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Raleigh, North Carolina

Bottle ban causes recycling overflow on campus Bottle ban raises profile of recycling on campus, causes difficulties Siva Ramesh   Staff Writer

Since the ban on plastic bottle disposal came into effect Oct. 1, questions have been raised about how people can incorporate recycling into their regular routines. The Department of Waste Reduction and Recycling was prepared for the transition, however. “We see this as an opportunity to further engage the campus in recycling, and now that [the ban] is a law, we hope that this law will help create more awareness [and] hopefully get more people involved in [recycling],” Analis Fulghum, the University’s education outreach coordinator for Waste Reduction and Recycling, said. Owing to the ban, the percentage of plastic bottles being recycled on campus has gone up. “We have seen a 20-percent increase in the number of cans and bottles [being put in recycling bins],” Fulghum said. Fulghum said she attributes this in-

crease to a greater number of recycling pickups, especially from residence halls, are the main recyclers of cans and bottles on campus. “It’s been really nice to get those calls saying ‘We’re overflowing our [recycling] bins,’ ” Fulghum said. As a result, the recycling office has had to reorganize its recycling pickup routes to handle the increased numbers of recyclables. A major concern has been the number of people who dispose of bottles in the trash instead of in recycling bins. Khalil Itani, a senior in biological science, has found it difficult to find conveniently located recycling bins on campus. “The blue bins, I look for them and I just can’t find them when I need them, literally,” Itani said. “When I take water bottles out of class, I just can’t find [recycling bins] in the general Brickyard area. I put them in my book bag and take them home.” Not all students are as conscientious as Itani, according to Fulghum. “Before the ban, especially in the walkway areas, we did see some contamination as far as bottles being thrown into the trash cans,” Fulghum said. The recycling office has embarked

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Bottles overflow from a bin in the SAS Mathematics and Statistics Building Sept. 24.

on an initiative to counter this. “We’re coming up with a five-year plan to be able to stop that by hopefully putting more walkway bins next to trash cans and even reducing the number of trash cans on campus,” Fulghum said. Although more recycling bins are needed across campus, the plan will mostly focus on the availability of walkway bins, as the recycling office

said they are a priority. However, the recent budget cuts have prevented most of the plans from being carried out. “We collect from more than 2,000 bins on campus, and we do most of it in-house with the staff that we have at Waste Reduction and Recycling, and that is composed of about 11 people to collect [recyclables] from the whole campus,” Fulghum said. “So as the

Policy change stresses first semester grades

Howling cow a hit

Students with GPAs less than 1.0 can be suspended as early as their first semester Annie Albright Staff Writer

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Esra Cakir, a doctoral student in food science, scoops ice cream for patrons at the State Fair on Saturday. “It’s very fun. It’s my third year doing this,” said Cakir. The ice cream stand serves only Howling Cow ice cream, made by N.C. State, and is one of the fundraisers for the food science club.

Campbell law school relocates to Raleigh Move provides new opportunities for pre-law students Jessica Neville Staff Writer

After thirty-three years in the small town of Buies Creek, N.C., Campbell University’s Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law has relocated to downtown Raleigh. The move gives Campbell students the chance to study law in the dynamic political environment of the state capitol, and gives N.C. State students a new option close to home. Thomas Harper, a third year Campbell law student who majored in political science at N.C. State, went to Campbell for his first two years, but said he has already found many advantages in the move to Raleigh. “It’s hard to replicate the small-town atmosphere of Buies Creek,” Harper said. “But it is amazing to walk around town and see North Carolina Supreme Court justices living and working in the capitol. It is great seeing how excited the legal community is to have us here.” Harper said in his moot court trial session at Campbell, two out of the three judges were from the N.C. Supreme Court. The N.C. Business Court also meets inside the law school. The Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law is encompassed in one

economy starts getting a little better, I think when we have the available resources we’ll be able to implement the plans that we have formulated, basically.” The fact that it is now illegal, not merely incorrect, to dispose of plastic bottles in the trash has resulted in complaints from some students, while others have appreciated the new policy. “Recycling plastic bottles is a great thing, but I’m not so sure that the law’s been approached in the best way by requiring everyone to recycle bottles,” Amanda English, a freshman in statistics, said. Although reactions to the bottle ban have been mixed, the position of the recycling office, according to Fulghum, is that whether students approve of the ban or not, it’s the law. “They are concerned, and they do want students to realize that this [ban] is a law and to answer any questions they might have, so we do offer this as a service,” Fulghum said. Fulghum said overall the University would like more information regarding the ban.

