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SG candidates debate campus issues Candidates answered questions about their platforms and what they hope to accomplish in Student Government next school year
didates at one point, “It seems there is a rebranding campaign almost every year. Does Student Government need rebranding with the new administration this year?” Scott Goldsmith, a SBP candidate, said “I don’t think we need a rebrandRachel Port ing campaign. If Student Government Staff Writer is functioning the way it should, our WKNC sponsored a debate for can- rebranding will be that we are doing didates running in the 2010 general our job.” Other interesting questions the Student Government elections which took place in the Talley Student Center SBP candidates were asked included which they thought was more imporballroom on Thursday evening. Each candidate had 60 seconds to tant, their assessment of an issue or the student asanswer questions sessment; detailposed by host s ing their foreW K NC Genera l most platform Manager Mi ke plank; what sets Alston and Public them apart from Af fairs Director their opponents Saja Hindi. After and what they all, the candidates thought Student had a chance to Government’s answer, they were relationship allowed 30 to 60 with Technician seconds for volunshould be in the tary rebuttal. Saja Hindi, future. Accord i ng to WKNC public affairs director Answering, Hindi, debates like Charles “Ches” these are really imMcDowell, an SBP candidate, said he portant during campaign time. “This is a good time for students has worked to pay his way through to find out what the candidates are school and he can identify with stuall about and about their campaign dents who have participated in fraterpromises and their goals,” Hindi said. nities and organizations. Matt Woodward also said he has The first question Hindi and Alston posed to the student body president broad experience participating in (SBP) candidates was “define the student organizations. Goldsmith said his platform is the responsibilities of the student body most detailed and specific while Hook president.” Kelly Hook, SBP candidate and chief said she has experience and underof staff, had a unique answer. She stands the way the SBP position works. The Student Senate president cansaid the main job of the student body president is to “manage the team of didates Michael Robinson, Stephen 12 people who really do all the work.” Kouba and Sarah Center were asked Hindi and Alston asked the SBP can- questions including what they would
“This is a good time for students to find out what the candidates are all about and about their campaign.”
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Student Body President candidate Kelly Hook, currently chief of staff, speaks during the student body elections debate hosted by Student Media in the Talley Student Center Ballroom Thursday night.
do differently than the current student Senate president and what students would lose, “if anything,” if the Student Senate disappeared next year. Answering the latter, Robinson said students would lose representation on University committees and that “the voices of the students would be severely diminished.” Center said that it’s easier for students to approach a student senator with their input than to approach a University administrator.
The student body treasurer candidates Eagean “Buddy” Bryson and Kyle O’Donnell were asked how they were going to keep the budget process transparent and what their proudest accomplishments in Student Government have been. Answering the former, O’Donnell said he wants to use a page on the Student Government Web site to update the budget in real time, whereas Bryson said he wants to use Facebook to stay in touch with the students and
use Google Docs to make budget information accessible. Allison Hofmann, freshman in nutrition science who attended the debates, said she was glad she attended. “I think you’re doing a disservice to the future of the University if you’re not an informed voter. Public forums like this allow you to see candidates out of their comfort zones and have their platforms challenged,” Hofmann said.
Derby Days fundraising competition breaks previous record
Candidate’s wife speaks to College Democrats
Sororities raise money for developmental center through week-long competition
Holly Lewis, Wife of U.S. Senate Candidate Ken Lewis, spoke to the College Democrats Club
the money from T-shirt sales and collected box tops to get money for the school.” This year, there was an added focus on getting more donations from sponNick Tran sors, McCaslin said. News Editor “This year, our goal was to increase The money raised by sororities par- donations and we planned thoroughly ticipating in Derby Days is slated to be to achieve this. We had a couple big awarded to the Raleigh-based Frankie donors like Nypro Incorporated, who Lemmon School and Developmental donated $500, the ‘John Boy and Billy [radio] Show,’ who donated $2,500, Center in the coming month. The check will be presented to the and Financial Marketplace, who doschool in April at Pullen Park and will nated $600,” McCaslin said. “We also be written out for the $23,835 raised made sure sororities were more knowlby the event, which beat the previous edgeable about everything involved with Derby Days.” 2008 record of $20,000. Samantha Dowless, the director of According to Jason McCaslin, Derby activities of Delta Days chair, the traGamma sororit y, dition began in 1936 said sororities comat the University of peted in events, soTennessee and has licited for sponsors, spread through naand volunteered at tional Greek societthe Frankie Lemmon ies since. It is hosted School. on campus by Sigma “Members had to Chi fraternity, Delta go and interact with Epsilon chapter. the students, help “[Derby Days] is t hem lea rn, a nd our annual philanplayed with them thropy event and is during the school a week-long compeday,” she said. “It’s tition between our a really great expeeight pan-Hellenic rience. It lets them sororities. This is the Sam Dowless, director of see what the philan35th year we’ve done activities for Delta Gamma thropy is actually this on campus,” sorority for, since most of McCaslin said. “The the week is just social events include dance and karaoke competitions, a scavenger and competitive events. Volunteering really lets them see where the time and hunt, and field events.” McCaslin said money was raised effort is going.” Dowless said because Derby Days through $5 admission fees for people to view the competitions and private is a philanthropic event, as well as a competition, there is some potential sponsors. “The names of the sponsors were for participants to be unhappy about put on the back of the [Derby Days] the outcome. “In any competition, no one wants T-shirts with a donation of $300. All monies went to the Frankie Lemmon to lose, but people would probably School,” he said. “We also donated not be as motivated to participate if
“It lets them see what the philanthropy is actually for, since most of the week is just social and competitive events.”
