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on President Barack Obama’s official re-election website for his role in voter registration drives on fall. campus. Since move-in day, Parker Beginning Oct. 18, Talley Student and the students of Wolfpack for Center will serve as an early voting Obama have been in the Brickyard site for the nearly 6.5 million reg- registering students to vote every istered voters of day. For Parker, the Wake County. movement is about Ta lley w ill be more than partisan one of nine voting politics. precincts located “We will register within a mile of a nyone, regardN.C. State’s campus less of their poand a high-volume litical affiliation,” site, according to Parker said. “It is the North Carolina so important for Board of Elections. students to get inMany students volved.” Alex Parker, are excited they A c c ord i n g t o president of Wolfpack will not have to go Parker, students are for Obama far to cast their balan undervalued delot in this fall’s election, and some mographic in elections. are finding ways to make sure this “We don’t have money, but we do is not a one-time-only opportunity. have heart,” Parker said. Alex Parker, a sophomore in SpanParker is among those looking ish education and international forward to voting early on campus studies, and president of Wolfpack in October, and urges everyone to for Obama, was recently recognized get to the polls.

“ ... if we want to be able to vote there in the future, we need a big voter turnout.”

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“Having Talley as an early voting site is awesome, but if we want to be able to vote there in the future, we need a big voter turnout,” Parker said. Talley will be open for early voting for 17 days. The last day for students to cast their vote early at the student center will be Nov. 3. Eight other voting precincts in close proximity to the University will be open, but voters must be registered in those districts. No matter where students vote, whether it’s through an absentee ballot or on campus, their votes in North Carolina are sure to count: Though the state went Democratic in the 2008 election, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and Obama are within six points in the polls, with Romney in the lead with 53 point, according to a Sept. 14 Rasmussen Reports’ poll.

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Two out of three college students graduate in debt and most of them have trouble paying it back. Student loans are being labeled a “debt sentence” as total outstanding debt among students, graduates and drop-outs exceeds $1 trillion. Only about 37 percent of those who take out loans make all their payments on time, meaning an overwhelming majority must push back payments or risk defaulting on their loan. If they get behind on their payments and default they will be subject to heavy fines that often result in years of even more debt. However, the PNC Financial Service Group has some tips on how to avoid a debt sentence and what they call “The Freshman 15 of Finances.” Ryan Ciccone, PNC regional manager and N.C. State alumnus, has some advice for minimizing debt problems. “Focus on paying down the balance on accounts with high interest rates first,” Ciccone said. “Keep between three to six months of living expenses in a rainy day savings account. This account can help you from falling further into debt should you have an unforeseen expense.” Ciccone also encourages finding a bank that will be able to help their client save, manage and avoid fees on their money. Even if a student does not need a loan for college, they are still at risk of developing lasting financial problems. “Avoid signing up for a credit card to get free stuff,” Ciccone said. “A lot of students don’t know how to use a credit card responsibly and I knew a few

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people in college that had to pay according to Ciccone. At this point, off a lot of credit card debt after a debt sentence could likely result in graduating.” a lifetime of consequences. He urges students to read the fine In addition to large fees, defaultprint because many credit card com- ers can have their tax refunds, social panies charge 15 to security payments 18 percent interest and part of their if pay ments are wages seized by the not made on time. government. They This can become can also become a debt sentence if ineligible to apply students are not for any new loans, careful about their resulting in years finances. of debt. While credit card T he recession debt is common presents another among college stuvicious cycle. More Ryan Ciccone, dents, it seems the students than ever PNC regional manager student loan probare having to pay lem is much harder off massive student to avoid. The average student bor- loans, but 48 percent of 25-34 yearrower in 2011 had a debt of $23,300 olds describe themselves as unemand most struggled to make their ployed or underemployed, making payments on time. Between 2004 it harder to pay off their debt. This and 2009, more than 60 percent of is probably why the number of borborrowers with a federal loan had to rowers who defaulted on their loans postpone their payments or became in 2009 (nearly 10 percent) almost delinquent. doubled since 2005, Ciccone said. Debt delinquency is like being on A great way to avoid a debt senacademic probation: If payments tence is to stay in school. Paying off are not made in a certain time period (usually nine months) then the DEBT continued page 2 student will default on their loan,

“Keep between three to six months of living expenses in a rainy day savings account.”

