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Chancellor’s Liaison Meeting Schedule Schedule for the rest of the semester: Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday 2/23, 3:30-5pm, Talley 3118 *Roundtable, Wednesday 3/16, 7-8:30pm, Talley 3118 *Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday 3/23, 3:30-5pm, Talley 3118 Roundtable, Wednesday 3/30, 7-8:30pm, Senate Chambers Chancellor’s Liaison, Wednesday, 4/20, 3:30-5pm, Talley Walnut Room Items with the * are subject to change Source: Olivia Desormeaux
Vagant CARE positions for spring semester The following positions are still open for CARE @ N.C. State, the leadership development team. They include Mothers Matters Campaign Chair, Access Africa Chair, Climate Change Chair, Power Within Chair, and the Marketing and Advertising Director. The next CARE meeting is on Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. in Mann 321. Source: Maritza adonis, co-founder of care
MLK Speaker Rescheduled for March 3 The African American Cultural Center is honored to present political analyst and author, Juan Williams as the 2011 NCSU Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Campus Commemoration speaker. The title of Mr. Williams’ presentation is “American Leadership: Stories of Inspiration and Power Behind Proven Leaders.” This event was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, January 12 at 11:30 a.m. in Stewart Theater, Talley Student Center. Inclement weather forced the event to be rescheduled to Thursday, March 3. The time and location are the same. Source: Toni Thorpe, AACC Program Coordinator
2011 Statewide Poetry Contest Open to all North Carolina residents and one of the largest free-entry contests in the South. Awards will be given to the best poems, with the top winner receiving $500. Entries must be submitted by March 1, 2011. Guest judge, Thomas Lux poet in residence at Sarah Lawrence College, will announce the winners and give a reading at 7 p.m., on March 30, in the Titmus Theater, Thompson Hall. The Creative Writing Program through the Barnhart Family Fund sponsors this event. Contact Wilton Barnhart and John Balaban for additional information. Source: Lauren Lopez-Ibanez, CHASS Communications
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HK on J protest keeps neighborhood schooling debate alive, turnout high Thousands rallied in downtown Raleigh for equal educational and economic rights. Justin Rose Correspondent
Thousands of activists opposing neighborhood schooling in Wake County gathered at Shaw University Sunday morning for a march to the legislative building. Among the activists were students eager to show their support and interest in peaceful social justice. Colt Jackson, a junior in civil engineering, said he thought the turn out was positive. “I like the unity of the rally. The diversity is really good. Everyone’s united for similar goals,” Jackson said. Wes Thill, a sophomore in mechanical engineering said he agreed, and having come from a mainly-caucasion background, thought the rally was eye-opening. “I grew up in a place where pretty much everybody was white, so I didn’t really understand what diversity was until I moved to North Carolina four years ago. And I realized how important diversity is, not just in education but also in our everyday lives,” he said. Jackson and Thill joined the other 2500 to 3000 activists who carried signs that read: “Students are people too” and “Solidarity with all who struggle for liberation.” The sounds of drum music and chants echoed throughout the streets of downtown Raleigh as the crowd marched to the N.C. State Legislature building, where NAACP State Conference President Reverend William J. Barber II lead the demonstration. “We gather today to demand educational equality for every child. Resegregating our public schools is a
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Rev. Dr. William Joseph Barber, II walks to the left of the NAACP sign as he leads the Historic Thousands on Jones Street rally Saturday. The march started outside Shaw University and finished at the North Carolina State Legislative Building.
vicious, backwards step. It’s a turn in the wrong direction, and we can’t have it,” Rev. Barber said. The HKonJ march, which stands for Historic Thousands on Jones St., is an annual event founded in 2007 by the NAACP, the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. The march promotes the 14 Point People’s Agenda, which includes support for low-income people and environmental justice. This year, the march emphasized educational equality as well as economic justice and equal protection under the law. Barber said emphasizing economic
justice was especially important. “Southern poverty has its roots in slavery, Jim Crow and other forms of racism, and repeated denial of labor rights…Let the word go forth from here, both to Democrats and Republicans who want to take us backwards and try to balance this budget on the backs of the poor: If you want a better North Carolina, let’s make those who can pay pay their fair share,” Barber said. A misconception about the march was that it is only attended by African American and minority group representatives.
