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A recent slew of transportation changes, including a new parking deck, modified Wolfline routes and construction on Cates Avenue, will change the way students get around campus this fall. The West Deck, located near the intersection of Sullivan Drive and Varsity Drive — close to Wolf Village Way, opened Tuesday and offers 847 parking spaces. Ryan Gibbons, parking planner and campus liaison for the West Deck project, said the goal was to eliminate wasted space inherent in parking lots, and instead add more spaces in a smaller square footage. “Lots are traffic generators,” Gibbons said. “The new deck uses surface area more efficiently, which makes the surrounding area less congested.” Gibbons said the approximate net increase in spaces (from the old surface parking lot) in the area is 355. “These projects are done looking 10 to 15 years down the road as campus expands,” Gibbons said. According to Gibbons, the area where the West Deck stands is one of few remaining locations on campus where a new parking infrastructure will fit. N.C. State Transportation Public Spokesperson Christine Klein said the West deck is primarily for student commuters. According to

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Junior in meteorology and mathematics Chris Rohrbach walks past the West Parking Deck Aug. 17 on his way to main campus. Passes in the newly-constructed, 847-spot parking deck are available to students with at least 30 credit hours for $246.

New Wolfline routes include Route 10, or Southside Circulator, which will circulate through Centennial Campus and connect some of the surrounding neighborhoods and apartment complexes. Route 10 will also have stops at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course, The William & Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and Centennial Middle School. Another Route, 3A, called Centen-

her, permits — “W” commuter permits — are available for $246 for one academic year, and a student needs at least 30 credits to be eligible. Staff “C” permits are also valid. University transportation officials have also shuffled around Wolfline bus routes — some routes have been created to sidestep construction projects, and others have been altered or cancelled outright. The Wolfline started full service Tuesday.

nial Express, will no longer serve Oval Drive because the buses are too big for the street, according to Klein, and will make stops at the College of Textiles and Partners Way. Other minor transportation-related changes on campus include increased daytime service frequency for Routes 2 and 11, more buses for Route 7 and

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Crafts Center offers new programs for students Open House debuts workshops and classes for fall semester.

how to fix and maintain their bikes, including brake and tire tutorials, and the staff will always be there to answer any questions. Justin Rose Crafts Center Director George Deputy News Editor Thomas said the bicycle repair proThe Crafts Center welcomed new gram will most likely expand during and returning students to its Open this coming year. “The idea is to let students know House Tuesday for those interested we’re here for them even it just means in signing up for crafts classes. The event featured an abstract putting air in their bike tires,” Thomas painting exhibition, live music said. Additionally, the Stafford Camera from an Irish musical group and open doors to all its studios, in- Loan Program, named in honor of the cluding those for photography, mother of Thomas Stafford, will let students rent highmetal and glass quality digital camworking, jewelry eras. ma k i ng , f iber Tom S t a f f o rd , ware and weavvice chancellor for ing, wood workSt udent A f fa i rs , ing and pottery, whose father was a among others. photographer, said The new classes he wishes more stufor these studios dents knew about are extra-curricthe Crafts Center ular and range and took advantage i n price f rom of new programs like around $10 to George Thomas, the camera rentals. $100 depending Crafts Center director “It’s a little off the on the topic and beaten track,” Stafsupplies needed. Classes are cheaper for students, ford said. “But it’s one of the most extraordinary, comprehensive, very and some are student-exclusive. Jo Ellen Westmoreland, assistant best craft centers in the country. It’s director and pottery teacher, said incredible.” Brett Boger, a senior in technology she expects pottery to be one of the most popular classes this fall. She education and design, teaches wood also said she is excited to showcase turning and also said he hopes more the new classes and workshops, in- students will discover the center this cluding the bicycle repair facility – year and realize its potential. all of the classes are at full capacity for the fall. crafts continued page 4 The classes will teach students

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Farris Barakat, a junior in civil engineering, loads a pickup truck full of fallen trees. “I came here just to help,” Barakat said. “It’s really cool. I feel like this tornado has been an opportunity for us to work together.”

“The idea is to let students know we’re here for them even it just means putting air in their bike tires.”

Shaw rebuilds for fall Classes start on time, and students remain optimistic despite lingering tornado damage. John Wall News Editor

Four months after a tornado devastated campus, 24-hour work over the summer allowed Shaw University students to begin classes on time Wednesday. An EF-4 tornado swept through Raleigh April 18, causing millions in damage to the historically Black university downtown. But Shaw students say they’re optimistic about the fall semester. Two residence halls substantially damaged in the storm were repaired and now house students.

