TECHNICIAN
monday november
8
2010
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Augustana to headline PackHowl The annual PackHowl concert will conclude Homecoming Week.
PRIOR PACKHOWL CONCERTS: Candle opened 2009 Roman for comedians Jake and
Lana Layton Staff Writer
Homecoming’s kickoff started on Harris Field Sunday and will end there with the annual PackHowl concert. Augustana, whose song, “Boston,” reached number 10 on Billboard’s “Adult Pop Songs” chart, will headline the event. Ladies in Red, Fusion Dance Crew and Eddy B and Tim Gunter, a rap duo, will also perform. The free concert will take place on Harris Field Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. Anna Poole, a junior in fashion and textile management, was very excited when she found out Augustana was going to be performing at this year’s PackHowl. “I’ve been wanting to see them live so it is really convenient they are going to be right here on campus,” Poole said. Jeramy Blackford, director of student programs for the N.C. State Alumni Association, is in charge of booking the band for Homecoming. He and the six executive homecoming chairs from the Alumni Association Student Ambassador Program created a list of bands they were interested in before event planning started. Natalie Hawley, this year’s PackHowl chair, said the list of bands was “all over the place” but they wanted to pick something they knew would work well for the concert. “We wanted it to be kind of intimate and something soft since we had a rap duo already. We thought it would be cool to mix it up,” Hawley said. AASAP had a $47,000 budget, all from donations, to spend on the Homecoming events. Blackford said unfortunately some of the ideas for bands were too expensive and they thought about bringing in bigger local bands.
Amir with Dan Levy in the Official CollegeHumor Live Tour
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Common and N.E.R.D.
2007
Guster and The Avett Brothers
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Chris Daughty
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Crossfade
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Lonestar
Ludacris
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During the headline act at the Pack Howl concert, Skip Matheny, the lead singer for Roman Candle, belts out the lyrics while a neck harmonica hangs unused. Roman Candle is a local group founded in Chapel Hill by Skip and his brother Logan, the group’s drummer. Students received the group well, and many danced in place as the band played.
“[PackHowl] is compared to UAB’s Friday Fest and now the Ludacris concert so we needed to bring in big acts,” Blackford said. Members of the Homecoming committee said they felt they needed a bigger name and they jumped at the chance to book Augustana for $13,500. Brittnee Rambo, who is on the Homecoming committee for AASAP, said initially they weren’t aware Augustana was available. “We had a lot of little bits of heartbreak and we really got lucky with this deal. We didn’t know they were available until a month ago. We saw the opportunity and we went ahead and jumped on it,” Rambo said.
According to Rambo, AASAP is excited to have Student Government co-sponsor the event. “They are always a very strong supporter as far as donations go. They just passed a bill to give us additional funding. We are really lucky they can be a co-sponsor of this event,” said Rambo. Ally Tucker, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, is a fan of Augustana and excited to see them perform for PackHowl. “I think Augustana was a great choice for the concert. Even if you have not listened to them before it is going to be a concert you can just come out and enjoy. The music is great and I think it will provide a great at-
mosphere to get people ready for the game on Saturday,” Tucker said. The committee feels that Augustana was the best choice for the concert and for such a diverse campus with so many musical interests. “I think Augustana is going to be perfect for the atmosphere,” Rambo said. “The response has been very positive so we are excited about that.” Hal Nunn, a sophomore in computer science, said he’s excited about attending the concert and thinks it’s great to get students excited for the game. “The Augustana concert will be the pinnacle event leading up to the big game against Wake Forest. A concert is the perfect way to energize the stu-
dent body and get us pumped for our Homecoming,” Nunn said. The Homecoming committee hopes everyone will attend the concert and have fun. Hawley said she hopes people will be supportive and try to listen to Augustana if they have never heard them before. “If you approach it with a negative mind and say ‘I don’t know [that band]’, you won’t get the most out of the experience,” said Hawley. “There is so much more to PackHowl. It is about Homecoming and the football game and the whole picture, not whether or not you like the band that is playing.” “I think people get excited for free concerts on campus, so this is a great way to get people excited for Homecoming,” said Adam McCoy, a freshman in mechanical engineering.
Campus discusses future of Tunnel Police seek ex-Wolfpack basketball player after home invasion
An emergency meeting of the African American Student Advisory Council held Friday to discussed the painting in the Free Expression Tunnel.
Gavin Grant, former N.C. State basketball player, is under investigation by Raleigh Police for a Sept. 24 home invasion.
Chelsey Francis Deputy News Editor
University administrators and student leaders gathered Friday afternoon to hear concerns about the Free Expression Tunnel. Following last Sunday’s offensive painting in the Free Expression Tunnel, Chancellor Randy Woodson sent a letter out to the student body on Monday. Wednesday night, a group of students gathered, painted the tunnel black, and blocked the tunnel in protest of the Sunday night painting and Woodson’s response to the painting. According to Woodson, the message in the tunnel was intended to harm members of the campus community. “A message to the community should be presented in a responsible and respectful way,” Woodson said. A student at the meeting thanked Woodson for the letter of Monday, but Woodson said the controversy won’t end at this point. “This isn’t the end of the discussion,” Woodson said. “We’ve got a lot of work to do.” According to another student at the meeting, the student body is raising questions about how long it will be before physical violence is the result of hate speech. The student also suggested the name of the Free Expression Tunnel be changed to the “expression tunnel,” with students required to obtain approval for writings in the tunnel prior
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Staff Report Police are searching for former Wolfpack forward Gavin Grant in relation with a September home invasion that occurred in West Raleigh. “We’re continuing to look for the suspect at this Gavin point,” said Jim Grant Sughrue, spokes- Former basketman for Raleigh ball player Police. In the press release, Sughrue said
the invasion occurred Sept. 24 at 1723 Crossroads Arbor Way. Grant is being charged with first-degree burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, attempted robbery with a deadly weapon and conspiracy to commit armed robbery. Two male suspects forced their way into the apartment, according to the release and assaulted two victims who were inside the residence before attempting the armed robbery. The victims fought off the suspects, who fled before completing the robbery. Grant was a forward for the Pack for four years, playing from 2004 to 2008. Sughrue described Grant as weighing 220 pounds, 6 foot 8 inches tall. Raleigh Police ask that anyone with information that may assist in the investigation call Raleigh CrimeStoppers at (919) 834-HELP.
insidetechnician Pack drops low-scoring battle with Tigers Afternoon full of squandered opportunities by both teams ends in 14-13 defeatSee page 8.
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While at the emergency meeting of the African American Student Advisory Council, Delisha Smith, a senior in textile technologies. speaks to the audience and the Chancellor about the incident in the Free Expression Tunnel last week. “About the incident, there is only one word I can use, sad, it’s sad that the university can’t come together, we should all love each other,” Smith said.
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