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University handles bidding opposition During a bidding process for fire doors in Hunt library, a bidder was unsatisfied with the chosen bidder.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

About Hunt Library • • •

Budget: $115.3 million Hunt Library will serve as the main library for Centennial Campus.

Hunt Library will primariliy be used by faculty, students and staff in the College of Textiles, the College of Engineering, and portions of hard sciences and veterinary programs.

Target for completion of construction: Fall 2012

• A concerned taxpayer and employee of a bidding company, Laura Darre’, Source: NCSU Library said she felt there was a possibility funds for Hunt Library were being misused as a result of bidding on eight meeting with representatives about doors.

The contractors for Hunt Library the selection of the winning bid for and N.C. State were soliciting bids the doors and was not pleased with for eight doors, including a 70 ft by what was said.

“I was in a meeting and witnessed 20 ft fire door, that would be kept in a N.C.S.U reprea closet, unless sentative state, ‘we there was a fire, are under budget ac c ord i ng to on this project, Darre’. and therefore it The controdoes not matter if versy came we $460,000 exfrom a differtra for a side coilence in bids for ing fire door.’ As the doors. The a N.C. taxpayer company that and an architect, Da r re’ work s there is absolutely for, Dougherty no justification to Equipment needlessly spend Company, subalmost a half a mitted the lowmillion dollars est bid for the Cameron Smith, associate director for when there is ancapital project management doors, however other product that they were not can achieve the selected, according to Darre’ and Cameron Smith, an same if not better results,” Darre’ said.

Darre’ said she was shocked to find associate director for capital project that the Friends of Hunt Library are management with the University.

According to Darre’ she attended a searching for donations for the library

“The substitute door would have taken up more program space on two floors and would require a design modification in the building structure.”

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View of the east side of Hunt Library from the Oval.

after the statement from the representative, who she would not name.

“I find it ironic that the Friends of Hunt Library are still seeking donations when NCSU gives a misinformed representative the authority to accept the highest bidder and overpay nearly a half a million dollars for a door,” Darre’ said.

Darre’ said the actual low bidder, who works with her, Ken Woods, is not upset about not getting the bid.

“This has nothing to do with not getting the project,” Darre’ said.

“We’re both North Carolina taxpayers and our money is being wasted.

Everyone else is running around trying to save money, but these guys are wasting money. I don’t know what’s going on, but I wouldn’t be surprised if

people are taking handouts over this.”

Smith said that Darre’s company was not selected as the low bidder because they only included seven doors in their bid.

“Essentially what happened was there were three different bidders.

Darre’s company was the low bidders. The two lowest bidders didn’t meet the specifications,” Smith said.

“We have negotiated with the third bidder to find a more fair and reasonable number.”

According to Smith, Darre and Wood met with University officials about why they were not selected as the low bidder.

“N.C. State met with representatives of the lowest bidder that was not selected and explained the situation and

why a product substitution was not appropriate,” Smith said. “Negotiations with the winning bidder have actually lowered the cost for the door in question as well as the entire door bid package to a fair and reasonable amount. N.C. State made every effort to promote full and open competition and conducted the process in accordance with state statutes.”

The door bid package included eight total doors. The winning bidder was Maxon & Associates who, after negotiations with the University lowered their bid by approximately $336,000, according to Smith.

The door package included eight total doors, one of which was a 70’(long)

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University aims to help SKEMA students Multiple facets to help SKEMA students with living in the U.S. are being explored.

Sagar Sane Staff Writer

Alex Sanchez/Technician

First Year College freshman Sarah Gerber sleds down the top level of the Dan Allen deck on a piece of cardboard Jan. 10, 2011. The university cancelled all classes before 12 p.m. and after 6 p.m. due to inclement weather.

Weather impacts classes Tuesday and Wednesday’s classes were impacted by the weather.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

Due to the approximately .2 inches of frozen precipitation that fell in Raleigh Monday night into Tuesday morning, classes on Tuesday and Wednesday were impacted.

Also impacted by the weather was operating hours of all N.C. State libraries, various dining locations, Wolfline buses and the Student Health Center.

On Tuesday, Wolfline buses stopped operating at 7 p.m. as a result of all classes after 6 p.m. being canceled.

Also, Werewolf service was canceled

for Tuesday night. Wolfline service is expected to resume at 9 a.m.

According to N.C. State transpor tation, delays in Wolf line buses should be e x p e c te d a nd all students are encouraged to check the routes and timing on the Transit Visualization System.

According to the N.C. DOT, ice is the biggest challenge as a result of this storm. DOT crews are expecting the thawing and refreezing of snow and ice to be a problem throughout

the next several days.

NCDOT budget $30 million for snow and ice remova l t his fiscal year. As of Jan. 7, they h ad a l re ad y s p e nt $ 2 6 . 2 million.

