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Taking the Plunge for charity Students and faculty gear up for a chilly dip in Lake Raleigh Allie Landry Correspondent
With temperatures expected to rise no higher than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, participants in the fifth annual Polar Plunge will again take to the frigid waters of Lake Raleigh this Saturday. It’s all for a good cause, however, as donations benefit the Special Olympics of North Carolina. The event begins at 9 a.m. with a 5K run/walk through a USATF certified course on Centennial Campus. Kids ages 6 to 10 can also participate in a kid’s dash at 10 a.m. Runners and onlookers can then wash off at 11 a.m. during the N.C. State University Police Department’s Polar Plunge. The Polar Plunge is a part of fundraising efforts by police departments nationwide for the Special Olympics. Steve Carlton, an officer in the NCSU Police Department, is one of the main coordinators of the event. “Some people in the department got the idea for the Polar Plunge from other agencies across the country that have been doing it for years and years,” Carlton said. “It started with only a handful of people. This year we expect it to be one of our largest fundraising amounts.” Participants who take a dip are expected to raise money as a group
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A group of plungers swim in the frigid waters of Lake Raleigh during the Polar Plunge Saturday Feb. 28, 2009 on Centennial Campus. Campus Police hosted the charitable event.
or individually. Creative and off the wall costumes are encouraged, as Olivia Laney, an organizer of the event, hopes to keep it light-hearted and fun. “We’ve seen a ‘Gilligan’s Island’ crew. We’ve got employees from the Department of Corrections who
dress up in jail outfits,” Laney said of the various costumes she has seen in the past. “Last year somebody from yearbook came out in a big yearbook costume.” So far about 500 people have signed up for the 5K.
“Our registration has tripled since last year,” Laney said of participation in the 5K. “We’re really excited about the growth.” Although understandably not as popular as the 5K, participation in the Polar Plunge has also grown this
year to about 60 people. Laney says that holding the event during Spring Break last year may have decreased student participation. “We hope to have a lot more students out there this time,” she said. The 5K is the third race in the 2010 Second Empire Grand-Prix Series, which consists of eight races in the spring and eight races in the fall. Participants accumulate points for each run they compete in, which are tabulated for the whole series. Laney anticipates the event will raise about $40,000 for the children and adults who participate in Special Olympics programs in North Carolina. “The funds raised by the Polar Plunge and 5K will help provide athletic uniforms, training and competition facilities, sports equipment and medals and ribbons to award athletes,” Laney said. Kelly Vernon, a sophomore in business administration and international relations, took the plunge last year and will be running in the 5K this year. “It was the coldest thing I’ve ever done,” Vernon said of the experience. “It really does feel like knives in your lungs.” In addition to participating, Vernon is also involved in promoting the event to N.C. State students. She says this year she will be working at a booth signing pledges during the actual plunge and will not be taking a dip. “I’m not too sad about that either,” she said. “I would do it again, though.”
Peace Corps director comes to campus, speaks to students The Peace Corps director visited N.C. State’s SAS Building Thursday with encouragement for students to consider service after their college career Russell Witham Executive Editor
The director of the Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, visited the SAS Building at N.C. State Thursday to talk to students about the importance of service and the ways in which they can help their country The classroom where the presentation took place was packed to the brim with people, seeping more than 100 students, faculty and returned Peace Corps volunteers into the hallway outside the room as they attentively listened to the director, a thin and tall man in a navy-blue suit who has several grey hairs peering through his short black hair. Beginning with a short video about the foundation of the Peace Corps in 1961 under the direction of President John F. Kennedy and its first director, Kennedy’s brother-in-law, Sargent Shriver, the presentation culminated in a speech and question-and-answer session by Williams. He grew up on the South Side of Chicago with different goals in mind than a life of service. “When I was growing up on the South Side of Chicago, I aspired to be a high school teacher,” Williams said. He said that although the experience “changed my life entirely,” his family was hesitant about his decision to join the Peace Corps, especially considering his status as the first in his family to graduate from college — Chicago State University. But his mother encouraged him to join with the thought that it would change his life. According to Williams, it did, and gave him invaluable skills at a young age. “It was the opportunity to work in a leadership position,” he said. Williams worked as a teacher trainer in the Dominican Republic, educating rural teachers who themselves only possessed a fifth- or sixth-grade education. For them, he said it was a serious commitment: “They gave up their summers and weekends to participate
in this program.” He said, “You see that what you do counts, so you can be very serious about it.” A theme he addressed again during the event, as he talked to the crowd about the importance of service and reiterated the need for all Americans to heed President Barack Obama’s “call to service.” In all, Williams said most volunteers come back with a relatively similar experience. “They’ll tell you that this experience transformed them; they saw themselves in a different way,” he said. He added that in addition to the leadership and language training — Williams himself was taught Spanish through the Peace Corps despite his admittedly recalcitrant attitude toward learning it initially — “it provides you an opportunity to see yourself in a different context … it’s just a unique experience.” The experience has been unique for many Americans, as the Peace Corps has had more than 200,000 volunteers during its almost 50 years in existence and operates in 76 countries worldwide today — particularly in areas where hardship and poverty are profound. According to Williams, Congress and Obama, who appointed Williams to his post last year, are very encouraged by the work of the Peace Corps and hope to see its expansion. “They’ve given us the resources to put us on a strong trajectory toward growth,” he said. Williams said he hopes to double the size of the Peace Corps through two paths. “We’re going to build on existing programs in countries where we already have [them],” he said. And the Peace Corps also plans to add two new countries, Sierra Leone and Indonesia, the latter at the behest of the president — Indonesia was one of Obama’s childhood homes. Williams said it can’t come at a better time as bipartisan Congressional support has increased the Peace Corps’ budget to $400 million and “Americans are stepping up they have an interest in serving.” Applications to volunteer for the Peace Corps this year are up 18 percent. The director encouraged students to discern whether a life of public service would be a rewarding experience for them personally and aide them in seeing the need for ev-
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Willysha Jenkins, a new Peace Corps volunteer and senior in animal science, and her mother Bernitha Jenkins speak with Aaron Williams, director of the Peace Corps, after a presentation in SAS Hall Thursday. Bernitha said that she was nervous but proud of her daughter, who said that she was going to Ecuador or Africa. “It’s that mother thing,” Bernitha said. “She’s not a car ride away.”
