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Service Raleigh helps community University clubs team up to serve local community in largest student-initiated service project Annie Albright News Editor
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Student college investment passes Congress Congress ends subsidizing of banks for college loans and provides more funding for Pell Grant Program David Britt Staff Writer
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Student volunteers get breakfast and find their groups for Service Raleigh Saturday morning. The combination of Service Raleigh, the engineering open house, Raleigh Relays track meet and a marathon down Hillsborough Street made the traffic around campus difficult and gave most groups a slow start.
volunteering and doing good. “It was mandatory for our sorority but it is also a great way to give back to the community and volunteer,” Frena said. “It was a lot of fun because all of your friends do it and stuff.” Frena said her group focused on the landscaping of an area school. “We went to an elementary school,” Frena said. “My group dug trenches and did the whole entrance flower bed by digging all the plants up and replanting them.” Frena said the parents of students who attend the elementary school were extremely helpful during the project. “There were parents there as well to lead little groups all over,” Frena said. “Some people would like put mulch down to make it a lot nicer for the children, and a lot of the parents were really excited that we were there.” The biggest reward, Frena said, was the appreciation of parents. “They kept coming up to us and saying how they were so excited to have us there and how much it meant to them,”
Frena said. “They kept telling up how they were so proud to call it their school.” Long said it was a great experience because the difference they made was evident. “I think it was a good experience just because it was so tangible,” Long said. “We worked a elementary school, planting painting benches, etc, and when we got there it was looking really dry and dead because of the winter. When we left it was obvious the difference that we had made, so it was so satisfying because it was very tangible.” Frena said she would really encourage other students to become involved with Service Raleigh and that she would definitely consider volunteering again. “I definitely would, especially if you have a group of people to do it,” Frena said. “It’s like a bonding time and it’s not like it’s hard or anything, its just a few hours out of the day.”
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Pulling ivy from a pine tree, Tsekai English, freshman in mathematics, volunteers with the Society of African Americans in Physical and Mathematical Sciences at Edna Metz Wells Park for Service Raleigh Saturday morning.
Trey Warren named first Mr. Engineer, pageant exceeds expectations Pageant raises more than $600 for Society of Women Engineers’ Relay for Life team Jessica Neville Science & Tech Editor
The Society of Women Engineers sponsored the first Mr. Engineer Pageant Friday in Stewart Theatre with more than 200 students in attendance. The pageant coordinators designed the event as a way to raise money for SWE’s Relay for Life team and they hope to make the event an annual tradition. Lisa Moll, a junior in material science and engineering, said the purpose of the event was to raise money for a worthy cause and bring attention to the Society of Women Engineers as well as the College of Engineering. “We have participated in Relay for Life for the past two years and we were trying to think of a unique way to raise money,” Moll said. “We only thought of this idea in January, so everything had to be planned in two months.” Friday’s competition for the title of Mr. Engineer was between 11 male engineering students from different departments within the College of Engineering. Moll said 12 finalists were
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Service Raleigh, an annual citywide day of service, was held Saturday. The 13th annual installment of the event brought together many campus groups and students to help the community. Victoria Frena, a freshman in criminology, said she participated in the event for the first time with her sorority, Chi Omega. “One of our girls is big on volunteering so when she heard about it she said she had a really good idea for our sorority and our president decided we should do it,” Frena said. Breanne Long, sophomore in biological engineering and Chi Omega community service chair, said volunteering at Service Raleigh has become a tradition with the sorority. “It was an optional service event but several girls had to go out of town or they had work, but it was encouraged certainly and we had about 46 girls attend,” Long said. “It’s an event that we have participated in for several years now and I’m the community service chair so I signed us up about a month ago and I registered us as a group to attend and volunteer at a time.” Nathan Maher, a senior in mechanical engineering, said his club, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) also participated. “We got to pick up trash around Lake Raleigh,” Maher said. “We actually had people on canoes, going around and picking it up around the lake. It was a really nice day and I met a lot of people I hadn’t met before.” Although it was a lot of work, Frena said she enjoyed representing the University by
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selected from approximately 25 appli- the title of Mr. Engineer. Warren said cations. One of the finalists was unable his friends ask him to participate and he agreed because he saw that it was to participate because of illness. “The application asked questions for a good cause. “My costume was a lot of work, but on career goals, school involvement and why they wanted to participate it was worth it. All of the participants in this event,” Moll said. “All of the were very talented and I had a great applications were good and it was hard time participating,” Warren said. “I think it was run very well for the first to make the selection.” The students competed in four cate- year. It can definitely be bigger and better in the fugories: interview, ture as more peotalent, business ple get involved.” attire and a pracWarren’s taltice FE exam. ent was a song he The FE exam is wrote and played a standard enon t he g uita r gineering exam about the Mr. that was taken Eng ineer pagbeforehand and eant. References comprised 10 of Trey Warren, junior in construction to the University the 100 total posengineering and the College sible points in of Engineering the competition. Four judges gave up to 35 points in his song made it successful with for talent, 35 points for an on-stage the audience. The runner-up for the Mr. Engineer interview, and 10 points for “profespageant was Jordan Shelly who represional attire.” “The professional attire was a cre- sented civil engineering. In addition, ative way for the competitors to rep- the audience had the opportunity to resent their major,” Moll said. “For ex- select a People’s Choice winner by ample, the construction engineer wore writing the name of their favorite engineer on a slip of paper. a costume shaped like a bulldozer.” The People’s Choice winner was Trey Warren, the construction engineer in question, ended up winning Richard Pridgen, a senior in paper
“All of the participants were very talented and I had a great time participating.”
