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30 2009
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Businesses trudge on despite construction Students, businesses learn to cope with Hillsborough construction Caroline Barfield Correspondent
Hillsborough Street has been under constant construction and renovation for months, making it difficult for businesses to prosper and decreasing the ease of accessibility to campus for students, but over the past few weeks, new walkways have been implemented to allow pedestrians access to campus from the street, leading to increased business for restaurants. According to the Hillsborough Street Partnership, Hillsborough Street will be converted into a two lane section with a median from Gardner to Oberlin. A two-lane roundabout will be added at the intersection of Hillsborough and Pullen, and a single roundabout will be added at the intersection of Oberlin and Pullen. Ryan Thomann, a sophomore in chemistry and resident of North Hall, said the aesthetics of the road have improved. “It’s a lot better than looking at dirt everywhere,” he said. In addition to the new pavement, construction workers have also created more walkways for students. “I used a walkway earlier today and it was great. It is a lot simpler to walk directly to my class instead of having
to walk all the way to the Bell Tower just so I can turn around to walk back to Winston,” Thomann said. Adam Schulte, a junior in sports management, said, “You could only get to campus through certain places because the sidewalks were blocked off.” Schulte, like others, parks his vehicle behind Hillsborough Street and is grateful for the additional walkways. “The new walkways make it easier to dodge traffic while creating shorter and quicker routes to class,” he said. On the other side of Hillsborough Street, Alan Lovette, the owner of Melvin’s, Five O’Clock Sports Bar and a member of the Hillsborough Street Partnership, said business has picked up and students tend to enjoy the openness of the newly renovated restaurant. Melvin’s recently added a patio and took out the tinted glass so people passing by could see inside. Lovette also said to increase business and allow Hillsborough Street to flourish, more parking needs to be implemented so customers can get to businesses. The street has 77 parking spaces until construction is complete, when 100 spaces will be added. Lovette said there also needs to be at least a 100 foot buffer around the University to keep beggars away and ensure safety. David Prescott, a sophomore in aerospace engineering, said beggars
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Courtney Glavich, a sophomore in elementary eduction, and Marci Spain, a sophomore in psychology, eat at I Love NY Pizza on Hillsborough Street. Spain said she thinks that the construction on Hillsborough Street does not affect business from campus but she does think that people are less willing to drive.
on the street are a major turn-off to him. “I hate being begged for my Jimmy John’s as soon as I walk out,” Prescott
said. Lovette also wants restaurants to be on the University’s meal plan. Lovette said Franklin Street restaurants are in-
cluded on UNC student’s meal plans, which creates a sustainable profit for those businesses.
Carpool program debuts Incentives, flexibility major features of new permit option Briant Robey Staff Writer
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Kicking off the fall 2009 “Leadership in Technology” speaker series, Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst gives a seminar to a packed classroom in EB2. The seminar, which counted as a credit for computer science graduate students as well as for University Scholars, was on the strengths of open source software. Theresa Payton, the first female White House CIO, will give the second seminar in the series Oct. 22.
CEO discusses open source Jim Whitehurst warns against overlooking power of open source model to radically improve business Heidi Klumpe Staff Writer
Red Hat President and CEO Jim Whitehurst opened the third year of Fidelity Investment’s lecture series “Leadership in Technology” with his address entitled “The Open Source Opportunity,” last night in Engineering Building II. Red Hat is one of the fastest growing and most profitable software companies in the country. According to Whitehurst, the company’s success is not individual to Red Hat. “It’s the open source model,” he said. “Or, more broadly, the power participation.” The open source model makes information and ideas free and open to the general public, and participation and collaboration add value to that idea, according to Whitehurst. He cited Wikipedia, the Human Genome Project and American Idol all as examples of open source models generating superior products. Red Hat applies this idea to the development of Linux. The shift to open source, despite its success at Red Hat, remains relatively undeveloped, a result of the previous century’s reliance on physical products and property instead of intangible
ideas. Whitehurst said by forcing ideas into the mold of property, those ideas, and the wealth of the company, lose value. “Here’s the problem,” he said. “In the twenty-first century, where much, much more of the capital is information, locking up that information suboptimizes the value of that capital.” David Bleaking, senior in computer science, agrees with Whitehurst’s appraisal of the slow shift. “A lot of the major companies are born and raised in the twentieth century,” Bleaking said. “It’d be difficult to migrate from such an old, engrained process.” He also thinks the open source business model is an important one. “I wasn’t really sure how Red Hat made money on an open source product,” Bleaking said. “[Their model] brings to light possibilities of perhaps different applications of the same idea.” Chandler Willoughby, a twelveyear-old who attended and participated in the question and answer session following the address, already has some ideas for such applications. “[Open source] could unlock so much more potential,” he said. According to Willoughby, iTunes and Microsoft are both products which could become easier to use, with more benefits, if open source gave users the opportunity to provide input on design and how the interface operates.
However, the open-source model will not dominate the job market most students will find themselves working in. “Many companies are still in the physical world, with physical products,” Whitehurst said, which is something students will have to deal with. “Go in and recognize these companies weren’t structured to enable and inspire the workforce. Do your best to work in the system,” he said. “They’re not trying to stifle their workforce; they just haven’t thought of it.” This paradigm shift has implications for a different type of leader as well. According to Whitehurst, the cult of the egocentric, controlling CEOs is being replaced by more humble leaders, such as Steve Jobs and Eric Schmidt, who are “fostering this group of brilliant people,” “appreciate ideas,” and are only happy if they “brought the best out of their team,” he said. “As soon as you try to lead by brute force and exert your power,” Whitehurst said, “you’re destroying the very community which can be so powerful.” According to Whitehurst, being a catalyst in community is an integral part of Red Hat’s success, success which includes the company’s second-quarter profit increase of 37 percent.
