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University executes Operation Red Rail Operation Red Rail tests the ability to respond to disaster.

EXERCISE OBJECTIVES:

Chelsey Francis

This exercise will focus on the following overarching objectives:

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While students were sleeping, a train derailed on campus. Students were not affected.

In a tabletop exercise, University officials simulated what would happen should a train derail on campus. The exercise, which took place between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., was a way for the University to test its communication skills and reaction in the case of an emergency.

Prior to the event beginning, only a select number of people knew the specific details of the drill. These people fed the information to a room in the Public Safety Center, where people representing all facets of the University were gathered. Operation Red Rail included all the steps of the procedure to be administered in an emergency, including the order of notification, such as “updating” the N.C. State homepage, “sending” out text messages via WolfAlert and holding press conferences at periodic points during the exercise.

As it would in a real-world crisis, the “situation” continued to change.

This included having Raleigh HazMat take over the scene due to the “hazardous” nature of the train’s contents as well as evacuate Bragaw, Sullivan and Lee Residence Halls. The original location of the residents’ evacuation also changed after the initial information had already been released to the media. At that point, another press conference was held.

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Tom Younce, Director and Chief of N.C. State’s campus police, engages in Operation Red Rail at the Public Safety Building on Tuesday. The exercise was a simulated train derailment on campus meant to test and improve N.C. State’s Emergency Operations Plan.

Thomas Stafford, vice chancellor for student affairs, was a participant in Operation Red Rail. A major portion of his participation was involved in communication with concerned parents and others.

“The exercise went very well,” Stafford said. “It showed us how different and difficult it is to communicate with people in the case of an emergency.”

Mark Hoit, vice chancellor for the office of information technology, said he was pleased with the way the exercise played out.

“I think it went really well,” said Hoit. “I think we need to practice more.”

Jack Colby, assistant vice chancellor for facilities operations, said he has participated in these yearly drills in

the past.

“Each time we do this exercise, we identify different areas of improvement,” Colby said. “This time our identified area was communication.”

The exercise involved four train cars supposedly overturning at approximately 6:40 a.m., a time when most students are still in their dorms.

Shortly after the derailment, Raleigh

Demonstrate NCSU’s ability to communicate and alert the appropriate response agencies, personnel, departments, or functional areas, upon notification of an incident impacting the campus.

Demonstrate the ability to make critical decisions on evacuation and sheltering with and without input from the North Carolina Division of emergency Management.

Communicate campus closures and evacuation or shelter-in-place guidance to students, parents, faculty and visitors of NCSU. Demonstrate the delegation of command and control authority within the Emergency Operations group in the absence of primary representatives.

Demonstrate the ability of NCSU emergency responders to establish Incident Command.

Demonstrate the capability to initiate, activate, and locate the NCSU EOC. Effectively prioritize the reconstitution of campus facilities, activities and classes after an incident impacting the campus occurs.

SOURCE: OPERATION RED RAIL HANDOUT

HazMat was called to the scene since one of the hypothetical developments included a tank leaking ammonia.

In a press conference during Operation Red Rail, Keith Nichols, director of news and communications with news services, told the media

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Creamery temporarily closed Re-carpeting causes The Creamery to be closed temporarily.

Alexander Woods Correspondent

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Gina Rossmell waits to serve participants of Operation Red Rail on Tuesday.

“I work at Barry’s waiting tables and working in the kitchen,” said Rossmell.

Barry’s Cafe started the Feed the Firefighters Foundation to bring food to the workers in diaster situations.

Cafe feeds Red Rail workers Barry’s Café, who founded Feed the Firefighters non-profit group supplied the food for Operation Red Rail.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

While University officials worked to control the panic during the Operation Red Rail exercise held Thursday, Barry’s Café kept cool as they supplied the food.

Opened in 1992, Barry’s Café owner Barry Doyle formed Feed the

Firefighters Foundation in 1998 as a non-profit group designed to help feed and provide necessities to emergency responders during extensive time working at-the-scene.

David Clore, general manager of Barry’s Café, and Gina Rossmell, a worker at Barry’s Café, were at Operation Red Rail, serving chicken sandwiches and hamburgers to the hungry participants of this massive exercise.

According to Clore, Operation Red Rail was different from most of the typical calls for catering.

“This is different. We’re not close

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Re-carpeting in the West Wing of D.H. Hill Library has caused a temporary closure of The Creamery.

The renovation is to be completed January 18 and The Creamery will reopen the following day, January 19, at noon.

Though this may be seen a bother Joe Sevits, library associate for student engagement, said he sees the renovation as a worthy interruption.

CHELSEY FRANCIS/TECHNICIAN “The re-carpeting is to preA worker in the Erydal-Cloyd Wing of D.H. Hill library works on replacing pare for necessary improvements the carpet. Because of the carpet being replaced, the Creamery will be throughout the West Wing includ- closed between Jan. 14 and Jan. 18. It is expected to reopen at noon Jan. 19, ing a planned increase in seating according to David Hiscoe, communcation specialist with the library. later this semester,” Sevits said. may be “inconvenient for some peoSevits did say he wanted to ac- said. knowledge the effect the work Carlos Torres, a former employee of ple, but will be nicer after renovation.”

