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Senate votes to help UAB Via ‘Luda Bill’ Bill to sponsor Ludacris concert security is reasonable to Student Senate.
sooner than this week. “It seems the UAB … might have started to plan this and then said ‘Hey, we need student government’s help on this one,” said Barnhill. Senate President Stephen Kouba, a Chris Boucher senior in political science, said that the Deputy News Editor request for funds came 10 days ago, On Wednesday night, the Student and no money had been promised Senate confirmed it will provide funds before the Wednesday vote. He also to the Union Activities Board to as- said that UAB could fund the event sist with public safety for an upcoming without the Senate’s help, “but then concert; it also tabled a resolution to it’d be broke.” That did not vote on a student sway Jonathan fee referendum. Smith, a senaN.C. State Stutor in CALS and dent Gover na sophomore in ment will provide agriculture edu$3,000 to UAB, cation who obwhich is spearjected strongly heading efforts to a nd wa s dehost a free concert clared out of Caroline Yopp, student senator by rapper Ludacorder by Kouba. ris on Sept. 17 in Others, howReynolds Coliseum. Student Government will spend ever, felt that the expense was worth it. “I think it is important for student $2,500 on student police protection and $500 for student and facility fire government to help sponsor this; it gives students an opportunity to see protection. what government is doing for them. Some senators question vote’s timing It’s not just some behind the scenes After some debate, the Senate voted deal,” said Caroline Yopp, a senator in overwhelmingly to approve finance CALS, and a sophomore in agriculture bill 35, dubbed the “Luda Bill” in education. Approximately 25 percent of the stureference to one of the rapper’s nickdent body is expected to attend the names. The resolution was fast-tracked and event, according to Yopp. “There’s going to be around 9,000 voted on in the same session because the concert will occur before the next people there; 9,000 in a school of about Student Senate meeting, said Student 35,000,” Yopp said. “Maybe the conBody Treasurer Buddy Bryson, a ju- cert’s not for everybody, but there will be many students at this event; a lot nior in sociology. The fast-tracking led some in the of people are talking about going to Senate to question the situation sur- see ‘Luda’. “ “Providing $3,000 to help 9,000 sturounding the request. Senator Tucker Beeninga, senator in the College dents go to a good concert for free is of Design and a senior in landscape something worth doing, and somearchitecture, asked why the vote oc- thing I support,” said John Tucker, curred so close to event. Matt Barnhill, Student Senate President Pro Tempore. senator in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and a junior in agri- Student fee referendum on hold for culture education, agreed, wondering now The Senate also voted not to fastwhy UAB did not ask for the money
“There’s going to be around 9,000 people there...in a school of about 35,000.”
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Kelly Hook, Student Body President, a junior in political science, points in approval as the student senate meeting takes place in the student government offices on the second floor of Witherspoon on Sept. 8. With freshmen running for the freshman senator chair, Kelly looks for new people to support other groups as well as maintain their job efficiently.
track Resolution 23, which called for an “act to execute a student fee referendum for the 2010-2011 academic year,” according to the resolution. “Student participation in recent fee referenda has continued to increase over time and … the student fee referendum is a vital and necessary source of information in the official fee recommendation process,” read the resolution, sponsored by Kyle O’Donnell a senator in the College of Engineering, and a junior in textile technology. Resolution 23 received 15 no votes and 12 yes votes for fast-tracking. The Senate first referred the resolution to the Committee on Government Oversight, then decided to make the issue
the responsibility of the Tuition and Fees Committee. The vote came after a request from former Senator Michael Robinson, a graduate student in physiology and zoology, for each senator to consider the resolution carefully. “The student fee referendum is important to me and to all in student government. I really encourage everyone to read the [resolution] carefully; it’s an important way for people in this room to listen to the students, to the people that they represent,” Robinson said. It could be one of the most important pieces [of legislation] we vote on all year.”
