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Centennial Challenge will be ‘bigger and better’ Corporate sponsors, student involvement, campus support promise an event every student can enjoy Heidi Klumpe Staff Writer

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Chris Millns, a senior in textile engineering, takes a nap in his tent on the Centennial Oval March 26. Millns was one of dozens of engineering students who spent the week camping and playing team-building games seconds away from most of their classes.

After the success of the first Centennial Campus Challenge, the planning committee is bringing even more to this year’s event. The committee’s co-chair, Chris Millns, a senior in textile engineering, described the Challenge as “a weeklong campout event to bring the engineering community together.” “It really is a lot of fun,” he said. “You sleep there, wake up, and just walk to class.” However, the scope of the event is larger than upperclassmen engineers with classes on Centennial Campus, according to John Petitte, a senior in chemical engineering and the other co-chair heading up the event. “My team had a guy from CHASS,” he said. “You don’t have to have classes there.” The event has goals that span all of campus. Victor Prince, a junior in materials science and engineering, attended the Challenge last year and saw how the event focuses on Centennial Campus itself. “We do [the Challenge] because we

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Registration for this year’s event is now open at: students.engr.ncsu.edu/ challenge/. This website includes a more complete agenda and contact information for the planning committee. Organizations interested in becoming involved should contact either Chris Millns (crmillns@ncsu.edu) or John Petitte (john.n.petitte@gmail.com). The total cost for the week is ten dollars per student. Source: John Petitte

don’t really have any events on Centennial Campus,” Prince said. Even Engineering Week takes place on Main Campus, he said. Petitte wants to see the Challenge open up Centennial Campus for everyone at the University as a place to do more than go to class. “[The Challenge is] a way to get people on Centennial Campus for the first time doing something other than work,” he said. Planners predict many improvements this year, especially with three times the funding, according to Prince. This year will be “bigger and better,” he said. The Challenge still encountered difficulties, according to Petitte. Many wondered if economic trou-

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Homecoming plans will involve service, campus beautification

Campus Police sees increase in thefts, crimes

Committee announces theme: ‘Terminate the Terps’

Philip Meilleur Correspondent

Police records show that with the arrival of the new school year, more misdemeanor crimes and suspicious activity have arrived as well as well. Director and Chief of the Campus Police Chief Tom Younce estimates that the number of petty crimes has indeed grown this semester since the previous one, though exact statistical comparisons have yet to be determined by crime analysts are this time. “I do know we have had an increase in the number of thefts,” Younce said. “Including books and bikes and some arrests have been made.” Ashwin Aravindan, a freshman in biomedical engineering, said bicycles are likely safe possessions, since there are so many precautions owners can take. ”I actually think bikes are fairly safe

Annie Albright Staff Writer

Homecoming Chair Adam Compton has plans to make this year’s homecoming week the greatest in the University’s history. This year’s homecoming week begins Nov. 1 and concludes with the football game against Maryland. “I think this year we are working really hard to make this the biggest homecoming yet,” Compton said. “There are a lot of restrictions this year because of lack of funding. It is definitely difficult because everyone’s belt is tight.” Compton said that the committee is working hard to overcome the financial issues. “We are definitely working around it and we have some great ideas for this years homecoming,” Compton said. “We are trying in including different events like ones at nighttime and large scale community service events.” Homecoming Spirit and Service Chair Jessica Thurston said that one of the focuses of this years homecoming is on community service. “We want to have groups participating have a more hands on experience versus the traditional events of baking cookies, etc.,” Thurston said. “We are contacting local food shelters, food banks, and different places that can use volunteers. On one of the days groups will be assigned to a location and to get their participation points they must go volunteer.” Thurston said that the committee chose to keep a lot of traditional events such as “Wear Red Get Fed”, the cookie contest, “Paint the Town Red”, the can drive and painting the tunnel red. “One big thing that we have not done in the past is that we are really teaming up with campus recreation,” Thurston said. “They have so many resources and they have offered to let us use some of their expertise. They might be coming out to help us hold a few contests and they have been so nice to us by helping us secure an all day blood drive at Carmichael.”

at the bike racks,” Aravindan said in regards to the reports of numerous incidences concerning bicycle larceny. “The bike locks help prevent theft, and plus there’s almost always other students walking around the area, so I doubt someone would try to cut through the lock out in the open.” Students are still reminded not walk around and across campus alone at night, being able to call for a police escort if unable to find friends to accompany them. Students are also encouraged to register with the Wolf Alert text service, and as always to simply be aware of the resources available to them in case a potentially dangerous situation or possibly an actual emergency does occur. Pierce Ellis, a sophomore in computer and electrical engineering, feels quite comfortable with campus safety. “I feel perfectly safe,” Ellis said.

David Thompson to present at Jordan’s Hall of Fame induction Former Wolfpack star chosen to present Jordan Staff Report

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Ryan Hussey, a junior in architecture, paints a wolf on a window at Shanghai Express as part of “Paint the Town Red” along Hillsborough Street for the start of Homecoming week last year.

Kendall Brobst, Wear Red Get Fed and Kickoff chair said that another difference between past years is the upgrading of Wear Red Get Fed. “This year we will have Wear Red Get Fed on centennial campus for two days,” Brobst said. “It will be on main campus everyday but also near textiles one day and near engineering another day so that those students who study on centennial will not have to go all the way to main campus to participate.” Campus beautification will be yet another focus of the week Thurston

said. “We will have groups at the beginning of the week plant red and white flowers to welcome the alumni home and to make our campus look even better,” Thurston said. “After all, the whole idea is to welcome alumni back.” The last major change from past years according to Thurston is the team roster. “We are going to have a running tally of the top 5 groups who are

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David “Skywalker” Thompson, who led N.C. State to its first NCAA championship in basketball in 1974, will present Michael Jordan during his induction Friday into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Jordan, who played for a pair of legendary coaches in Dean Smith, his college coach at Carolina, and Phil Jackson, who coached him during his time with the Chicago Bulls. According to Jordan, he chose

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Thompson over the countless superstar coaches and players he grew close to throughout his career because, growing up in NC while Thompson starred for the Pack, Jordan drew inspiration from Thompson’s highflying style of play. Jordan, who was 11 when Thompson led State to the NCAA championship, finally met Thompson at the 1984 Final Four in Seattle, where Jordan was set to receive his trophy as National Player of the Year, and Thompson was playing his final season with the Seattle Supersonics.

