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Drainpipe dampens campus dining options Plumbing issue in Talley Student Center results in food service closures

Kendra McCaffity, senior in communications, said the closing of the Wolves’ Den is very inconvenient for students who usually eat in Talley. “There aren’t many dining choices available on campus for students so Lauren Leslie when one closes it really limits our Correspondent options,” McCaffity said. Talley Student Center experienced Plumbers located the clog and fixed plumbing issues last Friday causing the problem Saturday morning. Unithe Wolves’ Den to be closed this versity Dining, Talley Facilities perweek. Lil’ Dino’s and Taco Bell were sonnel, University Housekeeping and also closed last weekend when kitchen Environmental Health and Safety all drain lines clogged, resulting in ex- worked together to sanitize Talley. cess pressure on “We probably old pipes and conhad about 30 peosequent flooding, ple there Saturday but are now opermorning cleanating on regular ing, mopping a nd s c r u bbi ng schedule. everywhere,” Lait Jennifer Gilmore, communicasaid. “There was tions manager for minimal backup of University Dining, water just around Brad Killebrew, freshman in said the problem floor drains, but it biological science was due to a cloth, still required empwhich fell down tying the kitchen an old brittle pipe on the first floor and cleaning and disinfecting everyof Talley. thing.” Randy Lait, director of Dining serAccording to Lait, the ceiling above vices, said the incident resulted in a the kitchen in the Wolves’ Den has a small amount of dirty water coming low drop and was built many years up from the floor drains on the first ago, which is where a large amount floor, but a significant amount of dirty of the leaking was positioned. The water running into the basement of service area of the restaurant was not Talley, damaging an office there and damaged, however there are three spots in the Wolves’ Den kitchen that part of the basement kitchen. About 20 carpet squares in the of- were greatly affected. Those involved in the cleaning fice were pulled up and a dozen ceiling process met with Insurance and Risk tiles were removed. Taco Bell and Lil’ Dino’s Subs re- Management and the Health Inspecopened Monday morning. Gilmore tor from the NC Department of Ensaid there will not be a replacement vironmental and Natural Resources food service while the Wolves’ Den and a decision was made to place a is closed this week but Taco Bell and temporary moisture barrier over the Lil’ Dino’s Subs will remain open un- ceiling of the Wolves’ Den. til 3 p.m. Tuesday and will be closed Lait said he hopes to have the Wednesday through Sunday for the Wolves’ Den disinfected and sanitized break. over Thanksgiving break so it is ready

“I was craving Wolves’ Den today and now my craving will not be met.”

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The Wolves’ Den is closed today while other Talley Student Center food service establishments will operate on regular hours today. Director of University Dining Randy Lait said he hopes the Wolves’ Den will be ready to open for business beginning Nov. 30. The Wolves’ Den will then be closed from Dec. 11 until Jan. 11 to replace the damaged ceiling. SOURCE: RANDY LAIT

for business Nov. 30. The Wolves’ Den will close again Dec. 11 through Jan. 11 for personnel to replace the damaged ceiling. Students were disappointed when they found the closed sign on the door of the Wolves’ Den Monday morning. “It’s pretty inconvenient and stupid that we are paying for this food service and it’s closed,” C.J. Elliot, a junior in political science, said. “It hurts my feelings deeply. I was craving Wolves’ Den today and now my craving will not be met,” Brad Killebrew, freshman in biological sciences, said. The closing of the Wolves’ Den has students, like McCaffity, concerned about next year’s renovation process. “This is just a forewarning of the dining closures during the renovation of Talley next year. Where are we going to eat then?” McCaffity said. Amy Biever, senior in criminology, said she usually eats at Wolves’ Den several nights throughout the week. “I’m planning on still eating here even when I graduate and I will not be happy if any of the restaurants in Talley are closed for next year’s renovation like Wolves’ Den is right now,” Biever said.

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Hillary Simpson, a junior in biochemistry, walks past the caution tape blocking the staircase outside of the Wolves Den Monday evening. The Wolves Den, which will be closed for the remainder of the week, experienced a plumbing problem earlier this week. “I dont think it will really affect many people” said Simpson, “people are headed out for thanksgiving, and it will be open by the time they get back.”

H1N1 vaccine requirement for ASB participants

Calendar extended to include Reading Days

CSLEPS adds H1N1 to list of required vaccines for Alternative Spring Break.

Students have two extra studying days before exams

Laura Wilkinson Staff Writer

Those interested in participating in the CSLEPS Alternative Spring Break program had the opportunity to voice concerns over the new requirement to receive the H1N1 vaccine before departure in March Monday. Mike Giancola, director of CSLEPS, said correspondence was sent out Nov. 17 to all participating about the change in the requirements. “We’ve been doing ASB trips for 12 years now,” Giancola said. “Whatever CDC and Student Health recommend, we require. We’ve done that since the beginning.” Paulina Tran, a sophomore in biology, said she was worried about possible long-term effects the vaccine could cause. “I haven’t gotten the vaccine yet,” Tran said. “I don’t want to put something in my body and then 10 years down the road have some long term effects.” Tran said she and many members of her group, who plan to travel to Guatemala over Spring Break, are upset the vaccine is mandatory.

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“It goes against a lot of cultural concerns and personal concerns,” Tran said. “You’re forcing me to put something in my body.” Representatives from Student Health, like Dr. Mary Bengtson, medical director, were at the meeting to answer questions about the health issues concerning the vaccine. Students such as Tran were worried about the short length of time the vaccine has been around. “They only tested it for a month and then just let it out,” Tran said. “It’s still relatively new. The time period is relatively short compared to other flu vaccines. What if it’s tomorrow and they find out that something happened to somebody who had the vaccine?” Interim Associate Director of the African American Cultural Center Keith Powell said he could understand why some people would have a problem with making the vaccine mandatory. “I have reservations about this. It’s a personal decision, but it has an impact on the collective group,” Powell said. “We have to weigh the benefits and the burdens. I’ve never had a flu shot. I have my suspicions about a quick drug that came out in such a short time frame. At the

