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Student Health construction moving according to plan Construction started only three weeks ago, but visible progress has been made Staff Writer
Construction at the Student Health Center started only three weeks ago, but according to Jerry Barker, the director of Student Health Center, there has been good progress. Two portions of Student Health Services have been removed from the building and relocated, but all other services will stay. Disability Services has been moved to the third f loor of First Year College Commons and Health Promotions was moved to the third floor of Harrelson Hall. The overall construction project plan is to add 23,600 square feet to the already existing 42,900 square feet. This is over a 50 percent growth in space for the Student Health Center. According to Barker, the Student Health Center opened twelve years ago, and there have been no renovations or additions made to the building. “The overall goal of this project is to expand and renovate the building so that Student Health can accommodate the expected 40,000 students that will attend N.C. State in 10 years,” Barker said. The construction is divided into four different phases. They have been mapped out and the drawings are posted in room 2301 of the Student Health Center. According to Barker, the first and current phase will hopefully be completed by the time the University
opens in the fall. This phase consists of demolishing the parking lot, building up the area for the addition and laying plumbing in the area where the addition will be. Inside the existing building, the new pharmacy area and lounge will be completed. “Our goal is that the pharmacy will have moved by mid-August, from their current location to their new location, which will be where disability services was located,” said Barker. “This move will put pharmacy in a bit of a mess since the existing pharmacy space will then have to be renovated for the expanded pharmacy.” According to Barker, the new pharmacy area will occupy the existing area as well as where Disability Services was located. The expanded pharmacy will have more space for storage and the pharmacists to work. There is also the possibility of another pharmacist being added. “Hopefully by spring break, Women’s Health will move into their new location, which will be in the addition. As well, the new addition will house Disability Services, Physical Therapy, Lab and X-ray, Administration offices, a larger classroom, Urgent Care and the Evening Nurse Clinic,” said Barker. In the future, counseling will expand to fill the area where Women’s Health currently is. The Counseling Center will occupy the second floor of the existing building, all the way from the side closest to First Year College to the circle area, at the main Cates Ave.
Interim athletics director search The University will have an Interim AD in place by July 1 Chris Boucher Correspondent
There will be an athletics director in place at N.C. State — almost certainly in an interim role — by the end of June. Meanwhile, the search for a permanent athletics director is heating up in Raleigh. June 30 is outgoing Athletics Director Lee Fowler’s final day. When Chancellor Randy Woodson first announced the ouster, he said he would name an interim athletics director before Fowler’s time ran out. Woodson has not yet named an interim athletics director, but he made it clear there would not be a “gap in leadership” on July 1. “At this point, we are focused on the search for our next athletics director,” Woodson wrote in an e-mail interview. “As we get closer to June 30, I will make a decision on the appointment of an interim AD to lead the organization until our new AD can begin at N.C. State.” Late last week, WRAL reported that the candidate field had shrunk to six, and Woodson would further narrow the field before interviewing finalists for the job. Woodson would not reveal any of the six names on the list, citing privacy concerns for individuals that might already be employed at other universities. Persistent rumors have Wolfpack Club Executive Director Bobby Purcell on the list of finalists. Purcell,
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entrance, according to Barker. “The Counseling Center really needs this additional space,” said Barker. “We have three people in the receptionist office of the Counseling Center. The addition will give them a lot more space.” According to Barker, the most in-
convenient time for students and patients will be the second half of the spring semester. This is when the renovations will be inside the building. “I think after spring break there will be the most noise, the most dirt and the most inconvenience to students,” said Barker.
The parking lot behind Student Health has been closed since the construction began and will remain completely closed until mid-August. At that point, about half the lot will
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University pursues plans to expand globalization with South Korea and France
who has publicly expressed interest in the post, did not return a phone call requesting comment on the list of finalists. No matter the final choice for new athletics director, N.C. State will be on the hook for a pair of athletics director salaries for three more years. The University said it plans to honor Fowler’s contract, which pays him $280,000 annually through 2013. It’s not yet clear what the University might pay the new athletics director, but salaries for other ACC athletics directors already outpace Fowler’s. According to Bloomberg News, Fowler’s guaranteed base salary for 2009 was the lowest among public universities in the conference. Private schools, like Wake Forest and Duke, are not required to make this financial information public. Using the Bloomberg statistics, the average athletics director salary for a public university in the ACC in 2009 was about $368,000. Georgia Tech’s Dan Radakovich topped the list with $560,000 in 2009, followed by Clemson’s Terry Don Phillips at $418,000. UNC Athletics Director Dick Baddour had a guaranteed base of $295,000, seventh in the list of eight schools. The following list shows public ACC universities’ athletics director salaries in decreasing order: Georgia Tech, Clemson, Maryland, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Virginia, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. State.
