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Dining halls to consider takeout option University Affairs Committee reviews allowing food to be taken out of halls to reduce overcrowding
overcrowding. However, their dining halls are not open all day. They open specifically for breakfast, lunch and dinner, and their equivalency rates are lower than the University’s. Joanna Banegas “We, too, are facing the same situStaff Writer ation,” Gilmore said. “We have longThe University Affairs Commit- term plans to ease overcrowding with tee will meet today to discuss a car- new and better facilities, but we are ryout tray act that will reduce the also looking into solutions that can help students now. Takeout is a viable overcrowding in the dining halls. Jennifer Gilmore, communications option, and we are currently exploring director for Dining, said there have ways to institute a procedure that is been more requests for University well planned and sustainable.” Gilmore said takeout is a good idea Dining to develop a takeout program for customers as for the dining long as the same halls this year. meal that would The dramatic have been eaten increase of stuinside is taken dents on meal out. pla ns, which “For ma ny reached up to people, this is 8,100 students exactly what they this fall, could would do,” Gilmpossibly be why ore said. “But it students are reis also human questing takeout nature to want trays, she said. to maximize a “This drabenef it, which matic spike has can lead to variput pressure on Jennifer Gilmore, ous abuses of the our dining halls dining communications director takeout service to ac c om mo that create sigd ate st udent s adequately, particularly at peak meal nificant cost increases that must be time,” Gilmore said. “As such, it’s borne by all customers in the end.” Zach Leavitt, junior in mechanical been the first time we’ve actually had to consider offering takeout to ease engineering, said if the dining halls had takeout trays, it would reduce the pressure.” Gilmore said ECU instituted takeout 10 years ago because they hit CARRYOUT continued page 3 max capacity and needed to ease
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What do you think of having take out trays for the dining halls?
“Takeout is a viable option, and we are currently exploring ways to institute a procedure that is well planned and sustainable.”
“It would be cool to be able to eat outside or in my room, but I live off campus so it wouldn’t really affect me.” Michael Engheta sophomore, biological sciences
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Jacob Hubbard, a junior in business management, fills his small plate with a turkey burrito Monday in Fountain Dining Hall. Although he said he enjoys eating in Fountain, Hubbard was very enthusiastic about the possibility of having take-out trays in the dining halls and being able to enjoy his meal in his own room. “It would be really convenient. Sometimes I don’t have time to sit down and eat,” Hubbard said.
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Jason Poerschke, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, plays “Russian and Ludmilla” on his clarinet during a concert Tuesday. The wind ensemble played in Stewart Theatre to celebrate the fall season. “I really enjoy playing ‘Voodoo.’ I find it challenging but rewarding,” Poerschke said. The performance featured pieces by Daniel Bukvich, Malcolm Arnold, Mikhail Glinka, Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Eric Whitacre.
James L. Oblinger is now a finalist for the post of president at New Mexico State University, according to a New Mexico State University press release. Oblinger was chancellor at N.C. State before resigning this summer in connection with a scandal James over the hiring and Oblinger pay of the former Former governor’s wife Mary Chancellor Easley — who was hired as “executive-in-residence” in 2005 and received an 88-percent salary increase, making her pay $170,000. Additionally, former Board of Trustees Chairman McQueen Campbell and former Provost Larry Nielsen resigned amid that controversy as well as controversy surrounding their obtain-
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy under questioning Caroline Barfield Staff Writer
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’, the military term referring to the policy regarding gays and lesbians, may be on its way out of use, as President Barack Obama affirmed his pledge to move the armed forces toward allowing homosexuals to serve openly in the military. The policy, signed in 1993 by former president Bill Clinton, was implemented as a compromise with legislature which opposed a repeal of the prior ban on gays in the military. This policy also applies to members of the University’s ROTC. Robert Rudd, a freshman in First Year College and staff sergeant, said military officials cannot ask if someone is homosexual, but if they find out otherwise, the person in question will be given a dishonorable discharge. “We can’t ask and you don’t have
Katelin Hollingsed freshman, biochemistry
Oblinger finalist for position as university president Staff Report
16-year-old policy is in motion to be banned
“I feel like I waste time eating at dining halls, it would be more convenient to be able to do takeout.”
Obama has offered no timetable or to tell us, but if we find out that you have a legal partnership with another specifics for acting on that promise. “We should not be punishing paa partner of the same sex then you will be discharged from all armed forces,” triotic Americans who have stepped forward to serve the country,” Obama Rudd said. He also said that when people find said. “We should be celebrating their out they are going to be deployed they willingness to step forward and show such courage, esare more likely to pecially when we admit or pretend are fighting two they are gay just wars.” to diverge being Mat t Wooddeployed. ward, member “People who of the gay, lesdon’t want to be bian, bisexua l deployed w i l l and transgender say they are gay,” communit y at Rudd said. the University, Controversy said that if people has risen around Matt Woodward, want to see the the level of prosophomore in sociology policy banned tection this polthey should not icy does, or does just demand it; they should help adnot, offer homosexuals. The policy, according to Rudd, is in- vocate their opinions so that change disputable since all cadets willingly can be possible. “If your senator doesn’t know what sign the policy knowing the conseyou want, how can they vote in favor quences.
“I don’t think anyone should have to hide their true self to represent, and fight for their country.”
ing political favors from the former governor Mike Easley. Oblinger was also questioned for the payout he negotiated with Nielsen after his resignation. Joining Oblinger on the list of finalists is Richard H. Herman who resigned from his post as chancellor of the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign over a scandal involving the university’s preferential admissions acceptance for “politicallyconnected” candidates. However, the New Mexico State University president search advisory committee chair, Del Archuleta, seemed to remain optimistic. “It is our belief that each finalist has a strong record of positive accomplishments and should advance to the next stage,” Archuleta said in a New Mexico State University press release. “Through the interview pro-
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What is ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’? Established under the premise of privacy, discretion and protection, the policy bans gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender people from serving in the military and prevents military officials from asking interrogatory questions or pursuing investigations of soldiers suspected of being homosexuals, and any service member that openly reveals their homosexuality through words or actions is discharged from service. Source: Department of Defense Web site
of your proposed change,” Woodward said.