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it wasn’t a competition,” she said. “It’s a good time people look forward to. I could see how people could be unhappy with the results, but that’s how it is with any competition.” According to Dowless, the spirit of competition does not take away from the idea Derby Days is still a positive philanthropic event. Mia Ahmad, the chair of Zeta Tau Alpha, the winning sorority of Derby Days, said the competitive nature of the event often draws unwarranted criticism. “Some people think negatively of Derby Days because of all the competition,” she said. “The competition was intense, but not so intense that people were poor sports. Organized well and set up in a way as to be very fair.” According to Ahmad, the winners were decided based on a point system, as opposed to purely funds raised. Sororities were awarded points based on their performance in events as well as the number of sponsors they acquired. Ahmad said volunteering at the school was also a very beneficial experience. “Part of the competition was volunteering at the school and it was the most positive part because it let you see what you were working for,” Ahmad said. “Every hour throughout the day, a pair of girls would go to help the teachers and play with the kids.” According to Ahmad the money raised by the event went to fund programs and toys for the school and essentially anything else the kids needed. “We got everyone really involved and it really unites the chapter,” Ahmad said.
U.S. Senate under a campaign of hope and innovation. “Don’t ever be discouraged,” Lewis said. According to Lewis’ Web site, he Stephen Behan plans on reforming “No child left beCorrespondent hind,” expand access to student loans, The College Democrats club hosted and push for higher quality teachers Holly Lewis Wednesday evening. She in our schools. Health care reform is is the wife of Kenneth Lewis, a Dur- also a big part of his campaign. The strong Reham lawyer who publican oppois running for sition to passing U.S. Senate this health care legisNovember. lation is a sign of “The progress success, accordwe’re bringing ing to Lewis. and differences He worked as we’re ma k i ng a fundraiser for are working,” she Oba ma’s 2004 claims. “We’re senate race and living in an exhis 2008 presiciting, dynamic d e nt i a l c a m time.” paign, and was She said we’re behind the scenes in an “incredi n t he senate ibly meaningful Holly Lewis, wife fo U.S. Senate c a mpa ig n s of time” with major Candidate Ken Lewis Erskine Bowles health care legisand Har vey lation recently being passed, and the first African- Gantt. Lewis said her husbands’ on the ground experience and entrepreAmerican president being elected. Holly Lewis said she has been in- neurial background would make him volved in politics since she was a teen- a good candidate. Ken Lewis announced his intentions ager. “I started working in campaigns to run for U.S. senate in early 2009. when I was 16,” she said. Her husband, Ken, is running for democrat continued page 3
“The progress we’re bringing and differences we’re making are working. We’re living in an exciting, dynamic time.”
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The Pentagon issued new rules Thursday making it harder to expel gays from the military, according to Defense Secretary Robert Gates. This is a result of a 45-day review into what the Pentagon can do to allow military personnel to coexist. This is the first crack in the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” since 1993 and is a result of a protest by gay activists in 2008.
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ert Selby, sophomore in parks, recreation and tourism management, collides with Devin Brady, senior in business administration, while playing a two-ontwo basketball game atop the Red Hat parking deck on Centennial Campus Thursday. With a high of 76 degrees, it was a good weekday afternoon for a spring pickup game on the four-story parking garage. “Some days we go without loosing the ball over the side, but usually people are nice about throwing it back up here,” Selby said. “It’s a lot less crowded up here then at Carmichael.”
