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Residents must vacate as dorms close for break Policy considers students ‘trespassing’ if found in dorms during break Alanna Howard Staff Writer

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Erskine Bowles, president of the UNC System, sits at the head of the table in the Dorothy and Roy Park Alumni Center while Bob Jordan calls roll at a Board of Trustees meeting June 8. BOT committees met Thursday and the full board meets today.

Tuition increase, fee package await approval Initiatives await full board approval at BOT meeting today Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief

The Student and Campus Affairs Committee Thursday approved both the campus-initiated tuition increase proposal and Chancellor Jim Woodward’s fee package recommendation. Student Body President Ji m Ceresnak, along with Chair Barbara Mulkey, Jack Cozort and Bob Jordan, make up the committee. The package, which included the student center renovations fee, was altered to reallocate 50 cents from the athletics fee to the education technologies fee.

Talley fee debated heavily Ceresnak said there was much discussion about the fee increase to renovate Talley Student Center and the Atrium Food Court fueled by concerns students expressed after both the Student Senate and fee committee’s approval of the increase. “There’s merit to both arguments,” Ceresnak said of whether the fee increase should be approved. “We discussed it pretty thoroughly and, after looking through the proposals, the committee chose to approve it.” Ceresnak said Woodward joined in the discussion over the fee increases, which include an indebtedness fee increase of $83 which will increase over the next three years to $290.

Education technologies fee increase gets half-dollar boost In a move Ceresnak said he and Student Senate President Kelli Rogers were in support of the committee reduced the fee increase proposal for athletics by 50 cents and increased the education technologies fee by the same amount. “We didn’t feel it was appropriate to give athletics more of an increase than education and technology,” Ceresnak said, referencing the student services that have been lost due to budget cuts. “It’s a nominal change, but we felt those fees should be equal and taken into account. We were both happy the chancellor was willing to make that change.”

Rogers, who did not attend the committee meeting, could not be reached for comment late Thursday. Committee approves campusinitiated tuition increase A legislatively-mandated $200 “tax on students,” according to Ceresnak, factored in to next year’s budget is under fire from campuses across the UNC System as the Board yesterday approved a campus-initiated tuition increase he and other student body presidents from across the state hope will replace the state’s increase.

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University Dining open to input on improving meal equivalency rates, dining options High walk-in rate not an appropriate comparison Heidi Klumpe Staff Writer

How much to eat? Meal equivalency rates Breakfast: $4.25 Lunch: $5.00 Dinner: $5.25 Dining hall meal costs Breakfast: $5.50 Lunch: $7.00 Dinner: $7.50 Customers using an All-Campus account pay 50 cents less per meal.

By using “meal equivalency” rates, students can use a meal designated in their meal plan to purchase food at places other than dining halls, including Port City Java, the Atrium, Hill of Beans and other cafés and eateries Source: University Dining on campus. For students on the meal plan, breakfast, lunch and dinner are worth, during their respective hours, $4.25, prices range from $4.48 to $5.72 per $5.00 and $5.25. Meals at a dining meal. The equivalency rate tries to hall cost $5.50, $7.00 and $7.50 re- match that worth. “That’s why lunch costs a visitor spectively for breakfast, lunch and dinner, with students purchasing with paying cash [$7], but the equivalenan All-Campus card paying 50 cents cy rate is [$5] for students on meal plans,” Lait said. less per meal. According to Lait, a survey of other “When you swipe a meal at the dining hall, it’s a delicate balance of busi- schools in the UNC System found that ness,” Jennifer Gilmore, the manager N.C. State had the best rate for every of marketing and communications for meal, coming second only to ECU’s $5.35 breakfast. Other schools, such University Dining, said. According to Gilmore, part of the as UNC-Chapel Hill, charged as much disparity arises from the difference as $9.65 for dinner. The equivalency in production costs. plan is also unique, “It costs us more according to Gilmto feed people at ore. Of schools who [other] places than do offer similar proat a dining hall,” she grams, the rates are said. “So we transfer much lower, such basically the value of as the $2 to $3 ECU the dining hall to the students are offered. quick-service.” “It’s a luxury to The apparent diseven be able to [have parity between the ou r equ iva lenc y worth of a walk-in Jennifer Gilmore, University plan],” Gilmore said. meal and an equivDining manager of marketing and communications The limit continalent amount someues to frustrate stuwhere else is more dents such as Julian complicated. “The walk-in price at the dining hall Dalton, a freshman in chemical enis set for people who normally are not gineering, who said the system does a committed part of the student din- not help students as much as it could. “It’s not convenient to go to a dining ing program,” Randy Lait, the director of Dining, said. “Students on campus hall if you wake up late,” he said. Dalton said the restrictive price meal plans can pay even less through keeps him from purchasing an equivathe value of the meal plan.” With a block meal plan, students pay lently fulfilling meal. “You can’t run on just coffee. You between $6.34 and $6.65 per meal, while on the meals-per-week system, need a muffin to go with it,” he said.

