THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY SINCE 1920 Q A A 3.35 pm...,..._....__._e._em.....i.._,._ e ..___ec_s...... sew--.” “WM,” mesqvw'......e ...-,W.w,e..,....e..... WW.-e,_,. ,H_.._..c..my,an...“ , .Yr..."twp, ‘I technicianonline.com Pro—tem ,. cleared Voucher theft charges dropped against Senate Pro Tem Patrick Cleary Tyler Dukes Deputy NewsEditor In a surprising move late Sunday night, the Government Operations committee of the Student Senate voted to suspend a bill ofimpeachment for Senate President Pro Tempore Patrick Cleary indefinitely, effectively ending the process ofimpeach— ment. The charges against Cleary, officially filed on Feb. 28, dealt with the theft ofstudent vouch: ers during the 2004 football season. The meeting took place to consider the bill, which was initially read March 2 in a full meeting of the Senate, and to vote on whether to send it back to the full Senate session for final approval. After a roll call vote, the bill failed to be reported favorably by a vote of 3-4. Cleary, who is on the'Government Operations Committee, then made a motion _ to postpone the bill indefinitely, which was passed 4-3. The original vote on the bill, made Feb. 23, passed by a major- ity vote offour. The only change ‘ ofheart since then has been from Senator and committee member Drexel Heard, who said that he Campus Police introduced Action Jackson with riding Officer Lillian Moore on Monday to help visibility on campus. A horse patrol was part of Campus Police during'the late is now against an impeachment 19805 and early 19905 and helped police monitor offroad areas. Said Officer Moore, ”He's such a ham. Every time someone pays him attention he starts showing off.” process. “A lot of things [on the bill] were either reasonable doubt or NE E UCEGFHCER hearsay,” Heard said. “The bill wasn’t strong enough to support the impeachment.” ‘STORY BY TYLER DUKES I PHOTO BY MELIH ONVURAL His name is Officer Jackson, and he is a roan—col- MEET OFFICER JACKSON According to Heard, the ‘_. ored quarter horse. OfficerActionJackson began his career resolution contained only three Originally trained by the Rocky Mount Police as a memberofthe NCSUcampuspolice Campus Police welcomed its Mondaymorning with his brickyardintro- spec1fications, a fact thfu dlrectly Department, Jackson’s new career at NC. State was duction. contrasted the five or 51x present considered after the transfer ofrider and owner Of- on other senators’ impeachment newest officer during a ”meet and ficer Lillian Moore from Rocky Mount. Height: bills. II , , According to Sgt. Ion Barnwell, Campus Police 15.5 hands “I did not vote for a bill that 9 reet W'th the ca m p u S com m u Chief Tom Younce made the decision to add iack— Wei ht: was inconsistent with the ones . son after drafting a contract w1th Moore. Under the mogmunds written for the other impeach- “ Ity I n th e B n C kya rd M O n d ay. contract, Campus Police are responsrble for start—up ments and censures,” Heard said. costs, such as Jackson’s new trailer,as well as food, Sex: “I think the committee failed to veterinary care and other maintenance costs. But Gelding " do a thorough job with Patrick Aval-‘5‘"?v-VTW‘”1’"*'A-.'l?.Rig-'51 since Moore owns the horse, she charges no addi- But there is something atypical - a Year foled: [Cleary] -” e a e 0 er ecausei a owe us 0 every r b] 'th thatthe billhiswasbiggestth t a bOUt th e m OSt recent e d't'I Ion t0 cost‘lgriiliutdttfir’tks°“start“???effective,” Barnwell said. “It’s not much more Residence: Eh:Heardfails: piesentedSaid at the initigl expensrve than another vehicle.« » PepperRidge Farms GovernmentOperationsmeeting this highly trained police force. Although Campus Police is “still experimenting,” Owner: ' were not translated well enough with Jackson’s work schedule, Barnwell said Jackson Officer Lillian Moore onto the actual bill, which was For starters, he has four legs and will currently work four 10—hour shifts throughout drafted several days later. the week. 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Sally Parker, Beth Bixby and Peggy Holmes listen to Jaye speak about Al Similarly, thedrop/addfeatures ' ~ ~ lah. The event was attended by three students. of the Web site were changed in TRACS continued page 2 54°/35° 46°/38° Watripto V' “22/ 54m ¢Texas ilold’em M...”1 ; has:1‘42. ,5“--~;;~sC,v’}.. at»...7‘ ‘1 1”.er 5.3 so". www.3amm ,sncaurn ‘ Airfare fr Hotel '7. 5 s .; 3 3, a 9*) "' .. PAGE 2 TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 2005 Page Two , TECHNICIAN Committee votes Can opposites attract? to halt Pavilion Research shows definitive two hemispheres ofthe brain Smith is a communication Smith has experienced first- construction diflerence between male using MRI scans of males and major and is also studying hand how a male uses differ- andfemale brains females. elementary education at Mer- ent parts ofthe brain than a . Rebecca Heslin and even a professor, and they The scans have shown that edith. She fits the stereotypical female. , ‘ Deputy News Editor said it was something they did Tara Zechini most women have a larger cor— care—taker role, which requires “When Adam is talking not want to happen,” Toms StaffWriter pus callosum area, which han- ability to communicate ver- about what he does in his en- In the latest development in the said. “They said the Pavilion dles communication between bally and emotionally respond gineering classes, he’ll relate to saga surrounding the construc- was a great idea but [the Court She likes to talk on the the brain’s two hemispheres. to other people. shopping so I’ll understand,” tion ofthe Catalano Pavilion in ofthe Carolinas was] not a great phone, and he wishes it had This larger area indicates Jenkins major in mechanical Smith said. the Court ofNorth Carolina, the location.” never been invented. She likes that the two sides ofa woman’s engineering is a logical major Legato also explains evolu— Physical Environment Commit— This was the same predica- to make plans in advance, and brain can “talk” easily, which for a male, according to sci— tion’s role in the development tee unanimously voted against ment Catalano faced at the first he likes to go with the flow. explains why many studies entists who have seen that the of differences between males the proposed construction just location he offered this gift: She likes directions that in— have found that women are mechanical centers ofbrains and females. before campus dispersed for the North Carolina Museum clude landmarks, and he only better at multi—tasking. in males are often more active. “A man’s limbic system is Spring Break. ofArt. needs road names. Scans of men’s brains show Dr. Marianne Legato, a pro- more ready to achieve instant “The reason [the proposal] “A negotiation could not Jackie Smith, a sophomore easier movement within one fessor of Clinical Medicine activity———a physical response made the stance that it did [at the be reached because Catalano in communication, and Adam hemisphere or the other. at Columbia University and to a stimulus. The woman’s PEG meeting] was the concern of wanted the Pavilion in a very Jenkins, a junior in mechani— Scientists also say males have the founder and director of base basal resting state is much the students,” Seneca Toms, a se- prominent location in front of cal engineering, make their more activity in mechanical the Partnership for Women’s more attuned to differences in nior in horticulture science and the museum’s entrance,” Ever- relationship work by under— centers ofthe brain, whereas Health, agrees that there are expression and communica- the CALS seniors senator, said. ettepsaid. ‘ standing each other’s differ- females show more activity in significant and important dif- tion,” Legato said.