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Students wandering near the Brickyard this week will likely encounter a red tent filled with students discussing the one thing that unites almost all of them: food.

To raise awareness for National Nutrition Month, Nutrition Club has set up shop in the Brickyard all week from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The club will discuss ways for students to foster a healthy relationship with food on campus.

While the event is to celebrate National Nutrition Month, freshman nutrition science major Jordan Todd said the club hopes to inspire healthy eating habits that will persist far beyond the month of March.

“Each day focuses on a healthy alternative around the typical ‘norm’ of college eating, exercising and unhealthy habits,” Todd said. “Through this, we are hoping to create awareness about nutrition—not just for the month of March, but for everyday life.”

According to Kelsey Wilson, junior in nutrition science and the on-campus outreach committee chair for Nutrition Club, the week long event will be informative and entertaining.

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ophomore Will Smith and junior Nyles Sanderhoff send readings for their survey and geomatics class, while junior Kim Brown operates the receiver. All three students are civil engineering majors. Brown said the hands-on aspect of the starting station was more fascinating than the receiver. “It’s a two-point set up...with another bench point on another side of campus,” Smith said.

pe books to hand out. Kristine students navigate through the Clark, registered dietitian for dining hall,” Wilson said.

Friday’s event is centered the Physical Education Department, will also be in the on “Getting to Know MyBrickyard to answer students’ Pyramid.” The emphasis in questions about nutrition and this event will be on eating with color in order to get the fitness,” Wilson said.

Wilson promised that stu- proper nutrients, according to dents who stopped by the tent Wilson. “We will have many would get information on snacks this day including fruit healthy eating habits – and kabobs, hummus and veggies, and trail mix,” she said. food.

For sophomore nutrition sci“If students stop by the tent they will also have a chance to ence major Shelby Dabbs, both sample yummy snacks, enter topics are especially important for c ol le ge a raff le for students due gift cards to to their living Harris Teeconditions. ter and Local “I think one restaurants, of the main win one-time nutrition ispasses to fitsues students ness classes face deals at the Carmiw it h dor m chael Recreliving. It is ation Center, Kelsey Wilson, junior in rea l ly ha rd water bottles, nutrition science to cook your Naked Juice, pedometers, own food, so etc.,” Wilson said. they rely on packaged foods a The events for the remainder lot,” Dabbs said. “We want to of the week will focus on how to get students away from eating pick healthy dining options on this kind of food, as well as uncampus and create a diet full of healthy foods like hamburgers the right nutrients, according and French fries that are always to Wilson. at the dining halls. Instead, “Thursday’s event is called we want them eat more green ‘Eating Well on Campus.’ The food, and add a lot more color purpose of this project is to to their diets.” show students how to eat betAccording to Todd, students ter and healthier on campus are constantly bombarded with when using a meal plan or food, so it is important for stuboard bucks for main courses dents to know how to narrow and snacks. We will have fun down the choices. games this day that will help “As college students, food is

“If students stop by the tent they will also have a chance to sample yummy snacks.”

always available to us. At a cafeteria, there are a lot of diverse options, but they are always going to be ‘all you can eat,’” Todd said. “I think is definitely something that can often lead to weight gain and the adaptation of unhealthy habits.”

Todd said one way to decrease the seemingly infinite number of dining options is to stick to the healthy basics.

“The best solutions to these problems of overloading on the wrong foods would be to try to eat as many veggies and fruits as possible,” Todd said. “Fill your plates with as much color as possible.”

However, while Todd said fruits and vegetables are important parts of a balanced diet, everyone should allow themselves some wiggle room to eat at least some of their favorite foods.

“Eat what you love, but do it in moderation,” Todd said.

“If you like ice cream, don’t deprive yourself of it. Just eat it sporadically.”

If students have a hard time determining which foods are healthy or otherwise, Anissa Smalls, Nutrition Club member and senior in business administration, said they should take advantage of the support system available at the University.

“I think a lot of students have problems with portions, answering the question ‘How much is too much?’” Smalls said. “I think any student who is facing these problems should go online to the University Dining website, which provides all of the nutritional information, which not all campuses do. And it wouldn’t hurt to visit the [student] health center to talk to a dietician.”

Todd said although the University certainly has room for improvement, it is headed in

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THE COLOR OF HEALTH: National Nutrition Month is an education and information campaign

by American Dietetic Association.

Each March, the campaign focuses attention on the importance of making informed food choices and developing sound eating and physical activity habits.

This year’s theme for Nutriotion Month is “Eat Right with Color,” which encourages people to consume as much “colorful” food as possible.

Fruits and vegetables are the obvious focal points, but people should also consider whole grains (wheat, barley, oats, and rice) and legumes (beans, nuts, and seeds) as healthy options.

SOURCE: AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION WEBSITE

the right direction.

