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Textbook costs rise, NCSU Bookstore loses cutomers Jacqueline Lee

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Researchers estimate 42 percent of the Olinguito’s habitat has already been developed.

years.” Initially, the discovery was somewhat of an accident. Accord i ng to Kays, Kristofer M. Helgen, a zoologist from the Smithsonian Institute, originally set out to try and ascertain the number of different known types of olingos in existence. “In the process, [Helgen] ran across these completely

different specimens that were much smaller, much redder, [and] had different teeth,” Kays said. Kays said the new species also has much longer hair. “That’s when [Helgen] realized that there was this yetundescribed form out there.” Kays said the two species are actually quite different from each other and therefore

was a little surprised that the olinguito had not previously been identified. He said, however, it was difficult to find because the species is so scattered and lives at such high elevations in the trees. Kays was tapped for the research team as a result of the extensive research he had

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Casual sex linked to mental duress Jacob Fulk Staff Writer

The one-night stand holds a prominent place in collegiate culture. Though stories of “hook-ups” are plentiful in popular media, behavioral researchers have begun to investigate the negative psychological consequences of casual sex. A recent article in the Journal of Sex Research documents a correlation between casual sex and various forms of psychological distress. Specifically, those who participated in casual sex reported elevated levels of depression and anxiety. The authors of the article, entitled “Risky Business,” also concluded, “The link between casual sex and psychological distress and diminished well-being may represent a manifestation of sexual regret.”

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An N.C. State professor is among a small group of researchers that recently announced that it had discovered a new species of carnivore in the Western Hemisphere—a feat that has not been accomplished in the past 35 years. For many years, the olinguito, which lives in the high forest canopies of Ecuador, had been mistakenly identified as another creature, the similarly named olingo. Roland Kays, a zoology professor at N.C. State and the director of the Biodiversity and Earth Observation Lab at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, was on the three-person research team that made the discovery. “Every year or two there’s a new mammal found, but they’re usually bats and rats,” Kays said. “This is basically the first bigger mammal [found] in the New World in

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A recent study suggests STD’s aren’t the only health consequences of casual sex.

Lead researcher, Melina M. Bersamin of California State University, Sacramento, told U.S. News and World Report that the cause-and-effect relationship between casual sex and negative psychological effects isn’t clear. “It may be that people who are depressed or anxious are more likely to seek out casual sex relationships and not that casual sex causes depression

or anxiety,” she said. Monica Osburn, director of the N.C. State Counseling Center and former president of the American College Counseling Association, agreed that the study’s results were inconclusive. “From my perspective, what needs to be discerned is what comes first: casual sex or diminished wellbeing?” Osburn said.

“I can see the linkage, but not a causal relationship.” Osburn speculated that alcohol abuse in response to symptoms of depression might lower inhibitions toward casual sex. Researchers found that the number of students engaging in casual sex was unrepresentative of “hook-up” culture portrayed in popular media. Of the 3,907 surveyed, only 11 percent reported a casual sexual experience 30 days prior to the assessment. Osburn compared the misrepresentation of casual sex in popular culture to stereotypes of drinking behavior: College students may think everyone is doing it, she said, but not all students are. According to the study, out of those who admitted to having casual sex, men were twice as likely as women to

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Study abroad gives students global perspective, school credit Chris Hart-Williams Staff Writer

For students looking to travel the world, meet new people, gain a global perspective and still get school credit, there’s no better way than studying abroad. That’s exactly what scores of N.C. State students did over the summer, representing the Wolfpack in England, the Czech Republic, Thailand, Peru, Spain, China,

Italy and Botswana among other countries. Within the N.C. State Study Abroad program, there are numerous programs that cater to a range of interests and majors, and no one program is exclusive to a specific major.

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Bethaney Lewis, a junior in nutrition science, studied abroad in London, England for five weeks. While there, Lewis camped

outside Buckingham Palace titular character in the Harry along with thousands of Brit- Potter movies, outside of a ons to await London theword on the atre. newborn Lewis says son of Prince she enjoyed William and t he roya l Catherine baby watch Middleton, because she t he Duchand another John Pujal ess of Camstudent got junior in accounting bridge. to be on TV Lewis also around the met Daniel Radcliffe, an ac- world. As reporters from tor known for his role as the Russia, South Africa, Italy

“Going to another country teaches you to deal with a lot.”

and France reported live, they still found time to show their love for N.C. State. “We went up behind them and prett y much photo bombed, and said ‘Wolfpack!’ and did the Wolfpack sign in their shot while they were broadcasting live, so we were on TV around the world,” Lewis said.

