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Staff Report University Theatre is gearing up for an exciting season, beginning with its musical production of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, which premieres tonight. The musical is about two men attempting to fleece rich ladies on the French Riviera out of their money, leading to a disastrous partnership and a fight to see which of them is the best con man in town. The musical will run Sept. 26-30 in Stewart Theatre, with $5 student tickets and $18 adult tickets. Evening performances Wednesday through Saturday begin at 7:30 p.m., and a Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m. Caitlyn Duran, a senior in social work and member of the show’s ensemble, encourages students and faculty to come out and see it. “I’ve done the show before, and I’ve always heard the feedback that it’s really enjoyable for all crowds, whether you’re male or female,” Duran said. Duran said the humor is appealing to both genders, and it won’t be a bore to sit through. While the experience of daily rehearsals has been tiring, Duran said working with University Theatre is something she won’t regret. “It’s been really fun and worth it,” Duran said. “Everybody is great, friendly and welcoming. It’s a good community.” Nat Conti, a senior in biomedical engineering, and Andrew Enloe, a sophomore in communication media, will portray the two crooks in
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Centennial housing project moves forward Jessie Halpern News Editor
Wolf Ridge, the first student housing option to reach Centennial Campus, will be ready for move-in next fall and is currently under construction. Wolf Ridge at Centennial will feature one-, two-, three- and four-bedroom units in one of six buildings, though only two buildings will be complete by fall 2013. The apartments are located on the Centennial Oval, walking distance from the campus’ new Hunt Library. Chester Burroughs, a sophomore in chemical engineering and resident adviser, said the first two buildings will house 400-450 units. The Wolf Ridge project has been a collaboration of several RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIAN different departments, but stuConstruction moves forward on the Wolf Ridge apartment complex on Centennial Campus. The project, which dent input is playing one of the includes six residence buildings, a dining facility and a bookstore, is scheduled to be completed in fall 2013. biggest roles, according to Burroughs. Burroughs said some of the ments that make it a leader in susQUICK FACTS: WOLF RIDGE • The property is on the Centennial buildings will include a loft tainable development, according to Oval, across from the new Hunt • The project is 550,446 square feet, model specifically for graduate the project’s website. Library. which includes housing, dining students, based on their feedThe focus on green engineering • Wolf Ridge will have six named and a bookstore. buildings. back. for this project reflects a University• The project features 1,195 beds. • The property will be LEED Silver • One-, two-, three-, and four“They appreciated having an wide objective. Certified. bedroom apartments and area in the community of all stu“It’s not only about the materials • One of the key focuses of Wolf graduate studio lofts are available. Ridge is sustainability. Innovation dents, but accessed by graduate we use, but also how we’re recycling Accessible units are also available. Hall will eventually house the students,” Burroughs said. those unused materials,” Burroughs Entrepreneurs Village. Students have had a say in the said. SOURCE: UNIVERSITY HOUSING design and conThese changes, acstruction of the cording to University project, as well as Housing Public Comthe furniture opmunication Special- the model is housed in a trailer, it ings, Burroughs said. tions and sustainist Jennifer Kendall, has been remodeled to reflect the The model will be officially open ability of the buildrequire more money planned living space and floor plan for viewing Monday. Students can ing. up-front in the hopes of the apartment. visit the Wolf Ridge website to make Wolf Ridge will be of big savings later on. Burroughs said the purpose of the a reservation for a 30-minute tour. LEED Silver Certi“When you’re look- model was to get student feedback “This was a student-directed prof ied and feature ing at a building that on the overall look of the apartment. cess, and the furniture reflects that,” Chester Burroughs, a green rooftop, can potentially be here “We want to know if students, Kendall said. sophomore in green spaces for chemical engineering for 50, 60, 100 years, after looking at the apartment, Wolf Ridge is modeled after the community events, you’re looking for long- would actually want to live there,” idea of Wolf Village, but with upa 50,000 gallon cisterm benefits,” Kendall Burroughs said. grades Burroughs hopes students tern (which will use rain water said. Student focus groups were devel- will appreciate. and condensation from air-conUniversity Housing has set up oped prior to building the model so The apartments come with stainditioning units to help address a model of a four-bedroom unit Housing could get a sense of what RIDGE continued page 2 irrigation needs) and other ele- on Centennial Campus. While students wanted in terms of furnish-
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This year, the University’s various Friday’s on the Lawn: Friday, Oct. concerts will be hosted under a sin12 at 5:30 p.m. on Harris Field gle series — the Wolfstock Concert Arts NOW ($5): Tuesday, Oct. 16 Series — in a collaboration between at 7 p.m. in the Kennedy-Mcllwee Student Government, the Union Studio Theatre Activities Board, WKNC radio and Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra Arts N.C. State. ($5): Sunday, Oct. 28 at 4 p.m. in According to Andy Walsh, a senior Stewart Theatre in political science and student body Wind Ensemble ($5): Tuesday, Oct. president, the Wolfstock Concert 30 at 7 p.m. in Stewart Theatre Series was created to unify all of the SOURCE: WOLFSTOCK concerts and musical happenings at N.C. State in one place. “We [Student Government] went to UAB, Arts N.C. State and WKNC with Daniel Bernard Roumain and and asked all the groups to allow us Laurelyn Dossett and a 125th Anto advertise and consolidate their niversary special event known as a concerts under one central calendar Quasquicentennial Celebration — to give students one re125 Years of Holidays source,” Walsh said. at N.C. State. Students can expect A State of Brass conthree concert offerings cert is being performed in October including in December right bean Arts NOW event, a fore exams. Raleigh Civic Cham“When you put all ber Orchestra concert the offerings on one and a Wind Ensemble calendar, it shows you Andy Walsh, concert. student body president that a lot of music is ofNovember will offer fered throughout this 12 scheduled concerts, fall,” Walsh said. including a Choral Collage, the In fact, there were too many homecoming concert, a Jazz En- events. Walsh said the concert series semble Concert, a Pipes and Drums had to be broken up into two halves: concert, a Kathy Mattea concert, a fall semester and spring semester. Jazz combos concert, a Raleigh Civic “Our major concerts every single Symphony concert, a Ladies in Red year — the Pack Howl, the homeconcert, a Wind Ensemble concert coming concert, the Welcome Week and a Grains of Time concert. It concert and the All Night Bash — also includes a Connecting Cross- are well-attended by students, but roads in North Carolina concert I think the Arts N.C. State and
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A.B. da Best and Rizio perform a hip-hop set on the Patterson Stage at Packapalooza. This year, all concert events on campus have been consolidated under a single series, Wolfstock.
