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Senate votes on Fee Referendum Bill With only 148 respondents to Student Government’s fee survey, the Senate concluded the responses were ‘unusable’ and did not affect the bill’s construction. Chelsey Francis Deputy News Editor

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Student Senate President Stephen Kouba, a senior in political science, speaks at the Senate Body Meeting Oct. 4. The meeting was held to discuss the tuition and fees increase for the 2011-2012 academic year. Other topics of interest included local hunger, agriculture appreciation, orientation counseling for the 2011 summer and Women’s Center awareness.

Actor brings popular local memoir to Stewart Theater Chris Boucher Deputy News Editor

Tuesday night at Stewart Theater, actor Michael Wiley performed his critically acclaimed one-man show based on a popular memoir detailing racially charged events during the Civil Right era. Wiley brought Blood Done Sign My Name, Tim Tyson’s memoir about a 1970 murder and subsequent public unrest in Oxford, to the stage for several hundred attendees. Gospel singer Mary D. Williams provided backing vocals and hymns during the production. University Scholars and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion co-sponsored the event. Wiley said he is always happy to perform Blood Done Sign My Name for college students, because it’s a part of history that they should know about before they leave college and enter the adult world. “I think it’s important that students of all ages, especially college students, look to this recent history to make ties to current socioeconomic problems, political policies, the widening of the achievement gap,” Wiley explained. During the performance, Wiley estimated he plays about 20 characters, among them: Tyson, Tyson’s father, a 10-year-old white boy, a white rac-

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Student Senate proposed a $108.96 fee increase for the 2011-2012 school year. The bill passed with 31 votes and eight against, with also two senators abstaining and eight absent from the meeting. The Fee Referendum Bill included requested fees from several departments on campus. These departments include the athletics department, Campus Recreation, Student Center operations, Student Health, Student Legal Services and University Transportation. Combined, the six departments requested a fee increase of $86.90. The committee recommended increases totaling $55.69. Because of amendments to the bill, Student Senate ended up recommending a total fee increase of $55.41, not including the second phase of the Talley Student Center. According to Student Senate President Stephen Kouba, the total fee increase is presented as a package recommendation. “The fee committee itself is not interested in looking at different bills,” Kouba said. “Each senator is welcome to amend any of these amounts. The recommendation can only be as high as the department originally requested.” Before debate and amendments began, senators said they were concerned with whether the money each of the six departments received from student

fees. Thomas Stafford, vice-chancellor of Student Affairs, explained the process for interpreting previous fees. “The best way for you to answer [if each department used the money from last year as they indicated] would be for the Tuition and Fees Committee to look at how the fees were used for the 2010-2011 school year,” Stafford said. According to Senator Patrick Devore, the survey Student Government conducted did not receive enough student input to use that in making the decisions for the bill. “The survey had 148 respondents. Only four-tenths of a percent of the student population voted, rendering it unusable,” Devore said. Senator Ethan Harrelson, said he doesn’t like fee increases, but he still supported the resolution. “I don’t think anyone in this room likes fee increases. With this bill we’re able to say this is where students want their money to go. I can’t think of anything Patrick [Devore] has brought up that is debatable. Let’s forget the economic times and think about the expansion of our University. I support this bill,” Harrelson said. Every department gave the Senate a line-by-line division of what the money they were requesting was to go for, except the athletics department. According to Devore, the sponsor of the resolution, since athletics didn’t give the division, the committee chose to recommend $25. After debates, the decision was made to decrease that recommendation to $20. The overall longest debate over

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Man arrested after Jackpot Bar attack Nathan Hardin News Editor

Raleigh Police Detectives charged Charles Zachary Poll Monday with assault inf licting serious injury in connection with a Sept. 30 incident outside 1303 Hillsborough St., according to a press release from Jim Sughrue, s poke s pers on for RPD. Poll was taken into custody without inciCharles Poll dent, according to the release, and has been Hillsborough Street attacker transported to the Wake County Jail. Sughrue also explained tips stemming from media coverage of the case were instrumental in identifying Poll as a suspect. On Sept. 30, 23-year-old Evan Lawrence stepped outside the Jackpot Bar in downtown Raleigh and was involved in an altercation, according to police reports. Lawrence received life threatening injuries and was transported to Rex Hospital where he remains in critical condition as of Monday night. According to an Oct. 3 News & Observer report, Lawrence walked outside the bar for a cigarette. Upon accidently flicked the cigarette onto a man, the unknown person attacked. Lawrence arrived at the hospital Thursday evening, the article says, and was wheeled into surgery by 10:30 p.m. for a blood clot in the his brain.

