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said she had saved the email Justin sent her in 1995, and continued to use it in training situations on campus.

The third main character in the video is Stephanie Raney, a senior in communications. According to Hollingshead, she wanted to include a current student’s perspective for what it’s like at the University now.

“Stephanie was one of the first people to respond after the Technician printed the column about gay marriage in the fall,” Hollingshead said. “She’s been very involved in the GLBT center.”

Raney said she felt really special to be asked by Hollingshead to be included in the video.

“I felt empowered to speak up for the people of my campus,” Raney

Rain from the roof of Syme Hall nourishes a rainwater garden by channeling through a natural filtration process.

Melissa Miklus, a former graduate student in landscape architecture, worked on the project in 2010. Generally when it rains, water collects pollutants as it runs over rooftops. “[When] it rains, the water runs off of the roof. There’s asphalt and shingles, and it collects pollutants as it runs over the roof and down into a gutter, and goes directly into streams,” Miklus said. “There are fish habitats and other edge habitats that are being affected by these pollutants.”

The rain garden project at Syme Hall channels the rainwater through a natural filtration process so the water is not as polluted when it goes back into the earth, according to Miklus.

Based on the results of University Housing’s landscape survey, students feel there could be more locations on campus that are visually pleasing.

Barry Olson, associate director of University Housing, and Andy Fox, assistant professor of landscape architecture, have teamed up on the project. They hope to work together to develop long-range landscape project planning, according to Olson.

“Our partnership allows us to work through the details of completing a project each summer for the next five summers,” Olson said.

The project is not aimed at boosting the aesthetic qualities of campus landscaping per se, according to Fox. “It’s more of an infrastructure project,” Fox said. “It’s not really

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The GLBT Center released a video for the “It Gets Better” project on last Thursday. The video is 14 minutes long and is currently viewable on YouTube and the GLBT Center’s homepage. Thirty-nine people were interviewed for the video. All the interviews originally lasted between 4 and 5 hours. The video centers around 3 main characters and includes cameo appearances by other students, staff and faculty.

GLBT Center films ‘It Gets Better’ video

Taking part in the international “It Gets Better” campaign, the GLBT Center uploaded their video Thursday.

Chelsey Francis News Editor

The GLBT Center at N.C. State is now actively participating in the “It Gets Better” project after making a video.

The “It Gets Better” project was launched in September by Dan Savage.

Dan Savage, a syndicated columnist and author, created a YouTube video with his partner, Terry, in hopes of helping young people facing harassment, according to the It Gets Better website.

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Savage and his partner wanted to create a personal way to tell GLBT youth that life will get better. The It Gets Better project has received all types of support, including submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities.

Justine Hollingshead, the director of the center for GLBT Programs and Services, produced the video. She was also in charge of selecting everyone that was in the video.

According to Hollingshead, she selected the three main people so that there would be differing perspectives.

She said she wanted to select a transgender student, a gay student and a lesbian student.

“Maddy [Goss] has been connected with the GLBT Center here on campus for the last five or six years,” Hollings-

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head said. “She is a non-traditional part-time student getting her degree in computer science. Maddy is very involved in helping us connect with the transgender portion of campus.

Her being a part of the video was a no-brainer.”

Hollingshead has known Justin Kadel’s story since 1995, when she still worked with housing.

“Justin was a freshman 13 years ago. He sent me an e-mail in 1995 about the harassment he was facing,” Hollingshead said. “Justin lived in Tucker Residence Hall. Every day he would come back to harassment and discriminatory remarks on his door.

Justin left N.C. State after that year.”

In October, at an LGBT of Raleigh convention, Hollingshead and Justin re-connected when Justin reintroduced himself to her. Hollingshead

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U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Kathleen Merrigan talks about improving local food economics and professional opportunities available for graduates at USDA. The University hosted a guest lecture by Kathleen Merrigan, named by Time magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential People of the World in 2010. According to Nancy Creamer, director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems, N.C. State was first on this year’s list to host the lecture.

The lecture focused mainly on efforts to support farmers and build local food economics.

“We all know that as the world population is rising, the impact of this on nature’s resources like oil, water and food is increasing all the time,” Merrigan said. “We are experiencing acute food shortages today, forcing U.S. government to start stock-piling food in case of crisis.”

Merrigan said the consumption demands are increasing at a very rapid rate.

“Today, one out of every seven people are obese and one out of every three people have type two diabetes. This is a serious matter of concern. I think we can help to re-

duce these levels by encouraging and increasing supplies of fresh foods in the market,” Merrigan said.

Merrigan discussed some of the novel ideas USDA has to encourage farming as an career.

“Know Your Farmer, Know Your Food, is an initiative started to better connect consumers with local producers,” Merrigan said.

