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Room 1, the largest conference room in the McKimmon Center, was host to many of the companies at the Fall Engineering Career Fair Tuesday. With 186 companies and thousands of students in attendance, the Engineering Career Fair is one of the largest in the nation.

Opportunities come knocking at Engineering Fair Students, job-seekers find employment opportunities Siva Ramesh Correspondent

With 186 employers ranging from the Central Intelligence Agency and the United States Army Corps of Engineers to Merck and Boeing, the Engineering Career Fair offered prospective employees and interns numerous possibilities, and it was no secret to area job-seekers. Thousands stood in lines outside

the McKimmon Center in the drizzle Tuesday morning, anxious to explore the opportunities available at the Career Fair. Owing to the economic climate, throngs of people filled the center and crowded in front of the recruiters’ displays Harsimabir Singh, a graduate student with a degree in engineering management from Duke University, said the crowds resulted from the large number of job-seekers. “A lot of crowding, I would say, [because] of a lot of people looking for jobs.”

Al Bryant, a senior in electrical engineering, said he felt happy about how companies were taking interest in his accomplishments. “It’s kind of good to see people actually interested in the things that I’ve done for four years of college; it’s kind of interesting to see that it’s kind of paying off now and they’re actually happy to see the classes I’ve taken and so [the classes] have done me some good.” From freshmen searching for internships to seniors searching for employment, most attendees were able to get something out of the fair.

Katherine Thompson, a freshman in biomedical engineering, said she found the career fair to be less stressful than she anticipated. “It’s less nerve-wracking than I thought it would be, to be perfectly honest,” Thompson said. Thompson found her desired internship at the fair. “I was able to get my resume in to Oak Ridge Labs for the possibility of a summer internship, which is good because they come very highly recommended,” Thompson said. Thompson also said a good way to be considered for a position at the fair

was to have some initiative. “A lot of people are being won over by introducing yourself first, I’ve noticed,” Thompson said. “Most of [the recruiters] just say, ‘Hi’ and look at your nametag and then they start talking to you. If you go forward and say ‘Hi, Katherine Thompson, biomedical, un-matriculated ‘ … like give some information, it makes an impression, a good impression.” Despite the poor economic situation, several international students and University alumni said that they

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Senate defies referenda, supports Talley fee

Making a movement

Student Senate recommends student center fee moves forward despite referenda Staff Report The Student Senate voted last night on its recommendations to the Fee

Review Committee and determined it will support the $83 graduated Student Center indebtdedness fee. The fee was voted down by the student body, with 61.6 percent of the vote. Kelli Rogers, Student Senate president, said the resolution was approved after weighing the three criteria students considered on the ballot.

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Lauren Brookshire, a senior in international studies, spray paints on the Free Expression Tunnel with Katrina Jiamachello, a sophomore in zoology, Liam Gehling, a senior in business administration, and Josh Hamilton, a sophomore in science education, for The Movement Sunday night. The Movement is a group dedicated to ending interpersonal violence on campus. “We’re painting the tunnel to educate people and raise awareness on domestic violence,” Brookshire said.

BOG recommends task force Hate crimes committee concludes presidential task force necessary Alanna Howard Staff Writer

In response to the hate crimes of November 2008, UNC System President Erskine Bowles issued a commission in December to “review student codes of conduct as they relate to hate crimes.” The committee was appointed to address whether a policy on hate crimes and acts of violence should be recommended to the Board of Governors and whether the development of a UNC System-wide requirement for diversity orientation for all first-time students is necessary. Harold Martin, chancellor of N.C. A&T University and leader of the committee, said the committee investigated legal stances on freedom of speech in relation to hate crimes, existing campus policies and student codes of conduct for all UNC-System schools and reviewed existing orienta-

tion programs on diversity currently according to UNC General Counprovided on campuses in making the sel Laura Luger. “Each campus handles conduct decision. “We were charged by President regarding unlawful harassment or Bowles in December and we returned hate crimes. The University System has not issued decisions within a any guidance in timely four-month respect to inditime frame, with a vidual campuses’ detailed report of codes of conduct, our findings,” he but it is under said. consideration During the comwhat a Univermission’s deliberasity System-wide tion it held seven position should public meetings, a entail,” she said. public forum and T h e s e c on d briefings from legal charge, to deaides and NAACP velop a U NC officials. Jose Picart, interim dean of the System-wide The commit tee College of Education requirement for returned its final diversity orienreport in March, detailing their recommendations to tation for first-time students resulted in the formation of a secthe president’s charges. The committee voted unanimously ond committee. The committee’s to adopt a system-wide policy to ad- reported universities already have dress hate crimes and acts of violence,

“The current administration has had to take on higher priority issues, so this is on the back-burner.”

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Student Senate passes bill boosting financial support for Homecoming Nick Tran Staff Writer

Last night Student Senate voted to grant the Homecoming Committee $10,000 to plan this year’s Homecoming events. The Senate passed a bill adding $4,000 to the original $6,000 given to the Homecoming Committee. The bill, which has been in consideration for a month, was fast-tracked through the Senate to secure a contract with an undisclosed performer to headline the PackHowl concert. Homecoming Chair Adam Compton, said Homecoming is by far the greatest tradition on campus and he is glad to see it moving forward. “Now we can bring in something better than local bands for the students,” he said. Compton said four years ago, the Homecoming Committee received $15,000 from SG, but in recent years the amount has been cut to nearly

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Where did it come from? $2,500 comes from unencumbered surplus funds. $1,500 comes from the Finance Committee Dispursements. Student Government previously approved $6,000 for Homecoming. With the additional $4,000, Student Government funding of Homecoming 2009 amounts to $10,000. Source: Student Senate Finance Bill 25

a third. Aside from that, money for Homecoming is obtained from alumni donations and fundraising. Compton said it was important for SG to support the increase because with the organization’s sponsorship, donating alumni would agree to fund any excess costs incurred outside of budgeted expenses. Sen. Micheal Robinson was in opposition of the funding increase, insisting that Homecoming should be funded in a different manner, preferably with more involvement

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Pack looks to bounce back against Duke See page 8.