Muslim Chaplain invites students to combat “Islamaphobia”

ist secretary, and a black Civil Rights activist trying to call attention to the killing and trial. Other than Williams and Wiley, the stage featured just a few props and a video screen that flashed pictures and news clippings relevant to the events in the play. The story centered on the murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow, a black Vietnam veteran who was gunned down in the streets of Oxford. Three white men stood trial for the crime: Robert Teel, his 18-year-old son and his 21-year-old stepson. Despite testimony from a pair of black eyewitnesses, an all-white jury acquitted the three men, setting off a series of marches, boycotts, and riots; two tobacco warehouses burned during the unrest, and glass from shattered storefronts littered the streets of Oxford. The event is credited with galvanizing the Civil Rights movement in Granville County. It also nearly tore the town apart, however, as the trial brought out both angry black protestors and white supremacists (most notably the Ku Klux Klan) that showed public support for Teel and his sons. Wiley’s treatment of the material has earned high praise from Tyson. “Mike is a brilliant artist and educator. This [story] is about mending the broken world through the power of story … I am proud to have Mike as a colleague in those efforts,” Tyson

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Imam Abdullah Antepli spoke to students about the sharp rise in the fear of Muslims and hopes to inspire students to learn the truth about Islam. Brooke Wallig Staff Writer

This message, “Islam is evil, and Muslims are terrorists,” is one that Imam Abdullah Antepli is trying to combat every day, and he said he hopes students will join him in the fight. Antepli, Duke University’s Muslim Chaplain, spoke to students on Monday night in Withers Hall about the realities of Islam and the world’s controversial perception of Muslims post-9/11, calling it “Islamaphobia.” After providing a brief overview of the different perceptions of Islam, Antepli said Islam is not a monolithic institution to be fought as the United States fought the Soviet Union during the Cold War. “Islam is not the ‘scary monster’ that the media likes to portray it as. This view is somewhat new, but it is fabricated.” Citing media outlets including Fox News, Antepli said this is an inaccurate representation of Islam and has been circulated so much that, to many people, the truth no longer matters. “There has been an extensive and sophisticated campaign to give Islam a negative image, and this quick association of Muslims with violence and terrorism is one of the biggest problems we are facing,” Antepli said. “People view Islam as if our values are irreconcilable with Christian and Western beliefs,” said Antepli. “Muslims today are marginalized, and we feel like the

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Abdullah Antepli, an imam or religious leader at Duke University, speaks to students during a lecture on Oct. 4. “We don’t want people to fear Islam because that’s not what it’s about.” Antepli said. The speech also discussed the four practices of Islam and what each one meant.

unwanted members of the human family.” Antepli’s talk stressed the separation of the violence of extremist terrorist organizations and the Islamic faith, though he acknowledged members of the public often come to the conclusion that they are one and the same.

“I’m not denying the existence of some evil people and their horrible actions in the name of Islam, but the number of these people is disproportionate with the global Muslim population,” said Antepli. “You have to put

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FULL DISCLOSURE: The writer of “11th annual planting service project a success,” in Monday’s paper wrote the story in a conflict of interest due to a miscommunication between the writer and the editor. Joanna Banegas is an employee of Parents and Families Services and this is a breech of Technician’s Code of Ethics.

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and informed of their destination at the national NSE conference in March. One hundred percent of NCSU students were awarded their first choice destination in 2010. The next two advising sessions are Oct. 21 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. and Nov. 16 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. , both in the Green Room in Talley. Source: allison medlin, scholars program

NCSU Short Story Contest The Department of English is sponsoring a short and long fiction contest with a prize of $500 to the longer fiction winner and $250 to the short fiction winner. The submissions will be judged by Southern writer, Madison Smart Bell and the deadline for submissions is Oct. 18. Submissions should be sent to NCSU Short Story Contest, Campus Box

8105, Dept. of English, N.C. State University, Raleigh, NC 27695-8105. No email submissions are allowed and they should be typed and double spaced. Manuscripts will not be returned and the winners will be announced on Nov. 17 in Titmus Theatre. For more information on submission length and eligibility visit english.chass.ncsu.edu/creativewriting/story_contest. hp. Source: CHASs

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POLICe BlOTTER October 1 1:31 A.M. | Damage to Property Centennial Park & Ride Student reported damage to vehicle side view mirror. 2:35 A.M. | Assist Another Agency Off Campus Student was referred to the University for Disorderly Conduct and Resist/Obstruct/Delay for incident that occurred with Raleigh Police Dept. 7:35 A.M. | Special Event Carter-Finley Stadium NC State vs. Virginia Tech. Officers took enforcement action against 35 subjects. All subjects were trespassed from CarterFinley Stadium. 10 students were referred to the University. Two arrests for trespassing. Two arrests for assault on law enforcement officer. One arrest for Intoxicated and Disruptive. Fire Protection and EMS responded to sixteen medical calls. 1:45 P.M. | Suspicious Person Carter-Finley Stadium Report of non-student showing inappropriate material to people. All file checks were negative. It was determined no crime had been committed. 12:57 P.M. | Medical Assist Carmichael Gym Units responded to non-student in need of medical assistance. Transport was refused. 12:59 P.M. | Assist Another Agency Off Campus Raleigh Police Dept. contacted NCSU PD regarding deceased student. Appropriate personnel

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notified. 2:45 P.M. | Motor Vehicle Theft Wolf Village Lot Student reported vehicle stolen. 3:08 P.M. | Alcohol Violation Fairgrounds Lot Student was referred to the University for Drunk & Disruptive. 3:16 P.M. | Field Interview McSwain Center Report of suspicious subject looking into vehicles. Officers spoke with non-student. All file checks were negative. No further action taken. 3:34 P.M. | Disorderly Conduct Carter-Finley Stadium Student was arrested for 2nd Degree Trespass. 3:53 P.M. | Assault Carter-Finley Stadium Non-student was arrested for Assault on Law Enforcement Officer and Drunk & Disruptive. 4:12 P.M. | Concerned Behavior Sullivan Hall Officers conducted Welfare Check on student. Student was transported by EMS and on-call counselor was notified. Welfare referral issued. 4:27 P.M. | Assault Carter-Finley Stadium Non-student assaulted another non-student. Subject was trespassed from NCSU property and ejected from game. 4:49 P.M. | Disorderly Conduct Carter-Finley Stadium Student was charged with 1st Degree Trespass and Drunk & Disruptive. Student was referred for same.

