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Students speak out against vandalism
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GLBT Center was vandalized by unknown perpetrators Monday night. Campus Police has launched a full investigation but have no suspects at this time.
Students met to discuss how to respond to GLBT vandalism incident.
will allow a vote on adding a samesex marriage ban in North Carolina’s constitution. “We’ve been expecting this. As soon as the General Assembly passed that marriage amendment, we knew this Elise Heglar & Brooke Wallig kind of stuff would be happening,” Deputy News Editor & Staff Writer Cash said. “As much as it hurts me, I’m After news spread about vandalism happy N.C. State was the first place to on the campus GLBT Center, students be hit by this. I think we have a strong decided to come together and show organization on campus, huge support support for the GLBT community and from the University and Campus Pounite against hate crimes on campus. lice, and we’re ready to handle this.” In response to the incident, there The vandalism took place sometime between 9:10 and 9:20 p.m. on will be an event Thursday at 1 p.m. Monday night. No suspects have been in the Brickyard. Purple wristlets will named in the current investigation but be handed out to passing students in Campus Police is continuing to look order to help raise awareness about the GLBT community and how allies can into the matter. The graffiti was removed as soon as help. 1,100 wristlets were ordered and according to Hollingshead, they are officials were notified about it. If a student is apprehended as the hoping to completely run out of them perpetrator of this crime, they will be by the end of the day. “We decided we wanted to do somedealt with through Student Conduct thing right away,” Rachel Turner, a and Campus Police. student senator for Justine HollingsCALS juniors, said. head, the director While Cash said he for the GLBT-CA on wants the vandals to campus, said that be punished, he also this issue is imporwants to remain tant to consider bepositive. cause it was an act “I do not hate the of hate. people who did this. “This is not free I love them because speech; we’re not they are my brothtalking about someers —my fel low thing that happened man—and I hope in the tunnel,” Holand wish for them lingshead said. Paul Cash, President of GLBT-CA that maybe one day Last night, various their opinions will student leaders, students and concerned members of the change and they’ll realize the error Raleigh community met in Harrelson of their ways,” Cash said. According to Tacey Miller, a freshHall to discuss the best way to respond man in elementary education, regardto the situation. “We’re really, really proud to see less of the distinction between “hate so many on campus leaders taking a crime” and “hate incident,” the Unistand against this,” Paul Cash, presi- versity and surrounding community needs to send a powerful message dent of the GLBT-CA, said. The chancellor will be giving a state- against all forms of discrimination. “I know [Campus Police] said ment about this incident as soon as possible; he is currently in Bejiing, [the incident] is not technically a China and has been having trouble hate crime, but I still feel it should be treated as such. It is no different connecting with the provost. Cash said that while he felt both an- than someone writing racial slurs ger and sadness directly following the on a building for everyone to see. I incident, he feels proud after finding think that Campus Police and all of support in the University community. campus should come down hard on “I cannot begin to describe how the person(s) who wrote on the GLBT proud I am to be a part of the Wolf- Center,” Miller said. “There needs to pack after the responses from the Uni- be some unprecedented warning that versity, students, and student leaders,” says this is not ok.., nor accepted, at Cash said. “I’m sure there are dissent- N.C. State. Discrimination is disers—but they aren’t speaking up as crimination.” Christopher Smith, a sophomore in loudly as the supporters.” However, Cash said this incident science education, said he doubts the was not surprising in light of the re- vandalism was a stray act. “I feel this vandalism is nothing but cent passing of Senate Bill 514, which
“We’re really, really proud to see so many on campus leaders taking a stand against this.”
