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Alumni Association recognizes student leaders, celebrates Founder’s Day Annual banquet features distribution of Mathews, Watauga medals Kate Shefte Executive Editor
The McKimmon Center played host to the annual N.C. State Founder’s Day dinner Monday night as hundreds of alumni and current students gathered to celebrate the University’s opening, which took place 123 years ago Sunday. While nearly 400 guests finished their chocolate cake, Jay Dawkins, a senior in civil engineering, Shanna Rose, a senior in political science, walked on stage to receive the 2010 Mathews Medals, the highest nonscholastic award an N.C. State student can receive. The award, based on the prestigious Watauga Medal and named after one of State’s first students, honors graduating seniors who have built a legacy based on leadership and significant contributions to the University. Rose, whose lengthy resume includes the titles of former student senator, chair of the Student Government Leadership Development Committee, president of the Alumni Association Student Ambassadors and current co-chair of Service Raleigh, N.C.’s largest student-run service organization, said she and Dawkins were “humbled” by the experience. “[Dawkins] and I will tell anyone who asks that some of the most important things we’ve learned in college have not been academic related,” Rose said. “It’s cool that they’re able to point that out and recognize the contributions we’ve made.” Perhaps because most undergraduates were scared away by the $75 price tag of
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Interim Chancellor Woodward presents former Student Body President, Jay Dawkins, with the Mathews Medal at the Founders’ Day Dinner in the McKimmon Center Monday, March 8, 2010. The Mathews Medal recognizes outstanding N.C. State seniors who have given service to the University.
dining with the Alumni Association, many of the few students that attended the event were Dawkins’ and Rose’s friends. Rose said bridging the gap between alumni and current students is crucial and that, in time, she hopes the Founder’s Day banquet will include
a wider range of age and experience. “These events are great. I wish there are more students here to provide that connection, but in the future, if there’s student recognition of what the award is, there might be more student and alum participation,”
Agriculture Awareness Week stakes claim on the Brickyard Alpha Zeta hosts opportunity to see beyond the steak on the dinner plate
Rose said. After speeches from current chancellor James Woodward and Chancellor-elect Randy Woodson, who will take office later
IFC looks to inform, mold new members into gentleman Workshops teach fraternity brothers etiquette and business know-how John Cline Staff Writer
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Loud moos and other barnyard noises will continue to fill the Brickyard this week through Thursday as part of Alpha Zeta’s Agriculture Awareness Week, which features tents with information booths and live animals such as baby chicks, cattle and pigs. “We’re out here to educate the students and public about where their food comes from,” Amanda Noble, a junior in plant and soil science, said. “It doesn’t just come from the grocery store.” Included in the week’s activities are opportunities to pet animals, eat lunch and watch contests. “[Monday] we had the administrative agriculture Olympics. We had three administrators from CALS participate in an Egg Toss, Watermelon Crawl, Tractor Race and a Sunflower Seed Spittin’ contest,” Noble said. “Tomorrow we’re having a milking contest. Lunch will be served every day at 12:30.” According to Jamie Jordan, a senior in animal science, Alpha Zeta, an agricultural fraternity, also invites other agriculture related clubs to come out and do fundraisers and whatever else they wish to do. Lauren Mabry, a junior in animal science and poultry science, said the Poultry Science Club has a booth set up with informational pamphlets and an area for people to hold baby chicks. “The Poultry Science Club has set up a chick booth where people can hold the baby chicks. We’ve got a tri-fold board that shows the activities we’re doing or we’ve done,” Mabry said. “We’re trying to educate people about
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its New Member Institute at 2 p.m. Sunday afternoon in Riddick Hall with programming aimed toward developing young fraternity members into upstanding young gentleman. “Today is a workshop for all new members from the spring in IFC fraternities to give them the tools to succeed overall with their fraternity experience,” Peter Barnes, a junior in natural resources and the President of IFC, said. Workshops throughout the day included topics such as academic success, safety do’s and don’ts taught by Campus Police, résumé building, dressing for success, safe sex and students’ legal rights. The day concluded with a buffet-style dinner during which the young men were instructed in proper etiquette by Lu Ann ElyRandolph, a professional etiquette and protocol consultant. “They’re going to learn both American and Continental dining styles, as well as basic table manners and how to interact with wait staff,” ElyRandolph said. “Also, they’re going
to learn about proper conversation and interview do’s and don’t, such as what to do when offered alcohol at a job interview (politely decline) or how to address a prospective employer.” The Institute, which is required for all new members, has grown in size and scope in its second year of existence. “We’ve done it before but it hasn’t been this structured and well organized,” Michael Curran Sullivan, a junior in civil engineering and the Vice President of Finance for IFC, said. “We’ve never had the dining tutorial or this many different workshops. We really wanted to step it up to enrich the experience for everyone.” According to IFC Advisor James Byars, the New Member Institute helps to broaden the benefits young men gain from being involved in a fraternity. “When we looked at doing this, we saw a need to provide training and opportunities for success and to fill in the gaps in what members can learn from their experience in Greek Life,” Byars said. “It’s hard to do a program like this for undergraduate men since they may have other priorities in mind, but [the institute] puts the resources in place for them and makes them readily available to anyone interested.”