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Corrections & Clarifications

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Campus CalendaR September 2009

In Wednesday’s page 1 story, “First day of Farmers Market a ‘success’ “, the end date for the market was incorrect. The market will run through Nov. 18.

Technician regrets the error. Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-inChief Ty Johnson at editor@ technicianonline.com.

Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. North winds at 9 mph.

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers. Northeast winds at 5 to 10 mph. source: n.C. State meteorology

Quote of the day “[The Challenge is] a way to get people on Centennial Campus for the first time doing something other than work.” John Nicholas Petitte, senior in chemical engineering

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ennifer Udom, a senior in biological sciences, helps Jillian Brown, a sophomore in psychology, empty her recycling bin into a larger collection bin at the “Bottle Brunch” event at Wolf Village Sunday morning. The event offered food for students in return for recycleable items. Udom, a resident advisor, and other RAs then took the collected recycleables out for the students, saving them a walk to the collection bins. “This whole program is about sustainability,” Udom said. “We need people to recycle more. Every little bit helps.”

In the know

Workshop teaches time management

A time management and syllabus review will be held today in the Talley Student Center Blue Room. The workshop “will outline steps for syllabus review and understanding as well as calendar strategies for managing academic and personal schedules as a college student.” The workshop aims to help students set goals, avoid procrastination and stay on task. The event is a Pack Promise Scholar event and all students are invited to participate. NCSU Oasis

EPA rep to speak at toxicology seminar Mark Strynar of the Environmental Protection Agency will speak at a seminar Today in Toxicology Building Room 2104. The seminar is titled “Analysis of Perfluorinated Compounds in Biological and Environmental Media,” and will begin at 4 p.m. Source: ncsu.edu

EOI plans free diversity workshop Parts one and two of the workshop “Building Bridges: Strengthening Leadership for Diverse Communities” will be conducted in the Brown Room of Talley Student Center Sept. 9 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The workshop will teach attendees self-awareness and help them gain understanding about discrimination, harassment, prejudice and diversity issues. Source: NCSU Equal Op

Institute offers course

The John William Pope Civitas Institute is offering a campaign management course for college students as part of the Civitas Institute Academy of Practical Politics. The class is held on Wednesdays from 3 to 6 p.m. beginning Sept. 9 and ending Dec. 2. The CIAOPP course is held each semester and includes real life scenarios that experienced campaign professionals face on a daily basis. The class is free, held in Research Triangle Park and dinner is served with each class. For more information and to sign up e-mail Jeff Mixon at jeff.mixon@nccivitas.org. Source: John William Pope Civitas Institute

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Graphic Quilts at the Gregg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

‘Bottle Brunch’ promotes recylcing

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World & Nation

Distiller gets billions for rum Yo-ho-ho and a bottle of rum. With little fanfare, a deal is moving forward to direct billions in U.S. tax dollars to an unlikely beneficiary — the giant British liquor producer that makes Captain Morgan rum. Under the agreement, London-based Diageo PLC will receive tax credits and other benefits worth $2.7 billion over 30 years, including the entire $165 million cost of building a state-of-the-art distillery on the island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. source: mctdirect.com

Obama has yet to define U.S. objectives in Afghanistan As the Obama administration and Congress begin a heated debate about how many more American troops to send to Afghanistan, military observers, soldiers on the ground there and some top Pentagon officials are warning that dispatching even tens of thousands more soldiers and Marines might not ensure success. Some even fear that deploying more U.S. troops, especially in the wake of a U.S. airstrike last week that killed and

wounded scores of Afghan civilians, would convince more Afghans that the Americans are occupiers rather than allies and relieve the pressure on the Afghan government to improve its own security forces. The heart of the problem, soldiers fighting in Afghanistan and some officials in Washington told McClatchy Newspapers, is that neither Barack Obama’s White House nor the Pentagon has clearly defined America’s mission in Afghanistan. As a result, some soldiers in the field said, they aren’t sure what their objectives are. source: mctdirect.com

Sotomayor to make mark on first Supreme Court case Wednesday Newly minted Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor makes her debut Sept. 9 in a case that could overturn a decades-old ban on corporate campaign contributions. And politics may never be the same again. In the case Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, the nation’s first Latina Supreme Court justice and her eight colleagues must balance two competing priorities. One is to rid politics of corruption. The other is to protect free speech. source: mctdirect.com

POLICe BlOTTER Sept. 2 7:00 A.M. | Special Event Carter Finley Stadium Report of student being unreasonable regarding copying practices. Student left prior to officer’s arrival. Investigation ongoing. 10:49 A.M. | Traffic Accident Avent Ferry Road/ Varsity Drive Officers investigated accident. Citation was issued to nonstudent. 11:33 A.M. | Check Person DH Hill Library Report of student being unreasonable regarding copying practices. Student left prior to officer’s arrival. Investigation ongoing. 12:21 P.M. | Traffic Accident Pi Kappa Phi Units responded to accident resulting in personal injury. 12:47 P.M. | Concerned Behavior Nelson Hall Investigation initiated regarding student exhibiting questionable behavior. 6:46 P.M. | Check Person Western Manor Report that trespassed subject was in the area. Warrant obtained for second degree trespass on subject. 7:27 P.M. | Safety Program Metcalf Hall Officer conducted engraving program. 7:52 P.M. | Safety Program Avent Ferry Complex Officer conducted alcohol awareness program. 8:25 P.M. | Suspicious Incident Talley Student Center Staff found bookbag and turned over to NCSU PD. Officers located and contacted owner. 10:50 P.M. | Vehicle Stop Hillsborough Street Non-student was issued citation for stop light violation.

