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Talley protest moves to cyberspace, Senate Students unhappy with Student Senate resolution plan to attend tonight’s meeting in protest Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief
Tonight’s Student Senate meeting may have an additional 91 attendees as a Facebook group known as “Rally against Talley,” has planned a protest of the Student Senate’s resolution last week suggesting the fee review committee move forward with an $83 student center renovation fee increase. The student-led initiative has formed an event online which, as of Tuesday night, had 91 “confirmed guests.” Vidya Sankar, a sophomore in biochemistry and creator of the event, said the group aims to hold senators accountable for their votes last week. “We are planning, pretty much, to pack the house and draw out as many people as possible to express their frustration with Student Senate, which has completely ignored the voices of those who they’re supposed to represent,” Sankar said. Sankar said while not everyone who responded to the Facebook group may show, she expects to have at least a good percentage of those confirmed. Tucker Beeninga, a senior in landscape architecture, said he couldn’t estimate how many will show, but thinks it may be more than 90. 130 individuals on Facebook were listed as “maybe attending.” Sankar said the initiative, which sold T-shirts in the Brickyard yesterday with the words “Student Government epic fail” on them, is concerned about both the fees and the lack of impact the student fee referenda had on the senate’s resolution. Beeninga said the “Rally Against Talley” movement, which had 1,348 members early Wednesday morning, began on Facebook because of the
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Peter Barnes, a sophomore in natural resources, speaks about the Senate’s duty to the students at the Student Government meeting Oct. 6.
timing of the Senate’s decision. “It was over fall break,” Beeninga said. “We didn’t have access to any other form of getting people together.” Beeninga said his group is encouraging students to speak tonight at the meeting, and while members’ con-
cerns range from the Senate’s resolution to the renovations, his individual opinion concerns the student senators. “It’s more, to me, about the Student Government not listening to the students,” he said. Sankar said the group and protest
is largely a catch-all for all who are upset about the process by which the fees were approved. “There are definitely troubles around the fees,” Sankar said. “I do think the primary concern of the group is that Student Government is not representing the voices of its constituency.” Sankar said while the questions on the ballot and the criteria the senate used to evaluate the referenda were misleading, students still voted down the measure. “The majority voted against the fee and the Senate shouldn’t be passing the fee,” Sankar said. “It’s definitely a major threat to student democracy.” According to the resolution, the criteria the Senate used to evaluate the referenda were based on the three questions: Whether students see a need for increased funding for a respective project or service, whether students expressed a particular fee is a top priority among all other proposed fee increases and whether a majority of students voted in support of at least partial funding of a proposed fee increase. Student Senate President and Fee Review Committee Co-Chair Kelli Rogers said the Senate and committee considered a smaller fee since the student center fee increase met only two of the three criteria, but determined to do so would be irresponsible since construction could be delayed and possibly more costly. Sankar said the question asking students to rank fees in order of priority shouldn’t have been considered since it was hypothetical. “The three questions, I see them almost as a fail-safe,” Sankar said. “If students didn’t have to pay then of course they would be for renovation. In this situation money is an object.”
PackPulse to increase energy conservation
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IRC holds competition to increase awareness on campus Joanna Banegas Staff Writer
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Matthew Sprouse, a junior in parks, recreation and tourism management, looks on as a skirt made of cardboard and duct tape is wrapped around him after Cardboard Wars in front of Witherspoon Tuesday. “I am having fun,” Sprouse chuckled. “This event is very sustainable and educational.” Sprouse acts the east campus liasion for the IRC, who hosted Cardboard Wars Tuesday afternoon. There were information tables set up for the purpose of giving students tips about sustainable living.