building located at 225 Hillsborough Street. Campbell Director of Development Britt Davis said the new building gives the law school about 40 percent more space than it had in Buies Creek. “The move was great for the law school from a business and visibility perspective,” Davis said. “It also allowed more space in Buies Creek for our new PA program to expand.” Last year the law school had 1525 applicants, a 25 percent increase over the previous year. 161 students were accepted, 21 of which came from N.C. State. Dean of Campbell law school Lewis Hutchison said he wants to dispel the myth that there is a preferred major or activity for acceptance to law school. “We look for students that were active and involved, took on leadership roles, and excelled in their chosen course of study,” Hutchison said. Harper said he also encourages students to pursue various degrees for acceptance into law school. “Undergraduate students think they need to shape their four years around the law school application, but they may turn out weaker in the end,” Harper said. “The admissions board can tell if you pandered to a certain image.” Harper said the transition from undergraduate school to law school was hard because of the significant

increase in coursework. “I didn’t have to try that much while earning my undergraduate degree,” Harper said. “In law school, you have to start studying for exams weeks ahead of time.” Hutchison said Campbell law school plans to partner with the Pre-Law Society. “We can offer lectures, speakers, and functions to give State students the chance to tour our facilities and learn more about our school,” Hutchison said. Campbell law school has a 90.7 percent passage rate on the BAR Exam, the test students with a completed Juris Doctorate must take in order to obtain a law license. This is the highest passage rate for test-takers in the state. According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook produced by the United States Department of Labor, the employment of lawyers is expected to grow 11 percent from 2006 to 2016. The report also said job openings should continue to be competitive because of the large number of students graduating from law school each year. Hutchison said law students should not have difficulty finding a job if they work hard in school and care about what they are doing.

The University has made changes to its suspension policies that allow officials to suspend students after 12 credit hours of coursework if their GPA is below a 1.0. John Ambrose, interim dean of undergraduate programs, said this would be the primary change that would serve as a wake-up call to students who were considered at-risk. “Over the years the University has collected data which has shown that the success rate of these students is typically under 10 percent, around 7 percent,” Ambrose said. “This should serve as a wake-up call to students. These students will sit out for a semester so that when they come back it will be in a more efficient manner. This way they are not trying to work through a bad semester and rack up more and more debt in the process.” The difference, Ambrose said, between what had been happening and the new policy is that in the past students have continued for up to a year and a half before the suspension policy caught up with them. The other change is that students can now be suspended after the fall semester. “It really is to make the policy more uniform,” Ambrose said. “Why should spring semester be different from fall semester?” Ambrose said having the students take a semester off will be beneficial, giving them a chance to figure out what they did wrong and providing them with a second chance. “Students can return the next semester in a fairly easy process,” Ambrose said. “They can go to the Counseling Center where they meet once to evaluate where their first semester went wrong and most of the time it is adjusting and getting their life in balance.” Junior Carter, a sophomore in mathematics education, said the biggest problem he faced coming to college was adjustment. “The first semester can be difficult for most students. I know my first semester was below what I had expected and I attribute this to the transition from high school where teachers and our parents are looking over your shoulder to make sure things are getting done,” Carter said. “In col-

