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Mice infestation leads to complaints Housing addresses problem Samuel T.O. Branch Deputy News Editor
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Dancing with the group Fusion, Paul Tonog, sophomore in biological sciences, and Jimmy Vu Nguyen, senior in civic engineering, breakdance on the floor of Carmichael Gym. Fusion performed at the 2008 Pack-A-Thon.
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Pack-A-Thon, the annual dance marathon students partake in to raise money for the North Carolina Children’s Hospital and Speciality Clinic, will be a total of eight hours this year. Last year, the marathon was cut from the 24-hours the year before to 12 hours. Participants, or lifesavers as they are called, can attend an informational meeting on how to get involved by stopping by the organizers’ overall committee meeting today from 5 to 6 p.m. in the Green Room at Talley Student Center. Pizza will also be provided. MATT MOORE/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTO Last year’s goal was to raise Melissa Nordan, a junior in public relations, and Jessica Medlock, a sopho$35,000, and though only $7,000 was more in political science, swing each other during the 2008 Pack-A-Thon. raised, organizers hope to raise even more money than last year. In previous years, the participant tournament, a basketball tournaPack-A-Thon is free and open to that raised the most money was ment and a chance to play with the anyone who is interested in partici- awarded a chance to sit with Chan- volleyball team. Food for all participating, and lifesavers do not neces- cellor James Oblinger in his box seats pants is provided. sarily have to dance the whole night for a basketball game. The date will be announced — but they do need to remain active Highlights have also included Wednesday. and on their feet for the eight hour- performances by the cheerleading long marathon. squad, a local band, a Guitar Hero
Students and staff have found a small mice infestation in Turlington Hall. According to Kathleen Ruppe, the associate director of Central Campus Housing, a few have been found in just the last month. ‘We have had three of four [mice] recently and I know we’re trying to get to the bottom of it,” Ruppe said. Barry Olson, the associate director of University Housing and Facilities, confirmed Ruppe’s report, and added that these reports of mice have been the only ones in the past year. “Over the past year, we have only had four work orders. They have all occurred over the last month,” Olson said. All of the mice have been discovered on the third floor, with no evidence of activity anywhere else. Two of these mice were in Katie Hamilton’s room. “I just had a couple of mice
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WHAT ADVISERS DO WHEN RECEIVING COMPLAINTS Efforts are made to ensure good study and living conditions in the residence halls. Faculty advisers who have concerns or receive complaints from students, are encouraged to call the Director of University Housing at 919-5153088. SOURCE: N.C. STATE HANDBOOK FOR ADVISING AND TEACHING
in my room. They came out of a hole in the wall. We caught one in a cup and found one on a glue board,” Hamilton, a junior in landscape architecture, said. “I went to the RD and got Housing to take care of it.” Eric Stewart, a freshman in art and design, said he found one in his room. “Just [on Monday], my roommate found a mouse in our room, and we put a sticky pad and it moved without us touching it,” Stewart said. Yulissa Lin, the community director of University Housing, acknowledged the problem and said the necessary procedures are MICE continued page 3
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First Amendment controversy continues The Free Expression Tunnel’s purpose begins to be questioned
Traciel Reid, an associate professor of political science, said the First Amendment promotes discussion but does not give peoJames Cox ple the right to say whatever they Staff Writer want, no matter the situation. “The government’s policy on The defacing of the Kay Yow free speech has been decided by memorial in the Free Expres- the Supreme Court over a series sion Tunnel following Satur- of court cases,” she said. day’s UNC basketball game In the policy, Reid said, are has once again restrictions on raised questions certain types of about what the speech, includpurpose of the i ng obscen itunnel should t ies - words be. that disrupt the Some Univerpubl ic peace sity officials and and threats. members of the Reid said that Traciel Reid, an associate NA ACP have the f-word is questioned the professor of poilitical science considered an role of the Free obscenity, but Expression Tunnel, including words like the n-word, which what can and can’t be said in it. appeared in the tunnel in NoAccording to the First Amend- vember, are not. ment, “Congress shall make no “N***** is offensive, but offenlaw respecting an establishment sive language and obscenities are of religion, or prohibiting the different things in legal terms,” free exercise thereof; or abridg- Reid said. ing the freedom of speech, or The f-word, which appeared in of the press; or the right of the the Free Expression Tunnel Satpeople peaceably to assemble, urday night, does violate the First and to petition the government Amendment, according to Reid. for a redress of grievances.” However, Reid said the threats in
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Appropriations to go through Student Affairs Vice chancellor and Student Government to work together to approve student organization funding requests Ty Johnson Deputy Sports Editor
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Rachel Sheffield, a freshman in arts applications, reads one of the posters decrying “hate speech” in the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 5. “I hate that the whole tunnel had to be painted,” Sheffield said. “It upsets me that there had to be something like this at all to elicit such a drastic response.”
the tunnel last November, which angered many on campus, still didn’t violate the First Amendment. The laws for threats, Reid said, are there, “but the threat has to be real, actual and targeted.” She said for what was written in November to actually violate the First Amendment, a few questions must be asked and
answered by investigators. “Was it the intention of the painters to actually carry out on the threat? Did Obama feel threatened in any way?” she asked. “Hate crimes are actual criminal crimes, not someone saying something offensive,” she said. TUNNEL continued page 3
Student organizational changes due to budget freezes have student leaders holding their breath as the extended deadline for requests from student organizations for funding from Student Government draws near. The deadline, now this Saturday, was extended in order to allow student organizations more time to doctor their proposals since the administration will be playing an integral part in the approval process this year instead of only Student Government. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford has expressed interest in approving each proposal personally, paying special attention to
travel funding requests, according to Student Senate Pro Tempore Kelli Rogers. But the extended preparation time won’t help out Sonja Jones, a sophomore in chemical engineering and paper science and engineering and treasurer of club water polo. “It didn’t help me at all,” Jones said. “I had already submitted appropriations, and you can’t go back to edit it unless a senator does it.” The difficulty to edit her appropriations request could spell disaster for Jones’ club, a co-ed team of water polo enthusiasts that travels to tournaments around the region. “We requested $900 to pay for tournament fees and hotel rooms but since they’re not paying for travel, we lost our hotel money,” Jones said. “We’re still not sure if [Stafford will] approve our entry fee requests.” Jones said involving Stafford would likely be a waste of his time since a committee of stuAFFAIRS continued page 3
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