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Kenneth Lam, a sophomore in business, Candace Jones, a sophmore in public relations, and Bruna Tazza, a sophomore in business and International studies, shovel dirt around a freshly planted tree Saturday morning. “Today was really special because I knew with every stroke of my shovel, our community would be one step closer to a more beautiful, thriving environment,” Jones said.
Registration opens for Service Raleigh Students can now sign up to participate in this year’s Raleigh service event Arth Pandya Staff Writer
Service Raleigh, an annual citywide day of service conducted by students,
began registration Monday. The event was started in 1998 by members of Student Government and the Park Scholars program. The 13th Annual Service Raleigh will take place March 27th. According to Corinne Dumonceau, co-shair of Service Raleigh, Service Raleigh is the largest student-run service
organization in the Triangle area. “The whole event is completely student-led,” she said. Service Raleigh links volunteers with local service organizations in the area and incorporates projects ranging from painting nursing homes to distributing f liers for societies helping those with multiple sclerosis.
Carrie Chase, the head of Service Raleigh’s public relations committee, said the event is unique from other service events because it spans the entire city. “[Service Raleigh] isn’t focused on just one organization or one area,” she said.
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Counselors help prevent suicides Counseling center available to assist students through rough times, seasonal depression
sion. She said the Counseling Center has many resources which can help people who are depressed deal with those feelings. More importantly, she said the Caroline Barfield counselors can help people try to figStaff Writer ure out the problems stimulating deStatistically the winter season sees pression and then provide the correct the most cases of seasonal depression. treatment and prevention. “Suicidal thoughts are not uncomAccording to medicinenet.com, the colder weather and decreasing hours mon with depression,” Jackson said. of daylight cause a severely adverse “We have people come in fairly regularly reporting they have thought reaction in many people. Winter not only brings snow, but in about suicide.” Jackson said there are many issues a many cases depression too. Symptoms such as anxiety, anxiousness, confu- college student must deal with which sion, loneliness or the feeling of being could be a cause of depression. “Multiple factors cause these feellost tend to be indicators of depression, which in the long run might even ings, but typically when someone is lead some to have thoughts of suicide. distressed their stress gradually inAccording to Suicide.org, suicide creases which ultimately lead to those is the second leading cause of death sorts of thoughts. We want to help students cope with for college students their stress and are and the number able to help aid one cause of suithrough psychiacide for college stutry, medication or dents is untreated whatever is necesdepression. sary to help them,” With everything Jackson said. a student juggles She also said if it can be very easy people are feelto fall into a state ing that bad, the of depression. door is open and The Universit y, t he Counseling however, is fully Center encourcapable of aidages them to walk ing students in in any time if they combatting these Lari Jackson, Councelor at the UCC are having bad or uneasy thoughts suicidal thoughts. and feelings. All a If the center is student has to do is walk into the counseling center, re- not open, students can contact Camquest assistance and the counselors pus Police (without revealing need of a counselor) and leave their contact will be more than eager to help. According to Dr. Lari Jackson, a information so they can contact the counselor at the University Counsel- counselor on-call for help. Students cannot set up an appointing Center, when people have suicidal feelings, it is usually related to depres- ment online for counseling.
“Typically when someone is distressed their stress gradually increases which ultimately lead to [suicidal] thoughts.”
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Jackson said that she urges people who are feeling distressed to pay a visit to the Counseling Center because they want to help students however they can. According to the Counseling Center Web site, counseling is an interaction between a person who is “stuck” in some way and in need of help from another person who is trained in helping them get “unstuck.” The Counseling Center is on campus to provide students with a safe environment and professionals are available to talk to students about their problems, no matter how minor or serious. Counselors at the Counseling Center are trained to take approaches tailored to fit each student’s individual needs and provide assistance and stabilization for a student’s unique problems.
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Erica Ogburn, senior in zoology, looks for history class books. Ogburn searches through various books to “see if the books are different. They’re all either skinnier or thicker,” Ogburn said. Students were also given the choice to to do Get Booked Early if they didn’t want to go in and pick out their books.
Ebooks sales underwhelming Students prefer printed textbooks compared to their electronic variants Caroline Barfield Staff Writer
In the past five years, the bookstore has started offering electronic books along with print versions. Many third party vendors have also begun offering ebooks for rent through online storefronts. Ebooks are usually cheaper than
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printed books and are more efficient in terms of saving paper and transmitting the material. Students, however, continue to show favoritism towards the printed versions of the books. Anthony Sanders, the support services supervisor for the campus bookstore, said the amount of ebooks sold at the bookstore has doubled since last year, but the total number of ebooks sold is still very small. According to Sanders, the University
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Campus CalendaR February 2010
Friday’s page 4 editorial, “Give back the $83,” implied that the Atrium renovation would not be complete until spring 2010. The renovation is not expected to be complete until spring 2011.
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Feb. 2 Faces and Mazes Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Noon to 8 p.m. With Lathe and Chisel: North Carolina Wood Turners and Carvers Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Noon to 8 p.m.
Weather Wise Today:
Creating Plagiarism Proof Assignments 1 to 2:30 p.m. Aquila Theatre: As You Like It Stewart Theatre, 8 p.m.
39/31 A cold wet rain begins in the morning and sticks around through most of the day. Sir Walter Wally (the groundhog of Raleigh) will have a cloudy, rainy day for his big appearance and his prediction on the rest of winter.
LOST: Season 6 premiere event Witherspoon Cinema, 8 p.m.
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hoveling snow, University employee Jose Ramos clears out the ice from around the benches in front of Engineering Building II on Centennial Campus Monday. Chris Cassady, a sophomore in material science and engineering, said the snow was still pretty packed in some areas, such as behind the Tri-Towers on Main Campus. “I think the delay was probably good enough,” Cassady said. “I can still walk on it.”