In 2006, New York City implemented a ban on trans fats in foods. Since then, many universities have been trying to follow this example of healthier oil and fat options, including N.C. State. The New York ban required restaurants to redo their menus so no item contained more than a half-gram of trans fats per serving. Trans fats were to be removed from all frying oils in 2007 and from all foods in 2008. Redoing menus included creating healthier options and reducing portion sizes. Trans fats were created as a way to take polyunsaturated liquid oils and stabilize them by adding hydrogen through a process call hydrogenation. This process was also used to increase the shelf life of many foods. When trans fats hit the markets in the first half of the 20th century, they were marketed as making “crisp foods crunchier and creamy foods creamier.” However, in the early 1950s, there were increasing concerns that linked trans fats with coronary artery diseases. Trials later conducted on the subject revealed a correlation between an increase of 40 trans-fat calories per day with a 23 percent increase in the risk of heart disease. “We got the idea that trans fats were healthier than saturated fats or anything else, so people started eating more margarine than butter thinking it was better, but now we know that’s not true,” Lisa Eberhart, dietician with dining and catering operations, said. According to a Times Health article, only three years after the ban in 2009, the average diner’s meal contained 2.4 grams transfat less per meal, and there was an 86 percent increase in healthier options over a two-year period. Eberhart said she believes the ban in New York helped move the food industry away from trans fats. University Dining had already started removing trans fats from the menu prior to 2004, using trans-fat-free grill and frying oils. “In big institutional food services, we try to look at our food products and we look at the cost, nutrition and flavor [of what we are purchasing]. We try not to buy things with trans fats,” Eberhart said. However, trans fats can still be found in some foods sold on campus. Margarine, which contains trans fats, is still used in many recipes since many students on campus are vegan and do not consume any animal products. Other items including trans fats that can still be found on campus include menu items from Taco Bell and Chick-filA. University Dining cannot instruct them on their menus because they are franchises. “We can warn students if we feel like something is pretty unhealthy,” Eberhart said. “We try to tell students what the healthier options are.” On the University Dining website under fast food services, students can find what healthy options are available to them, such as getting soft tacos to cut

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student fees is particularly difficult for those who do not graduate because they aren’t making enough money to pay off their loans. From 2004 to 2009, 33 percent of those who dropped out became

delinquent and 26 percent defaulted. This is compared to 21 percent of graduates who became delinquent and 16 percent who defaulted. In addition, the number of college dropouts has increased by 6 percent since 2001. Ciccone suggests making a budget to avoid these financial problems as well as

others. “It’s important everyone has some kind of budget no matter how much money they have,” Ciccone said. “People who manage their time and money effectively in school tend to be more successful during their career as well.”

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on calories, choosing chicken options instead of beef and drinking water instead of soft drinks. Students can also look for the Wolf-Approved

Paw Print on other menu items around campus to actively make healthy choices. Wolf-approved foods in vending machines and CStores are only marked with the Wolf-Approved Paw Print if they are free of trans fats, and Eberhart said that every year that list expands.

While the American Heart Association recommends that people limit their trans-fat intake to less than two grams per day, Eberhart disagrees and said “the healthy level for trans fats is none.”

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BugFest crawls into action in downtown Raleigh Young Lee Associate Features Editor

Although many people may avoid or kill bugs during any other time of the year, more than 30,000 people swarmed the Museum of Natural Sciences, Jones Street and Edenton Street, drawn by meal worms, crickets and praying mantises this past weekend. BugFest, the museum’s largest annual event of the year, attracted its biggest crowd yet and made use of its new 80,000 square foot wing, the Nature Research Center. According to Meg Lowman, director of the Nature Research Center of the Museum of Natural Sciences and a research professor at N.C. State, BugFest has grown every year and has continued to add new exhibits and activities to its family-friendly schedule. This year, the museum expanded its “dining options” with help from Raleigh chefs including Michael Lee, the Executive Chef of Sono, and Oscar Diaz, the Executive Chef of Jibarra. The two chefs competed in an Iron Chef-like cooking competition that kicked off the event. For many attendees, the opportunity to eat bugs was a chance to challenge their palate and freak out their friends. “I’ve never been before, but I wanted to come eat some bugs,” Abby Rife, an alumna with a degree in animal science, said. “[The chance to eat bugs] was a big draw.”

“I’m scared of cockroaches, but I held a Madagascar hissing cockroach,” Megan Fruchte, a sophomore in biological engineering said. “It was ... fun and ... gross, but I conquered my fears.” However, BugFest represents more than just opportunities to conquer fears. Rife and Fruchte also said that they learned a lot about dragonflies and the relationship between mantises and other insects. “I think BugFest is the largest insect event in the southeast,” Catherine Early, alumna with a degree in biology and Spanish, said. “People really like coming to eat the bugs and see all the insects and have a chance to handle insects they would normally shy away from or try to kill.” Early, who had been volunteering at the museum since 2007 when she was a member of the Museum of Natural Science’s Junior Curator program, also said that the event provided volunteers and staff another way to give to the community. “If you have the education, it’s a great way to share the knowledge with the community,” Early said. “I think it’s really important because many people do not realize how much of our lives are dependent on interactions with insects, with other arthropods.” For other attendees, BugFest also presented an opportunity to interact with a few scientists leading their

fields with new discoveries. Among several other speakers, Mark Moffett, an insect photographer for National Geographic, spoke and answered questions about his interactions with insects. “Moffett gave a very hilarious talk called ‘Ants in Your Pants’,” Lowman said. “He talked all about his adventures about taking pictures of insects, stepping into ant colonies and getting ants up his pant legs in order to get the perfect photo. It was a magnificent presentation ... But I will confess, I really do love to eat those insects.” Other speakers and participants in BugFest activities included other University faculty members including Rob Dunn, professor of biology, who talked about insects in homes and in armpits and belly-buttons. The math department also hosted a booth in the festival where it challenged children and attendees in math skills. “Kids, believe it or not, were swarming to do activities about math,” Lowman said. Although the fact that the museum managed to excite attendees with science and math may be surprising to some, Lowman said that it is something the museum tries to do every day. According to her, this is one reason why the Nature Research Center decided to partner with North Carolina Universities. “I think if BugFest can inspire one or two scientists of

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Local artist Paul Dumlao chalks an african flower mantis at Bugfest 2012. Bugfest was held on Saturday, Sept 15 by the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, and was mantis themed.