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Alex Sanchez, a senior in communication, traveled to Prague, Czech Republic,

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where he studied Czech literature and women and gender studies. Sanchez said the study abroad program made it easy to travel around Prague. “I would not have been able to go and have the experience I had if I had traveled on my own,” Sanchez said. Sanchez said he enjoyed sharing his experience with

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done on olingos while he was working toward his Ph.D. at the University of Tennessee. Helgen recruited both Kays and Ecuadorian zoologist Miguel Pinto. “It’s a great scientif ic achievement, for sure,” Kays said. “I’m very excited to be involved in the team that found it. It’s the discovery of a career.” Although the new species is classified as a carnivore, Kays said it appears to only eat fruit. “It’s like having a last name carnivore but being a vegetarian,” Kays said. “The olinguito is in the raccoon family and in the carnivore order.” In Ecuador, Kays’ work included mapping the olinguitos’ habitat. In doing so, the team discovered that there was a vast amount of land that the creatures possibly resided in, and Kays said that this new species was likely not an endangered species, although it could be hard to predict the exact number of olinguitos in existence.

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students using the comparison site have chosen to buy their books from the bookstore. “Up to 70 percent of students who have used the comparison site up to this point this year have chosen to buy their books from the bookstore instead of other sites.” Sander said. “We

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“We don’t have a clear count, [but] we can say that there’s about 40,000 square kilometers of habitat,” Kays said. The research team is now hoping to continue its research on the new species. “There certainly is a lot left to be learned, and we’re looking to possibly do some surveys, especially in Colombia and some other areas, where [from the map work] we think there should be some good habitat there.” Kays said. “But we have no evidence if the species is actually there or not.” Kays said this new finding is evidence of how little we still actually know about our planet. “The age of discovery isn’t over, and there are still parts of the world that still hold secrets,” Kays said. “Especially, I think, forest canopies are this frontier. We think about the bottom of the ocean or outer space as being this unexplored frontier? Well, it’s [also] hard to get up into the forest canopy.” Kays is teaching a class on mammalogy at N.C. State this semester.

want to make sure students are able to compare prices and find a good deal on their textbooks.” Sanders said the bookstore saved students a total of $2 million on new textbooks in 2012-2013, though it’s less clear whether the bookstore or online sites offer the best deals on used books. The bookstore also gives one copy of each textbook to the library for use as reference texts. Instead of buying a textbook they may use just once or twice a week, students can go to the reserve desk at D.H. Hill and check out the books they need for use in the building. The bookstore also offers

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The Olinguiito lives high up in the “fog zone” in Colombia and Ecuador.

the option of renting books or buying e-books from the site CourseSmart to give students a much less expensive digital book to save on their computer or tablet. With advances in classroom technology and the use of tablets, this option has become increasingly popular. Students are finding still other sources to purchase their textbooks. “I prefer to buy my books from other students by finding them on the N.C. State book exchange Facebook page,” said Sabrina Talso, a sophomore in fashion and textile management. “Or I’ll swap books with a student that finished the class already in a semester.”

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report a casual sexual encounter. Gender roles and sexual stereotypes also affect the way men and women discuss their sexual activity, and popular opinion can act as a censor to the way college students express their sexuality, Osburn said. “Even in this day and age, because of societal norms, it is more acceptable for men than women to take part in such an action,” Osburn said. Osburn also said that if a woman is vocal about her

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sexual activity, she is more likely to be negatively labeled. Another explanation for a greater number of men reporting experiences of casual sex is a disparity in the value men and women place on relationships. Women tend to value relationships more than men, Osburn said. The researchers concluded their article with a request for college administrators to consider the broader health ramifications of casual sexual encounters, and to look beyond sexually transmitted diseases and underscore the potentially harmful consequences of sex with relative strangers.

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Students doing study abroad at N.C. State also traveled to Botswana, Italy and Thailand. Go to N.C. State’s study abroad website to find out what programs are offered in different cities.

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students back home. Sanchez also said he appreciated the fact that he could earn course credit as he experienced the culture, architecture and food of Prague.

THAILAND

Brittney Garcia, a senior in international studies, studied in Thailand as part of an ethnographic field school program for five weeks with the University and an additional month on her own. Garcia said she enjoyed learning about a culture she knew nothing about. She chose to study in Thailand

for that very reason. “Everybody does Europe and things like that, [so] I figured that if it’s going to be with school, I may as well do something different,” said Garcia.

PERU

Tanner Baxley, a junior in biomedical engineering, studied Spanish abroad in Peru for six weeks: two weeks in the Andes mountains and four weeks in Lima with host families. Baxley said being able to learn about places and historical sites in person was exciting and helped him to improve his Spanish. “I got to get better at speaking the language, writing the

language and communicating with others in Spanish, but also I got to learn about a completely different culture,” Baxley said.

SPAIN

Christian Faucette, a senior in international studies, went to the Valencia, Spain, were she took two Spanish classes. Faucette also visited Barcelona and Grenada. She said she did not know much about the country before this summer. “I was kind of the typical American who knew that they took pride in their bullfighting buts it’s actually not like that there. Bullfighting is actually illegal in Barcelona” Faucette said.

Now Faucette said she is now almost fluent in Spanish and knows specifics about Spanish culture, especially its diverse architecture.