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College of Design alumnus discovers campus’ secrets Evan T. Johnson
buildings on campus as a hobby at first. However, his passion for architectural history and Matt Robbins, a 26-year-old his close attention to detail, alumnus from the College of he said, led him to pursue his Design, completed his mas- graduate research in architecter’s thesis on the built history ture more seriously, which unof the campus and has con- earthed a myriad of interesting ducted impressively thorough facts surrounding the campus research that has led to a cus- and its founding. “It [the project] was sometom made tour of the campus, t hing t hat which he has was here and been offering now, somefree of charge t hing t hat to interested I could get students. my hands on During his immediately, tour he eximmerse mypla i ns why self in and UNC-Chapel ana lyze it Hill and N.C. from a first State are riMatt Robbins, person point vals, which College of Design alumnus of view,” Robhe said, has bins said. “Innot h i ng to do with sports. Also included stead of reading about it in a on the tour are the background book, I could just walk outside stories behind the University’s and start digging.” Initially, Robbins said, he Old Well, the Masonic symbols that are scattered around cam- only gave tours to his friends, pus, and the fact that every en- but due to positive response trance to the buildings on old he later publicized his tours through the campus social focampus face east. The success of the Finish the rum, The Wolf Web. Promising to shed light on [Bell] Tower project, which he founded, Robbins said, began several forgotten, or at least his exploration of other aspects rarely known bits of campus history, Robbins said he atof campus history. Robbins said he became tracted what were initially interested in researching the small groups of students. He historical significance of the said it was not very long before Correspondent
“Instead of reading about it in a book, I could just walk outside and start digging.”
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Republican Richard Burr currently holds the seat. Lewis said her husbands’ biggest issues are with education reform, job creation, and healthcare reform. “We’re not really making significant moves,” H. Lewis said. According to his Web site, Ken has been involved in numerous public service positions. He was a member of the Board of Directors of The Center for Community Self Help, a non-profit organization that helps guide small businesses. He was also on the Board of Directors for Action for Chil-
dren, and Planned Parenthood. His wife described him as “the kind of guy who likes to help people.” She said the public education system has steadily been declining. “The education my children are getting is not as good as the education I got when I was in school.” Clay Pittman, a sophomore in political science, attended the meeting, and introduced H. Lewis. “I thought that Mrs. Lewis did a good job of explaining why Ken is running, and why he is a good candidate,” Pittman said. When talking about the future of the College Democrats, Pittman said the main issue is gathering new members.
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word spread that his tour really was something to write home about, attracting upwards of a hundred students. Robbins said he worked for a tour group, Triangle Segway, which caught on to the earning potential and overwhelming interest in his tour and allowed him to custom design a 90-minute version offered through the business. Robbins also said he hosts historical tours of downtown Raleigh. For Robbins’ next project, he said he will be working with another alumnus, Mike Thompson, to examine the 34 students who died in World War I — the same students that the Memorial Bell Tower stands to honor. “We decided that we were going to start digging to find out who these people were because we talk about them with regard to the Tower but no one has ever put a face with a name — what’s their story?” Robbins said. If students are interested they can sign up for a tour with Triangle Segway, Robbins said. Likewise, he said students express support on The Wolf Web or through his Facebook page.
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{OUR VIEW}
THE FACTS:
A student body president debate was held in Talley Student Center Thursday night. Six candidates were at the event to make their case for becoming the next student body president.
OUR OPINION:
There are many attributes a successful student body president could possess, but putting students is definitely first and foremost.
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he candidates for several elected campus offices took part in a debate Thursday night in Talley Student Center. It was broadcast live around the Triangle on WKNC and Wolf TV. Despite a relatively quiet start, the room on the second floor slowly began to fill during the evening in the lead up to the night’s feature event, the debate between the student body president candidates. The six candidates put on a good show and provided lively insight, which often led to some cordial quarreling along the candidate’s table. They addressed Student Government’s response to the Talley Student Center renovation and even pointed a few fingers at some
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of the year’s mishaps. Last night, the candidates got to make their case; now, the morning after, students have the opportunity to evaluate the merits of each candidate and determine who will best advocate for students. One of the sentiments expressed by several of the potential student leaders is that the student body president’s primary role is to be an advocate for students. While this is absolutely true, there is a long list of items that make a great leader — a great student body president. Reflecting on the successes —
and failures — of the several previous student body presidents, there are definitely some identifiable traits which lead to success for the position and students. It all begins with openness. Giving students access to all Student Government’s endeavors will help fertilize a trust and understanding the organization hasn’t been able to foster despite two rebranding campaigns in the last two years. Be a hard worker, not a big talker. Student Government’s influence on campus is its role in advocacy and student representation. The next student
body president must prove that he or she will work hard for students while keeping the realistic goals of an advocate; campaign promises don’t mean too much to the University’s administrative leaders. Use your resources; do it wisely. The student body president has the incredible opportunity to use the campus media outlets, Student Senate and other student leaders as advocates and allies. He or she must not take these people for granted and retain the humility of someone elected for the students, by the students. The student body president plays a large role on this campus and students must evaluate the candidates for who will best serve THEIR interests.