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lege, professors more often than not couldn’t care less whether you pass a course or not.” Ambrose said the time off also gives students the time to prioritize and recognize what being a student at the university level is about. “It can be very hard adjustment becoming a full-time student,” Ambrose said. ”College can be a whole lot of fun if you are not careful.” Carter said it is hard to adjust to the responsibilities of becoming a fulltime student. “It becomes easy to forget about homework and classes, causing grades to suffer and with all the extracurricular activities available school can be all but forgotten,” Carter said. “It is difficult to handle all that first semester and I know for me it was all but impossible.” Ambrose said he recommended students take advantage of the resources available to them. “There are a lot of services and there is a lot of help available. The best way to service needs is to talk to your adviser. One of the reasons for talking to your adviser is that the University has ways to correct bad grades,” Ambrose said. “One example is that first year students who have a D or F have the opportunity to repeat that course without penalty.” Brian Pate, a freshman in biochemistry, said he has found meetings with his adviser very helpful. “I had a few questions about a chemistry class I was going to register for next semester,” Pate said. “He made the time to meet with me before the advising sessions officially began and it cleared a lot of things up. It even counted as my official registration meeting.” Ambrose said he highly recommended students meet regularly with their advisers, especially if they are having trouble managing their classes.

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Weather Wise Today:

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Sunny and warmer with northwest winds at 5 mph.

Architecture Lecture: Matt Noblett of Behnisch Burns Auditorium, 7 p.m.

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rospective freshmen Jessie Tiger, Jenna Beci, Austyn Beci, and Stephanie Schulze, shriek as a hissing cockroach jumps from the hand of John Meyer, professor of entomology, and lands on the table at the University Open House outside Talley Student Center Saturday. Beci said her favorite part was petting the tarantula because they were soft and fuzzy.

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Animal Hunger Awareness brought to campus This week is Animal Hunger Awareness week. The Companion Animal Club will be on the Brickyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. raising awareness. The club is looking for monetary donations as well as slightly used, or new, dog toys and unopened dry dog food. The donations will benefit the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, SPCA and Second Chance Pet Adoptions. source: Jodie Joseph

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Obama sees U.S. closer to historic reform President Barack Obama said Saturday that the U.S. is closer to reforming the health-care system than at any time in its history, while warning that insurance costs could rise by as much at $18,000 per person over the next 10 years if nothing is done. The president said the insurance industry, “is rolling out the big guns and breaking open their massive war chest — to marshal their forces for one last fight to save the status quo” with “deceptive and dishonest ads.” Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, taking up the Republican rebuttal to Obama’s remarks, said the “tax-and-spend agenda” of the Democrats “is discouraging entrepreneurs from investing in job creation” and that government-run health care will drive costs up.

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The Facts:

University regresses to version 1.0 T

A change in University policy means students can now be suspended after their first semester if they fail to achieve a 1.0 GPA. Historically, only 7 percent of students who fail to maintain a 1.0 GPA go on to graduate.

Our Opinion:

Students that perform poorly during their first year should be forced to develop a plan of work for their second semester and show improvement. Abruptly forcing them to withdraw for an entire semester might not be the best solution for student improvement.

he University has made a change to its suspension policies regarding struggling students. The new policy will allow University officials to suspend students following their first semester if they do not sustain a GPA of at least 1.0. John Ambrose, interim dean of undergraduate programs, said the change is meant to serve as a wake-up call to students and force them to analyze their errors. The graduation rate for students in this category has historically averaged 7 percent. Students should not be allowed to continue as-is after a lackluster performance during their first semester — the system provides up to three semesters before suspension.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the Editor-in-Chief.

However, forcing students to take an entire semester off after only one semester — the result of a suspension — may damage students’ future performance. The University has an interest in maintaining quality standards and to some extent should be commended for efforts to force student development during a time when students’ undergraduate GPA is critical to post-college success. But the first semester of college is a transitional time for many students. Capable students who require a little more assistance and aide may become discouraged by a policy removing them from the Uni-

versity for a semester. A GPA less than 1.0 is typically a sign of severe sloth and lack of interest, but it is fallacious to say that a semester off would help these students reflect and find their path. The new program gives students the ability to return after a semester away from the University and develop a plan of work with the Counseling Center to evaluate ways they can improve. If we want to improve these troubled students’ graduation rates, the University should consider moving this advising and refocusing period forward and delaying the suspension. Students could benefit

through an immediate analysis of their errors and some guidance into the myriad resources the University offers to students, especially at the remedial level. After a second semester of check-ups and dedicated work with a counselor who can show the students the assets available to them, the University can make a more appropriate decision on students’ focus. If after the extra assistance, the student in question fails to show improvement then he or she hasn’t earned additional reprieve and should be shown the door. The new system of arbitrarily forcing students to take a semester off doesn’t seem to aide students, and should be reconsidered.

