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Technician Technician is the official student newspaper of NC State. It is published Monday through Thursday every week throughout the school year and every Thursday during the summer. First published in 1920, the Technician is completely student-run and editorially independent from the university. It’s a publication done by students for students. The publication has been and continues to be a source of information for all students on events, topics and views that are relevant to the NC State community. Whether you’re interested in sports, the best local music or the university’s current budget, Technician’s got you covered. Kaitlin Montgomery, Editor-in-Chief

The Nubian Message The Nubian Message is a medium representative of the Afrikan-American voice at NC State. Nubian Message is a newspaper publication in which people can learn about different aspects of Afrikan-American culture, as well as other cultures. Since its founding by a group of students in 1992, the periodical has been a source of useful information for all students by reporting on events, topics and views that are relevant to the NC State community.

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Technician (USPS 455-050) is the official student newspaper of N.C. State University and is published every Monday through Friday throughout the academic year from August through May except during holidays and examination periods. Opinions expressed in the columns, cartoons, photo illustrations and letters that appear on Technician’s pages are the views of the individual writers and cartoonists. As a public forum for student expression, the students determine the content of the publication without prior review. To receive permission for reproduction, please write the editor. Subscription cost is $100 per year. A single copy is free to all students, faculty, staff and visitors to campus. Additional copies are $0.25 each. Printed by The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C., Copyright 2011 by North Carolina State Student Media. All rights reserved.

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Windhover is NC State’s official literary and arts magazine, providing an outlet for the creative works of students, faculty and staff of the university. The Windhover is released as a print publication once a year toward the end of spring semester. Contributors are welcomed and encouraged to submit their visual work, audio production, poetry and prose to be selected for the publication. The final product is free for anyone and distributed throughout campus. Students are also encouraged to apply for a position on the magazine to assist with the production of the work. Kaanchee Gandhi, Editor-in-Chief

The Agromeck The Agromeck yearbook provides a lasting historical record of events from a student perspective, serving NC State Student Media since 1903. Our staff documents the highlights of everything from student life to international news. Agromeck is the oldest publication in Student Media, NC State’s only Year-in-Review, and Student Media’s most award-winning publication. Molly Donovan, Editor-in-Chief

88.1 WKNC is the student radio station here at NC State. We are huge supporters of local music, and independent music in general. Indy Rock, electronic, hip-hop, and metal are the main formats we play. With 25,000 watts, WKNC can be heard throughout the Triangle and farther via our webcast. Our main goal is to play music that doesn’t suck. If this sounds interesting to you come to our DJ interest meeting on Aug. 18 or 19 from 6-7 p.m. in Witherspoon room 356. Matthew Brown, General Manager

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A Wolfpack welcome from Student Government Wolfpack Nation, Welcome to all the new members of the Wolfpack! We hope the summer provided you with an opportunity to rest up and prepare for what is sure to be an amazing year at NC State. New students, we’re enthused that you have decided to join us. You’ll provide fresh ideas and unique perspectives that will allow NC State to become the best it can be. I challenge you to leave your comfort zone and truly embrace the first year experience at NC State. Join a student organization, eat dinner with someone new every night, introduce yourself to your professors and always remember that you are, first and foremost, a student. NC State is a place where you can nurture your talents, gain new skills and acquire a wealth of knowledge. All of this happens both inside and outside the classroom, and it is up to each and every one of you to seek out experiences that will help you grow as a student and as a person. As we begin the fall semester, understand that things won’t always be easy. You’ll face failure and challenges along the way, but use these instances as opportunities to grow into the leaders that you are meant to be. Nate and I want to make sure that your voice is heard, your needs are met and your concerns are addressed. We both have office hours throughout the year, but beyond that, please feel free to reach out to us at any point in time. Our main priority is, and will always be, to serve students.

