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Jim Ceresnak, a junior in political science, wipes away tears after he was announced winner of the student body president race early Wednesday morning after a four and a half hour wait.
Ceresnak named new SBP After a four-and-a-half hour wait, winning candidates were announced James Cox Senior Staff Writer
It was four and a half hours after the student body elections officially ended when Jim Ceresnak, student body president-elect, heard the results declaring him the winner of the student body president race. Ceresnak, a junior in political science, said he was appreciative of the privilege to serve. “I poured my heart and soul into this campaign,” he said through the tears. “It is an honor to have the opportunity to serve the student body.” Jay Dawkins, the current student body president and senior class president-elect, said Ceresnak’s election was an exciting moment.
“Now it’s time to get to work,” Dawkins, a junior in civil engineering, said. Later Wednesday, Ceresenak said this is a great opportunity to hit the ground sprinting. “We can begin working on the things we want to work on,” he said. The four and a half hour wait was much longer than originally projected. Candidates and their supporters passed the time sitting in the Student Senate Chambers while votes were being tabulated. Andrew Tucker, the elections commission chair, said the delays were due to a large amount of write-in votes. “We took every entry seriously,” Tucker, a senior in political science, said, adding that the exception of the write-ins, the elections were “fairly smooth.”
ELECTION RESULTS *Student body president: Jim Ceresnak * Student Senate President: Kelli Rogers * Student Body Treasurer: Elmo Lamm * Student Chief Justice: Mary Frances Woods * Senior Class President: Jay Dawkins * Student Centers President: Marycobb Randall * UAB President: Margo Sauter * Student Media Board of Directors: Al S. McArthur * CHASS Sophomore: Scott Goldsmith, Jermanie O’neal Jones * CHASS Junior: Maritza T. Adonis, Lauren Demanovich, Kelly Hook * CHASS Senior: Celeste Hurtig, Jason Lindsday, and Morgan Donnelly * Ag Institute: Steven Holden * CALS Sophomore: Arialle Crabtree and Erica Brown
* CALS Junior: Kristen Baughman, Ethan K. Harrelson * CALS Senior: Jeanne Chen, Katie Mills, and Missy Kosht * Management: Lynn Clark, Brianne Bower, Phillip Clark, Jessica Humphrey, and Jake Bloodworth * Engineering Sophomore: John Tucker * Engineering Junior: Steve Cosolito, Dustin Ryan Nelson, and Cody Bryant * Engineering Senior: David Bascombe Jr. * Textiles: Heather Chiang * Education: Sarah Center * FYC: Sarah Lindh * Natural Resources: Laura Brown * PAMS: Kelley Maryman *Graduates: Michael Robinson, Lashkmi Ashok * Vet: Amber Musick * Student Centers Board of Directors: Ashley Wagner, Kyle Winters, Matt Gromlich, Anna Rains SOURCE: STUDENTS.NCSU.EDU
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Senate approves bill to discourage mandatory health care Bill aims to persuade Board of Governors that “N.C. State is different” from other schools in the system Ty Johnson News Editor
The Student Senate voted in favor of the health care freedom act Wednesday night. The bill opposes the implementation of mandatory health insurance on all campuses of the UNC system, and aims to discourage the BOG from requiring all students to have health insurance in order to be enrolled at any system university. The bill estimates that 10 percent of the undergraduate enrollment at NCSU, around 2,200 students, are uninsured and projected costs for health insurance would average about $600 per year. “Health insurance shouldn’t be a requirement to get an education,” Sen. Jeanne Chen, a junior in biochemistry, said.
Chen, who sits on the standing committee on student health, said students already pay a student health fee, and adding mandatory health insurance to education costs is limiting to low-income families. “Adding insurance on top of fees is a double whammy,” Chen said, adding that while mandatory health insurance benefits smaller universities, it could hurt N.C. State’s affordability. “We’re asking the Board of Governors to see N.C. State is different,” she said. Sen. Justin Brackett said that the current financial status of the economy makes it a bad time to increase student expenses. “Right now, we’re in bad economic times,” Brackett said. “It’s not fair to anybody to impose more costs on students.” Brackett also said the policy would keep many students from being able to attend college. “They’re basically telling students if they don’t have or can’t afford health insurance, then they can’t come to school,” he
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“It goes against the purpose of the University.” Sen. Justin Bracket on the BOG’s proposal to require health insurance for all students said. Student Body Treasurer-elect Elmo Lamm opposed the bill, and said the mandatory health insurance is an opportunity for students get health insurance at a lower rate. “I oppose the bill because I support affordable health insurance for all students,” Lamm said. “Students wouldn’t have the opportunity for the good rates if it wasn’t mandatory.” Brackett said the bill would likely not affect “rich families,” adding that it would be the students who already struggle to pay expenses who would suffer the most. “It’s going to hurt poor families on the borderline who can’t afford it,” Brackett said. “The students who are trying
to pull themselves up with an education, but [if they can’t afford the education,] they can’t do it. They have no chance to do it.” Lamm said that an increase in aid will help deviate the extra costs associated with the health insurance expenses. “There’s an expected financial aid increase that should help with expenses,” Lamm said. “The more aid you need to meet your needs, the more the aid [pays], and expected family contribution[s go] down.” Brackett said the BOG’s proposal isn’t conducive to the education of the state’s students and that the extra costs would help no one. “It goes against the purpose of the University,” Brackett said. “I think it’s a bad policy for everybody.”
