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University offers stress busting activities Campus Activities and Campus Recreation are teaming up to help de-stress the University during the exam period. Allison Saito Staff Writer
Free pizza and movies are two tools campus organizations will use to bust your stress next week. As a part of Campus Activities’ stress busters, pizza will be distributed on the Brickyard Dec. 8 and on Centennial Campus Dec. 9. Campus Cinema will also show ‘Knight and Day’ free to students Dec. 9 and Dec. 10. Rick Gardner, associate director of Campus Activities, said stress busters have evolved since the University sponsored its first stress buster, ‘Breakfast on the Go,’ 10 years ago. “Every semester we do something a little bit different,” Gardner said. One returning event is Pet-a-Pooch, which allows students the opportunity to see, touch and distress during the exam period by being around therapy dogs. According to Gardner, this is one of the most popular events Campus Activities sponsors. “It’s really interesting to see how Pet-a-Pooch has exploded [as interest has increased],” Gardner said. Pet-a-Pooch will be in the North Gallery of Talley from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 8. According to Gardner, all of the dogs are trained, healthy and safe to be around. “We work with a group called COPE Elder Care. They are therapy dogs that they normally take into retirement homes,” Gardner said.
Peter Koutroumpis, assistant director of Campus Recreation, said Campus Recreation is sponsoring several events this year, including one new event. “We have a dodge ball tournament we are introducing this year,” Koutroumpis said. The dodge ball tournament will be Monday and requires advance registration. The only other stress buster that requires registration is the Jingle Bell Jog. Gardner said this is a fun, noncompetitive two mile run/walk. “We have prizes for costumes,” Gardner said. “Registration is online and also [you can] walk up.” Koutroumpis said they have seen creative costumes in the past, including Santa and a team of reindeer. “We’ve had a Santa and some elves [also],” Koutroumpis said. The first stress buster of this semester will be a carnival in Wolf Plaza from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Friday afternoon. “Anybody can come up and play the games. And McDonald’s is bringing out a prize wheel,” Gardner said. According to Gardner, there is a philanthropic aspect to the carnival. Campus Activities is trying to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House. If you donate to Ronald McDonald House, Gardner said, you can spin the prize wheel. “The bookstore has given us 50 $10 gift cards to give away at the carnival,” Gardner said. Another stress buster will be the biannual Exam Jam sponsored by CampusRec, according to Koutroumpis. “We have Exam Jam, which we always hold the first Tuesday of exam week,” Koutroumpis said. “It involves
STRESS BUSTER SCHEDULE: Date: Friday, Dec. 3 Activity: Carnival and Bookstore sidewalk sale Location: Bookstore & Wolf Plaza Time: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Date: Monday, Dec. 6 Activity: Dodgeball Tournament Location: Carmichael Courts Time: 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. Date: Tuesday, Dec. 7 Activity: Exam Jam and Climbing Wall Location: Carmichael Courts Time: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Date: Wdnesday, Dec. 8 Activity: Pizza on the Brickyard; PetA-Pooch Location: Brickyard; Talley Ballroom Time: 11 a.m.; 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. SOURCE: CAMPUS ACTIVITIES
all our different program areas doing some sort of fun and active activity.” The rock wall will be open and free food will be provided. According to Koutroumpis, Exam Jam is a way for students to relax by being active. Inactive ways of relaxing will also be available. “We do have a massage therapist, so people can sign up for a free massage,” Koutroumpis said. UAB is hosting bingo in the Campus Cinema from 9 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. Dec. 9. University Dining will also be opening Fountain Dining Hall late on Dec. 7, 8 and 9. They will have activities and food. “[One day] they’ll be doing the spin art with the records that we did at Friday Fest,” Gardner said.
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Chelsea Richardson, a freshman in professional golf management, tries to figure out how the payment system works in the game “Life” at Fountain Dining Hall. Richardson was with a group of friends, who participated in the event sponsored by Campus Police. The stress buster also included live Karaoke open to anyone. “I might sing, I’m not sure yet,” said Richardson.