“I do believe we are on our way to becoming a healthier university,” Todd said. “For example, the new Atrium offers a lot of healthy options such as the wrap bar, and Carmichael Recreational Center is great at promoting exercise and keeping a healthy heart.”

The more people that visit the red tent this week, the better chance the nutrition message will reach the masses of students, Todd said.

“I think if more and more people show up and spread awareness of Nutrition Month, it will trigger people to jumpstart their decisions to choose to healthy options rather than pizza and fries,” Todd said.

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OIT preparing students for the work force I

The Facts:

The Office of Internal Technology has announced its plans for how it will handle the current budget cuts.

While OIT has elminated 15 positions already, the need for hired student help will increase.

Our Opinion:

By allowing students, who are studying the computer science field, to work for OIT it could provide them with valuable job-related skill. This type of experience could be effective if spread throughout various corporation around campus to provide students relatable experience.

n response to budget cuts, OIT has increased the number of students it hires. These short-term talents would be useful in providing OIT with extra help on various special projects. This experience will be invaluable to students as well. Along with various special projects within OIT, students could find employment through internships and part-time work, making them more appealing to the job market.

Students working for OIT are typically there for a semester, or for one project. This new flexibility will allow students to take on more responsibilities to compensate for the loss of full-time positions. OIT also

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receives new, innovative ideas from the fresh student minds they employ. This gives them a chance to expand their business to better fit the needs of the students.

Administrators of various campus enterprises should take note from OIT’s latest initiative. If these divisions could find ways to incorporate students into their day to day business activities, they could lessen the blow of their own economic struggles. From mere clerical work of the Registration Office to physical labor on job sites like Centennial

Campus, the University could provide student employees with the know-how needed for future jobs.

Students from across every college have some skill that directly relates every type of service the University provides.

If these hired professionals could share their insight with students studying their crafts.

This would offer not only a different perspective than the typical classroom education, but also an incorporation of cross-curricula training.

The University claims it focuses on preparing their up-

perclassman to enter into the work force. OIT’s solution to the budget cuts provides an ideal solution to fulfill the needs of employment and student involvement. The value of a college degree can only go so far, so we should provide more experiences to sharpen our student’s skills for when they enter the work-force. If other services around campus could follow OIT’s lead, then university businesses could actually provide the necessary experience for students and the ideal solution to the monetary constraints.

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TECHNICIAN: A LOOK INTO THE PAST This section is devoted to drawing upon past Technician articles & columns and how the issues N.C. State faced then have changed over the years.

Talley takes leave from State; Poulton recommends Stafford Chancellor Bruce Poulton has announced he will recommend to [N.C. State’s] Board of Trustees the appointment of Thomas Stafford as interim vice chancellor for Student Affairs while Vice Chancellor Banks Talley takes a year’s leave of absence from State Oct. 1 to become vice president of the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

Stafford will be responsible for the different areas of the Student Affairs division, which includes housing, dinning, health services, student records and registration, the student center, student activities, financial aid, counseling and career planning, cultural and musical programs and other office, related to student life, areas that Talley is now in charge of.

Stafford has worked for State since 1971, serving as associate dean of Student Affairs, as-

sistant to the dean of students for planning and research and director of student affairs research.

Talley has been vice chancellor for Student Affairs since 1974. It is one of the five positions that answer directly to the Chancellor.

According to a Raleigh Times report, Talley finds the opportunity to begin a new career exciting—especially “to be paid for something that has been [his] primary avocation interest all his life.”

For some, the absence of Talley will be strange.

“He’s a very important man to State and North Carolina,” said Charlotte Brown, curator of art in the Times report. “It will be strange for him not to be around. I hope he comes back, and I don’t think he will.”

Talley, himself, is not sure of his future plans, according to the Times report.

“I could come back, or I could stay,” Talley said. “It just has to unfold.”

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early 28 years later, Stafford announced his retirement Wednesday afternoon. This sudden shock seems to be a pattern in the change in position of vice chancellor for St udent A ffairs, accordi ng to t h i s 1983 article.

Trey When Talley Ferguson stepped down Deputy from the posiViewpoint Editor tion students were confused as to why he left and afraid of what was to come. Today the

same doubts plague N.C. State’s campus.

Talley’s one-year sabbatical turned into a full on retirement when Stafford took the position on Oct. 1, 1983, three days after this article was published.

While Stafford will remain in office until his replacement is found, students have expressed the same uncertainty as their 1983 counterparts. In his 40 year employment at N.C. State, Stafford has timelessly advocated for the students, first and foremost. We could only hope the next in line will be able to fill the shoes of Stafford. They will have a lot to line up to.

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OIT has started hiring students part time to help make up for positions cut due to the budget. How do you feel about students working on campus?

From the archives:

Technician article from Sept. 7, 1983

in your words

by Alex Sanchez

“It's a good opportunity for students to gain work experience in a place that's convenient for them.”