eryone to be a global citizen. Despite the potential rewards, some returning volunteers spoke of the difficulties the service can bring. Marques Johnson, a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in Nicaragua and N.C. State’s Peace Corps recruiter, said, “I made [the mistake] of thinking I was going to change the entire country of Nicaragua.” Although he said the experience was very rewarding, it is difficult. Terrie Morris, another returned volunteer from the Raleigh area who served in southwest China, said that since her return she was struggling to “try to get a new direction.” Students’ reactions were primarily positive, though. Wesley Jones, a sophomore in international business, said he has been really interested in the Peace Corps and was impressed with Williams’ speech. “I wanted to find out more than what is on the Web site,” he said. Myong Ju Kim, a graduate student in economics, said she “was interested in joining Peace Corps.” And that in order to see the world differently, “it
was time for [her] to think about it seriously.” Williams said the insights the Peace Corps can provide are essential for a global career.
“If you want to live in a different culture — really live — the Peace Corps offers that opportunity,” he said.
insidetechnician Behind the curtain and ‘Into the woods’
Arts N.C. State puts on ground-breaking production of popular 80s Broadway play See page 5.
Youth looks to energize Pack See page 8.
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Oregon lawmakers extend moratorium on drilling
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February 16 11:31 A.M. | Assist Other Agency Off Campus All units responded to assist RPD regarding armed robbery at SECU on Hillsborough Street.
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lizabeth Burgess, a sophomore in botany, works at the Craft Center Thursday evening. Burgess is part of a pottery class that meets every week and covers almost everything except for the wheel. “I started pottery in high school by taking a bunch of classes and have continued working for three or fours years now,” Burgess said.
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Feeding the World in 2050
March 1 at 6 p.m. guest speaker Daniel J. Gustafson, director of the Washington Office of the U.N. Food and Agriculture Office, will speak on the how to address the food shortage of the future. The event will take place in Withers Hall 232A. There is a reception following the event. For more information please contact Helga Braunbeck, director of International Studies, helga_braunbeck@ ncsu.edu. Source: Lauren Kirkpatrick, Director of Communication, CHASS
7:50 A.M. | Larceny Research IV Staff reported theft of cleaning equipment.
H1N1 Campus Campaign visits N.C. State
9:05 A.M. | Larceny McKimmon Center Two non-students reported theft of personal items from activity bus.
The N.C. Division of Public Health (DPH) warns that there is still a threat of another wave of H1N1 flu, a virus that is particularly serious for those under 25 years old. In an effort to get more college students to get a flu shot or the mist, DPH is sponsoring clinics at basketball games and other campus events around the state. A clinic staffed by Student Health Services will be set up at the Wolfpack game on Feb. 20. Every student who asks for information or gets the flu vaccine can register for an iPod touch. Students who stop by the clinic table at the games can still get
4:29 P.M. | Assist Other Agency Public Safety Center Child Protective Services reported possible incident. Issue has been resolved. No criminal charges at this time. 6:45 P.M. | Larceny Partners I Student reported bicycle stolen. 8:57 P.M. | Traffic Stop Avent Ferry Rd/Western Blvd Student was issued citation for expired registration and expired inspection.
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With 15 medals, the United States has surpassed Germany in the lead in the medal count. The U.S. team currently has five gold medals, four silver and six bronze. Germany has 11 medals and Norway is third in the count with eight. This is the seventh day of the Olympics.
Mostly sunny with westerly winds about. 6 mph
1:02 P.M. | Information University Bragaw Hall Officers assisted Housing in investigation of inappropriate writing on residential door.
Duke lacrosse accuser charged with attempted murder
United States pulls ahead in medal count
Tomorrow:
12:04 A.M. | Vehicle Stop Morrill Dr/Warren Carroll Dr Non-student was stopped for not having driver license and arrested for driving while license revoked. Probable cause search revealed illegal drugs in possession of passenger who was arrested for same. Owner of vehicle was cited for allowing unlicensed person to drive vehicle.
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Sunny with westerly winds between 3 and 5 mph.
11:44 A.M. | Larceny Bagwell Hall Report of stolen bicycle. Investigation determined bicycle had been secured elsewhere. Everything OK.
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DURHAM, N.C. - Crystal Gail Mangum is the one in custody. Mangum, 31, known as the accuser in the Duke lacrosse case, was arrested after police say she set her apartment on fire and tried to kill her boyfriend about midnight Wednesday while her three young children and two Durham police officers were in the home. She is in the Durham County jail in lieu of $1 million bail.
