Sneak Peek
2010-2011
Chosen to lead
the Pack
Four students take on top elected positions › story @ susannah brinkley
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fter eight days of campaigning, the student body elected four undergraduates to top offices in Student Government, including: Kelly Hook, Student Body president; Stephen Kouba, Student Senate
president; Buddy Bryson; Student Body treasurer; and Monica Noble, Student
Chief Justice. Each of the candidates endorsed a unique set of platforms.
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elly Hook, junior in political science and creative writing, said she mostly wanted to decrease the “information overload”on cam-
pus. “Wolfwiki, Moodle, Vista, Maple, Course Compass, WebAssign — they’re too complicated,” Hook said. Hook also said she was working with the Office of Information Technology to develop a website that would consolidate academic websites for students. She said she also wanted to increase “Wolfpack unity”through community service, to reduce overcrowding on Wolfline buses and to put lights in Greek Court.
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tephen Kouba, junior in political science, said his platform centered around accessibility. “Too often, we’ve been trying too hard to
get students to come to us, so my platform is really centered on sending senators out there to make sure that students can always come to us about an issue. That’s why we have open floor sections on the agenda, so students can bring issues to us. That's the most important thing we can do, that I can do,” Kouba said.
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uddy Bryson, sophomore in political science, said he wanted to show accountability and availability. “My main thing was responsi-
bility. Responsibility to this office, responsibility for the students, respon-
sibility for myself. I just want to do this job to the best of my ability. I want to be available to the students. I want students to come to me if they have questions,” Bryson said.
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onica Noble, senior in English, said she wanted to focus on DUI education on campus. “For training, I want to have board mem-
bers ride along with Campus Police during DUI checkpoints so that they can become oriented with the [checkpoint] process.” Noble said she also wanted to focus on outreach, academic integrity, plagiarism, cheating and responsible tailgating.
the winners
Student Centers President ›› Marycobb Randall, junior in business administration Union Activities Board President ›› Will Lamb, junior in communication Senior Class President ›› Kristy Craig, senior in political science and international studies
Student Centers Board of Directors ›› Sarah Wood, sophomore in mathematics education ›› Jonathon C. Smith, sophomore in agricultural education ›› Ashley Wagner, sophomore in zoology Student Media Board of Directors ›› John Bullard, senior in fashion and textile management ›› Paul McCauley, senior in sociology ›› Dao Xuan Nguyen, senior in graphic design source: student government
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Student Body President ›› junior in political science and creative writing from Waxhaw, N.C. Platform: “Information overload,” community service, and transportation. “Everybody talks about the Wolfpack family, but in working with Howl for Haiti, I saw that when the campus has a reason to come together, then people want to come together and be a part of the Pack. People want that. More involvement with students will create more of that.”
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STEPHEN KOUBA
BUDDY BRYSON
Student Body Treasurer ›› sophomore in sociology from Browns Summit, N.C.
Student Chief Justice ›› senior in English from Raleigh, N.C.
Platform: “Accountability, availability and accessibility.” “There’s a lot of good that can be done in this office. Sometimes it’s overlooked, but you can do a lot from this desk, this position. Sometimes this office has the tendency to fall into the background, but I’ve never been the type of guy to be falling into the background. I want to be loud and heard.”
Platform: “Responsibility.” “I found a way to get more out of Student Government through leadership skills and just being involved. Everyone here has the best interests for the students. We may not agree about the best way to do that, but we all have an interest in that. As SBT, I will have a louder voice for students.… My job is making sure we spend money wisely, but also ask ourselves, “is it what students want?”
Platform: “Outreach, academic integrity, plagiarism and cheating, DUI education, as well as responsible tailgating.” “Basically, I want the [Student] Conduct Board to be more active in the community. We need to increase outreach to the student body. The majority of students will never come before the board, but that doesn’t mean they shouldn’t reflect on their behavior.”
Student Senate President ›› junior in political science from Fayetteville, N.C.
MONICA NOBLE
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tori Olp, a senior in communication, and Eleanor Hoffman, a senior in graphic design and the director of the 2010 Art to Wear Fashion Show, style the hair and headpiece of Leigh Hawkins, a junior in art and design and textile technology. › Photo @ Jonathan Stephens
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›› “Taken By Storm” by Lauren Boynton, senior in art and design ›› “Water” by Natalie Bunch, senior in landscape architecture ›› “Marionettes in Modern Times” by Keely Cansler, senior in art and design and textile technology* ›› “A Gothic Novel” by Hannah Goff, senior in textile and apparel management ›› “Moon, Dance” by Eleanor Hoffman, senior in art and design and textile technology* ›› “Rebirth” by Margaret Jamison, senior in environmental design in architecture
Kirk Smith, a senior in food science, fits his model, Kendal Whitworth, a senior in environmental design in architecture, into her dress made entirely from Starbucks packaging. “[My line] is a mix of the nutrition of a college student paired with the college stereotype that eats them,” Smith said. › Photo @
›› “Collection C: Black Tie Psychosis” by Chase Kennedy, junior in fashion and textile management
Amanda Karst
haute couture More than a semester’s work went into annual fashion show
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›› “Moto Metal Mayhem” by Jeremy Medlin, senior in art and design ›› “College: An Introduction to the Flavors of Education” by Kirk Smith, senior in food science
* Anni Albers Scholars who were in the dual-degree program between the College of Design and the College of Textiles
Smith won the Juror’s Choice award. William Ivey Long, Broadway and film costume designer;
and textiles students spend their time
Sarah Little, designer for Patsy Aiken, a Raleigh-
working on projects. But for the 12 Art to
based company; and Brooke Priddy, owner and
Wear designers, studio became more than just a
designer for her company Ship to Shore, were the
place to work. It became a second home.
judges for the contest.
“My friend Gennie [Stafford] and I spent a lot of Saturday nights there,” director of Art to Wear Eleanor Hoffman, a senior in art and design and Hoffman said most designers with interest in
“I didn’t believe it, but I heard my name and there was applause,” Smith said. Smith said he entered Art to Wear on a bet from a friend, who wagered he couldn’t get a dress made from beer cans into the contest.
Art to Wear started designing their collections
Though he didn’t know if he’d get anything
in the fall. Then, in February, 35 designers audi-
out of the bet, Smith said, “I won! That’s good
tioned their portfolios of work before a panel of
enough for me.”
judges. The judges chose only 12 based on a set of criteria. The 12 lines featured clothes based on a vari-
Leigh Hawkins, a junior in art and design and textile technology, was on a planning committee for the show.
ety of themes. Stafford, a senior in art and design,
“[It was] a lot of responsibility but I learned a
worked on a series of ocean-themed garments for
lot. It really shows you how much goes into Art to
her collection “Oceans.” Laura Maruzzella, also a
Wear,” Hawkins said.
senior in art and design, used pipe insulation to make hoops that, when grouped together, made
›› “Oceans” by Gennie “Catastrophe” Stafford, senior in art and design
collection, “Moon, Dance.”
tudio is a place where many design
textile technology, said.
