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Chancellor’s Liaison Meeting Schedule Schedule for the rest of the semester: Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday 2/23, 3:30-5pm, Talley 3118 *Roundtable, Wednesday 3/16, 7-8:30pm, Talley 3118 *Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday 3/23, 3:30-5pm, Talley 3118 Roundtable, Wednesday 3/30, 7-8:30pm, Senate Chambers Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday, 4/20, 3:30-5pm, Talley Walnut Room Items with the * are subject to change Source: Olivia Desormeaux
Vagant CARE positions for spring semester The following positions are still open for CARE @ N.C. State, the leadership development team. They include Mothers Matters Campaign Chair, Access Africa Chair, Climate Change Chair, Power Within Chair, and the Marketing and Advertising Director. The next CARE meeting is on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in Mann 321. Source: Maritza adonis, co-founder of care
MLK Speaker Rescheduled for March 3 The African American Cultural Center is honored to present political analyst and author, Juan Williams as the 2011 NCSU Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Commemoration speaker. The title of Mr. Williams’ presentation is “American Leadership: Stories of Inspiration and Power Behind Proven Leaders.” This event was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Stewart Theater, Talley Student Center. Inclement weather forced the event to be rescheduled to Thursday, March 3. The time and location are the same. Source: Toni Thorpe, AACC Program Coordinator
2011 Statewide Poetry Contest Open to all North Carolina residents and one of the largest free-entry contests in the South. Awards will be given to the best poems, with the top winner receiving $500. Entries must be submitted by March 1, 2011. Guest judge, Thomas Lux poet in residence at Sarah Lawrence College, will announce the winners and give a reading at 7 p.m., on March 30, in the Titmus Theater, Thompson Hall. The Creative Writing Program through the Barnhart Family Fund sponsors this event. Contact Wilton Barnhart and John Balaban for additional information. Source: Lauren Lopez-Ibanez, CHASS Communications
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HK on J protest keeps neighborhood schooling debate alive, turnout high Thousands rallied in downtown Raleigh for equal educational and economic rights. Justin Rose Correspondent
Thousands of activists opposing neighborhood schooling in Wake County gathered at Shaw University Sunday morning for a march to the legislative building. Among the activists were students eager to show their support and interest in peaceful social justice. Colt Jackson, a junior in civil engineering, said he thought the turn out was positive. “I like the unity of the rally. The diversity is really good. Everyone’s united for similar goals,” Jackson said. Wes Thill, a sophomore in mechanical engineering said he agreed, and having come from a mainly-caucasion background, thought the rally was eye-opening. “I grew up in a place where pretty much everybody was white, so I didn’t really understand what diversity was until I moved to North Carolina four years ago. And I realized how important diversity is, not just in education but also in our everyday lives,” he said. Jackson and Thill joined the other 2500 to 3000 activists who carried signs that read: “Students are people too” and “Solidarity with all who struggle for liberation.” The sounds of drum music and chants echoed throughout the streets of downtown Raleigh as the crowd marched to the N.C. State Legislature building, where NAACP State Conference President Reverend William J. Barber II lead the demonstration. “We gather today to demand educational equality for every child. Resegregating our public schools is a
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Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber, II walks to the left of the NAACP sign as he leads the Historic Thousands on Jones Street rally Saturday. The march started outside Shaw University and finished at the North Carolina State Legislative Building.
vicious, backwards step. It’s a turn in the wrong direction, and we can’t have it,” Rev. Barber said. The HKonJ march, which stands for Historic Thousands on Jones St., is an annual event founded in 2007 by the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The march promotes the 14 Point People’s Agenda, which includes support for low-income people and environmental justice. This year, the march emphasized educational equality as well as economic justice and equal protection under the law. Barber said emphasizing economic
justice was especially important. “Southern poverty has its roots in slavery, Jim Crow and other forms of racism, and repeated denial of labor rights…Let the word go forth from here, both to Democrats and Republicans who want to take us backwards and try to balance this budget on the backs of the poor: If you want a better North Carolina, let’s make those who can pay pay their fair share,” Barber said. A misconception about the march was that it is only attended by African American and minority group representatives.
Speech contest gives three prizes Annual competition highlights public speaking talent. Elise Helgar Staff Writer
The fourth annual Wolfpack Speaks competition brought out a wide variety of public speaking students. Every year, public speaking professors select the top people from their classes to compete in the public speaking competition. Students are evaluated by their professors during the final speech of the semester to determine who will compete. The second place winner was Evan Wilkinson a junior in wood products. “I actually enjoyed the finals of this competition more than the part in class. Speaking in front of a big group of people is less personal and I found Camilah Jennings/Technician that a lot easier,” Wilkinson said. Meagan Proper, sophomore in sports management, receives a $250 first place Students are required to prepare award from Dr. Kenneth Zagacki, Department Head of Communications on a five to seven minute call to action Thursday at Wolfpack Speaks. The event sported the largest turnout to date. speech for the competition. Wilkinson did his speech on banning spice, cohol being banned from major pub- in a qualifying round. Six students which is a legal drug. He chose this lic sporting events. Both Proper and are chosen from the qualifying round topic after his baseball coach showed Wilkinson had Brandi Moyer for pub- to compete in the final round. Judges provide students with feedback about a video about the negative effects of lic speaking. Kailey Miller, a sophomore in pub- their speeches so that they are able to the drug. lic relations, won improve their technique. “My coach “I really felt as though I really did third place in the s howe d u s a competition. Her better in the finals. My final speech video about this instructor was was definitely better than my first drug and I just speech,” Wilkinson said. Stephen Larson. found it really The judges for the qualifying round “I wasn’t suri ntere s t i ng. I prised at all when are made up of public speaking profesthought it was Meagan won. We sors from the University. The judges a good topic for were in the same for the final round are guest judges my final speech,” public speaking from the community. The winners Wilkinson said. Evan Wilkinson, junior in wood class and she was of the competition are awarded cash The first place products great all semes- prizes. winner in the “Our teacher helped us out a lot durter, so I thought competition was Meagan Proper, a sophomore in it made sense that she won. She de- ing the whole process. It was a great experience,” Wilkinson said. sports management. Proper could served the win,” Wilkinson said. All students who are nominated to not be reached for comment at press time. Proper’s speech was about al- compete in the competition compete
“I actually enjoyed the finals of this competition more than the part in class.”
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Joshua Smith, NAACP N.C. State Chapter President and senior in civil engineering, said the march reaches far past those groups. “The misconception about this HKonJ movement is that only African American and other minority groups will benefit from this march,” said Smith. “However, this march will affect young, old and all nationalities and ethnic groups alike.” According to Smith, the quality of public high schools is reflected in NCSU’s graduation rate. “If these
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BOG approves tuition increase Staff Report
On Friday the Board of Governors approved the plan set forth by University administration of a $300 tuition increase in addition to several fee increases. The tuition increase applies to all UNC System universities, and the fee increases are similar to those at other institutions. For instate undergraduates, tuition will be $5153 in the 2011-2012 school year, up from $4853, a 6.2% increase. Out-ofstate students face a 3.5% increase, from $17,388 to 17,988. Graduate students are also affected under this budget approval, with in-state students seeing an 11.2% increase. Their tuition will go from $5358 to $5958 and non-residents will face a 3.4% increase, going from $17,406 to $18,006. In other BOG news, it is close to finishing a task force on academics and athletics, and will be led by East Carolina Chancellor Steve Ballard. The task force will have representatives ranging from chancellors to athletic directors, complacence staff and academic support staff. Priorities include “institutional risk in inter-collegiate athletics, related to academic integrity and NCAA compliance,
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