Technician February 17, 2012

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Students differ in opinion on major change process N.C. State’s unique application process requires students to declare a major before their first day, a choice which results in many major transfers.

Shawn Thompson Staff Writer

While most schools admit students to their university, N.C. State admits students to a particular college, asking them to declare a course of study before their first day. With this is mind, the University is open to students who seek to switch majors, though certain colleges carry different transfer requirements.

When incoming freshmen apply to N.C. State, they apply directly to their chosen fields. This strategy is used to introduce students to major-specific courses at an early stage, while also giving them more time to switch majors after test-driving their original choices. Freshmen who don’t select a major have the option to enter either the First Year College or the Transition Program.

The practice of declaring a major before admission is not a common one, and it’s one that could have serious repercussions for students who aren’t giving their decisions enough thought.

“I think students should think very well before deciding on a major. It’s very serious. But if they decide to change majors, the decision should be made as early as possible.” Sami Ben Rejeb, international doctoral student, said.

If a student wishes to switch majors, depending on the college into which they want to transfer, they may or may not be admitted. Many factors could determine why a student may not be accepted into the degree program of their choice. Some students who are denied access to a new major often decide to transfer to another university.

“The system should be more forgiving to younger people, because they have not had as much time to make such important decisions. It should be more flexible, just for younger students.” Ben Rejeb said.

From 2008 to 2009, approximately 1,000 students left N.C. State University while in good academic standing, according to University data. Accord-

ing to this data, many of those students were not accepted as transfers into other majors and opted for alternatives.

“I do think in special cases there should be some leniency for students who want to transfer into another major, to avoid them having to transfer to another school,” Erik Rehm, community assistant in the First Year College, said.

Regulations for transferring into majors outside of a student’s current college are department specific, in addition to having campus wide qualifications.

Some general requirements for transferring to another curriculum involve credit hours. For instance, students who have attempted fewer than 12 credit hours at N.C. State may transfer to another program if the student meets the admission requirements of the intended new curriculum.

“I think it should depend on the major, because of the difficulty of some of the classes,” Rehm said.

Most colleges on campus have a fairly straightforward criteria for switching in: students must have a GPA of 3.0 or better and have completed 12 hours at N.C. State for automatic acceptance. Students who fall below the 3.0 mark have to pursue their new curriculum by following the guidelines of that particular department.

“The process was easy for me to change majors, because I was switching within my department.

I switched early on, and it reflected in the ease of getting into my desired major. The restrictions didn’t really complicate my changing majors like other students may have experienced.” Andrew Kyriakoulis, senior in design, said.

Many of the University’s academic disciplines require specific coursework, often times not translating to other areas of study.

Students who decide to switch into a major outside of their college essentially have to start over building credits for their new major.

“For instance, with design you have to know from the beginning it’s something you want to major

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Senior in international studies Laura Wilkinson teaches Psychology 200 in Poe Hall. Wilkinson took the place of Jeffery Braden, the dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, who normally teaches the class. Wilkinson covered the topic of operant conditioning.

Editor, dean switch places Technician editor-in-chief becomes CHASS dean for a day.

Will Brooks Deputy News Editor

If you are a student of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, chances are you have received encouragement to participate in ‘Dean for a Day,’ in which a students can switch places with the dean for an entire day.

Laura Wilkinson, editor-in-chief of the Technician and senior in international studies, switched places with Dean Jeffery Braden, of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, yesterday.

Wilkinson said the experience helped her see a different side of campus life.

“I got to talk to a lot of professors and administrators I wouldn’t normally get to interact with,” Wilkinson said. “I had no idea what they do.”

Although Wilkinson’s experience was new, she recognized the similarities between being a leader of the college and being in charge of the

Obsidian showcases talent, new and old In their first spoken word competition, The Obsidian invited students and authors to honor Africana studies through literature.

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“Doing this allows me the privilege of seeing how this University and my department looks for a student.”

Women’s Center relocates After a move to an office space

by Hillsborough Street, the Wake County Women’s Center seeks student involvement.

Jatin Bhatia The Obsidian: Literature in the African Diaspora, the Africana Studies Program, the African American Cultural Center, and the department of English sponsored and hosted N.C. State’s first spoken word competition at their “Straight to the Mic” event on Wednesday.

The event involved prose and poetry readings by renowned North Carolina writers such as L. Teresa Church, Anjail Rashida Ahmad, Darreli “SCIPOET” Stover and many more. These readings were followed by a spoken word competition between N.C. State students who read aloud their own literary pieces. The winner of the competition was selected by audience vote.

The four finalists in the competition included Carley Miller, Norman Johnson, Marissa Morgan and Alexis Teasdell. Johnson received the most number of votes and was thus chosen as winner.

“This is a part of the Obsidian reading series. [In] one of our past issues, we published a double issue featuring

Braden said during one of his faTechnician.

“I was also able to make some par- vorite dean for a day experiences, a allels between being a student leader, student had a specific schedule laid like dealing with the budget, manag- out for him.

“One student had a very carefully ing staff, listening to peoples ideas,” scripted day for me. She had this whole Wilkinson said.

While the ‘dean for a day’ experi- day mapped out,” Braden said.

Another student told Braden to walk ence was occupied largely by meetings for Wilkinson, Dean Braden got through the gardens past Holladay Hall and ref lect on to experience life as a his day. student as well.

“It was a gift to me, “It’s certainly [inthat she invited me teresting] to me beto do that,” Braden cause I get to see the said. “Truly, that was college from a very the most memorable different perspecpart of the day.” tive,” Braden said.

Braden said his Braden has had an e x p e r i e n c e f i l lexperience stepping ing in Wilkinson’s foot in the shoes shoes was an interof several CHASS esting one as well, students, many of Jeffery Braden, dean of CHASS as he came to help which have provided the Technician hold very different expetheir daily budget meeting, in which riences for the dean.

“It has been fabulous. Doing this they discuss the next day’s scheduled allows me the privilege of seeing how articles. this University and my department looks for a student,” Braden said, “Every year is an experience.” dean continued page 2

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Norman Johnson, a Junior in Africana Studies, delivers his humerous spoken word piece that won the “Straight to the Mic” competition on Wednesday. Johnson has been writing since third grade and is very influenced by hip-hop.

The Women’s Center of Wake County, whose mission is to prevent and end homelessness for women and families, moved to its new location on Cox Avenue off of Hillsborough Street three weeks ago.

The Women’s Center provides services for low income and homeless women and children. It moved from its old location under Cafe Luna downtown, where it had been for 20 years.

“We had outgrown the space, and there were things we wanted to do that we just couldn’t in that space,” executive director Jean Williams said about the move.

“N.C. State being our backyard was a plus—we have a lot of student interns. We also think going forward there could be a lot of po-

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student thesis & research projects novels & poetry collections autobiographies & memoires children’s books, genealogies cookbooks, comic books compilation of student essays

Rembrandt in America story. See page 6.

Cameron choking story. See page 8.

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POLICe BlOTTER Feb. 15 4:52 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Schaub Hall Units responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Laura Wilkinson at editor@ technicianonline.com.

