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Despite rain, Chillin’ and Grillin’ met with large turnout The annual Chillin’ and Grillin’ event featured music, free food, opportunities to mingle and promote University groups.
their own style of music. “We can only give out so many tickets. We’re giving them out in batches—we have been at all of our Wolfpack Welcome Week events. We only have so many we’re giving out at each and we’ve given out all that we Laura Wilkinson can for Chillin’ and Grillin’,” Winters Features Editor said. “What we have left is going to Despite the rain clouds and stormy be given out at Friday Fest and at the weather, the Inter-Residence Council door. We’re only going to give away and the Interfraternity Council’s event about 100 at the door.” Kris Gower, junior in business adChillin’ and Grillin’ went forward as ministration and international studplanned Wednesday evening. Kyle Winters, senior in business ies, said the IRC was very excited to management and a representative for host both the Chillin’ and Grillin’ the IRC, said the yearly event at Tucker event and the Silent Disco. “It’s kind of the first time we have Beach is a great way to get out after the really pooled our first day of class and energ y and done meet people, chill that. We also viewed and grill. them as really good “We’ve got three cross-promotions enormous lines of for one anot her. burgers, hot dogs Sometimes we have and wings, drinks— a hard time getting a standard cookout lot of people out for fare. Wing Zone is Chillin’ and Grillin’, having a couple of Kris Gower, junior in business but when you pair it wing-eating compeadministration with Silent Disco as titions. They’re 10 of one of the only ways the nuclear wings. to get tickets for it, it It’s as fast as you can eat them. I’ve done it, and you’ll tear really helped publicity,” Gower said. “People are way more excited about up,” Winters said. Other than free food, students par- coming to an event that’s put on by ticipated in volleyball, Frisbee, throw- the same organization that’s doing something like that.” ing footballs and cornhole. Gower said Chillin’ and Grillin’ has Organizers gave out tickets for Saturday’s Silent Disco, also hosted by the been a long-standing cooperation beIRC, early in the event. Silent Disco is tween the IRC and the IFC. “[IFC has] more grills than anyone a new Wolfpack Welcome Week event where each participant get to dance to else on campus. They always bring
“It’s kind of an unlikely partnership, but it works very well.”
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Rob Jones, a member of Sigma Phi Epsilon and a graduate student in civil engineering, replenishes the patties sizzling on the grill at Chillin’ and Grillin’ on Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2010. “It’s a fun event. I’ve done it for the past three years, and I think it’s a great way to start off the semester” Jones said. Chillin’ and Grillin’ was sponsored by the Inter Residence Council and Interfraternity Council and included free food and music.
their grills out for the event and the guys are always so helpful. It’s kind of an unlikely partnership, but it works very well,” Gower said. Garrett Pengelly, a junior in chemical engineering and member of the
Greek community, promoted his fraternity while grilling burgers. “This is a way for the Greeks to get their names out there, because a lot of people feel that Greeks have a fairly bad reputation. They come to college
with the ‘Animal House’ stereotype image of Greeks. It’s a way for us to show the general student body what
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Pioneering Pilot Project cut data down to size IBM and N.C. State have formed a partnership so that the University won’t be “buried” beneath marketing data.
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The University has unveiled the upgraded AllCampus ID card to incoming freshman, staff and faculty, which features an advancement of new technology, such as credentialing and door access. Upperclassmen affected by the new technology, such as students who need access to buildings or labs, will receive a new card. Jennifer Gilmore, university dining marketing manager, said the new card will not affect the average student.
“It’s more important to us to card the people who are going to be with us for the longest period of time, then to re-card everyone else who is directly affected,” Gilmore said. “Over the next four years there is really good chance that our new students will use the card but they never had a card before so we start with them.” Gilmore said there are new types of technology coming out all the time. “The university felt like there were some new things that needed to be happening,” Gilmore said. “What is built in this card is the type of technology that will accommodate future technology.” Gilmore said the card has information, chips and coil in it. “The coils we can use right now because it starts moving us towards
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secure door access,” Gilmore said. “But just having memory build up in this card opens up many more opportunity for us to take advantage of technology beyond.” Gilmore said the bottom of the old card has no technology tied to that expiration date. “Whereas now when my card expires I will be required to come get a new one because all of the sudden my door access will be gone,” Gilmore said. The following residential halls Berry, Becton, Bagwell and Wolf Village all have card access instead of key fobs. “When someone loses their key to their room or suite, all the doors
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NCSU teamed with IBM to pare investor lists more quickly. New trial technology from IBM may help find investors quickly for university inventions. This is a pilot project that slashes search times for research required to spot potential investors for University-developed technologies. Billy Houghteling, director of the Office of Technology Transfer, worked with faculty and MBA students in the College of Management on the project, during which IBM helped OTT narrow lists of investors quickly. “The project [was] designed to encourage economic growth and get new inventions from N.C. State researchers into the marketplace quickly,” according to an August 11 PRNewswire press release.
BLOOD COMPATIBILITY CHART A new picture ID is being made for Marian Craddick, a sophomore and political science major on Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010. Marian’s wallet had been stolen, leaving him $40 short and without a student ID. “It keeps people that shouldn’t be in there out,” he explains, referring to the ID card’s ability to allow access to buildings such as Wolf Village apartments.
