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Facebook exec spells site’s future Raleigh, North Carolina
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Social media giant looking to build more sustainable structures. John Wall Correspondent
A Facebook policy expert spoke on campus Monday about issues ranging from social media’s impact on management practices to the future of Facebook’s in-state data storage center. Corey Owens, an associate in privacy and public policy at Facebook, held an “informational session” at Nelson Hall. The company is building a data storage center in Rutherford County. Owens is in the state to meet with local delegations about the project. In conjunction with the trip to the new data center site, Owens stopped in Raleigh to visit the College of Management. Owens said he wanted to touch base with N.C. State students and faculty while he was in the state. “I am a lobbyist among other things,” Owens said. “A big part of my job in particular is public education. Sometimes that means I’m talking to legislators about legislation; sometimes that means I am talking to a group of management students about management issues and social media.” During the session, Owens also addressed Facebook ’s value and talked about plans for Facebook’s energy-saving solutions for the 5 million-user database. Goldman Sachs recently valued the company at $50 billion, Owens said during his talk. Greg Behr, a North Carolina
day it could become like FaceFuture Goals: book.” It was obvious that a lot of Facebook is trying to earn people on campus wanted to a Leadership in Energy and hear what the Facebook execEnvironmental Design (LEED) utive had to say. Students and certification for the new data faculty in suits and ties quickly storage center it is building in Rutherford County. When filled Nelson Hall Monday afthe center is considered for ternoon to hear Owens speak. certification, LEED examiners Eliza Chen, a second-year will use the following criteria: MBA student in the College of • Sustainability of sites Management, said she attended • Water efficiency because she admired the com• Energy & atmosphere pany’s success. • Materials & resources • Indoor environmental “Facebook is a terrific comquality pany. I’m thinking from this • Innovation in design talk I can have a deeper knowledge of the company,” Chen Source: U.S. GREEN BUILDING said. “It’s always better to know COUNCIL more about a company you are interested in.” According to Owens, the the new data center, which is greatest cost of a data center is still under construction. DeFronzo said he heard electricity. Therefore, Facebook does have plans to try and miti- about Facebook’s green building initiative in Rutherford gate the center’s energy use. The data center project, slat- County before arriving at the ed to cost around $450 million, event. “I wanted to know more will strive for maximum envidetails about ronmental how [the data stability. center] is opOwens said erating. They Facebook mentioned hopes t he t heir green center w i l l power s y sbe one of the tem. I wanted f irst in the to know more world to be about that,” Leadership said DeFronin Energ y zo. a nd Env iEliza Chen, MBA candidate in DeFronzo ronmental College of Management said he came Design certiaway imfied, which is the international standard by pressed with Owens’ presenwhich the greenness of a build- tation. “[Owens] gave some good ing is measured. Julian DeFronzo, a junior in wisdom about the green grid, business administration with and how Facebook hopes to get an information technology the certification.” concentration, attended the event to find out more about facebook continued page 3
“I’m thinking from this talk I can have a deeper knowledge of the company.”
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Corey Owens, associate in privacy and public policy for Facebook, held an inormational session on Facebook’s business assets for College of Management students and faculty on Monday. Students of other disciplines were also allowed to attend.
representative of Facebook and N.C. State alumnus, made it clear the event was not meant for recruitment. “We are coming to the Col-
lege of Management to talk a little bit about Facebook and the business of Facebook. [It’s] definitely not a recruitment event,” Behr said.
Behr said Owens’ appearance was more “an informational session about Facebook and business, and how to grow your own startup so maybe one
‘Total wellness’ the basis for Health Promotion series Health Promotions’ events look to ease student stress.
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First Year College freshman Michael Simon pays for his cookies at the Sept. 29, 2010 Farmer’s Market. “I usually come here every Wednesday and get cookies,” Simon said. “My favorite is the triple chocolate.”
Campus Farmers Market tabs two new managers In the second year of the market, two new managers will continue the tradition. Alanna Howard Deputy News Editor
The Campus Farmers Market is preparing for the new semester with the addition of two new market managers. Ariel Fugate, a senior in interdisciplinary studies and the market’s current manager, said it was time to start the process of handing over the market to future leaders. The market will make its 2011 debut on Feb. 9.
“I’ve been the market manager since fall 2009, when it started. This semester I wanted to start the transition process before I graduate,” Fugate said. “I wanted to make sure the two new managers had me around to advise them in certain situations. I thought this was the perfect time. These are two awesome ladies.” The new managers are Pressly Blackley, a junior in mechanical engineering; and Brenna Hannapel, a sophomore in general engineering. According to Fugate, the pair were hired in a slightly unusual way. “Candidates needed to show they were active, be someone that went
Farmer’s Market Quick facts: What? Campus Farmer’s Market When? Each Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Feb. 9 - April 13 Where? The Brickyard Source: Campusfarmersmkt. wordpress.com
to the meetings and is involved with the market,” Fugate said. “It wasn’t a normal process because it wasn’t as
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lowing areas: intellectual, spiritual, emotional, social, physical, environmental and occupational health.” The series is set to begin tonight in Brooke Wallig Talley Ballroom, where Health ProDeputy News Editor motion has partnered with ballroom College students, now more than dancing club Dancing with Wolves to ever, are saying they are feeling offer students free salsa lessons. Rachel McCloskey, junior in mathhigh levels of stress, as The New York Times pointed out last week ematics education and member of in the publication of the findings Dancing with Wolves, said she believes the event will provide students of a national survey. Among the hundreds of thou- with both an educational opportunity sands of college freshman sur- and a much-needed break. “In college, it is especially important veyed, 48 percent rated their emotional wellbeing as being average for students to be able to find events or below—a 12 percent drop from like these that can help them lead the last recorded survey from 1985. more balanced, and healthier, lives,” At N.C. State, one organization is McCloskey said. “I love anything related to dance, so that’s why I’ll be trying to reverse this trend. attending this event, Health Promobut it will be a lot of tion, a subsection fun even if you don’t of Student Health know how to dance.” Services, has creMcCloskey also ated a series of said due to the sheer monthly events number of campus from the beginorganizations, there ning of February are likely to be opthrough the end portunities for evof April geared Rachel McKloskey, a junior in eryone to find their toward nurturing mathematics education own path toward different facets of leading a more balstudent health. According to Rachel Rotberg, anced life. “We have so many clubs on camsenior in French language and literature and intern with the Office pus to join that students will have no of Health Promotion, each of the trouble finding something they like events was designed with a “well- and fitting in,” McCloskey said. “But whatever the activity, it is absolutely ness model” in mind. “The main goals of Health Pro- necessary to find some kind of physimotion and this initiative are to cal activity, even if it isn’t really athhave a series of programs that per- letic, to try out.” Health Promotion is expected tain to the World Health Organization’s wellness model of sustaining to host two other wellness-inspired our health on multiple levels,” Rot- events catered to student needs in Febberg said. “More specifically, these ruary, including a trivia event and an programs offer a holistic point of view that covers health in the folHealth continued page 3
“It is absolutely necessary to find some kind of physical activity.”
