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them we could not do what we do. We love to teach new folks how to build, paint, sew, For decades, theatres such run lights, run sound, hang as the Durham Performing lights, house manage and Arts Center and Raleigh Me- anything else that we need morial Auditorium have gar- help with.” nered drawn shows straight Since its establishment in from Broadway every year, 1935, RLT has been a place but Raleigh-born-and-raised where children and adults theatre companies are prov- of all ages could learn and ing that they can hold their develop anything from actown, too. ing and playwriting skills to Three theatre companies technical theatre disciplines. stand out beDespite between downing the only tow n a nd t heat re i n N.C. State’s town at the campus: Ratime, North leigh Little Carolina Theatre, now has Burning more than Coal Theatre 30 compaand Theatre nies t hat Kathleen Rudolph in the Park. continue Associate Dirctor of RLT Each is comto thrive in prised of Trispite of the angle performers who stage nation’s economic struggles. seasonal shows. Nevertheless, Rudolph acKathleen Rudolph, associ- knowledged that the world of ate director of RLT, discussed theatre still faced significant the impact of this commu- challenges. nity and how it continues to “The problems we face are thrive. filling seats,” Rudolph said. “We are a community the- “With all the options out atre in the true sense of the there, folks make choices. word,” said RLT Associate Adver t ising dol lars are Director Kathleen Rudolph. sparse, so it is sometimes “We are here for the commu- difficult to get the word out.” nity–they are our patrons, but also our volunteers. Without THEATRE continued page 3 Staff Writer
“We are a community theatre in the true sense of the word.”
Eric Finace, sophomore in financial studies, cheers after a successful hammer smash at Packapalooza.
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Tomorrow afternoon, N.C. State will celebrate the end of Wolfpack Welcome Week with the second annual Packapalooza festival on Hillsborough Street. The all-day festival will feature live music, food, games, information tables, activities for all ages and tons of free prizes.
This year the festival will include musical performances from Mutemath; Scotty McCreery, Chancellor Randy Woodson and Coach Dave Doeren; DJ Bobby Drake; Kooley High; and Ryukyukoku Matsuri Daiko, among others. The festival kicks off at 2 p.m. and will feature seven different zones: the Green Zone, the Art Zone, the Wolf-
pack Zone, the Sports Zone, the International Zone, the Public Safety Zone and the Greek Life Zone. The Green Zone will showcase N.C. State’s dedication to conservation and environmental sustainability. This zone will offer information about N.C. State’s College of Natural Resources and the Office of Sustainability, as well as information on how to
make a skateboard from the materials in the Wood Products Department, N.C. State’s transit system, solar energy and the EcoCar2 display. The Art Zone will offer students the opportunity to be interactive and hang out with local artists. It will feature drumming and fire-hooping performances the Picke Ma-
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University helps students stay healthy Class of 2017 Chris Hart-Williams Correspondent
Students trying to avoid gaining the infamous “freshman 15” need not feel alone in the pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. The Student Health Center and University Recreation provide a variety of services that cater to students’ nutritional and physical wellness. The Student Health Center offers both education and consultation resources to students. For freshman who may feel overwhelmed with the many different food options, speaking with a University dietitian could ease your mind when it comes to nutrition. Students can make appointments with a dietitian at the Student Health Center. Appointments are free and can be booked by calling the appointment desk or online through the center’s website. Ashley Pinet, a registered dietitian at the University, said she has seen eating habits of freshmen change dramatically in their new environment—some for the better and others for the worse.
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Tyler Melvin, a junior in engineering, works out at Carmicheal Gym on Tuesday October 11, 2011.
Students with unlimited meal plans often find themselves developing poor eating habits, Pinet said. Pinet said she encourages students to try new things, and to get creative with what’s available to make healthier choices. “The freshman 15 is a little
bit of an exaggeration”, says Pinet. “For the most part we find that students gain about 10 pounds or less, and some of that may be males who developmentally change, they start working-out more, they get an increase in muscle mass, so some of that weight gain is a good thing”.
According to Pinet, University dietitians look at the overall picture of wellness, so in addition to nutrition, they address students’ physical activity and sleep habits. Pinet said she sees students for a wide variety of reasons. From those who just want general nutrition advice, to those who want to lose a few pounds. Some of the students she sees have diagnosed medical conditions like celiac disease, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and eating disorders. Students can also connect with University dietitians online using the Student Health Center’s “ask the dietitian” service. The service allows you to submit general nutrition questions that will be answered within 48 hours. For those interested in weight loss, the Student Health Center offers a Take Weight Off program. This six-week weight loss program, which the Health Center offears twice during the fall semester, guides students in healthy eating
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While the official numbers won’t be in until September, the GPAs, SAT scores and ACT scores of N.C. State’s incoming freshman class are, on average, higher than those of previous classes. Although Undergraduate Admissions saw a record number of applications for the 2013-2014 school year, the University is accepting fewer total students than in years past. “The competition was even tougher for this year’s incoming class than last year’s incoming class, which was exceptional,” said Thomas Griffin, N.C. State’s director of undergraduate admissions. The tightened competition is due to both to a decrease in the number of students being admitted per class and an increase in the number of students that have been applied. “Last year was a record number of applications, over 20,000 for the first time, and this year we’ve exceeded that number of applications,” Griffin said. “We’re over 21,000, almost to 22,000.” N.C. State Undergraduate Admissions’ class size goal for the past two years was 4,200 freshmen per year. That’s a decrease of about 300 students as compared to the senior and junior classes that preceded them. These factors, coupled with budget pressures, have forced N.C. State to become more selective when it comes to incoming freshmen. Last year N.C. State accepted just under 50 percent of the applicants, while this year they only accepted about 46 percent. “It’s a big change,” Griffin said. “With that many more applications, and then holding the number of acceptances fairly level because we want the same size class to enroll, it just means
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In Thursday’s editorial, the Technician referred to a break-in, during with a student was shot in the leg that happened at Wolf Creek. We said this occured in May, 2013. This event actually happened three years ago.
