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Senate eyes advising, distance ed changes Removal of distance ed tuition penalty high on minds of senators. Chelsey Francis
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A local middle school without a drama program is presenting: HONK! Jr.: The Musical – with a little help from Park Scholars. The Centennial Campus Middle School drama program is now a reality. Founded in 2004 by Remi Loiseau, who graduated in 2007, Curtain Call was established to provide area middle schools without drama departments the necessary funding and skills to produce musicals each year, according to program records. Directed by DeShawn Brown, a freshman in general engineering, this year’s musical tells the story of an ugly duckling and his life in the duck yard. The show will be Thursday, Nov. 18 and Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Centennial Campus Middle School. Tickets are $5, and all proceeds go directly back to the drama program. There are expected to be between 400 and 500 attendees at this year’s performances. For Brown, this was the perfect opportunity for him to combine two of his passions: drama and service. “In high school, I had a lot of the-
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moval of the tuition penalty needs to be done anyway.” Adam Hughes, a junior in communication, said he was in favor of the bill. “I think this is a really good bill in the fact it gets rid of the fees,” Hughes said. “My only concern with this is the kids that are going to take advantage of it. I feel like students are going to be like, ‘I can go to class, or I can stay in my pajamas and watch this video at home.’” Hughes said he feels like students
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Career Services and the N.C. State Department of Biology are encouraging sophomores and juniors to apply for Career Fellows, which provides undergraduate students with a professional opportunity. Career Fellows is a program that allows students to shadow a successful member of the workforce in a field they are considering entering after graduation, said Melissa Kahn, assistant director for CALS Career Services. “The Career Fellows program is a two-day job shadowing experience over spring break. The students who are selected will be matched with a mentor who has a job that matches the student’s career interests,” Kahn said. “This is a chance for students to find out what a career path is really like, get a sense for one type of work environment, make connections in their field of interest, and to get firsthand information about their own career goals.” Kahn said prospective applicants must be sophomores or juniors and must first be nominated by their faculty advisor or another staff member. Applications for the 2011 selection process are due by 5 p.m. on Dec. 7. Students can turn in applications to 107 Patterson Hall, and they must
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After the Student Senate meeting Wednesday, student government assistant director Eileen Coombes, Matt Tucker, a junior in environmental technology, and John Tucker, a sophomore in political science, discuss possible options for the future of the Free Expression Tunnel. After incidents of indecent graffiti on the walls of the Tunnel, the University is still deciding whether to continue to allow students to draw in the Tunnel, or to close it off completely.
more in political science. According to Ethan Harrelson, a senior in biological sciences, distance education classes cost about $125 more per credit hour than on-campus classes. Matthew Tucker, a junior in environmental technology, questioned Harrelson on the likelihood of this bill making any difference in the future. “It’s extremely likely that it will make a difference,” Harrelson said. “If we get on this soon enough, it could be in effect for either summer sessions or fall classes.” Harrelson also said he wanted to point out the extra fees charged for
distance education courses do not benefit the University in any way. “The extra fees don’t stay with the University,” Harrelson said. “The extra money all stays downtown. Other universities have done similar things to this in regards to their distance education classes.” Davis, whose committee reviewed this bill, said she knew of a lot of students who have had issues with distance education tuition. “Taylor [Hiott] actually got the ball rolling with this,” Davis said. “DELTA [distance education and learning technology applications] does not receive compensation from this. The re-
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ater background,” Brown said. “After hearing about Curtain Call and how important it was to the kids, I jumped right in.” This year’s production was met with a significant hardship before rehearsals began, as the entire leadership vacated their positions, creating a vacuum at the top. This gave Brown the opportunity to take over the direction of the program as a freshman. According to Brown, this year’s leadership team is composed of eight N.C. State students. The team is completely student-led, and they receive assistance from music instructors at the middle school. Co-directing this year’s production is Ryan Collinsworth, a junior in psychology. For Collinsworth, the program is much more complex than a simple opportunity for the children to have fun after school. “With our society’s preference toward education in the sciences, math, and technology, the arts and humanities suffer,” Collinsworth said. “It has been very meaningful to me to expos the students to drama and music.” Collinsworth said he thinks Curtain Call provides students with a great outlet of self-expression in a comfortable zone. “There are certain social rules and
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The Student Senate passed pieces of legislation Wednesday that could impact student finances and advising. During the shorter-than-usual meeting, an advising review bill was passed, as well as a piece of legislation encouraging the University to remove the distance education tuition penalty. The advising review bill passed with consent, while the distance education tuition penalty act required a roll call vote. The advising review bill, from the committee on academics, encourages the Undergraduate Student Success Task Force to include advising reform in the “game changes” that are to be presented to the University Strategic Planning Committee. Abbi Davis, a second-year Agricultural Institute student, said the committee on academics has heard positive feedback about the bill. “This has been received favorably by students so far,” Davis said. “This is something that needs to be done.” Justin Brooks, a junior in nuclear engineering, said he thinks this bill is important for Student Senate to pass. “It’s like standing up to the University and saying something,” Brooks said. “I hope future students can have a better advising system in the years to come.” The bill was sent to Student Body President Kelly Hook with consent from the Student Senate. The second bill Student Senate passed during the meeting concerned the removal of the distance education tuition penalty. The bill was spearheaded by Taylor Hiott, academics commission director and a sopho-
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Rupert Nacoste, professor of psychology, speaks ouside Wolf Plaza Wednesday for “Wake Up, It’s Serious.” Nacoste was adressing recent racist graffiti in the Free Expression Tunnel that has caused turmoil on campus.
