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Near margin to determine next governor
Mile Run adds physical activity to Fresh Start Mondays
Nikki Stoudt Deputy Features Editor
Weston Suggs Staff Writer
University Dining implemented a mile run or walk around campus called the Monday Mile as a part of Fresh Start Mondays this semester. Fresh Start Mondays began last year to offer healthy options in N.C. State’s dining halls. The new Monday Mile adds a physical aspect to the program’s promotion of healthy living. Lisa Eberhart, the University’s dietician, is the creator of both Fresh Start Mondays and the new Monday Mile event. “We needed something physically active about Fresh Start Mondays. We decided that almost anybody can walk a mile and a lot of people can run a mile,” she said. Studies have proven that weight gain is common in college for various reasons, thus leading to the infamous “freshman 15” myth. “They gain more like the freshman four,” said Eberhart, referring to research on the subject. Many freshmen that played high school sports are now less physically active due to heavy workloads. Inactivity is a major contributor to weight gain. “Those students go from two hours of working out a day to nothing,” said Eberhart. As the physical component of Fresh Start Mondays, the Monday Mile was made to present students, faculty and staff with a way to conveniently work exercise into hectic schedules. Dietetic interns Claye Paca and Alice Raad mapped out multiple one-mile routes through campus. “We try to make it convenient for students by starting at a different time every week,” Raad said. “If people have breaks in between classes, they can just come out and enjoy the nice weather we’re having and walk at their own pace.” Some of the Monday Mile routes start and end at the dining halls as a way to promote Fresh Start Mondays. In all, there are seven different Monday Mile courses around campus, each one containing start, midway and end marks. Prizes are given to everyone who completes the mile. Route maps and event meeting times are posted on Twitter and the University Dining Facebook page. Students are encouraged to participate in the Monday Mile not just during the event on Mondays, but on any day of the week. “People have really busy days, but it only takes 15 or 20 minutes to walk a mile,” Paca said. “You can walk leisurely or run if you want to do it faster so it takes less time.”
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Students part of the University Honors Program raise the roof to the top of their shack Sunday afternoon in the Brickyard. The Honors students, or the UHP Quad Squad as they refer to themselves, constructed their shack in conjunction with the Dance Marathon at NC State, a 24-hour fundraising event scheduled to be held in Carmichael Gymnasium in February 2013.
Shack-a-Thon hits Brickyard Elizabeth Moomey Correspondent
Several students spent their afternoon constructing shacks on the Brickyard for Shack-a-Thon Sunday. Starting today, a shack village will cover the Brickyard until Thursday to of raise money and awareness for Habitat for Humanity of Wake County. Organizations from the Caldwell Fellows to Kappa Delta will be competing to raise the most money. Katelyn Mueller, a freshman in civil engineering, learned how to get involved while reading The Brick, a publication that lists campus traditions. “It was one of the first things I heard about at State, and the opportunity presented itself,” Mueller said. Many students are looking forward to staying in the shacks
overnight. Michael Johnson, a senior in accounting, is staying overnight in the Poole College of Management shack for his first time and joked about being excited about “taking a test the next day.” Mueller and Jacqueline Yeh, a freshman in environmental engineering, agreed, saying they were thrilled about “staying overnight together on Tuesday.” They are representing the Honors Village and Dance Marathon shack. Zachary Leonard, a junior in mechanical engineering and the Habitat for Humanity Shack-AThon chair, is worried about other things, like the weather. For the last two years, students were forced out of the shacks overnight because of storms, but it is supposed to be sunny all week, according to Leonard. Leonard has been setting up since 8 a.m. Saturday, compared to the other organization that started building 8 a.m. Sunday morning. “I have helped out other shacks
SHACKS PARTICIPATING: Habi-Shack (Habitat Club) Caldwell Fellows Greek Life Organizations Park, Franklin, Jefferson, Hamilton Scholars Teaching Fellows Alpha Phi Omega/ Omega Phi Alpha Catholic Campus Ministry Honors Village Poole College of Management Unity Shack
get organized, marked where the shacks go and delivered wood for the top four shacks from last year,” Leonard said. Last year, the top four shacks were Poole College of Management, PCM/LCM/GLBTCA/Hillel, Caldwell Fellows and Park Scholars, Jefferson and Franklin Scholars. The 14 shacks that participated in 2011 raised more than $21,000.
As Gov. Bev Perdue readies herself for civilian life, three new candidates are gearing up for the race to the Governor’s Mansion this fall. Walter Dalton, Pat McCrory and Barbara Howe are on the ballot this November, and according to Andrew Taylor, professor of political science, all are poised and ready to take over. “It’s difficult to determine who will win,” Taylor said. “It is clear, however, that North Carolina needs a governor who will be willing and able to work with the General Assembly.” North Carolina has not had a Republican governor in almost 20 years but has regularly voted Republican in presidential elections since 1980, making it a historically “purple” state. In 2008, President Barack Obama won the state by14,000 votes, and is expected to do the same in this election, by perhaps a slimmer margin. However, with a changing economic landscape and the emergence of new social issues, Taylor said he thinks Mitt Romney could turn North Carolina “red.” Walter Dalton, a Rutherfordton native and the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, has served as lieutenant governor for four years under Perdue. Although he was elected by popular vote, Dalton is virtually unknown by the voters. “[Dalton] is really trying to distance himself from Perdue,” Taylor said. “He’s not very wellknown, so he needs to form his image away from Perdue.” After serving in the state sen-
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Students partake in sustainable celebrations John Wall Senior Staff Writer
With floating trash and energy efficient transportation in hand, students joined at Centennial Campus Friday to showcase their efforts toward sustainability. Three teams built rafts made entirely of recyclable materials and raced in Lake Raleigh in hopes of becoming Reusable Regatta champion. Also at Campus Sustainability Day, although electric vehicle charging stations have been on campus since 2010, students were allowed to test drive three different electric cars as Facilities Operations presented the charging station grand opening.
