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Mystery of student loan emails uncovered From finances to ethics, a look into student loans. Eric Rizzo Staff Writer
If there’s one thing college students have enough of, it’s deleted studentloan emails. It seems our inboxes are getting so full of these emails you may start to wonder whether or not the University is leaking student information as it raises tuition. However, that’s not the case according to Colleen MacDonald, assistant vice president at Simple Tuition, a comparison site for student loans. “Students must give their email either to us or our partner organizations in order to receive emails,”Macdonald said. Now that the conspiracy theory has been debunked, you may still be wondering why your inbox is suddenly full of student loan emails. According to MacDonald, there’s a marketing strategy behind the times when
students start receiving more emails. “We know that there is seasonality to when people take out student loans,” Macdonald said. “The summer and the winter are peak seasons.” So why are more and more students taking out student loans? According to Melissa Hart, professor of finance, the demand for higher education has increased as well as its supply. In 1940, only 5 percent of the population received bachelor’s degrees; now it’s up to 35 percent, according to Hart. The problem is there is no way that 35 percent of the country has the funds to pay for a college education without some assistance. When paying for college, student loans may be necessary for many students to fill the gaps. However, these loans shouldn’t deter anyone from getting a college degree. There are three main types of student loans: Federal Subsidized Loans, Federal Unsubsidized Loans and Private loans, according to Hart. The difference between Federal Subsidized
Loans versus Federal Unsubsidized court rules you have no way of paying Loans, Hart said, is the government back the loans, you do not have to pay pays the interest while you’re in school back your loans. The fact that Student Loans are put for subsidized loans whereas you pay the interest otherwise. The difference in a category along with criminal fines between Federal Loans and Private leads some to believe the system is not just. Loans, accord“It’s criminaling to Hart, is izing the urge to mainly that Priget an education vate Loans are and better onebased on credit self,” Tara Beck, and usually have senior in internahigher interest tional studies and rates. a member of OcA n i nterestcupy N.C. State, ing thing about Tara Beck, senior in international said. According Student Loans studies and a member of to Beck, having is you must pay Occupy N.C. State people become them back even more educated if you are bankrupt. Hart said she didn’t know why stimulates the economy and, therefore, should not be criminalized. “So that was the case. “The only thing I can think of is long as you’ve worked hard enough to that the idea is that with the education be accepted to a university,” Beck said, you have a greater ability to pay off “your education should not be withthe loans,” Hart said. There’s one rare held due to your inability to pay for it, exception. According to Hart, if the and you should not be punished for it.”
“It’s criminalizing the urge to get an education and better oneself.”
Career fair attracts students Fourteenth annual fair joins students and employers for various jobs in engineering fields. Juliana Deitch Staff Writer
The 15th annual Engineering Career Fair took place Thursday at the McKimmon Center. Hosted by the College of Engineering and the Engineers’ Council, 200 companies and government agencies attended the fair yesterday, along with almost 3,000 people including students, alumni and the general public. The Engineering Career Fair, which was first held in 1998, attracts people from all over the country in addition to N.C. State students. Held twice a year, it’s one of the largest career fairs of its kind in the country, according to Dean of the College of Engineering, Louis Martin-Vega. “The Engineering Career Fair at N.C. State connects some of the nation’s brightest engineering students with innovative companies and government organizations. There is no better place for employers to meet the leaders who will engineer a better tomorrow,” Martin-Vega said. Some of the 200 companies at the fair included Microsoft, Apple, Yahoo, the North Carolina Department of Transportation, BMW, Halliburton, IBM and General Electric. Most of the companies employ N.C. State alumni, and many of the representatives at the fair are former students. The College of Engineering has more than 8,000 undergraduate and graduate students with 18 bachelor’s degrees, 17 master’s degrees and 12 doctoral degree programs. Brian Koe-
hler, director of international engage- University, came all the way from ment for the college of engineering, Greenville, N.C. just to attend the runs the Engineering Career Fair. He fair. Kelsey McKinney, a representasays companies are looking for everything from internships to full-time, tive from Praxair, a global Fortune part-time and co-op jobs. Students 300 company with 26,000 employand employers come from all parts of ees, said the biggest thing the comthe country, including states such as pany looks for is drive. “We are looking for students Florida and New York, to attend the with drive, a mission and a solid infair. “Students come looking here for the terest in work. We want people who best jobs in America,” Koehler said. want to learn as much as they can “The opportunities are tremendous. and want to be a part of something The career fair is one of those ways larger and do real projects and real students can differentiate themselves work,” McKinney said. Another company, Atlanta-based and become the successful people they Manhattan Associates, develops want to be.” Dillon Love, a sophomore in chemi- supply chain software. It has 2,000 cal and biomolecular engineering, employees in offices throughout came to the career fair to look for a the world including India, the United Kingsummer internd om , Au s ship in his field. tralia, France He wants to work and the with a pharmaNetherlands. ceutical compaThe company ny, particularly looks for stuNovo Nordisk. Kelsey McKinney, dent s who “They have evrepresentative from Praxair have a proberything that I lem-solving want to do. They have actually already contacted me background in an engineering about being an engineer for the sum- nature, along with people and personal skills. mer,” Love said. Kieon Dorsey, a representative Jessica Puszynski, a junior in civil engineering, was looking for a sum- from Volvo, said his company mer internship with the North Caro- looks for “bright, intellectual and lina Department of Transportation, articulate individuals who can while Dilip Sehal, a graduate student interact with different types of in electrical engineering, came to the people and have at least a 3.0 GPA.” Koehler encourages students career fair looking for internships in his field. Sehal worked on a set of from all majors and colleges to problems for the hardware company come to the Engineering Career NVIDIA, which is headquartered in Fair. “It’s important to increase your Santa Clara, Calif. Danielle Barber, a junior in indus- experience and skills,” he said. trial engineering at East Carolina
According to Vidya Sankar, senior in sociology as well as a member of Occupy N.C. State, there are two ethical issues with how student-loans are currently set up. First off, tuition is rising while the quality of education is going down, evidenced by bigger class sizes, fewer sections and fewer classes being taught by professors. Second, according to Sankar, the principle of people having to go into tens of thousands of debt for a degree which is essential in today’s society is ethically wrong. Whether you’re already receiving student-loans or considering them for the future, it’s important to be careful. According to Hart, the best piece of advice is to read the fine print and make sure you understand the whole process, especially with unsubsidized loans, which get very expensive, very fast.