However, the William E. Gary Student Center, which contained the school’s only cafeteria, remains significantly damaged and unusable. The tornado brought down the only place to eat on-campus. FEMA and North Carolina Emergency Management gave $567,000 to Shaw to rent several trailers which now house a temporary cafeteria and kitchen. The area around the newly created cafeteria is often littered with garbage because of the small number of trashcans and inadequate seating. Tynesha Hailey, a Shaw sophomore in mass communication, was on campus when the tornado hit, and did not leave over the summer. She saw the destruction occur as well as the rebuilding process.

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Marvin Malecha, the dean of the College of Design, has been trying to find creative ways to deal with the cuts in funding that have affected the college. “All of my academic units have taken hits in one way or another,” Malecha said. This year the cuts forced the design school to combine more sections and have fewer seminars. Malecha said class sizes would be a little larger but also said he does not believe students will be impacted in a negative way. “Our goal is to minimize the impact that these cuts have on the student experience,” Malecha said. The undergraduate landscape architecture program will be eliminated after this year due to a lack of funding as well as a lack of interest from incoming students, according to Malecha. This year will be the last freshmen class who will be able to participate in the major. “The number of applicants was small,” Malecha said. “We just couldn’t sustain it from an efficiency point of view.” There have also been some staff changes within the college of design, including the hiring of Sarah Queen as the assistant professor of architecture and Dana Raymond as an associate professor in art and design. There are also less communications positions available. Rather than having people just in charge of one department, Malecha said they now have people who are teaching courses in addition to working on the branding of the school. “We have been diverting some staff resources to teaching; that’s something we’re going to try to do more of,” Malecha said. Despite all of the changes that have been happening to the design school, Malecha said he remains confident that students will have a good experience with the program and learn things that are valuable to a career in design. “We have been working a lot harder to make sure that our students have the best experience possible. We have gotten some bad news, but we have worked hard to improve staff and interdisciplinary course work,” Malecha said. Kirsten Southwell, a senior in graphic design, said she thinks the college will still do well despite all of the changes it has undergone. The new hires will be excellent staff members because of the outstanding reputation that the design school has, she said. “In general we have a great reputation as a design school, so we pick from great applicants. I am confident that because of our reputation we will be able to get good people,” Southwell said. Southwell also said she was pleased with how design school students were made aware of all the changes that were happening. Last semester students were also kept in the loop regarding some of the changes that would take place due to budget cuts, according to Southwell. “The dean really tried to make an effort to inform students. Design students were told in a personal setting. I wasn’t personally upset at all about how things were handled,” Southwell said. Ijeoma Onuh, a junior in graphic design, said she appreciated the way the design school utilized social media such as Facebook and Twitter to inform students about events and changes over the summer. “I really liked that they used things like Twitter,” Onuh said. “Thinking about the way we use technology today, it’s almost hard to be informed without using it.”

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tephanie Thomas, a senior in biology sifts through posters in Wolf Plaza on Aug. 17. After attending her first class of the school year, Thomas decided to pick up some new posters to decorate her room. “I am going home to hang these in my aparmtent before my next class,” Thomas said.

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Technician was in disrepair. “[The tornado] wasn’t a good thing, but we have a positive outcome,” Griffin said. continued from page 1 Brenton Logan, also a fresh“[The cafeteria] is not like it man who attended band camp used to be. It’s a small space, so this summer, agreed with Grifeveryone can’t sit in there. We fin. “Dorms look great. The still get to eat, but it makes the yard outside the cafeteria dirty. floors were redone, and most With all the trash, we can’t sit of the furniture is new,” Brenton said. in it,” Hailey said. Dealing with the heat, conIt will be six months before the student center is rebuilt, ac- struction crews worked day and cording to Sherri Fillingham of night to get the downtown university ready for students. Due Shaw public relations. “We’ve got the temporary to their efforts, students said cafeteria for six months, and they had no problem registerthe new one will be ready in ing for classes or finding an oncampus room t hat t ime,” to live in. Fillingham Living arsaid. rangements Insurance posed the will take care largest probof most of lem, since student cennone of the ter repairs. academic All told, buildings t here was were serious$ 3 m i l l ion ly damaged. to $ 4 mi lShaw’s caml ion wor t h Sherri Fillingham, pus is sepaof da mage, Shaw public relations r a t e d i nt o according to t wo sides : Fillingham. But the school is doing more academic and student living. than just fixing what’s broken. A footbridge that spans Blount “We are not just repairing Street connects the two sides. Large trees iconic to Shaw [the student center], we are making improvements as well,” were blown over on the academic side of campus. They Fillingham said. Freshman Bobby Griffin had provided shade for all of those to stay in a women’s residence who wished to stay near class hall this summer when he at- but did not want to return to tended band camp. The sev- their residence halls. The fallen enth through ninth floors of trees did not hit any buildings Fleming/Kee Living-Learning during the storm. Eurel Bernard, a Shaw senior Hall, where he would have normally stayed, needed repairs in athletic training management, said although he lives after the storm. Although he said he regret- off campus, he spends less time ted the damage done to cam- around class buildings. “I used to chill on [the acapus, and the inconvenience it caused students and faculty, demic] side, but there’s not Griffin said residence halls much shade over there anycould have used work anyway. more. I spend most of my time The state of the undamaged where it’s less hot,” Bernard hall he visited over summer said.