REUSABLE REGATTA Wyatt Sanders, racing for the Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, had confidence in his craft from the start. “I don’t care if someone made their boat last week, last month or today — this is the best boat. The other teams still made an inferior boat,” Sanders said while assembling his boat on the shore of Lake Raleigh before the race. Sanders, a junior in plant biology, found most of the pieces for his boat in dumpsters around campus Thursday. Organizers of the regatta said they gave participants lists of where they could find building materials, but Sanders and his team scoured campus instead and found 5-gal-
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N.C. State community members participate in the Universtiy’s Sustainability Day Reusable Regatta.
lon buckets, plastic bottles and plastic bags. “The lord provides,” Sanders said. “It was pretty much dumpster diving.” Park Scholars initially created the regatta, but a planning committee was formed to coordinate this year’s race and charging station premiere. The committee included representatives from the Union Activities Board, the Inter-Residence Council, Waste Reduction and Recycling and University Recreation. “It was a huge effort to put this on. We had a lot of support,” Megan
Cain, committee chair and Sustainability Office program coordinator. The winning team received a trophy made from recycled Trader Joe’s containers and four solar backpacks. The backpacks have a solar panel on one of the outside panels which allows for charging of electronics. “The backpack comes with several adapters so students can charge their electronics while walking around campus,” Cain said. The backpacks were not made on campus, but were ordered and didn’t cost very much, according to Cain. Gabrielle Pittman, a freshman
in neurobiology, was manning an Inter-Residence Council tent at the race. She had consumer products set up on a table and people were asked to guess which things were recyclable and which things had to be sent to the landfill. They could also enter a raffle. “Inter-Residence Council looks to enrich resident life and also educate students on various things. One of those things is recycling, so we’re wanting to have residents learn
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10:06 PM | TRAFFIC STOP Main Campus Drive Student was cited for expired registration and vehicle inspection.
1:55 AM | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Inwood Road Non-student was involved in traffic accident while attempting to avoid deer. 2:11 AM | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Western Blvd. NCSU PD assisted RPD regarding disturbance/assault involving cab driver. Subjects in the cab fled the scene. Investigation ongoing. 3:17 AM | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Upper Wood Lot Student reported motorcycle had been moved wires cut. 8:40 AM | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY DH Hill Library Staff member reported attempt to steal laptop. Item in question was located with identifying stickers removed. Investigation ongoing. 9:49 AM | MEDICAL ASSIST Talley Student Center FP responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported to Student Health Center. 1:14 PM | TRAFFIC STOP Varsity Dr/Marcom Student was cited for failure to yield violation.
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10:09 PM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Fraternity Court Report of suspicious vehicles. Officers located staff member and nonstudent talking. No problems were found. No action taken.
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11:21 PM | DRUG VIOLATION Free Expression Tunnel Report of possible drug violation. Officer located student and three nonstudents smoking cigars. No drug activity was found. Subjects complied to leave the area.
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12:30PM | LARCENY DH Hill Library Student reported bookbag stolen while sleeping.
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9:50 PM | SKATEBOARD VIOLATION DH Hill Library Report of skateboarders using newspaper bin as ramp. Skateboarders fled the area upon officer’s arrival. No damage to property was found.
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Contemplating a trip to Paris
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achel Peterson, a freshmen in engineering, explores her study-abroad options Thursday. “I want to experience everything,” said said, as she checked out all the places there are to go at the Study Abroad Fair. The fair draws a crowd of prospective student travelers in the Talley Ballroom on Thursday, Sept. 20.
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Torian Moore, a junior in business administration, was the first to complete last Monday’s mile. “I was thinking that it’s going to feel good to finish first and get a little attention for the day,” Moore said. “It felt great. I’ll probably do it
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Thur, Sept 27, 6-8pm • 2nd floor, Talley Gregg Museum of Art & Design Three new exhibitions open on the same night, and the reception is FREE! Join us for the first look at Art Without Artists, Spirit–Fire–Shake! (focal objects by Renée Stout, Kevin Sampson, and Odinga Tyehimba), and Streaming: New Art From Old Bottles (an installation by environmental artist Bryant Holsenbeck).
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Fri-Sat, Sept 28-29 at 8pm • Titmus Theatre Two exceptional dancers perform a new work – Twenty Twenty – that explores the dynamics of age, race, sexuality, and dance style, set to a mixtape of some of the most soulful, experimental, and popular music of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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how to help the communities around them. IRC dabbles in a lot of things, but mainly educating residents and making things more fun for them on campus. Our recycling education and this raffle ties right into that,” Pittman said. Sanders’s WESA team took a commanding lead at the beginning of the race and never looked back. He and his copaddler, Vann Fussell, a junior in meteorology, stood up on their craft in the last half of the race as they beat the competition by a halfcourse length.
CHARGING STATION GRAND OPENING Students could test drive an electric Mitsubishi, a Nissan Leaf or a Chevrolet Volt as campus representatives raised awareness for N.C. State’s 16 electric vehiclecharging stations. Ten of the stations are on Centennial Campus, two at the Joyner Visitor Center, two at the Keystone Science
again.” Event organizers are looking for groups such as sororities or people on dorm floors that want to participate in the Monday Mile together. Many upperclassmen tend to forget about the dining halls once they moved offcampus. Fresh Start Mondays are offering brand new options so this is not the case. The nutrition component
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of the program features items such as chopped fruit and vegetables along with a whole grain bar to combat the unhealthy food choices. “We tried some very unusual things, more complicated healthy recipes, but students told us ‘We just like veggies and dip,’” said Everhart. The program began in Clark Dining Hall but has now extended to West Cam-
pus in Fountain Dining Hall. Organizers hope to have Fresh Start Mondays every year. “When your coming back from summer and getting back to classes and stuff, it’s good to get into a routine,” said Paca. “[Fresh Start Mondays] is a good way to get a fresh start to your school year.”
Center and two at the Solar a graduate student in meHouse. chanical engineering and “The 16 charging stations team business manager. have all come online at difI n t h ree yea rs , E co ferent times. They’ve all been Car2 team members design operational for a while. The a car layout and figure out ten on Centennial were the which components they need. latest ones to come online in They gut the car and install August. This is the first pub- their own components, such lic unveiling of those ten sta- as the powertrain. At the end tions,” Tracy Dixon, director of three years, their car will at the University Sustainabil- be considered 99.9 percent it y Of f ice, ready-forsaid. the-marFunding ket in GM for t he 10 terms. new stations At the came from a end of year grant from t hree, “ if Wyatt Sanders, WESA representative the Triangle we were out J Council of in the real Governments. Part of the world, one signature would grant is for tracking usage of send it to the production the charging stations over the line,” Lohr said. next two years. Dixon said Funding for the project more will be known about comes from dozens of sourcusage over the next couple es, but mainly from General years as data gets collected. Motors and the U.S. DepartAlong with the three test- ment of Energy. Other sourcdrivable cars, which were es include $20,000 worth of loaned by local dealerships, Snap-On Tools, a $40,000 the EcoCar2 team had their simulator from dSpace, Inc. GM-donated 2013 Chevrolet and $20,000 worth of batterMalibu at the grand opening. ies from A123 systems, Inc. “We treat this program as a “It’s not only the engineersmall business, basically as a ing aspect, it also has the startup,” said Jonathan Lohr, communications and busi-
ness sponsorship aspect,” said Carly Swanson, a graduate student in communications and team communications manager. The program just began the year-two phase and members will begin retrofitting the car later in the semester. “The point of this competition is to maintain or improve the car in pretty much every category: performance, energy use, emissions, but as well as interior quality,” Lohr said. Fourteen other schools from across the nation are involved in the EcoCar competition, but N.C. State is the only North Carolinian school involved. The second-year competition will be held this year GM’s desert proving grounds in Yuma, Ariz., and the thirdyear competition will be held at the Milford Proving Grounds in Michigan. “We are always looking for student help. Not only from the engineering students, but also business and marketing students,” Swanson said.
