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UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp publicly announced Monday he will step down as chancellor.
ularities that turned up, according to UNC reports. The university’s troubles didn’t end on the athletic field. Questions arose recently about Chapel Hill’s chief fundraiser’s relationship and travel with Tami Hansbrough, gifts officer and mother of UNC-CH basketball standout Tyler Hansbrough. Matt Kupec and Tami Hansbrough both tendered their resignations last week. Thorp appeared in front of the UNC System Board of Governors Friday to answer questions about the resignations and the professional dealings involving the two. Media reports said that concerns
were raised over whether Kupec and Hansbrough had traveled to see her son, Ben, play for Notre Dame while purportedly on university business. There were also some questions about how Hansbrough’s position was created. Thorp expressed his frustrations after the BOG meeting saying, “I mean, this is the same month when we broke the top 10 in federal research support, and we can’t get anyone to write about it because we’ve got this. So I think there’s a lot of frustration about that, but I feel very good working for this board.” Two days after addressing UNC System leaders about the latest chapter
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of unfolding scandals, Thorp told Ross of his departure as chancellor and announced it publicly Monday. “Over the last two years, we have identified a number of areas that need improvement,” Thorp said. “We have a good start on reforms that are important for the future of this university. I have pledged that we will be a better university, and I am 100 percent confident in that. We still have work to do, and I intend to be fully engaged in that until the day I walk out of this office.” Former chancellor of UNC-CH, James Moeser, echoed Thorp’s
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Students of Young Americans for Liberty gives out copies of the Constitution in the Brickyard Monday to promote the limited role of government.
of government affects them, as well as society. “People should be more involved, or at least know what’s going on,” Benson said. The campus group has about 300 members and holds meetings every
other Tuesday. According to Benson, this is the group’s largest event of the semester so far. YAL will be set up in the Brickyard every day this week from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and group members will be available to discuss everything from
current events to the impending presidential election. Last year, the group organized various projects in the Brickyard, including “Occupy GPA.” The demonstration, Benson said, was an effort to compare the Occupy Wall Street movement to students’ distribution of grades and to show the extensive role that government can have in their lives. In another protest, the group had one student dress up in a Transportation Security Administration uniform, pass out flyers and ask questions to raise awareness for certain TSA policies the group says infringe on personal privacy rights. “We just like to have fun with the events and relate them to college students,” Benson said. Benson said to be on the look out for future YAL events. The group has been discussing an event during Halloween that would showcase the Founding Fathers, as well as a food drive around Thanksgiving, according to Benson.
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N.C. State’s Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) will take a stand in the Brickyard every day this week in honor of National Constitution Week. Members of the student organization hope to promote ideals in the U.S. Constitution, mainly the limited role of government. In order to support personal freedoms and a limited government, Emma Benson, campus activism coordinator and junior in business administration, said the group has a board set up where students and other visitors can sign their names. According to Benson, YAL is a non-partisan organization that is strictly issue based. The group is not allowed to endorse candidates based on the fact that it is a tax-exempt organization. However, Benson said the group is primarily concerned with providing awareness among students about how the role
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UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp said he will step down at the end of the academic year, in the midst of an ongoing investigation of academic and athletic scandals. Thorp notified UNC System President Tom Ross Sunday of his resignation, which is effective June 30, 2013. “I will always do what is best for this university,” Thorp said. “This wasn’t an easy decision, personally. But when I thought about the university and how important it’s been to me, to North Carolinians and to hundreds of thousands of alumni, my answer became clear.” Thorp’s resignation comes after two years of ongoing scandal over academic fraud and other issues involving UNC athletics. The issues first came to light in 2010 after a former tutor for football athletes, Jennifer Wiley, granted “impermissible help in the form of free tutoring services to several football student-athletes,” according to a statement from UNC-CH. The investigations that ensued revealed a legacy of unethical practices on the football team, leading to the dismissal of former UNC football coach Butch Davis on July 27, 2011. During the investigation into the academic issues, additional problems involving the African and AfroAmerican Studies’ former department chairman Julius Nyang’oro surfaced. Nyang’oro allowed student athletes to take independent study courses without completing assignments, among other academic irreg-
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The deadline for Leader of the Pack applications is only a week away, and students can expect to see changes to the scholarship. The Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public service, the organization that runs the Leader of the Pack, decided to alter the scholarship this year to make it more fair. This year’s scholarship will only be awarded to one student rather than to a male and female, as it was in years past. CSLEPS also raised the GPA requirement for applicants to 3.25, a quarter point increase from last year’s requirement. The deadline for students to apply is Tuesday, Sept. 25 at 5 p.m. Students interested in applying for the $2,000 scholarship must have a clean disciplinary record, completed two semesters at N.C. State, be returning for the fall semester of 2013 and be currently enrolled as an undergraduate student. Applications can be found at http://www.ncsu.edu/csleps/ leadership/lop.htm. Late applications will not be accepted.