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Tyler Burton, freshman in psychology, is poised to catch the Frisbee in Owen Beach. “It’s a high of 70 in the middle of winter and I’m going to take advantage of this,“ Burton said. He added that playing Frisbee is a great break in between classes because it is fun and does not need a lot of time to be spend playing.
New club seeks to improve environment Kings of Nowhere find their place
Members of Durham band Future Kings of Nowhere, play for recreation. See page 3.
Balancing activism and education, the Jane Goodall Institute asks students to get involved with their planet. Anna Riley Staff Writer
Gottfather takes over student section Student shows support for coach in unique way. See page 8.
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The Jane Goodall Institute has come to N.C. State as a new student club that seeks to better the environment. Students will now have the opportunity to get involved with global environmental and conservation issues with the recent establishment of a “Roots and Shoots’”club chapter. With various educational and social backgrounds, graduate Haley
Thornton, seniors Tara Easter, Carley had already been established at UNCMiller and Rachel Barnum, and ju- Chapel Hill and Duke. “We wanted to start a club that was nior Sara Reichelt recognized the need for student activism on N.C. State’s accessible to all majors and [one that campus. Together, they co-founded would] focus on serving the passion of loving animals Roots and Shoots and wanting to on campus. c on s e r ve ou r Co-founder planet,” Miller Carley Mi l ler, said. a senior in inThe club, with terdisciplinary a n i ncrea si ng studies, said after number of new conservationist members, strives Ja ne G o o d a l l to raise awaretransferred her Carley Miller, senior in ness about local headquarters to interdisciplinary studies and global conDu ke Un iverservation issues, sity, a few of the girls saw her speak and were inspired as well as animal protection. Unlike to start a Roots and Shoots program at N.C. State. She said club chapters root continued page 2
“We wanted to start a club that was accessible to all majors.”
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groups like PETA, the Roots and Shoots club avoids extremist ideologies, according to co-founder Carley Miller. “Roots creep underground everywhere and make a firm foundation. Shoots seem very weak, but to reach the light, they can break open brick walls,” Jane Goodall said on the organization’s website. The club seeks to educate students and the public about top animal and conservation issues. In addition to bi-monthly meetings on Thursday evenings, the club will host guest-speaker presentations and take part in various env ironmenta l events around Raleigh. “Our meetings are focused on global conservation issues that are happening now,” Miller said. Planned club events outside the meetings include everything from tiger rescue and lake cleanup to Earth Day involvement and a trip to the coast to help with turtles. Additionally, the group plans to participate in many volunteer projects within the community. “We’re getting involved in community projects be-
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4:30 a.m. | Suspicious Person Caldwell Hall Report of suspicious subject in lounge area. Officers searched building but did not locate anyone.
1:33 p.m. | Concerned Behavior Dr. Bill Gilbert Way Concerned behavior investigation was conducted regarding staff member.
2:03 p.m. | Larceny Park & Ride Lot Student reported laptop theft on Wolfline bus. Wolfline was contacted however laptop was not found.
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1:53 p.m. | Vandalism D.H. Hill Library Staff member reported graffiti in stairwell. Facilities was notified.
9:11 p.m. | Field Interview Witherspoon Student Center Non-student was trespassed from the University.
cause we want to educate peo- With goals similar to her ple on global issues and then own, she said the club is a act locally within our means,” perfect fit for her. “I want to make a differMiller said. Miller said the club will also ence in the world,” Lamm be showing documentaries at said. Lamm said she’s looking the campus cinema including The Thin Green Line, and Milk- forward to the volunteer ing the Rhino. All showings are projects this semester. She free for students with the op- said working with turtles at the beach tion to add a a nd a sdonation. sisting Although a food t he club is service based on acgroup in tivism, Miller Raleigh said it’s bala r e e xanced with an amples of educational how the outreach apclub can proach. She truly have said it’s imCarley Miller, co-founder of an impact por ta nt for Roots and Shoots on local people to be commuaware of local and global conservation issues nities. “I love it when a club is so that they can be a part of a more than just the weekly big change. Miller said Roots and Shoots meeting. We’re actually getis in the beginning stages of ting out there and actively working out a program with changing lives instead of Exploris Middle School, a lo- just talking about it,” Lamm cal charter school. Because the said. In conservationist and school’s curriculum is currentissue-based, Miller said she humanitarian form, Lamm thinks the program could be said the Roots and Shoots a good tool for educating stu- club is an essential part of dents about animal and planet the N.C. State community because it prepares its memconservation. Roots and Shoots member bersfor local and global acKaitlynn Lamm, a freshman tion. “I’ve always thought we in zoology, said she joined the club to experience more than should leave this world a just classes and homework. better place than we found it, and [the club] is doing just that,” Lamm said.
