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N.C. underfunds historically black colleges Madeline Safrit Correspondent
North Carolina is one of 10 states in the nation that failed to provide more than $56 million in mandated state appropriations to historically black colleges and universities, according to a new report by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities. HBCUs across the country are scrambling to provide adequate services for their
students due to major cuts in funding, according to the report. The federal government, in part, funds land-grant universities, and states are required to match the federal government’s contribution. According to the APLU, predominantly white institutions received more state funding than HBCUs between 2010-2012. Under the 1862 Morrill Act, which created the majority of
U.S. land-grant institutions, and the Morrill Act of 1890, which established 18 historically black land-grant universities, the federal government became obligated to provide financial support to schools and states were required to match the federal funding levels. Randy Mills, associate vice chancellor of the financial planning and budget department at Winston-Salem State University, said he has
Moodle updates software, deals with technical challenges Jason Katz and Jake Moser Deputy News Editor & News Editor
Moodle has responded to the needs of students and faculty in reaction to inevitable technical difficulties. However, the process of creating a flawless university software system is still ongoing. Bob Larson, a lecturer in communication, said he uses Moodle in certain situations but doesn’t like the software overall. “It’s the lesser of evils to use it,” Larson said. “My other classes I just email.” The problem with Moodle, Larson said, is that it was designed by people who are extremely computer literate whereas “for the rest of us, good luck.”
witnessed underfunding routinely in his time with the institution. “During the economic recession, we started getting state budget reductions that, through this year, have amounted to $32.6 million,” Mills said. Last year alone, WinstonSalem State University had 600 students, of at least junior status, who were academically qualified to return for the next school year, but did
not return due to financial reasons, Mills said. “Financial aid sources need to return to more normal levels to help our students,” Mills said. Financial burdens have severely affected, not only student life at Winston-Salem State University, but also advancements in faculty employment. “This has impacted our ability to attract and retain better faculty,” Mills said.
Wendell Davis, vice chancellor of administration and finance at North Carolina Central University, said that although state support has diminished, there are ways to compensate for the underfunding. “Underfunding has been a challenge in general for our institution at NCCU, considerably, over the last five
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Martin S. Dulberg, senior coordinator of Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications, said that although Moodle can be very difficult to use for some people, support and training options are offered for faculty members. In the meantime, DELTA continues to upgrade the program in an attempt to fix problems and add functionality, Dulberg said. Larson said this year’s refinements improved the program, but he still thinks there should be more done for those who don’t want to use the advanced features, suggesting the option of a simpler Moodle. “They should have two versions of
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Fairgoers sampling food along the seemingly boundless lines of food stands at the 2012 State Fair.
House raises debt ceiling to Mobile Security Device Checkpoint gauges safety of students’ smartphones end government shutdown and avoid default, Republican approval ratings down
Jacqueline Lee Correspondent
Students brought their iPhones, Android smartphones, iPads and laptops to the Brickyard on Wednesday to determine if their mobile devices were safe against security breaches. About 500 students attended the Mobile Security Device Checkpoint, hosted by the Office of Information Technology. OIT held the checkpoint, in its second year, as part of its annual Data Security Awareness Month. The event coordinator, Deborah Booth, an IT security analyst for OIT, said the office ran a diagnostic for each device to see if there was a need for software updates or a new passcode. “Our goal is to get students a little more educated on how to [update their phone]…on a normal, monthly basis, to check their phone’s security,” Booth said. Booth said members of OIT interviewed students to determine how much the student population knows about mobile-device security and how knowledgeable it is about protecting their devices. According to IT Security Officer, Tim Gurganus, the goal of the event was to make sure students are aware of the security breaches of mobile devices and how to configure protection. “Every phone I’ve looked at today has had applications that need updating,” Gurganus said. “Students don’t understand that their devices need updates to correct security bugs, so we show them how to do that and what the device will say if there is a patch needed.” Gurganus said OIT advised students how to arrange device-location services in case they lose a
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N.C. State students Bethel Maekele, a junior in in science technology and scociety, Cedric Minor Jr., a senior in marketing, and Emily Sinclair, a senior in communication, listen as N.C. State Information Securty Officer Darren Fallis discusses how to keep data safe on an iPhone as part of the IT department’s Mobile Security Device Checkpoint.
