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Red Hat’s future location uncertain Red Hat is still in negotiations with Progress Energy as they plan to move from Centennial Campus. John Wall News Editor

Red Hat’s plan to move to the Progress Energy building in downtown Raleigh is not 100 percent certain. Red Hat, currently located on Centennial Campus, is in the process of negotiating with Progress Energy. For the moment, Progress Energy employees occupy the building. “We have got a non-binding letter of intent. We are continuing to negotiate with Red Hat, but we don’t have a signed contract yet,” Mike Hughes, a spokesman for Progress Energy, said. There is no time limit on the letter of intent, according to Hughes. Red Hat can take all the time they want to negotiate the deal. “We are very optimistic that we will be able to reach an agreement,” Hughes said. “We know it is very important to downtown Raleigh to have those jobs and have that office space filled, so we are doing everything we can to make that happen.” The building has 120,000 square feet of office space, Hughes said. Red Hat employs 3,700 people, and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange. As of the market close Tuesday, the company has a market capitalization of $9 billion, according to Forbes. Progress Energy does not own the building — they are involved in a

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Red Hat, a Linux software company, stands on the northeast corner of the Main Campus Drive and Varsity Drive intersection on Centenniel Campus Aug. 30, 2010. The company announced they were moving off of Centennial Campus in Aug. 2011.

long-term lease. With the announcement of a possible merger with Duke Energy, the company is scouting suitors to sublease the entire building. “There will be a number of jobs eliminated as part of the merger with Duke Energy in the next couple of years. We anticipate that building to be available, and we will consolidate

all of our remaining employees in a single building or in some other facilities that we will be able to lease on a shorter timeframe,” Hughes said. Red Hat has been a staple on campus since 2002. They provide their Linuxbased computer system to the campus, according to the University website. Red Hat was contacted by phone

and email for comment, but did not respond. Hunter Ross, a freshman in biological sciences, said he anticipates the move will detract from the University’s ability to recruit students. “Red Hat adds an element of business and employment to the University. People won’t be able to find as much

opportunity here, so fewer people will want to come here,” Ross said. Resources that the University will lose will also make N.C. State less appealing, according to Ross. “There won’t be as many resources available, and even if there were, people would have no motivation to use them,” Ross said. Patel Kumar, a freshman in chemical engineering, did not comment on whether the move would be positive for the University, but did say a move to downtown would be a positive move for Red Hat. “[The move] would publicize the company even more,” Kumar said. “A larger number of other companies would be aware of them if they were to move downtown because it’s a more popular area.” Kumar also pointed out that although the company may soon move off campus, the fact that they were on campus in the first place shows past, present and future students there are opportunities available in Raleigh and at the University. “It will show that N.C. State students have potential. It will also show that we have somewhere to go from here – in a positive direction,” Kumar said. Entrepreneur and land developer Val Valentine, who is taking the lead on the Hillsborough Street project behind Timeout, Katmandu and Pantana Bob’s, commented over the summer that Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst is one of the top five smartest people in the world. Whitehurst will make the best business decision, according to Valentine.

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Alun Lloyd, director of the biomathematics graduate program, works on his research for dengue fever in his office, Sept. 22.

Adios to the deadly dengue fever Researchers tag team to attack dengue fever on the microbiological and the epidemiological level. Ameya Kulkarni Correspondent

Dengue fever has been prevalent in the world since the 4th century A.D., but researchers of the Eliminate Dengue Program are looking to get rid of the historical killer in the near future. The first cases of dengue fever were

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observed in China, but the fever simultaneously appeared in Asia, Africa and North America. This virus claims the life of around 100 million people annually, according to the World Health Organization. But soon, this will no longer be the case. Mathematical biologist Alun Lloyd, along with other scientists from the U.S. and Australia, was involved in the Eliminate Dengue Program.

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Dave Ramsey, famous radio personality, speaks with fans at his book signing held on Tuesday in Raleigh. Ramsey spoke in Raleigh about business strategies and mistakes he has made as a business man in the past.

Dave Ramsey visits Raleigh Ramsey speaks about business strategies and mistakes to an excited audience. Andrew Branch Staff Writer

Pumping his fists and shouting with enthusiasm, nationally syndicated talk show host and best-selling author Dave Ramsey took the stage Tuesday at a crowded Meymandi Concert Hall in downtown Raleigh to promote the principles in his week-old book EntreLeadership. As Ramsey shared his experiences and strategies of running and building his business from his living room to a national brand, local business leaders and students said they found the principles practical for business and for personal life. “Businesses need more than lead-

ers,” Ramsey said in an email ex- en Rule from Luke 6:31, “Do to others change with the Technician before the as you would have them do to you.” “This is our HR manual,” Ramsey show. “They need the personal power of an entrepreneur combined with the told the audience Tuesday. “Treat people as you would passion to be a qualiwant to be treated. ty leader. EntreLeadPeople matter.” ership is the process Ultimately, of leading to cause a Ramsey said, most venture to grow and problems go back to prosper.” a weakness or a deT he pr i nc iple s cision made by the of being an “entreleader. leader” begin with “When I realized practical lessons of Dave Ramsey, the problems in my Ramsey’s Christian radio personality organization were faith. my fault, it was a “My faith plays a role in every part of my life. There are breakthrough,” Ramsey said. Ramsey said he has learned to recmany biblical principles that apply to business,” Ramsey said in an email. ognize 90 percent of his ideas are bad. “I have an idea every morning in“Because I am Christian, I know that my company is run by someone much larger than me.” Among those principles is the Goldramsey continued page 3

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POLICe BlOTTER Saturday 12:59 a.m. | Assist Another Agency Sullivan Hall RPD issued student citation for alcohol underage. Student was referred for the same.

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2:47 a.m. | Traffic Stop Sullivan Drive Student was arrested and referred for driving while impaired.

Today:

3:15 a.m. | Assist Another Agency University Towers RPD requested assistance regarding student damaging light pole. Student was referred to the University for damage to property and alcohol underage.

85/65 Thunderstorms possible early.

