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Assaults reported near campus Will Brooks Staff Writer
Breaking and entering and sexual assault have been reported near Hillsborough St. the past few months. Four incidents occurred on Vander-
bilt Ave. near Hillsborough St. recently; two of these reports involved sexual assault, one involved burglary and three involved breaking and entering, according to Jim Sughrue, director of public affairs for Raleigh Police. “These cases go back a couple of months,” Sughrue said. The first of these crimes was reported on Aug. 25 in the 2600 block of Vanderbilt Ave. A man was accidentally let into a residency and subsequently sexually assaulted a woman
in her home, Sughrue said. What began in August has continued, with the last related report filed on Oct. 16 when a man was said to have snuck in through the window of an apartment. The man proceeded to slip into the victim’s bed and sexually assault her, Sughrue said. Raleigh police believe that one person may be responsible for all of the reported crime, Jon Barnwell, Deputy Chief of Campus Police said. The suspect is described as “a dark
complexion male, approximately 6 feet tall, stocky build with short “stubbly” hair” according to an email sent out by Barnwell. All the crimes were committed in the same vicinity and the man described seems to be similar on all accounts. The crimes were similar, with only slight variations. One of the strangest cases in-
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Blue Ridge Cinema increases prices The Blue Ridge Cinema has raised its prices for the first time since it’s opening. Elise Heglar Deputy News Editor
For the first time since the opening in 1993, the Blue Ridge Cinema has raised ticket prices from $1.50 to $2. The decision to raise the ticket prices was a corporate one according to Stephen Emerson, a manager at the theater. Staff at the cinema was not given any specific reasoning as to why the prices were raised. “They didn’t give us any reason at all for the price change, unfortunately. I guess that they just decided it was time, since we haven’t raised our prices at all since we opened in 1993,” Emerson said. The change officially went into effect on Oct. 28. Emerson said staff was notified about a week before the change went into effect. There was some concern from staff members that ticket sales would drop due to the increase, but Emerson said they have not seen any changes in sales. “We had some small concern about it at first, but ultimately it’s the best and cheapest way to go see a movie in Raleigh,” Emerson said. Rose Cuomo, a sophomore in arts
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Nikki Whitt, a junior in extension education, receives a receipt after purchasing movie tickets at Blue Ridge Cinema Monday. The cinema recently increased their movie prices from $1.50 to $2.00 per ticket. “It can no longer be called the $1.50 theater, and that needs to be advertised,” Whitt said. Whitt said she will still continue to see movies at the theater despite the price increase.
applications who frequents the Blue Ridge Cinema, does not think the price raise is a big problem. “It’s still a really good deal for seeing a pretty recent movie,” Cuomo said.
Cuomo said she believes the raise is so insignificant that attendance at the theater will not drop at all. “Even though the atmosphere of the theater might not be the most ap-
pealing, it’s still a fun experience. A 50-cent difference is not going to make people not want to go,”
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Seniors prep for graduation at Grad Fair Annual grad fair at the bookstore gives students a chance to spend and give back to N.C. State.
Junior Hannah Willoughby was staffing the senior gift table on Tuesday. “It’s really important that you give your senior class gift so that you can leave your legacy at State,” Willoughby Emily Collis said. Correspondent There are a variety of ways to give, The semi-annual Grad Fair is in full including monthly and yearly. There swing at the University Bookstore’s is no set amount required. Students new location on the ground floor of can give any amount that will fit into their budget. Harrelson Hall. Willoughby explained, “this year is “It’s a full set up of graduation needs,” Debra Goode, one of the many a little different because you can pick people in charge of coordinating the where you want your money to go.” Everywhere from the First Year Colfair, said. lege to the MarchGoode encouraged ing Band Fund can all students graduatreceive the money ing in December or donated by graduatMay to come by the ing students. Grad Fair. The way you can “[Students] can give to the senior gift pick up their cap and is not the only thing gowns, they can pick that is changed at up diploma frames, this year’s fair; 2011 and they can get inmarks the first year it formation on their is held in the bookrings,” Goode said. store’s new location. The fair is a oneHannah Willoughby, junior in Goode explained stop shop for a gradsport management that there is a lot uate’s needs. At the more space to work fair, anything from graduation announcements, to N.C. with in Harrelson as opposed to the State plates and glasses, to University old location in Talley. With more space comes more room apparel can be picked up. A photographer is also available to for grads to closely examine all of the take free proofs of the grads in their things the fair has to offer. The Grad Fair will be the first time caps and gowns. Although merchandise is one of the for some students to view the design primary focuses of the fair, a table is of class rings, cap and gowns, and analso set up for the graduates to give back by donating money to their chosen area of the University. grads continued page 3
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No set standard for attendance As the semester draws to a close, students are reviewing attendance policies. Anna Riley Staff Writer
With the end of the semester looming, many students have begun tightening their academic discipline and reviewing attendance policies that may have an impact on their final grades. In the student code of conduct, the attendance regulation section is comprised of the University policies pertaining to excused and unexcused class absences. These policies state the attributes of excused and unexcused absences, but allow professors to determine how to implement consequences of missing class. According to university attendance regulations, an absence is deemed excusable if it pertained to an official school function, a mandatory court appearance, a religious observance, military duty, short-term illness or injury, or a death in the family. The University policy records all other class absences as unexcused unless otherwise excused by an individual professor. Following a University-wide determination of what constitutes an excused or unexcused absence, professors use their discretion to establish a class policy on the permissible number of absences and the implications for students who exceed their limit. The exceptions to the rule, however, fall among 100 and 200-level courses. Because they are classified as introductory classes, the University policy obliges instructors to keep an attendance record for every class period. Beyond the 200-level, professors only have to record class attendance as they see fit. By means of a required syllabus, professors are obligated to inform students about their specific rules for class attendance and the potential consequences for excessive absences. While some professors adhere to strictly managed attendance policies, others are more lenient. Communication professor Craig Smith said he encourages students to attend class for their academic benefit, but does not factor specific absences into final grades. He said his reasoning stems from the notion that students should