science and chemical engineering who represented chemical engineering in the pageant. “I did it against my better judgment, but I had a lot of fun,” Pridgen said. “It’s cool to meet people in other disciplines of engineering. There were some majors I had never even heard of.” Pridgen’s talent was a song he improvised after asking a member of the audience to tell him what he should sing about. The topic was puppies. Diana Beck, a sophomore in psychology, attended the pageant because her friend was a member of the Society of Women Engineers and she thought it sounded interesting. “It definitely met my expectations. It was really entertaining and all of the guys did a good job,” Beck said. “My favorite was Mr. Chemical Engineer because his song made the whole audience laugh.” Tickets were sold for $3, which resulted in a total of more than $600 raised for SWE’s Relay-forLife team.
$6.00 T-Shirt Sale @ NC State Bookstores All Soffe brand t-shirts Reg. 2 for $20
Congress passed new legislation on March 21 that will take private banks out of the student loan market. The government will provide all student loans instead of banking institutes like College Foundation of North Carolina, Sallie Mae and other commercial banks. The United States government has been subsiding commercial banks to give out student loans. Through this process the government would provide the capital and assume a majority of the risk while commercial banks would hand out the loans to the students and gain a fee from the government. Jake Bloodworth, chair of Tuition and Fees Committee in the N.C. State’s Student Senate, said he believes the program is important to students. “I like the idea of the program because I think it is important,” Bloodworth said. “Financial aid is hurting and more students are applying for financial aid and parents are losing jobs. I think that it is important that if we can cut out a middle man, I think it is something we should do.” According to the bill, subsidized payments that would be given to the commercial banks will be put back into the Pell Grant program and funding for community colleges as well as allow students to easily pay back their student loans. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that the savings from this bill will be in the area of $61 billion. Some of these savings will be used to fund the objectives of the bill. Julie Rice Mallette, associate vice provost and director of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, said the changes would save the federal government money. “In the long run probably having the Federal Direct Loan Program as the only loan choice will save the federal government money,” Mallette said. “If they turn around and use these savings and increase the funding of the Federal Pell Grant program, other education initiatives that will improve access for students then that will be a good thing.” Mallette said one of the key measures of this bill would be the influx of money into the Pell Grant program. Out of the $61 billion in savings, $36 billion will go to Pell Grants. She said if this money had not been put into the Pell Grant program, it is possible that the Pell Grant would have decreased. The bill will increase the maximum amount of the grant to $5,500 for the
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Quote of the day “Financial aid is hurting, and more students are applying for financial aid. And parents are losing jobs.” Jake Bloodworth, chair of Tuition and Fees Committee of Student Senate
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embers of Women In Science and Engineering, including Sarah Chrysler, a freshman in computer science, and Mija Nichols, a freshman in environmental technology, give information about the program during an organization fair in Talley Student Center Ballroom. It was part of African-American Visitation Day held Sunday.
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Scope/Harrelson Lecture: Neal Lane
Neal Lane, former White House science advisor and NSF director, presents this year’s Scope Lecture, titled “America’s Science Challenges and Opportunities: Past, Present and Future.” The lecture will be held Saturday, April 10 at 4 p.m. The event is free, but registration is required. For more information contact Michelle Duggins at 919515-3462. Source: Deb luckadoo, director of talley student center activities
Utility poles set to be removed over next two weeks Hillsborough Street is continuing to make progress on schedule. The work on the Oberlin Road and Pullen Road center island as well as instillation of curbs, gutters and brick paving will continue. Prep work for sidewalk construction will continue and street lights will begin to appear on the south side of Hillsborough Street. Source: Hillsborough Street Update Newsletter
Povinelli Lecture on the Science of Other Minds On Thursday, April 8 at 4:30 p.m. the “How the Science of Other Minds Became Science Fiction: an Open Letter to Comparative Psychology” lecture will take place in Daniels Hall room 218 by Daniel J. Povinelli of the University of Louisiana Cognitive Evolution Group. For more information contact Dr. Ronald P. at 5156195. The event is free and open to the public. This lecture is part of the Logic and Cognitve Science Lecture Series, which is hosted by the Logic and Cognitive Science Initiative (see www.ncsu.edu/chass/philo/ phil_lcsi.html) Source: NCSU Campus Calendar
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More than 4,000 cities turn off lights for Earth Hour Cities around the world fell dark in observance of Earth Hour, a global climate change protest, Saturday. In the United States the Empire State building, the National Cathedral in Washington D.C., the Coca-Cola headquarters in Atlanta, the Mount Rushmore monument and the majority of the Las Vegas strip switched off lights beginning at 8:30 p.m. or the worldwide equivalent for an hour. Earth Hour is organized by the World Wildlife Fund and this year was the fourth annual and was attended by more than 4,000 cities in 120 countries.