As of Tuesday afternoon, the DOT said interstates and most primary roads were clear, but motorists are encouraged to be on the lookout for possible icy spots, especially on

“Crews were expecting any melted ice to refreeze overnight and create a dangerous layer of black ice.”

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SKEMA has opened their first U.S. Campus at N.C. State on Centennial Campus. The University wants to help SKEMA students get acclimated.

According to David McNeill, associate director at the office of international services-global training, about 220 French students from SKEMA Business School - one of the top business schools from France - will be spending one semester at N.C. State.

“The students from France have started arriving on campus. There will be a welcome ceremony followed by orientation sessions through Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week,” McNeill said.

SKEMA already has satellite campuses in China and Morocco.

“The students from France will

spend one semester at in this campus.

Most of them are in the last year or second last year of their undergrads.

There are some master’s students also,” McNeill said.

SKEMA professors will teach most of the classes for the students.

McNeill said, “Global Training Initiative is also offering a course on U.S. business and culture which will be a seminar style course. Along with this, we plan to team up N.C. State students with SKEMA students and perform certain activities throughout the spring semester. Two N.C. State students will team up with three SKEMA students.”

Activities for each team will include some volunteer activities, cultural activities, one recreational activity, and a business project. Michael Giancola, director of CSLEPS, said it will be an important and fun experience for the N.C. State students.

Giancola said, “CSLEPS has tried to

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by 20’ (high) fire door that will enclose the main stairway of Hunt Library, according to Smith.

“Only one of the companies met the bid specification requirement,” Smith said. “Therefore, that company was selected. The other two companies submitted a bid that was lower than the winning bid, but their bid included a substitute fire door. That door, while less costly, did not meet the specifications or drawings.”

According to Smith, the substituted door was larger than the requested door.

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Today Deadline for State Government Internships All day

January 8 10:32 AM – Assist Another Agency Off Campus Student was referred to the University for Alcohol Underage

University Theatre: Urinetown auditions 4:30 PM- 6:30 PM Presidents Roundtable 7PM-10PM

4:31 PM – B&E – Building Wood Hall Student reported room had been entered by unknown person

Tomorrow MLK Campus Commemoration 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM

4:52 PM – Suspicious Person ES King Village Report of suspicious subjects loitering in the area. Subjects left prior to the officer’s arrival.

Physical Environment Committee Meeting 3:30PM – 5:00 PM All Day

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9:21 PM – B&E – Building Wood Hall Student reported room had been entered by unknown person and sunglasses had been broken.

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reative writing senior Justin Lee makes a mocha at Hill of Beans in D.H. Hill library Tuesday. Lee has been working at Hill of Beans for two and a half years. “My favorite part of my job is being able to engage with people from all walks of life.”

9:35 PM – B&E – Building Wood Hall Student reported unknown person had entered room and dumped clothes on the floor.

About the door bids • • • • •

8 doors Included a 70’ by 20’ fire door Low bidder: $268,910 High bidder: $734,830 Final bid: $398,567 Source: Cameron Smith

“The substitute door would have taken up more program space on two floors and would require a design modification in the building structure and a reconfiguration of the program space, resulting in additional design costs, loss of usable space and potential project delay,” Smith said.

9:36 PM – Assist Another Agency Off Campus Student was arrested in Oklahoma for possession of marijuana and transporting across state lines.

Student will be referred for drug violations.

January 9 12:02 AM – Fire Alarm Polk Hall Officer responded to alarm caused by malfunction. System reset 3:10 AM – Fire Alarm Cates Steam Plant Officer responded to alarm caused by system malfunction. System reset.

11:23 PM – Suspicious Person Fraternity Court Student reported suspicious person. Officers searched the area but did not locate anyone.

6:55 PM – Fire Alarm Method Road Officer responded to alarm caused by cooking. System reset.

8:16 PM – B&E – Building Wood Hall Students reported room had been entered and drawers were opened and curtains pulled down.

Dining promotes frequent buyer card Dining is promoting the frequent buyer card program it launched last year.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

At Fountain and Clark dining halls, non-meal plan holders now have a way to save money.

The frequent buyer card program has been launched specifically for non-meal plan holders during breakfast and lunch hours only, according to Jennifer Gilmore, University Dining marking and communications manager.

According to Gilmore, the frequent buyer card is intended to entice non-meal plan holders to eat at the dining halls.

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students of N.C. State campus, irrespective of their degrees, majors or minors,” McNeill continued from page 1 said.

Ira Weiss, dean of the Poole College of Management said pass along this wonderful op- partnering with SKEMA busiportunity to the students. This ness school is a privilege.

“It is a wonwill help the derf ul opstudents to portunity for experience the N.C. State a French students and a culture.” great privilege Universito be workty students ing with SKEwho wish to MA business volunteer s c h o o l , on e for the team of the world’s will need to spend 10 to David McNeill, associate director best business schools,” Weiss 15 h o u r s at the office of international said. working services-global training According with SKEto Weiss, the M A stufuture of this initiative is very dents in the spring semester.

