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Vendors flock to Brickyard for Earth Day 40th annual Earth Day Celebration had more than 80 booths

green symbol on them. We’re trying to make everything better for us and for the students on campus.” Housekeeping is using new machines that are safer and better on the environment along with the green Chelsey Francis cleaning supplies. Even Pest ManageStaff Writer ment on campus has gone green. As a Earth Day, an annual celebration on method of pest management, HouseApril 22, was celebrated in the Brick- keeping uses Rodent Traps, which are yard between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. and a green version of mouse traps. “Instead of using harsh germ killing included more than 80 vendors and chemicals, we use displays. Some of the Ionator,” Leach the displays were said. “We put tap from campus groups water into it and by or organizations, using battery power, g roups i n Wa ke [it] heats the water so C ou nt y, a s wel l it is hot, which kills as a few statewide germs just as well groups. as the harsh chemiUniversity Housecals.” keeping had a disNessa Stone, opplay that showed the erations manager ways they are “going for Waste Reduction green.” Kim Dunnand Recycling, said Danzy and Chris Lee Ziong, freshman in the Waste ReducLeach, both building biomedical engineering tion and Recycling environmental techare doing all they can nicians with University Housekeeping, and Randy Reed, a to help reduce waste. Waste Reduction building environmental manager with and Recycling sponsors the Pack-NUniversity Housekeeping, were pres- Go sale at the end of the spring semesent to share the ways that Housekeep- ter. They are also in charge of placing ing has gone green and how they are walkway recycling receptacles. “Part of what we’re going out here working to improve the environment. “We used to use 905 chemicals that is promoting [the] Pack-N-Go sale, were really harsh, but now everything which is a way that we prevent used we use in Housekeeping is green,” items from college dorms, such as soDunn-Danzy said. “They all have the fas and bed sheets, from going to the

“In the short run, I think this will make some people more aware of environmental issues.”

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Laura Carroll, freshman in First Year College, shops for dresses at the Sugar Magnolia booth on the Brickyard during Earth Day Thursday. The event featured shops, exhibits from University departments and advocacy organizations. “This is my new favorite store,” Carroll said. “Today I even dressed like a tree: green up top and brown pants.”

dump,” Stone said. “We sell the items back to people who need them.” According to Stone, the response to Earth Day in the Brickyard was good. “We’ve had great responses to our display, and it seems like other dis-

plays have had good responses as well,” Stone said. “It’s been pretty fun today being out here.” Lee Xiong, a freshman in biomedical engineering, said he attended the celebration. He said he found it to be

good. In high school, Xiong said he was the president of the Environmental Club. “I found the event to be a lot of fun,”

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Fraternity to host second spring event Pi Kappa Phi completes two philanthropy events benefiting PUSH America this week Annie Albright News Editor

Pi Kappa Phi will host its second philanthropy event of the week, the Tournament of Roses, Saturday. Ben Lingo, sophomore in civil engineering, said he organized both his fraternity’s spring philanthropy events as the PUSH chair for Pi Kappa Phi. “We started with our philanthropy last night at the Brickhouse where we had Band of Oz, and all the money we raised is going to PUSH America, which is a nonprofit organization that helps people with physical and mental disabilities,” Lingo said. Pi Kappa Phi’s second spring philanthropy event, Lingo said, will be this weekend. “Tournament of Roses will be Saturday,” Lingo said. “There will be a sorority flag football tournament starting at 1 [p.m.] and there

will also be a cookout and barbecue the brothers is a son of a band member, Lingo said. too.” “We have had Band of Oz the past The fraternity donates a significant portion of the proceeds from both couple years,” Lingo said. “We had ... Prefontaine open this year.” events to its national philanthropy. Daniel Genung, sophomore in gen“PUSH America is our national phieral engineering, lanthropy,” Lingo said he is the said. “It is great lead singer for being involved the band, Prewith it.” fontaine, which Stefan Kalcopened for Band zynski, junior of Oz. in history and “There is a guy a brother of Pi in a fraternity Kappa Phi, said that we are prethe is excited ty good friends about events. with. We have “I am quite ecknown him since static. The proslast year,” Gepect of helping Stefan Kalczynski, junior in history nung said. “We out others but wrote a song last still having such a great time fundraising, it’s really a year, kind of as a joke, and had him great experience,” Kalczynski said. over, and he listened to it. Somehow we “Along with raising money, PUSH got more serious about the songs and Week is an opportunity for brothers so when he was planning the event for to come together to support one for last night, he said we could play for it.” Genung said the band really enjoyed the more prominent philanthropies in Greek life.” Pi Kappa Phi has created a tradition of hosting Band of Oz because one of BAND continued page 3

“The prospect of helping out others but still having such a great time fundraising, it’s really a great experience.”