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ichael Cooper, a senior in science, technology and society, plays cornhole to win a free koozie in the Brickyard at the “Boost Your Ego” event. The event was held by a integrated marketing communications class and sponsored by Honda as a competition to raise awareness about the new Honda Insight. “Boost Your Ego” Week will continue Thursday at 4 p.m. on Harris Field with a concert featuring a local artist and the clogging team.
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Student Government on the Brickyard
Wednesday students will have an opportunity to dunk various members of Student Government on the Brickyard, including Student Body President Jim Ceresnak, in a dunking booth from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Five canned goods or other non-perishable food items is the cost to participate with proceeds going to Raleigh Urban Ministries. SOURCE: DE’ERICKA AIKEN, CHAIR OF COMMUNITY SERVICE COMMISSION
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Eight U.S. troops die in Afghanistan Eight American service members were killed Tuesday in insurgent attacks in southern Afghanistan, a focal point of the U.S. military campaign to combat the resurgent Taliban. Afghanistan in October so far to 55, making it the deadliest month for American service members in the eight-yearold war, and proportionately one of the worst months for U.S. forces in either Iraq or Afghanistan. SOURCE: MCTDIRECT.COM
QUOTE OF THE DAY “People who don’t want to be deployed will say they are gay.”
Weather delays NASA launce Launch of NASA’s Ares I-X test rocket Tuesday was delayed 24 hours because of bad weather and a wayward freighter that briefly strayed into the off-
shore danger area. Launch of the 327-foot-tall test rocket was rescheduled to a four-hour launch window starting at 8 a.m. EDT Wednesday. Forecasters are predicting a 60 percent chance of acceptable weather, with lighter winds and less cloud cover than on Tuesday. SOURCE: MCTDIRECT.COM
Government slow on H1N1 threat The federal government’s preparedness for the H1N1, pandemic that has claimed more than 1,000 lives nationwide was inadequate and incomplete, a congressional subcommittee said Tuesday. Both Democratic and Republican members of the subcommittee stopped short of blaming President Barack Obama’s administration, but they made it clear that they expect improved handling of the pandemic in the near future. SOURCE: MCTDIRECT.COM
Robert Rudd, staff sergeant and a major in political science
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Parking deck plans for West Lot still ‘up in the air’ Transportation officials say progress is probable Alanna Howard Staff Writer
With 18,152 parking spaces on main, Centennial and the Vet school campuses and 33,000 students, the Department of Transportation is planning a parking deck on West Lot to help ease the parking headache. Director of Transportation Tom Kendig said the project has been in design for several months now. “We hope to put the bids out at the first of next year,” he said. According to Kendig, the lot would hold roughly 850 spaces in the upper part. This would create 421 new spaces, as some spaces on the surface would be lost. Gregory Cain, assistant director for parking services, said some of the funding for the project would come from the Talley fee increase. “Money for the project is
coming from reserve money and future projects, one of which is the Talley expansion,” he said. Transportation will finance the project and Kendig said officials are working the budget to find a way to fit it in. When construction on campus interferes with parking, Transportation receives money for future projects and puts it in a reserve account so all projects pay for any parking they potentially impact. Kendig said Talley is expected to have a big contribution, and that without the money from Talley, the budget would have to be reexamined. “Talley is supposed to contribute nearly $2 million, if that does not pass we will have to take a real close look at what will happen,” he said. The options to receive money if Talley does not pass are limited. They include eliminating some of the capacity of the new deck, or build it “bare bones.” Kendig said plans are being reviewed by the State Con-
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struction Office and expects the project will continue to be projected to start late spring. Cain said the spring is an outside possibility. “This project is still up in the air, but if things fall into place there is an outside possibility it could start later in the spring,” he said. Hillsborough renovations will have no effect on the deck, according to Cain. “That is sponsored by a different branch and funded by different sources, that will have no effect on the deck,” he said. Fahad Majeed, a junior in accounting, said the parking deck is good because permits run out quickly so the added parking will be beneficial. “People need places to park and when permits in the normal West Lot run out students have to either get the pass for permit lots by Wolf Village or park and ride,” he said.
Committee OKs red robes Commencement committee met Monday to discuss graduation gown options Adair-Hayes Crane Staff Writer
The University’s commencement committee met Monday to discuss plans for changing graduation caps and gowns from the traditional black to Wolfpack red. This decision was made after high demand from the student population and student letters to Chancellor Jim Woodward requesting the gowns be changed to red. Louis Hunt, vice provost and University registrar, and Susan Matney, chair of the commencement committee, led the discussion. Student Body President Jim Ceresnak and Senior Class President Jay Dawkins were also in attendance. The committee called the meeting to finalize changes in
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He also said that he believes people should not have to hide their sexuality just so they can fight for their country. “I don’t think anyone should have to hide their true self to represent, and fight for, their country. Instead I envision an America that promotes diversity, social justice and mutual respect,” Woodward said. When the policy was established 16 years ago, it was for the protection of homosexuals, not for heterosexuals. Homosexuals were often the target for harassment and the policy was meant to alleviate some of the stress they faced, but since the policy has been in effect, it has caused more stress on the psychological state of homosexuals
the color of graduation gowns and to discuss different options, as well as retrieve more female student feedback. The committee had discussed aiming for the change to take place in time for graduation in December, but decided to wait until May to avoid rushing the process. During the meeting, the committee addressed two questions: Whether or not to put any emblems on the new gowns and whether to keep using sashes to denote honors or to switch to cords. Hunt proposed the idea to switch from sashes to cords because the sash that denotes the graduating magna cum laude is the same color red as the new gowns, making the sash virtually impossible to see from a distance. However, the committee agreed to stick to sashes and change the color of the magna cum laude sash to a deeper red or another color. The committee decided at the
due to the denial they are forced to live in. Over the past 16 years that the policy has been alive, nearly 12,000 soldiers have been discharged due to the discovery of their homosexual acts. Riki Iverson, a senior in public relations, said he believes that the policy was established to defend homosexuals and keeping this secret from officials while serving your country is better than being discharged if the soldier is really dedicated to serving his or her country. “The policy is in use for their own protection, and it does not necessarily mean they cannot serve in the armed forces,” Iverson said. “Once people become less homophobic, then people will be allowed to more comfortably admit their homosexuality.”
end of the meeting that the new commencement apparel will be red caps and gowns with a seal on the left side between the shoulder and the chest. There will be white tassels on the caps with a medallion of the University’s seal. The sash will also bear the University’s seal at the bottom in case it covers up the seal on the robe. “It will be an exciting new tradition and will really make our graduation ceremony distinct and meaningful,” Dawkins, a senior in civil engineering, said. “We still have the details to work out with some of the different degrees, but I think this will be something that brings students together and does a lot of positive things for N.C. State.”