Recycling water bottles, avoiding driving long distances and taking shorter showers are several approaches to helping the environment. Students in residential halls are also able to track their efforts to “go green” by watching a television screen that shows the amount of electricity consumed in dorms. The PackPulse, an energy conservation project that the InterResidence Council, Student Government and Token Energy Technologies are hosting, is an energy competition between Owen and Syme halls throughout October and November. The purpose of the competition is to stimulate the residential halls towards lower energy consumption on campus. Matt Peterson, IRC sustainability chair, said this will encourage students to change their usage habits, which hopefully will reduce energy usage noticeably in the two dorms. “With involvement of student organizations, the results of this change can be popularized on campus and lead to even more energy reduction as a greater population of students realizes the importance of saving energy,” Peterson said. According to a PackPulse executive summary, the goal of the project is to increase awareness of energy issues to students, faculty and visitors of the University and to continue the search to find the most effective means of displaying energy data through analyti-
cal and behavioral research and experimentation. Anup Engineer, the founder and president of Toke Energy Technology, said the group wants to inform students about energy usage so they can become aware of their own behavior about conserving energy. “Our goal is to increase energy awareness of the students and increase the environment profile of the University, and hopefully get people consciousness of good energy habits,” Engineer said. Kylee Phillips, Inter-Residence Council president, said when students live in residential halls, they do not have to pay for utility bills, and it makes it harder for them to conserve energy. “If they give some energy up, students can actually see the number of electricity reducing on the television screen,” she said. Phillips said the amount of electricity being consumed isn’t going to change unless people change their habits. “That’s what this project is aimed for,” Phillips said. “We want PackPulse to make students realize the importance of conservation and to increase their knowledge of conservation.” Over the past year, Token Energy Technologies has worked with University Housing and student groups to move the project from an idea to a working system called Smart Meter. The system is operational in Owen and Syme. Engineer said to present the electricity consumption data to students in a manner that allows them to see their energy usage, it
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Online tools to ‘streamline’ appointments Student Health Services develops two online services to speed up process for students Chloe Fiorentino-Bach Correspondent
Student Health Services is providing two online tools, HealthWeb and CheckIn, to streamline students’ experiences with the center. HealthWeb helps students schedule appointments and communicate with providers, including physicians, nurse practitioners and physician assistants, refill prescriptions and fill out required medical forms such as immunization records and medical histories. Dr. Elizabeth Neel, the assistant medical director at Student Health Services, said the two online tools are helpful to students. “Students can make appointments anytime during the day or night, and it doesn’t depend on whether the Health Center is open or not,” Neel said. “If a student decides he or she is ill and needs to be seen by a doctor, the student can make an appointment with no wait.” Neel said students can also cancel their appointments online even if they’ve made them over the phone. CheckIn, the other service, gives students the option to check in to the health center before their appointments, replacing the need to stand in line and check in with Health Center staff members. The tool is similar to those found in airport self-check ins and is userfriendly, according to Neel. The new tools, she said, streamlines both the students and health center employees’ experiences. Neel said the tools benefit students and employees because it gets students online and off the center phone lines, which reduces overall student wait time. By uploading electronic records and checking-in online, students can simplify their experience with the Health Center. A student can make an appointment online at night, walk in the next morning, check-in, and sit in the waiting room with a minimal wait time. Both Student Health tools are confidential. Communications through HealthWeb and CheckIn are stored in a secure electronic medical record with Student Health Services and are HIPAA and FERPA compliant, Neel said. “It is a secure Web site because students have to enter their Unity IDs, their passwords and their birth dates,” Neel said. Andrew Cantrell, a graduate student in accounting, said he wasn’t aware of Student Health’s new online tools. “I’ve never heard of the Health Center’s online capabilities,” Cantrell said. “I wish they had it when I was a freshman because it would have made going in and getting out easier.” Cantrell said the program is a step in the right direction. “My schedule is way too busy to
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Corrections & Clarifications Tuesday’s page 6 story “Beef: It’s what’s for dinner, lunch and breakfast,” incorrectly stated how long cattle are kept in feedlots. They are kept in feedlots for four to six months. Technician regrets the error. Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-inChief Ty Johnson at editor@ technicianonline.com.
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Ticketing system open to opinions
The Athletics Commission of Student Government is hosting a Student Ticketing Open Forum Thursday. Students are encouraged to voice questions, concerns, support and ideas for the ticketing process. The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Carmichael Rec Center Play Zone. source: Student Government
Weather Wise Wednesday:
49/44 Dreary and cold. Scattered rain throughout the day; could be heavy at times. Northeast winds about 10 to 15 mph.
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55 48 Cloud cover remains dominant, however light rain showers are possible in the afternoon. North winds about 5 to 10 mph.
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52 44 Another day of rain showers. Skies remain cloudy. North winds around 5 to 10 mph. Source: Cathy Evan, NCSU Meteorology
POLICe BlOTTER Oct. 10 1:18 A.M. | B/E Building Western Manor Apartments Student reported apartment had been broken into. 1:59 A.M. | B/E Vehicle Pi Kappa Phi Student reported vehicle had been entered and items taken. 9:04 A.M. | Check Person Miller Field Officers spoke with two students on field. No action taken. 9:23 A.M. | Special Event Fairground Lot Student and nonstudent were arrested for resisting an officer. Student was referred for same. Second nonstudent was arrested for second degree trespass and resisting an officer. All were trespassed from NCSU property. 9:24 A.M. | Special Event Carter-Finley Stadium NCSU vs Duke. Stadium — 27 subjects were ejected, 22 subjects were issued trespass warnings, 6 students were referred to University, 4 citations issued. Parking Lot — 5 subjects trespassed, 2 students referred to university, 3 subjects were arrested. 3:49 P.M. | Check Person Talley Student Center Nonstudent was found intoxicated and issued citation for trespassing on railroad right of way.