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t Fall Fest in front of Metcalf Hall, Jonathan Walker, a junior in political science, receives Rooster, his new betta fish. The Metcalf Hall Council set up fishbowls on a table and invited residents to toss pingpong balls from a distance, winning a betta if the pingpong ball landed in its water. “I feel like it’s the greatest day of my life,” Walker said.

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Black community joins together to fight disease

The sociology department will hold a health education-training workshop for African-American students Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The workshop will focus on preventing and fighting the HIV and AIDS

epidemic in the black community. African-American men and women 18 years or older will receive $20 for attending. For further information, students should e-mail NCSUhealthproject@gmail. com. source: Sociology Department

Woman of childbearing age face loss of coverage Women of child-bearing age routinely pay higher health insurance premiums. There are other examples where women of all ages pay more, or are denied coverage more often, largely because of gender, and the health legislation now being considered in Congress aims to virtually end such disparities. Republicans say the bills will drive up bills and costs, however. Source: mctdirect.com

Attention Seniors! WANTED: Student Speaker for 2009 Fall Graduation Exercises Applications available at: 1008 Harris Hall or http://www.ncsu.edu/registrar/graduation

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Warnings sounded on reverse mortgages Lawmakers and consumer advocates are warning that a growing number of vulnerable, elderly borrowers and a new crop of eager profit-hungry lenders could lead the reverse mortgage industry into the same financial

tailspin that toppled the subprime mortgage market and left taxpayers to foot the bill. A new report by the National Consumer Law Center warns that could happen unless Congress enacts new consumer protections. Source: mctdirect.com

Lawmakers seek to hold down health bill’s cost Americans may be wary of the eye-popping figures the federal government paid out in an effort to keep the recession from free falling into a depression. But in the context of health reform, close to a trillion dollars may not be strong enough medicine over the next decade to extend coverage to the uninsured and make health insurance affordable, some experts say. source: mctdirect.com

Oct. 4 12:25 A.M. | Suspicious Incident Metcalf Hall Report of objects thrown from building. Appropriate personnel notified. Investigation ongoing. 2:52 A.M. | Suspicious Incident Morrill Drive/Western Boulevard Report of subject shooting potato gun in the area. Officers were unable to locate subject. 3:14 A.M. | Suspicious Vehicle Centennial Park & Ride Officer spoke with student and non-student sitting in vehicle. No further action taken. 3:42 A.M. | B/E Vehicle Centennial Park & Ride Officers located three vehicles which had been broken into. Owners were notified. 2:28 P.M. | Damage to Property Turf Grass Field Lab Vehicle drove off road and hit fence causing damage. 8:42 P.M. | Larceny North Hall Student reported stolen items. Concerned Behavior Report completed. Investigation ongoing.

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WebAssign adds new servers to accommodate traffic Problems have left students unable to access system during peak times Arth Pandya Staff Writer

WebAssign, the online instructional tool used by many faculty and students at the University, has experienced service slow-downs during peak usage hours — 8 p.m.to 11 p.m. — over the past few weeks, caused by the increased influx of students using the tool to complete assignments. Many students and faculty have experienced sluggish response times, and even reported an inability to log into the system. Adam Forcum, a freshman in mechanical engineering, said WebAssign’s server issues have significantly impacted his chemistry lab, which ends at 9:30 p.m. “It’s been giving my chem lab nearly constant problems,” Forcum said. “Most people seem to do Webassign at night which causes slow-downs for us. Several times our instructor was forced to extend our in-lab assignment on WebAssign — which is supposed to be finished in class — for several days to allow us to finish.” Forcum said he and others in his lab are irritated by having to complete the assignment out of class, as they are inundated with other assignments and responsibilities. “This means extra time spent outside of class doing something that we should already have done. Extra time that I don’t have,” Forcum said. Jerry Bettis, a graduate student in chemistry and lab teacher assistant, said WebAssign’s server issues have given him issues as a first time instructor. “As a first year graduate stu-

