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Woodson: $900 tuition hike ‘necessary’ SEMESTER TUITION BREAKDOWN In-state tuition: $2,426.50 $75 for financial aid

Nathan Hardin

$300 tuition hike

Out-of-state tuition: $8,694.00 $75 for financial aid

$150 — February’s increase

$300 tuition hike

$150 — February’s increase

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Chancellor Randy Woodson says the 19 percent increase in tuition students face Thursday is necessary to maintain academic quality. The $750 increase is a response to a $70 million budget cut state lawmakers imposed on the UNC System June 30. As the UNC System’s largest institution, the N.C. State must deal with $19.6 million in cuts. Even with one of the largest hikes in University history, the uptick in revenue will still come $3 million short, forcing University administrators to cut from non-teaching positions. The $750 increase also doesn’t include a $150 hike approved in February by the UNC Board of Governors. Woodson explained that the decision is not something he wants to do, but it is necessary for academic quality. “The reality is we wouldn’t be doing this if we didn’t need the money to invest in the education of the students here,” Woodson said. “The fact that the budget cuts occurred this year, it’s necessary.” The plan was approved solely by UNC System President Erskine Bowles, who assessed each UNC System schools’ tuition eligibility. When acknowledging the University’s size, he agreed to the University’s proposed 2010-2011 tuition increase. In total, students will see a $900 increase from the 2009-2010 year. The tuition boost is a pain other universities are also bearing; UNC-Chapel Hill will face the same tuition aches in the 2010-2011 school year. At almost

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$4 million, UNC-CH is the only university in the UNC System with larger remaining flex cuts than NCSU. Bowles maintained that even with the proposed tuition increases, all UNC System campuses are still in the lowest quarter with regard to tuition rates, in comparison to public peer institutions. Twenty percent of the revenue earned by the tuition increase will go to financial aid. “Financial aid packages will be recalculated,” Woodson said. NCSU has elected to burden the tuition hike in its entirety for the upcoming year as opposed to split-

ting the amount between two years. UNC-CH will also take its entire increase this year, but other institutions like ECU, UNC-Asheville and UNC-Pembroke opted to have their hikes split between two school years. “We’re doing it this year because we’ve been asked to address the budget shortfall and the budget shortfall is this year,” Woodson said. Woodson said the fact that tuition is being increased one day before fall semester billing begins but that it all has to do with timing.

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Construction of ‘Brickyard Bubble’ begins Chris Boucher

SPRING SELECTIONS FOR THE ATRIUM

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Construction of a future student dining room ate up a chunk of the Brickyard this week, ahead of the Atrium’s partial reopening this fall. Crews fenced off an area in front of the Atrium and began building the “Brickyard Bubble” this week, said Jennifer Gilmore of University Dining marketing and communications. Resembling a large inflatable tent, the bubble will offer climate-controlled indoor seating for students eating near the Atrium and will be the main indoor eating area until the Atrium reopens in the fall of 2011. Although a much larger area of the Brickyard had to be fenced off for construction of the bubble, Gilmore said the actual structure will only be 50 feet by 80 feet when finished. The opening of the bubble is scheduled to coincide with the partial reopening of the Atrium this fall. The service half of the building will reopen when classes begin Aug. 18, and students will be able to buy food from Chick-fil-A or Lil’ Dino’s during the first semester. However, there will be no seating inside the Atrium for the upcoming academic year. For the fall and spring semesters, students can “go through line in the new Atrium, get their food and sit in the bubble to eat,” Gilmore said. The

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Construction begins on the Brickyard bubble that will provide a place for students to eat while the Atrium undergoes renovations. Workers said after they finish, the structure is leased to N.C. State for 180 days, and will have insulation and air conditioning.

bubble will have electricity, sprinklers, heating and air conditioning, she said. Students who want an outside eating option will still be able to use many of the tables and chairs in front of the Atrium while construction is underway. Chick-fil-A and Lil’ Dino’s will open on the seating side of the Atrium while crews work on the service side this fall. In January, the service side will open and work will begin on the seating area, but students will still be eating

in the bubble. “We could have shut the Atrium down completely, but we did it in phases to ensure uninterrupted food service for students,” Gilmore said, and added that Atrium receipts often reflect around 30,000 people being served daily. Gilmore also said students can take advantage of other dining options, such as those in D.H. Hill Library. Hill of Beans and the Creamery will serve sandwiches, pitas and wraps under the

new Wolfpack-to-Go label at both establishments. While culinary choices near the Atrium will be limited in the fall, several new dining options will appear for the spring semester. “If all goes as scheduled, all of our new [Atrium] food concepts should be open in January,” Gilmore said. The University will follow this plan for the 2010-2011 fall and spring semesters, then shut the Atrium down completely next summer to complete the project. “We’ll have to close [the Atrium] down again to tie in the air conditioning, vents and sprinkler system, as well as renovate the back kitchen,” Gilmore said. “But when August 2011 rolls around, everything will be open and the bubble will be gone.”