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Zoology sophomore Katie Cassady puts her backpack in the passenger seat of her car inside the West Parking Deck Aug. 17. “I’m living in an apartment, and because I’m a sophomore it’s one of my only options,” Cassady said.

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no more Route 8 stops on Cates Avenue because of Talley renovations. These renovations may also cause some problems for those looking for parking on Cates

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“There are a lot of people with talents, but they’re unaware of the center,” Boger said. “You can make a lot of connections here and also relax and make friends.” Thomas said he is very excited for the new year and the opportunity to introduce a new generation of students to what

Avenue, where utilities infrastructure is currently under construction in segments. Students can expect delays around East Cates Avenue, mainly between Morrill Drive and Jeter Drive, where work on chilled water lines will force one-lane traffic, according to Klein. Starting Friday, around 30 parking spaces on Cates near

Turlington Residence Hall will be unavailable — mostly affecting those with RE and C permits, Klein said. “These are things that just fall through the cracks,” Klein said. “We expect the work to take two to three weeks. Once the area in front of Turlington is completed, utilities work will progress eastbound toward

Morill.” Gibbons said the actual effects on campus should be minimal, “unless a hurricane comes through or we find Jimmy Hoffa’s body.” The cost of the West Deck project could not be determined.

the center has to offer. “Every year is like having a baby,” Thomas said. “It’s that special. You just hope it works out for the students if you provide them with what they need.” The center also offers opportunities for engineering and science students. Sabra Bryant, a sophomore in animal science and WISE mentor, said she is interested in showing friends and engineering students the woodworking shop.

Bryant also said she thought the center was under the radar, and students should go out of their way to enjoy what it has to offer. “I’ve always known it was here,” Bryant said. “But I’m surprised at how big it is and how much they have to offer.” Jacob Dakar, a sophomore in plant biology, teaches glass working, knitting and pottery. He said he loves the center because it fulfilled his need for art — which he chose over a

rigorous design curriculum. “[The Crafts Center] is much more than I could have imagined,” Dakar said. The center is funded through a combination of student fees, donations and revenue from classes, which are all non-credit hour classes. It is approaching its 50th anniversary and underwent major renovations from 2007 to 2009.

“We are not just repairing [the student center], we are making improvements as well.”

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{Our view}

The Facts:

While planning for this year’s Wolfpack Welcome Week, the Union Activities Board was disallowed the use of Lee Field for the annual concert at the end of the week due to administrative concerns.

Our Opinion:

The UAB’s production of Wolfstock has been negatively altered without just cause by Christopher Dobek, Assistant Director for University Housing causing the the event, featuring Girl talk, to be moved to an off-campus venue.

Wolfstock triumphs

hanks to the hard work and dedication of The Union Activities Board, this year’s Wolfstock was slated to surpass any on-campus concert in years past. With Girl Talk headlining, a rebranding of the event and a great venue, Lee Field, Wolfstock had all of the elements its predecessors lacked. It sounded too good to be true and the administration made sure it was through Christopher Dobek disallowing the use of Lee Field. Dobek grounds his decision to disallow the use of Lee Field, at the time leaving Wolfstock nowhere to be held, saying it breaks the tradition of Friday Fest. What tradition is he talking about, exactly? Is he talking about the tradition of bringing lackluster bands to perform at N.C.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

State? Lifehouse and Augustana may have some decent music, but they do not inspire fervor within the student body that Girl Talk does. Maybe it’s the change in date from Friday to Thursday that he takes issue with; however, the majority of us would prefer to have a concert like this on Thursday so as to not conflict with our weekend activities. It could be the name change from Friday Fest to Wolfstock that hurts him the most, but, honestly, he’d be the only one to prefer that name. Seeing as all the changes are improvements, maybe what he really takes issue with is improving the now defunct Friday Fest.

