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Ethan Bartlett, Student Government Chief of Staff and junior in economics, puts Kyle Winters, Inter Residence Council president and senior in business administration, in arm lock preparing him to be hit by water balloons during Delta Upsilon’s Duck Hunt on Wednesday. Duck Hunt was a charity event profiting the Keto Community School in Jamaica.
4th Annual Duck Hunt supports Jamaican school Proceeds from the Delta Upsilon philanthropic event will help build a cafeteria in a Jamaican school. Joshua Chappell Staff Writer
For students in Negril, Jamaica, funding for a new cafeteria – and the ability to keep their school – might just depend some American students purchasing water balloons to hurl at campus leaders. Delta Upsilon’s primary philanthropic event, which is modeled as a metaphor of the classic Nintendo
game Duck Hunt, allows students to purchase one or more water balloons to throw at various campus leaders dressed as dogs and ducks. Two stations were set up for the event on the Brickyard and in Wolf Plaza. For one dollar, interested people could purchase a water balloon to throw. For five dollars, people could get six balloons. According to Cameron Sutton, a brother in the fraternity, the money raised from the event could be the determining factor in keeping The KETO School open. “We chose to donate our funds to this elementary school because they need a cafeteria,” said Sutton. “If a
school in Jamaica doesn’t have a place for students to eat, the government closes down the school completely.” The project also contributes to the global service initiative of the Delta Upsilon International Fraternity, which sends brothers from across the nation to Jamaica each year. Two brothers that went on the Jamaican trip last May and had handson experience working with the school was a main reason that the fraternity chose to donate their funds to this cause, according to Sutton, who is also a senior in business administration. In past years, the event has benefited
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What is don’t ask, don’t tell? Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is a policy introduced as a compromise measure in 1993 by then-President Bill Clinton who campaigned on the promise to allow all citizens to serve in the military regardless of sexual orientation. At that time, because of one of former President Ronald Reagan’s defense directives, military policy that “homosexuality is incompatible with military service.” People who engaged in homosexual acts or stated they were homosexual or bisexual were discharged.
The day after Monday’s National Coming Out Day, a federal court judge ordered an injunction on the military’s Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell policy. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell has been the policy of the United States Armed Forces since 1993. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is viewed as a SouRcE: u.S. dEpARTmENT of dEfENSE compromise measure. Former President Bill Clinton ran for office with the promise of allowing Harry Barbee, a freshman in politiall citizens being able to serve in the military regardless of their cal science, said he is pleased with the immediate injunction. sexual orientation. “I am extremely proud and inspired However, during his tenure as president in the 1980s, Ronald by the recent ruling to suspend the Reagan had created military poli- discriminatory DADT policy,” Barcy that read “homosexuality is in- bee said. “It is a policy that blatantly compatible with military service.” violates bi/homosexuals’ rights to the Because of Reagan’s military poli- First and Fifth amendments.” Accord ing Lt. Col. Kennet h cy, Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell is seen as Ratashak, proa compromise fessor of milibetween the tary science, the a l ready eximmediate inisting policy junction of Don’t and Clinton’s Ask, Don’t Tell campaign probably will not promise. Harry Barbee, freshman in political affect N.C. State’s Justine Holscience Army ROTC. lingshead, the “It probably director of the won’t affect our GLBT Center at the University, said the GLBT Army ROTC,” Ratashak said, adding community and their allies are that he’d know more when the law was pleased by the news, but are wait- rewritten, replaced or repealed. Barbee said the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ing to see what happens. “We’re waiting to see if Obama issue if far from settled. “This battle is not yet won, as the will appeal the injunction or place a stay on it,” Hollingshead said, Obama administration still has the “[Tuesday] was an immediate injunction. That’s good news, defidadt continued page 3 nitely a step in the right direction.
