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Students and employees attended the session to learn how to be safer while using Facebook. Allison Saito Staff Writer
Safety on Facebook is a growing concern throughout the United States as more people create Facebook accounts. Twanda Baker, a training coordinator for the Office of Information Technology, gave a presentation on using Facebook’s privacy settings to control who has access to your information. The presentation was a part of the series OIT is giving as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. John Baines, associate director of security standards and compliance, said it is important to use Facebook with caution. “Social media sites are technically no more or no less secure than any other website,” Baines said. “The thing that raises the stakes on social media sites in the personal information that is out there.” Facebook offers tools for protecting your information, and this workshop instructed attendees on how to use them. Although mostly faculty and staff attended the workshop, the topics covered are relevant to all Facebook users. “This information is for anybody,” Baker said. “If you are going to use [Facebook], use it well.” The main topic of the workshop was creating and using lists of friends. “People have a lot of Facebook friends. On average, of all the 500 million users, the average number of friends is 130,” Baker said. Users may not wish to share all of their information with all of their Facebook friends. “Create lists so that [you] can determine what categories of friends can see what information,” Baker said.
recomBaker recom mends sorting your friends into severa l categories. “Think about all the lists you might need. I recommend you always have a limited profile for people you do not know that well, maybe you only met them once,” Baker said. “I recommend something for close friends and family… You can post things that are specifically for your close family.” Controlling access to information can be important when students are friends with faculty and staff. “I recommend students have a limited profile if they are going to friend professors or advisors,” Baker said. Another topic at the workshop was changing the default privacy settings. “Facebook gives you some recommendations; it will say that everybody in the world will be able to see my status, photos, posts, bio, favorite quotes, family and relationships. I disagree with that one hundred percent. I always recommend that you choose customize,” Baker said. Baker also said he stressed the importance of keeping track of changes to Facebook’s privacy settings and features. “Everybody needs to stay on top of privacy settings; there was one point in time because I considered leaving F acebook, because they switched everything to open… They are in a good place now, but I do not trust them that much,” Baker said. Baker warned against keeping too much information open to the web. “If someone has your name, where you live, and your birthday, they are that much closer to having your identity,” Baker said. Deborah Booth, who works in security and compliance at OIT, said the information was helpful for her. “If you didn’t know any better and you keep all the defaults, people can find a lot about you. That is certainly
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Twanda Bake, an employee for the Office of information technology, calls herself “The Facebook evangelist” as she discusses safety tips on how to make students and parents Facebook sites safer on the internet. Although there was plenty of information throughout the hour long presentation, not a single student showed up to participate in learning how to address privacy on Facebook.
not something that I would want,” Booth said. Meredith Duyck, a sophomore in the College of Management, said she uses Facebook’s privacy settings. “The only thing that people can see
Search committee still reviewing applications for University’s new provost.
On Oct. 2, Senior Ray Allen Ausbon died because of a suspected overdose of a man-made plant fertilizer, Mephedrone.
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her profile. “Being at college, I don’t know if [everyone] wants to see everything that is put on my wall, all the pictures that
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Plant fertilizer believed to cause student death
Authorities believe a drug new to the United States caused a student death in its first known appearance at N.C. State. Although autopsy reports have not been concluded yet, Ausbon is believed to have died due to consuming fatal levels of the drug. Twenty-one year old Ausbon was an accounting major, and was expected to graduate in May. According to toxicology experts, Mephedrone has only been in the United States for less than a decade. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Thomas Stafford said the loss of a promising N.C. State student is unfortunate. “From what I can see, he was a very outstanding young man and he did a lot of really good things, but he made a mistake this one time and it cost him his life,” Stafford said. Gerald LeBlanc, professor and head of the environmental and molecular toxicology department, said the drug has a relatively new existence in the U.S. “Mephedrone is a designer drug, meaning it is synthesized in the laboratory. It is an amphetamine-like compound,” LeBlanc said. “I would say it came on the radar in the U.S.
is my profile picture and my status,” Duyck said. “Only my friends can see all of my stuff, because with creepers and stuff it’s not a good idea.” Duyck said she also utilizes the lists feature to control who can see all of
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Lt. Dan Choi speaks about his experience with the DADT policy and gay civil rights. Choi was discharged from the military following his coming out on the Rachel Maddow Show in March 2009, and is now a LGBT rights activist. "If civil rights doesn't exist for everyone, then it doesn't exist for anyone," Choi said.
