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tuesday october

2009

Raleigh, North Carolina

Economy impacts Career Fair size Event brings job seekers, companies to McKimmon Center Briant Robey Staff Writer

Today, thousands will flock to the Engineering Career Fair at the McKimmon Center, which has been fully booked for the event. The fair is scheduled to host 186 companies over one day and is open to students and nonstudents alike. Brian Koehler, director of the Engineering Career Fair, said the economy has affected the event’s duration and company participation this year. “The way this economy has affected us is that we’re not a two-day event at capacity, we’re a one-day event at capacity,” Koehler said. This reduction of the event to one day means some students will be unable to attend the fair due to scheduling conflicts. Cameron Sanders, junior in computer engineering, said he wanted to go, but has class during the fair. “I went my sophomore and fresh-

man years,” Sanders said. “But I didn’t get the full gist of it since I was starting out. I’d just go see who I could possibly work for and what I’ve got to look forward to.” Daniel Thomas, senior in electrical engineering, said the circumstances are unfortunate, but still inconvenient. “It’s understandable, but I have a pretty big day,” Thomas said. “It would have been a lot easier for me if it had been two days.” Koehler said things are looking up since the spring career fair, however. “In the spring, we had companies pulling out due to finance issues,” Koehler said. “But this time there have been almost no cancellations. [Companies] are seeking engineers, that’s the key.” Joseph Slepitza, junior in paper science and engineering, said the quality of attending companies gave him reason to attend the fair. “I’m looking for a summer internship,” Slepitza said. “I understand there are a lot of good paper compa-

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Gregory Calabria, a senior in mechanical engineering, talks with Tony Accettulio, a human resource manager for Altec Industries, at the Engineering Career Fair at the McKimmon Center Feb. 4. The event featured about 260 companies from across the United States.

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Counseling workshops provide convenient resources, instruction Center spreads awareness through functions

WANT TO LEARN MORE?

Alanna Howard

Visit the Counseling Center’s Web site at http://www.ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/ counseling_center/

Staff Writer

The Counseling center is offering SOURCE: COUNSELING CENTER academic and personal workshops to spread awareness about the center’s presence on campus. Workshop topics and said the information is repetitive. range from tips on avoiding procrastiBrett Bowers, counselor at the center, said the philosophy of the center nation to how to quit smoking. The workshops are offered each se- is the reason for holding these workmester and are geared towards areas shops. where students commonly need as“Our philosophy is to counsel and offer services that are good programs sistance. According to the Counseling cen- and an effective outreach to get people in here. We want to ter’s Web site, the put the Counseling purpose of the workcenter on the map,” shops is to reach out to students, faculty he said. and staff by providBesides the couning educational proseling workshops gramming on mental that run through health and academic the end of October, topics of interest to the center has focus Brett Bowers, counselor at the the campus commugroups for students Counseling Center nity. with a variety of Classes are taught needs like perfecby counselors from tionism, managing the center and there are alternate times drug and alcohol use, sexual assault and days to attract students. Each class survivors and dealing with attention provides the student with an outline of deficit disorder. the information covered and contact Bowers said these groups will be numbers for the center for follow-up formed once the Counseling center questions. has enough members and he encourSome students attend the classes for ages students to go to the center’s Web academic credit or scholarship credit site to find more information.

“We want to put the Counseling center on the map.”

“We have the focus groups to provide a social, interactive way for assistance for those that find one-on-one counseling daunting but need people to sign up online for the group to get off the ground,” he said. The test prep skills workshop emphasizes smart cramming to reach academic success. Other suggestions for studying effectively include going to the library, leaving phones off and logging out of Facebook, as well as taking hourly breaks to prevent overload. Students in the test prep skills class said they would try these strategies out. Bowers went so far as to say lots of B’s are better than a few A’s. “Getting consistent B’s shows someone has the ability to spread time over all subjects instead of focusing on one class only,” he said. Workshops like test prep skills are open to all students but directed towards freshmen. Lots of freshman come to college not knowing how to study, Bowers said. “Freshman especially need help because time management skills and workload have changed from high school, we’re here to help them figure out how to succeed,” he said.

University cited for questionable reporting Questions raised about whether University ranked fairly in report Edward Markus Staff Writer

In an article posted online on Inside Higher Ed, the University is mentioned as having a misleading percentage of full-time faculty in the U.S. News and World Report by including certain adjunct professors on the list of faculty and excluding others. U.S. News and World Report uses various data to rank the nation’s colleges. The magazine publishes not only the overall rank of the school, but also how the school compares in different categories, including the percentage of full-time faculty. The issues

WHAT STARTED THIS? An article published Sept. 14 on Inside Higher Ed online questioned the validity of universities, like N.C. State, reporting large percentages of fulltime faculty despite the employment of hundreds of adjunct faculty. View the article at insidehighered. com/news/2009/09/14/usnews SOURCE: INSIDE HIGHER ED

arise over whether or not adjunct professors should be counted as full-time faculty members. According to Director of University Planning and Analysis Karen Helm, an adjunct professor is one “whose full-time job is not in the University.”

Often they are professionals contracted to teach one class at a time. Lewis Carson, assistant director of University Planning and Analysis, said adjunct professors don’t have the same requirements as full-time professors. “People in the adjunct level are not participating in the ‘life of the University.’ They’re not on committees…they’re not expected to participate in research like other professors.” The University’s Web site lists hundreds of adjunct faculty employed by the college. However, Helm said the University counts as faculty only those “whose sole or primary employer is N.C. State.” This means that while full-time

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While H1N1 spreads significantly each day, more students are going to greater measures to protect themselves. Caitlyn Alberts, a freshman in FYC, and Ellen Zeigler, a freshman in biology, wear masks while waiting to get checked out at the Student Health Center.

