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Like a dusting of snow, tree pollen has covered much of North Carolina this week after a quick transition from winter into a warm spring. Pollen levels in North Carolina reached record highs this week, with the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Air Quality Division recording the highest concentrations since air quality agencies started measuring pollen in the late 1990s. The agency measured a sample
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record pollen levels has been the sudden change in weather. However, because of the frigid winter, King said some species of trees weren’t able to flower, resulting in more tree species flowering at the same time. “There has been an abrupt transition from a cool wet winter to a warm, dry spring,” King said. Dustin Franklin, senior in mechanical engineering, said the amount of pollen in the air is comparable to “a light snowfall.” “It’s much more intense than I expected. It’s not friendly out there,” he said. Jerry Sharp, a freshman in computer science, said he has never seen anything like this. “I’ve never seen anything like the yellow brick road we have
everywhere,” he said. However, King said he believes the pollen levels have hit their highest point for this season. “The pine pollen has peaked. It should start declining from here on out,” he said. Rain should lower the pollen levels to normal levels, according to King. According to the DENR, people who are bothered by allergies should stay indoors, especially during early morning hours and windy weather, until pollen levels subside. Though rains may wash away most of the accumulated pollen — especially with heavy thunderstorms expected in Raleigh throughout Thursday night, according to NOAA — King said he has a word of advice for those
pollen levels: Average Raleigh peak: 1,000 to 1,500 grains per cubic meter Previous Raleigh record: 2,925 grains per cubic meter (March 27, 2007) Wednesday’s Raleigh reading: 3,524 grains per cubic meter Tuesday’s Winston-Salem reading: 9,632 grains per cubic meter Source: N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Air Quality Division
wanting to wash their cars this weekend. “Wait another week,” King said.
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Health care bill to reform student coverage Overhaul carries changes for college students
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The new health insurance legislation, which was signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, will allow college students to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans until they are 26 years old. With unemployment rates at nearly 15 percent in some areas and a weak job market, the plan will help college graduates who can’t find employment and cannot afford expensive health care premiums, according to Jerry Barker, director of Student Health Services. “At the moment, a lot of insurance companies remove students once they graduate,” he said. According to Barker, in roughly six months, students up to the age of 26 will be eligible for coverage under their parents’ insurance if the insurance provides dependent coverage. Brittany Vliek, sophomore in criminology, said she was relieved when she found out about the new provision. “I think it’s great because I was defi-
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Age adjustment for dependent coverage Bans insurance companies from denying coverage to patients with pre-existing conditions Provides subsidies to those who make less than 400 percent of the federal poverty level Mandates almost all Americans must purchase health insurance Source: H.R. 3962
nitely concerned with being covered by my parents’ plan,” she said. “It’s great that it extends that far,” she said. John Harper, junior in biological sciences, agreed. “It provides a sense of security once I graduate,” she said. “Especially with troubles right now in getting a job.” Though it does benefit students, Harper said it doesn’t make the bill ideal for everyone. “There are still aspects of the bill I disagree with,” he said. In addition to the age adjustment
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Members of the Army ROTC unload from Blackhawk helicopters after landing in a field off of Western Boulevard during an aviation lab Thursday. The cadets were flown from Wake Tech Community College for a simulated mission. The exercise was meant to present cadets with leadership situations and to develop teamwork while also exposing them to helicopter operations.
Sigma Nu to host first annual philanthropy event Recently established fraternity will sponsor a kickball tournament to raise money for cancer Joanna Banegas Staff Writer
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Sigma Nu will host its first annual Kick Ball-Cancer tournament to raise money for the Lance Armstrong Foundation this Saturday at the Miller IM Fields. Andreas Antono, junior in biological sciences and a member of Sigma Nu, said all of the proceeds will be donated to the Lance Armstrong Foundation. “His foundation raises money for cancer research and also helps out cancer patients that have been treated or still live with it,” Antono said. The teams participating in the kickball tournament consist of students from the Greek community, campus organizations and the University. Kellen Osburn, junior in civil
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“The kickball tournament will be a great way to put the two groups together and show a good image of the Greek community.”