dent, it adds an extra weight. right. It monitors the students I have to constantly check my well.” While Forcum acknowledges mail, making sure students get extensions. It gives people that his class has experienced an excuse not to do them, and fewer problems with the inthat’s what really bothers me,” creased number of servers, he said there are still problems. Bettis said. “Since the people at WebAsJennifer Bell, a mathematics instructor, said she has experi- sign have increased their load capacity, we have experienced enced similar problems. “It’s gone from maybe receiv- [fewer] problems but it contining a handful of e-mails a day ues to mess up once in a while, to receiving a tons of e-mails either kicking you off or even because students can’t make changing answers as you sub[WebAssign] work,” Bell said. mit them,” Forcum said. According to Risley’s state“I’ve had to do things I’ve never have had to before, and it’s ment, the company is fine-tuning the application to increase frustrating.” John Risley, the CEO of Ad- efficiency and is consulting vanced Instructional Systems, with database experts to further mitigate the creators the disrupof We bA s tion. sign, released He also said a statement they expect to WebA s to experience sign’s users continuing s o on a f t e r slow-downs the problems from 8 p.m. arose, apoloto 11 p.m. gizing for the on Sunday to tool ’s poor Thursday for performance Math Instructor Jennifer Bell on the next couand stating how WebAssign server issues ple of weeks. how the situhave impacted her inbox Bettis said ation would he remembe fixed. Risley said they have dou- bers WebAssign’s performance bled the server count, adding when he was in his undergrada dozen new servers to increase uate studies. “I remember a time when efficiency. WebAssign also has an additional twelve servers WebAssign was free. Then on order to be configured and they started charging for it, and installed immediately upon it was going well. Then they started charging more, and it receipt. “This has resolved some of stopped working,” Bettis said. As it seems the worst of the the slow-down issues,” Risley slow-downs have been resaid. Bell said WebAssign, when solved, Bell said she questions it is working and not giving whether the staff at WebAssign students problems, is very will be ready for student influx in the future. beneficial. “It is too difficult in a class of 100 or 200 to assign and take up homework for a grade,” Bell said. “With WebAssign, they can see what they are doing wrong, what they are doing

“It’s gone from maybe receiving a handful of e-mails a day to receiving a tons of e-mails.”

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from the administration. “In previous years the Homecoming Committee has gone over-budget by large amounts,” he said. “[The funding process] needs more oversight by the University.” Robinson said next year’s Homecoming Committee has made plans to revamp the planning and budgeting process. “It’s not so much that we went over budget,” Compton said. “The alumni took a risk by trying to make money by selling tickets on a big name performer.” Compton said the Homecoming Committee contracted a well-known performer last year in response to student support and tried to meet the costs by selling tickets. However, ticket sales were not nearly enough to cover the costs and the donating alumni were asked to pay the excess. “This year, by asking Student Government to sponsor Homecoming and paying for

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were encouraged by the opportunities available to them. Kevin Braswell, an alumnus, said that he liked how the fair was organized. “It seems like a pretty nice setup, lot of companies here, it’s a good selection,” Braswell said. Although Braswell said that the job market is poor right now and companies are tending to look more at students and recent graduates, he was encouraged by the offers that he had gotten at the fair. “I got a few names of some local people, that was pretty much all I hoped to get, so [it’s] pretty encouraging.” Ye Cao, a graduate student in civil and environmental engineering from China, said she has been lucky to find job opportunities at two environmental engineering consulting firms at the fair. “The people here are very nice,” Cao said, “even if you can’t find a job or if they don’t have openings, it’s a good way for people to get to know each other. I’ve been seeing the [opportunities] for international students; you know, the economic situation is not very good so not a lot of companies will take international students, so I don’t have many choices. I’m still positive and I think that the economy’s getting better and better.”

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a wide range of programs related to diversity but could benefit from consideration of uniform objectives and standards. As a result of this decision, the BOG recommended a presidential task force be established. According to the BOG, this force would focus on a “comprehensive analysis of best practices in building strong, appropriate and effective campus cultures.”

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Jamie Snipes, a masters student in computer engineering, speaks with a representative from Cisco at the Fall Engineering Career Fair Tuesday in the McKimmon Center. “While I was in my undergrad, I came to all the career fairs,” Snipes said. “It seems like there’s a lot of companies not hiring full time, so that’s the major downfall for someone like me.” With 186 companies and thousands of students in attendance, the Engineering Career Fair is one of the largest in the nation.

In the end, Bryant said having any job or position is about growing and developing while enjoying yourself. “I’m just looking for a job

that gives me the opportunity to grow so I won’t be stuck in [one] position, something that’s not monotonous, something I enjoy doing.”

The task force has yet to be formed. Former Chancellor James Oblinger took steps to establish a University task force consisting of students, administration and faculty but with his resignation it fell through. According to Jose Picart, interim dean of the College of Education, a campus values and ethics committee is in the first stages of planning. This committee’s responsibility would be to help create a campus that is inclusive for all members. The group would be appointed by the chancellor and

provost, but with the resignation of Oblinger, Picart said the University’s new leadership has had more pressing matters on its plate. “It would not investigate hate crimes, instead it would respond to bias instances and other things of that nature, but the current administration has had to take on higher priority issues, so this is on the backburner,” he said. T he c om m it te e , w hen formed, will include students. Picart said if the issue is how to promote a culture on campus then the committee would need to have students on it.

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Sen. Jonathon Smith, a freshman in agricultural education, listens to a speaker in the Student Senate Chambers Tuesday night. The Senate approved an additional $4,000 to fund Homecoming.

a performer upfront, we can avoid over-speculation as well as give students free tickets,” Compton said. By sponsoring Homecoming, SG obtains title rights to Homecoming events such as the PackHowl. Compton said this was an investment by SG, similar to buying ad space. Student Body Treasurer Elmo Lamm, who was a sponsor of the bill, said SG has a surplus of funds and can safely afford

this investment. “The money used to sponsor events like this comes from student fees and we have a surplus from last year,” Lamm said. “The appropriated funds are prebudgeted and the Finance Committee can issue disbursements to fund events like this.” Lamm said, no other events or programs were losing out because of SG’s sponsorship of Homecoming.