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The University took advantage of IBM’s “Big Data” technology to locate and analyze large chunks of Web data for content. Then, the University was able to conduct a more focused search for business entities that might be interested in the technologies trying to be funded Dozens of corporations and universities use IBM’s Big Data tools, but this was the first time that a university used the tools to improve potential investor data, said Chris Spencer,
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Black Student Board launches back to school jam to start school year See page 5.
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Service N.C. State will begin on Friday at 3 p.m. and continue through Saturday in Carmichael Gym. Students and groups will work to package 400,000 meals for Haiti with Stop Hunger Now (wwwlstophungernow.org). The packaging event is a part of the 2010 University Million Meals
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pencer Bowman, a sophomore in civil Engineering, plays his Vuvuzela at Chillin’ and Grillin’ put on by the Interfraternity Council on Tucker Beach Aug. 18. “It matches my attire, so I thought I’d bring it,” Bowman said. “We got it at Good Will for like 50 cents.” IFC president Peter Barnes, said they expect to feed 4000 at the event. It was hosted by IFC and IRC and featured the band ‘Pseudo Blues and the Mystics.’
Event. This event is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Raleigh community. It is sponsored by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics & Public Service as the definitive service event to welcome new students to N.C. State’s campus, and as a way to impact the community. Participants can help N.C. State reach it’s goal of 400,000 meals by raising money to purchase supplies. $50 feeds
200 people. The University is responsible for raising $50,000 to cover the cost of half the meals. Each volunteer is asked to set a fund-raising goal when registering. For more information contact Tierza Watts at 515-9248 or at tierza_watts@ncsu.edu. SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR
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POLICE BLOTTER August 17 10:25 P.M. | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Dan Allen Drive/Thurman Drive Student was referred to the University for underage possession of alcohol. 2:35 P.M. | HIT & RUNPEDESTRIAN Cates Avenue Student reported being struck in crosswalk. Minor injuries reported. 4:21 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Fountain Dining Hall Units responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance. 4:40 P.M. | CHECK PERSON 1911 Building Report of suspicious subject in the building. Officers spoke with non-student who was waiting for spouse who is staff member. 8:50 P.M. | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Sullivan Hall Area Two non-students were found consuming alcohol in area prohibited by University policy. Both subjects were
given verbal warnings and advised of policy. 9:58 P.M. | CHECK PERSON Tompkins Hall Report of subjects in building. Officer located student RA showing subjects where classes were. All complied to leave the building. August 16 10:40 A.M. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Pesticide Residue Staff member struck side of building with vehicle. Appropriate reports completed and personnel notified. 8:04 A.M. | LARCENY Tompkins Hall Staff member reported laptop stolen. Investigation ongoing. 9:17 A.M. | CHECK PERSON Varsity Drive Lot Report of subject in vehicle with no parking sticker. Officer assisted student who was lost in contacting appropriate personnel. 10:39 P.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR REPORT Pi Kappa Phi Student and non-student involved in domestic dispute. Student was referred to the university for Disorderly Conduct. Non-student was trespassed from NCSU property.
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11:20 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Sullivan Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student refused transport. 7:48 P.M. | WELFARE CHECK Lee Hall Officers conducted welfare check on student. Everything ok. 9:05 P.M. | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Owen Hall Student was referred to University for underage possession of alcohol. August 15 1:44 A.M. | VEHICLE STOP Cates Avenue and Pullen Road Vehicle was stopped for driving wrong way on one way street. Four students in vehicle were referred to University for underage alcohol consumption. 12:10 A.M. | VEHICLE STOP Varsity Drive Two non-students were issued citations for open containers of alcohol. 2:44 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSISTALCOHOL Lee Lot Student was found semiconscience in parking lot. Intoxicated student was transported for treatment.
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Student Health insurance changes companies, not coverage Student Health officials explain the options and basics with the new insurance. Chelsey Francis Deputy News Editor
Students have until Sept. 30 to waive an almost $400 health insurance plan appearing on their University bill. Previously, students had the option of being covered by BlueCross BlueShield North Carolina insurance. However with the decision by the UNC system to make health insurance mandatory, the UNC system chose to use Pearce and Pearce as the insurance provider. According to Robert Hayford, associate director of Student Health Services, unless students have already waived their coverage, they have a charge of $372 on their account. “If a student has been charged for the insurance, but they end up waiving coverage, we’ll remove that cost from the bill,” Hayford said. “However, the last day to waive coverage is September 30, so if a student hasn’t waived by then, they are enrolled in the Pearce and Pearce insurance.” The insurance coverage gives students several options, according to April Hawkins, administrative support specialist with Student Health Services. “Students have the ability to opt out of abortion coverage through Pearce and Pearce. Opting out of the abortion coverage will not have any effect on the cost of the insurance,” Hawkins said. “Pearce and Pearce will only cover abortions through the first trimester, which is 12 weeks.” According to Hayford, each individual can decide whether they keep the abortion coverage or not. “Some individuals are ok with having abortion coverage on their insurance plan, and others aren’t. We’re leaving it up to the individual,” Hayford said. According to Hayford, the goal with Pearce and Pearce insurance is to have the same coverage the University had with BlueCross BlueShield North Carolina. “BlueCross BlueShield had voluntary abortion coverage just like we’ve got with Pearce and Pearce,” Hawkins said. “Our goal is an easier transition because of similar benefits.”
