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Open houses boost involvement Student Government officers hope recruitment efforts will spawn competition, diversity

SG recruitment estimates first-year senators who filed 28 last year

Zainab Baloch Correspondent

Last semester, two candidates ran unopposed for two of Student Government’s top positions. Since then, Student Body Treasurer Elmo Lamm and Student Senate President Kelli Rogers have made it their goals to increase SG’s visibility on campus, and the organization’s open houses last week were one step toward bringing in new interested students. Rogers said while most of the students that visited SG’s Witherspoon office were freshmen, she was particularly pleased with

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attendees who attended SG’s open houses last Wednesday and Thursday Source: Kelli Rogers

the turnout of upperclassmen. “Both the open houses were extremely successful,” Rogers said. “We had a lot of students come that were interested in joining.” Rogers said she hopes having more members will help diversify SG, bringing in new perspectives as the organization looks to

shed its “good ol’ boys club” image. “I think that competition is essential to a successful Student Government in every branch and at all times,” Rogers, a senior in political science, said. “It keeps the officers and members accountable and it challenges them to constantly improve.” Rogers said she was dissappointed in the number of candidates for positions last year, and hopes to create more interest in SG during her term. “I was dissapointed that last year we had two uncontested officer postions,” she said. “It is definitely one of my goals this year to raise the bar for both of those positions so they’re more attractive.” Eleven freshmen senate seats are open this semester, and Rogers said more than 40 senators have already filed. SG’s adviser, Eileen Marin, is excited

Restaurants get facade lifts Two Guys, Melvin’s adding new amenities, improving facilities

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New parking zones, deck impact parking, traffic Partners Way expansion, permit reclassifications to reduce traffic congestion, increase capacity

John Cline Staff Writer

Hillsborough Street is going under some major aesthetic changes to improve its image and become a better haven for N.C. State students, and some local businesses are following the trend. Two Guys Restaurant, a mainstay on Hillsborough Street for over 35 years, is in the process of instituting a number of improvements aimed to both increase the restaurant’s appeal and build an even stronger connection with the University and the surrounding communities. “We are hoping to join in the changing of Hillsborough with its new look to help rejuvenate the street as a destination,” Keith Getchell, the manager of Two Guys, said. “After 35 years, we are hoping to continue the tradition that Two Guys has here. With as many options as students have now as opposed to back then, we have to keep up with the times and offer items and services that students, faculty and the community look for.” Two Guys has recently installed six big screen high definition televisions surrounding what was formerly the “dark room” and has also increased its food and beverage offerings in hopes of becoming a new destination for sports fans of all types. “By adding the TVs we are hoping to show all the N.C. State games and also to make this a destination for those looking to watch not only college but professional sports as well,” Getchell said. “We’ll be running food and beer specials throughout games and daily as well.” For those who have always loved

about the projections for membership increases this year. “ I’m excited to see new faces that can bring about new ways to address different issues,” Marin, who is in her second year of advising N.C. State’s student government, said. Marin said while she would prefer to have more members, the lack of opponents in last year’s elections didn’t have an effect on the efficiency of student government. “I really think we have a lot of strong, ethical leaders,” Marin said. “We have leaders that truly want to represent the student voice.” Lamm said he felt running unopposed actually helped him transition better into his role.

campus and allow more parking permits to be issued. “Resident parking permits are now being sold at 100 percent,” Cain said. “The new policy allows us to accommodate more people.” Briant Robey Student reactions to this have been Correspondent mostly positive. “[No cross-parking] might be a Transportation has implemented changes to parking zones around good thing because you won’t have campus, referencing a recent na- 500 people trying to park in 300 tional parking study as reason for spaces,” Kiefer said. Hartman recalled previous exthe change. “We’ve implemented a ‘no-cross- periences with parking on campus. parking policy’,” Assistant Director “Generally you’re able to find a space for Parking Greg Cain said. Cain if you get there early,” he said. “But during the day said the new policy it’s harder.” will reduce traffic In addition volume, enabling to the parking buses and other zone changes, vehicles to move the construcmore freely around t i on of t h e campus. Partners Way “Overall, there Parking Deck will be less gridex pa nsion is lock,” he sa id. complete.Lo“Traffic is more cated on Cenpredictable.” Greg Cain, assistant director tennial CamHowever, stufor parking pus, the new dents are not enextension protirely convinced. vides approxi“Traffic, especially [on] Dan Allen, is worse than mately 200 additional permitted spacit has been,” Josh Hartman, a senior es and 200 additional pay-lot spaces in livestock and poultry management, adjacent to Engineering Building II. said. “Rush hour is about the same as The change primarily affects graduate students and employees, but student last year.” Jeffrey Kiefer, a junior in English, awareness is not widespread. Parking permits, although now sold thinks traffic is worse, yet remains out, were available for the same price optimistic. “I feel like traffic’s been a lot worse as last year’s permits. This marks a dedue to construction, but I’m hoping parture from the gradual price hike of that construction will improve it in previous years. “Due to cost of living, we try to the long run,” he said. “I don’t know program a 2-percent increase per if we can make that judgment yet.” In addition to reducing traffic, the year for parking spaces. We didn’t do new zoning rules are also projected to free up more parking spaces around PARKING continued page 3

“There are complaints with the new policy, but within a few weeks, everybody should adjust to it.”