“The students will have to fill bright.

“We are also in conversation a small online application. We are looking for about 150 N.C. with SKEMA and GTI for a State students for this purpose. dual degree masters program in We have already got application future where our students will for about 50 students. Students spend one semester in France, can check the website for more one in China and one here in information on how to sign up Raleigh. This joint venture will and the program details. This help the students to grow on a opportunity is open to all the global scale,” Weiss said.

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“N.C. State has a reputation for having really affordable meal plans compared to a lot of other institutions, but we wanted to do something to reward and encourage non-meal plan holders, those who may not have a need to eat more than five or six meals per week on

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For more info: Visit: http:\\www.ncsu.edu\ gti\skema.html for more information.

According to McNeill, the SKEMA students will be paying fees similar to N.C State students for this semester.

“The SKEMA students will be able to access all the facilities on campus like dining services and the library,” McNeill said.

“The statistics show that only 1 percent of our undergraduate population are international students. With the addition of the SKEMA students on campus, this number will significantly increase. By the fall semester, we expect the number of SKEMA students to increase even further,” McNeill said.

The GTI works with a variety of international students and offers professional and executive training programs.

“Our role here is to partner with the College of Management to help integrate the SKEMA students with N.C. State students,” McNeill said.

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Emergency simulation on campus University officials are facilitating a program called Operation Red Rail to help students and faculty prepare for the event of a real emergency.

Elise Heglar Staff Writer

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Sarah Gerber, a freshman in First Year College, hangs on to Connor Ritchey, a sophomore in sport management, as they slide down the top of the Dan Allen Coliseum Deck. Gerber, Ritchey and friends slide on their shoes and boxes as a way to enough the icey weather and “to be spontaneous,” Gerber said.

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bridges and overpasses.

As well, many secondary roads remained hazardous. Crews were expecting any melted ice to refreeze overnight and create a dangerous layer of nearly invisible black ice.

At the University, the decision to cancel or postpone classes is made as a joint effort between the associate vice chancellor for facilities, the associate vice chancellor for environmental health & safety and the director of campus police.

These three report findings to the vice chancellor for finance & business, who consults the Chancellor and Provost to make recommendations about altering operations at the University, according to N.C. State policies.

The University can operate in 5 differ-

Class Statuses:

On January 13, the University will be preparing for a disaster.

Luckily, this disaster is not real.

As part of a safety-training program, University safety officials simulate one on campus disaster every year.

“We basically build on a scenario and consider all the risks that would be involved if it were to actually happen so that we can be prepared in the event of true emergency,” Katina M. Blue, director of business continuity and disaster recovery, said.

This year, safety officials have chosen a train derailing as the disaster. The event is called Operation Red Rail. According to Blue, this particular event was chosen because of the train that runs directly through the University’s campus. Although a train has never derailed on campus in the past, officials want to be prepared in the event that it does happen.

“Preparedness is a continuous thing that you have to practice constantly. In an emergency situation we want a sense of urgency,

Status 1: The University is closed; only essential personnel should report.

Status 2: The University will open late; essential personnel should report as required.

Status 3: Classes are cancelled; the University is open but operating under adverse weather advisory Status 4: Classes are in session; the University is open but operating under adverse weather advisory.

Status 5: Normal Operations

emergency simulation will benefit students in more ways than one.

“A lot of people really believe that our campus is a safe place to be, but the fact is that anything could happen. It’s a big open area, it’s open to the public, and a lot of potentially dangerous things could happen.

This is definitely a good thing for students to know about and to prepare for,” White said.

Although a train derailing would be a very potentially dangerous situation on campus, White believes that there are other events that could affect campus in a more drastic manner.

“Disasters like that probably do happen, but I feel as though we should be preparing for something bigger. Armed robbery, for example. If someone tried to hold up a C-Store on campus or something like that, I don’t know how many people would know how to react,” White said.

Student media has been assisting with this event as much as possible, according to Blue. There will be simulated reporting happening during the exercise through the Technician as well as the assistance of WKNC, the University’s radio station.

“Student media has been helpful in assisting us. It really helps the whole process when students get involved,” Blue said.

Testing the Train Tracks When: Jan. 13 8:30 a.m. - 1: 30 p.m.

What: Not a live exercise, but a theoretical one.

Source: ncsu.edu

ent statuses. The different status begin with one being the University is closed, all the way to five being normal operations for the University.

Dining

“It can be combined with the AllCampus discount of 25 cents at breakfast and 50 cents at lunch, making it even more continued from page 2 affordable.”

According to Gilmore, there campus, as well as faculty and staff for which we do not have have been large improvements in the dina meal plan oping ha l ls tion,” Gilmore recently. said.

“We have Usi ng t he made sigfrequent buyer nificant card will end improveup w it h apment s at proximately our dining a dollar off of Jennifer Gilmore halls in reeach meal purcent years, chased, accordso I would encourage anyone ing to Gilmore.