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ence,’ then we would really do a good deed for the future policy making and decision making because when people know about science, they can actually make really good

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server is a computer that serves data like websites and cloud services to your computer. A server farm is a place where huge servers are put in racks with millions of wires running here and there in a below 60-degrees climate-controlled Naman room. Cisco has a Muley huge server farm Staff Columnist near Durham. As a part of my course — Networks Design and Management — we took a field trip to this particular Cisco Data Center. More than the eye-popping servers and beautiful computer networking, there was a particular conversation that happened in front of me toward the end that I took home as the most amazing moment of that day. Once we completed our stipulated hours of drooling over rows and rows of amazing technology, the Cisco employees dragged us out of the server farm. After a small con-

cluding talk I realized we were having this moment so that the child who had a cupboard full of trophies could see awe in the eyes of his audience — the thespian could take a bow. And then, suddenly, one of them said, “I think we all have Dr. Viniotis to thank for the amazing opportunity. Most of us have either worked with him or learned under him.” In that moment I realized the amount of work that our professor, Yannis Viniotis, had put in to get this trip organized. Yannis Viniotis is a jolly Greek, probably in his mid-fifties. He comes to class with Coke in one hand and routers (devices that form the core of the Internet) in the other. He teaches us computer networks like a potter passes his art to his disciples. The topics that appear to be monstrous, untamable beasts in my study room lose their fangs in the small room with the Greek at the white board. We go to him

with black holes in our mind and see ourselves diving into them like Alice into her rabbit hole. It is the insight that he brings to each topic that clears the haze of confusion. The United States celebrates National Teachers Day every year on the first Tuesday in May. In India, the fifth of September is a celebration in honor of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the second president of India and an academic philosopher. Even as teachers are appreciated and felicitated globally, I want to bring light to the deeper aspects of teaching. Simply put: Men and women who teach should have spent their lives practicing whatever they go on to teach. A person who has spent a large part of his life working in an area is the one who has most deeply explored that area. He or she has gained insights that others who just touch the surface would never perceive. That is the insight that

students need. Teaching, as much as it is an act of passing on information, is also an act of passing on curiosity for the subject. Maybe more of the latter and less of the former. A person who has spent their life learning a subject will find it as mundane as waking up and breathing. Teaching comes naturally to such a person. All studies after primary schooling need more than a classroom as an environment. The teacher is the primary focal point. If the teacher is in love with the subject, the classroom will cease to be just a classroom. It becomes a theater — a play or a drama teaches better than dry lectures. The teacher shall then become the thespian, and the subject will then become as easy as the theme of a play. Paul Graham, the founder of Y Combinator, a startup hub, writes in an essay, “It is simple. Pianists must teach piano.”

If you look at it in hindsight, you’ll see why the best teachers are also the ones who, at some level in their profession, failed. Failure gave them insight. The conscious understanding of deeper aspects of a profession is what the coach passes on to a student. On the way back from Cisco, I had an epiphany. The jolly Greek could tame my monsters because he’d spent most of his life taming even larger monsters. This article is for those insightful men and women who find it worth their time to pass on insight to younger generations. Should anyone else be given the responsibility of teaching? Send your thoughts to viewpoint@ technicianonline.com

“If the teacher is in love with the subject, the classroom will cease to be just a classroom.” -Naman Muley

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I would love to start my own bicycle shop, I’ve been biking since I was 10 years old and it’s become part of my life.”

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Education: a non-partisan issue The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

here is a general social consensus that a college education is essential to having a shot at a steady, fulfilling career in today’s knowledge-based economy. Of course, like all other rules, there are exceptions. But unless you’re as passionate of an entrepreneur as BIll Gates or Mark Zuckerberg, college is probably your best bet. Unfortunately, something as important as a college education is not always in reach of you, especially in North Carolina. According to Action for Children NC, a self-proclaimed non-partisan, nonprofit child advocacy organization, North Carolina ranked 17th worst in child poverty rate in 2011. Action for Children cites a report by Bizjournal which claims that 8.9 percent of children in North Carolina are extremely poor — those living on income 50 percent below the national poverty line, which the site estimated at $10,600 for a family of four. That’s just the extreme end of the unfavorable part of the wealth spectrum. The U.S. Census Bureau reports that 15.5 percent of N.C. families

live below the poverty line, above the national average of 13.3 percent. Studies show that children who grow up in stressful households — like those under financial stress — do not develop some of the cognitive skills as their more privileged counterparts. This, of course, has long term effects. As the nation bickers over whom to elect and what departments should have their federal budgets slashed, the ones whose futures are being decided have no say in the matter, and the cycle is likely to be continued, as many will not go on to graduate from high school, let alone have a chance at a four-year degree. With there being a 74 percent chance of North Carolina going red in this election, according to political blog Five-Thirty-Eight, it’s likely that voters will side with the party that is more open to cutting education spending. But even without huge sums of taxpayer money, it is possible to give children living in poverty a fighting chance. The New York Times Magazine reported a story about generous anonymous donors, in coordination with

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the former superintendent of Kalamazoo, Mich. public schools, who began the Kalamazoo Promise. The entirely philanthropic effort promised to pay college tuition (at a state university or community college) for students who graduated from the district’s schools. The initiative has not only inspired students to do better, but it gave a much needed boost to the local economy, and schools were able to hire more teachers after the first year. Efforts like the one in Kalamazoo are as possible in much larger cities, like New York City. The magazine also reports $20 billion would be needed to provide $5,000 tuition payments for four years to the 52,000 students who graduate from that school district. With 57 billionaires, and even more millionaires, in the area, it’s certainly possible. So we, as a nation, are left with this question: How much do we care about our students, children and grandchildren?