When Thanksgiving break begins Nov. 25, residents living on campus will have until 10 a.m. to vacate their residence halls and will not be allowed to return until 7 p.m. Nov. 27. This policy has some students upset about being “kicked out” of their dorm during this time. Peter Shin, a junior in aerospace engineering, said he wished there were more options for those that remain on campus. “I wish the arrangements were more flexible and different dorms had different policies. That might be confusing, but certain dorms need more options because not everyone can go home during these breaks,” he said. University Housing warns students to take all belongings home, unplug all electrical items except for fridges and take out the trash. If items such as phone chargers are left in the room, residents will have to do without them during the three days they are gone. Postings in Bowen, Metcalf and Carroll Halls state residents “will not be able to gain entry into the buildings prior to the stated time on Friday.” Jim Pappenhagen, associate director of administration for Housing, said the policy has been in place for a number of years and was created because the dorms used to be open during breaks but there weren’t enough students to warrant keeping them open. “The dorms were open, but, in reality, only one or two people were using them so that didn’t make sense to keep them staffed and heated and electricity on,” he said. Occasionally people request to stay on campus during the breaks, and for the people who make such requests early enough Pappenhagen said they can stay in guest rooms at Avent Ferry Complex. “If students make arrangements early enough, Avent Ferry is available to them. The rooms are $28 per night and have a private bath. Internet access is an additional $5 per night, and a guest meal plan option is also available,” he said. These rooms are available by request on Housing’s Web site and must be

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“It costs us more to feed people at [other] places than at a dining hall.”

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Freshman in FYC Michelle Blood buys lunch in the Wolves’ Den Thursday. Blood said of meal equivalencies, “I love it because then I don’t have to eat in the dining halls all the time,” Blood said.

Mary Maclean, a freshman in biomedical engineering, said he has had similar problems with the equivalency rate. “You have to work to hard to get more than two objects,” she said. “The items should cost less or the rate should be higher.” Lait said he has heard similar complaints, particularly with the addition

of Port City Java, where some premium items exceed the equivalency rate, and said Dining is always looking to improve its services. “We’ll work on this in the spring semester to see if we can find ways to offer items that better fit our equivalency,” he said. “We appreciate student input.”

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Friday, Eric Fotheringham’s political science class is putting on a concert benefitting the Backpack Buddies program, which is part of the Inter-Faith Food Shuttle. The cans and donations that are collected will go toward children who are on free or reduced lunch to feed them over the weekend. The concert will run from 7 to 11 p.m. at Sky Lounge on Hillsborough Street. Admission is $5 or four canned goods. source: Sage Boyd

Circle K to host race The University’s Circle K chapter is hosting an Alley Cat bike race Sunday. The race

Recent Gifts of Native American Art from the Collection of Drs. Norman and Gilda Greenberg Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m. University Theatre presents It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play Thompson Hall, 3 p.m. Haydn Anniversary Celebration: Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra & Combined Choirs Stewart Theatre, 4 to 6 p.m.

Ladies in Red Stewart Theatre, 7:30 to 9 p.m.

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arkisha Thomas, junior in biological sciences, practices CPR on a dummy during a CPR/first aid training course in Carmichael Gym Wednesday night. “I learned a lot in the class. Hopefully I won’t have to use it one day,” Thoma. The CPR Challenge will be held today in Carmichael Gym.

begins at the Bell Tower where participants are asked to meet at 11:30 a.m. An alley cat is a bike race where participants go to different locations to pick up and drop off items. This race will send participants from campus to areas around downtown Raleigh. Registration is $6 and the race will be held regardless of weather. Proceeds will benefit the N.C. State Circle K chapter. For more information, e-mail tender2@ncsu.edu. Source: Sonja Jones

Fridays on the Lawn comes to Talley WKNC’s weekly Fridays on the Lawn concert series will be in the Wolves’ Den in the basement of Talley Student Center today at 6:30 p.m. The final installment in the series will fea-

ture Hooley High and The Beast. Admission is free and there will be free food and T-shirts while supplies last. Source: WKNC.org

Windhover hosts open mic night Windhover, the University’s award-winning annual literary arts and music magazine, will host an open mic night Sunday in Caldwell Lounge at 7 p.m. The staff of the magazine is looking for students to read and recite poetry and play music. All levels of talent are welcome and there will be refreshments provided for performers and spectators. Source: WKNC.org

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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates on Thursday announced the start of a sweeping Pentagon review of events leading up to the Fort Hood rampage, a probe that will examine whether military officials could have taken more aggressive preemptive action against the accused killer and, if so, why they didn’t. source: mctdirect.com

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1:18 A.M. | Vehicle Stop Fraternity Court/Varsity Drive Student was issued citation for Failure to Change Address with DMV.

12:44 P.M. | Medical Assist First Year College Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported.

