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N.C. State engineering students exceeded the national average for the Fundamentals of Engineering exam with the help of a valuable preparation course. The 240 NCSU students who took the exam had a passing rate of 86 percent and exceeded the national passing rate of 70 percent. N.C. State is nationally known for its College of Engineering, and the results of the FE exam validated its reputation. The FE is a huge step toward a career in the engineering field, and is similar to the bar exam taken by law students before becoming a lawyer. It is typically taken by civil, mechanical and environmental engineers because it is often a job requirement. The course, Fundamentals of Engineering exam preparation, E 490, was established more than 15 years ago and has apparently payed off. For the past five years, the scores of N.C. State students have exceeded the national averages, according to the NCEES Institutional Report. J. Ben O’Neal, professor of electrical and computer engineering, teaches portions of the course, and stresses the exams importance. “It helps the students get a better job, at least in the field where it is required for the job,” O’Neal said. The course also allows room for improvement, according to O’Neal.

After students take the exam, they modify the course based on the feedback they receive. Passing the exam also allows people to get a job in public safety, consulting and patent law because a professional engineer license is required. At N.C. State, roughly 450 students take the exam per year compared to the 50,000 people who take it nationally. Nationally, civil engineering majors took the exam the most with more than 4,500 participants in Oct. 2012. Of the 240 test takers at N.C. State, mechanical engineering majors took the exam the most with 89 participants. In Oct. 2012, 9,364 students took the FE exam nationally. Environmental and mechanical engineering students did the best with a pass rate of 92 percent, beating the national average for those majors by 11 percent and 13 percent respectively. According to the NCEES Institutional report, all engineering programs at N.C. State except for aeronautica l engineering had a passing rate greater than the national average. The preparation course is pass/ fail, and is offered during the fall and spring semesters to prepare for the exam in October and April. The class meets 13 times per semester.

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Local beer jumps to the next level with homegrown hops

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Researchers examine hops being grown for local and national craft breweries as part of the North Carolina Hops Project.

Alexandra Kenney Staff Writer

N.C. State researchers working with the North Carolina Hops Project are learning how to grow local hops for some big name breweries. The project was started by researchers at the University in 2010 and is led by Jeanine Davis, associate professor of horticulture, and Rob Austin, research specialist in soil science. The NCHP was established due to

the booming craft beer industry in North Carolina and the desire for local ingredients by consumers. Most Notably, companies like Sierra Nevada and New Belgium are building brewery sites in North Carolina. Asheville is known as one of the microbrewery capitals of the world, so it is no surprise that there is an interest in growing hops locally in North Carolina. The goal of the project is to pinpoint which hop cultivars are the most

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successful in North Carolina and the costs and labor that would be needed to grow hops and sell them. “Ten varieties of hops were selected for research based on three criteria, including popularity with craft breweries, pest and disease resistance and varieties with high yield resistance,” Austin said. Growing hops in the south proved

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Economist predicts local job growth

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Staff Report Timothy Noah, senior editor of The New Republic, visited campus on Wednesday to discuss the impact of wealth disparity on the 2012 presidential election. Noah, a Harvard graduate, has written for the Wall Street Journal and Newsweek and authored The Great Divergence, a book about income inequality in the United States. The lecture took place Wednesday evening at Poe Hall. Noah discussed a number of issues ranging from the cultural and historical context of financial stratification to the negative repercussions it has on society today. Before discussing the specifics of how wealth disparity influenced the past election, Noah presented an extensive body of statistical evidence and economic terms to establish context. The great divergence refers to an economic trend from 1979 to the present in which the difference between incomes of the top earners in the U.S. to the rest of the population increased. This time frame is juxtaposed to the period known as the great compression, which started during the Great Depression and lasted until 1978. During this time, the gap between the rich and the poor was decreasing. This difference in income levels is often measured in terms of the

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Tim Noah, a senior editor at The New Republic, speaks to students about wealth inequality on Wednesday in Poe Hall. Noah spoke about the growing wealth gap between the rich and the middle class. “The middle class used to prosper when the rest of the country prospered but today it does not.”

Gini index, which provides a unit for dispersion within a set of data such as income. Noah informed the audience that although international economic trends have produced an increase in the Gini index, or an increase in income disparity, there have been notable exceptions, particularly in Latin America. This implies that current financial conditions do not necessarily lead to increasing wealth stratification.

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Another important term which Noah defined was income mobility. This is the measurement of one’s ability to change their economic status. Noah pointed out that, although the United States has long been considered a country where it is easy to go from rags to riches due to our principles of laissez-faire economics, our ability to do so has fallen far behind that of other countries such as France, Spain, Norway and Finland in recent years.