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Zipcar Launch 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Brickyard
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NCSU Parkour and Freerunning Meet-Up 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Brickyard – At the bottom of the stairs to D.H. Hill Movie: The Neo-African Americans 7 p.m. – 8 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema Senate Meeting 7:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Senate Chambers Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 10 p.m. – 12 a.m. Witherspoon Cinema Thursday College of Management Career Fair 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. McKimmon Center Dance for Darfur Ticket Sale 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Brickyard Global Issues Seminar: Rebuilding Haiti 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. 232A Withers Hall An Evening of Short Student Films 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Auditorium, West Wing, D.H. Hill Library Movie: Social Network 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema Movie: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 9:30 p.m. – 11:30 p.m. Witherspoon Cinema
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ab partners Spencer Brightwell and Brittany Everhart perform a classic physics experiment, dropping a ball off the second story stairwell of Fox Laboratories Monday. Everhart, a junior in agriculture business management, and Brightwell, a senior in science education, were conducting the experiment for the lab that went along with their Physics 131 class. The lab consisted of dropping four different balls of varying mass and volume and measuring the time it took for the objects to reach the ground. Though the experiment required hands on data collection, the group was unsure about what was typical for the lab session. “This is only our second lab,” said Everhart. “We don’t know what the other labs will be like yet.”
POLICe BlOTTER January 28 8:40 A.M. | Damage to Property Fox Science Building Report of graffiti sprayed on building. Facilities notified and responded to clean the building. 10:43 A.M. | Check Person Carmichael Gym Student reported suspicious subject videotaping runners on track. Officers spoke with staff member who advised subject was videoing for new University video.
11:18 A.M. | Safety Program Administrative Services II Officer conducted program for new employee orientation.
2:34 P.M. | Concerned Behavior Student Health Center Officers assisted staff members with voluntary commitment of student. Student was issued welfare referral.
2:14 P.M. | Suspicious Vehicle Headhouse Unit #1 Report of suspicious vehicle in lot. Officer spoke with non|student who was waiting for friend. All file checks were negative. 4:23 P.M. | Suspicious Person Delta Delta Delta Staff member reported two subjects had attempted to take chairs from side of building. Subjects left after staff member spoke to them.
4:35 P.M. | Investigation Poe Hall Officers followed up on stalking case involving two students. Trespass was modified to include academic buildings.
4:51 P.M. | Damage to Property SAS Hall Staff member reported vehicle had been damaged. 10:54 P.M. | Investigative Stop Fraternity Court Student was referred to the university for Underage Alcohol Possession and Possession of an Open Container of Alcohol.
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Open-source software on the menu for FOSS Fair Spaces still available for students interested in attending. Eriane Evans Correspondent
Students interested in learning more about free and opensource software can sign up for the Feb. 12 FOSS Fair. Red Hat is sponsoring the Free and Open Source Software Fair. Students on campus utilize open software on a daily basis at computer labs that allow them to use certain programs to complete assignments. The FOSS Fair is an initiative to educate others about the open source community through discussion. Jack Neely, a Linux specialist with the Office of Information Technology and this year’s FOSS Fair Organizer, said the event is supposed to be a fun, informal affair for attendees. “The Fair is an un-conference event,” Neely said. “Everything is produced by the participants.” Attendees have the opportu-
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occupational seminar. However, while large crowds are expected for all events, Libby Jones, a senior in psychology and intern with the Office of Health Promotion, said she believes the most popular event will be the last one: a Zumba dance class. “I think the program cosponsored by the Career Center will be popular with students who are getting ready to graduate and are already searching for jobs; and with students who are hoping to get early
nity to host their own sessions. Participants collectively decide on which topics are most interesting, and the schedule of the day is adjusted accordingly. Various rooms will be lent for the sessions; each talk may run up to 50 minutes. Participants decide how many of the sessions they will attend, and there will be scheduled breaks in between. Individuals that sign up for the FOSS Fair by Feb. 4 will be able to enjoy free food, also sponsored by Red Hat. According to Neely, this year’s turnout is expected to be much larger than in years past. So far, 65 participants have signed up for the event. The fact that he’s worrying about having enough space for a growing crowd is something Neely says is a good thing. “The venue is kind of full now,” Neely said. “But, I’m not discouraging any more students from signing-up.” Organizers of the FOSS Fair are very excited to have different groups of individuals in attendance to this year’s fair. Students who are not too familiar with the open-source
community and projects, such as ProjectEos, which seeks to standardize academic computing systems on open source software that would expand educational resources, will be present at the event. “There are a bunch of computer science students” attending the event, Neely said. “There will be plenty of folks from Red Hat.” Participants of the FOSS Fair will include undergraduate and graduate students, school faculty and representatives from companies such as Linux. As a side note, Neely said there is even diversity among the individual’s dietary habits. “A good percentage of the attendees are vegetarians,” Neely said, laughing. “That’s an anomaly.” Possible discussions topics for the FOSS Fair can be previewed on the event website. One guest speaker will be talking about how to hack a wireless network. The FOSS Fair is in its third year; Neely said he has received positive feedback from past participants. “It has been a fantastic success,” Neely said.