Choi speaks on DADT Lt. Dan Choi spoke in Stewart Theater Tuesday night on a range of topics including “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”, bullying and having courage. Caitlin Barrett Staff Writer
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The University is looking for a new provost and is in the process of finalizing candidates for the post. Warwick Arden has served the University as interim provost since May 2009, when Larry Nielsen left the University. The Provost Search Committee, headed by Margery Overton, chair of the faculty and professor of civil, construction and environmental engineering, is considering the applications for the position. Overton said the committee is still reviewing the applications and plans to announce names in the near future. “We are still looking at the people whose names have come up, and we’ll probably schedule interviews sometime in November,” Overton said. Due to the confidentiality of the search, the committee is not announcing the names of the applicants. Overton said only the finalists for the position will be public. Although the group hasn’t narrowed the field, Overton said the committee is thinking of bringing
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Stuart Cooper Provost 2001-2003 In 2004, Cooper hired as chair of the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Ohio State University. James Oblinger Provost 2003-2004 After serving as provost, Oblinger became the University’s 13th chancellor. Larry Nielsen Provost 2005-2009 Nielsen was named interim provost in November 2004 and selected provost in July 2005. He resigned amid the scandal over the hiring of former first lady Mary Easley. Source: ncSu librarieS
about three people to the on-campus interview. “Three people might be invited for the campus interview next month,” Overton said. Once the search committee has
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are up. They can only view some things,” Duyck said. Jonathan Walker, a senior in political science, said he has a differing opinion about Facebook privacy. “I don’t think it’s a big deal. You shouldn’t be putting anything up on there that you are really worried about people seeing anyways,” Walker said.
selected candidates, it will recommend these names to Chancellor Randy Woodson. The chancellor has a final word on the matter and decides who will be the provost. As the University’s chief academic officer, the provost oversees student affairs and educational policies across the colleges. The provost’s responsibilities include leading aca-
demic planning and overseeing faculty hiring and tenure, according to Overton. All 10 colleges report to the Office of the Provost, along with a number of other departments. The newest additions to the provost’s portfolio, the Division of Student Affairs and University Planning and Analysis, were added early this year when Woodson took office. In addition, the dean of the graduate school became a direct report to the provost, according to the provost website.
munity. Stafford said, “It’s the first time I’ve heard the drug even mentioned. I know [Ausbon’s] father talked to some of [Ausbon’s] friends who knew of the drug, but as far as the students I have spoken with, none of them had heard about it.” Although Mephedrone may be foreign to N.C. State, it is a dangerous drug when involving human use. “It is my understanding that one of the problems is that the high individuals get from it [Mephedrone] is very shortlived, [which causes] users to re-dose themselves to try and maintain the high. And in terms of toxicity, the main problem is cardiovascular toxicity. It interferes with normal heart functions…individuals will experience chest pains, heart palpitations, increased
blood pressure, diff iculty ness. Mephedrone also causes breathing, and will lead to things like tremors, agitation, insomnia, headaches and concardiac arrest,” LeBlanc said. People use Mephedrone due vulsions,” LeBlanc said. “If we to its physically appealing ef- use amphetamines as the exfects on the nervous system. ample of a drug we know a lot about, alcoIn common hol does tend events where to increase the comthe high. pound is The reason mixed with for that is alalcohol, more cohol appears Mephedrone to ac t ua l ly is absorbed increase the by the body. a mou nt of Although professor Gerald LeBlanc the drug that this increases is absorbed by a user’s high, the addition of alcohol also in- the body, so a person is actually increasing their dosage.” creases mortality risks. Even though dangerous, “The reason people use it is because it affects the nervous LeBlanc thinks the U.S. has system, causing such things not realized Mephedrone’s as euphoria, mental acuity, deadly potential due to its new increased libido, heightened levels of national penetration. senses and increased self aware- However, LeBlanc believes the
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come out to the public when he found love because before that he had to desire to come out. He said he knew the consequences would be serious but at that point he understood it was worth it. Choi said he wanted to stress the importance of courage when facing trials in life. “All the lessons and val-
“There is certainly limited information out there,”
ues we were taught…courage is the one value that makes all the others possible,” Choi said. Choi said those who are struggling with being gay and in the military should not be afraid Choi said the only way someone can be cured of isolation, self-hatred and other issues is if you help somebody else. Choi said that change has to come from different places and that you cannot depend on one method. “Your words have absolute
power and with that power comes responsibility,” Choi said. Choi said he encouraged those interested in taking a stand to be radical really fight for their cause. Casey Halejak, a junior and the GBLT-CA treasurer, said, “I think everyone that identifies as a member of the LGBT community can relate to [Choi’s] struggle.”