August 22 6:19 PM | SUSPICIOUS PERSON West Parking Deck University Police respond to the report of a suspicious male loitering at the West Deck. The subject was located and found to be intoxicated. He was trespassed.
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9:09 PM | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr A non-student was cited for a stoplight violation at this intersection. The stoplight was in a flashing red mode at the time.
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9:50 PM | LARCENY D.H. Hill Library A student reported that the laptop he had borrowed from NCSU Libraries had been taken after he left it unattended in his 7th floor cubicle. Library staff were informed of the theft.
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it’s been that much tougher.” That, Griffin said, wasn’t a bad thing in terms of N.C. State’s academic reputation. As an example, he pointed to the College of Engineering. The college, which was already ranked highly among public universities’ engineering programs nationally, is ranked even higher now thanks to tougher admission standards. “The College of Engineering is looking at a class that is extremely well qualified,” Griffin said. “Their average SAT score, two-part, is likely to break 1,300 this year.” Not only are the incoming
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the classes admitted over the last few years, demographically speaking. Griffin said he believes the slight decrease in minority students this year is a minor statistical aberration; over the next 10 years, he said, the University expects the number of both minority and female students attending N.C. State to grow significantly. “We have seen changes in the demographic makeup,” Griffin said. “They are small increases, but certainly increases over the long run.” “The big trend for us over the last few years has been the increasing academic qualities of our incoming class,” Griffin said. “We’re looking for the very best students and the very best fit for our university.”
fers fitness programs, services and facilities for students who aspire to live healthy and active lives. The Carmichael Complex includes a gym, recreation center, pool and outside basketball and tennis courts.
Admission into these facilities requires a valid Wolfpack One Card. Club sports, intramural sports, group fitness classes and personal training are just some of what University Recreation’s fitness programs and
services offer to keep students active. Information about how to join clubs, teams and classes can be found on the University Recreation website or at any facility.
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The fourth annual Service N.C. State blood drive will be held from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23, in the Carmichael Fitness Center, with the goal of collecting a record-setting 1,200 pints. To participate in this lifesaving event, all students, faculty, staff and friends of N.C. State are encouraged to
register online. Those who register may schedule their appointments and now and change their appointment time if necessary. Members of the N.C. State community are also encouraged to join a team, as groups of volunteers will be a key to the success of this drive. If you are interested in volunteering, participants may sign up as a department, student
Panoramic Dance Project auditions set for Aug. 28
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national students that applied remained fairly flat. Even so, the international students accepted this year are far more diverse. Last year international students were accepted from 23 countries while this year that count increased to 32. “You don’t want all of your international students to come from one particular country, so one of the things we have been looking at is how to attract students from a variety of countries,” Griffin said. With the matriculation of the class of 2017, there will be also be a slight increase in the percentage of female students and a slight decrease in the percentage of non-Caucasian students, though the class isn’t radically different from
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freshmen’s test scores generally higher, more of them are coming to N.C. State with AP or dual-enrollment credits. Last year 2,888 students enrolled at N.C. State with AP credits and scored an average 4.4 on their AP exams, while so far this year 3,050 students have submitted AP exams and the average of their exam scores has been 4.68. While Griffin said the academic achievements of the class of 2017 make it stand out, it’s also notable for the demographic shifts it represents. International applications jumped significantly last year, increasing 46 percent— nearly 400 students—thanks to increased international recruiting efforts. However, this year the number of inter-
Auditions for N.C. State’s 2013-2014 Panoramic Dance Project are scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 28 at 6 p.m. in the dance studio at 2307 Carmichael Gymnasium. Those auditioning will learn and perform two short phrases from the company repertory and have a chance to make up their own short dance phrase based on a theme which will be provided for them at the audition. Those planning to audition do not need to pre-register or prepare anything in advance; they should just show up ready to dance. For more information on the Panoramic Dance Project, visit http://www.ncsu.edu/dance/pdp.html or call (919) 5137345. You may also send email inquiries to danceprogram@ ncsu.edu.
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organization or individual, as there will be many volunteer roles before, during and after the drive. Every donated pint of blood can help save three lives, so if successful, this drive could touch up to 3,600 lives. For more information, write servicencstate-blooddrive@ncsu.edu
August 21 6:19 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON West Parking Deck University Police responded to the report of a suspicious male loitering at the West Deck. The subject was located and found to be intoxicated. He was trespaased. 8:55 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Dr/Thurman Dr A student was cited for a stoplight violation at this intersection. The stoplight was in a flashing red mode at the time. 9:50 P.M. | LARCENY DH Hill Library A student reported that the laptop he had borrowed from NCSU Libraries had been taken after he left it in unattended in his 7th floor cubicle. Library staff were informed of the theft. August 20 11:25 A.M. | TRESPASSING Lake Raleigh Two students and one nonstudent were advised of NCSU policy prohibiting swimming in Lake Raleigh. 11:07 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Wolf Village Report of possible drug violation. Four students were referred for odor of marijuana. One non-student was trespassed from NCSU property for odor of marijuana. 2:11 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST NCSU Bookstore FP responded to non-student in need of medical assistance. Transport was refused. 3:04 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Western Manor Apts. Report of suspcious vehicle. Officer located vehicle and contacted owner who is student. Student is in the process of attempting to sell vehicle. 6:40 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Cates Avenue Officer located vehicle parked with doors open. Contact was made with owner who stated he forgot to shut doors upon exiting. August 19 7:06 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Wolf Ridge Report of possible drug violation. Officers did not locate odor of marijuana but determined student had been smoking in residence. Housing staff handled housing policy violation.
