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Traffic hassles not an issue at State Fair
Traffic and parking problems minor, pose no hindrance to fairgoers Siva Ramesh Staff Writer
Each year, thousands attend the North Carolina State Fair, causing traffic congestion in the fairgrounds area to be an issue for commuters and fairgoers. This year traffic conditions have not been as problematic as in years past. The the North Carolina State Highway Patrol says traffic varies depending on what days people choose to attend the fair. “It’s been a little worse during the weekdays. Saturday was definitely the worst day of the fair, Sunday wasn’t that bad, so now it’s definitely a good time to come to the fair,” Brian Black, a trooper with the highway patrol, said. Students like Jimmy Westmoreland, a first-year Agricultural Institute student, said they have had trouble finding parking spots, though the traffic hasn’t been quite as hectic as usual. “The traffic wasn’t bad at all, but once you got close to the fairgrounds it was really hard to find a place to park without paying. I had to park off of Hillsborough Street,”
Westmoreland said. Judy Taylor, an employee with Metrolina Parking, said the most congested lots are the ones nearest to the admission gates. Metrolina Parking handles parking for the State Fair. “The flow of cars coming in is steady here, because this is the lot that the [ticket] vendors are in,” Taylor said. Taylor said although the inclement weather over the weekend kept many from going to the fair, better conditions this week promise a greater fair attendance. “Well, because the weather is so much nicer today, I expect a bigger turnout,” Taylor said. She said that even despite the mist and rain last week, visitors continued to steadily arrive at the fairgrounds. According to Westmoreland, just being at the fair was fun. “I had fun, yeah, for the most part,” Westmoreland said. Despite the poor economy, thousands of people are still attending the fair this year, which, according to Taylor, overrides any minor problems with traffic or parking. “With the economy the way it is, I was afraid that attendance would be down, but I think it’s [the fair’s] turned out well,” Taylor said.
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Cars wait to pass through the intersection of Hillsborough Street and Blue Ridge Road Tuesday. Highway patrol directed and stopped traffic so that fairgoers could easily cross the street at the intersections close to the fairgrounds. Both the Wolfline buses and Triangle Transit detoured some routes during the State Fair because of traffic concerns.
Former Alumni CEO wasn’t meeting goals of core mission
Fraternity forced off campus, makes return, hopes to thrive
Woodward responds concerning his termination of Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations
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For more information on Kappa Alpha, contact Matt Korff at (252) 904-4575 or mkorff@ncsu.edu. Source: matt korff
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Chancellor Jim Woodward said his decision to terminate Associate Vice Chancellor for Alumni Relations/Executive Director of the Alumni Association Lennie Barton was based on Barton’s performance and the lack of growth the Association has witnessed over the past three years. Woodward said the decision had nothing to do with Barton personally, and that the decision was based on his evaluation of a combination of factors. Barton wasn’t meeting expectations when it came to pursuing the organization’s core mission, accruing the resources necessary to achieve the organization’s mission and at remaining financially viable. “Anytime you evaluate someone, it’s never all good or all bad,” Woodward said. “Lord knows Lennie did a lot of good things for us, but after extensive evaluation and consultation, the decision was made that there needed to be a change in leadership.” Woodward said after looking over the evaluations conducted by those closest to Barton, he took a closer look at the numbers coming from the Alumni Association and determined the organization was lacking in its achievements, especially as far as creating a contingency plan for the use of reserve money in the event of a financial decline. Woodward said the organization spent a considerable amount of its reserve to build the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center with the stipulation that donations would rebuild the reserve. He said no such rebuilding of the reserve was occurring. “Instead of using these pledges to rebuild the reserve, the association had to use the pledges to cover the operating expenses,” Woodward said. “What happens when you run out of pledge money? The fact that there wasn’t a plan to deal with that says we have a potential problem. Now there’s concern about the financial state of the Alumni Association and there is no plan to assure the financial viability of the organization.” Woodward said the issue wasn’t
Kappa Alpha returns after five-year hiatus
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Lennie Barton, former head of the N.C. State Alumni Association, speaks at the Legacy Luncheon on Harris Field Aug. 15.
the uncertainty of the association’s and while he said the University was economic stability, as the financial partially to blame for not helping the climate has many groups concerned organization out, he felt there was a about money, but that Barton’s termi- lack of initiative by the association to nation was more because of the lack accrue the resources needed. “The Alumni Association does not of preparation for such a downward have adequate IT support,” Woodward turn in the economy. “Lot of organizations have financial said. “Some is due to the fact that the viability in question today, but what University hasn’t done enough, but you want is a plan,” Woodward said. some of it, in my view, is that the Woodward said the pursuit of re- Alumni Association hasn’t worked hard enough.” sources to strengthWoodward said en the association’s Barton also was far recruitment efforts from achieving the was sub-par as well benchmarks t hat compared to other were set for the orinstitutions, namely ganization as far as UNC-Chapel Hill membership was which has about conc er ned . T h i s 70,000 members in year’s goal for the its alumni associaAlumni Association tion though NCSU Chancellor Jim Woodward was 30,000 memhas more alumni in bers, but it only has the state than Carolina. He said the difference was the 22,261. Woodward said if the athletic proway students were recruited during gram’s performance had any connectheir undergraduate careers. “They begin to recruit the day the tion to the association’s failure to meet student walks in the door and as they expectations, it was likely a loose one approach graduation they contact par- since the Wolfpack Club has thrived ents,” Woodward said. “They get the under its leadership. “The Wolfpack Club, which is distudents thinking about being alums rectly associated with the alumni and develop a sense of pride.” Woodward said the Alumni Association’s lack of Information Technology support hindered it in its recruitment, BARTON continued page 3
“...the decision was made that there needed to be a change in leadership”
The Kappa Alpha Order, Alpha Omega chapter, was disbanded five years ago but has been voted to return to the University. Earlier this semester, a basic interest group was established to contact young men interested in becoming founding fathers of the returned Kappa Alpha Order. Matt Walker, a junior in communications, said a T-shirt captivated his interest. “One of my really good friends in Sigma Kappa came by my house one day wearing a shirt that said KA was returning to N.C. State, I was immediately interested,” Walker said. The Kappa Alpha Order was originally established at the University in 1903 and generated thousands of alumni, but lost their charter five years ago due to violations of the risk management policy, poor academics and poor leadership. However, “the Order” received a chance to redeem their reputation when the National Alumni Council voted in favor of their return to the University. “KA has a huge history here, it
was here for a hundred years; it will be part of one of N.C. States oldest organizations,” Robert Rudd, a sophomore in political science and KA vice president, said. Kappa Alpha’s national recolonization team, Jesse Lyons and his associate director Chris Woods, started a basic interest group, where young men exhibiting core values the fraternity prides itself for were interviewed, asked to attend KA events then selected and offered bids. Rudd also said that 15 founding fathers received bids on Oct. 8. The fraternity will receive is provisional charter on Oct. 27 and has one year to establish and earn back the respect it was once known for. Rudd clarified what the fraternity was once known for and what it will be known for once again. “We are looking for men with principals; fraternities take guys and try to make them better. We’re the order that takes guys that already have the values that we are looking for such as chivalry, good academics, giving back
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insidetechnician Pie in the eye and on the brain See page 6.
