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Changes in the Wake County Public School System have limited the amount of time N.C. State students can spend in the classroom. Michael Maher, director of professional education, said the number of students in the College of Education has made placement difficult. “Around 160 student-teachers and 500 observers are placed into classrooms in Wake County Schools every semester,” Maher said. “Having so many students that have to fulfill these requirements makes it hard to find a place for everyone.” Both the University and WCPSS have made changes to improve both the safety and placement of student, Maher said. “In order for students to take a position as a student-teacher they usually have to get permission from the person in charge of clearing student
teachers, but they now have to get nior in mathematics, these changes permission through central campus,” have made finding a position in high Maher said. “It makes it more difficult performing schools harder since the demand is higher. to be cleared.” “Some schools have placed a block With the benefits of improved classrooms for students, Maher said, comes on observers and student teachers in Wa ke C ou nt y the limitation of Schools, so this the number of makes it more s t udent s t h at difficult to find a can be placed in placement,” Hart classrooms. said. “In order for a The Teaching teacher to host a Fellows program, student-teacher Hart said, has t he y h ave to been an excellent have taught for resource in gaina minimum of ing the experifour years,” Maence she needs her said. Maher before entering a said that this reclassroom. quirement makes Brianna Hart, junior in mathematics “Being in the it more difficult Teaching Fellows to place everyone given the time restraints. He said program makes it a lot easier to find a another factor to take into account is position as a student-teacher because the workload of certain teachers, such you get first priority,” Hart said. “We as those who take on additional po- are held to such a high standard since sitions, such as department head or we represent the state.” Nikki Proctor, a sophomore in hismentor. According to Brianna Hart, a ju- tory education and a Teaching Fellow,
“Being in the Teaching Fellows program makes it a lot easier to find a position as a student-teacher because you get first priority.”
said that as a younger student in the program she has not been as affected as the upperclassmen. “It has not really affected me yet but hopefully by the time I need to fulfill my requirements these problems will be all settled out,” Proctor said. Maher said in order to make the placement process safer for the students of Wake County Schools and to help University students applying for their teaching license, criminal records will now be taken into consideration. “Schools are starting to take criminal background checks among anyone who is working in the school systems,” Maher said. It is beneficial for students, Maher said, to learn this information before their student-teaching requirement must be met than to be taken by surprise at graduation when they are unable to obtain a teaching license because of their background.
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Touring old north campus in the dark, Matt Robins, 2009 alumnus in architecture, leads a group of about 30 students through the snow and around Watauga Residence Hall, telling stories about the University’s history on Tuesday. The Watauga Club was founded in 1884 with the intentionally non-descript Native American name Watauga, meaning “the land beyond.” The club was instrumental to the creation of the University in 1887 and included the men Peele, Daniels, Page, Dabney and Primrose Halls were named for.
2010 Census affects tuition, congressional districts Response rates for college students disappoint, officials hope to raise numbers in 2010 Rachel Port Staff Writer
For the majority of college students, the 2010 Census, distributed midMarch to people living off-campus and early April to those living oncampus, will be the first Census they have ever participated in. The Census, which occurs every 10 years, is a constitutionally mandated count of every person, citizens and non-citizens, living in the 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Marinara Islands and American Samoa. In 2000, the Census tract containing N.C. State had the lowest response rate in all of Wake County, according to Max Baker, an intern with the Wake County Planning Department and junior in psychology. Out of the five tracts with the lowest response rate in Wake County, four were University tracts. “There is definitely a correlation between students and low response rates,” Baker said.