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University Theatre’s 2013-14 lineup set The University Theatre has announced its performance schedule for 2013-2014. This season’s offerings include: • Arcadia, by Tom Stoppard–Sept. 25-Oct.6, 2013– Titmus Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall • The Game’s Afoot, by Ken Ludwig–Nov. 8-24, 2013– Kennedy-McIlwee Studio Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall • Chicago, book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse, music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb, based on the play
by Maurine Dallas Watkins– Feb. 13-23, 2014–Titmus Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall • Seminar, by Theresa Rebeck– March 28-April 13, 2014–Kennedy McIlwee Studio Theatre at Frank Thompson Hall For more information on this season’s schedule, including performance times and ticket prices, visit http:// www.ncsu.edu/theatre/currentseason.html SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.NCSU.EDU/ ARTS/
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Representing the underrepresented Hassan Durant Staff Writer
Attending a university in the United States was a privilege once granted to only those permitted and able to pay. While college education still isn’t attainable for all Americans, students of all demographics are now permitted and encouraged to attend institutions of higher learning. Still, historically underrepresented students may find themselves at an impasse: They are more than capable of handling the vigor of a four-year university but unprepared for the change-of-pace a university requires. N.C. State’s Multicultural Student Affairs office has made its mission to guide students through that conflict and to help students to become successful at the university. Tracey Ray, assistant vice provost for student diversity, has worked with the Multicultural Student Affairs office for more than ten years. She knows firsthand how helpful the MSA can be for students. “We want to see all our students succeed, and we offer a lot of programs to help them do so,” Ray said.
The Multicultural Student Affairs office was founded in 1982 along with the creation of several smaller programs designed to help AfricanAmerican students overcome challenges they faced at the university. In 1983, the University hosted its f irst AfricanAmerican symposium—a program that serves as a sort of supplemental orientation session that deals with nuances typically not covered at the university’s regular orientation sessions. “They eventually decided that all these services they created really needed a proper home,” Ray explained. After having some success, the African-American Student Affairs office was created. The office opened its doors to students in 1984. According to Ray, the office was created mainly in response to concerns about retention and graduation rates in the University’s African-American population. The Multicultural Student Affairs office, as it stands today, is made up of three units: African-American Student Affairs, Hispanic Student Affairs and Native American Student affairs. In 2001 the other two
groups were started to address concerns about recruitment, retention and graduation among underrepresented groups on campus. According to Ray, North Carolina showed a 300% growth in the Latino population between the 2000 and 2010 censuses. According to the office, before the Native American Affairs office opened its doors, there was a 16-20 percent difference in retention of Native American students versus the rest of the population. “[The University] gets applications from first-generation Americans, first-generation college students— students who need more guidance than what’s usually offered,” Ray said. “We knew the dynamics [of N.C. State’s student population] would change, and we wanted to be proactive about it.” Multicultural Student Affairs also works with other departments and colleges to offer programs specific to students’ majors. While the office may be geared toward certain demographics, any currently-enrolled N.C. State student can access the various programs and services offered by Multicultural Student Affairs.
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Ira David Wood III, executive director of Theatre in the Park, said his company runs into some common obstacles. “Because our place selection is so varied, we have to make certain that our audiences are given thorough information regarding each production,” Wood said. “Older audiences, for instance, seem to have some difficulty with language, especially the overuse of profanity.” But Wood said the purpose of theatre goes beyond selling tickets and pleasing the audience. “Teaching is about creative communication—so is good theatre,” Wood said. “The educational process has a great deal in common with theatre. Our theatre has a history of conducting workshops for teachers as well as inviting school groups to open rehearsals, discussions, as well as productions.” Jerome Davis, a representative for Burning Coal Theatre, said theatre arts are an important part of the community. “We try to do plays that challenge the audience to think for themselves, that at-
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tempt to grip the audience, to move it emotionally and intellectually, and finally that lead our audiences to get out of their seats and act,” Davis said. “Great plays aren’t about the average day. They are about the extraordinary day, and about the extraordinary decisions that have to be made during hinge moments in a person’s life.” Each company has featured high school and college students in past productions, and all of them to do so. Linda O’Day Young, an associate director for RLT, said theatre participation’s advantages go beyond the joy of performance. “I am passionate about the importance of Theatre Arts Education,” O’Day Young
said. “It’s not a frivolous luxury; it is a necessity. It invites students to seek, explore and discover themselves. It enables them to see possibilities. It teaches skills that can be applied to everyday life so that those possibilities can become a reality.” Davis said that theatre shouldn’t strive to compete with movies, TV or the Internet. Instead, he said, theatre should make the most of its strengths. “The one thing theatre can do that they can’t is to engage your imagination,” Davis said. “A developed imagination leads to creative, abstract thinking. That is precisely the thing most needed in our highly competitive world.”
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Students, alumni and fans alike filled Hillsborough Street from D.H. Hill library to the Belltower as they participated in Packapalooza, a street festival that lasted all day and capped of Wolfpack Welcome Week.
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gymnastics team, and even Mr. and Ms. Wuf. The Wolfpack Zone will also offer free massages, N.C. State apparel, a tour of the Belltower, information about N.C. State’s first football game, and Tuffy, the Universitiy’s living mascot. The Sports Zone is a place to get active and have some fun. This zone will feature the Carolina Hurricanes, some of N.C. State’s mascots, the Club Sports teams, video games, a bungee trampoline, a water slide, and an enormous water balloon fight. The International Zone is where N.C. State will demonstrate that it is a global university, a home to students and faculty from all around the world. This zone will feature a world trivia contest hosted by the Office of International Affairs, the International Affairs Tent, interna-
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mas and One Tribe, as well as acrobatic demonstrations by Cirque de Vol. In addition, other attractions will include the Marble Museum, the Roundabout Art Gallery, a lathe, the Scrap Exchange and an opportunity to take a picture with the N.C. State Wolfcow. The Wolfpack Zone is designed to be the embodiment of N.C. State’s traditions and athletic history. This zone will showcase autographs from famous N.C. State athletes and figures such as the football team, the men and women’s basketball teams, the baseball team, the men’s soccer team, the wrestling team, the 1983 Championship men’s basketball team, the
tional food trucks, cultural performances and the Parade of the Flags, when students and faculty will march down Hillsborough Street proudly displaying the flags of their home countries. The Public Safety Zone will give students a chance to meet and interact with the people who are responsible for keeping us safe on campus, including the N.C. State Police Department, the Raleigh Police Department and the Raleigh Fire Department. This zone will also a rock climbing wall, a fundraiser for the North Carolina Special Olympics’ Torch Run, and information about the ROTC and the United Service Organization programs. The Greek Life Zone will offer information about N.C. State’s sororities and fraternities, as well as fundraisers and a wing-eating contest.