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Campus Farmers Market 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Brickyard Graduation Fair 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. NCSU Bookstore The N.C. State Bookstore will host the official Fall 2011 Graduation Fair Nov. 8-10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Representatives from Balfour Class Rings, University Frames, Oak Hall Caps & Gowns, CB Graduation Announcement and the Alumni Association will be available to assist graduating seniors and parents with questions and to place orders. Students who will be participating in the December commencement ceremony may also purchase their caps and gowns at this time. Ten percent off all caps and gowns and diploma frames if purchased at the grad fair. The Protected Class of Veteran Status 10 a.m. - noon Blue Room, Talley Student Center In this workshop, participants learn about veterans and the discrimination they experience. Participants also learn about the laws regarding veteran status. Living Expo 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. Harris Field The 2011 Fall Living Expo presented by N.C. State Student Media and sponsored by Valentine Commons. We will have food vendors, apartment complexes and lots of prizes. Stellar Student: Kornelius Bascombe 4-5 p.m. Kornelius Bascombe, a senior at NC State, will discuss his journey
from being a participant in Oprah Winfrey Network’s “Your OWN Show” competition (where he received nearly 6 million votes), to being selected by Time Warner Cable to host segments of the new talk show “Born to Shine.” ASU Cram Jam 8-10 p.m. D.H. Hill Library 2nd floor Presentation Room Come get your cram session on with ASU. Tutors will be available and refreshments will be served. Thursday Kirk Adam - Modern Abstracts All Day Crafts Center An exhibition of acrylic paintings by local artist and Crafts Center instructor Kirk Adam. Intramural Sports Registration All Day Online Registration is open for NFL Pick’M. Sign up online at http:// ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_ rec/intramural/. The Urge to Draw, the Cause to Reflect: Drawings, Sketchbooks, Provocations All Day D.H. Hill Library Gallery The exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA. Women Empowered: Inspiring change in an emerging world All Day African American Cultural Center Gallery Earth With Meaning: Photographs of Alan Cohen Noon-8 p.m.
Gregg Museum Alan Cohen makes visible the unseen in places marked by history or the processes of natural events. Instead of sweeping views, he aims his cameras downward to record the exact spots that permeate memory. Graduation Fair 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. NCSU Bookstore The N.C. State Bookstore will host the official Fall 2011 Graduation Fair Nov. 8-10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Representatives from Balfour Class Rings, University Frames, Oak Hall Caps & Gowns, CB Graduation Announcement and the Alumni Association will be available to assist graduating seniors and parents with questions and to place orders. Students who will be participating in the December commencement ceremony may also purchase their caps and gowns at this time. Open House: Espresso Book Machine Noon-7 p.m. Atrium Food Court Print you own books with the espresso book machine, a state-of-the-art book-making machine that automatically prints, binds and trims libraryquality paperback books. At the Open House, you will have the opportunity to watch the EBM machine as it produces books while you wait. MBTP Annual Symposium 1:30-4 p.m. McKimmon Center, Room 2 Thanksgiving Dinner 5-8:30 p.m. Campus Dining Halls Gobble the goodness of a Thanksgiving feast with your Wolfpack family.
John Cheek, Guest Pianist 7-8:30 p.m. Thompson Hall Studio Theatre Pianist John Cheek will perform the wildly difficult jazz-influenced Third Sonata by Coleridge Taylor Perkinson. This is a rare occurrence to hear such a difficult work performed live, hear the artist speak about it and then have a chance to hear the work again. N.C. Latin American Film Festival 7-8 p.m. B.N. Duke Auditorium Whenever the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and its charismatic conductor Gustavo Dudamel perform, they receive a highly enthusiastic welcome from audiences and critics alike. At just twenty-six, Dudamel has already been Musical Director of the youth orchestra for eight years and is acknowledged as one of the most important conductors of his generation. The Change-Up 7-9 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema A comedy in which a married father accidentally switches bodies with his best friend, leading to a series of wildly complex difficulties. Admission is $1.50 with a valid college student ID and $2.50 for the general public. Cowboys and Aliens 9:30-11:30 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys and natives are all that stand in their way. Admission is $1.50 with a valid college student ID and $2.50 for the general public.
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be ultimately responsible for their academic success or failure. Smith, who teaches 300 and 400-level courses, said he maintains the same policy among all his classes. He said because the courses are higherlevel, the students should be able to determine their own dedication and responsibility. “As classes advance, students have to show that they can advance too,” Smith said. When instructing students in complex courses, Smith said he compares schoolwork ethic to
how someone will fare in the professional world. “If [students] don’t show up and exceed the expectations, then they won’t go far. And that can be predicative of future success,” Smith said. When attendance is not a factor of preparedness, Smith said he would prefer a student who showed an understanding of readings and course discussions but missed some class, rather than a student who attended every class without being equipped to participate. “It doesn’t make my day to lecture a room full of students who are there but not prepared for class,” Smith said. Because class attendance policies and consequences
vary among professors, stu- it’s important for her to attend dents have mixed views about them because they focus on her the stipulations. Some students field of study. “[Students] should do whatconsider attendance regulaever t heir tions to be professors inefficient, wa nt t hem but others see to do. They them as inevimake the table. policies for Alex Gooda reasonman, a senior some factors in communiare more cations, said important she thinks atthan others,” tendance polGoodman icies should be said. based on parCaitlin Cohn, senior in English In an effort ticipation and to suc c eed the difficulty of the class. Goodman, who is academically, many students currently enrolled in 400-level take attendance policies sericommunication classes, said ously. Caitlin Cohn, a senior
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in English, said it’s also about respect for the professor and other students. Cohn also said she knows that some situations are uncontrollable and there are exceptions to every rule. In cases involving medical or family problems, Cohn said students shouldn’t be penalized for missing class. “As college students we should have the choice to attend class or miss if it’s necessary. Our money, our education, our choice,” Cohn said. When medical issues lead to class absences, students said they agree that those absences should not affect final grades. Alex Birmingham, a senior in social work, said she was in a
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nouncement fonts. For Samantha Rich, who is graduating in December with an Masters in public history, coming to the Grad Fair makes her choosing the way she wants things to be on graduation day a lot simpler. “It is a lot easier to see things in person than it is online,” Rich said. With a 10 percent off discount on caps and gowns and even snacks provided when walking in, graduates have even bigger incentives to come by the bookstore and see what the Grad Fair has to offer. The Grad Fair will continue until Nov. 10. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day.