WKNC’s Fridays on the Lawn events will increase in attendance,” Walsh said. Rodney Washchka, director of the Arts NOW series and a professor of art studies, said any calendar focused on arts events can help improve the audience numbers for those events.
Arts NOW is a series that brings concerts, lectures and other performing arts to campus. The series often focuses on bringing new works to campus and making them available to
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students and the community. The next event for Arts NOW is a concert by Low and Lower, a cellist and a bassist duo. Most of the Wolfstock concert events are free, with the exception of some of the Arts N.C. State events. The charge for these events is $5 and is noted on the Wolfstock Concert Series flyer. The Wolfstock Concert Series was one of Walsh’s
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competition for heiress Christina Colgate’s fortune, with Colgate portrayed by Brett Williams, a senior in zoology. University Theatre’s
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major platform points for running for student body president. “It was one of my top platform items and we’ve already seen how ssmuch concerts mean to students on campus and having good concerts for students to get excited about,” Walsh said. “It’s essential for student life to have those types of things available for students.” Walsh said he hopes Wolfstock will be around for years to come.
Wed-Sat, Sept 26-29 at 7:30pm Sun, Sept 30 at 2pm Stewart Theatre Is there room for two con men to fleece the French Riviera’s rich ladies out of their money? The new University Theatre season opens with a hilarious battle of cons that keeps audiences laughing, humming and guessing to the end!
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other productions this season include Alice in Wonderland, An Inspector Calls and The Heidi Chronicles. For more information on performances or how to get involved with University Theatre, visit ncsu.edu/theatre.
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less steel appliances and a larger living area. The furniture is set to include a sectional, side tables, chairs, a dining set, an entertainment center and a floor lamp option. While the individual bedrooms are about the same size as those in Wolf Village, Burroughs said he believes students will appreciate the efforts made toward increasing storage opportunities. “We didn’t include built-in closets in these models, so students will be getting an armoire set,” Burroughs said. Burroughs said one of his favorite features is a wall of shelves at the end of each hallway. “Students in Wolf Village don’t have this option,” Burroughs said. “I’d imagine students would like the ability to store some common items in the hall.” The hallway shelves aren’t the only efforts made to giving students more storage. In fact, the whole kitchen was designed with that in mind. “We made sure there
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One of the new Wolf Ridge apartment buildings takes shape alongside the Centennial Campus Oval. The property will be LEED Silver certified and one of the key focuses is sustainability.
were plenty of cabinets and storage space in the units, because I know that’s been a complaint in Wolf Village,” Burroughs said. The cabinetry will be lower on the wall to increase accessibility, but they will expand up to the ceiling, providing
several shelves each. Currently, the rates to live in Wolf Ridge are estimated at more than $3,000 per semester. Students can look at floor plans, tour the site plan and learn more about Wolf Ridge on the apartment’s page on the Housing website.
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New ID cards provide financial lessons Sam Degrave Deputy News Editor
Students will be able to exchange their current campus IDs for the Wolfpack One MasterCard starting Oct. 1. With $10 and an old campus ID, students who do not already have the Wolfpack One ID will be able to trade up to the new identification cards.
The University introduced the new ID this year, which also functions as a U.S. Bank Debit MasterCard, to offer students a more convenient and secure option than they’ve had in years past, according to Marketing and Communications Manager for Campus Enterprises Jennifer Gilmore. “We wanted to give students something that was more robust,”
Gilmore said. “What we gave them was one of the most robust campus cards in the country.” The new campus card was issued to all freshmen and is a stepping stone between a traditional debit card and a credit card; a fact that Gilmore says will help students develop a sense of financial independence. According to Gilmore, the new card protects students from many of the fees associated with debit cards provided through other financial institutions such as insuffi-
cient funds fees; however, the card does not come entirely fee free. Students using Wolfpack One IDs will be subject to some fees, including withdrawing money from nonU.S. Bank or MoneyPass ATMs. There are also fees associated with account activity and closure. Though the Wolfpack One Card provides students with a safer alternative than traditional credit card debt traps, Tim Swinson, vice president and city officer with the State Employees’ Credit Union, warns students to think before t hey spend. “Like any piece of plastic, debit cards
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UAB forum to discuss Chick-fil-A controversy Lindsey Rosenbaum
campus. To address these concerns, the Union Activities Board At an upcoming Chick-fil- has set up a discussion foA forum, students who are rum. Lauren Collier, a seworried about the presence nior in animal science and of the fast-food chain on president of UAB, hopes the campus will have the chance forum will prove to be eduto voice their concerns and cational. listen to facts regarding the “We want this to be an chain. The forum will be held awareness event to learn Oct. 26 from 1-4 p.m. in 126 about the controversy, and Witherspoon Student Center. what the University can Chick-fil-A became the and cannot do [concerning center of controversy over Chick-fil-A],” Collier said. the summer when CEO Dan On many social media sites, Cathy told a news source his there have been petitions to company supported the “bib- remove the restaurant from lical definition of the family campus. unit.” “The University does have “As it relates to society in a contract with Chick-fil-A general, I think we are in- which they cannot break viting God’s judgment on unless the company doesn’t our nation when we shake hold up their end [of the conour fist at him and say, ‘We tract],” Collier said. “Howknow better than you as to ever, it will not be in the new what constitutes a marriage,’” Talley.” Cathy told a radio show on The contract with Chickthe subject. fil-A stands for both the Peter Wright, a freshman Atrium location and the in computer science, said he Centennial Campus location. was upset Chick-fil-A do- Centennial’s contract is set nated money to expire in via its nona year, while profit arm to the Atrium organizations cont rac t is unsupportive good u nt i l of GLBT citi2017. zens. Two of Some, like the organiWright, bezat ions are Lauren Collier, UAB president lieve that the registered as remaining hate groups with the South- time on the contract should ern Poverty Law Center. be re-evaluated in light of this “I wasn’t surprised, because summer’s controversy. you know that [the company] The UAB has adopted a is very Christian, and prob- neutral stance regarding the ably anti-gay, but I was upset subject. to learn they were funding “We don’t take sides or anti-gay groups,” Wright choose political standpoints,” said. Collier said. “We’ve invited Many students returning the GLBT Center and other for classes in August ex- groups to make it equal.” pressed concerns over havThe other groups speaking ing Chick-fil-A remain on during the forum include Staff Writer
“We don’t take sides or choose political standpoints.”