Student Body Vice President Nate Bridgers

Yours in Service, Khari Cyrus and Nate Bridgers Student Body President and Vice President

Making your way downtown Noah Russ Staff Writer

The transportation system made available to students at NC State provides an efficient means to travel around campus and anywhere within the Triangle area. The Wolfline Bus System consists of 11 routes and serves as the primary method of transportation around campus and its surrounding areas. These buses most notably provide a link between NC State’s Central, Centennial and Biomedical Campuses. Because the bus system is designed

to match students’ schedules, students can catch a bus to Centennial Campus every seven minutes and a bus to the Biomedical Campus every 15 minutes during normal class hours. The system also provides services to many of the apartment complexes and shopping areas near NC State. The Avent Ferry route saves students who live in the Avent Ferry Complex the time of walking to class and also gives them access to the Avent Ferry shopping center. Similarly, the Village Link bus serves those who live in the Wolf Village Apartments, the E.S. King Village

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Tips for buying textbooks Carolyn Thompson Staff Writer

The price of college continues to rise, but carefully considering your textbook options can help you stretch your dollar further. There are several options when it comes to getting your college textbooks. NC State bookstore At NC State’s bookstore, which will move from Harrelson Hall to Talley Student Union and open on June 22, you can order your books in-store. If purchasing books from the bookstore, it may be better to buy them online, as this allows you to use financial aid and avoid long lines. The Get Booked Early program also saves time and hassle. After you have attended New Student Orientation and registered for classes, you can go on the bookstore’s website through the MyPack Portal, select “view my books” from under the class schedule setting and order the textbooks. If you end up dropping a class, you can return the textbooks you purchased within 12 days from the first day of fall classes for a full refund as long as you have your original receipt, student ID, intact wrapping and no marks in the text. This is the window of time where you can see how much the book is being used in the class. If you buy a book past this time, you can still return it within five days. Rentals can be returned within 21 days after they have been received. E-books If you find yourself leaving books to collect dust or dis-

appear in the depths of your backpack, E-books might be a preferable alternative. E-books can be a cheaper option for students as well. Part of why textbooks keep getting more and more expensive is the fact that today, photos and graphics are used on clay-based paper, and teachers’ aids, software, templates and other multi media add-ons also increase costs. If you choose to use E-books for a course, you will receive a code that will give you access to the material on your computer or mobile device. These books can be rented or purchased for lifetime use. You can find digital copies of your textbooks at NCSU.RedShelf.com. Other textbook retailers The NC State Bookstore’s website features a comparison tool that shows the costs of buying and renting books from the university versus other online sites such as BookFinder, Amazon and Half.com. When ordering from other sites, make sure to buy the same edition of the book required by your instructor. With the comparison tool you can compare the prices of buying, renting, used and new books, as well as their estimated delivery times. If you decide to order from the university bookstore, you can also have them shipped to your home or other nonP.O. box locations, but there is an extra shipping cost. If you opt for renting books, be sure to choose the renting length of time that you need so you don’t find yourself without a needed book when finals come around. It’s good

to keep track of your books and keep them in good condition. You may not remember you had a book, but the bookstore does. Library reserves What if you don’t want to buy or rent books or are unable to? The D.H. Hill Library on Main Campus and the Hunt Library on Centennial Campus, as well as the three branch libraries — Design, Natural Resources and Veterinary Medicine — have a copy of every required course book on reserve. In NCSU Libraries, course books can be found at the Ask Us desk and are available for one two-hour loan at a time. This gives you an opportunity to do work or required readings for your class. Once you’ve gotten through your semester, try to consider your selling options for physical books you’ve purchased. You might know someone who would be interested in buying it from you, or you could possibly sell them on sites like Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, eBay, eCampus.com and Chegg.com. Using the Buyback Lookup on the NC State Bookstore’s site, you can also check how much the bookstore would give you for that specific book. When purchasing your textbooks, consider all your options. Mark your calendars to help you remember refund dates and rental-return due dates so you can make the most of your money. There are many costs in college, and finding the best options for you in these situations can really make a difference.