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Absence of Postini leads to increased spam Students’ Gmail accounts have settings allowing students to change the amount of filtered spam, according to the University. Shivalik Daga Staff Writer

With the removal of Postini, students are now contending with a brimming spam folder. Students’ University Gmail accounts have seen an increase in spam mail in recent days. After Postini was stopped from monitoring student accounts, there has been an increase in spam mails across campus. According to Steven McGrath, sophomore in computer science, some students have been receiving e-mails that look like they are from the University’s financial aid office, but actually are spam. “I get almost five to six spam e-mails every day. A lot of them look like they’re for scholarships,� McGrath said. Marc Hoit, vice chancellor for the Office of Information Technology, said there are settings in Gmail which allow

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students to stop this. “There are ways to train Gmail on how to reduce spam,� Hoit said. The present surge in spam can essentially be controlled and reduced by students themselves, Hoit said. They should be careful and cautious while clicking on suspicious links, and take care never to divulge any personal information that compromises their security. According to Hoit, if a spam e-mail is not already marked spam by Gmail’s blocker, students can always report that as spam, which helps Gmail block such e-mails more effectively in the future. The e-mail addresses from which people receive spam often look like good imitations of real IDs, and students could end up compromising their information if they are not more careful. Most of the links that students get are from fake ids, as spammers use multiple fake addresses, Hoit said. According to Hoit, students can also immediately verify online if an e-mail is spam or not. Websites such snopes.com can help students verify the text

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an amendment to the original resolution occurred over Senator Devore’s amendment to increase the recommendation for Student Heath Services fee from $6.72 to $11, only $1 less than the requested amount. Near the end of the debate, senators discussed the lack of student votes. “It doesn’t matter if only 148 students voted, because we represent all 33,000 students,� Harrelson said.

of their e-mail to see if it fits a pre-defined template for e-mails circulated by spammers. “There are many legitimate websites that can help students to understand if the e-mail they receive is spam or not; students should use them,� Hoit said. Hoit explained Postini was previously used to filter spam and archive e-mails. Faculty and staff emails are archived in compliance with the laws that require all official e-mail correspondence of state employees to be recorded. Such archiving is not required for students. Recalling Postini was also a cost-cutting measure, according to Hoit, as it costs the University $15 a year per faculty or staff for using Postini to monitor their e-mail accounts. “Postini costs us $4 for spam filtering, and $11 for archiving emails per year, per faculty. We maintain nearly 40,000 accounts, and using Postini for all of the spam filtering can be very costly,� Hoit said.

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said in a statement. While entertaining drama is the main goal of the performance, Wiley takes the “educator� role Tyson mentioned very seriously. “I hope the play helped them really understand how we’ve gotten to this place as a society – the positive and the negative,� he said. “We’ve trudged over some really deep and treacherous waters to get here, but we still have many more miles to swim,� said Wiley. In terms of racial relations, Wiley said “we’ve done well as a society, but we’ve got so much more to do.� Ashley Klein, a freshman in animal science and poultry science who lived in Oxford briefly, attended the play because one of her high school teachers had high praise for Tyson’s work. “My teacher was always talking about the book, so I wanted to check this out,� Klein said. Other students, like Corinne Fischer, attended the play because they had read the book in high school. “I thought parts of the book were really shocking and

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things in perspective.� Antepli said Islamaphobia is not a new phenomenon, and this type of fear and hatred has been a recurring problem throughout history. “This is nothing new—it’s a human weakness. Society is once again sick with fear. Islamaphobia is nothing but a manifestation of previous human failures and have been directed toward a collective group of people,� said Antepli. “Look at the social patterns of how we fought anti-Semitism, racism, homophobia, etc. It took millions of people to turn to ash in the 1940s as the whole world is watching before the masses fought against antiSemitism.� As an imam, an Islamic religious and community leader, Antepli counsels many Muslim students about the problems

graphic,â€? said Fischer, a sophomore in elementary education. “The actor [Wiley] was really entertaining and passionate. He changed his character and demeanor so often.â€? After three years of schedule wrangling, University Scholars and Office of Diversity were finally able to get Blood Done ‌ to N.C. State. “We were delighted to bring the show to campus. It took a little while, but we’re excited that it finally happened,â€? said Ken Johnson, assistant director of the University Scholars Program. Wiley first performed Blood Done ‌ at Duke in 2008. Since then, he has taken the show on the road as far afield as Wisconsin and New Jersey, though most of the performances occur in-state. He’s performed Blood Done ‌ at UNC-Chapel Hill, Wesleyan College, and even in Oxford multiple times. The performance always gets s a stronger reaction when he performs it locally, Wiley said. “The closer the performance is to Oxford, the more outrage and sadness the audience has,â€? he said. “Many people in the audience think ‘In my backyard? This happened just up the road and I did not know anything about it?’â€? This lack of knowledge is not restricted to the events