Brian Schultz, junior in environmental design in architecture

Colin Reed freshman, aerospace engineering

Study what you study

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areerbuilder.com released a list of “Hot fields for hiring in 2011.” The list included possible jobs ranging from data commuNick nications Romanos analysts to medical Staff Columnist scientists.

Careerbuilder is not the only source where one can come across information like this. CNN, Huffington Post and even the Wall Street Journal frequently publish similar articles, outlining hot beds to find employment.

One thing they all seem to agree on is that an individual fresh out of college with a bachelor’s degree in literature or psychology will likely not qualify for the vast majority of decently paying, degree-required jobs out there. If you happen to be a student who has yet to declare a major, consult these sources and find a field where you have a prayer of finding a job. Otherwise, don’t come crying to mom, dad and or N.C. State when there appear to be no opportunities.

With a lagging economy, comes a harsh dose of realities. Companies that are hiring, in general, are hiring less than they were five years ago. This means that to find a job, one must be

steadfast upon graduation— scouring possible places of employment with resumes and leaping to interviews at a moment’s notice.

If you prefer a less cut-throat career placement process and ultimately a better result, it’s time to rethink that international studies major where there would likely be 100 people competing for a single job.

This is not to say students should give up something like international studies if they’re passionate about it. But too often someone whose studying a less employable major will say, “I am majoring in (insert impractical major here) because it seems like fun and I can’t think of anything better.”

If you are still relatively new to the college game and have yet to declare, think of it as a blessing. While you might not have immediate direction, at least you aren’t headed in the wrong direction. Speak with a career counselor at the Counseling Center and evaluate your personality internally.

Consider factors such as the money you need a job to pay, your competitiveness, being

employed right out of college, where you would like to live, etc.

Choosing a major isn’t always easy. If you chose the right one, you could find yourself on your way to prosperity after just four years at the university.

Above everything else, it is critical to be practical in your decisions if your main fo c u s i s being employed and able to earn a living after obtaining your degree.

Don’t become that g uy who changed majors numerous times only to find himself with a bachelor’s degree in philosophy six years later with no further ambitions.

“If you are still relatively new to the college game and have yet to declare, think of it as a blessing.”

“I think it’s good for them because they get experience they can apply later in the work force.”

Austin Doby freshman, animal science

“I think it’s good experience for them, especially if they want to go into that field.”

Zachary Martin freshman, criminology

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These rolls of newsprint await being processed and printed into newspaper. This special paper, composed mostly of recycled fiber, is effective for printing news due to its cost and durability.

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Rolls of paper are loaded to machines that feed paper to the printers. During this process, paper is constantly moving into the printer and pressroom technicians must continue to reload the machines using a method, which instantaneously connects one rolls to the next.

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Bruce Toy, Pressroom Manager at the News & Observer, scans a photo negative of a newspaper section into a machine, which sends UV rays through the negative and onto a steel sheet covered with a light-sensitive polymer. These steel sheets will be used to print directly onto the newsprint.

Printing newspapers: the technical process You can’t publish the hard work of writers and editors without a pressroom.

Mark Herring Life & Style Editor

Although the industry has experienced a steady decline for the past decade, newspaper companies are still cranking out daily publications.

Celebration of technicians in the pressroom may be overshadowed by the work of writers and editors, but without these integral players, there would be no means to publish news.

The printing process has many complex components, but ultimately it all starts with paper. Newsprint is one of the most widely produced forms of paper. According to paper science professor Richard Phillips, the average newsprint mill can produce 1,000 tons of paper daily, comparable to eight million copies of the Technician.

Newsprint, unlike other forms of paper, uses a mixture of recycled fiber from old paper and new fiber derived from wood pulp, in a ratio of 70 to 30 percent.

“Recycled fibers require less energy to process,” Phillips said, “but it is more expensive per pound compared to buying soft wood. However, mills have to do more processing to

the wood, which ultimately makes it more expensive.”

Wood chips go through a “digestion” process in which they are heated in water and macerated into a pulp, and this “virgin” fiber is introduced to recycled and cleaned newsprint fibers.

There are over 10 million microscopic paper fibers in a single gram of pulp.

This mash of fibers is mixed with water, in a ratio of 1 part fiber, 200 parts water. This mixture is then transferred onto a screen moving 120 miles per hour that removes water from the mash, and the paper fibers start to form a webbing, the basic premise of paper making.

Once this primitive form of paper is produced, it passes through a series of presses and drying rollers.

“After it leaves the moving screen, the paper is 20 percent solid,” Phillips said. “It will then go through this line of presses and rollers and it’s all about a quarter of a mile long.”

Since North Carolina does not have any newsprint mills, majority of the paper used for news come from mills in Georgia. Once rolls of paper arrive to newspaper companies, they are stored for printing.