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Animal Hunger Awareness brought to campus The week of Oct. 19 - 23 is Animal Hunger Awareness week. The Companion Animal Club is looking for monetary donations as well as slightly used, or new, dog
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toys and unopened dry dog food. The donations will benefit the Coalition to Unchain Dogs, SPCA and Second Chance Pet Adoptions. source: Jodie Joseph
Analyzing today’s food Sarah Ash, an associate professor in the department of food, bioprocessing and nutrition sciences, will give a presentation as part of the Fabulous Faculty Series. The presentation will explain eating today in a social, economic and scientific manner. She will address how eating has changed throughout the century. The presentation will be Thursday at 4 p.m. in the East Wing of D.H. Hill Library and will feature samples of foods from the ‘30s through the ‘80s. source: Joe Sevits
World & Nation
Panel approves health care overhaul The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-9 on Tuesday to back a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s health care system, clearing the way for a historic congressional showdown this fall over how Americans receive and pay for their medical care. Thirteen Democrats and one Republican, Maine’s Olympia Snowe, voted to approve the measure. It would require nearly everyone to obtain coverage, bar insurers from denying coverage because of pre-existing conditions, and make insurance plans easier to afford by providing lower-income consumers with financial help. It would cost an estimated $829 billion over 10 years and be paid for by taxes, fees and reductions in Medicare costs. source: mctdirect.com
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Today Orientation Counselor Information Session Talley Student Center Brown Room, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m. You’re Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:45 p.m. Thursday The Hangover Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:40 p.m. Music@NCState presents NCSU Choral Collage: How Can I Keep From Singing Stewart Theatre, 7 to 9 p.m. The Hangover
Last day to change to credit only Last day to submit First Year Course Repeat forms Lay day to withdraw or drop a course without a grade Pre-Retirement Planning in the Workforce Marriot-Raleigh City Center, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Hangover Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:40 p.m. The Hangover Witherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11:15 p.m. The Hangover Witherspoon Cinema, 11:59 p.m. Saturday The Hangover Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:40 p.m.
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would make students more informed of their habits. “This is an active way to environmental change. It is purely an upside to conserving energy,” Engineer said. Philips said there are lot of projects going on campus to save energy. “This is a different approach to sustainability. It’s more in your face, actually showing you the results of the electricity consumption. This will make people realize that conservation is big,” Philips said. Peterson said his favorite part of the movement is PackPulse’s potential to encourage
PackPulse is an energy conservation contest between Owen and Syme residence halls. View the statistics at packpulse.com. The numbers are updated every five seconds. Source: packpulse.com
change in students’ behavior — a change that will involve a lifestyle choice that will be beneficial for the environment. “By giving students the chance to experiment individually and as a group to see how their personal energy usage affects a larger sum of usage, they will see that their actions can have an affect,” Peterson said. “This will encourage students to change their usage habits, which hopefully will reduce energy usage noticeably in the
two dorms.” According to Peterson, the energy competitions that will occur during the next two months will bring the energy conservation issue to the forefront for the two residence halls. “In a way, PackPulse isn’t just about solving the energy conservation problem, it’s also about solving the problem of our generation not being motivated to address the issues of the day,” Peterson said.
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stand around and wait for an appointment,” Cantrell said. “I’m already online doing work, so it’s easy to go to the Web site and fill out what I need to.” Laura Rogers, a senior in communication, agreed. “It’s nice to complete the medical process on the internet,” Rogers said. “Sometimes, there’s a long wait at the Health Center, especially in the middle of flu season, and if you need an appointment, it’s helpful to do everything online.” Although Student Health tools are completely confi-
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dential, Rogers said she believes there is always a chance for error, and she would not want to risk someone stealing her identity or losing medical information. According to Neel, updating these forms on HealthWeb is not necessary now but will be in the future. “Our goal is to make it mandatory by Fall 2010,” Neel said. St udent s c a n access HealthWeb by going to healthweb.ncsu.edu, My Pack Portal or the Student Health Web site.
H1N1 not as bad as seasonal flu Health experts say new virus has similarities, differences with regular flu Jasmine Willis Staff Writer
As the anxiety around contracting H1N1, more commonly known as swine f lu, continues, health officials insist the public isn’t well-informed about the differences between H1N1 and the regular flu. According to Richard Rosselli, project manager of the pandemic influenza planning efforts for the North Carolina Center for Public Health Preparedness, said although the symptoms of H1N1 are similar to that of the seasonal flu, there are some distinct differences. “Other than symptoms like fever, coughing, sore throat, fatigue and headaches, H1N1 also may include diarrhea and vomiting especially in young children,”Rosselli said. Compared to the seasonal influenza, the H1N1 strain is more likely to cause infection in young children and adults while seasonal inf luenza is a concern mainly for elderly individuals, according to Rosselli. “H1N1 has to be looked at carefully because it is causing significant illness in people with underlying illnesses and among age groups that typically do not get serious cases of influenza,” Rosselli said. According to Rosselli, H1N1 has received a lot of media attention because it is a relatively new virus and “humans have no natural immunity to it.” H1N1 has two types of vaccinations either a live attenuated vaccine nasal spray — FluMist — or an inactivated vaccine, which is administered as a shot in the arm, he said. For children ages 10 and younger, after initially receiving the shot, they must return after three weeks to receive another shot. Adults only have to get the shot once. Wake County has given more than 3,500 vaccinations during the past few days, Rosselli said. Health officials are recommending people get both the seasonal inf luenza and the H1N1 vaccination. The seasonal influenza is typically avoided by a one-time vaccination or treated with medications. “Many people think that they can catch influenza from the vaccine,” Rosselli said. “But most influenza vaccines contain an inactivated killed virus that can not cause influenza.” Rosselli also said while the FluMist nasal spray vaccine does contain a live virus, it is weakened so it cannot cause influenza infection. According to Administrative Director at Duke Student Health Jean Hanson, the seasonal flu has more potential to make people more sick than H1N1. “H1N1 is not as bad as the regular flu,” Hanson said. “One may develop complications if he or she has an underlying health condition.” Hanson said the seasonal flu has not begun circulating as much as H1N1. Although people are not immune to the H1N1 virus, the virus usually lasts three to four days while the seasonal flu last seven to 10 days. “When H1N1 first appeared in Mexico, countless people did not know what to expect or what would happen,” Hanson said. The H1N1 hit the United States in April, and while there have been several cases of death, in most cases, the person had a previous health condition. Hanson said though it has been called “swine flu,” H1N1 has nothing to do with pigs. “Physicians are making the effort to get away from the term ‘swine flu’ because the particular strain does not come from pork,” Hanson said.
