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SG promotes no DE tuition penalty University slows down

for Thanksgiving break

The Student Senate recently passed a bill encouraging getting rid of the distance education tuition penalty. Chelsey Francis Deputy News Editor

Many University services will be closed or open for shorter hours this week.

UNIVERSITY CLOSINGS OVER THANKSGIVING BREAK

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Student Health Services Center: Wednesday 8 – 11:30 a.m. Closed Thursday - Sunday

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Currently, taking three hours of distance education classes in addition to 12 hours of courses on campus, results in $531 a student owes in tuition and fees. Taylor Hiott, a sophomore in political science and the academics chair for student government, took up the initiative to come up with a solution for the additional charges through Student Government. According to the bill that was passed with a 35 of the 36 senators voting in favor of the bill, 79,500 credit hours were taken through distance education courses during the 2009-2010 academic year. For the same period, 14,019 N.C. State students were enrolled in at least one distance education course. Ethan Harrelson, a senior in biological sciences and the student senate president pro tempore said Hoitt worked with Tom Miller, the vice provost for Distance Education and Learning Technology Applications. “The Legislative Branch partnered with him on this idea to put our 34,000 student stamp of approval on the idea,” Harrelson said. “By creating two distance education sections, one for full time students and one for distance education students, we can save students up to $125 per credit hour that they take online.” Harrelson said he is glad Student Government is working on this plan. “With all of the money students have to pay for their education, Student Government is thrilled to be able to give a way to take classes that are both affordable and convenient,” Harrelson said. According to Harrelson, a group took the bill to the provost on Friday. “Now that it’s to the provost, he will most likely create a taskforce to fix it unless one of the strategic planning committees decide to do it, which it looks like they won’t,” Harrelson said. The current system for distance education tuition and fees was changed in 1998, according to Miller. These changes included funding to support courses and programs offered through distance education. “The legislation specified that tu-

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Stephen Kouba, student senate president, speaks at the Senate Body Meeting held on Oct. 4. This meeting was held in order to discuss the tuition and fees increase for the 2011-2012 academic year. Other topics of interest included local hunger, agriculture appreciation, orientation counseling for the summer of 2011, and women’s center awareness.

ition for distance education would be nominally the same as for on-campus instruction, and that fees would be less. The rationale for reduced fees was that distance education students would not have access to campus resources such as the gym,” Miller said. According to Miller, the legislation failed to anticipate that there would be a large population of students taking both on-campus and distance education courses. “What happens is that even though

The Office of Sustainability sponsored an 8-week competition among the dorms. State set for ‘Atlantic Championship’ See page 8.

FreshBerry is a ‘chill’ place for all See page 6.

Friday, Dec. 3rd 12pm to 8pm

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Carmichael Gymnasium: Closes Tuesday at 9 p.m. Closes Wednesday at 7 p.m. Closed Thursday - Sunday Carmichael Recreation Center: Tuesday 6 a.m. – 9 p.m. Wednesday 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. Closed Thursday – Sunday Casey Aquatic Center Tuesday 6:15 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. Wednesday 6:15 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. Closed Thursday - Sunday All libraries will be closed Thanksgiving. D.H. Hill closes at 10PM Wednesday, and reopens at 10AM on Friday. The Veterinary Medicine library will be open 6 AM to 5 PM on Wednesday. The Design, Natural Resources, and Textiles Libraries will be open from 8AM to 5PM, Wednesday. Case Dining Hall: Closed Wednesday - Friday Clark Dining Hall: Closed Wednesday - Friday Fountain Dining Hall: Wednesday 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m. Closed Thursday SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OFFICES

break. “To have just a few students in a building, a building maybe the size of Bragaw, 780 students, with only two or three, or maybe even one that is there, that is not necessarily a safe environment,” Pappenhagen said. “We can’t really afford to shut down the service desk, have no RAs on duty, and have a student in a building by themselves.”

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the tuition rates for on campus and distance education courses are nominally the same, the fact that methods stipulated for calculating the tuition result in inequities when students take courses in both modes,” Miller said. According to Miller, the goal of the bill is to balance the cost for full time on-campus students and part time distance education students.

For students on campus during thanksgiving break, things will be different than they were during fall break. Because Thanksgiving is considered a major holiday, the University will shut down many services for a few days. One large difference between Thanksgiving break and fall break is that the residence halls will be closed for part of the break. The residence halls close November 24 at 10 a.m. and will reopen on November 26 at 7 p.m. Jim Pappenhagen, an associate director for University Housing, explained that closing allows staff to have time off. “It really gives students, our student staff, our residence directors, a break, for them to be able to spend the holiday with their family as well,” Pappenhagen said. Students will not be able to reenter the residence halls after they have been closed. Pappenhagen said, “Generally, if you forgot your glasses or some things of that nature [and want to get it from a residence hall], it probably wouldn’t work well.” According to Pappenhagen, exceptions may be made “if it is a dire emergency”. Students may be allowed to reenter a residence hall for special circumstances. “If it is medicine that is left that the person needs [and] occasionally for things like a passport, if someone happens to be travelling,” Pappenhagen said. Before University Housing started closing dorms for Thanksgiving, few students would stay in the dorms. “You can have between 250- 300 student support staff for maybe 50 students or less,” Pappenhagen said. Safety was another reason cited for closing dorms during Thanksgiving