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Famine looks to increase Festival about more than chocolate hunger awareness is a more pressing problem now than it ever has been before. Event pushing for political, social “Today, more food is produced globaction to combat global hunger. ally than ever, and in spite of that we have more hungry people globally Sagar Sane than we ever had,” he said. Staff Writer The event will host activities when 30-Hour Famine, a new initia- the fast starts, like soliciting signative taken by the Center for Student tures for a petition asking Congress Leadership, Ethics and Public Service to not lower the value of food stamps (CSLEPS) Team Hunger and Home- and a photo scavenger hunt. The 30lessness Committee, begins Friday at Hour Famine ends with the breaking of the fast, followed by speeches 10 a.m. The main aim of the event is focus- from Bob Patterson, distinguished professor of crop ing political and science, and Mike social attention on Giancola, director the global issue of of CSLEPS. hunger, said Chris To register for Adkins, director the event, go to of t he CSLEPS http://ncsu.edu/ Service-Leadercsleps/leadership/ ship Team Hunger slc.htm. and Homelessness Adkins said he Committee, which Chris Adkins, director of CSLEPS hoped that this is organizing the Service-Leadership Team Hunger event would serve event. and Homelessness Committee as a springboard “Statistically to “Famines” on spea k ing, t he number of people that die due to hun- other college campuses nationwide. “Publicity for such events is imporger per day is equivalent to deaths due to five jumbo jets crashing,” said Ad- tant to get more and more people to kins. “It is very important to educate know about it. This event is in its first the society about the importance of year; from next year onward, we are food and what being hungry really planning to spread it out to as many means. It is essential to put pressure on the politicians with this issue.” Adkins said that hunger worldwide faMine continued page 3
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The annual Chocolate Festival raises breast cancer awareness while satisfying the sweet tooth. Brooke Wallig Staff Writer
The N.C. State Women’s Center’s annual Chocolate Festival allowed attendees to explore a variety of chocolate confections Wednesday afternoon in the Talley Student Center ballroom. The sold-out event, in its seventh year, allowed participants to sample various chocolates, receive massages, have their faces painted and purchase merchandise from vendors. Some of the most popular vendors included Chocolate Smiles and Lindt; the roster of confectioners also included many local restaurants and chocolatiers. Lois Crowe, office manager for the Women’s Center, said the festival is about more than chocolate. Since the University provides funding only for employee salaries, the center must raise all other funding that it needs. The festival began as a way for the center to raise funds; but once N.C. State became the first university in North Carolina to become involved with the Komen On The Go campaign, the Chocolate Fest changed into a charitable event to support breast cancer awareness. “Once we became involved with [Komen On The Go] we said, ‘Alright, this is what we this event is going to do.’ It’s not just chocolate,” said Crowe. “Everyone you ask seems to have a connection to this issue. It’s not just a women’s issue. It affects everyone.” Anne Allen, a recent N.C. State graduate, said she definitely feels a connection to the support for cancer awareness. Allen recently lost
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Logan Melton, a junior in human biology, attempts to balance a chocolate fountain at the Chocolate Festival, Wednesday. Melton was one of many volunteers that helped set up the annual event, held in the Talley ballroom.
her grandmother to the disease, and is now supporting her father through his own battle with the illness. “It’s a neat idea, and a pretty great way to encourage cancer awareness while taking the incredibly serious aspect out of it,” said Allen. “It’s for a
good cause, and it’s great to come back here to continue supporting it.” Jennifer Castillo, assistant director for programming at the Women’s Center, said she also believes the event
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option to appeal the ruling,” Barbee said. “We will have to see how it plays out.” According to Student Body
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is a great way to support a cause and to raise awareness. “I’m from out of state, so it was great to come here; and I love how the Wolfpack family reacted to this kind of event,” said Castillo. “We’re not only trying to raise cognitive awareness, we are actually trying to do something.” During the event, the center promoted a set of petitions. The first petition aims to include cancer as a “global issue,” while the other was to create a Breast Cancer Bill of Rights. Some of the points listed in the proposed bill of rights are the
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said. “There was some negative comments written, but there were also positive comments written.” Hollingshead said it is sad that people painted over what the GLBT community had painted. “It is unfortunate that people
have strong hatred and ignorance to the GLBT community,” Hollingshead said. “It’s bad to have someone walking through the Free Expression Tunnel who is struggling with their sexual orientation and not feel wanted on campus.”
In 2005, Crowe and other rights to early detection, health coverage and financial stability. members of the Women’s CenSo far, the petitions have ter met Jenny Chang, former garnered more than 20,000 N.C. State student body presisignatures combined, many of dent. Chang was diagnosed with breast them from cancer and N.C . State died in 2006 students. when she Crowe was 27. said that the Three deaths of two years later, prominent women’s members basketball of the N.C. State com- Jennifer Castillo, assistant director coach Kay munity so- for programming at the Women’s Yow lost her Center long battle lidified this with breast event’s status as a way to raise money for cancer, further showing Crowe organizations including Pretty and her colleagues that they in Pink, Komen on the Go, and were supporting a just cause. “This event started out as Kay Yow/WCBA Cancer Fund .
a fundraising attempt by one person who happened to be allergic to chocolate. Now, it’s growing more and more every year,” said Crowe. “And we have big plans for it next year.” Since next year will be the 20th anniversary of the Women’s Center, both Castillo and Crowe agree that there are plans in the works for the festival to be “bigger and better” next year. Crowe also has big dreams for the festival in future years. “My vision is that someday it’ll be an all-day event with Food Network television stars and bakeoffs.” said Crowe. “I want people to say they had fun and helped support education and awareness.”
President Kelly Hook, members of the GLBT community and their allies gathered Monday to paint the Free Expression Tunnel in support of National Coming Out Week. “Students need to understand what we say and what we do impacts others,” Hook
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as 120 universities across the U.S. This will help [30Hour Famine] to gain more publicity,” Adkins said. Tierza Watts, associate director for CSLEPS, said this initiative will help educate the students about hunger. “I’m personally excited that they are doing the event as most students have no idea what it means to really be hungry,” she said. “If you commit to not eating for the 30 hours, you will be more aware of the physical and emotional toll that hunger can take on a person.” Melissa Green, assistant director for CSLEPS, also has high hopes for the event. “Both the Universit y and the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics, and Public Service continue to
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a local Boys and Girls Club. Sutton said that this year, the fraternity was excited about the event due to the connection formed by the two brothers that worked with the school. Numerous leaders from different campus organizations seemed excited about dressing up in odd costumes and having water balloons hurled at them on what was certainly not a warm day. For Student Body President Kelly Hook, the event was a fun and interesting way to help a good cause. “I chose to participate because I wanted to support [Delta Upsilon] in their
demonstrate a commitment to helping students become more aware of issues of hunger and homelessness impacting the community, locally and globally,” said Green. “The 30Hour Famine is particularly exciting to see students take the initiative on this type of program, as it has been completely developed and run by students on the CSLEPS Service-Leadership Team Hunger and Homelessness Committee.” Adkins said he hopes all N.C. State students and faculty participate in the event: either by attending the event or fasting for 30 hours beginning at 10 a.m. Friday. “I encourage all the students to register for the event and participate either actively or passively. We are hoping for a good response for this event,” said Adkins.