“I could see myself running a cheese making buisiness, because I love eating cheese.” Branson Kinsey junior, chemical engineering

“I’d like to start my own golf couse and club, I’ve played golf for quite a few years and so has my family so you could say it’s in my blood.” Hidematsu Sueki freshman, First Year College

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have no idea what Romney thinks sometimes. In 2006, a group of church members protesting gay rights ruined the f unera l of Matthew S n y d e r, a U.S. Marine killed in Iraq. Members of Joseph t h e We s tHavey b or o B a p Staff Columnist tist Church waved signs in the air declaring that “God loves IEDs” and thanking God “for 9/11.” As you can imagine, their actions were highly criticized across the country. Albert Snyder, Matthew’s father, sued the group. Later, in 2011, Congress proposed the Sanctity of Eternal Rest for Veterans Act, a bill which was intended “to guarantee that military funerals are conducted with dignity and respect.” It did not pass as it was deemed unconstitutional, but it demonstrated the strong disapproval of the church members’ actions. This was not the first time that a person or group used 9/11 as a means to make a political move or protest some kind of ideology. In 2003, Al Gore criticized George W. Bush for how he handled the tragic event in our nation’s history. In 2009, a biparti-

san movement successfully declared Sept. 11 the National Day of Service and Remembrance, but in August of the same year, the American Spectator published a story stating this was “Obama’s plan to desecrate 9/11.” What? It’s utterly absurd to me that anyone would drop so low as to use the awful events that took place 11 years ago as a means to benefit themselves politically, or even as the basis of a publicity stunt. 9/11 is and will always be an extremely sensitive topic for Americans, as it should be. This past week, when NBC’s Today did not pause the show on the morning of Sept. 11 for a moment of silence, social media exploded with harsh criticism. This was despite the fact that Today has only paused the show once in the last 11 years. As citizens of the United States, we are taught to value life. It’s something that baffled Japan in World War II, and still baffles some nations today. To us, life is important. I would even go so far as to say that we consider it holy. It’s why we grieved so much on 9/11. It’s why we unite as a nation against people like bin-Laden. It’s a part of who we are. So, on Tuesday when Mitt Romney released a state-

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Friday, 3 p.m. - Somewhere in Fuquay-Varina They definitely don’t teach you how to use a GPS in assassin school. That’s why my chauffeur Katherine Sanders, a sophomore in microbiology, and I were driving along in a car headed to Fayetteville, N.C., instead of Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. Oops. Katie is pretty much hopeless at everything, but I don’t want to discourage her. “This is all your fault,” I tell her, but I smile to let her know we can still be friends anyway. While Katie corrects for her egregious error, allow me to explain the situation. This weekend, downtown Raleigh is host to SPARKcon, an annual celebration of creativity in the Triangle area. SPARKcon offers a variety of different events, but I was particularly interested in one: SPARKwars. SPARKwars is a weekendlong game of Assassins, a live-action game where the participants run around downtown trying to "kill" each other by spraying each other with water — a good, wholesome activity. Friday, 4 p.m. – Downtown Raleigh We finally arrive at our destination, but I don't see any assassins. Was this a test? I thought. Should I kill someone right now, just to prove I’m worthy? Instead of murder, Katie suggests I ask around. She’s hopeless, but I oblige her nonetheless. I approach an innocent-looking tent, and ask the man in charge about SPARKwars. “I’m look i ng for t he SPARKwars sign up,” I tell

him, real cool-like. Assassins have to be cool, or nobody takes us seriously. “This is the SparkWars sign up,” he tells me. The man introduces himself as Walden Raines, the CEO of Subrosa Games – the company hosting SPARKwars. According to him, the company’s website encourages citizens to start their own games in their own communities — and he wanted to start a game on N.C. State’s campus.v Raines gives me a quick run-through of a few of the rules: 1. Assassins are only allowed to use water-based weapons. 2. At random points in the day, someone will send me a text message telling me where the next checkpoint is. If I miss a checkpoint, I’m dead. I’m also allowed to use a body-double – someone who looks kind of like me who can stand in as a decoy and take a water-bullet if necessary. I turn to my petite female companion and size her up. I sigh. She’ll have to do. Raines tells me to meet back at the checkpoint between seven and eight tonight to officially start the game. I call my chauffeur and tell her to ready the car. Friday, 7 p.m. – Downtown Raleigh I’m at the checkpoint, but not much is going on. I expected there to be at least a few assassins around so that I could do some networking before everyone got murdered, but no such luck. Raines checks my ID and gives me one more rule to add to the list. He hands me my official kill card: the one thing separating me from life

