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Farmer’s Market re-opens on campus Students and vendors help raise awareness about agriculture with Campus Farmer’s Market in the Brickyard.
farmer’s market near Centennial Campus. Once a week the patrons transport a selected amount of goods to campus and sell to students. The market accepts cash, credit, and debit. “The fall semester just had a lot more people. Probably because more Elise Heglar students knew about it,” Wise said. Staff Writer The College of Agriculture and Life Agriculture students are bringing Sciences is largely responsible for the the local farmer’s market straight to market and its success. It is intended to help raise awareness about the imthe University. Every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. portance of agriculture. It is entirely to 3:00 p.m. the Brickyard will house set up by students. The University has booths from the farmer’s market. Se- no involvement in the set up of the lections including vegetables, fruits, farmer’s market on campus. “I’m sure there are a lot of students nuts, cookies, lotions, and soaps will be sold. Everything sold is home- who don’t know anything about agriculture around here. This is a good grown, homemade, and fresh. Gary Wise, the owner of his fam- chance to show them why it’s useful,” ily’s farm, and a vendor at the Campus Wise said. The people workFarmer’s Market, ing the booths ensaid N.C. State is like joy talking to the home for him. students about the “Most ever yone products, according who works at the to Wise. Various booths is related to students stop by the N.C. State. I defibooths just to chat nitely wouldn’t be Erica Akers, sophomore in and ask questions doing this for UNC; poultry science about the products. State is like home.” “I enjoy coming Wise said. The market was originally the idea out here with everyone because I enjoy of Eric Ballard, who has graduated coming back to my old campus and from the University. He started the seeing all of the students,” Wise said. In the past, the market has been program in the spring of 2009. It went over so well with the students that it met with a positive response. On the continued during the fall semester and opening day there were students who had even more success, according to purchased goods before the market the Campus Farmer’s Market website. was completely set up. The flow of Traveling is not an issue for the people who stopped by was constant workers and their products; every- throughout the day. “Students seem to like what we’re thing comes from the local Raleigh
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Marc Mueller, a senior in environmental engineering, and Marie Douglas Hamm , in lifelong education sample the products from Yah’s Best Salsa at the Campus Farmer’s Market in the Brickyard on Wednesday. Yah’s Salsa is made completely by hand by the owner Paige. “I really like the how there are so many flavors and they are all so fresh.” Hamm said.
offering here. That’s really what we want,” Wise said. Students in CALS have worked hard to keep this program together for the University and to continue the work of Ballard. His original idea has grown into something that is a regular event on campus. Current agriculture students seem to be working hard to preserve the project.
Library creates new smart phone apps A mobile website and a historical tour of campus are the applications created by the library. Shivalik Daga Staff Writer
Students can see the history of the building they are going to or check to see if computers in D.H. Hill Library are open, all from a smart phone or iPod Touch. The Digital Library Initiatives (DLI), in collaboration with OIT recently launched WolfWalk, an iPhone application which enables users to explore the University campus history using a loca-
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tion-aware interface for mobile devices. WolfWalk is a historical guide to the University campus created for mobile devices. WolfWalk makes it easy for users to pull-up information and historical photos about specific sites on campus, such as Memorial Tower and the Brickyard, while touring the campus on foot. It went live this summer and has been received well. According to Tito Sierra, associate head for digital library development, it has already seen over 1100 downloads since its launch on July 1. “The iPhone application has received 10 ratings on the App Store, averaging 5 out of 5 stars,” Sierra said. It currently features 90 Campus sites and just under 600 photographs, a majority of which were drawn from the NCSU Libraries University Archives Collection. Sierra says that the digital library initiatives office is looking forward to enhancing the look and appeal of the application in the future, along with adding new themes. “For Wolf Walk, we are exploring some new ways for people to browse the historical photographs featured in WolfWalk, specifically by time period and theme,” Sierra said. Sierra said the librar y has received many requests to expand the coverage of sites covered in WolfWalk, a nd no complaints with the interface
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have surfaced yet. Digital library initiatives offices worked closely with the OIT in developing this App. “We collaborated closely with OIT staff to deploy the WolfWalk app to the App Store. OIT staff administrates the campus license, and were instrumental in helping us get the app launched,” Sierra said. Along with this, another project the library is pushing forward is the mobile website for the University libraries. It was launched in October 2009 and has seen regular updates since, with plans to add more services in the near future. “This is a mobile-optimized website to a suite of library services including catalog/article search, library hours, computer availability, webcam access, and more. With this product we tried to make it easy for users to access essential library information across a range of mobile devices,” Sierra said. The mobile website works on iPhone, Android, Blackberry, Palm Pre, and any other mobile device that has a web browser. The site automatically detects the user’s device type and provides a format that works best for that device.” “So far this semester we have been averaging around 100 unique visits per day, and about 500 pageviews per day. We expect these metrics to increase over time as more people begin to access the Internet from their smart phones,” Sierra said. Sierra said that 4 new services were added this summer. “The NCSU Libraries Mobile project has evolved over time, and will continue to in the near future. Four services were added this summer: Find Articles, GroupFinder, Room Reservations and Reserves,” Sierra said. “We have a Mobile Applications group in the Libraries that is evaluating ideas for expanding mobile library services in the future, not limited to the mobile website.”