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a pure act of hatred and bigotry. The fact this occurred right after coming-out week indicates it was planned beforehand to have a malicious effect on the GLBT community,” Smith said. “The GLBT Center is seen as a central place that the GLBT students can go to and feel safe, but this vandalism has impacted the way the GLBT Center is perceived.” However, Smith said both local and national responses have been far from supportive of the vandalism. “Obviously this person intended to impose a negative message to the GLBT community, meant to tear us apart and bring us down, but I feel the opposite has occurred. The amount of support and concern for GLBT students that has come about from this incident is tremendous. Not only are students on N.C. State’s campus showing how much they care, but students across other campuses are as well,” Smith said. Christina Williams, sophomore in psychology and self-proclaimed GLBT ally, said she this incident demonstrates an urgent need for education on GLBT issues. “When I found out about the incident, I was very upset about it. At the same time, I’m also sad for our generation. I thought that we, as a society, were getting better at accepting GLBT’s as something that is o.k. and a part of everyday life. But this act just shows me how uneducated someone(s) can be,” Williams said. Cash also said he encourages others to focus not on hating the vandals, but on remembering the GLBT Center’s purpose. “I refuse to let any of my supporters and students hate these people because we’re not going to stoop down to their level. Our organization is rooted in accepting people no matter what. It’s not just about sexual orientation,” Cash said. “We don’t discriminate against anyone—and we can’t win this battle fighting discrimination with discrimination.”
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Film professors educate potential new students An information session held by the film department taught students about their options with film studies.
volved in different film programs and projects to broaden his horizons. Because the film industry is very diverse and competitive, Armstrong emphasized the importance of hard work, and making an effort to put the best foot forward. Anne Riley Staff writer “You have to dig deep [to find what you’re looking for]” Armstrong said. Jake Dulling, a sophomore in meThe film studies faculty held an informational session on Tuesday for chanical engineering, went to the current and prospective film studies session to learn more about the film majors and minors to help educate studies department. Dulling said in an effort to complestudents about what they could do ment his engineering major, he is conwith the major. The informal session gave attendees sidering a film studies minor, and is an idea of what film majors study, how currently taking an introduction to a film degree can apply in post-grad- film class. The class is providing him uate settings and the various fields of with basic knowledge in all areas of film studies. the film industry. “I was really interested in the proStudents were introduced to the faculty, an alumnus and the leader of duction aspects. They’re pretty fascithe Exposure Film Society. They were nating,” Dulling said. The session proved to be beneficial also presented with information about current film classes and programs to Dulling, who said the speakers had offered at the University by the Film valuable information to bestow and answers for all of the students’ quesStudies Department. The speakers sought to make stu- tions. “It was really helpful to hear Clifdents aware of how diverse the film industry can be and what they can do ton [Armstrong] speak. It gave me a good perspective of what to expect to be successful. and what I can Ora Gelley, a film be doing now,” studies professor Dulling said. specializing in EuD r. M a r s h a ropean film, spoke Orgeron, an asto the students about sociate profestheir options and sor and director answered questions of film studies, from the audience. spoke about the “I talked about importance of certain classes to being proactive take and ways [the in order to adstudents] can supvance in the film plement their eduindustry. Orgcation,” Gelley said. eron said that the One way to enJake Dulling, a sophomore in job possibilities hance a film studies mechanical engineering multiply when education, according considering all to Gelley, is to participate in a study abroad program. facets of the trade. “You have to carve your own path,” The department offers two different study abroad programs during the Orgeron said. Jobs in the film world range from summer. The first summer session program is in Prague, and the second screenwriting and editing to producing and directing. Screenwriting and session is in Amsterdam. The study abroad programs give stu- editing are typically how people start dents the ability to experience stud- out. And according to Orgeron, most ies in foreign film and expand their people find consistent work doing knowledge of all avenues of the film that. Dr. Devin Orgeron, an associate industry. In addition, graduate programs that professor of film studies who specialyield a Masters of Fine Arts degree are izes in contemporary American film instrumental in successful networking and non-theatrical film, was also in attendance at the session. Orgeron said and career building. “[Graduate] programs can be he wants students to understand the springboards for getting contacts in mixture of the film industry and the possibilities that extend even outside the industry,” Gelley said. Alumnus Clifton Armstrong, who the business of film. “I’m [focused] on getting students to also spoke to the students, received his degree in film studies and then got in- think smartly,” Orgeron said.
“It was really helpful to hear Clifton [Armstrong] speak. It gave me a good perspective of what to expect and what I can be doing now.”