One of the other campaigns started in North Carolina by CEFS is the 10% Campaign, where consumers are encouraged to spend 10 percent of existing food dollars to support North Carolina food producers, businesses and communities.

“Food deserts is a novel concept started in some states where fresh foods are extensively grown locally and sold,” Merrigan said. “But this is not possible everywhere. Cities like Detroit have few or no large scale food markets for the consumers to go and buy fresh food. In such cities, we have started initiatives like Peaches and Green which are basically mobile supermarkets supplying fresh food.”

According to Merrigan, research shows the majority of farmers are aging and few young people are farming.

In the future, Merrigan said, this will become a problem.

“Recent statistics show that most of our farmer population is [an] aging population, with [an] average age of 57 years. I believe that youngsters like you all could make a difference and I encourage you all to think about this,” Merrigan said.

Although there are not many younger people entering the farming

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industry, Merrigan said she believes it is important to talk to the younger generations about farming, Merrigan encourages students to think about internships and other job opportunities available at USDA. “50 percent of USDA employees are eligible to retire in 2013.

We thus have quite a few job opportunities at USDA. You can email for more information on internship opportunities at USDA.Internships@ dm.usda.gov or you can also check http://www.USAJOBS. gov for more opportunities.

These are opportunities that will help to change our world and make it a better place to live in. I appeal to all of you to think of these opportunities,” Merrigan said.

Rachel Clark, a graduate student in plant biology, attended the lecture.

“The lecture was interesting and really encouraging and I hope more students like me will definitely think of opportunities USDA is offering,” Clark said.

According to Amy Hoffner, a graduate student in crop science, this is a great concept started by USDA. “This initiative is exciting,

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Thursday, the day the video was released, was Raney’s birthday.

“The release of the video was the best birthday present I’ve ever gotten,” Raney said.

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landscape as beautification, that’s not what we do.”

The landscape architecture discipline is an interface between architecture, engineering and environmental application, according to Fox. One of the main goals is the focus on lowimpact development, an effort that helps protect the environment from manmade structures. “[Low impact development] is a process where we try to get rain water to do what it would do naturally,” Fox said. “We want to get water out of the pipe and into the ground in an interesting and restorative way.”

Students will have some help with the project as several departments are slated to work together.

“We’ve got experts on campus, such as Bill Hunt in environmental architecture engineering, who are nationally renowned lowimpact development engineers. N.C. State has really got a foothold in the [low-impact development] approach,” Fox said.

University Housing has budgeted $30,000 per year for the five-year project. The money will come from capital project planning.

“University Housing is a receipts-generated operation, so it’s not to be money that we’re putting towards this,” Olson said. “It just allows us to further our goals of addressing landscape issues.”

Adam Grossman, a freshman in political science, said he agrees with the focus on infrastructure.

“People would like to see flowers and whatnot, but the focus should be on purifying rainwater,” Grossman said. “It could look good for the College of Design.”

However, with more budget cuts looming and recent tuition increases, Grossman believes the $30,000 per year could be allocated to more pressing matters.

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Speaking to a crowd of students, faculty, locals and people from across the state, Kathleen Merrigan, deputy secretary of the United States Agriculture Department, talks to over 100 attendees during her presentation on agriculture Wednesday at Dabney Hall. Merrigan is apart of the presidential cabinet and has decades worth of experience in her field and spearheads a $149 million budget project for the USDA. North Carolina State University, ranking in the top ten colleges for agriculture was the second college Merrigan attended on her tour of North Carolina.

encouraging improvements on all the levels like production, consumption and waste management. USDA is providing real opportunities to students, which is a great incentive for students who have their career paths in the direction of agriculture,” Hoffner said.

Merrigan said she had a great time on campus and enjoyed attending the first Campus Farmer’s Market of the season.

“[The farmer’s market] was really great. This is also not my first trip [to] N.C. State — I have been here many times before,” Merrigan said. “I think that students at N.C. St ate have a keen interest in agricultural science, which is a great plus point. Also, the food services on campus mainly consists of locally grown food, which is good practice to have.”

“I’ve had professor’s e-mailing me saying they’ve seen the video and they liked it. When I walked into class on Friday, I had students telling me they saw me in the video. My teacher even let us watch the video in class, and played it in her next two classes that day.”

Raney said Will Lamb, a senior in communications,

recorded and edited the video.

“Will Lamb is a great guy,” Raney said. “He did an amazing job. He turned it into a work of art.”

Hol l i ngshead seconded Raney’s thoughts about Lamb and the final product.

“Will did an amazing job.

He’s an ally of the community,” Hollingshead said. “He cap-

tured the true essence of what we wanted too – it’s not perfect, but we’re taking every effort to make this a better place.”

Although, according to Hollingshead, the video was shot during the coldest weekend in December, the video captures the true Wolfpack spirit.

