THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1920 w WEDNESDAY JUNE '22. 2005 TECH. , A w V,‘ . 7-7 , r: , . ,1x technicianonlinecom aleigh: North Caroli—na House passes 05-06 budget Mayor pOSes plan The N. C. House of plan in May, with a budget the education budget. Distance Institute for Educational Inno— priorities. Many ofthe agricul- Representatives passed that differs on several areas, education funding was reduced, vation are his goals for the. next ture personnel are being hired for campus the budgetplan for the including appropriations for along with enrollment develop- two months. away by other school systems, education. ‘ ment; both were “cut from the “The Senate budget was very according to Willis. upcomingyear The passing of both budgets request from the Board ofGov- good for NC. State and the The Biomanufacturing Train- artery leads into the conference phase ernors.” UNC system,” Willis said, add- ing and Education Center is an- Haley Huie to resolve the issues still up for Andy Willis, assistant to the ing that the budget was “so good other of NCSU’s major budget Tanner Kroeger DeputyNews Editor debate. The conference proce- chancellor for external affairs, that a lot ofother state'agencies concerns, Willis said. The funds Senior StaffWriter dure is expected to last until the said that he expects certain areas saythat they’ve suffered because requested are just less than $2 The North Carolina House end ofJuly. ofthe budget to be reformed be- ofit.” million, and will be supplemen- Mayor Charles Meeker re- of Representatives approved “We gave flexibility to the fore it is passed to the governor Willis said that after the tal to the donation given by the kindled a 4—year-old plan to their budget plan early on June system to find cuts where they for signing. two budgets are reconciled, he Golden LEAF Foundation to renovate a two-mile stretch of 16, with representatives delib— wanted to find them,” Rep. Willis, who serves as a liaison expects the budget cuts to be provide for operational and Hillsborough Street last week erating until 1 am. to resolve Maggie Jeffus, chairman ofthe between the University and leg- close to a 2 percent reduction, developmental costs. in an effort to encourage busi~ issues that had been discussed appropriations subcommittee islators, said that securing ap- slightly less than the proposed Funding for increases in nesses to invest in the NC. State since the previous afternoon’s on education, said. propriations for the Engineering 2.1 and 2.2 percent cuts. salary also differed in the two community. session. .Jeffus said that she was con- Complex III project and funding Funding to address salary The $25 million plan would in- The Senate passed its budget cerned over certain areas of for the William and Ida Friday inequities is another of his top BUDGET continued page 2 clude a median, 11 roundabouts and underground utility lines, focusing on the section of the street book ended by Pullen and Gorman Roads. According to Andy Willis, the assistant to the chancellor for external affairs, Chancellor Campers build betterportfolios Oblinger shares a good relation— ship with Mayor Meeker, and the two are committed to improving C LEEQE Q? the area. “This is one ofthe chancellor’s B SifiN EOEES top agenda items,” Willis said. ”3" ATTRACT “The thing we need to stress is that this is a long-term process. STUDENTS WETH Even what the city did with the warehouse district where they C. PS put up streetlights and trees and stuff— you’re talking about mil— Greg Behr lions and millions ofdollars.” Senior StaffWriter Many local businesses, like Packbackers bookstore, are Each year with the change of thrilled about the potential the season and the rise of tem- renovations. peratures, NC. State becomes “If new traffic patterns make the migration point for hun- it easier to get out [ofPackback- dreds of individuals with one ers] then it would have a positive common characteristic among impact,” Rodger Berg, textbook them. ' manager at the store, said. “We High school students con- are luckyenough to have parking verge onto campus each year right outside our store, but if it and bring with them the aspi- makes it easier to get out, then it rations of working in a college would do nothing but good for environment with their peers, our business.” as well as college students in Willis said years of planning NCSUs highly selective sum- , have led to the realization that mer camps. any renovation of Hillsborough Some are free from their Street will start in small sec— parents for the first time and tions. are afforded a taste of what is “We’ve learned that it needs to to come after they graduate start with a single block,” Willis, JEFF REEVES/TECHNICIAN said. “You really focus on that from high schools around the For the landscape architecture portion ofthe