Cuomo said. Shannon Vought, a junior in Spanish language and literature, also said her attendance at the theater will not be discouraged due to the price increase. Her only issue with the change is that she will not be able to refer to the theater the same way. “The only real problem I have with it is that I can’t call it the $1.50 theater anymore. The $2 theater just doesn’t sound as good,” Vought said. Vought said the 50 cents peo-
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sticky situation after missing classes because of surgery. “I missed one class because of illness and then I had surgery which put me out of class for two days. And because my professor’s policy allows only two excused absences without consequence, I will have 25 points taken from my final grade. Honestly I think it is totally unfair that I’ll be penalized for my recovery time,” Birmingham said. In many cases, Birmingham said, a strict attendance policy is fair, but should also account for exceptional students in uncontrollable situations.
ple got back when the cost was $1.50 was insignificant to most people and will not matter to anyone enough to change their desire of attending the cinema. While the price increase is technically costing theatergoers more, Vought said major cinema prices will cause most people to stay loyal to Blue Ridge. “I’m only going to pay $8 or $9 for a movie that I really want to see, but I can see anything for $2. Sometimes going to the movies isn’t so much about what you’re seeing but the experience of actually going out to the movies,” Vought said.
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Brooke Waggoner, a senior in zoology, tries on class rings at N.C. State Bookstore’s Grad Fair. Waggoner purchased her cap and gown while at the Grad Fair and looked at diploma frames in addition to browsing the rings. She graduates in December and is “really excited.”
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volved the man breaking into a home, walking around and then leaving. Nothing was stolen like in the other cases and no person was sexually assaulted. One constant is that all crimes were committed in the homes of women. Lizzy Cane is a resident of a sorority house and said that although she feels safe where she lives, she doesn’t like the idea of anyone breaking into homes and sexually assaulting people. “They’re taking it pretty seriously and making sure that people on campus know what’s going on, so that’s good,” Cane said Detectives of the Raleigh Police are working with campus police to stop intruders in the Hillsborough St. area, whether
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Lock all doors and windows when at home or away Do not permit entry into your residence of someone you don’t know. Report any suspicious persons or incident to the police immediately. Always walk in well-lighted areas at night. Don’t walk alone after hours. Source: Jon barnwell, campus Police
there is one violator or several, according to Sughrue. The perpetrator has yet to be found, but if caught, will face serious charges. The suspect has already racked up numerous counts of breaking and entering and sexual assault.
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The Facts:
Talley Student Center construction has required road closures for the safety of its workers. The road closures have caused unexpected detours and buses to stop providing service on Dunn Avenue, Morrill Drive and Faucette Drive from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Our Opinion:
While the transportation office gets out the information on planned delays and road closures, for some reason we are not getting it. We need a system more in our face, something in the same vein as Wolf Alert.
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alley Student Center construction has required road closures for the safety of its workers. The road closures have caused unexpected detours and buses to stop providing service on Dunn Avenue, Morrill Drive and Faucette Drive from 6:30 p.m. to 6 a.m. These delays account for the unexpected number of people you find coming into your classes late; however, these road closures should not result in the lateness of students. For the most part, traffic delays around campus are known in advance. In the case of the Talley Student Center, the plans to close the roads were made weeks in advance. For other road closures around campus, plans must be made
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at least five days in advance. The impact these road closures have on students has nothing to do with poor planning, it has to do with the disconnect in how this information is presented and how commuters receive this information. The information on road closers and transportation issues in and around campus is widely available to the student body. Christine Klein, public communication specialist for the transportation office, said details on transportation changes are sent up to 70 list serves (you can join on NCSU Transportation’s website) which are disseminated around
campus, updated on the transportation website, posted on sandwich boards around campus and updated on the Transit Visualization System. Obviously, the message is out there, its just somehow missing some of us. We need a system that is more in your face about traffic changes. We need a system that will reach the commuters, what Klein calls “the hardest group of students to get to.” An adoption of a system similar to the Wolf Alert system could be a step in the right direction. The actual Wolf Alert system could not be used for notification of traffic delays, as its use
is confined to Campus Police. Traffic delays, while cumbersome, are not emergencies. Major Jon Barnwell did shed light on one approach that the transportation office could adopt to better reach students: using Facebook. Barnwell said that Campus Police have “just now started pushing out pertinent information [through Facebook] on a regular basis.” The transportation office could send a Facebook message out to all of its subscribers and, if they have a smart phone, they’d receive it the same as a text. Barnwell said this method of notification is still in its infancy and conclusions on its effectiveness could not be made. However, anything that keeps you from walking into class 10 minutes late is worth a shot.