›› “Color Me Free” by Laura Maruzzella, senior in art and design
At the end of the 2010 Art to Wear Fashion Show, designer Lauren Dana Boynton holds a rose as she stands on stage with one of her models, Sarah Cannon. Boynton, a senior in art and design, designed the collection “Taken By Storm.” › Photo @
Marisa Akers
› Story @ Susannah Brinkley
›› “Efforvescence: A Study on Flower Form” by Kendal Leonard, senior in textile and apparel management
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dresses for her collection “Color Me Free.” And Kirk Smith, a senior in food science, used materials from venues like Starbucks and Bojangles’
Hoffman said the show raised $33,000, more money than the show amassed in years past. “It went really well. We got great press in the newspapers and blogs,” Hoffman said. But she was glad it was over, she said.
to make food-themed clothing for his collection
“All I did was Art to Wear and I only worked
“College: An Introduction to the Flavors of Edu-
one hour a week on other classes,” Hoffman said.
cation.” For the first time, Art to Wear offered an Audience Choice award, which Hoffman won for her
“I was very proud of myself for balancing designing and directing. I was really scared of it but I did it and I’m proud,” she said. ›
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Joe Carnevale, a senior in history, surveys his statue, “Street Knight,” while putting on the final touches in Cameron Village. Carnevale, well-known for his Hillsborough Street Barrel Monster, completed the statue as a part of Cameron Village’s Scrap to Sculpture contest. › Photo @ marisa
Joe Carnevale, a senior in history, works on his sculpture, “Street Knight,” in Cameron Village April 24. The statue was made entirely of legallyobtained street signs. › Photo @
akers
marisa akers
Laura Maruzzella, a senior in art and design, stands with her statue made from melted vinyl records. Maruzzella won first place in the Scrap to Sculpture contest. › Photo @ Marisa akers
Creating a Monster Street artist uses talent, reputation to commission pieces
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Decked out in a hard hat and construction vest and sporting a trunk full of legally-obtained street signs,
ast July, Joe Carnevale was a relatively
Carnevale constructed most of a giant knight made
low-key senior in history with an eye for the
from bolts and metal signs on-site at Cameron Village
artistic. But something that set him apart from
April 24, to the delight of fans and passers-by. An ele-
others was that he happened to be on the run from the
mentary school student named Jordan showed up with
Raleigh Police Department. He created a “Barrel Mon-
his parents when Carnevale began construction and
ster” from stolen traffic barrels and set it on the side of
asked shyly if he could sign a shirt, emblazoned with a
Hillsborough Street, earning himself international fame
picture of Carnevale’s most famous creation. Carnevale
and a court date.
obliged.
Since then, he’s been keeping busy. Carnevale was sentenced to 50 hours of community service as a result of the stunt and completed it in the most cre-
“It’ll still never beat the guy I met who had a Barrel Monster tattoo,” Carnevale said. “That was just weird.” Carnevale stopped creating Barrel Monsters, say-
ative way possible. He constructed a 7-foot-tall
ing he — and everyone else — got sick of them. He said
elephant made from discarded computer parts
he will continue to build street art so long as he contin-
for North Raleigh nonprofit agency Purple El-
ues to come up with new ideas.
ephant. He continued to update his website,
“He has a marvelous eye and sees these
nopromiseofsafety.com, regularly with
things,” Hunnell said of Carnevale’s work. “I’m
stunning city panoramic shots and
completely fascinated.”
eerie photos taken from deep inside
Cameron Village officials said they planned to
of steam tunnels — all obtained
display the Street Knight for two weeks. If it
through trespassing, of course. The new “dime story celebrity,” as he called himself, has also found ways to make a profit off his unique skill set. Pat Hunnell, an independent public relations consultant contracted by Cameron Village
doesn’t become a permanent fixture there, Carnevale plans to sell it to a local gallery. Though he now has a public stamp of approval for his work, Carnevale said he isn’t going soft.
for their “Scrap to Sculpture” Earth Day celebra-
“I consider selling out to be when you let
tion, remembered Carnevale’s work and looked
the fact that you’re getting paid for it influ-
him up on the internet. “He saw [Scrap to Sculpture] as a way to create this piece of art that he’d been consider-
ence what you’re making,” Carnevale said. “I already had this idea to begin with. If they had come to me and said ‘this knight
ing but hadn’t moved forward with because he
is a little too violent. We want something
didn’t have the materials,” Hunnell said. “He
more subtle,’ I would have taken it some-
was excited to put his vision to life.”
where else.” ›
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a GRAND finale
New robes form a sea of red at spring commencement ceremony reminded her of high school, but that she ended up lik-
› story @ kelly mcdonough
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ing the red gowns a lot more than she anticipated. he crowd of students that filed into
“I was worried the red would be unflattering and
the RBC Center May 15 celebrated a colorful
bright, but it ended up being a nice color. I really liked
milestone. The class of 2010 became the first to
the way we looked as a group, but I still think black is a
graduate with red robes and white tassels. Historically, graduates have worn black robes with tassels that symbolized each college in the University. Chloe Fiorentino-Bach, a senior in communication,
better fit for college graduations. It is more professional. I wish they kept the colored tassels, too,” she said. At the fall 2009 graduation ceremony, one graduate donned the gown to give the University a taste of what was to come.
said she was hesitant about the change to red gowns be-
The switch to red gowns
cause she thought colored
came after many students’
gowns were more suitable
requests. The Commence-
for high school graduation
ment Committee, led by
ceremonies.
Vice Provost and University Registrar Louis Hunt,
She had also been conof
voted for the gowns and
the shade of red the gowns
the tassels to bear the Uni-
would be.
versity Seal.
cerned
about
rumors
“When I first heard the
Along with the change
gowns were going to be red,
in robe color, the committee voted to change the
someone told me they were going to be a bright, orangelike color. I thought it sounded disgusting. I wanted a
The class of 2010 forms a sea of red during the May 15 commencement ceremony Saturday at the RBC Center. The class is the first to graduate in the new red gowns. › Photo @ brent Kitchen
black gown because black is always classic,” Fiorentino-Bach said. But she changed her mind once she picked up her red gown. “As a girl who likes to dress nice, it was difficult try-
color of the magna cum laude sash from red to silver.
Davis Flory, a senior in mechanical engineering, could not figure out why the change was not made sooner. “Wearing red was pretty cool. I’m glad they made the switch. The red is very indicative for N.C. State,” he said. Some students thought the change symbolized unity.
ing to find something that would look good because
“Even though red might not be the easiest color to
not many shoes or dresses match red gowns. But once
wear, it looks amazing when we all stand together. On
I bought the gown and put it on, I was kind of proud to
graduation day, I truly felt like part of the Wolfpack,” Fio-
wear N.C. State red,” she said.