Sevits said the library did what they will have on the students and the The Creamery and junior in industrial inconvenience design, said there is could in order to minimize the interof the situation a positive benefit for ruption of the work.

“The re-carpeting is to prepare for and express his employees of The apologies for the Creamer y during necessary improvements throughout project having the renovation and the West Wing including a planned increase in seating later this semesflowed over into re-carpeting. the beginning of “The employees ter. To minimize disruption it was the new semester. will get to have a nice planned during a lower use period beW h i le s ome break,” said Torres. ginning during break and continuing students are freOt her st udent s through the first week of classes. In Katisha Sargent, freshman in quent customers, weren’t as optimistic peak traffic periods, in part to help management many students, about the renovation students navigate through the space such as Ning Sun, and re-carpeting of and find alternative locations to work, a masters student studying textile the periodicals and Creamery area, we maintained a welcome desk to proengineering and Jun Zhang a civil such as James Kressner, a sophomore vide assistance,” Sevits said. engineering doctoral candidate, in management, who said he was devSevits did acknowledge the effect both said they felt this was a good astated by the closure. of the work on the students and the time for the change to take place Katisha Sargeant, a freshman in inconvenience of the situation and exbecause of the decrease in ice cream management, agreed with Kressner’s pressed his apologies for the project having flowed over into the beginning demand during the winter months, thoughts.

“A lot of people will be upset… some of the new semester. but said the summer months would people said ‘What are we going to do “We don’t view disruption to stube different. dents as trivial, planning as much as Both Sun and Zhang said in the for desert?’,” Sargeant said.

Nicole Carr, a freshman in civil en- possible over breaks, and providing summer, the renovations will be gineering, said she understood of the accommodations as best as possible needed and appreciated.

Daejia Hood, a senior in political temporary shutdown of The Cream- for any disruptions that are necessary,” Sevits said. science, said she felt quite similarly. ery.

Carr said the West Wing closure “It sucks, but its winter,” Hood

“Some people said ‘What are we going to do for desert?’”

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POLICE BLOTTER

THROUGH JASMINE’S LENS

August 2 1:04 A.M. - SUSPICIOUS PERSON Faucette Dr/Varsity Dr Officer conducted field interview with non-student walking in the area. All file checks were negative.

2:35 A.M. - DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Dan Allen Deck Report motorcycle had knocked over and damaged by unknown person.

9:38 A.M. - MEDICAL ASSIST Fountain Dining Hall FP responded to student in need of medical assistance. Transport was refused.

1:24 P.M. - SAFETY PROGRAM Talley Student Center Officers conducted orientation for SKEMA.

2:21 P.M. - WELFARE CHECK Wolf Village Apts Officers conducted welfare check regarding student. Everything OK. Housing personnel advised of situation.

4:37 P.M. - LARCENY Carmichael Gym Student reported phone stolen.

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to where the action is taking place,” Clore said. “Normally, we’re close to the fire.”

After obtaining a special permit through Wake County, the Feed the Firefighters Foundation has permission to be close to the scene of any emergency, according to Clore.

“We have a special exception to take our vehicle through police blockades so we can be on-site to serve the emergency responders,” Clore said.

During the ConAgra emergency in June 2009, Feed the Firefighters Foundation was part of the services provided for the emergency workers.

Clore said, “During the ConAgra explosion and af-

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atching the instructor, Beatriz Gomez an exchange student in industrial engineering, learns various arm exercises in the Top it Off cardio class. “ I heard them talking about the class in Absolutions so I came,” Gomez said. Top it Off is every Thursday at 6:30-7:25 in Carmichael Recreation center.

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4:48 P.M. - MEDICAL ASSIST Venture Deck Units responded and transported non-student in need of medical assistance.

4:54 P.M. - LARCENY DH Hill Library Student reported laptop and bag were stolen.

5:32 P.M. - LARCENY Carmichael Gym Student reported items stolen from locker during winter break.

5:52 P.M. - FIRE ALARM ES King Village Officers responded to alarm caused by heat being turned on. System reset.

6:05 P.M. - WELFARE CHECK Lee Hall NCSU PD checked on welfare of student. It was determined student was not in crisis.

Appropriate personnel notified.

6:10 P.M. - STALKING Wolf Village Apts Student reported being harassed by non-student.

Concerned Behavior report completed and subject will be trespassed from NCSU property.

termath, we provided over 500 meals for emergency responders.”

The Feed the Firefighters Foundation operates by responding to calls from Wake County emergency services, and brings food to the scene as well as a modified motor home which includes a mobile kitchen, bathroom and area where emergency services workers can rest.

Rossnell said she believes the work of the Feed the Firefighters Foundation is beneficial.

“I work at Barry’s, waiting tables and in the kitchen,” Rossnell said. “I think [Feed the Firefighters Foundation] is a good fund, and it helps people in our society who deserve it.”

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the information he was able to share and answered questions.

One such piece of information was how students were being informed.

“We are in communication with the housing staff,” Nichols said. “If students have any questions, they can check with the housing staff. The NCSU home page is consistently being updated and two text messages have been sent out to direct everyone to the homepage.”

Mardecia Bell, director of the office of information technology, said she was pleased with the opportunity given by the exercise.

“I thought it went really well,” Bell said. “It gave us a great opportunity to improve things.”