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Make Cates and Dan Allen a three-way stop 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.
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arly this year, in an effort to mitigate traffic and increase pedestrian safety on Dan Allen Drive, the University installed an access gate to close the road to through traffic from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. each day. While some drivers are clearly still having trouble getting their minds around the concept—cars waiting fruitlessly at the gate before turning awkwardly around is still a common sight—the gates seem to have accomplished the University’s stated goals at least somewhat. Pedestrians seem to be having an easier and safer time crossing the road, traffic flow from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. daily has disappeared except for buses and University vehicles, and they seem to help the Wolfline
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buses that travel down Dan Allen Drive stay on schedule as they negotiated their appointed rounds on campus. There’s still room for improvement, though. Fortunately, it would cost the University almost nothing—the cost of two stop signs, in fact—to “take it to the next level.” Drivers looking to turn from Cates Avenue onto Dan Allen during
peak travel times—i.e., when many University employees and students leave campus each day at 5 p.m., just as the Dan Allen gates swing open for the night—are forced to rely on the Dan Allen drivers to have enough courtesy— or enough pity—to wave them through. Absent that courtesy or pity, the drivers attempting to turn from Cates onto Dan Allen Drive might find them-
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selves waiting there indefinitely. This problem would disappear overnight if Cates Avenue and Dan Allen Drive were made into a three-way stop. In addition to bringing much-needed order to traffic flow at that intersection, adding stop signs would also make crossing Dan Allen Drive more pedestrian friendly by further slowing down its traffic. We don’t know what two stop signs and two metal posts would cost, but we’re certain they’d be less than the $50,000 the University spent on the gate. With no cost issue involved, we can’t think of any reason why the University couldn’t move forward with it tomorrow—or why they didn’t do it many years ago, for that matter.
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What part of Packapalooza are you most excited about? BY CHRIS RUPER
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lon Musk takes what he calls a “first principles” approach to everything he does. He boils arguments down to their f u nda menta l pri nciples and reasons t h i ngs out f rom there as opposed to rea soning based on analogy. This, along Naman with his deMuley Staff Columnist grees in economics and physics, helps him carve out possibilities that the rest of us are dismissive about. The Hyperloop is a $6 billion project that would make a 35-minute transit time between San Francisco and Los Angeles possible. If Elon Musk has his way, there will be one large tube that will carry 40 capsules running at speeds of about 700 mph. This tube would be raised
above ground to cause minimal disruption to farms, highways and other land structures. To amortize the costs over a two-year period, according to Musk’s calculations, the Hyperloop’s operators could charge $20 for a one-way trip from either end. As the world speculates about the Hyperloop plan that Musk unveiled Aug. 12, I yearn to understand this man and his endeavors better. Robert Downey Jr., who plays billionaire and genius Tony Stark in Iron Man, studied Musk in preparation for his role. By that time, Musk had already founded at the least three companies. In 1998 he helped set up PayPal, which gives Internet merchants of all sizes a secure payment gateways. In 2002 we saw him create SpaceX, a company that makes reusable rockets that can carry payloads into space. And in 2003, Musk founded Tesla Motors,
which produces cars that run entirely on electricity. His Aug. 12 blog on the Tesla Motors website is a 56page document that reveals the details of Hyperloop and gives key insights into the way he functions. The f irst section gives his thoughts and rationale behind proposing the Hyperloop a s a personal a n s wer to California’s “disappoint[ing]” multitrillion dollar high-speed rail line, which, he says, is “one of the most expensive [bullet trains] per mile and one of the slowest in the world.” The second section goes into technical details of the project and justifies the Hyperloop
as a new way of transport. The Hyperloop’s capsules would leave the terminals at an average of two-minute intervals, and carry 28 people each. The above-ground tube would provide partial vacuum conditions— the capsule would have air compressors runni ng on a battery that wou ld si f t the air from in front of the capsule to the back, allowing the capsule to move at the higher end of the subsonic speed range. There would be solar panels on top of the tube that would store enough energy to power the capsules at night, as well as during extended periods of cloudy weather.
What caught my eye was Musk’s graceful breakdown of what a high-speed transit system covering a moderate distance like that between San Francisco and Los Angeles should look like. He discards plane travel, as the takeoff and landing times are greater than the total time spent at cruise speed. Trains, he said are also not viable because of fuel costs and the fundamental friction that exists so close to the ground that air travel avoids. As a middle option, he proposes going closer to vacuum and constructing it artificially in the form of a tube. Sometimes I wonder how men who push scientific thought arise periodically throughout history. I am thinking of Galileo, Da Vinci, Tesla, Turing and now Musk. It is curious and it is fascinating.
HSA’s Drug Abuse Warning Network reported 312,931 benzodiazepine-related emergency department visits in 2009. Marijuana caused 376,486 ED visits in 2009. Marijuana, an illegal drug, only caused 63,555 more ED visits than the legal benzodiazepines. While the drugs each cause about the same number of hospital visits, their side effects vary immensely. When scrolling through Web MD, I couldn’t help but notice that Xanax has more than 40 possible side effects, including Steven-Johnson syndrome, low blood pressure, seizures, muscle spasms and liver problems. When I searched “marijuana” on the same site, I found 12 possible side
effects including “magical or ‘random’ thinking,” “red eyes” and “increased appetite.” It might just be me, but I would rather have a bunch of hungry, red-eyed, “magical” thinkers walking around instead of the medical messes of people that prescription drugs are creating. Both of those drugs treat anxiety, yet our government is shoving the man-made chemical tablets down our throats, which lead to even more problems than marijuana. CVS and Rite Aid have replaced shady trap houses and opium dens. It is easier to get drugs legally than illegally, but oftentimes the legal drugs are more dangerous and less
“Hyperloop ...would make a 35-minute transit time between San Franciso and Los Angeles possible.”
