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Pack voters pick Obama ILLINOIS SENATOR PREVAILS IN MOCK ELECTION WIN STORY BY DANIEL ELLIS | GRAPHICS BY ANA ANDRUZZI | PHOTOS ILLUSTRATION BY MATT MOORE
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emocratic presidential candidate Barack Obama won the Technician’s 2008 Mock Election by a margin of 52.9 percent to John McCain’s 43.4 percent.
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The election, which concluded at 10 p.m. Tuesday, garnered a turnout of 2,189 voters consisting of students, faculty, and staff. “The mock election is a very accurate representation of what will happen in North Carolina,� David Drosback, a senior in engineering, said. “The most informed people are the ones who voted.� In the governor’s race, Republican Pat McCrory defeated Lieutenant Governor Bev
Perdue 49.4 percent to 40.3 percent. Other candidates coming out on top include U.S. Senate hopeful Kay Hagan and Lt. Governor candidate Walter H. Dalton. “The mock election is pretty decent. Granted, if you are coming from a college, most colleges and universities tend to be more liberal in their results,� Richard Pridgen, a junior in paper science and engineering, said. “However, with the state of the economy and
everyone being unhappy with the Republican Party it might be fairly accurate.� Incumbent Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler posted one of the widest margins of victory, winning by 10.1 percent over Democrat Ronnie Ansley. Attorney General Roy Cooper also won, defeating Bob Crumley by 13.2 percent. Check Thursday’s Technician and technicianonline.com for complete results and analysis of the mock election results.
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Economy makes co-op students more flexible While some businesses struggle, others may accommodate students looking for co-ops Courtney Bolin Correspondent
Companies in the Triangle, such as Sony Ericsson, may be having difficulties with the current economic climate, but it is not likely to affect the number of co-op students that they are hiring, according to Susan Matney, associate director for the Co-op Office.
Some of the students have come back into the application pool from companies that could no longer keep them, but they are going to be able to apply for coops with other companies, she said. John Hunt, a senior in engineering is in his second rotation co-oping at Sony Ericsson, which is laying off half its workers. He said it has been a positive experience. “No matter how much you study or how smart you are, the experience is what gets you the job,� he said. Hunt said when the company
announced layoffs, it sent co-op students home to make sure they were not confused with employees who were being layed off. Sony Ericsson, despite the layoffs, is still planning to offer students co-op positions in the spring, Matney said. Students shouldn’t be intimidated by the economy; there are more opportunities than are being currently filled, according to Matney. She said she encourages students to think of co-ops because they offer great benefits after college. They aid students greatly when
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Tim Luckadoo, associate vice chancellor for Student Affairs, speaks about the proposed housing for Centennial Campus atTown Hall meeting Tuesday night in Student Senate Chambers of Witherspoon. Greek Judicial issues were also discussed at the town hall meeting.
looking for a job, she said, and companies want to see students who have experience under their belts. “It gives students a chance to experience the industry,� Matney said. “It gives insight to what is going on in the business and industry today, as well as how the students can be strong employees in the future.� Cooperative education involves a partnership among students, the University and employers, with specified responsibilities CO-OP continued page 3
16,000 square feet split between two floors,� Lait said. “There is so much interest in take out because you can just get the things you want and go, but we want to use things that are fresh and James Layman sustainable. The book store will Deputy News Editor also be in the same building.� Lait also discussed several othUniversity administrators met with students at a town er dining options across Centenhall meeting held in the Stu- nial Campus, such as Port City dent Senate Chambers Tues- Java coffee shops at the College of day night. Centennial Campus Textiles and Engineering Buildissues, including additional ing II. “We had a group complete an facilities, transportation and dining, were discussed. independent food service study According to Leah Burton, in April of this year,� Lait said. director of Centennial Cam- “They projected our food serpus Partnership-Research, vice needs way until 2017, but it officials estimate that it will will require a lot of support for take 20 to 40 years to com- implementation.� There are also plans for dining plete all projects, depending services that will be managed by on the economic climate. One of the biggest additions groups and businesses that are to Centennial Campus will be not affiliated with the University, such as food service at the the Lonnie Alumni Center Poole Golf and the LonCourse, acnie Poole Golf cording to Course. Bob Fraser, Lait said there associate vice are currently no chancellor plans for a food of Centenservice similar nial Campus to the Atrium DevelopBob Fraser, associate vice at the James. ment. T he chancellor of Centennial B. Hunt jr. Ligolf course, Campus Development brary. which was “We don’t refunded entirely by gifts and operating ally want to go that route just revenues, will be the home of because of some complaints the men’s and women’s golf of smells drifting up into D.H. team. Grass planting is com- Hill,� Lait said. Fraser also said plans for a pleted and play is expected to new apartment complex are in begin in the spring of 2009. “The entire thing was a the works. The apartment will kudzu field before we started,� overlook the golf course and be Fraser said. “It’s a flood plain available to all students except so there’s not a whole lot else freshman. “We’re looking at making it we can put there. We hired a a 1,200 bed complex,� Fraser professional golf course management company to manage said. “The developer has prothe course for the first five posed putting a parking deck in years. At the end of the five the middle of the complex and years, we can hire the people we’re pretty excited about that. ourselves if we like where it’s We’ve been going around to other Universities to see what they’re going.� In addition to the golf doing. We’re looking to see what course, several administra- they did that was good and what tive and student buildings was bad. That way we don’t make are in planning. Randy Lait, the same mistakes and try to imbusiness officer of University prove on the design.� Several transportation and Dining, discussed plans for the Alliance Center, which parking options are also in the he hopes can emulate Cafe TOWN HALL continued page 3 Carolina. “The building is looking like
Officials met with students about issues like facilities, transportation and dining
“It’s a flood plain, so there’s not a whole lot else we can put there.�
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