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Tossing her lasso high in the air, Caitlin Purcell, a sophomore in history, readies herself to ring a fake cow Monday Mar. 8, 2010. “I’ve never tried something like this before,” said Purcell, “they make it look a lot easier.” The lasso event was held in the brickyard as part of Agriculture Awareness week, which is taking place all week in the brickyard.
the industry.” Ryan Amos, a freshman in chemical engineering, said the tents and animal exhibits looked cool. “It made me think of home,” Amos said. “I live on a farm at home.” Jordan said Alpha Zeta wants to
present agriculture in a different way. One of those ways is through Hoover, a large steer with a hole in his stomach.
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randon Terry, a senior in zoology, introduces Eric Boone, a junior in technology education, to Asmodeus, a red-tailed boa, in the Brickyard on the first day of Agricultural Awareness Week. “I’ve always been into snakes,” said Terry, a member of the herpetology club. “When I was six, I brought a rat snake home. That was highly discouraged by my mother.” Boone is also unafraid of the reptiles. “I saw one eat a live chick once. That was kind of cool,” said Boone.
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North Korea warns of nuclear build-up North Korea said Sunday it will begin pursuing a stronger atomic arsenal and that it was no longer bound by the cease fire which ended the Korean War. This announcement comes as a response to joint U.S.-South Korean military drills set to start this week. The announcement also comes a few days after a senior
Chinese diplomat said Beijing wants talks about ending North Korea’s nuclear arms programs to be restarted before July. Analysts said the warning from North Korea will not likely cause any increased risks as North Korea has routinely denounced the annual U.S.-South Korean military drills for decades. North and South Korea are still technically at war since the conflict between them ended with an armistice and not a peace treaty. Source: Reuters
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“We’re here to show people, to explain to them the difference between dairy cattle and beef cattle. We tell them the background story of why he has a hole in his stomach,” Jordan said. “He stays at our metabolism unit, which N.C. State owns. This particular hole goes into his rumen. It’s the reason all cattle can eat grass and humans can’t.” Jordan said many people hold the misconception that cattle
have four separate stomachs, but the reality is they simply have four parts to one stomach. “You can actually stick your hand into the hole and touch his fistula. It’s used for research purposes; you can take samples from it to see how well he is digesting certain grasses or feeds.” Jordan said most of the animals come from N.C. Stateowned properties, like the swine unit, beef unit, dairy unit and small ruminate like goats and sheep. Paul O’Leary, a freshman in management, said the experi-
ence was different from what he expected. “I’m from the North and it was kind of strange to have a cow moo at me,” O’Leary said. Jordan said she has a lot of people ask her if Hoover is mad because he moos a lot, but the reality is the steer is just a social animal. “I tell them if he was mad, they would know it,” Jordan said. She said Hoover would be in the Brickyard 24 hours a day until Thursday afternoon when the booths pack up for the week.