1:19 A.M. | Vehicle Stop Fraternity Court/Varsity Drive Nonstudent was issued citation for Possession of Marijuana and Underage Possession of Alcohol.

1:52 P.M. | Check Person Pullen Hall Report of suspicious subject in the area. Officers checked area but did not locate subject.

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Governing body reaccredits Campus Police force North Carolina State University is one of the few campus to have an accredited police force Chad Rhoades Staff Writer

Campus Police received its reaccreditation this week, showing the policies and enforcement employed by Campus Police is approved by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. According to Director of Campus Police Chief Tom Younce, accreditation sets proper procedures for law enforcement agencies to follow when incidents occur. “Accreditation is a valuable tool for managing any law enforcement agency,” he said. The CALEA is a nationally recognized body that demonstrates a national standard for all law enforcement agency. Not all law enforcement agencies are expected to go through the accreditation process, but it does show agencies are taking an extra step to better their procedures, Younce said. The Campus Police were first accredited by CALEA in 2004, they were reaccredited in 2007 and Younce said they hope to be reaccredited in 2010. The University is also accredited by the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Agency. IACLEA is an accreditation agency designed specifically for university law enforcement. CALEA sends teams of professionals from out of state police agencies to evaluate the universities’ procedures.

“The University is confident ing sued over policy that that they will be reaccredited,” may include using force. Accreditation attempts to said Younce. The process is similar to get- minimize any procedural ting a university or college ac- problem with law enforcecredited. According to Younce, ment, Younce said. Students li ke Rachel the University has one of the few law enforcement agencies Thompson, junior in bioaccredited from both CALEA logical sciences, said having and IACLEA. “Only about 10 an accredited police force is percent of all law enforcement a valuable tool for the Uniagencies take advantage of versity to have. “I feel safer learning national procedures,” having an accredited police force on campus. They are Younce said. Younce said Campus Police able to do what any other have taken the extra steps of ac- police department can, but creditation to better their law fit a university community,” Thompson enforcement said. procedures Accordand serve the ing to community Thompas best they son, Camcan. “Being pus Police accredited offer a shows t hat safer envithe camronment pu s p ol ic e for the are practicUnivering the top sity’s stulaw enforceRachel Thompson, junior in dents and ment pol ibiological sciences faculty. cies that are “I f e e l recognized throughout the United States,” much safer being on our campus than I do when I Younce said. CALEA advises law enforce- visit friends on other camment agencies and also demon- puses,” Thompson said. Some students like Jusstrates policies to better serve the community. “[Accredita- tin Stiller, a junior in sport tion] demonstrates to the com- management, said the Cammunity that we are practicing pus Police allow students national law enforcement stan- to feel more comfortable in their daily activities. dards,” Younce said. “I just feel safer knowing According to CALEA’s Web site, the program does cost that we have an actual pomoney. The University has 54 lice department dedicated sworn police officers and the to protecting our camprogram costs $4,030. The pus,” Stiller said. program does, however, save money because it reduces the chance of the University be-

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Joe Liles, an alumnus, plays the drums with the group Southern Son while one of the drummers does the Native American chicken dance behind him at Native American Culture Night Thursday. The audience enjoyrf different styles of dances and songs while learning about different tribes from across the United States. Liles said he was not Native American but he has been supporting them for 40 years.

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The mandated increase, which will be applied across the system, won’t return any money to the universities, which is why Ceresnak and other campus leaders attended last week’s Board of Governors meeting to voice their support for the alternative CITI. “It was a hot topic at the Board of Governors,” Ceresnak said. “It’s important that students are aware of what is in next year’s budget. This is another step to putting that money back in the campuses.” Ceresnak said the initiative, which he said was his top priority, was also a step toward putting the pieces back together for universities across the state that have endured heavy budget cuts due to the floundering economy.

made one week prior to the beginning of a guest’s stay. Aleksey Bakunov, a junior in aerospace engineering and a resident of Alexander Residence Hall’s Global Village, said there are some advantages to leaving for breaks. “It can be inconvenient for international students who don’t have anywhere to go, but then most chose to travel during this time. Being forced to travel the country is not such a bad thing,” he said. Craig Smith, a junior in history, said he knew about the guest rooms. “I wish I could stay here

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“I wish the arrangements were more flexible and different dorms had different policies.” Peter Shin, junior in aerospace engineering

since I don’t celebrate Thanksgiving, but I’m going to stay with a friend in Cary. I know about the Avent Ferry rooms, but it’s cheaper and more fun to stay with friends,” he said. Mandating that students leave the buildings allows resident advisers and other building staff to enjoy the break, Pappenhagen said. “Staff has the time to spend Thanksgiving with their families and recharge for the final stretch of the semester,” he said.

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University Dining allows students to use their meal plans to cover $4.25, $5.00 and $5.25 for breakfast, lunch and dinner, respectively, at non-dining hall locations.

