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uring last year’s exam issue, the University’s provost and chancellor were Larry Nielsen and James Oblinger, respectively. The year that was saw both men leave their office in heated controversy along with Mary Easley and Board of Trustees Chairman McQueen Campbell. In the time between, the University has experienced dramatic changes and gone through some controversy. The Technician staff has compiled a very brief list of the highlights, the highs and the lows: SOURCE: CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE
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JAMES OBLINGER, MARY EASLEY GET BOOTED In the wake of pay-for-play allegations concerning Mary Easley’s $170,000-per-year salary and accusations that he concealed his knowledge of her employment arrangement, Chancellor James Oblinger stepped down from his position June 8, 2009. Upon stepping down, he was granted a six-month leave at his then salary of $400,000 per year before returning to the faculty in spring 2010. Despite denying all wrongdoing and involvement in the controversy, her position was terminated by the Board of Trustees June 8, 2010. Easley and Oblinger were just a few of the other University officials who fell that summer; Chairman of the Boart of Trustees McQueen Campbell and Provost Larry Nielsen also resigned.
BUDGET CUTS IMPACT CLASSES, CAMPUS SERVICES
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SWINE FLU HITS CAMPUS During 2009, N.C. State — and the world as a whole — experienced an outbreak of H1N1, known colloquially as swine flu. Despite millions of infections around the world, including many at the University, the virus did not prove any deadlier than the seasonal flu; most of the deaths were contained to those at higher risk of death from the flu, children and the elderly. The University was forced to adopt several measures to contain the disease, including requiring that students self-quarantine and stay away from class during the duration of the disease. When all was said and done, more than 1,500 students were diagnosed with the flu or exhibited H1N1 symptoms.
Almost immediately after the resignation of Chancellor James Oblinger and Provost Larry Nielsen, Chancellor Jim Woodward stepped in to fill the chancellery in one of the worst budget climates the UNC System had ever experienced. During his first weeks on the job he was forced to deal with the University’s approach to the 10-percent budget cuts UNC President Erskine Bowles was preparing the system for. The cut’s affects were seen throughout the year with travel freezes, firings, class shortages and other service losses. Likewise, Governor Bev Perdue’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year was announced April 20 with additional bad news for the System in the form of a 4-percent budget cut. The cut, if finalized, could impact as many as 1,200 positions across the state.
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A team of engineering students presented a converted, eco-friendly vehicle at the N.C. Solar house on Friday. The students converted the General Motors donated vehicle into an eco-friendly vehicle, powered by an electric motor and biodiesel. According to Erik Schettig, a graduate student in technology education and outreach coordinator for the team, the students designed the vehicle with advanced software and computer modeling tools, and then incorporated Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) technology with an electric motor, and also a generator fueled by biodiesel into the vehicles.
HILLSBOROUGH STREET RENOVATIONS CONTINUE Some businesses shut down due to the year of renovations on Hillsborough Street which began in the summer of 2009, but everyone suffered in the form of barricades and traffic cones. Joe Carnevale, a senior in history, gained national recognition after his Barrel Monster, composed of Hamlett construction cones, sprang to life on the street; a recreation of the original now sits high above Hillsborough on top of the Electric Company Building. The initial stage of the revitalization itself is set to be completed two months ahead of the schedule – originally Sept. 2010.
RANDY WOODSON BEGINS TERM After meeting with UNC System President Erskine Bowles and other state leaders during the winter break, Randy Woodson, the executive vice president for student affairs and provost at Purdue University was announced as the 14th chancellor at N.C. State Jan. 8. Woodson, 52 years old, comes to the University from a fellow land-grant institution, Purdue, where he worked his way up through the Department of Horticulture and College of Agriculture. After he took office in early April, Woodson has engaged the campus community at several function and expressed his desire to avoid being perceived as an introverted administrator. Consistently being holed up in his office at Purdue earned him the moniker Unicorn, for his somewhat rare, mythical appearances on campus.
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Student team creates eco-friendly vehicle Engineering students convert donated vehicle into eco-friendly vehicle for Department of Energy and General Motors sponsored EcoCar competition
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The Rally 4 Talley campaign drove the topic of a new Talley Student Center to the forefront of students’ consciousness in the fall; the University spent more than $10,000 supporting the campaign. On the student side, Student Government held a referendum to gauge students’ interest in the project. Despite the results, with 60 percent of students voting against the graduated fee increase, Student Senate determined students were in fact in support of the project based on other criteria from the referendum and passed a resolution supporting the measure. The project was subsequently approved by the Board of Trustees and the UNC Board of Governors. In recent developments, the University released information stating that the Atrium portion of the renovation is already behind schedule. Students can only wait to see what sort of implications that holds for the Talley timeline. The first increase will occur during the 2010-2011 school year when student fees will be raised by $83.
The next phase, he said, will be testing the vehicle. “The next part if testing it and seeing how efficient it is,” Schettig said. “They are working on making it more consumer friendly, and preparing it to put on the market. When it is finished there won’t be wires hanging down and it will actually look nice. A lot of the time they’re going to be testing it and gathering data.” Friday was mostly a chance, Schettig said, for people to come see the car. “There are engineering professors and people in the other parts of the university that we like to keep involved,” Schettig said. “We wanted to show everyone that they vehicle is moving now and progressing, and moving into the next stage.” In a press release from the College of Engineering Communication department, Terry Gilbert, the faculty advisor for the N.C. State team, said the EcoCar competition has provided
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Devin O’Rourke speaks with police after being stopped while trying to drive a truck into the Brickyard during the flash rave Sunday night. Students were prohibited from playing amplified music because they lacked a permit. Some students shouted an intent to reschedule the event for Monday night. Around 1 a.m., the rave moved down Hillsborough Street in the direction of the Chancellor’s Residence.
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amille Kump, a senior in paper science engineering and chemical engineering, helps Tali Barlaz, a sophomore in textile engineering, make paper in the Honors Quad Thursday, April 29, 2010. “I wanted to share with people the recycling abilities of paper and how eco-friendly it is compared to plastics,” Kump said.
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On Saturday, May 8, 2010, ARTS NC STATE will host the 13th annual Celebrate! ARTS NC STATE gala, featuring a concert by Leahy. The event includes a heavy hors d’oeuvres reception, a fabulous silent auction, and the annual Bowers Medal of Arts presentation. Leahy is a musical powerhouse of eight Canadian brothers and sisters who have been playing together their entire lives. Influenced by roots,
On Monday, May 3 at 10:40 a.m. the Body-On-A-Chip lecture will take place in 1011 Engineering Building I (EB I). The lecture will focus on using biochemical engineering ideas for in vitro evaluation of drugs. For more information contact Balaji Rao at 513-0129. Source: NCSU Campus Calendar
pop, country and traditional Canadian music, their definitive sound brought audiences to their feet in 175 stadiums around the world when they toured with country superstar Shania Twain. Contact Ticket Central for tickets, tickets are $100. For more information contact Ticket Central at 5151100. The event will be held at Stewart Theatre and Talley Student Center. Source: NCSU Campus Calendar
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Ali Seyam, a graduate student in mechanical engineering, backs the car into position Friday at the EcoCar unveiling. The eco-friendly car is N.C. State’s contribution to the EcoCar competition, sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. The team, compiled of mainly engineering students, will travel to Yuma, Arizona this summer to test the vehicle.
