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2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Tragic anniversary marks end to Fire Safety month Even though Fire Safety Month is over, students are still urged to keep themselves and their environment safe.
they had been where they should have, he would still be alive.” Although North Carolina law requires a landlord to provide working smoke alarms, Pilkington said there is no way to make sure rental owners abide by this rule. Brooke Wallig “You may think that you’re being Staff Writer cautious, being safe, but someone As the month of September drew else’s actions can really have an imto a close, so did Campus Fire Safety pact on you,” Pilkington said. “Never Month. But for Pam Pilkington, the sleep anywhere that you don’t know beginning of October doesn’t mean two ways out. Always check the place you are sleeping for smoke alarms and the end of spreading awareness. Pilkington, mother of former stu- see if they are working.” In a video for igot2know.com, a dent, Cody Pilkington, is well-aware of what happens when students ignore website dedicated to public awareness and fire safety, Pilkington and her rules about fire safety. On Oct. 7, 2005, Cody Pilkington husband said they regret not checking into those things and Mark Davis died when they moved of smoke inhalation him into the house. when the Sigma Al“I moved my son pha Mu fraternity into an inferno,” house caught on fire Pilkington said. after an improperly Saylor said his ofdiscarded cigarette fice is in the middle set fire to the carof their University peting. Housing inspec According to John tion cycle and he Saylor, a deputy fire strongly encourages marshal, the frastudents to adhere ternity house was to the University not on campus, and Pam Pilkington, mother of Housing rules, since therefore was not former N.C. State student many of these rules subject to the reguCody Pilkington are for their own lations and inspecprotection. tions of the Univer “We want students to understand sity Fire Marshal’s office. The office specifically requires working smoke that we aren’t just being hard-nosed alarms, something that was missing about this. It is for their own safety. We have been fortunate in that we from parts of the house. Further inspection of the house af- haven’t had any dorm fires in a very ter the fire found four smoke alarms long time, and we are always improvstill in their packaging in one of the ing our system so that can remain so,” closets, a fact Pilkington said still Saylor said. “We have a great line of defense here since—minus a couple haunts her to this day. “It was so simple and there were so houses on fraternity row—all of our many of us that overlooked the missing smoke alarms,” Pilkington said. “There is no doubt in my mind that if fire continued page 3
“It was so simple and there were so many of us that overlooked the missing smoke alarms.”
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Chancellor Randy Woodson addresses students and faculty at the tuition town hall meeting Sept. 30. Woodson told attendees that N.C. State is particularly vulnerable to state budget cuts because it receives most of its funding through state appropriations rather than tuition fees. Woodson said he aims to protect academics as much as possible in the wake of appropriations cuts. “Low cost of education is of no value, if it’s not of a high quality,” Woodson said.
Town Hall on tuition draws few Despite the opportunity to voice opinions on tuition directly to Chancellor Woodson, only a hand full of students showed up to Talley Ballroom Thursday night. Nathan Hardin News Editor
Chancellor Randy Woodson spoke to a near empty crowd Thursday night at the University’s first town hall meeting on tuition. Student Body President Kelly Hook said she was disappointed at the event’s turnout, which discussed the University’s tuition
Spencer Shell slowly recovering after collapse on Harris Field After collapsing on Harris Field, Spencer Shell is slowly making a full recovery.
increase process, and said she wasn’t ition increase passed in July, the open sure of the reason for students’ ab- forum was available for students to present issues and sence. questions about the “Honestly, I don’t tuition-increase know,” Hook said. process and to pose “We had tents on views to the Tuition Centennial [CamRev iew Adv isor y pus] and the BrickC om m it te e who ya rd despite t he will have their final rain.” meeting Oct. 1. According to Woodson’s preWoodson, the town Chancellor Randy Woodson sentation also highhall meeting intendlighted the Universied to explain how funds collected through tuition are ty’s budget issues, how the University used to support academic programs compares to peer institutions in tuand explain how decisions regarding how tuition is raised are made. On the heels of a $900 to $950 tuTUITION continued page 3
“I don’t want students to choose what they study based on the cost.”
Touchdowns for Hunt honors student-athletes Effort under way to fund and name new library study room. Chris Boucher Deputy News Editor
Elise Heglar Staff Writer
Recovering after an accident is no easy feat, but Spencer Shell is making it look simple. Shell, a junior in political science, collapsed on Harris Field earlier this year while jogging. He fell near a Campus Recreation Booth for Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow, where Jon Smetana, a junior in sports management, and Robert Olsen began to perform CPR. “Had CPR not been administered Contributed by Koby Shell immediately, brain and organ damage Spencer Shell, a junior in political science, collapsed Thurs. Sept. 2 while could have occurred; the CPR helped jogging by Harris Field. Jon Smentana, a junior in sports management, oxygen get from his heart to his or- and Robert Olsen, another jogger, immediately began to perform CPR and gans, which was critical for organ continued to do so until EMT arrived on the scene. Shell was transported to function and brain function,” Koby Rex Hospital where the cause of his cardiac arrest was not determined. Shell, Spencer’s mother, said. After the accident, Spencer was ing about." He was on life support for has come back to see how Spencer was doing. They were all astonrushed to Wake County Hospital. six days,” Koby Shell said. Shell was taken off ished to see how well he was doShell was originally life support after six ing,“ Koby Shell said. diag nosed w it h Spencer received prompt medidays and slowly becardiac arrest and gan the road to re- cal attention. Had CPR not been eventually developed covery. He returned administered immediately, brain ARDS due to aspihome from the hos- and organ damage may have ocrating fluids into his pital after a fifteen- curred. When he arrived at Wake lungs. His case was day stay. Nurses, County Hospital, hypothermia was rare and recovery doctors, EMTs, and utilized in order to cool his organs was not expected to the firefighters who down, according to Koby Shell. go smoothly. “Wake County is one of the few were on the original “His case is Koby Shell, Spencer Shell’s scene of the accident emergency responders in the naunique. He is the mother called daily to check tion that utilizes hypothermia. It miracle boy wonder his progress. without a diagnosis “Every single firefighter, EMT, paraon his heart. Nurses greet him as "Oh, shell continued page 3 so you're the legend we've been hear- medic, supervisor that was at the scene
This season the N.C. State football team is putting its points toward an effort to name a new library study room in honor of student-athletes. Touchdowns for Hunt, supported by ads in The Wolfpacker online magazine and in-game announcements on the Jumbotron, is calling on Pack loyalists to pledge $ to $50 (or more) for each touchdown the Pack scores this year. The money would go toward naming a study room in honor of studentathletes at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library currently under construction on Centennial Campus.
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“He is the miracle boy wonder without a diagnosis of his heart.”
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“We just wanted to do something to honor all our student-athletes bring to the University,” said Doug Yopp, director of Friends of the Library. “The room will be named in honor of all N.C. State athletes -- past, present and future.” The effort also has strong support from The Wolfpack Club, said executive director Bobby Purcell. “The Wolfpack Club has donated over $200,000 to the NCSU Libraries over the past 10 years. We believe strongly in expanding our library [system],” Purcell said. Yopp said he’s confident the fans who pack Carter-Finley Stadium will be eager to give if they can. “It goes without saying how sup-
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Letter from Debbie Yow: Students come first See page 6.
Pack’s sights set on 5-0 See page 8.
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