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E-Waste Recycling On Centennial Campus March 11, 2009

Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009

Recycle some of your electronics on March 11, 2009:

Location: Centennial Campus — Main Campus Drive between Monteith Eng. Research Center & Corporate Research 1
Date: March 11, 2009
Time: 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Sponsored by: Synergy Recycling L.L.C., NCSU Waste Reduction and Recycling — S.E.E. NCSU

What can be recycled?

Pretty much anything you can plug in!

  • Computers – CPU’s and laptops, main frames, peripherals
  • Monitors – CRT’s and flat screens
  • Telephones, Cell phones and Telephone systems
  • Fax Machines and Central Office Equipment
  • Printers and Copiers
  • Banking and Financial Equipment
  • Medical Equipment
  • Rechargeable batteries
  • Electronic Circuit boards and components
  • Stereo Equipment, Games, PDA’s
  • Televisions (There is a $5 fee per television)

Find out more at: http://www.ncsu.edu/facilities/recycling/ewaste.pdf

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PRR-Watch Members Participate in the Polar Plunge

Saturday, February 28th, 2009

Today’s rain didn’t stop people from coming out to the Polar Plunge and  5k Run ‘N Plunge.  President of the Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, Tabitha Groelle, took a dip today into Lake Raleigh with her son Theo.  Jason Hibbets, Vice President of the Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, participating in the 5k run that preceded the Polar Plunge event.

On Centennial Campus today, hundreds of people turned out for the Polar Plunge and 5k Run ‘N Plunge.  The NC State University Campus Police host this fundraiser to support Special Olympics of North Carolina.

This was the first year for the 5k, race results were posted this afternoon.

When asked why what the plunge was like, Tabitha said, “The water was really, really cold, but it’s lots of fun.”  Groelle also stated, “It raises money for a good cause, Special Olympics.”

Tabitha received a medal for the third most funds raised by an individual.
Jason Hibbets in the 5kTabitha takes the plungeTabitha and Theo

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Electronic Recycle Day on November 14, 2008

Monday, November 10th, 2008

Location: Outside Entrance of Reynold’s Coliseum
Date: Friday, November 14, 2008
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Free & open to the public!
Bring Your Recyclables – Games, Prizes – Learn about recycling!

What can be recycled?

  • Computers – CPU’s and laptops, main frames,
  • Monitors – CRT’s and flat screens
  • Telephones
  • Cell phones
  • CD’s and DVD’s
  • Fax Machines/Office Equipment
  • Printers and Copiers
  • Medical Equipment
  • Rechargeable batteries
  • Electronic Circuit boards and components
  • Stereo Equipment, Games, PDA’s
  • Televisions (There is a $7 fee per television)

Free confidential shred-a-thon

  • Accepting: Mixed Paper Light Cardboard
  • Around 2-3 boxes per person.
  • Protection of sensitive materials is ensured through strict security practices and an unbroken chain of custody.

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How to Solve Off Campus Housing Issues in our Neighborhoods

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

It’s been about 4 weeks since the start of NC State’s Fall 2008 Semester. The residential communities near and around campus can always tell a difference when school is in session. And there are both good and bad things that come with that. Shortly after the semester started, WRAL posted the following article: Universities try to control students off campus (which the original URL came back with a page not found error), so I found the AP article on Yahoo!

“People who choose to live on the beautiful tree-lined streets surrounding the nation’s institutions of higher learning often get a more vibrant experience than they expected — loud parties, rundown student boarding houses and trash generated by weekend melees.

A growing number of universities are starting to take a more proactive approach to monitoring off-campus behavior and neighbors say the efforts are working.”

The article went on to describe how different universities across the United States try to monitor and discipline students who live off campus. Through the Lineberry Alliance mailings list, readers were assured NC State Administration read the article and took notes.

My thoughts? I think all underclassmen living off campus should be required to complete an online course about living off campus. The course would be developed by NC State, in partnership with the City of Raleigh to ensure key elements of the City Code, rental rights & responsibilities, landlord responsibilities, City services (RPD, trash, recycling, water, CAT/bus), nuisance violations (tall grass, litter, etc.), noise/party violations, PROP, who to call, Citizen Advisory Councils, and other things that first time student renters/owners need to be familiar with. Maybe the course should be free to the public (but still required for students) because I’ve seen plenty of home owners who can’t get it right either.

This solution is a partnership that could really improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods around the university by requiring students living off campus to be knowledgeable on what being a good neighbor is all about. NC State is an expert in creating learning material and distributing it. The City of Raleigh has all the material needed for the course. I’d bet. most, if not all of the material is on their website. But a student isn’t going to go find that material and read it on their own — they’ve got classes to worry about. Can we bring NC State and the City of Raleigh together for this opportunity? If the university can require incoming freshmen to take this course: Online Alcohol Education Required for Incoming Students — then surely we can find a solution for our neighborhoods.

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Centennial Campus launches professional and social networking site

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

In a message communicated to Centennial Campus partners and staff, the Centennial Campus Partnership Office announced a new social networking site today aimed at bringing better communications to those who live, work, and play on Centennial Campus.  Check it out at: http://centennialcampus.ning.com/

“For some time now we have been looking for an effective online tool that would give us two-way communication capability for ALL of our partners and their staffs,” Sue Cross, Partner Services Specialist, Centennial Campus Partnership Office, wrote in the email announcement today.

This site looks to bring Centennial Campus into today’s social networking buzz, but is more focused on the physical location and the professionals who make up the Centennial Campus community.

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CLAMP-DOWN Gone, Party-Goers Rejoice?