device. He said many students who came by the checkpoint hadn’t set up that feature. The iPhone has a feature on iCloud, and Android users can use device location by configuring it at Android’s website. “Our goal is to make students aware of security features that are already on their phones, Gurganus said. “Each person we’ve processed today has learned something new.” Information security officer for OIT, Neal McCorkle said devices are at a high risk with all the data that are added every day. According to McCorkle, OIT is trying to help students locate lost devices as quickly as possible to reduce theft. McCorkle said he also told Android users why it’s important to set up an antivirus program, such as Sophos or Lookout. “Because [Android] can do more [and] it’s a more open platform… its security isn’t as tight,” McCorkle said. Operations and Systems Specialist Payman Damghani said he found
many students who were Android users were surprised that anti-virus programs were even necessary. Griffin Prufer, a freshman in psychology, said he learned several things at the device checkpoint. “I learned about the Google Device Manager app for my Android,” Prufer said. “I’ve always heard of different applications that had security protection, but this one seems to do everything I want it to do, like locating a device or wiping the information off if I need to.” Android users can reset the PIN, lock, call or locate their devices once they are registered with The Google Device Manager app. OIT is sponsoring several more data security events this month including one on Halloween called “10 Spooky Attacks Targeting You,” in which students have the chance to win prizes, such as an iPod by learning how cyber criminals make money.
After 16 days , the House of Representatives voted to end the government shutdown Wednesday night, just avoiding a potentially devastating financial default, according the The New York Times. According to The Times, the Senate had voted earlier on Wednesday evening, 81 to 18, on a bipartisan agreement that would keep the government funded until Jan. 15, and raise the debt limit through Feb. 7. The House subsequently voted to reopen the government but by a much narrower margin, passing the proposal 285 to 144. President Obama said he would sign the bill,
but said that he hoped this sort of thing will not reoccur. “We’ve got to get out of the habit of governing by crisis,” Obama said to The Times. “We could get all these things done even this year, if everybody comes together in a spirit of, how are we going to move this country forward and put the last three weeks behind us.” According to The Times, Republican polling numbers plunged as a result of the shutdown, which cost the government billions of dollars. “We fought the good fight,” Speaker of the House John A. Boehner said to The Times. “We just didn’t win.”
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The 2013 North Carolina State Fair kicks off a 10-day homecoming celebration for the state of North Carolina starting Thursday. The fair’s theme will emphasize the state’s agriculture, arts and culture with food, family fun and diverse exhibits today. “Our theme this year is ‘North Carolina’s Homecoming,’” said Sarah Ray, a public information officer for the North Carolina State Fair. “To us, homecomings are all about fun, fellowship, potlucks, reunions and families. That’s how we see the fair, as one big homecoming for North Carolina.”
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Moodle, one with all the bells and whistles,” Larson said. “All I want to do is upload my files and make sure [the students] have access to them.” Dulberg said that as of right now, Moodle can use as much or little as they desire. “For example you can use forums, post notes to your Moodle space and add links to external web sites without using quizzes or the grade book,” Dulberg said. Dulberg said that although DELTA is constantly working to improve Moodle, problems, like login errors, occur. Often times these are a result of incompatibilities between software programs, such as Shibboleth, which is created by the Office of Information Technology, not DELTA.