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According to Baker, students and Bureau has to send Census takers to non-English speaking individuals are addresses where the forms have not been returned, Baker said. Census takthe hardest people to count. “I want students to know how im- ers are temporary employees and their wages are paid for with tax dollars. portant the Census is,” Baker said. Grant said University Housing is doAccording to Baker, the state and federal government use Census data to ing its part to ensure a 100-percent response rate among give out more than students living on $478 billion every campus. year. That’s more “Every student than $1,000 per needs to be countperson per year ed,” Grant said. allocated by local Accord i ng to governments for Grant, the Census roads, hospitals, Bureau has a Unischools, universiversity provided ties, emergency Max Baker, list of the names and other services. junior in applied psychology and location of “It even affects students liv i ng college tuition,” in University Housing that will be Baker said. For the next decade, 2010 Census used to make sure Census forms are data will be used by businesses and received by all on-campus residents. Representatives from the local Cenorganizations to tailor products and services to the population, said Susan sus Bureau will be on campus April 9 Grant, director of University Housing. to collect forms from students living Another reason the Census is im- in Wolf and King Villages, and April portant is because the number of 16 to collect forms from students livcongressional districts a state has is ing in residence halls. “University Housing is committed determined by Census data. When people don’t fill out the form, to working with the local Census Buor fill it out incorrectly without pro- reau to ensure the count of campus viding a phone number, the Census residents is accurate and complete,”
“There is definitely a correlation between students and low response rates.”
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Grant said. Baker said many people have questions about the confidentiality of the Census. The Census does not ask for a signature or social security number and private information such as names and phone numbers cannot be shared with any other federal or law enforcement agency. Violating the confidentiality of the Census is punishable by up to a $250,000 fine or five years in jail, he said. When asked what he thought, hypothetically, about people planning to protest the Census, Chris Geatz, a senior in communication, said that civil disobedience has always been an engine of change and that if people want to protest the Census, that’s their right. However, students should fill it out because it requires a nominal amount of effort to reap the benefits of Census data, he said. The Census cannot be filled out online, but more information and sample forms can be found at http://2010.census. gov/2010census/. Census data affects the whole community for the next ten years, Baker said.
Students to wear red graduation gowns Seniors will have the chance to graduate in school colors for the first time in University history Rachel Port Staff Writer
It has taken a few years, but N.C. State undergraduates will finally be wearing red at graduation this year. Adam Compton, senior class president emeritus; Jim Ceresnak, student body president; Jay Dawkins, senior class president; and Kelli Rogers, student senate president, sent a letter to Chancellor Jim Woodward in the fall requesting red caps and gowns for undergraduate graduation ceremonies. “We’ve had black a long time,” Dawkins said. According to Dawkins, the push for graduation red began almost three years ago at an Agri-life Council meeting where an attendee wondered aloud why N.C. State students graduate in black. Compton looked into it and found a set of example gowns to showcase at a president’s roundtable in 2008, Dawkins said. There was positive feedback from students and excitement about the idea. According to Ceresnak, students were polled online and there were campus surveys, all of which indicated students wanted to graduate in red. Other colleges wear their colors at graduation, Ceresnak said. There was not a whole lot of negative feedback, Dawkins said. Some students complained that the red would clash with their skin color. “I was skeptical at first. I wasn’t sure what it would look like en masse,” Vice Provost Louis Hunt said. Prototypes were put on display in Talley Student Center and in the bookstore for viewing by students. However, despite the progress, students didn’t graduate in the new gowns last spring. “The project was moved to the back burner because of changes in leadership,” Hunt said. Ceresnak said he felt comfortable with presenting the idea of red caps and gowns to Woodward because of all the positive feedback the project had gotten previously. “I got the project in its final stage,” Ceresnak said. According to Hunt, the new caps and gowns will cost $3 more than the old black caps and gowns. The new honor sashes will be $2 more. “It’s the beginning of a great tradition,” Ceresnak said. The new gowns look like typical graduation gowns — lightweight, inexpensive fabric, big sleeves, zipperedfront. On the left, over the heart, a University seal is embroidered in white. Though none of the students interviewed ever saw the gowns on display for one reason or another, based on the description above, they seemed to be split down the middle.
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“The gowns will show a lot more school pride,” J.T. Hall, a sophomore in chemical engineering said. “Sounds nice to me,” Jordan Fearrington, a freshman in civil engineering, said. “It’s cool. I’m sure it looks a lot better [than the black gowns],” Samuel Amaning, a freshman in mechanical engineering, said. “I like black personally,” Matt Schreiner, a freshman in computer science, said. “Personally, I think everybody looks better in black,” Meaghan Lanier, a junior in English, said. “Black is more formal, but I like the seal idea.” “It’s nice our gowns will be an official school color, but aesthetically I prefer the black,” Chris Geatz, a senior in communications, said. “As the song goes, ‘We’re the red and white state.’ I can’t imagine graduation any other way,” Dawkins said.