Wolfpack showing depth at the point See page 8.
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Weather Wise Today:
76/49 Mostly sunny with chilly morning that progressively becomes warmer. Light southeast winds.
Tomorrow:
76 52 Mostly sunny with few clouds. South winds at 10 mph.
Friday:
74 51 Partly Cloudy with a chance of showers and overnight rain. South winds at 5 to 10 mph.
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Oct. 17 1:22 A.M. | Alcohol Violation Carroll Hall Student was issued citation and referred for underage alcohol possession and aiding and abetting a minor. Two students were referred to the university for underage alcohol possession of alcohol.
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University Budget Advisory Committee Meeting Winslow Hall Conference Room, 1:30 to 3 p.m. Soil Science Seminar: Weyerhaeuser’s Soil Sustainability Studies in Loblolly Pine Plantations Williams Hall, 3:40 to 4:30 p.m.
2:15 A.M. | Medical Alcohol Lee Hall Report of intoxicated and unresponsive subject. Units responded and transported student. Student will be referred to the University.
Decasia Witherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m.
7:25 A.M. | Concerned Behavior Off Campus Student was referred to University regarding alleged involvement in off campus sexual assault. Student was arrested by RPD and conditionally trespassed from campus.
University Theatre presents Blue Thompson Hall, 8 p.m. Thursday Hang It Up! Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m. Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.
8:43 A.M. | Warrant Service North Hall NCSU PD served warrant on student for felony offense of Forgery of Endorsement.
11:35 P.M. | Special Event Pi Kappa Phi Officers monitored party. No problems reported.
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Today Campus Sustainability Day Brickyard, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
1:58 A.M. | Disorderly Conduct Dan Allen Drive/Sullivan Drive Report of altercation between two subjects. Officers checked area but did not locate any problems.
10:23 P.M. | Special Event Wolf Village Report of fire in grill. Officers responded and found piece of wood smoldering. Water was poured onto wood to extinguish.
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llison Peroni, junior in animal science, a condom off a model after the condom race during the Sex Olympics held Monday. P.A.C.K. Peer Educators held the Olympic event in the third floor lobby of Lee Hall to educate students on sex, condom use, and STDs. The events included a Jeopardy game, ‘Lets Get it On’, a condom race, and Name that STD. “I thought [the olympics] was creative, awkward, and indifferent,” Peroni said. P.A.C.K. Peers is a health promotion program that teaches about alcohol, healthy relationships, and sex.
World & Nation
Health care bills would keep age discrepancies The older you are, the more you usually pay for health coverage, and that’s a difference likely to persist under the sweeping health care legislation that Congress is now considering. The House of Representatives would permit insurers to charge older Americans twice what younger people pay. The bill that passed the Senate Finance Committee would
allow premiums four times as high. Yet the major House and Senate measures would end what many consider another long-standing, discriminatory practice: basing rates on gender, which is now allowed in most states. Some wonder, are middle-aged and older consumers victims of age discrimination? source: mctdirect.com
Supreme Court rules on release of detainees The Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to consider whether a federal judge can order the release of Guantanamo Bay detainees into the United States,
setting up a key conflict over judicial authority amid the war on terrorism. In a closely watched case involving 17 Chinese Uighurs imprisoned starting in 2002, the high court once more will consider how far traditional U.S. constitutional protections extend to the Guantanamo detainees. A narrowly divided court previously determined that the detainees have the right to file habeas corpus petitions challenging their indefinite detention. This time, the court will take the next step, figuring out whether a judicial remedy might include ordering their domestic release. source: mctdirect.com
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Jack Rivera, a sophomore in biological sciences, twirls Victoria Cox, a junior in fashion and textile management, during “Salsa with Wolves” on Tuesday. “Salsa with Wolves” was a program put on in Alexander Hall by Dancing with Wolves, a ballroom dancing club sport. Dancing with Wolves meets on Wednesday nights at 8 p.m. in the Carmichael dance studio. The first two lessons are free to newcomers. “I used to dance and then I stopped. So [the program has] inspired me to take it back up. I’m having a lot of fun,” Cox said.
