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Homecoming week events Events are happening all over campus this week in honor of Homecoming. Mikala Holmgreen Staff Writer

The University Solar Center, with its arrays of solar panels on Thursday, April 14, 2011.

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Solar House re-opens to public With the assistance of an undergraduate student, the Solar House has re-opened. Elise Heglar News Editor

With the assistance of mechanical engineering student Jason Meyer, the N.C. State Solar House has once again opened to the public for tours. The house originally closed in July due to state budget cuts but was able to re-open in November with limited hours. The house is currently open to the public for 20 hours every week. “It was shut down strictly for budget reasons,” Shannon Helm, the communications and outreach manager for the Solar House, said. The Solar House is operated by the N.C. Solar Center. It features solar electric and solar thermal tech-

nologies with a passive solar design. wanted to work on renewable energy. Meyer currently works at the house There are also other environmentally friendly materials on the grounds of 20 hours a week giving tours and anthe house, including a wind turbine. swering questions visitors have about the house. He will be Helm said while graduating in Dethere were no major cember but is planchanges to the techning on continuing nological aspect of his work at the house the house when it until April. was close, the staff “I give tours, show was excited to be people the house and able to put a fresh Shannon Helm, communications and outreach try to get new techcoat of paint inside manager for Solar House nology and donathe house. The paint tions for the house,” was donated by the Sherwin Williams store located on Meyer said. Helm said having an engineering Hillsborough Street. “They’re big supporters of N.C. State student work in the house is beneficial for visitors. The Solar House and N.C. and our Solar House,” Helm said. One of the reasons the house has Solar Center are considered a part of been able to open is the assistance the College of Engineering. “It’s a great match and skill set beof Meyer. Meyer heard about the job through a professor he had last semester and decided to apply because he solar continued page 3

“It was shut down strictly for budget reasons.”

Jessie Halpern Staff Writer

In a meeting Tuesday afternoon, the Faculty Senate passed a resolution to give support for graduate students to take parental leave. As the seats in the Faculty Senate chamber filled up, English professor Hans Kellner took his place at the center podium to commence the meeting. “I would like to first address the controversial nature in which the resolution on parental leave has been reported,” Kellner said. “I would like to express that the senate has nothing but positive and supportive opinions

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of this resolution.” This positive sentiment was proven when the Faculty Senate unanimously voted to pass the resolution, approving parental leave for graduate students. According to Resolution 57, the N.C. State Student Senate Academics Committee will work in conjunction with the N.C. State Faculty Senate Academic Policy Committee to include graduate students in the current congressional Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, which currently allows University staff and faculty to take six weeks of paid leave with the birth of a new child. Duane Larick, graduate school dean, says he has heard nothing but positive feelings toward this resolution. Provost Arden Warwick has had a posi-

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Identity of oldest recorded supernova mystery solved

N.C. State researchers have identified the ancient supernova first found by Chinese astronomers. See page 6.

International players add flavor Men’s basketball team features three foreign players with different backgrounds. See page 8.

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Wednesday • “Wear Red, Get Fed” by Moes in the Brickyard, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Canned Food Drive in the Brickyard, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. • Blood Drive, Talley Ballroom, 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Thursday • “Wear Red, Get Fed” by Marcos in the Brickyard, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Cookie Contest in the Brickyard, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Paint the Tunnel, Free Expression Tunnel, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday • ”Wear Red, Get Fed” by Backyard Bistro, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • Pack Howl Parade, Hillsborough St., 6 to 7 p.m. • Homecoming Pep Rally, Reynold’s Coliseum, 7 to 11 p.m. Compiled by mikala holmgreen

from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. A blood drive will also take place in the Talley Ballroom from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., welcoming students and faculty to donate. “N.C. State has one of the most exciting spirit weeks compared to a lot of schools,” Tanyer Andrews, mother of a University senior, said. “We have the advantage of being in a big city, as well as having a very supportive and engaging student body.” Thursday, it is Marco’s Pizza’s turn to cater the “Wear Red, Get Fed” event, serving pizza in the Brickyard until they run out. If pizza isn’t enough, the Cookie Contest will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Brickyard. Thursday morning also hosts Paint the Tunnel, allowing students to paint the Free Expression Tunnel from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., supporting the University for Saturday’s Homecoming game. Friday morning is the last day of “Wear Red, Get Fed,” catered by the

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Gaming lecture inspires students

Faculty Senate approves parental leave for grad students In a Faculty Senate meeting, support was expressed for parental graduate student leave.

Wolfpack fans are getting excited with events all week for N.C. State’s Homecoming game against Clemson Saturday, Nov. 19. The homecoming events started with the Homecoming Valentine Commons Kick-off at Harris Field Sunday. Domino’s catered to the “Wear Red, Get Fed” event in the Brickyard Monday from 11 a.m. until they ran out of food. There was also a Trivia Night Monday in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Hillsborough Street was painted red Monday night as the University kept up its tradition of “Paint The Town Red.” Wolfpack fans covered the University and surrounding areas with red paint and decorations supporting the football team. “I love the ‘Paint The Town Red’ Event. It’s a really great event, it’s one of my favorite spirit week events,” Casper Holmgreen, a senior double majoring in computer science and nuclear physics, said. “Wear Red, Get Fed” continued in the Brickyard Tuesday until students wore out WingZone’s food supply. The Hillsborough Street Cleanup also took place Tuesday afternoon. The day was topped off with Homecoming Speaker and Magician, Tim Dumas, in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Wednesday, Moe’s and University Towers will cater “Wear Red, Get Fed” in the Brickyard starting at 11 a.m. Students will not only have the chance to receive food, but will also have the chance to donate food. The Canned Food Drive will be taking place in the Brickyard

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Studio director of Insomniac Games spoke on campus about the creativity of making games. Sarah Dashow Staff Writer