PARTYING Matthew Nguyen Correspondent

First off, I’m not claiming to be a party guru or even go to the best parties. But in my years at NC State, I’ve been to my fair share of them, and they all inherently have the same problem. No matter who throws it or where it is, I cannot seem to avoid the

classically inexperienced partier. I’m not talking about the dictionary definition of a partier. I’m talking about the kid who bumped into a table that somehow caused a bookcase to come crashing down and as the music comes to a screeching halt, everyone stops talking to turn his or her head toward the perpetrator.But don’t worry — if

you think that could be you this fall (and if you don’t then you shouldn’t speak so soon), you will do something show-stoppingly embarrassing at a party in your freshman year. Everyone goes through it early on in his or her college career, and everyone has practiced and learned from it since. For everyone’s benef it, I’m

going to let you in on the most important do’s and don’ts when attending a party of any sort. My first word of advice is for you to use an inherent social skill that almost everyone is guaranteed to have learned but for some reason often forgets at a party. This mysterious power is the simple etiquette of being a guest. Whether the venue is a

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home, bar or any other sort of establishment, you are still a guest. Commonly assumed house rules broken at every party always include, but are definitely not limited to: leaving so much of your trash around it looks like the Globe Trotters are guarding the trash cans; helping yourself to way too much of the community food or drinks; and changing the

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Libraries offer much more than books

Alix Vo

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College students inevitably spend countless hours in the library cramming for tests and doing work in between classes. Luckily, between D.H. Hill Library on Main Campus and the brand new, award-winning Hunt Library on Centennial Campus, students have plenty of spaces and amenities available to them. In addition to textbooks, the Ask Us desk allows students to check out laptops, headphones and cameras. They also have DVDs that range from “Game of Thrones” to American filmmaking and video games that satisfy any “Call of Duty” fan. Students can also sign up for consultations with employees from the Ask Us desk to learn about how certain software works or how to use a

DSLR camera. Both libraries have their own attributes, and you might find that one is better suited for your needs than the other. “I’m an engineering student and Hunt has more tech than D.H. Hill like the music rooms since I also work with music,” said Jen Murphy, an Ask Us employee at D.H. Hill. “Hunt is very open, so it’s great for people who don’t mind people walking back and forth. D.H. Hill has more private spaces like the bookstacks or the individual wooden desk with the dividers.” In the two years that it has been open, Hunt Library has received awards and recognition for its innovative design and creative space. The American Institute of Architects awarded Hunt Library with the AIA/ALA Library Building Award

in 2013. The library also won the 2014 Stanford Prize for Innovation in Research Libraries. According to a 2014 article in The Wall Street Journal written by Jennifer Maloney, the library officials of the New York Public Library say that they’re looking to Hunt Library as inspira-

tion for its remodeling. Hunt Library has five floors as opposed to the 10 of D.H. Hill. The bottom floor has a small cafe and a glass window overlooking NC State’s impressive bookBot collection. The bookBot is a robotic book delivery system that can store up to

two million items, according to the website. The books that are stored are often those that are already available online for students. At Hunt Library, much like at D.H. Hill, students can check out the same technologies, have access to a Game Lab, and utilize its

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D.H. Hill Library is located on main campus and offers a Makerspace with 3D printers, computers, printers, technology to borrow, and plenty of space to study. Located near the main enterance the coffee shop Hill of Beans and in the West Wing is N.C. State’s Howling Cow Creamery.

many study rooms, most of which are equipped with a TV that has the ability to hook up to a laptop. The Game Lab allows projections to be made onto a 20.3x5-ft wall that can be used as an educational space or a recreational space. The Game Lab is currently closed for repairs and will be open again in the fall. “Hunt may seem less quiet as opposed to Hill, but that is because we have a more open and collaborative environment,” said Kyle Langdon, university library technician at Hunt Library. “Hunt is geared more toward engineering and textiles majors, but we do offer study rooms for students. If there’s more than one student studying together, they can reserve the room for pretty much the whole day.” Hunt Library is home to two 3-D printers and four music rooms equipped with software for digital media editing and creating music, much like a recording studio. In addition to being an innova-

tive and mind-stimulating environment, Hunt also offers a stunning view on the Skyline Terrace on the fifth floor overlooking Lake Raleigh. Students and faculty have full access to the terrace, which seats about 25 people. Behind all of the bells and whistles, there is still dedicated space for good old-fashioned studying, and everyone has his or her own favorite spaces. “I try to get study rooms in Hunt and find the ones on the fourth floor or the third floor overlooking the reading rooms are the best to focus,” said Haley Wells, a senior studying polymer and color chemistry. “At Hill, I like to study on floor seven that overlooks the Brickyard. There’s something peaceful about looking out over the Brickyard during an all-nighter.” Whether you’re at Hunt or D.H. Hill, both libraries have accommodations to suit students from all majors.