for all ARTS NC STATE performances Exhibitions are free.
this week Ladies in Red
NC State’s premier female a cappella group brings musical fusion and excitement to the stage and audience, performing a mix of styles from the sweet harmonies of a ballad to exciting rock grooves.
Thursday, April 1 at 7pm • Fletcher Opera Theatre (in downtown Raleigh)
A Century in Paris featuring Olga Kleiankina, piano You’ve seen her in 2009 with the Carolina Ballet’s Picasso and in her own recital on NC State’s campus last November, now catch Olga at the Progress Energy Center for Performing Arts as she presents A Century in Paris. This incredible program captures a century of French piano tradition—from 1831 when Chopin arrived in the City of Lights to the new style of Impressionism in the early 1900s. Featuring composers Fryderyk Chopin, Maurice Ravel and Claude Debussy.
Now through May 15: Two Exhibitions at the Gregg Museum!
A Food Drive Event www.widespreadpanic.com All dates, acts and ticket prices subject to change without notice. *Subject to applicable service charges & fees.
MOVIE: THE GREAT SQUEEZE: SURVIVING THE HUMAN PROJECT Witherspoon Cinema 7 to 8:15 PM
Obama housing Plan aims to reduce mortgage debt
US Poet Laureate Charles Simic - Reading Harrelson 107 7:30 - 8:30 PM
On Friday the Obama administration announced plants to curb the increasing number of home foreclosures by giving incentives to eliminate some mortgage debt and reduce payments for the unemployed. It will be funded from the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program.
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2:11 P.M. | Harassing E-Mail Brooks Hall Report of threatening e-mail. Investigation ongoing. Pending.
March 25 12:16 A.M. | Suspicious Incident Dan Allen Dr./Faucette Dr. Report of subjects moving bricks. Officer checked area but did not locate any problems. 2:06 A.M. | Check Person ES King Village Report of noise disturbance. Officer spoke with non-student. No further action taken by officer. 5:06 A.M. | Fireworks Owen Hall Report of fireworks going off. Officers checked area but did not locate any problems.
4:00 P.M. | Information Police Carmichael Gym Student reported possible misuse of credit card. 5:48 P.M. | Fire Alarm Partners III FP responded to waterflow alarm. Cause unknown. 6:04 P.M. | Larceny Brooks Hall Student reported bicycle stolen. Pending. 8:01 P.M. | Check Person First Year College Lot Report of suspicious subject in lot. Officer located non-student distributing flyers. Subject was advised to obtain appropriate permits and complied to leave the area.
10:39 A.M. | Check Person DH Hill Library Report of suspicious subjects. Canvas of area failed to produce subjects matching descriptions provided. 11:12 A.M. | Fire Alarm Pi Kappa Phi FP responded to alarm caused by work being performed in the area. 12:37 P.M. | Information Police Pullen Hall Staff reported suspicious incident. Investigation ongoing. Pending.
8:57 P.M. | Safety Program Bowen Hall Officer conducted Alcohol Safety program. 11:20 P.M. | Traffic Stop Dunn Ave Student was issued citation for No Operators License.
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Fifteenth Annual N.C. State Dog Day race N.C. State chapter of American Veterinary Medical Association sponsors annual race benefiting Wake County Animal Shelter Evan Johnson Correspondent
The 15th annual Dog Day race was held on Sunday featuring a 5k run for human competitors only followed by a two-mile walk for competitors with their canine companions. a souvenir Volunteers from the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine’s student chapter of the American Veterinary Medical Association organize the race. It is a RunNC sanctioned event that drew more than 35 runners for last year’s race. Stephanie Zick, a veterinary student and one of three event coordinators, said the event would have gone on despite any inclement weather. “I think that the weather will hold out for us so it will make a big difference [in the race],” Zick said. “It’s rain or shine, and I’ve done it in the rain before. It’s nice that it’s not raining right now.” The event was very well pub-
2010-2011 school year and rise to $5,900 by the 2019-2020 school year. However, with the higher costs of obtaining an education, the grant increases may not be enough. Mallette said the buying power of the Pell Grant is clearly not what it used to be. An increase that will go forward now will not be as great an increase — it will not keep up with college costs. With the rough economy during the past two years, this should be some relief for some students in need of financial aid, but the increase in funding may not be enough for N.C. State. According to Mallette, the
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THE FACTS:
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In addition to the passage of health care reforms, Congress also passed legislation regarding student loans, pushing the sole responsibility of financial aid onto the federal government.