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ing Days be added to the calendar on March 25, 2008. The report stated the Academic Policy and Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate worked to find a calAlanna Howard Staff Writer endar that fits all colleges’ schedules. “The Faculty Senate [has worked] In a new policy Registration and Re- with students, the registrar and profescords has instituted two Reading Days sors of large multi-section lab courses in between the end of classes and the in an effort to develop a calendar that start of exams. Their dates are Dec. 7 can accommodate both Reading Days and 8. According to the Registration and affording the maximum number and Records Web site, the purpose of of days for lab course offerings,” the Reading Days is to allow for review report said. and studying before the start of fiProfessor of psychology Amy Halnal exams. Classes and other formal berstadt said the idea of Reading Days meetings will not be held during this is beneficial but the reality of their extime. ecution might differ. David Boyd, a senior in internation“In theory I think Reading Days are al studies, said when one’s exams are wonderful. Students are so bedraggled determines if the by the end of the sedays are helpful or mester that having some time to review inconvenient. and consolidate what “It’s good for they have learned people who feel seems like a good idea. like they need exTurning a good idea tra days. It’s bad Carly Fancher, a junior in into reality, however, for those who have nutrition science, on the may pose a challenge exams much later addition of Reading Days to another important and therefore have goal, which is to not to wait that much longer. It depends which group you overburden students with too many fall into,” he said. exams on the same day,” she said. The three-year academic calendar, During exams D.H. Hill is open for which can be found on the Registra- 24 hours which will not change for tion and Records Web site, has Read- reading days. ing Days for the next three years, Rob Rucker, head of research and meaning the change is permanent information services for University lifor the next three years. braries, said during exam week there Alex Donne, a sophomore in busi- will be opportunities for refreshments ness administration, said he is not re- for late night visitors. ally affected by the addition of Read“We will be offering late night coffee and doughnuts during exam weeks on ing Days. “I don’t think it’ll change much of days that will be announced closer to my exam or studying schedule, I’ll exam days. We do not have anything study just as much as if I didn’t have specific planned for Reading Days besides the extended hours of operathose two days,” he said. In a report to the Board of Trustees students recommended that ReadREADING continued page 3

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How does the addition of reading days this year affect your exam, studying, and post-Dead Week schedule?

“It would be nice because I’m pretty sure people would finish their work on time and have more time to prepare for tests and stuff.” Lily Tiet freshman, visual arts application

“It’s nice to not have class for two extra days.”

“It doesn’t really affect me because I’m only taking one class.” Harry Lopez graduate student, crop sciences

“I guess it’s helpful to have those days to study or catch up on rest.” Ashley Simons sophomore, communications

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Corrections & Clarifications

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Campus CalendaR November 2009

In Friday’s page 2 brief, “Fridays on the Lawn comes to Talley,” Kooley High was misspelled. Technician regrets the error. Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-inChief Ty Johnson at editor@ technicianonline.com.

Wednesday Thanksgiving vacation for students; no classes

Weather Wise

Residence Halls close at 10 a.m.

Today:

Hang it Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

57/63

Thursday Thanksgiving vacation for students; no classes

Cloudy with slight chance for drizzle. Light north winds.

Tomorrow:

63 45 Mostly cloudy. Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph.

Thursday:

60 39 Partly cloudy with a small chance for rain. Calm winds. Source: Robert Callis, NCSU Meteorology

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Quote of the day “Personally, I don’t think it would be a bad idea to poll the student body ...the answer might be surprising” Jeffrey Allen, a graduate teaching assistant in the Foreign Language department on the effectiveness of Reading days

Hang it Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

Fraternity hosts samosa-eating contest photo By david mabe

aizan Khaja, a sophomore in civil engineering, participates in a samosa-eating contest in Witherspoon Student Center Monday. Khaja won the contest, eating 11 samosas in four minutes. “I just wanted some samosas,” Khaja said. The event was arranged by the Delta Sigma Iota fraternity. “It went pretty well, we had a good turnout,” Zain Akhter, a junior in engineering, said. The samosas consisted of spiced potatoes encased in fried dough.

In the know

Holiday concert planned for Dead Week

The University’s wind ensemble and jazz ensembles will perform Dec. 3 in Stewart Theatre as part of Music@NCState’s annual Holiday Concert. Admission is $10 for the public, $8 for senior citizens and students, faculty and staff and $5 for students with an ID. Children younger than 12 are admitted free. To purchase tickets call Ticket Central at 515-1100. For more information, contact Lindsey Graham at Lindsey_Graham@ncsu.edu. Source: ncsu.edu

World & Nation

Ethics panel accuses S.C. governor of 37 violations South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces ethics charges he broke state laws more than three dozen times by violating rules on airplane travel and campaign money, according to details of the allegations released Monday. Meanwhile, a South Carolina House panel will hold a hearing Tuesday on a resolution to impeach Sanford. The resolution was introduced last week. source: mctdirect.com

About 1,500 greet Palin at Fort Bragg An estimated 1,500 people lined up at a PX store at Fort Bragg Monday to see former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and

Theatre to hold auditions

Ecologist to give soil science seminar

SG soliciting sustainability ideas

University Theatre will host auditions for “Into the Woods” from 7 to 10 p.m. at Stewart Theatre Nov. 30 and Dec. 1. The play will run from Feb. 17 to 21, 2010 in Stewart Theatre. For more information, visit ncsu.edu/theatre.

Student Government will provide $1,000 in initial start-up funding to make the best sustainability idea submitted by Dec. 1 become reality. Submissions must be sent as a .doc to NCSUsustainabilitycommission@gmail. com. For more information visit students.ncsu/exec/ sustainability/spring2010. html

There are no classes and the University will be closed Wednesday to Friday of this week for Thanksgiving vacation.

Jude Maul, a research econlogist with USDA-ARS’ Sustainable Agriculture Systems Lab in Beltsville, Md. will speak Dec. 2 in Williams Hall Auditorium at 3:40 p.m. The title of the seminar is “Organic No-Till Soybean Systems: Impact of Cover Crop Residue on Soybean Nitrogen Fixation and Soil Biogeochemistry.” Refreshments will be served at 3:15 in the adjacent McKimmon Room. The event, which is co-sponsored by the Department of Crop Science and the University, is free and open to the public. For more information, contact Jeff White at jeff_white@ncsu.edu.

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University closed for Thanksgiving break

have her sign copies of her new memoir. Palin greeted people at a table just inside the door of the North Post Exchange, a Wal-Mart-size department store on the base. The line waiting to see her spilled out the front door and wrapped around the building. source: mctdirect.com

Analyzing the pros and cons of the new mammogram advisory It’s a medical adage that seems simple and sensible: Early detection of cancer saves lives. So when an influential federal panel of independent experts last week advised most women in their 40s to forgo regular mammograms — and pronounced self-exams largely useless as well — it not only defied medical convention but also seemed to buck common sense. Heightening the confusion, many cancer experts and other specialty doctors immediately protested the recommendations, saying that cutting back on mammograms would lead to

more deaths from breast cancer. source: mctdirect.com

Faulty Chinese drywall causes corrosion, federal study says Initial findings from a study of 51 homes by the Consumer Product Safety Commission links corrosion in homes with Chinese drywall to the imported product, the agency said Monday. Several federal agencies have been investigating complaints from thousands of homeowners — many in Florida — whose homes were built with Chinese drywall who have complained that copper tubing in their air conditioning units and electrical wiring have corroded, their homes smell like sulfur and they are having trouble breathing. source: mctdirect.com

Source: Natasha Herting

Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. Friday Thanksgiving vacation for students; no classes Hang it Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. Saturday Hang it Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m. Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m. Sunday Hang it Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m.