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vaccinated and can register for the iPod touch at Student Health Services. Source: Becky Hart, N.C. Institute for Public Health
Summer reading selection made for 2010-2011 school year The University Common Reading Selection Committee has chosen “Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide” to be read by incoming students this fall. Sheryl WuDunn, co-author of the book with Nicholas Kristof, will be the keynote speaker for convocation and participate in campus events Aug. 16 and 17 during Wolfpack Welcome Week. Kristof and WuDunn are the first married couple to win a Pulitzer Prize in journalism. The book’s title refers to a Chinese saying, “Women hold up half the sky.” It examines ways in which a helping hand can transform the lives of girls and women. The authors tell the stories of a Cambodian girl who escaped from a brothel and built a thriving retail business with assistance from an aid group, an Ethiopian woman who had her injuries repaired and ultimately became a surgeon and a Zimbabwean mother of five whose return to school led her to earn a doctorate and became an expert on AIDS. Source: Mick Kulikowski, assistant director, N.C. State University News Services
Health Care Reform and American Values Lecture Monday at 7:30 p.m. Jon Cohn, author, journalist and health care expert presents a public lecture entitled “Health Care Reform and American Values” as part of the American Values speaker series presented by the NCSU School of Public & International Affairs. Cohn is the author of “Sick: the Untold Story of America’s Health Care Crisis.” He is a senior editor at The New Republic and has written for Washington Post, New York Times and Newsweek. The event will be held in Mann Hall room 216. For more information contact Steven Greene at 513-0520. The event is free and open to the public.
SEATTLE - A 10-year moratorium on offshore oil and gas development along the Oregon coast won final passage in Oregon’s Legislature Thursday, though lawmakers stopped short of adopting a permanent ban. The bill extends a previous moratorium that had expired Jan. 2 for the three-mile-wide stretch of state coastal waters. Source: MCT Campus Source: CNN
French president makes historic visit to Haiti PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti French President Nicholas Sarkozy announced in a landmark visit Wednesday that his country would cancel Haiti”s $56 million in debt as it pledged hundreds of millions in aid to help its former colony recover from a crippling quake that claimed more than 200,000 lives. Signaling a fresh chapter in diplomacy between Haiti and France, Sarkozy’s four-hour trip marks the beginning of a new relationship between the two countries. Source: MCT Campus
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February 19 Hold on to Your Hats! D.H. Hill Library East Wing All day Faces and Mazes Gregg Museum of Art & Design Noon to 8 p.m. With Lath and Chisel: North Carolina Wood Turners and Carvers Gregg Museum of Art & Design Noon to 8 p.m. Interview to Impress: A Workship Talley Student Center Walnut Room Noon to 1:30 p.m. Diversity Film Series: What’s Race Got to do with It? (pt. III) Monteith Engineering research Center 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. Advising as Teaching 1 to 3 p.m. MOVIE: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Witherspoon Cinema 7 to 8:45 p.m. History Weekend: Film and Discussions: Captain Blood 7:30 to 10 p.m. Into the Woods Stewart Theater 8 p.m. MOVIE: THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Witherspoon cinema 9:30 to 11:10 p.m. February 20 Hold on to Your Hats! D.H. Hill Library East Wing All day History Weekend: Pirates of the Atlantic Ocean Withers hall room 232A 9:30 a.m. to noon Faces and Mazes Gregg Museum of Art & Design 2 to 8 p.m. With Lath and Chisel: North Carolina Wood Turners and Carvers Gregg Museum of Art & Design 2 to 8 p.m. MOVIE: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Witherspoon Cinema 4:30 to 6:15 p.m. MOVIE: THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS Witherspoon Cinema 7 to 8:40 p.m. Into the Woods Stewart Theater 8 p.m. MOVIE: WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Witherspoon Cinema 9:30 to 11:15 p.m.
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The Peace Corps is an organization that serves the needs of people in many impoverished areas spreading American goodwill. Its director, Aaron Williams, came to speak to University students Thursday evening.
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The Peace Corps and other service opportunities are an excellent chance to help the world, further a career and find self-fulfillment.
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DADT has feasibility In response to a Technician article favoring the repeal of DADT, I offer my observations and opinions as a combat veteran who has retired from the military after 22 years of service for the continuance of DADT as is. While the repeal of DADT makes for a great presidential campaign promise, in reality, it will break the fair compromise that has been achieved with the current DADT policy. The military, due to its unique mission (which includes killing people), is legally exempt from many of the federal laws that govern job employment. It can and does discriminate against handicapped, obese, tall/short people, etc. Nobody has a right to join the military; it is a privilege with very specific entrance requirements. The majority of people who are currently serving in the military do not want DADT repealed. Talk shows and newspaper editorials are filled with people who argue for the right for homosexual people to serve, but have never spent one day in uniform themselves. To say the military should let openly known homosexuals serve, because Super Target hires homosexuals, is truly a case of apples versus oranges. Just because a person does not endorse homosexuality does not mean he or she is a bigot or closeminded. It is a lifestyle choice many people refuse to accept for religious or moral issues. You cannot order a person to accept homosexuality. The military has realized this for more than 200 years — one major reason it has not allowed it. Another consideration is the harsh reality of military leadership. A commanding officer will never place a flamboyantly gay person in charge of leading troops into combat if his mannerisms and way of speech reflect his lifestyle. I guarantee you the bonds of esprit de corps and unit cohesion, which are vital to a combat unit, would be shattered if this occurred. That is the last thing you want missing as you climb out of your foxhole to face the enemy. As a former military leader I willfully, voluntarily and without complaint or regret, had numerous of my rights suppressed so you, the civilian reader, could live your rights to the fullest. The military is not perfect, but DADT remains the best solution for all involved. If DADT is repealed, I believe it could possibly cause our nation harm and make soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines question if they want to continue their sacred and honorable duty just so the rights of a very small minority can be affirmed.