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Many young men were in attendance and most saw it as a valuable experience with lots of useful knowledge for personal and professional use. “I came today for the leadership training and to build valuable life and study skills,” Emmanuel Acquaah, a junior in psychology and a new member
of Alpha Tau Omega, said. “For example, I just got out of a class where we learned workplace skills such as how to dress, how to interview and other just generally useful things.” Acquaah said he joined Greek Life to increase his involvement on campus and learning life skills is just a bonus. “I had never really been involved on campus, and my roommates were in [a fraternity] and I hung out with them a lot anyway,” he said. “It’s good to know that aside from
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this spring, Woodward and S. Lawrence Davenport, chair of the Board of Trustees, draped medals around the necks of Kenneth M. Bryant, Hou-Min Chang and H. Frank Grainger. The Watauga Medal, first awarded in 1975, is given to a select group of men and women who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the University. Chang, professor emeritus in the College of Natural Resources, where he began teaching in 1970, spoke of how welcome and honored he felt in the presence of former co-workers. “To this moment, I have a hard time believing I’m being awarded this medal,” Chang said. “When I look at the past participants, it’s incredible. N.C. State may not be where my root began, but this is where my heart is.” David Mabe/Technician
Student Centers President, Marycobb Randall, converses at her table during the Founders’ Day Dinner in the McKimmon Center Monday, March 8, 2010.
the social aspect, I’m learning how to interact in a professional environment other things that will come in handy after graduation.” Sullivan agreed that it’s good for people to see more character building, a beneficial side of Greek Life. “A lot of people think fraternities are just drinking and social clubs,” he said. “But in reality they do a lot to build you as a person and to prepare for success in the real world.”
History of the Watauga Medal The Watauga Medal was established in 1975 by the Board of Trustees to honor people who have made significant contributions to the advancement of the university. The selection process is a rigorous one conducted by the Watauga Medal Selection Committee, with recommendations going to the Chancellor who reviews them and, finally, to the Board of Trustees. Since 1975, the Watauga Medal has been awarded to 93 men and women, distinguished by their dedication and devotion to the advancement of North Carolina State University. The name derives from the Watauga Club, a group founded in 1884 by young men all under the age of 30. “Watauga” is a Native-American word meaning “the land beyond.” Source: ncsu.edu
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The Office of Information Technology recently started a collaboration effort with a group of students to solve some of the University’s technology issues.
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Communication and collaboration between everyday students and University officials is an essential way to foster understanding between students and administrators.
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uring the last five years the number of nonfaculty University staff members has grown by 9.8 percent. N.C. State now employs nearly 5,400 technical, clerical and other professional staff, making it one of the largest employers in the area. Without many of these dedicated servants the University would shut down completely. The Campus Police keeps students, staff and faculty safe; the systems administrators maintain the computer systems; and the thousands of other staff members service the institutions’ many needs. Whether or not students believe every staff position is essential and provides a benefit to the University is a side debate. That question aside, these ranks have an enormous effect
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on the institution and students’ college experience. Almost every campus issue, from tuition and fees, to classroom sizes and the Wolfline has a direct administrative cause. With so much riding on the work of the Office of the Provost, University Transportation, Dining, Campus Recreation and other staff-driven organizations, it’s essential that students are given input into these offices’ work. The input can’t only be from students’ appointed representatives in Student Government, though. Often, the senators and executive officials only have a cursory understanding of the underlying issues affecting stu-
dents. How many of students’ elected officials actually eat at the dining halls or ride the Wolfline on a daily basis? The answer would be disappointing to students who want to think of Student Government as a body they can relate to. Therefore, the burden must reside with the every-student, who has not been tainted by the University bureaucracy and the palm greasing of its brass. A recent group formed to provide input to the Office of Information Technology, the Information Technology Student Advisory Group, is a great model for this process and has the potential to show that by interacting with concerned
students, the University administrative units can better understand students’ needs, and vice-versa. Simply having an e-mail comments-and-concerns address isn’t enough. Administrative divisions must engage students face-to-face on the important issues, collaborating to find common ground and enact real change. The University will never gain any momentum toward progress if University leaders and average students don’t sit down and have frank discussions about the issues affecting campus. Only through group communication and collaboration, as OIT is attempting to implement, will students’ grievances reach the ears of the people who have the power to make changes happen.
