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Sigma Nu Fraternity hosted the third annual head shaving in the Carmichael Gymnasium basketball courts, and 97 participants, most of whom were N.C. State students, offered their time and hair in support of the St. Baldrick’s Foundation. St. Baldrick’s Foundation is a charity which sponsors similar events across the country to raise money for research dedicated to curing childhood cancer. According to the foundation’s website, St. Baldrick’s has raised more than $117 million and is now the world’s largest volunteer-driven fundraiser for child cancer research.
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Yesterday, the University helped the organization to raise more than $12,000 in what Dre Antono, N.C. State alum and volunteer coordinator of the head shaving, believed to be a very successful event. Antono first heard about the foundation three years ago, and saw the student body of N.C. State as an audience that had great potential to help the cause. Though he graduated in December, Antono plans to make sure St. Baldrick’s is one thing that does not leave with him. Antono worked with his brothers in Sigma Nu to ensure they will be able to continue what he started in 2010 in the years to come. “I want to come back next year and see that this thing has grown,” Antono said. Antono attributed the success of this year’s fundraiser to a more active marketing campaign that featured fliers, word-of-mouth communication, a Facebook page and, for many brothers of the fraternity, unusual haircuts in hopes of drawing attention to the cause. For Nicholas Weight, a sophomore in psychol-
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his morning, nearly 100 students will start their last Monday of regular class donning newlyshaved heads and buttons informing readers to ask why they are bald. The answer to that question, and also the reason behind the sudden outbreak of baldness on campus is yesterday’s St. Baldrick’s event.
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ogy and first-time participant, it was the fliers that attracted his attention. Weight has a family member who is currently battling cancer, so when he saw there was an on-campus opportunity for him to join the fight against cancer, he leapt for it. “I figured ‘I give blood, so why shouldn’t I give my hair too,’” Weight said, to the watching crowd. Zac Fagan, a sophomore in sports management and brother in Sigma Nu, served as both a volunteer and a participant in the fundraiser yesterday and was excited he was able to help. According to Fagan, who was a second-time participant, some of the brothers in Sigma Nu began to grow their hair out as early as November in anticipation of what many brothers see as one of the most important service activities the fraternity engages in. When Fagan was asked why he will continue to shave his head in years to come, he said “Even the smallest actions can have a positive effect on somebody’s life.”
With April drawing to a close, many students’ thoughts now turn to the prospect of exams. But between exams and the summer, May 8 stands as a day of political awareness with Amendment One, the race for governor, and the GOP primaries requiring votes. However, early polls have opened, and students have already begun sharing their opinions on Amendment One. As the voting date draws nearer, students on campus are becoming more educated and opinionated on the legislation. “I am against it [Amendment One],” Alex Lowe, freshman in aerospace engineering, said. “[This is] due to my belief that every person, whatever their lives be, should have a choice about what affects them personally.” Early voting began on April 19, and while the numbers won’t be revealed until May 8, many are looking towards the general campus opinion to predict the outcome. “Well I think that most folks, if I had to hazard a guess, are more knowledgeable and educated about the amendment now and understand the harm it has, not just against the GLBT community,” said Justine Hollingshead, director of the GLBT Center. Many of those in favor of the bill focus only on the Defense of Marriage stance. Promotions urging people to vote for the bill have been circulating on Twitter and Facebook for months now. Some of the points they have
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The Museum of Natural Sciences celebrated the opening of the Nature Research Center with a 24-hour festival that began on Friday, April 20 at 4 p.m., at the Main Museum and Bicentennial Plaza. Visitors were able to take part in activities and presentations and interact with exhibitors and vendors during the 24 hours. Many of the activities and performances were held at the SECU Daily Planet Stage, adjacent to the Bicentennial Plaza Stage. Contributors to the events included NASA, the N.C. Science Festival and Burt’s Bees. A pre-show concert, which included Shaw University Jazz Band, began the festivities. Afterwards, Beverly Botsford, a cross cultural percussionist and educator, called forth all drummers and participants to begin the Grand Procession. The Grand Procession started at 4:30 p.m. at the Executive Mansion and ended at the SECU Daily Planet stage, located beside the Nature Research Center. The official Natural Research Center opening ceremony started at 5 p.m. The Opening Ceremony featured many special guests, includ-
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Christopher Nighorn partakes in the festivities of the 2012 Planet Earth Celebration by learning about static electricity from a Van de Graaf generator on Friday.
ing Chuck Davis and the African American Dance Ensemble, an internationally famous troupe based in Durham. Chuck Davis gave a speech during the ceremony focusing on positive change and unity, during which he greeted the crowd in several languages. “Peace, love and respect for everybody,” Davis said. “I ask everyone to give hugs to three people who they don’t know here at the ceremony. I also ask everyone to partake in the performance which represents seven different ethnic groups.” Waters collected from different sources around the world were then brought to the stage to symbolize the global theme of the Nature Research Center. Specially commissioned vessels,
created by Seagrove clay artists, and a single large pottery piece, created by Mark Hewitt, were used to connect culture with nature in the ceremony. Following Davis were speakers Betsy Bennet, director of the N.C. Museum of Natural Science, Meg Lowman, director of the Nature Research Center, John Grunsfeld, associate administer for the Science Mission Directorate, and many more. “What we’re gathered here to celebrate today is bigger than what we are. This is the new home of our department of research. We know the people of North Carolina, who will realize the benefits of this new center
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On Friday, the Chancellor announced the creation of a new College of Sciences that will include the merging of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the undergraduate biology program. With this decision, the newly modified version of the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences will become more comprehensive, according to Chancellor Randy Woodson. In a staff report, Woodson explained how the change will help N.C. State. “The college will be positioned to provide much of the core of undergraduate instruction in these disciplines, while building on N.C. State’s growing expertise and reputation in the quantitative biological sciences and the national trend in convergence science,” the report said.
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Tuesday, April 24 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre One evening, three great combos! The NCSU Jazz Combos will dazzle your ears with a variety of music from upbeat salsa to swingin' ballads.