preparation for their future job search,” Jones said. “But I think the Zumba event will probably be the most popular, since it will hopefully be to break a world record, and Zumba is one of the most well-attended group fitness classes in campus recreation.” While Jones said the Zumba event will likely be the most popular, all students are encouraged to try attend any of the events. “Each program has a little something different to offer. Some have direct health benefits, such as the Zumba class, whereas others offer information and advice for students
which will hopefully result in more long-term benefits, such as the employment program,” Jones said. Some of the programs are intended to be opportunities for students to relieve stress, meet other students and have fun, such as the Salsa event. “All of these events were created with students’ needs in mind. We came up with the idea for each event by trying to think about the kinds of events we would like to attend and from which we think we would benefit,” Jones said.
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Josephine Skinner, a junior in art and design, picks through the local produce at the Wise Farms booth at the Campus Farmers Market on Sept. 8, 2010.
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formal, and the advisor was heavily involved in my decision.” The main duties of the pair will include organizing and contacting the vendors, acting as the main contacts for the market, updating the website, overseeing all the educational functions associated with the market, advertising the market and gathering money from appropriate branches of Student Government. According to Blackley, the pair have not yet separated the duties, but she was in charge of contacting the managers for the semester and believed she would be managing the website. Neither Blackley or Hannapel come from agriculture or large-farm backgrounds, but Blackley had a large garden at her home in Charlotte and Hannapel volunteered with a farmers market during high school.
“In high school I went to the Durham Farmers Market, and I fell in love with working with the farmers and people coming by for food that was locally and organically grown,” Hannapel said. Because the market is still in its infancy, the pair are already looking for ways to improve it. Both agreed that expansion was the best way forward. “We’ll improve it by adding more vendors for next fall. That won’t be possible until the Brickyard Bubble is gone, but we will work to make sure new ones will be there once there is room for them,” Blackley said. They are also looking to attract more customers. By clearing up misconceptions about the market, the new managers hope new students will utilize their on-campus market. “Using the market helps the local economy and local agriculture. Buying locally helps our home-town economy, which is important,” Hannapel said. “It will also help combat obesity and economic problems, it is important that students have access to food that is healthy and good.”
Conditions: The market is open rain or shine; some vendors will accept credit cards accepted. Products available include: produce, soaps/lotions, jewelry, peanuts, salsa, preserves, organic flour, breads, eggs and honey, freshbaked cookies. Source: Campus farmers market
The market accepts credit cards, though it is up to the vendor to determine its payment preference There will be a variety of goods available, from soaps to salsa and produce, Fugate said. “We have cookies, soaps and lotions, meat and poultry, jewelry, flour, eggs and jelly - to name just a few,” Fugate said. “Depending on the weather some vendors can’t make it, but on an average day a customer should be able to find a wide variety of products.” The market is open Wednesdays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Brickyard from Feb. 9 through April 13.
Defying gravity
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In their physics lab, Hannah Carpenter, freshman in industrial engineering, and Cameron Faulconer, sophomore in environmental science, test a force’s effect on position and velocity with a small cart and fan in Fox Labs, Monday. “If you’re interested in the material, it can be fun,” Carpenter said. “Someday you can be working with this stuff as a career.” The experiment was very particular about getting the specified results. “It’s tedious, trying to recreate a graph rather than do an experiment,” Faulconer said.
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Safety escort is not a service to exploit A
The Facts:
The Campus Police and University Housing have a contracted safety escort in place for students to use after dark if they are traveling across campus and feel unsafe. John Barnwell, Campus Police captain, confirmed there is an issue with students abusing the escorts as a free taxi service.
Our Opinion:
Although it is in place for them to use, students should seriously consider their reasons for using the safety escort service. If they feel unsafe, there shouldn’t be a doubt. However if students are just being lazy, they should not waste their time.