Speech contest gives three prizes Annual competition highlights public speaking talent. Elise Helgar Staff Writer
The fourth annual Wolfpack Speaks competition brought out a wide variety of public speaking students. Every year, public speaking professors select the top people from their classes to compete in the public speaking competition. Students are evaluated by their professors during the final speech of the semester to determine who will compete. The second place winner was Evan Wilkinson a junior in wood products. “I actually enjoyed the finals of this competition more than the part in class. Speaking in front of a big group of people is less personal and I found Camilah Jennings/Technician that a lot easier,” Wilkinson said. Meagan Proper, sophomore in sports management, receives a $250 first place Students are required to prepare award from Dr. Kenneth Zagacki, Department Head of Communications on a five to seven minute call to action Thursday at Wolfpack Speaks. The event sported the largest turnout to date. speech for the competition. Wilkinson did his speech on banning spice, cohol being banned from major pub- in a qualifying round. Six students which is a legal drug. He chose this lic sporting events. Both Proper and are chosen from the qualifying round topic after his baseball coach showed Wilkinson had Brandi Moyer for pub- to compete in the final round. Judges provide students with feedback about a video about the negative effects of lic speaking. Kailey Miller, a sophomore in pub- their speeches so that they are able to the drug. lic relations, won improve their technique. “My coach “I really felt as though I really did third place in the s howe d u s a competition. Her better in the finals. My final speech video about this instructor was was definitely better than my first drug and I just speech,” Wilkinson said. Stephen Larson. found it really The judges for the qualifying round “I wasn’t suri ntere s t i ng. I prised at all when are made up of public speaking profesthought it was Meagan won. We sors from the University. The judges a good topic for were in the same for the final round are guest judges my final speech,” public speaking from the community. The winners Wilkinson said. Evan Wilkinson, junior in wood class and she was of the competition are awarded cash The first place products great all semes- prizes. winner in the “Our teacher helped us out a lot durter, so I thought competition was Meagan Proper, a sophomore in it made sense that she won. She de- ing the whole process. It was a great experience,” Wilkinson said. sports management. Proper could served the win,” Wilkinson said. All students who are nominated to not be reached for comment at press time. Proper’s speech was about al- compete in the competition compete
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Joshua Smith, NAACP N.C. State Chapter President and senior in civil engineering, said the march reaches far past those groups. “The misconception about this HKonJ movement is that only African American and other minority groups will benefit from this march,” said Smith. “However, this march will affect young, old and all nationalities and ethnic groups alike.” According to Smith, the quality of public high schools is reflected in NCSU’s graduation rate. “If these
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BOG approves tuition increase Staff Report
On Friday the Board of Governors approved the plan set forth by University administration of a $300 tuition increase in addition to several fee increases. The tuition increase applies to all UNC System universities, and the fee increases are similar to those at other institutions. For instate undergraduates, tuition will be $5153 in the 2011-2012 school year, up from $4853, a 6.2% increase. Out-ofstate students face a 3.5% increase, from $17,388 to 17,988. Graduate students are also affected under this budget approval, with in-state students seeing an 11.2% increase. Their tuition will go from $5358 to $5958 and non-residents will face a 3.4% increase, going from $17,406 to $18,006. In other BOG news, it is close to finishing a task force on academics and athletics, and will be led by East Carolina Chancellor Steve Ballard. The task force will have representatives ranging from chancellors to athletic directors, complacence staff and academic support staff. Priorities include “institutional risk in inter-collegiate athletics, related to academic integrity and NCAA compliance,
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Valentine’s Specials at NC State Bookstores 30% off all youth apparel extra 50% off yellow tag items 25% off all plush $10 each Rose Bouquets & Helium Balloons (L, XL & 2XL)
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yeing the ball, Rebecca Love, freshmen in First Year College, catches the ball on Tucker Beach on Sunday afternoon. “I haven’t played softball since the ninth grade, but it’s a beautiful day, so I thought I’d play with some friends.” Many people were seen on Tucker Beach, laying out and doing homework.
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Wednesday Student Forum on Strategic Planning 6 p.m. Talley Student Center, Ballroom
Thursday OIT Information Session on E-mail Services 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. D.H. Hill Auditorium
Chocolate Explosion 4 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Dining Halls
New Music for Guitar and Flute 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Thompson Hall, Titmus Theatre
40th Henry M. Shaw Lecture 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. 216 Mann Hall
Public Reading: Timothy Tyson 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Thompson Hall
Friday The Pull of the Moon: Recent Work of Barbara Lee Smith Noon to 8 p.m. Gregg Museum of Art and Design
Tuesday John W. Pope Lecture Economist Michael Boskin 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. 3400 Nelson Hall
Short Film Night 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema
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New Music for Guitar & Flute Wednesday, February 16 at 7pm Titmus Theatre
Classical guitarist Paul Bowman is one of today’s passionate champions of new music for the guitar. In this guest recital, he joins forces with renowned composer, flutist and new music guru Harvey Sollberger. Pre-concert talk at 6:30pm.
University Theatre presents Urinetown, one of the most uproariously funny musical satires ever, complete with villain, hero and romance. Winner of three Tony Awards. Don’t pay to pee!
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5:20 P.M. | Suspicious Incident Western Manor Apartments Report of two subjects stealing hot water heaters. Officer spoke with Facilities Supervisors who advised nothing of value was taken.
11:34 A.M. | Possession of Stolen Goods Administrative Services I Transportation reported permit reported lost was located in possession of and being used by two students. Both students were issued citation and judicial referral.
9:27 A.M. | Traffic Accident Bragaw Hall Staff member and university vehicle involved in traffic accident.
3:26 P.M. | Follow Up Investigation Public Safety Center Non-student was issued citation for larceny for taking Transportation boot.
4:59 P.M. | Special Event Reynolds Coliseum Officers and Fire Protection monitored women’s basketball game.
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11:00 P.M. | Suspicious Person Greek Way Report of suspicious subject. Officers located intoxicated non-student. All file checks were negative. Subject complied to leave the area.
Feb 10 11:21 A.M. | Policy Violation Carroll Hall Student was referred for stalking off campus.
11:42 A.M. | Larceny Poultry House Staff member reported theft of tiller.
Today Grant Writing 101 Noon to 1:30 p.m. Talley Student Center, Walnut Room
1:35 P.M. | Medical Assist McKimmon Center Fire Protection responded to staff member in need of medical assistance.
Feb. 9 1:35 A.M. | Larceny Tucker Hall Non-student was found to have taken computer from student’s room. Computer was recovered, however, student declined to press charges. Subject was arrested for 2nd Degree Trespass, Resisting a Public Officer, and Intoxicated & Disruptive. Subject and three other non-students were trespassed from NCSU property.
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1:21 P.M. | Assist Other Agency Off Campus Report of stolen vehicle off campus. Raleigh Police Department responded to take report.
5:26 P.M. | Larceny Cates Steam Plant Report of Department of Transportation vehicle boot theft.
9:57 P.M. | Medical Assist Carmichael Gym Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Transport was refused.
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6:18 P.M. | Medical Assist Stinson Drive/Yarbrough Drive Units responded and transported student who had fallen off bicycle.
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Relay For Life Chapter asks repeatedly for support, participants N.C. State Relay For Life organizers are urging students to join the cause.