Noah said the decrease in mobility and the increase in inequality is due to the fact that in recent years, “income growth for top executives is often unrelated to company performance”. He went on to say, “the affluent and wealthy have been prospering where the middle class has not.” These concepts were relevant to the recent presidential elec-

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Michael Walden, N.C. State distinguished professor and extension economist, recently predicted “the Research Triangle will take between 33 percent and 40 percent of all new jobs in North Carolina this year,” according to his interview with the News & Observer. The area, known as RTP and located close to Durham, Raleigh and Chapel Hill, is one of the fastest growing regions in North Carolina, according to an email from Walden. He also mentioned Charlotte. “The Triangle is viewed very positively by businesses due to the available supply of college educated workers, links to university research, competitive land and building costs and access to the growing southeast,” Walden said in an email. Walden stated that these qualities mean job growth in the Triangle is almost twice as high as that of the nation. “The fastest growing jobs will be in professional services, technology, and health care fields,” Walden said in an email. According to the News & Observer, Walden’s predictions aren’t too unlikely due to the growth of the biopharmaceutical field in the area. “Raleigh-Cary has regained about 85 percent of the jobs it lost in the recession, compared to about 44 percent statewide,” the article stated. While the article stated that other economists haven’t all shared his opinion, Walden was confident in his predictions. “North Carolina is improving as the national economy improves,” Walden said in an email. “More jobs mean more spending and incomes in the region. Our regional growth is slower than in the 90s, but better than in the rest of the country.”

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Student gets stuck in elevator Sam DeGrave News Editor

In an attempt to stop students from flocking to the recently opened Hunt Library, D.H. Hill has taken to a new strategy — trapping students in elevators. While minding his own business in D.H. Hill Tuesday evening, Shawn Murray, a junior in creative writing, fell victim the library’s latest scheme. Murray entered an elevator at about 11:45 p.m. in what he thought would be a routine trip to the book stacks, little did he know he would remain in that elevator against his will until about 1:10 a.m. “I stepped into the elevator, pressed the button and then the elevator kind of jolted a bit,” Murray said. “After a while I noticed that the floor

sign had said ‘one’ for the longest time.” Realizing the elevator was stuck, Murray proceeded to do what any normal college student would do — document the event on Instagram. After pushing the emergency call button and informing Campus Police that he was stuck in the elevator, Murray uploaded a picture of the elevator he was trapped in to the photo-sharing site to let his friends know how he was spending his evening. “While I was in there I got bored, so I entertained myself,” Murray said. “I find humor in everything, so I found humor in that too.” Though Murray said his extended stay in the elevator did not distress him, he said his friends were worried about his well-being and even called Campus Police on his behalf.

“I think my friends were more worried about me than I was,” Murray said. An elevator serviceman freed Murray after nearly an hour and a half, which was much to his friends’ relief. Murray said that he does not plan to hold the unfortunate incident against D.H. Hill or the elevator, which he said did not bear the seal of Labor Commissioner Cherry Berry’s approval. “I’m lazy, and I’m going to be lazy forever. What happened the other night isn’t going to change that,” Murray said. “I’m still going to take the e�levator to the second floor if I can.” The elevator was closed for maintenance as of Wednesday morning, according to Murray.

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Students requested a record number of tickets for this Saturday’s basketball game against UNC-Chapel Hill, and almost half of them won’t be attending. Exactly 7,134 N.C. State students signed up to attend the UNC game, a record since the ticket office went online. Due to the high demand for tickets, more than 3,000 did not receive them, according to Associate Athletics Director for External Operations Dick Christy. However, students had the opportunity to guarantee their spot in PNC Arena this weekend through t he reva mped ticketing points system. A big change in the system is the emphasis on seniority. Seniors start out with nine points, meaning there is a two point gap between them and juniors, as opposed to the previous margin of one point. Another big change was moving the ticket campout to the offseason and giving attendees an extra six points. This also means freshman, who had three initial points, would be on the same level as seniors if they attended the campout. Of the students who requested tickets, 25 percent were given one because they compiled 19 points during the season. “Students have had all season to add to the point total,” Christy said. “If you went to

the campout and went to a lot of games you’re pretty much guaranteed a ticket.” While the new ticketing system is generally considered to be an improvement, there are still some complaints from the student body. Brendan Lukasik, a senior in mechanical engineering, thinks the system should favor upperclassmen even more. “Upperclassmen have dedicated a lot of time, money and effort during their undergraduate or even graduate careers, and I think that should be rewarded,” Lukasik said. “Seniors, especially those in more demanding majors, need to be dedicating more of their time to academics, work and preparation for life upon graduation. I don’t feel like seniors should have to sacrifice other important parts of their academics or other commitments in order to be at a game, such as the UNC game.” Lu kasi k t hinks t he loyalty system is “about as fair as student ticket distribution can be,” and that students who attend a lot of games should be rewarded for their participation. However, he said there is room for “improvement and change in order to address student concerns.”

