in the group is in- this one on your calendars.” Steinberg said they were excited volved in the arrangement of songs, according to Margaret Sadler, a junior about one of their songs being chosen in animal science and a co-director of for Best of College A Cappella 2011. “We just found out that the first the group. “Our unique arrangement style, song on our CD, was chosen for which allows everyone to participate BOCA 2011, which is a compilation in the arrangement process, allows CD featuring groups from all over the everyone in the group to feel a real country. Hundreds of songs from hunconnection to each and every song,” dreds of groups were submitted and Sadler said. “As co-directors, it is Eric only 18 were chosen, so this is a huge and my job to control the chaos and accomplishment for us and we are reto lead the arrangement in the right ally excited about it,” Steinberg said. direction, but everyone has their own input and everyone contributes to the finished product. This process creates ALBUM continued page 3 very unique arrangements due to so
“We are extremely proud of this album, as it has truly shown our progression and growth in the last few years.”
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Yuan Yuan Chen, a 2nd-year graduate student in economics exits the Brickyard Bubble Monday afternoon. Chen is “expecting [the Atrium] to be cleaner, have more choices, and be better overall,”. She said the renovations have caused her to come less often, three times a week as opposed to about eight times a week in the past, because there are fewer options due to the construction.
a few at Night Owl, the Bookstore will have a few to giveaway as well, since their Wolf Xpress Copy Service is located in the Atrium, too.” Night Owl is an exam-break event University Dining will hold at Fountain Dining Hall from 9 p.m. until 11
p.m. on Dec. 7 thru Dec. 9. “What I really like about the promotion is that winners will be able
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