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Red Terror to undergo changes System will limit size of items allowed, buses will wait on riders to fill after game Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief

Though t he Wolf pack ’s trouncing in its season-opening football game against South Carolina last Thursday may have been unexpected to N.C. State fans, there were no surprises as far as the Red Terror Transit bus system was concerned, according to Student Body President Deputy Chief of Staff Tim Lipka, who is heading up the system. Lipka said moving students to the game and back brought about some issues, but said Student Government will be implementing changes immediately to iron out the problems before the next game. “We moved a couple hundred students from campus to the stadium and back,” Lipka said. “We learned some things were going to be changing for Murray State.” Among the changes riders will see this weekend is a limit on the size of personal belongings and a new method pick-up. “There will be no large containers allowed on the buses,” Lipka said. “Riders will be allowed one personal item.” Lipka said the change was in response to one rider who brought a large cooler on the bus. “That took up probably two to three spaces that some people could have been standing in,” Lipka said. Beyond the normal crowding on the buses, Lipka said there were few other issues with getting students to the game, though there was a lot of traffic at the intersection of Trinity Road and Youth Center Road. Shawn Sethi, a junior in biology, rode the Terror to get to the game and said he didn’t have any problems on his way

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winning,” Thurston said. “You will be able to log on to the Web site and see who is winning. This is a good way for teams to see where they are standing, especially since we will be having so many events.” To generate more school spirit a new red rule has been put into place, Brobst said. “Last year we had a problem with people not wearing a significant amount of red,” Brobst said. “So this year we are doing a new visual thing were we have to be wearing a hand-sized amount of red so it is a little more significant.” Brobst said that it will be easy

Changes to Red Terror: There will be one stop at Carter-Finley at gate B on Trinity Road. One bus will run continuously throughout the game. Buses will line up on Trinity and await riders after the game. Source: Tim Lipka

to Carter-Finley. “Obviously there was a lot of people, but that wanst unexpected,” Sethi said. “I knew it was like a sold out game. We didn’t have to wait too long.” Sethi said getting back was a different story. “When the game ended we expected [the buses] to be on the street,” Sethi said. “With all the traffic and stuff we had to wait for a while. I think it’s a good idea as long as the back end works because it was kind of annoying to wait for that long.” Lipka said there will be changes made this Saturday in how students return to campus, largely because of the traffic issues from Thursday. “The buses will all line up at the start of the fourth quarter and stage along Trinity Road,” Lipka said. “So as people leave the game they can board the buses and, as the buses fill, they’ll depart.” Sethi said the new pick-up method sounded like a “perfect solution.” “Having them waiting there seems like a better idea,” Sethi said. “So people arent wandering around.” Lipka said during the South Carolina game the buses stopped running shortly after kickoff and didn’t begin service again until after the game ended. This week a bus will run continuously during the game.

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Andressa Hungria, a senior in chemical engineering, helps Cole Garner, a senior in chemical engineering, pitch a tent for the first Centennial Campus Challange March 22.

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bles would limit sponsorship, but the Engineering Foundation worked with students and different corporations such as Skanska and Milliken to make the Challenge possible, Millns said. “It shows how excited the industry is” about the event, he said. Logistical hurdles also posed a problem, according to Peter Venema, a senior in Chemical Engineering. The committee worked to accumulate food, materials,

administrative approval for the camp-out, and the involvement of other engineering organizations on campus, Venema said. The latter is even easier, according to Prince, because organizations can provide manpower while sponsorship covers all costs. As corporations are already physically present on campus, “Centennial Campus is a great fit” for their support, Prince said. With the help of the Union Activities Board and Campus Recreation in addition to engineering clubs, the Challenge boasts a full agenda. Events include a Carnival Day with inf latables and a rock-wall; a Pig Pickin’ with

live music; a Field Day full of sports; tours of Engineering Building III; and a concluding ball, with a jazz band, ice sculpture, chocolate fountain, and the final awards ceremony. Both competitions, the Greatest Engineer’s Challenge and Centennial Campus Challenge, promise prizes worth $500, according to Petitte. The former is an “engineering design competition,” Millns said. “It was really cool to see different ideas for solving the problem,” Venema said of last year’s Greatest Engineer’s Challenge. “Every night, we give you random stuff, and you make

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for students to follow this rule. “Red bags count, N.C. State shirts count but we are going to crack down on actually wearing red,” Brobst said. “The whole point is to make people more spirited and more excited about homecoming week.” Compton said that he believes this homecoming week will be the most significant so far. “For this homecoming we want every student to be impacted by at least one aspect of homecoming,” Compton said. “It is really about reaching out there and also welcoming our alumni home. We want the campus to be really motivated and stand behind our team so we can beat Maryland on November 7.”

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something cool out of it according to our specifications,” Petitte said. The second competition involves a series of checkpoints for campers, which all go into a specific formula for calculating the winner. When not competing, every night will include food and “the first legal campfires [on campus] since the nineties,” said Petitte. The committee worked with the fire marshal, grounds staff, and police to ensure the campfires will be allowed, according to Millns. Ultimately, all the preparations look to make the Challenge a place where “students can come out and have a good time,” Venema said.

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What is Sustainability’s piece of the pie? T he Office of Sustainability hosted a meeting Wednesday to discuss the University’s climate neutrality goals. Its sustainability plans are noble and surely deserve some time on air, but how do the office’s ongoing plans amount to anything more than complaining? By its own reporting, the Office of Sustainability has shown that only 30 percent or so of the University’s emissions are directly contributed by N.C. State. For comparison, over 68 percent of the University’s greenhouse gas emissions are a result of indirect commuting and electricity. Unless students are prepared to fundamentally change the way they commute to school and use their electricity, very

The Facts:

The University directly emits 30 percent of its greenhouse gases. The remainder is a result of indirect transportation and power generation emissions.

Our Opinion:

The University has effectively eliminated a large portion of its direct GHG emissions. The rest is either out of the University’s control or is caused by student necessity; the Office of Sustainability has little else it can influence in these regards.

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What does everyone else get? Student Government may have given shirts and towels to students when they got to the game, but what is it giving the students who had to watch from home because it can’t come up with a proper ticket lottery? Jason Kubota senior, history

Editor’s Note: The word limit has been waived for the following letters.

McCauley wasn’t beating down patriotism Barefoot and Warnock’s comments captured exactly the sentiment McCauley was trying to describe: “Your opinion only matters if it is palatable to me,” and “If we don’t agree, I clearly know better than you.” While I don’t agree with extensive dwelling on politicians — every office finds itself foul in one issue or another — I think some of McCauley’s comments were taken improperly. I don’t see the military bashing Barefoot describes. McCauley highlights our military’s prowess and capability, while noting that some of the more extraneous arms spending only adds tension to peaceful and peace-seeking relations. I also don’t see the blatant disregard for 9/11 that Warnock describes. McCauley only points out that the US response (War on Terror or War on Non-democratic government) has yet to deliver a positive resolution for any side, something that the Wars on Drugs and Poverty also failed to do. I have no doubt that I will see a large number of patriotic displays Friday, but I wonder how many Hawaii saw two weeks ago. Hawaii “celebrated” its 50th anniversary of statehood last month, an event that continues to be divisive. Ask a native if he or she is proud to be an American and you just might be told to go back home — to the mainland. I don’t think McCauley was beating down patriotism at all, but encouraging readers to reconsider what American patriotism really means and should mean. We cannot continue trumpeting pride without addressing some of the more shameful acts it is used to excuse. We’re not the center of the world, or the only ones in it.

little will change in regard to that piece of the puzzle. The reason these emissions are considered indirect is because the University’s electricity providers contribute them on its behalf. Theoretically that would mean that these emissions are absolutely alterable. The University certainly isn’t setting the example if that’s the case. For years, students and faculty have made suggestions indicating that many campus buildings are inappropriately heated and cooled. Students really wouldn’t mind if the building temperatures in the summer months were kept a couple degrees warmer.