CHINA

John Pujals, a junior in accounting, studied supply chain and operations management and human resources in Shanghai, China, with 30 other business students from the N.C. State business program. Pujals said he learned a lot about China, and what he learned will help him in the future. “I think going to another country teaches you to deal with a lot and how to be flexible, and just like in any job,

you have to learn how to be flexible and adjust to situations,” Pujals said. “... It was valuable and a lot of fun, too.”

ITALY

Shereye Saxena, a junior in electrical and computer engineering, took two business classes in Paderno del Grappa, Italy, as a part of the CIMBA program. He said he studied abroad because he wanted the opportunity to see another culture. “I enjoyed being able to travel around and see how different Italy is culturally,” Saxena said. Botswana Tracy Anderson, a graduate student working toward a master’s in communica-

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tions, returned to Gaborone, Botswana, to complete her research for her graduate research project about HIV prevention among adults in Gaborone. Anderson said what she enjoyed about her trip was the opportunity to interact with local students and inform them about our culture while learning theirs. “My favorite part has always been interacting with the local people and just see what their lives are like,” said Anderson.

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ur campus vicinity has not been the safest place in the past few months. Toward the end of last semester, we were hit by a crime wave, with an abnormal number of instances of sexual assault and robbery. According to WRAL, in the beginning of the summer in May at the Wolf Creek Apartments, three people broke into a student’s apartment, resulting in a gunshot wound to the resident’s leg during the attempted robbery. Most recently, as reported by the News & Observer, on Aug. 10, also at Wolf Creek, a resident shot and killed an armed intruder. Students were notified about the on-campus events that occurred at the end of last semes-

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“Yeah cause it’s around the area...good to look out for what’s happening in the area.” Carmy Pappalardo junior, civil engineering

“I mean I guess it depends on the severity of the crime. If it’s a violent crime, then yes.” Gordon Brezicki alumni, chemical engineering

“I don’t have strong feelings on it. I think it’s not necessary.” John Willis senior, accounting

“it’s an open campus, so I think it depends on severity of the crime.” Maxwell Stout freshman, polymer and color chemistry

“Yeah I would say so because s tudents live there and they need to make sure all students are safe.” Stormi Gantzer junior, criminology

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. ter via WolfAlert — the University’s official method of emergency notification and communication. The Campus Police also increased their presence on campus, especially after dark. The paint on the lights of the Free Expression Tunnel was removed to make it more bright. However, matters could improve further when it comes to off-campus safety, as apparent from the two Wolf Creek incidences during the summer. A start, we believe, could be having WolfAlerts for locations, such as the Wolf Creek Apartments, that are heavily

NSA University or something

hen people f i rst he a r about t he University willingly accepting money from the National Security Agency, terms like Nicky “sellout” Vaught and “Big Deputy Features Brother Editor campus” make their way into the conversation. But I don’t think an Orwellian university is the big threat here. For those who haven’t heard: The National Security Agency will pay N.C. State $60.75 million to build a new analytics lab on Centennial Campus. Yes, this is the same NSA we discovered in June to be reading our emails and listening in on our phone calls through a surveillance program called PRISM. But if you take a drive down Dan Allen or Hillsborough and look around, you’ll see something far more terrifying than Airstrip One. There are more hipsters walking around than any other student “try-hard” subculture. (Yes, even more numerous than the “well-dressed” fraternity guys in oversized pants.) Everyone hates hipsters. Even hipsters hate hipsters. In fact, talking about hating them is as unfruitful as trying to define exactly what a hipster is. But, alas, in the wake of recent events, the topic cannot be avoided. It’s no wonder the thickrimmed-glasses-wearing, thigh-gap-wanting, Lana Del Rey-listening kids are so drawn to N.C. State. The campus is constantly under renovation, which screams innovation and progressivism. And as ever ybody knows, all hipsters love involving themselves in anything mildly progressive. And the one thing that screams “HEY, LOOK HOW PROGR ESSIVE WE ARE!” more than the annual digging up of the few square feet of grass we have is signing a contract with the NSA. Just look at the PRISM logo. It’s the visual representation of someone pretending to know who Pink Floyd is. Af ter whist leblower Edward Snowden ruined the NSA’s credibility, the