depicted in Blood Done ‌, Wiley said. He also performs a one-man show about Emmett Till, a 14-year-old black boy murdered in Mississippi under similar racially charged circumstances. “I’ve performed the Till show in Mississippi; most of the time, when I ask people in their teens and 20s about it down there, most kids say ‘I’ve never heard about it.’â€? Johnson said he hoped attendees left the show more informed about the Oxford incident – and entertained. “There’s something to be said for attending a play, no matter what it is; but I also hope students and other attendees see the power and courage it takes to stand up for something,â€? said Johnson. “There’s a reason more people did not stand up [to racism] back then; it isn’t easy, and people are just terrified sometimes.â€? “It was not just racism, but also fear, that ruled that era,â€? Johnson said. The message was not lost on Klein, who expressed disbelief that something so tragic happened so close to campus so recently. “It’s incredible that it only happened 40 years ago,â€? she said. “A lot has changed, but there’s still so much that has not changed in those 40 years.â€?

they face regarding the public’s view of their religion. However, Antepli’s collegiate advisees are not the only ones feeling the effects of this fear. Antepli said his nine-year-old daughter is bullied constantly as a result of the perception of their faith. “My daughter would come home from school and ask me, ‘Are you sure it is okay to be Muslim? Are you sure there is nothing wrong with us?’ She is bullied at school all the time by teachers and students who say, ‘Your parents are terrorists. They blow up buildings.’ She’s perplexed by this, and it’s left a different kind of scar on her soul,� said Antepli. “How can you expect a nine year old to understand this? It is forcing her to grow up too quickly. It’s stealing her childhood and her innocence.� Assir Abushouk, a sophomore in mathematics education and statistics, said he completely understands how Antepli’s daughter feels.

“In high school, when people asked me what my religion was and found out I’m a Muslim, it was like they’d stay far away from me and wouldn’t associate with me, even though they were fine with me before they knew,â€? said Abushouk. “But here at N.C. State, people who have talked to me about my religion have understood that there is diversity at the university level, and most people just want to know what Islam really is.â€? Anna Bigelow, assistant professor of philosophy and religious studies, said she and her colleagues invited Imam Abdullah to speak about Islam following the rise in negative media attention toward Muslims. “We invited him given the recent upsurge in the apparent fear of Islam with incidents like the ‘Qur’an Burning Day,’ said Bigelow. “Since he is one of the only Muslim Chaplains, we thought it would provide an opportunity for students that only a few other universities have to truly learn about the religion and how he handles the current situation.â€? Bigelow said she wants students to primarily remember Antepli’s assertion that it is the public’s responsibility to find out the truth for themselves. “People have to take responsibility for seeking out the truth, instigating their own search for knowledge, and getting to know their peers,â€? Bigelow said.  â€œThey have to make the changes they want to see.â€? Abushouk said if students want to know the truth, they should ask students that are Muslims. “Go ask a Muslim. We are always welcoming to people and we are always open to questions. Go find out for yourself,â€? said Abushouk. “The media looks at Islam from the outside, but the way to really find out about Islam is to ask someone who is living it.â€?

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Free to seek a legal high The Facts:

K2 is a general term for a synthetic version of the chemical that causes the halucinogenic effects in marijuana. Area shops in the Raleigh area offer the product for $30 to $100.

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Although the health benefits are questionable, students should be free to use it, because it is not illegal. However, students should be informed and responsible about what they are buying and using.

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n the mid-90s a professor at Clemson University developed a synthetic version of THC. Batches of the chemical have been made ever since and sprayed on herbs and flowers for sale. Although marijuana is illegal—mainly because of the effects of THC on humans—K2 is completely legal in North Carolina and many other states in the U.S. Raleigh area stores offer the product and it is readily available to students. Because it is legal, students should be free to use it at their own discretion, but they should also be informed about the product. Marijuana has arguable beneficial and deleterious effects,

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and students should be aware K2 could have the same effects. According to the Police Blotter entry on Sept. 17, a student in Wood Hall was taken to the ER due to a seizure caused by smoking K2. People who have a tendency to have seizures have been warned to avoid using K2, but the general population’s health could be in jeopardy as well. Campus and federal authorities have said more research is needed to say anything definitive about the effects. With this in mind, students should be wary if they use K2.

If students do choose to use K2, they should use it responsibly. Use it in moderation and remain in control of their decisions and actions. Reports have said the product limits inhibitions and on some occasions made users delirious. Students should aim to be in a safe environment when using K2. Students do not have to go out and buy some just because it is available. After long period of time it is said to be just as addictive and unhealthy as smoking cigarettes. With this in mind, students should make a decision about the future of

their health and trust themselves to look out for themselves in the future. They should also consider the steps the University administration may take if students start abusing K2 and it becomes detrimental to the learning environment. Since K2 is readily available, students are bound to use it, but they should be aware of the effects of the product and the fact there is still research being done on the ingredients. Students should be cautious and informed before they choose to use, but should also be free to choose.

