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While the country looks on at the destruction caused in North Carolina by this weekend’s tornadoes, N.C. State researchers predict the end is not in sight for inclement weather, claiming there will be higher than average activity in this year’s hurricane season, a continuing trend from last year.

Researchers Lian Xie and Montserrat Fuentes, along with research assistant Morgan Lennon, predict the Atlantic basin, which includes the entire Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea, could witness anywhere between 13 to 16 tropical cyclones this season.

While this number is fewer than the 19 hur- average values of the past 50 years, 6 and 2.3, ricanes observed last season, it is still signifi- respectively. cantly higher than the average 9.6 hurricanes Lian Xie, professor of marine, earth and per year over the previatmospheric sciences, ous 50 years, from 1950 used data from the previto 2000. ous 50 years to identify According to Xie and important predictors for Fuentes’ research, of the this season. Using these 13 to 16 tropical cyclones variables, Xie worked predicted for this seawith Fuentes, professor son, there is a 70 percent of statistics, and statistics chance of a tropical cygraduate student Lennon clone striking the Southto come up with a preLian Xie, professor of marine, earth and east coast, though the diction using statistical atmospheric sciences probability reduces to 40 models. percent for a hurricane “The process of foreand about 15 percent for casting combines knowla major—i.e. category 3 or above—hurricane. edge of meteorology and oceanological science In numbers, between seven and nine hurri- and statistics,” Xie said. “Using our knowlcanes are expected in the Atlantic Basin alone, with three to five being major hurricanes. Both estimates are higher than the corresponding HURRICANE continued page 2

“Using our knowledge of science, we find the most effective predictors for storms.”

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One student’s YouTube video of the tornado’s destruction this weekend attracted national attention.

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Chowing on chili, John Medford, a junior in material science and engineering, laughs with friends at the annual material science and engineering department chili cook off held in Engineering Building One Tuesday. Medford had just gotten out of class when he decided to stop for free chili in the atrium. “Its hard to pass up free chili,” said Medford. “Especially when it’s this good.” The chili cook off also featured prizes for best chili recipe and a raffle for a $50 gift card to Bestbuy.

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University: asbestos found in Tompkins ‘not dangerous’

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While University officials said asbestos has been found in Tompkins Hall, it poses no immediate health threats.

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N.C. State facilities staff has recently discovered the glue used to hold up a fallen bulletin board in Tompkins Hall contained asbestos.

Asbestos is a construction material used prior to the 1980s because of its resistance to heat, fire, chemicals and electricity. If an asbestos product is disturbed, its tiny fibers can be released into the air and inhaled, which can lead to serious health problems such as lung cancer.

Because of these dangers, the U.S. government phased out asbestos during the 1980s and banned the substance entirely in 2004.

However, some products installed prior to 1980 still contain asbestos. Last Saturday, workers cut out the sections of glue containing asbestos and reattached the corkboard to the wall with screws.

Tompkins Hall is one of the oldest buildings on campus. Originally built in 1901, it was rebuilt in 1914 after a fire and most recently renovated in the early 1980s, when Caldwell Hall was built between it and Winston Hall, according to N.C. State’s website.

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Kallie McNamara, freshman in spanish education, pulls up an essay to print at the Tomkins hall computer lab Monday morning April 18, 2011.

McNamara’s essay was for her english 101 class. “It’s easier than I expected, especially compared to high school,” she said. Tomkins hall underwent a major renovation over the summer to redo the ductwork.

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The footage shows an abandoned car with its headlights still eerily lit.

“This person must have gotten out of this car real fast, the lights are still on,” said the cameraman, Mark Huneycutt, a sophomore in mechanical engineering.

The four-minute video of this weekend’s tornado’s path of destruction down South Saunders street, shot by Huneycutt right after the storm, has been viewed over half a million times since he uploaded it Saturday and has garnered national media attention.

In the video, Huneycutt walked around the neglected car with its driver side door punched in and the windows blown out. When he approached the car, it was still beeping, indicating the key had been left in the ignition.

Huneycutt said he was napping in his Bragaw dorm room when the storm came over the area. When the sirens came on, Huneycutt said he was not afraid.

“I don’t get scared easily, and it was actually kind of exciting,” Huneycutt said.

After the storm passed, Huneycutt drove down to South Saunders Street, since he said he had heard the street had been hit hard by the storms. His suite mates had declined to go with him.

“I was just really, really curious,” Huneycutt said. “I had never been in a place where a tornado came so close, so I wanted to see the destruction with my own eyes.”

When he arrived, the police had already blockaded the street. Huneycutt, undeterred, cut through the woods with his digital camera in hand.

Huneycutt photographed a few downed power lines, keeping his distance despite claiming he heard police saying the power was out. With his digital camera he recorded piles of jagged lumber and twisted bits of metal, all damp from the rain and pink bits of insulation clinging onto everything.

“I don’t even know where this came from,” Huneycutt said in the video, camera pointing at what was formerly the roof of a large structure. “There’s

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

CAMPUS CALENDAR April 2011

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “I had never been in a place where a tornado came so close, so I wanted to see the destruction with my own eyes.”

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BY THE NUMBERS number of tropical cyclones 13 to 16 Expected (tropical storms and hurricanes) developing in

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 20, 2011 • PAGE 3

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the Atlantic basin

edge of science, we find the Expected number of hurricanes developing in 7 to 9 most effective predictors for the Atlantic basin storms and then use statistics Expected number of major hurricanes in the to prepare models.”