“It’s a great way to support local agriculture and give students a first hand look at our local farmers’ hard work. Lots of students don’t know what a farmer’s market looks like, so it’s awesome that it’s an experience being provided for everyone,” Erica Akers, a sophomore in poultry science. Students who are not affiliated with CALS stop by the booths on a regular
basis. The fruit and vegetable booth is usually the most popular. There is constantly a line for checking out. The market manages to stay busy the majority of the time, according to Wise. “This market can teach students something. I think it is definitely a good thing,” Wise said.
Sullivan Residence Hall evacuated Wednesday morning Sullivan Residence Hall was evacuated around 1 a.m., because of smoke from a cigar inside the dorm.
mate realized this and tried to put it out by wrapping it was either a paper towel or a T-shirt,” Stevenson said. The cigar created smoke when it was wrapped in the item and caused the fire alarms to be set off, according to Stevenson. Chelsey Francis “This ended up being a small thing,” Deputy News Editor Stevenson said. “It looked bad and Sullivan Residence Hall was evacu- smelled bad because of the smoke.” William Allen, a freshman in anitated around 1 a.m. Wednesday morning, due to a fire alarm on the fifth mal science, said he originally thought floor, according to University officials the fire alarm was a drill. “ I ’m k i n d o f and students. shocked and worried Si x f ire t ruck s a little bit, because and an ambulance there were a lot of responded to the trucks and I thought call. According to it was a drill,” Allen William Stevenson, said. University fire marEven though Allen shal, there was powas asleep, he said he tential for this to be would rather be woa large problem, but William Stevenson, ken up and safe. it wasn’t. University fire marshal “I went to bed earAccording to ly to get a full night Stevenson, the fire alarm was caused by smoke created sleep,” Allen said. “I think it’s better from a cigar a student took into his for us to get out and figure out what happened instead of waiting to see or her room. “A student had a cigar they had been what happens. I think it’s really imsmoking that wasn’t completely put out. Apparently, the student’s roomfire continued page 3
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For all home football games, students can take a free bus from Central Campus to Carter-Finley. The service is coordinated and paid for by Student Government. Matt Gromlich, a senior in plant biology, said he was appointed last June to organize the Red Terror buses. Gromlich said the buses run before, during and after the game. “The buses will start running at 4 p.m. and will run at least 90 minutes after the game. I have arranged for them to be constant from 4 to 11 p.m.,” Gromlich said. Fans can catch a bus to the stadium from either Talley Student Center or Witherspoon Student Center. “There are three buses. One will only stop at Talley, one will only stop at Witherspoon, and one will stop at both,” Gromlich said. The buses will drop riders off at the corner of Trinity Road and Youth Center Road. Gromlich said return service will work differently, picking riders up slightly closer to the stadium in front of Gate B. “After the game, the buses will line up in front of Gate B. The buses will wait there until they are full, then they will drop people off at Talley and
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A fire alarm caused residents in Sullivan Hall to evacuate the building around 1 a.m. The alarm was caused by a resident trying to put out a smoldering cigar. September is Campus Fire Safety month.
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Students should already know about the fire policy and safety. University Housing should be proactive about future fire incidents and host programs to inform students about campus fire safety.