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ammy Varney, a phlebotomist with the Rex blood drive removes a needle from the arm of Alesha McNally, a sophomore in business administration during the Rex blood drive on the Brickyard. McNally has been donating for three years. “I do it every time their here, I guess to help save lives. My friend had leukemia so I guess that’s a main reason.” She also gave advice for future blood donors, “Make sure you eat a big breakfast. It’s not as intimidating as its made out to be.” The Rex blood drive usually collects 50-75 pints on average and will return to the Brickyard next Friday and will be on Centennial Campus at the end of February.

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tion, according to Noah. For example, Mitt Romney was among the top income earners who made significantly more than the average American while being

taxed at a lower rate than the average American. Noah said that, although Obama admitted “the further the rungs grow apart the harder the ladder is to climb,” he more or less shied away from directly addressing income inequality as a major issue in the election.

Many students were enlightened by Noah’s comments, including Chris Forcinito, a junior in biology. “Before this presentation, I did not view the wealth gap as a problem in the United States,” Forcinito said. Much of the information discussed was relevant to

students, particularly how the great divergence affects students. “If tuition keeps increasing at [this] rate...without increased subsidization from the government, college education will become out of the market for most people,” Noah said.

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to be a problem, as they are usually grown in the pacific northeast because of the plant’s sensitivity to light. “We are as far south as they would even recommend growing hops commercially,” Austin said. “People have grown without any real research, and don’t read the fine lines and see how challenging it really is.” The growing site in Raleigh, near Lake Wheeler, is managed by Rob Austin and others working with the Hops Project. The site is now winding down, but Austin will most likely move these to the crop garden for student observation. Davis has an extension site that she maintains in Asheville. She hopes the new breweries will be interested in research and provide extra funding to keep the site operational. “There is definitely interest on part of the growers, that is where a lot of my support comes from right now,” Davis said. A lt houg h com mercia l growing of hops in North Carolina seems unattainable, there is still a heavy presence of family growers in North Carolina looking for extra income from their crops. The problem is that craft breweries contribute a very small percentage of the total amount of beer produced in the United States. What makes it even more challenging is that hops are already a commodity crop grown commercially in the Pacific Northwest region of the U.S.

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Hops are not native to N.C. and researchers are trying to grow varieties that can adapt to the state’s climate.

“We will never replace a commodity crop like that,” Davis said. “Companies will use our crops when they want a seasonal beer that they need fresh hops for. Davis has been exploring other ways of using locally grown hops to provide income, such as using it medicinally or in dream pillows. “Right now I think we have eight plus hop growers in the state,” Davis said. “I am looking for good ways for these folks to make profit.” Austin suggests the hops grown here could be successful if growers took a tourism angle towards their crops. Growers could show how the crop is grown and what goes

into brewing like a winery does. Despite hops traditionally coming from the west coast, breweries will continue to grow in North Carolina. Austin said the culture of Asheville is what makes it a big micro-brewing place, and the local craft beer scene is also emerging in Raleigh. “The local movement is feeding craft brewery expansion, people want to know they are supporting a local business,” Austin said. “When we started this project there were 38 craft breweries in the state, now there are over 73.”

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College rape victims seek justice nationwide

total of five people complained that UNC-Chapel Hill was indifferent to incidents of sexual assault on campus. Former dean of students, Melinda Manning, alleges that the university’s administration pressured her to underreport the number of sexual assault cases. She claims that others changed the statistics when she refused to do so. Underreporting violates the Clery Act, which requires colleges that participate in federal financial aid programs to disclose information about crime on campus. It is important to recognize that this issue is not unique to UNC-CH. According to the American Association of University Women, 3 percent of women in the United States have fallen victim to rape or an attempted rape during the school year. Thus, for every 6,000 coeds there is an average of one rape per day. Using this statistic, there should be an average of more than five rapes per day at N.C. State during the school year. Yet the Campus Police’s Annual Security Report only reported seven instances of rape on our campus in 2011.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. Jenn Scott, assistant director for interpersonal violence programs at the N.C. State Women’s Center, said, “There are a variety of different offices that are asked to report numbers [on rape]… and they always report what is brought to them.” Scott points out that one of the reasons for the disparity between the number of reported and actual instances of rape is that many victims do not come forward. “We live in a culture that is very quick to blame a victim,” she said. “It makes it hard for them to come forward out of fear that someone is going to blame them for what happened.” The problem is that not only do rapes occur on college campuses, but they are often not dealt with well, if they are dealt with at all. Annie Clark, who graduated from UNC-CH in 2011, reported her assault to an administrator in 2007. The administrator’s response was, “Rape is like a football game, Annie. If