POLICe BlOTTER August 20 12:10 A.M. | Fire Alarm Vaughn Towers FP responded to alarm. Electronics notified. 7:26 A.M. | Fire Alarm Flex Labs FP responded to alarm caused by electronics issue. Electronics. notified. 7:35 A.M. | Suspicious Person Coliseum Tunnel Student reported suspicious subject loitering in the area. Officers checked area but did not locate subject. 9:52 A.M. | Check Person Carter Finley Lot Officer spoke with non-student parked in the area. Subject had stopped to take conference call. 10:57 A.M. | Assistance Off Campus RPD requested assistance locating subject from off campus incident. Subject was seen boarding Wolfline bus. Officers did not located anyone matching description of subject.

12:10 P.M. | Fire Alarm Hodges Wood Products FP responded to alarm caused by dust in air handlers. System reset. 3:12 P.M. | Fight Dabney Hall Report of subjects fighting. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival. 3:15 P.M. | Suspicious Vehicle Vet School Lot Staff member reported subjects driving around lot looking into parked vehicles. Vehicle left prior to officer’s arrival. 3:29 P.M. | Larceny Brooks Hall Staff member reported bicycle stolen. 5:18 P.M. | Shots Fired Mid Pines Road Report of subjects hunting in the area. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival.

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College of Education hosts Teacher of the Year Several scholarship programs invited to attend

opportunity to come and listen to someone who I aspire to become eventually,” Jernigan said. “Teaching is such an unAnnie Albright appreciated career and it is a Staff Writer privilege to hear from someone North Carolina Teacher of who has taken it so seriously the Year Jessica Garner was and achieved so much.” invited to speak yesterday The event is one of the many at an event organized by the stops on the N.C. Teacher of the Teaching Fellows and open Year tour, Garner said. to everyone in the College of “The main goal of the Teacher of the Year is recruitment Education. Director of Teaching Fel- and retaining teachers,” Garner lows Michael Clinkscales said said. “I spend most of my time the event began as one of the traveling to colleges and unirequired professional devel- versities around North Caroliopment events for the Teach- na speaking to future teachers. ing Fellows but extended the The hardest part of this is not being able invitation to to teach this the College of Education. year.” “We have reGarner cently begun said her opening our goal for forums to the the speech entire College was to tell of Education,” the future Clinkscales teachers in said. “The t he aud ievent was ence what open to all who they need to wanted to hear know before t he Te acher stepping of t he Yea r into t he speak.” classroom. Garner was “If you Jessica Garner, N.C. yeacher of originally inthink that the year vited to speak you r s ole during Amerij o b w he n can Education week, however, you step into the classroom is Clinkscales said, her visit was to teach your students the conrescheduled due to a prior tent, you are highly mistaken,” Garner said. “Our students go commitment. Gianna Jernigan, sophomore through K-12 and that is all in history within the College they really get to come out of Education, said she felt into the world to be productive honored to have Garner as a members of society.” speaker. One of the reasons, Clink“I feel like it is an amazing scales said, he invited Garner to

“If you think that your sole job when you step into the classroom is to teach your students the content, you are highly mistaken.”

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Teaching Fellow students including, Tripp Gregory, a junior in history education, talk with the teacher of the year, Jessica Gardner, at Red Hot and Blue after she gave a talk to Teaching Fellows and the College of Education. It was a required event but, Gregory said, “If you ever get a chance to hear someone speak it’s a honor.” He said he was excited that he was able to ask Gardner more indepth questions after her speech.

speak was to show his students the range of teaching styles, from the more conservative approach normally thought of to Garner’s more unconventional and creative experience. “Jessica brings more than content to the classroom; she brings a more creative style of teaching, an idea of 21st century classroom management styles,” Clinkscales said. To be successful teachers,

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Garner said, future teachers should use athletics as an example for education. “We want our students to compete and collaborate,” Garner said. “If we want to teach our students to be globally competitive we have to think like a coach and really get to know our opponent. I think that North Carolina is ahead in many areas of education nationally, but I think we can all,

tion,” he said. Carly Fancher, a junior in nutrition science, said the pros and cons for Reading Days vary but when asked if she will be studying in the library she said she will not. “It’s nice to not have class for t wo ex t ra days, and having exams pushed back a little. I won’t be coming to the library though because I think everyone will come and I’m not sure how much room there will be,” she said. Rucker said the library expects many students during it’s 24-hour service for finals. “We regularly have over 1,000 people in the building late in the evening and expect lots during Reading Days as well,” he said. Lisa Davis, a freshman in animal sience, said she would continue tcome to the library during the time leading up to finals. “I’m in the library a lot already so during Reading Days I’ll keep coming back,” she said. AMANDA WILKINS/TECHNICIAN

After the Cheerleaders and the band performed, C.J. McCloud, a sophmore in animal science, hoisted Kristen Bolinger, a junior in communication, on his shoulders to paint the hard-to-reach places at the beginning of the Free Expression Tunnel at Ram Roast Monday. This was McCloud’s second year cheerleading and performing at Ram Roast.

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cultural competence in my classroom from year one.”

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always do better.” President of Teaching Fellows Matt Hovis said he felt the advice Garner gave was beneficial and encouraging to everyone in the audience. “Teaching Fellows does a good job of providing speakers who improve our professional development not only on a local level but also on a global scale,” Hovis said. “I definitely feel more prepared to produce

students,” Baity said. “I’m having to compromise things continued from page 1 I believe in. I’ve never had a flu shot. I don’t like to put medication in my body. I will regret same time, if I agree to be part not going, but I will regret getof a group that has made the ting the shot. I think it’s unfair decision … then I shouldn’t put to students to have to choose to do something they are adaanybody else at risk.” Giancola said the main goal mantly against.” Giancola said there are exwas to keep students and the people they work with safe emption possibilities for rel ig ious a nd a nd t hey health reasons, were trying but no exempto consider tion for cultureveryone’s al reasons. specific “If we ofneeds and fer a cultural concerns. exemption, “We unwe would derstand have to offer a that the rephilosophical quirement exemption,” is controGiancola said. versial,” Adam Culley, Giancola assistant direcsa id. “We tor of CSLEPS, are trying to said the orgathink about Mike Giancola, director of nization would w h at ’s i n CSLEPS work with peothe best inple who choose terest of evnot to go on the eryone.” Felicia Baity, assistant di- trip to recoup any cost possible. rector for African American “Anything that we haven’t Student Affairs, said some already spent or hasn’t already students opted to work within been committed to, we can rethe country to avoid the vac- fund back,” Culley said. “They cination process, but the new still have a [airline] ticket they rule applies to them as well. can use, usually within a year.” “This is a shock to a lot of

“We understand that the requirement is controversial. We are trying to think about what’s in the best interest of everyone.”

