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Raleigh, North Carolina Dining hall hosts local suppliers to cook a meal from food produced in-state. Jordan Alsaqa Arts & Entertainment Editor Every year, University Dining pro- vides a change of menu at Fountain and Clark Dining Hall. Instead of the usual processed foods, all-natu- ral food grown ex- clusively on farms around the Caroli- nas is brought in for a special dinner op- tion. This showcase of the hard work and livelihood of local farmers is called the All Carolinas Meal. The annual event, a staple of Universi- ty Dining, features local grown and farmed food from the area, including producers such as Brookwood Farms, Carolina Catfish, Wayne Bailey Farms, and House of Raeford. Kelley Brackett, a recent University graduate who works with University Dining, described the event as an op- portunity to provide something dif- ferent for students. “At Fountain, we serve about 5,000 students,” Brackett said. “It’s really hard to provide local ingre- dients that are in season, for that many students, on a daily basis. We’d certainly like to do it more if we could.” The event, which lasted from 5:00 to 8:30 last Thursday night, saw a large number of students turn out to sample the foods on offer. Even students who do not normally eat at the dining halls chose to visit and try out the local- ly-grown wares. Sara Hess, a ju- nior in computer science, found the selection to be an exciting change of pace. “I thought the food that was provided was excellent,” Hess said. “I really like homegrown food, and it’s great to be able to support North Carolina agri- culture here on campus.” Students were given numerous choices at the four dining stations One of the main points of the plan focuses on teacher stabilization. Obama has proposed $35 billion to prevent the layoffs of up to 280,000 teachers in N.C.. His plan also sup- ports new hires for teachers. N.C. will be provided with $900,300,000 to sup- port up to 13,400 educator and first responder jobs if the plan is passed. Improving schools is also a large part of the plan that would affect N.C. A $25 billion investment in school in- frastructure in order to update at least 35,000 public schools nation wide is proposed. These updates, according to the official press release, are meant to upgrade our schools and make them more technology friendly. N.C. would receive $675,700,000 in order to sup- port as many as 8,800 jobs in the pub- lic school system. In the plan, $5 billion is allotted for modernization needs at com- munity colleges. N.C. would receive $163,100,000 in funding for this pur- pose. In the press release for this pro- posed plan, it stated that the money would go towards ensuring that these “local, bedrock education institutions have the facilities and equipment to address current workforce demands”. N.C. could potentially receive up to about $20,000,000 to go toward refur- bishing local communities. Additional funds would also be made available through a competitive application process, according to the press release. Obama wants to use this money to help put construction workers back on the job as well as to help refurbish and rehabilitate businesses and homes that have been foreclosed. Unemployment is also addressed in the plan. Obama plans to institute a Pathways Back to Work Fund, which would help to provide low-income youth and adults with opportunities to receive needed training and work. The program could potentially assist 4,000 adults and 12,700 youth with getting work. Obama wants to extend unem- ployment insurance and, if ap- proved, could potentially prevent 90,400 people in N.C. looking for work from losing their benefits in the first six weeks. Ultimately, Obama wants to use this plan to help put 234,000 people who have been out of work long-term back to work. A seminar on education had four panelists commenting and answering questions. Erin Schnuit Staff Writer The Global Issues seminar series hosted an event Tuesday, Sept. 13 re- garding Education in the 21st century where panelists commented and an- swered questions. In the seminar, each panelist gave a brief, 10-minute monologue discuss- ing their personal views of education in the 21st century. After these discus- sions, the floor was opened to a ques- tion and answer segment. Chantell LaPan, program coordi- nator at the Office of International Affairs, planned the seminar. LaPan says that the purpose of the series is to showcase what University experts are contributing in terms of big global issues regarding the state, the nation and the world. “Education in N.C. hasn’t always been globally focused and I think this is a step in the right direction,” LaPan said. “We need to start prepar- ing students and teachers for a global society.” With