$5,386, about one tenth of the $54,000 raised last year. While Dixon said she expects a significant increase in the number of participants, she urges students to support the Brooke Wallig cause regardless of who they Deputy News Editor think might join, because she Registration for the N.C. said, she believes the event State Relay For Life is well un- touches everyone’s life in some der way, but less than one per- way. “I think it’s important for cent of students have signed up to show their support for the students to recognize that for a c a mpus event. the size of Although ours we have the Univerthe potential sity is home to grow so to a populamuch more tion of about if people 30,000 stuwould just dents, only get involved. 207 students Too ma ny have regispeople know tered to be someone a part of the who is living eighth annuwith or has al N.C. State d ied f rom Relay For Madison Dixon, senior in cancer and Life, an event psychology this is a fact designed to that we are raise money working to wipe out by being for cancer research. According to Madison Dix- involved with Relay For Life on, senior in psychology and a and the American Cancer SoRelay For Life student coordi- ciety,” Dixon said. “It is a great nator, this is only a fraction of experience to have with friends the number of students partici- and it is for a great cause, and there is no reason people pating in the past. “We usually have around shouldn’t get involved.” According to the N.C. State 1,000 participants in about 60 to 70 teams,” Dixon said. “But Relay For Life website, of the the way it’s gone here is in the 44 groups signed up to particnext month it will jump and ipate thus far, WISE, Women we’ll end up with more than in Science and Engineering, has raised the most money— we’d expected.” Currently, 44 teams have something team captain and registered with N.C. State Re- freshman animal science major lay For Life, and have raised Sabra Bryant attributes to the
“I think it’s important for students to recognize that for a campus the size of ours we have the potential to grow.”
organization’s enthusiasm and creativity. “We currently have $765 raised, and I am so ecstatic about WISE’s efforts so far,” Bryant said. “We’re trying to create new and fun ways to raise money, like having a Pie Toss fundraiser called ‘Cream Carolina,’ where students and faculty will be able to throw pies at ‘Carolina Fans’.” But according to Brittany Freeze, freshman in biological sciences and member of WISE’s Relay For Life team, any amount of money donated to the cause helps. “Some people may not think that by raising $10 or $15 will make big a difference but believe it or not it will,” Freeze said. “When people come together and help each other out anything is possible, so I encourage everyone to join the cause because those few dollars can make a difference in the fight for cancer.” Dixon said one of the best ways to get more students involved in Relay For Life is to promote the event to other students and student groups. “It is so important to get the word out because there are so many people who don’t know that this is a big deal in college communities,” Dixon said. “Another thing students often don’t realize is they can do this with any group. Yes, we have a lot of student organizations and sororities that participate, but you can sign up with a group of friends, coworkers, or any other group if you’d like.”
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and to review and propose best practices related to these risks, especially with academic support services and tutoring for student athletes.” That task force will hold its first meeting later this month and will forward recommendations to BOG President Thomas Ross by early summer. Amanda Wilkins contributed to this report.
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underprivileged schools were provided funding for more qualified teachers, a higher percentage of high school graduates would be prepared for post-education and a resulting successful career.” Therefore, Smith said to stress the importance of strength in numbers by encouraging campus participation. “We must gather by the thousands to support this movement.” Eliza Marth, a junior in sociology, said she echoed the sentiment. “It’s all interconnected. You can’t deal with one issue without dealing with another.
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All Children Need High Quality, Well Funded, Diverse Schools. Livable Wages and Support for Low Income People. Health Care for All. Redress Two Ugly Chapters in N. C.’s Racist History: The overthrow of the biracial 1898 Wilmington Government and the sterilization of poor, mainly Black, women from 19471977. Same Day Registration and Public Financing of Elections. Lift Every HBCU. Document and Redress 200 years of State Discrimination
My favorite part about all this is having my voice heard and realizing there’s more people who support me and the causes
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in Hiring and Contracting. Provide Affordable Housing and Stop Consumer Abuse. Abolish Racially Biased Death Penalty and Mandatory Sentencing Laws; Reform our Prisons. Put Young People to Work to Save the Environment and Fight for Environmental Justice. Collective Bargaining for Public Employees and Support Smithfield Workers Right to Unionize. Protect the Rights of Immigrants from Latin America and other Nations. Organize, Strengthen and Provide Funding For Our Civil Rights Enforcement Agencies and Statutes Now. Bring Our Troops Home from Iraq Now.
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Climate Change: “The Past, the Present and Our Future" by Dr. Douglas Nychka Dr. Douglas Nychka, Director of the Institute of Mathematics Applied to Geosciences for the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), will discuss how the reconstruction of past climate, including the “hockey stick curve,” is relevant to understanding the role of human influence on today's climate.
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Tuesday, February 15 7-9 p.m. Bryan Center at Duke University Von Canon Room This lecture is FREE, open to the public and designed specifically for an audience who is not in the mathematical or statistical field.
Coke and University Dining is giving away a trip to the Final Four in Houston in the “Last Student Standing” Competition during halftime at the Big Event. During the competition 8 students from various qualifiers across campus will compete for exciting prizes including the trip for two to the Final Four in Houston. Enter for your chance to be one of the 8 qualifiers. Turn in this ad to the Technician office, 323 Witherspoon Student Center, by 4 pm on Tuesday, February 15, 2011. A Winner will be notified on Wednesday, February 16, 2011. Name: Phone Number:
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The Board of Governors approved to increase tuition for in- and outof-state tuition across the UNC system. The chancellor’s salary has remained $420,000 through past budget cuts.
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It is unacceptable that upper-level administrators, including the chancellor, have not initiated pay cuts for themselves to preserve different facets of budget cuts.
