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Ram Roast rallies for Carolina game Students prepare to demonstrate school spirit, defend Free Expression Tunnel
a pep rally instead of having people just standing there,” he said. “The intimidation factor of all the students there should keep the Carolina students away.” Foushee said there would be many Nick Tran activities for students to participate in Deputy News Editor throughout the evening on to the next Monday, students will gather on day, including contests and giveaways. the south end of the Free Expression The money to fund the events and Tunnel for the fifth annual Ram Roast prizes was provided by the Alumni to show their school spirit on the eve Association and donations. The Ram Roast of N.C. State’s begins at 6 p.m. basketball game with free pizza, against its longd r i n k s a nd a time rival, UNC “Beat the Heels” Chapel Hill. Rollabannas The predecesgiveaway. Folsor to the Ram lowing the womRoast event been’s basketball gan years ago as game at 7 p.m., an effort to stop also against CarCarolina students olina, the Ram from painting the Alan Foushee, sophomore in Roast will begin Free Expression communication in full force with Tunnel Carolinathe first shift of blue the night before game-day. The effort evolved into Tunnel guards and the first of a series an annual tradition, and every year of events and contests. Chandler Thompson, a junior in students painted the Tunnel red and stood guard at the entrances overnight applied mathematics and a member of the Traditions Committee of the to ensure it remained that way. Five years ago, the Alumni Associa- Alumni Association Student Ambastion turned it into a full-fledged event sadors Program, said another purpose with entertainment and activities. of the Ram Roast was to draw attenSince then it has been maintained by tion to the women’s basketball game. “We really want to encourage people the Traditions Committee. Alan Foushee, a sophomore in com- to go to the women’s game at 7 p.m.,” munication and a member of the Tra- she said. As for the rest of the Ram Roast, ditions Committee of the Alumni Association Student Ambassadors Thompson said it was to prepare the Program, said the committee wanted campus and students for tomorrow’s to make it more of an event students game. “We want to make sure the Tunnel could enjoy leading up to the game. “It started out as students camp- is red during the day of the game,” she ing out in front of the Tunnel but the said. “We have 35 people set to guard Alumni Association made it more of the tunnel from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in
“The intimidation factor of all the students there should keep the Carolina students away.”
RAM ROAST EVENTS • • • • • •
7 p.m.: Women’s basketball game versus UNC 9 p.m.: “Ram” roast pig pickin’ 9, 10 and 11 p.m.: Wing eating contests 11 p.m.: Four square tournament 1 a.m.: “Amazing Race” N.C. State Basketball contest
15 tickets to the men’s basketball game against Carolina will be awarded to winners of the contests held at the Ram Roast. Source: RAM ROAST FACEBOOK event
shifts. We’ll set up chairs and look out for UNC students, but we want it to be a fun event because if no one’s there it will be easy to paint the Tunnel.” According to the Ram Roast Facebook event page, a number of contests will be held throughout the night: three wing eating contests, a foursquare tournament, an Amazing Race-esque competition and a basketball contest. There will also be karaoke, video games and a pig pickin’. As far as guarding the Tunnel goes, Thomson said shifts of six to eight students will alternate every two hours to heckle potential threats to the Tunnel, equipped with red paint to cover any blue that may appear throughout the night. The first 35 people who signed up to guard the tunnel received tickets to the Carolina game, and 15 more tickets will be awarded to the winners of the contests held during the Ram Roast. Participating students will also receive athletic loyalty points throughout the night.
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Kristina Argiroff and Sara Bernardini, freshmen in First Year College, help each other paint over a picture of Ramsey, UNC’s mascot, as part of the Ram Roast at the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 20, 2008. The event was planned to last all night as a fun way to guard the tunnel from UNC students and their blue paint. “We just got here,” Argiroff said. “But we’re going to stay for a long time,” Bernardini said.
Wolfpack Speaks challenges communications students Annual public speaking tournament to be held in library
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Digital piracy on the rise Record number of student copyright-infringement violations reported Arth Pandya Staff Writer
A record number of Digital Millennium Copyright Act notifications have been received by the University due to illegal file-sharing activities using the Nomad Wireless network, according to the Office of Information Technology Security and Compliance report from Jan. 13. The DMCA, a digital copyright act enacted in 1998, creates a safe harbor for Internet service providers, including University networks, against copyright liability by its users. In order to qualify for DMCA safe harbor protection, ISP’s and Universities are required to respond to DMCA notifications from the copyright holder. The University receives DMCA notifications every day informing it that a particular file is being shared illegally, along with the IP address, time and name of the infringed copyright work,
John Baines, the assistant director of removed the illegal content. “The first time we get a notificaSecurity Standards and Compliance tion that a student might have vioat OIT, said. “Our response is to try to identify lated copyright laws, we will send the individual and then pass the mat- them a notice via e-mail. If it’s a ter over to Student Conduct for stu- repeated problem, they must meet with us,” he dents and to Emsaid. ployee Relations Students for facult y and who receive staff for followmultiple up,” he said. violations Ac cord i ng to risk losing Paul Cousins, diaccess to rector of the Office the network, of Student Conresulting in duct, students are possible acabeing caught not demic confor downloading Paul Cousins, director of the Office of sequences. content, but upStudent Conduct “If a stuloading the condent doesn’t tent unknowingly. “Students don’t realize that when get the message and act more mayou load up Limewire, it sets up your turely with their account, we’re gomachine as a server. It gives other ing to shut down their account,” people access to your machine when Cousins said. The University, however, does they are looking for copyrighted material,” Cousins said. “People are getting not release the identity of the stucaught for distributing music.” Cousins said the first step in the Piracy continued page 3 process is to verify that the student
“Students don’t realize that when you load up Limewire, it sets up your machine as a server.”