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Talley failed — leaders must reevaluate S

The Facts:

Students had the opportunity to vote in the fall 2009 fee referenda Monday. In a show of dissent, 61.6 percent of voters turned down the Talley-Atrium fee proposition. Voter turnout was quite high -- 18.9 percent of students voted, including 21.4 percent of regular undergraduate voters.

Our Opinion:

Students profoundly and appropriately expressed their will; they should be commended for the unprecedented turnout and desire to make an impact.

tudents turned out en masse Monday for the fall 2009 fee referenda. The 5,752 students who voted, an astounding 18.9 percent of the student population, made a profound statement about the direction they want the University to move in. Additionally, 21.4 percent of “regular undergraduate voters” cast ballots. The numbers, when taken together, presents students’ views in a way that cannot be ignored. The student body has very few instances where it can exert serious pressure on policy decisions. Students have little say when budget cuts come down from above, or how they’re exercised within the University. However, students had an opportu-

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nity to voice their opinion on the referenda — they needed to take the opportunity, and they did. The administration and Student Government set up these referendums as a way for students to give input on fees. Last year’s referenda resulted in a lowly 3.9 percent turnout. Nonetheless, student turnout was impressive and showed students were passionate about the issues, and among the issues, none were bigger than the heavily advertised Atrium and Talley Student Center fee. Only 61 voters left the Talley fee vote blank, a testament to the campaign’s ability

to inform the student body. Without a doubt, the $83 fee increase was one of the most significant issues on students’ minds as they voted, as evidenced by results indicating the fee was ranked lower than only the educational technology fee, the only increase students showed unified support for. The Talley fee was voted down by 61.6 percent of voters. For historical comparison, no winning presidential candidate in U.S. history has received 61.6 percent of the popular vote or more — not even Nixon in 1972 or Reagan in ’84. The disparity here is truly enormous.

It would be inappropriate to ignore that a majority of students see a need for increased funding for the Atrium and Talley. Monday’s repudiation by students was not denying the need for substantial changes to the buildings; it simply showed students did not approve of the current fee structure. Student leaders and campus administrators must now reevaluate the proposed fee structure and come to an alternative students support. This year, students did their part and participated in the fee referenda as never before. Now, the University’s administration must do its part to ensure student input is a driving force behind how the student fee increase package is created.

Wait for the rejection

he results of Monday’s student fee referenda proved once again that students are rational, informed voters as opposed to gullible, helpless young children, as some university administrators describe them. As an N.C. State alumnus observing this year’s student Forrest fe e propos als from afar, Hinton I reached the very same conclusions as the current student body about the suggested renovations of Talley Student Center and the Atrium Food Court. Like the current student body, I agree that these student hubs need urgent and costly renovations, but I disagree strongly with the flawed financing scheme and dearth of information presented by University administrators. The buildings were constructed in the 1970s and lack modern conveniences and aesthetics. The University’s student population is over two times larger than it was when Talley first opened 37 years ago. Hundreds of student organizations are frustrated by the increasingly limited meeting spaces that continue to be converted into bureaucratic offices. The list goes on. Yes, for all of the reasons presented by the University administration (except for the lie that renovations will “increase the value of [an N.C. State] degree”), the University needs to upgrade, rebuild and remodel the crowded places it has dedicated to student life. But, as rational, intelligent voters, students were right to vote down Proposition 909.30 by 61.6 percent. For beginners, it is politically unwise and economically unsound to propose such a substantial fee increase during a recession. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that almost 1 out of every 9 North Carolinians is unemployed — and that doesn’t include those who are without a job but no longer searching. Raising “taxes” for non-critical government projects during a prolonged period of financial instability for many families can only be hurtful. Students can’t even find part-time jobs to make ends meet in this economy. Next to poor timing, the funding scheme recommended by the administration is incredibly ineff icient and unjust. According to Massa-

chusetts Institute of Technology economics professor Paul Samuelson’s microeconomics textbook, “The most efficient [tax] arrangement is to locate the tax and spending decisions so that the beneficiaries of programs pay taxes and can weigh the tradeoffs.” The problem with the student center renovation project is that the assumed beneficiaries — future students — aren’t the ones making decisions about the project. Students today will vote for (or against) and pay for renovations that others will enjoy. Since we can safely assume that this project will go over budget and far past the projected completion date of 2013, administrators should instead seek to fund the project from state appropriations or private capital campaigns. After all, what sensible student agrees to pay for something that will not benefit him or her? Even with poor timing and a flawed funding scheme, I suspect that the primary reason students rejected paying close to $300 a year for renovations is the tawdry propaganda created by Student Affairs. A hip Rally 4 Talley Web site with smiling faces and no information is a turnoff to intelligent people. Using students who are salivating for future recommendation letters to run an administration-backed campaign is immoral. I invite Charles Leffler, vice chancellor for finance and business, to inform the NCSU community of the thousands of dollars of University funds that were used for this “student campaign” and to tell us where those funds originated. The campaign’s chief “student leaders” were unable to explain how it acquired its resources yesterday and they suggested that I ask Mr. Leffler directly. Consider this an inquiry, Mr. Leffler, and a plea for the University to reject the OblingerEasley transparency standards. Proposition 909.30’s overwhelming defeat should require administrators to go back to the drawing board and answer the backlog of unresolved questions about this future project. But, as a former student leader who knows all-too-well how these power-players operate, I can see the future clearly: an explicit rejection of students’ concerns. Editor’s Note: The writer, a former Technician columnist, served as Student Senate president from 2005 to 2006.