On a similar note, NCSU continues to celebrate a sort of perverse festival of lights where the goal is to show how much brighter the campus can be lit compared to its rivals during the night. Surely, students wouldn’t mind if the lighting schemes accommodated some limited lighting hours during the middle of the night. The University’s Climate Action Plan, available on the Office of Sustainability’s Web site, contains links to charts and tables of notable sustainability “successes” but fails to present any real methods to further reduce the University’s emissions.

The office is vague and simply claims that it “need[s] the help of our entire campus community to develop solutions that sustain North Carolina State University well into the future.” This means nothing. Students cannot adjust the temperature of the academic buildings any more than they can change the distance of their commutes. Student suggestions have been cast aside as irrelevant, and honestly they are. The University’s sustainability essentially hinges on alternative power development and transit. Until these become reality the Office of Sustainability has done its job for the small aspects it has purview over, the rest is simply fixed.

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His opinions are his I tend not to pick up a newspaper anymore because I’m never on main campus, but today I decided to. I flip through the pages and turn to the campus forum and read that someone practically told someone else to keep their opinion to themselves and go back to their country because they don’t agree with certain things that went on in the country. What? Did someone rewind time? Ms. Barefoot, just as you have your freedom to post your opinion on his opinion, he has his right to post his opinion and not be ridiculed because of it. The beauty of America is the beauty to share opinions and know that we won’t be shot, orally or physically, when we walk outside the next day because of it. If we went around not sharing our opinions on how things were being done because it might offend someone there would not have been 13 colonies and there would not be a United States of America. There would also be no right for you or I to vote. This country was built on immigrants so to tell someone to go back to their country is just childish. His opinions on the military are just that, his opinions. Nowhere did he shoot down the men and women who go to war. He stated we’re a bit wishy-washy when it comes to our techniques, which we are. It’s easy to say let’s go to war with Iraq because Saddam Hussein was an inhumane leader and we don’t like inhumane leaders (cough), China, North Korea. Oh, and we don’t depend on them; they’re weaker and have oil. I am in no way saying that Hussein wasn’t an inhumane leader, but to go into Iraq because he’s an inhumane leader — who’s obviously magical because he can hide weapons of mass destruction (the original reason we were there) — is stupid and unjustified. I have no idea what rights they’re protecting of ours when the troops invaded Iraq. Hussien didn’t have ties to Osama bin Laden and had no WMDs. So who’s rights are they protecting? We as Americans were lied to and for you to not be the least bit upset about that and not blame Bush is also saddening. Instead, you become upset at Mr. McCauley voicing his opinion. No direct good came from this continuing war and our economy and the way the world views us is in shambles because of this one man. Sure, the Iraqi people are free to vote for their own leader, but this war, if it was even necessary, could’ve been handled so much differently or at least planned better. If it weren’t for this forced war caused by Bush do you believe that our economy would be as it is today? Cristina Creary junior, computer engineering

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Who has higher greenhouse gas emissions, UNC-CH or NCSU? What’s your rationale? by sarah tudor

“I would say NCSU, because we are an engineering school so we probably have more equipment to run.”

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Greek has merits too Editor’s Note: Jessie Jeppsson is a sister of Alpha Omega Epsilon Sorority.

round this time two years ago, Greek Life members wolfed down Rebecca Franklin’s infamous “Need for change” column. Insulted by her claims that most sorority and fraternity members were Jessie underage Jeppsson alcoholStaff Columnist ics, these women and men did little more to speak out against Miss Franklin’s words than join a Facebook group called “Rebecca Franklin – I’ve got a Solo cup with your name on it”. Given that this week marks the beginning of member recruitment for sororities in the Panhellenic Association, I’d like to shed some light on the positive aspects of Greek Life — the ones my former fellow columnist believes cannot shine through due to its “tainted reputation”. The idea of unity among people who share and strive to act on common beliefs, values and goals is that of brotherhood or sisterhood — the first pillar defined by the Department of Greek Life to help “provide a strong foundation to support a student’s personal de-

velopment.” Your brothers and sisters are your family away from home; they exist to encourage you to strive toward your personal goals and act as a colossal support system when the road of life becomes too rough. This lifelong bond is something that Greeks could tell you has been beneficial to their personal development, whether it is now while in college or later on as a career networking resource — developing strong personal ties to like-minded individuals will lead to success. Benefits resulting from the other three pillars, scholarship, leadership, and service are more obvious and well known throughout the N.C. State community. Most Greek organizations award scholarship funds to recognize students exhibiting the same dedication to academics and service that they value. And, according to Jimmy Byars, graduate assistant in the Department of Greek Life, GPA’s are higher for women who are in sororities compared to those who are not. Leadership opportunities within the organizations themselves include serving on committees or organizing events covering a myriad of topics pertaining to personal development, including: academics, professionalism, athletics, service and philanthropy.

Service to the University and the surrounding community is a commitment that all Greek organizations share. Whether that means offering free tutoring services, picking up trash off the highway or making time to help freshmen move-in and get settled in their dorms (remember the plague of “Go Greek” shirts?), there is no denying it, NCSU Greeks put in more service hours t han t he average college student. While t he f ire escape injur y and underage drinking issues reported to the Office of Student Conduct at the beginning of this year certainly did not paint a good picture of Greek Life for its prospective new recruits, sororities and fraternities must move forward and continue to better their image through the four pillars. These organizations serve a vital mission for 21 percent of NCSU undergraduate students and should not let common misconceptions define them.