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{ ASKAVANI } Dear Avani, My girlfriend of two years recently got pregnant. It was unplanned; so naturally, it was quite a shock for both of us. I told her that I would be more than willing to raise our child together. It wouldn’t affect our schoolwork as we are both graduating in May. She brought up the idea of getting an abortion, but I told her that I didn’t morally agree with the practice. However, over spring break, she had an abortion anyway, and didn’t tell me about it. I am reeling right now; I thought she was my soul mate and that we would eventually have kids down the line anyway. Now, I don’t know what do. Can I forgive her? - Former future father
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am very sorry for your loss. I can understand how shocking your situation is, and I sympathize with your circumstances. Firstly, no one can tell you whether or not you can forgive your girlfriend for what she has done; that is a personal decision that you Avani Patel have to make Staff Columnist on your own. I strongly believe, though, that forgiveness is a powerful thing, and it takes a lot of courage and even more personal strength to forgive someone. Forgiveness does not by any means mean that you accept what the other person has done as correct, or that you support the decision they choose to make. In a way, forgiveness is less for the person who is receiving it, and more for the person giving it. It’s the only way you will be able to move on from the situation. As unfortunate a situation that it is, it is irrevocable and you must overcome it. You won’t be able to go without forgiving her for what she has done.
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I can’t promise you that baby will have on her life things between you and your or your relationship. As a responsible boygirlfriend will be happy-golucky; that baby was just as friend, you did your part much yours as it was hers, and of being there and taking it was unfair that she made the responsibility for the baby decision of an abortion against and her. Maybe she was just your prior discussion with her not responsible enough to against it. However, she was in a take that commitment yet. Whatever very comprot he case, mising situa“Forgiveness does she made tion and may a decision have acted in not by any means t h at h a s fear or shock. affected That is, of mean that you bot h of c ou r s e , by you. And no means a accept what the as two justification of what she other person has units of a relationdid. Underdone as correct.” ship, t he stand though two of you that she is in have to far more of a compromising place than mutually come to a deciyou are when it comes to preg- sion for the future. If she nancy. The fact that she went is your soul mate and you against your will and did what feel that the abortion won’t she felt right for herself was not change that, move forward, the right thing maybe for your putting what has happened relationship, but to her it was in the past, but taking from the right thing to do for her. it the important lesson of As you two graduate, you are complete and total honesty about to begin your lives in the in a relationship. real world. Maybe it wasn’t the right time for her to take that responsibility or she was just scared of the consequences a
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Harrelson sinks into ground, classes continue The cylindrical building sinks, builders call it “according to plan” Kimi H. Pepleu Wolfpack Lampoon
While walking to class on Monday, students found an empty Brickyard just before early classes. Where Harrelson Hall once loomed in its cylindrical enormity was a gaping, mile-deep hole. Students experienced a range of emotions. Will Tousar, a freshman in mathematics, for example, said he immediately became giddy with excitement. “We were really excited at first,” Tousar said.“Our whole class thought a meteor had hit it or they’d finally gotten rid of it.” However, more seasoned students, such as Leah Jartson, a senior in civil engineering, realized University action against Harrelson was even less prob-
able than some divine, meteoric judgment on the building’s winding, windowless involution. “Any kind of campus construction drags on forever,” Jartson said. “The same crew working on Hillsborough Street couldn’t take down Harrelson in a couple of hours.” The hysterical conviviality prompted by the demise of the much-despised edifice was, at best, momentary. Class was still held as professors chalked mathematical formulae and scientific concepts across the Brickyard. “Kids kept standing on what I was trying to copy down,” Tousar said. “When I got back to do my homework, all I found was an advertisement for the Pre-Health Club and a ‘Dancing With Wolves’ lesson.” By mid-afternoon, the construction of a mine-shaft elevator interrupted physics students performing a lab calcu-
lating the depth of the hole by measuring the time to hear the sound of a textbook dropping to the bottom of the chasm. Margaret Pauls, a sophomore in religious studies, said she finds the dark descent of the depths fitting. “Calculus is basically like descending into the Underworld,” she said. “Now, class is a little closer to where it belongs.” Appropriate authorities were quickly contacted, with the University issuing an e-mail several hours later that “the recently noted sinking of Harrelson Hall appears to have been mysteriously expedited.” University officials continued by warning students to be on the lookout for a large, miledeep hole. Associated architects, however, expressed a lack of concern for the recent development. “The entire design of that building was intentional,” an anonymous source revealed,
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A new mine shaft has been added to ease students’ access to Harrelson Hall. Students have commented that the new entrance is still more inviting than the original Harrelson Hall.