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While this flexibility is admirable, Dining should consider innovative ways to allow students to get more at alternative dining locations covered by their meal plans.

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One-day voting works It seems Technician is more interested in trying to attack Student Government on something than to understand the issues to present a proper argument. This was seen in Monday’s viewpoint as well. As a note, the press secretary is nothing new — it has been around for years, and every respectable organization has one to help get information out. So, let me present the side of the argument Technician missed. Since we have gone to 24-hour voting, with the exception of the “year of the pirate,” voter turnout has increased. Every single year! The numbers do not lie! When Student Government does 48hour voting numbers go down. More people vote in 24 hours! Just look at the poor turnout for Leader of the Pack elections this past year — around 4 percent. I was the original sponsor of the bill that changed it to 24-hour voting. Why did we do this? We did this because students wanted it! Students did not want to see Student Government candidates out there campaigning any more than they had to. It has nothing to do with money. It has to do with “harassing students.” This decision was made from talking with students and getting broad student opinions. Twenty-four hour voting not only drives a higher voter turnout, but also reduces the time candidates are in the students’ faces asking for votes. Why would you change this system? Adam Compton senior, agricultural business management

‘Average Joes’ exist on all sides of political spectrum Chad Rhoades’ Thursday column (“Be wary of the ‘average Joe’”) names three people who are supposedly “elites” dressed up as “average Joes.” On the surface, this seems worthwhile. However, the three people Rhoades chose were President Obama, Vice President Biden and Michael Moore. This makes me think Rhoades only wrote this article to appeal to conservatives. In fact, the Republicans have just as many fake “average Joes” as Democrats. In the interest of being “fair and balanced,” I feel it necessary to demonstrate this. For a recent example, Sarah Palin has been using her newfound notoriety to say things that assure the Republican base that she is “one of them,” while at the same time supporting energy policy that would make any ExxonMobil

t may be due to oversleeping and needing a quick meal before class. It may be due to the fact students can only eat so many meals at a dining hall before wanting something different. Whatever the case, the meal equivalencies offer students the opportunity to eat at locations that do no end in the words “dining hall.” But despite the fact that N.C. State has one of the better meal equivalency plans in the state, University Dining should explore more options to enable students to get more food (or enough food) at any of the non-dining hall locations that accept equivalencies. At the very least, Dining should make the limits of the equivalencies

and the methods by which one can pay the remaining balance clear to students and parents. As it stands, breakfast, lunch and dinner are worth $4.25, $5.00 and $5.25, respectively. Yet often times these amounts do not cover the costs of a decent meal at locations like the Atrium, the Wolves’ Den or the numerous Port City Javas on campus. Often, students must use cash, Board Bucks or AllCampus accounts to cover the remaining balance after the equivalency is applied. University Dining should explore ways to improve the value of the meal equivalencies

at other locations. Students often do not have the luxury of going out of their way and taking the time to eat at the dining halls, and the other dining locations tend to see heavy traffic throughout the day. Dining may wish to reconsider their financial system to increase the value of the meal equivalencies or look for innovative ways to decrease the costs at non-dining hall locations. However, there may be practical realities and costs preventing such a move. The least University Dining could do is make it explicitly clear to parents and students

that the meal plan only covers a portion of the costs of a purchase at other on-campus dining locations. Dining must make sure whoever picks up the bill for a meal plan should be aware Board Bucks and AllCampus accounts are used to pay the remainder after the meal equivalencies are applied. This allows parents and students to plan accordingly when purchasing meal plans, Board Bucks and All-Campus accounts. When it comes to food, no one can please everyone all of the time. But University Dining may want to consider ways to make some of the more popular locations on campus more palatable to the wallet as well.

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Recycling is a collaborative effort I want to clarify because the article on WE Recycle stated funding sources and program ownership that was misleading. The Viewpoint stated the University Sustainability Office was responsible for funding the program. Although these two offices collaborate frequently, they are two separate offices within Facilities Operations and manage separate program funds. Both offices work toward a common vision of making N.C. State a leader in sustainability. Recycling efforts on campus take teamwork and result in a synergistic outcome where the needs of the University are met by combining the skills, time, and talent of various organizations. Currently, WE Recycle is a joint effort among the Caldwell Fellows program, Wolfpack Sports Marketing and University Athletics, and is managed by the Waste Reduction and Recycling Office. The program sponsors share time, resources and contribute funding every year. When considering expansion of the WE Recycle program, we not only look at the costs associated with expansion, which might be difficult during these tough budgetary periods, but also at the expansion sites themselves. For instance, we must consider the fact that the RBC Center and the State Fair parking lots are not managed by the University. Recycling expansion into other Universityowned athletic facilities, such as Reynolds Coliseum, are intended as resources and funds become available. Thanks for recycling — Go Pack! Analis Fulghum outreach coordinator, waste reduction/recycling

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Should dorms stay open during the Thanksgiving holiday? Why or why not? by Paul O’Leary

executive (certainly one of the “elites”) salivate. Go back a decade, and we see George W. Bush, Yale-educated by way of his father’s legacy, selling himself as a “Texan cowboy” to get elected, only then to turn around and enrich Halliburton, Blackwater and the rest of the military-industrial complex (all “elites”) at the expense of real progress for all Americans. My point is: falsely advertising yourself as a “populist” or “average Joe” is nothing new in American politics, and thus it is completely and totally asinine to claim that one side of the debate is completely guilty of it.