Condition of street suffers due to weather and construction Caroline Barfield Staff Writer
Due to the recent snow, drivers on Hillsborough Street went from dealing with not only construction but dozens of potholes as well. Cars have to worry about hitting potholes, bikers have to worry about getting their tires stuck in newly formed grooves and students have to worry about getting splashed with mud. Several students think since bulldozers were brought in to clear away snow from the street, the street has gone from being a mess to an even bigger mess. Robert Brummel, a sophomore in biochemistry, said the road is clearly suffering. “Hillsborough Street is bumpy as hell. There are ruts everywhere and when driving at night you can’t see the lines that well, much less during the day,” he said. Brummel also said the road is lacking some important safety features
been in horrible condition for too long every road should have. “Hillsborough Street barely has a and it’s time for it to get fixed. “Hillsborough Street has a bunch of defined shoulder, which can be dangerous for bikers and inconvenient potholes now, and it needs to get fixed for cars that need to pull over. Not to — my tires can’t handle much more mention, there are no defined cross- and it sounds like my car is going to fall apart. More walks either, so importantly, the pedestrians are road has been darting out in under construcfront of cars and tion for a while stepping in potnow and I think holes in the prothe process really cess. It’s really a needs to hurry mess.” up. I know they Brummel said can’t control the there is a particweather, but it’s ular pothole that taking a ridicucatches him off lous amount of guard every time time.” he encounters it. Robert Brummel, Brogden also “When you are sophomore in biochemistry mentioned one coming up Pulspecific pothole len Street and begin to merge into the traffic circle, that gives her trouble. “When merging into the roundthere is a terrible pothole — it’s like a small crater in the road. I’m really about off of Pullen Street, there is balooking forward to them smoothing sically a drop off and cars have no way of getting around it. Since there’s no out the roads,” he said. Alexis Brogden, a sophomore in dodging it, you either nail the pothole animal science, feels that the road has or nail a barrel,” she said.
“Hillsborough Street barely has a defined shoulder, which can be dangerous for bikers and bad if a car needs to pull over.”
Even those who bicycle seem to have it rough, according to Austin Simmons, a freshman in graphic design. “I try to avoid Hillsborough Street because it is terrible for biking. Sometimes my tires get stuck in the grooves. I even popped a tube in my tire because of a pot hole,” he said. “I go down backstreets and ride on campus instead of taking Hillsborough, though it is unavoidable sometimes.” Simmons said the road conditions affect bicyclists just as much as they affect vehicles. “Bikers are important; we’re motorists too and share the road with vehicles, so if it’s rough for them, you know it’s rough on us.” According to the Hillsborough Street Partnership’s Web site, pavement of Hillsborough is not to occur any time soon. Construction is taking place on the newly formed roundabouts, sidewalks and side streets and for now students and drivers will have to endure the rough conditions.
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The 2010 Census will be distributed in the next month. In the past, including 2000, the response rate from students has been very low.
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The Census is a critical part of making sure students’ voices count. Filling out a Census isn’t just a civic obligation; it’s common sense.
tudents will receive one of the most important documents in their college careers during the next month. Not the failing results of midterm exams or rejection letters from graduate schools, but the 2010 Census. Ironically enough, the little document, which takes just a few minutes to complete and has profound effects on Congressional representation and federal funding, has had extremely poor response rates from students in the past. During the last Census, in 2000, four of the five Wake County tracts — a population measurement tool — with the worst response rates were in
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the University vicinity. Many students seem to view the Census as unimportant, or are under the impression that it won’t affect them. Truth be told, the Census has incredibly profound effects on students. It can help bring additional funding into the state and local governments and can even allocate new Congressional districts to the state. It’s more than a civic duty to complete the Census; it’s common sense and students must realize its importance for — without getting corny — being
counted. More so than voting, even, it is one of the most effective ways to participate in representative democracy and have a real influence on the future of the country. If you frequently complain about potholes in the road, wait times at the hospital and — even more importantly — funding to state universities, fill out your Census. The short self-assessment is a very powerful tool and can be a catalyst for change in the community; it does the entire
area — University or otherwise — a disservice to not account for the growing campus population during the last 10 years and deny the next decade’s worth of students the resources the government should afford. Take the time to fill out the Census before mid-April and encourage your friends to follow suit — you won’t get another chance until 2020 and the funding and representation has never been so important.