“It was pretty much dumpster diving.”
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More to statistics than just the numbers Elizabeth Moomey Staff Writer
Rebecca Goldin, an associate professor of mathematics at George Mason University, stressed the importance of reader awareness at a speech put on by University Scholars Friday. “How do beer and gonorrhea go together?” Goldin asked the audience Friday, Sept. 21 at SAS Hall. Well, they don’t, Goldin explained during her presentation about numbers and their misinterpretation in media.
Goldin discussed how the media uses statistics in reporting and how readers need to be cautious that they are not always getting the full truth. “I want people to be thoughtful about what they read, especially risk and risk assessment,” Goldin said. Risks reported in media are often deceptive, because it gives the reader a warped sense of causation and correlation, especially in health and scientific reports, which can be harmful, according to Goldin. She provided the
examples of causation and correlation. Causation is the idea that smoking can cause lung cancer, and correlation is the idea that smoking and alcoholism go together. A reader often infers from this that a smoker is likely to be an alcoholic, which is not always the case. With the election coming up, Goldin mentioned hidden factors in studies, like a recent one that found that conservatives had better sex compared to liberals, though the study did not say women are more like to be liberal than conser-
vative. This example helped MaryKylie Cranford, a freshman in economics, realize how the political studies for the upcoming presidential election can sometimes be misleading. “A study may say 80 percent like Mitt Romney, but they are Republican,” Cranford said. Goldin’s goal was to inform the audience that numbers in news articles are not always honest. This made Karli Moore, a freshman in First Year College who attended
the speech, question where she could actually read reliable news. “How much can we trust?” Moore said. Goldin’s solution to this is “teasing out what our opinion is” and talking more. Goldin suggested that journalists with knowledge and an understanding of math be hired so they know if this information is being used correctly in news stories. “Statistics are misrepresenting,” Golding said. “Statistics tell a different story.” Goldin operates a non-
profit called STATS affiliated with George Mason University. Its mission is to educate journalists and the public about the appropriate use of statistics in all kinds of fields. The non-profit serves as a watchdog for math used in media, and sometimes pursue revealing the correct story in science pieces, according to the Mathematical Association of America interview with Goldin. This organization has been helpful to many news publications like the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal.
Changes to ticketing system come out smaller than students think Sara Awad Correspondent
Many students are unhappy with the changes to the student ticket distribution system this year. However, the changes are minimal, according to Student Body President Andy Walsh. The student ticket request system hasn’t changed much, Walsh said. The only differences between the new system and the old system are the vendor and the autoclaim feature. Last year, tickets were distributed through TicketReturn. However, the University suspended the partnership due to problems including the awarding of tickets to the wrong students. Tickets are now distributed through
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the software vendor Paciolan, and students are able to access tickets through the website gopack.com. Students also no longer have to claim their tickets before athletic events. This revision was made because students often forgot to claim their tickets before games, causing them to not be granted entrance into these games. Now, students must cancel their tickets if they are no longer able to attend games, allowing other students to use the returned tickets. Other changes to the student ticket request system were made two years ago, when the University began to see an increased demand for tickets to football games. Before, N.C. State had a
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group system in place, in which each group had a leader. Leaders with the most loyalty points were given student tickets, which could be given to other members of the group as well. The University also used a weighted lottery system; meaning students with the highest amount of loyalty points increased their chances of being awarded a student ticket. The theory behind all of this was to encourage more students to attend football games. In 2010, the undefeated N.C. State played Virginia Tech Universit y, during which demand for student t ickets d rast ica l ly outweighed supply. As a result, the University changed ticket distribution from a random
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lems with students being awarded tickets to the first home football game with demand. He believes that there has never been so much demand so early in the season. As for the feedback, “It means students want to go to games,” Walsh said. Walsh is happy that students are taking such a huge interest in athletics on campus. “It’s a good problem to have. Athletics is the cornerstone of the student experience at N.C. State University, [and] we are always looking to make the athletic experience better for students,” Walsh said.
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Party: Democratic Experience: State Senator (1997-2009), Lieutenant Governor (2009-present) Views on education: “As governor, Dalton will restore the cuts to public schools by ensuring the big corporations and millionaires can’t use tax loopholes to pay a lower rate than middle class families.”
Party: Republican Experience: Mayor of Charlotte (1995-2009), representative of Homeland Security Advisory Council (2003-2006) Views on education: “My goal is for every student to get a job after they graduate – not move back in with his or her parents. To do that, we must emphasize skill attainment in our community colleges and universities...”
Party: Libertarian Experience: former Chair of the Libertarian Party of N.C., two-time Libertarian nominee for governor. Views on education: “Education is far too important to leave in the hands of Raleigh politicians and bureaucrats. Parents need more options on how to educate their children. I will work to implement a tuition tax credit scholarship program...”