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he cold, dark days of winter are coming to a close. For college students that means two things: spring break and summer vacation! Students get exc ite d a b out breaks during this time of year because it’s warm and i t ’s a n e xMarlena cuse to wear Wilson less clothing. Staff Columnist (Hopefully, the big dinners from Christmas and Thanksgiving haven’t completely ruined you beach bod!) When vacationing, I found that a good number of people wouldn’t be opposed to having a romantic rendezvous, commonly know as a fling. But is a fling really all it’s cracked up to be? Wherever you are vacationing, there is bound to be someone that is going to catch your eye. Maybe it’s the sexy bellhop that helps you take your bags to your room? Or maybe it’s the gorgeouseyed Jet Ski instructor that gets your gears grinding. If you are like me and feel quite comfortable and content admiring f rom afar and subconsciously making up delusional romantic fantasies in your head without any intention of following through with them, you should be fine. If you are a “take charge” kind of person, you may need to keep reading. Flings are f lings and they happen all the time. This does not mean that you should not take extra precaution for your own safety. The point is that on vacation you are in a completely new environment and everyone knows this. People are around to accomplish one thing and that is to have fun. You do not have anyone to look out for you while on vacation so you have to take the responsibility of looking out for yourself. I want to stress the point that one should never judge a book by its cover. Just because the
person you meet looks nice and they have a great smile doesn’t mean they do not have a hidden agenda. People who specialize in abduction of any sort know that this is the time of year that everyone is out and about. They are definitely going to take advantage of a young person’s naivety and adventurous spirit. We have all heard the stories of Elizabeth Smart and Natalie Holloway. One minute they were here and the next they were gone. It can happen just that fast and it can happen to anyone. If you do meet someone you want to spend time with while on vacation, go out with them the smart way. Consider group dates or invite your travelling companions out on the town with you and your new squeeze. If anything remotely out of the ordinary goes down you have a group that will protect you and you can all leave the scene together; traveling in numbers is always safer than traveling alone. Also, always carry your cell phone. I rarely see anyone without a cell phone these days, but it is quite possible to forget it at the hotel. If something does happen and you have no form of communication, it is less likely that you will be able to get help in a timely fashion. Make sure it is charged and always on. Watch your drinks at the bar and always look over your shoulder! Vacations are about having a good time so don’t let the fear of the unknown ruin your fun. Be smart about where you go and who you talk to. Flings are exciting and make for a good story, but make sure you are able to come home and tell that story. The sad truth is that not everyone has good intentions. A six-pack of abs or a nice bum can easily sway someone from looking at the big picture. Have fun on your vacations and, above all, be safe!
“Flings are exciting and make for a good story, but make sure you are able to come home and tell that story.”
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omeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano recently became the first member from the Obama administration to publicly describe the shootings at Fort Hood, Texas as “Violent Islamic Terrorism.” Andrew This is a Dworznicki major deStaff Columnist velopment in the way the administration has been describing and classifying terrorism — extremist acts. It certainly hasn’t been its modus operandi up to this point. Senator Joe Lieberman went so far as to say the “reluctance” to use the phrases “Islamic extremist” or “Muslim terrorist” is a “pet peeve” of his. I am not trying to say that all Muslims are terrorists, or that even most of them are; but it is very important to classify threats correctly without fear of repudiation for not being politically correct. The threat we face is from Islamic extremists and we should not hinder ourselves by failing to call things what they are and hiding behind political correctness. For students who are immersed in a collegiate atmosphere, not being afraid to classify or label things what they are should be a top priority. We must not be
afraid of offending people just for the sake of being politically correct. We, as a whole, must realize threats that are posed to us as a people. And the first step to combating these threats is to correctly classify them without fear of not being politically correct. We see examples of this every day, ranging from the minor to the extreme. Just a few weeks ago, the SECU on Hillsborough Street was robbed. The University sent out an alert describing the suspect as a “dark complexioned male wearing a black hooded Nike sweatshirt, armed with a handgun.” That’s not very helpful at all. Dark-complexioned male? What does that even mean? Was he a black man? A Mexican? Or was he a frat guy who got stuck in the tanning bed too long? While most of us know what “dark complexioned” means, the phrase still leaves room for ambiguity, especially when the only other information provided was that he was wearing a black sweatshirt. So does about 95 percent of campus, at some point or another. This information is not very helpful for students when trying to keep an eye out for the suspect, especially when he is armed with a handgun and students are concerned about their safety. So why did the University describe the suspect in such an obscure manner when all
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other news outlets and police statements at the time described the suspect as a black male? The University used vague and easily misunderstood terms, possibly placing students in danger, possibly for the sake of being too politically correct. If this was indeed the case, it means our leaders consciously made a decision that being politically correct was more important to them than the safety of the students, faculty and staff. Or, possibly, political correctness is so embedded in their brains that they put us in danger without even realizing it. When leaders fail to place the safety of those they are lead above being politically correct so as to not offend anyone, they place those people they are supposed to protect in grave danger. College is a place where people can share ideas and learn from each other. Maybe it’s time to realize that sometimes labels can be a good thing, not just in extreme cases, but in learning about someone’s life. Who you are is who you are; there’s no need to hide behind political correctness. Send Andrew your thoughts on political correctness to letters@technicianonline. com.