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the students with real-world engineering experience. “Our students have expanded their knowledge by working with industry professionals and cutting-edge software tools to integrate their designs into the N.C. State EcoCar,” Gilbert said. Schettig said EcoCar is a three-year competition, sponsored by General Motors and the U.S. Department of Energy. General Motors, he said, provides vehicles, components, f inancial and operational support, as well as mentorship, while the Department of Energy provides competition management, team evaluation, and technological and logisti-
cal support. N.C. State became involved with the competition, Schettig said, when the main sponsors released a proposition a few years ago. “There was a proposition put out by GM and the DOE, who are the main sponsors of the project,” Schettig said. “A number of universities applied and only 17 were chosen, and N.C. State was one. Recently there was a university that dropped out putting it at 16 universities competing.” Schettig said there is a very diverse population of team members. “Whoever wants to work on the team could come in and join,” Schettig said. “The majority are engineering students, everywhere from mechanical to computer engineering. I am
a technology education student and we even have someone from the school of design to help design the body wrap.” On May 17th, the team will travel to Yuma, Arizona to test the vehicle on the GM desert proving ground, Schettig said. “It’s a GM test track where GM tests all their models,” Schettig said. “That is for year two of the competition. It is all one big competition but they like to do year one, year two and year three competitions so everyone can keep up with what’s going on. “
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t the start of this year, a former Technician sports editor sent me a text telling me how jealous he was that I got to run the show this year. The football team was the dark horse to win the ACC and Wolfpack Nat ion h ad worked itself Kate Shefte into a fever pitch two Sports Editor months before the season even started. People seemed to be cautiously optimistic about basketball, reasoning that the last time the team came in with expectations that low, it beat Carolina and had a 20-win season. Both soccer teams had been performing well and both semi-revenue sports, women’s basketball and baseball, l i mped of f t he c ou r t / field last year but looked to be getting their stuff together. We writers are supposed to feign objectivity, but I’m sure almost anyone in the biz will tell you it’s much easier to cover a winning team. I was excited. Weren’t you? Those dreams soon came crashing down. Tom O’Brien’s young squad forgot how to play defense and wound up with a 5-7 record and no postseason. Basketball was obliterated. Men’s soccer performed very well but face-planted just 40 minutes before securing the team’s first ACC title. And let’s not even talk about what a roller coaster ride this baseball team – which can only seem to beat ranked teams – has given us so far. There were great moments.
You can read about them in those boxes to my right. But for the most part, all Pack got was more heartache. I may not have lucked out and had the best seat in the house to watch State finally return to athletic glory like everyone thought it would, but at least we have reason to be guardedly hopeful again. With Nate Irving healthy and Russell Wilson sticking around for the foreseeable future, football has a chance to try that whole breakout season thing again, once more and with feeling. There’s a trio of angels coming to town, and their names are C.J. Leslie, Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown. Kellie Harper is doing great things with the women’s basketball program. And let’s not forget that State’s much maligned Athletic Director, who has been buried under a mountain of fan-provided flack over the past several y e a r s (d e served or undeserved? I’ll invoke that whole “objectivity” thing now) appears to be on his way out in a deal that suits both parties. This year wasn’t what I – or anyone else – hoped it would be. But this past week has provided such an absurd embarrassment of riches that it’s hard not to think there’s nowhere to go but up. Unfortunately, it all happened at the end for me. Typical. I’ll be around campus one more year, cheering alongside you guys, and Technician Sports will be in much larger and more capable hands with Tyler Everett at the helm. Thanks, and I’ll see you in the stands.
“This past week has provided such an embarassment of riches... there’s nowhere to go but up.”
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‘Expect your eardrums to be blown’
Michael Jones WKNC Assistant Daytime Music Director
The summer is soon upon us, and with that we are expecting a wide variety of big releases within the music world. Since I’m representing WKNC 88.1 FM, I thought it would be best to highlight some of the most anticipated releases that are highly talked about around the station. As soon as we start off the summer you can expect a wide variety of big-name releases. One of the most-anticipated debut albums of the year comes to us courtesy of Sleigh Bells, whose lo-fi dance album Treats is set to drop. The band has skyrocketed to the top of many people’s radar after their highly talked about performances at SXSW put them in the limelight. Expect your eardrums to be blown out May 11. May 18 looks to be one of the biggest days in recent memory when it comes to music releases. James Murphy’s punkdance mix known as LCD Soundsystem is set to release their third (and alleged last) album entitled This is Happening. Recorded in a haunted Los Angeles mansion/studio, Murphy and company bring a 65-minute romp that is a slower burn than previous LCD Soundsystem albums. You can already hear a review of it on WKNC’s podcast, SoundOff. Speaking of the third album being released, Band of Horses is set to release the follow-up to the 2007’s critically acclaimed Cease to Begin, Infinite Arms. Infinite Arms is expected to see
the band shift away from their more typical indie rock label for more roots, Americana based sounds. This has all the potential to not only alienate fans of the previous work by Band of Horses, but bring in new ones as well. We’ll just have to wait until May to see. The American rock duo between Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, better known as The Black Keys, will also be releasing an album the week of May 18. Entitled Brothers, their sixth album is expected to be one of their best, with the band continuing their legacy as an excellent blues-rock band. Did I mention the self-referential cover art? June is also set to be an exciting month for music this year. Kicking off the month with a June 1 release, Canadian rockers Born Ruffians will release their anticipated sophomore album Say It. Front man, Luke Lalonde, said about the upcoming album, “we’re trying to make a hit record but in the most genuine way—we just want it to sound like us live… but better.” A week later, one of the biggest rising names in indie rock, Here We Go Magic, release their second album Pigeons. This looks like it could be one of the best of the summer after the first single off the album Collector has already been praised by various music journalists. This will be their second release within the past year. After being hyped by NME among their list “New Music Tips for 2010,” Here We Go Magic looks to make a much bigger splash in the mu-
sic world. Halfway through June sees the latest release from both We Are Scientists and Gaslight Anthem. We Are Scientists’ upcoming album Barbara is the first after their break from EMI with many hoping that Barbara will be a return to a stripped down sound that is similar to their debut. This will be the first album the band has released since acquiring new drummer, Andy Burrows, previously from Razorlight. Punk rock band, The Gaslight Anthem, has scheduled to release American Slang along side their heavy festival schedule on June 15. Front man Brian Fallon has also made the case that, unlike previous efforts, the songwriting in American Slang will be unlike any other release of theirs. One of the most-anticipated releases of the summer is by far M.I.A’s untitled record. After the debut of her graphically violent music video for the song “Born Free,” people within the industry are a-buzz about what the full length awaits. Expect it June 29 and expect it to be insane. There you have it, a few of the biggest releases in the summer. Remember, you can hear them on WKNC 88.1 FM as soon as they are released. These should keep you held over during those long summer days and keep you moving whether or not you’re on campus taking classes, studying abroad or heading to the beach.