Police: Centennial parking vandalism on the rise Over 30 incidences of vandalism this semester makes Centennial’s RS lot one of the most dangerous parking lots on campus. Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
Vehicular vandalism is becoming more common for students parking in the Resident Storage lot on Centennial Campus, but maybe not for the reasons they think. Shattered windows and slashed tires are hardly what students expect to worry about, especially for freshmen who frequently park in the lot, but over 30 incidences have been reported in the Campus Police blotter as having occurred in that lot since Aug. 15. According to Capt. Jon Barnwell, Campus Police receive more reports about incidences in this particular lot than any other on campus. “Compared to other lots on campus, we have seen a much higher increase in crime in the Resident Storage parking lot, though it is typical for the lot of choice for subjects to change every couple of years,” said Barnwell. “There are usually only a couple students damaging vehicles, so the lot of choice depends on lot location, what the lot is used for, and who the perpetrators are. We are considering these factors and are working to enhance the security of the lot.” There are signs in the lot stating that students can help prevent damages to their vehicles by locking their doors and keeping their valuables out of sight—therefore “out of mind”—but Barnwell said this trend seems to be no longer valid. “In the past it has been an issue of what is in the vehicles, such as GPS systems, CDs, or other electronic items or items of value,” said Barnwell. “However, we are seeing more instances of random acts of violence, with no intent of theft. This new trend makes it difficult to advise students on
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how to keep their cars safe.” But Barnwell said while Campus Police are stepping up security measures in the lot, the University needs students to be “neighborly” and look out for any suspicious incidences in the lot. “First and foremost, we focus on dealing with physical safety, and then we focus on protecting students’ property. From a physical standpoint, students in the lot are safe,” said Barnwell. “Right now, we’re working on investigating this which has reduced the number of incidents and we are aggressively checking the lots. But we need students to report anything they see. We need the help of the campus community.” Kelly Womack, a freshman in elementary education, said she finds this new trend of breaking into cars for purposes other than theft surprising and confusing. “I’ve always been told not to leave anything of value in my car or out in the open for people to see because that encourages people to break in to cars,” said Womack. “Yeah, it is surprising because I don’t get it. It seems pointless to break into someone’s car and not take anything. They are just breaking in to break in.” While Barnwell said he could not divulge the specifics of how Campus Police is strengthening security other than instating an increased police presence, he said Campus Police will install surveillance equipment as soon as the University has the money for it. “As we move forward with our plans to place CCTV cameras in the lot as it becomes economically viable, I believe it will have an impact of reducing criminal behavior,” said Barnwell. “It will have a tremendous impact on deviant behavior because it will take away the anonymity perpetrators believe they have when they commit such acts.” According to Emily Ericksen, a freshman in agriculture, employing the use of such cameras would make
A sophomore at Wake Forest–Rolesville High School collapsed at a swim meet Tuesday night at Carmichael Gym Pool. Staff Report
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A sign warns students against theft at the RS lot off Oval Drive on Centennial Campus Monday, Nov. 22. Acts of vandalism, including shattered windshields, have become a common occurence in the lot. “I wouldn’t park my car here if they offered free parking,” said Jeff Hemric, a junior in business administration.
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A Wake Forest–Rolesville High School sophomore collapsed at a Carmichael Gym swim meet Tuesday evening. According to observers’ reports, the teenager is a member of the WFR High swim team and hadn’t eaten that day. The girl’s teammates said stress from the swim meet may have been a factor in her collapse at the Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center. Eyewitnesses said the swimmer was breathing normally when EMS crews wheeled her away via stretcher.
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her feel more comfortable with having a car on campus, though currently the damages are not enough to discourage her completely from on-campus lots. “I feel like these should deter me from parking on campus, but I simply need my car for too many things,” said Ericksen. “I think they should put
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cameras out there since it would prevent people from doing these things. Obviously many people won’t go out there knowing they are being watched, or they will at least be a lot easier to catch. But it would be nicer if there was more security so I wouldn’t have to worry.”
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avid Tseng, a sophomore in computer science, tapes an identification number to the front railing of his bike Tuesday. Tseng just registered his bike with Wolftrails, which had a booth set up in Wolf Plaza from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. By providing free services, the Wolftrails program encourages students to partake in alternative transportation routes, such as biking, carpooling and walking. Tseng, who follows Wolftrails on Facebook, found out about the free registration and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity. “I really like my bike and I wanted to make sure that it is safe,” Tseng said.
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THE FACTS:
Disability does not mean inability T
Students are required to register with the Disability Services Office. The forms require students to visit a doctor and get documentation of the diagnosis. Students, professors and DSO service providers work together to develop a plan to meet the needs to students.