y job as a journalist is to connect the dots. Most connections are pretty straight forward, but sometimes the line drawn between t wo poi nt s gives rise to important questions li ke, “Seriously?” And, “Are you kidd i ng me ? ” Ahmed A nd most Amer importantly, Viewpoint “Are you craEditor z y? ! ” Wel l, readers, I’m here to answer these questions: Yes. No. Maybe. On Monday, our democratically elected Dictator in Chief took the oath of office with his hand on not one, but three Bibles — just what you’d expect from a secret Muslim. And now this secret Muslim is gunning down your Second Amendment right to bear arms — and when he implements Sharia law — probably your right to bare arms, too. All of you women and bros out there can kiss your tank-tops goodbye. As soon as the more modest dress code is in place, this gun show’s over. I’m not the only one calling for an appropriate level of panic. Throughout his first term, Obama didn’t only raise taxes, he raised suspicion. According to conspiracy theories, POTUS has done everything from getting a suspicious nose job, marrying a Pakistani guy, teleporting to Mars, being a lizard person, to coming for our guns. But is a conspiracy theory still just a theory when our actions validate it? On Jan. 16, Obama presented his plan to get rid of all of our guns. How does he plan on doing it? By requiring background checks

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for all gun sales, reinstating the ban on military-style assault weapons like the ones used in Newtown, Conn. and Aurora, Colo. One store owner told reporters that he sold five or six AR-15s in November, and 55 in December. The report states that gun stores are running low on weapons because of the surge in sales. Here you have a tyrant who seems hellbent on taking our weapons, and suddenly they begin to disappear from store shelves. Coincidence? I think not… Store-goers weren’t the only ones overcome by passion. A viral Internet video posted by Tactical Response CEO James Yeager urges people to “pack backpack with some food in it” because it’s almost time to fight another Civil War. In the video Yeager says, “I’m not gonna let my country be ruled by a dictator … if it goes one inch further, I’m gonna start killing people.” I fail to see the benefit of taking away this man’s assault weapons. You maybe think Yeager is blowing things all out of proportion, but soon enough, we won’t be able to blow up anything at all. Yeager and conspiracy theorists are asking the questions other people are too afraid to ask. Radio host Alex Jones defended guns in an interview against Piers Morgan. Like Yeager, Jones also warned of war, but his war of choice was the Revolutionary War, saying, “1776 will commence again if you take our firearms!” And like a true patriot, Jones stormed through the rest of the interview shooting down any questions babyfaced Piers tried to trip him up with. When asked to compare the gun-related deaths in the U.S. to those in the U.K., Jones responded, “How many

chimpanzees can dance on the head of a pin?” Yes, asking the questions that really need to be asked in such an important national debate. After seeing Yeager, Jones and many others questioning the sincerity of our government’s intentions, I started to ask some questions of my own… Reading article after article, everything started to run together. I had to have read the name “Barack Obama” hundreds of times over — then it hit me. His name is an anagram for “Akbar cab amo.” To most people this means absolutely nothing. But if you try mightily, you might just be able to find a meaning — I did. “Akbar” is the Arabic word for “bigger.” Fitting, since Obama is really a Muslim. “Cab?” Why “cab?” Well, it’s no secret that Arabs drive cabs. But why a bigger cab? Hmmm … perhaps for more “amo,” or ammunition — his spelling isn’t so good because Arabic was his first language. But if you rearrange the president’s full name, Barack Hussein Obama, you’ll find a much more disturbing meaning: “Run amok as I esc baha.” Run amok? You mean like we’ve already been doing as this nation’s people continue to panic, fight each other (and in some cases, accidentally shoot each other) after a series of tragic shootings, instead of come together to find a proper solution? “As I esc, baha.” As I “escape,” meanwhile the president is getting away with this and laughing, “baha.” The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. Imagination is so powerful that it can move us to action, and no one is better at dreaming than we Americans.

