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A work of art, not for PACK SHOCKS NO. 16 NOLES the faint of heart Turlington Residence Hall will be hosting a haunted house Saturday night.

Caitlin Barrett Staff Writer

Friday night the Turlington Hall Council will transform the residence hall’s basement into a haunted house, or specifically, “Artiste Asylum.”

This year the haunted house will be different from those of previous years, as it will be a guided tour. Tour guides will take groups through an insane asylum where actors will take pleasure in scaring people as much as they can.

“It is called ‘Artiste Asylum’. It is about the journey through insanity.

Everybody interprets it differently. I interpret it as the mind of a deranged artist...but if I said any more it would probably give it away,” said Courtney Jones, a junior in psychology and resident adviser in Turlington Residence Hall.

Jones is one of the many actors who will be performing in Saturday’s haunted house.

Antrone Burke, a member of the council and a sophomore in animal science, and Jones agreed that this year’s theme was collectively their ideas.

“The whole aspect of psychological warfare, it just calls to me. Alfred

Hitchcock is one of my favorite directors…it is so simple but it hits you, and that is what we aimed to do with this… plus scaring people is fun,” Burke said.

The council has been working all year to create this year’s haunted house. They will begin setup around 5 p.m. on Friday, and they hope to finish around noon on Saturday.

“We’ve been planning it since the beginning of the year. It is a very drawn out process.” Jones said. “Finding people to help with setup is the big part.”

Jones said it also takes a lot of time to get things ready. This involves making sure the theme is perfect, the actors are in costume and know what they are supposed to be doing and running through the performance.

Setup involves transforming the entire basement of Turlington Residence Hall into the creator’s vision, making sure costumes are in order and doing a run through of the tour.

The actors are responsible for putting together their makeup and costumes before tours start. Burke said the tour is semi-scripted. The actors are given a general idea of what to say and they have to develop the information they are given.

The Turlington Hall Council provides the money to buy all of the decorations, makeup, costumes, and

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Senior wide receiver, Owen Spencer, celebrates with the student section after the N.C. State beat Florida State in the N.C. State – Florida State Football game in Carter Finley Stadium on Thursday.

Spencer received for a total of 5 yards helping the Wolfpack to beat the Seminoles 28-24 in a late victory, bringing the Wolfpack’s record to 6-2 (3-1 ACC)

See page 8 for the full story.

C­­ALS career expo fills Talley Ballroom with employers

New campus organization reaches out to assist the children in Cambodia

Career expo breaks last year’s attendance record with over 1,400 students attending.

A new campus organization helps raise funds to build a new school in Cambodia to further enhance education.

Lana Layton Staff Writer

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences broke last year’s career expo record this year, with 1,411 students in attendance, surpassing last year’s attendance by over 1,000 students. 85 different organizations set up camp in the Talley Ballroom to market and discuss experience and job opportunities with interested students of any major.

For 19 years, CALS Career Services has produced their own career expo, bringing interested organizations and hopeful students together.

The director of Career Services for CALS, Marcy Bullock, said she was hoping for a record- breaking year after last year’s large turnout.

“We’re hoping students will come out…it’s a great chance for students to ask employers questions about what they’re looking for…[and] anyone with any major is welcome,” Bullock said.

Before the CALS career fair, students were encouraged to become knowledgeable about the companies they were interested in talking with. In terms of resumes, students were advised to write a professional summary of what kind of internship they are looking for, and make sure it promoted their individuality and skill sets.

“The latest, greatest thing is to write a professional summary about yourself in three lines. Don’t just say you want an internship…use about three adjectives to describe your skills, showing the company how you would be a useful asset,” Bullock said. “After you meet an employer at the career fair, make sure to follow up with the people you were impressed with.”

For prospective employers, the career expo served as a wonderful tool to find potential interns and employees from many undergraduate areas.

Sharon Griffin, supervisor of in Cyto genetics at LabCorp, talked

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Thai Xiong, a senior in agricultural Business Management, converses with Hudley Godwin of BASF during the CALS Career Expo. “I came to check out all of the career opportunities.” said Xiong. Approximately 1,300 students visited the 85 companies in Talley Ballroom on thurday.

about her organization’s prospects. so many organizations, Xiong also Although students with a scientific said he ended up speaking with background have more options with companies he had not thought of LabCorp, other majors are encouraged before, broadening his post graduto look at open positions that may ca- ate horizons.

“I saw the USDA Statistics Deter to other educational histories. partment and Grif f in said, didn’t know “Our facility itwhat it was self is more for a l l about… chemistry, biobut now I logical sciences, think it’s very [a nd] a n i m a l interesting sciences… [but] after having we do have a wide a good, long variety of [other] talk with opportunities.”

Thai Xion, senior in agricultural them,” Xiong T ha i X iong, business management said. “This a senior in ag[was] actually ricultural business management, attended the ca- my first time attending. I should reer expo; although his educational have come last year because it’s rebackground deals with management, ally helpful…everyone I have talkhe was still able to talk to many em- ed to has been very helpful and has tried to guide me along my career ployers about internships.

“The event was very helpful. There pathway.”

Employee Development Manager are numerous companies here, so the employment opportunities are really Stacy Bond recruits students for great,” said Xiong.

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“The event was very helpful. There are numerous companies here.”

of Bricks Breaking Boundaries, said the project stemmed from the idea to apply the summer reading to the students’ lives.