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are helpful to those who truly need them but are being misused at an alarming rate—not to mention that they are highly addictive. I won’t be surprised if, in a few years, you will be able to catch these drugs being sold in a PEZ version at your local candy store. From 1991 to 2010, prescription painkillers dispensed by retail pharmacies in the United States jumped from 76 million to 210 million according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse. It is easier than ever to obtain medication from a doctor, but we can’t blame the physicians. The only tests out there to pinpoint anxiety are small quizzes. People cheat all the time, so who’s to say that
type of anxiety disorder in which medication is a necessity. I have absolutely no problem with that. What bothers me is that these potentially dangerous prescription drugs are being thrown at people who will misuse them—and yet marijuana is still illegal. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the number of people admitted into the hospital for benzodiazepines nearly tripled between 1998 and 2008. SAM-
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Superchunk matures its sound Grant Golden Staff Writer
The widespread growth of North Carolina’s music scene can pretty much be attributed to one headstrong act from Chapel Hill: Superchunk. Superchunk helped spearhead the indie rock movement in the Triangle and founded Merge Records, one of the most successful independent labels ever. Though the band has been around for almost 25 years, I Hate Music, the band’s 10th full-length album, contains the same brash aesthetics as Superchunk’s early work. However, I Hate Music f inds the band in bold new territory. Though Superchunk’s sound remains la rgely u ncha nged, t he group’s subject matter has become far more mature and somber. Longtime bassist Laura
Ballance won’t be touring with the band for the first time in its long history due to a hearing issue known as hyperacusis. Basically, Ballance’s 24 years of unabashed rocking out have caught up with her, leaving her with permanent ear damage. On top of Ballance’s health complications, the band lost a dear friend, David Doernberg, to cancer. In response, the rambunctious middle-aged rockers have taken to their instruments once again to approach the forced realization of mortality. “I hate music, what is it worth/it can’t bring anyone back to this earth” vocalist Mac McCaughan belts out in “Me & You & Ja c k ie Mittoo.” The lyric that gives the album it s na me conveys the frustration and desperation that is found within I Hate Music. Despite the fact these musicians have spent the better part of their
“Despite the album’s frustrated refrains, Superchunk clearly doesn’t ‘hate music.’”
lives on making music and touring the world, they’re faced with the startling fact that regardless of how important their music is, it ultimately can’t change anything. I Hate Music contains what most fans loved about Superchunk’s early work in addition to the kind of depth and maturity that comes with growing older. Death abounds on the record as tracks like “Overflows” and “What Can We Do” attempt to trudge through the wake of a recent loss, while tracks like “Staying Home” and “Out of the Sun” ring out with cries of being alone and “away from everyone.” The band’s robust rhythm section pounds out a powerful beat that perfectly complements McCaughan’s yelping vocals to create tightly wound indie-rock anthems. While a few tracks feel like Superchunk is just pumping the brakes a bit, it’s all done with a precision that ultimately adds to the heightened intensities on the album. Tracks like “Breaking Down,” toward the end of the album, may not be flying at a breakneck speed, but they make tracks like “FOH” more
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invigorating. One of the most captivating aspects of the entire album, though, is how the entire thing can appear so upbeat and vivacious on its surface, but once you delve into these lyrics, you’re faced with a bitter sting that reminds you of how fragile life can truly be. I Hate Music conveys many of the emotions that one goes through when grieving; it’s like a musical mood swing
that dabbles in both peaks and valleys. For a group that has so consistently stuck to its guns, I Hate Music finds this iconic North Carolina band delving into bravely humanistic territory. The band that once churned out punk rock anthems now pulls out oneminute odes to staying in and brisk tracks tinged with the stinging reminders of our eventual passing.
Despite the album’s frustrated refrains, Superchunk clearly doesn’t “hate music.” The band rather embraces music’s therapeutic effects. I Hate Music provides listeners a chance to tune out their woes and tune in to the familiar sounds of four people pouring their hearts out the only way they know how— with uncontainable intensity and a knack for hard-hitting lyricism.