security agency is bound to make changes in some sort of comeback effort. President Obama has already called for a review of the surveillance program as a direct result of the country’s antipathetic reaction to Snowden’s leaks. The NSA’s first step is easy. Find a quickly growing research college and latch on. The Triangle, having made even the Forbes list for its rapid growth, seems like an obvious choice. So why not latch onto Duke? The NSA, in its attempt to foster progressivism, chose State because we are in the capital city of the most embarrassingly red state in the nation. They want to help separate us from our association with the General Assembly and instead associate ourselves with The New NSA, which all Democrats are sure to support now that Obama has stuck his hand in the mix. N.C. State welcomes the NSA for a few reasons. Chancellor Woodson said the analytics lab would be a job creator. Sure, this “do anything to create jobs” attitude might seem like an echo of Gov. McCrory’s sentiments, but Woodson (like the NSA) clearly wants nothing to do with McCrory and the Assembly’s nonsense religiouslature. Whereas McCrory refuses to subsidize anything that does not get “butts in seats” — those seats being jobs — Woodson understands the importance of subsidizing the renovation of campus hot spots like Talley Student Center, and the Court of the Carolinas, and the Field House, and Harris Field, and Centennial Campus, and … even if we won’t be around to see the fruit of these labors. Cha ncel lor Woodson knows what progressivism is all about, and he recognizes that the NSA does, too. All we students can do is embrace it, even if it means dealing with coffeebreathed, greasy haired hipsters. If we never see the NSA make a remarkable comeback, which would in turn earn the entire country’s trust, the general population will just go on hating the agency, while the tryhard contrarians will insist on its integrity for the sake of being hip.

Christian O’Neal, senior in mechanical engineering

Amid Snowden affair, let’s not forget Manning

s one whistleblower lies safe from his pursuers, at least for the time being, another whistleblower has been sentenced. This summer, Edward Snowden caused an international discussion about privacy and surMegan veillance Ellisor when he Deputy Viewpoint Editor leaked top-secret information about the surveillance state. On Aug. 21, military judge Col. Denise Lind sentenced Army Pfc. Bradley Manning to 35 years in prison for giving 700,000 military and diplomatic documents to WikiLeaks. Although the cases of Snowden and Manning are not identical in nature, they do share a common theme: revealing government deceit. Manning was convicted of 20 criminal charges, six of which include violations of the 1917 Espionage Act. Prosecutors explained that Osama bin Laden presumably read some of the leaked documents, but despite this, Manning still has plenty of support from citizens who value honesty and transparency. Not only does Manning have supporters, but he has loud ones. Some of his followers formed the Bradley Manning Support Network and nearly 1,000 people rallied at Fort Meade on June 1 to show their allegiance. The head of the American Civil Liberties Union’s speech and technology project, Ben Wizner, argued in his favor saying, “W hen a soldier who

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populated by students but aren’t on University property. Right now, WolfAlerts only report (attempted) crimes that occur on University-owned property. For example, in July, ABC Eyewitness News covered a burglary at the Western Manor apartment complex that was reported as a WolfAlert. However, it would make as much sense for WolfAlerts to cover places around the University that aren’t owned by the University, which students predominantly visit or live in — if

it wouldn’t make more sense, seeing that the security mechanisms in place on campus do not exist off campus. Regardless of whether it would be outside the Campus Police’s jurisdiction, we see no reason why WolfAlerts can’t be made for all areas that are frequented or resided in by students. This simple step, for example, would have notified the residents of Wolf Creek that someone had been killed in their apartment complex, or that someone was hospitalized because of a break-in — information whose absence luckily led to no other misfortunes, though this may not always be the case in the future.

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shared information with the press and public is punished far more harshly than others who tortured prisoners and killed civilians, something is seriously wrong with our justice system.” A broad cross-section of the U.S. public, from renowned linguist and political dissident Noam Chomsky, who said “Bradley Manning should be regarded as a hero,” to the likes of Lady Gaga, who said that she was “devastated” by Manning’s sentence, has shown support for Manning’s actions. However, his detractors have derided him as an enemy of the state, with pundits even calling for his execution. But although Manning did reveal classified information, he was acquitted of the most serious charge, a id i ng t he enemy. He apologized for his actions but explained, “When I made these decisions, I believed I was going to help people, not hurt people.” He gave the information to WikiLeaks to expose the United States military’s “bloodlust.” Some are comparing Manning to Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst who leaked the Pentagon Papers in 1971. “I think his example will always be an inspiration of civil and moral courage to truth tellers in the future,” Ellsberg said of Manning. When Manning released his information, which included a video of a helicopter attack that killed at least nine people, he hoped to reveal the “true costs of war.” “We were obsessed with capturing and killing human

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targets on lists and ignoring goals and missions. I believed if the public, particularly the American public, could see this it could spark a debate on the military and our foreign policy in general [that] might cause society to reconsider the need to engage in counter-terrorism while ignoring the human situation of the people we engaged with every day,” Manning said. Before the leaks, the U.S. military could easily wear the “good guy” façade. Under Common Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions, “violence to life and person, in particular murder of all kinds, mutilation, cruel treatment, … outrages upon personal dignity [and] in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment” are prohibited.” Because of Manning, the public now knows that the military has not obeyed these rules. But Manning, of course, has joined the league of now ten people who have been convicted under the Espionage Act — seven under the Obama Administration. What will happen to Snowden remains to be seen, though it is likely that he also would be martyred under Obama’s war on whistleblowers. Transparency cannot always be achieved, as it sometimes puts our safety at risk. But when transparency does not affect safety, we need people like Bradley Manning and Edward Snowden who are willing to break policy when the policy is unjust.