According to Ray, fairgoers are anticipating the Flower and Garden Show, the Heritage Circle and the Got to Be N.C. Agriculture Exhibit. The Flower and Garden Show will have more than 90 demonstrations, which will feature gardens grown by North Carolina organizations. Experts will also offer advice about topics such as proper plant care and pumpkin carving. At the Heritage Circle, visitors can enjoy homemade ice cream, listen to bluegrass and watch craftsmen demonstrating their trades. “The [Got to Be N.C. Agriculture] exhibit is full of locally grown and locally produced food products on display with free samples,
He compared this phenomenon to the different departments and colleges on campus working together. However, on-campus problems are not the only culprit for errors. According to Dulberg, web browsers can cause major problems with functionality. “[Web browsers] all have little shortcomings,” Dublerg said. “Just like every car has recalls. There’s some little bug or problem with them. And they manifest themselves in different ways.” Dulberg said that one problem that was occurring with the new version of Moodle involved PDF files that were embedded in a page. He said this was because the PDF viewers in the browsers were required to do the work, however it didn’t with some browsers. “It turns out that internet explorer was horrible at it,” Dulberg said. I can’t remember what other browser
was having trouble as well, I think it was [Google] Chrome.” Dulberg said that this is an example of DELTA having to make changes and adapt. He said that it switched the program default to open PDF viewers in a new window after receiving complaint calls, effectively fixing the problem. According to Dulberg, N.C. State previously used Blackboard until about three years ago, but decided to create its own software because of the constant changes that would force faculty and students to completely relearn the software. “Our goal is to provide one set of tools, or collection of tools, for everyone to use to provide a certain sense of consistency,” Dulberg said. “We have a responsibility to look at all of the tools out there.” In addition to adapting to computer software, Moodle is now becoming more accessible on mobile
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years,” Davis said. “As a result of state budget cuts, we have lost somewhere in the neighborhood of $65 million.” As a result of these setbacks, NCCU cut many of
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The fair now features two new rides and a new mobile app has been created so visitors can make their own schedule, view maps of the grounds and even search for food and rides. Guests who use the parkand-ride method will see a redesigned Gate One area, which will be used as a bus transit zone. “I’d definitely suggest that option for N.C. State students,” Ray said. “You can catch the CAT bus at designated spots all along Hillsborough Street and not have to worry about parking.” For those interested in exploring the fair more than once, there are a few discount days to make it cheaper, including Preview Day and
devices as well. “Mobile is a very new thing for us,” Dulberg said. “Obviously people have been carrying around phones for awhile and the number of students carrying smart phones is going up every year.” One of the difficulties facing this technology adaptation is the unknown of what functionality students actually wants to do with their phone. “Obviously, they may want to check a date, or find out when their homework is due, [or] what room they’re meeting in, [things like that],” Dulberg said. Dulberg said although that functionality has been added, there are other uses that could become problematic if used, such as attempting an exam on a mobile device. “We’re trying to discourage people from doing that,” Dulberg said. “But we took a stab at coming up
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goods for purchase and plenty of prizes,” Ray said. “More than 20 local vendors will participate in the exhibit throughout the course of the fair.” The fair will also feature attractions such as the Gantry Bike, which is an oversized mechanical stage, and Agriculture Today. Scotty McCreery, Sister Hazel, MercyMe and the Eli Young Band will also perform at the fair’s concert series. Deans Eatman, a sophomore in agricultural science who went to the fair eight times last year, said he is looking forward to the concerts, competitions—especially the largest watermelon and pumpkin contests—and the food.
Food Lion Hunger Relief Day. “The daily schedules vary throughout the week, so there are new things to see every day,” Eatman said. “I think that the only way to get around to all of the different sections of the fair ground is to go more than once.”
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with a mobile theme so that when you view Moodle on a smart phone. “It’s very easy for you to get to the information or content, not so much the activities. This is going to be a work-in-progress.” Dulberg said that N.C. State was going to continue to get feedback from students and have a “responsive design” that will respond differently to different devices and fit them best. Moodle will continue to evolve in the near future, and students and faculty can expect changes in the not-too-distant future. “I can’t tell you when we will have the new version out but I imagine sometime during next summer when we have the next tweak or iteration [of the mobile platform],” Dulberg said. “Just like Moodle itself is slowly evolving, so will the mobile platform.”
its operations. By utilizing an academic program review, NCCU has scaled back on multiple bachelor’s degree programs, such as degrees in public administration and sociology. “We have looked at how we can create greater efficiency in all of our university operations,” Davis said. “We evaluated, we consolidated and we eliminated academic programs and services that stakeholders deemed not central to the university’s core mission.” Davis noted that these cutbacks have become the “new normal” around campus. A few years ago, reductions in state funding forced
NCCU to merge the College of Science and Technology and the College of Liberal Arts to form the College of Arts and Sciences. On Oct. 7, a federal judge in Maryland ruled that historically black colleges in the state were harmed when better-funded traditionally white institutions offered the same degree programs in the state. According to NPR, Judge Catherine Black said that, when certain HBCU academic programs were duplicated in historically white institutions, HBCU suffered losses in retention of new students.
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Men: What are we really?