Student Government officials met with Transportation representatives last year to push for an expansion of the employee carpool program to include student commuters, leading to the creation of a student carpool program. The program allows a minimum of two commuting students with valid deck or West Lot permits to trade in for a partial refund and a single carpool pass. David Gregory, parking services manager for Transportation, said Student Government played a key role in the program’s brainstorming process. “We already had an existing model for it, but [the SG officials] came up with some ideas that forced us to think ‘What do we need to do?’ and ‘What can we do?’” Gregory said. Student Senate President Kelli Rogers said some of her main sources of inspiration for the initiative were peer institutions. “I noticed that other universities had a carpool program and [N.C. State] didn’t,” Rogers said. “We looked at what worked for other universities of our size.” As an added incentive, students receive eight scratch-off day passes for occasions when carpooling proves inconvenient. Students are also able to reverse this purchase and reacquire their traded-in permits if necessary. Gregory said the program is flexible and practical. “We have to be realistic, since schedules change,” Gregory said. “If a carpool does dissolve, the worst you’re going to get is [the permit] you had.” Walid Nazari, a sophomore in biochemistry, said the carpooling plan is a good idea. “One of the perks of carpooling is
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Bring a friend and any combination of two parking deck or West Lot permits to the Transportation office, located in Administrative Building I on Sullivan Drive. Source: David Gregory
that you don’t have to drive every day,” Nazari said. “I normally ride with someone, so [the program] sounds like something I would be interested in.” Travis High, graduate student in accounting, said he doesn’t carpool often, but he would have found such a program useful earlier in his collegiate career. “I’ve been here a while, and each semester I would vary between getting a parking pass or going to the pay lot,” High said. “Parking passes are definitely the way to go, and I think this program is a great idea.” Although he approves of the program, Alton Walston, a sophomore in computer engineering, said it’s not for him. “I only live about 10 to 15 minutes away,” Walston said. “I saw the program on the [Transportation] Web site, but I ride by myself. I don’t really need it.” Gregory said the carpooling program has benefits for students other than simply cutting permit costs. “Students save gas money, there’s less congestion on campus and less wear and tear on vehicles,” Gregory said. Rogers said environmental responsibility is a major point of the program. “Students should be rewarded for carpooling because they’re cutting down on congestion, saving money and saving the environment,” she said. One drawback to the joint parking permits is the required trip to the Transportation office, as the permits will not be available online.
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Opening Doors: A Personal and Professional Journey St. Francis Springs Center, 10 a.m.
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ohan Mallya and Kinjal Bhavsar, graduate students in computer engineering, play a game of air hockey in the ECE game room on the first floor of Engineering Building II Monday. “We usually come here once a week or twice a week between classes,” Mallya said. “I’ve won five games today.” The ECE game room, sponsored by Eta Kappa Nu, provides a space for students to take a break from their classes and unwind. It is furnished with air hockey and ping pong tables, board games and Nintendo Wii and Sony PlayStation2 video game consoles.
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World & Nation
Starbucks launches instant coffee Via nationwide Almost seven months after unveiling its new instant coffee in Seattle and Chicago, Starbucks is taking it national—and to Canada — Tuesday. The widespread launch will be accompanied by a TV campaign and the availability of the singleserve packets at Starbucks in the United States and Canada, Costco Wholesale, Target and REI, and on United Airlines. Grocery stores will begin to carry it next year. Starbucks is promoting a giveaway from Friday to Monday, when customers comparing brewed coffee to Via will get a free cup of brewed coffee and $1 toward a Via purchase. The hubbub is warranted for a product that taps into the $20 billion instant-coffee market, said CEO Howard Schultz. source:mctdirect.com
Senate panel expected to vote on public option The Senate Finance Committee, which is working on legislation that is expected to become the template for a final health care bill, is likely to vote Tuesday on whether the government should offer health insurance policies to the public in competition with private insurers. source: mctdirect.com
Photo contest honors China
The Confucius Institute has joined with the Chinese Student and Scholars Friendship Association to host the “China Through My Eyes” photo contest. The contest celebrates the 60th birthday of the People’s Republic of China, and winners will be displayed in the lobby of Talley Student Center Oct. 1. Pictures highlight the development of China over the past 60 years and are sorted into two categories, landscapes and people and culture.
Christopher Evans uses experience to teach students The Entrepreneurs Lecture Series, which is designed to showcase innovation and entrepreneurship among alumni, is showcasing Christopher Evans. Evans, who will speak Oct. 1, is a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist. The goal of the lecture series is to build a culture of innovation for students through opportunities within the N.C. State community. Source: ncsu.edu
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Harry Heft speaks to students Harry Heft, a professor from Denison University in Ohio, will be speaking to students Oct. 1. Heft has written multiple books, is the associate editor of the Ecological Psychology and is the reviews editor for the Journal of Environmental Psychology, and serves on the editorial boards of Environment & Behavior and William James Studies. The lecture, titled “Preference for Nature and Restoration as Evidence for Biophilia: Six Reasons to be Skeptical,” will give students a new outlook on environmental issues. Source: ncsu.edu
FDIC seeks 3 years of prepayments from banks
White House officials begin push for 2016 Olympics
The board of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. on Tuesday recommended that its member banks pay in advance three years’ worth of deposit insurance premiums in order to meet the agency’s ballooning needs to protect customers of failed banks. “The banking industry has substantial liquidity to prepay assessments. As of June 30, FDIC-insured institutions held more than $1.3 trillion in liquid balances, or 22 percent more than they did a year ago,” the FDIC said in a published statement. The board also voted to raise the annual premiums for member firms by three basis points—or 3/100 of a percentage point — beginning in 2011.
Team Obama starts arriving in Copenhagen on Wednesday, the vanguard of a high-profile effort to win the 2016 Olympics for Chicago. First lady Michelle Obama and top White House adviser Valerie Jarrett arrive at the International Olympics Committee first; they will be joined Friday by President Barack Obama. The lobbying is personal, of course: The Obamas and Jarrett all are from Chicago. So is some of the political criticism: Some conservatives are ripping the bid.