As the final Fidelity Investments Leadership in Technology executive speaker series of this semester, Chad Dezern, studio director of Insomniac Games in Durham, NC, lectured on the care and feeding of ideas. The studio in Durham recently shipped their first game, Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, on the Playstation 3. Dezern used examples from the creation process of this game to show the design choices used during game development. His lecture consisted of the three broad steps that go into creating games: visualizing, prototyping and production. He says the brainstorm is not always the most important aspect, and that it is more about the ideas that come out of it. “Ideas are really what we do as a business. Ideas are what fuels the game, what gets people excited,” Dezern said. By showing the process of early sketches, to 3-D character mockups, to a completed teaser trailer featuring the characters from development, Dezern showed many different aspects of game making. “We don’t actually go through things in a laid out order. It’s very organic. We take these pieces out of order and put them in order ... design is nothing but a series of choices,” Dezern said. Ken Tate, director of development and external relations in the engineering department, orga-

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Chad Dezern, N.C. Studio director for Insomniac Games, speaks to computer science students as part of the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series.

development, and it gave me a better nized the lecture series. “I try to have at least one entrepre- look at how that works,” Roger Agans, neurial, one person from the gaming a freshman in computer science, said. industry and then the rest are just “This guy basically said he came fresh out of college with a kind of fillers,” she major and a little bit said. “We try to get in his portfolio. They really timely topics. came looking for We try to get things him is the idea that that interest our I got from this and students, but across Insomniac is a big a big spectrum. I company so I’m acthink it provides tually pretty geared them insight and it up now to making brings the careers games on my own.” and the leadership Chad Derzen, studio director “I played a lot to reality for them. of Insomniac Games of the Insomniac That is the whole Ratchet and Clank idea behind this.” Students who attended the lecture, series, and I was pretty curious about some of whom were interested in ca- how much production, how much reers in the gaming industry and some time and effort went into the game,” who were just fans of Insomniac, said Lai Tran, a junior in computer science, said. “It’s very motivational. It makes that the lecture inspired them. “It was very entertaining and informative because I want to go into game gaming continued page 3

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In Tuesday’s “Cellist performs her unique style live,” the Cirque du Soleil show will be performed in Las Vegas, not Los Angeles. The writer, Hassan DuRant, is a staff writer, not a correspondent.

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raduate students in chemistry Emma Liu and Tom Chen walk across centennial with old computer equipment to recycle at the America Recycles event Tuesday, Nov. 15. The event was part of the national America Recycles Day and featured a shredding truck for documents and free electronics recycling. “I bought [this equipment] half a year ago, waiting for this day,” Chen said.

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Red Terror Service Red Terror Service will operate for the basketball games today and Wednesday, Nov. 30. Red Terror will operate with two buses going to and from the RBC Center leaving from D.H. Hill Library and stopping at Carmichael Gymnasium. Service will begin at 5 p.m. and continue until 90 minutes after the game ends.

POLICe BlOTTER Nov. 13 3:49 a.m. | Medical Assist Wood Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 8:17 a.m. | Suspicious Vehicle Wolf Village Lots Officer located vehicle that had been written on in washable paint. Owner was notified. 1:48 p.m. | Suspicious Incident Fraternity Court Student reported mistakenly giving personal information to individual on Craig’s List determined to be running a scam. However, no crime was determined to have been committed. 1:55 p.m. | Fire Alarm Talley Student Center Units responded to alarm caused by steam unit. Unit was disconnected from power source and made safe. Appropriate personnel notified.

4:47 p.m. | Suspicious Person First Year College Report of intoxicated subject yelling at people passing by. Officer located non-student who was then trespassed from NCSU property. 9:01 p.m. | Checkpoint Morrill Drive/Warren Carroll Drive Officers conducted drivers license/seatbelt check point. Non-student was issued citation for driving while license revoked; second non-student was issued citation for driving while license revoked; student was issued for vehicle registration violation. 9:39 p.m. | Assist Another Agency Off Campus NCSU PD assisted RPD with armed robbery. Officers responded and located non-student. Nov. 14 2:23 a.m. | Medical Assist Sullivan Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 4:38 a.m. | Suspicious Person Cox Hall Report of suspicious subject in the building. Subject fled prior to officers’ arrival.

Red Terror Service will operate for the football game Saturday. Red Terror will operate with three buses going to and from Carter-Finley Stadium leaving D.H. Hill Library and stopping at Carmichael Gymnasium. Service will begin at 12:30 p.m. and continue until 90 minutes after the game ends. Source: Kim Paylor, Transit Manager

9:10 a.m. | Burglary Fraternity Court Report of someone had attempted forced entry but was unsuccessful. Greek Life notified. 9:27 a.m. | Breaking & Entering College of Textiles Staff member reported room had been entered and copper stolen. 9:41 a.m. | Larceny Partners III Student reported copper stolen. 1:05 p.m. | Medical Assist D.H. Hill Library Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 1:40 p.m. | Suspicious Vehicle Dan Allen Deck Officer responded to report of vehicle door ajar. Vehicle appeared to be undisturbed. Door was secured by officer.

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3:54 p.m. | Harassing Phone Calls BTEC Non-student reported receiving threatening and harassing phone calls in reference to employee. 5:02 p.m. | Medical Assist Nelson Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 6:12 p.m. | Medical Assist Morrill Drive/Warren Carroll Drive Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. 6:58 p.m. | Warrant Service Off Campus Non-student was arrested for four counts of felony breaking and entering and larceny of copper and other items from College of Textiles.

10:53 p.m. | Alcohol Violation Tucker Hall Student was referred for alcohol underage.