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Pact signed, Obama advances on arms-control agenda PRAGUE - On Thursday, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a new armscontrol treaty designed to open a new era of harmony between the former superpower rivals while launching an arms agenda extending far into the future. The two leaders met in a medieval castle in Prague, once a city at the epicenter of Cold War tension, and formally agreed the pact would meet demands. SOURCE: MCT CAMPUS
3:13 P.M. | SKATEBOARD VIOLATION Centennial Middle School Report of juveniles skateboarding in roadway. Officers located middle school students in parking lot and determined they were not in violation of University Policies. 3:33 P.M. | HAZMAT INCIDENT Dabney Hall Staff notified FP that a small amount of mercury had spilled. Appropriate personnel responded and cleaned spill.
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Maria Pacheo, who is 22 years old, takes a brief moment to recapture her past experience and then shared the impact the DREAM Act has upon society with students at the African American Cultural Center in Witherspoon Student Center Tuesday. The DREAM Act, or The Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, is a proposed bill that would allow certain undocumented students to gain a path towards citizenship, which is an issue that widely affects the Hispanic community. Pacheo, along with many others in support of the DREAM Act decided to begin their journey by walking from Miami, Fla. on January 1 until they arrived in Washington, D.C. about May. Pacheo said many people like herself have “fought so hard to make it right in this country” and that many undocumented students are “rising [their status] because the [situation] is unbearable.”
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said Antono. “They let us use their list serve to access more people and ended up setting up the tournament schedule
for us. They were a big help.” Chris Boemermann, a junior in business administration and philanthropy chairman & Web site chairman of Sigma Nu, said there are currently eight female teams with seven of them being part of the Panhellenic sororities and other student organizations. He also said two fraternities have recently signed up, and he hopes more students will register before the event. “We’re trying to get more people out there,” Boemermann said. “It’s kind of hard for Greek organizations because we do a lot of events for Greek which makes it hard to get other student organizations to come out and participate with us.” Sigma Nu-Beta Tau earned its charter back last October after losing it a few years ago. It was the first fraternity founded
at the University in 1895. Antono said the kickball tournament is the first philanthropy event which it is hosting since the fraternity was reestablished. “A lot of these things are just learning experiences for us because we’re still new on campus,” Antono said. “We’re still a new fraternity and we’re still learning.” He also said that an event like this can take a couple of years to become fully established on campus. “If it ends up going well, people that participate this year will know to come back next year and maybe tell their friends about it,” Antono said. “It’s an ongoing process that we want to build on for the following years.” Each team will be guaranteed to play at least two games. The
top four teams in each bracket will play for the championship and the top three finalists of each bracket will win a trophy. Antono said the fraternity just wants to have fun with the tournament. “I don’t remember playing kickball since the sixth grade. It’s about going back to something that you did as a kid,” Antono said. “It can be kind of reliving with all the stress from school work and stuff. We want people to be present there to help us raise money for the foundation.”
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The campus has been covered by record amounts of pollen this week; Wednesday’s level was 3,524 pollen grains per cubic meter.
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As bad as the pollen is, it will soon be swept away by spring showers. The litter and other campus pollutants, like cigarette butts, will remain unless students and the entire University community make a real effort to eliminate them.
The pollen is just the cover R aleigh’s pollen count hit the highest level in recorded history Wednesday with 3,524 pollen grains per cubic meter. The trees released their wrath on the campus — it was anything but good. Students and faculty alike have walked about sneezing, with running noses and blood-shot eyes this week, due to nature’s version of a hot and fast, reproductive romance. There’s not much students can do about pollen, though Thursday night’s thunderstorms may help a little in that department. But, we can clean up the rest of campus. When the tree pollen finally
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clears in a couple weeks, the campus will return to its normal self; its normal litter and cigarette-butt covered self. The University consistently ranks well in sustainability competitions and recyclable collecting with programs like WE Recycle, but we still struggle with some basic littering issues. A walk around campus — or worse, its fringes — easily exemplifies this problem and shows the necessity for some basic campus renewal. Service Raleigh and other
programs like it during the year are great steps to keep these problems down, but they shouldn’t have to be solutions. Students and the University administration must make a better effort to facilitate the cleanliness of campus in its most basic sense. It you’re smoking a cigarette — 25 feet from the nearest building, of course — make an effort to put the butt in one of the receptacles; if one isn’t readily available, request one be put there.