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e have come a long way in America. If you were to ask the majority of Americans if inequality or discrimination still exists most would be quick to say that neither do and that those who think either does are just simply too sensitive and t a ke t h i ng s too seriously. Nijah I would love Toshumba to agree with Staff Columnist this and say that discrimination or any form of inequality does not exist, that would be a perfect world. But unfortunately we don’t live a world like that. We may have made a lot of progress in the past 40 to 50 years, but not enough progress. I came to college with this crazy notion that everyone would be accepted and appreciated for who they were, and not have to worry about ever being discriminated against. I was wrong. N.C. State’s student body continues to shine a light on the fact that the world is still a hateful place that does not accept difference. College is supposed to open up students’ mind a nd show them a new world of things that they may not have come across while living in their small town where everyone looked and acted the same. I understand that N.C. State does not control the students who attend events on campus that relate to diversity or talks about accepting people who are different than you. But something needs to be done because nearly 52 percent of N.C. State students do not attend any form of diverse programs that are held on campus. That is a lot of students who continue to live in a world not understanding or willing to accept diverse cultures or different people. However, I personally am not shocked by this number. I know that there are people like me who attend N.C. State who want to learn more about the world around them and have an open mind to new things.
But when I decided to attend N.C. State, I also knew that it would not be the most open minded place in the world. Being that is now my third semester here at N.C. State I have seen a lot of wonderful things that I feel bring our school together, just a few weeks ago I, along with several other N.C. States students, wore an “I love Diversity” T-shirt that represented the GLBT community here at State and showed that we accept all types of people. But then not even two weeks later the GLBT office and meeting space was vandalized with harsh and demeaning words by N.C. States students. To me and a large number of students here this vandalizing did not sit well. How do we go from one week of showing our love and acceptance towards a group of people to writing words the very next week that show so much hate? It is hard to wrap my mind around the fact that things like this could actually be happening right here on our very campus. What kind of message are we sending to col lege s and universities around us? This has been the second m ajor form of discrimination and hate that I have witness while being a student here at N.C. State and it does not make any sense why students here continue to demonstrate such ignorance and intolerance of other groups of people on this campus. Though I have obviously only attended one college thus far, I feel as though N.C. State seems to be having the most problems when it comes to facing diversity and accepting other groups of people. I know very well that hate and racism still exist, but college is one place where we are supposed to come together and build a better generation and show the world that we love one another and accept those who are different.
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have been on the NCSU faculty since 1988. Having that long a view, I can tell you that something new is going on he re . From Oct. Rupert W. 19 to Nov. Nacoste 3, t here Guest Columnist were seven independent diversity events. These gatherings included a forum on racial slurs; men who stand against violence toward women; an educational forum and celebration of the 1961 Freedom Riders; a residence hall discussion of the nature of stereotypes; a demonstration and discussion of how it feels to be stereotyped; an Occupy NCSU teach-in; and the Wake Up! open mic event where students performed and told their stories of motivation to stand up against intolerance in all its forms. All of those events occurred in a three-week period. I am very tired because I attended and participated in these events. Tired, but truly encouraged by these positive moves to deal with the neo-diversity social change of our campus. Especially noteworthy is the fact that six of these events were student initiated, organized and carried out. Not only that, but the various sponsoring student groups and participants reflected the diversity of our campus. Seeing so much student energy directed toward working with and celebrat-
ing our campus’ diversity is impressive, but it is also new. What is new is students are no longer in a reactive mode. Students no longer wait for something intolerant to happen to have diversity discussions and activities. As a campus we react when intolerance goes public in the Free Expression Tunnel or there is some specific intolerant attack aimed at one of our student groups. I was very proud of our campus outcry against the hate aimed at our Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered students; very proud. Still I know that not that long ago there would not have b e e n a ny such outcry. To get inside my point of view, you must understand that not only have I been on the faculty since 1988, starting with my Navy days. I have worked on diversity issues all of my adult life. And on this campus, for two years I served as NCSU’s first Vice Provost for Diversity and African American Affairs. So my eyes have seen much on this campus; intolerance, indifference, fear and loathing of diversity. It is significant then that I see that students are no longer fighting against the social changes that have come to our campus. Students are do-
ing more than being reactive. That is also reflected in the fact that we have two student newspapers, the Technician and the Nubian Message, that regularly cover and make commentary about diversity on the campus. The two editorial staffs do not always agree, but bravo to each for actively participating in the diversity dialog that is becoming part of our campus culture. From my view, it is clear that students are now working hard to show their fellow students how to manage, embrace and celebrate the neodiversity of ou r campus and our America. Now it is clear that NCSU is moving into the neodiversity reality of the 21st Century. The theme of the science fiction TV show Torchwood is right: “The 21st Century is when everything changes. You have to be ready.”
