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‘Stalking does not equal love’ The Women’s Center has declared January the University’s first annual stalking awareness month.

Global Fast CEO ‘Hungry for Change’ The founder of Global Fast came to N.C. State to talk about his non-profit organization and to explain how we as students can change the world.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

After President Barrack Obama declared January to be Stalking Awareness Month, N.C. State followed suit with a ceremony Thursday in Talley.

The Women’s Center put on the ceremony, because they help students with stalking issues. Thomas Stafford, the vice-chancellor of student affairs spoke to the group of students and University employees that attended the ceremony.

According to May Chung, a senior in English education and program assistant for The Movement, is the Stalking Awareness Month coordinator. Chung said The Women’s Center and The Movement wanted to bring attention to stalking.

“Dr. Stafford will talk on the severity of stalking,” Chung said. “Stalking is the least recognized out of the different types of domestic violence.”

The group wanted to bring attention to cyber-stalking, especially after the events at Louisiana State, Auburn and Florida State.

According to Chung, different universities have recently had problems with cyber-stalking sorority pledges.

Juliette Grimmett, the assistant director of interpersonal violence services, said stalking is difficult to define “Stalking can best be described as terrifying,” Grimmett said. “Stalking doesn’t equal love. It’s scary.”

To better explain stalking Grimmett shared a fictional story with the group.

“Imagine having broken up with

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Keeping the spirits high, Adrianna Harrell, senior in english, and Evelyn Reiman, associate vice chancellor of student affairs, laugh with Tom Stafford, vice chancellor of student affairs, about life plans after his speech on stalking at Talley Student Center Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011. Reiman helped start the women’s’ center on campus which has been open 15 years now.

your intimate partner, having gone off to school, bought a new car, got a new job, and you walk out of your psychology class one day and they are standing there,” Grimmett said.

According to Grimmett, the more humorous stalking is made to sound, the less people will report it.

“Every time we make stalking more humorous, we minimize the severity,” Grimmett said. “The terms society has to talk about stalking make it worse. ‘He’s stalking you, she’s stalking you, Facebook stalking,’ they all

Stafford spoke to the crowd about how stalking is not talked very often.

“I hope all of us will leave here with a better understanding of the problem,” Stafford said. “We need to help communicate that stalking is a serious problem.”

Stalking is a problem that is only heard about every now and then, even though it happens all the

make stalking humorous.”

According to Grimmett, the average duration of a stalking is 1.8 years.

However, if you change that to where the victim knows the stalker, the average duration is increased to 2.2 years.

National Crime Statistics show that 1 in 6 women are stalked and 1 in 45 men are stalked.

Stalking is often coupled with violence, according to Grimmett.

“Stalking is serious,” Grimmett said. “If you have a funny feeling, you should listen to it.”

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Student Senators write bill to tackle ‘student-wide’ advising problems Two members of the Student Senate proposed a bill Tuesday to correct problems in the academic advising system.

What he found were complaints from both students and faculty.

Many students, especially freshmen, voiced feeling overwhelmed or lost in advising meetings, said Barker. Multiple faculty members, particularly in CHASS, also expressed the need for Mallory Bowman modification in their online services Correspondent and advising responsibilities.

These surveys also showed advisors Student Senate generated a bill Tuesday to improve academic advis- do not always know the best way help ing conditions to encourage greater students, according to Barker. These efficiency and a higher level of satis- key concerns indicated the considerable need for revision, which Kinsey faction for students and faculty.

These improvements are designed said further encouraged his efforts to to create a better and easier system for correct the system.

“I was elected to make changes that students to receive necessary academic st udent s rea l ly guidance. Facneeded and to be ulty will also their voice to the benef it f rom administration,” these revisions Kinsey said. t h rou g h t he Teresa Heath, a development junior in political of more systemscience and also atic methods to a student senabest equip them tor, said she has in aiding their worked with Kinstudents. sey since last SepEmerson Emerson Barker, sophomore in tember to develop Barker, a sophpolitical science t hese i mproveomore in politiments. They comcal science and a student senator, said he recognized municated with other organizations the essential need for improvement in involved in the improvement of acathe advising department last semes- demic advising, including the Strateter. After researching the issue, Kinsey gic Task Force.

The two finalized the bill over the said he found the dissatisfaction with advising to be a widely shared concern past weekend.

The first reading of the bill occurred across campus.

“When it’s a student-wide problem,” at the Senate meeting Tuesday, where Barker said, “it’s the kind of thing Stu- the changes in the advising departdent Government needs to take up and ment were supported in a group decision. Senators responsible for revisions change.”

According to Barker, he questioned done to the bill were Abbi Davis, a juindividuals on campus and adminis- nior in psychology, and Taylor Hiott, tered numerous advising surveys to a junior in economics.

The final examination of the new accumulate enough data on the genbill in the Senate will take place in eral opinion regarding advising.

“When it’s a studentwide problem, it’s the kind of thing Student Government needs to take up and change.”

THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS OF A BILL GOING THROUGH THE SENATE • • • • •

Draft a bill and submit it for the first reading in the Senate (this introduces it).

The college it falls under (or the committee) meets to discuss and modify the bill The bill goes back to the main Senate The bill is either approved or denied After it is approved, the bill is put into action SOURCE: EMERSON BARKER

two weeks, where it will either be passed or vetoed.

Heath said she feels highly confident in the passing of the bill.

Working with the Strategic Task Force has gained support from the university Chancellor, and with such influential contributors in favor of the necessary modifications, the likelihood the bill will pass has increased significantly, according to Heath.

“There is a lot of power behind this reform,” Heath said.

Both Kinsey and Heath said they firmly believe in the reliability of the bill’s success. Their formulation of the modifications focused on creating a reasonable bill that would be inexpensive while being efficient, according to Heath, and the earliest improvements could begin within the next academic year.

“I hope in the future, faculty and students alike have more faith in advisors,” Heath said.

CHANGES TO EXPECT FROM THIS BILL Have advising start much earlier (3 weeks to a month earlier for class scheduling). This would give advisors more time to spend with individual students and give them the attention they need.

Give advisors fewer advisees in order to open up space for them to be more personally helpful.

Advising is available for freshmen in the summer before orientation. Many are unaware of this. Student Senate wants to make this a more widely known fact so that students can feel confident rather than overwhelmed in their first advising meetings.

Rich Halvorson has proven fasting for one meal can change a person’s life.

Halvorson’s non-profit organization, Global Fast, allows contributors to choose a charity and then follow their donation by receiving updated pictures and progress reports as well as quantitatively describing the individual impact of their donation. That way, contributors know exactly where and how their donations are used.

Global Fast also chooses only to support the most efficient charities, such as Food for the Poor and Hope International.