“Last year, a few associate deans of the university, Jo-Ann Cohen, associate dean of the College of Physical Kali Mallory and Math Sciences, and Ken EsbenStaff Writer shade, associate dean of the College As a reaction to the summer reading of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Half the Sky by Nicholas Krisoff and came to the Caldwell Fellows with a vision of making the Sher yl WuDunn, freshmen reading a Br ic k s Bre a k i ng more intimate and Boundaries has been involved project,” formed on campus.

Fraboni said. “The The organization idea was to have a aims to enhance campus wide fundeducation in Camraiser in support of bodia by building a Greg Mortenson’s primary school to Central Asia Institarget the problem tute. In light of the of gender inequalHaiti disaster, we ity. According to Kathryn Fraboni, member of did not want to host members of Bricks Brick Breaking Boundaries a competing charity, Breaking Boundarso the idea was put ies, support from the campus, as well as the community, is on hold until this year.”

According to Fraboni, the economic needed to make this vision a success.

Kathryn Fraboni, a freshman in environmental technology and member CAMBODIA continued page 3

“In light of the Haiti disaster, we did not want to host a competing charity .”

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arving out his pumpkin, Matthew Alexander, a freshmen in First Year College, sits outside on Tucker Beach, participating in the pumpkin carving contest that took place Tuesday. “My pumpkin wasn’t able to compete in the contest because it wasn’t regulation size,” Alexander said. The competition was part of a Halloween program the FYC hall council held for residents to participate in “spooky” activities.

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POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 26 1:43 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Wolf Village Units responded to student in need of medical assistance.

Transport was refused.

1:52 A.M. | ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLE Hillsborough Building Lot Due to citizen complaints, vehicle was issued NCSU Transportation Parking Ticket.

10:18 A.M. | LARCENY Administrative Services I NCSU Department of Transportation reported theft of parking boot from vehicle.

Investigation ongoing.

11:05 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Kappa Sigma Fire Protection responded to alarm. Cause unknown.

Electronics notified.

8:06 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Reynolds Coliseum Officers reported to monitor Chancellor’s Installation.

11:02 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Maiden Lane Report of suspicious persons in the area. Officers checked area but did not locate anyone.

12:13 P.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Red Hat Report of threatening phone call.

Call traced to former employee.

Subject will be trespassed from NCSU property. Investigation ongoing.

2:14 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Jordan Hall Report of damage to stall door in restroom.

3:14 P.M. | ASSISTANCE Bagwell Hall Student contacted police with questions concerning child custody issues. Student was referred and transported to

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Transportation Update

The Free to Breathe 5K on Saturday, Nov. 6 and the City of Oaks Marathon on Sunday, Nov. 7 will affect bus routes.

Free to Breathe 5K race begins at 7:30 a.m., so expect morning impacts through mid-day. City of Oaks Marathon expects 5,000 participants, and will impact the NCSU campuses and much of Raleigh. Sections of Main Campus Drive will be closed along with city road closures. Anyone who doesn’t need to be traveling in or through campus may wish to avoid the area until after about 1 p.m. The race is scheduled to start on Main Campus Drive at

the MRC plaza, and then head north out Oval Drive. Visit the event website, http://cityofoaksmarathon.com/, for more event and route information.

Anyone who needs to access the Lonnie Poole Golf Course, the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center, the William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation or Centennial Middle School should enter campus off Centennial Parkway and Achievement, but Centennial Parkway will be blocked further north by the City of Raleigh, or off Trailwood Drive. Heavy traffic is expected and several parking areas will be reserved mainly for participants.

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4:05 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON McKimmon Center Report of suspicious subject in lobby. Officer spoke with nonstudent however, before trespass could be issued subject fled on foot. Subject could not be located and file checks showed no record of subject.

4:09 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Carmichael Gym Fire Protections responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported to Student Health Center.

4:09 P.M. | HARASSING PHONE CALLS Western Manor Apartments Student reported receiving harassing phone calls.

Investigation ongoing.

5:55 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Student Health Center Emergency Medical Service units responded to transport student in need of medical assistance.

NC OPT-ED Conference North Carolina Alliance to Create Opportunity through Education, a non-profit funded alliance among N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and NC A&T, is holding a free conference for students from middle school through graduate school on Friday, Nov. 12 at the Greensboro Coliseum. NC OPT-ED’s purpose is to help increase the number of underrepresented minorities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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Oct 28-30, Nov 3-6 at 7:30pm Oct 30-31 & Nov 6-7 at 2pm Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre Powerful drama based on the stories of six women who served in Vietnam. Post-show talk with the playwright on Oct 29.

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Fri, Oct 29 at 7pm • Titmus Theatre A concert of classical music of Southern India, accompanied by violin and mridangam (doubleheaded barrel drum).

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condition of Cambodia enhances the need for such a program.

“Cambodia has one of the lowest per capita incomes in the world; a major drawback associated with their poor economy involves the lack of functional primary and secondary schools. Without schools to educate local villagers and provide future jobs, many villagers send their children elsewhere in order to find work and support their families,” Fraboni said. “Often times families cannot afford to send multiple children to school, therefore the boys attend school while the girls are sent away from home in search of work.”

LaSonya Harris, a freshman in biochemistry, said the program is beneficial because it promotes education.

“I think it’s good that we’re trying to reach out to others and help them because education is important,” Harris said.

Fraboni said the lack of education for girls condemns them to the life of sex trafficking. Their inability to obtain education leads to this unfortunate plight.