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Mobile technology has pros, cons for University Some departments embrace mobile tech, others investigate options Jessica Neville Science & Tech Editor
Every other person on the street has an iPhone or a Blackberry -- or so it seems. But how common is Smartphone usage on a university campus? And how worthwhile is it for departments to invest in the future of mobile phone technology? These are the questions departments across campus are asking themselves in light of an explosion of mobile improvements worldwide coupled with their own budgetary constraints within the University. Jason Austin, Senior Solutions Implementation Engineer of the Office of Information Technology, said universities nation-wide are responding to a changing communications industry. “When I was a student at State, I don’t remember seeing anyone bring laptops to class,” Austin said. “Now some students have moved past laptops to being able to check their emails and facebooks anytime on their mobile phones.” Although Austin said Smartphones are not the norm for most students yet, they are becoming more popular as they become cheaper and easier to obtain. He thinks handheld devices will be the tools of the future as people find them more convenient to use.
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Kadeem Myrick, a senior in business administration, checks his Twitter status on his Blackberry. “I got a Blackberry because of the norm and culture of the professional field I aspire to join,” Myrick said. “When I go into interviews and professional meetings, I see Blackberries everywhere and now that I have one, I know why.”
Other departments on campus have not found the rise of mobile phone usage to be prevalent enough to justify implementing their own programs. Alan Schueler, Director of Academic & Administrative Technology for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, started a Mobile Initiative within CALS several years ago
to see how much CALS students use mobile technology. “We didn’t see enough evidence to continue putting a lot of money, time and effort into developing mobile technology programs,” Schueler said. “We have been more focused on making wireless access available everywhere on campus, whether students have laptops or Smartphones.” Schueler said based on a pilot survey conducted with the University IT committee in 2007, less than 50 percent of University students use Smartphones,
“We are always behind the curve in evaluating the use of technology because it is constantly changing.” said Alan Schueler, Director of Academic & Administrative Technology for CALS
although he acknowledges that this estimate could be constantly changing. “We are always behind the curve in evaluating the use of technology because it is constantly changing,” Schueler
said. “We know where mobile technology is heading but we don’t know how many people will have access to this technology and what they will use it for.” The bottom line, according
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to Schueler, is that right now, with the University being under serious budget constraints, his department is not spending any money unless they absolutely see a need. “It’s an evaluative, ongoing process,” Schueler said of his department’s incorporation of mobile technology. The University library has chosen to embrace mobile technology with a mobile campus library site they launched this past November. The site can be reached from a mobile device at the Web address lib.ncsu. edu/m. David Woodbury, a Library Fellow, said the site gives students access to a variety of library services on their mobile phone. “If we look at trends for adoption rates of smart phones, we can expect the majority of people to be using them in a matter of a few years,” Woodbury said. The library mobile site allows students to access locations and hours, computer availability, the search catalog, reference desk services and instant messaging all from their mobile phones. Students can also look at webcams set up in the Hill of Beans to see how long the line is and look up library news and events. OIT also launched a mobile Web site this year, m.ncsu.edu, which Austin said is meant to give the University another way to connect to students. The site allows students to connect to other popular Web sites such as the Wolfline, University news, the library and people search. “We’ve had a lot of good response from this Web site,” Austin said. “People see us as pushing the model for the incorporation of education and technology.” Austin said the next goal for OIT is to make an iPhone application for the University. “We are constantly looking for ways to improve the mobile Web site and we appreciate student feedback,” Austin said. Students who do not have access to mobile technology should not be at a disadvantage as of now, although that may change in the future. “Having constant access to information changes the way I work,” Austin said. “I think as the price catches up with what students see as value, mobile technology will become more popular. Ironically, the technology is invented to help students get things done quicker, although they also present students with a lot of ways to waste their time.”