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ur tuition has officially been increased at least 6.2 percent for in-state undergraduate students and 3.5 percent for in-state graduate students, not to mention the increased tuition for 13 other specialized degrees. Next semester is going to be financially tougher for most students and decision crunch time is coming as students consider if they can continue to go to school. However, this isn’t the case for upper-level administrators, whose salaries remain the same—and this isn’t fair. If there are departments getting cut and consolidated and professors and staff close to losing jobs, there is room to cut salaries of upper-level administrators who are dictating the cuts. The chancellor makes
$420,000 a year, a figure that has remained unchanged, even through the past budget cuts. There is room to cut his and other administrators’ salaries to keep positions and departmental funding. These administrators need to maintain the integrity of their departments, so there is no reason to sacrifice them to maintain current salaries. The increase in tuition is threatening the accessibility of a public education, yet administrators who have been with the University many years continue to make an exorbitant amount off of struggling students. Some of these students
are helped by state grants and scholarships, but their support is getting closer to being cut. Upper-level administrators should take a pay cut and have it go to help need-based scholarships to make up for the possibility of these students losing their help from the state. Many colleges rely heavily on research to maintain their reputation in the industry and continue to produce quality students and professors. Many of these programs have cut projects and researcher positions to make up for past cuts, and further cuts threaten the integrity of the programs. There is no reason portions of
administrators’ salaries cannot go to fund research and projects. It can even be an application process to get funding from the pools, much like other grants and funding. The University should have the satisfaction of knowing that administrators are looking at their own salaries and budgets as they ask the departments under them to change their budgets and make cuts. Looking at salaries across the board, it is obvious there is room to save and offset some costs by decreasing upper-level administrators’ salaries. It won’t solve all the problems, but it will help save some cuts to other, more pressing areas for students and in departmental budgets.
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ost of us have taken our first exam of the new semester and now we’re all figuring out how to make the grade, avoid classroom boredom and finish out the semester with some memorable experiences. Along t ho s e s a me Kelly Hook lines, Student Guest Columnist Government is preparing for a transition phase, as well as finishing up all projects and continuing to communicate about the budget situation and the strategic planning process. Elections are coming up after Spring Break in March, so get ready for those awesome two weeks of campaigning in the Brickyard. Speaking of awesome, there’s going to be free pizza in the Talley Ballroom on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 6 p.m. The pizza is a shameless at tempt to bring more students out to the student success forum and you can’t have a slice u n le s s you eat it while participating in the forum. I know a forum may sound dull, but currently the Strategic Planning Process is in its final stages of creating a proposal and student input is critical. Check out “Student Success Forum & Free Pizza” on Facebook and join in the discussion. If any R A’s are reading this, there will be a lot of dialogue on learning villages and your input and your residents’ input would be really valuable. On a similar note, our ability to be successful in the classroom is undoubtedly related to the resources we have available. Hence, the current budget situation, possibly $80 million in cuts, doesn’t seem to bode well for students. Most everyone should have received an e-mail from your college dean explaining how these budget cuts might effect your respective colleges and how you can give your feedback. This com-
munication came about because our student senators contacted all the college deans and asked if they could work with them to develop a communication strategy in hopes we could all better understand what’s going on. Please send me an e-mail if you have ideas about better ways Student Government can help relay information about the budget situation and provide opportunities for you to make your voice heard sbp@ncsu. edu (Example of opportunity to make your voice heard: the aforementioned student success forum). The vibe on campus isn’t doom and gloom right now though, nor should it be. In fact, as the Technician previously mentioned, Student Government just launched the Wolfpack Student Discounts program to help offset some of our financial woes. Also searchable on Facebook, the program offers discounts at l o c a l businesses with a student ID. It’s pretty awesome and w i l l only cont i nue to grow over the next few months, so get pumped. I won’t be redundant and just repeat everything that I sent out in the last student e-mail but I am really proud of this year’s Student Government and all that the 300 students involved have accomplished. That being said, your student reps all know we could do more and we welcome your ideas and suggestions. There’s a feedback link on students. ncsu.edu. I’m always open for e-mails and I’ll continue to keep you updated via Facebook and my blog. As always, GO PACK!
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rastic times may indeed call for drastic measures. However, a reduction in courses offered by the University should not be part of the Manan drastic meaChandra sures. The Staff Columnist University administration has already assured students that under no circumstances would any compromise be made to the quality of education. It would be self contradictory on the part of the University administration to make a cut in the number of courses. The importance of a course should never be judged purely on the basis of the number of attending students. Many courses are unpopular with students because it is comparatively harder to get a good grade in those, or because they may be research-oriented with a laboratory component, which may not appeal to students seeking a career in the industry rather than the academia. That does not imply that their value or significance is any less. Students who wish to opt for such courses deserve to have them available. It all boils down to the point that students must be given a
fair chance to plan their degree requirements and be provided with a fair chance to graduate as early as they deserve. Hence, reducing the frequency at which these courses are offered, such as offering them every alternate spring rather than every spring, is not a feasible option either. It may force a student to choose a course that he or she is less interested in just so that he or she may graduate on time. Students’ ability to choose courses they find value in is a matter of paramount importance as they must enjoy what they do in order to be able to do their best work. So, denying them this right is a valid example of compromising the quality of education, the fear which had been “put to rest.” This could have far-reaching repercussions, including hurting the image of the University as a whole. It is important for the Uni-
versity to stick to its word and make certain that budgetary constraints do not come in the way of the high-standard learning that our University has come to be famous for over the past century. A high standard of education attracts a larger number of students, not just from other parts of the United States, but from around the world. This will return as prof it to the University in the form of an enhanced generated revenue, which would counter the budget problems N.C. State is faced with much more efficiently than a reduction in the number of courses being offered.