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here are courses and books available at the library that can help us work toward successful studying. One of Richard Palmer’s tips from “Studying for Success” is to study in 35-minute block s w it h Jake Goldbas f ive or ten Staff Columnist minute breaks i n bet ween. This will keep your focus up. If you can focus for longer than that, you can and should. But forcing yourself to focus when your brain cannot is counterproductive. Another tip from the same author is to have fun. If you dig into a project, dig into studying; what makes it easy is what makes it fun. This is difficult to break into because it is almost taboo to say that people have fun with what they’re doing, what their majors are. I suspect this is because people get jealous of each other. The text “Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology” by Ronald Riggio gives six relevant motivation techniques. The book is the course text for the self-titled class taught by Professor Adam Meade. The techniques are Reinforcement Theory, Goal-Setting Theory, Herzberg’s TwoFactor Theory, the Job Characteristics Model, Equity Theory and Expectancy Theory. Some very abbreviated definitions: Reinforcement Theory states humans need to recognize rewards and consequences of their work. Goal-Setting Theory states that people will work toward goals they set for themselves, but the goals cannot be too hard or too easy. Her zberg ’s Two -Fac tor Theory recommends getting things that bring satisfaction (motivators) and having things that make work unappetizing by their absence (hygienes). I think in this case a motivator would be a good grade, whereas a hygiene would be the absence of reward criteria. My relevant advice about the Job Characteristics Model is to set up courses to meet your needs for motivating yourself. For example, if your professor does not offer feedback, consider going to the tutoring centers to get reliable feedback.

Equity Theory states that people are motivated by circumstances. If something does not have equity, it is unequal. People are motivated to maintain feelings of equity. For example, if you view school as an incredible gift, you might work harder to show that you are worthy of such a gift. Expectancy is the “perceived relationship between the individual’s effort and performance of a behavior.” Riggio then writes, “Given what you know about your own abilities, study habits, and effort, what is the probability that you will actually be able to achieve the required grades? Here you might consider your willingness to sacrifice some of your social life to study more, as well as considering your past academic performance... [for] individuals unwilling to expend the time and energy, motivation will be much less.” For a last text, “Keys to College Studying” by Carol Carter, Joyce Bishop and Sarah Lyman Kravits, recommend these tips to get motivated for studying: spend time reflecting on why your goal is meaningful to you; make a decision to take one step toward your goal; examine and deal with your obstacles; and begin or begin again. I understand these last authors as stating that simply starting to study and being in the act of studying are selfmotivating. Forming mental maxims, what these authors call “commitments,” establishes rules to mind, which minds then follow. In other words, setting up the mind set to do work welcomes the task of doing work. These last authors also point out that one Chinese word for “chaos” is the same as “opportunity.” The authors wrote that the “character communicates the belief that every challenging, chaotic, and demanding situation in life also presents an opportunity.” This word reminds us that we need to challenge ourselves in order to face opportunities, and that in fact, they might be one in the same. Send Jake your thoughts on studying techniques to letters@ technicianonline.com.

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Should students face suspension after their first semester due to poor grades? Why or why not? by amanda wilkins

“I guess so. If they’re not doing their work, then why are they here?”

Get away from my can, man.

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Where did it get my number? Did the N.C. State Alumni Association really call my cell phone last night with our former student body president speaking on its behalf to sell me a class ring? It seems as if NCSU and the Alumni Association have finally gone too far in their quest to drain the last dollar out of students and with the help of Student Government no less. You would think our elected officers would have more to do than market rings, like supporting students’ decision to dump the Tally project and the millions of dollars it will cost! Where did the Alumni Association get all of our cell numbers? The best and brightest students in North Carolina go to school here, the University might try to do the right thing, educate and support us! Michael Rook senior, fisheries and wildlife science