“Many of the girls are given false promises of job opportunities and find themselves forced into prostitution in foreign areas,” Fraboni said. “Sex trafficking is rampant in third-world countries and many girls are easy to abuse because they are uneducated or desperate for money to support themselves and their families. By providing a school equipped with teachers and learning material, we can educate both males and females at a young age and increase their chances of success. “ Chris Miller, a sophomore in history, said programs like these are always necessary.

“These programs are important because you can never help people enough and there are and will always be people that need help,” Miller said.

Bricks Breaking Boundaries will be partnering with nonprofit organization Assistance for Cambodia in order to raise a minimum of

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consistent theme and because it is more psychological than last year. “It is more about the continued from page 1 startle factor and less about the anything else needed to make gore.” she said.

Although portraying ghosts the set perfect. This year the council also received a dona- and ghouls from the mind of a tion from a middle school. Stu- deranged artist can be mentally and physically dents f rom demanding, t he s c ho ol the actors said w i l l be a lthey enjoy evlowed to tour ery minute of the haunted it. house 30 “I enjoy minutes beworking with fore it opens everybody… to the public. that is the fun L a st ye a r part. The set 250 people atup is absotended the atAntrone Burke, member of lutely hilaritraction and Turlington Council ous. We had a this year the big sleepover hall council is hoping to top that, according to slumber party in the basement afterwards, which was one of the Turlington Hall Council.

Jones thinks that this year the most fun things I think I’ve will be even better than the ever done. The whole ordeal is last because they have a more just awesome. It is one of those

“It is so simple but it hits you, and that is what we aimed to do with this.”

$13,000 for the school, according to Fraboni.

“One advantage of this organization is the support for a sustainable relationship with the school. The Assistance for Cambodia organization is very happy to include their supporters in the building process, opening of the school, and continued contact,” Fraboni said.

Harris said our campus should promote these programs in small areas before reaching abroad.

“We should start in small areas around us. Although there are many places abroad that could us our help, there are still areas around us that need funding,” Harris said.

According to Fraboni, funding for the cause will occur through fundraising and campus involvement.

“Money will be raised through campus wide fund-raisers and donations. Currently we are brainstorming larger campus wide fundraisers in order to raise awareness and get students involved in fighting for the cause,” Fraboni said. “Though we are striving towards a funding goal, it is impor-

things you don’t forget being a part of,” said Jones.

Dillon Ladenburger, a sophomore in food science and actor in the attraction, said he can’t wait to “freak some people out” and that it is going to be awesome.

The haunted house is not for the faint of heart as it is designed to scare students, according to Ladenburger.

Ladenburger said, “People need to have a light heart, approach it with a fun spirit, and just have fun with it.”

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tant to mention that our mission is twofold with our primary goal being to spread awareness about gender inequality. We will be continuously working towards educating NC State and surrounding communities about this imperative global issue.”

Miller said it is important for the community to show concern for people through supporting causes like these.

“It is important because anytime you can help out other people that really need some help is crucial in this day and age,” Miller said.

“I think that a community that helps others makes that community strong. It shows that there are people out there that care, which is really important.”

Fraboni said everyone is welcome to help with this cause.

“We are not restricting our fundraisers to just Bricks Breaking Boundaries students, but to all NCSU students and anyone in the community willing to participate,” Fraboni said. “We are always looking for new members who are willing to volunteer their time in helping raise money.”

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the family-owned business Murphy Family Ventures. Because the business has many divisions within its infrastructure, Bond said she furthered the call for students with differing backgrounds and interests.

Bond said there is need for such educational diversity within the business. Different majors are required for different jobs.

“For the golf course, we mainly bring in turf grass or horticulture students. We look for culinary or hotel management students for the restaurant. For the swine division, we look for any kind of agricultural science or animal science,” Bond said.

Bond also talked of the different classifications of students she met, highlighting the growing number of freshman she conversed with who were scoping out the fair to asses information about potential internships.

“I’ve had seniors, juniors, and sophomores, but this year in this career fair I’ve seen more freshmen than I have in years past, [which] is excellent, because even though they may not know what they want to do yet, they’re looking for opportunities,” Bond said.

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THE FACTS:

On Wednesday, the Chancellor’s Liaison meeting outlined students’ concerns about advising.

Student Government was charged with developing an advisor evaluation to assess how students feel about their advisor and to gather data to develop a new advising plan.

OUR OPINION:

Since advising has been an issue for years, it is great Student Government has stepped up to provide a way for students to evaluate their advisors.

While this is great, this also will require SG to reach outside themselves and pursue the student body’s issues.

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dvising problems finally came to the forefront at the Chancellor’s Liaison meeting this week. The University presented its position on the subject, but the system was found to be inconsistent across departments and many students have already had poor experiences. As part of finding a solution, Student Government has stepped forward and will be devising an advisor evaluation for students to assess their advisor’s performance. While it is great the University has entrusted SG with the project, SG needs to keep some things in mind as it moved forward.

It is great SG has taken on this job, however they need to keep up their end of the deal and remain transparent.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Transparency has been a consistent issue students have had with SG, so they should take it to the Brickyard with their new campaign can help them inform students and get feedback. Making themselves available, whether on the Brickyard or through e-mail, will be key.

SG also needs to keep in mind to represent students as a whole, not just their individual problems. If problems are reoccurring, then certainly they are issues. However, senators and representatives cannot make gross generalization and must find ways to gather quantitative data themselves.

While the University is in the throngs of the semester and advising is coming to an end, the survey still needs to be done before the end of the semester.