University offers two-for-one deal in new cooperative program University dual-degree program with Campbell debuts this semester Ashley Peele Staff Writer
Beginning this semester, the University is offering a dual degree program with Campbell University which allows students to obtain a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering and a master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences within five years. The fall 2009 Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Student Handbook states “the proposed dualdegree curriculum is designed to educate and train a highly skilled individual who is competent to support and to lead a team for the development of new pharmaceutical products and delivery systems.” Henry Lamb, a professor in chemical and bimolecular engineering, will serve as an academic adviser to the chemical engineering students with a bimolecular or biochemical concentration in the new cooperative program.
admission requirements:
Chemical engineering students will apply for admission in the pharmaceutical sciences Master’s program during the junior year and will be expected to enroll for classes. Application deadline is March 1 of the junior year. Source: henry lamb
The program started taking applications last year for this semester, but only a few students are enrolled. The University and staff in the chemical engineering department, however, expect enrollment to increase as students become more aware of the advantages offered by the program. “This is the first semester the program is being offered. There really is not a whole lot of information out about it yet to the public,” Lamb said. “The organizational meeting just took place last Monday so the enrollment numbers are still very small. But people have just started signing up recently as they learn about it.” According to the University’s Memorandum of Agreement, “interested students
will be benefited by their ability to earn the two degrees in a total of five years, which includes one summer term at N.C. State, instead of the usual six years.” The University’s handbook explains students will be required to fulfill all chemical engineering degree requirements with the University if pursing a masters in pharmaceutical sciences through Campbell “to provide undergraduates with an educational background that is a strong preparation to pursue graduate education in the pharmaceutical sciences.” “The program is an excellent opportunity for chemical engineering majors interested in pharmaceutical sciences to get the benefits of an education from experienced instructors in chemical engineering here at the University as well as pharmaceutical scientists at Campbell University. I think it will provide a unique set of qualifications to students that will be very attractive to related companies and future employers,” Lamb said.
club, has been immensely successful in raising funds,” Woodward said. “Athletics’ most direct support is through the Wolfpack Club. If we were having difficulty raising money through the Wolfpack Club, I would say it’s a more direct connection.” Woodward said the decision bred some controversy among those closest to Barton in the University. “There are a number of people who believe he shouldn’t have been terminated, and some have spoken to that publicly, but there are a lot of people that think they’re should have been a change in leadership,” Woodward said. He said fewer were willing to speak out against the administration for obvious reasons, but that the termination was an “extensively evaluated and widely-con-
sulted decision.” Woodward said the Board of Trustees also fully supported his decision. Woodward stressed there were no illegal actions by Barton and emphasized him as being an upstanding individual. “This doesn’t have to do with whether he’s a good human being or not,” Woodward said. “It has to do with whether his particular talents fit the needs of the Alumni Association at this time. My decision is that it’s time for a change.” Woodward said his decision came down to basic math. “We’re not growing but we’re budgeting growth, so there’s a problem,” he said. Woodward said Barton will stay on with the University to help out on a project by project basis, but that ultimately he didn’t fit in to the plan the University has for the Alumni Association “He has capabilities and talents that will benefit this University,” Woodward said. “It’s just being the CEO of the Alumni Association isn’t the right match for him.”
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the fraternity and sophomore in business administration, the first rush will take place Oct. continued from page 1 27, where the brothers will be looking for and accepting gento the community and hav- tlemen of all classes who have a ing reverence. Basically we GPA of at least 2.5 and display are looking for Southern core principles of “the Order.” “You will see us participatgentlemen,” Rudd said. Walker said the frater- ing in philanthropy events, nity’s principles influenced trying to help out and trying to regain some respect that was his decision to join. “When I went out and met lost five years ago,” Korff said. “We are still t he g uys looking for they were quality gent he k ind tlemen that of guys I are interested wanted to in joining the surround order.” myself “If you with and want to join t he k ind Robert Rudd, a sophomore in something of guys I political science and and want to could see KA vice president help make it myself yours, this is calling brothers,” Walker said. a great opportunity. You will “The core values – being a have the chance to build the gentleman, chivalrous and fraternity from the ground up respectful – of the Kappa and an opportunity to make an Alpha Order were also very impact on your life that many influential in my decision.” never experience,” Rudd said. According to Matt Korff, recruitment chairman of
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N.C. State’s Homecoming committee chair, Adam Compton, announced Monday that the CollegeHumor live tour will headline Pack Howl during Homecoming week this year. East Carolina University brought Dashboard Confessional and Valencia to play at its Homecoming concert Thursday.
Our Opinion:
Students shouldn’t expect a household name like Dashboard Confessional for Pack Howl, but a comedy tour seems like a poor choice.
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tudents at East Carolina University were treated to a blast of live music Thursday night as Dashboard Confessional and Valencia performed at their Homecoming concert. The event which was not free, cost $10 to see Dashboard, a nationally known act, and Valencia, an up-incoming alternative band whose most recent album reached number six on the Billboard Heatseekers list. Adam Compton, N.C. State’s Homecoming committee chair, announced Monday on WKNC’s “Eye on the Triangle” that the CollegeHumor live tour will headline Pack Howl — an event that has been held at the University for the last five or six years according to Compton. The event has become a tra-
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dition and provided the students with some notable acts, including N.E.R.D., Common, Ludacris and the Avett Brothers. The comedy tour is a dramatic change to previous years, which have been dominated by musical headliners. Students shouldn’t necessarily expect a big name act like Dashboard Confessional, especially during these dire financial times. In fact, ECU’s Student Activities Board spent approximately $75,000 to bring the two big-name acts to its concert — NCSU’s headline budget was a comparatively paltry $15,000. But a comedy tour is a rather dramatic course reversal and seems to be
an odd choice. Compton said the committee’s goal was to bring as many students to the event as possible. He said musical acts, especially local or independent bands, could “exclude a group of students.” Compton believes this year will allow the Homecoming committee to experiment with the comedy idea. The College Humor live tour was an option that kept the Homecoming committee within its budget and allowed it to make an offer to a second act, the Chapel Hill band, Roman Candle. The Homecoming committee has made a very sincere effort to stay under budget and
bring an act to campus that all students will enjoy in the limited time it had to procure an act. Despite the committee’s intentions, Pack Howl has become a tradition at the University; to abruptly alter the format seems rash. Local or alternative music may only appeal to certain sects of campus, but the Homecoming committee has effectively brought acts to the campus in the past that successfully accommodated many students. It seems to have settled this year. The budget is tight, the economy appalling, but Pack Howl has established a musical tradition and following on campus, to alter it now seems inappropriate.