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University Housing has decided to reopen dorms Friday night so students can attend the game against UNC-Chapel Hill on Saturday.

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This smart decision by University Housing is a positive one for students and should lead to greater turnout.

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Housing story needs correcting Staff writer Alanna Howard reported two items that are inaccuracies in the Nov. 20 Technician article titled “Residents must vacate as dorms close for break.” In the article, Ms. Howard writes that “University Housing warns students to take all belongings home…” This is incorrect. Students are neither required nor encouraged to take home their belongings during holiday breaks. We simply encourage all students to remember to gather essential personal belongings they want to have with them over holiday breaks — such as keys, wallets/ purses, medicine, eyeglasses, plane tickets, etc. — before departing for the holidays. Contrary to what is stated in the article, there is no “meal plan” offered for students staying in the Avent Ferry guest rooms during the holidays. University Dining is closed during the break. As a reminder, the residence halls will close at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25 and will reopen at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27. Wolf Village Apartments do not close during Thanksgiving break. Your residence hall staff members are there to address any questions or concerns you may have. Jim Pappenhagen University Housing-AVC Operations Associate Director, Administration

Speak out against tuition hikes I just wanted to speak out against the continuing pattern of administrative decisions that are hurting students and the University as a whole. I read Friday’s article on the tuition hikes and then wondered if the administration realizes exactly what it is doing to students with this decision. Raising the fees and tuition at a time like this for building renovations is ridiculous. Does the administration know that most of us are working while in school? Three times a week I have to drive to Durham to attend a class that I cannot get at N.C. State. At times like these the administration has decided to run ad campaigns with their friends in Campus Enterprises to try to promote this fee for Talley. They are also trying to make it appear as if the vast majority of students support these changes. This notion was proven false according to the results of the vote that we engaged in. This kind of backroom dealing is continuing at a time where we lack a permanent Chancellor because of political

ast year’s game against Miami — one of our biggest games of the year — was under-attended, in part due to the dorm closings being in effect until after the game on Sunday. This year will be different. In a very wise decision by University Housing, student dorms will reopen at 7 p.m. Friday, November the 27th to allow students easy access to the football game against UNC-Chapel Hill Saturday. This is a positive decision for the student body because it allows many students to attend the game that otherwise

couldn’t. It is frustrating that students are forced to vacate their temporary homes for an extended weekend, but this adjustment makes that necessary burden more bearable. This new policy of opening Friday was implemented not only with student fans in mind but also those in the marching band, whose attendance at the game is mandatory. Another group who will benefit are students who want to come back a bit early to study for finals and finish final projects. Being in

vacation mode might prevent you from finishing final papers and projects that are due. Another group that will be affected is Resident Advisors. They may not get to spend all of break at home, but at least they get Thanksgiving off. In the past they had to stay the entire break to run the dorms, but the new policy is a nice compromise for all. University Housing explained the reason dorms are closed during holidays is not any nefarious plot to upset students,

it is just not economical or sensible to keep 20 dorms open during the entire break. Only a handful of students would take advantage of the first half of break and it would not be worth staffing and providing electricity and water to entire dorms. To ensure that Housing continues the smart new policy of opening on Friday, students should take advantage and spend the night Friday to attend the game. The excitement about the UNC game is high despite our team’s poor record. With more cheering, buzzed fans in attendance, how can we lose?

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Zakk White portrays his article as an exploration into the justification of his anti-Palin views. However, after reading the article, it is evident that he merely uses the article as a medium to launch irrelevant attacks on the former governor. The first reason White gives is that the McCain campaign chose her to “stick it” to Obama for not picking Hillary as a running mate, calling her a political calculation by the McCain campaign. Although this is factual in many ways, it sounds more like a reason to dislike the McCain campaign rather than Palin herself. White’s second point is based on her response to Katie Couric’s infamous question. Although her answer was politically harmful, she revealed in the Barbara Walters interview that she misinterpreted Couric’s question as being hostile, and wishes she handled it in a more professional manner. Had White really watched the Walters interview (which he implies doing a mere two sentences before making this point), he would have known this was a weak point. The final reason White states is Palin’s choosing of the word “rogue” in her book title. He backs this up by digging up unused definitions of the word (concerning misbehaved horses and elephants), and then applies it in a warped fashion to hurt Palin. This is ludicrous. On a final note, the “teabaggers” of which White speaks about at the end of the article did not give themselves this name. It was an offensive label applied by left leaning media organizations. Damon D’Ambrosio sophomore, zoology

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by Jordan Moore

“I have to come back Saturday morning because of work, but I also just want to have Sunday to relax before class starts.”

Cool the Heels! UNC-Chapel Hill versus N.C. State.

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Alex Barret senior, philosophy and economics

White needs to lay off Palin

in your words

When will you return from Thanksgiving break? Why?

and financial scandals? Enough is enough. We have got to have more accountability and more say in what goes on at our school. If we do not we are just going to see more of the buck passed on to students, teachers and employees. Hopefully students and others will start getting together and demanding to have their voices heard on issues such as these.

Ignore the crap — be thankful

here ain’t a lot to be thankful for these days, and that’s me being optimistic and cheery. But despite the lousy news out there and the final exams you know you haven’t studied for coming up in two Paul week s, I say live McCauley it up and Senior Staff Columnist relax this Thanksgiving. Just as it seems administrators ignored the referendum on the Talley Student Center indebtedness fee, I say everyone should ignore that entire situation, for the break. The fee is onto the Board of Governors of the UNC System, who may or may not approve it, regardless of the Oct. 5 vote. Just forget the huge cuts to the University budget, which resulted in crowded classes, fewer sections and less out-of-class educational resources like the Tutorial Center for foreign languages. Similarly, victory seems to be a foreign concept for some of our athletic teams. I’d describe the football season, in conservative terms, as “a major disappointment.” And even though both basketball teams are looking strong early, I’m not going to start counting my eggs before they hatch.