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hursday night, Aaron Williams, the director of the Peace Corps, spoke in SAS Hall to a lively crowd of about 100 people. The Peace Corps, which started in 1961, is calling on the University’s students and all Americans to consider a role of service. The Peace Corps is an excellent opportunity and has provided many people, including former N.C State students with advancement opportunities. The fundamental goals of the organization are to meet and train teachers, bring aide to other nations and build goodwill towards the United States. This means going to host countries for two years and teaching English, working
on farms teaching agronomy, agriculture, teaching health, AIDS/HIV prevention, setting up programs to correspond with these responsibilities and many other duties depending on the region. One inspiring story is that of Myron Banks, a University graduate, who majored in agronomy and crop science. Banks worked in Malaysia teaching locals from 1970 to 1980 and was present Thursday night. Banks won the Presidential Award for volunteer recently, a point Williams made sure to mention at the event.
The Peace Corps is a great opportunity for graduating students because the program helps people transition from college into the workforce. It looks great on applications because it is an established organization, the responsibilities are real and because the organization speaks to the highest ideals of everyone, including employers. Williams noted the Peace Corps trains volunteers in 250 languages and 76 countries. In a time when the country is divided, Williams noted a strong bipartisan effort to sup-
port the Peace Corps and this shows some of the respect the country has for the organization. The work motivates people because one cannot ignore the problems of the world if one experiences them oneself. If one does not want to go immediately into the workforce or onto graduate school, the Peace Corps offers a meaningful way to gain a greater understanding of your place in the world. If students are looking and still can’t find a job, or want to defer graduate school for a while, the Peace Corps and other similar organizations can be fulfilling callings in the meanwhile.
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Adrian was spot-on about smoking Derek Adrian’s Thursday column was great! I loved his analysis about smoking and suicide bombers — you’re right, it’s not too far fetched. As a non-smoker, I am concerned about this all the time, that’s why I try to stay away from those that smoke in open areas. Often times while walking, when a smoker passes by, I just stop and let them go ahead. I’ll even stay back for about a minute or so until the smoke dissolves in the air. I am happy, however, that smoking was banned in many public places. I just try not to be around individuals who smoke — thank God none of my close friends smoke.
“I want to get a job and work for a few years and then go to graduate school.” Casey Halejak junior, meteorology
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I’m proud to be a smoker
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Makia Tillman administrative support specialist, personal organization development Derek Adrian has apparently not only decided to hate on all smokers; he wants to ban it from all public places — outside included — because of “thirdhand smoke.” You try to use crazy comparisons, which I hope as a college student you do not really believe in, to scare or deter people from smoking or being around smokers. Well, how about this? If anyone dies of “thirdhand smoke” Darwin says they lose. We as a people have been smoking since this great country of ours was established almost 300 years ago. I do not state this fact to mark it as tradition. No, instead I am saying 300 years is plenty of time to adapt. If one dies of cancer because of smoking related instances, then he or she is weak and does not belong to strive with the fittest. Next, we are over populated as it is. Let people kill themselves off to limit this so when Mother Nature does decide to strike back her wrath will not be so devastating. I do respect non-smokers, and good for them that they never picked up this bad habit. Yet, if they are all so worried about dying because of smokers, wear a medical mask or just move out of the way. I believe we as smokers have given up enough of our rights to non-smokers where we should at least be able to smoke outside wherever and whenever we want. We breathe in crap every day that causes cancer that does not come from smoking. Not only that, but tobacco is one of our county’s last “homemade” products. I am not saying you are not patriotic because one doesn’t smoke but smokers are paying more taxes to our country than non-smokers. I am mad at smokers for one thing though. That being we do not stand and fight for our rights. Instead we let non-smokers fight while we sat back and let them win. This needs to stop because smokers are people too. Comparing us to suicide bombers is a cheap shot. What is next?
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{ ASKAVANI } Dear Avani, My next door neighbors in my dorm like to play their music quite loudly during the times I set aside to do homework. It is not during the dorm’s official “quiet hours,” but my schedule is such that I have very little time in which to study. I have tried moving to the library to work, but I find the hum of the book stacks almost as distracting as my neighbors’ music. I have politely asked them to lower the volume on occasion, but the problem persists. What should I do? - Stumped Student
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t sucks to have loud neighbors. Understand that although the University has enforced “quiet hours,” it also has a policy against disruptive noi s e . I f their music is disrupting you and they don’t do a nything about Avani Patel it when you Staff Columnist tell them, s p e a k to your resident adviser. You are a student, and you have the right to be in a comfortable, non-disruptive environment. While your neighbors have the option of listening to their music with headphones in as loudly as they like, you don’t have the option of toning down their disruptions. Go to them with a final, stern warning and tell them that if they continue to be disruptive, you will have to involve the RA. A lot of students are reluctant to bring the RAs into a situation, but that is what they are there for. You’ve
done your part by telling your neighbors that they are being disruptive and if they are inconsiderate enough to persist, you should be bold enough to bring in whoever is necessary to fix the problem. However, when all is said and done, your neighbors, like you, are entitled to lead normal lives within their rooms, and you have to be tolerant to a certain extent. Obviously, if they are blaring music for three hours at a time without any consideration, you need to put your foot down. But if it is an occasional thing, a certain level of tolerance is necessary from your end as well. Just as you shouldn’t have to alter your schedule or location for them, they shouldn’t have to always alter their lifestyle for you. In the occasional case, consider studying in the Learning Commons if the hum of the bookstacks throws your concentration off. If that doesn’t
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work, most residence halls have lounges and common rooms that are generally comfortable and usually quiet. Tolerance is a very important virtue to have, but in moderation. It is important to make sure that you don’t get pushed around, but it is just as important to be understanding of ot her people’s preferences as wel l. Be accepting of compromises and people will surprise you. Instead of approaching your neighbor with a nasty quip like, “Hey, keep it down, I’m trying to study,” let them know that you plan on doing homework from 3 to 5 p.m. and it would be nice if they could keep the music down then.