3:24 a.m. | Medical Assist Alcohol Metcalf Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. Student will be referred at a later date.

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8:30 a.m. | Information University Off Campus Town of Chadbourn PD recovered stolen farm equipment belonging to the University. Columbus County Sheriff’s Office investigating.

Mostly sunny with scattered clouds.

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4:33 p.m. | Larceny Witherspoon Student Center Student reported license plate stolen from vehicle.

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Sunday 10:39 a.m. | Dispute Memorial Bell Tower Report of two subjects arguing. Officer checked area but did not locate any problems.

Keeping Up with the Chancellor

This food won’t go to waste photo By Vanessa Movasseghi

avid Gamble, a junior in professional golf management, stocks up on food outside of Talley Student Center. The food is free and is brought every Tuesday evening by Live4Hope, a Christian organization that loves God and students. They bring the food to encourage students because they would rather feed them than yell at them. “This is great because I can bring this food to friends without meal plans. I will be coming back next week and getting more food,” Gamble said.

Chancellor’s Forum on Strategic Planning, Realignment and Budget Wednesday, Sept. 28 3:00-4:00 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema At this open forum Chancellor Woodson will provide updates and solicit feedback regarding the strategic plan, current realignment and the budget. Students are encouraged to attend to offer insight about their experience and perspective.

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campus_rec/intramural. The Urge to Draw, the Cause to Reflect: Drawings, Sketchbooks, Provocations All Day D.H. Hill Library Gallery The exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA.

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Chat with the Chancellor Thursday, Sept. 29 11:00-noon Innovation Café, Centennial Campus Chancellor Woodson’s open office hours are specifically designed to solicit student feedback and serve to help him gather a clear understanding of student needs.

Women Empowered: Inspiring change in an emerging world All Day African American Cultural Center Gallery

Today Kirk Adam – Modern Abstracts All Day Crafts Center An exhibition of acrylic paintings by local artist and Crafts Center instructor Kirk Adam.

Future Chats: Friday, Oct. 14 2:00-3:00 p.m. Port City Java, Nelson Hall Monday, Nov. 21 2:00-3:00 p.m. Port City Java, Park Shops

Campus Farmers Market 10:00 a.m. - 3 p.m. Brickyard IBM’s WATSON On Display 11:00 a.m. - noon 3400 Nelson Hall The robot that was on Jeopardy visits campus.

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12:00-1:00 p.m. 216 Scott Hall Twanda Baker of OIT Design, Education and Outreach will show you how to accomplish some common GroupWise tasks in the new Google Apps @ N.C. State. Learn how to perform a “busy search,” “proxy” to another calendar, and create “rules” to customize inbox workflow. Using Rubrics for Assessing Group Work 12:00-1:00 p.m. D.H. Hill Library Rubrics can be used to assess and provide feedback to students on group projects. A well designed rubric can offer important benefits not only to instructors, but students as well. In this seminar, we will discuss important elements of how to create an effective rubric for assessing group work. Participants will learn the important elements in developing a rubric, see examples of rubrics, and discuss how to use rubrics to evaluate group work. Chancellor’s Forum 3:00-4:00 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema Join Chancellor Randy Woodson for his fall 2011 Chancellor’s Forum. First Year College’s Majors Fair 3:00-8:00 p.m. Talley Student Center Ballroom The Majors Fair gives students the opportunity to speak personally with representatives from all of the N.C. State colleges. Students will gain knowledge about at least two different colleges/majors at N.C. State, develop networking skills and become more confident in thinking critically about their intended major(s).

10:53 p.m. | Larceny Delta Gamma Student reported camera missing from room.

8:52 p.m. | Assist Another Agency Public Safety Center Student was referred to the University for DWI after being arrested by RPD. Monday 1:00 a.m. | Breaking & Entering - Auto Morrill Drive Student reported vehicle had been broken into and items stolen. 9:34 a.m. | Suspicious Person Avent Ferry Road/Trailwood Road Report of subject with gun in the area. NCSU PD and RPD responded and searched the area. No one matching description was found. 1:18 p.m. | Damage to Property West Lot Tree fell on student’s vehicle. 10:46 p.m. | Traffic Accident Schaub Hall Student reported damage to vehicle while parked in the lot. 12:20 p.m. | Suspicious Person Hillsborough Street Officer encountered non-student loitering in the area. Subject was trespassed from NCSU property. 2:44 p.m. | Damage to Property Lee Hall Staff member reported window broken by student. Student was issued citation and referral for damage to property. 3:04 p.m. | Larceny Caldwell Hall Student reported theft of debit card. 3:08 p.m. | Follow Up Investigation Public Safety Center Officer referred student to the University for inflicting bodily harm on another due to earlier bicycle accident.

11:08 p.m. | Larceny Wolf Village Student reported laptop stolen.

8:27 p.m. | Fraud ES King Village Student reported being defrauded by non-student selling magazines. Investigation ongoing.

Red, White & Banned: Student Performances from Banned and Challenged Books 4:00-5:00 p.m. Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre, Thompson Hall N.C. State students from Alpha Psi Omega, the national theatre honor society, will perform scenes, monologues and musical selections excerpted or adapted from banned and challenged books such as The Color Purple and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. This program celebrates Banned Books Week, an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment. Participating student actors include Kenny Hertling, Jason Cooper, Jillian Varner, Leanna Hall, Bri Dockery, Diana Quetti and Lizzy Ozamiz.

It’s ZUMBA Time! 6:30-7:30 p.m. 126 African American Cultural Center Zumba combines Latin and International music with a fun and effective workout system. Come join the party and have a fun workout.

Irish Music Session 4:30-6:00 p.m. 139 Crafts Center Fall Appropriations Interviews 5:00-10:00 p.m. 352 Harrelson Hall Organizations should contact your sponsoring Student Government senator for your interview times. Family Disc Golf 6:00-7:00 p.m. Harris Lake County Park Enjoy being outdoors in the woods with park staff as we play a round of disc golf on Harris Lake’s 18-hole disc golf course! We’ll get you started with loaner discs and instruction on how to play. No experience necessary! Meet at the Disc Golf Parking Lot. Advanced registration is required for all programs, so call (919)387-4342 to sign up today. This program is free in honor of Take A Child Outside Week.