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s college students, one of our most precious commodities is time. We always need more of it, and we never seem to have enough of it. Time management is a very important skill to have, and one of the first steps toward it is getting organized. From little things like our backpacks to our office area as a whole, it’s really important to utilize the space we have a s efAvani Patel f ic ie nt l y a s Staff Columnist possible. This could be by labeling things and putting them in stacks or even assigning entire shelves to them. Not only will you be able to locate t hi ngs easily and as you need t hem, but you will have a better understanding of what all you have and what you need. My dad has a house rule that he’s been tr ying to enforce for years: “If you take something, put it back exactly where you found it.” We always seem to ignore this rule, and before you know it the house looks like a war zone. I try to implement that rule now that I have my own place, and realize how practical it is. Now, I spend less time searching for the remote when my favorite show is about to come on and more time relaxing. I know that it has happened to me a million and one times where I’m looking for something that I misplaced, go out and buy a replacement, then end up finding it two days later in a completely different place. If I had put it in a proper location in the first place, I wouldn’t have run into that problem. Some of us are paying our way through college and then there are those of us who have help from home. Wherever

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police as well. The leasing agent who I explained the situation to was not only completely unconcerned with the activity, but also told me something to the effect of‚ “I don’t know what to tell you. I guess you’ll have to contact the police on your own. We really can’t do anything.” This response was disrespectful to me as resident who genuinely felt unsafe in one of the complexes that this leasing company manages. I feel it is the company’s responsibility to help its residents, most importantly when we feel there is dangerous activity in the apartment complex. The Preiss Company has security officers constantly roaming complexes and stopping students who they suspect may be heading to a relatively harmless party, but they appear to have no one available when a true threat arises. This is just one of many incidents in which the Preiss Company blatantly neglects and disrespects its residents and clearly has extreme difficultly following any ethical and sometimes even legal practices. For example, Gorman Street Village boasts a number of fire extinguisher casings in the

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building, and yet two out of the six casings are lacking fire extinguishers, which are required by North Carolina law to be available in case of emergency. Another violation that is overlooked by the company is that not a single parking spot at Gorman Street Village is denoted for handicapped students and vehicles, which caused extreme difficulty for a roommate of mine who suffered a debilitating injury and had nowhere to park. This error also violates the American Disabilities Act that requires 1 out of every 25 spaces to be handicap accessible. A final instance to exemplify the Preiss Company’s disrespect for students is the line-up of bands for its upcoming Oktoberfest celebration. One of the bands the Preiss Company has hired to play in this event includes a member who was recently banned from the Preiss Company’s University Village property by police after he was drunk and disorderly and assaulted a female resident at a pool party on the property. Even if he is not legally banned from the Oktoberfest venue which is held at Preiss Company’s University Woods, a neighboring complex to the area from which he is banned, it still makes one question the morals the company has if it is willing to hire an individual with this reputation to perform at its parties. Signing my lease with the Preiss Company for 12 months was obviously a terrible mistake. I hope that the numerous incidents that I have cited which have occurred in recent months helps other students make informed decisions when they are choosing their future apartments. The Preiss Company seemingly has

a sense of entitlement because it has such a large number of properties, but its egotistical and blameless attitude leaves residents feeling the brunt of its many mistakes. Rebecca Katowitz senior, communication Like many other parents, I picked up a copy of your publication this Saturday while attending the Parents weekend at NCSU. I found your publication informative and relevant enough that I added it to my browser Favorites. One of the articles, titled “Town hall on tuition draws few,” spoke about tuition increase and the disappointment in the student lack of attendance. We all agree that the students should be aware of the tuition costs and how it impact their choices in the future. We also agree that the majority of the students are supported by parents. Chancellor Randy Woodson’s decision to hold the a tuition meeting two days before the parents arrive is at least insensitive and pusillanimous. We [parents] understand that in a certain way NCSU holds our precious off-springs hostage. If you are going to increase the ransom, Chancellor Randy Woodson, you should have the morality to face the people that are writing the checks. Luis Baptista NCSU Dad, Warwick, NY

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Eatery stays true to Lebanese culture Neomonde Restaurant and Bakery offers traditional Lebanese cuisine at college-student prices. Mark Herring Staff Writer

There is more to Lebanese culture than the half-true connotations of Hezbollah and civil unrest. Cuisine is culture, and the Lebanese have an outstanding one to share just down the road. Pita, falafel and hummus are taking college towns by storm. Besides cheap beer and Chinese take out, Mediterranean restaurants have become new essentials to the college experience. Nonetheless, like most rampant trends, there are always trade-offs, and authenticity unfortunately tends to be the most compromised element in this business focused on profits and marketing. H o w e v e r, N e o monde Lebanese Restaurant and Bakery defies this trend and continues to assert what it means to cook rustic and traditional Mediterranean food. Neomonde opened in 1977 upon the arrival of Fahd Saleh, a Lebanese immigrant who left his country in the midst of political unrest and a gruesome civil war that carried on for decades. Once he arrived to the United States, Saleh was determined to establish a restaurant that paid homage to his home and culture, which he regrettably had to abandon while seizing the opportunities that abounded in the “New World,” a phrase that inspired the name of the restaurant. Even after the death of Saleh, Neomonde continues to turn out Lebanese cuisine executed with the care and warmth found in a family kitchen.

