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Scott Wittig, is the author of Holy It!: A guide to finding and doing your thing – Your ‘It’. Wittig was a banker who now resides in Apex, N.C. Because of events Wittig spoke Chelsey Francis about at convocation, he found his News Editor passion. Wittig’s goal was to talk “You’ve got a unique opportunity to students about their passion in to choose the life you want and not life, as well as their purpose and the life others think you should have.” their project for life. “Passion will get you teary-eyed This was the main take-away message for the approximately 700 stu- in front of 700 people you don’t dents in First Year College and Trans- know,” Wittig said, while he was ‘teary-eyed’ fer Program who telling the story attended convoof his daughcation Tuesday ter’s friend with night in Stewart an inoperable Theatre. brain tumor on First Year Colher brain stem. lege holds a small“It just obvier convocation at ously hit me bethe beginning of Scott Wittig, keynote speaker tween the eyes,” the Spring semesWittig said. ter to help refocus According to Wittig, passion can the group and get everyone ready to be serious about the semester, accord- come from anywhere. His passion ing to Karen Hauschild, the associate came from the situation with his daughter’s friend. He quit his job director of First Year College. “This is something we do every as a banker to help plan a birthday Spring semester for First Year College party for her, then found his pasand the Transfer program. We rec- sion and purpose in life. “I joined 10 women, planned the ognize the achievements of students, our resident mentors, student coun- mackdaddy birthday party for her,” cil, the scholarship winners, give our Wittig said. “We had this princess advocacy awards and have a keynote themed birthday party. She arrived speaker,” Hauschild said. “The Ladies in a horse drawn carriage. She was in Red will also be singing a couple all dressed up, her parents were all selections.” The keynote speaker at the event, fyc continued page 3
“Passion will get you teary-eyed in front of 700 people you don’t know.”
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Students looking to shape the future of technology on campus can give input at the IT Student Advisory Group meeting Wednesday. The IT student advisory group allows students from all disciplines to express concerns, suggestions and ask questions to IT Technicians and University officials. The student group will be meeting 2 to 3 times this semester to discuss changes OIT could make. The group was founded last year by Jennifer Riehle, technology outreach specialist with the Office of Information Technology, to give students the chance to express concerns about the University’s computing system. The group meets several times each semester to stay updated. “We meet 2 to 3 times [during] the semester to allow students time to
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McDonald’s director of operations Tony Myers chats with Jan and Shelby Richards, wife and daughter of Western boulevard McDonald’s owner Ric Richards at an event honoring former women’s basketball head coach Kay Yow Jan. 25, 2010. The event was held at the restaurant and featured fundraising raffles, promotional smoothie cups sold by Delta Zeta, and a presentation of two donations totalling $5000 to the Kay Yow foundation. The first was given in honor of Kay Yow and the second in honor of the owners’ neighbor, Jen Newman, who is undergoing cancer treatment.
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Competition increases awareness Technician sat down with two of the four members of the group that won the Think Outside the Brick Competition sponsored by Student Government. Think Outside the Brick intends to promote awareness of the environment and incorporate students in the process.
ple could take those ideas and run with it. I think it was a combination of everyone’s idea, Zack especially.” Eliza: “We were going a different way with it, kind of looking at doing a solar greenhouse with it. Our friend Zack, who’s in the group with us, thought that it would be kind of a cool idea to maybe do something that the students would see more. And that the students could actually use more versus something like a greenhouse that wouldn’t really even be seen, because it would have been part of the WESA garden that won the Think Outside the Brick last year. We agreed with him. We thought it would be much more beneficial to the students because it would be something that they could use daily.” Sonum: “A lot of the things that we emphasized, or at least when we were campaigning for this project, was that we really wanted for students to be able to see something that represented alternative energy, not just a little sign that says ‘this is run by solar power.’ You can actually see the solar panels. That was actually like the main idea, to be able to enjoy something with learning about alternative energy, because I’m sure there are people that don’t know that much about it. It would be open to mainly N.C. State students, but even people from other schools visiting could see it and be really impressed with our innovations and also the public and the local area and the community.” Techni-
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speak with the chief information officer about a number of technology issues on campus,” Riehle said. Each meeting features specific topics of discussion based on what is going on around campus at the time. The most recent meeting, held Oct. 26 in Witherspoon Hall, featured discussions regarding MyPack Portal updates and IT security issues. “We generally have a few topics in mind based on what’s going on
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Technician: What is your plan that won the Think Outside the Brick competition? Eliza Jones: “The idea of it is that we have a gazebo on campus which is outdoors and makes it a little bit more comfortable for people doing studying or meeting with groups to be outdoors instead of inside in the library. You get a little better feel out there. The solar panels will power a couple of plugs, sockets. So that students can sit in the gazebo and charge their laptops, their cell phones, any electronic device while in the comfort of the outdoors. It’s a nice alternative to being cooped up in the library.” Technician: How did your group come up with this idea? Sonum Nerurkar: “I don’t remember [how we came up with the idea.] I know we were brainstorming at a WESA meeting and we were brainstorming ideas for Think Out side t he Brick that peo-
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Winners of the Think Outside the Brick Competition: Grand Prize: ($1000) “Solar Gazebo”: Eliza Jones, Bryan Maxwell, Sonum Nerurkar, and Zac Schnell Location: to be determined Runner Ups ($500 each) “Hall Light Timers”: Kyle Barth Location: Quad “Planter Boxes/Community Garden” Scott Hefner Location: Quad Source: Rachel Conley, Student Government sustainability director
cian: How is the planning for the gazebo going so far? Sonum: “We’re really pushing for the gazebo, however, because of landscape and the politics of everything, we might just be adding the solar panels to an existing structure. We’re still trying to work out the kinks with that, so we don’t know exactly where it will be, but we’re going to try to put the solar panels somewhere so that students can use it and hopefully have that in the next year, and maybe implement the gazebo and the solar panels, in the next few years, like in a longer plan, but we don’t have anything set for sure, we’re still trying to work with the administration and figure things out.” Eliza: “We haven’t really gotten too deep into it. We’ve been meeting to with the Sustainability office. They’ve been really helpful to us in answering our questions.” Technician: How hard is it to talk to the people you need to talk to about this? Sonum: “Sometimes it’s hard to get in touch with people that are higher up, just because they’re so busy. It’s nice having a middleman, sort of like the Sustainability Commission and David Dean and stuff, just because they go to those meetings. They can go to those meetings and talk to them. Brian, a guy in our group, has talked to the landscape architect because he worked on the SOUL garden, and talked about that. I definitely think N.C. State is great about really incor-
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arious engineering departments come together for the annual “Taste of Engineering” event, which is sponsored by WISE. Each department creates their own unique flavor to bring to the table. This walk-in event, held in the Riddick Hall lobby, includes hands-on activities and science-filled food for students. “[Dr. Irving] was pouring liquid nitrogen in and I was stirring. We put in half and half, vanilla extract and a whole lot of sugar and stirred for 10 minutes to make ice-cream, “ said Chris Lange, a junior in mechanical engineering, who helped make ice cream at the event.