“The video doesn’t have a clinical look,” Hollingshead said. “Will and I wanted to the video to be Wolfpack warm, so we filmed in the prominent locations on campus - the Belltower, the Free Expression Tunnel, and in classes.”

The video was not scripted

in any way, according to Hollingshead.

“No one in the video had a script. Everyone was just talking,” Hollingshead said. “It made the video more personal and captured the real emotion.”

Lamb said he enjoyed working with the GLBT center on the video.

“For me, filming the video could have put me in an awkward situation,” Lamb said. “I love story telling and I felt like there was story to be told.”

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“Gardner Hall has leaking window air units and other buildings have mold problems. I would say [dorm landscaping] is not a top priority right now,” Grossman said.

A project completed in the summer of 2010 is an example of the work landscape architecture students are capable of. Under the direction of Fox, students built the rain garden at Syme Hall.

Fox said he hoped students would gain from the hands-on experience of designing and installing landscape features. “[The students] are learning how to manage time, materials and costs,” Fox said. “[These are] all the things that need to be refined skills in order [for students] to be effective employees when they get out.”

As for the new project, students at the College of Design have myriad responsibilities. “[At the University housing office] we will work with students in site selection and investigation, as well as walking through the students’ methodologies and plans, and ultimately the completion of the project,” Olson said.

Discussion is still underway to determine which and how many dorms will be worked on.

Students who participate in the project will receive course credit.

“The design piece is a six hour, ten week studio; both sessions of the summer,” Fox said. “We [will] see each other a lot.”

Instructors and students in the College of Design are responsible for the entire project. No private contracts are to be given unless students do not have the resources to complete a certain aspect of the project, according to Olson.

“The focus of these projects are to engage the students in actually completing a project from start to finish,” Olson said.

Although space is limited in the summer class, especially to those outside the College of Design, Fox is happy to discuss the project with students. Students who have questions about the project are invited to email Professor Fox at andrew_fox@ncsu.edu.

I am a professor at NC State and I admire the students in this video very much. I appreciate your courage and your self-acceptance. God Bless my campus. Whether you are a member of the GLBT community, or a straight ally who will stand up for the rights of your common man and woman, this campus deserves our best foot forward. I am Michael Ramos and I am a proud Straight Ally of the GLBT community here at NC State University. We all deserve to live free as human beings, all over the world.

In 2006 Princeton Review listed NC State in the Top 20 for the category “Alternative Lifestyles Are Not an Alternative.” This video, displaying a broad spectrum of support across campus and testimonials from members of our GLBT community, shows how far this campus has come in 5 years. I am very proud of our campus and the members of the GLBT community for creating this change in atmosphere.

Fantastic video. What an affirmation! Thanks for all you do for the GLBT community at State and beyond!

Awesome video! Things have changed a lot since I graduated from NCSU in 1982.

I’m another Wolfpacker who can attest that things DO get better. I just wish that I had the confidence then that I have now. I would have had an even better undergraduate experience.

Amazing video and a very very very very good job to all invovled. The emotion can be see as what it is REAL.Thanks for making something that makes me proud of being a member of the

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vice chancellor for student affairs, said she thought the video was well-done.

“I thought the video was fantastic,” Zapata said. “I think Will Lamb did an expert job putting together all the footage.

The video result is honest.”

Zapata said she’s had students and colleagues reach out to her after seeing the video.

“The feedback has been great.

It accomplished exactly what we wanted it too,” Zapata said.

“I knew I would enjoy being a part of it. I just didn’t know how powerful the video would be. The whole video makes me

wolfpack! Spread the love!

This was so uplifting. Go State!

I absolutely love this video! So proud to be part of the Wolfpack!. I couldn’t have imagined a LGBT Center at NCSU when I was there 10 years ago walking by “fag” and “queer” in the Free Expression Tunnel everyday. Great job!

Wow! This makes me proud to be an alumni of NCSU! I was a founding member of NCSU’s Lesbian Gay Student Union (LGSU) back in 198990. Please continue the fight for acceptance.

Catawba Valley Pride Inc is a newly formed organization supporting the LGBT community in and around the Hickory area.

It’s awesome. It’s hard to imagine that a NC college experience can now be this way. I was an RA and was harassed for being gay, when I was not out. It was scary.

Thanks for sharing! J I first saw the video yesterday when it went viral on Facebook. I was so proud to see so many people come together and have the courage to tell their stories and share their experiences honestly. Words can’t express how excited I am for the progress that is being made. The video definitely highlighted the outstanding individuals we have at NC State and the love of so many longtime supporters.

I can’t wait to share this media with my colleagues here at UK. Great job representing NC State....an exciting environment where positive change is taking place and you can be part of it. Proud to be an out staff member at NCSU! Proud to be part of the wolfpack. thanks to all involved, this makes me proud.

