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Adam Bennett
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Central adopts> lottery housing system
NCCU – North Carolina Central University
has taken a new approach to room selection for the 2003-04 school
year in the form of a lottery.
Director of Residential Life Jennifer Wilder said she implemented
the lottery to help address crowding problems in student housing.
“I did the lottery system because I thought it was the fairest
way, based on the available space,” Wilder said. “But
I don’t think students think it is fair.”
The lottery comes in the wake of housing shortages caused by climbing
enrollment and the renovation and closure of existing residential
halls, according to the Echo.
In the fall of 2002, undergraduate enrollment stood at 4,762, up
from 3,941 in 2001. The university expects freshmen enrollment to
climb again in fall 2003, according to the Echo.
Two residence halls will be closed to residents next year and two
new halls planned for the campus are running into problems and may
open later than expected, according to the Echo.
Students were given the option of retaining their old rooms —
provided their residence hall will remain open — or relocate
to a different room in the same building.
Students on the waiting list will find out their
housing placement by June 1.
Over 100 UNCC speeding tickets could be appealed
UNCC - As many as 103 speeding tickets written in the last 10 months
could be overturned as a result of University of North Carolina
at Charlotte police officers using non-calibrated radar equipment,
according to the University Times.
This comes after a University Times investigation showed the department
failed to submit an annual report detailing maintenance of its radar
equipment in June 2002 to the Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commission, an obligation required by law.
As a result, the department canceled all outstanding and pending
tickets. Fines already paid could be appealed as well.
If speeding tickets are appealed successfully on campus, the students
will be refunded through the university’s Parking Services
Department.
UNCC Police Captain John Hawn said police were unaware of the annual
reports to be submitted to the Criminal Justice Education and Training
Standards Commission, but once it was brought to their attention
they have moved quickly. Two of the radar units were calibrated
last week, while the remaining two are scheduled to receive maintenance
this week.
“Actually, none of the [radar equipment]
we’ve sent in have been off at all,” Hawn said. “They
have been right on target.”
Student Veteran’s Assn’ supports
NCSU troops
NCSU - The newly formed Student Veteran’s Association held
a camp out in front of North Carolina State University’s Jackson
Library last week to give students a taste of what it is like to
be a soldier overseas. As their first event, the group, which formed
a little over two months ago, erected an enormous camouflage net
on the library’s lawn and camped there from Tuesday evening
through Thursday morning to pay respects to American troops in Iraq,
according to the Technician.
“It gives the students here an opportunity to educate themselves
on the issues that really matter,” Will Adamson, a senior who
has been assigned to Iraq and Korea during his military career,
said.
The group offered a collection of books, articles and equipment
at their campsite, which Adamson said helped explain the fundamental
theories and aspects of warfare.
The group said they received numerous signs of support.
“Faculty, students, maintenance and even the parking people
threw in their support,” group president Joe Finkenbinder said.
Finkenbinder said the group’s membership doubled over the two-day
event and was kept busy with a steady stream of curious onlookers.
“We’re not for or against war, we just want to provide
a voice for the soldiers who are under orders to go,” Finkenbinder
said. “We’re not playing politics.” |
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