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Quote of the day “You’ve got a unique opportunity to choose the life you want and not the life others think you should have.” Scott Wittig, keynote speaker at the First Year College Convocation
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porating students’ ideas. It hasn’t been too difficult, but we’re still in the beginning stages.” Technician: Do you have any ideas of where to put the gazebo? Eliza: “We have some ideas [of where to put the gazebo.] Obviously, you’re going to need a spot that gets maximum amount of sunlight, because if you don’t the panels aren’t going to properly run. So, our initial thought was outside of D.H. Hill, where the WolfEars are. We like that spot.” Sonum: “We also thought about the grassy spot by Fox Labs and David Clark. But there’s so many politics going along with it, because of who’s donated and like what the land has been set for, what they specifically want the land to be used for. So, it’s really hard because this is such a historic University.” Eliza: “There’s been talk about putting it on Centennial Campus, which is a great spot for it. We wanted it to be on main campus, in a high traffic area so that people would see it and want to use it. And see solar panels on campus really would be pretty key in raising awareness in solar energy if it’s a spot where students are actually going to see it and use it. Versus Centennial which has a lot of people over there, but I guess most people don’t make it over that way, or most students.”
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Technician: What are your thoughts of the Think Outside the Brick Competition? Sonum: “We’re both in WESA, but it’s so rare sometimes to find the people that would really be motivated to make the changes on campus, and not even the people necessarily, but the means to do it. This competition was so great to be able to give money to students like us for just an idea and help us implement it. Last year’s idea, the SOUL garden, was also done by WESA members. I think that’s the reason I wanted to do it, because I saw how successful that was and that things can really get done and it’s such a positive example of how you can get things done on campus how you want, and it’s a great. I think it’s a really great competition.” Eliza:“All these things [the competition is about] would make N.C. State’s campus more efficient, and greener and better for everyone, ourselves and the environment.” Technician: Any other thoughts you’d like to share with students? Eliza: “We hope this is going to open a whole new dimension of the potential of solar energy on campus, because there’s a lot of things we could change by using solar panels and the technology behind it.” Sonum: “We want people to know this project involves everyone. We’re excited to have other people help us. If people are interested, they should definitely contact us.”
What is Think Outside the Brick?
said. The application is a one-page proposal with details of the project, as Think Outside the Brick is a Univer- well as an itemized budget. “Student Government will always sity-wide sustainability competition sponsored by Student Government. be there for the students that win the The winners from the fall semester competition, though,” Conley said. were participants in the second year “We hope to empower other students. We want everyone to see that students of this competition. The winners of the first competition can make things happen on campus.” According to Conley, the Student submitted the proposal for the SOUL Government garden, which is Sustainabillocated on Cenity committee tennial Campus, hopes to expand according to Rathe competition chel Conley, the every year. Student Govern“We’re going ment Sustainability Director Rachel Conley, SG Sustainability Director to focus on more funding for the and a senior in winners,” Conley said. “I think havfisheries and wildlife science. “This year we were able to expand ing 3 winners is a manageable number, the competition to include three win- but we want to have more applicants.” The idea for Think Outside the Brick ners,” Conley said. “Last year we had one grand prize winner who received is based off of Project Harvard, ac$1,000. This year we still have one cording to Conley. Project Harvard is grand prize winner receiving $1,000, a traditional competition at Harvard. “We want students to come to N.C. and have added 2 runner-ups, who State and know about Think Outside both receive $500. The applications for Think Outside the Brick, just like they come knowing the Brick were due in mid-November. about the Krispy Kreme Challenge,” “There were 30 proposals and 25 Conley said. “We’re hoping for a redifferent applicants,” Conley said. cord number of applicants every year, “Some applicants submitted multiple and for us to increase our available funding for the winners.” proposals.” According to Conley, Think Outside the Brick began because student The runner-ups government wanted student ideas for different projects on campus. Kyle Barth, a sophomore in electri“We decided making this a competi- cal engineering, proposed the instaltion would get more results,” Conley lation of a hall light timer system in
repeated three times during his speech. “You got a unique opportunity to choose the life you want and not the life others think you should have,” Wittig said as his take-away message for students of First Year College and the Transfer program who were in attendance. Also at the First Year College convocation, the winners of the college scholarship were recognized. Andes ‘Andy’ Chenlo, Jocelyn Naylor, and Simmons Haigh were the recipients of the scholarship. According to Carrie McLean, the First Year College director,
38% of the students in First Year College made the Dean’s List for the Fall semester. Tim Wallace, an associate professor in sociology and anthropology, and Juliette Grimmet, with the Women’s Center, were winners of the individual advocacy awards. The Women’s Center wa the recipient of the group advocacy awards. According to Hauschild, the advocacy awards are given to groups that help first year students adjust to college life and work with the students.