Wolfline Updates for Thanksgiving Break Tuesday, Nov. 22: All Wolfline service will end at 10 p.m. No night service, no Wolfprowl service this week. Wednesday, Nov. 23: Faculty and staff service only Route 6 Carter-Finley, Route 7 Wolflink Shuttle and Route 8 Southeast Loop will operate. Thursday, Nov. 24-Sunday Nov. 27: University closed, no Wolfline service. Sunday, Nov. 27: Holiday Shuttle operates from 5-9 p.m. Monday, Nov. 28: Fall Wolfline service resumes. Source: Kim Paylor, Transit Manager

Friday Road Closes Friday, Nov. 18, there will be several road closings in and around campus due to the Homecoming Parade: 5:30 p.m. - Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue close 5:45 p.m. - Hillsborough Street closes 6 p.m. - Pullen Road closes 6:10 p.m. - Dunn Avenue closes The parade will be finished by 7 p.m., and all roads should be opened up for traffic again. Pack Howl, the Homecoming concert, will begin at 7 p.m., so students should expect possible traffic delays around Reynolds Coliseum as well. Source: Homecoming Committee

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Earth With Meaning:Photographs of Al anCohen All Day 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. Leading a Diverse Workforce 10 a.m. - noon 1117 Administrative Services Building I One of the most common reasons employees leave an organization is their relationship with their supervisor. Participants in this class will learn about four cultures that exist in organizations, practice differentiating facts from assumptions, and learn how to prepare for difficult conversations. Culture influences organizations and leaders influence culture. This class is an introduction to the skill set required for today’s 21st century leaders. Campus Farmers Market 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Brickyard Homecoming Canned Food Drive 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Brickyard All canned food donations will be donated to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle to help those in need. Wear Red, Get Fed 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. Brickyard Wear red clothing to receive free Moe’s and University Towers food while supplies last as part of Homecoming Week activities. Blood Drive 11 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Talley Ballroom Come and donate blood for the Homecoming drive as we try to reach a 1,000 pint goal. Prague Institute Information Session 12:30-1:30 p.m. 320 Brooks Hall Learn about study abroad opportunities in the Czech Republic. NC SU Genetics Club Meeting 5:30-6:30 p.m. 102 David Clark Labs

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dents about it, since that’s how most people get their information at first,” Newberry said. Meyer said the Solar House is a good way to demonstrate technology that is good for the environment. “The sun is always going to be there and we should try to use it for energy,” Meyer said. While she does want better advocacy for solar technology, Newberry said it is a positive thing for the campus to perpetuate solar technology. “It’s great for the environment. It can be kind of expensive but it’s good in the long run if you invest in it,” Newberry said.

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tive reaction the resolution, and is interested in beginning the process of putting it in place. W hile the resolution passed unanimously, and without any further discussion of the policy or debate over its merits, the faculty senate’s decision to pass the resolution is not the final step in implementing the process. It is only the beginning of the process toward implementing the policy. “Some administrative things have to happen even after the Faculty Senate vote on the resolution. We have to write a regulation and we would certainly pattern a regulation at N.C. State very closely to the one at

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cause he’s an engineer. It’s great to have an engineering student who can really talk about the technology that’s being used,” Helm said. Meyer said he feels as though being an engineering student has given him an advantage in the job. “It’s good because I have experience and exposure to the material,” Meyer said. Helm considers the house to be a route to the public for the University. Many people who visit the house are not students or faculty of the University but

just North Carolina citizens who have heard about it and are interested. “It’s a public face for N.C. State. A lot of people have heard about it and it’s a great way to demonstrate renewable energy,” Helm said. Madeline Newberry, a junior in communications, said while the Solar House sounds very beneficial, she wishes there was more information about it available on campus. “N.C. State could definitely do more to inform students about it. They should have student advocates to educate new students about it and maybe [resident assistants] could be encouraged to tell new resi-

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UNC Chapel Hill,” Larick said. The parental leave policy at UNC Chapel Hill, mentioned in Resolution 57, provides graduate students with “six weeks of leave from their graduate program, continued enrollment in combination with sustained stipend support and health benefits, and a one academic semester extension for all academic responsibilities,” according to the resolution. “I was married and had a child as an undergraduate and I had a second child as a graduate student, and I know that the additional challenges of having a child can put stress on a graduate student,” Larick said. “One of the hurdles that we can take away is having to worry about leaving their assistantship and not having to worry about their salary for six weeks. We can make sure they have their insurance coverage and their degree isn’t

impacted.” He emphasized that the first few weeks with a new child is important in development and starting a family off the right way. While most of the paperwork and requests would fall into the hands of the graduate student, he’s hoping it’s a process that can be implemented without problems. “It’s just something we should do,” Larick said. Meredith Jones, a former graduate student, said giving parental leave to graduate students is only fair because the University technically employs them. “I believe that graduate students should be treated equal to faculty and staff,” Jones said. “Since they are employed by the University, they should have both equal rewards and consequences.”

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Jonathan Page, a sophomore in computer science, Robert Agans, a freshman in computer science, and Woody Barlow, a freshman in computer science listen to a talk by Chad Dezern, N.C. Studio director for Insomniac Games, who discussed the evolution of ideas from brainstorm to finished product.

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you just want to, after a lecture, for me, go out there and design something on my own. That’s how I feel whenever I come to things like this.”

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“Wear Red, Get Fed,” catered by the Backyard Bistro starting at 11 a.m. in the Brickyard. “I love State’s spirit week,” Joseph Darsey, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, said. “We get to eat delicious food all week!” Bragaw Hall and the Carmichael Playzone are hosting a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., giving busy students a chance to donate blood anytime during those hours. Friday night, the Pack Howl Parade will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Hillsborough Street, including the “Craziest Fan” Concert during the Parade. To top the week off, the Homecoming Pep Rally will take place directly after the Pack Howl Parade from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m. at Reynold’s Col-

During the question and answer session, Dezern gave some advice to students looking into starting a career in the gaming industry. “The best way to get a job making games is to make games,” Devern said. Devern, after college, got a job working for Disney, and

later Dreamworks, before getting hired by Insomniac. “Taking an idea that is really nothing, a few written words ... and getting it ready for the world to see ... [is] extremely gratifying. I recommend trying to chase that feeling,” Devern said.

iseum. The Wayans Brothers will be featured at the event. “I just transferred to State, so I’m pretty excited to see how they do [Homecoming] here,” Eric Twilling, a junior in accounting, said. Advance tickets started Nov. 1 at Ticket Central in Talley Student Center. Ticket pick-

up requires N.C. State ID and guest tickets for each ID are limited to one and by request only. Remaining general admission tickets will be distributed before and during the beginning of the Pep Rally at Reynold’s Coliseum from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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The Facts:

The University recently relaxed their policy regarding signage at football games. Until recently, there was a policy prohibiting signs at Carter-Finley Stadium. Signs that meet a certain criteria are now allowed.