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you look back on the game, and you’re the quarterback and you’re in charge, is there anything you would have done differently in the situation?” When Angie Epifano was raped at Amherst College, she came to the campus’s sexual assault counselor. Epifano said that, in short, she was told, “Are you sure it was rape? It might have just been a bad hookup… You should just forgive and forget.” It is non-responses like these that lead victims to take drastic measures. Lizzy Seeberg, a student at St. Mary’s College, claimed she had been raped by a University of Notre Dame football player. By the time Notre Dame Police investigated the crime, Seeberg had already committed suicide. Furthermore, classic teenage movies like American Pie are wrought with sexual references, often paired with alcohol and partying. One character even says, “You realize we’re all

going to college as virgins? They probably have special dorms for people like us.” In 2012, UNC-CH earned the title of top university sex life, as deemed by Playboy Magazine. Such rankings glorify sex and wrongfully make students feel inclined to partake in it as a quintessential part of the college experience. Alcohol is another important contributor to the prevalence of rape on college campuses. As Scott said, “We often see alcohol used as a tool to make someone less able to resist and more compliant. Somebody else has to make a choice to take advantage of this person who is vulnerable because they’ve consumed alcohol. But being vulnerable to something isn’t the same as being responsible for something.” The Women’s Center, located on the third floor of Harrelson Hall, provides students a non-judgmental environment to talk about their issues. Scott described the goal of the Women’s Center as “providing people with support and options. You’re not going to be judged for anything you did or didn’t do. It’s okay to reach out for help.”

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Longing for the first, fear of the sixth: grades and stress

here is a cloud of stress looming over college students’ heads — a grade cloud — and it seems to be sucki ng t he motivat i on t o learn Taylor right out Quinn of the Staff Columnist college experience. Do we attend class genuinely to learn? Or do we attend class in an effort to make as little effort as possible in pursuit of an ‘A’ grade? That is the question. The stress gets to be too much for some, thus affecting the capacity of knowledge we maintain after the completion of a course. Stress is a real problem among college students. In fact, when I sat down to write this column, I started typing “Statistics on stress among” into Google and, before my fingers could finish typing my thoughts, “college students” completed the phrase in the drop bar. In 2005, The National College Health Assessment surveyed 17,000 college students and 25 percent reported they had “felt so depressed it was difficult to func-

tion” three to eight times in the past 12 months. That is a substantial amount of students who are being limited by an overbearing amount of stress. But stress does not just fall out of the sky and inflict its wrath on Bobby or Sally because it feels like it. This kind of stress and depression is caused by something specific. It seems to be caused by the first six letters of the alphabet — the longing for the first letter, and the fear of the sixth. Grades at universities act as emperors, the students bowing before them to earn their rightful prize of selfesteem. A professor at Harvard University interviewed 40 students who did not thrive academically their first year. He found that t he 20 w ho asked for help improved their grades and felt happy. As for the 20 who did not, they took a turn for the worst and ended up failing, feeling isolated and unhappy. The sight of forsa ken fa i ling g rades caused the students unhappiness and stress. It is as if we are trapped in an old comedy show, where the two jokesters can never find each other because they keep going into different

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Dangling Loafer brings local comics together Young Lee Associate Features Editor

Though students may not be aware, the Triangle area has been nurturing a growing comedy scene. And according to Adam Cohen, one of the creators of Dangling Loafer, a free monthly stand-up comedy show, people are starting to take notice. Now a little more than a year old, Dangling Loafer stands as an example of a growing desire for comedy in the area, both for those coming to the shows and those performing. “The main reason why we did this was so that we could guarantee ourselves some stage,” Cohen said. “I had been doing comedy a little less than two years than Shane has, but we noticed that more and more standups were doing shows here, and it was getting harder and harder to get the stage time that comics had been getting previously.” Cohen noted that many venues in the area that had once been easy to get a time at on a weekly basis now required waiting periods up to a couple of months. Now, thanks to an agreement with the owners of the coffee shop Morning Times, Cohen, along with Shane Smith, another comic, manage Dangling Loafer at the store every third Friday of the month, to the relief of

many amateur comics and professionals alike. According to Smith, audiences seem to love it too. “Luckily, it has turned into this great thing,” Smith said. “It’s just amazing that it has grown so much. We’ve done a little promotion but in the long run, it has just been word-of-mouth.” During its latest show, Jan. 18, audience members filled the staircase leading up to the second floor to listen to the comics showcased. Holden Broyhill, a junior in criminology, heard about the show from a few of his friends. “It was a lot of fun,” Broyhill said. “The attitude was really laid-back. It was a great time with great people. I had never been to a comedy show like that. I had a great time. I’d definitely go back.” Cohen said a lot of the comics love the laid-back atmosphere as well. “All the comics in the area love this because it is just such a rare set-up,” Cohen said. “People come to laugh,” Smith said. “There are a lot of open mics where people are just kind of there and they may not be listening. Here, it’s like the real thing, without the money.” Cohen said that this desire from people to seek out comedy is a growing trend that he might not be able to explain, but is something that is undeniable. He said that just like it has been with music for years,