Thursday, April 26 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre Vox Accalia, the Singing Statesmen, and the State Chorale all perform in this concert of glorious choral music. Selections range from classical works by Schubert and Bach, to spirituals, folk songs, and a sampling of Parker-Shaw arrangements.
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Friday, April 27 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre The NCSU Jazz Ensemble returns for the spring semester with classic works by unforgettable jazz artists, including music by Horace Silver, Cole Porter, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie, and Billy Strayhorn. One of the country’s foremost woodwind artists, saxophonist Chris Vadala, joins the ensemble for this evening of great music.
Gregg Museum exhibitions close on May 12 Don’t miss the two wonderful exhibitions now on display at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design. Barkcloth, Bras, and Bulletproof Cotton: The Powers of Costume (the name says a lot... but the visuals are stunning) and Textiles of Exile, which features fiber arts made by immigrants, refugees, and displaced persons.
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Wind Ensemble/Concert Band 7-8:30 p.m. Stewart Theatre Directed by Paul Garcia, the Wind Ensemble is devoted to performances of the richest and most varied traditional and contemporary music written for wind band. This semester they have prepared to amaze you with Percy Grainger’s Molly on the Shore with select other works by Mendelssohn, J. S. Bach, and many others. Newcomer Ballroom Lesson 8-9:30 p.m. Dance Studio, Carmichael Gymnasium
POLICe BlOTTER April 13 2:40 p.m. | Harassment Public Safety Building Student reported receiving unwanted electronics messages from unknown person. 5:11 p.m. | Skateboard Violation Phytotron Report of skateboarder in area believed to be dangerous to skate. Officers checked area but did not locate anyone.
8:28 p.m. | Suspicious Person Partners III Deck Report of someone throwing things from the deck. Officer did not locate anyone but found remains of two printers on the ground.
Registration for summer crafts classes for NC State students begins TODAY, Monday, April 23; registration opens to everyone else on Monday, May 7. Info on classes is available on the Crafts Center website at ncsu.edu/crafts.
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Wednesday, April 25 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre The Wind Ensemble is devoted to performances of the richest and most varied traditional and contemporary music written for wind band. This concert will include music by Mendelssohn, Bach, Alfred Reed, Percy Grainger, Vincent Persichetti, and Leonard Bernstein.
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NCSU Jazz Combos 7-8:30 p.m. Stewart Theatre NCSU Jazz Combos, directed by Wes Parker and Jason Foureman, will dazzle your ears with the smooth sound they will be producing in Stewart Theatre. Playing a variety of music from upbeat salsa to swingin’ ballads, this will be an evening not to miss. See playbill for complete details.
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According to the report, the changes came about after a recommendation from Provost Warwick Arden. In May 2011, Arden formed the Academic Science Program Task Force, which is made up of faculty from all 10 colleges, the Graduate School and the Division of Undergraduate Programs. The task force reviewed the administrative structures for academic science programs at the University, especially in the colleges of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Natural Resources and Agriculture and Life Sciences. “The task force was challenged with determining the best
April 14 11:46 a.m. | Breaking & Entering - Vehicle Dan Allen Deck Student reported vehicle had been entered and iPod stolen.
seeking to steadily decrease freshmen enrollment. Off-campus opportunities are approximately the same price per month as off-campus opportunities, considering the estimated cost for housing for N.C. residents in the 2012-2013 year is $5,434, translating to $543.40 per
month for 10 months. “I thought living in a dorm was sort of not really nice,” Le said. “Most of my friends are living in apartments now. They’re in ones like Campus Crossings; some of them are in University Woods. An apartment is a huge upgrade.”
ways to enhance the natural the search for new deans for synergies between the science both is still underway. Jane Lubischer, director programs at N.C. State and of u nderpromoting graduate interdisciprograms plinary colin biology, laboration stated in an and research email that while reducthe evoluing admintion of the istrative University overhead,” is very imthe report portant. said. “N.C. While the State, li ke College of a ny outSciences will Jane Lubischer, director of undergraduate programs standing be a change in biology institution, for the Unineeds to be versity, some things will remain the same. able to evolve over time. I will The College of Agriculture do everything I can to make and Life Sciences and the sure that students in all of College of Natural Resources the biological sciences notice still be distinct colleges, and little disruption and, even-
tually, great improvements as a result of this change,” Lubischer stated in the email. Lubischer also said she expects to see improvements for undergraduate students as a result of these changes. “I am confident that we will increase our faculty and increase our ability to offer the courses you need, when you need them,” Lubischer said. She encouraged people to be skeptical of any rumors about the new departments for now, as everything has not been finalized. “The details remain to be worked out over the next few years, so if you hear that department ‘X’ is definitely going to ‘whatever,’ you can be sure that the decision has not actually been made,” Lubischer said.
also saw an increase of about 34 percent. Also, when the statistics are broken down, the occupants of residence halls and Wolf Village consist of about 47 percent freshmen. However, the 2020 enrollment plan, sponsored by both Chancellor Woodson and Provost Arden, will be
“I will do everything I can to make sure that students in all of the biological sciences notice little disruption...”