Researcher still relishing role at 88 years old Conrad is one of the world’s oldest active researches, and he works on Centennial Campus. Nithya Kote Staff Writer
If there’s one thing that’s clear about 88-year-old Hans Conrad, he doesn’t work for the money. “In my work, I am more interested in the science behind something more than the application. I never work on something for the sake of selling it,” Conrad said. Conrad, professor emeritus in the department of materials science and engineering, has co-written around 450 articles in various journals. He has worked on metals, ceramics and semi-conductors. He retired in 1993 and works for no salary. “I love research,” Conrad said. “When I am having my leisurely cup of coffee in the morning, I start thinking about new ideas.” Yuntian Zu, professor in the department of materials science and engineering, said one of Conrad’s best qualities is his work ethic. “Professor Conrad has impressed me the most in his dedication to science and his high spirit and the hard work he puts into doing research,” Zu said. Conrad only spends a couple of hours on campus each day. “I do most of my reading and writing at my home in the mornings. I have lunch with my wife and come to campus around 2 p.m. I generally leave around 4:30 p.m.” Conrad said. His current research interest is in
ceramics. “I am researching the effect electric field and temperature has on ceramics,” Conrad said. “Ceramics can be made stronger by heating the ingredients at lower temperatures and applying a weak electric field. This saves a lot of energy. This also reduces the cost and pollution in the environment.” Ten years ago, this effect was discovered; however, it took this long for the findings to be recognized, according to Conrad. “Once you make a discovery it takes a while for the scientific community to accept it,” Conrad said. Most of Conrad’s funding comes from the U.S. government and the U.S. Army. “I am currently in negotiation with a company that makes body armor for the U.S. soldiers. Most parts of the body armor contain ceramics. My research can make the bullet-stopping ceramic plates stronger and cheaper to build,” Conrad said. His research lab contains simple instruments, such as a furnace used to heat ceramics. “It costs a couple of hundred dollars. This instrument, which is used for molding ceramic samples, is a hand-powered press from an auto repair shop we modified for our use,” Conrad said. Conrad earned his bachelor of science at Carnegie Institute of Technology and his master’s and doctorate degrees in metallurgy from Yale University. “I liked math and chemistry in high school. I wanted to do chemical engineering, but my minister encouraged
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Resolution 35: $3,000 to UAB for Ludacris concert Approximately 25 percent of student body expected to attend
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WE Recycle plans to double recycling collection this football season WE Recycle volunteers hand out bags at the first football game. Joanna E. Banegas Senior Staff Writer
The WE Recycle stadium recycling program hopes to double its recycling collection this football season, according to a press release. Analis Fulghum, education and outreach coordinator for waste reduction and recycling, said the reason the office wanted to do increase recycling is because they looked at other universities and they doubled the amount they recycled in the first year. In the first three years of collecting the recycling, the totals doubled each year as additional bins were added. “Right now we recycle about 22 tons a season which equals 44,000 pounds,” Fulghum said. “So we’d like to double it as well.” This is the University’s first year having the bagging program. WE Recycle has volunteers from the Wolfpack Club and Wolfpack In The House (WITH) on foot or in club carts at tailgating, distributing both trash and recycle bags to tailgaters. Tailgaters are supposed to leave their bagged recyclables and trash on the ground next to their site and the bags will be collected at the end of the game, according to Fulghum. The bagging program worked out well in the first football game of the season, according to Fulghum. “At the alumni lot, we were able to
hand out bags through all the tailgaters and at the student lot we introduced the bags as well,” Fulghum said. “We had a lot of students that were very happy.” WE Recycle started the N.C. State’s Stadium Tailgate Recycling Program in 2003 when Paul Mobley, then a freshman, saw a need for recycling collection at football tailgating. “He was a Caldwell fellow who first started it,” Fulghum said. “He went around in his own vehicle, collecting cans in the students lot.” Scott Warner, a graduate student in parks, recreation and tourism management, as well as an athletics media relations and marketing employee, said the Western Carolina game was the first volunteering opportunity the WITH program did with WE Recycle. “Volunteers passed out recycling bags and trash bags,” Warner said. “We had about 40 volunteers walking around the tailgating area, distributing recycling bag and trash bags.” Warner said the game was a successful event. “As far as recycling goes everyone really respected the bags and wanted the bags,” Warner said. “They seemed to be really popular because they all ran out about relatively quickly once they hit the tailgate lot.” WITH also had people distributing recycling bags both in the fan zone and in the fairground lot at the WITH booth, according to Warner. “We always had a partnership with WE Recycle, where we encouraged peo-
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ple to find the recycling bins located near their tailgating area,” Warner said. “But this year we were actually proactive in passing out trash bags and recycling bags for that to happen.” Warner said it’s definitely a growing program and WITH hopes to build on it in the future. “Ever since former Coach Amato was at the University, he put a lot of emphasis on recycling, and just about each year we come close to breaking the record of the previous year for how much we are recycling,” Warner said. Fulghum said they are now trying to encourage students and alumni to not leave their cans and bottles on the ground. “We’re saying you have to bag it or bin it and that’s the only way we can get it to recycle.”
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Andrew Merritt, a freshman in professional golf management, puts drink coozies in a bag to give out to people who recycle at Tailgating before the game against Clemson on Saturday, Nov. 14th, 2009. WE Recycle has helped recycle over 38 tons at Wolfpack football games so far this season.
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me to become a metallurgical engineer as they are never out of jobs. It is true.” Conrad said. Conrad began working at N.C. State in 1981. “I was recruited as the head of the material science department. I helped build the department and got some of the
best faculty. N.C. State materials science and engineering is one of the best in the world. I have to give most of the credit to myself. Sometimes when there is lack of funding, I pay my research students from my own pocket,” Conrad said. Jagdish Narayan, a professor in the department of materials science and engineering and the recipient of the 2011 Acta Materialia Gold Medal and Prize, said he has known
Conrad for 40 years, and joined the University in 1983, because Conrad convinced him to do so. “He has a knack for recognizing good people. We have worked together and it has been a good collaboration. Recently, we both wrote a paper on advanced Nano Technology materials which can be used in deep sea drilling. It will be published this month in a book.” Narayan said Conrad is a
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Shep Pitts, a PhD candidate for electrical engineering, talks with junior in buisiness administration Mellisa Rickenbaker at the Centennial welcome back event held Wednesday, Sep. 8, 2010. Pitts, who works in a building adjacent to the Montieth Research Plaza, noticed the commotion outside and stopped by. “I didnt even know about it,” laughed Pitts. “But I saw free food!”