Our Opinion:

While it is to be expected that any institution of higher learning should be, as a rule, conservative in their endorsements and conduct, ironically, at times this goes too far. Such is the case when it comes to sign use at Carter-Finley Stadium.

Policing our own voice

t times at out University, we are faced with policies that force us to question the administrations default-conservative nature. To its credit, the University did recently relax their policy regarding signage at football games. Until recently, there was a policy prohibiting signs at Carter-Finley Stadium, and all the signs you did see were snuck in elaborately. The policy has been changed to allow signs that: are not offensive to individuals or teams, are in good taste, do not block spectators’ view, are not a hazard and are not affixed anywhere in the stadium. Going from complete oppression to slight acceptance is a good step forward; however, it is simply not

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enough. The restrictions should be lessened ten-fold. Policy only allows for University-approved propaganda, and if we ever got on ESPN, the occasional clever acronym. The idea that anything that diminishes the other team can be forbidden is a laughable policy. If we perpetuate rivalries with other schools, we should be allowed to engage in them. This is not a question of sportsmanship; it is a question of atmosphere. When we march to CarterFinley Stadium on Saturdays we’re not going to church, we’re going to a football game

and with that comes a certain acceptability of action. We should not try to quell the intensity of our fans through putting restrictions on their voices. Of course, if restrictions are lifted, there will be the occasional outlier who goes to far; however, the chance of this should not evoke a universal policy. The fans who would go to far in their signs are the same fans who yell obscenities in front of children; however, we do not enforce three hours of silence at games. We socially police these people, we let the acceptability of their act be

governed by their fellow fans. The free expression tunnel is a prime case of social policing working. If an opinion is made that is particularly offensive or hateful it is taken care of by our fellow students; these rare cases do not prompt us to call for an end of free expression, just an end to ignorance. It is the fans who make the team, and it is up to them to decided what is warranted and what is not. Rather than policy being made through a top-down approach, let policy be made from a bottom up approach. Let a social policy take hold. Let the fans police themselves.

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magine you’re a parent, and your child is born with atypical genitals or sexual organs. Perhaps your baby girl looks completely normal but the doctor informs you she doesn’t have a uterus. Or maybe you ca n’t tel l if your baby is a girl or a boy because it has ambiguous Anokhi Shah genitals. The doc tors tel l Deputy Viewpoint Editor you the process to correct your child’s condition and create a male or female — usually female — gender appearance is desirable and most parents choose to place their child in surgery almost immediately following birth to minimize potential social and physical harms later in life. What should you do? Personally, placing a baby on an operating table to escape social ridicule doesn’t seem like such a good idea. But this is the norm for dealing with individuals with intersex conditions in our society, and other forms of physical abnormality. However, the problem rests not with people with intersex conditions, who are simply born with atypical chromosomes or developmental differences. The issue lies within society’s inability to accept deviations from the norm. The entire issue of gender reassignment can be easily resolved — by simple recognition and acceptance of alternative appearances in current society. Intersex refers to the presence of atypical combinations of physical distinguishing sex features. Some people who are intersex, like those with androgen insensitivity disorder, appear completely like one gender but lack some of the physical reproductive organs of the gender that they appear. Other people have atypical sexual organs that are identifiable both internally and externally. Cheryl Chase, an activist for intersex rights, was born Brian Sullivan and later renamed Bonnie before she identified herself later in life as Chase. She was born with ambiguous genitals and her parents chose to perform surgery on her to correct her genitals and create a more feminine appearance. Chase’s childhood was spent in extreme unhappiness. She said she knew she felt very different. When she was 19 years old, she was finally told about the surgery to remove her ab-

normally large clitoris and she investigated her medical records. Learning about her condition didn’t make Chase feel any better. She contemplated suicide in her 30s. Prompted from her own experience, Chase began a humanitarian movement to protect the rights of people born with intersex conditions. She created a documentary film called Hermaphrodites Speak. In the documentary, the only intersex individual who appears content is the one who was not subjected to surgery as a child and was allowed to develop with the atypical sexual condition. Chase’s point brings an ethical question home. Should parents be allowed to subject their children to corrective surgery because of their own discomfort, or should the fate be left up to the individuals with intersex conditions? The choice of an individual, in the sake of personal happiness, should rest with the individual, not in the intolerant society that persecutes them out of discomfort. Society has made significant strides toward acceptance in the GLBT community. However, individuals born with intersex conditions are regarded as individuals with birth defects rather than individuals who simply do not fit the dichotomous sex roles. Gender reassignment surgery comes with unnecessary risks and parental consent to these extreme measures simply to adhere to societal conformity is disgusting. About one in 1,500 to one in 2,000 children, depending on the study, is born at a medical center with intersex conditions. Statistically, this means a significant number of students at N.C. State were likely born with atypical genetilia or sex organs and were subjected to many years of discomfort, potential treatments with various risks, and an intolerant society that dictates conformity to dichotomous sex roles. The lives of these students could have been so much simpler if such rigid conformity was not mandated and deviance from sex roles was allowed. Send Anokhi your thoughts on intersex to letters@technicianonline.com.

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What is the most clever sign you have seen at an N.C. State game? by Andrew so

With current restrictions, we might as well say no signs allowed.

“Suck my Duke with the N.C. State symbol as the ‘s’ and the Duke symbol as the ‘d’.”