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University Dining is in the process of beginning a five-year plan for improvements to dining facilities on campus. Among the renovations planned is a Port City Java in Park Shops and a creamery in D.H. Hill that will sell the food science department’s ice cream and dairy products. The creamery will be located in the Erdahl-Cloyd wing. Randy Lait, the director of Dining services, said the location wasn’t the most spacious, but it would be a pleasant addition to the library. “It’s not very big, but it’ll be nice,” Lait said. The creamery will be ready for business by April, but construction is ongoing, Lait said. “It’s almost finished,” Lait said. “The contractor is working on some things... light fixtures are going in, flooring is being put down.” The creamery will act as more of a full-service ice cream shop than the one located in Talley Student Center, Lait said. The ice cream that will be sold is produced by the University and named “Howling Cow Ice Cream.” Martha Hall, a junior in environmental science, said the creamery could be a positive, but had concerns since the University has threatened to close the natural resources library due to budget restraints while planning new dining locations. “A creamery is not a bad idea,” Hall said while lamenting that the University’s policy should be “academics before food.” Hall said she could support the creamery but was concerned about the creamery’s proximity to the library’s books. “[It could] become an issue of sticky fingers,” Hall said. Lait expects the Port City Java DINING continued page 3
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The BOG had the mandatory health care proposal on the agenda for its meeting last Friday, but did not discuss it after it proved controversial, according to Student Senate President Greg Doucette. “When it was discovered that there was student opposition, it was pulled off the agenda,” Doucette said. Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford said the BOG will discuss the matter before its next meeting May 8.
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NORM SCHULMAN: A LIFE IN CLAY Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. COMPLEX TRAUMA: PRACTICES AND INNOVATIONS WITH ADULTS AND CHILDREN University Club, 2 to 6:30 p.m. INFORMATION SESSION FOR RPT PROCESS Harrelson Hall, 3:30 to 5 p.m.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s not very big, but it’ll be nice.” Randy Lait, director of Dining services on the five-year plan to include a new creamery in D.H. Library in the ErdahlCloyd wing
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE LECTURE: GEORGW STANZIALE, HADEN STANZIALE Kamphoefner Hall - Burns Auditorium, 6:15 to 7:30 p.m.
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Festival kicks off Saturday
The 39th annual Pan Afrikan Festival, entitled “The Evolution of Black: Still We Rise,” is scheduled to begin this Saturday with Service Raleigh and the “Slap Back to Africa” event in the Talley Ballroom Saturday night. The week long festival will include events such as a Gospel Explosion, modeling and fashion shows, Pride Day in the Brickyard and the much anticipated Greek Step show April 3. The step show will be held in Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Center from 6 to 9 p.m. Food and a comedy show will follow at 10:30 p.m. For more information on the events visit the UAB Web site at, http://uab.ncsu.edu/ pan-afrikan/ or call (919) 515- 5198. SOURCE: UAB
CNR hosts town hall forum The College of Natural Resources will be holding a town hall style meeting tonight in Withers Hall from 5 to 7 p.m. to discuss the process for revising the existing degree in environmental sciences. William E. Winner, the coordinator for the academic programs in Environmental sciences, will open the meeting with a short talk about the current state of the degree. Students should come prepared with ideas on how to improve the degree to make it more attractive to students. Any input from students on how to improve this degree program is welcome at the meeting. SOURCE: WILLIAM WINNER
Nominations open for awards The Deborah S. Moore Service Awards are now open for nominations. The memorial program, designed to recognize exemplary service and outstanding volunteers, is accepting applications through April. The categories open are Outstanding Student Volunteer,
Outstanding Service Club of the Year, Outstanding NonService Club of the Year, Outstanding One Time Volunteer Event and Outstanding Community Service Project. All categories are looking for individuals, clubs and events that have had a significant impact on N.C. State and the surrounding Raleigh community. Nominations should be brought to Talley Student Center, Room 3115, by 5 p.m. April 1. SOURCE: CSLEPS
Seminar open to public Stephen Puryear, a philosophy and religion professor, will give a seminar titled, “Force, Absolute Motion and the Threat of Circularity in Leibniz.” This seminar is open to the public and will be held March 26 at 4:20 p.m. in Withers Hall. For further information, students should contact Michael Pendlebury by sending an e-mail to mjpendle@ncsu. edu. SOURCE: NCSU.EDU
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North Dakota prepares for flooding
More than 1,000 volunteers in Fargo, N.D. have been working around the clock the last day to prepare for potential floods. The volunteers filled up bags of sand to protect their houses and surrounding buildings from flood waters which have been projected to reach record levels. The counties of Morton, Emmons and Burleigh were under a flash flood warning until 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. More than 1,000 people were evacuated form the area near Bismark while the Missouri River flooded on Tuesday Night. There is also growing concern about flooding in the Red River which runs through North and South Dakota. The river is expected to rise 39 to 41 feet in Fargo Friday, possibly breaking the record of 40.1 feet set in 1897. SOURCE: CNN
Jet crashes in California
A single seat F-22A fighter jet crashed Wednesday near Edwards Air Force Base in California, according to Air Force officials. The F-22A is the most expensive fighter the Air Force uses, costing $150 million per unit. The plane was designed during the late stages of the Cold War so Soviet bombers could be attacked stealthily in the case of a nuclear strike. The status of the pilot is unknown. SOURCE: CNN.COM
Colbert in orbit
Comedian Stephen Colbert, who nearly had his name on the ballot of the South Carolina presidential primaries last year, may end up with his name christening the new wing of the international space station. “Colbert” was suggested 230,539 times of the more than 1.1 million submissions for a NASA contest to name the wing.