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Agencies to express concerns over hidden steroids in supplements The Senate Judiciary Committee will hear from the Food and Drug Administration and the Drug Enforcement Administration on Tuesday about the enforcement barriers those agencies face in overseeing hidden steroids in body-building products, particularly those sold online. The hearing, held by the subcommittee on crime and drugs, comes a week after a raid on the warehouse and headquarters of Bodybuilding. com, a Boise, Idaho company accused of illegally marketing and distributing anabolic steroids. source: mctdirect.com
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Fewer Cubans are migrating to U.S. A year ago, U.S. Coast Guard vessels plying the waters between Florida and Cuba were busy stopping dozens of Cuban migrants each and every month. Today, Coast Guard cutters are still operating in the Florida Straits — but Cuban migrants are harder to find. That’s because fewer undocumented Cubans are leaving the island for the United States, not only through the traditional route across the Florida Straits but also through the newer route across the Yucatan Channel to the Mexican border. source: mctdirect.com
POLICe BlOTTER 1:07 A.M. | Harassment/ Communicating Threats Tucker Hall Student was referred to the University for possession/ consumption underage, threat of bodily harm and harassment of another student. Housing notified. 1:57 A.M. | Dispute Syme Hall Student and non-student involved in disagreement. Both parties were intoxicated at the time. No action taken. 2:21 A.M. | Check Person North Hall Report of group preparing to fight. Subjects were located but there was no dispute. No action taken. 2:44 A.M. | Assist Other Agency Off Campus RPD requested assistance with shots fired call. Units were deployed to north campus and cleared area of people congregating to avoid further problems. No suspect was located. 5:58 A.M. | B/E Avent Ferry Convention Center Non-student reported building had been broken into. Contractors will make assessment of damage and stolen property. 9:02 A.M. | Special Event Carter-Finley Stadium NC State vs Pittsburgh football game. Stadium — 51 subjects were ejected, 41 subjects were issued trespass warnings, 22 students referred to university, two citations issued, and one arrest. Parking Lot - four subjects trespassed, two
Quote of the day “Students save gas money, there’s less congestion on campus and less wear and tear on vehicles.” David Gregory, parking services manager for Transportation, on student benefits of the carpooling program
student referred to University, two citations issued, two arrests. 1:34 P.M. | Assault Carter-Finley Stadium Non-student was arrested and trespassed for Assault on a Female. 12:11 P.M. | Damage to Property Avent Ferry Complex Unknown person threw bottle through back windshield of vehicle. No items were stolen. 12:24 P.M. | Larceny Venture IV Staff member reported purse stolen and unauthorized use of credit cards. 3:05 P.M. | Fire Alarm Clark Dining Hall Officers responded to alarm. No problems were found and system was reset. 6:14 P.M. | Drug Violation Carter-Finley (Fairgrounds Lot) Student was arrested, referred, and trespassed from stadium for DWI, Underage Possession of Alcohol, Possession of Drug Paraphernalia and Indecent Exposure. Second student was issued citation, referred, and trespassed for Underage Possession of Alcohol and Indecent Exposure. 8:07 P.M. | Disorderly Conduct Carter-Finley Stadium Non-student was arrested and trespassed for disorderly conduct following football game. 8:34 P.M. | B/E Vehicle Avent Ferry Convention Center Officers located vehicle that had been broken into. Investigation ongoing.
Chinese Cultures: Experience China, A General Overview and Introduction Engineering Building I, Room 2015, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m. Opening Doors: A Personal and Professional Journey St. Francis Springs Center, All day N.C. State Ring Collection N.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Orientation Counselor Information Session Talley Student Center, Brown Room, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. Graphic Quilts at the Gregg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m. First Year College Majors Fair Talley Student Center, Ballroom, 3 to 8 p.m. Christopher Evans, entrepreneur and philanthropist McKimmon Center, 5:30 to 7 p.m. TechRevolution: Mapping the Future of Health & Well-Being McKimmon Center, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. The Proposal Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:50 p.m. Panel Discussion: Ethics, Integrity and Academic Misconduct Park Shops, 7 to 8:30 p.m. PhD Lecture: Dr. Harry Heft Brooks Hall, Room 320, 7 p.m. The Girlfriend Experience Witherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11 p.m. Friday N.C. State Ring Collection N.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Graphic Quilts at the Gregg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m. Enhancing Your Leadership by Understanding Your Personality Type Talley Student Center, Walnut Room, noon to 4 p.m. Audition Orientation for It’s a Wonderful Life, A live Radio Play Thompson Hall, 7 p.m. The Girlfriend Experience Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m. The Proposal Witherspoon Cinema, 9 to 10:50 p.m. Donnie Darko Witherspoon Cinema, 11: 59 p.m. Saturday 18th Annual Dog Olympics Moore Square, 2 to 10 p.m. Graphic Quilts at the Gregg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 10 p.m. The Proposal Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:50 p.m. The Girlfriend Experience Witherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11 p.m.
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Wake County will begin enforcing a ban on pets in restaurants — even outdoor patios — in 2011. Many dog owners, and businesses, have indicated they will not abide by the new interpretation of the regulation; it previously banned pets in foodpreparation area. The new enforcement will penalize restaurants two points for violating the regulation.
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Whether people agree or disagree with the new enforcement, it is weak and fails to provide health sanitation officials with any real leverage against businesses. The regulation must be clarified or given teeth for it to be effective.