Would I be very thankful for a win Saturday against that school up in Chapel Hill? You bet. Am I pinning my holiday hopes on it? I think I’ll just have a couple more beers over the Giants-Broncos game to simulate the warm feeling of happiness. You can simply ignore the fact lawmakers in Washington are stalling on vital health care reform, throwing every sort of lie and piece of misinformation up regarding the proposed legislation. The bottom line is that EVERY health care system for an industrialized nation will ration health care and there is only so much this basic plan can do to expand coverage and improve quality of care. And be thankful for everything but the continuing circus around the War on Terror. After a l l, serious people in the government just know terrorists will use trials in the judicial system to recruit more terrorists and destroy America, thus forcing us to bomb more countries into submission, allowing us once again to declare “Mission Accomplished.” For any serious person would know the laws that regulate protecting classified materials in regular courts are weak, despite previous high-profile trials of terror suspects with similar amounts of classified information.

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Kids in poverty can still succeed 2008 alumna discusses her experience in the Teach for America Program in Mississippi

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When I walked into my classroom at 7:15 a.m. Aug. 6 I was greeted by 10 pairs of eyes. Their faces varied in shade from light caramel to deep brown. All of them were African American. As I walked into the room I forced a smile. I couldn’t let these five-year-old children realize their new kindergarten teacher was scared out of her mind. They couldn’t know that I had almost no idea what I was doing, that I wasn’t really a teacher yet. That first day of class, another six students showed up. The next day four more came, followed by even more. By the end of the first full week of school, I had 28 kindergarteners to be responsible for — a number several students above the legal class size limit. But, hey, it was the Mississippi Delta. I’d been told things like that tended to slip under the radar. Thankfully, my school hired another teacher, and my class shrunk to 22. Finally, I’d be able to get to know these kids. I made the choice to teach in Mississippi because of the huge achievement gap present there. The achievement gap is a term for the huge difference between the educational success of children in high-income areas and those in areas of high poverty. With one-third of its population living below the poverty line and up to 60 percent without a high school diploma or GED, the Delta is one of the most educationally behind regions TFA serves. I knew that going into my two-year commitment with TFA. I knew the kids I would

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teach would be poor, they would have a limited world view, many of them would have tough home situation and a few may not even have a home. I also knew the Delta was still infamous for racism and segregation. But I didn’t know how bad. In the weeks that followed, I spent a lot of time reading, teaching math and testing. But I also spent a lot of time just talking to my students and their parents. These 22 kids were my kids now. I grew to love them and I became proud of their accomplishments. Over the first few weeks I saw my kids learn new letters, new sounds, discover rhyming words and figure out how to hold a pair of scissors. Regardless of how little my students knew on day one, they were growing by leaps and bounds. But many of the other people in my town didn’t share my optimism for the poor, black kids I taught.

I remember a trip I took to the mini-storage place on the outside of town. A guy named Jay ran it. Jay was personable, talkative — a real nice sort of guy. But then Jay asked me where I’d moved to. “Right off Maple Street,” I’d replied. “Oh...yeah well that area used to be a nice neighborhood until they all moved in,” was his reply. He was referring to the black people who had begun moving in several years before. Jay’s comment was, disappointingly, only the first of many I’d hear from white people around town. I managed to stay calm that first time, but when the comments started to focus on my kids, it was tough to keep quiet. Hearing words like, “those kids can’t really learn,” made me so angry. At the end of the first nineweek grading period I saw many of my kids had made great gains. But I also saw four

or five hadn’t. I realized, when I looked at my data, I’d been making excuses for those kids. “Bryston has such a tough home life,” “Tammirrea’s mom doesn’t care about her education,” “Henry doesn’t value learning,” “Cardrell can’t pay attention,” “Martayvius is already a lost cause.” and “None of them can write their names.”Sadly, I realized that by lowering my expectations and the amount of work I put into those kids, I was playing into all the stereotypes I’d been getting so mad about. We’re halfway through the second nine weeks now that Thanksgiving has come around, and I’m proud to say Henry, Martayvius and Cardrell have all learned to write their names. Henry is writing novels of “words”

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“San Francisco’s Girls” combines the dreamy, surf-rock of the Pet Sounds-era Beach Boys with modern day lo-fi indie pop. The band’s debut album, titled “Album,” consists of relatively simply arranged songs that are quick to grow on you. The album paints a portrait of the young, free-spirited allure of San Francisco with lyrics touching on love, longing and drug addictions. Band member JR White’s production on the album creates an expanding departed atmosphere that is pulled back to earth by lead singer Christopher Owens’ direct lyrics. Owens’ lyrics roughly touch on his sad, incredible childhood. Owens was born a follower of the Children of God cult. He spent most of his adolescent years alongside his mother and the cult drifting around foreign countries where he was exposed to prostitution while shielded from the outside world. Among an assortment of other rules, the children were only allowed to listen to music that was accepted by the cult’s elders. He was given his first guitar by Fleetwood Mac guitarist Jeremy Spencer, also a member of the cult, and performed songs on the streets to raise money. At the age of 16, Owens saved up enough to flee his situation and move to Austin, Texas where he fell in

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with its post-punk music scene. Eventually, he found himself in San Francisco where he met White and Girls was born. The album opens with “Lust for Life.” Here, bee-bop background vocals lay the foundation for Owens’ playful delivery of “I wish I had a father / Maybe then I would have turned out right.” This leads into “Laura,” an upbeat pop song that eventually opens up into a spacey jam of lead guitar and ambient vocal effects. “Hellhole Ratrace” is a slow, genuine tune about pushing forward. Owens sings, “I don’t want to cry my whole life through / I want to do some dancing too / So come on and dance with me.” As the song progresses, distorted guitars and high pitch synthesizers rumble in as a backdrop but Owens’ tone remains cool and casual. The slight tension between the two keeps the song in focus for its near seven-minute length. “Summertime” is another one of the gems that make up “Album.” Here, JR’s production offers layering effects that continually transform the song’s otherwise simple arrangement. “Album” is not a redefinition of rock by any means. Instead, it is a perfectly packaged collection of familiar sounds and sincere themes that is sure to squeeze its way into a few top 10 lists before the year’s end.

