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_Fri Outside today Tomorrow . 1% ~.1\7' s l \X/ / kt l” Technician .w’‘~/“\ i p“s - l<> km! North Carolina State University's Student Newspaper Since 1920 was ' sunny Raleigh, North Carolina April 25, 1997 Volume 77, Number 84 "'72L043H'69L038 Glenn E. Futrell endows merit scholarship at NCSU N.C. State closes in on monorail system deal Glenn E. Futrell of Manteo. mass transit to the campus out of Honda Yarbrough Sirt‘i‘l behind \tlann and monorail .rt WVA president of Coastal Contractors I NCSU is close to testing ()ne of the prime purposes ol the “We have talked lo a number of RItldlL‘k.“ Rt‘c‘. i‘ writl “it we could ge-r'bis ss sttrn opera of the Outer Banks. has pledged a the proposed monorail link- fixed gurdeway is to connect main partners at this point. like American This ct'lilldl it»: litrf' pittltl. tilit' til lional ll wotild blow tlic markets total of $200,000 to endow the ing main campus to campus to the ever-emerging Maglcs " said llob (ieolas. many that could ‘xt'l .e the guideway, (ieolas Glenn Elliott Ftrtrell Scholarship Centennial Campus. Centennial Campus. Partnership l)i’\clt)i)lilr‘lll Specialist would be similar to an -'ii.rronrncrit said “lbc whole world would for studies in the College of "This campus would need a trans at Ct nteiinral ('ariipus. t‘lelClil in a train depot or iii airport come to see it." Engineering at NC. State. Br Josii JUSTIN portation plan other than cars and “\\e would love to get Siemens in terminal Shops. re-t.i..i.iiits. and Students, faculty and stall could An alumnus of NCSU. Futrell SiAll Willlilt buses because of the high amounts so|\cd as well." other “coniirruter lid-rillt" estLih not only benefit from the transporta- earned his bachelor‘s degree in of students over there." said Kathy lhe t'airdeway would literally split ltshinents would idL" the hub tion advantages of the guideway, but I963 and his master's degree in in the next century. Woll'packers Reeve. associate director for plan the campus it would run from Monorarls ..i.‘ n i. illtt iriliilttlll in also iroiri the research and develop- l965. both in civil engineering. will be getting a nice view of the turn: at NCSU Transportation Centennial Campus past Mission the l rtlir‘d States I as \t‘; as has a ment of the rail The scholarship. valued at campus as they commute to and The technology Nt ‘SU would em- Valley Shopping Center. Alter number ol inoriotails conne- ting the "()rrr engineering school could $l0.0t)ti per tear. will be awarded frorn class from a “fixed guide-- ploy is far more advanced than the crossing Western Boulevard. the many resorts and i. .rsinos work with the company lll‘.ttl\t_‘d to to sttrdents on the basis of merit. way" monorail. typical r‘arlrs'tyle systems used in monorail would sever main campus. l‘liel nryersiiy oi \y' at y'iir'inia in help perfect this technology We Recipients riirist be residents of N.C. State is close to negotiating a nionorails. The fixed guideway will taking 2r path right between the Morgantown has fr».: .1 itiorior‘ail could use the college of textiles as North Carolina pursuing a degree deal to construct a test track that run via magnetic levitation. or MA— Student Center and Reynolds serving its caiiir us lor oter l3 well." (ieolas said. in civil engineering. would give officials at better idea of Gl.liV. as it is commonly called. Coliseum toward l) H Hill Library. years Yet the V. H il i \‘ lechnolo ”This could be an applied research The endowment is a part of the what it will take to bring this “Walt One of the firms working wrth "( )nc of the transportation hubs for t’y lor lilt‘ ll\t'tl ;ti‘ii!t".yily is fit! Campaign for NC. State would be on Soutir more admitted that the “old school" ,s. .v Mouomur, Page 2 P Students. .r volunteerled Disney Worldsstylc" concept of NCSU is American Maglev. based the gtiidcway campaign to raise $80 million in fi _._ endowments toi merit and need based \cllttliii'sl’iips and fellow ships at NCSU. To date. NCSU more than $48 million has been pledged to the campaign by donors from across the country. remembers l-‘tiireli is currently serving as the president of the North Carolina l‘ligtliccfing Foundation at N( .st‘. lie is a registered drowning professional engineer and a member of the American Society of Civ il lingineers and the American Consulting Engineers victim Council. Windover to be released inenibrance to NCSI' The W96 97 Windover will be Thursday. released today at a reception from 5 to 7 pm. at the Crafts Center. Bv Jrssrrnk THOMPSON The reception will also open the S'Arl Waiire Windover exhibition at the Crafts A rnenrorrai service was held yes» Center. which will feature literary terday afternoon to honor Steven J. and visual art from the l996-97 Vela/true. the 'l;r.r Kappa lipsilori edition. The reception will feature fraternity l‘.