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For the first year, the Office of Sustainability is hosting a competition to get students to use less energy on campus. The contest is broken down into five different portions of campus. A weekly winner is determined in each portion of campus, and a campus winner is determined from the weekly winners. The dorms with the largest decrease in the amount of energy used are the winners. According to David Dean, Office of Sustainability Outreach Coordinator, student response has been positive, so far. “Being that this is the first time such a competition has been attempted at N.C. State, the student response has been very positive,” Dean said. “When students learn

that N.C. State’s electric bill averages $20 million a year, they immediately understand the need to conserve energy.” A large consumer of electricity is phantom loads which, according to Dean, are something students have a lot of control over. “One reason we are targeting on campus residents is they have a lot of control over their energy use,” Dean said. “The quickest way to reduce phantom load is to hook your appliances, including cell phones, fans and microwaves, up to a power strip then turning it off when leaving the room. Hitting the switch on your power strip should be as natural as turning off the lights when you leave the room.” According to Dean, this competition will continue into the spring semester. “As for the competition, we are going to regroup with University Housing, IRC and other key partners in December and look at the lessons learned from the past two

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During the Thanksgiving Day Energy Rush, Rachel Conley, a junior in fisheries and wildlife, hangs up “Do it in the Dark” flyers in the halls of Tucker Residence Hall on Monday. Each residence hall was covered last year and the goal this year was to do the same as well as give information to residents about what to do over the holidays with their electronics. Conley said “Our main objective is to promote energy awareness.”

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assing through the Free Expression Tunnel yesterday, “Fifty cents and you too can fight cancer with a stylish mustache!” could be heard. Reaching into the donation box, Will Murphy, a junior in English, pulls out change for Ben Galligan, a junior in mechanical engineering, while he picks out a mustache. Tyler Monroe, a sophomore in arts applications, and Alison Saltz, a junior in English, seek potential donators. The inspiration came from ‘Movember,’ a campaign originating in Australia that promotes growing mustaches and raising awareness and money for prostate cancer research. Murphy, an R.A. in Turlington Hall, organized a mustache-making party in his residence hall the night before the event. “We wanted to capitalize on No-Shave-November,” Murphy said. Galligan said the mustaches were “such a fun thing to do for a good cause.” Movember is a growing phenomenon, with $42 Million US dollars raised in 2009, according to Movember.com.

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Sustainable Agriculture Scholarship deadline Annie’s Homegrown is offering $75,000 in scholarship funds to students studying sustainable and organic agriculture. N.C. State’s Ariel Fugate, the Campus Farmers Market Student Manager, was a recipient last year. Undergraduate and Graduate students studying at an accredited

U.S. college or university are eligible to apply. Please visit http://www. annies.com/sustainable_ agriculture_scholarship to learn more. The deadline is Dec. 15. SOURCE: STACI LUCASH, ANNIE’S INC.

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POLICE BLOTTER Nov 20 1:44 A.M. | DISORDERLY CONDUCT Lee Hall Student reported intoxicated non-student had knocked over bookshelf. Subject left prior to officer’s arrival. Trespass pending. 11:26 A.M. | BREAKING/ ENTERING-VEHICLE Dan Allen Deck Non-student reported GPS unit and sunglasses were taken from unsecured vehicle. 11:48 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Western Manor Apartments Report of juveniles tampering with parked scooter. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival. 12:12 A.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Tucker Hall Report of possible drug violation. Officers checked area but did not locate any problems. 12:26 A.M. | FIELD INTERVIEW Morrill Drive/Warren Carroll Drive Student was stopped for riding bicycle without headlight. Bicycle was checked and student was advised of the law.

12:41 A.M. | ASSIST ANOTHER AGENCY Off Campus NCSU officers assisted other agencies with accident. Raleigh Police Department handled accident and Wake EMS transported. 12:50 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Off Campus Non-student was stopped for driving the wrong way on Western Boulevard. Subject was arrested for DWI, No Operators License, Possessing an Open Container of Alcohol, and Driving the Wrong Way. 4:28 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Varsity Lot Officer observed vehicle with two students inside. Subjects were advised against such activities and complied to leave the area. 5:12 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Bragaw Hall Housing reported subject in coat and underwear wandering in the area. Officers located nonstudent who had forgotten which building. Officers assisted subject in locating destination. 7:21 A.M. | POLICY VIOLATION Off Campus Student was arrested by Raleigh Police Department for Driving While Impaired. Student was

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“The bottom line, from an equity standpoint, is that full time students are paying more than they should, while part time students are paying less than they should,” Miller said. “For students taking all their courses on campus, or all of their courses by distance education, there is no inequity.”

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months. Then, we will implement those changes and continue the competition in the spring semester,” Dean said. The goal, according to Dean, is for the program to expand. “The idea is for the compe-

Miller said he wanted to emphasize that on campus courses are more beneficial to students than distance education courses. “Online courses don’t replace the campus experience, but they offer a great opportunity for students in terms of flexibility and making progress towards graduation,” Miller said. “Many of the students taking these courses now tell us they feel that they better in this environment.”

The University wants to blend on-campus and distance education courses. “Our goal is to make the blending of on-campus and online as seamless and as beneficial to students s possible,” Miller said. “Fixing the tuition inequity problem is a major piece of that that is long overdue.”

tition to spread to all the residence halls and become a new tradition at N.C. State,” Dean said. “To sustain the mission of N.C. State, we must become leaders in energy conservation. In the future, Dean said he thinks this will be beneficial to the University and students. “In the long-term, I think everyone understands energy and water costs are not going to be getting an cheaper and

we should all start developing good habits that help us leave a positive impact at N.C. State,” Dean said. “Plus, electricity accounts for roughly 53 percent of N.C. State’s total greenhouse gas emissions. If you ‘hit the switch’ and ‘pull the plug’ you are helping to create a cleaner environment for future generations.”

