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Cain’s College Truth Tour comes to NCSU Jessie Halpern News Editor
Former presidential candidate Herman Cain visited campus Wednesday evening as part of his College Truth Tour in which he spoke of developing goals, his career and the future of the country. Before Cain took the stage at Stewart Theater, local businessman and N.C. State graduate Bill Clark addressed the crowd of about 150 people. Speaking about his small business, Diversified Consultants, Clark addressed the recession and the President’s plan to bring the country out of it. “With all due respect to our President, who I know is trying to do things differently, I did build my business,” Clark said. “These past four years have been the most challenging of my career. There’s a downward spiral we just can’t get out of. What we have today is just another project that needs solving.” Cain took the stage and was greeted with a standing ovation. “Success does not come in a straight line, it’s a zigzag,” Cain said. Cain spent much of his speech talking about how he achieved his personal goals. He encouraged the student audience to develop their own.
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Herman Cain speaks at Stewart Theater for the College Truth Tour on Sept.12, 2012. “Stupid people are ruining America,” Cain said during his speech Wednesday evening.
“Life isn’t a 30-minute sitcom; you have to work your butt off,” Cain said. “Change the attitude, and you change the altitude in life, and you determine your attitude, and you determine your altitude, and you determine your dream.” Cain spoke of his time as vice
president of the Pillsbury Company, noting that he never referred to himself as “the youngest black vice president.” He was just “the youngest vice president.” After working at Pillsbury, Cain said he “got bored” and decided to aim higher — he wanted to be
president of “something for someone somewhere.” He found that opportunity in a fast-track program at Burger King. “I attended Whopper College, and I graduated Magna Cum Laude,” Cain said. “Customer service is, was and will always be the king of
the hill in any business.” Cain spent more than an hour discussing his personal achievements in corporate America before addressing the political climate – bluntly. “Stupid people are running America,” Cain said. After retiring to a career in radio, Cain said he decided to run for Senate. In 2004, Cain did not receive the Republican nomination, but said he came in “an impressive second” because he “scared the crap out of the guy who won.” In 2011, Cain decided to try his hand at politics again. “I had another temporary moment of insanity and I said, ‘I’m going to run for President of the United States,’” Cain said. In October of 2011, Cain was linked to two sexual harassment charges and said he suspended his bid for the nomination to save his family from the personal attacks that were being run against his campaign. Still, Cain said he is committed to helping change the state of the nation. “We have problems to fix,” Cain said. “The economy is not growing, it’s stalled.” Cain also referenced an impending “tax-mageddon” if the Bush-era
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UAB and Transportation appreciates commuters Trey Ferguson
events pertaining to sustainability within the Office of Transportation. “The whole basis of the SmartThe Union Activities Board and Commute Challenge is [for] somethe Office of Transportation of- one who’s not taking the bus can say, fered commuters bagels, coffee and ‘Oh I can win a laptop, let me take a chance to win prizes at a com- the bus to campus,’” Ousdahl said. muter appreciation breakfast, a part “Then they look up bus routes and of the SmartCommute Challenge, take one and realize, ‘Oh it’s not as Wednesday morning. hard as I thought,’ then they’re do“We just want[ed] to show we care ing it and it takes another car off about the commuter students and the road.” let them know we’re thinking about The challenge is meant to help stuthem,” Hart Crane, a graduate stu- dents explore other forms of transdent in public administration and portation: riding the bus, carpoolUAB graduate assistant, said. ing, vanpooling, teleworking, biking Crane, who feverishly directed or walking. Last year the challenge students to the table outside of the saved nearly 50,000 gallons of gas Coliseum Deck on Central Campus, and 468 tons of carbon dioxide. said the challenge was a great way “It’s basically to promote people for students to find to at least try a out about different different form of methods of getting transportation,” to campus. Christine K lein, UAB and Transpublic communipor tat ion concation specialist for ducted the event to the Office of Transencourage student portation, said. “It’s exploration of alnot only good for ternative transporthe environment, Christine Klein, tation modes. The but gets people to public communication SmartCommute try something difspecialist Challenge is an anferent and a chance nual GoTriangle-sponsored event to win some prizes.” for commuters in the Triangle area Klein also talked about the differto find an alternative means of com- ent ways Transportation has been muting to school or work instead of working to encourage the various driving themselves. GoTriangle has methods of transportation. designed a website for challengers to “We have a carpool program as track their smart routes and enter a a part of Wolftrails that has mushdrawing to win prizes. roomed up,” Klein said. This collaboration between UAB Organizers of the event hope comand Transportation is meant to muter students will be encouraged demonstrate the organizations’ ap- by their effort to reach out to them preciation for commuting students and encourage them to commute and their dedication to being more smart. environmentally friendly. “I already go smart. I don’t drive “I think it’s great,” Maxine McIn- a car or anything, I always walk evnis, a senior in animal science, said. erywhere,” said Michelle Barreto, “If I didn’t live so far from campus freshman in First Year College, “It’s I would do it.” a good way to get people informed Michael Ousdahl, transportation about how they can change things planner, deals with the different on campus by going smart.” Managing Editor
Sen. Kay Hagan discusses the importance of the nation’s higher education.