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Assassin’s Creed 2 game experience lives up to hype, will delight gamers New video game worth the wait Rich Lepore Staff Writer

Assassin’s Creed 2 is far more than just a video game, it is an experience. When you first begin playing, you learn various skills and get introduced to the story and characters, just as in any other game. But after a few hours, all of the disparate components that make up the game come together, and you feel like you are an assassin, fighting for truth, honor and the future of free will. You begin the game as Desmond, a twentieth-century protagonist who is caught between two warring factions, the Assassins and the Templars, in a struggle that has gone on for thousands of years. Soon, however, you are plugged into a virtual-reality-esque machine called the animus that allows its user to relive the memories of their ancestors, and this is when the game really begins. While plugged in to the animus, you control Ezio Auditore, one of Desmond’s ancestors from Renaissance-era Italy. What is so cool about this animus concept is that it provides a brilliant analogue for the video game experience. The player is controlling Desmond, who in turn is controlling Ezio, creating a unique game-within-a-game scenario. This also allows the developers to create an in-game experience that adheres to an overall sense of logic. For example, you do have a life bar in the game, but it isn’t called a life bar. Rather, it is called a “synchronization meter” which measures how in-sync Desmond is with his ancestor. When an enemy hits Ezio, it reduces synchronization, but so does acting in defiance of the Assassin’s code. Attack an innocent, for exam-

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ple, and a message will appear onscreen saying “Warning! Ezio did not kill civilians.” The way the controls are set up is based upon this gamewithin-a-game concept as well. Each face button corresponds with a different body part, so when the animus tutorial in the game explains to Desmond how to control Ezio, it is also teaching us, the player, how to play. One button controls Ezio’s head, another controls his feet and the other two control each of his hands. So if you want to attack with the weapon that is in your right hand, you hit the “X” button, and if you want to use “eagle vision,” you use the “Y” button, which controls Ezio’s head. The end result is that you feel like you really are Desmond,

strapped into the animus, controlling Ezio on his adventures in Italy. If you extend the metaphor out one more step, you could say that the Xbox is your own animus, giving you complete control over Desmond. The controls are refined and the story is engrossing, but there is so much more to this game than just these basic ingredients. First of all, you should know that AC2 is a game that can be played in at least two completely different ways. The meticulous, item-collection-oriented gamer will find all kinds of collectables to discover, and unlike in Assassin’s Creed 1, you will be rewarded for your effort. Collecting pairs of statues nets you a money bonus, collecting feathers earns you two special pieces of armor and weaponry, and just about everything else you collect in the game raises the value of your in-game estate, which in turn, yields income. For the non-neurotic gamer, however, there is the ability to skip most of this item collection and focus on a fast-paced, action-packed thrill ride of a plot across Florence, Venice and the Tuscan Countryside. At any one time, there are multiple exciting things to do, so you’re never stuck doing the

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that AC2 has to worry about. All of this detail and variety adds to the overall level of immersion to the point that you really feel as if you are there. It takes a while to get swept up in Ezio’s world , but af ter about three or four hours, t his game has you firmly in its grasp. The game is set up in a pseudo-sandbox style. In a traditional sandbox game, like Grand Theft Auto 4 for example, you are dropped into a world and given free reign to go anywhere, tackling the available missions in any order you choose. In AC2, you also have a gigantic world to explore, but

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it is presented to the gamer in small, manageable chunks. In this way, the game is as linear as it is free-roaming, offering a central focus along with its inherent variety. The missions are as entertaining as they are varied. In one mission, you pick up a damsel in distress in a row boat and escort her to land. In another, you are tasked with beating up a cheating boyfriend to assure that he never cheats again. Throughout the lengthy campaign, you’ll be running, climbing, jumping, f lying, fighting, swimming, boating and, of course, assassinating. There is so much in this game that no review can truly cover everything. What is most important to convey here is that this is an experience like no other.

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Comedy a disappointment Luis Zapata Photo Editor

If any movie could take “Jedi” puns too far, then this is it. The Nov. 6 release, “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” gives us a hint of what kind of true story can bring us down more LSD-filled dirt paths than a coherent story. We start our story staring at a message, “More of this is true than you would believe,” and we start checking the time to see how long this movie is going to last. Our hero, Bob Wilton, played by Ewan McGregor, is a reporter who decides he is obligated to go to Iraq to report on the war after his wife leaves him for his editor at the local town newspaper. Once in Iraq, he meets Lyn Cassady, played by George Clooney, and they go on a trip of a lifetime into Iraq after Cassady decides they are meant to be together. Cassady introduces himself as a “Jedi Warrior,” and let the Star War puns begin. We find out he is actually part of a military group called “The New Earth Army” that was put together and trained to fight wars with peace. They were trained at different levels to be able to use psychic powers like the infamous cloud bursting or remote traveling to find people who have been lost. All of this is put together after a Vietnam veteran has a vision after falling out of a helicopter and getting shot.

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A poorly put together film would not be complete without the sinister villain who comes in the shape of one of the New Earth Army’s Jedi warriors, Larry Hooper, played by Kevin Spacey. He decides to take the army to the “dark-side” after getting rid of the drugged-up veteran and psychicthrilled Bill Django, played by Jeff Bridges, by making it a private contractor for the military.

Apart from George Clooney losing all of his spunk and Kevin Spacey coming off as a constipated nit-wit, the director, Grant Heslov, just gave us a star-studded pile of poop. Heslov proved to have no real direction in this picture because the picture couldn’t decide what it wanted to be. Did it want to be a comedy or a film based off a novel called “Men Who Stare at Goats,” from a filmmaker-journalist Jon Ronson? After watching it and thinking about it, I still don’t know. McGregor seemed to be the only sane thing in the entire picture until he and Django decided to put LSD in the water supply. After that, he joined the rest of the crew of nut-jobs. This is truly a skeptic’s dream if there ever was one. The movie gives the reason of having a division of paranormal reseach as “the Russians thought we were doing paranormal research, so they started paranormal research,” so they decided to start paranormal research. If you throw aside the terrible usage of “Jedi” throughout the entire film, the LSDcrazed soliders that think they can disperse clouds with their minds and the endless supply of pointless goats, all you would get is a pile of dirt and poorly beaten actors. The movie is good for a few laughs and only 94 minutes long, but that’s about it.

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during writing time. Cardrell knows all of his letter sounds. Tammirrea can count to 20 and has mastered the letter ‘A’. Bryston is getting excited about the alphabet. And all that happened in a span of four weeks! I’m home to see my family for break, and although it’s great to be here, I miss my kids, and I’m definitely missing the time we could be spending together, learning

even more! TFA teaches all of its teachers to have a “big goal” for his or her classroom. It’s one of those TFAisms I’d been cynical about. I figured a big goal was impossible to meet. But now that I’m completely sold on the idea. My class will meet their goal of 80 percent mastery this year. They will all be writing. They will be doing subtraction. Regardless of skin color, social class, family, haves or have nots — regardless of what so many people think of them, my kids will succeed!