lthough you may not have heard, students use the safety escort service to get around campus after dark, but most are using it more as a taxi service than for its intended use. Most students know not to call 911 unless there is an emergency, and there is little difference with the safety escort service. The blatant misuse of this safety resource is irritating because of how selfish it is, and how it can legitimately put other people in danger. The peak hours for safety escort requests are between 10 p.m. and 2 a.m. During those four hours, there are busses running to places someone might need to go on University business. Better time manage-
themselves and consider looking at the Wolf Wheels program to rent a bike if they are really in a crunch for time. ment and use of public trans- who are legitimately concerned No matter how students get portation can stop this safety about their safety, and need an around campus at night, someresource from being exploited. escort. thing should be done to alleviWe do not want to discour- ate the impairment of the seOften, when a student places a safety escort call and real- age legitimate use of this ser- curity escorts to provide a safe ize they will receive a walking vice. Anyone who has a genu- alternative to walking. Whethsafety escort, not a driving es- ine safety concern should feel er its fewer people using the cort, they decline the request. no qualms about calling and service as a taxi, contracting For this, the University’s bus requesting a safety escort af- more escorts or making some system is in place as a walking ter dark. Campus Police will other form of transportation gladly supply you an escort to available to students, no one alternative. These safety escorts are not get you safely wherever you are should end up waiting at some in place to be used as personal headed on campus. place where they feel unsafe. Should the abuse of this taxis when students make poor decisions and want to use the service start to cause serious service as their only transpor- safety issues, the University tation option. Students should should look into other ways to consider the effect they could get students around campus. have on the safety of students Students should be proactive The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
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veryone in college is asking themselves the same question: what am I going to do with my life? There are only a few college students who can actually answer that question; the rest are still wondering what’s next. If, like me, you were unsure what to do a f ter graduation, Staci you mig ht Thornton think graduAdvice ate school is Columnist the way to go. Besides, the job market sucks, so why not stay in college a few more years? Well, graduate school is not like undergraduate. It’s probably harder than you think. Graduate students usually take a full course load of nine hours -- seems easy, compared to 12 to 18 in undergraduate classes -- but these classes are not like undergraduate studies. Each three-hour class is mostly discussion. You are usually discussing the reading you have done, usually between 50 and 100 pages per class. In undergraduate classes you might be able to get away with skipping a night of homework, but when you are expected to do more than regurgitate what you read, you need a whole new way of thinking. Most of the time, professors don’t even go over what you read. They expect you to know it and then move onto more important issues. Along with the schoolwork, most graduate programs have assistantships or internships in your chosen field. This isn’t a work-study job where you sit at a front desk, answer the phones or make copies. Your supervisor treats you as if you are not a student and trusts you with a variety of tasks. Justin Bright, a graduate student in economics, explains one of his big duties as an intern at the Institute for Emerging Issues. “I am working on IEI’s efforts in social enterprise and smart grid/smarter energy, as well as the 2011 Emerging Issues Forum on Healthcare,” Bright said. This is a test run for the
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real job you hope to have. “Graduate school is a lot different than undergrad. There is easily double the amount of work. You can’t just go to class and listen and be fine on the exam. There is a lot of behind the scenes work that you have to do. The teachers go really fast and expect you to keep up. So falling behind on reading/work is easy to do,” Bright said. Of course, there are plenty of rewarding moments in graduate school. You are taking classes that actually matter to you. No more math or English requirements; just you and classes that you will actually use in the future. You are learning about the current issues in a field of your choice. You aren’t simply reading out of textbooks and learning about the past. You are constantly reading current journal and newspaper articles to learn about the present. Because there is so much work to be done in graduate school, you have to be really into what you are studying. Bright said it best: “Make sure you want to go to graduate school and be passionate about what you are going for. It is not something that you can do half-heartedly. You need to be all in because it is a lot of work.” Don’t fall back on graduate school when you don’t know what you want to do with your life. It’s too hard and too expensive to just be something to do for a few years until you figure your life out. Send Staci your thoughts on graduate school to letters@ technicianonline.com.
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“If you live far away, it’s kind of creepy walking at night so I think it’s important and a necessary service to have on campus.” Elizabeth Vanek freshman, First Year College
That’s what it’s meant for… right?
Brian Schultz, sophomore in environmental design in architecture
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t’s Sunday night and after a fun weekend around Raleigh, you have to take your car back to the Resident Storage lot. Then, you remember the busses have stopped running. To many freshmen, this is their typical Sunday night. The Trey safety esFerguson cort’s sole Columnist purpose is to “safely” take students to where they need to go on campus; however, lately the reports from fellow students have questioned if the safety escort is actually serving its purpose. Fellow students have described experiences that can only be classified as horror stories. One reports that while she was taking her car back with a friend, she called the escort. After waiting almost an hour, the car pulled up with another group of passengers. After being told the escort could only take one of them and since her friend was not the one to call, she would have to stay. This resulted in them both walking back from the Resident Storage lot in the dark. Other experiences involve a safety escort driver texting and making personal phone calls while trans-
porting students. One driver even threatened to force students to walk back to campus from the Resident Storage lot, instead of driving them. Along with these actions, safety escort drivers exercise bias against male drivers, thinking female passengers need the service more. These attitudes have scared men away from using the escort service. Some cut their weekend vacations to home early to ensure they would catch the bus from the lot. Others choose to make the trek from the Resident Storage lot to their dorm on campus, despite the dangers. From my personal experiences with the service, I have found that certain drivers act as the professionals they are, while others show zero concern for the well-being of those they drive by texting or taking phone calls. This also includes a disrespectful attitude towards students they assume are taking the escort as a taxi service. While students believe this service is ran by Campus Police, which has proven itself useful time and time again in various public safety matters around campus, the safety escort service is not, which could account for their falling short on their professionalism. The individual drivers vary, but some compromise the safety of their passengers. They should still be held accountable for this. Campus Police should
provide more stringent safety education requirements for some of the less safety-oriented drivers. A strict set of rules, including no texting or talking on the phone while transporting students, should be in place and drivers should keep a positive attitude throughout their shift to provide students with not only an example for how they should act behind the wheel, but to keep them safe while using the service. However for the more extreme cases, drivers who repeatedly show flagrant disregard for students’ safety should not be driving under the contract. If the actions of the drivers cause students to choose to walk back in the dark from the Resident Storage lot rather than trust the safety escort to do their job, then there is doubt they should be allowed to stay on as an escort. The safety escort service is there to keep students safe, not to be recreation time for contracted drivers.lorit atibus alique omnihilla ius alignis dellaccae et fugiam resciandae. Nemporum, aut et Send Trey your thoughts on the safety escorts to letters@technicianonline. com.