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Past generations weren’t this selfish I’m not coming down on either side of the Talley renovation, but I am concerned about some statements made over the last few days in the “In Your Words” section. Several students have stated that they don’t want to pay for renovations because it won’t benefit them — they’ll be gone before the renovations are completed. It’s a good thing past generations of students weren’t as selfish, how do you think all the campus improvements you now enjoy were built? Jim Michnowicz assistant professor, foreign languages
A few hundred dollars can make a difference As a senior graduating in December, it’s assumed that for my last semester at N.C. State I’m going to possess indifference about on-campus issues. Throughout my time here, there have been many issues, referendums, elections and reports that have requested my input, and all too often I ignored them and preferred instead to refrain. Taking those two facts into account, it’s surprising I felt compelled to vote in last Tuesday’s referendum. While the proposed fees will have no financial affect on me, and would likely increase the notoriety, prestige and appeal of the University I call my own, I still voted no to the Student Center Expansion Fee. A few hundred dollars a semester can be the difference between getting an education, and having to work another year to afford one. I voted against the fees because I felt that if the University really wanted this project to progress, it would genuinely be able to find another way to fund it, without making families struggle further. But thanks to the consistently deaf and ineffectual Student Senate, we will never know. I voted against the fees because I struggled to afford my own education and I didn’t want to put anyone else in a worse situation than I myself had. I voted against the fees, and 61 percent of the student population joined me — we were all ignored. It would have been nice to know that our vote didn’t count before they asked us to participate.
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Three minutes to protest
n the week after the Student Government fee referenda, many students have voiced questions and concerns about the fee process. In response to these concerns, several student groups, including “Rally Against Talley,” have proposed “protesting” the Student Senate meeting tonight so that students’ elected officials will be forced to listen; Student Senate facilitates time at the start of its meetings where students can speak on issues that affect them — the allotted time is one to three minutes per student. Whether you feel betrayed by the results of Student Senate’s recommendation to the University fee committee or you
believe it made the right decision, come to the Student Senate meeting at 7:30 p.m. this evening on the second floor of Witherspoon Student Center. Student Government held the referenda this year as a way to reach large numbers of students and gauge their opinions on student fees — notably, the Talley-Atrium fee. The next best way to tell the students’ representatives how they’re executing their mission is to say it to their faces. A lot of issues from the fee process have not been vetted and resolved for students. If students or faculty want to un-
derstand the criteria system involved in Student Senate’s recommendation or ponder the chancellor’s recommendation before the fee process began, go listen to students’ concerns. Student Senate meetings are not closed door and provide some insight into campus happenings. Students could probably learn a thing or two, even despite the meeting location in the oft-cramped senate chamber. Students may go and speak for two minutes and leave if they wish. The responses to the TalleyAtrium fee and University fee
process in general have cluttered the University’s Web waves this week. Take the anonymous and derogatory comments off the Internet and go discuss them in person. If you’re upset about the Talley-Atrium fee, go tomorrow and tell your representative. Likewise, supporters of the project should go to the meeting tomorrow so that a balanced debate can occur. The time is 7:30 p.m., the place is the second floor of Witherspoon Student Center — students may know it better as the Campus Cinema. If you care, take one to three minutes out of your evening and let the students’ representatives know how they’re doing.