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had the displeasure of listening to a speaker on campus this week known by the name of “Brother Ross.” He is an amateur street preacher who is sharing his unique and controversial interpretation of t he word of God. His question-andanswer format deals with isTodd sues primarily Jeffreys focused on hosophomore, mosexuality middle grades and the role of education women within Christianity. I do not have an issue with street preaching; they do the honorable job of spreading God’s word to the masses, just as Jesus and his disciples did 2,000 years ago. What I do have an issue with is his version of Christian theology and delivery. He takes biblical passages out of context and molds them to fit his version of the Word. In doing so, this causes error and makes them contrary to what the Bible actually says. He also personally at t ack s h is listeners with verbal insults and incorrect lifestyle assumptions. On t h re e separate insta nces, he specifically stated “most” of the University’s female students are “whores” without ascertaining if this is true or not. If I started preaching in the Brickyard without permission and started shouting profanities about my fellow female students, I would probably be arrested, sent to a disciplinary review board and rightfully offend all of the women who attend school here. I fully support his right to speak, but as a Christian, I am instructed by the Bible to renounce this false prophet. An important distinction for non-Christians to remember is I am not “judging” Brother Ross for sin as he does to you. I am already a Christian and he is my brother in Christ. There are certain fundamental truths all Christians believe in, such as accepting Jesus as our Sav-
ior, forgiveness of sins, etc. But when he distorts the Word — as in when he said, “even if you repent, God will not forgive you of your sins” — I have no choice but to publicly renounce him as a false prophet. So why does this school allow this man to preach on campus? It is not preaching with love as Jesus did. His brand of preaching is called hate speech. I urge school officials to reconsider allowing him to continue preaching under the umbrella of “free speech” or “religious freedom” protection. Regardless of the religious aspects, his words and actions clearly violate the school policy with regards to discrimination and verbal abuse. You drilled this point into my head during student orientation when you said that this type of behavior is unacceptable at anytime, anywhere. So why do school officials give permission to allow a stranger to come to our campus and shout at the top of his lungs that we are whores, sodomites and various other na me s u nder the guise of religious f reedom of speech? Why do you allow this double standard to exist? I apologize to my fellow students, a supposed fellow “Christ i a n” w it h questionable theological education and background would condemn you for sins you may or may not have committed. Not all Christians are like Brother Ross and I personally have a genuine concern for your spiritual well being. You don’t have to agree with Christianity or its principals, but it is my Christian duty to shed light on false teaching, so you may make an informed decision on which avenue of religious expression you choose to follow — or none at all.
“I fully support his right to speak, but as a Christian, I am instructed by the Bible to renounce this false prophet.”
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Carroll editorial was trite Sexting column was distasteful After reading the article about sexting in Monday’s Technician, I was very offended and shocked by the writer’s expression of his views. Child pornography is present in the U.S. and the world in a prevalent manner; I was disgusted by the language usage the writer used as well as his own confession of watching malevolent pornography. I understand that freedom of the press and freedom of speech are granted in the Bill of Rights, but this article was beyond disgusting in every way. The writer simply disregarded child pornography as if it was not an issue — it is. If the writer agrees with sexting, it’s his business. But to disillusion a serious issue such as child pornography is distasteful. I am an avid reader and supporter of Technician, but if work like this continues to be shown and condoned by Technician, I will withdraw my interest in this paper and will encourage friends and classmates to do the same. I hope to see more tasteful articles in Technician and on the Web site.