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Kristen Long freshman, First Year College
“I’ve never used it, but a lot of my girl friends do use it. I think it’s pretty important to have on campus.” Phillip Boyle sophomore, biological sciences
“I think its great and very convenient. I live at Avent Ferry, so I use it to go see friends or get to campus when the buses stop running.” Liana Lewis sophomore, chemical engineering
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“I think it’s a good service, especially for people who have late classes or are walking at night.”
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After seven seasons, Steve Carell punches out As The Office nears the end of its seventh season, the show prepares to lose its leading man.
The departure of a main character from a show is not an unprecedented occurrence, however, and the outcome hasn’t always been outright cancellation. Spin City starred Michael J. Fox for its first four years before the actor Jordan Alsaqa decided to leave due to his Parkinson’s Senior Staff Writer disease. However, instead of ending the show Last summer, Steve Carell announced that he would be leaving The with Fox’s departure, Charlie Sheen Office at the end of its seventh season. took over. Spin City ran two more The news itself did not come as a shock seasons after the change and proved to many in the industry, as it had been a show can work after a major casting public knowledge that this would be change. Still, not all shows are lucky enough the last season of a three-year contract to survive such a shift. Scrubs ran for signed by Carell in 2008. What was more unexpected was the eight seasons while following the life announcement that despite the loss of young doctor John Dorian, played of its main star, The Office will con- by Zach Braff. After Braff’s departure, tinue into an eighth season. Critical the series was prepared to end, and response to the show has been fall- even aired what was assumed to be the ing for several seasons, and Carell’s series finale. Nonetheless, network ABC decided Michael Scott, manager of fictional paper company Dunder-Mifflin, has to renew Scrubs for a ninth season, which featured a combeen one of the few plete restructuring of the sources of praise show and the addition of recently. several new characters to Despite the critithe main cast. The ninth cal opinion that season proved to be both the show has dea critical and commercial clined in quality, flop, leading to a quick though, ratings for cancellation. the show have reIn an effort to avoid the mained consistent same fate, the producers throughout its run. As one of NBC’s Christina Foster, a sophomore and writers of The Office in business administration have been given far more most viewed protime to plan for the new grams, keeping the show going makes sense, particularly season. In preparation, the seventh considering the difficulty the network season has been structured to prohas had since the failure of the The Jay vide one last major story arc for Carell, Leno Show in the ten o’clock time slot. leading to his departure later this year. Showrunner Paul Lieberstein disThe big question on the minds of die-hard Office fans, however, is cussed the plans for the character’s whether or not the show will be able departure in a recent interview. “Steve [Carell] will have a number of to succeed without Carell’s character. Christina Foster, a sophomore in episodes that dramatize and lead up to business administration, is curious Steve leaving,” Lieberstein said. “Then to see where the show goes without we’ll continue on for about four more Carell but believes it will not do well episodes, and the spring will prove to be not about an actor leaving, but what without him. “I’m not sure if The Office could ever happens in an office when a manager really be The Office everyone knows leaves and the chaos ensues and people and loves without Steve Carell in the vie for the job and are uncertain about cast,” Foster said. “It will be interest- their future.” After Carell’s departure, the factor ing to witness the change, but I don’t believe the show will ever be able to left to consider is who will be cast as the new boss replacing Carell on the compensate for such a loss.”
“I don’t believe the show will ever be able to compensate for such a loss.”
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show. Numerous actors have been rumored since the news about Carell broke, including Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords), Harvey Keitel (Life on Mars), and Danny McBride (Eastbound and Down). Tracey Leonard, a sophomore in philosophy, is skeptical that anyone will be able to bring the same energy
and personality to the role of manager that Carell has. “The show stands a much greater chance of failing when Carell leaves,” Leonard said, “unless the replacement is really good. There are loads of people who could be good, but many of them might be too well known to actually pull it off.”
As Carell’s departure approaches, it will be interesting to see where the narrative of the show will go, as well as who Carell’s replacement will be. As for how successful The Office will be after the loss of its leading man, viewers will have to wait until the 20112012 television season to find out.
The State of the Shooter Gaming’s most popular genre heats up Xbox Live and PSN in 2011 Phillip Lin Staff Writer
There is no doubt that first person shooter games have become the most popular gaming genre on console platforms such as the Xbox 360 and the PlayStation 3. The smashing success of games such as Goldeneye 007 in 1997 and Halo: Combat Evolved in 2001 speaks for itself. The popularity of these games helped solidify first person shooters (FPS) as the top gaming genre on both console and PC platforms for the first decade of the new millennium. The continual success and longevity of the Halo and Call of Duty series only serves to predict the continual reign of FPS titles for quite possibly another ten years. Having set sales records beyond that of any other genre, it is only natural that more and more game developers seek to take a shot at the FPS market. The Xbox Live Arcade, the downloadable games market for the Xbox 360, began with simple casual games for players to download onto their 360 hard drives. Since then the offerings on Xbox Live have greatly increased to full games and many game addons such as map packs for full retail games. The console downloadable market is also an especially popular place for remakes of classic FPS titles such as Doom, Marathon: Durandal, and Perfect Dark to be released both on Xbox Live Arcade as well as the Playstation 3’s online market called the PlayStation Network. Fans of first person shooter games have been pleasantly surprised with a recent influx of downloadable FPS titles on the Xbox Live Arcade and PlayStation Network from game developers. These game
companies range from established larger companies with established game series to smaller independent developers bringing out new intellectual properties. Players were treated to an entry in the Battlefield series with the release Battlefield 1943, and newer titles such as Blacklight: Tango Down and the recently released 360/PC exclusive Breach. These games focus on fast-paced multiplayer combat with influences from Halo, Call of Duty, and even Counter-Strike, which began as a Half-Life 2 mod. Being generally well-received by game critics and players alike, the promise of more downloadable FPS games help ease off any boredom players might experience from the larger triple-A titles such as Halo or Call of Duty. However, also arriving at the downloadable market to keep a game’s multiplayer experience fresh are add-on map packs for the multiplayer sections of FPS games. New map packs for Call of Duty titles such as Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare were well received but less so for Modern Warfare 2 because many fans felt the maps weren’t worth the price tag. This is possibly due to the fact that competitor Battlefield: Bad Company 2 offered multiple map packs for free before releasing an expansion pack for purchase. Kaleb Mckinnon, a sophomore in Civil Engineering, finds that the map packs are worth the price tag and bring new life to a game. “The maps make the game,” Mckinnon said. “It’s like fighting on a different world with new places to hide and make a stand at.” “The maps kind of determine how you might choose to fight,” McKinnon said, “and having to
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Blacklight: Tango Down is a multiplayer-only shooter on Xbox Live and PSN from Zombie games. The game runs on the Unreal Engine, and features first-person shooter mechanics coupled with an experience system, and is similar in style to Call of Duty: Black Ops.