OUR OPINION:
Professors should be willing to work with students who have disabilities. Maintaining flexibility and understanding are important to help students succeed and, with proper effort from the student, the professor should work to help students do this.
he University community has been wrestling with the idea of diversity and discrimination a lot this semester. Racial and sexual discrimination have been hot topics, but few mention discrimination against people with disabilities. Students with disabilities should not have to deal with the stress of discrimination, especially in the classroom. There are currently 705 students registered with the Disability Services Office this semester. Students who are registered as disabled with the University aren’t academically disabled though. The average SAT score of students registered with the DSO this semester is 1143, this is 40 points less than the overall average of the
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gest students drop their course. But, not being willing to work with a student within a reasonable time because it would be hard is a sad excuse. While the professor shouldn’t change the subject matter, they should seek out the help of the DSO service provider before making a ruling about attendance and assignments for a student with disabilities. Professors should also research the Universal Design on the DSO’s website. Though for many this plan would require a critical look and change to the structure of their course, professors should find it provides an opportunity to assess acces-
Fall 2010 class. Students understand that we come to the University to learn and need to do all we can to make sure we do, including research and planning. But this isn’t always as easy as saying “poor planning” for students with disabilities. Talking to professors and DSO service providers in depth and developing a plan is necessary for these students, but it requires the professors to be receptive and flexible for unforeseen circumstances. No amount of planning can always ease sudden changes, which might require professors to make tough decision to sug-
sibility from a disability and a modern point of view. This will help professors deal with the level of uncertainty from students with disabilities, and could go on to make their class more accessible to other students as well. The rights and responsibilities of both the students and University are reasonable. As students, we recognize that there is a certain level of responsibility that comes with being a college student, no matter our possible disability. But, the University is also responsible for providing or arranging appropriate and reasonable accommodations for these students, and the University‚ includes faculty.
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ucked away behind the dam at Lake Raleigh, the Students for Organic United Living (S.O.U.L.) Garden slumbers as it waits until spring when it will once again be filled with tasty fruits and veggies ripe for the picking. Where now only a grassy cover crop Chris Cioffi grows, the garGuest columnist den’s managers are already dreaming big for the spring planting season. But to pull it off, they are going to need help. Maintaining a garden is hard work, and there is still a lot of work that needs to be done before the next planting season. To date, they have no deer fence or storage space, and need help building necessary items for the garden. “The garden is still young, and there’s still lots of room to grow,” said Bryan Maxwell, one of the garden’s founders. The summ e r w o n’t be a l l toi l, though. “The leadership team has already had several planni ng meetings to discuss the direction the garden will be going in next year. We’re really excited about what’s to come,” said Lauren Morris, the SOUL Garden’s creator. Full of ideas, Morris is dreaming big for the upcoming year. “We have talked about a harvest festival, and more gardening days,” she said. “We have so much fun working on the garden together.” Their model of making work fun is paying off. The SOUL garden’s notoriety is spreading. “We have had professors contact us to see how they can integrate the garden into some of their classes next semester,” said Morris. The garden was also approached by a group of students interested in publicizing the garden, for a class proj-
ect. “We were really lucky, they made us a website and a YouTube video.” According to Maxwell, next year there will be a great way for students to work at the garden, and even get to have their own space to grow whatever they want. “At our meeting, we decided to encourage student involvement by creating a new program. Students can buy a 3x4 ft. plot for $10, and can garden it for the whole summer,” said Maxwell. The SOUL Garden is a tasty way to get involved on-campus, and everyone is always invited. According to Morris, “We’re always looking for new people to get involved, and if someone has an idea, and wants to make it happen, we’ll do anything we can to help.” So, if you’re around next spring, a nd a re enticed by the idea of growing what you eat, check out their Facebook page : SOUL Garden at NCSU. If Facebook isn’t your thing, you can also drop them an email at: mail.SOULGarden@gmail. com.
“Their model of making work fun is paying off. The SOUL garden’s notoriety is spreading.”
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HOW TO SUBMIT “I think it should be the responsibility of both the University and the professors. They should work together.” Paris McGee senior, aerospace engineering
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“I dont think so. It should be the responsibility of the University itself. The University needs to place the professors in the right areas.”
“I think if professors are responsible for teaching the material, then they should be responsible for helping [disabled students].”