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coa Touch. This is based on the Cocoa API toolset which is used to develop programs on the Mac OS X. According to Crossingham, the principal idea behind iGovernment is to provide citizens Oindree Banerjee with an unparalleled access to Staff Writer government information and What do you get when you news. “We feel that there is a lot mix politics and government with the iPhone? Charles of pollution in the air when Crossingham, an alumnus it comes to the way political and owner of EQV Music news is delivered,” CrossingGroup, recently discovered ham said. Christopher Schneider, a the answer to this question freshman when he in physics, developed said he’s a his newest bit skeptical, iPhone app, however. iGovern“What’s in ment. a n i Phone According app that’s not to Crossingonline?” Schh a m, t h i s neider said. application Some stubrings over dents echo 50 feeds of Schneider’s news, phosentiments tos, and – at least to videos from some extent. departments said Charles Crossingham, Others said and ofalumnus and owner of EQV that they can fices across Music Group find out what a ll three is going on in branches of the federal government “right the government the old-fashinto the palm of your hand.” ioned way: simply by tuning This is not the first app that in to one of the various news Crossingham has developed, mediums on television.. Anthony Allen, junior in however. In fact, EQV Music Group, the company Cross- physics, is such a person. “I know people who would ingham owns and operates with his business partner, Ian like to have iGovernment, but Meyer, specializes in iPhone I wouldn’t buy it,” Allen said. “I mean, I watch news but I app development. “Ian and I began making wouldn’t buy an iPhone app apps when the software devel- that tells me all about the govoper’s kit was first released by ernment.” Another student who wishes Apple for the iPhone,” Crossingham said. “We were both to remain anonymous does not long time employees of the trust news feeds by an iPhone Apple Store so we naturally application. “The information is most gravitated towards developing for this new piece of hard- likely biased and in no way different from any other newsware.” The programming language cast.” Crossingham said he feels used by Meyer and Crossingham’s business is called Co- that the government has al-
“We feel that there is a lot of pollution in the air when it comes to the way political news is delivered.”
ways provided great content that could be harnessed more effectively and delivered to a wider audience through a mobile application. “iGovernment eliminates any middle man and allows you to receive information directly from the source,” Crossingham said. And reportedly, the sources are the White House, the House of Representatives, the Senate, the Supreme Court, the Federal Courts, NASA, the Department of Defense, Army Navy, the Marines, the Air Force, Coast Guard, State Department, Homeland Security, the Department of Justice, the Department of Labor, the Department of Energy, the Treasury, and the Department of Health and Human Services. “iGovernment also allows direct support and integration with your e-mail client and Twitter so that you can share your favorite articles instantly,” Crossingham said. The application was released on Feb. 17 and has since consistently stayed in the top 1% of all “News” applications. According to Crossingham, the iTunes application store is the ideal environment for selling mobile applications. “Apple controls 99.4% of the mobile market share,” Crossingham said. “This means that we are part of a marketplace that has sold over 3 billion applications and has over 125 million active iTunes accounts.” Crossingham said he believes that this has the potential to translate into many great things. “This has been a great achievement for us and we are really looking forward to seeing what the future holds. Last week we were highlighted on NBC-17 about new start-ups in the Triangle and their successes on the App Store,” Crossingham said.
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wards Coach talked to us and we started wrestling to our abilities.” Ward, seeded No. 1, came into the championship with a 23-7 overall record, and lost to No. 4 Shawn Harris of Virginia by a late takedown, 4-2. In the consolation round, Ward defeated John Burns, 5-4, after suffering an injury and continued to dominate Jon Kohler of Maryland, 10-4, to secure third place at 149. “I was hoping to win it but I had a tough loss first match and then I had two good wins after,” Ward said. “But I took MICHAEL SHRIVER/TECHNICIAN it one match at a time after Eloheim Palma, a freshman in First Year College, grapples for a last second takedown in the semifinal round of the ACC Championship Tournament in Reynolds Coliseum Saturday, March 6. my first match and just kept At 285 lbs. Palma lost, 3-2, to Ziad Haddad of UNC Chapel Hill and finished fourth overall. wrestling tough.” Palma was the closest Pack wrestler to make the NCAA Championship with an auto- down to an official’s call. He “It’s tough, but I look at it matic bid. Yet, after losing to got the first takedown, and I like it shouldn’t have been WRESTLING No. 2 Pat Gilmore of Mary- thought he outworked him, that close. It’s my fault for wrestlers waiting out hu s- not making the match a litland by a 3-1 for at-large bids tled him.” decision and tle more spread out,” Palma to the NCAA wrestling back B o t h said. “It is what it is.” tournament to the consoPalma and The Pack finished its reguplace and top lat ion f inal Ward have lar season with an 8-13 (1-4 finish for the match, Palma a chance ACC) record. According to Pack for junior lost the match to an at- Jordan, the players are ready 149-pounder by a questionlarge bid to put this season behind Bobby Ward able official’s to t h e them and are excited for a call, not countNCAA full line-up of experienced fourth place ing a takedown Tournawrestlers. finishers, including late in the third ment an “These guys really worked junior 141-pounder Coach Carter Jordan Scott Norris, period to No. 4 nounced hard all spring and are comfreshman Jack Danilkowlater this mitted, great kids,” Jordan week. According to Palma, said. “It’s all about a stepping icz, 3-2. place in the ACC “That was really disap- his loss was difficult but he stone. We’ve got lots of kids Championship with 15.5 points pointing,” Jordan said of said he is pleased with his with a lot of experience and Palma’s loss. “You hate to see standout freshman perfor- next year cant get here soon COMPILED BY JEN HANKIN enough.” a kid’s trip to NCAAs come mance this year.