Wednesday:
51 29 Looking like the best day of the week with lots of sunshine and temperatures into the low 50s. Winds will be coming from the NW between 5 and 10 mph.
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U.S. arms sales strain SinoAmerican ties
Thursday:
47 32 Clouds move in throughout the day ahead of our next storm system which will bring rain for Friday. Winds will be coming from the NE at 5 mph. source: Cathy Evans NCSU Meteorology
Quote of the day “Suicidal thoughts are not uncommon with depression. We [University Counseling Center] have people come in fairly regularly reporting they have thought about suicide.” Dr. Lari Jackson, counselor at UCC
The upcoming U.S. sale of weapons to Taiwan could disrupt American relations with China, which has been a key player in assisting the U.S. in its efforts to reduce tensions with North Korea. Chinese officials are denouncing the $6.4 billion package the U.S. is delivering to Taiwan in an
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Spencer Meyer remembered by University
Spencer David Meyer f rom Wi n s ton- S a lem, North Carolina was found dead in his off-campus apartment Friday. He was 20 years old when he died. Meyer was born May 3, 1989 in Prairie Village, Kansas. After moving to WinstonSalem in 2003, he graduated from Mt. Tabor High School in 2007 and was a junior at North Carolina State University, as well as a member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, at the time of his death. Meyer’s death Friday was followed by a gathering by his close friends and brothers of his fraternity so
effort to allow the breakaway island nation to defend itself against mainland China. Critics of the deal say the move will prevent China and the U.S. from engaging in a wider range of diplomatic relations. China has threatened unspecified sanctions against arms companies contributing to the weapons package. Source: Timesonline
Americans detained in Haiti for child trafficking 10 members of a U.S. Christian
they could receive counseling and guidance from University counselors and ministers from campus religious organizations. A Facebook group has been created in Meyer’s memory entitled Rest in Peace Spencer Meyer, which has accumulated 1,020 members. According to the group, a memorial for Meyer is being planned. Source: Office of Dr. Tom Stafford
group were detained by Haitian authorities Sunday after trying to leave the country with more than 30 child survivors of January’s earthquakes. Five men and five women, all carrying U.S. passports, were seen trying to cross into the Dominican Republic in a bus full of children and could not provide documents for the children when they were asked to do so. Laura Silsby, the leader of the group of Americans, was reported to have said the group was seeking help for the children in the neighboring country. The Haitian Institute of Social Welfare, however, reported most of the children have families, a fact confirmed by the children. The U.S. embassy is reported to have
the fundamental principles and requirements of Equal Employment Opportunity laws. The event will focus on EEO laws and also expose participants to state policies and procedures governing non-discrimination throughout the employment process. The training will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Source: NCSU Campus Calendar
Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Wed ne s d ay a t r a i n i ng course will be held in room 101 of Admin III designed to provide managers and supervisors with an overview and practical understanding of
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Aquila Theatre Company: As You Like It
Aquila Theatre returns to Stewart Theatre for two evenings of amazing theatre. The first will feature one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies (“All the world’s a stage...”). The second is a thrilling new production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play that has generated many adaptations – including Steven Spielberg’s legendary film, Jaws. The truth can be toxic. Each show: $5 NCSU students, $19-$23 faculty/staff. Pre-show discussion both nights, 6:45pm.
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confirmed the 10 U.S. citizens were being held for violating Haitian immigration laws. Source: AFP
U.S. missile test fails Monday, the U.S. Defense Department attempted to shoot down a mock ballistic missile mimicking an attack from Iran, but failed due to a malfunction in the radar. The test over the Pacific Ocean comes following a Pentagon report Iran had expanded its ballistic missile capabilities, becoming a larger threat to the U.S. The radar,
POLICe BlOTTER Jan. 27 2:04 AM | Alcohol Violation Fraternity Court Student was referred to the University for underage alcohol violation and providing false information. 9:32 AM | Fire Alarm Partners III FP responded to alarm caused by false activation. 9:32 AM | Fire Alarm Motor Pool Facility FP responded to alarm caused by false activation. 1:53 PM | Public Education Public Safety Building NCSU PD and RPD sponsored a Town Hall Meeting aimed at educating local landlords to problems involving concerned behavior, nuisance parties, noise disturbances and other calls for service. 12:52 PM | Fire Alarm Clark Dining Hall FP responded to alarm caused by Facilities working in the area. 4:14 PM | Information University Brown Athletic Facility Officers followed up on earlier report. 4:35 PM | Medical Assist Student Health Svcs FP responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported for treatment. 4:37 PM | Medical Assist Admin Svcs I Units responded to staff member in need of medical assistance. 5:01 PM | Fire Alarm Engineering Bldg II FP responded to alarm caused by bad water flow module. 5:02 PM | Check Person Hillsborough Street Report of panhandlers in the area. Officer canvassed area but did not locate any problems. 6:30 PM | Medical Assist Carmichael Gym Units responded to student
Feb. 3 Make a Chinese Valentine Card Talley Student Center first floor, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Faces and Mazes Gregg Museum of Art & Design, Noon to 8 p.m.