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The N.C. State chapter of the American Helicopter Society held its first meeting of the semester Friday with a helicopter landing on Centennial Campus. Stephen West, junior in aerospace engineering and president of the University’s AHS chapter, said more than 40 people came to the event. “Last semester the Society was kind of a slumped semester, so this was a really great way to start the year,” West said. The AHS is an international organization founded in 1943 to bring together industry, academia and governments to tackle the toughest challenges in vertical flight, according to its website. In addition to hosting a conference each year, AHS publishes a scholarly journal and gives out awards in engineering. As president of the NCSU chapter, West serves as a liaison between the organization and the campus. The student chapter serves as an interest group for undergraduate and graduate students, though West’s goal is make them interest-ed. “We only have about two or
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First lady to visit Durham and Greenville Staff Report Fi rst lady M ichel le Obama will visit universities in Durham and Greenville this week to support
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statement, saying there will be more to come from the ongoing investigations into the scandals. “All I can say is that I know that this story is not over,” Moeser said in an interview on WCHL 97.9 Monday. During Moeser’s tenure as chancellor between 2000 and 2008, the university hired Butch Davis. Moeser said he
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couldn’t foresee the scandal teach chemistry and some that unfolded after he retired entrepreneurship classes. Wade Hargrove, chairfrom the chancellor’s office. “The decision to hire Butch man of the UNC-CH [Davis] was really predicated Board of Trustees, said not only on our assessment he will form a search that he would — we would committee to find Thorp’s — create a winning program, replacement, and said he but that it would operate at will miss Thorp’s leaders h ip i n a very high the face ethical level of the unwith a strong fortunate commitment circumto academstances ics,” Moeser that said. Holden Thorp, Thorp Though UNC-CH Chancellor inherited Moeser as chansaid he was shocked and saddened to cellor. “It’s a sad day for the see Thorp step down, he said Thorp was not to blame for universit y,” Hargrove the problems that plagued said. “The chancellor has inherited a set of probhis term in office. “It has been hard, and it’s lems, not of his making, also true that things like this and has done an exemgo on all the time … but ul- plary job in trying to adtimately, the chancellor was dress those problems in a responsible for everything, thoughtful and deliberate so it does come to roost on manner. We will miss his leadership greatly.” his desk,” Moeser said. Thorp, who originally was appointed as a chemistry professor at UNC-CH in 1993, said he will return to
“This wasn’t an easy decision, personally.”
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ASB trips offer students service opportunities Megan Dunton Staff Writer
As students adjust to campus life this fall and look to fall break, many are making plans to go on an Alternative Service Break. Alternative Service Breaks fall under N.C. State’s Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service. There are trips offered for fall break, winter break and summer break. “ASB started in 1999 in response to Hurricane Mitch, which came through and caused destruction in Honduras. So the first trip was partnered with Habitat for Humanity to Honduras,” Adam Culley, assistant director of CSLEPS, said According to Culley, approximately 1,788 students and faculty from the University have felt the call to serve on an ASB trip since 1999. Trips offered for this fall break are to Washington, D.C., and Atlanta, Ga. The Washington, D.C., trip will focus on hunger and homelessness. The trip to Atlanta, Ga., will center on civil rights and gender equality. Students interested in going to D.C. can expect to volunteer in several soup kitchens, and students going to Atlanta can expect to volunteer with the HOSEA organization. The two trips during winter break include a trip to the Dominican Republic, which focuses on Outreach360, an organization that helps indi-
viduals develop skills to make higher education obtainable to help end the cycle of poverty. The other trip is to Uganda and will focus on HIV/AIDS, natural resources and Ugandan culture. Even more trips are offered for spring break including trips to Alaska, Costa Rica and Honduras. There are several more to make a total of 16 trips. To apply for an Alternative Spring Break, students must have attended one of the information sessions hosted this month. “Students need to attend an information meeting so they know about the different trips, requirements, and expectations and to have their questions answered,” Culley said. He said there seems to be a lot of student interest this year judging by the number of students who have attended information sessions. “We’re looking for students who are truly passionate about the service component of the trip. We’re also looking for students who want to engage and learn and have some passion in wanting to explore that concept. We are looking for students who want to explore the concepts of privilege and working within a diverse community,” said Culley. Cu l ley a lso sa id t hat CSLEPS is looking for students who have never traveled before, as well as students who have had some travel experience. They are
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three active, due-paying members, though we send out to a ListServ of about 100,” West said. “This year we’re really trying to re-energize the group and make it more public to the campus community.” Starting the year off with a clean slate, the University’s AHS chapter welcomed WakeMed Health & Hospitals to campus Friday when it landed its AirMobile1 unit on Centennial. “A helicopter landing is one of the few opportunities engineers have to get up close with their field in a campus environment,” West said. “Preparing an area for a helicopter landing takes a lot more than you realize until you’re in the area actually doing it.” West said the landing offered students of all years the opportunity to see what they’ve been learning about as engineers up close. Because WakeMed’s AirMobile1 unit is from the hospital’s critical care ser-
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Morgan Pope, a senior in biological sciences, passes time with children at a medical clinic in El Remate, Guatemala on an ASB trip spring 2012.