“’1rl‘rtf i. luv tlrowr‘ictl music, and poetry readings and two week .ii Lake Johns-in. refreshments. The Windover staff A pitl" . or ‘setarquel. and air asks that you join them in arraneetnent of carnations adorned welcoming this year'sjoumal and the podmm set up for the service in meeting the artists whose work the Witberspoori Student Center helped make it possible. Cinema Copies of the l996~97 About 40 people attended. includ- Windhover will be available ing Stephen Velaxquel. the father during exam week and afterward of the deceased student. Chancellor at the following locations: DH. Larry K Moirteith. Vice Hill Library entrance. near the Chancellor of Student Affairs Tom Buy Back counter at NCSU Stafford and students from Tau Bookstores. Caldwell Lounge. Kappa lesilon. School of Design Library. the “Today we celebrate lire gift God Crafts (‘enter and the Windhover gave its til the person of Steven Office in .ii-l Witherspoon Vela/duel." Father Al Dash of the Student Center. Catholic Campus Ministry said. Compiled by ll'mdoi'er Editor “It's difficult to comprehend." .Itld'tlli Cooke Monterth said “There are absolute- HIDE lERAr'JA/SYAH ly no words I can express that can Brian Hucks. a sophomore in aerospace ng. takes it all out on a beat--i.p Volkswagon Rcbbii during Friday'5 “Car Smashing relate to the loss of a son " tor a Dollar" event, hosted by the brothers Pl Lcmbcla Phi. Cash rdsed during the event went to help victims at Multiple Sclerosis. Inside L______,__ ___-___w_*_- sir MEMORIAL Page J P Technician .. 3‘ '3 Sports: We got your CW weat er to: Power outage hits library basketball s . ,. recruits. outage. outage at 'l‘echnician‘s press Page 3 P policy announced (ienerators restored power time Thursday. Officials at DH. Hill Library put to the library at around mid~ l'niversity Dining said the .. a temporary halt to night. seven hours alter the Atrium should be re-opened Opinion: Final I Recent incidents of nature's wrath facili- ‘ student research and power went out The library by 7 a in today exams; the pro, tate the need to rethink' the adverse weath- rdi '4 studying._ was reopened at b’ a in The outage was caused by a er policy. .- Thursday morning. short in the library‘s main the con. i Br PHILLIP Ri1izsi: Five other NCSL' buildings electrical panel. Director of Page 8 P BY TRISHA ROSS Nrws lint w near the library were also lacilities ttperations James SlAll Wiiiirra Without power for a consider— Vcspi said The damage Every procrastinator‘s able amount of time caused by the electrical male Tech Too: Yep, lfthe weather outside is frightful. N.C. State‘s adrnin~ worst nightmare came true Wednesday evening causing function still has not been Ellen's gay. istration has worked to make the school‘s adverse Hior loom/Sour Wednesday night as N.C. many classes to be canceled completely repaired. leasing weather policy a little lcss so. Asiudenisiaosotosigs State's on. Hill Library was The Atrium. a popular stu the library to partiallx rely on Page 5 P The first inaior changes made to NCSI"s weather Wigihecioshgoflhe forced m shut down 1“,, mm” dent calcry. was still shirt policy in the last if) years were approved by NCSll's Airlun dieioihe power outage. of a power because of the power so Ounce. f‘tlL'r' 1/ Board of Trustees on February 2 l st l5 hours because down According to Loretta Harper. associate vice chancel- lor for Human Resources. the main purpose in rewrit» Reagh‘ug ing the policy was to clarify guidelines already present. For instance. the policy has stated for the past two Senate softens tough anti-arena stance Internet Services: years that students who cannot make it to a class due to weather conditions when the university is officially 'I'OL: Technician OnLino open are not penali/ed. Harper said. The rewritten poli— I A resolution with a lot less bite The senate does feel. however. that they the last act of the outgoing Student Body http://www2.ncsuedu/ncsu/ cy makes statements such as this clearer. reducing can have a say in the future of the beloved President Robert /.immer. was too glon studipubs/Technician the than many expected made it Reynolds Coliseum They passed a new fied in its desire and was passed in haste number of questions students might have about such through the Student Senate resolution by acclarnation during their last They thought a more carefully worded res Campus Forum: SiaiCfllCl’ilS.