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Technician should cover Raleigh I am concerned by Technician’s continuous inability to adequately educate students on matters outside the campus’ borders, particularly issues regarding the city of Raleigh. Early voting for Raleigh city council started two weeks ago, but no one would have known had Technician been his or her only source of information. Technician is in a unique position to foster knowledge about Raleigh urban affairs but habitually fails to do so. Instead of complaining about the city’s failure to close Hillsborough during hikes, nuisance laws and the lack of bike paths, perhaps it could empower students to do something by educating them on the candidates and the issues. How are students expected to be global citizens if the only things they read outside of class pertain solely to the University? How can we improve voting rates among young adults if vital avenues for information continuously fail to inform us? How is the majority of the population, which yearns for increased bike and public transit options, going to be heard without voting? How are we going to increase the pay of law enforcement while continuing to hold them accountable to the public if we don’t vote? We are lucky that we can vote without having our safety and lives threatened, and yet only a very small percentage of the population votes during nonpresidential elections. No one should say they are proud to be an American if they fail to exercise the most basic act of citizenship, voting. Timur Ender junior, criminology
I’m voting NO I’ve seen way too much administration and faculty-led endorsement of this “cause.” If an advertisement agency must be hired to slap propaganda all over campus in order to drub up support, then the “cause” is not a cause. We are in a huge budget crisis, have overcrowded classrooms, combined sections and a shortage of professors, all of which have seemingly taken back seat to this completely superficial initiative. Half of my justice system class has to scour the building for extra chairs, but somehow raising our fees and spending millions
ake County’s canine owners will lose a popular privilege in 2011. A revised interpretation of current regulations will bar pets from Wake County’s restaurants — even outdoor patios. Food safety officials have a long-standing policy of excluding pets from food preparation areas, but have reinterpreted the restrictions in a way that will now apply to all restaurant areas. Many dog owners and businesses have indicated a resistance to the new enforcement and seem unwilling to change their behaviors despite food safety officials’ threats. The problem with the food safety requirements is their lack of clout. Officials need to
either rewrite the policy so expectations are clear or give the fines some teeth. Punishing businesses by deducting two points from their health sanitation score is weak enforcement and will not change consumer and business behavior. The fact of the matter is that there are dog people and people who don’t like dogs. The current policies made some of those who don’t like pets uncomfortable while they ate. Likewise, many people consider their pets a part of the family. It is impossible to fully accommodate both of these distinct groups; health safety officials must definitively rule
one way or the other. This isn’t unfair to either group, but is simply the way of the world. For comparison, highway safety officials establish speed limits for the state’s roads. There are people who choose to speed and those who obey the speed limits. Both groups have a distinct preference in their driving habits, but face serious fines if they break the law. If food safety officials are serious about eliminating the presence of non-service pets at restaurants, they need to take a stand and distribute serious fines. The only way to make busi-
nesses abide to these safety regulations is to make them trepid. Businesses take sanitation scores seriously because health inspectors can shut them down, on the spot, if they fail to meet expected requirements. Assuming pets present health risks for restaurant patrons, give businesses a ten-point fine to their sanitation score for breaking the regulations. This isn’t to say the policy is necessary, but is simply to challenge the ambiguous and pathetic nature of the current regulation. If officials expect to enforce regulation, they must give it some teeth or make it distinct — the current statute just won’t do.
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Should dogs be allowed on restaurant patios? Why or why not? by Nick Toptine
Tommy Anderson junior, political science
Student Government deserves funding Senator Johnathan Tucker’s Finance Bill 19 will finally bridge the gap between the student body and Student Government. After reading a senator’s take on the bill, I went to the N.C. State homepage to try and find out more information on the subject. I’m not sure if Senator Daughtry was at the meeting when the bill was being discussed (although attendance records indicate he was present at opening and closing roll call), but it appears he was mistaken in his opposition to the bill. While reviewing the legislation, I noticed it was successfully fast tracked and adopted by the Student Senate by consent! From what I saw on the website, about $70,000 is being given to groups through Fall appropriations. This is considerably more than the $3,000 SG is using over an entire year. After reviewing the budget for this year (which is available online), and making some simple calculations, I determined that each student is paying approximately 11 cents so his or her representative will be more accessible to hear concerns. You are suggesting that the responsibility of a student senator is to take an active rather than reactive role. I would much rather have senators who are reactive to my concerns, than actively pursuing what they think are in my best interests. I think that if students were to be more proactive about what they want to change, and would contact their representatives, then Student Government would be much more effective. That’s why I agree with this initiative. They’re promoting themselves to help us out; why would I turn away help, when I paid for it? This is why the legislation should not be repealed: it shortens the brick path between Student Government and the student body. It’s called publicity and marketing, something every organization must do, even governments, whether it is a student government or the Federal government — just my 11 cents worth. Robert Bishop senior, psychology
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“Yeah, as long as they’re not all over the place, and not up in people’s food. Plus, people walk around with their dogs a lot.”
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A modest proposal — for stress
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ith all the pesky exams instructors are giving right now, and the multitude of things on and off our campus to trouble us, stress definitely seems to be a problem. The end of this constant barrage of stress is nowhere in sight. N o r m a l l y, a satirist with my cynical and sarPaul castic wit would McCauley not bother adSenior Staff dressing the isColumnist sue of stress, but as it has come to affect me as of late, I have decided to take the issue by the horns and wrestle it to the ground. And as the pen is mightier than the sword, I shall slay this problem with the eloquence of the virtual pen contained within my word processing software. With that in mind, I have a few modest proposals that I would like to extend as a means of taking the battle to stress and eliminating it once and for all. We can purge the University, nay, the entire world of stress with a concerted effort and these simple steps. For starters, I propose we eliminate all forms of relaxation and holidays. True, we have health experts and medical sociologists who will tell us that stress has numerous derogatory effects on the human mind. According to these experts, stress weakens the immune system and increases negative physical responses like raising blood pressure or driving us to seek comfort foods, usually of the unhealthy va-
riety. The experts also say we need to take time out of our lives, on a daily basis, to relax instead of simply relying on our relaxation binges during weekends and holidays. I say such a defeatist attitude is utterly reprehensible; it reeks of the sort of treason that would undermine the very foundation of our society! Rome was not built in a day, nor was it built by incompetent loafers and gluttonous sloths. And America was built through the sweat, blood and elbow grease of our forefathers; we cannot afford to let their toils and sacrifices be lost for the sake of “having a little downtime.” Experts also say sleep is necessa r y for every adult, claiming we a l l need a minimum of eight hours ever y night to rest, reset and reduce stress. That is a full one-third of our 24-hour day, leaving us only 16 hours of productive time to do important things, which I find to be morally detestable and economically stupid. Clearly, we should wage a war on sleep and have our chemists, biologists and doctors work around-the-clock to find a cure for this most inefficient, profligate waste of our time. The benefits of Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep and its resetting effects on our brain are mere roadblocks to humanity’s conquest of stress.