also making sure all classes from freshmen to seniors are represented. CSLEPS hires students to be team leaders. The application process starts in the spring and includes an application and an interview. If hired, student team leaders get to plan their whole trip. Chris Gabriel, a junior in biological sciences, attended an ASB trip to the Dominican Republic. This trip focused on health education as well
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vice division, the helicopter for bringing speakers to AHS is staffed with a pilot, a reg- events this year. “We’re looking to broaden istered nurse and a medical things out and take on the doctor for every flight. “It was really neat to hear whole scope of how helicophow the engineering compo- ters in general are used and nents impact those who use the operational concerns it,” West said. “It also puts a that drive the engineering practical side to the theory concerns,” West said. West is working with the you learn in the classroom. It was like, ‘here’s what it National Guard and the looks like and this is what it Department of Homeland Security to means.’” arrange anThe heliother helicopter landcopter landed just north ing this year, of Centenniin addition al Campus’ to getting a Biomanuspea ker to facturing Stephen West, discuss the Training and president of AHS historical Education development Center. West said the location couldn’t of helicopters and their uses. According to West, this is have been more perfect. “We had a representation of all “in the works,” but he has all kinds of engineers at the high hopes for expanding the event, and the conversations group. The N.C. State chapter of we were having covered so many other considerations,” the American Helicopter West said. “It engaged all Society meets on the second these different disciplines Friday of each month from 2 and it was a really unique p.m. to 3 p.m., unless otherwise specified. Contact Steevent to do that.” Mov ing for wa rd w it h phen West at stwest@ncsu. the momentum of Friday’s edu for more information. event, West has high hopes
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as clinic experience. Gabriel said every day the group went into the poorest parts of the country and set up mobile clinics. These clinics provided basic medical procedures from treating wounds to providing treatments for Parkinson’s to performing amputations. The clinic also provided education sessions on basic hygiene principles. “Even 90-year-olds were fascinated with the idea of
brushing your teeth because they had never heard of it before,” Gabriel said. One of Gabriel’s favorite moments was being able to shadow other doctors and watching them interact with patients through a language barrier. “Seeing these people in horrible circumstances just because they didn’t have access to healthcare or knowledge is eye-opening. One guy came in with wounds that were
infected with gangrene and had to have both his hands amputated. It’s eye-opening because we could treat these problems here. It really motivates me to somehow go in there and impact the situation and make it better,” Gabriel said.
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went to the Big Apple last weekend to attend the concert of a British pop band by the name of McFly. Somewhere between McFly breaking a record set previously by The Beatles and receiving a part in a Lindsay Lohan movie, it made it big in the United States. Or at least it did in my friends’ and my hearts. Ever since I was 15-years-old, I have been obLauren sessed with these four charmNoriega ing and goofy lads. The obsesStaff Columnist sion altered over time, but I have always had an affinity for their pop-centric tunes. Therefore, when McFly announced this past July that it would be making its way over to our beloved country to play a show here for the first time ever, I had to go. Apparently I was not the only fan that was incredibly desperate to catch one of its first ever American shows
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started wandering around, everything was starting to feel too good to be true. Without reservations, we were able to get tickets to the filming of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and also receive our 15 seconds of fame on the Today Show. However, I knew karma was going to have to rear its ugly head sooner or later. Karma did turn around on me and it was when I least expected it and probably in the seemingly least painful way. I didn’t get mugged. I didn’t have a bus splash street water on me Carrie-Bradshawstyle. Instead I got served a nice platter of karma when I went off to see Mary Poppins and my friends were able to meet McFly. Admittedly, I was crushed. After all, what are the chances of running into four guys in a city the
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size of New York — not to mention doing it twice? I just about gave up all hope of making casual conversation with them. You can’t win everything, and I just needed to acknowledge how lucky I was to experience the other aspects of this weekend. I decided that I would go on with my weekend. I would go and grab some Starbucks and try to make the most out of it. I walk into Starbucks and get in line and who do I see — none other than the bassist from McFly. I casually wait for him to receive his order, and then ask him for a quick picture. A little while later, I am on Madison Avenue and happen to come across the other members of the band, too. This goes to show that maybe there doesn’t need to always be this karmic balance in the universe. Maybe sometimes you just need to keep your expectations low and the good things will surprise you.