“With the card, they can who has not visited one in the purchase seven meals, then past year or two to come check get a free meal,” Gilmore said. it out,” Gilmore said. “We

“With the card, they can purchase seven meals, then get a free meal.”

Menus: The daily menu can be viewed on the website: ncsudining. com, or the N.C. State mobile app: m.ncsu.edu Source: Jennifer Gilmore

have a wrap bar and weekly specialty bars, plus we just made some improvements to our grill burger that has been very positive. We have a grind-your-own peanut butter machine at Fountain, and just a lot of good offerings on the bar. Anyone interested in organic foods will love our Wednesday salad bar, too.”

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not panic. Drills like this one help us with that because it allows us to practice all of the procedures that would need to take place,” Blue said.

The exercise will be taking place sometime between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. The event will be taking place in close quarters, with first responders and the emergency operations group in attendance, according to Blue.

“We want campus to know we strive to be prepared. Our roles and response to this simulation will present a unified approach.

Our students should be confident in the University in the event of a disaster; thanks to exercises like these, we are able to be prepared and diligent,” Blue said.

The event is going to be as realistic as possible. The safety officials in charge of the simulation have enlisted students from the University’s theater department to help with the exercise. Actors will participate by playing roles of a concerned student or parent that calls into the Emergency Operations Center about the train accident.

“We chose something that we consider to be a risk or threat and run these exercises to simulate how response and prioritizing functions of our response. Keeping the simulation realistic is important,” Blue said.

Matthew White, a sophomore in computer science, says that the

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We take our hats off to you, Red Hat N

THE FACTS:

Gov. Bev Perdue announced Monday Red Hat Inc. will be staying in Wake County and maintain its presence on Centennial Campus. The company did not release where it was building its headquarters.

Red Hat will also create 540 new jobs in Wake County.

OUR OPINION: We’re glad Red Hat is staying on campus, but are also expect it to expand on Centennial Campus in the future. There are so many reasons to stay on N.C. State’s campus; it’s hard to imagine why Red Hat would want to leave. New, excited students, expansion space and other resources that can help the company expand its mission of collaboration.

.C. State likes to boast it is “locally responsive, globally engaged.”

The University furthers this mission with its many projects and connections at Red Hat Inc., and having the company maintain its presence on Centennial Campus will help keep the mission going. The benefits to the University, the students, the state and Red Hat itself clearly show that having the company’s headquarters on campus is best.

Red Hat is an in-state startup, but has grown into a globally renowned company that provides tailored open-source software to companies. Its reputation precedes it and having it on campus boosts the University’s and Centennial Campus’ image. The company also

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provides services and funding that make the University more desirable and productive for students, employees and the state of North Carolina. These developments lay the foundation for future programs and advancements at the University and help its ability to do research and provide more services.

Students gain the most from having Red Hat on campus.

Students are not only able to fill internships and co-ops, but also get to interact with the company and benefit from the programs Red Hat has helped fund. The NCSU Open Source Initiative, a partnership be-

tween Red Hat and the Office of Information Technology, helps students learn about open source software and the benefits of collaboration. The demand for that knowledge is there, and having Red Hat as a resource to students will better prepare them for a future in information technology.

What helps the students of N.C. State will also help the state itself. With Red Hat in Wake County, 700 jobs stay on campus and an additional 540 jobs will be created in the county within the next two years.

But the reality is it will will create more than just jobs. Students, by using the programs

provided by Red Hat, will have specialized skills and better experiences that will help them get better-paying jobs. They will be able to establish themselves and start contributing back to the state as taxpayers.

North Carolina will have a specialized workforce, which will go on to attract more people to state.

There are benefits to everyone involved by having Red Hat establish its headquarters on Centennial Campus. The University, students, the state and Red Hat all need help as the country’s economy is still recovering, so there is no reason why they can’t work together to move forward.

Weather in the south

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t is hard not to acknowledge this weather if you are from the South. “Milk, bread and eggs” is the joke, but like most North Carolina natives, I have little experience with extreme winter weathAmanda er. It is overWilkins whelming to Editor-in-Chief visit my boyfriend’s family in Illinois in the winter because they get snow seemingly every day and it doesn’t bother them. Down here, though, it is deadly when people brave the roads and it is great the University is not taking a chance on students’ lives for the first week of classes.

Though the chancellor and the provost decide when classes are delayed, the Department of Facilities, the Department of Environmental Health and Safety and Campus Police work together to assess the campus and the surrounding area to make sure the right decision is made. The conditions were tricky during this storm and weather forecasts were constantly developing and changing, but these departments made the best decision by taking everything into account.

Sadly, we ne ver got any snow, and the freezing rain turned Raleigh into a sheet of ice Tuesday. Cancelling classes until 12 p.m. on Tuesday was the best move the University could have done to protect its students from the conditions.