OUR OPINION:
Despite the benefits of the reforms, students need to seek a more active hand in the process in order to best represent their interests.
espite all the furor and hype around the new health care reform, a piece of legislation students must care about also passed that day: student loan reform. With the ever increasing costs of college and the importance of a higher education in today’s job market, students cannot ignore this legislation. Students, particularly those who rely on loans to ensure they can continue their education, should pay attention to the new laws regarding student loans. Health care is still an important issue, but University officials should also work to propagate information about reforms on financial aid and student loans. In simple terms, the new law takes the middleman out of
the virtue of their ability to organize. Big businesses and other interest groups like the National Rifle Association, student loans: instead of the tion of the costs associated the National Association for federal government guarantee- with attending college. the Advancement of Colored Further reforms may bet- People and the American Civil ing all student loans through the Stafford Loan program, ter reflect student interest in Liberties Union have gained the government assumes all re- the process. But unless stu- many a concession for their sponsibility for loans, primar- dents are willing to fight for championed causes. If stuily by funneling money from increased payments to keep up dents organize, we can see the the Stafford program into the with the rising costs of college ground-breaking reform in and make their points regard- financial aid that would make Pell Grants. Despite this, the new legisla- ing the government’s monopo- college more affordable. tion will not adequately pro- ly over the student loan system, The country couldn’t wait for vide for students who rely on legislators long removed from some sort of reform on health financial aid to attend college. college life will make decisions care. Students cannot afford to Unfortunately, the rapidly in- students should have the final wait for a more fundamental creasing costs of college have say over. reform of the financial aid and Ultimately, students need to student loan system. College risen at a rate that exceeds the expansion of the Pell Grant realize their power as an in- isn’t getting cheaper — is there program. Even with the in- terest group. The elderly have any reason to wait? crease in funding, the Pell secured benefits through SoGrants will only cover a por- cial Security and Medicare by The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the Executive Editors.
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Are black women really more masculine?
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hat do you think most people think of when they imagine a black woman? I was under the impression they might think of words such as “creative” and “strong.” They may reflect on historically influential black women such as Angela Davis or Shirley Marlena Chisholm. I was surprised Wilson Staff Columnist when I found out that it was none of these things; instead, black women are considered “masculine.” Gender roles play a huge part in how our society functions, and where women are celebrated for their femininity — apparently, black women do not fit the mold. Typically, prominent feminine characteristics include delicateness, chastity, selflessness and — in today’s society — sex appeal. In other words, a woman is only desirable if she fits the traditional European view of femininity. In earlier years, women of European backgrounds had the luxury of relying on a man for economic prosperity. The hardest obstacle they encountered was finding a suitable man with a suitable income. Black women have never had this luxury. Because black men have been disadvantaged from the beginning of time, it was up to the women to pick up the pieces. Throughout history, black women have had to bear the hard burdens of keeping the family together, being sole bread winners, staying active in church and trying to pave the way for those after them. Naturally, because of these harsh circumstances, black women do not fit the traditional European view of femininity. A current taboo that is creating some turbulence is the idea of black men not wanting to date black women. It is not uncommon to see black men dating someone of European descent or other woman who are not of an African ancestry. I have no issues with interracial dating. If anything, we need more of it. The thing that bothers me is the negative stereotypes that are placed upon black women, some of which are held by black males. One prevalent stereotype is that black women are too ag-
gressive which in turn makes them more masculine. Aggressive sounds like a negative word, but to be black and a woman in America is just plain hard. We don’t have time to be a damsel in distress just to please men and make them feel accomplished. We have to grow a backbone to combat the discrimination we are going to face. We expect the same thing out of the men in our lives. Obviously, that is too much to ask. Another misunderstood idea is that black women want too much and are controlling. Is it wrong to want the best? They are confusing “too much” with being treated with respect and having a partner who is driven as well as loving. No one wants a momma’s boy with no job and who blames the “white man” for all his misfortunes. Yes, discrimination is very real, but it takes strength to overcome that. Your struggle can end up being your blessing. I’m not saying it’s easy for black men, but I am saying that intellect and hard work are something that should not be passed off as “white people stuff.” It is also said that black women are less sexually open and do not cater to their men. How open you are to different kinds of sexual practices is individually based and comes gradually as you develop trust with your partner. Maybe these black women do not trust their partners. It’s not 1950 anymore, and catering to a man is no longer a requirement. All I can say is that some kind words go a long way. The nicer and more appreciative you are to someone, the more they will want to do for you. Black women have a rough exterior, but it feels good to know that your partner loves you for you. Black women have added beauty to this world in more ways than one. We have had to band together to fight the ongoing fight of finding our place in this world. Standing up for yourself should not be considered a masculine trait, but a human trait. A common saying is “black women always go to bed angry.” With more understanding of these stereotypes and wrong accusations, we can curb this phenomenon. Send Marlena your thoughts on female masculinity and the challenges black women face to letters@technicianonline.com.
