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Forum series gives voices to many Students highlight visibility as necessity Faculty members want research experience The Chancellor Search Committee Allows Students to Share Their Thoughts About New Chancellor
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Tuesday afternoon, in Stewart Theater, the committee opened the floor to any current students who wanted to voice concerns on the new Chancellor search. A clean background, the ability to overlook his/her own benefits in order to do what’s right for the University, and being more student friendly were all common concerns raised by students. Kornelius Bascombe, a junior in criminology, was one of the students present at the forum. “I think the most important thing I’m looking for in a chancellor is to the bridge the administration gap” Bascombe said, “Not only making themselves visible in easier times, such as student events, but also in the more difficult times
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Andrew Hicks, a senior in textile technology, speaks about fundraising as an important trait at the Chancellor Search Forum on Wednesday.
when students need a leader. I think this bridge will bring students to like the chancellor more.” Kelli Rogers, current Student Senate
President, said “I want a chancellor who looks at this university as a uni-
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Sixty faculty members came to the open forum to suggest what attributes they thought the next chancellor should possess to best serve the University. “We need to find a leader who has a background in research, who not only supports it but has had experience in it”,Gail Jones said. His view was shared by most of his colleagues. Many faculty members stated that the new chancellor not only needed a strong background in research but new initiatives to help compete with top universities like Cornell and Duke. “If we could find someone who has that[strong background in research], he could be the one to help North Carolina move out of their current economic situation”,Jones
said. Most faculty members greatest concern was how the chancellor would interact with their own department or research. Their own interest certainly played a huge role in expressing what they thought was the most significant factor in choosing a chancellor. “I want to speak on the importance of the new chancellor being able to see the way in which social science and college of humanities is becoming more and more important”,Stephen Wiley, a Communications Professor,said. “Look at what you’re wearing today, those colors did not exist 50 years ago, most of those have been developed in past 50 years right here at NC State, the number one textile college in the world. If our chancellor understands the importance of the work going on here, then the state will support
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The premiere of Tucker Max’s movie, “I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell,” brought out students both to watch the film and to protest its showing on campus Wednesday night. Though no altercations arose from the close proximity of the picketers to the line to get into the movie, Juliette Grimmett, who works with the Women’s Center and is the University’s rape prevention education coordinator, said the protester’s presence presence made people think critically about what they were about to see. “We brought a new perspective,” Grimmett said. “If we can get people to look at the film differently, then we did our job.” Movie-goers were greeted with signs and handbills as they filed into Witherspoon Student Center for the film, which was sold out. Bill Dawes, who works with the film tour, said he posed as a Duke graduate student writing a thesis on the linguistics of rape culture. “[I said] I wanted to discuss the movement and see exactly what they meant by rape culture and where rape culture was in the book,” Dawes said. Dawes said he theorized the protesters were ill-informed about the book and movie, and said he was proved right, though he said the protesters were very cordial to him, and that he had no issues with the group expressing its opinions. Still, he said the allegations that Max is a rapist are false. “It’s the difference between voluntary manslaughter and double homicide,” Dawes said. “You cant just equate going out getting drunk and hooking up with women with rape culture. It’s just wrong.” Liam Gehling, a senior in business, said the protest wasn’t dependent on seeing the film or reading the novel but on what the two promoted. “It’s not about reading the book or watching the movie,” Gehling said. “It’s about the promotion and moralization of sex and alcohol.” Joslyn Brenton, a sociology instructor, said she anticipates many more issues will arise when the film is officially released Sept. 25. “I think when the movie comes out there will be a minimal amount of counseling that will be needed due to the certain images of the movie,” she said. Students who attended the movie, like Jessica Lawrence, a graduate student in entomology, said the movie
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Glenn Hartzog enters Witherspoon to view Tucker Max’s film ‘I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.’ “I came all the way from New Bern,” Hartzog said.
What is your reaction to the Tucker Max movie and controversy?
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“I thought people were not wellread. No one was raped. Next time they need to check their facts.” bobbie dupuis freshman, political science
“Entertaining. I don’t see how it was rape. Just college entertainment.” Ryan smith senior, agriculture business
The first meeting of the 89th session of Student Senate passed a resolution to be entitled an act to allot seating to all ROTC students for the military appreciation day football game. The resolution would allow 170 ROTC students to attend the military appreciation day football game and be seated in a section together and to be recognized as a whole, sponsoring Sen. Arialle Crabtree said. “They have agreed that what tickets they do not use will go towards student veterans who have already served,” Crabtree said. The tickets will come from the student lottery but will be a small percentage of what are given to students in total Kelli Rogers, Student Senate President said. “There are about 7,000 seats reserved each game for the student lottery,” Rogers said. “Last year was the most amount of student tickets ever used but there were still some games where there were some sections towards the top that were empty and not used.” The military appreciation day football game will be Sept. 12 against Murray State and attendance will be greatly affected by the fall PanHellenic Sorority Rush, Sen. Kelley Maryman said. “It is the weekend of Pan-Hellenic sorority rush too so there are about
“I thought what was said was right: rape isn’t a joke. But they were ‘swinging at the wrong pitch.’ The movie didn’t encourage rape.”
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was good. Lawrence drove half an hour from Prospect Hill in Cassel County to watch the film and said it was worth the trip. “I really liked the characters especially because they were from famous show like seventh heaven and Gilmore girls,” Jessica Lane, a senior in textile technology, said .
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In Campus Cinema Wednesday night, Allison DeCarlo, a senior in textitles, asks her questions during the Q & A section after Tucker Max screen’s his movie on Wednesday.
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