driving and won a $150 scholarship. Students organize a “call-to-action” speech and communications professors choose finalists. From these finalAlanna Howard ists, six will be chosen to move on to Deputy News Editor the last round of judging. According to Oliver, the finalists are The annual finals for the Wolfpack Speaks competition will be held Feb. selected by communications profes4 from 6 to 9 p.m. It is held by the sors according to the students’ knowlDepartment of Communications and edge of the subject matter. “Based on their aptitude and perfororganized by Christina Moss, the dimance in class, rector of the class students will be Communicanarrowed into tions 110. finalists by the Shari Oliver, professors,” she the public relasaid. tions coordinator The finals will for the event, said be held in the Erthe event is open dahl-Cloyd Theto a ll current ater in the West public speaking Wing of D.H. students in the Hill Library. spring semester. Shari Oliver, public relations T h i s y e a r ’s “The departcoordinator competition is ment of coms p on s ore d by munications encourages people who are currently David Young, of Edward Jones. Oliver said last year’s competition enrolled in public speaking to apply,” was a success and the Department of she said. There are monetary advantages to Communications is looking forward participating in the tournament; a to what this year has to offer. “We look forward to a riveting comone time scholarship will be awarded to the top three winners, according petition as the finalists will represent the best of the best,” she said. to Oliver. Oliver said Moss can be contacted “Scholarships and prizes will be awarded to the top three finalists,” for more information at clmoss.ncsu. edu. she said. According to a CHASS news release, last year’s winner, Cameron Hendricks, spoke on not talking while
“We look forward to a riveting competition as the finalist will represent the best of the best.”
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Troops hand out food, water in Haiti
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CITE SOLEIL, Haiti — Trucks packed with North Carolinabased paratroopers and United Nations soldiers from Brazil rumbled into this PortAu-Prince suburb Sunday to unleash the most potent weapons in their arsenal: food and water. The three-and-a-half hour mix of hopeful and heart-wrenching scenes that followed crystallized the very purpose of the 82nd Airborne Division’s deployment, but also the enormous barriers in their path. An interpreter for the troops told a tent city of homeless earthquake victims to begin lining up for the supplies – and cheers erupted. So did chaotic pushing and shoving to be first.
WEATHER WISE Today:
65/36 Heavy rain throughout the morning with moderate winds out of the south between 17 and 20 mph.
Tomorrow:
SOURCE: MCT CAMPUS
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Ethiopian airliner suspected to have crashed after takeoff
Mostly sunny with westerly winds between 7 and 14 mph.
Wednesday:
50 28 Partly cloudy with light winds.
SOURCE: NOAA
Cuddling with cats
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We want to make sure the Tunnel is red during the day of the game.” said by Chandler Thompson, junior in applied mathematics
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atie Mills, a junior in zoology, plays with “Mylee Cyrus” at the SPCA of Wake County Saturday afternoon. The SPCA does not euthanize any of the pets that come through its doors and lets visitors play with the animals whenever it is open. Mills, who was at the center with some of her friends, became attatched to the friendly cat. “We actually came for a dog,” laughed Mills, “but we might just end up with a cat.”
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From the Landfill to the Landscape
University Dining will begin efforts towards a greener university with an audit of the campus’ waste production. It will hold an event outside of Fountain Dining Hall to evaluate the amount of compostable waste deposited in one of the dumpsters Wednesday. Volunteers will be able to help sort through the garbage at the event. It will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SOURCE: NCSU CAMPUS CALENDAR
Complexions Contemporary Ballet
for all ARTS NC STATE performances Exhibitions are free.
this week Monday & Tuesday, Jan 25 & 26 at 7pm • Thompson Hall
University Theatre Auditions for Macbeth All NCSU students are invited to audition for roles in the University Theatre production of Macbeth; you do not have to take a theatre class to audition! Perusal scripts are available in the University Theatre offices (in Talley Student Center and in Thompson Hall). For more information, including audition tips, visit ncsu.edu/theatre.
Thursday, Jan 28 at 8pm • Stewart Theatre
Complexions Contemporary Ballet Under the direction of former Alvin Ailey principal dancers Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions is one of the hottest dance companies to be found. Contemporary ballet, classical and modern dance converge in highenergy, impassioned choreography. They have awakened audiences to a new, exciting, compelling genre that combines the best of athleticism, lyricism and technical training.