The printing process has evolved since the first printing press into what is now used at the News & Observer local newspaper of Raleigh: a technique called “flexography,” in which the steel

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Negative of page printed Flexible steel plate etched with negative Printer roller lined with steel plate Papers printed, folded Source: Richard Phillips

plates on print rollers come in direct contact with paper, acting like a large rubber stamp.

The printing process first starts with a photo negative of the images to be printed. This negative is used as a template to duplicate onto rubberstamp-like steel plates.

According to Bruce Toy, pressroom manager of the News & Observer, the steel plates are lined with a photopolymer that reacts with ultraviolet light. Once this polymer is exposed to the negative, it forms the “bump” on the plate, to act as a stamp.

“We then magnetically fasten these plates onto the rollers,” Toy said.

“This comes not only in contact with the inking roller, but also directly in contact with the paper.”

The News & Observer, which also prints the Technician, has a margin of printing error of 2 percent, which is better than the industrial standard of 6 to 7 percent.

“There have been many times that the papers were dated wrong because

Although recycled fiber for newspapers is a great way to be more environmentally conscious, it is important that “virgin pulp” from wood is used for the production of paper, not just from a structural integrity perspective, but from an environmental one too. With a steady demand for wood, private landowners will continue to invest in the production of their forests.

Without demand, however, the land will lose value, and more likely than not is developed.

The fibers derived from newspapers can be recycled up to 6 times.

Source: Richard Phillips

they were sent incorrectly,” Toy said.

“We’ve had papers that were webbed and cut wrong. Many times we’ve had to go straight back to the beginning and fix the negative.”

Toy said that these wasted papers go into the recycling steam of the pressroom and can be reprinted. However, Toy commented that this does not reflect well on the pressroom, which uses many of the company’s waning resources.

“The cost of printing is quite substantial,” Toy said. “With all the materials, people and resources, it’s not something we discuss lightly.”

Nevertheless, the News & Observer

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Bruce Toy, explains how these steel sheets are used like rubber stamps in the printing process. After use, the steel sheets are recycled for reuse.

has seen a slight increase in productivity and revenue, according to Toy. Additionally, the paper industry had very successful years in 2009 and 2010.

Although much of the news consumed in the U.S. is on T.V. or the internet, the forecast does not suggest that newsprint will completely disappear.

Internet prepares to make a shift to new address protocol As IPv4 addresses run out, shift to IPv6 becomes imminent.

Amey Deshpande Staff Writer

They received the letter ‘L’.

Then they received the letter ‘o’. And then, the system crashed. An hour later, effectively the time the system took to recover from the crash, they were able to receive the entire message - ‘Login’. That was the first time ever a message was sent over the network that we know today as the Internet- and in the true sense of the word, we ‘logged-in’ to a new age.

What started in 1969 as a link connecting only two machines, and then about 15 machines by

the end of 1971, the ARPANET (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network, named after the agency that created it), has evolved over time, to take shape as a mesh of interconnecting crisscrossing links, allowing communication between billions of machines across the face of the earth- the Internet.

Over the course of the past 43 years the Internet has been evolving. The number of devices- computers, laptops, smart phones- that are interconnected over the worldwide network has grown at such a massive rate, that we have now run out of IP addresses.

The IPv4 is the most extensively deployed communication protocol for routing of data packets over the Internet.

Standardized in 1981, it been

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a prominent driving force behind the growth of the Information Age. With an address space of 32 bits, IPv4 boasted of a capability to address approximately 4.3 billion different devices.

On Feb. 3, the last five blocks of IPv4 addresses were assigned to each of the five respective Regional Internet Registries, the organizations that manage the allocation and registration of IP addresses in 5 regions of the world.

But with the number of internet-ready computers and de-

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vices increasing at a rapid rate, the enormity of this ‘pool’ of available addresses was soon to go up in smoke.

According to Rudra Dutta, an associate professor in the Department of Computer Science, this is not the first time the Internet has run low on addresses.

“In the late 1980s, applications like the e-mail and hypertext started becoming popular, and the first popular web browser, Mosaic was re-

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Since IPv4 address exhauswere made cheap and available to all by a revolution brought tion crisis was foreseen, the Inabout by Intel, and more and ternet Engineering Task Force more people started attaching (IETF) came up with the new their computers to the Inter- protocol in 1998 to address this concern. net,” Dutta said.

“There will be a time in the “Back then, IP addresses could be allotted only in future when all of the Interchunks of 256 – the next avail- net will work on IPv6. But able chunk size was 65536, and this switch cannot happen the next, 16,777,216. So many overnight, it will take place over a pecompanies riod of many went for the years,” Dutta larger size of sa id. “Wi l l I P add re s s this change blocks to be obser vaccommoable? No, bedate further cause there growth, but will be abthis resulted solutely no in many IP change in the addresses that data that will were w it hbe exchanged drawn from Rudra Dutta, computer science over the inthe pool in associate professor ter net, t he large blocks, only change but not asthat will take place is the way signed,” Dutta said.