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Another option with Pearce and Pearce is dental coverage, which does impact the cost of the insurance. “Students will have the option to have dental coverage, but for the individual student, it will cost $303.28 a year,” Hawkins said. As of Tuesday afternoon, Hayford estimated that 1,700 students had already enrolled in the health insurance. “We expect that number to go up to between 2,100 and 2,200 by Sept. 30,” Hayford said. In order for students to be eligible for the student health plan, they must meet three criteria. “Students have to be taking a minimum of six credit hours, have paid the student health fee and be a degree-seeking student,” Hawkins said. Pearce and Pearce insurance is retroactive coverage. “Once a student enrolls in Pearce and Pearce insurance, they are covered back to Aug. 1,” Hawkins said. Students have multiple ways to get questions answered, according to Hawkins. “We’d prefer for any questions to be directed to our insurance office before students call Pearce and Pearce,” Hawkins said. “We want students to make their choice about enrolling in or waiving the insurance with Pearce and Pearce, but they need to make it soon.”
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Sophomore in Biological engineering Colby Vezina jumps to block a spike by Civil Engineering freshman Austin Dix at the Inter Fraternity and Inter Residence council Chillin’ and Grillin’ Aug. 18. “I live in Bowen and my roommate told me about it so I headed down,” Dix said.
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we’re like,” Pengelly said. Tori Milioni, a freshman in biological sciences, said she was originally skeptical about coming to the event but found it to
be “pretty cool.” “It’s the first day, so you see people who are in your classes and you can hang out with them. The fact that everyone can come out and get free food and listen to the music—it’s not like [the IRC and IFC] went cheap or anything,” Milioni said.
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The members of Kappa Alpha Psi perform their stepshow routine before hundreds of people who packed Harris Field to attend the Back 2 School Jam on August 20th, 2009. The Back 2 School Jam featured performances from various organizations, including dancing and stepping.
Black Students Board to host Back to School Jam The event features free food, music and stepping to highlight African American organizations.
Kali Mallory Correspondent
The UAB’s Black Students Board launches its annual Back to School Jam, Thursday, Aug. 19, where students are anticipated to enjoy music, food, learn about African American organizations and enjoy the company of fellow N.C. State students. Every year, the BSB hosts the Back to School Jam during Wolfpack Welcome Week to promote school spirit and introduce students to campus organizations. Students can expect food, fun and great entertainment. Khalia Braswell, a BSB chairperson, said the intended audience is freshmen. “The purpose of this event is to target
freshmen and allow them to visit dif- over there. The event is fun and gives ferent African American organizations you something to do,” Young said. and view performing organizations. Dance Visions, Black Finesse, Rizzy It’s an event for people to meet each (a female rapper), Black Repertory Theother, become involved and get enter- ater, the Winners Circle and Alpha Nu tainment… plus free Omega Fraternity will food,” Braswell said. all perform and most Lelia White, a freshNational Panhellenic man in biology, said Council members will she’s going to the Back be stepping. to School Jam to meet “The performers people. and the people who “This is my first come out make this event to go to here event successf u l,” at State, so it’s pretty Braswell said. important. I’m mainly Rosalyn Smith, a going in hopes of Khalia Braswell, BSB chairperson sophomore in acme e t i ng p e ople ,” counting, said she enWhite said. joys the Back to School Alana Young, sophomore in fashion Jam for multiple reasons. and textile management, said she is at“I enjoy getting to meet new people, tending the event for the second year eating great food, hearing good music in a row. and seeing fraternities and sororities “I’m going to see what free stuff they step,” Smith said. have and to see what else there is to do According to Telicia Hunter, a junior
“The performers and the people who come out make this event successful.”
in biological sciences, people always talk about how much fun the event is. “I think it’s good for the students so they can meet new people, or people like them, and get a feel for the environment. Every year people talk about how fun it is, so I figured I should check it out,” Hunter said. As far as coordinating the event, Braswell said organization is the key to improving the event from last year. “This year we planned early and reached out to organizations so we can organize better. Instead of getting a random person from the crowd, the performers had to sign up like the organizations did, using a Google form. We also have BDhat from 102 Jams, a comedian with experience,” Braswell said. According to Braswell, the only other time students can see these groups perform is during the spring.
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have to be rekeyed,” Gilmore said. “Overtime we will have almost all buildings card accessible.” Jordan Brooks, junior in life sciences, said she thinks it’s a good idea the university replaced the key fobs with the new ID cards. “A fob is just another thing you need to keep up with,” Brooks said. “You’re always going to have your student id with you.” Brooks also said its great students are having an opportunity to use these new cards. “They should take advantage of it,” Brooks said. Yaneth Pena, freshman in First Year College, said she
thinks it’s cool that her class can use ID cards for everything. “I know the class of 2010 has always been really special with technology,” Pena said. Pena also said when her class started high school they were always the ‘guinea pigs’. “Now that we’re in college we’re the guinea pigs of the cards,” Pena said. “It’s gifting that we get be the guinea pigs for something new and advanced.”