Ticket Central: 515.1100 2nd Floor, Talley Student Center
ncsu.edu/arts
Stewart Theatre will host Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, considered by “New York Magazine” as “two of the most gorgeous virtuosos ever to emerge from Ailey Land,” Thursday. The performance is a mix of contemporary ballet, classic and modern dance, forming a genre of dance that combines the best of athleticism, lyricism and technical training. A pre-show discussion
An Ethiopian airliner scheduled for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia disappeared from radar 30 minutes after takeoff from Rafik Hariri International Airport in Beirut, Lebanon early Monday morning. The plane, which is suspected to have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, was carrying 92 people.
will be held by Pamela M. Green at 6:45 p.m. at the Gregg Museum of Art and Design. SOURCE: NCSU CAMPUS CALENDAR
Keith Collins: Responding to a Data Tsunami Keith Collins, senior vice president and chief technology officer of SAS Institute, will deliver a talk entitled “How do you Respond to a Data Tsunami?” Thursday. This talk is part of a series created to help students increase their exposure to the leadership world in technology. It features highly accomplished entrepreneurs, leaders and executives who speak on a variety of technology-focused leadership topics as part of the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speaker Series. Collins, as well as others in the series, hold their talks at 6 p.m. in room 1231 of EBII. SOURCE: NCSU CAMPUS CALENDAR
Haiti’s art community scrambles to salvage part of nation’s heritage PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — At Port-au-Prince’s main art museum, it looked as if a cruel giant had taken bites out of the walls and ceiling of the cavernous exhibition hall. Large wooden panels where paintings once hung had toppled. A bronze bust of DeWitt Peters, a California water colorist widely credited with bringing international attention to Haitian art in the 1940s, lay hurled to the ground. Joseph Gaspard, a member of the board of directors of the College Saint Pierre museum, was inspecting the site Saturday for the first time since the Jan. 12 earthquake, crunching broken glass as he trod through the damage. SOURCE: MCT CAMPUS
POLICE BLOTTER Jan. 20 11:02 PM ASSIST ANOTHER AGENCY Off Campus RPD called to have officers be on the look out for possible domestic in vehicle. 11:13 PM NOISE DISTURBANCE Lee Hall Report of noise disturbance after NCSU/Duke game. Subjects complied to keep the noise down. 11:22 PM ASSIST ANOTHER AGENCY Hillsborough Street Officers assisted RPD with monitoring crowd after NCSU/ Duke game. No problems noted. 3:26 PM LARCENY Riddick Labs Staff member reported theft of computer equipment. 6:05 PM CHECK PERSON Free Expression Tunnel Report of suspicious subject in the area. Officers checked but did not locate anyone matching description. 6:13 PM SPECIAL EVENT Talley Student Center Officers assisted with Blues and Cues event.
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Today UNIVERSITY COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING D.H. Hill Library, 9 to 10:30 a.m. FIRST YEAR COLLEGE CONVOCATION Steward Theater, 6:30 to 9 p.m. AUDITION ORIENTATION AND AUDITIONS FOR MACBETH Thompson Hall, 7 p.m. Tuesday FACES AND MAZES Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. HOW TO WRITE A RESEARCH INTRODUCTION Talley Student Center, 12 to 1:30 p.m. WITH LATHE AND CHISEL: N.C. WOOD TURNERS AND CARVERS Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. AUDITION ORIENTATION AND AUDITIONS FOR MACBETH Thompson Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday FROM THE LANDFILL TO THE LANDSCAPE Fountain Dining Hall dumpsters, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. UNIVERSITY BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Chancellor’s Conference Room, 10 11:30 a.m. FACES AND MAZES Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. WITH LATHE AND CHISEL: N.C. WOOD TURNERS AND CARVERS Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m.
BUILDING BRIDGES: LEADING DIVERSE GROUPS THROUGH CONFLICT Talley Student Center, 1 to 4 p.m. ZOMBIELAND Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m. STUDENT SENATE MEETING Witherspoon Senate Chamber, 7:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. ZOMBIELAND Witherspoon Cinema, 9 to 10:30 p.m. Thursday FACES AND MAZES Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. WITH LATHE AND CHISEL: N.C. WOOD TURNERS AND CARVERS Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. TAI CHI COURSE Court of North Carolina, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. KEITH COLLINS: RESPONDING TO A DATA TSUNAMI Engineering Building II, 6 to 7 p.m. ZOMBIELAND Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m. COMPLEXIONS CONTEMPORARY BALLET Steward Theater 8 p.m. ZOMBIELAND Witherspoon Cinema, 9 to 10:30 p.m. Friday FACES AND MAZES Talley Student Center, 12 to 8 p.m. PROFESSIONAL ETIQUETTE: THE INTERVIEW AND BEYOND Talley Student Center, 12 to 1:30 p.m.