“Sometimes when there is lack of funding, I pay my research students from my own pocket” Hans Conrad, professor emeritus
good scientist. “Dr. Conrad is willing to accept new ideas. He thinks new, outside the box - that is the mark of a great scientist,” Narayan said. Conrad said he advises students to choose a career they like. “Choose what you really like, because you will be doing it
for the rest of your life. Always have goals in life. When making any big decisions always weigh the pros and cons,” Conrad said. Conrad said he had a happy family life. “Mrs. Conrad and I have been married for many years and we have travelled many places together. We have three
children, 2 twin girls and a boy who were born within 16 months of each other when I was doing my PhD,” Conrad said in a cheerful voice. Conrad said he plans to continue to do research as long as he can. “I will keep doing research as long as God wills. I enjoy it so much, I would be at a loss if I didn’t do it,” Conrad said.
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WE Recycle and Wolfpack In The House provide recycling aids for tailgaters, but large amounts of trash and recyclable materials were still left strewn about after Saturday’s game.
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Recycling is simple, even without the extra assistance provided by WE Recycle and WITH. Wolfpackers and fans alike should show some respect and clean up after themselves.
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housand of people poured into the lots surrounding CarterFinley Stadium to celebrate the football season opener. Fans brought grills and coolers full of hamburgers and drinks to aid in partying leading up to the game. That’s just fine, however tailgaters failed to grab their waste before they left. As visitors drove away from Carter-Finley, they could see trash and recyclables strewn all over the ground in an embarrassing display of irresponsibility and borderline disrespect. Whether tailgaters are students or fans from elsewhere, they need to remember the event represents the University and failing to simply clean up after
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one’s own tailgate shows how little they respect the University. Although people go back the next day and clean up the mess, it does no make it okay to leave trash. Tailgaters are spoon-fed ways to recycle. Bags are provided now and even more receptacles for recyclables are out in tailgating areas. They need to be more conscience of where these bins are and be proactive about disposing of their trash. Being drunk is not an excuse. There are ways tailgaters who know they will be drinking can prepare. Putting a bag out and
making is easily accessible is not difficult. WE Recycle and WITH worked hard this weekend to provide tailgaters with bags in which to separate and put their recyclables and trash in. Although the program is nice, tailgaters should not think it’s the only way to deal with the waste. It seems tailgaters still need to step up their game. Tailgaters are capable of separating and collecting their own trash and should know better. They have seen hundreds of programs promoting recycling and, really, how hard is it? It
is the difference between putting a can in one bag instead of another. If elementary school kids can do it, so should college students and adults. Recycling starts with an individual. Tailgaters consume beverages and the containers can easily be recycled and reused. They should also be warned it is illegal to throw away plastic bottles in North Carolina. But it shouldn’t be a matter of legality. It should be a simple choice of separation and responsibility.
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n Sep. 11, a Christian pastor, Rev. Terr y Jones is going to lead the “International Burn the Koran Day” in Gainesville, FL. He has received both support a n d c ondemnation Todd for this act. Jeffreys T h e U. S . Guest Columnist government, t he Vatican, military officers in Afghanistan and numerous church leaders have labeled this as despicable, horrific, dangerous and irresponsible. Supporters have argued, this is completely in step with his constitutional rights of freedom of speech and expression. This train wreck of a news story has captivated me. Is he really going to do this? Is he going to light up a bonfire, toss 200+ Korans he has received from supporters into the flames and actually proclaim Islam is from the devil? Aren’t the police, FBI or New World Order types going to storm his church, enforce a cease-and-desist order and forbid him from doing this? This pastor and other church members are actually armed with pistols in case violence erupts. I mean really, we cannot have religious fanatics like this armed. Only Muslim extremists and David Koresh types can carry guns and rifles, but for God’s sake….not a Christian fundamentalist ordained preacher.
This whole act brings out the hypocrisy of extremists, both Christian and Muslim. The Muslim extremists believed it was ok to crash two jumbo jets into the WTC. It was acceptable to drag bodies through the streets and dance around them. Their book also supports the entire destruction of all infidels worldwide if you believe in a very strict interpretation. This book burning act by a Christian extremist isn’t much better either. A lt houg h I disagree with what the Kora n says, I would never put one in a fire, or urinate on one, or flush down the toilet as some soldiers did in Gitmo. There are many people who do not agree with what the Bible says but do not resort to extreme measures such as bonfires to express their hate for the words of Jesus. This “Christian” pastor should do the same. He needs to confer with other Christian leaders to receive counsel and wisdom. He doesn’t have to like the Koran or its message. But he is out of line to burn a religious book, considered holy to 1.5 billion people. There simply cannot be a good outcome if he does this. For every example in history where books have been burned for religious
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or political reasons, death and misery have always followed. For any lasting peace to occur, this cycle of hate must be interrupted. On Sept. 11, between 6 and 9 p.m., a tiny church lot in Gainsville, FL will become another battlefield in the fight between the good and evil that men do. I believe the book burning w i l l o ccur. This man is on a mission. When asked in an ABC news interview, “What would Jesus do? Would he burn the Koran?” The pastor, without hesitation, replied “Absolutely”. Just as much as Mohammed Atta believed he was right, so does Pastor Terry Jones. May God have mercy on them both.