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This would also make it possible for us to exercise more, which is one of the few things I will agree with the experts on. We need able-bodied persons to fight this war on stress, and by eliminating such frivolities as holidays, relaxation and sleep, we give ourselves ample time to make ourselves fit the perfect body images we relentlessly present to our citizens and become the brilliant, self-made intellectual giants we all endeavor to become. These are but a few of the modest ideas this satirist was able to c ome up w it h for defeating stress once and for all. I encourage you all to join me in stepping outside the box of those who preach the perfectly reasonable approach to dealing with stress via relaxation, sleep, exercise and the like. With brilliance and ingenuity, we can overcome these logical ideas with the unorthodox approach that defines America.
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“It doesn’t seem like a big deal if you’re eating with your dog nearby. It would make sense for downtown to allow dogs in the area because of the recent developments banning the tethering of dogs.” Caitlin Stevens junior, international studies
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Technician nineonenine Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra to perform Sunday Randolph Foy, an associate director and teaching professor of music, will direct a Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra Sunday. The orchestra will present two works by Franz Schubert in the Talley Ballroom from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra combines student and community musicians, as well as professional musicians, for its concerts and performs four times a year. The Orchestra is based at the University. Visit http://www. raleighcivicsymphony.org/ for more information. Source: ncsu.edu
Auditions for play coming up The University Theatre will be holding auditions for an upcoming play, “It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play.” Audition orientation will be Oct. 2 and the audition dates will be Oct. 5 and 6, all of which will take place in Thompson Hall. The play is a rendition of the 1940s movie, but adapted as a radio broadcast. Perusal scripts are available at Stewart Theatre offices and Thompson Hall offices. All students are welcome to participate in University Theatre productions, regardless of major. SOURCE: http://www.ncsu.edu/ theatre/
International Festival brings cultural awareness to Raleigh The 24th International Festival of Raleigh will take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at the Raleigh Convention Center. The indoor festival will include international food booths, cultural booths, crafts from all over the world, traditional arts, dancing and music. There will also be a section for entertaining children with activities that include face painting, storytelling and games. The festival will also have a ceremony in which hundreds of people will attain their naturalized citizenships. The International Festival is hosted by International Focus Inc., which is a nonprofit organization that has a goal of preserving ethnic cultures and promoting awareness of other cultures to Americans. A one-day ticket will be $6 and a weekend pass is $15 at the door, but discounts are offered online.
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Skills to pay the bills Young entrepreneurs blaze trail with growing business Story By Sarah ewald | photo illustration By david mabe
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wning a business is a common dream, but not many get to reach this goal. Bryan Young, a junior in sports management with an entrepreneurship minor, started his first business when he was eight years old, and his current business is his fourth one.
penses. A lot of students approached Young for help in class work and business assignments, and the entrepreneurship program also began sending students to him. Young had originally started an online magazine to make it easier for those who wanted help.
“The concept kept growing and growing, and we eventually moved from being an online business magazine to educational software,” he said. Young and Matthew Laster, his business partner and co-owner of BEES, decided to develop an online educational textbook i n May 2009 be-
Young’s company is the Business Education Extension System, and 3,000 students are committed to using BEES in the spring. “N.C. State is a client, and we have three Ivy League schools that are interested in using it,” Young said. “We do Web design work for small to large businesses all across the company, and then we have educational software to support different learning styles,” Young said. The focus is learning how to apply information learned in classrooms, using video, audio and textual information. “We try to be educational and entertaining at the same time, so while you’re learning you’re actually enjoying yourself,” Young said. The software concerns beginning and sustaining a business, as well as teaching valuable skills. “It takes you through a business simulator. It walks you through starting a business, and it teaches you more to be an entrepreneur thinker and a business problem-solver,” Young said. Young developed the initial idea after he had grown his previous company too quickly and almost became bankrupt due to ex-
cause it was the same information for clients as in the magazine. Young and Laster work with five other people who have already graduated college. Most of Young’s team has worked with corporations before, such as Terminex and Cartoon Network. Young handles most of the daily interaction with clients. Other team members’ duties range from technological programming to design and marketing. “We work from home mostly,” Young said. The team has an office, but rarely uses it since it hinders productivity. One big challenge Young has had to overcome really can’t be helped. “A lot of people look at our age and think sometimes we don’t know what we’re talking about, but that usually gets resolved in the first meeting when they meet us in person,” Young said. Young and his team are talking with venture capitalists, something that Young hasn’t done before. “It’s a different avenue for us,” Young said. “Right now, we’re [working with] more supplemental material. One of the long-term goals is becoming a virtual textbook,” Young said. He said that ideally people would be able to go to the Web site and glean examples from interactive material. Young gets feedbac k b ot h f rom entrepreneurship teachers and his fellow students. This fall, he is retaking a business course,
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Source: http://www. internationalfestival.org/index. php
U2 to perform at Carter-Finley U2 is making a stop in CarterFinley Stadium Saturday as a part of its 360 Degree tour. This will be U2’s only stop in North Carolina. U2 was has sold more than 145 million albums, won 22 Grammys and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Tickets prices range from $30 to $250 and are still available through Ticketmaster.com. Source: u2.com
Alternative offered for football tailgate Legacy Event Planners is planning multiple events on Hillsborough Street called Pack Away Tailgate. The purpose of it is for Wolfpack fans to have a place to support the football team by offering an alternative place to tailgate and spend time during the games Saturday, Oct. 17 and Nov. 21. Business on Hillsborough Street will feature bands and have food and drink specials. Pack Away Tailgate will also have a waterpong tournament, a cornhole tournament and a washers tournament on Hillsborough Street. Proceeds from event will go to New Sense Studios, which provides troubled youths with an art programs, and We Recycle, a recycling program started by the University to fill recycling needs at football tailgates. The nonprofit organization Legacy Event Planners is also responsible for the creation of the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, and its purpose is to unite students, families and professionals in the community. Source: Kavin Tedamrongwanish