Wednesday’s editorial was ham-handed in its attempt to parlay the horrifying James Carroll story into a half-baked cautionary treatise on Internet behavior. Even the title belies the essay’s glib mistreatment of this shocking crime. “Don’t become another James Carroll,” it warns, implying that behavior like Carroll’s abounds in the University. Of course, the “Our Opinion” sidenote tepidly disclaiming this implication is contemptibly less conspicuous. The content of the editorial gives cursory details of the crime and then devolves into a trite and condescending caveat about the dangers of improper Internet use. Throughout the editorial, your paltry claim that you are not explicitly equating child pornography with intellectual property infringement only further evidences the inappropriateness of the editorial. The sexual exploitation of children is one of the vilest crimes against humanity, and it causes inestimable damage to the most innocent of victims. As such, we should treat it — write about it — with the alarm and outrage that it incurs. Of course, I expected today’s editorial to discuss James Carroll, and I had hoped it could be in a way that affirms that the character of the University population by recognizing Carroll’s actions as appalling but isolated. Instead, you casually
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retains his “new chancellor smell,” was the first to ride the train with his entourage The University’s first high- of supermodel enforcers. speed bullet train was un- “That was the best 1/25th of veiled Friday by an engineer- a second of my life,” Woody ing graduate student whose exclaimed after the ride. “It saves tons of time,” master’s thesis hinges upon its success. The grad student, Wil- said Randy Collingsworth, liam Durr, has been working freshman in mechanical engineeron the highing. “The speed railway waits resince he was a ally aren’t freshman in that bad. high school I was on He saw all of board in his hard work twenty pay off Friday. minutes, Speaking a nd t he before a renearcord breakinstantai ng crowd neous acof students, celeration D u r r s a id , and stop “Our hig hwas totally speed monoChancellor-elect Randall Woody worth it. rail will once I’m going again underscore our beloved alma mater’s to get in line to ride back to placement in the top-30 list of Mann.” When asked about the colleges that high-school graduates think of when you sneak seemly length of the monoup behind them and scream rail, Durr replied, “You ‘engineering!’ We have reached can rest assured that your a new plateau of esteem, in- children’s children will be able to ride all the way deed.” The monorail system runs to Broughton Hall — and between Riddick and Mann back!” halls, for a grand total of 214 feet. Randall Woody, who still Wolfpack Lampoon
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Agriculture students learn the benefits of having a diverse selection of livestock, including circus elephants and rainbow weasels.
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The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has announced that it will begin incorporating the popular Facebook game Farmville into its agricultural education and agricultural economics lectures and homework assignments. This decision came after complaints from students that they were not getting enough hands-on experience with their chosen career path. “The great thing about Farmville is that it helps us learn techniques of agriculture that we would never discuss in lecture,” said Theodore Sampson, junior in chemical education. “I would never have known how to cultivate super pumpkins or harvest peanuts from elephants, which are apparently farm animals.” CALS claimed they chose the Farmville game because of its advanced agronomic simulation capabilities. “This is decades ahead of anything our engineering department could
come up with for simulating mock inside your Japanese what it’s really like to work pagoda behind your blue in agriculture,” said Barbara farmhouse next to your Thompson, head of the agri- tie-dye farmhouse.” Instructors and professors culture department at NCSU. “Our students need to learn admit that, while Farmville the kind of tough lessons that is a valuable learning aid, it only hands-on farm experience is not perfect. Thompson contacted can offer. Evthe games eryone knows developt hat strawers and ber r ies a re requested good for a few that they quick coins, update but if they the game get too busy to make it raking leaves even more for their realistic. neighbors and don’t get Barbara Thompson, head of the New features reback to their agriculture department quested own land in include four hours, they’ll be returning to a field simulated exploitation by major food corporations of death,” Thompson said. “But at the same time,” she and realistic lawsuits from continued, “they need to know Monsanto when farmers that farming can be a very re- reuse the seeds they have warding lifestyle. Nothing bought. The game develbeats ending a hard day’s work opers are also testing a of picking eleven different feature that will allow stukinds of fruit from your or- dents to hire illegal migrant chard like curling up in a ham- laborers.