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With the economy dragging along like a mortally maimed moose, anyone looking for an income will have to look outside the box for a job, any job. They’ll have to consider options that wouldn’t have seemed appealing in fatter times. Case in point: an extract factory. Ordinarily, any kind of factory wouldn’t turn my head because I find work to be more tolerable when it actually stimulates me. But now, I think, “At least it’d be a job.” It’s just a job for the myriad employees that populate director Mike Judge’s version of a plant. But the movie certainly isn’t a tough job to sit through, being downright hilarious and thoroughly enjoyable. Judge gained fame when “Office Space” became popular post-theatrical-run as an ode to the corporate drone. After the dystopian bleakness of “Idiocracy,” Judge returns to the well-known territory he does best: the mindless, dead-end job. Into that he weaves financial strife, relevant to the current situation. “Extract” (original working title: “Michael Bluth and J. Jonah Jameson Run A Factory”) revolves around a factory that produces extracts used in cooking. Joel (Jason Bateman) is a self-made man, building his business up from scratch after getting that all-important masters’ degree. (Obvious lesson: If you get deeper into debt from more school now, it’ll pay off later.) He wrangles contentious employees and trades complaints with Brian (J.K. Simmons) on his assembly-line employees. Joel is also fielding an offer to buy his company out and looking forward to retiring early. By night, his life isn’t so hot. Wife Suzie (Kristen Wiig) is a frustrated graphic designer who wears the pants when it comes to marital relations. Joel times his evening entrances around her donning sweatpants and repeatedly fails to make deadline. But Joel’s life takes a turn for the interesting and chaotic after a freak factory accident occurs and hot young temp Cindy (Mila Kunis) shows up. All of a

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sudden, he’s in danger of losing both his factory and his wife, though not in the ways you’d necessarily expect. The cast really works very well together, with a genuine sense of chemistry. I really can’t think of anything negative to say about anyone’s performance. Simmons brings his usual gruffness to his role as Joel’s right-hand man, and Bateman imbues Joel with a sense of bewilderment and exasperation at his fellow man and underling employees. Kunis plays against type in a darker role that’s more than what it initially seems. At times, elements of Jackie Burkhart seep through Cindy, but Kunis carries it off smoothly. Ben Affleck was a surprise. I actually enjoyed his performance (and that hasn’t happened since “Dogma,” so it’s been a good decade). This was the first time I’d seen Affleck in anything since “Pearl Harbor” back in 2001. That was back when he played cocky prettyboy fly-boy Rafe (much as in real life at the time). Here, he’s barely recognizable, sporting some scruff. I have to admit I prefer this newer version. Also, see if you can spot Gene Simmons. Here’s a hint: he’s not wearing his iconic makeup. The factory workers

acting as human scenery provide a nice counterpoint to the main action. There’s a definite sense of history and long-term emotions simmering just below the surface, and the excitement comes from it potentially exploding any second. In short, everyone brings his A-game, making it that much more fun. Even though it is a laff-fest, the darker elements manage to push themselves to the surface. Money worries figure in, with greed over-compensating for justice. Panic over losing a job speaks to nearly every working person’s present fear. There’s talk of the plant shutting down, which hits home in North Carolina, where recent years have seen once-prosperous textile plants drop like flies. Judge also sprinkles this script with equating class with basic intellect, a mindset he previously laid bare in “Idiocracy.” At this point, one wonders if he really believes this or he’s curious to see if the audience does. I don’t want to work in a factory, but I’ll gladly spend time in Judge’s vision of one.

Start your creative fires, SPARKcon time is here. The annual conference of creativity is back for their fourth annual series of events. This year’s festival will run Sept. 17 to 20. Perennial areas of interest include the usual art, music, dance and fashion. But unlike other arts festivals, SPARKcon includes fields a bit off the beaten path. Here, food and beverages, video games and graffiti are also considered art. With all these diverse areas to run, the festival merits a specific way of organization. “SPARKcon is organized by little cells of activity, and there’s one group called the Bobbleheads who oversee everything,” Aly Khalifa, co-owner of Gamil Design and Bobblehead said. Organizers generally help out in their areas of expertise. Artists will put together artSPARK, and fashion designers will participate in planning fashionSPARK. The Bobbleheads plan the master schedule and make sure everything is moving well. “What we find is that artists can reach into their own network to bring forward lots of talent. It makes for a broad range of stuff,” Sarah Powers, executive director of Visual Art Exchange and Bobblehead, said. This year, SPARKcon will move to Fayetteville Street. Powers said that there will be more space to showcase all of the events. “Everything will be a bit closer and cohesive, and there’ll be one sight line. It’s also central to all the satellite places,” Powers said, citing club venues as examples. Director of Exhibitions and Programs Rachel Berry works with Powers at VAE and is also preparing for SPARKcon. “VAE produces artSPARK, so we really try to group all the visual arts components,” Berry said.

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Dave Maki, a junior in graphic design, draws robots on the sidewalk at SPARKcon Sept. 19, 2008. “My group did a typography as our theme last year and we won,” Maki said.

sparkcon at a glance: Dates: Sept. 17-20 Location: Fayetteville St. and various venues, Raleigh Spark Teams: artSPARK, bazaarSPARK, danceSPARK, fashionSPARK, filmSPARK, gamingSPARK, graffitiSPARK, ideaSPARK, musicSPARK, poetrySPARK, sipSPARK, storySPARK, tastySPARK Bobbleheads: Allison Beale, Ty Beddingfield, Aly Khalifa, Sarah Powers, Gab Smith

Calendar: Street Painting Festival: Fri., Sept. 18 and Sat., Sept. 19 on Fayetteville St. Digital Gallery Showcase: Sat. Sept. 19 on Fayetteville St. and various locations throughout the festival Plein Air Painters: Sat., Sept. 19 on Fayetteville St. Site Specific Installations: Thurs., Sept. 17 through Sun., Sept. 20 on Fayetteville St. Experimental Video Lounge: Fish Market Gallery, 133 Fayetteville St. Source: sparkcon.com

VAE plans the gallery exhibition component. “It’s better organized this year, and we’re able to do more things,” Berry said. One component is ideaSPARK, where people can come present their ideas. They’ll have 20 seconds per slide for 25 slides for a total of six minutes and 40 seconds to get their idea across.

and became the most awarded female artist of all time. In the seven years since Houston’s last album Just Whitney, the musical landscape has changed a great deal. Record sales are low, the digital era has become even more dominant and vocal talent is no longer required to have a hit record, auto-tune is. Houston’s personal life has not gone without its share of changes. There was the end of a tumultuous marriage and rehab, so with the release of Houston’s long awaited “comeback” album, I Look To You, critics and fans alike have pondered the question, “Is there room for Whitney Houston in this new age”? The answer is simply, yes. I Look To You begins with “Million Dollar Bill”, produced a n d w r i tten by Alicia Keys and Swizz Beats. It’s an uptempo, bass driven track, with a retrod isco v ibe and is one of the albums best. Next is the Danja produced, up -te mp o, s y nt h- d r ive n “Nothing But Love”. Houston shares how she has nothing but love for those who have hurt her and accepts responsibility for her own actions. Other uptempos include the club worthy “For the Lovers” and Leon Russell penned classic, “A Song For You”. With I Look To You, Hous-