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am dismayed to inform Technician readers of a case of plagiarism within the Student Media staff. Yesterday I received an email from a fellow college newspaper saying they suspected one of our staff columnists of plag iar izing a column that Laura ran in their Wilkinson own paper. Editor-in-Chief After investigating the claim, I found it to be true. Whole sections of column were copied word for word from the publication, without
giving credit to the original author. This falls under Technician’s definition of plagiarism, as well as the University’s definition. After looking back at all the columns the staff member has written, all 10 of the col umns we published by him were plagiarized. I would like to apologize for publishing plagiarized material in Technician. Even though I did not know about the indiscretions until now, I am fully responsible for all content that runs in this publication. One columnist letting you down means I am letting you down. Journalistic integrity is of the utmost importance to myself and my staff, and I’m highly disappointed that a member of
the Student Media team would breach our trust and readers’ trust. Student Media’s mission statement says the student-run media works to uphold the highest standards of journal istic ethics, and this instance goes directly against our code of ethics. Just yesterday morning, I read an article regarding a student newspaper publishing an apology — much like this one — for a case of plagiarism in their own paper. At the time I thought I would never have to deal with such a situation. A few hours later, I was proven wrong. I do not want to offer excuses — they’re worthless. I want to be honest with you and offer my sincerest apologies.
The opinion columns have been taken off our website, the columnist responsible is no longer allowed to contribute to any Student Media publication and the publications the columnist took material from are in the process of being notified. Looking internally, I will reiterate to the staff how plagiarism affects the relationship the paper has with you, the readers. We are nothing without the truth and we are nothing without our readers. My apologies, Laura Wilkinson, Editor-inChief
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n our campus, it appears that some believe our gay and lesbian peers and colleagues have no right to life. The graffiti on the front of our GLBT Center tells them to Rupert W. “die.” Yet, the Nacoste first words of Guest Columnist the preamble of the Declaration of Independence are: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal. That they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights ; among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.” Self-evident. Meaning it’s so obvious that there’s no need for a discussion or explanation. Yet, for a long time, the whole country said that these words did not apply to someone with my dark skin color. Slavery and then racial segregation was all evidence of no right to liberty; to choose where to live or go to school; no right to vote u nt i l 1965. No right to choose who t o m a r r y, and no right to the pursuit of happiness until 1967. Racial segregation did something ver y important. It made it clear who was part of “we” and who was part of “they.” With those immoral laws gone, we now live in a time when interacting with someone who does not look like us is unavoidable. Now we struggle with neo-diversity anxiety that is causing some to want to keep other American citizens in the category of “they” and “them.” Regarding the preamble, General Colin Powell said, “This beautiful statement was not the reality of 1776, but it set forth the dream that we would strive to make a reality … Governments belong to the people and exist to secure the rights endowed to every citizen.” Diversity is the first American promise. That makes diversity the American value. As citizens, we are all required
to accept and work for that American value. Whenever we have fought diversity in the past, we have held ourselves back. In fact, that seems always to be the point in fighting against diversity—to have America stay the same, to stagnate. But when we have come to accepting diversity, we have moved forward. We have grown as a nation because we have begun to use all the talents available to us, making our nation stronger. I served in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1976. I served with men of honor. Some of those men were gay. On board ship, 5,000 men on aircraft carriers, did we know that? Yes, we did. Yet, all that mattered was that everyone did their job. About finally eliminating Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, the outgoing chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mullen said, “…we have been asking American citizens to l ie about who t hey are in order to serve our nation. That is not who we are; we are better than that.” Yet, some of us still wa nt to condemn gay and lesbian American citizens, some of whom are willing to risk their lives to serve and protect American freedoms. Some of us want to tell gays and lesbians they have no right to marry or to the pursuit of happiness. And some say they have no right to life; die. Will we on this campus stand for that? Remember, “We hold these truths to be self-evident…”
“Racial segregation did something very important. It made it clear who was part of ‘we’ and who was part of ‘they’.”
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How do you feel about the vandalism on the GLBT Center? by Ryan Parry
“I think it was immature to vandalize the center. We’re all college students and we should be able to respect other people’s opinions about things like that.”
GLBT community being served unacceptable behavior.
