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Woodson discusses University resource ‘realignment’ Administration announced multiple possible solutions to the budget crisis. John Wall Staff Writer
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Shopping for farmer’s market produce gets easier Local merchant now prepping produce boxes for quick pick-up. Justin Rose Staff Writer
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Chancellor Randy Woodson answers questions about his plan for dealing with University funding cuts from the state in the Technician office Monday.
“We know that we need to realign put on the table. One inefficiency addressed by the the way we do our business so that we can face that budget reduction no Chancellor dealt with the 600 classes on the books that are currently not matter how severe it is,” Arden said. Instead of asking all University being taught. Another instance departments to cut of planned realigntheir budgets by a ment is the intencer t a i n percenttion to merge the age, Woodson and Division of Undercompany have been graduate Academic working to stratePrograms and the gically reallocate Division of Student resources already at Affairs. Currently 17 the University’s disChancellor Randy Woodson separate programs posal in a way that exist between the maximizes efficientwo divisions. All 17 cy and effectiveness, as well as increases the probability of departments will be combined into four divisions upon consolidation. student success. Health, wellness, and student develBased on things outlined early in the strategic plan, several ideas have been opment, campus life, academic ser-
“Our graduation rate is the lowest in our peer group [of Universities].”
Panel addresses Wikileaks’ role in today’s journalism world College journalists open Sunshine Week with a study of controversial website. Elise Heglar Staff Writer
Last year, Americans were astounded to hear about a website called Wikileaks that publicly disclosed previously classified information from government documents. To mark Sunshine Week, which honors the idea of open government and freedom of information, the University’s Society of Collegiate Journalists held a panel discussion about the controversial website. Alex Sanchez/Technician The discussion was meant to raise awareness about Sunshine Week and Elizabeth Spainhour, an attorney who represents media and to get some insight from professionals communications companies, speaks at the Wikileaks panel discussion presented by the N.C. State Chapter of the Society for Collegiate Journalists about Wikileaks and how it has affectin Daniels Hall Monday. ed the world. Robert Kochersberger, an associate professor of English at the about the effects of Wikileaks. One er or not this information is University, opened the discussion and of the main topics of the discussion something that needs to be out was whether or not it was a crime for there,” Tadych said. moderated the event. Wik ilea ks was continua lly The discussion had four panel mem- the site to be created in the first place. “I do believe what has been done compared to the release of the bers: Joseph Caddell, an assistant prois wrong, by all Pentagon Papers throughout the fessor of history;, me a n s ,” Side s discussion. The New York Times Ann Sides, who published the Pentagon Papers in said. recently retired Although all of the late 1960s. In the top-secret pafrom human rethe panelists ex- pers, the U.S. Department of Desources at t he pressed the opin- fense laid out its political-military Universit y and ion that Wikile- strategy in Vietnam from 1945 to was a journalist in a k s may have 1967. her former career; Although the panelists did not contained some Elizabeth Spainu ne t h ic a l ele - feel Wikileaks and the Pentagon hour, who repments, not all on Papers were in the same league, re s e nt s me d i a lawyer Mike Tadych the panel viewed they did find some similarities. and communicathe organization’s In both cases, information was tion companies and Mike Tadych, a lawyer who has actions as criminal. Another major released to the public without the worked on various important free- topic of discussion was whether or government’s full consent. Despite not all of the information that Wikile- the bad reputation that journalists speech and journalism issues. Students who attended the discus- aks puts out can be considered com- have been given due to events like sion were able to submit questions to pletely authentic, and if it has a real this, Caddell said that people do the panel during the event. The panel- purpose in being released. “The main question is whethists did not have one unified opinion wiki continued page 3
“The main question is whether or not this information is something that needs to be out there.”
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While University officials released information on the direction the University is taking to increase efficiency and effectiveness, no specific cuts were announced. Cha ncel lor Ra ndy Woodson, joined by Provost Warwick Arden and Charles Leffler, vice chancellor for business and finance, stopped by the Technician office Monday afternoon to talk about planned and proposed changes to the University included in today’s release. Woodson said he feels certain the way the University has been functioning could be improved. “Our graduation rate is the lowest in our peer group [of Universities], so to suggest that what we have been doing has been working well is not exactly correct,” Woodson said. Although the University has not received an exact number from the North Carolina Legislature regarding budget cuts to the University system, Woodson charged Arden and Leffler to review the strategic plans and work with the strategic planning task forces to prepare for the unknown cuts. Woodson said the University has been told cuts could be anywhere from five to 15 percent of the University’s current $1.3 billion yearly budget, but that he has heard of “doomsday scenarios of higher potential cuts to the University system.” Woodson called the process of reallocating University resources “realignment.” He said he has three goals in mind when considering realignment: protect the academic core to the extent possible; ensure facilities are well maintained; and position N.C. State to continue to be one of the best educational buys in the country.
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vices and programs, and N.C. State arts are the four intended programs under the newly combined division which will be “focused on student outcomes,” according to Woodson. “By consolidating and merging the Division of Student Affairs with DUAP, we will have a very large and robust organization solely focused on the success of every student on this campus,” Woodson said. The combination will integrate academic and non-academic aspects of the University, which Arden said the University needs to a better job given nationally available resources and results from a
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Android app lets students track down Wolfline info
Students and faculty who have trouble making it to the Campus Farmers Market to shop for fresh produce now have another option Wise Farms, one of the market’s oldest tenants, now lets customers pay an upfront price for a box of varied produce – and promises to have it ready for pickup each week. The service, a Community Supported Agriculture program, has been in place at other farms for several months, according to Gary Wise, a farmer, N.C. State graduate and proprietor of the Wise Farms booth in the Brickyard. Wise said he thinks everyone will appreciate how convenient CSA is and he looks forward to the potential dietary benefits. “Maybe people want to eat more fresh, local vegetables, but for whatever the reason they forget the market one day or don’t make enough time [to go],” Wise said. “This locks them in to getting a certain amount of produce every week, which they’ll try to work into their schedule. It’ll help them develop a better eating pattern.” Each week for 10 weeks, anyone can get a Brickyard Special, a box filled with locally harvested fruits and vegetables, in regular or large size. Wise Farms allows payment in two installments, and online payments are accepted. Wise says he’s committed to weekly distributions, with exact selections and quantities expected to change as the season progresses. The boxes are available for pickup from the Wise Farms booth at the
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OIT partners with Transloc to make finding the right bus easier. Brooke Wallig BATTLE: LA
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Students and faculty using Android phones will now be able to view the precise location of any Wolfline bus from anywhere they have access to Wi-Fi by downloading a free Android app through Transloc, Inc. Ac c ord i ng to Hu a Y i ng Ling, Transloc mobile developer and former web developer in N.C. State’s Office of Information Technology, the new app will allow students and faculty with Android phones to track any Wolfline bus from their Android smartphone. “It delivers real-time bus tracking information to your Android phone,” Ling said. “You can view all the Wolfline routes along with arrival prediction for when the next bus will arrive at your stop.” Ling said this app will not only allow students to skip the long waits for buses, it will allow them to use their time wisely. “Students are super-busy,” Ling said. “I think this will help them manage their time more efficiently, meaning they’d spend less time standing at the stop waiting for the bus, in the cold or heat, and more time spent doing something productive.”
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