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Latika Williams, a sophomore in accounting, and Salena Wright, a senior in nutritional sciences, march across campus with CSLEPS Saturday to raise awareness about worldwide food insecurities and, specifically, the recent problems in Haiti. Chants and signs among the group demanded an end to hunger in the name of Martin Luther King Jr. “MLK was down for equality for all,” said Wright. “He was a voice for people who couldn’t speak for themselves.”
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dent to the copyright holder, unless the copyright owner files a court order or subpoena for the information, according to Baines. “We do not respond to the copyright owner other than to tell them that we are handling the case according to University policy. If the copyright owner wishes to sue an alleged infringer the University is
obliged to tell them the name of the individual potential infringer,” Baines said. “We have to obey that by law.” During the 2007 to 2008 academic year, there were 114 pre-litigation notices seeking information on people associated with alleged infringement activities on campus, along with 143 federal lawsuits filed against students by the Recording Industry Association of America, according to the fall 2008 PACKParents Newsletter. Illegal file-sharing is not only an academic risk to students, but also a financial one. Be-
tween spring 2007 and spring 2008, the cost to settle these violations approached $1 million. However, the RIA A has stopped filing lawsuits against individuals, “in light of new opportunities to deter copyright infringement.” “It appears that part of their [RIAA] new strategy is in prevention and education with universities,” Cousins said. According to the OIT Security Standards and Compliance report, automation of the handling of Nomad notifications is planned for February 2010 as
a priority in order to improve student awareness, decrease the effort needed to manually identify the student from an IP address using log data and to better correct student behavior. In addition, he said the University was going to continue efforts to prevent students from committing copyright infringement violations. “The University is not going to tolerate a situation where we risk getting sued. We are absolutely going to protect the integrity of our system,” Cousins said.
What is software piracy? •
Purchasing software entitles you to a license which specifies how many times the software may be used. Exceeding the license is considered software piracy.
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Making copies of copyrighted software.
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Buying a single software program and installing it on multiple computers.
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Using the Internet to transmit codes or technologies to circumvent anti-copying security features protecting copyrighted software. Source: business software alliance
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Avoid excessive cuts to graduate budgets W
The Facts:
In light of the statemandated budget cuts, the University has been forced to give graduate students more responsibility in teaching introductorylevel courses, in addition to their own studies.
Our Opinion:
Cutting graduate budgets may hurt the quality of education students receive today and hinder efforts to build upon the University’s academic prestige.
ith the economy still recovering and the job market looking grim with unemployment hovering at about 10 percent, graduate school looks like an appealing choice for students. And with state-mandated budget cuts, the University sees graduate students as a potentially cost-effective method of educating students while avoiding the expense of paying for full-time lecturers and professors. Yet even the graduate programs are not immune to budget pressures, and now the University is trying to trim more fat by cutting back some graduate budgets. This hurts the University in two ways: it detracts from the
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short-term goals of providing education by putting more pressure on graduate students, who have a good amount of work due to their own studies, and it hurts the long-term goal of maintaining a solid graduate program, which enhances the University’s academic and public standing. The immediate impact on education is obvious: with class sizes increasing, graduate students may be given more of a burden than they originally expected. While some students can adapt, not everyone can maintain an effective learning environment under the
adverse conditions the budget cuts force on every person at the University. And such unfriendly workplace environments are not conducive to building strong graduate programs — after all, who would desire to go to graduate school if they were required to balance the pressures of graduate-level academics with the difficulties in managing an introductory course, possibly having to deal with freshmen that are still adapting to the college environment? Failing to maintain a strong graduate program would then be detrimental to the Univer-
sity’s image. Academic institutions do not build reputations on the strength of undergraduate programs — they have solid graduate programs that attract creative, intelligent minds and garner the support of businesses looking to benefit from the ideas born from colleges and universities. Obviously, the budget cuts do not allow for ideal solutions in which all graduate departments remain unchanged or gain the funding to expand. But to cut graduate budgets indiscriminately is a mistake, hurting the education of current students and the next generation of minds at N.C. State.