Campus to sponsor CPR training Daylong CPR Challenge will offer three certification opportunities. Allison Saito Staff Writer
The CPR Challenge is not a competition; its goal is to improve public safety by offering recertification and full certification classes in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency skills. Josh Powell, a sophomore in forest management and CPR instructor, explained why learning CPR is important. “I’ve worked EMS for six years now and [have] seen many situa-
tions where we’d go to people’s houses…where if the family had known CPR they could have helped the person … knowing this can help save lives,” Powell said. Because it considers CPR an important skill, Campus Recreation offers different ways for University community members to earn certification. “We started offering [CPR training] a couple years ago … to the University community, for students, staff, faculty, to come take classes here on campus. Before that time, you’d have to go the American Red Cross to take classes,” Assistant Director of Campus Recreation Peter Koutroumpis said. “This is all fairly new to campus, but it is picking up a lot of energy and interest,” Koutroumpis said.
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also complete an interview to be considered. According to Kahn, the process is limited to sophomores and juniors because these students have had the chance to consider their career goals while still having enough time for any modifications. “A student’s second or third year is a great time to get involved in this program,” Kahn said. “They have had some time to reflect on their career goals and figure out what they are looking for, but they also still have some time before graduation to apply the information that they gain from the program.” Rita Beard, a junior in criminology, said this opportunity came at a great time in her college career. “The idea that you get to shadow a mentor in your field is a really good way to see a day in the life of someone in your area. As a student, we may not know what we really want to do
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pressures to fit in that prevent kids from expressing themselves, and I feel like Curtain Call provides kids a vital opportunity to explore their own creativity,” he said. According to Brown, the program exists for the benefit of the students. “[The children] get the opportunity to learn about the arts, have fun, work together,
or see what we are doing on a day to day basis, and this allows that,” said Beard. “I originally was only focused on forensics, but after being placed with the North Carolina Juvenile Delinquency Department, my eyes were opened to other areas.” According to Kahn, economic problems in North Carolina have resulted in a limited number of student internships available, but the Career Fellows program continues to open doors for students looking for internships in those fields. “With the job market still the way that it is, many companies have cut back on the number of internships that they have available,” said Kahn. “This program offers students a chance to get involved with an organization without a full internship, and the connections that they make while shadowing could give them an advantage when applying for jobs or internships.” Unfortunately, criminology is no longer included in CALS, so incoming criminology majors are not eligible to participate in CALS Career Fellows.
and bond as a group,” Brown said. “They can just forget about everything else in the world, and get on stage and be free.” The most fulfilling part of his involvement in the program has been exposing children to drama who otherwise may go without that experience, Collinsworth said. “Who knows? Maybe there is a student in this production who will one day star on Broadway, but without Curtain Call, would have had no exposure to drama,” Collinsworth said.
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Beard said the experience helped her exponentially nevertheless. “This program actually led to two other internships and allowed me to figure out what I want to do, and I just heard back from another internship in the spring with the General Assembly,” said Beard. “Just from the initial contact through the career fellows program, I am continuing to make connections.” Kahn said all CALS students interested in this opportunity should apply, as experience gained from participation in Career Fellows is very valuable. “It is difficult for students to really know if their chosen career path is right for them without finding a way to try it out, either through internships or job shadowing,” Kahn said. “I think it is easy for students to make a decision based on what they think a career is really like without testing the waters, and this is an opportunity to do so. We give these students the start they need, and then it is up to them to make the most of this great experience.”
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where you would expect it,” Koutroumpis said. For those who are unable to attend a session at the Challenge, Campus Recreation offers other opportunities to earn certification. “The CPR Challenge is, we’ll call it a focus event, but we have classes going on every month that people can sign up for,” Koutroumpis said. Campus Recreation is also organizing classes for groups that request them. “The other thing that we are doing this year, for the first time, is to be able to offer customized programs to different campus groups. … If people want to get certified, and there is a common time, we can come to you now, or we can get the classroom set up for a customized class for a group of people,” Koutroumpis said. The CPR Challenge will be
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will take advantage of the lack of a tuition penalty. “Any step away from traditional learning doesn’t sit well with me,” Hughes said. “Maybe we should make it so that students have to have a good reason to take a distance education class.” Stephen Chavez, a doctoral student in animal science and poultry science and newly appointed graduate senator, shared his opinions of the bill as a doctoral student. “In CALS, a professor, Dr. Allen, is trying to put all his classes online, just because
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held Friday, November 19th in and around Carmichael Complex. Three sessions are available, and each session lasts four hours. “It is throughout the day, beginning with session one [which] is from 9 [a.m.] to 1 [p.m.]. Session two is from 1 [p.m.] to 5 [p.m.]. Session three is 6 [p.m.] to 10 [p.m.],” Koutroumpis said. Registration is open from now until the last session starts. “You can register online at the campus rec website or you can go into the campus rec office at Carmichael gym and register at the front desk,” Powell said. “You can actually walk up on the day and sign up for the class,” Powell said. “We’re still open to as many people [that] want to take it,” Powell said. CPR certification is $25 for faculty, staff, and students. AED training and first aid certification are also available. “If you want to do an additional certification, like first aid, that is an additional $10,”
he doesn’t really like teaching,” Chavez said. “He’s pretty much forcing students to take his class online. There’s only one section that has 10 students in class, and 50 students distance education. I had to be physically put into the class portion, just so I don’t have to pay the distance education fees.” The distance education tuition penalty act passed with 35 of the 36 senators present voting for the bill. The only senator voting against the bill was Johnathan Tucker, a sophomore in political science.
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Koutroumpis said. “This [fee] more or less covers the cost of materials. You, as a participant, would get an information booklet and skills cards, as well as you first aid student pack, which includes a face shield and some first aid supplies that you use in class and take home,” Koutroumpis said.