Discounted, free products at Health Center help to save University Health Center offers discounts, products paid for by fees Chloe Fiorentino-Bach Correspondent

With fall just around the corner, items like lip balm, tissues and lotion are commodities we could all use. Instead of going to the store and spending $5 to $10 at a drug store, students can walk across campus to the Health Center and get these products free of charge. Students pay for the service through their student fees. Discounted and free pharmacy product lists, located at the pharmacy front desk, describe items and prices that range in categories from pain relievers to diabetes supplies. According to Robert Hayford, associate director of Student Health Services, the discounted list is not advertised on campus. “People receive the discounted pharmacy list when they’re here for services,” Hayford said. “The list will typically be given to the patient by his

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WHAT CAN I GET? Students who display their ID can receive the following items at a discounted rate: • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Antihistamines/decongestants Contraceptive products Cough/sore throat Diabetes supplies Eye care Feminine hygeine Gastrointestinal products Miscellaneous items Nausea/Motion sickness Pain relievers Topical applications Vaginal yeast Vitamins SOURCE: STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES

or her provider.” Students like Brandon Watkins, a senior in mechanical engineering, did not know discounted pharmacy products were available. “I’ve never heard about the list, I only knew you could get free con-

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Corrections & Clarifications

Technician

Through matt’s lens

Campus CalendaR October 2009

Monday’s page 6 editorial, “Is it time to rally?” incorrectly stated Student Government paid to fund the Rally4Talley campaign.

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

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Today N.C. State Ring Collection N.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Weather Wise Today:

SMART-Shop Series Workshop: Note Taking/ Study Skills Talley Student Center, Walnut Room, 3 to 4 p.m. Appreciation of Chinese Calligraphy and Painting Location TBA, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

63/61

Chinese Philosophy and Religion Location TBA, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of precipitation. Winds north north-east at 6 mph.

Wednesday:

78 49 Cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Winds west-southwest at 16 mph.

Thursday:

72 53 Sunny during the day with clear skies overnight. Winds northwest at 6 mph. source: www.weather.com

POLICe BlOTTER Oct. 1 12:53 A.M. | Check Person Dan Allen Drive/ Founders Drive Report of subject lying near intersection. Officers located intoxicated nonstudent. Subject was escorted to hotel. 7:25 A.M. Damage to Property Poole Golf Course Report of damage to turf caused by unknown vehicle. 9:44 A.M. | Check Person Hillsborough Street Nonstudent was interviewed in regards to earlier incident. No action taken. 11:02 A.M. | Medical Assist Student Health Services Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. 11:02 A.M. | Fire Alarm Vet School Units responded to alarm caused by contractors working in the area. 2:23 P.M. | Damage to Property West Lot Student reported unknown person(s) had knocked out headlight to vehicle. 2:30 P.M. | Larceny Paul Derr Track Student reported stolen IDs, room key and debit card. Items were left unattended during class. 3:10 P.M. | Larceny Bureau of Mines Student reported stolen bicycle. 6:35 P.M. | Damage to Property Free Expression Tunnel Report skateboarders had used signs to perform tricks. No suspects identified. 7:15 P.M. | Damage to Property Avent Ferry Complex Student reported damage to room door caused by unknown person(s). Housing notified for repair. 8:11 P.M. | Violation of University Policy Weisiger-Brown Complex Staff members were grilling in parking lot. Subjects were advised of University policy and moved to new location. 8:25 P.M. | Suspicious Incident Off Campus Student reported unidentified subject took cell phone while walking on Hillsborough Street. Phone was recovered and RPD was notified.

Arts Now! presents City of Webs Talley Student Center Ballroom, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

Hearts for The Love Language photo By matt moore

eth Peddle holds up a heart sign while The Love Language plays at the Pour House Saturday night in a continuing celebration of the Hear Here compilation release. The show, which sold out at 350 people, raised money for the Visual Art Exchange.

In the know

Senior class to hold roundtable

The Senior Class Council is opening up the first Senior Class Roundtable for seniors in student organizations Tuesday from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Park Alumni Center on Centennial Campus, third floor. The meetings will take place monthly, and the purpose is to “hear any concerns or opinions that members of the Senior Class may have,” according to the event’s Facebook group. During the first roundtable, discussions will take place about the Senior Class

gift, red caps and gowns for the 2010 graduation ceremony, the Atrium expansion project, parking, new process of entering Carmichael Complex with student IDs and the Bell Tower project. The group will also open up the discussion to any concerns that seniors may bring up during the meeting as well. SOURCE: Senior Class President Jay Dawkins

Workshop preaches creating excitement in large classes Professors of large enrollment classes will get a crash course in how to be interesting.

World & Nation

Obama tries to shore up Senate U.S. researchers support win Nobel Prize Despite months of outward ambivalence about creating a in medicine government health insurance University of California San Francisco scientist Elizabeth H. Blackburn on Monday won the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, a prize she shares with Carol W. Greider of Johns Hopkins University and Jack W. Szostak of Harvard University. The trio solved the mystery of how chromosomes, the rod-like structures that carry DNA, protect themselves from degrading when cells divide. It was the first time two women in the same year were selected for the medicine prize.

source: mctdirect.com

Greenspan predicts unemployment will hit 10 percent Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan predicted Sunday the nation’s unemployment rate is likely to top 10 percent in coming months before the situation begins to improve. In an appearance on ABC’s “This Week” with George Stephanopoulos, Greenspan said there are some signs the economy is starting to improve. But until companies create a substantial number of new jobs, the unemployment figure is likely to continue to rise in the near future, he said. source: mctdirect.com

plan, the Obama White House has launched a behind-the-scenes campaign to get divided Senate Democrats to take up some version of the idea for a final vote in the coming weeks. President Barack Obama has cited a preference for the socalled public option. But faced with intense criticism over the summer, he strategically expressed openness to health cooperatives and other ways to offer consumers potentially more affordable alternatives to private health plans. In the last week, however, senior administration officials have been holding private meetings almost daily at the Capitol with senior Democratic staff to discuss ways to include a version of the public plan in the health care bill that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., plans to bring to the Senate floor this month, according to senior Democratic congressional aides. source: mctdirect.com

TODAY at 6pm • Stewart Theatre

FREE: Mark Hewitt Pottery Demonstration TODAY at 7pm • Talley Ballroom

Arts Now: City of Webs, City of Tangos $ ncsu.edu/arts

The workshop, taking place today in Park Shops, will provide an interactive demonstration on how to make classroom experiences more meaningful for students. Methods will involve active learning, collaborative learning, interpersonal communication and learning theory techniques. Participants will have a chance to implement some of the strategies used and are provided explanations of why the practices taught will improve large class productivity. More information can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/ faculty-development/largerclasses/Todd-session.html.