Suicide Prevention 6:30-8:00 p.m. Brickyard Part of the NCSU Suicide Prevention Program. University Theatre presents The Philadelphia Story 7:30-9:30 p.m. Stewart Theatre A romantic comedy you’ll recognize from the movie written for Katherine Hepburn! Socialite Tracy Lord is beautiful, intelligent, and a bit acerbic and she has too many men in her life. There’s the snobby fiancé she is about to marry; her first husband, pal and sparring partner CK Dexter Haven; a straying father about to embarrass the family; a brother who has sold her wedding story in exchange for silence about dad; and the reporter who is about to expose family skeletons. With her life plans falling apart, will Tracy ultimately choose to follow through with her mismatched marriage, or will her new-found knowledge allow her to follow her heart? Although we can’t bring you Kate, you’ll still enjoy this frolicking good love story! Dancing With the Wolves Newcomer Lesson 8:00-10:00 p.m. Carmichael Gymnasium Dance Studio Come learn how to ballroom dance! No experience, partner or shoes necessary! Bring socks or non-rubber soled shoes to protect the floor.

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Students fight poverty and show how they CARE CARE at N.C. State recruits new students to assist with community outreach events.

hold is the Fair-Trade Fair Monday, Oct. 17. “We’ll have a bunch of FairTrade businesses come to the Brickyard, promote their products, and explain what FairWill Brooks Trade is,” Fulton said. Correspondent The CARE event next spring Students are acting in the will be a unique kind of baby local and global community shower for underprivileged through Cooperative for As- mothers, providing them with sistance and Relief Everywhere, different forms of help, accorda group focused on helping ing to Fulton. “We have all kinds of donamisfortunate citizens of the tions of baby supplies,” Fulton Triangle and the world. The University chapter of said, “Speakers will come and CARE is a branch of a larger speak about relevant topics non-profit organization based such as SIDS and how to prein Atlanta. CARE Interna- vent it, the importance of comtional is devoted to improving munal care—things like that.” Fulton explained at the baby the health and well being of people around the world and shower, mothers will also be paired with fights proba dou la, a lems such as person who AIDS, hunger helps a womand general an before and poverty. during childAt the Unibir t h. Last versity, CARE year the baby places a larger shower was a focus on the great success, lo c a l c omaccording to munity and Fulton. gives a large Among p or t i on of other events, funds raised Jessica Green, CARE will to CARE Inco-president of CARE send out ternational. CARE packCarly Fulton, co-president of CARE, ages to less fortunate people explained this year the group throughout the world during will put its largest emphasis December. Jessica Green, co-president of on underprivileged mothers CARE, explained the organias well as fair-trade products. The first event CARE will zation is currently making an

“If we can pull off what we’re trying to pull off this semester I’ll feel we’ve done something.”

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spired by the Holy Spirit, Starbucks or last night’s pizza. I don’t know which,” he said. Small business owners at the workshop frequently nodded their heads in agreement as they identified with Ramsey’s stories, mistakes and strategies. Laura Zande, owner of the small business Proactive Energy Systems in Raleigh, came to look for help in stabilizing her business and getting through the rough times in her business. “It was extremely helpful and I can apply some of what he taught to the business and also to my personal life,” she said. Brooke Baker, a senior in business administration with an entrepreneurship concentration, said she learned much she could put into practice. “I liked that he said profit was not a dirty word,” she said. “Capitalism exists for a reason and it’s great for wealth to be

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Presidents Carly Fulton, Jessica Green and Sara Busaileh lead the Care NCSU discussion group in Caldwell lounge Tuesday night. The student organization involves itself in local projects and works in conjunction with Care International, a humanitarian organization formed with the purpose of fighting global poverty. “We’re focusing this year on mothers,” Fulton said. “We want to give pre-natal care to those that don’t have access to it.”

effort to recruit new members. Both Green and Fulton encourage all students who are interested in service to join CARE. “We’re focused on recruiting people, focused on letting people know we’re active,” Green said Green also explained that CARE is working with the organization Kiva to give microfinances to those who need them. “A microfinance is basically where you get money and put it in an account and lend it to people who don’t have the fi-

spread, but you can do it in a dreams slowly. “You [might need] to take a caring way and a way that is full-time position at another going to employ people.” Baker was also encouraged company while doing your that Ramsey said now is per- start-up business part-time on haps the best time to start a the side,” he said in an email business. He said competition to the Technician. “Not only will this ease thins in a your st ress down econand give you omy because money to pay “all the dooyou r bi l l s , f u s e s h ave but it w i l l gotten out of also help you the way.” m a k e s u re “A l l y o u t hat your h e a r r i g ht start-up will, now is that, i n fac t, be ‘Oh, it ’s a profitable.” horrible time But Entreto graduate Leadership and try to get applies to all a job or open Laura Zande, owner of disciplines, a business,’” Proactive Energy Systems start up or Ba ker said, not, he said. “ bu t D a ve puts a more positive spin on Students have great resources that and actually a more real- to learn about leadership. “Take the time to really learn istic approach.” Baker, who wants to start her how successful leaders lead,” he own business after graduating, said. “I also suggest finding a said she appreciated the advice. mentor that you can trust and With many students gradu- will help you grow your skills.” ating with debt, Ramsey suggested that students take their

“It was extremely helpful and I can apply some of what he taught to the business and also to my personal life.”

nances to do that,” Green said. Nick Murphy, sophomore in chemical engineering, expressed his support for the organization’s goals. “It’s a good thing,” Murphy said. “There are some people who are worried about how big their sandwich is going to be.” Murphy explained the problems we have in college are often trivial compared to those of people in poverty. He believes what students are doing now could have a big impact on the future. “It’s great that students are

going at it without any profit, I think that other students could see that and be inspired,” Murphy said. The Facebook group for CARE currently has 157 members, a representation of how many students feel strongly about their causes. Only eight members were present at Tuesday’s meeting. The students of CARE at the University have a genuine desire to make a difference in the community. With big plans for the upcoming semester, CARE members believe they can make

a true difference in the community. “If we can pull off what we’re trying to pull off this semester I’ll feel we’ve done something,” Green said. CARE meets every other Tuesday at 7:30 in Caldwell Hall. They welcome all students to their group and encourage students to become active in the local and global community.