“...we want to educate people on global issues and then act locally within our means.”
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Paranormal Activity 3 - In 1988, young sisters Katie and Kristi befriend an invisible entity who resides in their home. Friday, Feb. 3 - 7 p.m. and 11:59 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 - 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 - 7 p.m.
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Today Kick the Winter Blues with Blueberry Fever All Day Campus Dining Halls Try various menu items crafted with fresh blueberries. English Conversation Club 3:30-4:30 p.m. 216 Daniels Hall This is a great way to meet people from around the world and help others with the English language. No registration is required. Crafting-C Chinese Brush Painting 4-7 p.m. 131 Crafts Center For NCSU students only. $5 supply fee. An Evening With Ben Owen 7-9 p.m. 100/127 Crafts Center In conjunction with a weekend workshop presented by Triangle Potters Guild, the public is invited to an evening presentation by noted potter Ben Owen III. Owen will present a slide lecture covering the history of the Owen family in clay as well as the process at Ben Owen Pottery. If time allows, some pottery may be made after the lecture. Double Barrel Benefit 9 9 p.m. - midnight The Pour House Music Hall WKNC 88.1 FM will be hosting its 9th Double Barrel Benefit at The Pour House Music Hall in downtown Raleigh, Friday and Saturday. Double Barrel Benefit is WKNC’s largest fundraiser of the year, presenting four bands each night of its two-night concert series. Tickets are $10-15.
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Footloose - City kid Ren MacCormack moves to a small town where rock ‘n’ roll and dancing have been banned, and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace. Friday, Feb. 3 - 9 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4 - 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 5 - 9 p.m. In Time - In a future where people stop aging at 25, but are engineered to live only one more year, having the means to buy your way out of the situation is a shot at immortal youth. Here, Will Salas finds himself accused of murder and on the run with a hostage -- a connection that becomes an important part of the way against the system. Thursday, Feb. 9 - 9:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 - 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 - 9:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 - 7 p.m. The Rum Diary - American journalist Paul Kemp takes on a freelance job in Puerto Rico for a local newspaper during the 1950s and struggles to find a balance between island culture and the expatriates who live there. Thursday, Feb. 9 - 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10 - 9:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11 - 7 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 12 - 9:30 p.m. Wall-E - In the distant future, a small waste collecting robot inadvertently embarks on a space journey that will ultimately decide the fate of mankind. Friday, Feb. 10 - 11:59 p.m. For future movie listings, go to ncsu.edu/cinema.
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Kings of Nowhere find their place Members of Durham band Future Kings of Nowhere, play for recreation. James Hatfield Staff Writer
After years of balancing touring and recording with full-time jobs and even cancer, the members of Future Kings of Nowhere are just happy to be playing music whenever they want. Durham residents Mike Hacker, Allison Zirkel, Dan Kinney and Shayne Miel have played music in separate projects regularly for the past decade. Performing from their Triangle stomping grounds to Seattle, the members of the band have experienced the extremes and radical spectrum of the musician’s lifestyle. Now, they’ve settled in. But while other artists strive for ambitious label deals, Future Kings of Nowhere are comfortable playing music for their own satisfaction. Any shows or records coming out of it are spontaneous decisions. They play when they’re not at work or with family—but not on the road. “We don’t do anything like touring anymore,” Kinney said. “We have full time jobs.” With all the members pursuing careers outside of music, and the band no longer being fueled by fame, the creative side now seems more genuine. This time last year Shayne Miel, the lead vocalist, was just pronounced cancer-free. After going through a year of chemotherapy, a bone marrow transplant and frequent radiation, Miel is glad to be back playing. “Two and a half years ago I was diagnosed with stage four lymphoma in my heart, lungs, pancreas and brain,” Miel said. “We were still playing, although I had moved to New York before I got cancer. For the band it was unclear what we were doing then.” What should have put a halt on the band proved to restructure the band in a positive way. They refined their artistic motivations and decided to play
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Allison Zirkel, Dan Kinney, Shayne Miel and Mike Hacker are all members of The Future Kings of Nowhere, one of the bands that will be headlining the first night of the WKNC Double Barrel Benefit.
for nothing but what they get out of it. “It’s a thousand times more satisfying,” Miel said. Playing for the sake of playing has united the musicians and lifted the pressure that can break up bands. “Knowing that we’re not going to tour…and you’re not trying to play every weekend makes it easier,” Kinney said. Zirkel said the band’s only goal is “creative release.” “We’re all grown up,” Miel said. “We’re fine with writing and record-
ing albums and playing a few shows a year.” The release for their next EP, Pirates, is expected to be in April, and the band will be performing the album in the Triangle area. One of the closest shows for Future Kings of Nowhere is for WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit show this weekend. Today, they will be headlining the show at the Pour House. With the relationship between the band and N.C. State’s student radio, the team was more than happy to play the show.