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Hagan talks higher education perience unemployment than those who do not have a four-year degree. The increasing costs of higher Sen. Kay Hagan will be education, Hagan said, was to blame for the growing disparity between participating in a hearing college and non-college-educated with the Senate Committee on people in the workforce. Education to discuss college “The lack of affordability stands affordability today. as a barrier as tuition costs soar,” In a press conference Wednesday, Hagan said. Hagan denounced Mitt Romney and Those who are unable to attend Paul Ryan’s proposal for funding college due to rising costs are not education. In addition to mention- the only victims of the current plan ing that she balanced for funding educaNorth Carolina’s tion, though. The budget, Hagan used average college stuher experience on dent in North Carothe education comlina owes $21,000, mittee to support her Hagan said, and that claims. figure is even higher “I’ve been focused for students in other on education for the states. past three-and-a Hagan praised Sen. Kay Hagan half years in the congress for Senate,” Hagan said. strengthening Pell Hagan advocated the importance Grants for 9 million students and of higher education in the confer- investing in community colleges, ence stating a worker with a bach- stating that congress has made “hiselor’s degree earns 85 percent more toric improvements.” than a worker without comparable Chelsea Boccardo, a senior at education. According to Hagan, a the University of North Carolina worker with the bachelor’s degree at Greensboro and president of the is also 50 percent less likely to ex- school’s student government asso-
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“The lack of affordability stands as a barrier as tuition costs soar.”
ciation, joined Hagan in the conference, validating her claims. Affordability is an important issue to the students of UNC-G, 72 percent of whom work part time jobs, Boccardo said. She continued that 70 percent of the University’s students need financial aid, of those, 30 percent qualified for Pell Grants. “I hope the nation will look at UNC-G as a model to earn a valuable and affordable degree in higher education,” Boccardo said. According to Jose Cruz, the vice president for higher education policy and practice at The Education Trust, also present at the conference, that the current education system favors the wealthy. “The rich are seven times more likely to get a degree than other kids,” Cruz said. Though Hagan stated education should not be a “political issue,” when asked how she would to continue to fight for education if Romney was elected, she did not provide a specific answer.
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tax rates are allowed to expire at the end of the year. “If things don’t change, 50 percent of you will not be able to find a job if you graduate next spring,” Cain said. Cain did not talk about Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee for President, until the end, when he answered a question about Romney’s character. “You don’t achieve the kinds of things he’s achieved leading from behind … he understands the importance of having a strategy,” Cain said. Cain urged students to become involved in government. “I’m going to challenge you to be a part of the solution instead of part of the problem,” Cain said. “Stay informed, stay involved, stay inspired.”
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Mrs. Wuf, one of N.C. State’s mascots, is competing for the first time in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. Mrs. Wuf was chosen as one of 16 finalists for the challenge, which began in 2002. The competition uses fan voting to crown the nation’s top mascot. Her husband, Mr. Wuf, competed in the 2008 challenge, but lost to Iowa State’s Cy the Cardinal. “It’s really just an honor to be up for the Capital One Mascot of the Year Award,” said Mrs. Wuf. “There are potentially over 200 mascots that they can choose from, so to be one of 16 selected is a huge honor.” (Mascots are forbidden from revealing their “civilian names” in interviews.) The Capital One team selects the finalists based on an entry video in which mascots showcase their performance in national competitions. Each finalist receives $5,000 toward his or her respective mascot and cheerleading program. The winner of the competition wins an
additional $15,000. After she was selected to compete, Mrs. Wuf flew out to Los Angeles for a commercial shoot. “It was basically 16 mascots taking over LA,” Mrs. Wuf said. “Everybody’s a mascot and wants to be the center of attention, including myself. It was a lot of fun.” Mrs. Wuf received an automatic bid into the NCAA Mascot Competition (an extension of the NCAA Cheerleading Competition) the same week she f lew to Los Angeles. “It was a very awesome week all around.” Mrs. Wuf said. According to prnewswire. com, this is the first year that female mascots have competed in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. The University of Arizona’s Wilma Wildcat is also in the running this year. Mrs. Wuf said she hopes being one of the two first females in the challenge will give her a competitive edge. “This can really pull the school and community together, because everyone can get involved in voting,” Mrs. Wuf said. The top eight mascots advance to the finals based their win/loss records and overall votes. If they make the cut,
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Mrs. Wuf rides her helmet car through the parking lot of Carter Finley Stadium on Oct. 1, 2011 during the Walk of Champions. The Powersound of the South, cheerleaders, and mascots all lead the football team from their busses into the stadium before every home game.
they go head to head once again in a March Madnesslike single-elimination playoff. The winner of the challenge will be announced at the Capital One Bowl. Jeffrey Stonebraker, an assistant professor of business, encouraged students to vote now and vote often for the face of our school. “This competition could help N.C. State out by giving us great publicity, especially if we win,” Stonebraker said.
After edging out Arizona’s Wilma the Wildcat in lasts week’s vote-off, Mrs. Wuf is second overall in the standings. She faces stiff competition this week as she squares off against Cocky, the University of South Carolina’s mascot, and the 2003 Challenge Champion. “We should win because we are classier than Carolina – both of them.” Mrs. Wuf said, referring to the University of South Carolina and our blue
neighbors over the hill. Last year’s winner was Wolfie Jr. from the University of Nevada. Mrs. Wuf said she hopes to make it back-to-back victories for the canis lupus species. “I represent the best University in the nation and the best fans in the nation,” Mrs. Wuf said. “This competition is just another way to let people know that we are a top university by showing our Wolfpack pride.”