make it easier for people to campus card to help protect spend money they might not students from debt are very have,” Swinson said. useful, but students should The Wolfpack One Card is not take these safety measet up to prevent this problem sures for granted. by declining any transactions “There is a fine line bestudents try to make that tween a safety net and a require more money than crutch,” Cheatham said. they have in their accounts. According to Cheatham, However, Swinson says, stu- the lack of insufficient funds dents need fees attached to think to the card beyond the provides stuca rd when dents w ith making f igood pracnancial detice. Since cisions. students According will not be Kelli Cheatham, member to Swinson, able to overeducation specialist with the t he Wol fdraw their State Employees’ Credit Union pack One accounts, Card comes they will not with many advantages for be reprimanded. Yet it is imstudents. However, the card portant they remember these alone is not able to form good fees do exist in the real word, spending habits. Cheatham said. “Good spending habits “It is important for students need to develop at an early to remember that with every age,” Swinson said. “The time privilege comes responsibilfor students to develop these ity,” Cheatham said.� habits is now.” For a full list of fees and deKelli Cheatham, member scriptions, refer to the Wolfeducation specialist with pack One Card’s information the State Employees’ Credit booklet, which can be found Union, said many of the online at http://onecard. safeguards built into the new ncsu.edu.
“There is a fine line between a safety net and a crutch.”
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upper-level administration, Campus Enterprises and University Dining. Individual students have had months to formulate their own opinions on the subject. “In my personal opinion, I think there is something wrong about [Chick-fil-A on campus], but I think the campus overall has to make a decision,” Wright said. “People are still going to eat there anyway. They’re free to spend their money however they want, and I’m just not going to spend my money there.” In the past few weeks, reports have surfaced that Chick-f i l-A wou ld stop funding anti-gay organizations. However, Cathy said the company’s core values remain the same through a statement posted on former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s website. “There continues to be erroneous implications in the media that Chick-fil-A changed our practices and priorities in order to obtain permission for a new restaurant in Chicago,” Cathy said. “That is incorrect. Chick-filA made no such concessions, and we remain true to who we are and who we have been.”
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C. State students have seen record tuition increases, cuts to financial aid and the consolidation of services. The cost of education continues to skyrocket and student Bryan debt is exponentially increasPerlmutter ing and is now over $1 billion. Guest Columnist In-state tuition and fees have more than doubled in the past 10 years from $3,827 in 2002-2003 to $7,787 in 2012-2013. Can it get worse? The UNC Board of Governors, the body that oversees North Carolina’s public university system, recently appointed the UNC Advisory Committee on Strategic Directions, an advisory committee that will decide the spending and academic priorities for the UNC system for the next five years. While this could be used as an opportunity to engage students, faculty and local communities about the future of the university system, the opposite has taken place. The Advisory Committee is filled with far right politicians and multimillionaires. It is also overwhelmingly full of wealthy white men who will be making recommendations to the Board of Governors in the coming months. The most notorious member of this panel is
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“Yes, State has a lot of majors that provide pathways for students in entrepreneurship.” Madison Ott freshman, First Year College
“No, in fact I didn’t even know there were any programs that were available for students who were pursuing entrepreneurship.” Andrew Wooten junior, civil engineering
“Yes, they offer many majors and ways to work towards entrepreneurship.” Carly Overbey freshman, First Year College
“No, I wasn’t aware that the Univeristy even offered such an opportunity to students. I think if they made more people aware to it, then students would be able to gain some experience and possibly jumpstart an early career.” Blake Inman junior, parks, recreation and tourms management
Art Pope, the multimillionaire CEO of Variety Wholesalers. Pope, who works with the Koch brothers, was instrumental in the 2010 right wing takeover of the N.C. General Assembly, helped fund the effort to pass Amendment One, and was called the “architect” of the attempts to re-segregate public schools in Wake County. He bankrolls and directs the operations of many different hard-line conservative organizations in the state. These groups advocate for big budget cuts for the UNC system, the privatization of education and other services, dramatic tuition increases, and regularly attack women’s studies and African American studies programs. Many of the others on this panel — including UNC Board of Governors members Fred Eshelman and N.C. House speaker Thom Tillis — have welldocumented ties to Pope, his organizations and his backwards agenda for our state. The board has many members that have direct ties to ALEC (American Legislative Exchange Council). ALEC has written and continues to
“...student’s voices are almost always left out of the equation when making decisions.”