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Geneticists discover basis of fruit fly rage bing each other and engaging in a fight.” Liesbeth Zwarts, a graduate student from Belgium working with researcher Patrick Callaerts, was the lead author of this research. The main question at the start of the project Ameya Kulkarni dealt with whether the mutaStaff Writer tions shall have their effect Trudy Mackay and Robert independently on the brain of Anholt, genetics professors, the fruit fly, or have a combined started their work on fruit flies effect. They found out that all looking for genetic links to ag- the six mutations showed a gression, but after some time in multiple combined effect on the lab with these little insects, the brain behavior, which is a they found links to human ag- phenotypic change. According to “Scitable,” by gression. With a team of geneticists Nature Education, this effect of from Belgium, the researchers masking the effect of another carried out a study to discover gene or having a combined the basis of aggression in fruit phenotypic effect through flies. Mackay and Anholt, with multiple genes is known as a team of graduate students epistasis. Investigator Liesbeth from the genetics department, Zwarts found out that the cominvestigated the genetic basis bined effect of six mutations of aggressive behavior in the due to epistasis was found to Drosophila species of fruit flies. target the alpha-lobe in the The behavioral patterns in mushroom body in the brain fruit flies are found to be simi- of the fruit fly. According to Mackay, this relar to that of humans. “Enough resources regarding search is shown to have large the genetics of fruit flies are impacts in the medical research available,” Mackay said. “They field in human genetics. “If a large number of loci is show certain behavioral patterns, similar to humans like found to be similar in fruit flies longevity, stress resistance and and humans, then genetic basis aggression, the study on which of incurable disorders like Alcan help solve problems in hu- zheimer’s and frequent mood shifts in humans can be found man genetics.” The aggression in fruit out,” Mackay said. “The genes flies can be seen through two controlling the nervous system are well controlled conserved variables— during evoinduced lution. Hence mutations this research and natural is expected variation. to possess This research large implidealt with the cations in the effect of six treatment of types of inneurogenetic duced mutadisorders.” tions on the Like most behavior of of the genetthe flies. Trudy Mackay professor of genetics ics research, “ We d i d this one too not expect so started with many combinations of the mutations and fruit flies. Further research is their combined effect on the to be carried on in mice, rats fruit f ly aggression pattern,” and later humans. “NMDA and serotonin neuMackay said. “We could observe various types of aggres- rotransmitters and receptors sion in flies like chasing other which are possessed by fruit f lies, wing threat, kicking, flies, mice, rats as well as huboxing and sometimes even a mans can lead to developmentussle. The aggression in fruit tal research for human genetflies was easily visible as they ics,” Mackay said. These receptors help control even went to the extent of grab-
Researchers find out the complicated gene networks involved in fruit fly aggression.
“If a large number of loci is found to be similar... disorders like Alzheimer’s...can be found out.”
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Trudy Mackay displays a tray of fruit flies in the cultivation room in Thomas Hall on Monday. The climate controlled room allows the fruit flies to mature in optimal conditions.
Trudy Mackay: Trudy Mackay is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished University Professor of Genetics. She co-authored this research with Belgian scientist Patrick Callaerts to publish their findings in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
signal transduction pathways, which control cellular responses to various stimuli. According to Sumanas Inc. Neurobiolog y multimedia publishers, some neurotransmitters like serotonin, and receptors like NMDA (N-methylD-aspartate) control synaptic plasticity and memory control. Hence the implication of this research is assumed to be widespread. The Belgian scientists and geneticists of N.C. State are still working on the next part of this research. Just like induced mutation, they now hope to study other behavioral effect in fruit flies.
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Research technician Laura Duncan examines a sample of fruit flies through a microscope in Thomas Hall on Monday. Mackay Labs uses the fruit flies to do studies on genetics.
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A sample of fruit flies which are used in genetic studies at the Mackay Labs.
Re-twining the fundamentals of the future Internet Researchers collaborate to solve problems in the current Internet network. Andrew Branch Deputy News Editor
The Internet is outgrowing itself. Innovations have virtually exhausted the resources the current network has to offer, according to Rudra Dutta, associate professor of computer science and engineering. “There are things that people have thought about doing, that people have wanted to do, or already conceived of how they might go about it but it couldn’t be done on today’s internet,” Dutta said. “So the risk is that it never gets done.” That is why the National Science Foundation is funding
Dutta and Rouskas will re- ture for the Internet to get it to ceive $650,000 over the next do the things innovators want. Dutta and Rouskas are—as three years to work on their part of the NSF’s effort fund reside of the project. search into “This the Future is fundaInternet mental rebefore search on innovathe evolution stagtion of the nates— architechoping to ture of the provide Internet,” a mechaDutta said. n i sm for “The Interconsumnet is seen ers to have as part of choices on the critical t he ind iinfrastrucGeorge Rouskas, professor of vidual serture of not computer sciences and engineering vices of the just t he Internet. U.S. … but Dutta said if you have probthe entire human civilization.” According to Wolf, the cur- lems with Netf lix download rent consensus is that it will speeds and you call your intertake a completely new architec- net provider, they might blame it on the website server. Netflix might then in turn blame it on the provider. “In fact it might be something in the middle,” Dutta said. Road Runner and other providers give only access to the Internet, according to Dutta. The providers then buy services from the middle of the network that have to do with things like video or photo download speeds. “So if something goes wrong or if something doesn’t work as well as I thought it would have worked when I was [paying the First Place: $50/team member Second Place: $25/team member provider], then I have to know Best Health Team Name: $10/team member which party—which of these multiple services I might have been using—basically let me
N.C. State’s research into what is called the Future Internet. Dutta and George Rouskas, professor of computer science and engineering, are part of a collaborative grant from the NSF with the University of Kentucky, the UNC-Chapel Hill and University of Massachusetts Amherst. Over the next three years, the team will work to build the Internet a solid foundation for innovation in the years to come. Tilman Wolf, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Massachusetts, said he and Dutta and Rouskas have known each other for years through conferences and knew they had common interests. “It was kind of natural to work with them,” Wolf said of when this multi-university project arose.
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down,” Dutta said. Rouskas compared it to being stuck in a cell phone contract. “What we want to do is be able to say, ‘Look we want to have providers compete for you so the user can have a choice not just once every two years or so but basically almost every time you want to do something important on the internet,’” Rouskas said. By the end of the project, according to Rouskas, they hope to have a working prototype of the choice-enabling system. That is where students come in. “This project has funding for several students. I believe there are two [Ph.D.] students here at N.C. State,” Rouskas said. “One of the tasks that the students are going to do in addition to the research is build the system.” The hope is that with choices, according to Rouskas, not only will innovation be encouraged,
but that innovation can lead to lower prices. “The idea is that if you introduce competition, that means innovation, and that will also hopefully lead to lower price. So there are two aspects of that. There is the competition that brings innovation and there is the aspect of the competition that for similar services brings lower price,” Rouskas said. According to Wolf, the Future Internet remains at least five to 10 years out, and it isn’t a sure thing this project will be a part of it. “…When the time comes and the new Internet gets deployed, then hopefully people are conscious of the fact that people want to make choices about what services they want and there need to be mechanisms in the network to support these choices,” Wolf said.