Future Kings of Nowhere are one of two band to have ever been asked back to the Double Barrel Benefit. Miel said WKNC General Manager Molly Matty planned them to play for the second time in Double Barrel history. “Molly [Matty] was putting it together and asked us,” Miel said. “We’ve had a really good relationship with WKNC for a really long time. We played Double Barrel 5, and WKNC has tirelessly played our music. So anything they would ask of us we
would happily do.” Besides doing it solely by the station’s request, the band members said they are excited about the line up for the two-day festivities and to see the other artists play too. “It’s gonna be a fun show,” Miel said. “The Pour House is a great venue, and I’m a big fan of Organos, Birds & Arrows and Make. They’re great plans to play with. It’s probably been three years since we played in Raleigh.”
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Students should be informed about tuition T
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The chancellor was available to talk with students about tuition increases on Wednesday, but few students took advantage of it.
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Students should make an effort to understand the tuition increases in order to respond better to the chancellor.
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uition Talk was held in the Brickyard Wednesday. Students were invited to discuss the upcoming increases with Provost Arden and chancellor Woodson. They were both available, along with free hot chocolate, for an hour and a half. Very few students stopped to talk with the chancellor in the Brickyard even though students complain about the proposed increase to tuition. Instead of complaining, students should have taken advantage of the chancellor’s availability Wednesday. The provost and the chancellor cannot read the minds of N.C. State students. But instead of sharing their thoughts with administrators, students tend to share their complaints or
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comments with their friends. If they really want to make a difference, students should make an effort to contact the chancellor, the provost, or the Board of Governors with their thoughts. The chancellor is doing a fantastic job of being accessible to students. From Tuition Talk to Lunch with the Chancellor, Woodson is constantly thinking of new ideas in order to meet the students halfway. But without students taking the extra step to meet with him his efforts are in vain. Additionally, students will have a better chance of getting their views heard if they edu-
cate themselves on the tuition increases. In order to do this students can follow the tuition discussion through Technician or Student Government. Plus, the chancellor and the provost made learning about the increases even easier by hosting the Tuition Talk. Provost Arden explained that last year $80 million in cuts were made to the total budget, $67 million of which came from the academic budget. The proposed increase would generate $20 million for the University. Provost Arden said approximately one third of that would go to financial aid. If a student is already in-
formed about these tuition changes, then Tuition Talk could have been used to share his or her opinion of the increases. Having your opinion heard is a better option than complaining to your friends, because when talking with the right people there’s a much greater potential for change. If students couldn’t make it to the Brickyard during Tuition Talk, they can ask their questions through go.ncsu. edu/tuitionfeesquestions. Students can “Ask the Chancellor” directly by sending an email to randy_woodson@ncsu. edu. Students can also contact the Board of Governors, who must approve the increases, by sending an e-mail through the N.C. State website.
Dining hall shortchanging late diners
’m only going to say this once: Fountain Dining Hall has to do better, please, and thank you. I’m at my wits’ end with there being little to no food available when I go i nto t he dining hall. If I understand correctly, the d i n i ng h a l l does not close unti l 8 :30 Nijah Toshumba p.m., so until then I, along Staff Columnist w it h ever y student who walks through Fountain’s doors, expect food. I don’t understand why, for the past three times I’ve eaten at Fountain, the food has either run out or there’s nothing decent left to eat. Therefore, I have to substitute a bowl of salad for a warm meal. If I wanted a salad, I would’ve gone to the atrium. The reason I chose to go to Fountain is that there are more options; it’s a buffet, meaning we should be able to choose from a variety of things. Take, for instance, the other night all the dining halls were advertising “a taste of Italy.” I walked in at 7:30 p.m. exactly, one hour before Fountain was supposed to close, and there was no pasta. There wasn’t even a hint there was ever any form of Italy in Fountain. It was, instead, steamed vegetables and beans along with the same pizza they serve at every meal. It looked like they just happened to throw dinner together because, once again, they ran out of food. N.C. State knows we have a large student body, which means a large amount of students have a meal plan. If you’re going to advertise a certain dinner to be offered, it should be there the entire time, right?
Well, apparently not, because it seems to be OK for them to run out of food after a certain amount of time. The lack of food isn’t fair to any student who can’t make it to the dining hall before 7:30 p.m. We’re students, and we have a lot to do, but at the end of the day we expect the same options as other students who may have come in a few hours earlier. This is clearly false advertising, and it’s getting on my last nerves. I can’t tell you how many complaints I hear about the dining halls’ food. I typically don’t care because I always find something to eat. But for those times I want a warm meal, I end up eating a salad or a bowl of cereal because the dining halls have those same things all the time. I do appreciate that we have the option of making a sandwich, eating a hamburger or creating our own salad. But those are supposed to be our sides to choose from, not our main course. I do appreciate the effort Fountain puts in to feed us, but the continuous lack of food is about to drive me crazy. Fountain, along with the other dining halls, needs to come up with a new system to make sure they don’t run out of food until the last student walks through the doors. Fountain staff could say, “If you do not like our services go eat somewhere else.” And, yes, that would solve something and probably stop my ranting. However, I want options, and the dining hall is the only place where I can get tons of different options with one swipe of my card. So give me and the rest of N.C. State’s student body what we want—food!