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Korean school has been put on an indefinite hold while SKEMA business school is still in the works Chelsey Francis Staff Writer
Globalization is an important aspect of college that the University is exploring. According to interim Provost Warwick Arden, globalization is needed to prepare students for a global workplace experience. “The main purpose of globalization for the University is to benefit the students and faculty,” said Arden. “Everyone benefits from international interactions. It gives the faculty more connections when doing research and helps students form more connections for later in life.” One prospect began a little over a year ago, under the previous Provost, Larry Nielsen. According to Arden, the University was approached by a group from South Korea and the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ), with the prospect of being part of a global university in the IFEZ. “South Korean is broken up into economic zones,” said Arden. “IFEZ includes the international airport, which is one of the largest and busiest in the world.” According to Arden, the original plan would have taken five years to reach its full potential. At the end of the five years, the plan was to include about 1,600 students, both undergraduate and graduate, as well as about 100 faculty members. “The original plan was pretty big, but financially it was too risky and too ambitious. N.C. State was at the risk of losing too much money,” said Arden. “This is a rough economic time for the University and we can’t risk the integrity of our Raleigh campus.” The original plan was decided to be the wrong route for the University to take, according to Arden.
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Because of this, the University came in the University because of our proxup with a different plan to present to imity to the Research Triangle Park area,” said Arden. “To begin with they the South Koreans. “The new plan would have been a were looking at locating the branch smaller suite of only graduate pro- campus in Research Triangle Park, but grams, consisting of about four mas- soon realized their needs would better ter’s level programs,” said Arden. “It be met on our Centennial Campus.” According to Arden, SKEMA would would have been less than 100 students and about ten faculty members.” bring their own students and faculty However, according to Arden, this to the business school on Centennial smaller plan still would not work. The Campus, kind of like Prague is for South Koreans wanted an undergrad- N.C. State. The faculty and students uate program. The University still had would use resources available to N.C. a potential of losing money. The plan State students as well. “SKEMA kind of jumped the gun for the Korean school has now been and issued a press release in France, put on an indefinite hold. “The deciding factor about the saying they were creating a branch Korean school was mainly financial. campus in Raleigh,” said Arden. “This concerned This is a rough me. There was economic time no agreement, for the Univerno lease and no sity. We don’t application for know how much educational limoney we’re gocensure in North ing to lose this Carolina. SKEacademic year MA was excited from the budand wanted to get, we can’t risk announce their losing more in choice of Raleigh, South Korea,” but it was taken said Arden. as an agreement According to had already been Arden, the UniProvost Warwick Arden, on SKEMA made.” versity is maindiscussions According to taining a good Arden, there is a relationship with South Korea with the possibility of draft agreement now. However, there are outside factors that can still impact creating a study abroad base. Bailian Li, the vice provost for inter- SKEMA opening. They will need to national affairs said, “South Korea is a lease space on Centennial Campus very important country for us to have from an outside entity, as well as apa good relationship with. We have ply for educational license in North over 350 alumni that are involved in Carolina. Also, Arden wants to make sure that students from SKEMA pay business in South Korea.” Li said the benefits of the Korean for their share of resources they are school would have been many. The using. According to him, this is an University would have the ability to important part of the agreement. “So far the draft agreement between send more students abroad to study as well as the faculty having access to SKEMA and the University is looking good. We still need to show the more research. Another possibility of globaliza- draft to more university officials,” tion came from the French business said Arden. “SKEMA business school school, SKEMA. According to Ar- coming to Centennial campus could den, this came through the College be positive for the College of Manageof Management. SKEMA is one of the ment and the University.” top ranked business schools in France. “SKEMA was particularly interested
“SKEMA business school coming to Centennial campus could be positive for the College of Management and the University.”
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t the foot of the Carter-Finley field, Daniel Deaton, 1998 alumnus, grabs a quick shot of Henry Deaton, Benton Capps, Ethan Capps, Charlie Deaton and the iconic wolf statue at the Junior Wolfpack Fun Night movie event Friday, June 18, 2010. The event brought alumni and their families out to picnic on the field and watch the film Madagascar on the Jumbotron.
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A lack of lights at Wimbledon prevented the longest tennis game from continuing in its 10th hour. John Isner and Nicolas Mahut have been playing for 10 hours and have played 163 games. The final set, the set that has kept the game going for the duration, has lasted for seven hours and six minutes. This is the first game to last more than 112 games. Isner, the American, is ranked 23rd and is from Florida. Mahut is from France. The scoreboard at Wimbledon could not keep up with the high match numbers, since it stops at fifty and the pair have now reached 60 matches in their tenth hour. The match will resume Thursday.
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min goal to secure the team’s advancement into the next round. The goal was quoted as the most dramatic moment in U.S. Men’s National Team history, and now the U.S. will play Ghana at Royal Bafokeng Stadium in Rustenburg on Saturday, June 26 at 2:30 p.m. eastern time live on ABC HD and Univision. The game was a must win for Americans, who would have been eliminated with a loss or with a tie, since England beat Slovenia 1-0. Donovan, the U.S. men’s team’s all-time leading scorer scored the winning goal from seven yards out inside the penalty area. SOURCE: U.S. SOCCER TEAM NEWS
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June 18 10:45 A.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR ASSISTANCE Admin Svc III Staff member notified NCSU PD of non-student disputing parking citation had used inappropriate language. 1:24 P.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR Public Safety Building Report of concerned behavior issues off campus involving staff member. 1:39 P.M. | LARCENY Hillsborough Street Report of larceny of historical railroad ties which were stored at rear of property. 12:24 P.M. | FRAUD Poe Hall Student reported lost All Campus card. Unauthorized charges had been made. 6:36 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Centennial Middle School Report of subjects playing soccer on field. Officer spoke with student and advised to cease playing. All parties complied to leave the area. 9:04 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Hillsborough St/Enterprise St Non-student was issued citation for displaying expired registration plate and inspection. June 19 10:07 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON DH Hill Library Staff reported concern over behavior of non-student. All file checks negative. No action taken.