11:01 A.M. | FRAUDULENT ID CARDS Main Campus Investigation initiated after report that student was possibly making fraudulent ID cards.

WeatherWise

1:10 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Carmichael Gym Report of graffiti on rock climbing wall.

Today:

5:10 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Public Safety Building Student reported suspicious incident after responding to job on NCSU Student Jobs webpage.

63/38 Sunny and warm

10:10 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON D.H. Hill Library Officer responded to report subject asking people for money.

Search of the area was conducted but no one was located.

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ophomore in mechanical engineering Andrew Bowker and sophomore in civil engineering Ian Yancey posted a Bible verse over their television. Yancy said “we did it so we could remember the Bible verse.” Roommates Yancey and Bowker admit to watching TV and playing often. They thought of putting the poster over their TV as an innovative way to force them to memorize the verse. “We won’t take down the poster until we have the verse memorized,” Yancey said.

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10:57 P.M. | LARCENY West Lot Staff member reported two parking boots, belonging to NCSU DOT, were taken while on offending vehicle.

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Hepburn. This event is part of History Weekend, sponsored by the Department of History.

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a major outside of their college essentially have to start over building credits for their new major.

“For instance, with design you have to know from the beginning it’s something you want to major in. I don’t think it helps that the GER requirements can be so strict at times due to some of the GER courses being major specific,” Kyriakoulis said.

Academic advising services are offered for students who are interested in switching majors. Walk-in advising as well as scheduled appointments are available to all current or former N.C. State undergraduate students. Students can also receive counseling with academic advising through email and call-ins.

“Having good feedback, talking with students and listening to the reasons or concerns they are having are very important to helping them decide on the best major. All of these things can be used to improve advising, and improve the success of students,” Rejeb said.

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Feb. 17 IMMORTALS 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Campus Cinema, Witherspoon Student Center Theseus is a mortal man chosen

by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity.

Rent 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Stewart Theatre Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of eight artists and musicians with joy, sadness and comedy, as they struggle to make it in the big city—facing eviction, dealing with illness, homelessness, death and drugs, negotiating their dreams, finding their loves and living—one day at a time.

HISTORY WEEKEND SCREENS “DESK SET” 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Erdahl Cloyd Auditorium You’re invited to a screening of “Desk Set,” a 1957 film starring Spencer Tracy and Katherine

CELLULOID SALESMAN FROM TEH A/V GEEKS 7:30-9:30 p.m.

North Carolina Museum of Art Auditorium, East Building Skip Elsheimer, visionary collector of 24,000 16 mm educational and industrial movies, brings a typically inspired kaleidoscope of edutainment focusing on the postwar Madison Avenue advertising world. Watch sly marketers use the classroom to mold a generation of consumers.

N.C. State University film studies professors Marsha and Devin Orgeron join Elsheimer with their new book, Learning with the Lights Off. Fee to attend. Buy tickets online, by calling (919) 715-5923, or in person at the NCMA Box Office.

Puss in Boots 9:30-11:30 p.m.

Witherspoon Student Center A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends. Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

Shrek Midnight-2 a.m.

Witherspoon Student Center An ogre, in order to regain his swamp, travels along with an annoying donkey in order to bring a princess to a scheming lord, wishing himself King.

Admission to this event is free.

Technician was there.

You can be too.

The Technician staff is always looking for new members to write, design or take photos. Visit www. ncsu.edu/sma for more information.

Feb. 18 BLOGGING NOW AND THEN (250 YEARS AGO) 10:00-11:30 a.m.

232A Withers Hall Dr. Robert Darnton, National Humanities Prize winner, Carl H. Pforzheimer University Professor and Director of the Harvard University Library, will deliver a lecture on “Blogging Now and Then (250 Years Ago)”. His talk, part of History Weekend and sponsored by CHASS’ History Department, is free and open to the public.

A DISNEY DOCUMENTARY & A HISTORY OF THE PARKS 2:00-4:00 p.m.

Cameron Village Library A screening of the film Disneyland Dream (34 min.) about a family winning a trip to Disneyland in 1956. Marsha Orgeron, head of N.C. State’s Film Studies Dept., leads the discussion. Plus, learn about Disney Theme Park history with Ryan Wilson of MainStGazette. com.

Center Stage presents The Cashore Marionettes 3-4 p.m.

8-9 p.m.

Thompson Hall Simply magical. Unmatched in artistry, grace and refinement of movement, the enchanting Cashore Marionettes redefine the art of puppetry. A series of touching vignettes set to classical music explore a range of emotions and celebrate life.

Marvels of engineering, The Cashore Marionettes are so well conceived and projected, the movement so convincing, the

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Wilkinson said the experience was hectic, as she traveled around campus to go to several meetings throughout the day.

“I was kind of running back and forth all day,” Wilkinson said. “I had to travel from Avent Ferry complex over to Caldwell Hall, then to 1911 Building, Park Alumni Center, Holladay Hall, Withers Hall, Poe Hall and finally back to Caldwell to end the day at the dean’s office.”

Wilkinson said the meetings were at times confusing, but were overall interesting.

“Although I wasn’t an expert in everything, and sometimes I felt a little bit lost as far as what

illusion so powerful, that the result is a compelling, unforgettable theatrical experience for all ages.

Puss in Boots 7-9 p.m.

Witherspoon Student Center A story about the events leading up to the sword fighting cat’s meeting with Shrek and his friends.

Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

Rent 7:30-9:30 p.m.

Stewart Theatre Based loosely on Puccini’s La Boheme, Rent follows a year in the life of eight artists and musicians with joy, sadness and comedy, as they struggle to make it in the big city— facing eviction, dealing with illness, homelessness, death and drugs, negotiating their dreams, finding their loves and living—one day at a time.

IMMORTALS 9-11 p.m.

Campus Cinema Theseus is a mortal man chosen by Zeus to lead the fight against the ruthless King Hyperion, who is on a rampage across Greece to obtain a weapon that can destroy humanity. Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

Talley construction Schedule Deep Foundations/ Underpinnings/Footings Start Spring 2012, complete early Fall 2012 This phase will be marked by mass excavation, underpinning the building and pouring footings. As soon as the basement excavation has progressed to allow deep foundation work to commence, drill rigs will be mobilized to install auger cast foundation piles.

Approximately 550 holes 16- 24 inches in diameter will be drilled on average 60’ deep and filled with concrete to support the new building addition. Footings will be formed on top of these piles to provide a surface to anchor structural steel forming the “skeleton” of the new additions.

Structural Steel Start early Fall 2012, complete late 2012 Approximately 1200 tons of structural steel will be used to create a framework for the new addition.

Concrete Slabs Start Fall 2012, complete late 2012 Concrete slabs will be poured to provide a foundation for the building’s floor.

Utility Service Installation Start late 2012, complete summer 2013 We will install the exterior walls and features, which include glass, brick, terra cotta and metal panels.

people were talking about in the meetings, it was still good to experience that side that students don’t usually get to see,” Wilkinson said.

The experience was very different for Wilkinson, but refreshing.