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Fire safety is more than just about one student’s safety; it is about the safety of all students. Fire spreads easily, especially in sity and Housing have poli- the hot, dry weather conditions cies in place. All residents of we are in, and would quickly Sullivan Hall are required to spread beyond one suite in a sign forms when they move in residence hall quickly. Stusaying they have read and un- dents need to be aware of their derstand the fire rules and are actions and the effects of their aware of the sprinklers. Being actions, whether they live in a proactive and informed is the residence hall, an apartment first key to safety. off campus or a house. Although going through fire drills and learning about the sprinkler systems in place seems boring to most students, but in situations like the one at Sullivan, it can expedite the evacuation process and save lives.
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eptember is Campus Fire Safety Month and Sullivan Hall residents got started around 1 a.m. to the tune of a fire alarm caused by students smoking a cigar on an upper level floor. There were no confirmed injuries, however, there could have been. Over 700 people live in Sullivan Hall and the West Campus Housing office and the University Scholars Program are both based on the bottom floor. If the fire had been profuse, students in the 12-story building could have been harmed and there would have been thousands of dollars in property damage. The incident at Sullivan
should come as a warning to students that something as small as a cigar can still be a great safety risk. The RAs and the RD should look at a more involved approach to fire safety education, beyond trusting students to read forms. Campus Fire Safety Month is a great opportunity for Housing to work with the Fire Protection Office to teach residents in all residence halls about the danger and risk of fire, as well as the University’s policies regarding fire and smoking. There is a reason the Univer-
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ond ay ’s c olu m n “Sorry Glenn, God isn’t listening” was for lack of a better term, disturbing. Liberals and Atheists often believe that they have a tool to attack conservatives with, and this tool is religion. It is an overplayed argument that attacks religion by suggesting that it is full of hate, and intolerant lunatics. The problem with the argument is that it is just simply not true. Chad People, l i ke Rhoades Bill Maher, a Senior staff political cocolumnist median, would like us to believe that every person who believes in God or a higher power of authority is a religious fanatic. That is not the case. Religion does not produce fanatics. People become fanatics, and use religion as justification. Individuals who abuse religion should not be linked to the rest of those who are just seeking to live a moral life. The crusades were not for God, they were for gold and glory. Those individuals who bombed the Twin Towers did not represent Islam, t hey represented evil. The ot her 99% of those who practice a faith should not have to apologize or be looked dow n upon for t he actions of a few. To say that Glenn Beck’s rally was offensive is just ignorant. It was a rally for a group of conservatives. If you know anything about Glenn Beck, and most conservatives do, it wouldn’t be hard to assume that God would be involved somewhere in the rally. If you are a liberal, and you are not a Christian, that rally was not meant for you anyway. There is nothing wrong with having faith in God. The column on Monday makes a common fallacy among non-believers. A question is presented that goes something like this, “If God loves the world, why does he let evil things happen?” As humans, we have the capacity to do things, both good and
evil. We have the power of free will. This gives us the ability to make decisions for both the good and the bad. If we were not forced to make these decisions there would be no reason to have a consequence or reward in an afterlife if you are a believer of an afterlife. Saying there is no God just because bad things happen in the world just simply is not a justifiable statement. I don’t believe in bashing other people’s beliefs. I don’t believe in forcing religion upon others. Religion is a personal choice, and it should be left for individuals to decide. I don’t think that you have to be a religious person to be moral, and I definitely don’t believe that all religious people are moral. That being said, belief in a higher power is not that crazy of an idea. It was one that our fore fathers had when they created this nation, they might not have agreed on how, why or what was a higher power, but nonetheless “In God We Trust” was agreed upon. With the way the world is today, there are few people outside of your family and yourself that you can trust. According to Monday’s column, “According to a 2001 study of the City University of New York, the percentage of people who claim to be non-religious g re w f rom 8.2 percent of the population in 1990 to 14.1 percent in 2001. Since t hat t i me t hose numbers have grown.” In 20 years, as the numbers of non-believers have gone up, the economic prosperity and wellbeing has gone down, and corruption has gone way up in America. I say let the revival begin.
“Individuals who abuse religion should not be linked to the rest of those who are just seeking to live a moral life.”