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The library is working Zakk, you have good questions! Our brains have been a buzz continually evaluating spaces and services in the libraries and finding ways to improve them. You’ve only touched the surface regarding some of the discussions we’ve had with the students and faculty we serve. A lot of thought and student input goes into shaping the environments within the libraries. D.H. Hill, especially with all its recent changes, would look a lot different without it. From monthly meetings of the Libraries Student Advisory Board to the University Library Committee and project-specific focus groups — details as small as our marshmallow-cushioned couches get vetted. Never let shiny new buildings distract you from the improvements needed at D.H. Hill — it hasn’t distracted us. We’ll be doing a lot to D.H. Hill before Hunt Library arrives, from increasing the seating and diversity of spaces (including adding more for quiet study), to trying out new technology arrangements so we can take an evidenced-based approach to our investments in spaces included in Hunt. We hear you. Joseph Sevits University Libraries, library associate
It just doesn’t matter Stop. Please. Does anyone realize what all this bickering back and forth about the fee referendum means? Nothing. Do you know what the Student Senate vote on the referendum means? Nothing. In the great words of Bill Murray from the comedy classic “Meatballs”: “IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER!” It is neither the student body nor the senate that decides where fees are increased. That responsibility falls on the shoulders of a dozen old guys that sit around a table grumbling about how bored they are. Lee Fowler will say why his athletics program needs an additional $40 per student next year. Then someone from Transportation will say why they need money for a new bus, then Dining, Student Health and so on. Then the Student Senate President gets to talk about how the students voted, by which time all the previously mentioned old guys are snoring, so the “student voice” everyone is begging to be heard falls on sleeping ears. My opinion is if we’re going to be paying the same amount of money next year regardless, at least put it towards something that will better the University’s future, not just buy new shoes and Cadillacs for the football players that will be gone in less than two years. But when it comes to my opinion, just like all of yours, IT JUST DOESN’T MATTER. Ben Mazur senior, religious studies
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Have you been adhering to the recycling mandate? Why or why not? by Sarah tudor
“I would say I recycle 75 percent of the time, and the other 25 percent is because of inconvenience.”
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The democracy myth
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ow can anyone be surprised the Student Senate kowtowed to the upper echelons of the University’s administration with regard to the Talley Student Center indebtedness fee? The truth of the matter is our University never has Paul been a democracy, McCauley which reSenior Staff f lects t he Columnist grand illusion of American democracy, which is very tenuous at best. So if we plan on blowing life into the rapidly-fading spark of democracy at our University, we’d best act now. Seriously, in a country where roughly 95 percent of all incumbent representatives in the House and 88 percent of all Senators running for re-election win, do you really think the wheels of democracy are turning? In a nation where a black person didn’t win the right to vote until 1870 (1965 without establishment intimidation) and a woman could only vote after 1920, do you really believe we have a government “of the people, by the people, for the people?” Democracy is nothing but the faint light at the end of the tunnel — we never seem to get closer to it.
Given this sad history of “democracy in action,” does anyone really think it is going to start working at this University simply because we do not feel the time is right to start paying for the Talley renovations? The vote on the Talley indebtedness fee is not the last nail in democracy’s coffin, but merely the latest reminder of this simple fact: it is easy to ignore the will of 61.6 percent of the voting population. Regardless, there are plenty of arguments against starting t he indebted ness fee ; obviously, the economy is still quite unstable. Yes, construction costs are low and the dollar is weak, but plea se, treat students like adults — most students are 18, and thus legally adults. Tell students how the project will increase in cost per year due to various reasons. Explain how the structure of the proposed indebtedness fee will scale up and how it fits within the rest of the costs of a college education — be transparent. But I’ve said it before and will say it again: ultimately, we should put the money we pay now into what matters, and either let students and their families keep their money in these troubled times, or better yet, give them the opportunity to put it into a tuition increase that would help improve the
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value of their degree by building up graduate programs, expanding academic facilities to keep up with continuing enrollment increases and bringing back supplementary educational resources like the various tutoring centers. For that, I have no problem with a 6.5 percent increase; the benefits down the road will pay off enormously for every student that graduates from the University. I n t he end, employers could care less about how pretty the new student center at your alma mater i s. T he y look at the degree. And if we can drastically improve the impression employers get by seeing that you graduated from N.C. State, I’d take that over a shiny new building any day. Eh, who cares? We probably won’t have the power to inf luence University decisions via the ballot till 2038. Democracy didn’t die at our University Oct. 5. It wasn’t ever really here.
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“Yes, because it is good for the environment.” Taylor Sawrey freshman, first year college
“I don’t really know the rule completely but I have been recycling.” James Stephens sophomore, first year college
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Campus Sustainability Day showcases objectives The University is holding Campus Sustainability Day Oct. 21. There will be an information fair, the weekly campus farmer’s market and a tire pressure check. At the tire pressure check, people can learn how to properly check and inflate bike, car or truck tires. They will also be giving away free tire gauges to the first 500 people. The purpose of the day’s events is to show how the University’s departments and student groups are working to be more sustainable and environmentally friendly. The theme of the day will be “Reduce Your Paw Print.” All of the events will be held in the Brickyard. Source: ncsu.edu