An alternate Talley solution As many people have stated, students want a new Talley, but they don’t want to pay for it. As an alumnus, watching from afar, I have yet to hear a convincing argument about why current students should pay a tax to

fund a building that will give them no benefit. Not only will most current students not see the grandeur of a completed Talley, they will be the ones who experience the inconveniences of construction and relocation. As Mr. Hinton pointed out, and most economists are in accordance, taxes, or in this case, fees, should be paid by those who will reap the rewards. People who pay the fee must decide if the benefit is worth the cost of the investment. The student body clearly spoke -- the cost of this fee is not worth the benefit of a new Talley. One option that hasn’t been explored is private financing. N.C. State recently completed a $1 billion campaign called Achieve. Details about exactly where and how this money has been spent are not immediately clear from the campaign’s Web site, but a few things can be discovered: most of the contributions were earmarked for specific projects; the University hoped to raise $37 million for unrestricted funds; it raised $71 million in unrestricted funds. That raises a few questions. Why weren’t excess funds pledged to Talley? What changed between June 2008 and the present that mandates current students pay a tax for which they will receive no benefit? Where have the unrestricted funds been allocated? The economic climate has shifted since the Achieve campaign started in 2005, but Talley needed renovation then too. Why was it not in the plans? With creative financing, the project could have been paid for with the excess unrestricted funds and no further contributions by students or alumni. Before an unjust tax is passed directly onto students, somebody, whether student leaders or administrators, needs to account for these funds. Patrick Ewing alumnus, class of 2008

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What was he drinking? The splattering of Kool-aid stained “What a Nobel farce” by Zakk White Friday. Two really red ones are soaking up the sheetfed: the challenging of the nature of the Nobel Peace Prize and its roots are Koolaided down, as if now it has no “real” significance; and the mysterious, behind closed doors committee -meeting secretly and voting in a politically correct fashion for President Barack Obama to receive this award, deception lurking in the wind. Everyone who follows such things knows that much goes into nomination and actual selection that involves more than a clichéd decision.

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Candace McMillian freshman, sociology

Get your own calorie board Adding nutrition information on menu boards around campus would be a wasted expense. As the manager of a restaurant myself, I can attest to the fact that we’re not in business to make people healthy, we’re in business to make money (as Ms. Ekstrom pointed out in her article on Friday). However, the idea that we need calorie boards to make educated choices is simply ludicrous. Common sense tells us that if it can be prepared in less than 5 minutes and for $6, it’s probably bad for us. Eating at a fast-food restaurant should be a treat (as it was for most of us when we were children), not an everyday occurrence. If you want to eat healthy, eat something else. It is your responsibility to keep yourself informed and healthy, not everyone else’s.

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“Your first semester is so crucial. You’re adjusting to a lot of things. If anything, you should punish us after our first year.”

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“Sometimes it takes people longer to adjust to things. You shouldn’t be required to go to extra classes. If you’re doing poorly, you don’t need that extra stress.” Tessa Gore freshman, textile technology

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When G.I. Joe starts painting his nails and Barbie joins the Army Story By Christin Hardy | photo illustration By jonathan stephens

in blue ribbon. Ashley King, a sophomore in microbiology, feels that she is equally represented in class. “If I ask a question and my male classmate asks the same question, we’d be answered the same way. I wouldn’t be treated differently just because I’m a girl.” Essentially, there is a way of female stereotypes, men have acting whether a person is male also received more acceptance or female, but a fog of confuand accolades for being great sion sets in when trying to disat primarily female talents, cern what kinds of behaviors are innately like designers feminine or Oscar de la masculine Renta, John and how Galliano and much is conProject Runditioned by way’s winner society. Christian SiW hen feriano. There ma les excel are also in sports or praised chefs mat h, bot h li ke Emeri l characterisLagasse and tically maleJamie Oliver. Liz Walters, senior in dominated “Both men graphic design a renas, she and women is labeled a carr y the tomboy or a burden of stereotypes and in the future if brain, both of which are typiwe want to change how things cally less attractive descriptions are, the media and the work- for females versus a dancer or force need to rethink the mes- beauty queen. And likewise sages they send,” Liz Walters, a for males, when a guy portrays feminine qualities like being senior in graphic design, said. Children are taught the ru- good at historically feminine bric for how they should behave tasks like cooking and sewin the way society raises them. ing he too is deemed different, Girls are told how pretty and which elicits labels like effemibeautiful they are, while boys nate or metro. Either way, whether it is a are complimented on how they are strong and clever. Girls are masculine female or a femigiven pink f luffy toys while nine male, the root problem boys receive G.I. Joe’s wrapped with these labels is that people

ccording to the dictionary, gender is defined as the state of being male or female. In the most basic way, what makes males and females different is physical anatomy; however, in society what makes them different is a much more complex definition involving a web of behaviors, speech and dress.