Timeliness will aid the evaluations’ effectiveness because students’ advising sessions will be fresh in their minds. This will also allow enough time for the administration to collect and analyze the data, then develop a plan long before the next period of advising.

SG should also ask students about the University’s core advising website. While the website has all the information students need on it, the University

should be aware of why students don’t use it and use that data to redevelop the website to be more student friendly.

Advising evaluations will be a step in the right direction for the development of future advising. SG needs to swiftly develop a system and collect data to better represent the voice and experience of the student body. Only by remaining transparent and actively seeking students’ input can SG be successful. Not only is their reputation riding on the effectiveness of this evaluation, but so is the future of advising.

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t is your responsibility as a citizen in this great democratic society to not only vote, but be informed when doing so. Straight ticket vot ing undermines the election process though, and can potentially keep st rong c a ndidates from both running Chad and being Rhoades elected. A great Senior Staff Columnist number of the offices up for election are partisan-based, but there are also a number of offices that are non-partisan.

Like partisan-based elections, it is equally important to be informed about nonpartisan candidates. There are offices such as judges and soil and water conservation district supervisors, that are non-partisan, but are essential to the count y and state. Outside voting areas, pamphlets a nd ot her informative literature are handed out by party affiliates which show who they recommend you to vote for. It is important that the individuals who hold these non-partisan offices are elected based on merit and understanding of the issues their specific office entails, and not solely on who your affiliated party supports.

In fact, one member of the Wolfpack community is running for soil and water conservation district supervisor.

Jennifer Austin Wadsworth is a senior double majoring in political science and women and gender studies. I have interacted with her over the past three years here at N.C. State. If you know Wadsworth or have been around her for more than five minutes, it is apparent she is a strong, motivated and passionate individual. She knows the issues that are pressing natural resource issues in Wake County, and is willing to take on these challenges even with the issues in budget cuts and state funding.

An issue that I have with most candidates is whether or not they seek positions for

power or if they actually care about the issues. From talking with her, it is obvious that she is motivated for the right reasons. Many of us struggle to balance our lives with the college lifestyle. She is able to double major and excel in her school work, while still being involved in her campaign and focusing on the issues surrounding the office she is running for. College brings enough stress as it is, but the sacrifices she has made and the motivation she has to make Wake County the best it can be says a lot about her character and mission. It is rare to find someone who truly cares this much about their duty and is willing to make sacrifices for their cause.

It would be a shame for a candidate like Wadsworth to be overlooked because voters are not informed or don’t vote because it is not a partisan office. It is not difficult to be informed.

Sample ballots are available for downloadi ng at t he State Board of Elections website before the election so voters know who is on the ballot beforehand. Information about candidates can be found easily, and it only takes a few minutes to at least read their candidate statements.

The most important thing to keep in mind when voting during the election is to vote for the candidate based their merit and not a political affiliation. Sometimes party affiliation may lead you astray, and may not be relevant to the candidate’s office. It is irresponsible to ignore non-partisan ballots because they also play a vital role in assuring the wellbeing of your county and state.

“It is equally important to be informed about non-partisan candidates.”

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“My experience has been really great. The two advisers that I’ve had have been really helpful with listing to what I want to do and recommending how to achieve that.”

Alyssa D’Avanzo sophomore, art & design

“My experience is average. I’ve heard of advisers that are horrible and some that are really good. I appreciate mine because she tells me what classes to take and when it’s a good time to take them. I think it’s a good system.”

Martha Kome sophomore, biological sciences

“It’s fine, I only see my adviser to schedule classes. But if I ever wanted to talk to her for other academic things, I think she would be open to it.”

Maggie Hustead sophomore, history

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Researchers integrate gallium nitride into smart grid technology Professor Jay Narayan received a grant from the National Science Foundation to research gallium nitride as a material for electric grids.

ogy company, has been looking into ways to improve storage technology.

Despite being the leading company in the world for power technology, ABB has set up an outpost on Centennial Campus to research and enhance the present grid.

“You need the storage in order to Mark Herring charge up batteries when you can proStaff Writer duce the energy, so you can use the Despite the recent efforts for en- stored energy when it’s not sunny, if ergy independence, modern energy you’re using solar energy as an examneeds are growing steadily. Viable ple,” Le Tang, the Vice President and options moving forward are reduced Head of the U.S. Corporate Research consumption and and more efficient Center for ABB, said. “We are workmeans of delivering energy. In light of ing on the interface of the renewable this, the University has taken a leading sources with the power grid. They role in researching how to balance an don’t naturally go together.”

Narayan’s goal is to be able to apply increased energy demand with a more efficient means of delivery through so- his new discoveries to the industry, especially for the “smart grid.” He called “smart” grids.

The smart grid is a recent devel- has been working closely with techopment in electrical engineering, nology companies like ABB, CREE, which increases current distribution and Kopin Corporation to develop efficiency compared to traditional the connections necessary to make electric grids. However, with new an impact with his new discoveries. technology comes the need for new Nevertheless, Narayan’s focus is not material. Jay Narayan, John C. Fan limited to smart grids. He is first and Distinguished Chair Professor of Ma- foremost a materials scientist, so his terial Science Engineering, has led a main concern was to figure out a way team of researchers for the past decade to “marry” GaN to silicon.

Narayan employed the help of forto into the process of developing a way to “integrate” gallium nitride (GaN) mer PhD student and now current onto silicon chips for the use of smart assistant professor of materials engigrids and other technologies. GaN is a neering Tom Rawdanowicz to progsubstance that can handle high voltage ress the research process back in 2000.

