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RBC Center, partners extend lease

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The University's relationship with the RBC Center will continue after the Carolina Hurricanes renewed its lease with the Centennial Authority through 2024. According to Ray Rouse, the chairman of the Centennial Authority -- the public agency that owns RBC, the new lease agreement will include several improvements that will directly impact the 2008 men's basketball season.

Wake County, Reynolds graduation partnership ends after three years

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A three-year agreement between the University and Wake County which allowed area high schools to use Reynolds Coliseum for their graduation ceremonies will come to an end with the completion of the new Raleigh Convention Center.The partnership has benefited both N.

University looks for YouTube feedback

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Creative Services department is soliciting feedback from students, faculty and staff to assist in future plans for the University's official YouTube site.The YouTube page, which has been in the planning stages since the end of spring semester, officially launched last week.

Drought continues with little predictability

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

University departments have made efforts to conserve water though Raleigh received adequate amounts of rain in May. The rest of the summer’s drought conditions, however, will be difficult to predict, according to assistant state climatologist Aaron Sims.

Fire Protection, Raleigh Fire Department coordinate for training

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

City firefighters have been training on campus in preparation for the implementation of a the fire department's new high rise policy to take effect in July.A collaborative agreement between University Fire Protection and the Raleigh Fire Department has allowed the firefighters to train in dorms over the last few weeks, with June 17 being the last day.

Employees fired for porn, other illegal downloads

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A University employee was fired, according to a state audit report released Tuesday, though the employee's name has not yet been released.According to another report released the same day, two N.C. Central employees have also been fired for illegal download activity, in addition to not following employee hiring procedures.

YouTube offers University a new tool for communication

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Our University is one of the latest universities to embrace the potential of YouTube for increasing its visibility and providing a variety of content to current and prospective students. Students and faculty should try to use this communication medium to its fullest extent.

Students battle to gain employment

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

I came back to my hometown of Chapel Hill this summer and decided that I could relax a little bit. After about a week, I realized I hate doing nothing. So I went job hunting. I immediately found myself running into dead ends. I didn't want to be a camp counselor -- I was a camp counselor for three whole summers.

Caution needed in exploring green technology

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Going green has suddenly become on par with landing on the moon: fantastic and award worthy, and as Neil Armstrong and numerous scientists, engineers and politicians proved in 1969 by putting a man on the moon, a feasible technological reality. N.C. State, in conjunction with several Raleigh Research Triangle Park businesses, is competing with several teams worldwide to land a vehicle on the moon by 2012.

Cartoon | June 19

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Job search going OK? It may not stay that way

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

All the hassle of updating your resume, filling out application after application, preparing answers to countless interviews and, inevitably, fretting for days after those interviews may be becoming more commonplace. In May alone, the United States work force was cut by 49,000 jobs.

N&O's job cuts signal of 'different climate' for newspaper industry

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Triangle's own "Old Reliable" is feeling the sting of a changing economy. Come June 27, 70 jobs -- 16 of which were newsroom positions -- at the News & Observer will be terminated to lessen the newspaper's production costs. Among other changes, the paper will move its production schedules up "significantly earlier" and will merge some departments and staff with the Charlotte Observer, according to an e-mail Executive Editor John Drescher sent to the newsroom staff.

Escovedo returns with a heavy heart

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Alejandro Escovedo: Real Animal Release Date: June 24 Label: Back Porch / Manhattan Records As introspective and self-defining go, Alejandro Escovedo's latest release, Real Animal, could be characterized as just that. However, it is not that simple. After all, this is a man whose storied past is itself worthy of an entire album.

Basketball Recruiting Update

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Class of 2008 SF C.J. Williams Jack Britt High School (Fayetteville, NC)/ CP3 All-Stars (AAU) Profile: Williams sizes up as a shooting guard at 6-4, but shows the ability to guard in the post as well. His main gift is his defense, as he rarely takes plays off and is a force to be reckoned with.

Club baseball ends program's best season

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

N.C. State's club baseball team rode its bats to the team's first appearance in the National Club Baseball Association's World Series in Fort Myers, Fla. But despite a team batting average of .323 - the best in the tournament - the team came up just short, finishing the season at the beginning of June as the No.

Sanders fails to make Olympic team

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Wrestling assistant coach Jerrod Sanders' dreams of qualifying for the 2008 Olympics ended this past weekend at the U.S. Olympic Wrestling Team trials on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

The three day wrestling event featured some of the nation's best wrestlers competing in nearly 20 weight classes, all battling to reach the ultimate goal of representing America in Beijing.

Pack falls short at national meet

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

As the track & field team enters the off-season, Coach Rollie Geiger can hardly be disappointed. The six N.C. State athletes who traveled to the NCAA Outdoor Championships in Des Moines, IA. were not able to record any points for the team standings, but the Wolfpack is wrapping up a season in which the men finished third in the ACC, a conference that includes national powers Florida State and Clemson.

Wolf Facts

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Headlines that Matter Hickson to stay in NBA Draft Freshman J.J. Hickson signed with sports agent Andy Miller of ASM Sports on Tuesday, ending his NCAA eligibility after just one year with the Wolfpack. Hickson, who was N.C. State's leader in scoring, rebounding and blocks in the 2007-2008 has done individual workouts for Seattle, Portland, Denver, Sacramento, Phoenix, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Cleveland and Toronto in recent weeks.