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he news of UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Holden Thorp’s resignation came on the heels of the scandal involving Tami Hansbrough — thickening the plot of the perpetually unfolding athletic scandal. Perhaps this is a story more about a chemistry professor who’s in way over his head than a chancellor linked to corruption. As the face of UNC-CH, it makes sense for Thorp to resign. However, he could have saved the university some embarrassment with stronger leadership. Before former head football coach Butch Davis was fired in July 2011, it seemed that Thorp and the university stood firmly behind Davis. Then after fumbling around, the university finally took f irm action and fired Davis, as if someone had pulled it by the ear and forced the decision suddenly (perhaps someone did). Even Davis said that he was shocked by his dismissal. Since that media field day, more and more news about questionable practices and activities inside UNC-CH have surfaced. A ll the while, Thorp didn’t issue any strong statements or stake a strong leadership position, other than the obligatory university plug that the institution remained committed to academic integrity. Even Tar Heel fans didn’t seem too pleased with Thorp’s leadership. Shortly after Butch Davis’ firing, anonymous Tar Heel sports fans (and by extension, fans of the university) created a website with a straight-forward message : FireHoldenThorp.com. In the “Our Mission” section of the webpage, the site states:
“We originally built this site because we felt strongly about the leadership and the future of our university. Time and time again Holden Thorp proved that while he may be a great professor and a brilliant educational mind, he was not a leader. His lack of public relations experience and management skills was very apparent over the course of his term as chancellor.” More than 1,000 people “like” the Facebook page — students and fans. Thorp undoubtedly has a brilliant mind, but has not been the strong leader a university like UNC-CH needs, especially in a time when the institution’s reputation is on the line. After all, it is the state’s flagship university, according to a former interim football coach. Thorp will stay at UNCCH as a chemistry professor. To his detriment as chancellor, he probably adhered too strictly to the First Law of T her mo dynamics, the law of the conservation of energy, which states the energy cannot be created or destroyed — but it doesn’t apply to leadership. Thorp will pass the buck he inherited along to someone else, instead of breaking out of the “conservation of energy” mind-set and creating change. But perhaps he will be able to explain this naturally occurring phenomenon, or his shortcomings as a chancellor, better as a professor than as an administrator. Who knows if he learned about thermodynamics at N.C. State as a chemistry instructor in 1991, or as dean of the UNC-CH College of Arts and Sciences in 2007, but the simple law of energetics Newton discovered will have new meaning for soon-to-be professor Thorp this summer.
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because the tickets for each show sold out in under a minute. Miraculously, the band announced a second date, and I was once again given the opportunity for the stars to align and be able to see it in concert. I was once again a bundle of nerves the morning the tickets went on sale. Once again, I was not granted a ticket to the most coveted event in fangirl history — I was devastated. It was not until a few minutes later when a friend told me that she was able to secure a ticket for me that my attitude changed from depression to elation. For the next few weeks, I was in planning mode. I was trying to get the best deal so this entire trip could come together smoothly. By the time we made it to the city and
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got a bad tip this weekend — $7 on a $93 bill. I didn’t receive this tip because I pur posely i nsu lted the customer’s mother, set their hair on fire, or sneezed into their Sea Bass. Nope, the said customers were unhappy with their dinner choices, and refused the many ofAnna fers from Betts my manStaff Columnist agers and myself to prepare a dish they liked. Each time I visited their table I was forced to listen as they insulted, at great length, our chef and their dinner. The same dinner they paradoxically ate every bite of. I brought their dessert to the table despite the fact that, according to them, they were “taking a risk eating it” because dinner was so awful. Resisting the urge to wince, I smiled and listened as they alerted me, in-between bites, that their food was ruined. Eventually they left, as all irritating customers do, and I returned to the table to collect their check. I knew it was going to be a bad tip. The irony of someone cleaning their plate then elaborately explaining what made it so terrible was almost too much. Their tip didn’t really upset me. Like I said, I assumed it would be low.
Most people who aren’t happy tip poorly hoping to punish the restaurant, the server or both. Passive-aggressive behavior like this doesn’t get me down or ruin my night – it’s the nature of the job. We go out to eat to feel pampered: no cooking or cleaning, just kicking back with a glass of wine while someone else does the work. It’s quite nice, and I make a good living encouraging that idea, but restaurants seat more than one table. That’s really what made this situation so trying. I had to politely stand and listen to their extensive criticisms when I had about 15 other guests’ happiness to maintain. The entire restaurant was booked, inside and out, yet they seemed oblivious to the fact that I didn’t revolve around them. My other guests watched, empathized and later commented on the fact that these customers demanded so much time from me. Comments like that stand out like shining beacons of hope: perhaps not all people who dine out are self-centered. When I returned home from my shift, I logged into Netflix and watched Happy, a documentary asserting the fact that happiness is not controlled by riches. Once our basic needs are met, it’s the things like building close relationships and getting involved in our community that matter — not chasing a decadent lifestyle. Something clicked in my head when I heard that message. I couldn’t help but notice the positive correlation be-
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‘Resonance’ brings true innovation to a classic genre Jordan Alsaqa Associate Features Editor
The work of developer Telltale Games has done a great deal in reminding gamers that the adventure genre is not as dead and buried as some think. The revitalization of franchises such as Sam and Max, Monkey Island and Back to the Future through their point-and-click interfaces has brought the genre back to the forefront after almost two decades. However, the thanks can’t go only to Telltale. Independent developers have kept the genre alive ever since the advent of 3D graphics pushed adventuring off the main stage. In fact, some of the genre’s greatest innovations have come from small teams working to craft games that remain faithful to the genre’s golden age in the early ‘90s. Such is the case for Resonance. Developed over the past five years by XII Games, Resonance acts not only as a love letter to its pixelated predecessors, but also as proof that there is still plent y of room for innovation and creativity in one of gaming’s oldest genres. Resonance opens with news reports of a global terrorist attack of unknown origin, achieved through use of never-beforeseen weaponry. The plot then rewinds a few days to cover the death of Dr. Javier Morales, who had been working on a new energy source known as resonance. Of course, as it is with such discoveries, such power can be used just as easily for destruction as for helping the world. It falls to four individuals to work together and prevent the secrets of resonance from falling into the
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wrong hands. The cast of characters is what really gives Resonance a boost right out of the gate. The four playable characters include Bennet, a grizzled detective with a chip on his shoulder; Ed, Morales’ lab assistant; Ray, an opportunistic investigative reporter; and Anna, a young doctor who is also the dead researcher’s niece. The personalities and interactions of the four main heroes clash in interesting and fun ways, which helps to add levity to an otherwise serious storyline. Beyond that, though, is how having four characters helps to boost the quality of the gameplay. The gameplay follows on the standard philosophy of classic adventure games. Environmental and conversational puzzles are the main focus in Resonance, with players being tasked with searching environme nt s for necessary item s a nd then figuring out how to use them to deal with problems. Things get interesting when the four characters are added to the mix. At any time, players can switch between the different heroes and have them perform different activities based on their inherent abilities. Whereas Ed is thin enough to shimmy through air vents, it takes Detective Bennet’s strength to turn water mains. When a computer needs hacking, it takes Ray and his password cracker to get the job done. This individuality of characters extends even further,
“There’s just a strong sense of the world around you in Resonance.”