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cess we fully expect that the community will question the candidates and research their backgrounds. We are confident that the discussions will be open and candid. This process will serve to identify the best leader for NMSU.” Other f ina lists include Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln; Michael Oritz, president of California State Polytechnic University; and Lisa Rossbacher, president of Southern Polytechnic State University in Georgia. Check back with Technician for more on this developing story. You can also check out New Mexico State University’s Web site at nmsu.edu.
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Students Jennifer Herndon, a junior in chemistry, Karen Coleman and Wes Randall, sophomores in horticulture science, consult with their teaching assistant, Qianni Dong, graduate student in horticulture science, during an outdoor exercise in Ornamental Plants I in front of D.H. Hill Library Monday. “We think it’s a maple, but we’re not 100 percent sure which type of maple,” Coleman said.
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crowding, especially in Clark Dining Hall. “It would also benefit those who snack late. You could have a late class and might not be able to eat in the dining halls, so if you can’t eat the meal now, you can eat it later,” Leavitt said. Leavitt said that the students might take advantage of the takeout tray option. “They might pour a huge amount of food onto their takeout box and it might increase the cost of running a dining hall,” Leavitt said. Carla Stutter, freshman in First Year College, said students already pay a large amount for meals. “We should be able to have the takeout boxes available as an option for students,” Stutter said. Stutter also said the takeout boxes wouldn’t interfere with the scheduling of students.
“They would no longer have to eat at the dining halls,” Stutter said. “Less people would have to sit in the dining halls and reduce crowding.” Kenny Rodriguez, sophomore in biology, said she thinks it would benefit students because they would take their food to go. “Now you can’t really go in the dining halls and grab something to go,” Rod r iquez sa id. “You wouldn’t feel obligated to sit there and eat your food. Instead, you would just take it if you are in a hurry.” Rodriguez said students who are usually in a rush could go to Talley to grab a quick snack or meal. “It would be helpful if students were able to go to a dining hall and get food to go as they do in Talley,” Rodriguez said. Taylor Fitzpatrick, a freshman in general agriculture, said as long as students are getting their food once and not
coming back for a second meal with the tray, then the dining halls should have an option for carryout trays. Fitzpatrick also said students who don’t want to eat in the dining halls or eat by themselves can just use the takeout box and eat wherever they want. “The takeout option gives students more varieties of foods other than the fast food options at Taco Bell and Chick-Fil-A,” Fitzpatrick said. “Instead students will be able to go back to their dorms and eat there.” University Dining promised the University Affairs Committee to have a plan for takeout, and a decision of whether or not to implement that plan by the end of the fall semester, according to Gilmore. According to Gilmore, University Dining is working on a plan for takeout that addresses all of these concerns, then it will determine if the idea is viable for this year.
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THE FACTS:
University Dining has 600 more meal plans this semester than last. This has led to overcrowding in the dining halls. To address the problem, the University Affairs Committee is working in tandem with University Dining to develop a plan for takeout containers.
OUR OPINION:
Takeout containers would be a welcome addition to the dining halls. They would reduce overcrowding and provide students with more dining flexibility.
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Making the takeout containers sustainable is a noble pursuit and should be an integral containers at the dining halls, the semester and sees the con- part of the University’s plans. The concept of takeout at is a great idea and provides cept as a real possibility. NCSU dining halls is long Gilmore said the takeout some additional flexibility for students while relieving over- containers are a logical pro- overdue. It is now a necessity crowding. University Dining gression for University Dining. to stunt dining-hall congestion must ensure, though, that the At smaller schools, such as East and appease students’ frustraprogram, if implemented, is a Carolina University, dining tions. Despite the positive move, step towards relieving dining- facilities passed capacity a deDining cannot ignore the overhall congestion and not a stop- cade ago. Hence, the universiarching problem. Takeout congap measure to mask the prob- ties developed a carryout systainers will not eradicate overlem. tem much sooner. Jennifer Gilmore, the comNow it’s N.C. State’s turn to crowding. The takeout containers must munications manager for din- catch up and bring takeout serve as a catalyst for other stuing and catering operations, containers to its dining halls. dent friendly changes to the said University Dining and UNC-Chapel Hill adopted a its director, Randy Lait, have method involving recyclable overcrowded dining halls on looked seriously into the pos- containers for its carryout pro- main campus. sibility of takeout containers. gram. Gilmore said NCSU’s She expects the University to discussions have covered simidevelop a plan by the end of lar ideas.
