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NCSU silent as nearby shootings unfold Jessie Halpern News Editor

Local news reports of a fatal shooting at Cameron Village and an armed suspect on the loose caused outrage on campus when N.C. State students did not receive a WolfAlert or any official University warning about the nearby event. At 10:08 a.m. Monday, WRAL reported that a shooting occurred on the 400 block of Daniels Street in Cameron Village at approximately 9:30 a.m. According to the report, officers found a dead woman lying on the pavement, though her name has not been released. While WRAL’s story had spread around Facebook and Twitter, students still had not received any campus warnings until after noon, almost four hours after the shooting. Reports that more than 12 Wake County public schools were on lock-down only angered students further. The Wolfpack Students group on Facebook exploded with posts and comments.

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A fatal shooting took place at Cameron Village on Monday morning around 9:30 a.m., according to police reports. N.C. State students were not alerted by the University until 12:52 pm.

According to Lt. David Kelly, operations manager for Campus Police, students were not officially notified because there was no “immediate or imminent threat on

campus.” Kelly said a press release addressing student concerns will be available this afternoon, but cautioned students to consider Chancellor

Randy Woodson’s policy on alerts before complaining. “The system is set up for the actual campus and areas adjacent to campus,” Kelly said. “Within one

University hopes for self-reflection on 9/11 Jessie Halpern & Megan Dunton News Editor & Staff Writer

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Showing support for her country and troops, Lee Churchill, a Raleigh resident, attended the 2010 N.C. State memorial service to remember the events that occurred Sept. 11, 2001. Churchill was greatly moved upon receiving an autograph from former Army General and N.C. State alum, Henry Hugh Shelton.

While N.C. State observed the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11 with an ornate event complete with a flyover, this year’s eleventh anniversary commemoration is primarily absent. Student Body President Andy Walsh said that last year, the University played a large role in commemorating the tragedy. “Last year there was a big ceremony at the Bell Tower,” Walsh said. “All the ROTC departments on campus got together. There were different speakers. It was a really emotional ceremony and they had a flag flying over with a crane.” This year, however, it seems commemorations on campus won’t reach that level of sentimentality. Lt. Andrew Recame of the Naval ROTC program and assistant professor of naval science said the ROTC program doesn’t have anything formal planned this year. “Of course we’re going to recognize it in our class and lab this week, but we don’t have any formal public ceremony planned,” Recame said. “Last year we did the big tenth anniversary which involved many different groups, but this year we don’t have anything like that planned.” ROTC isn’t the only part of campus that hasn’t budgeted for a commemoration. Lauren Collier, Union Activities Board president,

said there wasn’t time to plan a campus-wide event this year. “A lot of the committee chairs weren’t able to have their committee meetings in time to get events in and didn’t have the time to plan something,” Collier said. “It was really hard for us to get stuff together right after Wolfpack Welcome Week, because our first board meeting was August 20.” According to Walsh, the University ran into the same roadblocks of time and money. “We have been really heavy with events this fall thus far and this could not fit into our schedule with the resources we have available,” Walsh said. According to Walsh, NCSU played a significant part in last year’s event, and because of last year’s planning, University officials knew there wasn’t time to make something happen this year. “We’ve tried to think about things we could do, small things other than telling students to be reflective on that day and what it means,” Walsh said. Though the University won’t be sponsoring any events for students to pay their respects and commemorate the victims of 9/11, students are encouraged to, as Walsh said, “be reflective.”

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minute of it occurring, we were in contact with the Raleigh Police Department that the guy was heading north — away from campus.” Though Campus Police knew the threat was heading away from the University, many students were unaware and concerned. “I don’t feel the university police department responded with the degree of urgency that a homicide case should warrant,” said Amanda Sanders, a senior in communication. “We should have been immediately notified. Many students visit Cameron Village to enjoy the shopping and dining options it offers, and many may live nearby it.” These concerns didn’t go unnoticed by University administrators, according to Student Body President Andy Walsh. “I completely agree that there was failed communication in that regard,” Walsh said. “I say that because we get text messages about armed robberies and burglaries that

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Arab, Muslim Americans meet post-9/11 fears with outreach Lindsey Rosenbaum Deputy News Editor

After the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, racial discrimination and Islamophobia spiked against the Muslim and Arab-American communities in the United States. In the years since then, members of those communities have responded by sticking together to promote education about their religion and cultures. The FBI reported a 17-fold increase in the number of hate incidents against Muslims in the period immediately following the Sept. 11 attacks, increasing from 28 reported hate incidents against Muslims in 2000 to 481 in 2002. “Islam was put in the spotlight in a bad light,” said Zainab Baloch, a senior in psychology and president of N.C. State’s Muslim Student Association. “I grew up in the America where, as Muslims, we were required to explain ourselves and what exactly we were. Our parents never had to deal with this type of backlash.” The Muslim Student Association was formed nearly 20 years ago because a large number of international and Muslim students on campus at that time felt underrepresented. The MSA works to increase diversity education and provides programs for people of all backgrounds to meet with other Muslims on and off campus, as well as educating both students and faculty about Islam. Education about Islam is a key goal for both the MSA and NCSU’s Muslim community, according to Muneeb Abbasi, a senior in business administration. “It makes me very happy to see that the Islam classes I’m taking on campus are full of students who’ve never been exposed to the subject, and that the interfaith events that MSA holds are full of people as well,” Abbasi said. “It shows me that there are people out there who want to learn more about our religion. … The best way to have any sort of interfaith dialogue is only through good education, and I

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NAMI lights up the Brickyard for suicide awareness Jake Moser Staff Writer

The N.C. State arm of The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) hosted its second annual candlelight vigil in the Brickyard Monday, Sept. 10. The event, hosted by NAMI on Campus, raised awareness for suicide prevention and the victims of suicide. It included speeches from suicide support resources, testimonials from several attendees and candle lighting. The vigil was held on World Suicide Prevention Day, as part of National Suicide Prevention Week. Accord i ng to Ment a l Health America, 30,000 Americans commit suicide and an additional 500,000 attempt it every year. Some people consider NAMI on