“A lot of students are reluctant to bring the RAs into a situation, but that is what they are there for.”
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Behind the curtain and ‘Into the Woods’ Arts N.C. State puts on ground-breaking production of popular 80S Broadway musical Story By Aliese Russell | photos By Jordan Moore
Caroline Seabrook, a graduate student in statistics, Jason Cooper, a sophomore in the transition program, and Megan Bridges, a freshman in English, sing a song during the showing of ‘Into the Woods’ Tuesday evening.
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riginally a book and then a Broadway production, “Into The Woods” is being performed through Sunday at Stewart Theatre by the Arts N.C. State cast. The Broadway edition was produced in 1988 and won three Tony Awards during its run. The play consists of a few of the fairytales most children were told as kids; “Little Red Riding Hood,” “The Baker and His Wife,” “Rapunzel,” “Cinderella” and “Jack and the Beanstalk.”
Kathleen Giedraitis, a freshman in biological engineering, said “Into the Woods” gave her some childhood nostalgia. “It’s like a mash-up of all the different fairytales. It makes you revisit and view stories that you heard as a little kid in a different light,” Giedraitis said. The musical is presented in two parts, the first of which follows the format and structure of the fairytales that were written long, long ago by the Grimm Brothers, with a narrator, predictable endings and happily ever after. The second act, however, completely twists the original beliefs the audience holds. An unfortunate cirumstance in the first half carries over to the second half, leaving the characters to invent an entirely new way of living in their fairytale land. It’s this unpredictable second half that keeps the viewers on the edge of their seat.
Jill Varner, a junior in applied mathematics, plays the role of the Baker’s Wife, whose goal is to lift a curse preventing her from getting pregnant. “My favorite scene was Ever After. I think it’s fun; I like having everyone on stage, singing and skipping around,” Varner said. There are no specific qualifications necessary to participate in a play at N.C. State and the cast is made of volunteer students from all different majors and all different years. Lacey Treadway, a freshman in wildlife sciences, said she was pleased with the performance on Tuesday night. “I thought it was really impressive how they all had different majors but I would have totally believed they were all theatre majors. Their talent, the set and their dedication to staying in character was very impressive,” Treadway said. A lot went into the production of the musical. Varner
showtimes and tickets: Friday - Sunday Feb. 19-21 (8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 3 p.m. Sunday) at Stewart Theatre Reserved seating: $17 General Admission seating: $15 NCSU Students: $5 Purchase tickets through Ticket Central at 919-515-1100 or online through the Arts N.C. State Web site. Source: Arts N.C. State
said rehearsals were an everyday occurrence, taking up time during the week and on weekends. “We practice every night on weekdays from 7 p.m. until 11 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. on weekends,” Varner said. In addition to rehearsals, the actors spend hours preparing for the performances, going
Rebecca Jones acts out distress as she plays the role of Cinderella in Stewart Theatre during ‘Into the Woods’ Tuesday. Jones, a student in lifelong education, plays one of many roles in the musical comedy put on by University Theatre. The musical chronicles the story of a wide variety of childhood fairy tale characters as they venture into the woods in comedic fasion.
through makeup, costume and run-throughs before the actual show. Varner said it took her a little more than an hour to get ready before going on stage, whereas, a more fantastical characacter, like the witch, took closer to two hours to get her makeup and costume prepared. Overall, “Into the Woods”
is a production meant to be a fun experience for both the actors and the viewers. The music and the dancing keep the audience entertained and wanting more. “The whole group was very talented and I really enjoyed the production as a whole,” Treadway said. Matt White, a freshman in
computer science, rated the showing he saw with very high remarks. “I thought the music was well coordinated with the performance. Definitely five stars from me,” White said. “A performance worthy of the excellence of N.C. State.”
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will have to change the floor ing the floor, vault, and bars, over from a court worthy of which is stored in the basement the ACC’s finest to a springy, of the building. The process of padded labyrinth of equip- putting the equipment togethment that will have national- er takes about two and a half to t hree ly-ranked gymhou rs to nastics teams completely flying in every set up. direction. After the “We have a meets are great staff of finished, about ten guys David who help set up Bowles, the equipment mainbefore and aftenance ter the meets,” Gymnastics head coach superviPack gymnasMark Stevenson sor for tics head coach Reynolds, Mark Stevensupervises his crew in taking son said. The process of switching down the equipment. Once Reynolds from a basketball the equipment is broken down, setting to one equipped for a then the crew uses a hand gymnastics meet begins with pushed Zamboni to clean the a whole other set of gym- wooden floor of all debris and nastics equipment, includ- chalk left over from the meet.
“We have a great staff...who help set up the equipment before and after the meets.”