One of the most common places where societal gender roles are publicly acknowledged is when going to the restroom where males encounter an icon wearing pants, while females are represented by a skirt-wearing icon. This is a clear indication of how society in America defines males and females: men are strong and trouser wearing, while women are delicate and dressed in frivolous skirts. That stereotype, however, is quickly fading and has been on the endangered list since women were granted the right to vote in 1920. Women have been coming into more and more powerful positions in the last 80 years; to wit Oprah Winfrey, Anna Wintour, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Condoleezza Rice and Sandra Day O’Connor. In the past it would have never been possible for these women to acquire their positions of media personality, Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Secretary of State and a Supreme Court judge. In step with the dissolving of

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Pack drops two over weekend Volleyball team losses to both Wake Forest and Duke, continues winless streak in ACC

frames. Wake Forest took the second set with a 25-16 victory, hitting a match-high .429. Gardner had four of the Pack’s eleven kills. The third and final frame was Samantha Collier  close with State hitting a match Staff Writer best .176 with 12 kills but the Students and fans packed Demon Deacons held out just the stands Friday night, with long enough to take home the a season-high crowd of 743 win with a set score of 25-19. “They were doing the same fans; however, the crowd was unable to help the volleyball old thing and we just never did team, as it lost to Wake Forest what we needed to do,” freshman outside in three games, hitter Sarah taking the DeGriggs said. mon Deacons “We never record to 7-12 m ade t he (5-3 ACC). change we Senior outneeded to side hitter Keri make.” DeMar a nd said by Sarah Griggs With a senior middle close set blocker Marand a tight garet Salata led the Pack, both having nine kills game, coach Charita Stubbs for the Pack offense, and soph- said that the Pack needs to omore outside hitter Isis Gard- know what it is capable of doner also added nine kills. Junior ing each and every game. “Our biggest challenge is consetter Alex Smith lead the team with 29 set assists while senior stantly ourselves, just knowing middle blocker Lisa Kretchman we can do it the entire time,” Stubbs said. had four blocks. Following the loss Friday, In the opening set, the Demon Deacons served for set State dropped a 3-0 ACC match point until the Pack battled to Duke at Reynolds Coliseum back with three straight points Saturday night, moving the to even the score to 24-all. The Pack to 7-16 on the year, while teams went back and forth on the Blue Devils climbed to 17-4 the scoreboard until Wake For- (7-2 ACC). Junior libero Lindsay Benac est hit back-to-back points, closing the game at a final score had 13 defensive digs, while of 29-27. Total, the match saw Gardner and Kretchman both four lead changes and eight tied had four total blocks. Smith

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hoisted 20 set assists. Going into the game Stubbs looked at it as if it was a new day and a fresh slate. Griggs thought the same, going in with the mindset to play hard and do the best she could. “I knew they would be a big team, so I wanted to play big at the net and be smart on defense,” Griggs said. The first set proved to be the Pack’s best show of the night. State hit .212 with 12 kills and led briefly while tying the score three times. The Pack trailed by seven late at 23-16 but a late rally cut the Blue Devils lead to 24-22, before a spike by Sophia Dunworth ended it, giving Duke the win. In the second set, the Pack’s offense struggled, while Duke hit a match best .333, quickly taking a 25-10 victory. “I thought we kept up with them well offensively, but defensively we lost that battle,” Salata said. In the third set State landed seven kills and obtained four blocks but it was not enough as Duke took both the set and the match win, with a score of 25-18. “Duke was tricky with the things they did,” Griggs said. “They would change it up a lot, so we would have to change it up a lot to go with it.” Despite their loss Stubbs was still impressed with the girls. “The fact that we came out and played set one the way