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ever, many students have voiced their concerns over not being given tickets and the incorrect addition of loyalty points. After the first home football game, emails were sent out to students assuring them that points would be added manually for students whose tickets hadn’t been scanned at the game due to scanner malfunctions. However, many students have also claimed that they lost loyalty points even though they weren’t even awarded student tickets. “I think people just have to get used to the new source. It’s software, it has its limitations sometimes,” Walsh said. According to Walsh, four out of five students get tickets. Walsh attributed the prob-
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weighted lottery system to a random partially weighted lottery system. Currently, only students with loyalty points that rank in the top 25 percent will be guaranteed tickets. The rest of the student tickets are given out in a random lottery, regardless of loyalty points. Walsh explained this system allows for both loyal seniors and underclassmen to have access to student tickets. Furthermore, he elaborated that whether the University uses a weighted random lottery or unweighted random lottery, there is always the possibility that a freshman could be awarded a ticket, while a loyal senior is without a ticket. On the “Wolfpack Students” Facebook Page, how-
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ate for 12 years before being elected lieutenant governor, Dalton has experience to spare. He is known for his understanding of business, his support of working people and for being a staunch pragmatist, according to Taylor. Nevertheless, the seasoned politician is having trouble raising campaign funds. “He’s not only behind financially, but also in the polls,” Taylor said. “This is coming as a shock to the Democratic party because Dalton is their last hope. He’s the only one standing in the way of the Republicans taking over the capital.” Since 2010, the Republican Party has controlled the General Assembly, taking both the state House and Senate. This creates a clear path for former Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory, the Republican gubernatorial nominee. McCrory served the Queen City for 14 years, retiring from the public sector after the 2008 election when he narrowly lost the gubernatorial election against Perdue. A well-known technocrat, McCrory gained a very early lead in both fundraising and polls and has managed to hold on strong.
“McCrory’s lead is a really good sign for the Republican Party,” Taylor said. “They could potentially sweep the election which would bring huge changes to the state.” However, McCrory’s success worries some constituents. The former mayor may have years of political experience, but McCrory has never served on a state-level governmental branch in Raleigh, Taylor said. This setback doesn’t seem to affect the voters’ opinion of him as his tax reform and spending cuts have won the votes of thousands already, according to Taylor. “The fact that [McCrory] is not known in Raleigh isn’t hurting him at all,” Taylor said. “If anything, the freshness of his face is attracting votes.” On the opposite end of the spectrum, Barbara Howe, the Libertarian gubernatorial candidate, has very seldom received more than 2 percent of the votes in four bids for the North Carolina House. “The fact that she’s even on the ballot is kind of amazing,” Taylor said. “It’s a really big victory for the state Libertarian Party.” After running for governor twice before, once in 2000 and again in 2004, Howe knows the challenges she will face in the upcoming months. As a former chair of the
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North Carolina Libertarian Party, Howe holds traditional libertarian views — a decrease in government influence on the citizens’ daily lives and tax regulations — but has been known for being more moderate than most, according to Taylor. While her election is unlikely, Howe and the Libertarians continue to fight a foothold for change in the capitol. According to Taylor, a close race between Dalton and McCrory would be bad for Howe and as a result she has showed no signs of relaxed campaigning. Howe has committed to visiting all 100 counties in North Carolina and will be hosting a 5k run in each. “She’s well aware of what this election means for her state and for her party,” Taylor said. “She’s really trying hard to make a point as an unlikely third party candidate.” After Perdue steps down this January, Taylor said North Carolinians should expect change and new direction. “At this point, it’s pretty hard to judge just who will win,” Taylor said. “But it’s obvious they’re going to have to be willing to work together with the legislature if they want to get anything done. It’s going to be about compromise.”
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ost students will never don camouf lage uniforms or combat boots, so it’s easy to forget the importance of the commitment some of our fellow students make. The military appreciation ceremonies that took place during at last Saturday’s football game against The Citadel did a good job bringing students together to appreciate those who serve our country. However, N.C. State’s military ties warrant continual remembrance and appreciation. The importance of ROTC to this
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How do you feel about the Brickyard preachers? BY BRETT MORRIS
“Freedom of speech. I don’t listen to what they say, but I acknowledge that they have the right to say it.” Christian Lilley junior, electrical engineering
“I listen to them, but I don’t give much of a mind to what they say. I’m not religious, but I believe they have the right to say what they want to say.” Mauricio Garcia sophomore, chemical engineering
“It can be entertaining. It depends on the students. Especially if students start it and are good sports about it.” Alyson Harding senior, anthropology
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In response to Megan Ellisor’s “Rock the vote, unless you’re a Democrat.” Megan, Why should someone who doesn’t have a state-issued (or a general governmentissued) ID be allowed to vote? It is in fact their right to vote, however that means they should be taking the responsibility to get an ID that enables them to participate in American democracy. Going along with your school ID example, if there was a school event that required students to have their Wolfpack ID on them, and a (supposed) student wanted to attend but didn’t bring their ID, they wouldn’t be allowed to participate. If they forget their ID or lost theirs and didn’t have the money to purchase a new one, this is not the school’s fault, but the student’s personal responsibility to gain that new ID. What’s perplexing is that 18 percent of voters in Philadelphia don’t have a government-issued ID. How in the world were they even able to vote? Do these people not drive? Do they not work? To get a license, you get a photo ID from the state -- the perfect ID for voting. To work you need proper identification other than your SSN — there you go. You also stated “These certificates can cost anywhere from $8 to $25, which causes difficulties as many affected voters are poor.” If these people are that poor, chances are they’ve applied for welfare OR they’re getting food stamps -- both of which you need a governmentissued ID to get. So how in the world are these poor people affected? If they haven’t applied for welfare or they don’t receive food stamps because they’re in unfortunate circumstances which you could argue and say that they don’t have an ID for that, then obviously they don’t hold a job. Chances are those poor people you’re referring to are homeless because if they were to hold a job, they would in fact need that state ID. You also talk about how these new laws could force students to not be able to use their student IDs. So what? In order to get that student ID, you needed to have a government-issued
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system for roadside bombs. This was one of the technologies highlighted at a military appreciation event in the Park Alumni Center Friday, Sept. 21, 2012. Although f ly-overs, a football field-sized flag and a red Bell Tower are bold representations of our gratitude, our appreciation for those who serve should not be reserved only for those occasions. The men and women who serve do so every day, and should be recognized just as often.