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he pop psychologist Ma lcol m Gladwel l, famous for his New York Times bestselling books a nd w rit ing for the “New Yorker,” has made a career out of looking t hrough life’s static and finding some semblance of Russell causation in Witham Viewpoint Editor his writings. In h is famous 2000 epic, “The Tipping Point,” Gladwell examines the relationship small changes can have on larger societal structures — tipping them one way or another. One of the examples he presents is New York City crime in the 1980s. In that period, the city was ravaged by all manner of social ills. Rape, murder, domestic abuse and petty theft ran rampant. The head of the New York City Transit Police, William Bratton, theorized that there was little chance he could stop the big problems occurring within subway stations. He knew for a fact, however, that by stepping up enforcement in stations he could halt fare-dodgers (at the time a multi-million dollar per year issue in NYC). Likewise, Bratton knew he could eliminate graffiti by meticulously cleaning the subway cars every evening. The changes were small; what would cleaner trains and a little additional revenue change for the transit system and, perhaps, the city in general? It wouldn’t change anything on a macro level, but it dramatically altered the atmosphere of the underground. The culture changed. When Rudy Giuliani was elected mayor of New York in 1993, he expanded the general arch of the program to street urinators and “squeegee men” — glorified street peddlers who attempt to demand payment for cleaning drivers’ windshields, particularly at stop lights. The results were stunning — crime fell dramatically. The human experience in New York changed and something more complex changed with it. With those thoughts in mind, I began to think about my beloved N.C. State. She doesn’t have a dramatic problem with crime — the Police Blotter on
page 2 doesn’t look menacing to me. Instead, the University suffers from an atmosphere of moving dirt and construction equipment. Most of us accept that construction is part of population expansion and as a result University extension. But it does something, maybe not even consciously, to the experience of students. We’ve all seen the surveys that rank NCSU as one of the 10 least attractive campuses in America. Perhaps those perceptions say more than we would typically attribute to them. I would argue that those cosmetic issues are important. Not only are students’ shoes covered in mud on rainy days, they begin to feel like the University is somehow lacking. The overflowing classrooms, overworked professors and teaching assistants and the endless stream of construction equipment drag the entire institution down. The physical atmosphere of a university and students’ perceptions of it play a more critical role than any of us would probably imagine. Close your eyes for just a second and envision a grassy lawn in the place of Harrelson, functional sidewalks on Hillsborough, enough class sections so as to avoid overcrowding and a permanent cessation on spring mulching. The University didn’t fundamentally change, but the way it feels certainly did. It can attempt to foster a more positive atmosphere, one that’s more conducive to academic achievement and peace of mind. The changes could be as simple as planning out the grassy areas and trees in the long-term University plan. The University needs to change, but so do its students. The feel of the University fundamentally begins and ends with students. Perhaps we could try and take to heart a few of the beautiful words of Mahatma Gandhi and attempt to be the change we wish to see in the world. Send Russell your thoughts on the University atmosphere to letters@technicianonline.com.
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What is Wilson’s pen made of? Is it true that Marlena Wilson writes with a pen made of estrogen? Bryan Maxwell junior, civil engineering
What about the bailout? Thursday, Paul McCauley said that when President Barack Obama got to office, “the economy was ignored.” What about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, the $787 billion bailout that Obama triumphantly signed in to law? Benjamin Berry junior, computer science
Editor’s Note: The word limit on the following letter has been waived. Frugality and maturity go hand-in-hand This is written in response to a recent Associated Press article entitled “Frugal Duke grad student living in a van on campus.” To reduce the national debt, politicians and bureaucrats need to follow his example and drastically cut spending on new projects and programs, and closely monitor costs and expenses
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of the existing government bureaucracies. Based on results in recent statewide elections in Virginia, New Jersey and Massachusetts, most voters would agree that government spending and regulation should be drastically reduced, immediately. It was a smart decision by Mr. [Ken] Ilgunas to eliminate his $32,000 debt as quickly as possible. However, it would have been a better decision if he had delayed his college education until he could afford it with a minimum amount of debt. Most people who still have education debt would agree. Obviously he felt the heaviness of his debt and wisely took steps to eliminate it. When you are in the negative like Mr. Ilgunas was, you have to closely track your expenses, eat rice, beans and powdered milk. He probably does not have cable or satellite TV. He used the resources he had paid for: his van and the facilities at the campus gym. Apparently he’s healthy, so I bet he decided he could save money and not purchase health insurance while it’s still not a federal mandate. He is wise to avoid new expenses assuming he lives a celibate life during his times of limited means. All people who are financially challenged would be wise to become virgins and not allow themselves to become burdens on society. Locally, statewide and nationally, politicians and government bureaucrats must eliminate, reduce or delay spending of money confiscated from taxpayers on new projects and programs to avoid taking on new debt. One project that comes to mind is the $8.3 million in federal funds to extend Daniel Street in Tarboro to US 258 north. The “Race to the Top” initiative promoted by the governor is taking $470 million from federal taxpayers. Your taxpayer dollars are being spent to force tobacco companies to provide the FDA with information to study cigarette ingredients, even