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{OUR VIEW}

City planners failed to redefine Hillsborough THE FACTS:

Go Paks Bazaar and Sylvia’s Pizza closed at the end of December 2010. Hillsborough Street construction stopped in August 2010, but businesses have still not bounced back. A new business, Hotfox Pizza, is planned to fill the building where Sylvia’s Pizza was.

OUR OPINION:

City planners worked to make Hillsborough more aesthetically pleasing, but failed to truly serve the businesses. Most businesses close before 10 p.m. on weekdays, which forces students to seek out other areas, such as Glenwood South, to find entertainment.

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t appears as if all the renovations on Hillsborough Street have been completed — at least for now. The renovation project and sluggish economy have taken its toll on once popular businesses, however, that extended services to the students of N.C. State and the Cameron Park community.

City planners carefully helped to construct and revitalize the area of Glenwood South. However, Raleigh city planners fell short in creating an advocacy campaign to hear opinions and ideas from the students of N.C. State pertaining to the Hillsborough Street area. This lack of planning failed businesses and students.

There is clearly a disconnect between the University and Raleigh city planners. After

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leaving hockey games, Wolfpack sporting events or concerts, students have few options on our iconic street. Bars and sports taverns have gained continued success around our University, however, Hillsborough Street is still falling short of student expectations despite the amount of money used to improve the area.

The Hillsborough Street business community does not seem focused on the student population over the age of 21.

Instead, low cost food locations in hopes of attracting any students seem to be the focus of poor marketing. While some students welcome the afford-

ability of a quick slice of pizza or simple consumable product, there seems to be the need for a location comparable or equal to the experience of Glenwood South accessible to students.

Business owners once complained about the lack of parking on or around Hillsborough Street. Today there are more parking options, but the street looks like a ghost town after dark. City planners, while making Hillsborough Street more accessible, failed to solve a deeper problem to assist businesses with short term parking options during the construction phase. This created the perception that there was no

parking or that businesses were temporarily closed. Customers have shifted towards the trendy Glenwood South leaving many businesses in the dark, forcing them to close before 10 p.m.

N.C. State has grown significantly over the years. The alumni that once partied on Hillsborough Street and reminisce on tall-tale-threaded stories are slowly diminishing. If Hillsborough Street is to continue its success, it is up to Raleigh city planners, the University, students and our neighbors to advocate and work closely together in order to provide greater success for the long term.

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Chill out, we don’t need our cell phones constantly

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have trouble remembering the last time I went somewhere without my cell phone. Everywhere I go it resides in my pocket, ensuring that I can be reached at any time of the day. When I go to sleep at night, it sits charging Benjamin on my bedside Kraudel table, and in Columnist the morning, when I wake up, it immediately tells me everything I missed throughout the night.

I can personally recall a time when most people didn’t have these handy little gadgets. I remember going on vacation with my parents and being practically unreachable.

I ca n even call to mind pay phones and important people holding car phones that c ou ld e a s i ly cause a repetitive stress shoulder injury if you used one as much as I use my Blackberry.

Unsurprisingly, my cell phone is not welcome in several of my classes. Although mine stays in my pocket, mostly set on silent or vibrate, I realize that there is the potential for distraction and interruption during class. But what amazes me is how put out most of my fellow classmates seemed about this bit of information.

With this in mind, I would like to propose a mass experiment for us all. Pick a day sometime in the near future and decide to leave your cell phone off for a full 24 hours. It won’t be easy. We may have to use laptops to keep up on our e-mails and check Facebook for that day. There may not be text messages flowing in like a roaring river of information about all the minutia of everyone’s everyday. Sadly, it would also be the day without drunk

dialing.

I don’t mean to propose anything drastic. I know how important cell phones are to all of us. I am not removed from this behavior; I just sometimes wish to be. We are not all doctors who need to be reachable at any time, day or night. I also realize that this is something we are all in control of already.

It is easy to hold down the red button and watch the phone power off.

More to the point is that I cannot believe we’ve reached a point where professors have to make a point of removing the cell phone from the classroom.

That means there were enough people on their phone during class that it had to be addressed. I get upset when I cannot hear t he mov ie because someone is on their cell phone in the theater. The incredible $14 I spent on the movie stub is dwarfed by the massive amount of money we are all paying to go to class.

So, I have a suggestion for the people who were upset about cell phones being forbidden during class: Take out your cell phone, call a cab and go home.

“I can personally recall a time when most people didn’t have these handy little gadgets.”

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How often do you visit Hillsborough street?

Why?

BY JASMINE WILLIAMS

“Last semester I went there to eat all the time but now I’m on a diet so I don’t go all the time.”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2011

Justine Tsao junior, communication

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Remembering research ethics

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hi le sca nni ng news headlines, we f requent ly come across results from studies conducted by dedicated researchers. The ones which make it to the “popular headlines” section are often those related to health.

Some findings cause concern, some raise eyebrows Theju Jacob and some c a n le ad Columnist to lifestyle changes. Typically, we believe the researchers conducted these studies with care and reported their findings honestly.

I was a little surprised to read that a 1998 study linking Measles, Mumps & Rubella childhood vaccines to autism was proven to be fraudulent by the British Medical Journal. This study caused great controversy and concern amongst parents, although it had been disproved by numerous researchers. Now, the author, Dr. Andrew Wakefield, has been accused of data manipulation after all this time and lost his medical license over the false report.