By fall 2010, all N.C. State students will be using a Gmail account. However, during the migration, phishing attempts have increased and are much harder to detect. According to the Google Apps @ N.C. State website, the benefits of this migration are numerous. There are benefits to students, such as more storage space and “world class” spam and virus protection. Gmail has more than 7 gigabytes of e-mail storage per account. With the Gmail migration, students will keep the same UnityID@ ncsu.edu e-mail address. Google Apps @ N.C. State also differs from Gmail in that students will never see advertisements in the account. Also, the University as a whole will see many benefits from this migration. One such benefit is a cost savings of approximately $61,000. As well, Google Apps will provide more collaborative tools and modern systems than what was previously used. According to Tim Gurganus, IT security officer with the Office of Information Technology, with the Gmail software, it will be harder to detect phishing attempts. “In the past, we detect when that’s happening, but with the migration it’s tough. We’re going to have to retool to detect a compromised account. Google has provided some rudimentary tools for that,” said Gurganus. Gurganus says phishing attempts are frequent in University’s e-mail system. “I suspect every student gets one in a semester,” said Gurganus. “[Phishers] seem to know when the semester starts.” There are certain things to beware of to prevent phishing attacks. “I would tell students to be suspicious of any e-mail that asks for your username and password. No maintenance we do requires that we know your password,” said Gurganus. All incoming freshmen will have a University Gmail account by the start of the fall semester. As of Wednesday evening, just over 28,000 accounts had been migrated to Gmail. Nathan Hardin, news editor, contributed to this article.

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‘First-Class’ library construction on Centennial Campus

Chelsey Francis Staff Writer

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Past Engineering Building I, construction continues on the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. Over this summer, foundation and structural steel work begins. In the fall, they will start exterior and mechanical systems. The project is scheduled for completion in summer 2012.

A “first-class” library is being constructed on Centennial Campus and being named after former North Carolina Governor and national leader in education, James B. Hunt. Construction on Hunt Library has already begun and is slated for completion in summer 2012. The construction of Hunt Library is a part of renovations on the library system at the University. Work began in 2002 with the renovation of the East Wing at D.H. Hill Library and will end in after 2015 with an additional reno-

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vation to D.H. Hill Library. “The grading has been finished and concrete work began in June for Hunt Library,” said Rachel Miller, project coordinator for Hunt Library. “Steel erection will begin in September. The estimated construction completion date is late summer 2012, but then we have to allow two to four months for furniture to be installed, books to be moved in, and all the technology to be set up. It’s looking like we’ll have a grand opening in late 2012 or very early 2013.” Miller said the building is on track to be LEED certified upon completion. “Hunt Library is on track to be a LEED silver building. It will have a highly efficient HPAC system, solar

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hannon Thai, who works for N.C. State Bookstores in office support, sells merchandise to alumnus Ashley Ennis on Wednesday. “We were in Raleigh and I figured we would stop by and pick up a hat and a flag,” Ennis said. “Get ready for grilling and football season.” Thai said the bookstore was selling a lot of T-shirts, decals and copies of Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn’s “Half the Sky,” a book required for some freshmen.

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Tickets are $20 to $25. For more information, call 1-800745-3000. Source: VisitRaleigh.com

Book group to discuss The Girl in Hyacinth Blue A book meeting will be held on Monday from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Chapel Hill Public Library located at 100 Library Dr. and will discuss The Girl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland. For more information, contact 919-968-2777. Source: Indyweek.com

Progress Energy Center hosts RENT RENT is coming to the A.J. Fletcher Opera Theatre July 15 through 17 at 8 p.m. The story centers on one year in the life of a group of Bohemians struggling in modern day East Village, New York. While a former tragedy has made Roger numb to life, roommate Mark tries to capture it through his attempts to make a film. In the year that follows, the group deals with love, loss, AIDS and modern day life.

Parking permits now open for sale N.C. State Transportation has opened all levels of parking permits for purchasing. Permits for the academic year 2010/2011 began July 6 at 10 a.m. (graduate students only - no minimum credit requirement), July 8 at 8 a.m. (75 or more credits), July 12 at 8 a.m. (all others including freshmen - RS permit - resident freshmen, V permit - commuter freshmen).