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In Resonance, gamers take control of four unique characters in order to discover the secret behind a new form of energy. Switching between the various heroes to solve puzzles makes up the bulk of gameplay.
with certain characters unable to visit some areas and puzzles having different solutions depending on who is being used solve it. These elements come together to create genuinely creative brainteasers – and each puzzle makes sense within the logic of the game world. Each problem in the game was the right level of challenging, and only once did I have to give up and consult a walkthrough. It helps that it always feels like there’s another angle to explore in Resonance, which is bolstered by a short-term memory system. In conversation, not only can you ask about items in your inventory, but about everything in the environment that you have added to your memory bank. There’s just a strong sense of the world around you in Resonance, which in turn makes the story all the more gripping. As the characters’
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Resonance embraces a pixelated artstyle, a callback to the glory days of the adventure genre.
backstories are revealed and the truth about resonance is discovered, you’ll find yourself drawn further into the plot. This all builds to a second act finale that is not only a literal game-changer, but will keep you playing until
you know how the game will end. Put simply, the narrative in Resonance never fails to deliver on its promise. Resonance is one of the best adventure games I’ve played in years and it stands proudly with some of the genre’s shining stars. While the multiple
characters can be a bit difficult to juggle between, it still stands as one of the game’s best features. Add in the strong narrative and excellent puzzle design and Resonance becomes a must-play for anyone seeking a new adventure.
A little DLC goes a long way in the ‘Skyrim’ world Brooke Shafranek Staff Writer
Skyrim: Hearthfire Bethesda Softworks
While it was possible to own a house before Hearthfire, Skyrim’s latest downloadable content has taken the idea of being a property owner to an entirely new level. Once the new $5 DLC has been installed, a courier delivers a message that the Jarl (ruler) of a certain hold (province) is offering land that is available for purchase. This land is available in all the major holds in the game except Winterhold. After purchasing land from the Jarl, building is fairly simple, although tedious. It is best to collect most of the raw materials needed so that there is little interruption once construction begins. New items such as clay, quarried stone, goat horns, straw and glass are available in mines and local stores. One downside to the building system is that certain rooms can only be placed in specific wings of the house. For example, the alchemy lab can only be built in the north
wing, which means the trophy room and storage room cannot be constructed at all. The system could have been improved by the ability to choose which rooms are placed in each wing, instead of having to pick one option and forego all the others. Once the house is complete, there’s a fair amount of customization to be had, though not nearly as much as pre-release press led gamers to believe. Furniture can’t be rearranged and only certain ite m s c a n be placed in each room. The build mode a lso l i m it s t he amount of items t hat can be added as decor. The limit to customization in Hearthfire is a bit extreme; more freedom would have really added to the content value. However, there’s more to do than just building a house. Gardens can be planted, mills and stables established and animals raised. These factors contribute to the new sense
“Hearthfire provides an enjoyable experience for a reasonable price.”
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The Hearthfire DLC for Skyrim allows players to build their own house from a variety of new materials that have been added to the game.
of domestic life that previous homes in Skyrim were not able to achieve. The homes, once built, also become subject to attacks from giants, skeevers and other in-game enemies. Fortunately, stewards can be obtained to help in the process of maintaining and defending a home. Stewards, in turn, allow players to purchase further furniture and building materials, hire a bard to play music in the home, and hire a carriage driver. Another enjoyable aspect
of Hearthfire is the option to adopt children. This addition gives a new level of importance to the orphanage in Riften, which only played a small role in the original game. Up to two children can be adopted from a wide variety of locations. Children on the streets or working in mills or mines can be made a part of the family. There are several options for interaction with the children once they have been adopted, from giving them gifts to telling them to do
their chores. The children a ll have unique ways of reacting to situations – some may love the cold weather while others worry they will freeze to death, for example. This gives the children a surprising amount of depth as individual characters. Hearthfire is the second DLC for Bethesda’s Skyrim, and is arguably more fun than Dawnguard, which was the game’s vampire-focused first DLC. Having random vampire attacks in towns that potentially kill quest-related
characters can be a turn-off compared to building a nice home in the middle of the tundra. Even though Dawnguard offered a plot and more than 20 hours of new gameplay, Hearthfire brings a new twist to Skyrim and fulfills the desire to go deeper into the fictional world created around the player character. While Hearthfire is not perfect, it provides an enjoyable experience for a reasonable price.