Campus a crucial resource at the University because college students belong to a particularly suicide-prone demographic. Suicide was the tenth leading cause of death in the United States in 2007, yet it was the third leading cause of death for people ages 15 to 24 during the same year. It is preventable, and NAMI on Campus is using education and advocacy to support the NCSU community. Jorgan Overfield, junior psychology major and vice president of NAMI on Campus, explained why he believed the organization so important to students. “Students on college campuses come from all over, and sometimes if you’re having a problem you don’t know who to talk to because you don’t have anyone you’re re-

ally close to,” Overfield said. “It’s important to let students know there’s a group of people who are there for you if you need it.” The event started with a social worker describing the suicidal warning signs and what to do if you notice someone displaying signals of depression or suicidal behavior. Before introducing the next speaker, he noted suicide takes more lives annually than car accidents. The next two speakers described the risks of certain groups, like members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community, and also how to use the suicide Hopeline for crisis intervention. They also encouraged attendees to become a lifesaver — a person trained on how to connect with friends or family members if some-

one is contemplating suicide. The testimonials included friends and family members of suicide victims, as well as those who had contemplated suicide. One of the victims was in an outpatient program and attempted suicide less than two weeks ago. Almost all of these speakers were brought to tears, and many of those around them were as well. The underlying theme in the testimonials was that hope and the love of those around a potential victim can prevent them from taking his or her own life. The event ended with the lighting of the candles and a moment for silence for those who fell victim to suicide.

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Students group together for the National Alliance of Mental Illness candlelight vigil on the evening of Monday Sept. 10.

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NCSU celebrates houskeepers’ work with appreciation week Arjun Puri Staff Writer

N.C. State University salutes its housekeeping staff each year with one week devoted to saying thank you. The appreciation week kicked off Monday and will continue through Friday. While a housekeeper’s position may not inspire envy, housekeepers are critical to the daily f low of the University, according to Kevin MacNaughton, associate vice chancellor for Facilities. MacNaughton said the housekeeping staff works

with pride and confidence, adding that it is vital to all the huge academic and research enterprises that go on here. “When it snows, these are the folks that come in at 4 a.m. to shovel the walks so when students awake there are safe pathways,” MacNaughton said. “If there is a flood in a building at any time, including off-hours, they respond immediately with water removal equipment to mitigate damage to the building, saving the University substantial costs.” MacNaughton said it’s important to appreciate these

often unnoticed workers because they keep the campus building clean and, most importantly, sanitary. The 2012 appreciation week commenced with a breakfast in the Talley Student Center Ballroom. Other events will focus on customer appreciation and zone manager appreciation. It will conclude with a cookout Friday at Lee Field. The housekeepers not only ensure the buildings and campus is clean, but they do so in an efficient and safe way, MacNaughton said. He said they use the most advanced

cleaning techniques, including microfiber mops, ionized water cleaners and the latest “green” cleaning tools available to avoid human exposure to harmful chemicals and preserve the environment. “This event is really great overa l l,” MacNaug hton said. “This year, Chancellor Woodson addressed the entire team at Talley.” After Monday’s breakfast, the group had some fun by hosting a fashion show for themselves. MacNaughton said this is not something that is very common among universities. “This is a special event that students and faculty should take note of,” he said. “It sets our university apart.” “If you see a member of the housekeeping staff around campus, just take the time to tell them what you appreciate them for, after all they do work hard every day,” MacNaughton said. Parth Shah, a sophomore in biochemistry, said the housekeepers are like family to him and his hallmates in Bagwell Residence Hall. “They are always extremely friendly and always ask how our day is going,” Shah said. “It just makes you feel welcome, especially as a freshman being new to college.”

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think everyone should be well educated on religion, regardless of what faith you are.” Despite these efforts to educate, hate crimes still happen on college campuses. In July, an Islamic center was vandalized in Rock Hill, S.C. Suspicion still lingers as well. For instance, many members of the Muslim community have reported differential treatment in airport security lines since 2001. “Every time I f ly I am randomly selected to be screened,” Baloch said. “When we came back from Pakistan last year from visiting my mom’s family, we were told to wait about five hours before we could enter our country.” Baloch said the people she saw being randomly selected for screening were of Arab or South Asian descent. “This event really disappointed me because the way we were treated and handled felt like we were some type of criminals and that we didn’t belong to our country,”

Emails were sent out to building occupants to remind them about this upcoming week and ask them to show continuous appreciation throughout the year. “This is a very special

event for a special group of people,” MacNaughton said. “We want to make this a good tradition for a long time to come, because they deserve it more than anybody on this campus.”

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Charlie O’Neill, Syme Hall housekeeper, talks to a former Syme Hall resident on the phone to see how they are doing, while getting ready to clean the hall. “It’s not a job, it’s an adventure! I love working in Syme, it’s my family.”

Baloch said. The years since the Sept. 11 attacks have seen a number of high-profile controversies involving the Arab American and Muslim communities. In 2010, controversy arose with the building of an Islamic community center, then called the Cordoba House, in lower Manhattan. The Cordoba House, or Park51 as it is known today, was dubbed the “Ground Zero Mosque” by the media. At the height of its controversy, a CNN poll taken in August of 2010 found that 68 percent of Americans opposed the building of the Islamic community center. Many, like sophomore biological sciences major Yusor Abu-Salha, said events like the “Ground Zero Mosque” controversy are over-sensationalized by the media, which in turn increases Islamophobia in the country. “[The media] tends to tag the term ‘terrorist’ to many Muslim faces and names so easily,” Abu-Salha said. “They show what will give America a certain impression, and they hide what they can deal without. They will

show what gets their ratings up, and they use fear to do it.” Controversy continued in 2010 when Terry Jones, the pastor of the Dove World Outreach Center in Gainesville, Fla., said he would burn 200 Qurans on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. “What people didn’t realize is that burning the Quran is actually one of the most respectful ways of disposing of the book,” Abbasi said. “Obviously, his intent wasn’t that, but the way people around the world reacted was insane, and that’s why the media had a field day with it. If the pastor hadn’t received as much attention as he did, the issue would’ve died out long before it actually did.” Many, like Abu-Salha, have hope for a less sensationalized future. “I think we’re on the road to recovery,” Abu-Salha said. “Hopefully one day the actual practicing Muslims will be recognized instead of those who have hijacked the religion.”