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POLICE BLOTTER March 22 11:05 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY University Towers Raleigh Police Department requested assistance to serve arrest warrant on student. Three students were also cited and referred to the University for underage alcohol violation and drug possession. 12:23 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Metcalf Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. 2:23 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Faucette Drive/Varsity Drive Officer spoke with students sitting in vehicle. Everything OK. No further action taken. 1:31 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Centennial Campus Campus Police and Fire Protection monitored Ron-a-Thon Road Race. 10:17 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Varsity Drive Student was issued citation for driving without a valid driver’s license. 10:37 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Varsity Drive Nonstudent was issued citation for failure to have insurance. Tag was also taken on order from DMV. 11:59 P.M. | TRAFFIC VIOLATION Dan Allen Drive/Western Boulevard Nonstudent was issued citation for speeding. 4:17 P.M. | SAFETY PROGRAM Witherspoon Center Officer gave Alcohol Awareness Program to Freshmen Mentors. 4:49 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Carmichael Gym Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. 7:10 P.M. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Carmichael Lot Minor traffic accident involving students. No injuries. 9:28 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Avent Ferry Complex Student reported damage to vehicle. Sideview mirrors were broken, windshield wipers were bent and vehicle had been keyed.
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to open its doors in the fall after being added to the main entrance of Park Shops. The building is already being renovated to facilitate multiple departments for the University, and that construction will be completed by June while the coffee shop will only be halfway done, Lait said. “The project is a little bit
behind schedule,” Lait said, but added he was confident it will be ready by next semester. Buddy Bryson, a freshman in extension education, said the additional dining location would be a welcome addition to his daily meals. “I’m excited,” Bryson said. “I love their breakfast.” Other students, especially those who won’t frequent the new locations, are unaffected by Dining’s proposed plans, like Jonathan Fromknecht, a junior
NEW UNIVERSITY DINING LOCATIONS Port City Java - Park Shops Expected completion: April 2009 Creamery - D.H. Hill Library Expected completion: Fall 2009 SOURCE: RANDY LAIT
in applied science and mathematics. “It doesn’t really affect me,” he said. “I don’t really care either way.”
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Zack Nienstedt, a doctoral student in electrical engineering, works on his design for a competition with his team, The Locomotive Drivers. This competition was a part of the Centennial Campus Challenge, which was designed to promote student life and community on Centennial Campus.
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Tucker said there were seven positions that needed to be filled with write-in votes. “Everyone wrote someone in so the computer had to map each of those, and their variants, out,” he said. Tucker also said the results were released much quicker than a few years ago, before the program was used. “It used to take the Elections Commission three to four days before,” he said. This year’s election saw candidates running unopposed for vital positions. Two of the more notable unopposed campaigns were Kelli Rogers for Student Senate president and Elmo Lamm for student body treasurer. Zachary Richard, a freshman in computer science, said there should have been more candidates running for the positions. Rogers, a junior in political science, agreed. “I was disappointed, it shows people don’t think these positions matter,” she said. Richard also said he didn’t see the candidates that were running uncontested. “They don’t need to when they are the only one running,” he said.
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Jay Dawkins, a junior in civil engineering, consoles Kornelius Bascombe a sophomore in criminology, after his loss in the student sody president race. Bascombe was one of six candidates.
Sarah Deuhring, a freshman in communication, said the lack of candidates running wasn’t an issue for her. “I would say it would be a problem if these elections were about the issues, but they weren’t,” she said. Deuhring said she voted because it was important, regardless of who was running. “Those that think they can’t do anything, make it harder for those who can [do something],” she said.
VOTER TURNOUT 2009 From a pool of 30,815 voters, 6,740 ballots were cast (21.9 percent). 29.2 percent of regular undergraduate voters cast ballots (6,165 of 21,111). SOURCE: VOTE.NCSU.EDU
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Obama launches online town hall meeting Can’t make it to Washington today to chat with President Barack Obama about your concerns about the ailing economy and his plan to fix it? No problem. What were once fireside chats from President Franklin Roosevelt and even YouTube addresses from Obama earlier in the
year have evolved into an online town hall meeting in which concerned Americans can submit their questions for Obama and he will answer them. “We’re going to try something a little different,” he said in a video on WhiteHouse.gov. “We are going to take advantage of the Internet to bring all of you to the White House to talk about the economy.” As of Wednesday afternoon, more than 30,000 people had submitted questions through the Web site, which will be accepting questions until 9:30 a.m. today. Obama has said he will answer the most popular questions via a live video stream on WhiteHouse.gov starting at 11:30 a.m. today. Directions for submission ask that people post only “only questions related to the economy (including topics essential to long-term economic growth, such as education, fiscal responsibility, green jobs and energy, health care reform, and home ownership).”
