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University cancels classes until 10 a.m. Adverse weather advisory puts delay on Tuesday Staff Report
Adverse weather advisory puts delay on Tuesday Staff Report Classes before 10 a.m. today have been canceled due to the weather conditions in and around Raleigh. University officials decided Monday evening to cancel early morning classes after reviewing a National Weather Service forecast and local driving conditions. Although early classes are canceled, the University is open. Faculty, staff members and students are not expected to be on campus when the University is closed or opens late, according to a statement the Adverse Weather team issued Monday evening. “Non-essential employees” will
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President-elect Barack Obama laughs as he greets supporters after giving a speech at the Fairgrounds June 9, 2008.
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he election of the 44th president of the United States is definitely a historic one — President-elect Barack Obama, America’s first black president, will be inaugurated today, one day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event marks not only a period of change, as Obama has campaigned for, but a period of progress for America in regards to equality and what Civil Rights Movement activists like MLK fought for in the 1960s. To read more about the presidential inauguration, see page 3.
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View a slideshow of this year’s campout activities Friday night at www.technicianonline.com.
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not be docked pay or required to make up time when the University is closed or opens late. In the statement, the University urged non-essential faculty, staff and students to stay away from campus to help ‘facilitate the efficient clearing of streets, sidewalks and parking lots.’ Students who miss scheduled activities will also be allowed to make up work. Additional announcements concerning class and work schedules will be posted on the University Web site and technicianonline.com throughout the day.
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“I wish it would have been canceled earlier.”
For those students who live on campus or come to campus Tuesday, send the best of your snow day photos to Technician at photo@technicianonline.com.
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At about 2:30 a.m. Friday night, Campout organizers decided to end Campout before people got too cold. Approximately 2,300 students camped out on Lee Field for tickets to the basketball game against UNC-Chapel Hill Jan. 31. Heaters were set up around the field to help protect students from the cold. Stands were also put up to provide students with free hot chocolate and Marco’s Pizza was selling discount pizza. University Dining kept Fountain Dining Hall open until 2:20 a.m. The plan was orininally for the hall to be open until 6 a.m. However, students were able to stay warm due to a requirement they wear multiple layers of clothing.
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Katie Nehm, a freshman in communication, Mike Trautman, a sophomore in communication, Addison Musser, a sophomore in biochemistry, and Kelsey Owens, a sophomore in elementary education, and Kristin Yates, a sophomore in business, enjoy chinese from Golden Dragon in their tent at the Campout for tickets to the UNC basketball game Friday night.
“We’re worried about hypothermia setting in.”
“Getting frost bite or Morgan Donnelly, junior in political science and hypothermia Student Senate Campus Community Chair would probably suck.” “We might have saved some toes, but Emily Ayers, sophomore you don’t really need toes, just for in business management rock climbing, the beach and soccer.”
With New Year’s resolutions fresh on the minds of students and faculty alike, Carmichael Complex has been busier than usual. Matt Miller, the director of Carmichael Complex, said more people are using the gym at the beginning of the semester than usual. “In looking at our entrance statistics from the past week, usage is up roughly 50 percent over what it would be for a normal week during the semester,” Miller said. Miller said he believes the crowded atmosphere will die down soon. “Historically, we have seen the push die down after spring break for a couple reasons,” Miller said. “One, the push to get in shape
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for spring break is over, but also the weather becomes nicer and students take their physical activity outside.” Students have also noticed an increase in the amount of people working out at the gym to begin the semester. Hannah LaRoe, a sophomore in textiles, said she enjoys working out on a regular basis. She said she has noticed a lot more people working out than usual and said she has tried to avoid the crowds. “I go as early as possible because it starts to get more crowded after 2 p.m.,” she said. LaRoe said she has had trouble getting machines she wants as the gym gets busier. For people who are new to using the gym, it is important to understand how the equipment works and know how to use it properly, Miller said. “The Department of Campus Recreation does offer free equipGYM continued page 3
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