U.S. will soon understand Me- ture accounting graduate. Stafford said even though he never phedrone risks. “There is certainly limited knew Ausbon, he seemed to be information out there…and I a charismatic person. “He was apparently a young suspect this is the first time a lot of people have heard of the man who liked to help other drug…My guess is it hasn’t people, was a very good stubeen on the radar for very long, dent, and had good grades...he so regulatory agencies are fig- would have done a lot of great uring out what to do and how things,” Stafford said. According to Stafford, the to do it right. I think we’re in a state of limbo, collecting data; loss of Ausbon is a tragedy for and at some point and time the University. Stafford said, there will be some regulatory “Right now, the primary focus action taken to get it off the is on what a tragedy this death is. Ausbon’s death is a real loss market,” said LeBlanc. While more Americans be- to his family [and] to N.C. come increasingly knowledge- State University. It is a tragic able of Mephedrone, the Uni- loss, and he will be very much versity community will heed missed. He had an incredible such toxicological advice while future ahead of him…and it’s TITLE: IMAX Ad healing from the loss of SIZE an(COLUMNS): in- so sad…to lose a person with PUBLICATION: University Paper SIZE (INCHES): 5.167” x 5” RUN DATE: October COLOR: CMYK all the great things he had govolved and promising student. Ausbon was in good aca- ing for him in a situation where demic standing at N.C. State it appears that he didn’t have and showed potential as a fu- to die.”
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during the past decade, around 2007.” This new substance is marketed and sold legally online as plant fertilizer, but is also being used as a recreational drug due to its close relativity to amphetamines and the similar affects that result from methamphetamine and ecstasy use. “The molecule itself contains nitrogen, and nitrogen is a plant fertilizer. So conceptually, once the compound breaks down it would provide nitrogen [fertilizer] to plants… [but] I don’t know of any lab studies that have promoted it and have decided it is a good plant food,” LeBlanc said. Mephedrone appears to be foreign to the N.C. State com-
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OIS held a Facebook security seminar on Tuesday as part of Cyber Security Awareness Month. Fourteen percent of all complaints received by the Internet Crime Complaint Center are for identity theft. Thirteen percent of identity fraud crimes were committed by someone the victim knew.
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Facebook has revolutionized social networking, but connectivity also brings risks. Students who use Facebook should use the security features built into the site to protect their information.
hen they developed Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg and his fellow developers could not have imagined the impact the social networking site has had on the world’s ability to connect with people. Today, Facebook boasts over 500 million users, which is more than the population of the U.S., however the site also provides another avenue for security risks that make college students more accessible for identity theft. Few N.C. State students can say they don’t log on Facebook every day. They post notes and photos, tag and poke, all the while exposing themselves to other Facebook users, friends or otherwise. According to Facebook, about 70 percent of Facebook users are outside the U.S., where 34.6 percent of
though security should never be shucked off. Taking an extra few minutes can be an investment to protect yourself on Javelin’s Identity Fraud Survey your Facebook. Report, young adults age 18 to Many students never think 24 are more at risk than any identity theft on Facebook can other group for identity theft happen to them, but it is entirebecause it take them an average ly possible. The public started of 132 days to detect fraud and holding Facebook accountable identity theft. With this strik- to provide ample security and ing statistic, a college student privacy features, but it is up to could already be on their way the public to use the tools they to having their identity stolen have been given to keep thembefore they even finish their selves safe. Students should first semester give their security changes and After coming under fire, policies a second look, just to Facebook buffed up it secu- make sure they are controlling rity features for users by of- what can and can’t been seen. fering controls over what in- Facebook can be a cool place to formation, including pictures, hang out and express yourself, tags and wall posts, can be but needs to be used with perseen by who. Facebook pack- sonal security in mind. ages recommended settings for people who don’t have time,
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fraud perpetrators are reported to be by the Internet Crime Complaint Center. Students need to be aware of what they post on their Facebook, not just because employers and administrators can see, but because millions of other people whose purposes could be to steal your identity can look you up. It may seem far-fetched that someone could use Facebook to steal your identity, but someone could use it to start looking. The point is students are not conscience of what a little information can do. With your name, birth date and town, a simple search could unearth a wealth of information for the casual searcher. According to