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The not-so fabulous week of a wanna-be fashionista
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eptember is here. It is coming at us as quickly as possible and with full force. For many people, the arrival of this month brings forth the good, the bad and the ugly. Now that we have officially been in classes for a few weeks, the first round of exams are starting to flood our agendas and the increasing need for number two pencils is alarming. September also marks the Lauren arrival of much-awaited fall Noriega Staff Columnist breezes and the timely exit of the atrocious summer heat plaguing our glistening bodies for the past few months. Moreover, September indicates the imminent arrival of autumn colors, maple leaves and the delicious taste of pumpkin, which is normally provided for us addicts in the form of coffee, pies and candles. There are clearly many reasons why September is a wonderful month, but one of the reasons most prominent in my mind – New York Fashion Week – is officially here. For those of you who are unaware of this event, I will do my best to attempt to clue you
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Do you think Herman Cain's College Truth Tour is beneficial to the Republican Party? BY REBECCA LOCKLIN
“I don’t really know much about that.” Alvi Diggs junior, chemistry
“When any Republican supports another it’s good, but the whole thing with him cheating on his wife affects the level of integrity of the whole Republican Party.” Sehdia Mansaray freshman, environmental science
“I know he’s coming here and that he’s a republican, but that’s about all I know about it. I’ve heard the name floating around that’s it.” Daniel Long freshman, mechanical engineering
“Well I think it would be simply because he’s popular with the Tea Party and they’re really conservative. A lot of their base is in the Midwest, but they have rallys all over the U.S.” Will Heasley freshman, nuclear engineering
in on the details on the week of the season. The inaugural New York Fashion Week was originally called “Press Week.” It was held in 1943 with the intention of drawing attention away from French fashions during World War II. It was used as a way to keep the fashion industry afloat even when people were unable to travel to Paris to see fashion shows. Additionally, it was a way to put American fashion on the map in magazines like Vogue. It turned out to be quite a success. Over the years, it has become even more of a status symbol for those attracted to the fashion industry because of the exclusivity of the invite list, but there are still ways that people who do not have “Kardashian” or “Beckham” in their legal name can participate. If you are not completely disconnected from anything fashion, celebrity, or style-related in the world of social media, you should already know very well what this time of the year has to offer designers, socialites and the many adoring fashionistas at home. This is the time
“ I probably won’t receive dinner invites from Kanye West.”
to strut around campus in an entire ensemble created by Marc Jacobs are highly unlikely. Additionally, it is yet another platform for celebrities to show off their fabulous lifestyles and their even more fabulous celebrity friends that we will never probably become friends with. That’s right, I said it. As painful as it is to admit, I probably won’t receive dinner invites from Kanye West. The truth truly does hurt, especially when it boils down to these matters. That all being said, I think that it is still a great time of the year, but perhaps because it is so wonderful, it can only last for one extended week in the month. Even though this week will serve as a heightened reminder of the inferiority of your closet and famous contacts, don’t let it get you down. So open the windows and let the fall breeze in, sip on your overpriced pumpkin-spiced latte and peruse the New York Times style section, because this week only comes once this season. Revel in it and all of its glory.
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{OUR VIEW} The truth with Herman Cain
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ruth,” that was the message of Herman Cain’s College Truth Tour ... or maybe it was “change.” Actually it might have been “dream.” It’s hard to tell, but what’s not too hard to tell is that Hermain Cain was at Stewart Theater yesterday, and he said some stuff. Cain’s hour-long speech was part of the College Truth Tour, with a banner which hung above the stage reading “You deserve the truth.” And we can only assume that is what Mr. Cain was there to do — give us the truth. Stewart Theater provided a nice, intimate setting. The lights were just right, and there weren’t too many people there, so Mr. Cain could be heard loud and clear. The stage was pretty bare — no typical podium, nothing for the businessman to stand behind. Mr. Cain did well in the intimate environment the theater provided with no script (at least not in hand or prompter). Cain started what would be a very inspiring story about him zig-zagging through life to reach his dreams. After earning his master’s degree, Cain worked many jobs (the number nine was thrown out a few times), not because he couldn’t hold a job, but because he “had nine different dreams.” Throughout the rest of the speech, it would seem most of Herman Cain’s goals in life revolved around the number nine. He accomplished two of his goals — getting a master’s degree and becoming a vice president “of something, to someone, somewhere … as long as it’s legal” — nine years before his self-given deadline. Cain recalled his father working three jobs simultaneously to help move his family into their own home — they had been living in what Herman