The permit sales website shuts down daily at 9:45 p.m. Permits are sold on a firstcome, first-serve basis until they are sold out. After purchase, permits are mailed to the address specified with Registration and Records prior to the start of fall classes. Sales are based on credit hours; students with higher credit hours have more permit options. Students must be assigned a nine-digit student ID and provide vehicle insurance information to complete the purchase process. Source: NCSU Transportation

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TUITION

Microsoft Surface available for use next week

“The fact that it was one day before the bills go out wasn’t the University’s fault,” said Woodson. “It’s because we’re responding to a legislative request that was made Friday.” Woodson also said students’ educations must remain at a high level. “No one wants to do this. An inferior education is not a good education for any of our students,” Woodson said. Woodson said that compared to the University’s peer institutions, NCSU remains an affordable university for students. “I know this is hard for students to accept but we remain a very, very affordable university,” Woodson said. “When you look at the numbers for N.C. State compared to all of the peers that we compete with that have a land-grant university like us, they all have tuition that is $2,000, $3,000, $4,000 more than us.” Woodson also said the tuition increase process differs considerably from the normal tuition hike process, but the increase was not a University initiative. “It’s unfortunate that we didn’t plan for this and we didn’t have time to talk with students and parents, but this was put on us by the legislature. This wasn’t an initiative from N.C. State,” Woodson said. According to Woodson, the budget situation poses a unique challenge: “How do we continue to compete in an environment where we want to be seen as the best university system in the country and have the best education for your students, but be the most affordable?”

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A new technological “toy” in the D.H. Hill Learning Commons area will give students the opportunity to help develop new applications as well as give library administration ideas for future uses. Microsoft Surface debuts in the library next week. Microsoft Surface is a gesture based device recently marketed. The library intends for students to use the Microsoft Surface devices to explore and learn on their own, helping to create marketable skills. N.C. State is one of few universities in the country to have this new technology. According to Josh Boyer, associate head of distance learning and information services for the library, most Microsoft Surface devices are seen in a business setting. “Very few universities have this advanced technology. Most of the Surfaces are in a business setting, which makes it hard to play around with and learn the technology,” said “Unlike a business setting, our Microsoft Surfaces will be constantly evolving. The University having this will help our students develop marketable skills.” Students can develop applications for the Microsoft Surface through Application Programming Interface, or API. However, according to Boyer applications have to be tested on the Surface because of the technology it uses. The University isn’t stopping at just one Microsoft Surface either; soon, two Surfaces devices will be available for student use in the Learning Commons area. After a period in the Learning Commons, where the games currently are, the

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panels which will be used to heat hot water for the building,” said Miller. LEED certif ication is through U.S. Green Building Council and “provides independent, third-party verification that a building project is environmentally responsible, profitable and a healthy place to live and work,” according to the U.S. Green Building Council website. “It will have an area on

UNIQUE CAPABILITIES • Direct interaction. Users can grab digital information with their hands and interact with content on-screen by touch and gesture‚ without using a mouse or keyboard. • Multi-user experience. The large, horizontal, 30 inch display makes it easy for several people to gather and interact together with Microsoft Surface - providing a collaborative, face-to-face computing experience. • Multi-touch. Microsoft Surface responds to many points of contact simultaneously - not just from one finger, as with a typical touch screen, but from dozens of contact points at once. • Object recognition. Users can place physical objects on the screen to trigger different types of digital responses‚ providing for a multitude of applications and the transfer of digital content to mobile devices. SOURCE:: MICROSOFT.COM

two Microsoft Surfaces will move to the new Technology Sandbox. The library completed the Technology Sandbox over the summer. This area, across from the Creamery in the Erdahl-Cloyd wing of the library, will soon serve as the home to technology the administration is considering placing in the Hunt Library upon its completion in 2012. When the games are moved from the Learning Commons, they will also go to the Technology Sandbox. Microsoft Surface has applications that serve as a type of demonstration as well as applications that have been developed by Library administration. To benefit incoming freshmen, the University developed an application called ‘Concierge.’ This will combine Google maps, campus maps and information students need. Shirley Rodgers, associate department head of systems for NCSU Libraries, demonstrated

the ‘Concierge’ application can be used to locate eating locations close to campus as well as locations on campus. Some applications have a digital keyboard. According to Rodgers, in the future, there will probably be a way for students to save things they do on the Surface to their university account. “When the Microsoft Surface is set up, there will most likely being a digital sign giving basic information as well as who to contact with questions or suggestions,” said Boyer. “Mostly

though, we want students to touch the Surface and figure it out for themselves.” According to David Hiscoe, NCSU Libraries director of communications, the Surface is pretty intuitive. “If we put this out for all the N.C. State techies, they’ll figure out how to work it,” said Boyer. There is no system set up with the Surface that will enable Library Administration to see which applications are the most used, according to Hiscoe. “In one way or another, we

the roof as a green roof. On the oval, where the library is being constructed, pavers with a low solar reflective index will be used,” said Miller. “These won’t absorb heat like normal pavers do. Also, there is going to be a rain garden on the site of the library.” According to Skanska, the construction management firm for the construction of Hunt Library, the library will have an automated retrieval system which will cut down on space needed for browsing. “The facility will incorporate a two million volume book retrieval system in lieu of typical library stacks for more vi-

sually open space throughout the building,” according the Skanska website. Miller said she believes the automated retrieval system will make the library more efficient for students. “The automated retrieval system (ARS) will enable people to order books remotely from a computer and then pick it up from library staff in under five minutes,” said Miller. “As well, in the main library lobby area, there will be viewing windows into the ARS area and a webcam attached to one of the ARS arms.” The library system at the University is currently undergo-

ing renovations so it will be in compliance with the University of North Carolina system requirements. One such of these requirements is the capability to seat 20 percent of the student body in the library. Currently, the library system can seat less than 5 percent of the University’s student body. The 2002 master plan for the library renovations explains renovations will “eliminate current space and facility deficits and will satisfy Library facility needs for the next twenty years.” According to the library master plan, the construction of the James B. Hunt library as well as the renovations of D.H. Hill library will bring the University library system into conformance with “the University of North Carolina System and American Library Association standards,” as well as support “expansion of the University into Centennial Campus.