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rowing a garden can be difficult, especially if a yard-less dorm or apartment is what you call home. However, just because there is no yard, doesn’t mean that plants can’t become an everyday part of life. In fact, growing pla nt s ha s Chris Cioffi Guest Columnist positive implications for all facets of an individual’s life. According to a study at The University of Nevada’s Cooperative Extension, people who grew houseplants were happier, exhibited lower stress levels and had reduced levels of indoor air pollution in their domici les. By g row i ng a ga rden in you r dor m ro om , you are epitomizing what it means to be sustainable. While some people think that growing plants can be an expensive venture, it’s actually cheap and easy. All that is required is soil, a pot and a few seeds. Deciding what to grow is a crucial part of the dorm garden. As the fall season begins, the best plants to grow right now are herbs such as basil, cilantro, parsley or chives. Also, leafy greens such as spinach, lettuce or collards can be tasty windowsill companions. Flowering plants, such as wildflowers, bluebells or geraniums can be well suited to grow in a dorm room environment as well. If you go to a local seed store or look online, you should not expect to pay more than a few dollars per seed package. A package usually contains enough seeds for many pots, so what I like to do is buy several packages with my pals and trade. We all get a variety of seeds, and only have to buy one package each. Preparing a pot is simple. A pot can be made from any receptacle that will hold soil and plants. One of the easiest things to do is take a cup or reusable plastic container and cut sev-
eral holes on the bottom for proper drainage. Procuring soil is simple. If only a small amount of soil is required, the banks of streams or the edges of fields are excellent places for gather soil. Reading the back of the seed package should give exact directions on what depth the seeds should be planted and how much water they require. The most important thing to remember when planting seeds is depth. If you plant seeds too deep they won’t sprout, and if you plant them too shallow their roots won’t be able to anchor themselves effectively. By following the proper steps, there should be l it t le doubt that seedlings will soon emerge from a properly prepared pot. Upkeep on these delicate little seedlings is simple and takes two minutes a day. Placing the seedlings on a sunny windowsill secures their happiness, and keeping their soil moist makes sure their roots grow healthy and strong. Rotating the pot once a week keeps the stems growing straight and true. Donating a few minutes of time to your dorm garden per day is all it takes to grow fresh herbs, leafy greens or pretty flowers all winter without much toil. You will be the envy of all your friends. Your days will be brighter, your air will be cleaner and your windowsill will be tastier. So don’t wait, start planning your dorm garden today!
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t has been argued that the most basic requirement for a healthy communication climate is confirmation. That is, regardless of our individual differences, each of us wants to be acknowledged and valued. It is the diversity of our offerings that draws exceptional students, faculty and staff Jessica from all over Moore the globe to Guest Columnist become part of the Wolfpack. Yet, many members of the Wolfpack yearn to be acknowledged and valued. Among those who continue to seek confirmation on this campus are many GLBT students, faculty and staff who have dedicated themselves to this multifaceted university. In honor of National GLBT History Month, I feel professionally, personally and morally responsible to advocate for GLBT members of the Wolfpack whose voices have yet to find the confirmation they so desperately seek. Although our University attempts to create a healthy communication climate free of discrimination, the reality is that NCSU’s Equal Opportunity and Non-Discrimination Policy and efforts fall considerably short. In my role as a faculty member, I have experienced and witnessed the inefficacy of this policy innumerable times. Despite my efforts, this policy did not protect the ROTC student in my Relational Communication class. He, unlike his heterosexual peers, couldn’t speak
openly about his relationship in class or complete his assignments with integrity for fear of being “outed” by one of his classmates, discharged from serving his country and losing his scholarship. This policy also did not ensure equal benefits for my colleague whose life-long partner and child have no health insurance because NCSU doesn’t offer GLBT employees the opportunity to purchase f a m i l y i nsurance as it does for their heterosexual counterparts. A nd t hese stories are not u n ique. I n fact, they represent a mere f rac t ion of the accounts I hear from students, faculty and staff each year. Equality is simply not a certainty for all members of the Wolfpack. Just as the scholarly interests on this campus differ, so do we as individuals. It is exactly this type of diversity that we, as members of the Wolfpack, should desire to nurture. As most of us are aware, acknowledging individual differences may be easy, but valuing individual differences is often difficult. Creating a healthy communication climate sometimes requires us to leave our comfort zones, both personally and professionally, to affirm the significance of others.