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he other day, a friend of mine told me about someone on Twitter who had been tweeting all sorts of nonsense about men. TwitNicky Vaught t e r u s e r Deputy Features @JmaalJusEditor ta_Jedi asserted that men are not psychologically built to be with just one woman. According to Jedi, no matter how much a man loves a woman, he will eventually cheat on her. “You don’t cheat on your gf you’re probably gay,” @JmaalJusta_Jedi said, initiating a stream of tweets and arguments about the subject. As some readers may know, I am both a psychology and women’s and gender studies student, so this guy’s sentiment disturbed me deeply. First of all, what if a guy c he at s on his girlfriend with a man? Stil l gay? @JmaalJusta_Jedi cited a Psychology Today article as evidence f o r m e n’s innate need and tendency to cheat. The article, “Are women more sexually faithful than men?” drew few connections between male biology as compared to female biology posed against societal relationship standards. The article hinges on the idea that, because they produce a lot of sperm, men must be made for a polyamorous lifestyle. Evidently, according to the article, husbands have more opportunities to cheat than their wives and are more inclined to do so. Yeah, that’s society. Just because there is a tendency for something to happen within a culture doesn’t mean it’s biological, innate or instinctual. I’m sure every college student has heard correlation does not prove causation. Yet, we have people such as @JmaalJusta_Jedi and his Twitter followers who agreed
seeing trends in society and deducing that because they are trends, they are natural. I’m not going to explain why our sperm count, which varies drastically between every man, or our testosterone, the biological fallback for many false sex-based claims, have little bearing on our tendency to cheat, there are myriad resources and scholarly articles that explain it better than I could. However, I will point out that there is some vague pointlessness in saying we are innately inclined to behave any way within social constructs such as relationships. I will not grace the idea that men are nothing more than sentient beasts born to have sex with anything we find attractive — willing or unwilling. So if it isn’t biology, what ma kes us men cheat? It’s probably something to do with people like @JmaalJusta_Jedi insisting we’re supposed to. It’s probably something to do with our shaming of men’s mistresses more than the men. When we think of the ideal man, we think of a Don Draper figure. He’s tall, dark, handsome, mysterious, cunning, smooth and, above all, promiscuous. Albeit a great show, people fail to understand that the gender roles put forth in Mad Men are supposed to be representative of the ’60s — not of today. I’m not saying the AMC show is responsible for patriarchal double standards, nor am I attributing men’s higher rate of promiscuity to television. I’m pointing out that we still, for some reason, think of manhood as defined largely in part by our sexual prowess and detachment from giving a heck about romance.
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On anarchism, Moral Monday surveillance and The Color Run
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bout 940 people were arrested at the state legislature this summer during the civil disobedience-based grassroots progressive movement called Moral Mondays. The trials of those charged have begun this month. The Ishan f i rst t r ia l, Raval which took Guest Columnist place on Oct. 4, occasioned more than just the conviction on all charges, which has been followed since by two dismissals of the same charges last Friday. Not only did it reveal that the police had spied on the protesters with an undercover cop infiltrating planning meetings — General Assembly Police Chief Jeff Weaver also testified that his department had “collected intelligence” about the “anarchists” among the protesters. According to a story in The News & Observer from Oct. 7, Weaver “testified that his officers had scanned the many ‘Moral Monday’ rallies with eyes trained for ‘anarchists,’” which led to “a murmur of disbelief among the many lawyers.” On Oct. 10, the North Carolina chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the organization that led Moral Mondays, released a statement in which it addressed the anarchist issue: “Now they are suggesting that they had knowledge of so-called anarchists. This claim strikes us as strange since our staff and team were in constant talks with the capital police,