3 to 5 Atlantic basin According to Xie, the reExpected number of tropical cyclones in the search team used both past 3 to 5 Gulf of Mexico and present statistics to predict hurricanes.

Expected number of hurricanes in the Gulf of 1 to 3 “Statistical models help in Mexico quantifying the correlation between the different predicExpected number of major hurricanes in the 0 to 1 tors,” Xie said. “It also allows Gulf of Mexico us to use historical data and Number of tropical cyclones making landfall 2 to 4 identify both spatial and temalong the U.S. Gulf coast poral patterns.”

Chance at least one tropical cyclone will strike Lennon, who worked with 97% the U.S. Gulf Coast the two professors in preparChance at least one major hurricane will strike ing the statistical model, says 45% the U.S. Gulf Coast that the estimates were prepared after a careful analysis Chance at least one tropical cyclone will strike 70% the U.S. Southeast coast of the data.

“The given estimated numChance for a hurricane 40% bers [13-16] have the highest Chance for a major hurricane probability of occurring, at 15% about 10 percent each,” LenChance at least one tropical cyclone will make non said. “This season is, 30% landfall along the US Northeast coast therefore, going to be a little Chance that one storm will be a hurricane more active than average— 12% but not as active as last year.”

Lennon also explained the statistical technique used for SOURCE: LIAN XIE, MONTSERRAT FUENTES AND MORGAN LENNON preparing such climate-based estimates.

“We can’t be specific about such forecasts, however, is they “We used a technique called Principal Component tell nothing about the loca- where we will get them. For tion of these example, we can’t predict Analysis, storms, ac- if there will be any storms or PCA,” cording to somewhere specifically in Lennon North Carolina. All we know the group. said. “Usfrom these numbers is that Lennon ing a handsaid we can they can be anywhere over the ful of clib e f a i r l y entire Atlantic coast,” Lennon mate indisure a larger said. “This is a limitation of ces shown our current technology and number to a f fec t of stor ms forecasting techniques, but hurricanes will form, we still have a broad sense in the past but there is of what’s coming up for this years, we no specific season.” ran a lot of Professor Fuentes was out informaforecasts Morgan Lennon, research assistant of town and could not be tion about and averand graduate in statistics t he exact, reached for comment. aged them or even esto arrive at timated, locations for these the final estimate.”

A major shortcoming of storms.

“All we know from these numbers is that they can be anywhere over the entire Atlantic coast.”

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During the Agromeck yearbook release party in the Brickyard, Erin Curran, a senior in political science, snaps a cell phone photo of her dad’s senior portrait from 1976. “He looks the same. That’s funny,” Curran said. Curran recieved a free copy of this year’s yearbook because she had her own senior portrait taken. “Senior year is special. I want to be able to remember it.”

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“The asbestos isn’t dangerous unless it’s ingested,” Cline continued from page 1 said. “Any product would have building liaison for Tompkins to be pulverized somehow for Hall, said the board has prob- the fibers to be released into the ably been mounted on the wall air and cause health problems.”

Cline also said asbestos refor about 30 years. Kadle said he thinks the incident is not an moval procedures like this hapimmediate danger, and there pen “occasionally” on campus, is a routine procedure already and usually nothing is repaired established to fix any problems. until needed—like when a bulletin board “Everybody fa l ls of f a hears ‘asbeswall. tos,’ and goes “Normalcrazy, but it’s ly, you would only a probsand the wall lem when the in order to material is disrepa i nt it, turbed, meanJohnny Cline, supervisor of ing drilled or facilities repair and renovations but sanding or disturbsanded,” Kaing the asdle said. “I’ve bestos in any been here for 10 years, and this is the first way would have released partime something like this has ticles into the air,” Cline said.

“Somebody can have asbestos happened.”

According to Johnny Cline, under the tiles on their floor, supervisor of facilities repair and they won’t have a problem and renovations, the asbestos until some tiles break and they has not been disturbed to the go in to re-level the floor.”

However, Kadle said it is point where it would be a threat

“The asbestos isn’t dangerous unless it’s ingested.”

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possible there is more asbestos encased in other walls in the building.

Other bulletin boards were recently removed in Tompkins, Caldwell and Winston as part of a beautification process that included a new coat of paint in certain areas and other minor cosmetic improvements.

Cline said he also thinks the corkboard was probably mounted in the late 1970s to early 1980s, and that other corkboa rds in Tompk ins weren’t necessarily installed at the same time or with the same materials.

According to Cline, N.C. State hired an external air quality control company to conduct an air quality test. The test concluded there were not any asbestos particles floating around after the repairs were finished.

Ken Kretchman, director of the environmental health and safety center, was unavailable for comment at the time of publication.

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Huneycutt said he spent almost an hour taking in the sights and sounds, though continued from page 1 despite the overwhelming deno building around here with- struction in the area, Huneycutt said he felt it was a natural out that.”

Huneycutt moved on to an result of such a deadly storm.

After he uploaded the video automobile body shop ripped Huneycutt open by the said that he storm. One of was receiving the cars was c a l l s f rom still up on a major news hydraulic car outlets withlift. i n t he day “Wow, like MSNBC, wow... CamaThe Weather ro,” HuneycMark Huneycutt, sophomore in Channel, utt said in the mechanical engineering ABC, NBC17 video, identiand WRAL, fying one of and said they t h e s p or t s cars that had been crushed by were impressed by the footage chunks of the body shop. “Ev- and asked for permission to use it on their websites and in erything... crushed.”