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Google TV brings web to the living room GOOGLE TV WILL GIVE USERS THE ABILITY TO BROWSE THE WEB, SEARCH FOR SHOWS AND KEEP CONNECTED FROM THE COMFORT OF THEIR SOFAS. STORY BY JARED DOUGLAS | PHOTOS COURTESY OF GOOGLE AND LOGITECH
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Designed to bring all the advantages of the Internet to the comfort of the living room, Google TV is a service that will launch this fall, allowing users to access the Internet, applications and search functions all on the large screen of their television at home. However, many students have reservations about the service. Among them is Asa Price, a sophomore in computer science. “Internet in the living room is a good idea, but I don’t think it’s necessary to have a dedicated device for it,” Price said. “I can just, for example, get my laptop, find any videos that I want, plug it into my TV and watch them there.” Google TV may still find a market among the less tech-savvy, more casual consumers and those who want to find a more streamlined solution. Like MSN TV (Microsoft’s televisionbased Web browsing service formerly known as WebTV), Google is stressing the simplicity and convenience of being able to access the Internet from a couch. Unlike MSN TV, which more or less locked users into either browsing the Internet or watching TV, Google TV aims to integrate the two. A good example of this is the search functionality, described by Google on its official blog, which will allow users to search for television channels, websites, apps, shows and movies all from the same search bar. Still, Price said it’s difficult to see if the casual market will jump on with a service like this. “Google is going to have a hard time advertising to that crowd because those people have an idea of what television is that is localized to TV,” Price said. “If you told them you can watch Internet videos, and they don’t have much of an idea of the Internet, they are not going to know about the giant library of entertainment that is out there.” Beyond Internet access on the big screen, Google is promising applications that will be
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On May 20, Google first announced their new Google TV platform at a press conference. After the announcement, Google CEO Jerry Quindlen, Logitech CEO Eric Schmidt and CEOs from other companies that are partnering with Google for the project, answered questions during a Google TV panel. Specifications were kept vague at the panel, but have recently emerged through a series of Internet announcements.
developed and optimized for Google TV in a similar vein to the apps already available for smart phones like iPhone and assorted Androidbased devices. For example, there may be apps that allow sports fans to keep up with the latest scores while watching another game on the same screen, or a Netflix app that allows subscribers to stream movies directly to their televisions. And as with most Google products, Google TV will run on an open platform, allowing developers to
easily make their own applications for it. John Lee, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, said there were several scenarios for how this sort of functionality could emerge. “I’m imagining commercials where we could, for example, see the ShamWow commercial and a pop-up comes up and says ‘Buy the ShamWow right now on Amazon!’” Lee said. Not everyone is as wary as Price about the prospects of Google TV. Ty Prentice, a freshman in civil engineering, is among those excited for the new product. “I would use something like this,” Prentice said. “It would make [multitasking] easier. I wouldn’t have to get up to use my computer or get up and charge my laptop. I could just turn on my TV and watch my favorite shows and do my research or whatever at the same time. It would help if you had a weather app, or if you can’t find [your shows] and had a TV guide app—that would be useful. I think it would be cool.” The Google TV service will be distributed in a variety of ways, from Blu-ray players to TVs with the service already built in. Companies are planning the Logitech Revue, a standalone box available for pre-order for $299, and the Sony Internet TV, an HDTV with
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Steam, Good Old Games and the art of the DLC Gamers enjoy several online options for buying classic and newly released PC games. By Jordan Alsaqa Senior Staff Writer
This generation of console games has seen a spike in the amount of digital content available. Alongside downloadable content and digital exclusive games, such as those available through WiiWare and the Xbox Live Arcade, there has been an increase in full retail games available for download. While still a new trend for consoles, computer gamers have enjoyed downloading their titles for many years. Services such as Direct2Drive and Impulse Driven allow gamers to download full copies of both modern and classic games. The development of such online platforms has allowed for the rise of a new way to experience the history of video games. The undeniable leader of the digital distribution market is Steam. Officially launched in 2004, replacing World Opponent Network, the site quickly developed into the most popular gaming service on the Internet. The service was developed by famed company Valve, the creators of the Half-Life series, and has continued to thrive under their watch. Vice President of the N.C. State Multiplayer Gaming Club, Kyle Bolton, a senior in computer engineering, sees Steam’s ability to play the market as the key to its success. “Valve knows how to plan their discounts,” Bolton said. “Just before the release of Civilization V, all the previous games and related material