and we were never informed of so-called anarchists. To say things of this nature could be construed as an attempt to mar the image of the protesters and to change the message of the movement.” Commentators of formal and social media expressed disapproval regarding the police specifically looking to surveil alleged anarchists involved in Moral Mondays, holding that such outrageous concerns from the police were unwarranted or absurd. The outcry, though, should be regarding the NAACP’s response. Anarchism is a political philosophy that seeks to build a society based on non-hierarchical free associations, without any forms of domination that are opposed to the well-being and inherent dignity of people and communities. Anarchists argue against the state, capitalism, racism, patriarchy, et cetera. Etymologically, “anarchism” or “anarchy” reduces to “without authority.” This does not mean “without order” — to the contrary, anarchism believes in the ability of humanity to design social systems that have organization, but do not require centralized power to maintain. The image of anarchists as being “whiskered men with bombs,” as J.R.R. Tolkien once put it, is the result of the age-old — and apparently ongoing — perception adopted and popularized by representatives of power to delegitimize doctrines and struggles opposed to their power. By the way, J.R.R. Tolkien identified as an anarchist, as did Kurt Vonnegut, Leo
Tolstoy and M.K. Gandhi. Franz Kaf ka was involved in anarchist organizations. Many acclaimed philosophers, such as Henry David Thoreau and Albert Camus, were anarchists. The founder of modern linguistics and the most cited living scholar in the world, Noam Chomsky, is an outspoken and active anarchist. The renowned historian Howard Zinn was an anarchist. David Graeber, lauded as “the best anthropological theorist of [t]his generation from anywhere in the world,” is an anarchist. Woody Harrelson is also an anarchist. Sure, there are people today who dress in black during protests and engage militantly with the police and private property—black blocs, as they are called, very much exist. But anarchists aren’t the bad guys we should be focusing on, and a small recent event in Raleigh should suffice as an example. On Sept. 28, Raleigh hosted The Color Run, a for-profit 5K race in which the runners are doused in cornstarch dye through the race. But as The N&O reported, “Residents of the historic Oakwood neighborhood are fuming after a recent ‘color run’ left brightly colored powder on houses, and some people’s cars were towed from outside their homes.” Mark Turner, a Raleigh resident and blogger who saw bleach mixture being used to wash the streets after the race and the “chemical-laden broth” allowed to drain into the Neuse River, said, “Raleigh Police posted ‘no parking’ notices with as little as 13 hours’ notice, leaving many
residents unprepared. Tow trucks hauled off their cars and stuck them with bills upwards of $150 to get them back.” Black blocs can destruct property. But only private sway (or the government itself) could have police — official executors and enforcers of power — disrupt people’s lives in this measure. And official sources of power — bearing the immunity brought by the fundamentally arbitrary status of being the official sources of power — conduct such infringements in greater frequency and magnitude than anarchists. Black blocs did occur during the Occupy Movement, which was based on an anarchist philosophy and political process. But the first window smashed in Occupy was by a police officer banging a protester’s head into the glass. Regardless of the amount of violence caused by anarchists, it pales in comparison to police brutality, devastating foreclosures by banks, destruction of rural, lower income, and usually unspokenof communities and lands for corporate industrial interests, rape culture and rife racism — all forms of violence which prevail in the U.S., and which are inflicted by the institutions and structures that anarchists oppose. Yes, NAACP, there were anarchists at Moral Mondays. Almost always, anarchists dress and talk and smile and mingle and carry around the same non-lethal objects as most people. If you’re concerned about people who do otherwise, you chose to defame the wrong folks.
“Yes, I am really excited! It’s a tradition that I go every year with my friends, and I love all the food and rides. I really love milking the cows and seeing all the prize-winning vegetables.”
“Yes, I am excited because you get to see all the exciting things that N.C. State and North Carolina has to offer.”
“Yeah, I’m pretty excited about it because there is a lot of culture that goes on there, and they have good rides and a bunch of different food and vendors to try out. It’s just a fun time.”
“Yes, I am really looking forward to going back and spending time with friends and riding all the fun rides.”
