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College of Design unveils new, alternative printing system DesignPRINT provides an alternative to WolfPrint Samuel T.O. Branch Senior Staff Writer
The College of Design began a new era of printing for design students Monday when the school enabled DesignPRINT. The system entails a new print accounting software which still uses the same physical printers. Despite the new installation, the software is still working alongside the older program, WolfPrint, Joe McCoy, the coordinator of Network and Hardware Services for College of Design Information Technology, said. “[DesignPRINT] is an alternative,� McCoy said. “People have been freaking out, thinking we have changed the print system in the last week of school. WolfPrint is still in place, and students can choose which [system] to use.� But while both options are still available, McCoy said the goal is to move to DesignPRINT permanently on the University computers next semester if the next couple weeks run smoothly. “We plan to move the design labs completely over... students will still have the option of using the old system on their personal computers,� McCoy said. There have been problems with WolfPrint for a long time, McCoy said. The size and complexity of design students’ printing jobs slow down the printing process dramatically. “The printers were very inconsistent,� Logan Sayles, a junior in graphic design, said. “Sometimes you would send [a job] and wait 15 to 20 minutes and have to send the job again.� DesignPRINT has been implemented in the downtown design studio for a month, McCoy said.
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Lauren Hall, a junior in graphic design, and Marissa Lenzo, a junior in graphic design, use the printers in the design lab in Brooks Hall. “They made a new system that’s supposedly faster ...It’s a bad time to implement it, but I’m excited about the changes we will see in the future,� Hall said.
So far, Information Technology has been impressed with the results, but McCoy said the program has much more improvement to come. “We are still in the early stages,� McCoy said. “There are still other things we are planning on doing.� The IT staff sent a memo to the students of the College of Design Monday, stating in more detail the future plans. One of the main problems that will be corrected is the print payment quotas. The IT department is manually
deducting print jobs from each student’s quota currently, causing a delay before students receive a confirmation of payment. Soon, however, the department will have a system set up for DesignPRINT that allows students to buy quota online via credit card that will be similar to the current system. Other changes coming in the future include a way for students to see the print queue and increased compatibility with all Macintosh computers.
KEY CHANGES STUDENTS HAVE TO MAKE TO USE DESIGNPRINT • Install the new printers to personal laptops. Even though the printers are the same physical machinery, printers have been renamed if a student tries to use DesignPRINT • MAC users have to log in to DesignPRINT with “WOLFTECH/â€? in front of the student’s unity ID when prompted by the printer • Lab computers using Windows operating systems will install the new printers when a student logs in. Do not cancel the installation, even though error messages will occur. Click OK and let the operation finish. FOR DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS, LOG ON TO HTTP://WWW.DESIGN.NCSU.EDU/IT/
Teach-in offers different perspective History professors provide historical context for Free Expression Tunnel incident Derek Medlin Managing Editor
The multitude of diversity discussions regarding the threats painted in the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 5 continued Wednesday night in Withers Hall with a teach-in about the history of racial slurs and their impact. “The Gun, The Flag, and the Noose,� which the history department sponsored, allowed four history professors to present a history of racial slurs and imagery to students and faculty. The goal of the teach-in, which featured four separate lectures about specific instances or racial prejudice in American history, was to educate the diversity discussions in a historical context. Blair Kelley, an assistant history professor who presented the section of the discussion about the noose, said she was surprised to see so many students and fac-
ulty turn out for the event. “I’m very pleased with the turnout and I’m very honored,� she said. “I know in Dead Week it’s rough stuff. We were thrilled this many people came.� Kelley said the goal of Wednesday night’s discussion was to ensure students understood how history influences today’s society. “I think sometimes you have to say what happened,� Kelley said of discussing the threats painted in the Free Expression Tunnel. “It was crucial to air it out and talk about it within the historical context. This history marks all of us.� Jay Bettis, a senior in chemistry, said the teach-in taught him history he did not know while also continuing the discussion of the Free Expression Tunnel incident. “Discussions like this open the door for students to take an issue and put it on their shoulders,� Bettis said. “Just by going to college, we’re lucky. We’re forced to be around different types of people.�
As the Campus Culture Task Force Committee begins its efforts to make recommendations to Chancellor James Oblinger, Kelley said she hoped actual changes would take place on campus. “I’m really looking forward to what the task force is going to be saying and doing,� she said. “I hope that it’s substantive and it will effect the outcome of what happens here. This doesn’t need to be forgotten.� Kelley also said she believes the University should release the pictures of what was painted on the Free Expression Tunnel so students could see exactly what was said. “I’m hoping that the police will release all the pictures of what was written on the wall to help the process of truth and reconciliation,� she said. “We all have to understand what was said in order to address it, move on and educate ourselves.� Bettis said students should be the driving force continuing diversity efforts on campus. “What I got out of this is that
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it’s not up to administration,� he said. “Administration is only going to do so much. What you have to do is figure out in yourself that something is bothering you, share it with others that feel the same way and try to make a collective change.� Kelley said in her presentation that it is crucial to understand the historical context of the threatening messages to move forward. “History can serve as a script for how we understand contemporary society,� she said. Kelley also said she hopes the University will continue to push educational efforts to make campus more diverse. “I hope that there is some greater educational effort. An effort to put people in a room with one another and talk about history and not wrap it up as quickly as possible,� she said. “It needs to be unwrapped and talked about and thought about.�
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