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The Facts:

Flu vaccine clinic will be available to students beginning Oct. 4 at various locations around campus. This will begin the preventative process during this upcoming flu season.

Our Opinion:

The flu season is already upon us, and while the Student Health Center tries to help prevent students from getting sick, students need to know how help themselves.

Let us get better

ach year the seasonal transitions result in many environmental changes, but the most common bump in that transitional road is the common cold. Influenza plagues many students every year; however, the spread of this illness can be prevented. On average, one out of five Americans suffers from influenza every year. Of these cases, nearly 226,000 are hospitalized for severe complications caused by the flu. While these facts are quite realistic and dangerous, students will most likely not suffer from such consequences; however, the spreading of this illness is irresponsible. More often than not, students think flu symptoms mean nothing more than a little head cold. In reality, they may be indicative of one of the most contagious illnesses to the modern world, and also the

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most preventable. The flu shot helps fight off this illness. The Student Health Center has a number of locations on campus to get a shot, but it may cost you. The flu shot itself costs $25, and the alternative nasal vaccine costs $35. These prices are consistent with rates pharmacies charge for the shot, but for students, $25 can go a long way, so many do not find this vaccine to be worth the price. While the Health Center does provide the shot for free if you have their insurance or are insured by Blue Cross, the rates for those not insured are a little pricey. It is not just up to students to get these shots, but also the University to lower this price. A portion of our student fee money goes to the Student

Health Center and its operations, so shouldn’t that help alleviate at least some of the cost of this expensive vaccine? If not, the Health Center should consider expanding their health care coverage to other companies so more students can receive the benefits. Even with the Health Center and other prevention techniques, students must remember one thing if they find themselves sick with the flu: don’t spread it. If you are sick, don’t go to class. Instead of using your classes’ three sick days as skip days, save them in case you actually do get sick. Many times, students will come into class anyway for fear of missing a class. This fear should not exist. The rule of three sick days

is standard in most classes, but with the influx of the influenza this time of year, the University should be more lenient with legitimate sick days. Professors, let us be sick. Let us get better. To have a sickness excused from class attendance, a student must have a note from the Health Center. Most times, students don’t want to go pay yet another pricey Health Center fee just to be told by a nurse that they need to take the next 24 hours to get well, but they have to do this if they want their absence to be excused. In retrospect, be sure to take the time to rest and get better if you find yourself getting sick. But more importantly, take the time to prevent getting sick in the first place. Your teachers, your fellow students and even your wallet will appreciate it in the end.

Capital punishment is inherently unequal

t can be argued that the Troy Davis case was just an instance of less-thanperfect justice, but history and statistics show similar injustice is repeatedly granted to people accused of crimes, especially if they are of color. We ’v e a l l heard the story of The Green Mile— where an inAnokhi Shah nocent AfriDeputy can-American Viewpoint Editor ma le is executed despite evidence pointing to his innocence. We know of McCleskey v. Kemp, the case where the court ignored evidence that an individual was 4.3 times more likely to get the death penalty if his victim was white than if his victim was black. We learned that more than 20 percent of black defendants who have been executed were convicted by all-white juries. The aforementioned film plot and statistics manifested themselves in reality on Sept. 21 when Troy Davis was executed, despite ambiguous evidence, for the murder of a policeman. The Troy Davis case is a real-life example pervading injustice in our nation’s judicial system. The evidence against Troy Davis consisted almost entirely of witness testimonies, which were full of inconsistencies and possible coercion by police. Regardless, witness testimony should never be considered tangible evidence in a court of law. Eyewitness accounts have been proven wrong repeatedly in court, and psychology has shown that memory can be molded and manipulated at will. Perception is not an accurate representation of reality. It can be argued that the Troy Davis case was just an example of less-than-perfect justice, but the fact is, this less-than-perfect justice is repeatedly granted to those accused of crimes, especially if these individuals are of color. The Supreme Court made a stance against racial discrimination in Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, establishing that the “separate but equal” clause is inherently unequal. However, the Supreme Court has been reluctant to make another defining step forward for

racial equality since then. In Furman v. Georgia in 1972, the Supreme Court ruled on the requirement for a degree of consistency in the application of the death penalty. This led to a four-year moratorium on capital punishment. Since then, even when presented with concrete evidence of racial discrimination by juries, attorneys, and judges, the Supreme Court has refused to take a stance. Advocate and lawyer for racial equality in the justice system Bryan Stephenson believes this is because the Supreme Court is afraid of too much justice. The Court said in McCleskey that if they recognize disparities based on race in administration of capital punishment, then it will just be a matter of time before people start complaining about inequalities in other offenses. The argument is absurd. Equality is especially important in the sentencing of capital punishment. Capital punishment is the most severe punishment of any crime, and depriving someone of the right to live should be based on the crime committed, not the color of their skin. In our society, many people are indifferent toward capital punishment. Many people believe the issue does not affect them unless it concerns a loved one, and if it does, the principle of jus talionis—an eye for an eye—tends to hold. Educat ion about t he death penalty may diminish support for it. Capital punishment as it stands now is discriminatory, arbitrary and unjust. Students should complain and voice their opinions against our current system of capital punishment, because it is inherently unequal. True justice is impossible without equality, and students should take it upon themselves to learn about its administration before forming views on its moral righteousness. The Troy Davis case is just another sad reminder that racism is still very prevalent in our justice system and in our culture.

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Defend yourself against the flu this season.

“I would say they could do a better job publishing it. So far all they’ve done is put it in the newspaper, but they don’t do a good job representing it.”