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Shirley Rodgers, NCSU Libraries’ associate department head of system, and David Hiscoe, NCSU Libraries’ director of communications, play piano music on the new Microsoft Surface that will be placed in the Learning Commons next week for students to use. “When you make this stuff available to students, they grab it and start doing neat stuff with it,” Hiscoe said.

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will be able to see what students are doing,” said Rodgers. “With the applications we have developed, we can set up our own statistics.” According to Hiscoe, library administration will be available for student suggestions as well as watching to see what students are using. “The main thing is, we want students to play with the Surface,” said Boyer. “Students can develop applications or tell us applications they want to see. We need student input on this.”

HUNT LIBRARY BY THE NUMBERS 221,112 amount of square footage

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number of stories

1,450

number of study seats

871,000

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NCSU LIBRARIES BY THE NUMBERS 893,000 square footage 7,269

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{OUR VIEW}

THE FACTS:

Tuition increase crosses the line T

The UNC Board of Governors approved a $750 tuition increase over and above the $150 student tax passed by the N.C. General Assembly in 2009. This is to offset the cost of the University’s budget cuts.

OUR OPINION:

Students should not be bearing three-fourths of the financial burden. The University should be looking to other ways of paying for the budget cuts.

his Tuesday, UNC System President Erskine Bowles passed a plan that will increase NCSU student tuition by $750, on top of the pre-approved $150 hike approved earlier this year. Collectively, students are looking at a $900 increase in tuition, thereby bearing 80 percent of the University’s $20 million burden. The goal of the University is to provide affordable education to its students in the most practical fashion. How, then, is putting a 19 percent tuition increase, as opposed to the 6 percent average increase over the next four years, fulfilling the Univer-

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sity’s goals? This year’s increase in tuition is primarily to assist in budget cuts. We, the students, are expected to pay more to help the University meet its financial goals. If the University expects its students to contribute more, we should get back just as much as we give. In July, the University talked about a potential increase in tuition to avoid management cuts and we suggested other means of bearing the load. Clearly, we were not acknowledged and

the University’s need to keep its often meaningless management positions is more important than providing students with an affordable, resourceful learning environment. We aren’t saying students shouldn’t contribute. It is our University and a certain portion of the deficit should come from the students. But increasing our tuition by 19 percent so we can bear more than three-fourths of the burden is something the University needs to seriously reconsider.

The University is made up of students and we should always be put first. Our tuition should be the last thing increased, so our essential programs should be the last to be cut. On top of that, we shouldn’t be expected to pay so much more if the University isn’t contributing its share of the deal. We deserve to have a convenient, affordable and all-around comfortable learning environment, and the University should strive to meet that without becoming a pickpocket.

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om mu n it y s e r v ic e teaches indiv idua ls to help others in need and creates personal satisfaction for a job well done. People should volunteer in their spare time not on ly to help the community, but to also improve themselves. Conrad Learning necPlyler essar y skills Viewpoint Editor and meeting the people involved are reasons enough to go volunteer. Some organizations, however, feel they have the responsibility to pressure or even force people to volunteer their time to the community. Forced volunteers lose a substantial benefit from their work. They don’t realize volunteering can be an enjoyable pastime. The fun is hidden in a fog of obligation. When I joined Alexander Hall Council a year-and-a-half ago, I understood the purpose of each individual posit ion. The social chair planned the formal. The fundraising chair would put together a doughnut sale. The vice president warmed the chair underneath his or her rump. The philanthropy chair initially escaped my radar. Soon, I learned the philanthropy chair was a person that tries to get residents and hall council members to give back to the community. That usually translated to pressuring us to give money to some cause or trying to organize us to go on a Habitat for Humanity trip. Although I advocate involvement in community service, hall council philanthropy chairs that employ these techniques and the like are ruining volunteering. When people are pressured to volunteer by some organizer, they treat community service as an obligation. Students excel in procrastinating and avoiding their obligations. Our hall council treated community service the same way as any other obligation. We put off the events the philanthropy chair would suggest and avoided canned food drive attachments to events. Eventually, our hall