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Peanut butter jar design gets twisted Hassan Durant Senior Staff Writer

To the huddled masses who are tired of getting peanut butter stuck on their hands when reaching in for those last few scoops: fret no more. A team of N.C. State Engineering students has developed a solution for when you can’t quite reach all the peanut butter in the jar. It’s called Jar with a Twist, an innovation developed by four N.C. State students: Michael Bissette, a senior in chemical engineering; Stephen Smith, a senior in computer, electrical and mechanical engineering; Spencer Vaughn, a recent graduate; and Sean Echevarria, a senior in mechanical engineering. The idea behind Jar with a Twist is simple: the jar is essentially an ordinary cylindrical container. Instead of a fixed bottom, however, Jar with a Twist uses a bottom that rotates and pushes the jar’s contents up toward the top. Yes, t he ide a seems very simple—elementary, even. So how come no one else has figured it out? According to Smith and Bissette, many other compa nies have thought long and hard about the prob-

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The team used their business design and model of Jar with a Twist to spread their invention.

lem and come up with solutions of their own, but many of the ideas were expensive to manufacture or just plain impractical. Bissette says the Jar with a Twist will cost only three cents more to produce than regular jars, including t he one-cent li-

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not seem like a lot of money, but based on a 10-year projection of sales, the Bissette has estimated the value of their invention at $7.5 million dollars per year. Development for Jar with a Twist all started last August when these four N.C. State engineers met to discuss possible ideas for their senior design project. Each team member brought his own idea to the table, and they eventually decided to go with the concept for a “squeegee knife that never gets dirty below the handle”. “It seemed like a good idea at first,” Bissette said, “but as we dug deeper into the problem, we eventually got to the root of it: the real problem

was the difficulty of getting food product out of nearlyempty jars.” After the revelation that they were attacking the wrong problem, the team set out at once to improve the container design for viscous food items like peanut butter. “Ou r professors were always telling us ‘it’s not about finding a solution to a problem; it’s about finding a problem that people haven’t solved yet,’” Bissette said. “Sometimes it’s even a problem people don’t even know they have. That’s the kind of problem Jar with a Twist is there to solve.” Before the team could get any real work done on Jar with a Twist, it had to see if

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Stephen Smith, left, and Michael Bissette, right, pose with their business model, 3D printer, and model of jar with a twist.

its idea was even physically possible. “A lot of people told us ‘Oh, peanut butter is too viscous to push through a plastic tube cleanly,’” Bissette said. “We decided we needed to see for ourselves.” The team went to a local hardware store to buy PVC pipe and a makeshift plug to test their concept. According to Bissette, when they first tried to push the peanut

butter through the PVC, everything clicked. “I was saying to myself ‘This is awesome!’ It just made sense. Everything just made sense.” Once the team realized its idea was feasible, it set to work improving the prototype design, utilizing campus 3D printers to bring its work to life. The team designed

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Don’t ‘lookaway’ from Barnhardt’s new book Kevin Shaefer Staff Writer

Lookaway, Lookaway!, a novel by English professor Wilton Barnhardt, hit bookstores nationwide Tuesday, offering readers an irreverent look at the history and culture of the South. Set in Charlotte, the book tells the story of aristocrats Jerene Jarvis Johnston and her husband Duke. As Jerene supervises her family’s collection of paintings at the Mint Museum, Duke, whose political career appeared so promising in his college years, settles instead into a life as a Civil War re-enactor. Coinciding with a subplot involving Jerene’s brother Gaston, a historical novelist, and their withdrawn sister, Dillard, The New York Times bestselling Alice Sebold called Lookaway, Lookaway! “a wild romp through the South, and therefore the history of our nation, written

by an absolute ringmaster of fiction.” Barnhardt’s career as a critically acclaimed novelist began in 1989 with the publication of his first book, Emma Who Saved My Life. His other two were Gospel, published in 1993, and Show World, published in 1999. Barnhardt said that his experience in the classroom was particularly influential when beginning Lookaway, Lookaway! “I got interested in the last few years with some of my students with their piercings and pink hair and tattoos,” Barnhardt said. “Then there were others going to be debutantes, in secret societies, rich people in country clubs. It intrigued me to see how the old South still exists within the new South.” When creating these characters, Barnhardt said that it was a learning experience for him, as his background was nothing like that of the novel’s

protagonists. “I’m not from that class,” he said. “I’m middle class. My father’s a State alumnus, and I grew up in the area. Studying this particular society was fascinating to me. I went to the debutante ball as a tourist, outside looking in the window as a means of observing the people there.” Barnhardt’s novels are very different from one another– which isn’t always a formula for commercial success. “It’s very depressing for my publisher,” he said. “I did a coming-of-age story for my first book, and now this one’s a Southern family saga. I never use the same equation twice, partly because I’m trying to entertain myself.” Barnhardt’s colleague John Kessel, also an N.C. State English professor and published novelist, was enthusiastic about the work. “Wilton’s been working on Lookaway, Lookaway! for a long time, but it’s been worth