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search to compile a credible list of potential investors and partners. “We’re talking about a process that typically takes two to four months” per techcontinued from page 1 nology, Houghteling said. During the pilot project, IBM’s technolemerging technologies strategist for ogy helped OTT knock that time down IBM Software. “IBM is always on the lookout for big considerably. IBM used its Big Data software to analyze data problems,” Spencer said. “N.C. State is a big research institution; it the markets for two N.C. State technoloruns the gamut from information tech- gies, which resulted in about a dozen total potential investors. nology to life The first consistsciences and ed of several new everything in Salmonella strains between.” intended for use in According vaccines. t o S p e n c e r, “ We s t a r t e d when working with 1.4 million with emerging Web pages ; then technologies, it went to a couple it’s important thousand, then to to illustrate a 200,” Spencer said. business value “Eventually, N.C. — that’s where State had a list of Big Data comes ‘hot prospects.” in. The other tech“One of our Chris Spencer emerging technologies nology was a smart m ajor c h a lstrategist for IBM Software inhaler, which is a lenges is identi“biomedical device fying industry partners that might be interested in used for targeted drug delivery to the the technologies that are developed by lungs,” Houghteling said. OTT has also N.C. State students, faculty, and staff,” identified a similar list of “hot prospects” for the inhaler. said Houghteling. Without IBM’s Big Data solutions, the OTT has around 20 employees trying to commercialize thousands of Univer- same research would have taken months sity-developed technologies. For each and “involved dozens of people clipping technology, OTT must do extensive re- newspaper reports, visiting Web pages,
“The whole idea of IBM’s Big Data program is to help companies and institutions that don’t want to get buried in all the information out there.”
making telephone calls, and hiring translators,” according to the release. “The whole idea of IBM’s Big Data program is to help companies and institutions that don’t want to get buried in all the information out there,” Spencer said. “We have a deep collaborative relationship with N.C. State and had some technologies that might be applicable.” The pilot program started in January and wrapped up this spring “Now, we’re going to have to decide whether we purchase it,” said Houghteling. While the technology was effective during the pilot project, Houghteling said it must prove useful to other members of the University community — students, faculty, and staff — before the final verdict. “More vetting of the technology needs to be done. We need to have other departments look at it to see if they can improve their processes,” said Houghteling. To provide maximum benefit, the technology should live in the University’s Cloud computing environment, he said.
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The Campus Cinema is located in the Witherspoon Student Center, at the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue. Admission is $1.50 with NCSU ID and $2.50 for general public, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the Campus Cineam Box date information, please check the web page at www.ncsu.edu/cinema. For information on all UAB activities, visit www.uab.ncsu.edu. **If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in these activities, please contact the Campus Cinema at 919-515-5161, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM to discuss accommodations. Date Night (2010) Rated PG-13, 88 min Wednesday: August 18 - 7:00 PM Thursday: August 19 - 9:30 PM Saturday: August 21 - 7:00 PM Sunday: August 22 - 9:30 PM Kick-Ass (2010) Rated R, 117 min Wednesday: August 18 - 9:30 PM Thursday: August 19 - 7:00 PM Friday: August 20 - 11:59 PM Saturday: August 21 - 9:30 PM Sunday: August 22 - 7:00 PM Shrek Forever After (2010) Rated G, 103 min
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Thursday: August 26 - 7:00 PM Friday: August 27 - 9:30 PM Saturday: August 28 - 7:00 PM Sunday: August 29 - 9:30 PM Prince of Persia: Sands of Time (2010) Rated PG-13, 116 min Thursday: August 26 - 9:30 PM Friday: August 27 - 7:00 PM and 11:59 PM Saturday: August 28 - 9:30 PM Sunday: August 29 - 7:00 PM
Sex and the City 2 (2010) Rated R, 146 min Wednesday: September 1 - 9:30 PM Thursday: September 2 - 7:00 PM Friday: September 3 - 9:30 PM
Get Him to the Greek (2010) Rated R, 109 min Wednesday: September 1 - 7:00 PM Thursday: September 2 - 10:00 PM Friday: September 3 - 7:00 PM and 11:59 PM
A-Team (2010) Rated PG-13, 117 min Thursday: September 9 - 7:00 PM Friday: September 10 - 9:00 PM Saturday: September 11 - 7:00 PM Sunday: September 12 - 9:00 PM Oceans (2010) Rated G, 84 min Thursday: Sept. 9 - 9:30 PM Friday: September 10 - 7:00 PM Saturday: September 11 - 9:30 PM Sunday: September 12 - 7:00 PM
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“This is good entertainment because the only other time anyone can see these groups is during Pan-African week, which is during the spring. Through this event, students get to know about these organizations ahead of time, if they want to join them,” Braswell said. Among all things, students attending the Back to School Jam appreciate this event and its contribution to University life. “I think Back to School Jam allows you to not be stressed out for the first week of school and it’s a nice, calming event.” Smith said. In addition, Braswell added that the first general body meeting for the Black Students Board is Aug. 31. Also, upcoming for the BSB will be a Back to School Supply Drive sometime in August, where all proceeds go to the Boys and Girls Club. Students can follow the BSB on Facebook and Twitter. The event will be held Thursday, Aug. 19 at Harris Field from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. KALI ROGERS/TECHNICIAN
Jasmine Rhodes, a freshman in Biological Sciences, performs with Black Finesse Modeling Troupe at the Back 2 School Jam hosted by the Black Students Board on August 20th, 2009 on Harris Field.