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Love: the physiological reaction Phenylethylamine: “Love at first sight”
Triggers the love-at-first-sight, or lust response. The brain reacts to certain triggers, like body shape or smell, which generate PEA. Source: JAMES KNOPP
OXYTOCIN: “LONG-TERM ROMANCE”
Long-term romance occurs from a protein called oxytocin. This hormone elicits the monogamous tendencies in humans. Oxytocin originates from the pituitary gland, a region of the brain which is one of the most important hormonal gland in the body. It also elicits feelings of deep attachment. Source: JOHN GODWIN
DOPAMINE: “FEEL-GOOD SENSATION”
Dopamine is commonly associated with the reward system of the brain, providing feelings of enjoyment and reinforcement to motivate a person proactively to perform certain activities. Dopamine is released by rewarding experiences such as food, sex and drugs. Source: JAMES KNOPP
Romance and affection may seem like higher emotions that transcend the laws of the nature—not quite. Mark Herring Life & Style Editor
It may start with an intriguing look. Or a kiss. Or a smell. Neurons fire and hormones secrete from the glands. It may seem like a primitive and crude description of what happens in our bodies, but even our higher emotions derive from a physiological pathway. Love, despite its complex and enigmatic nature, has a natural origin. Without making an over generalization, love comes from basic instincts geared to furthering the species. However, regardless of this simple explanation, love tends to engross and confuse us. Perhaps the cheesy pop songs had it right all along—love is a drug. Like getting a good grade on a test or shooting up heroin, romantic stimuli trigger the release of various hormones that give rise to the secretion of dopamine. Dopamine is a neurotransmitter which aids in communication between nerve cells and is associated with a feelgood sensation. This, perhaps, is why romance feels tempting and fun. In love, there are two primary stimuli that provoke the release of dopamine, Phenylethylamine and the more wellknown oxytocin. “You have two responses,” James Knopp, biochemistry professor, said. “You have a
quick response, which some might call the lust response, from Phenylethylamine, called PEA.” “If you give a vole the option According to Knopp, the brain reacts to certain triggers, of huddling with its partner or like body shape or smell, which with a stranger, they spend a lot of time cuddling with their generate PEA. “You also get a norepineph- partner,” John Godwin, an asrine response, which is like a sociate professor of zoology, fight-or-f light response, so said. “What’s really striking is that gives a traditional sweaty the small genetic change bepalms and heart rate, increased tween voles that are monogabreathing,” Knopp said. “The mous and voles that aren’t.” Larry Young, a researcher at feeling of ‘being in love.’” The effects of PEA last be- Emory University, discovered tween six months to three a molecular-biological techyears, the necessary time for nique to make the promiscua couple to produce offspring. ous voles respond to vasopresPEA may be responsible for sin, a chemical very similar to titillating biological responses, oxytocin. “Through this technique, if but it’s not the deal maker for you make the meadow voles’ the deeper sense of love. While PEA triggers the love- brains responsive to the pepat-first-sight response, long- tide [protein] in the dopamine term romance occurs from a pathway, then you can essendifferent protein called oxy- tially make them more like the prairie vole, toci n. T his more mo hormone nogamous,” elicits t he Young said. monogamous Ju s t l i ke tendencies in vole s , huhumans. ma ns have Human a similar subjects are positive rehard to study inforcement and this Matt Jeffries, sophomore in effect due to limitation business and management oxytocin. presents dif“This is f icu lt ies i n research, since oxytocin af- the being in love over a longer fects few animals in the same period of time [response],” way it does humans. However, Knopp said. “If the oxytocin mouse-like rodents called voles response doesn’t kick in after have the same response to the a while then usually a partnership will dissipate.” release of oxytocin. Oxytocin is protein that origThere are two ty pes of voles—prairie voles, which inates from the pituitary gland, form monogamous bonds, and a region of the brain which is meadow voles, which are more one of the most important hormonal gland in the body. sexually promiscuous.
“I believe that love is more than a chemical or physical reaction.”
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“A lot of things will initiWhy do we kiss? ate this, such as childbirth,” Knopp said. “Sexual activity Kissing, which occurs within 90 percent of cultures in Homo sapiens, is thought to have originated from small amounts will release this, in both men of sex hormones, like testosterone in men, in the saliva. and women.” Additionally, the lips and the tongue are full of nerve endings, Oxytocin elicits the feeling making them extremely sensitive and responsible for arousal. of deep attachment too. BioSource: scienceline.org logical anthropologist Helen Fisher from Rutgers University described it as, “a basic human drive…a basic mating drive, The physical signs of love: which allows you to focus on one mating partner at a time.” -Dilation of pupils -Increased pulse Due to this intimate and -Sweaty palms profound attachment, oxyto-Exhibition of grooming behaviors, like fixing clothes or cin also exerts control driving sweeping dirt off oneself humans to the point of pathetic direness. Ever been dumped Source: james knopp by your significant other and experienced loneliness? According to Knopp, this is due to withdrawals from dopamine Love Facts: from the lack of oxytocin. -Humans are, in fact, responsive to pheromones, which are Memories can also stir up this hormones our bodies secrete into our environment. However, sense of nostalgia, demonstratwe do not have conscious control or recognition of their effects ing the strong chemical effect. on decision-making. Fisher remarked that even Plato said the god of love lives -Oxytocin, the “long-term” love chemical, is also used by in a state of need. doctors to induce labor in pregnant women, and also for “Love is a homeostatic treating heart attacks due to its adrenaline-like qualities. need…like food or water,” Source: james knopp Fisher said. “Romantic love [due to its strong chemical naIn light of Valentine’s Day, ture] is also an addiction — a by science, but the biochemiperfectly wonderful addiction cal and physiological processes the chemistry doesn’t take when it’s going well and a per- can help in understanding this away from the mystery of the emotion. fectly horrible addiction when powerful emotion. “Certainly coming back to “I believe that love is more it isn’t.” Fisher said romantic love ex- than a chemical or physical the theme of Valentine’s Day, hibits the three characteristics reaction. The chemicals, like there is a whole lot that we of a drug—craving, withdraw- dopamine or endorphins don’t don’t know, indeed,” Godwin necessary mean love,” Matt Jef- said. “I would say it’s interestal and relapse. However, humans are not fries, a sophomore in business ing that people look at this like and man- it’s a dissection of the happenfully imings between neurons and in agement, pulsive terms of gene expression and said. or desay it’s taking the magic out “Some pendent of something like love or maphilosoon these technicianonline.com phers ar- ternal attachment. For people physiCheck out Mark Herring’s podcast about g u e t h e in our field, it doesn’t diminological love with Dr. Knopp and Dr. Godwin. ish the experience, but rather mindreactions. it makes it, if anything, more body “We still have choices,” Knopp connection. You can have fascinating.” said. “It’s like hunger. You can dopamine and eat chocolate, choose to eat or not. It doesn’t but that doesn’t mean you’re stop you from being hungry. I in love. You need one for the think we as a species have the other, but just because you have capability of making choices, dopamine doesn’t mean you so we are not essentially driven have love. However, if you have and taken over by this process.” love, you’ll get that physical The mystery of romantic response. There’s something love will not be cracked solely more to it.”