dents to come to the meeting with a topic they would like to discuss. The next IT student advicontinued from page 1 sory group meeting is set to be with respect to information held on Wednesday from 5:30 technology on campus,” said p.m. to 7 p.m. the Carmichael Recreation Center in room Riehle. At the end of each meeting, 1606. The featured topics to be discussed at students and the upcomattendees ing meeting are asked are peer-toto prov ide peer (P2P) feedback and file sharing ideas about on campus, t he adv iand Higher sory group. Education Suggestions Opportunity are ta ken Jennifer Riehle, technology Act (HEOA). into considoutreach specialist Students erat ion by are encourIT officials present at the meeting, accord- aged to attend and bring ideas and concerns with them for ing to Riehle. “We always leave time at the discussion at the meeting, acend [of the meeting] for stu- cording to Riehle. There are two more meetings dents to bring their own topics and concerns,” said Riehle, scheduled during this semester, who says she encourages stu- set for Tuesday, Mar. 6, from
5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., featuring mobile computing, and again for Monday, Apr. 4, also from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The locations of these meetings have not yet been determined, and the featured topic for the April meeting has not been decided upon.
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dressed up. She was presented when she arrived.” According to Wittig, the party was everything his daughter’s friend and her family could have hoped for. “It was incredible. That day absolutely changed my life,” Wittig said. “I’m here because of her. Now my passion just came out that day.” During his speech, Wittig said he wanted to emphasize one message. A sentence he
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“There were 30 proposals and 25 different applicants.”
the dorms in the Quad. According to Barth’s calculations, installing the hall light timer system in Becton Residence Hall, Bagwell Residence Hall and Berry Residence Hall, the University would be able to offset the cost in 473 days, and then begin to save approximately $1.90 per day the timer system is used. The hall light timer system Barth proposed would cut off the third row of lights between approximately midnight and 7 a.m, according to Conley “Basically, my inspiration for writing this proposal was my involvement in the Honors Quad Sustainability Committee. I saw that a timing system was installed on the hall of 3rd floor Becton Hall and thought, ‘Why isn’t this everywhere else?’ My reasoning is simple,” Barth said. Scott Hefner, a junior in environmental design in architecture, came up with the other runner-up idea of window planters. According to Conley, the idea of window planters might have to be changed to a garden area in the Quad, due to regulations of hanging planters on dorm room windows. The idea of the window planters is to have students work together to plant either the planters or the garden and take care of the plants.
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Slowly changing our green energy culture I The Facts:
The University began breaking ground on the new Cates Avenue steam plant Monday. Despite impending budget cuts, the University has averted the cost by utilizing an energy savings contract, which will put the money saved by increasing the efficiency of steam plants to paying for the loan to rebuild the plants.
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While budget cuts are on our minds, it is nice to hear the University administration’s forward thinking has resulted in a successful plan to reduce cost, increase our energy efficiency and decrease our carbon foot print.
n October, the Sustainable Endowments Institute released Green Report Cards for universities across the country and exposed the truth about N.C. State’s “going green” initiatives. It revealed a disappointing B+, tying us with Duke University and putting us behind our A- Carolina blue rivals down the road. An obtrusive C stood out next to the Energy breakdown, signaling we, even as a strong engineering school, did not have a green energy infrastructure in place. University officials must have been anticipating this letdown, because even in 2009, they were developing plans to improve the steam plants on campus to make them more energy effi-
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cient. The buildings are set to be LEED Silver Certified. This will not only help us gain the lead in sustainability, but we will also offset some future cost of our energy. We thank University officials for keeping our impact on the environment in mind, and thinking for the future in terms of sustainability. The steam demand on campus is currently 200,000 lbs/hr, and the plants’ collective capacity is 300,000 lbs/hr, but by 2030 the demand is anticipated to be 320,000 lbs/hr. This isn’t even taking into account that two of the four boilers on campus are in poor condition and
the average age of all of them is 45. By renovating the system, University officials are looking to increase the efficiency of the plants by 72.6 percent and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by at least 15 percent. We can look forward to a higher grade already. Of course, we are looking closely at how academics will be affected by budget cuts, but University officials are looking to use this investment to give students an opportunity to get first-hand experience in dealing with energy and efficiency. The investment will also create student jobs. This is a great
example of how the University can use existing technology and resources to benefit students. Although $61 million seems like a large amount of money in the midst of budget cuts, new state laws have allowed University officials to capitalize on the opportunity to change energy. It is an unconventional, yet convenient time to improve the reliability, efficiency and conservation of energy at N.C. State. Even though they have proven their ability to be forward-thinking, University officials still need to keep looking for ways to cut energy costs and increase N.C. State’s ability to be sustainable.
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world within the game. This means that he or she is locked in the video game universe and distracted from the potential of any real human contact. Not all video games are detrimental escapes that turn their inhabitants into real-world hermits. It is possible to enjoy a good game for a few hours and m ov e on to s ome thing else. It ’s e v e n possible to enjoy a good game for an entire day and wake up the next morning to rejoin the real world. When college students get into trouble is when the game world overtakes everything else and before they know it, four years are over and real-life contacts and friends made throughout the University experience have gone by the wayside. The city of Raleigh has grown tremendously over the past few years, with its population surpassing that of Pittsburgh. There are more coffee shops, museums, movie theaters and night clubs here now than has ever existed before. If none of that happens to be your cup of tea, the University offers an endless stream of activities aimed towards all interests. If none of that is enough to get
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your juices flowing, consider that most companies are looking to hire individuals with good face-to-face people skills, and having a leg up on the competition in a cutthroat job market is an incredible asset. So game on for now, but when the time comes, cut the connection for a few hours or days and rejoin the real world. The game will live on so long as there is interest and electricity, but your college years will end faster than you realize.