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Brian Reed, of Binswanger Glass, puts the final touches on the new glass awning for Melvins’ and Five-O-Clock Sports Bar on Hillsborough Street. The renovationsare part of the plan to draw in more consumers to the area.

Two Guys for their tradition of great food there is nothing to worry about. “One of the things that Two Guys has always had is a quality of flavor not only found in our sauces but in our

pizzas and other dishes as well,” Gretchell said. “It’s the same old Two Guys in

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Student Government to debut its ticketing incentive Program rewards students who attend more games and those who arrive early to games with points that can be redeemed for prizes.

How does the incentive program work? •

Students receive one loyalty point for attending a football or basketball game.

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Students receive one bonus point if their ticket is scanned at least 45 minutes before kickoff or tipoff.

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Jay Dawkins, last year’s student body president, said the program is the product of ideas that came together last year that weren’t realized due to technical problems. “[The incentive program] was a big piece of the puzzle we couldnt accomplish last yera because of software issues,” Dawkins said. “Because [Associate Athletics Director of Ex-

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The points will increase students’ chances of getting tickets to high profile games.

ternal Operations] Dick Christie has been persistant–it’s now a reality for students.” Dawkins said the call for fans to be in the stands early came largely from

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Students also receive prizes for accruing a certain amount of points during the seasons: • 45 points earn the student a T-shirt • 50 points earn the student a hat • 55 points earn the student a cooler Those receiving the most points will be entered in a contest for ACC basketball tournament tickets. Source: Jim Ceresnak, student body president

the coaches of the football and men’s basketball teams. “It’s what our teams want and need,” Dawkins said. “Coach Tom O’Brien and Coach [Sidney] Lowe have always

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stressed the importance of getting there early and we want to reward students who do that.” Student Senate President Kelli Rogers said SG’s involvement in ticketing declined when the process became electronic, and that this was an opportunity for the organization to be more directly involved with student ticketing. Rogers said she liked the idea because it rewards the most dedicated fans. She said she felt it was a part of SG’s role to support athletics and the University, and that the incentive program was a way to give back to the fans who support the University’s athletic programs most consistently.

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Tuesday’s page 3 contributed photo was unattributed. It was contributed by Gregg Museum of Art and Design.

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In Tuesday’s page 6 story, “The Best Venues of the Triangle,” the distance from campus for the Pinhook and the Brewery were incorrect. The Pinhook is 22.9 miles from campus and the Brewery is .9 miles from campus.

Technician regrets these errors. Today Committee on International Programs Page Hall, Room 109, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-inChief Ty Johnson at editor@ technicianonline.com.

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World & Nation

Brown sentenced for assault Chris Brown was sentenced for the assault of his pop star girlfriend, Rihanna, Tuesday in Los Angeles. Brown will serve five years probation and spend more than 1,400 hours in “labororiented service.” CNN reports that a probation report shows the two were involved in at least two other incidents of domestic violence before Brown was arrested Feb. 8 after an attack on his girlfriend. His probation will be overseen by the state of California, where he was sentenced, though he will serve his community service in Virginia. A restraining order maintains that Brown was remain at least 50 yards away from Rihanna unless the two are at the same industry event where he may be no closer than 10 feet from her. The order will be in effect until 2014. Source: CNN.com

In the know

Chancellor search committee will hold forums today The University’s chancellor search committee is seeking input from students, faculty and staff today through a series of open forums in Stewart Theatre. The staff forum will be at 12:30 p.m., the faculty forum will be at 2 p.m., and the forum for students will be at 3:30 p.m. All are invited to attend and voice their expectations for the University’s next chancellor.

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2:22 A.M. | Suspicious Person Lee Hall Report of suspicious subjects at bike racks. Officers located two nonstudents. Subject had cut bike lock and stated bike was his but was unable to prove ownership. Bike was seized along with bolt cutter and tools. Both subjects were trespassed from NCSU property. Investigation ongoing.

11:38 A.M. | Medical Assist Thompson Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. 12:29 P.M. | Assist Other Agency Gorman Street/Wolf Village Way NCSU PD assisted RPD with traffic accident. 2:14 P.M. | Safety Program Admin Services II Officers conducted program for New Employee Orientation.

