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Senate approves reapportionment Mallory Bowman Correspondent
Student Senate voted unanimously Tuesday night to shift its representatives throughout the colleges to better match changes in enrollment. The majority of colleges will receive additional Senate seats, but the Graduate School will lose nearly 50 percent of its representation. This alteration of senators takes place once every three years according to Student Government statues. Although the numbers of the reap-
portionment seem to be large differences, in the overall scheme, these differences will not make a large difference in the different colleges representation in Student Senate. Scott Goldsmith, a CHASS senior senator and a junior in political science, discussed the reapportionment bill. According to Goldsmith, if a college offers a degree, it did not lose any seats during the reapportionment process. General business was also taken care of at the meeting, including a discussion of Camp-Out as well as the Distinguished Professor Lecture Series and the new CALS Moodle page.
FULL-TIME STUDENTS
CURRENT
FINAL
TEXTILES
873
1
3
MANAGEMENT
2336
5
5
PAMS
833
2
3
CHASS
3805
8
8
NATURAL RESOURCES
1211
2
3
ENGINEERING
5486
10
10
CALS
4713
8
9
DESIGN
512
1
2
EDUCATION
819
1
3
FYC TOTAL
1386
1
1
FRESHMEN
5418
11
10
GRADUATE
5046
11
6
LIFE-LONG EDU
82
3
1
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University betting big on green Staff Writer
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Taking Confucius to heart, on Tuesday the University took a small but definitive first step toward aiming to build a culture of sustainability on campus. Unveiling the initial draft of the University Strategic Plan, aimed at advancing sustainability on campus, Jack Colby, sustainability officer and assistant vice-chancellor for facilities operations, said that the University is now at a position where it can move ahead from “simply participation to a cultural change.” “Our vision is to move where sustainability is not just a set of programs, but an integral part of our culture,” Colby said. “The University needs to make a leap ahead in terms of its culture and take full advantage of the opportunities made available through collaboration and participation.” According to Colby, the majority of students have a positive outlook in this regard and that student response has always been positive regarding such issues. The Strategic Plan, which outlines both long and short-term goals, aims to involve multiple elements on campus to achieve these goals, student involvement being one of them. The plan contains five-year strategies involving academics and research on campus, with additions in courses and curricula, service learning and an endorsement of sustainability-guided research. Also included are ideas to use the campus as a classroom by improving resource and space efficiency.
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“There is tremendous interest in our faculty regarding this,” Colby said. “We are also looking to promote undergraduate research in this regard and develop course work that enables them to earn credit.” The plan also contains details on reducing the energy and water consumption, which is also required by various North Carolina state laws. Regarding energy consumption, the University is aiming to achieve a 30 percent reduction compared to 2003 levels, in addition to the 20 percent reduction achieved in water consumption over the last year. Colby said that buildings are the largest consumers of energy on campus, and so it is important to look into this aspect while considering sustainability on campus. The upcoming Hunt Library on Centennial Campus is a LEED Silver certified building, a requirement, Colby said, that will be implemented on all and any new buildings that come up in the future. LEED certified buildings reduce energy consumption by 26-30 percent. This will likely include the new bookstore that will be constructed after the demolition of Harrelson Hall and other future projects. In addition to this, the University is also working to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings by reprogramming existing space using technology. “Much of what we see is going to be about allocation of resources,” Colby said. “Currently, we are working to utilize declining resources more efficiently by eliminating waste and reducing energy consumption.” The University has entered into two energy performance contracts to achieve this. One is a $19 million investment in 15 buildings on campus, which will result in annual saving worth $1.4 million.
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Two University departments have partnered with Coke for a fiveweek promotion of recycling.
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The Office of Sustainability sponsored a town-hall style meeting to discuss sustainability at the University.
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At the Student Senate meeting held on Tuesday, Abbi Davis, a junior in psychology, swears in as the new Student Senate secretary. With no other candidates running against her, Davis was sworn in during the meeting with no delays.
Woodson calls for patience during budget cut process In a video released Tuesday, Chancellor Randy Woodson calls for patience and cooperation during the budget cut process.
University will follow. These five principles include various ideals for the University.
They include: protecting to the extent possible instruction and student support maintain and enhance the Chelsey Francis strength of our faculty News Editor build on our reputation as a leadChancellor Woodson is con- ing research University by enhanccerned about budget planning for ing the capacity of our faculty and staff to discover new knowledge the year. Although the state budget is still and transfer this knowledge to the undecided, Woodson said he be- marketplace for the benefit of all lieves it is time for the University North Carolinians ensure well-maintained facilities to start planning for the cuts that are more than likely coming, ac- and campus that support a safe and cording to the video released on exceptional learning environment for our students Tuesday. ensure our continued position According to Woodson, the state’s universities have been asked as one of the nation’s best values.” Because of the to prepare for up principles of to 15 percent. the Universit y, “For N.C. State, Wo o d s o n h a s that translates to a s ke d P rovos t almost 80 million Warwick Arden dollars,” Woodson and Vice Chansaid in the video. c el lor Cha rle s “Taking a oneLeff ler to work time, 15 percent on the University reduction is not budget as well as an easy or painthe structure. less task.” Chancellor Woodson According to However, acWoodson, he becording to Woodson, signs show that this isn’t going lieves that positions will be lost during the cuts. to be a one-time happening. “There is no doubt that we will “Every signal indicates that this is not a one-time reduction but lose positions with such a deep a long-term readjustment to our reduction in our budget,” Woodstate funding,” Woodson said in son said. “Our top three business operations expenditures are laborthe video. The Resource Strategies Task related. But let me quickly add that Force has already recommended new efficiencies gained through a review of budget and business restructuring will have the new operations, according to Woodson. effect of negating some of our job “I agree with this recommenda- losses and is our best opportunity tion,” Woodson said during the to minimize the impact on our employees.” video. Woodson is asking that the plan While examining options during this budget cut, there are five principles Woodson has said the BUDGET continued page 3
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Instead of being caught red-handed, each week 200 people will be caught green-handed. University Dining, N.C. State Waste Reduction and Recycling, and Coca-Cola are partnering to sponsor “Caught Green-Handed.” The initiative is a five-week program to promote and reward N.C. State students, faculty and staff for recycling, according to University Dining and Waste Reduction and Recycling. According to Kelley Brackett, public communication specialist for University Dining, this is the first year this initiative has happened. “We have a street team that will, on certain days and certain locations, reward people who are recycling,” Brackett said. Ariel Fugate, a student intern at the Office of Waste Reduction and Recycling, said the group promoted the event at Campout. “We promoted the program this weekend at Campout by giving out 100 ‘Not Wasted’ t-shirts made from plastic bottles,” Fugate said. “We talked with students at Campout about the program and have been spreading word about it through Facebook and soon posters will be up around campus, the dining halls and residence halls.” One day a week, the street time will give away prizes, according to Brackett. Each winner will receive a CocaCola Contour Bottle Light-Up Pen, a Coca-Cola coupon for on-campus C-Stores, and an “I was caught green handed” sticker, according to Bracket and Fugate. The street team will not be at any specific location on campus. “We’re going to be all over campus,” Brackett said. “They’re going to be on Centennial campus, the Brickyard, East Campus, everywhere. We’re giving all of our Facebook fans a heads up as to where members of the Street Team will be.” The majority of the members of the Street Team are students.
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STREET TEAM DATES: The Caught Green-Handed Street team will reward students across campus around lunch time on the following dates: Monday, January 24th Wednesday, February 2nd Tuesday, February 8th Thursday, February 17th Friday, February 25th SOURCE: UNIVERSITY DINING
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