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Brain freeze, or something like it

ne of my favorite places is the local library. I have always, and continue to love to curl up with a borrowed book and soak up some knowledge. I attended Appalachian St ate my freshman ye a r a nd was highly impressed Zakk White with their Assistant newly built Viewpoint Editor library which was a quiet, comfortable place to study. When I transferred here I expected an even more serious and upto-date library considering the University’s reputation for innovation and excellence. What I found was a cramped building that recently has placed a greater emphasis on what the average student wants (video games and ice cream) over what students really need — a constructive, quiet, study space. The University has more than 30,000 students on a campus built to serve about 15,000. We are running out of space for students to study in the library, which has led to plans for the James B. Hunt Jr. Library on Centennial Campus. The website for the new library claims that the current libraries seat less than

5 percent of students. It mentions that the UNC System’s standard is 20 percent and that the new library on Centennial would only bring that number up to 10 percent. In the meantime, what has our library been doing to accommodate the thousands of students that need study space? According to the community page on the library website, in 2007, it created the Learning Commons which “features computers, expert research help, group study rooms, comfortable seating, and lots of new technologies to stimulate creativity and improve student success.” How do flat screen televisions and videogames improve student success? Video games are one of the most distracting activities a person can engage in. Also, since when is a chair made up of circles supposed to be comfortable? I have actually seen some of the chairs from the library in modern art museums. Intriguing to look at? Yes, but not ideally comfortable. Instead of creating a more comfortable, quiet space to study in the west wing, this year they opened an ice cream shop called the Creamery. A coffee shop in a library makes perfect sense, but ice cream? Don’t get

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me wrong, ice cream is delicious, but does it really need to be located in the library? On top of that, the library says that it is positive because it has created 60 new seats for the Creamery that can be used for studying as well. I’m sorry; those plastic seats do not cut it as an invitation for serious concentration. Plus, whenever I eat ice cream I get a sudden urge to nap, not to pour over homework — not to mention t he subsequent brain freeze. All I ask of the University is that instead of focusing all of its energy on a new library halfway across the world and that it try to maximize intelligent and serious spaces in the library instead of turning it into a half-baked student center. If the University is too cashstrapped to meet the UNC System standard for student space, it should try cutting the incoming freshman population in half. What is important is education, not frivolous distractions.

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lifestyles Raleigh-Durham named America’s smartest city “The Daily Beast” named RaleighDurham America’s smartest city in the list’s inaugural run. The publication attributed the city’s variety of universities, technological development and status as the state capital as reasons for attracting and engaging a smart populace. The list compiles 55 of the nation’s metropolitan areas that have a population greater than one million. The evaluation criteria consisted of an even split between education and intellectual environment. The educational half was based on how many residents had bachelors and graduate degrees while the environmental half was divided into nonfiction book sales, the ratio of high education institutions and the percentage of eligible voters who cast ballots in the last election. The remaining top ten smart cities are: 2 – San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose 3 – Boston 4 – Minneapolis-St. Paul 5 – Denver 6 – Hartford-New Haven 7 – Seattle-Tacoma (tie) 7 – Washington, D.C. (tie) 9 – Portland, Ore. 10 – Baltimore. Source: City of Raleigh

Have fun over fall break compiled By Jane moon

ust because you are stuck in town over fall break doesn’t mean you have to be bored! There will be plenty of events and happenings going on in and around the Triangle during the four-day weekend, so

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival is a biannual event dedicated to music, dance and art that will take place in Pittsboro Thursday through Sunday. More than 50 bands are set to play during the festival. The roster of musicians and artists ranges from the local band Holy Ghost Tent Revival to a performance from the Apple Chill Cloggers. But don’t show up expecting it to be the next Woodstock. Shakori Hills is a family-friendly event with happenings and booths focusing on education. Along with music and dance, Shakori Hills will also feature crafts, local food vendors, children’s activities, music workshops and even a giant game of capture the flag. Ticket prices range from $95 for an adult fourday pass to as cheap as $22 a day. For ticket pricing information, visit shakorihills.org.

Volunteers needed for Special Olympics The 2009 Special Olympics needs volunteers for the Wake County Soccer Skills Competitions event held on October 27 at Millbrook Exchange Park and November 4 at Method Community Center. Positions such as announcer, field of play assistant, heat preparer, awards and concessions all need to be filled. Volunteers will receive a free T-shirt and position-specific training. For information on how to register, contact Jennifer Tabery at 919-807-5402 or email at Jennifer.tabery@ci.raleigh.nc.us.

University researchers redesign firefighter’s gloves

don’t sit at home and vegetate. Fun is just around the corner. So when your friends come back from fall break from the mountains or the beach, brag about all the fun activities you did just minutes away from home.

toga party at buckhead

tour local beer companies

If you ever wondered where your favorite local beers were made, find out by poking around their facilities. LoneRider Brewing Company of Raleigh gives free brew tours on Saturdays or Fridays, alternating every week. This week’s tour will take place Saturday. Big Boss Brewing Company of Raleigh gives free tours the second Saturday of every month at 2 p.m. with sample brews for $1. Carolina Brewing Company of Holly Springs also has free brewery tours every Saturday at 1 p.m. If you are feeling spontaneous, no need to worry. None of the companies require visitors to make appointments. So show up and get ready to try tasty beers.

go see live music Visit Raleigh bars venues and indulge yourself in live and local music.