Christian O’Neal, junior in mechanical engineering

Andrew Wooten sophomore, civil engineering

A contract with students: tuition and fees

n a perfect world, the UNC System schools and the North Carolina General Assembly have plenty of money when they are making their budget. Unfortunately, when they don’t, they re sor t to using our money. Ma ke no Emerson mistake, tuition and Barker Guest Columnist fees will increase this year, but Student Government is working to address the ludicrously rising rates that students are somehow expected to pay. A commonly heard argument for tuition increases is that the University has the lowest level of tuition and fees compared to our peer institutions. I’m here to say comparisons based on relative prices are irrelevant to students’ lives. Financial aid is simply not keeping pace despite the University’s appreciated best efforts. I’ve had students tell me their single parent household is already struggling to make payments, even with students working a job themselves. Saying tuition here is $1,000 lower than another out-of-state school is a slap in the face when an increase of $500 will force some students to drop out of school. Under the current system, suggestions for increases

in tuition and fees precede through a University committee, the chancellor, the Board of Trustees, the UNC Board of Governors and the General Assembly. This rather circuitous route understandably takes a while to wind its way to completion, but the long process currently penalizes the individual institutions and students by giving precious little time to the initial committees to hear requests and reach a decision. Student Government had to rush its 20122013 Tuition Recommend at ion Ac t to the f loor f or d e b at e all the way back in midSeptember for precisely these reasons. Classes began Aug. 17 for the fall semester, so Student Government and the University committees had barely a month to somehow make wise decisions on how to spend what will be millions of dollars in student tuition and fees. The upcoming Student Government UNC T&F Process Act under consideration is looking to halt these pernicious runaway costs by allowing increased student input. The first few clauses of the bill make a simple call for the UNC General Administration to tighten the timeline on their end to provide space for more careful consideration and increased student transparency and in-

put. Subsequent resolutions demand student voices be given more weight and implores University administration to consider more fully the economic cost and burden that will be passed on to students and their families. Perhaps most interesting is an appeal for a Board of Governor/Student “increase contract” to give entering freshmen a general idea of how much they can expect tuition and fees to increase during their fouryear University career. While this type of prediction would be dif f icult, even a general idea would simultaneously allow students to plan ahead and require the Board of Governors to keep costs at or below a certain level. Student Gover nment and the student body as a whole are claiming the justified right to determine how millions of dollars of their money will be used. The UNC T&F Process Act is merely the beginning of a growing demand that the General Assembly not balance the budget on the backs of the students.

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Researchers battle the threat against research in the nanotech field. Story By Daniel weikel

echnology, especially nanotechnology, is progressing at a rapid rate. N.C. State hosts a conglomeration of researchers in the field who are making headway, but in August, professors working on nanotechnology research from Mexico received packaged bombs from unknown sources. Although the story hasn’t received much press, there is growing concern for our researchers.

Nanotechnology is the science of creating functional systems at the atomic scale— which is painstakingly tiny. This has various uses across many fields of science, technology and health. These attacks have been attributed to a group known as Individuals Tending to Savagery, which has been linked to a few other attacks as well. This group wants to take a fictional approach to its understanding of today’s science and lash out from over-exaggerated fears and problems. Jacqueline Krim, a professor of physics and interim dean for

physical sciences research, said nearly all endeavors are subject to criticism and this type of reaction to research is not unique to nanotechnology. Krim’s research is in nanoscale tribology—the study of friction, wear and lubrication at the atomic level, which is essential knowledge for producing desired systems. “When you start talking about nanometer scale and mention a few science-fiction movies well ... think of Godzilla. That’s how shallow it is, and people take it seriously and get scared,” Krim said. Essentially, the “bottom

Bonner is studying the health line” as Krim mentioned, is to promote and maintain a sci- effects of carbon nanotubes, entifically literate population, which have potential in many upon which James Bonner and fields of research. However, he has been trying to identify Gregory Parsons agreed. Bonner, associate professor possible detrimental effects in the department of environ- of particles of that size, which mental and molecular toxicolo- could cause problems like lung gy, researches the health effects disease and cancer. “I think there is a lot of misof engineered nanoparticles understanding [...] and when and other new technology. people don’t Wit h any understand new techsomething nology there they have a will always tendency to be risks and be afraid it the scientific might change community society in way needs to find t hey’re u nand isolate them for comfortable continued with,” Bonner James Bonner, associate progress. Unsaid. professor of toxicology fortunately, Bonner also ITS refuses to adde d t h at acknowledge the proper risks this kind of action is extreme and uses extreme violence and and asked why people would radical methods to eliminate confront a problem with vioproblems that are already being lence and destruction. Curaddressed. rently the researchers here are

“...When people don’t understand something they have a tendency to be afraid.”

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approaching it in a constructive, cautious and informed way. N.C. State is continuing to work to educate the public about nanotechnolog y since it is becoming a reality and leaving the realm of the unknown. One of these programs is NanoDays, which is a program designed to educate citizens, teachers and students about the world of nanoscale science and technology. Another program is the Nanotechnology Initiative, which is directed by Gregory Parsons, a professor of chemical and

biomedical engineering. They make public presentations that cover nanotechnology in general, its role the University, its current progress, and the future and potential risks. “We provide a portal for information flow in and out of the University to the public,” Parsons said. On a whole, there may be a small safety concern, but the bigger problem here is public awareness. The only way to combat this is to promote education and make the information accessible to all.

Need a bladder? Together, they can build it Medical research program at Wake and N.C. State combine brainpower in hopes of making breakthroughs. Josephine Yurcaba Staff Writer

In the past, medical research entailed working with what you had. Not until recently have doctors considered growing new cells, tissues and organs. Dr. Anthony Atala and researchers at N.C. State are working to create these living tissues, rather than using artificial supplements or “borrowed” samples. The research draws parallels with the story of Dr. Frankenstein. The Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine has been an international leader in this specific field since Dr. Atala and his colleagues successfully “created” bladders and implanted them back into the bodies of patients. The Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research at N.C. State has formed a partnership with WFIRM in hopes of using this breakthrough knowledge of cells to regenerate damaged organs in humans and companion animals. The CCMTR works “to promote scientific discovery and facilitate its clinical application to achieve the goal of improving the health of animals and humans,” according to its mission statement. Translational research aims at being patient-centric. CCMTR has an ongoing collaboration with Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, the Environmental Protection