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CI Days featured speaker Twitter co-founder The University hosted its first every CI Days to bring leaders in cyberinfrastructure together to share their knowledge of the field with students.
is the concept of the system of hardware, software, and people that permit us to use computing, computers, and communications as an ‘infrastructure’ for our studies, work, and lives,” Westmoreland said. Westmoreland said that as technology becomes more adNasir Khatri & Jared vanced, people are starting to Douglas use the Internet more and more without a browser. Staff Writers “For example, iPhones, iPads, Some of the top minds in the and their counterparts have apworld came together Tuesday plications which use the Interand Wednesday at the Univer- net to download their content sity to discuss ways that cyber- or assist in communication infrastructure can be used to without the use of a browser,” reach technological and intel- Westmoreland said. “In adlectual goals. Among the guests dition, websites such as Hulu was Dom Sagolla, co-founder and Youtube can be accessed of Twitter and the founder of without the use of a browser.” The purpose of CI, although DollarApp. The debate about cyberinfrastructure’s growing admittedly a broad field, acrole in society, Mr. Sagolla’s cording to Westmoreland, is keynote address, and several to make use of these new technologies other lecin order t u res on to accomvarious plish certopics retain goals lated to for t he cyberinbenefit of frastruca more ture were technopart of CI logically Days, the advanced first in the society. UniversiPhillip Westmoreland, Executive A good ty’s histoDirector of the NCSU Institute example ry, which for Computational Science and of a CI was held Engineering that is at Ta l ley doing Student just that right now is Twitter. Center the past two days. So, what is cyberinfrastruc- As Dom Sagolla explained durture? According to Phillip ing his keynote speech Tuesday, Westmoreland, the Executive Twitter was originally designed Director of the NCSU Institute to be something that is “fun, for Computational Science simple, and social,” and the reand Engineering-the institute sulting product has been able that hosted CI Days-cyberin- to penetrate society on such a frastructure is anything and deep level that real, measurable effects can be seen. everything computer-related. In his speech, Sagolla de“Cyberinfrastructure, or CI,
CI is also used to tackle societal goals through computational science and engineering.”
scribed a number of examples of social impact Twitter has had, from elections such as the 2008 presidential race when “[Barack Obama] was the most followed person on Twitter,” to the “million dollar tweet” sent out by recording-artist Wyclef Jean urging people to donate to his charity in order to raise money following the Haiti earthquake. “6 billion people read that message and raised $2 million in 48 hours,” Sagolla said. Sagolla attributed most of Twitter’s success to its simplicity. “Find the steps from impulse to action, and then remove a few,” Sagolla said, describing the approach the developers took to turn Twitter into such a simple, reflexive, tool. Similar in this approach of simplicity is Square, another CI that Sagolla mentioned during his speech. According to squareup. com, the official Square website, Square was created when an artist was unable to accept a credit card as payment because he did not have the complicated equipment and infrastructure required to process a card. Centered around a small card reader that can be plugged into a mobile phone, Square aims to make this process simpler and more accessible for users in the future, and add a social element to one of our most common interactions. CI is also used “to tackle societal goals through computational science and engineering,” Westmoreland said. The University plays a vital role in the field of CI, according
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Altitude has effect on planes, pasta The need for oxygen masks on airplanes and the temperature pasta boils at can both be explained by differences in altitude. John Boyer Weather Columnist
You probably know something about the way the atmosphere behaves without even realizing it. Picture the familiar tableau: a proud, silvery jetliner sails into shadowy clouds at 20,000 feet. Blocks of ice clang ominously against highball glasses in first class. A calm-sounding pilot makes an announcement about seat trays when the plane suddenly jerks and plummets. As flight attendants scramble and carryon luggage tumbles from the overhead bins, the power flickers out. Sinister yellow oxygen masks backlit by emergency signs dangle over the fright-
ened passengers. Now think about the last time you boiled a pot of water to make pasta and began to read the microscopic instructions. Unless you’re a Denver transplant or you drive home to Mount Mitchell over breaks, you probably skipped over the part about high altitude cooking. Did you ever stop and think why the passengers need the oxygen masks? Why noodles take longer to cook in the mountains? The answer is actually the same. These are some interesting examples of how air changes with height. Air is a f luid, so its density is affected by gravitational pull, temperature, and pressure. Here at the surface, we experience the full weight of the air above us. The higher up you go, there’s less pushing down from above, so the air is less dense (and colder). At 3,000 feet, there are fewer air
molecules to bounce around than at sea level, so air can heat more quickly. According to the USDA, a pot of water in Boone will boil at 206 degrees Fahrenheit instead of the usual 212. This temperature is lower, so the food must cook for a slightly longer period of time in Boone than it would at sealevel. In the case of the jetliner, the altitude is 20,000 feet or more. Though the cabin is pressurized under normal circumstances, stress or turbulence may cause the structure of the plane to come apart and the air to rush outwards. Of course, the air is much thinner at those altitudes, so humans wouldn’t receive enough oxygen when breathing. The oxygen supplied by the masks enables the passengers and pilots to continue flying without blacking out.