China workshop continues The third of a three-part workshop will continue today at 6:45 p.m. in room 2015 of Engineering Building I. The workshop will provide attendees with information about China’s geography, population and ethnic groups, history, culture and social issues. Free reference books will be provided. Registration for the workshop, which is sponsored by the Confucius Institute, is $40.

Source: NCSU.EDU Source: ncsu.edu

CDC finds higher rates of autism About one in 100 8-year-old children in the U.S. have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder, according to U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention researchers who will be releasing details of their study later this year. The rate is significantly higher than the government’s 2007 estimate of 1 in 150. source: mctdirect.

Quote of the day “Freebies and cheap stuff is what college is about.” Brandon Watkins, senior in mechanical engineering, on discounted free pharmacy products offered by the University Health Center

Audition for It’s a Wonderful Life, A live Radio Play Thompson Hall, 7 p.m. Wednesday General Counsel and Vice Chancellor Search Committee Meeting Peele Hall, 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. N.C. State Ring Collection N.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. University Budget Advisory Committee Holladay Hall, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Thursday Fall Break; no classes Friday Fall Break; no classes

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John Larkins, a freshman in history, practices his sousaphone as he crosses Cates Avenue Monday afternoon towards marching band practice. Because the band’s performance this weekend coincides with Fall Break, many students had to change their plans. “I dont mind, we get two days off this week so we can leave as soon as possible,” Larkins said.

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Hayford said there was a large increase in patient volcontinued from page 1 ume this year, not because of the economy, but because fludoms,” Watkins said. “I’ve like symptoms have affected only been to the Health Center more students. “There’s been an increase twice the whole time I’ve been in volume this year, mostly at State.” Watkins said it is beneficial because students are coming in with f lu-like symptoms,” to have free options available. Hayford “It’s a good said. “Last idea because week we had col lege st ua huge spike de nt s don’t i n pat ient have a lot of visits.” m on e y a n d Generic whenever they products on can save some the list are money and get competitive something for w it h d r ug free, it’s always stores a nd helpful,” WatBrandon Watkins, senior in other pharkins said. mechanical engineering macies, acAmanda cording to Waters, a junior in elementary education, Hayford. “We try to keep the products agrees. “It’s great students have these below outside-market costs,” choices,” Waters said. “Freebies Hayford said. Hayford said generic prodand cheap stuff is what college ucts are cheaper than nameis about.”

“I’ve only been to the Health Center twice the whole time I’ve been at State.”

brand items. Companies that create a pharmaceutical product have high fees to pay, like advertising and research and development costs. After an item has been out on the market, other companies can copy a product’s ingredients at a lesser cost. Hayford also said there is not a direct source of income that funds the center’s free pharmacy products. He said the items are partially paid for by students’ tuition and through revenue generated by fee-for-services, which means appointments made with women’s health or physical therapy departments. Payments made to these departments help offset the cost of the free and discounted pharmacy products.

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nies and some good chemical companies.” Thomas said the economy played a large role in his decision to attend the career fair. “When I first came to college, I had every intention of getting out and finishing in four years,” Thomas said. “Now I’m looking for a summer internship and

adjunct professors are counted as faculty, parttime adjunct professors are excluded from the list. According to Inside Higher Ed, this results in a misleading 96 percent full-time faculty rating found in U.S. News and World Report’s rankings. Helm defended the data. “We report the data using the definitions provided by U.S. News and World Report,” she said. According to her, U.S. News and World Report asks what percentage of faculty is full-time, and does not distinguish between regular and adjunct professors. She said the University submits the same data to the magazine as it gives to the state. NCSU was not the only college in the article criticized for its reporting practices. The University of Nebraska at Lincoln had the top full-time faculty percentage of 100 percent. When the college was questioned as to how it could have such a high percentage, it responded that it excluded all adjunct faculty from the report because they thought

seeing what jobs and fields are open.” The University’s reputation was important in attracting companies to attend, Koehler said. “Most companies want to come here, and it’s been this sustainable society,” Koehler said. “Lots of companies are now in the pipeline, and we’ve actually had to turn a few down.” Koehler also provided some advice for job-seeking students. “In addition to finding out

that was what U.S. News and World Report wanted. “Having adjunct positions considered faculty appears to serve both the University and the adjunct in positive ways,” Alvin Braswell, an adjunct biology professor, said in an e-mail. Braswell noted that “To remove the faculty designation from adjunct faculty could diminish the University’s ability to secure and retain adjuncts that contribute much to the University’s skill set and ability to conduct quality education and research.” For its part, U.S. News and World Report defends its rankings, stating, “U.S. News believes the faculty definition that we use is very clear and that adjuncts should be counted” on Inside Higher Ed. The magazine also mentions that the full-time faculty percentage only accounts for one percent of the overall college rankings. However, questions continue to be raised about whether or not the rankings are valid, even if only a small part of the overall statistics are affected.

what majors each company is recruiting, students need to research the company and find out what kind of work environment they have,” he said. “You don’t want to have an interview in a suit if they just wear polos.” At the end of the day, Koehler said, it’s all about spreading the word and fostering participation in the fair. “We encourage anybody and everybody to attend,” Koehler said. “We just want as many people to come out as possible.”

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The Facts:

Leave the terror out of Red Terror A

After complaints from First Transit, Student Government is testing a ban on carry-on bags on the Red Terror buses during Saturday’s game against Duke.