If you see trash lying on the ground, don’t just walk over it as if you hadn’t seen it. Pick it up and make an effort to do something good for your community. Large campus beautification projects are long and complex processes, which often require years to flesh out. Cleaning up the campus doesn’t take nearly the same amount of time. The awful yellow sheet on the ground will be gone soon, but the litter in students’ midst won’t unless they make an effort to be the change.
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through to its final conclusion, then nearly all prescription sedatives and pain medications would have to be banned from medicinal use as well. There are many people who already fake symptoms to procure these legally prescribed medications. It is up to the prescribing physician to determine whether or not a patient is faking symptoms to get drugs. Many of these existing medications are far more dangerous and potentially addictive than marijuana, including drugs derived from opiates as well as antidepressants, etc. These drugs are responsible for thousands of deaths in America every year; yet since its use began more than 50,000 years ago, marijuana has not been directly attributed to a single death worldwide. Even drugs like aspirin and caffeine cause the deaths of thousands of Americans, let alone alcohol and tobacco -- which are both legal for recreational use, as well as being extremely dangerous. Surveys and studies have indicated that marijuana is effective in treating ailments such as multiple sclerosis, glaucoma and anorexia, among others. It has also been used to treat cancer patients going through chemotherapy. Considering the array of substances that are legally available for medicinal use and are far more dangerous, there seems to be no sufficient argument for outlawing the use of marijuana as an alternative treatment. Support for its legalization for medicinal use is growing in North Carolina. A march on the capitol building in Raleigh is scheduled for noon, May 1. Information about the march can be found on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/ event.php?eid=1080845258833 84&ref=mf. I propose that those of you who are state residents and are in favor of this bill write your local state house representative and let them know your thoughts. A list of house representatives can be found at this address: http://www.ncleg.net/ gascripts/members/memberList. pl?sChamber=House. For general information about the bill, there are several Facebook groups about it: http://www.facebook.com/ group.php?gid=74395252962 &ref=mf. Send Nick your thoughts on medicinal marijuana to letters@ technicianonline.com.
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irst of all, why didn’t you i m me d i ate l y report this to your bank? I’ve lost my debit card before and within 24 hours my c a rd w a s f rozen. If you report your card as stolen, most banks will reimburse you Avani Patel f o r y o u r Staff Columnist losses after investigating that the miscellaneous charges were not made by you. Many companies have toll-free numbers and 24hour service to deal with such emergencies. It’s a good idea to follow up your phone calls with a letter. Include your account number, when you noticed your card was missing and the date you first reported the loss. As much as I want to sympathize with your dilemma, this should have been taken care of much earlier. If you would have immediately called the bank or walked into a branch and talked to
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Metal foam impacts biomedical field Researchers at N.C. State developed a new high strength metal foam that could save energy and lives due to its extraordinarily high energy absorption capability and light weight Arth Pandya Staff Writer
A metal foam, developed by University researchers, can reduce or eliminate injuries from collisions, while reducing mass without sacrificing strength and impact protection as a result. It can also absorb 70 to 80 times more energy than steel, and it’s much lighter. The foam is estimated to offer more than 80 times greater energy abortion than the bulk material from which the foam is made, according to Afsaneh Rabiei, an associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering and an associate faculty member of biomedical engineering. To illustrate the foam’s highenergy absorption ability, Rabiei said that if a simple fourpassenger car uses the new material behind the bumper and had an accident going 28 miles per hour, it would feel as if it was an accident happening at five miles per hour to the passengers inside. In addition, the “modulus of elasticity” of the foam is very similar to that of bone. Modulus of elasticity, which
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is measured in gigapascals (GPa), measures a material’s ability to deform when pressure is applied and then return to its original shape when pressure is removed. The foam can compress up to 80 percent of its original size under loading and still retain its original shape. “The modulus of elasticity of a bone is something around 10 to 30 GPa; and depending on age of the patient, the density
of the bone,” Rabiei said. “For years and years, scientists were trying to find materials with lower modulus of elasticity to match the modulus of elasticity of bone.” According to Rabiei, if the modulus of elasticity of an implant in a bone is too much bigger than the bone, the implant will take over the load bearing, and the surrounding bone will start to die, which will cause