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Hunt Library is located on Centennial Campus. The $115 million facility is best known for its architecture and technological integration. Among its noted features are the robotic book storage and retrieval system, a Makerspace, 3D printing, technology-rich study rooms, audio and video production rooms, a video game lab, a teaching and visualization lab, and a technology showcase room.

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What’s your major malfunction? FINDING THE RIGHT CAREER PATH, AS TOLD BY ALUMNI AND UPPERCLASSMEN

Gavin Stone Assistant News Editor

The prospect of choosing what you are going to do for the rest of your life in the first year of college is a daunting task for anyone, but the magnitude of the choice is often shown to be a doozy for upperclassmen at NC State. The journey of finding a career with the right major leaves students with both wisdom and confusion on the topic. “Finding jobs is not about being the smartest person with the best GPA,” said Evan MacIntyre, who graduated from NC State last semester with a degree in business marketing and is now a consultative salesman at an IT firm. “It’s about resourcefulness and convincing them that you’re confident and someone they want to work with — GPA is a distant factor if

they have nothing else to look at.” In high school, MacIntyre was pushed by his father, also an IT consultant, to learn how to make his own money which led him to mow lawns and later start a successful irrigation maintenance company where he said he made more money than his teachers. In spite of his early business success, MacIntyre said he struggles between doing what he wants, becoming a police officer or teacher, and the need for financial security. “I would still love to be a cop or teacher,” MacIntyre said. “But I can’t justify my educational expenses and then struggle to provide for my future family.” Once at NC State, MacIntyre stuck with what he knew: business. “I knew that I could do business well and that it offered a lot of opportunity

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— I did not know what type of concentration that I wanted within business,” MacIntyre said. MacIntyre started with a focus in accounting but said he saw the stress of managing other people’s money and retirement was going to be too much for him. “I still recommend that kids be practical when deciding a major,” MacIntyre said. “Don’t do something that you hate, but be mindful of what you’ll have to do to get a job. Have contingency plans in place so you don’t have to be a stay-athome son or daughter.” For MacIntyre, working in a field that provides financial security “makes a good job awesome” and he doesn’t believe that people can only get fulfillment from their jobs. “People make the best of their situations usually and often times will begin to enjoy their work,” MacIntyre said. “I think people are in control of their own fulfillment — jobs will never provide fulfillment, jobs become ‘jobs’ quickly and that happiness is not exclusively related to employment.” Sam Linville, a sophomore studying graphic design and one of the managers of the class of 2019 Facebook page, said most of the questions he gets about majors have to do with the First Year College program. “I think that their biggest issue is that they just try to plan everything out and it causes a lot of anxiety when things don’t go according to their plans,” Linville said. “Kids will panic if they didn’t get into their first choice major and get put in FYC.” One student who experienced this was Luke Baker, a senior studying geology. Baker wanted to study graphic design as a freshman but was denied by the College of Design. “I never really took getting denied to the College of Design too hard,” Baker

said. “It was more my parents dream that I do graphic design or architecture because I had been painting and such since eighth grade.” For Baker, getting denied was a relief and led him to take Introduction to geology. Baker said listening to the professor talk about his experience in geology made an impression on him. “I fell in love with the subject in that class,” Baker said. “I was given the chance to do research in a lab and at the same time go outdoors and learn hands on. My free time was spent searching for minerals and looking at volcanoes. I just completely threw myself into the subject.” The major transition Linville sees students deal with in the transition between high school and college is students have to get used to seeking out answers to academic questions on their own rather than relying on guidance counselors and teachers. “Overall, your education is your responsibility,” Linville said. The struggle to find the right major can last for several years, as it did for Cassidy Slabaugh, a junior studying nutrition science after her latest major change in May. Slabaugh said that when her initial choice didn’t pan out, she “waff led between basically every major” imaginable before finding something she liked. “I was super sure I wanted to do what I came in for [chemical engineering] and within a year, realized exactly how little I knew about my major and how I actually didn’t want to do that major,” Slabaugh said. She said her biggest takeaway from her experience has been that, though some careers require certain levels of education, a major doesn’t define who you are or what your career will be. “The activities you engage in and the passions you have are so much more integral to your success than which major you choose,” Slabaugh said.