“No, because everyone needs a break. I think that it’s a good time for everyone to go home. If they don’t have a place to stay they can go home with a friend.”

The Wolfpack takes on Virginia Tech tomorrow.

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TJ Ward sophomore, chemistry

Me and ex-Governor Palin

he most anticipated blockbuster book of the holiday season hit the shelves this week. Is it Glenn Beck’s “Arguing with Idiots,” “Common Sense” or “The Christmas Sweater?” While t hose a re close, it is Sarah Palin’s memoir “Going Rogue: An Zakk White American Assistant Life” that Viewpoint Editor has attracted the most media attention of any political book in some time. I haven’t read the book yet, so I won’t get into specifics about the text. What I am really after is an explanation for my dislike of all things Palin. I breathe a sigh of relief every single day to celebrate the fact Sarah Palin is not vice president of the United States. I, like many people, cannot stand her, and I want to explore why. Is it because I am sexist? No, I voted for Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama in the primaries. Is that I am a stuffy-necked liberal elitist who abhors average people? No, I am average myself, but I do value experience, intelligence and articulation in my preferred politicians. There are a couple of reasons to explain why a majority of Americans — myself included — believe she is unqualified to be

president. The first reason goes back to the moment she was chosen to be John McCain’s nominee. It seemed the Republicans chose her purely because she was a woman, so they could stick it to Obama for not choosing Hillary Clinton as his running mate. It wouldn’t have been so shocking and cheap if she was a national figure with some clout. I was closely following the election and the only time I heard about Sarah Palin was the morning McCa in chose h e r. T h e y tried to present her as a Jane Six-Pack for the hockey set, but she was really an embodiment of a cynical political calculation by the McCain team. My other problem with former Governor Palin is evidenced in her recent interviews on Fox News and with Barbara Walters. It is that she learned her political views by reading the back of cereal boxes, Captain Beck’s Nutty Crunch to be exact—I kid Glenn — I’m a fan. Her views on politics and the economy are touted as “common sense” when they are actually overly simplistic sound bites. When asked by Katie Couric what she reads regularly — a fair and interesting question for any political candidate — she stammered and drew a blank. Anyone who could not

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conjure the name of any sort of newspaper, magazine or Web site when asked during a prepared interview cannot be trusted with any important tasks. On a final note, what exactly is a “rogue?” The word dates back to the 16th century and today usually means someone who is on his own. But the Oxford and Merriam-Webster dictionaries define “rogue” as meaning: “a vagrant, a dishonest or worthless person, a horse inclined to s h i rk or misbehave,” a nd “a n individual exhibiting a chance and usually inferior biological variation.” Or perhaps the most apt definition, “an elephant with destructive tendencies driven away or living apart from the herd.” I am not calling her any of these things — I just think a savvy thinker who was ready for national office would have double-checked the title of her book. The teabaggers should have learned this lesson as well.

