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After five years as chancellor of the North Carolina School of the Arts, Wade Hobgood announced that he has decided to step down from his position. On July 1, 2005, his resignation will become official, ending a career that some believe was filled with accomplishments, yet fell short of what others had expected.According to the terms of his resignation, he will continue to make his yearly salary o

by Jason WalterIn response to student dissent and an article published in the May 5, 2005 edition of the Kudzu Gazette, officials are attempting to rectify some of the inconveniences imposed upon residents of Center Stage apartments that were caused by the recent changes in the off-campus living establishment’€™s housing policies.Anne White, Vice Chancellor for Student Life at North Car

by Felix VentourasBefore Christmas Break, NCSA unexpectedly terminated the employment C.D. Merricks, and, to this day, most students, staff, and faculty do not know why it was that he was fired, and, in fact, neither does Merricks.His position with the school was as a full time EPA employee (non-faculty). For any EPA employee, the Chancellor has reserved the right to discontinue employment of that

by Anna LodicoThe 46-acre Southeast Gateway Project currently under construction adjacent to NCSA’€™s campus will provide many amenities for students attending NCSA, Salem College, and Winston-Salem State University. According to Chad Davis of East Coast Capital, Inc., the Gateway will likely include a coffee shop and a bookstore like Border’€™s Express. Davis is also working

The SGA officers for the 2005-2006 school year were elected this past Monday, May 16. The New SGA officers are music student, Bart Thornburg, for college president, drama student, Matt Lauria, for college vice-president and ballet student, Bonnie Boiter-Jolley, for high school vice-president.The goals of the new representatives all revolve around the common theme of bridging the communication gap

by Anna CountsI have done it, my friends! I have gone outside the bubble! I’€™m like a real reporter now ’€“ no more of this liberal rehashing of New York Times headlines. No, no, no. For the final installment of the Bubble, I will single-handedly recount my own, actual experience with the outside world. Yes, I saw Terrence and Philip ’€“ who wants to touch me? Tot

by Jonathan FrodellaSocial Security is the subject of major political debates and is one of the most important issues facing voters at this time. But the issue is not completely understood by many, and liberals love to instill fear in the public when talks of privatization begin by claiming that entire nest eggs may be lost in a capricious turn of the stock market and that our retirement future wo

by Jason WalterMinimum wage is a law that has been with us for a long time here in America, so long that people take its existence for granted, and so long that depressingly few people really stop to consider whether or not this seemingly harmless piece of legislature is morally right.On the surface, it seems like a good idea. The more people get paid, the better, right? Everyone wants to make mor

I regularly pick up a copy of the Kudzu Gazette and generally enjoy its content and the conversations which stem from the issues addressed. However, that said, I was more than a little angered to find such an unprofessional article on professionalism (Professionalism can go a Long Way by Will Davis) in the K.G.'s most recent edition, and therefore I am writing.Professionalism is not a character on

To the Editor: Since the 2000 academic school year, the North Carolina General Assembly has cut the School of the Arts funding by $7 Million. In an effort to cut down on state spending, the governor’€™s recently submitted draft of the state budget for 2005-2006 is going to decrease our budget by an additional $1 million dollars. Coupled with the General assembly’€™s $1 millio

by Jonathan FrodellaThe School of Music in cooperation with the School of Design and Production gave a sparkling performance of Kirke Mechem’€™s comic opera Tartuffe, adapted from the Moliˆ¨re play of the same name. The singers and orchestra propelled the complex score into the theater with rhythmic energy, which is impressive considering the piece’€™s being written with