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The Campus Cinema is located in the Witherspoon Student Center, at the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue. Admission is $1.50 with NCSU ID and $2.50 for general public, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the Campus Cineam Box date information, please check the web page at www.ncsu.edu/cinema. For information on all UAB activities, visit www.uab.ncsu.edu. **If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in these activities, please contact the Campus Cinema at 919-515-5161, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 6:00 PM to discuss accommodations. Inglorious Basterds (2009)
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Iron Man 2 (2010) Rated PG-13, 124 min Thursday: September 23 - 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Friday: September 24 - 7:00 PM, 9:30 and 11:59 PM Saturday: September 25 - 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM Sunday: September 26 - 7:00 PM & 9:30 PM
Letters to Juliet (2010) Rated PG, 105 min
Babies (2010) Rated PG, 79 min
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THE FACTS:
The first annual Service N.C. State blood drive will take place on Friday. UNC-Chapel Hill has been holding bi-annual blood drives for 22 years and has collected over 19,000 units of blood. N.C. State’s goal is to raise 500 units of blood.
OUR OPINION:
Students should strive to beat Chapel Hill’s goal of 1,000 units to save the lives of people in the community.
We bleed red
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s students of N.C. State, we always wear red and claim it is much better than Carolina blue. However, UNC Chapel Hill is beating us in the race for a crucial red substance: blood. According to the American Red Cross, someone needs blood every two seconds and one pint of blood can save three lives. With this in mind, UNC has raised more than 19,000 pints of blood over the past 22 years. That means they saved approximately 2,600 people a year. Now, we cannot trump that in one year, or even two, due to the statistic that only about 38 percent of the population can
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donate blood, according to the America Red Cross. But, we can look to the beginning of their tradition to set the tone for our own. Chapel Hill’s first blood drive in 1989 had a goal of 500 pints. They surpassed their goal by 80 pints, so the next year they increased their goal to 1,000. As the students and faculty of N.C. State, we should surpass 580 pints in our first year and set our sights on 1,000. With a student body of more than 33,000, we have plenty of potential donors. However, our focus should
be on more than just beating Carolina. We must remember the countless people our blood will help save. One in 10 people who are admitted into a hospital need blood and 38,000 people need blood every day. Those are not just people. They are people in our families and community. With our Service N.C. State blood drive, we have an amazing opportunity to easily save the lives of our neighbors and people around the world. Not everyone is able to donate, though. We should still
seek to serve the community during this time. What we don’t get in pints, we should get in packaged meals, and then some. We have the man power, now we need the will power. There is probably a part of us who do not want to donate blood, but we should seriously consider our reasons for not donating. Our reasons could be the difference between life and death for another person, because we all bleed red.
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From one arm to another The journey of donated blood Story By Jessica Neville | Graphics By nettie Fisher
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onated blood goes through many treatments before being distributed to hospitals for patient use. Saving lives isn’t just a job reserved for firefighters and soldiers. In fact, an ordinary student has the potential to save three lives every two months. How? It’s as easy as giving blood. This Friday the University, led by the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, has set a goal to collect 500 units of blood, which would be a University record. According to Michael Giancola, Director of CSLEPS, 687 people had signed up as of Wednesday at 2 p.m. “We estimate that we need at least 660 people to sign up to reach the goal of 500, due to the possibility that some people will not come or will not be able to give blood when they arrive,” Giancola said. Once the goal has been met, what happens to the donated blood? It turns out the blood isn’t shipped directly to a hospital to be transfused into a patient’s arm; there is actually a much longer process blood must go through to make the cut. From collection to treatment to distribution, find out how a blood donation can turn into a saved life.
completes a health history and mini physical. If everything checks out, about one pint of blood will be collected from the donor along with several small test tubes that can be used for further testing. An identical bar code label is placed on the bag, test tubes and the donor record to keep track of the donation, and the donation is stored in ice coolers until it is transported to a Red Cross processing center. Kirsten Kruhm, senior blood donor recruiter with the American Red Cross, has worked with the University on multiple blood drives, including Friday’s record-setting drive. “Last year, N.C. State gave 1,820 pints of blood on campus through 37 unique blood drives,” Kruhm said. “Most people have 10 to 12 pints of blood in their bodies, and donors usually give one pint at blood drives.”