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Scientific reasons behind beauty of autumn Circadian cycles, glueconeogenosis and anthocynin compounds are the players behind fall’s beauty.
be factors that trigger reactionary responses in plants, but Underwood said day length was the most precise trigger. “Day length change is the same year after year after year; it doesn’t vary like temperature,” Underwood said. “So it’s very reliable, it’s consisKatie Sanders tent; it’s called noise-free. It doesn’t go up and Staff Writer down depending on the weather conditions.” The timing of this color change has been built Professor Herb Underwood calls himself a “clock-biologist.” Unlike many of his colleagues into the plant through evolution. The plants in the biology department, Underwood is look- that survive are the ones that can anticipate ing at the indicators to predict the future of bio- weather changes and prepare by losing their logical seasonal patterns. But he doesn’t have to leaves, and so natural selection weeds out the look too far for some of these indicators—he just ones who do it poorly. “You can imagine there are very strong selechas to look down at the autumn ground. The seasonal transition of plants during the tion pressures on organisms to be able to anfall indicates many other changes going on in the ticipate these conditions that they prepare for natural world and are directly related to changes because it’s crucial”, Underwood said, “I mean if you don’t flower at the right time of year, if in the daily routine of plants. “I’m interested in daily rhythms and cy- you don’t breed at the right time of year, you’re cles,” Underwood said. He focuses on circa- in trouble and your species is in trouble.” Circadian rhythms explain why and when dian rhythms, stemming from Latin, meaning plants begin to prepare for winter. But they around the rhythms around the day. According to Underwood, Erwin Bünning, a have no inner control of their color change. This, however, is Chad Jordan’s forte. Jordan, German botanist, discovered the relation between daily rhythms in organisms and seasonal is the undergraduate programs coordinator and a professor of plant biology. His interest focuses patterns. “[Organisms] are using their biological clock on the processes going on inside the plants that produce their brilliant to measure day length,” and impressive colorings Underwood said. “So a around this time of year. daily rhythm is actually Normally leaves appartly involved in initiatpear green due to the ing these yearly cycles.” presence of chlorophyll, An example of one of a pigment present in orthese yearly cycles due ganelles in plant leaf cells to length-of-day change that photosynthesize to is the process of leaves produce sugar for energy changing colors in the and growth. But with less fall. Additionally, the light in the winter, chlofalling of the leaves is a rophyll is less useful to photoperiodic cycle. This Herb Underwood the plant. Cold weather cycle deals with light peprofessor of biology poses danger to plant riods. According to Unleaves because the water derwood, day lengths are longer in the summer and shorter in the winter, inside them could freeze and damage the organand plants can sense this daily change in light isms’ tissues, according to Jordan. Therefore, the plant begins to go through processes to drop intensity and therefore react to it. “Basically, there’s a rhythm of light sensitiv- its leaves. “It’s sort of like an insurance or protection ity that occurs every day, and if the light is long enough it hits the sensitive portion of the leaf against damage that would be brought about that triggers the photoperiodic response,” Un- by freezing,” Jordan said. The plant is cutting its losses and manages to derwood said. In this case, that response would be the color hold on to some of the energy it put into creating the chlorophyll. The next year, the plant will change brought on by shorter days. Other factors that accompany winter, includ- break the pigment down to recycle and reabsorb ing the cold and lack of water, would seem to it, according to Jordan.
“You can imagine there are very strong selection pressures on organisms to be able to anticipate these conditions that they prepare for...”
“The chlorophyll are broken down into any number of different compounds, mostly in the form of sugar…,” Jordan said. “It can be stored so that during the next growth season there is at least a little bit of energy reserved in addition to what is already there to help initial growth.” This re-absorption of sugar is a process called glueconeogenosis. While leaves are gradually withering away, plants are reabsorbing their chlorophyll for storage, prompting the drastic color change. “Now what that does is to unmask certain types of pigments that were always there during the whole growth season,” Jordan said. As chlorophyll becomes less concentrated, we begin to see the colors of the leaves. Examples of these residual colors come from carotenoids, a bright orange pigment, and xanthophylls, which are a pale yellow. There are also some pigments that are produced by the plant. These are called anthocynins, and are created from sugars. “Some of the sugars that are in the leaf remain in the leaf,” Jordan said, though the plant is attempting to remove them. “And part of that is because when it’s cooler at night they tend to stay where they are more readily, and as a result of that what happens is this conversion of some of the sugars inside over to those anthocynin
compounds.” These anthocynin compounds cause the leaf to be colored bright red or purple. This means that certain factors, temperature being the most pertinent, can be optimized to create more brilliant leaf colorings. “So the intensity of color change, really in some cases, will be dictated between those temperature differences between day and night,” Jordan said. “So warm days and cool nights tend to make the color change more vibrant.” He said nights of about 40 to 45 degrees would be the optimum for leaf color change, but that anything below freezing would kill the leaves. North Carolina is lucky enough to often have almost perfect conditions for leaf coloring in the fall. According to Jordan, this climate is unique. “There are only certain parts of the world in which color change is vibrant like it is here,” Jordan said. According to Jordan, the North Carolinian Southern Appalachians leaf displays are considered as excellent as those in the North East and the Rockies, as they have some of the most vibrant leaves in the country, something everyone will be pleased to take advantage of this season.