the loosening of the implant and eventually failure of the implant — known as stress shielding. When this happens, the patient will need to undergo another surgery to replace the implant. This composite foam prevents stress shielding from occurring. Experiments showed an elastic modulus of 10 to 12 GPa for aluminum–steel composite foams. “Originally, the implants were made of steel. Then people started using titanium because steel has a modulus of elasticity around 200 GPa and titanium has a modulus of elasticity around 100,” Rabiei said. “But it is still not ideal because it’s over three times higher than the most dense bone.” In addition to having a modulus of elasticity closer to that of bone, the rough surface of the foam would also stimulate bone growth into the implant, improving the strength of the implant. The implant will bond well with the new bone formed around it and let the body build inside its surface porosities. This will increase the mechanical stability and strength of the implant inside the body. Rabiei said her team did not have biomedical applications in mind when they started the research. “It’s something that we did not expect to happen. We were not thinking about biomedical applications,” Rabiei said.
“Although our mission was to find light materials, mostly for structural applications, when we studied the modulus of elasticity of this material, we discovered that this was the closest possible modulus elasticity to bone, so it would be revolutionary if we used it for implants,” Rabiei said. According to Rabiei, the goal was to make something that can save energy, money and lives. “But down the road, we figured out that the properties are great for biomedical applications,” she said. The foam could mean a new generation of biomedical implants.
Rabiei said there are endless possibilities for her metal foam, including airplanes, boats and structures that need impact protection while maintaining low weight. Additional research is still being done with the metal foam. “We are now looking into the high speed impact properties,” Rabiei said. The research, “Evaluation of modulus of elasticity of composite metal foams by experimental and numerical techniques,” was funded by the National Science Foundation and is published in the March issue of Materials Science and Engineering: A.
“ROCK ‘N’ ROLL FANS OF EVERY GENDER AND GENERATION WILL IDENTIFY WITH THIS.” –A.O. Scott, THE NEW YORK TIMES
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It has been quite the journey for The Whigs over the past five years and their latest release, “In the Dark” chronicles that journey beautifully. In just the past five years, The Whigs have gone from recording their first album “Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip” in an Athens frat house — with equipment they originally bought off of eBay and then sold back — to being named the hottest unsigned band in America by Rolling Stone to playing alongside Kings of Leon. Before the recording of “In the Dark,” some shuffling occurred within the band. Hank Sullivant, the original bassist, moved on to touring with MGMT, and Tim Deaux fills his role more than adequately in “In the Dark.” The interesting thing about “In the Dark” isn’t so much that it’s a completely different sound for The Whigs — like Yeah
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Yeah Yeahs jump from “Show Your Bones” to “It’s Blitz” — but rather a road marker for their sound. Songs that resemble their college-band days are prevalent in songs like “I Don’t Even Care About the One I Love” and “Automatic.” These vocal driven songs resonate the more playful nature of the sounds that were widespread in “Give ‘Em All a Big Fat Lip.” Songs that sound similar to their sophomore album are present too. The traditional rock roots that have really
made The Whigs who they are today echo in songs like “So Lonely” and “I Am For Real.” One thing that becomes apparent throughout “In the Dark” is the influence of bands that The Whigs have been touring and working with over the past two years. Another thing that becomes clear — and that they themselves have even admitted to — is that the band produces tracks that clearly play to larger crowds. Much like their cohorts in Kings of Leon, songs like “Kill Me Carolyne” orches-
trate choruses that patronize much larger venues, unlike any other songs the band has ever released. The Whigs also pick up a much heavier rock sound on many of their newest tracks. Songs like “Hundred/Million” and “Somebody’s Daughter” ref lect much more visceral musical experiences from The Whigs. By far the biggest of these musical influences comes from producer Ben Allen. Allen, after producing Animal Collective’s smash hit “Merriweather Post Pavilion,” helps respond to one of the biggest complaints of The Whigs last two albums, a lack of overall diversity. “Black Lotus” has lead singer Parker Gispert belt distorted lyrics that Whigs fans have yet to experience. “Dying” exemplifies the extent of the psychedelic influence of Ben Allen. Despite the wide variety of sounds and influences in “In the Dark,” The Whigs never seem to lose focus. Instead of producing a convoluted album that would alienate die-hard fans, The Whigs have broadened their musical horizons through experimentation. “In the Dark” shows that this Athens trio is making their attempt to become the popular band they aspire to be.
