The Carolinian [September 30, 2008]

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Obama and Biden.visit Greensboro
LUi Johnson
News Editor
Senators Barack Obama and
Joe Biden carne to the J. Doug­las
Gaylon Depot in Greemsboro
Saturday, tying up the downtown
area and bringing in an estimated
18,000 people (according to the
News and Record). The crowd took
up two-tenths of a mile, reaching
from the depot at S. Church street
all the way to Friendly avenue.
Biden started the speech with
a metaphor. "Obama is going to
put us back on track;' he said,
standing outside the bus depot.
He discussed how at the debate it
was supposed to be McCain's turf,
but instead Obama owned it. He
discussed all of the reasons why
McCain's ideas were wrong and
concluded with saying, "We need
a wise leader;' he said, "and that
leader is Barack Obama."
The crowd was very energetic
as Obarna took the stage. He dis­cussed
the d~bate from the previ­ous
evening.
"We talked about the economy
for 40 minutes, and not once did
Sen. McCain talk about the strug­gles
that middle class families
are facing every day right here in
North Carolina and around the
country;' Obama said. He went
on to add that during the debates
McCain did not
even use the
term "middle
class" one time.
Obarna in­terrupted
his
speech to ask for
the Emergency·
Medical ser- .
vices to coine,
as someone had
fainted. About
20 minutes later
he brought it up
again to make
sure the issue
was resolved,
and to address
another per­sort
who had
fainted.
He talked
about the fail­ing
economy.
"600,000 work­ers
have lost their
jobs since January.
PHOTO BY LILI JOHNSON
Senator Barack Obama and Senator Joe
Biden on Saturday, outside the J. Douglas
Gaylon Depot, on S. Church Street.
Home values are falling. Your
paycheck doesn't go as far as it
used to. It's never bees harder to
save or retire; to buy gas or gro­ceries;
and if you put it on a cred- .
it card, they've probably raised
your rates." He went on to state
that when he is President of the
United States, he will work for
the middle class every day.
Obama attempted to let every­one
know not to get discouraged,
that America has always gotten
itself out of a crisis.- He discussed
the situation on Wall Street, and
why the bail out wasn't a good
idea. "But the American economy
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Campu~ ·becoming r.n~re e.co-friendly
Maggie Colgrove
Staff Writer
UNCG is turning UNCGreen.
Exciting changes have been made
to make our campus a greener
place to live and learn. Last year,
the university became the first
school in the UNC system to
enter into a performance-based
contract to save energy. Two zero­emission
vehicles have been pur­chased.
In addition, all campus ve­hicles
now run on B20 bio-diesel
fuel or E10 gasahol, much more
efficient and also energy saving!
These are just a few among many
changes that can be found at the
Office of Waste Reduction and
• Recycling website. But they aren't
the only ones making changes,
organizations campus-wide are
thinking green also.
The registrar's office is. no lon­ger-
printing course schedules.
They can now be accessed online,
saving paper and saving trees.
Employees of the Registrar office
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PHOTO BY MAGGIE COLGROVE
(Left to right) Mark Friddle, Zone Maintenance. 'candace Perkins,
the SGA Currel')t Concerns Committee Chair, Timothy Lapanne,
SGA advisor, take the SGA suggestions box down from its loca­tion
in the Mciver Building.
have had very little or no com­plaints
from students about this
eco-friendly change.
Student Government Asso­ciation
has opted to remove their
suggestion boxes from the vari­ous
locations on campus. Instead,
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students will be able to make sug­gestions
through a link on the
SGA website, suggestions@uncg.
edu. Candace Perkins, Current
, Concerns'Chairman for SGA says
not only will removing the boxes
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Elizabeth Yates
Staff Writer
Last Monday marked the kick
off· of Fall Fest and UNCG's
homecoming. Activities during
the ~eek included a talent show,
· ·a comedy show, a movie and the
Miss Black and Gold Pageant.
However, most of the events
fell on Saturday Sept. 27. Sa~
mantha Webster, a visitor to
the UNCG campus, said of the
festival, "It is so delightful. The
children are having a wonderful
time listening to the band and
playing all the games." .
The events on Saturday in­cluded
an Open House at With­erspoon,
dedication of the Ka­plan
Commons, and the Parade
of Chariots, and the men's soc­cer
game against Brown~ just to
name a few. One of the more
popular events was the Tate
Street Festival.
At the Tate' Street Festival
;the· ~ajn part of the street' was
blocked off for visitors to enjoy
the vendors and live entertain­ment.
Several of the vendors in­cluded
the shops on Tate Street
that students of UNCG know
and love. There were also local
artist selling jewelry and their
art work.
As for the live entertainment,
98.7 Simon was on location
at the festival. There were live
bands . including, John Doe and
the Runners, Not Dead Yet, and
Thacker Dairy Road. There was
also a moon bounce available for
the kids.
The alumni were welcomed
back in UNCG fashion at Spar­tan
Village, on the West lawn of
the EUC from 1-7 p.m. Sleep­ing
Booty played from 4 p.m. on
and there was a wide selection of
food and drink.
At 6 p.m the 12 members of
_the Fall Fest Court was brought
on the stage to announce the
winners.
Esther Milanzi and Sal Stam­me~
ti were coronaj:ed FallFest
King and Queen.
A few easy tips to reduce your energy use .
and help protect our environment!
Introducing the worlds most energy efficient
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Did you know the
single largest contrib­utor
to atmospheric
pollution is the mo­tor
vehicle? A stan­dard
family vehicle
produces almosf 24 times
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more C02 pollution than q bike.
It has also been estimated that ditching
your motor vehicle for a bicycle is the
equivalent of planting around 170 trees.
Riding a bicycle helps you burn calories, so
not only is it good for the environment, it
is also great for your health. ·
Every little bit counts, so bike to class for a
change and do your part to help conserve
energy and reduce pollution.
For more information visit www.treehugger.com.
Compiled by Maggie Colgrove, staff writer.
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