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Men’s soccer coach George Tarantini announced he was retiring. Coach Tarantini is the last of the coaches who worked with both Kay Yow and Jim Valvano. The Wolfpack’s women’s basketball, volleyball, women’s soccer and men’s soccer teams all have new coaches.
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There is a lot of new blood in N.C. State’s sports teams and no one has really stepped up to challenge the legacy of Yow and Valvano. N.C. State, both the teams and the fans, need to see the coaches bring back consistent wins and reinstill a sense of pride.
ay Yow and Jimmy V will go down in history as sports giants and have made N.C. State immortal in their actions. With Coach George Tarantini’s retirement, N.C State is watching the last of the historic coaches leave. This is more evidence of new blood in the major sports at N.C. State. Athletics has acquired Debbie Yow, who has inspired the Athletics Department and the University, but now we need coaches that not only inspires their team but their school. This year is looking to be the most exciting for the Wolfpack in the last couple of years, with a fresh recruiting class for men’s basketball and the foot-
“Cardiac kids”. The Pack Power is there for the coaches to find and to give to their teams. The teams and the fans are starving for national recognition of their skill and passion. The essence of sports is the satisfaction of a victory and a game well played. A good coach is defined by the success of his team, how they play and how much they win, and the legacy they leave the team and N.C. State. The current students are waiting on that coaching icon to take their team to the next level.
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ball team on its way to a bowl. However, these teams need consistent winning to show the University and the nation they are the Wolfpack and they embody all that is great about it. Now it is up to the coaches to make it happen. Football coach Tom O’Brien and men’s basketball coach Sidney Lowe have been at State for over four years. The programs have changed under their tenure, but there have been no consistently successful, inspiring years. Many alumni are asking what happened to “the Cardiac Pack.”
The coming months will see if these coaches can live up to the expectations of their teams and the University that supports them. All of the new coaches have the potential to build the foundation for success for their teams. The Wolfpack is here to support them, now it is up to them to refuel the greatness of their team. Our school’s reputation is rooted in our sports teams’ performance, which is evidence of the quality of coach they have. N.C. State can’t wait to see another 1983 and a return of the
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t seems the Talley project has been garnering some unpopular attention again around campus. Last year students voted to scrap the Rally 4 Talley initiative, but Student Government overrode the voices of s t ude nt s and passed the $120 million Sam plan. CurrentDaughtry ly the matter is Staff Columnist a sensitive issue in Student Government to avoid rehashing the October 2009 Student Government initiative fiasco. In essence, we were sold fools gold. Today Talley is a visual reminder of continual campus growth and poor long-term planning. Huge amounts of campus money were spent on the Rally 4 Talley campaign. To date, nobody can provide a clear answer on where that money came from. While the Rally 4 Talley signage lingers scattered across campus and on buses, there are still many unanswered questions. One major item is that student fees will skyrocket. As evidence of the low turnout to meetings and information sessions, the University Center Board of Directors and Student Government are having a hard time building support because of disgust by its unpopular endeavor. A pitch Student Government leadership suggested was “each year we wait, it will cost an ad-
ditional $10 million.” It has already been a year and the square footage has decreased by 7,000 square feet -- but the cost remains the same. Students should question why the plan still costs the same if the square footage has been greatly reduced. It seems we are back to square one without a clear plan and still seeking input from the handful of students that show interest. Student leaders also mentioned that private donors would contribute to the Talley expansion plan. To date there has been no announcements about donations or angel investments. This means students are still forced to pay the costly Talley-tax. We can all agree that our campus does need a better student center. Most agree that out current economy is attempting a path to recovery. But a snapshot across America has shown dissatisfaction in how our recovery has been administered with the overwhelming political shift in recent elections. Americans continue to argue about repealing health care. Perhaps our own Student Government should take a lesson by listening to students and consider repealing the unpopular and expensive Talley project -- at least for now. Another issue that should concern students is how the University Center Board of Directors and Student Government proctors the Talley project. Instead of focusing on physical space beneficial to students, the focus shifts to
building a bridge over the railroad tracks to connect North and South campuses. I can assure you students’ vision does not entail spending $120 million for a bridge to nowhere. Instead, I would propose the following suggestions for the Talley project. Either scrap the Talley project completely or perhaps demolish Harrelson Hall and replace it with a new a new student center. Students and alumni agree the current Talley Student Center is not in the ideal location. Relocation of a student center could be beneficial to central campus as it could compliment the existing Atrium by providing improved and diverse selection of foods, services and activities. Also, it would be within the pathways of classrooms where a majority of students funnel. The existing Talley location could be drawn in to the Price Music Center, where federal grants and public funding could expand its classrooms, offices and improve Stewart Theater. N.C. State students want the best for their campus and for many generations to come. We all agree that we would love to have a great student center, but our current economy is having second thoughts about how we should move forward. Let’s stop the Talley rollercoaster and review a sensible student-supported initiative that is beneficial to our wallets and the future of N.C. State.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2010 • PAGE 5