Agency and the National Insti- nation of biology, in the use of tute for Environmental Health stem cells, but also engineering, material science, manuSciences. Jorge Piedrahita, professor facturing, computer technolof genomics and the interim ogy and graphic design,” Piedirector of CCMTR, said this drahita said. “This shows the partnership will encourage col- importance of interdisciplinary laboration and bring new tech- science.” Elizabeth Loboa, professor nology to the veterinary field. CCMTR looks to break de- of biomedical engineering partmental barriers, as inter- and material science engineerdisciplinary approaches to ing and part of the executive medicine are becoming in- committee for CCMTR, has creasingly important, and the direct experience with this partnership will make that complicated, interdisciplinary much easier, according to Pie- process. “The research of my lab fodrahita. “We give scientists a place cuses more on the fate of huwhere they can interact on sci- man stem cells,” Loboa said. ence alone, regardless of the “The questions we may ask department they belong to,” include ‘How can we mimic Piedrahita said. “The center is everything that happens inside based on innovation and ex- the body?’” Loboa is involved with this treme expertise in the field of translational phase that Pieregenerative medicine.” drahita disPiedrahita cussed, where hopes t he the actua l partnership bui ld ing of will provide muscle or the CCMTR bone has to be w it h more applied to livresources ing patients. and even “We look to more experreplicate the tise. Workmechanical ing with the forces within scientists at the body that WFIRM will Elizabeth Loboa, professor of are applied to “move things biomedical engineering tissues, using from the lab the approprito the clinic [for use on patients] much ate materials,” Loboa said. faster,” according to Piedrahita. “We take human stem cells “This part of research, the from UNC-Chapel Hill after translational period, is what liposuction, for example, and we hope to speed up,” Piedra- then place them into three-dimensional scaffolds that treat hita said. The complicated nature of the cells as if they were in a huthe field of regenerative medi- man body, and this forms bone, cine also slows the lab-to-pa- cartilage or tendon ligaments.” Loboa stressed the importient transition. “It’s extremely complicated; tance of a biomimetic apthe process involves a combi- proach, focusing on the struc-

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ture and function of biological systems as models for the design and engineering of materials and machines, in this case, human tissues. “We have to think about everything occurring inside the body, because you can’t successfully engineering anything in petri-dishes, especially when it’s as dynamically loaded as bone or cartilage,” Loboa said. “We have to apply tension, or compress the cells with hydrostatic pressure to make it feel [to the cells] as if they are in a human body and then this pushes them to start behaving like the cells within that area, cartilage, bone, muscle, etc.” According to Loboa, this complex mechanical environment is determined by computer images to make it as physiologically realistic as possible. She the entire process, from

the computer graphics to the building and growing of threedimensional human tissue is definitely very interdisciplinary; they use engineers and cell biologists and together the two have to predict how cells, which all act differently, are going to behave. “We can also apply everything we are learning in-vitro to both animals and humans, because the two are so similar,” Loboa said when considering the application of her work to the veterinary school. Loboa said she agrees CCMTR and WFIRM definitely have overlapping areas of interest, considering Wake Forest’s success in the creation and implementation of human bladders. Once the partnership is stronger, Piedrahita hopes to offer research opportunities

for graduate students. “The two teams [from NCSU and Wake Forest Medical Center] need to be stronger before students are brought into the program,” Piedrahita said. “But eventually we hope to offer very specialized training for graduate students getting their Ph.D.s, as well as for D.V.M. and M.D. students in the area of regenerative medicine.” Piedrahita said the resources and expertise provided through the partnership will help the CCMTR to better pursue its goals, as the Center believes “the clinical needs of the patient should drive the developments of technology.” The two bodies will unite, hoping to discover breakthrough technology in regenerative medicine and make a significant impact on human health.

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N.C. State researchers have identified the ancient supernova first found by Chinese astronomers. Jordan Baker Staff Writer

When it comes to capturing the imagination of the non-scientific community, few things do it better than supernovae. What could be more alluring than something larger than our planet collapsing in on itself, causing such a massive implosion that it can be seen from light-years away? Such events have been witnessed and recorded throughout history, causing ancient astronomers to note the position of the bright new stars in the sky. A supernova first spotted by ancient Chinese observers in A.D. 185 has now caught the attention of researchers at N.C. State. This dying star, which the Chinese referred to as a “guest star,” lingered in the

it is. night sky for eight months. “There are two different This supernova, designated RCW 86, is the oldest recorded types of supernovae we know supernova in history, which about,” Mary Burkey, a senior fascinates University post- in physics, said. Burkey works doctoral researcher Brian Wil- as the outreach coordinator of the Society of Physics Students. liams. “The historical connection “In a broad classification sense to it makes an object like this there’s the core collapse…and more interesting than another the other one is a thermonuclear reacm ig ht be,” tion.” Williams said Scientists of RCW 86. now have Though conclusive astronomers evidence to a nd a s t ro place the star physicists into the lathave long beter grouping lieved RCW of t hermo86 to be the nuclear remysterious action, or a the star that Alex Milhazes, “Type Ia” suappeared in senior in criminology pernova. This the sky over type of superChina 1,826 years ago, lingering questions nova, according to Williams, remained as they studied the is created when a white dwarf remnants of the supernova that star is located near a larger are still visible today through stellar body. The proximity of the white dwarf to the larger the use of telescopes. The first issue researchers ad- star causes it to siphon matter dress is what kind of supernova from this larger star, eventually

“I found the fact that they’re an implosion rather than an explosion rather intriguing.”

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Identity of oldest recorded supernova mystery solved making it unstable and causing the large explosion. In the case of RCW 86, the explosion could be seen on earth without telescopic equipment. The second question this supernova raised for researchers was the matter of its size. This supernova is 85 light-years in diameter, which is larger than most supernovae that have been observed. “This must have exploded into a region where there was very little stuff around it,” William said. This prime positioning would thus allow the outward expanse of the explosion to reach greater limits than would occur if other bodies were in the way of the event. On a more primal note, supernovae have always seemed to have the ability to capture the public’s imagination. The images provided by X-ray and infrared observations of the these stellar events provide awe inspiring views of the universe not just for those who have dedicated their academic lives

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This image of the supernova RCW 86 demonstrates the massive size of the imploding star.

to study these supernovae, but for novices and non-physicists as well. “I took a course on stellar physics my sophomore year,” Alex Milhazes, a senior in criminology, said. “I thought what we learned about supernovae was really interesting, and I found the fact that they’re an implosion rather than an ex-

plosion rather intriguing.” Although Williams is no astronaut or space explorer, his discovery of supernova RCW 86 being a Type Ia star will impact deep space research and has cleared up myths from the past.