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2011 senior class gift to be new campus entryway The entryway to campus via Dan Allen Drive and Hillsborough Street will have a new look. Phillip Lin Staff Writer
The 2011 class gift is a continuation of a University tradition and source of class unity that began around 100 years ago. Notable senior class gifts include the 2009 Kay Yow Memorial in the Coaches Corner, the 1999 Pride Wolf statue in the Murphy Center and the 1987 outdoor classroom on the Court of North Carolina. While many recent class gifts have been scholarship endowments, the senior classes of 2010 and 2011 have set their goals high with their gifts. Kristy Craig, a senior in political science and the 2011 senior class president, says the 2011 class gift will be the
construction of a new campus gateway at the Dan Allen Drive /Hillsborough Street entryway, similar to the one located at Pullen Road, and feature similar detailing found at the Watauga Walkway. “This gift is our opportunity to leave our mark at the University in a way that will show future generations the importance of giving back in a constructive way,” Craig said. “What makes the 2011 gift significant is the location and potential impact of the gift,” Craig said. “The Dan Allen [Drive]/Hillsborough Street gateway is often the primary entrance that students and parents use when they are visiting Main Campus for the first time. The current entryway does not display the quality of our campus as a whole.” The goal of the 2011 senior class gift is for the new entryway to display the quality of the campus as a whole, and
The primary focus of the to ensure that the University is providing the best possible fundraising for the 2011 gift first impression to students and is through student donations. Students can donate between visitors to campus. Craig says that the 2011 gift is $20.11 and $200. The miniunique in that the 2011 senior mum donation will grant students an class at-large invitation to selected it. at t e nd t he “The really Senior Class great t hing Brunch with about our special guest class gift is Chancelthat seniors lor Ra ndy are taking a Woodson, part in the while donors designing at the $200 phase of the level will get entryway,” their names Craig said. inscribed on “The Senior Kristy Craig, the new enClass Coun2011 senior class president tryway. cil is actively This is simsearching for a senior from the College of ilar to that of the 2010 class Design to offer ideas and en- gift, which then gave student sure that creativity is not lost donors an opportunity to have through the planning, and that their name inscribed in the Bell this gift is reflective of our gen- Tower bell. The Office of Annual Giving eration,” Craig said.
“What makes the 2011 gift significant is the location and potential impact of the gift.”
Students create HerCampus.com The student-run website targets the University’s “collegiette” population.
ness administration, is the group’s primary photographer. “[We’ve written about] partying, studying, we’ve covered more serious topics like rape [and] how to handle Zachary Diezel situations with your friends. Science & Tech Editor We have campus events on the Over 80 schools across site so you know about simple t he c ou nt r y h ave one . things like thank-a-teacher. We Even UNC has one. Now be- just want to make people aware cause of the action of a hand- and have a new perspective.” Current topics on the site ful of students, N.C. State has one. Kristie Demers, a junior include New Year’s resolution in English, spearheaded the recommendations, covercreation of HerCampus.com/ age of the Mr. Engineer pagNCSU, a site run by — and for eant, workout suggestions for Carmichael — University Gymnasium students. a nd ma ny “We try to others. make it someIn addithing that we t ion, He rwould want Camto read,” Depus serves as mers said. a way for the According w riters to to Demers, let their felthe site was low students founded Sept. know about 7 last year. Anna Whaley, sophomore in small busiSince t hat public relations nesses in the time, a core area. staff of eight “Just getstudents has joined her in creating articles ting the word out about things that people don’t normally hear for the site. “We just think of topics that about,” Demers said. “It’s really are interesting to the women rewarding.” Kara Schmieg, a junior in at State, and the guys, but we try to focus on the women communications, likes to apmore since it is HerCampus,” ply her creative writing skills Demers said. “We just want to at HerCampus’s blog called have witty, personalized in- “HerVoice.” “I’m a creat ive w riter, formation whether it’s news, beauty, lifestyle or anything not so much a journa list,” Schmieg said. “I feel like like that.” “We do a lot of college top- that’s the best way to express ics,” Justine Blanc-Laine said. myself.” “I think we’re doing a great Blanc-Laine, a junior in busi-
“ I wanted to try and get involved and be a part of something that was going to get bigger.”
job of getting our names out there, writing what we want to write, and saying what we want to say,” Anna Whaley, a sophomore in public relations, said. “There are over 35,000 students here, and you don’t want to get lost in the shuffle all the time. I wanted to try and get involved and be a part of something that was going to get bigger.” The group of writers is growing. According to Demers, there are currently between 8 and 11 writers, and four more who want to help and are in the process of writing their first articles. “We have been publishing seven or eight articles a week for the past four months,” Demers said. “I tried printing them all so I’d have a hard copy of all of them, but I quit because I was using so much paper.” While the site’s content is targeted toward the female population, men contribute to the site as well, according to Demers. “HerCampus does have a real-live college guy blog writer who writes every single week,” Demers said. “He’s an adamant snowboarder, a manly-man guy and he loves to write about relationships and anything on campus, what he likes to do … I keep having guys coming out of the woodwork asking ‘do you need any contributing writers? Do you need anything?’ Girls like the guy perspective.” According to Demers, she got the idea to create the site last
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has been involved in raising funds for various senior class gifts through the Alumni Call Center with student callers. “The N.C. State Call Center will be reaching out to seniors in late February to let them know more about our class gift, as well as provide with them an opportunity to donate,” Craig said, pointing students to seniors.ncsu.edu for more information. James Xu, a senior in accounting, worked as a student supervisor at the Call Center when they raised the funds for the 2010 senior class gift, the 2009 Kay Yow Memorial and the long-awaited 2002 outdoor classroom on Centennial Campus near Engineering Building I. “The 2010 Senior Class Gift was the adding an actual bell to the Bell Tower. I think it cost around $10,000 and we got way over that goal,” Xu said. “The extra donations will be in an
endowment fund, and they will probably use that money when maintenance is required for the bell.” Celia Wang, an alumna who graduated spring 2010 in industrial engineering, said the 2010 gift was one of the best class gifts. “It’s a much bigger representation than some other senior class gifts that have been given to the University in the past. It’s very meaningful since the Bell Tower is a very important landmark of the University,” Wang said. “Some senior class gifts way back in 1999 were also very good, such as the Pride Wolf statue in Murphy Center and the renovation of the Student Health Center,” Wang said. “Those definitely also enhanced the University, not only in the new facilities, but also makes the University nicer and more attractive.”
