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Budget Forum leaders to discuss University cuts TWO PERCENT CUT IN THE TALKS Chris Allred
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Provost Larry Nielsen and Vice Chancellor for Finance and BusiBoth Open Budget Forums will be in the D.H. Hill Library’s Erdahl ness Charles Leff ler will host Cloyd Theater, but at different Open Budget Forums Wednestimes each day. day and Thursday, and Leffler said the issue of state-mandated • Wednesday 2 to 3 p.m. budget cuts will be discussed. This is the fourth year the • Thursday University has held forums of 10:30 a.m. to Noon this type, and Leffler said they Any student, faculty or staff are meant to educate the public member can attend and ask on the budget and how it is dequestions on issues with the veloped. budget and the budgeting process. “We add whatever is most relevant in the given year,â€? he said. SOURCE: CHARLES LEFFLER, VICE “This year we’ve got tighter fiCHANCELLOR FOR FINANCE AND nancial situations in the state.â€? BUSINESS Wednesday’s forum is from 2 to 3 p.m. in the D.H. Hill Library’s Erdahl Cloyd Theatre, and it is Many people are unaware of open to all students, faculty and how the budget is compiled and staff. what information is in the budThe state budget office will al- get, Leffler said, so these forums locate two percent less money for could be helpful to them. each state institution than origi“Our goal is to try to make nally budgeted, as the University sense of the very complex budlearned in September. geting process,â€? he said. According to Leffler, deans and And budget issues are not govice chancellors from each col- ing away soon, as there is still lege will have to submit a plan the possibility for additional for how to cut cut s. L ef f ler their budgets said Governor by Nov. 7. M i ke E a s le y Faculty and asked for the staff salaries are two percent cut, more likely to be but UNC presisubject to cuts dent Ersk ine as they make Bowles asked up a large part that the Uniof the budget, versity identify Leffler said. Charles Leffler, chancellor an additional “Salaries and two percent it for finance and business benefits are the could cut. biggest expen“Anything is diture of the institution,â€? he said. possible,â€? he said. “We’re early “With our institutions, our sala- in the fiscal year. Anything is on ries and benefits are 61 percent of the block at this point.â€? that total budget.â€?
“Our goal is to try to make sense of the very complex budgeting process.�
NATIONAL FREEDOM OF SPEECH WEEK PROMOTES SHARING OF IDEAS
City Council approves Hillsborough Street Renaissance project Council votes unanimously in favor of the event Daniel Ellis Deputy News Editor
Raleigh City Council unanimously approved the closing of Hillsborough Street for the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Tuesday. Event organizer Joe Heil said he was pleased with the results of the vote and eager to progress with the planning process for the
Eric Lumpkin, a freshman in computer science, leaves his opinion about the abortion exhibit in the Brickyard as part of the Justice for All anti-abortion campaign Tuesday. “I think abortion is OK, but there is a point where a fetus is a human life and that we shouldn’t be taking it,� Lumpkin said. Lumpkin disagreed with Justice for All’s message but supported its right to say it. “It’s an example of free speech at work,� he said.
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March event. “The vote was put on the consent agenda, so everyone was more or less in favor of it,� Heil, a senior in engineering,� said. “They kind of did a poll and nobody said anything when they asked who was against it.� The approval means that organizers such as Heil will be able to maintain their promises to the event’s sponsors and go through with the event as originally planned. STREET continued page 3
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he 2008 National Freedom of Speech week encourages a remembrance of the nation’s fundamental values through an open discussion of ideas without fear of reprisal. The NFSW began in 2005 by The Media Institute and continues to occur annually. Although N.C. State students are able to write and speak their opinions throughout the year, they are particularly encouraged to remember the first amendment freedoms that set the nation apart during the week of Oct. 20 to 26.
Joe Biden to pay visit to Meredith College Vice presidential candidate coming to Raleigh on Thursday Daniel Ellis
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Vice presidential candidate Joe Biden is scheduled to speak at the McIver Ampitheater on the campus of Meredith College this Thursday at 7 p.m. The Democratic vice presidential hopeful plans on discussing “Barack’s vision for creating the kind of change we need,� according to nc.barackobama.com.
Biden’s appearance comes as part of the Change We Need Rally, an event which is free and open to the public. The stop will mark the last of three campaign rallies for Biden, after appearing in Charlotte and Winston-Salem earlier in the day. “We had heard that he was coming to the Triangle area and were guessing UNC-Chapel Hill or N.C. State,� Drew Wall, president of N.C. State students for Obama, said. “The reason why he is going to Meredith is because Obama has already been to N.C. State and Chapel Hill.� Wall, a senior in history, be-
lieves that the amount of visits N.C. has received in this election is thanks in part to the State’s race being so close. “Voters in N.C. have proved that this is a battleground state,� he said. “Candidates are spending a lot of time and money in our state.� Wall expects Biden to discuss many of the critical issues currently facing the nation and North Carolina. “He’s going to talk a lot about the economic hardships we’re facing now and how we need new leadership,� Wall said. “He’s also going to talk about
how we need a fair tax policy that takes care of all Americans, not just the rich.� Wall also believes that Biden will encourage young voters to be active participants in the election. “N.C. State students and students across the state are going to be able to make a difference in the campaign and to participate one-stop early voting,� Wall said. Seating will be open for the public at 5 p.m. with space being available on a first-come firstserve basis.
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