To avoid wasting IP ad- in which it is handled by the dresses in this manner, several devices.

“The depletion of IPv4 allotechniques were implemented, namely, Classless Inter- cation pool has been a concern Domain Routing (CIDR) and for a long time,” Wenxu Zhao, Network Address Translation a first year Masters student in (NAT). These techniques electrical engineering, said. “It helped largely in reverting seems that transition to IPv6 temporarily, the risk of address is the best way to solve this problem in the long term. I exhaustion.

“Network address transla- have experienced IPv6 when I tion included subnetting, i.e. was watching WorldCup 2010 assigning one routable address over Internet, and it was pretty to an organization, instead of smooth and stable.”

The next time you ‘login’ to connecting every computer in the organization to the Inter- your Facebook or Gmail acnet,” Dutta said. This avoided count, spare a thought for this wasting of addresses being revolution, the Internet, that assigned and helped delaying has been taking shape for the the rate at which the pool of past half a century. And it all addresses was being consumed. started with one word – login.

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High school classrooms walk home North Carolina Public Virtual Schools brings government school into the home.

Rohan Bhutkar Correspondent

For high school students in North Carolina, the walk to their next class just got shorter. With 70,000 students enrolled since 2007, North Carolina Public Virtual School is the second largest virtual school program in the country and is growing.

“We have a very strong curriculum, and a very strong teacher support and a school based support that really helps to promote the growth and improve the quality of the program. Any student enrolled in a North Carolina public school or charter school is eligible to take the courses offered in this program,” said David Edwards, chief communication and professional learning officer at NCVPS. Students who want to enroll in online courses can meet their school’s distance learning advisor. They can get credit for them, just like conventional classroom courses. “Some of the programs have what is called a rolling enrollment, which are the credit recovery programs,” Edwards said.

Some high school courses in science, math, language, history and arts can also be taken by middle school students for high school credit.

High school students can

also take AP courses, for college credit, that are recognized all over the country.

“I would have loved to take an online course when I was in high school if such an option would have been available then,” said Ashley Johnston, a senior in political science. “I really could have taken some language courses which were not available in my school as there was no teacher to teach them.

My sister is in high school, and has taken some online course.

She likes them better than some of her in-class courses,” The Friday Institute at N.C. State has been conducting external evaluations for NCVPS since 2007. The main purpose of these evaluations has been to provide data for NCVPS administration to improve their program.

In the initial surveys in 2007-2008, around 53.9% of students indicated that the online courses were more difficult than similar face to face courses. This difficulty was attributed to the complexity of the courses as well as the depth of study required. Based on the findings, NCVPS has improved on its program. The latest survey found that online math and foreign languages courses were less popular than online English or language art subjects.

A possible reason for this discrepancy is an inherent difficulty in synchronous dialogue, and teachers visually working out problems online.

According to Kevin Oliver, an assistant professor in curriculum, instruction, and counselor education at N.C. State, the evaluation work with NCVPS is tied to the state’s recent Race to

virtual schools By the Numbers Students enrolled in online courses for the 19,000 spring semester 112 $20 million 86%

High school courses available online NCVPS budget for 2011 to be spent on teacher payroll Source: NCVPS

the Top grant.

“Over the next three years evaluators will be investigating blended courses piloted in underserved districts to determine impact on student interest in STEM careers, among other outcomes,” Oliver said.

NCVPS courses use a combination of real time and on demand media, allowing students the freedom to choose when to engage in their online course.

Discussion boards, email, file exchange and collaborative groups are used as on-demand tools that are available to students at any time. Real time media like telephone, text based chat and V.O.I.P (Voice Over Internet Protocol) are used to aid students. According to Edwards, 24/7 help desk services are also available.

“I think that there is a myth that virtual lectures are not personal. But when you can see the teacher on the screen and in addition if you can follow up with email or text, then the whole experience is quite personal,” said Jacob Smith, a foreign languages freshman.

Teachers who participate in this program have to be certified in North Carolina, according to Edwards. They also have to be a part of a program

called Carolina Online Teacher Program. Teachers then work for NCVPS as contracted employees.

Edward McCoy, a junior in Industrial engineering, says that online classes have their benefits.

“There are several students who do not participate in face to face discussions, but participate online. I had some video courses this semester, and I think that I had a very good experience [with them],” McCoy said “And it is not as if I don’t meet friends, or make new friends. Classes online are just more convenient. I don’t have to get up at 7 a. m. anymore.”

Educators are convinced that technology will have an important part to play as the nation educates its future citizens.