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Fundraising show promises a different theater experience women and girls,” Hebert said. This year, 10 percent of the money raised through the show will go to help women and girls in Haiti as part of V-Day’s Spotlight Campaign, where the group tries to raise Elizabeth Ayscue worldwide awareness about Staff Writer the violence against a certain On Tuesday night in Wither- group of women and girls. The other 90 percent will go spoon Student Center, students can go and see a critically-ac- back to help women of N.C. claimed play, something pretty State through the Women’s standard on the campus where Center. The Women’s Center has every week there’s the opportunity to attend an arts event. been putting on productions But this particular play is of The Vagina Monologues for much different from most plays many years, originally every that are shown. It promises to year, but it was later decided not only be entertaining for its to put the show on every other audience, but raises awareness year. The students involved of an important issue in our with the show are trying to society and allows students to move back to performing it every year. contribute “…[W]e to ending are trying it. to move The it to every Vagina year to esMonotablish a logues was tradition originally on cama onepus, kind woman Kathleen Hebert, director of of like the show, The Vagina Monologues Chocolate written Festival,” and performed by Eve Ensler. Since Hebert said. “It’s an event that its first performance in 1994, women can look forward to the show has expanded into and participate in if they want an immense worldwide orga- to.” Women are encouraged to nization that raises awareness of violence against women and audition to perform in the girls called V-Day, founded by play and everyone—women and men—are asked to volunEnsler. “The production itself talks teer backstage. All the women about a variety of topics around involved had different reasons the idea of being a woman,” why they wanted to join in. Hebert, who also directed said Kathleen Hebert, a senior in extension education and the the show last year, has been involved in social justice thedirector of the show. The point is to use the play ater throughout her college to help raise awareness about experience. “The Vagina Monologues violence against women and girls and to fundraise to help was just the next step in that passion that I have,” Hebert end the violence. “Organizations like N.C. said. She explained that theater State can request rights to the script so that we can perform it dealing with social issues helps ourselves and raise money for the audience understand the isvarious causes that help local sues better and that is why she
“The Vagina Monologues” give insight on what it means to be a woman.
“The Vagina Monologues was just the next step in that passion that I have.”
thinks it’s important. “…[T]hat type of theater is really important to me because I think it brings the message home. It asks the audience to actively think about it,” Hebert said. Morgan Piner, a freshman in marine science and an actress in the performance, said she liked the understanding it tries to bring to the audience about issues they otherwise would not know about it. “It’s a very diverse show and brings a lot of awareness that people—women or men— don’t know a lot about,” Piner said. Angela Carter, a graduate assistant at the Woman’s Center, had wanted to be involved since she saw a production of the show as an undergraduate student. “When I started working with the Women’s Center, I knew it was something that I wanted to get involved with,” Carter said. “It’s something that I believe in.” The main reason Hebert thinks students should come out and see the show is because they are likely to have an experience different from an average theater show. “I would encourage everyone on campus to come to this show at some point in their life,” Hebert said. “It’s not ordinary theater at all.” Piner agrees and assures that the audience will see something that they probably don’t expect. “It deals with the important issues. It’s very diverse,” Piner said. “You probably will enjoy it. It’s probably not what you think [it is].” Overall, all the women believe it’s an experience worth having. “You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, but at the end you walk away with a better understanding of what it means to be a woman — and that’s the point,” Carter said.
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RaKita Henry, a junior in fashion and textile management, shows some attitude in The Vagina Monologues at Witherspoon Student Center Feb. 17, 2010. Henry performed “Reclaiming Cunt,” in which she asserted that the word “cunt” should shed its negative connotation and be used by women.
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I Was Twelve, My Mother Slapped Me My Angry Vagina My Vagina Was My Village Little Coochie Snorcher Reclaiming Cunt The Woman Who Loved to Make Vaginas Happy Because He Liked To Look At It I Was There In The Room Source: random house
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V-Day is a vision: We see a world where women live safely and freely.
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V-Day is a demand: Rape, battery, incest, genital mutilation and sexual slavery must end now.
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V-Day is a spirit: We believe women should spend their lives creating and thriving rather than surviving or recovering from terrible atrocities.
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V-Day is a catalyst: By raising money and consciousness, it will unify and strengthen existing anti-violence efforts. Triggering far-reaching awareness, it will lay the groundwork for new educational, protective, and legislative endeavors throughout the world.
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Wolfpack sets season-highs on floor and bars in front of over 3,000 fans. Charlie Brooke Staff Writer
The 23rd ranked N.C State women’s gymnastics team toppled EAGL conference foe William and Mary but were unable to defeat Arizona, after a 194.250 showing at Saturday’s Sweetheart Invitation meet in Reynolds Coliseum. Sophomore Rachel Fincham, who produced the highlight of the meet with a 9.9 on the uneven bars, led the way for the Pack. Spurred by last weeks fall on the bars against Iowa, Fincham’s routine marked the best single event score by any NC State gymnast this season and the highest scoring bar routine since Brittany Vontz’s 9.9 against LSU in 2009. However even the performance of Fincham on the uneven bars wasn’t enough to inspire the Pack to victory as Arizona’s combined score of 195.55 edged States 194.250. N.C. States three falls on the beam allowed Arizona to take control of the meet, as the Pack only scored 47.300 for the event. However State can take consolation from the performance of Brooke Barr on the beam, who recorded a season
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Senior Brittany Vontz competes on the uneven bars during the gymnastics meet at Reynolds Coliseum Saturday. Vontz scored a 9.775 in the event.