The process of breaking the equipment down and getting the floor ready for basketball takes about two hours. “David and his crew are phenomenal group of people to work with,” Stevenson said. Having the right equipment in place is only half the battle; the rest comes down to performance. Last weekend the gymnastics team defeated George Washington University by a score of 194.325-190.275. Senior Taylor Seaman led the team, capturing first place in the all-around with an individual score of 39.15. She posted top team scores on both the floor and bars. It was the second meet in a row that the Pack avoided a single fall in any event. Other top performing gymnasts from
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xisting as one of the most pivotal streets in conjunction with N.C. State, Hillsborough Street offers much to the students and faculty, as well as a mess of backed-up traffic. It’s an area that is constantly filled with traffic and congestion, however, recently Raleigh has comissioned a new idea to help the traffic flow: roundabouts. It seems as if the new roundabouts on Hillsborough street are very controversial both among students and faculty. Whether it’s a complaint about the speed of traffic, the wait during yielding or the chance of wrecks, there are some definite complaints circling through conversations around campus. Seth Fankhauser, a freshman in bioprocessing, said he has some reservations about the new roundabouts. “I don’t think the idea of a traffic circle is that safe, mostly because people don’t have a signal to go, so they have to use their own judgement of when to enter the traffic circle,” Fankhauser said. He raises a point, in that navigating the intersections is left entirely up to the drivers, which is not always preferable because the traffic flow can lose its organized structure if even one driver makes a bad move. However, some think with proper training, roundabouts are essential and beneficial. Emily Ligon, a professor in English, seems quite fond of them. “I think they make the traffic much smoother. For people who know how to use them, I think they’re great,” Ligon said. Tim Sudano, a Raleigh city planner, said he is very optimistic about the roundabouts. “The idea is that you can keep the traffic f lowing, not stopping and starting at the lines. The two lanes can move as much traffic as a stop light can, at a slower speed,” Sudano said. The roundabouts are also expected to cut down on wrecks, due to the slow speed of driving. According to Sudano, the new roundabouts will also help alleviate pedestrian traffic due to more crosswalks. “There will be more pedestrian crosswalks and less distance to travel for them,” Sudano said. Roundabouts are traditionally European, and it seems that people in Raleigh are having some problems knowing how to effectively use them. “Well, we are supposed to learn how
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the meet included sophomores Jess Panza, who scored a 9.825 on beam, and Brooke Barr, who
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to use a traffic circle when we get our license, but I always think that there are just going to be those people who are poor drivers,” Fankhauser said. David Peters, a senior in biochemistry thinks the lack of knowledge comes more from cultural differences. “On the driving side, I think they’re annoying. I think it will alleviate the back-ups during rush hour, but in America, I don’t know if these roundabouts will be very good,” Peters said. “In Europe, they are safer, but here, I don’t know. I think they will end up being good, but right now they are annoying and people seem to have negative feelings about them.” Using a roundabout is very similar to making a right turn at a red light. Approaching the circle, the yielding driver waits until there is an open spot for them to enter into the traffic flow. The cars in the circular flow do not
scored a 9.875 on vault. “I had a rough start to the meet in George Washington,” Panza said. “My team and my coaches helped me get through the meet and helped pick me up.”
yield to anyone, but the approaching vehicles do. “It takes a learning curve, but people are getting the hang of how to use them,” Sudano said. Roundabouts are not new driving structures. They have been around for years, and in several countries have bettered traffic flow and kept people safer. In addition to facilitating a traffic flow, they are also much more visually appealing than a traffic signal. “Personally, I think roundabouts are good for what they wanted to do. They wanted to make Hillsborough look better. I hope that they will be putting in an island of trees and flowers, or a fountain or something,” Peters said. The traffic circles, when finished, will improve the backed up traffic of Hillsborough Street and help the currently botched roads look more appealing. It will take time for people
This weekend, the Pack will face yet another top-10 team as it invites No. 10 Nebraska and UNC-Chapel Hill to Raleigh. Nebraska comes to town boasting a 9-1 record and having just posted a season-high
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to become accustomed to them, but eventually it seems they will be a good addition to the Raleigh traffic system.
“I think it’s working fairly well,” Sudano said. “I was surprised at how well it’s moving.”
team score of 196.475 in the IGI Chicago Invite. EAGL rival North Carolina will arrive at Reynolds having lost its first meet of the season to the University of Maryland, 194.150193.800. “We need to compete against the higher level teams to get where we want to be in terms of our overall program,” Stevenson said. In practice this week, the Pack focused on continuing the success maintained in its past couple meets against George Washing ton a nd Florida. “We are trying to stay consistent,” freshman Rachel Fincham said. “Also we have been doing our job not counting falls in the last two meets.” Stevenson said the annual Sweetheart Invitational would not be possible without the around-the-clock work done by the staff of Reynolds Coliseum. The goings-on behind the scenes may not be noticed by the average spectator unless something goes wrong, but Bowles and his crew have ensured that that rarely, if ever, happens. Everything will be ready and in place by the start of the meet at 7 p.m. Saturday night. The luis zapata/Technician file photo event is free for students, who Junior Brittney Hardiman leaps into the air during her beam are encouraged to wear pink. routine Jan. 15 against Rutgers in historic Reynolds Coliseum. Many hours of work go into making the arena ready for Hardiman and her teammates each weekend.