The organization is partnering with 30 colleges across the U.S. and launching their End the Water Crisis initiative on March 22 for World Water Day, and is aiming to have as many people fast for one meal during the day.

The money that would have been spent on the meal can then be donated to Global Fast via globalfast.com, which contributors can then track on the website.

Halvorson stood up Wednesday night and captured the minds of his listeners. Everyone had an opportunity to speak to Halvorson, some waiting up to 45 minutes.

Many pledged to do all they could to assist the organization, including Jordan Ridge, a sophomore in history.

“We have to think globally. Try and give up the little things in life that we take for granted,” Ridge said.

Halvorson said the inspiration behind the organization stemmed from his extensive education, both in and out of the classroom.

“I had written my thesis on global poverty, I had lived in South America and I had written for the Miami Herald. I taught at an inner city school.

All these crazy things just happened,” Halvorson said. “One day I was fasting and it all came together and I thought if you had millions of people fasting together they could literally change the world.”

While some might argue there is still much to be done here at home, Tiffany Foggie, a freshman majoring in communication, said she believes in Global Fast’s international involvement.

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Possibly hire more advisors or recruit more teachers to become advisors in order to improve the student: advisor ratio.

The website focus group can be improved to be easier to navigate. This would benefit students and advisors.

Uniform guidance. This is a general “syllabus” stating what to expect from each other. It will explain what students can and cannot expect from advisors, and vice versa.

Students can’t expect advisors to give them all the answers, but advisors should be willing to help look up information or offer more specific guidance.

Advisor evaluations. These are basically the same as class evaluations that students fill out at the end of each semester. This will give important feed back to advisors on how helpful they are.

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12:53 A.M. | POLICY VIOLATION Off Campus Wake ABC advised student had outstanding arrest warrant for Aiding & Abetting Underage Alcohol Possession from off campus incident.

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reparing for Charleston Fashion Week, Eleanor Hoffman, senior in Textile Technology, sews panels onto a dress she designed. “ It’s a twelve piece collection for the Emerging Designers Competition,” said Hoffman, “ My inspiration came from a Scene in Prague, where I studied abroad.” Hoffman said the theme of her collection depicts, “night time and shadows, and the textures shadows create.” The Emerging Designers Competition will be held on March 22-26, 2011 in Charleston, South Carolina and will feature sixteen aspiring designers.

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“It’s very touching when the people that need our help didn’t do anything to be in the position that they’re in,” Foggie said.

However, Global Fast also provides an opportunity to connect with charities both internationally and domestically.

To Courtland Matthews, a junior in international studies, the opportunity for people to easily save lives all over the world is just too grand to ignore.

“It’s just the little things you do or give up in your life that can make a huge difference to someone on the other side of the world,” said Matthews.

Halvorson said he is com-

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time, according to Stafford.

“Everyone needs to have a full and complete understanding of the significance of stalking,” Stafford said.

Stafford said he had three objectives he wanted to encourage the campus community to follow.

“Get the word out about stalking and how serious it is,” Stafford said. “Encourage victims of stalking to report it. Take an appropriate and stern action to people who stalk.”

mitted to changing the world periences.

“Our first one-day fast, one through the implementation of Global Fast’s various initia- of the main projects was a fishing project in Haiti. A few tives.

“My hope is,” Halverson thousand people here fasted one day and said, “in the it f unded next ten years these boats charities will that feed a become more thousand transparent, people evmore ef f ie r y d a y,” cient. They’ll Halvorson be forced to said. “I went be more susdown there tainable and and this one we want to be guy, grown on the leadman, didn’t ing edge—we speak a word hope to see Courtland Matthews, junior of English, tens of thoubut had this sands of people fasting together to change strong Haitian Creole accent the world and end global pov- and he was trying to say I love you. The whole village was erty in our lifetime.”

According to Halvorson, thanking us, saying ‘you didn’t Global Fast is a combination do this for us you did this for of his hopes, visions, and ex- our kids.’”

“It’s just the little things you do or give up in your life that can make a huge difference. . . .”

Stafford said he wanted to thank Student Affairs, Multicultural Student Affairs, and GLBT Center for all their help in getting the word out about stalking.

“I especially want to thank the students who are here,” Stafford said. “When you speak out, you have more impact that anyone.”

WHAT IS STALKING? A course of conduct directed at a specific person that would cause a reasonable person to feel fear.

STALKING STATISTICS • • • • •

3.4 million people over the age of 18 are stalked each year in the United States.

30% of stalking victims are stalked by a current or former intimate partner Persons 18-24 experience the highest rate of stalking.

11% of stalking victims have been stalked for 5 or more years.

1 in 4 victims report being stalked through the use of some form of technology SOURCE: THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR VICTIMS OF CRIME

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The steam plant on Cates Avenue Jan. 10, 2011. Renovations have begun on the plant to increase capacity and lower greenhouse emmisions. According to Alan Daeke, assistant director of utilities and engineering services, “new combustion gas turbines will be installed that will generate 11 megawatts of electricity and will utilize the waste heat to produce 100,000 pounds per hour of steam.” The renovations of the 60 year old plant are scheduled to be completed by March 2013.

Boiler replacement to decrease Steam plants on campus to University carbon footprint undergo renovations by 25,000 metric tons A multi-year renovation of the Cates Ave. steam plant will provide more power, decrease emissions on campus without reaching into student wallets.

its kind on the premises. It is a huge undertaking to modify our plant and [N.C. State] Facilities staff has innovatively figured out a way to make it happen,” MacNaughton said.

But that’s not the only benefit, according to Colby.

“While lowering cost of Alanna Howard utilities for campus is a given Deputy News Editor advantage, there is a side benAs a part of the University’s efit in that if we should we lose initiative to reduce energy costs power from Progress Energy, and increase conservation the we’ll have one third of our elecCates Avenue Steam Plant will trical power needs met by this face massive renovations later plant,” Colby said.

These combustion engines this year.

The building, which was con- will provide heating and air structed in 2004, will be the conditioning for one third of next stop of a series of energy- campus, and MacNaughton efficient endeavors the Sustain- said this project will increase ability and Facilities offices are the University’s green rankings. undertaking.