Talley event offers students inside look at progress

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Nicholas Sailer, freshman in industrial design, demonstrates his product, Monster Deck, to a judge at eGames Thursday in E. Carroll Joyner Visitor Center. Sailer got involved in eGames through the College of Design, he said “Its a challenging event, but definitely a good opportunity.”

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Duda Paine design team to unveil new models, answer students’ questions regarding Talley renovation Friday at noon

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Representatives from Duda Paine, the lead design team for the Talley renovation project, will be on hand on the second floor of the Student Center Friday morning from noon to 2 p.m. to explain their progress to the general public. While students enjoy refreshments, the minds behind Talley’s new makeover will describe the preliminary architectural design and be available to answer questions. Student Centers President Mary-

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Cobb Randall, a junior in business administration, said the event was set up with the purpose of “bringing students up to speed over what’s been going on over the past year.” “The first hour at least will be devoted to a presentation by Duda Paine,” Randall said. “It’s going to cover where they were when they were selected back in August up to where we are now. They’re going to show their thought processes, what kind of analysis has been done.” According to Randall, the second hour will include a series of visuals. Models of potential designs will be on display, as well as exhibitions of past Duda Paine designs. These models will map out the changes that have been made to project plans since they came into the public eye last fall, according to former student Senator Peter Barnes, a junior in political science

“In the fall, there wasn’t a lot of information about everything,” Barnes said. “Now, they have a fair amount of certainty about where stuff is going to go and they can answer questions a little more concretely.” At 8 a.m. Friday, board members for the Talley Committee will hold a meeting where they will vote on the building program. This includes how much space is allotted for each organization. “That will be voted on and approved so the designers can actually start designing the spaces,” Barnes said. As of right now, the majority of funding for the project will come from student fees. According to Barnes, once plans are finalized, fundraising campaigns will begin to “reduce the burden on students.”

All proceeds benefit the NC State Student Government Kay Yow Memorial

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NCSU Dance Company Concert

In the April 13 edition, Kelley Brackett, a senior in communication, should have also been identified as a member of the Student Media Board. She announced the recommendation of the Technician Advisory Board to the Student Media Board so it could vote on the selection for the 2010-2011 editor-in-chief.

Nationa lly acclaimed by the American College Dance Festival Association, the NCSU Dance Company plan to perform a distinguished collection of modern dance for its spring concert Friday. The program will feature premiere and repertory work by dance program directors Robin Harris and Autumn Mist Belk, and a choreographic work by invited guest artist Claire Porter. Tickets are $5 for State students; $10 for children, other students, seniors and State staff; and $12 for the general public. The event will take place in Stewart Theatre Friday at 8 p.m. For more information, contact Robin Harris at 515-7034.

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Meredith Caccamo and Shannon Strayhorn, both seniors in English, flip through their copies of the 2009-2010 Agromeck. Caccamo recieved a free copy of the yearbook after having her senior portrait taken. “It’s the first yearbook I’ve gotten” Caccamo said. “It’s pretty nice.” Up to 1,000 copies will be given away to eligible seniors.

the atmosphere of performing at such an event. “It was so much fun, we were sitting around talking about it,” Genung said. “I could not stop smiling, I was having such a good time.” The band plans to continue playing and scheduling shows around the local area, Genung said. “Well we have been talking to an apartment complex and we are trying to play a show at a pool during the day, “ Genung said. “We are playing at the Cave in Chapel Hill soon and we might be playing in Global Village coffee shop. I’m not sure how that is going to work since you expect a coffee shop to be quiet and calm. We were going to try and pack it and get everybody to jump around, which I think would be funny at a coffee shop.” Wednesday’s event, Lingo said, was an overall success. “I had a great time and I think everyone had a pretty good time,” Lingo said. “It was a great time hanging out with everybody and listening to good music.”