“from the curved whiteboards, its delicate organization, and this love affair with gravity.” Though most students view Harrelson as the physical manifestation of non sequitur, he
Students no longer afflicted by March Madness as a result of lack-luster performance By Gobin Meatz Wolfpack Lampoon
While universities and colleges across the nation are reporting record numbers of students aff licted with March Madness, N.C. State seems to be largely
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The Mayan Cultural Awareness Club constructed a full-scale sacrifice pyramid on the Court of North Carolina. The first virgin offering will be made during Dead Week to placate the god of exams.
Candidates ride into battle on their steeds of partisanship.
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Candidates joust for open Student Senate seats
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Due to the lack of an established process for filling the seats of senators who resigned during their terms, Student Body President Jon Nutsak has announced that students who want to apply for the positions will engage in an all-out brawl with their peers. “This gives us a chance to see who really wants to be a part of Student Government,” said Nutsak. “I fully expect this year’s application process to be balls-to-the-
nerds, and Chapel Hill might be good at basketball, but we are one of the few campuses progressive enough to have a circular and underground building.”
Student Health Services reports drop in cases of March Madness
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Students may have to work a little harder to get the Student Senate seats left open after a recent round of resignations
disagrees. “Most people overlook the innovation and creative celebration which embodies that building,” he said. “It’s an emblem of pride. Duke may have
The new application system wall awesome.” Applicants will be allowed to also has benefits for students choose from a variety of weap- who aren’t interested in the ons before their duels. “I pre- open seats. Student Wolfpack fer the Aklys javelin because its Club members will receive loyalty points for sling allows attending the me to impale jousts, a nd competitors the matches from a greatwill be a er distance,” source of sa id Tonya quality, lowHa rdin, a cost entersophomore tainment for i n nuc le a r everyone. engineering. If the proStudent Govgram is sucernment has Jon Nutsak, student body cessful, the announced a president Atrium plans new program, to institute a Rally4Battle, that will fund the construc- similar duel method to reduce tion of a large metal cage in the line for fries at Chick-fil-A. Witherspoon Student Center for applicants to battle in.
“I fully expect this year’s application process to be balls-to-the-wall awesome.”
unaffected. “March Madness is not a problem here at N.C. State” said Laura McGraw, director of mental health services for the University’s counseling center. As it turns out, according to McGraw, N.C. State students have learned to invest little emotion in the success of their men’s basketball team, thereby avoiding psychological disorders such as March Madness. However, the Wolfpack’s elimination from the NIT
Tournament may have correlated with a slight spike in cases of March Sadness. But the Counseling Center remains optimistic, and McGraw said that the early round elimination may have helped speed the grieving process for students mourning the losing season. While students all across the country are forced to take mental health leaves in order
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Alumna closes doors, opens windows Housing slump finds refreshment in door-less house chain Anuja Acharya Wolfpack Lampoon Faye Bondag, a real estate agent in Jacksonville, NC, is paving the way out of the depressing housing slump. She’s not doing this by lowering mortgage rates or anything like that. In fact, she’s doing something a little out of the norm. She’s investing in a new market: door-less houses. “Most people are under the impression that doors are some sort of necessity when it comes to houses,” Bondag said. “But now, it seems that door-less houses have a huge market.” Bondag is one of the few real estate agents that have tapped into a previously under-represented market within real estate. “When you think about all the people that live in houses but that don’t get out much —couch potatoes, old people, house wives, Lynyrd Skynyrd fans, stoners, solitaire enthusiasts, high school students taking any number of AP classes —lots of homeowners don’t require houses with doors.”
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to deal with the psychological effects of March Madness, most students on campus have avoided the disorder and have turned their attention to far less maddening endeavors such as demanding term papers and endless lectures. “I could be losing my mind over some game right now, but our basketball team really makes it easy to stay sane in March, plus I’ve got this midterm due,” said Jeff Smintosky, a junior in psychology.