Our Opinion:

Student Government and First Transit should test the new policy at a game more students will attend and need to avoid any ridiculously strict policy regarding security — students are just going to a football game.

fter First Transit complained about various problems, ranging from alcohol on the buses to space issues, students themselves may be subject to a rather restrictive set of rules regarding carry-on items. Student Government and First Transit have agreed to test a ban for carry-on items at the Duke game Saturday, and if it does not work, then Red Terror buses may be subject to the Transportation Security Administration’s 3-1-1 policy, which is what applies at airport security. And we know how smooth and wonderful airport security is. The Duke game is a terrible time to test the new security

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.

policy, as a good number of students will be off campus due to Fall Break. This weekend will be the only chance many students will have for a while to take a trip home or catch up on important schoolwork, which will probably entail a largely empty campus. It will be hard for First Transit to gauge the success of a policy with such a small sample. Crowding will be the biggest factor in the effectiveness of the ban. It seems the main reason First Transit and Student Government are testing this new policy out this weekend is that the next home game is Homecom-

ing against Maryland. It is reasonable for them to want to be prepared for what will surely be a well-attended game. But, testing the policy on an empty campus could lead to more problems when alumni and guests, who may not be as up to date on the new policy, try to use the Red Terror buses during Homecoming. If one of the main goals of the carry-on ban is to stop incidents involving alcohol, then it will probably not produce the desired results. Anything short of alcohol-sniffing dogs will not be an effective tool to prevent bus incidents on game

day. Students will inevitably figure out fresh, innovative ways to put alcohol into their bodies to bypass the carry-on ban. Now they will just drink more before they get on the buses. While security and safety are important concerns, the Red Terror bus service is simply taking students to a football game. Most people who carry bags and purses every day do so not only for fashion, but also for practical purposes. Depriving students of their well-established habits can only lead to more problems.

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as a friend ever come up to you and said “I was trying to call you from across the Brickyard, but you didn’t answer?” Have you ever shrugged your shoulders and replied, “I’m sorry. I had my headphones in ? ” This happens to me f re Marlena quently, and Wilson I had to step Staff Columnist back and ask my s e l f w hy this occurs. I have concluded that listening to music or using anything that prohibits human interaction is a subconscious way of separating yourself from the outside world. First of all, I know that we as college students love music. Whenever someone says, “Oh, I don’t really listen to much music,” I think they have some sort of psychological disorder. Aside from that, it seems as if every new piece of technology that is supposed to bring us together is pushing us further away f rom each other. In today’s societ y, we va lue faceto-face conversations less and less as the years go by. This is because we are so worried about acting stupid that we forget how great natural communication feels. Listening to your iPod on the way to class is a perfect way to ignore (whether you mean to or not) anyone who is talking to you. It makes you look as if you are engaged in something and not just awkwardly trying to make it through the Free Expression Tunnel. Listening to your iPod makes it easy to ignore the creeper you have been trying to avoid all semester without looking like a jerk. Instead of saying, “Leave me alone, creeper,” you can swiftly walk the other way while bobbing your head to Michael Jackson. Yes, iPods and cell phones serve their purpose, but what are they taking away? Personally, I feel that we would meet three times as many people as

we already know if we did not have technology distracting us all day. In my experience, I have noticed that I have not had as many random conversations with strangers now that I carry my iPod with me all day. My freshman year I talked to people in the library, the Court of Carolina and the Atrium. Now, the only time I do not have my iPod on is when I am in class. I feel as if there is no room for something new. Of course, one can easily fix this problem by simply turning off the iPods and putting away the cell phones. The problem is that habits are hard to break. Music clears my mind and helps me escape this chaotic existence called life everyday of the week. I do not know if I would want to give that up for the sake of maybe meeting someone new. Also, listening to music makes me much less self-aware. When I did not have an iPod freshman year, I tripped over everything and embarrassed myself to the upmost trying to not look ridiculous. Now I walk to class calmly with fe wer s el fconscious thoughts. Overall, technology as we know is good a s well as bad. Technology is supposed to be fun and is here to make life easier. It should not divide us or serve as a cover for chronic social anxiety. If you feel as if you are missing out on the authentic human experience, pocket your iPod or cell phone. Make an effort to get out there and talk to people you have not met. Who knows? It could probably save your life. Listening to your iPod or cell phone while walking could not only limit your interactions with people, but it could also up the chances of you falling into a man hole. Stumbling over your words while talking to a new person would be much less of an ego bruiser than falling into a manhole while texting. Send Marlena your thoughts on iPods and isolation to letters@technicianonline.com.

“In today’s society, we value face-toface conversations less and less as the years go by.”

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in your words

Would you support a policy banning carry-on bags on the Red Terror bus route? by Mara Kurtz

“I wouldn’t. Sometimes you have to have a bag with you. I think that if they banned carryon bags then less people would ride.”

Hindsight is 20/10. End the Fed. Ben Byrom, senior in arts application

Emily Dunn freshman, elementary education

Now, rally for integration

n a controversial opinion editorial in the April 26 edition of “The New York Times,” a Columbia University religion professor wrote, “End t he University as We Know it.” Jake Goldbas The author Staff Columnist sa id t hat graduate education is the Detroit of higher learning. It exclaimed the systematic abuse of graduate students and the corruption of tenured professors, but above all the lack of basic integration between departments, students and faculty. Because I am a philosophy major, I look to our own philosophy department as both the symbol of lack of integration and a symbol of positive integration. For example, the philosophy department has integrated a mathematics and computer science initiative based on argumentation and logic. In order to build and maintain this initiative, the department works with the math and computer science departments, as well as GlaxoSmithKline’s research department. Last year, the first graduate of the major, Melissa Schumacher, was accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s ultra-competitive

language program. In parallel, the philosophy department has integrated a class on biological ethics from the biology department. Two professors of the philosophy department are active in the Slow Food Club, an agricultural club devoted to healthier and ethically produced food for campus. The department is less connected in any number of respects. But this seems counterintuitive considering that philosophy exists both as a system of existence in and of itself and as the further masterful consideration of any field. For example, there are certainly academic moral arguments to be made about last years’ water shortage or the impending shutdown of the Natural Resources Library. Perhaps you have read any number of Paul McCauley’s scathing attacks of the University’s bureaucracy, or my attack on the Atrium. Any wellintended critic of the school or its parts is really encouraging the betterment of material and mental gains. The first problem is that of facts and changes that we make in our lives. Rally4Tally is a perfect example of this. We know the exact cost of what we voted for or against yesterday. We know approximately how much work we do, how much work we need to do, and how much work we should but are not doing. We notice when our football team wins or loses. We notice when our friends are

working hard enough that they show that they are happy or depressed. People who have a general comfort about their lives, the people who are happy, are able to work harder than those who are depressed. To the extent that this student body battles factual problems that are solved by hands-on means, columnists tell students again and again to physically build this school. Every column is an invitation to enrich this school: shacking up at Shack-a-Thon, doing your homework to the best of your ability, talking to Greek Life, talking to diversity programs, volunteering through clubs and organizations, meeting with professors outside of class and generally calming down the very human chemicals that make these processes difficult and exciting the passions that make these challenges easy. The second problem is that of consciousness. If we do not know that the school is great, we cannot tell anyone how great the school is. If we do not know that some departments are isolated, we cannot think to integrate them. Send Jake your thoughts on campus integration to letters@technicianonline. com.

