Attention N.C. State students: your days of secretly playing Sudoku during class, catching up on last night’s basketball game and laughing at the unintentional humor of the campus police blotter could be coming to and end, very soon.
In the spirit of the building anticipation for NCAA tourney time, here’s the best giveaway we’ve had yet.
In a unfortunate bit of synchronicity, the oil spill at NCSU’s central heating plant occurred the same week the following piece was written. With a negligence smacking of happy-news cover up, the N&O as well as NCSU tried to soft pedal that the oil did in fact leak into Rocky Branch via a storm drain on the north side of the creek, near Pullen Road. Tuesday morning, The News and Observer report read, “NCSU workers noticed the spill Monday evening and worked to prevent it from reaching Rocky Branch Creek, which runs through campus.” The story went on to report that workers at the city’s Neuse River Wastewater Treatment Plant noticed the bunker oil clogging intake screens at the plant and suspended discharge into the Neuse river Tuesday, “leading city officials to declare there is no threat to the public.” I read the story Tuesday morning, then surveyed Rocky Branch amid a heavy odor of fuel and black tarry residue and reported my findings to NC State. [Continued below the fold.]
NC State Football downgraded the Hurricane’s status at Carter Finley Stadium on Saturday, quieting some doubters. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really matter.
With their win against UNC on Saturday, NC State football continues its tradition of dishing out season-ruining victories to powerhouse rivals.
Bill Clinton will speak at NCSU in January. The event will be free and open to the public.