Bondag references the Hostage Poll, a nationwide poll conducted by the Real Estate Group of America, which released results last week. In the study, it appeared that a solid 19.3 percent of homeowners rarely leave their houses. With statistics like these, it seems that this small but growing market could end up producing substantial power in the real estate arena. “The homeowners whose houses are outfitted with doors find themselves unnecessarily bothered,” Bondag said. “They are forced to shell out hundreds of dollars a year on welcome mats, wreaths, holiday decorations, potted plants, doorbells, fancy doorknockers and those cheap, tacky garden gnomes. A door-less house could save the average homeowner bundles of cash.” Bondag makes a point. It is always in a real estate agent’s best interest to do as his or her customers prefer. The fact that the real estate agent also benefits with wads and wads of cash is totally beside the point. “The upkeep of a door is great, but so is the cost of putting a door in the house in the first place,” Bondag said. “The wood for the door, the door knocker, the bell system, plus the in-
stallation, the hinges and the labor to make all this magic happen —multiply that by the number of doors in the house, both internal and external, and the cost of the whole house is through the roof.” Bondag said while there are financial advantages to door-less houses, there are also an abundance of practical elements that must not be overlooked. “Now, energy use will go down, saving homeowners hundreds on heating and cooling,” Bondag said. “Gone are the days of holding open doors and letting air-conditioned air out. Injuries, or door related injuries, will end! Gone are the days of slamming one’s fingers in door hinges, or of stubbing toes in door frames.” Homeowners agree. According to Norma Bludgons, a self-acclaimed soap opera addict, her investment in her door-less house is one of the best investments she’s made. “I am so lucky to have had the sense to buy a door-less house. It’s been useful and it’s saved me money.” Before returning to her afternoon soaps and discussing why Cosette couldn’t marry Blake, as he’s her second cousin’s half sister’s stepbrother —or something like that —Bludgons
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Door-less houses are already springing up in the Raleigh area.
also said her door-less house is also helping avoid those pesky visitors that enjoy stopping by randomly. “I’m not much of a people person, so this house is just right for me,” she said. Like Bludgons, Mildred Luxman, the proud owner of 34 cats, is also glad that she chose go with her lesstraditional house. In fact, she said she
only has positive things to say about her home. “I love my door-less house. This way, neither I nor my cats can escape,” Luxman said. All that remains to be seen is what effect this new fad will have on the housing market as a whole.
Freedom of expression limited to 140 characters University limiting expression in Free Expression Tunnel Chris T. Geatz Wolfpack Lampoon
A new University policy will limit all messages in the Free Expression Tunnel to 140 characters of 14-point plain black text, according to a campus-wide e-mail from University officials. According to the release, students will have free ac-
cess to the requisite Lucida Grande characters and nearly 2 square inches of tunnel space after they agree to N.C. State’s Terms of Service. When questioned about the content of the agreement, one user scoffed, “Does anyone actually read those things?” Student opinion on the tunnel is mixed. “It feels pretty good to have my own space to work with. Now I don’t have to worry if my tweet, I mean, expression about last night’s episode of Dexter
will be replaced with some art or something. It really gives me a voice,” said one student who wished to remain anonymous. Sophomore Jeff Leeting was decidedly more apathetic, however. “I don’t really care about that kind of stuff,” he said. “I’ve got much better things to think about.” So does this mean that Leeting will continue using the tunnel? According to him, the answer to that question is “probably.”
With this decision, the University has already generated an enormous amount of buzz for itself within the campus-landmark-basedsocial-networking industry. According to Steph Emerald, doctorate student in underwater basket weaving, “Paring down the communication process shows that N.C. State is attuned to the needs of the modern student.”
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right up to them and give it to them and tell them, ‘it’s yours.’” Although Stevenson credits his athletes for his success, his athletes recognize him for their progress as a gymnast, according to sophomore Jess Panza. “He’s an amazing coach, honestly,” Panza said. “He’s so patient with all of us girls. Whenever anything‘s wrong or we’re having a bad day, he pays attention, and it really is so motivating. He helps us through any problem we’re having, whether it’s in or out of the gym.“ Senior Taylor Seaman said Stevenson’s style of coaching makes him very productive. “Mark has a very warm demeanor, that’s the best way I can describe it,” Seaman said. “He doesn’t raise his voice — he has a very calm persona about it, which is very respectable and you want to respect him because he is so down to earth. Anyone would be lucky to have him as a coach.” Being a calm, collected coach is a quality Stevenson has had to learn over the years. “I learned that the meaner you are, it doesn’t necessarily mean the better your kids will do,” Stevenson said. “There’s a balance between being aggressive to be successful and being mean to be successful and you’ll find that most ath-
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championship-winning team currently on the roster will be called upon to contribute just as much, if not more, than their freshmen teammates. Upperclassmen who have shown consistently high performance totals all season include Seaman and sophomores Brooke Barr and Panza. Seaman has always been a top performer for the Pack, and she didn’t disappoint last week, when she set a school record by compiling an all around score over 39 for the 16th time in her career. Panza and Barr have contributed in all events for most of the season and consistently scored high marks on all of them. These upperclassmen will look to utilize previous EAGL experience and perform at the level at which they have all season long, according to Panza. “Last year I didn’t know what to expect,” Panza said. “It is louder, more intense, and there are more people there. Knowing that from last year, I now know what to expect.” The EAGL championships, formed in 1996, were created because N.C. State and other schools from other conferences didn’t have a gymnastics-specific conference in which to compete.
