North Carolina raises the second-most turkeys in the country, following Minnesota. More than five percent of the state’s agricultural revenue comes from turkeys and almost 25 percent comes from broilers — poultry, mostly turkeys and chickens, raised specifically for meat production.
To encourage first-generation and low-income high school seniors to apply to college, Gov. Bev Perdue has declared Nov. 16 to Nov. 20 “College Application Week.” Students with financial need will see lower application fees and extra assistance from college counselors. University administrators said they hope it will prompt a rise in applications and a more diverse applicant pool.
H1N1 vaccines aren’t the only ones running out. This year, some N.C. counties are also finding it hard to keep stocked with the seasonal flu vaccine.Officials in county health departments attribute the increase in demand for the general flu vaccine to people taking extra precautions against H1N1. The general vaccine can lessen the risk of catching H1N1.The production of vaccines also might have slowed because private manufacturers have to produce both types of vaccines and are stretched thin, said Arlene Seña, medical director of the Durham County Health Department.
Halloween stores near Chapel Hill expect this year’s sales to remain consistent with 2008 sales, despite students who say that the economy could affect how much they spend on their costumes this year. Bob Bridges, owner of Halloween and More at the Streets at Southpoint, said he expects costume sales to stay the same because rising gas prices and the presidential election will not be factors that keep people from shopping at his store.
N.C. Central University students waited in line with a penny in hand on Monday, thinking they needed to pay one cent to make sure their university bills were paid on time. The university increased the student activity fees by a penny after many had already paid their dues, leading to confusion on campus about when they’d have to pay.A letter sent by administrators in September informed students of the one-cent increase. But a rumor quickly spread that students would have to pay a $25 penalty for failing to pay the additional penny soon.
Although seeing students rolling on their skateboards to get to class is not uncommon at UNC, other universities in the state have banned the practice. But UNC School of the Arts student leaders are fighting back. Student Body President Daryl Wade is compiling a survey of different policies related to skateboarding at UNC-system schools in an attempt to reverse that ban.At UNCSA, if a student is seen with a skateboard, it is taken away, Wade said.“They tell the students that the reason for their policy is because it endangers their art,” he said.