“. . . it was kind of cool to have these higher sources contact you.”

News broadcasts.

“At first I didn’t expect anything to come out of the video, but it was kind of cool to have these higher sources contact you,” Huneycutt said. “It’s cool to have people say ‘Oh, I saw your video on MSNBC’ or ‘I saw your video on the news in Virginia when I was back home.’”

But Huneycutt said he knows he took risks in setting out on his post-storm adventure, and said he later learned the police had cordoned off the area because of a suspected gas leak.

“I probably shouldn’t be doing stuff like that,” Huneycutt said, laughing.

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Walking their dogs Bacon and Riddell, Laura Medford and Stephanie Libbey wait to cross Gorman street Monday afternoon, April 18. Medford, a ‘07 graduate in criminology, and Libbey, a student at the Art Institute, were walking their two dogs around campus and through neighborhoods on their daily walk. “We try to walk them every day,” said Medford. “Especially when its nice weather like today.” Medford said the dogs enjoy certain places on campus, but wishes she could take the dogs in public areas too. “I cannot get [the dogs] through the brickyard at all. Someone always stops us.”

Instead, the two take their canine companions along frequented sidewalks and roads, to avoid the campus crowd.

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Spring holiday should meet students’ needs THE FACTS:

N.C. State students will have this Thursday and Friday off for spring holiday. This break is meant to give students a small break before hitting the last week of classes and course finals. It also serves to allow students to celebrate Good Friday and Easter Sunday.

OUR OPINION:

This spring holiday is blatantly a break for Easter Sunday; however, by getting Thursday and Friday off students’ holiday is cut short. With careful planning, the Calendar Committee should encompass a more appropriate break for the students with Friday and Monday off.

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Look at the facts Drilling is not the solution as the article “Drill, baby, drill” insinuates to our price woes at the pump. The National Resource Defense Council issued a report on Reducing America’s Energy Dependence in 2004 that staunchly discredits this notion. Domestic oil production has declined 20 percent since it peaked in 1970 at 9.64 million barrels per day.

What you referred to as “desolate wastelands” in Alaska would account for roughly 3.2 billion barrels of oil that are economically feasible to recover.

At the current oil consumption rate of 13 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration, this would last us all of eight and a half months.

Simply put, there is not enough economic incentive to cover this oil at a reasonable cost. In fact, these areas are not desolate, nor are they wastelands. They are the homes of unique species, ranging from caribou, polar bears, musk oxen, snow geese, peregrine falcons, wolves and dall sheep.

OPEC estimates that crude oil production is running at 97 percent capacity, meaning that a large influx of drilling would overwhelm the current refinery system. Currently we are producing oil as fast as we can.

Rising prices are due to rising demand. This demand results from poor performance vehicles.

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hile there is no clear justification for giving students Thursday off rather than Monday for our spring holiday, the calendar for the next three years puts students in this awkward break time. Many students celebrating Easter will be forced to travel back on Sunday evening, cutting celebratory dinners with families short to return to school. For others observing the Jewish holiday of Passover, it makes them return the day before their final day of celebration. Since the Calendar Committee has the power to review this, they should revisit the dates of the spring holiday and change them to Friday through Monday.

Besides its close proximity to Easter, this break gives students

the equivalent of a fall break in the spring and religious and non-religious students are thankful. If we are going to have an effective break, the committee should look at the convenience and necessity for students to have Friday and Monday off, rather than Thursday and Friday.

The Calendar Committee does not take into account the Jewish population at N.C. State. Their holiday planning for future academic years could encompass both Passover and Easter. According to Hillel, N.C. State’s Jewish student organization, there are roughly 250 Jewish undergraduates at

our University. Their celebrations should be observed just as much as any other. This should be taken into consideration, and the committee should consider changing the calendar to conveniently fit the majority of students observing their respective holidays.

The Calendar Committee needs to hear feedback from students to place the days for breaks, namely the spring holiday. While it is too late this year, the future academic calendars can still be changed.

This committee should jump at the opportunity to meet students’ needs and convenience when planning for the aca-

demic breaks.

These changes could not only meets these needs, but relieve the stress of traveling and cutting family functions short on the weekend. By giving the break from Friday to Monday, students would have time to celebrate their holidays and to return to school. We would hope the Calendar Committee would consider the personal and the religious ramifications of scheduling spring holiday, rather than carrying on the norm.

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Does not having Monday off affect your holiday plans? why or why not?

Brian Parham senior, biological sciences

Don’t make up your facts I would like to reference my mom in response to the article “Drill, baby, drill.” If I had written that article, she would have come back at me instantly with “What is the first rule of business school?

Correlation is not causation.” And honestly, that’s the first rule of any school; if you are able to narrow an effect to a single source, you’re probably doing something wrong.

It is poor journalism to address factual information with opinion, and unbacked opinion at that.

But I am going to pass up the opportunity to take potshots at the “desolate wasteland” comment and the ill-used Palin quote because there is a larger issue of ignorance at stake here.

Ask Dr. Kimberley, who happens to be the only geologist at N.C. State with any experience in the oil industry, about the state of oil consumption and he would tell you that nothing you have ever heard is true. In an age of manipulation and censorship, the responsible become skeptics. The unconscious belief and opinion in this article is an embarrassing step back for our generation.

If you are serious about changing something, if you are serious about doing something valuable, rise above the urge to make fact out of feeling.

With a convoluted issue like oil, journalism needs to find its foundation in critical thinking; anything else is simply irresponsible.