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The various forms of SPARKcon SINCE 2006, THE ANNUAL SPARKCON EVENT HAS BROUGHT TOGETHER CREATIVE INDIVIDUALS FROM A WIDE ARRAY OF DISCIPLINES. FROM THE LATEST INNOVATIONS DISPLAYED AT IDEASPARK TO THE STYLISTIC SHOWCASES OF FASHIONSPARK, RALEIGH PLAYS HOST TO AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF THE LATEST IDEAS AROUND TRIANGLE.
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Craig Engles a freshmen in enviorment technology, with fellow students: Sam Roberson, Sam Parsons and Adrian Ross take part in this year’s SparkCon by taking in the sights at the festival in downtown Raleigh.
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Performers do acrobatics in the air on Fayetteville street. Students and alumni take part in this year’s SparkCon on Saturday the 19th by taking in the cirusSpark at the festival in downtown Raleigh.
Local developers gather to showcase their latest projects Young Lee Associate Features Editor
With its main hub tucked away in the Fish Market Student Gallery below Fayetteville Street, geekSPARK drew more than 700 attendees attracted to the exhibits celebrating art and technology. As a growing part of the Triangle’s constantly evolving SPARKcon festival, geekSPARK, previously a part of cyberSPARK, has evolved and grown into a celebration of design, art and technology. This year, geekSPARK exhibited new technologies and social activities and partnered with other SPARKs to show off the geekier side of the Triangle’s creativity and innovation. With SPARKwars, a weekend-long game of “Assassins,” Tour d’SPARK, a stationary
simulated bike race, and the “Who is the Mighty Oak?” augmented-reality activity, geekSPARK also networked attendees as activities enveloped the entire downtown Raleigh area. According to Justis Peters, an IT consultant and organizer of geekSPARK, these networking activities also spurred an increased attendance in other SPARKs on display. Beyond attendance, for many organizers, geekSPARK has grown, and continues to grow, in other ways. “I’m most excited about building a community, finding other artists who are into this idea and meeting regularly to get to that point where we are experienced enough with our media that maybe this could be a recognized part of Raleigh’s art scene,” Peters said. “People are ex-
“At the moment, I would cited about it. It’s pretty cool.” In addition to live-action say it’s pretty tech-heavy,” activities, geekSPARK also Peters said. “I’m finding geeks showcased several exhib- and trying to inspire them to its where attendees had a do something artistic, and I chance to use technology to think we’re still learning our interact with different art medium to the point where pieces. Many of the technol- we can focus on the art asogies found at geekSPARK pect.” For Pe made use of ters, who the Microbecame insoft Kinect, volved with a mot ion-, geekSPARK lig ht-, a nd three years heat-sensing ago, this incamera that tersection Microsoft represents a initially repreviously leased for the Justis Peters, unexplored Xbox 360. organizer of geekSPARK area of techFor Peters, nology. PegeekSPARK has yet to reach its full poten- ters first became interested tial, but it is quickly finding when he worked with a startits place at what he calls “the up company that explored the intersection of technology possibilities in augmented reality. and artistic expression.”
“I’m finding geeks and trying to inspire them to do something artistic.”
“The ultimate dream of augmented reality is to have a pair of glasses that you wear in which you can see a little more additional information,” Peters said. “So I could have your name and info about you above and beside your head or if we’re playing a live action role-playing game and I cast a fireball, we could actually see it go from me to you.” As part of the company, Peters developed demos to show off to potential developers. It was during this period that he said his brain started thinking about potential artistic outlets for computer code. “Most of the artists that participate tell me that the reason they do this is because they write business applications all day at their job and this is something fun,” Peters said. “I’m inspired by the idea
of this potentially being an attention-grabbing way to make artistic statements to bring visibility to some of the ways that technology has influenced culture.” Other artists, such as Andrew Ditty, who developed an exhibit using chat software, said geekSPARK was a labor of love. According to Peters, not only was SPARKcon a great way to show off the Triangle’s geeky side, it was very much in the spirit of opensource, something that many developers appreciate. “I’m big into open-source software,” Peters said, “and I love the way SPARKcon is a grassroots festival where anyone who wants to do something is enabled and they can just take their idea and run with it.”