rentino-Bach said. “At the end of the day it doesn’t mat-
Mischa Mohamed, a senior in business administration, agreed with Fiorentino-Bach. She said the red
ter what color your gown is. It’s about great accomplishments, friends, and the best memories of your life.” ›
Haley Martin, senior in criminology, helps Ashley Rivers, senior in English, with her cap and tassel just before heading into the RBC Center for spring graduation May 15. “Carolina has Carolina blue gowns, and we had black ones with blue and maroon tassels before,” Rivers said. “Now it’s nice to have actual State colors.” › Photo @ Tim o’brien the valedictorians look through their commencement programs as they wait backstage before the commencement ceremony. › Photo @ Christi ogu Chancellor Randy Woodson awards an honorary degree to graduation speaker and TV host Charlie Rose. “Promise me today that no one but you will define who you are,” Rose said. “Define your passion and go after it.” Rose ended his speech with a quote from Apple founder Steve Jobs: “Stay hungry and stay foolish.” › Photo @ Tim o’brien
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Peyton Holland, master’s student in management, tosses a beach ball into the air above his fellow graduates at the packed RBC Center for spring graduation. Graduate students still donned black gowns. › Photo @ Tim o’brien
degrees by the numbers
113 3,163 1,057 156 77
Associate degrees Bachelor’s degrees Master’s degrees Doctoral degrees Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degrees
128
Valedictorians who earned perfect 4.0 grade point averages
4,299 4,566 7,579
Total students who received degrees Total degrees conferred Total degrees awarded in the 2009-2010 academic year — the highest number to date source: ncsu.edu
Delas Addison, senior in chemistry, walks with his fellow graduates into the RBC Center for spring graduation. “The job market is a little slow now but hopefully I’ll find something soon,” Addison said. › Photo @ Tim o’brien Addressing her fellow graduates,Lianne Gonsalves, senior in biological sciences and international studies, relates her experience at the University to the Greek epic The Odyssey. “This moment is but a chapter in a greater odyssey,” she said in her speech. › Photo @ Tim o’brien Nathaniel MacHardy, senior in biomedical engineering and anthropology, and Julia Murphy, senior in landscape architecture, turn their tassels. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen
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ACC TOURNAMENT
Boston College
N.C. State
Clemson
Miami
Florida State
Virginia
Georgia Tech
Virginia Tech source: acc
Senior centerfielder Kyle Wilson leaps to catch a ball hit by Georgia Tech’s Tony Plagman in the first inning of the game May 28. The Yellow Jackets beat the Wolfpack, 17-5, in seven innings. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen Sophomore catcher Pratt Maynard connects on a pitch during the team’s game against Georgia Tech in Greensboro, N.C. May 29. Maynard went 1-3 with a solo home run in the game. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen Coach EllioTT Avent watches his team play Virginia Tech May 29 for a spot in the ACC Championship game. The game lasted until 1:23 a.m. as the Pack beat the Hokies, 10-9, in 10 innings. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen
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Senior second baseman Dallas Poulk tries to tag out Seminoles right fielder James Ramsey during the ACC championship game May 30 in Greensboro, N.C. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen
They won some…
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Brent Kitchen
In a back and forth battle, the teams found them-
oming in as the seven seed in the ACC
selves tied after nine innings. But in the 10th, sopho-
Tournament, the Pack knew it would have a
more catcher Pratt Maynard singled to drive in Wilson
difficult task ahead of it, facing one nationally
as the winning run. The bullpen was able to hold the
ranked team after another. But the players could have
Hokies off, securing the victory after a nearly four-
not anticipated the marathon schedule that would
hour game.
both exhaust and test them. Freshman outfielder John Gianis slides back to first during the Wolfpack’s game against Georgia Tech in Greensboro, N.C. Saturday, May 29, 2010. Gianis went 0-2 with an HBP as the Pack lost, 17-5, in seven innings. › Photo @
to the championship.
Despite the late hour, players said they were en-
Wednesday night
thusiastic about playing in the championship game
The game went off without a hitch as the Pack took
Sunday at 1 p.m.
on the No. 16 Tigers of Clemson.
“Hopefully everybody’s got the mindset to come in
Friday night
here and get the job done,” Maynard said. “So I don’t
Following a one-hour and 45-minute rain delay,
think the timing of the night will have any effect
the game was postponed until 10a.m. Saturday. Saturday morning
on us.” Sunday afternoon
This postponement left the Pack searching for an
For just the second time in the tournament, the
arm in the bullpen when Jake Buchanan did not re-
Pack played a game in its entirety at the originally
turn to the game the next morning.
scheduled start time.
“When you lose your ace, that means a lot, but [that’s] out of our control,” Coach Elliott Avent said. Following the pitching change, the Jackets handed the Pack its worst loss of the season.
Despite a 3-2 lead after six innings, the wear and tear of the compacted schedule caught up to the Pack bullpen as the ‘Noles were able to get to junior Grant Sasser, plating four runs.
“We thought, ‘we’ve got to win two games,’” Avent
“I left a few pitches up,” Sasser said. “One time you
said. “When we were 6-5, we were feeling pretty good
can get away with it and then another time it can get
about things, but once they got 9-5 you couldn’t afford
crushed. It didn’t really roll our way. It’s a mistake that
to waste anybody to see if you could stay in the game
we paid for.”
so you just have to take your loss.” But the team didn’t have time to dwell on the loss— it was set to face No. 18 Virginia Tech that night.
The pitches gave Florida State the advantage it needed to win the ACC Championship. “[Sasser] left the pitch up because he was tired,”
“We definitely have to put this behind us and get
Avent said “That guy warmed up a lot last night to get
ready for the game tonight against Virginia Tech,” se-
into that Virginia Tech game [and] he was out here for
nior centerfielder Kyle Wilson said.
the Georgia Tech game yesterday at 10 o’clock in the
Saturday night Because of the morning game against Georgia Tech, Saturday’s games were pushed back, with State’s game against the Hokies starting at 9:27p.m.
morning.” But coach Avent insisted that at no point did the lack of sleep affect the team’s mentality. “We didn’t know what time of day it was, it was
Following a win by Clemson over Georgia Tech
like being in Vegas—no clocks,” Avent said. “This club
earlier in the day, both State and Virginia Tech knew
doesn’t think about being tired, they think about win-
the significance of the game — whoever won would go
ning.” ›
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The Prague Castle, which sits on the Vltava River, dates back to the ninth century. › Photo Contributed @ Susannah Brinkley
czeched out Prague Institute provides eye-opeing experience
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substitute. Although we loved spending time at the Institute,
olcanic ash from Iceland had proved a
my group of friends was addicted to exploring. We
weak adversary. I landed in Prague, Czech
hiked Petrin Hill, which gave us a breathtaking pan-
Republic, right on schedule, and waiting out-
orama of the city.
side my terminal was a driver holding a sign with my name on it. The situation was the right amount of pretentious for me to be incredibly excited, and the ride from the
We modeled for silly photo shoots at the John Lennon Wall, played hide-and-seek at the Prague Castle and enjoyed scoops of pure happiness at Angelato’s gelato shop. Prague quickly became home.
airport to the penzion only heightened this sentiment.
Our wanderings weren’t limited to Prague, however.
My driver gave me a crash course in the Czech lan-
We spent a warm afternoon whitewater rafting on the
guage and a brief history of Prague. Beer, hockey and
Vltava River in Český Krumlov, a historic town south
the social effects of communist oppression — all you
of Prague.
need to know. This summer, I joined students from N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and Appalachian State for a six-week study abroad program at the Prague Institute, one of N.C. State’s satellite campuses.
Another weekend was spent in Mikulov, in southern Moravia, where we visited Czech schools and enjoyed the most delicious wienerschnitzel in existence. We also spent one afternoon in a medieval town called Kutná Hora. The basis of the town’s appeal was
Students and faculty alike stayed at Penzion Domov
the Sedlec Ossuary, a church decorated entirely with
Mládeže, a boarding house in the Vinohrady district of
human bones leftover from the Bubonic Plague — very
Praha. There, we lounged on the back patio, crowded
creepy.
the common room, and enjoyed a continental breakfast each morning before heading to the Prague Institute.
We spent our last weekend in Berlin, where we enjoyed a bike tour through the city before returning to
Located in the medieval center of Praha, the Institute
Prague to finish up classes. We then commenced with
celebrated its fifth anniversary of serving students as
a celebration at the Institute, complete with a live band
a functional, versatile, and unique facility. Founded in
and a potluck dinner.