“As a student I am pretty much on main campus for most of the day, and then I head back to Witherspoon at night,” Wilkinson said.

Braden said the experience is something he looks forward to, and believes is a great learning experience for students.

“I think it’s definitely helpful for students to get some insight to what Universit y administrat ion does.”

Building Interiors Start early 2013, complete Fall 2013 This will include the installation of drywall, finish ceilings, paint and flooring, along with the interior construction. The finishes are available for view at Talley Student Center. Just ask the front desk staff.

Source: Jennifer Gilmore, Campus Enterprises

Chat with the chancellor Wednesday, Feb. 22 11-noon Nelson Hall, Port City Java Thursday, March 22 11-noon Brickyard Wednesday, April 18 2-3 p.m.

Park Shops, Port City Java

indie rock / hip-hop / dance / electronica / metal / folk / post rock / local / soul / a capella

Source: Office of the Chancellor

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original piece. The competition was announced on the multiboards placed around campus continued from page 1 and by professors of Africana North Carolina writers. This studies. The reward for the reading features some of the winner includes a trophy and writers whose work we pub- a chance to be published in The lished in that issue,” Shervan Obsidian.

Marissa Morgan, sophomore Cassim, managing editor of in communication media, was The Obsidian, said.

He added that this was or- one of the finalists.

“I live off campus, and I don’t ganized to promote North Carolina writers and was the get too many opportunities to first spoken word competition showcase my talent. That’s why I decided to take part in the hosted by the magazine.

Sheila Smith McKoy, anoth- competition, and I think it is er organizer of the event and a great opportunity for young writers to ed itor of rea l ly get The Obsidtheir work ian, said the out there,” magazine is Morgan a product of said. the English Before the department competiat N.C. State tion began, and has Morgan been pubshared her lished since feelings 1982. about pre“Obsidian senting her is a journal work a nd that is crethe posated in the Patricia Ekwe, operations sibility of English decoordinator winning. partment “I’m exand focuses on people of African descent,” cited and nervous about the competition, as I haven’t read Smith McKoy said.

She also elaborated on where to an audience in a while. It will the idea for a spoken word be great if I win, but I’m just here to share my work,” Morcompetition was born.

“We had a special issue that gan said.

Patricia Ekwe, operations came out in 2010 and focused solely on North Carolina writ- coordinator in charge of the ers. Some of them will be pre- event, said the competition was senting their work from that all about the writers who call collection,” Smith McKoy said. North Carolina their home.

“The most exciting part of Smith McKoy also said they want to encourage young writ- the competition is that the auers by helping them connect to dience gets to vote on the winprofessional writers and giving ner,” Ekwe said. “The goal of them a chance to showcase the event was to get students to their talent. The “Straight to meet the North Carolina writthe Mic” event was a combi- ers and to discover some new writers, “ Ekwe said. nation of those goals.

The finalists were selected To apply for the competition, students had to submit an based on their entries, which

“The goal of the event was to get students to meet the North Carolina writers and to discover some new writers.”

News were determined by a jury of Obsidian staff members.

“The competition was open to students who were connected to African studies or the African Diaspora, as we look to promote writing of the people who are of African American descent or those connected to the African American diaspora,” Ekwe said.

She also shared that The Obsidian hopes to get their new generation of contributors through these sorts of competitions.

Carley Miller, interdisciplinary studies design major and another finalist, loved Africa during her study abroad, so she decided to try her luck and apply to compete.

“I wa s s t udy i ng i n Caldwell and the TV there showed the details of the competition, and I love Africa since I went there for study abroad. I also like to write, so I thought I would give it a shot,” Miller said.

“I read my poem ‘My Heart Beats to Africa,’ which I wrote on my f light back from my study abroad trip there. I had no idea how many great people were going to be here and I’m excited to be a part of it,” Miller said.

Norman Johnson, africana studies junior and winner of the event, said it was a great event and he liked all the poets who came out.

“I read a poem out of my Valentine’s Day collection.

I don’t get into competitions where I’m not trying to win,” Johnson said.

The Obsidian encourages students to learn more about their publication and look out for future events.

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to looking at possibilities to connect with other non-profits, particularly on or near N.C. continued from page 1 State’s campus.

“If we have shared goals, any tential work we could do with students and professors beyond idea is open for consideration. internships. We want to have There could be potential things some of those dialogues and we could do together,” Williams said. discussions,” Williams said.

A great connection for The Williams believes there is great potential for profes- Women’s Center of Wake sors and students in need of County is N.C. State’s own research to connect with the Women’s Center. The Univerpopulation that the Women’s sity Women’s Center facilitates Center serves. There are also gender-related discussions, community service projects at programs and services on the Center that students can be campus.

“Our mission is to inspire involved in.

“We’re wide open to let- women and provide opportunities for genting t hings der related emerge and programs and evolve,” Wilser v ices on liams said. campus,” the A big addirector, Ashvantage of the ley Simonsnew building Rudolph said. is the large T he Un ispace it ofversity Womfers. W hile en’s Center the first floor provides conholds the fidential adWomen’s vocates MonCenter, the day through second f loor Friday who is currently offer services empt y. The for survivors Center is Ashley SImons-Rudolph, of sexua l working on director of the Women’s Center and relationbringing in ship violence partners for the second floor who can offer and stalking. These services other important services. This include crisis counseling; acpotential growth could make companiment and scheduling mental health services more to court, student conduct, poeasily accessible for clients lice or hospital; assisting with who often don’t have a means changes in housing, parking of transportation. According and classes; contacting profesto Williams, getting access sors on behalf of the student for to mental health care service flexibility and assistance; and in the past “has been a night- a fund which offers financial mare.” If the expansion occurs, assistance to survivors. The clients would be able to get on University Women’s Center an elevator and go upstairs for also has general resources and gives referrals to other campus mental health services.

The Women’s Center is open and community services.

“Our mission is to inspire women and provide opportunities for gender related programs and services on campus.”

N.C. State’s Women’s Center has seven professionals on staff, 12 undergraduate students, and 75 active volunteers.

“There are five to seven programs happening every week,” Simons-Rudolph said.

One of its programs is “Read and Feed” at the Washington Elementary School Boys and Girls Club. Volunteers mentor and read with children in grades K-3 once a week.

“The books feature female characters in diverse backgrounds with strong roles such as women’s leaders or scientists.

At the end of the program the children will write their own works and the volunteers will publish those and give to the kids to take home,” SimonsRudolph said. “The students will have a finished product and something to be proud of.”

The N.C. State Women’s Center’s will host the 25th annual Take Back the Night march on campus in the spring, a fundraiser to end sexual violence.

The center and the University Women’s Studies program cosponsored a film series on the film “Miss Representation” last night. The film studies how the media’s misrepresentations of women have led to the underrepresentation of women in positions of power and influence.

The N.C. State Women’s Center also hosted a Chocolate Festival fundraiser last fall.

“I’ve never been but I’ve heard it’s a great place if you need help. I wouldn’t hesitate to go there,” said Jessica Green, a senior in communications.