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photo ID in the first place! There’s also the chance that a student could use their student ID to vote in North Carolina, and then go to their home state -- say Virginia, and use their government-issued ID to vote there. No one would really know, because the government doesn’t have record of that student ID, so what’s preventing them from voting twice? Nothing. Voter ID laws do NOT in fact target minorities, elderly and students. They target voter fraud. So if you’re saying that the reason this apparent scheme by Republicans to ensure that the election loses those liberal voices, you’d be incorrect because voter fraud is not a voice, it’s illegal and harmful to our country. Kaitlin Yarbrough freshman, criminology In response to N.C. State’s rendition of the national anthem. I graduated with my MA from NCSU in 1991. I’ve been a Pack fan all my life. I go to games whenever I get the chance, and for the most part, win or lose, I enjoy the experience. I support my team, yell loudly and all that a fan is supposed to do. But in the last few years, something happens at nearly every home game that really infuriates me. It came to a head for me last night at the Citadel game. We were supposed to be honoring our veterans, and for the most part, we did. But the practice that we have now of yelling out the word “RED” at the top of our lungs during the National Anthem, and the replacement of “home of the brave” with “home of the PACK” has caused me to write to you, the campus newspaper. In my humble opinion, this practice is an affront to all who have served or are serving in our nation’s defense. It is an insult to our flag, the anthem and our nation as a whole. Back in the day when I was much younger, this would have NEVER happened and if it did, those doing it would have been sharply criticized. Yell for the team, sure, but during the game, for as the announcer always says, we “rise as one nation” to honor America. That means the Pack nation as well as our opponent. For that brief time, can’t we give the respect our veterans, our flag and our nation deserve? I would like to see a campuswide movement to stop this practice and return to a day when this was not the case. Edgar Taylor alum, class of ’91
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tend to be late to the party when it comes to knowing what the f lavor of the month happens to be in music. Now I’m about as hardcore a pop Jordan culture Alsaqa junkie as Associate one can Features Editor be, with numerous video games, comic books and DVDs in my apartment, but I don’t listen to the radio or seek out the latest music videos all that often. The result of my musical reclusiveness is that I only heard about the latest YouTube sensation, “Gangnam Style,” well after it had established itself in the minds of the public. With more than 220 million hits and various tribute videos already on the Internet, I quickly realized how late to the infectious beats of the energetic Korean rapper Psy I was. My complete ineptitude at keeping up with the latest musical trends isn’t the thing I found interesting about my first viewing of “Gangnam Style.” Two days later, I had already had three other encounters with it, all of them happening with no attempt of my own to seek it out. First, a friend of mine posted the video to their Facebook wall. Then, I came across a user-created level in the latest LittleBigPlanet game dedicated to the song. Only a few hours after that, another friend had invited me to the upcoming N.C. State
“Gangnam Style” flash mob. Of course, when I really thought about it, I realized that there was never any avoiding “Gangnam Style.” In truth, even at the fringe of the musical culture, I was destined to hear it due to the memetic heights the song had reached. When I say meme, I’m not referring exclusively to LOLcats and rage faces, though they certainly factor in. Instead, I’m talking about the larger field of meme theory, which involves the way information travels and evolves. It in turn relates to what videos, films and songs manage to spread out and define our popular culture at a given moment. In this case, “Gangnam Style” had reached critical mass, to the point where even though I have no interest in the musical world, I couldn’t ignore the song’s impact on our culture. My peers had heard the song and then spread that information out along the verbal and social networks. So why does any of this matter? The song, just like every other flavor of the month piece of our culture, will have its time in the sun and then pass, left to be parodied on animated shows a year from now. However, it’s the nationwide presence and speed with which that presence was achieved that makes our popular culture so impressive. A common complaint lodged against social networking sites, as well as the Internet in general, is that it has hindered our generation’s ability to communicate with each other. We spend all of our time online, so we never get out and interact in person the way that we should. While there are plenty of
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holes to be poked in this line of thinking, not the least of which being that most people we talk to online tend to be those we first met in “real life, it is true that ours is one of the first generations to have such easy access to the Web. The truth, though, is that we’ve instead found a whole new form of communication to connect us. The Internet was founded on a basis of sharing information, and that’s exactly what social networking sites allow. “Gangnam Style” may just be a music video, but the number of people who know about it, as well as how far it has spread, comes as a result of people being able to share the video through Facebook and Twitter. This also applies to parody videos and f lash mobs. Social networking is for more than posting pictures and sharing your status; it is a constant source of culture and information, one that is able to reach a far wider audience than person-to-person interactions. Entire groups seeking to speak up about the election or Chick-fil-A’s stance on homosexuality are able to form from just a few simple clicks. I know the hotbutton issues of the day because at least a dozen friends post about them in a given week, just as often as they post about a Korean rapper pretending to ride a horse. It’s true that communication has changed in the past few decades, but this evolution has brought about entirely new forms of public forum through the transmission of both important issues and pop culture developments. If anything, social networking has helped to create a society far more capable of discussing the world around us than ever before.
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Alice Hogan leads students in group 1A at the Korean Conversation Club’s meeting in SAS Hall Thursday Night. Hogan was going over the basics with her group; starting in on the first chapter of their textbook which covered greetings and introductions.
CLUB TEACHES KOREAN Young Lee Associate Features Editor The “Korean Wave” has struck the shores of mainstream American culture. With Korean dramas offered on Netf lix and “Gangnam Style” constantly played on G105, it seems hard to deny that Korea has not become part of the American pop culture conversation. At N.C. State, the Korean Conversation Club has reflected this wave, and according to many members, the wave has not even reached its peak. KCC, which began five years ago as a small group of students and non-students that met regularly at coffee shops and cafes to learn and study Korean, welcomed a new group of students this fall. According to Joseph Namwoo Cho, a junior in
mechanical engineering and the president of KCC, the club welcomed more than 80 people during its first meeting — a high-water mark in terms of attendance for the club. The club leaders continue to see about 50 attendees at the weekly meetings, more than some language courses at the University. According to Cho, the club aims to take their language study just as seriously, with the goal of convincing the University to offer a for-credit Korean language course. To help assist native Korean speakers who serve as instructors and mentors at the club, Cho also enlisted the help of a few Korean instructors from Wake Tech’s continuing education program. Alice Hogan, one such teacher, came to the United
States two years ago and has helped out with KCC for the past two semesters. “It would be great if the University could offer a Korean course,” Hogan said. “Korea is globalized and is one of the top ten economies in the world. Learning Korean would definitely be beneficial for college students around this time. There’s a lot of potential and it would really be great if Korean could become an actual course offered at N.C. State, and I’m really glad to be a part of it.” However, according to Adrienne Frye, a senior in international studies and KCC vice president, simply teaching the language is not the club’s only goal. Although many language courses don’t emphasize culture studies as much as language studies, KCC tries to offer both in
generous amounts. “I think Korean is important for our students at N.C. State because South Korea is one of the Asian ‘tigers,’ and the average American has no idea where it is,” Frye said. “Even [the rapper] Psy, when he introduced himself on television shows in the United States, he said, ‘Hi, I’m Psy from Korea.’ He felt no inclination to actually state South Korea, although to Americans there’s no d ifference between North and South Korea. We know there’s a North and South Korea. We know that one of them is a third-world country, but we don’t know which one that is. I think that’s really sad.” To make sure KCC attendees are more educated than what Frye considers the average American, Frye, with other KCC executives, have
tried to develop an immersive experience. “If you go to KCC just to hang out, you’re still going to get a cultural experience. You’re still going to get some linguistic exercise,” Frye said. One way that KCC has accomplished this goal this year has been to socialize and network in accordance to Korean customs, which includes using Korean courtesy titles, Frye said. These are central to Korean culture. Terms like “hyeong,” “oppa” and “noona” which are used to signify respect for elders and define societal roles were reinforced in interactions at KCC. For international students like Cho, these small hints of Korean culture made him feel at home at NCSU despite being older than many students due to his years spent in the Korean military after gradu-
ating high school. Frye said she understood that the University may have reasons to not offer Korean as a language due to a tight budget and a priority for other subjects. However, many attendees still wish they could get credit for their work. “I want to travel to Korea,” Cody Murphy, a junior in biology, said. “[KCC is] really helpful but I wish it was an actual class. If it was, it would be a lot better.” However, until then, Hogan said that she still believes that KCC can have a profound impact on the Wolfpack community. “I hope that [KCC] can play a really important role to grow or promote Korean culture … and that they could become little diplomats of Korea,” Hogan said.