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Students flock to swanky off-campus housing With more and more offcampus locations being built for students, dorms have more competition than ever before. Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer
Lee, Bragaw, Tucker, Alexander. Some of N.C. State’s residence halls that for years have provided students with living space and quick access to classes. That’s all changing with the addition of more and more off-campus apartments which cater to modern-day student needs. Pauleena Le, an undeclared freshman in management, is one such student opting out of returning to a dorm next year. Instead, she will be moving to University Woods, located just off of Avent Ferry. Her perspective on why students choose to move into these apartments deals with
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put forward include, “The union between one man and one woman has been the definition of marriage since before N.C. has been a state and U.S. has been a country,” and “Marriage between one man and one woman is in public good. History shows kids do best when raised by a married mom and dad.” These have been promoted by #4MarriageNC. Because of the reliance on the Defense of Marriage aspect of the bill, many of those against Amendment One feel that their opposition isn’t very well educated on the material at hand. “I believe most remain unaware of the damage this amendment would have on unmarried heterosexual couples, children of divorce, and elderly couples whose spouses
finances and space. “I think because...they have more room, it’s just a lot better than living in a dorm,” Le said. According to the Campus Prowler website, 66 percent of N.C. State undergrads are living off campus in places like Valentine Commons, located off of Hillsborough Street. This location will include a fitness center, aerobics room, game rooms and tanning beds by the end of its construction. Pat Postal, director of leasing, maintains the construction will be done by the time of the opening in August and that they’re still actively leasing every day. Their rates, which start at $645 for a 4-bedroom, are all-inclusive, including electricity, water, sewer, cable and Internet. “You don’t have to worry about driving to campus,
have died,” Wyatt Barnes, sophomore in environmental design, said. “I feel the bill has been poorly publicized, hiding many of the underlying sections in order to gain support from voters.” Hollingshead explains that many don’t even realize the full impact the passing of this bill could have on UNC System students. As of now, health insurance policies allow for domestic partner benefits for students, but this would disappear should Amendment One pass. There might also be adverse effects on the job market for graduating students. “We know that from a business perspective that there are companies who have said that, if this passes, they will have to seriously consider if they want to continue to stay in North Carolina,” Hollingshead said. Students are encouraged to
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Signs at the construction location of the Retreat at Raleigh advertise some of the Retreat’s many strengths as a new student living option.
since it’s right outside your front door,” Postal said. Campus Crossings’ 4-bedrooms, however, are $490, according to Calvin McDonnell, lead keystone. Their motto is, “Live on your own, but not by your-
vote now, as the actual voting date is right in the middle of exam week. As for students who are still unregistered, the Wake County Board of Elections has paired with the University, so that a list of all University students has been provided at every voting site. All students have to do is show up at a voting site, present an ID and fill out a form. Those in running the voting sites will verify the residence and let students vote. Starting on April 27 and running through May 5, shuttles will be on campus to transport students to and from early voting sites. As for those students stuck on the fence that say they probably won’t vote? “I would tell them they should vote,” Lowe said. “Because it indirectly affects every one of us.”
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self.” Some of Campus Crossings’ amenities include volleyball and basketball courts, a pool, a clubhouse and a recreation center. “It gives you freedom without the constraints that a
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through each child of our state,” Bennet said. At the conclusion of the ceremony, the doors of the Nature Research Center opened with the cutting of a native plant. Visitors took tours on pre-determined routes through the new wing. Inside, visitors had the opportunity to try science activities in investigation labs, explore research collections in the Naturalist Center and view the SECU
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— an experimental dance band — which took place at the SECU Daily Planet Stage at 11:30 p.m. Daily Planet Café also extended their hours from midnight until 2 a.m., in conjunction with the opening celebration. There, science comedian Brian Malow hosted late night interviews. Other local business also hosted events until the late hours. N.C. State design students also took part in the events during the ‘Sustainable Style: Reduce, Reuse, Restyle’ segment of the opening.
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Daily Planet, a three-story presentation space. “The museum has always answered what we know in natural sciences. Now, the new research center will be able to answer how we know things in the natural sciences,” Ira David, master of ceremonies, said. The walk-through tours continued until 4 p.m. on Saturday. Other festivities also continued through the night for visitors of the Nature Research Center. Later that evening, Hopscotch Music Festival presented a Gang Gang Dance
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dorm has,” McDonnell said. The Retreat, another student housing community being built on Hillsborough Street, will be about 9,000 square feet. Some of its expected features include a golf simulator, tanning beds, a pet
spa and cardio space. Their website also boasts cottages that have “classic, Craftsman-style architecture” and extensive greenery. Overall, the housing complexes surrounding N.C. State provide similar services that can’t be found in dorms. As a result, it would be reasonable for students to think the number of individuals in dorms is decreasing as offcampus apartments appear more attractive. In fact, that is not the case, according to Susan Grant, director of University Housing. For the past two years, there has actually been a 5 percent increase each year in students who have decided to return to on-campus living, Grant said. “No one has to live on campus,” Grant said. “But our halls and apartments offer leadership opportunities
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Over the summer of 2012, Sullivan Hall will be renovated to better accommodate student needs.
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While the renovations will cause many issues for a time, the end result will be far better than what we currently have. Students should be patient and positive during this transition, which will positively impact our campus.
taying in Lee or Sullivan halls is a rite of passage for any N.C. State student. Whether it be the brief night of New Student Orientation or a full academic year, all students have experienced the cramped living-space of the two buildings at one time or another. As a part of University Housing’s project to revamp student living on West Campus, the buildings will begin renovations this summer. Sullivan Hall will be the first building to undergo renovation, which is projected to conclude in early August, right before the move-in pe-
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riod. Lee Hall will be renovated next summer. The issue with the renovations will be the possibility of them not finishing up on time. Future Sullivan and Lee residents can only hope the changes will be finished on time. This fear aside, these buildings are overdue for a sprucing up. The $3 million plan to increase the quality of student living on West Campus consists of replacing furniture in the two halls and finishing renovations to the
lobby and computer lab. It also aims to maximize space in the B and C rooms. We must maintain flexibility. With this project, University Housing is striving to help both current and future students, so we must deal with the challenges that may come with it. Resident Advisers for the two buildings will relocate to Bragaw Hall, with the projected end date of renovations being fall move-in day. A lack of prepared resident
advisers will pose logistical problems and provide fewer resources for move-in. Students will need to band together to make this a smooth transition, while also enjoying the new living spaces. Lee and Sullivan house nearly 14 percent of on-campus students, and under the current conditions, they’re not an ideal place for student living. By giving the rooms a new look and providing better facilities to current and new students, University Housing will be contributing to a better student experience.