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Botulinum toxin, a liquid most frequently used to smooth out wrinkles, is being used to enable patients who have had strokes regain control of limbs that had been rendered useless. It is also being used to help dystonia victims regain control of muscle spasms, to help those prone to flop sweat control the flow and to help children with clubfoot avoid surgery. Its use for stroke victims is not approved by the Food and Drug Administrations, but its practice is so widely accepted that Medicare recognizes it as a treatment and will usually reimburse patients for its use. But Dr. David M. Simpson, a professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, said only about 5 percent of stroke victims who could benefit from Botox injections ever start treatment. SOURCE: NEW YORK TIMES
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The taskforce, which is comprised of students, faculty and OIT staff, has suggested the University implement Google Apps Education Edition, which includes Gmail, Google Docs and Google Chat, among other tools. The group examined options for e-mail outsourcing before selecting Google as the best option. The Google suite is free of charge, and according to the report, could save the University $60,800 per year. Cyrus, the student e-mail program in place, costs about $235,870 per year including mail relays. According to Stan North Martin, director of outreach, communications and consulting and taskforce member, students on campus clearly leaned toward Google over other options such as Microsoft Live. In addition to student feedback, the taskforce also looked to institutions across the state and nation for comparison, including Appalachian State and UNC-Chapel Hill. “Those who have implemented Google Apps that we have talk-
provements will come from a switch in student e-mail services. “The solution of outsourcing seems to be good for cost and effectiveness,” he said.
Putting the plan in action If Hoit gives the taskforce the ed with have overall been very go-ahead, he said extensive planpleased with the service that ning will be imperative to ensure Google provides,” North Mar- a smooth transition. tin said. “Implementation is always a challenge in any it project,” he Awaiting a stamp of approval said. “It comes down to how Now that the taskforce has much planning and communisubmitted its final report and cation you do with the affected recommendation, the next step parties.” toward changing student e-mail According to North Martin, s er v ic e s l ie s the taskforce with Marc Hoit, has a tentative vice chancellor plan in place for for information said implementechnology. tation. Hoit said he “During the plans to meet spring and with the tasksummer, we’d force by the end be work ing of next week in on a lot of the order to “dig process issues Stan North Martin, OIT deeper” i nto regarding how what the initiato roll out this tive detailed in the report. service,” he said. “In the fall [we He also wants to communi- would conduct a] broader pilot cate with campus figures such than we did this spring.” as college deans and academic In the December 2009 to information technology direc- January 2010 timeframe, North tors to include their feedback in Martin said OIT would ask for his decision. a subset of the student populaBut whatever his decision may be, Hoit said he is confident imGMAIL continued page 5
“There may be a learning curve and training [programs] we have to develop.”
me: what would you think of the University switching to GMail? Cameron Nelson TFOJPS international studies: I kind of like having school mail separate from other mail. It would be beneficial to have more memory available by switching to a new provider, but he has only gotten close to quota in Webmail once. Using Gmail or another service would make it more difficult to distinguish between e-mails coming from the University and those that are not Hannah Litzenberger TFOJPS natural resources: the Google Docs feature would be very helpful to use for coursework. She said she would also utilize Google Chat. Gmail is very reliable and easy to use.” G Chat would be a great tool to connect everyone – even students to faculty.” Daniel Styles, TFOJPS DPNQVUFS science:I wouldn’t like it [if the University switched to Gmail]. I would not want to provide all the information they have to give to Google, which is an outside company. I don’t like releasing my personal information. Gmail is very reliable and easy to use.” The only problem I’ve had with Webmail is running out of storage. I’ve received a lot of spam messages in Webmai, but that the spam filter is effective at catching it and preventing it from showing up Options
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tion – most likely volunteers -to transition to the new e-mail system. Under the tentative plan, North Martin said incoming students enrolling at the University for the spring 2010 semester – which would most likely be a small group – would use the new e-mail program. The rest of the student population, he said, would most likely make that transition throughout that semester. North Martin said communication with students and the campus community will be a priority for OIT during the potential e-mail transition. Training may be necessary, Hoit said, to ensure students are familiar with a new system. “Some students are used to the Cyrus-Webmail interface. There may be a learning curve and training [programs] we have to develop,” he said. The results of outsourcing By moving to Google Apps Education Edition, or a similar program, OIT will lose some amount of administrative control over student e-mail systems. “That is something the task force members are comfortable with, given the information we know and the conversations we’ve had with other schools,” North Martin said. And with funds saved by outsourcing, Hoit said there are multiple projects on the horizon that could be completed. Some include a collaborative calendar system for student organizations, technical support for classrooms, campus computer labs and new software, among others. He said the excess would soften the blow of OIT budget cuts.