Garik Cruise Sadovy senior, materials science and engineering

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Still, it’s better than nothing.

“Since we usually have our family brunch on Sundays then not having Monday off is fine.”

Christian O’Neal, sophomore in mechanical engineering

Obama has no hope of re-election

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n April 4, Barack Obama announced the start of his reelection campaign. It is expected that his reelection campaign will cost about $1 billion.

Even with substantial financial resources and the lack of a Madison strong Republican Murphy challenger, Staff columnist Obama does not have any chance of re-election.

Historically speaking, the odds are against Obama.

However, the odds are against Obama for good reason: he added trillions to the national debt while the country was trying to recover from a recession.

Therefore, I urge you, students, to consider the Republican challenger.

In the 2008 election, Obama won the state of North Carolina, and in Technician’s mock 2008 election with 52.9 percent of the votes. The N.C. State community barely supported Obama the first time he ran for the presidency, so there is a slim chance of him winning the Pack’s vote again.

Students at N.C. State are of voting age and affected by the state of the country’s economy. Budget cuts due to the bad economy are

frustrating for students. According to the NCSU budget cuts FAQ, the University is taking a 15 percent cut, which equates to about $80 million.

The bad economy is affecting course enrollment, with the possibility of setting some behind in their degree. The FAQ says, “It is likely that we will eliminate some low-enrolled courses and academic degree programs and under-subscribed majors and minors.”

Couple the economic frustration at NCSU with the fact that southern states usually vote Republican, and you end up with a campus that will probably shy away from voting for Obama in the 2012 election.

Ac c ord i n g t o G a l lup, Obama’s presidential approval rating for the current week is 43 percent. Since the beginning of this year, Obama’s ratings have been f luctuating between 45 and 50 percent, but never surpassing the 50 percent. With such a low approval rating, there is a slim chance of Obama being re-elected.

The low approval rating can be directly tied to the state of the economy. Historically, the worse off the state of the economy is, the worse the president’s approval rating is.

The most famous example of this is Herbert Hoover: the Wall Street crash leading to the Great Depression occurring within the first year of his presidency. Unable to turn the economy around, Hoover was defeated by a landslide by FDR. Even though Obama took office after the current economic

downturn had begun, it took him only 421 days in office before he had added $2 trillion to the national debt.

There was a strong hope that Obama would fix the economy, but he only made it worse. And, in making it worse, he affected not only the national budget, but the NCSU budget as well.

It scares people to see the national debt rising, the unemployment rate rising and the world economy falling apart. The citizens associate the state of the economy with the state of the country, which reflects back on the president. Even if Obama weren’t running for a second term, the negative light from his presidency would point right to the Democratic Party. This could cause the American public to favor the Republican Party when voting for the next president.

This makes the argument that there is a lack of a strong Republican candidate completely moot.

Obama’s lack of support, poor presidential approval rating and the state of the economy make him a prime candidate for losing the 2012 election. The only question remaining is which Republican will step up to lead our country into the next presidential term. Regardless of who it is, he or she will be undoubtedly better than Barack Obama.

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OUTFIELD

Two men: one batsman and one runner Objective: After batsman hits ball, the runner and batsman run back and forth across the pitch in order to score until one of them gets out.

INFIELD PITCH

DEFENSE (BLACK) 11 men: 10 fielders and a bowler Objective: attempt to get the batsman out SOURCE: HARDIK PAREKH

Cricket: ‘It’s like baseball, right?’

For Americans, cricket is a neverending and obscure game. But to much of the world, it’s life.

Mark Herring Life & Style Editor

Whether it’s played on a grassy field in a professional match or an impromptu arrangement on a helicopter-landing pad at an Afghan Army base, cricket is more than just a game to much of the world.

Although the recent Cricket World Cup was played on the international stage, the game is also played on campus, and with serious competition.

Hardik Parekh, president of the N.C. State Cricket Club, said that cricket is the unofficial sport of his native India and much of the greater British Commonwealth.

“The Cricket World Cup, which was going on in the beginning of April, is as competitive and closely followed as the Soccer World Cup,” Parekh, a masters student in construction engineering, said. “It’s like baseball in India. I started playing at the age of 10. Everyone plays.”

According to Parekh, cricket serves as the athletic outlet for a lot of Indian youth, since the country doesn’t focus on many Olympic sports. Moreover, India, which came on top as the World Cup champion, observed the final game as if it were a holiday.

“We’re not very active in those types of competitions, but we take cricket

Although the sport is known for to heart,” Parekh said. “So during the World Cup, we were very excited. its long matches, which can last bePeople were leaving work early to get tween four hours or up to five days, to watch the final match with family.” according to the format and style, the Cricket is more than just an In- fundamentals of the game aren’t as indian pastime. The sport, which first timidating as their duration.

“First, you have the 11 players on appeared in 16th century southern Britain and the French region of Flan- each team,” Parekh said. “There are a ders, made its way around the world variety of them. Each team has a batsthrough British colonization. In fact, man, like the batter in baseball, and all the members of the International the bowler, like the pitcher.”

The cricket field is oval-shaped and Cricket Council — England included — were former British colonies or ter- in the middle lies the pitch, a thin, 22yard patch of cinder and dirt. At each ritories.

Despite the many myths that base- end are three wickets, or short poles.