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of the year when your Instagram and Pinterest accounts are full of backstage photos of gorgeous models and the even-more-gorgeous creations that very few people could fathom creating and even fewer could actually don in public. This is the time of the year when celebrities have additional bragging rights because of their prestigious front-row placement for the best views of the latest Diane von Furstenberg or Vera Wang collections. This is the time of the year when I anxiously scour the Internet for photos and video streams from the many events to see what trends are predicted to impact clothing stores in the months to come. So one might wonder — besides providing all the fashion junkies with something to gawk at online, what exactly does fashion week provide for everyone else? The cold, hard fact is that it doesn’t really provide much for us mere mortals, because it is just an elaborate display of clothing that no one can afford (or wear out in public, for that matter.) I have come to face the fact that my chances of being able
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Cain called a half-a-home, or a duplex. Because of his father’s hard work and determination, his family was able to have their own home, and Cain didn’t give up the opportunity to remind the audience that his father did, indeed, build it. There was one part of Cain’s speech that could be considered a summary, and that’s when he talked about when he would sometimes help his father out at work (one of his father’s jobs was a janitorial position at a Pillsbury building). Cain went from being an assistant janitor at Pillsbury to being vice president of the Pillsbury Company. It was all accomplished with a little something Hermain Cain called “sweat equity.” After Cain inspired the crowd with his story, it was time for the truth part, or so we thought ... Cain did scratch the surface of some pressing issues, but with a name like College Truth Tour, one would have expected some hard facts. Cain did state that because of economic uncertainty, small businesses are in a hiring freeze, and that doesn’t bode well for graduating students. Cain also stated that 50 percent of students (with a firm finger pointed at the audience) will not find jobs after graduation. Scary, yes, but also misleading. How many out of that 50 percent will be going to graduate schools? Lastly, Mr. Cain advised the audience to stay informed, involved and inspired. “Make sure you go vote, but make sure you’re an informed voter.” Whether or not you agreed with Cain’s politics, that is a solid bit of advice. The College Truth Tour wasn’t eye-opening or lifechanging, but it was a great opportunity to get to know a man who wasn’t always shown in the media’s best light during his campaign. Send us your thoughts to viewpoint@technicianonline.com.
Matthew Clark, senior in arts application
{ NAME’S VIEW } The lottery
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entered N.C. State’s ticket lottery Saturday night, and I am pleased to announce that I have not been selected to receive a ticket. In 1948, Megan novelist Ellisor Shirley Staff title Jackson published a short story titled “The Lottery” in which the lucky winner of the village’s yearly lottery was stoned to death. We have our own lottery here at N.C. State— the ticket lottery. And although it is of a less violent nature, the overall idea is the same, that is, winning the lottery is not always something to celebrate. On Tuesday night, those of us who entered into the ticket lottery for the Wolfpack’s first home football game discovered our fate. In Jackson’s version of the lottery, we would all receive slips of paper. Blank slips meant safety. Slips with a black dot in the middle meant you “won.” This process has been modernized: Students now obtain their slip in the form of an email from the ticket office. I received an email saying I “have not been selected in the weighted lottery to receive tickets to this weekend’s game.”
This represents a blank slip of paper. I know many others who received the same message and were disappointed, even annoyed. The cries down the hall went something like this: “f--- this, I want a d--- ticket!” This is understandable. After all, everyone likes winning. However, let us remember what we are winning here. Winning means the opportunity to watch the Wolfpack live in CarterFinley Stadium. But is this a reward? We must consider t he Pack’s stats after the first two games. Heather Dinich of ESPN said Coach Tim O’Brien “had [her] convinced” that “this team was going to be good.” But due to the team’s mediocre performance thus far, Dinich nearly retracted her statement saying, “Unexpected weaknesses were exposed in both games.” The opener against the Tennessee Volunteers was hardly impressive. Quarterback Mike Glennon threw four interceptions in what ended as a 3521 victory for the Vollunteers. And although the Wolfpack came home with a win this past weekend, Glennon was sacked six times by the Connecticut defense. N.C. State
beat UConn by a mere three points in a low-scoring 10-7 match. Despite the overwhelming number of predictions for a Wolfpack win against South Alabama, the team has not exactly been holding up to expectations. The Charlotte Observer expects a 34-3 win for the Pack this Saturday, but we should remember this is the same news outlet that also predicted only a three-point loss against Tennessee and a high-scoring 2721 victory over Connecticut. Maybe the ticketing office is doing me and all of us apparent losers of the lottery a favor by sparing us the heartbreak. No one wants to spend Saturday night moping over a Wolfpack loss. Winners, enjoy the game Saturday. But if you leave Carter-Finley brokenhearted, don’t say I didn’t warn you. And to the football team, feel free to prove me wrong so I will not have to say I am glad I lost the lottery.
“winning the lottery is not always something to celebrate.”