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Comedian John Thorton Jr. starts off The Dangling Loafer on Friday, Jan. 18 2013 with a joke about a blind taste test, “Blind people taste awful.” The Dangling Loafer is a comedy event held at The Morning Times in downtown Raleigh every third Friday night at 8:00 pm.

people are now starting to relate to each other by what kind of comedy they enjoy. With Louis C.K. and other comics quickly becoming household names, the growing importance of comedy is hard to deny. According to Smith, the economic downturn also gave many people an excuse to try to try new things, which led to a growth in the number of comics. Smith said he observed this

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trend when he first started comedy show the night before doing stand-up in 2008 after and I just started writing quitting a them down previous and I was job that he like, ‘Wow. had gotten This is tired of. fun.’ It’s a Cohen weird midsaid his l i fe k i nd personal of t hi ng foray into that hit me Adam Cohen, the world out of noco-founder of Dangling Loafer of comedy where.” a couple years after Smith With Cohen and Smith’s was completely unexpected. contribution to the Triangle’s “It came out of nowhere,” comedy scene coinciding Cohen said. “I was on vaca- with much of the develoption and I just woke up one ment of downtown Raleigh, morning dreaming comedy both attendees and businessbits and I had watched a great es such as the Morning Times

“All the comics in the area love this because it is just such a rare set-up.”

seem to be enjoying the fruits of the two’s work. “For a while, before I started doing comedy, I was kind of on the outskirts and seeing all these people that I really respected like Holly Aikin start up,” Smith said. “Seeing First Friday come together was amazing. Now, it’s nice that I can kind of give back as well and be a part of growing this culture, this renaissance.” For more information on The Dangling Loafer and its schedule, readers can visit the website at www.facebook. com/TheDanglingLoafer

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Gregg displays art for science’s sake Andrea M. Danchi

Farfetched is an exhibit of some of the highly-creative and thought-provoking ideas Whether someone is a sci- that scientists have conceived entist, an artist or even just over the years. The entire a little crazy, the two new show is inspired by British exhibits in the Gregg Mu- mathematician Alfred North seum of Art and Design aim Whitehead’s statement, “Evto address the entire campus ery really new idea looks community and highlight the crazy at first.” University’s strengths. One of the exhibitions, Director Roger Manley by f lorist Richard Brown, wanted these two new ex- is a collection of miniature hibits to be more science- f lying contraptions, space based than normal, while crafts and military vesstill maintaining the defini- sels made from floral foam. tion of art and design. The These small sculptures are goal of the shows is to draw surprisingly sturdy and have in students from other parts inspired the notion of buildof the campus. ing ships in outer space with “Given the type of univer- compact, durable foam-like sity that N.C. State is,” Man- materials, instead of designley said, “there’s this huge ing and building them here section of the university, the on earth to endure the force technological aspect, that has of exiting and reentering the really never been represented atmosphere. in the museum.” Another exhibit is the work These two shows, Far- of a scientist who conceived fetched: Mad Science, Fringe the concept of genetically Architecture and Visionary modifying seeds to encode Engineering; and Huma- them to grow into a full-scale nature: Photographs of the house. Natural World by Peter Goin, An exhibit that visitors can are the last experience exhibitions for t he min the museselves is a raum’s current dionic heallocation in ing machine Talley before c a l led t he they move to Purr Genthe Chancelerator. It was lor’s old resideveloped dence. by Duncan T he muLaurie, a deseum is taksigner who ing this opbelieved that Roger Manley, director of Gregg Museum portunity to a cat purring demonstrate was the haptheir broad new focus to all piest sound in the universe. of State, something the new The machine simulates that shows were designed for. experience for a human being Staff Writer

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and is supposed to make him or her more optimistic about achieving their life goals. Many of these scientists and artists were criticized for their creative, before-theirtime thinking, and some of them still are. Manley thinks this is because we have severed most bonds between art and science in our culture. People who try to mix them are often considered foolish. “If you follow any science out far enough, you end up in an area of faith and belief and creativity that represents a bigger spectrum of what people are and the kind of ways that people think,” Manley said. “It’s only in the

last couple hundred years that we’ve really felt this big need to separate out artists from scientists.” The other exhibit, Humanature, is a collection of photographs created by Peter Goin that document the natural world. The goal of Goin’s photos of the environment is to show how the things people might think of as natural may be more artificial than they realize. An example that he documents is the long piles of recycled North Carolina Christmas trees that are dumped each year along the beaches. When they are covered over