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Students shocked by thoughtful, creative art in Free Expression Tunnel Drake Drawsum Wolfpack Lampoon
Students were surprised on Thursday by something never before seen on campus: thought-provoking and talented art in the Free Expression Tunnel. The tunnel, which allows students to freely express themselves by painting on its walls, is usually filled with images of penises, offensive hate speech and advertisements from Raleigh clubs desperate to garner additional patrons. Spectators weren’t sure what to think of the new art, which appeared to be a subtle critique of modern issues. “I don’t really get it,” said Matt Dixon, a sophomore engineering major. “Maybe they were going to draw some penises on it, and ran out of time and pink spray paint.” “I think it’s an accurate portrayal of society’s problems with the health care crisis and war in Afghanistan,” commented Art Tinsley, a junior majoring in architecture. Other students dismissed Tinsley’s
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Students walk through the Free Expression Tunnel, admiring the lack of “Red Bull-fueled hate phalluses”.
comments as “artsy-fartsy drivel.” “Campus Police are conducting an ongoing investigation to determine the identity of the perpetrators,” said University Chancellor-elect Randall Woody when asked about the incident. He added, “The lack of penises and hate speech suggests we aren’t dealing with University students here. “We will be installing security cameras in the tunnel to prevent in-
truders from defacing our dear tunnel like this in the future.” Despite efforts to preserve the artwork from several members of the School of Design, the work was soon covered up by a painting depicting a large X over two people in coitus and an advertisement for “Free beer and hot whores tonight at Club Aurora.”
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The cheap and convenient CStores, which can be found all across campus, are now accepting new forms of payment to help the University’s students afford their nutritious and accessible snacks. The stores are now accepting MasterCard, Visa and firstborn sons as forms of payment. The equivalency for the firstborn is set at $50, depending on the weight of the baby boy. When asked about its decision to allow students to use their newly born children as a method of payment, manager Chris Fletcher responded, “I believe we were just doing our part in helping to not only beat back this recession, but to also help stop abortions.” There are already signs of success, evident in longer lines, and an increase in return customers. The general response from the student body is sup-
portive and gracious. “Are you telling me I don’t need to get an abortion anymore? ” exclaimed Crystal Carleigh, a freshman in First Year College. “Do you know if they are accepting fourth and fifth children too?” asked Tiffany Clemson, a junior in sociology. Depending on the success of the pilot program, C-Stores will consider accepting firstborn girls and non-first-born children as forms of payment as well. The equivalency for baby girls will naturally be less than that of baby boys, according to Fletcher. C-Stores aren’t the only campus businesses that have been hit hard by the recession. Recently, poor sales and a weak seller’s market have driven the price of a 16 ounce cup of coffee at Port City Java to plummet to $18.
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Palma, the 2009 high school national champion from nearby Cary High, set the Wolfpack record for wins in a season by a freshman heavyweight with 22. He hopes he can follow in the footsteps of his brother, former State wrestler Jainor Palma, who won the 2007 ACC heavyweight championship in the very same venue Eloheim will be competing at on Saturday. “I was blessed enough to see my older brother win an ACC championship here in Reynolds,” said Palma. “It’s going to be strange for me to be on the same mat but I am definitely looking forward to it.” Along with Palma, Shull is another freshman looking to make a statement in his first ACC tournament. Shull has a 17-14 record on the year and is 3-3 since dropping down to the 133-weight class, where he said he has felt much more comfortable. “I’ve been a bit inconsistent lately, losing matches
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Josh Davis, freshman forward, sets up to take a shot on the goal during the Virginia Tech game in the RBC Center on February 10. Davis was a team high scorer with 12 points during the game. The Hokies beat the Wolfpack 72-52. Virginia Tech maintained a large lead the entire game.
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body is fighting for.” With that in mind, Wood said that if the team is able to play a full 40-minute game like it did when it upset Duke earlier in the season, it can compete and has a chance of beating any opponent, including Boston College. “It is one of those things we do think about. Everybody is pretty high on our chances,” Wood said. “It has just been a matter of about five minutes where we have struggled and that five minutes has just killed
us this year. If we can just put together a full 40 minute game, it is going to be hard to beat us.” But before the team can start to focus on the ACC tournament and the postseason, it must turn its attention to taking down the Golden Eagles of Boston College. The Eagles sit at 6-9 in the ACC and 15-14 overall, while State has a 4-11 record in the ACC and 16-14 record overall. However, with this being the first time the team has played BC this season, Wood and the other players will have to study tape to learn how the Eagles play and what they like to do.
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“They run a lot of f lex offense,” Wood said. “They are really fundamental, they set their screens and are well coached. We just have to scout them well and try to take away the things they want to do.” Regardless of the outcome of the game against Boston College or the ACC tournament, Wood and the Pack want to go out fighting and play the hardest they can play. “It may be a long shot, but we are going to keep playing hard until our last game is played,” Wood said. “Whether we make the tournament or not, we just want to make sure we go out playing our best.”