Creators compete to make a short film in two days Will Brooks Staff Writer
From Friday to Sunday, contestants of filmSPARK’s “48 Hour filmSPARK Challenge” made the best of time, creating short films fulfilling requirements given Sept. 9. Contestants were given 48 hours to display their best efforts in a crunch. “It’s really showing people that they can make a film without a lot of preparation and time,” Margaret Griffin, organizer of the challenge, said. “It’s also a lot of fun.” Griffin, who began the 48Hour filmSPARK Challenge three years ago, said that although only two-thirds of contestants typically finish the competition, it is the competition’s quick resourcefulness that grants its charm. “You just need a lot of creativity to make it work,” Griffin said. With contestants ranging from amateurs with iPhones to professionals with their own media organization, there was an eclectic mix on the screen Sunday afternoon at SPARKcon. Adam Barefoot, a filmmaker for the production company Pegleg Media, produced what was perhaps the darkest film of the challenge, with high production value but a short runtime that did
CONTEST FACTS Filming teams: 12 Hours to film: 48 Average film lengths: 2 minutes Submitted films: 7 SOURCE: FILMSPARK
not result in accolades from judges. Barefoot said that the decision to enter the contest was last minute, and that the props were leftover from a party the night before filming. “It was actually my birthday weekend and we went to get costumes for a party,” Barefoot said. “We were just like ‘hey, let’s just do something with the mask’ and we wrote and filmed [our submission] in an hour.” According to Barefoot, despite the dark nature of its submission, Pegleg Media is accustomed to making comedy films. The winners of the competition, na med “Tea m Peppercorn” of Raleigh, put more time and manpower into their creation, but at first turned up no results. “We tried [writing] for about six hours Friday and ended up with nothing,” Chris Jaun, a member of Team Peppercorn, said. Jaun explained that after hours of indecision, the group decided to film as they
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At filmSPARK in downtown Raleigh on Sep. 15, students Josh Bielick and Dwayne Martin a graduate student in art and design had their films screened, “The Strong One” and “Infinite” respectively. “The Strong One” is a short film based in Durham and has won international awards; “Infinite” is an animated short done in black-and-white focusing on the reduancy of life.
wrote. It appeared to pay off. “[The film] was better than I thought it was going to be,” Jaun said. Team Peppercorn came away with a trophy for best film in the 48-hour challenge, out of the seven teams that turned their films in on time. Out of the three judges present Sunday at The Union Tavern screening, two were
from N.C. State: one professor of film studies and one professor from the College of Design. Griffin explained that the challenge mainly attracted filmmakers from the Triangle. The deadline required contestants to turn in their f ilms in-person Sunday morning, a goal met by only half of the 12 teams.
In the process of production, filmmakers are provided with a specific genre, prop and line of dialogue that must be included in their movies. The element of surprise prevents filmmakers from getting a head start and Griffin believes that this is one of the fundamental challenges of the competition. “The props and the line of
dialogue are always a surprise,” Griffin said, “All we do is provide elements to filmmakers.” Griffin asserted that everyone with access to a camera could and should join the annual challenge. “You don’t have to have a lot of experience to enter,” Griffin said, “We want people to do this every year.”
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Rodney Purvis is interviewed at an open practice before the team left for a competition in Madrid, Spain.
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return four starters in Scott Wood, R ichard Howell, Lorenzo Brown and Calvin Leslie – each of whom averaged double-digits in the scoring column last season. State also lost big man DeShawn Painter, who transferred to Old Dominion during the offseason due to personal issues. Although he was a major on-court contributor at times, his 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per contest will likely be made up by sophomore forward Thomas de Thaey and redshirt junior Jordan Vandenberg, who will look to contribute off the
bench after a full season under Gottfried. Without Purvis, the lineup would have been lacking an extra pair of fresh legs to throw into the game. With last season’s lineup going just seven players deep, the Red Terrors were often playing at a disadvantage when the whistles were blowing frequently. The coaching staff had few options when its starting lineup ran into foul trouble. Now that Purvis is back in the mix, the Pack will be looking to run deeper than ever into its lineup and into the season.
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believes the players remaining from the squad, with the addition of an excellent recontinued from page 8 cruiting class, will be a forced get my opportunity to play in to be reckoned with this year. “They’re ver y talented the NBA.” Used to a different type of and one thing I think is regiment this time of year, underestimated about this Williams said not being in team is their experience,” he Raleigh for classes isn’t some- said.“You’ve got a really good recruiting class but you’ve got thing he’s quite used to yet. “It feels weird but at the four starters coming back, all same time you’re kind of re- who averaged more than 10 lieved that you’re done, even points. I feel like we’re gothough I do plan on coming ing to be a really good team. back and getting my graduate I’m not saying by any stretch that we’ll be national chamdegree,” Williams said. While Williams reminisces pions or anything, but I really about college life at State, he think they have the ability to won’t soon forget the basket- become a national champiball team’s run last year to onship-type team.” In adthe Sweet dition to Sixteen or the young t he relaplayers tionships coming in created bet h is seatween his son, Wilcoaches liams was and teamqu ic k to mates. point out “We rethe essenally bondC.J. Williams, tial piece ed this past senior guard for 2012year as a team, and I think that helped 13 Wolfpack basketball to be us also when it came to get- successful — four returning ting to the Sweet Sixteen,” starters who add imperative Williams said. “The bond I experience and veteran leadhave with those guys is not ership. “I don’t know how many going to go away.” Williams said he still keeps other teams in the country in contact with his team- can say they have that,” Wilmates from last season and liams said. “We also went the
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Sweet Sixteen last year and were only a few points away from being in the Elite Eight, so we’ve got the experience playing in those big games.” Playing overseas may seem like a daunting task if you are expecting to keep up with your alma mater, but Williams said he has an applica-
tion on his phone that sends him live score updates and statistics during Wolfpack basketball games. “It feels good to know that the Wolfpack is back,” Williams said.