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it is tough to purchase or investigate what is not offered. College priorities are quite different from that of the adult world. It is a young, carefree, self-centered time in life. While we manage to maintain certain responsibilities, like showing up to class on test days and providing the appropriate amount of beverages for an afternoon of tailgating, being on the straight-and-narrow is not generally our main focus. When we examine the want ads, we want to see something relevant to us. College is a time for self discovery, after all, and as we all know, this often leads to self interest. What can this advertisement do for me? How is this going to make my life easier? If neither of those ques-
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Retirement leads to new outdoor adventures Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer
Deer antlers, moose heads and dark accents furnish the ideal office of any outdoorsman. Now, Robert Brown, dean of the College of Natural Resources, sits in his virtually empty office with only a few remaining artifacts to complete his man-cave. In a few weeks, a new dean will move in and new decorations will take the hunting trophies’ places. Brown will retire as the dean of the College of Natural Resources effective Oct. 1. After six years as dean, Brown’s position will be assumed by Mary Watzin, who is currently the dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources at the University of Vermont. After 36 years of helping students find their direction, Brown, 67, said he’s now taking the time to change his. “Sometimes you just have to pull the plug,” Brown said. “I love my job. I’d like to keep doing it forever, but there are other things I’d like to do.” Originally from Red Bluff, Calif., Brown became interested in veterinary medicine after working for a small animal veterinarian while still in high school. He attended the University of California at Davis as an animal husbandry major. After taking an agricultural course in “feeds and feeding,” Brown found his calling in the field. “I really liked the animal nutrition aspect,” Brown said. “It’s because of that class that I transferred to Colorado State. They have a bachelor’s degree in animal nutrition. It was the only one in the country.” Brown found the field both fascinating and sparsely populated, with very few people working in the area of wildlife nutrition. After earning his undergraduate degree, 1968 Brown enlisted with the Marine Corps and was deployed to Vietnam where he was wounded several times.
PHOTO COURTESY OF ROBERT BROWN
Dean Robert Brown of the College of Natural Resources sits in a canoe along the route of the Texas Water Safari. In addition to his research in the field of animal nutrition, Brown’s hobbies include outdoor adventures and now hopes to become one of the oldest to ever complete the 260 mile trek.
Three years later, Brown at- deer as a model for osteopotended Penn State University rosis in elderly women.” where he pursued a graduate Although equipped with degree and became part of an animal nutrition degree, the deer nutrition program. Brown had only worked on By the time he arrived at deer and other wildlife up Penn State, Brown had al- until then. That changed ready had reafter Texas search pubA& I (now lished while Texas A&M) at Colorado University S t at e a n d in K ingsalso had a ville, Texas, few graduoffered him ate classes a teachi ng u nde r h i s position in belt. This, domestic analong with imal nutriaid from the tion, which Rober Brown, Dean of the G.I. Bill and covered College of Natural Resources a fellowship, everything allowed him to take his pre- from introductory biological liminary for his doctorate chemistry to dairy cattle sciand skip a master’s degree ence. With this opportunity all together. came something Brown had “I did four years at Penn seen very little of — funding. State,” Brown said. “My dis“I was able to outfit a sertation was a little strange. laboratory, build deer pens It was on the endocrine con- and get graduate students,” trol of mineral metabolism in Brown said. “Once I had all of
“Never be afraid to take a chance on yourself. You never know which direction you might go.”
that set up, I also had a parallel career just doing practical applied wildlife nutrition.” Brown subsequently spent six years at Mississippi State where he was head of the Wildlife and Fisheries department and another 13 years at Texas A&I as head of its Wildlife and Fisheries department. After his final stint at Texas A&I, Brown was asked to take the position of dean for the College of Natural Resources at N.C. State. Even with his extensive resume, Brown ranks his family and his ability to “keep the ship afloat” as his biggest accomplishments. “If you rank accomplishments, I’ve got three sons, they were all Eagle Scouts and are all doing different things,” Brown said. “My wife’s a nurse practitioner, and although she retired when we came here, she volunteers at the United Ministries clinic in town. As for my
accomplishment here at State, I think that dealing with budget cuts and no pay raises is an accomplishment all on its own.” As his retirement day approaches, Brown will continue to follow his love for the great outdoors. “A friend of mine from Texas A&I and I are into marathon canoe racing,” Brown said. “We’re contemplating racing the Texas Water Safari again. It’s 260 miles, and they give you 100 hours to finish it.” Brown and his friend have completed the race three times and hope to finish it a fourth, making them the oldest paddlers to have reached the finish line in time. Brown recently went tandem skydiving for the first time and wants to continue doing the different things his retirement will allow him the time to do. “You shouldn’t plan out
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Dean Brown came to N.C. State in 2006 Married, has three sons He toured in Vietnam while in the Marine Corps He has a B.S. from Colorado State University, class of 1968 and a Ph.D. from Penn State University, class of 1975 He’s an outdoor enthusiast participating in everything from canoeing trips to skydiving
your life for very long,” Brown said. “If you tie yourself too closely to a plan, then you might miss opportunities that come up—the possibility of serendipity. Never be afraid to take a chance on yourself. You never know which direction you might go.”