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As co-founder of Twitter Dom Sagolla speaks on stage about his experience with Facebook and Myspace, some audience members were following closely to the speaker’s competitor: Facebook. Sagolla said, “Facebook is a social network, Tweeter is where you find your true friends.” The audience filled up only an eighth of the auditorium, and some viewers were not paying attention to the speaker, as evidenced here.
seen on Twitter dom: Speaking in Raleigh at NC State tonight at 8pm. My vision for the future, free to the public: http://j.mp/9pmrmD Dom Sagolla, Co-founder of twitter 11:03 am Sept 7
yancyscot: @dom Great meeting you at #cidays at #NCSU. Enjoyed your perspective & thoughts for the future. Have a good night! Yancy Strickland, Chapel Hill, NC 7:00 pm Sept 8
deshane: wishing I could be at the #cidays w/ @waynesutton et al but I’ve got serious homework that’s due by midnight..eep! http://4sq.com/5dgoWx KD Deshane, N.C. State student 9:06 pm Sept 7
charanchaudary: @dom hi i attended u r session yesterday...r u gonna make twitter complex in future to withstand competition?? Charan Chaudary, N.C. State student 7:00 pm Sept 8
Hurricane season takes a breather Hurricane Earl passed with no severe damage to North Carolina and there are currently no active hurricanes on the radar, although the peak of hurricane season is coming soon. John Boyer Weather Columnist
Af ter Hurricane Earl made a close pass at the North Carolina coast, it sped off to New England and Atlantic Canada. Two weak tropical systems attempted to follow Earl’s path but ultimately failed. Tropical Storm Fiona maintained a close distance to the more powerful Earl. Earl overpowered Fiona and shredded it into the
open ocean. Tropical Storm Gaston appeared like a strong contender to be the next East Coast menace, but sputtered into submission late last week after ingesting dry air from the Sahara Desert. The remnants of Gaston are moving past Jamaica and could possibly strengthen again in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Hermine (not pronounced like Harry Potter’s friend) sprung to life over Labor Day weekend and quickly spun into Texas. That region already experienced heavy rainfall from Hurricane Alex, so forecasters fear that the Rio Grande and Brazos Rivers will once again f lood from Hermine’s rain. There are currently no active hurricanes, but more embryonic lows are departing the African coastline this week. The next to develop would spin to the
northwest under the menacing name “Igor.” The average peak of activity during the Atlantic hurricane season is Sept 10.
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Diet, exercise key to staying healthy The ‘freshman fifteen’ isn’t the only thing students should be concerned about: mental and physical fitness both stem from a balanced approach to life. Ellen Scott Staff Writer
The fear of gaining weight is a good deterrent to stay in shape, but it is not the only reason students should take care of themselves. Dr. Anita Flick, director of health professions advising, said it is important for students to manage time wisely in order to reduce the risk of stress-induced illnesses. “Lack of sleep, high levels of stress and a poor diet can make you more vulnerable to catching an illness or just make you feel bad in general,” Flick said. According to Flick, short-term stress can get students through exams, but long-term stress weakens the immune system. “The autonomic nervous system kicks in when a body is exposed to long-term stress, which results in physical symptoms “ Flick said. “The first symptoms are usually mild, such as chronic headaches and increased risk to colds.” Over time, Flick said continuous stress can lead to depression, obesity and hair loss, among other illnesses. In addition to stress, a poor diet can lead Danielle Neujahr/Technician to short-term sickness, weight gain and long- Casey Whitfield, a freshman in sports management, utilizes the equipment in the newly furnished Carmichael Gymnasium. As a term illnesses, according to the University freshman under the threat of the “freshman fifteen”, many people try to stay fit bu biking, running or other exercises. dietician, Lisa Eberhart. According to Eberhart, the secret of weight keeps you disciplined to stay in a healthy gain isn’t complex. In fact, it comes down to routine, and that discipline affects other Free items available at aspects of daily life as well.” one basic principle. health center: Once people start making healthy choic“Anyone who takes in extra calories will gain es, Riley said, making them again and again weight,” Eberhart said. Students can get one free item a day with a Eberhart said beverages, especially soda, gets easier over time. She recommends setvalid Student ID card. sweet tea and espresso drinks, can be a major ting aside a specific time to work out or play sports every day. source of unneeded calories. Free items: (pictured at right) “Taking a P.E. class makes you squeeze “Don’t drink your calories, consume water Condoms 3-pack Dental dam with meals,” Eberhart said. “Soda and alcohol fitness into your schedule. Most of them are Kleenex tissues 1-pack really fun, so people stick with it even out of have a ton of empty calories.” Jergens lotion In college, dining becomes a social event, class,” Riley said. “If you take it for a grade, Lip balm which can also have a large impact on eating you end up working that much harder.” According to Riley, inter-mural and club habits. The dining halls provide all-you-caneat service, and when engaged in deep conver- sports are a great way to stay in shape and More than 70 other items can be purchased sations, students often go fill their plates again to network. with an ID card for less than $20 each. “For freshman, transitioning to such a and again, according to Eberhart. Source: ncsu.edu/student-health/ different environment “Look at what you are pharmacy can be intimidating, eating,and think about but joining a team how much you are putcan make it so much ting into your body,” easier,” Riley said. Eberhart said. “If it looks Riley also encourlike a lot, then it probably aged students to find is”. something they enjoy She also mentioned that doing so that they portion control is essenkeep going back to it, tial for good eating habits. Anita Flick, Health PAC Director and to try new things Eating on the go ofthey might not have ten