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the usage of an electronic records system, which eliminates much of the need for paper records. “We use a service called MyFax,” Pomeroy said. Essentially, as faxes come in they are imported into an e-mail. “We changed all of our shower heads “Medical records has got it now where and aerators in our sinks and showers. we can import the paper records and fax With all those aspects, we’re seeing a re- them off directly into the charts without duction on average of about 34 percent having to be printed off. Whether this is saving money in the in terms of overall water usage across long run or not, however, remains to be campus.” Olson also said Housing is experi- known. “It’s going to save money,” Pomeroy menting with the use of LED-lighting said. “Maybe a little bit now, definitely in residence halls. “We’ve incorporated LED-lighting more in the future. With the budget, evinto a few locations,” Olson said. “We’d eryone’s looking to save money and this like to do more, but right now it’s just a is one way that we’re doing it.” These financial aspirations, however, bit cost-prohibitive.” Bragaw Hall was renovated to become are not only for the sake of Student “100 percent LED,” and Olson said that Health Services, but also for the good of the students, according to Pomeroy. the numbers are rather promising. Citing t hat “T his a l l acstudent fees pay counted for a 63 for many of the percent reduction expenses at Stuin lighting and dent Health Serenerg y sav ing,” vices—including Olson said. “So utilities and the far, with the first everyday matephase, we saw an rials—Pomeroy overall energy desaid she hopes to crease in Bragaw keep these fees as by about 12 perlow as possible. cent.” Stephanie Pomeroy, chair of sustainability committee for “If we can reAs Olson said, Student Health Services duce what we use however, the cost and spend the of such technolmoney now to ogy prohibits them from pushing forward with as many improve things like our HVAC system, we can keep the fees for our students as measures as they would like. Although these items – like many low as possible,” Pomeroy said. One way Pomeroy and her colleagues “green” products – come at a hefty price, Olson believes the investment will be are going green is by recycling. Although there are minimal immediate payoffs for well worth it in the end. “It’s almost a cost trade-out,” Olson recycling, Pomeroy said she believes it said. “You’ll spend more on the product, is an important practice for all to enbut you won’t have to spend as much on gage in. Pomeroy, who said the pharmacy bethe upkeep and the labor, and things of gan recycling plastics in 2001, said makthat nature.” However, Housing isn’t the only orga- ing the switch had its difficult aspects nization looking for ways to save money at times. “For example, recycling plastics in the and ultimately create a more sustainable pharmacy, it took a while to get used to University. Stephanie Pomeroy, chair for the sus- throwing the bottle in the recycling bin tainability committee of Student Health rather than the trash,” Pomeroy said. Services, said her department is taking “Now it’s just what we do. We don’t have numerous measures to follow suit with to think about it anymore.” Natalie Bunch, a senior in landscape the green initiatives of other campus architecture, said she believes efforts like organizations. “Going along with that initiative, a lot these should be applauded. Bunch points out that sustainability of things we do here in the building help us be more green and to promote that,” does not always have to come with an attached price, however. Sometimes the Pomeroy said. One of the largest things Student only thing needed is to change the habits Health Services is doing revolves around of individuals

s a result of the current economic crisis, a number of debates have been raised regarding the need to explore more sustainable models on campus in order to cut back spending and to promote the idea of a healthier earth. At the beginning of the year, the Office of Sustainability released its annual report, in which it revealed a new campus-wide sustainability program with multiple areas of focus. Consequently, many departments on campus are making the decision to “go green.” One way the University has been working to improve its sustainability is through procurement of more sustainable materials and supplies. According to the U.S. Green Building Council, buildings in the United States account for 72 percent of electricity consumption, 39 percent of energy use, 38 percent of carbon dioxide emissions, 40 percent of raw materials use, 30 percent of waste output and 14 percent of potable water consumption. Because of numbers like these, among some other things, the Office of Sustainability and other organizations on campus are making it a high priority to go green through acquiring more ecofriendly materials. University Housing, for example, has taken a particularly strong stance for a more sustainable University by working to utilize methods such as life-cycle cost analysis since the University’s idea to create a more sustainable campus came about. Barry Olson, associate director of facilities with University Housing, said his department welcomed the University’s challenge for a sustainable campus. “Since the Office of Sustainability was created, we’ve been a partner on a regular basis,” Olson said. “For us, we know there are certainly some cost implications with incorporating sustainable aspects to living on campus, but it’s the right thing to do.” One way through which Housing is doing this is by installing low-flow toilets in residence halls across campus. According to Olson, Housing made a commitment to change all of the toilets to low-flow by the end of December 2010. “Right now we’re at about sixty percent completion on low-f low toilet instillation, and that reduced us from about 2.5 to 3 gallons per minute per flush to 1.6.” University Housing has also made other efforts to promote the agenda of sustainability.

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“It’s the day-to-day decisions that make the biggest impact,” Bunch said. “That might mean buying things that last longer, whether that’s a pair of shoes or light bulbs, but any way to reduce trash is a good place to start.” This is a lesson that Bunch has learned from her work as coordinator for what some would tout as the most wellknown green initiative on campus, WE Recycle, which began in 2003 under the name Chuck-it. During each home football game, volunteers load into WE Recycle trucks and make their way around collecting recyclables from tailgaters, who might not choose to recycle otherwise. “The goal of the program, when it started, was to drive through the tailgating section handing out koozies in exchange for cans,” Bunch said. The purpose behind the project, however, is not to simply reward people for things they should be doing. “The point is not to pay people for their recycling,” Bunch said. “It’s to get people into the practice of considering sorting out their recyclables and to raise awareness.” After six years, the program is still maintaining its success, according to Bunch. “It’s been very successful,” Bunch said. “It’s been consistently working out and as far as collecting recyclables and volunteers go, this year we had an all-time high in interest from the student body just from being aware.” The program does not end here, however, as numerous college campuses across the United States are creating projects based upon the idea of Paul Mobley, an alumnus of N.C. State. “I’m humbled to know that this all started with one 19-year-old guy, and that our voices, as students, do matter,” Bunch said. Bunch’s commitment to sustainability does not end with recycling. Through her work with WE Recycle and other campus endeavors, Bunch hopes to continue shaping the practices and beliefs of her fellow peers. “To know that, while I might not see the impacts of what I’m doing now, there will impacts, and that is something to be excited about,” Bunch said. The best thing according to Bunch, however, is having the opportunity to see that and to share that with others.