Crime wave at area apartments instills uneasiness in residents Due to recent criminal activity residents show hostility Elliot G. Borman Staff Writer
A student can be seen marching through the night in search of her stolen bike. A glimmer shines on the damp pavement —it’s a broken reflector light, possibly that of the missing bicycle. With no trace of anything more, she gives up hope of ever seeing her precious silver-streaked bike again. With a recent crime wave around student housing, students feel safe but uneasy as the semester ends. “The semester is coming to an end and there are enough things to worry about other than a petty theft,” Jamie Sisson, a freshman in biology, said. “It’s just a shame that people can’t be respectful of other people’s property.” When larceny occurs, it becomes just another added piece of stress for the victim. Sisson’s bike was stolen from the bike rack under her apartment, but it is the lack of thoughtful security which is even more shocking to students. “The way security works around [University Village] makes no sense,” Sisson said. “They will stop people from partying on a weekend for making noise but can’t stop actual crime. It is simply a shame, the matter in which crime is handled.” A story followed of a student who was ticketed for noise violations as he stampeded around the complex in anger. Not hurting anyone or anything, he came back $50 in debt to City of Raleigh, because he was handling a drunken situation positively and not violently. When trying to contact Nightwatch Security Inc., the
company in charge of handling don’t have to attempt dangersecurity at University Village, ous pursuits of entrance. “I was just helping out a was unwilling to answer any questions, let alone respond to neighbor, but it is kind of scary any individual cases, based on thinking that upper floors have privacy reasons. However, for the same risk of being broken students to be aware of the po- into through an unthought of tential for crime is where safety entrance, just as easily as an begins and crime is potentially apartment on the first floor,” Deitz said. stopped. “My neighbor, [who is reFangyuan Chang, a junior in accounting, said she has never ferred to as] Bruhman, is always going had an expearound belrience where ligerently,” she needed to Sisson said. use a distress “This k id signal device, breaks glass but t h i n k s a nd l ig hts, protection but the seis the key to curity never a successful stops h i m. escape from He makes it danger. dangerous “Being for p e ople aware of your walking, but surroundings Jamie Sisson, freshman in does it conbiology is very imporstantly withtant. I carry a out care.” rape whistle She wonwith me for protection,” Chang said. For- ders if he was the perpetrator tunately, she said she has only of the bike thievery, but noused the rape whistle as a dog body will ever know, because once she reported the theft, the whistle. “Being prepared for danger is security said they’d investigate, always the best way of handling and several weeks later there is sketchy situations,” Sisson said. still not a single word from the “They make so many tools for investigation, leaving her feeling hopeless about the bike. female protection.” As a gentle reminder, in these This includes knives, pepper spray, rape whistles, etc; last few weeks of school, don’t but matters which cannot be mess with people’s property. anticipated make crimes more Safety is the most important dangerous and a pain or stress goal— focus on it. for the anticipating victim. Bryan Deitz, a junior in computer engineering, said, “once, my neighbors were locked out of their house, so I had to climb up the side of the porch onto the second f loor to let them into their apartment.” This alone is a scary thought Deitz admitted, that apartments can be so easily intruded, so he suggested that everyone needs to lock their doors and remember their keys, so people
“The semester is coming to an end and there are enough things to worry about other than a petty theft.”
Summer music Releases • May 11: Sleigh Bells—Treats • May 18: LCD Soundsystem— This is Happening Band of Horses— Infinite Arms The Black Keys— Brothers • June 1: Born Ruffians— Say It • June 8: Here We Go Magic— Pigeons • June 14: We Are Scientists— Barbara The Gaslight Anthem— American Slang • June 29: M.I.A— [Currently Untitled] Source: WKNC
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Google moves servers out of China, not a surprise Causing controversy in global relations, other companies unite behind Google in support of the move Alanna Howard Page 2 Editor
Google, a long-time leader in the search engine industry, made a decisive move in the business world with its decision to remove servers from China. Searches such as “Beijing Olympics” and “Beijing Metro” are loaded with error messages saying “the server could not be contacted” or other failure to load messages. Ba s e d i n Mou nt a i n View, California, Google announced March 30 that these blocks to searches are a result of China’s “statecontrolled firewall.” These problems are not the first Google has had with the country— tensions began to rise in January when the company released intentions to cease censoring search results in the country. John Garrison, a freshman in computer science, said he approved of the move, since it shows China cares for more than just big business options. Garrison said “I believe that their move to Hong Kong shows that even though there is more financial incentive for staying in China, they took a more moral stance,” Garrison said. “I think that this will help their image when it comes to their slogan ‘don’t be evil.’” China’s censorship laws have become increasingly difficult to deal with for American companies that promote freedom of speech, such as Google and partnering companies like The Go Daddy Group. On March 24 the pair spoke at the
Congressional-Executive Commission on China (CECC) to review parameters regarding China’s censorship of the Internet. After Google’s announcement to redirect its China searches through its Hong Kong site, Go Daddy, which is the leading domain name register, followed with “discontinuing to offer new .CN domain names at this time.” This decision is a result of the Chinese government’s increasing regulations on registered Chinese domain names. Last December, the government required citizens, for domain registration, to include color headshot photos, Chinese business registration numbers and signed registration forms of registrants who are Chinese nationals. In addition, the new requirements are to be retroactively applied to registrants Go Daddy had previously registered, sometimes years before. Apparently, Chinese authorities want to increase control over content of domain name registrations by Chinese citizens. The limitations on free speech in China increased last year, making it difficult for Google to continue. It was observed by the company that numerous sites have been blocked in China, including YouTube, The Guardian, Facebook, Twitter, Blogger and Wikipedia. Upon inspection is the CECC’s political prisoner database for China, which contains over 1,000 entries, all profiles of convicted prisoners for their postings on the Internet. For example, Huang Qi was sentenced to three years for “illegal possession of state secrets.” The state secret? His crime was investigating the Sichuan earthquake zone, writing about the collapsed schools and posting parents’ appeals on his Web site. Kyle Yarborough, a freshman in management, and a volunteer with Technology Support Services, said he was not sur-
prised with the decision. “It wasn’t a surprise when they decided to make the move due to the continuing conflict and struggle over search consolidation. Google and the Chinese government had made an agreement, one that was working,” Yarborough said. “When Google received a report that they had been hacked, that the intrusion had been made from sources in the Chinese government, and although they could not prove that it was the Chinese government, who else would have the reason and resources to do so? Google threatened to move and an agreement could not be made.” As a result of Google’s actions, human rights organizations have stepped up their campaign for the U.S. Government to aid U.S. companies in dealing with the communist regime’s censorship and Internet surveillance. These human rights organizations have called for the passing of the Global Online Freedom Act, which is, in their opinion, the best way for the U.S. Government to come to the aid of U.S. IT companies. Congressman Chris Smith said, “Go Daddy and Google deserve more than praise for doing the right thing in China—they deserve our government’s tangible support.” The Global Online Freedom Act has been introduced in the House of Representatives, and its purpose is to “promote freedom of expression on the Internet, to protect United States businesses from coercion to participate in repression by authoritarian foreign governments, and for other purposes.” It would also create an Office of Global Internet Freedom at the State Department responsible for coordinating Internet freedom efforts and conducting research. Smith originally introduced the legislation in 2007, but it failed to gain traction in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith reintroduced the bill in 2009.