This study, however, is

only one of many reputed studies later proven to be false as a result of misrepresentation by the authors. Do not take everything you hear, even in the name of science, as the final word. Studies come and studies go. A single case study is not sufficient enough to establish facts. This is especially true in cases with several contributing factors, when not all parameters are ta ken into considerat ion by the research groups. Even if the data collection was conducted with great rigor, the interpretation itself may be flawed or inconclusive, owing to a host of reasons including researcher bias.

For those amongst us involved in research, this is also a reminder to follow the rules of ethical conduct while doing work. It is important that we realize our work may have far reaching consequences, and that it is essential on our part to report our results and conclusions accurately. N.C. State offers mandatory sessions in research ethics and conduct during new student orientations. Students are also frequently warned against plagia-

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rism and misrepresentation of data within their departments. For those interested in learning more, plenty of resources and programs are available within the University.

As members of the University community, our responsibility is to not simply assimilate information thrown at us. We are to question it and to c he c k its validity before accepting it. More often than not, if anything appears to contradict what common sense or logic would suggest, it may be wise to abstain from acting on that information. If we are part of the research community, then it is our responsibility to follow the ethical and moral rules of conduct that our work demands so we can ensure our findings represent us well and go on to serve our community.

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“I don’t go often because it’s kind of boring and dead out there compared to Franklin street at UNC.” Matt Jarman sophmore, zoology

“I never go to Hillsborough Street. I order food from there and they deliver, but I never go.”

Madison Cochran freshman, First Year College

“Three to four times a week to eat and recently to buy books.”

Jonathan Locklear sophomore, industrial engineering

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Keeping your Resolutions on track Mistakes we make and the resources to correct them.

Lisa Simorelli Correspondent

The same old New Year’s resolutions require little effort to make, but it’s time to kick those habits in order to make the New Year successful. Many use the New Year to get a jumpstart on a healthier lifestyle, especially after the holiday season.

Lauren Wright, a sophomore in education, said, “Focusing on nutrition and exercise is a very popular resolution because students have been on holiday break, which includes lots of home cooking and sweets.”

Now that the holidays are over, it is the perfect time to get back on track. “With the holidays’ famous goodies put away, focusing on nutrition is a much needed thing,” says Wright. Knowing the resources that N.C. State has to offer will make New Year resolutions not a measly two-week change, but one you can keep.

The University Dining website provides nutrition facts for every food item on campus and for student eateries in the area.

One feature on the website is “What Pizza Really Delivers.”

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pizza to Quarter Pounders, Big Macs and other fast food meals.

N.C. State’s dietitian Lisa Eberhart said, “Go online and look up your favorite fast food meals. Sometimes the nutrition information is shocking.

For instance, a chicken quesadilla at Moe’s without the side of chips and a drink is almost 800 calories.”

Beverages also have a heavy impact on a person’s diet. University Health Promotion states that a 12 oz. beer ranges from 145-150 calories, which means a six-pack of beer can contain up to 900 calories.

“A good way to lose weight is to limit your alcohol intake since it always stores as body fat,” Eberhart said. Other suggestions include walking to classes, getting off the bus a stop early, taking the stairs and drinking more water. If students have questions, N.C. State has an “Ask Our Dietitian” website where they can email Eberhart and receive a response within one to two days.

To further increase physical activity and overall health, The Carmichael Recreation Center has over 10,000 square feet of cardio and weight training equipment. For students interested in group activities, Campus Recreation offers 51 club sports and 17 group fitness classes ranging from Zumba,

an aerobic workout with the Salsa and other dances, to stomach toning in Ab Solutions. The classes are offered for free by the University, Sunday through Friday.

The Carmichael Gymnasium also provides ways for students to stay active with handball/ racquet ball, an indoor track, a rock-climbing wall, squash, table tennis, basketball and swimming. Afterwards, the steam and sauna rooms are available for relaxation.

Instead of being active inside, N.C. State’s Outdoor Adventures has equipment to rent for reasonable prices and suggestions on places to travel. Their recommendations include state parks, lakes, and beaches located in North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia and Tennessee, along with activities to do there.

If time is an issue, there are plenty of outdoor activities nearby. A 9-hole disc golf course and the 18-hole Lonnie Poole Golf Course, located on Centennial campus, offer a fun exercise option. On main campus, students can run on the Paul Derr Track and Miller Fields. Trails and scenery are located not far from campus.

Lake Johnson has paved and unpaved trails three miles from the University off of Avent Ferry Road.

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Even with resources available today to help maintain a healthy lifestyle, many fail to keep their resolutions. David Fitzgerald, a senior in mechanical engineering, said, “I made a resolution in November and have stuck with it ever since. A New Year’s resolution is a onetime thought, one-day deal, and four days later you can’t remember what it was.”

Students know that time management and proper goal setting techniques for their studies are necessary in order to be successful. Moreover, this theory not only applies for education, but life in general. Goal setting is a key element when it comes to making a New Year’s resolution.

“It’s about creating a goal and knowing where to go with it,” Fitzgerald said. “We all have admirable goals, but you get caught up in the moment of making resolutions and lose sight of where you are going to be in six to twelve months.”