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with sand, they create the natural dunes that people love to climb. The image shows how those dunes are actually human-designed barriers to protect the roads on our coast. Sticking with the coastal theme, Goin photographed a North Carolina beach during vacation season when it was covered with tourists enjoying the beautiful, natural coastline. Next to this is his documentation of the very same beach being plowed back into place with backhoes during the winter to deal with the yearly erosion. These photographs document the realities of human

management of the environment. Regardless of his personal opinion, Goin wants the viewer to recognize that even our natural world is still being managed by us. The collection works to inform the viewer about these realities and to question his or her impact. These two exhibits are about critical thought. The creators of these shows ask that viewers to come with an open mind ready to consider and question these ideas for themselves. They also want students from all over campus to join with them as they head into a new era for the Gregg Museum.

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job after they graduate. International players are familiar with English, but leave the university as a fluent speaker. Along with academics, N.C. State offers first class training facilities for its soccer players. Last April, the Wolfpack Training Center opened, a state of the art collegiate athletics facility. Otte compared the facilities at N.C. State to the professional leagues in Germany. “The facilities here and the possibilities here in America is better than 95 percent of the amateur teams,” Otte said. “Our facilities can be compared to at least the second league in Germany. I would say probably first league, except for the stadiums.” State has the facilities and academic opportunities to

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Fabian Otte dives in and grabs the ball directly in front of two charging players, on from State, the other from Clemson, during the soccer game on Dail Soccer Field Friday, Sept. 23, 2011.

attract international recruits. After adding two recruits to the 2013 recruiting class last week, Findley will be back on the recruiting trail next week. Findley will be traveling to New Zealand for 10 days to scout recruits.

Next season’s soccer team should feature at least four international players. Three of these international players will be seniors. Along with the international seniors, there are eight domestic seniors which should produce

an experienced team. “First of all I have to say we have a pretty mature team on the field. I definitely expect way more than the last two years,” Otte said. “We have the potential to have a great season next year.”

the people who have rooted against or even hated Smith gather to feel it too. As a devout Christian, Smith would want to reach the people who do not like him much more than the

ones who do. When the wave of love hits Smith let it be gentle yet firm. It should come with the knowledge that it is reciprocation for the wonderful life he has lived for others. Like

Yow, Valvano and Charles, we wish we could have more but we are beyond grateful for what it is we do have. This is a prayer for Smith. Let the rest of his days be filled with good health, un-

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Men’s Swimming and Diving No. 22 in national rankings The N.C. State men’s swimming & diving team is ranked 22nd in the latest poll released by the College Swimming Coaches Association of America. The Wolfpack is coming off of a tough week in which it faced three ranked opponents. The Pack tied No. 17 Virginia Tech with a score of 150 on Wednesday and defeated No. 24 Georgia Tech, 194.5103.5, before falling to No. 13 Florida State, 164-136, on Saturday. State has now been ranked in the top25 in four of the rankings released this season, with its highest ranking coming at 14th. On Saturday, Jan. 26, N.C. State will travel to UNC-Wilmington for an 11 a.m. meet. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Rifle wins SEARC 5 event In what has almost become a week-toweek ritual, the 14th-ranked N.C. State rifle team broke yet another program mark – this time the combined team total in air rifle – as the Wolfpack eased its way to a 4594 overall team score and a victory at SEARC 5 this weekend. North Georgia College finished second with a 4420 total, followed by The Citadel’s men’s team with 4412 and The Citadel’s women’s team at 4182. The squad opened fire in the air rifle competition, where three shooters, freshman Daniel Cliff, graduate student Bryan Cross, and redshirt junior Amy Roderer, recorded or tied personal-bests in the event. Cliff led the way with a 585 score, followed by Cross and sophomore Dani Foster, who both accumulated 583 points. Junior Madeline Pike rounded out the top four shooters with a 574 to set the new program mark of 2325. Roderer’s score of 569 was the fifth highest mark for the Pack.

A prayer for Dean Smith Rob McLamb Staff Writer

Only a life lived for othe rs i s a life wor thwhil e . – Albert Einstein This is a prayer for Dean Smith. Smith is a beautiful man. He has lived a life for others. He has given so much to the people that he loves that it is beyond reproach. Smith has helped integrate and has helped innovate. When faced with ignominious treatment, such as his ejection in the 1991 Final Four, he would not be denied the chance to show respect to others — shaking the hands of his victorious opponents as he excitedly did on the court in dignity. Life is such a fleeting thing. The joy and happiness, as well as sorrow and sadness, are simply brief moments within a brief moment. The impact left on others and the legacy left behind surpasses an individual life itself, at least in terms of length of time. N.C. State is fervent in its regard for its past, as it should be. The Wolfpack Nation presses on when the odds seem slim because it is in its tradition to do so. When the 1983 national championship team meets for its 30th anniversary, Lorenzo Charles