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The stars come out for exclusive ‘MacGruber’ screening Will Forte and Ryan Philippe join MacGruber’s writer and director in Chapel Hill for a studentsonly preview event Rich Lepore Arts & Entertainment Editor
The Carolina Theatre in Chapel Hill was the setting Monday night for a special advance screening of “MacGruber,” the new Saturday Night Live skitturned-movie. The screening was open only to Carolina students, and was part of a national college tour in support of the film. The event drew a sold out crowd of enthusiastic young fans, all buzzing with anticipation for what would turn out to be the funniest, edgiest and most mature SNL film to date. And the best part – the film’s director, Jorma Taccone, star Ryan Philippe, screenwriter John Solomon and MacGruber himself, Will Forte, were on hand to do a Q&A session after the screening. “This college tour has been planned for a while,” Taccone said, “But we were all really excited about it so we made them expand it.” In addition to the star-studded Chapel Hill screening, N.C. State also had a sneak peek showing of the film in Witherspoon Theatre. There were no celebrity appearances at State, but although it’s no consolation, clips of the MacGruber SNL skits were shown before the film, an addition that UNC cannot boast. Taccone regretted the fact they couldn’t make it to the N.C. State showing. “We wish we could go to all of the places showing the film,” Taccone said. The two events, unfortunately, were scheduled at the same time.
The tour, which visited five schools in five days, traveled to the University of Indiana the next morning. Before their departure, however, I had a chance to sit down with the guys at their hotel for a private interview about the film. We first discussed our impressions of the film, which is absolutely hilarious, yet never devolves into abject silliness. It is built around a core of solid characters you can actually care about, each with a funny yet meaningful back story that adds depth to the film. “This isn’t ‘It’s Pat,’” Taccone said, referring to the biggest dud in the history of SNL movie adaptations. “[MacGruber] is a lot different than you’d expect, from an SNL film in particular. We’re all really excited about it. It’s much raunchier than you might expect, from what we were allowed to show in the trailer. I think it was maybe like a tenth of the film that we were allowed to show,” Taccone said, laughing. “We really put our all into it, and we didn’t conform in any way when making it.” “The movie has a definite edge,” added Philippe, “and it’s a hard ‘R’, which I think is a major departure from any of the previous SNL films. So there’s nothing flat about it. It’s got a lot of energy and edge, which I think sets it apart a little bit.” “That’s a much better sound byte,” Taccone said, and everyone laughed. “I think because it’s SNL,” Forte said, “people tend to have an opinion one way or another before they’ve even seen the movie. I think we’d like to just go around and tell people to have an open mind.” This is solid advice. When the film is released May 21, audiences should certainly expect the unexpected, including a scene involving a stick of
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Will Forte, Jorma Taccone, Johm Solomon and Ryan Phillipe take part in a MacGruber Q&A hosted by local comedian Zach Ward.
celery and a character’s rear end. Bathroom humor also abounds, as do sundry sexual innuendos and uncomfortable one-liners. The film earns every bit of its ‘R’ rating, something that will probably make college students very happy. “I think the other thing about it,” Philippe said, “is that it’s the kind of movie we all would want to see, you know, especially if we were in college. It just hits that demographic and there’s something young about it. You can feel in the film the fact that we all loved making it.” “That’s exactly how it was written as well,” Taccone said. “It’s like, we’ve been given this opportunity, let’s do exactly what we want to do. That’s how we shot it, that’s how we wrote it and edited it. And at every stage, we always assumed somebody would tell us ‘no,’ but that never happened.”
In fact, getting to turn “MacGruber” into a movie in the first place was something the creators thought would never happen. “Certain things that we’d write for the show would be too raunchy for an SNL sketch,” Forte said, “and we would jokingly say, ‘oh, save it for the movie,’ not in a million years thinking that there’d ever be a movie to put it into.” “Now all of those things, I don’t think we ever remembered a single one of them,” Forte added. “None of those things are actually in the movie now. But in the back of our heads, a fictional movie existed for a long time.” The genesis of the film occurred when someone approached SNL Producer Lorne Michaels about a commercial that aired during the 2009 Super Bowl featuring MacGruber and Richard Dean Anderson. Anderson played a character
called “MacGyver” on an 80’s TV show that served as the inspiration for the MacGruber sketches. “That [commercial] is how it all sort of started,” Forte said. Once the project was green lit, however, new concerns became apparent. The film had to be shot in a matter of 29 days due to various actors’ scheduling conflicts, and the budget was set firmly at $20 million. “In the writing process we’d write these huge scenes,” Taccone said. “With like, two helicopters, and explosions,” Forte added. “And the producer would say to us, ‘you can’t do that! This is a $20 million movie. We can’t afford helicopters.’” Another apparent challenge was finding just the right person to play the straight man to MacGruber’s chaotic hilarity. Ryan Philippe, by his own admission, seems at first like an
odd choice. “I guess whosever idea it was to cast me,” Philippe said, “was kind of like, ‘let’s get a guy who plays soldiers for real,’ because I was in the Eastwood movie (“Flags of our Fathers”), and the Kimberly Peirce movie (“Stop-Loss”). I went to the read-through, and I’ve always been a closet comedy geek. I was a huge SNL fan, and a huge fan of Will’s… and that’s kind of where it all started.” “A lot of times on the set of a drama, things are tense and you have to stay in the mood of the scene,” Philippe said. “But [on MacGruber], I would laugh from morning to night. I’d see them pitch ideas to each other before we went and did a take, and the freedom that came with that, and how light it was, was something I needed personally and professionally. I’d get to laugh and enjoy myself instead of beating myself up through the whole day.” “It was amazing to me that [Philippe] had never done comedy before,” Forte said, “‘cause he was just so aligned with the tone of the movie, and his timing was always really good. I’ve said this before, but I really think he’s the M.V.P. of the movie because he holds the whole thing together and makes it believable.” The remainder of my conversation with the “MacGruber” crew ran the gamut, covering topics ranging from Ke$ha’s recent SNL performance, to the high score Forte scored playing “Naked Photo Hunt” at a bar on Franklin Street. But the one thing that remained constant throughout was the very hip and current sense of humor on display. It is this cutting edge approach to comedy that makes “MacGruber,” and these guys’
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It’s exam week at N.C. State and many students will soon be departing for their homes away from the University. For many, this means disconnecting from the campus environment and its associated problems.