Thursday Brewery- Chariot, Oh Sleeper,We Came As Romans,Dead and Divine Slim’s Downtown-Mother Jackson,Hot Panda,Mexican Seafood and Joust Tir Na Nog Irish Pub Local Beer Local Band-Bronzed Chorus?2-step/big beat and Antartic Sounds Friday Berkeley Cafe- Lonnie Walker, Goner and Gray Young Saturday Berkely Café –The Infamous Stringdusters and The Hotwires Brewery- 3 Dollar Hostage,A Clerestory,Psychic Saviors Dive Bar? -Downcycle, Contagin, Glen Iris Sadlack’s Heroes Raleigh -The Monroedeens Sunday Berkeley Café Raleigh- Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses, Jonny Burke, Japandroids and Real Estate

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Mosaic Fall Music Festival is an event for people who enjoy a wide variety of music genres, including reggae, Latin, Arabic, funk, Hip-Hop, and house. More than 40 local disc jockeys, dancers, artists and bands will gather for the 11-day event at the Mosaic Wine Lounge in downtown Raleigh. Mosaic Fall Music Festival began Oct. 1 and will end Sunday. Source” visitiraleigh.com

cedar creek gallery pottery & glass festival

The Cedar Creek Gallery Potter and Glass Festival will feature 200 craftsmen and women, including local artists and accomplished artists for its 42nd annual event Saturday and Sunday. For those who appreciate pottery and glass sculptures at their finest, pieces of art will be on sale and on display for your viewing pleasure. The Cedar Creek Gallery Potter and Glass Festival has won the Governor’s Award for the largest selection of fine crafts on the East Coast. It will take place in Creedmor, north of Falls Lake, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

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cary diwali

Diwali is a festival of lights that originated in Rajasthan, India, and Cary Diwali is sure to light up your weekend. Cary Diwali will feature an all-day cultural program that will feature Indian cuisine, crafts and music. Two contestants from Indian Idol will be performing. The event will begin at 10:30 a.m. and run until 8 p.m. at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre Saturday. The day will end with a display of fireworks.

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Another event for people who want to aid a great cause is the Triangle Run Walk for Autism in Moore Square. The event includes a 5K competitive race, a 5K non-competitive race and a one mile Fun-Run. Proceeds from the event will go toward the Autism Society of North Carolina, which helps people with autism and their families. The Autism Society is expecting more than 3,000 runners, joggers and walkers to attend the event. To register or volunteer, visit trianglerunwalkforautism.org.

For those who want to contribute to a great cause, the Foundation of Hope is hosting its 21st annual Thad and Alice Eure Walk for Hope 10 a.m. Sunday. The Foundation of Hope is also hosting its First Annual 10K Run for Hope at 8 a.m. Sunday. It will start at Angus Barn and participants are asked to contribute $60 each or $30 for full time students. The Foundation of Hope’s mission is to discover causes and cures for mental illnesses to develop more effective treatments. Source” walkforhope.com

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Citizens of Wake county showed up to vote in the municipal elections Tuesday and voted for those they saw best suited for the job. Mayor Charles Meeker had 62 percent of the vote for the mayoral elections, Mary-Ann Baldwin had won 35 percent of the vote for the City of Raleigh City Council At-Large. Nancy McFarlane, the only candidate for City Council District A had won 94 percent of the vote. John Odom won the election against Rodger Koopman with 59 percent of the vote for City Council District B. James West took the election over Charles Reisinger with 82 percent of the vote for City Council District C. Thomas Growder won 68 percent of the vote for District D over Jerome goldberg and Ted Van Dyk, and Bonner Gaylord won 76 percent of the vote over Waheed Haw for District E. For the Wake County Board of Education, Chris Malone took 58 percent of the vote for District 1 and John Tedesco had 49 percent of the vote for District 2. The results are according to the unofficial election results on Wakegov.org.

Today Buckhead Saloon in downtown Raleigh is having a toga party. Show up wearing a toga and get in free of charge. Those who left their togas at home will have to pay a cover charge of $10 for those under 21 and $5 for those of legal drinking age. Every Wednesday is college night and women 18 and older and men 21 and older are welcome to come. Buckhead will also be having drink specials, including $2.50 well drinks, $2 Miller Lite and $2 Coors Lite. Greek life members can also walk out of Buckhead with more than a buzz. The fraternity or sorority with the most members present wins a $500 cash prize.

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University researchers are attempting to develop a new firefighter’s glove after receiving a FEMA – Federal Emergency Management Agency – grant. Roger Barker, professor of textile engineering chemistry and science and lead research on the study, will begin research along with his staff by interviewing firefighters about their needs and wants in a glove. Barker said firefighters frequently describe the current glove as bulky, making it difficult to grab objects and turn doorknobs. After the interviews, Barker and his team will test a variety of textile materials for thermal protection, grip, breathability, insulation and flexibility and design prototypes of the next generation firefighter glove. The testing of the glove will be conducted using a life-sized hand manikin made from a flame resistant composite that provides realistic simulation of a human hand’s response to intense heat exposures, otherwise knows as PyroHands Fire Test System. The 21-censor hand, an extension of the 122-censor PyroMan, will provide data about the level of heat exposure and predicted burns and is capable of evaluating the performance of thermal protective clothing.