Mortal Instruments conquers fantasy-romance Lauren Vanderveen Staff Writer
How could a movie resemble both The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Harry Potter while remaining an original teen fantasy f lick? With crisp cinematography and a robust story about a supernatural world right under our noses. The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones runs at a captivating pace with eerie, gothic elements and a solid cast to create one of the best moviegoing experiences this year. The film follows Clary (Lily Collins), a young girl who witnesses a gruesome slaying at a nightclub in New York who is suddenly and inexplicably thrust into the supernatural limelight. With a target on her back, she meets Jace Wayland (Jamie Campbell Bower) who is a Shadowhunter, someone who kills demons. Demons in the film can take the shape of anyone and anything – Rottweilers, policemen, and elderly ladies included. These demons maliciously pursue Clary once they believe she knows where to find a magical cup, one of the revered mortal instruments. The film wastes no time setting the something-istotally-of f tone. Clar y’s mother, portrayed by the incredible Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), appears to keep a secret throughout the film, and only when Clary starts to draw a strange symbol over and over again does she become panicky and eager to reveal the secret to her. The symbol and optical illusions that are constantly employed during the film add to the plot’s mystique, and on-point production design and effects put the film at a level that no other contemporary teen movie could hope to touch. Clean camera angles beautifully capture a range of settings, from the urban jungle
exterior of New York City to film off. It is directed by the grim interior of ancient Harald Zwart and writbuildings. ten by Jessica Postigo and A scene where Clary final- could easily be perceived ly enters the City of Bones, as another teen-movie which is located directly phenomena adapted from under a cemetery and full of a popular book series. cloaked figures with mouths T ho s e i n d i v i du a l s sewn shut, is one of the creep- should consider, then, iest shots that can be found what there is to gain from outside of an out-and-out teen-championed movies. horror film. Why did we all look up to Mortal Instruments is most Harry, Ron and Hermimpressive w hen c onsidered in context with ot he r te e n fantasy-romance films. T h e Tw i light ser ies was a loveable disaster, The Hunger Games wa s a le tdow n, a nd, much like these predecessors, Mor t a l Instruments has the obligatory love triangle. Though many female WWW.THEMORTALINSTRUMENTSMOVIE.COM viewers will no doubt enjoy seeing numerous guys vying ione? To Peter Parker or for the leading lady, we don’t Katniss Everdeen? Beoften see the reverse. The sce- cause as we watched them nario where two male suitors coming into their own as are each flawed but desirable, people, as we all must, and the leading lady ends up they put their lives on the with both at some point is line for others. repeated too often. Clary rises above all In Mortal Instruments, one sorts of turmoil thrown corner of the triangle lies her way—maybe not as with Simon (Robert Shee- a Shadowhunter but as han)—sweet, harmless and something else entirely Clary’s longtime friend. On – with powers and imthe other side of Clary is the portance that are left for brooding and mysterious us to wonder about until Jace, who complicates things the sequel that is likely to further with a semi-awkward come. twist to Jace and Clary’s relaThough The Mortal Intionship. struments: City of Bones The result seems like a trap had its setbacks, it is an forcing the female to choose action-packed adventure someone, anyone, instead that should also be comof—oh, I don’t know, possi- mended—especially at a bly the girl choosing no one time when not many will and vanquishing evil at the put in actual effort for same time? stories that already have Some might write this a built-in audience.
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Aliens in Saint’s Row IV advertise to characters following the invasion of planet Earth.
Saint’s Row pushes the envelope Bryce Hart Correspondent
As an open-world game, the Saints Row series borrows many ideas and gameplay elements from the Grand Theft Auto series. However, Saints Row IV sets itself apart with over-the-top humor and fastpaced gameplay. The game sends your custom character on a mission to take out a terrorist leader who seeks to launch nuclear missiles at Washington, D.C. At the end, your character jumps on a launched missile and climbs it to disarm it. While you’re climbing up the flying missile, sad music plays, and your teammates share stories about your life over the radio, parodying a hero’s death scene from action movies. Once your character disarms the missile, he falls through the roof of the White House and into the President’s chair. That’s when your character becomes the President for his deed. Among Saint’s Row’s absurd twists is an alien invasion that makes for interesting gameplay when your character is placed into a simulation of what appears to be an over-ecstatic 1950s neighborhood. The city from the previous game is brought back but changed with alien install-
ments and data clusters hidden around the city for you to collect. Your friend Kinzie attempts to hack and modify the simulation on the outside, which creates a fresh gameplay element. These hacked-in elements can be incredibly fun but make the game too easy. New to the series are superpowers which can be earned in the simulation. They allow you to run at a super speed a nd ju mp ver y high, among other things. These powers add to the game’s over-the-top, high-speed feeling. However, when you gain these powers, vehicles almost become useless, and any time you spent upgrading them seems to have little point later on. Superpowers, as well as the new health system, mean that players must try hard if they want to die. While fun at first, the lack of challenge gets boring at times. Health does not regenerate during combat, but enemies drop health pickups like candy from a piñata. This adds to the many alien weapons that can be picked up from enemies and gives you close-tounlimited health and ammo during firefights. Much of the humor in the game comes from the game
parodying other genres of games or even the video game industry itself. An example of poking fun at the industry is how the game parodies Nolan North. North is well known in the video game industry for voicing a very large number of characters and has become a joke for being in so many games with an instantly recognizable voice. When creating your character you have the options “Male voice 1-3” “Female voice 1-3” or “Nola n North.” The activity challenges in Saints Row IV are a fun plus. These activities, which are scattered throughout the city, vary from collecting items, co-op activities and (a personal favorite) that allows you to do as much damage as you can in two minutes with a gun that shoots miniature black holes. Despite all the parodies and humor thrown into the game, Saints Row IV manages to not be all about the humor. The story is well thought out and entertaining, and the characters you meet along the way—many returning from the third game in the series where they were minor—are well fleshed out by the end of the game.
“ ... Saints Row IV manages to not be all about the humor.”
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Scientific journalism: On the decline THOMAS HAGER SPEAKS AT N.C. STATE CONVOCATION 2013 Ravi Chittilla
As a scientific journalist, Hager is part of a relatively small group of journalists W hen Thomas Hager, who are trained in science and author of The Alchemy of Air, can effectively communicate visited N.C. State this week advances in the field to the to speak at convocation, he public. said he was impressed by the In a world where any attention the book received news, good or bad, is a few not only from students clicks away, Hager said it majoring in STEM fields, has become very difficult but from those in majors for scientific journalists to unrelated to science as well. compete with less-in-depth The Alchemy of Air is a global news that provides biography of the Haber- instant gratification. Bosch process, which turned “It ma kes it dif f icu lt “air into bread” using the to communicate science chemical reaction of nitrogen effectively,” Hager said. fixation and saved billions “I started out with the of lives by allowing humans crusading way that if you to produce more food and used science but were trained sustain as a journalist, more life you could turn than ever that around.” before. At But today, t he sa me much of what time, used to be the however, responsibility the of scientif ic chemical journalists reactions has been that taken over by produced 24-hour cable Thomas Hager, author, the news. Alchemy of Air fertilizer “Those t hat gave programs and rise to a food revolution were others like NPR are great for used to produce gunpowder attracting interest, but depth and other explosives, killing is the real problem there,” millions in global conflict. Hager said. Staff Writer
“People have to be educated on how interesting science is and how it affects their lives.”