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Xiong said. “In the short run, I think this will make some people more aware of environmental issues. But in the long run, I don’t think anyone will really be affected by this. A few people might be changed by going to the booths and displays, but for the most part, I don’t think anyone will change.” Some of the other displays included Wake County Solid Works Management Division, Engineers Without Borders and The N.C. Green Party. The N.C. Green Party is a political party that is trying to gain enough signatures on their petitions to be a legal party in North Carolina. They were collecting signatures at the event. In all, the organization said it needs about 85,000 signatures.

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“It’s important for students to come out, not only can they have input on the project — to see what they’d like to see changed or emphasized — but also to see what their investment is and where it’s going,” Barnes said. Randall said the lead designer for the project is an N.C. State alumnus and enjoys talking to the student population. “The designers are really receptive to what students have to say,” Randall said. “[The students’ suggestions] might pique their interest and influence the design one way or another. The plans are far from over, so there’s still room for student input.”

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THE FACTS:

At its last meeting, Student Senate modified a bill regulating the organization’s surplus funds policy.

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The new policy from the 89th Senate session is a step in the right direction, but it must be more expansive. Senate should mandate that every single dollar goes toward student organizations.

Give it away — all of it The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the Executive Editors.

lounges or the library. Show students what Student Government is, what it stands for and where they can find their pus leaders, tasked with the lent and robs campus groups student fee money. powerful role of representing of the funding they need and Not allocating every penny students’ interests in the reallo- deserve. — even if it’s not spent erroneIf the Senate can’t allocate ously, as on a rebranding camcation process — among other tasks. The money shouldn’t be all of it, the deliberative body paign — provides an image of spent on meeting snacks, office must take to the streets and deception and politicking. supplies or rebranding cam- beat down the doors of every This isn’t the image the new paigns, it must be allocated to student organization until the Senate should want to send, students. funding is completely gone. As and it should be the group’s While the bill certainly serves student senate president, Ste- goal to not have a single penas a means to correct some of phen Kouba can play a role in ny left in its coffers at the end this, it still allows for the possi- this and fulfill one of his cam- of next year; students would bility of waste and what essen- paign promises. be getting their fair share and tial amounts to fraud. Take Student Senate meetings SG would fulfill its promise of Not allocating all of students’ out of the high tower in the “Students First.” fee money back to them and Senate Chambers and go out their organizations is fraudu- into the Brickyard, the campus’

t its last meeting of the semester, Student Senate modified a bill from the 89th Senate session involving the distribution of surplus funds. The bill is a great step in the right direction for Student Government accountability, but it doesn’t fully address the issue of surplus funds. Student Senate’s appropriations are students’ money and should be returned to them, in full, every year — end of story. The funds Student Government receives through the fee allocation process are intended for campus organizations and the finance of campus initiatives. Hence, why SG officials and senators are elected cam-

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tudents for Sensible Drug Policy,” or SSDP for short, is an organization comprised of student-run chapters at more than 100 colleges and universit ie s a rou nd the countr y. Its goal is to achieve “a just and compassionate society w here d r u g abuse is treatNicholas ed as a health Miano issue instead Staff Columnist of a criminal justice issue.” They work towards this goal by encouraging “young people to participate in the political process, pushing for sensible policies . . . while fighting back against counterproductive drug war policies.” Recently, the outreach director of the northeast and mid-Atlantic regions, Stacia Cosner, contacted me in regard to a column I wrote a few weeks ago about medicinal marijuana. She wanted to know if anyone would be interested in starting an SSDP chapter at N.C. State. I told her that I’m sure there are students here who wou ld be interested and that an SSDP chapter would be beneficial to students at State — I’m hopeful I’ll be able to find enough students who agree with me. There is an obvious need for massive reform of our nation’s drug policies. These policies, known as the “War on Drugs,” were intended to curtail drug use in America. However, since the “war” started, drug use has increased — along with our nation’s prison population. Currently, almost 60 percent of all inmates held in federal penitentiaries are nonviolent drug offenders. This, coupled with the fact that drug use continues to increase, suggests that the “War on Drugs” is at best ineffective, and at worst has lead to the wrongful imprisonment of millions of Americans. A common assumption about the “War on Drugs” is that it mainly targets black market smugglers and “drug lords.” However, according to Department of Justice statistics from

