| Ice turns Stadium Lot
into Slip N' Slide |
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| Jessica Hines | The Appalachian |
| Physical Plant employees and
University Police pull cars apart after they slid together
due to the icy conditions in Stadium Lot Wednesday. |
by Tiffany King
Staff Writer
Several students returned to their cars parked in Stadium Lot Tuesday
afternoon to find that recent wintry precipitation created an ice
slide.
“Since the ice in the Stadium has started
to melt and it has been raining today, several parked cars in Stadium
Lot have been sliding out of their parking spaces and some of them
have slid into each other,” University Parking and Traffic
Officer Jackie L. Greene said.
“I am pretty sure
that there are 12-15 cars that have slid into each other because
of the ice,” University Police Officer Timmy G. Williams said.
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| Banner errors cause frustration |
Complication
hits staff, student pay checks next month
by
Carrie Baker
Associate Editor
by Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer
“Programming
errors” are to blame for a recent trend of snags in the Banner
system, which was implemented to handle Appalachian State University’s
payroll.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Business Affairs Gregory M. Lovins
said 314 of Appalachian State University’s EPA (Exempt from
the Personnel Act of North Carolina) employees and 87 stipend paid
employees received notices concerning errors in their paychecks.
EPA employees were overpaid for vacation time on their January paychecks.
The money will be collected back from their February paychecks to
have the same net effect, Lovins said.
The error occurred because a box indicating paid vacation time in
the payroll system field was not properly checked off, he said.
R. Lee Hawkins, observatory assistant in the department of physics
and astronomy, said this is not the first problem employees have
encountered with the Banner system.
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| Gov. Easley: tuition increases must
stop |
by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
The Association of Student Governments received another voice of
support in their hopes of getting the BOG to vote down proposed
tuition and fee increases: North Carolina Governor Mike Easley.
“Many families have been hit hard by our national recession
and unhelpful trade policy, and argue that increases of this size
should not be considered at this time. I agree,” Easley said
in a letter he sent last week.
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| Tuition protest rescheduled for
March 19 |
by Justin Boulmay
Staff Writer
The University of North Carolina Association of Student Governments
had originally planned to protest tuition and fee increases tomorrow
in Chapel Hill.
Those plans were changed last night after the UNC Board of Governors
decided yesterday to push their vote regarding the increases to
its March 19 meeting.
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| Panhellenic Task Force, SURE battle
eating disorders |
by Jennifer Schneider
Staff Writer
Sisters United Raising Esteem will host “Fat Like Me”
Feb. 18 at 8 p.m. in the Price Lake Room of Plemmons Student Union.
“The program is our first event and we hope it will
lead to many others in the future,” sophomore marketing major
Carey Mummaw said.
“We want the participants to know
how to be more sensitive to themselves and to others,” university
psychologist Dr. Denise M. Lovin said.
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| Campus construction: updates &
schedules |
by Leslie Rasimas
Staff Writer
The Plemmons Student Union Solarium construction will officially
end by April, approximately 18 months behind schedule.
Director of Design and Construction Dr. Clyde D. Robbins said the
solarium was a multi-prime project, meaning there were four independent
contractors on the job.
“One of the contractors went bankrupt, so we had lots of problems
coordinating the work, and replacing the bankrupt company with a
new company,” Robbins said.
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| Burglaries, assaults, vehicle thefts,
drugs rise over year |
 by
Anna Oakes
Staff Writer
In a report released Jan. 22, the Boone Police Department reported
several increases in crimes committed last year, including rises
in burglaries, assaults, vehicle thefts and drug violations.
“There were increases in many areas of reported crimes from
2002 to 2003,” Boone Police Chief Bill Post said.
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| 'Poster Boy' makes overachieving
cool |
by Kelly Garren
Intern Writer
Joel D. “Poster Boy” Edwards, a junior at Appalachian
State University, is highly influential and respected by students
and members of the community alike for his leadership skills and
multiple involvements both on and off campus.
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| ASU Sweethearts invite women for
'Ladies Night Out' Feb. 18 |
by Elizabeth Ashford
Staff Writer
Appalachian State University service club, ASU Sweethearts (Ladies
of Black and Gold) will host a “Ladies Night Out” for
all Appalachian females.
“We wanted to have a night where females of all ethnic backgrounds,
academic study areas and regional areas could get together and actually
discuss some things as far as topics that dealt with women,”
ASU Sweethearts President Alexandra Elliot said.
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