leads to unhealthy choices, Eberhart said, but now University experience with. Basic sanitary observations can help stuDining is making it even easier for students to eat well on the go. Students can purchase a dents stay healthy, according to Dr. Flick. “When you are in close contact with othto-go container and fill it with whatever can fit, and take a piece of fruit for the road as ers and don’t wash your hands, eat well, get well. The containers can be re-used, but if it adequate sleep, you spread the germs and is inconvenient to carry, then the students can increase the risks,” Flick said. “So, know rinse it out, turn it in, and receive a token to where viruses lurk and avoid them.” Flick said to wipe down items and keep take with them until they need to redeem it food refrigerated or covered, keep things for another container. “Take the stairs, and skip the wolf-line when clean and be sure to wash yourself, your possible. Walking to class has such huge ad- clothes, and your utensils. In addition to stress, diet, and exercise, vantages” said Eberhart. If students want to keep track of how far they there is one other key to maintaining wellare walking across campus, they can pick up a ness, according to Dr. Flick. “Getting enough sleep can help students free pedometer at the dietician’s office. The University not only offers dietary coun- retain information better, make better deseling services, but a wide variety of ways to cisions, and stay in a better mood,” Flick stay active, including physical education class- said. Flick encourages students not to fall into es, inter-mural and club sports, outdoor adventure classes, and Carmichael Gymnasium a vicious cycle of procrastinating, getting behind, not sleeping enough, and stressing and Recreation Center. Jesse Riley, a senior in finance, and a TA for because it can lead to poor diet and exercise graphics by Brent Kitchen Outdoor Leadership classes, said, “working out choices, which in turn lead to poor health.
“Getting enough sleep can help students retain information better.”
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to Westmoreland. “Campus research encompasses development of new materials and biofuels, of monitoring NC hospitals for emerging public-health problems like f lu outbreaks, of management tools like analytics, and of clean air and water,” Westmoreland said. Because he plays such a substantial role in the field of CI, the University recruited Westmoreland from the National Science Foundation last year to be the Executive Director of the NCSU Institute for Computational Science and Engineering. The same year, the institute won a grant from the NSF and the Internet2 to hold CI Days on campus, according to
Westmoreland. The goal of CI Days was “to help the campus learn about its cyberinfrastructure and how to use CI, including VCL, the new GoogleApps emails and other tools,” Westmoreland said. “Another goal was to help the campus learn about its national- and world-leading activities in computational science and engineering,” the CI Days webpage said, “and to promote these activities to the Research Triangle region.” CI appears to be nearly unavoidable at this point in history. CI has changed the way people approach the world, interact with each other, and the way we live our everyday lives, according to Westmoreland. “Now it’s silly to say there is a specific ‘web community’ because we’re all using [the internet],” Sagolla said.
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the feedback tool saw a spike in usage. “Sunday and Monday we probably had 50 emails,” Christy said. “People were thankful for the changes we made or talking about the live mascot or talking about maybe they had to wait in line for a bathroom and they let us know, ‘Hey, you may want to look at this.’ It was all constructive stuff, so it was really good.” And those who have given feedback have received timely responses, according to Christy. “We had 50 emails from this weekend, and our staff had most of those responded to by midday on Labor Day,” Christy said. The athletics department is not only making note of fan concerns, it is also acting on them. “If it seems like there’s a trend among the fans that might be of value, we’ll sit down and talk about it and try to implement it,” Christy said. “Some of the changes to the field, including the block ‘S’ in the middle, the red lettering in the end zone, some of the enhanced graphics in the stadium, and the customer service locations, if it’s of value, we’re going to try to be as responsive as we can.” Christy said the tool is also helping Yow to stay connected with fans interests. “Yow is copied on each of the emails so she can kind of keep her finger on the pulse, too, of what are people looking for, what are the concerns, do
get where he is,” Williams said. “I hope he can find the net a lot for us this year.” Zuerner picked up where he left off in 2010 with two assists in a 4-3 win against Sacramento State in the Duke Nike Classic last weekend and says he’ll continue to set up plays. But if he happens to wind up in a good scoring position with the ball on his foot, so be it. “I’m looking to open up goal scoring opportunities for everyone, but I won’t turn down a chance to put
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fantastic,” said Christy, who gave credit to Student Government for leading the way in bringing a live mascot on board. “She responded well to the cannons and 60,000 people in one place – and you just can’t simulate that.” The tradition of a live mascot at State goes back to the 60’s, and Tuffy is now the fourth live mascot in Wolfpack history. N.C. State is now just the third Atlantic Coast Conference team to have a live mascot, joining Boston College’s Margo the eagle and North Carolina’s ram, Rameses XVIII. Christy said he hopes State can continue to display Tuffy throughout the
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Athletics Director Debbie Yow plays cornhole before the football team’s opener against Western Carolina Saturday Sept. 4. The pregame was the first time Yow, a North Carolina native, had ever played cornhole. She said the main difference between getting ready for football in Maryland and at N.C. State is that she is at home here. “The fans are nice there and they’re nice here, but this is home, Yow said. “This feels different to me because this is home and that’s the best way I can describe it.”