“This project is a hugely The project will span three phases, and include remov- beneficial project for our caming one boilpus. It will er from the reduce ou r Cates plant, energy conreplacing sumption in it with two a more subcombustion stantial way turbine enthan any gines and other single t hen a reeffort while placement not only of a second maintaining boiler in the our level of Yarborough ser v ice but steam plant. improving it, David Dean, sustainability In the Cates and we will outreach coordinator Ave. pla nt, have newer one f ueland more efburning boiler will be removed ficient boilers as well as the and replaced with the two tur- ability to produce about onebines with heat recovery steam third to one-half of our electric generators. The current boilers demand by simply using the have exceeded their recom- otherwise wasted energy from mended useful life cycle, and our year-round steam generathe new steam generators are tion,” MacNaughton said. capable of producing 50,000 Lowering costs and reducing pounds of steam per hour, as emissions are positive aspects opposed to the current fuel- of any project, but when it burning boilers. comes to cost, an undertaking Facilities said they expect the on this scale is never cheap. new generators to be running However, this project, a $61

by May of next year, according million endeavor, is not being to Jack Colby, assistant vice- paid for by students or taxpaychancellor for facilities opera- ers. Falling under the category tions. of a “performance contract,” a “There are three aspects to rising trend in the construction this project. The renovations industry where the third party will begin this February, and contractor assumes the cost. the start-up and commissionAccording to David Dean, ing of the generators will begin sustainability outreach coordinext May. The third phase will nator, a performance contract be in the Yarborough steam is a recently approved type of plant and will include the in- construction for the UNC sysstallation of 3 100,000 pound- tem. steam-per-hour boilers,” Colby “In the state’s past legislative said. “Work will start in the summer session they approved spring of 2012 for that part UNC system schools using and finish in its entirety in the this form so they can keep the spring of 2013.” money they save from improvThe result of these renova- ing energy efficiency on their tions and installations will campuses. Sixty percent of savincrease overall system energy ings they create from energy efefficiency to over 72.6 percent ficient projects now goes back by converting to a combined to the school. Previously all the heat and power system. That money they generated had to go will lead to a greenhouse gas back to the state, so there was emission reduction of at least no incentive. The state still 15 percent, according to Kevin gets 40 percent but that’s better MacNaughton, associate vice than it used to be,” Dean said. chancellor for facilities.

By finding ways to save en“This operation will make ergy and, in turn, save money, it the first heat/power plant of this provision of state law en-

“Engineering students can get involved on future performance contracts, running numbers. . . .”

courages universities to improve their campuses. However, there are a couple of stipulations. The 60 percent saved can only be used to fund more energy conservation measures. These future conservation projects cannot need any additional funding from the state, either the savings pay for project in total or the University would need to make up the difference.

For a project that has been in the works since 1999, Dean says the last four years have been heavy on planning.

“Once we knew we needed to focus on this idea, we had to figure out a way to pay for it,” Dean said.” That’s where performance contracting has been great.”

In a performance contract a contractor is hired to assess projected positives for a proposal, in this case possible energy savings and improvements. After understanding where improvements are needed, an energy services company is chosen to oversee the project. Ameresco is the national corporation in charge of this project, and they were responsible for finding a local general contractor to do the actual construction. Ameresco chose New Atlantic Corp. out of Greensboro for the replacing of the boiler system.

To finance this, Ameresco guarantees their chosen contractor will complete the project for a designated amount. In turn, they finance the loan, or $61 million with the Bank of America, and will be paid back by the energy savings each year.

Eventually, the project will pay for itself. The current projection is in 20 years Ameresco will have paid back its loan all from the University’s energy savings.

Following the University motto of, “locally responsible, globally engaged,” benefits will arise not just when balancing the checkbook.

According to Dean, eight full time jobs, (4 University permanent operations and 4 maintenance vendor positions) and 90 short to long term jobs across the state will be created.

Also, Dean said it will create a new way for students to get involved.

“Engineering students can get involved on future performance contracts, running numbers to help project proposals get the go-ahead, all good practice for the job market,” Dean said.

The two steam plants on campus are set to undergo major renovations this semester.

Sagar Sane Staff Writer

The Cates Avenue and Yarbrough steam plants on campus will undergo renovations and major equipment changes starting as early as the end of the month.

Alan Daeke, assistant director of utilities and engineering services, said the work at the plants will be done in different parts.

“T he projec t consist s of multiple phases at two plants,” Daeke said. “The first phase is the renovation work at Cates. Here, renovation activities are planned to start by the end of Jan. We anticipate having the Cates Plant construction completed by March 2012. The work at Yarbrough would start after the Cates work is commissioned and functioning properly, with an anticipated completion date of March 2013.”

According to Charles Leff ler, vice chancellor for finance and business, the renovation plans will have a major focus on reducing green gas emission levels.

“The project is also seeking LEED certification, Silver level, which is unique considering that this is an energy plant,” Daeke said.

According to the U.S. Green Building Council’s website, LEED certification is given to construction projects built in such a way as to be more energy efficient and environmentally friendly.

According to Daeke, the

changes to both the sites will display some new features.

“At Cates, new combustion gas turbines will be installed that will generate 11 megawatts of electricity and will utilize the waste heat to produce 100,000 pounds per hour of steam,” Daeke said. “At Yarbrough, new boilers will be installed that can produce a total of 200,000 pounds per hour of steam. These boilers will be natural gas fired with number two fuel (diesel) back up.”

Daeke also said both plants will see several structural changes.

“To make room for the new equipment at Cates, the existing boiler from 1974 will be removed as well as the four existing chillers. Also, a portion of the existing boiler wing will be removed and a new structure will be built to house the combustion gas turbines and auxiliary equipment,” Daeke said. “At the Yarbrough site, the existing two boilers will be removed and the building structure will be modified to support the new boilers and auxiliary equipment.”

According to Daeke, once the work has started, there are plans in place for makeshift plants to lessen the loss of energy during the renovations.

“A temporary boiler plant located at the Yarbrough plant will be provided as part of the project to offset the loss of capacity while the plants are being renovated,” Daeke said.

The Cates Ave steam plant is located near multiple residence halls as well as the student health center and Carmichael gym. Daeke said while the project will hopefully not significantly disturb the campus environment, students and faculty should look to the

Transportation department if considerable route changes are required.

“If road closures or detours are needed, that is done through the Transportation Department’s website,” Daeke said. “The project design team has taken noise and dust abatement into consideration for both the design of the plant as well as the construction.”

According to Daeke, special legislation will be used to fund this project.

“Special legislation, called Performance Contracting, is allowing the University to use the energy savings from this project to pay for the construction cost,” Daeke said. “That way, no State appropriated funds are being used.”

According to Leffler, the decision to renovate the steam plants was inevitable.

“The boilers at the steam plants are almost 60 years old now,” Leffler said. “Issues concerning reliability, efficiency and conservation of energy were driving factors for this decision. The decision came on as a part of our long term planning process.”

Daeke said this project has been in the works for several years.

“We have been working on this for almost five years, starting with a study in 2005, and are glad to see the construction phase begin,” Daeke said.

Daeke said he believes this massive project will also be an educational resource for the campus in the future.

“The project will provide an upgrade to existing steam infrastructure, as well as a new technology for us on campus,”Deake said.