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In the summertime 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.
t’s the end of yet another academic year at N.C. State and the dreaded exams which occupy most students’ plates until May 13. Aside from eminent exams — for some of you, in the next couple minutes — most students are probably visiting campus today for one of the last times until the fall. It’s certainly a just reward for a year of hard work — in the case of those who are graduating, four or five years. But the last newspaper until the summer does mean the end of campus news until the fall. Something students should remember to think about as they pack their things for the break is that the University
does not close during the summer — quite the opposite in fact. Last year, the University’s top two administrators and chairman of its Board of Trustees resigned in an outrageous controversy over political paybacks. Despite the magnitude of the story and the combined one-two of the statewide budget cuts, which had massive implications for the UNC System, many students returned in the fall completely unaware of the Hollywood-level story from the summer. It’s a saga with a lesson for
students this summer. Budget cuts once again have their sights set on the University in ways that could have impacts on classes for next semester and beyond. Going home and forgetting about campus until the fall is simply not an option when students’ support and comments have such an impact on administrators’ decision making. It’s said time and again, but students truly are the most influential voices on fee decisions and budget cuts; they’re the ones who it affects. Likewise, the Board of Trust-
ees will discuss the University’s 24-hour visitation policy at its July meeting. The result of that board will have a direct impact on students next year and could be swayed either way by student input. The administration seems steadier under Chancellor Randy Woodson and, budget cuts aside, this summer is pointing towards some newfound stability. But students should check in on campus news during the summer nonetheless. Students and the University benefit from an informed student base. And, of course, enjoy the summer. Be safe in whatever it is you do.
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senior column, as so eloquently described by Derek Medlin in this same issue last year, is the difficult chance to condense four years of c ol le ge a nd many sleepless, incredible nights at campus’ 90-yearold newspaper into 500 words; it’s imRussell possible and I Witham Viewpoint Editor won’t even attempt the feat. Emeritus I can’t impart what I’ve learned in a book, no less this column. But I can do what I’ve always tried to do for you, tell a story and give you something to think about while you wait to take your exam. Relax for a second, and let me explain to you what it is I’ve done behind the scenes and what I wish I’d done more of this past year. One of the perks of being Viewpoint Editor — for better, or for worse — is that you get to see every column a day or two before it comes out in print — before it’s edited on this page. The period is intended as a time for reflection on the editor’s part and hopefully ser ves as a quality boost for the content of the 155 annual issues. Most of the time it was a grueling task and reaffirmed the impossibility of effectively taking other people’s work and converting it into newspaper print; but sometimes it gave me a chance to gleam some ideas before I sat to do my own writing. When I read Paul McCauley’s column Sunday, I was awarded a great opportunity to do just that; I started to think about what sort of message I wanted to convey with this final column at Technician. Paul is right; you don’t want to hear me bash another inefficient, redundant campus organization or administrative group. So I’ll also take my final column on an uncharacteristic bearing and give you one final treatise, one thing I wish I had done more of: Love. Everyday. Tell your friends. Like Paul, tell your parents. Tell your girlfriend, boyfriend and everyone else
who touches your life. The truth of the matter is that this column — as cynical and sadistic as it was at times — was only possible because there were a lot of people who loved me, even when I didn’t know how to love myself. I usually don’t wear my emotions on my sleeve, but it would be amiss for my final creative work at N.C. State to ignore the valuable relationships that molded my college experience and changed the person I am. My staff this year — the first half as Viewpoint Editor and the second as an Executive Editor — made the toil bearable when I was failing tests, flat-out broke and working through the night. They became my friends — really, my second family — and I love them for it. Likewise, I have to give a special, loving thank you to my fellow senior editors this past semester; I love all of you for the time we’ve spent together. The administrators on this campus and the bureaucrats in training at Student Government were the brunt of a lot of the anger in this column. But despite how often I called them godless heat hens, I grew to truly cherish my relationship with a lot of them. This paper is a watchdog for the work those groups do, but part of that careful observation also revealed a lot of dedicated people who love this University as much as I do; for that, if nothing else, I love them and will always challenge them to do what is best for students. And last, but not least, I have to thank my beautiful girlfriend and family who made this year worth it. Their unwavering support — even when I didn’t deserve it — enabled me to write today. There isn’t enough room left in this column for everything I wish I could say, so I’ll just steal a quip from some real artists and remind you that “in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make.” Good bye friends, I love you.
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really suck at saying goodbye. Four out of five dentists agree that when I want to say goodbye, I usually just walk out of the room, leave the house with a hurried farewell or slip out of the party with Paul whatever McCauley free stuff I Viewpoint Editor could apEmeritus propriate a nd conceal on my person. After reading through several farewells from old editors and past columnists, I’ve determined I cannot do shout outs, give the usual college advice or cynically criticize the University as I write this farewell. I kind of surprised even myself with that last one: I’ve spent 28 months writing constant criticisms of everyone and everything under the sun — to bring out the good ‘ole sports metaphor, that’s right in my wheelhouse on my home turf. So here’s what you get instead of the usual “I’m gonna miss this University” spiel (I’m returning for graduate school), the typical “get involved on campus” routine (far too cliché) or the “now that Oblinger and Mary Easley resigned, the only one left to quit is Lee Fowler” schtick (that’s what the intertubes and the WolfWeb are for). You get the advice I’d give to
almost every student on campus: at some point, thank your parents and tell them you love them for all they have done for you and all of your crap they had to put up with. Because they deserve it. We all come to college with some expectations about independence and finally getting out of the house and being on our own. And for the most part, we are as independent as we can be in the increasingly interdependent world we live in today. We have to pick ourselves up every morning and get to class, go to work and try to succeed, all while — at some point — reaching an age where we are legally adults (albeit ones who cannot drink alcohol legally for another three years). Yet we can easily forget the fact that most of us didn’t get through K-12 on our own or lose the sense of home we had when growing up. And just as easily, we can forget that our parents — despite all the times they seemed to be against us — still loved and are very proud of us, regardless of the ups and downs. Given all the ups and downs I’ve gone through at N.C. State, I wouldn’t blame or resent my parents for letting me sink or swim on my own. The fact that they stuck with me throughout it all is something I could not see at the time to be
priceless. I know it’s not exactly a universal sentiment: there are the rare exceptions where people have terrible parents or the cases where the parents cannot be there due to illness or legal separation. But for the majority of people — as is usually the case — the distribution is normal and plenty of students have parents who supported them throughout their lives. And despite all the fights, disagreements and perceived anguish your parents may have caused you growi ng up, you a re a better person for it. You are here, at an outstanding academic institution, looking to acquire the skills to be successful; the results speak for themselves. It’s on that sentiment that I bid all the people who read the words I wrote for this newspaper a fond farewell. And on that sentiment, I say this to my biggest and most loyal fans: there aren’t exactly convenient mountaintops for me to yell this from, so I’m stuck with a newspaper column, but I love you Mom and Dad. Thanks for sticking with me for 23 years and counting.