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happen around campus, not just on campus. This morning, I felt like with the area it was around, the due diligence was needed to get out that information to students so they at least had the information Campus Police had.” Wa lsh, who met w ith Woodson Monday to discuss the way the University handles the crime alerts, said this information could have provided peace of mind. “That should have been easily available to students,” Walsh said. “A simple message could have been really important and gone a long way. Today wasn’t the best communication I’ve seen.” Walsh said student and parent concerns have been heard, and measures have already been put in place to make

sure the delay in notification never happens again. “Email takes a long time, but knowing that information would have at least given students that comfort, and today that was a little frustrating and disappointing on that end,” Walsh said. Sanders said she is one of many students who would have benefitted from that comfort Monday afternoon. “We cannot overlook an issue that needs to be addressed just for the sake of our pride, and I know I am not alone in feeling ashamed and very uncomfortable with the inappropriate manner with which this potentially detrimental scenario was handled,” Sanders said. Walsh said he’s heard similar student concerns, and he assured the student body that this will not happen in the future. “I’m glad administrators

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have fielded those concerns,” Walsh said. “Students are always the most vocal about campus safety and they should be. I know we can do better.” By mid-afternoon Monday, officers found the body of a second victim in a parking lot near the intersection of Wade Avenue and Oberlin Road. Though police have not said the shootings were connected, the second victim matched the description of the suspect in the Cameron Village shooting. WRAL reported that several Wake County schools stayed on lockdown until 2:15 p.m. As for N.C. State, campus buses to Cameron Village were shut down for the afternoon. NATALIE CLAUNCH/TECHNICIAN

A police officer puts up barrier tape around the perimeter of the Cameron Village shooting crime scene around noon on Monday, Sept. 10.

Institutional message video offers a glimpse into life at NCSU Megan Dunton Staff Writer

N.C. State’s new institutional message, a 30-second video spot, was unveiled in conjunction with the Chickfil-A Kickoff Game in Atlanta Aug. 31, and those who may have missed it the first time will have other chances to see it this fall. “The institutional message, from what I’ve been told, is a way to convey in a short time spot, a message about N.C. State,” said Andy Walsh, student body president and a senior in political science. “It’s not necessarily a message to trigger prospective students

but for the community at large.” Walsh said the main theme of the institutional message focused on what NCSU does not just for the local community, but also globally and internationally. The time spot features a football player hitting a training pad, the PyroMan lab, a kinetics lab, a scene of downtown Raleigh and a shot of a row of solar panels. “It’s a really cool video in my opinion,” Walsh said. “It’s a quick 30-second glimpse into the everyday, practical research that N.C. State does ... This also shows how we impact North Carolina as an

institution,” Walsh said. The institutional message is primarily scheduled for football games. However, it could also be shown in the airport and in online ads, as its focus is in celebrating the University’s 125th anniversary. Established as a land grant institution on March 7, 1887 as the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, the University has since evolved into a major research institution with more than 100 majors. The University has also produced a special 125th anniversary video. That spot was unveiled March 7, N.C. State’s actual birthday. The

video has been shown at many events since, including Packapalooza. “It shows tradition and transformation and how our work not only changed but also adapted to times as we lived on,” Walsh said. “In the 125th video, you will see a lot of clips from N.C. State in its early years and N.C. State today, and how much we have transformed and how much we have been innovative and forward-thinking in how we impact North Carolina and our global community.” Students were not only in the video spots, but helped make them happen. Brad Bohlander, associate vice

chancellor of University Communications, said students played a large role. “Students participated in focus groups where the video spots would be presented to the groups for feedback several times,” Bohlander said. Bohlander said no students were in involved in the actual production of the videos. “We have a couple goals with our institutional spot,” Bohlander said. “Number one is to not look like every other institutional spot with a bunch of talking heads, as well as to make the spot actually reflective of this great institution. An institution on the move and that makes an

impact. A second thing, our goal in the last couple years, we’re doing these in house.” NCSU’s University Communications did most of the production of the videos inhouse. Bohlander said the University saved thousands of dollars by doing most of the production itself. “We’re very fortunate we’ve got great talent here and great relationships with students, faculty and alumni,” Bohlander said. “We are trying to be very purposeful with our messaging. Students are a huge part of that. We want to make sure we are projecting the student voice and getting feedback from the students.”

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A response to a response The following is an excerpt from a response to Ishan Raval’s column, “Questioning Islamophobia:” “You gotta be kidding me. You call Islamophobia an ‘irrational’ fear? This piece of Muslim propaganda belongs in pamphlets distributed outside mosques and madarssas, not in the Viewpoint section of the Technician!”

elieve it or not, readers, this anonymous commenter took the words right out of my mouth. Islamophobia is totally a real thing people suffer from — it is not an irrational fear — it’s a medical condition, right up there with homophobia and having jackass…itis. All very real ailments. To understand this complex and “irrational” fear, we Ahmed Amer must first define Islam. Islam is a religion pracViewpoint Editor ticed by Muslims. Muslims are people who believe in the text of the Quran. Simple enough. But there’s one scary thing about all of this. Unless someone is actively reading the Quran, praying toward Mecca or has a forehead tattoo that reads “Muslim,” how are we to know we’re in danger? We just have to assume that people who are Islamophobes just know, and they can see things most people can’t. It makes sense if you think about it. After all, some conservative fundamentalists insist President Barack

Obama is secretly a Muslim, and because of that, they fear that the United States is in danger. Even though Obama quotes scripture from the Bible, goes to church and was sworn into office with his hand on the Bible, there’s just something Muslim-y about him. Most Islamophobes can’t really put their fingers on it, but I certainly could if the president were to give me a copy of his birth certificate, which he has yet to do, by the way. It’s the president’s middle name — Hussein. It doesn’t get more Muslim-ish than Hussein. So you see, no matter how often the president goes to church, or quotes biblical scripture, he’ll still be a Muslim because, well … we really believe he is. Faith is not a tangible thing, so we have to assign to it distinctive characteristics in order to properly fear it. Otherwise, it would be kind of hard to argue rationality behind Islamophobia, but just because something doesn’t exist, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. We have the right, nay, the duty to fear. To quote Franklin D. Roosevelt: “The only thing we have to fear is [anything you know very little about].” I like to think he used “have to” as a synonym to “must.” What will others say about American innovation and imagination if we can’t even imagine something so powerful that it becomes real enough to fear? We can be afraid of a tan, bearded man wearing a turban at an airport because we assume he’s Muslim. But if we see a cleanshaven white man wearing a business suit in that same airport, we can rest assured he’s not Muslim — not because he isn’t one, but because we don’t want him to be one.