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Technician dietician for dining and catering operations, who helped develop “Eat for Peak Performance”, N.C. State’s continued from page 8 own training table program. “We turn off all the soda roles in their respective teams. “There’s no particular food machines, we only have that we can say will be good for Gatorade, juice and milk,” this athlete,” Brunelli noted. Eberhart noted. “We don’t “It is really specific with what have any whole milk, its position they play within their only 1 percent milk or less. sport and what is their body We turn off the ice cream at night. Desserts are only type already.” served on Brunelli recovery also revealed days.” the UniverEberhart sity made use claimed of extensive that “Eat technology for Pea k to ensure that Perforthe athletes mance”, ate what was which won absolutely a si lver appropriate medal this for them. Lisa Eberhart, registered summer in “A t N .C . dietician the Loyal State we have E.Horton something called a ‘Bod-Tod,’” Brunelli Dining Awards, used a very said. “Which is a body com- systematic procedure to position machine that allows guide the athletes toward us to put the athlete inside the what they should eat. “We have an iPad app that machine and it will measure by air displacement and allows us tells athletes if they want to to measure the fat mass and lose or gain weight and tells lean mass and give us the ratio them what kinds of things of what’s going on within the on the menu that they can eat,” Eberhart said. “The specific individual. “Depending on the sport and way they are designed is body composition make-up we that things are color coreceive, we then come up with ordinated; there are menu some specific game plan as far cards that say whether they as their meals go and kind off are a lean protein source or divide what they need to eat if it’s a quality carbohydrate in terms of proteins, carbohy- source or if it has high antioxidants which helps with drates and calories.” Training Table Meals, are de- muscle recovery and we fined as any meal other than a mark those things in the “regular dining hall meal” dining hall.” Any student with questhat are meant exclusively for members of an athletic team. tions about their diet can They are crucial to any athletic setup an appointment with team’s success, as they help in Lisa Eberhart by calling the providing the athletes with the Student Health Appointfood that is crucial for them to ment Desk at 515-7107. perform at a high level. Training table meals are very different in the fact that a lot of what is available to most students is not available for consumption for athletes according to Lisa Eberhart, registered
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Metcalf starts his mornings off by sweating and lifting in Carmichael Gym. He can be found there lifting two to three times a day. Metcalf claims that working out with the students and athletes keeps him young. It is obvious why State hired Metcalf to serve as the new Athletics Eligibility Coordinator. He knows what it takes to be a successful elite athlete. And better yet, what rising high school senior or entering freshman would want to get on his bad side.
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gave up a soft goal in the first five minutes.” Sophomore midfielder Nazmi Albadawi, who had been marked and effectively contained for the entire first half, finally got his first and only opportunity to put a shot on goal just outside of the 18-yard box but his shot went straight into the hands of Tar Heel keeper Scott Goodwin. Albadawi congratulated the Heels for their concrete performance on defense but ultimately blamed himself for his lack of contribution to the team’s shot output. “Carolina is always a solid team but I feel like I could have shot the ball more,” Albadawi said. “That’s on me. They had a second defender there, every time. Once I got by the first one there was another one there to close me down really quickly.” Perhaps the best chance of the game for the Pack came in
the 63rd minute with a header by sophomore midfielder Jorge Risquez, which bounced mere yards by the far post after a cross by freshman midfielder Ollie Kelly found him inside the penalty area. The Heels, by no means satisfied with their four-goal lead, continued to bombard the Wolfpack defense but were unable to put anymore on the net, ending the game at 4-0. Senior midfielder Watt Williams, in the wake of the final game of his college career, had a bittersweet taste in his mouth when recollecting the match. “It’s tough losing when I’m a senior here and it’s the last game I’ll ever play,” Williams said. “At the end, I’m really happy with the way things went this year and I couldn’t be happier to be a part of this team.” Williams attributed the fact that his team was being outpaced by Carolina to the game the day before against Virginia Tech. “Being in the eight-nine [seed] game really cost us this
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they were the same questions that were asked before we got here.” Williams, on his way out, feels that his teammates are left in good hands with Findley and his staff. “I can’t say enough great things about George Tarantini and the program that he ran but this program, now, is going places,” Williams said. “It doesn’t happen overnight. I think these coaches, in five years, they’ll be at the top of the ACC year-in and year-out. I think the program is going in a great direction and things are only going up from here.”
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Cain named Academic All-District Senior forward Tanya Cain was named to the Capital One Academic All-District women’s soccer team on Monday. The Pinebluff native compiled a 3.97 grade point average as an accounting major to earn the honor for the third year straight. Cain also finished second overall in scoring with 14 points, six goals and two assists. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Pulse of the Pack honoring football team WKNC’s sports show, “Pulse of the Pack,” will discuss the N.C. State football team’s victory over UNC-Chapel Hill, use the number five as the theme and recount the year 2006 — the last year that the football team lost to Carolina. The show airs from 7-8 p.m. on Wednesday night on 88.1 WKNC. Source: WKNC
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Friday Rifle at Army West Point, N.Y., All Day women’s basketball vs. southeast missouri state Reynold’s Coliseum, noon
Heels stomp Pack with 4-0 shutout N.C. State falls in quarterfinals of ACC Tournament. Josh Hyatt Sports Editor
The UNC-Chapel Hill squad put on a repeat performance of their 2010 ACC Tournament match-up with yet another 4-0 thumping of N.C. State in the quarterfinals on Tuesday at Carolina’s home, Fetzer Field. Coach Kel ly Find ley drew some optimistic lessons from his team’s performance despite rearing the same result against Carolina as his predecessor George Tarantini. “We’ve got a lot of young guys playing, I think that’s a positive,” Findley said. “You look at the shots, 149; I don’t think it was a 4-0 game.” The first half was characterized by defensive blunders by State in what was an otherwise equal showing between the two sides. Carolina’s Jordan Gafa drew first blood in the 13th minute after taking down a free kick in the eight-yard box with a service from Kirk Urso. The Tar Heels struck
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Fabian Otte, sophomore keeper, stops an attempt on goal at the end of the first period in the away game against Chapel Hill Tuesday. The team lost 0-4 in its last game of the season.
again 20 minutes later when Matt Hedges put in a header off of a service from Enzo Martinez. The end of the first half was marked by a pretentious clearance by Tar Heel Josh Rice, who kicked the ball over the nearby trees and out of the park in an arrogant showing of their 2-0 domination.