he dining halls have been extremely busy this fall; University Dining has a record 8,100 meal plans this semester, an increase of 600 plans from spring semester. The problems of cycling the influx of students through the dining halls during peak hours — usually during the middle of the dinner period, between 6 and 7 p.m. — has led to overcrowding and frustration amongst students. Because of the overcrowding — a longstanding issue for the dining halls — the University Affairs Committee, at the behest of University Dining, is considering a measure to adopt takeout containers at the dining halls. The plan, to add takeout
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Coalitions make the majority
s it possible to be an ideological juggernaut in American politics and hold a majority in Congress? The Democrats aren’t there yet, and historically never rea l ly were. They have a lways been composed of l i b e r a l a nd conservative factions. Today, t he he a lt h c a re Benton debate seems Sawrey to be exposSenior Staff ing the still Columnist ev ident, yet shrinking moderate edges of the Democratic Party. The House continues to have its “Blue Dog” coalition and the Senate has its share of moderates. To govern with a majority, there obviously needs to be a party that captures a majority of the interests in the United States. The idea of a “big tent” party is a broad based political entity that captures a wide portion of the political spectrum within reason. Reagan advocated it in the 1980s as a way to perpetuate Republican momentum and Newt Gingrich was able to capitalize on the South. Under their leadership the Republican Party was able to capture the moderate portions of the nation in the northeast and Midwest that are crucial to governing with any sort of consensus. To d ay, t he largest ideological group is conservative, but it still measures below the 40-percent threshold of Americans. This makes it necessary to include voters who make up the 40 percent of self-described moderates in order to form a governing coalition. That’s what makes the upcoming special Congressional election in New York especially disconcerting for the Republican Party and its prospects in the 2010 midterm election. New York’s 23rd Congressional District is an endangered relic in politics — it’s a reliably Republican northeastern district. The last time a Democrat held the seat was in the late 1800s and the former occupant, John
McHugh, was consistently reelected with at least 60 percent of the vote before being appointed Secretary of the Army by President Barack Obama. The special election has seen a moderate Republican Dierdre Scozzafava challenged by Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman creating a situation where the Democrat challenger may take what is a rare spot of red in an otherwise blue state. Big Republican names like Sarah Palin and Dick Armey have decided that its better to cannibalize their own and back Hoffman rather than risk some sort of ideological impurity. On the part of the Republicans who are backing Hoffman, I admire their zeal for conservative ideology but I question their strategic intelligence when it comes to setting up the groundwork for a future Republican government. While conservatives are currently the single largest ideological group, they’re not a nationwide majority. Moderates need to be embraced and encouraged to obtain the necessary mandate. The Democrats would not have the overwhelming majority they do in the House of Representatives without the relatively conservative “Blue Dog” coalition of 52 Representatives. Democrats have embraced the big tent ideology as a necessary aspect in their governing coalition within Congress and have used it to perpetuate their platform. Republicans need to include moderates if they want to have any sort of future in government. The Conservative Party’s support is the byproduct of a nationwide feeling of discontent with Obama’s policies and its goals are admirable. But as a pragmatic, who sees an opportunity for the Republican Party to turn the corner in 2010, it’s not wise to cannibalize a Republican with a prospect for success in a blue state. If this path continues, the Republicans risk becoming a regional party stuck in the minority until a new generation of leaders figures out that it takes a coalition of ideologies to form a governing party in Congress.
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Would you like takeout containers at the dining halls? Why or why not? BY SARAH TUDOR
“Yes, it would be a lot more convenient because I have classes around lunch hours.”
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n choosing classes for spring semester, try something different. I’m speaking to everyone here, but especially students. Choose classes that happen t hree or more days a week or late in the Jake day. Choose classes your Goldbas Staff Columnist friends told you are great or those that are ultra-specialized. That is, you should specialize your classes. We’re not running out of space, and it’s not okay to cram into classes with 250 or more students. The only occasion where it should be OK is when it’s mass-engineered food for thought. We might consider an analogy to food: it’s OK to eat fast food once a month or once a week but it’s unhealthy to eat the stuff every day. It is not OK to be in large, packed, classes for four years in a row. These classes are watered down with little professor interaction. They do not have any checks and balances. For these courses, professors absolve themselves from responsibility in the same way students do. Someone else besides us is doing the work (hopefully).
Make sure you do not get caught in the cracks. You want your professors to know you and be able to talk with you, not awkward anonymity. Speak loud and often in class. Be able to complain. At least there is dignity in complaining. Anonymity has no dignity whatsoever; it’s a farce and a sham we tell ourselves. One way to slim down class sizes is to choose classes that are ultra-specialized. The reason for this is because everyone is dif ferent and there is a ton of intermingling t h at c ou ld be happening that fails to occur. Ask your professors, friends and teacher assistants what classes they think you would enjoy. There are half a dozen N.C. State class raters that can tell you good professors and classes on campus. My Pack provides students the opportunity to see past grade distributions. Not all classes beneficial to your career have to be taken for credit. For a specific example, people looking into law school might consider the Logic-225 or -335 courses taken for audit only (where you simply go to the class without any grades) or pass-fail. Engineering and math students might consider taking a graduate level course
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on these subjects. Another elephant in the kitchen is that these prospective courses are fun in the way that careers are supposed to be fun. You could take an entire course seriously without wasting a grade and then take the class for the grade and get better scores. Likewise, if you’re going to have a professor you have not had previously, go audit one of his or her classes this semester; see what it is like. I recommend this in addition t o a s king other students about the course. Specialize your classes. If you are in an obscure class, it will be a smaller class size because the course most likely limits students’ ability to take it. A final word could be said to those of us in gigantic classes right now: don’t let the professors or the teacher assistants off the hook. But most of all: don’t let yourself off the hook.
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Technician nineonenine University Bookstore host Halloween Sale The University Bookstore is offering a 31 percent discount on regularly priced apparel, accessories, gifts, novelties and other items today until Saturday in honor of Halloween. The bookstore is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.
Haunted Hillsborough Hike expected to grow despite obstacles Weather, construction may hurt hike, but businesses are staying positive
The bookstore is located on Dunn Avenue next to Talley Student Center.
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The sale excludes computers, computer supplies, electronics, stamps, magazines, diploma frames, gift cards, textbooks and special orders.