“Narayan is a visionary and when and current.

“This is an exciting material, which he sees his students working on someis needed for these high power devices thing, he has a knack to see something directly,” Narayan said. “So you can much farther down the road more ofmake these smart grids, which are ten than the student does,” Rawdanoelectric grids married with a computer wicz said. chip. So you can transmit power more Their research consisted of achievefficiently. If there ing a “marriage” is trouble, you can of GaN on silicon sense and manipusimilar to prior late it, since it is on existing integraa chip. The smarttions of GaN on ness means there is sapphire chips. something you can “Right now, for sense, manipulate, Ga N, t hey a re and respond.” usi ng sapphi re Smart grids are in two-inch and remarkable for bet hree-i nch waJay Narayan, professor of material ing able to detect fers ,” Na raya n science and engineering levels of demand said. “If you could for generated curincrease that to rent and adjust distribution accord- twelve inches, on silicon, that would ingly, according to Narayan. be like an increase in a factor of 14.

“For example, suppose parts of the More efficient basically.” region are not using or expending Moreover, not only is integrate-GaN much energy. This grid will auto- on silicon more energy efficient, it is as matically divert energy to places where cheap as dirt, or sand rather. it’s needed the most,” Narayan said.

“Silicon is just sand,” Narayan “This is extremely valuable to sources laughed. “The manufacturing prices of energy that can’t be stored well, like are a fraction of that of sapphire.” solar. If you have a solar farm, you However, GaN does not exist in a can’t store that energy for very long. vacuum.

Batteries have limited capacity. So in “It’s interesting working in the field a smart grid, this energy can be used with real world applications, especialat the point of generation—immedi- ly with GaN,” Rawdanowicz said. ately.”

Besides its use in smart grids, GaN Although storage capacity is limited, can be used in various sorts of electhere is a large response on the indus- tronics, including LED lighting and try’s side to confront the problem. high frequency communications for ABB, a multinational power technol- the military.

“This is an exciting material, which is needed for these high-power devices directly.”

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The new semiconducter material is specially developed for the translator. “The new material allows for transistors to be used at higher voltages and can be used to increase the efficiency of power grids,” Narayan said.

“The power savings, especially with regards to the environment, can save this country,” Rawdanowicz said.

LED lights that use this technology require less energy, last longer, and are brighter, according to Rawdanowicz.

The potential for savings is so great that the government has invested a plethora of resources into the research. Narayan has received much of his funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF), which has been an important contributor to smart grid research. The NSF poured an additional $18.5 million into the FREEDM Center on Centennial Campus, which is the center for the university’s smart grid research.

Moreover, Narayan stressed the importance of this new technology to the nation’s economy.

“This is also an issue of money,” Narayan said. “This building here was built and maintained by the taxpayers of North Carolina. They need to see the benefits.”

Many businesses have already expressed interest in utilizing GaN to various electronic needs. However, the GaN discoveries have been slow to catch on to the corporate sector, due to its novelty as well as a healthy dose of skepticism on the industry’s part.

“ABB is very involved with the research and development of the smart grid, but the use for Narayan’s new invention, we don’t know yet,” Tang said. “What I understood from him is that this is a new possibility to produce a relatively high performance sensor combination with computing power.

However, we didn’t get beyond that level, so we probably need to discuss more how this can be used in the smart grid.”

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A pioneer of the new semiconducter used in the Smart Grid Technology, Tom Rawdanowicz, a materials and science professor, demonstrates the use of an electron microscope on Thursday.

Before Narayan could even consider marketing integrate-GaN to the power tech industry, he had to pass through the arduous process of acquiring a patent.

“The Internet has completely changed the landscape of the industry,” Narayan said. “As soon as you put out any knowledge, it’s all over the world.”

Nevertheless, GaN and its applications were not easy to sell. Since the completion of the majority of the research in 2005, Narayan fought consistently in the face of rejection for the patent he just earned.

“Some things can be so ahead of themselves that they are perhaps ahead of the people that review them,” Rawdanowicz said. “He wanted to inform the reviewers that it really merited the patent. It had been so long I actually had doubts about the patent.

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credit my love of elections to the fact that they frequently coincide with my birthday. The clanking of voting booths was as familiar as the tearing of wrapping paper. With the day off of school, I would sleep in John Boyer late and stay up all night for the rapid-fire results Weather shows. As a kid, it seemed Columnist like all of America was putting on a big show just for me.

Despite this, I grew up with a gloomy view of Election Day. Before I developed as a scientist and learned that correlation does not equal causality, I just assumed that it always rained on Election Day. It was a comfortable and predictable part of my childhood mythology. After asking around, some of my friends felt the same way.

I struggled with how I would justify this topic, although I knew it meant something to me. “I want to explain why it always rains on Election Day,” I said. “I could find out whether Republicans or Democrats are more rain-averse.” I didn’t have as much luck solving the latter question.

Surprisingly, it’s entirely a coincidence. But coincidences can still impact the outcomes.

Much like the nation’s politica l preferences, Election Day weather conditions are split right down the middle.

The past 62 years include 31 midterm or presidential elections. Only 13 – slightly less than half – had measurable rain in Raleigh.

Including foggy and drizzly days bumps that number closer to 50%.

If your memory doesn’t go past the 1990s, you could be forgiven for associat-

It takes a lot of tenacity. He has that gift and I have to hand it to him.”

In addition to the patent for GaN, Narayan recently won the 2011 Acta Materialia Inc. Gold Medal Award for his research in the field.