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After 14 years, ‘Donkey Kong Country Returns’ Donkey Kong Country Returns Nintendo
Jordan Alsaqa Senior Staff Writer
In 1994, Rare made their mark on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System with the release of Donkey Kong Country, redefining Mario’s arcade rival as a platforming star. Highly pra ised for its impressive graphics and gameplay, the game was followed by two more games on the SNES and a full 3D title on the Nintendo 64. Fourteen years after the release of the last Donkey Kong Country title, Nintendo announced Donkey Kong Country Returns was being developed by Retro Studios at this year’s E3. Retro Studios made a name
for themselves by successfully transitioning the Metroid series into the third dimension. For Donkey Kong Country Returns, however, Retro Studios has gone for a more traditional style, creating a game grounded in the ways of the original SNES trilogy. Fortunately, Retro has brought the best elements of the series to the forefront, while also adding a few new twists to extend and enhance the experience. First is the story, which is almost identical to the original Country, but feat u r i ng a new enemy. T h i s t i me , the Tiki Tak Tribe comes t o D on k e y Kong’s island, hypnotizes the locals, and steals DK’s banana horde. In order to save the day and his beloved food source, Donkey Kong, along with his partner Diddy Kong, set out to defeat the Tikis. As with most platformers on the Wii, the story is bare bones. However, it does man-
“Retro Studios has managed to once again breathe new life into a classic Nintendo franchise.”
age to add a bit of charm and personality, especially in the boss fights in each world. On the opposite end of the spectrum, the gameplay of Returns is fully featured. Retro has taken the classic elements of the series and crafted clever, challenging levels, providing some of the hardest platforming stages available this generation. Just to name a few of the numerous styles of play, gamers will need to master jumping, hovering and mine cart riding. The best part of the variety available in the game is that it all works well, providing different but equally challenging things for players to do. Only the rocket barrel sections edge a little too closely to cheap deaths, but ever y success still feels rewarding and hard earned. As if the levels themselves weren’t enough, Retro has gone a step beyond in providing collectibles and unlockables. Each level contains four KONG letters, a carry over from the original games, and five to nine hidden puzzle pieces to find. These items range from easy to find to downright infuriating, but the
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a highly-touted McDonald’s All-American out of Seton Hall Prep, Costner led the Wolfpack on a surprising run to the finals of the 2007 ACC Tournament, scoring a school-record 90 points along the way. With the introduction of Sidney Lowe’s fast-paced offense the following season, as well as blue-chip prospect J.J. Hickson, expectations could not have been higher for Costner and the Wolfpack. But sometimes expectations can be set too high. Costner’s production drastically dropped between his freshman and sophomore seasons from 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, to 8.5 points and 4.6 rebounds. Such a sharp drop-off left many Pack fans wondering how such a promising player could regress so rapidly. Costner rebounded with a solid redshirt junior campaign, however, finishing as the Wolfpack’s leading scorer with 13.3 points and 6 rebounds per game. Having already attained his degree from State, the forward chose not to return for his senior season and instead tried his luck in the NBA Draft where he went undrafted. Although playing in the NBA has always been a goal of Costner’s, the NBDL serves as an opportunity for the former All-ACC freshman to catch the eye of NBA scouts and get a shot at his childhood dream. “My goals are really to just continue to get better; con-
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Four matchup in the College Cup between the Irish and the Buckeyes. “I’m going to practice tomorrow to visit with the girls on the Notre Dame team,” Blosser said. “They’re in the Final Four, and I just want to see how the girls on the team interact. I want to know that they will not only play for themselves,
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Pack’s post presence will fall upon the shoulders of sophomore center DeShawn Painter, who has quickly emerged as a capable temporary replacement for Smith on the low block. Painter has averaged 9.5 points
but that they will play for the players next to them.” While the women’s soccer team will surely miss the star midfielder, Blosser says that she is moving on for the sole reason of wanting to compete for the College Cup. “I loved each and every one of my friends that I made here, and it’s going to be tough to say goodbye to them,” Blosser said. “I want to play somewhere that I can compete for championships now. One day this program will get there, but I only have two years left. I want to
and 8.7 rebounds in 24 minutes of action per game in the Pack’s last four times out. In the win over East Carolina, he set a new career-high with 12 points, then tied it a little more than a week later with 12 more against Fairleigh Dickinson. On the perimeter, State’s top two contributors this season have been Brown and sophomore Scott Wood, and the
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be able to tell my kids that their mom competed for a national championship.”
Pack’s most recent action was no exception. Brown continued to look like the most polished of the team’s three freshmen, leading the way with 13 points. Wood knocked down four three-pointers to keep defenses from doubling Brown, and as long as Smith is sidelined, one or both of the pair of Wood and Brown will have to keep the Pack in games.