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THE FACTS:

N.C. State has lost 29 of its past 34 games with Duke. The Wolfpack lost to Duke again on Wednesday, 92-78. Sidney Lowe’s record at N.C. State is 71-62.

OUR OPINION:

Sidney Lowe is coaching to save his career this year.

Lowe’s program must turn around before the end of the season to recover his track record. He must allow the players to take the lead on the court and give the appropriate leadership off the court for championship wins.

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A Season of Lowe

idney Lowe was hired to replace Herb Sendek in 2006 to head our current basketball program. He was met by the student body with great enthusiasm and support because he was more electrifying than Sendek. To boost morale with the student and fan base, Lowe sported the traditional red blazer to honor his former coach, Jim Valvano.

But the fanfare and support started to fade and many fans question the leadership of our coach. While students and fans may agree that Lowe is a great person, he may not be reflective of the coach our University needs at the moment. With an ACC record of 20 wins and 44

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losses from the 2006-2010 season, his future here may be in doubt.

Lowe was head coach of the Minnesota Timberwolves and won 33 games and lost 102 during his 1993-1994 career.

Later he coached for the Memphis Grizzlies and had a 0-8 season starter before leaving shortly after. His NBA professional coaching career ended with 79-228. Overall at N.C. State from 2006-2010, Lowe has a 71-62 record. These are not the resumes of a good coach, but Wolfpack fans still

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Mark McLawhorn, Editor-in-Chief Emeritus

That word says a lot about history and Twain’s style

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istory happened, plain and simple, yet 2011 has already brought another round of controversy for Huckleberry Finn, one of Mark Twain’s classic novels about boyhood a nd s o c ie t y in the South.

Written in the southern vernacular of the time, the novel Amanda uses the “nWilkins word ” more Editor-in-Chief than 200 times.

Alan Gribben, a professor of literature at Auburn University at Montgomery, has teamed up with NewSouth Books to release a version of Huckleberry Finn that does not include the “n-word,” and instead uses “slave.” While his goal is to make the text more accessible for younger audiences, the release of this new version sends the wrong message and obscures the true meaning of the text.

Twain’s story is an historical benchmark that satires what life was like during the Reconstruction period. The work is a true masterpiece, because by including the vernacular in the dialogue of the story, Twain was able to create a voice for the time period.

Gribben seems to be trying to hush history by taking away the truth from his new version. To truly understand and appreci-

ate Twain’s work is accepting and understanding his style and the historical context of Huckleberry Finn.

Even though Gribben’s aim is to make the novel more accessible for younger students and make it more comfortable for teachers to talk about in their classes, that does not make it okay to change the context of the story. The “n-word,” no matter how offensive it is in modern times, needs to stay in the book to maintain the novel’s original context; otherwise Gribben is watering down the histor y of the story and bending to the needs of moder n society.

Accepting that the “n-word” is in Twain’s novels is not to say that the word is now socially acceptable. Instead, by keeping the word in the future reprints of the novel, keeps the opportunity open for dialogue about the historical contexts of the words and learn about its role in society then and now. People in our community are still affected by the use of this word.

We especially saw this after the outcry the campus heard from the hate speech in the Free Expression Tunnel. However, just because people were outraged by the painting, students and

“Gribben is... bending to the needs of modern society.”

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IN YOUR WORDS

BY JASMINE WILLIAMS

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How do you think the Men’s Basketball team performed during the Duke game?

How can they do better?

“I thought they did pretty good. Once they started to get close, they got comfortable.

They need to focus and not get siked out.”

“They did ok. I think once they got a rhythm going they were able to pull it together. They need to find that team work and rhythm earlier on in the game.”

Becky Kachur freshman, fashion and textile management

Tyler Moncourtois sophomore, aerospace engineering

“They got into the game sometime, but they definitely did not come all the way through. They need to work on that defense and overtime they will improve.”

John Hall senior, physics

Changing ‘Finn’ not about that word, but education

administrators have been able to have a thoughtful conversation about free expression and hate speech.

How is the use of the “nword” in Huckleberry Finn any different?

Gribben is socially aware of his actions in releasing this book without the “nword.” This column fulfills his hopes that there is discourse about this choice. Although I do not agree with the use of the word, I am not unreasonable to cover my ears and believe it never happened. It shouldn’t be i n elementar y school curriculums, but midd le school students should have access to it in the classroom on their way to high school. Watering it down only make things harder for them to understand as they get older. With this in mind, Twain himself would turn over in his grave and would chastise our ignorance of history for the sake of exposure.

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expect more wins than losses.

Wednesday’s game against rival Duke University was a lesson learned that the men’s basketball team needs leadership on the court and not just from the sidelines. Fans seem very excited about Tracy Smith, Ryan Harrow, C.J. Leslie and Scott Wood and expect to see leadership from these players and only advice from their coach. Instead, many see Coach Lowe as a micromanager instead of the coach fans first saw in 2006. Our players appear to be the right talent

on the court but there is doubt that they have the right leadership from the sidelines.

The good news is that the Wolfpack basketball program has promise and hope on the court, but only if our players command on the hardwood.

Our University no longer needs moral victories but ACC or perhaps NCAA victories displayed our trophy case. At this juncture it is safe to say that Lowe is coaching for his survival. If N.C. State does not appear in the NCAA tournament then many feel that it is time for Lowe to go.

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e are all well aware where a road paved with good intentions leads. So it is with Mark Twain scholar and Auburn Montgomery Benjamin University litKraudel erature profesStaff columnist sor Alan Gribben’s revisions of Huckleberry Finn.

Where the original text has over 200 usages of the “nword,” Gribben’s volume replaces the word with “slave.”

He also removed the word “injun.” This has led some scholars to say that it softens Twain’s intention and avoids one of the major issues of the work. There is a lot more to literature than any derogatory phrase that the author may choose to incorporate into the work. Saying that you can completely devoid the book of meaning by making a word substitution is absurd.

Gribben stated his intention is to make the work more accessible in the 21st century and to keep the book from being immediately banned from classrooms preemptively. He is not removing the word as to pretend that it was never there, nor is he hoping to shift the context in which it appeared. He is simply trying to get the book into the hands of students.

This is a technique used in education constantly. We put a lot of effort into making information more approachable for students all the time.

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Columbus did not truly discover America. Gravity does not have a complete explanation. Those concepts just serve us well enough in grade and middle school or until such a time as it is best to dive deeper. So it is with literature, why shouldn’t teachers have an avenue by which to read and teach a book so richly deserving study without having it mired in social conflict from the very start?

America, as a country and within its communities, colle ge s a nd universities included, need to find more time to have real, honest conversations about race. This conversation doesn’t need to happen in elementary and middle schools when some of the nuances of that discussion would likely get lost, nor does it need to happen within the context of a discussion of Huckleberry Finn.