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Cormier earns weekly ACC freshman honor N.C. State volleyball freshman outside hitter Morgan Cormier was named ACC Freshman of the Week following a perfect 3-0 week for the Wolfpack netters. In the three matches against UNC-Wilmington, Ohio and conference rival North Carolina, Cormier totaled 24 kills and 14 blocks, improving the Pack’s record to 11-1 overall and 1-0 in conference play. The victory over UNC ended an eight-match losing streak against the Tar Heels and marked the first time the Wolfpack has opened ACC play with a win over Chapel Hill. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Going back and forth between Atlanta and Raleigh, former N.C. State basketball guard C.J. Williams has spent his summer attempting to impress NBA coaches and scouts, practicing countless hours on the court and in the weight room. Williams said although he wasn’t drafted, he’s thankful for the opportunity to fine-tune his skills around other stellar basketball prospects. “You watch these guys, you see everybody on TV all the time playing, and they’re pretty much the same level as you,” Williams said. “It’s nice to be able to say that you worked out with these guys that everybody knows.” Among the other prospects that participated with Williams was an old ACC rival — Harrison Barnes of the UNC Tar Heels, who was drafted in the first round by the Golden State Warriors. Williams said he and Barnes participated together in drills for the Charlotte Bobcats. “We actually ended up being on the same team for the most part,” he said. “Whenever we did two-on-two or three-on-three drills they matched us together.” The path of continuing basketball after college has taken Williams overseas. Last week,
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he signed a one-year deal with ETHA basketball club in Cyprus. According to Williams, his contract only requires his services for seven months. “I’ll go out there and play for these seven months and then come back,” Williams said. “One of my goals this year is to lead the league in scoring.” In his final season with the Wolfpack, Williams averaged 33 minutes, 3.8 rebounds, and 10.6 points
per game, more than doubling his previous season best at State. Rather than play in the NBA Developmental League, Williams’ decision to play overseas may work to his benefit by performing on a larger, world stage. At this point, he’s willing to do whatever it takes to reach his life-long dream — play in the NBA. “I started to develop more of a reputation of a scorer than I did my
first three years at N.C. State, so I want to lead the league in scoring, lead my team to a championship but whatever it takes for me to get noticed by NBA scouts,” Williams said. “That’s my ultimate goal, to get to the NBA. Whatever it takes for them to notice me, whether I have to go out and put up 30 or 40 points a game, I’m willing to do that so I can
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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
QUOTE OF THE DAY “One of my goals this year is to lead the league in scoring.” C.J. Williams, senior guard
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Rodney Purvis speaks with reporters before the NCSU basketball team left for competition in Madrid, Spain. Purvis did not play in the team’s international excursion due to his NCAA eligibility hiatus.
NCAA rules Purvis eligible to play Nolan Evans Deputy Sports Editor
Following a six-week review of freshman guard Rodney Purvis’ eligibility to play basketball, N.C. State fans can finally rest easy knowing that he will be able to hit the court this season. Monday afternoon, the NCAA Committee on Initial Eligibility Waivers approved an appeal filed by State on behalf of Purvis to determine his eligibility, clearing him to play the 2012-13 season. Originally, the committee ruled Purvis ineligible to play, but stated that he could practice with the team and attend class
with athletic aid. “I’m really excited about the decision that the NCAA came to today,” Purvis said in the school’s press release. “I appreciate the hard work of everybody involved and I’m looking forward to focusing on school and basketball.” Perhaps no one was more relieved than head coach Mark Gottfried with the news that his top recruit could play. “I’m really happy for Rodney,” Gottfried said in the press release. “It’s been a difficult situation and he’s handled the entire matter with class. Now he can move forward. I’d also like to thank the NCAA for its thoughtful consideration on this
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decision.” With the move made by the NCAA, State can focus its attention on a goal that has been discussed for several months: winning an ACC title. Along with Purvis, who was a McDonald’s All-American and Rivals. com’s No. 12 recruit in this season’s freshman class, fellow McDonald’s All-Americans, forward T.J. Warren and guard Tyler Lewis, bring new life to the Wolfpack’s talented and experienced lineup. The Pack lost senior guards C.J. Williams and Alex Johnson, but
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On behalf of the football program and our teammates, we would like to thank you for the record-setting support that you showed our team for our home opener against South Alabama. The demand for student tickets was at an all-time high for this Saturday’s game, and many of you were in place and getting loud in the student section before warm-ups even began. We cannot tell you what a difference that makes for our team. Thank you for continuing to be the best student section in America! This Saturday we take on The Citadel Bulldogs for our annual “Military Appreciation Day” 6:00 p.m. at Carter-Finley. We hope that you are able to come back out and enjoy another great day of fellowship, fun and football and that you pack the Fair Grounds the minute the lots open. Help us recognize our troops and welcome The Military College of South Carolina by showing everyone once again that no fan base in the country can compare to Wolfpack Nation, and that no student body can get LOUD and PROUD like here at N.C. State! GO PACK!
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