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THE FACTS:

The GLBT center at N.C. State worked with Will Lamb to prepare the “It Gets Better at N.C. State” video to support the GLBT community on campus. The It Gets Better Project was started to show GLBT youth that there is a future being openly gay.

OUR OPINION:

It is a great initiative to make the GLBT community feel at home.

Other universities in North Carolina should support the project and make their own videos to show their support.

A step in the right direction N

.C. State is the one of the first universities in North Carolina to support the It Gets Better Project by shooting the “It Gets Better at N.C. State” video. The video has sent a strong message that no one will be discriminated against for their sexual preference at N.C. State. This video shows that the campus community wants to make the GLBT community members feel welcome. The GLBT Center has done a great job moving this project forward and releasing the video publicly.

Going public with a video will surely make a difference to the image of N.C. State. It will reiterate the fact that N.C. State has been accommodating towards the GLBT and all the other communities on cam-

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.

pus. The other universities in the triangle area, UNC system and the Universities all across the United States should support this cause and replicate the initiative to publicize their feelings for the GLBT community.

Future GLBT students, faculty and staff will know that N.C. State is one place where they will not be discriminated against. We should demand that the future campus community makes them feel at home here. This is another challenge to all universities across the US to learn from this example and create friendly environments on their campuses

for the GLBT community.

GLBT community members have been tremendously courageous to come to terms with their sexuality and it is heroic of them to go public in a video.

The community members have expressed their views fearlessly and we should appreciate their effort.

The video involves 39 people and has duration of 14 minutes.

The video has been supported by the University administration, including Vice Chancellor Student Affairs Thomas Stafford and Chancellor Randy Woodson. The appearance of Woodson and Stafford makes a huge difference in the attitude

of the campus community by making the administration’s opinion clear in the public forum.

The video’s popularity on www.itgetsbetter.org and Youtube has made the situation better for the GLBT community. Most GLBT community members have had a very difficult past and this initiative is bound to make them feel accepted. The video will have a long-lasting impact on people’s impressions of N.C. State.

All students should watch this video and be more supportive of the issue, if they already aren’t. The message is loud and clear, we support you at N.C. State and you should never be discriminated against based on your preferences in personal life.

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rom the beginning of school to Fe. 8, 464 students visited the Student Health medical providers with Influenza symptoms. Most of the sick had not received Flu vaccines this season.

T he ac t u a l nu mb e r of students with t he F lu i s likely higher Mary if those who Bengtson self-treated, Guest Columnist received telephone medical advice or received medical care outside of Student Health are included.

A breakdown of the cases included: 50 percent male, 50 percent female; 87 percent undergraduate; 85 percent age 23 and under; 65.7 percent living off-campus, and 34.3 percent on-campus.

A breakdown by college of enrollment included: 21.8 percent CHASS, 18.8 percent Engineering, 15.9 percent CALS, 11.4 percent Management, 6.9 percent Undergraduate Studies, 6.7 percent PAMS, 5.8 percent Natural Resources, 5.4 percent Textiles and 7.3 percent other.

Flu is not unique to the University, but is a reflection of flu activity nationally, in North Carolina and in Wake County.

Additional cases are expected, possibly extending into April.

Flu is spread by a sick person through droplets from the nose or mouth, or something contaminated by a sick person’s droplets. The virus may live up to eight hours on hard surfaces, such as wood or plastic, fewer hours on fabric or paper and as many as twenty minutes on the hands.

Flu often starts suddenly with symptoms including fever, body aches, headache, fatigue, sore throat, cough, nasal symptoms, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

A person with the Flu can be contagious the day before symptoms show and for about a week after they have passed; it is considered most contagious during the days with fever. The incubation period for those exposed is one to seven days.

Over-the-counter medication can treat many of the symptoms. Medical attention is appropriate if symptoms are more than mild, especially if there is a medical condition, such as diabetes or asthma, that risks complications. Prescription anti-viral medication,

such as Tamiflu, is sometimes prescribed to shorten the course of the Flu and should ideally be started within 48 hours of symptoms. Antibiotics do not treat the Flu but are given for complications, such as pneumonia.

The Public Health recommendation is to self-isolate from others until there has been no fever for at least 24 hours with no fever medication. The average fever lasts two to four days, so it is not unusual to stay home three to five days.

Getting vaccinated is the most effective way to prevent Flu, and the vaccine this season appears to be a good match for the three strains of Influenza virus currently circulating. A single dose of vaccine, shot or nasal, takes two weeks to be protective. The vaccine is still available.

Flu can also be prevented by avoiding sick people, cleaning hands after touching “sick” things and decontaminating “sick” things.

As a Student Health physician for over 30 years, each flu season has been an adventure.

One constant over the years has been the number of students who have chosen not to get vaccinated for a variety of reasons. The other unfortunate constant is that students often attend class with symptoms before being diagnosed or despite being diagnosed, potentially exposing others. This year is no exception.