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Freshman retention

t’s getting to be that time of the semester when all the work, tests and lack of babying is catching up to freshmen, and honestly everyone else too. This is the time when the first tests and papers a re due and students start to stress about Chelsey the difficult Francis classes. Staff Columnist It’s interesting to look at the numbers for freshman retention at N.C. State and across the UNC System. As a student in education, we talk a lot about keeping students interested and doing well in their classes. What they learn in elementary, middle and especially high school can be applied to college. As citizens, everyone should take an interest in education and helping members of the younger generation accomplish their goals. According to the UNC System, our University has a freshman retention rate of 97.4 percent for the first-to-second semester and a 90.9 percent retention rate of freshman-tosophomore year. In comparing our University’s retention rate to other

UNC System schools, the freshman class that entered in 2008 ranks second behind our rivals of the light blue variety. They have a retention rate of 95.7 percent. I know we compete with UNC-Chapel Hill in every other way; we might as well make freshman retention a competition and try to prove we are, in fact, better. However, with our high retention rate, it’s not saying too much. As a point of comparison, the average retention rate for the entire UNC System is 82.9 percent. Although those numbers don’t seem too bad, only 45.3 percent of the freshman class returned to the University as a sophomore, with at least 30 credit hours and a minimum 2.0 GPA. 76.5 percent of the freshman who returned for their second year met the qualification of a minimum 2.0 GPA, but did not meet the requirement for at least 30 credit hours to be classified a sophomore. Maybe it’s just the teacher in me coming out, but those numbers need to be improved. Somehow, someway, there is the opportunity to make those numbers much higher. As a University, we need to think about ways to help freshmen. What we do now to help fresh-

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men could conceivably help our children in the future. The freshman class of 2011 had 4,624 students who intended to enroll. The entire student population of the University is 34,376. That’s more than enough people to create a type of buddy system for new freshmen. My younger brother is a freshman this year. We’ve created our own buddy system. Whenever he has a question about anything, he knows he can ask me, and I advise him to the best of my ability. I completely understand all freshmen have advisers, but most of them seem to be over-burdened with advisees and classes, and most freshmen would be more comfortable with an upperclassmaqn to go to when they needed advice, or just someone to talk to. With such a large population at the University, not every upperclassman would have to participate, but I feel like if there were enough students interested in such a program, we would have the manpower needed to make it work.

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Ann Ross, anthropology professor, developed technology to assist in identifying human remains. Ashish Sharma Staff Writer

Modern software is now allowing researchers to gain insight into the origin of our ancestors—taking a new look at old bones. Forensic anthropologist and associate professor Ann Ross has developed this technology, called 3D-ID, with the help of scientific computing researcher Dennis Slice of Florida State University. According to Ross, 3D-ID can give information about a person’s sex and ancestral background solely on the measurements of the skull. “3D-ID is a software that we developed as a shareware for the forensic scientists,” Ross said. “We started working on this back in 2005.” 3D-ID per for ms shape analysis using geometric morphometrics, which is a field of study that characterizes and evaluates the biological forms. Prior to using 3D-ID, the forensic practitioner had to take measurements of 34 specific points on the skull using a 3D digitizer, which is an electronic pen-like instrument that reads the coordinates of each of these points. The 3D-ID analyzes these measurements to determine the ancestry and sex of the skull. “The purpose of [3D-ID] is to measure the x, y and z coordinates [using digitizer] from the anatomical landmarks on the skull,” Ross said. “You can then plug-in this data into the software and it will give you a classification of what the most

closely related population the skull belongs to. For example it can tell you if its a MesoAmerican male or a European female.” The 3D-ID compares the measurements of the digitizer with a reference database to provide information about the skull. “Right now we have about 1,300 individuals in this database from all over the world,” Ross said. “And we keep collecting and incorporating new data into the software program.” According to Ross, the grouping of the population has been done a little differently in 3D-ID than how it is normally done in the forensic sciences. “A lot of times we use the term Hispanic, which has no biological meaning,” Ross said. “So we have grouped the population according to the geographic regions. For example, we have Circum-Caribbean, Meso-Americans, South Americans. We have also differentiated European Americans from Europeans, African Americans from Africans.” The next step, according to Ross, is to include juvenile skeletons in 3D-ID so the software can help with the growing cases of missing children in America. “We have currently not included the data that will help determining the ancestry of a juvenile,” Ross said. “But through the research we have done [at the University], we used the 3D-ID for identifying the skeleton of an unidentified boy in a case from 1998 and we were able to say that he is MesoAmerican.” After this, the next research breakthrough will be making it onto CSI.

The project aims to cease the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the vector for the dengue virus, from transmitting this virus between humans. Researchers claim the main barrier to this transmission is the Wolbachia bacterium. Accord i ng to Fra n k Schol le, m ic robiolog y professor and researcher, “Wolbachia is an insect bacterium that does not infect humans. However, when female mosquitoes mate with male mosquitoes that are infected with Wolbachia, their eggs will die.” In contrast, infected female mosquitoes are able to mate successfully but will pass the bacterium on to their progeny. This bacterium prevents the mosquitoes from getting infected with the dengue virus, and thus forbids the spread of the dengue fever to humans. Dengue fever has engulfed the lives of millions of people around the globe. Though it is not so prevalent in U.S., an outbreak was documented in Florida in 2009 and 2010 and about 5 percent of the population in Key West showed signs of exposure to the virus. The main vector that transmits the deadly dengue virus is a mosquito called Aedes aegypti. This species of mosquito is more common in the tropical areas and infects inhabitants of the tropics. Infection is largely based on the lifestyle of an individual and their exposure to Aedes aegypti. This species of mosquito has a tendency to breed in stagnant water puddles. Hence, researchers claim dengue is especially common in low-lying areas during heavy rains.

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A screenshot of Alun Lloyd’s work shows the mathematical programs he uses to model mosquito behavior and transmission of the dengue virus.