effort to raise money for this cause,” Hook said. “I had a blast at the event!” Other participants included CSLEPS Director Mike Giancola, Student Senate Pro Tempore Ethan Harrelson, InterResidence Council President Kyle Winters, and others. Last year, the event raised about $300. This year, the goal is considerably larger: $1,500. “We’re also auctioning off a basketball signed by the men’s basketball team and coach on eBay,” said Sutton, “to try to help us reach our goal.” Pete Strickland, an alumni brother and assistant men’s basketball coach, helped secure the signed basketball for the event, according to Sutton. “The first hour I was out there, we raised about $50,” said Sutton.
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Learning through discussions First, I want to commend the Technician for the article, “Weighing both sides of gay marriages.” This article created a lot of controversy within the NCSU community and campus. I do not read the Technician daily, but I became aware of the article via Facebook. A NCSU student created a group requesting students to submit articles to the letter of technician. The group details stated, “This is a call to action. Submit a letter to the editor...and show the N.C. State Community that diversity, equality and inclusion are central to our identity.” Many students commented on the group page, some thought the activism and call to action was unnecessary. One student stated, “Reminder: This was an opinion article, not the editorial of the Technician’s editorial board. Let this not be a reflection of the opinion of the Technician as a whole or its other staff member but the individual.” Others thought that the response was needed and greatly appreciated. Another post on Facebook from a student who was thankful for the activism stated, “She obviously has not read anything published since the mid-70’s especially science journals.” The author of the article admitted that her statements in the article did not include both sides of the story and did not present a clear argument. She also stated on Facebook that the article was not complete and did not want it published. However just from this article, many have learned that statements and opinions do create strong feelings and controversy. Before being aware of the article, I was not informed on both sides of the story or the court case Perry vs. Schwarzenegger in recent media. After seeing the response on Facebook and the Technician’s comments website, I now try to make sure my own comments and opinions create a inclusive environment as well as diverse one. I am impressed with NCSU campus response and activism and glad I am apart of a university that does not discriminate and values inclusion. GO PACK! Thank you for being aware of a member of the Pack’s thoughts and ideas. Rosebud McMillan senior, women’s and gender studies
he provost search began in May, but Warwick Arden has been serving as interim provost since last May. Although finding a chancellor was more important at the time, the provost is now a pressing issue and the provost search committee needs to choose one soon. With the chancellor pushing for a draft of the University’s Strategic Plan by January, the University needs a provost in place to provide the plan stability. At the September Chancellor’s Liaison Meeting, Chancellor Woodson expected to have chosen a provost in October. October is almost half way over and interviews just started. On May 17, both the provost and the athletic director searches
Critical flaws in Jeffreys’ article While I appreciate the candor and forthrightness of Todd Jeffreys’ guest column arguing for keeping DADT, his reasoning has several critical flaws. To suggest that simply allowing homosexuals to serve openly will suddenly create “flamboyance” and therefore undermine unit cohesion suggests that Mr. Jeffrey’s view of homosexuals is based on a flamboyant stereotype that is demonstrably false. Judging an entire minority of people based on a stereotype that does not represent even a plurality of that group, then using the power of the majority to restrict what that minority can do, is the epitome of wrongful discrimination. If we’re an individualistic society, then why are we judging an entire group of people as one, instead of each person individually? After all, a few bad soldiers at Abu Ghraib does not mean all soldiers are equally bad. It is the exact same logic used in the past to exclude women and black Americans from the military. If Mr. Jeffreys were to engage with a broad swath of homosexuals, no doubt he already has, and just didn’t realize it,s then he would see that the gay stereotype he has was shaped by a limited perspective, and is wrong. From the American Psychological Association: Empirical evidence fails to show that sexual orientation is relevant to any aspect of military effectiveness including unit cohesion, morale, recruitment and retention (Belkin, 2003; Belkin & Bateman, 2003; Herek, Jobe, & Carney, 1996; MacCoun, 1996; National Defense Research Institute, 1993). Comparative data from foreign militaries and domestic police and fire departments show that when lesbians, gay men and bisexuals are allowed to serve openly there is no evidence of disruption or loss of mission effectiveness (Belkin & McNichol, 2000-2001; Gade, Segal, & Johnson, 1996; Koegel, 1996). When openly gay, lesbian and bisexual individuals have been allowed to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces (Cammermeyer v. Aspin, 1994; Watkins v. United States Army, 1989/1990), there has been no evidence of disruption or loss of mission effectiveness. The U.S. military is capable of integrating members of groups historically excluded from its ranks, as demonstrated by its success in reducing both racial and gender discrimination (Binkin & Bach, 1977; Binkin, Eitelberg, Schexnider, & Smith, 1982; Kauth & Landis, 1996; Landis, Hope, & Day, 1984; Thomas & Thomas, 1996). The military puts women in charge of leading troops, despite any concerns some may have about their potential “mannerisms and way of speech.” The military does not prevent all women from joining simply because some women might be more interested in fashion than in firearms. Instead, these fashion-forward women would never have joined the military in the first place. Yes, the military does exclude some handicapped persons, some