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Little black dresses for fall STORY BY ISABELLA VIGILANTE | PHOTOS BY DANIELLE SCHMIDT Recently, my friend who interns at G105, a Raleigh-based radio station, invited me to the promotional Little Black Dress party. It was an open invitation and there was no cover charge. “All you have to do is wear a little black dress,” she said. I immediately became excited to s e e R aleigh’s ladies turn it out in their best fall cocktail looks. However, upon walking into the museum’s candle-lit event room, it seemed to me that many had missed the cocktail attire memo. Sure, the titular litt le black dress was present en masse but so were details that seemed inappropriate, such as bland polyester work blazers, summery cork wedges and in a few cases, combat boots. Notably absent from most ensembles was the presence of jewelry. A lot of these women looked like they were headed to the office and not a cocktail party. I was confused and immediately stricken by the familiarity of this situation. So many times I have seen girls looking nice but inappropriately dressed for their surroundings. At that moment, I realized that some people dressed without regard to the tone of the occasion. I’ve noticed
girls looking overdressed for a show at King’s Barcade or oddly professional for a girl’s night at Fox’s Liquor Bar. I recall the girls giving class presentations, wearing nice button down blouses, pencil skirts, and sparkly, strappy sky-high heels that only belong in a club. A lot of women my age dress inappropriately for an occasion. They choose outfits without taking into account the textures, fabrics and design features, which make some clothes appropriate for daytime professional settings and others perfect for night’s semiformal settings. To many, there seems to be day-today casual attire and then “dressing up,” with the latter often blurring the lines between what is worn to the office and what is worn on a date or to the club (hence pantsuit jackets at cocktail parties and sexy sandals in interviews). Now let us bring this back to little black dresses. I know it’s 2013 and we’re discarding outdated fashion ideas every day, and I think that’s great. I also think you should wear white after Labor Day, expose your tattoos and even wear your underwear on your head if you want. But those are risks and a huge part of taking sartorial risks. If you’re wearing combat boots to a cocktail party, something tells me you need to become better acquainted with some basic rules. A few easy guidelines can lead to the perfect little black dress ensemble for a cocktail party, which both allow you to avoid looking like you’re going into the office and is formal enough for the occasion. First of all, you’re going to need a little black dress. Cocktail dresses should be made out of silk or
polyester, and when in doubt, something other than cotton with shinier finishes makes the garment dressier. It also helps to not overdo it. Pick one piece of blingy, larger jewelry, or a few pieces of smaller jewelry. Wood and plastic shouldn’t be worn at night, but enamel, rhinestones or semi-precious stones add nightappropriate sparkle. As for shoes, opt for strappy s a nd a l s , patent peeptoe pumps or anything metallic. You should typically expose more of your foot at night than during the day, say at the office. And all you need for a cocktail event is your ID, money, a lipstick and maybe your keys — so invest in a small clutch bag and leave your big purse at home. There you have it: a simple recipe that transcends genres and styles, serving the gothiest girl at Hot Topic and the hip-hopper diva alike, depending on what ingredients they put into it. Work your style and attitude into covering these cocktail party bases and you’ll always look appropriate, and never be left guessing about what you should or could wear.
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One N.C. State professor of science journalism, a disagreeable German shepherd and a few corpses is the recipe for a new book about the science of work dogs. Cat Warren, associate professor of English at NCSU, recently published What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs, which went on sale Oct. 1. According to Warren, about 20 percent of the book is a memoir, following her journey training her third German shepherd, Solo, to be a cadaver dog. “I was inspired, I think, when he turned about six years old,” Warren said. “I realized I wanted to write about the world he’d exposed me to, which was not only the work I did with him—that’s one part of it, but it was also the world I got to witness working with canine units.” Cadaver dogs are those who, with a trainer, look for people who are missing or presumed dead. Warren said she got the idea to train Solo when he was a puppy. Annoyed with his behavior, Warren took Solo to a trainer when he was about four months old. “He was a pretty impossible puppy,” Warren said. “I didn’t know what to do with him. He was dog aggressive — he didn’t get along with other dogs. He was just a little hellion.”