It is possible to keep New Year resolutions. All that is required is setting reasonable goals and making use of resources available to help stick to the promises made for 2011.

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While doing powercleans in Carmichael Gymnasium’s weight room, Matt Jeffries, a sophomore in business, tries to keep in shape for the new year. “It’s pretty much a habit, but I haven’t really taken working out seriously since New Year’s,” Jeffries said.

“I don’t think a lot of people take their New Year’s resolutions seriously. They set goals that are too high, and not reasonable.”

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Spotted in the Brickyard WOLFPACK GYMNASTICS PHOTO & STORY BY MEGAN FARRELL

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echnician’s weekly “Spotted in the Brickyard” highlights a fashionable student found in the Brickyard. From eclectic and vintage to classic and chic, Technician will be sure to bring you fresh looks every week.

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Heading toward D.H. Hill Library, Tyler Kilburn, a freshman in sports management, stops and poses in the Brickyard. Kilburn’s outfit consisted of a thermal shirt from PacSun ($20), redtinted jeans from Hot Topic ($30) and a motocross-style jacket from Burlington Coat Factory ($30). His look was finished with a colorful pair of Nike’s, purchased online for $75. “My style mixes elements of skater and hip-hop fashion,” he said, “and maybe a bit post-hardcore.” Kilburn lists Hot Topic as his favorite store and thinks jackets are the best winter accessory.

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Spotted leaving the newlyrenovated Atrium, Megan Lee, a sophomore in biological sciences, poses in her winter weather-ready outfit. Lee wore a shirt and pants from Forever 21 ($7 and $10, respectively) topped by a puffy black vest from Old Navy ($10). Her outfit was accessorized with a pink hat (Forever 21, $5), a warm red scarf (received as a gift), a black cross-body bag (Forever 21, $20) and knee-high boots (Rack Room Shoes, $40). Lee’s favorite stores include Forever 21 and Old Navy, and she described her own style as “fashionable, yet practical.”

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Vietnamese chef David Mao shows off his open top pork and shrimp Sui Mai dumplings, an item off the lunch menu. Mao has also created the menus for resturants around Raleigh including The Abacus, The Mandarian House and Duck and Dumpling. “I like good food, so I like to cook,” Mao said, “I’ve been cooking since I was young. Cooking is like an art, so you have to be creative.”

N o MSG, no fortune cookies: redefining casual Chinese cuisine DAVID MAO, FORMER HIGH-END CHEF, OPENED DAVID’S DUMPLING AND NOODLE BAR AFTER A QUICK STINT IN RETIREMENT. STORY BY MARK HERRING | PHOTOS BY LUIS ZAPATA

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Despite the affordable prices Raleigh fine-dining scene, since he arrived here from Viet- and option for take out, David’s nam in 1972, with sponsor help Dumpling and Noodle Bar from N.C. State professor Har- does not resemble the MSGold Hopfenberg. Hopfenberg, rich wok factories that abound. a professor in chemical and Located in the renovated brick biomolecular engineering, met building off of Hillsborough Mao in Saigon, Vietnam while Street, the restaurant appears snack.”

The restaurant features a slew Hopfenberg was deployed as an inviting with a retro ambiance.

The restaurant layout focuses of his interpretation of tradi- Army captain in 1966. on the beer “David tional dishes from Southeast and noodle Asia. Mao added a Vietnamese worked in a bar, the cenclassic, Pho, a rice noodle soup restaurant ter piece of served with bean sprouts and in my neigheatery. Nothherbs. Mao includes Chinese borhood, ing spells dishes, Indian dishes and even Cholon, Saicomfort like his spin on Americanized Chi- gon, and we hot soup and nese food, like General “Mao’s” became good c o l d b e e r. friends,” Chicken.

David Mao, owner of restaurant M a o c omNevertheless, Mao keeps Hopfenberg piled a large tradition in balance with cus- said.

Hopfenberg and Mao met beer selection on draft. tomer preference. “You have to After scrapping retirement to be creative,” Mao explained. in the restaurant of Mao’s “If you talk about traditional, older brother in the Chinese- try this “experiment,” Mao did people probably won’t accept it controlled neighborhood of not announce his comeback.

“I just opened the restauin this country.” Mao described Cholon.

“He was a good cook then,” rant,” Mao said. “No grand that traditional Vietnamese or Chinese cuisine may present Hopfenberg said, “and I think opening sign. I just got my uninviting flavors or textures he’s been keeping it up for the permit and unlocked the door. from food. “So you have to do past 44 years that I’ve known People just come in. I have very him. I really like his new res- loyal clientele.” it with a twist.”

Such proximity to campus Mao has been an icon in the taurant.” and reasonable prices allow Mao to target the student deARE INVITED TO AN ADVANCE SCREENING mographic. Jasmine Velez, a senior in microbiology, said she frequents the restaurant.

“I go because they have generous portions but also because it’s affordable,” Velez said. “I’ve been about four or five times now, since, I think, October.”

“I think it’s a refreshing change from pizza and a lot of other places on Hillsborough Street,” Rashmi Patel, a junior in biochemistry, said. “If you have any craving—sweet, salty or spicy—you can fulfill it. I always get the pad thai.”

The restaurant also connects with students through employment. Sokun Hourn, a senior in biochemistry, and Stefan Gruber, a post-graduate student, have been working as food runners for Mao since the

hinese food, without a doubt, is a key part of college life. With the convenience of takeout, quality and healthiness are often overlooked.