Halloween 2007 was a scary, scary night in North Carolina. About 82,000 people gathered on the overcrowded streets of Chapel Hell, err, Hill. But the nightmare is coming to an end as spending Halloween on Franklin Street is falling out of favor. Last year, the Town of Chapel Hill made the decision to only allow residents, students of UNC-Chapel Hill and their guests to roam Franklin Street to reduce crime and cost. Also, Chapel Hill did not have park and ride shuttles like years before, making it difficult for outsiders to participate in the festivities. Hillsborough Street has usurped Franklin Street’s title as the number one college campus to go to on Halloween, at least for N.C. State’s own students. Last year about 6,500 students attended the Haunted Hillsborough Hike, which attendees would walk up and down Hillsborough Street, visiting different businesses and restaurants. The year before about 2,500 people participated in the Hike. Though 6,500 is a far cry from 82,000, some local business owners like the smaller number and don’t want Hillsborough Street to replicate Franklin Street. “People might tend to see Hillsborough Street as a new Franklin Street … I definitely don’t want it to be Franklin Street. But a lot of people are coming from outside [of the University] last year and this year,” Keith Getchell, manager of Two Guys Restaurant, said. One aspect of the Haunted Hike that sets it apart from Halloween on Franklin Street is that it supports having fun while having a philanthropic message behind it at the same time. “Spook Hunger is another great opportunity to raise awareness on hunger issues on campus. N.C. State has made a commitment to work to raise awareness of hunger issues … We like to have a good time, but we also love to serve the community, “Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said. Student Government is hosting its annual canned food drive called Spook Hunger. SG is collecting canned food in the Brickyard all week, and they will also be selling wristbands and T-shirts that will get students discounts at five businesses on Hillsborough Street. The discounts can also be used during the Haunted Hillsborough Hike, according to Ceresnak. AT&T is sponsoring a dunk tank in the Brickyard today and Thursday to help raise money for Spook Hunger, and Ceresnak said he volunteered to get dunked. The food and money that is collected will go toward Raleigh Urban Ministries. Despite being a growing event and having great intentions behind it as well, the Haunted Hillsborough Hike has a few obstacles in its way this year. Massive construction on Hillsborough Street has resulted in narrowing it down to a two-way street and ripping up sidewalks on the University’s side of Hillsborough Street.
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Phantom of the Orchestra The Young People’s series will features a musical performance called The Phantom of the Orchestra. It is about a conductor and his assistant and how they use the baton to control the ghostly musicians, which are the phantom orchestra, to lead a concert. The concert is at 11 a.m. Saturday, and tickets for the event are available online at Ticketmaster. The venue for the event is at the Progress Energy Center I Meymandi Concert Hall. Source: visitraleigh.com
Horse show coming to State Fairgrounds The Triangle Farms North Carolina Hunter Jumper Association is hosting a horse show Friday through Sunday at the James B. Hunt, Jr. Horse Complex on the State Fairgrounds. These shows are the biggest event of equestrian competitors in North Carolina. The shows will begin at 8 a.m. each day. The event is free of charge. Contact Becca Mispel at becca@ trianglefarms.com for more information. source: visitraleigh.com
Cake tasting features Triangle bakers Brides and grooms to-be can have a cake tasting with bakers from the Triangle in the North Raleigh Hilton Hotel Saturday at 8 p.m. All brides and grooms are invited to attend the event and find their perfect wedding cakes. They will also get to meet local cake bakers and even order a cake for their wedding. Tickets for the event are $5. Source: visitraleigh.com
‘Nunsense’ has last two shows in Raleigh this week “Nunsense” begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they need money to bury the victims. The sisters decide the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show, so they take over the school auditorium, which is currently set up for the eighth grade production of “Grease.” The show features star turns, tap and ballet dancing. The show is also interactive, as the actors will quiz the audience and have comic surprises. The play will run Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. and Sunday at 3 p.m. and will take place at the North Raleigh Creative Theatre on Leadmine Road. The tickets cost $10 to $15. Source: visitraleigh.com
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Jack Grady, a senior in political science, smokes a cigarette while waiting in line with Rumseys Escovedo outside Amante Gourmet Pizza during the Hillsborough Haunted Hike Oct. 31, 2008. Grady’s costume, the Joker, was one of the most popular costumes that students at Hillsborough Street were wearing that Halloween.
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Melvin’s Hamburgers Golden Dragon Chinese Food Global Village Organic Coffee Red, Hot & Blue PackBackers Source: Spook Hunger Facebook Page
This means less walking space than last year and more crowding, especially for people wearing bulky costumes. Trip Lovette, manager of Melvin’s Hamburgers, said the City of Raleigh is not going to shut down Hillsborough Street but will instead put cement barricades on the sidewalks to prevent people from drifting into the roadways. Rain is in the forecast on Halloween, making it even harder to attract possible hikers. But despite the construction and foul weather, business owners on Hillsborough Street are staying optimistic about this year’s turnout for the Hike. Several businesses are staying open later than usual and offering food and drink specials to lure in hikers. El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant is staying open later, as long as there is a crowd. “We will stop serving food around nine and open the bar at about 10 and turn the music up loud on Saturday. We will offer drink specials. We will probably close at one or two, depending on how late the people stay and how many people there are,” Juan Lopez, assistant manager of El Rodeo, said. Getchell said Two Guys Restaurant will have specials on pizza and draft beers on Halloween. Sylvio Sestito, owner of Sylvio’s Pizza, is also offering specials Halloween night and has a different perspective on the construction on Hillsborough Street. “We will stay open until two because we can’t sell alcohol after two. We will have a special on beer and pizza: $4, one slice of pizza and a domestic beer. It looks like it should be good this year, and for one reason: Hillsborough Street is perfect for Halloween, because it looks really scary,” Sestito said.
Alternatives The Haunted Hillsborough Hike is going to be one of the biggest events in Raleigh on Halloween, but here are some other events that are going on in and around the capital Saturday. •
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Ken’s Korny Corn maze is located in Garner. It has more than 2.5 miles of paths in a six-acre corn field. It opens at 10 a.m. and closes at 9 p.m. Flashlights are required after 6 p.m. The cost is $10. Though Global Village Coffee company will not be open for the Haunted Hillsborough Hike,
the shop is still celebrating Halloween by having an open mic night Thursday. Those wearing costumes will receive free small lattes. Global Village is also participating in Student Government’s Spook Hunger and will offer a 5 percent discount for those who have wristbands or T-shirts. •
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The Matthews House in Cary is having a Halloween Bash from 7:30 until 11:55 p.m. There will have a DJ, food and a cash bar. WQDR 94.7 will have a Halloween Harvest Ball at City Limits featuring three bands and are offering a $1,000 prize for the best costume. The cover charge will be $10.