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flavor and customer care but with a new more modern look.” Next door, Melvin’s Hamburgers and Five-O-Clock Sports Bar are also making some noticeable renovations by installing bi-fold garage doors on the front of the building, similar to those seen at Sammy’s in Mission Valley. “We’ve placed [the doors] in the front of Five-O-Clock and Melvin’s so that in the evenings and on pleasant days we can open those up for open air dining,” Alan Lovette, owner of the two conjoined restaurants, said. “We’re also increasing our menu to have many new items and a new late night breakfast,” he said. “Starting at 11 p.m. we’ve started serving breakfast all the way until 10 a.m. every day but Sunday.” According to Lovette, businesses are going to have to invest in improvements to keep up with the changes coming to Hillsborough Street. “In a time when Hillsborough Street is being redesigned and when the [N.C. State] athletic program is growing, businesses need to get ready for a new Hillsborough in the future, and this is just a stepping stone,” Lovette said. Mike Sullivan, IFC VP of Recruitment and Rush Chair of Phi Delta Theta, said he feels similarly “It is nice to see Hillsborough Street businesses actively putting forth efforts into catering specifically to students and revamping the area,” Sullivan said. “Hillsborough Street needs to be an extension of N.C. State and its student body and not just a bunch of restaurants that

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it this year,” Cain said, citing the economy as a reason for the decision. Even so, students still continue to store their cars offcampus or park in pay-lots.

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“It made it easier to focus on the position rather than focusing on winning,” Elmo said. Lamm said he was able to learn most of his duties during the actual campaign so when it came time to serve, he was adequately prepared to be treasurer. Lamm said he thinks it’s better to have a new faces and a diverse organization so all student needs can be met. Student Body President Jim Ceresnak was one of those new

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Renovations on Melvins’, Five-O-Clock Sports Bar and Two Guys Resturaunt continue as the owners try to bring in new consumers to the area. The planned improvements should be completed in time for the first football game of the season.

students rarely go to.” The City of Raleigh has a program in place known as the Façade Grant Program, which helps qualifying businesses and property owners in older commercial areas upgrade and improve their buildings’ exterior appearances. “[The program] is a 50/50 matching grant program for commercial businesses within certain areas including Down-

town and Hillsborough Street among others,” Carter Pettibone, a planner in charge of the program, said. “Once the project is approved, [the business] has up to a year to do the work on the façade and once it’s done and inspected we would write them a check up to a certain amount depending on the location.” Businesses in the Hillsborough Street area can get up to

“I looked into parking on campus,” Kiefer said, “but I think it’s overpriced.” Hartman touted the convenience of the pay-lots. “I live off-campus, so I just park in the Coliseum Deck. It’s more convenient,” he said. Cain said the parking changes will benefit students overall.

“At Greek Village, a few parking spaces were temporarily taken out, but no spaces were lost in the student area [due to construction],” he said. “There are complaints with the new policy, but within a few weeks, everybody should adjust to it.”

$10,000 for a project of $20,000 or more. Melvin’s is taking advantage of this, according to Pettibone. Starting Sept. 2, the night before the first home game against South Carolina, Two Guys, Melvin’s Hamburgers, 5-O-Clock Sports Bar and Western Lanes will be featuring live bands and food and drink specials. According to Lovette, ESPN

is rumored to be coming by as part of their gameday coverage to film some night-before, Wolfpack excitement. The event will be a recurring event on Fridays before every home game with things planned for away games as well. Clint Townsend, a senior is business administration, said he thought this was a good start. “It’s been a long process get-

ting Hillsborough worked on, but [Two Guys and Melvin’s] are taking a good first step that others should follow,” Townsend said. “I like that they’re taking steps to be more involved with the University as well.”

Just Tap it in

“I’m excited to see new faces that can bring about new ways to address different issues” Eileen Marin, student government adviser

faces last year after he transferred from Georgia to join SG. Ceresnak said while it was challenging to step into such a high position without having prior experience, he dedicated a lot of time to learn the ropes, but said he’d like to see more students in the organization. “To me [having two posi-

tions unopposed last year] says we don’t have enough people involved,” Ceresnak, a senior in political science, said. Editor-in-Chief Ty Johnson contributed to this article.

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Jared Sanburn, a freshman in physics, putts at the Golf Expo Tuesday. The intramural golf team was practicing and “getting the word out” to recruit members.

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The Facts:

The Chancellor Search Committee is hosting a series of forums today to determine the qualities the faculty, staff and students want in the new chancellor. The meeting, which will be hosted at 3:30 p.m. in Stewart Theater, is an excellent opportunity for students to weight in on the debate.

Our Opinion:

Students should attend and participate in the chancellor search forums. There are several attributes that the committee must identify in any potential candidate for the position.