Students are encouraged to mind the Flu. Its impact on academics, spring break or other plans can be substantial. Most recover, but for some the infection can be deadly.

In a cruel twist, those who did not receive a f lu vaccine this season and who have recovered from a bout of Flu can get the Flu again this season.

Having illness from one strain still leaves the person susceptible to the other two strains circulating.

Getting the vaccine after recovery is appropriate. For additional information, visit ncsu. edu/student_health and select FLU Information.

Dr. Mary Bengtson currently works at the Student Health Center She is the medical director, laboratory director, and a staff physician. She earned a Bachelor’s in microbiology and her medical degree from Southern Illinois University.

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An issue to be resolved I am glad that this issue has come to light to more of the student body and I hope that it reaches those who can take appropriate action. Customer service at University Dining at Talley has been, quite frankly, extremely poor and unacceptable this semester.

Being a frequent diner at Talley because of its convenience, I normally try to eat healthy by varying my diet in whatever ways I can. Recently, however, I have been unable to do so at Talley because of the terrible customer service and food quality at one of the Talley dining eateries, Lil’ Dino’s. I’m greeted warmly nearly every time at Taco Bell, the Wolves’ Den and especially Freshen’s.

Lil’s Dino’s, however, is an entirely different story.

There have been countless times this semester when I’m greeted with an obviously unhappy and unpleasant attitude or even not at all.

The lack of customer service does not end there. As you wait for your sandwich to be made, there is an immediate impression of carelessness by the other employees. As the article in today’s Technician stated, there has been an occasion where an employee actually walked away from my half-made sandwich and sent a text message on their phone. This is a blatant act of unprofessionalism that should never occur at any respectable business. If an employee shows this type of behavior, it should be immediately corrected. If this behavior continues, then

that employee should be facing serious consequences.

Yet every time I walk into Talley and get in line at Lil’ Dino’s, it is the same lack of customer service. This isn’t entirely the employees fault though; the manager of University Dining is just as guilty as that employee for allowing such terrible customer service without correction. It is frustrating as a student of this great University to see this kind of poor management and behavior among the faculty. We can only guess what prospective students may think of dining at this University if they have an experience like myself and many others have.

I do not wish this to be like an attack on University Dining at Talley. I simply hope that this brings to light a simple issue that needs to be resolved in order for Talley to remain a respectable alternative to the dining halls or the Atrium.

Keegan McCourt senior, biological science

Letter to Trey Ferguson Thank you for your helpful insight on your dining experience at Talley Student Center. I am in my second year working for University Dining and can tell you first-hand that the management and supervisors give excellent training in customer skills.

Unfortunately, employee turnover is frequent and as in all areas of employment some employees are committed to doing the job right while others are there just for the paycheck.

It is a joy and privilege to be allowed to serve the student body of N.C. State. We strive to make each customer’s visit enjoyable and comfortable. We try to get to know students and let them know we care about them (how was your weekend, have a great holiday, etc.). Many

times, students will be short on cash, but to ensure that they get a meal, we dig into our own pockets to make up the difference. Unfortunately it seems that only the negative happenings seem to come to light.

We know that if not for the students we would have no business. You are our lifeblood and we thank you.

If at any time in the future you should have a less-thandesirable dining experience, please ask for a supervisor or manager. They will listen and the issue will be corrected.

Again, thank you for allowing us to serve you and please come in and try us again.

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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 • PAGE 5

Student garden growing Community garden produces student opportunity Rohan Bhutkar Correspondent

Students at a community garden on Centennial Campus were enthusiastic on Super Bowl Sunday – and for more than just football.

Planted by the group Students for Organic, United Living, the SOUL Garden is a grant-funded project near Lake Raleigh open to the University community. Last Sunday was the first work day of the semester.

Lauren Morris, a senior in biological sciences, said she founded the garden a year ago when she wanted to learn more about community gardens.

“I searched online and I was like, ‘Hey, a community garden. Why doesn’t N.C. State have one?’” Morris said.

Things began to take shape for SOUL when they won a $1,000 grant at the Think Outside the Brick competition, where students competed for funding to start sustainable projects. They then approached the N.C. State Board of Trustees to get space allotted for a community garden on campus. The board obliged with a plot of land near the dam on Lake Raleigh.

As word got around campus, the garden generated a lot of interest from students and professors who wanted to chip in. Two 12 feet by 24 feet beds were built during the summer.

The students also formalized the SOUL Garden as a student group. The summer produce included a good quantity of patty pan squash, jalapenos, radishes and turnips.

“We donated most of the harvest to the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle,” Morris said. The Food Shuttle is a North Carolina-based

“[The Agricultural Leadership class] creorganization that specializes in collecting perishable foods and donating it to the ated a grower’s manual for us, so that we know what to plant and at what time, which needy.