Some might say that there is no need to continue having an open dialogue about the “n-word.” I disagree. Race relations in America have never been truly dealt with to the satisfaction of many of the communities involved. Honestly, I’m pretty sure those commu-

nities would consider that an understatement.

It makes it seem like the use of that word is a thing of the past that should be taught as a history lesson or in a book.

The place for that conversation is now, in a current context, where the racism thrives more than many of us let ourselves believe in the day to day. There is nothing wrong with changing the word to something with fewer teeth so that a great piece of literature might find its way into t he hands of students who might take it upon themselves to read the original text on their o w n . We should raise the level of discourse and find the proper context and arena to discuss the rifts we have created amongst ourselves and do our best to repair that relationship, not through our children, but for them. If we owe Mr. Twain anything, we owe him that most.

“This conversation doesn’t need to happen in elementary and middle schools.”

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At some time or another, most people have an idea for what they think would make a great t-shirt. Whether it is as simple as a clever saying or a complex creation featuring well-known characters, the spark of creativity can hit at any moment. It can leave that person with the desire to see just how good their tee shirt design truly is.

That is where the community-driven website TeeFury. com comes in.

Launched in 2008, TeeFury was started to provide creative t-shirts at easily affordable prices. Every day, a new shirt is designed by a member of the TeeFury community and is made available for purchase for the price of $9, with shipping costing as low as $2 extra.

Elizabeth Hyde, a junior in animal science, expressed her appreciation of the site’s affordability.

“It’s cool to be able to get such awesome shirts for such a low price,” Hyde said.

The catch is that each shirt is only available for one day, before it is replaced by the next design for its own 24 hour run.

In this way, each shirt is a limited edition product, and allows the site to provide a high number of new designs on a regular basis.

Designs chosen for the site vary widely, and include everything from purely artistic endeavors to mash-ups of pop culture characters. One of last year’s most popular shirts featured Han Solo and Chewbacca drawn in the style of Calvin and Hobbes.

Jimi Benedict, art director

While artists are free to do whatever they want with their designs after their day on TeeFury, every shirt featured on the site can still be viewed in the archived gallery. While reviewing past designs may spark a sense of loss, the website also provides an easy way to access the previously featured shirts on the site.

The Gallery also lets users keep track of all the shirts that may be available when the site runs one of its Grab Bag specials. Every few months, customers are given the chance to purchase a random shirt design for only $5.

The shirts available are those featured since the last Grab Bag. The event lets users try for a design they may have missed or hesitated buying at the full price.

“We overprint every shirt we sell for various reasons,” Benedict said. “Once we get full of overprints, we run the grab bags.

We like to think it’s a great way to reward our community for helping us succeed.”

For over two years now, TeeFury has continued to see success, and will keep providing a source for inspired shirt designs as long as the community support is there. For now, it continues to provide a new spark of creativity every day, one t-shirt at a time.

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for the site, explained his process for selecting which designs are chosen to be made into shirts.

“I ask myself many questions before selecting a design for print,” Benedict said. “Will it sell? Is the concept of the design relevant to the times? Does the design have impact within a millisecond of viewing?”

Selection to appear on the site is usually the end of a slightly longer process, however, as many designs first appear in the TeeFury forum. Users can post their designs and receive comments and critiques from their fellow artists. This gives designers the chance to see how it can be improved, as well as how popular it might be if chosen to be featured on the site.

Zack Davenport, a longtime fan and artist featured on TeeFury in the past and Raleigh native, said the site has done well supporting its community.

“TeeFury has grown a lot since I have worked with them,” Davenport said. “I consider it one of my favorite sites to work with simply because of their loyal community and committed, professional curators.”

The strong sense of community Davenport mentions is evident not only in the forum, but on the main page of the site. Every day, the new design is accompanied by a small interview with the creator, giving them the chance to explain where their idea came from. Also, users are allowed to leave a comment on the design, letting the creator and the rest of the community know what they think.

Ian Leino, a graphic illustrator and TeeFury’s top-selling artist, shared his opinion on how the site benefits the artists as much as it does the fans.

“In addition to strong sales and great exposure,” Leino said, “the other thing I really appreciate about TeeFury is that after the day that a design runs, all rights revert to the artist. That means that I’m able to then print and sell [the designs] through my own shop.”

Leino’s designs have been among the site’s most popular, and the reception has led him to continue creating for the site. His latest is set to be featured Jan. 24, and his past designs can be purchased on his own site, ianleino.com.

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SWE Hosts 2nd Annual Mr. Engineer Pageant tonight The tradition continues as 11 male competitors prepare for the big event.

for such a great cause,” Kori said.

All of the proceeds from ticket sales will be donated to Relay for Life, an organization of the American Cancer Society. Last year, with more Lisa Simorelli than 200 students in attendance, the SWE was Correspondent able to raise over $600 from the event.

“Students should attend this event because The Mr. Engineer Pageant is unlike any other ordinary pageant. There are no high heels and they will definitely be entertained. The contesmakeup; this is the time for men to shine under tants have put in a lot of hard work,” said Trey Warren, a senior in construction and managethe spotlight.

The event is coordinated by the Society of ment engineering and last year’s “Mr. Engineer.”

Warren will also be participating in this year’s Women Engineers, which is a group designed to support and encourage women pursuing careers pageant, but this time as a judge. Other judges in engineering. Among one of their tasks dur- for the event include Student Body President ing the school year is the Annual Mr. Engineer Kelly Hook and various high-ranking professors.

In last year’s pageant, the talent portion was Pageant. The pageant is an opportunity for male engineer students to showcase their talents and one of the more popular sections of the show.

“The talent portion is my favorite because the show that they are more than just studious.

In order to be selected for the show, students guys think of really creative talents,” Kori said. must fill out an application and SWE members “Last year, Trey Warren wrote his own song and played the guitar.” accordingly select the Another talent from contestants. The aplast year includes a plications ask the enpopular dance pergineer students quesforma nce by Eri k tions about career and Cox, a senior in magoal aspirations, extra terial science and encurricular activities gineering, which he and why they would choreographed to Belike to be in the pagSonya Kori, senior in computer science yonce Knowles’ exact eant. Last year, SWE routine of the music only had a month and a half to prepare for the show, but this year they video, “Single Ladies.”

“My friends and I were trying to think of somehave been planning since the fall semester.

Similar to last year’s pageant, 11 engineer stu- thing for my talent and that’s what we came up dents will participate in four sections: an inter- with,” Cox said. “They said I wouldn’t do it eiview portion worth 35 points, a talent portion ther.” He beat the dare. A lot of preparation worth 35 points, a professional attire portion goes into the talent portion of the show. Cox worth 20 points and the Fundamental Engineer- practiced the routine from the music video for ing Exam that is worth the remaining 10 points. seven hours in his friend’s living room until he Each individual student also comes from a dif- got it down step-by-step.