2005 by N.C. State’s College of Design, the institute was shortly opened to all N.C. State University students.
My friends and I spent our last night in Old Town Square, watching Ghana defeat the United States in the
This 13th Century building has character; its many
2010 World Cup in soccer, and as I boarded my plane
arched corridors lead to classrooms, kitchens, a com-
back to Raleigh, I guarantee my sadness rivaled that of
mon room, and a computer lab. A variety of classes
my national soccer team.
were offered there, including courses in industrial de-
Studying abroad in the Czech Republic changed my
Courtney Johnson, senior in graphic design, writes a lyric on the John Lennon Wall in Prague May 22. › Photo
life. Learning to function in a new culture was a definite
contributed
To save money, my friends and I often purchased
challenge, and facing it forced me to become aware of
@ susannah
groceries and cooked dinner in the kitchens at the In-
my strengths and weaknesses as I exercised my inde-
stitute.
pendence and maturity.
sign, art & design, education and general studies.
Grocery stores in the Česká republika don’t al-
Furthermore, sharing the experience with other
ways house what Americans consider staples. Peanut
students was invaluable. We grew together and learned
butter and sliced bread were impossible to find, al-
from one another, making the experience even more
though Nutella and a baguette presented a formidable
rich and rewarding. I can’t wait to go back! ›
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Kiley Schiffman, senior in industrial design, plants vegetables during an excursion to Brána Skal, an organic farm in Osinalice, Czech Republic June 5. Schiffman and students taking STS 323: World Population and Food Prospects, taught by Bob Patterson, alumni distinguished professor of crop science, traveled by bus to the farm for a weekend. The farm had limited running water and heat. › Photo contributed @ susannah brinkley Jacquie Rojanathavorn, senior in graphic design, paints the South Korean flag on junior in graphic design Jessica Tate’s face. The two girls painted their faces at the Prague Institute before they headed to Old Town Square, where they watched Argentina beat South Korea 4-1 on a big screen June 17. › photo Contributed @ Susannah Brinkley Summer study abroad students venture into the Prague Institute for the first time. › Photo @ Danielle defeo
Prague by the numbers
21.825
Czech Korunas per U.S. dollar on June 4, the highest exchange rate during the six-week summer program, May 17 to June 27
113
students participate yearly, making it the most highly sought study abroad program
4,511
miles from Raleigh to Prague source: ncsu study abroad
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summer camps
Gymnast Amy DePasquale, senior in English, helps a camper on the beam at Gymnastics Camp in Carmichael Gymnasium. Each camper practices all four disciplines — beam, floor, vault and bars — every day of camp, receiving help from both the master teachers and the gymnasts themselves. Coach Mark Stevenson said teaching the skills forces the Pack gymnasts to think about the skills, helping them get better. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen Coach Mark Stevenson helps a camper with her form on the uneven bars. Stevenson and his wife Joyce put on four one-week camps each summer to teach young gymnasts skills they may not be able to learn at their home gyms. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen Gymnast Rachel Fincham, sophomore in First Year College, observes a camper on the vault. Fincham is one of the gymnasts working at the camp, which allows her to stay in a familiar training environment as well as make some money. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen
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tumbling around
Gymnastics camp helps team members stay in shape “Teaching always helps because it
W
hen school lets out at the
makes you think about what you actually
start of the summer, student
do,” Mark said. “For a lot of kids, they don’t
athletes are faced with a chal-
think about it. They just run down and
lenge—staying in shape while at home,
chuck it. It really helps them because they
away from their normal training facilities.
break the skill down into little pieces be-
Gymnastics coach Mark Stevenson has
cause they’re having to teach somebody.
found a way to keep his athletes around
And it helps them understand physically
while teaching the next generation of
what they’re going to do.” But the focus at these camps is not N.C.
gymnasts. Stevenson and his wife, Joyce, run a summer camp for young gymnasts
State gymnastics; it’s the kids. “For me, the most rewarding part is see-
in Carmichael Gym. The camp has four master teachers
ing the kid that comes in here that hasn’t
from all over the country each session
done gymnastics before. She’s the person
including Joyce, William and Mary head
that learns the most because she’s around
coach Mary Lewis and Arizona assistant
all these people that have been in gymnastics a while,” Joyce said.
coach Colleen Johnson. Campers stretch at the beginning of their afternoon session in Carmichael Gym June 23. The camp features two sessions per day with five rotations per session, letting the campers practice all four events an equal amount of time over the four day camp. › Photo @ Brent Kitchen
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each skill, according to coach Stevenson.
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also
brings on four N.C. State
flexible dates
“It’s just rewarding to see them learn.” The
camp
accom-
gymnasts as assistant
Age of campers: 5 to 17
teachers.
Location: Carmichael Gym-
modates up to 80 girls in
nasium
each session, with four
during the summer and
Dates of camps: June 13 to
sessions
gives them time to work
17, June 20 to 24, July 18 to
This low number allows
out,” Mark said. “It keeps
22, July 25 to 29
the camp staff to work
“It keeps the kids here
them in the gym and
source: n.c. state gymnastics
per
summer.
closely with each girl that comes through the camp.
keeps them active. It also gives them the opportunity to earn some
“We don’t like to crowd the gym be-
money. We’re allowed to pay them the nor-
cause we try to keep it as intimate as pos-
mal pay for camps anywhere else in the
sible so that we can teach the kids and not
country.”
have too many people in a group so they
This offers N.C. State gymnasts a
don’t get that many turns,” Joyce said. “We
unique and beneficial opportunity—the
try to keep it at 16 to a group so our ratio
ability to stay and train at a facility they
is eight to one. And if we have extra kids
are familiar with.
we can hire extra staff, but we don’t go over
“When you switch surroundings you have to find your steps again and you have to start warming up again,” sophomore
80.” And the girls in the gym wouldn’t have it any other way.
gymnast Rachel Fincham said. “But if you
“When I was younger, you always
can stay here, you have consistency so
looked up to the people who have done it
you can keep up and you don’t fall behind
before you and you wanted them to help
at all.”
you,” Fincham said. “So if we can do that
Additionally, having the athletes teach
for them, it feels great.” ›
the basics reinforces their knowledge of
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Debbie Yow speaks at her press conference June 25. She replaced the previous athletic director, Lee Fowler, July 15. › Photo @ Tim O’Brien John Swofford, ACC Commissioner, traveled to NCSU for the announcement. “Debbie Yow is a proven athletic director at the highest level and a true professional. She has served the University of Maryland and the Atlantic Coast Conference extraordinarily well for 16 years, and I’m sure that she will provide the same kind of excellent leadership for N.C. State.” › Photo @ bradley wilson
A new chapter Debbie Yow to focus on winning, graduating › Story @ Brent Kitchen
history that my family and I have had over so many years,” Yow
A
said. “Mr. Everett Case was an icon in my home growing up in new era for N.C. athletics began when Chan-
Gibsonville, N.C. Willis Casey, to me, he was the man that hired
cellor Randy Woodson announced the hiring of Debbie
my sister, Kay, and was her boss.”
Yow as the Pack’s new athletics director June 25.