The trainer, who had worked with another of Warren’s German shepherds, said that Solo displayed traits compatible with cadaver dogs—he was energetic, tough, intelligent and he had a good nose. The trainer suggested training Solo as a cadaver dog and well-known trainers such as Andy Rebmann helped Warren to actually train Solo. Warren also shadowed Steve Sprouse, a K-9 officer in Florida for a few weeks. Nowadays, Warren said she and Solo go out several times a year, at the request of law enforcement officials, to look for bodies. “Solo and I go out occasionally — people don’t go missing all that often,” Warren said. “Nine times out of 10, when you go searching, you’re actually clearing areas. Nine times out of 10 you don’t find somebody.” Warren and Solo serve as volunteers, which, Warren said, explains why she doesn’t go out searching exceptionally often. “Between the training and the searching, it’s a very serious hobby,” Warren said. “If I were somebody in law enforcement, I might end up doing it more but these days there aren’t actually a ton of dogs doing cadaver work in law enforcement, the majority of dogs are volunteers.” Warren interviewed animal psychologists, trainers, forensic anthropologists and scent
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experts for the book. Warren said there are chapters about all sorts of subjects, ranging from how a dog’s nose works to how a dog’s testimony might hold up in court. “You have a whole arena of what constitutes probable cause,” Warren said. “You even have
the arena of what happens in court when you’re depending on a dog for your testimony about something.” Warren said that even after eight and a half years, she considers herself a beginner when compared to other handlers and trainers. “We’re talking about people who have been doing this for decades,” Warren said. Warren used to be a reporter, and now she teaches science journalism. Her journalistic experience combined with her “world of ac-
cess with Solo,” allowed her to write the book, which she said she views as a huge reporting project. According to Warren, it’s a challenge to be a part of a team with your dog. Warren said that while training a dog, the dog also trains you. “I think I’ve grown enormously, partly just by being in this very different world,” Warren said. “It’s that notion—as with any new discipline—when you fall in love with it and decide you want to study it … and get to work
TECHNICIAN with people who are better than you are.” Solo is no longer alone, because Warren now has a new German shepherd pup, which she is also training to become a cadaver dog. Those who are interested can view videos of Warren with Solo on her website, www. catwarren.com, and can buy the hardcover copy of her book. “It’s not always perfect,” Warren said. “But I do think it’s one of the most compelling things I do these days.”
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partnership with junior defender Moss Jackson-Atogi in central defense. “Moss and I work together well,” Simonin said. “He has a lot of pace and he’s very tough, and I’m more of a technical player. So it was easy for us to work together
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and create chemistry.” Whenever he’s not playing on the pitch, Simonin is still sharpening his skills while playing FIFA. “My favorite thing to do off the field is play FIFA with one of my roommates,” Simonin said. “I always use Paris Saint-Germain. They’ve been my favorite team since I was a kid.”
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Junior defender Clement Simonin passes the ball during a match against new Davidson at Dail Soccer Field Sept. 24. The Wolfpack defeated the Wildcats 2-0.
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Today MEN’S TENNIS ITA CAROLINA REGIONALS Cary, N.C., All day WOMEN’S TENNIS ITA REGIONALS Chapel Hill, All day WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. VIRGINIA Raleigh, 7 p.m. Friday MEN’S BASKETBALL, PRIMETIME WITH THE PACK PNC Arena, 7 p.m. MEN’S TENNIS ITA CAROLINA REGIONALS Cary, N.C., All day WOMEN’S TENNIS ITA REGIONALS Chapel Hill, N.C., All day
In his first year on the men’s soccer team, junior defender Clement Simonin has already become one of N.C. State’s most important players. Simonin, a native of Lorient, France, has been a rock in central defense for the Wolfpack since transferring from Lander University after the 2012 season. Head coach Kelly Findley said that the junior is among the core group of Wolfpack players he depends on to start each game. “It s cliché to say defending wins championships but it’s true,” Findley said. “You build from the back on any team. Clement is one of the first guys on the team sheet, along with several others.” At Lander, Simonin was a second team Division-II AllAmerican in 2012, chosen by the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America. He also competed in the Premier Development League, the top developmental men’s league in North America. Simonin’s play at Lander and in the PDL grabbed the attention of Findley and his coaching staff. But Findley said the Frenchman’s attitude during the transfer process was as important as his onfield talent. “We knew he was a quality player,” Findley said. “But he also had a great attitude when we interviewed him.” Findley said that the program is trying to win its first ACC Championship since 1990, a year in which the Pack also made a semifinal appearance at the year-end NCAA Tournament. “We’re trying to do something special at N.C. State, something that hasn’t been
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL AT VIRGINIA Tech Blacksburg, V.A., 7 p.m.