Tucked behind Hillsborough Street on Beryl Road, Neomonde’s location does not attract too much traffic but nevertheless has a core group of patrons who consistently return to the restaurant. The layout is impressive, with a large dining room on one half of the building and a grocery store on the other. In the middle, patrons order their food deli-style. The staples of the restaurant include hummus, baba ganoush, stuffed grape leaves, pita and kebab. For a complete meal, it is not difficult to keep the price under $10. Next to the cash register are enticing Middle Eastern desserts like baklava, pastries called mamoul stuffed with dates or nuts and lady fingers made with phyllo dough. There is little pretension at Neomonde. The restaurant serves the food on disposable plates with plastic cutlery, but the intention is to let the food speak for itself. Unlike many fad restaurants, Neomonde bakes its own pita, as well as a selection of other artisan breads sold in its grocery store. Moreover, the restaurant does not deviate from traditional recipes to satisfy the skepticism of the American palate. There are no chicken-caesar paninis nor basil pesto fusion wraps. Neomonde’s goal is not to capitalize on the whim of the gastro-craze, but to serve Lebanese food that with little convincing overcomes any cultural barriers. The only requirement is a taste. Authentic dishes Neomonde serves that would be pressing to find at fauxMediterranean restaurants include kibbeh, a serving of ground meat lightly fried with spices and pine nuts; zaatar, a Lebanese pie served

“The Neomonde experience is one of little ostentation.”

with dried spices; and a pizza-like pie called fatayer, with fresh cheese, tomato, olives and occasional meat topping. With the convenience of its own bakery at its complete disposal, the baked pie dishes are produced cheaply without any gouging. These filling foods will not exceed $5. The wait is minimal, and within 10 to 15 minutes the food comes out of the kitchen. The ambience of the restaurant is very casual and the dining room is not upscale, so Neomonde by virtue lends itself well to nonchalant dates and informal get-togethers. The restaurant also provides a catering service, which Independent Weekly has rated highly. The grocery store connected to the restaurant offers indigenous Middle Eastern goods not commonly available in American supermarkets. Neomonde sells a variety of marinated olives, a selection of Arabic coffee and teas, snacks, juices and specialties like authentic feta cheeses, Lebanese olive oils and Middle Eastern kitchenware. The grocery is not exclusive to Arabs or adventurous foodies. As an extension of the dining room, it invites people to browse through and find inspiration in food, which expresses an important statement. Despite the tragedies and conflicts Lebanon and the greater Middle East have experienced in the past and undoubtedly will experience in the future, Neomonde showcases that the cuisine of the region transcends the negativity that unfortunately connotes Middle Eastern culture. One taste is enough to persuade the naysayers. The Neomonde experience is one of little ostentation. The aim is to feel like eating in the comfort of a Lebanese home.

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Mounir Saleh, owner of Neomonde Restaurant, prepares a platter for a customer. “We open zero cans here; all of our ingredients are fresh. Lots of N.C. State staff and professors eat here but I’d like to see more students in the restaurant,” Saleh said. “Since the food is so healthy and we have tons of vegetarian dishes, eating at Neomonde would be a great way to fight the freshman 15,” Saleh laughed.

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Legal drugs produce effects similar to marijuana

Legal incense such as K2 or Spice, which produce a high similar to marijuana, are sold online and in local shops.

“They’ll give it to a few junkies, make sure they don’t get sick, the junkies like it, so they start putting it out on the street. Their clinical trials are very questionable, indeed. I would not trust any of it,” Brown said. “That’s why pharmaceutical companies spend so much money and millions of dollars trying Nick Solovieff to put out a drug because they do all these studies, Correspondent they want to know what the hazards are.” K2incense.org, which advertises K2 online, does A type of incense being used as a marijuana alternative possesses many names, according to a Depart- not mention drug use on its website and clearly states ment of Justice newsletter. Most commonly referred the product should be used as incense. There is only to as K2, or Spice, the different incense are merely one mention of legality on the site. “Our NEW products are 100% legal! Including herbs and plants coated with chemical compounds similar to tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, the active Kansas, Russia & the UK!... EVERYWHERE,” the site said. ingredient in marijuana, the newsletter said. There is a disclaimer at the end of many product When smoked, the incense mimics a high very similar to that obtained from using marijuana. Sold descriptions regarding effects of the drug.
 “We make no claims in regards to the physiologiby a plethora of online manufacturers outside of the United States, the Department of Justice emphasizes cal or psychological effects of the K2 Blends on the human body. Any references to that K2 is gaining national ‘K2 effects’ are anecdotal and popularity as well and is in relation to traditional use now actually banned in sevof incense, NOT consumperal states, including Kansas tion. Consuming ANY K2 and Kentucky. product under any shape or One of the main comform is forbidden by the K2 pounds was origina lly manufacturer,” the website derived from the findings said. 