adapt to a new scenario is just more stimulating than doing the same thing over and over again.” The add-on maps for Modern Warfare 2 sold very well despite some lackluster reviews, and the more recent Call of Duty: Black Ops will be releasing its first map pack titled First Strike on February 1, 2011. On the Halo front, the original creator and developer of the series Bungie Studios wrapped up their Halo trilogy and topped it off with a prequel to the series called Halo Reach. Having offered downloadable map packs since Halo 2 on the original Xbox, Bungie continues its tradition of supporting
the series with new maps. The Noble Map Pack was released to relishing reviews two months after the launch of Halo Reach. Mike Calarco, a senior in International Studies, prefers the Halo series to other FPS games and finds the additional maps to be an essential part of the package. “The only FPS I play is Halo,” Calarco said, “and I bought the Halo Reach Noble Map Pack when it came out.” “I thought the maps added a fresh new element to the online multiplayer experience,” Calarco said, “and the DLC exclusive playlist offered hours of fun on those new maps. It was definitely worth the price,
and everyone I know who takes the game even semi-seriously purchased them.” While Bungie has brought the Halo series to a close, the series that has been named “the king of first person shooter games” will be continued by other developers backed by Microsoft, the publisher and owner of the rights to Halo. The buzz over first person shooter games has only grown over the years. As the bigger FPS series continue dominating the gaming sales market, and a steady f low of downloadable FPS titles for all major gaming platforms continue to be released, fans have much to anticipate this year.
A prequel for the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare series has been announced, and the long-awaited Duke Nukem Forever is finally arriving to stores May 3, 2011. The return and resurgence of a 90’s-style macho gun-toting protagonist promises a wild ride of old school intensity and raunchy humor, which contrasts nicely with the overabundance of military shooters currently on the market. With 2011 promising so many shooters both new and old, and new again for the Duke, the FPS genre doesn’t seem be slowing down any time soon.
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the addictive, bird-flinging phenomenon Story By Laura Wilkinson | Illustration By Taylor Cashdan | Photos courtesy of Rovio
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Red Bird, AKA “Woodbreaker” Your basic, average red bird. Just flies and hits when flung with slingshot. Breaks glass with ease, and is your go-to bird for taking out wood.
White Bird, AKA “Egg Beater” Bomber Bird. Tap the screen while the bird is in flight to drop an explosive egg directly below. Excellent for strategic bombing raids on hard to reach pigs.
Black Bird, AKA “Kamikaze” Exploding Bird. Tap the screen at any time after launch to make the bird explode, destroying even the most stubborn building materials.
Blue Bird, AKA “Glass Jaw” Scattershot bird. Tap the screen as the bird is in flight to split him into 3 smaller birds with a penchant for glass breakage.
Yellow Bird, AKA “Maching Bird” Speedboost bird. Tap the screen in midflight to give the bird a boost of speed like a Mach 2 fighter. Has excellent focusedbreaking potential. Facts courtesy of gamefaqs
n the last couple of decades, parents and social scientists have worried about the addictive nature of video games. Now, with the emergence of smart phones, people can play games any time, day or night, and some new games have the potential to become completely absorbing. One of these new games is Angry Birds, where players slingshot various birds at struct u re s h id i ng green pigs, with the objective of destroying all the green pigs. Angry Birds has become a phenomenon among those with smart phones such as the iPhone or Android-based models. Richard Pridgen, a senior in paper science and engineering, heard about the game from a friend when it f irst became available for the Droid platform. Pridgen said the game can become addicting. “I tend to play whenever I am bored. It’s not really something that I go out of the way to play, but it’s something to fill the time,” Pridgen said. “It’s a challenging game, but not too difficult. It also happens to be one of the few games that really use the touch screen on the new smart phones.” Vihn Ngo, a sophomore in criminology, said the game is addicting because the concept is simple and there are many levels to beat. “The multiple ‘weapons’ and tricks each bird possesses make the game fun to play,” Ngo said. He also said the game has become such a phenomenon because the graphics are decent
and “the concept of birds and off of seasons. “I have the Angry Birds Seapigs is charming.” Brandon Gadwah, a junior in sons game,” Pridgen said. “I acpolitical science, gave his opin- tually don’t have the original. My phone wouldn’t download ion on the game. “The interface is very user- it for some reason. I like to play friendly, and it’s just plain fun,” the game based on the seasonal Gadwah said. “I don’t think mood – Christmas, Halloween, there have been any previous etc.” According to Pridgen, no games like Angry Birds.” Pridgen also said the inter- game before Angry Birds had face and concept are key to the similar success on phones. “I do have a lot of friends who game’s success. “It’s a fun game with a well- play the Scrabble game or the built design, and the story trash can toss,” Pridgen said. “But, those behind it is a aren’t quite little funny as as entertainwell,” Pridgen ing for some said. reason.” Sid Fowler, The Angry a senior in B i rd s phe philosophy, nomenon has said all of his led to more f r iends a re than 75 milhooke d on Brandon Gadwah, lion dow nthe game, but junior in political science loads across since he has all platforms, an older version