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As a Christian, I found Paul McCauley’s Tuesday column, “A revelation: everyone is crazy,” offensive in the mocking way McCauley chose to portray my God in the first paragraph. Please don’t label me an irrational religious zealot, but my faith is important to me, and I humbly and sincerely try to follow the will of God in my daily life. There are many students and faculty on campus who do the same. Even though McCauley believes differently, he should have been more tolerant of these beliefs. I expect nothing less than tolerance from Technician, since it represents the values of this University to not only students and faculty, but also to visitors on campus. I also found McCauley’s comparison of the Tea Party activists to Timothy McVeigh very disturbing. The modern Tea Party protestors are a far cry from a terrorist extremist. The fact that McVeigh’s action failed to ignite the violent revolt he was trying to cause proves this point. In contrast to the way McCauley portrays them, members of the modern Tea Party movement support limited government and fiscal responsibility while opposing federal handouts and bailouts through legal

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means. In fact, their actions are much less extreme than those of leaders during the civil rights movement — a movement I think we all see the merits of. Just because you write for the student paper, McCauley, you don’t have the right to mock people whose opinion differs from yours. Thomas Ray sophomore, mechanical engineering

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I would like to thank Chad Rhoades for being a voice of reason in Technician’s opinion section. His writing is always a breath of fresh air for myself and — I’m sure — other conservatives. The past few editions of Technician have housed article after article that insulted the Tea Party movement and conservatives in general. When I opened up my Technician and read Monday’s article, “One if by land, two if by tea,” I was completely astonished. The description of the Tea Party movement was offensive, to say the least. Does Dan Smith really think that he will change people’s opinions to align with his own by using sarcastic tones and overthe-top rhetoric? However, that article was not nearly as distasteful as Paul McCauley’s opinion piece. Comparing the Tea Party movement to Timothy McVeigh was completely outlandish and uncalled for, yet typical of McCauley’s writing. Again, thank you Chad Rhoades, your articles always encourage me. Meredith Haddock sophomore, agricultural business management

Originality isn’t everything Did Hitler write Thursday’s editorial, “It’s more like a Happy Meal?” The narrow-minded,

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egotistical views make me wonder why I ever defend Technician as a good, credible newspaper to my friends who talk down about our acclaimed student publication. The editorial’s views on the Interfraternity Council’s Chick-fil-A Challenge accentuate exactly what is wrong with Technician. Instead of taking a positive approach and supporting UNC’s Chickfil-A Challenge, it’s bashed over and over in a side-by-side comparison of the Krispy Kreme Challenge. Why not give the Chick-fil-A Challenge some appreciation? Oh my bad, you did say, “philanthropy is great,” though the other part of that quote was, “be original.” This is where I have the biggest qualm: while some value is placed on philanthropy, more value is obviously placed on originality, which sincerely pisses me off. Just because the KKC was first, and unique, means nothing — I am sure the creators of the KKC would be in full support of the Chickfil-A Challenge. I can’t honestly believe an editor read the article before it was published. Such arrogance and ignorance towards the subject really makes me ashamed to say I attend N.C. State. As a student publication, it is worth noting that you represent the University and its students, whether you like it or not. Despite the fact that UNCChapel Hill is beginning a rather unoriginal tradition, the purpose behind the Chick-fil-A Challenge is more important than the challenge itself; the same is true for the KKC. Why don’t you ask the N.C. Children’s Hospital how they feel about your column? Alan Kaid junior, mechanical engineering

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Popular Music Felix Cartal Dim Mak Records

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Felix Cartal is one of the prominent rising stars in the world-class electronic music scene. To be quite honest, he’s one of the hottest things to come out of British Columbia since the gold rush. The Vancouver native has been pumping out smash remixes and touring with big acts since 2007. So in February, on Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak Records, he officially announced his complete disrespect for the speakers and headphones of the world by dropping his first full-length album, “Popular Music.” The album laces up its big, nast y bass boots a nd da nces a l l over any output system attempting to play it . Perhaps the best example of this comes with “World Class Driver.” “Popular Music” starts with nothing other than “Popular Music Intro.” Even though it is only the intro track, it is definitely worth listening to. The skilled mix of highpitched crescendo and bass heavy breakdowns would be considered perfect by most,