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well, they’re still coming off surgery. So you never know how well they’re going to pitch continued from page 8 and you don’t know the time like we could have swept them sequence for that to unfold. We and it didn’t turn out like that. have some veterans like juniors We lost two out of three. We Jake Buchanan and Grant Sassdidn’t recover very well from er, guys that have been around that, so we felt like last season a couple years that are throwcould have gone differently. ing well. They’re going to have You don’t ever try to make one to give you quality innings to season different than the other. allow Sogard and Lambert and You try to do the same things some of the young guys like that you always do to prepare freshmen Danny Healey and and get better and play the Ethan Ogburn to come around. Technician : It’s recently season the best that you can. come out The guys have that a certain done a great quarterback job and gone m ig ht ta ke about things t he mou nd ver y wel l. this year. What you’re Avent: One looking to do of t he new is make imguys we have provement pitching this as the season year, that evgoes a long. eryone’s faYo u k n o w Elliott Avent miliar with you’re never his name, is prepared on opening day for any season junior Russell Wilson. Russell’s and certainly not this season. always wanted to pitch here and But you try to make progress because of football and the as the season goes along and amount of time we have we’ve teach your team how to fight, always discouraged that. This overcome adversity and do all year Russell is pitching for us a the things that it takes to be little bit, so it will be interesting successful over the course of a to see how that is going to go. Technician: Are there any long season. Technician: Tell me a little positions where players are still about this year’s pitching staff. fighting it out to determine the Avent: We’re very unsure starter? Avent: Any time when things about our pitching staff. We have a lot of guys that have are up for grabs this close to the pitched before, such as se- season, it speaks to the depth niors John Lambert and Alex of your ballclub. We have Sogard, but they’re coming three shortstops who are playoff off-season surgery. Even ing very, very well and three though they’re ahead of sched- catchers that are playing very ule and throwing the ball real well. Pitching and defense win
“Opening day will be opening day, but things aren’t set for this ball club yet.”
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games, obviously. But we’re looking to get as many bats in the lineup as well. Opening day will be opening day, but things still aren’t set for this ballclub yet. Technician : Who will be the starting pitchers this weekend? Avent: The three weekend starters for the first weekend are Buchanan on opening day, sophomore Cory Mazzoni on Saturday and Danny Healey on Sunday. Technician : The ACC has a reputation as being a strong baseball conference. What does that mean for the schedule you guys will play this season and what kind of non-conference schedule will you guys have? Avent: It’s a very grueling and grinding season. The ACC is, if not the toughest league in the country, certainly one of the top two or three. It’s a great schedule as it always is. When you play in this league and in this state, your conference and your non-conference schedule is going to be tough. The second weekend of the season we go down to Myrtle Beach and play UC Irvine, who is top-five in the country and Coastal Carolina, who I think is in the top 15 or 20 in the country. It’s hard to predict preseason rankings as well. I know the ACC is loaded with people in the preseason top 20, but it’s not about the preseason. It’s about the postseason and hopefully we can make a dent on that as the season goes along.
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all speeds and changing it up,” Buchanan said. “I didn’t get a chance to do many change-ups here, but now I think that’s one of my better pitches. It was a good experience playing with some of the best players in the country, and hopefully that will rub off on this year and help me on the mound.” Buchanan said the biggest difference between his freshman season, when he cemented his status as a trustworthy weekend starter, and today’s first day of the 2010 campaign is that he now “knows what to expect.” “I felt decent my freshman year but had some trouble last year, so it felt good to get back on the dominant side of the mound [over the summer,]” Buchanan said. “You just have to be confident with what you have. [Coach] likes to have me out there and I think I’ve
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the team operates and see how team members conduct themselves, senior infielder Dallas Poulk does not see the new guys as freshmen anymore, but rather just like any other teammates. “We expect them to come in and fit in. We don’t really think of them as freshmen anymore,” Poulk said. “They have been here a whole semester and we
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proved myself over the years with some quality innings. Hopefully I can have more of those.” The Pack’s newest go-to guy will have plenty of opportunity to show State fans he is back to form as he said he is slated for three starts in the Pack’s first seven games.
His teammates, on the other hand, already know what he can do. “He means a lot to us. He’s been there,” senior Dallas Poulk said. “He’s a hard-nosed guy and we love to watch him go out there and compete. We’re excited to get him out there and see what he can do.”
are excited to have them and looking forward to seeing what they can do.” The biggest thing Poulk believes the new class will have to learn is how to bounce back from bad games. In addition, they’ll have to understand that they will face tougher competition than they have ever played against before. “They just have to relax and have confidence each and every day they go out,” Poulk said. “None of us had really struggled ever before coming to school here, but it is a long sea-
son and they just need to learn to be able to bounce back after a bad game or two.” No matter the outcome of a single game or series or how each player plays, the best thing for the developing athletes will be the chance to fulfill their dreams of playing baseball at the Division I level, especially in a conference as highly regarded as the ACC. “I am really excited for opening day,” Senay said. “I have been waiting to play Division I ball all my life.”
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’Pack the House’ for women’s basketball tonight The women’s basketball team hosts Boston College tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum in the annual “Pack the House” event. The team is 14-11 and 4-6 in ACC competition as they press to make the NCAA tournament. The “Pack the House” Challenge is a national competition where ACC and other Division I schools compete with the goal of setting an attendance record and is meant to promote women’s basketball. Halftime will feature a mascot basketball game. Admission is $1 for the general public and is free to students with I.D. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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The gymnastics team welcomes No. 10 Nebraska and ACC rival North Carolina to Reynolds Coliseum on Saturday at 7 p.m. in the annual Sweetheart Invitational. The Pack is currently ranked No. 25 in the NCAA. The night is also a Pink Meet to promote breast cancer awareness. Pink pom-poms and bracelets will be given out at the door and fans are encouraged to wear pink attire. Admission is $5 for adults and free to children and students. Fans wearing pink that make a donation to the WBCA/Kay Yow Cancer Fund get in the door free.