Noise-induced hearing loss a permanent danger Hearing disorders are increasingly more common but preventable Zachary Diezel Staff Writer
Attending the latest concert. Cranking up your iPod. Using loud machines. All of these activities can result in irreversible damage to one’s ability to hear. And the number of those affected is on the rise. The number of Americans with some form of hearing disorder “has doubled since 1971,” Fox news recently reported, and Noise-Induced Hearing Loss (NHIL) is one of the most common forms. While many understand that loud sound can damage their hearing, few know why. “[Heavy iPod use] can’t be good [for your hearing],” Daniel Long, a biomedical engineering freshman, said, “but I don’t know what it hurts or how much.” “It hast to hurt your hearing, but I don’t know the degree of it,”Michal Biggerstaff, a sophomore in industrial engineering, said. Worse, some know full well that they are causing damage to their hearing. “I know I am. I definitely am [damaging my ears with headphone use],” Dylan Love, a chemical engineering freshman said. “I am definitely messing up my hearing with all [use of] my iPod and stuff.” NIHL is the result of damage to the ear’s hair cells. (See alt box) Located inside the cochlea, these cells are minutely small, yet vital to human hearing. When a sound wave comes through the outer and middle ear, it vibrates the cilia. The vibrations of the cilia complete a pathway for neurons to flow to the brain, resulting in the sensation of hearing. The more intense or loud a sound, the more violently the hair cells are shaken. “When the sound is just too loud or too long for our system, these hairs can actually become sheared off,” Jane Lubischer, professor of biology, said. “With too much movement you can get damage… Ringing in the ears is a pretty good sign you did some damage. You want to let it recover.” An ordinary cut or even a broken bone can mend over time, especially in young people. What makes NIHL and hair cell damage frightening is that the damage is forever: hair cells cannot regenerate. “If you lose one neuron in a pathway, that pathway is no good to you anymore,” Lubischer said. “It comes back to two things: how loud is the music and how long are you listening to that loud music,” Lubischer
said. “There is some evidence that we can recover from short exposure to loud music, but you have got to give your system time to recover. If you’re constantly bombarding it then you’re at risk for losing [your hearing ability].” A prime example of the danger of long-term exposure to loud noise is Pete Townshend, the guitarist and songwriter for the rock band “The Who.” According to Bob Grossfeld, professor of biology, Townshend suffers severe hearing loss due to never wearing hearing protection while performing. Hearing loss is common among many musicians, not just rockers, according to Grossfeld. In addition to loud environments, Lubischer also warns of the risks to hearing regarding headphones. “If you put the speakers right in your ear, one can imagine [the consequences], especially if you’ve got background noise,” Lubischer said. “If you’re in a quiet place you can have the volume down lower; but if you’re in a noisier background … and crank up the noise to the point where you can hear it, then you can hear it but what you ear and hair cells are experiencing is a much larger volume.” “Even though to us it’s just like “I’ll just turn it up loud enough so I can hear it,” you’re at risk for putting it at a high volume that can cause damage, “Lubischer said. “That is the danger. And if you’ve got those ear-buds in all the time you’re not giving your hair cells a chance to recover. It’s definitely a hazard.” There is hope, however, for regenerating hair cells. “If we can understand at the basic science level, we might be able to move forward,” said Lubischer. “No promises, but that’s the hope.” A. J. Hudspeth of Rockefeller University in New York is one of the leading researchers on the topic of hearing. Experiments on fruit flies have isolated the gene responsible for their hearing. Other research has found that amphibians are capable of regenerating hair cells. This knowledge may eventually lead to finding ways to regenerate human hair cells, but this may be farther out than many would like. In the meantime, there are many ways to preserve one’s hearing. Specialized hearing protection is readily available for musicians, concertgoers, machinists, and mechanics alike. As to iPod users, “Be sure you unplug for a while is my advice,” Lubischer said.
INTENSITY OF SOUND (DECIBELS) On the decibel scale, an increase of 10 means that a sound is 10 times more intense, or powerful. To your ears, it sounds twice as loud. Sources of noise that can cause NIHL are 120 to 150 decibels. Long or repeated exposure to sounds at or above 85 decibels can cause hearing loss. SOUCE: NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DEAFNESS AND OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
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November storms can bring devastation with cold fronts
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eather is most interesting when it doesn’t do what we
expect. We expect thunderstorms on a July afternoon. We don’t expect howlJohn Boyer ing winds and Weather thunder after columnist midnight in mid-November, but that’s exactly what we experienced on Tuesday evening. Throughout the morning and afternoon, forecasters and computer models indicated the likelihood of severe weather during the evening hours. Around 8:00 p.m., the Storm Prediction Center issued a Tornado Watch extending roughly from Charlotte to Raleigh. Though no tornadoes were observed, some of the storms around Charlotte exhibited threatening rotation. Considering North Carolina’s history of November tornadoes, this was undoubtedly a wise move. As the line of storms pushed to the east, the storms took on an arc-like appearance and wind damage began to strike. Throughout the 11:00 p.m.