Yow, younger sister of the late Kay Yow, spent the past 16 years
as athletics director at the University of Maryland, during which time Maryland teams won 20 national championships. Yow also coached women’s basketball at Kentucky, Florida and Oral Roberts University. She also served as athletics direc-
But to Woodson, the decision was about one thing — experience. “We were looking for someone with impeccable experience,” Woodson said. “I am very pleased to say we found this leader.” Men’s basketball coach Sidney Lowe also reiterated that her experience is what sets her apart.
tor at St. Louis University before taking the position at Maryland.
“My experience with her and Coach Yow is ‘What you see is
But to Yow, the decision to come to State wasn’t just about the
what you get,’” Lowe said. “She’s been in this thing for a long time.
opportunity to lead a large Division I program. It was about the
There are no games you can play, she doesn’t play any games.
opportunity to come home to a place that has meant so much to
And that’s good.” Yow inherits a program from Lee Fowler which had come un-
her over the years. “One of the factors that led to my interest in the position is the
BIG MAN ON CAMPUS With the departure of Lee Fowler on June 30 and the arrival of Debbie Yow July 15, the Wolfpack was left with a void at the helm for two weeks. David Horning stepped up to fill that void. Horning has worked in athletics since 1984 and has rose to senior associate athletics director. But for two weeks in July, Horning filled in as athletics director for N.C. State, taking charge of Wolfpack sports. And he made sure he made an impact. “I make sure we follow all compliance, NCAA rules, our kids get up and they go to class and they study 104 › 2011 AGROMECK
der criticism for its lack of results.
and make academic progress, and continue to provide a quality experience for our student athletes,” Horning said. “I kind of manage the day-to-day operations.” The only thing missing for Horning is the perks of the job. “There’s no new parking space,” Horning said. “It’s the same job. I come to work every day and park in the same spot I have in the past. Horning even worked out of his same old office. “I’m not a big office person. It’s six one way, half a dozen the other,” Horning said. “I can use [the AD] office if needed, but I don’t really need it.”
Horning said he was honored N.C. State thought enough of him to give him the increased responsibility. “All it will mean is that they thought enough of me to allow me to make decisions during a transition,” Horning said. “There’s a lot of credibility to that.” › story & photo @ brent kitchen
jul
“We know at N.C. State that we haven’t achieved
address for fans to send in their concerns .
athletically the way we would like to,” Woodson said.
“There is going to be a new e-mail address set up by
“We’re not as successful as we want to be, but we’ve got
Aug. 1 so that fans have a special place to share issues
the stuff. We’ve got great facilities, so I think that the
they might encounter, with parking, tickets or any other
reason she got excited about this is she saw the ability
concern,” Yow said. “Someone in athletics will be man-
to turn this around more quickly [than at Maryland].”
aging that site and will have the authority to respond to
Yow even admits that her chief concern will be win-
Susan Yow, basketball coach at Belmont Abbey College, hugs her sister Debbie. “It’s a great day to be a Wolfpacker,” Susan Yow said. › Photo @ Bradley wilson
concerns. Because what fans need will always matter.” But Yow noted that her primary concern will always
ning. “I’ll tell you the No. 1 thing to bring [fans] together — winning,” Yow said. “I appreciate and respect what has happened in the past and I respect the leadership in the
be winning. “I fortunately don’t have a great need to be popular,” Yow said. “I’d rather win than be popular.”
past and I’m grateful to be here as part of the present
Yow begins her tenure July 15 with a base salary of
and the future with the new leadership. I’m pretty fired
$350,000 per year over five years. She is N.C. State’s
up about it. This isn’t my first rodeo.”
first female athletics director and is the only woman to
Yow also plans on renewing the program’s focus on customer service, including the creation of an e-mail
serve as president of the Division IA Athletics Directors Association. ›
Quoted in the Technician Throughout the month of July, the Technician interviewed four coaches on their opinions on new Athletics Director Debbie Yow.
“I was blown away “She believes that when I met her. She you have to care about was just electric at your athletes.” the luncheon.” Elliott Avent, baseball coach Carter Jordan, wrestling coach July 8 Technician
July 15 Technician
“[Yow] did a tremendous job for them as a sport.”
“She understands the fabric of the Wolfpack nation”
Mark Stevenson, gymnastics coach July 22 Technician
Tom O’Brien, football coach July 29 Technician
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embracing africa University ambassador travels to Uganda for orphanage outreach back this summer.
› story @ susannah brinkley
U
“That’s why I had to go back, just because I love
ganda changed Jason Cooper’s out-
the spirit over there and I love the bonds that we’ve
look on life.
made,” he said.
For the second summer in a row, Cooper, a
Cooper said it was hard to return to Raleigh.
junior in the transition program, visited the East Afri-
“Coming back to America, I have a whole different
can nation to volunteer in orphanages with Embrace
mind-set about how we live and what things are really
Uganda, a Wake Forest-based organization that fo-
valuable in life — friends and family, and not so much
cuses on forming bonds with Ugandan communities.
the materialistic things,” he said.
“Embrace Uganda believes in building relationships with the kids, so when we come back to America, we’re able to stay in contact with them,” Cooper said. Cooper, though not natively Ugandan, said he felt at home during his month overseas. “I built so many good relationships while I was there. It was really tough to leave,” he said.
Africa
Being in Uganda made him feel thankful and lucky, too, he said. Cooper and his group boarded their plane home in the Ugandan capital Kampala July 11, not knowing that 74 people were killed in two bombings just moments before. Cooper said he had just been there. “So by the grace of God, we left just in the nick of time.”
Cooper visited with a group of 37 Americans to hand
Cooper said he learned a lot about
out shoes, toys and toiletries to
himself while in Uganda, but that the trip especially strengthened his religious
orphans. In one community,
beliefs.
they built a well. In another, they built trenches to keep
“It’s really drawn me
water from harming homes.
closer to God, and made me
But most of all, the mis-
see how good God is. Uganda
sion group focused on culti-
is so natural, and there aren’t
vating relationships. Cooper said he couldn’t not go back.
Uganda
so many buildings, and there’s so much green stuff and it just showed me how good God is
“I promised [the kids] that I would come
and how beautiful life is.”
back. It wasn’t one of those things where I had to go back, but making a promise to those kids,
Shortly after Cooper got
they really look forward to that and they don’t for-
home, he was driving around Raleigh and stopped to give
get about us. They remember our names when we
money to a homeless person.
come back,” he said.
“People say don’t give money to
He attributes the bonds he made to the Ugandan
strangers and homeless people because
culture. “It’s just love that Uganda has. It’s totally different
they might do crazy things with it, but I realize
from being here in America. I really felt at home while
that it’s not up to me to make that decision. I know
I was there. I really felt welcomed,” Cooper said.
I’m doing my part by actually helping those people
The American people, Cooper said, have different values from those of Ugandan people.
out. What they do with [the money] from there is up to them,” Cooper said.