high of 9.75, giving her a first place finish in the meet individually. State had a strong performance on the vault during the first rotation, recording a score of 48.825. Freshman Diahanna Ham continued her impressive first season with the Pack, recording a 9.8 to give her third place in the meet and her fifth podium finish of the year. State was also impressive on the floor, recording a 49.125. The score was the highest team
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score for any event this season from the Pack, and led to much praise from coach Mark Stevenson. Barr was not the only member of the Pack to stand out on the floor however as Jess Panza and Stephanie Ouellette also both recorded scores of 9.85, leading to a three way tie for first place between the three Wolfpack gymnasts. Although the Pack could not topple No. 26 Arizona, the season high attendance of
3,111 on pink night allowed for an impressive team performance, marred only by a weak night on the beam. However the Pack will have time to iron out those errors in the coming weeks before traveling to Los Angeles to face UCLA and Cal St. Fullerton on Monday, February 21. The Pack then returns to Reynolds Coliseum for the final home meet of the season against George Washington, February 27.
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said he feels much more comfortable this season. “It’s been a lot more fun than last year when I felt a little overwhelmed coming in,” Healey said. “This season, I feel like I actually belong with these players and I’m just ready to go out and win some ballgames.” Despite being unproven, the Wolfpack’s starting rotation will have one thing working with them—new modifications to the bats by the NCAA. According to players, the new bats significantly reduce the ball’s impact with the bat, turning would-be home runs into simple shots to the warning track. But while hitters are complaining, pitchers could not be happier. Mazzoni said he and the other starters have been concentrating more and more on fastball command due
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Lowe said. “Tracy ran the floor, C.J. ran the floor and got two dunks, and that’s the key if you want to be a running team. It tells a lot about our kids. I know people locally have joked, but I’ve said all along that they won’t hang their shoulders or put their heads down.” As Clemson (17-8, 6-5 ACC) arrives in Raleigh Wednesday
to the new bats. “With the new bats, I’ve been working on my fastball command,” Mazzoni said. “I feel like you can get away with throwing 80 percent fastballs this year as long as you have the right location. So everyone has been focusing on their fastball command and keeping it low in the strike zone.” Erratic command from the Pack’s starting pitchers in the team’s intrasquad scrimmage Sunday afternoon left Avent uneasy about the state of the rotation. “It’s hard to make predictions,” Avent said. “It doesn’t matter about where the predictions are, it’s where they need to be. Are they where they need to be right now? Not at all. We had seven walks and one hit batter in an eight-inning scrimmage. You’re not going to win very many baseball games with those kind of numbers so we’ve got to get better as a whole.” for an anticipated conference match up, Lowe said that he still fully believes in his team because of how hard they continue to work. “If we go through a tough stretch, they come to practice the next day working hard, talking to each other, and wanting that next win,” Lowe said. “I’m just glad that the work paid off. Certainly the coaches haven’t given up, we still believe in them. It’s a credit to those guys that they continue to play.”
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State slaughters Wake Forest
Men’s tennis cruises past South Carolina After a tightly contested doubles match, No. 58 N.C. State handily defeated South Carolina 7-0 on Sunday. However, the singles matches were far less dramatic, as State won all six singles bouts in straight sets. NC State will now enjoy over a week off, before beginning a three-match road jaunt at William & Mary on Feb. 25. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Women’s basketball falls at Georgia Tech
Despite four players in doubledigit scoring, N.C. State fell to Georgia Tech 74-65 Sunday evening in Atlanta. The Pack was led by sophomore guard Marissa Kastanek with 14 points, six rebounds, three assists and a steal. However, Georgia Tech’s Alex Montgomery was too much for State to handle as she posted 26 points and 12 rebounds. The loss drops The Wolfpack to 10-15 overall and 1-9 in ACC play. The next contest for the Pack will be Thursday at Virginia Tech. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Hill breaks school record en route to qualifying for NCAAs
Sophomore Ryan Hill shattered a 20-year-old school record in the 3,000-meter run and posted an NCAA Championship qualifying time of 7:50.78. He finished fourth overall in the event, which included a deep field of more than 120 of the nation’s top collegiate and postcollegiate distance runners. He was within a second of overall winner Tim Nelson of Nike, who was followed by Saucony’s Garrett Heath, Oregon’s Matthew Centrowitz and Hill. Hill, a threetime All-American in track and cross country, shaved more than five seconds off the previous school record of 7:55.81 set by Bob Henes in 1991. It is also one of the top five times posted in the 3,000 meters this indoor season for an NCAA Division I runner.
Leslie, Smith lift Pack to first ACC road win of the season. Sean Fairholm Staff Writer
After losing seven of its previous eight games, N.C. State (13-11, 3-7 ACC) made easy work of Wake Forest (8-17, 1-9 ACC) in an 80-55 victory on Sunday afternoon. The demolition was the Wolfpack’s first conference road win since February 27th of last year, as well as just its fourth in the past 26 attempts. State began the matinee on an 8-0 run that demoralized a Demon Deacon club that currently occupies the ACC’s basement. State snatched the early lead and would not trail all afternoon long in WinstonSalem. Leslie said the dominant performance would be imperative to the team’s confidence in future match ups. “For us, this is a confidence builder and we’re just going to try to get better after this,” Leslie said. “Wake fought hard and I definitely commend them on that.