“I think the best aspect of NCVPS is that the students can take these courses whenever they like- they can take them during school, after school hours, or they can take them in a blended fashion where they take certain modules or lessons to support their learning in the schools,” Edwards said.

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Pack looking to win or go home With the team’s postseason hopes riding on the outcome of the ACC Tournament, N.C. State preparing with a positive attitude.

Jeniece Jamison

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Today GEORGIA TECH VS. VIRGINIA TECH Greensboro, N.C. 11:00 a.m.

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After a disappointing regular season that resulted in a 13-16 record and a 4-10 record in the ACC, the Pack is looking to put all of that behind them and make a run through the ACC Tournament in Greensboro, N.C. The Pack’s first test will come against the No.7 seed Boston College Eagles, who carry an 18-11 record into the tournament, today at 6 p.m. The Wolfpack and the Eagles split their regular season series with both of the teams winning on their home court. If the Pack is able to pull out the upset they will go on to face the ACC No.2 and No.10 nationally ranked Miami Hurricanes.

Even though the teams record is very much below par for the program, it still managed to pull out a couple of key wins during the regular season against North Carolina and Boston College. They also played close games against Clemson, Duke, and a quadruple overtime thriller against Virginia, in all of which the Pack came up short.

According to senior forward Brittany Strachan, these close battles have taught the Pack a good deal in preparing it for this tournament.

“In those situations where we came up short we always reflect on what we could’ve done better, and we’ve had a lot of film to look over,” Strachan said. “I think we’ve learned a lot from those mistakes. Its time to make that push and all of those games in the regular season get you ready for this time of year.

It’s going to be fun.”

One major uphill battle for State against Boston College will be to overcome their size in the post. In their last game against the Eagles, the Pack was able to overcome that hump and junior forward Bonae Holston lead the front line with a 28-point performance. She is also the team leader in points per game at 15.9 per, rebounds at 8.2, and field goal percentage at 49.2 percent.

According to Holston, the key to success in this tournament for the Pack will be to

VIRGINIA VS. WAKE FOREST Greensboro, N.C. 3:00 p.m.

BOSTON COLLEGE VS. NC STATE Greensboro, N.C. 6:00 p.m.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

NORTH CAROLINA VS. CLEMSON Greensboro, N.C. 8:00 p.m.

Three women’s soccer players named to AllACC Academic Team

Friday MARYLAND VS. GEORGIA TECH/ VIRGINIA TECH Greensboro, N.C. 11:00 a.m.

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DUKE VS. VIRGINIA/WAKE FOREST Greensboro, N.C. 3:00 p.m.

MIAMI VS. BOSTON COLLEGE/ NC STATE Greensboro, N.C. 6:00 p.m.

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have everyone play their roles.

“I’m very excited about the ACC Tournament,” Holston said. “We have Boston first round. They have very good post players, but we have to work hard and be confident.

Everybody is becoming more confident in their roles, like in order for us to be successful you need to do this and you need to do this. When we all do our parts, we’re successful.”

Holston also realizes that with State’s performance in its regular season, they are in a situation where they have to make a run through the tournament or go home.

The Pack had a similar task last year and they sliced their way to the tournament but eventually lost to Duke in the finals. The difference between this year and lasts is that they have to win and get an automatic bid to go to the NCAA Tournament. Regardless of what the situation is, she is

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staying calm and taking it one game at a time.

“The ACC is pivotal for our what our postseason will look like, but I’m not going to think about any of that,” Holston said. “I’m going to go out there and play.”

Strachan also recognizes that there’s a lot riding on this tournament, but as a senior she believes that herself and her teammates are ready for the challenge.

“It’s a lot of pressure riding on the ACC Tournament, but we’re ready,” Strachan said.

“We have our mindset, we have confidence in our abilities and We are focused. We know it’s time to get down to business, so we’re ready to get to it.“

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“It’s a lot of pressure riding on the ACC Tournament, but we’re ready.” senior forward Brittany Strachan

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THURSDAY, MARCH 3, 2011 • PAGE 7

COMMENTARY

State fans at a crossroads on Lowe Recent poll shows divided support among fans regarding the future of Sidney Lowe.

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y now, many Wolfpack fans have formed their opinions regarding the state of the men’s basketball program. After Tuesday’s loss at Virginia, coach Sidney Lowe’s fifth tea m cu rrently sits at 15-14 overall and 5-10 in the ACC with Tucker only an outFraizer side chance Senior Staff at making the Writer N I T. W h at once was a powerhouse program of the southeast has now transformed into a continual cellar-dweller in the ACC. There is no denying that a change is in order, but is cutting ties with Lowe really the best option?

According to a recent survey by Public Policy Polling, 29 percent of State fans said they want Lowe to return for the final year of his contract.

However, 27 percent said they want him fired, while 44 percent remain indecisive about his future.