of the Android system, and the newest announcement the game is not compatible on about the series will undoubtedly lead to even more success. his phone. On Friday, Rovio announced “It’s been a source of contena new Angry Birds game. The tion,” Fowler said. Rebecca Davis, a junior in game will be titled Angry Birds communications, said she Rio, and in a brilliant stroke of found the Angry Birds appli- franchise marketing, it will be cation when she first got her released alongside the new film iPhone because it was rated Rio as a movie tie-in game. The film Rio is an animated one of the most popular applianimal love story from the cations available. “Everyone I know likes it, creators of Ice Age. It will be but they tell me to be careful distributed by 20th Century because it’s so addicting,” Da- Fox and according to Fox, tells the story of “a macaw named vis said. The application is Blu, who leaves his native Minfree for Android us- nesota for Rio when he meets ers, but iPhone users Jewel, the bird of his dreams.” Rio will feature the voices must pay for the regular version. Davis said she of George Lopez, Jamie Foxx got the “lite” version instead and Anne Hathaway and is of the regular version because scheduled to open in theaters on April 15. it was free. The game Angry Birds Rio Due to the popularity of the original version of Angry Birds, will hit smart phones in March, the developer – Rovio Mobile a fact that will make millions of – released special edition ver- Angry Birds addicts across the sions, where the levels are based globe very, very happy.
“The interface is very user-friendly, and it’s just plain fun.”
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than one. While he has been known as a player who can shoot the ball well, this year he has added an extra attribute to his game, defense. Junior guard C.J. Williams, Wood’s roommate this year, said Wood’s improved defense has helped the Pack this year. “Scott [Wood] has done really well this year,” Williams said. “He’s working a lot harder without the ball, especially defensively. His shooting is as good as anyone we have on the court.”
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has not arrived yet. This past off-season brought the most excitement N.C. State basketball has seen since Julius Hodge was named ACC Player of the Year and earned consensus 2nd team All-America. The signing of highly touted recruits Lorenzo Brown, C.J. Leslie, and Ryan Harrow sent Pack fans into a tizzy, many of whom immediately flashed back to the days of David Thompson, the Cardiac Pack or even Hodge’s Sweet Sixteen squad, and assumed because State signed three great recruits, these young men would immediately lead the Pack to the promise land. These expectations were both lofty and incredibly unfair. Coach Sidney Lowe tried to assuage the anticipation in Raleigh, but in true State fan fashion, nobody wanted to drink the ‘don’t get ahead of yourself ’ Kool-Aid. Lowe reiterated the point he has been
When he is not on the court for State, Wood is also an avid football fan. More specifically, he is a fan of the Pittsburgh Steelers, who will be competing for their 7th Super Bowl win this coming Sunday. “I’ve been carrying my ‘terrible towel ‘ everywhere,” Wood said. “I’m so excited about the Super Bowl. I’ve been waving it all over State campus.” While he has been perfecting his game thus far, coach Sidney Lowe still believes that Wood has work to do to reach his full potential. “The other team has their scouting report, and they’re going to make it tough for you,” Lowe said. “I told Scott earlier
this year that he is going to have to move more without the ball. We run sets for him and set screens for him, but when we’re not running sets, he has to move without the ball and try to get open.” Wood knows he still has more to work on, but he says he continues to work hard to become a leader for the Pack in every single game. “I may not be the quickest or the most athletic, but I spend a lot of time at the gym and I work hard,” Wood said. “I give my dedication to the game because I love this game. When you do that, I feel like anyone can play.”
trying to get across for the last six months after the embarrassing loss at North Carolina. “I said [in preseason] that these are talented young men, but they aren’t saviors,” Lowe said in the post-game press conference Saturday. “Freshmen have no idea what it’s like to play in this league.” Making the jump from high school to college is certainly no small task, especially in the ACC. It was common knowledge coming into the season that Leslie and Harrow needed to get stronger. Scouts were highly impressed with the athleticism of Brown, Leslie and Harrow, but stated each one of them needed to improve on the defensive side of the ball, a work still in progress. That being said, each of the freshmen has already had a sizeable impact for the team, as well as in the league. Currently, Harrow leads the ACC in free throw percentage, and is third in the conference in assist to turnover ratio at 2.3. Leslie ranks seventh in the ACC in rebounds per game at 7.4, with teammate Richard
Howell just five spots below at 12th. Leslie is also the lone freshman to rank in the top-10 in the ACC in offensive rebounds. Though the results may not be favorable, and a loss to Carolina always leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Wolfpack fans, these young players are playing quite well. There have certainly been flashes of brilliance, a la 50-point second half against Duke, but the complete game of brilliance still remains elusive. The Wolfpack faithful is to not lose faith in this group of young athletes. It’s easy to be a good fan when things are going well. And sure, lately, State fans are used to mediocrity and tired of the lack of excellence. But for a young team that has shown sparks of brilliance, positive supporters that instill confidence just may be that feeling State basketball can hold on to.