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Students learn self-protection skills Class provides basic defense training for the real world. Laura Wilkinson Staff Writer One of the many physical education classes the University offers is self defense, a one-credit-hour class that teaches students basic defense moves. Ritchie Shuford, one of the two instructors for the course, said he helped to revitalize the course 12 years ago when he became the instructor for the class. “I had a background in martial arts and mixed martial arts. Everything that we teach has evolved over 12 years,” Shuford said. “We’re giving them tools to help them get through bad situations.” The University provides campus police, the blue
light phones and a safety escort service to keep students safe. But some students, like Jordan Kennedy, a sophomore in animal science, take the class as an extra precaution. “I like being able to learn how to beat people up in case I was ever attacked,” Kennedy said. “I like knowing I’m not completely defenseless.” The course is open to all students, though Kennedy said it consists mostly of women who are freshmen, sophomores and juniors. Sam Alinaghi, a sophomore in elementary education, said she likes the class demographics. “I like how the class is all girls because we’ve grown really comfortable with each other,” Alinaghi said. “It’s easier for the awkward situations.” Shuford said the men that take the course generally come in thinking the course is about fighting. “I don’t teach you how to
fight,” Shuford said. “Sometimes guys sign up for a week or two, but they usually drop the class.” The use of verbal defense, strikes, pressure points, weapons defense and escapes from grabs, chokes and holds are part of the curriculum Shuford created. “The first two weeks of class are all about avoidance, deterrence and de-escalation,” Shuford said. “We’re giving you tools to help you get through bad situations.” Kennedy, who said her favorite self defense moves so far have been throwing elbows, also said she liked the finger jab in the eyes combined with the palm strike to the nose. Alinaghi said she enjoys practicing moves outside of the class with her roommate and friends. “Sometimes we’ll go home and just tackle each other or something,” Alinaghi said. “You never know how you’ll
react in a situation.” Though the moves learned in class are potentially harmful to an attacker, Alinaghi said the worst she goes home with is light bruising. Kennedy, who also shows her friends the techniques she learned in class, said the moves demonstrated in class have never hurt or bruised her. Alinaghi said Shuford creates pretend situations in class to drive home how important it is to be prepared for an attack. “I like how the teacher makes the situation seem real to us,” said Alinaghi. “He always has constant patience. I think he gives us enough practice to where we have the moves in our head.” Shuford said he realizes that “stuff happens,” and that everybody needs some type of training in self defense. He said his students have found the course useful in real life situations, as a man harassed a former female student
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The class covers basic self defense skills and techniques. Skills the course covers include falls, kicks, punches and escapes. Students also get to learn about the psychology of physical and sexual assault. There is physical contact between students and instructor when demonstrating self defense skills. Source: ncsu.edu
of his. She told him to back off, was very assertive in her use of verbal self defense and the man backed down. Shuford’s motto for effective defense is “get in the mindset to be nastier and meaner than the attacker is.”
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and gains information from his peers that help him better market his product. Young also asks customers for feedback so he can ready the software to launch in the spring. “Right now, the majority of our clientele are actual businesses. Our biggest company is in California, [and we’re] talking to a company from Puerto Rico,” Young said. Young also worked with companies from Florida, Texas and North Carolina. He has a longterm contract with a California company where he’ll need to fly out about twice a month to meet with them. Companies contact Young primari ly f rom word-ofmouth. “A lot of companies will hear about what we’re doing and try us out,” Young said. He said some companies are initially skeptical because of their youth, but they then see what Young’s team can do. “After the first meeting, we usually have them hooked,” Young said. Eventually, the meetings lead to a contact, usually for a year. “Most of them are doctors, lawyers and business owners who have us come in and unify their online and offline presence,” Young said. Young and his team help them differentiate the company’s product from their competitors. “Whatever makes the client happy is what I’ll do,” Young said.
FACTS ABOUT BRYAN YOUNG: WHO: Bryan Young, a junior in sports management, and Matt Laster, a junior in computer science WHAT: Created an online educational textbook about businesses WHEN: BEES will be available spring semester WHERE: The software will be available through the University next semester. Young and Laster also have clients that are actual businesses and companies that are using it WHY: To educate people about how to run a business and how come up with business solutions HOW: By using information from their Web site, businessempiremag. com SOURCE: SOURCES: MGT.NCSU.EDU, BRYAN YOUNG
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Senior safety Bobby Floyd jumps and tackles Murray St. wide receiver Derrick Townsel on Saturday evening. Floyd recorded 5 tackles and 3 assists, including 2 tackles for a loss, against the Racers of Murray St.
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BUSINESSES BRYAN YOUNG CREATED OR HELPED TO CREATE: Landscaping service: Young started it at 12 years old as a way to save up money to buy a car. Within five years he earned $30,000. Crossroads Transport Services LLC: Young used the money he saved from his landscaping business to start this trucking company. It has a fleet of 22 trucks and has its headquarters in Young’s hometown, Fayetteville. www.businessempiremag.com: Young and Matthew Laster started a Web site that gave business information to entrepreneurs in August 2008. They opened an office on Six Forks Road in May. Business Education Extension System: Young and Laster gathered some of the information from their Web site and created an online textbook that helps entrepreneurs run businesses. They have clients from all over the country, including Florida, Texas, California and Puerto Rico. The University is also using it next semester.
said. “So it’s very helpful.” Due to the number of players vying for the safety spots, the amount of snaps available is limited, which could cause added pressure. When a player enters the game, he knows if he makes a mistake, he may not see the field again. However, Johnson believes it does quite the opposite. “I don’t look at it as pressure,” Johnson said. “I look at it as motivation, knowing that we have a rotation, we all know we have to play to
the best of our abilities because we don’t know how many times we are going to be out there.” According to Wolff, it is hard for the players to get into a rhythm during the game, but the chance to rest for much of the game outweighs the cost. “It kind of does prohibit me from getting in a groove,” Wolff said. “But I don’t mind subbing in and out, it keeps us fresh.” One advantage of using multiple safeties is the ability to put each individual player in a spot where his abilities would best benefit the team. “We have a good group of guys in the secondary and we all can play,” Bishop said. “We all do some different things,
some guys can do things better than others and coach feels comfortable using us all.” Even though the players continue to fight it out on the field for playing time, off the field there are no hard feelings about playing time and who is starting. “We have the least number of players playing our position, but we are all like brothers,” Wolff said. “We joke around all the time, we play around and we are just all real tight.”