At one end, the ba l l evolved batsman hits the f r om c r i c k e t ball, which the and the many bowler bowls. similarities the “The bowler games share, it is sta r t s behi nd unsure whether one of the wickor not the two ets and gets a are related. Howrunning star t ever, according before he bowls,” to Jean De Klerk, Parekh said. “He a sophomore in throws the ball computer sciJean De Klerk, sophomore in in an overhand ence, the premcomputer science style, but his arm ise of cricket is simple. It just rotates as a catarequire an open space, a bat and a ball. pult lever over his shoulder. This can “I started playing cricket when I really generate speed.” was six or seven while I was living The batsman, on the opposing team in South Africa,” De Klerk said. “It of the bowler, can hit the ball in any wasn’t anything serious and I wasn’t direction and once he hits the ball, on a club, but I would join friends in he must run to the other wicket. At the schoolyard and pick up a game. In the other end of the pitch [the wicket South Africa, the sports that people from which the bowler] is a runner, take seriously are cricket and rugby. who must run to the wicket the batsThey’re huge.” man, a teammate, started from. This

“In South Africa, the sports that people take seriously are cricket and rugby.

They’re huge.”

change in position, this is a run.

Just like baseball, runs are the measurements of points in cricket. Once the batsman has hit the ball, he and the runner must run across the pitch until the outfielders of the opposing team through the ball to the bowler or to the wicket. If the opposing team hits the wicket that the batsman or runner is running towards, he is out.

According to Parekh, whenever the ball is bowled six times, regardless of how many runs are scored, is one over.

“Similar to baseball, an over is like an inning,” Parekh said. “But unlike baseball with 9 innings, in cricket, you can have a 20-over, 50-over match.

During the World Cup, they played 50-over matches, which last about 7 hours.”

Then there is the test match, for which cricket is notorious for its drawn-out duration.

“The test match lasts for five days,” Parekh said. “It is 90-over per day, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., with two tea breaks and one lunch break in-between.”

However, due to the variable of human patience, most recreational cricketers don’t follow the test match format.

“I remember dreading the length of the matches,” Kyle Jones, a sophomore in nutrition science, said. “I lived in Australia for two years and would play for fun, but I could never handle the long games.”

The cricket club at N.C. State, due to the time constraints of students, plays

CRICKET TO BASEBALL: Sir Don Bradman: Australian cricketer 1908-2001. Compare to baseball’s Babe Ruth. The only Australian cricketer to be knighted.

Sachin Tendulkar: Indian cricket and regarded as “the greatest batsman.”

1973-present. Compare to Albert Pujols.

N.C. STATE CRICKET FACTS: Practice: Fridays on Lee Fields, 5 - 8 p.m.

• •

Compete in up to 30 matches a year Tryouts begin in January

For more information, contact: Hardik Parekh: hrparekh@ncsu.edu Swapnil Gupta: ssgupta@ncsu.edu SOURCE: HARDIK PAREKH

the shorter 20-over matches and tournaments across North Carolina and the east coast.

“We competed in Washington, D.C. in the past for a regional tournament and were the champions in 2010,” Parekh said. “We practice every Friday at 5:00 p.m. on the Lee Fields and will start practice in late April.”

Summer ESL program bridges the language gap The fast track program enables people in the Raleigh community to be certified ESL teachers.

Kellie Crook Correspondent

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages Certificate Program may be a long title, but the information gained from the TESOL program will be invaluable to people around the world.

The University will offer TESOL during the summer, targeting individuals wishing to teach English abroad or to bridge the cultural gaps in minority communities.

Toby Brody, director of English as a Second Language, oversees the three segments of N.C. State’s ESL division and has been a part of the creation

of the Art of Teaching Masters program, a fast track to teaching licensure and a Masters degree.

“There are over 3,000 foreign students taking classes on campus. We provide FLE courses to these students. We also work with the College of Education to offer an ESL licensure program, a state certification that adds to the qualifications of a teacher,” Brody said.

“The last of the three [ESL segments] is a five-week, intensive English language program. We bring international students to campus to learn or improve their English skills,” Brody said.

The TESOL program is three months long, taught in the evenings and Saturdays. The first two months are instructional and the last month, July, is an internship. Brody said that students in the TESOL pro-

gram help teach the intensive English program and use the hours spent teaching to meet the requirements.

“The difference between the licensure program and the certificate is that the licensure is for students already in education and the certificate is for those interested in teaching overseas, working in a migrant community or volunteering in those same communities,” Brody said.

According to Brody, North Carolina has one of the highest growth rates of immigrants in the nation. This, coupled with the large number of individuals interested in teaching ESL, creates an opportunity for the TESOL certificate.

“There is a growing need for people qualified to educate the growing immigrant communities. Native English speakers are in great demand for posi-

tions such as these and any who sounds promising and very have been trained to teach Eng- useful for anyone going to teach lish as a foreign language have overseas. I’m quite interested in a great advantage,” Brody said. a program like this, and think A lot of younger people are it would give me a boost over interested in teaching ESL, but the competition in the teaching not at public schools. Many of market,” Decatur said.

Decatur t he s e s a me did have a people a re few concerns “seeking an experience about how abroad, living new the proand working,” gram is. according to “Results Brody. f rom stuJaimee Dede nt s t h at catur, a junior have used in Japa nese this course and Japasuccessfully nese culture, in their cais one such reer, or even Toby Brody, director of ESL student. She some assuris currently ance that this studying abroad in Japan and program will be seen as a good is looking forward to returning thing to potential employers, after graduation. would go a long way in reas“This program certainly suring me,” Decatur said. “I’ve

“We bring international students to campus to learn or improve their English skills.”

heard employers sometimes like to have a blank slate to work with, so this could turn out to be a handicap. Otherwise, it seems fairly sound, if new.”

