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Student Government appropriations open Money to help those who help the community Caitlin Cauley Staff Writer
Student Government began accepting applications for appropriations on Jan. 11 and will close Jan. 29 at midnight. Jackie Smith, president pro tempore of the Student Senate, described appropriations as funding for student organizations that are working hard to benefit themselves and the University community. Any club, from the dressage club to the ski & snowboard club, can request money from SG. Appropriations funds can be used for any student organization activity, as long as it benefits the University community. Smaller groups can use the funding for recruitment efforts. Larger groups can plan large events with their allotment, which goes toward creating a lively campus environment and ultimately impacting the community beyond monetary value. SG is more than willing to distribute this money, Smith said, but runs into the
increasingly frustrating problem of not tion does not actively seek out a Student enough organizations requesting funds Senate sponsor. This senator is not just the sponsor or not following the correct procedures to through the process, Smith said, but is also receive funds. Kelli Rogers, Student Senate president and a direct guide. If an organization does not seek out a last year’s appropriations chair, said it’s rare for a university to allot this much money for sponsor, SG will assign one. With this sort of assignment, it’s much less likely that a student organization distribution. “We actually had money left over last student organization will have an adequate voice in the approsemester because priations process. we didn’t have very Most importantly, many groups apply,” SG seeks active stuRogers said. dent organizations A common probwhich are willing lem in organizations to raise money to receiving funds is match what SG will lack of communicaStudent Senate President Kelli Rogers on give them. tion. late applicants for appropriations funds. “It’s a way to give When an organizaback to the stution switches hands in leadership, new leaders might not have dents,” Smith said. “The process is competitive and strict, but this committee is full knowledge of how to request funds. Smith emphasized that while SG has passionate.” Rogers said the key to applying for apdistributed information through multiple venues, including WKNC and Greek Life, propriations is to begin the process early. “We always have a hundred groups that the leaders of student organizations must file in the last four hours,” Rogers said. do their own part to seek out help. According to Smith, one of the most com- “What that does is hurt the group because mon mistakes is when a student organiza- their information is inaccurate and we’re
“We always have a hundred groups that file in the last four hours.”
Freshman, senior win free textbooks Bookstore offers chance for free books to those who register early
How Much Did They SAVE?
Ty Johnson
As part of a sweepstakes, NCSU Bookstore shoppers who preordered online were automatically entered into a contest to get their books for free. William O’Donnell, a freshman in the College of Management, and Lauren Hahn, a senior in zoology, won the contest and received their books free of charge.. Below is the list of books the two didn’t have to pay for.
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Students are seldom more fiscally responsible when it comes to purchases than during the beginning of the semester when it’s time to buy textbooks. Bargain-hunters cross town looking for the best deals and check Amazon, Facebook and other sites, making sure they can save every penny. But for William O’Donnell, a freshman in the College of Management, the decision was easy. “I ju st l i ke conven ience,” O’Donnell said of his mantra while shopping for textbooks. Because of his preference for simplicity, he booked online through the NCSU Bookstore in December since it assured his books would be waiting on him for pickup when he returned to begin spring classes. At that time he didn’t realize he would be getting all of his books for free as part of a sweepstakes the Bookstore was putting on. “I had no idea,” he said. “It just said I had to do it by this date and I got a call the next day.” O’Donnell’s quest for convenience left him more than $460 richer, while fewllow sweepstakes winner Lauren Hahn, a senior in zoology, said she saved more than $500 by winning the contest. Hahn said she always tries to sign up for books early. “It’s easier than having to fight the crowds,” she said. “There were a couple of semesters when I tried to get a better deal, but it didn’t seem to be worth it so I just get it from the school. When I got it for free it was a great surprise.” And the timing was near perfect for the two winners, as well, as the two were notified just after exams concluded. “I ended up using some of it to buy more Christmas presents,” O’Donnell said. “I found out right after my last exam, so it was good to be able to use extra money for that.” Instead of blowing the money on himself, O’Donnell bought his parents a new TV, a move he hopes solidifies his place as the favorite child, since he has two brothers. O’Donnell said his biggest savings
William’s Books Book
Price
Essentials of the Living World
$107.50
Topics in Finite Mathematics
$39.95
Understanding Business
$111.15
Biology 106 Lab Manual
$40.00
Plaza Package
$162.50
Total:
$461.10 Source: William O’Donnell
Lauren’s Books Book
Price
Seely’s Principles of Anatomy
$292.95
Biological Psychology
$120.50
Sophocles li: Four Tragedies
$9.00
Aeneid
$12.00
Oresteia
$9.00
Inferno
$5.25
Euripides lii
$10.50
Iliad
$12.75
Grand Total (plus tax):
$508.53
Source: Lauren Hahn
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William O’Donnell poses with some of the textbooks he received for free as winner of a sweepstakes.