Despite these exciting new developments regarding GaN and smart grids, there is a lot of work ahead in the future.

“This will not transform overnight,” Tang remarked.

However, the future of the smart grid and its components not only depends on experts doing their research but also on getting students integrated into the workforce.

“It’s important that the students have curiosity about this field. We’re trying to build more relations with N.C. State,” Tang said.

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ing elections with umbrellas. Of the nine most recent major Election Days, seven were rainy here in Raleigh. That’s 78 percent! In some cities like Charlotte, that figure increases to 8 of 9.

But don’t lay down any money in Vegas – the long-term average indicates that this rainy streak is just a f luke.

For example, someone growing up in the 1950s or 1960s would remember 10 out of 11 Election Days being cold, clear and dry.

The names on the ballot are normally a more important factor than the weather conditions. In close races, however, lower turnout can tip the balance. Older voters and those without vehicles may be more wary of heading out in heavy rain.

The climatic averages provide some addi-

“Of the nine most recent major Election days, seven were rainy here in Raleigh.”

tional context. According to the Southeast Regional Climate Center, Raleigh’s average highs should be in the mid-60s during the first week of November, with morning lows in the lower-40s. Greensboro and Charlotte boast similar numbers, with Wilmington about five degrees warmer. Asheville runs five degrees cooler.

The mild averages are hiding extremes.

Since World War II, Raleigh’s warmest Election Day was a sunny and stifling 81 degrees on November 2, 2004. On the other hand, voters braved arctic 23 degree air on the morning of November 8, 1960 to elect John F. Kennedy, Governor Terry Sanford and Senator B. Everett Jordan.

An early look at the forecast for Tuesday indicates a chance for showers again this year. If you don’t want to stand in line to vote with raingear, remember that early voting continues through Saturday.

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Cloud-making atmosphere in Brazil University researchers studied the effects of aerosol particles on the formation of clouds in the Brazilian Amazon, an area free from human pollution.

particles that serve as something that water vapor can condense onto which will form clouds,” Costa said. “In this sense, we refer to these aerosols as CCN.” Nearly any small particle suspended in the atmosphere can act Mark Herring as CCN, including pollen, dust, sea Staff Writer spray and pollution released into the air, according to Petters.

The vitality of the rainforests to “We went to Brazil to find a place producing oxygen, their tremen- unaffected by anthropogenic (hudous biodiversity and their ability man influenced) pollution, like car to store carbon are widely discussed exhaust or industrial pollution from topics that leave little doubt about smoke stacks, such as sulfur emisthe importance of rainforests in the sion, because all of these particles Earth’s environment. Despite the have an influence,” Petters said. plethora of information about this This research in the Amazon serves vital biome, small discoveries can as a control variable from which furstill provide new insights and clarify ther studies can compare findings. pre-existing information. Recently, “You can get the cumulative effect University researchif you do this reers applied their search in Raleigh” unique f indings Petter said. from the rainforest Petters and the to groundbreaking team of univerat mospher ic resities, including search.

Harvard, ColoraMarkus Petters do University and was not an expert of various European rainforests when he science institutes, Markus Petters, assistant traveled to the Braisolated themselves professor of marine, earth and zilian Amazon two in Manaus, Brazil atmospheric sciences years ago to conduct to avoid any type field research in the of contamination area of atmospheric sciences. As part to their research. of a multinational research team, “We were 1600 kilometers (1000 Petters, assistant professor of marine, miles) inland from the ocean, so earth and atmospheric sciences, set there was no major CCN source out to study the effects of aerosol par- (from sea spray or dust) there. The ticles to the formation of clouds. The interesting thing is that the forests Amazon rainforest offered a “pristine themselves maintain the particle environment” to study the effects of budget, or in other terms, their cloud condensing nuclei (CCN) on source of CCN.” the formation of clouds and its effect As a result of transpiration and on precipitation. various metabolic processes, trees Aerosols in this sense do not refer release small aromatic molecules to CFCs or the propellant gases of called terpenes into the atmosphere. spray cans, according to Katie Costa, These “essential oils” can collect and a second year masters student in ma- react with water vapor high in the rine, earth and atmospheric sciences. atmosphere.

“So basically, aerosols are like dust “Famous terpenes are like alpha

“If there were no CCN at all, there would be no clouds.”

pinene from which come the pine smell or limamene for the lemon scent,” Petters said. “They will end up in the atmosphere and react with things like ozone and will become chemically modified and less radical so they do not want to be in the gas phase anymore. This results in a process similar to cloud formation.”

The researchers collected these particles from an observation tower and extracted the aerosols and shipped them back to labs in the U.S. for complete analysis.

Interestingly, due to the large turnover of water vapor and CCN, rainforests act as their own cloud factories, according to Petters. From a microclimate standpoint, the Amazon can sustain itself. However, with each rainfall, the atmosphere clears itself of CCN by 80 percent, so the rate at which the Amazon flora can put out organic CCN is impressive.

Acid rain is an example in which anthropogenic CCN, sulfate emissions in this instance, are cleansed out of the air.

Petters said CCN it is essential to cloud formation in all environments.

“If there were no CCN at all, there would be no clouds,” Petters said.

“What you would need to do is create a super saturated water vapor at about 400 percent before you could get condensation, and this isn’t an option in the atmosphere. However, it doesn’t matter how much CCN you have if there’s no water vapor, but that wasn’t a problem in the Amazon.”

Although the report on CCN research that Petters published in a recent edition of the academic journal Science has been reviewed well, he does not see himself going back to Brazil soon.

