It was a full studio for this edition of State of State on WKNC. M.C.’s first guest was N.C. State junior Christy Booth and kids from the Brentwood Boys and Girls Club. Christy is an art program coordinator for the club. M.C. also chatted with representatives from the Carolina RailHawks, a Cary-based professional soccer organization that works with the Brentwood Boys and Girls Club.

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On this edition of State of State M.C. talks with N.C. State graduate student Matt Robbins, chairman of the Traditions Commission, about Finish the Bell Tower, a student-initiated movement to raise money for a 54-bell carillon for the campus’s famous bell tower.

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To those of you who joined us tonight, thanks for listening.  For those of you who didn’t, here’s your second opportunity to make up your mind (polls open in less than 4 hours!)  For all of you, enjoy.

Special thanks to WolfTV.

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Some things never change—namely, the perennial littering of propaganda and promises of “change” that inundate campus when Student Government elections roll around.  This year, however, Student Media will be providing the opportunity for students and community members to hear the candidates state their claim one last time, a few hours before polls open here.

Courtesy of John Coggin, organizer of the event:

“This debate will be the first of its kind, bringing all the candidates for the campus-wide offices together to discuss their ideas in a forum open to all students at NC State.  The debate will also be broadcast live on WOLF-TV, WKNC, and streaming on the Internet for those students who cannot make it to the Campus Cinema.  This will be the first and last time many students get to see more of you than your signs (!), so we highly encourage everyone to participate.

Candidates for the following offices are invited to participate in the debate:

- Student Body President

- Student Senate President

- Student Body Treasurer

- Student Chief Justice

- Student Centers President

-UAB President

Candidates for all other offices are warmly invited to attend, and we will recognize all present candidates during the event.”

Currently, all eyes are on the candidates for Student Body President:

The Pirate Captain lives! Can anyone ever match his legacy?

-Amber Joyner

-Anup Engineer

-Adam Cloninger

-Andrew Swanson

-Jim Ceresnak

-Kornelius Bascombe

State of State will be doing its part by airing the entire debate live.  So be sure to tune in on Monday night from 6-8 at 88.1 FM or online at wknc.org to hear what next year’s student leaders have to say for themselves.

This special edition of State of State is a rebroadcast of Chancellor James L. Oblinger’s State of State address. Oblinger celebrated a year’s worth of accomplishments by members of the university community, while also calling upon them to continue NC State’s legacy of groundbreaking research, education and service in spite of the challenging economic uncertainties facing those on campus and beyond.

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M.C. talks with Jennifer Halweil about the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, an environmentally-friendly effort to revitalize the street that borders N.C. State’s campus. M.C. also spoke with Mor Aframian and Michael Perros about the Redress Raleigh Fashion Show, part of the Renaissance festivities.

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M.C. talks with Sara Yasin, creator of Behind the Veil, a social experiment in which non-Muslim women spend a day wearing a Hijab. Behind the Veil takes place Tuesday, February 17th.

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M.C. talks with Windhover editor-in-chief Joe Wright about N.C. State’s award winning literary magazine. The program also features a recording from the Nov. 22 Windover open mic night.

Tune in to hear State of State Mondays from 7-8 p.m. or subscribe to the weekly podcast. Wolfpack Women’s Basketball preempts State of State for the next two weeks, but the program will return with a new episode Feb. 2. Show suggestions are welcome at stateofstate@wknc.org.

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Join us tonight for a special encore edition of State of State. M.C. talks with Professor Walt Wolfram from the linguistics program at N.C. State. Tune in Mondays from 7-8 p.m. or subscribe to the weekly podcast. Be sure to send your show ideas to M.C. at stateofstate@wknc.org.

M.C. talks with up-and-coming Raleigh band Bright Young Things. Four of the five members are current or former NCSU students. The program includes an interview with the band and live recording from their Nov. 7 show at The Pour House. Music in this podcast used with permission.

Tune in Mondays from 7-8 p.m. or subscribe to the weekly podcast. Bright Young Things will also be playing with Whistlestop at WKNC’s Local Beer Local Band on Nov. 20.

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On the next “State of State,” M.C. talks with Professor Walt Wolfram from the linguistics program at N.C. State. Tune in Mondays from 7-8 p.m. or subscribe to the weekly podcast.

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This week on “State of State” we feature the Women’s Center at NCSU. October has been a big month with activities such as Chocolate Fest, Love your Body Day, and Take Back the Night. This program includes interviews with those involved in Men Against Rape and The Movement.

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