Rachel Jordan, sophomore in architecture
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eople are diverse; it’s human nature. Diversity in sexuality is something that should not be hidden. In 2004, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marNiveditha r i a ge . Cu rSunderraj rently, there Staff Columnist are only six states where same-sex marriages are legal. Homosexuality is legal in all parts of the country. However, in the state of North Carolina, same-sex marriages aren’t recognized and are even banned. Why so much inequality? Marriage can be a significant part of a person’s life. It can define a large part of a person’s life and who they want to marry should be completely up to them. It’s unfair that the government gets to choose who they have the right to marry. In the United States, the six states of New York, Iowa, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts and Washington, D.C. have legalized same-sex marriages. There are movements in other states, like California, to pass the rule. But, where I come from, in India, it was just two years ago that homosexuality was legalized. People there are now coming to terms with the fact that homosexuality is a reality. Society is slowly beginning to accept that people may be different. If one isn’t married by a certain age, people begin to talk behind his or her back. Family and friends, some of whom may think homosexuality is evil or crazy, may push one into marrying the opposite sex.
It’s the lack of awareness that leads to problems. A few years ago, the concept of homosexuality didn’t exist in India. People need to be aware that homosexuality exists before realizing that they are homosexual. They would eventually get married due to pressures of the society or due to lack of companionship. There are a lot of cases where marriages have ended in divorce because one of the partners realizes they’re homosexual. Some people who come to terms with it early turn to celibacy. In the upper social stratas and urban India it’s much more accepted than in the more interior parts of the country. Talking about it is still taboo for the less aware. Mythology for time immemorial has mentioned homosexuality and transgenders, and addressed issues they face. These texts were written a few thousand years ago, so the concept of homosexuality has existed, but has been pushed under the rug until now. There are still some parts of the world where homosexuality is illegal and is punishable with a life term in prison, such as in about 38 countries in Africa and 20 Asian countries. In
a few countries it’s punishable with the death penalty. Why Men Don’t Listen and Women Can’t Read Maps by Allan and Barbara Pease states that “Homosexuality is more inborn rather than a choice that is made.” The book goes on to say that people are usually born and wired with their preferences rather than being brought up or choosing to be that way. Scientific facts prove this. It isn’t up to the person to choose their sexuality, which is a popular misconception. Homosexuals and people who believe they’re stuck in the wrong body commit about 30 percent of teenage suicides. Teens aren’t aware that homosexuality exists and this lack of knowledge drives them to extreme measures. A l l humans have the right to live the way they want to without being judged. And judgments based on something like genetic makeup is neither fair nor valid. Homosexuals are the same as everyone else.
“It’s the lack of awareness that leads to problems. A few years ago, the concept of homosexuality didn’t exist in India. ”
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“Despite whatever viewpoints people have on gay marriage, vandalizing the GLBT Center in no way enhances your argument.” Bryan Robison freshman, chemical engineering and paper science
“I’m not really for gay marriage, but I don’t think vandalizing the center was right. I dont agree with what they did.” Matt Powell sophomore, industrial engineering
“I think what they did was stupid. I don’t know much about the center and a lot of my peers weren’t that against the vandalization, but I’m really against it and I think it’s really dumb.” Chad Walton freshman, business
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The recent spray painting of “Fags Burn” and “Die” on the GLBT offices has awakened the Wolfpack family to unite behind what we all know to be true - the student body as a whole rejects and condemns hate speech at N.C. State University. In order for our campus to thrive, we all must work toward a positive atmosphere where all students feel welcome and capable of achieving their full potential. Any speech or actions intended to harass, intimidate, or degrade others is unacceptable, and together we must confront and denounce it in every corner of our university. We are N.C. State. We live by the values of equity for all people and mutual respect for every member of the human race regardless of race, color, religion, creed, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or veteran status. We stand by these values so that our generation and generations of students to come can all benefit from the diverse, welcoming and empowering community that is N.C. State. We, the undersigned, support this statement and all members of our Wolfpack community. Signed, Chandler Thompson, Student Body President Ethan Harrelson, Student Senate President Bryan Hoynacke, President of the UGSA Matthew Woodward, UAB President Phillip Christofferson, Student Government Justin Watkins, National Pan-Hellenic Council Mario Terry, African American Student Advisory Council Molly Matty, WKNC Olivia