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but Cartal took it to the next level and incorporated female vocals over it all. This blatant flaunting of talent sets the bar high for the following tracks, and Cartal doesn’t disappoint. “Volcano,” featuring Jordan Whitney, has a bass line that is somehow he av y enough and grung y e n ou g h t o compliment Whitney’s distinct vocal a nd ly r ica l st yle wh i le magically remaining mega dancy. Considering that Whitney’s own project, “Jaguar Love,” seems to struggle with that, it’s quite the feat. How’s that for international collaboration? Cartal has two other guests on the album: The Faint is featured in “Why Wait” and

“They are a little softer than the others, but the guest vocals make these tracks two of the best ”

Beta Bow in “I Believe In” — both are amazing. They are a little softer than the others, but the guest vocals make these tracks two of the best, as they really add a lot to the album’s diverse content. That diversity is the strongest selling point for many. Electronic music has a reputation for being notoriously repetitive, but this album doesn’t fit that stereotype at all. Cartal switches between beats, themes and sounds mid-song so effortlessly that most artists can’t even compete with him. “Popular Music” contains so many examples of that rare skill that it solidifies Cartal’s position as a reigning power in the electronic music scene. His trademark distorted and overpowering dance sound has already made a lasting impact on many genres, and he’s just getting started. On Cartal’s MySpace page, he writes, “I never liked music until I heard my own.” Whether he actually means that or not, he clearly doesn’t like current musical trends. The metaphorical artwork on “Popular Music” depicting the violent stomping of records shows his distaste of generic music and conveys his desire to produce something at a higher level of quality. By combining meaningful motivation with natural skill, Felix Cartal recorded what is undoubtedly one of the most solid releases of 2010.

A free advanced screening of “Get Him to the Greek,” the latest in the line of comedies from Apatow Productions was shown at Witherspoon Student Center Campus Cinema Wednesday. Directed by Nicholas Stoller, “Get Him to the Greek” is a spin-off of 2008’s “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” that brings the secondary character Aldous Snow (Russell Brand) to the forefront. Aldous, a famous rock star, has descended back into a life of drugs and depravity following his break-up with fellow famous singer, Jackie Q (Rose Byrne). Joining Brand is Jonah Hill (“Funny People”), playing Aaron Green, a young music executive looking to help Aldous revitalize his career. Ironically, Hill was also in “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” though he plays an entirely different character here. There are numerous other differences as well, the biggest being the entire tone of the film. While Stoller directed “Forgetting Sarah Marshall,” Jason Segel took the reigns for “Get Him to the Greek,” except for the writing, which Stoller oversaw. As a spin-off, therefore, the film has very little to do with its prequel, as it chooses to focus on drug and sex jokes more than relationship humor. Still, fans of the original will catch a great reference to the titular Sarah Marshall. The plot is basic, acting simply as a frame around which to structure the film’s jokes. Aaron has been given the task of going to London and bringing Aldous back to New York and then to the Greek Theater in Los Angeles, so that he can perform a tenth anniversary concert of his last performance there. Of course, with any road trip comedy, the plan is quickly thrown off-kilter. Aldous’ partying ways get the best of him time and again, leaving Aaron with the difficult task of keeping them on the move during the next 72 hours. The problem with this premise, though, is that a lot of the impediments that crop up for the duo along the way are far too similar. While still in London, Aldous ignores Aaron’s pleas to catch their flight, choosing instead to party. Aaron finally submits, and the audience sees their wild escapades. This is a fair enough scene the first time through.