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Commentary
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End of year stress: can we fix it? Yes, we can!
Lauren Shute Staff Writer
If the Learning Commons of D.H. Hill is any indication, students this week are losing it over exams. I look around and all I see are the tight, frantic faces of students bent over their textbooks with coffee in one hand and iPod in the other Students of N.C. State: why so much stress? I know that I’m no poster child for living a stressfree life, but really? Sleeping in the library? You’re pulling out your hair for something that can easily be avoided! A
recent study shows that when you’re less stressed, you’re more productive, which translates to less time in the library and more time at home in the bed. Lucky for you, I’ve been compiling a list since freshman year of things to do to avoid stress. What follows is the Holy Grail of ways to remain happy, glowing, and gleeful during exam time. Drink. OK, calm down, I don’t mean alcohol (that comes after exams. Ever try to have a glass of wine and study for an exam? Don’t do it—it equals an F). Drink lots of water instead; it’s been proven that when you drink water, it makes your body calmer and healthier, which is a natural recipe for staying calm during exams. A cup or two of
coffee doesn’t hurt either, just try to limit your intake because too much caffeine can make you jittery and hyper, which also does not help your studying habits. After a long day of studying, that glass of wine can come in handy too, just don’t get wasted - otherwise, your next day of studying will be wasted too. Dance. On the way to a study session? Turn up your favorite old-school jam and car dance your way there (I suggest “Jump Around” by House of Pain). Even if you’re not in the privacy of your car you can dance anyway. I’m dancing right now, and I’m in the middle of the library. It’s OK, you’re all sleep-deprived anyway, you don’t even know what’s going
“ Wow, finished with school already. Where did the time go? ”
on over here. Fist pump your way to an A! Watch your fish. Mine’s name is Shasta. She likes to watch me study, and I like to watch her swim around her tiki statue. It’s been proven that watching fish swim around, or playing with your dog, lowers your blood pressure and instantly calms you, so take a few minutes and give your pet some play time. Color in a coloring book. I’ll come home from a long day at school to find my roommate sitting at the dining room table, coloring in a Little Mermaid coloring book. There’s something about going back to your roots with some Crayola crayons and your favorite Disney movie in coloring book form that really relaxes you. I’ve picked up the habit, and my refrigerator is currently covered in artwork. Play in the rain. Water is falling from the sky! Take a break and go get in it! Advantage: studying while soaking wet makes you concentrate more.
Go on an adventure. Now that it’s getting warmer outside, call up some friends and do something that you haven’t been able to do all winter. Wrightsville Beach is only two hours away, and if you bring your books with you then you can totally count a beach trip as a study session. The Carolina Ballet is currently performing “Romeo and Juliet” through May 9 too, and if all else fails, the bars on Hillsborough Street are a fantastic option if you’re 21 and older and enjoy getting drunk. Spread some good karma. Something that I love doing, much to the annoyance of my friends, is letting people ahead of me in traffic. I don’t know what it is, but spreading positive energy really makes me happy since I know I helped someone else’s life a little bit. Help at least three people everyday and I swear you’ll be happier for it. Do some yoga. Anyone who knows me knows I’ve recently become obsessed with yoga. There’s something about the
mixture of the breathing exercises (Pranayama) and the positions (Asanas) that instantly releases any stress that I might have still had after all the fish watching, coloring and dancing in the rain. Every yoga class ends with Sivasana, or the corpse pose, where you literally lay completely still and the yoga instructor leads you through breathing exercises designed to make you fall into a sort of half conscious state. If you haven’t experienced it yet I highly recommend it; after Sivasana, I always feel unbelievably peaceful and end up getting a lot done as a result. If all else fails, just remember that summer is just around the corner. In just two weeks you’ll be out by the pool with a giant margarita, exams so far in the past that you can’t even remember if they were real or just a horrible nightmare. Just try not to eat too much junk food now—or the nightmare will be you in a swimsuit.
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various SNL skits, the comedy gold they are. “MacGruber” hits theatres everywhere May 21 and is destined to change a lot of people’s minds about what a Saturday Night Live movie can be. Taccone, Philippe, Solomon and Forte have worked tirelessly to make sure “MacGruber” is better than it should be, now it’s up to audiences to decide if they succeeded. Courtesy of snl Studios
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Injuries certainly played a huge role in the wrestling team’s woes this season, but the team’s struggles nevertheless warranted a relatively low grade. The problems began long before any wrestler ever grappled with an opponent. Darrion Caldwell won the 2009 national championship, but a rollerblading injury ended his title defense before it ever started. Caldwell’s mishap was the first of many for the 2010 team. Of the ten who started the season opener against The Citadel, only a pair of freshmen also started in the Pack’s final conference match of the season against Virginia Tech. Even those two faced difficulty beyond the typical struggles common to all freshmen. Shull moved down from 141 to 133 pounds halfway through the season, and McClean wrestled in only 14 matches due to injuries. The highlight of the team’s season was the collective effort of three wrestlers in their first season with the Pack. Shull, freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma and sophomore Bobby Ward each stood out all year long, as Palma set the school record for wins by a freshman heavyweight with 23, Ward qualified for nationals and won one match there before losing out, and Shull won 18 of his 34 matches.
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The women’s golf team has had a formidable season so far, with four topten finishes. Senior Emily Street and sophomore Meghan Chapman have led the Pack, combining for seven top20 individual finishes. Chapman also claimed the team’s highest individual finish, placing ninth at the Pinehurst Challenge in March. Even though the ACC is one of the toughest conferences in the nation for women’s golf, the Wolfpack’s seventh place finish out of nine teams was a disappointment. However, the Wolfpack still managed to squeak into NCAA Regionals as the No. 19 seed of the 24 teams invited. Since the season isn’t over, the Wolfpack still has time to change the complexion of the year with a strong showing at NCAA Regionals on Tuesday in Columbus, Indiana. So far, Chapman and Street have had a successful year, posting average 18-hole scores of 75.9 and 76.0, respectively. Street’s shoes will be difficult to fill next season, but junior Julie Saleeby has shown flashes of greatness, with two top-20 finishes. The team will also be losing Strandberg, the Wolfpack’s only other top-20 finisher besides Chapman, Street, and Saleeby. Chapman will look to continue to fill the Pack’s need for consistency, but will need help from her underclassmen counterparts to improve the team’s overall standings.