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ruth: it is a commodity rarer than platinum, refined uranium, oil or the antimatter that fueled the plot behind “Angels and Demons.” A n d s a d l y, despite its importance, we show no signs of wanting the truth. If we ever want to get past all the foolish squabPaul bles and maMcCauley jor problems Senior Staff in our world, Columnist we must start by putting a greater value on the truth. It shows in various “derangement” syndromes (Bush Derangement Syndrome, Clinton Derangement Syndrome, etc.), the latest of which seems to be Easley Derangement Syndrome. Kevin Howell, the interim director of the alumni association, was a former lobbyist for Mike Easley, his hiring has elicited remarks about more cronyism and corruption. Now don’t get me wrong: as I find out more about the Easleys’ back-room deals and sleazy maneuverings, I really start wishing Mike Easley had a name that lent itself to a catchy title like “Tricky Dick” or “Slick Willy” (or “Silent Cal,” but that really doesn’t fit). But I also believe everyone is innocent until the facts and truth prove otherwise. We should keep this in mind before passing judgment on Mr. Howell’s new employment. Similarly, we should apply a focus on facts and truth to our justice system, where all are supposedly innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. As federal prosecutors are now looking to keep felons who are soon to be released from life sentences handed out in the 1970s, we need to ask ourselves if we are seriously taking the time to assess the facts and evidence accurately in pursuit of the truth. With the advent of DNA testing and other technologies, courts and science labs are exonerating people from years in prison and providing them the damn-
ing label of “ex-felon” upon their release. We have more ways of finding the truth than ever before — will we actually use them? Perhaps we should turn and look at the ugly truth about our society. Should we tolerate a system that does not relentlessly pursue the truth in order to punish those who are actually guilty of a crime? Should we expect more from an institution that does little to even attempt to rehabilitate criminals into becoming productive contributors to our society? Do we want to bear the responsibility of falsely labeling someone as a criminal when emotions and demagoguery shape our verdict instead of evidence and reason? And let’s not forget our generation of robber barons and political schemers. For the most part, we deserve to k now exactly where our money i s goi ng when we i nvest it and have our f inancial geniuses and wiza rds tel l us in relatively simple terms how the various financial instruments work. We are entitled to demand the truth from our government and hold it accountable, particularly when it lies about things like war, human rights violations, illegal espionage on citizens and potential conflicts of interest. Ultimately, though, it really boils down to whether we want to live with the burden of the truth or flitter away in our fantasy lands where we always catch the REAL bad guy at the end of the show, the government is truly benevolent and the financial expert is someone we can trust with our money. I’ll stick with the truth — will you?
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Will you attend this year’s comedy event at Pack Howl? Why or why not? by Kimberly Rochester
“I’m so picky about my music that a comedy thing sounds like a good idea. If they’re a good comic then by all means.” Stephen Robert Delk junior, creative writing
You might as well let go, it’s only ten days a year.
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he nation was gripped by a startling turn of events Thursday that was covered live by every national news channel. Was it a congressional hearing or an international incident? No, it was a boy supposedly stuck in a large balloon, flying high over cenZakk White tral Colorado. Why the hell Assistant Viewpoint Editor did they think this was news? Yes it is exciting but let’s be honest, it would not have really affected anyone outside the family and its community. Even if the boy was in there, it shouldn’t have been a national story. Would it have been good for the viewers all over the nation to watch a sixyear old boy fall to his death? I didn’t think so. Turns out the parents of “balloon boy” were well aware of this phenomenon of treating exciting local news as national events and planned the hoax accordingly. Their main goal was to get famous and eventually land a “reality show” deal. Guess what folks, you got your frivolous “reality show.” It’s called network news. I do understand the potential hypocrisy of me mentioning these people and events
for the purpose of criticizing others who mention them, but someone has to say it for any change to be enacted. Also, let me be clear that I am denigrating useless and dumb “human interest stories,” not serious ones, including abduction updates, which we can actually help solve. I am talking about the non-stop coverage of Adam Lambert’s ambiguous sexuality, Michael Jackson’s strange death and Jessica Simpson’s transformation into some sort of bovine. We all have enough problems in our lives that we don’t really need to spend our time worrying about balloon boys, Gosselins or what type of drugs Anna Nicole Smith was on when she died. What larger issue does coverage of these people illuminate? The only one I can see is that it shows how frivolous and absurd the news media has become. The phenomenon of the media’s obsession with titillating stories can have disastrous consequences on society. The way it publicizes and obsesses over mass-murders, assassins and criminals creates a strange incentive for hacks to commit crimes for the explicit purpose of becoming famous. Take the example of the man who shot John Lennon in 1980; one of the reasons this twisted person murdered one of the greatest
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musicians and songwriters of all time in cold blood was to become famous. Now everyone knows his name and a movie, “Chapter 27,” was made about him — it starred bottom-feeders Jared Leto and Lindsay Lohan. Of course I know the killer’s name, but I refuse to print it. I propose the national media, in all of its forms, place a moratorium on showing pictures and releasing names of killers. This way, some of their motivation will be held in check. The name and face of the young man who terrorized Virginia Tech was plastered all over the news and was a vivid reminder of the instant fame accrued by committing heinous acts in our society. Here is a test of how low the media has become: how many of you can remember the name and face of the shooter? Now, how many of you can remember the name and face of at least one of the victims? I rest my case. Send Zakk your thoughts on media ambiguity to letters@technicianonline. com.