“I don’t support it because most of the students who ride that bus carry bags with them. It would be really inconvenient.” Meredith Duyck freshman, business

“No. I have necessities in my bag. It would be a hassle to carry it all in my hands.” Ijeoma Onuh freshman, graphic design

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ompanies like Monsanto take advantage of the laws of nature and in turn force farmers to re-purchase seed every year, where as in the past it was tradition to keep seed from harvest to harvest, clean it, and sow it the next planting season. Now, in modern times, and with patent laws protecting companies’ right to own genetic

material, farmers can be sued with breaking patent law if they keep seed. Farmers that keep seed and are caught are “black listed” or suspended from buying the product anymore. This is a prevalent problem among farmers and it raises questions about the morality of owning genetic codes and what is best for farmers.

Soon, Bloggers Must Give Full Disclosure FOR nearly three decades, the Federal Trade Commission’s rules regarding the relationships between advertisers and product reviewers and endorsers were deemed adequate. Then came the age of blogging and social media. On Monday, the F.T.C. said it would revise rules about endorsements and testimonials in advertising that had been in place since 1980. The new regulations are aimed at the rapidly shifting new-media world and how advertisers are using bloggers and social media sites like Facebook and Twitter to pitch their wares. source: nytimes.com

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On Monday, Vonage, the Internet telephony company, is releasing a mobile application for BlackBerrys, iPhones and iPod Touches. The application, which is free, will allow users to place low-cost international calls over Wi-Fi and cellular voice networks. Once it is installed, users load up their calling accounts using a credit card. Rates vary by country. Vonage said it would eventually release a flat-rate plan with a recurring subscription fee for frequent callers. source: nytimes.com

Revising the Diagnosis Behind an Ancient Death Nearly two centuries after the first autopsy on an Egyptian mummy created a sensation in scientific circles, researchers in Britain report that the doctor who performed the procedure got the diagnosis wrong. After analyzing ancient DNA from tissue samples, Helen D. Donoghue of University College London and colleagues say that the mummified woman, who lived around 600 B.C. and was entombed in Thebes, died of tuberculosis, not ovarian cancer.

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The parents have fair yields

The F1 hybrids have a much higher yield if not double that of the parents. Each plant is a genetic clone meaning that kernels can be planted much closer together than compared to conventional corn.

The F2 hybrids have a yield that is lower than even the parents of the F1 hybrids. This problem is taken advantage of by seed companies who patent their crop varieties. Knowing that the next generation will be poor, it ensures that farmers will have to continue buying F1 hybrid seed.

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How Nonsense Sharpens the Intellect In addition to assorted bad breaks and pleasant surprises, opportunities and insults, life serves up the occasional pink unicorn. An experience, in short, that violates all logic and expectation. The philosopher Soren Kierkegaard wrote that such anomalies produced a profound “sensation of the absurd,” and he wasn’t the only one who took them seriously. Freud, in an essay called “The Uncanny,” traced the sensation to a fear of death, of castration or of “something that ought to have remained hidden but has come to light.” At best, the feeling is disorienting. At worst, it’s creepy. Now a study suggests that, paradoxically, this same sensation may prime the brain to sense patterns it would otherwise miss — in mathematical equations, in language, in the world at large. source: nytimes.com

Exploring the Health Benefits of Pets Anecdotes abound on the benefits of companion animals — whether service and therapy animals or family pets — on human health. But in-depth studies have been rare. Now the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, part of the National Institutes of Health, is embarking on an effort to study whether these animals can have a tangible effect on children’s well-being. In partnership with the Waltham Center for Pet Nutrition in England (part of the Mars candy and pet food company), the child health institute is seeking proposals that “focus on the interaction between humans and animals.” In particular, it is looking for studies on how these interactions affect typical development and health, and whether they have therapeutic and publichealth benefits. It also invites applications for studies that “address why relationships with pets are more important to some children than to others” and that “explore the quality of child-pet relationships, noting variability of human-animal relationships within a family.” source: nytimes.com

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adhesives, aluminum, antibiotics, cars, batteries, beer, candy, cosmetics, jellies, ketchup, cardboard, shoe polish, vegetable wax, toothpaste, whiskey , hamburgers, chicken nuggets, steak, eggs, milk, twinkies, tootsie rolls