Medical school: Tough to get in and getting more difficult Nicky Vaught Staff Writer Pre-med students, who spend most of their time enwrapped in the hard sciences, may soon need to reprioritize their schedules to include a wider range of humanities and social sciences. With prospective changes and adaptations to the MCAT, it’s difficult to know whether these changes are positive or negative for students. The MCAT, or Medical College Application Test, is administered every year from January through September. It comprises three sections worth 15 points each, for a total of 45 points. The sections incorporate questions about biology, organic and inorganic chemistry, physics and verbal reasoning. “The way AMCAS saw it was they needed to find a way to screen the psychological, ethical, and the overall holistic aspect of [becoming a doctor],” said Dr. Anita Flick, the pre-health club advisor. The AMCAS, the American Medical College Application Service, is a feature of the Association of American
Medical Colleges. It allows for pre-med students to apply to medical schools, and is an instrumental part in developing the MCAT. This is the fifth time the MCAT has changed since 1928, with its last change having been in 1991. The upcoming change has been determined to last until 2030. Starting in 2015, the test is set to incorporate psychological, sociological and ethical questions into the already present sections. According to Flick, this is in an effort to have students think about the hard sciences from a different perspective. The current MCAT includes a writing section, but, according to Flick, it is rarely looked at and is to be removed. Optional questions will take its place as a way to test how well students perform on the new material. “I understand what they’re trying to get at, but I’m not sure you can relate that in a test,” Flick said. “It’s going to be very interesting to see how this pans out.” Flick pointed out that some students are better at taking standardized tests than oth-
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ers. She also pointed out that, in addition to a student’s MCAT score, medical schools also evaluate GPA, a personal statement, recommendation letters, interviews and an array of other variables. In the past, the requirement, according to Flick, has generally been one psychology, one sociology and one philosophy or ethics class. However, there are no speci-
fications as to which classes are most helpful, so it may be difficult to acquire the necessary skills to interrelate psychological and ethical principles into the hard sciences. “[We] honestly are in a panic,” said Flick. “That’s because the test is going to be longer, there are going to be more sections, more questions, it’ll be more in depth.” The current test is four
hours and 20 minutes, but it is set to expand by two hours. The amount of questions per section will increase from 52 to 65, except for the verbal reasoning section, which is set to increase from 40 to 60 questions. Flick expressed a concern that an increase in time may take a toll on the quality of exhausted students’ responses. With long, succeeding passages, it makes sense that a student’s cognitive capabilities may decline. “I don’t know if longer, necessarily, is better, but they do have to test for the skills they think are important,” said William Bauer, a teaching assistant professor of philosophy. “If you can do that in four hours, then why not? But apparently they think it takes six hours … The changes are good so long as they’re still testing for the technical [information.]” “I know that I get a lot of pre-med students in my BioMedical Ethics class,” Bauer said. “I don’t know the exact number, but I’ve talked to a few students that are pre-med … they tell me that the class has helped them.”
Bauer said he’s familiar with the upcoming changes and said he feels it is important to include the humanistic aspect to being a doctor. “The doctor’s role is dual,” Bauer said. “There’s the technical, objective side, you want the doctor to be medically confident, to know the signs and symptoms to look for, but you also want them to understand the human factor, to be able to relate to the patient, to understand fully that the patient is an individual with their own concepts and individuality and decisions.” The upcoming critical thinking aspect of the test, according to Bauer, has strong parallels with finding hidden patient variables and developing good bedside manner. Bauer saw a few sample questions from the new test, which deal mostly with behavior and ethics and, according to him, are appropriate. “So long as they keep the technical content, why not incorporate these other components?” he said.
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Glass bead animals and other gifts are on display at the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival in Dorton Arena on the State Fairgrounds on Saturday, Sept. 22. The festival, traditionally marking the end of the summer harvest, included arts and crafts, live music, stage shows, a dragon dance and food. The Ruby Slippers Chinese Dance Club performs “Bamboo in the Rain” at the fairgrounds.
Celebrating a harvest moon Kenneth Pham Staff Writer The Southeast’s largest Chinese non-profit organization, the Chinese American Friendship Association, presented their first Harvest Moon Festival at the State Fairgrounds in Raleigh Saturday. The Harvest Moon Festival is one of the most popular Asian festivals, having existed for more than 3,000 years. According to event organizers, the event is typically marked by family reunions, moon cakes (a type of Chinese pastry) and hopes for a good harvest. The Harvest
Moon Festival is similar to the Western Christmas. The exact date of the Harvest Moon Festival changes from year to year. This is because the date originates from the lunar calendar, falling on the 15th day of the eighth lunar month. The Harvest Moon Festival falls on Sept. 30 this year, although many organizations such as the CAFA celebrate the holiday on other days. The event had authentic Chinese food catering, traditional arts of hand craft, paintings and calligraphy, as well as Chinese singing and dancing. “The event aims to promote
cultural diversity and foster understanding among people of diverse cultural backgrounds in North Carolina and beyond,” said Jianping Yang, president of CAFA. “We are eager to present the community with this wonderful event and hope people can enjoy the cultural feast with their friends and families.” “We saw that many different cultural groups had their showcases and we wanted to do our own,” Tony Cao, the event coordinator, said. “We started in February, and after six months of planning, getting contacts and reaching out, we were able to get a good foundation.”