It is not the role of administrators to interfere with the matters of students based on personal preference. The Union Activities Board was constituted as an organization for the students, by the students. The UAB was designed in such a manner to most-effectively bring the students a product that mirrors their interest, for every administrator that touches a student project, a portion of the original intent is lost. The situations where administration should step in and reel in organizations, is when UAB decided to have the concert off-campus, a serious violation in tradition and the intent

of the event, thus unifying the campus, then an administrator would have a right to step in and bring it back. However, Dobek’s decision did exactly what it was exactly supposed to prevent, one of the only responsibilities in overseeing this events organization, keeping the event on campus. At press time Wednesday, according to Ticket Central, only a handful of the 5,500 tickets were left. This translates to nearly 5,550 students leaving campus to go to a Universitysponsored event. It appears that, despite the best efforts of administrators to foil Wolfstock, through the resilience of the UAB and the passion of the student body, this will be the best concert at State in recent memory.

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College tips are useless

ugust 12 marked the beginning of a new year at N.C. State for those non-commuters, this was the start of their college experience and a landmark in their lives. College is where students can finally live on their own, and can do practically whatever they want. But Anokhi freedom come Shah m a ny c h a lDeputy le nge s , a nd Viewpoint Editor being a college freshman can be tough. Many students turn to college tips, advice from peers and family or survival guides but soon learn that mastering college is a personal endeavor. The main problem presented by college is, in the words of Eleanor Roosevelt, with great freedom comes great responsibility. Before college, freedom is restricted in a variety of ways by a variety of institutions. Family, education and government all play a role in confining freedom and controlling responsibility. Until the age of 18, children are considered minors in the eyes of the law. They are not held legally responsible for the majority of their actions. But after 18, the age when many go to college, responsibility is suddenly expanded and freedom of action unrestrained. There are many college survival guides floating around in bookstores and on the Internet claiming to have tips that will help deal with the struggles of college. Older siblings, parents and friends provide advice from their college days. But the difficult part of college is that it is a different experience for everyone and no one can completely prepare a new student for everything that is to come. The problems faced by freshmen mostly come from living alone. Living alone is exciting for many reasons, but it can also create certain issues. One concern of many college freshmen is getting along with their roommates. Many freshmen choose to take a random roommate, either because they do not know anyone at their college or because they cannot see themselves living with the people they do know. Moving into a shared dorm room and living with someone one knows or doesn’t know can be stressful, especially when roommates

get annoyed. Another concern that comes with college is the actual classes. Students wonder whet her t hey will be able to handle the workload, or balance their social life and school life. Freshmen wonder if they will even be able to find their classes, especially on a huge campus like N.C. State’s. The major issue is students have to manage their workload on their own. There are not daily homework assignments or study guides for every test, but simply a large amount of material that must be digested in a short amount of time. School is a major issue, but the number one concern of the majority of incoming students is whether they will be able to make friends or fit in. College uproots just about everyone from their family and friend group back home, and if one does not find people to associate with in college, life can be very lonely. The best solution for all of these problems is communication, and to be yourself. Communication doesn’t just include communication with a roommate or a friend, but also with oneself. Voice concerns to the people around you, and bottled-up emotions and messy situations can be easily avoided. Communication with oneself includes being true to oneself. This includes students examining whether they are putting on a fake persona to make friends or to get along with a roommate, or whether the person they are presenting accurately reflects who they are. Don’t ignore the advice about partying in moderation or taking good notes in class. But remember that every student is different and every experience results in different advice. Take the general tips, like being yourself and communicating with others and take the other tips with a grain of salt. College is an exciting experience and after getting used to the responsibility as well as the freedom, it is rewarding and fun as well.

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Are you going to see Girl Talk? Why or why not? by Brett Morris

“Yes. I wanted to go in the spring and then found out he was coming tomorrow.”

Blast from the past: Students enjoying the 1992 Wolfstock.