About 8,000 students commute

to campus every day, and 6,666 of them are from North Carolina. Before I could even commute back to campus Tuesday afternoon, I still had to use an ice scraper, a tool practically unknown to North Carolina, to chisel my windows out so I could see. Braving the roads, I can only imagine what other students had to do to get to their first Tuesday class.

The University has rightfully cancelled today’s morning classes until 10 a.m. Although the N.C. Department of Transportation has had all Tuesday to clear the roads, there are still areas where students and professors are coming from that aren’t safe. The National Weather Service is predicting the sun will come out today, so the threat of ice should diminish. It is better the University is playing it safe than s or r y w it h students’ and employees’ lives though.

It has been an atypical year of weather in the Raleigh area and who only knows what is in store for our area in the next couple months. We have missed out on a settling first week of classes, but we have the semester to figure out our classes. The one thing to remember as the semester goes on in terms of weather is: safety first. Without a safe travel and work environment, there is no sense in risking students’ and employee safety.

“...It is deadly when people brave the roads...”

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Job creation is needed to help the nation recover

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eports are popping up across the country through media outlets, ranging from the Washington Post to Fox News, about the improvi ng econNick Such Romanos omy. information Columnist s hou ld b e music to the ears of college students, especially those approaching graduation, who are quaking in their boots as they ready themselves to be thrown into the job market. The federal government even reported on Jan. 7 that the national unemployment rate fell in December to 9.4 percent, the lowest it’s been since May of 2009. Recent statistical indications are pointing to a return to happiness and prosperity in the U.S. — or so it seems.

What some fail to recognize is that the national economy has technically been recovering since 2009.

The stock market has stabilized, oil prices have once again risen and corporate profitability also continues to rise. This recovery has been great news for the

wealthy, whose salaries hinge on the profitability of their companies, the stock market, or both. The greatest problem has been for middle class Americans who, in the recession, have lost thousands of jobs capable of providing a decent living for an individual and maybe his or her family. It won’t seem like anything has actually changed for the better u nt i l more middle-class quality jobs materialize.

Recent signs of hiring have been encouraging without a doubt. Jobs seem to f inally be taking hold and the economy that the everyday man worries about is beginning to emerge from a very deep ditch.

That being said, there is still a long way to go until every ablebodied man and woman can to go back to work. For this reason, it would be extremely foolish to take our collective foot off the gas now in terms of job

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As a college student, it is reasonably safe to assume that you will become a part of this chaotic — and gradually improving — job market sometime in the next few years. As a young person, you might also be concerned with the evergrowing national debt that only increases with each additional governmental stimulus.

This will be a debt you will inherit one d ay. W h i le our national debt is an incredibly important issue that must be taken care of in a timely m a n ne r, it must not be obsessed upon at the expense of job creation. It is a fool’s bet for the federal government to let up on jobcreating and saving measures to prevent additional debt.

Only through sustained high employment levels will we ever be able to generate the revenue needed to pay back our national

loans and release our children from debt.

What is happening now in terms of economic recovery is a welcomed, long-overdue start to a turnaround. As people who will soon look to join the ranks of the employed, college students should use their voices and their votes to show their approval of further government stimulus measures so unemployment rates can be restored to a pre-recession level.

Otherwise this little recovery the nation has fought so tirelessly to gain could be lost, and a second recession could put us into a hole that would simply be too difficult to climb out of.

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Quad residents outwit, outplay, outlast Students living in the Honors Village residence halls compete in a game inspired by the TV show Survivor.

Laura Wilkinson Features Editor

Generally when 24 students are in a room working together to complete an assignment, it is in a classroom setting. For 24 Quad residents, it’s for a residence hall program.

Nathan Combs, a senior in mathematics, said Quad Survivor is a program where students who live in the Quad can compete against each other in a Survivor-style game.

“The game works similar to the show, just without the outdoor aspect,” Combs said. “Players compete in challenges for rewards or Immunity, which keeps players safe from being voted out of the game at Tribal Council. Eventually, only one person remains and will claim the prize at the end.”

Combs, the president of the Quad Area Council, said he was thinking of ideas for programs last semester, and although he is not a huge fan of the show Survivor, he thought a lot of people would get involved due to its competitive nature.

“I did sign ups last semester so I would know how many people would play, and I planned out the format of the program over break. Although no QAC money has gone into the program yet, I plan to request funds to pay for the prize and for a few challenges,” Combs said.

While some of the challenges will be physical and some mental, many will combine both elements, according to Combs.

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Bassil El-Zaatari, a sophomore in chemical engineering, Ben Holden, a freshman in mechanical engineering, Michelle Orlowski, a sophomore in English, and Hannah Osborne, a freshman in history, celebrate at the Quad Survival Challenge Jan. 11. “The only thing I studied for in this challenge was the name of Care Bears, other than that, nothing came to mind,” Osborne said.