The “Our State” slogan is in its second season, and it’s already time to put it to bed. If a team has a losing record against its in-state rivals, should it claim ownership Jonathan of the state? Stout N.C. State Senior Staff apparently Writer believes so, but I beg to differ. Football is a mediocre 3-3 (0-3 ACC) but still claims North Carolina as its own. The footba ll program proved it can’t win in Winston-Salem, putting an “L” in the loss column for the sixth time, continuing its disappointing stretch of poor performances at Wake. The football team hasn’t won in Winston-Salem since the 2001 season, a 17-14 win against the Demon Deacons. Men’s basketball’s annual Primetime with the Pack is Friday and fans are likely to hear the “Our State” slogan, but here’s a fun fact: both the football and basketball teams have an overall losing record against their in-state rivals. State’s all time football record against Duke, UNCChapel Hill and Wake Forest
CROSS COUNTRY WISCONSIN INVITATIONAL Madison, W.I., TBA RIFLE SEARC 3 Charleston, S.C., All day SWIMMING AND DIVING AT VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, V.A., 1 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER VS. NOTRE DAME Raleigh, N.C., 7 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “We’re trying to do something special at N.C. State.” Kelly Findley, men’s soccer head coach
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Simonin signs autographs for two young fans, after the victory in the conference opening soccer match against new ACC member Pittsburgh at Dail Soccer Field.
ley a lot on the phone and on email,” Simonin said. “Just talking to him, I could feel his excitement about this
program. He gave me a lot of motivation and got me excited about coming to play for St ate.”
After arriving in Raleigh, Simonin quickly struck up a
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done for 20 years and it’s only been done once,” Findley said. “We’re giving recruits the chance to write history and create something special.” “We know it’s not going to be easy, and we want our players to be mentally tough enough to handle that. We know that we all have to be extraordinary to achieve this goal. I think the right guys rise up to the challenge and choose to join us, while the guys who aren’t up for that maybe choose an easier route … Clement is one of those guys who wanted to test himself and see how good he could be.” Simonin said he could sense Findley’s enthusiasm about the Wolfpack soccer program during the transfer process, even though they weren’t meeting in person. “I spoke with coach Find-
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With Wake Forest player close behind, junior defender Clement Simonin runs after the ball in an attempt to help N.C. State score a goal. The Wolfpack tied the Demon Deacons in double overtime 2-2 on Oct. 8, 2013 at Dail Soccer Field.
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Former N.C. State forward C.J. Leslie has his shot blocked during the game against Virginia Tech in PNC Arena Feb 16, 2013. The Wolfpack defeated the Hokies 90-86 in overtime.
cord against the “big three.” That’s an overall record of 444-529-17 against the Pack’s in-state rivals. How can the Pack claim dominance over its in-state rivals? State’s rivals have essentially owned them in the win-loss column, with the exception
of Wake Forest who holds a 138-200 record against the Wolfpack. Last season, men’s basketball split its meetings with UNC-CH, Duke and Wake, only winning at PNC Arena. Does that make it some frac-
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Junior John Newell was one of the N.C. State swimmers who impressed at the AllNorth Carolina Invitational in Greensboro on Oct. 4-5. Newell won the 100-yard butterfly with a time of 50.32. The Technician spoke with Newell about his performance and the team’s outlook on the rest of the season. Technician: What do you take away from your team’s performance at the All-Carolinas Invitational in Greensboro last week? Newell: “I feel that we did really well. We had a lot of key people on the team step up and pull some fast times. We wanted to see what the freshmen could do with this being their first meet of the season. They did really well. They stepped up and showed how they wanted to provide for this team and score points at ACCs, which is the big meet at the end of the season.” Q: Describe the chemistry between team members, even with not everyone competing in the same races. A: “Our chemistry goes back a long time. It goes back far enough that we still do traditions on a day to day basis. We still do certain songs, we say certain things in between each swim or be-
fore someone gets up on the blocks. Before every meet we have a specific team routine.” Q: Describe your experience at the 2012 Olympic Trials. A: “The Olympic Trials were probably one of the biggest meets I’ve ever been to, and the biggest stage I’ve ever been on. A lot of swimmers can go to it, but you have to become eligible by meeting certain requirement times. I felt that it was an amazing experience, and I can’t wait to possibly go back in 2016.” Q: When you were growing up, did you have a person who inspired you to swim at the college level? A: “My push definitely came from my dad, he pushed me to become the best. He also inspired me to start pushing myself to be able to swim in college. He was always saying ‘You can make it’ or ‘You can earn a scholarship.’ He taught me that if I kept my mind to it, I would succeed.” Q: What are your expectations for yourself and the team this season? A: “The season’s just begun. We have our first dual meet against Virginia Tech [on Saturday]. I expect a lot from both myself and the team. We should be strong, and we should be eligible to have a good fighting chance in the ACC this season.”