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can put the ball in the hole and it really hurt us to finish the first half without her.” Clemson did n’t quit there. After intermission the Tigers made it a game by taking their first lead at the 12:02 mark after a 15-9 run to start the half. Clemson got the lead up to four before Gartrell sandwiched two mid-range jumpers around a Kastanek three-pointer to re-take the
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that I should not,” said Shull. ning their weight class, accord“This weekend I really hope I ing to Jordan. “I think Ward, Palma, Shull, perform to my potential, which [sophomore 174-pounder] I know I can do.” In preparation for the tour- Quinton Godley and [junior nament, the team has been 157-pounder]Colton Palmer watching film of every in- will all wrestle really well in dividual wrestler it will be the tournament,” said Jordan. competing against in order to “They’re gamers. They get affind their strengths and weak- ter it and give you everything they have, which is what it takes nesses. Sophomore 149-pounder to win on this level.” In the end it comes down to Bobby Ward (23-7), the Pack’s lining up and most consiswrestling, but tent wrestler competing in this season, front of the is focused on home crowd winning his will surely be weight class beneficial for and earning the Pack. an automatic Doors spot to comopen at 10 pete in the a.m. SaturNCAA chamday morning pionships in Eloheim Palma, freshman at Reynolds Omaha, Neb. heavyweight Coliseum “I just with the first wa nt to go out there and wrestle tough,” round beginning at 11 a.m. “We’ve really busted our Ward said. “If I keep doing what I’ve been doing up to this butts and put our blood, sweat point in the season, hopefully and tears into this,” Palma said. “It would be a shame if everything will work out.” Although the season may we didn’t show up this weekend not have gone as planned for and achieve what we set out to the Wolfpack, spirits are still accomplish.” high, as up to five wrestlers have a legitimate shot at win-
“We’ve really busted our butts and put our blood, sweat and tears into this”
lead, and the Pack never trailed again. Kastanek hit two more threes in the second half as she made up for the 10 minutes she wasn’t on the floor in the first half. “When I came into the game, I knew I had to bring my part back to the team since I had been out. I knew I had to help my teammates out,” Kastanek said. “I just did my best.” State faces the Cavaliers tonight at Greensboro Coliseum at 8 p.m. The Pack lost its only meeting with Virginia this year, 73-60, in Charlottesville, Va.
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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Pack edges Tigers, second round bound
Assistant added to volleyball coaching staff N.C. State head volleyball coach Bryan Bunn announced Thursday that Pete Hoyer will be added as an assistant coach to the staff. Hoyer has 16 seasons of college coaching experience, head coaching for nine years at the University of Dayton. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Women’s tennis falls to No. 2 Tar Heels The Wolfpack dropped to 0-2 in conference play with a 7-0 loss to UNC-Chapel Hill Thursday afternoon. After the loss, State’s overall record is 4-4. The doubles duo of sophomore Sandhya Nagaraj and senior Berkeley Brock provided the highlight of the day with a 8-6 upset of the No. 39-ranked Carolina duo of Katrina Tsang and Shinann Featherston. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Third baseman’s big day propels Pack past Xavier Thanks in large part to a 5-5 day at the plate by sophomore third baseman Andrew Ciencin, the baseball team improved its record to 7-1 with a 10-7 victory over Xavier. Ciencin also drove in six RBIs to match career highs in both hits and RBIs. Sophomore Cory Mazzoni led the way from the mound, yielding three runs in five and two thirds innings. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Gymnastics drops William and Mary, 192.825 - 190.375 Junior Brittany Vontz, who placed first in the all-around, floor and beam events, led the No. 25 Wolpack past the Tribe. The win improved the Pack’s record to 10-3. State’s next action will be its road meet against New Hampshire March 12. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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State leans on Bonae Holston’s 22 points to get back to quarterfinals of conference tournament for first time since 2007