the wait,” Kessel said. “It’s a wonderful mix of comedy, satire and serious literary fiction, a sly, affectionate dissection of North Carolina and the modern South. And it’s a page turner. Readers from NCSU will enjoy the first chapter’s demolition of sorority rush at UNC-Chapel Hill.” Barnhardt said that the book should appeal to both N.C. State students and North Carolinians in general. “Given its premise and source of inspiration, I think people from all over North Carolina will find it enjoyable,” Barnhardt said. “People who don’t care for Chapel Hill very much will also like it, as my first chapter is my love letter to UNC. I’ve also talked to people who are Northerners who are fascinated by it. The contemporary South is a really intriguing subject, as it is still very different from the rest of the country.” Lookaway, Lookaway! is

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Fratire makes social networking a little raunchier Holden Broyhill Staff Writer

A s pa rent s a nd fa mily members increase their presence on Facebook, N.C. State alumnus Nick Vitale is launching a social networking site that will let college students communicate privately and anonymously. Through his site, called Fratire, Vitale vows to “pri-

vately make your life public” by allowing users to share private information to the world without consequences. It allows users to post their most scandalous stories anonymously. They can track the popularity of their story by the number of “likes” it receives. “Fratire is a platform for college students to present their point-of-view stories of

interesting or shocking nights out,” Vitale said. Despite his site’s name, Vitale was not a member of a fraternity during his time at N.C. State. He does, however, see fraternity members as a key demographic for Fratire. The New York Times reporter Warren St. John coined the name Fratire as a combination of the words “fraternity” and “satire” as a reference to

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ally include a “private circle” page. This will allow users to add close friends to view their stories. This is the only section of the site where another user can see who wrote a story. “On Facebook you share information, and it’s out there for everyone to see,” Vitale said. “Fratire is the opposite of that. Users are sharing confidential information with other college students anonymously.” As social networking becomes more popular, there are more ways for colleges and employers to see what individuals are posting. One of the main attractions to a site like Fratire is the anonymity. Once a user posts a story, no potential employer can trace it back to the user. But Vitale said not every story submitted will be posted to Fratire. If a story

violates the site’s privacy conditions or does not meet the requirements for entertainment, it will not run. “When you post to Fratire you aren’t posting directly to the website,” Vitale said. “It’s submitted to Fratire and goes through an algorithm and makes sure no names are mentioned in the story, and then an individual actually reads the story to make sure it’s interesting, shocking or funny in some way.” Vitale said this function also provides a safety net to prevent cyber bullying. “It’s a site that you can go to read and write about you and your peers and not have to worry about that information being on the Internet,” Vitale said. Vitale said he hopes to complete his beta testing and have the site fully operational within the next three months.

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its first official prototype at The Garage, a 2000 squarefoot engineering workspace located in the Research IV building on centennial campus, and Smith did most of the work on designing the prototypes for the 3D printing process. The team has gone through countless designs and thousands of dollars-worth of 3Dprinted design concepts. But the exposure the team has gotten for its work has more than made up for it: Jar with a Twist has been featured on various news outlets includ-

ing Good Morning America, the Today Show, and Gizmodo, an online technology blog. According to Smith, the invention received an unexpected amount of praise and constructive criticism when the team posted a video demonstrating Jar with a Twist on Reddit. “I was backing in the mountains the day we posted on Reddit,” Bissette said, “And when I came back the next day, I had about 1500 comments on our YouTube account. Not to mention all the Reddit replies and emails.” The finished Jar with a Twist design will have a tamper-proof seal on both the top and the bottom of the

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jar. When you twist the jar’s bottom, no residue will be left behind from the product inside. That’s because the innerpiece and the cylinder meet to form an air- and-watertight seal—the same basic design principle used in the pistons of a car’s engine. Despite the simplistic design, Bissette and the team believes their idea will go far. “I think our solution is novel, and gives us a leg-up in the industry.” The team filed a patent for Jar with a Twist in June. The innovation is currently patent-pending. For more information on Jar with a Twist, visit www. jarwithatwist.com

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Timisoara of the RomaniaLiga Nationala. Johnson appeared in 33 games for Timisoara during the 2012-2013 season. He averaged 9.7 points, 3.1 assists and shot 31.1 percent from the three-point line. Johnson said playing in Europe has pros and cons but being away from family may be the most difficult part of the experience. “Any time they can come and watch me play is an advantage,” he said. “Whereas, playing overseas, you don’t really have that advantage of friends and family coming to watch you play live.” Johnson’s first opportunity to take the court for the SkyHawks will be Nov. 2 against the Windsor Express.