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The Decemberists celebrated their decade of making music together with the Jan. 18 release of their sixth full-length album, The King is Dead. The Portland, Ore. natives are known for their mix of indie, folk and rock music all packaged under the chilling yet soothing voice of Colin Meloy. The new album offers another genre blend that wasn’t prominent on former albums. The inf luences of Americana and blues are unmistakable during each new track. The six-piece band plays an array of over 14 instruments, including Hammond organ, piano, violin and harmonica. In addition to the band members, guests Peter Buck of R.E.M. and indie folk star Gillian Welch also appear on the new album. Despite the mass amount of instruments and bodies, each song has deep layers of music without any part of it sounding odd or random. “Don’t Carry It All” starts off the album with a blast from Meloy’s harmonica to immediately set the mood of The King is Dead. All the instruments complement one another. Sara Watkins harmonizes with Meloy on the choruses, which
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turn out to be a common tool throughout the album. The second track picks up the tempo and adds interesting lyrics, which are an aspect of The Decemberists that any fan immediately recognizes. Their lyrics consist of clever rhymes and vocabulary-building words virtually every time. “Down By The Water” and “Rox in Box” are truer to older Decemberists music. The first features harder cymbals, harmonies in all the right places and musical build-ups to engage the listener. This is the one you’ll sing along to first. The latter is also catchy, but has an older feel to it, laced with sharp guitar licks and accordion. “January Hymn” reminds me of Dave Matthews Band. It’s slower with heavy reliance on acoustic guitar and voice. Lyrics like “April, all an ocean away, is this the better way to spend the day/Keeping the winter at bay” paint a scene of someone deep in thought, retracing their choices. With a shaker acting as the only per-
cussion, the listener focuses on the lyrics and gets lost in thought. “This Is Why We Fight” is a track that has more rock than country. The lyrics are choppier and repetitive, making a point and getting straight to it. “Come the war/come hell” paired with a chorus containing “and when we die/we will die/with our arms unbound” has a political air to it. The last 45 seconds of the song feel like listening to someone playing guitar from another room. Overall, this album was not what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it. They embrace their Americana roots and run with it. This is right up the alley of fans of Bob Dylan and Neil Young. The vocals, wide range of instrumentation, lyrics and genre variation will reach a wide listener range. Although it strays from the rockier center of traditional Decemberists music, The King is Dead is definitely worth a listen.
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he damage of the 2010 earthquake persists as Haiti struggles to recover. Along with the international community, the University has invested interest and resources in the rebuilding of Haiti. However, efforts have diminished while the Haitian cause remains desperate.
In the aftermath of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Haiti, the destruction caused by the disaster seemed unimaginable. The country— which has endured the trials of slavery, dictatorships and now the earthquake—may suggest a story of suffering. But not all the news is bad. Soon after the earthquake, the NCSU community mobilized to contribute to the recovery efforts. Soon after the earthquake, Student Government launched the Howl for Haiti project to raise money for assistance in the recovery. Under the guidance of Howl for Haiti, student organizations across campus raised money to contribute to the non-profit organization Stop Hunger Now.
“Stop Hunger Now contacted the University and put a call to action out to raise funds,” Student Body President Kelly Hook said. “We decided to put the project on a time frame and raise as much as possible for six months. Student Government’s role was one of a manager, but students collaborated across campus.” Stop Hunger Now, a Raleigh based non-governmental organization, has maintained a strong relationship with both N.C. State and Haiti. Before the earthquake, Stop Hunger Now worked in Haiti, mainly providing food for school lunches. After the earthquake, the University and Stop Hunger Now quickly partnered in the Howl for Haiti campaign and raised
over $85,000 for the Haitian cause. “We’re really fortunate to have been partners with Stop Hunger Now,” Mike Giancola said. Giancola, the director of the Center of Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, explained that the University first became involved with Stop Hunger Now after the 2005 tsunami in South Asia. “Since that time our partnership has grown,” Giancola said. “We envisioned the University Million Meal event to help to package upwards of one million meals.” Days before the earthquake, Stop Hunger Now delivered packaged meals to Haiti. Once the infrastructure of the country collapsed, the organization deployed the bagged meals instantly. The meals, which are packaged during the Service N.C. State event, mix rice, soyprotein extract, dehydrated vegetables and vitamins in a
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13-ounce package. “They are designed to scientifically deal with nutrition deficiencies that many young people around the world face,” Giancola said. Howl for Haiti raised much of the money through a T-shirt drive and a benefit concert. According to Hook, the student bookstore partnered with Howl for Haiti to sell the $10 T-shirts, which sent all proceeds to the charity. “We sold out and ordered a second back and sold out again,” Hook said. Despite the success of Howl for Haiti, the project has now been terminated. Student Government has turned its service focus to more local and domestic causes. Howl for Haiti will remain defunct at the current moment, unless students want to revive the charity. “Student Government fulfills student demand,” Hook said. “If students overwhelmingly say that they would like to campaign and fundraise on behalf of Haiti, I am all about leading that effort.” Within months of the earth-
The story of Haiti’s recovery quake, as the novelty and publicity of the rebuilding of will face immense scrutiny, Haiti diminished, and so did but with the country’s track the funds. Much of the aid record, corruption may hinpledged has not and may never der reconstruction. Last week, be realized. According to the the country’s former dictator, Associated Press, Secretary of Jean-Claude Duvailer, returned State Hillary Clinton’s promise to Port au Prince from exile. of $1.15 billion for long-term His presence looks to influence development in Haiti has not upcoming elections. This political instability also threatens yet been allocated. “This is a trend that isn’t foreign aid. “Often times, the aid actually unique to N.C. State,” Chris Adkins, a junior in mechani- realized is not more than 10 or 15 percent,” cal engineerGiancola ing, said, “it’s said. “This a global trend.” happens Adkins for a whole works as the variet y of CSLEPS Direct reasons, be of Hunger and it polit iHomelessness cal, due to Issues of the corruption Service Leador certain ership Team. benchHis committee Mike Giancola, marks.” has worked to director of CSLEPS Despite spread awarethe uncerness of hunger issues, and since the earth- tainty, hope lingers. Currently, quake much of his attention Giancola is in Haiti volunteering with a local NGO called has been focused on Haiti. “Just a few months after [the Together We Can. “I will be part of a group of earthquake], the donations just drop way off,” Adkins said. “It 23 folks,” Giancola said, “and definitely teetered off some. the main premise is to conTherefore, we started putting nect individuals and needs. We our resources into general don’t have any paid staff. We’re trying to connect and provide awareness.”