Class Evaluations offer suggestions for professors Class Evaluations are done at the end of every semester to help professors. Lee Daniello Photographer

Class evaluations are open for students to critique their courses and instructors. Students can rate the course based on their instructor, coursework and assignments, and can leave constructive comments to help better improve the course for the following semester’s students. Kenneth Ball, a mathematics graduate teaching assistant, said he believes that offering extra credit as an incentive raises the percentage of feedback from students. “I assign a small amount of extra credit based on this percentage as an incentive, and I typically have close to a 100% response rate,” Ball said. However, not all professors feel an incentive is necessary. Caroline Pruden, a history assistant professor, said she does not award extra points to students who complete evaluations. “The history department discourages us from giving any sort of extra credit for completing the evaluations, so while that would probably increase the return rate, I do not offer any sort of incentive,” Pruden said. “Ideally, the ‘incentive’ is that the students will feel good about the prospect of offering feedback that will make for a more productive learning environment for future students in my classes.” Students like Camilo Lozano, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, do not need the

incentive point to complete the course evaluations. He said he makes sure he completes his evaluations at the end of each semester. “They help future students know how good of a teacher they may be choosing.” said Lozano. Lozano also said he believes the evaluations are beneficial for teachers, as well as students. “It helps them understand what most students feel could help the class run smoother and easier,” Lozano said. Ball said he always makes sure to read the comments left by students in the evaluations. “I usually get a lot of constructive feedback, and often it’s about things that I hadn’t thought of myself. Sometimes students say some funny things in the comments, so at least my evaluations are usually a good read” said Ball. Some students, however, are skeptical if their comments are looked over at all, which can sometimes prevent them from doing the evaluations. “I know some teachers really do read them to try and improve their teaching style and class, but some teachers don’t care whatsoever so it’s a waste of time” said Emily Ostrander, a junior in chemical engineering. “I think some teachers, such as my Biotech professor, actually care about it and read them for suggestions, but other teachers I seriously doubt read them.” Some students, such as Ostrander, say they feel that filling the evaluations out online is too much effort. “I think a style such as ‘rate your professor’ would be easier.” said Ostrander. “Rather

than having so many bullets and text, there should be a scale on easiness, friendliness, content, and then have an overall ‘comments’ section.” The Office of University Planning and Analysis has recently submitted ideas for changes to the evaluations, according to Karen Helm, director of the Office of University Planning and Analysis. “They went online in spring 2007. Before that, they were paper evaluations. We were not responsible for it then,” Helm said. Helm said that as far as she is aware faculty generally like the online forms with open ended comment boxes, as it permits more accurate feedback that allows teachers to work on specific aspects of their teaching methods. Helm also said that overall response can range from 52 to 55 percent University-wide. “It helps to hear back from the students what helps and doesn’t. For some students it may be difficult to give feedback during the semester and evaluations are a good anonymous way to let the teacher know how you feel” said Chris Ladner, a chemistry doctoral student and graduate teaching and research assistant, teaching his first semester of chemistry lab 102. “Since they are not mandatory, I think most students are honest. The ones that take the time to fill them out and leave comments actually have something to say.”

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Tucker Weekly Winner | +.12% 190,462 kWh

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Provost, don’t create unnecessary distance S

THE FACTS:

Student Senate passed the Distance Education Tuition Penalty Bill Wednesday at the last Student Senate meeting. The bill calls for the fees charged to full-time students be waived. The bill was sent to the provost office for review, and the provost responded with the possibility of forming a taskforce.

OUR OPINION:

Forming a taskforce about something that has been so deeply researched is pointless. The provost should be able to take some time to review the research himself and make calls to the necessary people directly to get clarification. All the benefits to students depend on it.

tudent Senate’s Distance Education Tuition Penalty Bill that passed last Wednesday seeks to repeal the fee charged to full-time students for taking distance education classes. The senate sent the bill to the provost’s office Friday, but the provost is only thinking about creating a task force to analyze Student Government’s propositions. This is ridiculous to make students wait through another task force for a decision to be made. If the provost could review it and make a decision, students could reap the benefits of the bill much sooner. Forming a task force for something that has already been through committees, many revisions and was formed by many people working to-

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gether, will only waste the possible task force members’ and the students’ time. With nine task forces already in place for the strategic planning process, considering the formation of another task force is unnecessary. The provost needs to simply take 30 minutes of his time and evaluate the merit of this proposal before deciding on formation of a task force. Tom Miller, vice provost for distance education, thinks these benefits could be $531 per course for each online course. With the approved tuition increase at $300, a student could save that much money and then some if the provost

choose to enact the Distance Education Tuition Penalty Bill. Why would the provost want to delay students these savings? The legislation that founded the distance education program for the UNC system was written in 1998. This legislation was based on the assumption that no student would be simultaneously registered for on-campus and online courses. This no longer applies to students today and needs to be amended and updated for current students. Students dually enrolled are now charged two different fees for distance education and on-campus courses. Increasing the bureaucracy of

the University administration will not get things done and will not help students. Creating a task force to talk about what has already been compiled is pointless when the provost can look anyone up in the directory and make a quick call to clarify any misunderstandings. Students are looking to the provost to represent and look out for them at the highest level. With so many clear benefits to students and to the future of online education at N.C State, we don’t need a task force for this bill -- we need action.