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Sophomore outside hitter Kelly Wood passes the ball in the game against Wake Forest Friday in Reynolds Coliseum. Wood had 18 digs in the match. The team lost 3-0.

we did made us pretty happy because we actually battled,” Stubbs said. “They are a lot more physical than we are but we did a good job battling in the first set and then we kind of relaxed in the second. We went out in the third set and

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said, ‘Let’s try this again,’ but they [Duke] got on a run.” State will continue to search for the first ACC match win this year as it travels to Florida to play Florida State and Miami this weekend.

turned around.” Young said the team’s winless conference record won’t affect this week’s focus. “If we were 10-0, I would take the same apppraoch to this open week as I am now,” he said. “I’m frustrated, but it’s not a time to lose my cool and just kind of say ‘Forget about it’.” Though State’s defense was ranked as one of the top run-stopping squads in the country before facing the Eagles, O’Brien said that didn’t mean the Pack’s run defense was effective. “Nobody tried to run the ball against us,” O’Brien said of the playcalling by ACC opponents this season. “Wake and Duke didn’t try to rush at all.” Still, O’Brien said he’s convinced the team hasn’t become complacent with losing and addressed criticisms of the program’s direction. “We have a lot to play for and nobody is giving up,” O’Brien said. “We have some holes we have to plug by coaching, recruiting or playing. I knew this was going to be a process and it certianly is a process. We’re not going to take any shortcuts and when this thing turns we’re going to win some games and win for a long time.”

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FOOTBALL

Familiar situation, familiar outcome Women’s golf ties for 11th in Tennessee

Going into bye week, coaching staff will reevaluate everything before facing FSU

The women’s golf team shot a team score of +13 on Sunday, and concluded its weekend tied for 11th at the MercedesBenz Women’s Collegiate Championship at Fox Den Country Club in Knoxville, Tenn. Junior Julie Saleeby had the highest showing for the Pack as she finished tied for 20th with a score of +8.

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Tom O’Brien found himself in a familiar situation Saturday in Chestnut Hill, Mass. He stood on the sidelines at Alumni Stadium as Boston College ran rushing play after rushing play against its opponent – eating up yards and time while wearing out the opposing defense. But among the familiar vibes was one painful truth: O’Brien’s team was the one getting worn out. In his second return to BC, it was more of the same disappointment as O’Brien’s former defensive coordinator and long-time colleague Frank Spaziani directed a rushing attack the likes of which the Wolfpack had not seen this year, racking up 293 yards on the ground en route to a convincing 5220 victory. All but 29 of those yards

Source: N.C. State Athletics

Women’s soccer falls to Maryland in OT After leading the No. 10 Maryland Terrapins with a 2-0 halftime lead, the women’s soccer team fell to Maryland 3-2 in overtime. The Terps scored two goals in the final nine minutes of regulation and won the game, due to a Pack own goal in overtime. Source: N.C. State Athletics

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Offensive explosion by Wake stops Pack’s win streak at five Kate Barnes Staff Writer

Thursday Women’s Tennis in ITA Regional Indoors, Day One Winston-Salem, N.C., all day

Saturday night’s match against the Demon Deacons (9-2-2, 3-1-1 ACC) proved to be a defensive battle for the Pack. The fourth-ranked Wake Forest team came into the match leading the ACC in goals and continued the pattern, overpowering the Wolfpack (9-3-1, 2-3-1 ACC) 4-1. This marked the first loss for the Pack on its home turf at Dail Soccer Field. The Demon Deacons scored two goals in each half, bringing State’s five-game winning streak to an abrupt halt. Wake Forest recorded its first goal within the first five minutes of the competition. Austin da Luz, assist ACC leader, shot on redshirt senior goal keeper Christopher Widman, who

Women’s Soccer at Miami @ Coral Gables, Fla. 7:30 p.m. Friday Women’s Tennis in ITA Regional Indoors, Day Two Winston-Salem, N.C., all day Men’s Tennis in UNCWilmington Invite, Day One Wilmington, N.C., all day Volleyball at Florida State Tallahassee, Fla., 7 p.m.