we have any problems, this is good, this is working well, that kind of thing,” Christy said. The feedback tool is an endeavor Yow is committed to, according to senior associate athletics director David Horning.
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“She knows that the questions will come in a lot at certain times in the year and she’ll just continue to be relentless in getting feedback to everybody,” Horning said.
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one in the back of the net myself,” Zuerner said with a smile. Zuerner knows Pack nation will continue to look to the seniors, and to him especially, to spark the team when it’s low on energy, pick up valuable ACC wins and eventually go deep into the postseason again. They’re daunting tasks, but Zuerner said he relishes them. “It’s definitely a lot more responsibility on myself now,” Zuerner said. “There are a lot of expectations, which can be stressful at times. You’re expected to produce. But I don’t mind. Pressure doesn’t bother me.” The Pack’s push begins this Friday with a 7 p.m. match-up against No. 3 UNC. Most of
Zuerner’s family will be decked out in Carolina blue – his mom is a game day decision – but it’s clear where his loyalties lie. “I didn’t see any of this coming,” Zuerner said. “From playing four games freshman year, just trying to earn my stripes, to junior year, being an integral part of the offense – it’s been an interesting road. I’ve been so fortunate and so blessed.”
season as another element to improve the game day experience at Carter-Finley Stadium. “Our hope is that [Tuffy] will be an extension of our suit mascots and cheerleading squad, and our goal is to move forward with it while being sensitive to what is right for [Tuffy],” Christy said.
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MEN’S SOCCER
Zuerner has big cleats to fill
Women’s soccer’s leading scorer garners national recognition
Senior and returning leading scorer hopes to pick up offensive slack
Zuerner said. “Winning 13 games and having a great run in the ACC Tournament can’t be the exception – it needs to be the rule. There’s a lot of pressure Kate Shefte on the freshmen, especially the ones Senior Staff Writer that play a lot. Junior midfielder Watt Williams said With big names such as Ronnie Bouemboue, Chris Sanchez and fu- a lot of emphasis will fall on senior ture MLS first round pick Korede Ai- leadership, as he worries the youthyegbusi garnering attention for Pack laden team’s season “could easily go men’s soccer last season, few noticed either way,” depending on how quickly as junior Chris Zuerner quietly racked it learns how to work together. “All of the older guys have really up 13 points. “Last year, I kind of flew under the taken it upon themselves to show the younger guys the radar,” Zuerner, ropes, because they now a senior and have to pick it up team captain, way faster than we said. “I flew undid,” Williams said. der the radar to “They’re expected the best of my to be big-name guys ability and let immediately.” t he big-na me The new guys on guys do what campus will have they needed to the chance to seize do on the field.” the same opportuHe inherited senior midfielder Chris Zuerner nities Zuerner did the role of at– in fact, some of t ack i ng m idthem already have fielder from AllACC four-year starter Sanchez, who a leg up. A Charlotte native who grew had seven goals and nine assists during up in a family of Carolina graduates the 2009 campaign and now plays for — both parents, an older sister, and Chrystal Palace Baltimore of the USSF both maternal grandparents attended UNC-Chapel Hill — Zuerner followed Div. II league. The Pack lost seven starters to gradu- his dream of playing in the ACC and ation last year. Zuerner and fellow cap- came to State as a preferred walk-on in tain Lucas Carpenter, a senior defender, the fall of 2007. He earned a starting spot during his are now charged with helping guide a very young team — 19 underclass- sophomore year and a scholarship his men in all — back to the postseason, junior year. He started every game in where they hope to match or surpass 2009 and finished only behind Bouemlast year’s run, which ended with a spot boue and Sanchez in scoring. “He worked very hard off the field to in the ACC final game and a first-round NCAA Tournament bye. “Last year can’t be a one year deal,” SOCCER continued page 7
Freshman Jennie Krauser leads the Wolfpack in scoring, and her early success recently earned her acclaim from TopDrawerSoccer.com. The site rated her the No. 52 freshman in the nation on its weekly list. So far, Krauser has been as good at putting the ball in the back of the net as she’s been at helping others do so, with four goals and four assists. The spark she has provided from the forward position has helped her team win four of its first six to start 2010. The women’s soccer team’s first road game of the season will be this Friday in Greenville, when State takes on instate rival ECU.