SOURCES: MGT.NCSU.EDU, BRYAN YOUNG
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Junior diver Chelsea Ale practices her dives before the Oct. 3, 2008 Red and White scrimmage.
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their talent and versatility as swimmers. “They’ve been great, they’ve already been training so fast and really showing what they can do in practice with fast stuff off the blocks. A lot of them are well rounded so that will help us,” Merritt said. “Academically, they’re great too, so that’s perfect for our team GPA.” One area of interest for the team will be on the diving
board, where a pair of highlytouted freshmen will attempt to fill in the void left by last year’s leader, Kristin Davies, who won the national championship in the platform dive. Hannah Hopkins of Greensboro and Kirstyn Shepler of Point Vedra Beach, Fla. will look to fill her place over time. Hopkins won second place in the 3-meter (336.65) and 10th in the 1-meter (279.60) at the 2008 AAU diving nationals, while Shepler qualified for the U.S.A diving senior nationals for the 10-meter dive and has experience in all three diving events. Teal said Davies’ national
championship performance last March likely had a big influence on the divers the team signed for this season, and also predicted the impact of her title will be felt in future years. “[Davies] played a huge role and she definitely put N.C. State diving on the map. She opened the doors for us to have a lot of divers to look at us that may not have before,” Teal said. “I think that will continue to pay off in the years to come.”
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Men’s swimming and diving seeks to step up in ACC After last year’s impressive finish, men’s team aiming to move up in ACC standings in 2009-2010 season Samantha Collier Staff Writer
Oct. 24 marks the date of the men’s swimming and diving teams’ first dual match against Duke and Maryland at College Park. The men have been stepping up their training since the summer in order to prepare for the upcoming season, practicing eight times a week at minimum. “Back in the spring, both the men’s and women’s teams came to the coaches saying they weren’t satisfied, and they let the coaches know that they wanted to work harder,” coach Brooks Teal said. “Over the summer we really stepped up the training and the athletes really surprised themselves with their abilities. We had a great summer and are now trying to keep the momentum going.” Senior Mason McGee said the teams mixed up their training techniques so they could benefit from a variety of methods. “Both teams are very focused,” Teal said. “We have really been challenging them, particularly in dry land work in order to get them at a better overall fitness before they get into the water.” Last year, Teal said the team was able to move up in the ACC standings, and hopes this year to place in the top half of the conference. “The ACC has a lot of fast guys,” senior Kevin Woodhull-
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Junior Kevin Woodhull-Smith swims in the 200-yard butterfly event during the 2008 Red and White game in the Casey Natatorium.
Smith said. “My sophomore year, a lot of freshman came in and I think this year it will be as competitive, if not more than it was last year.” Both Woodhull-Smith and McGee broke a total of four school records each last year, along with their top season performances. WoodhullSmith set the school record for the 200 individual medley with a time of 1:47.06. “I had to go that fast because the ACC is that fast. I got 8th in the conference [for the 200 IM] with our school record time,” said Woodhull-Smith.
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“Everyone was saying ‘you went so fast,’ and I was like, ‘I had to because everyone else is dropping three or four seconds too.’” For f reshma n Bra ndon Kingston, the new level of competition is a big change. From a small town just north of Toronto, Canada, Kingston said the level of competition here at State is very different and a lot more exciting. “At home I trained with one really fast girl and one really fast guy, but here everyone is fast, so there is more of a variety to train with,” Kingston
said. “I am looking forward to everything this season. It is a big change and I am excited for the possibility to swim fast and see how I do and go from there.” The members of the men’s team do not only work hard for themselves, but the team seems to have a special bond which helps drive the members to want to do better. “We are a really close team from top to bottom,” said McGee. “That’s something we pride ourselves on. We see each others as brothers, more than teammates. It’s big be-
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to do was relax and put it away,” said Bouemboue. The penalty free-for-all continued into the second half. A yellow card was issued to Tyler Lassiter at the 30th minute of the half and Pack coach George Tarantini earned one of his own at the 26th. South Carolina also got in on the action, with the head referee issuing the bench a yellow card at the 5th minute. Widman made the play of the game in that stanza, coming up with a save at the 19th minute of the half, and USC could not find another good scoring opportunity. “I t houg ht Wid ma n played fantastic. He made two very good saves, but I mean very crucial saves. Defensive-wise it’s the best we’ve been all year,” Tarantini said. The Pack fell to Virginia Tech this weekend, 2-0. Midfielder Kris Byrd said the team benefitted from a more complete effort than it gave on the road. “We were very organized and we finished strong. The main point that was different from Virginia Tech was that we never gave up,” Byrd said. The Pack will play its next game against ACC opponent Boston College on Friday at 7 p.m. at Dail Soccer Stadium.
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Shuffling safeties benefits Pack
Soccer’s Dugal given weekly honor Paige Dugal, a sophomore forward for the women’s soccer team, was named one of CollegeSoccer360.com’s Primetime Performers of the week. Dugal notched her team-leading sixth and seventh goals in the win against No. 14 Virginia Thursday, N.C. State’s first conference win since 2006. Dugal’s second marker was the game-winner and came in the waning moments of the game. Dugal is third in the ACC in gamewinning goals, sixth in the ACC in points and fifth in goals. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Men’s Golf places fourth in Washington The men’s golf team won fourth place at the Ping-Golf Week Preview tournament after scoring a team-best 295 in its final round. Junior Matt Hill, who led all N.C. State players, finished tied for 12th at six-over. The Preview, which is arguably the premier collegiate tournament during the fall, included 11 nationallyranked teams. The Wolfpack’s next tournament is at The Ridges Intercollegiate Oct. 16-18. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. CLEMSON* Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m. Friday MEN’S SOCCER VS. BOSTON COLLEGE* Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.