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nineonenine City hosts Halloween dance Spend your Halloween evening enjoying the big band sounds of Casablanca Orchestra at our Halloween Ballroom Dance. Held at the Brier Creek Community Center, 10810 Globe Road, from 8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Tickets are $10 a person or $18 for a couple. Students tickets are $5 each. Tickets may be purchased at the door. For more information contact Steve White at 919.831.6851. source: City of Raleigh source: NCSU Events Calendar
Sustainability Day kicks off on campus The Brickyard will be hosting an Info Fair, Farmer’s Market and tire Pressure check with the theme, Reduce Your Paw Print today to encourage sustainability on campus. University departments and student groups will be showcasing their steps towards a more sustainable future. Learn how to properly check and inflate your bike, car or truck tires. First 500 get a free tire gauge. source: NCSU Events Calendar source: NCSU Events Calendar
How to be cyber secure NC State students, faculty, and staff are invited to attend OIT’s third annual Computer Security Day: Cybersecurity Self Defense from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 26 in Talley Student Center. The event provides insight into the privacy and security issues surrounding electronically stored sensitive information and offers ways to keep your computer and data safe. An internationally celebrated event, Computer Security Day is designed to raise awareness and promote best practices in information technology (IT) security. For upcoming information about this event, visit the Computer Security Day 2009 Web site. source: NCSU Events Calendar
Running of the Wolves Air Force ROTC will host the Second Annual Running of the Wolves 5K and 10K race Saturday. The race will begin at 9 a.m. on centennial Campus. They will be giving away prizes to the best runners in each age group. Those interested in participating can register early at fsseries.com. The price of the 5K is $15 and the 10K is $20. Registration the day of the event begins at 7 p.m. e-mail runningofthewolves@gmail.com for more information. Source: ncsu.edu
Corn maze in Garner Ken’s Produce of Garner have a corn maze that is 6 acres with 2.5 miles of paths to get navigate. But don’t think you can just wander around. There are rules and objectives to the maze, and each player gets instructions on the rules of the maze and. There are 12 places in the maze that each player should try to find. The corn maze will run until Nov. 15 and also runs at nighttime, though flashlights are required after 6 p.m. The price of the tickets for adults is $10, children ages 6 to 12 is $8 and children ages 3 to 5 is $4. Children younger than 3 have free entry with a paying adult. Source: visitraleigh.com
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Lauren Brookshire, a junior 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 Oct. 4. 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.
These hands don’t hurt Peers from The Movement spread awareness about domestic violence Cheyenne Autry & Jane Moon Staff Writer and Features Editor
October is domestic violence awareness month and The Movement, a group dedicated to stopping violence against women, in conjunction with the Women’s Center, is pumped to help spread the word. The Movement, a trained group of both male and female students in the areas of sexual and relationship violence prevention, hosted the second annual “These Hands Don’t Hurt” project Monday. Students, staff and faculty made pledges to not use their hands for violence by dipping their hands in paint and stamping them onto a canvas, Kiesha Webb, senior in psychology and The Movement peer, said. Students have the option of signing their names along with their handprints to show their support for stopping domestic violence. Last year 600 to 700 student, faculty and staff participated and Juliette Grimmett, rape prevention education coordinator for the Women’s Center and adviser for The Movement, said this year’s turnout was about the same. She said people often opt to sign their names to their handprints because they feel like it has more meaning that way. “People got to sign their name to their handprint, and they often do that so they feel connected to the cause … We also let them sign a pledge card and explain what the handprint meant. We are asking people to use their hands only in peace and kindness and nonviolence,” Grimmett said. Lauren Brookshire, junior in international studies and domestic violence awareness month co-coordinator, said The Movement really wanted to do something fun to get the students involved while also informing them about a serious subject. “It’s interactive and fun,” Brookshire said. “And we are still giving out information through the handouts.” Grimmett said combining the participatory event and with informative materials was to entertain, educate and let domestic violence survivors know there is a save haven on campus for them at the Women’s
breaking the silence on domestic violence Tonight, the Women’s Center will host a panel of seven to nine people for Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It will take place in the Walnut Room of Talley Student Center. The event will feature Michael Schwalbe, a professor in sociology and anthropology, the Gay Lesbian Bisexual and Transgender Center and the N.C. Central University Women’s Center. They will discuss domestic violence within the GLBT, Latino, African-American and college communities. The event is free. Source: Juliette Grimmett, rape prevention coordinator for the Women’s Center
Center. “We gave resource packets because we know we have survivors on campus. They might need resources to let them know they are not alone because there is a student organization on campus to help them,” Grimmett said. Brookshire said that it’s important for students to get involved in preventing relationship violence because it is an issue that is not talked about often enough, even though one in three people will be in an abusive relationship in their lifetime. In order for The Movement to get the word out about the event and domestic violence, Brookshire said the group made a Facebook event and that is how it got many of its participants. And even though the event was hosted by The Movement, in coordination with the Women’s Center, Grimmett said they did not just target men or just women. “This wasn’t just a Women’s Center event. The Movement is comprised of men and females. At least 50 percent of the people who really wanted to paint their hands were men,” Grimmett said. Katrina Jiamachello, a sophomore in zoology, said she is a member of The Movement because she not only encourages the rights of women but rights for everyone. “I joined The Movement because I’m in support of equality for all — not just between men and women,” Jiamachello said. Along with the “These Hands Don’t Hurt” project, The Movement peers also painted the
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Matt Woodward, a sophomore in applied sociology, paints his hand on a poster at the Free Expression Tunnel for Domestic Violence Awareness Month Monday afternoon. “I work in the GLBT center, and I am a huge supporter of domestic violence awareness month, I am also a self proclaimed feminist,“ Woodward said. The Movement is an on-campus organization that advocates against domestic and sexual violence. Today there will be workshop on sexual and domestic violence at the Women’s Center.