each new semester comes a new theme for the seminar. Last se- mester’s theme was “Energy of the Environment,” this semester was “Well-Being,” and next semester’s will be “Health: Bridging the Gap.” In the 10 minutes allotted for pan- elists to discuss issues, they may choose any topic that relates back to the larger theme. One panelist, Dr. Hiller Spires, spoke about con- necting globally a new ecology for teaching and learning. Dr. Spires discussed in depth a change that is quickly arising from an old classroom ecology to a new, advanced one. “There is a sharp contrast in the old learning ecology in which the teacher is the center of attention in the classroom and the students simply do what they are told and the new ecology that has emerged,” Spires said. “Now there is com- munication among students in the classroom, in the county, and TECHNICIAN mb 4 technicianonline.com SEPTEMBER 17 RALLY for NC STATE vs. S. Alabama Bookstore Specials Win a Dell Tablet! Atrium Food Court Open go.ncsu.edu/redzone insidetechnician viewpoint 4 features 5 classifieds 7 sports 8 Letting the bed bugs bite Researchers in entomology are working on a way to get rid of bed bugs. See page 6. BAND continued page 3 EDU continued page 3 MEAL continued page 3 HE’S GOT A PLAN. BUT WILL IT WORK? It’s the question that will be on everyone’s mind when Obama sells his job plan on campus today. But it’s not an easy one to answer. STORY BY ELISE HEGLAR | PHOTO BY BRENT KITCHEN Students torn on importance of college football jerseys Students torn on the importance of jerseys in college football. See page 8. All Carolinas Meal showcases local farmers Band welcomes President Obama “It’s really hard to provide local ingredients that are in season, for that many students, on a daily basis.” Kelley Brackett, recent University graduate and University Dining employee Starting local to go global Pack embraces ‘Howl Towel’ New tradition for Wolfpack set to “make a splash.” See page 8. P resident Obama will be speaking about his American Jobs Act on campus today. While the act itself is extremely comprehensive, there are sections that apply directly to NC and affect the students of our state directly. Updates for public schools, stabilization for teachers and tax relief plans are all in the program. QUICK FACTS ON THE JOBS ACT $900,300,000 allotted for education jobs $675,700,000 allotted for updating public schools $163,100,000 allotted for community college updates $20,000,000 allotted for refurbishing local communities 90,400 people protected from losing benefits in first 6 weeks of work 35,000 US schools allotted to receive updates SOURCE: AMERICAN JOBS ACT PRESS RELEASE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE MEET THE PANELISTS • Dr. Jayne Fleener, Dean of the College of Education • Dr. Hiller Spires, Curriculum, Instruction & Counselor Education, Professor & Senior Research Fellow • Megan Landwehr, International Education Program Coordinator, Office of International and Distance Education Alliance- IDEA • Katie McMahon, Principal of Wiley International Magnet Elementary School. SOURCE: OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS Welcoming the president, marching band will perform in Reynold Coliseum. Young Lee & Nishanth Coontoor Staff Writers Peter Lin, a sophomore in Arts Ap- plication was sitting with his fellow band members in Wind Ensemble when band director Paul Garcia walked in, with special orders from the White House. The excitement in the room at that time was palpable but Garcia asked anyway if the N.C. State marching band be ready to perform for the President Barack Obama. “We were all excited,” Lin said. “Ev- eryone said yes.” There will be no touchdowns to highlight, no roaring crowds of foot- ball and marching band fans, but ac- cording to Lin, playing for President Obama is just as exciting and the marching band believes that they are prepared this morning to give Presi- dent Obama a friendly Wolfpack wel- come. Even for a fourth year marching band veteran like Karin Hurwitz, a senior in History, who has marched in bowl games and the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Ireland, this opportunity is a special one. “This is a completely mind-blowing opportunity,” she said. Nevertheless, this performance is not without unique challenges. With the highest standards for security, band members had to surrender their instruments Tuesday night to the Se- cret Service and White House staff for inspection and safe keeping until this afternoon’s performance. Color- guards and majorettes will not get a chance to perform. Food items are permitted only under strict guidelines. But Lin remains hyped despite all of the extra precautions. “I feel really privileged,” he said. Lin had considered joining one of the Ma-