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It is extremely rare to find someone without a Facebook or Twitter account these days. Although the social networking sites are known predominately for keeping people connected to their friends and family, these Web sites are now being used in more unconventional ways. Despite what some may believe, however, students are not the only ones taking advantage of online social networks to expand their horizons. Recently, a number of campus offices and organizations have taken to the social networking bandwagon. One of these offices is the University Career Center, which created accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Delicious. Eddie Lovett, the technology support analyst for the Career Center, said the center is trying to reach students and employers in as many ways as possible. “We noticed that the activity and growth of Twitter and Facebook have been skyrocketing in the past few months, so we hired a marketing firm and they suggested we dapple in social media,” Lovett said. “We were moving in that direction anyway with our plans to create a virtual counselor.” On Oct. 1, the Career Center launched its Facebook Web site and Twitter account. Since then, its fan base has grown by leaps and bounds according to Lovett. For years, the Campus Career Center offered services through its Web site to help students find jobs and other employment opportunities, whether it’s help with resumes, mock interviews questions or preparation for graduate school. However, these accounts give the center something else. Through these accounts, the center is able to reach out to a wide range of students and pass along a host of information that may be helpful to students. For example, some posts include information such as which employers are on campus, articles pertaining to certain majors, sound bites and quotes, as well as career fair times and locations. However, students are not the only individuals who stand to benefit. Employers in and around the area also benefit. “Employers are interested in our tweets too,” Lovett said. “They follow the information we pass to students and track our career fairs on campus.” Although the economy may be in less-thanideal condition, there are still jobs out there for the taking. One way people are going about filling these positions is through social networking.

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defense comes into Saturday’s game ranked first in the conference in pass defense, third in total defense and second in scoring. Though State has not played Virginia Tech since 2005, coach Tom O’Brien and his team know what to expect from the Hokies, especially from their defense. “Certainly it’s a great program,” O’Brien said. “Frank [Beamer] has been there 22 years. They’ve been in BCS bowl games three of the last five years. They are a school that just reloads. They have a system, especially on defense. Bud Foster has been there a long time. They recruit to the system. [Foster] knows what he wants to do against anything you try to do.” On the other side of the ball, VT redshirt freshman tailback Ryan Williams leads the ACC in rushing yardage and slowing him down will be another test for a Wolfpack defense that is giving up 30.9 points per game

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this season. Williams and Spill- receiver Owen Spencer said er are both successful runners, the struggles the young but their styles are very differ- players have endured this season will be beneficial ent. “We’re going to see the same for the long term future of thing out of [Ryan] Williams those players and also for this week; a really tough back to the future of the team. “[The f uture of this handle,” O’Brien said. “They’re two different kinds of runners. program] is very bright,” Williams can come out of piles Spencer said. “It’s experiand he is going to bang it up ence. When you play as a freshman, in there. He’s a you learn a more physicallot and you style runner. get exposed C.J. [Spiller] to the game i s goi ng to quicker. fake you out Having and he’s going them playto make you ing this miss. Very selyear is redom will he defensive end Willie Young a l ly good take you on for t hem and try to run you over, which is what you see and good for our program out of Williams — he will run and it will benefit next year. It will make the older right through you.” Partly due to a slew injuries, guys work harder because many young players had to be you know your spot can be thrown into the fire this season. taken at any time.” This inexperience has lead the team to struggle in conference play, losing five of six conference games, after a 3-1 start to the season. But junior wide

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Toney’s Take: Week 12

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Going out with a bang I don’t think I need to recount what happened against Clemson. You saw what happened. I didn’t think we would be nervous, but it did seem that way. Everyone did their best, but we made some mistakes you just can’t make against a good team. T h e r e ’s a smaller margin for error. I t hou g ht we could have Toney Baker played better, especially ofPack Halfback fensively in the first half. After that, it turned brutal. I was very unhappy after the game, needless to say. Just like that, our bowl chances are done. That’s rough. Our job now is to make sure everyone still wants to win these last two games. Our goal is now to get to .500. Virginia Tech is just as good as Clemson, if not better. Everyone has to be all in for us to have a chance of winning. The seniors are going to play hard, and we’re trying to motivate everyone else to get the job done. It’s tough, especially for the guys who have no chance of going to the NFL or to even play football ever again. These will be a special two games for them and for us. We found out that my sixth year of eligibility was approved this week, which is great. I haven’t decided what I’m going to do yet, but I’m glad to have the option to come back. As far as protections, I did my job against Clemson and I have to continue that for us to have a chance to win this weekend. I didn’t miss any reads and I had a good third down catch. But obviously it wasn’t enough between me and Jamelle [Eugene] – we couldn’t win the game. I’m having a good year, probably one of the better years I’ve had. But I’m down because we’re losing. Because of that, it doesn’t mean anything. Coach [Mike] Reed, our defensive backs coach, gave us the pep talk at the hotel the night before Clemson. It was about standing in the moment and seizing that time. You only get a certain number of opportunities and a certain window of time, and you have to take advantage of it. We couldn’t do that in time to save our season, but we aren’t going to roll over. On the same day we used up our last chance, over in Chapel Hill, the Tar Heels were clinch-

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Russell Wilson, a redshirt sophomore quarterback, turns to hand off to Jamelle Eugene, a redshirt senior halfback, during the University of Pittsburgh game at Carter-Finley Stadium Sept. 26. Wilson threw for 322 yards with four touchdowns. The Wolfpack topped the Panthers 38-31.