hour, the local National Weather Service office issued warnings for Durham and Wake Counties. The line of storms passed through Raleigh just after midnight. Local observers measured wind gusts as high as 35 mph. Progress Energy reported numerous small power outages across the region where trees had fallen on power lines. Overall, the Storm Prediction Center received 82 reports of damaging wind throughout the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic. So what happened to cause this unexpected weather? Typically, thunderstorms won’t form without moisture, warm temperatures, and something to lift the air upwards. Wit h t he , additional element of spin, you can add . tornadoes to the mix. On Tuesday, we had ample moisture and spin in the air. Temperatures climbed into the upper 60s leading up to the storms, which provided a limited but important source of energy. For the past 3 days, highs had run about 6 degrees above average. A cold front pushing east from the Appalachian Moun-
“Severe weather is less common in Nov. than during the spring and summer months but it isn’t totally unprecendented ”
tains provided the lift to get the storms going. Aloft, winds were rushing along at 40 to 60 miles per hour. The storms actually forced these winds to the surface, which caused the widespread damage. Severe weather is less common in Nov. than during the spring and summer months, but it isn’t totally unprecedented. According to information from the National Climatic Data Center, 80 tornadoes have touched down in North Carolina during the month of November since 1950. When tornadoes do happen, they can be particularly damaging; Nov. tornadoes account for only 7 percent of all tornadoes, but 14 percent of tornado injuries. On Nov. 15, 2008, 8 tornadoes touched down throughout the I-95 corridor between 1:00 and 4:00 a.m. A strong tornado tracked through Johnson and Wilson counties, killing 2 and injuring 6. A similar tornado devastated the small town of Riegelwood in Columbus County at 6:37 a.m. on Nov. 16, 2006. The storm left behind a half-million dollars in damage and 8 deaths. Two separate tornado outbreaks on Nov. 4 and Nov. 23, 1992 spun up 27 tornadoes across all corners of the state, injuring 67. Two died when a tornado struck Orange County in the early-morning hours of the 23rd. This list would be incomplete without mentioning the Raleigh tornado of Nov 28,
1988. This major F-4 tornado began just east of RDU airport shortly after 1:00 a.m. The tornado was tracked to the northeast through the Glenwood, Creedmoor, and Six Forks areas. It remained on the ground through Wake Forest, and spun eastward into Franklin, Nash, Halifax, and Northampton Counties. Four died and 157 were injured,
which is a remarkably low total for a tornado that struck a major populated area at a time when most people would be asleep. Hundreds of homes and businesses were devastated, and the disaster ultimately cost $142 million (adjusted to 2010 dollars). If you’re interested in finding out more about these cases, the National Weather Service
Office in Raleigh collaborates with N.C. State researchers to publish detailed summaries of winter storms, tornado outbreaks, and hurricanes throughout the state’s history. You can find them at weather. gov/rah/events. WRAL also features a fulllength documentary of the 1988 tornado and its aftermath online.
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Apps bring the world to your pocket Popular Apple apps allow common tasks to be accomplished anytime, anywhere. Phillip Lin Staff Writer
The popularity of the iPod and iPod Touch, now spreading with the rise and release of the iPhone and iPad, has brought on a new world of downloadable applications. The Apple App Store is stocked with downloadable applications for free or for purchase. With applications ranging from useful tools to silly gimmicks, the App Store has become a trendy hub for portable Apple devices as iTunes has for downloadable music. Radio applications for music playlists have become especially popular for iPod and iPhone users. Applications such as Pandora Radio or Slacker Radio allow mobile users to have access to a wide variety of music without needing to manually buy or save music into their personal iTunes. David Tseng, a freshman in computer science, likes the applications that offer ease of communication. “Text Free [Unlimited] is one of my favorite apps because it allows me to text all my friends quickly, and best of all, for free,” Tseng says. “Other useful apps include the Facebook app and Weather Channel to keep me updated on the go.” Skype can also be found as an excellent way to communicate for free with an iPhone after years of popularity on the PC. Skype-to-Skype via Wi-Fi offers high quality calls and is especially great
for long distance calling. Not all free communication apps have gone well with Apple as it took away from paid phone services on the iPhone, but deals have been worked out for apps by larger companies and are available in the App Store. Teja Yarlagadda, a junior in aerospace engineering, would prefer more freedom from Apple for apps to be legally downloaded. “I don’t like how they restrict the applications in the Apple App Store. Only about 25% of proposed apps make it to the App Store officially, so a lot of good apps aren’t made available for users,” Yarlagadda says. “They did bring GoogleVoice to the App Store though, and it allows you to make free text and phone calls within the United States.” Convenient communication is an expected standard to be found with handheld devices, but also for handheld gaming. While not quite in the league of handheld gaming platforms such as the Nintendo DS and Sony PSP, Apple’s iPods, iPhone, and iPad are quickly becoming viable devices for handheld gaming. Hit games found in the App Store include AngryBirds and Fruit Ninja. Game developer PopCap’s widely popular PC and Xbox 360 titles, Peggle and Plants Vs. Zombies, play very well using the touch screens on iPhones and iPads. Some of the most useful apps, however, are tools that can be used for business and education purposes. QuickOffice allows the user to utilize Word and Excel documents on the go. Kindle, the popular eBook reader, is also available for download from the App Store. Aaron Fung, a sophomore in business
administration, started a cell phone repair business called “EdgeTube” that has recently begun to specialize in iPhone services. “I believe that personalized productivity apps are continuing to become more popular as they allow more increased user input and helps the user complete their tasks more efficiently,” Fung says. “An example of these personalized apps include ‘Evernote’, which allows you to take notes and have access to them anywhere you have a Wi-Fi connection. Also, Remote Desktop allows you to control your desktop from a remote location for file and program access.” Other useful apps include the LogiTech TouchMouse app that allows the user to use an iPhone or iPod as a multitouch mouse and wireless keyboard. Toolbox is an app that allows ease of communication and collaboration for educational purposes. “I use Toolbox sometimes,” Tseng says. “It’s convenient for homework like chemistry if you need to convert measurements back and forth.” Connecting the user with other students and experts in certain subjects, Toolbox allows students to form discussion groups and to get answers for questions from various assignments. Featuring apps from big name companies and popular services such as Skype, Kindle, and even games such as those from PopCap, the iPod, iPhone, and iPad seem to have something for everyone. Whether it is for ease of communication, convenient tools for educational and business purposes, or gaming, the App Store has a large selection for users to choose from. GRAPHIC BY KEVIN COOK
‘Think Outside the Brick’ encourages sustainability, ingenuity Approximately 25 proposals were submitted this past Monday for a $1000 grant to the winner of ‘Think Outside the Brick.’ Nasir Khatri Staff Writer
