Technician
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2011
Facebook exec spells site’s future Raleigh, North Carolina
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Social media giant looking to build more sustainable structures. John Wall Correspondent
A Facebook policy expert spoke on campus Monday about issues ranging from social media’s impact on management practices to the future of Facebook’s in-state data storage center. Corey Owens, an associate in privacy and public policy at Facebook, held an “informational session” at Nelson Hall. The company is building a data storage center in Rutherford County. Owens is in the state to meet with local delegations about the project. In conjunction with the trip to the new data center site, Owens stopped in Raleigh to visit the College of Management. Owens said he wanted to touch base with N.C. State students and faculty while he was in the state. “I am a lobbyist among other things,” Owens said. “A big part of my job in particular is public education. Sometimes that means I’m talking to legislators about legislation; sometimes that means I am talking to a group of management students about management issues and social media.” During the session, Owens also addressed Facebook ’s value and talked about plans for Facebook’s energy-saving solutions for the 5 million-user database. Goldman Sachs recently valued the company at $50 billion, Owens said during his talk. Greg Behr, a North Carolina
day it could become like FaceFuture Goals: book.” It was obvious that a lot of Facebook is trying to earn people on campus wanted to a Leadership in Energy and hear what the Facebook execEnvironmental Design (LEED) utive had to say. Students and certification for the new data faculty in suits and ties quickly storage center it is building in Rutherford County. When filled Nelson Hall Monday afthe center is considered for ternoon to hear Owens speak. certification, LEED examiners Eliza Chen, a second-year will use the following criteria: MBA student in the College of • Sustainability of sites Management, said she attended • Water efficiency because she admired the com• Energy & atmosphere pany’s success. • Materials & resources • Indoor environmental “Facebook is a terrific comquality pany. I’m thinking from this • Innovation in design talk I can have a deeper knowledge of the company,” Chen Source: U.S. GREEN BUILDING said. “It’s always better to know COUNCIL more about a company you are interested in.” According to Owens, the the new data center, which is greatest cost of a data center is still under construction. DeFronzo said he heard electricity. Therefore, Facebook does have plans to try and miti- about Facebook’s green building initiative in Rutherford gate the center’s energy use. The data center project, slat- County before arriving at the ed to cost around $450 million, event. “I wanted to know more will strive for maximum envidetails about ronmental how [the data stability. center] is opOwens said erating. They Facebook mentioned hopes t he t heir green center w i l l power s y sbe one of the tem. I wanted f irst in the to know more world to be about that,” Leadership said DeFronin Energ y zo. a nd Env iEliza Chen, MBA candidate in DeFronzo ronmental College of Management said he came Design certiaway imfied, which is the international standard by pressed with Owens’ presenwhich the greenness of a build- tation. “[Owens] gave some good ing is measured. Julian DeFronzo, a junior in wisdom about the green grid, business administration with and how Facebook hopes to get an information technology the certification.” concentration, attended the event to find out more about facebook continued page 3
“I’m thinking from this talk I can have a deeper knowledge of the company.”
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Corey Owens, associate in privacy and public policy for Facebook, held an inormational session on Facebook’s business assets for College of Management students and faculty on Monday. Students of other disciplines were also allowed to attend.
representative of Facebook and N.C. State alumnus, made it clear the event was not meant for recruitment. “We are coming to the Col-
lege of Management to talk a little bit about Facebook and the business of Facebook. [It’s] definitely not a recruitment event,” Behr said.
Behr said Owens’ appearance was more “an informational session about Facebook and business, and how to grow your own startup so maybe one
‘Total wellness’ the basis for Health Promotion series Health Promotions’ events look to ease student stress.
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First Year College freshman Michael Simon pays for his cookies at the Sept. 29, 2010 Farmer’s Market. “I usually come here every Wednesday and get cookies,” Simon said. “My favorite is the triple chocolate.”
Campus Farmers Market tabs two new managers In the second year of the market, two new managers will continue the tradition. Alanna Howard Deputy News Editor
The Campus Farmers Market is preparing for the new semester with the addition of two new market managers. Ariel Fugate, a senior in interdisciplinary studies and the market’s current manager, said it was time to start the process of handing over the market to future leaders. The market will make its 2011 debut on Feb. 9.
“I’ve been the market manager since fall 2009, when it started. This semester I wanted to start the transition process before I graduate,” Fugate said. “I wanted to make sure the two new managers had me around to advise them in certain situations. I thought this was the perfect time. These are two awesome ladies.” The new managers are Pressly Blackley, a junior in mechanical engineering; and Brenna Hannapel, a sophomore in general engineering. According to Fugate, the pair were hired in a slightly unusual way. “Candidates needed to show they were active, be someone that went
Farmer’s Market Quick facts: What? Campus Farmer’s Market When? Each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 9 - April 13 Where? The Brickyard Source: Campusfarmersmkt. wordpress.com
to the meetings and is involved with the market,” Fugate said. “It wasn’t a normal process because it wasn’t as
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lowing areas: intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, physical, environmental and occupational health.” The series is set to begin tonight in Brooke Wallig Talley Ballroom, where Health ProDeputy News Editor motion has partnered with ballroom College students, now more than dancing club Dancing with Wolves to ever, are saying they are feeling offer students free salsa lessons. Rachel McCloskey, junior in mathhigh levels of stress, as The New York Times pointed out last week ematics education and member of in the publication of the findings Dancing with Wolves, said she believes the event will provide students of a national survey. Among the hundreds of thou- with both an educational opportunity sands of college freshman sur- and a much-needed break. “In college, it is especially important veyed, 48 percent rated their emotional wellbeing as being average for students to be able to find events or below—a 12 percent drop from like these that can help them lead the last recorded survey from 1985. more balanced, and healthier, lives,” At N.C. State, one organization is McCloskey said. “I love anything related to dance, so that’s why I’ll be trying to reverse this trend. attending this event, Health Promobut it will be a lot of tion, a subsection fun even if you don’t of Student Health know how to dance.” Services, has creMcCloskey also ated a series of said due to the sheer monthly events number of campus from the beginorganizations, there ning of February are likely to be opthrough the end portunities for evof April geared Rachel McKloskey, a junior in eryone to find their toward nurturing mathematics education own path toward different facets of leading a more balstudent health. According to Rachel Rotberg, anced life. “We have so many clubs on camsenior in French language and literature and intern with the Office pus to join that students will have no of Health Promotion, each of the trouble finding something they like events was designed with a “well- and fitting in,” McCloskey said. “But whatever the activity, it is absolutely ness model” in mind. “The main goals of Health Pro- necessary to find some kind of physimotion and this initiative are to cal activity, even if it isn’t really athhave a series of programs that per- letic, to try out.” Health Promotion is expected tain to the World Health Organization’s wellness model of sustaining to host two other wellness-inspired our health on multiple levels,” Rot- events catered to student needs in Febberg said. “More specifically, these ruary, including a trivia event and an programs offer a holistic point of view that covers health in the folHealth continued page 3
“It is absolutely necessary to find some kind of physical activity.”
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