“... having a great run in the ACC Tournament can’t be the exception – it needs to be the rule.”
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Food, t-shirts among extra incentive to attend Friday’s men’s soccer game The men’s soccer team will welcome the No. 3 UNCChapel Hill Tar Heels to Raleigh Friday night at 7 p.m. The game gives the Pack a chance to make it two wins in a row against the Heels after coach George Tarantini and Co. took down UNC on penalty kicks in the quarterfinals of the ACC Tournament last season. For the first 200 students in attendance, there will be free Domino’s Pizza, for the first 500, free Wolfpack soccer t-shirts will be given out, and the first 300 will receive Wolfpack soccer stress balls.
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Midfielders senior Chris Zuerner and freshman Jorge Risquez fight over the ball with High Point’s Shane Malcolm, a forward. The Wolfpack won the Aug. 26 game, 3-2.
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ACC releases women’s basketball’s 2010-11 schedule
Athletics using fan response to improve gameday experience
The women’s basketball team’s schedule for its upcoming season was announced Wednesday. The Pack has 13 home games and will host the Sheraton Raleigh Wolfpack Invitational Nov. 12 and 13 to open the regular season. Fans’ first opportunity for a glimpse of the team will come on Nov. 7, when North Greenville comes to town for an exhibition contest. With 17 opponents that participated in post-season play last season, including eight NCAA qualifiers from a year ago, the Pack will have its work cut out for it. Kellie Harper and her team will travel to both Richmond and Alabama for early-season road tests. State will open up ACC play when it hosts Clemson, then Wake Forest in early January.
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Tuffy the Tamaskan walks the sidelines at N.C. State’s opener against Western Carolina Saturday, Sept. 4. The breed name comes from the word tamaska, a North American Indian word meaning “Mighty Wolf.” Tuffy is the Wolfpack’s live mascot at football games.
Tamaskan dog at home on sidelines in win over Western
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Friday MEN’S SOCCER VS. NORTH CAROLINA Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER AT EAST CAROLINA Greenville, S.C., 7 p.m. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS AT UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA INVITATIONAL Charlottesville, V.A., all day
about anything in the athletics department. These concerns are being taken seriously by all in the department, according to Yow. “[The comments have] been great because some people have just had some bad information Brent Kitchen that we could explain,” Yow Agromeck Sports Editor said. “Some people have come When Debbie Yow was up with good ideas that we’ve introduced as the Athletics initiated because of them.” And through Labor Day, each Director of N.C. State University, she made a promise concern has been addressed. “We answer every question,” to the fans—an outlet for Yow sa id. them to ex“We compress their ment on concerns everything on all issues that is said concerning to us.” Wolfpack Before the Athletics. weekend’s “For our football fans, there opener, the is going to feedback be a new Athletics Director Debbie Yow tool, which ema i l adforwards to dress set an email acup…so they have a special place to share count checked by a member of issues they might encoun- the athletics department marter,” Yow said. “Because keting office, saw a slow but what fans need will always steady stream of input, Associate Athletics Director Dick matter.” This promise has come Christy said. “It’s only a few emails here to fruition in the form of the Wolfpack Unlimited and there, like questions and feedback tool on gopack. thank you’s,” Christy said. “But com. The tool, located un- I would say it’s a steady stream, der the “Contact Us” tab on it’s not overwhelming.” Following the Pack’s victhe website, allows fans to submit feedback about the tory over Western Carolina, site, the Wolfpack online store or general questions YOW continued page 7
New feedback tool puts fans in direct communication with athletics department
Tuffy, a wolf-like breed of dog, joins counterparts at UNC, BC as one of three live mascots in ACC J.J. Greenstein Correspondent
Students and university officials have discussed the possibility of a live mascot roaming the sidelines at Wolfpack football games for years, and Saturday, the idea became reality after Student Government passed a bill recommending a live mascot in February. Tuffy is a 2-year-old Tamaskan, a breed of domestic dog originating from Finland that is often bred to look like wolves. The Wolfpack’s new live mascot is privately owned and cared for by RightPuppy Kennel. With the instincts of
wolves in mind, Adam Rodg- mascot would be more intimiers, a junior in parks, recre- dating. “I wish it looked tougher, ation and tourism management who saw the wolf at Saturday’s but it was a hit with the kids game, said he thinks having a at Carter-Finley, so I guess it’s great for the Tamaskan is family atmoa safer altersphere,” Rodnative. gers said. “Having a As for the dog instead safety of Tuffy of a real wolf and the conis alright betinued use of cause wolves the Tamaskan are dangerat future home ous and games, associdogs can be associate athletics director Dick ate at h le t ic trained,” Christy director Dick Rodgers Christy said sa id. “But t he at h let ic the dog department is monitoring the could look a little meaner.” One complaint about Tuffy experiment of a live mascot at after State’s 48-7 victory over Carter-Finley Stadium. “The temperament has been Western Carolina was how friendly she looked. Rodgers said he had hoped the new live MASCOT continued page 7
“She responded well to the cannons and 60,000 people in one place.”
“We answer every question. We comment on everything that is said to us.”
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