State Fair coming Thursday Thursday is the first day of the North Carolina State Fair. The Fair will last until Oct. 25. The yearly event takes place at the State Fair Grounds on the corner of Blue Ridge Road and Hillsborough Street. The 10-day fair is the largest agricultural event in the nation. Several groups from the University will be there, including a booth on honey bees, the Poultry Science Club and the Food Science Club. Tickets for the family-friendly event will cost $5 for adults in advance and $7 at the gate. Tickets for rides can also be purchased in advance for $10 for a sheet of 18 tickets. Source: www.ncstatefair.org/2009/
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EVENTS FOR ultimate finders keepers: Friday: Registration drive at Pourch and Bassment of Glenwood Avenue, starting at 8 p.m. Sunday: The ring will be on display for Greek Life in the Greek Village. Monday through Oct. 22: Registration promotion in the Brickyard from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The last day to register online is Oct. 22. Oct. 24: Bailey’s Ultimate Finders Keepers kickoff at the Capitol Building at 11 a.m. After party at Solas at 3 p.m. Source: will stronach
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University, would use the ring as an engagement ring. “If we found it, I would take it, put it in a box, and give it back to you,” Bell said to Etheridge. “It would be a good start to marriage if we sold it and put the money toward something else, or you could have a nice ring.” Ba rbe e s a id t houg h $20,000 is a lot of money, the ring would be better suited as a symbol of their relationship. “If we win, honestly, I would like to keep it, and she would, too … It would
BAILEy’s hides jewelry around campus Bailey’s Fine Jewelry is holding the Ultimate Finders Keepers, a scavenger hunt to find a $20,000 diamond ring, as a way of promoting the company. But the Ultimate Finders Keepers scavenger hunt is not the first time Bailey’s has hidden jewelry around Raleigh. The jewelry company, which has a store in Cameron Village, has also left boxes with jewelry in them around campus as well, according to Will Stronach, a senior in public relations who is working with the University’s chapter of Public Relations Student Society of America to promote the event. “Bailey’s had been hiding jewelry around campus. I actually have a friend who found a pair of $100 earrings from Bailey’s,” Stronach said. There may be some boxes still left, so keep your eyes peeled for Bailey’s trademark black and white box with a red ribbon on top. Source: will stronach
be a nice ring to have,” Barbee said. But for Barbee, winning isn’t everything. The Bailey’s Ultimate Finders Keepers would be a fun activity for the two of them and an opportunity to spend quality time together. “We’re really excited regardless if win or not,” Barbee said. “It sounds like it’s going to be really fun, and I look forward to it.”
Stop by 323 Witherspoon Student Center to receive a complimentary pair of tickets. First come first served. Business hours are 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday.
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Local jewelry store to hold scavenger hunt
Bailey’s to hide diamond ring in downtown Raleigh Story By jane moon | photo courtesy of bailey’s jewelry The Bailey’s Fine Jewelry box is an icon in Raleigh that the company says is a sign of lasting love. The signature black and white box topped off with a shiny red bow is bound to make any girl’s heart flutter, as well as make any boy’s wallet much lighter. But on Oct. 24, 125 lucky couples have the chance of finding a diamond ring valued at $20,000 for free. Bailey’s is hosting a scaven-
ger hunt in downtown Raleigh, called Bailey’s Ultimate Finders Keepers, and will send text messages to selected participants, giving them riddles and clues to the ring’s location. Andy Barbee, a redshirt senior center football player, and his girlfriend of five years have been selected to join in on the scavenger hunt. They have known each other for most of their lives and they are looking forward to spending the rest of
their lives together. “We’ve known each other since elementary school. We grew up in the same town and have probably been friends since fourth or fifth grade. Then a friend of mine set us up our senior year, in October 2004. Since then we’ve pretty much been inseparable … Though we are not engaged now, we will be if we win,” Barbee said. Barbee said if he and his girl-
friend, who graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill last May, do not win, he will propose by springtime, but his busy schedule has prevented him from being able to afford a ring. “I would have liked to [have proposed] sooner, but playing places. This might lead to football for five years, there clues. I will definitely get on the hasn’t been a chance for me to Internet, try familiarize with get a job or find a way to get downtown Raleigh,” Barbee said. money,” Barbee said. Though Amanda splitting up Etheridge, may help a junior in couples cover fashion and more ground textile mana nd sea rch agement, is two places at interested in once, Barbee participating said he and in Bailey’s Ulhis girlfriend timate FindAndy Barbee, a redshirt senior are going to ers Keepers with her boy- center football player, on finding stay paired up a Bailey’s diamond ring for the scavfriend of one enger hunt. year. “We’re going to stay together. Though it will be at least two years until they get engaged, She would be completely lost. Etheridge said they are pretty She doesn’t know anything about downtown Raleigh. We much together forever. Since Barbee has a lot of com- work pretty well together, so petition against him, his special this should be interesting anystrategy for winning is to edu- way,” Barbee said. Though the possibility of cate himself about downtown winning a diamond ring apRaleigh. “I’ve lived in Raleigh for five peals to couples, girls are years, and I don’t know Raleigh partnering up to search for it all that well. I’m definitely go- as well, according to Will Stroing to get a couple maps to fa- nach, a senior in public relamiliarize myself with some of tions who is working with the the road names and different University’s chapter of Public
“Though we are not engaged now, we will be if we win.”