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“I usually go to my mom’s to watch it or to New Jersey to watch with the rest of my family because we’re all Giants fans. I can’t go this year, so I’m having a finger food party with some friends.”
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War and the loss of empathy
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he answer to war is empathy. Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen, journalists for Reuters, a London news agency, would tell you this if they Matt Bobeng could. I n t he Staff Columnist waking hours of July 12, 2007, a division of U.S. Apache helicopters descended upon a suburb of Baghdad. In the vicinity was a group of a dozen Iraqi citizens. Saeed Chmagh and Namir Noor-Eldeen were among them. Upon sighting them, this peaceful group was labeled “insurgent” by the Apache crew. But even when the trigger-happy gunmen were ordered to open fire, the citizenry remained nonviolent. Saeed Chmagh, Namir Noor-Eldeen and the others who died that day were murdered. Video of this attack was released by a confidential source and made viral two years ago by WikiLeaks. It’s appropriately been called “collateral murder,” as all war should be. In the 1960s, college students strongly protested the undeclared Vietnam War because it was unjust. So it’s odd that N.C. State students today are not strongly protesting the undeclared wars in the Middle East, because they too are unjust. I’ve heard little opposition to war from my fellow
students. Some don’t even care that America is at war. One person I met was oblivious to the bombing of Libya. This must be George Orwell’s 1984 nightmare because it seems that “war is peace.” But even politically ignorant Americans pay taxes that finance combat operations like “collateral murder.” Since taxes fund wars, there’s no doubt the power to tax is the power to destroy, and when any American approves that power, there is clearly no empathy. Because of this, events like “collateral murder” inevitably occur. “Collateral murder” has happened regularly in America’s 10-year “War on Terror” and American citizens evidently support this perpetual warfare because America is a representative government. Therefore, empathy must be generally uncommon for Americans. Empathy is something that can only be developed in moral people with a strong sense of self, because empathy can only be felt for others after it is felt for oneself. If Americans have no empathy, then they must be immoral empty shells, easy to exploit by warlord presidents. Hence, it’s obvious why Americans have tolerated endless warfare for more than a decade: They have no empathy. There’s no doubt the government would want me dead for pointing out the importance of empathy, because empathy threatens the military industrial complex’s fearmongering, world-conquering power. I imagine this is partly why
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Marriage and sex, expectations of college With college comes added independence, responsibilities and changes in relationship ideologies.
grams constantly showing viewers that true love begins while dating in college, it would that couples feel a bit more pressure in today’s society to truly consider their future when dating during these prime years. Ashley Broder “At this point I wouldn’t be dating Staff Writer someone unless I had a plan to marry For some, college independence can them in the future,” Read said. “I want also become a time of sexual and dat- to get married not right after college, ing experimentation. For others, it’s but maybe a year after I graduate. the place where relationships form Why would you date someone right and become marriages. Regardless now unless you wanted that to be your of what students are looking for, col- future?” Even though they have not taken lege relationship dynamics are much different in level of commitment and the next step, the line between what is or isn’t shared is quickly becoming expectations. It seems more and more students are blurred. “I k now his beginning their passwords and college careers with us it’s just already in a hapaccepted that if py and successful he doesn’t have relationship. money when we A n n a Re ad , go out to dinner freshmen in FYC, I will pay for it,” and Zach WhitRead said. “It’s ley, freshman in just a sha red management, t h i ng ; w h at ’s had already been mine is his, and dating when the his is mine.” t i me for colSo what about lege admissions Devin Laing, junior in those who have rolled around. technology engineering already taken the However, once plunge and said, they were in the new college environment, it was dif- “I do?” For Devin Laing, junior in techficult to adjust. “When we got here we broke up for nology engineering, and Scott Laing, probably two months because it was junior in computer science, marriage so different, especially since we came wasn’t a smothering or frightening from a small town,” Read said. “Be- idea. “We talked about how we could ing submerged with all these different people, I was scared I would be held wait, but honestly, if we knew we were going to get married, it was like a ‘why back if I was in a relationship.” Fortunately these doubts did not last not?’ thing,” Devin said. She and Scott got married in Dec. long, as Whitley joined a fraternity on campus and Read admits she “re- 2010 and are at the point in their really likes bow ties.” The two got back lationship where they now share evtogether and have remained an item erything. “I think it would be difficult to be ever since. With movies and television pro- married and still have separate bank
“You really have to be open to communicating with each other and not just living your own life.”