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Responses to pre-pilot questionnaire, which was given to those who signed up for pilot accounts of Microsoft Live @ Edu and Google Apps Education Edition Total respondents: 275 1. Do you currently use your NCSU e-mail account? Yes (272) No (3)
1a. If yes, what do you use your account for? (select all that apply) NCSU-related communications (262) Personal communications (136)
2. Do you forward your NCSU e-mail to another account? Yes (272) No (3) 2a. If yes, which service do you forward to? Google (106) Hotmail (4) Yahoo (5) Other (5)
3. How do you access your e-mail account? Web client (webmail.ncsu. edu) (227) Desktop application (Outlook, Thunderbird, MacMail, etc) (126) Mobile device (90)
4. Do you have and use more than one e-mail account? Yes (273) No (2) SOURCE: OIT
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echnolog y has a reputation for adapting to what its consumers want. A Blackberry with a touchscreen? It’s in stores. A computer so thin it fits in a manila envelope? You got it. But few companies can adapt North Carolina unemployto consumers who, in a time of ment rates spiked to 9.7 percent recession, aren’t spending any of in January, pitting the state their incomes — or lack thereof against just five others, including — on unnecessary technology South Carolina and California, hardware. for highest unemployment rate Although the industry isn’t on in the nation. the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ list A national unemployment rate of the 19 most-affected indus- of 8.1 percent in February, up .5 tries in terms percent from of mass layoffs t he prev ious — the list inmonth accordcludes mining, ing to the Buconstruction, reau of Labor manufacturStatistics, hasn’t ing, wholesale repaired a widand retail trade, ening hole in and real estate consumer con— reports of f idence. T he hundreds-plus Conference Michael Walden, economist Board, which l ayof f s h ave been increasing surveys 5,000 since the end of last year, ac- households a month in an atcording to TechCrunch, a Web tempt to measure the public’s site that chronicles the industry’s level of optimism in the state progress. of the economy, reported conThe site gives a rough estimate sumer confidence plunged to 25 of 310,000 for how many employ- out of 100 in February. That’s a ees have joined the ranks of those 12-point drop from January. involved in mass layoffs. Walden said consumers who “If consumers are fearful of job haven’t been laid off are hesitant loss and incomes are down, tech- to spend an income that might nology hardware is something not be deposited into their bank they can postpone buying, just accounts in a few months; those like clothes,” Walden said. who have been laid off or asked
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RECENT LAYOFFS IN THE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY COMPANY
DATE
PLACE
NUMBER
Evri
March 20
Seattle, Washington
9
Ustream
March 18
Mountain View, California
4
Nokia
March 17
Helsinki, Switzerland
1,700
ChaCha
March 17
New York, New York
25
Spot Runner
March 13
Los Angeles, California
60
Dell
March 13
Winston-Salem,North Carolina
150
Sony Pictures
March 11
Los Angeles, California
350
Garmin
March 10
Kansas City, Kansas
181
Micron Technologies
February 27
Boise, Idaho
2,000 SOURCE:TECHCRUNCH
to stay away from work on extended leave are even more unwilling to upgrade technologies like computers, cameras or system accessories. Local businesses like Dell, based in Texas but with a branch in Winston-Salem, and Morrisville’s Lenovo have reported layoffs that total at least 150 and 50, respectively. And Research Triangle Park employees aren’t immune to layoffs, either — Sony Ericsson laid off 450 of its employees in September, according to the Triangle Business Journal. “The technology industry has been adversely affected, like ev-
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‘Technician’ should not cover Playboy I wanted to express my concern with the recent Playboy advertising within the Technician. As I understand the need for financial support in any newspaper, I do not feel that this is the kind of advertising that should take place within our college’s paper. Playboy is an organization that contributes greatly to the objectification of women in our society and in turn, verifies the rape culture we have created. This company uses nude female models displayed in provocative positions to please a male-dominated audience. These women are seen and used only for their bodies and that outlook devalues the need for an education. Therefore, to prey on the women within an educational setting only further generates a hostile environment in which the female students feel discriminated against and targeted for, not their education, but their bodies. I urge the newspaper to think about the implications of posting advertisements for Playboy. I strongly encourage the editors of the Technician to omit any articles following the process of the Playboy interviews or that discuss the winners. I would hope that there is not a repeat of 2004’s cover story where the female students of N.C. State are displayed half-naked in celebration of objection. If you choose to print such articles again, I, as well as others, will continue to write letters and, if it comes to it, boycott the Technician. Thank you for taking this into consideration. I hope you will make the right decision. Kelsey Lambdin junior, women’s and gender studies
Playboy exploits women In 2004, the Technician grotesquely covered Playboy’s recruitment of NCSU women. There were multiple scandalous articles that included sexist quotes, and even the racy pictures of our classmates (of course their bodies were blurred, but not their faces). So instead of covering the many extraordinary things that the Women’s Center, the Movement, WISE, sororities, etc. are doing throughout the year, the Technician chose to cover Playboy’s presence. And now, the Technician is advertising for Playboy again. Playboy is not women empowerment. It is nothing more than paid sexual abuse operated by a male dominated organization. Studies show that after viewing pornography men are more likely to report decreased empathy for rape victims, report believing that a woman who dresses provocatively deserves to be raped, report anger at women who flirt but then refuse to have sex, report decreased sexual interest in their girlfriends or wives, report increased interest in coercing
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tudent Government elections commission chair Andrew Tucker announced at approximately 4:30 a.m. Wednesday morning that Jim Ceresnak would be the 2009-10 student body president. Every candidate for student body president vowed to stay active in the University and we encourage them to pursue leadership roles around campus. Ceresnak must also take the initiative to reach out a hand to his former opponents and work with them to better the University, because they are all formidable student leaders. Ceresnak has the responsibility of keeping his campaign promises, which can be found on his Web site jimforsbp.com, such as
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trying to reschedule spring break to a later date and promoting a culture of mutual respect on campus. If he wishes to complete at least some of his goals, he must get to work as soon as possible. Ceresnak has big shoes to fill, and like this year’s Student Body President Jay Dawkins, he must get to work immediately after he takes office. Dawkins worked during the summer of 2008 to fight for more tailgating hours before football games and to fix the ticketing system for athletic events. Also, if Ceresnak wishes to advocate for students, he must
interact with students, be accessible and be visible to the student body. Ceresnak must find a way to keep in contact with students and have good communication because he is their representative. Because of his lack of leadership experience at the University, Ceresnak must keep in contact with former student body presidents and have guidance from his predecessors but at the same time be his own person. Each student gives $10.85 to Student Government every year in student fees, and Ceresnak must make sure it is used wisely. And to the rest of the newly
elected Student Government officials, keep in close contact with the students you represent. And most importantly, allow your constituents to know who you are and what you do. Be advocates for students, be open to comments and suggestions and work to have stronger college councils. Every newly elected official must go into their respective positions as an opportunity to represent the student body and serve the University. It is absolutely vital for the student body to get fair representation from student leaders, and newly-elected Student Government officials must work hard to give students a voice so students care about Student Government.