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began, however the athletic director was hired after a little over a month of searching. What happened to the provost? Woodson added more responsibility to the provosts position shortly after he took office. The provost is now over the Office of Student Affairs, University Planning and Analysis and the Dean of the Graduate School, not to mention the entire academic side of the University. Arden has been keeping the position firmly in place, however the position needs a permanent administrator. They are needed to provide ample support and vision
that are too short/too tall, etc. This happens in the civilian world, too, and can be perfectly legal. But this is an apples-to-oranges comparison. Being gay does not mean you can’t perform physically demanding tasks. All women and men are not excluded from the military just because some women or men cannot meet the physical demands of the job. As Mr. Jeffreys points out, gay men and women are already in the military, so clearly they were able to pass the necessary physical requirements. Allowing women and black Americans to serve “openly” in the military did not cause our nation harm, despite the dire warnings. Evidence clearly shows that sexual orientation has no effect on unit cohesion. Integration of homosexuals is not necessary; they’re already there. We just need to stop kicking them out if the only reason for their discharge is because their homosexuality has become publicly known. After all, we need all the good armed service members we can get. Brandon P. James alumnus, class of 2001
DADT does not discipline preconceptions The one and only argument against the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell that even vaguely approaches validity is a flawed one that was echoed in Monday’s article by Todd Jeffreys. That argument boils down to the point that there are a lot of people within the military unable to work with homosexuals because of their religious/moral attitudes, and this would affect unit cohesion. Because of this, the solution offered by DADT is not to discipline those who are unable to work past their bigoted preconceptions with their fellow soldiers, but rather to expel those who become known as GLBT, whether they come out or are outed. It is currently the case in the military, hopefully, that those with racist or sexist attitudes who are not able to quell those attitudes and cooperate are the ones who are disciplined. The only reason that GLBT individuals are treated differently in this regard is that it is something that can be hidden with a greater degree of success than race or sex, without regard for the negative psychological consequences of doing so. The idea that we have to appeal to the whims of the ignorant and intolerant in order to keep military cohesion is deeply misguided.
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to effectively execute these new responsibilities so the University can move forward. Although unable to be specific about who or when the candidates will be announced, Kelly Hook says the candidates that have been interviewed will work well with the chancellor and the University. The committee has remained focused on the students, because they will ultimately be affected by the decision. This is a good report, and the University expects action as soon as possible. As the search winds down, the committee needs to open the
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he first time I located D.H. Hill Library on the campus map, I was a little dismayed. The majority of my classes are on Centennial Campus, and I exTheju Jacob pect them Staff Columnist to remain so in the coming years. Having the library on what is practically the opposite side of campus did not appear to me as very convenient. Coming from a university where the science and engineering library is next door to where the classes are held, I am used to the multiple advantages of hav ing the library c l o s e b y. In between classes, you can drop by the library and read up a topic, or have a convenient and quiet study area. And with the availability of workstations and printers, you get serviced at multiple levels. The Centennial Campus is currently served by the Burlington Textiles Library. Yet, the majority of science and engineering books, along with facilities like group study rooms, are still at D.H. Hill. If you know the book you want, you can still pick it up at the
search as soon as they feasibly can and make sure they make the candidates accessible. Advertising will be key as the candidates are interviewed by the campus community. Students need to know when and where well in advance so they can attend the meetings to meet the candidates. For the future of the University, the provost search needs to draw to a close before another month goes by. Having a permanent provost will allow the University to move past the remnants of the Easley scandal and will help aid the chancellor as he pursues his Strategic Plan for the University. The students and the chancellor are ready to move forward, but the committee needs to let them.
Centennial Campus branch of the library by placing a request. However, if you want to browse the shelves or look up a course reserve book, you have to go to D.H. Hill. You will also have to spend at least 30 minutes to travel between campuses. I cheered when I heard of the James B. Hunt Jr. Library being built on Centennial Campus. The facilities are nothing short of impressive. With easy access to book collections, the library also offers space for students and even hosts the Institute for Emerging Issues (IEI), a thinkand-do tank. The new library is going to host the engineering, textiles and part of the sciences collection at N.C. State. The only hiccup in the story is that the completion is still more than a year away. Considering the fact Centennial Campus is still new in terms of the University’s lifetime, and various branches and departments a re still in the process of moving to Centennial, the hiccup can be easily overlooked. I look forward to the day when Hunt is completed, and I can access books more easily and use the library‘s robotic automated retrieval system. Not only will I be excited, but so will the thousands of students, researchers and faculty that will certainly have access to the tools they need.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2010 • PAGE 5
Student wins Astronaut Foundation Scholarship Following a ceremony with a former astronaut on Monday, John Stout received $10,000 from the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation.