Students jump into statistical analysis with project Story & photos by christin hardy

ath and statistics are everywhere in the world today, from the social sciences to biomedical studies. Some students in ST 370 seek to examine the way randomization will affect linear regressions with cell phone stop watches, toy parachutes and a little gravity. Ben Stone, a junior in biomedical engineering, and Blanton Everette, an undeclared junior, both look to use the tools learned in statistics to do research -- Stone said he wanted to try to help those in less developed countries by researching artificial hearts and lungs, while Everette was considering further studies in sports apparel or biomedicine. Here’s what the two worked on in the SAS Building as part of their ST 370 class.

Ben Snow, a junior in biomedical engineering, catches a parachute on the bottom floor of SAS.

Blanton Everette, a junior in textile engineering, times how long it takes for a weighted parachute to fall three stories in the new SAS building.

Blanton Everette, a junior in textile engineering, drops a toy parachute from the third floor of SAS for his statistics class project. Everette was testing linear regression with the affects of randomization.

Blanton Everette, a junior in textile engineering, and Ben Snow, a junior in biomedical engineering, used toy army parachutes for their statistics project. The goal of the project was to find a linear regression.

Ben Snow, a junior in biomedical engineering, times how long it takes a toy parachute to fall from the third floor of SAS to the ground. Snow’s project partner, Blanton Everette, a junior in textile engineering, stood at the top and dropped it.

Panama City wants break from spring break after incidents last year Popular destination refuses to allow MTV to film, denies permits for music festival Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief

With barren trees across campus and cool temperatures in the forecast, few students are terribly concerned with their spring break plans in November as exams and turkey generally dominate this time of year. But a city in Florida is already preparing for the bar-

rage of spring breakers bound to invade come February and March, though its not rolling out a read carpet for college students. According to a press release from Inertia, a spring break touring company, Panama City is seeking to dissuade spring breakers from visiting this spring by refusing to work with MTV, which films from the city each year, and denying permits for the Beach Scene Music Festival. The event was to draw from artists including the Black Eyed Peas, Lady GaGa

Chad Hart of Inertia, which and Green Day. The city’s change of heart hosts tours in Panama City and South Padre, c ome s le s s Texas, said afthan a year ter a boom in after an the 80s, PanMTV-hosted ama City was L i l Wa y n e the last true concert endspring break ed with the locat ion i n stabbing of Florida. two people. Chad Hart of Inertia “Panama Panama City City is really Mayor Gayle the only city Oberst said that has any she saw no way the city could handle so critical mass of spring breakers anymore,” he said. “It’s kind of many people.

“[Panama City] is kind of the last city standing in Florida.”

the last city standing in Florida that has that large of a group of people going there.” Hart said complaints from city leaders finally won out in the city that was the premiere spring break destination in past decades, but added other locations are encouraging students to visit. “Other cities realize these college students become future travelers,” he said, adding Colorado cities and South Padre have spring break links on their city Web sites. Colorado cities are playing

up their ski angle and Aspen and other winter sport locations are fast gaining a share in the spring break market. “They’re actively promoting college trips up there,” Hart said. “Those are the big spring break destinations now.” In the United States, South Padre is still a top destination for breakers looking for surf and sun, as Hart said about 50,000 students visit the area annually during the month of March.

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Dana Bible looks on as the Pack battles Miami Saturday, Nov. 29, 2008 at Carter-Finley Stadium. State bested the Hurricanes, 3828, and earned a berth in the PapaJohns.com Bowl Dec. 29.

thanks to all the fans who supported me and my comeback. I’m really thankful that everyone stuck through the year, even though I’m sure it wasn’t the easiest thing to do. I’ve had a blast playing here. I’m not sure what my future holds, but

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opponent boasting one of Chapel Hill 10/14/00 the conference’s top defensRaleigh 9/29/01 es. North Carolina’s defense Chapel Hill 10/12/02 enters the regular season finale first in the conference Raleigh 9/27/03 in scoring and rushing deChapel Hill 10/0/04 fense and is second in pass Raleigh 9/24/05 defense. “They’re playing with a Chapel Hill 11/18/06 lot of confidence,” coach Raleigh 11/10/07 Tom O’Brien said. “It comes Chapel Hill 11/22/08 down to the continuity of what they have. When you look at it, it’s probably an NFL defense; they probably are the name of the game,” have got half a dozen guys Floyd said. “The team that wins that are NFL guys. Looking the turnover battle wins a lot of at them, they’re very similar games. Obviously their defense to the N.C State defense of is very good at creating turnabout seven years ago when overs. And if we want to be able they had all those guys end to beat them, I think we have to beat them up in the in the turnNFL.” over battle, Knowwhich means ing its we have to be offense better at takwill face ing the ball a defense aw ay f rom which has their offense forced 28 than they are turnovers at taking [the this year, b a l l] aw a y more from ours.” than any Hopes for team in a bowl game the ACC, Senior safety Bobby Floyd were dashed Floyd said t wo week s the Pack’s ago and the ow n defense is aware of how im- possibility of a .500 finish is portant it will be to cause no longer achievable after the loss to the Hokies. But with 17 turnovers of its own. “A lot of times turnovers seniors, 10 of which are current

ond tenure with N.C. State after being hired by Tom Reed to coach wide receivers from 1983-1985. He was later hired by high school friend O’Brien to call the offensive plays at Boston College. Redshirt graduate student Julian Williams heard about Bible’s condition just a few minutes before the rest of Wolfpack Nation. He said Bible needs to focus on fighting his illness while his team faces a battle of the less critical variety. “I just heard the news a few minutes ago,” Williams said. “As far as the offense, he means a world to us. He’s a good guy as far as character, and when it comes to play calling he’s the best. It’s a big blow for us but he has other things he needs to take care of. We’ll take care of football.”

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starters, preparing for their last ever game, the Pack will treat the noon kickoff Saturday against the Tar Heels like its bowl game. “This is pretty much as big as a bowl game right now,” Williams said. “Especially for the seniors, because it’s our last goround. It’s your last game and it’s against Carolina so it might as well be that bowl atmosphere to us. “ Floyd said he could not think of a better ending to his career than a third straight win against the Tar Heels. “This has been a disappointing season,” Floyd said. “We really want to go out on a good note and send the seniors out. I’d really like to end my career here with a win over Carolina and beat them three years in a row. That would be a great way to go out, in my opinion.”