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What do you think Student Body President-elect Jim Ceresnak will do in the next year? BY CHRISTIN HARDY
partners into unwanted sex acts As college women we have the opportunity and privilege to obtain a higher education. We are capable of using our experiences and skills to contribute to the improvement of our society. We do not exist in society to have our bodies exploited nor objectified for sexual pleasure of others. Playboy thinks that they can come here and degrade women and demean our campus reputation. We cannot allow this smut to be glorified ever again. Maria McDuffie Senior - Women’s Center Staff
“I’ve heard he wants to move spring break back and renovate Talley. I hope he does because I think those are good ideas.”
Obama’s stem cell research and withdrawal policies go hand-in-hand.
Conrad Plyler, freshman in political science {Editor’s note: the word length requirement for this letter has been waived}
The Comedian is not a hero I, in no way, shape, or form support rape and saying that Watchmen supports rape is absolutely absurd. Joshua Hamilton [in his March 19 campus forum letter] obviously can not distinguish between something that is meant for entertainment and something that is meant to be taken seriously. Movies are a form of art and expression that sometimes deal with complex issues just like theater. Joshua must have not read Watchmen or he would have known that the story is complex and deals with some tough issues. The Comedian is not a hero, such as Batman or Superman. Rather he is a tragic hero. Although he started out doing good for society, the events in his life and his flaw human nature led to his downfall. The Comedian realized that life is not all fun and games it is complex and if we can not control ourselves and see the difference between right and wrong, we will ultimately become a tragic hero. This implies that The Comedian’s name is a paradox. Children are not going to see this movie because it is rated R for obvious reasons such as rape, nudity and violence. Do not criticize the entertainment industry for doing its job and showing a movie that is meant for entertainment. Instead of complaining, why don’t you use this opportunity as a teachable moment and let people know about the evils of rape and just enjoy the movie as a movie. The only reason I would turn people away from seeing this movie is if they had not read the graphic novel first. Joshua, if you are not mature enough to watch an R rated movie and deal with the adult issues that may come up, maybe you should go home to whatever sheltered bubble you came from and watch G rated movies. Oh wait Bambi’s mom got shot so don’t watch that or you might start complaining about hunting too. Jake Anderson sophomore, biological sciences
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which states its mission is to raise enough money to put a 54 bell carillon in the tower as was originally intended. The group has plans to raise the money themselves through T-shirt sales and through the donations of alumni who are not currently donating to the school. They don’t want to divert funds from the academic departments or the operating costs of the University. As students, I think we should get behind this i n i t i at i ve a n d support it wholeheartedly. Especially the senior class, I think this could be a great opportunity to leave a lasting legacy to our University. Join the Facebook group “Finish the Belltower!” buy a T-shirt, donate $5 to the cause and show the University and the alumni that even though we are poor college students we are willing to forego a Cookout tray to contribute to the betterment of our Wolfpack community.
“The bells now ring falsely for me, and as it turns out, that’s because there are no bells in the tower.”
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for important University figures like coach Kay Yow, and also as a site of protest for issues from tailgating to the Vietnam War. Most notably, however, the Bell Tower is a keeper of time, with a chime that marks the changing of hours, and therefore classes, throughout the day. Recently, howe ver, I learned that there is something hollow in the ring of the chimes I find so quintessentially N. C. State. The bel ls now ring falsely for me, and as it turns out ,t hat ’s because there are no bells in the Tower. I was surprised too, kids, but the truth of the matter is that the Westminster chimes you hear on the hour are actually controlled from Holladay Hall. Speakers broadcast the sound at the Tower, amplified from a machine. A student-led initiative has been formed to remedy this issue, and to complete the Bell Tower as it was meant to be finished. The group has a Facebook group
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ow that I am an English major, I spend a lot of time on the older side of campus. If the Brickyard and Harrelson Hall are the things people think about when they t h i n k of campus, t he Bel l Catie Pike Tower Staff Columnist has to be the third. Being over there in Tompkins several hours each day, I hear the Bell Tower quite often. Throughout my time at the University, the tower has gone above and beyond its call of service. Most of you probably know its primary purpose was to serve as a memorial for the State College students who died as soldiers in service to their country during World War I. However, for the current students of the University, the Bell Tower is much more than a testament to our fallen brethren. The Bell Tower is also a marker of ACC triumph, turning red when we win major games. It is a place of dedication and remembrance
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Daria Petrovic volleys the ball back to Dukeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Reka Zsilinszka. Petrovich lost the match 6-0, 0-1 after leaving with an injury. The No. 7 Blue Devils won 6-1 at the Isenhour Tennis Center Wednesday.