The chancellor checklist The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.

he Chancellor Search Committee will hold a series of open forums today to access the qualities the faculty, staff and students desire in the new chancellor. The students’ forum is at 3:30 p.m. in Stewart Theater and is an excellent opportunity for students to voice their thoughts on the search and weigh in on the qualities they would like to see in the new chancellor. The University has witnessed several positive attributes in its recent chancellors and a fair share of negatives — the following qualities are those the editorial board has identified as the most important for success: Visibility Mary Anne Fox was the

most visible chancellor in N.C. State’s recent history. She excelled at accessibility and was known for her unexpected appearances — students could connect with her because she was around the action. An ability to fundraise Despite the inglorious end to James Oblinger’s tenure as chancellor, he excelled as a fundraiser. His connections brought money to the University in a manner that cannot be cast aside as irrelevant. Accountability Holden Thorpe, UNCChapel Hill’s chancellor, called for a review of the university’s administrative functioning. Despite the results, he real-

ized the value of the efficiency review. This sort of accountability — especially during the budget crunch — is crucial for NCSU’s next leader. Execution The ability to deliver on your promises is essential to any public figure’s success, this especially holds true for a university chancellor. Failing to execute your promises can reward you with a name like “Status Quoblinger.” Credentials Chancellor Jim Woodward served seven years as UNC Charlotte’s chancellor before coming to the University on an interim basis. This level of experience should be a man-

datory prerequisite for any of the committee’s candidates. Transparency Woodward has taken the University from a period of immense secrecy into the light over the last couple months. The University must strive for this level of transparency — its leader must exemplify these qualities. Humility NCSU has a proud tradition of putting its nose to the grindstone and working hard. As a land-grant institution we have always emphasized the needs of others over our own personal gain. If nothing else, the new chancellor must always put the needs of the students over his or her own personal gain.

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y fellow students, would you like some cheese with your

whine? It’s not difficult to find problems at the University — bet ween the budget cuts, the economy and the mill ion t h i ng s that are going wrong as a result, there is a lot to complain about. The difPaul ficulty is finding a student McCauley who is going Senior Staff to quit comColumnist plaining and start doing. So my advice is simple: stop whining, start doing something and be open to paying more for service improvements. For starters, when various budget items are up for a vote, particularly fee increases, take ten minutes out of your day (which is no doubt spent on Facebook or some other confangled thing on the Interwebs), go to the voting Web site (vote. ncsu.edu) and VOTE. Turnout for budget votes are abysmal, usually peaking around 1 percent. One freaking lousy percent of a student population of 32,000 students — ONE PERCENT. There’s a reason the people who make budget decisions don’t listen to students, students don’t actually say anything to them. These budget issues cover things that students care about: funding for the Wolfline, Carmichael Complex, Campus Recreation, the Student Health Center, Student Government and the student centers on campus. In short, the budget can affect how crowded the buses are and how late they run. The budget can keep the lights and gym equipment running into the wee hours of the night for everyone who is too busy to

make an effort to stay in shape during the day. Medical care costs money, and if it ain’t funded, the Student Health Center ain’t going to be open as long — the lines will be longer. And since Student Government funds stuff like Homecoming, the Red Terror bus that takes you to football games and Campout for tickets to the basketball game against Carolina, you kind of want to fund it (assuming you want those things). Don’t think administrators won’t be willing to listen or help you get the ball rolling on changes that need to be made. These people have jobs, and asking them to handle our complaints and come up with solutions may go beyond their capacities. If these problems really bother you, volunteer to put i n a few hours a week to come up with a long-term solution for the people who ca n implement change. But again, change is not cheap — you must be willing to pay a bit more if you expect the gym to be open later, the buses to run more frequently, the lines at the health center to be shorter and Student Government events to be better. Money can’t buy you love or the idea for a great solution to a problem, but for the latter, it can certainly help pay for the stuff you need. The bottom line is that it’s the same for any service that we take for granted around here: if you want to get rid of the rats, you better be willing to pay the piper.

“If these problems really bother you, volunteer to put in a few hours a week”

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“Someone who will handle responsibility well.” Jordan Moseley freshman, civil engineering

Ben Byrom, senior in arts application music

Tucker rhymes with…?

ur beautiful, statefunded campus will host the living embodiment of the American Dream tonight. His name is Tucker Max, dean of date rape. Of course, nowadays, one can make a nice living parading around Zakk White in a freshly Staff Columnist decaled tour bus, spreading a progressive message of “hey, let’s get drunk and have sex, it’s not rape.” With jokes like “fat girls aren’t real people” and a Magic Johnson AIDS joke, his film looks about as fresh as Andrew Dice Clay. Sorry guys, this is not comedy. Comedy is about pushing the line and being offensive but it should create a construct with a larger point (i.e. Borat). The film is nowhere close to his writings, which are a waste of precious paper. Writing down the demeaning and sick things you have done to women does not constitute comedy or, as some defenders have asserted, satire. The scary thing is not that he is some monster, sage or trailblazer — he is shockingly normal. Here is a teachable moment: having sex with someone who is drunk, meets the legal definition of rape. This is not my

