Technician
tuesday september
22 2009
Raleigh, North Carolina
Counseling center sees increase in visitors Center says economy taking its toll on relationships, student stress levels
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Ashley Nichols, a freshman in chemistry, uses her student ID card to enter the Carmichael Recreation Center Monday. “I think you should have to present it. Anyone can make up a number,” Nichols said.
ID requirement a policy issue Complex says using All-Campus card provides safety, speed and follows University policy Amber Kenney Deputy News Editor
Effective Oct. 12, Carmichael Complex will require all students, staff and faculty to have a valid All-Campus card to enter the facilities. The policy change is being implemented after an increase in abuse of the number system. “The abuse is not indicative of one user group, but it needs to be addressed,” Matt Miller, the director of Carmichael Complex, said. According to Miller, returning to the All-Campus card system has many benefits. “It is a matter of protecting the privilege, safety and efficiency of the facilities,” he said. “First, a goal is to preserve the privilege of those who are paying for the facilities through various fees.” “It is difficult to get someone to stop after they say the number,” said Geetha Janardhana, a graduate student in computer science and an em-
ployee at Carmichael Gymnasium. “After they give you the number, they keep walking and get lost in the crowd. With ID cards, I know they are allowed to use the equipment.” Before the number system was implemented in 2008, if there was an injury or alarm, Carmichael staff could check the ID of the persons involved. By forcing the All-Campus cards to be used, safety will increase, Miller said. “It is not as cut-and-dry as looking at a picture,” he said. “People are letting others in through unauthorized doors, some people are seniors and still have their picture from freshman year, some people do not have pictures and [the] system crashes, are all issues that lead to decreased safety. Our intention is to get back to where we are confident with who is in the building and that they are supposed to be there. It will also make entry into the Complex faster by eliminating communication.” “Having the cards makes it a lot easier for the staff,” Janardhana said. “Because of the crowds and the system, it will be faster.” Students will have one free pass into the Complex throughout the semester,
Miller said. “There will be a procedure for students who forget their ID so we can let them into the facility once without their ID, and we will not turn people away if you have a class,” he said. Although the Carmichael staff is excited about the change in policy, some students, including Mark Nguyen, a senior in civil engineering, are not in favor of the switch. “I do not like that they are switching the policy back,” Nguyen said. “With the crowds and time crunch between classes it will be more inconvenient for students who have to find their ID.” Miller said there were other implications to keep in mind as there is a University policy to uphold. According to the University policy on campus security and personal identification, all N.C. State University employees and students are required to carry their All-Campus card with them at all times in University owned or leased buildings or facilities.
“The economy is a big part of the problems and stress that students have.”
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are having is that aside from all of the regular stress students have from school, this is something [additional],” Salter said. “Their stress levels then go up and then the student eventually gets to a level where they start to Annie Albright have symptoms. It is apparent in our Staff Writer numbers that there are more students The counseling center has seen an we are starting to see, which makes increase in student need during the sense.” While some of the symptoms that past year in relation to the wavering students may see are physical, Salter economy. Director of the Counseling Center said the counseling center is seeing Dr. Lee Salter said last year the num- many additional issues. “When stress builds up to a certain ber of students they saw increased by level for all of us we tend to get symp14 percent. “We saw a definite increase last toms like headaches which turn into year,” Salter said. “It is continuous this migraines,” Salter said. “Symptoms year but we have not completed our may be physical but often what we statistics yet. The number of students see are things like sleep problems, issues with appetite — whether loss or that have come in are up.” Salter said the economical recession overeating — increased anxiety levels, beginning to feel down or depressed affects students in several ways. “One of the effects of the economy about things and difficulty concenis that it is a big part of the problems trating.” The physical and and stress that stuemotiona l sy mpdents have,” Salter toms, according to said. “Some of them Salter, affect a stuhave to worry about dent’s ability to perhow to fund school form well in school or in other cases as well as outside the employment of relationships. a family member is “The economy is a a big source or stress stress on everything. and worry.” There are problems Director of the either directly or inCashier’s Of f ice Counseling Center Director directly