and death. If anyone else gets their hands on it, I’m dead. I ask if I can punch someone and run away instead of handing over my card, but Raines pretends he didn’t hear me. However, I didn’t hear him say no… As the clock turns towards eight p.m., I feel a small knot in my stomach. Nervous? Me? Never. It’s probably my assassin gland flaring up in preparation for the fray. Friday, 8 p.m. – Downtown Raleigh Okay, guys, I have a confession to make. I’m not an assassin. I never went to assassin’s school. All I’ve got is a bottle of SmartWater and a gym bag to defend myself from an attack. My body-double and I begin roaming SPARKcon in search of predators or prey. “How do you know who you’re supposed to kill?” Katie says. She’s clearly never played Assassin’s Creed, but her question raises an interesting dilemma. I have my target’s information, but there are a lot of people here. It’s clear that I’d have to use every ounce of my wit and cunning to find my target. Sitting on a bench a few feet away from us are a couple of guys. One of them has a Batman shirt on – but, more incriminatingly, a bottle of Deer Park water. Not as suspicious as a reusable water bottle, but incriminating enough. We lock eyes, daring each other to make a move. Then, in a stunning, anticlimactic display, Batmanshirt taps his friend on the shoulder and they leave. A wise move.

Katie Sanders, a sophomore in microbiology, acted as the body double of Hassan Durant, a sophomore in chemistry, as he struggled in SparkCon’s game of SparkWars, a game of “Assassins” that covered the downtown Raleigh area. Durant failed to eliminate a single person in the competition before he was eliminated by another player on Saturday.

Friday, 11 p.m. – Riddick Hall I just received a death threat. I was minding my business playing "Murder in the Dark" in Riddick Hall (another story for another day) when I got an interesting email… I will find you, the message said. It was signed by “RedWolf,” but the name on the e-mail account said McRae Massey, so I don’t know why he bothered. Whoever McRae “RedWolf” Massey is, he’s clearly trying to intimidate me to gain an upper-hand. Saturday, Midnight I’m alone this time. My body-double/meat-shield/ chauffeur said something about “having a life” and was complaining about not being

paid to die for me. Hopeless, but it’s her loss anyway. I walk the streets alone now. At this time, the other festivities at SPARKcon don’t interest me anymore — it’s all about finding my target and taking him out, before RedWolf can find me. Despite my lack of training, I really am beginning to think more like an assassin now. I scan the city streets looking for anyone who looks anything like my target, who appears in his dossier as a... Is that – I think it is! My target, lying in wait like a sitting duck. He’s pacing around a street corner, holding a Deer Park water bottle — they must be in season. He’s in a pair of baggy cargo-shorts and … Crocs?

Whatever works for him. I walk ever-so-casually up to him and pause for a moment to get my water bottle out of my bag. I look over to him, and he glances at me. It was on. I take aim and fire a round at his chest. “Dude, come on!” “Whoa, wait — you aren’t playing SPARK ... oh ... oh dear ...” It was clear by the look on his face that he had no idea what I was talking about. Oh well. Even assassins make mistakes. I would offer him my shirt, but that might just make things even more awkward. So I walk away. I think it’s time for a career change.

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they were looking for was in crafts. “I have a history of doMany students have plans ing creative things,” Charto start their own businesses ron said. “I wanted to take when they graduate. For Katie something that I was good Charron and Anna Walker, at and turn into more than a their time at N.C. State has hobby, do something producproven to be the perfect tive with it.” chance for them to start work Once the pair had decided on their own on a n apenterprise, proach, they Linked NC. k new t hey A nonwould need profit weban inexpensite a imed sive means at providing of producdonations tion in order for Special to ma x iOlympics mize profits Katie Charron, senior in North Caroand keep biological sciences lina, Linked the amount NC offers a donated to variety of handmade jewelry SONC high. Eventually, the and accessories. The website soda can tab became the fogrew out of Charron and cus of their low-cost producWalker’s shared desire to do tions. something for the special From earrings and bracelets needs community. to full-size purses and clutch “I did my senior project in bags, Walker and Charart therapy for special needs ron have found a variety of children,” Walker, a senior in unique applications for the landscape architecture, said. small bits of metal. The tabs “We both have a connection prove easy to collect and into the subject.” cur little additional costs. The For Charron, a senior in pair has also managed to get biological science, the expe- outside help. rience came in the form of a “We have friends that colsummer spent working at a lect soda tabs for us, but it is special needs camp. The two just the two of us for the most shared their experiences with part,” Walker said. one another and realized Beyond the soda tabs, they wanted to give back to a there are several other items community they had learned used regularly in producfrom. tion, with wire lanyards and It didn’t take long for the beaded earrings available in pair to realize that the answer both standard and rainbowAssociate Features Editor

“We want to dispel the ‘out of sightm out of mind’ sentiment.”

colored variations. There are also plans to continue offering new creations, with ironed trash bags factoring into the next design. The duo has remained mainly self-reliant due to the amount of business they have received so far. Though they see a few orders every week, the low demand has made it easy for Walker and Charron to manage all production on their own. Still, the pair is working to get the word out about Linked NC. The website has been represented at numerous local events such as NCSU Earth Day, Art After Dark and SPARKcon’s jewelrySPARK. Ultimately, the duo hopes that such exposure will help inform people not only about the website, but also about the cause that it supports. “We’re just trying to get [the special needs community] into the minds of the people,” Charron said. “We want to dispel the ‘out of sight, out of mind’ sentiment.” Now a year-and-a-half old, the website has managed to keep working toward that goal. While the project has made only a small impact so far, Charron and Walker are proud to be able to do their part for a cause they believe in. For more on Linked NC and to browse their products, visit linkednc.com.