designed by Raytheon Co, is a major component in the groundbased midcourse defense system, the only protection against longrange missiles which could be armed with chemical, biological or nuclear armaments. The Missile Defense Agency is conducting an ongoing investigation on the cause of the failure. Source: Reuters
in need of medical assistance. Student was transported for treatment. Jan. 28 10:39 AM | Medical Assist E.S. King Village Units responded to nonstudent in need of medical assistance. 12:26 AM | Utility Problem Capability Drive Report of water leak. Appropriate personnel notified and responded. 12:50 AM | Utility Problem Dunn Avenue Report of water leak. Appropriate personnel notified and responded. 9:09 AM | Information University Burlington Labs NCSU ECC assisted with a Pulstar Nuclear Reactor Drill. 2:02 PM | Check Person Pi Kappa Phi Report of suspicious subject on porch of house. Officers located student who was member of house. No other subjects were located. 3:49 PM | Check Person Admin Svcs II Officers investigated student lying in grass. No action taken. 4:41 PM | Check Person Dan Allen/Western Officers investigated student lying in greenway. No action taken. 5:07 PM | Larceny Wolf Village Student reported bicycle stolen. 5:36 PM | Concerned Behavior Assistance Pullen Hall Follow-up on student receiving assistance for Counseling Services. 6:42 PM | B&E Vehicle Centennial Park & Ride Student reported vehicle had been broken into and several items taken. 7:07 PM | Special Event Stewart Theatre FP monitored ballet.
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stare at a screen reading a book you aren’t particularly interested in that also has continued from page 1 no pictures, like for English bookstore has signed on with classes.” Sanders said he hopes the Course Smart and Cengage, ebook publishing companies, bookstore will have a printto supply electronic course ing deal where a student can buy a certain chapter and material. Ebooks allow students to read print it out, instead of havbooks from any computer and ing to buy an entire book, as interact with the activities most of the time the entire textbook isn’t covered. available within the ebook. According to Sanders, Sanders admitted, however, there are still downsides to eb- the bookstore has not seen ooks which make the physical a significant decrease in the amount of printed books versions preferable. being sold “A negative ye t , but to purchaspredicts ing an ebook one day, is t hat t he when the license purtechnolochased usugy is more ally ends at readily t he end of available t he s eme s to everyter,” Sanders one, t he said, “A lso, Universtudents can’t sit y w i l l sel l ebook s probably back, so they Ryan Thomann, end up are losing sophomore biological sciences switching money.” over to usRyan Thomann, a sophomore in ing ebooks exclusively in orbiological sciences, said he der to be more efficient and thought students should be able environmentally friendly. David Prescott, a sophoto choose which book format they wish to purchase and use more in aerospace engineering, said he doesn’t really for themselves. “We should have the option like the idea of electronic of having either an ebook or books because he would a textbook and not have to rather hold something tanget both, like we have to with gible. Prescott said physical Webassign,” Thomann said. “An ebook runs out at the end books are preferable because of the semester which is one he can highlight portions of of the downsides because you the text for reference, flip can’t sell them back since it’s through the material easier not really a material product.” and view multiple items at Thomann also said he found the same time. “I have an online textbook it easier to read the science ebooks instead of the E-Reserves for MSE in addition to an provided through the library actual book and I rarely use the electronic version,” for classes such as English. “It’s easier to read science Prescott said. “Ebooks just books online because you can don’t have the same benefits interact with them and it’s in- that real books do.” teresting,” he said. “It’s hard to
“We should have the option of having either an ebook or a textbook and not have to get both.”
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“There are service projects set up all over Raleigh, and it’s the perfect opportunity for volunteers to give back to their community.” Chase said her own experiences with Service Raleigh motivated her to further her involvement in the program. “I volunteered in the past, and had such a great experience, I wanted to get involved with the planning.” Kelli Rogers, Student Senate president, said the event allowed the University to make an impact in the community beyond its own campus. “We generally focus on how we can better our own community here at NCSU,” she said. “What is great about Service Raleigh is that it allows us to reach further out to other members of the community.” Rogers said students must be more aware of the things going on outside campus. “Even though we’re NCSU students, we have to remember we are part the Raleigh community, and North Carolina as a whole.” Rogers said she recalled her own memorable experiences with Service Raleigh.
“I love [Service Raleigh]. I remember one year, I was participating with a group of SG people and we spread mulch at a playground at a daycare center for mentally and physically challenged kids,” she said. “We stayed until 5 p.m. and got so caught up into the service that we stayed longer than the time we were required to.” Dumonceau said one of the biggest goals this year is to help create a relationship between the student volunteers and service organizations. “We want to make [Service Raleigh] more sustainable so people can keep in touch with the organizations they worked with” she said. In addition, Dumonceau said there would be more outdoor service opportunities planned this year. “We’re trying to have more outdoor events like more activities with cleaning up the community, working with elementary schools, just having more outdoor community involvement,” she said. Thousands of volunteers participated last year to give back to the community they call home. “Last year, we had around 2,000 volunteers sign up, along with 76 partners,” Dumonceau said. According to Dumonceau,
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John Ng, a junior in history, shovels mulch for other volunteers at the Hemlock Bluffs Nature Preserve in Cary March 27, 2009 as part of Service Raleigh.
this year’s Service Raleigh organizers hope to have more community involvement.
The event is planned and sponsored by the Park Scholars and Student Government.
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Bryan Martella, a sophomore in industrial engineering, plays ping pong with his roommate, Brian Freeman, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, Monday. “I like to come down and play ping pong with my suitemates. It’s a great way to relieve stress because I normally win,” Freeman said.
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The Facts:
Depression and suiciderelated problems are a serious problem on college campuses. At N.C. State, seven percent of students who visit the Counseling Center indicate that they’ve had suicidal thoughts.
Our Opinion:
Depression, especially in its most severe forms, is a serious problem. Students should treat it as such.