available on the service were put on sale in order to drive hype for the game.” Another key feature boosting Steam’s popularity is the networking system put in place for users. The Community section of the service allows users to construct a friends list, join various themed groups and post on forums for every game. Moreover, Steam has made a name for itself by always being a reliable platform for customers. “It’s stable, to sum the service up in a single word,” Bolton said. “It’s a company that has made a vow to keep going as long as possible, bringing continued content and savings to customers.” As it stands, with over 1,100 games available and a share of the digital distribution market estimated at around 70 percent, it certainly seems Steam is likely to remain in place for years to come. While Steam has provided a consistent marketplace for new releases, the service Good Old Games has taken a different approach. Developed by Polish company CD Projekt, GOG.com has been dedicated to releasing classic PC titles, many of which are no longer available commercially. Though launched only two years ago, the service has made a great deal of progress in expanding its library with many titles never before released digitally. The service now boasts over 240 games from dozens of publishers, and is constantly working to add more titles. Marcin Iwinski, co-founder of GOG, described how difficult getting the service off the ground was in a recent video post. “The first year was tough,” Iwinski said, “as we were knocking on all different doors
asking partners if they would like to team up with us. Of course, there was a lot of disbelief initially, but we made it happen.” All games available on GOG are assured to run on modern computers and come preinstalled with any emulators or other programs necessary to run. Further, purchase of a game on GOG comes with unlimited downloads, a digital copy of the game manual and several bonus items, including wallpapers, avatars, and even game soundtracks. Last month, GOG went offline, leaving many to worry that the site was shutting down permanently. This was furthered by an announcement that the service was indeed finished. A few days later, however, the site re-launched, with the addition of several new features and highly requested titles. “They probably pissed a lot of people off,” Bolton said. “But it was a brilliant means of raising hype. They certainly made up for it with the expansions to their library.” Another major addition to the site is the GOGmix. Available to all users is the option to compile a list of titles that share a similar theme, recom-
TOP 5 GAMES: Civilization V Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
mending titles to fans of other games. New users can get an idea of what the service has to offer and what their fellow users enjoy playing. Perhaps the only downside to GOG is the assumed limit to the number of games that can be put on the site. Guillaume Rambourg, the service’s managing director, was quoted explaining the theory on the few titles left to release. “The thing is, I believe we are running after roughly 200 good old games,” Rambourg said. “Then I think the PC catalogue will be pretty much packed. There are only so many good old games.” Still, the service is currently enjoying a high amount of publicity and popularity, and remains focused on bringing quality games to its fan base. With easy accessibility and no worries of being unable to find a copy of what one is looking for, digital distribution is slowly becoming a more viable option, and continues to thrive for both PC and console gamers. As such services further develop, it will remain to be seen how they will affect retail releases of games. In the meantime, they simply supply another market for gamers to enjoy their hobby.
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TECHNICIAN A major focus in the Pelley piece is in regard to the tough nature and strong culture of the Samoan continued from page 8 people. In his report he into Samoan in my head and interviews Troy Polamalu, I have to think before I reply perennial Pro-Bowler and in Samoan,” Mageo said. “I Super Bowl winning safety adjusted by not being able to for the Pittsburg Steelers, who is of Samoan descent. speak Samoan to anybody.” The only time Mageo speaks Polamalu spoke of Fa’a SaSamoan now is once a week moa, translated “The Saduring his calls home. Ma- moan Way.” “It is Samoan culture, Sageo’s last time home was during the break between the holiday moan tradition,” said Mabreak last year. Visiting right geo. “The Samoan mentalafter the largest earthquake of ity is that you are supposed the year hit and caused a tsu- to be tough. It’s not only nami that devastated American people’s expectations but it’s my menSamoa, just tality when I two months play because before. that’s how I “ It w a s was brought right after up.” practice and A crimiI had a lot nology maof text mesjor due to sages telling graduate me to call t h i s May, home and Mageo carasking how r i e s F a ’a my family Samoa with was doing. him off the So I ran to Senior defensive tackle field as well, the training Natanu Mageo hoping his room and education had t hem here at State turn to the w ill not news,” Mageo said. “I had never been only provide him with a worried in my life before then. chance to play football, but I thought it was the safest place also give him a valuable ever but when I talked to my education that hopefully cousins they said that’s where leads him to a job. “I’m trying to get my dethe tsunami hit the worst, in gree and do something with my hometown. “The next day I got a call it,” Mageo said. from my auntie and she said my family was ok but at the same time a lot of people still died. It was a hard time and when those kinds of things happen, the only thing you wish for is to be with your family. All I could do was hope and pray for the best.”