Step 1: Donation
After the blood is donated, the barcode numbers are scanned into a computer database. The blood is sent to a Red Cross
When a blood donor candidate arrives at a blood drive, the donor registers and
Step 2: Processing
processing facility, where the blood is spun in centrifuges to separate it into its sub-components. Dave Miller, director of testing at the Charlotte Red Cross Treatment Center, said the usable components of blood are the red blood cells, platelets and plasma. According to Miller, red cells are given to patients when their tissues need oxygen, platelets are used for clotting, particularly of capillaries, and plasma is used for clotting, especially for patients with hemophilia. “The blood is also leuko-reduced, or white-reduced, meaning the blood is filtered to remove the white blood cells,” Miller said. Primary components can be further manufactured into components such as cryoprecipitate, which is a harvested precipitate of plasma that contains fibrinogen. The test tubes collected from the initial blood donation are sent for testing at this time.
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Step 3: Testing The test tubes donated this Friday will be received at the Charlotte Red Cross National Testing Laboratory, one of five laboratories nationwide. The blood samples then undergo a dozen tests to make sure the blood doesn’t contain any infectious diseases and to establish the blood type. If the blood tests positive for any infectious diseases, the unit is discarded and the donor is notified. “About one percent of the blood we collect has to be thrown away because it is contaminated,” Miller said. “50 percent of this is due to Hepatitis B, followed by Hepatitis C.” Miller said blood type refers to the antigens present on the red blood cells. Antigens are substances that can produce an immune response if they are foreign to the body. Blood type A possesses A antigens, blood type B contains B antigens, blood type AB contains AB antigens, and blood type O has no an-
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tigens. There are very specific ways blood types can be matched, based on the antigens the patient’s red blood cells possess.
Step 4: Storage After processing and testing, components of blood that are suitable for transfusion are labeled and stored. Red blood cells are stored in refrigerators at 6 degrees Celsius for up to 42 days, platelets are stored at room tem-
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BLOOD COMPATIBILITY CHART Donor
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Chas Sharp, a sophomore in construction management, chats with the nurse while he waits to finish giving blood. “My mom needed a blood transfusion a couple of years ago. Ever since then, I’ve tried to donate regularly,” Sharp said. The American Red Cross sponsors many blood drives throughout the year.
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perature in agitators for up to five days, and plasma and cyroprecipiate are stored in freezers for up to one year. Miller said platelets are the hardest to maintain blood component because they can only be used for five days and have to stay at room temperature. People undergoing chemotherapy need a constant supply of platelets, according to Miller. “We constantly need blood donated—not just a large amount at one time,” Miller said.
Step 5: Distribution The blood is finally available to be distributed! Red Cross blood is available to be shipped to hospitals seven days a week, 24 hours a day. Kruhm said the Red Cross divides areas of the United States into blood regions. North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia comprise a common blood region where blood is generally maintained, according to Kruhm. “In the Carolina blood region we need 1,500 pints of blood every day to meet all the local patient needs,” Kruhm said. Although blood donated in Raleigh will probably stay within the Carolina blood re-
gion, Kruhm said there are situations where the blood could be transported to another part of the U.S. “If there’s a hurricane in another part of the country, we can send blood there to help them if necessary,” Kruhm said. “But we have some of the largest blood-using hospitals in the nation in RDU, such as Duke Medical, WakeMed, and REX, so much of the blood donated on Friday will go to those hospitals.”
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Types of Donations There will be two types of blood donations at the record-setting blood drive: whole blood and double red cell. The American Red Cross also receives donations of platelets and plasma. Whole blood: The most common type of blood donation, in which a pint of whole blood is given. This type of blood can be donated every 56 days. Double red cells: This donation takes place with the help of an apheresis machine, which separates red blood cells and returns plasma and platelets to the donor. Two pints of red blood cells are donated. Donors can give double red cells every 112 days. SOURCE: AMERICAN RED CROSS
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Pack primed for big season
Highlights from yow’s speech
Cross country teams looking to build on last year
• “This is not the Debbie Yow show. This is the N.C. State athletic program. It’s all about you. It’s all about all of us as a team working together to get it done for N.C. State.”