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and Jim Valvano, two of the most prominent members of the squad, will not be there. Unfortunately, there was just not enough time for either of the two famous members of the Cardiac Pack. Kay Yow and Valvano both faced their respective mortality with courage and a conviction to leave the world a better place. And they both did. Lives will one day be saved simply because of their existence, and that is a very profound impact

to have. Smith will probably not get the same opportunity that Yow and Valvano had. Neurological disorders create a cloud within the mind. The cloud obscures the vision from within, and the thinking process is hazy. Smith still gives however, even in his weakened condition. When the people who have had their lives enriched by what he did think about their great hero, a feeling of joy in-

evitably follows. As the two most prominent public universities in the state of North Carolina prepare to face each other Saturday, so much of the focus will be on the current participants in the long and storied rivalry. But so much of what people have is actually bequeathed from others, and this rivalry is certainly no different. When Smith is having one of his better moments, it would be wonderful if he could just feel a warm breeze of love — the type of feeling people get when they look into the eyes of someone they care for unconditionally and see the exact same expression staring back. It would be an appropriate way to show gratitude for someone who gave so much to others. Let the warm regard from each person who has had his or her life improved by Smith be combined to form a sustained feeling. Let that feeling gain momentum all over the Triangle and the state. Let it be created right here, right now in Wake County and pick up steam as it reaches the gothic buildings in western Durham that represent a different shade of blue. As the glorious feeling treks down Highway I-40, the Durham Freeway, and 15-501 towards Chapel Hill, it is certainly alright if those who loved and respected Smith gather

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Here I can combine both, playing on a good level and getting a degree.” Fabian Otte, junior goalkeeper

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In other countries, many soccer players are forced to make a choice. Due to the time-consuming nature of both soccer and academic advancement, many foreign soccer players have to decide which single opportunity they want to pursue. N.C. State is able to offer international players opportunities that they wouldn’t get in their home country. Junior goalkeeper Fabian Otte decided to attend N.C. State for more than soccer. “In Germany I studied, but I couldn’t play professional soccer at the same time because both are so time demanding. I had the choice of going pro or going to college,” Otte, a sport managment major, said. “Here I can combine both, playing on a good level and getting a degree.” Otte was recruited by 30 dif-

ferent colleges. The Muenster na- from high school, so there’s a bentive decided to commit to State af- efit there and often times they can ter head coach Kelly Findley visited help you jump start a program behim and his family in Germany. cause they are a little bit mature and “Kelly Findley, our head coach, a little bit older.” visited me in Germany and the way After college, many international he talked to me, his players are left with goals for the soccer another choice. team here, and his Pl a y e r s mu s t goals for the soccer once again decide program at N.C. if they want to play State impressed professional soccer me so much and I or find a job. The committed to come ex perience t hat to N.C. State.” they have gained Fabian Otte, This past season, on the playing field junior goalkeeper the men’s soccer gives them an opteam had five inportunity to play ternational players on the roster. professionally and the degree gives Findley believes that international them something to fall back on. players give the program a boost. Lucrative professional soccer con“They come over and they have tracts can be hard to come by and different kinds of experiences,” many international soccer players Findley said. “They can bring a dif- choose to use their degree to find a ferent culture to your team which SOCCER continued page 7 is valuable. Usually they are a little bit older than American players

“We have the potential to have a great season next year.”

ESPN College GameDay will be making a stop in Raleigh on Saturday as No. 18 N.C. State (15-4, 4-2 ACC) battles UNCChapel Hill (12-5, 2-2 ACC) on the hardwood in a rivalry reborn. This marks the first time that College Gameday has made a visit to Raleigh for an N.C. State sporting event. The announcement was made in early August amidst a mass of preseason hype surrounding N.C. State and UNC, who were both top 15-ranked teams in the preseason. The show will take place between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. at PNC Arena. For the first hour, SportsCenter will air on ESPN and will do occasional look-ins at the College GameDay set. The second hour will air live on ESPNU while the third hour will air on ESPN. The first 250 students in line for College GameDay will receive a wristband directly behind the show stage with additional seating in the arena available for other fans. Upon arrival, students must check in at the marketing table outside of the east entrance. Wristbands will be distributed starting at 7 a.m. with the doors opening at 8:30 a.m. Admission and parking is free, but the University’s Red Terror system will provide student transportation beginning at 8:15 a.m. The Red Terror will provide return trips to campus beginning at noon. There will be a number of give-

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