Guarding Tracy [Smith] isn’t easy and he dominates down there. They lost it at the end, but it is what it is.” After missing last Saturday’s match up against Duke due to violation team policy, Leslie displayed no signs of rust. Leslie finished with 19 points and eight rebounds, and was largely responsible for the mass exodus of Demon Deacon faithful that poured towards the exits early at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum. “We know how we need to play and we have to run with it,” Leslie said. “Whatever’s off the court is off the court and whatever is on the court is on the court. No matter what, we just need to play hard.” With Leslie in the starting line up with fellow freshman Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown, it marked just the second time this season the three have began the game together. However, Sunday’s leading scorer ended up being senior Tracy Smith who’s inside presence overpowered Wake Forest in scoring 20 points. “We were on a losing streak and I think the guys knew that we had to come out and get a good win,” Smith said. “My knee is feeling great and I just went out there and gave all I
got.” State’s 25-point winning margin went down in the record books not just as a throttling of the Demon Deacons, but also as a historic victory in terms of ACC play. The margin was the third largest all-time spread within road conference play for N.C. State, as the last time it won in conference outside of Raleigh by 25 points was over half a century ago in 1954. “I thought that’s the best game we’ve put together in awhile on both ends of the f loor,” Lowe said. “It was a tremendous effort by our kids. Just a total team effort, and that’s indicated by the 22 assists we had today. The ball was moving.” After dropping its last four games, as well as its last six ACC road contests, the Pack responded w ith its most dominant effort since beating Wake Forest 90-69 in January at the RBC Center. Fourth year head coach Sidney Lowe said that his team’s work ethic and mental toughness was a large reason that they were able to put together such a complete performance. “What really helped us is that our bigs were running,”
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Freshman forward CJ Leslie lays the ball up during the Delaware State basketball game at RBC Center Dec. 12, 2010. Leslie scored 15 points and had 9 rebounds in the 72-70 Wolfpack victory.
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Pack drops three straight in weekend tournament After winning its first two, N.C. State lost its final three games in USF-WilsonDeMarini Tournament.
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Today Women’s golf @ Purdue Classic Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, All day Tuesday Women’s golf @ Purdue Classic Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, All day Wrestling vs. Citadel Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Wednesday Women’s swimming/Men’s diving @ ACC Championships Atlanta, Ga., All day Thursday Women’s swimming/Men’s diving @ ACC Championships Atlanta, Ga., All day Men’s basketball vs. Clemson RBC Center, 7 p.m.
Former Pack pitcher Jake Buchanan was selected in the eigth round of the MLB Draft. Junior Cory Mazzoni and sophomores Josh Easley and Danny Healey look to fill Buchanan’s shoes and his spot on the mound for the 2011 season.
Mazzoni anchors new rotation Wolfpack’s new ace looks to fill void left by Buchanan and Sogard departures. Tucker Frazier Senior Staff Writer
As the start of the 2011 baseball season approaches, a new crop of starting pitchers is preparing to fill the void left by the departures of Jake Buchanan and Alex Sogard, who were selected in the eighth and 26th rounds of the MLB Draft, respectively. Luckily for the Pack, junior Cory Mazzoni returns, stepping into Buchanan’s role as the ace of the pitching staff. The right-hander will be looking to improve on his sophomore season, where he made 15 starts and fin-
ished with a 5.20 ERA and 89 strikeouts in 91.2 innings as the team’s No. 2 starter. As the staff’s new ace, Mazzoni must not only serve as the team’s goto guy, but also take on an increased leadership role as other young pitchers get acclimated to competing in a conference as tough as the ACC. “Jake was definitely the number one guy last year and he taught me a lot,” Mazzoni said. “I’m just trying to follow in his footsteps and do what he did; trying to be in that leadership role like he was for me.” Joining Mazzoni as the other two weekend starters will be sophomores Josh Easley and Danny Healey. Easley, a right-handed transfer from Weatherford College in Texas, is slated to make his Wolfpack debut Friday afternoon in the team’s seasonopener against Elon, according
to coach Elliott Avent. As a freshman at Weatherford, Easley tied the school’s single-season record for wins, finishing with a 10-2 record with a 3.99 ERA in 90 innings. But the adjustment from facing junior college lineups to the high-powered offenses of the ACC is not an easy one. Five teams in the conference finished in the top-20 nationally in runs per game. With one season of ACC baseball under his belt, Healey has already gotten a taste of what it takes to pitch on the collegiate level. The native of Cooper City, Fla., made four starts last season, surrendering nine earned runs and striking out 14 batters in 15 innings of work. The right-hander
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Heading into its first games of the season with only a single pitcher with any collegiate pitching experience, the softball team did not know really what to expect as it played in its first games of the season in the USF-Wilson-DeMarini Tournament. The tournament consisted of six teams; N.C. State, Marshall, Florida, Long Island, Florida Gulf Coast and the host team, South Florida. After a hot 2-0 start on Friday the Pack limped home on a losing streak as it lost its final three games on Saturday and Sunday. “It is not what we wanted, but it is definitely a good starting point,” senior third baseman Bridget Desbois said. “We know what we need to work on.” Desbois was the most consistent Pack player offensively over the weekend, as she ended up 8-13 with six RBI’s, in the five game tournament. It wasn’t all a loss as the team used this first tournament as a valuable learning tool for the freshmen and new players. “It was just a learning experience for me and the other freshmen,” freshman pitcher Kayla Cox said. “We are going to do great from here on out, it is just up from here.” The Pack started the tournament hot defeating its first two
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opponents, Florida Gulf Coast and Long Island, on Friday 8-2 and 7-5, respectively. In the first game, Cox earned the win in her first career start, striking out ten batters on the way to pitching seven strong innings. On the offensive side, Desbois provided all the necessary run support as the third basemen went 4-4 driving in three runs, helping the Pack win its first game of the 2011 season. The second game faired the same for the Pack as junior Morgan Peeler pitched the team to victory, allowing five runs in the complete game performance that included sitting down 11-straight batters at one point. Offensively, senior catcher Alyssa Albritten led the team driving in two runs while going 2-3 at the plate. As Friday passed, the Pack’s winning ways left with it, dropping its next three games, 9-0, 8-6, 6-4, dropping it to 2-3 on the season. In the three losses, Cox earned two of them, one as a starter and the other in relief. However, the freshman didn’t seem to be intimidated by the college game. “It was about what I expected,” Cox said. “I knew it was going to be very competitive, it was definitely a new experience compared to travel ball and high school. All of the batters are good and I have to be on my ‘A’ game 24/7.” The Pack looks to end the three-game slide Friday as it travels to Athens, Ga., to play in the Georgia Softball classic over the weekend.