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What future reforms would you like to see to student loans or financial aid? Why? BY MARISA AKERS
“I like it the way it is. I got what I needed.”
The current state of health care.
Brian Schultz, sophomore in environmental design
Toi Collins freshman, animal science
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few weeks ago, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) blasted the news media as ‘despicable,’ during a policy debate on the war in Afghanistan. He accused them of focusing on relatively trivial subjects rather Nick t h a n A fghanistan Miano Staff Columnist itself. His ra nt wa s dramatic, but not without merit. It is true that there has been a significant drop in coverage of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent years. While the media certainly ought to shoulder a large share of the blame for this, the American public hasn’t exactly been clamoring for war coverage. To an extent, the media covers news that the people want to hear, and is a reflection of their interests. As an Iraq War veteran, the concept of a disinterested public is nothing new to me. How can anything else be expected? Unless someone voluntarily enters into military service, they can be confident they will not have to participate in either of these wars. While it is true that the war in Iraq has been protested, any potentially lasting protest movement lacks the energy to have significant effect. There is simply no egoistic reason compelling anyone not affiliated with the military to care.
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This leads to questions about what the media’s purpose is in covering these wars. Is it to help the public form an informed opinion? Is it to generate some kind emotional response? Or is it merely to report statistical information and indulge the public with pictures of violence, albeit heavily censored violence? These wars, much like Vietnam, have been heavily televised (until recently). The difference however, is that the endless stream of violent imagery coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan has only desensitized a public with little or no vested interest in the conf licts; while t he nig ht ly televising of the Vietnam Wa r i n f luenced a public who had a direct interest in the events of the war. Unless someone has such a direct interest in the subject, how can we expect that the information being given to him or her will carry any real meaning? The daily reporting of the number of war dead, whether they are civilians, soldiers or insurgents, is merely an abstraction of the real suffering that occurs. As an abstraction, this information is ultimately meaningless for anyone who digests it unless he or she is directly involved in the conflicts. For the larger public, war coverage is just an endless stream of noise that the mind eventually tunes out. The concept of
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Prior to a couple of months ago, it would probably be a safe bet to say that most students didn’t know much, if anything, about the world of competitive jump roping. That was before Raleigh-based Saltare wowed the country with its performances on the popular MTV show “America’s Best Dance Crew,” affectionately known as ABDC. More surprising, however, is that N.C. State has its own connection to the sport. For Suzanne Cash, a junior in architecture, jumping rope has been a part of her life for more than a decade. In fact, Cash said she has been jumping rope with her sisters since she was 5 years old. Since that time, she has competed around the United States and in countries around the world. In Canada, she and her team won first place in a world jump rope competition in 2006. Other competitions have taken her to Australia, South Africa and Belgium. In Istanbul, Turkey, for example, she performed in a weeklong festival alongside trampoline acrobats as well as the performers Acrodunk who are known for their appearance on “America’s Got Talent.” According to Cash, however, jumping rope is never just about the competition. “It’s not really like a competition, it’s more about having fun,” she said while describing her many experiences in the sport. Last year, Cash had the chance to participate in a spe-
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exciting and very colorful. Throwing colors at each other was definitely great. Plus there was food, so it was awesome.”
cial opportunity with the USA ABDC. According to Cash, watching jump rope team as it hopped, jumped and skipped down the her friends on TV was a surreal streets of New York as part of experience. “It’s so nerve-wracking when the Macy’s Day parade. “It was a thrilling experience they’re on national TV showing to jump down the streets of your sport,” Cash said. “I think it’s great how they incorporated New York City,” she said. According to Cash, growing dance into jumping. I watched up as a jumper wasn’t always them from week to week, and at first they t he e a sie s t just jumped thing. In fact, t he whole it was often time. Then the exact opthey started posite. incorporating “Growing dance, and it up in high was great to school, evwatch them eryone made Suzanne Cash, junior in g r ow e a c h fun of me for architecture time.” jumping,” So, what’s C a s h s a id . “There are a lot of misconcep- next in the world of jump rope? tions about competitive jump Many jumping enthusiasts are roping, and Saltare being on pushing to make jump rope an national TV has helped to show Olympic sport. But it’s not so easy. people what it’s really like.” “There are a lot of requireCash said she has been friends with the members of ments to get in the Olympics,” Saltare for years and has com- Cash said. “A certain number peted with and against them of countries have to register, all over the country. “Everyone and not many people do it. who jump ropes knows every- But it’s an up-and-coming one who jump ropes,” she said. sport, and I think jump rope Cash claimed that Saltare has is spreading a lot.” With shows like “America’s recently shown the world the sport of jump roping. “They Best Dance Crew” bringexposed the sport on national ing exposure to the sport, its TV,” she said. “ABDC is spread- population is growing around ing the sport of jump rope, and the world. With this type of getting people excited about it.” exposure, perhaps one of the Cash said she was unable first Olympic jump ropers will to join her friends because of be one of the Wolfpack’s own. school obligations. However, she and Brittany Fortier, a member of Saltare and local jump rope team Impact Triforce, stayed in contact while Saltare was competing in
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“It’s all really fun to partake in the events and get to meet new people,” Bhad said. “We had good fun and there was good music.”