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started working on diversity issues in the U.S. Navy in 1974. Back then diversity was all about blackwhite relations. But diversity in black and white is dead. Neodiversity is what Rupert we live with toNacoste day; a time and Guest columnist circumstance when for all of us, contact with people who do not look like us happens every day, and is unavoidable. Many people are having trouble adjusting to our neo-diversity America. Not so much because of prejudice and bigotry, but because of uncertainty and anxiety about how to interact. Today my work is about neodiversity with mixed groups on a nd of f our campus. From college students, middle school students, people over 50, I have learned that one of t he big gest neo-diversity problems in A mer ic a i s that moment when someone in a group utters words of intolerance. In all of the groups I teach and work with, that moment is described with this reaction: “I am very uncomfortable when people do this, but I don’t know what to do. So I don’t say or do anything.” Silence it turns out is a bad idea. Silence lets stereotypes live on. Silence gives power to racial slurs, slurs against our gay, lesbian and transgendered brothers and sisters, and slurs against our Muslim brothers and sisters. Silence gives power to division. When we are silent in those moments, we show too much tolerance for intolerance. That’s why we end up with racial graffiti. Will we ever stop that intolerance completely? No. Can we, you and I, influence how often it happens? Yes. But the change we want will not come through text messaging, Facebook or tweets. The change we want will come from what we do in our face-to-face social interactions and relationships. Each of you has the power to influence your social interactions. When the person you are

interacting with uses negative racial, gender or ethnic language, do not tolerate it. But, don’t call that person names, like racist, sexist, homophobic. Instead of name-calling, speak for yourself. Don’t try to tell that person they are wrong. Don’t try to tell that person it’s just not a good idea to talk that way. Let that person know your standards for continuing to interact with you. Just quietly, but firmly, express your personal standard for the interaction. Speak into that moment, and speak for yourself. Simply say, “I am very uncomfortable with that kind of language. I find it offensive. It hurts me.”If the person persists, walk away from the interaction. It’s time for all of us to wake up and take personal responsibi l it y for what goes on in our interactions with other people. I tell you this as a social psychologist, a scholar of intergroup relations and a researcher. And the research shows that kind of statement makes a difference. It reduces the other person’s tendency to ever talk using stereotypes or to use slurs against groups. It also makes the person feel bad about their intolerant words. If we really want change, silence is no longer an option. When we are silent we give power to the idea that speaking in stereotypes and slurs is ok. That is why history repeats itself. But now is our opportunity to begin to change that. You see, it is in the small interaction moments where the next big change will occur. Now is your opportunity to create change in the small moments. Rupert Nacoste is a professor of social psychology and is an Alumni Distinguished Undergraduate Professor. Nacoste’s areas of research are the psychology of affirmative action, the perception of power in interpersonal relationships, intergroup behavior and procedural justice.

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Time to be Thankful

n the early 1620s a group of Puritans arrived near Cape Cod. This small group of men and women sought to establish a colony where they could avoid religious persecution. The f irst winter was a brutal one. Ma ny of the settlers did not leave t he sh ip a nd suffered Chad from variRhoades ou s sickSenior Staff nesses and Columnist diseases. By the spring, only half of the original settlers remained. Those who survived moved to the shore and began attempting to establish a successful colony. The settlers developed a relationship with a Native American tribe called the Wampanoag. After the first successful corn season in 1621, Gov. William Bradford organized the colonists and their Native American allies to celebrate the first harvest. The feast would become known as the “first thanksgiving.” The relationship developed between the Native Americans and colonists was one of the few peaceful alliances seen in the new world, and lasted for over 50 years.

Thanksgiving gives us an opportunity to remember the brave men and women who were among the first to successfully venture onto this continent. These individuals were some of the first founders of this great nation. It was their courage and bravery to pursue a better life that set the foundation for American morals and values we can still see today. Thanksgiving is also a time to honor friendship and cooperation. Without the help of the Wampanoag tribe, t he c olony at Plymouth never would have surv ived. This expression of generosity and care for fellow man proves that individuals with different values, opinions, cultures and lifestyles can not only co-exist, but succeed together. Thanksgiving is an opportunity for us to be thankful of what all we have. We are so fortunate to live in America. We, as N.C. State students, have the opportunity to attend a great university, and attain a higher education. College can be difficult, and it is not always fun, but the education we receive is important and will last us a lifetime. We need to be thank-

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ful for all the opportunities we are given, and make the most of each and every one. Life can be hard, especially during these trying economic times, but compared to other parts of the world, we live like royalty. We should be thankful for the opportunities and things that we have every day, but especially this Thursday. Enjoy your break and do not worry about school for a couple days. Spend some time with friends and fami l y. E a t some good food. Watch some football, but don’t forget to reflect and be appreciative of all you have and the experiences you have been blessed with. On Thursday I will be eating mountains of turkey, ham, potatoes and pumpkin pie while I watch the cowboys on T.V. with about 20 relatives around me. It’s going to be a great day. Happy Tha n k sg iv ing, a nd go PACK!

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Student selected for prestigious White House internship program Anup Engineer will intern with the Office of Presidential Correspondence, his second internship at the White House. Nasir Khatri Staff Writer

Anup Engineer, a double major in business administration and environmental technology, was just recently chosen to be among the few individuals selected for the prestigious White House Internship Program, specifically with the