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The problem, however, is that the same thing happens both of the following nights, with the only changes coming from how and where they party. The fact that it is Aldous’ own flippant attitude and Aaron’s failure to take charge keeping them behind schedule make it hard to feel any tension over whether or not they will make it to the show. As a n R-rated comedy, though, the expectation is not necessarily that the story is great, but that the individual scenes composing it are funny. In this regard, “Get Him to the Greek” is a hit-and-miss. Some scenes break entirely from logic simply for a joke, which takes the viewer out of the experience. In particular, a scene with Aaron doing something illegal in the middle of an airport terminal is nonsensical, as he could do the exact same thing in the bathroom and be much better off. I mentioned that the focus doesn’t rely on relationship humor very much, but when it does, the fun factor takes a nosedive. While both Aaron and Aldous have romantic interests, neither pairing feels as if they share legitimate chemistry, and it only adds awkward, clunky scenes to the film. In fact, the conclusion of Aaron’s relationship with his girlfriend Daphne, played by Elisabeth Moss (“Mad Men”), is downright painful to watch, with Aldous’ involvement essentially emotionally scarring the young lovers. The problems with relationships extend beyond the love interest, though. Aldous interacts with his mother, father and son throughout the film as well, and every scene of this nature only illustrates how little connection the actors seem to have with one another. Almost all of the family ties are based on hate, which makes the whole idea of even including Aldous’ family bizarre. And at its core, the biggest problem “Get Him to the

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Florida State, Georgia Tech, Virginia and Clemson are all within the Top 20. In the face of tough competition, team members expect quality play from themselves and as a group. “Hopefully I can play a bit better than I have been throughout this season,” Sutton said. “We all need to put it together over three days for the win.” As one of the team’s newcomers, Sutton has never played the Old North State course. He will look to the veteran members for pointers while scoping the course out during his practice round. “The leadership from the older guys has been great; they’ve given me a lot of help telling me where I’m at,” Sutton said. “I’ll have to keep an eye on what they do in the practice round.” The teams have already locked up a regional bid. During regional competition, there are eighteen teams at each of four sites. The top five teams from each site advance to national competition. Additionally, the top two players from teams not advancing to the NCAA finals from regionals qualify. Hill won the 2009 NCAA National Championship as an individual competitor last spring.

was clinched. Illova and Petrovic quickly dispatched their opponents and were the first two Pack players to finish. Petrovic beat Katarina Reveche, 6-2, 6-2, in what could be her final match with the Pack. Petrovic said while her team didn’t come out on top, a strong personal performance was a long time coming. “I’ve worked hard on my serves and it finally paid off,” Petrovic said. “Personally, everything went my way today.” But the Deacons came roaring back and won the next three consecutive matches to clinch their advance. “It was by far one of the best matches we’ve played,” Petrovic said. “The atmosphere was good, and everyone believed we could win. Even though we lost, we felt good about it.” Both the men’s and women’s teams will hear later this month whether they were selected for the NCAA tournament or if individual players will enter the tournament. “We’re going to have to wait and see. This was a must-win situation,” Choboy said. “We needed it, but we’ll wait and see what happens as far as selection.”

statements, saying the little things such as defense and base running can help a team win or lose a game, With a series as important as this one, the team will have to be playing at its highest level to take full control of the sixth spot in the conference. “It is a big weekend. A bunch of teams are just scrunched in the middle of a tough league, so every win now is awfully important,” Avent said. “We just have to pick it up defensively and on the basepaths so we can take advantage of every opportunity we get and limit opportunities for the other team.”

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McCain finishes second in Penn Relay Sophomore thrower Brittany McCain finished second Thursday at the 116th annual Penn Relay Carnival. McCain competed in the women’s college division for the discus and threw a distance of 47.58 meters.

Softball prepares to take on Maryland in weekend series The Pack will look to improve on its ACC record this weekend as it takes on Maryland this weekend. State is currently 27-12 (8-7 in ACC), while Maryland sits at 2719(5-9 in ACC). The series consists of three games and includes a double-header on Saturday and a final game Sunday. Maryland owns the all-time series, as it is 9-8 against the Wolfpack. Source: N.C. State Athletics

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Today Friday Baseball vs. Boston College Doak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m. Men’s Golf @ ACC Championship Old North State Club-New London, N.C., All day Saturday Baseball vs. Boston College Doak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m. Softball vs. Maryland Raleigh, N.C., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday Men’s Golf at ACC Championship New London, N.C., all day Men’s and Women’s Track & Field at the Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa., all day Softball vs. Maryland Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Boston College Doak Field, 6:30 p.m. Sunday Men’s Golf at ACC Championship New London, N.C., all day Men’s and Women’s Track & Field at the Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa., all day Softball vs. Maryland Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium, 1 p.m. Baseball vs. Boston College Doak Field, 1 p.m.