profit rather than the education we are receiving. We are changing it: Recently students from all across N.C. have been hosting Student Power meetings on their campuses to advocate for issues affecting students and increasing student representation. The group has created a statewide network NCSPU (North Carolina Student Power Union). NCSPU has called for the removal of Art Pope from the Advisory Committee, a rotational public forum at every meeting with more student representation, and that the state of N.C. lives up to its constitutional promise to maintain education “as free as practicable.” The first student power meeting at N.C. State will be on Oct. 2 from 6:00-7:00pm in the 1911 building room 124. Students will talk about issues central to campus as well as the new advisory board. With an already inflated cost of education we cannot afford a greater financial burden. Students in N.C. have an obligation to public education and future students to change the composition and procedures of this board. The University system as we know it is at risk unless students come together to change the course of history.
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s I see it, Presid e nt B a r a c k Obama has three groups of people to which he must appeal to win the upcoming election. Without the f irm backing of Hispanics, people under 30 Joseph a nd t he Havey lower and Staff Columnist middle classes, Obama is likely to lose. What does each of these groups want? And what does that mean for Obama? I’ve got a lot to cover in this column and not much space in which to cover it, so I apologize for my brevity up front. Jon Garrido, CEO and owner of The Jon Garrido Network which is responsible for a variety of Hispanic news outlets, wrote in a blog post that Hispanics are less than impressed with what Obama has done for them in his first term. They are frustrated with how little he committed to reforming immigration laws during his first two years when he had a majority in the Senate and House of Representatives. This is a little unfair, because though he had a Democratic majority, Obama had to deal with the incredibly uncooperative Republicans when trying to pass health care reform. What can he do now? Promise to fight for their rights and for immigration reform. He can promise to campaign for a bill similar to last year’s failed Dream Act. Hispanics feel ignored — they want Obama to nod their way and say, “Hey, I see you.” Second, there are people under 30, a group which a New York Times article recently described as “a question mark for both campaigns,” mainly due to their apathy toward elections. According to a statement from the Fair Elections Legal Network, only 22.8 percent of peo-
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write model legislation for states across the country including voter ID laws, stand your ground laws, privatizing education and rolling back environmental regulation. This board spells disaster for the university system. In addition to the politics of the board there is currently no room for public comment or student input leaving the board members unaccountable to the public. Students at N.C. State rely on an affordable public education. Many of us take out student loans and rely on financial aid to stay in school. We put at least four years of time, money and energy into this university. However, student’s voices are almost always left out of the equation when making decisions. This seems counter-intuitive as students are the ones who keep the university going and hold all the power. Most of the time decisions are handed up to privately educated administrators and “experts,” disenfranchising students from getting involved. These decisions have become more centered on business and
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ple under 30 that were eligible to vote actually voted in 2010. The top three things this group is concerned with are affordable education, affordable health care and the ability to find a job in this struggling economy. Obama knows this, and his campaign has been reflecting his attempts to appeal to these issues with younger voters. This is why Michelle Obama has been visiting colleges (such as ECU and NCCU last week) and proclaiming that her husband is a champion for students. However, even if Obama can resonate with this group, he still must overcome the challenge of getting them to actually vote. Finally, there is the lower and middle-class segment of the population. Really, their primary concern is the economy. Mythili Sampathkumar, a writer for the political blog Policymic, stated that Obama must convince these voters that “Professor Obama is better than CEO Romney.” 1940 marks the last time that a president won re-election when unemployment was above 7.2 percent. The U.S. Department of Labor reported unemployment at 8.1 percent at the end of August. I frequently read articles and opinion posts that start out with some statement along the lines of “we are baff led that Obama is still even in the running, much less leading by a little.” So what can Obama do, other than let Mitt Romney continually distance himself from voters through the comments he has been making? He must give a concrete plan. A vague “I will fight for your rights, and I will fight to fix the economy” will not suffice. Lots of jobs have been added to the economy, yes, but this statistic is less relevant than the high unemployment rate. I will leave you with a plea to continue researching these topics for yourself, so that by the time November gets here you are well-informed and ready to vote. Send us your thoughts on the election to viewpoint@ technicianonline.com.