“Often times, the aid actually realized is not more than 10 or 15 percent.”
synergy for things already going on.” The team of volunteers will participate in medical clinics and construction projects to “be helpful in some small way.” Ultimately, the future of Haiti will not be decided by dollars pledged or withheld by donors, but rather by the actions of individuals. The U.S. and Germany poured $10 billion within decades of the Jan. 12 earthquake. Giancola said acknowledging the needs of people and then connecting them to a wider community is the cornerstone of lasting service. “When we come together, there is nothing that we can’t accomplish,” Giancola said. “We are a community that can care and that can act compassionately. I want to applaud the student leadership and everyone else involved to stay active and engaged.”
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Elvin James, a junior in First Year College, holds up a “Help Haiti” sign in front of the Atrium Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2010. “We’re from the Xi Zeta chapter of Phi Beta Sigma,” James said. “We’re collecting money for the Haiti relief; we’re accepting donations.” The fraternity was giving away pizza to anyone who gave a donation.
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of the writers or photographers are paid. “We volunteer our time, effort and own money in order to promote HerCampus NCSU a nd bri ng it to life,” Demers said. Demers pla ns to apply to make HerCampus a University-recognized student organization in the near future, and to apply for funding through the University’s appropriations process. As of last December, the site had received 10,000 page views, according to Demers. A r ticles f rom ot her schools’ HerCampus sites and the national site have been published in Seventeen and The Huffington Post, according
to Demers. “Uploading everything to the website takes at least two hours if I have all the articles from everyone,” Demers said. “Then you have to find pictures, make it the right format and get everything situated. It takes a lot of time, but it’s really rewarding. People come out saying ‘this looked awesome,’ or, ‘I’m proud of what you’re doing.’ I see people on campus who are like, ‘hey, you’re that girl who does the HerCampus articles, aren’t you?’”
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cused on providing their bodies with enough energy to make it through intense daily workouts. The give-and-take relationship between weight management and caloric intake can put a lot of stress on collegiate wrestlers compared with athletes from other sports. “The day-to-day is much more stressful because if you don’t have enough fluids and food in you and energy to work out, you’re going to have a bad day,” Palmer said. “You’ll get beat up and nobody will care. You have to constantly be aware of what you’re putting in your body. So it definitely adds a lot of stress to the sport.” Wolfpack wrestlers are required to stay within seven pounds of their weight class at all times to help make shedding weight before matches less agonizing. However, back in coach Carter Jordan’s wrestling days, rubber suits were worn to sweat up to 15 extra pounds off. Although the use of rubber suits are now forbidden, wrestlers still have methods for cutting weight before weigh-ins.
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the second half. But the Pack went cold offensively to end the game, just like it did to end the first half. Clemson led for the first time with a little over five minutes
“If I’m two pounds over, I’ll hop on the treadmill for about 20-25 minutes and I’ll lose the weight no problem,” redshirt junior Darrius Little said, who is 21-6 in the 141-lb. weight class. “Once you’ve been wrestling for a while, you understand your body and how to lose the weight you need to lose.” The issue of cutting weight has been so embedded into the sport that wrestlers will stop at nothing to try and gain a competitive advantage by maintaining a weight far below their normal weight. In 1997, three collegiate wrestlers died of malfunctions associated with weight loss, which sparked an NCAA investigation and eventually led to new stricter rules governing the sport. Jordan has first-hand experience of the extent to which wrestlers will go to in order to make their weight. As a high school student, Jordan was hospitalized due to severe dehydration in an effort to make his 133-lb. weight class. “Some of the things we did to cut weight back in our day were just terrible,” Jordan said. “Wearing rubber suits, purging after eating over and over again; it was very unhealthy.”