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the Executive Editors.
fter a tragic death in an off-campus incident early Friday morning, the University must grieve the loss of one of its own. The event marked a sad day for the campus community, but it also presents an opportunity for students to reassess the ways in which they manage their own stress. Tom Stafford, the vice chancellor for student affairs, exercises at Carmichael Gym daily. From outside observers’ scrutiny and from his own admissions, he has a stressful job. But he relaxes by going to the gym around his lunch hour; it’s his way of relieving stress. Likewise, many students find
it calming to take a break from the melee by going to the dining hall for a meal or hanging out with friends who foster healthy relationships. If things are building up internally and students feel as though they have no one to talk to, campus’ Counseling Center at the Student Health Center has psychiatrists and counselors who are willing to provide unprejudiced, free-ofcharge consultation. There are options; the University provides many ways to curtail the high stress that
comes along with the college environment. Seven percent of the students that go to the Counseling Center indicate suicidal thoughts on their pre-screening analysis; and suicide is one of the highest killers of students in the college-age group. An analysis of past years at N.C. State shows that the University averages two or three annual suicide-related deaths. Stress, depression and suicidal thoughts are no laughing matter and should not be ignored. Transition periods,
such as the start of a new semester, are very stressful times for students and incidences of depression, or worse, are common. Don’t take it lightly. Everyone has a story about a friend, family member or colleague who has battled with severe depression. Talk to them, it might be one of the most important conversations you ever have. Whatever students do, they should take the recent events as a call to review their own wellbeing, buttress healthy relationships and evaluate different stress-management tactics.
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re you one of those people that turn off all the lights on Halloween night? Do you know people that do? Maybe the reason people avoid Halloween is because they don’t have any candy to hand out or maybe they just don’t feel like being Sam Daughtry i n t he Ha lloween spirit? Staff Columnist But what i f your student senator dipped out of the senate chamber to avoid voters on a legislative issue? That is exactly what a select few did just last week. The reason? The GLBT Recognition Act. On Wednesday evening the Student Senate, in a unanimous vote, took a leap forward in recognizing Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered persons during the month of October at N.C. State. The bill sponsored by Senators Caroline Yopp and Ethan Harrelson was only to recognize the group, not to agree or disag ree with the organization. I n St udent Government t he re h ave been ma ny guest speakers and politicia ns. On each occasion the Student Senate usually presents a proclamation of achievement to the guest. Nobody has walked out because the person is a Democrat or Republican. Recognizing the achievements is enough. Instead of sitting through the controversial vote some student senators abstained or conveniently left the room, sending a message to some students in the GLBT community that some senators disapprove of the bill and do not recognize gay or lesbian constituents. But if these same senators leave the room for GLBT, what else will they leave the room for? Will those same senators leave during votes on Black History, Muslim, Hispanic or other religious student organizations? One senator mentioned that he didn’t want to vote no and become labeled as a racist or hater. Kyle O’Donnell, sophomore in nuclear engineering and a student senator said, “I
“Maybe they had déjà vu of Halloween and pretended they were not at home.”
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Scientists agree, Christianity welcomes research “Religion Teaches False Truths,” a letter in Wednesday’s paper, argues that Christianity is responsible for slowing the progress of scientific ideas and discoveries. I submit that Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Leibniz, Newton, Linnaeus, Euler, Faraday, Mendel, Pasteur, Kelvin, Cantor, Fleming, Smalley, von Weizsäcker and Jaki (to name a few) would disagree. These Christians are responsible for revolutionary scientific developments. Copernicus, for example, presented some of the earliest evidence of a heliocentric universe (a model which he interpreted as being in harmony with Christianity). The Catholic Church at the time attempted to suppress this model, because it (mistakenly) interpreted figurative statements in the Bible to be making a scientific claim. Was the problem caused by Christianity? No; it was caused by a misinterpretation and subsequent refusal to welcome opposing evidence. Copernicus and Galileo challenged the prevailing view, which was false. These men better represented Christianity through their actions, because Christians try to understand the truth (and obey it, when truth calls them to action). True
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Christianity has never suppressed truth. Christians who believe that God created the Earth will welcome further research into and understanding of the origins of the universe, for example; if we’re right, the results will only reinforce faith. Advocates of good science, if their dedication is to evidence rather than theories, will welcome and support Christians who use scientific methods to look for truth. Ben Bingham senior, nuclear engineering
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Try making a newspaper Monday’s editorial on the 6,000 runner cap for the KKC was flawed. Here’s a few ideas: the logistics of registering more than 6,000 runners the day of the race; public safety (perhaps somebody previously drowned in a sea of vomit from 6,001 runners in a similar race); human resources; maximum glaze-to-doughnut ratio output from Krispy Kreme; or maybe the KKC board is culturally tolerant and an ancient Mayan inscription prophesized the Sun God Kinich-Ahau would come down from the sky and consume the fertility god Chac so no crops could be harvested again should the number of 6,000 participants be reached in a race for a foreseen doughnut. Who knows? But no one will continue to know unless you do your job: journalism. You can’t just say, “Well, we don’t know the ‘blatant reason’ why this is, but it should totally be changed.” If it were blatant, it shouldn’t be too hard to figure out, right? This isn’t your diary. It’s a newspaper. Besides the sports section and a few features, Technician consists of glorified mouths who learned to use spell check. The best article written in the last year was by David McKnight, the street fiddler, on the dangers of selling out to government and corporations. It had inarguable facts, information and logical points. Go ask him to proofread for you. I don’t think Woodward and Bernstein would have had the success they did if the best point
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in their article was “Nixon gives us the heebie-jeebies.” Bryan Maxwell junior, civil engineering