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Construction on Hillsborough Street slows traffic in the afternoon on Aug. 18.
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Leigh Blinn, a junior in math education and the Spook Hunger coordinator, helps load a truck with donated canned goods on Oct. 31, 2008. “We raised over 600 pounds of food yesterday and today we raised even more,” Blinn said. The Spook Hunger event was put together in support of Wake County Urban Ministries to help families in need as the weather gets colder.
Getchell said the event is a growing tradition that could be beneficial for businesses on Hillsborough Street. “There’s a lot more worry out there than what people should be concerned about. With events like this, there’s always going to be trouble and mayhem going on. But it’s not as much trouble
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The annual Oakwood Lantern Walk is a family-oriented event that explores Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh and looks into the bloody past of the Civil War. There will be guides in period attire and carrying lanterns, and actors will perform skits of events from the Civil War. The first tour begins at 6 p.m. and each tour lasts an hour. The tour costs $6 and is family friendly The Oxford in downtown Raleigh is hosting a “Halloweeniversary Celebration with a costume contest. The best group costume will receive $500. The winner of a pumpkin carving contest will receive a $100 gift card. There will also be a screaming contest.
as people make it out to be. In a sense, it is a innocent thing. It’s a tradition that people are trying to build on, and it’s a good thing for Hillsborough Street,” Getchell said.
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WKNC will present a live broadcast of the “War of the World’s from 7 to 8 p.m. Listen to 88.1 FM or visit wknc.org/listen.
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Globe is hosting a party with the themes of Thriller and Monster Mash featuring drink specials and a costume contest. There is no cover charge. The party starts at 10 p.m. and lasts until 2 a.m.
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Local DJs are throwing a party at Fourteen in downtown Raleigh. There is a $100 prize for best costume. The party starts at 10 p.m. sources: wknc.org, visitraleigh.com
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Bees and beekeeping makes a buzz on campus Course is more than the average lecture class Laura Wilkinson Staff Writer
Introduction to honeybees and beekeeping is a class designed to teach students the basics of the honeybee and to study the relationship between the honeybee and humans throughout history. John Ambrose, one of the two professors who teach the course and the interim dean for the division of undergraduate programs, said the course is appealing to students because it is unique. “It introduces them to something they never would have thought about studying in college,” Ambrose said. Rachel Bradley, a freshman in First Year College, was required to take the class as part of the orientation course for First Year College, but said she has enjoyed the class so far. “It’s interesting. It’s different from all the other core classes I’m taking,” Bradley said. “You learn a lot more than you think you will.” Chelsey Francis, freshman in First Year College and also automatically placed in the course, said she enjoys the class as well, though for a different reason. “I decided to take it because I thought I wanted to be an agriculture major. I still do,” Francis said. “I like learning about the bees and taking care
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Michael Cline, a senior in agricultural business management, points out different species of bees at a booth at the State Fair run by the bees and beekeeping class as Tyler Hefner, a senior in agricultural business management, looks on Thursday night. “People are more interested in looking than asking us questions,” Hefner said.
of the bees. I want a beehive at my house. I need to convince my dad to let me get one.” Besides getting to do interactive activities, such as tasting honey and making honey wine or mead, students get to experience bees outside of the classroom. Nathan Brinkley, a freshman in First Year College, said his
favorite part of the class so far was a field trip to a pollination garden in Pittsboro and getting to speak to a professional beekeeper. “The live beehives we saw were pretty cool,” Brinkley said. Bradley said her favorite experience has also been the field trip to Pittsboro because of her
experience seeing the beekeeper at work, handling live bees. “The beekeeper was just able to pick up the bee with his fingers and I was like, ‘Woah, you’re holding a bee!’” Bradley said. Students also get to witness a swarm demonstration, which involves worker bees following a queen bee by her phero-
mones. Tyler Hefner, a senior in agricultural business management, said the class itself is interesting and it also fulfilled his departmental requirements for his major, but that he found the swarm demonstration especially fascinating and it was his “favorite part of the class.” Students enrolled in bees and
beekeeping also get to volunteer at big events, such as Bugfest and the State Fair. David Tarpy, a bees and beekeeping professor, and Ambrose also have students volunteer at the State Fair each year at the beekeeper’s booths, fielding questions from fairgoers and speaking with North Carolina beekeepers running the booths. Michael Cline, a senior in agricultural business management, and Hefner worked at the fair Friday night where a live beehive was on display. Cline said people were most interested in finding the queen bee, which was painted to spot it easily. Those who volunteered at the fair also had the objective of educating people about how important honeybees are, as they make up a $15 billion industry, according to the USDA. Though much of that is attributed to pollination, honey is also a valuable part of beekeeping. An activity Ambrose’s class does is analyze products with “honey” in the name to see how genuine their claims are, such as Honey Nut Cheerios and Golden Grahams. Ambrose said people often do not recognize how important bees are to everyday life. “There are all these kind of linkages that people don’t think about,” Ambrose said. “We’re taking this insect and showing how it’s interwoven in our lives.”
A Friend Dies. Who Cares? Toxic drinking is an epidemic on campuses all across America. It means consuming so much alcohol the drinker passes out. But while “sleeping it off,” the victim may be quietly dying.
Working with experts, they fine-tuned a course in techniques to handle these alcohol emergencies. Red Watch Band members can act fast, when every second counts.They know the quick steps they can take to rescue a passed-out student from a drinking death, and can immediately summon professional help. Everyone completing the course is given the distinctive red watch for identification. Since its inception at Stony Brook University in March 2009, approximately 40 schools across the country have signed on to implement this lifesaving program. To prevent toxic drinking deaths, go to redwatchband.org
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When you come right down to it, students themselves are the best ones to tackle this problem. So, in growing numbers, Stony Brook students have joined together in the Red Watch Band movement.