“When I was a kid, I went for the lanterns. They were cool, but one wrong move and the candle inside would burn the whole thing up, but nowadays it’s all about that moon cake,” said Bryan Le, an alum with a degree in sociology. “I was most fond of being able to play with all the kids from both the Buddhist and Catholic community, everyone came together for that.” There were moon cakes and other Chinese cuisine available. Both Super Wok and Grand Asia Market agreed to sell food at the event. Homemade food collected by the Chinese cultural or-
ganization was sold as well. While there was food, attendees were also able to watch many cultural performances. Some performances included were Peking operas, lion dancing, Kung Fu and Chinese instrumental. Dancing was performed by many talented groups of the area, which included the Sunny Performing Arts Group and multiple dances from the Family with Children from China. Of the 25 booths there were many different items and skills being offered, including Chinese paintings, calligraphy and photography, both historical and modern.
Booths for non-profit organizations were present. CAFA had its own, promoting with individuals who could help with Chinese visa and passport documentation. Surrounding them were booths for multiple schools that teach Chinese languages, hoping to find new students. For those who missed it, organizers hope to hold a Harvest Moon Festival again next year. The Vietnamese Student Association will also have their celebration on at the Court of Carolinas. VSA organizers plan to hold a lantern-showcasing event Sept. 26.
School provides performance opportunity of a lifetime Katie Sanders Senior Staff Writer If you’ve ever wanted to run away and join the circus, here’s your chance. Cirque de Vol, Raleigh’s very own circus and circus school, run by the sibling duo of Sarah and Sheryl Howl, had their grand opening last week and are now up and running. The school teaches what are known as creative movement arts, which focus on dance, movement, and flow, and most of which are most often found in circus performances. Classes include but are in no way limited to silks, which is the art of swinging in a silk curtain hanging from the ceiling; the trapeze; the lyra, which is an acrobatic art similar to the trapeze known as the aerial hoop; poi spinning, in which weights are spun in patterns and belly dancing. There are also partner acrobatic classes to take with a friend and clown classes. Different types of meditation are included in the creative movement arts as well, and so one of the two main rooms of the studio is dedicated to being a “healing arts center”, focusing on yoga, aesthetic dance, meditation and aerial yoga. “There’s actually a really
big circus community. I was really surprised – everyday I’m surprised by the number of people that will come in or email us to join our mailing list,’” Sheryl Howl, who is mostly in charge of the administrative side of the business, said. “I just had no idea – everyday opens my eyes a little more that there really is a need for something like this in Raleigh.” The performance aspect of the school is mostly run by Sarah Howl, who is known as “Phoenix” by her troupe and performs hula hooping, fire dancing, and aerial arts. “I’ve been doing performance art for many years,” Sarah Howl said. “I got into hooping, that led to fire dancing, and then I met all these circus people and got into acrobatics.” Sarah Howl’s jump from hooping as a hobby to hooping with fire was a spur of the moment decision. “I was at a party one night,” Sarah Howl said in explanation. It was Sarah Howl’s subsequent love of the creative movement arts community that prompted the creation of Cirque de Vol. “There is such an amazing circus community here, and there was no place for us to practice or rehearse or teach
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Cirque De Vol Studios instructor Liz Roberts performs her circus stunts.
or play,” Sarah Howl said. However, according to organizers, hard-core circus performers are not the only ones the school is targeted at. “Some people are into it for different reasons – some people like it as just a form of expression, some people like it for a workout, and other people are interested in performing, which is totally something you can do once
you get the hang of it,” Sarah Howl said. Performances will be held by the members of the classes, but if you’d rather not participate, you can still watch. There will be performance schedules online and at their location downtown every First Friday. The classes are also advertised as a good, more entertaining, form of exercise.
“I call it fun fitness,” Sheryl Howl said. “Ditch the gym, join the circus.” Circus-level hula hooping, for example, is very good for your abs. “I was sore for about three days afterward , but it was a really good workout and a lot more fun that going to the gym, and that’s why I’ve kept with it,” Hannah Grady, who works one on one with special needs kids and is learning the silks, said. Surprisingly, most of the dramatic creative movement arts, especially the aerial ones, are actually better for you than going for a run. “It’s definitely high intensity but it’s very low impact on your body,” Sheryl Howl said. “It’s a full body workout, but you don’t have to do the damage.” The Howl sisters are also talking about opening up the studio for special needs children. “They enjoy watching, and it really helps them to feel like they’re part of a community and to make friends,” Grady said. All of the creative movement arts, though they look dramatic, are fairly safe. For example, in stilt-walking, Sarah Howl says eventually you will fall, but you will be taught to do it safely. Even
aerial acrobatics, like silks, are more user-friendly than one would expect. “You probably will never fall in silks. What will happen is you will knot yourself up crazy and get stuck,” Sarah Howl said. Cirque de Vol even has a class they call “license to burn”, which is a class for fire safety certification. It teaches different creative movement arts that incorporate fire, such as fire poi, fire hooping, fire swords and fans and aerial fire. “It teaches you what to do if this happens or if that happens, what clothes to wear, what types of fuels to use, how to spin off properly – it’s intensive on safety rules,” Sarah Howl said. Cirque de Vol also does the occasional circus fashion show, complete with body painters and f laming headgear. “I just thought, wouldn’t it be cooler if the models could do backflips, or hang on the ceiling, or balance on each other’s feet?” Sarah Howl said. “I love the empowerment that comes with thinking ‘Oh, I could never do that’, and then the next thing you know you’re doing it,” Sarah Howl said.
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head and bounced over the net. The Duke blockers were unable to locate the ball as it hit the floor. The crowd went into a cheering frenzy. State wrapped up the set, 25-14, to win the match. When asked about what was next for the Pack, Glass confidently replied, “14-1.” “We’ve been working so hard, and it’s great to finally
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season. During the later score, Glennon looked as if he would be stopped short of the goal line but a host of tackles and Wolfpack teammates converged as he was pushed in for the score. “I wasn’t expecting that, it’s just something that expressed itself and I took the run when it was there,” Glennon said. “I don’t think that will be happening to often.” Another bright spot for the offense was redshirt junior
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see it payoff,” Glass said. State’s next match will be home verses Georgia Tech Sept. 28. After next weekend, State’s 13-game home stretch will be over and the Pack will have to hit the road for four games straight. “As long as we stay focused in practice and stay together as a team, going on the road will be no problem,” Glass said.