“The contestants that must attend “A few will even involve social aspects, just like the game itself. The show up at a designated time, and I first challenge was held on Sunday grill them a little bit on the game, their and required the tribes to run to dif- strategies, etc. Then they go up to the ferent stations where they had to an- voting booth one-by-one and write swer questions involving logic, word down the name of the person they want out of the play and picture game, then put it puzzles,” Combs in the voting urn. said. “Then, once If someone cannot all three stations attend, they can were completed, always e-mail me they had to solve their vote beforeone final Sudoku hand and I write puzzle.” it down and put Combs said it in the urn myt h at a lt hou g h Nathan Combs, president of the self,” Combs said. he cannot reveal Quad Area Council “Afterward, I read what challenges the votes, and the the teams will be doing later on, there will be some in- person with the most is eliminated spired by actual challenges used on from the game.”

Since the University does not allow the show.

Also similar to the show is the idea of fire indoors, where Tribal Council Tribal Council, which will work simi- takes place, instead of a torch, each lar to the way it works on the show, player makes a banner to represent their life in the game. Once a player is according to Combs.

“Ultimately, I decide what challenges are used and when they will occur.”

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voted out, Combs said he shreds the banner.

Combs said he came up with most of the challenges himself, using ideas he has seen on the show before, but he has also had help.

“Ultimately, I decide what challenges are used and when they will occur.

We’ve only held [two] challenge so far, but I intend to have people helping me judge the challenge outcomes — particularly ones where players may protest the results,” Combs said.

According to Combs, it would be great to see other hall councils implement the idea of Survivor.

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Digital warfare enters a new realm Taylor Cashdan Design Editor

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Student’s art published by NSCS tober, and this was her first submission to The Collegiate Scholar.

“This was my first time submitting art to NSCS,” Okafor said. “The only thing I remember winning [previously] is a bookmark contest in elementary school.”

In a press release, Steve Loflin, the CEO and Founder of NSCS, said “NSCS is Zachary Diezel happy to provide members like with an Science & Tech Editor opportunity to be published, we hope N.C. State students are known world- that Okafor’s work will inspire other wide for being the best and the brightest. members to share their creativity with Keisha Okafor, a sophomore in art and the NSCS community.”

The Collegiate Scholar is a tri-annual design, is contributing to the University’s tradition of excellence. Okafor’s paint- publication produced by NSCS, an inv itation-only ining, “Brooklyn,” was terdisciplinary honor recently published in society. It is available the Fall 2010 edition of online at http://www.

The National Society nscs.org/files/u32981/ of Collegiate Scholar’s Fall2010_0.pdf.

The Collegiate Scholar.

Members of NSCS “This is a really awesubmit up to two of some honor,” Okafor their works in f ive said. different categories: “The fall edition [of popular culture, autoThe Collegiate Scholar] Keisha Okafor, sophomore in biographical, college in which Okafor’s work art and design life, short story, poetry, “Brooklyn” was puband art. lished received 304 subThere is currently no prize for publimissions,” Janine Deegan, the outreach cation. Publication in and of itself is of manager for NSCS, said.

Of the 304 submissions, 21 were pub- great benefit for art, English and jourlished, with five falling under the art nalism majors. “Once published, [they] can put on their resume that they have category.

Okafor used acrylic paint to create her been published in a national literary magazine,” Deegan said. According to “Brooklyn.”

“The painting was based on a picture Deegan, this can give students an edge I took in New York City in the summer. when seeking employment.

“My main goal is to continue to learn The painting shows a part of New York more about art and design and how to City,” Okafor said.

Okafor was inducted to NSCS last Oc- design art for others,” Okafor said.

Art and design major Keisha Okafor was recently published in the National Society of Collegiate Scholar’s The Collegiate Scholar.

“The painting was based on a picture I took in New York City in the summer.”

Movies that spawn from videogames and cartoons have stormed the industry in the past decade.

These movies include Stay Alive, a horror flick based on the actions a user performs in a game environment that start to occur in real life; Transformers, a movie about robots who flee to earth to escape robotic extinction; and now Tron: Legacy.

Tron, like most high-CGI works, raised the bar and broke the 3D barrier.

The idea of a computer program created to better the human experience sounds like the perfect nerd flick. Tron, though, held its own weight by appealing to a mass audience through the everyday happenings of main character Sam Flynn’s life in a city atmosphere.

His father, being the mastermind of ENCOM International, left the fate of the company to his son. But Sam chose a rogue life, living on his own in a makeshift shack that doubled as a garage and home for him and his dog. Garrett Hedlung, who previously featured in action films like Four Brothers and Troy, plays Sam Flynn. With his background in family-focused violence, Hedlung was the perfect candidate for this role.

Jeff Bridges plays Kevin Flynn, and was actually cast in the same position in 1982, when Disney’s rendition of Tron hit the theaters.

The new movie changes the story line of its predecessor, making Kevin Flynn the sole creator of the Tron world and everything in it. Both Flynns must battle the alter ego they call Clu, originally created to help Kevin create the perfect world, to restore order in the masterpiece that is slowly being torn to pieces.