Office of Presidential Correspondence. Engineer, who previously interned at the White House Council on Environmental Quality and NASA, says he is very excited to be chosen for the program and is ready to start his duties in an attempt to have a positive impact on the United States population. Engineer said the White House Internship Program is fantastic. “Beyond [my] primary responsibilities, the structure of the program gives [me] the opportunity to interact with different departments within the White House. It has a strong com-

munity service aspect to it as well, which I find anyone at the University that is thinking about majors, I highly recommend [business adminappealing,” Engineer said. He elaborated on his job description as an in- istration and environmental technology] – but tern, explaining that he works in the Office of more generally I recommend exploring STEM topics. Having a background in science, technolPresidential Correspondence. “Throughout the day there are [a] myriad [of] ogy, engineering and mathematics goes a long tasks that come up — they can range from doing way no matter where you end up — especially research to helping assemble a weekly digest. My in today’s day and age.” Kaaenaat Mustafa, a junior in business adoffice tries to understand what is on the minds of the American people. At the same time we ministration, heard of Engineer’s acceptance into the internship try to inform constitprogram from one of uents about where the her friends and said administration stands she was proud to hear on issues. It’s really that a student from fulfilling work and it N.C. State was beis easy to go home at stowed such an honor. night and feel good “Most people usuabout what you are ally expect honors doing.” of this magnitude to This ability to have be presented to Ivy such a positive impact League students, but on the lives of Ameriknowing one of our cans is what made the own classmates represtigious internship Anup Engineer, double major in business ceived it is very exprogram and public administration and environmental technology citing to know and service at the federal makes you proud to level so appealing to be a member of the Engineer. Wolf pack fa mi ly,” “I spent the first five months of 2010 interning at the White House Mustafa said. Zain Akhter, a junior in mechanical engineerCouncil on Environmental Quality and my great experiences there as well as my prior government ing, also heard about Engineer’s acceptance. “Having someone from State holding a posico-ops and internships at NASA have pushed me to continue to focus my efforts in Federal tion at such a high level in the federal government really puts us on the map and makes N.C. Government work,” Engineer said. Engineer’s plans on joining the military after State more visible within the U.S.,” Akhter said. completing his internship. “Right now I’m planning on going into military service after this internship is over and while the work I do right now isn’t directly related to our defense efforts, it has helped me put the role of defense and security in our country into perspective,” Engineer said. Engineer also offered some advice to freshmen concerning their majors, explaining “for

“Beyond [my] primary responsibilities, the structure of the program gives [me] the opportunity to interact with different departments within the White House.”

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FreshBerry is a ‘chill’ place for all FreshBerry, a new frozen yogurt shop on Hillsborough Street, offers a relaxing environment and sweet treats for its customers to enjoy. Nasir Khatri Staff Writer

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At the new FreshBerry location on Hillsborough Street, Julia Belcher, a freshman in nutrition, adds chocolate syrup as a final touch to her frozen yogurt. “I like FreshBerry because I love frozen yogurt and they have a wide selection of yogurt flavors and toppings,” Belcher said. FreshBerry offers a total of eight frozen yogurt flavors and 48 possible toppings to select from.

Hundreds of students flocked to the grand opening of the new frozen yogurt shop on Hillsborough Street, FreshBerry, to get a free cup of frozen yogurt with a topping of their choice Oct. 21. The proprietors of this branch of the frozen yogurt chain, John and Linda Lenzmeiers, have since seen a great deal of their revenue coming from the N.C. State population. From the day of its opening, the business has been booming with success, according to employees of the shop. Because of this, FreshBerry has started to keep a very close relationship with the University — especially the student body. They even promoted a new smoothie special during Homecoming week in an attempt to foster school pride. FreshBerry is an international franchise which has several locations within the United States and across the globe alike, including one in North Raleigh. It sports a unique relaxing environment many students say is what attracts them to the restaurant. Faiza Mustafa, a sophomore in biological sciences, said “if I

wanted ice cream, I could easily go to the Creamery, but the fact that FreshBerry is off campus makes me feel like I’m away from the stress of campus life. That’s actually how all my friends feel, as well. Not to mention that frozen yogurt is not only a lot healthier than regular ice cream, I think it tastes a lot better, too.” Asem Buckets, a senior in biological sciences, said he feels like the yogurt shop is more studentfriendly since it has reasonably priced options and specials for students. “It’s not like stale, old ice cream that you can easily get anywhere else. It’s fresh and has its own unique flavor, which is what attracts me to FreshBerry,” Buckets said. These specials and discounts is what workers at FreshBerry say attract the University population to the restaurant, along with its relative proximity to the library. During Homecoming week, FreshBerry promoted its “Black & Red” smoothie made of blackberries and strawberries to promote school pride. They also have a customer loyalty card, the “Ideal Card,” which allows customers to rack up points for every dollar they spend at the restaurant, letting them then redeem the points for freebies. Ten percent discounts are available for those who have bought a FreshBerry shirt and wear it during their order. Further, the restaurant takes a dollar off the purchase

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for customers who say they follow FreshBerry on Facebook or Twitter at “FreshBerry N.C.” The restaurant employs many students, fostering good feelings with the student population, who see their friends working at the frozen yogurt joint. Mara Kurtz, a senior in arts application and a FreshBerry cashier, thinks the restaurant owes its success to it being a “hip and modern place to come out and chill.” Observing the crowd at the restaurant, most people relax and talk to their friends after finishing their frozen yogurt, creating a warm and “chill” environment. Kurtz said the self-serve restaurant serves Fresh Pops, homemade popsicles and frozen yogurt smoothies, in addition to their eight flavors of frozen yogurt and 48 different toppings.