When asked about the many options available, Decatur responded, “I like the various course offerings and it’s good that they offer loans.”

Brody mentioned that the TESOL program is a stand alone, non-academic program and has no scholarship linked to it, but the school does offer the Sally-Mae. “I hope to give everyone interested in teaching English an opportunity for rigorous training in the subject and improve the education foreigners receive,” Brody said.

For more information, contact Toby Brody. Keep an eye out for flyers, ads, emails and even Craigslist for information.

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Record Store Day brings in big revenue for Schoolkids Students and music-lovers supported independent record stores on Record Store Day.

dependent stores. I saw one girl they’re an important part of the with ‘Best Buy Sucks’ written culture of a city,” Jones said. on hers,” Tschudi said. “Labels “The independently-owned respond by putting out reissues stores have overwhelming competition on and exclusive a daily basis. a lbu m s . It It’s nice that shows dediSarah Hager we have a day cation of both WKNC DJ to remember the labels and the value of the fans. Each Schoolkids Records particithem.” has really empated in Record Store Day for The staff of braced Rethe fourth time Saturday, atSchoolkids c ord Store tracting hundreds of customde c ide d to Day.” ers. put a limit on Michael Record Store Day is an anpurchasing Jones, a sophnual event that celebrates special releasomore in hisindependently-owned records es to prevent tory, arrived stores on the third Saturday Michael Jones, “f lippers,” a at Schoolkids of every April. More than 700 sophomore in history person who 15 minutes stores in the United States acbuys bulk of b e fore t he knowledge Record Store Day, store opened for his third time an album to re-sell it for profit. founded in 2007.

“Because of the limited numparticipating in Record Store Schoolkids, located at 2114 bers of copies and high demand Day. Hillsborough Street, is Ra“It’s really a day to celebrate for them, every person could leigh’s only independent record great local music stores because only buy one copy of each store. It had exclusive Record item,” Tschudi said.

Schoolkids sold 850 new and used LPs Saturday, in comparison to 20 sold the day before.

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Store Day releases, downloadable coupons, in-store performances, a drawing for Hopscotch Music Festival tickets and donations from artists and record labels to give away to customers.

“This is our biggest day,” Eric Tschudi, a part-time worker at Schoolkids, said. “When we opened at 10:00 a.m., we had more than 150 people in line.

Some began to line up at 5:30 a.m. and the line was outside until 1:30 p.m.”

When the store opened its doors, the line meandered past Maiden Lane. Light rain and frequent blasts of wind did not deter the crowd. Excited talk filled the air and strangers held conversations with each other about what he or she was hoping to buy.

“It’s a cool event. People wear shirts supporting vinyl and in-

“The independentlyowned stores have overwhelming competition on a daily basis.”

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Browsing through vinyls, Brian Rekuc, a sophomore in textile technology, explores Schoolkids Records. “I’ve never been in here, and I wanted to see what they had,” Rekuc said.

Geisinger joined a friend for their first time coming to Record Store Day to “see what it was all about.”

Some of the releases for Record Store Day included a live Pink Floyd LP, a Flaming Lips box set and Phish’s “Two Soundchecks,” a limited edition 7-inch, which sold out within five minutes of opening the store doors. Beach Boys also released a 78rpm vinyl album, which is sped up more than the modern-day record. Most

record players, according to Tschudi, don’t play at that speed any more.

“The younger generation is losing the need for CDs. They’re a good means to transfer music, but I think their value is lesser than vinyl,” Tschudi said.

“CDs are okay, but you don’t have that experience of putting the needle on the record and enjoying the cover art,” Jones said. “It is interesting that in the digital age, we still want the physical experience.”

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On and off of the court, the women’s tennis team considers themselves to be like family. Kissell’s friend, teammate, roommate and fellow freshman, Christy Sipes, commented on her buddy’s bubbly nature.

“She’s just really nice to everyone,” Sipes said. “She’s just happy all the time. I mean, nothing really ever gets to her. “ Although she is really nice in person, a facet of Kissell’s countenance becomes more fierce when she begins to compete.

“Something inside of me changes a little bit,” Kissell said.

“Once I step onto that court, it’s a competition. I’m going to compete to my absolute best.

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through training, I noticed something’s about him that are plain natural and you cannot teach,” Reese said. “He’s quite capable of being a competitive 400 meter hurdler, but at the same time when I watch him during training, the thing that comes to my mind is this guy is a great sprinter” Coach Rollie Geiger has high hopes for him as well and thinks he could compete at a national level.

Once it’s done, I’m back to my bubbly self.”

Kissell’s success on the court is also linked to the psychological tactics she uses to wear down her opponents.

“I absolutely hate losing,” Kissell said. “I will try to do anything that I can to win. I will switch game plans frequently; I’m not set with one style. I like to figure out what the other player doesn’t like and keep doing it until it doesn’t work anymore.”

Even though the transition from high school to college athletics has not shown to be too steep of climb for Kissell, she certainly has things to learn and improve upon. Olsen knows she has all the tools necessary to succeed and is helping her to sharpen her skills.

“She’s working on attacking

more,” Olsen said. “She wants to be a more offensive player.

She’s got great offensive skills.

She working on attacking the net, using her volleys, finishing points, and taking the ball early. She does all of these things really well; she’s now mentally working on using those skills more often.”