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while ago, I remember someone asked what motivates me. What is it that drives me to do my best? What fuels my fire? This seems like a simple question, but for me, it is actually quite complex. There isn’t really one specific thing I can pinpoint that motivates Kaitlyn me. Casulli Instead, my Staff Columnist motivation is dependent on several factors—the people around me, the responsibility I am given and the level of trust that I can get the job done. The answer to this question is different for everyone. For example, some people are better athletes when their coach yells at them, but others will essentially shut down and not try. However complex this question may be, after some thinking I finally came up with a couple of things t hat never fail to get me motivated. The first is the belief I will fail. Rather than allowing this to be a self-fulfilling prophecy, I use it as ammunition to complete the task at hand and do it well. Take my motivation behind writing, for example. Six years ago, if you had told my English teacher I would be writing columns for Technician, she probably would have laughed. She didn’t even think I was capable of taking advanced courses in high school English. Yet here I am, six years later, doing everything she thought I would never do. I made some of my best grades in English classes and I love writing.
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What fuels your fire? While the memories of my eighth grade teacher are now distant, they gave me the spark to do everything I could to prove her wrong. My next point leads to what motivated me to keep the fire going. Sometimes, it is not the belief I will fail that motivates me—rather, it is the belief I have the ability to be successful. I don’t think I would have pursued writing any further than the occasional essay for class, had it not been for English teachers supporting and believing in me to produce great work. I’m not saying they thought I would be the next Shakespeare, but the way they supported and improved my writing in the early stages gave me a reason to keep doing it. It is a little easier for me to be motivated with positive reinforcement, rather than having someone tell me I will fail. I t y pically find it easy to give up when someone says I can’t do something. However, knowing there is someone who would be disappointed in me if I were to fail is enough motivation for me to get the job done. I have found there are plenty of people in society who believe I will fail. There is certainly no shortage of motivation from that area. What is most important, though, is that you find what fuels your fire so you can keep your motivation burning.
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f r ie nd of m i ne , Adam, had one job to do when parking for Saturday’s Spring Game: don’t park next to a tailgate with a baby—he failed. Why didn’t we wa nt to be parked around baJosh Lucas bies/small Deputy children? Viewpoint Editor Isn’t it obvious? We were tailgating—that’s no place for the ears of a child. Every time someone brought up a group project gone haywire, their finals schedule or UNC, the carpet f-bombing that would occur after left us all uneasy. Our language was fine in the collegiate atmosphere we were used to but, in the nursery in which we were parked, it was not an appropriate mix. We have a desire to protect not only our own children but the children of others. There is something sacred about the thoughts of a child. The purity and innocence they possess is not only due to their age, but our societal efforts to shield them from knowledge we deem not ready for them. It’s absolutely astonishing the ideas of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy take hold of a child for so long. It’s amazing the ideas of sex, drugs and even something less intense like cursing are kept out of a child’s mind frame for so long. It’s not that they have some abstraction present about these things, they simply have no idea, I believe this speaks volumes of our group efforts to keep them in the dark. Eventually, the dam breaks and the burdens we wished to hold back come rushing
forward. Think about your youth, think about when you started slinging swears. You didn’t just one day start dropping four-letter words during show and tell. You were likely exposed to the words, the concepts, and were a bit fearful of using them, perhaps, even nervous when others used them. After some time, you decided to put your foot in and test out the waters for yourself. While your initial efforts in expletives may have been tentative, soon the floodgates opened. You had a new tool and the only way to f ig u re out how it truly worked was to use it on everything. During middle school, if you’re anyt h i ng l i ke me, you probably pioneered a change in English syntax by replacing all commas with some profane word. There came a time, sometime in high school, when the great western frontier of swearing became confined. You figured out in what contexts the words were appropriate and when they weren’t. You went from no knowledge to mastery, but it took time, it took trial and a lot of errors. When you entered for college, you were given a new tool: freedom. Removed from your parent’s roof you could be whoever you wanted and do whatever you wanted to do. You could go out seven days a week or stay in seven days a week. You could choose to be the nicest person anyone will meet, or not. You could take the advise of oth-
ers or choose to ignore it. No doubt, one choice you will make, I know I did, is to abuse your freedom. Just as the middle school you slung around swears with a reckless abandon so will you use your freedom. This exploration into the confines of this new tool is neither good nor bad, even if it includes several walks of shame and an empty bank account, because, in the end, it will yield a mastery of it. For all t he ap parent dangers of t his journey, there’s no better a place to explore your freedom t ha n i n college. You have minimum responsibilities and a microcosm set up for your success. Graduating in May, I leave with some progress made in my exploration, but it is not complete. As I leave, I question: What are the Santa Clauses and Easter Bunnies we’re currently under the guise of? Did I do it right? What will I come to know that is currently unknown? What’s next? I may not know the answers, but, I am blessed in that my time here has developed the tools within me to not fear diving right in to whatever is next.
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Robert Kochersberger, an associate professor of English, lost his son Charlie to suicide in the summer of 2007. Kochersberger is writing a book about dealing with his family's struggle with Charlie and his addiction.
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t was not an ordinary day in Paris. While riding in a bus, two men watched the sky darken as they made their way to the Champ de Mars, the grassy park in front of the Eiffel Tower. The father and son, both music fans, had just visited the grave of The Doors’ Jim Morrison at the Père Lachaise Cemetery. As they looked out of the windows, they saw people standing outside wearing sunglasses, watching the solar eclipse.