Students among first to play ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ Ubisoft demos new Renaissance-period action title Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood at launch party in the Wolves’ Den. Jordan Alsaqa Senior Staff Writer

The Wolves’ Den once again played host to a video game launch party this past Thursday night. This time, however, instead of a family-friendly party game like Just Dance 2, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, a follow-up to last year’s highly-praised Assassin’s Creed 2, was on display. Students gathered to try out the latest game in the popular series, experiencing both its single player campaign and the new multiplayer mode. The event, though for a very different style of game, was similar to the Just Dance 2 party, inspiring a fun, friendly atmosphere throughout the night. Students watched one another play, talked as they enjoyed snacks provided by the event coordinators, and spent time seeing what the new game had to offer. The atmosphere was kept fun with the inclusion of a prize raff le throughout the night. Students attending the event could put their name in to win various prizes. These prizes included t-shirts, posters signed by the developers of the game, and other Ubisoft games, such as Shaun White Skateboarding and Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Conviction. The grand prize of the night was, of course, a copy of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood. Elizabeth Hyde, a sophomore in animal science, won one of the signed posters early in the night. “It was exciting to be able to win something,” Hyde said. “I wasn’t expecting to win, especially since I’m not that big a fan of the series. It’ll make a nice gift for one of my friends, though.” Another aspect of the party that kept the night lively was the fun people had watching one another play, especially when the multiplayer was being tested.

THE EVOLUTION OF ASSASSIN’S CREED Assassin’s Creed – Sets the stage for the battle between Assassins and Templars that has waged since the beginning of time. The game introduces the Animus, a virtual reality computer that allows main protagonist Desmond Miles to relive the memories of his ancient Assassin ancestor, Altair. Assassin’s Creed 2 – Takes the series to a whole new level by introducing another of Desmond’s ancestors, Ezio Auditore, who lived during the Renaissance. Leonardo da Vinci and others join Ezio on his quest to defeat the the Templars and recover the allpowerful “Piece of Eden.” Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood – A direct continuation of Ezio’s story documenting his campaign to assemble a “Brotherhood of Assassins” to take on the Templar threat. SOURCE: RICH LEPORE RENEE BAKER/TECHNICIAN

Carlo Santos, a senior in statistics, watches a cutscene in Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood during the launch party held in the Wolves’ Den. “This is good for someone that wants a different challenge. From what I hear there is a challenge where you can bait someone into a trap,” Santos said. Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, the third in games series, features a multiplay mode in addition to the traditional story mode the game usually offers.

Shanna Wood, a sophomore in wildlife sciences, was quick to praise the multiplayer mode. “It’s really original,” Wood Where the game separates said. “There’s a great diversity in the different multiplayer itself is in the scoring system. More points are provided for characters.” A new addition to the series, kills achieved through stealth, the multiplayer in Brotherhood with players receiving the lowis highly original, bringing the est score for charging their tarmechanics of the single player get head-on. Henry Allen, a junior in mode into a competitive setting. Players take on the role media communications, enof assasjoyed the sins-inchange training, provided and must by the new sneak mode. around “It’s the game definitely world. a nice Each change player is from norgiven one mal fasttarget to paced Henry Allen, junior in media try and asmultiplaycommunications sassinate, er games while anlike Call other player will be trying to of Duty,” Allen said. “In games hunt down and kill them. In like that, it can feel like you die order to win, players must kill every few seconds. It’s nice to as many targets as possible, have a game that encourages a while dying as few times as slower pace.” possible. Also impressive is the game’s

“It’s definitely a nice change from normal fast-paced multiplayer games like Call of Duty.”

single player campaign. It has been only a year since the last game in the series was released, but Ubisoft has managed to provide a lengthy story mode for players that continues the story of the last game’s protagonist, Ezio Auditore da Firenze. The game begins immediately after the final moments of Assassin’s Creed 2, and assumes players have experienced the previous game already. Ezio begins with the majority of his moves from the last title, and is a much more competent fighter from the outset. The goal of Brotherhood is for Ezio to build a new force of power in Rome. To do so, he must recruit and train new assassins, which can later be called into combat to aid him. In reality, there is very little new in Brotherhood, and instead focuses on refining the mechanics of the previous title, while also adding a few new features. Ezio will still take on missions, scale tall buildings,

and explore tombs to find hidden treasure. Ikenna Obi-Onuoha, a senior in agricultural business management, commented on the similarities to the previous title. “It seems pretty much the same,” Obi-Onuaha said. “Still, there are some little changes, like new mechanics and better facial animations, that are pretty cool.” The differences that are in the game are still impressive, and provide a continuing sense of progression for the series. A crossbow is available for purchase from stores, horses can now be ridden within city walls, and the weapon and armor upgrade systems are both back. Another new feature is the ability to renovate the entire city of Rome. At the outset of the game, the city is under siege, and every district is watched over by a Borgia Tower. The player must destroy these

towers throughout the games. Once this is accomplished, they can begin renovating shops in the area once watched over by the tower, allowing them to increase the number of shops, horse stables, and secret tunnels available around the city. All in all, the launch party was another fun night for students looking to check out a new game. As for Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, though it doesn’t provide much new to the single player campaign, it does introduce a compelling new multiplayer mode, while also continuing the narrative for fans of the series. As such, it provides another worthy title in the series, and is easily recommended to those who enjoyed the other titles in the franchise.

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CROSS COUNTRY

Cross country teams finish in top 25 at NCAA Championships Both the men’s and women’s teams placed in the top 25 at the NCAA Championships, with two runners named All-American.

and determination each team has. “From the front end of it, if you would have told me that our number one returning runner would have to redshirt all season and our number two returning runner would be hurt most of the season and we would still make it to nationals and finish Jon Goodman in the top 25, I would have said ‘wow,’” said Staff Writer women’s head coach Laurie Henes. “When The N.C. State cross country men’s and you are top 25 in the nation, you can’t rewomen’s teams finished 20th and 24th really complain.” Men’s head coach Rollie Geiger said he spectively, Nov. 22, at the NCAA Chamwas proud of his team’s performance. pionships in Terre Haute, Ind. “We gave it our This marked the best this weekend,” 20th time the men’s Geiger said. “When team has finished you are a top 20 in the top 20 in the team, that means last 26 years, and you have a pretty the 24th top 25 finsolid program.” ish for the women’s N.C. State has program over the produced at least last 30 years. one All-American After tough reMen’s head coah, Rollie Geiger on either the men’s gional meets only or women’s cross nine days prior, the two teams turned out strong performances country teams, or both, every year since against the nation’s top programs while 1977. This honored tradition continued Monrunning into 20 mph head winds. With both programs experiencing a sea- day with junior Ryan Hill repeating as an son of young and new runners, finishing All-American, finishing 22nd in the men’s so well demonstrated the wealth of talent 10k and freshman Laura Hoer finishing