camp, participants built a model of the area outside Caldwell Hall. Camper Cat Seville of country. Charlotte gets some help from graduate student Mike Ouchakof with her project. block, make a good design with The College ofDesign’s Design a good development. Have a de— Camp is one camp that has the campuses each year. A day camp works. rienced teaching assistants, when applying to design schools veloper come in and put ample credibility to turn away stu- was established 3 years ago. Each year around 30 percent faculty members who move around the country. parking behind it and then entice dents at the top of their classes Marva Motley, assistant dean of incoming freshman into between the disciplines and On the last day of the night other developers to come in and in hopes of courting only the ofstudent affairs for the College the college state they had at— professional lecturers from the camp last week for rising ju- work on another block.” 5 ‘ finest and most qualified to the ofDesign, does not hide the in- tended design camp, according community. niors and seniors, some camp— According to Daphne McKin- College ofDesign. tention ofthe camp. Motley. The students, upon comple- ers passed e-mail lists while ney, a doctorate of soil science The program, in its let year, She stated that one ofthe main The College of Design hopes tion of the camp, receive a promising to “keep in touch” candidate, businesses looking at found a permanent home at purposes ofthe camp was “to at- to attract new students and certificate of completion and while others took pictures with Hillsborough Street should try to NCSU a few years ago after tract students to NCSU's College makes the college appealing design work for their portfolios, being shuffled among different of Design” and that this tactic by featuring young and expe- which will be valuable to them DESIGN continued page 2 STREETcontinued page 2 insidcetehnicia Shooting suspects sentenced for break- in News StafirReport ers also stole guns, drugs and Friday, with defense attorneys money. arguing that the defendant shot Tony Johnson, one of the Tony, 21, was found guilty of Kevin M. McCann and 2nd Lt. two brothers charged with the first—degree burglary, armed Brett Johnson Harman in self— murder oftwo tailgaters outside robbery and first—degree kid- defense. of a football game last year, napping charges, earning him Both victims were from the The great White hype ’gets was sentenced last Wednesday 16 to 21 years in prison. Chicago area. satanic' for his involvement in a home Timothy Johnson, 23, accept- At the proceedings on Friday The White Stripes’ latest album reach- invasion. ed a plea deal during his trial in each side offered new evidence es new heights. See page 6. The capital murder trial of February and was given 10—14 dealing with the shootings. The Timothy Johnson also began years in prison for the home state prosecutors have posses- viewpoint 5 last week.‘ invasion charges. sion ofa recording of Timothy entertainment 6 The invasion took place Aug. Both brothers are charged Johnson telling someone to classifieds 7 28 2004, days before the shoot— with capital murder for the take the guns to his house. sports 8 ings occurred outside ofCarter shootings and because they The recorded conversation took ........................................... Finley Stadium on Sept. 4. The both have prior felony convic- place hours after the shootings, weather armed brothers reportedly re- tions, they will each be eligible according to the News and Ob— today , TAYLORTEMPLETON/TECHNICIANFILE PHOTO strained the victims with duct for the death penalty in the server. Timothy Johnson appears at a hearing after being charged first-de— tape, and dragged them a back murder cases. Tony Johnson’s trial for the gree murder.Timothy and his brother Tony were sentenced for their room of the house. According Timothy Johnson’s trial for murders is expected to begin role in a home invasion that occurred before the shootings. to trial transcripts, the broth- the double—homicide began on in October. 9i °/69° Even/tires Him AbuostEverythi"9 .Mfg . ‘ ‘4 ,1 PAGE 2 - WEDNESDAY,JUNE 22, 2005 Page Two TECHNlClAN Education Budget Proposals of all the kids that come in POLICE BUDGET DESIGN not only from the area, but , continued from page 1 continued from page 1 also from other states," Med— BLOTTER lin said. budgets. Several representatives disposable cameras with the He is able to "give critiques 06/15/05 fought for a budget that provides new friends they had made and see different designs" 10:56 A.M. I MEDICAL for a 2.5 percent increase in pay $10 million allocatedfor innovative learning fund for community that week. from the kids that come in ASSISTANCE rates for employees in higher ed— oII Awkward pauses and shift- each week of the three week Officers responded to Western ucation agencies.