Making the University campus more green and energyefficient is a goal of many in our campus community. In response to this desire, Student Government and the SG Sustainability Commission launched the ‘Think Outside the Brick’ project last year. The deadline for this year’s competition was Monday. According to Rachel Conley, director of the ‘Think Outside the Brick’ project, approximately 25 applications were submitted by this years’ deadline. “A committee will review all of the proposals and we will select 6 to 8 finalists and schedule interviews for them to pitch their idea to us in 15 minutes or so,” Conley said. “We plan to have selected and interviewed finalists by winter break, and plan to announce the winners in January when students are back on campus.” The competition allows
students to submit one-page proposals to a committee that will choose the best idea. In the past, the winner of the project was awarded $1000 to have their idea put into action but, in addition, the committee will select 2 runners-up who will each be awarded $500. The committee consists of the Student Body President, Sustainability Commission Director, Think outside the Brick director, Director of Outreach for Campus Sustainability, Member of University Affairs, and one Student At Large. The projects are judged based on feasibility, scalability, and campus impact. The goal of the program is to increase campus sustainability. According to Komal Mathur, a freshman in biological sciences and a member of the Honors Village Sustainability Committee, “sustainability is using resources to the fullest potential, resources that are renewable and not harmful to the environment. It is about conserving energy and using resources that are beneficial to the environment now, and also don’t compromise its future.” The committee aims to reduce the University’s toll on the environment and allow students to play a large role in
this endeavor. The first ‘Think Outside the Brick’ winner was the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association for their SOUL garden, which is an organic community garden located on Centennial Campus near the Lake Raleigh Dam. According to Conley, the produce is organic and is donated to food banks and University students who help maintain the garden. Lauren Morris, a senior in biological sciences and one of the founders of the SOUL garden, and other members of WESA had to do a lot of research and planning before submitting their proposal for ‘Think Outside the Brick.’ “[The committee] had a lot of good questions to see if we would be able to see the idea all the way through,” Morris said. “The Sustainability Commission has been really helpful by giving us ideas and support to build the SOUL garden.” Morris said they started planting the garden in May and tested out the food throughout the summer. “We plan to have two 12 by 14 plots in the future, one sustained by the SOUL garden team, where all the food grown will be given to the Raleigh Inter-Faith Food Shuttle,” Mor-
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tainability and helps students erage student’s idea to become think about the importance of something tangible. This year, where their food comes from SG’s Sustainability Commisand how it effects the environ- sion has transitioned their focus to uniting sustainable ment. Other past proposals judged groups on campus, students by the committee dealt with and staff alike. Think Outside window tinting in the library, the Brick is just one of the ways which would lower the amount to rally students around grassof energy needed to cool the li- roots green innovation.” brary down, especially during Some other examples of projthe summer; zero waste events, ects that increase NC State’s which makes maximal use of sustainability include the recycling; shade tree implan- Pack Pulse Energy Competitation to lower the amount of tion, which informs students energy needabout t he ed to cool energy they buildings consume a nd ma ny using rea l others. time energy “Any monitorgreen idea ing dishas the poplayed on tential to be f lat screen a winner if monitors in it is feasible Sy me a nd and has a Owen resirespectful dence halls. Rachel Conley, senior in fisheries & anticipated The farmwildlife sciences impact,” acers market cording to a lso g ives Conley. students the opportunity to Last year, there were 25 ap- buy local/organic produce, plications submitted to the personal products, and crafts, committee, according to Con- which is better for one’s health ley, the same number that was and the environment. received this year. In addition, the bike renting The committee highly values program allows students to the input of students because it rent bicycles as an alternative shows how much the student method for traveling around body cares about the University campus, thereby reducing carand making it more sustainable bon emissions and allowing the for our own future. NCSU student body to have a “Think Outside the Brick is a lowered carbon footprint. Fiproject designed to directly in- nally, the Greek Life Recycling volve students with sustainable Competition allows students to impacts on campus,” Conley support their Greek organizasaid. “This is a way for the av- tion by recycling cans.
“Think Outside the Brick is just one of the ways to rally students around grassroots green innovation.”
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Hamrah, Ryan Goodman, Joe Caramanica and redshirt senior 149-pounder Darrion Caldwell, who won the national title at that weight in 2008. Jordan said an influx of resources has had as much to do with the recruiting success this year as anything. “That’s what happens when you have these kinds of resources,” Jordan said. “Everything falls into place. All we need is support and money, and we can get it done. We have had kind of a perfect storm because we have the money available.” With the money there to fi-
nance the travel necessary to bring in top talents, Jordan just concluded easily the most hectic fall recruiting period of his career. “We started getting verbals in mid to late October,” Jordan said. “I did 14 home visits this recruiting cycle. That is one more than I did in the previous six falls combined. We didn’t have the money before this year. I could only do one or two per fall.” Jordan also said some credit for his prized class has to go to the 7-3 football team, which, with two games to play, still has a great chance at an ACC title. “One of the things I have been meaning to do is shoot coach O’Brien a short note,” Jordan said. “That had an impact as
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well. We brought these kids in for football games, and I’m telling you, that has an impact. That stadium is a fantastic environment. The excitement everybody has, there’s electricity going around amongst all the coaches. Taking kids to football games when we’re on television and winning is very helpful.”
for our program and our participants and it is something that we would love to have. But it comes back to the financial side of it. However, if we did get the chance to get an artificial field we would only have to cancel games if it were lighting because we would have to worry about the field becoming slippery and risking injury to the participants. The goal is to get an artificial surface so that we don’t cancel for what is coming down, but instead for the conditions of the field for the safety of the students.” Payne: “With the field turf we would also be able to provide more opportunities to play. Right know we build in rain weeks and rain days ahead of time, but if we had field turf we wouldn’t have to do that as much.” Technician How are you training referees for IM Sports and dealing with complaints about referees? Seibring: “We want to continue to teach them. We have bi-weekly meetings with them where we go over different situ-
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it shows. I think I played a lot better than I showed at practice. If I continue to do the small things, that will help me improve slowly but surely.” According to sophomore guard Marissa Kastanek, all of the freshmen have been adjusting well to N.C. State and are on the right track toward success.