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be re-opened and used for staff and patients. “As for now, patients obtain a patient permit and park in West Lot, Dan Allen Deck, or in the RE Spaces,” said Barker. In order to finance the Student Health Center addition, there is a $35 debt service fee for all students. According to Barker, the present building is already paid for. The addition and renovations are being paid for with the debt service fee. “We have had strong student support. When this plan first came about, the student groups we presented it to supported us,” said Barker. “Students realize how important this service is to the University.” According to Barker, about 56 percent of the student population used the Health Center in the last academic year, totaling more than 60,000 patient visits. “In choosing our general contractor, we wanted someone with experience in renovating occupied spaces,” said Barker. “So far, we have been very pleased by the organization and strategies of our general contractor and sub-contractors. A lot of night and weekend work is being done on this project in order to inconvenience the building occupants and students the least possible.”
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University recognized for watershed work by EPA The University has been designated as a ‘center of Excellence for Watershed Management’ by EPA Chelsey Francis Staff Writer
The Environmental Protection Agency designated N.C. State as a “center of Excellence for Watershed Management.” N.C. State is the first university in North Carolina to receive this designation and only the sixth in the Southeast, according to a press release from the University on May 24. According to Michael Voiland, the director of the Water Resources Research Institute (WRRI), the designation is both recognition for the WRRI and a working agreement between the EPA, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources and the University. “In one regard, the designation is a recognition by the EPA that WRRI has research expertise, as well as education and communication expertise in the area of watershed management,” said Voiland. “In another regard, a memorandum of agreement was signed to outline our understanding of the kind of help uses of watershed information might expect to get from the institute.” According to Voiland, one way of viewing the designation is as recognition for past excellence. The memorandum of agreement can also help each entity identify ways to help
users of watershed management. “After receiving the designation, mostly we’ll be continuing the good work we’ve been doing,” Voiland said. According to the University press release, watershed management is “an important tool in limiting water pollution, and in insuring water supplies for drinking, power, industrial and other uses.” WRRI is a part of the UNC System and was established in 1965 and headquartered at NCSU. The mission of WRRI is “to identify the state’s ever-changing research needs, to motivate and support research by qualified scientists, and to provide for technology transfer.” According to Stan Meiburg, the EPA acting regional administrator, this designation will allow the University to continue developing strong partnerships with other institutions, organizations and agencies required to protect and restore watersheds. “The working agreement is really meant to enhance the efforts of the EPA, NCDENR and the University in helping stakeholders,” said Voiland. “A stakeholder is anyone that needs information about watersheds or watershed management.” Stakeholders can be power utilities, water utilities, individual businesses, landscape architects, county water offices or any person or business that impacts or is impacted by the watershed. According to Voiland, all three partners, the federal, state and University, hope this working agreement will enable them to better serve stakeholders in North Carolina.
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A watershed is the entire geographical area drained by a river and its tributaries. Rocky Branch, the small stream to the left of the bikers, is part of the watershed that runs through campus. The EPA designated N.C. State’s WRRI as a Center of Excellence for Watershed Management, making us the first such center in the state.
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SKEMA, a top French business school, is currently working out the details of an agreement with the University to bring a satellite campus to Centennial.
Our Opinion:
While SKEMA’s presence on Centennial Campus will be beneficial to the French school, it should be open to work with the facilities and students of N.C. State to create a lasting partnership.
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here is no debate that globalization can be good for the University. The French business school, SKEMA, has already formed faculty and student exchange ties with UNC-Chapel Hill and potentially Duke, and now has started delegations to come to N.C. State. No press release or documented negotiation has been brought up any benefits N.C. State will have from this deal. If the University is opening its doors to SKEMA and its students, some concessions should be made on SKEMA’s part to help the University. Centennial Campus’ close proximity to RTP is one of the primary reasons SKEMA is considering the University for its new locations. SKEMA students would be able to experience American business through their university and
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would not need to compete with the increasingly challenging international student admissions. On this same point, SKEMA’s extension to Raleigh should provide NCSU students with networking opportunities and provide them with an advantage over other local universities. While UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke students would have to travel or rely on their international exchange programs for that advantage, N.C. State students can reap those benefits from the comfort of their classrooms. SKEMA’s prestigious business program could be particularly beneficial to N.C. State’s fairly new management school. It would add a new angle to inter-
national business and theory. With the growing global market, an international perspective on business, especially one from an elite business college, is more than likely to make the College of Management’s program more dynamic. They should develop partnerships and programs to work together. The demand for international business professionals is very high, and students would be able to easily attain the necessary skills toward becoming a business professional with this opportunity. The University and SKEMA are working out the final details in the agreement, including whether SKEMA will have its own library and student commons or it will share the
University’s facilities. It should not be a one-sided agreement for SKEMA to use our facilities and location, but completely block out students from N.C. State. SKEMA students should have accessibility to N.C. State facilities, like libraries and student commons, but at normal student fees. This is not to block them out, but to level the playing field. Students have to these same fees so these facilities can be provided and maintained, so SKEMA students should contribute if they use them. They are worth the cost and would benefit the French students just as much as the location.