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Alice In Chains brings back old sound Black Gives Way To Blue Alice In Chains Virgin Records

Jonathan Newman WKNC DJ

“Hope, a new beginning. Time, time to start living, like just before we died.” The opening riff, and line of the first new Alice In Chains album in 14 years does just that. It gives us hope that this 90s grunge band can move on after the death of vocalist Layne Stayley. This album is very nostalgic, bringing me back to the days when grunge ruled the music scene. Yet this is not just a simple grunge album — it is so much more. It shows us that a band can evolve and still keep the sound that

made them famous. It shows us that we can fall in love with a band all over again. The first song of Black Gives Way to Blue, is quite possibly one of the most moving songs on the album, explaining essentially that this album is not the band you knew back then, but is a whole new beast. This song shows us we can have trust in them, to know that even though they can’t go back to where they started from, the same feelings that helped make their earlier music is still there. Hearing Jerry Cantrell’s voice and guitar work, mixed along with new vocalist William Duvall, who seems to channel Stayley’s voice, is a very haunting experience. Yet we never really get to hear much of the new vocalist, since he is mixed down a lot in most of the songs on the album. Yet when we do get to hear him sing, like on

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the song “Last of My Kind,” we see that he is truly a powerful vocalist, whose emotion seeps into every word that he sings. While most of the songs on the album are heavy and very

reminiscent of the old grunge scene, one of the best songs on the album is the acoustic track, “Your Decision.” It is a very mellow and very beautiful piece of song writing. Its lyrics

can only be a tribute to Layne, as we hear Jerry mournfully sing lines such as “to feel the pain that spurs you on.” While this song may be one of the best, the track that is getting the most airplay, “Check My Brain,” is one of the weakest songs on the album, as it seems to be made just for radio play. It just seems out of place, having a semi-upbeat song on a dark album like this. Despite all my praise for this album, it does have some faults. Not all the songs are stellar, and not all the fans of its earlier work will like the new Alice in Chains. I really wanted to hear more of the new vocalist, but he was mixed down in a lot of the songs, so we primarily hear Cantrell’s voice. Overall, I still loved this album and can’t wait for the next one, where I’m sure they will grow even more.

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MEN’S SOCCER

Pack gives Terriers first loss of season Soccer team recovers from scoreless first half to pull off 2-0 victory

Wofford goalie Thomas Hunter on a cross from junior defender Lucas Carpenter. According to Sanchez, the goal resulted from the team’s Tyler Everett recent emphasis on crosses in Deputy Sports Editor practice. “I was having an awful perAfter a first half in which neither team recorded a shot formance and I just saw the on goal, the Pack offense came cross come in,” Sanchez said. “I alive for two second half scores got under it and I knew I had to on six shots on goal en route to put a head on it. We have been a 2-0 win Tuesday night at Dail practicing crosses non-stop in Soccer Field over the previously practice and before the game undefeated Wofford Terriers. and I think everything fell together.” The win adT he go a l vanced State’s gave State its s e a s on re first score of cord to 7-2-1 the night on and dropped the first shot Wof ford to on goal for 5-1-3. either team, Senior mida f t e r b ot h fielder Alan failed to put Sanchez said anything on the win has net in the first State confiAlan Sanchez, midfielder dent goi ng half. into Friday’s Zuerner away game against No. 8 Duke. said the discussion during “I believe this puts us in an halftime led directly to the ofunbelievable situation,” San- fensive improvement that saw chez said. “Our confidence is the team put six shots on goal up and I feel like we are going in the final 45 minutes. to give Duke a good game. “Definitely the first half was Hopefully we’ll win and well slow, we weren’t playing very be in the top 10.” quickly, we weren’t finding the A shutout performance by passes we needed to,” Zuerner redshirt senior goalkeeper said. “We had a good half time Chris Widman and a pair of speech. The coaches came in goals from senior midfielder there and gave us a few pointAlan Sanchez and junior mid- ers and told us, ‘handle it yourfielder Chris Zuerner com- selves.’ bined to account for the final “We had a few guys step up score. In the 63rd minute, and tell us what we needed to Sanchez headed the ball over do. We figured things out and

“Our confidence is up and I feel like we are going to give Duke a good game.”

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came out with the 2-0 victory, so we are happy about it.” After Sanchez’s goal, Widman and the Pack defense continued to keep the Terriers off the scoreboard, and Zuerner’s unassisted breakaway goal in the 89th minute sealed the deal. Coach George Tarantini said he was pleased with his team’s performance in an important

home game against a quality opponent. “We wanted to maintain our winning attitude at home,” Tarantini said. “They’re a very tough team to play and they [were] undefeated. Everybody I think did a nice job and I thought the goals were just what we needed in the moments we needed.”