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Holi brings splash of color to Harris Field Harris Field filled with students and color in celebration of hindu and sikh holiday Story By Justin Carrington | photo By DAvid mabe
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he drastic shift from winter to spring often brings about a number of changes. For many, it is merely sinus infections brought on by the inordinate amount of pollen puffing about campus. For Hindus around the world, however, spring brings about something far more serious. It marks the celebration of Holi, also known as the Festival of Colors.
On Sunday, the Indian Graduate Students Association and EKTAA sponsored the Holi celebration event. It took place on Harris Field outside Witherspoon Student Center where the students brought their own festival to campus. According to Suman Kanal, a graduate student in communications who helped to plan the event, approximately 200 students were in attendance for the colorful celebration. “It was more than what we were expecting,” Kanal said. “It was really good, and we got a lot of students from different cultures — not just Indians, but
people from other countries.” According to Kanal, this is a large part of the celebration itself. “The significance of Holi is to bring people together and to celebrate,” she said. Kanal said while Holi is primarily specific to India, it defies geographical boundaries. The diversity of students at the event, Kanal said, showed how different everyone is, but in the end, they were all together. While some may think of Holi (or Dhuli Vandana as it is known in Sanskrit) merely as a holiday in which people throw colored powder at each other, it really represents something
much more. Kanal also said the holiday is about celebrating the prevailing of good over evil in the world. In traditional settings, it is common for bonfires to be lit the day before. These bonfires are lit in memory of the escape of Prince Prahad from the furnace fire that the Demoness Holika carried him into. Although Holika was burnt to ashes by the fire, Prahad escaped the fire without injury because of his devoutness. In order to make all of this happen, Kanal said that an incredible amount of planning was done to put on an event of such magnitude. “It was really a long process. We started planning over a month ago,” Kanal said. In order to put on the celebration, the event organizers had to line up entertainment, food and the most obvious thing: the colored powder that hundreds of students got the chance to
Gaurav Manchanda (third from the left), a graduate student in integrated manufacturing systems engineering, dances with others at the Holi celebration on Harris Field Sunday afternoon.
toss on their peers. Finding these items, however, was not such an easy task. “We went all the way to D.C.,” Kanal said. “First, we had to get a lot of information from In-
dian stores about where to get colors that were good quality and pretty cheap.” Then, of course, there was the food. Unlike the numerous other
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tying Seaman on the floor exercise with a score of 9.925. “Brooke probably had her best routine of the year,” Stevenson said. “She did a beautiful double layout on floor and had flawless landings.” Barr received first-team All-
EAGL on vault and secondteam All-EAGL on floor and all-around honors. According to Barr, she was extremely anxious at the meet. “I had a rough day at practice the day before so I was extra nervous for the meet,” Barr said. “Overall it went pretty well. I ended up tying with Taylor on floor, so I was excited about that.”
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the balls are flying and they are coming quick,” Thomson said. “So far I’ve been winning so I tried not to change much and I won the second set, 6-1. I felt it benefitted me a little bit because I was the one dictating the play.” Sophomore Dominic Hodgson, who defeated Derek DiFazio 6-0, 6-4, said the team feels good about finally getting its first conference win after losing to UNC-Chapel Hill and the poor play at Wake Forest on Wednesday. “We made up for it today,” Hodgson said. “It was a really impressive performance. It was only a matter of time before we would get that first win. We just needed to put together a good performance and that is what we did today.” Head coach Jon Choboy said the Clemson win is a big lesson for a young team. Choboy said the team was afraid of making mistakes against Wake and that the game was its for the taking. “If that’s the way we are going to play, its not going to be any fun,” Choboy said. “We didn’t reinvent the wheel, but we worked on a couple of things that allowed us to be a little more aggressive. We came out and started doing that right off the bat today. We never really looked back. We are not going to be passive and we are not going to let people push us around. You have to step up
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Reese said. “My leg was kind of tight. But I didn’t get hurt again and that’s all I can ask for.” Lawanda Henry won her second shot put title in two tries with a distance of distance of 51’07.00”. She also took first in the 49er Classic last weekend. Kayla Lawson came in second in the high jump with a marker of 5’07.00”. Freshman teammate Danielle Adams also finished in the top-10. Pritt came in second in the 5,000m,
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way he fought despite not having his good stuff today.” After taking one of three from Miami, the Pack is now 15-9 and 3-6 in conference play. The team’s next game will be Wednesday against Old Dominion, and it will host a
turning in a time of 16:27.42. “That will be good enough, hopefully, to get me a regional spot,” Pritt said. Last year during the Raleigh Relays, Pritt was in Amman, Jordan competing for the cross country team. But this year, she was able to scope out the teams and make predictions for the rest of the outdoor season. “We’re going to have a lot of contributions from a lot of different people,” Pritt said. “The last couple of years we may have been stronger, but this year we’re a little more evenly spread out.”