The N.C. State Women’s Center is located in 324 Harrelson Hall, and its website is www. ncsu.edu/womens-center. The Women’s Center of Wake County’s website is http://www.wcwc. org/.

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The Facts:

N.C. State accepts students directly into their major so they can begin taking classes in their major as soon as possible.

This system is very different in comparison to other universities that make students wait until they’re a sophomore before allowing major selection.

Our Opinion:

Selecting a major is an important task because it has the potential to guide you into a specific career path. If a student desires to switch majors, there are many pros and cons to switching. Students should weigh their options carefully.

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A major is a major deal

.C. State is one of the only universities that accepts students into their major of choice when they apply. Here, students have taken at least two or three classes in their major by the end of their freshman year along with their general education classes.

Other universities, like our baby-blue rivals, do not allow students to declare until they’re sophomores. This way, students can take general education courses for a year in order to determine what they want to major in.

There is nothing wrong with the way N.C. State conducts its major selection process, but, as many have said before, students often do not know what they want to do at the age of 18 with the rest of their lives. Because of this, students should be careful when selecting their

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

major and deciding to switch it.

Students select a major for a lot of different reasons. Some students pick the major they know will guarantee them a job once they graduate. Some students pick solely based on what can lead to the career with the highest salary. Others make their major selection because of what they enjoy, what their parents want them to do, or even what they think will be the easiest.

Regardless of how you have decided to select your major, hopefully you were careful. If not, you can always switch to a different one. To change your major within your own college, it takes under a minute as long

as you have at least a 3.0 GPA. It’s more difficult with a lower GPA. To switch into another college, the process is much the same as applying to college all over again.

If you’re one of the small number of students who simply cannot decide on a major, the ease of switching between majors in your own college only serves to make matters worse. Since switching majors takes less than 60 seconds, switching seems less of a big deal than it really is.

Your major dictates what you’re going to do for the rest of your life. For some, that may be a scary thought. However, it’s something everyone should remember when deciding

whether to switch majors. If you’re unhappy or doing poorly in school, a change in major might be a positive thing.

However, switching majors can also present a problem. If you switch to something completely unrelated to your previous major, classes you have taken might not transfer over.

Because of this loss of classes, you may end up staying in college for an extra year or two.

For some, this may be not be feasible due to finances.

Switching majors is not an easy decision, and there are many pros and cons. Students, you should carefully weigh both pros as well as cons before deciding on or switching their major. It will determine the path you will ultimately take after you graduate.

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This bus is out of service

’m a huge fan of the bus system here. It is great that the bus drivers and the transportation office provide us with a quicker route to class.

However, like almost every aspect of college, there are some things about the buses that could be improved to make the system a lot Chelsey safer and less confusing for Francis Staff Columnist students.

Last week, I unknowingly got on to a bus that was about to go out of service. I don’t normally ride the No. 5 — Varsity bus, but I did last week. I never will again though.

I had been at Talley Student Center with my brother and was trying to get back to my apartment in Wolf Village.

I’m fully aware that 6:40 p.m. is not generally thought of as a dangerous time.

However, for some people, it’s engrained that night is not as safe as day and that it’s not a good time to be outside, alone or with a group of people.

I grew up in a neighborhood where being outside alone in the dark was more dangerous than anything else.

The No. 7 — Wolflink bus arrived at Carmichael Gymnasium and would not accept more passengers. Instead of waiting for another bus, I—along with two girls, who I didn’t know— got on the No. 5 — Varsity bus to get to West Deck. It seemed like a good idea at the time; it was cold and I didn’t want to wait anymore.

We got on the bus and rode to the first stop in the Varsity lot, only to be told the bus was out of service and we had to get off. There were many other passengers on the bus who were not planning to get off, as well as people waiting at the stop to get on the bus. The driver of the bus said it would be at least 16 minutes before another bus came. Keeping in mind that it was only about 40 degrees and dark, I didn’t want to stand still. The two other girls and I decided to walk from that stop to West Deck.

I’m still confused as to why we couldn’t ride the No. 7 bus at Carmichael Gym. According to the schedule, the No. 7 — Wolflink bus is not supposed to go out of service anywhere except at Wolf Village at 6:13 p.m. and 6:23 p.m. The fact that the bus did not follow the schedule is a reason for pause as well as concern.

I admit, if you look at the schedule, the No. 5 bus is scheduled to go out of service at 6:41 p.m. in Varsity Parking Lot, but we didn’t have time to look at the schedule before getting on the bus. It would have been a lot safer for the students riding the No. 5 bus if the driver had said the bus was about to go out of service while still on Main Campus so we didn’t get stranded in Varsity lot.

I would have much rather walked from Carmichael Gymnasium to Wolf Village or waited an additional 30 minutes for the nex t bus.

Instead I ended up in Varsity Parking .

Lot, an area w ith which I am not familiar. From there, I had to walk on a dark road with very few streetlights and cross Western Boulevard at night.

The bus system at night is very scattered. I admit that fewer students are out and it makes sense to have fewer buses running. However, the safety of students who have to be out at night should be taken into account.

It would be nice if the buses could have a banner that would say something like “Last three stops.” The banners, such as “Bus Full” or “Drop off only,” are extremely helpful because they convey important messages to people waiting to ride the bus. Having a banner convey that the bus would soon be out of service would help increase the safety of students.

“Last week, I unknowingly got on to a bus that was about to go out of service ”

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How many times have you changed your major?

If so, what did you switch to?

by Katherine Hoke

“Yes, I changed from environmental engineering because I found out that it wasn’t right for me. Then I went to paper science and chemical engineering.”

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Don’t hold the door for me

emales, have you ever tried to open a door for a guy and they start arguing with you? Or have you ever had a guy deliberately get in front of you to open the door right before you reach it? Well if you haven’t, you are one of the few lucky ones. I say this because in our society we have been taught that it is acceptable and Nijah respectful for Toshumba a guy to open Staff Columnist a door for females but not the other way around.

Last time I checked, we live in the 21st century and we women are more than capable of opening the door for ourselves. Many people do not realize that opening the door for a female is not just being nice or a gentleman, but it is also a form of oppression. Believe it or not, it’s as if we are telling females they cannot take care of themselves, including door opening.

Now, I realize a lot of people would be quick to disagree with me. Most females I talk to think it is ridiculous to say a guy holding a door open for me is oppressing me, but the truth is the truth.

I realized this is the kind of thing holding females back. A guy actually told me he was supposed to be holding the door for me and I was going against the “norm.” It is not OK for a complete stranger to

tell me I am wrong for holding a door open for him.

Do not get me wrong, I am not saying all door holding is wrong. If someone is walking behind you and you just let a door slam in their face, that’s simply rude; even I would have a problem with that. So do not confuse my hatred of men who always hold the door open for females with the obvious rudeness of letting a door slam in someone’s face. I also think it’s rude if you see someone carrying a lot and you walk past without holding the door for him or her.

My problem is just one thing and one t hing only: guys deliberately holding the door for a female more than able to do it herself.