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and email accounts,” Scott said. “When you’re joining and combining things through the process of marriage, it’s easier to combine stuff.” One might think that being married while still in college would be a hindrance toward an active social life or even studies. However, for the Laings, this is not the case. “We’re boring,” Devin said. “We have married people friends now.” With going out and partying not a priority, the Laings find companionship among other married couples in the area. “The concept of ‘peer’ stretches,” Scott said. “It’s blurred when you get married.” On the other end of the spectrum however, are those who feel keeping a marriage together through college
Funk is making a comeback and bringing social change along David Dorfman Dance performs this Saturday at Stewart Theatre. Katie Sanders Senior Staff Writer
David Dorfman’s dance company’s style grew out of the social dance style of the mid-70s, which in turn evolved from African movements and early Lindy Hop dances. The group will be performing here at Stewart Theatre Saturday at 8 p.m., Prophets of Funk, will include references to the style of the 60s, 70s, and even a little bit of modern hip-hop. Students can also go to the pre-show discussion at 7 p.m. in the Walnut room or dance to DJ Ras J and view the art instal-
lation by the Advance Media through when one person is put Lab of the College of Design up high… or cast out,” Dorfman said. before the show. Dorfman In this parchose Sly and ticular pert he Fa m i ly formance the Stone because ensemble is the group is focusing on such a good the music of ex a mple of Sly and the egalitarianFamily Stone ism; it was aland their ready racially message of David Dorfman, dance company owner integrated populism. in the 1960’s “We’re alwhen minorways trying ities were still to use this word model… to be examples fighting for their rights. He for the audience, those folks saw the group perform when who come to see us. [We do he was 17 and never forgot how this through] the way that we inspired he was. reflect a democratic process on stage, the way that we feel as equals, and the way we work funk continued page 6
“I like seeing everyday people on stage—I’m one of those people.”
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may be the challenge in itself. “If you want to maintain a relationship, communication is obvious,” Devin said. “You really have to be open to communicating with each other and not just living your own life because it’s not just you anymore.” Having the opportunity to live with each other in these first few years of marriage is also extremely important. “You don’t have to make time to see each other,” Scott said. As far as expectations go, each spouse should have an understanding of what they want to get out of the relationship prior to engaging in a long-term commitment. “Whenever the relationship starts, setting some ground rules about what you want to get out of the relationship, where you want it to go, its purpose,”
Scott said. Comparatively, dating in college can be just as difficult as marriage. There are added pressures and expectations that students may encounter. “There is definitely more pressure to have sex,” Melissa Botiglione, freshman in political science, said. “College is more serious because if you don’t see yourself with that person [in the future] then there’s no point in being in a relationship.” So it seems that students have some moral questions to consider when entering or leaving a new relationship. But, for those ready to tie the knot, a word of advice; “Don’t try to plan a wedding in five months,” Devin said. “And if you try to move your wedding up, everyone will assume you’re pregnant.”
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Sophie Hechinger, senior in textile engineering, sits outside the Atrium on Thursday, Feb. 2. Hechinger has a pair of secondhand shoes from England (5 Pounds), a pair of khaki slacks from Zara (40 euros), a black blouse from England (Five Pounds), a coral cardigan from Valley Girl ($15), a blue and white patterned scarf from Top Shop (15 pounds), and a green Jallraven Kanken backpack (60 euros). Hechinger says “I like to mix styles, especially unique things that people wouldn’t normally wear.”
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Luke Miller, a sophomore in biological sciences, is walking by D.H Hill Library on Thursday, Jan. 29. Miller wears a pair of grey cowboy boots from Steven’s Closet ($4), a pair of maroon Pacsun cordoroy pants ($40), an argyle grey sweater from Steven’s Closet ($4), a denim J. Crew shirt ($45) and a cream colored scarf from Steven’s Closet ($2). “A pair of comfy jeans and an oversized shirt is typically what I wear. I like being different,” Miller said.
“Seeing a woman playing the trumpet and black and white folks on stage and them jumping around and Sly going crazy it was like ‘Oh my gosh, this is life, that’s a society on stage, and I bet you they have the greatest time together and I bet you they get in arguments, but they are living it,’” Dorfman said. “I wanted to say ‘Maybe you think it was just relevant to 1968-73 or 1975, but I think its relevant now.’” “For me [the issue addressed in this piece] that is very prominent and sticks out is race relations, and the very sticky matter of racism,” Timothy Edwards, who has been dancing with David Dorfman Dance since this November, said. “The important themes in this piece are of all people having equal merit and being equally valuable,” Luke Gutgsell, who has been dancing with David Dorfman Dance for two and a half years, said. To prove their point, and “put their money where their mouth is,” as Dorfman puts it, David Dorfman Dance will be asking the audience to come up on stage at the end of the performance and join in. People who come early can also learn a line dance that the ensemble does in the show to Sly and the Family Stone’s song “Everyday People.” “I like seeing everyday people on stage—I’m one of those people,” Dorfman said. “I came more than not from community classes—that’s how I started dancing.” This connection has led him to create a variety of community-based projects such as the Athlete Project and Family Project. While the company has all different strategies for choreographing, it is always a collaborative effort. “I usually start with a phrase or two or three phrases, I teach
it to our company, and then many times, and in this piece in particular, they take it and make it their own,” Dorfman said. He calls it “funkifying.” He then, as the director, organizes all the individual pieces into a whole. “Our dance style is a very physical, kinetic style, that’s risky—it has a lot of partnering… it relies on social dance quite a lot, so we are dancing with each other,” Dorfman said. “I was influenced by the disco era quite a lot.” “It’s very down-to-earth, visceral, three-dimensional,” Gutgsell said. The performance is also stylistically different because it includes an aspect of the dramatic, following the development of several characters. “To me it’s dance theater. There is quite a bit of acting in it,” Edwards said. “I feel that every person has their own journey in the piece, and there are many different plots… and you are just watching this journey of, like one of Sly and the Family Stone’s songs, of everyday people.” Kendra Portier, a member of the dance company, gave the example of her character, who starts the performance off by flitting around, unable to commit to an opinion. “[She does] a little bit of growing up and standing up at the end,” Portier said. In this performance they also just get to have fun on stage. “[My] character is really a lot about my purple shorts, the character came out of that costume… she’s sassy.” Renuka Hienes, a member of the David Dorfman Dance Company, said. “The best part of this piece is that we really get to be joyful on stage with each other.” “I bet that if you ask all of us, that’s all of our favorite aspect… joy breeds joy,” Portier agreed.