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After leaving his hometown of Evans City, Pennsylvania last year, Mazzoni arrived at State in the fall and pitched extremely well before struggling early in the 2009 season. “He had a fantastic fall last year and at some point during the first part of the season, he wasn’t pitching the way he did during the fall,” Avent said. “We knew it was there and knew it was going to come. It finally came toward the end of the season and he just took off and has been sensational ever since then.” While the Wolfpack offense has stolen the head-
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points or edges. In order to score in the foil, a fencer must strike his opponent within a strike zone that spans, within shoulders, along the midsection and down the torso. In the sabre the fencer may touch from the waist up, including the arms and helmet. In the epee fencers may strike anywhere on the opponent. The club, namely club public relations officer Kyle Barja, in cooperation with
lines so far this season, the old baseball adage “pitching wins championships” still holds true and Mazzoni will play an important role if the Pack want to contend in the ACC. State squares off against North Carolina A&T today at 3 p.m., followed by a three-game series at No. 13 Clemson this weekend. The series against the Tigers will mark the beginning of the conference schedule for the Pack, as it looks to continue its stellar play. “We’ve had a different attitude this year and we‚Äôre having fun,” Mazzoni said. “Right now I think we’re a really good team and going to be a real threat in the ACC this season.”
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Barr recieves honors Gymnast Brooke Barr was named EAGL Specialist of the week Monday. This is the second time she has received the award this season. In her team’s last meet against William and Mary, Barr won the vault with a score of 9.8.
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Smith named to AllACC team Tracy Smith was named to the men’s basketball All-ACC Second Team. He is the first player to be named to the squad since 2005. Smith led the ACC in field goal percentage at 53.9 percent and is seventh in scoring at 17.0 points per game. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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Life as a collegiate pitcher can certainly have its ups and downs. Just ask N.C. State sophomore Cory Mazzoni. After a rocky start to his freshman season, Mazzoni’s began his sophomore season playing a vital role in helping the Wolfpack (10-1) to its best start to the season since 2006, when it started 13-1. “A lot has changed between last year and this year, both as a team and me personally,” Mazzoni said. “I have definitely gotten off to a better start this season and I feel much more confident out there on the mound.” In three starts this season, Mazzoni is sporting a 2-0 record with a 2.16 ERA and leads the team in strikeouts with 18. Perhaps his most impressive outing in his college career thus far came against previously No. 3-ranked UC Irvine in the Baseball at the Beach tournament this season, where he allowed a mere two hits and no
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Cory Mazzoni, then a freshman, pitches during a game against UNC-Wilmington last spring. N.C. State won the game, 10-2.
runs in six innings of work. “Obviously he has been a big part of our [pitching] staff this year,” head coach Elliott Avent said. “You can tell he has matured. We all get better as we get older. This is a difficult conference to come in right away
and ultimately be successful.” Mazzoni hopes he can build off the success he has had so far this season and continue to be one of the Pack as most reliable starters on a team filled with young hurlers. “We have a young pitching
staff this year,” Mazzoni said. “Every game we’re getting a little bit better and maturing.” In his last start on March 4 against Xavier, Mazzoni pitched five and two-thirds innings and retired an impressive thirteen of the first fifteen bat-
ters he faced while striking out seven Musketeers. However, everything has not always gone as fluidly as it has this season for Mazzoni.