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To meal plan, or not to meal plan The choice of whether or not to purchase a meal plan is something most students have to think about
and disadvantages. When attempting to weigh the benefits, there are four factors to take into account: cost, health, taste and convenience. Last semester, I had the Freedom Plan. However, I Stephen Behan lived off-campus. Therefore, I Staff Writer didn’t use my meal plan very Before the beginning of each often. I would use it two or school year, students are faced three times a week, sometimes with a number of decisions, more, meanwhile still paying from course selection to hous- for groceries for my apartment. ing decisions. Among these The cost of my meal plan was choices is also the decision of not worth the amount of food whether or not to purchase a I was getting from it. Plus there was the hassle of getting to the meal plan. For freshmen living in resi- Atrium before 10:30 a.m., so I could eat dence halls, breakfast t here is no without uschoice. Uniing my lunch versity policy credit. Ads t at e s t h at m it ted ly, I t hey must c ou ld a l s o pu rcha s e a e at at t he me a l pl a n . dining halls, However, for Fountain and other students Clark, but the — li ke t he food was not upperclassTiadra Simpson, sophomore in something I men and the environmental design could handle students who eating for an do not live on campus — there is the undy- extended period of time. Pizza ing question revolving around and burgers are good and all, the decision to purchase a meal but there is only so much grease plan or not to, and whether one a body can take. For me, the choice of dropoption is better than the other. As some students may say, ping my plan was not hard. I on-campus dining presents a figured I would save $1,215 and number of advantages. For ex- cook for myself. For the most ample, there’s the convenience part, I’m happy with my decifactor of not having to actually sion, though I do miss the ease cook. Then there’s the idea of and convenience of the dining not having to commit to gro- hall. I still go to Chick-Fil-A and Taco Bell, just not as often. cery shopping. However, mine is not the But what about those who don’t dine on campus? Is it only opinion. Some students more difficult for them to get prefer the dining halls, Port by? Commuter students — like City Java and the other eatercampus residents — seem to ies campus offers. One example believe that each option comes is my roommate who said she with its own set of advantages eats less now that she doesn’t
“The choice must be made based on preferences in taste and convenience.”
have a meal plan. To put it in her words: “I don’t eat as much now, and I eat worse food,” she said. Opposite of her are people like Tiadra Simpson, sophomore in environmental design in architecture, who said she does not miss eating in the campus dining halls as a part of her dietary preferences. “It was OK when I lived oncampus,” she said, “but they never really had a good vegetarian selection.” From the cost aspect, there is no clear winner, I suppose. On average, I spend about $50 a week on groceries. Some people spend more — some spend less. This averages out to roughly $1,000 a semester, not much different from the cost of a meal plan. The quality of the food is roughly the same as well. I eat a good meal on occasion, ramen noodles on others, but the variety is part of the pleasure of doing my own shopping. In the end — as horrible as it may seem — there is no clear winner. Whether a student should get a meal plan or not really depends on each individual student. In my experience, there is no significant difference in the cost between the two vastly different options. The choice must be made based on preferences in taste and convenience. For some students, the grocery store is just around the corner, thus making it a more preferable option. For others, the dining hall is a short walk away. The decision may ultimately depend on whether a student spends most of his or her time on campus or off.