ment. “I don’t know when the last time was I was sitting here advancing to the next round. I just have to take it game by game.” And while Kellie Harper is in her first year with the Wolfpack, she wasn’t short on exTy Johnson citement for her team either. Senior Staff Writer “It was by no means our It took Nikitta Gartrell prettiest game of the season,” three years to get back to the Harper said. “But at this point, second round of the ACC a win is a win. It was a defensive Tournament, but when the struggle for both teams, but senior pulled down the final I’m really proud of our kids rebound with six seconds for finding a way and showing remaining in the women’s some resiliency to finish that basketball team’s f irst- game with a win.” Though State leapt out to a round matchup with Clemson, she assured her team 14-5 lead on the strength of Bonae Holston’s it wou ld 12 first half reach the points, the second Tigers put day of the to rest any tournathoughts of ment for a State blowt he f i r s t out by clostime since ing out the N.C. State’s half with a run to the 14-10 run, championleaving the ship game Pack up five i n 2 0 07. at 24-19. That year Harper Gartrell Kellie Harper, said one of played just women’s basketball coach the reasons one mint he Tigers ute i n a quarterfinal win against were able to cut into the lead was freshman point guard MaFlorida State. She’ll likely see consid- rissa Kastanek’s foul trouble. erably more playing time Kastanek picked up her second in tonight’s quarterfinal foul at the 8:17 mark of the first matchup with Virginia, but half, sending the ACC’s Rookie Gartrell was quick to talk of the Year to the bench for the about how much it meant to rest of the half. “Unfortunately, she got her to find her team with a second-round contest after her second foul pretty early,” Harper said. “Obviously Maa 59-54 win. “I’m very excited right rissa helps us offensively. She now,” Gartrell said of continuing her team’s run in her last conference tournaBBALL continued page 7
“I’m really proud of our kids for finding a way and showing some resiliency to finish that game with a win.”
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Senior guard Sharnise Beal drives the ball around the Clemson defense during the first day of the Women’s ACC Tournament. Beal had a total of four rebounds during her 18 minutes of play. N.C. State beat Clemson 59 - 54.
WRESTLING
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Wrestling ready to host ACC Championships in Reynolds
Wolfpack prepares for senior’s home finale
The Pack (8-13) will look to perform with a home mat advantage on Saturday
Freshman Wood and teammates hope to give seniors win in final game at RBC Center
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After battling through an array of injuries this season, the wrestling team looks toward setting aside those adversities when it takes to the mat Saturday as the host of the ACC Wrestling Championships in Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack (8-13) is coming off an 18 day lay off since its last match, a dual meet against in-state foes Davidson and Campbell on Feb. 16. The team turned in a strong performance, winning its final two matches to end the regular season on a high note. “We’re as prepared as we can be,” coach Carter Jordan said. “The coaches have
It has been a season of ups and downs for the Wolfpack. Early on the team got off to a hot start in non-conference play, jumping out to a 10-3 record. However, a rough schedule in the ACC, including a seven-game ACC losing streak, dropped State to 14-13 overall. But just when the team looked down for the count, it came back to life with a two game win streak against Miami and Wake Forest. The Pack returned to its losing ways Wednesday, falling to Virginia Tech in its final road game of the season, 71-59. No matter the loss, freshman forward Scott Wood and the Wolfpack are con-
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157 lb sophomore Brett Farina works on top against Travis Sheehy of UNCG at Reynolds Coliseum February 10. Farina won by major decision 15-7, bringing his career record to 8-10 and helping the Wolfpack to a 19-14 victory.
tinuing to persevere through each game, hoping to try and build momentum for the ACC tournament next weekend with a win over Boston College Saturday. “We just hopefully can get this last win,” Wood said. “It is Senior Night and I know Dennis [Horner] and Farnold [Degand] want to get a win on their last time on their home cut. So we just want to try to get that win.” And once the team gets into ACC tournament play, Wood said anything is possible, including an NCAA tournament bid if the team is able to hit a hot streak, go on a run to the finals and bring home the tournament title for the first time since 1987. “In the ACC tournament anything can happen,” Wood said. “Everybody starts with a clean slate and that automatic bid into the NCAA tournament will be something that every-
done a great job with getting our guys ready.” Without the services of several key starters from the beginning of the season due to injury, the Pack has been forced
to rely on young talent such as freshmen heavyweight Eloheim Palma and 133-pounder Dale Shull.
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