three game series against Virginia starting Friday. Roque said the experience his team gained against Miami will pay dividends as the season progresses. “It gets you prepared for the games coming, when games are really close,” Roque said. “We have been in those positions and we learn from our mistakes.”
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The men’s tennis team grabbed its first conference win of the season, taking down No. 33 Clemson, 5-2. State notched its first point after winning two out of three double matches. Dominic Hodgson and Rob Lowe defeated Clemson’s Derek DiFazio and Wes Moran, 8-6, and Jamie Pulgar and Dave Thomson beat Carlos Alvarez and Juan Bolona, 8-5. Single matches were underway on the outdoor tennis courts but were stopped because of the threat of rain. The change of venue did not seem to stop the Pack’s momentum as it went on to take four singles matches from Clemson. Freshman Dave Thomson said he was a little worried going indoors would change momentum, but he was able to regain focus and take down Wes Moran 6-3, 6-1. “We came out and it was so light outside, and we came inside and did a three-minute warm-up and
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Yellow Jackets squeak by women’s tennis The No. 26 women’s tennis team fell to Georgia Tech in Atlanta Sunday 4-3. The Yellow Jackets won the doubles point despite only having two double teams competing. In singles play, State was able to tie the score 1-1 since Georgia Tech did not have a sixth singles player. Senior Berkley Brock defeated Tech’s Lynn Blau 6-1, 6-1. State’s only other singles win came from junior Lenka Hojckova, who took down No. 86 Sasha Krupina 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Men’s golf in fourth at Hootie at Bulls Bay The men’s golf team is tied at fourth place with Auburn in the first round at the Hootie at Bulls Bay in Awedaw, S.C. Junior Matt Hill holds the individual lead by one stroke after the first 18 holes, after shooting a three-under (68). LSU holds the teams’ lead in the first round. The Tigers were fourover (288). SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
State can’t come through late against Miami Baseball drops game three 4-0 after erasing five run deficit in the bottom of the ninth to take game two Tyler Everett Deputy Sports Editor
As it did in the second game of its weekend series with Miami, the Wolfpack trailed the Hurricanes by four runs going into the ninth inning of the series finale Sunday afternoon. Late offensive heroics made for drama in the ninth inning of the games on Friday and Saturday games, but no State player reached base in the final inning of the series and the Pack lost 4-0. The loss gave the Hurricanes the series, but coach Elliott Avent said he was pleased with his team’s effort against a quality opponent. “Right now we are showing a lot of heart and a lot of character and we don’t give up,” Avent said. “Like the old Jimmy V saying, we do not give up at all. We just have to get bet-
ter in some areas and I don’t think we are that far off. This is a good ballclub, Miami, and they have great pitching, really good pitching on the weekend.” Miami relievers also retired the first two Wolfpack batters in the ninth inning Saturday night, but the third out was infinitely harder to come by for the Canes in game two. Their 5-1 lead with two outs and no one on base was not enough for the win, as State scored four runs on four hits and two walks to force extra innings. The Wolfpack pulled out the victory in the bottom of the eleventh on a sacrifice fly to left field by redshirt junior catcher Chris Schaeffer. Schaeffer’s drive to left scored sophomore catcher Pratt Maynard, who singled before control issues by Miami reliever Daniel Miranda loaded the bases. Maynard advanced from first to third after sophomore infielder Andrew Ciencin was intentionally walked and an errant pitch hit freshman outfielder Tarran Senay. “I was really encouraged by that game last night,” Avent said. “It showed a lot about the team’s heart and it solidified the heart and character of this team.”
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Redshirt senior pitcher Alex Sogard winds back to deliver the ball during Sunday’s game against the Miami Hurricanes on Doak Field. Sogard recorded a loss after giving up four walks and one run on four hits after three innings. The Hurricanes went on to defeat the Pack 0-4.
Equally important in his team’s comeback in game two was freshman pitcher Felix Roque, who notched his first career victory against his hometown team. “Ever y thing felt good,” Roque said. “It was an exciting moment. My team and I
never quit.” In the finale on Sunday, senior pitcher Alex Sogard fought through early difficulty in finding the plate to keep the Pack within striking distance. Sogard walked four and gave up one run on four hits before leaving the game after three
innings. “Sogard, he did not have his stuff today, but he sure battled,” Avent said. “He got out of two bases-loaded jams and made a pitch to get out of both of them. I was really encouraged by the
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Today MEN’S GOLF IN HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY Bulls Bay Golf Club-Awendaw, S.C., All Day Tuesday MEN’S GOLF IN HOOTIE AT BULLS BAY Bulls Bay Golf Club-Awendaw, S.C., All Day Wednesday MEN’S TENNIS VS. DUKE J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center, 2:30 p.m. BASEBALL VS. OLD DOMINION Doak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m.