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Expo provides the perfect escape for gamers Katie Sanders Senior Staff Writer

On the surface, playing video games seem like a solitary hobby — the stereotypical cliché of a gamer who leaves his basement once a week at most still plagues many people who identify as gamers. But events like this weekend’s Escapist Expo in the Durham Convention Center put on by The Escapist, an online tabloid devoted to video games and geek culture, tell a different story. This is the first convention The Escapist has ever held and one of the few gaming conventions on the east coast, making it a landmark in the expansion of video game culture. Many felt that the convention was a roaring success with about 3,000 guests attending to compete in video game tournaments, table-top gaming tournaments, live-action tournaments and to sit in on video game-related panels. “It’s because of the sense of community. It’s the sense of fellowship. We have these adventures and these experiences and we just naturally want to share them,” Susan Arendt, executive editor of The Escapist, said. “That’s why gaming communities tend to be so passionate and emotional.” “The reason why we love these things is not only do we get to play it, we get to live it,” said Michael Ramos, attendee of the expo and a junior in biological sciences. Some of the video game tournaments included Halo Reach, Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter. These tournaments attracted so many spectators that volunteers had to reorganize the expo floor. “Online [gaming] has its place, but when you can actually see the gamer right across from you that you are defeating, it feels really good. It goes back to the original arcade social interaction,” Michael Everett, the organizer of the tournaments, said. Another draw of the tournaments was that some of the game developers came to

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Jason Schaefer, alum in nuclear engineering, and Tyler Ahrendsen, alum in biological engineering, play tabletop games at the Escapist Expo in Durham. “I came to the Escapist Expo to experience some of the gaming culture in the Triangle,” Ahrendsen said.

play, competing and talking Vincent noticed in the with the fans. Many of the 1990s that classic but undevelopers of Ghost Recon by profitable games were being Red Storm were at the event, thrown out and began to save as well as developers from older games and organize Epic Games. them into a museum. It now Older arcade games were has about 300 pre-1988 games there as well with the help of that visitors can come in and the American Classic Arcade play. It even has Computer Museum, a non-profit dedi- Space, the first commercially cated to preserving the his- available coin-operated video tory of gaming, which had set game. up a free-to-play old machine “Any other museum or hissection including classics like torical institution has that Pac-Man roped off — and Primal ‘you can look Rage. at it, you can “I’ve been read about it, in t he a rbut please, cade busido not touch ness si nce i t ,’ ” V i n 1981,” Gary c e nt s a id . Vincent, “Whereas president of with us, ACAM, said. the mission “It star ted behind the Michael Ramos, junior in biological sciences out as what museum, was going to while f irst be a 3-week end-of-the-sum- and foremost is preservation, mer job and has now turned is also the experience.” into a lifetime experience.” Another aspect of gaming

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Austin Graves, a sophomore in biological sciences, plays in the arcade arena at the Escapist Expo in Durham. “Always want to go to a con, but never been close enough until now,” Graves said.

Victorian era on steroids,” Markell Lynch, chair of the Con Temporal, a steam-punk convention, said. “Essentially it’s an alternate history track where steam dominates instead of gas.” Lynch got into steam punk because of the costuming aspect, but really enjoys the freedom to create and live as another character. While participating in the storyline Con Temporal has going, she is known as The Indomitable Miss M, Ph.D. in aerospace engineering and temporal engineer of a time-traveling ship. “It’s very embracing, because it’s all about being creative and working together,” Lynch said. The card game and tabletop game communities were wellrepresented as well. There was a Magic: The Gathering tournament and board games were being rented for use. Tabletop gaming started in the early 1970s and then

peaked in the early 1980s with Dungeons and Dragons. Tabletop gaming may not be overly popular today, but there has been a lot of renewed interest according to Chris Pramas, president of Green Ronin Publishing, a tabletop game company. They publish a variety of games ranging from the classics to ones based on Game of Thrones and DC superheroes. “They’re a chance for people to get together around a table and have a communal experience; it’s group storytelling,” Hal Mangold, of Green Ronin Publishing, said. “If you claim not to be a nerd about anything, you must be the dullest person in the world,” Ben “Yahtzee” Croshaw, author of The Escapist’s video game review video series Zero Punctuation, said. “A nerd is just someone who is passionate about something.”

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TECHNICIAN Amerson literally grabbed his second pick of the year out of the hands of South continued from page 8 Alabama receiver T.J. Glover. “I just reacted to the ball,” the game. O’Brien declined to Amerson said. “He had the comment on Greene’s status ball and I just took it from going forward, except to say him, used my body to rip the that Greene ba l l away. was still on I guess it’s the team. good i f it The defenworks.” sive side of Amerson’s the ball saw pick was one much sucof two incess as well terceptions against the on the day T.Y. McGill, defensive tackle Jag ua r offor the Pack, fense. Junior the other by cornerback freshman David Amerson snagged his cornerback Hakim Jones. 15th career interception, only State’s defense also racked one behind the school record up a total of seven sacks and of 16 co-held by Eric Wil- allowed only 51 rushing yards liams and Art Rooney. in an all-around stellar night

for the Wolfpack defensive unit. “It was nice [to shut them down], but that’s what we’re supposed to do,” sophomore defensive tackle T.Y. McGill said. “We just come out every day in practice, and we work hard every day in practice to do that. “We’re coming together as a whole team, not just a defense. That’s what it’s all about.” State’s next game will once again be at home, as The Citadel (3-0) makes the drive up from Charleston, S.C., for a 6 p.m. date at Carter-Finley. “I definitely think we are making strides as a team,” Amerson said. “We are all getting better. I think we are going to be ready.”