With lack of dominant player, safeties find themselves in a rotation
game, while redshirt sophomore Justin Byers has started twice. Senior Bobby Floyd has not made a start but is tied for Taylor Barbour fourth on the team in tackles, Deputy Sports Editor and unless any two players start Football is a physical to step up for an entire football game; many players are ro- game, coach Tom O’Brien says tated in and out of the game, there is no reason to believe the from play to play, posses- rotation is going to change. “It was situational things. sion to possession, quarter to quarter, to try to prevent We are still on the flux of who the top four guys are,” O’Brien them from getting tired. Most of this rotation takes said. “We haven’t been happy with a lot of place on things back the defenthere. Until sive line somebody or in the steps up and backfield grabs a pow ith the sition, we’ll running probably keep backs. rotating guys This in and out.” method The coach’s hardly hands were ever ocforced into curs withrotating the in the secs a fe t ie s i n ondary, and out durespecially ing the games w ith the Senior safety Clem Johnson due to t he safeties. outstanding However, performances the Pack has used this unconven- of young players such as Wolff tional method, playing mul- and Bishop. “They have both been pretty tiple safeties throughout the game, and has greatly ben- impressive,” Johnson said. “They are both freshman and efited from it. Just four games into the have been thrown in the fire. season, the Pack has start- They’ve reacted like veterans. ed three different combi- They are out there making nations at safety and five plays, not making mental erplayers have seen significant rors, not missing tackles; they time. Senior Clem Johnson are going to be good in the fuhas started three games, ture.” The rotating carousel of the and redshirt freshman Earl Wolff has made two safeties does not bother the starts and leads the team players. Johnson said they in tackles. Freshman Bran- enjoy the opportunity to stay dan Bishop has started one fresh throughout the game,
“We have to make the best of our opportunities when we are out on the field. We just have to take advantage of every snap we get.”
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Clem Johnson, a junior defensive back, celebrates at the Homecoming football game against Boston College Oct. 4, 2008.
but due to the rotation and the decrease in the plays they are in, they have to go out and play every play as hard as possible. “Coach understands that in the fourth quarter, we need our legs and when we have guys who can come in and contribute, a rotation is a good thing,”
MEN’S SOCCER
Seasoned experience and talented youth providing reason for optimism
Saturday MEN’S TENNIS IN ALLAMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP Tulsa, Okla., all day WOMEN’S TENNIS IN ITA ALLAMERICAN Pacific Palisades, Calif., all day FOOTBALL @ WAKE FOREST* Winston-Salem, N.C., 3:30 p.m. *Student Wolfpack Club event
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Senior defender, Korede Aiyegbusi of the men’s soccer team, moves the ball down the field between two USC players. The Wolfpack won against the Gamecocks 1-0 with the only goal in the last ten seconds of the first half. Aiyegbusi had one assist to a goal on Tuesday night game.
Wolfpack notches 1-0 win over South Carolina
Coach George Tarantini on his team’s 1-0 win over USC
Strong defensive effort leads to shutout win over Gamecocks on Kay Yow Pink Game night
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Jeniece Jamison
Tuesday’s Kay Yow Pink Night was just the first of three opportunities to wear pink and raise money to fighen women’s soccer plays Clemson and Friday when volleyball plays Maryland.
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Wolfpack women confident going into 2009 season
VOLLEYBALL VS. MARYLAND* Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
“Defensivewise, it’s the best we’ve been all year.”
are about to go in what they are seeing on the field. “Every time me and Brandan get out, we tell Bobby and Clem what we see, and when they go in and they see something different they will tell us,” Wolff
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Johnson said. “But we have to make the best of our opportunities and when we are out on the field. We just have to take advantage of each snap we get.” With the rotation in action, the players use their knowledge as a positive to help each other by telling the guys who
Staff Writer
The Pack snapped a two game winless streak by picking up a win over rival South Carolina, 1-0, Tuesday night at Dail Soccer Park. The first half of the game was marked by physical play from both teams. Players from both teams received yellow cards during the first half, with Chrystel Bakong from State earning one at
the 33rd minute mark and Sam Arthur of USC receiving one in the 15th minute. This physical play was not lost on USC coach Mark Berson. He received a yellow card for excessively yelling at the referees at the 27th minute. L ead i ng scorer Ronnie Bouemboue said both teams had to put the calls behind them. “Referees are here to do their job, so regardless of what happens on the field we have to keep our minds, we have to stay focused and play our game,” said Bouemboue. The Pack stifled the USC offense in the first half, allowing only one shot on goal, a save
from goalkeeper Christopher Widman at the 11th minute mark of the first half. State’s offense was on the attack early in the contest. The first shot on goal came from Bouemboue within the first minute of the game. State had a total of six shots on goal during the first half. Bouemboue also scored the contest’s only goal with 10.5 seconds remaining in the first half. Defender Korede Aiyegbusi and midfielder Alan Sanchez assisted the goal. “I just told myself to relax a little bit before I hit it. All I had
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(55.54) in school history, also said team chemistry is especially vital for motivation because of the physically taxing nature of the sport. Tyler Everett “It’s a tough sport, so when Deputy Sports Editor you’re up there on the block, After one the best off- you have to be swimming for seasons coach Brooks Teal someone to put your body can remember, the women’s through that kind of thing,” swimming and diving team Dason said. “At the end of your race, has high hopes going into the upcoming season, which knowing that your teammates will begin with the an- are there on the sidelines, knowing that nual Red they care & W hite about you Scrimand you care mage next about them, Friday, it pushes you Oct. 9. harder to “The race.” women In addition had an to the expeexcellent rience t he summer,” senior class Teal said. Senior Patrice Dason will provide, “It wa s Teal said the one of our best summers ever as far as talent the incoming freshmen training and commitment.” will bring to the water is anThe team’s 2009 roster other reason he is confident in features ten seniors, twice how his team will fare during as many as it had last sea- the upcoming season. “We have an outstanding inson. Senior Patrice Dason said the team is the closest it coming freshmen class,” Teal has been during her career. said. “So I am very confident “We are probably the most that the ladies are going to be confident we have been in ready for a great season.” Senior captain Sarah Mermy four years being here,” ritt said the effort the freshDason said. “Our team has gotten a lot men have already put forth in closer over my four years. practice and in the classroom Every year it has gotten bet- has impressed her as much as ter and better.” Dason, who holds the second best 100 butterfly time SWIM continued page 6
“We are probably the most confident we have been in my four years being here.”
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