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The men’s team picked up three early season wins over Duke, Maryland, and Davidson College, and placed fifth in the Georgia Tech Invitational. The women dropped their meet against Maryland and won their early meets against Campbell and Davidson. The women also garnered an RV national ranking after their win against East Carolina and picked up three straight victories against Georgia Tech, East Carolina, and Clemson. The men also came out victorious against East Carolina and Clemson. Both programs received a big boost from their freshman classes. Freshman Hannah Hopkins broke four school records, recorded nine top-ten swimming times, and was named to the All-ACC team. Kirstyn Shepler, also a freshman, was another All-ACC performer this year in the platform dive. The women scored a seventh place finish at the ACC Championships in February. Both also had top ten finishes at the NCAA Zone B Diving Championships in March, with Shepler taking seventh overall and Hopkins finishing eighth. The men’s team finished ninth at the ACC Championships and freshman Hudson Rains finished 15th at the NCAA Diving Zones. Freshman Brandon Kingston also recorded the seventh best time in the 1650 freestyle in N.C. State history. compiled by Jeniece Jamison
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The completion of the new Lonnie Poole golf course on Centennial Campus marked the beginning of a new era for Wolfpack golf during the 2010 season. The Wolfpack participated in seven tournaments during the spring season, placing in the top 10 six times and the top five twice. State started the season off strong with a second place finish at the Mardi Gras Intercollegiate in New Orleans, La., before stumbling in each of its next four tournaments. After struggling in the first half of the season, the Pack regrouped for the inaugural Wolfpack Intercollegiate at the Lonnie Poole golf course. The team utilized its new home course advantage to finish third among a field of 17 teams. Senior Adam Hogue turned in his most impressive performance of the season in front of the home crowd, finishing two-over par and narrowly missing a first place finish. Expectations could not have been any higher for junior Matt Hill, the 2009 national champ. The Ontario native finished in the top 10 twice, including a third place finish at the ACC Championship. Freshman Mitch Sutton, the 2008 Canadian Junior National Champion, finished in the top 20 twice and the top 10 once, and also holds the third best stroke average on the team. With three of its top five players returning, expect the Wolfpack to be a force in the 2011 season.
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The No. 51 men’s tennis team finished its season 15-12 after losing to No. 42 Miami in the first round of the ACC tournament. State is not eligible to complete in the NCAA tournament. Selections for individual players for the tournament will take place later this month. This season has proven difficult for the young Wolfpack team, which consists of only one senior, Frideric Prandecki. State posted a 3-8 ACC record, defeating then No. 33 Clemson, Maryland, and Boston College. The Pack was also able to defeat No. 33 Michigan and it gave coach Jon Choboy his 100th career win in a victory over No. 53 William & Mary. For the fifth straight year, a Wolfpack player has made the All-ACC team. This time it is No. 67 sophomore Jaime Pulgar receiving the honor. Pulgar went 14-9 and 6-5 in the ACC. His impressive season includes wins over No. 5 Guillermo Gomez of Georgia Tech and No. 38 Yoann Re of Virginia Tech. The women’s tennis team showed great improvement over its 4-18 2008-2009 campaign. Peaking at a national ranking of No. 26, the team showed great potential, particularly in firstyear transfer student Sandhya Nagaraj. Nagaraj, the team’s No. 1 singles player, was named to the All-ACC Team. She went 12-9 in singles on the season. Her best win was her defeat of No. 26 Irene Rehberger of USF. The team ended the regular season on a three-match win streak to bring its final record to 12-9 and 4-7 in the ACC. It also had a five-match win streak in March, including a 4-1 victory over No. 28 Princeton. The five-match win streak was followed by a five-match losing streak. The Pack finished the season with a national ranking of No. 41, but lost in the first round of the ACC tournament, 4-2 to No. 53 Wake Forest. Compiled by Brent Kitchen and Jen Hankin
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The N.C. State gymnastics team came into the 2010 season with hopes of continuing to be one of the more successful athletic programs on campus as they sought to build upon their EAGL Championship last season. This season the Pack began on a strong note, taking down Rutgers University in their first meet of the season here in Raleigh by a considerable margin. The schedule got much tougher for the team, as it faced off against Oklahoma, Florida, Nebraska, and Georgia all of whom were ranked no higher than tenth in the nation. The mix of seniority and youth proved to be the key all season long as the Pack pulled off the biggest upset in school history by downing No. 10 Nebraska. In addition to downing the Cornhuskers, the team was able to compete with other top teams like never before, coming within a point or less in some close defeats. At EAGL’s, the Pack came up just short of winning its second consecutive crown by three tenths of a point. The highlight of the season came at the National Championships when senior Taylor Seaman earned the Pack’s first ever AllAmerican honor for her performance on bars. Overall, the team was successful for most of the season, but they were a few falls on beam away from taking down some of the top tier gymnastics programs across the country. With several key gymnasts returning, the Pack should be in good shape for 2010.
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This season N.C. State’s outdoor track and field has had some standout players and has exhibited some standout performances worthy of mention. At big events such as the Raleigh Relays, Duke Invitational, and the Murray Neely Invitational at North Carolina A&T the team displayed standout performances in events such as the discus throw, shot put, high jump, sprints and long distance events. Lawanda Henry had two first place finishes and a second place finish in shot put. Men’s shot putter Jason Jones also took first place at the Duke Invitational. Reggie Reese, Ryan Hill, and Brittany McCain also had a first place finishes, Reese in the 100m dash, Hill in the 1500m, and McCain in the discus throw. Emily Pritt, Paige Eley, Taylor Graham, and Kris Kornegay-Gober had notable second place finished in their respective events. At the ACC Outdoor Championship held April 1517, both Hill and Henry won an ACC Champion title. Hill’s performance in the 10,000m run not only got him an ACC title, but he also was the ninth fastest in school history for that event. Hill also holds the school record in the 1500m with a time of 3:40.81. Several others placed high in their events including John Martinez and Kara McKenna who were named All-ACC performers. Along with top place finishes, the team had many members finish in the top 20 at every competition. compiled by samantha collier
As of production of this publication, the softball team’s record stands at 28-26. After posting a disappointing losing record last year, the team recovered with a winning season this year. Senior standouts Lindsay Campana and Allison Presnell led a team that pitched extremely well and matched that quality pitching with stellar defense. Campana’s performance in the pitcher’s circle was particularly noteworthy, as she posted a 1.19 ERA, with an even more amazing 234 strikeouts. The collective skills of the entire senior class will be missed next season. But the team is not in shambles. Two sophomores in particular will be expected to build on excellent seasons and step up to fill the void in their junior seasons. Stephanie Call posted an exceptional 2.82 ERA and will be expected to fill large shoes next year. Landon Warren, who hit a for a .325 average and an .862 OPS, will also be returning to lead the team’s offense, which was the Achilles’ heel of this year’s team. Considering the disappointment of last year, the team’s step forward can be seen as exceptionally positive. If you missed a chance to see Campana pitch, that was your loss. Barring a Cinderella run through the ACC tourney, which would not be impossible due to the quality of the pitching and defense, the team will finish around .500. compiled by Dan Smith
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n her first year at N.C. Sta te after leaving Western Carolina, Harper took on the task of filling the legendary shoes of Kay Yow and led her team to achievements beyond expectations. The Pack did not get off to the best start this sea son, dropping early games to Vermont. State went on to a four game winning streak that was snappe d by losses against Van derbilt and Wisconsin. After startin g its ACC season with a 3-6 record, Harper’s team started pla ying consistently, and it went on a five game winning streak to finish the season. The stre ak included wins against UNC and Geo rgia Tech. Harper was abl e to keep her team together, even und er mounting pressure goi ng into the ACC Tournament. The Pack kept its mome ntum all the way to the ACC Championship game, wh en it lost to Duke by ten points. The women lost by twe nty points in their first rou nd NCAA Tournament game against UCLA., but this season stil l ser ved as a great improvement and a big step for ward for the Pack, which had missed the NCAA Tou rnament for two straigh t seasons. COMPILED BY JENIECE JAM
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ithout another elite sco rer to consistently lighten his load, Smith neverthel ess dominated the paint throughout his junior sea son. A year after starting in less than half of his team’s gam Smith enjoyed a breako es, ut junior season and pla yed his way into conversations regarding the conference’s top pla yers. Smith’s averages of 15.8 points per game on .495 shootin g from the field in conference play were among the best in the ACC . Such numbers make an emphatic case for a pla yer to be considered as one of the ACC’s premier players. Put ting up those statistics without anyone to deter constant double teams and occasional attention from as many as three opposin g defenders makes them all the more impressive. Smith was at his best in the 2010 team’s landmark win, when he scored 20 points aga inst eventual national cha mpion Duke. Duke coach Mike Krz yze wski was one of the few coaches who chose to single-cover him , or at least attempt to ass ign the task of defending Smith to one player. Smith made him sorely regret that decision, pouring in 20 points. That effort bec ame all the more notable when the Blue Devils defeated But ler in the NCAA title game a few month s later.