Pack playing for pride Despite inability to become eligible for postseason play, football team determined to finish strong Tyler Everett Deputy Sports Editor

For the fourth time in six years, State will not be playing in a bowl game. From a casual fan’s perspective, there will be seemingly little to gain when the Pack, 1-5 in the ACC, travels to Blacksburg, Va. for Satur-

With first round bye, team awaits its opponent for Sunday Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor

For the first time since the 2005 season, the soccer team is back in the NCAA tournament. The team received an at-large bid and was given the 15th seed in the 48-team tournament. The game is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. and is being played at Dail Soccer Field. “We haven’t been to the NCAA’s in a long time, so it is a very big achievement for the team,” junior defenseman Tyler Lassiter said. “We are all hyped to be out there.” With the seed, the team earned a first round bye

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UAB @ East Carolina North Carolina @ Boston College

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and will play the winner of way to the finals, the team the first round game between held out hope. “We were eating dinner University of Portland and together and where watchNew Mexico. “We are what we are, it’s a ing the selections together great opportunity and we just on ESPN News and when have to hope to go out and play we saw the first round bye come up, well,” coach the whole George Tartea m was antini said. started yellAf ter being and was ing ra n ked extremely in the top-15 excited and for most of pumped the year and up,” L asfinishing the siter said. season with a Even 13-6-2 record, coach George Tarantini though the the team felt it team does was worthy of not k now a first round bye, but a 2-6-2 conference who its opponent is yet, record did not help the team’s Tarantini said he believes chances. However, after an im- the high level of play the pressive run in the ACC tour- Pack has faced in the connament, in which it upset the SOCCER continued page 7 second and third seeds on its

“... it’s a great opportunity and we just have to hope to go out and play well”

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he Pack has not played the Hokies since 2005, when the teams played in the season opener on Sept. 4. In the first quarter the Pack struck first with a 25 yard run by running back Darrell Blackmon, but Tech answered with a touchdown of its own, to tie the score. The teams traded field goals in the second quarter and with just a few seconds remaining before half, kicker John Deraney nailed a 27-yarder to give State a three point lead at half. The offense sputtered in the second half, managing only a field goal, while the Tech offense was able to capitalize scoring 10 points to give it the win, 20-16.

Players to watch for: N.C. State Willie Young, defensive end: After an excellent start to the season, in which Young had seven sacks in a four game period, the redshirt senior has been relatively quiet since. But if the Pack is to win, Young has to have a huge game as the Pack tries to contain Tech quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who is a threat to both throw and run against. Jarvis Williams, wide receiver: In the past three games, the redshirt junior may be the hottest receiver in the ACC. In recent weeks, Williams has become quarterback Russell Wilson’s favorite target, as the receiver has caught 13 passes, five for touchdowns.

Virginia Tech Cody Grimm, linebacker: The redshirt senior linebacker has

amassed 85 tackles on the season, the most on his team and third most in the ACC. Grimm leads a Hokie defense that is first in the ACC in pass defense and third in total defense. Ryan Williams, tailback: The redshirt freshman is leading the

ACC in rushing yards per game, averaging 123.5. The tailback has 11 touchdowns and is third in the ACC in all-purpose yards per game with 141.5. Compiled by taylor barbour

November Success The Pack will look to keep up its winning ways in November as they take on Virginia Tech in Blacksburg this weekend. Since Tom O’Brien has taken over as coach, State is 7-3 in the month of November, and will look to continue this streak in its final two games. Source: N.C. State athletics

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passes. Meanwhile, the defense had a hard time stopping the Clemson Tigers’ running back C.J. Spiller, allowing the Heisman candidate to score touchdowns running, throwing and catching the football. This week might present some of those very same problems. State will see a defense as good as or better than the Clemson defense that forced incompletions on each of Wilson’s first eight pass attempts. The Tech

Soccer team prepared for NCAAs

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10 Ohio State @ Michigan

day’s game against the No. 16 Virginia Tech Hokies. According to redshirt senior defensive end Willie Young, the players on the team, especially the seniors, do not see it that way. “As long as we’re breathing, we have something to play for,” Young said. “We have one another, first and foremost, more than anything else. Anything outside of us, outside the team, it doesn’t matter right now.” Last week, State’s offense struggled for the first time in weeks, with redshirt sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson completing just 12 of 32

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