want the chance to win a $20,000 diamond ring? Go to www. ultimatefinderskeepers. com to register. Bailey’s Fine Jewelry will also be in the brickyard doing registration promotion the week of Oct. 19 from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The last day to register is Oct. 22. Source: will stronach
Relations Student Society of America to promote the event. Both Barbee and Etheridge said that while selling the ring would be tempting, they would keep the ring if they found it. “If we found ring, I would keep it … but I wouldn’t want to see it,” Etheridge said. Chris Bell, Etheridge’s boyfriend and a senior at Campbell
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“She really helped out with another body in the continued from page 8 middle because we lost our senior blocker,” Smith said. earned all-conference titles “She takes care of everythree years of her high school thing and gets things done that have been asked of her.” volleyball career. Kretchman accredits her She joined the team because she not only missed the sport newfound knowledge of itself, but because of the drastic the game to her coaches change from being an athlete to and teammates, claiming just being a full-time student they helped her improve since; in high school, volleyball “on a physical level as well as mentally” by teaching was “all she did.” Kretchman and her coaches her more and more as the did something differently this season has progressed. Kretchman also believes season that has put her on the board as one of the statistical having more playing time leaders. Coach Charita Stubbs this season has possibly believes that a more honed- been the biggest change that in knowledge of the game has helped her individually. “Having has been the t he opgreatest comportunity ponent of to play Kretchman’s more has individual boosted success. my conStubbs and fidence, the coaching and that’s administrasometion focused thing he av i ly on Coach Charita Stubbs that’s teaching helped me Kretchman about her belonging to the to carry on and improve,” court and about the speed of Kretchman said. As a fifth-year senior, the game. Stubbs believes that the athlete has “adapted to that Kretchman is playing in her second and final fall season very well.” “Before it was always just and has been a dynamic asgoing fast, and she couldn’t set to the team as one of the understand even though she leading players as far as kills did have the skill to excel and and points go. Her success hasn’t gotten the desire to be better,” Stubbs said. “[This season] she’s done to her head, though, Stubbs a great job of stepping up to the said. “By nature she’s a quiet plate and filling the hole when person, but she’s the kind of we needed it.” Captain Alex Smith also gives person who does everything credit to Kretchman’s ability to you ask her to do,” Stubbs adapt to circumstance, stating said. “She’s probably one of that she “came in at the perfect the most comfortable athtime,” and also compliments letes we have.” her skills as an athlete.
“She’s done a great job of stepping up to the plate... when we needed it.”
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Pack secondary Justin Byers trails behind Duke wide reciever Connor Vernon in the second half of Saturday’s 49-28 Blue Devil win at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Pack will travel to take on Boston College this Saturday in its third ACC match-up.
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Walker will need a third knee surgery and will take a medical leave, allowing him to continue to pursue his degree. Senior back safety Bobby Floyd said his
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Bouemboue, the center striker, if I wanted an opportunity to score, or to get involved in the scores and assists,” said Sanchez. “So I took what he said. There was a long ball, Ronnie chested it back to me, and I hit it one time and I scored.” Outstanding play from goalkeeper
heart goes out to Walker after hearing the news. “He’s a good friend of mine, we came in together,” Floyd said. “We were actually roommates freshman year so he’s a good friend of mine. It’s tough to hear about that and see that. I know it’s hard on him because I know he loves the game and wants
to play.” Burgess said Walker is still a part of the team. “He’s still a part of this family,” Burgess said. “We are here for him, and hopefully through the grace of God, we’ll keep praying for him and he will be back out on this field.”
Christopher Widman throughout the rest of the half helped seal the victory for the Pack. He finished the game with five saves. This was Widman’s third straight shutout. “I think Chris is playing fantastic in the goal. I mean he’s constantly [giving] us so much confidence, so [he’s] playing terrific,” Tarantini said. Nachmann said Widman deserves recognition for his streak of solid play.
“Widman, [for me] he was the MVP of the game. He was great. He took some great shots and their opportunities so I think he was the man of the game,” Nachman said. The Pack will undergo its next test Saturday against ACC rival Wake Forest at Dail Soccer Stadium.
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• 24 days until the football team’s homecoming game against Maryland
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• Page 7: Continuation of the men’s soccer recap, Kretchman feature and football story
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MEN’S SOCCER
Pack shuts out Georgia Southern, 2-0
Senior Bouemboue receives ACC honor Men’s soccer player Ronnie Bouemboue was named Co-ACC Player of the Week after leading N.C. State to wins over No. 8 Duke and Wofford, including tallying the only marker in the Wolfpack’s 1-0 double-overtime win over the Blue Devils. Bouemboue leads the ACC in goals and points with six and 17, respectively. The redshirt senior forward was also named to the national team of the week by both TopDrawerSoccer.com and CollegeSoccerNews.com. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Men’s soccer climbing the rankings The men’s soccer team continued to climb the rankings after beating No. 8 Duke and previously unbeaten Wofford last week. N.C. State ranks No. 6 nationally in the RPI rankings and has ranked, for six straight weeks, in all four of the national polls. The Wolfpack is in at No. 12 according to Soccer America, No. 13 on CollegeSoccerNews.com and No. 14 in the Soccer Times and by the NSCAA. Source: N.C. State Athletics
Men’s golf vaults into GolfStat top ten After good performances in both of the first two fall tournaments, the men’s golf team has been pushed into the top ten by GolfStat.com. N.C. State, now ranked No. 9, has finished at least fifth in all of the team’s last eight tournaments going back to last season. The Wolfpack now holds an adjusted score of 73.28.