Friday, March 14th, 2008

As of March 15, 2008, the Raleigh Police Department (RPD), South West District (formerly District 26) will no longer provide a CLAMP-DOWN officer as part of their special unit division. Originally, CLAMP-DOWN (which stands for Controlling Loud Amplified Music Problems Disturbing Our Western Neighbors) was designed to provide a zero-tolerance enforcement to the Noise & Party Ordinance, commonly referred to as NPO. RPD would concentrate on areas around NC State in South and West Raleigh on the common party nights: Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday’s. The CLAMP-DOWN officers would only take NPO calls and basically go from loud party to the next and issue citations.

So one would naturally assume that with the removal of this specialized position that most students whom party off-campus in residential neighborhoods would jump for joy and start the next Brent Road on Saturday March, 15, 2008? Not so fast. The CLAMP-DOWN program isn’t quite going away from what I can tell. Instead of having 1-2 dedicated officers trained on NPO, entire beats are now trained to enforce noisy parties. And with the move to a 12-hour shift, there are now more officers per beat. The new schedule, will allow the South West District to fully staff all 12 of the beats in the district. Don’t pull those beer-pong tables out into the driveway just yet.

Citizens are encouraged to call 911 to report any noise violations. But perhaps we, as neighbors can do better. Here are several suggestions: (more…)

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North Carolina’s Energy Futures Audio Avaialble

Wednesday, February 20th, 2008

I previously posted my notes from last weeks Emerging Issues forum hosted by NC State.  All the presentations and audio are now available at:  http://www.ncsu.edu/iei/forum/2008/look-listen.php

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North Carolina’s Energy Futures: Realizing a State of Opportunity (Day 2)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

Tuesday, February 12, 2008 was the second day of the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum on energy. The first speaker of the day was a very energetic Majora Carter, Executive Director of Sustainable South Bronx. This topic was right up my alley. She talked about empowering the neighborhood to accomplish things and took things a step further than some of my community involvement, economic development. She told a story about creating a park in the South Bronx where a water treatment facility was planned. She talked about green roofs and the business opportunity that came along with it and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).

Next, Director of Institute for Emerging Issues, Anita Brown-Graham, reviewed some of the results from yesterdays breakout sessions. Since I participated in the Market Transformation, I captured some notes from that session. (more…)

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North Carolina’s Energy Futures: Realizing a State of Opportunity (Day 1)

Saturday, February 16th, 2008

On Monday, February 11, 2008, I attended the Institute for Emerging Issues Forum (http://www.ncsu.edu/iei/) titled North Carolina’s Energy Futures: Realizing a State of Opportunity. The forum was held at the McKimmon Center with a solid speaker line-up. The forum was kicked off by former North Carolina Governor, James B. Hunt, Jr., NCSU Chancellor James Oblinger, and Institute for Emerging Issues Director, Anita Brown-Graham.

We had a wonderful start to the forum, Amory Lovins, Cofounder, Chairman and Chief Scientist, Rocky Mountain Institute focused on improving efficiencies in our current power systems. Looking at the entire system, from power plant to the end user.

Thomas Friedman, Foreign Affairs Columnist, The New York Times and author of “The World is Flat” was our next speaker. Wow. He talked about going Geo-Green. This was prefaced with the description of three global trends occurring: global warming, global flattening, and global crowding. In order to go Geo-Green, the globe needs to 1) Rename what it means to be green (ie Geogreen), 2) make it a movement for sustainable growth, and 3) be able to scale. The United States should be a leader in this area and needs to scale by 2050 to meet the worlds energy demands, which will double by that time. There are no current technologies that meet all three requirements, so innovation is needed. (more…)

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Fish in your backyard!!!!

Monday, July 16th, 2007

A month ago today, a great new fishing opportunity became available, and it is less than 5 minutes away!!!! Lake Raleigh, a reservoir on North Carolina State’s Centennial Campus, has three new piers available to people of all ages and abilities, and a ramp to launch non-motorized vessels (ie kayak or canoe).

Walnut Creek was dammed by the Army Core of Engineers in the early 1900s to form Lake Raleigh. This 73 acre reservoir acted as the main water supply for the city of Raleigh until the 1920s, when Lake Johnson was formed upstream. Lake Raleigh was maintained as a backup water source, and was off limits to fishing. Hurricane Fran breached the dam in 1996, and rebuilding of the dam was completed in 2001.

This reservoir has previously been off limits to fishing, and therefore presents a great opportunity for first time anglers and for experienced anglers to catch that once in a lifetime fish. Grab a friend, a pole and some bait and head on down. Below is a link with information, directions and great pictures of kids and adults catching some great fish on the opening day. The easiest way to get there is to get on Lake Wheeler Road heading into the city, take a left on Centennial Parkway at the Farmers Market, take your next left on Achievement Drive, take your first right on Main Campus Drive, and your first left heading down to the lake.

A recent study on the lake by some NC State students in the Zoology Department found the following species: largemouth bass, bluegill, channel catfish, blue catfish, white catfish, black crappie, white crappie, pumpkinseed sunfish, warmouth sunfish, redear sunfish, brown bullhead, yellow bullhead, creek chubsucker, gizzard shad, threadfin shad, eastern mosquitofish, and golden shiner.

Remember, all regulations must be followed and fishing licenses ($15 annual for NC resident) are required for all people over the age of 15. These can be found online at: http://www.ncwildlife.org/ or at the NC Wildlife Resources Commission building on Varsity Drive on Centennial Campus (just a short drive form the piers).

Have fun out there, and be safe.

Information, directions and pictures: http://centennial.ncsu.edu/amenities/lake.html

Opening day newspaper article: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/story/607110.html

Remember to bring some essentials, like water, sunscreen, and sunglasses (also bring life preservers if using a vessel). Be sure to leave alcohol and firearms at home, as it is on campus, and these are not allowed.

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