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Brandon Costner of the Chicago Bulls shoots a free throw against the New York Knicks during the NBA Summer League presented by EA Sports on July 18, 2009 at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bulls won 90-84.
tinue to grow both as a person and as a player,” Costner said. “I’m really happy where I am right now and hopefully I’ll continue to grow and evolve.” If basketball ends up not working out, Costner wants to get involved in youth development and have a positive impact on the community. Costner has already had an impact on young players very familiar
to the Wolfpack Faithful and said he continues to keep in touch with his former teammates. “I still keep in touch with pretty much ever ybody I played with,” Costner said. “I know some of the new guys like Ryan [Harrow] and C.J. [Leslie]. But I try to keep up in touch with everybody.”
BRANDON COSTNER’S CAREER AVERAGES TEAM
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Dexia Mons-Hainaut
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.5 SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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WOMEN’S SOCCER
Blosser looking to transfer from State
Women’s basketball prepares to take on Illinois After playing just a single home game this season, the women’s basketball team, 4-4, is back on the road as it takes on Illinois tonight as a part of the ACC/Big 10 Challenge. This is the fourth year of the challenge and the Wolfpack and the ACC are looking to once again win bragging rights, as ACC teams have won the majority of the games every year. State has a 1-0 series lead over Illinois and will be looking to break a two-game losing streak and get above .500 for the season. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHELTICS
Baseball inks 15 in fall signing period The baseball team has announced that it signed 15 players in its fall recruiting class. The class is a mix between high school players and junior college players as 11 are from high school and four are transfers. Within the recruits, there are seven pitchers, four infielders, three outfielders and one catcher. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Wednesday MEN’S BASKETBALL @ WISCONSIN Madison, Wis., 7:15 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL @ ILLINOIS Champaign, Ill., 8:30 p.m. Friday WRESTLING @ CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL Las Vegas, Nev., All Day Saturday WRESTLING @ CLIFF KEEN LAS VEGAS INVITATIONAL Las Vegas, Nev., All Day MEN’S BASKETBALL @ SYRACUSE Syracuse, N.Y., 5:30 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I feel that every soccer player’s dream is to play in the ACC, or at least it was for me.” sophomore midfielder Kara Blosser
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Thursday: A recap of the men’s basketball game against Wisconsin Friday: A preview of the women’s basketball game against USC over the weekend
Standout sophomore Kara Blosser is leaving the Pack.
with her family over the break, she says it was fun to see what other schools are like. “I was so much happier when I was at Ohio State,” Blosser said. “I got to eat Thanksgiving Cory Smith dinner with my aunt and parStaff Writer ents, but my sister, who went A little more than a to Virginia Tech, kept giving month ago, the season came me grief about wanting to go to a conclusion for Women’s to West Virginia because she Soccer with a disappoint- hates them. I also got to go to ing 7-12 record (1-9 in the the Ohio State versus Michigan ACC), but one bright spot game, and the tailgating there was the preseason No. 84 is awesome.” One of the biggest reasons upperclassman in the counBlosser try according initially to topdrawerdecided soccer.com, to play for sophomore State was midfielder the head Kara Blosser. coach at Now with the time, t he se a son Laura over, Blosser Kerrigan. has decided When to transfer to Kerrianother unig a n le f t versity. She the Pack, has already Blosser been g iven vowed to permission to sophomore midfielder tick to her discuss terms Kara Blosser commitw it h ot her ment. schools, and “I feel that every soccer has been offered scholarships from several pro- player’s dream is to play in the ACC, or at least it was for me,” grams. While most students were Blosser said. “I loved the comtraveling home to visit fam- petition and Coach Kerrigan, ily, Blosser was traveling to and I wanted to get away from different colleges for official Virginia. I knew that when we visits. Though she was not had a new coach come here, it able to spend much time would be a challenge, but I still
“I want to play somewhere that I can compete for championships now. One day this program will get there....”
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Sophomore midfielder, Kara Blosser, collides with Texas’ goalie during the first half of the N.C. State vs. Texas women’s soccer game on Dail Soccer Field on Aug 20. Blosser, who played for a full 90 minutes, was not able to help the team win. Texas beat N.C. State 2-1.
wanted to play here.” When Coach Steve Springthorpe came to State, he wanted to change the culture of the women’s soccer team. He has brought in several players to bring success to the program, and Blosser believes that the Pack will excel, but not before she graduates. “I feel like I came here and did everything I could to help the program,” Blosser said. “But I’ve always wanted to compete for championships. Steve [Springthorpe] has the program going in the right direction, but I only have 2 more years left. N.C. State will be
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Men’s basketball travels to Wisconsin to begin first of two-game road trip. Tyler Everett Sports Editor
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Freshman guard Lorenzo Brown goes up for a layup amidst the arms of Farleigh Dickinson defenders. Brown led the team with 13 points and six assists, helping the Pack to a 77-67 victory.