“We were able not to think about things that we
Cooper, who is a University ambassador and is ac-
people here in America just really thrive on,” Cooper
tive in University Theatre and Student Government,
said. “Over in Uganda, just friendships or relation-
said he definitely wants to go back to Uganda when he
ships with people are really big, not materialistic
graduates.
things. Materialistic things here in America are just
“I want to teach people that the really important
the things that keep us going, but over there, the kids
thing in Uganda is that hunger and poverty can be
are just grateful for the smallest things that we give
solved,” Cooper said. “The resources are there. People
them.”
have to step up and do the job. They’re waiting on peo-
Cooper said the value change is why he chose to go
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Jason Cooper, junior in the transition program, models the Ugandan flag by the statues in between Price Music Center and Talley Student Center. › Photo @
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Welcome week
The floor of the basketball courts in Carmichael gymnasium was transformed Aug. 20 to accommodate the 500-pint blood drive. Because of long lines, it was recommended that participants sign up for a time slot in advance to ensure they were able to donate. › photo @ Jordan Moore Volunteer Melanie Kirchhoff prepares drinks for participants who were giving blood. Kirchhoff, a sophomore in environmental engineering, enjoyed being able to help out at the large event. “I just like volunteering,” Kirchhoff said. › photo @ Jordan Moore Junior in horticulture Wes Randall signs up to donate bone marrow. “I’ve given blood plenty of times before, and today I thought I’d sign up for something more interesting” Randall said. › photo @ Jordan Moore
a pint at a time
CSLEPS, Red Cross collect more than 500 pints of blood at drive
— continued a long-standing tradition of dedication
› story @ chelsey francis
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to the community in Carmichael Gymnasium to make or the first time, CSLEPS included a blood drive as part of Service N.C. State, a charity event held the weekend after classes begin.
Tierza Watts, associate director for the Center
the “500-Pint Blood Drive” a success. The blood drive exceeded its goal, according to Michael Clinkscales, the director of the N.C. State Teaching Fellows program. The program first became involved with the blood drive
for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, said in they were unable to accommodate everyone willing to donate their time and effort. “In the past, we’ve had to turn hundreds of volunteers away from the Stop Hunger Now packaging event,” Watts said. “So we decided to add the
giving blood by the numbers
with the American Red Cross, had a goal of 500 pints of blood, according to Michael Giancola, director for CSLEPS. “Giving blood is the simple,
more volunteers to help with such a large endeavor.
725
total donors signed in at the greeter area
569
productive pints of blood on the goal of 500
was one of the students who
506
whole blood appointments arrived and 51 double red cell appointments arrived
cruitment of volunteers for the
blood drive on Friday.” The blood-drive, sponsored
when Giancola needed many
462
whole blood donations and 107 double red cell donations collected
169 96
walkin donors accepted
easiest way for one person to
of these donors interested in double red cell
give the gift of life to another person,” Giancola said. According to Giancola, the
source: American Red Cross
Bailey Herring, a sophomore in elementary education, helped organize a mass redrive. “I was excited about Teaching Fellows being able to be involved with this [blood drive] this year, so I really wanted to be sure it was a success,” Herring said. Herring hopes to continue her involvement with the drive in future years. Next year, she predicted the goal will double. After Clinkscales publicly
blood drive met its goal by drawing 569 pints from
announced, “We want your blood,” many students an-
725 donors, many of whom were new donors.
swered the call and signed up online to either donate
Over 100 students from various student organizations — including CSLEPS, the Teaching Fellows program and members of the Greek community,
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or to volunteer at the event. “It’s the least I could do,” Kayla Williford, a freshman in elementary education, said. ›
While getting her blood drawn, senior in business marketing Susan Cho looks away as an assistant snips a blood pouch. Cho, who had never given blood before, was slightly apprehensive when the employees had difficulty finding her vein. “Everyone was really nice. They all talked me through the process.” › photo @ Jordan Moore
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blood donation breakdown The red cells from blood donations are used in the following ways: 34% Cancer and blood diseases 19% Other causes of anemia 18% Surgical patients including open heart surgery and burns 13% Other medical problems inlcuding heart, stomach and kidney disease 10% Orthopedic patients including fractures and joint replacements 4% Obstetrics, including pregnant women, new mothers and young children 2% Trauma , including road accidents source: Australian Red Cross
Phillip Boyle, a sophomore in biological sciences, smiles as he finishes giving plasma. Donating plasma is similar to donating regular blood, but the process yields more usable plasma while returning blood back to the donor. “I wasn’t going to give plasma, but the lady was very convincing and made me do it,” laughed Boyle. › photo @ Jordan Moore
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power sound Band prepares for game season
› story @ amanda kaufman
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he 310 members of the Power Sound of the South marching band chattered as they made their way to the Upper Miller Fields, discussing their upcoming pre-
game test. The pre-game test quizzed the players on all of the game day songs. The tests were a way for the players to prove they are learn-
ing and memorizing all the new music for the upcoming games. Katrina Connor, a sophomore in food science, said she was nervous about the test. “The hardest part of marching band is memorizing all the songs,” Connor said. “The easiest part is the drill.” Band members play as many as three to four songs per game. Newcomers and freshmen find it hard to do the memorizing, but summer band camp helps them prepare for the songs and technique. Piccolo player Sarah Klawiter, a freshman in zoology, said that joining the marching band was a good introduction to the University. “As a freshman in marching band, you sometimes have to miss a lot of things other freshmen get to do, but it is worth it because you get to meet a lot of new people and have fun at the same time,” Klawiter said. Agreeing with Klawiter, Josh Wheeler, a sophomore in biochemistry, said he liked meeting diverse students in marching band. “The best part of marching band is the excitement of getting to meet new people,” Wheeler said. “I wanted to do something different than I did in high school because I didn’t march in high school.” However freshmen aren’t the only newcomers to the marching band. Christopher Branam, is started his first year as the assistant director of the marching band. Branam said he was amazed by the amount of dedication the students have for the marching band. “The students are very hard working. It’s Friday afternoon, it’s hot, everyone’s sweating and they are all still out here with positive attitudes. These students are huge contributors to the N.C. State student body and they are doing a great job,” Branam said. Paul Garcia, director of the marching band, agreed that the students are doing a great job. He says that the goal for this year is to keep getting better. “We have an outstanding staff working with the students and we are going to keep getting better until we are the best band in the country,” Garcia said. ›
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Anna Walker, a freshman in landscape architecture, plays the mellophone during marching band practice Aug 27. “I love [marching band],” Walker said. “I did it for five years in high school.” › Photo @ kevin cook
Playing the bass drum, Lauren Wright, undeclared sophomore, practices the fight song at Marching Band rehearsal Aug 27. “It’s a lot of fun,” Wright said. “I played in high school on the drum line as well.” › Photo @ kevin cook
marching band by the numbers piccolos clarinets saxophones trumpets mellophones trombones baritones sousaphones
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32 33 45 47 22 29 17 16 32 3 23 4 2 4
percussion drum majors color guard majorettes directors staff members
source: ncsu department of music
Dave Klemp, a freshman in history, plays the trumpet for the power sound of the south during rehearsal Aug. 27. Klemp said he chose to do band because it’s awesome. “What else can you really say?” Klemp said. › photo @ hannah jaffee Playing the sousaphone, Bradley Stewart, a first year in livestock and poultry management in the Agricultural Institute, and Jacob Hamilton prepare for the upcoming football season at marching band practice. “I’ve been in marching band since eighth grade and have always loved the trips, contests and free football tickets,” Hamilton, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, said. It’s never uptight and it’s always pretty relaxed and chill, but we’ll still get stuff done.” › photo @ hannah jaffee Elena Beckman, a senior in environmental sciences, spins a flag with the rest of the color guard at practice on Aug 27. “I really love marching band,” Beckman said. “I just can’t seem to stay away from it.” › photo @ kevin cook
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state fair
1,0 50
› Turkey leg 1,050 calories, $8
“The outside tastes like jerky. It cost $8, so it was worth it one time, but I wouldn’t buy two. Maybe next year,” Daniel Franchi, a 2010 graduate, said. ›
› Krispy Kreme burger 1,500 calories, $8
Mallory Glover, a sophomore in life sciences, who has been coming to the State Fair for 19 years, tried the Krispy Kreme Burger. “It’s pretty good. It’s not that bad,” she said. ›
1,5 00
0 5 1
0 5 1
› Corn on the cob 150 calories
Aldridge Forrester, a lifelong education student, said the corn-onthe-cob did not taste as interesting as the Krispy Kreme Burger. “[The corn] was pretty good, though,” he said. ›
› Honey cotton candy 150 calories for a bag, $4
Bobbee’s honey cotton candy “did not taste too much like honey,” Craig Bethel, a graduate student in architecture, said. “But I won’t pass up a free sample.” ›
FATTENING
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› Deep-fried Oreo cookies 98 calories, $4
“They’re good and chocolatey, by far my favorite fair food. $4 for five or six Oreos is a good deal,” Yolanda Jarrett, a 2006 graduate, said. Fairgoers could buy an assortment of deep-fried goods, including Snickers bars and Chips Ahoy! cookies. ›
12,600 › Giant gummy bear 12,600 calories, $25
600
OCT
Derek Lawson, the Raleigh-based creator of the Five-Pound Gummy Bear, said, “We don’t want to reinvent the wheel, we just want to make it a whole lot better.” Fairgoers could also purchase a fair bear on a stick for $5 in lemon, cherry cola and 10 other flavors, as well as edible shot glasses, $10 for a six pack. ›
› Funnel cake
600 calories, $5
Alician Buckey, a freshman in the transition program, said, “The funnel cake is good, but I am so full! But since I paid $5 for it, I feel like I have to eat it all.” ›
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There was pressure before we got here because we didn’t know what to expect, but coach Lowe sat us down and told us not to put any pressure on ourselves, that we can’t please everyone, but as long as we please him that’s all that matters. So, we’re just focused on what coach Lowe wants, but it’s a learning process right now.