Editorial failed to ask the right question We are deeply disappointed with the “Reconsider 6,000 runners” editorial in Monday’s Technician. It did not carve out the time to pose the question, “Why cap the burgeoning tradition at 6,000 entrants?” to one of the race’s co-chairs before publishing the editorial. In fact, Kalie Porterfield and Logan Dawson both made plain the reason behind the participant cap to a Technician reporter via a phone interview before the article was published. As was clearly explained during these interviews, the number of runners is limited to 6,000 by mandate of the Raleigh Police Department in consideration of runner safety. The roads that encompass the race route cannot accommodate additional runners without posing substantial risk to participants. As leaders of a student organization ourselves, we understand that the contributors to Technician are not professionals, but individuals whose journalism is secondary to their student responsibilities. That being said, this is not the first time Technician has documented incorrect facts, jumbled interviewee statements or presented the Krispy Kreme Challenge in an unnecessarily negative light. The race is an N.C. State tradition, and as a part of the University community we would have expected a greater sense of support from your organization. Kalie Porterfield senior, mechanical engineering 2010 Krispy Kreme Challenge co-chair
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thought it was in poor taste for senior senators to be absent.” Being an elected or appointed leader sometimes leads to tough decisions. What if Congress walked out during the Lumbee Tribe recognition? How do you think the Native American population would feel? Lumbee recognition does not affect most students at N.C. State but there are people that it affects. Bradley Wallace, a junior in sociology and transgendered person, said regarding the senate voting, “the senators that walked out or abstained must be ashamed of their own religion to not stand up for what they truly believe in. I would have just asked that they voted yes or no instead of hiding. I am pleased that the bill passed but what message did it really send back to the GLBT and to students that are afraid to come out?” There are really only two ways to vote: yes or no. But some in SG have created inventive ways to avoid controversy by adding abstention or just conveniently being absent for select votes. A few senators were marked as voting yes but deferred their votes in proxy. Howe ver, some students have questioned if proxy voting was administered in accordance with the Student Body Constitution because of the last minute requests. Some senators said that they had polls asking if students were in support of the bill. But every student I asked either didn’t know of or hadn’t gotten the chance to participate in the surveys. To most students asked, being absent or abstaining is the same as voting no. Maybe all the senators that were “absent” were in the bathroom or at the water fountain from having such a long senate session? But don’t you find it a bit odd that with such impeccable voting records and attendance these same senators conveniently made their way back to the next vote on ridding the position of Student Body Public Defender? Maybe they had déjà vu of Halloween and pretended they were not at home. Either way, it’s just too spooky.
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Student made app tracks BAC Story By Laura wilkinson | photo Illustration By Luis Zapata
“Over the Limit” app acts as BAC calculator Flashing blue lights in the rearview mirror are never a good sign, but they can turn into a nightmare after a night of drinking. It would be nice to know if that .08 limit has been reached … before a breathalyzer comes into play. Well, there’s an app for that. Harmonist Inc., a company founded by four University students, creates iPhone applications mainly geared toward college students. One of the newest applications is a blood alcohol concentration calculator. Jack Zapple, a sophomore in international studies and CAO of Harmonist Inc, said “Over the Limit” is an application that tracks a person’s blood alcohol concentration based on the drinks a person has consumed. “It works completely on the iPhone with no attachments needed. You type your weight and gender one time and just keep track of the drinks you’ve had,” Zapple said. “It keeps a log of what you’ve had to drink.” Zapple said the device sends an alert once the BAC reaches the legal limit. “If it goes over .08, which is the legal limit in North Carolina, the number goes red at the top and lets you know if you’re over the limit,” Zapple said. Spencer Feuerstein, a junior in nuclear engineering, said he would find the application useful for keeping himself out of trouble with the police and for knowing when he has had
too much to drive safely. “Even if it isn’t 100 percent accurate, it’s still a very good guideline,” Feuerstein said. But would he trust it? “To a point. There’s some leeway from person to person to how it affects you. It could still be a little bit off.” Addison Hardy, CTO of Harmonist Inc and a computer science student at Wake Tech, said there is an additional feature on the app that helps students find a cab service. “It will find a taxi for you, locating you based on your GPS position,” Hardy said. Feuerstein said he likes the “find a taxi” feature because he would not have to search through his phone to find a cab company. “It makes it easier for the person who has already been drinking,” Feuerstein said. “The only possible upgrade you could do is find different [taxi] places and their prices for where you want to go.” Hardy said the same formula used in breathalyzers is used to calculate the BAC for the application. “I took the formula a breathalyzer uses and I made it add based on time and the amount you’ve had,” Hardy said. Gender and weight are associated with BAC level, with males having more tolerance than females. “You get drunk a little bit quicker if you’re a female,” Hardy said. Other applications Harmonist Inc has created include DrumPro, LensTrack and StudySound. DrumPro allows the user to play select instruments, such as the maracas,
triangle, tambourine and cowbell. LensTrack reminds the user when it is time to change contact lenses. Hardy said StudySound plays different soothing sounds, even in sleep mode. “It’s something to play in the background to help you focus,” Hardy said. Zapple echoed its usefulness. “It’s actually one of our best-selling apps,” Zapple said. Zapple said while they are focusing on iPhone applications right now, they want to move to software development in the future. According to Zapple, the inspiration for Harmonist, Inc came from Kenan Simpson, a sophomore in economics and the CEO of the company. “I met him on Craig’s List,” Zapple said. “One night we were in the library and we talked about starting a company. We went out the next week and got all the paperwork from downtown.” Hardy said their original ideas stemmed from discussion about things the iPhone did not already offer. “We were just sitting around thinking of ideas and started brainstorming about things the iPhone could do that they can’t do already,” Hardy said. The fourth founder of Harmonist, Inc is Charles Grasnajjar, a freshman in First Year College.