receiver Quintin Payton. He came up big again for State, catching five Glennon passes for 100 yards. Payton has 338 receiving yards on the season with one touchdown and is averaging 84.5 yards a game. Redshirt junior receiver Rashard Smith joined the scoring as well with an electric 73-yard punt return in the second quarter. “We tried to consciously drive the ball, get first downs, keep them on the field and when you have scoring opportunities, you have to score trotted out to the field once,” O’Brien said. The first three drives, all
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Sophmore outside hitter Dariyan Hopper spikes against the Duke defense during the match on Friday Sept 21. The Wolfpack beat the Devils 3-1, improving their record to 13-1 overall and 3-0 in the ACC.
touchdowns, were scored in under three minutes, two of which going more that 50-yards en route to the end zone. Out of the 12 possessions for the Pack, the punting unit only saw the field once. “We knew coming in the with their offense that we wanted to get up early and not let them get back in the game, keep our defense off the field so they can rest and recover and I think we did exactly that,” Glennon said. With Thornton’s help, the offense totaled more than 500 yards, without the top three running backs atop the depth
chart at the beginning of the year. Redshirt sophomore Tony Creecy and senior James Washington were out all week with injuries and redshirt sophomore Mustafa Greene is still serving a suspension. “I think he showed today that he can get in there and play,” O’Brien said. “Let’s not give him the Heisman Trophy yet.” O’Brien said he did not k now the timetable for Creecy or Washington’s return to the field. He also had no update on Greene. “By the fourth scrimmage, you could see that he could run the football,” head coach
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Freshman leads Wolfpack to victory Athletics announces personnel actions
Jonathan Stout
Athletics has announced that the N.C. State Board of Trustees has approved new contracts for men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried and baseball coach Elliot Avent. Gottfried’s supplemental compensation has increased to $1.2 million, making him third among ACC men’s basketball head coaches in in annual guaranteed compensation. Avent’s guaranteed compensation has increased to $219,125 and an enhanced bonus structure. His contract expires in 2015. Both Gottfried and Avent led their teams to the postseason and finished the season with top-20 national rankings.
State defeated The Citadel in front of a crowd of 55,145 on Military Appreciation Day at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday night. The meeting was the first since 1983, when the Wolfpack defeated the Bulldogs 45-0. Carter Finley Stadium hosted a number of different activities that evening. ROTC students, in uniform, sat in the lower north student section for the game, a C130 f lyover during pregame and a 100-yard American flag was stretched out on the field during a Military Tribute by the N.C. State marching band and bagpipers at halftime. Scoring started early and often for the Pack, tallying a touchdown on its drive. Freshman running back Shadrach Thornton scampered into the end zone from 19-yards out, giving the Pack an early lead. Saturday night was Thornton’s first collegiate start. He rushed for 145 yards and was responsible for 14 of State’s points, finding the end zone twice in the contest. “He finally got his opportunity today and he made the most of it,” said graduate student quarterback Mike Glennon. “I think he’s someone that can provide a spark to our offense and for his
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Washington commits to N.C. State Kyle Washington, a 6-foot-9 power forward, committed to the N.C. State men’s basketball program Sunday. Washington is ranked No. 66 by ESPN in the Class of 2013. He was originally a Class of 2012 prospect, but he reclassed. He currently attends the Brewster Academy in New Hampshire this year, the same school freshman forward T.J. Warren attended. SOURCE: FAYETTEVILLE OBSERVER
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Redshirt junior wide receiver Rashard Smith runs a punt return back 73 yards to score State’s fifth touchdown during the ACC Military Appreciation Day football game against The Citadel in Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 22. The Wolfpack defeated the Bulldogs 52-14.
first start ever it’s pretty impressive.” Thornton said he did think he would have had a chance to play, if you had asked him at the beginning of the season. “I just want to keep up the good work,” Thornton said. “The game is won in practice, that’s where you put in all the hard work, and it shows on Saturday.” In one game, Thornton has had
more rushing yards and a higher average per carry than either of the previous veteran running backs to start for State this season. “They asked me nothing but to go out there and play football, something I’ve been playing for a long time,” Thornton said. “I’m pretty thankful that I have a good team, strong linemen and they made way for me tonight and I couldn’t have
done anything without those guys.” Glennon finished the game going 19-24 for 233 yards and one touchdown through the air. Although Glennon averaged -1.3 yards a carry in the contest, he carried the ball into the end zone twice for his first two rushing touchdowns of the
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N.C. State v. The Citadel LSU v. Auburn Clemson v. Florida State Arizona v. Oregon Kansas St. v. Oklahoma Missouri v. South Carolina
N.C. State improved its record to 13-1 after beating Duke in four sets. Senior setter Megan Cyr posted a stellar performance of eight kills, 36 assists and six digs. Sophomore outside hitter Nikki Glass led State’s attack, posting 12 kills. Freshman middle blocker Morgan Cormier followed with 10 kills. Sophomore libero Alston Kearns and senior defensive specialist Alexa Micek tallied 19 and 16 digs respectively. This is the first time that the Pack has beaten UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest and Duke in a single season in ACC play. This is also the first time since 1988 that the Pack has opened up ACC play 3-0. State got off to a quick start taking a 5-3 lead, but unforced errors from the Pack led to Duke taking the lead, 5-6. However, State rebounded quickly, took the lead and never looked back. The Blue Devils were rattled by the electric atmosphere of the Reynolds Coliseum crowd and had to take a timeout after falling behind six. After the timeout, Duke attempted a comeback, but State held on and finished out the set 25-23. After falling behind in the second set 3-1, a service ace from
Glass tied it at 3-3. The teams traded points until State took a five-point lead. Later in the set, Duke tied it at 17, but a five point run from the Pack kept the lead safe and State pulled out the win, 25-20. Sophomore middle blocker Alesha Wilson tallied three kills in three attempts in the second set. Cormier added four kills while Kearns had seven digs in the second set. During the break time between the second and third sets, Duke Head Coach Jolene Nagel cut her talk short and had the visiting Blue Devils practice during the rest of the break. The pre-set practice worked for the Blue Devils in the third set as they pulled away to win, 18-25. The teams traded points until Duke pulled away from the 7-7 draw after a 9-2 run. Two late service errors cost the Pack as Duke finished the set with a kill to win 18-25. State was all business in the fourth set and led the whole way. The electric crowd was on its feet for much of the fourth set as the Pack won exciting point after exciting point. Glass finished off two incredible points in the set. The first was a kill down the middle after several saves from both teams to keep the play alive. The second was a top-10 worthy play. Glass went up to spike the ball and the ball was blocked by Duke. The ball found Glass’s
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Senior defensive specialist Alexa Micek high fives her teammates after the team scored a point in the match against Duke in Reynolds Coliseum Friday Sept. 21. The Wolfpack defeated the Blue Devils 3-1.
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