New River stops flagging
student accounts
20-year practice by local power provider ended
Thursday |
Hugh Kellenberger
Chancellor | Student Development Beat
Adam Bennett
Editor-in Chief
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Jacque Lenz | The AppalachianSenior clothing and textiles major
Erin P. Dorney from Raleigh reads a brochure from New River Light
and Power Monday explaining the now-old practice of flagging delinquent
students’ university accounts to encourage payment. The over
20-year practice ended Thursday morning.
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A 20-year practice
by New River Light and Power Company, flagging university accounts
of students’ delinquent in paying the company, was halted Thursday
morning, Rick C. Presnell, university controller said Friday.
“As of Thursday, we have discontinued the
practice of flagging student accounts,” Presnell said.
New River, owned by Appalachian State University,
has flagged 180 student university accounts in the past year that
were 120 days delinquent in their payments to the power company.
A flagged student account renders it inactive until the student
pays the outstanding power bill.
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| ASG plans systemwide
march on Raleigh |
David Forbes
SGA Beat
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The North
Carolina Association of Student Governments (ASG) made plans Saturday
to march on Raleigh in support of a plan for no tuition increases
this year and other student issues.
The new tuition plan, passed by the University
of North Carolina system Board of Governors (BOG), calls for no
tuition increases this year and increased student input in tuition
decisions.
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| Senate letter urges
BOT to reconsider athletic fee increase |
Corwyn Sergent
Faculty Senate Beat
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The Appalachian
State University Board of Trustees (BOT) will meet next week to
discuss the proposed athletic fee increase, which groups such as
the Faculty Senate unanimously oppose.
Four total fees can be increased or decreased
as the university chooses. These are the athletic, student activities,
health services and educational and technology fees. All go to benefit
the university and its students in some fashion, Vice Chancellor
for Student Development Dr. Gregory S. Blimling said Saturday.
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| Former Titans coach
speaks Wed. |
Jusitn Boulmay
Multicultural Beat
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The one
question Herman Boone is asked the most, according to numerous Web
sites, is a predictable one: “How close is the movie to real
life?”
Boone’s reply is “very.”
Boone, the famous African-American football coach
portrayed by actor Denzel Washington in Disney’s “Remember
the Titans,” will be the keynote speaker at the 19th Annual
Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Day tomorrow in Rosen Concert
Hall.
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| New provost to be chosen
by April |
Sam Calhoun
Academic Affairs Beat
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The Provost
Search Committee hopes to present a name to Chancellor Francis T.
Borkowski near the end of March, Committee Chair and Director of
Institutional Research and Planning Bobby H. Sharp said Friday.
Borkowski formed the search committee, made of
18 members, last September due to the retirement this June of Provost
and Executive Vice Chancellor of Appalachian State University Harvey
R. Durham after 38 years of service to the university.
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| ASU payroll system to
change in near future |
Carrie Baker
Business Affairs Beat
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Appalachian
State University will replace the house payroll system with a series
of banner products supported by the University of North Carolina
system, Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Jane P. Helm said.
“The existing system doesn’t work in today’s world,”
Helm said.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs
Gregory M. Lovins said the current system, University Personnel
Payroll System (U.P.P.S.), was created by Appalachian State University
employees specifically for this university.
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| Ambassadors member drive
continues this week |
Jessica Sellers
Clubs | Organizations Beat
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The Appalachian
Student Ambassadors have served Appalachian State University for
25 years, and their excitement and dedication is still going strong
as they begin the membership drive for 2003.
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| Aikido offers unique
outlet for ASU student goals, ambitions |
Jessica Sellers
Clubs | Organizations Beat
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Many students
at Appalachian State University are taking part in a little-known
activity called aikido.
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