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According to Lloyd, dengue is prevalent in Southeast Asia and South America. “As of right now, Wolbachia is not being deployed on a large scale to combat dengue,” Lloyd said. “The tests that were carried out to date were designed to determine whether the Wolbachia infection would spread. In the near future, tests will be carried out in dengue-endemic areas to see what effect there is on transmission of dengue.” Scholle cited a study along the U.S.-Mexican border that shed light on the lifestyle choices contributing to the spread of

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been a huge problem with the virus. “…A number of years ago [it] vaccine development,” Scholle demonstrated this: Laredo and said. “The only prevention is Nuevo Laredo are separated by to limit exposure to the mosthe Rio Grande, on both sides quitoes.” The Eliminate Dengue Prothe vector mosquitoes are present,” Scholle said. “On both gram has helped prevent yellow sides, a similar percentage of fever and its efforts to prevent mosquitoes are carrying den- dengue have yielded success. “I think among the academic gue virus. However, cases of community, dengue fever t he g loba l a re a l most problem with exclusively dengue is well found on the appreciated Mexican side and there are of the river.” multiple efThis obserforts under vation demway in vaconstrates cine and aninfected tiviral drug populations Alun Lloyd, mathematical development, i n Me x i c o biologist however, tend to spend since the dismore t i me outdoors and are likely to open ease is not [yet] very prevalent windows instead of using air in the U.S. itself in my opinconditioning to control indoor ion,” Scholle said. “It does not temperatures; whereas Ameri- get the attention it deserves as cans are more indoors and keep far as research funding is contheir windows closed, accord- cerned. I anticipate that with ing to Scholle. But Aedes ae- global travel and global warmgypti has shown the likelihood ing we will see further expanof spreading into neighboring sion of the mosquito vectors areas, resulting in a higher risk into new areas, and with them of acquiring the disease in the the diseases they carry.” But eliminating dengue isn’t Southern U.S. Despite all efforts, there has just on the microbial level. been no antiviral treatment or Lloyd is taking an epidemiocure for dengue fever. Treat- logical view on the issue. “I developed a model that ment consists only support therapy, including mainte- described the population dynance of fluids and delivery of namics of mosquito populapain medication. There are no tions and the Wolbachia invaccines for dengue, although fection,” Lloyd said. “Such a the microbiology and biochem- model can be used to predict istry departments of the Uni- the outcome of an experiment versity are testing quite a few ahead of time, or to help interpret the results obtained in an approaches. “The problem is that any ac- experiment. In the Wolbachia ceptable dengue vaccine will paper, I used models to interneed to afford equal protec- pret the results obtained from tion against all four serotypes their cage [semi-field system] simultaneously, and that has experiments.”

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Lizards’ genes reveal cancer clues Anolis carolinensis and other lizard species help researcher make connections with human genes. Ankita Saxena Staff Writer

It’s hard to believe that the bright green, five-inch long lizard commonly found crawling on walls and window screens could play a part in finding a cure for cancer, but genetics professor and researcher Matthew Breen believes that studying the Anole lizard’s genome could reveal some important information about the disease. Anolis carolinensis, more commonly called the Carolina Anole lizard, is an unusual reptile that actually evolved from the same common ancestor as mammals about 320 million years ago. However unlikely it may seem, Breen thinks that the lizard potentially carries important information about the human genome. To uncover this relationship, he looks for regions of shared synteny— genes located along the same chromosome—between the lizard genes and those of humans and dogs. “Most reptiles have their sex determined by environmental factors such as temperature,” Breen said. “With mammals, on the other hand, sex is determined by X and Y chro-

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mosomes, with females having two X chromosomes and males having one of X and Y. We found these lizards having mammalian type sex determination, with the females having two copies of X chromosomes and males having one.” David Threadgill, head of the Genetics Department, believes studying the genomes of other species can lead to an understanding of how human genomes evolve over time. “In fact, one of the main benefits of studying the lizard genome is that it can provide insight into human reproduction and on how the transition from eggs to live births took place for mammals,” Threadgill said. Breen said his primary research goal is to determine the link between the study of evolution and a cure for cancer. “People might think I am crazy, but I believe both of them are the same thing,” Breen said. “Cancer is just evolution taking place at a massively accelerated rate. The difference is that evosarah tudor/Technician lution takes millions of years, hence giving creatures the time Matthew Breen, a geneticist who now works on N.C. State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, pulls out some chilled Lizard DNA in his to adapt. Since the changes laboratory. Breen has worked on many genome projects such as the Human Genome Mapping Project, and canine and equine genome caused by cancer are so fast and mapping. Breen and his team anchored genomes for the first reptile ever sequenced; the lizard; in order to better understand how often quite extensive, the cell genomes have been rearranged during speciation. “I believe that lizards are the bridge between reptiles and mammals,” Breen said. does not have time to adapt.” According to Threadgill, others without the need for a year and cost around $50M, this work in genomics could starting at square one all over while the horse took about six shed light on the processes of again,” Christina Williams, a months and cost about $15 cell division caused by cancer, research associate of Breen’s, million. According to Breen, sequencincluding how control mecha- said. Genomics itself has come a ing genomes now takes as little nisms for cells come into place, and what can be done when long way, according to Breen, as a few weeks. “Now, we have some comfrom the time he initially things do not work correctly. Breen said the genetic muta- started his work in the human panies to whom you can send genome proj- your spit in a cup and they will tions caused e c t , w h ic h e-mail you back your chances by cancer are was then in of risk for diseases, using asvery similar it s na scent pects of your gene sequencing,” in all animals Breen said. stages. and humans, By the end of 2012, Breen “It took also k nowlmost 15 years predicts that companies will edge about sarah tudor/Technician and several be able to sequence totally new Inside the orange tubes are where the lizard DNA is being stored. mutations in billion dol- genomes in a few hours for less “By sequencing other animals we can understand more about any species la rs to se- than a thousand dollars. greatly helps our evolution,” Breen said. His analogy is to view the gequence t he in study of first human nome as a book. The approach in earlier days, which was to as it requires massive computanother. Matthew Breen, genome, but they use, called shotgun clon- go through the whole genome ing power and sequencing ca“The greatgenetics professor as technol- ing, is equivalent to putting the word by word, then page by pacity. est part of all After this lizard, Breen will ogy has ad- book into a shredder, shearing page. At this rate, the human this knowledge is that it is able to be used vanced, genome sequencing it into billions of pieces and genome alone would have tak- focus his attention to the alligator genome. en 25 years to finish. comparatively—what is known has accelerated and reduced in then re-assembling it. The re-assembly of sequenced This is much faster than the about one species or animal cost,” Breen said. “[Sequencgroup can be applied to many ing] the dog genome took about conventional approach used DNA remains the tricky part,

“Cancer is just evolution taking place at a massively accelerated rate.”