Desormeaux Rachel Turner Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity Tom Stafford, Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs Tracey Ray, Assistant Vice Provost for Student Diversity Jeff Braden, Dean CHASS Mike Telesca, '92, WKNC alum Allen Emory Lauren Kirkpatrick Mike Giancola, Director of CSLEPS Agromeck Paul Cash, GLBT-CA Allison Camras, Panhellenic Association Katina Mitchell-Bridgeman Leslie Alvarez Detric Robinson Lisa Zapata, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Theta Nu Xi Multicultural Sorority, Inc. Adam Ward, GLBT Center Graduate Assistant Hema Patel, Student Government Diversity Commission EKTAA Justine Hollingshead, Director of the GLBT Center Josh Privette, Campus Safety and Transportation Commission Caitlin Cohn, GLBT Center Rep. - Student Centers BOD NCSU Teaching Fellows Rupert W. Nacoste, Professor of Psychology Cam White Tierza Watts Robin Harris, Dance Program Tracy DiTucci Deb Luckadoo, Director of Campus Activities Gennelle Wilson Courtney Simpson, Director, Student Support Services The Movement Bryan Kanney, UAB Program Assistant Kristen Ellerbe Collin March, Community Outreach Commission Sarah Plonk Brian Krystek Tim Luckadoo, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Ebonee Taylor Kristen Ellerbe Emmie Shore Chris Lisi Nicole Ware Chancey Powell Komal Raani Dilawari Wake Up, It's Serious! A Campaign for Change Laci Weeden Office of Parents & Families Services Mindy Sopher Supriya Sadagopan Rebekah Jaeger Jennifer Gamble TJ Willis Martha Andre, Collections Manager, University Cashier's Office Katlin Allsbrook Chris Jackson, GLBT-CA Vice President Nithyananthan Poosamani, Student Senate Shana Moore Wesley Jones, Student Senate Jenny Lomelino, The Movement Ramey Williams, The Movement Emerson Barker, Student Senate Alan Porch, Operations Manager University Communications Kyle O'Donnell, Student Senate Inter Fraternity Council Student Center Operations Turi Watson, Associate Director Office of Student Conduct Alex Williamson Kylie Broderick Student Government Athletics Commission Virginia Huffman Sakinah Omar Collaborative Greek Council Emily Ostrander, Collaborative Greek Council President Amanda Antono, Director of Community Outreach CSLEPS SLT Ashley Walls Taylor Elkins Adam Wilkerson Paul Tongsri, Office of Student Conduct Harish Chintakunta, Officer, ECE GSA Paul Daniel John Starbuck, Bookstore Kelley Brackett Jennifer Gilmore Donna Barnes Kelley Brackett Nicole Wood Erin McCrary Mary Yemma Sandy Jones Miranda Drake Kat Reece Xiao (Lester) Yu Jason Frizzell Ashley Simons-Rudolph Sam Dennis Brooke Shafranek Carolina Alzuru, Women’s Center Avril Smart Justin Boucher Jazzmine Small, The Society of Afrikan American Culture Sasha Campbell
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Creating vaccine for poultry and humans Salmonella infects 1.2million people a year; professors look to take threat out of microbe.
technologies developed at the University. According to Sexton, OTT acts as the collaborative link between academia and industry to make the benefits of significant inventions accessible to the public. Ankita Saxena According to Sexton, comStaff Writer panies have asked for sufficient Salmonella has been a sub- results on poultry before they ject of caution, but instead of can work on granting permisbrushing off the pathogen, sion for clinical trials on humicrobiology professor Hosni mans. Meanwhile, Sexton has been Hassan has embraced the miworking on bringing this crobe for a career in research. Hassan is developing a sal- vaccine into the agricultural monella vaccine that aims to pharmaceutical space and the make poultry and eggs safe veterinary animal market and for human consumption and getting their feedback. “I have been interacting with to prevent foodborne diseases. Up to this point, Hassan has Hassan since he submitted the worked to make a weakened, invention disclosure for this non-pathogenic strand of sal- vaccine in 2006. We filed the monella, and his next step is to U.S. patent application for develop this as a vaccine to test this at the same time,” Sexton said. “I have been in touch with on humans. “It could possibly be used in companies since then to get a preventive pill for food poi- their feedback, and contacted soning,” Hassan said. “It can be the Biotech Center to request something people take before a grant which would help him traveling, especially to coun- generate the data needed.” According toSexton, the tries having water contamination and high instances of funding from this technolfood borne illnesses. This vac- ogy enhancement grant will cine could be used as a precau- be used by Hassan in his lab to work on tion against t he re su lt s diseases like demanded by traveler’s diindustry. arrhea.” The grant’s Kelly Sex$ 5 0, 0 0 0 i s ton, senior funding the licensing astesting of the sociate at vacci ne on the Office of chickens and Technology Hosni Hassan, their eggs. Transfer of microbiology professor “As part of the National our experiInstitute of Health, is spearheading the ments, we prepare a known commercialization of this vac- concentration of the vaccine from live bacteria, and feed cine. This department works on it orally to the chickens when the entrepreneurial aspects of they are as young as one or two
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Microbiologist Hosni Hassan shows off some of the salmonella cultures on hand in the lab. This one has been dyed flourescent green so it is more easily viewed under a microscope. The cultures of salmonella can be preserved for extensive periods of time when stored in their freezers.