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Prevalence of dating violence ranges from about 90 percent for emotional violence, 30 percent for physical violence, 20 percent for sexual violence and 8 percent for stalking. Source: ncsu.edu/womens_center/relationship/index_relationship. php
Free Expression Tunnel with statistics and facts about relationship violence the night of Oct. 4. Grimmett said The Movement is in the process of recruiting more members and people interested should visit
ncsu.edu/themovement. She also said the Women’s Center is both a confidential support place and a place to inform women they are not alone in their struggles.
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Pie in the eye and on the brain Story By sarah ewald | photo illustration by ryann Pasquale
Life-long cook enters original pie in Pillsbury’s cooking contest
Contest rules for the Pillsbury Pet-Ritz Pie Championship
Sarah Ewald Staff Writer
Some families pass down priceless heirlooms to younger generations, such as jewelry or quilts. Others give their descendants a great set of skills. Madison Owen, graduate student in textile management and technology, comes from a long line of family cooks and has grown up in the kitchen. “Technically, I have been cooking for 15 years, if you count me standing on a step stool to reach the counter and help my mom roll cookie dough,” Owen said. Since Owen began college, she started experimenting with recipes and cooking for friends. “I tend to bake layer cakes, cookies, brownies, sweets more than cook just because of my crazy schedule,” Owen said. In the past couple of years, Owen has been cooking dinner more often and hosting parties that involve lots of work in the kitchen. This inspired her to enter her first cooking contest at last year’s State Fair. She entered the contest for the North Carolina Pecan Association and left the competition pleasantly surprised. “I was so excited that I actually won [an] honorable mention for my first cooking contest,” Owen said. “Pies were something I did not experiment with much, so I was up for the new challenge.” Owen decided to enter the Pillsbury Pet-Ritz Pie Baking Championship Sunday because she wanted to do something at the N.C. State Fair again. “When I sat down to brainstorm for the pie championship, I knew that I needed to formulate a recipe that was unique. I did some research and read lots and lots of cookbooks for inspiration,” Owen said. Owen decided to use the ingredients of a s’more because it is one of her favorite combinations of flavors, but then she also added her own twist. “I incorporated the chocolate, graham crackers, marshmallows and even added peanut butter to the pie,” Owen said. Owen said she entered a cake last year because she was much more of an “expert” in cake baking, so it wasn’t that hard for her to create a good recipe. But pie baking is a completely different story. “This year was all about the pie, and that was relatively new to me,
1. In your dessert pie (any flavor/variety), use PETRITZ piecrusts. 2. Recipes will be judged on taste, appearance, creativity, ease of preparation and general appeal. 3. Each contestant may enter only one pie. 4. Type or legibly write recipe on a sheet of paper with name, address, daytime and evening phone number, as well as e-mail address if available. All recipes must be submitted with a UPC label from one package of Pillsbury PET-RITZ Frozen Pie Crusts. 5. This contest is intended for amateur bakers only. Professional bakers or those who earn a significant portion of their livelihood from baking may not enter the contest. 6. The 2008 Pillsbury sponsored pie crust first place winner is not eligible to compete in the 2009 contest. Source: ncstatefair.org
so I had to start from scratch and do a lot of different test runs before I was 100 percent satisfied with the end result,” Owen said. Owen estimates she spent about a week planning, researching and creating her pie recipe from scratch. “Over the course of about a month, I made four different versions of the pie. I changed something every time and liked it better and better as I kept testing it,” Owen said. Owen would change the recipe a little bit each time, such as add more peanut butter, add one more egg or switch out heavy cream for milk. Once she was happy the results, she mailed her recipe in to the judges. She also baked the pie the day before the contest to make sure it presented well. Owen said this contest was different from last year’s because last year she merely dropped off her entry. The organizers called the participants if they won something. Owen said this year it was more official, and consequently more nerve-wracking. Sunday afternoon, Owen dropped off her pie at 1:30 p.m. and came back at 4:30 p.m. for the announcement of the winners. The entries were judged on taste, appearance, creativity and ease of
the winners of the pillsbury pet-ritz pie championship at the 2009 state fair
1st Place and $200: Whipped Nutella Cream Pie by Domino Ireland of Raleigh 2nd Place and $100: Sour Cream Raisin Pie by Judy Myklebust of Durham 3rd Place and $50: Bavarian Port Pear Pie by Shelley Gregory of Burlington Each winner will also receive a ribbon, an award certificate and a Pillsbury apron. Source: ncstatefair.org
preparation. Owen wasn’t nervous when she dropped off the pie, but she was nervous when the winners were announced. When the judges announced the results for the top three pies out of the 98 that were entered, Owen had mixed emotions. “I did not win anything and was initially disappointed. But then [I] realized that I am only 22 years old and definitely one of the youngest contestants there,” Owen said. Though Owen hoped to be one of the top pie bakers, she said she was not completely disappointed because some people spend years creating their recipe for the Pillsbury Pie Championship. “I hate to admit it, but I was really hoping for a ribbon of some sort. Since I won something last year in my competition, I feel that played against me. That was my first competition I ever entered and I got a ribbon, so it made me think I had a pretty good chance to win again,” Owen said. Owen doesn’t feel she lost entirely because she gained a new knowledge of pie baking, and she looks forward to other cooking contests in the future. “I am going to make it a yearly tradition to enter the N.C. State Fair cooking competitions. Next year, I might even enter in a few competitions,” Owen said. She said that even though she loves to compete in baking contests because she is a naturally competitive person, she also bakes to show her love to friends and family. “I just love to bake and I also love to be challenged and learn new things. For me, baking is way more than winning prizes. Baking is a way I connect with family and friends. With each baked good I give to friends, there is a little part of me and lots of love baked in,” Owen said.