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In regards to Zakk White’s Column titled “Sorry, Glenn, God isn’t listening”: Beck’s idea that America is broken and cannot be fixed by a political solution, but rather a religious or moral one, is not a new idea. Our founding fathers had several things to say about the nature of our country in regards to religion. John Adams said that “our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” If people who claim to be ‘non-religious’ are offended by Beck’s ‘return to God,’ they should be equally offended by John Adams and the Constitution. The ideas are the same. Regardless of whether we are religious or not, as America becomes less and less religious, we should remember what kind of people our Constitution is intended to govern. Our problems may be caused by us, but we should step back and examine why some of these problems exist, in relation to what our Constitution is meant to do. In regards to the later part of his column, Christianity has been skewed and twisted to support the will of people’s selfishness and greed. But so have belief systems like Evolution, Atheism and Islam. This does not necessarily make them less true, it only shows
the evil in people’s hearts. This is crucial, because as White said in his column, there is nothing intrinsically good about a ‘person of faith.’ I agree, but I would like to take your statement further and say that there is nothing intrinsically good about anyone. A Christian is no more of a ‘good person’ than an atheist. The only difference is that a Christian is forgiven for the times that they aren’t a ‘good person.’ Nicholas Sailer sophomore, industrial design I am writing concerning the opinion article by Zakk White in Monday’s Technician, titled “Sorry Glen, God isn’t listening”. In the article, White is very clear about the fact that he does not think God is a necessary component of the success of this country. However, several of the points that he makes in order to back up his opinion can be taken apart. White mentions that “If God was silent about the gas chambers, I doubt that he would care enough to help us...”, but he neglects the fact that the very instigator of the Holocaust was Hitler. If Hitler’s government was a godless one, why would we want our country to abandon our faith in God? Another point that White makes, is that the rally indicates that “a person of faith” can only be considered “a good Christian.” I would like to remind him that Glenn Beck is a Mormon, and that there are extreme fundamental differences between the Mormon faith and the Christian faith. Also in the article, White brings up statistics which show that “people who claim to be ‘non-religious’ grew from 8.2 %” in 1990 “to 14.1% in 2001.” If White’s assertions are indeed true, then we should be seeing society take a step in the right direction as a whole. Except that isn’t happening. Finally, there is White’s attack on Beck for attempting to “avoid politics and instead talk about God...” as a political move. There is such a thing as separating oneself from
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politics. Persons of faith need to follow their convictions from God, not to gain glory or position for themselves or for their ideas, but because belief and faith in God should always outweigh a person’s political views. As a Christian, I am thankful to Beck, Palin and the “other conservative leaders” that put their efforts into heading the country back in the direction of serving God. If Zakk White would ever like to chat with me about why faith in God IS all that “it is cracked up to be,” I would love to talk to him. He can email me anytime. Meredith Haddock junior, agricultural business management Zakk White’s opinion piece on the late Glenn Beck rally was refreshing to say the least. I am so glad to know that someone else was as equally appalled by this “political” rally, one that was actually fueled by religion. At this point in time, I feel that Glenn Beck and conservatives everywhere are doing all that they can to revive the conservative vote, and in this case, attempting to pair up with Sarah Palin (donchaknow) was a valiant effort at rallying the conservative forces. An attempt that I can only hope failed. Glenn Beck is trying to “redefine” American history by skewing its presentation and playing his cards right. But I think Zakk had this one right, a last ditch effort at turning to God isn’t going to save our damned souls now. But thanks for trying, Mr. Beck. Kelly Cox sophomore, political science
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Kurt Saenger-Heyl has never had a virus on either of the Macs he has owned. “I’ve been using Mac for three years; [the lack of viruses] is one of the perks,” Saenger-Heyl, a freshman in computer engineering, said. “I’ve never had any problems. I didn’t have any anti-virus [software] on my old Mac and didn’t have any problems with that either.” Saenger-Heyl currently has a Mac with Trend Micro, the anti-virus software offered by the Office of Information Technology. Macs are less susceptible to viruses than Windows, according to staff members of OIT. However, OIT requires anti-virus software for all computers that access the campus network, including both Macs and PCs, because Macs are not completely immune. There are a number of reasons why Macs tend to be safer, including the base code of Mac OSX, Apple’s smaller market share, and the fact that most businesspeople use PCs. “[Mac OSX] was based on the Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD) distribution of Linux,” said John L. Baines, assistant director of the OIT security standards and compliance team. “BSD certainly