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don’t think that’s the way it worked.” After Sutton finished settling into his Raleigh apartment and acclimated himself to the team, which he called a “great fit,” he and Revell finished in a tie for fifth place at one-under par at the University of Maryland Intercollegiate to kick off the fall season. “It was pretty special for a freshman to place so well in his first tournament,” Sykes said. “Then he played well at the [Ping-GolfWeek] Preview against some stiff competi-
tion.” Next, Sutton helped the Pack to a fourth place finish out of 15 teams from around the country in the Ping-GolfWeek Preview. The preview is considered one of the top collegiate tournaments of the fall season. The team was second to last for most of its fall finale, The Ridges Intercollegiate, and managed a 10th place finish of a field of 15. The last day, the team came out and compiled the second lowest round of the day and as a result, Sykes said it was able to salvage a bit of pride. According to Sykes, Sutton came back from a rough start and pared every hole until the
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petitive.” Stubbs brought the shoelaces to the court prior to the start of the fall season. A point system was put into practice in the previous spring season and a chart was posted in the locker room. But this is the first season that offers a quirky reward. Senior outside hitter Keri DeMar has found the shoelaces to be a new method of motivation to work hard in practice and during match play. “It’s like a surprise, because we don’t know which color is coming next,” Stubbs said. “If you’re not the one to get the newest color, you want to try harder to get more kills, blocks, aces — whatever you have to do.” DeMar also said that no player wants to be left behind as the last one standing and everyone has the goal in mind to be the first to advance to the next level. “The different levels are helping us to compete more against each other, because
last at the tournament until the final one, which he double bogeyed. Despite this, he kept a level head. “You can watch him play and you can’t tell if he’s playing great or playing poorly,” Sykes said. “He never plays any differently, which is a good trait to have.” Before the spring season begins, Sykes’ next order of business will be getting Sutton to open up and make himself heard. “He may be the quietest person I’ve ever met – I can’t get him to say a word around me. He must be talking to someone when I’m not there,” Sykes said.
you want to work the system to your advantage and move on,” DeMar said. Purple is the color choice for DeMar, and also the current color that the team is chasing after. “I wasn’t the first to get it, so I really wanted to get on the level with the two other girls,” DeMar said. “I’m hoping that red is a color, though, because that’s our team color.” Sophomore libero Kelly Wood said that it has been fun to see everyone fight to be the first to get the latest and greatest color because it pushes her teammates to all be better. “It depends on the person, if you want to call it friendly competition,” Wood said. “I’m really competitive, so I’m always thinking that I want to be the first to get the newest color.” Wood, like DeMar, is hoping for red shoelaces to show up in practice one day. “Red is my favorite color,” Wood said. “I haven’t had red shoelaces since I was little and I want them.” Junior setter Alex Smith said that the shoelaces are a positive way Stubbs exem-
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Sutton himself said the silent treatment is not anything unusual. “In general, I’m pretty quiet. I’m kind of calm and relax and listen more than I talk,” Sutton said. After a long winter break, the team will pick up tournament play in late February. It will host the Wolfpack Invitational Apr. 9-10, which will serve as the first time either of State’s teams will host a tournament at Lonnie Poole golf course on Centennial Campus
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Redshirt senior forward Ronnie Bouemboue shoots the ball past Centenary goalkeeper Rennie Walker in the second half of Tuesday night’s game. Bouemboue had a goal and an assist in 60 minutes of play. The Pack beat the Gents 5-0.
plifies her tenacity and the expectations she places in her team. “Rita has always been really competitive with everything we do,” Smith said. “I thought it was a pretty cool idea and it was unusual.” Smith has yet to see her color of choice on anyone’s shoes. She is on the lookout for orange shoelaces, a shade that would be a loud complement to the Wolfpack red. “It doesn’t match anything, but I hope we have it anyway, I’ll wear it,” Smith said. The better the performance during a contest, the faster the girls are able to advance in “rank.” “Isis [Gardner] has some really good games, so she has been able to advance over a couple of games,” Smith said. Whether the players are pretty in pink, bold in blue or powerful in purple, they agree that the shoelaces bring an exciting spirit of competition to the unit, one that will hopefully continue for seasons to come.
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ing years, even the next coming game. These guys have continued from page 8 been stepping up in practice a lot and it’s great to see that by midfielder Bryan Booth. Coach Dan Popik thought their hard work is paying off,” the bench elevated the team’s Bouemboue said Goalkeeper Christopher play during the closing minutes Widman also of the game. came through “Its always w it h a big good to get as game, postmany guys in ing his sixth the game as shutout of the you can. The season. g uys have “C h r i s i s been working having a great hard in pracy e a r. O u r tice, and I’m team defense glad we got is playing well an opportu— it’s partly nity to reward the goalkeepthem,” Popik er and partly said. Ronnie Bouemboue the team deBouemfense,” Popik boue also had positive thoughts of the bench’s said. The Pack will play again Friplay at the end of the game. “We are [going to] rely on day against ACC foe Clemson these guys in the next com- at Dail Soccer Stadium.
“We keep our [heads]up, we knock the ball around, we look for the open man and try to finish it”
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Men’s golf
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Starting pitchers announced for Fall World Series
Mitchell Sutton latest Pack addition from north of the border
The Pack breeze by Centenary
The baseball team announced the starting pitching matchups for the Fall World Series, the annual intersquad series that takes place at the end of fall practices. The first game, held Friday at 6 p.m., will showcase junior Jake Buchanan and sophomore Cory Mazzoni. Both pitchers played big roles on last year’s team and had good performances in the summer and the fall. The second game, on Saturday at 3:30 p.m., will feature juniors Grant Sasser and Nate King. Sasser has played a relief role to this point in his N.C. State career, and King is a transfer playing his first season with the Wolfpack. In the final game, held Sunday at 1 p.m., freshman Mike Clark will go against sophomore Mike Russo. Clark was drafted by the Boston Red Sox right out of high school and is a highly touted signee. Russo impressed the scouts with his play last year as well, as he was drafted by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008.