Quote of the day “But now we are back at home and have our legs back underneath us, and hopefully we can win the series.” Baseball coach Elliott Avent

Did You know? Former N.C. State basketball players Vinny Del Negro and Nate McMillan are head coaches for two NBA playoff teams: the Chicago Bulls and Portland Trail Blazers, respectively.

Pack battles Eagles for control of sixth place Team heads into series with Boston College with playoff implications on the line Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor

Currently sitting in a three-way tie for sixth place in the ACC with a 9-9 record, the Wolfpack is preparing to play in one of the most crucial series of its season as it takes on the Boston College Eagles, one of the other two teams tied with State in the ACC. And after sweeping Maryland last weekend, which evened up the team’s conference record, players and coaches are focused on remaining over .500 for the rest of the season. “This is one of those pivotal series of the year,” senior second baseman Dallas Poulk said. “You come out and get back at even, and this is a chance to take the next step in the winning category. They are 9-9 and we are 9-9. It’s a difference in a winning or losing record, a difference in going to a regional, not going to a regional.” The Pack has dominated previous meetings with the Golden Eagles, winning 11 of the 13 games. This includes a perfect 6-0 record against Boston College in the friendly confines of Doak Stadium. However, injuries have plagued the team recently as starting third baseman Andrew Ciencin has been hampered by a sore hamstring, while leading hitter and senior leader Kyle Wilson has been out of action the past few weeks with a sore groin. His participation in the weekend series is in question. “With a hurt groin he just can’t play,” coach Elliott Avent said. “He played with it for three weeks and played tremendously. But he played as long as he could with it until the

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Reaching out to tag Miami’s Zeke Devoss, sophomore third baseman Andrew Ciencin fails to catch Devoss stealing third base on a wild pitch March 28 at Doak Field. The Hurricanes went on to defeat the Pack 4-0.

doctor told us he had to sit out for a couple weeks if we wanted him at the end of the season.” Regardless of injuries, Avent and company are happy to be back at home playing in front of their own fans. Avent said they hope to give the fans something to cheer about. “We have had some injuries and some guys getting tired, and it has felt like we have been on the road a lot,” Avent said. “But now we are back at home and have our legs back underneath us, and hopefully we can win the series.” En route to its sweep of Maryland, the Pack received excellent pitching perfor-

mances out of its Friday and Saturday starters as both Jake Buchanan and Cory Mazzoni pitched complete games. And for Buchanan that pitching performance was a nice confidence builder as he and the team head into the final stretch of the season. “It helped me a lot confidence-wise getting a good start under my belt, just getting back on the right track,” Buchanan said. “But I have to just build off of that and go in work with the same game-plan.” After a rough defensive game Wednesday night against East Carolina in which the team committed six errors, coaches

focused heavily on the defensive side of the in practice on Thursday. Poulk believes the extra focus on defense will help the team take that next step into being a well rounded team as it knows that the hitting and pitching will already be there. “We needed to focus on defense; we worked on that a lot at practice, and that is what is going to win and lose ball games,” Poulk said. “We know we will come out and hit, but defense will win or lose ball games.” Avent echoed baseball continued page 7 Poulk’s

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Men’s golf in hunt for ACC championship

Men’s, women’s tennis teams fall in first round of ACC Tournament Thursday morning in Cary

After an inconsistent season, team aims to regroup and finish strong

Kate Shefte Sports Editor

Both State’s men’s and women’s tennis teams saw their dreams of deep ACC Tournament runs come to an early halt Wednesday morning in Cary. Neither team advanced past the first round as Miami took out the men’s team, 4-1, and Wake Forest beat the women’s team, 4-2. Each team had its No. 1 singles player named to the All-Conference team after the first day concluded. Sophomore Jaime Pulgar, ranked No. 67, and Sandhya Nagaraj, also a sophomore and ranked No. 69 in the country, both received conference honors. Pulgar, who went 14-9 and 6-5 in the ACC, ensured the men’s team landed a player on the All-ACC team for the fifth straight year. Nagaraj (19-9, 4-7 ACC) is the first women’s player to receive the honor since current Pack player Daria Petrovic did in 2007 as a freshman. Miami took the first two doubles matches to clinch the point. Akash Gujarati and Rob Lowe fell to Carl Sundberg a nd Ignacio Taboada, 8-5, and Pulgar and Dave Thomson lost 8-6 to their respective opponents. Frideric Prandecki and Dominic Hodgson were tied 7-7 but didn’t finish. “In doubles, we went behind a little bit,” head coach Jon Choboy said. “We fell behind at two, and two has been really steady for us all year. We started to get chances to get back, but it’s too much of a hole to dig