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am writing this by means of a faint bac k-l it s c re en, without any Wi-Fi connection, in a one-room school house at midnight, feeling a little cold. They never tell you how many N.C. State traditions require Trey you to Ferguson sleep on Managing Editor brick. N.C. State’s Habitat for Humanity student group is hosting its annual Shack-a-Thon this week to raise money to build houses for those in need. The backstory behind the national Habitat organization is quite interesting. Habitat for Humanity’s founder, Millard Fuller, was a well-known, well-off business man who discovered his life was not benefiting anyone other than him and his family, which would typically be enough for most people. As a result, he and his wife sold all their belongings and began traveling to build houses for those less fortunate. And thus, the non-profit was born. While Habitat’s founder demonstrates the highest level of service leadership, this annual week we are able to make a difference on a less extreme, college-
leveled scale. T he sc at tered shack s around the Brickyard have banned together to create a community all with one goal: to help fellow human beings in need. This is the epitome of community, organizations from all over the university occupying an area as a fundraiser rather than a silly political statement. With this being an election year, our candidates for various positions have discussed their views on how to help battle poverty within our country. And while we merely tune out their political babble, their emphasis on the problem speaks volumes. In a land that is based on the principle of freedom, so many people struggle for the basic means to stay alive. I used to feel that people became homeless because they made bad decisions in their lives. However, after an ASB trip my freshman year, I felt otherwise. Many families suffering from living below the poverty line do so because of life’s circumstances. The shack next to me informed passers-by with this “habifact”: “About 16 billion people live in substandard housing worldwide.” Then the shelter I was shacking up in responded with: “three standards to help eliminate poverty: simple, decent and affordable housing.” What a novel idea, as a solution is not to throw money at various organizations to
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Higgs boson passes peer review Joseph Cabaniss Correspondent
It’s an exciting time for physics. After almost 50 years of research, a new subatomic particle called the Higgs boson has been found. Earlier this month, scientists at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva announced that the Higgs boson experiment has passed the peer review process. In other words, the evidence gathered from the experiment has finally been validated. The Higgs boson particle does indeed exist, and while the discovery may not have much effect on technology today, it marks a deeper and more influential understanding of the way the world works. The Higgs particle is the final piece of a long-standing set of theoretical particles called the ‘Standard Model’ of particle physics. The standard model is a theory of fundamental particles and how they interact. The investigation into the existence of the Higgs boson began when Peter Higgs — a British theoretical physicist — stated that a particle with certain properties needed to exist for the rest of the Standard Model to be true. The Higgs boson is a subparticle of a sub-particle called the hadron. CERN scientists used a 17-milelong particle accelerator called the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to investigate the Higgs boson. By smashing hadrons together at high speeds, scientists had hoped to find the Higgs boson – but Stephen Cotanch, a physics professor at NCSU, voiced other concerns: he had been hoping they would find particles
even smaller than the Higgs boson and create a whole new wave of exploration in particle physics. “This measurement needs to be confirmed,” was his quick response to CERN’s report, though he also mentioned “if I was betting, I’d think they’ve found what we believe is the Higgs boson, however they still need to verify [more evidence].” Dav id Aspnes, distinguished physics professor at the University, has had experience with the practical uses of physics as well as theoretical physics, and I hoped to gain some bearing about what the Higgs boson was doing to the field of physics. “[Physics] is relatively unchanged thus far,” Aspnes said. “The world of physics has been operating on the assumption that the Higgs boson exists, so very little changes now, though it makes the discovery no less vital.” A spnes d id, however, emphasize that its properties were very unique. The Higgs boson was measured to weigh about 130 times as much as the proton, making it the heaviest particle ever observed. Aspnes explained that the Higgs boson explains where all matter gets its mass – with most of what we call matter being suspended in a “Higgs Field”. Following the Higgs experiment, CERN is planning to close the LHC for upgrades so that it can perform experiments at much higher energies. “It’s the next logical step,” Aspnes said. So far, scientists and researchers only know a small facet of the Higgs boson’s properties. There is still more to find out, and with further testing, researchers will be able to discern whether or
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A worker surveys damage of the LHC magnets in sector 3-4 of the LHC, provoked by the helium leak incident which occurred on Sept. 19, 2008
not the other properties of the Higgs particle fit into the Standard Model. The Higgs’ existence had not come to Aspnes as a surprise. According to the professor, if researchers hadn’t found the Higgs, it might have brought reason to question the entire Standard Model of physics and our understanding of nuclear physics altogether. It cost $10 billion to fund the programs that were able to build particle accelerators capable of colliding particles with enough energy to break them into tiny pieces, and it took scientists 50 years of diligent work to bring these advances about. Cotanch voiced concerns that there was a whole other level of particles underneath what we already know, which would require exponentially larger amounts of energy to crack apart.
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A CERN magnetic transport robot—nicknamed the “crab”—performing its initial tests.
If all the information researchers worked so hard to find leads to yet another mystery, it will be difficult to keep digging, but determination and curiosity are what drive many people to science.
They investigate the smallest anomaly, because in doing so we might discover the key to understanding the secrets of the universe itself. Cotanch said the discovery was so important that it may
guarantee Peter Higgs will get the Nobel Prize.
Humble Bundle brings indie video games to wider audience Hassan DuRant Science and Tech Editor
For the average gamer college student, it can be challenging to keep up with all the latest hit games on a college-sized budget. As much as many would like to, it’s not practical to buy a brand new console game every month when they can cost $60 per title. But if you know where to look, there are lots of great deals on video games to be had, especially on the inter-
net. One notable deal that has been gaining visibility recently is the Humble Indie Bundle – a package of award-winning indie computer games for the thrifty gamer. The bundles are usually only available for two weeks, and Humble Bundle Inc. – the distributors of the deal – often adds more titles and extra goodies to the package as the days go by. The Humble Indie Bundle going on right now is the sixth time Humble Bundle Inc. has offered the deal – and each bundle has brought
a variety of different games to the table. Past titles have included the terrifying Amnesia (Frictional Games), and the cult favorite, Psychonauts (Double-Fine Productions). The games offered in this latest iteration of the Humble Indie Bundle range from the intense top-down RPG Torchlight to the more casual music arcade game BIT.TRIP RUNNER, to the quirky janitorial platformer, Dustforce. You can pay whatever you want for most of the games in the bundle – even as low
as one cent. A few titles in the bundles, however, have only been available if the user is willing to pay more than the average of what everyone else has paid. The latest bundle began with only Dustforce requiring above-average payment to unlock. Though the current bundle started out with six games, on September 25, the Humble Bundle Inc. added 4 additional games that, like Dustforce, are only available upon paying more than the average. The games are available for all three of the major operating systems (Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux), and are also free of digital copyprotection management, meaning that the games can be installed on all of your machines without hassle or fear of copyright infringement. What separates this particular deal from others is that a part of the proceeds from the deal go to a charitable organization and a non-profit organization – what’s more, a buyer can choose exactly how much of his purchase goes to the charity. In the
past, Humble Bundle Inc. has partnered with charity:water and the American Red Cross in their bundle events. The charities included in this iteration of the Humble Indie Bundle are EFF – the Electronic Frontier Foundation – and a children’s charity called Child’s Play. The EFF is a non-profit, donor-supported organization that defends peoples’ digital rights all across the world. According to their website, Child’s Play works directly with hospitals to identify what kinds of games and systems can be installed in hospital wards and distributed “for keeps” to child patients. Since 2003, Child’s Play has coordinated the donation of millions of dollars of games and game systems to hospitals around the world. Users can also choose how to distribute their money between three sources: the charity/nonprofit, the game developers who worked on the games in the bundle and a tip for Humble Bundle, Inc. In addition to the video games, gamers who purchase the Humble Indie Bundle will
GAMES INCLUDED IN THE BUNDLE: • Rochard • Shatter • S.P.A.Z • Torchlight • Vessel • Dustforce • BIT.TRIP RUNNER • Gratuitous Space Battles • Jamestown • Wizorb • Plus soundtracks SOURCE: HUMBLEBUNDLE.COM
receive the soundtracks for most of the games – a treat for anyone who enjoys video game music. Though users are allowed to name their own price, many tend to pay above the average price, steadily driving the price of the bundle up, while keeping it well under the actual combined prices of all of the game. As of Tuesday evening, the Humble Indie Bundle 6 has raised over $1.3 million.