When they finally arrived at the Eiffel Tower, it was about 2 o’clock in the afternoon. It was so dark, however, the tower’s flashing lights were turned on. Robert Kochersberger, an associate professor of English, witnessed the spectacle with his son, Charlie. “It was just a magical sight,” Kochersberger said. “That’s a really great memory that I have.” This memory of his son, from the summer of 2000, is one of many Kochersberger loves to recall. For nearly five years, however, recalling memories has been one of the few things he can do to be closer to his son. In July 2007, after a long battle with bipolar disorder and substance addiction, Charlie took his own life. “This is an unusually difficult stew, especially when you look at an upper-middle class family like mine,” Kochersberger said. “You just never would imagine in a million years that this kind of thing would happen to us.” Charlie was a bright and talented young man. He was a gifted guitar player, according to his father. He had an amazing sense of humor and wonderful friends. At the time of his death, Charlie was halfway done with his master’s degree in counselor education at N.C. State. When Charlie started college, his family realized he was having trouble with depression. “He was starting to be pretty depressed, at times, when he was in college, probably starting around 18 or 19,” Kochersberger said. “Then it was on and off.” Kochersberger and his wife Janet tried to get Charlie to take various antidepressants to help ease his condition. But Charlie wasn’t responding well to the medication. “The person has to want to get better,” Kochersberger said. “That is like the basic, universal truth. If the person, himself or herself, is not committed to recovery, from anything, it’s impossible to impose it from the outside. We tried. Charlie just wasn’t ready to get well.” Later on, the darker of Charlie’s demons came to light. In May 2004, Charlie told his parents about his heroin addiction. “We immediately tried to get on the case,” Kochersberger said. “We did everything that we thought we could do.” Charlie went through a rollercoaster of methods to clean up his heroin addiction. Methadone therapy. Suboxone. Talk therapy. Twelve-step programs. He even went through three separate 28-day rehab programs. “He only made it through one of them,” Kochersberger said. “He got kicked out [of the other rehabs] for breaking the rules.”
Robert Kochersberger holds a photo of himself and his son Charlie years before Charlie chose to take his own life. Kochersberger tells his students every semester about the struggle of losing a loved one to such tragedy, but continues to do so because many students deal with similar issues in their own lives.
It was during a group counseling session in Greensboro’s Fellowship Hall that one of the most shocking details of Charlie’s childhood was revealed. On his way to elementary school, he was lured into a truck with the promise of candy and was then sexually abused. For being a “good boy,” Charlie’s captor gave him a pocket knife. “Charlie just stuck it in his pocket and went to school and got in trouble,” Kochersberger said. “When I questioned him about [the knife], he said that he found it. We just said ‘Don’t do it again’ and that was it.” The nightmarish reality of Charlie’s childhood memories were not uncovered until his days at Fellowship Hall, where, during a word association exercise, Charlie’s instant response to the word “chocolate” was “knife,” which uprooted the repressed experience. However, the recovered memory provided no catharsis. He immediately began seeing a therapist for posttraumatic stress disorder, who was absolutely sure the recalled memory was genuine. “I’m skeptical about these kinds of ‘new memories’ of things, but I think the fact that we know about the knife makes it pretty real,” Kochersberger said. Then, on July 3, 2007, Kochersberger experienced what he describes as the most traumatic moment of his life. Around 10 o’clock on a hot summer night, after having gone missing for a couple of days, Charlie showed up at his family home in Raleigh. His mother was out of town, visiting family, but his father was there to welcome him. To Kochersberger, it seemed like a miracle. Incoherent and stumbling, Charlie agreed to let his father take him to the hospital. After Kochersberger called and told Janet their son was home, Charlie asked his father if he could clean himself up before they left.
“He said that he wanted to brush his teeth,” Kochersberger said. “Well, that sounds like something normal. So I said fine, and he went upstairs and brushed his teeth.” When he came back downstairs, Charlie wanted to have a smoke. When at home, he had always gone out on the porch and sat on the wicker sofa to have a cigarette. He went out and closed the door. “About 10 seconds after he walked outside, an alarm bell went off in my head,” Kochersberger said. From the front door, he saw his son darting for his car. “He was taking off,” Kochersberger said. “And I chased after him. I was too slow. Too late.” He pounded on the windshield while Charlie put the car into reverse. “Stop! Stop!” Kochersberger screamed to his son. With an extremely blank expression on his face, Charlie took a last look at his father before driving away. “That was the last I saw of him,” Kochersberger said. Two days later, Kochersberger drove to the Wake County courthouse on Fayetteville Street, hoping Charlie would show up for a court appearance due to a probation violation. The family had posted a hefty $25,000 bail to guarantee Charlie would return to court. He did not. The judge said the bail was forfeited and issued a warrant for Charlie’s arrest. In the foyer of the courthouse, Kochersberger’s phone buzzed. It was a message from a Raleigh police officer. After returning his call, Kochersberger asked him what had happened, but the officer would only say, “I need to see you at your house.”
“[My book is] not going to give me any closure on the loss of my son. I miss him desperately and I think of him repeatedly every day. And that’s going to continue as long as I live.” -Robert Kochersberger
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here is something beautiful about springtime that seems to pull couples out of the movie theaters and set them in the midst of nature. The flowers begin to bloom, the birds start to chirp and the grass becomes greener. Although springtime temperatures are subject to temperamental changes, they last long enough for picnic dates to take over the hilltops, fields and parks. Raleigh is surprisingly friendly to passionate picnickers, offering several settings close to campus that are sure to leave the eyes pleased while also entertaining the taste buds. First, there is the Rose Garden and Raleigh Little Theater. This spot is right off campus, between Pogue Street and Everett Avenue, and is perfect for a bike ride with that special someone. The Rose Garden offers 56 varieties of roses, according to Charles Phaneuf, executive director of the Rose Garden and Raleigh Little Theater. The Rose Garden is a public park and is also free, unlike the Raleigh Little Theater, which charges students $16 for plays and $18 for musicals. If you do plan on going to a play, Phaneuf recom-
mends getting there an hour or two early, having a picnic in the Rose Garden, and then enjoying the play in the amphitheater. As you can tell, it’s possible to make an entire evening out of these two locations. Another prime picnic location is the Arboretum, which is only a mile away from campus. According to Barbara Kennedy, volunteer coordinator at the Arboretum, N.C. State professor J.C. Raulston founded the plant sanctuary in 1976. The Arbo-