a marathon because of the large amount of events that are set to take place. “Normally there is only the 4x100m relay and the 4x400m relay,” Geiger said. “This event has the 4x100m, 4x200m, 4x400m, 4x800m, and the 4x1500m, so there are a lot of different events, plus the normal events. It is a huge meet.” Not only will there be a lot of events, there will also be a lot of participants in each event. Each event is broken down into heats, and each heat must run separately. “In the 100m dash, for example, I think there are 125 entries,” Geiger said. “ You only have 8 lanes and everybody gets a lane, so that is a lot of heats. That’s why it takes so long, somewhere near 25 minutes of 100m dashes, and there are four sections of 5,000, so that is an hour plus.” The past couple years it has rained during the event, making running conditions unpleasant. “Every year it always rains,” said Lawson. “I don’t like running or jumping or anything in the rain.” In keeping with tradition, there is a chance of showers late Friday afternoon, but sunny skies are in the forecast for Saturday.
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26 postseason births Back-to-back EAGL conference titles in 1999 and 2000, and two of the last three years, 2007 and 2009 Top-three finishes at 11 of the 14 EAGL meets, a new league standard Four-time EAGL coach of the year Four-time NCAA Regional coach of the year Five conference championships Source: N.C. State athletics
letes respect you more if you’re stern and not out of control. The way I look at it is if I’m ever out of control then I have lost the battle because I’ve lost the respect. That’s something I don’t think I could have done when I was 24.” With Stevenson’s last two seasons being two of his best, finishing 2009 with his fifth conference championship and fourth EAGL title, he said he doesn’t see himself leaving the Wolfpack anytime soon. “I’m going to continue coaching until I don’t feel like what I’m doing is benefitting my team, and for as long as N.C. State wants me,” Stevenson said. “I really like it here. My heart is with N.C. State and it’s always been.”
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Gymnastics looks for another EAGL Championship
Wolfpack women climbing national poll
Wolfpack looks to defend 2009 EAGL championship title in New Hampshire this weekend
The latest ITA rankings pegged the women’s tennis team at No. 26 in the nation, 14 spots better than the Pack was ranked in the previous poll. The team improved its record to 9-4 with a 7-0 romp over Richmond Wednesday afternoon. The victory over the Spiders was the team’s fifth in a row. Of the Pack’s nine wins this season, three have come against ranked teams, including Princeton, FIU and Wake Forest. State will look to take down another nationally ranked opponent when it travels to Clemson for Saturday’s showdown with the No. 9 Tigers. Source: N.C. State Athletics luis zapata/Technician file photo
Softball takes one of two from UNCGreensboro
Head coach Mark Stevenson talks to his team before the bar exercises during its first meet of the season against Rutgers. This is Stevenson’s 30th year coaching the gymnastics team.
Coach still going strong after 30 years
The softball team opened its doubleheader against UNC-G in dominant fashion, winning 10-0 in five innings behind a one-hit effort from pitcher Lindsay Campana and 11 base hits. In the second match of the evening, State pitcher Cory Mattson was pulled after one inning in a 5-1 loss. After Thursday’s split with the Spartans, the Pack’s record is 18-14. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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Friday Women’s Track and Field in Adidas Raleigh Relays Derr Track, All day Women’s Track and Field in Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif., All day Men’s Track in Adidas Raleigh Relays Derr Track, All day Men’s Track in Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif., All day Men’s Tennis vs. Clemson Isenhour Tennis Complex, 2:30 p.m. Baseball vs. Miami Doak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m. Saturday Women’s Track and Field in Adidas Raleigh Relays Derr Track, All day Women’s Track and Field in Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif., All day Men’s Track in Adidas Raleigh Relays Derr Track, All day Men’s Track in Stanford Invite Palo Alto, Calif., All day Baseball vs. Miami Doak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m.