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has a very high reputation for about vulnerabilities found in security features in general, so their code, and does not seem to have the patching as well orOSX has a good pedigree.” According to Baines, there ganized as Microsoft.” As Windows becomes hardare fewer viruses in existence that can affect Macs because er to crack, hackers will look to other venues for vulnerthey are not as widely used. “Most viruses today are abilities, such as third party criminal in intent, and look to software programs capable of find a way to steal your identity, running on either operating money or computer resourc- system, according to Baines. “As an IT professional, I es, sometimes by generating SPAM,” Baines said. “So any- have seen security threats on one writing a virus will want everything from a calculator to a mainto look where f ra me, but t he mone y to be honest, is, and where I can count they can int he numfect the largber I have est number seen for Mac of computers OSX on one for the least hand,” said a mou nt of Everette Alwork.” len, a systems According programmer to Baines, and the UniMac OSX versity’s OIT does not alEverette Allen, OIT Macintosh Macintosh low any user support specialist support speto install cialist. code without Allen designed the Mac hardinforming them first, which “removes many of the auto- drive image used for most Mamatic opportunities for ex- cintosh computers the Univerploitation that infected many sity owns. “We need to realize it only of the older Windows operating takes one successful security system versions.” “Since Windows Vista, Mi- threat to cause problems,” Alcrosoft now also follows this len said. “This is the reason why OIT buys and provides, approach,” Baines said. Yet another factor to consid- at no cost, anti-virus software er, Baines said, is that Micro- for Mac OS and other operating soft has improved its Windows systems to the campus commuoperating system in recent nity.” Besides the threat of viruses, years. “Since Windows XP SP2, Allen said “not to forget that Microsoft has had a strong using any computer in today’s focus on security, and has re- Internet environment has ally shown the rest of the world even larger threats, like idenhow to organize patch fix dis- tity theft, phishing and much tribution,” Baines said. “Apple more.” Allen encourages students to has been much more secretive
“I can count the number [of security threats] I have seen for Mac OSX on one hand.”
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Jimmy V Program brings cancer research to University Students have opportunity to gain lab experience that will help them as future cancer researchers. Nasir Khatri Correspondent
When you think of N.C. State academics, engineering and physics probably come to mind. Now you can add groundbreaking studies in the field of cancer research to that list. This research is conducted not only by faculty, but by students as well. In late fall 2008, the V Foundation, a charitable organization dedicated to saving the lives of those aff licted with cancer, partnered with the University to create the Jimmy V-NCSU Cancer Therapeutics Training Program. This program seeks to recruit high school, undergraduate, and graduate students interested in research and gives them more laboratory experience, allowing the students to be pursue their dreams careers in cancer research. According to Becky Bumgardner, the executive director of University Development, there are four laboratories funded by the $1 million donation by the V Foundation. “These labs include that of Dr. John Cavanagh in the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, Dr. Jonathan Lindsey and Dr. Christian Melander in the Department of Chemistry and Dr. Jonathan Horowitz in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences,” Bumgardner said. Furthermore, Bumgardner explained that there is “tons of cancer research going on at
State,” and this donation by the V Foundation is finally shedding more light on the work faculty and staff are already doing. “The most amazing thing, and the thing that attracted the V Foundation to NCSU the most, was that we are trying to prepare students for the real world by allowing the opportunity to get to works hand on, in the lab, with experienced faculty members,” Bumgardner said. Jonathan Horowitz, professor of molecular biomedical sciences and Jimmy V Foundation researcher, also added that students recruited by this program are treated just like any other members of the lab. They have the opportunity to be cited in articles, depending on the amount of work they put into the study, and they gain great insight into the field of cancer research. “Of all the labs in this program, mine is the most biology based, so when you walk into my lab, it’ll be a giant mess,” Horowitz said. “There’ll be animals running around here and stuff bubbling there, but that’s what labs look like!” According to Horowitz, his lab often has “several experiments running at the same time, because most of our experiments won’t work.” “That’s just how it is in the lab and it’s vital that students who want to pursue a career in research get exposed to this kind of an environment early,” Horowitz said. Another researcher in the program, Christian Melander, has seven Jimmy V scholars working in his organic chemistry lab. His research is primarily concerned with “next generation anti-cancer molecules,”
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Christian Melander, assistant professor of chemistry, pipets chemicals into sample trays as part of his cancer research on bacteriochlorins. Melander has worked in his lab on the 5th floor of Dabney with graduate and undergraduate students for six years.
