The Carolinian [February 3, 2009]

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MlK celebration brings civil ·rights · activist
Elizabeth Acevedo
Staff Writer
The Martin Luther King Jr.
Celebration brought quite a mes­sage
of hope and inspiration to
attendees on Jan. 27 in the Ay­cock
Auditorium.
PHOTOS BY ELIZABETH ACEVEDO
As Chancellor Brady opened
the program with a focus on the
element of diversity within the
campus, students were reminded
of the valiant efforts UNCG has
taken to promote a tolerant cam­pus
for race, gender, sexual ori­entation,
and otherwise. Chan­cellor
Brady also took the time
to acknowledge the award given
to the university at the ninth Na­tional
Role Models conference
that recognized the· university's
continual commitment to diver­sity.
The Chancellor noted that,
"the guiding principles of Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. prevail to­day",
citing the universities ties to
King:s advocacy of inclusiveness,
and moderation.
Reverand AI Sharpton spoke Tuesday to a large crowd at Aycock
Auditorium about Martin Luther King Jr. and what we still have left
to accomplish.
The celebration then moved
to the present~tion of the Martin
Luther King Jr. Service Award . .
The award, created in 1Q86, serves
to recognize students and faculty/
staff that have impacted the com­munity
with their dedication and
. leadership. The award was give~
to faculty member Wanda Torain,
who work in undergraduate ad­missions.
Torain has spent about
a dozen years serving UNCG and ­making
it more accessible to stu-dents
across the board. She also
serves as a member and co-chair
of the Black Faculty/Staff As­sociation,
and is involved in the
Chancellor Leadership Program.
_...Jlaliowing the award ceremony
was an original poem by Alpha
P11f' Alpha member Zaron John­son,
followed by an uplifting
speech regarding the values of
MLK by fellow Alpha Phi Alpha
brother Renwick Pridgeon Jr.
Pridgeon spoke about King's be­liefs
and success, calling audience
member to give more of them-selves,
and spoke of Coretta Scott
King's "agape love" for her hus­ban9.
in regards to · the support
·she lent him. A fellow Alpha Phi
Alpha proceeded to give an ani-
. mated pe~sonal poem about the
inspirations of King's life. ·
Alta Thornton Mauro, the Di­rector
of Multicultural Affairs in­troduced
Reverend Al Sharpton,
much to the liking of the audi­ence.
As the program depicted,
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Results of eme-rgency broadcast test mixed
· · ' Windows computer systems,
·· 16 Blue Ligbt telephone sta­.
tions located around campus,
Unless you think the 8-track (lnd the radio broadcast on
. is the pinnacle of technology 1640 AM all functioned as
you probably sa;v or heard -~ planned.
· Toby She.ar~r . · ·
Staff Writer. ·
form of UNCG s emergency . ·' · Theonly initial problem was
broadcast test issued.last- Tues-_ · ·a list-serve error which arose
day morning. The barrage. of ::.in the text messaging system
em~il, text and_pop-up not~fi~ . :'rnterfering·with the transmis­catiOns
were direct but mo~e · "sion. Within 15 minutes ITS
importantly difficult to mis~. -~ :resolved the error md a dupli-
At 10:45 Tuesday mormng - cate text message was issued.
a UNCG police dispatcher ac,- ··._This discrepancy led many
tivated the eight individual ·::students to question the reli­notification
systems. While a . ability of their cell phone pro­comprehensive
survey of the -vider but differences in service
tes_t's effectiveness is_ ~u.rrently -. providers _was not an, actual
.bemg conducted, Initial re- ·factor in the delay.
sponses said al! eig~t s_rstems A comprehensive survey
were broadcast~g ~Ithm fo~ is currently being conducted
minutes of activatiOn. Email, but initial feedback indicates
voice mail, pop-up notices Qn nearly half of recipients re­the
UNCG home page and ceived their first warning
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through text messaging. Cur­rently
52 percent of recipients
encountered· one form of the
test within 15 minutes, 72
percent of recipients within 30
minutes. "We feel that the first
15 minute group would have
been closer to 75 percent if the
glitch hadn't occurred in t~e
'list-serve," Police Chief Jamie
Herring-said Friday.
The comprehensive system
has been developed over five
years and· a collaborative· ef­fort
from multiple C;lmpus de­partments
ipcluding admin­istration,
·rTS and the UNCG
police. "It all started when we
.. began looking at ways to no­tify
the campus in the event
of a tornado;' ;Herring said,
"It took a t~rn _when Virginia
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State of campus address Tuesday
Maggie Colgrove
Staff Writer '
have beeri increased greatly since
last xear. SGA has even created a
Spirit of Change Committee that
will be comprised of students
How has Student Government who will "evaluate the current is-been
working for you this year? sues surrounding school spirit," .
At last semester's State of Cam- . including work to get UNCG ap­pus
Address, SGA President Mi- parel in the Marketplace. Tuso
chael Tuso voiced his goals for says he is very happy with the
the year. He discussed increasing success of Blue and Gold Day at
sustainability at UNCG, working UNCG and is excited to keep it
on more projects with other cam- going.
pus organizations and making Last week, Student Govern­important
changes to the consti- ment Senate passed the revised
tution and bylaws of SGA. constitution. All that remains
The State of Campus Address in the process is approval by the
is Tuesday, so what is left to be chancellor and a referenaum of
done? · the student body. Senators in
It is · a wish of Tuso's that a the legislative branch will be re­Green
Fee will be implemented · . viewing the bylaws. It is Michael
on campus. "(It is my hope that) Tuso's hope that "by the end of
the energy costs will be retained the semester we will have a new,
and reinvested back to UNCG more efficient structure that will
students;' said Tuso. He would · benefit SGA, the. student body,
also like students to have a voice and ultimately the university for
.in how the potential Green Fee years to come."
would be spent, whether to SGA will be participating Sat­be
used for more ·recycle bins, urday, Feb. 7 in A Walk for Peace:
or to offer more courses on "The Standard: Progression
sustainability. through unity, education, and
Tuso has also been involved community service" in down­with
the Strategic Planning Com- town Greensboro. The walk in re­mittee,
which Chancellor Brady sponse to recent acts of violence
started in September. The com- in Greensboro, including the in­mittee
has identified Sustain- nocent death of an A & T Univer­ability
as one of five key values at sity student. . The walk starts at
UNCG. There has also been talk 3:00 p.m. and those interested in
of adopting a Sustainability Cen- walking may meet SGA, students
ter at UNCG. and faculty on the EUC lawn. The
With Blue and Gold Day com- rally will end downtown with per­ing
up this week, it is obvious that formances by musicians, speakers
efforts to increase spirit at UNCG and a vigil.
A few easy tips to reduce your ene-rgy use and
help protect our environment!
Things yo~ might not know you can recycle!!
• Shoes! Nike will transform shoes into.Nike
Grind, which is used as a surface material for
basketball courts and running tracks.
• Computers! Millions of outdated working
computers get dumped in landfllls. Donate
·your co'fnputer. It may go to schools, librar­ies
or even developing countries.
• Cell phones! Donating your cell phones,
among other electronics, can help reduce e-
, waste, or waste that comes from electronics.
For more info on where to donate, visit www.earth9ll.com
Compiled by Maggie Colgrove, staff writer.
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