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As the starting line for the upcoming cross country season approaches, both the men’s and women’s teams are preparing to build on the success of last season, when they finished in first and fourth place, respectively, at the ACC Championships. The Pack welcomes back a slew of experienced runners on the men’s side, including junior Ryan Hill, a 2009 All-American and two-time All-ACC selection. The native of Hickory, N.C., said the team has been training together all summer in preparation to defend its ACC crown. “We’ve been meeting up all summer and running together,” Hill said. “A big group of us went to Colorado and we did some training out there. So we’ve been preparing all summer.” Perhaps the only thing that will help the Pack more than training in the extreme altitude of Colorado will be the insight
of the assistant coaches. Former Wolfpack All-Americans Bobby Mack, Stephen Furst and John Martinez headline a group of assistants serving under long-time coach Rollie Geiger and Laurie Henes. “All three of them have gone through the program and achieved big things,” redshirt sophomore Patrick Campbell said. “It’s good for the younger runners to see how they did things. Me and Ryan have looked at Steve Furst’s times to see what he achieved when he was running here at N.C. State so we could aim for the same.” A key ingredient in the men’s success will be redshirt freshman Andrew Colley. After redshirting last cross country season due to injuries, Campbell said Colley is ready to step into the limelight and provide the men’s team with another quality runner. “He was hurt the majority of last fall but had a great spring and ended up qualifying for the Junior World Championships in cross country,” Campbell said. “I saw how talented he was in Colorado and I think everyone is excited to see what
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he can do this year.” The women’s team consists of a mix of experienced upperclassman and young talent. Junior Emily Pritt, a 2009 All-American and All-ACC selection, said the team wants to build on its fourth-place finish at the ACC Championship last season. “It was an improvement from the previous year, but we are definitely setting our sights a little bit higher this year,” Pritt said. Redshirt senior Kara McKenna, a freshman on the 2006 ACC Championship team, said she is hoping to stay healthy and finish this season on the same note as her freshman campaign. “I am just focusing on improving,” McKenna said. “I haven’t had as strong of a cross country season as I would like to have yet, so I just want to run to my potential.” Runners attribute the success of the cross country program -which has recorded 21 national top-10 finishes -- to the genuine bond that exists between the coaches and athletes. “The thing that is great about
[coach Geiger and coach Henes] is that they are very individualized,” Pritt said. “They take everyone and have an individual meeting to discuss your individual plan. They really care about your specific needs and how to make you perform your best that season. Paying attention to each runner separately makes the whole team better.” The men’s and women’s cross country seasons are scheduled to kick off Sept. 17 with the Wolfpack Invite at the WakeMed Soccer Park. Both teams will be looking to duplicate their success at last year’s event, when the men took home first place and the women captured a second-place finish. “It’s our first meet on the schedule, but it’s really just a tune-up,” Hill said. “Everyone enjoys it because it’s here in Raleigh and everyone can see what kind of shape they are in.”
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“I was practicing a little bit at home,” Yow said. “I just love the howl so much. I love that we can howl. We are wolves. We have a right to howl. Every howl is individual, like every student-athlete is an individual. I have been a fool for lesser things. I can be a fool for N.C. State athletics because that is what matters. I was focused on technique. I just wanted to be sure it wouldn’t be wimpy. I don’t think it was wimpy. And that was my No. 1 issue, was what if it was a wimpy howl? If you’re going to do it, then do it. Be real.” Jones said he enjoyed seeing
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Carter ready for long-awaited debut Redshirt sophomore tight end finally healthy, anxious to add depth to ‘unbelievable’ receiving corps
ACC leads way with eight teams in women’s soccer Preseason Top 25 Eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams were selected to Soccer America Women’s Preseason Top 25, announced Wednesday morning. Sitting atop the rankings are defending NCAA and ACC champions North Carolina. Joining the Tar Heels in the top 10 are No. 6 Boston College, No. 7 Virginia and No. 9 Florida State. Rounding out the top 25 are No. 12 Maryland, No. 15 Wake Forest, No. 17 Virginia Tech and No. 24 Duke. Each ACC team ranked in the preseason top 25 earned a birth in the NCAA tournament last season with four teams, North Carolina, Boston College, Florida State and Wake Forest, reaching the quarterfinals. Source: Atlantic Coast Conference
Wolfpack Challenge Volleyball Scrimmage slated for Saturday The Wolfpack volleyball program will begin a new tradition this weekend as the inaugural Wolfpack Challenge will get underway Saturday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. Coach Bryan Bunn enters his first season with the Wolfpack after serving as the associate head coach at Baylor for three years. The team is filled with new faces as 10 of the Pack’s sixteen players are newcomers. The event allows players to showcase what they have been working on during preseason practices. The regular season kicks off on Aug. 27 when the Pack takes on Eastern Kentucky in the Western Carolina Tournament. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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“It’s a blessing to be out here, helping my teammates, pushing myself and my fellow tight ends to get better and be the best we can be.” Carter’s work ethic and enthusiasm have turned heads among teammates and coaches alike throughout the preseason camp. “Mario has really worked hard,” coach Tom O’Brien said. “He’s re-starting his career right now. We’re trying to get him over the hump, through camp, but he certainly has the talent to help us down the road.” Redshirt senior defensive end Michael Lemon echoed O’Brien’s thoughts. “He’s doing very well coming back off the injury and getting back into the groove of things,” Lemon said. “He’s a good football player, and I think he’ll do well.” Returning from injuries is something all too familiar for both Carter and the N.C. State football program. Carter, however, feels more than ready to suit up for the Pack this fall. “I’m 150 percent sure I’m ready,” Carter said. “I feel like I can contribute a lot. Teams better look out for all the tight ends -- and the whole offense this year -- because we’re great.” The passing attack is led by redshirt junior quarterback
Sean Klemm Deputy Sports Editor
The name Mario Carter probably doesn’t ring many bells for Wolfpack football fans. But for followers from the Charlotte area who witnessed the 6-foot-4-inch linebacker and tight end wreak havoc on defenses during his prep career at perennial football powerhouse Independence High School, it’s a different story. ESPN ranked the Pack’s redshirt sophomore the No. 9 tight end in the country coming out of high school, even though he was unable to play a single game in his senior campaign because of a knee injury. Two years later, he was forced to undergo another knee surgery that prematurely ended his 2009 campaign with the Pack. But now, Carter is finally back up to speed and looking forward to playing this season. “It feels great to be playing football again,” Carter said.