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Seibring: “I would challenge those people to come and work for us. If they know more, than they should come and should want to be involved. For the most part, people that come and officiate a sport are usually the ones who have played that sport in the past. People who think they know more are usually wrong. They usually don’t know the rules. They may think they know more, but they don’t.”
ations, rule interpretations and how we see things in a game. We have our older and most experienced officials out there evaluating the newer officials and they will go up at halftime or at the end of the game, and talk to the official and explain to them things they need to do better. The people who come in from playing high school sports are coming in with a completely different set of ideas about officials. People that officiate high school games have a lot more experience and its tough for students to come in and do it. We need to educate the people playing and let them know that it is harder than you think and just to give them a break.” Payne: “An extra burden is that our officials are officiating over their peers, which is a lot different than most high school levels. Those officials are older than the people participating in those programs. So, it is difficult for those people to go to class with one of your buddies than go and have to officiate his game.”
Technician How have budget cuts affected the Intramural Sports? Seibring: “We continually get challenged to find ways to generate revenue. And we are going to do our best to find ways to generate that revenue so we don’t have to cut programs and opportunities that we offer to students. Our goal is to not have to charge for intramural sports, which is very common among campuses across the nation. We want to keep it that way and that is just going to be creativity among us and among our staff so we don’t have to cut back. We always want to push forward and create new things instead of chopping at the stuff we already have.”
Technician What would you say to the participants who believe they may know more than the officials who are calling the game?
for this freshman class at State, leaving fans with a lot to look forward to for the next four years.
“I think they’re doing so well,” Kastanek said. “They came in and a lot of stuff was new for them as far as the weight room, the eating habits, the college life, the classes and everything. It hit them hard, but with the help of the upperclassmen, the coaches, and the freshmen within themselves, they’ve come together. They’ve been doing really well this year.” Although Burke has a lot of room for growth this season, she is leading the way inside
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ACROSS 1 Encircled by 6 Persian faith 11 One with a cover 14 More of a novice 15 Lunch hr. end, often 16 A victory may break one 17 Marx as a Druid? 19 Rio hello 20 PD precinct boss 21 Chants of a lifetime? 23 Works 26 Cell component 27 Lift with effort 28 Win by __ 29 Built up charges 31 Parts of personal music libraries 33 Musical intervals 36 ASCAP rival 37 First rabies vaccine creator 39 Interior decorator’s concern 40 Classic breath freshener 42 Certain counter’s woe 44 Iron supplement brand 46 Spread out 47 Memo opener 49 Bengals, on scoreboards 50 Noble address 51 Question of advisability 53 There are pins at the end of one 54 Columnist Landers 55 Well-dressed Swedish actress? 60 Biker’s chopper 61 Bullwinkle nemesis 62 Stravinsky and a lab assistant 63 Barcelona bear 64 Bright 65 Not schooled in DOWN 1 Ring piece 2 West of Hollywood 3 Athena’s attendant
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• A continuation of the story about the wrestling team’s recruiting class
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MEN’S WRESTLING
Wrestling reels in top-notch class
Irving’s afternoon officially recordsetting Nobody who saw Nate Irving post eight tackles for loss Saturday against Wake Forest needed much time to realize no Wolfpack player had ever notched so many hits in the backfield. That performance broke the school record of six tackles for loss in game, which was previously held by former Pack defensive end Mario Williams, who now stars for the Houston Texans. It was confirmed Wednesday that no player in NCAA history had ever made so many stops in the backfield. Irving’s eight hits behind the line of scrimmage highlighted a 13-tackle effort in his final game in Carter-Finley Stadium SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Basketball set for Charleston Classic Sidney Lowe and the men’s basketball team will play three games in Charleston, S.C. in four days over the weekend, starting with a battle with East Carolina Thursday at 6 p.m. Each of the team’s three games will be broadcasted on the Wolfpack radio network and will also be televised by either MASN or ESPNU. State is 18-1 all-time against ECU, with the lone loss coming during the 2007-2008 season. The last time the Pack and Pirates met, N.C. State prevailed, 87-76. The other teams competing in Charleston will be Coastal Carolina, Georgetown, Wofford and USC Upstate. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Women’s basketball falls to Alabama The women’s basketball team traveled to Tuscaloosa, Ala., Wednesday night and fell to the Crimson Tide by a final score of 95-84. The loss spoiled a careerhigh effort by sophomore Marissa Kastanek, who finished with 25 points. Kastanek was one of four players in double figures, as Amber White added 21 points and Freshman Kody Burke and Breezy Williams chipped in 10 apiece. But 30 turnovers were simply too much for the Pack to overcome. State fell behind by as many as 28 before cutting Alabama’s lead to 12, at 88-76, with less than three minutes to play. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Thursday MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. EAST CAROLINA IN CHARLESTON CLASSIC Charleston, S.C., 6 p.m. DIVING @ NIKE CUP Chapel Hill, N.C., All day Friday WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. GEORGIA TECH Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. RIFLE @ WEST VIRGINIA Morgantown, W.Va., TBA SWIMMING AND DIVING @ GEORGIA TECH INVITATIONAL Atlanta, Ga., All day
Five-man fall signing class has coach Carter Jordan ecstatic Tyler Everett Sports Editor
In six years with the Pack, wrestling coach Carter Jordan has never had any difficulty attracting top talent. But he’s never seen anything quite like this year’s recruiting class before. “It’s like I just woke up in heaven,” Jordan said. “Even If we sign nobody else, this is already the best class I have brought in, hands down. These are really, really quality kids. They are the total package.” Three of the five wrestlers who have committed to join the program in August of 2011 are among the nation’s top 100 wrestlers in the class of 2011, according to intermatwrestle.com. The unquestioned star of the five-man 2011 freshman class signed Wednesday is Chris Phillips of Monroeville, Ohio. Phillips is already a three-time state champion in one of the nation’s top prep wrestling states, and chose the Pack over the likes of nationally prominent programs like Ohio State and Ohio. Jordan said he was able to convince Phillips to head south to Raleigh even after two of his high school teammates committed to the Buckeyes‚Äô powerhouse wrestling program.