council was doing as little service as possible. Instead of treating community service as an obligation, individuals should discover the pleasure of the act. Our philanthropy chair could have tried to make the residence hall aware of service opportunities instead of trying to organize people. By giving us the clues, someone would eventually make the discovery, and that person would not just volunteer one time with Alexander Hall Council, but might volunteer multiple times throughout his or her life. In practical terms, hall council philanthropy chairs need to be gatherers and distributors of information, not organizers. They should post schedules of upcoming volunteer projects and suggest ways to donate to different charities. Philanthropy chairs shouldn’t be one of those people who go around with a clipboard in the dorm asking who is going to meet in the basement for a planned Habitat for Humanity trips. That puts too much pressure on pe ople . They should let posted schedules and contact information bring the people to them. Granted, my indirect approach to creating volunteers doesn’t bring the throngs of individuals to a glorified onetime community service event. If the purpose of the philanthropy chair is to put together a onetime event, then continue the organizing and pressuring. The purpose should be to create volunteers out of the residents. My suggestion makes the act exactly what it should be-voluntary not obligatory. True volunteers aren’t people who break down one day and shows up to an event because they didn’t want their friends to feel bad. Volunteers enjoy what they’re doing and plan on continuing giving back to the community in the future. Only when people discover that community service isn’t an obligation but a fun pastime will they decide to become a volunteer.

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“How do you think the bubble will affect student activities in the Brickyard?” BY AMANDA KARST

“Most of the time it’s OK but sometimes when it’s windy some of the sand [from the construction] blows up. It might be a contamination to people’s health.”

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eing a college student involves a lot of responsibilities. Along with working hard to be a successful student, and eventually, a professional, this is the premier time to build your social network and truly realize what your passions are in life. The problem that seems to be prevalent in this situation is maintaining the delicate balance between work and play. This week, I want to share some general advice about priorities, education and the interplay between having fun and making the grade. College provides a wonderful Avani Patel environment to Deputy Viewpoint Editor grow as a person, and also presents a plethora of extracurricular activities. From dance teams to community service groups, a college student has exposure to all sorts of fun and innovative activities, which often seem so much more interesting than a 10-page English paper due at the end of the week. Distractions are obstacles students face on a day-today basis. Yes, this is the most exciting time of your life, and yes, there’s a lot out there to experience. But, to be successful, you should

always maintain that delicate balance between obligations. Getting attached to anything to the point where it is pulling you away from your career or educational path is unhealthy and often detrimental in the long run. Sort out your priorities and make sure education is on the top of the list. You are, first and foremost, a student. Although it is essential to enjoy a certain amount fun and relaxation, never let that obscure your priorities. No matter how much you love being a dancer or volunteering at the local animal shelter, it is crucial you realize the importance of dedication and concentration toward your studies. You’re not pay ing t u it ion to hang out w it h you r buddies, and you’re not doing hours of research and studying to improve your Salsa routine. If anything is hindering your focus from your central goal, it is in your favor to distance yourself from it. I’m not saying kick your extracurricular activities to the curb, just give them a back seat when they are competing with your priorities. My grandmother would say, “You are a student. Your education should be the only thing on your mind. This is your age to focus on one thing, and one thing alone: your future.” I like to believe I follow her

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THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2010 • PAGE 5

Sometimes it’s OK not to match GETTING AWAY WITH MIXING COLORS, PATTERNS AND FABRICS CAN BE POSSIBLE STORY BY STACI THORNTON | PHOTOS BY AMANDA KARST

fter spending a Saturday afternoon at Crabtree Valley Mall, I think some people have confused the trend of mixing and matching patterns with blindly pulling out items from their closets and throwing them on. Yes, it’s a different look, but not a very appealing one. But, there is some logic behind the cohesion of seemingly mismatched items. The easiest thing to do when trying to match patterns is to use the same color palate. For beginners, try a black and white striped shirt with a black and white floral skirt. A scarf with black and/or white and some coordinating color, like red or purple, can punch it up. To tone it down, add a wide black belt to separate the patterns. Stripes and f lorals a ren’t for ever yone. Honestly, I’m a

bit on the modest side when mixing patterns. If you still want to give it a go, think about shape. Try mixing florals and polka dots since they are both the same shape. Stripes and plaids are also very similar. Just be sure the colors of these items are either complementary (for example, blue and orange or purple and yellow) or in the same general family (blue and purple or orange and yellow). But be careful about looking too matchy; different plaids in

similar colors just make you look like a color-blind lumberjack. There are also rules when it comes to size. Never mix two bold or large patterns – it diverts the focus from you to your loud outfit. One understated pattern, like a small polka dot skirt and a floral top, goes a long way. Just like you wouldn’t wear a hot pink shirt and purple pants (or I hope you wouldn’t), keep one pattern as the focal point and the other one understated. This will help your outfit remain balanced. Another way to mix up your wardrobe is to think not only about patterns, but textures and styles as well. Mixing delicate fabrics, like lace or silk, with a more robust fabric, like corduroy or leather, will change the look of an outfit and will not be so predictable. A not her fashion