Chef David Mao is trying to change that with his new restaurant, David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar. After leaving his former white-tablecloth world of high-end dining at The Duck and Dumpling, Mao tried to settle into retirement. However, within weeks of leaving the business, Mao ditched retirement to start David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar, located on 1900 Hillsborough Street, by the Pullen Park traffic circle.

“I just retired for a couple weeks,” Mao said. “Then I got bored. It was fun for a while.

I saw this space available, so I decided that I might get back to work.”

David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar offers a casual menu of Asian inspired cuisine, focusing on soups and dumplings, Mao’s specialties.

“I prefer the dumplings,” the chef commented. “They can be eaten any time, as a meal or

“It’s like a small universe. You either love it or you hate it.”

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Open-top pork and shrimp sui mai dumplings at David’s Dumpling and Noodle Bar at 1900 Hillsborough Street.

bar opened in September.

“I bring out the food and serve it and then bus the tables,” Hourn said. “It’s really interesting to stay in the kitchen and to also interact with the customers too.”

Mao allows his food to speak for itself. As a chef, he strives for pleasing his customers.

Nevertheless, while trying to lure and feed the common passerby, Mao’s food also makes a culinary statement.

“Thirty or forty years ago, people only had their peppered steaks and sweet and sour pork,” Mao said. “Things are changing. As the times pass, people will get educated.”

Mao commonly works hosting in the front of the restaurant. He will also share a drink from the bar and chat with the patrons.

“I’ve been a chef all my life,” Mao said. “My brother had a restaurant in Vietnam, where I first worked. I have been in the restaurant business for a long time. It’s like a small universe. You either love it or you hate it.”

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Women’s wrestle going to score, that’s going to happen. Keeping them from going off will be key to a definite victory.”

But none of these stats deter the Pack from being a confident squad going into this contest. Guard Marissa Kastanek knows that keeping a high confidence level entering the contest will be critical for the team’s success.

“It’s important to gain our confidence because without confidence a lot of things just don’t go well,” Kastanek said. “With a win Friday night, it’s going to let the girls know we can do it. We’re going to go out and not play scared because we’re playing North Carolina. I know that was my problem last year as a freshman. North Carolina is a big school name, but in reality they’re just another school.”

knows the matchup with the Cavaliers will be important as the season progresses.

“We are expecting a competicontinued from page 8 tive environment with a lot of said. “So it is a really big deal guys trying to prove themfor me personally to get to selves,” Caldwell said. “Guys bring our wrestlers into the are going to be going out there gym that he wrestled in. And to compete for the top spot at I know that they are going to the ACC Championships. I feel wrestle us really hard for seven like we are heading into a dogfight when we go straight into minutes.”

After facing VMI, the wres- ACC matches, but we’ll see if we a re tling squad will all have to make the ready.” quick trek to CharBelottesville, Va., for ing preits first test in the pared for ACC, which is matches something that juin the nior Darius Little ACC said is always imi s c r uportant. cial, and “Conference matches are always redshirt senior Darrion Caldwell sometimes all big for us,” Little it takes said. “But we can’t overlook any other competi- is a few good matches to get a tion and wrestle only for wins wrestler ready. Caldwell was in the ACC. I sat out this past thankful he was able to return weekend, so I’m really ready to the mat before the beginto get back out on the mat and ning of ACC competition got underway. wrestle.”

“The past few matches that Redshirt senior Darrion Caldwell, who has gone 6-0 I’ve been in have been very since returning from a shoul- good for me,” Caldwell said. der injury that forced him to sit “I’ve missed wrestling so much, out last season, said he does not and it feels great to get back out plan on overlooking VMI, but there. I feel like wrestling these

On a team loaded with young talent, the experienced Smith is looked upon to provide leadership when the team travels to hostile environments on the road. Although Harrow has received high praise from his teammates for his composure and poise, he said that he understands that Smith is a vital piece to the puzzle for the

Wolfpack.

“We definitely have to go to Tracy,” Harrow said. “He’s such a big part of our team and he’s such a dynamic scorer. If we get it to him and get him going early I think we’ll be successful.”

After the team returns from Tallahassee this weekend, preparations for Duke (15-1, 2-1 ACC) will begin. The Pack

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Freshman point guard Marissa Kastanek shoots a jumper during the first half of the game against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Carmichael Auditorium. Kastanek scored 17 points in the 74-63 win against the Tar Heels last season.

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ing the 13-minute mark of the second half. Despite finishing with a team-high 18 points, Smith said he has to work harder if he wants to get more looks as the game progresses.

“I just need to get off to a better start and keep it rolling throughout the whole game,” Smith said. “I don’t feel like I got enough looks, but I probably wasn’t posting hard enough or I was posting too far up.

There are reasons why I didn’t get the ball, so I just need to keep on working hard for myself and for the team.”

