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FOCUS OF UNIVERSITY UPDATES CENTERS ON TALLEY STUDENT CENTER Correspondent
The University is still in the planning phase of making major changes to many of the buildings on campus to improve overall student life. The main focus of the renovations is Talley Student Center. The umbrella for these projects is called the Student Life Master Plan (SLMP). According to Peter Barnes, the student centers
president, the SLMP will revitalize student facilities at the University during the next 15 years. The plan includes renovating Talley Student Center, the Atrium, D.H. Hill Library, Witherspoon Student Center, Harris Field and will improve parking on campus. Currently, the University is making a big push to build a new student center. “The Chancellor said as long as students are on board he will fight to build the new center,”
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Barnes said. According to the planning committee, the project is in the conceptualizing phase of the operation at this point. “The current idea is to tear down the bookstore and to make major additions and changes to the current building,” Barnes said. The tentative plan also includes a pedestrian bridge from the new student center over the train tracks that will end between Broughton Hall and Mann hall.
Barnes also said that “another one of the main goals of the new student center is to make student organizations and offices more prominent and accessible in the building.” University Architect Tom Skolnicki said that the committee has been testing ideas about the space and exploring all of their options. “Nothing is set in stone yet,” Skolnicki said. “But we have reSLMP continued page 3
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Banner stolen from softball complex Program suffers second instance of larceny in last year
recent theft is the second time a larceny has been committed in the softball complex. Last season, a wolf in the corner of the stadium was stolen. “We tried to do some things to Derek Medlin Managing Editor spruce the stadium up,” Navas said. “We purchased two wolves A banner placed in the out- to go in the corner and the sign field of the softball field at the for the outfield. When one of Curtis and Jacqueline Dail the wolves was stolen last year, Softball Complex was stolen we took the other one down. The last week, according to soft- sign made it through the season.” ball coach Lisa Navas. Navas said the theft of the sign The sig n, which read this season is unfortunate. “NCSU Wolfpack Softball,” “It’s disheartening when you’re was ripped off the fence be- trying to do some things to tween Thursday evening and keep up appearances,” she said. Friday morning, Navas said. “When something like this theft “It was there Thursday happens it makes you not want to night and then Friday morn- do those types of things.” ing it was gone,” Navas said. Barnwell said the two inci“Somebody jumped the fence, dents do not appear to represent got into our facility, ripped a trend. the sign off and took it.” “It’s coincidental,” he said. Navas said whoever stole the “There are issues all over with sign made a “conscious effort things disappearing. I don’t to jump over think it’s indicathe fence” betive of the envihind the staronment around dium, leaving the complex.” footprints. Barnwell also Capt. Jon s a id Fr id ay ’s Barnwell said theft is not part Campus Poof a collection of lice officials crimes. investigated “It’s happened the incident softball coach, Lisa Navas a few times beafter it was fore but it’s not reported by Facilities staff like this is indicative of a rash of from the softball complex. crimes.” Barnwell said the investigaAccording to the police report tion of the theft is ongoing de- filed Friday morning, the banner spite the chances for finding was worth $700. the banner being small. Navas said the theft of the “Once the scene is inves- banner makes it tough to justify tigated and there is nothing decorating the complex in the there it’s tough,” Barnwell future. said. “Unless it turns up in “It’s just difficult in the hard somebody’s apartment or times we’re going through,” she someone reports seeing it, it said. “We spend money to spruce will be tough to find. It’s not up the facility and then this an unsolvable case.” happens. Now, it changes our Navas said she and her thought process. It’s unfortunate coaching staff have told the to have that negative thought but team to look out for the ban- that’s how it is.” ner. Navas also questioned whether “We’ve talked with the team or not the banner, or other decto keep a look out for it,” she orations around the complex, said. “You can’t even put it would be replaced. up in a house. It’s too big to “If we put up other signs or go anywhere unless they cut banners, how long are they goit up.” ing to stay up?” she said. Navas also said the most
“It’s unfortunate to have that negative thought but that’s how it is.”
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Bill Price, a graduate student in biological and agricultural engineering, and Craig Hymel, a senior in electrical engineering, discuss their strategy for decriminalizing carrying handguns on college campuses Tuesday at I ♥NY Pizza on Hillsborough Street. “You’re allowed to carry them in public, what makes college campuses so special?” Hymel said.
Dawkins vetoes election legislation Dawkins says ‘we can do better’ and shouldn’t raise candidate spending limits in elections Ty Johnson News Editor
Student Body President Jay Dawkins has vetoed Government Bill 37, the 2009 Elections Reform Act, a proposal in response to spending limits placed on candidates running for Student Government positions. The bill allowed for campaign spending limits for Student Government candidates to be increased, raising the possible expenses for a student body president candidate from $450 to $750. Candidates can agree to decrease or increase the limits with a unanimous decision from all those running, but the $300 increase is too much, according to Dawkins. “It was more based on the few wants of the people who have run
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Travis Varner, a senior in extension education, participates in a debate about campaign spending limits for Student Government Jan. 28. Varner opposed a proposed bill that would remove the limits, but others want them removed because they believe they are unenforced.
for office than what students can afford,” Dawkins said. “I want to
keep average students’ financial situations in mind.”
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posed alternative to the $300 increase to senators, as the student body president advocated for an increase derived from combining enrollment growth statistics and inflation. “In the case of GB37, great strides have been made to increase campaign expense accountability and transparency,” Dawkins said in his memo. “But I know we can do better and therefore I owe it to you and to our constituents to veto this bill. “ Senate President Greg Doucette lamented that he understands Dawkins’ concern over the bill, but felt differently about the proposed legislation. “If his issue was predominately with spending limits those could have been changed instead of vetoing the bill,” Doucette said. “But he knows [the legislative process] as well as I do and the
Dawkins forwarded his veto memorandum along with a pro-
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