“risk” I often take is mixing casual items with more formal items. Weathered items are in right now, making this look a little easier – you can just pair your ripped jeans or khakis with a fancier top. Think a thin, lacy top with torn jeans and your worn-in Converses. You can also mix heels with jean shorts and a black top. If you are still worried you

can’t pull off these looks but desperately want to try, you can always use accessories or shoes to take your style up a notch. These styles are easy to pull off because they usua lly don’t touch another pattern. A leopard print shoe with a brown patterned dress, or a patterned headband with a plaid top, are good examples. Scarves are an easy way to mix patterns without going overboard. Simply pair a patterned scarf with a solid top and patterned bottom. You could also do touches of patterns with a plaid shirt under a short-sleeved solid sweater and striped pants. This way, one of the patterns is mainly covered

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PROFESSOR EXPLAINS EPA’S AIR QUALITY INDEX

hen walking outside on a muggy summer day, most people don’t look up at the sky and wonder about the air quality — it’s usually the last thing on people’s minds. However, criteria pollutants can negatively affect human health if levels get too high. The Environmental Protection Agency has created a color coded system, called the Air Quality Index, to alert the population when the air quality becomes dangerous. Viney Aneja, professor in air quality and environmental technology, helped Technician break down the meaning behind the science.

There are six criteria pollutants that are the most pervasive in the atmosphere – carbon monoxide, lead, particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, ozone and sulfur dioxide. These pollutants have the biggest effect on air quality and our health. “That is not to say that these are the only six that have an impact on us and our welfare, but they are the ones we believe are prevalent in the atmosphere all the time and will have an impact on us,” Aneja said. “We have done health affect-related studies. We have exposed cats and rats and dogs and mice to these pollutants and seen they - at a certain concentration - begin to have an adverse impact on [the animals], which are somewhat models of the human system. Then we can extrapolate from there that humans will experience an impact.”

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AQI COLORS DEFINED Air Quality Index Levels of Health Concern

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Criteria Very Unhealthy pollutants have different concentration values, but in order for the generGood al public to understand the air quality index, the NAAQS is arbitrarily set at 100. “For example, one hour of carbon monoxide at 35 ppm will have a value of 100 (units). Sulfur dioxide at 75 parts per billion would have a value of 100. We have brought all these six pollutants to a common denominator with the help of the air quality index and it is 100,” Aneja said. “A value of 100 units for the pollutant means that is the maximum tolerated by the NAAQS. Above 100 would be harmful to us; below 100, we’ll be OK.”

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What pollutants affect the Triangle the most? Particulate matter and ozone are the two pollutants that approach and sometimes exceed the national air quality standard in Raleigh Value and surrounding areas during the summer. ranges correspond to different For “Particulate matter and ozone are formed in the atmosphere, colors, ranging from green to maeach polnot emitted into the atmosphere. [The other 4] are emitroon. Green and yellow, representing lutant there is a primary ted into the atmosphere, not formed. As the temperalevels below 100 units, indicate the air quality is generally safe for and secondary standard. The ture increases during the summer, these pollutants everyone. Any higher than 100 units, indicated by code orange up to primary standard represents its impact on react faster and produce more and more ozone and code maroon, begins to be unsafe for the public. humans. The secondary standard represents particulate matter,” Aneja said. “In general, when the public sees green, everything is hunky-dory. When it its impact on human welfare – buildings, environment, says red, purple and maroon it sees things are going bad. In Raleigh and in the vegetation – everything that isn’t human health. The Clean Air Act state of North Carolina in general, there are only two pollutants that we need to “One hour concentration ought not to exceed 35 ppm (parts “Our nation’s ability to manage our air is based on concern ourselves with – ozone and particulate matter. If any of the pollutants reach per million) for carbon monoxide. This 35 ppm is the National the Clean Air Act. The Clean Air Act was written in orange, then it is a code orange for the air quality as a whole. It doesn’t have to be Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for one hour of carbon 1970, but it was amended in 1976 and it was amendall six [pollutants], it can be any one of them,” Aneja said. “During summer, we monoxide, which means for one hour the concentration of CO ed again and it was last amended in 1990, which was normally approach orange, but never exceed orange. Orange is above the should not exceed 35 ppm,” Aneja said. “Similarly, there is an eight under George Bush [Sr]. The Clean Air Act says we have NAAQS. Most of the time we are in moderate and good in Raleigh hour standard. We make measurements of carbon monoxide the luxury to make changes to the act based on new sciand the Triangle. We never go to red, purple or maroon. Los continuously and we average this continuous measurement for ence,” Aneja said. Angeles is purple - there are so many cars and one hour. That’s the starting point for air quality indexing.” its topography is a valley.”

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up, but can still be seen. The best thing about all these fashion choices is you have all these things in your wardrobe already – you just get to wear them in new and exciting ways! One word of advice: these outfits are great for going out or hanging with friends, but most are not OK for work or an interview. You could look too trendy or could misuse the rules and end up looking ridiculous. The only exception are tweeds or a small houndstooth pattern, since these do not stand out as much and can be worn with plaids or other matching patterns. I remember looking at gladiator sandals thinking “who thought these up?” and now I own about four pairs. New fashion trends rarely feel comfortable the first time, so take baby steps. First a scarf, then a shoe, then a whole outfit. Most new fashion trends don’t look quite right when you put them on. Just remember, if you don’t feel like you look good, no one else will either.