“If you’re the outdoorsy type, it was a great place to be,” Petters said. “If you don’t like camping, it wouldn’t be so fun. We were about a two-hour drive on sometimes-impassible roads

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A researchher climbs the tower used to observe the climate and atmosphere of the Brazilian rainforest. The team studied the effects of cloud condensing nuclei (CCN) on the formation of clouds and its effect on precipitation.

away from the city. We lived in the forest in a place that was more than a shed, but not exactly a house.”

Petters has maintained his focus on the effects of aerosol particles in the atmosphere since his arrival to the University just over a year ago.

“The university has been very supportive and they’ve given me excellent facilities so I can do what I need to do. It’s a very energetic place with

lots of students and great resources.”

Unlike some professors involved in research on campus, Petters has been very involved in the classroom.

“He’s a big believer in that if you show up to class you will succeed,” Sarah Ray, a senior in meteorology, said. “He makes sure to maintain an interesting class as well keep students engaged about the subject material, so that we can do well.”

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Swimming and diving gears up for weekend N.C. State’s swimming and diving teams will match up against Duke and Campbell over the weekend Jeniece Jamison Senior Staff Writer

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On Saturday the men’s swimming and diving team will take on Duke and the women will go up against both Duke and Campbell.

The men have not dropped a match so far this season, posting wins against VMI, Maryland, and Davidson. The women have dropped their only match, to Maryland, and have defeated Campbell.

Duke is coming off of a 168124 win against the Maryland Terapins to open up its ACC schedule.

In the women’s previous matchup against Campbell, the Pack posted an impressive 16879 score. Senior Jennifer Kopenitz took two events, the 200 freestyle with a time of 1:56.13, and the 100 butterfly, in 58.14.

Sophomore Marifrances Henley placed first in the breaststroke with a time of 1:08.75 and the 100 freestyle in 58.23.

Despite his team’s success, coach Brooks Teal said he believes that Duke will offer a great challenge for the Pack. The Blue Devils finished sixth in the ACC last season.

“We’re really focused on trying to get better every week,” Teal said. “Duke has given us trouble in the past. They have finished higher in the ACC in years past. The important thing is just making sure that every-

one is focused and prepared for the match.”

One positive aspect Teal said he has recognized about his team from previous matches is that it doesn’t let up on teams when it has a substantial lead .

“We got ahead and it looked like we had control, but kept racing hard,” Teal said. “We were making sure we worked hard and stayed in control of the score. Those kids didn’t let up at all.”

Also, according to Teal, juniors Joe Martin and Conner Brennan will play large roles going up against the best in the ACC this weekend. Against Davidson, Martin posted a 21.03 time to take second in the 50 freestyle. Brennan, along with sophomore Ivan Kopas, senior Dan Forsythe, and freshman Barrett Miesfield, placed first in the 200-medley relay with a time of 1:32.7.

“Joe Martin and Conner Breann will definitely make a big impact this weekend,” Teal said.

“They are going against one of the top sprinters in the ACC. We really need our sprinters to step up for this match.”

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“You remember players and you remember their tendencies, but every game is a new day and anyone can beat anyone,” senior defensive specialist Taylor Pritchard. “You keep in mind things we can capitalize on to help us when we’re playing teams. That’s why we have scouting reports and we keep them. It’s the same players probably running the same things. They’re not going to have changed things unless they have an injury or something. So it’s the same game plan, it’s just a matter of what have we done to get better to beat them this time around.”

The Pack (12-11, 2-9 ACC) sit in 11th place in the ACC, just one spot above last-place Boston College (8-16, 0-11 ACC), while Maryland is in sixth (158, 6-5 ACC).

State will take on Maryland in College Park at 7 p.m. Friday and Boston College in Chestnut Hill at 1 p.m. Sunday.

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FOOTBALL

Baseball set for weekend intrasquad scrimmage The Wolfpack baseball team’s annual three-game fall world series will kick off Friday at 6 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park. Each game will last seven innings.

The starting pitchers in Friday’s ‘scout night’ game will be Ethan Ogburn and Josh Easley. MLB scouts will be on hand for batting practice and will evaluate drafteligible players in various drills.

In Saturday’s game, which is set to start at 2 p.m., junior Vance Williams and sophomore Danny Healey will start on the mound.

For Sunday’s Halloween game, the Pack will take batting practice in costume. The starters in the series finale will be junior Cory Mazzoni and senior Rob Chamra.

This will be first fans’ first glimpse of the team that went 38-24 a year ago and qualified for NCAAs, the 11th time in Avent’s 15 years the Pack has done so. State returns 11 lettermen and eight full or parttime starters from last season.

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Cross country set for conference championships in Boston The men’s and women’s cross country teams will head to Massachusetts for Saturday’s ACC Championship cross country races. The women’s race will start at 10 a.m. and the men will get going at 11 a.m. The men’s team will look to duplicate its 2009 conference title and improve on its No. 16 national ranking. Coach Rollie Geiger and his squad will have its work cut out it for it, as his team is one of five ranked teams in the field, including No. 8 Florida State and No. 14 Duke. The men will be led by 2009 All-American Ryan Hill and redshirt freshman Andrew Colley, who finished 16th at NCAA Pre-Nationals. On the women’s side, coach Laurie Henes’ No. 28 Wolfpack is one of six ranked teams vying for the conference title. The top-ranked women’s teams are No. 3 Florida State and No. 12 Duke. The women will be paced by freshman Laura Hoer, who is in the midst of one of the best rookie seasons in program history.