In the past, Hager said, scientists could find work as journa lists at ma ny newspapers, but since the newspaper market has been struggling to keep up with the internet, it no longer has the budget for these journalists. “Science requires time if you want to do it right, it doesn’t lend itself to headlines,” Hager said. “You can’t make it compelling to people in a sound byte or a short interview.” Looking ahead at scientific journalism, Hager said he doesn’t believe in predicting the future. “Maybe there’ ll be a renaissance in the field of people doing good work,” Hager said. “If present trends continue that won’t happen, people will not look for it because they aren’t interested.” Hager said the solution to science illiteracy, while a complicated problem, can be tackled by improving the way people are exposed to science at a young age. According to Hager, improving science l iterac y w i l l c au se a n expansion in the market of science journalism. “People have to be educated on how interesting science is and how it affects their
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lives,” Hager said. “If people are educated that way, by the time they’ll be out of college they’ll read more long-form science. R ight now the market for science writing is relatively small. Most people don’t want to read about it.” Hager said that although undergraduate research is an effective way for students to engage in real science, the problem is that almost all students who conduct sc ient i f ic re sea rch a re students studying science. “Those aren’t the people who need to get interested in science, they’re already interested in science,” Hager said. “Part of what I’ve been evangelizing during
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Thomas Hager, the author of The Alchemy of Air speaks to the incoming freshman class of 2017 at Convocation Sunday Aug. 21, 2013 at PNC Arena. Hager spoke on the importance of the Haber-Bosch process and how it has impacted the world.
this trip is that if people are introduced to scientific ways of thinking and are given a basic grounding of what science really is and what it does, not just guys who are
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be a great addition – for a great team. But $14 million is a huge chunk of money to throw at a team that finished 7-6 last year with some of the best talent it’s had in recent years. Former head coach Tom O’Brien had long lobbied for the addition of an indoor training facility for the Wolfpack. But after a disappointing 2012 campaign, athletics director Debbie Yow gave O’Brien his walking papers. Now the Athletics Department is relying heavily on new head coach Dave Doeren
to lead the way into a new, more successful era of N.C. State football. Optimism is abundant in Raleigh, but does hiring a new staff justify throwing a $14 million bone to a historically underachieving program?” The truth is simple: It doesn’t. What if Doeren’s first year is a complete disaster? How could the Athletics Department defend the cost of a new practice facility then? On the other hand, if the team f lourishes under Doeren, then the request is not as outlandish as it appears on paper, but that’s the point. Make the football program
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earn its new facilities. Take Elliot Avent’s baseball team, for example. Doak Field at Dail Park is currently undergoing renovations to install a larger display screen in center field. Why? The program has earned it. State’s football team was pegged as an Atlantic Coast Conference championship contender in 2012, but the Pack is now recovering from yet another underachieving campaign. Improvements were needed within the football program, and the internal adjustments have been made. At this point, nothing else needs to be done until the current staff gives the Athletics Depart-
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ment good reason to justify future expenses, especially major ones. The focus of State’s 2013 season should be exactly that: the season. The season opener against Louisiana Tech is eight days away, and the Athletics Department needs to focus on its team’s performance this season before worrying about the bigger picture. The new facility will become a necessity in the years to come as Wolfpack football moves forward, but the concept of an indoor practice center at this point needs to remain just that: a concept.
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Wheeler said that if racing had always been as expensive as it is today, many of the greatest racecar drivers of all-time might not have made it in the sport. “These cars have gotten too expensive down on the grass-roots level,” Wheeler said. “We’re not getting all of the best drivers. I hate to say that.” Lloyd agrees that it’s a problem, but he doesn’t know what to do about it. “Honestly, I don’t even know what needs to be changed or fixed, I don’t
even know,” Lloyd said. “That’s what I fought with for two years right there.” Lloyd and his family have sacrificed a lot. His brother actually had to quit racing so there would be enough money for Lloyd to continue. He said the sacrifice hasn’t been forgotten; it fuels his drive to continue. As he continues his college career at N.C. State, Lloyd is still racing. He has had the opportunity to race the last two weekends and is still trying to get a group of sponsors together for the future. “I go fast for a living,” Lloyd said. “I love everything about it, the good and the bad.”
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Student ticketing accounts now open N.C. State students can now access their student athletics ticketing accounts, located at gopack.com/tickets/student_ ticketing. Incoming students will need to activate their accounts before requesting tickets, which can be done by visiting the same site and clicking on the “Activate Student Account” link. The request period for State football’s season opener against Louisiana Tech begins at 12:01 a.m. Aug. 25. The game will be played on Aug. 31 at 12:30 p.m. at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Defensive tackle no longer on team A school official confirmed to Pack Pride that freshman defensive tackle K’Hadree Hooker is no longer on the N.C. State football team. Hooker, who is not listed on the Wolfpack’s official roster on GoPack.com, redshirted last season under former head coach Tom O’Brien and was listed as a backup coming into the 2013 season. SOURCE: PACK PRIDE
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Today WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. NAVY Annapolis, Md., 7 p.m. Tomorrow WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL @ WOLFPACK CHALLENGE Reynolds Coliseum, 5 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER VS. UNC WILMINGTON Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m. Sunday WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. LONGWOOD UNIVERSITY Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m. August 30 WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL @ CANISUS Buffalo, N.Y., 4 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER @ CAMPBELL Buies Creek, N.C., 7 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. GEORGIA SOUTHERN Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL VS. CLEVELAND STATE Buffalo, N.Y., 8 p.m. August 31 FOOTBALL VS. LOUISIANA TECH Carter-Finley Stadium, 12:30 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “But $14 million is a huge chunk of money to throw at a team that finished 7-6 last year ... ”
COURTESY OF JUSTIN LLOYD
Justin Lloyd, a senior in biological engineering, hopes to compete at the top levels of NASCAR racing, but funding his journey has turned out to be harder than he originally expected.