Debunking foam party myths Nicky Vaught Staff Writer
In college, many people will attend or at least hear about foam parties — huge social gatherings with DJs and mountains of bubbles. Since the first foam party, rumors and myths have swirled about in regards to the health risks involved in this seemingly harmless fun. Earlier this summer in Naples, Fla., one foam party resulted in 40 people suffering from eye pain, infection and temporary blindness. In the wake of this event, and with University Towers’ decade-old foam party tradition, it’s not out of the question to ponder the validity of certain myths and urban legends. “People were saying all sorts of things last year,” Colin Donahue, a sophomore in textile technology and former resident of University Towers, said. “People said things like that you could get STDs and eye infections or just sick.” However, t here have never been any reported cases of sexually transmitted diseases, eye infections
or sickness as a direct result Peter Krumenacker, owner from the University Towers’ of Island Sounds and Video, foam parties. the company that puts on “There’s only ever been, I University Towers’ yearly think, one incident,” Clay- foam parties, verified Hayton Hayer, University Tow- er’s comment. Krumenacker ers general manager, said. withheld further comment. “One year a guy got his eye Although it is possible that scratched. Sand from the vol- the soap used is not potent leyball court got in behind enough to kill bacterial and his contact. Other than that, viral germs, there have not there really haven’t been any been any cases reported from health probany Univerlems.” sity Towers’ Hayer also foa m pa rstated that a ties. Withfew students out recursuffered ring reports, from twistit seems that Clayton Hayer, University Towers general manager ed a n k les, the episode attributing i n Na pl e s these injuries to dancing was an isolated incident. outside in large crowds, on “I actually did get a little ground wet from the gratu- soap in my eye this year,” itous amount of foam. John Thornburg, a freshman Why is it, then, that stu- in biochemical engineering dents and others perpetuate and current resident of Unithe rumors that foam par- versity Towers, said. “It just ties are unclean? The main felt like getting shampoo in thought process behind these your eye, but not as bad. It rumors is that someone will didn’t really hurt and barely bring in a virus or bacteria, lasted a minute.” which would spread through Thornburg and Donahue the semi-liquid foam and in- both said the foam eventually fect partygoers. took on a brown color and a “It’s basically a really mild higher viscosity, which may soap … you can’t get an infec- play a role in carrying dirt to tion from soap,” Hayer said. people’s eyes.
“...there really haven’t been any health problems.”
“I haven’t ever seen any brown foam,” Hayer said. “It gets dark outside, so there’s a chance it does get dirty, but from what I see of what the students track in, it’s the same white foam that they start with.” Whether or not the foam adopts any discoloration, it seems University Towers’ formula is still safe for partygoers as there have not been any major reported complaints. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t other health risks involved in foam parties. “It was really slick,” Thornburg said. “It would’ve been easy to slip, even outside.” The combination of slippery surfaces, large crowds, darkness, bright laser shows and other hindrances to vision, can make foam parties risky. It’s not unlikely that a partygoer may slip and twist an ankle, Hayer said, or get hurt in some other way. While it seems foam parties are, for the most part, harmless, partygoers should keep in mind the incident in Naples, knowing the potential hazards and doing everything they can to stay safe.
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ries. He was at the top of his game during his rookie season in the minors, in which he hit a home run in his first professional at bat, when he suffered two cracked vertebrae. Several other injuries throughout his career kept him from ever making it into the majors. Late in his playing career with the California Angels organization, former Boston Red Sox manager John McNamara helped the team as a roving catcher instructor. “I remember thinking, ‘That’d be a job for me one
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“We can’t wait ‘til tomorrow/You gotta know that this is real, baby why you wanna fight it?/It’s the one thing you can choose.” The Yellow Jackets destroyed the Blue Hose (yes, there is a team named after an appliance sold at Home
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day,’” Billmeyer said. “I like Four years later, former specializing. And I ended up Phillies manager Larry Bowa staying in Anaheim on their offered Billmeyer a position big league staff as a bullpen as a catching instructor on catcher.” t he Major Billmeyer League staff, stayed with eventually the Angels becoming for six seathe bullpen sons before coach in he was of2008. fered a rov“I ne ve r ing posiquite made t ion w it h it out of the the Phillies minors, but in 2000, a I made it Mick Billmeyer, Phillidelphia job that reto t he big Phillies Bullpen coach quired conleagues as a stant travel coach,” he to check in on prospects said. “I had to get here somethroughout Philadelphia’s how.” farm system. “Sometimes I just wake
up and can’t believe that I’ve got this job,” he said. “There are 30 big league jobs, and I’ve got one of them. You sit there and you’ve got to pinch yourself sometimes.” Billmeyer’s career reached a new level of surreality when the Phillies won the 2008 World Series. The following season, Philadelphia returned to the World Series, losing to the New York Yankees. “Nobody else was playing except you and the other club,” he said. “That’s the good feeling of it. It was a lot of fun. Best feeling I’ve ever had in baseball.” Despite his coaching successes, Billmeyer is still striving for more.
“It’s never enough,” he said. “I want another ring. That’s what you play for. I mean, you play to make a living and be comfortable, but you play to win.” He expressed his disdain for losing and says that, despite a 162-game schedule each year, he’s never been able to get comfortable with losing. “If the losing stops bothering me, I’m getting out of the game, because then I’ll just be a loser,” Billmeyer said. “You should never be OK with losing. At your job, you strive to do the best at what you do.”
Depot) of Presbyterian with 469 rushing yards, a total which would take N.C. State about five and a half games to reach on its current pace.
Following an unexpected loss at Wake, UNC-Chapel Hill goes on the road to play a solid Louisville team. With the always sneaky ECU and then powerhouse Virginia Tech on the schedule in the next few weeks, the reality of the bowl ineligible 2012 season could set in sooner rather than later.
another place and day/’Cause you can’t erase the writing on the wall/Although this one was just too close to call.” Thank goodness for four missed field goals and a botched extra point if you are a UVA fan, because the 17-16 win over Penn State might be the last win in awhile. Trips to Georgia Tech and #16 TCU have the ‘Hoos pinned down as double digit underdogs for the next two weeks.