Michelle Borgs junior, biochemistry and nutrition

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Science, Scientism and Christianity all have faith

any popular books say that religion is bad and science is good. After all, science does not require faith like religions, such as Christianity, since science has a method to Curtis prove things are Hrischuk true. But this Guest Columnist is simply saying that there is great faith in this method. Some increase this faith in science into a religion called Scientism. The followers of this religion are identified by: adoration of high priests, like Richard Dawkins or Christopher Hitchens; a claim that theirs is the one true way; evangelistic outreaches like bus slogans of, There’s probably no God;îand a vociferous denial that they are a religion. They do not see that the statement, Science does not need faith is itself a faith statementóthere is no scientific experiment to prove the statement is true. They turn their lack of evidence into supporting evidence, saying theirs is the default logical position. Strangely, they turn a critical eye on all religions but their own. Science on the other hand has always been faith-based. Max Planck said, “Anybody who has been seriously engaged in scientific work of any kind realizes that over the entrance to the gates of the temple of science

are written the words: Ye must have faith. It is a quality which the scientist cannot dispense with.” Any Ph.D. researcher uses this faith when doing original research because originality is not guaranteed. If faith is needed, is it any wonder that the early scientists were Christians? That many contemporary scientists are religious? It may surprise some to learn that the Christian faith is steeped in evidence, dating all the way back to ‘Doubting Thomas’ who needed to touch open wounds. Nowadays the evidence given is often internal. But t he C h r i s tian’s test for trut h and relevance is the historical evidence of the resurrection of Jesus, which is growing stronger. Philosophical and scientific evidence is also piling up. The Kalam Cosmological Argument remains evidence for the existence of God even after decades of intense scrutiny. Discover Magazine reported the fine-tuning of the Universe is explained by one, a designer God or two, an infinite number of parallel universes that are beyond detection. Which requires more faith?

Recently, the scientific method has determined the existence of entities by their effects. Dark matter explains the missing mass in the universe. Dark energy, a hypothesized repulsive force, explains why the Universe is expanding faster. No one has seen or touched either but they are declared to exist as a matter of scientific fact. The Christian similarly uses many conjoined and independent effects to postulate an unseen entity, God. The acoly tes of Scientism think this is blasphemy, a corruption of the pure method. Perhaps, but rather than loud rhetoric, let the arguments for all positions be placed on the scales of logic to measure the weight of their content. Let the dialogue begin.

“Recently, the scientific method has determined the existence of entities by their effects.”

Curtis Hrischuk, Ph.D., is the director of Ratio Christi, a student club devoted to developing critical thinking skills by studying apologetics and engaging the ideas of the day.

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Summer doesn’t limit undergraduate research Sacrificing summer vacations to spend time on campus and abroad, student get experience in the research field. Story By joanne wu & jordan alsaqa | photo Illustration By Jordan moore

Graduate takes inspiration from Austria to Raleigh

Undergraduate Research students find a doorway to applying what they have learned this summer to their daily lives sooner than they expected. Matthew Pinyan, a fifthyear architecture student, immediately took new construction insights home with him after just one summer of architectural research with the University. As soon as his summer with N.C. State’s Undergraduate Research program ended, Pinyan put what he learned to use. “I work for an architect and after I got back and was shar-

ing this research with him, we started implementing some of the construction details,” Pinyan said. While Pinyan applies his research in the workplace, the rest of Raleigh will find his insights useful as well. “Raleigh can benefit just by using local materials that are not only being ‘sustainable,’ but at the same time [supportive of] the local economy,” Pinyan said. “At the same time, building more efficient building envelopes would lower our energy costs quite a bit.”

hile many students used summer as an excuse to catch up on sleep and relax on the beach, several saw the time off from school as a chance to further their academic careers through research opportunities. Whether working on campus to further the development of high performance fibers or flying to Costa Rica for an upclose look at foreign fungi, these students found any opportunity they could to make an impact on their respective fields. For all of the industrious students, this summer was an early chance to apply themselves to real world change.

smart grids bring forth new careers in research

Lindsay Swanson, a senior in electrical engineering, stayed behind in Raleigh to conduct research on the Smart Grid. The Smart Grid works as an intelligent electrical grid, predicting and responding to the usage patterns and performances of its electric power users. Swanson had always been familiar with learning about renewable energy and electrical grids, but came into contact with hands-on research for the first time thanks to the University’s Undergraduate Research program. “I’ve really learned the research process, which has been really cool because I’ve never done this before,” Swanson said. Although she has spent all summer in the midst of sustainable energy research, Swanson finds it to be her passion. “In order for us to move away from fossil fuels, towards more renewable en-

ergy, we’re going to have to go towards the Smart Grid,” Swanson said. “Right now, there’s no way to create enough electricity from renewable sources to be compatible with our current grid. [Currently] if electricity isn’t used, it’s pretty much wasted so we really need to incorporate storage if we are using solar and wind.” Swanson’s experience with the Undergraduate Research program sends her on her way, gratefully prepared for graduate school after her final year at N.C. State. In addition, the University has a leading advantage in energy research through its Future Renewable Electrical Energy Delivery and Management systems (FREEDM) and Renewable Energy Electric Systems (REES) centers situated on campus, both of which Swanson had the opportunity to work with during the summer.