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he possibility that the a l l-i mpor t a nt SAT, which determines the futures of almost every college-bound student in the United States, is systematically biased against blacks is a serious charge. In a recent article in the Harvard Educational Rev iew, t he charge of bias is revived once again. Education Zakk White researcher Senior staff Roy Freed le columnist has been trying to show that the SAT has a racial bias toward blacks, and his main support is that on average, blacks score higher on harder verbal questions than whites, but they score much lower on easier verbal questions. The results found in the article “Unfair Treatment?” by Maria Santelices and Mark Wilson in the Harvard Educational Review replicates these findings. Santelices and Wilson show the differences in scores are still present when comparing low-income whites with low-income blacks. They then conclude that the test is racially biased in some way and that it should be open to legal challenge. They do not propose an explanation for the discrepancy in scores, but Freedle has a controversial theory. Freedle claims the problem with the test is that it doesn’t account for the different meanings of simple words in black neighborhoods compared to white neighborhoods. According to Freedle, harder and more complex words usually have one meaning that doesn’t change because the words are rarely used in conversation. Simple words however, have constantly evolving meanings, particularly within ethnic communities. One example that he gives is the word “home”. Freedle claims that for blacks, the word “home” refers to an extended family system and that for whites it refers to a single dwelling. To fix this bias, Freedle suggests either having harder questions count for more or allowing colleges to look at a raw score of the student’s results on just the harder questions. I, too, share the goal of a fair society where there are no
differences between races’ results on standardized tests, and awarding students higher SAT scores when they do not know the basic definitions of simple words will not help them out in any way. Freedle’s point about the word “home” is spurious because I am aware of these different meanings too. One has to be aware of the multiple uses of simple words to have a basic vocabulary. Even if “home” had a different meaning on the test, it seems reasonable to use context clues to figure out the expected meaning. Other words that Freedle claims confuse black students on the test include “horse”, “snake”, “canoe” and “golf ”. Allowing ignorance of the basic meanings of those words and others puts minorities at a disadvantage when it comes to completing college and succeeding in the higher-paying job market. Once students who have different meanings get into college, it won’t get any easier. If a difference in language meanings indicated no difference in overall ability, there probably would not be a gap in graduation rates like there currently is. If the SAT is so biased, it would not be a good indicator of collegiate success. Yet, the U.S. News and World Report says the SAT, coupled with high school grade, are by far the best indicator of success in college. Maybe there is a language difference evidenced by the SAT results, but the education gap between races still persists after they are accepted to college, possibly due to the language barrier Freedle claims exists. I believe the main culprit in the SAT language gap is a substandard K-12 education, particularly in the early years. Many schools in minority neighborhoods receive poor funding and support. But even if minorities use culturally specific definitions at home and in everyday life, it is not unreasonable to expect them to learn the basic, common definitions — at the very least for purposes of schooling and testing. The more variations of simple words like “snake” and “house” a student knows, the more likely he or she will be able to communicate effectively in all situations — including college and the workplace.
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Paying NFL players what they’re worth
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he National Football League, which is filled with variances in player performance, has a lengthy off-season that can bring many Talmadge needed additions Farringer Staff Columnist teams require to compete for the next year. April starts the off-season excitement with the NFL draft, and teams pick up many free agents for tryouts during the months leading up to the season. Training camps for the players start at the end of June, but several players are demanding new contracts. This year’s most notable requests have come from Chris Johnson from the Tennessee Titans and Darrelle Revis from the New York Jets. For teams to become playoff competitors, they need to acquire top talent, but signing top talent results in paying top talent prices. Finding talented players and maintaining the team under the NFL salary cap is challenging for team managers and coaches. The ideal scenario is to find players for niches in their coaching strategy and sign them while keeping the team under the salary cap. But a player asking for new contract negotiations can ruin this situation. When a player has an astonishing season
before renegotiating a new contract, like Chris Johnson last year rushing 2,000 yards, the team management needs to attempt to determine the player’s worth. The chances of repeating such an exceptional performance is unlikely, as the legendary Barry Sanders only rushed more than 2,000 yards once in his 10-season career. To sign a contract entering the NFL is a huge step toward a plethora of financial opportunities for many players, and they eagerly sign their first contract. However, the employees have not had the ability to demand new contracts after exceeding expectations. Only when the players perform above their set expectations do they demand new contracts. However, few players have ever told the team that they can have their money back after underperforming expectations. One recent memorable example is Javon Walker, who offered the Raiders their money back because of his lackluster performance. Johnson is asking the Tennessee Titans for a contract that includes $30 million to $40 million guaranteed, with the reasoning that he should be paid what he is worth. Offering a player a contract like that is a huge financial risk for the team. The preferred contract negotiations should result in players being paid a lowered base salary with bonuses based on performance. Just like custom-
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Rock Can Roll concert lends support to local food bank Bright Young Things and What Laura Says, along with free T-shirts and pizza, lure students away from their summer studies for a night of music. Laura Wilkinson Features Editor
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What Laura Says, an indie rock band from Tempe, AZ, performs as the headlining act for the Rock Can Roll benefit concert in Witherspoon Student Cinema June 22, 2010. The concert was held by both WKNC and the Union Activities Board.