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It would be too hard to say, “I have pogonophobia (a fear of beards), turbanphobia and xenophobia.” Thus, Islamophobia is a very inclusive term that, in one word, brings together all of the things we like to exclude. And if the increasingly dangerous leftist liberals continue to tell us Islamophobia is an irrational fear, all we have to do is shut our eyes really tight — maybe even cover our ears — and imagine them sporting beards and turbans, because they might as well be ter-

rorists, too. When terrorists attacked Americans 11 years ago, they did so in hopes of bringing together Americans of different color and creed. However, if we let our fear and skepticism govern our rationale, then we will have truly beaten the terrorists. … Yep, that sounds about right.

{ MARK’S VIEW } When 9/11 hit home

any people talk about remembering where they were on 9/11 when they heard the news. I remember where I was, confused in my fifth-grade classroom. I recall that day vividly, but 9/11 and the series of events that ensued didn’t catch up to me until Jan. 22, 2011, when I got an email with the subject line titled “My Will.” I remember where I was, sitting in my 8:30 a.m. physics class, surfing the Web Mark during the boring lecture. Herring My brother was on his way Editor-in-Chief to Afghanistan, and at the time was on a multi-day layover in Kyrgyzstan. I glanced over my inbox, and when my eyes stopped on my brother’s email, I felt my stomach knot up and my lungs freeze. My brother was off to northern Afghanistan, Mazar-e-Sharif, a place where the locals didn’t like the Taliban and far away from where the Marines were “taking the fight to the enemy” in Helmand province. We had joked that as a logistics officer, he would be shooting more emails than actual bullets. His deployment to Afghanistan never registered, and we jokingly called it the “study abroad” experience that college couldn’t offer him. I opened up his will, saved in a document called “Request,” and as my physics professor continued lecture, I read on. “The following is a ‘If Something Should Happen,’” my brother wrote. “While I intend on being as safe as possible and possess absolute faith in the soldiers around me, the world, especially Afghanistan, is an odd and uncertain place. I apologize for the informality, but you have all said I’ve never been one for tact or smooth talking.” My brother has an abrasive sincerity about him — something that doesn’t offend but rather displays his compassion. Naturally, I’ve always looked up to him, more than anyone else in my family, and reading what could have been his last wishes made me reconsider my view on war. My brother joined the Army to pay for college and didn’t commission to hunt down terrorists or defend our freedom, though he did and continues to use these

reasons for me to fetch him an occasional beer or pass him the TV remote. As for his views on the United States’ presence in Afghanistan, he was indifferent like many soldiers. “I’m a soldier and, in the end, my opinion means nothing,” he wrote. “I’m given an order and I execute to the best of my ability.” All he asked for was my family’s support, not endorsement for the war, but something to ease the hot summer and cold Afghan winter. Like many Americans, I supported the war in Afghanistan. Even President Barack Obama called it “the good war.” But in war, no one wins. I was convinced that Afghanistan was the justified war, the one worth the sacrifice of more than 2,000 Americans and countless others. But the day I read my brother’s letter, my opinions became confused. It’s the type of confusion that comes with being ambivalent, but not indifferent — a confusion of wanting my brother’s service to be worthy, but recognizing the grand mess of the entire war. It’s something that I tried to understand and justify, but in the end I could only accept the contradiction. I have trouble separating 9/11 from all the other things connected to it. Looking back on it, the attacks, the fear and the conflicts that followed are wrapped up in the same memory for me. In doing so, justifying what could have been my brother’s “ultimate sacrifice” as retaliation for 9/11 rubs me the wrong way. Don’t get me wrong: The world is a better place without Osama bin Laden, and I’d like to think that my brother brought a better life and future to the people of Afghanistan and the U.S. But my blood boils when I listen to Toby Keith’s redneck fury or hear about Islamophobia. Today, I hope we don’t remember the horrific attacks on New York City and the Pentagon to remind us why Afghanistan is the good war. I know that I will see it on Facebook or hear it from somewhere, that we kicked a** and took names. That doesn’t bestow any honor on any soldier. I don’t want to see any fireworks or hear any spiteful patriotic jeers. That’s no way to respect 9/11, and that’s no way to commemorate a tragedy. And if you’re convinced otherwise, you can ask my brother. And I’ll warn you, he’s never been one for tact or smooth talking.

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SparkCon readies for another year Young Lee Associate Features Editor

SparkCon, an annual festival celebrating creativity and innovation in the Triangle, is set to kick off Thursday with the festival’s first-ever opening ceremony at the Red Hat Amphitheater. This new event represents the growth of the festival and its growing reputation in the Triangle. SparkCon, which began in 2006, is a four-day event broken up into different categories called “Sparks.” These “Sparks” each represent a different aspect of creativity or innovation throughout the Triangle and are organized by volunteers who specialize in different creative spheres. This year, organizers plan to host 14 different “Sparks” including artSPARK, circusSPARK, poetrySPARK and fashionSPARK, with more than 200 events scheduled. Organizers hope to tease audiences with all the different Sparks and events at the opening ceremony. “All night long, audiences will be given a good taste of what is happening,” Aly Khalifa, co-founder of SparkCon, said. “It seems to work well for the Olympics, so it should work well for SparkCon.” According to Khalifa, organizers expect more than 30,000 people to attend this year. However, according to Khalifa, there are other ways to measure SparkCon’s growth and impact. When Khalifa co-founded SparkCon through the nonprofit Visual Arts Exchange, he saw it as a public service. He said he soon realized that if he was going to try to pro-