“The ‘Single Ladies’ dance was definitely the ferent department of the college, representing a most memorable part of my experience,” Cox diverse group of male students.

SWE Co-Presidents Lisa Moll, a senior in ma- said. “I had people wanting to shake my hand terial science and engineering, and Sonya Kori, a the day after.”

This year, Cox and the 2010 People’s Choice senior in computer science, have been coordinatWinner, Richard Pridgen, a senior in paper sciing the preparation.

“We split up a lot of tasks ranging from adver- ence and chemical engineering, will be hosting tising to the actual selection process,” Kori said. the pageant.

Tickets for the show are available in front of SWE also has to determine judges, escorts, ushers, photographers and much more for the Stewart Theatre at the Talley Student Center starting at 6:00p.m. for only three dollars. Doors event.

“Even though there is a lot of preparation that will open at 6:30p.m., and the show begins at goes into the pageant, the work is well worth it 7:00p.m. because in the end we raise a large sum of money

“The work was well worth it because in the end we raise a large sum of money for such a great cause.”

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Trey Warren, a senior in construction and management engineering, gets crowned last year as Mr. Engineer 2010 on Friday, March 26th, 2010 . “I didn’t think I was going to win,” Trey said.

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Restaurant Week to highlight local cuisine Over 60 local restaurants will participate in the second annual event, which celebrates the Triangle food scene.

special is three courses for lunch and dinner,” Johnson said. “Lunch is $15 and dinner is $30. We definitely do represent what we do normally with this special.”

The specials at Porters include French onion soup with gruyere-cheese toast, Mark Herring pork tacos, pan roasted flounder and Life & Style Editor handmade ravioli.

“We make everything in house,” Students rarely get the opportunity to deviate from the staples of college food. Johnson said. “We wanted to have a However, being more than just a college little bit of everything. We do Ameritown, Raleigh’s fine dining scene per- can food, like nice burgers, but it’s all sists despite college demand on pizza over the place.”

Of the more than 40 Raleigh resand takeout. Moreover, restaurants around the Triangle are collaborating taurants involved in the event, Urban to showcase their products next week. Food Group has two more restaurants More than 60 local restaurants will participating. Coquette, a French brasparticipate in the second annual Tri- serie, and Vivace, an Italian trattoria, angle Restaurant Week from Jan. 24 are planning exclusive menus focusing through 30. The event is modeled af- on local ingredients.

“Here’s the catch for us, we want to ter national restaurant weeks in New York and Washington D.C., which both focus on what’s seasonal, but also playbrought attention to and celebrated the ful,” Jennings said. “I believe that the cuisine at our restaurants is progresculinary arts.

“It started in New York to get people sive.”

Triangle Restaurant Week and Urto have access to higher-end menus,” Kevin Jennings, Urban Food Group ban food groups are focusing on the public relations director, said. “The “locavore” trend that found its way benefit is generally a reduced charge.” back into contemporary restaurants.

The large scope of the event includes Throughout the Triangle, non-chain restaurants have two restaurants been foc u si ng close to campus. with tremendous T he adjacent support on buyrestaurant pair ing produce from on the other side the local farmers of Hillsborough market and paStreet, Porter’s tronizing regional Tavern and Frafood suppliers. zier’s Wine Bar, “We try to get will offer speMark Johnson, Porter’s Tavern general produce locally,” cial menus along manager Johnson said. “I with their stanmean we get our dard menus. Both restaurants, managed by Urban Food bread from a bakery downtown. We Group, plan to attract business to Hill- want to support the local economy sborough Street despite a slow recovery and local businesses. That is our policy.

Therefore, we would like people to supafter construction.

“This event is always a help for busi- port us as a local business.”

Jennings reiterated the effects of celness,” Mark Johnson, Porter’s Tavern general manager, said. “As people come ebrating local restaurants.

“There is definitely a rippling effect,” back to Hillsborough Street and realize that there is parking and everything is Jennings said. “It’s a long term sort of thing. Through a multitude of efforts, better, it’s a good thing for all of us.”

Porter’s and Frazier’s, played around educations efforts, people start to get with their menus to arrange specials it.” that ref lect the restaurants’ general Restaurateurs and chefs are looking style. for a kick-start with the new year in “The Triangle Restaurant Week what has been a tough time for restau-

“We want to support the local economy and local businesses. That is our policy.”

Spotted in the Brickyard

Chandalae Lanouette, a sophomore in first year college, stops to pose in the Brickyard. Lanouette’s look was made up of a bold fuchsia-colored tunic dress (Francesca’s, $30), belted at the waist (belt, Cause for Pause, $2). She also wore white lace-inspired tights (Target, $10) and a pair of brown boots (Target, $12 on sale).

Lanouette wore a key dangling from her ear as an earring, which she made herself. She loves shopping at Francesca’s in the mall and thrift stores like Father and Son. “My style tends to be a modern twist on 80’s fashion, with a touch of the 20’s,” she said, “and I am also inspired by details in old furniture.”

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Guests on the Urban Food Tour enjoy a variety of small plates and wines at Frazier’s Wine Bar on Wednesday. The tour was sponsored by Living Social, and was sold out the day tickets went on sale.

rants.

Close proximity to the University has given Porter’s consistent business and the restaurant tends to attract faculty and students on budgets.

“I come here about once a week,” Sabrina Hunt, a graduate student in biochemistry, said. “I like the tacos but I sometimes get a salad and the price isn’t too scary.”

Despite the lunch rush after 12:10 classes, the student ratio that stops by for dinner drops off. Jennings touched upon this issue of appealing to the student demographic. Urban Food Group restaurants and the other eateries of the same caliber in Triangle Restaurant Week have elegance as a setback.

“One of the struggles is to bring people in,” Jennings said. “Consequently, people get intimidated, which is our biggest challenge.”

Nevertheless, the restaurants are expecting increased business next week.

The restaurant economy is slowly coming out of the slump of the recession, which has consequently stymied culinary ventures, but chefs in the area are looking forward to being creative once again.

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Black & Blue Burger with a cajun rub and blue cheese coleslaw at Porter’s Tavern at 2412 Hillsborough Street.

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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.

While waiting for her friends outside of the Atrium, Francesca Verceles-Zara, a freshman in biological sciences, poses, showing off a rocker-chic look. Her outfit was comprised of a grey and black dress from H&M ($14), tights from Forever 21 ($5), grey booties from Target ($30), and a faux-leather jacket, received as a gift from Rue 21. Verceles-Zara’s favorite stores consist of H&M, Urban Outfitters, and Target. “My style depends on my mood,” she said, “but it is sometimes inspired by Gossip Girl or some fashion pages that I follow on Tumblr.”