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was the fight song. I think it’s really cool the two go hand-inhand at N.C. State.” continued from page 8 And as for the military’s White’ song confused with roots in State, they are aware the fight song,” DeVane said. and appreciative of the special “I actually have a stuffed wolf bond they have shared with animal that one of my teach- Wolfpack athletics for over 80 ers gave me, and the tag on years. The ROTC has produced it has the lyrics to the actual countless alumni, including fight song. But when you play Gens. Maxwell Thurman, it, it plays the ‘Red and White’ Henry Shelton and Dan McNeil. More than 40 N.C. State song.” Similar to the traditional alumni have served as generals and beloved music from State’s or admirals in the U.S. military, more t h a n marching a ny ot her band, the university Pa c k ’s a noutside the nual tribute service acadto Mi litar y emies. Appreciation “I love [the Week is now Army being a a staple in part of State the program. athletics],” When masJa mie Garsive American Casey DeVane, freshman cia, a senior flags, flyovers trombone player ROTC memand specia l ber, said. “Eshonors can be seen every September, DeVane pecially all of the ceremonies said she particularly appreci- we go to, they always talk about ates the University’s connec- all the history N.C. State has with commissioning officers tion with the Army. “During the Military Appre- or people who served. There’s ciation game we actually played just a big foundation for the ‘The Army Song’ at halftime,” military at State. It puts a lot DeVane said. “It was really cool of pride in me, and I know I because everyone thought it appreciate it a lot.”

“Everyone gets the ‘Red and White’ song confused with the fight song.”

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able to come in and do that.” Despite what the box scores display, the Pack has already continued from page 8 had some close calls this seahere who have the right men- son. According to Bunn, those tality and they’re getting the wins were needed to teach this team how to idea of the win and crer i g ht c u late a winning ture that we culture. want,” Bunn “You have s a id . “It ’s to learn how exciting to t o w i n ,” come in here Coach Bryan Bunn Bunn said. a nd bu i ld “When you from ground zero, which is what we’re doing. win those close ones, you learn That’s exciting as a coach to be how to win.”

“That’s why I took the job.”

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acc fight songs: Boston College: “For Boston” Clemson: “Tiger Rag (The Song that Shakes the Southland)” Duke: “Blue and White” and “Fight! Blue Devils, Fight!” Florida State: “FSU Fight Song” Georgia Tech: “Ramblin’ Wreck from Georgia Tech” Maryland: “Maryland Fight Song” Miami: “Miami U HowDee-Doo” North Carolina: “I’m a Tar Hell Born” Virginia: “The Cavalier Song” Virginia Tech: “Tech Triumph” Wake Forest: “O Here’s to Wake Forest”

Describing herself as a fan of Pack athletics, Garcia said she loves hearing the fight song, but will constantly struggle with mismatching lyrics. “Every time I hear it, half way through I find myself singing ‘The Army Song,’” Garcia said. “I always seem to think of that.”

Bunn Quick Facts: Hired Feb. 19, 2010 In his first year, improved State’s RPI ranking by 150 21 years of coaching experience; 14 as a head coach 365-140 (.723) record as a coach 11 teams with 23+ wins/ season 4 squads finished top-10 nationally

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Leaning over in disappointment, freshman Monbo Bokar reacts after missing a shot on goal. The Wolfpack lost 0-1 to Georgia State University on Tuesday night.

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what we’re willing to do to get results,” Findley said. “Right now I think we think we can continued from page 8 just come out and perform ly Findley said. “I don’t think and we’re obviously not even we were good at all in the first close to being good enough and half, so we’re not going to get hopefully the guys will figure that out.” shots when Findley beyou’re not lieves that the good.” team’s mental State had state had an a chance to i mp a c t on c ome bac k t he i r p o or near the end performance. of the f irst “I t h i n k h a l f, w i t h our attitude three shots in was poor less than two in the f irst minutes, all half,” Findley of which were said. “I think futile. These Midfielder Michael Osei we ta l ked three shots about being accounted for a third of the total shots blue-collar rebounding from a tough loss, when we should attempted by the Pack. Although Findley believed have been frustrated, motivathis defense played well, he was ed, and a little bit angry about disappointed with the team’s the tough loss on Friday night. performance, especially in the Instead we came out and took a team lightly and didn’t play for first half. “I think we have to do a little forty five minutes, and it cost bit of a gut check and figure out us a game.”

“I think we have to do a little bit of a gut check and figure out what we’re willing to do to get results.”

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The Pack, frustrated after a loss to Clemson last Friday, was matched by the Panthers in aggressiveness. In the midst of the struggle for possession of the ball, four yellow cards were given, three of which were claimed by Georgia State. Sophomore midfielder Michael Osei said that he didn’t hear any trash-talking on the field, regardless of how aggressively they were playing. He expressed his disappointment with their loss. “I think we came out to do our best, but we need to be blue collar and come out here to win,” Osei said. “It kind of sucks to come out here and lose on [our] field. Now we’re going to come out here hungry and do what we can do best to win games now.” The Pack will face No. 14 Boston College on Friday at Dail Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. This will be their third ACC game of the season.

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Women’s basketball sending guard to Pan American Games Junior Marissa Kastanek, who has been a staple at the guard position for the women’s basketball team since 2009, has been chosen to participate in the 2011 USA Basketball Women’s Pan American Games. Kastanek will be the only representative on the 12-member USA team from the ACC. N.C. State has had two women participate in the games in the past, including Genia Beasley in 1977 and Andrea Stinson in 1991. The USA women’s team won the previous Pan American Games, in 2007, and will look to defend its title. The squad will have their training camp from Oct. 15-18 in Houston, Texas and the even itself will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico from Oct. 21-25.