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Is it worth paying $6 to unlock the extra games in the Humble Bundle? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes, and all because of one game in particular: Dustforce. I was a bit leery when I was getting ready to open up Dustforce. For some reason, an entire game based around cleaning didn’t appeal to me. Nevertheless, Dustforce was getting excellent ratings across the board on online reviews – so I took the plunge and spent six hard-earned dollars on one of the best platformer experiences I’ve ever had.
GAMEPLAY In Dustforce, you take control of one of four janitors working to make the world a better, cleaner place. The game plays as a hybrid between Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog. You navigate your janitor of choice through various levels, sweeping away dust, leaves and grime as you go along. There are more than 50 levels in Dustforce, and they are split up into four main worlds. Most of these levels are locked by default. To unlock the levels, you need keys, which are obtained by achieving good marks in the game’s scoring feature. The game records your time and scores you on your completion (how much dust
you clean up) and on your finesse in handling your janitor. If you have a firm grasp on the controls, a perfect completion score isn’t hard to get. Finesse is another story entirely – it takes a lot of dexterity to chain your movements together without messing up. The game is also a harsh grader – all it takes is one mistake, and suddenly you’ve lost your score. It can get really frustrating trying to figure out how to achieve that perfect finesse score, but once you finally do the payoff is oh, so satisfying.
ART AND MUSIC I was skeptical of Dustforce before I even started the game, but all of my doubts vanished when the game opened up with its title sequence. The title sequence features a stylish animation of the game’s four heroes performing gravity-defying acrobatics in the face of certain dust. I let this animation play in its entirety every time I open the game. It’s that awesome. The in-game art is even more impressive than the title sequence. Dustforce’s environment is gorgeous. The graphics aren’t detailed, but they are highly stylized with bright colors and inventive architecture.
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Dustforce’s music contributes to the relaxed atmosphere the game’s aesthetics present. It’s been a few days, and I still can’t stop listening to the game’s soundtrack. I’m listening to it as I write this review – in fact, the soundtrack is now a proud part of my study music playlist. The music is reminiscent of older 2-D games’ chiptunestyle sounds, but with a modern electronic twist. Even if you aren’t a video game music aficionado like me, the game’s soundtrack fits snugly with the game’s environment. At the very least, the music contributes to a pleasant environment amidst a world of grime.
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MULTIPLAYER Dustforce offers local multiplayer support for up to 4 players. However, the game doesn’t support online play. That means you’d better have a few extra game controllers around so everyone can play. I didn’t have that luxury — my only experience with Dustforce’s multiplayer is being squashed together in a chair with a friend as we both tried to play the game with only one keyboard. After playing a bunch of the single-player levels, Dustforce’s multiplayer seemed like an afterthought. Multiplayer in Dustforce is a lot like Super Smash Bros. — you and your opponents wage battle in a 2D arena and try to knock each other out
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VERDICT All in all, Dustforce is an immensely entertaining, sometimes energizing and often satisfying gaming experience. The atmosphere is a refreshing take on 2D platformers, and the music was an interesting take on the typical chiptune-era style. Multiplayer mode is one of the game’s only blemishes. Otherwise, Dustforce is as close to perfection as I could have ever expected out of a platformer game — a clean sweep.