After the garden’s success last fall, the is really helpful,” Morris said.

The group has three major projects lined group is optimistic for the spring.

“I think the garden’s a real good oppor- up for the near future: a fence, a shed and tunity for students from all over N.C. State a pump.

Work is underway to build a bamboo to come together and work on something that belongs to the community,” Katie fence around the garden beds, with priorMcKnight, a founder of SOUL and a ju- ity being given to the bed available for rent.

“Deer are a real problem around here, and nior in environmental technology, said. last time we ground “It teaches people up some jalapenos where their food is and used it as sprays coming from.” over the pumpkins As an effort to to keep the deer promote agriculaway. A fence will tural sustainability, provide the garden one of the two elethe necessary provated beds has been tec t ion,” Mor r i s divided into smaller said. plots that are availT he g roup is able for rent. building a tool shed “A t f i r s t w e to store an assortthought we would have a hard time ment of garden tools, adver t isi ng a nd some of which have letting people know been donated by proLauren Morris, a senior in about [the plots fessors and students. biological sciences available for rent], “I want to be a but we have almost part of the SOUL already sold off all 15 plots, and they haven’t Garden’s mission and help out with the inyet been available for a week,” Morris said. frastructure, instead of just [the] garden,” People who rent out the plots are provided Ariel Fugate, an interdisciplinary studies with water and tools for their gardens and senior, said. have complete freedom in growing their Last fall the group installed a gasolineown organic produce. The founders hope powered pump to get water from the lake the money they receive from renting out to the garden. A more environmentallyplots, along with the grants from the Stu- friendly option, a bicycle-powered pump, dent Government, will make the entire is planned to replace the current pump. Acmodel of the community garden self-sus- cording to Morris, SOUL is trying to get a tainable. mechanical engineer to work on the pump.

The Agricultural Leadership class of the Plans are also in place to integrate the Agricultural College provides the expertise garden with courses like STS 323 World for the combinations of crops that should Population and Food Prospects to get more be grown. students involved.

“I would like more people to know that the garden exists on campus and have it grow, and [would like to get] more people involved to a greater extent”

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Signs greet visitors upon arrival to the student run community garden.

“Help is always welcome,” Morris said.

“People can connect with us on Facebook.

We have multiple projects going on. Right now we have a core leadership of four members, and thirty or so volunteers. I would like more people to know that the garden exists on campus and have it grow, and [would like to get] more people involved to a greater extent, where they feel that they are a part of something.”

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Remembering the homebound this holiday

enade is a great way for students to show older adults they are remembered and appreciated.”

Ahrendsen is the founder and Zachary Diezel executive director of A HelpScience & Tech. Editor ing Hand.

According to Shannon ConService can take many forms; be it tutoring, donat- nell, A Helping Hand’s coming blood or participating in munications specialist, Univerthe Stop Hunger Now event, sity groups Circle K, Omega Phi University students have a Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, and reputation for service. A lo- NCSU Food Science Club are among those cal group involved. is providAccording ing an opto A hrendportunity sen, Lauren for service Stubbs, a sethis Saturnior in Nutriday: delivtion Science, ering Val“played a key entine’s role in mapDay cards ping our deto senior livery routes citizens. and assisting The loca l nonwith sorting Cathy Ahrendsen profit the donated organizacards.” tion A Helping Hand will According to Ahrendsen, be delivering Valentine’s cards and roses will be delivDay cards to seniors this ered to seniors and disables inSaturday. Many University dividuals throughout the comstudents and groups will be munity. Clients of A Helping participating, both through Hand will receive three cards making cards and deliver- and a rose, and others will reing them to seniors and ceive a single greeting. During “home-bound” individuals. delivery, volunteers so gifted “Valentine’s Day can be a may serenade seniors as well. sad time for those who have Poetry reading is an option lost a spouse and are now available to those less musialone,” Cathy Ahrendsen cally inclined. said. “A Helping Hand’s As of this printing A Helping Valentine Delivery and Ser- Hand has received 4,597 cards

“Valentine’s Day can be a sad time for those who have lost a spouse and are now alone”

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International studies freshman Ethan Evans and freshman in textile technology Hilary Walker laugh after Evans shoots sophomore in human biology Judith Lemkes in the face with a nerf gun in the Bowen residence hall lounge Wednesday. Evans said he came down to bake cookies and bread.

“We’re hanging out down here to secure our bread,” Evans said.

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many times but we have to get over that hump.” points given up The team faces the Cavalier team that per game narrowly lost to No. 14 Florida State on rebounds per Monday by four points, leaving them just game one position ahead of the Pack for 10th in the ACC. turnover margin Fortunately for the Pack, Virginia is 0-4 on the road in conference, and State shooting is hoping to make it five in a row. A win percentage against the Cavs would then put both teams even at three ACC wins apiece.