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music abruptly because you and maybe 5 percent of the room really want to hear “Wagon Wheel.” For reasons unknown to me, breaking these common house rules as a guest becomes increasingly acceptable when at a party. The next time you have a life-threatening need to hear your favorite song, don’t forget you’re still a guest. The hosts alone don’t make a good party; the other guests too matter. For this reason, my next tip is to approach the other guests. Many times I’ve been to parties, and there is a designated location where people gather to pretend to use their phones, and more commonly, a group of friends show up and don’t talk to anyone else. If there’s too much self-consciousness in your drink and not enough confidence, remember that people are most likely too busy being self-conscious themselves. They aren’t even noticing that unfortunate location of the spilled drink on your pants. Besides, if you wanted to be alone or talk to just your group of friends, why didn’t you stay where you were before the party? By now, I hope you’ve caught on to the fact that I’ve been treading lightly around alcohol. I promise the best party you go to will have alcohol. Whether you choose to drink or not, the fact is that it simply

can’t be avoided at parties. Unfortunately, the majority of rookie mistakes made by partiers are alcohol-related. The worst mistake by far is drinking and driving. You have been told not to drink and drive way before you even considered drinking or driving. Not many people are purposely getting drunk and driving, but it’s when people are a little too confident that they think they’re more sober than they actually are. If you were pulled and somehow managed to get away, no one thinks it is cool that alcohol has somehow magically left your BAC at 0. Just spend five to ten bucks for a cab to avoid the risk. Let’s take a less serious and much less talked about approach to alcohol. Seeing as only seniors and some juniors are of drinking age, how is it that freshmen end up drunk? Those who revere alcohol like some unattainable and forbidden nectar tend to be those who are getting much too drunk. It’s never cool being too drunk, and if you think it is, you haven’t been. Being “too drunk” is a relative term; it means that you’re more drunk than everyone else at the party. Just as it is inappropriate to be drinking at a setting where it’s a guarantee that no one else is, it is equally un-cool to be more drunk than everyone else in arms reach. Partiers, when you go experience your first real college party, please do act like you’ve been there before.

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A healthy perspective on the ‘freshman 15’ Inez Nicholson News Editor

When one thinks of freshman year, the painful phrase “freshman 15” is bound to come to mind. For some it is merely a myth, but for the majority of college freshmen, a few pounds are likely to be found in places never imagined in high school. Here’s the good news: It is absolutely normal to gain weight freshman year. The transition between senior year of high school and freshman year of college comes with all kinds of gains: mental, physical, social and spiritual. In high school, you were probably way more active than you thought. You shuffled between classes during a seven-hour school day, spent another two hours in some sort of af-

ter-school activity and then spent another few hours doing homework. Thinking about returning to the monotonous, yet exhausting schedule of high school makes me cringe. However, in high school your body is at the peak of its metabolism. Consuming 3,500 calories a day and feeling no guilt afterward was nothing out of the ordinary. But welcome to NC State. Fountain Dining Hall, the Atrium, Talley all crawl with never-ending options to satisfy hunger. Going off campus to eat and having access to carb- and sodium-loaded food on demand contribute to the caloric overload. The formula for weight gain is simple: taking in more calories than you burn. This is the painful truth to the freshman 15 phenomena — consuming the same, if not a greater, amount of food than you did in high school with drastically