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of the playing field. That’s the problem with the game — that’s pretty much all there is to do. Unlike Super Smash Bros., everyone has the same moves. There are no real special attacks, and there are no special items. It’s really a shame. The characters look so diverse that it only seems natural for everyone to have their own unique abilities in the multiplayer mode – sadly, that is not the case. Multiplayer was fun for a few minutes, but it lacked the depth necessary to make it a success. It’s basically a slapfight, nothing more. Even though the multiplayer isn’t as great as it could be, keep in mind that the rest of the game is so fun and addicting that the average player
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Wick Haxton, a renowned theoretical nuclear physicist and astrophysicist, will be holding a lecture Sept. 27 titled “The Deaths of Massive Stars.” According to Haxton, the lecture will describe what are perhaps the most prodigious events in nature: the deaths of massive stars by gravitational collapse and by thermonuclear explosion. Such supernovae occur about once in a lifetime in our galaxy, producing spectacular visible displays. Haxton is especially involved in supernovae in the field of astrophysics, and also neutrino physics. Haxton’s lecture was organized by the Phi Beta Kappa society. According to its website, the Phi Beta Kappa Lecture Series was established by the national office of the society in order to provide
members with greater opportunities for intellectual fellowship and to allow the society to participate in larger, national dialogues about important issues affecting the world as we know it. Haxton was the founding director of the Institute for Nuclear Theory (INT), an institute that was established by the University of Washington in Seattle to research many different fields of nuclear physics. According to Gail McLaughlin, professor of physics, Haxton served as director for 20 years. He is now an INT associate senior fellow, a University of Washington professor emeritus, and a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. Haxton boasts many accolades, including being an American Physics Society fellow, a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advance-
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game of the 2010 season, the four-year starter jarred the ball loose late in the fourth As a young boy, N.C. State quarter to preserve a win at senior saftey Brandan Bishop Central Florida. When State grew up as an avid supporter returned to Orlando for postof the Miami Hurricanes. At season play later in the year noon Saturday at Sun Life at the Champs Sports Bowl Stadium, he will get his first against West Virginia, Bishop opportunity to travel home chipped in on a solid team and compete against the team defensive performance with he once adored. an interception. Since migrating north to This weekend, however, Raleigh, Bishop has become marks the first time that a pillar in the back of the Bishop will get to play against Wolfpack Miami. The secondary. unbalanced The senior schedule from Boca against Raton, Fl. schools from instantly opposing made an divisions i mpac t i n has kept the his first year Hurricanes at State. In from playing 2009, Bishop N.C . St ate started his since 2008, Brandan Bishop, collegiate a 38-28 vicsenior saftey career withtory for the out bei ng Wolfpack at redshirted and earned im- Carter-Finley Stadium. mediate playing time in the The senior safety is relishdefensive backfield, ultimate- ing the trip south this coming ly being named to the Sport- weekend. ing News All-ACC Freshman “[I] grew up a Miami fan,” Team at the end of the season. Bishop said. “Went to quite Overall, Bishop has had a few games in the old Ornine interceptions in his ca- ange Bowl … I’m definitely reer, and his next one will excited to get down there and place the senior leader in a play them.” tie for sixth in school history While Bishop will be rewith seven other players. ceiving support from a large In previous trips to the group of family and friends state of Florida, Bishop has when he returns home, he had an impact in key Wolf- is used to having unwaverpack victories. In the second ing support during all State Staff Writer
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games from his father, who travels weekly from his home in Boca Raton to watch his son play. Speaking about his father, Bishop said, “It is hard to miss him, big guy a wearing red number 30 jersey … he doesn’t miss a game. He goes to Connecticut, Boston, wherever we play. He is there every week. It’s amazing. He supports me in everything I do and I could not ask for anything more from him.” Miami has won five national championships overall. The 2001 title-winning team,
coached by Larry Coker after Butch Davis left for the Cleveland Browns, is remembered fondly by Bishop. Quarterback Ken Dorsey led the Hurricanes that season, and the future Wolfpacker proudly wore his No. 11 jersey in honor of his favorite player. Bishop is not too wistful for Canes teams of yesteryear now and has genuine concerns for what he and his teammates will be facing Saturday. “They have put up a lot of points,” Bishop said. “It’s going to be a big challenge for
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The positive momentum of the first half carried over into the second. Findley and his assistant coaches substituted starters and the Pack maintained its lead. After the game, Findley praised some of these players. “I was pleased for Joe Mills to get a start and get a shut-out tonight,” Findley said. “I was pleased with the guys on the bench coming on the field and really giving us a lift and playing along.” With four minutes remaining, the student section stood up to cheer and chant for the team. It was a reminder that State came looking for a win, earned it early and held on to it. The Pack faces Boston College Friday. “I hope we keep winning,” Bokar said. “We just have to keep pushing and start strong just like we did at the beginning of the season.”
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Pack ends three-game losing streak ESPNU to cover Primetime with the Pack N.C. State men’s basketball’s “Primetime with the Pack” season tipoff event will be a part of ESPNU’s four hours of Midnight Madness coverage. The entire event will be one of seven to be broadcasted live in its entirety on ESPN3. Former Tennessee men’s basketball head coach Bruce Pearl and Sam Gore will provide on-site coverage of the event. “Primetime with the Pack” is free to the public. The doors of the PNC Arena will open at 6 p.m. The festivities will begin at 7 p.m. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Kessler dies at 82 Marv Kessler, a former member of the N.C. State men’s basketball team, died on Monday at age 82. He graduated from State in 1958. He coached at the high school level before becoming the head coach at Adelphi University in 1972, compiling an 88-60 record in six seasons. Kessler was also an assistant coach at Davidson from 1979-81 and an advance scout for the NBA franchises in Detroit, Portland, Washington and Sacramento. SOURCE: WRAL
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Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER V. MIAMI Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m.