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above everyone at 7’1”. “Basketball in Australia is more team oriented; you have team offense, team defense like that,” Vandenberg said. “Here there’s a little more athleticism it seems more centralized

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the athletes remain in touch with the advisers in their academic disciplines, according to Leger. “It’s helping them reconnect with their campus advisor and map out a plan,” Leger said. “Whether, for some students depending on their circumstances and what courses they have remaining for graduation.” According to Leger, the academic support program also supports athletes who are past the six-year plan of action window in their pursuit of a degree, which isn’t reflected in the NCAA’s findings. “I don’t have the percentage on that,” Leger said. “And my experience tells me that if they have gone on and they’re pursing their sport professionally when that opportunity ends, when their athletic career comes to an end, often they do return to the institution to try to finish up their degree.” With some athletes, such as J.J. Hickson and Mario Williams from years past, leaving the school early to play their sport professionally, the gradu-

away from home because I can’t go back, I haven’t been back and its being two big years,” Vandenberg said. “Now it’s getting better. I am situated well, I am having a good time and hopefully I’ll have a good season.”

around a couple of players with the rest of the players being role players, which is interesting.” Vandenberg, who is currently in his third year at State, felt he was finally starting to feel settled there. “I had to leave a lot behind, I had to travel the farthest out of all my team, it’s like 9,000 miles. It’s hard for me to be

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felt it was rewarding for him to see his athletes achieve what they have worked hard toward. “I know how important it is for the athletes of this program to be in the national championships, I know the commitment they have made as a student athlete to be at the national championships,” Geiger said. “For me as a coach, you want your athletes to have success because of the work involved and the time involved, it’s rewarding for me to see that happen for them.” Despite the graduation of ACC and Southeast regional champion Ryan Hill and many other top runners, Geiger felt the team had enough depth to make up for these losses. “Ryan [Hill] is graduating, Bobby Moldovan’s graduating and so are Adam Henken and Greg Dame. Even though we do have seniors graduating we have some outstanding freshmen that we are red-shirting,” Geiger said. “I don’t want us to go backwards, we want to maintain the level we are at and attempt for the conference championship, qualify for the nationals. We have some young athletes and I hope to see them make a difference next year.” Hill, who has been on fire with his performances in the ACC and regional championship, felt the team was more mature and talented in comparison to previous years and that would be the key to improve upon their 20th place finish from last year. “I think we are a little more talented this year as a team,” Hill said. “We are a little older

ation rate has lagged and has to Leger. The department left the athletic department is investigating a possible with the task of finding a way correlation between the to raise it back to the top of the amount of aid given and the possibility of an athlete conference. Andrea Stinson is another leaving the program. “The next thing we’re member of the Pack who had not earned her degree in her doing is looking carefully time at State, but went on to at who is part of the cohort play professional basketball and who is being offered in 1998 and hasn’t returned athletics aid,” Leger said. “If they are to finish her offered degree. one dol“If t hat lar of the student gradscholaruates beyond ship then the six-year they are window, they pa r t of don’t ref lect t he co positively in hort. The our graduNCAA ation rate,” is also Leger said. looking “W h ich i s at t his Carrie Leger, associate athletics w hy we’re director for academics and and they taking that student services may acstrategic aptually pr o a c h t o identify those students who legislate the minimum aid can graduate within the six- award that can be provided. “What we’re trying to year window. With that said, if students come back to the understand is, looking at University and need assistance our data, if the student has with degree completion, we a very small scholarship award, does that impact support them.” Athletics is also looking at their likelihood to stay at the amount of financial aid dis- N.C. State.” pensed to athletes, according

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Junior in engineering Andie Cozzarelli races at the Wolfpack Invitational at Wake Med Soccer Park Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Cozzarelli finished seventh in the race with a time of 17:42.6 helping the women to a second place team finish.

and we kept our training going on until much later this year. We have a good strategy this year and a good team identity of how we race together and we work well together so overall we are more equipped. We are going to try push into the top five and definitely into the top 10.” The team bonding was what made the program so successful according to Hill, a twotime All-American.

“It’s like a family and you can tell that when they first came out recruiting us in high school,” Hill said. “Everyone’s together for one goal and you can really sense that every day in practice.” “It’s a great environment to succeed in,” he added. The NCAA men’s and women’s cross country championship will be held Nov. 21 at the LaVern Gibson Championship Course in Terre Haute, Ind.

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Sports

COUNTDOWN

• 3 days until State football takes on the Clemson Tigers at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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INSIDE

• Page 7: A continuation of the story on the men’s and women’s cross country team advancing to Nationals.

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men’s basketball

International players add flavor Men’s basketball team features three foreign players with different backgrounds.

Wolfpack set to take on Tigers The Princeton Tigers will travel to Raleigh Wednesday night to take on the Wolfpack men’s basketball team in the RBC Center with the tip-off set for 7 p.m. Just like the previous two opponents — UNC-Asheville and Morehead State — the Tigers were a NCAA Tournament team last year. The Pack will still be without sophomore forward C.J. Leslie, but with junior big men DeShawn Painter and Richard Howell, the team should be in good hands against the Tigers. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

State hosting UNC-W at Reynolds The women’s basketball team will face the Seahawks from UNCWilmington on Wednesday night with the tip-off set for 7 p.m. The last time the two teams faced each other was back in 2006 at the RBC Center. The Seahawks are 0-2 after losing both games this past weekend at the Lady Lion Classic and the Wolfpack is 1-0 after a win over Southeast Missouri State. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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He had no other choice. Redshirt senior guard Alex Johnson was in a situation years back when he was a young boy in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, posed with perhaps the most difficult decision of his life – to work and support his family or to find a scholarship and go to college. “In Canada there aren’t any scholarships for any athletes, there are only partial scholarships, and my mom told me, we don’t have enough money to send you to university, so either you get one or you are going to go work,” Johnson said. “So I spent all my time in the gym and said I got to get an athletic scholarship so I put in time and effort. That was my goal and dream to play in the U.S.” Johnson admitted the overall interest in basketball in Canada was relatively lower compared to the U.S. and that was one of the most influential factors in his decision to come to the United States. “In Canada, basketball is not as big like it is over here, coming from Toronto, which is a hockey town, people like the Maple Leafs,” Johnson said. “It’s now getting bigger with respect to basketball ever since some guys from Toronto made it to the NBA.” Johnson, who previously played for three years at California State University at Bakersfield, admitted that, despite having some teething problems when he was new to the country, the most challenging part was being away from his mother. “I think the biggest thing for me when I was at California State was just being away from home and go-