less physical activity. However, there are ways to make your physical gains healthy. Fortunately, NC State is home to one of the largest university gyms in the southeast: Carmichael Gymnasium. Carmichael spans a total of 345,329 square feet of fitness space and houses five cardio and weight training rooms, 31 indoor and outdoor sports courts, an indoor track, rock climbing walls, two swimming pools and an eight-acre open field behind the gym. As if that’s not enough to keep you moving, Carmichael also offers more than 150 group fitness classes that include TRX, yoga, Zumba, cardio dance, H.I.I.T., kickboxing, palates and cycling. For bikers and runners, Lake Johnson, Umstead State Park, Pullen Park, Downtown Raleigh and even the campus itself are solid

options. As far as tracking what you eat, the app MyFitnessPal allows you to enter what you have eaten throughout the day and provides fitness tips and suggestions for weight loss based on your current diet. University Dining has also synched its meals into the app to make it easier to keep track of meals on campus. Amidst all of the stress from tests, essays and group projects piled on top of the desire to keep up with your social life, hitting the gym or making time for exercise can quickly disappear from your daily routine. However, just putting down your phone or pausing Netflix for a simple 15 minutes here and there throughout the day can free up a lot of time that can be spent on physical activity. The benefits that come from

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Ranking the five greatest NC State athletes Michael McLamb Staff Writer

In a society obsessed with greatness and bickering over who’s the best, I’ve decided to give my own take on the best athletes to ever grace the red and white from State. Here are my criteria for the list: Selected athletes must be retired and need to present a reputable post-college career. Let’s get started.

1. David Thompson (basketball) Who else did you expect at No. 1 on my list other than the man who literally helped invent the alley-oop during his time at NC State? Some of Thompson’s accolades include, but are not limited to: three-time first team All-American, two-time College Player of the Year and four-time NBA All-Star. In addition, Thompson is a member of the 30-person ABA

All-Time team, a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as the greatest player in ACC basketball history. Most of all though, Thompson helped NC State capture its first ever NCAA Championship in 1974 after defeating Marquette, 76-64. Thompson’s No. 44 remains the only NC State basketball jersey retired to date.

2. Torry Holt (football) For No. 2 on my l ist, I’m picking a guy who I t hin k w ill one day be in the Pro Football Hall of Fa m e i n Canton, Ohio — none other than wide receiver Torry Holt. Holt attended NC State • Fully Furnished Bedrooms from 1995-98 with Individual Leases and set a num• Private Shuttle Bus ber of Wolf• 24-Hour Fitness Center pack receiv• Resort Style Pool with Large Sun Deck • Tanning Bed i ng records • Touch Screen Computer Lab during his • Gated Community four-year ca• Lighted Full-Sized Basketball Court reer. In Holt’s • Sand Volleyball Court senior season, • We Speak Woof! Furry Friends Welcome! *In select homes t he Gre e n s All amenities are subject to change without notice. b or o n a t i ve was named the ACC Player of the Year, the AC C O f fensive Player of the Year and a c on s en su s All-American. 2000 Village Bluff Place | Raleigh, NC 27603 During the course of www.vgapartments.com | 919.862.9544 Holt’s 11-year LEASING@VGAPARTMENTS.COM professional

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career, he was selected for seven Pro Bowls and was the NFL’s receiving yards leader in the years 2000 and 2003. Holt finished 13th in NFL history with 13,382 receiving yards and 17th in completions with 920 after his retirement in 2012. 3. Tab Ramos (soccer) Tab Ramos has got to be one of the greatest athletes in NC State history that Wolfpack fans largely know nothing about. Ramos attended NC State from 1984-87. During his four-year career as a midfielder with the Wolfpack, Ramos received AllACC honors on four occasions and All-American honors three times. Pretty impressive — but it gets better. In 1995, Ramos was the first player ever to be acquired by the newly formed MLS in the United States. In addition to a club career in the U.S., he also played professionally in Spain and Mexico. Ramos spent 13 years playing for the U.S. National Team. He compiled a total of 81 caps and eight goals and played in three FIFA World Cups (1990, 1994, 1998). After the 1990 World Cup, Ramos was named the U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year. Four years later, Ramos started in every game of the 1994 World Cup and helped the U.S. reach the Round of 16 for the first and only time to date. After his playing career, Ramos was named to the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 2005 and began pursuing a career in coaching. Ramos currently serves as the head coach of the U.S. Under-20 Team and an assistant coach for the U.S. senior national team.