which could lower the rate of cancer in some individuals, and “making the hospital more sterile or creating more effective antibiotics to lower the incidents of hospital acquired bacterial infections.” This is especially important because cancer patients on chemotherapy have weakened immune systems and can get infected by bacteria relatively easily, according to Melander. Camille Sluder, a sophomore in chemistry and biochemistry, works in Jonathan Lindsey’s lab as a Jimmy V. Scholar and researcher on the Lindsey-Melander project.
“Just recently I had the opportunity to attend the 2010 V Foundation Public Cancer Forum in downtown Raleigh, and it was really interesting to hear all the cancer research that our program is connected to,” Sluder said. “For example, one researcher presented on his discovery on a vaccine that may prevent melanoma.” Sluder said she enjoys research and would recommend it to other students because “it gives you the chance to apply what you learn in classes and specify what subjects you are interested in.” Melander has a positive opin-
ion on the success of the program so far. “The program has accomplished everything it was intending to, so far. We’ve embarked on groundbreaking research and we’ve given many students the opportunity to basically jumpstart their careers as well,” Melander said. Melander’s lab in Dabney Hall currently has three graduate, three undergraduate and one high school student, who are all working under his supervision. All seven of these students were selected by the Jimmy V-NCSU program. Although this program is not
well known yet amongst the general public, those who are aware of it say they are actually shocked at how much cancer research is being conducted at State. Shafiq Zaib, a junior in human biology, said he didn’t know N.C. State was involved in cancer research. “When you think cancer research, you think of UNC, Duke, or some other school with a big medical school,” Zaib said. “It is nice to know that State has a great cancer research program and that we’re making a positive impact on society.”
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fans, not just from N.C. State, but also Triangle fans hopefully coming out to see a good game,” Zuerner said. “It’s a great game and to see it played at a high level is such a privilege. We hope we can bring that to the field this weekend.” Zuerner has proven so far this season that he is ready to lead the Pack from the midfield position. He started in all 22 games last year and is the team’s top returning scorer. He finished with four goals and five assists on the season. State is a much younger and more inexperienced team compared to last year’s, but with a freshman class ranked No. 19 coming in, coach George Tarantini said he hopes fans come out to watch his team play. “What’s terrific is that the World Cup showed fans a way they can participate, much like in football, soccer requires participation from the crowd,” Tarantini said. “I saw a vuvuzela in the crowd the other day, and it showed me that fans watched the World Cup. We love for people to come out to watch us, but we feel like we need to put on a show for them and keep attracting them to come.” Any fans who felt excitement from the World Cup might want to make the trip out to the Duke/Nike Tournament this weekend. The Pack will be taking on Sacramento on Friday, but will also play Louisville,
tus. While both NCAA or International Olympic Committee recognition are unlikely to continued from page 8 happen in the near future, the looking to showcase their prospect is still one that Ultitalents and earn a spot on mate players would love to see. “It would be nice [to see the the club. “I wanted to be seen by sport added to the NCAA],” the club team and try to Haigh said. “We definitely all love the sport make the a great deal, team,” and we want Hooks to see it go as said. far as it can Others, possibly go. like sophWe just love omore the competiPeter tion that the Gunyan, sport brings, came just and we feel to play. it is rea l ly “It’s unique and a re a l ly shou ld be exciting recognized game. for that.” People Those who definitely Casey Haigh, senior in came out get excitmechanical engineering to the event ed watchechoed t he i n g i t ,” Gunyan said. “I think a lot sentiment when asked, but of people would come watch recognition seemed to be the last real thought on their mind. it if they just saw it once.” “I just want to play,” Hooks There have been pushes by some Ultimate lobby- said. “It would be cool, defiing groups to get the sport nitely, for it to be an NCAA added to the NCAA. Some, sport, but I play just to play.” such as the Ultimate Players Association and the World Flying Disc Association, have even lobbied for the sport to gain Olympic sta-
“We just love the competition that the sport brings, and we feel it is really unique and should be recognized for that.”