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though we’ve known for many years that smoking is bad for you. The Town of Wilson plans to spend millions of dollars taken from taxpayers to renovate its downtown. Edgecombe County plans to take federal taxpayer money to renovate the six-story “Ivory Tower” it recently purchased from Embarq. Taxpayers are footing the bill for scientists and engineers to discuss sea level rise along the N.C. coast, even though we know now that the political left manipulated climate data and computer models to promote their global warming agenda. The Democrats want to spend billions of taxpayer dollars to continuously create massive bureaucracies that they call health care reform. The spending list never ends. It’s time for the people of this country demand that the elected politicians spend money more wisely on projects and programs that we really need, not just on things that might be nice to have or to buy votes. You do this by voting for the opponents of big spending politicians who spend taxpayer money so liberally. It’s also time for Mr. Ilgunas at 26 to grow up and use his resourcefulness to enter the business world instead of being a professional student. He seems to be a survivor and would probably do well. He has the intelligence to be successful or he would not be at Duke. Then his mama can stop worrying about him living in his van. Leon Wilson alumnus, class of 1977
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“They’ve been pretty good. I guess they seem to know what they’re talking about.” Nicholus Giron sophomore, business administration
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CHASS Dean, student to trade places for a day College announces competition winner, preps for switcheroo Justin Carrington Campus & Capital Editor
Hectic. Challenging. Rewarding. These are all words that CHASS Dean Jeff Braden uses to describe his typical day as dean of the second largest college on N.C. State’s campus. According to Braden, there never seems to be a spare moment during his days. Whether he’s meeting with department chairs or other college deans, hiring new faculty members or simply brown-bagging it with the students that make up CHASS, it’s safe to say that Braden is a fairly busy man. On Thursday, however, all this will change – at least somewhat, as Braden and Margaux Novak, a junior in English, will switch places as a part of CHASS’ first “Dean for a Day.” The idea for the event came from an unlikely source. “The idea for dean for a day was mine,” Braden said. “My expectation for the event is that I will get to have a window into the student experience at N.C. State.” Braden said part of the motivation behind the event is the fact that he’s never been a student at the University. “I’ve never been a student on this campus, and I really want to see what it’s like ...particularly from one of my own majors,” Braden said. “At the same time, I want to give students a window into what it’s like being a dean.” Ironically, the idea for the new event was the result of a joke made while conversing with colleagues and reminiscing about an old show called “Queen for a Day.” Braden joked about the idea of doing a collegiate twist on the University’s campus. “[I thought], ‘Queen for a Day?’ Why not ‘Dean for a Day?’” In November, Braden’s seemingly innocent joke became the bud of a full-blown campaign to get one student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences to switch places with Braden. According to Lauren Kirkpatrick, the director of communications with CHASS and organizer of the day’s festivities, the requirements for student applicants were quite simple. “The only stipulations were that you be a CHASS major and that you have classes on that day,” Kirkpatrick said.
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Furthermore, Braden said All in all, Novak said she’s part of the purpose of this pretty excited about the expeexperience is to learn about rience. Despite what some may varied student experiences on say and think, however, Braden this campus. For that reason, contends that Novak’s day will Braden and CHASS decided be no walk in the park. that the previously mentioned Currently on the schedule stipulations were the only ones for Novak are meetings with to be considered in finding his campus leaders such as Interim replacement for a day. Provost Warwick Arden, other “We weren’t trying to bias it college deans and even a brown in favor of any kind of student bag luncheon with CHASS stueither. We left it wide open,” dents themselves. he said. Knowing what awaits her, In order to apply for the Novak said she is convinced chance to be dean, students that she is up to the task. She simply had to submit a brief also said that Braden will find sample of writing, consisting his time just as occupied. of no more than 100 words, In addition, Novak said she explaining why they would hopes to get a lot out of this be good candidates to be dean experience, mostly knowledge and why their daily experiences of what exactly a college dean might be interesting to Braden. does. “We did a lot of publicity, “I don’t really know what a we put flyers up and we put it dean does. I don’t think any out there,” Kirkpatrick said. student knows,” Novak said. However, in the end only 15 “So, I’m curious to know what students actually applied for deans do and what they talk the chance to about.” fill the dean’s Regarding shoes. how involved One of he plans to t hose stuget in Nodents, howva k ’s re g ie v e r, w a s men, Braden Novak, who said that he recently reintends to go turned from a all out for this endeavor. three-month “It’s basistudy abroad cally for the in Romania. ent i re d ay. While NoI’m planning vak said she on star ting does not conCHASS Dean Jeff Braden Wednesday sider herself evening and any different from her peers, she said she is going through Thursday at 5 incredibly honored to have the p.m.,” Braden said. “Of course chance to partake in the first it will depend on what she’s got installation of “Dean for a Day” going on Wednesday evening. I mainly because she’s just like know she’s got a couple of classes, and I’m looking forward to everyone else. “I sit in the Caldwell lounge taking those classes.” Regarding what he anticiand look at the weird branch from that tree that everyone pates will be the most difficult sits there and climbs on,” No- part of Novak’s day, Braden said, “There will be so many vak said. This is what she attempted people she’s never met before to articulate in her essay to be- and such a variety of activities that she’ll have to move from come dean. “What I really tried to get one point to the next. It can across in my [essay] was that be kind of overwhelming. I’m I’m a student just like every- sure she’ll manage it, but it’ll body else,” Novak said. “So by be challenging.” As for her hopes for Braden, choosing me as the dean [for a day], they’ll be able to vicari- Novak said she ultimately ously experience a lot of other wants this experience to provide the dean with valuable people’s day.” In the end, a group of CHASS insight into what the life of a student ambassadors did typical college student is like. “So many people have this choose Novak, possibly because of her depiction of herself as a idea of classes and all this free universal student. Or maybe it time, but it’s so much more had to do with one special class than that. They do have classon her schedule: water aerobics, es, but they juggle so much like which Novak said she believes real adults,” Novak said. was a factor. “Students want to see their dean in water aerobics, right,” Novak said.