“Every team in the ACC right now is good,” freshman forward Kody Burke defense will play a big part.”

For those attending the game, it is the said. “Being able to stay in the game both halves will put us in a much better posi- annual Mascot Night, with the Carolina tion. Trying to get ourselves a win will Panthers, Carolina Mudcats and Durham Bulls mascots all attending. These be a hard enough task alone.”

The defense for State will have its mascots will be involved in a halftime hands full in the post with junior for- basketball show. There will also be a Greek Wing-Eatward Chelsea ing contest before Shine. Shine leads the game, as well the team in both as free pizza for the points a nd refirst 200 students bounds per game in attendance. with 10 points and “Home games five rebounds per are always an adgame. Burke will vantage,” Burke need to be aggressaid. “I love being sive as she adds at Reynolds, and more blocks to her redshirt senior Amber White the fact that we already impressive have our own gym 39 this season.

Also, the Pack will have to watch play- is wonderful. The students always have ers from getting into foul trouble as the our back, especially tomorrow night with Cavaliers host a better overall free throw everything going on.

“Being in the middle of campus makes percentage.

“The most important thing we can do it easier for people to see us. It’s a really is deny easy looks,” White said. “We’re good feeling to have everyone there, and not going to keep anyone scoreless, that’s they’ll of course make us play the best pretty hard in the ACC. We have to make we can.” them work for it. Keeping [Shine] under her averages is definitely our goal, so out

and all of the ACC games,” Allbritten said. “It’s a big rivalry and we definitely have an eye on that game on the schedule.”

The Pack will begin its season at the USF Wilson-Demarini Tournament in Clearwater, Florida from Feb. 11 to 13 where it will play five games against Florida Gulf Coast, Long Island, Marshall, host USF and No. 5 Florida.

Jamison continued from page 7

“We’re not going to keep anyone scoreless, that’s pretty hard in the ACC. We have to make them work for it.”

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softball

Don’t count the women out yet

Pack inks two recruits AMen’s soccer head coach Kelly Findley signed two players, Matt Ingram and Joe Mills, in his first recruiting class with the Pack.

Both players hail from Indiana, the same state Findley used to coach in when he was at Butler. Ingram a midfielder, from Indianapolis is the No. 91 ranked player in the nation according to CollegeSoccerNews.com.

During his senior season, Ingram scored 14 goals, coupled with 13 assits. Mills on the other hand is a goal keeper from LaFayette, Ind. and is ranked the 142 best player in the nation according to CollegeSoccerNews.com.

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Sliding in to home, second basemen Landon Warren scores another run for the Wolfpack. Warren scored four runs on the evening, setting a new school record, and helping the pack secure a 24-1 victory over the North Carolina Central Lady Eagles.

Softball gears up for new season Pack hoping to bounce back from mediocre year last season.

Source: THEAcc.com

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Northwestern J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, 4 p.m.

Saturday Softball vs. Floirda Gulf Coast Clearwater Fla., 4 p.m.

Softball vs. LIU Clearwater Fla., 8 p.m.

Quote of the day “Finishing and putting two halves together will get us this win, and give us the confidence that we need.” redshirt senior Amber White

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Friday: Afeature story on men’s basketball big man Richard Howell Monday: A recap men’s basketball game against Wake Forest Tuesday: A feature story on the club hockey teamcampus

The Wolfpack will be looking for redemption from a disappointing season last year as it finished with a 28-26 regular season record and stood at 9-12 in the ACC. The Pack also took an early exit in the conference tournament, falling to rival UNC 7-1 in the first round.

With a less than impressive season, the Pack is looking to rebound and that will be determined by how well some of the freshmen players can play this season.

State is carrying five freshmen on the roster this year, but is expecting the most out of pitcher Kayla Cox, who will most likely be placed into the starting rotation.

In her senior year of high school at East Bay in Riverview, Florida, she compiled an 18-1 record and had a staggering 0.19 ERA, while leading her school to 5-A state title. She was also named a second team ESPN All-American her senior year.

“We love all of the freshman,” senior Alyssa Allbritten said. “We are excited to see what they’re going to do and we think they’ll have a big impact on the team.”

Cox’s performance this season will be excellence.

“Our expectations for this season are especially important as the team will have to replace last season’s ace, Lindsay really high,” Ishibashi said. “We’re read Campana. In her senior year, Campana to go, we’ve been working on the basics pitched 197 innings, 89 more innings and making sure that we’re all on the than any other pitcher on the team, in same page.”

Ishibashi hopes route to finishing to bounce back as the season with a she struggled last 1.31 ERA and 17season batting just 12 record. .179, compared to Of t he t hree her .298 average starting pitchers two seasons ago. on the roster, only Senior A licia junior Morga n Abbot was a rePeeler has a sigliable source on nificant amount the defensive end of experience with for the Pack, only the team. Peeler senior Alyssa Albritten committing one had a 4.53 ERA error in 26 games last season and a in her first season with State after trans3-5 record in 16 starts.