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Junior forward Craig Sutherland kicks the ball through High Point during the Exhibition Game against High Point Thursday evening. The Wolfpack won 3-2.
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CROSS COUNTRY
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UNC’s Marvin Austin suspended indefinitely Tarheel defensive tackle Marvin Austin has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules, according to a statement released by the team on Wednesday. Austin will not play in the team’s season opener against LSU on Saturday. The NCAA has been conducting an ongoing investigation of possible infractions regarding affiliation with agents, as well as academic misconduct. The decision to suspend Austin is not a result of the NCAA investigation, but rather a violation of team rules, according to coach Butch Davis. SOURCE: WRAL
Glennon to play in season opener Although Russell Wilson will start under center for the Wolfpack’s season opener against Western Carolina on Saturday, coach Tom O’Brien said backup quarterback Mike Glennon will play at some point. During spring practice, Glennon was able to gain valuable experience practicing with the first-team offense while the incumbent Wilson was busy playing baseball for the Pack. While Glennon will see playing time in State’s opener, O’Brien said the redshirt sophomore’s playing time will be determined on a game-to-game basis. SOURCE: NEWS & OBSERVER
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Friday MEN’S SOCCER VS. SACRAMENTO STATE Durham, N.C., 5 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. PITTSBURGH Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. ILLINOIS STATE Reynolds Coliseum, 6 p.m. Saturday FOOTBALL VS. WESTERN CAROLINA Carter-Finley Stadium, 6 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. ARKANSAS STATE Bloomington, Ind., 11 a.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. INDIANA Bloomington, Ind., 8 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “This is one of the larger turnouts I’ve seen here for a club tryout,” Aaron Harper, student director of club sports
DID YOU KNOW? None of the opponents on the football team’s 2010 schedule finished 2009 in the top 25 in total offense.
Ryan Hill and the cross country team are ready to once again compete for ACC supremacy after a summer spent training in Colorado. Jon Goodman Staff Writer
RYAN HILL’S PAST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: 2008 – ACC Rookie of the Year 2008 – All-ACC selection 2009 – All-ACC selection 2009 – All-NCAA Regional selection 2009 – All-American SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
During t he summer, many people head closer to next step. Individually I also the sea. The cross-country want to be in the top-10.” team however, chose to get As the track season and an even greater distance cross-country season bleed away from sea level, spend- into one another, one season ing three weeks in Colorado. prepares athletes for the other, The team lived and trained making training and racing at rigorous high altitudes, a year–round process. With challenging themselves in- summers of training involvdividually and as a unit. ing running more than 100 Junior Ryan Hill hopes miles per week, workouts and the height of his team and constant competition over the personal success in compe- course of 11 months, it is easy tition will to understand reflect the the possible height fatigue and at which wear on the they have athletes. prepared Coach Rolthemlie Geiger said selves. the key to a After beconsistent, ing named successful ACC season is havRookie of ing a heav y cross country coach Rollie t he Year workload, but Geiger and earnalso knowing i ng A l lone’s body ACC honors in 2008 and re- and getting rest. ceiving All-ACC, All-NCAA “Coaches have to hold back Regional and All-American athletes sometimes,” said coach honors in 2009, Hill’s goals Geiger. are even higher this year. Hill’s career accomplish“First I think about team ments to this point prove he has goals,” Hill said. “I always the physical skills to compete at want the team to win ACC’s a high level and finish top-10 at Nation“When Ryan enters a race, als. We want to take that he’ll have a chance to win,”
“There are no timeouts in cross-country, so you have to figure it out on the run.”
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John Martinez, a senior in Spanish literature, and Ryan Hill, a sophomore in sports management, race along a curve during Men’s cross country practice. Both men are All-American candidates and have lead their team during the 2009 season.