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grandfather at the driving range and try to duplicate his grandfather’s swing. Both of Choi’s parents are from Seoul, South Korea, a country that has had quite an influence on the game of golf, most notably on the PGA Tour. Players such as Y.E. Yang, the 2009 PGA Championship winner, and K.J. Choi, winner of seven Tour events, have helped spark an interest in golf among many young Koreans. “Korean people love to play golf, that’s just a given,” Choi said. “A lot of young Korean golfers are coming up and competing on the world stage, which is really exciting to see. It’s exciting to see how talented these young golfers are and that’s the great thing about this sport.” Perhaps one day Choi will follow in the footsteps of his fellow countrymen Yang and Choi, but for now, the freshman will focus on taking small steps to improve. Although Choi finished the fall season on a high note, he said he will continue to work on every facet of his game and focus on his physical training in preparation for the upcoming spring season, which begins in late February. “Practice-wise, I’m going to keep doing what I’ve been doing,” Choi. “I’m not going to put my clubs down. I’m going to keep going at it. I really want to focus on getting my body in shape and start working out for the spring season.”
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• Page 7: A continuation of the stories on Natanu Mageo, men’s tennis and Albin Choi
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Men’s basketball ranked 16th best front court in nation According to Sports Illustrated, the N.C. State men’s basketball team has the 16th best front court in the NCAA. Making up that front court is senior Tracy Smith, the Pack’s leading scorer from last season, sophomore Richard Howell and star freshman C.J. Leslie. All three players figure to be key parts of the team as it hopes to make the NCAA tournament for the first time in five years. SOURCE: SI.COM
Soccer loses to No. 20 South Carolina, 1-0 The men’s soccer team fell to the No. 20 South Carolina Gamecocks Tuesday night 1-0, in Colombia. With the loss the Pack fall to 5-6 in the season while South carolina moves to 7-3-1. The lone goal of the game was scored by South Carolina’s Bradlee Baladez, just seconds into the second half of the game. On offense, the Pack struggled all game, as it failed to record a shot on goal until the 48th minute of the game. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Senior defensive tackle’s childhood lessons provide excellent tools on the football field. Jon Goodman Staff Writer
In September on CBS’s 60 Minutes, correspondent Scott Pelley presented a report, American Samoa: Football Island. Pelley reported that 30 NFL players and over 200 Division-I players are of Samoan descent. N.C. State senior starting defensive tackle Natanu Mageo is one of those players. Raised in Pago-Pago, Mageo started playing football in high school. There were no youth football programs in Samoa until this past year. Mageo like other boys grew up playing rugby but could not wait to play football. “I always loved football and couldn’t wait to get to put on the pads,” Mageo said. “Its part of our culture, everybody wants to play football back home.” In Pelley’s 60 Minutes report, he travels to American Samoa and visits with the football teams. On his visit he notices big differences in the conditions in which they played and practiced that spoke to a toughness and passion for the game. Teams did not have nice fields but dirt and rocks,
teams did not all have pads and had to share the old beaten up ones that they did have. “We had to share our pads and helmets with the JV team,” Mageo said. “For the practices Varsity would get the pads on Mondays and Tuesdays and JV would get the pads on Wednesdays. They played their games of Thursday and Fridays and we played on Saturdays.“ Like many impoverished societies, there are few ways to be successful in American Samoa. It was planned throughout grade school to either try to go to the states to go to college, or to join the military. Football became another part of the plan in recent years. “You look forward to it, you were expecting to leave the island. Most people go to college or join the military,” Mageo said. “Plan B for me was to go to college and play football. To go to the military was supposed to be Plan A but Plan B presented itself, so I took it.” At the time the only film of games were at the Samoan AllStar game and the Samoa Bowl, played against Hawaii. With the game footage from these games, Mageo was recruited and given a partial scholarship to play for New Mexico Military Junior College. After two seasons playing there, Mageo began getting recruited by Division-I schools all over the nation. Recruiting Coordinator and Special teams coach Jerry Petercuskie travelled to Roswell, N.M. to visit with Mageo.