and Lorenzo Brown put on you?
hat sort of pressures does coming in with C.J. Leslie
W
Just being on a team with such good guys. When you play on your high school team, not everyone is that great, but when you come to a college team, everyone was the best player on their high school team, so everybody is really good. It’s just good to play with a lot of talented guys on the same team.
during your freshman year?
hat has been your favorite moment as an athlete so far
W
The fans are crazy. They really have your back and give you a lot of support. They don’t let people mess with you, like outsiders. A couple of kids have brought basketballs to class for me to sign and they always stop me when I’m walking to class for a picture or just to say hi. I don’t have a problem with that. I like to talk and I like to get to know people, so it’s cool.
ow would you describe the fans at N.C. State?
H
I’m starting to focus on all sports now that I’m here at N.C. State because I want to give my support to all the sports. I try to go out to all the games.
coverage of N.C. State athletics?
ow much do you pay attention to the national media’s
H
I was actually playing baseball, football and basketball. Baseball kind of got boring to me, football I was a little too small for as I grew up, so basketball was the only thing left. I guess it just worked out for me.
hy do you play basketball?
W
Harrow came to N.C. State as part of Basketball Coach Sidney Lowe’s best recruiting class to date, ranked seventh nationally by ESPN.com. The 6’1” point guard from Marietta, Ga. averaged 31.4 points per game as a senior at Walton High School. Harrow is now coached by NCAA Championship-winning point guards Sidney Lowe and Monte Towe. Harrow had double-digit scoring totals in each of his first three games as a member of the Wolfpack.
freshman, First Year College
Ryan Harrow
2 4 5 6 › story @ brent kitchen, › photo@ luis zapata
It comes from my family in New York. Everybody in my family was born in New York except for me. They moved just before I was born, but I like to claim it anyway. So, I get a lot of my style from my family in New York. They’re always putting me on game on what to wear, and my teammates say I’m the best dressed on the team and that I have way too many clothes and shoes to be a boy, but that’s what I like off the court--clothes and shoes. I have close to 250 pairs of shoes now.
here do you get your sense of style?
W
It helps a lot. They both were here, they both know how to win national championships and they took their talents on to the professional level, so I can learn a bunch from both of them. They both have been helping me a lot.
coaches help you as a player?
ow does having Sidney Lowe and Monte Towe as
H
I like making people around me better. That’s what the point guard does. They try to control the play and run the team. It usually makes people around you better and that’s what I’m trying to do—make other people better.
hat’s your favorite aspect of the game?
W
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Men’s Soccer defeated Florida Atlantic 1-0. Volleyball lost to Wake Forest 3-0. Volleyball lost to Duke 3-0. Football lost to Clemson 14-13. Men’s Soccer beat Virginia 2-0. Women’s Basketball beat North Greenville 91-35. Men’s Soccer defeated Virginia Tech 6-3 in the ACC Tournament. Men’s Soccer lost to North Carolina 4-0 in the ACC Tournament. Women’s Basketball beat College of Charleston 73-36. Men’s Basketball defeated Tennessee Tech 82-69. Volleyball lost to Miami 3-1. Football beat Wake Forest 38-3. Women’s Basketball defeated Creighton 84-71. Rifle placed first at SEARC 4 meet in Spartanburg, S.C. Volleyball lost to Florida State 3-0. Volleyball lost to Clemson 3-2. Men’s Basketball defeated East Carolina 85-65. Men’s Basketball beat George Mason 78-65. Volleyball defeated Georgia Tech 3-1. Football beat North Carolina 29-25. Women’s Basketball lost to Richmond 81-75. Volleyball lost to Clemson 3-1. Men’s Basketball lost to Georgetown 82-67. Women’s Basketball beat Old Dominion 62-60. Volleyball lost to North Carolina 3-0. Women’s Basketball lost to Nevada 74-70. Wrestling beat Oklahoma City 36-6. Wrestling lost to Oklahoma 52-0. Men’s basketball defeated Fairleigh Dickinson 77-67. Football lost to Maryland 38-31.
All-Americans
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Freshman cross-country runner Laura Hoer earned All-American honors after finishing 21st at the NCAA cross-country national championships. Hoer became the 10th freshman All-American in program history. She won four races for the Pack during the 2010-11 season. Junior Ryan Hill earned All-American honors after finishing 22nd at the season-ending championship. This was Hill’s second time receiving the award. Hill was also named an All-American following the 2009-10 season.
That’s what Jordan said “It’s like I just woke up in heaven. Even if we sign nobody else, this is already the best class I have brought in, hands down.”
Wrestling coach Carter Jordan said of his 2011 recruiting class
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Getting Inked
John Larkins, a sophomore in history, cringes in pain while tattoo artist Colby Long at Phoenix Tattoo Studio inks the outline of a Christian cross Jan. 19. Larkins chose to have “II Corinthians 5:17” tattooed into a cross with the dates 2001 and 2008 on the horizontal crossbar because of his love for the Bible verse, to show the year his dad died and the year he became a Christian. “I’m nervous. It’s permanent,” Larkins said. › Photo @ luis zapata Coleman Kubicki, a freshman in English, watches as Colby Long, an artist at Phoenix Tattoo Studio, peels back transfer paper to reveal the outline of his newest tattoo design. “I try to only [get tattoos] for stuff I want to keep on my body for the rest of my life,” Kubicki said. › Long outlines the design, a tiger biting down on the seventh dagger crest. “It’s kind of to show my appreciation for straight edge,” Kubicki said. “I’ve been straight edge for about four years now.” › Playing the game Bejeweled on his phone makes it easier for Kubicki to ignore the discomfort of getting a tattoo, he said. “If it’s important enough to have on your body for the rest of your life, the feeling shouldn’t matter at all,” Kubicki said. › After 45 minutes of work, Coleman Kubicki leans forward to check the progress of his newest tattoo. › Photos @ marisa akers
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permanent ink Local tattoo parlors offer students rebellion, expression “I’ve turned down giving tattoos,” Welch said. “I’m
› story @ Mark Herring
not in it looking for some quick money.”