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Hill honored as ACC Performer of the Week Senior cross country runner Ryan Hill earned ACC Performer of the Week honors for the second time this season after finishing second at the Wisconsin Adidas Invitational in Madison, Wisc. Hill finished just behind Arizona freshman Lawi Lalang after he ran the 8k course in 23:39.9. After the event, the Wolfpack men’s cross country team now ranks No. 19 in the USTFCCCA national poll.
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Albadawi touted as conference Player of the Week
Volleyball (14-8, 2-7 ACC)
Sophomore forward Nazmi Albadawi continued his great play for the Wolfpack men’s soccer team, earring him the ACC Player of the Week. Albadawi found the back of the net for two game-winning goals last week in wins over Georgia Southern and Virginia Tech. The Raleigh native has scored the last four goals for the Pack and leads the team with six goals overall. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Small town athletes excelling Small town athletes go against the norm when they choose to play for large universities.
Forbush High School, a 2-A division school. Wood said she wanted to go to a big school, and despite the “cultural difference,” she thinks she adjusted quite well. “As a freshman, I think what Allyssa Pearson really helped me was coming to Staff Writer summer school for the second If you’re from a small summer session,” Wood said. town, you know that very “It was mainly all the athletes few athletes get the oppor- here, so I got to know all the tunity to go on and play for athletes and you kind of have larger universities. Often- that little nest of friends before times, very talented ath- starting school.” She said that most of the letes go unnoticed because recruiters tend to overlook students from her high school stayed close to home, and she lower division schools. Very few go on to be star agreed that it was against the athletes like Kelly Wood, norm to go on to a big school senior libero for the volley- for athletics. Wood continued to work ball team. In fact, very few even get the opportunity to hard throughout high school, play at all for a large school determined to make it into a big school. such as “I’ve always N.C. thought that State. you earn what Kelly you get, that’s Wood how I wa s is an elbrought up,” ementary Wood said. education Academimajor on cally, Wood scholaralso faced a sh ip for huge change volleyball. from what she She h a s was used to. led the Coming from Wolfpack Kelly Wood, senior libero a small town, volleyball the large class te a m i n digs the past three out of size took some getting used to. “At my high school there was four seasons, and has nearly made it in to the top ten for maybe 12 [students] in each class. You have that specialized career games played. Growing up in Yadkin- teaching there,” she said. Kayla DeWald, sophomore ville, N.C., Wood went to
Today Women’s Volleyball at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. Thursday Women’s Soccer vs. Clemson Raleigh, 7 p.m. Friday Swimming & Diving at Maryland College Park, Md., 3 p.m. Women’s Volleyball at Duke Durham, 7 p.m. Saturday Football at Virginia Charlottesville, Va., 3:30 p.m. Men’s Soccer vs. Wake Forest Raleigh, 7 p.m.