percentage of 63.5 actually exceeds Glennon’s percentage of 62.6. Thomas broke the Colorado State single-season record for completion percentage, setting a mark of 64.7 percent in his freshman year. He also posted a solid passer efficiency rating of 121.17 and decreased his interceptions from 13 as a freshman to eight in his sophomore year at CSU. The redshirt junior was the Wolfpack’s starting quarterback throughout 2013 spring drills, the first opportunity new head coach Dave Doeren had to coach his new team. Thomas will wear the No. 4 jersey for the Red and White this year. If Thomas represents the remnants of the O’Brien era

in Raleigh, then his main competitor for the starting quarterback slot symbolizes the dawn of Doeren’s time in charge of the Wolfpack. Graduate student Brandon Mitchell transferred to N.C. State this summer and has one year of eligibility left. Since he enrolled in a graduate program not offered at his former school, Mitchell is eligible to play immediately for State under NCAA rules. Mitchell, who will don No. 8 for the Pack this season, spent his first two seasons at Arkansas as the understudy to incumbent quarterback Tyler Wilson, who’s now playing for the National Football League’s Oakland Raiders. Due to his superb athleticism, the 6-foot-4 graduate student made the switch to receiver for his junior year. Mitchell saw action in eight games last season, starting three of them, and compil-

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ing 17 catches for 272 yards over the course of a grueling SEC season. The Louisiana native’s mobility sets him apart from Thomas, who rarely uses his feet to scramble. Mitchell, a dual-threat quarterback, falls firmly in the mold of the modern quarterback: one who is effective against defenses using both his arm and his legs. This mobility gives Mitchell an advantage over Thomas coming into the 2013 season. Doeren found great success at Northern Illinois (no comma needed here) running an offense centered around a dualthreat quarterback, reaching a BCS bowl last season. Based on NIU’s offensive system last season, Mitchell would seem to fit Doeren’s new offense better than Thomas. But Mitchell’s relative inexperience compared to Thomas could tip the

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scales back in the Californian’s favor. The race is simply too close to call. Doeren says that the ‘Pack will not designate a starter

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We always try to get top-character guys.” Head soccer coach Kelly Findley

The N.C. State men’s soccer team started last season red hot, going 6-0 out of the gate heading into a clash with No. 1 Maryland in Raleigh. The Wolfpack fell to the Terrapins 3-2, and the season was never quite the same. State won just four games the rest of the way, finishing 10-10 and missing out on an NCAA Tournament bid. This season, third-year (hyphenate the compound modifier of “head coach”) head coach Kelly Findley’s goal is to do exactly what last year’s team couldn’t. “My goal for this team is JOHN JOYNER/TECHNICIAN to make the NCAA TournaJunior midfielder Alex Martinez takes a shot during the soccer game against Maryland Friday, ment,” Findley said. “And I Sept. 14, 2012. The previously undefeated Wolfpack fell to the #1 Terps 3-2. think we have the team that can do it.” Findley isn’t the only one here,” Wannemuehler said. games. College Soccer News clearly who thinks highly of the “I think being part of a team Like Wannemuehler, Mi- agrees with Findley’s assessWolfpack’s personnel. Top that has something to prove nogue said he was taken ment. Out of the top 10 reDrawer Soccer ranked the is very exciting.” aback by how close State play- cruiting classes in the nation, Wolfpack’s most recent reHigh school soccer players ers are to one another. four belong to ACC schools. cruiting class 16th in the commit much earlier than “The family atmosphere They include No. 2 Virginia, nation, and College Soccer their counterparts from the and the culture here is so No. 3 Maryland, No. 6 UNCNews ranked it 18th. revenue sports. much different from other Chapel Hill and No. 9 Wake The name that stands out “We’re seeing them quite a schools,” Minogue said, “I Forest. Also ahead of the most of this year’s class is for- bit during their sophomore feel like we’re going to have Wolfpack is No. 14 Boston ward Travis Wannemuehler, and junior years of high a really special year.” College. The Pack came in ranked as the No. 33 overall school,” Findley said. “Most In addition to Wannem- ahead of four ACC foes—No. recr u it by of our play- uehler and Minogue, the 19 Notre Dame, No. 22 Duke, College Socers are com- Pack seven other freshmen No. 33 Syracuse and No. 40 c er Ne w s . mitted by the for this season. They include Clemson. A native end of their midfielder Michael Bajza, “The opportunity to play of Ev a n s junior year, if midfielder Yanni Hachem, in the ACC was a factor [in ville, Ind., not earlier.” defenseman Michael Hink- my commitment] as well.” WannemAnother son, defenseman Connor Wannemuehler said. uehler was standout in White, goalkeeper Jonathan “We always try to get topa member of t h is yea r’s Davis, defenseman Davis character guys,” Findley said. the United class i s Robinson and midfielder “Guys who are committed, Head soccer coach States U-18 midfielder Davi Ramos. Two transfers, guys who are driven, guys Kelly Findley team before Roland Mi- midfielder Holden Fender who are up to the challenge. coming to nogue. The from UCLA and defense- We’re trying to change where Raleigh. Huntersville, N.C., native man Clement Simonin from N.C. State has been in the Wannemuehler cited his was named the 2012 Greater Division II Lander University, past 20 years.” rapport with the coaching Charlotte Soccer Player of round out the newcomers. The Wolfpack will take staff and older Wolfpack the Year and led Charlotte “We have a big challenge on UNC-Wilmington in an players as a main reason for Catholic High School to a 66- ahead of us,” Findley said. exhibition at home on Sathis commitment to State. 7-4 record during his career. “The ACC is the best confer- urday. Kickoff is scheduled “I had a very good relation- He scored 74 career goals and ence in the country for men’s for 7 p.m. at the Dail Soccer ship with the staff and team added 42 assists in those 77 soccer.” Stadium.