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Sandhya Nagaraj, sophomore, returns the ball in doubles competition against the Richmond Spiders at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center March 24. Nagaraj was named to the All-ACC team Thursday morning after being ranked in singles for most of the season. She is the first female Pack tennis player to earn an All-ACC nod in three years.

your way out of. That didn’t help us.” Thomson beat the Hurricanes’ David Simon, 6-2, 6-4, at No. 3. But Prandecki, who came back to beat his opponent on Senior Day after being reinserted into the singles rotation, dropped his match 6-3, 6-4 to Taboada. Gujarati and Hodgson both fell and secured the win for Miami, 4-1. “[Miami] played pretty well in that situation,” Choboy said. “It wasn’t all my guys not playing well. We got our feet under us and started mounting a comeback, but it was too much.” Meanwhile, elsewhere in the Cary Tennis Center, the women’s team was fighting a gruel-

ing four-hour battle against Wake Forest. The Demon Deacons were seeded just below the Wolfpack, but according to senior Petrovic, the teams were evenly matched. “At one point, there were four matches in the third set,” Petrovic said. “It was really close. It could have gone either way.” The women’s team also dropped the doubles point after the pairs of Lenka Hojckova and Tana Illova and Berkeley Brock and Chloe Smith dropped 8-6 decisions. Nagaraj and Petrovic were tied when the point

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Hill, who is making plans to enter professional competition and forgo his senior year, has high expectations placed upon him by his teammates. “If Matt can play like he did Lindsey Hall last year, and we all put up a Senior Staff Writer good performance, we have a Beginning today, the men’s good chance,” McMillen said. golf team will chase after its “I watched him last year when first ACC Championship since I didn’t play and got some good 1990. The championship is vibes about the course.” As a team, the Pack has perbeing held at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point formed consistently in the in New London, N.C. The par championship over the years. 72 course rounds out at 7,100 In four of the last six years, the yards and has become the an- group has ended the weekend finishing fourth or better. nual site for the tournament. However, the spring season In Friday’s opening round, State is grouped with Boston has featured varying results, College and Virginia Tech. ranging from second place New groupings will be formed finishes to finishing second to for Saturday and Sunday and last in tournament fields. But play begins at 8:30 a.m. on the pinnacle of conference play offers a clean e a c h d a y. slate to the Five studentPack. athletes are “We’ve representing had a n up the Pack – the a nd dow n same group season,” Mcthat has been Millen said. sent to the “I feel like if previous four we play like tournaments. we can and The weekend are supposed team includes to, then we seniors Adam have a really Hog ue a nd good chance Brad Revell, Sophomore Mark McMillen to compete junior Matt for the chamHill, sophomore Mark McMillen and pionship this weekend.” While several individuals on freshman Mitchell Sutton. Following the ACC Champi- the team have performed well, onship, the team has one final team members are striving to weekend of official competi- overcome a hurdle that has tion prior to NCAA regionals. plagued the Pack. “The coaches have been talkA strong showing this weekend is important, and they have one ing about finishing,” McMillen said. “We haven’t put three goal in mind: winning. “Anytime we go to a tourna- rounds together as a team.” Three solid rounds is exactly ment, we want to win,” McMillen said. “We have to play what it will take to bring home new hardware on Sunday. solid.” Last year, the Wolfpack fin- Four ACC teams are currently ished tied for fourth with Wake ranked on the Golf World/ Forest and Hill brought home Nike Division I Coaches Poll: honors after tying for the individual title, finishing at ten under par. golf continued page 7

“If Matt can play like he did last year and we all put up a good performance, we have a good chance.”