Rock Can Roll, a concert and canned food drive hosted by WKNC and the UAB, featured two bands Wednesday night in Witherspoon Student Cinema after inclement weather forced the venue inside. Tommy Anderson, a senior in political science and General Manager at WKNC, said the event was free and open to the public, but everyone who attended was encouraged to bring canned food to benefit the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. “We’re putting on this free event for students, so we just figured since it’s free why not get the most out of it? If we only donate fifty cans then so what? We at least made something out of it. It’s a good cause,” Anderson said. Anderson, the brainchild of the idea, said the concert did not even
have a name in the beginning stages. “I contacted a couple of people from UAB and wanted to know if there were any funds for the summer that we could do a concert with,” Anderson said. “We did three concerts in the fall and one in the spring called Fridays on the Lawn – basically just bringing in local music to campus for free. We wanted to do that again for the summer.” After coming up with the name “Rock Can Roll,” Anderson said he was contacted by a nonprofit of the same name – and they were not happy. “There was a nonprofit in New York that emailed us and was like, ‘Hey! We’re called Rock Can Roll.’ They’re a registered, trademark nonprofit. Basically they just said as long as this isn’t a consistent enterprise you guys are undergoing, it’s fine, just donate the food appropriately,” Anderson said. “So, I don’t know if there will be any more Rock Can Roll events, maybe similar fundraiser events, but we won’t be using that name. It was too clever to be true.” Anderson said they originally booked the band Annuals, a local group, and What Laura Says, the first out-of-state band they have hosted at the University.
“We were looking to get a really big band and we got early confirmation from Annuals, who are from Raleigh, and a band they were on tour with from their record label called What Laura Says, who is from Arizona,” Anderson said. However, due to some scheduling conflicts, Anderson said Annuals were dropped from the set list and replaced by Bright Young Things. “Annuals kind of pulled out at the last minute. It was unfortunate that the miscommunication led that to happen but the Annuals couldn’t play without their lead guitarist,” Anderson said. “What Laura Says remained on the bill, but luckily I was able to get in contact with Mark Conner from Bright Young Things. They played in the spring, they actually headlined in the spring.” Anderson had nothing but glowing comments about Bright Young Things, who WKNC plays at the station. “Three N.C. State graduates are in the band and they’re really good. Luckily, they are all around and in town,” Anderson said.
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Third ‘Toy Story’ film brings back memories of childhood “Toy Story 3” Disney/Pixar
On June 18, both children young and old flocked to the movie theatres after waiting almost 11 years to see ‘Toy Story 3’ — and it was definitely worth the wait.
Amanda Wilkins Editor-in-Chief
Pixar Animation Studio, with The Walt Disney Company’s help, wowed the world in 1995 with the release of their first full-length, computer animated movie ‘Toy Story.’ I was one of the kids who absolutely fell in love with the baby lamp and his ball-balancing acrobatics. How little I understood at the time about how truly amazing his feats were. Now, Pixar has released 11 full-length movies, including ‘Finding Nemo,’ and my favorite ‘Wall-E,’ and countless shorts, such as the 1986 classic ‘Luxo Jr.’ about the little lamp and the 1997 ‘Geri’s Game’ about a chess game where cheating always helps you win your teeth. I went to the movie theatre at the end of the opening day for the last showing of the night at 10:25 p.m. I was surprised to see there were two showings that late at night and even more surprised when I saw one was sold out. I smiled to myself when I recalled the plot of the commercials advertising the movie: Andy was going to college. I saw the original as a child and now I was going to see the same movie as a recent college student. I remember as a child being very close to my toys; I would always carry a select few stuffed animals and dolls around with me. On one occasion my family was going to a mall, so I left my toys in the car so I wouldn’t lose them. My father asked me if I still loved my toys because I left them alone in the car as we walked inside. We had recently seen Toy Story and I felt so guilty leaving them that day that I never did again. I would always let them take turns when I carried them around after that. I looked around at the other movie-goers as I picked out a seat. Although it was late, I was surprised to see two or three kids in the crowded theatre. The rest were middle-aged or high school couples and groups of friends. As I was waiting for the show to start, I saw the best pre-preview commercial. It was a Google commercial using sound bites from the original and the new Toy Story movies of the toys talking while using the Google Search toolbar. It ended with Woody leaving “Bring your toys to college” in the toolbar before Andy comes in. It was a great play on the original “moments in life” commercial Google has used before. One of my favorite aspects of the movie is the fact it is G-rated. There are too few Grated movies for families to take their kids to anymore. The previews before the movie were heartening because at least three of the six were G-rated and all were at least familyfriendly. Of course, the movie began with a short.
