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In response to the Japanese earthquakes and tsunami in early March, students organized a relief effort to raise money and awareness for the devastated country. Cultural Candle Light Vigil Chalk the Walk brought students Date: April 15, 5 p.m. – 9 p.m. and student groups together Thursday Location: Court of Carolinas to create chalk drawings representing A four hour vigil complete with speakers and Japanese music. what they envisioned when thinking There will also be an opportunity to about Japan. make origami cranes at this event. Each student received a 10-by-10foot square to chalk, reflecting the source: origami wishes website “Well Wishes for Japan” theme. Kavaruss Coleman, a sophomore in engineering and a participant in said forts are working together to give to he would like the people of Japan to Origami Wishes, a program through Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, have faith. and Public Service. “I just want people According to to know that Japan Craft Center direcstill has hope,” Coletor George Thomas, man said. “I want program organizers my piece to instill in have not yet deterothers a message of mined a destination hope.” for the donations, The event, sponwhich will eventusored by the Crafts ally benefit Japan’s Center and the CamKavaruss Coleman, sophomore rehabilitation. pus Arts Council, in engineering Jennifer Lee, a also featured prizes freshman in textile such as a free class for those who raise the most money. technology and participant said she The group or team who raises the most hopes the money will go to education donations will receive a free group ac- in Japan. tivity of choice from the Crafts Center. Students working on other relief efchalk continued page 3
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Carsi Tong, a freshman in graphic design, chalks a big circle with Japan written in Japanese at the top as part of Chalk the Walk Thursday. The Craft Center sponsored the event as part of Origami Wishes to help raise money for the Japan relief. The Craft Center supplied the chalk and the space for all the participants.
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Christopher Neale, a junior in biological engineering has his head shaved for cancer awareness at the St Baldrick’s festival Thursday. More than 100 people from both the Raleigh community and NC State University attended the festival in order to have their heads shaved. Each person raised money for cancer patients and cancer research by acquiring sponsors.
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The corner of Dan Allen Drive and Hillsborough Street is characterized by worn-out bricks, and for students like Kristy Craig, it is an area that is dark and unwelcoming by night.
“It is not the first thing you want people to see,” said Craig, 2010-2011 Senior Class President and political science major. “The project is aimed at making this area more pedestrian and driver friendly.” To combat this eyesore, Craig, along with N.C. State architects, developed several class gift ideas which were then voted upon by the Senior Council and senior class, both of which decided on the development of the Dan Allen Gateway. According to Lynn Swank, Univer-
The North Carolina General Assembly, in an effort to address potential budget cuts, proposed the elimination of all state funding for the North Carolina Governor’s School. Governor’s School is an annual sixweek program started in 1963. It offers academic concentrations, including the sciences and Spanish, as well as artistic concentrations such as music and dance. The state currently provides the program with $849,588 every year, thereby ensuring the program will be of no cost to participants. But students may be required to pay to attend if the General Assembly follows through with its proposal to cut its funding completely to cut costs for the state. While nothing has officially been passed, many alumni of the program have vocally expressed their disap-
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proval with the idea. “A lot of alumni have spoken out against this idea. We just want to show the state how essential this program is,” said Dominique Beaudry, ‘09 Governor’s School alum and current student at the North Carolina School of Science and Math. Mary Watson, director of Governor’s School, said it would be a mistake for the state to take away the already limited funding from the program. Last year, for the first time in the history of the program, students had to pay tuition as a result of the initial state cut. “It would be a terrible mistake for our economy to cut funding for this. This program benefits some of our brightest students,” Watson said. “We have received letters from students who have become successful all over the country in support of the program.” Many organizations in North Carolina have created scholarship funds to help those students who are unable to pay the tuition to attend the program. According to Beaudry, the socioeco-
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sity landscape project manager, the Dan Allen Gateway is a design challenge because it is an entrance for both drivers and pedestrians. “Our design team feels that improvement to this gateway will help provide a ‘front door’ to North Campus, welcoming folks to our campus, and further ‘branding’ the campus from Hillsborough Street,” Swank said.
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Despite problems in retrieving the correct voter list in this year’s student body elections, the end is not in sight for election issues. The Union Activities Board’s constitution was originally updated two years ago. However, changes from the Spring of ‘08 were not included. Although in both spring of ‘09 and this year’s elections the UAB Constitution amendments were overwhelmingly accepted, it is still unknown as to what will happen with the current proposed amendments, according to Matthew Woodward, UAB presidentelect and a junior in applied sociology. According to Woodward, the real intent of the amendment was to change the composition of the Board of Directors. Prior to the approved amendment, groups had to petition to be members of the board. This amendment was approved by 86.8 percent of the student body. Woodward said in the spring of ‘09, students voted on an incorrect amendment to the UAB/SCBOD constitution. “In the constitution that was voted upon this year, they not only didn’t make the changes, but they included
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“I just want people to know that Japan still has hope.”
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Date: April 7 from 4:45 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Location: Bragaw Activity Room Hosted by the University Scholars Program, come learn to make Origami. There will be an opportunity to buy relief T-Shirts and donate to the relief effort.
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