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What does a candy bar, steak and cold Coca-Cola have in common? Here’s a hint, it reveals itself most commonly and honestly in movie theaters and campfires: corn. Called “corn” by many and “maize” by Native Americans and Pilgrims, Zea Mays — the scientific name — composes many unlikely foods such as the mentioned candy, meat and soft drink, all of which neither taste nor look like corn. To understand how corn exists in these products, it’s important to understand the bond between corn and Americans. Guardians of Corn Zea mays is a cultivated crop that was raised and nurtured by Native Americans. The Iroquois called it a name that translates as, “our life,” or “it sustains us,” which is ironic because without the help of humans, corn wouldn’t survive. Corn’s ancestor is a wild grass called teosinte and it was lower to the ground, deliquescent, or branched out, and instead of having the seeds housed inside a husk, they were exposed, similar to wheat or barley. This allowed the plant, which is also self pollinating, or able to have sex with itself, to reproduce without help because pollinated seeds could drop to the ground and sprout. Today’s variety of corn and what the Native American’s grew has evolved in such a way that without the help of hands to pull the shucks and thumbs to dislodge the kernels, corn simply wouldn’t make it. Michael Pollan, a science writer for the New York Times Magazine and professor at University of California Berkeley, wrote in his book, “The Omnivore’s Dilemma,” “Plant a whole corncob and watch what happens: If any of the kernels manage to germinate, and then work their way free of the smothering husk, they will invariably crowd themselves to death before their second set of leaves has emerged.” Essentially, without humans to be the guardians of corn, the plant as it is known today would die out, so in that sense, corn is the darling of humans, a pet and a favorite. Miracle crop? One reason that corn became such a popular choice is because of its miraculous ability to make so much food with such little land; one corncob equals much more food than one bean pod. With corn making its debut early on in American history and becoming an icon for American cuisine, it is no wonder it has been used and exploited. Corn, in its ability to be manipulated, does a number of things for humans. It hybridizes easily, creating the conundrum of patenting, and it can be convinced in laboratories to make things like adhesives, aluminum, antibiotics, cars, batteries, beer, candy, cosmetics, jellies, ketchup, cardboard, shoe polish, vegetable wax, toothpaste, whiskey and the villainized high fructose corn syrup. It is nothing short of amazing what corn can do or be made into because of its versatility; however, the effect of such versatility is exactly what makes corn dangerous. The burden placed on our land Because corn is used in so many different products, including food and other items, the demand for corn is high, not to mention the amount of corn

that America exports. With high demand, farmers plant as much corn as they possibly can, especially in the mid-west, Iowa being the largest corn-producing state. Iowacorn.com boasts that it produces three times as much corn annually as some countries like Argentina. That fact seems a bit unbalanced and with some further investigation, it is. As mentioned earlier, corn’s ability to be hybridized has been one of its greatest assets for humans because it has allowed us to manipulate the crop into something that fits different climates and problems, like drought, bugs and disease. However, with hybridization come complications. The first group of hybrids, known as F1 hybrids, are superstars, creating a higher yield than either of its parents. The F1 series of plants are also genetic clones of each other, meaning since every corn plant is exactly the same, there is no advantage in one plant or another. This means that kernels can be planted closer together — meaning more plants per acre, equaling more money per acre — because they will not compete, as their genetic code doesn’t allow for it. Basically, no matter what, one plant can’t do better than the other, unless something outside the control of the plant happens like one being planted beneath the shade of a tree versus one being planted in full sun. The only catch to these yields are that they need something in addition to their improved genetics: nitrogen. Nitrogen, before the 1950s, was acquired largely by way of legume roots which “fix” nitrogen from the air. Once synthetic fertilizers came into the scene and were used on hybrid corn crops, farmers found that their yields were far beyond anything they had accomplished before. Agriculture went from using the air — 21 percent oxygen and 79 percent nitrogen — to using fossil fuels, which make synthetic fertilizer. With the use of synthetic fertilizers, farm systems changed. Now able to grow corn crops back-to-back in the same field versus having to rotate the field with a nitrogen-fixing legume like soybeans, farmers were able to supplement the land with fertilizer; however, as always, there was an environmental backlash. Runoff from fertilizers has long been a concern; however, something in addition to fertilizer runoff is the problem of erosion and soil loss. With increased use of land, made possible by the “benefit” of synthetic fertilizer, the land becomes poorer in quality, much like an old T-shirts that has been washed to the point of being threadbare. Hybrids and patents With hybridized corn having higher yields than conventional corn, farmers have all but switched to those varieties. Some of the providers are Garst, Pioneer, Dekalb and Monsanto. Those suppliers sell varieties that are bred to protect against certain diseases and pests. The moral and ethical questions of altering plant genes are one thing, but scientifically and monetarily there are strict guidelines for hybrids. For example, Monsanto sells “Round Up Ready” corn whose genetic code the company owns. When sold to a farmer, the farmer must agree to not keep any of the seed for next year’s crop because doing so would render the farmer a thief, as they would be stealing, or taking genetic material they do not own and using it. If farmers are caught saving seed and reusing it, like they used to before hybrid corn, they will be turned in and have their purchasing privileges taken away.

“I thought it was pretty wild that the companies would try and limit farmers,” Matthew Holt, a senior in landscape architecture who watched the film “Food Inc.” shown at Campus Cinema two weekends ago, said. “Those companies basically create a monopoly on the whole seed industry … it’s a classic tale of the big guy telling the little guy what to do,” Holt said. The perfect corn-storm Now that it’s understood how and why corn is everywhere, it’s important to understand why it is so cheap. With so much corn being grown there is serious concern for fluctuating prices and the government backs farmers with what’s known as subsidies. These subsidies help make up for the price at which corn is sold because the selling price is always beneath production cost. Without help from the government, farmers would have negatives in their bank accounts; however, since America needs these farmers, as do the countries who import from America, the government keeps the market stable with income supplements. With corn so cheap and so plentiful, thanks to hybrids, synthetic fertilizer and subsidies, cattle companies find it profitable to feed it to their livestock instead of letting them graze on grass, which promotes even more problems that will be highlighted in a later article. Since what feeds cattle is cheap, it lessens meat prices all together, making it easier for people to buy and demand more, which creates a higher demand for corn and so on; it is a vicious cycle. Not to mention, corn makes bovines more flatulent than when fed grass, and that creates higher emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. In addition to its cheap price, remember corn is extremely easy to modify, from which one of the most inexpensive taste wonders was created: high fructose corn syrup. That particular substance has been added to many products, mainly things considered junk food, like candy bars and Pop-Tarts and in doing so, make those products extremely inexpensive, and in most cases less expensive than healthy things like vegetables. Corn-fed through and through With corn being one of the largest subsidized crops in America and it being so cheap, corn has made its way into everything. As basic ecology points out, any time biodiversity is reduced, problems are bound to occur, and they have in the situation of corn. Soils are being depleted in the Midwest, runoff is affecting the Gulf Stream and there is a huge dead spot where nothing grows or lives, according to Will Hooker, a professor in horticulture science. Cows that evolved to eat grass are now being fed cheap corn and it affects the enzymes in their stomachs. According to Pollan, if feedlot cows were allowed to graze on grass for only a few days before being sent to slaughter their stomachs would shed excess E. Coli, a symptom of corn fed cattle. Soil quality, runoff, E. Coli and lastly obesity — contributed largely by high fructose corn syrup, which makes unhealthy things cheaper, i.e. candy bars and fast food — are things that are affecting America in serious ways. Corn is a huge problem as it is a means to an end for a cheap food system; however, it isn’t that corn itself is bad, but how it is used. The old saying, “You get what you pay for,” seems to capture America’s food system; cheap food equals cheap health and satisfaction.