Khalifa estimates that there will be about a dozen presentations. “These presentations will be about what others in the community are doing. There’s a variety of people who are presenting,” Khalifa said, mentioning a bank and bicycle cooperative

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ton sings some of the best midtempos of her career including, “Salute”, the ultimate brush-off done with class, “Worth It”, the perfect love song reminiscent of Mary J. Blige’s, “Be Without You” and the Stargate produced, contemporary “Call You Tonight”. Any of the aforementioned would be viable singles. Houston, who is known for her abi lit y to interpret songs, rather than writing, pens two of the albums island-influenced songs, along with R&B singer A kon . O n t he duet, “Like I Never Left”, Houston could be singing to a lover or the public and “I Got You” talks of love and loyalty, as neither distance nor time can separate loved ones. Houston is a self-described “balladeer’, so naturally an album from the Legendary Icon

“With I Look To You, Houston sings some of the best mid-tempos of her career.”

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Popular Songs Release date: 9/8/09 Artist: Yo La Tengo Label: Matador

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Video Games Darkest of Days Release date: 9/8/09 Platforms: Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360 Genre: First person shooter IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey Release date: 9/8/09 Platforms: Playstation 3, Xbox 360, Nintendo DS, Playstation Potable Genre: Combat flight simulation Raiden IV Release date: 9/8/09 Platforms: Arcade, Xbox 360 Genre: Vertical scrolling shooter

Movies 9 Release date: 9/9/09 Studio: Focus Features Synopsis: When 9 (voice of Elijah Wood) first comes to life, he finds himself in a post-apocalyptic world where all humans are gone. Upon discovering a community of other beings like him, 9 takes the lead in an effort to strike back at the machines that control the world and are bent on exterminating most signs of life. Sorority Row Release date: 9/11/09 Studio: Summit Entertainment Synopsis: A group of sorority girls pledge to keep mum on the accidental death of one of their sisters; after graduation, however, they find themselves stalked by a serial killer who seems bent on eliminating anyone who knows their secret. Whiteout Release date: 9/11/09 Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Synopsis: At the McMurdo Station in Antarctica, U.S. Marshal Carrie Stetko (Beckinsale) looks to identify and capture a killer before the sun sets for six months.

Concerts Cat’s Cradle Friday, September 11th Owl City Kate Havnevik Unicorn Kid Doors: 7 pm Show: 8 pm Saturday, September 12th Billy Sugarfix (CD Release Show) Schooner Birds & Arrows Sugar Mix Doors: 9 pm Show: 9:30 pm Sunday, September 13th Son Volt

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First Friday generally beings out the creative big guns. A number of them working in the Carter Building on Glenwood were in their studios last Friday night, greeting friends and fielding questions from curious on-lookers. Jim Burris displayed many paintings on the walls of his studio. Many works depicting motorcycles cover the walls, along with various portraits of people and dogs. “That’s been a reoccurring theme for me for close to 20 years,” Burris said, also noting that he paints “whatever moves [him].” Burris describes his style as running the gamut from “very washy, almost Impressionist to realistic.” “Most of the works are [from] this year. But some of them are very old,” Burris said. Burris estimated the ratio between old and new works to be half and half. Burris paints primarily in watercolor because he likes the various washes and using it as an emotional medium. “I find a lot of similarities between painting and tattooing,” Burris said. Burris goes into a physically meditative state while delivering his ideas. Burris studied painting at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston. His son also attended the school, and went into tattooing upon graduating. Burris’ son then told him that he was going in tattooing too. “I wasn’t sure how we were going to do that, but we did, and now we both tattoo,” Burris said. Burris splits his time equally between painting and tattooing. He has two tattoo parlors, one in Youngsville and one on his property, which is slated to open before Halloween. But Burris will also have a space nearer to campus. “At the end of this month, I’ll be legal to tattoo right out of [the Carter Building],” Burris said. The building has never hosted a tattoo artist before. “The owner is really open to new ideas, and he said yes,” Burris said. Burris will split his time between the two studios and will own both. Burris anticipates that he’ll be able to start tattooing in about a month, hopefully in time for the next First Friday. The biggest issue is that of plumbing. “I feel like this is my entry into the community as an artist. I can express myself that way,” Burris said. Jean Gray Drake got her B.F.A in 2002 from Georgia Southern University, and her masters’ in art education.

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At the Carter Building on Glenwood Avenue in Downtown Raleigh, Jim Burris, local artist, talks to Rick and Melissa Westmoreland, of Cary, during First Friday. Burris did the tattoo on Melissa’s back and will be the first artist in the building to set up a tattoo parlor. He does not plan on advertising that he does tattoos but is going to work on referrals. “I get to really spend time with the people and the design,” Burris said. “I only have one more thing left to do and that is put in a sink.”

Two pieces use fabric in their con“I deal with a lot of art as a prostruction. The fabric folds and lays cess,” Drake said. One series is comprised of simple in various places, and holds other line drawings with fabric of various fabric scraps to give it volume. “It ’s m i m ickshapes st itched ing the preservaonto the paper. tion of memories. Dra ke lost her That’s where I’m brother when she going now, where was 17, and a lot of we can stockpile the work displayed these memories in dealt with separaour bodies,” Drake tion and loss from said. that event. Drake decides “There’re supwh ich mater ia l posed to be childto use for which like illustrations, project depending but t hey c a r r y on what fits best. he av y weig ht,” Jim Burris, local artist “Sometimes you Drake said. start with an idea Drake has worked in a variety of mediums, in- and sometimes you start with the cluding oil and acrylic paints, pencil material,” Drake said, quoting a former professor. and mixed media.

“I feel like this is my entry into the community as an artist. I can express myself that way.”