“My expectation for the event is that I will get to have a window into the student experience at N.C. State.”
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that class you’ve tried so hard to avoid. Braving the elements of nature, you make that hike across campus, be it five or 15 minutes of walking. Finally, you arrive to your class, drenched in rain or the sweat from your long walk. After about an hour of lectures and discussions, it’s all over. Right? Not quite. Take this all and multiply it by two or three – or even four. Add the small, spontaneous occurrences that seem to just pop up from nowhere, and it’s a different story, completely. This, however, is the life that many students are confronted with every day. In addition, they must find ways to manage working, relationships, family and other extra-curricular activities.
This is the typical life of a college student. On Thursday, CHASS Dean Jeff Braden will get a glimpse of this, as he will be switching places with junior Margaux Novak. In discussing her upcoming day as dean, Novak — like many students — questioned the duties of a college dean. For this reason, Technician is taking a closer look at Braden’s typical schedule as well as the day he has planned for his student replacement.
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Pack falls flat in College Park Pack can’t duplicate performance in College Park Energy from Duke came doesn’t carry over, team falls, 88-64 Staff report The Wolfpack (13-7, 2-4) fell f lat after a dominating performance at home against Duke and lost its sixth straight match-up with the Maryland Terrapins. “This is out of the blue. And I think that’s why it was so disappointing because I didn’t expect it,” coach Sidney Lowe said in his postgame press conference. “It was widespread. It was perimeter, it was inside. We just didn’t get there. They beat us to every loose ball. They were diving and we were reaching for balls, and that just shows you the difference in aggression.” Maryland coach Gary Williams celebrated his 1000th game with a convincing win. After Virginia lost to Wake Forest Saturday earlier, his Terrapins team moved into a tie for first in the ACC standings. Maryland managed to jump out to a sizeable early lead without standout senior Greivis Vasquez, who waited until the second half to score 17 of his 19 points. Fellow senior Landon Milbourne finished with 18 points. Tracy Smith continued his scoring spree for the Pack, finishing with a team-high 18 points. Maryland led 41-33 at the half. Milbourne opened the second stanza with a layup
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Women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper charges up the crowd during the Wolfpack’s lastsecond win over Wake Forest Friday, Jan. 22 at Reynolds Coliseum.
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three-pointer to tie the game – a play originally drawn up for freshman guard Marissa Kastanek. “‘Kita is a very determined young lady, she has a sense of urgency about her,” Harper
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Senior forward Dennis Horner meets a wall of Maryland defense on his way to the basket at the Comcast Center Saturday, January 23 in College Park, MD. The Wolfpack fell to the University of Maryland 64-88 and fell to 13-7 on the season, 2-4 in the ACC.
to put Maryland up by 10. Vasquez and Milbourne both sank threes to make the score 59-41 with 13:54 remaining. State surrendered a brief lead 3:49 in and never regained it. The Pack closed the gap to four points with a 10-4 run toward the end of the first half, but Eric Hayes closed the half with four straight free throws. “We played terrible defense,” junior Javier Gonzales told
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Wrestling struggles in losses to UM, Navy The wrestling team traveled to Maryland this weekend and lost 38-3 to Navy before losing seven of 10 matches in a 30-10 loss to the Terrapins. Sophomore 149-pounder Bobby Ward won both of his matches and was the only wrestler to win both of his bouts. Ward is currently the No. 22 wrestler in the nation at his weight class with a record of 16-3. After the two losses this weekend, the Pack is now 5-9. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Tennis upsets No. 33 Michigan, 4-3 State’s men’s tennis team pulled out a narrow victory over the Michigan Wolverines thanks to sophomore Akash Gujarati, who won 7-5, 6-2 in the decisive final match. The doubles duo of Rob Lowe and Frideric Prandecki gave the Pack its first point of the day with a 9-8 decision. Jaime Pulgar won his match in singles before a loss by Lowe set the stage for Gujarati to give his team the win. State will host East Carolina and UNC-Charlotte Jan. 31. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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Buzzer-beater denies Demon Deacons Pack struggles offensively, but shines in final minutes of 51-49 victory Lindsey Hall Senior Staff Writer
With 15 seconds to go in a scrappy, defensive game, senior guard Nikitta Gartrell brought the crowd to its feet as she evened the score with Wake Forest, 49-49. Junior guard Amber White gave it more reasons to cheer. After Wake missed its final shot of the game, White took the ball down court with the game on the line. “My adrenaline was racing,” White said. “I felt like if I passed it, you’d never know what would happen, I thought the best thing to just get the shot off.” Not only did White get the shot she wanted, but she found the net as time expired with a classic buzzerbeater, sending Wake packing, 51-49. “Before I shot, I saw the basket, but once I jumped, once it was up, I didn’t know,” White said. “The last time I made that kind of shot was in high school. The Wolfpack took a hard lesson and turned it into a win after falling in the final minute to Florida State, 7471, on Jan. 17. “My heart goes out to Wake Forest, their players, coaches and staff – I know what they feel like,” Harper said. “But, as we learned at
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Focusing on her shot, junior forward Tia Bell pumps her arms over a Wake Forest defender during the Pack’s game Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, in Reynolds Coliseum. State shot 37.5 percent from the field in their 51-49 win over the Demon Deacons.