Since the beginning of women’s g ymnastics at N.C. State, the team has gone through some great seasons and some poor seasons, times with support and times without. Through these changing years the one thing that has remained consistent is coach Mark Stevenson. Stevenson, who is now finishing up his 30th year
with the Wolfpack, was hired the year awards, four NCAA as the head gymnastics coach Regional coach of the year after being an assistant for two awards and coached his team to five conference titles. years. “When I win an award like “It was actually pretty excitcoach of the ing,” Stevenyear it’s not son said. “I really about was 24 years me,” Stevenold when son said. “It’s they gave because of the me the head players. It’s coaching job about the job here. My hirthey do. Their ing party was Coach Mark Stevenson attitude and with Jim Valt hei r work vano, so that is a neat thing to look back on ethic are what make me look like a good coach. So when I at this point.” Over the course of Steven- win an award like that I walk son’s time at State, he has earned four EAGL coach of Coach continued page 7
“It’s because of the players. It’s about the job they do”
above 9.7 for each event without having to count any falls. The only weak event for the Pack up until that meet had been the balance beam, but it seemed to get back on target versus William and Mary, as it had a higher score on beam Chadwick O’Connell than it did on vault. Two big Staff Writer pieces to the puzzle when it The gymnastics team will comes to beam are the contravel to Durham, N.H. on sistent performances shown Saturday to compete in the by sophomore Jess Panza and 2010 EAGL championships senior Taylor Seaman, who tied in hopes of defending the for first in winning the event title it won at Reynolds last weekend. “Last week gave us so much Coliseum in 2009. This year’s team has compiled a confidence and showed that successful regular season we are capable of anything,” thus far by having both Panza said. This year’s team is definitivethe highest average team score in the EAGL confer- ly different from last season’s ence and the highest NCAA squad that won the championregional qualifying score. ship here in Raleigh, but there has been litThe Pack tle drop off. will look to Fincham duplicate and fellow it s re g ufreshman lar season Morgan totals as it Johnson attempts have come to win the in and championstepped up ship for the to be reguthird time l a r s t a r tin the last ers for the four years. Sophomore Jess Panza Pack. As a “I c ontrue freshsider ourselves favorites because we man, Fincham ranks number are on the upswing after one amongst all EAGL gymthe meet last week,” fresh- nasts for her performance on man Rachel Fincham said. the uneven bars throughout “It will be business as usual the season. The Pack will rely for our team going into this heavily on these freshmen in order to achieve scores similar weekend.” The Pack comes into to ones recently posted against EAGL weekend having William and Mary. “This is a different team and a blown by the Tribe of William and Mary, notching different group of kids,” coach an overall score of 196.150 Mark Stevenson said. “Rachel on senior night in Raleigh. and Morgan have come in and This meet showed off the done a great job for us.” Some members of last year’s depth of the Wolfpack squad, as multiple members of the team scored EAGL continued page 7
“Last week gave us so much confidence and showed that we are capable of anything”
Track and field
Track and field ready to host Relays N.C. State will host the annual Raleigh Relays this weekend
parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, California Georgia, Pennsylvania, Iowa and Oregon. The Raleigh Relays is the only home meet for Samantha Collier the team and will be the only Staff Writer chance it has to showcase it’s The Raleigh Relays is an talent for local fans. For senior Kayla Lawson, annual event held at N.C. State that brings together this will be the third year she participates thousands i n t he Raof athletes leigh Relays. f rom a l l She said that around. e ve r y ye a r The event there are a will be held lot of people Friday and and she looks Saturday forward to it at the Paul because it is a Derr Track. chance for the Over the entire student c ou rs e of body to come the season, watch t he t he t r ac k Senior Reggie Reese tea m pera nd f ie ld form. teams will Not only is the event an adtravel to compete in competitions across the nation, vantage for fans, but for athincluding meets in other letes as well. Senior Reggie
“Normally we miss class while we are gone, but with a home meet you really won’t miss anything”
Reese said having home meets takes some of the stress off the athletes because they do not have to miss class. “Normally we miss class or a local event that will take place while we are gone,” Reese said. “[With a home meet] you can go to the meet and then go back to class, so you really won’t miss anything like notes or quizzes. Most of the time we have to miss those types of things and have to make it up.” Raleigh Relays is a two-day event that runs Friday from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m. and from 10 a.m. Saturday until about 6 p.m. “This is a large meet and it is deep in talent,” coach Rollie Geiger said. “To win is a difficult task. It is all in preparation for the conference championships, so it is a building block for later on in the season.” Geiger referred to the meet as
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LaWanda Henry, a sophomore in management, throws shot put at the Raleigh Relays track meet March 27, 2009 at the Paul Derr Track. Henry, a redshirt freshman, threw 15.80 meters, earning her second place overall.
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Standings
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