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set as a flag by the filter, then the message will go to spam.” Young said Gmail is known for its integrated world-class spam and virus protection solutions. “When Gmail users report a particular message as spam, the system quickly learns to start blocking similar messages,” Young said. “The more spam the community tags, the smarter the system becomes.” The same advanced computing infrastructure that powers Google Search also tunes the spam filters, according to Young. Nicholos said an e-mail is not sent directly from one computer to another, but rather the message goes through a series of servers and relays before reaching the intended receiver. “With our current system, anyone with an @ncsu.edu email address will have their
messages sent and received through one of 12 IMAP servers, such as uni48map.ncsu. edu,” Nicholos said. “The message is then sent on to the universal mail relay system, where almost all e-mails go through the Internet. “ According to Nicholos, the receiver picks up the e-mail when its mail server recognizes the address. Martin describes the e-mail process as being made up of two servers -- one for receiving and one for sending e-mails. “The SMTP, or simple mail transfer protocol, takes e-mails and routes them to the Internet,” Martin said. “The IMAP, or Internet mail access protocol, receives e-mails by recognizing e-mail addresses.” When a server isn’t available because it’s busy or can’t be reached over the network, the sending SMTP server will queue the message and attempt to re-try sending it a number of times, according to Martin. “This is why a message can
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end up in an inbox a while after it was sent,” Martin said. “In addition, there are also protocols for how the server handles messages when someone’s email box is over quota.” According to the OIT Web site, when an inbox is full the server will send the e-mail user a warning and then continue trying to resend the message at 30-minute intervals for three days. If the space is still full at this time, the server will send the message back to the original sender and advise the person that the account is not being used. Students are always able to increase their quota allocation online at http://oit.ncsu.edu/ email/storage-quota. In addition, students can sign up now at http://google.ncsu. edu to be a part of the early Beta Service. All students will receive e-mails before the start of next fall with instructions on how to switch from the campus Unity mail service to Google Apps.
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Gmail switch saves money, gives options
Google Apps creates more communications, networking possibilities for University Jessica Neville Science & Tech Editor
The Office of Information Technology is in the process of switching the University from the Cyrus open source e-mail system to Gmail, part of the larger software program Google Apps. After nine years of using the Cyrus system that provided Webmail service, the University has decided to partner with the Internet powerhouse Google to save money and time for the University and give students more software options. The Google Apps for Education program includes not just Gmail, but a host of applications for students to use. Google Calendar, Google Docs, Google Groups, Google Sites and Google Talk will all become accessible for interested users to download. Stan North Martin, director of Outreach, Communications and Consulting for OIT, said the service is only going to be available to students initially, but should be extended to faculty and staff in the future. Nick Young, member of the student email implementation team, said the decision to switch e-mail services was based on students’ requests for additional e-mail storage space and the University’s desire to save money. “Google gives students over seven gigabytes of storage space for their e-mail, far in excess of the 50 megabytes allocation they now receive,” Young said. According to Young, Webmail was only
an e-mail service and did not “provide an advanced collaborative environment like Google provides with its Docs, Sites, Calendar and Talk services.” “With Google, both students and the University get exactly what they want,” Young said. Martin said Webmail service is provided by an open-source software program called SquirrelMail. “SquirrelMail provides a way of accessing the campus Unity mail service, which is run by Cyrus, another open-source software company,” Martin said. “The Unity mail service is the entire operation; the Cyrus mail servers, Webmail and the mail relays that process outgoing and incoming mail.” According to Martin, one of the advantages of Google Apps is that the Google Company runs the program, whereas the University currently runs the Unity mail service. “Google will run the program for us, which will save the University money and time,” Martin said. “The company has a good reputation with other Universities who have tried the program.” Martin said OIT gathered information from students and departments on campus that relied heavily on e-mail, such as Registration and Records, in making the decision to use Google Apps. “We had a lot of feedback from students who already used Gmail and liked it,” Martin said. “Everyone was generally supportive of the change.” Ben Brendle, a freshman in engineering, said he is already a fan and user of Gmail. “I love Gmail,” Brendle said. “When
I saw that we were switching I was very happy, because not only is it simple but it also looks a lot more attractive than the Webmail we utilize now.” Although the future of e-mail is uncertain, Martin said Google is a company the University can expect to stick with for the foreseeable future. “Google is constantly innovating,” Martin said. “While the use of e-mail may be decreasing, the company is always creating new tools, such as the applications we will soon be using. As new Google products become available, we can take advantage of them because we are now linked with the company.” Young echoed this vision of Google Apps being a positive investment for the University’s future. “The beauty of the Google Apps for our University service is that we will benefit from their innovations much more quickly than if we had to develop them internally,” Young said. “We are looking forward to seeing how the University uses Google Apps to communicate and collaborate more effectively in the years to come.” Another advantage of Gmail is that the program conducts its own anti-spam and anti-virus filters, according to Harry Nicholos, assistant director for Systems and Hosted Services. “The anti-virus software we are currently using is Sophos PureMessage,” Nicholos said. “The way the software works is by recognizing pre-set words and codes to detect viruses and spam. If a virus is detected, the message will be immediately deleted. If the software recognizes a word that is