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Coach Carter Jordan watches on as the Wolfpack grapplers fall to the Navy Midshipmen in Reynolds Coliseum, Jan. 24, 2008.
Joining Phillips, the No. 3 overall 2011 prospect, are Josh DaSilveira, Henry Carlson, Harrison Honeycutt and Coltin Fought. DaSilveira is the 2010 high school junior national champion out of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is ranked among the nation’s top 10 at 189 pounds. Carlson is a three-time AllAmerican and 2008 national champion from Virginia Beach,
Va. He is ranked No. 85 overall and will wrestle for the Pack at either 149 or 157 pounds. Honeycutt, from Lake Norman High School, is ranked No. 90 overall and projects to wrestle at 197 in college. Rounding out the class is Fought, a three-time state qualifier from Pennsylvania at the 125 pound weight class. Two years after signing a 2009 freshman class featur-
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ing a pair of high school national champs in Dale Shull and Eloheim Palma, Jordan has brought in what he thinks will easily be the most heralded class of his tenure. “The 2009 freshman class was 16th or 17th in the country,” Jordan said. “I don’t know what they will rank us, but I’d be shocked if it’s not in the top 5. But there’s a big difference between a top-10 class and one
that is 17th or 18th.” The fact that he considers this class the best of his coaching career becomes all the more noteworthy when one looks at athletes Jordan has signed. He has reeld in a number of former high school All-Americans, including the likes of Kody
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INTRAMURAL SPORTS
Burke’s impact immediate Q&A with Matt Seibring & Dan Payne
Freshman forward Kody Burke quickly becoming valuable contributor
New IM leaders discuss changes
Jeniece Jamison Senior Staff Writer
On a team full of fresh faces, freshman Kody Burke is making her presence felt as quickly as any newcomer to the women’s basketball team. Burke is a 6’2” freshman from Northridge, California. During her senior year at Notre Dame High she averaged 22.7 points, 12.2 rebounds, and 5.5 blocks, leading her conference in all three statistical categories. So far in the Pack’s young season, she has been able to bring that momentum to Reynolds Coliseum. In her exhibition debut she put up a double-double on North Greenville University with 11 points and 12 rebounds. In her first two regular season games against College of Charleston and Creighton, she recorded 14 rebounds with the help of the Reynolds crowd. “I love it, the whole [thing],” Burke said. “It’s loud and fun and everyone’s engaged in the game. I really like that. I didn’t have that coming from high school.” Coach Kellie Harper said Burke is well ahead of the usual development for a freshman. “Kody plays hard, she’s very strong and has some athleticism,” Harper said. “She does a nice job around the basket finishing shots. She understands the game. She already plays above a
Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor
At the beginning of the semester, the University hired two new staff members for intramural sports. These hires were Matt Seibring and Dan Payne. Seibring, a graduate of Saint Cloud State University, was hired as the new Assistant Director of Intramural Sports, while Payne, a graduate of Florida State University, was hired as the Coordinator for Intramural Sports. Seibring went to graduate school at West Florida and then began working for Southern Mississippi for three years before coming to State. Payne was a graduate assistant at Iowa University before taking the N.C. State job. KEVIN COOK/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTO
Freshman forward Kody Burke drives to the basket during the exhibition game against North Greenville in Reynolds Coliseum on Nov. 7. Burke was N.C. State’s second-leading scorer with 12 total points. With Burke’s help, the Wolfpack was able to win by 56 points, 91-35.
freshman level with her intelligence. “The confidence that Harper has gained in Burke has helped propel Burke into the starting lineup. “We will have Kody Burke in the lineup to start,” Harper said. “She is a great basketball player who just so happens to be a freshman” Burke believes starting as such a young player has been
made possible simply by listening to her coach and working her hardest. “All I wanted to do was do the small things that Kellie told me to do, like box out and hustle,” Burke said. “So when I stepped on the court I said I have to do the small things that count, and
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Technician What are some of your goals you have for intramural sports program since you have taken over. Seibring: “One of the main things we want to push is that we want to create good student leaders amongst our student staff. The supervisors, evaluators, officials and the behind the scenes students who set things up, we just want to develop them into good student leaders.” Also, we are very big on sportsmanship and we are here to provide an opportunity for people to go out and have fun. It’s more fun when peo-
ple are out there planning for that reason and it allows more participants to go out there and enjoy themselves when people are arguing and screaming at everyone.” Technician Have you come in and changed anything that used to be here before you arrived? Seibring: “We both came close to the beginning of the school year and program-wise, we haven’t changed a whole lot in what is being offered because we were here so quick. I had a relationship with the people who had run the IM Sports beforehand so they had a good relationship with me. But the biggest thing would be is that people have noticed the consequences for ejections have become a little more severe. You can’t scream and yell at another student or a student official, and if you do, there will be consequences.” Technician What is your opinion of getting field turf for the intramural fields? Seibring: “Our drainage system is pretty old and it doesn’t work at its maximum capacity. But the field is not run by Intramural Sports. It is a part of the Carmichael Complex and they are the ones who run the fields. As far as synthetic stuff, that is something that is in talks. It would be extremely beneficial
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