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them to go out there and chase them all over the mat because that’s what we do.” One player who will perhaps be missed the most because of the impact he has had on the wrestling team at State, especially this year, is senior Darius Little. Little has won 28 of his match-ups this year, and lost just once in his last 16 matches. He ranks tied for No. 6 in all-time school history with 91 wins. Little said it’s hard to believe that his time at State is nearing the end. “Every time somebody tells me its my last home match, I can’t believe it,” Little said. “I mean it’s just another match. I want to go out strong, put on a performance. I am looking forward to it. “It’s a sentimental moment but everybody has to
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Student ticket procedure announced for ACC Tournament The 2012 Men’s ACC Tournament student ticket procedure has been announced for N.C. State students hoping to attend in Atlanta. The deadline to enter the lottery will be Feb. 16 and applications, which can be found on the student ticketing website, must be submitted in person Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. at the NCSU Ticket Office on 5400 Trinity Rd. In order to enter the lottery, students will need a valid State student ID and a full payment of $297 per tournament book (plus $8 handling fee) via credit card. Cards will be charged after the lottery is run Feb. 16 and Lottery winners will be contacted the next day. Students will be able to purchase one additional guest tournament book and may claim their tickets starting with the first session at Philips Arena with their valid NCSU Student IDs at the NC State will call. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Women’s basketball falls to No. 24/22 Georgia Tech in overtime
Georgia Tech held on for a 75-68 overtime victory over the N.C. State women’s basketball team on Thursday night from the Arena at Gwinnett Center. Georgia Tech (17-6, 7-3 ACC) survived the upset by scoring the first 11 points of overtime to win its fourth-straight game. Sasha Goodlett led the Yellow Jackets with 21 points. NCSU (14-9, 4-6 ACC) scored the final eight points of regulation in the last 1:53 to send the game into overtime tied 61-all. Bonae Holston’s put-back layup with 13.0 seconds left tied it up, and her rebound at the other end sent the contest in to an extra session.
Basketball takes on Wake Forest State looks for best start since Sendek era on Saturday.
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2/4 vs. Wake Forest (1 p.m.) 2/9 @ Georgia Tech (7 p.m.) 2/16 @ Duke (9 p.m.) 2/18 vs. Florida State (1 p.m.) 2/21 vs. North Carolina
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The N.C. State men’s basketball team takes on the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in the RBC Center. The Pack is coming off of a win in a less than stellar performance against Boston College, and will surely be looking to improve and pick up another victory this weekend. Conversely, Wake Forest (11-11, 2-6 ACC) is coming off of a loss to UNC. Despite the outcome, the Deacs had an impressive defensive performance, holding the Tar Heels to 68 points on 31-percent shooting from the field, their worst shooting performance of the season. Although it was a strong effort on the defensive end, Wake had offensive struggles of its own, finishing a mere 29.6-percent from the field. The meeting will be the second of the season between the Wolfpack and the Demon Deacons. The first meeting was at Wake Forest on Jan. 14 and resulted in a 36-point blowout for the Pack, winning 76-40. Twelve Pack players saw playing time in WinstonSalem with nine of them getting in the scoring col-
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umn, including senior walk-on forward Kendall Smith who has scored in all five of his appearances this season. Pack head coach Mark Gottfried became the fourth head coach in State history to have his ACC road opener at Wake Forest, along with Everett Case, Press Maravich and Les Robinson. Gottfried, however, was the only one of the four to win. The Demon Deacons’ head coach, Jeff Bzdelik, is in his second year at Wake Forest. He is still seeking his first win against the Wolfpack, posting an 0-3 record against the Red Terrors. NCSU leads Wake 135-99 in the all-time series, which dates back to the 1910-11 season. The Wolfpack has won the last four match ups and is 8-2 in the last ten meetings between the two teams. The Pack has posted a 16-7 overall record this season, surpassing last season’s win total of 15. Additionally, a win Saturday afternoon will put the Wolfpack at 6-3 in the ACC, a significant improvement from last year’s 5-11 ACC performance.
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Sophomore guard Scott Wood contests the shot of Wake Forest’s Ari Stewart during the team’s game at the RBC Center Jan. 8, 2011. Wood had 11 points on 3-3 3-point shooting in the game. N.C. State beat the Demon Deacons 90-69.
Junior forward Scott Wood is looking to continue his pursuit of perfection against the Demon Deacons. Wood is shooting an immaculate 100-percent from the free throw line on the season. He has currently hit an ACC record 63 straight, which
is fourth all-time in NCAA Division I men’s basketball history. With the win over Wake Forest, State would have their best start since the 2005-06 season. That year, the Pack finished 22-10 overall, posting a 10-6
record in the ACC in what was former head coach Herb Sendek’s last season.