opinion — the North Carolina General Statute says it is second-degree rape to have sexual intercourse with someone who is unable to give consent (i.e. intoxicated or passed out). You may know people who do this or have done this. The National College Women Victimization Study published research indicating that 25 percent of women experience rape or attempted rape during college. Having someone on campus who prides himself on his drunken conquests does not make this statistic go down. Max likes to point out t hat a ny woman who would sleep with him drunk, probably deserves it. At first that sounds pretty reasonable. But upon further inspection, it is clear that societal pressures nudge women and men to engage in dangerous behavior. Men who think it is cool to get pissed every weekend and behave in a way similar to that of Tucker Max are not supermen, transcending the societal norms and conventional morality. They have been suckered by the major alcohol companies, ping-pong ball lobbies, Solo Cup Inc. and their friends into intellectual slavery.

Anyone who dares utter a word more complex than “taint” is called “gay” — castrated for his perceived femininity. For the record, there is nothing less manly than essentially sleeping through lovemaking, with the prize not being love, but only the admiration of your friends the next morning. As Simone de Beauvoir once said, “One is not born, but rather becomes, a woman.” The mirror is true for men. A person of the male sex does not become a man by demeaning women, who are every bit our equals. You become a man by treating everyone w it h respec t ; by admitting when you are wrong and realizing that those whose lives are less fortunate than yours have dignity. You need to think for yourself and not cave into the chants of the faceless crowd. Only then do you deserve the title of man. Until then, you are still a boy.

“The film is nowhere close to his writings, which are a waste of precious paper.”

Send Zakk your thoughts on Tucker Max to letters@ technicianonline.com.

“I expect a good, well-educated leader that knows how to work in that position.” Azariah Bell freshman, first year college

“I want the chancellor to be able to look at students’ needs above everything else, even if that’s not what the community outside of N.C. State wants.” Amanda Jones freshman, psychology

“It’ll take a while to find the new chancellor.” Dae Won Park sophomore, biological sciences

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Alumni, donors save College of Design’s Back-to-School Barbecue Alumni and friends of the College of Design saved the annual Backto-School Barbecue, a tradition that has been with the school for 10 years Jane Moon Campus and Capital Editor

The Back-to-School Barbecue is an annual event that brings together students, faculty, alumni and staff of the College of Design that will take place Friday. The get-together, which is exclusively for those associated with the College of Design, is something students like David Maki “definitely look forward to and something we anticipate every year.” And it almost didn’t happen. The University mandated a 10 percent budget cut this year. This meant sacrificing some programs and events to keep as many classes as possible, meaning the College of Design had to make the decision to cut the annual barbecue out of its budget. “The money we used for the barbecue would have been donations dollars, such as unrestricted gifts from donors. We would never abuse state money to support the barbecue. But since donations are down, we wanted to make sure we used the dollars as best as we can,” Carla Abramczyk, assistant dean of external relations and development for constituency development programs, said. But just because the College of Design wasn’t paying for the barbecue, which costs about $4,000, didn’t mean that was the end of the story. Abramczyk said the College of Design began asking a small group of friends of the college if they were interested in do-

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nating money to the event because it was such a great tradition. Donors stepped up to the plate and not only is the event fully funded, an alumni also offered to supply the food for next year’s event. “We felt like it was something we built up over last 10 years. It’s really important to bring students together … to really kick off the year and create community,” Abramczyk said. Turan Duda, a partner in Duda Paine Architects and a 1976 graduate of the College of Design, decided to donate to the event because “it’s awonderful tradition. It needs to be supported and continued. I have had anumber of students tell me what a wonderful tradition it is, and it’s awonderful way to kick off a new year.” Maki, a senior in graphic design, said he appreciated the generous giftsdonors made toward the barbecue. “I heard alumni and people in the area donated. It’s really awesomebecause it’s a tradition in the College of Design that helps everyone getacquainted. I’m really grateful to the donors who have helped out,” Maki said. “In these economic times, it means a great deal to us, the alumni supporting us. They stepped up for students,” Abramczyk said. Maki said Friday’s barbecue will be the fourth one he has attended and that it is a way for new students to break out of their shells. “I met a lot of people when I was a freshman. I went to the barbecue, and would sat in line for food, afraid to talk to people around me. But then I met lot of people. It’s a stepping point for social interaction,” Maki said. To people like Duda, who is also president of the Design Guild Board at the College of Design, donating to the event

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By the Numbers: Backto-school Barbecue Number of years the 10 College of Design