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Senior defensive tackle Natanu Mageo pushes past members of the Virginia Tech offensive line in an attempt to take down the Virginia Tech ball carrier during the N.C. State vs. Virginia Tech football game at Carter-Finley Stadium on Oct. 2. Mageo had a total of two tackles for the game. The Wolfpack was not able to hold off the Hokies who won the game, 41-30.
“We were looking for an older defensive tackle so I started looking at junior colleges and decided to go check him out,” Petercuskie said. “We aren’t going to bring in a player without finding out if they can play, if they are smart, if they are hard working and if they are a good person, Natanu was that and more.” Mageo has had to face many differences in his life here out-
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5-1
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4-1
NC State
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5-1
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ken fluent English. Growing up he learned English in class but spoke Samoan outside of it and in New Mexico there were other Samoans who he could communicate with. At State he has had to adjust to a lack of that communication. “Its difficult because I think Samoan. When someone speaks to me it gets translated
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side of football, experiencing a kind of culture shock being 6,900 miles from home. “In our culture, everyone is real respectful to others, it’s a whole different world,” said Mageo. “Back home you can rely on each other and be more open with people but over here you have to rely more on yourself and that’s how you survive.” Mageo also had never spo-
Making the transition from high school to college can be a daunting task, but freshman Albin Choi has made the transition look quite easy. In his first season with the N.C. State men’s golf team, the Toronto native has already made a name for himself, winning two tournaments and posting two other top20 finishes. After losing former NCAA champion Matt Hill to the PGA Tour and Adam Hogue to graduation, Choi has
provided the Wolfpack with a breath of fresh air. The freshman earned his first collegiate victory at the Wolfpack Invite at Lonnie Poole golf course, firing a 6-under (207) to lead State to a first-place finish. Choi followed up his win at the Wolfpack Invite by finishing first at the Rod Myers Invitational this past Sunday and Monday, shooting a 5-under (211). While the unfamiliar level of college competition would overwhelm many freshman golfers, playing golf on a national stage is nothing new for Choi. Just before joining the Wolfpack, Choi won the 2010 Canadien Men’s Amateur Championship by shooting a final round 6-under en route to setting a new tournament record of 271 (-17).
“Winning the Canadian Amateur was a real confidence booster for me,” Choi said. “Coming into college, I really wanted to get a win early in the season, just as another confidence booster. It happened during the Wolfpack Invite and carried over [to the Rod Myers Invitational]. I guess I did exceed my expectations by a little bit, but in the back of my mind I always knew I could pull it off.” The 14th-ranked Wolfpack should be thankful for Choi’s grandfather, who first introduced Choi to the game of golf. As a youngster, Choi would stand beside his
After a promising performance at the ITA All-American Tennis Championships, the Wolfpack tennis team is looking to hold serve at the Carolina ITA Regional Championships in Chapel Hill, a tournament that will feature players from schools such as UNC, UNC Greensboro and Duke. According to junior Jaime Pulgar, the competition at the All-American tournament was some of the best he has ever faced and he does not expect a letdown in his performance at the Regional Tournament. “I think I’m in good shape and ready to play in the regional tournament,” Pulgar said. “We used to have [the] top player in the region, but they switched it, so now we have a chance to do better. Still, [there are] four or five really good players, so I FALL STATS
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hope we do good and make it to the final round.” In the main draw of the AllAmerican, Pulgar split his matches, defeating Christopher Nott of Arkansas in two sets, 7-5, 6-1, but fell to Eric Quigley of Kentucky in three sets, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. One main area of focus that Pulgar and his teammates can agree on will be the adjustment from playing on outdoor courts to moving indoors for the first time in the fall season. “Actually, the tournament is going to be indoors, which changes the game a lot and we haven’t practiced indoors yet,” Pulgar said. However, not all of the players dislike the indoor courts as Pulgar does. Senior Rob Lowe believes that his style of play is built for the indoor game. “My game is more of an indoor game, but I’ll look serve volley a little bit more, use my serve and my volley as a weapon,” Lowe said. Being a senior, this is Lowe’s last regional tournament and he is looking to go out in style. He hopes to go into the tournament confident and focused, while improving from his last finish, as he dropped two straight sets to Baylor’s Sergio Ramierz during the AllAmerican. “This is my last regional and I’m looking to make a good impact individually and as a team,” Lowe said. “ I’m play-
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