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already accomplished, Eloheim is also in position to break an N.C. State record set by Tab Thacker, who was a three-time continued from page 8 All American and won the National Championship at heavyearlier than I did and he weight in 1984. “I think it’s a fair bet he’s was able to learn from my experiences wrestling. We going to win more than 20 definitely competed against matches, which will break the each other always. Whether record set by Tab Thacker for it was in the living room of true freshmen,” Jordan said. Though his coach and older the house or actually in the mat room, he definitely brother have been blown away pushed himself at a higher by his effort so far this season, pace than he would have Eloheim said he is concentrating on improving upon what he otherwise.” His three losses to ranked calls a ‘tough’ start to his college opponents include a 1-3 loss wrestling career. “It has been tough and I’ve to No. 14 Nathan Fernandez of Oklahoma, a 2-6 realized firsthand the difference between loss to No. high school 13 Tucker and college Lane of Neathletics,” braska, and Eloheim a 0-6 loss to said. “It’s all No. 5 Scott a lea r n i ng Ste ele of Jainor Palma, older brother of experience. Navy. “He has freshman heavyweight Eloheim But I haven’t Palma limited my not been expectations. overpowI’m still goered by ing out there anyone he has wrestled,” Jordan said. with the intention of going to “That’s what is amazing, to nationals and hopefully doing come in as a freshman and well out there.” His older brother Jainor said be in that position. He has been right in there in every he expects even more from Eloheim. match he has lost.” “He is on his way to doing big Eloheim said he is pleased with the steady improve- things,” Jainor said. “He is on ments he has made as the his way to becoming a national champ. It’s not a question of if season has progressed. “I’m doing pretty well he can be a national champion; with how I’m progressing it’s a question of how soon he every week,” Eloheim said. can do it and how many times “It’s an awesome thing, not he is going to do it.” taking any steps back, especially as a freshman.” In addition to what he has
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along the indoor side spanning from court one to court six.” Moving the fan seating to the other side of the courts will allow fans a better view of the action due to the way the sun sets. “The way the current seats are oriented it’s looking right into the sun,” Brincefield said. “In addition, we’re keeping the grass seating if you want to sit on a blanket or have children run around.” With these improvements, sophomore Diana Mortlock of the women’s team hopes it will attract a larger fan base as well as improve the team. “Overall it will be great for our team to be able to take a step forward,” Mortlock said. “The outdoor courts aren’t great so I will be looking forward to having a new surface to play on.” This project, which is estimated to take 10 months once both tennis teams finish their post-season play, is targeted to begin around the end of May. The timeline for the project includes completing the courts, lights and fence by the fall and finishing the stadium in time for the spring 2011 season, when the teams begins their outdoor tournaments. “It’s a really tight schedule,” Brincefield said. Choboy said he is most excited about having lighted courts. “With the lighting that we’ll have, it will allow for a much better practice schedule as well as allow for Friday and Saturday night matches,” Choboy said. “It will just really enhance everything.”
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The J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center will receive a facelift before the 2011 spring season, making it one of the premiere tennis complexes in the country. The inside was completed in 2004, but the outdoor facilities are still being updated. The new complex will be more fan-friendly with improvements like new seating, lights, a scoreboard and a plaza for fans to enter. The design is not finalized; however, construction is set to begin in May once the tennis season is over.
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MEN’S BASKETBALL Men’s Tennis match has been rescheduled The men’s tennis match versus East Carolina has been postponed to Wednesday, Feb. 3, at 5:30 p.m. The match against UNC Charlotte has yet to be rescheduled. In the last matchup between the Pack and ECU in 2007, N.C. State pulled out a 6-1 victory over the Pirates.
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Rifle finishes second this weekend The rifle team defeated the Citadel, but finished behind the Air Force Academy Saturday, Jan. 30. The Pack shot a team total of 4,531 with 2,302 in air-rifle and 2,229 in smallbore. Freshman William Teller led his team with a total of 1,151, a personal best. State, 12-8 overall and 8-0 in the SEARC, will head to Collegiate Sectionals Saturday, Feb. 13 and Sunday, Feb. 14 in Charleston S.C. Source: N.C. State Athletics
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Did You know? Freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma turned down wrestling offers from defending national champion Iowa, among others.
Senior guard finally finds his niche Degand’s position change leads to success for team and himself Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor
Si nce t ra nsfer r i ng from Iowa State, redshirt senior shooting guard Farnold Degand has struggled to find his way. Whether it be his first year at Iowa State, where he redshirted and had to sit out a year due to NCAA eligibility rules for transferring to N.C. State, or blowing out his knee early on in the season his sophomore year, the 6’ 4’’ guard has had a hard time to find his niche with the Pack. But now in his senior season, the guard has made a transition from point guard to shooting guard, and it seems that Degand has finally found his home. “He has played well for us,” coach Sidney Lowe said. “He has kept himself ready. More mentally than anything, I think playing the two allows him more freedom.” For Degand, the transfer to the 2-guard spot allows him a lot more freedom and also the
ability to create for himself as guard spot has made a differopposed to trying to create for ence in Degand’s stats as well, others while playing the point. as he is averaging almost two “As a one he is trying to come more points in ACC play this down and trying to run the season compared to last season, play or push and get us into and has averaged 8.3 points a something,” Lowe said. “Where game in the last six games since as in the two spot, most of the he became the starter. But the most obvious thing time when it gets into his hands he is in attack mode and I give that Lowe notices is the comfort that Degand plays with at him that freedom. With Degand’s ability to push shooting guard. “I think he is more comfortthe ball and get from one side of able with the court to the t hat a nd other in a matno quester of seconds, tion it has his teammates helped us,” understand his Lowe said. ability and the “It g ive s different style u s t hos e that the guard off guards brings to t he t h at c a n team, includhandle the ing him sharing basketball ball-handling and create duties during something the game. This either for gives the Pack a coach Sidney Lowe themselves big advantage to or t heir have two playteamers capable of handling the ball, especially mates.” Degand’s quickness is not alwhen they are up against a strong press from an opposing ways a good thing, according to Horner. defense. “He can definitely move the “Farnold brings another style to our offense,” senior forward ball,” Horner said. “Sometimes Dennis Horner said. “The pace when I am taking the ball out, of play he goes at and the fact he is already down the court that he is another ball handler while I am just at the foul line, so I don’t get any shots.” helps a lot.” The transition to the off-
“ He has kept himself ready. More mentally than anything, I think playing the two allows him more freedom.”