This 2010 recreation was filmed partially in 3D, adding some interesting concepts to the movie.

Prior to the film’s actual beginning, a message appeared on the

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screen that read something close to “only some parts of this film are in 3D because the director intended most of the scenes to be 2D.” This struck me as kind of odd. Why not just make the whole movie in 2D? Why waste extra time and money on making only a few scenes threedimensional?

Despite the fact that a good portion of the film could have been watched without the $5 plastic glasses, the intricacy portrayed by the Tron world was definitely visually entertaining. The team that produced the Tron graphics took the futuristic mechanical world to the next level, boasting hovercrafts, compactable motorcycles and the backpack disk that was said to hold

the history and life of its wearer.

My intentions for the movie were to watch a glorified light show that incorporated a few alien-like battle scenes, and I was utterly impressed when I exited the theater that night. Stephen Lisberger did a wonderful job with the new and improved story line and his cast choice. This was a movie I had no option to look away from.

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better.”

Returning assistant coach Colleen Johnson will be looking for improvements on Friday against Oklahoma. Following the Beauty and the Beast meet, Johnson cited nerves for mistakes in the team’s performance.

“We have some room to improve, we had some misses probably caused by nerves.

Fortunately it was tonight, and not against Oklahoma next weekend,” Johnson said. “On a positive note, we had some really good routines. Brittany Vontz’s vault has come a long way, Jess Panza did a beautiful floor routine and beam routine, and Rachel Fincham did a gorgeous bar routine.”

The Pack, who was runner up in the 2010 EAGL conference, will look to go one better in 2011. However, much of their success will depend on a good start to the season, and a victory over the Sooners this Friday will instill even more confidence, as well as the realistic prospect of getting to the 2011 NCAA National Championships to be held April 14-16, in Cleveland, Ohio.

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Pack out shot Boston College, but BC’s deft three point shooting and aggressiveness on the

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Juniors Shelby Bullock and Amber Winterton, members of Team Bad Business take on competition in the 32nd Annual ACIS National Flag Football Championships. Bad Business represented N.C. State in New Orleans over winter break.

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Louisiana State University just several hours after the first win.

The Pack’s run ended in dramatic fashion however, as Florida Gulf Coast University defeated State 28-19 in triple overtime. The Eagles would advance to the finals, falling to this year’s National Champion, Angelo State (TX).

But even before a single flag was pulled or a pass thrown, some bad news hurt Bad Business’s chances of victory, as a historical snow fall hit North Carolina causing three of the team’s players to be unable to make the trip to nationals.

Wolfpack team captain Brandon Newton spoke highly of traveling down to the Bayou to participate in the Champion-

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Sophomore Jess Panza listens as head coach Mark Stevenson talks to her after she completed the floor excercise in the first meet of the season against Rutgers Friday Jan. 15, 2010. Of all four excercises Panza did her worst on the floor, scoring a 9.275. N.C State beat Rutgers 193.825 to 188.100.

boards proved to be the difference in the game.

The loss was just the fifth of the season and snaps a five game win streak dating back to Dec. 22. The Wolfpack are now 11-5 overall and 1-1 in

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ships. Newton said that losing us,” Winterton said. “J.T. and three of the team’s 14 members Brandon played well, and makhad an unforing it to the t u nate i mquarterfinals pact, but did was amazing not deter the even though other memwe lost the bers from enway we did.” joying their The other time in New te a m s t hat participated Orleans. in the Co-Rec “It was a Brandon Newton portion of the phenomenal, tournament once in a lifetime experience,” Newton said. were West Florida University, “Getting to go down there be- UNC-Chapel Hill, Georgia cause of flag football was just Southern, Louisiana-Monroe, incredible. The snow canceling Nebraska-Lincoln and Louisisome of the flights complicated ana-Lafayette. State was one of things, but the trip worked out the three teams that won both really well for the most part.” of its contests in the elevenAmber Winterton, one of the team pool play.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Football ends season ranked in both polls N.C. State finished the 2010 season ranked No. 25 in both the Associated Press poll and the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches Poll. The ranking marks the first for the Pack since the 2002 team finished No. 12 in the AP Poll. State collected nine wins, the highest total since 2002 also.

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Intramural basketball registration open Due to icy road conditions and the university’s adverse weather policy, registration for intramural basketball will begin today at 9 a.m. Registration is online and ends January 17. Play begins on January 30.

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Men’s Tennis to hold “Pack Prowl” on Wednesday

The NC State men’s tennis program will launch its spring season by hosting “Pack Prowl” this Wednesday, Jan. 12 at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center at 6 p.m.

Student Wolfpack Club members will receive points for attendance.

The program will offer a free clinic to all Wolfpack fans from 6 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., before holding an open intrasquad scrimmage from 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. The Pack boasts three players ranked in the ITA poll; Jaime Pulgar ranks No. 61, Dominic Hodgson stands at No. 82 and Dave Thompson is also included at No. 106. State opens its spring season Saturday against Davidson and UNC Wilmington.