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to qualify for the NCAA National Championships held later this month in Gainesville, Fla. The Pack will face off against some talented and tough competitors such as No. 6 Stanford University, who is coming into this meet having most recently earned second place in the Pac-10 championships. Another team to watch out for is No.6 Michigan, who earned first place in the Big Ten Championships meet. Other teams competing against the Pack include No. 18 Southern Utah, No. 29 Kent State and No.31 West Virginia. “The whole team is excited for regionals because if we have a good meet, we believe that we can make the National Championships and we aren’t intimidated by the other top teams we are competing against,” Seaman said. With top scoring performances shown by many members of the team during the regular season, having a couple of individuals representing N.C. State University at Nationals is a major possibility given the talent level of the current team, as well as some outstanding individual performances noted by many first place honors. Consistently high performers, such as sophomores Brooke Barr and Panza and senior Seaman, have a chance at qualifying for an individual event should the Pack not make it forward as a team. “We had our ups and our
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2010 season is quickly approaching. “Defense will be a major factor this weekend,” Poulk said. “We’re going to have to make some plays out in the field. We’ll try and see if our bats come alive and hopefully get some clutch hits as well.” Wolfpack bats will have to stay hot in order to overcome the strong pitching duo of the Heels. Preseason all-American right-handers Colin Bates and Matt Harvey lead UNC’s pitching staff. Harvey has struck out 11 batters on three separate
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Senior Taylor Seaman swings on the bars for her routine during the teams first meet against Rutgers Friday, Jan. 15. N.C. State had the leading scores in all four events, with Seaman leading in three of them. The Pack beat Rutgers 193.825 to 188.100.
downs this season, but the atmosphere in the gym has been excellent which makes practice easier,” Seaman said. “We have so much potential and have a lot more to show this season.” The key for the Wolfpack to be successful this weekend is the same thing it has been for most of the season, and that is for the team members to go out and hit their routines to the best of their ability. One
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everything won’t be grown in and it won’t be completely perfect,” Sykes said. “But I would like for [the other teams] to leave here saying that we put on a nice event, that they enjoyed it and that they can see it will be a really nice course.” Sykes and his team hope their home tournament will give the team the boost it needs to finish strong. The Pack’s best finish of the year came at the Mardi Gras Intercollegiate Tournament
struggling point for the team, which has cost them first place in a couple of meets, has been their execution on the balance beam. “The most important thing for us is to hit our routines, and we know we can do the job at the right time,” Head Coach Mark Stevenson said. “We feel the other teams we are competing against are going to be a good match up for us.”
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occasions this year. State will need solid contributions from the likes of Poulk and senior centerfielder Kyle Wilson who have been nothing but spectacular for the Pack this season. Poulk has started all 30 games at second base for the Pack and is currently batting .371 with seven home runs and 40 RBI. Equally as impressive, Wilson has hit safely in all 27 games he has started and is hitting .414 with five home runs and 11 stolen bases to help pace the Wolfpack offense. Enthusiasm and excitement fill the air outside the team’s locker room as the players prepare for a series that means more than simply wins and losses but also pride.
“I have been here 14 years and it’s been a great series every year,” coach Elliott Avent said. “I don’t remember a series where it wasn’t just outstanding. It is always a lot of fun for the guys who grew up around here; they understand the rivalry right away and as for the guys who are not from around here, well, it doesn’t take them long to figure out what this series means.” The first game of the series is slated to begin today at 7 p.m. at the newly renovated Boshamer Stadium in Chapel Hill. Saturday’s game starts at 6 p.m. and has already been sold out. The Wolfpack will finish up the series at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Feb.22-23, where it finished second of a field of 15. However, the team hasn’t placed higher than sixth since then. In its latest tournament, Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awendaw, S.C., March 28-30, the Pack finished tied for eighth out of 15 teams. McMillen said consistency has been an issue for the men’s team as a whole this season, but the players have the potential to correct the problem. “We’ve had a pretty good season. We haven’t just been able to put three good rounds together,” McMillen said. “When that happens, it’s going to be scary.” To win this tournament, the Pack will rely heavily on
the play of defending NCAA individual champion Matt Hill, a junior. He is currently leading the team with an average of 72.8 strokes per 18 holes for the spring. As an individual, he finished first overall at the Hootie at Bulls Bay, shooting nine under par. Hill also won the ACC Golfer of the Month award for the month of March. “He’s had a great year,” McMillen said. “He had a lot of expectations coming into the year and got a win last week at the Hootie. It seems like he’s got a lot of confidence going into the rest of the year.”