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David Heely, an alum in industrial design and lead guitarist of Old Avenue performs at SparkCon 2011. “N.C. State is our home, bro,” Steigerwald said. “We love being near all the State students, it’s where we belong.”

mote creativity and recognize real emerging artists, he had to engage the community to involve it in the process and not just tell it what is and what isn’t creative. Over the years, several people have come to him with ideas for Sparks, and some continue to draw crowds. SparkCon has no set definition or constraint of what can be a Spark, so they happen in a spontaneous way. “What we’re trying to do is to create an inventive culture,” Khalifa said. “This open-source process has been

a way to create a lot of energy while, at the same time, keeping just enough focus to keep people excited but not to keep people constrained.” Sparks have come and gone over the years. However, fashionSPARK, which highlights fashion designers based in the Triangle, has been a mainstay of SparkCon. According to organizers, this has had a measurable effect on the Triangle. “As we’ve seen fashionSPARK grow, I think we’ve seen a reciprocal effect with the Art to Wear project hap-

pening at N.C. State, and it’s great because now you have a conversation between what professional designers are doing and what student designers are doing,” Khalifa said. During the first year, Khalifa said many SparkCon attendees did not even realize that many of the designers featured in fashionSPARK were local. “People were s ay i ng , ‘W here are they from? ’ ‘They’re from here? Really?’” Khalifa said. According to Khalifa, the growing awareness of inno-

vation in the Triangle is not limited to fashion, but is also present in other industries, most notably the gaming industry. When SparkCon began, few people thought of the Triangle as a gaming city. However, now the Triangle is one of the largest gaming clusters in the United States. “The more we do things like SparkCon, the more it actually generates economic vitality because a lot of these workers from these great companies that want to generate key content want to live and work in a workplace that

is creative and has things like SparkCon going on,” Khalifa said. Khalifa credits SparkCon’s growth to the open-source philosophy that is engrained in SparkCon’s organization. “Because of open-source, we can scale up very, very fast in the same way you can see Linux or Wikipedia scale up very fast because everyone feels like they have some ownership,” Khalifa said. “It doesn’t work in every community, but in the Triangle, it has thrived.”

‘Gone with the Wind’ exhibit explores the film’s history GONE WITH THE WIND FACTS:

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ture,” said Katie Edwards, the Staff Writer museum curator. “I mean, how many [young] people Many movies find their ori- really watch old films? The gins in books. Whether it’s a museum is a way to attract novel, a comic book or a chil- people to that.” dren’s story, the consensus Gone with the Wind was seems to be that if it’s worth originally a book by Margaret reading, it’s worth turning Mitchell. It was published in into a movie. 1936, one year before it won The staff at the North Car- the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, olina Museum of History, and three years before it was which is located in downtown adapted to film. Raleigh, decided to take it a In 1939, Vivien Leigh won step further by releasing a the Academy Award for Best new, free exhibit dedicated to Actress for her portrayal of the making of the 1939 classic Scarlett O’Hara. Cinematogfilm, Gone with the Wind. rapher Arthur E. Arling later Museum-goers will find won an Oscar for his work on various artifacts from the the 1946 film, The Yearling. film – including signed pho- Both of these awards are featos and posttured at the ers, a copy of exhibit. the original According book, a nd to Edwards, a board ennearly as titled “What much work Happened to we nt i nto the Cast and making the Crew? ” – e x h ibit a s with blurbs we nt i nto about all the making the major playfilm. It iners involved volved severKatie Edwards, museum curator in the film. al designers, “T he exgraphic dehibit will draw a lot of people signers and hours of research. who are attracted to pop cul“I did all the research,” Ed-

“I didn’t realize how chaotic behind-thescenes were in making this movie.”

• Gone with the Wind was originally a book written by Margaret Mitchell in 1936. • The movie was released in 1939. • The film had three directors: George Cukor, Victor Fleming, and Sam Wood. • The movie was ranked as one of the Top 10 Greatest Movies of All Time by the American Film Institute. SOURCE: N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY

PHOTO COURTESY OF N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY

Bonnie Blue’s riding habit from Gone With the Wind on loan for the Gone With the Wind exhibit (real to reel: the making of Gone with the wind) from May 23, 2012 through January 30, 2013.

wards said. “[I] read tons of books, [watched] documentaries … I didn’t realize how chaotic behind-the-scenes were in making this movie.” Edwards was referring to

the movie’s director-related difficulties, with three directors in all, which are chronicled through authentic letters and historical blurbs throughout the exhibit.

Visitors will also find one room devoted to the continuous projection of behind-thescenes screen tests. “It’s all really cool … I really love the costumes, you know, with the hair and mustache,” Edwards said. The exhibit features mannequins dressed in the actual costumes worn by Clark Gable, Vivien Leigh and other actors from the film, complete with fake hair and mustaches like those worn by the stars. This feature, Edwards said, is unique to the graphic designer involved and is not typical.

The film touches on subjects like slavery and the Civil War, and the exhibit makes sure to give prominence to these issues by including historical blurbs next to relevant artifacts. “It’s important that we look at history and interpret it through a pop culture lens,” Edwards said. “This exhibit is here, really, so we can interpret the story and the time period through today’s standards.” Not only does the exhibit highlight socio-historical points, it also features sections devoted to film equipment circa 1940. The exhibit features props, original storyboards, original music scores and other important film and historical objects as well. “There’s something for anyone who likes something about movies,” Edwards said. Sept. 22 and Sept. 23, James Tumblin, the former head of Universal Studios’ makeup and hair department and the owner of the exhibit’s memorabilia, will lead a special tour. Tumblin will speak about his collection and share stories relevant to the film.