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henever a non-ranked tea m can knock off the No . 6 ranked team, it’s a big deal. Not to mention tha t, that then-No. 6 team we nt on to win the Nation Championship, so in a lan al dslide, the basketball tea m’s upset of the Duke Blue Devils in Raleigh is the game of the year. The lowly Wolfpack cam e into the game with no one giving them a chance to win. Ho wever, the players cam e to play and they upset the Dev ils 88-74. From the start of the game to the finish, the Pack wa s in control with a loud and noisy crowd in the RBC Center backing it. All five starter s scored in double figures, including senior for ward Dennis Ho rner, who finished with 20 points . The game was never rea lly close, but junior point guard Javier Gonzalez sealed the dea l with 3:52 left when he hit an offbalanced three pointer as the shot clock expired to extend his team’s lead and put the game away for the Pack. COMPILED BY TAYLOR BAR
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If consistenc y is the key in athletics, then, to this point, the Wolfpa ck baseball team has not achieved its goals. With big series wins ove r No. 1 ranked Virginia and most recent ly No. 6 Georgia Tech, N.C. State would see m to be on the right track. The only problem is that it can’t seem to fi nd ways to win games over unranked opp onents. The Pack began the sea son with its largest margin of victor y ever for a weekend series, beating the La Salle Exp lorers 65-15 in three games. It went on to win eleven out of the first twelve gam es of the season, including a big win over the then ranked No. 3 UC Irvine Anteaters. Since then, State has gon e 17-17 overall and sits at 11-13 in the ACC and is in eighth pla ce, but its rivals from Cha pel Hill will be looking to take over tha t spot. State has had good pla y from several players on the team, especially from senior infi elder Dallas Poulk and sop homore infielder Andrew Cienci n, who have both had gre at seasons. Poulk leads the team in hits and is third in the nat ion in runs, while Ciencin leads the team in RBIs. If the Pack can find the consistenc y in ACC play that has eluded them to this point, watch out for this team in the tournament. Only eight teams make the ACC tournament, so the Pack needs wins in their two remain ing ACC weekend series against Florida State and Duke. State has proven it can beat better teams, but needs to find ways to win every gam e if it looks to play in the postseason. COMPILED BY CORY SMI
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It was an up and down year for the men’s basketball team this past season, as it finished 20-16, 5-11 in the ACC. However, for the first tim e since 2007 it made postseason play when it managed to slip into the NIT after an unlikely ACC Tournament run in which it advanced to the sem ifinals before losing to Georgia Tech. Throughout the year, the team struggled to play consistent basket ball, as it was often una ble to play a full 40 minute game at a high level. The Pack sho wed glimpses of its ability at times, esp ecially against Duke, Flo rida State and Wake Forest, but failed to duplicate those per form ances on a consistent basis. Outsid e of Tracy Smith, the tea m lacked a reliable secondary scorer and that led to long offe nsive droughts that plagued the team all season. Smith was the MVP of the team for his dominance of ACC opponents, as he averaged 16.5 points and 7.3 rebounds per game, earning him second team All-ACC honors. Fans also got a look at freshman sharp shooter Scott Wood, who showe d that when he is on, he is deadly from behind the ark , especially against Florida State. All in all, it was an average season for the Pack because the team finished second to last in the ACC, one spo t above where most peo ple had it pegged to finish.
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After a season of turmo il came to an end in 2009, a new chapte r began in the women’s basketball pro gram. Coach Kellie Harper joined the Wolfpack in April of last year and hit the gro und running upon her arrival in Raleig h, beginning with recruiting. The sea son started with mixed results until the Pack hit a snag, losing six of nine conference gam es. But Harper and company righted the ship, beginning with a two -point victor y over Miami on Ho ops 4 Hope night. The tea m rounded out the season with fou r wins in five games, inc luding a Senior Night defeat over No. 22 Georgia Tech. The Wolfpa ck Women demolished any doubtf ul expectations with an improbable run in the ACC Tourname nt, grinding out three win s in three days before falling to pow erhouse Duke. The qua si-Cinderella team of the ACC tourna ment was knocked out in the opening round of the Big Dance by UCLA, even with ACC Freshman of the Year Marissa Kastanek at guard. But with a 20-14 record and an impressive run in the pos t-season, all of which cam e under the guidance of a revamped coaching staff, the Wolfpa ck Women are deserving of a B+
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hroughout her career at N.C. State, senior gymnas t Taylor Seaman has excelle d, and this season proved to be no different. Seaman consistently led the gym team with top quality per nastics formances in all events . From day one, Taylor has shown that a combinatio n of athletic ability and determ ination can not only rais e the level of an individual’s per formance, but also have a huge impact on the quality of per formance from the tea m. Her top per formances often earned her a spot on the winner’s platform at the end of me ets. She has always bee n known for her fan friendly showca ses on floor, but she cou ld also always be called upon, when nee ded, to per form well in any given event. At regionals this season she used a variety of hig h scoring per formances to qualify for the national champ ionships in the all around competition. As she did a year ago, Sea man was once again the only gym nast from N.C. State to qua lify for nationals. At nationals this season , Seaman became the fi rst AllAmerican ever in the 30year history of the Wolfpa ck gymnastics program. Her All-American honors on the uneven bars put the final touch on what has been an ext remely successful career at N.C . State and were a big rea son she earned the honor of fem ale athlete of the year. Taylor will leave the Pac k as one of the most dec orated gymnasts to ever come through the program and there will forever be many banner s hanging in the practic e facility with her name on them.
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