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Madison Owen, a graduate student in textile management and technology, turned in this pie for the PIllsbury Pet-Ritz PIe Championship. In her pie, she used graham crackers, chocolate, marshmallows and peanut butter.
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Jones’ shooting brings bright future Sophomore Rachel Jones has shown high improvements on the rifle team and looks to continue the trend Fidelis Lusompa Senior Staff
As a child, Rachel Jones, thought negatively about guns. “My dad, one day I walked into the living room, he was cleaning his pistol and I was scared to death because I grew up knowing that any kind of hand gun, guns in general, were bad,” Jones, sophomore in first year college, said. “That’s what all kids grow up knowing. I was scared to death because my father had one, because I love my dad and I thought he was bad. I was scared and he said ‘there is nothing to be afraid of. There’s nothing wrong with it’.” Jones said soon after that, her father got her shooting small bore. “I started about seven or eight years ago,” Jones said. “And then I started high power shooting a year later. I wanted to see what else was there in shooting and I wanted a different kind of aspect. I enjoyed it and it was a lot of fun. I’ve never
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been good at sports. [Shooting] was the only sport I was ever really good at.” A “blessing” was Jones’ best way to describe the opportunity to join the rifle team. Jones said she never planned on shooting in college and never thought about it. “I didn’t really know about it,” Jones said. “My high power coach, that I had been with for six years, he knew Keith [Miller]. There were matches that we would shoot at for high power. Keith would actually be there, helping out. My coach was like ‘That’s the coach for the State rifle team, why don’t you go talk to him, I told him about you’.” Jones talked to Miller, State’s head rifle coach, a number of times before the offer came to
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join the State rifle team. Jones came to State last fall and according to Miller, was a big, positive surprise. “Last year we brought her to the team and she just took off with the coaching and the different equipment and did really well, especially in air rifle right off the bat,” Miller said. “I knew that she would progress, but I didn’t know she would progress that quickly and that much, so we were really thrilled last year.” Teammate and senior Samantha Bullard said Jones was really quiet when she first arrived, but eventually came into her own. She said the team nicknamed Jones “Bambi” early on during her freshman year. “If things really surprise her, she gets these Bambi eyes, like
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Sophomore Rachel Jones practices at the shooting range underneath Reynolds Coliseum Monday. Jones led the Pack with a total score of 1,144 in the team’s contest against Nebraska Saturday.
a deer in headlights,” Bullard said. “Since freshman year, her nickname has been Bambi. She does it all the time still and I don’t know why. She’s a really nice person all the time, and that’s very rare to find these days.” Jones competed in all but one match during her freshman year and set a number
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did Kat [Siegert]. So her freshman year, she shot in the 580’s, no problem. Once Katie and I leave, she’s probably going to be one of the statements for the rest of the team. She’s an extremely good shooter, and she will continue to do well.”
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Football players Rieskamp, Smith out for season Football coach Tom O’Brien announced redshirt sophomore defensive end Jeff Rieskamp and freshman cornerback Rashard Smith will be out for the rest of the season. Rieskamp underwent surgery Friday for a sports hernia that had kept him out of the season thus far. Smith hurt his knee in Saturday’s 52-20 loss at Boston College. The duo will join the seven other State players already out for the remainder of the year. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Florida State game slated for noon
The football team’s Halloween game at the Florida State Seminoles will kick off at noon. The two teams sit at the bottom of the ACC, both 0-3 in conference play. The Seminoles will be in Chapel Hill to take on North Carolina this weekend before the Wolfpack travels to Tallahassee Oct. 31. This week State has a bye. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Today MEN’S SOCCER VS. HIGH POINT* Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. Thursday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT ITA REGIONAL DAY 1 Winston-Salem, all day WOMEN’S SOCCER AT MIAMI Miami, Fla., 7 p.m. Friday WOMEN’S TENNIS AT ITA REGIONAL DAY 2 Winston-Salem, all day MEN’S TENNIS AT UNCWILMINGTON INVITE DAY 1 Wilmington, all day
Wolfpack showing depth at point guard Trio of experienced point guards gives basketball team options in backcourt Tyler Everett Deputy Sports Editor
With three returning players who started at least one conference game at point guard a year ago, the Pack said its excited about its choices at what many consider the most important position in basketball — point guard. The trio of players, who gained experience running the offense last season, consists of redshirt senior Farnold Degand, junior Javier Gonzalez and sophomore Julius Mays. Coach Sidney Lowe said one player has a current advantage in the competition for the starting job, but said the race was so close it would be inappropriate to name the player that has moved slightly ahead of the others. “We have to look at all three at this point,” Lowe said. “The guys have been working hard in the workouts we’ve had. There is probably one that’s moved ahead a little, but there’s still time remaining, so at this point, we really don’t know. I don’t want to say [who] because it’s really still up in the air. “ Gonzalez said the team’s depth at point guard will allow the offense to put two ball handlers on the floor at once, which will benefit the team when it chooses to run.