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After getting reset, the Spanish setting in Buzz Lightyear is turned on, one of the many instances of perfect comedic timing within the movie.
Titled “Night & Day,” it was about two figures, one whose body was Day and the other’s was Night. At first they tried to outdo each other by showing the best things about their time of day. After going at it for a while, they soon discover they each like something in the other and get along. The most amazing part is the entire dialogue and background sound is completely portrayed by natural sounds, like bees, wind, and water. I definitely recommend looking into it. The movie opened with what seemed like the main toys’ own movie about Woody trying to save a train full of Trolls from one-eyed Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head and evil Dr. Porkchop. You soon find out this is a flashback from Andy’s childhood. Although the movie opened well with a flashback montage, when the toys call Andy’s stolen cell phone from within the toy box just so he will pick them up really shows how desperate they are. In the movie Woody preaches about staying loyal to Andy and being there for him and the other toys want to be played with. Woody is chosen to go with Andy to college and the rest are boxed to go in the attic. When I went to college, cherishing my toys was still deeply seated within me and I was torn as to which I would take to me with I went to college. Just as Andy did in the movie, I let some toys go over the years and others have been passed down to my younger brother. The ones who had stood the test of time were being tested as I had to move away. Some of my went to stay with my grandmother and some ended up in the attic. After a mix-up, the toys end up at a daycare. I don’t know about anyone else, but this gave me the creeps. It didn’t help when it turned out the toys at the daycare were creepy themselves. There is just something scary about twisted, evil toys. The whole middle part of the movie can be summed up in this line:
“the daycare is ruled by a bear that smells of strawberries.” Yes, really. Though, the crayon drawings on the toys were pretty cool. There were some really cool toys in the movie too. I have to give kudos to the use of Barbie and Ken. It’s especially funny when Ken is trying on all of his outfits for Barbie, and then she turns on him and starts ripping his outfits to get him to talk. Barbie turns out to be really intelligent, spewing lines such as: “power should derive from the consent of the governed,” which earned her a couple of good looks from the other toys. Spanish Buzz was hilarious and a highlight of the movie — the entire theatre erupted into laughter as he danced around Jessie. There is also a brief moment where Mr. Potato Head becomes Mr. Tortilla Head. Lastly, for anyone who is a Studio Ghibli fan, the use of a Totoro plushy from “My Neighbor Totoro” was refreshing. Kids can learn a lot from ‘Toy Story.’ Woody and Buzz are loyal friends and all of the toys are extremely resourceful. Something can also be learned about the simplicity of play time and caring about your possessions. Overall, the storyline was very fluid and moved along well. I thought there were moments that were seriously scary for a children’s movie, but Pixar pulled through them with grace. Thinking back on the original ‘Toy Story,’ I can tell the graphics have improved tremendously. Pixar was able to do more with the story because of the years of practice using Renderman, the technology behind all of their productions. I also have to applaud the integration of recent culture into the movie. Cell phones and laptops were commonly used. As the movie came to an end, the audience got to see a moment where transition meets static time. Andy gives away his toys, including Woody, to a young girl who is seen throughout the movie who loves toys. He stops for a moment on his way to college and they play with the toys together — It is
Toy Story Cast: Woody - Tom Hanks Buzz Lightyear - Tim Allen Jessie - Joan Cusack Lotso - Ned Beatty Mr. Potato Head - Don Rickles Ken - Michael Keaton Rex - Wallace Shawn Hamm - John Ratzenberger Mrs. Potato Head - Estelle Harris Source: IMDB.com
a truly touching moment. As he drives away from the girl’s house, Buzz and Woody watch his car go. From behind me I heard a girl say, “I love this movie.” I nodded in agreement and clapped with the rest of the theatre.
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Ting Ting Ji, a sophomore in statistics, donates various cans for the Rock Can Roll concert in Witherspoon Student Cinema. All canned goods were sent to help the Food Bank of Central and Eastern N.C.
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Craig Reed, a junior in forestry management, said he heard about the concert through Facebook. “I thought it was a very new sound. It was different from
the ordinary. They’re the new Kanye West, but better.” Zack Oden, a member of the Annuals, was also in attendance and said he was disappointed he didn’t get to play, but still enjoyed the show. “We’ve been touring with [What Laura Says] for over a month now and they’re my favorite band I’ve ever toured
with. The best musicians, the nicest Arizona hippies you’ll ever meet,” Oden said. “The only thing I didn’t enjoy was I couldn’t stand up and dance without everybody staring.”