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off. He came to the sideline all upset and he was crying. With me and Jarvis being as close as we are, and that’s how I am with any of my teammates, I feel what they’re going through, like him not being able to retaliate, no matter the circumstances. He took a shot in the face. But you can’t really do much. Its hard to turn the other cheek in a rivalry game like this when so much is at stake. Pride is at stake. Respect is at stake. I was walking with him and it really hit me, ‘oh, he’s going out

of the game, he got ejected.’ I started crying a little bit because I knew his pain, how bad he wants to play in this game. I’m pissed off because he was just looking out for me, he was helping me out. He was letting a guy know, ‘hey, you can’t do that to my teammate.’ All the emotions started coming to me. After that, we were like, ‘that’s it, lets put these boys in the dirt. They are staying around too long and starting to get mad at us. We know how to beat those guys.’ It just went downhill from there. On T.J.’s punt return, he kind of sparked me. That’s what we needed to get through the rest of the game. I wanted that for

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21st in the women’s 6k. Hill is the 24th All-American in the men’s program and Hoer is the 41st in the women’s program, while also becoming only the 10th freshman in N.C. State history to receive the honor. Red-shirt freshman Andrew Colley finished 56th in only his second 10k race to support the team’s strong finish, and junior Andie Cozzarelli finished in 52nd place in the women’s 6k, only eight seconds off of the All-American pace, to help lead the team. “We are pretty young and I think we can do much better as a whole next season,” Henes said. “Everyone got some really valuable experience at the meet today that will help us over the next few years.”

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Freshman Laura Hoer races to the finish in Friday’s Wolfpack Invitational at the Wake Med Cross Country Course. Hoer won the women’s 5K, setting a course record of 17:00.8. N.C. State’s women’s team finished second in the event behind Richmond.

him so much. During the return, I teared up again. I was a mess, man. That’s two weeks in a row that I’ve cried. It’s emotional, this is my senior season. I can’t hold water when it comes to stuff like that - football and family, all that type of stuff. When it all comes together at one time, I can’t control it. That’s what I signed up for. I knew in spring and summer workouts that we had the players to win the ACC. We had the minds to do so. We didn’t have the guys with the big egos like we may have had in the past. Everybody came to work and came together. We all gelled together as a team. The biggest

difference between this year and last year is character. I knew around the middle of the season that we had a chance to go the ACC Championship game. You could feel it. This is our season. Why can’t it be? I always said, being here for four years, my senior year is going to be the year. I have to will my team. Our seniors have done a great job leading our underclassmen to a great season, and they have helped us out as well. Our success the past four years against them is partly due to our offensive gameplan. We approach them differently with their style of play. We’re not afraid of anybody. We go right at the best defenses and

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we don’t care about them. I grew up playing against Deunta Williams and Kendric Burney. I competed against them in AAU ball, baseball, track and everything. Against them, I know their weaknesses. I study them hard and our whole receiving corps knows everything about them. When you know their weaknesses, it gives you that much more of an oomph. I like going against their guys because of all the comments about are receiving core being average. There is no need for that. We are just too good to be denied. It was fun, just going and doing what we had to do, putting all the pieces together to make

it a great victory. In the locker room, when Jarvis came off the field, he brought the broom. He swept up the floor. He was next to where we were changing and he went out with the broom and swept Carolina’s field. That was the highlight of it. It was so funny and It made sense and it was something we were waiting on. When we got in the locker room everybody was hysterical. Coach was relaxing. He was very pleased and he cut loose a little bit. A lot of exciting things went on during that game.

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BRO’IN WITH OWEN: WEEK 13

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The best rivalry in college football I have told people, N.C. State and Carolina is the best rivalry in college football. It has to be, hands down. Look at t hree of the last four years. Each game ha s been decided by four points or less. Owen Games like t hat are Spencer expected Senior Wide Reciever in rivalry games. You take away all coaching and athletic ability, and you get those f lags and penalties. Those will happen in a rivalry game. You can’t control them because emotions will start to fly in a rivalry game. That’s why they call them rivalry games. On my touchdown catch late in the third quarter, we wanted it more. We had all the receivers going after one ball. It was seven on seven, a lot of bodies over there. Darrell Davis gave me a chance when he grabbed it and it was knocked out of his hands. It winded up in my hands and everybody was just in the right place at the right time. It was a blessing for me to be in position to get that ball. That was definitely the biggest catch I have ever made. And it made a lot of sense. If it were to happen in any game, I’m glad it happened when it did. I didn’t know until the next morning that the catch was No. 1 on SportsCenter’s Top 10. When I woke up I had 30 text messages and this all this Facebook stuff congratulating me. I woke up and I was trying to find it, but it never would show it. It was No. 2 when I finally saw it. I also saw that I was also up for Capital One player of the week and all that good stuff. It was pretty nice to see that N.C. State has some love. When I caught the ball I felt that I was getting kicked in the face by Reddick. I got up and all I could see was everybody saying it was a touchdown. I turned back around and saw Jarvis getting into it, with his helmet

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Redshirt junior quarterback Russell WIlson eludes a Tar Heel defender at Kenan Stadium Saturday. N.C. State defeated UNC 29 - 25. The Pack will close the regular season when it heads to Maryland Saturday.