At first glance, these results

may not be surprising. They may even seem too optimistic about the direction of the program under Lowe.

But what will happen if Athletic Director Debbie Yow decides to make a change in the offseason?

A change at the helm would only make matters worse.

Imagine going through a season the w a y Wa k e Forest (8-21 overall, 1-13 AC C ) a n d first-year coach Jef f Bzdelik did this year.

Su re, t he Wolfpack will still have talent returning, but will have to replace seniors Tracy Smith and Javi Gonzalez. Freshman C.J. Leslie will more than likely enter the NBA Draft if he is projected as a first round pick, which he already is according to most mock drafts, and have even less of a reason for returning if Lowe is fired.

Perhaps the biggest drawback of a new coach would be the regression of guards Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown after promising freshman campaigns. Point guards are like quarterbacks in that it takes a while for them to learn the

offensive system. The longer they stay in the same system, the more comfortable they feel with the offense.

T h row i ng Ha r row a nd Brown into a completely different coaching scheme would not only put them back at square one in their development, but also hurt the production of sharp-shooting Scott Wood who relies a great deal on others to create his shot.

But it is still easy to understand why only 29 percent of State fans said they were in favor of Lowe returning. Lowe has accrued a pedestrian 25-54 (.316) ACC record in his first collegiate coaching gig and has only one victory over cross-town rival North Carolina. He also owns the lowest winning percentage of any NBA coach with at least 300 games, going 79-228 (.257) in five seasons.

With all that being said, one fact still remains: the guy flatout knows how to recruit. The high level of talent Lowe can attract is apparent by this past season’s No. 4-ranked recruiting class, which included Har-

“If anyone wants the program to return to the glory days of 1974 and 1983, it’s Sidney Lowe.”

row, Brown and Leslie. Lowe has already locked up a strong 2011 class, which includes fourstar Word of God center Joseph Uchebo and three-star forward Tyler Harris.

With the close proximity to perennial national title contenders Duke and North Carolina, top-notch recruiting is a must for any N.C. State coach if they expect to compete with its two Tobacco Road rivals.

Top-notch recruiting is hard to come by and is the foundation for teams that are national championship contenders year in and year out.

Like a high schooler adjusting to the college game, an adjustment period for a coach takes time, especially if that coach has no experience in the college ranks. Many Wolfpack fans are seeking an immediate fix to the problem and wanting to jump the gun on firing Lowe instead of considering the many possible drawbacks a new coach would bring.

Lowe not only deserves to finish out the final year of his contract, but also deserves unwavering support from the Wolfpack community. If anyone wants the program to return to the glory days of 1974 and 1983, it’s Sidney Lowe. Just give him one more year.

In college basketball are you a fan of UNC, N.C. State, Duke or Wake Forest?

None of these teams 27%

UNC 34%

Wake Forest 6% N. C. State 16% Duke 17% Do you have a favorable or unfavorable opinion of Sidney Lowe?

Favorable 30% Not sure 53%

Unfavorable 17%

Do you think Sidney Lowe should be retained for another year at the end of this season or replaced with someone else?

Should be retained for another year 30%

Not sure 50%

Should be replaced with someone else 21%

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Stafford on the way out

40 years

of stafford Forty years is a long time. Take a look at how the University has changed over Tom Stafford’s tenure.

July 1971 - Tom Stafford hired as director of Student Affairs research

April 21, 1972 - More than 1,000 students march to the Capitol down Hillsborough Street to protest the Vietnam War 1973 - Nannette Smith Henderson becomes the first black woman to earn a Ph.D. at N.C. State, with a degree in plant pathology March 21, 1974 - After a rash of streaking incidents disrupts campus, the University bans the practice Jan. 1, 1976 - Joab Thomas becomes the University’s ninth chancellor after the retirement of John Caldwell

1977 - University begins offering a master’s degree in computer studies 1982 - Bruce Poulton named University’s 10th chancellor

Oct. 1, 1983 - Stafford hired as vice chancellor for Student Affairs 1987 - University celebrates 100th anniversary 1989 - Larry King Monteith named University’s 11th chancellor

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Tom Stafford, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, discusses the marching band with Student Body President, Kelly Hook, a junior in political science, during the 2010 Convocation in the RBC center Aug. 16.

Stafford OVERSAW CHANGE Tom Stafford’s role AS UNIVERSITY EVOLVED Chris Boucher

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ice Chancellor for Student Affairs Thomas Stafford has announced his retirement after more than 40 years with the University.

Vice Chancellor for Student al how long they’ve been workAffairs Thomas Stafford has ing. I took all those into acannounced his retirement af- count when I made my decision ter more than 40 years with to announce my retirement.”

According to Provost Warthe University.

Stafford, who has been vice wick Arden, who Stafford rechancellor since 1983, will leave ports to, the University is not his post no later than July 1, yet thinking about a replacement.