This is especially annoying if the guy makes a conscious effort to hold the door when the female’s hand is already on the handle. Even worse is when a guy refuses to go in a door a girl is holding and insists on holding the door instead.

I have had numerous arguments with strangers because I had been holding the door for them and they refuse to walk through the door. Or, the guy will keep telling me to walk through the door first, which is particularly irritating. Unless I am in a rush to get somewhere, I will argue with any man who

tells me I should not be holding the door for him.

There are actually websites that teach men how to be a “perfect gentleman” by opening doors. The websites include tips for every possible door scenario, from car doors to double doors.

It boggles my mind that men and women believe if a man opens a door for you he is the “perfect gentleman.” It amuses me.

In today’s society door holding should be the last t hi ng on any guy’s mind when it comes to respecting women.

Opening a door doesn’t make a guy any more or less of a man or a nice guy. We have come so far and realize that women do not need the “help” they were once believed to need.

If we can gain the respect we deserve from every man, I am sure women wouldn’t think twice if a guy didn’t open a door for us every time the opportunity did or didn’t present itself.

“It is not OK for a complete stranger to tell me I am wrong for holding a door open for him.”

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“Back in ‘05 I was in psych, then I changed it about five times before I chose graphic design.

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Not so wild for Wildflower Natty Greens Brewing Company’s wheat doesn’t stack up to brewery’s reputation.

Mark Herring Features Editor

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Natty Greens’ Belgian-style witbier, Wildflower, is a light wheat beer with a pale color, lacking a full body like others of the style.

Wheat beers are known as drinkable beers, ones that guys would buy for their girlfriends who aren’t huge on beer. Blue Moon and Shock Top have made the style popular, and Natty Green’s Wildflower lives up to its mainstream cousins’ reputation: a drinkable beer that’d fool you as Sprite.

Whether you call it wit, blanche, or weiss, the various styles of wheat beers have common characteristics, like a smooth and full body, light and fruity or floral aromatics and a lush creamy head. Many come unfiltered, with yeast and wheat proteins suspended in a cloudy slur of deliciousness.

Beer snobs, even those who swear by strong IPAs or heavy stouts, can still enjoy a wellmade wheat beer. But it won’t be a Wildflower.

The body is not full like its Belgian counterparts; its alcohol content is on par with the typical low gravity at 4.5 percent, but the rich characteris-

tics of wheat beer don’t come through. It’s not filtered, but it’s not velvety. Wildflower loses its head quickly after pouring and it’s dangerously too easy to drink. It’s light, but it resembles what Germans would call kinderbier—children’s beer, usually half beer, half lemon soda or lemonade.

Natty Greens, a brewery based out of Greensboro, with a brewpub in Raleigh, now sells throughout North Carolina, and many of its products are solid representatives of their styles. Their amber ale is everything you’ll expect out of an American amber ale and their seasonals (only on draft)

have personality and depth in flavor. Wildflower is like the boring, anorexic sister from a big, loud family.

Wheat beer has acquired the recognition as girly beer, but despite its girly connotations, a well-crafted Belgian witbier or German Hefeweizen can knock your socks off. They’ve got strong flavors—coriander for witbier and bananas for Hefeweizen—and smooth bodies that compliment these flavors.

But Wildflower doesn’t. So heck, if you don’t really like beer, you’ll never know.

Whale death justifies animal love, devotion A young minke whale death reinforces animal passion for officials at NCSU. Young Lee Deputy Features Editor

Many people feel a deep connection to animals. This is usually because they are fuzzy, innocent, bright-eyed, and willing to devote their love unconditionally. Lovable animals come in all shapes and sizes, even very large.

According to Greg Lewbart, professor of aquatic, wildlife and zoologic medicine, this is especially true of marine mammals that have personalities and charisma. Humans tend to grow close to animals and feel sympathy for them when they are in pain.

On Jan. 25, Craig Harms, associate professor of aquatic, wildlife and zoologic medicine at N.C. State’s Center for Marine Sciences and Technology in Morehead City, had to confront a heartbreaking situation when a young minke whale ended up stranded on a remote part of the beach called the Bight.

According to Harms, an initial report came in to his office at 1:20 p.m. that day simply saying there was a large marine mammal out on the beach.

However, going out there, he was already pretty sure what he and his crew were going to have to do.

After traveling a little more than two hours by car and then boat, he and his crew came face to face with a slowly dying minke whale calf. It was low tide and it was clear that the whale had already been in the sun for about six hours. With its back already blistered, which is comparable to a serious burn for a marine mammal, and no sign of a mother, there was already no hope for survival. “[With] no sign of [the mother] around and with it being too large to transport, the only humane thing to we could do was to euthanize it. It’s not very uplifting but it is the humane thing to do,” Harms said. “I didn’t really think I’d be euthanizing marine mammals [when I went into veterinary medicine] and it’s definitely not an uplifting thing to do but it is a part of our veterinary oath to relieve animal suffering and it is an important thing and it is

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a real privilege to work with the animals in their distress. Although it is also distressing for the people, it is fortunate that we have that option to relieve that suffering [for animals],” According to Harms, the euthanizing allows the suffering animal to have a peaceful and easy death. “[The euthanization process is] very much like what happens in a veterinary clinic with aging pets,” said Harms. “We give an overdose of anesthetic…it stops the heart, it stops the brain function…it’s about as humane a way to go about it as it is in a difficult situation.”

However, as with any human intervention in a natural process, the intervention comes with certain responsibilities.

According to Harms, the lethal overdose of anesthetic can harm scavengers that try to feed on the carcasses of euthanized animals so he and his team have to transport the carcass every time they euthanize.

Despite the fact that the carcass does go to help researchers study the anatomy of marine mammals, the emotions still weigh heavy on Harms and his team.

“An argument can certainly be made that this is a natural occurrence and it happened on a national seashore and why not let nature take its course… it has been happening for a millennia and can certainly provide a lot of food for crabs and some gulls by leaving it out there. It’s just that when people hear about a stranded whale in distress, the thought of just leaving it out there is really tough and [we] have made the decision that when we can do something about relieving animal suffering, we will,” Harms said.

His colleagues agree.

“In my mind, if I came upon a stranded animal, a wild animal or any animal that is suffering and unrecoverable, I would elect for euthanasia of that animal,” Lewbart said. “…but to me I don’t see it as a controversy [because] as a veterinarian, one of the things I’m sort of bound to is to relieve animal suffering and if that means there’s an animal suffering in front of me and I have the means to kill it humanely-to euthanize it, I’ll do that and then deal with the fallout whether that is safe removal of the carcass or trying to rationalize that with the media or the public because there are a lot of emotions around marine animals.”

For many researchers, these emotions that marine animals provoke are what keeps them coming back despite whatever trails they may face during the day.

“There’s a certain emotional tug that marine mammals have and even on someone like myself,” Lewbart said. “When you look at something like a beluga whale it can actually twist its head…or dolphins like the bottlenose dolphin…it sort of has this perpetual smile, of course it’s not really a smile, it’s just the conformation of the mouth but even for someone like me who tries to be objective and scientific…there’s a different sort of feel…I feel a connection to the water, to the sea, and I always have.”