Florida State, it is a 40 minute game, we can’t cut it short and every basket, every play, counts.”
But the dramatic ending was hardly a reflection of the rest of the 39 minutes of play. Both teams struggled offensively and
ran into foul trouble. Starters Marissa Kastanek and Gartrell both took a seat during the game, which forced Harper to
change her offense. Sophomore standout Bonae Holston committed three fouls within three minutes in the second half. “It was very frustrating at one point, nothing was falling our way,” Gartrell said. “So we had to rely on defense and I felt like we played good enough defense for them to miss some shots.” Gartrell said while her team was not satisfied with the defensive effort on the court, she was thankful for the outcome. “That wasn’t the best defense that N.C. State has ever played,” Gartrell said. “I think we get after people and are always in their face, but I don’t think we did that tonight as much as we should, but in the end, it came down to a win.” Holston led the team with fifteen point. Gartrell put up ten points and a team-high nine rebounds. The charity stripe was beyond beneficial for the Pack tonight, as the team combined for 63 percent of attempted free throws, while the Deacons knocked down only 44 percent of their shots from the line. After falling to Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament last March, the Demon Deacons left a bitter taste in the mouths of the Pack players. Friday’s game provided an opportunity for revenge. “I felt like that all day. It was my motivation as far as going into this game,” Gartrell said. Gartrell’s motivation was on display all night, according to coach Kellie Harper, which is why she was able to take the
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Wolfpack bests Tigers in final home meet Both men and women’s swimming and diving team improved their record with a win over Clemson
performance in recent memory. “It’s my last meet here at the pool and this is the most exciting meet in four years,” Messinger said. “Our senior meet my freshman year was nothing like this. We have never had as much spirit.” Senior Anna Linkenauger and freshman Marifrances Henley each had four wins for the women, including a first place grab in the 1000 freestyle (10:15.53) by Linkenauger and a first place win in the 200 freestyle (1:51.42) by Henley. Freshman Brandon Kingston and Sophomore Conor Brennan raked in the wins as well, each taking three for the men, including a win in the 1000 freestyle on a 9:29.35 by Kingston. The wins continued as freshman Tracey Rorer (1:05.47) and junior Jessica Ward (1:06.39) took first and second place in the 100 breaststroke. The fans and athletes continued to cheer even louder as the wins stacked up.
“It goes to show that we are building,” junior Mike Seirferth said. “This is probably the best team we have ever had and we are not going down from here, only up.” Freshman Hannah Hopkins had a season-best 275.55 in the one-meter dive and later won the three-meter dive with a 298.20. Sophomore Gaites Brown, junior Dan Forsythe, freshman Matt Voell and Brennan also hit a season-best, taking first in the 400-medley relay, with a 3:23.06. Senior Patrice Dason (55.18) grabbed the top 100 butterfly of the season while senior Kevin WoodhullSmith (1:52.17) and junior Greg Baskwell (1:52.92) recorded the two best swims for the Pack on the season in the 200 IM with first and second place victories. Seiferth, whose personal best topped the team’s time this season in the 200 butterfly, said intensity and passion from both the team and its fans made the
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Fans packed the stands at Casey Natatorium this past Saturday to watch State’s swimming and diving team bring in a victory over the Clemson Tigers. The women’s team conquered the Tigers with a 176-124 victory, leaving the Pack with a 7-1 record (3-1 ACC), while the men prevailed with a score of 176.5 to Clemson’s 121.5, increasing its record to 5-1 (3-1 ACC). Prior to the meet, the seniors were recognized for their participation over the past four years, and as the meet progressed they were rewarded with what senior Chelsa Messinger considered the team’s strongest
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Freshman diver Chris Arcara dives during his team’s meet against East Carolina. Jan. 20, 2010. After losing to Georgia Tech last weekend, the men’s swimming and diving team beat East Carolina and Clemson over a four-day span.
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T-1st
6-4
6-4
5-5
7-3
4-6
6-4
7-3
5-5
7-3
7-3
1 Texas vs. 21 UConn 4 Duke vs. 16 Clemson
Michigan vs. 15 Purdue Boston College vs. Virginia Tech Virginia vs. Wake Forest N.C. State vs. Maryland Georgia Tech vs. FSU South Carolina vs. Florida 24 Mississippi vs. LSU
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25 Ohio State vs. 12 West Virginia