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what I needed to do.” Aiyegbusi said the time he spent with his roster spot in jeopardy has helped him return to the field with a renewed aggression, one that has resulted in increased playing time in his team’s recent matches. “Being off the 18-man roster challenged me and brought a stronger and more aggressive side out in me that I had at N.C. State and lost when I got here,” Aiyegbusi said. “It brought it back and in the past two games, I got a 30-minute run, which was much better than the 10-minute run that
I got at the beginning of the season. And in my last game, I got a 40-minute run. It seems like things are better and are going well for me. One thing they recognize now is that I am a worker and that I’m there to work hard. Now that I have settled down, I have been able to get back to my game of hustling and working hard. I recognize now that I cannot lose that and that I also need to try to sharpen up my technical play.” Should Aiyegbusi remain focused, Lassiter said he can think of nothing out of reach for his speedy former teammate. “I think he has unlimited possibilities,” Lassiter said. “He is from England, so that gives him a little bit of help. Maybe
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we will see him overseas, or maybe he will see him on the national team. With his speed, not many people can play as athletically as him.” The Wizards drafted Aiyegbusi after he started in all 22 of his team’s games as a senior, a season after starting in 19 during his first year with the Pack. Aiyegbusi is one of five former Wolfpack players since 2006 to be taken in an MLS draft, and is the first taken since 2008, when Chivas USA selected El Hadj Cisse. Cisse made it three years in a row, dating back to 2006, that at least one Pack player was drafted. Both Aaron King and John Queeley were selected in 2006, and Utah took Haddon Kirk in 2007.
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C.J. Williams, a freshman guard, Brandon Costner, a redshirt junior forward, Johnny Thomas, a redshirt freshman forward, and Simon Harris, a redshirt senior forward, celebrate on the bench during the game against Georgia Tech in the RBC Center Saturday. The Wolfpack beat the Yellow Jackets 76-71 and are now 10-5 on the season.
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way I looked at it was that basketball was a little easier on your body and I really had a passion for playing the game of basketball since I was 2 years old, so that is the route I wanted to pursue. I obviously could have done either. I considered football again in college. But basketball was picking up, and like I said, it’s a lot easier on your body to continue basketball. Technician: How much inspiration and influence do you draw from all-star tight ends like Gates, who did not play college basketball, and the Falcons’ Tony Gonzalez, who played both sports in college? Harris: Their success does a lot for my confidence. Obviously they opened the door for guys like me to have the inkling to achieve their goal. My agent is actually re-
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Women’s golf adds four Four new freshmen, Jerrah Baker, Maureen Dunnagan, Brittany Marchan, and Ana Menendez, will all join the Wolfpack and coach Page Marsh for the 201011 women’s golf season. Baker, from Canton, Ga., and Dunnagan, from Lexington, S.C., will remain in the southeastern portion of the United States. But the other half of the four-woman class will have far further to travel for their collegiate golf experience, as Marchan is from Orangeville, Ontario, Canada and Menendez is from Mexico City, Mexico. All four will bring a laundry list of amateur accomplishments to the Pack. Baker won the Cherokee County championship as a senior, Dunnagan was a member of six 4A state championship teams, Marchand participated in the USGA Girls National Championship at Trump National in Bedminster, N.J., and Menendez finished first on the 2009-10 Mexico City junior tour. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Technician Sports Editor Tyler Everett caught up with former Wolfpack basketball player and aspiring NFL tight end Simon Harris, who is looking to follow in the footsteps of players like Antonio Gates, the star San Diego Charger tight end who did not play football in college.
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Technician: When and why did you decide to pursue pro football after not having played for an organized football team since you were 13 years old? Harris: I went and played professional basketball in Ireland for three months. I decided that wasn’t what was best for me. So I got home and I literally, on the weekend I got home, I told my dad I actually wanted to play in the NFL. He said, ‘It is about time.’ We went ahead and contacted one of the alumni from N.C. State who was a good friend of one of the NFL scouts. We made that call and I worked out with him, got positive feedback from there and then went on to State’s pro day in March. Technician: How did you perform at State’s pro day and what happened next? Harris: The following day I was signed by my agent at Excel Sports Management. They sent me down to Florida to work out with Tom Shaw. Toney Baker was there and Jamelle Eugene was there as well. I worked out and did a bunch of speed training and worked on different football things. I was there for two weeks and he taught me the proper way to run and different techniques. I was working out with different NFL guys that were down there with him. Santonio Holmes worked me out and we worked on my route running and stuff like that. I eventually came home and trained here with my buddy Jason Halter, who was a tight end at ECU. A friend of mine, James Booker, is a strength trainer, a weightlifting guy, so I worked out with him as well. Technician: Describe your experiences on the last day of this year’s NFL Draft and what it led to.