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eedless to say, the ride back from Wake was not a lot of fun. But it’s in the past. I don’t really want to talk about it and I don’t think you want to read about it. I know talking to the team, we’re looking at this Saturday’s game against Duke as a must-win. We can’t afford to lose any more games and to play like we played last week. They key for us is coming together and trying to have a great week and to set the tone for Saturday. SaturToney Baker day was a big wake-up call, Pack Halfback which is good in the long run. The good news is we have the personalities on this team to bounce back from a tough loss like that. Some wild and crazy personalities, that is. Willie Young is not a guy you’ll meet every day. He’s a great guy to be around – he’ll brighten your day up. He’s a hard worker and a good leader, someone you can follow and respect. He enjoys life and what he’s doing right now. I’m proud to be on his team. What you might not know is that he’s also a really good cook when it comes to fish. We both like to fish, and we’ll bring them back and he’ll fry them up and it tastes amazing. He has this special seasoning that I think he makes himself, and he keeps with him at all times. He puts it on everything. Even if we’re eating at the Murphy Center or a dining hall, he’ll reach into his pocket and pull out this seasoning. I’m like, “Do you carry that everywhere in your sock or something?” Jeraill McCuller is the joker of the team. He has a pretty big personality as well. He can tell you something and just expand it for hours. He’ll make you laugh. He’s our captain, but he’s respectable and easy-going at the same time. As for the running backs, Curtis Underwood has a big personality. James Washington, he’s our dancer. Whenever you put some music on, he starts tossing, turning, flipping, dropping it – he brings those Florida moves up here. I feel like I have a lot of respect on the team, but it’s more of a lead-by-example type of deal. I’m not a really vocal type of leader. I can be vocal if I have to be, and when I am, people tend to listen because I don’t speak that much. We have Duke coming up this Saturday in our barn. I know they gave Virginia Tech a pretty good run last week and we have to come out ready to play. We need to show that we’re a better football team than we showed last week. We’ll see you at the game. – As told to Kate Shefte

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Redshirt freshman quarterback Russell Wilson tries to get past Duke defense on Nov. 8, 2008. The Wolfpack won last year’s game, 27-17.

Pack looks to bounce back against Duke After a loss to Wake Forest, State hopes to minimize mistake, get back on winning track

ference games to get to the ACC title game, and that’s the most important thing right now,” Young said. “This is definitely a big game. From here on out, all our games are in the conference. It’s not Sean Klemm going to get any easier. It’s Senior Staff Writer buckle down and play ball.” Tom O’Brien celebrated According to Young, despite his birthday Monday and the importance of this game, while addressing the press the Wolfpack is still preparing listed a Pack win as the only similarly to previous weeks. thing on his birthday wish “We’re getting ready the s a me w ay list. we prepare “I wa nt ourselves for a victory,” anyone else,” O’Brien Young said. said. “I lost “We come last year on out here evmy birtheryday, we’re day.” not worried A f ter a about what close loss happened t o Wa k e la st week . Forest last We’re getweekend ting ready where Willie Young, defensive end Russell for Duke.” Wilson’s Bot h ofNCAA refensively and cord 379 pass streak came to defensively, State will take this an end, the Pack is looking week of preparation to focus to rebound with a victory and try to rectify its mistakes over Duke. from last week’s loss. Redshirt graduate student “We’re still looking to have defensive end Willie Young, a successful season, and we’re who currently ranks third still looking to do big things,” nationally in sacks, empha- Young said. “So it’s going to sized the importance of the be important for us to stay game and conference play. focused this whole week and “We have to win our con- correct our mistakes from last

“This is definitely a big game.... It’s not going to get any easier. It’s buckle down and play ball.”

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weekend, work on it and get better throughout the whole week.” Young added the mistakes are easily fixable and dependent on the will of the players. “The mistakes were guys being two or three yards off of where they were supposed to be, or missed tackles, and can easily be fixed,” Young said. “It’s about whether we want to.” And when asked if he wanted to pick up a victory Saturday, Young laughed and asked, “Do you really want me to answer that question?” The Pack hopes to continue its in-state success from last year this Saturday at Carter-Finley. Thaddeus Lewis, last year’s secondteam All-ACC quarterback selection, leads the Blue Devils. “It’s like a rival game, we have to show up to play Saturday,” Young said. “[Thaddeus Lewis] is going to have to make plays. We’re not going to make it easy, he’s going to have to prove that he’s the athlete that he is. And like I said, we’re in the conference. Things can go any way.”

.C. State defeated Duke in Durham Nov. 8, 2008, with a score of 27-17. The Pack traded field goals with Duke right off the bat but ran away with it after Russell Wilson threw two touchdowns and J.C. Neal returned a kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown in the first half. Wilson connected with six different receivers throughout the game as the Pack put together its first complete effort of the 2008 season.

Players to watch for: N.C. STATE Willie Young, defensive end -Young, a grad student, was Riley Skinner’s shadow against Wake Forest, recording three of six sacks against the Deacon quarterback. He will need to attach himself to Thaddeus Lewis in order to contain Duke. George Bryan, defensive end - One of Russell Wilson’s favorite targets, Bryan snagged six catches and tied a career high with 79 yards against Wake Forest.

DUKE Thaddeus Lewis, quarterback - Duke’s starting quarterback returns as the leading returning passer in the ACC after averaging 197.4 yards per game in 2008. He performed admirably in a 34-26 loss against Virginia Tech last weekend, completing 22 passes for two touchdowns and 359 yards, the sixth 300-yard game of his career and second this season, but it was not enough. Whether those numbers will stand up against State remains to be seen. Austin Kelly, wide reciever - Duke’s only active player with 10 or more pass receptions in each of the past two seasons will look to take on the Pack defense. The junior leads the team with 25 catches and had a touchdown reception in the final stages against Virginia Tech. COMPILED BY KATE SHEFTE

Pack’s record at stake This Saturday will mark the first time the Pack has played Duke at home since 2002. The Pack has emerged victorious in each of the teams’ last 11 meetings and 14 of 15 dating back to 1990. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

A history of close contests Though State has dominated the series in recent years, 11 of the last 18 contests between the Pack and Blue Devils have been decided by eight points or less. Seven of those victories have been by less than a touchdown. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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