With a weight certification process put in place by the NCAA, the N.C. State training staff puts wrestlers through a variety of tests to determine if a wrestler is able to move down to a lower weight class in a healthy way. Freshmen, in particular, have a hard time adapting to the lifestyle of collegiate wrestling because they do not take the advice of the coaches and nutritionist, according to Jordan. “Every year, the freshmen come in and don’t listen to us,” Jordan said. “They don’t listen to the nutritionist, they don’t do what we tell them, they don’t eat six small meals a day, and they don’t cut out all the bad things in their diet. Next thing you know, they’re supposed to make their weight and don’t.” For Little, who wrestled in the 133-lb. weight class his first two seasons for the Wolfpack, moving up to his current 141lb. weight class has been far less stressful. “It’s been a lot easier,” Little said. “I still have to watch my weight but for the most part, I eat whatever I want to. My energy level is a lot higher than it was when I wrestled at 133 [pounds].”
left to go in the game and never looked back. After leading the Tigers by five, State allowed 15 straight points and trailed 59-48 following an offensive onslaught from Clemson. While he did not finish with any points in the game, sophomore forward Richard Howell still made his presence felt on the boards. Howell led the team
with six rebounds in the game. With a third straight conference road loss, the Pack will need to find a way to win away from home as it travels to Chapel Hill on Saturday to take on their rival, the Tarheels (13-5, 3-1 ACC). The Heels are undefeated with a nine-game winning streak in the Dean Smith Center this season.
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tional Spanish to help Monteiro translate phrases from Spanish to English. After a year, he has come a long way from not only speaking the language but swimming as well. Coach Teal hopes Monteiro stays at the University through his tenure. He is fulfilling his dream by being part of the Wolfpack swimming program. The sophomore hopes to start training for the Olympics 2012 this summer. He wants to represent his country in the backstroke. Associate women’s head coach and assistant men’s coach Jacqui McLaughlin believes that Monteiro is a very coachable athlete as well as a good student. She says that Monteiro brings a lot of energy to the Pack. “Facundo [Monteiro] is a great kid,” McLaughlin said. “He’s a really hard worker, very upbeat, and brings a lot of positive energy to the group and the team.” The swimming and diving team has an additional five international students competing for the Pack. Jonathon Boffa is from Sliemma, Malta. Brandon Kingston and Jessica Ward are both from Ontario, Canada. Ivan Kopas comes from Kikinda, Serbia. And Melody Sun is originally from Dailan, Liaoning, China. Typically, the swimmers
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EmploymEnt SErvicES VALET PARKING ATTENDANTS NEEDED for upscale Restaurants, Hotels and Events. Great for students, flexible hours. $8-13/hr including tips. More info and to apply visit www.royalparkinginc.com.
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ACROSS 1 Place to chill out 4 “In all likelihood ...” 11 Hollywood hrs. 14 Many, many moons 15 Land purveyor 16 Mr. __!: old whodunit game 17 Diana Prince’s alter ego 19 Have some grub 20 Wore 21 Thus 23 Cutting the mustard 24 Peter Parker’s alter ego 27 Arctic explorer John 28 Quetzalcóatl worshiper 30 Aromatherapist’s supply 31 Britt Reid’s alter ego 35 Bite for Mister Ed 36 Bray beginning 37 Steve Rogers’s alter ego 45 “Kubla Khan” river 46 Meted (out) 47 XV years before the Battle of Hastings 48 Linda Lee Danvers’s alter ego 51 Trade punches 52 Sound acquisition? 53 More artful 55 Flight board abbr. 56 Reed Richards’s alter ego 61 Bis plus one, to a pharmacist 62 Lizards with dewlaps 63 “__ Hunters”: History Channel show with the tagline “Hoax or History?” 64 Many SAT takers 65 Abundant flow 66 Pink Floyd guitarist Barrett DOWN 1 Use a Singer 2 High-muck-amuck
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3 “General Hospital” actress 4 Cookie that might flavor a McFlurry 5 “Jurassic Park” actress 6 Margery of kids’ rhyme 7 Road warning 8 Source of 20s, for short 9 Author Dahl 10 “Sesame Street” regular 11 Early arrival 12 Natural seasoning 13 Jackson Hole backdrop 18 HST’s successor 22 Danish coins 23 Museum fare 24 Canonized mlle. 25 Write 26 Cologne pronoun 28 “How now? __?”: Hamlet, before mistakenly slaying Polonius 29 Letter after epsilon 32 Burrowing rodent 33 “Alas” 34 Swamp growth 37 Disorder
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38 Shows up 39 Infamous Amin 40 Postal motto word 41 Every last one 42 Driving force 43 Elucidate 44 Make public 45 Balance sheet heading 49 Send in the check 50 1961 British movie monster
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51 Sasha, to Malia 53 Lee who cocreated 24Across 54 In the cellar, so to speak 57 Jet set garb 58 Rhine feeder 59 Tuscaloosa-toHuntsville dir. 60 New England catch
Sports
COUNTDOWN
• 4 days until the men’s basketball team travels to Chapel Hill to take on UNC.
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INSIDE
• Page 7: A continuation of the story on men’s basketball.
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WRESTLING
Bailey announced as a member of ACC Tournament Legends
Cutting weight:
Former Wolfpack standout Thurl Bailey was named a 2011 ACC Basketball Legend on Tuesday. Bailey will be one of 12 former ACC basketball players honored in Greensboro on March 10-13 at the ACC Legends Brunch during the ACC Tournament. Bailey played for N.C. State from 1980-83, leading the Pack in scoring three out of his four years and was part of the 1983 National Championship team led by coach Jim Valvano.