Harris: I saw how the draft went and on the final day of the draft, about 45 minutes after it ended, Dallas called and showed interest, and they said they wanted me to go down to that rookie camp for a tryout, to see how things would go. I got that call from Dallas and went there for that weekend. I worked out, went over drills and plays, got to meet the staff and did all that. I also met all their veterans, and then came back home. Technician: How special was it trying out for a team like the Cowboys? Harris: It was just awesome. Everyone was so nice. Going in, I was thinking, ‘They know I didn’t play football.’ I thought maybe different players would be mad. I actually still talk to a bunch of the guys that are down there now. The overall experience was awesome because I got to see how they ran their operation. That experience is a huge motivator because you see what you are going to do. When I was down there, we were practicing. We were doing what the Cowboys are currently doing with the veterans, it was just all rookies. It showed me what I needed to prepare for and how to approach it in order to be successful next time. Technician : Does this mean Wolfpack fans can expect to see you in a Cowboy uniform this fall? Harris: As of now, I’m pretty much banking on a no from the Cowboys. I would have known by now if they wanted for me this year. Right now it is more or less a matter of keeping my options open. I will probably take the year off, train, and go back at it next year. Technician: How confident are you that you are capable of becoming a successful NFL tight end? Harris: I’m extremely confident. For me to have not played in a decade and been invited to work out with pretty much the premier team in the league, that was big time. It was a huge blessing for me to get that far. For me to get positive feedback from them, them saying, ‘Keep at it,’ that was awesome. The tryout with
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Simon Harris, a graduate forward, goes up for two points against North Carolina Central Tuesday night, Feb. 3. The Wolfpack beat the Eagles 87-59.
the Cowboys was a huge boost for my confidence. I haven’t played the game since I was 13 years old and I worked out with one of the top five franchises in sports. Not yet hearing back from them hasn’t knocked my confidence at all. It was an awesome opportunity. The way I look at it, for them to tell me, ‘Stick at it and keep working out, you never know what can happen,’ that is not a no. I have heard different people get nos and they are sitting at home right now wondering what their next move is.
much you love football and how confident you are in your potential to become a pro. But you didn’t play football in either high school or college. Why did you stay away from the gridiron for so long? Harris: I have always loved football. It was just more convenient to play basketball. In high school, my coaches were one-or-the-other type of guys with me. I had teammates that could play both sports, but I was advised not to do that. I’m more naturally gifted at football, but the
Technician: You describe how
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MEN’S SOCCER
Aiyegbusi seizing MLS opportunity Korede Aiyegbusi, a second round pick in the 2010 MLS draft, has begun to find his way at the height of United States professional soccer Tyler Everett
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Former Pack basketball player discusses professional football aspirations
Sports Editor
The men’s soccer team enjoyed one its most successful seasons in recent memory thanks in large part to defender Korede Aiyegbusi, who helped push his team to the championship game of the ACC Tournament with his inspired play in front of the goalie. “Aiyegbusi was one of the most dedicated on the team,” senior defender Tyler Lassiter said of his former teammate. “He could always keep us fired up. He was always energetic. He never was down. It could be the 90th minute and we would be down 4-0, but K would be in your ear trying to give you encouragement to keep playing.” In addition to what he brought to the table as a leader and motivator, Aiyegbusi’s speed provided players like Lassiter with more freedom than they would had playing alongside other defenders. “He had excellent balance
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Senior defender Korede Aiyegbusi clears the ball from the NC State side of the field with an acrobatic jump kick during the first half of play against the Blue Devils. Aiyegbusi gave the Wolfpack a strong game, helping multiple attacks against the Duke goal. State, ranked 18th going into the match-up at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, defeated the 8th ranked Blue Devils 1-0 after Ronnie Bouemboue finally nailed a shot past Duke’s goalkeeper in the 2nd overtime.
and speed and he was good with the ball,” Lassiter said. “He played right next to me and whenever I played, I knew I could let more space be between us because he was so fast and could cover more ground than anyone I knew.” With such attributes in mind, The Kansas City Wizards of the MLS took Aiyegbusi, originally
from London, England, with the 20th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. “It was definitely exciting,” Aiyegbusi said. “When I got drafted, I knew that I could probably make it, but I didn’t know that close and I didn’t know I was respected quite that much. Of course I had an adrenaline rush and I was
happy that I was going to be given the chance.” The Wizards’ selection of Aiyegbusi in January represented the coming to fruition of a dream he kept alive throughout his adjustment from life in England to life in America. “I’m pumped for him,” Lassiter said. “I know he has worked hard his whole life and
is always on the ball. He had a great opportunity to come to the United States and look where he is now. He is doing great things.” Once he moved to the States, Aiyegbusi soon had another adjustment to make, as he transferred to State after two years playing for Essex Community College in Baltimore, Md. He said the doubts he faced along the way have made the opportunity he now has all the more satisfying. “This has been a great journey for me because at some parts of my career when I was growing up, it looked like maybe it was an unrealistic dream,” Aiyegbusi said. “But I’m lucky enough that the Lord had blessed me with the opportunity to be on this stage. I have the opportunity now and it is mine to lose.” And he very nearly squandered that opportunity shortly after his professional debut. After logging 10 minutes in his team’s first game, Aiyegbusi temporarily lost his spot on the 18-man active roster for playing passively. “The first game I got a 10 -minute run,” Aiyegbusi said. “But after that, things went downhill, and were like a storm. They tested my character. That period helped me realize why I am going pro and
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