Sponsors of the Backto-School Barbecue: John Atkins, Charles Boney Jr., Paul Boney, Doug Brinkley, Michael Cole,Turan Duda, Curt Fentress, Phil Freelon, Susan Hatchell, Greg Hatem, HH Architecture, Willie Hood, Kerry Kane, Kling Stubbins, Rayford Law, Kenneth Luker, Julie McLaurin, Pearce Brinkley Cease + Lee, Vinny Petrarca, Steve Schuster, Smith Sinnett Associates, Dennis Stallings, Rodney Swink, Walt Teague, Bill Valentine, Ellen Weinstein, Frank Werner and Barbara Wiedemann.

has held the Back–toSchool Barbecue

Number of people and businesses that donated money

$4,000

Amount of money it takes to hold the barbecue

500

Number of people expected to come

Source: Carla Abramczyk, assistant dean of external relations and development for constituency development programs

Source: Sherry O’Neal, director of communications for the College of Design

“It’s really important to bring students together … to really kick off the year and create community.” said by

means more than having a social gettogether. It’s about helping students get acquainted with the school and nurture a passion for design. “In the school of design, you know, the little area around school is your world. These students are passionate about what they do, in love with design… it’s not about the vocation, it’s about the passion, the school eaches you how to learn,” Duda said. Though this year’s Back-to-School barbecue is set to happen, Abramczyk said she was uncertain of how the Col-

lege of Design would handle this events. “I don’t have a good answer for it at this time, but with the budget the way it is this year, it made it a necessity to have donations. I don’t have a good answer for the future. It depends on the budget situation. Like everybody else, we want all resources to support students and faculty. The barbecue was never paid for by state funds, there was no money appropriated for that. But this is the first time we specifically targeted people.”

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months for the process of gathering new members known as rushing. The Intrafraternity Council, which consists of 23 fraternities, is rushing new members to its fraternities now,

but the process can be confusing to people who aren’t educated about Greek Life. Here’s a rundown of how IFC fraternities collect new members:

Advertising The Interfraternity Council sends out postcards and e-mails to freshmen during the summer. IFC does not endorse specific fraternities but only gets out awareness of Greek Life on campus. IFC will also show a video it made during New Student Orientation to show new students how the rushing process works. Jimmy Byars, IFC adviser, said that individual fraternities will also have Facebook groups or advertisements to encourage new students to get interested in their organizations.

Making the list

Move-in

During this step, individual fraternities accumulate a list of men. Peter Barnes, president of the Rho chapter of Sigma Pi, said several fraternities choose names from a list of all freshmen and those who have shown interest in their organization. This process happens during the summer as well.

Members of Greek Life, including IFC, will help students living in residence halls move into them by offering to carry their belongings to their rooms. During this time, the brother or sister will inform the person moving in about his or her respective organization. “We do this to show we do service, and in part to get our name out there… This shows Greeks are a part of campus and we do contribute,” Byars said.

Bids Accept or Decline The men who have had bids extended toward them have the choice to accept or decline them. But the person can only accept one bid.

The fraternities have a vote whether a rushee is extended a bid, which is an invitation to possibly become a member. Those who have bids have to meet the standards of IFC, such as having at least a 2.25 grade point average, though some fraternities have higher standards for GPAs. Fraternity brothers also look to see if the rushee has made an effort to come to events and has a connection with them.

Events IFC holds Chillin’ & Grillin’ with InterResidence Council and will hold two events to encourage students to get interested in Greek Life. Individual fraternities will also hold their own events. “The purpose of the events is that they’re like interviews. We’re seeing if we are a good fit for each other,” Barnes said. Byars said fraternity events vary, but a growing trend is having rush events in which the participants are doing community work. Barnes said most events held by fraternities during the rushing process are open to everyone interested, as long as the person interested gives the fraternity notice he is planning on attending. Barnes said the easiest way to find out about fraternity events is to contact the recruitment chairs for IFC through the Greek Life office and they will have copies of all rush calendars. This is the part of rushing IFC fraternities are in now.

Pinned

Educational/ Pledge period During the educational and pledge period, the pinned members learn about the secrets, traditions and values of the fraternity. Fraternities also test the knowledge of the pinned members by giving them an examination on the general facts about the organization. This part also tests how well the pinned members get along with the brothers.

Initiation After initiation, the associate member is officially a full brother of the fraternity. Initiation isn’t guaranteed for everyone who pledges. Each fraternity has its own initiation traditions.

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Have you considered rushing a fraternity? Why or why not?

“Not really, I don’t like to buy my friends.” James Kuell sophomore, computer science

”Yes, it would be nice to have a group of guys to hang out with.” Bob Harold freshman, fisheries and wildlife

“I’ve considered it, mostly to meet other people, though I have not thought about which one.” Evan Matonis freshman, first year college

“Yes, I would but I don’t have the money. Several of my friends are in fraternities and they seem to have many close friends, and I would like to have that as well.” Jordan Reynolds freshman, engineering

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Once rush is over, the fraternities pin the people who have accepted a bid. This part is a claiming ritual in which the new possible members become part of the fraternity, even though there is more work for them ahead. Pinning is different for different IFC fraternities. For some fraternities, the person pinned is a full member, but other fraternities call these people associate members.