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who will participate. “It’s for them to say ‘here’s what I need to make this thing happen,’” Khalifa said. The goal behind the presentations is call on other members of the community for help. The ideaSPARK team is trying to get local big-wigs to attend so they can see the latest and greatest ideas coming up from the community and support them. “We’ll pack it with people who have money and connections to make those ideas hap-

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wouldn’t be complete without the power ballad. With both “I Look To You” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength”, Whitney comes from a spiritual place, sharing that when

The two pieces incorporating folded fabric started with the material. A friend’s mom gave Drake some white taffeta. At first, Drake was unsure how she would use it. “It’s really eighth-grade prom dress. What can you do with it?” Drake said. Drake started playing with the fabric, and running it through the sewing machine. It became landscapes and a vessel for Drake’s main themes. “[It depicts] where I’ve been, [and] where I’m going,” Drake said.

pen,” Khalifa said. Khalifa said in other years, the Bobbleheads helped develop the content of what was presented, but this year they’re trusting those with the ideas to present them. Throughout the festival, SPARKcon attendees will be able to get previews of upcoming events from the artists themselves. “Each person involved will have the opportunity to get up onstage and do a short plug for their work,” Powers said. It’s not a problem if someone misses a specific artist talking up their work onstage. There will also be town-criers who

will cruise around the event and let everyone know what’s happening. “It’s a lo-fi way to inform people about what’s going on,” Powers said. For those more technologically savvy, there will also be a Twitter competition to livetweet the festival. Powers said there are a couple of people designated to take pictures and tweet about the events. “Be stoked about it,” Khalifa said.

she was lost; it was her faith that brought her through. Overall, I Look To You is the perfect blend of ballads, midtempos and up-tempos that we have come to expect from Whitney Houston. Vocally, the highs may not be as high and the lows are lower, but Houston still delivers and is able to convey each song with power and

emotion. Houston and executive producer, Clive Davis have managed to blend experience with relevance, with one of the year’s best albums from arguably the greatest female vocalist of all time.

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know what we need to work on, so we try to work on it. It’s just nice to see a result.” Blosser recorded her first career multi-goal game as a member of the Wolfpack, and said she was happy to do so, but wished she could have added another. “It feels pretty good,” Blosser said. “I wish I could have gotten a third though.” Blosser said the coaching staff and players alike understand the importance of the non-conference schedule to help prepare the team for play in the ACC, arguably the best conference in women’s soccer from top to bottom. “These are good challenges for us, because they are making us come together as a team,” Blosser said. “We need to start gelling together for the entire game. We will have spurts where we go on ten-minute runs where we pass really well and then from my standpoint we fall apart. We need to work on staying sharp for 90 minutes and just keeping it up that way. When we get to ACC play it is going to be 90 minutes or nothing. One minute can make the difference.” The 4-0 win is the largest margin of victory of the season, not including a 7-0 rout over VMI in an exhibition match, and the Pack has already outscored opponents 13-2 in just five games. Dugal said the team is pleased with their offensive output so far, but is focused on continuing to do so in ACC play. “It’s nice to see we can score

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Junior forward Kara Baldy struggles with a Stony Brook player for control of the ball during Sunday’s game at Dail Soccer Field. Baldy is credited with one assist as the Pack overwhelmed the Seawolves 4-0.

goals and we had four good goals,” Dugal said. “In the past we’ve had trouble scoring in the ACC, but we can do it. It’s nice to see it in these games and hopefully in the ACC we can score some goals.” N.C. State continues its non-conference schedule this Friday against East Carolina at 7 p.m. at Dail Soccer Stadium. Springthorpe said the ECU game will challenge his team

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and help prepare for the start of conference play. “We’ve got a couple of pretty tough games coming up. ECU is a good quality team,” Springthorpe said. “That will be a big challenge for us on Friday night. The conference is brutal. We need to prepare ourselves now. It’s building towards the future.”

ties and two lead changes in the second game, the Pack was unable to come out on top, with the game ending in a 25-22 Bulldog victory. The next two sets ended in defeat as well, with scores of 25-14 and 25-22. The Bulldogs led through the entire fourth and final game even though State committed just three attack errors. Despite the loss, Smith said she was pleased with the way the girls played together. “We stayed together as a team,” Smith said. “But we just got caught in some ruts and couldn’t outdo their defense.” Wood dropped 17 kills, three service aces and 12 digs, Smith had nine scores and 40 assists, and DeMar and Angel each added eight kills apiece. In their f ina l match against USC Upstate on Sat-

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“I saw Ronnie get the ball up top and hold it up and I just wanted to make a run through and see if he could slip me,” Zuerner said. “He ended up slipping me, I took a few touches and slid it far post with my left foot.” Zuerner, who has had nine goals in 30 starts over the past two seasons, took off along the side of the field, his jersey pulled over his head. “I always thought about what I would do if I scored a goal, and the shirt went over

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urday, the girls came out on top in a close 3-2 match, moving the Pack’s record to 5-2. Angel said her team is having success because of a willingness to make the sacrifices necessary to win. “We really played well as a team and this is the most cohesive year [of my career],” Angel said. “We both play and sacrifice for each other.” The four netters made a defensive impact, as Kelly Burns, DeMar, senior middle blocker Lisa Kretchman, and Wood combined to record doubledigit kill totals. Smith hoisted a season-best 46 set assists in addition to 11 digs, six scores and two service aces. Sarah Griggs added to the momentum with a team-best three perfect serves. USC Upstate took the opening set 26-24 on an extra play, giving them the extra two points after a Burns kill and a Kelsie Queen attack error tied the score at 24-24. The Pack responded with 25-16 victory in the second stanza. The Spartans then answered by taking the third game 25-21, posting their best statistical showing

of the afternoon after fighting off 10 tied scores and three lead changes. Coach Charita Stubbs said it was an intense match and complimented USC Upstate, singling out Spartans dominance in the middle of the court. “S.C. Upstate was very good and very dominant in the middle,” Stubbs said. The Wolfpack continued to fight, forcing a fifth and final set after winning the fourth set 25-20. After trailing by five, NCSU fought back, reeling off seven straight to take the lead without ever letting the Spartans tie the score. In the fifth and final set State grabbed the first three scores, committed just three attack errors, and never trailed. The Pack’s offensive effort paid off with a match win of a 16-14 decision. N.C. State will host the Raleigh Crabtree Valley Marriott Classic next weekend, Sept. 11 to 12 at Reynolds Coliseum.

the head,” Zuerner laughed. “I was just happy that we scored and won the game.” Zuerner credited Bouemboue, who set up scoring chances all over the field against Columbia, with the play that led to his goal. “Our game plan is to play it up to Ronnie,” Zuerner said. “He’s one of our playmakers. When Ronnie’s in, it’s just a whole new type of play. He provides great energy.” Though Lassiter was selected MVP for his performance at the Nike Classic, Tarantini said he couldn’t single out one player that made the weekend a success. “I don’t have a single person

who I can say that guy did better than the other one,” Tarantini said. “It was the whole team.” With the tournament behind it, the team looks forward to perennial power Carolina this Saturday. The Pack looks to avenge last year’s narrow loss and identify itself as an ACC threat this weekend in its first true test of the season. “Last year’s loss was a bitter loss. We went into the half and we were winning, but we wound up losing 2-1 in overtime,” Zuerner said. “We’re going to work on some things in practice this week, but we’re going to be ready for them. We’re excited.”