Halle Mangrum Staff Writer
Sophomore forward Monbo Bokar put it best after the game when he said, “We knew we had to win, because losing three games was unacceptable.” The three losses Bokar referred to were last week against No. 1 Maryland, Campbell and Clemson, all adding up to an undeniably tough stretch for State. Even Alex Martinez, the junior midfielder and two-time recipient of a spot on the Soccer News Weekly’s National Team of the Week, could not put the pieces together for the Pack last week. Martinez did not score against either Campbell or Clemson. All this taken into consideration, Tuesday night was not just another non-conference matchup for Martinez or for the rest of the team. It was an opportunity to pick up where the promising season left off just a couple of RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIAN weeks ago. Gardner-Webb had Junior midfielder Alex Martinez dribbles down the field against Gardner-Webb at Dail Soccer Stadium. Martinez to have expected the Wolfpack had one goal in the Wolfpack’s 2-0 win Tuesday, Sept. 25. to be on the rebound. Head Coach Kelly Findley con- to win this game. I told the guys, tence. minute. firmed this. we’re going to win Just under seven minutes into the “It felt good to come back to scor“The guys it. How we win it is first half, Martinez gave up a short ing,” Martinez said. “I was kind of also knew that important to us.” pass to Bokar, with which he quickly in a drought, scoring-wise. I was just it was our reN.C. State came scored his fourth goal of the season, happy to get back to the winning sponsibility to to play with these putting the Pack ahead early in the ways.” rebound, and high expectations game. State entered the locker room at the season isn’t and certainly did It wasn’t until around the 30 min- halftime, unworried after having over,” Findley not d isappoi nt. ute mark of the game that Martinez outshot the opponents eleven to one. said. “We got Overall, State shot truly reappeared, capturing atten“I thought we started off really, off to a great 18 times, while the tion with several aggressive plays in really well in the first half,” said start and had Bulldogs shot only the box. He achieved the second goal Findley. “We got an early goal and Alex Martinez, a little blip on twice. This figure of the night, his first goal in three dominated play.” junior midfielder our radar. The truly represented games, and his eighth goal of the mentality was t he Pack ’s ba l l season with a penalty kick from the that we felt like we were going domination and defensive persis- top of the box in the thirty-second SOCCER continued page 7
“It felt good to come back to scoring. I was kind of in a drought...”
Friday MEN’S SOCCER V. BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, Mass., 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL V. GEORGIA TECH Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. CROSS COUNTRY AT THE GREAT AMERICAN CROSS COUNTRY FESTIVAL Cary, N.C., TBA CROSS COUNTRY V. NOTRE DAME South Bend, Ind., TBA Saturday FOOTBALL V. MIAMI Miami, Fla., 12 p.m. VOLLEYBALL V. CLEMSON Reynolds Coliseum, 5 p.m. RIFLE AT SEARC 1 Dahlonega, Ga., All Day MEN’S TENNIS AT ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Tulsa, Okla., All Day Sunday WOMEN’S SOCCER V. FLORIDA STATE Dail Soccer Stadium, 1 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS AT ITA ALL-AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIPS Tulsa, Okla., All Day
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We just have to keep pushing and start strong just like we did at the beginning of the season.” Mombo Bokar, sophomore forward
FOOTBALL
NFL Roundup: week three, marked by controversy Luke Nadkarni Staff Writer
While the focus for many pro football fans this weekend was yet another series of controversial officiating decisions, a host of former N.C. State football stars continued their NFL campaigns from coast to coast. It started on Thursday night in Charlotte when New York Giants running back Andre Brown had a huge night against the Carolina Panthers. Filling in for injured starter Ahmad Bradshaw, Brown didn’t look like a backup as he carried the ball 20 times for 113 yards and two touchdowns, leading his team to a 36-7 victory. It is too early to tell whether Bradshaw will be ready for the Giants’ next game, a primetime showdown with the division rival Philadelphia Eagles. But if he is, the Giants have already determined that Bradshaw will start. On Sunday, San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers did not enjoy the type of success he had seen in the first two weeks of the season. Rivers was harassed all afternoon by an aggressive Atlanta Falcons defense, completing 21 out of 38 passes for just 173 yards in a 27-3 loss. Rivers also tossed a pair of interceptions. He will look to bounce back when the Chargers visit AFC West foe Kansas City on Sunday. A recent addition to the Wolfpack’s NFL family came up with
a milestone, as Buffalo Bills rookie wide receiver T.J. Graham caught his first career touchdown pass in a 24-14 triumph over the Cleveland Browns. The game was less than six minutes old when Graham, a local product from Wakefield High School in Raleigh, N.C., hauled in a nine-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick in the end zone to give the Bills a 7-0 lead. Graham totaled three catches for 24 yards in the game. Graham’s teammate, defensive end Mario Williams, came up with one-and-a-half sacks on Sunday. Williams was the top overall pick in 2006 by the Houston Texans before signing a $100 million deal with Buffalo this past offseason. Across the country in Seattle, another former Pack quarterback had perhaps the most talked-about game of the week. Russell Wilson’s Seattle Seahawks faced off against the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. In a defensive struggle, Wilson threw the ball just 21 times, completing 10 passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns. Wilson also carried the ball three times for 18 yards. With his team trailing 12-7 in the waning seconds, Wilson led the Seahawks to the Packers’ 24-yard line with time for one final play. Wilson was given plenty of time to throw and threw to the end zone where a crowd of players from both teams awaited. Hands went up, and the officials ruled that Seattle’s Golden Tate had caught the pass for a touchdown, giving Wilson his second career NFL victory.
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Wide reciever, T.J. Graham, leaps to catch the ball during the Saturday, October 29 game against FSU. Leading the nation in all-purpose yards, Graham scored his first NFL touchdown on Saturday for the Buffalo Bills. Graham pulled in three catches for 24 yards in the game.
Replay showed that Green Bay’s M.D. Jennings actually had possession of the ball first, but the officials did not overturn the call. After a long delay, former Pack kicker Steven Hauschka added the extra point, making the final score 14-12 in Seattle’s favor. Wilson was sacked just once on
the night thanks to an offensive line that includes yet another former State player, J.R. Sweezy. Sweezy, who saw action but did not start, played on the defensive line under Tom O’Brien but was moved to offensive guard when he signed with Seattle.
Pancakes STACKED FOR THE PACK
SEPTEMBER 26
Fountain Dining Hall Lunch
Clark Dining Hall Dinner