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Fake IDs risky move at N.C. State Elise Heglar Staff Writer
For a 20-year-old student in the College of Management, he said he has a fake ID so he can join his friends. “I use mine in downtown Raleigh to go out with friends. It’s definitely all because I like to go out with everyone,” the 20-year-old student said. There are different ways students can obtain fake IDs. The 20-year-old student obtained his from a brother in his fraternity. “It’s just something I got because I have a lot of older friends,” a 20-year-old student in the College of Management, who wished to remain anonymous for legal reasons, said. The copy costs $15 and is a valid state driver’s license, making it harder for officials to spot it as a fake. “I got my ID from an older brother in the fraternity. It was a really simple process,” the student said. Despite the risks, underage students are still taking chances with the use of fake ID’s. Underage college students are using fake IDs to get into bars and clubs as well as to purchase alcohol at stores. The consequences of getting caught with a fake ID are serious. Violators can be charged with a class one misdemeanor. This can result in a sentence of up to 100 hours of community service or up to a $1,000 fine. The person in question’s license will be revoked and the fake ID will be submitted to the N.C. Department of Motor Vehicles. The purchase of fake identification is more
for social reasons than anything else, according to both students. Wanting to go out with older friends was the deciding factor in whether or not to purchase an ID. All of these consequences occur only for violators without criminal records. Punishment becomes more severe if the offender already has charges on their record. Those who lend or sell their IDs can also be charged with a class one misdemeanor. Manufacturing a fake driver’s license or learner’s permit for sale as fake identification is a class one felony in North Carolina. “Through interaction, such as license checks on campus, we have been made aware of student possession [of fake ID’s] on campus,” Barnwell said. Local businesses follow strict procedures to avoid underage patrons from frequenting their venues. Security guards at clubs and bars are trained to spot fake identification cards as part of their job. If they recognize a fake ID, they turn it over DMV and users are almost always charged for possession. “The most affected places are supermarkets, convenience stores and ABC stores. Local law enforcement tries to constantly pay attention to those areas,” Barnwell said. If a student is charged for using a fake ID, the University is likely to get involved. The use of fake identification violates section 14 in the Student Code of Conduct, which prohibits the misrepresentation
of oneself on any legal document, including photo ID’s. “Providing false information in any way is a
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Ludacris will be the only performer at the Friday concert hosted by UAB and the Air Force Reserve. Janell Miller Staff Writer
Ludacris is set to perform at Reynolds Coliseum on Friday. Doors will open at 7 p.m. and the performance will begin at 8 p.m. According to Bobby Fitzjohn, with the Union Activities Board, they were approached by the Air Force Reserve this summer to see if the concert would be possible. “They choose the artist and we took care of the production and venue,” Fitzjohn said. The goal for the Reserve is to do 10 shows at 10 different universities, with the goal of getting their name out there, according to Fitzjohn. “Ludacris performed at homecoming about five or six years ago. It was a general public concert, and there were a few problems, by making this concert student faculty and staff only we hope to avoid those problems,” Fitzjohn said. According to Capt. John Barnwell, patrol division commander
‘Street Knight’ becomes permanent at Cameron Village Barrel Monster creator installs ‘Street Knight’ as permanent public art.
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“Barrel Monster” creator, and N.C. State senior Joseph Carnevale unveiled his newest creation, the “Street Knight,” as a permanent piece of public art in the Cameron Village Regional Library, Thursday morning. Carnevale created the sculpture as part of Cameron Village’s Earth Day celebratory event “Scrap to Sculpture,” and was positioned in the midst of Cameron Village for two weeks in April. Carnevale used a collection of old street signs headed for a recycling center to create a sculpture measuring between 12 and 13 feet tall. “My main inspiration for the sculpture mainly came from the outfits from The Gladiator, especially the torso area and the way the helmet doesn’t cover the whole face,” Carnevale said. Carnevale said he enjoyed the chance to get paid for creating art. “Thank you for a paid opportunity to make a real piece of art,” Carnevale told an audience Thursday morning. “It’s nice to have a permanent piece that will be here for a while.” The ceremony celebrated the induction of the Street Knight with several important public figures, such as Mayor Charles Meeker, drilling the final screws into the sculpture, permanently situating the knight as an artistic protector of the library. Given his past charges for vandalizing public property during the creation of the “Barrel Monster,” Carnevale described the ceremony as ironic. “I never thought my art would become legitimate art with a plaque on the wall. I felt like some of what I’ve created would receive press coverage, but would never find its way to the limelight. It also just feels strange and ironic. I’m shaking hands with the mayor one day when the next
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and exam rooms.” According to Barker, growing enrollment has driven the need for more space at university healthy centers across the state. “UNC-Chapel Hill has 60,000 Kali Mallory square feet to serve 4,000 less stuStaff Writer dents than us with our current 42,900 Construction and renovation for square feet,” Barker said. “UNCthe Student Health Center is planned Greensboro and UNC-Charlotte have to cost almost $10 million and stu- new health facilities and ECU has a recent major addition.” dents are footing the bill. Ariel Davis, a junior in political sciThe renovations aim to create a more spacious, accessible facility to ence, said she thinks the renovation is accommodate a growing student pop- a good thing and is necessary. “It is always great to do renovations ulation. The result is a more comfortable environment, better service, and in general, especially with the health satisfactory health care assistance, ac- center. I understand it is required to have some form of cording to Dr. Jerry medical coverage, Barker, vice chancelso this creates an lor of student affairs increase in usage of and director of stuthe facility,” Davis dent health services. said. “As a student, To pay for the $9.9 this is a great projmillion renovation, ect because we are students are paying able to see that the a $35 debt service fee. medical coverage The extra room is fee is being put into required to address Ariel Davis, junior in political the improvement the need for more science and needs of the p h a r m a c y s t a f f, student wellness.” special dispensing Phase III of construction will ocequipment, retail over-the-counter space and a waiting area, according cur from spring break 2011 to August 2011. This portion will consist to Barker. “Physical therapy currently is of a 14,000-square-feet renovation cramped and lacks adequate privacy of the first floor in business offices, for patients,” Barker said. “We have urgent care, lab and X-ray and medino growth room for the medical clinic cal records. Second floor reconstrucor Counseling Center, but with 750 tion will involve the Women’s Center, new students annually and demand administrative rooms and a meeting for service increasing; we must add new staff, which requires new offices
“It is always great to do renovations in general, especially with the health center.”
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Joseph Carnevale stands next to his ‘Street Knight’ sculpture as it is dedicated as permanent public art on Sept. 16. The sculpture was purchased and dedicated by Cameron Village Merchants’ Association. Carnevale is better known for his guerilla art ‘Barrel Monster’ spotted last year.
night I could be climbing over a fence to take pictures for my photography collection where I’m not supposed to be,” Carnevale said. Carnevale said he will graduate in December from the University with a history degree and plans to leave North Carolina for Chicago, where he said he hopes to continue developing interesting and creative pieces of art for by the public.
According to Carnevale, he has a couple of sculptures in the works, one of which will soon be a praying mantis. “I picked a mantis because I’m using gardening materials, and the mantis is a cool insect that is a beneficial bug to its natural surroundings,” he said.
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