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Senior midfielder Alan Sanchez dribbles the ball downfield on Dail Soccer Field Tuesday. Sanchez assisted on two of the three goals. The team won the exhibition game against UNC-Greensboro 3-1.

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No. 1 sophomore setter Alex Smith slaps hands with freshman outside hitter Isis Gardner as the Pack celebrates a point scored against Maryland in Reynolds Coliseum last season.

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better. “There’s an easier transition this year. We don’t have to stop because we pick up drills pretty quickly,” Burns said. In reference to the new girls, junior Lindsay Benac offered nothing but supportive words. “I love them,” Benac said. “They are a great addition to our team. They have both had an immediate impact on the court and it helps.” The girls are excited for their upcoming first ACC tournament this weekend in the “comfortable atmosphere” of Reynolds

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team will need to do a number at the goal. “My teammates had confi- of things to get ready for the dence in me to take the first regular season. “It was our first time we’ve shot,” Bouemboue said. “The second goal was something the come out here and competed guys wanted me to do all year against somebody,” Popik said. “It took us a little longer than - take my shot.” Though Bouemboue had two we would have liked to adjusted. goals, With he a l s o that received being a yellow said, c a rd i n these the secguys ond half have after Senior Ronnie Bouemboue worked running hard, into the Spartans goalie. Bouemboue we been having two-a-days up until this game so we had some took full responsibility. “I should have stopped when tired legs but in the second half, the goalie came up with the I think all our hard work and ball,” Bouemboue said. “I got a fitness paid off.” The team will open its season little excited going for the ball. I thought I was going to get it. against Winthrop next Tuesday and hopes the win tonight will But I will take fault for that.” Though it was an exhibition keep the fans coming, accordgame, assistant coach Dan ing to Nachmann. “The one important thing Popik was pleased with the teams adjustment in the sec- was not to disappoint this ond half and said he knows the crowd,” Nachmann said.

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The Wolfpack will be anchored by junior captain Alex Smith, who lead the team in set assists and is currently seventh on the school’s all time career sets assist list. At least for right now, the team is keeping their focus on the task at hand. “Preparing not only in practice, but mentally. [You have to] get yourself focused on what you are about to do. We’re in the gym a lot. We work hard so it’s definitely [going to] pay off this weekend,” Wood said.

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Sports

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• 8 days until the football team’s season-opening game against South Carolina

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• Page 7: Continuation of the volleyball stories and men’s soccer recap

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VOLLEYBALL

Volleyball preps for weekend

Men’s Basketball Schedule Released

Team ready to make noise at home

The ACC released its 2009-10 schedule was released Tuesday, and the Pack will get a jump start on its conference play. The 100th season of N.C. State men’s basketball will include 17 home games, including one against each of the other three North Carolina ACC schools. The Wolfpack will have a total of 20 games against teams that advanced to postseason tournaments last year, with 13 games against teams that went to the 2009 NCAA Tournament included in that group. The Pack will open the regular season against Georgia State at a date and time to be determined.

Pack begins season at home for first time in Stubbs’ tenure Jeniece Jamison Correspondent

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Tight end Mario Carter out for season Football head coach Tom O’Brien announced Monday night that tight end Mario Carter would miss the season after sustaining a knee injury. Carter, a redshirt freshman, was injured in the fall, and after further examination of the knee, team personnel have decided he will miss the entire 2009 season. This is not Carter’s ﬁrst knee injury - he hurt it previously during his senior season at Charlotte Independence High School. In all likelihood, Carter will be the fourth Pack player that will miss the entire season due to injury. SOURCE: WRAL.COM

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Kelly Burns, freshman setter, sets for her teammates after practice Tuesday in Reynolds Coliseum. Burns played volleyball and basketball at Jackson Hole High School in Wyoming and is majoring in business management.

Freshman duo set for success Kelly Burns, Sarah Griggs are volleyball team’s freshman double threat

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Friday VOLLEYBALL VS. MORGAN STATE Reynolds Coliseum, noon VOLLEYBALL VS. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. DAVIDSON* Dail Soccer Field, 7:30 p.m. Saturday VOLLEYBALL VS. CAMPBELL Reynolds Coliseum, noon

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One hails from a tiny town in the Rocky Mountains. Another is a beach bum from the Outer Banks. Together, they make up the entire freshman core of N.C. State’s volleyball team. Freshmen Kelly Burns and Sarah Griggs worked hard all summer preparing to step into their new positions and are excited for the start of the season. Burns, a setter, has come all the way from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and despite the distance she seems extremely excited to be at State. Having played for a club team in her hometown, the pressure of moving to N.C. and playing for a Division I school seems more exciting than intimidating for Burns. “I really like the East Coast,” Burns said. “I used to live in Virginia, so it was one of the regions I was exploring.” Griggs, an outside hitter, is from the