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N.C. SKATE to hold competition on Saturday The club skateboarding team will hold its biannual skateboarding competition, N.C. SKATE, Saturday at noon. The event will take place at the “Flatspot” which is located in the plaza by the free expression tunnel and the wolf statues are. It cost $5 to enter and all proceeds go towards a scholarship award. There will be prizes for winners as well as those in attendance. For more information go to: http:// ncsk8.blogspot.com. Source: Drew St. Claire
Baseball in Big ACC series against UNC
The baseball team will travel to Chapel-Hill this weekend for the Big ACC series against traditional rival UNC-Chapel-Hill. State, 2010 overall and 5-7 in the ACC, is coming off of last weekend’s series win of Virginia. The games will be played on Friday at 7 p.m., Saturday at 6 p.m., and Sunday at 1 p.m. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Women’s tennis takes on Virginia schools this weekend
The No. 32 women’s tennis team, coming off of a four game losing streak, will take on No. 40 Virginia on Saturday at noon and No. 69 Virginia Tech on Sunday at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played at home at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center. The Pack is currently 9-8 overall, 1-6 in the ACC. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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State looks to continue offensive outburst against struggling Heels Tucker Frazier Staff Writer
After winning last season’s series, two games to one against rival UNC-Chapel Hill, the No. 28 baseball team will be looking to repeat that success as it travels along Tobacco Road this weekend to square off against the Tar Heels in a three game series in Chapel Hill. State is fresh off two midweek games against Coppin State where the Pack scored 29 runs in two blowout wins. The series against UNC will undoubtedly pose a greater challenge for the team however, as the Heels lead the all-time series 149121-1. “We always love to play [UNC] no matter if it’s home or away,” senior second baseman Dallas Poulk said. “It’s a big rivalry; there are a lot of fans, and there is a lot of bad blood between us. We’ll try to just focus on staying within our game plan and play as hard as we can and hopefully come out of the series with a couple of W’s.” In contrast to its struggling in-state neighbor, who has lost seven of its last 13 games, the Wolfpack is riding a three-game win streak and has won five of its last
six contests. Relief pitching has been a key ingredient in helping the Pack stay competitive during close games this season. State’s strong bullpen gives the team the ability to make late rallies just as it did in thrilling extrainning wins against Campbell, UC Irvine, Miami and Virginia earlier this year. “Pitching has been huge for us lately, especially the relievers coming out of the bullpen,” sophomore Pratt Maynard said. “They’ve been able to get ahead in the counts and have been throwing good pitches when needed.” Redshirt junior Rob Chamra, junior Grant Sasser and freshman Anthony Tzamtzis have all provided quality innings of relief work this season and have anchored the Wolfpack bullpen. Perhaps no victory has been more significant for State this season than the win over previously No. 1-ranked Virginia this past Sunday, which gave the Pack the series 2-1. Sophomore third baseman Andrew Ciencin supplied the heroics, belting a grand slam home run in the seventh inning to propel the Pack past the Cavaliers 7-6. Currently, State’s record stands at 20-10 overall and 5-7 in the ACC, which is good for third place in the Atlantic Division. Both UNC (20-11, 4-8 ACC) and State will be looking to battle for position in the conference standings this weekend as the midpoint of the
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Sophomore infielder Harold Riggins catches a pitch to stop a Coppin State player from stealing second base on Wednesday. N.C. State won 18-1 against Coppin State.