Photo courtesy of Jackie Big ford

Minke Whale Quick Facts: • • • • •

Smallest Whales in the baleen category Grow to be 30 feet long Weigh 7 tons Black and white in color Diet consists of krill, small fish, herring, cod Source: whale-world.com

It is due to these connections that drive researchers to take pity on animals, to care about pollution, to care about overfishing, and to care about the environment. It is not just the researchers who feel this way.

“I am incredibly passionate about the animal kingdom. I have always been fascinated by anything that hops, crawls, swims or f lies,” said Carley Miller a senior in interdisciplinary studies.

For Miller, that passion led her to found, with a few of her friends, the “Roots and Shoots” club at the University.

It is a club that seeks to make positive changes for people,

Map courtesy of NOAA Fisheries Service

Above: a minke whale is being harvested during whaling season in Norway. Below: a map of where minke whales live and migrate. Minke whales are prominent around the coasts of North America, Asia, and Europe.

animals and the environment.

“I believe that the university experience exists to familiarize students with all the problems that this world faces. Then it is

your responsibility to dedicate yourself to one of these issues, the one where you can make the most positive impact, and then spend the rest of your univer-

sity career equipping yourself with the skills and knowledge to tackle this problem once you graduate.”

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Museum renews auction to highlight local talent The North Carolina Museum of Art uses auction to support local art.

Jordan Alsaqa Arts & Entertainment Editor

The North Carolina Museum of Art is gearing up for its second annual art auction, featuring submissions from around the state. Whether from professional artists or interested amateurs, the auction offers a chance for citizens to be recognized for their artistic talents.

Jennifer Hicks, the special

events director for the mu- artists. [The art auction] was seum, said the event first grew something mutually beneficial.

It’s a chance out of t he to showcase museum’s a lot of great desire to crework, while ate something also helping new. to keep the “It was a permanent t i me w hen collection the museum f ree to t he had just republic.” opened our Jennifer Hicks, The event o l d bu i l d special event director quick ly being,” Hicks of NC Museum of Art came successs a i d . “ We ful, inspiring were looking for some new program to the museum to create a yearly open the museum to more local art auction. So far, this year’s

“We want to be showcasing what other artists are doing.”

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“Portrait of a Girl Wearing a Gold-Trimmed Cloak,” a painting by the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s on display for the Rembrandt in America exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Art. The exhibit features 30 autographed Rembrandt paintings from across America.

Rembrandt in America, smash hit for N.C. Museum of Art The Rembrandt in America exhibition at the NC Museum of Art draws visitors from around the world.

Frances Ellis Staff Writer

From Oct. 30 to Jan. 22, Raleigh was home to the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever presented in an American exhibition. The Rembrandt in America exhibition at the North Carolina Museum of Art drew widespread acclaim and even larger crowds in a short period of time, but putting the exhibition together was no quick feat.

“Our curator of Northern European art, Dennis Weller, had the idea for the exhibition around five years ago,” Natalie Braswell, Assistant Marketing Manager at the North Carolina Museum of Art, said. “It is a tremendous undertaking to get that many Rembrandt pieces in one place. The conversations with other museums and lenders were happening years before the exhibition was even announced. Rembrandt in America activated the NCMA staff at all levels to be highly involved; every department from curatorial to marketing to security had to be performing at a major level to accommodate the interest in the exhibition.”

The response was well worth the time and effort. Rembrandt in America was a runaway hit for the museum and art world.

“North Carolina was very receptive to the exhibition,” Braswell said. “We welcomed guests from every single county in the entire state, and on [Jan. 21] the exhibition was a recordbreaking day for us with attendance at 7,212 people.”

One of these guests was Aryn Leach, a freshman in industrial design. She attended both the private opening gala for the Rembrandt in America exhibition and a school-organized tour with a private docent.

“As my father is a museum director, I’ve grown up in the art world, studying and learning about it. I’ve been familiar with Rembrandt for a long time and when I heard that there was an exhibition here, I just had to go,” Leach said. “I distinctly remember that there

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Touring the works he helped curate for the Rembrandt in America exhibit at the N.C. Museum of Art, Dennis Weller, curator of northern European art, explains to patrons the details of the Dutch painter Rembrandt van Rijn’s life.

was one room filled with only a few Rembrandts and the rest of the artwork was painted by other apprentices and students.

It was really interesting to be able to detect which ones were true Rembrandts and which ones were not.”

Leach said Rembrandt’s work is very dark, but also very emotional. “I find it interesting how he plays on blurring lines and textures and creates something so important to the painting, whether it’s just a simple black hat that mostly consists of flat tones,” Leach said.

Bethany Minervino, a senior in art and design, is also a fan of Rembrandt’s work.

“Part of the reason Rembrandt’s self portraits are so lively is because of all that detail; it is all created in one cohesive message about the subject,” Minervino said. “It was more than just a picture, more than just pointing a camera and clicking at a perceived reality.”

When totaled up, the logistics are impressive.

“We had 150,905 visitors to Rembrandt in America,” Braswell said. “Of those, we’ve had visitors from all 50 states and the District of Columbia; from all 100 counties in North Carolina; and from more than 40 foreign countries.”

The Rembrandt in America exhibition was a significant presence in the art world for more than one reason.

“Rembrandt in America is the largest collection of Rembrandt paintings ever assembled in the U.S.” Braswell said.

“It is currently at the Cleveland Museum of Art, but it kicked off in Raleigh at our museum.

Two of the non-Rembrandt works are from the NCMA’s permanent collection; the remaining works are on loan from private collections and more than two dozen American art museums.”

The exhibit has also attracted visitors because of its academic appeal. “Rembrandt in America is also the first major exhibition to explore how the desire for Rembrandt paintings

by American collectors in turn fueled critical connoisseurship and research about the artist’s work,” Braswell said. “It attracted international attention from Rembrandt scholars, collectors and fans.”

It was an exhibition that rarely ceased to delight from beginning to end.

“As a design student I especially noticed the title wall for the exhibition was this beautiful plum color with oldfashioned gold print and it was just gorgeous,” Leach said. “It was a beautiful introduction to the whole exhibition because of the style and how well everything was presented. It was a great primer for what you were about to see.”

event has seen a considerable amount of growth from the last, with more submissions coming in early.

Hicks said the first event was a learning experience for the museum.

“We were finding out what our audience was,” Hicks said.

“We have a better idea of where to look this year.”

Last year’s auction provided a wide variety of submissions, with all age groups represented alongside notable members of the art community. This year, the museum feels it has had a better grasp on which groups to reach out to.

While the auction itself isn’t until April 14, the museum hopes to get citizens excited for the art several times in the next couple of months. All the submissions will be available to view online March 15, with links to the artists’ websites when available. A live showcase of the work will take place at the museum March 30.

Furthermore, the museum is reaching out to the community to help judge the merits of the works that will be bid on.

“We’ve set it up as a juried submission of the work,” Hicks said. “The jury is not formed from the museum, but from the community. This year, we’ve got the potter Marc Huit, as well as the director of the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh.”