Outer Banks of N.C. She played for only campus, and it made getting used to four years, for her high school team and college a lot easier.” Though each has branched out, a club team, before coming State. Griggs is excited to avoid traveling over Burns said you still don’t often see an hour to practice, which she had to do one girl without the other. “We don’t have classes together anyfor her club team. Instead, she can make a quick trip over to Reynolds Coliseum. more, but we always text after class to “Playing alongside all these girls is a meet up again,” Burns said. Both girls agreed that the transireally big compliment because they’re so good, to think I made it to the ACC tion onto a new team has been pretty smoot h, i n … it’s really f latpart because tering. We made of the support it,” Griggs said. the older girls In recent months, on the team the freshmen say have provided. they have become “It’s nice to attached at the hip. have so many Over the summer Senior Lindsay Benac older people they had all their because it’s so classes together, much easier,” roomed together, Griggs said. and attended workouts together. Now in the fall semester, “We don’t have to get confused or be the girls do not have every class together. the odd man out. There is so much However, that doesn’t seem to stop them guidance.” Burns also added that only having from being together. “Over the summer, we were basically two freshmen on the team is helpful inseparable, but it was nice because it because it allows for practice to flow gave us an easier transition,” Burns said. FRESHMEN continued page 7 “We stuck together and got familiar with

“They have both had an immediate impact on the court.”

FOOTBALL MEET THE PACK DAY Carter-Finley Stadium, 2 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. DAVIDSON* Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. *Student Wolfpack Club event

QUOTE OF THE DAY “[The purpose] of the tournament is to present our team and ourselves.” Sophomore Kelly Wood

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Thursday: A feature on N.C. State’s new skateboarding club Friday: A preview of the women’s soccer game against Davidson Monday: A recap of the N.C. State Hilton RTP Classic

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MEN’S SOCCER

Slow start, fast finish for men’s soccer Pack downs UNCGreensboro, 3-0, in scrimmage

UNC-GREENSBORO EXHIBITION: BY THE NUMBERS assists from senior Chris Sanchez, both on Ronnie 2 Bouemboue goals

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Af ter a loss to UNC Greensboro last year, the men’s soccer team needed to not only come back in the second half, but also to add a few extra goals in order to beat the Spartans, 3-1, last night at the Dail Soccer field. The Spartans took over the first half. The team took the first shot at the 27:18 mark and would go into halftime with an 1-0 lead against the Wolfpack. Redshirt senior forward Ronnie Bouemboue said the coaches didn’t need to say anything to the team at the half. “We put it upon ourselves. We’ve been working hard all preaseason,” Bouem-

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The volleyball team is ready to improve on last year’s 9-26 mark. Their first step to success will be to prove themselves in the N.C. State Hilton RTP Classic, which begins Friday in Reynolds Coliseum. Junior Lindsay Benac said the team isn’t taking its first test lightly, as the team will prepare “the same that we would of any weekend that we play in the ACC.” “We’re practicing hard every day, three hours a day, working our butts off to play this weekend,” Benac said. The team is preparing for a tournament format that will have them play four games during the course of two days, starting with Morgan State at noon Friday. From that point they will be tested against Charleston Southern, Campbell and Davidson. But according to the players, their opponents are the least of their worries at this point. “All I know is that it doesn’t matter who we’re playing – we’re going in with the mindset to win,” Benac said. “[The purpose] of this tournament is to present our team and ourselves,” sophomore Kelly Wood said. Even though the Wolfpack finished second to last in the ACC in hitting percentage at .138 and last in kills and assists in the ACC, the team is still keeping an optimistic outlook for the current season, and this preliminary tournament will be the fi rst step on the path to success. “We’ve been working hard. We wanted to show what we’ve worked on, we’re setting our standards high this year,” Wood said. The Pack’s main obstacle to overcome in the ACC will come from Triangle rival Duke, which is the preseason No. 1 in ACC rankings. The Pack lost to the school in both matches last year.

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boue said. “It’s not so much the coaches said anything; the players themselves picked it up and we showed up on the field in the second half.” Bouemboue led the way in the second half by scoring the Pack’s first goal off a free kick from 20 yards out, giving each team one goal, apiece. But the Pack would separate themselves three minutes later with a goal from senior midfielder Federico Nachmann. Nachmann said there was nothing fancy about his goal, but that the team’s attitude change in

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the second half set the tone for the rest of the game. “We needed to change our attitude, and we needed to play fast,” Nachmann said. “The midfield should be more together and compact. That is where the game was, battling in the midfield and then playing good ball to our forwards so we can score.” The team would get its final goal in the 69th minute from Bouemboue once again, with Sanchez providing another assist. Bouemboue said his team wanted him to take some shots

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