4. Joan Benoit Samuelson (cross country) If Ramos is the most underrated NC State athlete of all time, then Joan Benoit Samuelson is a very close second. Benoit Samuelson attended NC State from 197778. Benoit Samuelson earned All-American honors in both her seasons with the Wolfpack cross country team, helping State win the 1978 ACC Championship. After college, Benoit Samuelson went on to have a remarkable running career capturing a total of six marathon first place finishes, which include two wins at the Boston Marathon, the Chicago Marathon and a gold-medal performance at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Benoit Samuelson’s performance in the Olympics is still the fastest recorded marathon time by an American woman. 5. Roman Gabriel (football) I’m going to go a little further back in time for my last spot on my list of the greatest NC State athletes of all time and choose the NFL’s first-ever Asian-American quarterback: Roman Gabriel. Gabriel attended NC State from 1958-61. During his collegiate career, he was named the ACC Player of the Year and an all-American in 1960 and 1961. In 1962, Gabriel was drafted second overall by the Los Angeles Rams. During his professional career, Gabriel was named to three Pro Bowls and the Most Valuable Player in 1969. Gabriel also holds franchise records with more than 22,000 passing yards and 154 touchdown passes with the Rams. Gabriel was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1989 and was named one of the 50 greatest football players in ACC history as a part of the ACC’s 50th Anniversary Team in 2013.

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Football Drew Nantais

Assistant Sports Editor

Following a surprising and resurgent 201415 campaign, the NC State football team is once again competitive in the ACC and near the top of the football totem pole in North Carolina. At the end of the 2012-13 football season, despite a 7-5 record, NC State decided to cut ties with former head coach Tom O’Brien. Many Wolfpack fans were eager to see who athletic director Debbie Yow would select to be the next head coach. On Dec. 1, 2012, Yow announced the hiring of Northern Illinois head football coach Dave Doeren to the same position at NC State. Doeren was fresh off a 12-1 season, including an Orange Bowl appearance, with the Huskies, so hopes for the Wolfpack in Raleigh were high for the Kansas native. The first year of the Doeren regime was in a word, forgetful. After winning zero ACC games and posting a 3-9 overall record, the Wolfpack looked up creek without a paddle. The quarterback plays were awful, the defense was atrocious and nothing seemed to be going right in Doeren’s inaugural season. Year two rolled around, and, well, expectations weren’t great. A transfer quarterback from Florida would get his chance to shine in 2014, but no one knew just how good he could be. It’s safe to say that junior quarterback Jacoby Brissett delivered more than anticipated. Pulling off one of the best turnarounds in the country, the Wolfpack more than doubled its win total, posting an 8-5 record in 2014. Brissett had a stellar year throwing for 2,606 yards and 23 touchdowns and helped the Pack earn a bid to the Bitcoin St. Petersburg Bowl. Running backs Shadrach Thornton and Matt Dayes also had a tremendous season rushing for a combined 1,480 yards and 17 touchdowns. The defense also saw tremendous improvement throughout the season. Struggling to find its identity, the defenses had several lapses in the early stages of the season, culminating in a four-game losing streak. Over

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Members of the NC State football team rush onto the field prior to a 42-0 shutout victory over Presbyterian Sept. 20 at Carter-Finley Stadium, marking the first time in school history the Wolfpack posted 40-plus points in three consecutive games.

the last five games of the season, the Pack defense gave up an average of 24 points per game and the Wolfpack went 4-1 in those games, including a 35-7 beatdown of the Tar Heels in Chapel Hill. Despite the transfers of wide receivers Bo Hines and Marquez Valdez-Scantling, things began to look up for the Wolfpack, especially on the recruiting trail. With commits from top in-state recruits Johnny Frasier, Nyheim Hines and Darian Roseboro, the future of Wolfpack football is looking better than ever under Doeren. A favorable schedule in 2015 sets up the Pack to have a breakout year in the ACC. With homes games against Clemson, Louisville and UNC-Chapel Hill, there’s plenty of action to be excited about for the upcoming season. With a young head coach, solid recruiting classes, a revitalized defense and an experienced quarterback, the Wolfpack shows no signs of faltering anytime soon. After a brief hiatus, NC State football is relevant on the ACC football scene once again and is here to stay for years to come.