because of Bruce Forinash said Lee Salter on why the center friends,” Salter said. there have not been has seen more students this “Any time you put dramatic increases semester relationships under in his department stress, if there is a lot aside from the afof stress already then the additional termath of state budget cuts. “We have of course implemented a stress levels can cause those symptoms new student financial system that is which affect their school work and part of the new student information relationships, which in turn become system that affected student regis- another factor.” Amanda Migliaccio, a sophomore tration as well but it is nothing that we have paid for this year,” Forinash in social work, said she agrees that the said. “We have actually lost about four increased stress levels caused by the people in this office particularly due economy are definitely taking their toll on relationships. to budget cuts.” “A lot of students are worried about The cuts in staffing have created small changes in how students can paying for school or are having trouble finding jobs and that is obviously complete payments, Forinash said. “One of the reasons we have had to extra stress we normally don’t have,” stop taking payments in the office is Migliaccio said. “Guys want to be able due to the fact that we have had to cut to afford to take their girlfriends out back on personnel and staff,” Forinash to dinner and if they can’t then it said. “As far as spending money has causes more stress which definitely gone we have actually reduced our affects relationships.” Salter said he hopes that students budget by a significant amount.” Similar to how the University has will take advantage of resources such had to make adjustments to the limit- as the counseling center when dealing ed budget, Salter said students have to with such problems. adjust to the additional stress factor. “Part of the problem that students
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“It’s kind of a big deal because sometimes the gym clothes don’t have pockets, and so it’s more likely to get stolen.” Matt Herchenroder sophomore, political science
“Personally, for me, I always have my ID. It wouldn’t affect me.” Shrea Saha sophomore, biomedical engineering
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Professor visits Haiti, returns with textile projects involving diapers, backdrop Philip Dail tours Caribbean in search of ways to aid countries Jasmine Willis Staff Writer
A recent trip to Haiti will soon have students involved in designing and fashioning diapers and a backdrop for children in Haiti. After two years of assisting people in Madagascar and Uganda, Philip Dail, the director of Advising and Admissions, ventured to the capital of Haiti, Portau Prince, in order to help local citizens. Haiti, located right off the coast of Florida, was initially chosen by Dail due to the proximity of the country. “I was looking for a place to serve
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and help people that was more acces- children. The orphanage is comprised of three different segments: a church, sible,” said Dail. Along with Haiti being accessible, a clinic and a school. Each sector Dail is acquainted with various people reaches out to the needy, especially young children, to in Haiti. “There are provide education, several groups of productive enterpeople in Raleigh, tainment and lunch. including people The lunch is packfrom the College of aged by Stop Hunger Textiles, who desire Now. to open up apparel Philip Dail on his travels to Haiti Ever y d ay t he industries in Haiti and plans to help aid its people students, kinderin order to provide ga r ten t hroug h employment for the eighth grade, are served lunch. This public,” said Dail. Saint Joseph’s Orphanage is located is very rare in Haiti due to the lack of in the poorest areas of Haiti and was food. “There is food in Haiti, but not created by Pastor Leon Dorleans in or- enough,” said Dail. Many students in the orphanage are der to benefit the local unprivileged
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mentally and or physically challenged. Dail is currently working on a project which involves making diapers of all different sizes for these children. The garment is easily made and anyone with sewing skills is invited to assist with this project. Along with diapers, Dail also is working on a backdrop for a theatre in the orphanage.“Drama and art are very important to the children,” Dail said. Dail and some textile students are working on printing the designs for the backdrop for the community theatre. A project relating more to medical textiles is being planned by students from the University. Some textile students are planning a trip to Haiti for a
medical project next March. The trip to Haiti is not funded by the University. Dail said, “A clinic will be held next March to locals in the community.” Dail currently has two doctors and three nurses attending the function. The most beautiful aspect of Haiti is the people, according to Dail. “Despite the poverty of the country, the people in Haiti are full of energy, smiles and friendliness,” said Dail. “Haiti is classified as a developing country. There is poverty, financially, but not poverty of human spirit. The people in Haiti are full of life and energy. I want to go back,” Dail said.
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