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“We’ve played great teams. Great teams are able to make things happen,” Young said, including perennial conference cellar-dweller Duke in the fold. “It’s the ACC. You can’t say who’s going to win a game.”

As far as how O’Brien will prepare for the Pack’s next test Oct. 31 against Florida State, he said putting together a practice plan during the team’s bye week would likely force him to miss sleep.

“There’s so many things [we need to work on] right now” O’Brien said. “It might take me all night to go through on both sides of the ball. We’ve re-

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Pack falls to No. 4 Demon Deacons, 4-1

Wednesday Men’s Soccer vs. High Point Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

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Redshirt senior running back Toney Baker exits Alumni Stadium behind junior center Matt McKeon after the football team lost to Boston College 52-20 on Saturday.

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came from sophomore Montel Harris. Harris set single-game school records for touchdowns and yardage, while the Wolfpack’s arm-tackling attack hardly slowed him down. “Our biggest bugaboo is we don’t tackle,” O’Brien said after the game. Redshirt senior running back Toney Baker, who was on the sidelines in Raleigh when State defeated O’Brien’s BC, said his team’s poor performance in the second half came down to fundamentals. “Tackling, catching, blocking and doing those type of things – not getting those done,” Baker said of how the Pack faded down the stretch. And though the defense gave up at least 49 points for the second week in a row, Baker said the blame for the loss could go on both sides of the ball. “Offensively our job is to put up more points than the other offense,” Baker said. “We failed at that objective.” Redshirt graduate student defensive end and captain Willie Young said the success both Duke and BC had against State’s defense was mostly due to the Blue Devils’ and Eagles’ prowess.

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blocked the shot at close range. However, the deflection from Widman’s glove went directly to the feet of Zack Schilawski, who scored his sixth goal of the season at the 4:24 mark. Da Luz was the scorer of the following goal, assisted by Corben Bone, at the 38:10 mark. Da Luz’s shot from a mere 12 yards out was the result of a simple give-and-go combo between the two men. N.C. State seemed to have found a new fire during halftime, coming out with a renewed energy and aggression. Redshirt sophomore midfielder Kris Byrd credited this newfound spirit to coach George Tarantini’s speech during halftime. “[He said], ‘Put the first half behind you. There’s a reason we’re 13th in the nation, and we’re going to prove it out there second half’,” Byrd said. The Pack finally got on the board in the 60th minute of play. Senior midfielder Alan Sanchez fed the ball to redshirt senior forward Ronnie Bouem-

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boue, in the center of the field, who passed the ball to Byrd on the right wing. Byrd dribbled into Wake’s box, scoring on goalkeeper Akira Fitzgerald, making the score 2-1. In the moments leading up to his goal, Byrd was thinking about what Tarantini had told the team at halftime, urging them to trust each other and play with confidence. “I just told myself, ‘I know I can beat the guy down the line.’ I beat the guy down the line and just tried to cross it in,” Byrd said. “The momentum just put the ball in the goal at the back post.” The Demon Deacons responded, however, scoring the final two goals within two minutes of one another. Da Luz assisted Andy Lubahn at the 68:25 mark, and Ike Opara had an unassisted header to give Wake its final goal at 70:19. “Whenever we lose, I don’t feel like I played my best,” junior defender Lucas Carpenter said. “We need to get back to [our] winning ways.”

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Redshirt senior goalkeeper Christopher Widman moves to block Wake Forest midfielder Andy Lubahn’s shot. Widman had 8 saves during the game, his highest this season. N.C. State lost 1-4.

Wake Forest outshot N.C. State 19-15 Saturday night. Widman came out with a career-high for saves, with eight disallowed shots, while Fitzgerald saved three. Tarantini was happy with the effort the team put into the game but thought Wake was able to overpower them.

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“I thought we played hard,” Tarantini said. “I thought we did what we could, but there are no excuses.” The Pack will look toward getting back on the winning side as it hosts High Point on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at Dail Soccer Field.

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EAT. DRINK.. RELAX.

Join Us for Brunch Saturday & Sunday 11:00am - 3:00pm

Bring this coupon in to receive $10 off when you spend $25 or more (only on food)