Geiger said. “People have to see him as a formidable competitor.” In addition to the physical mechanics, Ryan also uses his knowledge to help him succeed. “His racing IQ is off the charts,” Geiger said. “There are no timeouts in cross-country, so you have to figure it out on the run.” What separates athletes that are just good enough or simply better than everyone else from athletes that are great is
an internal motivation, a competitive drive to be better. And Hill has that work ethic. He is especially competitive, making no excuses for anything other than his absolute best, and he maintains high expectations. These characteristics are seen and emulated by his teammates. They see the expectations he holds for himself and they adopt similar expectations and motivations. His competitive nature is a motivational tool he uses not only for himself, but also for
getting the best out of his teammates, and he aims his intensity directly at the opponent. “A lot of people think that UNC has the No. 1 recruiting class in the nation, so obviously I want to beat UNC,” Hill said. “Every time we race, I want us to beat them and I don’t want any of them to beat me. They have a lot of hype in the cross-country scene right now and I’d really like to put all that to rest.”
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Pack expects World Cup to increase interest
Ultimate Frisbee turnout greater than expected
Players feel US’s World Cup run will help fill Dail Soccer Stadium.
Bowl was watched by more than 106 million viewers, while the MLS Cup was seen by a mere 1 million viewers. The one resounding question that keeps coming up after the Cory Smith World Cup is a simple one - do Americans care more about Staff Writer soccer now? Or did they just Over the summer, the love watching this year’s World United States rallied around Cup? “The World Cup definitely a group of soccer players that seemed destined to raises awareness, as far as socarrive at a milestone many cer is concerned, in the U.S., before had never reached, where the sport is not quite as popu la r a s the second it is in other s t a ge of countries,” the FIFA senior midWorld fielder Chris C up. I n Zuerner said. most “By people countries, seeing how this is a great the given. But World Cup t he U. S. was, and soccer soccer as a team has whole, I think traditionthat will defia l l y not nitely inspire stayed people to a l i ve i n come out and the World senior midfielder see us play Cup for Chris Zuerner and increase very long. attendance.” While The Wolf pack certainly American sports fans typically watch the Olympics hopes students who are soccer basketball team win count- fans will come out and supless gold medals, they do port the team when it opens not usually tune in to see the season Friday night at the soccer star Landon Dono- Duke/Nike Classic in Durham. van score a game-winning State opens the season against goal in the final seconds to Sacramento State University, help his team advance past a team ranked no. 28 in preseason polls. pool play. “The Duke Tournament is a While soccer may be a sport that is nationally loved special event, and I hope that in several other countries, in general there will be more few Americans have soccer at the top of their lists. For example, this year’s Super CUP continued page 7
“The World Cup definitely raises awareness... in the U.S., where the sport is not quite as popular as it is in other countries.”
Ultimate frisbee holds massive tryout at Miller Field . Dan Smith Staff Writer
N.C. State’s Ultimate Frisbee Club held a massive gathering Wednesday night, with the goal of increasing school-wide knowledge of the fast-growing sport and getting as many people playing ultimate frisbee as possible. “We love the sport, and we wanted as many people to come out and enjoy it,” Casey Haigh, one of the organizers of the event, said. “We were definitely hoping to pique interest.” The Lower Miller Field was packed with would-be Ultimate frisbee stars, looking to be added to the club team, or to just have some fun. “This is one of the larger turnouts I’ve seen here for a club tryout,” Aaron Harper, student director of club sports, said. “The turnout is much larger than last year’s.” Those who came to the tryout got a chance to show off their disc flinging skills and athletic skills. Although quite a few came just to have fun playing a sport they enjoy, for many others, it was a chance to make an impression on club leaders and earn a spot on the team. While the event held a general air of a good-natured get together, it was still a tryout. Ultimate frisbee, or sim-
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Michael Harlan, junior in chemical engineering, throws a backhand around Stephen Panasci, senior in horticulture, as their team warms up to play ECU on Miller field for the Wolfpack Invitational Ultimate Tournament Saturday, Oct. 24. The ‘A’ club ultimate team fell badly behind in the first half, but dominated the second, walking away with a win.
ply Ultimate, is one of the fastest growing sports in the country. The National Sporting Goods Manufacturers Association has estimated that the sport is played by approximately five million people in the United States, based on sales figures for Ultimate-related merchandise. The sport’s growing popularity was reflected in the sizable turnout. The players who came
to Miller Field were not just the old stereotype of the Ultimate player: the faux hippie with a hacky sack and unkempt appearance. No, these players were genuine athletes with an interest in playing a sport they have come to enjoy. Some, like freshman Nathan Hooks, came out to the event
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