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Lassiter drafted in second round N.C. State soccer standout Tyler Lassiter was chosen by the New York Red Bulls in the second round of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft on Thursday. The defender was selected with the 30th overall pick, joining a talented roster, which includes two-time European player of the year Thierry Henry. As a mainstay for former coach George Tarantini, Lassiter started every game he played in over the course of his four-year career, which included 73 games. The second team AllACC selection led the team with 18 points and six assists, and tied for the team lead in goals with six. Lassiter joins a list of recent Wolfpack players drafted in the MLS, including Aaron King and John Queely in 2006, Haddon Kirk in 2007, El Hadj Cisse in 2008, and Korede Aiyegbusi in 2010.

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Men’s basketball recruiting update N.C. State’s two recruits for the class of 2011—Joseph Uchebo and Tyler Harris—continued their stellar seasons over the weekend.

Uchebo, a four-star center recruit, notched 18 points in a decisive win for Word of God, the same high school C.J. Leslie and John Wall attended. The 6-foot-9-inch Nigeria native is averaging 12.7 points and 13.4 rebounds per game for the Holy Rams (10-1).

Harris, a three-star point guard from Newark, N.J., finished with 25 points and 10 rebounds in a losing effort against the No. 1-ranked high school team in the nation, St. Patrick’s Prep.

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Deflate Duke pregame rally In eve of the most anticipated home game so far this basketball season, Student Government is hosting a rally outside the Free Expression Tunnel on Tuesday night at 9 p.m. for the Wolfpack’s showdown with the Duke Blue Devils. Students are urged to come out and build excitement for the game by painting the Free Expression Tunnel. A competition will be held to see which group can paint the most spirited design with prizes being given to the winners. Student Government urges students to participate in one of N.C. State’s greatest traditions, painting the Free Expression Tunnel, and hopefully take part in another N.C. State tradition when the Bell Tower is lit red. Pizza and hot chocolate, as well as free paint is available to all students who sign up via the Facebook group, “Deflate Duke Pre-game Rally.”

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Saturday MEN’S BASKETBALL AT FLORIDA STATE Tallahassee, Fla., 4 p.m.

TRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONAL Blacksburg, Va., All day WRESTLING AT VIRGINIA Charlottesville, Va., 1 p.m.

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SWIMMING AND DIVING VS. GEORGIA TECH Willis R. Casey Aquatic Center, 1 p.m.

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‘Noles present physical challenge for Pack Men’s basketball looks to avoid 1-2 conference start as showdown with Duke awaits.

around Saturday.

“I watched a lot of it and I thought Duke was going to win the whole time,” Harrow said. “But Florida State pulled it out. I was just like, ‘we have to be ready for them’.”

Sean Fairholm Staff Writer Although they have garnered plenty of attention for a smothFollowing its first confer- ering defensive style of play, the ence loss of the season at Seminoles’ star forward Chris Boston College, N.C. State Singleton has created plenty of (11-5, 1-1 ACC) will be look- difficulties for opposing teams ing to rebound against Flor- on the other side of the court. ida State (12-5, 2-1 ACC) on Singleton ranks in the top-10 in Saturday afternoon. State is five ACC categories, including 5-1 in its last six trips to Tal- points (15.8), rebounds (8.0), lahassee, including an 88- steals (2.2), blocks (1.9) and 81 victory in the Donald L. field goal percentage (.463).

“I know Chris from back Tucker Center last January. in Georgia, The so I k ind Wolfpack of k now w i l l h ave his game,” to contend Harrow with a Semsaid. “Richinole team ard (Howthat has alell) will be lowed just guarding 61 poi nt s him and per ga me he’s f rom while earnsenior power forward Georgia so ing a place Tracy Smith he k now s among the his game nation’s elite in blocked shots (No. 8 [too]. Tracy’s played against in the NCAA) and rebounds him already, so I think we’ll (No. 9 in the NCAA). Flor- be prepared, but we’ve got to ida State’s stunning 66-61 buckle down because he’s havupset of top-ranked Duke ing such a good year.” on Wednesday night was Since being forced to take a additional confirmation 10-game hiatus due to a knee for freshman guard Ryan injury, senior Tracy Smith has Harrow and the rest of his been averaging 18 points per teammates that they have to game. For State to be successbe ready for a dogfight by ful on Saturday, Smith said he the time 4 p.m. tipoff rolls knows that the team has to be

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Freshman forward C.J. Leslie puts up a shot around Wake Forest’s Carson Desrosiers during the first half of the team’s game at the RBC Center Saturday, January 8. Leslie had 19 points in 25 mintues of play to help the Pack to a 90-69 win.

focused solely on its own game.

“They’re a big team, they’re physical, and they’re known for their defense, “ Smith said. “We just have to be ready to run our stuff. We have to execute and be ready to go at them hard. We just have to go through sets and

be ready to go with what coach is going to give us.”

In the Wolfpack’s 75-66 loss in Chestnut Hill, Mass., on Tuesday, Smith only converted on one basket follow-

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Wolfpack prepared for Tobacco Road showdown

in scoring at 85.7 points per game. The Heels have not only been dominating on the offensive end, but defensively, they have been holding their opponents to 31.4 percent shooting from the field, which is third in the nation.

Jeniece Jamison Another important part Senior Staff Writer of the Pack’s strategy is to After a 1-1 start in confer- contain the backcourt duo ence play, the Wolfpack (9- of Cetera DeGraffenreid 7) will travel to Chapel Hill and Italee Lucas. Lucas is tonight to take on the Tar currently ranked third in Heels. State will be looking the ACC in scoring at 18.2 to pick up a big win after a points per game and Deconvincing 80-59 victory Graffenreid is leading the over Wake Forest on Mon- conference in assists with 6.4 per game. day.