to have a breakout season in 2009-2010. “Javi is definitely focused and he looks like a man on a mission,” Degand said. “He is ready to do what he needs to do to help us win.” In addition to expecting a big season out of Gonzalez, Degand said he expects himself to play better after fighting through a knee injury that forced him to wear a brace and hindered him at times last season. “As far as my knee is concerned, now that I’m able to look back at it, it was probably like 75 percent,” Degand said. “There were certain times it would loosen up and certain times it would just be torture getting through a game.” Mays, who led the team with 18 points on seven for
Senior defenseman in final leg of journey that brought him from London to Raleigh
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with the Pack, Aiyegbusi is set to graduate in May. Like many of the seniors on State’s roster, Aiyegbusi views this as his very last chance to find success at the NCAA level. “This is my last chance to show my team members — and everyone back home — what I’ve got,” Aiyegbusi said. “We’ve started out much better than last year, and it seems that we’re on that road to the NCAA tournament. But we’ve got to keep ourselves humble and devote ourselves every day.” Aiyegbusi initially came to America to play soccer at Essex
Community College in Maryland and transferred before the 2008 season. In a short span, he has created a lasting impression on teammates and his head coach, George Tarantini. “I came over here and gave it a gamble, and so far everything has gone really well,” Aiyegbusi said. “School’s going well. It’s different from back home, with the grammar and everything, but everything has gone fairly smoothly so I can’t complain.” The culture shock included calling the sport he loves by an entirely different name and a new system. However, with
mens’ basketball coach Sidney Lowe said on the point guard position
DID YOU KNOW? The first basketball game in Reynolds Coliseum was played against Washington and Lee University 60 years ago this year.
15 shooting in State’s loss to Maryland during the opening round of last season’s ACC Tournament, was the back-up point guard for the majority of last season. In addition to his career-high night against the Terrapins, Mays also made the game-winning three-pointer with 2.6 seconds on the clock in the Pack’s overtime win to defeat Miami. After a year spent adjusting to the mental pressure of playing in the ACC, Mays said the jitters that plagued him at times last season will not be a factor in his second year. “It was all just being young and my nerves, really not wanting to mess up,” Mays said. “I feel like I’m over that. At the end of last year, I went out there with nothing on my mind except just playing. I was not wor-
rying about messing up, [I went out there] having a free mind. I feel like coming into this year, I’ll be a lot better.” The Pack will not only have multiple ball-handlers to choose from, it will also square off with a bit less star power in opposing backcourts with the likes of former Carolina guard Ty Lawson and Toney Douglas of Florida State having gone to the NBA. Degand, for one, will not miss any of the ACC’s departed scorers. “When you lose players that get drafted like Lawson and [Jeff] Teague [from Wake Forest] and the Toney Douglas’s of the conference, it’s definitely not going to be somebody that I’m upset is not playing anymore,” Degand said.
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“We have to look at all three at this point. The guys have been working hard in the workouts.”
“It will be a lot easier to push tempo with three guys that can handle the ball and bring it down the floor,” Gonzalez said. “Because that way, we can have two [point guards playing] at the same time, and whoever doesn’t get it, he can just run the wing and play the shooting guard position for that possession.” Down the stretch last season, Gonzalez, who started the final 10 games and averaged 11 points per game over the final eight, gave State the type of reliable point guard play it has not consistently received since Engin Atsur graduated after the 2006-2007 season, Lowe’s first in Raleigh. Though he has seen his ups and downs throughout his first two seasons, according to Degand, Gonzalez seems poised
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Junior guard Javier Gonzalez, redshirt senior guard Farnold Degand, and sophomore guard Julius Mays defend against freshman center Jordan Vandenberg during Red Ralley Friday. The men’s team played a scrimmage in the historical Reynolds Coliseum to deput this years team.
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Senior defender Korede Aiyegbusi clears the ball from the NC State side of the field with an acrobatic jump kick during the first half of play against Duke. Aiyegbusi gave the Wolfpack a strong game, helping multiple attacks against the Duke goal. State, ranked 18th going into the matchup at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, defeated the 8th ranked Blue Devils 1-0 after Ronnie Bouemboue finally nailed a shot past Duke’s goalkeeper in the 2nd overtime.
“He makes it so much easier plenty of experience in that area, the transition was quick. to play on our side. He has so Tarantini said he identified much speed, and the [opposAiyegbusi early as a player that ing] defense doesn’t know who to guard, me or him,” Byrd could lead by example. “He’s not very flashy, but he said. Aiyegbusi said he has found puts his heart and soul into this team,” Tarantini said. “He’s a level of competiveness he like an engine that creates didn’t expect in this country, where socexcitement in cer is hardly the back. I saw the national him a couple of pastime it is years ago and I in Europe knew that was and is just someone we’d starting to like to have at catch on. N.C. State.” “Over At first, Ait he re [i n yegbusi said it Korede Aiyegbusi England], was diff icult a lot of the to se t t le i n Raleigh, citing several moves kids are great, but the really within a short span and cul- good players have already gone tural differences to master. But pro,” Aiyegbusi said. “Over soon, he was an active member here, especially at the collegiate of Tarantini’s internationally- level, it’s much more intense. I didn’t realize myself until I infused soccer team. “I’m starting to take more got here. It’s a lot harder than initiative and actually show I thought it would be.” Aiyegbusi represented his confidence,” Aiyegbusi said. “I’ve meshed very well with the home country on the national team, and it can only get better stage at the World University if I keep my mind focused.” Games in Belgrade, Serbia, this Aiyegbusi and midfielder past summer after a successKris Byrd, who both play on ful first season with the Pack. the left side, are very similar He said he hopes to turn pro. in style of play, according to However, Taratini has another Byrd. Aiyegbusi calls Byrd his career path in mind for him for “twin” and the duo have been him some day. forcing opposing offenses to “I’m going to miss him very think twice before attempt- much,” Tarantini said. “I think ing to take the ball up the field he’s make a great coach one throughout the 2009 season. day.”
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