“We’re trying to change where N.C. State has been in the past 20 years.”

Down to two: Mitchell and Thomas

he quarterback position at N.C. State has been stable since 2008, thanks to stellar play by former Wolfpackers now playing on Sundays. Former quarterback Russell Wilson started for the Wolfpack from 2008 Andrew to 2010, after Schuett which Mike Deputy Sports Glennon Editor to ok over signal calling duties in 2011 and 2012. Both were highly successful in college and now ply their trade in the NFL. Wilson is entering his second season as starter with the Seattle Seahawks, a championship contender, while Glennon looks to unseat incumbent starter Josh Freeman in Tampa Bay. But with Wilson and Glennon now gone, who will take their place as the Wolfpack’s starting QB in 2013? At this point it appears to be a two-horse race between transfers, neither of whom have taken a regular-season snap for the Wolfpack. One hopeful is redshirt junior Pete Thomas. A twoyear starter at Colorado State, Thomas transferred to N.C. State following his sophomore season. He was forced to sit out all of last season due to NCAA regulations governing undergraduate transfer athletes. Former N.C. State head coach Tom O’Brien brought in the 6-foot-6 California native in 2012. The similarities between Thomas and Glennon are obvious: Both are tall, accurate pocket passers who have high completion percentages. Thomas’ completion

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Alex Johnson selected No. 1 overall in NBL Canada draft Staff Report

Former men’s basketball guard Alex Johnson was drafted No. 1 overall by the Ottawa SkyHawks of the National Basketball League of Canada on Tuesday. Johnson became the first Canadian native to be selected as the top pick in the NBL Canada draft. “It’s a huge honor, just going through all the posts on Facebook and all the mentions on Twitter,” Johnson said. “It was a good experience just to feel the love from all the people who have congratulated me and people who have been following me all these years.” “I feel like Canadian basketball is on the rise, with Anthony Bennett going No. 1 and Andrew Wiggins potentially going No. 1 next year.” Johnson joined the Pack as a graduate student for the 20112012 season after transferring from CSU-Bakersfield, where he played from 2007-2011 and ranks second in school history with 165 three-pointers and a .365 shooting percentage from behind the arc. The veteran point guard played an integral part in the team’s march to the NCAA Sweet Sixteen berth. “His biggest impact on a team is leadership,” said former Wolfpack guard and

CONTRIBUTED BY NBL CANADA

Alex Johnson was selected No. 1 overall in Tuesday’s NBL Canada draft. Johnson is the only native Canadian to be selected in the league draft. The point guard played for N.C. State during the 2011-2012 season.

JOHNSON’S CAREER Team Year 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012

3-point percentage

Points per game

Assists

CSU Bakersfield

41.6%

6.1

2.7

CSU Bakersfield

36.3%

8.3

3.1

CSU Bakersfield

*Did not play*

CSU Bakersfield

34.6%

13.3

2.8

NCSU

29.9%

4.4

2.8 SOURCE: YAHOO SPORTS

teammate of Johnson, C.J. Williams. “Stuff he does off the court is definitely big for a team. When he was at State we hung out together off the court. Alex was the focal point of that, he was the

starter.” “Basketball wise, his shooting ability and ability to create for others—those are big for any team, especially at point guard.” Johnson averaged 4.4

points, 2.8 assists and 19.5 minutes in 37 games during his lone season with the Pack. Johnson, a three-point sniper, averaged 29.9 percent from behind the arc. According to Johnson, head

KEVIN COOK/TECHNICIAN

Graduate student guard, Alex Johnson, dribbles the ball past his fellow teammates during the Red and White scrimmage in the RBC Center on Nov. 5, 2011.

coach Mark Gottfried and assistant coach Bobby Lutz have reached out and congratulated him this week. “Congrats to @SupermanJohnson on being the #1 pick in the #NBLCanada drafted by the @OttawaSkyHawks very happy for him #PackInThePros,” Gottfried tweeted from his official Twitter page. “Even though I’m finished at State, I still feel the love from them—they still show

support,” Johnson said. “I was with C.J. this summer, we’re still close even though were not at State anymore. We’re still a part of each other’s lives whether it be texting each other or on Skype, or interacting on Twitter and Facebook.” Following his final year of collegiate basketball, Johnson signed with BC Timba

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