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Men’s Basketball Zack Tanner Sports Video Editor

After years of lurking in the shadows of the two North Carolina basketball giants, NC State is reemerging as a true player in college basketball on the national scene. Lost among the heated rivalry and long-term success of UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke, the Wolfpack has coasted under the radar for the past few decades, seldom earning NCAA Tournament berths but mostly sulking in its own mediocre results. Casual fans often forget the past success of NC State. Over the years, the program has accumulated two national championships and housed some of the greatest talent to ever play in the historic Atlantic Coast Conference. Yet, ever since the departure of the legendary Jim Valvano, the Wolfpack has been tossed aside, viewed only as the Triangle’s “little brother” university, earning the occasional upset over its bigger brothers while failing to make any noise in the postseason. But now, things have changed. It has become increasingly difficult to ignore the recent success of the NC State program. With four straight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, two of which resulted in trips to the Sweet 16, the Wolfpack is not a team that can be overlooked. The program’s path back to relevancy came in 2011 with the hiring of head coach Mark Gottfried. State’s past three head coaches had produced less than desirable results, and it was about time for another change when Gottfried left Alabama. Gottfried had great success during his tenure with his alma mater, leading the Crimson Tide to a No. 1 national ranking in 2003 and five straight NCAA Tournament appearances, including a berth in the Elite

Eight. The offensive-minded coach was perfect for the 2012 Wolfpack roster, which was loaded with young talent yet to reach its full potential. By the end of the season, Gottfried had taken a team which seemed destined for mediocrity to its first Sweet 16 appearance in seven years. Since then, NC State has slowly been working its way back to the forefront of the college basketball landscape. Gottfried and his staff have done wonders on the recruiting trail, bringing in some of the nation’s top players such as Anthony ‘Cat’ Barber and BeeJay Anya, as well as highly-scouted transfers such as Ralston Turner and Trevor Lacey. Not only has the Wolfpack gathered top talent, the team has done the only thing that matters in college athletics: win. Since Gottfried’s arrival, State has won 22 or more games each season, compiling a record of 92-51 over the past four years. This past year alone, the Pack earned blockbuster wins over ranked teams, earning the program time in the national spotlight. After the team’s massive upset over 1-seed Villanova in the Round of 32, major sports networks could not stop talking about the team to watch out for in the remainder of the Tournament and the 2016 season: NC State. However, while the team’s recent success has boosted the program’s standing, NC State is still quite a ways from being able to stand alongside the titans of college basketball. Offseason losses will not help the Wolfpack in its goal, but it’s not as if the team has not been underestimated before. The only thing NC State can do now is win, win, win.

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Redshirt junior guard Trevor Lacey and senior guard Staats Battle celebrate during the third round game of the NCAA Tournament against Villanova at the Consol Energy Center in Pittsburgh. The Wolfpack defeated the 1-seed Wildcats, 71-68.

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angle system, students can travel all around campus and the Triangle with no extra cost. In case you have to travel somewhere the bus routes do not service or you just want to take a day trip with your friends, NC State has seven Zipcars available for rent. Zipcar is a car-share program that allows students to have access to cars without dealing with the hassle of parking on campus. Students must pay a minimal membership fee to use the cars. After the fee is paid, students are able to rent the cars for $8 an hour or $69 per day. These costs cover gas, insurance and roadside assistance. Students who experience chronic or temporary mobility impairments are able to get rides directly to class from a program called Wolfpack Pick Up. Students who need this service must submit an online request form and agree to a disability verification statement. After this is done, students register the time and place they need to be picked up. WolfWheels, a program run by University Recreation, provides a sustainable method of transportation for students interested in biking. Students are able to rent bikes from the Carmichael complex for any length of time up to a full semester. This gives students who do not own a bike a quicker way to get around campus. WolfWheels also offers routine maintenance to bikes irrespective of students’ membership with the WolfWheels program.

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