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Crafts Center provides outlet for student expressions Young Lee Associate Features Editor

A FEW NEW COURSES AND ADDITIONS: Open guitar jam sessions

o Instructor: Jeannene Lang Many universities have o For N.C. State students only state-of-the-art equipment o Last Wed of each month 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. for art and design departments, such as kilns, dark Nocturnal photography o Instructor : Katy Walls rooms and woodturning o For N.C. State students only workshops. However, ac o Mon. evenings for three weeks, 6:30 p.m. to cording to Jo Ellen Westmo 9:30p.m. beginning Oct. 22 reland, assistant director of o Waitlist open the Crafts Center, N.C. State Small scale hand dyed art quilts students have a rare opportu o Instructor: Addison Paige nity to use equipment tradi o Sat and Sun, Oct. 20 and 21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. tionally exclusive to art and SOURCE: CRAFTS CENTER FALL SCHEDULE design students. Originating as a small craft shop tucked away in a corner This year, the Crafts Center As for Westmoreland, her of D.H. Hill during the late intends to add more classes relationship with N.C. State ‘40s, the center eventually and offer more experiences goes beyond her role as asmoved to its current location for students including spe- sistant director of the Crafts on the first floor of Thomp- cial opportunities to mark Center. Westmoreland, an son Hall. the University’s 125th anni- alumna, graduated from the The center continues to versary. Among the several University in 1980 with a degrow and expand as more events and courses offered at gree in nuclear engineering. students make use of the the Crafts Center to mark this Though she never took adfacilities. During the 2011- occasion is the “N.C. State: vantage of the Crafts Center 2012 school year, the Crafts Then & Now” exhibit. while she was here, she said Center offered 178 classes For this exhibit, photo- she wishes she had. and workshops and served graphic works by Gary Knight “The Crafts Center was approximately 2,550 Uni- and Jeannene Lang celebrat- much smaller then, and I versity students. ing the changes and evolution was not aware of it,” WestThe Crafts Center also of NCSU were displayed on moreland said. “I did not use welcomes the walls of it while I was in school, but people from t he Craf ts I would have loved to have the general Center. used it. We’ve really made public to use Knight and strides in the last few years its facilities. Lang worked to get the word out.” However, together to Westmoreland said that NCSU stu- Jo Ellen Westmoreland, Crafts try to “cap- one of the reasons why she Center assistant director dents receive t u r e t h e encourages students to pardiscounts for spirit of N.C. ticipate in the Crafts Center courses and studio use. State both yesteryear and to- is her firm belief that the “We’re here as a creative day” through the presenta- arts can help students relieve and artistic outlet where stu- tion of old images of various stress and interact with new dents can let go of the stresses locations juxtaposed with ideas. This is something that of their studies for a while, to more modern photos. Westmoreland said she expecome in here and have some Westmoreland said the rienced in her own life. hands-on creative activities Crafts Center also plans to “I have an engineering dethat can [allow you to] relax, offer other opportunities gree and I’ve worked as an be stimulated and think out- for students and the public engineer for many years and side of the box,” Westmore- to commemorate the anni- to me, engineering is kind of land said. “The Crafts Center versary, including a new ex- the creative side of the sciis a great place to experience hibit that organizers hope to ences,” Westmoreland said. all kinds of interactions with present in January. For this “We as engineers have to take different people in all differ- exhibit, the Crafts Center the scientific knowledge and ent walks of life, all different plans to encourage people to find a way to make it useful. disciplines and share love of create art representing their We have to be creative. The art and craft.” relationship with N.C. State. arts come together to make

“We’re here as a creative and artistic outlet.”

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University of Montana alum Ben Woody operates a bandsaw in the craft center of Thompson Hall Sep. 2, 2010. Woody said he uses the Craft Center because, “it’s the only place in the Triangle you can get a hold of this machinery.”

people more complete and it tasks your brain.” Westmoreland is not alone in her feelings on the importance of the arts. Julie Alvarez, a senior in graphics design, has worked at the Crafts Center since her sophomore year. After she was given a pottery course at the Crafts

Center as a gift from her sister, Alvarez said she has always loved the place. “I feel that this is a place where we have a joining of two communities,” Alvarez said. “We have the community of the general public that commonly uses the facilities and that are mainly older.

Then we have the students that are coming in fresh and haven’t really done this before. You can find a mentor pretty easily. It’s really neat.”

Dan Deacon shows new musical depth Will Brooks Staff Writer

Exaggerated synthesizer tones, silly compositions immersed in 8-bit electronics, high-pitched squeals with moments of understated beauty; these are the musical elements that defined Dan Deacon before his latest album, America. In his third major release, and his first since 2009’s Bromst, Deacon shows a side that is both more mature and easier to digest, if one that is less exciting than his previous efforts. As I pulled the cassette tape (yes, he released the album on cassette) out of its packaging, which displayed a mountain range on the cover and big orange letters reading, “AMERICA,” I didn’t know what to expect. Beginning with a long, loud metallic screech followed by an intricate range of electronic and acoustic drums, the beginning song, “Guilford Avenue Bridge,” acted as an appropriate thesis for the album. At moments, the album showed Deacon’s pretty, poppy side. This is best displayed

America Dan Deacon Domino

 in “True Thrush,” in which Deacon sings in a completely steady melodic tone, a move out of Deacon’s usual repertoire. The entire album is representative of America’s many qualities: large, diverse and often overpowering. With moments of tranquilit y building up to tons of instruments playing at once, the album, regardless of changes, moves forward constantly. The statement being made in this album is not whether the United States is a good or bad place, but that Deacon identifies himself with the country. In an interview with Pitchfork Media, Deacon explained that it wasn’t until after leaving the country on tour for Spiderman of the Rings, that he realized how American he truly was. In many ways, the album shows the comfort and happiness that Deacon finds in the country, as well as the problems. The poppy songs of Amer-

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY: Bromst - released in 2009 Spider-Man in the Rings released in 2007 Acorn Master - released in 2006 Proky Pig - released in 2004 Twacky Cats - released in 2004 SOURCE: DISCOGS.COM

ica’s A-side are followed by a carefully composed B-side, titled USA and split into four parts. The second half of the album sounds more like a movie soundtrack than a power-pop album, and shows off Deacons chops as the professionally trained electronic music composer that he is. USA most appropriately can be connected with the album’s cover art, conveying how expansive and beautiful the American landscape is, as the songs are long-winded, ambient and more acoustic than anything previously recorded by the artist. The album certainly has its flaws. At times, the tracks can feel repetitive, but it thematically stays directly on point. As a Deacon album, Amer-

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ica is out of the ordinary. However, the album is by the “composer Deacon,” not the “partied-out neon-clad synth-star Deacon.” Overall, the album gives a sense of beauty and ma-

turity that wasn’t present in previous albums. Although it is significantly less raucous, Deacon is still making a huge statement. The album is dedicated to Deacon’s mother, appropri-

ately, for its nurturing and responsible tone. While it is often safe, never is there a point at which fans won’t find a reason to love it.