“If the losing stops bothering me, I’m getting out of the game, because then I’ll just be a loser”
Miami (1-1, 1-0 ACC) — “Mockingbird” by Eminem
“I can see you’re sad, even when you smile, even when you laugh/I can see it in your eyes, deep inside you want to cry.” The ‘Canes will lick their wounds with a visit from Bethune-Cookman af ter
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“No one knows what it’s like/To be hated/To be fated/To telling only lies/But my dreams/They aren’t as empty/As my conscience seems to be.”
Virginia (2-0, 0-0 ACC) — “Too Close To Call” by Waylon Jennings
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Bullpen coach stays forever young Women’s Basketball will host open tryouts on Monday The N.C. State women’s basketball team will host an open tryout on Monday, Sept. 17 at Reynolds Coliseum beginning at 5:30 p.m. Individuals interested in trying out for the N.C. State women’s basketball team must bring a current physical (within the last 6 months) and the results from a sickle cell test (this can be done at the student health center). Individuals interested in trying out must also complete the Try-Out waiver and physician clearance waiver that can be found at the link at the top of this article page. Copies are also located in the women’s basketball office. After the individual has had a sickle cell test they must take the sickle cell results and a copy of their physical to sports medicine. Glenda May (Weisigar-Brown Building) or Stephanie Aronson (Reynolds Coliseum) will then sign off on the sports medicine signature line. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
QUOTE OF THE DAY “I think this is a win for the league and I think that Notre Dame is going to really enjoy being in the ACC.” Debbie Yow, N.C. State Athletic Director
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Philadelphia Phillies bullpen coach, Mick Billmeyer, is 48 years old. He says his body sometimes reminds him of his age, but as long as he’s coaching, he feels like a kid again. “You watch these kids [and] you hang around these people, you act young; you hang around old people, you feel old,” Billmeyer said. “You hang around miserable people, you’re going to be miserable. You ever notice that? You hang around happy people, it really brightens you up.” Throughout his baseball career, Billmeyer has reminded himself that who he hangs around and acts like is who he will be. As a young junior college JONATHAN STOUT/TECHNICIAN prospect, Billmeyer transferred Former N.C. State baseball standout Mick Billmeyer sits in the visitors dugout at Turner Field in Atlanta, Sept. 1. to N.C. State as a junior, joining Billmeyer earned All-ACC honors during the 1985 season. head coach Sam Esposito, who was frequently cited as a lively “I grew up more physically and Billmeyer spent most of his time of challenges during his pro career. character – and a great coach. mentally, and in my maturity,” Bill- at State as a designated hitter, pro“I liked it because there was less Billmeyer is living proof. As meyer said, speaking of his single ducing an incredible offensive sea- homework,” Billmeyer said, chucka sophomore season in Raleigh. son that broke several N.C. State ling. “But the competition is just at Hagerstown “I had some good records, including the most home better all the way through.” Community help with Sam Es- runs by a left-handed batter. He cited the extended depth of College, Billposito. I thought Billmeyer recalled men’s basket- professional lineups, a significant meyer was takhe was great. He ball coaching legend Jim Valvano increase in the skill level of pitchen in the 36th helped me grow sitting in the dugout during the ers and making the transition from round of the up. I grew up kind team’s games. metal to wooden bats as several 1984 June Amaof quick that year.” “I’d talk to [Valvano] a lot dur- problems he faced out of college. teur Draft. The In N.C. State’s ing games,” Billmeyer said. “I mean, “It’s still baseball between the next year, fol1985 season, Bill- he’s sitting right there, you know? lines,” Billmeyer said. “As a player, lowing a single m e y e r e a r n e d He had a lot of energy and he was you just think you belong. You think season under first-team All-ACC fun to talk to. He seemed like a tre- you’re supposed to be there, so you Mick Billmeyer, Phillidelphia E s p o s ito, he honors, along with mendous guy. He just had energy. don’t make it a big deal.” Phillies Bullpen coach was taken in the Wol f pac k g re at Guys with energy rub off on you.” However, Billmeyer faced anothsecond round of Doug Strange and Billmeyer said he doesn’t make it er set of problems that were much the MLB Draft as the 36th overall UNC-Chapel Hill standouts B.J. to Raleigh very often but expressed more difficult to overcome: injupick, drastically improving his Surhoff and Walt Weiss, both of his admiration for N.C. State and draft stock while playing with whom went on to have successful the state of North Carolina. PHILLIES continued page 7 the Wolfpack. Major League careers. Billmeyer had more than his share
“That’s the good feeling of it. It was a lot of fun. Best feeling I’ve ever had in baseball.”
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The Fighting Irish follow Pittsburgh and Syracuse to the ACC Jonathan Stout Deputy Sports Editor
The Atlantic Coast Conference announced the acceptance of Notre Dame as the fifteenth member of the conference Wednesday morning. Notre Dame will compete in all major sports, except football and hockey. “This is a historic day for the Atlantic Coast Conference,” ACC commissioner John Swofford said. “When you look at the ACC and its history and traditions, and its culture, and so much of that being about high quality academic institutions and then play collegiate sports at the highest level, there’s no question academically, athletically and culturally that the University of Notre Dame certainly fits the ACC profile.” Technician’s
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ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston College (1-1, 0-1 ACC) — “Wake Me Up When September Ends” by Green Day
“Summer has come and passed/ The innocent can never last/wake me up when September ends.” Staring a 1-3 start right in the face, BC will have to upset Northwestern (2-0) on the road or else things could get out of hand when Clemson visits later this month.