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The Power Sound of the South plays on the field of Carter-Finley Stadium before the season opener against Liberty University Sept. 3. The 2011 N.C. State marching band is the largest in school history.

The Wolfpack goes rolling along Tracing its roots back to 1908, N.C. State’s fight song possesses a relatively unrecognized history.

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Take a moment and sing the fight song to yourself. What did you start with? If you started to sing, “We’re the red and white from State,” you’re among the many N.C. State students who confuse the Red and White Song with the N.C. State Fight Song. Every time you hear N.C. State’s official fight song, you’re actually listening to a sped-up version of the U.S. Army’s official song. While the actual tune, “The Army Goes Rolling Along,” has only been the official song of the U.S. Army since 1956, 1st Lt. Ed-

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sporting events since the late 1920s, when alumnus Hardy Ray wrote the lyrics. Zach Garrison, a senior in PGA golf management, attended the U.S. Military Academy at West Point for the beginning of his collegiate career before transferring to the University. Because of the song’s connection with Pack athletics, Garrison already knew its basic origins before arriving in Raleigh. “I don’t know the exact background of where ‘The Army Goes Rolling Along’ came from, but I knew the words to that song and I knew it was [State’s] fight song while I was there at West Point,” Garrison said. “There was no doubt about it.” Although he said the military was not the best fit for him, Garrison said he enjoys how the University and the Army have a unique connection. Garrison’s brother, a graduate of West Point, was the first one to ever

mund Gruber wrote the music to the song more than 100 years ago when stationed in the Philippines. Gruber named it the “Caisson Song,” referencing a cart used to carry artillery ammunition, to represent the field artillery branch of the Army. Following John Sousa, who created a march to the song in 1917, the lyrics were re-written and the song was re-named “U.S. Field Artillery.” As the years pressed on, the Army felt the need to adopt an official song and eventually decided on “The Army Goes Rolling Along,” which was lyrically composed by military music adviser Harold Arberg. Gruber’s original music carried on through each rendition of the popular song, and in N.C. State’s case, the same holds true to this day. Continuing to connect its deep military tradition with collegiate pride, the Wolfpack has used its current fight song at

tell him about the coincidence. “I was with my brother one time and I just started to sing our fight song and he said ‘man, you know that’s a complete copy of the Army Song?’” Garrison said. “We kind of just laughed about it, but it’s definitely a funny coincidence.” Even as a senior who considers himself a die-hard Wolfpack fan, Garrison did not know what the University officially considers its fight song. Still a common misconception among students and fans, the more popular and easier to memorize “Red and White” song receives its fair share of being recognized as “The Fight Song.” One particular set of students at the University, the Power Sound of the South, learned the differences between each song early on. Casey DeVane, a freshman trombone player majoring in business management, said it’s normal for fans

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With the volleyball program sitting at 13-2 on the season, including a 13-game winning streak and a streak of 19 sets won, it seems as if it is finally turning its fortune around. According to head coach Bryan Bunn, when he took over the position in February of 2010, he knew he was walking into the perfect situation to rebuild a struggling team. “That’s why I took the job,” Bunn said. “It was a great opportunity. When I came in to interview, I couldn’t find any reasons on why they had not been successful. I knew it was a great opportunity to bring the right people in here.” In Bunn’s previous position as the associate head coach at Baylor University, he led the Bears to their first postseason appearance in nine years in 2009 and a No. 17 ranking in the AVCA national polls. He also led the program to its first appearance in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament. After Bunn was hired, he led the team to finish with

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on this Date In 1946, the marching band made its first post-war appearance at a football game against Duke.

Shout aloud to the men who will play the game to win We’re behind you, keep fighting for State, Hold that line, hold ‘em fast, We’ll reach victory at last We’re behind you, keep fighting for State, Rise up to the fray and let your colors wave, Shout out for dear old N.C. State (Go State!) And where-e’er we go, we’ll let the whole world know, We’re behind you, keep fighting for State! Lyrics written by Hardy Ray (class of ’26)

and students to mismatch the songs. “Everyone gets the ‘Red and

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Coach Bryan Bunn talks to the team during the game against Citadel in Reynolds Coliseum Saturday, Sept. 17. The Wolfpack won 3-0, extending their win streak to 11.

so that shows our character. It was a really good preseason and I think we’re ready to show the ACC what we’ve got.“ Bunn also attributes this success in such as short period of time to the work of his assistant coaches, Stevie Mussie and Pete Hoyer. “I’ve been so fortunate to get [Mussie] and [Hoyer] to buy into what we’re doing,” Bunn said. “If you have two good assistants like them, you don’t have to worry about things getting done. They know what

the largest win total overall and in conference since 1999. The Wolfpack also raised 150 spots in the NCAA volleyball RPI rankings, which is the largest increase by a first-year coach in Division I that year. Senior Megan Cyr, who has been in the program since the era of the previous head coach Charita Stubbs, believes the Pack now has the right attitude to be competitive in the ACC. “We never give up,” Cyr said. “We work hard in practice and I think we’re very competitive,

they’re doing. It’s just wonderful to have that many great people on your staff to help train the kids that you have.” But at the core of all the recent success of the program lies the players. According to Bunn, he and his coaches have been able to create the perfect environment to encourage success. “We have the right kids in

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There was no “fire in the hole,” a phrase that is known all too well to spectators that frequent Dail Soccer Stadium, Tuesday night as the Wolfpack took on the Georgia State Panthers. A large number of loyal students attended the game to watch their team, nearly filling the student section. Much to their dismay, neither team produced many shots and very few of those shots were actually on goal. Georgia State took the lead early in the game, with a shot right past the goal keeper from sophomore midfielder Jamal Keene, which the Pack struggled to recover from. The rest of the game seemed to be a defensive struggle between the two opponents. “I think both teams defended pretty well overall,” Coach Kel-

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