Kirsten Wyatt, a freshman in first year college, poses on her way to the Atrium. Wyatt wore a classy floral print dress from Forever 21 ($20) with brown tights (Walmart, $5) and a pair of boots (Kohls, $30). Her outfit was accessorized with a locket-style necklace, purchased at a flea market for a mere 25 cents. Wyatt enjoys shopping at Forever 21 and H&M. “My style changes a lot, but I like to look put together,” Wyatt said. “If I think something is cute, I’ll wear it!”

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never really gotten into it because I played track and football,” Little said. “But then when I started wrestling, my uncle gave me some advice along the way.”

So far this year, Little has gone undefeated against ACC opponents, which is something he has not been able to accomplish during his first three years at State. While an undefeated conference record is not everything in wrestling, it can help a wrestler gain a much higher seed for the ACC Championships in March.

Coach Carter Jordan said Little’s 19-6 record this year is no fluke, but rather an example of what hard work can do for a wrestler.

“This sport, more than any other sport, is incredibly mentally challenging,” Jordan said.

“Darrius [Little] has a lot more pressure on him this year due to expectations. But, instead of folding, he has been working harder than he ever has, asking more questions than he ever has, and it is showing out there when he wrestles.”

In years past, Little has had difficulty with his weight class, not only winning matches, but also with keeping his weight down. His career record entering this season was 36-33 in the 133-pound weight class, but that record has improved drastically with his performance so far this season.

Little said it is not only easier competing in his new weight class, but the move from 133 pounds to 141 has also helped him find a new love for wrestling.

“The reason why I moved

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up initially was because there was a spot to fill,” Little said.

“But now that I have moved up, I’m finding that I’m enjoying not having to worry as much about what I eat. Sometimes I get kind of greedy and want to eat whatever, so moving up a weight class has helped me enjoy this season a lot more.”

Little says he has loved the sport of wrestling since he began in high school, but he has enjoyed this season much more. Harnessing new skills the coaching staff has taught him has been one of the contributing factors toward Little’s success.

“My biggest reason why I’m doing a lot better is the coaching staff,” Little said. “Having their support and having them behind me is a big help. They are doing a great job and I really appreciate all of their support.”

Pack fans can come out and see Little wrestle as he aims for his 20th win of the season Saturday in Reynolds Coliseum as State takes on Campbell at 4 p.m. and Ohio at 7 p.m.

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debut in the narrow loss to the Sooners with scores of 9.85 on the floor and 9.775 on the bars. Last Friday also marked the debut of Diahanna Ham, who led the team with a vault of 9.800, good for second-place at the meet.

“Stephanie and Diahanna both did exactly what we expected them to do,” Stevenson said. “They performed just how we expected them to from practice, but they put on a little more of a show. I thought they made the biggest impact as freshmen that we’ve had in a while. I’m extremely proud of the kids because of the way they worked.”

Ouellette is ranked No.3 all-round in the EAGL conference, but the Pack will also rely on experienced performers in senior Brittany Vontz and juniors Brooke Barr and Jess Panza to make a difference against the Mountaineers. Such a blend of rookie and veteran talent has worked well for Stevenson’s team so far in 2011. The continuation of such form will also put the Pack in a strong position in its aim to earn a spot in the 2011 NCAA National Championships held April 14-16 in Cleveland, Ohio.

game and the new adjustments may affect the lineups on Sunday as well.

“We want to put guys on the f loor that are playing well,” Lowe said. “We want to reward the guys that are getting it done, reward the guys that are doing what I want them to do and capable of what I want them to do.”

The Pack hopes the lineup adjustments and the effort it played with Wednesday night will help the team pick up its second conference victory of the season.

“I think we can score with anybody in our league, so I don’t think that is the problem,” sophomore forward Scott Wood said. “We just have to pick it up a little on defense. It’s just about heart and sprinting back.”

Defense has been State’s Achilles’ heel since conference play began as the team has surrendered an average of 80 points per game to its opposition. A victory against Miami would serve as a big confidence boost before the Pack faces tough road tests against Clemson and North Carolina next week.

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Senior forward Tracy Smith gets blocked by two defensemen during the first half of the N.C. State’s game agaisnt Duke in the RBC center on Wednesday. Smith led the team with a total of 19 points and nine rebounds. Despite Smith’s accomplishments in the game, the Wolfpack was not able to hold off the Blue Devils who won 92-78.

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31 Aim high 33 Commotion 34 Chapeau’s perch 36 One bearing down 37 Surfing-induced torpor?

40 Williams of ‘’Happy Days’’ 43 Peevish, as a puss 44 One shooting the bull?

47 Sharp Italian cheese 49 Sailor’s pocket bread?

52 11th-century date 53 Mantel piece 55 Crankcase reservoir 56 Heavenly food on the nightstand?

60 Bit of plankton 61 C-3PO worshiper 62 Where to see government programs 66 Nat or Card 67 Sparkling wine city 68 Elicit a :-) from 69 Dismally damp 70 “Lolita” star Sue 71 Pram occupant’s wear DOWN 1 State of matter 2 Fighter who was a dove 3 Emulate 2-Down

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COUNTDOWN

• 9 days until the men’s basketball team takes on UNC at Chapel Hill.

INSIDE

• Page 7: The Darrius Little feature, as well as previews of the men’s basketball team and gymnastics.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL

Challenging weekend awaits tennis team After blanking both Davidson (7-0) and UNC-Wilmington (7-0) to open its spring season, the men’s tennis team will be faced with a difficult weekend as it takes on No. 13 Louisville and No. 46 Indiana. Three Wolfpack netters are currently ranked in singles, marking the first time in program history that three players are ranked to begin the season.

Juniors Jaime Pulgar (No. 61) and Dominic Hodgson (No. 82) are ranked inside the top 100 while sophomore Dave Thomson (No. 108) sits just outside. The No. 57 Wolfpack will be relying on the trio as it seeks a pair of upset wins over the Cardinals and Hoosiers.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Women’s basketball falls to BC

Fueled by forward Carolyn Swords’ 15 points and 19 rebounds, Boston College handed the N.C. State women’s basketball team its second straight loss Thursday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass., 77-67. The Eagles did the majority of their damage inside, scoring 40 points in the paint. In all, five Boston College players finished in double figures. After finishing with a career-high 30 points against North Carolina last week, guard Marissa Kastanek once again led the way for the Wolfpack (9-9, 1-3 ACC), scoring a game-high 21 points against the Eagles. Trailing 71-49 with seven minutes remaining, the Pack went on an 18-6 run with guard Amber White leading the charge, scoring 12 of her 18 points during the stretch to pull within 10 points. But it was too little, too late as Boston College held on for a 10-point victory. Things will not get any easier for the Pack as it hosts No. 3 Duke on Sunday at 5 p.m.