Russell Wilson; redshirt junior tight end George Bryan, a 2009 first team all-conference selection; senior wide receiver Owen Spencer, who led the nation in yards per catch last year, and fellow senior receiver Jarvis Williams, the 2009 ACC leader in touchdown receptions. When asked about the Pack’s passing attack, Carter could not contain his excitement. “Oh my God,” Carter said. “It’s unbelievable. I feel like the whole ACC should be on the lookout for Owen Spencer and Jarvis Williams. They are two incredible wide receivers. Jarvis doesn’t drop anything, and Owen will just run right past you.” As for Bryan, although the two bring slightly different playing styles to the position, both are hoping to be deadly for opposing defenses. “George is more that type of guy that catches the ball and runs you over,” Carter said. “I think I’m a little more elusive; I try to be like Reggie Bush.” With the “thunder and lightning” capability at the tight end spot in mind, Carter said he thinks the sky is the limit for the Pack’s offense. “People can keep doubting us, but they are going to be real Brent Kitchen/Technician file photo surprised when we are No. 1,” Redshirt sophomore tightend Mario Carter walks between drills Carter said. during the team’s practice Monday, August 16.
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Yow, former star defensive back address athletes Dewayne Washington and Debbie Yow deliver motivational speeches to athletes 48 hours before the women’s soccer team will host Texas to kick off the start of the 20092010 Wolfpack athletics schedule
year after year, whether it was one class here or two classes there, I knew I had to get my degree. Finally earning it was really and truly -- besides my wife and my kids -- the thing I’m most proud of in this life.” With the circuitous path he took to his degree in mind, Washington said the best way for aspiring athletes to achieve success is to perpetually ask and look to answer one quesTyler Everett tion -- have you finished what Sports Editor you started? Athletic Director treats athFormer standout defensive letes to first ‘Yow Howl’ back DeWayne Washington The speakers at Wednesreturned to the school that day night’s dinner treated the helped him launch a 12student-athletes to not only a year NFL career to address motivational speech, but to a Wolfpack student-athletes bit of cheerleading from the Wednesday night at the RBC new athletic director. Center. In Yow’s address, she dis“This is awesome,” Washcussed the meaning and merits ington said. “I really feel at of the “Wolfpack Unlimited” home being here amongst all slogan she has coined since the student-athletes. It’s retaking over the department, ally bringing back memories jordan moore/Technician and also discussed her exciteof my days here.” Athletic director Debbie Yow does her best wolf howl during her speech at the athletic banquet ment to be a part of Wolfpack Washington said the pur- held in the RBC center Wednesday, August 18, 2010. Yow passionately talked to the athletes about athletics. pose of his speech was to the idea of Wolfpack Unlimited. But what anyone in attenexplain the importance of dedication and persistence turned to Raleigh Wednesday education and charity in the NFL and in multiple busi- dance will likely remember to every current N.C. State night a business owner, col- Triangle area. Washington is ness endeavors since retiring best was her short-lived stint as a cheerleader. athlete, from the established lege graduate and former NFL also co-founder of the Caro- f rom footMidway lina Skills Academy, a year- ball, Washstars to unproven freshmen rookie of the year. through her In 12 years with the Min- round organization devoted ington said yet to participate in varsity speech, Yow nesota Vikings, Pittsburgh to improving the skills of the accomathletics. promised “For one thing, I definitely Steelers, Jacksonville Jaguars aspiring young football play- plishment her athletes and Kan- ers. The benefits of listening he takes the want to she cou ld sa s Cit y to a speaker as accomplished most pride in stress not contain as Washington were certainly is the BachChiefs, the fact her ent hunot lost on redshirt freshman elor of Arts Washthat siasm a nd in Multiple offensive tackle Sam Jones. ington they redshirt freshman offensive passion for “I know that for me person- Disciplinary amassed need to technicianonline.com tackle Sam Jones on Yow’s howl Hear athletic director Debbie Yow howl her new job. ally, it’s really awesome, espe- St ud ie s he career finish And then she totals of cially when you see another earned from what backed wup they start,” Washington 31 interceptions, 7 defensive student-athlete,” Jones said. N.C. State in her words with a wolf-like howl said. “They obviously are touchdowns and 47 passes “It’s different when it’s some- May 2001. “I left here in 1994 and I that drew a combination of body who has been there and here to play four or five broken up. Since the conclusion to his been through the same stuff didn’t have my degree at that laughter, admiration and shock years athletically, but when it comes to their education, playing days, Washington has we have and actually made it, time,” Washington said. “So no from the coaches, athletes and they definitely have to finish been the National Spokes- not only in the sport, but in matter what I accomplished on fellow administrators gathered person for the Spinal Bifida anything that he wanted to the football field professionally, on the RBC Center floor. that also.” there was always something After joining the Pack for Organization and helped cre- accomplish in life.” Of all he accomplished in missing. It was something that his freshman football season ate the DeWayne Washington 20 years ago, Washington re- Foundation, which sponsors more than a decade in the itched at me. So I continuously, Yow continued page 14
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First Meeting Aug. 19
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