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heralded recruits of Sidney Lowe’s tenure in Ryan Harrow, Lorenzo Brown and Tracy Smith. Team Stackhouse’s roster includes UNC sophomore John Henson and Tar Heel recruits Reggie Bullock and Harrison Barnes. The fact that their summer league game Tuesday night drew a crowd of such proportions is a testament to the amount of respect Harrow, Brown and Leslie are bringing to Wolfpack basketball months before they ever put on red and white jerseys. “The interest is clearly behind the fact that the N.C. State basketball program is extremely relevant,” Reese said. “There is an awful lot of promise that is associated with those kids coming in. Ryan Harrow is a great kid and C.J. and Lorenzo are unbelievable players, so I can understand why it is that way. ... The relevancy of the N.C. State program has heightened our N.C. ProAm to the point where we could never imagine and we are very happy about that.” Those among the 1,000 turned away missed out on an uncharacteristically

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Technician: What does she bring to the table in terms of her beliefs toward improving Wolfpack athletics? Avent: She’s a worker. She believes that you have to care about your athletes, care about the programs and sincerely believe that you can put a winner out on that field. During the last few years, at times, that has not necessarily been the case here at N.C. State. She brings a new sense of energy and a new sense of accountability. Technician: Overall, how do you feel about Yow and the decision to make her State’s athletic director? Avent: I think it was a great decision. Chancellor Randy Woodson said that one of the things he was looking for was a proven winner and she has obviously done that.

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Final score Team Stackhouse: 82 Team McGladrey: 72 Wolfpack’s leading scorers C.J. Leslie, 21 points Lorenzo Brown, 15 points Ryan Harrow, 12 points

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both runs scored (11) and walks (nine). Wilson belted his first professional home run on July 11 against the SalemKeizer Volcanoes in what was perhaps his most impressive performance of his minor league career so far. He finished the contest with two RBI and came just short of hitting for the cycle, needing only a triple to complete it. Many would expect the level of competition to be the main difference between college and professional baseball. But Wilson said there is even more of a difference in lifestyle. “The main difference is that you are your own as an individual,” Wilson said. “N.C. State didn’t necessarily tell us what to do in terms of our daily schedule, but now you have to do everything on your own and make your own decisions, so it takes some getting used to.” Wolfpack baseball coach Elliott Avent said Wilson will take advantage of the opportunity in front of him because Wilson has been working toward the chance to play profession-

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Quarterback named to O’Brien Watch List

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Avent: Yow brings energy THOUGHTS ON YOW

Russell Wilson’s name was one of 30 released Wednesday on the 2010 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List. Wilson, a rising junior on the gridiron, was one of 13 juniors and 5 ACC players on the list. Other ACC quarterbacks on the list were Georgia Tech’s Josh Nesbitt, Virginia Tech’s Tyrod Taylor, Florida State’s Christian Ponder, and Miami’s Jacory Harris. In two seasons with the Pack, Wilson has thrown for 4,982 yards and 48 touchdowns, good enough for fifth and third, respectively, in Wolfpack history.

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Elliott Avent Editor’s note: In each of the remaining summer editions of Technician, a different varsity head coach will discuss the hire of athletic director Debbie Yow.

Baseball coach Elliott Avent, who has been the Wolfpack baseball coach since 1996, offered his opinions regarding the hire of new athletic director Debbie Yow. In 2010, Avent led his team to the finals of the ACC Tournament Championship and a trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C. for an NCAA Regional.

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2010-2011 football schedule Saturday, Sept. 11 @ UCF Orlando, Fla., 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 16 vs. Cincinnati Carter-Finley Stadium, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 @ Georgia Tech Atlanta, Ga., TBA Saturday, Oct. 2 vs. Virginia Tech Carter-Finley Stadium, TBA Saturday, Oct. 9 vs. Boston College Carter-Finley Stadium, TBA Saturday, Oct. 16 @ East Carolina Greenville, N.C., noon Thursday, Oct. 28 @ Florida State Carter-Finley Stadium 7:30 PM Saturday, Nov. 6 @ Clemson Clemson, S.C., TBA Saturday, Nov. 13 vs. Wake Forest Carter-Finley Stadium, TBA Saturday, Nov. 20 @ North Carolina Chapel Hill, N.C., TBA Saturday, Nov. 27 @ Maryland College Park, Md., TBA

Quote of the day “It was the most amazing thing we have ever seen...We had to turn away at least 1,000 people.” Greater N.C. Pro-Am community relations director Erroll Reese

Technician: What type of changes do you foresee her making to the baseball proTechnician: What were your gram? Avent: I honestly don’t expect initial thoughts when you first heard Debbie Yow was N.C. many changes. The N.C. State baseball program has a rich State’s new athletic director? Avent: I was on a recruit- history and has always been synonymous i ng t rip at w it h pride. the time However, if so I didn’t you stand still have ma ny in any sport, thoughts inior even stand tially. still in life, I didn’t folyou are obvilow the hirously going ing process backwards. too closely, Baseball coach Elliott Avent You cannot but I thought remain stathe University did a great job of keeping it qui- tionary in anything and expect et. After I heard the news of her hire, I was immediately looking forward to meeting her. YOW continued page 7 Deputy Sports Editor

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Saturday, Sept. 4 vs. Western Carolina Carter-Finley Stadium, 6 p.m.