The Fighting Irish will join the ACC’s newest members, Pittsburgh and Syracuse, who are accustomed to playing the Irish in the Big East. Notre Dame’s vice president and director of athletics Jack Swarbrick said he hopes to make the move to ACC conference play sooner than later but is committed to completing their obligations to the Big East. “We certainly believe, that across the board, this represents a heightened challenge of all of our sports,” Swarbrick said. “We’re going to face a new and energizing competitive challenge.” The Irish have been known as a storied athletic program for decades and relish the opportunity to keep their traditional rivalries against teams like Michigan, Southern California and Michigan State, as well as being able to play games around
the country. talked about for years. This is an old “We’re going to keep some tra- conversation and I’m glad to see it ditional rivals, and we’re still go- finally happen,” Yow said. “I think ing to get around this is a win for the the country. We’re league and I think still going to Calithat Notre Dame is fornia every year going to really enjoy and we’re still gobeing in the ACC.” ing to find ways to Brining in a sucget into the southcessful, historical west,” Swarbrick team that adds an said. “We’ll meet upgrade of acaour mission and demics and athletmake sure Notre ics is welcomed by Jack Swarbrick, Notre Dame vice president and director of Dame is playing the 18-year tenured athletics everywhere in the athletic director. country.” Along with sucN.C. State athletic director Deb- cess on and off the playing field, bie Yow is also excited about Notre Yow said the move provides extra Dame joining the conference. financial resources for all student “Notre Dame is great academical- athletes, not just revenue sports. ly and athletically for the ACC and “Bringing in money from the two it’s something that many of us have revenue sports so that the others can
exist, and exist well, the welfare of all our student athletes matters so much to us,” Yow said. “I always remember why we’re here, and it’s for all of them. We have to have financial resources to provide or them.” Amid the speculation surrounding Notre Dame moving conferences, the football program was the essential piece to the puzzle. The Irish have remained an independent in Division-I football due to their broadcast contract with NBC, who has aired each home game since 1991, expiring after the 2015 season. Although the football program won’t join the ACC, the conference confirmed that Notre Dame will play five ACC games annually. Swarbrick said the football program would begin scheduling annual
No. 11 Clemson (2-0, 0-0 ACC) — “Cruise” by Florida-Georgia Line
Forest to Doak Campbell Stadium. Despite being a 26-point favorite, the ‘Noles can’t take Wake too lightly after losing in Winston-Salem a year ago.
to beat their rivals from Chapel Hill.
“Baby you a song/You make me wanna roll my windows down and cruise/Down a back road blowin’ stop signs through the middle/Every little farm town with you.” After running 171 plays (leads the ACC) during the first two games, don’t expect much to change while the Tigers shift into fast-paced cruise control against the Furman Paladins. No. 5 Florida State (2-0, 0-0 ACC) — “Dog Days Are Over” by Florence and The Machine
“Leave all your love and your longing behind/You can’t carry it with you if you want to survive/ The dog days are over/The dog days are done/Can you hear the horses?/’Cause here they come.” Following a pair of glorified walkthroughs, FSU welcomes in Wake
“We’re going to face a new and energizing competitive challenge”
Maryland (2-0, 0-0 ACC) — “Streets Of Philadelphia” by Bruce Springsteen
“Ain’t no angel gonna greet me/It’s just you and I my friend/My clothes don’t fit me no more/I walked a thousand miles/Just to slip this skin.” Give the Terps some credit for going into Philadelphia and building a large lead against a Temple team that destroyed them, 38-3, last season. However, being dead last in the conference for total offense is of prime concern early on.
N.C. State (1-1, 0-0 ACC) — “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John
“Once I never could hope to win/ You starting down the road leaving me again/The threats you made were meant to cut me down/And if our love was just a circus you’d be a clown by now.” There are some ugly stats from the first two games, and one of those includes NCSU being a pathetic 110th in the country for rush offense. Right on cue, State comes home to give South Alabama and The Citadel some paychecks. Wake Forest (2-0, 1-0 ACC) — “Don’t Matter” by Akon
“Nobody wanna see us together/ But it don’t matter no/’Cause I got you babe/’Cause we gonna fight/ Oh yes we gonna fight/Believe we gonna fight.” The likelihood of Wake getting into back-to-back bowl games went straight up after Tanner Price led the Deacons 93 yards down the field
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COASTAL DIVISION Duke (1-1, 0-0 ACC) — “Always” by Blink 182
“I’ve been here before a few times/ And I’m quite aware we’re dying/ And your hands they shake with goodbyes/And I’ll take you back if you’d have me/So here I am, I’m trying.” The attitude in the Duke locker room is somber after the Devils were clotheslined at Stanford. Maybe the only silver lining from the loss was this bizarre stat: Duke out-gained the Cardinal in total offense while losing 50-13.
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