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siderable talent and produce successful seasons during their tenures at Carter-Finley Stadium, but it did not translate into championships. None of them were able to guide the Wolfpack to a major bowl berth, either. The Peach, Tangerine and Gator Bowls, along with their current sponsored equivalents, are all very well represented in the Pack’s postseason history. But if you are looking for Sugar, Cotton, Orange or

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nessee and Connecticut, State is averaging 173 total rushing yards on 73 attempts with a net average of 2.4 yards a carry. The Wolfpack has totaled a lousy two touchdowns on the ground. Consistency is a word that was thrown around by O’Brien and company this off-season, but the Pack has yet to prove it has improved. Showing he’s not approving of lackluster play, O’Brien has replaced junior offensive

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Rose Bowl games, you will need to look elsewhere. The greatest team in school history was Amato’s 2003 Gator Bowl team led by junior quarterback Phillip Rivers. That season, State started 9-0 only to have a sickening 1-3 stretch at the very end that included losses to both Georgia Tech and Maryland. The next-best season ever for the Pack was two years ago when the Wolfpack started 4-0 but was unable to hold on to a 17-point halftime lead at home against Virginia Tech. Late-game losses at Clemson and East Carolina crippled

any chance for a conference title and a major bowl invitation that season. It is easy for the coaches, players and the fans to lament the difficulty of the UConn game. When you consider the past of Wolfpack football, however, you have to be delighted that the team was somehow able to summon the defensive stops and just enough offense to bring the win home from East Hartford Saturday. This was the type of game that so many teams in school history have lost. In 2010, the Pack had questions after a

closer-than-expected earlyseason victory against Central Florida. As the year went by, UCF’s performance in the Sun Belt Conference proved that State’s win was actually bigger than first thought. The way UConn plays in the Big East will determine if this past weekend’s game will be viewed similarly. As State spends the next two weeks feasting on cupcakes, there is an eye on conference play and the Pack’s potential to do something special. The future is always sketchy, but with upperclassmen galore, the Wolfpack has

a chance, and it is all in front of them. This can be another of the many good N.C. State squads this school has fielded so often over the years, or it can be a truly great team that takes its students, coaches, and fans to heights they have never experienced before.

guard Duran Christophe w it h sophomore Tyson Chandler, who will start at left tackle this week against South Alabama. Graduate student quarterback Mike Glennon is accurate and shows the poise of a seasoned ball slinger—when he has time in the pocket to deliver strikes down the field, which he hasn’t been able to do for the majority of the first two games this season. During the season-opening game against Tennessee, it seemed like a member of the Volunteer defense was break-

ing through the offensive line and getting a hand in Glennon’s face or throwing him on the ground almost every play. Some fans have been quick to blame Glennon for the loss after throwing four interceptions. Please, by all means, put yourself in front of freeroaming 300-pound linemen and attempt to throw the football downfield. Let’s see if any of his critics could fare better. For the untrained eye, or someone who simply looked at the box score, one could

jump to that conclusion. But if you take the time to look at the mechanics, you will notice that Glennon rarely had time to set his feet before delivering the ball, and most of the time he had a hand in his face or a lineman breathing down his neck. Against Connecticut things didn’t get easier for Glennon as he found himself on his back often. The offensive line allowed six sacks against an average, at best, defensive. After Saturday, the team has allowed a total of seven sacks through two games, an unac-

ceptable number if it wants to be able to keep themselves in games and contend for an ACC title. As proven before, Glennon is a threat to any defense – when he has time to throw. He’s not Russell Wilson, who could keep any play alive by using his feet to extend a play. Glennon has been compared to Atlanta Falcons’ star quarterback Matt Ryan, who was also coached by O’Brien at Boston College. When Ryan gets time, he’s lethal, as is Glennon. In its first two games, the

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Men’s soccer makes history

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The No. 20 N.C. State men’s soccer improved its record to 6-0 this weekend after grabbing a pair of 3-1 victories, the first on the road at UNC Greensboro and the second at home against Marist. The start matches the best start for the Wolfpack since 1982. The ’82 squad began the season 7-0 and finished 15-31 on the season. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Earl Wolff named ACC Defensive Back of the Week Despite playing just three quarters and leaving the game with an injury, senior safety Earl Wolff was name the ACC Defensive Back of the Week following a stellar performance at UConn. Wolff accounted for seven stops, including five first hits or solos, recovered a fumble and recorded his fifth career interception en route to a 10-7 victory. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Megan Cyr continues dominance on volleyball court Senior setter Megan Cyr has 336 assists through N.C. State’s first nine volleyball matches. She now has 2,762 assists in her three seasons with the Wolfpack, moving her into fourth place on State’s all-time assist list. The preseason AllACC selection also ranks fourth in the ACC this season in assists per game, averaging 10.5 per contest. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Wolfpack pitching great dies at 98 Former N.C. State pitcher Olney Ray “Lefty” Freeman died Saturday at the Hospice Home of Raleigh at age 98. Freeman was most well-known for striking out baseball hitting legend Babe Ruth in an exhibition game between N.C. State and the Boston Braves. After starting the at-bat with three straight balls, Freeman threw three straight curveballs, the third sending Ruth spinning after swinging through the pitch.