retum consists of 10.5 acres of land, teeming with a variety of both woody and flowering plants. Ornate plants with woody trunks are the Arboretum’s specialty, according to Kennedy. Since North Carolina has a similar climate to Southeast Asia, many of the plants are from that region. The Arboretum is also free, but closes at 5 p.m. during the winter and at dusk during any other part of the year. There are benches and lots of spaces to lay down a blanket for a picnic. Kennedy also
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noticed that couples enjoy taking pictures of all of the flowers. Morgan Traynham, a freshman in First Year College, said this was something she enjoyed. “A good free date is walking around the Arboretum; my boyfriend and I went there and took a lot of pictures,” Traynham said. If you want to learn something new on your date, a picnic near the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science and the North Carolina Museum of History might be
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“And I knew,” Kochersberger said. “I knew. My insides were ice cold.” Charlie had died just a few blocks from the family’s home that same day. He had pulled his car into a parking lot, run a hose from the exhaust pipe to the interior of his car, and killed himself with carbon monoxide poisoning. “Moments like that—you just can’t believe what has happened,” Kochersberger said. The next month, Kochersberger was back in the classroom. What he did not expect was the impact his English 214: Introduction to Editing class would have on his life. “And that class that I had, I really think they saved me, in a way,” Kochersberger said. “It was a wonderful group of people. The students had hope. They had hope in a way that Charlie had lost his hope.” At the very end of the semester, Kochersberger confided in his class the story of the worst summer of his life. “I felt like I kind of owed it to them because they had been so helpful to me.” To this day, he has told Charlie’s story to all of his classes. Kochersberger waits until later in the semester, after connecting with his students, to share this personal aspect of his life. His goal: to encourage people to seek help if they have a family member or friend that is in trouble. “By golly, every single time I have done it, people have come up to me after class and said, ‘Let me tell you about my brother,’ ‘my mother,’ ‘my father,’ ‘my boyfriend,’ ‘my girlfriend,’ ‘myself,’” Kochersberger said. “I think a lot of us don’t realize there is tragedy in the world.” One of these students, who
known as the Art Walk. The park Rose Garden: consists of 160 Rose Garden, Everett acres of land and Avenue, Raleigh, North features outdoor Carolina 27607 art, different environments and NC Science and History Museums: plenty of space to 11 West Jones Street, spread out a big Raleigh, NC 27601 quilt. This free location is popular NC Museum of Art: among students, 2110 Blue Ridge Road, “I t h i n k my Raleigh, NC perfect free date would be doing Lake Raleigh: something outLake Raleigh, NC 27606 side, something active,” Maddie J.C. Raulston Arboretum: Kosman, a fresh4415 Beryl Road in man in internaRaleigh, North Carolina t iona l stud ies, 27606 said. “I would like to go to the Art Walk at the North Carolina Museum of Art because it’s really close and it’s cultural.” Finally, the hill looking over Lake Raleigh on Centennial Campus is another Map Courtesy of google maps great picnic location. A walk the best spot for you. You can or bike ride around the lake start by going on an easy two- makes a great start to the mile bike ride from campus. date, followed by laying out Passing through the green- a blanket on the hill. If you way to get downtown, you are feeling active, you could can relax and lay out a blan- first kayak or canoe around ket on the lawn of the North the lake before eating. The Carolina Capitol Building, Lake Raleigh location offers located right next to the mu- a pleasant picnic space that’s seums. Both museums are close to campus. Picnics offer a spontanefree, so you can keep your wallet fat and happy in this ity and creativity that allow couples to explore and relax. setting as well. To enjoy some fine art They’re low-key but special— while on a picnic, check out and that’s the way casual colthe North Carolina Museum lege dates should be. of Art’s Museum Park, also
wishes to remain anony- practical ways to find help. “I’m not writing a cautionmous, shared her story with Kochersberger in the fall of ary tale,” Kochersberger said. “I don’t want to do that. I do 2009. “It was really cool to hear want to write something that a professor talk about such a could be helpful to families in personal thing and share it similar situations.” His former student, who rewith people in such a good way,” she said. “I’ve had the fers to him simply as “Dr. K,” same thing; I’ve had an issue thinks the story will establish with addiction. It was re- a level of connection similar freshing to feel like I wasn’t to the one she felt with him alone. It was my first semes- in the classroom. “If somebody reads Dr. K’s ter there, so I felt kind of like I had been thrown into this story, they’re probably going situation where nobody re- to have some more motivaally knows me or knows my tion to help the people in their lives that are struggling personal past.” The former student, who with these issues, and they’re overcame her cocaine ad- going to have more hope,” she said. diction shortly Kochersbergaf ter Cha rlie er wishes he had died, said after approached his trying the same son’s addiction month-long rehead-on, and habs as Charlie, hopes to enit was a longcourage other ter m, t h re e families in simmonth program ilar situations to t hat f ina l ly do the same. helped liberate “I would say her from drug Anonymous former student go at it f u l l dependency. strength,” Ko“It was bittersweet because I survived what chersberger said. “If we were his son did not survive,” she doing it again, I would go said. “But [Kochersberger] for a long-term residential helped me in a sense that I felt rehab immediately and not a connection with him, and I dick around with any of the felt connected to something lesser stuff. I think the most at State besides my interests important thing that someone can do is really take the in my studies.” Since realizing the po- illness seriously and attack it tential his son’s story has to full bore, instead of trying to help others, Kochersberger do things gradually.” Kochersberger’s book is has printed multiple works in various media. He’s had still in a state of revision. He two essays in The Chronicle expects to be done with it by of Higher Education, which the end of this summer. He is describe the first class he told hopeful a publisher will achis story to and the story of cept the piece. By wrapping an intervention he had with up the book, Kochersberger a student with an opiate ad- only expects to experience a diction. He’s also written an small feeling of solace. “It will give me closure on op-ed regarding suicide in the book,” Kochersberger The News & Observer. Within a few months of his said. “It’s not going to give me son’s death, Kochersberger any closure on the loss of my began writing a book about son. I miss him desperately Charlie’s struggles and how and I think of him repeatedly his family has handled it all. every day. And that’s going to It also includes a section on continue as long as I live.”
“It was bittersweet because I survived what his son did not survive.”