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men’s soccer

Pack sweeps Duke Nike Classic

David Thompson will open NBA Hall of Fame’s doors for Michael Jordan

Soccer takes tournament title with pair of shutout victories over Denver and Columbia Kate Shefte Sports Editor

Michael Jordan has selected former NC State forward David Thompson to introduce him during Jordan’s induction into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame this Friday. Jordan selected Thompson, a Shelby, NC native, over the likes of Dean Smith, Phil Jackson, Scottie Pippen, or even Dennis Rodman. Thompson led the Pack to its first NCAA championship in 1974, when Jordan was just 11 years old. Many say Jordan models his high-flying game after Thompson. Regardless, Thompson and Jordan were two of the best players ever to play in the ACC, and the North Carolina natives will be reunited this Friday for Jordan’s induction ceremony.

State traveled down Tobacco Road to participate in the four-team Duke Nike Classic this weekend and went 2-0, improving its overall record to 3-0. Coach George Tarantini said he is happy to be 3-0 but also said the team is already looking ahead to next week’s game vs. No. 1 North Carolina. “It feels pretty good to be 3-0,” Tarantini said. “But that goes out the window because we have to play North Carolina next week, and they’re No. 1 in the country.” The Pack took on the University of Denver Friday night and Columbia University Sunday at noon but avoided host Duke. The ACC rivals will face off Friday, Oct. 9 in Durham. State notched a 4-0 shutout against Denver Friday night off a two-goal effort from junior defender Tyler Lassiter. The Pack began the blowout with two goals off corner kicks from Lassiter and senior midfielder Federico Nachmann. Lassiter added another and redshirt senior forward Ronnie Bouemboue finished out the scoring in the second half. “We did pieces – free kicks, indirect kicks,” Tarantini said. “It was a collective effort.” It took the Pack a little longer to get things started on Sunday afternoon against Columbia. Junior midfielder Chris Zuerner said fatigue contributed to the Pack’s scoreless effort in the first half.

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Freshman golfer played at Walmart First Tee Open Freshman Caroline Ellington underwent a rigorous application and interview process to be selected as one of 78 juniors to compete in the First Tee Open. The opportunity to play had her golfing alongside Bruce Fleisher. Source: N.C. State Athletics

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Junior midfielder Chris Zuerner attempts to turn the ball around Columbia’s Mike Mazzullo in the team’s second game of the Duke Nike Classic on Sunday. Zuerner recorded State’s only goal and three shots in all against the Lions in the matchup at Koskinen Stadium in Durham. The 1-0 win over Columbia vaulted the Wolfpack to first place honors in the weekend tournament, helped by a 4-0 win Friday evening over Denver.

mann cleared it out before any damage occurred. The Pack received a good look when Bouemboue hooked in from well out, slipping his defenseman, and beat the goaltender. However, the shot went just inches wide. Senior midfielder Alan Sanchez ripped a shot wide with less

“We were a little tired from the game on Friday, but we pulled it together,” Zuerner said. “But we played the ball as a team and got the job done.” State received a shock when a shot appeared to go by redshirt senior goalkeeper Chris Widman after a Columbia jumble-up in front of the net, but Nach-

than 20 seconds remaining in the half. Zuerner scored his first of the season in the 53rd minute when a give-and-go with Bouemboue ended up with the ball right between him and the Columbia net. Zuerner said it ‘felt excellent’ to get one on the board.

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State blanks Stony Brook, improves record to 4-1

Volleyball takes 2 of 3 in S.C. Upstate Tournament

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Dugal, Blosser score two each in 4-0 victory

Women’s Tennis in Landfall Invitational Wilmington, N.C.

Women’s Volleyball in NC State Raleigh Crabtree Valley Marriott Classic Raleigh, N.C.

The Citadel 3-0, (W) UNC Asheville 1-3, (L) USC Upstate 3-2, (W)

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we were fired up. We just knew we had to get work done today. We’re looking for the future and we’re looking to rebuild from that loss.” Coach Steve Springthorpe reiterated Blosser’s statement, adding his thoughts on the importance of getting a win at home. “Coming off a loss, I tried to tell the girls before the game, ‘the loss is what it was, what we nee to do is rebound,’’” Spring-

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thorpe said. “So I challenged them a little bit. You always want to come back with a win, especially at home.” State responded to Springthorpe’s challenge, notching 4 goals and out-shooting Stony Brook 20-3, which Dugal said increased the team’s confidence. “A win like this boosts your confidence,” Dugal said. “We

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Coming off a 1-0 loss to UNLV, it was important for the Wolfpack to respond. And it didn’t take long, as just 6:19 into the game, sophomore forward Paige Dugal scored on a cross from junior forward Kara Baldy. Freshman forward Kara Blosser said it was important to put the loss behind them. “Coach [Springthorpe] didn’t want us to dwell on last week’s loss,” Blosser said. “We came out here and

Men’s Tennis in University of Virginia Classic Charlottesville, Va.

Wolfpack starts and finishes tourney with victories

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This past weekend the volleyball team traveled to Spartanburg, S.C., where it took on The Citadel, UNCAsheville and USC Upstate in the South Carolina Upstate Tournament. N.C. State came out Friday with a 3-0 win against The Citadel. The Wolfpack opened the match with a 2725 score in the first game, and continued to the second game with a 25-21 victory. In the final game, the girls dominated with a seasonbest .419 hitting percentage. Sophomore libero Kelly

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Wood led the Pack with 13 kills and 18 digs, senior outside hitter Keri DeMar added nine scores, junior setter Alex Smith carried out 38 assists, 8 kills, and 10 digs, and junior Jana Angel locked in five total blocks in the win over the Bulldogs. Later that same day, the girls matched up with UNC-A and walked away with a 3-1 loss after taking the opening set 2520. Despite fighting through six

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