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a bunch of coaches. I targeted programs that had lost kickers through graduation or maybe their kicker just didn’t have a good year. N.C. State was one of those programs,” Hauschka said. “My kicking coach from Middlebury knew coach [Jerry] Petercuskie from Boston College. My kicking coach vouched for me and was able to get me a walk-on chance at N.C. State.” When he got to N.C. State as a graduate student, Hauschka was faced with a tough battle for the starting job with current kicker Josh Czajkowski. By the end of training camp, though, Hauschka had leaped another hurdle in his journey

had been catching the eyes of NFL scouts. “A bunch of coaches had called and right after the draft I got signed by the [Minnesota] Vikings,” Hauschka said. Hauschka said he learned a lot from that experience, and he was able to kick in two preseason games while the Vikings rested starter Ryan Longwell. Then, after being put on waivers by the Vikings at the end of preseason, the Ravens, impressed with what Hauschka had done in the preseason, signed him. After a brief stint on the practice squad, he was put on the 53-man roster to back up Matt Stover in what would be the veteran’s final season. He connected on his first field goal attempt, a 54 yarder, during that year.

by winning the starting job. “His mental preparation is totally like nothing I’ve ever seen,” Czajkowski said. “Coming from kicking just since sophomore year, that’s just huge. And he’s been leaps and bounds since then.” Once again, Hauschka excelled in his play. He connected on 16 of 18 field goals and led the ACC in field goal percentage. He was 8-8 on field goals over 40 yards, including a long of 49. His play earned him national recognition, as he was a semi-finalist for the Lou Groza Award, the honor given to the best college kicker in the nation for that season. Once again, Hauschka came to a crossroads after he was done at State. But he soon came to find out his performance

Now Hauschka is the only kicker on the Ravens roster and has started the season four of five on field goals and 16 of 16 on extra points. Czajkowski said he knows what a feat Hauschka has accomplished. “That’s just a hard thing to do, to go from not kicking for a long time and gradually working his way up to where he is now,” Czajkowski said. “The mental preparation that he has is just unparalled by anybody I’ve seen.” And after successfully completing an unlikely journey to the National Football League, Hauschka said he is extremely thankful for the position he’s in. “I didn’t think it was ever going to happen,” he said. “It was really a dream come true.”

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penalties we have had, especially the amount of presnap penalties and penalties that occur after the whistle. I understand penalties are a part of the game; holdings and pass interference calls happen and I am fine with that. The problem I have is with false start penalties and personal foul penalties. Those types of penalties simply come from a lack of focus and discipline, and they need to be corrected. Overall, I do believe that Tom O’Brien is the best coach for N.C. State and I believe that he will turn

this team around and put it back into the national spotlight that has been missing since the days of Phillip Rivers. I even believe that this is still possible this year, but not until these areas of concern ares shored up. O’Brien needs to start coaching the fundamentals of football and preach over and over again on mental toughness and discipline. He needs to stop being the “bad coach” he says he is and become the great coach fans know he can be.

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is approaching the Duke game more focused on playing to the best of his ability. “Im just going to prepare like I always do,” Wilson said. “I will just play my game and do the best I can to try and win this game.” O’Brien said Lewis’ health has had a toll on his performance this season. “I don’t think he was totally healthy early. I think that had a lot to do with it. I think he is injury-free now, he’s feeling much better, and certainly as a quarterback, if you’ve got health problems it can really affect how you throw the football. I think, looking on the outside, I’d guess that would be the reason,” said O’Brien.

Wilson Passing Yards: 1955 Passing Touchdowns: 17 Completions: 150 Attempts: 275 Completion Percentage: 55% Lewis Passing Yards: 6735 Passing Touchdowns:47 Completions:603 Attempts: 1061 Completion Percentage: 57%

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Young star vs. wiley veteran

Young, Baker lead nation, conference

Source: N.C. State Athletics

Football prospect commits verbally Dontae Johnson, a three-star recruit from Pennington, N.J., verbally committed to the Pack Sunday. Johnson is a wide receiver and safety, rated by scout.com as the #64 safety in the country. Johnson is also a standout basketball player for his AAU team as well as the Pennington School.

“You have to mix it up, there’s no one way to defend Russell Wilson.”

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Today Women’s tennis at ITA-All American Pacific Palisades, Calif., all day

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Hauschka makes name for himself

Men’s Tennis in AllAmerican Championship day five Tulsa, Okla., all day

Former kicker starting for Baltimore Ravens after only one year of Division I experience

Men’s Soccer vs. Wofford Dail soccer field, 7 p.m. Wednesday Men’s tennis in AllAmerican championship, day six Tulsa, Okla., all day

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Former Wolfpack kicker Steven Hauschka has vaulted himself into the national spotlight. An improbable sequence of events has taken him from being a high school soccer and lacrosse player to starting for the Baltimore Ravens in the National Football League. Hauschka, who kicked for N.C. State during the 2007 season, is the only kicker on the Baltimore Ravens roster after veteran Matt Stover was not resigned following the 2008 season. Hauschka said he never thought he would be in this position in the NFL. “It wasn’t really until after the N.C. State year,” Hauschka said. “I had a good season there at N.C. State obviously and I thought it was a possibility after that, once the coaches started calling.

Women’s tennis at ITA-All American Pacific Palisades, Calif., all day Thursday Women’s volleyball at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA, 7 p.m.

Did You know? Quarterback Russell Wilson is tied for first in the nation with 14 touchdown passes.

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Place-kicker Steven Hauschka punts during a game against Florida State at Doak Campbell Stadium Dec. 9, 2007.