granted scholarships to junior out of two finalists from the and senior students in the fields University to receive the scholof science, mathematics and arship. “I just did all my schoolwork, engineering. Founded by the original Mercury astronauts, paid attention and took classes that interestthe ASF creed me,” Stout ated the s a i d . “R e scholarship search a lso to “aid the helped.” United States To c o m in retainmemoing its world rate Stout’s leadership in achievement, science and Capt. Frank technology,” Capt. Frank Culbertson Culbertson, according to a member of the ASF webthe ASF, came to award him site The ASF has awarded more with the scholarship. Culbthan $3 million in scholar- ertson has been a part of four ships, $198,000 to N.C. State missions to space and was comstudents alone. And this year, mander of the International another State student was a Space Station for four months. He is now vice president of Orrecipient. On Oct. 11 at Talley Student bital Sciences Corp., a satellite Center, John Stout — a senior and space program company. “This scholarship has been in electrical engineering, computer engineering and phys- a phenomenal success. The ics — was awarded a $10,000 whole idea of it is to keep the scholarship. He was selected next generation interested in
“This scholarship has been a phenomenal success.”
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“Houston, we have liftoff.” Over the past 50 years, the world has watched in amazement as a select few get to go where no man has gone before: space. Since the first space flight, roughly 500 people have had a chance to be astronauts. Back on Earth, some dream of joining those astronauts to see space, float in zero gravity or even set foot on a distant planet. So it is only fitting that those who have achieved the rank of astronaut offer an incentive for others to try to achieve that dream. Since 1984, the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation has
space travel. After all, it’s your generation whose ideas we’ll need in these next years,” Culbertson said. The dean of the College of Engineering, Louis MartinVega, spoke to the students, families and faculty present during the ceremony. After his introduction, Culbertson presented Stout with a check for $10,000 and explained via slide show about his exploits in space. According to Culbertson, the current generation will have the chance to explore further in space, with the possibility of landing on Mars or returning to the moon. Chris Howell, a sophomore in biochemistry, attended the ceremony. “It was really cool to see all of the pictures of what it’s like up there,” Howell said. “I always wanted to see a space shuttle launch.” Stout advised any student hoping to receive this scholar-
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John Stout, a senior in electrical engineering, receives a $10,000 scholarship towards his ultimate goal of becoming an astronaut. Frank Culbertson, an astronaut, shown left, presented the award to Stout. He told the audience that he was, “happy to personally present this scholarship to an outstanding N.C. State student.”
ship to put in some hard work. “That’s really all it takes,” Stout said. “Find something that you’re passionate about and just work at it. Don’t give up.”
Mars research aligns with new space policy SINCE THE 1980S, THE MARS MISSION RESEARCH CENTER HAS BEEN DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY USED IN MARS EXPLORATION, WHICH IS NOW ONE OF THE KEY FOCUSES OF THE U.S. SPACE POLICY. GRAPHIC BY LUIS ZAPATA
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On June 28, President Barack Obama announced a new space policy that scratched plans by the Bush administration to send astronauts back to the moon and, instead, focused on a manned mission to Mars set for no later than 2040, according to a Fox News article published on the date the policy was announced. On campus, Fred DeJarnette, professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering, has been conducting research related to Mars ever since the mid-1980s. According to DeJarnette, research on campus may be used in the planning of future missions to Mars. DeJarnette said a group of NCSU faculty proposed to NASA that a Mars Mission Research Center be formed on campus as part of a competition with other universities in the 1980s. NASA selected the University for the construction of the Mars Mission Research Center to assist in the national goal of learning more about the distant planet. “We were one of the six that were selected and it turns out we were the only one that was a Mars research center” DeJarnette said. “We’ve been involved with [Mars] research ever since.” DeJarnette said the University’s reputation helped gain
going to get out,” DeJarnette NASA’s approval. “The theme and the faculty, said. The canyon, DeJarnette said, plus the support we got from the University was a tremen- is larger than the Grand Canyon in the midwestern United dous help,” he said. The most recent Mars re- States. Despite the uncertainty, search conducted at the University is the creation of the however, it remains very postumbleweed rover, a spherical sible that the tumbleweed cage with measuring instru- could take a trip to Mars. Dements at its core. Fabric flaps Jarnette mentioned that NASA fan out from the middle of the has planned several unmanned sphere, meant to catch wind missions and he emphasized currents on the surface of the ease of getting the tumbleMars, rolling the sphere along weed Mars-bound. “Tumbleweed cou ld be without using any of its own compact and power. put on a pig“The idea gyback paywas if you load on some h ad s ome other mission thing like the to Mars and tumbleweed, t hat wou ld that we know cut the cost about here dow n conon Earth out siderably,” west in the DeJarnette old westerns, said. the wind There are blows it and many chalit can go large lenges to distances Fred Dejarnette, professor astronauts without anysurviving on thing more than the wind,” DeJarnette Mars. One of the largest is the cost, DeJarnette said. said. “You could send unmanned DeJarnette, however, agreed the tumbleweed could face un- probes there relatively cheap, expected adversities on Mars and when I say relatively cheap, we’re talking about $300,000 to given its free-rolling design. “It has a very deep canyon $500,000 per shot,” DeJarnette that goes on the surface about said. “Sending people, we’d be 4,000 miles and if one of these talking about billions.” Brandon Wilkins, a sophotumbleweeds got down in that canyon it’s not likely they are more in nuclear engineering,
“We were one of six [universities] selected... we’ve been involved with Mars research ever since.”