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Thursday MEN’S BASKETBALL ACC TOURNAMENT V. CLEMSON Greensboro, N.C., 9 p.m. Friday MEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING, DIVING ZONES Atlanta, Ga, All Day
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Bobby Ward, wrestling 149 lbs., grabs a drink and listens to his coaches while his opponent takes injury time in the ACC Championship tournament at Reynolds Coliseum Saturday, March 6. Ward, the No. 1 seed in his weight class, lost this match but went on to beat Jon Kohler from the University of Maryland to finish third overall.
Wrestling finishes season with ‘disappointing’ ACC Championship Team took last place at the ACC Championships Saturday and looks forward to a better season next year Jen Hankin Deputy Sports Editor
The wrestling season
came to a much-needed finale Saturday as the Wolfpack finished in last place at the ACC Championships at Reynolds Coliseum. “I know this is a bit of a letdown, but everyone should be proud of themselves and have more fuel for next year,” freshman heav y weight Eloheim Palma said of the Championships. This season the team suffered from inexperi-
ence and injuries. The high point was a third place finish for junior Bobby Ward in the 149-weight class, the highest for the Pack at the ACC Championships. “This is the first time in the 14 years I’ve been at N.C. State that we haven’t had a finalist,” coach Carter Jordan said. “That’s disappointing.” Going into the ACC Championships, three wrestlers were seeded: No. 1 Bobby Ward at 149-weight class, No. 4 Ray Ward at 165-weight class, and No. 4 Quinton Godley at 174-weight class. Yet, after the first round, only freshman Dale Shull, Ward and Palma remained in the main draw and lost in the next round. During the consolation semifinals and the fight for third place, the entire lineup was on the bracket. Accord-
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ing to Jordan, he was discouraged by the first two rounds and expected a different outcome for the consolations. “This round was very important for our overall mental health,” Jordan said. “ I [looked] for a lot of hustle, a lot of grit and a lot of determination. Actually, I demanded it from them.” Jordan’s words of wisdom for the team prior to the consolations worked as the ratio of wins to losses shifted favorably. “I think coming into the ACC’s we knew where we were compared to other teams in the ACC,” Ward said. “In the first round we didn’t wrestle as good as we should have. But after-
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ished in seventh on his way to nationals. He won his first divisional elimination bout by scoring a winning touch within the last ten seconds of Jon Goodman Correspondent the bout. “My per for ma nce wa s This weekend, Carmichael good,” Nance said. “In that Gymnasium played host to bout I had a tactic that was the North Carolina Division working against him and then of the United States Fencing he got frustrated. I capitalized Association for a tournament on it.” that spanned several days. The The sport of fencing reaches competitors battled to qualify far back into the history of many cultures to compete and has been in the Naa staple in evtional Fencery Olympic ing TournaGames since ment t his summer in its inception. Atlanta, Ga. Fencing is div ided bePlacing in t ween men the tournaand women ment marks and into age the winners groups. Some as the best of these age fencers in g roup s a re the state. John Nance, fencing club Y12 (Youth 12 Five president or younger), members of Y14, Cadet (16 the State’s own fencing club competed or younger) and Junior (20 or in the tournament and two younger). members advanced to the naA rating system, similar to tional competition. Fencing the colored belts of other marclub president and senior in tial arts, measures the experiaerospace engineering John ence and skill of every fencer. Nance will compete in Na- The system consists of classes tionals in addition to Chris- A, B, C, D, E and U. U stands tian Crevar, a freshman in first for “unrated,” or a novice year college. fencer. Crevar not only advanced The foil, sabre, and epee are to the national competition the names of the three weapbut won the gold medal in the ons used in fencing and each foil competition, making him are a separate event having the greatest foil fencer, rated its own rules. In the foil and C or under, in the entire state. epee, the fencer must strike, or Grevar made his performance touch, the opponent with the even more memorable by win- point of the weapon, while any ning every bout, in which each area of the sabre may touch competitor tries to get to 15 the opposing fencer in order points in order to win, by a to gain a point. margin of 11 or more points. The fencers wear protective “I was fencing well,” Crevar gear from head to toe and the said. “I’m 6’7 and can outreach weapons do not have sharp my opponent.” Jon Nance competed in the Epee competition and finFENCING continued page 7
“...I had a tactic that was working against him, and then he got frustrated and I capitalized on it.”
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