Pack falls in Chestnut Hill Despite four players in double-digit scoring, Reggie Jackson and the Eagles remain too much for the State to contain Staff Report N.C. State traveled to Boston College looking to stretch its winning streak to six games, and more importantly improve to 2-0 in ACC play. The Eagles have a history of playing the Wolfpack close, as the two teams have played in overtime in two out of the 11 match-ups.

However, despite a valiant effort with four players in double figures, led by senior forward Tracy Smith, the Pack came up short 75-66 in Chestnut Hill.

The Wolfpack had trouble containing BC’s Reggie Jackson the entire game; as the Eagles pulled away to an early 11-point lead. However, the Pack remained hard-nosed and started feeling it from inside as senior

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On the courts of the RBC Center, junior guard CJ Williams jumps to score a point during the game against Wake Forest Jan. 8, 2011. During WIlliams 24 mins of play, he scored 16 points leading to the domination over Wake Forest 90 - 69.

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forward Tracy Smith scored eight points to finish the half after starting the game 0 for 4 from the field.

Poor shooting was the story early for the Pack, as they shot only 36 percent and just 14 percent from three-point range in the first half. Nevertheless, State brought the game within two points to finish the half down only 28-26.

The Pack started the second half strong as it traded leads with the Eagles for the majority of the half. But with State up 56-53 with 5 minutes remaining, Jackson, who finished with 29 points, six assists, and five rebounds, once again took over the game.

State hung around for much of the second half, never trailing by more than six, but failed to regain the lead after a 9-0 Boston College run with 2:19 remaining. Despite the loss, the

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Staff Writer

The N.C. State gymnastics team will go into the 2011 season with a newfound confidence, having earned three first-place votes to be named preseason favorite in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) poll.

The Pack will meet No. 4 Oklahoma Friday at Reynolds Coliseum. Coach Mark Stevenson, a four-time NCAA Southeast Region coach of the year, will be looking for his team to focus on its own performance.

“It is not about the other team, it’s only about our routine and what we do,” Stevenson said. “If we start thinking about other teams and their rankings it takes you away from your focus and that is not what our goal is.”

With the 2010 season ending with a disappointing sixth place finish in the NCAA Regional Championships at West Virginia, the Pack looks to its strong freshman class to have an immediate impact in 2011.

The newcomers will face the daunting task of replacing 2010 All-American Taylor Seaman. Nevertheless, Stevenson is confident the rookies will perform.

“We graduated two kids and brought in seven,” said

Stevenson. “Taylor [Seaman] and Lauren [Deuser] will be hard to replace, but I think we’ll get strong performances from our newcomers. We’ve consistently shown that we’re competing for the [EAGL] tournament title every year.”

Freshman Emily Anderson aims to take what she learned from a tough preseason into competition on Friday, and credited the deep freshman class for aiding her to adjust to NCAA gymnastics.

“It’s a lot better to have more girls in my class, and it’s nice to have teammates doing the same thing,” Anderson said.

“The older girls have also been awesome helping us as freshman, learning how to do different things and adjust from club gymnastics to college.”

Anderson, who finished 25th all-around at the 2010 Level 10 Nationals, said she hopes to use the experience from the Beauty and the Beast meet in Reynolds Coliseum last Friday to improve heading into the season.

With the team having to adjust to the harder landings at Reynolds Coliseum, the event was seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2011 season.

“The Beauty and the Beast meet gets us into the arena, which is our competition facility,” said Stevenson. “It’s a different shocking system to the body and they just need the opportunity to get used to it, which is particularly important for the freshmen.”

The Pack will also look to use the number one rank in the EAGL conference to promote self–confidence, and Anderson

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Freshman Rachel Fincham competes on the uneven parallel bars Saturday against Pittsburg. Fincham scored a 9.800, placing 2nd to senior Taylor Seaman. N.C. State beat Pittsburg 194.950-191.900.

is assured that the high ranking will not add pressure to the team’s performances.

“I don’t think it’s put pressure on us. I think, if anything, it’s made us be self-confident and even made us want to do bet-

ter,” Anderson said. “I don’t think we are nervous and from out practice meet on Friday we know we can do

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The 32nd Annual ACIS National Flag Football Championships took place at the University of New Orleans over winter break as over 60 teams from across the country participated in one of the four divisions of competition.

The Wolfpack checked in with a quarterfinal appearance in the co-rec division losing to eventual runner-up Florida Gulf Coast. N.C. State began the tournament after defeating LSU and Kentucky during pool play.

The team earned a berth in the national f lag football championship by winning the regional tournament earlier that month. With the victory at regionals the team’s $400 entry fee was paid for, while the team also received $500 to use for traveling expenses for their journey down south.

Ending the last three days of 2010 by competing in the annual tournament, State started by blanking the University of Kentucky 29-0 quickly followed by a 25-6 victory over

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