“It’s definitely a team Last season’s edition of the N.C. State-North Carolina effort, you don’t want to matchup proved to be epic put pressure on a certain as the Wolfpack pulled out group of teammates, so it’s a 74-63 upset win in Chapel definitely going to be a collective Hill, which effort,” brought forward even more Brittnay intensity Strachan to the trasaid. ditional riWith valry. junior guard Amber White t he ca“Anytime pability somebody to domicomes into your building and gets a nate the offensive end, win, let alone an in-state White knows it will be critirival, it definitely turns cal for the Pack to make life things up a lot, and I know as difficult as possible for that they definitely feel the duo.

“We know that they hit a that,” guard Amber White said. “I think it makes [the couple of shots and they can game] a lot more exciting.” really get hot in their own But, on paper at least, building feeding off their this will be an uphill battle own crowd,” White said. for the Pack. UNC (15-1, “We just want to make their 1-1 ACC) is currently the looks as difficult as posNo. 11-ranked team in the sible without trying to foul country with a 15-1 record them or create anything overall, with their only de- easy, make them work for feat coming in a one-point all of their points. They’re loss to Georgia Tech. UNC going to score, that’s going is also second in the nation and first in the ACC WOMEN’S continued page 7

The women’s basketball team is looking to duplicate last season’s upset victory over UNCCH.

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Wrestling faces Cavs, Keydets over weekend Wrestling travels to Virginia to face off with University of Virginia and VMI. Cory Smith Deputy Sports Editor

Coach Carter Jordan and the Wolfpack wrestling team have been preparing all week for the raucous environments they will step into when it visits the Virginia Military Institute (2-2) on Friday night, followed by a trip to Virginia (11-4) Saturday night for the team’s first ACC test.

While many schools treasure sports such as football or men’s basketball, VMI puts a special emphasis on its wrestling program. In fact, Jordan said it is one of the most hostile environments the team must compete in all season.

“We have gone up there in the past and wrestled, and it has always been a hostile environment,” Jordan said. “Those Keydet fans are on the mat at all times, and the ‘Rats’, or the first-year guys, are up in the rafters screaming bloody murder. They call it the ‘Thunder dome’, because they have some really steep bleachers right on top of the mats. So our guys better be ready, and that’s what we are trying to prepare them for.”

Though the environment may be the main focus for the Wolfpack (5-3), Jordan said traveling to VMI adds another element for him. Jordan’s father, John Jordan, Jr., was inducted to the Keydet Hall of Fame in 1978 for his great wrestling career during the late 1940s and early 1950s.

“My dad is in the Hall of Fame there at VMI,” Jordan

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Students who received a ticket to the Duke basketball game Jan. 19 must reclaim their ticket before Sunday at noon.

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Kasey Young, a sophomore in accounting, wrestles against Brett Miller from UNC Greensboro during the Wolfpack Open, NC State’s first tournament of the season. “I’m excited for our team this year,” Young said, “I think we’re going to do great things.” Young won the match.

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“They’re a big team, they’re physical, and they’re known for their defense.”

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“It’s definitely going to be a collective effort.”

After an array of student complaints were received Thursday morning, the N.C. State Athletic Department has determined that there was a malfunction with the online student ticketing software.

This malfunction means students who have received a ticket to the men’s basketball game against Duke on Jan. 19 and have already claimed it, will have to reclaim their ticket before the claim period ends Sunday at noon.

“Tonight we will be rerunning the lottery and we are going to extend the claim period until Sunday at noon,” Associate Athletic Director Dick Christy said. “If a student has won a ticket for the Duke game, they need to go online and check their account by Sunday at noon and reclaim their ticket.”

The malfunction stemmed from the software wrongly distributing seats according to loyalty points. Students who had fewer loyalty points were rewarded seats that were better than students who had earned more points.

“The seat assignment is going to be different because it is going to rank and put students in the correct priority order,” Christy said. “So we will have some students who thought they had a good seat but probably knew that they were not deserving of that seat, while some students who deserved better seats will have their seat section improved. “ Christy stressed the fact that students who received a ticket during the initial claim period are guaranteed to receive a ticket again once the lottery is re-run, only they will need to claim their new ticket.

“The same students that won tickets originally will win tickets again,” Christy said. “But if you don’t do anything to your account by Sunday when the second claim period will start, you will lose your ticket.”

Christy believed that the extra student seats the athletic department added for the Duke and North Carolina home games caused the malfunction.

“We added additional student seats for the Duke and Carolina games this year,” Christy said. “When demand was so high for football, we went ahead and added a few more seats for the basketball games, and the software didn’t prioritize the seats correctly.”

Even with the trouble the malfunction has caused, Christy and the athletic department are just happy they discovered the problem with enough time to still be able to fix it.

“I am glad we caught it now because we have a chance to fix it later on. It is an inconvenience to the students and we are not too happy about that,” Christy said. “But we are glad that we can set it right for those students who have spent all season accumulating points and doing what the system was set up to do, which is reward them for this game.”

Despite the ticketing problems, the environment inside the RBC Center should be electric for what might be the biggest home game of the season for the Wolfpack.