But until then it was sort of just a distant dream.” Hauschka has always played sports, but said he had never

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many school records. At the start of the 2009 season, Lewis ranked fourth in Duke football history in passing yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns, and total offense. Duke coach David Cutcliffe said Wilson’s versatility and downfield vision will be the biggest threat against Duke’s defense. “Russell is a very talented athlete. He moves, he makes plays, he But there is no doubt creates,” Cutcliffe said. “He does that the quarterbacks, a tremendous job of finding tarredshirt sophomore gets downfield off the scramRussell Wilson for ble… He’s a guy that can State and senior beat you running, but Thaddeus Lewis he can certainly beat for Duke, will be you throwing, he’s the centers of at- unbelievably accurate downfield. ” tention. Cutcl i f fe sa id h is Statistically speaking, both quarterbacks team’s defensive emphaare the best in the sis will be disrupting WilACC and have no son’s rhythm and focusing on trouble when it the next play, regardless of the comes to putting up previous play. “You have to mix it up, there’s big numbers. Wilson is no one way to currently sportdefend Russell ing a 152.34 passer rating, Wilson,” Cuthas thrown for 1,244 yards, cliffe said. “You and 14 touchdowns for can’t let that play this season. Lewis, who you give up to him is in his fourth season as beat you on the next Duke’s starter, currently has play, [because] he’s a 128.24 passer rating, 1,142 [going to] make plays, yards passing, and 7 touchDuke coach David Cutcliffe and you have to be mendowns. tally tough to play against a Another reason why both of guy like that.” these quarterbacks have been reN.C. State coach Tom garded as the best in the ACC is O’Brien said Wilson’s only weakbecause of their potential to break nesses are issues related to his lack several school and NCAA records. Wilson currently holds the NCAA record for of experience. “I think the thing was he’s got to step up into the most consecutive pass attempts without turning the ball over at 379 attempts, breaking the previous pocket a little more,” O’Brien said. “You have to do record of 325, set by Kentucky’s Andre Woodson it right all the time, it can’t just be based on who in 2006. The streak ended against Wake Forest on you’re playing and what you’re seeing… Those are a second quarter interception. Wilson also broke some of the things we have to work with him on. “ While many fans and coaches will inevitably foPhilip Rivers’ school record for touchdowns in a three-game span with 12 touchdowns against cus on the battle between last year’s first and secMurray State, Gardner Webb, and Pittsburgh. That ond team All-ACC quarterbacks, Wilson said he number bested the 11 touchdowns Rivers threw over a three-game span back in 2003. QB continued page 7 Meanwhile, Lewis is on the brink of breaking

Ryan Hill, a true sophomore from Hickory, N.C. was named the Atlantic Coast Conference men’s cross country performer of the week after finishing first in the Paul Short Run in Bethlehem, Pa. Hill’s time of 23:40 helped the 19th ranked Wolfpack to a third overall finish in the 42-team field.

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.C. State will meet rival Duke on Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. This will be a pivotal game for the Pack as it searches for their first ACC win.

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“I didn’t actually start kicking until my sophomore year of college,” Hauschka said. “I played soccer and lacrosse in high school, but didn’t start kicking footballs until my roommates said they needed a kicker [at Middlebury] and said I should go out for the team.” And Hauschka didn’t just kick; he kicked well. As soon as Hauschka stepped onto the field, the coaches knew they had stumbled onto something. “My kicking coach at Middlebury ... when we first started working together my sophomore year of college, he said I had an NFL caliber leg,” Hauschka said. Hauschka would kick his final three years at Middlebury and finish 20-28 on field goals and 35-40 on point-after-touchdowns, breaking the school’s record for single season and career field goals in the process. After he graduated, Hauschka began to weigh his options. “I ended up poll-calling

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will be the first to admit, when coach Tom O’Brien came out after the Pittsburgh game and said, “We’re just not a very good football team right now. There’s too many mistakes and I’ve done a bad job coaching,” I was not a believer. The Pack had just come off of a huge win Taylor against PittsBarbour burgh, which Deputy Sports was the protoEditor t y pica l game that State football in the past years would blow. State had the lead and then a monumental collapse occurred when Ted Larsen snapped the ball over Russell Wilson’s head. As I was witnessing the play from my seats in the northeast end zone, only about 20 yards away, I immediately thought the worst. I lost all hope for the game and knew a loss was imminent. But something happened that I did not expect; the defense held the Panthers offense on four straight plays inside the red zone and the offense ran the clock out for the win. After watching this I thought that N.C. State football had turned the page from its old self. I saw a team pull out a win that past teams would have lost. I saw a team that was cocky, but when disaster struck, it did not run away, it stared it in the face and overcame it. I believed this type of attitude came directly from O’Brien. I knew the team had problems, especially with the tackling, special teams play and penalties, but that was something I believed could be fixed in practice by the coaches. But after watching the Wake game, I was obviously wrong. I have had faith in O’Brien ever since he was first hired in 2007. After the 5-7 season in 2007 and 6-7 season last year, my faith never wavered. I knew it was just a matter of time until O’Brien got his players in and the undisciplined team that used to be N.C. State during the Chuck Amato era would be gone forever under an O’Brien-coached team. This is not the case, however, for this Pack football team. The defense has struggled all year to defend the pass and make tackles. I know our secondary is young and inexperienced, but that excuse only can go so far. As they have now played five collegiate football games, they should begin to understand how to play and what their job is on the field, and if they have not figured it out yet, it is the coach’s fault for not teaching them well. The defense’s other problem, tackling, is inexcusable. The defensive players have been taught how to tackle ever since they played Pop Warner Football, but it seems as though the defense is unable to grasp this and the coaches are not capable of teaching it. The coaches need to go back to basic fundamentals with the defense, starting first and foremost with teaching them the correct way to tackle and how to wrap up a player and take them to the ground, instead of trying to go for the big highlight hit. Another thing I have seen in the past two games that is inexcusable is the amount of

sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson will lead offense against DUke senior Thaddeus Lewis

Redshirt graduate student Willie Young ranks third in the nation for sacks, with seven. Redshirt senior Toney Baker leads the ACC in total touchdowns with eight, five rushing and three receiving. Redshirt sophomore tight end George Bryan is also tied for first with four receiving touchdowns.

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