T
he feeling of freshman independence
Indeed, tattoo artists said students account for the
drove Kyle Jones to flip through a design book
majority of their business, a business Welch likes to
at Phoenix Tattoo Studio. Stuck in a sense of
think of as an art as well as a way to make a living.
passive rebellion and personal expression, Jones left
“It’s more sentimental if the customer gets to put
the studio after five hours with momentary satisfac-
their feedback into the design,” Welch said. “Students
tion — and five tattoos.
that come by tend to get a lot of religious tattoos, but
“It wasn’t a rebellious feeling that inspired me as
some actually get Wolfpack inspired ones too.” Mike Hayley, a tattoo artist from Warlocks Tattoos,
a freshman to go to Phoenix Tattoos. I just felt like I
said as an artist, he prefers to
could do it so I did. Not the best logic,” Jones, now a junior in microbiology, said. But Jones had regrets. He has undergone two sessions in a series of laser-removal treatments to get rid of his mostexposed tattoos. “I wasn’t really conscious about the long run, but more about picking them out and getting them,” Jones said.
design his own work for his
lasting price
customers.
Minimum per hour
tattoo studio
$50 $120 $50 $150
Warlock’s Tattoo
$60 $130 $40 $100
Blue Flame Tattoo
The impulsive decisions
Phoenix Tattoo Studio Savage and Heads Tattoo source: mark herring
“We want to make sure that the people come in with an idea of what they want, because the work is permanent, ” Hayley said. But others, like Detric Robinson, a junior in biological sciences, considered their ink for months before facing the needle. Robinson
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Welch of Femme Fatale Tattoos, are the biggest preconceived notion of tattoos.
He chose his zodiac symbol for one shoulder and the
Welch, owner and chief artist of the shop, said she
Lord’s Prayer penned in Greek for the other. He said he
wants to change that. Welch set up her studio, one of
got his tattoo on his back in light of applying to medi-
more than 10 within a 4-mile radius of campus, on
cal school and negative associations regarding tat-
Avent Ferry Road to attract college students and to
toos in the professional world. “Tattoos are not things you can wipe away when
use tattoos as an art form. “We get quite a few students,” Welch said, “and a lot of them get tattoos as a form of expression.” Welch said she worked to collaborate with cus-
you’re tired,” Robinson said. “Both are on my back because I want to go into pediatrics. I have to be conscious about where to place them. Nevertheless, they represent who I am.” ›
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1 Megan Cain, a senior in environmental technology. An apple blossom on her left arm. › 2 Eric Richardson, a freshman in engineering. Words on his chest. › 3 Remington Leighton, a freshman in engineering. A mustang on his left arm. › 4 Malcolm Brown, a sophomore in communication. A cross on his right arm and Psalm 13 on his chest. › 5 Lauren Blakely, a senior in textile technology. A dogwood flower on her left hip. › 6 Rachel Sam, a freshman in computer science. A dandy lion on her left leg.
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ram roast Feb. 21, free expression tunnel
Each year before the men’s basketball game against the University of North Carolina, students guard the Free Expression Tunnel from Tar Heel fans looking to paint it blue. This year, the event was held a day early in conjunction with the Big Event, and students covered the walls in red paint and N.C. State symbols to show their Wolfpack pride. Simon Cau, a graduate student in the SKEMA business school program, painted the tunnel with his friends to complete his college experience. “[My friends and I] wanted to get involved in a lot of traditional events,” said Cau. “Painting the tunnel seemed logical.”
The big event Feb. 21, talley student center plaza
Hosted by the N.C. State Action Committee, the 14th annual Big Event took place before, during and after the women’s basketball game against the Tar Heels. The event included games and activities for fans, who could win prizes like tickets to the Final Four. Christian Rhone, a freshman in biomedical engineering, attended the event after hearing about it on Facebook. “I was expecting more [from the event], but it was still fun,” Rhone said. This year’s Big Event was the first “green” athletic event to offer recycling bins as well as trash bins inside Reynolds Coliseum, thanks to the Office of Sustainability. The event staff also distributed 100-percent recyclable materials and collected the recyclables after the game. To help equalize the carbon footprint of fans travelling to the game, the committee donated money to the University’s Sustainability Trust.
women’s basketball game Feb. 21, reynolds coliseum
In its biggest victory against UNC since 2000, the Pack beat the No. 13 Heels 8872. Committing only four turnovers the entire game, the fewest in the program’s history, the women’s team kept up with UNC to pull ahead in the final minutes. “We’ve been telling our all kids to hang in there, we were going to get a big win, to keep on fighting, it was going to happen,” coach Kellie Harper said. “I thanked them after the game, I thanked them for believing and having faith in what our staff was saying, and it finally paid off tonight.” Senior guard Amber White scored 23 points, aided by forwards, senior Brittany Strachan, junior Bonae Holston and freshman Kody Burke who each contributed 13 points. “It was exciting,” Holston said. “I waited until the clock got to 0:00 to celebrate because I wanted to stay focused. After that, it was a great when the students stormed the court.”
men’s basketball game Feb. 23, rbc center
Carolina Caro, a freshman in microbiology, puts the finishing touches on a wolf she painted at the annual Ram Roast in the Free Expression Tunnel Feb. 21 at which students try to prevent the University of North Carolina fans from painting the tunnel blue. › Photo @ jordan moore Shooting hoops at the Big Event before the women’s basketball game against UNC Feb. 21, sophomore in public relations Ahmed Amer and sophomore in business Bob Gilwater battle to make more baskets than the other. Amer said the Big Event was a “good way to get people pumped for the game and bring the campus together.” › Photo @ natalie claunch In the RBC Center, freshman guard Ryan Harrow defends against UNC guard Kendall Marshall during the home match Feb. 23. The Pack fell to the Tar Heels 75 - 63. › Photo @ Luis Zapata
In their 10th straight loss against UNC, the Wolfpack men fell to the Tar Heels 7563. Although the team held on for the first half, they fell behind later in the game and were not able to make up for the lost ground. “It’s obviously a tough loss for us,” coach Sidney Lowe said. “I thought our kids gave great effort.” Freshman point guard Ryan Harrow led the penetration of the Wolfpack after not playing the first meeting Jan. 29, which the Tar Heels won 84-64. “I was just trying to get into the gaps and make the pass or make the shot myself because that was definitely what we needed to do with this team and them putting so much emphasis on Tracy [Smith] and C.J. [Leslie],” Harrow said. The series dates back to the 1912-1913 season, with the Tar Heels leading the series 144-75, including winning the last 10 match-ups between the two teams. › source @ technician
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Sophomore guard Marissa Kastanek races UNC’s senior guard Italee Lucas to the basket at Reynolds Coliseum Feb. 21. Kastanek scored 10 in the 88-72 win over the 12th ranked Tar Heels. › Photo @ Alex Sanchez
A week of rivalry Fans participate in traditions to celebrate athletic competition with Tar Heels
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