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Student shows support for coach in unique way.
Today Track at Armory Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y., All Day Track at Virginia Tech Elite Blacksburg, Va., All Day Women’s Gymnastics at Missouri Columbia, Mo., 6:30 p.m. Wrestling vs. North Carolina Raleigh, 7 p.m. Saturday Rifle vs. Kentucky Morgantown, W.V., All Day
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Redshirt junior Colton Palmer goes against Pierre Frazille of The Citadel, February 15, 2011. Palmer won his match 3-1.
State to wrestle UNC on senior night
Track at Virginia Tech Elite Blacksburg, Va., All Day Track at Armory Collegiate Invitational New York, N.Y., All Day Track at Kent Taylor Chapel Hill, All Day Women’s Tennis at VCU Richmond, Va., 11 a.m. Swimming & Diving at Virginia Charlottesville, Va., 11 a.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Wake Forest RBC Center, 1 p.m. Sunday Rifle at West Virginia Morgantown, W.V., All Day
Did You know? During its four game winning streak against Wake, State has held the Demon Deacons threepoint shooting to just 14 percent (8-of-57).
Three State seniors fight it out one last time as Pack looks for first conference win. Rishav Dey Deputy Sports Editor
In one of the biggest nights for State wrestling, the team takes on UNC at Reynolds Coliseum. The event will also mark the senior night for the Pack (4-6, 0-3 ACC) as they will look to claim their first conference victory of the season against the Tar Heels (2-13, 1-3 ACC). Senior Quinton Godley said despite this being his final home match, he’ll be more focused on beating Carolina than anything else. “I’m pretty sure it’s going to be intense,” Godley said. “I know it’s senior night but the main focus for me is that it’s N.C. State versus UNC.
Coach Carter Jordan felt “I’m going to miss all this.” Another wrestler who will be his team would approach the touching the mat at the Reyn- match against Carolina like any olds Coliseum one final time is other game. “What I’ve learned here is to senior Colton Palmer. Palmer said he was proud of what he treat it like any other match,” had achieved during his time Jordan said. “To train for it the same way, to prepare for it the at State. “Wrestling is an extremely same way. The more you hype it tough sport and you see a lot up, the tighter the kids can tend to get a nd of guys you don’t do what c a me i nto they normally college with are supposed drop off after to do.” a year or two Jordan felt or even three for the first years,” Palmtime in a long er said. “They whi le, t he quit, t hey team was acc a n’t h a ntually ready dle it. I am to battle the proud t hat Heels. I have stuck “This is the it out, I have first time in been here five Senior Colton Palmer years that we years. I have are actually competed well for the team; I have stuck going to be competitive with it out with my schoolwork and them on paper,” Jordan said. “The guys are ready. I challenge everything. “I’m really just happy, I’ve made it this far and I’m ready to finish up strong.” senior continued page 7
“Wrestling is an extremely tough sport and you see a lot of guys you came into college with drop off after a year or two.”
did not come up with the name myself. “I just acted on it.” Although he came up with Josh Hyatt the idea of making the sign, Sports Editor Smilek gives a lot of the credit He wants to make you an for the sign’s digital creation to his girlfriend, who helped him offer you can’t refuse. Gene Smilek, a senior in create the design. “I took one of his pictures criminology, has found his own way to support the new and made it into sections with N.C. State men’s basketball the help of my girlfriend, Ayla,” coach Mark Gottfried. By Smilek said. “She has a graphic taking one of Gottfried’s design degree. I made the sign better-known nicknames, in Photoshop in a couple of “The Gottfather,” Smilek hours and got it printed at has turned the term into Kinko’s. After I designed the a familiar sight at State’s sign and got it printed, that’s about it. It got a lot of attention home basketball games. By simply making an really quickly.” The response truly was 18-by-24-inch sign showing the coach with the quick. Shortly after Smilek name, Smilek has attracted sported the sign during the attention from State fans, Wolfpack’s early season nonplayers, media outlets, and conference games, Gottfried and the playeven coach ers clea rly Gottfried appreciated himself. the gesture. After suc “ [ G ot tcessfully fried] catching t houg ht it the eyes of was hilaris o m a ny ous,” Smilek at spor tsaid. “He’s ing events, Gene Smilek, a senior seen it a few Smilek in criminology times; I acpl a n s to tually got his expand the Gottfather domain to autograph on the sign. A lot of the players have talked about it; T-shirts. Smilek doesn’t claim to a few have said they want one. have coined the term him- I’m trying to get some printed self but does take credit for for whoever that wants one. taking the term outside the Gottfried said it’s hilarious realm of social media con- and fun to ignite the crowd with stuff going on with the versation. “I actually saw a lot of basketball team.” Now that ‘The Gottfather’ people talking about it through Twitter and Face- has become popular, Smilek book,” Smilek said. “They said he would like to start sellwere calling him ‘The Gott- ing shirts and donating a porfather,’ but I hadn’t seen tion of the proceeds to “The anyone make a sign or do anything creative with a play on ‘The Gottfather.’ I gott continued page 7
“a lot of people at home think UNC and N.C. State are the same school.”