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the incident on Sept. 24, 2010, when two male suspects attempted a home invasion robbery at 1725 Crossroads Arbor Way, in West Raleigh. “Two male suspects forced their way into the apartment, assaulted two victims who were inside the residence and attempted armed robbery,” Sughrue said. “The victims fought off the suspects, who fled before they could complete the robbery.” According to Sughrue, the female victim, possibly in another room while the suspects were assaulting the male victim, called 911 during the assault or shortly after the suspects fled. During Monday’s arraignment hearing, Wake County District Court Judge Keith Gregory refused to reduce the bail of Grant, which is set at $505,000. Grant remains in Wake County Jail. The investigation of the home invasion is ongoing. The police have not yet identified the second suspect. Grant, who played at N.C. State from 2005-2008, was a laid back, outspoken player with many talents, one of which was very clutch play. Born in Jamaica, Grant grew up in the Bronx, N.Y. and attended high school at St. Raymond’s High School, where he was a teammate of former N.C. State player, Julius Hodge. In Grant’s first two seasons, State made it into NCAA Tournament play under coach Herb Sendek. Grant spent his last two seasons at State coached by current head coach Sidney Lowe. Grant spent the last two years
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playing in the NBADL, the National Basketball Association Developmental League, with the Utah Flash. The male victim in the crime, Domonique Andrew Rodgers, required medical attention after the assault. The female victim, whose name was not released to the public, did not require medical attention. Rodgers was arrested the next day on a narcotics charge. The arrest is not Grant’s first
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• Page 7: A continuation of the story on Gavin Grant and Scott Wood
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Bible named finalist Offensive coordinator Dana Bible was named one of the five remaining finalists for the 2011 Uplifting Athletes Rare Disease Champion Award. On Nov. 20, 2009, Bible was diagnosed with Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia and missed most of the remaining schedule. However, after treatment Bible returned to the Pack last season and helped lead the team to a Champs Sports Bowl title. The award will be settled by an online vote the starts today. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Clark signs on for 2012 football recruiting class Marietta Ga. has been a hot spot for men’s basketball recruiting and football coach Tom O’Brien has followed suit as he and his staff received a verbal commitment from cornerback Niles Clark. Clark played at Lassiter High School, the same school that Pack center Camden Wentz went to. Last season, Clark intercepted three balls and racked up 53 tackles, while blocking six extra points or field goals. Source: News & Observer
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Police arrested former N.C. State basketball player, Gavin Troy Grant mid-afternoon
Sunday. Grant is a suspect in a home invasion that took place Sept. 24, 2010, according to police. Jim Sughrue, director of public affairs at the Raleigh Police Department, said patrol officers from Raleigh Police Department’s Northwest District found Grant at his former residence, an apart-
ment in the 5400 block of Summit Manor Lane. A warrant for Grant’s arrest was issued in November and police had been looking for him since. The police department received a tip regarding Grant’s whereabouts early Sunday morning. “Our officers received a tip
that he might be there and they went to that location,” Sughrue said. “At first they were not able to get an answer and they were preparing to make entry into the residence and at that point he opened the door and surrendered. He was taken into custody without incident.” Police have charged Grant,
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Sophomore ‘bringing the Wood’ Scott Wood becoming more than just a shooter.
Wednesday Men’s basketball vs. Virginia Tech RBC Center, 7 p.m.
Saturday Men’s basketball at Duke Durham, N.C., 6 p.m. Wrestling vs. Old Dominion Reynold’s Coliseum, 7 p.m.
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With so many freshman joining the Pack this year, Wood is at times one of the most experienced players on the court. He says that with the addition of new players, he feels like he can offer more to the team this year with his veteran leadership. “I feel like this season I can offer more than just playing
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Sophomore guard Scott Wood contests the shot of Wake Forest’s Ari Stewart during the team’s game at the RBC Center Jan. 8. N.C. State beat the Demon Deacons 90-69.
more confident shooting threepointers. “I have a lot more confidence when I’m shooting this year,” Wood said. “This year I feel like the coaches are letting me come out and have the free will to shoot whenever.” Wood has also taken on another role this season, as he has become a leader on the team.
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with the team,” Wood said. “The fact that I can help others, especially our underclassmen that need some help, is something I think adds to the team.” The progression Wood has made this year has helped State in more ways
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While some college students spent the summer vacationing, working or simply having fun, sophomore forward Scott Wood spent his time eating a lot and trying to bulk up for the Wolfpack. Unfortunately, following preseason workouts, Wood lost almost all of the weight he gained over the summer, so he had to settle for having one of the best perimeter games in the ACC this season. Wood had one of the best freshman campaigns ever for a State player last year after starting in all 36 games and connecting on 63 threepointers on the season, the second-highest ever for a freshman. Following his first regular season, Wood became known as one of the best shooters for the Pack. He won ACC Rookie of the Week, was named to the ACC’s A ll-Tournament team and shot six threepointers in the tournament, which is a record for State in the tournament. Though he had a successful season last year from behind the arc, Wood feels that this year he has grown
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In Journey’s 1981 smash hit ‘Don’t stop believing,’ lead singer Steve Perry urged teenage Americans, in all the glory of their acid wash jeans, mullets, and neon, to, as the song title implies, continue to believe. A lt houg h t he only thing the chart-topping Sean Klemm ballad has led Deputy Sports me to b e Editor lieve, as it has for loads of other musically incompetent drunken buffoons, is that I have a somewhat capable singing voice. That, however, is not only entirely false, but also a completely different story. Sure, right now, looking at results, 12-9 (2-5 in ACC), State is not a very good basketball team. There are no two ways about it. Good teams, whether they should or not, find ways to win games. This season, the Wolfpack has not managed to do that. However, to describe N.C. State as a ‘bad basketball team’ is somewhat farfetched. But didn’t I just say they were not good? Yes. Am I contradicting myself? No. This team has the potential to be great, but as individuals and as a team, State
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