ing into a whole new place,” Johnson said. “The time difference, they were three hours behind everything. “That was a huge difference but being away from my Momma, that was tough for me to battle with, being away from loved ones and trying to fit into a whole different area was hard.” Freshman forward Thomas de Thaey, who is from Dendermonde, Belgium, admitted coming to the University was a decision based not only upon on basketball but also academics. “I think it’s important to play a higher level basketball, and when you combine it with academics and then you see N.C. State is a great team with great chemistry,” De Thaey said. “It was a quick decision to make.” De Thaey felt the game in Europe was very different from that in the U.S., but claimed a mixture of both would be the right combination to success. “Over here it’s way more physical,” De Thaey noted. “In Europe we have better shooters but if I can combine my physical and my shooting over here that would be great.” De Thaey had no problems settling in the U.S. and admitted that he had been in good care. “They took care of me right away when I came here,” De Thaey said. “Jordan [Vandenberg], from Australia, helped me out a lot in the beginning. I was made to feel at home right away.” Basketball has long been associated exclusively with the U.S., but according to junior center Jordan Vandenberg, it is big in Australia as well, highlighting the global presence of the sport. “Back home basketball is big, it’s just more underground than it is here,” Vandenberg said. “There are no college sports there, it’s all professional.” Basketball was a sport based more on the combined team’s performance than a few individual stars in Australia, according to Vandenberg, who towers

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Senior guard Alex Johnson puts up a shot in the lane against Morehead State at the RBC Center Sunday, Nov. 13. Johnson had six points and five assists in the 9161 Wolfpack win.

cross country

athletics

Today Volleyball vs. South Carolina St. @ N.C. Central tournament Durham, 11 a.m.

Academic support revamps its plan

Volleyball vs. N.C. Central @ N.C. Central tournament Durham, 7 p.m. Saturday Volleyball vs. Campbell @ N.C. Central tournament Durham, 9 a.m. Volleyball vs. Loyola @ N.C. Central tournament Durham, 1 p.m.

N.C. State athletics department looks at approaches to increase graduation rates.

Men’s Soccer vs. UCLA, 4 p.m. (exhibition)

Jeniece Jamison Senior Staff Writer

Did You know? The men’s basketball team has lost to only one Ivy League school — Princeton, its opponent on Wednesday night. While the team is undefeated against the other Ivy League teams, it has five losses against the Tigers.

Quote of the day “If everyone goes out there and has their best race, we certainly have an opportunity to finish in the top 10.” Laurie Henes, women’s cross country coach

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Redshirt senior and master’s degree student in international studies Sandy Roberts leads a group of Wolfpack runners at the Wolfpack Invitational Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Roberts won the race, while Pack runners owned the first six and nine of the top 10 runners in the event.

Men’s and women’s cross country dominate regionals Teams finish first and second to advance to Nationals. Rishav Dey Staff Writer

The N.C. State cross country team continued to dominate the region as both the men’s and women’s teams finished in the top two positions in the regional meet in Kentucky over the weekend to secure automatic births in the NCAA championships. It marked the 27th occasion the Wolfpack women have taken part in Nationals, and according to coach Laurie Henes, qualification was the first thing on everyone’s minds at the regionals. “I think the main thing was to enter the NCAA championships to make sure you finish in the top two because the top two get automatic bids,” Henes said. “We were happy to do that even though we wanted to win the regionals and in the end we were six points shy. Overall, it was a good, solid day and now we are look-

ing to move on to the NCAA champion- also emerged victorious by a huge margin in the regional championships and have a good run there.” Henes, who was also ACC Coach of ships, was all a result of head coach the Year in 2006, said the team mem- Rollie Geiger, presently in his 30th bers have set lofty goals for themselves year of coaching at State. “It’s important obviously to be going into this weekend’s competition, at the top of your but goals she feels the game on that day team members can acand we ran well complish. upfront with Ryan “We want to defiand Andrew and nitely finish higher then we ran well than last year [24th in f rom our t hird the nation],” Henes guy to our seventh said. “One of the guy,” Geiger said. goals of the programs “It was a good team is to always have the performance ; it chance to finish in wasn’t just two aththe top 10 and I think letes upfront.” we have a very good Geiger, who last chance of doing that, Ryan Hill, senior runner week won his 33rd but sometimes it ends ACC Coach of the up being a very small number of points in a field that big. If Year award and leads one of the few everyone goes out there and has their N.C. State programs that has been best race, we certainly have an oppor- consistently challenging and winning titles over the last few decades, tunity to finish in the top 10.” The men’s cross country team that not only won the ACC championship, but xc continued page 7

“Everyone’s together for one goal and you can really sense that every day in practice.”

The downfalls of N.C. State athletics recently became prevelent after an NCAA investigation revealed the University has the lowest graduation rates for student-athletes among the Atlantic Coast Conference member institutions. A verbal tiff between State football coach Tom O’Brien and UNC-Chapel Hill coach Everett Withers set the backdrop to the rivalry game. Provost and Vice Chancellor Warwick Arden expressed his discontent with the graduation rates among both athletes and the general student body. “We know we have a lot of progress to make here,” Arden said. According to Carrie Leger, associate athletics director for academics and student services, the athletics department is taking steps to address this issue. One approach Leger emphasized was a six-year graduation plan for student athletes. “First, we’re looking carefully at those students who are within the six-year window for the cohort,” Leger said. “And identifying those students who have left the institution but are still within range of finishing in that sixyear window, reaching out to them, and working closely with them on a completion plan.” Former quarterback Russell Wilson and current quarterback Mike Glennon, a redshirt junior, both graduated early from State but still compete in football. Both can be viewed as model examples of this plan. The overall goal of the plan is to help

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