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Volume 93 | Issue 8 | Free in single copy | April 16, 2010
Window on the World starts today, festival tomorrow WOW encourages students to volunteer By SAMANTHA KENDALL Staff Writer
Courtesy of the Global Education Center
These girls traveled from Nashville to perform Chinese cultural dance tomorrow in the RUC Multipurpose Room.
Festival offers international music, dancing and food By GERILYN LEMONS Staff Writer
Catch a glimpse into other cultures and celebrate international cultural diversity as Tech hosts its annual Window on the World Festival and Symposium. This years’ symposium is scheduled for 10:10 a.m. today in the RUCMultipurpose Room and will focus on the subject of development issues in West Africa. The festival, which is free and open to the public, will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. tomorrow on every floor of the RUC. “Window on the World is an international festival which celebrates cultural diversity and global harmony,” said Festival Coordinator Katie Kumar. “We invite and encourage all participants to share in learning and caring about our Earth and its people.” This year’s entertainment schedule features a myriad of music, dance and cultural exhibits, most of which are completely interactive. The Multipurpose Room stage offers many acts throughout the day
including Appalachian Clogging at 10 a.m., Arabic Fusion at 10:45 a.m., Irish Step Dances at noon, The Danny Salazar Band at 3 p.m., and many more. Even more musical acts will transpire on the Tech Pride Stage including a Drum Circle at 10:30 a.m., Didgeridoo crafting and playing at 1 p.m., Celtic Music at 3:45 p.m., Greek Dances at 4:30 p.m., and many more throughout the day. Along with musical acts on the two main stages, WOW also features strolling musicians including Chinese Lions, German Accordion Music, Scottish Bagpipes, and Trio Vendeval. Activities overflow from the RUC onto South Patio where Psi Chi will host a Wii Carnival, and Phi Alpha Theta will host their bi-annual book sale. WOW does not limit the exploration of cultural diversity to just the ears, however. Like years past, WOW offers the opportunity to sample culinary delights from every corner of the world. Returning favorites include Greek gyros, Polish perogies, French strawberry crepes, Indian chicken curry, Bosnian dishes, Filipino cui-
Student printing policy under review Information Technology Services suggests that any new policy would benefit students
sine, and many more. WOW will also introduce new vendors this year including Little Jimmy’s Italian Ice, an outdoor Latino cart, Mexican food, and Columbian tamales, empanadas, and arroz con pollo. “Everyone looks forward to Window on the World each year, but many come to the festival for the food alone,” said Kumar. “It’s like a family reunion among all the vendors.” WOW encourages people of all ages to attend and offers many activities for families with children including an interactive simulated rainforest on the third floor of the RUC and crafts in the Alumni Room. Promoting cultural awareness and learning, WOW invites all attendees to participate in the Amazing Race, a contest of collecting clues throughout the festival to win prizes. WOW is funded primarily by Center Stage and sponsored by the Globalization Committee of the College of Business.
By BAILEY MORGAN Staff Writer
A new printing policy is being considered by Information Technology which would eliminate free printing services on campus. While nothing has been decided yet and students can still print materials for class in several locations on campus, a new print per page policy could be in the works. “We are stuck between a rock and a hard place--making sure students can print from as many locations as possible, making sure money collected from students by technology access fee is used to benefit students, but also making sure students are aware that this
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cost is a lot,” said Annette Littrell, Information Technology services manager. Several factors have led the IT department to a crossroads in policy making. Amid rising costs and Tennessee Board of Regents guideline changes, what is the best way to provide printing services to more than 10,000 students? “Last year’s cost was $65,000 and it has continued to spiral out of control for the last five years,” said Littrell. “Unfortunately, since TBR has changed the way money comes out of the technology access fee, that money has to come from somewhere else.” According to Littrell, the annual cost of printing services has increased $40,000 in the last five years. Technology access fee money is divided
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Left: Mohera Narimetla performs Kathak dance at last year’s WOW.
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The RUC will be transformed into a Window on the World for today and Saturday. This window will allow people to see into different cultures, traditions, foods and the chance to buy artifacts, artwork and souvenirs from different countries. The RUC will be decorated in celebration of the event. You will receive a passport to get stamped at the 39 culture-oriented tables. “It started out last year that I just needed an extracurricular activity to put on my resume and I volunteered to help. [Katie Kumar] made me a decorations coordinator and this year I asked her if I could do it again,” said Shauna Farley, decorations coordinator. WOW is a celebration of different cultures and nations of Tech students. There will be 46 different flags hanging outside the RUC to represent Tech students’ countries. Farley and her group do the general decorations while the booths Number of are student-run and dec- years Tech orated. has hosted “It starts a couple WOW of months in advance. They start the planning, trying to figure out what countries are going to be represented this year and who’s going to need a booth,” Farley said. The event is free to attend, although there will be vendors selling food and some booths selling artifacts from their country. “I like seeing the finished product because we have an empty UC—basically—and then by the time it comes day for the festival there’s always so much color and so many interesting things in there,” Farley said. “I would suggest people get involved with it next year or volunteer for it at least because it is fun…” Farley said. “I have met a lot of nice, good people through it from different countries.” The WOW staff is always looking for volunteers and it is something that can be added to a resume. For more information, go to orgs.tntech.edu/wow.
ENTERTAINMENT
into two pools. Pool two, the larger of the two, was once spent in part on consumables such as paper, toner and ink but is now allocated to other services or equipment deemed beneficial to students. Ways the money in pool two can be spent include computer software, new faculty computers, smart classrooms, and infrastructure. There are no written guidelines for how money in pool one can be spent. Such a provision includes increasing the efficiency of the printing services offered at Tech. Students would be able to print from almost anywhere on campus. “So if you’re in your dorm and on your way to class and you need to print something you have to turn in to your English class, See “Printing”, page 4
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