2012.

“We’re not moving ahead Prior to being named vice chancellor, Stafford served with a replacement,” Ardent in research and administra- said. “At this moment, we’re tive positions from the time going to pause and reflect on he was hired in 1971. Stafford his contributions to the University.” ser ved as asTalley sociate dean of said he recstudent affairs, ommended assistant to the Stafford dean of students for the job, for planning and research and di- Thomas Stafford, vice chancellor and thinks for Student Affairs he has sucrector of student cessfully affairs research.

According to the Sept. 7, 1983 done the job.

“I wish him all the luck and edition of the Technician, Stafford was recommended by then every good bush,” Talley said.

Chancellor Bruce Poulton to “I’m sad to see him feel like he take Banks Talley’s position needs to retire, but wish him as Vice Chancellor for Student all the luck.”

Chancellor Randy Woodson Affairs.

Talley was originally expect- has only worked with Stafford ed to return to the position af- since he began at the University ter a one year leave of absence, April 5, 2010.

“Personally, Tom has been during which he was the vice president of the National Trust incredibly helpful to me,” Woodson said. “Being new, I’ve for Historic Preservation.

However, Talley did not re- gone to him to get help to unturn to his former position, and derstand things several times.”

Stafford said he doesn’t know Stafford has served since then.

Stafford said he made the de- what he’ll do in the future. He does have several options to cision to retire last fall.

“It was actually a decision I consider.

“I’ve got a year and four made last fall,” Stafford said.

“I’ve been here a long time; months to think about that. when people consider retire- I do have a boat and a house ment, they take a lot of factors on the beach; I could certainly into account: financial, person- see spending more time there,”

“I’ve been here a long time.”

Jan. 15, 1996 - Women’s basketball coach Kay Yow celebrates her 500th win over West Virginia State

1998 - Marye Anne Fox becomes first woman to serve as chancellor

March 27, 2006 - Stafford shuts down student elections over a ballot including the names of part-time students, which he barred from running for office

June 8, 2009 - Chancellor James L. Oblinger resigns over a scandal involving the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley 2010 - Randy Woodson named University’s 14th chancellor

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Then & now:

Enrollment:

Stafford said. “I also might expand my work at Centennial Campus Middle School, in which I teach special programs on fossils. It’s a hobby of mine.

Maybe I’ll be a Bell Tower tour guide. I’ve always wanted to give Bell Tower tours.”

During Stafford’s t e nu re at N.C. State, the University has grown tremendously in regards to enrollment, size and standing in the community. “[The steps at Holladay Hall] are the steps where the first group of N.C. State students took a [class] photograph.

That was October 1889. All of the students in that photograph were white males,” Stafford said. “Today, when you look at the student body at N.C. State you see men, women, people of different races – people from all over the world are here. It shows that diversity has become an important value at N.C. State.”

Evelyn Reiman, an associate vice chancellor for student affairs, said she believes that Stafford has had an incredibly rich career.

“He’s always strived to create a supportive and creative climate for all students,” Reiman said. “He’s been a champion for issues regarding race, gender, sexual orientation and disability discrimination. He’s worked hard to eliminate the -isms.”

Tom Stafford, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, announced his retirement Wednesday.

As vice chancellor, Stafford is in charge of seeing that Student Affairs satisfies its “Students First” mantra.

According to the Student Affairs website, the organization provides “programs and services for students and the larger community to enhance quality of life.”

Stafford has about 40 different University departments reporting to him. Some of these include arts programs like Center Stage and Arts NC State; the ROTC programs; the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service; University Scholars; Caldwell Fellows and Campus Recreation.

The specific spot Stafford occupies in the University hierarchy has changed recently. Since Chancellor Randy Woodson started in April 2010, he has made several changes to the University’s administrative structure.

Rather than report directly to the chancellor, Woodson announced in June that the vice chancellor for Student Affairs would instead report to the academic provost. (Warwick Arden, the interim provost at the time of Woodson’s announcement, was formally named provost in December.)

At the time of the announcement, Woodson explained that he made the decision to clarify the provost’s job responsibilities and reduce the number of faculty reporting directly to the chancellor.

Stafford said that this change did not factor into his decision to step down, and he is confident it will not affect his replacement’s ability to advocate for -and work with- the student body.

“Regardless of the title of my replacement, or whom they report to, I am sure that they will continue to work closely with students and student organizations,” Stafford said.

A lot has changed from 1971 to 2011. Technician compared different numerical facts from 1971 when Stafford started at the University to 2011.

In-state tuition/semester: Cost of attendance/year: Total budget:

11,000+ $179.00 34,376 $2,426.50

$1,518 $18,427

Gallon of gas:

$60 million $0.32 $1.24 billion $3.37

SOURCE: Registration and Records, NCSU.EDU

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