Kissell, after helping her team to reach No. 28 in the nation with a 14-7 record (5-6 ACC), now sets her gaze upon the final challenge of the season; the ACC Tournament. The women’s tennis team will roll up to Cary Tennis Park tomorrow morning to begin their battle with No. 46 Boston College.

“He needs to grow in the sport which will take time and commitment, but he’s a gifted young man,” Geiger said.

And that level of competition is exactly where Major’s will set his sights when he competes at the ACC Outdoor Championships later this week.

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rest of the N.C. State crowd were doubtful as the field umpire called Brett Williams out, as it looked like a tie to the runner.

“I saw Brett run down the line thought he was safe. But it’s left to the umpire and you can’t really do much after that,” Maynard said.

In the eighth inning, Avent put in sophomore pitcher Chris Overman to relieve for redshirt junior Vance Williams. Wil-

liams finished the day with six innings, four hits given up and eight strikeouts. However, Campbell struck back as a hit given up by Overman allowed for a double and RBI, tying the game at 2-2.

“Healey was dizzy before the game, his blood pressure was up, [he was] not feeling well,” head coach Avent said.

“He came in when the game started and we tried to settle him down. He said he felt good enough to go back out there but when I went to him he said he wasn’t feeling it and I thought Overman was the better pick at the time.”

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It was bottom of the ninth and both teams were still tied as the Pack came to bat. With two outs in the inning, Pratt Maynard was on deck while Diaz was on 2nd and Williams on 1st. As Maynard secured a single with bases loaded, Ciencin was on deck for a chance to end the game.� Ciencin blasted a single straight back towards the flags, allowing Diaz to come in and make the score 3-2. The Wolfpack won for the fourth time in a row as they move on to play UNC Wilmington, followed by the three game series this weekend.

The Pack head to Wilmington for a chance to regain their status as a strong North Carolina team both in and out of the ACC. “I know last week we played bad against Wilmington, but that’s not who we are,” said Ciencin. “I have to be there to get these guys going and we are going to remember what they did to us last week. As for Virginia, they are number one but it doesn’t scare us. Last year UNC was number one coming into our game and we beat them two out of three.”

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COUNTDOWN

•136 days until the football team’s season opening game against Liberty.

INSIDE

• Page 9: A continuation of the baseball recap and features on Major and Kissell.

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Page 10 • Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Track & Field

Getting to know the third Major

Baseball seeks revenge The N.C. State baseball team will travel to Brooks Field in Wilmington today to take on the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks at 6 p.m. The two teams met last Tuesday in a game that ended in a 9-1 drubbing of the Pack, with the Seahawks dominating almost every aspect of the game.

While the Pack is 18-12 against the Seahawks during the Elliot Avent era, State has not only lost four straight against UNC-W, it has also lost six of the last eight overall.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

O’brien says thank you to the fans Head coach Tom O’brien posted a letter to “Wolfpackers” everywhere thanking them for their support and donations, not to mention attendance, at the Kay Yow Spring Game this past Saturday. The letter referenced the more than $15,000 raised for the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund and Kay Yow Endowment. O’brien also recognized the 13,439 fans that attended the game despite the treacherous weather conditions. The full letter can be viewed online at the school’s official athletics site, GoPack.com.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

athletic schedule

Mulit-sport athlete finds his calling in track.

E. E. Smith High School where he contributed much of his athleticism to his school while playing varsity soccer and cross Rebecca Fiorentino country all four years. In high Staff Writer school men’s soccer and cross Benja m i n Major III country seasons overlapped, didn’t always want to be a but Major found time to baltrack star. Despite running ance both. Major was also part competitively since age 4, of the Amateur Athletic Union you’d find him most often basketball program until freshon the soccer field, basket- men year when was sidelined ball court or cross country with an injury. After recovering, he began to rethink the trails.

“I ran on a little recre- role of track and field in his life.

“Cross Country worked on ational track league until I was 12 years old but stopped my endurance and soccer kept to focus on basketball,” Ma- my speed up,” Major said. “I’m proud to say that I was recruitjor, a sophomore, said.

But that changed after ed for soccer, basketball and an injury sophomore year track.”

Although in high he was reschool. It cr u ited by was only Mount Olive then, more College and t h a n 10 Methodist years after University lacing up in soccer and h i s r u nby Queens ning shoes and Wingate for the University in first time, Benjamin Major III, sprinter basketball, that he reMajor had discovered family ties to a passion that would lead him to be- N.C. State and that was where come one of N.C. State’s his heart was.

“Every kid has a dream colmost consistent sprinters lege that you just love, and and hurdlers.

A native from Fayette- N.C. State happened to be that ville, N.C., Major attended school for me,” Major said. “I

“I’m proud to say that I was recruited for soccer, basketball and track.”

kept my options open but N.C. State had the total package: great fans, great community and it is in Raleigh which is not far from home.”

Drea Major, a defensive back for Wolfpack football in the early 1990s, is Major’s uncle, making his nephew a die-hard football fan for State.

“It’s some kind of pride that derives from inside of you and all of a sudden you just fall in love with a school,” Major said.

But track is what Major had a strong passion for because he says it’s the foundation for all the other sports.

Challenge is what the student athlete loves best – it’s why he began as a hurdler in high school in the first place after a little reverse psychology from then-coach Jonathon Nunn.

“In high school everyone was scared to do the hurdles, and my coach tricked me and told me I was scared too. So of course I told him I wasn’t and took the challenge,” Major said.

Terry Reese, assistant coach for the sprinters at State, realized Major was capable of racing in both the hurdles and the sprints.