 of an organic chemist at One blend of K2 on the site is Clemson University in the advertised in a package deal at mid-1990s. Phillip Brown, $279.95 for 30 grams. an associate professor of orN.C. State University Crime ganic chemistry at the UniPrevention Officer Steve Carlversity, said the compound Phillip Brown, associate professor of organic ton said there is not a lot of inwas manipulated to fit the chemistry formation on the incense for wishes of the drug culture. local law enforcement. “Its papers were published “It’s kind of something that’s going to be like salvia, for scientific purposes only, and it’s being perverted now by these idiots who have these little designer in the case that we’re going to have to wait and see labs. They take it, they make it, the quality’s always how training comes from the Department of Justice suspect, you never know how pure things are and about how to recognize it and to see what it’s effects are,” Carlton said. they sprinkle it on anything,” Brown said. On-campus medical emergencies rarely involve When explaining how the drugs are still legal, something like K2. Brown analogized steroids to K2. “Most tend to be alcohol related,” Carlton said. “These people try very hard to circumvent the law,” Friends Jenna Hunter, a freshman in microbiology, Brown said. “‘This steroid is illegal, so we’ll make a steroid that’s very similar but we’ll make one little and Cassandra Bumgarner, a freshman in internamodification in the molecule—we’ll change it way tional relations, had differing opinions about the up here—with the hopes that because it’s not that safety of products that are new and not widely tested. “I have a scientific perspective,” Hunter said. “No particular molecule, then it’s legal.’” Something like K2 could easily exacerbate condi- matter what it is, you’re body’s reaction to it may not tions in people who have underlying issues, Brown be what it is to everybody else. There’s always going to be a side effect.” said. Bumgarner said “I don’t think it’s safe, it’s just if “There will always be that small segment of people who are already a little fragile, already have some you want to do it or you don’t want to do it.” Matt Poehler, a sophomore in psychology, when blood pressure issues or maybe they’re susceptible to having a seizure,” Brown said. “So if you’re already asked whether or not he thinks a widely used but susceptible to seizure disorder, you start smoking untested drug is safe, replied hesitantly. “That’s a hard question to answer,” Poehler said. “If K2, you might induce a seizure.” Brown said he does not believe the companies who a wide variety of people have used it and there have make the drugs conduct clinical trials to make sure been no immediate effects, I believe it’s fine to try as long as you don’t abuse it.” the product is safe before putting it on the market.

“Its papers were published for scientific purposes only, and it’s being perverted now by these idiots who have these little designer labs.”

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people might think, especially when there are older girls present to lend a helping hand. “We have a lot of girls that have played before,” Drummond said. “But then we also have a few girls that have just started playing and never picked up a stick before until this year. So it’s been up to the older girls to teach the game to the newer players.” Despite the lack of experience by the team’s newcomers, Drummond said the fundamental concepts of lacrosse are surprisingly easy to learn. “As soon as you get down the basics, like catching and throwing, it’s really easy to pick up,” Drummond said. “The hardest part is just getting the

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Junior midfielder Kristina Argiroff dribbles around Coastal Carolina defender Colleen Schohl in an Aug. 23 match. Argiroff’s family was in town for the game as she led the team with 2 goals in the 7-0 victory.

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Springthorpe’s arrival will produce victories is rapidly approaching. In Argiroff ’s four year high school career, winning was more of an expectation. She led the First Flight Nighthawks with 28 goals her senior year while capturing a fourth

consecutive conference championship with a 22-2 record. Argiroff said she is starting to notice the winning mentality she learned as the captain of her high school soccer and basketball teams being adopted at N.C. State. “In high school, we knew we were going to win,” Argiroff said. “I felt like when I came here that the team was better, but we weren’t winning. Because we had a losing record,

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I think we had to sit back and make sure the other team didn’t score. Now we know we’re good enough to play defense and push past them. It’s starting to feel more like what I felt in high school.”

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basic skills down pat. It really doesn’t take that long to learn.” One strategy veterans have thought of to give newcomers more experience, as well as toughen the team up for its next game, is to scrimmage against the men’s lacrosse team. “We coordinate with the men’s team a lot,” Drummond said. “We’ll talk with their coaches and learn new things. We support each other’s teams and do a lot of things together. We’ve been talking with the men’s coaches about holding a scrimmage.” Seeking its first win of the fall season, the women’s lacrosse team plays its next game Oct. 17 against conference-rival Duke.

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Smith named to John R. Wooden Award preseason list Senior forward Tracy Smith was one of 50 student-athletes named to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list, which was announced yesterday by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. Since its founding in 1976, the award has become the most prestigious individual honor in college basketball. It is bestowed upon the nation’s best player at an institution of higher education who has proven to his or her university that he or she is making progress toward graduation and maintaining a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA. As a junior last season, Smith was an All-ACC Second Team selection after leading the Pack in scoring, rebounding and field goal percentage. Of the eleven conferences represented on the Wooden Award Preseason List, the ACC boasted a total of eight players, second only to the Big 10.

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In midst of career-best start to 2010, Kristina Argiroff looks to make Pack more competitive in ACC play Sean Fairholm Staff Writer

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Bhambri and Nagaraj remain undefeated at ITA Senior Sanaa Bhambri and junior Sandhya Nagaraj combined for three wins Sunday to advance out of pre-qualifying at the ITA All-American in Pacific Palisades, Calif. Bhambri notched her third win in two days with a 6-1, 6-3 victory over sixth-seeded Ecaterina Vasenina from South Florida. Nagaraj later joined Bhambri on the doubles court to pick up a pair of victories, moving the team into doubles qualifying. Nagaraj and Bhambri defeated SMU’s Hatamova/Cieplucha 8-5 in the second round, and knocked off third-seeded Cercone/Hitimana of Florida 8-6 to advance. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Junior midfielder Kristina Argiroff battles for possession of the ball Sunday, August 29, 2010 at Dail Soccer Field. The 49ers defeated the Pack 2-1 in overtime.