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Toney’s Take: Week 13

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Time for the Tar Heels Here we are, at my last column. I’m not really sure what to say. It’s hard to try and finish things off when things are so far from over. We still have one final showdown this weekend against that school down the road. That school that likes to paint our Free Expression Tunnel baby blue. Yeah … them. I’ll be gradToney Baker u at i ng t h i s December, Pack Halfback but this may not be the last Carolina-State game you see me in. I finally got approved for that sixth year, which I talked a little bit about last week. I think it’s great that I got the sixth year. It’s a great opportunity and a blessing to get more time. A lot of people don’t get that opportunity. I’ll make the decision over the next couple of weeks; not too long after the Carolina game. I’ve got to talk to my dad, whose opinion I respect as much as anyone’s, coach [Tom] O’Brien, the rest of the coaching staff and a lot of other people. I want to come back, but I also want to figure out what’s best for my future. As for the Virginia Tech game, it was loud as advertised. They have really passionate fans. I was happy to see a lot of Wolfpack fans over there — there was a pretty good State showing in Blacksburg. All in all it was a good experience, but it would have been better if we’d come out with the win. What everyone probably remembers from the first quarter was my fumble. I’m not all that proud of it, but honestly, if you break it down, the guy made a good play. I ran into somebody, but it was the second contact. I was carrying correctly, two hands on the ball, but it popped out. It was a good play on their part, and it cost us. But honestly, it’s hard to focus on that even though it was only two days ago. We have Carolina coming up this week, and we want it to be the highlight of our year just like it was in 2008. This year, though, we’re bringing it home. Everything’s on the table. This is what we’re putting our season on right now. It’s really important to the University, the fans and to us, and everyone’s taking it very seriously.

Location: Chapel Hill, N.C. Established: 1789 Enrollment: 17,895 Conference: Acc Stadium: Kenan Memorial Stadium

What happened the last time State played

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Russell Wilson, a redshirt freshman quarterback, scrambles during the UNC game at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill Nov. 22, 2008. Wilson threw 279 yards for two touchdowns and rushed for another 50 yards. The Wolfpack clinched the mythical State Championship by beating the Tar Heels 41-10.

Pack, Heels set for battle Seniors looking to go out on winning note with third consecutive win over rival Tar Heels Tyler Everett

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State players had not even begun to take off their equipment after Saturday’s 38-10 loss to Virginia Tech when Pack fans who traveled to Blacksburg, Va. let senior safety Bobby Floyd and his teammates know what was on their minds. “Walking out of the stadium at Blacksburg, the fans were chanting, ‘Beat Carolina,’” Floyd said. “Our

tunnel was right by where our fans were and a lot of them were chanting that. It’s a testament to how much this game means to Wolfpack fans. I still had my shoulder pads and helmet on.” N.C. State’s last meeting with the Tar Heels saw the Pack dominate, winning 41-10 in what many fans considered the highlight of the 2008 season. Growing up in North Carolina, redshirt senior left guard Julian Williams is well aware of the nature of the rivalry between State and Carolina. Williams said this year’s game will be particularly intense after what happened last year. “This game means a bunch to me,” Williams said. “Growing

up in this state, I’m from North Carolina; N.C. StateNorth Carolina always has been a big rivalry. With what we did to them last year over there [in Chapel Hill], they’re going to come in pumped. Any time you play at someone else’s stadium and you have more fans left at the end of the game than they do, you know it’s an embarrassment to them. So we’re going to have to bring it to them this year even more.” For the third week in a row, the Pack offense will square off with a ranked

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ith the carrot of bowl eligibility still dangling in front of N.C. State in November of last year, the Pack traveled down Tobacco Road and defeated the Tar Heels, 41-10, at Kenan Stadium on Nov. 22, 2008. Carolina, ranked 25th in the nation before the game, turned the ball over six times and allowed Russell Wilson to romp for 17 of 28 completions and 279 yards. Meanwhile, the Pack defense held Carolina to 6 rushing yards and 203 yards of total offense. A 24-0 Wolfpack scoring run capped off the visiting team’s penultimate game of the 2008 season.

Players to watch for: N.C. State Toney Baker, running back : The redshirt senior had a rough

start against Virginia Tech and will look to remedy that this weekend. Approved for a sixth year by the NCAA last week, Baker is sixth in the league in touchdown scoring and sixth in the ACC in rushing. Owen Spencer, wide receiver : State will need its receivers to

play to their potential Saturday in order to stand a chance of winning. Spencer’s 24.42 yards per catch leads the ACC and he had a touchdown last weekend in a lackluster effort against Virginia Tech.

Bible diagnosed with Leukemia Dana Bible missed first game in 34 years of coaching Saturday at Virginia Tech, will undergo chemotherapy

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Head football coach Tom O’Brien announced Monday afternoon that longtime offensive coordinator Dana Bible has been diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia, an aggressive form of cancer. He is scheduled to be hospitalized for 30 days while he undergoes chemotherapy. “He’s a tough old guy,” O’Brien said. “He’ll fight it. If he has a chance to beat it, he’ll beat it.” Bible’s doctors advised against traveling him with

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APL is the M3 subtype of Acute Myeloid Leukemia, affecting 10% of those with AML. APL has the best prognosis of the 8 types of AML. “Acute” means that leukemia can progress quickly, and if not treated, would probably be fatal in a few months. Early diagnosis and treatment of APL is important because patients with APL may develop serious blood-clotting or bleeding problems. AML starts in the bone marrow (the soft inner part of the bones, where new blood cells are made), but in most cases it quickly moves into the blood. About 70% to 90% of patients with APL are cured with treatment.

threw three interceptions against Boston College last week, but has backstopped a bowl-eligible Carolina team that has defied expectations this season. Ryan Houston, tailback : Houston had 18 carries for 45 yards and

two touchdowns in North Carolina’s 31-13 win over Boston College and has seen steady improvement over three seasons with the Tar Heels. The speedy running back will likely find the end zone several times if Carolina has its way in CarterFinley. Compiled by Kate Shefte

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the team to Virginia Tech this weekend after undergoing tests. The Pack struggled in his absence and lost, 38-10. According to O’Brien, it was the first game or practice Bible missed in 34 years of coaching. Senior safety Bobby Floyd said Bible is known throughout the roster as someone who can inject life into the offense. “This is tough news to hear,” Floyd said. “I don’t work as

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closely with Coach Bible as some of the offensive players, but he has such a fiery personality on the field that you couldn’t miss him. You know he’s a family man and this has to be tough news for them.” Bible, 56, has been a member of O’Brien’s staff since 1999. This is his sec-

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Trickery abounds before rivalry game Carolina and State students enjoy sabotaging each others’ campuses before the teams’ annual football game, and the rivalry-fueled jokes have only intensified in recent years. N.C. State hosts the Ram Roast each year to “protect” the Free Expression Tunnel from UNC students armed with light blue paint. Last year in retaliation, State students painted Chapel Hill landmarks with red paint, causing several thousand dollars worth of damage. Compiled by Kate Shefte

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