The good news for the Pack is that it ferring from Illinois-Chicago. After her will return its star hitter of last season, first season in the ACC, she is excited to get on to the conference schedule and Landon Warren.

Warren posted a .319 batting average, make some noise.

“The whole ACC is usually tough,” which was second on the team last year and a .974 fielding percentage, playing Abbot said. “We want to beat everybody outfield and second base. She was also that we can and try to make a statement an iron woman for the team last year this year during conference play.”

Allbritten is also looking forward to playing and starting in all 55 contests playing the ACC schedule this season. last season.

“I’m excited about playing UNC Senior Alyssa Ishibashi said she believes the Pack is well prepared for this season and expects nothing less than softball continued page 7

“We are excited to see what they’re going to do and we think they’ll have a big impact on the team.”

women’s basketball

College night hits as Pack takes on UVA Women’s Basketball looks for second ACC win.

J. Daniel Ely Staff Writer

After a second half meltdown leading to a loss against Mar yland, the women’s basketball team (10-13, 1-7) faces the Virginia Cavaliers (13-12, 2-7) at home. Both teams are coming off tough losses at the hands of ACC opponents. After the Pack’s loss to Maryland, its ready to get back home and come out with another ACC victory.

“I think it’ll definitely give us some momentum if we end up pulling this one out,” redshirt senior guard Amber White said.

“Just like every other game, they’re going to be close.

Finishing and putting two halves together will get us this win, and give us the confidence that we need.

“We’ve been so close so

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events for basketball game Mascot Night Mascots from all across the state will be in attendance for the crowd to enjoy.

Mascots will participate in a halftime basketball game.

Includes mascots from the Charlotte Bobcats, Carolina Panthers, Durham Bulls, Carolina Mudcats, and more.

Greek Night NC State greek organizations will be hanging banners from the upper level of Reynolds Coliseum. The players will vote on the best banner, to be announced in the second half. The winning greek organization will receive a free HDTV. A Greek wing eating competition will take place before the game, sponsored

by East Village.

Free pizza for students The first 200 students at the game will receive free Dominos pizza. Pizza distribution will begin at 6:15pm.

Source: N. C. State athletics

tim o’brien/Technician

Sophomore guard Marissa Kastanek shoots a layup at the game against Fairfield University at Reynolds Colosseum Feb. 1. The Pack won the game 76-49.

ith the regular season winding down in a few weeks and a 10-13 overall record and standing at second to last in the conference, it would seem Jeniece t hat now Jamison is the time Staff Writer to shut the door on this season and try to look forward to next season for the women’s basketball team. But don’t quit on the Wolfpack yet. There are still plenty of reasons you should still stay tuned for the remainder of the season.

The remaining schedule definitely favors the Pack.

Four of their remaining six games are perfect opportunities for State to come in and steal some wins from other teams who are also sitting at the bottom of the conference, including Virginia, Virginia Tech, Boston College and Wake Forest.

Virginia is coming off of a close loss against Florida State, so State must be ready for the Cavs to come out swinging. Virginia Tech has not been able to pick up a conference win at all season, so it would be a great opportunity to get a convincing win. State lost to the BC by ten earlier this season in Chestnut Hill, so revenge will be the fuel to its fire. Wake Forest didn’t provide much of a test for the Pack, as they came away with a 21-point win.

The only two games remaining that appear to give State a true challenge are against Georgia Tech and a rematch against North Carolina. They will be critical to the Pack in terms of gaining momentum going forward into the ACC Tournament.

Its 74-63 win over UNC last season gave the Pack a push going into the postseason, helping spark the team to an ACC Tournament run and an NCAA Tournament berth. .

Their matchups against Virginia, UNC and Boston College will also be right at home in Reynolds Coliseum. The fans should continue to come out and support the Wolfpack at Reynolds and help push them to pick up these critical wins.

If you didn’t think the fans make a difference, the Pack came within one possession of taking out No.3 Duke this year in front of an almost capacity crowd.

They also had an impact against Florida State last Sunday, as the Wolfpack played a close game until the final three minutes in front of the large Hoops for Hope crowd.

Another reason that the fans should remain optimistic about the program itself is that its second leading scorer, Marissa Kastanek, is only sophomore.

Also, four freshman, Kody Burke, Breezy Williams, Myisha Goodwin-Coleman and Devin Griffin, have all made appearances in the starting lineup and have shown some flashes of brilliance.

Speaking of the conference tournament, last year at this time was when the Pack came alive. They pulled out upsets over Georgia Tech and Virginia to close out the regular season last year, which led to a run to the championship game where the Pack eventually lost to Duke.

From an optimistic ap-

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