SGA seeks to restrict smoking on campus
   UNCC – Student Senator Terrence W. James of University of North Carolina at Charlotte is looking to bring smoking restrictions to campus.
    James, chair of the student affairs committee, is seeking to limit smoking within 25 feet of all academic and dining facilities.
    He said he would also like “designated smoking areas” to be created, which would allow for more efficient disposal of cigarettes.
    Cigarette butts detract from the overall beauty of UNCC, James said.
    “If I’m smoking outside it shouldn’t affect anybody, so why should anyone care?” Joe Parker, a UNCC junior, said.
    James and his committee hope to have a resolution by the end of the semester, which it would like to have implemented next fall. Students will be responsible for enforcing the new smoking policies.

Students to pay for printing next semester
   UNCG - As early as this summer University of North Carolina at Greensboro students will be paying for every page they print from university computers.
    “Over the last four years there’s just been an explosion in the number of pages students print,” Associate Vice Chancellor for Information Technology Kenneth McCollum said.
    “In the first three months of this year alone, there’s been a pick-up,” McCollum said. “Based on those figures we’re estimating that [users] could print as many as 11 million pages this year alone.”
    This semester students paid more than $100 each, or $1.4 million total, in Education and Technology fees.
    The new system will be implemented over the summer session, McCollum said.
    “How much it will be per printed page hasn’t been decided yet,” McCollum said. “There are actually a lot of things that haven’t yet been decided.”
    Student opinion seems to range from confused to angry over the change.
    “I just can’t believe they’re going to charge us for technology fees, and then they’re going to stick us with the cost of printing too,” Randall Seymour, a freshman, said.
    “I see people come and print out flyers and hundreds of pages of online books and things,” Stephanie Hawkes, a sophomore, said.

Chancellor accountability act passes in NCSU SGA
    NCSU - As things currently stand, Chancellor Marye Anne Fox may fire any administrator at North Carolina State University without any accountability for her actions. But at the student senate meeting last Wednesday the Tenure of Office Act was passed by a roll call vote and will ultimately eliminate this possibility.
    The bill is designed to give accountability for all administrators. In addition, this resolution will allow the Board of Governors to discuss other student issues.

Is UNCW ready for growth?
   UNCW - The University of North Carolina at Wilmington plans to bring total enrollment to 12,500 students by 2010. There are currently 10,729 students enrolled at UNCW.
    The Office of the President has asked the university to take an additional 100 students this year, which will affect traffic, parking, housing, classes and tuition.
    “That’s been a concern and a question ... how much we should grow and how fast,” Interim Provost Paul Hosier said. “But the university has done nothing but get better and better and more prestigious. This quality reflects on the faculty, staff and then it will reflect on students getting positions in the future.”
    “I don’t think UNCW is ready because of the parking,” UNCW senior Jeremy Johnson said. “Most people live off campus so housing isn’t a problem; it’s parking and class size.”
    With enrollment increasing by 1,871 students, many of whom will be freshmen, housing will be affected as well.
    On average, UNCW is able to house 82 to 84 percent of freshmen, Brad Reid, director of Housing and Residence Life said.
    “We have classes without an empty seat, and faculty have offices that used to be closets,” Reid said. “Even if we build more buildings, we’re still going to be at the bottom of the list.”