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Florida State

4-1

NC State

3-1

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Maryland

2-1

5-2

Clemson

2-2

4-3

Wake Forest

1-3

2-5

Boston College

0-4

2-5

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Virginia Tech

4-0

6-2

Miami

3-1

5-2

Georgia Tech

3-2

5-3

North Carolina

2-2

4-3

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SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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DOMINANT SECOND HALF EFFORT CONCLUDES IN LATE FUMBLE, THRILLING VICTORY Jeniece Jamison Senior Staff Writer

In a seesaw battle with No. 16 Florida State, the football team was able to pull out a much-needed victory over the Florida State Seminoles, 28-24. The win moves the Pack to 6-2 and 3-1 in conference play, while also giving State the tiebreaker over FSU in the ACC’s Atlantic divison.

“We played a very significant game against a leader on our side and a night game late in October, which is a great thing for this school, this university, our alumni and this football program, “ coach Tom O’Brien said.

Capitalizing on some missed opportunities from the Florida State offense, N.C. State struck first on the scoreboard with a quarterback sneak from Russell Wilson in the first quarter.

This momentum did not last long.

The Seminoles responded in the second quarter with a threetouchdown onslaught. All three scores were accounted for by FSU quarterback Christian Ponder, with two short runs and an 11-yard pass to Willie Haulstead. Ponder racked up 105 passing yards and 18 rushing yards in the first half while N.C. State redshirt junior quarterback Russell Wilson gained 29 yards through the air and 38 on the ground.

After the first Ponder touchdown, State running back Dean Haynes gave up a fumble, which would lead to Ponder’s passing touchdown.

Haynes suffered a concussion on the play and did not return.

Another huge momentum swing occurred in the third quarter, and this time the tide turned in the Pack’s favor. Wilson ran in another two touchdowns to tie the score at 21.

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Sophomore halfback James Washington runs the ball through the Florida State defense during the second half of the Pack’s game at Carter-Finley Stadium Thursday. Washington rushed 33 yards on 13 carries. N.C. State defeated the Seminoles 28-24, bringing the team’s record to 6-2 (3-1 ACC).

The fourth quarter was filled with drama for both sides. Two minutes in, Wilson threw an interception to Seminole corner Xavier Rhodes, which FSU turned into a field goal to get the score to 24-21.

“Coach said we have to fight,” Wilson said. “One play at a time, keep fighting, and try to be successful one play at a time. That’s what we did in the second half. We came back and made the plays. “ On the next State possession, the Pack decided to go for it on fourthand-one and Wilson threw a game-

winning play action touchdown pass to junior tight end George Bryan in the back of the end zone.

Florida State drove down the field, but the would-be game-winning march was halted when Pack linebacker Nate Irving recovered a fumble at the 8-yard line with 48.3 seconds left. State ran out the clock to prevail.

“I saw a quarterback play action fake, so I stepped up and I saw the ball,” Irving said. “I saw that he had a loose grip on the ball so I just kept going and it popped out.”

With the victory, State is now bowl eligible. The Pack will head to Clemson, S.C. next week to take on the Tigers.

“It was just a normal game here at Carter–Finley,” O’Brien said. “Other than that, for these kids, that was a great effort. We got ourselves a little discombobulated after the fumble in the first half and we got back on our heels. We ended up throwing the same passes at the end of the game and we were able to complete ours and they didn’t complete theirs. “

VOLLEYBALL

Pack seeks to end skid on road against BC, Maryland Following six straight losses, the volleyball team will have two opportunities to snap its losing skid

The Pack showed it can match up against both teams in its first meetings, losing to Maryland 3-1 and beating Boston College 3-0.

“All the teams that we’ve played, whether we beat them or whether we lost Brent Kitchen to them, we’ve all gone back and said, ‘We could have defeated that team,’” Agromeck Sports Editor Angel said. “Now that we all know that, Following a string of tough losses, the it’s going to be a much better streak for women’s volleyball team hits the road us from here on out.”

Sophomore defensive specialist Alexa this weekend looking to bounce back against two teams it has seen earlier Micek said beating Boston College earin the season in Maryland and Boston lier in the season makes her all the more determined to make another statement College. against the Golden “The girls have Eagles. a g reat energ y “We wa nt to right now,” coach make them scared Bryan Bunn said. to see us again,” “They’re still workMicek said. “We ing hard. They want to beat them k now these are so bad that they winnable matches never want to play for us. We get a senior middle blocker Jana Angel us again.” couple breaks here The loss to and there and we’ll Maryland serves as even greater motibe on the right track.”

But while the recent on-court results vation for freshman middle blocker Brie have not been encouraging, the team Merriwether.

“For teams that we lost to, for me, I get feels it is learning and improving with pissed,” Merriwether said. “If I play them each game.

“We’re not really worried about the again and they already beat me once, I’m outcome of our weekends,” senior mid- not going to let it happen again. There dle blocker Jana Angel said. “We’re wor- is more of a push when you’ve lost the ried about the process of those weekends. first time.”

And while the earlier games also help That is what coach really emphasizes. It’s not really about the games, it’s about the with scouting, the Wolfpack’s perforpractice. He really emphasizes practice mance will come down to executing its over the games because those are going to determine the games.”

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“Now that we all know that, it’s going to be a much better streak for us from here on out.”

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Sophomore setter Megan Cyr sets the ball during warmups for the Friday night game against Boston College. The Wolfpack toppled the Eagles in a 3-0 victory.