said. “Just because they’re Maryland, I think we gave them a little too much respect.” The Wolfpack continued to push for another goal to tie, but was held at bay by the Terrapins. Its best chance to tie came within two minutes of the final whistle as the Pack crossed the ball across the field, only to have the Terrapin defenders regain possession. “We took a lot of positive things, we’re just going to grow from losing,” Martinez said. “This is our first loss and

I think we’re going to grow. I don’t doubt on my team that we can win it all. I think we can go win the ACC tournament and that’s where I see us from now on.” State will be back in action Tuesday at 7 p.m when they host Campbell. “There were key moments where we weren’t as good as we should have been,” Martinez said. “That’s why they put a goal away in the last five minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half. We just need to learn from those moments.”

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and press quick, but if you can break that line and get it out the other side, we were finding a lot of space.” State answered back when Martinez capitalized on a penalty kick in the 65th minute, cutting the Maryland lead to one. “We had a lot of good moments, really good moments, but I think we respected them a little too much,” Martinez

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sophomore Hannah Thompson, who ended it with three continued from page 8 consecutive aces. The set’s final two serves hit the top early start, winning the of the net and dropped over, first three points of set which caught UNC off balone. However, the Pack ance and unable to make a found its rhythm mid- return. Sophomore Nikki way through the set and Glass, senior Alexa Micek began to take charge as and Cyr all had seven digs a sophomore Alston Ke- piece, some of which were so arns fought for six digs acrobatic that they even surand Merriwether pounded prised themselves. out four kills. A six-point “We never give up on any turnaround was the piv- ball,” Cyr said, “but people otal point were just of the throwing f irst set ha nds up when a and it was 13-11 Tar going over.” Heel lead State had a shifted comfortable to a 162-0 set lead 13 Wolfgoing into pack adt he locker Bryan Bunn, head coach vantage rooms before that was the third. maintained the rest of the Set three was the only set set. After gaining a 24-21 that the Pack lost, going lead, State had trouble down 25-21. The team was finishing and had to call less sharp, committing five a timeout when the score attack errors and four serreached 24-23. Following vice errors. “We were going the time out, Carolina an- to the pins too much,” head ticlimactically served out coach Bryan Bunn said. “We of bounds. were setting too many outside State was a bit more back sets, whereas in the first emphatic in the second two [sets] we were setting in set, taking it 25-16. Mer- the middle.” But bouncing riwether played her best back was not a problem as set with five kills and two they solidified the victory in blocks, but the story of the fourth set, winning 25-17. this set was the serving of Richardson, Merriwether,

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and Hopper had the majority of the kills for the Pack. The star of the night was junior middle back Brie Merriwether, whose powerful spikes had the crowd roaring. “She played fantastic,” head coach Bryan Bunn said. “She’s been great since she’s been here. She works hard and deserves it.” “Megan [Cyr] sets up our offense fabulously,” Merriwether said. “We couldn’t do it without her.” After the game, Coach Bunn was pleased with his team’s effort. “The girls were ready to play,” Bunn said. “Their minds were in the right place this time. It’s amazing what our team can do when our minds are in the right spot.” The team’s focus must be in the right place as tougher ACC opponents are approaching on the schedule. “We’ll start from scratch again,” said Merriwether. “This game doesn’t mean anything when we play on Sunday, so back to ground zero.” After State picked up another win against Ohio Sunday, Pack volleyball will now be back in action Wednesday when it plays Wake Forest at home.

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Top 10 basketball recruit is Raleigh-bound

Andrew Schuett Staff Writer

Anthony “Cat” Barber, a 6-2 165-pound point guard from Hampton, Va., and the No. 9 recruit in the country according to Rivals.com, has committed to N.C. State for next season. Getting the 2013 recruiting class off to an encouraging start for NCSU, Barber will follow in the footsteps of a 2012 class, which features three four-star recruits in Rodney Purvis, T.J. Warren and Tyler Lewis. Barber, who attended Saturday’s football game as a part of his official visit to State, also had offers from Kansas and Alabama. Barber is the first commitment in the class of 2013 for head coach Mark Gottfried, who has four more available scholarships with another two possibly coming open after the season. SOURCE: NEWS & OBSERVER

Choi Wins Tar Heel Intercollegiate by six shots Junior All-American Albin Choi ran away with the season-opening event for men’s golf this weekend at the UNC Finley Golf Course. Choi shot a third round 4-under 68 on Sunday to finish at 11-under 205, six strokes better than second place. Now at five career victories, Choi is tied with Tim Clark and Nolan Mills for second in program history, five shy of Matt Hill’s victory total of 10. The Wolfpack, who led after the first round at 6-under 282, finished fourth at 10-over 874. Duke won the Tar Heel Intercollegiate at 8-under 856, followed by North Carolina (862) and Charlotte (873). SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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on Saturday. Sophomore full back Logan Winkles caught the eye of at least one member of the offense, albeit a very important member. “Logan did a great job,” Glennon said. “I thought he was a little nervous in the first game, and he caught that one. He’s a big guy and he’s hard to bring down, so I was really happy for him.” While the Wolfpack’s passing game lit up the scoreboard, the State running game put in a solid 127 yards on the ground. Spread over 43 carries, the yards-per-carry average was only 3.0. Sophomore Tony