came from the Plazas package he needed for a Spanish class. The book, audio CDs and online registration would have cost him $162.50 if he hadn’t won the contest. “The Spanish book was new,” O’Donnell said. “It was a big change to the third edition, so that one was the most expensive.”
Hahn said her parents had always helped her out financially with books and tuition and that they were paying for her wedding later this year as well, so keeping them from having to dig deep into their pockets for her final semester was a help. But Hahn’s savings could be even more beneficial than scoring brownie points with her parents. “I’m getting married this summer, so any money I can save is definitely going into the wedding budget,” she said, adding she may use the money to hire a photographer for the event.
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When can I apply? Student Government began accepting appropriations requests Monday. The deadline for applications is Jan. 29 at midnight. For more information about appropriations, visit students.ncsu.edu or contact Appropriations Chair Jackie Smith. Source: students.ncsu.edu
not able to give them as much money as we could.” This semester the SG Web site has a listing of senators who are certified to sponsor in the appropriations process. With this information, groups can know early on who is most reliable and helpful as an appropriations sponsor. Smith remains optimistic about appropriations requests. “We had a very successful turnout for the appropriations process last semester and my main concern is to strive for an even better one.”
Contest may become staple in Campout Despite lack of participation in Campout’s “Ugliest Carolina Fan” contest, organizers remain optimistic for the future
enthused. “There weren’t a lot of people. We wanted there to be more, but then on the other hand, it’s Campout,” Center said. “Only the hardest N.C. State fans will Campout, and it’s kind of hard Justin Carrington to be like ‘Wear Carolina blue to our Campus & Capital Editor Campout.’ ” Arialle Crabtree, the senator in For years, Campout has been a staple in University tradition. The concept charge of the overall planning of behind the annual tradition remains Campout, said the lack of participathe same each year, as students camp tion in the contest had to do mostly out and brave the cold weather for the with communication. “It was a great opportunity to raise chance to win tickets to the Carolina basketball game. This year’s Campout, money for a great cause, but I think however, was slightly different from that the participation was a little bit those of the past, as organizers encour- lower than we expected. Part of that aged students to turn out in pale blue is that we had problems in securing as part of the event’s first-ever “Ugliest e-mails between Student Government and the campers.” Carolina Fan” contest. The contest winner said he had simiSarah Center, the senator in charge lar thoughts. of coordinating the “Persona l ly, I competition, got the t h i n k [e -m a i l] idea from something should be an effecshe witnessed at a frative way to comternity gathering. municate, but the “A fraternity did an fact that I was the ugliest woman comonly one competpetition where they ing sort of suggests all dressed up in drag and makeup, so we Sen. Sarah Center on why it was t hat it wasn’t,” Pope said. thought we would do difficult to solicit participation Citing commusomething like that to in the “Ugliest Carolina Fan nication as a large raise money,” Center Contest” at Campout factor in the lacksaid. Before Campout students were chal- luster participation numbers, Crabtree lenged to come decked out in their best said Student Government may look Carolina wear and bring a box or jar to create a listserv at the beginning to collect donations, and that’s exactly of registration process to reach out to what Chris Pope, a junior in physics, more students in the future. Whether or not the competition will did. “When I first saw [the e-mail], I im- stick around for future years, however, mediately had a really good idea for a remains up in the air. “We haven’t rea lly discussed costume,” Pope said. “Former Florida State point guard Sam Cassell once de- it,” Center said, though she said she scribed the fans in Chapel Hill as the would like to see it stick around. “It’s a good idea to try again next wine and cheese crowd, so that was my year. We’ve done it once, and we know immediate idea.” While Pope was fairly optimistic more about what we need to do to about his participation in the tournament, some students were not so FAN continued page 3
“It’s kind of hard to be like ‘Wear Carolina blue to our Campout.’ ”
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