Pack notches fifth straight win, third straight shutout over Eagles Jeniece Jamison Staff Writer
N.C. State kept Georgia Southern winless with a win over the Eagles, 2-0. This game was a tale of two halves, with the first half being a stalemate and the second solely belonging to the Pack, as has often happened this season. Missed scoring opportunities for the Pack was the main story of the first half. State’s offense was plagued by bad passes, penalties and missed shots. Midfielder Alan Sanchez missed two shots, for ward Ronnie Bouemboue missed three shots and midfielder Chrystel Bakong missed one shot in the first half. The best look came from Bouemboue at the 19th minute, but the goal was called back due to an offsides call. “The team was relaxed in the first half, knowing that [Georgia Southern] had a losing record, and we went into the second half with a little more energy knowing that we had to take care of business,” Sanchez said. Georgia Southern also had trouble generating any offense in the first half. Its
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Midfielder Kris Byrd passes through two defenders within 18 yards of the goal in the first half of a Tuesday night game against Georgia Southern. The Wolfpack beat the Eagles in a 2-0 shutout with both goals occurring within seconds of each other at the start of the second half.
offense had only one shot attempt by midfielder Rich Heyer in the fifth minute of the first half. The referees assessed midfielder Adam Guediri a yellow card at the 28th minute for complaining about a foul call. “[In] first half we really struggled. We struggled to play our game,” coach George
Tarantini said. The score was tied at zero after the first half. Then, the Pack managed to turn their luck around in the second half. Bouemboue kicked off the second half with a missed attempt on goal in the 40th minute, but the offense came alive soon after. At the 51st minute,
senior midfielder Federico Nachmann broke the tie with a goal that was assisted by junior Chris Zuerner. “It was a tough game. At the beginning we were kind of relaxed, but then at half time, we have a great talk and we put things together to pick it up for the second half,” Nachmann
said. Thirty seconds later, Sanchez scored a goal of his own, which was assisted by Bouemboue and defender Lucas Carpenter. “At the beginning of the game, my coach told me that I had to be close to Ronnie
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Kretchman shining in heightened role for Pack
Defense to toughen up against Boston College
Senior goes from walkon to dependable middle blocker
Defense continues on amidst fan and media scrutiny, now without injured safety Javon Walker
Kate Barnes Staff Writer
N.C. State has seen many breakthrough athletes in its time. What sets Lisa Kretchman apart from other athletes is her modesty. This season alone, she has dominated the volleyball team’s statistics and has reached that pinnacle with the poise and class of someone to be truly admired for both her athleticism and her ingenuity. Kretchman, a nutrition science major, only played in three matches last season, but the middle blocker has already played, and done well in, virtually every game since this season began in late August. With high kills in tournaments, nonconference and conference games alike, she accredits her greatest game to be the Dartmouth game, as it was the highest scoring with 14 kills and 15.5 points. Though this was her best match, she doesn’t claim it as her shining moment as an N.C. State volleyball player. “I’m just proud that I can play and stay in there, and that I’ve made my place on the team,” Kretchman said. “Even if [my role on the team] isn’t a starting one all the time, I just hope my
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Senior middle blocker Lisa Kretchman leaps into the air to return the ball during the Oct. 2 game against Maryland in Reynolds Coliseum. Kretchman earned 8 kills in the Pack’s 3-2 loss to the Terrapins.
teammates can count on me and that I can get the job done in most cases.” Kretchman tried out for the team in the spring of her junior year and became part of
the Wolfpack volleyball program the following fall. As a volleyball and soccer player throughout high school, she
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The defense, particularly the secondary, has borne the brunt of many talks about the team over the last two weeks, particularly after Saturday’s loss against Duke, in which quarterback Thaddeus Lewis threw for a career high five touchdowns and 459 yards passing. Head coach Tom O’Brien said in his press conference on Monday it is time the team stood up, became accountable and start tackling. “We have worked awfully hard on it,” O’Brien said. “We tackle Sunday, Tuesday and Wednesday, you just can’t do it in a drill.” Senior free safety Clem Johnson felt the team has been inconsistent when it comes to tackling. “In my opinion, tackling is just a want,” Johnson said. “If you want to tackle, you’re going to go out there and tackle. There is technique involved. But it comes down to a want. I think guys just really had high expectations for the season. Guys really expected things to be given to them. We really need to start earning the re-
spect, just going out there and proving we can tackle and can get the job done.” As for fans that are concerned about the performance of the defense, senior defensive tackle Leroy Burgess said the defense and team will come through. “From seeing us on TV and watching the game and stuff, that’s not us,” Burgess said. “That’s not what this football team is about. That is not what this defense is about. Give us some time, we are going to get it together and get back to winning and trying to win an ACC championship.” O’Brien believes his team is better than it was a year ago. “The question still comes is that most of the mistakes we made are self-inflicted; a year ago we had all the injuries, an inexperienced quarterback,” O’Brien said. “But the three drives we started the game last Saturday, you talk about making progress on offense. We went right down the field, one was a 79 yard touchdown, but the other two were well executed, we blocked well, protected well and everything else. So certainly we have made strides, it is just the problem we have had from the start which is not being able to get people on the ground, tackling.” Someone that could have helped the Pack in the secondary has seen his career end. O’Brien announced Monday redshirt junior safety Javon
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