Technician: Describe your first interaction with her and how you felt after meeting her. Avent: My first interaction with her came during her press conference at Vaughn Towers. I thought she gave an unbelievable press conference. It was not scripted. There were some tough questions out there but she did a great job of answering each one. She showed who she really was and how passionate she is about her role at N.C. State. I wanted to see someone with the type of passion, work ethic and pride necessary to get N.C. State athletics back to where it once was. I have no doubts she can achieve that.

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Coach Elliott Avent argues with officials at N.C. State’s game against Stony Brook, part of the NCAA Regionals and the last game of the team’s season, on June 5 in Myrtle Beach, S.C. N.C. State lost the game 2-6.

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Hundreds turned away from packed Pro-Am N.C. Central’s gym quickly fills to capacity, forcing Durham police to turn away throng of fans thirty minutes before tipoff

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Second baseman Russell Wilson flies out to right field in the fifth inning during a 2008 game against UNC Greensboro.

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The f irst showdow n between the headliners of State and UNC’s 2010 freshman classes attracted much more than a packed house to N.C. Central’s McLendon-McDougald Gymnasium in Durham Tuesday night. The crowd, which nearly filled the gym an hour before the 8 p.m. Greater N.C. Pro-Am game between Team McGladrey and Team Stackhouse, was only growing larger before Durham police officers were forced to intervene. Erroll Reese, community relations director for the Greater N.C. Pro-Am, which is in its third year, moved the game’s start time from 6 to 8 p.m. in an effort to accommodate what he expected to be a large crowd. “I suggested that people get there early,” Reese said. “I said that because I anticipated there would be some interest.” McLendon-McDougald quickly filled to it’s capacity of 3,100, and at 7:30 p.m., with hundreds more waiting outside, a police sergeant instructed onlookers to head home, as the event had been declared a fire hazard. “We were overblown, overwhelmed, whatever word you want to use, by the crowd,” Reese said. “It

Wilson finds early success in Washington Two-sport star heating up for Tri City Dust Devils

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A Durham Police sergeant announces to the crowd packed in front of the doors that no more people can enter N.C. Central’s gym to watch the remaining two Pro Am games Tuesday night. The Durham Police instructed everyone in the crowd to get off the porch, “even if your friends are inside and say they’re saving you a seat. No one else is getting in.”

was the most amazing thing we have ever seen. It was characterized as crazy. It was just incredible, the hype around it, the interest and just the number of people, that were in the building, and unfortunately outside it as well. We had to turn away at least 1,000 people.” Along with diehard Wolfpack and Tar Heel fans, hundreds of neutral fans had combined to swamp the streets surrounding Central’s gym well before tip-off of the

pro-am game between Team McGladrey and Team Stackhouse. The Greater N.C. Pro-Am is an annual summer basketball league featuring a mix of established ACC basketball players, highly-touted incoming recruits and high school players. Team McGladrey features Wolfpack rising senior Tracy Smith and three of the most

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so far in his young career with the Rockies organization, even though he is playing 2,750 miles away in Pasco, Tucker Frazier Wash. The two-sport star is Deputy Sports Editor also adjusting to second base, After being selected by the a position he played sparingly Colorado Rockies in the fourth throughout his most recent round of the 2010 MLB Draft, season with the Wolfpack. “It’s actually been pretty Wolfpack quarterback Ruseasy,” Wilson sell Wilson said. “I played has hit the a lot of second ground runbase my first ning to begin two years at h is profesN.C . State. sional baseI didn’t play ball career. it that much He made an this year but instant imI would alpression in w ay s work his minor in the infield league debut when I could, June 25, gosometimes ing 1 for 3 during batat the plate Russell Wilson ting practice, with two RBI to try and get and two runs scored, propelling the Tri City some extra work in. I definitely enjoy playing second and think Dust Devils to a 10-5 victory. “It’s just been a great feeling it’s a good position for me.” Through 17 games, the nato be out here playing baseball and being able to compete ev- tive of Richmond, Va. is batery night,” Wilson said. “It’s a ting .246 with seven RBI and different level of competition is second on the Dust Devils in that I look forward to playing against day in and day out.” Wilson has felt right at home wilson continued page 7

“It’s a different level of competition that I look forward to playing against day in and day out.”