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State set for ‘Atlantic Championship’ Football team a win away from shot at first ACC title since 1979. Cory Smith Staff Writer

There couldn’t be a more dramatic way for N.C. State to close out the regular season going into Thanksgiving weekend. Controlling its destiny as it has since it defeated Florida State Oct. 28, the Wolfpack, 8-3 (5-2 in the ACC), travels to College Park, Md., to take on the Terrapins Saturday in its final test for the ACC Atlantic crown. Like State, Maryland was in the running for the Atlantic Division crown as recently as last week. But with a loss to the Seminoles Saturday, the Terrapins, 7-4 (4-3 ACC), will play the spoiler role in their final week of the season. “This will be their senior day, and they still have a lot to play for,” coach Tom O’Brien said. “Everybody can find something to play for in November. That is what you have to do as a coach. You have to find something to hone in on, and you give your team goals to go out and play for.” Maryland played the same role in the past for the Pack. In 2007, State had a 5-6 record going into the final home game of the season, but lost 37-0 to

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Maryland in its first home ACC shutout loss since 1967. But O’Brien likes his team’s chances, especially considering its most recent victory. “I don’t know if this game is any tougher than going on the road to face UNC-Chapel Hill,” O’Brien said. “That was an awfully tough situation to go into, and if these players can find a way to win on Saturday, then I believe they deserve to play for an ACC Championship.” A win on Saturday would mean much more than just winning a football game on the road. It would be the clinching win for the ACC Atlantic division that would guarantee the Pack a chance to travel to Charlotte to compete for the ACC title. With bowl eligibility and a winning season assured two weeks ago in the Pack’s win over Wake Forest, O’Brien said it all comes down to Saturday. “We’ve tried to treat each game as a one-game championship,” O’Brien said. “I think that’s the only way you can accomplish what we want. Now I think the players might finally believe me, because this is the final game and this is our ACC Championship right now.” Last year, State and Maryland finished in the bottom of the Atlantic division, as the teams combined to only win three ACC games. This year, though, both teams find themselves near the top of the division.

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The Pack snapped a four-game losing streak with 38-31 victory in a shootout in Raleigh on Nov. 7, 2009. Defense was at a premium, as the team’s offenses combined for 752 yards, with the Wolfpack racking up 482 on 31 first downs. State prevailed despite a pair of non-offensive touchdowns by the Terps, who found the end zone on both special teams and defense. Torrey Smith ran a kickoff back 82 yards for a score and an interception return by Alex Wujciak went 70 yards for a touchdown. The win made the Wolfpack 4-5 (1-4 ACC) and dropped the Terrapins to 2-7 (1-4 ACC). Russell Wilson led his offense with 343 yards passing and three touchdowns, but was also picked off three times. Wilson added a touchdown on the ground. Down seven with 59 seconds to play, the Terps nearly forced overtime, advancing as far as the Wolfpack 34 before turning the ball over on downs on a third down sack and fourth down pressure by Michael Lemon.

ACC TITLE TICKETS Go online for information on purchasing student tickets for the ACC Championship Game Saturday, Dec. 4 at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte. Kickoff is slated for 7:45 p.m. With a win over Maryland Saturday, the Pack will take on Virginia Tech with a chance to win its first ACC championship since 1979. Tickets must be requested by 5 p.m. , TODAY, NOVEMBER 23. Further details are posted online.

Players to watch for: N.C. STATE Junior Tight End George Bryan The 2009 All-ACC tight end has been quiet all season, especially compared to last year, when he caught 40 passes for 422 yards and six touchdowns. Bryan has caught only three touchdowns as a junior and has made 28 receptions through 11 games. He has been surprisingly quiet over the past month, with 12 yards or fewer in three of four games dating back to the Pack’s victory over Florida State. But Bryan remains one of redshirt junior quarterback Russell Wilson’s most viable red zone options, and against a Terps defense surrendering the thirdfewest yards per game in the ACC, State will have to make sure every red zone trip counts. Even in a less statistically productive year, few targets are more appealing near the goal line than the Pack’s largest one, the 6’5, 265-pound Bryan.

“It’s kind of a surreal feeling,” junior linebacker Audie Cole said. “If you asked me last year where we would be right now, I would like to have said we would be playing for an ACC Championship. But I don’t know if I would have actually believed it.” The Pack’s last ACC title came when Bill Cowher was a linebacker for the 1979 team. “If we want to get where we want to be, then we have to win this game,” redshirt sophomore R.J. Mattes said. “We have to focus on Maryland, who is a great team, and basically compete for two ACC Championships in two weeks. We have to tighten up our shoelaces and come out prepared to play a great game.”

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Junior wide receiver Torrey Smith Smith is the Terps’ top receiver and has been one of the most dangerous return men in all of college football over the past three seasons. He scored three touchdowns on returns in his first two years and averaged more than 25 yards per return as both a freshman and a sophomore, with an 82-yard touchdown against the Wolfpack a year ago. He has returned only 25 kicks this season after running back 51 a year ago, as opposing teams have elected to kick away from him. But that hasn’t taken him out of games. One of the league’s fastest players, Smith recently made it back to back seasons with at least 800 yards. He is third in the conference with 821 yards receiving and is second in receiving touchdowns, with eight. He is also sixth in the league in yards per catch with 16.1. Four of the five wideouts with a yards per catch average better than Smith’s have fewer receptions.

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