said he thought looking into Mars was a smart decision fufor the fu ture of the nation. “Basically we are in a new revolution, the technological revolution, where we are using up quite a bit of resources,” Wilkins said, “And I believe looking outside of the Earth towards Mars or the moon are great plans to think outside the
box and try to get new forms of resources so we’re not necessarily using all of ours up.” Wilkins said he thought humans should be sent to Mars despite the projected cost of such a mission. “Huma ns shou ld absolutely go,” Wilkins said, “We waste money every single day whether it’s brushing our teeth or running the water for two minutes extra-long.” Minell Enslin, a junior in biological engineering, has
a different take on the Mars proposal. “There’s definitely more important things like poverty and things on Earth that needs to be explored,” Enslin said. “If we have a budget and we can set a little bit of money aside we can eventually accumulate a lot of money to get this Mars thing figured out.” The next unmanned mission to Mars is scheduled for late 2013, according to the NASA website.
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Technology Sandbox shows vision for Hunt Library The Technology Sandbox in D.H. Hill Library gives students a preview of the technology that will be available in Hunt Library, currently under construction on Centennial Campus. Jared Douglas Staff Writer
Although the University is known for its technological advancements in the classroom, those assets do not always translate into available resources for students. The Technology Sandbox in the west wing of D.H. Hill Library is one example of the University’s efforts to change the availability of cuttingedge technology outside of the traditional class setting. The Sandbox has not had an official grand opening, but some of its technologies are already available to students. David Hiscoe, the director of communication strategies at NCSU Libraries, said there are high hopes for the Sandbox. “N.C. State students are, by definition, tech savvy,” Hiscoe said. “They are exposed to the best stuff available on the market, and we want technology to be universally available any time D.H. Hill is open. The goal is to make sure students can get at the best technology any time.” Already available in the Technology Sandbox is a Microsoft Surface multi-touch table, a SMART Board interactive whiteboard, a Wii console and glass walls with dry erase markers for students to share and collaborate. According to Hiscoe, the completed Technology Sandbox will include another Surface table and a large Perceptive Pixel display. “The Perceptive Pixel display wall will be the sort of thing you see on
ESPN or CNN,” Hiscoe said. Until the Perceptive Pixel display wall is installed, students like Alex Thomas, a freshman in chemical engineering, seem especially interested in the Surface table. “I like [the Technology Sandbox] a lot,” Thomas said, “I saw people using some of the equipment, I saw a few people playing Wii, but a lot of [the people] were studying. I thought the Surface table stood out. I thought it was really interesting and could be applied to a bunch of things.” Although the Surface table available to students has many demo applications, in the future, it should include more collaborative tools for students to use in their studies. Thomas said he could envision many possibilities for this functionality. “You could distribute Word documents to your friends and they could all see a paper you’ve been working on, or you could pull up a PowerPoint. You could even do stuff where each person gets a slate and you can do calculus with your hands and share that,” Thomas said. Lucas van Dyke, a senior in industrial design, said some technology— such as the SMART Board—could be very useful in replacing older technology—like overhead projectors—as well as updating functionality to be more efficient and easier to use. “I remember when the teacher would use an overhead projector and print off a report on a clear sheet and then she would walk to the whiteboard and start circling words and underlining with a dry erase marker and she would get down to the bottom and have to move up the screen and then have to erase everything,” van Dyke said. “But with a touch screen or a SMART Board, you can do exactly that, start writing on a Word document and scroll up and all those
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Laura Kagen, sophomore in social work, and Jake Langlois, sophomore in political science, discover the cool features of the Microsoft Surface after playing an intense game of chess. The Microsoft Surface, located by the Creamery in D.H. Hill Library, is one of the newest and most innovative inventions released by Microsoft. Taking on the appearance of a coffee table, this multi-touch, completely interactive computer allows multiple users at one time. These machines are not available to the public yet, but some major businesses and institutions have been allowed to purchase them.