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His name was once heard often at Doak Field, but former N.C. State baseball standout Ryan Mathews is trying to make his way to the big stage. The Orlando, Fla., native was drafted in the 27th round of the 2012 MLB Draft by the Oakland Athletics after a senior season in which he clubbed 17 home runs, helping the Wolfpack to an appearance in the NCAA Super Regionals. Mathews spent his first season playing for the Arizona League Athletics in Phoenix, where he appeared in 21 games as an outfielder. Despite dealing with an injury that eventually ended his season, he hit .250 with seven doubles, two triples, a home run and 12 runs batted in. The lone home run turned out to be Mathews’ fondest memory from his debut season. “I hadn’t hit any for a while, and I finally got one toward the end of the summer,” Mathews said. “They’re definitely my favorite part of the game.” Mathews said he took some good-natured ribbing for only managing a single round-tripper in 60 at-bats. “It was kind of funny because everyone on my team was like ‘Aren’t you supposed to be hitting home runs?’” Mathews said. Mathews may have started a new chapter in his life, but that doesn’t mean he thinks any less of his time at State. He still has glowing memories of the atmosphere at Doak Field and participating in the NCAA Tournament last season. “I get goosebumps every time I think about that dogpile on the field,” Mathews said, referring to

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Ryan Mathews makes contact during a 2012 NCAA Raleigh Regional game against Sacred Heart/Vanderbilt.

State’s victory over Vanderbilt in the compare with the bond he felt with Raleigh regional in June. “I loved his teammates during his time at seeing 3,200 people of Wolfpack State. He has a hard time picking Nation standing up going nuts.” out the aspect of Wolfpack baseball Even though Mathews spent the he misses the most. summer in Ari“I could go on for zona, he’s kept in days about that,” touch w it h h i s Mat hews sa id. former Wolfpack “We had such an teammates. In fact, awesome team last he will be back in year, chemistryRaleigh next week, wise, just how the a trip he is eagerly community, and anticipating. the fans and Wolf“I keep in touch pack Nation came with a lot of them,” around our baseMathews said. “I’m ball program last Ryan Mathews, former N.C. State outfielder looking forward to year.” being able to come Mat he ws s a id back and get back out there with a there are many more differences lot of the guys.” between college baseball and the Mathews said the team chemis- pros than meet the eye. It goes a lot try he found in the minors didn’t further than just switching from

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Tuesday VOLLEYBALL V. UNC WILMINGTON Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S GOLF COUGAR CLASSIC Charleson, S.C., All Day Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER AT VIRGINIA Charlottesville, Va., 7 p.m. Friday VOLLEYBALL V. NORTH CAROLINA Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER V. MARYLAND Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY ADIDAS XC INVITE Cary, N.C., TBA Saturday FOOTBALL V. SOUTH ALABAMA Carter-Finley Stadium, 6 p.m. MEN’S GOLF TAR HEEL INTERCOLLEGIATE Chapel Hill, N.C., All Day Sunday WOMEN’S SOCCER AT VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, Va. 1 p.m. VOLLEYBALL V. OHIO Reynolds Coliseum, 2 p.m. MEN’S GOLF TAR HEEL INTERCOLLEGIATE Chapel Hill, N.C., All Day

aluminum to wooden bats. “The biggest change is that it goes from being kind of like a game to your job, so it’s a profession at this point,” Mathews said. “Everybody’s taking it seriously. The atmosphere is a lot more work-like.” While it was tough for him to leave his days of Wolfpack baseball behind, Mathews said he’s adapted to the business-like nature of professional baseball. He is no longer balancing the sport with textbooks and other aspects of college life. “I think the biggest thing is that in college, you have class, you have your social life and then you have baseball,” Mathews said. “And when you get to the professional level it’s just all baseball.”

It is not often that a college football team faces a “must-win” situation in only its second week of the season. N.C. State almost certainly did this past Saturday against UConn. If the Wolfpack had returned to Raleigh without a victory, it would have been a near-mortal wound to the season. At 1-1 overall, State goes into the soft underbelly of its nonconference schedule with some encouraging signs and, more importantly, some hope. The “call to arms” issued to the secondary after the debacle versus Tennessee was answered. State caused four turnovers and broke up a pass on fourth down late to seal the win against the Huskies. Assuming the Pack handles its business properly against South Alabama and The Citadel in its next two home games, a 3-1 team will travel to Coral Gables, Fla., on Sept. 29 to face the Miami Hurricanes in the team’s ACC opener. The Wolfpack’s first four ACC games will be brutal. After the trip to south Florida, state will return home to face sixthranked Florida State Seminoles before hitting the road again to play Maryland and UNC. If the Pack were to lose any of these games, it would hardly rank as a stunning development in the college football world.

N.C. State’s in an unusual situation with regard to its capacity for achievement in football versus its history of success, or lack thereof. The Pack has a passionate fan base, good facilities, fertile recruiting grounds and many other attributes needed to be a perennial power in the ACC and nationally. However, even a passing glance at the scores and stories that comprise the Wolfpack’s football autobiography, you would be reading a tale littered with “should haves” and “could haves.” State has not won a conference title since head coach Bo Rein’s Pack took the 1979 ACC crown with a defense led by Bill Cowher. Dick Sheridan, Mike O’Cain and Chuck Amato all were able to recruit con-

t the start of the 2012-2013 N.C. State football season, there was one surefire spot of expected consistency – offensive line. After the first two games of the season, the Wolf pack fa it hf u l have changed their tone. Jonathan To begin the Stout sea son, head Deputy Sports c o a c h To m Editor O’ Br ie n h a d an offensive line featuring all upperclassmen. Senior center Camden Wentz was named to the preseason Rimington Watch List, awarded to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division-IA, escalating already high expectations. When your line of five men is pass protecting against four defensive linemen and yet it allows a lineman through, something is wrong. Five against four – do the math. The o-line has looked like children playing among men, getting absolutely manhandled. The team has a lot of question marks, but o-line was expected to be a definitive anchor to lean on with four of five starters being seniors. After two games, versus Ten-

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The first game of the four is the easiest on paper. Miami looked terrible against Kansas State and also gave up a ton of points in its win over Boston College. Florida State obviously represents the biggest challenge. The Seminoles have ACC and national title aspirations. The Wolfpack will have its hands full to say the least. Maryland won’t be fielding an oldschool Bobby Ross or Ralph Friedgen-coached Terrapin team in College Park Oct. 20. But in his tenure in Raleigh, State head coach Tom O’Brien has yet to win a road game against an ACC foe. The burden of proof here is squarely on State. The rugged stretch to open the first half of conference play ends in Chapel Hill and, five-game winning streaks aside, rivalry matchups are almost always hard to predict.