Wolfpack looks to weather storm against Hurricanes The men’s basketball team looks to avoid a 1-4 start to ACC play.

Jon Goodman Staff Writer

The N.C. State men’s basketball team looks to avenge its 92-78 loss to defending National Champion Duke as the team squares off against Miami at the RBC Center Sunday at noon.

The Wolfpack (11-7, 1-3 ACC) has dropped each of its last three games entering Sunday’s matchup but the Hurricanes have not faired much better, losing a close game to Florida State, 55-53 on Wednesday night.

Miami (12-6, 1-3 ACC) will be trying to avoid starting conference play with a 1-4 record for the second straight season.

While the Hurricanes had one of its best defensive performances of the season against the Seminoles, State had one of its worst, surrendering a season-high 92 points against Duke.

Both teams enter Sunday’s game with shooting woes as Florida State held Miami to only 34 percent shooting from the field while the Wolfpack only mustered a 37-percent shooting percentage against a pesky Duke defense. In particu-

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Freshman guard Ryan Harrow drives the ball around Duke’s Ryan Kelly and Nolan Smith in the first half Wednesday night at the RBC Center. Harrow finished with 15 points and nine assists as the Wolfpack fell to the Blue Devils 78-92.

lar, freshmen C.J. Leslie, Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown will need to perform better after shooting 0-17 in the first half against the Blue Devils and finished 8-30 from the field.

Harrow will go toe-to-toe against Miami’s leading scorer Malcolm Grant, who aver-

ages 15.3 points per game, the seventh-best mark in the ACC. Another key matchup will be in the paint as Tracy Smith and Co. try to contain Hurricanes center Reggie Johnson, who averages 11.8 points and 9.6 rebounds per game.

Despite the 14-point loss,

coach Sidney Lowe was proud of the effort put forth by his team and hopes the team can carry that effort into Sunday’s game.

“I thought we had good energy and made a run at it,” Lowe said.

That energy and effort was

most evident in the 18 offensive rebounds, 11 forced turnovers and 30 free throw attempts by the Pack.

A lineup change coming out of the halftime sparked a second half comeback in the Duke

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Today MEN’S TENNIS @ LOUISVILLE Louisville, Ky., 4 p.m.

GYMNASTICS VS. WEST VIRGINIA Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

TRACK @ THE VIRGINIA TECH HOKIE INVITATIONAL Blacksburg, Va., All day Saturday MEN’S TENNIS @ INDIANA Bloomington, Ind., 2 p.m.

TRACK @ THE VIRGINIA TECH HOKIE INVITATIONAL Blacksburg, Va., All day WRESTLING VS. CAMPBELL Reynolds Coliseum, 4 p.m.

WRESTLING VS. OHIO Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL STANDINGS SCHOOL

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SOURCE: THEACC.COM

Gymnastics opens EAGL conference play against WVU The Wolfpack hosts No. 18 West Virginia in conference-opener tonight in Reynolds Coliseum.

Charlie Brooke Staff Writer

The No.10-ranked N.C State g y mnastics team will head into tonight’s meet against West Virginia brimming with confidence following a school-record performance against Oklahoma last week where the team fell, 196.175-195.150.

Despite the performance ending in defeat for the Pack, coach Mark Stevenson was pleased with his team’s performance.

“It was the highest score we’ve ever had in an opening meet,” Stevenson said.

“We had a no-fall meet, and anytime you have that you’re going to score well.”

The Pack’s score on Friday represented the secondhighest at a home-opener, trailing only the 2008 performance versus Auburn where the team finished with a score of 195.375. The performance against Oklahoma also earned the team a spot in the top-10 of the national rankings, as well as third in the Southeast region, trailing only Florida and Georgia.

However, No.18 West Virginia, the second-highest ranked team in the EAGL conference following the Pack, will provide a stern test for Stevenson’s team.

The Mountaineers (2-1) suffered their first loss of the season at Georgia on Monday, but will be looking to bounce back against State at Reynolds Coliseum.

DREIR CARR/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

Darrius Little works to pin Joe Baker of the Naval Academy.

The Wolfpack grapplers fell to the Navy Midshipmen in Reynolds Coliseum Jan. 24, 2009.

Little’s wrestling bigger than his last name Pack wrestler has changed everything about his game to get better.

Cory Smith Deputy Sports Editor LUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIAN

Junior gymnast Jess Panza jumps to the high bar during the exhibition against Oklahoma. Panza scored 9.775 while on the bars. N.C. State fell to Oklahoma, 196.175 - 195.150.

Sophomore Rachel Fincham, All-EAGL first team in 2010, will be looking for the team to remain focused and not get carried away with the impressive start to the 2011 season.

“It was a no-fall, but that doesn’t mean it was perfect.

There were wobbles and poor landings, but these are things we can easily fix,” Fincham said. “One thing we have been talking about is not to let how well we did last week let us get complacent. Individual confidence and form issues can definitely be improved upon.”

Fincham was also quick to squash any suggestions that the young Pack team will be overwhelmed by its No.10-ranking.

“I don’t think it brings extra pressure because consistently last year we were ranked first in the EAGL conference,” Fincham said. “It’s just more of an extra motivation to keep doing what we have been doing, and improve.”

The meet against the Mountaineers will be the first opportunity to survey EAGL opposition before the conference championships at George Washington on March 19th.

Leading that charge toward the championships will be freshman Stephanie Ouellette, who was impressive in her collegiate

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At the beginning of his freshman year in high school, redshirt junior wrestler Darrius Little had never even thought of wrestling at the high school level, much less the collegiate level.

He participated in three different sports during his freshman year: basketball, track and field and football.

But Little said wrestling was something he just stumbled upon after a friend told him about trying out.

“One of my boys was a wrestler in high school,” Little said. “When I was in middle school one of my friends kept telling me that I should try the sport, and I didn’t really want to until I finally tried out my freshman year. I started really

enjoying it, so I stuck with it.”

While his mother has always been a supporter, Little said she initially was not a big fan of him wrestling at N.C. State. Many of Little’s family members are supporters of UNC-Chapel Hill, making it difficult for them to support a member of the Wolfpack.

“My family is Carolina all the way,” Little said. “A lot of family members attend, or have attended, Carolina. So when I chose N.C. State, they weren’t exactly thrilled at first, but they have always been supportive.

They are behind me 100 percent now.”

In fact, Little’s uncle, Wiley Little, is actually a former wrestler for the Tarheels. And after being dismissed from the junior varsity basketball team in high school, Little credits his friends, as well as his uncle, as the reason he began wrestling.

“I had always heard that my uncle was a wrestler throughout middle school, but I had

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