First year players counted upon to help baseball team bounce back from down season Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor
After one of the worst seasons the Pack has had under coach Elliott Avent, where the team went 25-31 (10-20 in the ACC) and missed out making the ACC tournament, Avent and pitching coach Tom Holliday went out and brought in a top recruiting class. The 15 person class includes a mixture of both junior college transfers and freshmen, including multiple players that were drafted in the major league draft but chose to come to school. Overall the class was ranked 11th in the nation by Baseball America and many of the players figure to play big roles this season for the team. T h i s reg rouped, revamped squad will look to help bring Pack baseball back to the successful
streak it found just two short class looks good on paper, goyears ago. ing out and actually perform“I believe our freshman class ing up to that level will be a is one of the best in the country whole different story. One of and I think we will make a big the biggest question marks for impact this year, especially be- this team will be how the new cause we have a good number pitchers are able to adjust and of young pitchers,” freshman perform at the ACC level. outfielder “ We a r e Tarran Senay very unsure said. about our The seapitching staff. sons sta r t s We have a today when lot of young State ta kes g uys. Guys on La Salle who will be University. pitching in The players’ the ACC things. biggest focus for the first is forgetting time,” Avent Sophomore Andrew Ciencin a b ou t l a s t s a i d . “ We season a nd h ave s om e trying to improve this year very talented players but it is and with plenty of fresh faces, a very grueling and grinding the team feels the new guys will season. It is a big difference help the veterans forget about going from high school to the past hardships. ACC and they are talented but “We have to forget about it. there are other things they have Last year is in the past,” soph- to learn.” omore Andrew Ciencin said. But with the younger play“We have 15 new guys here that ers having over a semester to weren’t here for it. That season adjust to college life, learn how is in the past. We are ready for a new year and better things.” Even though the freshman YOUTH continued page 7
“That season is in the past. We are ready for a new year and better ”
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Today BASEBALL VS. LA SALLE Doak Field at Dail Park, 3 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. BOSTON COLLEGE Reynolds Coliseum, 6:30 p.m. SOFTBALL AT NORTH DAKOTA STATE Tampa Bay, Fla., 11:15 a.m. MEN’S TENNIS VS. ELON Raleigh, N.C., 5 p.m. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S TRACK AND FIELD AT VIRGINIA TECH CHALLENEGE Blacksburg, Va., All Day MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Chapel Hill, All Day Saturday MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. WAKE FOREST RBC Center, 2:00 p.m. BASEBALL VS. LA SALLE Doak Field, 2 p.m.
DID YOU KNOW? According to ESPN Bracketology, the women’s basketball team is on the NCAA tournament bubble as the first team outside the field.
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2 Kentucky vs. 19 Vanderbilt 25 Wake Forest vs. N.C. State Maryland vs. Georgia Tech Connecticut vs. Rutgers 12 Michigan State vs. 11 Ohio State
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Elliott Avent signs a fan’s shirt after a game. Avent has coached at State for nearly two decades.
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Coach shares thoughts prior to start of 2010 season Deputy Sports Editor Tyler Everett recently sat down with baseball coach Elliott Avent to discuss the upcoming season, which starts Friday when the Pack welcomes La Salle to Doak Field for the first of three games against the Explorers. The opening pitch for the game is slated for 3 p.m.
After just two seasons with the Pack, junior righthander Jake Buchanan knows a thing or two about weathering the storm. He has been on the mound for tremendous highs and frustrating lows. But after a dominating season in the summer leagues and several weeks of indoor practice, Buchanan and his young team are prepared to get things headed back in the right direction. Expectations were high for the Pack last year after the team was one game away from a trip to Omaha for the College World Series during the spring of 2008. However, the team stumbled out of the gate and missed the postseason completely. Buchanan said the players’ minds weren’t in the right place to start the season, and that’s something that has been corrected. “We started thinking ahead way too early,” Buchanan said. “This year we know we have to take it one game at a time and try to win every inning.” Though he struggled along with his team as the self-prescribed second or third backup in 2009, Buchanan never lost the faith of head coach Elliott Avent. “I know what Jake Buchan-
an’s all about,” Avent said. “I saw Jake as a freshman in Georgia win the second game to put us one game away from the World Series. He has a big heart and a strong mind. He’s going to give you everything he’s got.” Buchanan said he keeps his head down and stays out of the way of his famously fiery coach. “You have to get on his good side,” Buchanan. “He likes me a lot, so he’s never had one of his rants directed toward me. I’ve learned over the years that you just have to do your stuff and he’ll leave you alone.” Buchanan said Avent was a great help when he was deciding where to spend his summer. Avent felt strongly about his playing against some of the best players college baseball has to offer with the Cotuit Kettleers of the Cape Cod league. Buchanan’s summer was productive, to put it lightly. With Cotuit, Buchanan went 3-1 with a 0.84 ERA. He started in six of seven appearances and allowed 33 hits and six walks while striking out 38 in 43 innings. He collected several accolades, including Cape League pitcher of the week and a spot on the Cape Cod League’s postseason All-Cape League team. His team fell in the championship series. Buchanan said his time in Massachusetts was spent working on his weaker areas. “It was a great experience going to the Cape Cod league and pitching, working a lot on
Technician : Coach, it has been a while since your team’s last action. How ready and excited are you guys for this weekend’s season-opening series against La Salle? Avent: Everybody’s always anxious to get going. I don’t care what the sport is, opening day is very special, and the same goes for us. You never want it to come too soon, because you never feel like you’ve prepared enough, and certainly this season with the amount of cold and wet weather we have had. But no matter how prepared you are, you are still ready for opening day to come.
Technician : The team finished 25-31 (10-20 ACC) after high pre-season expectations. What will be the keys to bouncing back and being more successful this season? Avent: Every season can turn on the funniest thing and you never know how you’re going to be. Last season we had great expectations and got off to a pretty good start and went down to Miami and opened up down there. As strange as the season turned out, we really felt
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