The judges have been chosen based on their artistic eyes, but the museum has made sure all entrants will get a fair shot.

“We’ve gotten a very prestigious board, but they don’t know if a work is submitted by a professional artist or an amateur,” Hicks said.

The art auction acts as part of

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The exhibition hall in the East building of the N.C. Museum of Art opens to the Rembrandt in America exhibit. The exhibit features 30 autographed Rembrandt paintings from across America.

the museum’s desire to become more involved with North Carolina’s artistic community. The museum is also working to develop an artistic liaison group to reach out to artists around the state.

“We definitely hope that the liaison group will get more involvement overall with the community,” Hicks said. “We want to be showcasing what other artists are doing.”

In a similar vein, the museum

hopes the art auction event will continue to grow in the coming years, providing a gathering place for local artists to show off their work to the community.

“It’s the sort of thing that the whole community can embrace,” Hicks said. “We put the work up in a local exhibition.

It’s something that can be seen, and it’s a great showcase for the work.”

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Hurricanes surge over the Pack on Beach Night cameron continued from page 8

The Pack loses to No. 6 Miami Hurricanes at Reynolds Coliseum, 73-61.

Adam Luther Staff Writer

After losing to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons in the annual “Hoops for Hope” game on Sunday, the women’s basketball team looked to avenge its loss against the nationally ranked No. 6 Miami Hurricanes.

Looking for an upset, the Pack couldn’t stop the ‘Canes.

State won the opening tip, which allowed for an easy bucket by senior forward Bonae Holston. Both the Pack and the Hurricanes would set the way for a fast-paced game early on as both teams would run the floor. Clutch shooting by Miami and a few turnovers early on by State let the Canes take a quick lead by eight points.

Holston would keep her team alive with solid post play, hitting a couple turnaround jumpers.

Miami would continue to score at will, but it was not due to a lack of defense by State.

Almost every shot the Canes took found a way to rattle in for a score. Battling back, a three-point by freshman guard Krystal Barrett would turn into a 7-0 run for the Wolfpack.

Freshman guard Erica Donovan would hit four straight buckets of her own to bring the Pack back into the game.

“I just had more confidence,” Donovan said. “I was just doing what I know how to do and not taking anyone else’s place.”

After a few Miami turnovers and much better transition play by State, the contest would eventually be tied with 9:29 remaining in the half. Both teams would continue to score consistently, but State never saw the lead. Donovan would continue to dominate for her team, but her performance alone could not keep the Pack in the game.

Miami would close out the half with a 16-4 run, putting them up by 12 points heading into the locker room.

Sophomore guard Myisha

Goodwin-Coleman would open the second half with two three-point buckets for the Pack. The three-point shooting

by Goodwin-Coleman would spark an 8-0 run for State, bringing the Canes lead down to seven with 16:56 remaining.

In an attempt to stop the threepoint shooting by Coleman, the Hurricanes would switch to a full court trap, which squashed the Wolfpack’s momentum.

State would go cold, turning the ball over three straight possessions as Miami’s lead went back up to 10.

Miami would continue to score transition buckets off of State turnovers, but a couple mid-range jumpers by Donovan, as well as one from junior guard Marissa Kastanek, would keep State at a reachable deficit.

State would see itself down by 11 points with 9:26 left in the match-up. Even with a couple baskets by Goodwin-Coleman, as well as Holston, it was hard for State to stop the offensive onslaught of the Hurricanes.

“I cherish the moments that I am on the court,” Holston said.

“I don’t take it for granted.

It’s hard to believe I only have one more game left at Reynolds.”

Looking to make some stops defensively, the Pack switched to a full court press, which only ended up turning into fouls at the other end of the court, frequently putting the Canes on the line. Both Miami and State traded threes as the Pack saw themselves down by 11 points with 1:56 remaining. As the seconds dwindled down, the buzzer sounded with a final score of 73-61 in Miami’s favor.

Even after the loss, Coach Kellie Harper praised her teams’ effort.

“I thought our team competed,” Harper said. “We played hard and tough. We did not back down to a very good and talented nationally ranked Miami. I am proud of my kids and how hard they played.”

The Pack will face off against the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill on Sunday.

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with 2:26 left off of a three from Rivers.

With 25 seconds left on the clock, Brown called an isolation for a three-point attempt,

but was unsuccessful and hit off the front iron.

Two free throws from Curry put the game out of reach for the Pack, leaving the score at 73-78, and Duke surviving a scare.

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about everything to do with the tournament, Cancio felt he had some concerns.

“My only concern will be the rescheduling for rain should there be any and the surge of cold that we’ve been experiencing lately,” Cancio said. “I think that rained out games can become an issue and cold is never too fun to play in. Players become sluggish and reaction time is slower, which many times causes more injuries.”

The tournament is scheduled to begin today at 2:30 p.m. on the Lower Miller Fields with games to be played every Friday.

in Viking history. His 4,546 career rushing yards ranks No. 5 in the history of the franchise.

After retiring from the NFL, Brown settled down in Apple Valley, Minnesota. He currently works as a juvenile probation officer in Ramsey County. In 1995, Brown was inducted into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame; and in 2003 was named to the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Football Team.

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Men’s basketball

Crashing down at Cameron Pack implodes down stretch as No. 4 Duke erases 20-point deficit.

State hires new running backs coach

Jeniece Jamison

N.C. State head football coach Tom O’Brien announced the appointment of Desmond “Des” Kitchings as the new running backs coach for the team.

Kitchings appointment comes after Everette Sands, the Pack’s coach in the same position last season, left in order to join the University of South Carolina.

Kitchings was the running backs coach for the Air Force Academy last season, a team that finished the season accounting 314.8 rushing yards per game and had 43 rushing touchdowns for the season, both of which ranked third in the nation. Kitchings was also the running backs coach at Vanderbilt from 2008-10, serving as the offensive coordinator in his last season with the Commodores. At Vanderbilt, Kitchings was responsible for helping produce SEC freshman of the year and freshman AllAmerican tailback Warren Norman.

Source: N.C. State Athletics

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The only coach in State history to defeat Duke during his coaching debut at Cameron Indoor Stadium was Jim Valvano in 1981. An NCSU victory last night would have made Mark Gottfried the second to accomplish the feat.

Deputy Sports Editor

Just when it appeared State had snatched a signature victory, things began to fall apart.

The Pack started off strong on the defensive end, which resulted in it going on an 8-0 run to start the game. Junior forward C.J. Leslie held court in the paint with four blocks and rebounds in the half.

It held the Blue Devils to 16 points in the paint, but foul trouble loomed for the Wolfpack. Junior forward Richard Howell and Leslie picked up two personals.

Senior forward C.J. Williams committed three of his own.

With the foul situation in f lux for State, junior forward DeShawn Painter provided valuable minutes off the bench. Painter contributed four points and two boards in the half.

Graduate student guard Alex Johnson had a breakout half for the Pack. Johnson hit three baskets from beyond the arch and finished with 11 points in the half, which is a season high for him after struggling to find his shot throughout the ACC schedule. Leslie and sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown finished behind Johnson in the half with eight each.