Senior Javi Gonzalez’s experience will likely prove invaluable for a team relying so much on three players with less than 10 games under their belts at the collegiate level. The senior point guard’s presence and ability to calm the nerves of his young teammates will be all the more significant with Tracy Smith, the Pack’s offensive leader and one of the ACC’s top scorers in 2009, likely out until January due to injury. The Badgers are coming off
who have had a lot of success in recent years in their conferences. “Georgia doesn’t have a men’s soccer team, so it was awesome to see a complex devoted entirely to women’s soccer,” Blosser said. “Women’s sports in the SEC are looked at a lot more differently than in any other conference. The average attendance for Georgia soccer was 1,500 per game.” In a recent conversation with Randy Waldrum, University of Notre Dame head coach, Blosser was invited to attend a Final
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MEN’S BASKETBALL
Wolfpack heads up north for Big 10/ACC Challenge
Starting with Wednesday night’s trip to Wisconsin to take on the Badgers in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, the men’s basketball team will face two of its toughest nonconference games of the year between now and Saturday. After battling the Badgers Wednesday, State will remain on the road to take on No. 10 Syracuse three days later. With so much of the discussion all offseason centering on the Pack’s trio of highly touted freshmen Ryan Harrow, Lorenzo Brown and C.J. Leslie, Wednesday night will mark one of the first glimpses fans get of what those three can do against elite competition. To this point, all of the Wolfpack’s games have been played either at home or in a neutral environment. Wednesday night’s atmosphere will be the furthest thing from hospitable, as State will take on a Wisconsin team that has boasted one of the best home court advantages in the country. The Badgers dropped only one home conference showdown a year ago and are 138-11 in home games under coach Bo Ryan.
successful, but I don’t know if it will be within the next 2 years.” Winning has always been a priority for Blosser. Her determination to win is comparable to another star, who just so happens to be her favorite athlete. “I see myself as a little Brett Favre,” Blosser said. “He is so determined to win that he keeps playing and fighting because he is so passionate about his sport.” Blosser has already taken official visits to several schools. Most recently, she went to the University of Georgia and Ohio State University, two programs
a 24-9 season that ended with a loss in the second round of the playoffs to Cornell. This season, Wisconsin is led by preseason all Big 10 selection Jon Leuer, who averaged 15.4 points and 5.8 boards per game a season ago. Stopping Leuer in the paint will be all the more difficult without Smith’s veteran presence down low. The task of anchoring the
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Costner making splash in NBA Developmental League Former Pack standout back in the States after stint in Belgium.
Dutch. “Adjusting to their culture and how they do things over there was a lot to handle, but overall it was a good experience.” Tucker Frazier The season spent playing in Deputy Sports Editor Belgium’s D1 League exposed With the eighth overall Costner to a different type of pick in the 2010 NBA De- playing style, one that emphavelopment League Draft sizes skill rather than athletion Nov. 1, the Utah Flash cism. “Players [in Europe] are a selected former N.C. State standout Brandon Costner. lot more skilled but much less After leaving the Wolfpack athletic, so it’s a completely difprogram with one year of ferent style of game,” Costner eligibility remaining, the said. “The game is played at 6-foot-9-inch lefty went a slower pace and in order to undrafted and opted to play be effective, you have to rely on your skill. overseas Over here, it’s for a top driven by athBelgium leticism and team, t h at ’s w hy Dexia those players Monswith a lot of Hainaut, skill are very where he successful averaged here.” 9.5 points Through and 6 rehis first four bounds NBDL games, per game. Costner is alWhile ready using the transiBrandon Costner t he ex perition from ence gained college to Europe poses a big challenge overseas to good use, averagfor many players lifestyle- ing 8.8 points and 3.3 rebounds wise, Costner, who spent per game. He has started every time in France, Spain and game this season and is the Italy growing up, said the fifth-leading scorer for the Flash, the NBDL affiliate of the shift was not so daunting. “I grew up overseas so it Atlanta Hawks and Utah Jazz. Costner’s professional sucwasn’t that big of a shock for me,” Costner said. “I can see cess should come as no surprise why a lot of people would to Wolfpack fans however. One have trouble with the transi- thing the Montclair, N.J., nation because it’s a pretty big tive always had was talent. As culture shock going from Raleigh to a country that COSTNER continued page 7 speaks strictly French and
“Players [in Europe] are a lot more skilled but much less athletic, so it’s a completely different style of game.”