features are being used. The University can gauge the level of interest in each technology from these observations and get an idea of the most worthwhile technological additions to the Hunt Library, according to Hiscoe. So far, Hiscoe said the Technology Sandbox has been very successful— even with the devices it is offering. “I haven’t walked past there yet when there haven’t been three or four students around [the Microsoft Surface],” Hiscoe said. “A few students have asked if they can get the [applica-
markings will stay with it.” According to Hiscoe, the Technology Sandbox is serving as a type of testing ground for the technology that will be implemented in the new Hunt Library. “Hunt Library will be the most technologically advanced library in the nation,” Hiscoe said. By only buying a select number of devices featured in the Sandbox and making those technologies available to students, the Library can see which features are popular and how those
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he most fascinating NFL games read like the glossary of a weather textbook. The “Ice Bowl” immortalized the frozen tundra of Green Bay’s John Boyer Lambeau Field . Fa n s Weather Columnist still recall the “Mud Bowl” in rainy Miami, the New England Patriots’ infamous “Snow Plow Game” and the ever-entertaining “Fog Bowl” in Chicago. From extra points blown wide to heat exhaustion, the weather can occasionally be a bigger factor than anything on the field. Thanks to the magic of college football almanacs and online weather databases, I pieced together some facts and records about weather conditions at N.C. State football games going back to the 2002. There are certainly bigger extremes in the entire 100-plus year history of Wolfpack football. Hurricanes Hurricanes and football often compete for headlines in September. The Wolfpack has avoided the brunt of many legendary storms. Hurricanes Isabel, Fran and Hazel unleashed
their worst on North Carolina during the work week, leaving clear skies in time for Saturday matchups. Most recently, 2008’s Tropical Storm Hanna poured more than 5 inches of rain in the area on the night before the William & Mary home opener. Clear skies returned just in time for tailgating. Sometimes the Wolfpack slogs through tropical weather anyway. As 1999’s Hurricane Dennis lumbered ashore, pouring rain and gusty winds turned a home game against South Carolina into a muddy mess. East Carolina didn’t take any chances with Dennis and relocated to Charlotte for a game with West Virginia. A few weeks later, f looding from Hurricane Floyd made it impossible for East Carolina to play ninth-ranked Miami at home. Carter-Finley Stadium played host as the Pirates bested the Hurricanes (in both senses) with a 27-23 victory. There is no indication that tornadoes have ever been a problem for N.C. State, UNC or Duke home games. Snow In modern history, Raleigh has never seen snowflakes be-
fore Nov. 2. Football season usually ends in late November, well before our substantial winter storms. As a result, snowy home games almost never happen. In recent years, the closest we’ve come to seeing snow on the field was the day before 2008’s late-November meeting of the UNC rivalry. As you can imagine, the measly half-inch coating melted long before kickoff. Road games can provide better opportunities for winter wonderlands. The Pack frequently made November visits to Penn State back in the 1970s and 1980s. Weather records show that falling snow greeted the Pack’s arrival for the 1982, 1973 and 1956 matchups. Climate Control Until Carter-Finley Stadium is rebuilt with a dome, the Wolfpack will remain at the mercy of the elements. The team last played a regular season game indoors at Syracuse University’s Carrier Dome for the 1997 road opener. The only other occasions were the 1995 Peach Bowl in the Georgia Dome and the 1974 Bluebonnet Bowl in the Houston Astrodome.
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tion programming interface] to start developing for it as well.” Although it’s not yet finished, the Technology Sandbox offers students a variety of ways to experience new technology in a learning environment through a hands-on approach. The grand opening is expected to occur sometime in the fall semester after the remaining devices, including the Perceptive Pixel display, have been installed.
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Sept. 17, 2005
Eastern Kentucky
92
W 54-10
Aug. 30, 2003
Western Carolina
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William&Mary
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Boston College
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Southern Mississippi
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Georgia Tech
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Maryland
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Miami
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Nov. 22, 2008
UNC
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W 41-10
Nov. 12, 2005
Boston College
44
L 30-10
Oct. 17, 2009
Boston College
47
L 52-20
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Marchand leading Pack in first season in Raleigh
Freshman has quickly developed into one of women’s golf ’s top performers. Taylor Barbour Deputy Sports Editor
The spotlight accompanying freshman golfer Brittany Marchand’s early success with the Pack has had little in common with her first ever foray into the public eye. This time around, she is far more visible than she was during her shortlived career as a figure skater and actress. Marchand’s role as an ice-skating rhinoceros in the 2002 film “Death to Smoochy” did not yield her any Oscar Award trophies or nominations, but did allow her to briefly share a Hollywood stage with Robin Williams, Edward Norton and Danny Devito. “I used to be a really competitive figure skater before I started golf,” Marchand said. “It was my thing. I thought I was going to be a professional figure skater and one day at my club I looked on the bulletin board and there was an audition for this movie. All we did was put on a purple rhino suit and skated around.” Eight years later, Marchand has wasted no time in proving her value as a well-rounded newcomer to women’s golf coach Page Marsh. “It is hard to talk about Brittany as a player without talking about her as a person and as a student,” coach Page Marsh said. “She is just an all-around strong athlete, good team member and a great student.
And she brings a great energy to our team.” In three fall tournaments, Marchand has been the Pack’s top individual finisher twice, including her first collegiate win at the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic in September. Marchand tied for first in the tournament after she bogeyed on the final hole. She said the butterflies in her stomach were a factor, especially during that final hole. “The whole round I was just trying not to think about anything and just play my game,” Marchand said. “The last hole I ended up bogeying for the tie, which sucked. But I could definitely tell that I made a few mistakes on the last hole and that the nerves played a part in it.” Marchand’s career at N.C. State almost did not happen, and it was not because of her acting career. She did not commit to the Wolfpack until very late in the recruiting season and it was almost a fluke chance that she and Marsh met. “It was kind of a last-minute decision,” Marchand said. “This school popped up for me late in my recruiting season and I liked the fact that it had a great engineering program and that the golf here is amazing. I love the coaches, I love the facilities, the short-game facility and the new golf course. It was just a perfect fit for me.” Marsh echoes Marchand in her description of the way the recruitment between the player and the school went down, saying it was Marchand’s demeanor and course presence that really caught her eye. “She had looked at other
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Brittany Marchand shoots from the rough on the 17th hole at the UNC Finley Golf Course during the Tar Heel Invitational Saturday. Marchand had three birdies and just one bogey in the opening round, shooting a two-under 70.