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Almost half of Glennon’s yards came on one play. Playing from the shotgun, Glennon threw a quick screen pass to junior tight end Asa Watson, who was lined up in the slot with the wide receivers. After the catch, great upfield blocking and remarkable speed from Watson led to a 74-yard gain. It would’ve been a touchdown if not for junior All-American cornerback David Amerson, who chased down Watson and tackled him at the 1-yard line. Apart from that play, the White offense was unable to move the ball downfield against the Black defense, which featured Amerson, senior cornerback Earl Wolff and senior linebacker Sterling Lucas. Lucas led the team in tackles with five on the day, while Wolff had four tackles and a pick-six after intercepting backup quarterback Brian Taylor’s pass. Amerson also provided some excitement for the 24,000-plus in attendance. As Glennon dropped back and chucked the ball to Palmer, Palmer slipped while making the cut on his out route. Amerson was on the scene immediately, acrobatically diving head first over the downed Palmer to snatch Glennon’s pass. Amerson, the
nation’s leader in interceptions last year, held on to the ball through his tuck-androll routine after the catch to give the Black team one more chance to score before halftime. “I think the game went real good,” Amerson said. “We were all out there competing. I think everybody got better and we got better as a football team and we’re looking forward to camp. This definitely gives [the defense] confidence.” The star of the day was undoubtedly sophomore backup quarterback Tyler Brosius, playing for the Black team. Brosius was impressive as he consistently found his receivers, checked down in his progressions accordingly and hit his targets in stride to pick apart the White defense. He and sophomore running back Tony Creecy were key factors in consistently propelling the black offense downfield. Brosius finished the day after going 15-27 for 184 yards, including a 54-yard connection with sophomore receiver Bryan Underwood, but Brosius’ most impressive throw on the day didn’t end in a completion. Freshman wide receiver Hakeem Flowers ran a go route and got behind his defender. Brosius saw Flowers and threw a perfect 50-yard back-shoulder strike, the only place the defender couldn’t
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Redshirt sophomore halfback Tony Creecy pushes off sophomore defensive back Josh Stanley during the Kay Yow Spring Football game Saturday. Creecy led both teams in rushing yardage with 45 in 16 carries in the black team’s 32-7 win over the white team.
get to the ball, to hit Flowers running in stride on the sideline. Even though Flowers was unable to haul in the catch, Brosius put the crowd on notice that he will be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years. “As I say with Tyler, I’m excited. He’s starting to look like a quarterback,” head
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hitters for State, said he was looking for a ball located over the plate he could drive, but ended up flying out to shallow right field. “They fought hard,” Matthews said. “They battled all game. [I] give them credit. I don’t think we played as we could have.” Avent was encouraged by the team’s resilience. “The biggest positive is how much we were able to battle back,” Avent said. “We just didn’t have it on the mound tonight. Our guys kept fighting back time and time again.” Avent believed fatigue wouldn’t affect his team in Saturday’s doubleheader. “The will to win will overtake any amount of lack of energy and tiredness,” Avent said. Avent turned out to be right. The Wolfpack won the first game of Saturday’s doubleheader 9-0, led by freshman left hander Carlos Radon’s eight-inning, tenstrikeout gem. N.C. State won the second game 16-9 coming back from being down 8-7 in the sixth. After the series, the Wolfpack improve to 26-12 overall and 13-8 in the ACC. The team will host Charlotte next on Wednesday.
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Wolfpack claim series against Boston College N.C. State drops Friday slugfest, wins Saturday doubleheader.
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The men’s track team took seventh while the women placed eighth at the ACC Outdoor Championship in Charlottesville, Va. Junior All-American Ryan Hill, who broke the four-minute mile earlier in the season, claimed his fifth career individual title on Saturday. Hill ran the 1,500-meters in 3:41.02, giving him his first title in the event. Senior Brittany Hampton and sophomore Nathaniel Williams both claimed All-ACC honors in women’s and men’s discus, respectively. Other All-ACC performers include redshirt junior Andie Cozzarelli (10,000m), redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor (shot put) and redshirt junior Brian Himelright (3,000m steeplechase.) Source: N.C. State Athletics
Men’s golf takes ninth place in ACC Championship The men’s golf squad placed ninth in the ACC Championship at Old North State Club on Sunday. The team shot 11-over 299 in the final round, resulting in a 8-over par 872 overall score. Junior All-American lead the team with a 1-over par 217 individual score, tying for 21st place. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Softball drops weekend series against Maryland After claiming a 5-4, 10-inning win against the Terrapins on Senior Day, the Pack lost the third game to Maryland on Sunday, resulting in a 2-1 series loss. State lost the first and third games of the series, 5-3 and 4-3, respectively. Softball ends their season this weekend with a three-game series against Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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N.C. State baseball defeated Boston College in a three-game series hosted at Doak Field at Dail Park, sweeping a Saturday doubleheader. The first game Friday started out scoreless for the first three and a half innings and turned out to be an 11-10 shootout win for Boston College. Right fielder Ryan Matthews led the Wolfpack with three RBIs, two coming off the redshirt senior’s sixth home run of the season. Junior shortstop Chris Diaz went 3-for-4 with two walks and an RBI. The Wolfpack got on the board first in the bottom of the fourth when freshman center fielder Jake Fincher hit a two-out single. Boston College scored in the top of the fifth, forcing coach Elliot Avent to take starting pitcher Ethan Ogburn out. The junior allowed three runs, two earned over 4.1 innings. Sophomore D.J. Thomas relieved Ogburn and ended the inning without allowing any more runs. Matthews’s home run would tie the game in the bottom of the inning. However, the Eagles scored three runs for a second consecutive inning and Thomas failed to record an out before being replaced by right-handed pitcher Vance Williams. A third
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Bunting the ball, freshman Trea Turner makes a sacrifice bunt to get junior Matt Bergquist to second base. The Wolfpack beat Boston College 16-9 in their second game of the day Saturday.