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Palma powers through rookie season Freshman heavyweight succeeds despite inexperience Tyler Everett Deputy Sports Editor
Freshman heavyweight Eloheim Palma is no stranger to competition. “There were high expectations in the house,” said Jainor Palma, Eloheim’s older brother and a former four year starter for the Pack and ACC heavyweight champ in 2007. “There was a competition between us. It always felt good to come home and try to challenge each other every day, comparing accomplishments and all that. We definitely competed against one another.” Eloheim’s older sister, Norjai Palma, is a senior track athlete at UNC-Chapel Hill who finished in the top 20 in the shot put at the 2009 ACC outdoor Marisa Akers/technician championships. His parents were also both athletes. Eloheim Palma, a freshman at 285 lbs, wrestles with Bobby Isola, a junior at 285 lbs, during practice on Monday. Palma will The Palmas are from Costa go up against UNC Thursday in Reynolds Coliseum. Rica, where Eloheim’s father was an amateur boxer and Wolfpack wrestler has posted his mother ran track and level. “It’s quite amazing what he over a nationally ranked opplayed basketball for her has done at heavyweight as a ponent this season. high school. “I’ve been in the exact Such an upbringing might freshman,” Jordan said. “He help to explain the success has wrestled a brutal sched- same position, being a startthe former high school ule. I would imagine his RPI ing heavyweight at N.C. State National Champion has is up there in the top 5 in the as a true freshman,” Jainor enjoyed during his fresh- country. He has wrestled just said. “And I understand the about every transition you have to make m a n s e aranked guy, from high school to college. son. After a f r o m t h e I definitely am very proud of high school No. 1 guy in him and I think he has done career durthe country a fabulous job.” ing which Jainor said he suspects all the way he won his to the 17th that much of Eloheim’s sucf i n a l 117 -ranked guy cess is due to the young age matches, in the coun- at which his younger brother Eloheim began expecting excellence of try.” turned coach Carter Jordan himself. The dow n t he “Me and him wrestled a strength of likes of the opposi- lot as we grew up together,” defending national champion Iowa tion he has wrestled this sea- Jainor said. “He learned from to wrestle for coach Carter son has made Eloheim’s success my mistakes and understood Jordan and the Wolfpack. all the more impressive. He what were the right things to So far, Eloheim, whose 17- has squared off against more be successful and what were 12 record is the second best nationally ranked opponents, the wrong things, what to on the team, has met and four, than any of his team- stay away from. He started exceeded the expectations mates. His 10-3 defeat of No. brought about by his dom- 11 Benjamin Berhow of Mininance at the high school nesota is the only victory any palma continued page 7
“It’s quite amazing what he has done at heavyweight as a freshman.”
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Farnold Degand shoots the ball during the second half of Tuesday night’s game in the RBC Center. Degand had five rebounds and scored seven points during the Wolfpack’s 77-63 loss to the Tar Heels.
Tennis
New stadium set to improve tennis program Construction will begin in May for the tennis program’s new courts, lights, scoreboard and stadium seating Jen Hankin Deputy Sports Editor
At about this time next year the men’s and women’s tennis teams will swing back into action with a new, completely renovated home for the spring of 2011. This is something that has been in the works for quite some time. The J.W. Isenhour Tennis Center , completed in August 2004, currently includes four indoor and seven outdoor courts. The new tennis complex will include completely new courts, with stadium seating, lights and a scoreboard, along with player access connecting the two facilities and small concessions for fans. According to Ray Brincefield, assistant athletic director of outdoor athletic facilities, the courts will help enhance every aspect of the sport. “It’s going to benefit everybody,” Brincefield said. “Student athletes, fans, everybody within the tennis program will enjoy it.” Brincefield said the driving force behind the new complex has been the men’s tennis head coach, Jon Choboy, who has been working on the project since its beginnings in 2004. “I personally started pressing for this my second year here,” Choboy said. “It wasn’t anything that was opposed, everyone was in agreement, but with all the other projects it didn’t happen until now.” One of the major reasons a new facility is necessary is recruiting. Within the past five years, Division I tennis programs have been building state-of-the-art tennis stadiums. In simple terms, whoever has the best courts and facilities gets the best players, according to Choboy. “Tennis is an outdoor game
QUICK FACTS: Designer: Woolpert, based out of North Carolina, in conjunction with N.C. State Design and Construction Services. Total budget including design: $200,225,000 Funding: Student fee department Start date: End of May Complex includes: Renovated courts, lights, scoreboard, fencing, stadium seating, concessions, player area, storage and connections to indoor facilities. Source: Ed Levy, Design and Construction services, project manager
and I have for sure lost recruits because of our outdoor facility,” Choboy said. “We have gotten some top recruits on campus but we simply couldn’t grab them because our facility is bad, our court’s cracks are wide and it’s not up to par at all with other Division I tennis facilities. But it will be now.” Coaches recruiting against the Pack have told potential players about the problems with the courts, causing State to lose recruits on the sole basis of facilities, according to Brincefield. The reason the outdoor courts are in such poor condition is because they were built on top of an old University landfill site. “The stability of the soil under the courts is not good, so our courts have to be redone a lot because they crack a lot,” Brincefield said. “Because they don’t have a very good surface, our project starts with the courts and going down into the ground to make sure we have a good base.” With the new complex the courts are not just being renovated; they are being moved as well. “They are tearing everything out,” Choboy said. “They are digging down a few feet and moving the courts closer into the hill so the seats will be
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