schools and we had been looking at other players,” Marsh said. “But then she played at the Western Junior at Hope Valley, which is next door over in Durham and I went to watch her and it worked out great. Her parents were there and I really liked the way she played, the energy that she had on the course and I really liked her family. “Since she was so close, we had the opportunity to bring her over on an unofficial visit and she looked at campus. Even
though she had been talking to other teams for a while, it was almost like an automatic fit.” Hailing from Ontario, Canada, there were some obvious differences Marchand had to adjust to during the process of moving 736 miles south. One of the biggest differences is the grass she plays on. “The biggest thing for me coming down to Raleigh is the grass here,” Marchand said. “At home we have a different grass, where here it is all Bermuda. It’s a lot different to chip and hit
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locking, according to assistant volleyball coach Pete Hoyer, is the most complex skill in the game. “It’s something that takes the most time to become better,” Hoyer said. “It’s one of those skills that’s very complex, and there’s very little feedback.” And development of the skill is complicated by the dichotomy between aggressiveness and self-control, according to Hoyer. “You have to be aggressive but you also have to be under control,” Hoyer said. “So it has that oppositional feel to it where you’re trying to be super aggressive and you’re getting as far over the net as you can on your opponent’s
side. But you also have to be balanced, or you’re going to have net violations or the ball is going to go off your hands and keep your teammates from digging it. And then your block becomes a detriment to your team.” Despite the complexities associated with the skill, junior middle blocker Margaret Salata has found success during the 2010 season, leading the team with 77 blocks, including 14 solo blocks, for an average of 1.20 per set. Salata said the success has coincided with the arrival of new coach Bryan Bunn and his coaching staff. “Blocking is something I’ve been struggling with the last two years,” Salata said. “I felt
like I was hitting a wall. And then the new coaching staff came in and I can’t even tell you how much I’ve learned and grown since they came in. The wall is not there anymore.” Agromeck sports editor Brent Kitchen sat down with Hoyer and Salata to break down the fundamentals of good blocking and the key to Salata’s newfound success.
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Pre-jump Hoyer: You want to have your hands wide open. You want them about shoulder height and you have to have your spacing relative to the net in the right spot so you’re in a coiled posture where you can jump quickly and get your hands over the net as quickly as possible.
Hoyer: They need to be locked out. Your hands need to be in front of you so that you can see them. That’s a good reference point. To be sure you’re penetrating you need to see the ball contact your hands.
Post-jump Hoyer: The number one thing is penetrating over the net as far as possible. That reduces the angle that the hitter has to attack. Most hitters, even the highest leapers, often hit the ball down toward the court in a manner that allows even players with a size disadvantage to be solid blockers provided they block above the net.
EYES Hoyer: You need to have vision. Hitters will give you tips as to where they’re going to hit. Even at the highest levels, they’ll give away little secrets —the angle of their approach, what their shoulder does, or their posture.
SHOULDERS Hoyer: The goal is obviously to have them tightly together when the block is closed. In reality that doesn’t always happen. It requires the outside blocker, somebody Margaret is going to close the block with, to line up properly. The middle’s job is to come in close to that person. We want them shoulder to shoulder. We want all four feet lined up evenly. That’s our ideal situation. But volleyball doesn’t always occur in an ideal manner.
CORE Hoyer: The core is important to any athletic endeavor and that’s something the world has been coming to grips with in the last 10 years. We do medicine ball stuff and we do planks of all manner. Almost everybody on our team was here all summer training together so they’ve been putting in that time to physically do what we’re asking them to do.
LEGS Hoyer: A middle blocker like Margaret will jump in a five-game match more than 300 times, a full maximum vertical jump, and with that comes the landing, which makes volleyball a pretty grueling sport. A basketball player in one study I saw will only jump 60-65 times in that same time period. So the amount of jumping and landing is extreme in volleyball. With our strength coach, we’re doing squats, power cleans and hang cleans. We’re doing all manner of plyometric jumping.
FEET COACHING Salata: If something is not clicking with me, [Hoyer] doesn’t try to beat a dead horse. He says it in a different way, or shows me, or keeps changing his coaching style until it clicks with me. And he does that with each and every one of us. He’s not set in his ways and he doesn’t try to make us all to conform to him. He individualizes his coaching techniques for each one of us and its wonderful. It really helps.
Hoyer: We use specific footwork with our middle blockers like Margaret to improve how they close the block. They start in the middle of the court, and wherever the set goes, their job is to go block and go find a teammate. Together, they put up a doubleblock. We have specific shuffling footwork for situations where they don’t move very far. And we use a cross-over step that Margaret has probably done more than a million times since practice has started. We do that repetition over and over again in both directions. And once you line up on the block you want to have your feet even to the net. You want to be the same distance as you started from the net so that you are able to penetrate across, and then it’s all about your explosiveness and jumping ability.
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