Findley was not satisfied with the Pack’s performance on restarts after deadball situations. “Both goals in the first half were from restarts,” Findley said. “It’s one thing to get beat in the flow of play but everything is equal in a restart and we can’t let that happen.” The tables turned when
Carolina came out in the second half full of confidence and with guns blazing, adding eight shots to their total 14 of the game. Within the first five minutes, the Tar Heels had doubled their score with a header from Mikey Lopez and an unanswered run straight down the middle of the field
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by Carlos McCrary. Findley described the defensive lapse at the beginning of the second half as a failure to properly mark-up on defense. “We talked about tracking players and we didn’t track players,” Findley said, “so we
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athletics
Metcalf stays young with Wolfpack Athletes
women’s volleyball vs. clemson Raleigh, 7:30 p.m.
catered to on State campus
Saturday Cross Country at NCAA Southeast Regional Louisville, Ky., TBA
Student-athletes enjoy a wide variety of eating habits on and off campus.
Rifle vs. Nebraska West Point, N.Y., All Day
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men’s basketball vs. unc asheville RBC Center, 7 p.m.
Staff Writer Football at boston college Chestnut Hill, Mass., 12:30 p.m. Swimming & Diving vs. College of Charleston & Campbell Raleigh, 2 p.m. Sunday Wrestling at Wolfpack Open Raleigh, All Day women’s volleyball vs. georgia tech Raleigh, 1 p.m. men’s basketball vs. morehead state RBC Center, 6 p.m.
Quote of the day “Carolina is always a solid team but I feel like I could have shot the ball more.” Nazmi Albadawi, sophomore midfielder
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Thursday: RED Edition for Basketball
photo courtesy of tim Metcalf
N.C. State Athletics Eligibility Coordinator Tim Metcalf celebrates after winning at a 100% RAW Powerlifting Federation competition. Metcalf is a former stuntman and performed stunts such as fight scenes and car crashes. One scene left him hospitalized with several broken bones and a stroke in the hospital.
New athletics is a winner or multiple weightlifting championships. Philip Misklow Staff Writer
Tim Metcalf has lived a life of action and adventure, and taking over a new position at N.C. State hasn’t stopped him from that. Tim Metcalf became the new Athletics Eligibility Coordinator at the beginning of September this year. As the new coordinator, Metcalf works closely with coaches and athletes to make sure the studentathletes maintain their academics, make progress towards their degrees and maintain their athletic eligibility. Metcalf also works closely with N.C. State potential recruits, making sure they take the necessary tests and complete the necessary
forms to play at the collegiate accident in one of his car crash stunts. The doctors told him if level. “I work with the coaches, the he planned to walk by the time parents, and the recruits as far he was 40, he better switch caas initial eligibility,” Metcalf reers. “Anysaid. “Making t hing you sure they are can thing of doing what as a stuntthey need to man, I did. do in hig h I especially school. After d id a lot they are here with cars. we all work on I was doing their continua car coming eligibility mercial and making and a tire sure they are ble w a nd able to comI w recked pete. As coTim Metcalf, athletics the car. I got ordinator I eligibility coordinator hurt pretty don’t do it all, badly,” MetI have a lot of help, and we are a great team.” calf said. “I was in the hospiMetcalf found his way to tal for a while. I broke several State’s administration in a very bones. I even broke my neck bizarre way. Metcalf started his and suffered a stroke while in career as a professional stunt- the hospital. The doctor told man. He performed any stunt me if I wanted to walk when I one could imagine from fight was 40 I needed to stop. “I went back to school and scenes to car crashes. Metcalf suffered a nearly fatal moved into athletics compli-
“I broke several bones. I even broke my neck and suffered a stroke while in the hospital.”
ance and eligibility.” Metc a l f f i nished up school and entered the field of collegiate athletic compliance. After about 15 years of working in compliance field, Metcalf found a new interest – power lifting. Metcalf began competing in the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation. And during the last weekend in October, he competed in and won his eighth 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation world title. “The federation I compete for is the 100% Raw Powerlifting Federation. We don’t use any kind of equipment, wraps or suits, and we are also drug free. A couple weekends ago I competed in the world full power championships which is squat bench press and deadlift.” Metcalf won each of the three categories for his division.
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Senior linebacker Audie Cole making a bone-crunching tackle against an opposing player, sophomore forward Nazmi Albadawi running rings around an opponent and scoring a goal, or senior Ryan Hill winning the ACC championship are all amazing feats. They make us wonder -- what do these athletes do that sets them apart from everyone else? One of the most important components that helps them succeed in their respective field is the type of food they eat. What goes on behind each individual athlete’s diet is more than meets the eye. N.C. State has two dining halls that cater to athletes, Case and Murphy. Athletes from different sports can eat the same type of food, but that’s hardly the case. According to Jennifer Brunelli, director of sports nutrition, dietary plans for athletes vary from sport to sport. “For sports like football and basketball, you are looking to have more mass on your body. So we need to think about how many calories we can get into them with real foods first and then working from there,” Brunelli said. “For track and field and swimming, which tend to be leaner sports, we work on seeing where they can get their appropriate amount of calories and nutrients. “Our main goal is to make sure they are having a lot of energy and nutrients without being unbalanced.” Brunelli felt that the caloric intake and the type of foods needed by an athlete could be further broken down to the
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