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For junior midfielder Kristina Argiroff and the rest of her fellow upperclassmen teammates, earning respect for a program that hasn’t recorded a winning season since 2002 has been a case of year-by-year progress. Due in part to the the early breakout performances from several freshmen, the Kill Devil Hills native said there is a definite optimism in the air that this team will be the one to finally break through. “I think this is our year,” Argiroff said. “We should be able to do it this year. We’re starting to change our vision and we’re starting to realize what we can do.” Despite being on a team that has had freshmen account for 27 of the 75 points on the season, Argiroff may be the biggest surprise considering she had never started a game in her collegiate career until the junior worked her way up to the opportunity this year. Four goals, four assists, and 27 shots later, the midfielder has established herself as a top scorer for coach Steve Springthorpe’s squad. Argiroff said the competitive and open style the former Fresno State coach has implemented is one of the most prominent factors in her success. “I loved it when he first came in because I was pretty much told that I wasn’t going to start my freshman year,” Argiroff said. “When he came in, he brought this whole new vision. Every practice you battle for a spot, and there’s never a set starting team. Nobody’s comfortable and it makes us better.” After picking up just two conference victories in the previous three seasons, the Wolfpack (7-5, 1-2) knows its chance to prove that the culture change since

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CLUB SPORTS

Women’s lax primed for fall season

TEAM POISED TO MAKE MOST OF INCREASED MEMBERSHIP Tucker Frazier Deputy Sports Editor

Over the past few years, the N.C. State women’s lacrosse team has undergone changes that have led to increased team participation, as well as improvement on the field. Club president Courtney Drummond and vice president Courtney Sparr have transformed a team with only 10 members just three years ago into a team with over 30 girls on the active roster for the 2010-2011 season. “When I started three years ago, we had a roster of about ten girls,” Drummond said. “Now, we have an active roster of 31 girls so we’ve become three times as competitive as we used to be. We have enough players for two full teams when we practice now plus substitutes so it makes us more competitive.” The increased participation has revitalized the team and allowed it to better prepare for opponents in the Carolina Women’s Lacrosse League. The CWLL is one of the most competitive leagues on the east coast and includes schools such as North Carolina, Duke,

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Elon, Wake Forest and East Carolina, among others. The team opened up the fall season on Sept. 19th with games against Appalachian State and Elon, losing both contests. Despite the two losses, the team is still committed to improving in time for the spring season. “We play year-round but our main season is in the spring,” Drummond said. “In the fall, we have four games

and then a big tournament at East Carolina where we play against teams from our conference and around the east coast.” Although there are many experienced players on the team, there are a few with little to no lacrosse experience. However, learning the basics of the sport is a lot easier than many

he playing of Green Day’s ‘Time of your Life’ did precious little to make life better for fans disappointed in the way the football team’s early 17-0 lead gave way to a 41-30 loss to Virginia Tech Saturday at Carter-Finley. A beautiful earTyler Everett ly-October day Sports Editor began with fans wondering how far the Pack would rise in the polls with a win over preseason ACC favorite Virginia Tech. It ended in a stinging loss that left some fans reevaluating a team that looked so dominant through four weeks of action. Disappointment was the last word on fans’ minds in the early going. Less than a minute into the second quarter, the Pack looked like it might cruise to 5-0. State led by 17 and faced first-and-10 from the VT 43 with about nine minutes remaining in the half. A blowout win, perhaps the biggest victory of Tom O’Brien’s tenure in Raleigh, seemed imminent. But it wasn’t. Over the remainder of the second quarter and the first play of the second half, Wilson threw two interceptions to Tech’s Jayron Hosley, the defense gave up a touchdown drive highlighted by a 71-yard run by Tyrod Taylor and VT scored on a kickoff return to make it 17-13. The touchdown return to open second half play helped Virginia Tech outscore State 34-13 over the final 30 minutes and prevail, 41-30. As is almost always the case in losses, several ugly numbers jumped off the post-game stat sheet at distraught fans, some of whom quickly resorted to wondering if the 4-0 start was a fluke. Yes, it is easy to wonder if the defense has taken a sudden step backward. Allowing the opposition to pick up 8.6 yards per carry and pile up nearly 320 rushing yards will create such doubts. State let the Hokies’ Darren Evans pick up 161 yards and average nearly 11 yards per carry and had just as much difficulty corralling Tyrod Taylor, who rushed for 147 more from the quarterback position. And the fault doesn’t lie on the defense alone. The offense gained 507 yards, but scored only one touchdown and 13 points after the first minute of the second quarter had elapsed. All three of the team’s turnovers were committed after the strong early start, and on the day, only two of the Pack’s five forays into the red zone led to touchdowns. Virginia Tech was out-gained by more than 60 yards, but came away with touchdowns every time it got in the red zone. But even on an afternoon when so much went wrong, late in the fourth quarter, the Pack had the ball and a chance to pull out a thrilling victory over a team that started the season in nearly everyone’s top 10. It’s hard to lose the turnover battle 3-1 and beat good teams. It’s nearly impossible to be competitive, much less victorious, when giving up a non-offensive touchdown on top of failing in the turnover department. Expecting to pull off such a feat against a team of VT’s caliber would be unreasonable at best. Virginia Tech dropped a shocker

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