Spring Break
Students attending classes in Bate Building were in for a surprise yesterday after a fire broke out in a wastebasket in the men's bathroom on the second floor. No injuries were reported. According to Chief Bill Branch of the Greenville Fire Department, the fire caused no structural damage and the building itself did not burn, however there was smoke in the building.
The current economic situation and increasing foreclosures in the U.S. are prompting Americans to become more interested in prevention education and The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond is lending a helping hand to these Americans by hosting forums in North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Washington DC and most of western Virginia.
For the number of students and community members that are still unsure about which candidate they will be voting for next Tuesday, Alisa E. Debnam, M.P.H, executive director of the Council of Allied Health for North Carolina, held a forum titled "Whose Health Plan is Best For America?" which presented each candidate's platform on healthcare.
"Sizzle," a documentary on global warming, drew a large crowd to Hendrix Theater last night. Based on the same topic as the popular Al Gore film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," this film differs on the way global warming and its affects are presented by using humor and everyday people, such as Hurricane Katrina survivors, to bring awareness to the global warming situation.
This week SGA introduced two new orders of business: a proposal for a $20 increase in student fees for athletics and a proposal for a $10 increase in student fees for Student Health Services. The departments with proposals presented each case and specific purpose statements.
Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama plunked down $4 million for a campaign-closing television ad Wednesday night, summoning voters to "choose hope over fear and unity over division" in Tuesday's election. Republican John McCain derided the event as a "gauzy, feel-good commercial," paid for with broken promises.