Technician
thursday march
29 2012
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Walsh declared student body president Following Tuesday’s elections, Andy Walsh wins seat for student body president
to advertise to students and do event programming better,” Walsh said. “I really am going to challenge myself to improve the student experience.” Will Brooks Walsh plans to stick with his Deputy News Editor campaign’s vision. “I will impress it upon myFollowing Tuesday’s election, Andy Walsh will be the Univer- self and my team to hold me sity’s next student body president, accountable throughout bringing a new energy to the Student the year,” Walsh said. “We need to make sure we are Government. “Communication is really criti- really producing things cal,” Walsh said. “That and getting that students want and students need.” together an incredible team.” By “we,” Walsh means Walsh, who will take office next month, said he plans on having a his team, which he exproactive relationship between plains will be a crucial part of students, incorhis run porating students in office. before they need “It takes a reto call upon Stually incredible, dent Government dynamic team to themselves. address student “Communicaneeds,” Walsh said. tion as a whole is “Looking at my something I think Andy Walsh, 2012-2013 student campaign, I think we need to work body president that the strength on better,” Walsh of my campaign said. Communication is a big theme really fell on to how strong and of Walsh’s plan, in which he plans motivated of a team I had.” As for runner-ups Caroline Yopp to address student issues, including improved bus routes, a year-long and Jonathon Smith (respecitively), concert series and promoting school Walsh holds respect for both canditraditions. “One thing we need to do better is election continued page 3
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“I’m pretty honored to be able to serve the student body.”
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News outlets have been buzzing this week with reports of companies asking job applicants to submit their Facebook passwords as part of the hiring process. Justin Bassett, a statistician from New York, had an experience first hand with an overly invasive employer. At the end of his interview, after a series of obligatory interview questions were asked, his interviewer searched for his Facebook profile on her computer. She discovered his profile had high privacy settings, meaning a minimal amount of information is shared. Not satisfied with her findings, the employer asked Bassett to re-
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College of Veterinary Medicine hosts open house Vet school hosts first open house in four years.
of the more light-hearted events, the Teddy Bear Clinic. “Children usually like the anatomy lab. We also have a Teddy Bear Jessie Halpern suture clinic hosted by the surgery Deputy News Editor clinic,” David Green, director of This Saturday, the College of Vet- communications for the college, erinary Medicine will hold an open said. Several student demonstrations house event, offering students and the public a chance to see their new plan to cover topics such as how to safely move large animals, and hospital. The annual open house event was what kinds of parasites to look for put on a four-year hiatus, as con- in your pet. Several household animals will struction of the Randall B. Terry, Jr. Companion Animal Veterinary be present during the open house, Medical Center took place. With including rabbits, hamsters and snakes. Pigs, cows the addition of this and other large cutting-edge vetanimals will also erinary hospital, be there. students and facJennine Lection, ulty are excited to junior in animal show off the Colscience and memlege of Veterinary ber of the pre-vet Medicine, which club, is excited for ranks third in the the event. nation. Jennine Lection, junior in “I used to go to The open house animal science the open house evis a culmination ery year, and since of months of hard work by students, who organize and then I’ve shadowed jobs at the school run the event under faculty super- and volunteered,” Lection said. vision. The first 10 exhibits take place in “We haven’t had [an open house] in so long, so none of the current the Terry Center, where visitors can students have ever been through see the new equipment being used this kind of event before,” Charlie to pioneer both animal and human Jenkins, first-year student in the medicine. 75 percent of human diseases are veterinary program, said. Jenkins will spend the morning seen in animals first, according to working with cows doing demon- Green, who stressed the importance strations, answering questions and of making veterinary medical dishelping visitors milk a cow Saturday. coveries. Another new addition to the event Her afternoon will be spent at one
“We want to show North Carolina what their veterinary school is doing.”
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is the video, “Man’s Best Hope,” which will play on a looped reel throughout the day. The video demonstrates how veterinary medicine can be applied to human medicine. “We want to show North Carolina what their veterinary school is doing,” Lection said. “It started because of the need for veterinary medicine in the state, and this is a great opportunity to have it open. Normally, you can only get in if you’re bringing in an animal for treatment.” Green, though optimistic about the event, worried that a four year absence might mean a decrease in attendance. “The first few years, I was flooded with phone calls asking if we were having the event. The last year or so, though, I haven’t gotten any,” Green said. Despite this change, Jenkins says they are still expecting about 10,000 people to attend. “Students have spent quite a lot of time on this. It’s a huge time commitment,” Jenkins said. With such a large dedication of time and effort required, it’s interesting to learn the open house will not give students any class credit. “We’re doing it because we love our school and we want everyone to see that,” Jenkins said. This year’s event also marks the first public celebration of N.C. State’s 125th anniversary. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. No pre-registration is necessary. The open house is located at 1060
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Listening to a heartbeat, Dr. Sarah Musulin examines a boxer at the small animal emergency teaching clinic at N.C. State’s veterinary school. The boxer, Campbell, had been exhibiting neurological symptoms, including seizures. Dr. Musulin has been with the clinic for three and a half years.
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