State debuted an all-black uniform scheme for the occasion, and in those jerseys they blacked out the Devils perimeter attack. Duke guard Austin Rivers went without a field goal in the half and finished with two points, coming from the free throw line, in the half.

Guard Seth Curry was held to scoreless for the first half. The Pack also held Duke to shooting two-for-14 from the threepoint line.

The Pack also outran the Devils, scoring seven fast break points, in comparison to seven from Duke.

State went into the locker room with a big, 46-30, lead at the half. The Pack has held a double-digit lead since the 10:30 mark in the first.

The second half was marked by huge runs for Duke. The Devils were riding on a 13-2 run through the first eight minutes and 25-8 up to the final four.

State’s foul situation proved to be what killed the game for the Pack. Howell fouled out after showing on a pick with 1:22 left. Leslie fouled out of the game with 1:05 left. He finished the game 12 points and tied a career high six blocks.

After Curry hit his first shot from the field with 17 minutes left, the second half turned into his personal playground. Despite Curry going blank in the first half, he dropped 26 on the Pack in the second. Rivers also caught his stride in the second, scoring 13 in the half.

After trailing the entire game, Duke took its first lead

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Wolfpack basketball head coach Mark Gottfriend puts his head in his hands as Duke takes the lead from State during the basketball game in Durham Thursday night. State led up until the final minutes of the game, when the Blue Devils passed the Wolfpack to earn a 78-73 victory.

intramural soccer

February Feature

First ever 11-versus-11 IM soccer tournament comes to campus University Recreation organizes event.

Rishav Dey Deputy Sports Editor

University Recreation announced the inaugural 11-versus-11 Intramural soccer tournament for the spring semester. It will be the first time a soccer tournament has been organized in the spring by the organization previously known as Campus Recreation. The tournament will have 15 teams in three groups, each competing to be crowned the first ever 11-versus-11 IM soccer champion.

Student Director for programming, Shane Ferrara said there were numerous reasons as to why his department decided to organize the tournament.

“We wanted to extend more sports opportunities to the students,” Ferrara said. “We know that the 7-on-7 community has asked for it for a long time we decided to do it this time.”

Ferrara also said there would be a lot of improvements in this semester’s event in comparison to what it had been in previous semesters.

“The biggest change is obviously it’s going to be 11-versus-11,” Ferrara said.

“There are going to be 40-minute halves and we are doing off-sides and the fields are going to be pretty much regulation size. I think we are going to aim for about 110-by-75 yards.”

Favio Intriago, graduate student in civil engineering, felt playing with 11 players compared to seven would be a different ball game altogether.

“In the 7-versus-7 tournament the fields are smaller and players have more freedom to move from one position to another,” Intriago said. “This changing of zones is less common in the 11-versus-11 game where the field is considerably larger. Given this factor, players must have a better awareness of where they and their teammates are on the field.

“Since the 11-versus-11 field is larger, accurate and timely passes are essential to a team’s success.”

Intriago, whose team swept the intramural championships last semester to win the men’s open, the co-ed and the men’s elite tournament, said he was expecting nothing less from his team this time around.

“Being the defending champion feels great. The T-shirts from winning all three leagues also contribute to this feeling,” Intriago said. “I am expecting my team to win it all.

They are a very talented and passionate group of people and to expect anything less would be an insult to them.”

Junior in Spanish language and literature, David Cancio whose team ‘The Zodiac’ is also playing in the league, felt it would be better to play with 11 players on the field in comparison to seven.

“I think it will be more organized from a team perspective,” Cancio said. “Most soccer players played on either a club team or a high school team where they played 11-versus-11 and so it offers a more familiar experience.”

Cancio expressed confidence in his team and felt his team was capable of going all the way.

“My team is filled with a lot of very responsible and talented guys,” Cancio said. “This is same team that I had in the 11-versus-11 season and it has

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carried over with some new recruits over to this spring season. It’s a team of 21 hard-working men.”

While a lot of people participate in the intramural sports just to have a good time, Cancio was expecting his team to be as competitive as it could be.

“My expectations for my team are that we will at least progress through the group stage,” Cancio said. “One can hope, but you really don’t know until you actually get there.

Sometimes there can be a stroke of genius from your side or an opposing player that can change the game.

Sometimes it’s a referee’s decision that goes your way and sometimes it’s the other.

“Regardless, ideally I’d like to take this team and win the league.”

Despite his optimism

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February Feature Series: running back Ted Brown Still standing as the ACC’s all-time rushing leader, few can match Brown’s resume.

Kyle McMahan Staff Writer

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n honor of Black History Month, every Friday Technician will feature a famous African-American.

#23 Ted Brown For the rest of N.C. State’s history, no other football player will ever wear the number 23.

Ted Brown’s name and number are one of only eight to be displayed in the Ring of Honor at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Ted Brown began his football career at High Point Andrews High School. Brown was only about 5’9” and 170 pounds, but his agility and strength put him on the radar for a number of North Carolina college coaches. Brown received scholarship offers from Western Carolina, Appalachian State, East Carolina and N.C. State. After much deliberation, former coach Lou Holtz convinced Brown to join the Wolfpack.

Brown was placed on both the junior varsity team and the bench for the first five games of the season and at one point considered transferring to ECU. Eventually Brown would get his chance, and began rewriting the history of ACC football.

By the end of the 1975 season, Brown had rushed for 913 yards, 12 touchdowns and was a first-team All-ACC selection. He was also awarded the ACC Rookie of the year award.

Brown’s 1976 sophomore season was no different for the running back, who compiled another 1,088 yards and 13 touchdowns.

As a junior, Brown set the NCSU single-game rushing

record with an astonishing 251 yards against Penn State.

That same year he recorded the school’s longest run -- 95 yards against Syracuse. Brown was named to the All-ACC team for the third time and led the Wolfpack to a Peach Bowl win against Iowa State.

Brown closed out his illustrious college career with a record-setting senior season.

He rushed for 1,350 yards and averaged more than 122 yards per game. He recorded 11 touchdowns and was named a consensus All-American, the first African-American in school history to do so. At the end of the season, Brown had finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting. Ted Brown’s jersey was retired before his final home game on Nov. 18, 1978.

Two months later, he would lead State to a 30-17 bowl victory over Pittsburgh.

Brown is the only player in the ACC’s history to earn four consecutive first-team All-conference honors. His 49 career rushing touchdowns still sits at the top of the NCAA record books. No running back has ever recorded as many 100-yard rushing games and no player other than a kicker has scored as many points (312). Brown also has the most career rushing yards in the ACC at 4,602.

What is even more remarkable is that during Brown’s career, the NCAA did not include bowl accomplishments as part of a player’s total stats. If Brown’s 399 bowl-game yards were included, he would be one of only fifteen running backs in NCAA history to rush for more than 5,000 yards in his career.

After graduating from State in 1978, Brown was picked No. 16 overall in the NFL draft by the Minnesota Vikings.

Throughout his eight-year career, he scored 53 total touchdowns, the fourth-best mark

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