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Blue Devilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s momentum continued into the singles courts, with Duke winning all six of the first sets. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girls had the opportunity to win the doubles at both one and two,â&#x20AC;? coach Hans Olsen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were up 6-5 and had a couple of unforced errors that let Duke take the lead. But overall the quality of the tennis was good.â&#x20AC;? Playing number one singles, No. 99 Hojckova lost to No. 31 freshman Mallory Cecil 6-1, 6-3. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We played a really good team Wednesday,â&#x20AC;? Lenka said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just tried to fight back, but I have to give [Cecil] credit, she was really good.â&#x20AC;? Brock fought from behind to take down No. 23 Nze at the number two singles seed. Losing the first set 6-4, Brock came back to win the second set 6-4, (10-8).
Since Duke had already won the match, a tie breaker was played in place of a third set. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whenever I play people who are ranked high or who are supposed to beat me, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like I have nothing to lose,â&#x20AC;? Brock said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just go out there to play and have fun and not worry so much about what the score is. You kind of forget about the ranking itself.â&#x20AC;? On the number three singles court, Daria Petrovic retired her match early, 0-6, 0-1, due to an injury to her leg. The Wolfpack will return again to play its final two home matches March 28 against Clemson at noon and Georga Tech March 29 at 1 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Clemson match is probably going to be similar competition to Duke,â&#x20AC;? Hojckova said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just have to fight for everything. Every team is beatable, and Wednesday, Duke was better, but we never know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to happen against Clemson.â&#x20AC;?
NO. 7 DUKE DEF. N.C. STATE, 6-1 Doubles 1. No. 19 Granson/Mang (Duke) d. No. 45 Brock/Hojckova, 8-6 2. Cecil/Robinson (Duke) d. Mortlock/Petrovic, 8-6 3. Nze/Zsilinszka (Duke) d. Barringer/Sessoms, 8-0 Order of finish: 3,1,2 Singles 1. No. 31 Mallory Cecil (Duke) d. No. 99 Lenka Hojckova, 6-1, 6-3 2. Berkeley Brock d. No. 23 Ellah Nze (Duke), 4-6, 6-4, 1-0(10-8) 3. No. 30 Reka Zsilinszka (Duke) d. Daria Petrovic, 6-0, 1-0 inj. 4. No. 73 Amanda Granson (Duke) d. Neils Barringer, 6-0, 6-2 5. Melissa Mang (Duke) d. Diana Mortlock, 6-3, 6-2 6. Jessi Robinson (Duke) d. Pender Sessoms, 6-0, 6-3 Order of finish: 3,4,1*,2,5,6 *Clinches the win SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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@ Maryland 3 p.m. “It was actually just a pipe March 28 March 29 @ Maryland 1 p.m. down the middle, it should have been a curveball, but it hung March 31 Elon 4 p.m. pretty high,” Peters said. March 31 Elon 6 p.m. Ohio State had its hitting woes Radford 4 p.m. as well, scattering three hits but April 2 Radford 6 p.m. managed to get knocks when April 2 they count. Catcher Alyssa All- April 4 North Carolina 1 p.m. britten collected the only other April 4 North Carolina 3 p.m. hit for the Wolfpack in the botNorth Carolina 1 p.m. tom of the 7th with a single into April 5 shallow center field. April 7 Charlotte 3 p.m. The two games were like night April 7 Charlotte 6 p.m. and day for N.C. State as they SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS accumulated seven hits off of the Buckeyes. Game one starter Lindsay Campana (7-5) threw eight innings of three-hit ball, frames, it did not stop Campana of Buckeyes’ starter Lindsay giving up only a solo home run from slowing down. Bodeker (8-2) to tie the game. to Sam Marder. “I wasn’t getting tired — obvi“I knew what she did last “We knew [Ohio State] was ously we knew it could go both time and she went outside ranked pretty high and my pitch- ways,” Campana said. “I just when I had two strikes so ing coach [Leigh Ann Ellis] came wanted to make sure I was keep- I was looking for that and into the bullpen ing the same that’s what she threw, so I and told me that plan that I had took it that way,” Bechtholdt if I got the ball be en ke e p - said about the outside-high anywhere close ing with all pitch that she crushed into to the plate, they game. I didn’t right-center. would hit it,” want to make Game one ended dramatiCampana said. adjustments cally as State’s Claudia Coo“So my strategy closer to the per was hit by a pitch from basically was to plate where reliever Kim Reeder with the hit really white they could hit bases loaded in the bottom of corners, li ke it.” the eighth. white to white In the botThe Wolfpack (15-11) will l i ne ba sic a l ly tom of t he face off against the Maryland Lauren Peters, center-fielder and just try to seventh, with Terrapins Saturday afternoon get them to swing one out and in College Park, Md. over it and get ground balls for the pressure on, Wolfpack left our defense.” fielder Kristine Bechtholdt hit Despite pitching into extra a solo shot to right-center off
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Cory going because he can pitch, and he is going to be really good for us.” The Pack scratched back into the game through scoring one run in the first and second inning and two in the third. But Liberty was able to pad their lead in the later innings scoring four runs in the sixth, two runs in the seventh and five in the ninth to secure the victory.
“It’s tough to take a loss like that,” junior Wade Moore said. “We have to find ourselves, we have time, but we have to start making some strides quickly.” State threw about everyone it had in the pen today using seven total pitchers. The pitchers combined to give up a season-high 17 runs and 23 hits. “They are a good hitting team,” Avent said. “When you are hitting good, you come in with a lot of confidence, so a couple things go your way and sometimes it dominos.”