Athletes from small towns: Kelly Wood: Yadkinville Dariyan Hopper: Minooka, Ill. Tyler Brosious: Waynesville Dwayne Maddox: Shelby Hakeem Flowers: Simpsonville, S.C. J.T. Zdanek: Chocowinity Terrell Manning: Laurinburg George Bryan: Castle Hayne Curtis Underwood: Lackawanna, N.Y. Source: N.C. State Athletics
in history, is also from a small high school. She agrees that coming from a small town makes it a lot harder to get to play sports at larger schools. “Not many people from my high school go to big schools to play sports”, DeWald said. “It’s really rare, and because of that our town doesn’t really have a lot for opportunities for athletes. It’s really a big deal when someone gets to go to schools like N.C. State or UNC for sports.” Although small towns impose a lot of limitations on athletes, there are the exceptions like Kelly Wood. Despite the size of the school, Wood has managed to make herself stand out and has made quite a name for herself. She could possibly make it into the top ten records for career games played this week after the volleyball team faces Wake Forest and Duke.
“As a freshman, I think what really helped me was coming to summer school for the second summer session.”
Quote of the day “I’ve always thought that you earn what you get, that’s how I was brought up.” Kelly Wood, senior libero
Played 5-set matches in 6 of 9 ACC matches It seems as though the State volleyball team has been in the “rebuilding” stage for the last decade, but this year’s team really seems to show some promise. Though the team has lost its last six straight matches in conference play, it has either won or gone to five sets in 19 of the 22 matches it has been involved in. With young talent like sophomore middle blocker Brie Merriwether and freshman outside hitter Nicole Glass, coach Bryan Bunn’s team appears to be in good hands. Merriwether and Glass have combined for two Most Valuable Player awards and Glass has been named freshman of the week twice this season.
Women’s Soccer (9-6-2, 0-5-2 ACC) When you’re a part of what is arguably the most competitive league for women’s soccer, it’s hard to shine, even when you’ve won 60 percent of your games. That is the situation that the women’s squad has found themselves in. The Pack has proven to be lethal against non-conference teams but has struggled with the likes of their ACC counterparts. Coach Steve Springthorpe’s freshmen players have proved their worth on the field so far this season. Freshman forward Stephanie Bronson, who leads the team in goals, has scored six goals and provided two assists in 17 games. Senior goalkeeper Kim Kern has kept the Pack alive, providing a conference-leading 80 saves for the season with five shutouts.
Football (3-3, 0-2 ACC) 3-1 at home, 0-2 away Amerson - leads country in interceptions (6) Tom O’Brien’s football teams have gone only one season nearly injury free 2010. That season the team finished 9-4 and came one win away from making it to the ACC Championship game but fell short against Maryland. This season has been full of, surprisingly, injuries. Those injuries have been crucial ones, with the
leading rusher from last year, redshirt freshman Mustafa Greene, going down for the season and the defensive captain, senior defensive lineman J.R. Sweezy, missing a considerable amount of time at the beginning of the season. Expect the Pack football team to bounce back next season with a slew of young talent and the return of Greene to compliment quarterback Mike Glennon during his senior year in the backfield.
Men’s Soccer (6-7-2) Albadawi - ACC Men’s Soccer Player of the Week; 6 goals, 4 in last 3 matches The men’s soccer team lost its .500 season on Tuesday but don’t let that fool you. Under new head coach Kelly Findley, the team has been very solid from a defensive standpoint and has only faltered in the scoring third of the pitch. The team had played five games, two in preseason, before they even succeeded a goal. Unfortunately for the Wolfpack, however, the facet they struggle with is that which is most pivotal to winning--scoring. Six of the Pack’s 15 games have gone to overtime, two of which have resulted in a loss. Sophomore Nazmi Albadawi, who was named the ACC men’s soccer player of the week, has found scoring form as of late, putting in four goals in the last three matches. The freshmen forwards, Zabarle Kollie and Monbo Bokar, have also shown promise and will likely provide many goals for Findley in their coming seasons.
Men’s and Women’s Golf While other sports have seemingly struggled during the fall, the men’s and women’s golf teams have found a tremendous amount of team and individual success this season. The women’s golf team has finished inside of the top five in every tournament it has competed in thus far. To top that off, junior Amanda Baker and freshman Augusta James have won two of the three tournaments the Pack has competed in. The women’s team is also ranked for the first time in school history with James ranking No. 30 in the country. The men’s golf team has also had success as a team and as individuals. State has placed in the top 10 in every tournament and senior Mark McMillen earned his first collegiate victory at the Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate tournament.
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