ACC BASEBALL STANDINGS
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Seaman sets records, Pack places second at EAGL Championships Gymnastics team comes from behind to break school records Jen Hankin Deputy Sports Editor
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Geoff King, sophomore distance runner, leads off the 4x800 meter relay at the Raleigh Relays track meet Saturday at the Paul Derr track. King also ran the 1500 meter, coming in 20th with a 4:00.66 which was only 6 seconds from the lead time.
Pack rallies for Raleigh Relays
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Clemson
7-1-0
18-6-0
Florida State
5-3-0
18-4-0
NC State
3-5-0
16-7-0
Team puts forth strong effort in only home event of the outdoor season
Boston College
2-6-0
9-14-0
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Maryland
2-6-0
9-14-0
Wake Forest
2-6-0
8-17-0
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Georgia Tech
7-1-0
20-2-0
Virginia
6-2-0
20-4-0
Miami
6-2-0
15-7-0
Virginia Tech
3-5-0
16-9-0
Duke
3-5-0
14-8-0
North Carolina
2-6-0
16-8-0
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Tennessee vs. Ohio State Baylor vs. Saint Mary’s Michigan State vs. Northern Iowa Duke vs. Purdue Xavier vs. Kansas State
The g ymnastics team placed second at the 2010 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championships Saturday in Durham, NC. State competed against eight area colleges and lost the title by three tenths of a point to UNC-Chapel Hill. “It was really exciting,” senior Taylor Seaman said. “We knew we had a really good chance of winning and there was going to be really good competition. The meet was close.” After the first two events, the uneven parallel bars and the balance beam, the Wolfpack sat in fifth with two events remaining. After the third event, the floor exercise, State rallied to take third-place and climbed into second after vault. “Starting on bars and beam makes it tough because those are two of the tougher events,” sophomore Brooke Barr said. “After those we had f loor and vault which are two of our best events. We just got the fire in our bellies because we didn’t get the score we deserved in beam, so we wanted to prove we
deserved a higher scored and we did.“ According to head coach Mark Stevenson, the team’s less-than-perfect beam routine contributed to the Wolfpack second-place finish. “We didn’t do great on beam. We had some balance errors in the routines without taking falls and that really cost us the meet,” Stevenson said. “But we had season highs on bars, floors and vaulting.” Seaman, one of the most proficient gymnasts in school history, earned four EAGL honors. These included the first-team All-EAGL on floor and all-around as well as AllEAGL on bars with a score of 9.85 to lead the conference. “Taylor was dead on with bars, vault and floor,” Stevenson said. “She had a pretty good break on beam, ended up with a 9.65 which was less-thannormal for her. She did a great job, won the all-around, won vaulting, and won floor all in the same meet, which is the first time that’s ever happened with any athlete. She has just gotten stronger and stronger as the year has gone one. She’s just a tremendous athlete.” Sophomore Brooke Barr, who earned EAGL specialist of the week for the third time this season March 22, was another Wolfpack standout at the championships. Barr wound up
The two-day Relays made up just the second outdoor meet of the season for the Wolfpack, coming a week after the 49er Classic in Charlotte, N.C. Redshirt freshman Emily Pritt said both the men’s and women’s teams appeared “comfortable” on its home track. “We had a lot of teams come from a lot of different places. It good to see people outside of the ACC,” Pritt said. “This was the only meet for our home crowd, so I’m glad the team performed well.” Freshman Ryan Hill had the best finish out of the strong Wolfpack field in the 5,000m, finishing third with a time of 13:56.41. Teammate John Martinez finished just behind him at 13:57.68
After his early season was marred by injuries, senior sprinter Reggie Reese won his heat and finished fourth overall in the preliminaries of the 100m with a 10.56. “I didn’t really expect to run fast because I’ve been through a lot of injuries this season,” Reese said. “I still didn’t have the run that I wanted, but I can’t ask for more. My start wasn’t as good as it usually good and I didn’t finish the race as I should have. I got tired.” He finished third in the event after turning in a 10.68 in the finals, which took place Saturday. “In the finals, I couldn’t throw my race together at all,”
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Strong winds whipped at the jerseys of hundreds of athletes that spilled out of buses and cars on Cates Avenue and onto Paul Derr Track & Field Stadium Friday afternoon as they readied for the annual Adidas Raleigh Relays. It was a far cry from the pouring rain that put a damper on last year’s festivities and the Pack took advantage, putting together several strong performances on both the men’s and women’s sides.
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