Boston College player scored and allowed Boston College’s Marc Perdios to come home from third. After the game, Avent said, there was a communication issue between Williams and freshman catcher Brett Austin on the pitch. “Brett [Austin] had called a slider and Vance [Williams] wanted a fastball and [Williams] threw it and it got away from [Austin] and they scored the sixth run,” Avent said. In the game, the Wolfpack allowed two passed balls and two wild pitches. State retook the lead in the seventh inning to make the game
7-6. The Eagles scored five runs off a wild pitch, a two-out, three run RBI double by Matt McGovern, and Blake Butera’s double scored McGovern to make the game 11-7 in Boston College’s favor. The Pack would cut the deficit by two in the bottom of the eighth. Trea Turner got to base with a single and the freshman third baseman reached second after stealing second, his 40th stolen base of the season. The next batter, Diaz, hit a double to drive in Turner. Diaz was able to score from second after a ball four went off the catcher’s shin
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Wednesday Baseball vs. Charlotte Raleigh, 6 p.m. Thursday-Saturday Track at Penn Relays Philadelphia, Pa., All Day Friday-Sunday Baseball vs. Duke Raleigh, 6:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.) Saturday & Sunday Softball at Virginia Charlottesville, Va.; Noon, 1 p.m. (Sat.) & Noon (Sun.) Sunday Track at Payton Jordan Invitational Palo Alto, Calif., All Day
On This Date In 1969, Willis Casey became the N.C. State Athletics Director, a position he kept until 1986. Casey was also the swimming coach from 1946-1969. Willis hired coaches such as Lou Holtz, Bob Guzzo, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow. He was inducted into the N.C. Sports Hall of Fame in 1985 and the Carmichael Gymnasium swimming complex was named after him in 1992.
Christy Sipes 7-5, 6-0. Men’s, women’s tennis suffer No. 31 Joelle Kissell, who was losses at hands of Blue Devils named to the All-ACC Women’s in semifinals. Tennis Team yesterday, dropped the game-deciding match 6-0, 6-2 Nolan Evans to ACC Freshman of the Year and Senior Staff Writer ACC Player of the Year No. 2 BeaThe N.C. State men’s and trice Capra. Duke would go on to defeat UNC women’s tennis teams suffered losses at the hands of the Duke 4-2 in the championship match. Scores can be deceptive in tennis, Blue Devils Friday. In the morning, the women and Illova assures that the Devils had a less than impressive per- still had to work for the win. “Everybody played great against formance against the Blue DevD u k e ,” I l lov a ils, as they were said. “Just bequickly swept. cause we lost 4-0 Duke jumped d o e s n’t m e a n out to an early it was easy for le ad, w i n n i ng Duke. Everybody the doubles point was playing really with little comhard and Duke’s petition. The No. just a really good 27 ranked duo of team.” Duke’s Beatrice Senior Jaime Pulgar Despite a disapCapra and Rachel pointing turnout Kahan took the first match 8-1 over State junior on Friday, Kissell is looking forward Tatiana Illova and freshman Ni- to the future of Wolfpack tennis. “We have a very young team this cole Martinez. Shortly after, junior Chloe year and we’re getting so much exSmith and freshman Elisha perience throughout the season,” Hande dropped the second Kissell said. “I’m excited for the match, 8-2, clinching the doubles next year to see how far we can go.” No. 38 Wolfpack men’s tennis put point for Duke. The Blue Devils didn’t back up more of a fight against the No. down in singles, as the Pack’s sit- 5 Blue Devils, but still managed to uation went from bad to worse. come up short of the win. In doubles, all three matches were Smith showed little opposition to No. 49 Hanna Mar when she highly competitive. Seniors Julian lost 6-1, 6-1 to give the Devils Sullivan and Dominic Hodgson a 2-0 lead. Duke’s No. 74 Mary dropped the first match 8-6 to give Clayton followed behind her Duke the edge early on. After takteammate, defeating sophomore ing a 6-4 lead, junior Dave Thom-
“At this level, winning four out of six singles matches is very difficult.”
son and sophomore Sean Weber dropped the second match 9-7 as the Devils took an early 1-0 match advantage. Freshman Robbie Mudge and senior Jaime Pulgar held an 8-7 lead when the doubles point was decided, but their match resulted in a DNF. Mudge had a stellar showing against the Blue Devils in the Pack’s ACC home opener, but it was a different story Friday as he dropped the first singles match 6-1, 6-1. Almost immediately following Mudge’s finish, sophomore Ivan Sanchez Gomez lost 6-1, 6-0 to make it a 3-0 lead for Duke. No. 35 Pulgar lost 6-2, 6-2 to No. 4 Henrique Cunha, sealing the match for Duke 4-0. The match was the first time the Wolfpack has been swept this season. Duke was the eventual tournament runner-up, losing to Virginia 4-1. “Those guys came out swinging,” Sullivan said. “It shocked me.“ State is 19-0 when the team wins the doubles point and 1-9 when it has lost. Pulgar acknowledged the importance of winning the opening point. “The doubles point is key,” Pulgar said. “At this level, winning four out of six singles matches is very difficult.” Selections for the NCAA Tournament will be held on May 1. Coach Jon Choboy is confident that his team will be prepared for the big stage. “I’m looking forward to it,” Choboy said. “This isn’t the end.”
guard. State held Boston College to a scoreless top of the ninth and when the Wolfpack took bat, Turner hit an RBI down the left field line with runners at the corners to make the score 11-10. Diaz was intentionally walked and put N.C. State in a prime position to win the game with the bases loaded with only one out. The Eagles retired the following two batters and ended the four-hour game with the final score 11-10. Matthews, one of the final two
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Black team takes Spring Game Glennon’s White team loses 7-32 to backup quarterback Tyler Brosius’s team. Andrew Schuett Staff Writer
The Black side, wearing the black-and-pink uniforms from last season’s Central Michigan game, defeated the White team led by senior quarterback Mike Glennon. Despite his statistics on the day (12-20, 153 yards, 1 INT), Glennon struggled to get into the rhythm of the game. “I need to just keep on throwing and improve on my mechanics, my footwork, my accuracy and everything will be fine,” Glennon said. Glennon’s struggles were evident early on in one of the first plays of the game. The White offense ran a flea-flicker play to perfection. Senior wide receiver Tobias Palmer was wide open for an easy touchdown on the 10-yard line, but Glennon shockingly underthrew the 40-yard pass. Palmer had to turn around and track back to try to make the catch, but by then senior safety Brandon Bishop was on the scene and broke up the pass.
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