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Freshman stacking Pack for future
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Thursday Women’s Soccer vs. Francis Marion* Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday Volleyball vs. Clemson Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Saturday Women’s Swimming and Diving vs. Richmond and Campbell Carmichael Gym, 11 a.m. Football @ Florida State Tallahasee, Fla., noon Volleyball vs. Georgia Tech Reynolds Coliseum, 6 p.m. Women’s Cross Country at ACC Championships Wake Med Soccer Park, Cary, N.C., TBA Men’s Cross Country at ACC Championships Wake Med Soccer Park, Cary, N.C., TBA *Student Wolfpack Club Event
Quote of the day “[He] let everyone know that he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future.” coach Richard Sykes on freshman golfer Mitch Sutton
Did You know? The football team won its first ACC Championship 30 years ago this season, in 1979.
The men’s soccer team posted their sixth shutout of the season over Centenary
Sports Editor
Most 18-year-olds come to college with little more than a laptop, a few trash bags worth of clothes and an economy-sized package of Ramen Noodles to his or her name. Before his college career began, golfer Mitch Sutton bulked up his resume with several junior tournament wins including the Ontario and Canadian Juniors. He served as runner-up in the 2009 Canadian Men’s Amateur. Ontario product Mike Weir earned similar accolades before earning a spot on the PGA tour. “He represented himself very well and let everyone know that he’s going to be a force to be reckoned with in the future,” Pack head coach Richard Sykes said. “A lot of things were predicted for him in the future and I don’t see why all of those can’t come true.” Getting Sutton to commit to N.C. State was a simple formula – one part facilities, two parts familiarity. Sutton is a native of London, Ontario, the same province teammates Brad Revell, a senior, and Matt Hill, a junior, hail from. “I’ve known Matt for a bit. I’ve played a bit of golf with him and Brad and they told me it’s a great place down here,” Sutton said. “They helped me with my decision.” According to Sutton, the promise of a brand-new course just five minutes away didn’t hurt, either.
Jeniece Jamison Staff Writer
laces are a must for all of the girls. Stubbs has seen positive feedback from the team, as well as an increase in competitiveness amongst the girls. “They like it, because it’s friendly completion, but it’s not in a catty way,” Stubbs said. “It’s always important to them to earn their points and be com-
No. 13 N.C. State poured on the offense and stayed tight on defense en route to a shutout win over Centenary University, 5-0, on a chilly, wet Tuesday night. The game did not start off productively for either side, as both teams were unable to score. State could not build any of its momentum through scoring drives as it received five offsides penalties during the first half. One of those calls thwarted a great scoring opportunity for forward Ronnie Bouemboue. Midfielder Frederico Nachmann had the first look at the goal at the 40th minute, but missed it wide right. Nachmann had another shot on goal three minutes later. Midfielder Chris Zuerner, Kris Byrd, Akil DeFreitas, and Alan Sanchez also had scoring chances, but couldn’t connect during the first half. Meanwhile, the Pack’s defensive lockdown was still intact, as Centenary only had one shot on goal from midfielder John McHugh and remained scoreless. “We understood [we had the] first half under control, and we made a couple of good decisions. [Assistant coach Chris] Popik made a couple of adjustments,” coach George Tarantini said. Defenseman Tyler Lassiter, who has strong statistical season with the Pack, sat out the game after earning a league suspension against High Point last week. He is eligible to return to play Friday. Despite having Lassiter out, the home team came out of the gates running at the beginning of the second half and scored on Centenary early. At 48 minutes, midfielder Alan Sanchez broke the stalemate with a goal assisted by Zuerner and Nachmann. From that point on, State took control of the game. At 60 minutes, Byrd scored a goal set up by Bouemboue and Nachmann. “We keep our [heads] up, we knock the ball around, we look for the open man and try to finish it. But my assist to [Kris Byrd] was a head up and a slide in,”Bouemboue said. State continued to pour it on throughout the rest of the game, scoring another three goals. Bouemboue added a goal of his own at the 71th minutes. Sanchez and Byrd earned the assists. “It was just hard work overall and simple play that we work on. It’s just a one-two give and go when we get in the box, but all in all its hard work from everyone and I just put the finishing touch on it,” Bouemboue said. Towards the end of the game, the coaches decided to let the bench get in on the action. Forward Amar Brkic scored during the 81st minute of the game off an assist from Lucas Carpenter. He scored another goal eight minutes later assisted
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Freshman Mitch Sutton takes a swing during the Pack’s fall season play. The London, Ont. native tied for fifth, 23rd and 49th individually in the Pack’s three fall tournaments.
Sykes called the process by which the Canadian invasion occurred a “trickle-down” effect. “Brad Revell came first, and
he had a lot of inf luence on Matt Hill coming here. Then Matt Hill had a lot to do with Sutton coming here,” Sykes said. “I’d like to say I’m just a
fantastic recruiter and I just went out there and dragged them all down here, but I
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‘Shoelace system’ builds competition Volleyball team brings color to the court with ‘shoelace system’ Lindsey Hall Senior Staff Writer
Competition, whether it be on the court, field or ice, is what keeps sports interesting. One of the greatest incentives to perform, in both collegiate and professional sport, is winning. Winning games, winning tournaments, winning championships – all of these aspects drive a team to perform. But winning isn’t the only mark to make or goal to attain. Coach Charita Stubbs awards her players with shoelaces. Stubbs has developed a reward system of sorts for her team. The players earn points in practice, as well as matches. The points translate into color categories for the shoelaces. “The system is a lot like karate belts, using the different colors for progression,” Stubbs said. “I wanted to put them in the position to make sure that they contribute, so this provides a good incentive.” The players earn one point for a kill, service ace or solo block. Double blocks are worth a half point. In practice, players can also earn points when the team scrimmages six-on-six. The color sequence began with pink, which is worth 70 points, followed by blue. Every player has earned blue shoelaces. Purple is the current top shade
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In Reynolds Coliseum, junior setter Alex Smith shows off her pink shoelaces as she dives for the ball during the match against Rugters on Sept. 11. Smith had 36 set assist during the five-set match. N.C. State lost to Rugters 3-2.
of shoelace and has not been earned by everyone. Stubbs has chosen six colors to surprise her team with in addition to a winning a prize once a player has mastered all six levels. But still people continue to ask, why shoelaces? A handful of players wear wristbands, but not everyone likes them. Some wear ribbons, some wear headbands. But shoe-
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