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#AMPUS 2ECREATION WILL BEGIN OFFERING INDOOR GROUP CYCLING CLASSES ALSO KNOWN AS hSPINv CLASSES IN THE SUMMER #ERTIlED INSTRUCTORS WILL TEACH THE CLASSES AND WILL OFFER A STRONG CARDIO CHALLENGE WITH VARYING SPEEDS AND RESISTANCES 'ROUP CLASSES WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE IN THE FALL AND SPRING SEMESTERS 0ASSES CAN BE PURCHASED BEGINNING !PRIL IN THE &ITNESS 3UITE 4HE 0% DEPARTMENT WILL ALSO BEGIN OFFERING A CLASS 0% FOR CREDIT IN THE FALL SOURCE: CAMPUS RECREATION
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Pack splits double header State racks up hits in game one, but bats go dormant in second game of double header Will Privette Correspondent
The softball team lost game two of a double header 4-0 Wednesday at Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Stadium against No. 15 Ohio State. Under rainy conditions, starting pitcher Mendy McKenzie (6-4) did not get off to a good start, giving up a leadoff home run to Buckeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; catcher Sam Marder. McKenzieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s woes continued as she served up a three-run home run in the top of the third to right fielder Courtney Pruner. The Wolfpack were held hitless until the bottom of the sixth when center fielder Lauren Peters singled up the middle off of Buckeyesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; starter Megan Miller (4-0). â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were being no-hit and the pressureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on coming into the sixth inning,â&#x20AC;? Peters explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just wanted to put the ball in play hard somewhere and see what happens.â&#x20AC;? Peters said she recognized that the pitch wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t what Miller intended it to be. SOFTBALL DPOUJOVFE QBHF
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Mendy McKenzie, a senior in parks, recreation and tourism management, pitches a strike to the visiting Ohio State Buckeyes at Dail Stadium Wednesday, March 25. The Wolfpack split games with the Buckeyes, bringing itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s record to 15-11.
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&RIDAY MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRACK & FIELD @ RALEIGH RELAYS Paul Derr Track, All Day WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRACK & FIELD @ RALEIGH RELAYS Paul Derr Track, All Day MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TENNIS @ CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 2:30 p.m. BASEBALL VS. VIRGINIA TECH Doak Field, 6:30 p.m. 3ATURDAY MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRACK & FIELD @ RALEIGH RELAYS Paul Derr Track, All Day WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRACK & FIELD @ RALEIGH RELAYS Paul Derr Track, All Day BASEBALL VS. VIRGINIA TECH Doak Field, 2:00 p.m. WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TENNIS VS. CLEMSON J.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex, noon SOFTBALL @ MARYLAND College Park, Md., 1 & 3 p.m.
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The baseball team was pounded 17-5 against Liberty Wednesday. The loss takes the Pack to 13-11 on the season and Liberty moves to 16-5. Mark Swanson for Liberty picked up the win and freshman starting pitcher Cory Mazzoni received the loss. The loss also ends the Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three-game winning streak dating back to the Wake Forest series. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It started out on the wrong foot, and it just felt like it stayed like that. We battled back momentarily to make it 5-4, but when they punched us the next time we just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get up,â&#x20AC;? coach Elliott Avent said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We stayed down for the count and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the disappointing part.â&#x20AC;? Many players on the team are embarassed by the loss and question their pride for themselves, the team and the school. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tough canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even describe it â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s embarrassing. They started off with a few runs and we battled back, but we just lost it. It felt like it
Due to adverse weat her Wednesday, the womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis match against the No. 7 Duke Blue Devils was played indoors at the J.W. Isehour Tennis Center. The Pack entered the match after a double header last weekend, defeating Boston College 5-2 Saturday and dropping to Maryland 3-4 Sunday. Duke beat State 6-1 as the Pack fell to 4-11 overall and 1-4 in the ACC. Junior Berkeley Brock, who was responsible for the Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only win, took down No. 23 Ellah Nze in a third set tiebreaker. According to sophomore Lenka Hojckova, the team benefits from the difficult competition that comes with being in the ACC. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The ACC has by far the hardest competition for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis in the nation,â&#x20AC;? Hojckova said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are really happy to play against top teams because itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great experience.â&#x20AC;? The start of the match proved to be difficult for the Pack, losing all doubles matches resulting in the loss of the doubles point. The
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The Wolfpack got destroyed by the Liberty Flames 17-5 Wednesday at Doak Field. State used seven pitchers during the course of the game as Liberty accumulated 23 hits.
didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter anymore,â&#x20AC;? junior Dallas Poulk said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just have to keep battling â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an uphill battle from here. We will see what we are really made of and see if we can stay together. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about pride, you have to have pride for this team and this school, which is what it comes down to.â&#x20AC;? The Flames opened up the game on fire stringing together three hits in a row, ending with a two-run homerun by Jeff Jefferson. The Flames went on to
score five runs in the inning and knocked Mazzoni out of the game after recording just one out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cory Mazzoni is a guy that in the fall and preseason was very effective. He was able to command three pitches for a strike, could throw it anywhere he wanted to and he has just got off to a bad start this season and has just lost a little confidence,â&#x20AC;? Avent said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just want to get
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