Jason Katz Correspondent
Although many people like to characterize the sport as just “going to the left,” NASCAR could be one of the hardest sports to break in to. Justin Lloyd, a senior in biological engineering at N.C. State, is an aspiring NASCAR driver. Although he began his racing career when he was 5, he is still looking for his big break at age 21. Lloyd grew up during a time when a slew of talented up-and-coming NASCAR stars were also climbing the ranks. Through the years he’s raced alongside NASCAR stars like Austin Dillon, Ty Dillon, Parker Kligerman, David Ragan and Darrell Wallace Jr., all of whom are currently racing in one of NASCAR’s three top series. Lloyd hopes to one day
follow in their footsteps. “If I was to make it, let’s say, to top-level NASCAR some day, I would take a $30,000 salary, live in a college apartment the rest of my life and have no regrets about it whatsoever, as long as I could race in a competitive car every Sunday,” Lloyd said. Lloyd has won a lot of races, including the first feature event he ever raced in when he was five 5 years old. He then spent the weekends of his youth traveling the country, trying to reach his dream. In one of those years, Lloyd said he raced in nearly 400 heats and feature events. “I think it was 44 weeks out of the year we raced,” Lloyd said. In 2008, he won 10 out of 20 races at Concord Motorsports Park, just outside of Charlotte, N.C., on the way to a series championship. Unfortunately, despite his quick and early success, Lloyd has recently struggled to find funding to continue onward
with his dream. Racing is an expensive sport. Even racing a quarter-midget car—the small, almost go-kart-like vehicles Lloyd raced as a child—can cost up to $15,000 —and that’s just for the chassis and engine. Unfortunately, the cost only goes up from there. According to businessinsider.com, it costs anywhere from $5 million to $35 million a year to be the primary sponsor of a car in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, the premier series in the sport. Despite these financial issues, a 17-year-old Lloyd did get a chance to race in the Automobile Racing Club of America racing series, a series many of the sport’s top drivers have worked their way through. He said he was blown away by the tracks and by the racecars, which produce more than 800 horsepower. “I remember that track [Berlin Raceway in Michi-
COURTESY OF JUSTIN LLOYD
Lloyd, who goes by “The Toaster”, currently competes in the ARCA RE/MAX Series and can be seen on the NBC Sports network tonight at 11p.m.
gan] was not like anything I had ever experienced before,” Lloyd said. “I see this car, its right-rear catches the dirt. It goes straight off the track into the tires—his car goes flying above the height of the scoreboard, which is about 15 feet [tall].” Lloyd said he wasn’t scared, but simply in awe of it all. Unfortunately, due to his lack of funding, Lloyd could only afford to run a limited schedule and was eventually forced to take a two-year hiatus from the sport. “Those two years were really kind of dark for me,”
Men’s basketball schedule released Rob McLamb Staff Writer
N.C. State released its 2013-2014 Men’s Basketball schedule on Thursday afternoon. The Wolfpack will play 18 in-conference games against opponents who reached postseason play in 2013—with 10 coming against NCAA Tournament teams. The Wolfpack will open its regular season at PNC Arena on Friday, Nov. 8, vs. in-state foe Appalachian State. Seven of the following eight games will also be in Raleigh, with the lone road tilt being against Cincinnati during the ESPN 24-Hour College Hoops Marathon. State will play host to the Northwestern Wildcats, coached by former Duke guard and assistant coach Chris Collins, in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday, Dec. 4. The stretch includes match-ups with local rivals Campbell and North Carolina Central prior to Thanksgiving and will end when Detroit visits historic Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday, Dec. 14. Florida Gulf Coast, who advanced to the Sweet Sixteen in the NCA A Tournament in 2013, will
Lloyd said. The cost of racing has been a hot topic of conversation for people involved with the sport recently, as many are concerned that money is becoming more important than driver talent. In a recent Youtube video, longtime Charlotte Motor Speedway President and General Manager Humpy Wheeler, expressed his concerns. “A lot of people just can’t afford to put a steering wheel in their hands, and it’s terrible,” Wheeler said.
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Fans celebrate on the court after defeating Duke in PNC Arena Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. The No. 20 Wolfpack defeated the No. 1 Blue Devils 84-76.
also visit Raleigh on Tuesday, Nov. 26. As the non-conference season nears its end, the Pack will face more competition from within the borders of North Carolina and from the SEC. A trip to Knoxville to play the Tennessee Volunteers and a sojourn to the Greensboro Coliseum to face UNC-G will be matched by visits from East Carolina and Missouri. The ACC season opens for N.C. State with a look at two of the league’s new members when Pittsburgh visits PNC Arena on Saturday, Jan. 4 followed by a trip three days later to South Bend, Ind. to
face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Syracuse, the third school joining the ACC this season, will host the Pack on Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Carrier Dome. Conference expansion often forces schools to face arduous travel arrangements. State will not be spared the inconvenience in February, as the Pack will take to the road for five-of six games in a three-week span. The Wolfpack will play UNC-Chapel Hill twice in February and Duke once in a nationally televised road game on Jan. 18 in Cameron Indoor Stadium. State split games with both schools last
season. N.C. State head coach Mark Gottfried has won 48 games in his two seasons in Raleigh—the most by a coach in his first two seasons in Raleigh since Everett Case posted 55 wins from 1946-48. With the loss of five of the top seven players from last season’s squad, members from the incoming freshman class—rated 8th nationally by Scout.com—will be looked on to contribute immediately as the Pack faces a challenging schedule this upcoming year.
he N.C. State football team is in a rebuilding year after the Wolfpack lost its head coach, starting quarterback and all of its starters in the secondary. But the team isn’t the only Daniel Wilson thing Staff Writer “under construction” when it comes to the Wolfpack football organization. According to the News & Observer, the N.C. State Athletics Department is planning to build an indoor practice facility off campus near Carter-Finley Stadium, where the team’s outdoor practice fields are also located. The estimated price tag: $14 million. The rationale behind the idea is understandable. In case of inclement weather, the team needs an area to continue running its drills without cancelling or delaying practice. The new facility would
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