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Pack pumped for Regional competition The gymnastics team travels to West Virginia this weekend with hopes of qualifying for Nationals
Today Track and field @ sea Ray relays Knoxville, Tenn. all day. Men’s golf at wolfpack invitational Lonnie Poole Golf Course, all day.
Chadwick O’Connell Staff Writer
Baseball @ UNC-Chapel-Hill Chapel-Hill, 7 p.m. Saturday Women’s tennis vs. Virginia J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, noon Softball vs. Florida State Tallahassee, Fla., 1 p.m. Sunday Women’s Tennis vs Virginia Tech Raleigh, 1 p.m. Baseball @ UNC-Chapel-Hill Chapel-Hill, 1 p.m.
Quote of the day “It’s a big rivalry; there are a lot of fans, and there is a lot of bad blood between us.” second baseman Dallas Poulk
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A view from the fairway on Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus. The men’s golf team will host its first Wolfpack Invitational, starting today and continuing through Saturday.
Golf gears up for Wolfpack Invitational, starts today The men’s golf team is preparing to host it’s first ever golf tournament at Lonnie Poole Golf Course this weekend. Jeniece Jamison Senior Staff Writer
For once, fans won’t have to travel far in order to see a State golf team in action. They need only head over to Centennial Campus Friday and Saturday for the all day Wolfpack Invitational, the first tournament the men’s team has hosted at Lonnie Poole Golf Course. The layout for the course, which spans approximately
200 acres, was the brainchild of PGA tour legend Arnold Palmer and his design team. Af ter years of waiting, Pack will finally get its turn to show off its home course. According to sophomore Mark McMillen, there will clearly be an advantage for the Pack due to familiarity and the fact that many opponents haven’t previewed the course. “We play the golf course probably four or five times a week. We really didn’t have a home field advantage [last year] because we didn’t play a course that much,” McMillen said. “I think we’re going to have a good home court advantage this weekend.” Nine of the eleven ACC
teams will be in attendance, including No. 12 Florida State, No. 13 Georgia Tech and No. 15 Virginia. According to f reshman Mitch Sutton, the team hopes playing on Centennial Campus will give them the advantage. “I think having this golf course here will help,” Sutton said. “Hopefully we can do well.” Every inaugural collegiate golf tournament does have its down sides. It’s still a new course and conditions aren’t quite ideal yet, coach Richard Sykes said told GoPack.com. “We know this first year that
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The g y mnastics team will head to Morganton, West Virginia Saturday to compete in the NCAA Southeast Regional Championships hosted by West Virginia University. The meet, scheduled for 6 p.m. at West Virginia Coliseum, will feature a pair of highly ranked teams in Stanford University and Michigan who are both ranked 6th in the country based upon overall team scores for the season. The Pack is used to going up against top-ra n ked competitors as its regular s e a s o n s c h e du l e s a w competition against top ten teams such as Florida, Oklahoma and Georgia. In all of these meets the Pack managed to hang tough with the higher ranked opponents, usually only trailing by a point or less at the conclusion of the meet. However, the Wolfpack did defeat a top ten team in Nebraska during the regular se a son, wh ich shou ld give confidence to a team comfortable with competing
against top ranked squads. “Competing against top teams motivates us and I think our chances of winning the meet are as good as anyone else’s,” sophomore Jess Panza said. “We will surprise people.” In last weekend’s EAGL conference championships, the Wolfpack fell just short of earning its fifth EAGL championship title since the creation of the conference in 1996. The Pack earned a 195.700 and came in second place behind the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, who won the event by scoring three tenths of a point higher than the Wolfpack. According to senior Taylor Seaman, the Pack will come to the regional competition excited and motivated to build upon its meet last weekend in New Hampshire. The team, led by Seaman, will try and build excitement off of her most recent outing at EAGL’s. Seaman performed extremely well and earned first place in the all-round competition with a score of 49.325. “We gave it our all during EAGL’s and fought hard on beam knowing that floor and vault have been our strongest events all season,” Panza said The Southeast regional competition will feature six teams, all of whom will be vying for a top two finish at the meet
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