more than a resolution
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Wrestlers cope with the day-to-day struggles of maintaining their weight.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Browne verbally commits to 2011 football class
W h i le m i l l ion s of Americans made losing weight their New Year’s resolution, shedding pounds is more than a mere resolution for wrestlers—it’s a lifestyle. In a sport where an individual’s success is largely dependent upon maintaining a low weight, wrestlers are consumed by a never-ending cycle of dieting and exercising just to stay competitive. With 10 different weight classes ranging from 125 pounds to heavyweight, dropping a few pounds could mean the difference between a mediocre season and a championship caliber season. But redshirt junior Colton Palmer explains that cutting weight in a healthy manner and simply cutting weight by any means necessary are two very different approaches. “If you can cut weight correctly, you can compete at a much higher level than if you just get dehydrated in order to lose weight before a match,” Palmer said, who is 24-8 in the 157-lb. weight class. “If I’m a pound over weight, I’ll either hit the treadmill and get a quick sweat in or do some wrestling drills to get [the weight] off.” In order for wrestlers to compete at the highest level, they must not only be focused on managing their weight, but also fo-
Tight end Benson Browne announced that he will sign with the Wolfpack as part of the 2011 football recruiting class. Browne is a six-foot-six-inch, 250 lb. tight end out of Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Browne is a three star recruit and is the No. 65 overall tight end, according to Scout.com. Browne turned down offers from West Virginia, Illinois and Louisville, amongst others. SOURCE: PACKPRIDE.COM
Red and White Soccer Classic registration begins Registration for the Red and White Soccer Classic has begun. The tournament will be held on March 19, starting at 10 a.m. The registration fee is 10 dollars, and the proceeds will be donated to the Jimmy V Cancer Research Fund. The teams will consist of five to eight people, with the tournament being divided into men’s and women’s brackets.
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Thursday Swimming and diving vs. UNC Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center, 5 p.m. Wrestling vs. Duke Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Women’s basketball at Miami Coral Gables, Fla., 7 p.m. Friday Women’s tennis @ ITA KickOff Gainesville, Fla., All day Gymnastics at Florida Gainesville, Fla., 7 p.m.
Quote of the day “Every year, the freshmen come in and don’t listen to us [...] Next thing you know, they’re supposed to make their weight and don’t.” coach Carter Jordan
SWIMMING
Men’s Basketball
Argentinian swimmer making a name for himself
Men’s basketball loses third road ACC game against Clemson
Sophomore has traveled a long way to swim with the Pack.
him to the team. Teal said that when he was looking at tape of Monteiro, he seemed to be a missing piece that the Wolfpack needed. “His time showed he Rebecca Fiorentino could be competitive,” Teal Staff Writer said. “Backstroke was one of At the age of eight, soph- our needs at that point, so omore Facundo Monteiro he was worth giving the opdreamed of coming to the portunity.” Before joining the Pack, United States and swimming competitively. A cou- Monteiro had some nationple of phone calls and 1,000 al and international experie-mails later, Monteiro is ence. He was the National Champion in the 200-meliving his dream. While Monteiro had to ter backstroke, as well as fight to get to N.C. State, he capturing a Buenos Aires title in the said that 100-mehe needed ter backto le a r n stroke. about In 2008, much Monteiro more than claimed swimswimmer m i ng to of the year compete for Club on the Atletico team. Indepen“I didn’t Facundo Monteiro, diente, a speak sophomore swimmer popular much sports English at the time of coming to the club based in Avellaneda, United States,” Monteiro Argentina. The first thing Monteiro said. “But when Christopher “Woody” Woodard, noticed was different in the associate men’s head the United States was the coach and women’s assis- amount of work put into tant coach, told me about the sport. Monteiro says the program, I was like yes, that the focus he puts into swimming now is much difI want to go there.” A native of Buenos Aires, ferent from when he was in Argentina, Monteiro joined Argentina. “Here, I am living for the team for the 2009-2010 season. He chose N.C. State swimming,” Monteiro said. over Texas Christian Uni- “I feel almost like a profesversity, University of New sional swimmer.” Even with these new chalOrleans, and Brigham Young University. Mon- lenges, he enjoys being part teiro is currently majoring of the team. His teammates learned to speak conversain Marketing. Head Coach Brooks Teal did some homework on Monteiro before adding Swim continued page 7
“Here, I am living for swimming. I feel almost like a professional swimmer.”
The Wolfpack (12-8, 2-4 ACC) travelled to Clemson, South Carolina to take on the Tigers (14-6, 3-3 ACC) at Littlejohn Stadium looking to maintain the momentum from its win over Miami, but it came away with a 60-50 loss against Clemson Tuesday night. Staff Report The Clemson Tigers were undefeated at home in the ACC, and the Wolfpack had failed to win a conference contest on the road. Both teams were looking to move their conference records to .500, but something had to give. The Wolfpack (12-8, 2-4 ACC) traveled to Clemson, South Carolina to take on the Tigers (14-6, 3-3 ACC) at Littlejohn Stadium, looking to maintain the momentum from its win over Miami, but it came away with a 60-50 loss against Clemson Tuesday night. Poor shooting at the beginning of the game by the Tigers helped N.C. State, as it pulled away to an 18-8 lead within the first ten minutes. Freshman guards Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown also helped the Pack as each started with five points to that point. One of the big stories at the opening of the game was junior guard C.J. Williams making his second start of the season for the Pack. And he did not disappoint in the first half, scoring six points through the midway point. The largest lead for the Pack was by 19 points, but it allowed the Tigers back into the game at the end of the half. State started
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Sophomore Richard Howell, a forward for the Wolfpack, escapes three Miami defenders during the second half at the RBC Center on Sunday, Jan 23, 2011. Howell led the Pack with 17 total points for a 72-70 win against the Hurricanes.
off the game by going on a run of 31-12 through the first 14 minutes, but finished the half in a much different fashion. The Tigers went on a 17-3 run in the final six minutes of the half, and the Pack went into the locker room with a 34-29 lead. The only player to score in the double-digits for the Pack was senior forward Tracy Smith, who finished the game with 13 points. Smith also concluded the game with five rebounds and two assists, but it was not
enough to defeat the Tigers. The leading players from the Tigers were senior center Jerai Grant and senior guard Demontez Stitt, who both finished with double-digit points. Grant came off the bench for the Tigers and finished with a double-double, scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Though State only scored 16 points, it led for much of
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