“When he came from high school as a 400- meter hurdler, I noticed he had sprinter speed as well and once he was going

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Sophomore sprinter Ben Major warms up at practice Tuesday.

Major has already qualified for regionals. “This year we did a lot more speedwork and it’s paid off,” Major said.

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Baseball

Women’s tennis

Kissell crushes the court

Wednesday Baseball at UNCWilmington Wilmington, N.C., 6 p.m.

Thursday Track at ACC Outdoor Championships Durham, N.C., all day Women’s tennis vs. Boston College Cary, N.C., 9 a.m.

Men’s tennis vs. Virginia Tech Cary, N.C., 3 p.m.

Friday Men’s Golf at ACC Championships New London, N.C., all day Track at ACC Outdoor Championships Durham, N.C., all day

Quote of the day “I kept my options open, but N.C. State had the total package: great fans, great community and it is in Raleigh.”

Benjamin Major, sophomore sprinter

was so young. My mother is a tennis teacher and I’ve had a racket in my hand ever since I could walk. The only sport I’ve ever played competitively is tennis.”

Kissell joined the Wolfpack Josh Hyatt family in the fall and immediStaff Writer ately made her mark. She went Coming from a family of into Christmas break with a 9-3 tennis players, freshman Jo- singles record and won all three elle Kissell certainly knows her of her matches in the Wake Forest Invitational. Women’s tenaway around the court.

Considering the people she nis coach Hans Olsen reflected grew up around, it is no sur- on how he met Kissell before prise that she has made her the season began.

“We started seeing her at the way to the collegiate level. Her mother, a former collegiate ath- nationals tournament,” Ollete, is now a tennis instructor. sen said. “It just went on from Kissell’s older sister, Michaela, there. It was a decision for her who now plays for Marshall between here and LSU. We were University, was undefeated in really glad that she decided to come to N.C. high school State.” and won her Si nce t he state singles start of the championregular seaship f ive son, Kissell times. has definitely Kissell s how n he r eventually worth. After j oi ne d h e r Women’s Tennis Coach Hans playing sinsister and the Olsen gles in all 21 pair won the of the spring doubles USTA national championship. Kissell matches, Kissell can count on was not at all shocked to find one hand the number of times herself on a varsity team in the she has lost in individual play.

Boasting a 17-4 singles reACC. “I’ve kind of always known cord and a solid 9-6 season in I’d be playing tennis my whole doubles play, it is clear to see life,” Kissell said. “I have an why she played a part in every older sister that went through competition. Olsen recognizes the recruiting process and the effort that Kissell puts into I kind of just knew it would the game.

“She’s a really hard worker,” happen for me, too. Whether it be at a division one school or Olsen said. “She loves to be on a division three, I was going to the court. One of her biggest strengths is her passion for the play no matter what.”

Athletes who become parents sport and putting her heart into very often find themselves hop- it. It really comes through with ing that their offspring inherit her team. As for her work ethic, the love for the sport that they some players have a weapon, cherish. For Kissell, she can- or maybe two or three. One of not even remember when she hers is how hard she works.” started playing tennis.

“I honestly don’t know when tennis continued page 9 it all started,” Kissell said. “I

Freshman tennis player starts her career on the right track.

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First baseman Harold Riggins reaches for a hit from Campbell. Riggins had one hit in this game, and the Wolfpack was victorious 3-2.

Ciencin clutch against Camels N.C. State secures fourth win in a row in dramatic fashion.

Sean Ege Staff Writer

It’s the bottom of the ninth, the ballgame is tied and the bases are loaded with two outs – this is the situation that every baseball player dreams of. When junior infielder Andrew Ciencin faced this situation last night, he clinched a 3-2 victory over the Camels at Dail Field at Doak Park.

Yesterday’s game was the first match-up of the season between the Wolfpack and the Camels as N.C. State prepares for the three-game series as they take on the University of Virginia this weekend in Charlottesville, VA. Campbell has won three of the last four meetings between the two. How-

ever, after State’s sweep of No. 5 ranked UNC Tarheels this past weekend, continuing with a win streak.

Junior infielder Pratt Maynard started the scoring early for the Pack with a two-run home run towards right field.

Moving into the top of the second inning, Coach Avent replaced starting pitcher Danny Healey with right-handed pitcher Vance Williams. State ended the second inning with three fly-outs deep in the outfield.

“The beginning of the at-bat wasn’t going so well,” said Maynard. “I was 2-2 on the count and I saw a breaking ball down middle and took it. I was very happy with that hit because you don’t usually see a homerun pitch with two strikes.”

The Pack continued to lead with two runs into the bottom of the fourth inning as Campbell posted zeros across the board. Pratt Maynard, who leads the team with 71 bases, continued to hit well as his

single in the third inning allowed the Wolfpack to have runners on 1st and 3rd.

In the bottom of the sixth inning, sophomore infielder Matt Bergquist had a single that led the way for a potential run or two as he was followed by sophomore infielder Chris Diaz and junior outfielder Brett Williams.

Following Bergquist’s single, Diaz’s bunt secured bases one and two as four infield Campbell players were chasing after the shorthit ball. With Williams at bat, a wild pitch allowed for Bergquist and Diaz to steal 2nd and 3rd.

Williams’ hit caused controversy as he was called out running through 1st base, which denied him an RBI and a chance for Bergquist to secure a run for the Pack.

Coach Elliott Avent and the

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“One of her biggest strengths is her passion for the sport .”