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EOT121 College of Sciences 7/9/13

Fastmed urgent care has many locations around North Carolina. Not only do they provide medical care, but they also run a program to keep our state’s athletes out of the hospital in the summer. Deondre’ has more on Fastmed and there Keep Cooler program.

N.C. State is ushering in a whole new college to unify our sciences. This college is bringing forth a plethora of new opportunities for our students and the public. Here is my interview with Dean Solomon of the new College of Sciences.

Our last story highlights an up and coming lawyer turned comedian who will be performing in Raleigh, Thursday night. Alex Barnett is also a contestant on the comedy world series with an interesting story to tell. Deondre’ has more.

Listen to episode 121.

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EOT120 SPB Resignation 6/25/13

Some very big changes took place on the student leadership front on campus, leaving us with a new student body president and plenty of unanswered questions. Deondre seeks to answer a few of those in this next story.

N.C. State students are constantly doing really big things in this world. This week, Andrew got the privilege of interviewing Christina Hammock,  an N.C. State alum who now works for NASA. We are sorry for the quality of the phone call, please understand that Christina was calling from the island of Samoa, reception is a little weird over there.

Our last story highlights the growing nonprofit drive here in Raleigh, starting with our university’s nonprofit studies minor. Deondre’ has more.

Listen to episode 120.

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EOT119 Cameron Village 6/11/13

Packapalooza is a giant family NC State tradition that is on the rise. Here is my interview with the former student body president about this year’s Packapalooza.

Cameron Village has a bit of hidden side to it. Do you know about the old Cameron Village?

Campus is abuzz right now with the sounds of heavy machinery and loud drilling. I sat down with transportation to figure the whats and whys of summer construction.

Listen to episode 119.

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Want to work at WKNC 88.1?

– Do you want to be apart of Indy Week’s Best College Radio Station in the Triangle? – Have the chance to DJ the Raleigh/Durham (and beyond) airwaves at 25k watts? – Volunteer at Hopscotch Music Festival? – Help organize popular local events like Fridays on the Lawn & Local Beer Local Band? – Get hooked up with free tickets to local shows? –

You are in luck! WKNC will be holding training classes this summer for students interested in getting involved at North Carolina State University’s award winning radio station.

Attend our interest meeting on Tuesday, July 9 from 6-7 pm

All interest inquiries will be due Friday, July 12 at 5 pm

Training classes: July 16-August 13 : Tuesdays from 6-7 pm

(interest meeting attendance is required in order to apply for training classes. all meetings and classes will be held in Witherspoon 324.)

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EOT118 Chocolate Excursion 4/30/13

Jake and Gene went all around Raleigh, trying some of the city’s best chocolate shops and bakeries for what turned out to be a delicious excursion.

Gene spoke with a rather interesting professor of hers,  a professor in the department of physics, Professor Fortner.

Listen to episode 118.

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Record Store Day

Record Store Day
Record Store Day is now in its sixth year of existence.  Throughout its six years, it has garnered more and more interest as vinyl sales numbers continue to ramp up in a world that seems to be going more and more digital.  In addition to being a day to celebrate record stores with special sales, m0re and more bands and artists have been creating limited edition releases specifically for sale at record stores on this hallowed day.  In its first year, there was only about ten special releases.  Last year featured over 400 different limited edition Record Store Day releases.  This year promises to be the best yet with even more releases as well as having the always enthusiastic Jack White at the helm as the Offical Record Store Day Ambassador of 2013.  He has been quite busy doing some really incredible things in preparation for this day.  You can check out the full list of releases for this year here.  So be sure to get out there to support your local record store and treat yourself to something special!

Here’s a list of Record Store Day participators in the Triangle:

Raleigh
Nice Price Books and Records, Raleigh
Edward McKay Used Books and More
In The Groove Records
Schoolkids Records

Durham
Hunky Dory
Bull City Records
Offbeat Music
Nice Price Books & Records

Chapel Hill/Carrboro
CD Alley
All Day Records

If you are located elsewhere you can look up participators in your area here.

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Record Store Day 2013 Ambassador

Record Store Day 2013 (April 20th) is quickly approaching. This year’s Record Store Day Ambassador is the one and only Jack White. Jack White seems to be the perfect representative for the cause. Not only has he released countless albums with The White Stripes, The Raconteurs, and The Dead Weather as well as a solo album; he also runs his own record label and owns his own record store. Jack White is the “Jack of all trades” when it comes to the music industry. Not only has he produced and help released a lot of new music, he has also found the time to repress and re-release old blues records as well. You can check out his official Record Store Day Ambassador video as well as read his “Ambassadorial Wake Up Call” here.

In addition to all his Ambassador duties, Jack White has found time along with the rest of his Third Man crew to refurbish a 1947 Voice-o-Graph machine that is currently the world’s only record booth of its kind that is operational and open to the public. The Third Man Record Booth will be debuted at the Nashville Third Man Record Store on Record Store Day.

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Live and Local on Hillsborough Street

Live and Local on Hillsborough Street

Hillsborough Street is the cultural hub that separates NC State’s Campus from the rest of Raleigh. It is a host to many different great restaurants and shops. This Saturday the vendors are coming together to present the Triangle with a music festival for Earth Day. Music starts at noon and will go until 2am at various venues up and down Hillsborough Street. The event features every kind of music “from alternative rock to Top 40 covers and New Orleans rhythm and blues.” Several local artists featured on WKNC will be performing including Lizzy Ross Band, Greg Humphreys, as well as Once and Future Kings. Nationally-acclaimed garage noise rock band METZ will also be in attendance as they play at Schoolkids Records at 3:30pm before their show at the Local 506 that night. There will also be many other different events and discounts from vendors all day. Be sure to check out this event and celebrate Earth Day!

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EOT117 SBP Campaign Violations 3/26/13

Take any political election, and you’re likely to find some amount of violations of code or conduct, and our school election is no different. Deondre’ Jones has more.

Gene Zhirnov recently had the chance to speak with one of the students currently running for president of the student body. Matthew Williams dropped by to speak with gene about the election and what he would do if elected student body president.

Now, we were curious about how you, the Wolfpack, felt about all this campaigning on campus recently. Do you love it? Glad it’s over? How interested are you? We went to find out.

The Hellzapoppin’ circus will be making a stop tomorrow night at the Pour House in downtown Raleigh. Andrew recently had the opportunity to speak with Brice “The Guvnuh” Graves about just what the hell the Hellzapoppin’ circus is.

Last year UNC physics professor Paul Frampton was sentenced to four years of house arrest for attempting to smuggle drugs through Argentina. Here’s Deondre’ with more.

Listen to episode 117.

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WKNC Has An App!

We just released the new NC State Student Media App today!  We are really excited about this great new feature.  It is easy to use and looks incredible.  The app is available to download for free to both your Apple and Android devices.  This app gives you the ability to stream WKNC, check out recently played songs, and request songs easily from your mobile device!   It also features amazing content content from the Technician, the Agromeck, the Windhover, and the Nubian Message.  Be sure to download the app for another easy way to listen to WKNC.

 

WKNC App