Creecy did most of the heavy lifting with 68 yards on 15 carries, including a touchdown on an 11-yard rush in the 2nd quarter. Although the final numbers suggest a successful game for State on the ground, most of the 43 carries were for little or no gain with a few longer carries pulling up the average yards-per-carry to 3.0. One key member of the Pack’s running game was noticeably absent. Sophomore running back Mustafa Greene was suspended for

Carolina crushed

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Tuesday MEN’S SOCCER VS. CAMPBELL Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Wednesday VOLLEYBALL VS. WAKE FOREST Raleigh, N.C., 7:30 p.m. Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. BOSTON UNIVERSITY Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Friday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT SOUTHERN SHOOTOUT Atlanta, Ga., All Day MEN’S SOCCER AT CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. DUKE Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m. Saturday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT SOUTHERN SHOOTOUT Atlanta, Ga., All Day

DID YOU KNOW? N.C. State has averaged 2.59 yards per rush through three games, which is No. 118 in the country.

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After leading the No. 1 team in the country for the first 40 minutes, No. 14 N.C. State (6-1, 0-1 ACC) was defeated by Maryland (5-0-1, 2-0 ACC), 3-2, Friday night at Dail Soccer Complex. The Pack took the lead over the Terrapins in the fourth minute with a strike by junior midfielder Alex Martinez, assisted by junior defender Ryan Metts, but was unable to hold on. “I just came out and had composure,” Martinez said. “I didn’t freak out every time I had the ball, and I wasn’t trying to be the JOHN JOYNER/TECHNICIAN star every time I had the ball. I Junior midfielder Alex Martinez takes a shot during the soccer game was doing what I had to do to against Maryland Friday, Sept. 14. The previously undefeated Wolfpack fell help the team. They gave me the to the #1 Terps 3-2. ball and I was able to beat a guy; I just took a shot and scored.” “I thought we had some giveaways after their goal, and I think that’s Maryland tied here and there that something we have to grow into.” the game in the didn’t allow us to Although the Pack was unable to 4 0 t h m i nute get good chances,” defeat the Terrapins, Findley said he after a score by head coach Kelly was pleased with the team’s perforredshirt junior Findley said. “I mance against No. 1 Maryland in for wa rd Ja ke think we were feet the first half. Pace. The goal away at some times, “I think we maintained our comtook the moinches away at oth- posure in the first half, and we were mentum away ers and sometimes able to break them down,” Findley from the Pack, yards away from said. “They have a tendency to try who gave up two Alex Martinez, junior midfielder getting through. more secondIn the end, it took half goals. us probably too long to transition SOCCER continued page 7

“We took a lot of positive things, we’re just going to grow from losing.”

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said. “We did a better job of running routes, and people were where they were supposed to be. We had better timing and everything which was something that we worked on all week.” Glennon’s first touchdown pass of the day was to junior wide receiver Rashard Smith. The 33-yard reception was the first touchdown of Smith’s career at State. Also catching his first career touchdown as a member of the Wolfpack was junior receiver Quintin Payton. The receivers weren’t the only ones on offense making an impression

Top-ranked Terps rally past Pack, 3-2

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Redshirt sophomore Bryan Underwood celebrates with the crowd after a 44-yard touchdown pass against South Alabama. The Wolfpack prevailed 31-7 over the Jaguars Saturday, Sept.15, at Carter-Finley Stadium.

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N.C. State won its hope opener against the South Alabama Jaguars by a score of 31-7 Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack took the field to rabid support from the home crowd, especially from the student sections. The State students set a new record for the most student tickets requested for one game in the history of Wolfpack football. “All in all, I’m satisfied with the victory,” head coach Tom O’Brien said. “I liked the way we started the game. I liked the way we played for three quarters. I wasn’t really excited about the way we played the fourth quarter. We tried to get some guys in the game that hadn’t been in to get them some playing time, and we gave up a score and a big play on stuff we can’t do.” Senior quarterback Mike Glennon went 24-of-34 for 257 yards and three touchdowns in three and a half quarters of play. On the opening drive alone Glennon went 9-of-10 passing for 75 yards to six different receivers en route to the Pack’s first touchdown. “I think our receivers did a great job,” Glennon said. “The catches that they made, how they got open downfield ... those were big plays that we needed, and it really put a spark in our team.” “We did a better job of protecting [Glennon],” O’Brien

Will Raynor Staff Writer

Every now and then, there comes a game where everything goes just right. For N.C. State, that game came Friday night when the Wolfpack hammered the Tar Heels to reach 9-1 on the season and claim the team’s conference opener. Now 10-1 after defeating Ohio Sunday, head coach Bryan Bunn believed the win over UNC was undoubtedly the Pack’s most dominant performances this season so far. Few seats were vacant in historic Reynolds Coliseum as Wolfpack fans showed great support in a 3-1 victory. Long back and forth points turned into scores for State as the team reduced mental errors and found ways to get kills from outside hitters junior Brie Merriwether and sophomore Dariyan Hopper. The dynamic pair combined for 26 total kills and was assisted by senior setter Megan Cyr, who had 38 total assists. The Heels jumped out to an

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