Rica offers research, 3 Coast culture Robin Singh, a senior in biological studies, had his research funded by the National Science Foundation and was able to study a special type of fungus in Costa Rica. “As a student, it was an extremely rewarding experience,” Singh said. “Not only did I learn a whole lot by going to Costa Rica, I was able to improve myself as a student. It was very unique to have the opportunity to go to a foreign country and see how the research there was done.”

The trip also provided Singh with an opportunity to expand not just his biological knowledge, but also his appreciation of a foreign culture. “The food was great,” Singh said, “and the quality of people in Costa Rica was something I found to be very memorable as well. It was only a month, but I would have loved to stay longer.”

research provides alternative 4 Fiber summer job Carolyn Davy, a sophomore in textile engineering, received both an undergraduate grant for $1,000 and a WISE grant for $400 in order to further her research this past summer. “I’m studying the effect of solvent on the interaction between polymethyl-methacrylate and carbon nanotubes,” Davy said. “What we want to find is a good way to combine the two to improve the properties of high performance fibers, which can be used in all

sorts of applications such as the aerospace industry, sports or fiber optics.” Davy said she appreciated the opportunity the grants provided her, and found it to be a great way to spend her summer. “I love doing research,” Davy said. “[The grants] meant that I didn’t have to get a stupid, dinky job at Food Lion over the summer.”

Physics modeling prepares student for career

James Rowland, a junior in physics, spent his summer on campus doing research to better his grasp on what he will be doing once he graduates. “We’re taking a model for neutrino oscillation,“ Rowland said, “and representing the model through le faisceau figures, which helps visualize the effect of interaction strength.” Overall, Rowland found the

time he spent in the lab successful at giving him an idea of how research in his field is done. “I think it was a really good experience for me,” Rowland said. “I want to go on to graduate school, and I want to do research in my field. I don’t know how I would’ve felt about the research aspect without doing undergraduate research first.”

on rats provides insight on 6 Working career in research Senior in biomedical engineering Eyob Eyualem spent his summer days in the chemistry department. But chemistry labs were no bore to Eyualem as rat brains and electrodes were constant sights in his day. “I am trying to come up with a calibration meter to calibrate electrodes before you put it in a mouse’s brain,” Eyualem said. Whereas the process of electrode calibration requires a pre-calibration step, Eyualem’s goal is to eliminate this step to reach a less cumbersome point, doing away with any complications of the cleanliness of the electrode in the process of the experiment. “My method is trying to eliminate the calibration before or after you put it in the rat brain,” Eyualem said. Electrodes, calibration processes and mice brains may seem to be of little significance to students outside the chemistry lab, but Eyualem spent long hours in the lab keeping a larger goal in mind. Eyualem said researchers use this process for testing of

Parkinson’s disease and other illnesses by detecting certain chemicals in the brain. Conducting undergraduate research this summer has also allowed Eyualem to observe other researchers and ultimately provide aid to what they do. “My project is helping them to quantify the peptides that are in the brain. My method is to help them to eliminate … that extra step,” Eyualem said. While Eyualem contributes to the scientific community, he in turn came away with inspiration. “It does definitely give you an idea of what you want to do in the future in general. And not just that, [you’re] actually able to see what other people are working on,” Eyualem said. “This gives me an opportunity to work on what I want and hopefully what I’ll be doing in the future. To say I did this during undergrad… it kind of gives you an idea of whether [I’ll like what I’m doing] or not.”

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Taking the punch out of salmonella Food safety takes another step forward as professors develop a vaccine for chickens.

On the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services’ list of reported communicable diseases, salmonellosis ranked third in 2010. More than 2,300 were reported in 2010, but so far Andrew Branch the numbers for 2011 are only Senior Staff Writer climbing upward. “It is a big problem,” Hassan Licking the mixing spoon, said. “But some people get sick one of baking’s most valued and don’t report it.” The disease doesn’t just come privileges, has long been cautioned against because of the from chickens either. Meat risk of salmonella in raw eggs. heavyweight Cargill, Inc. reHowever, the pleasurable ac- called 36 million pounds of tivity may soon be much safer ground turkey on Aug. 4, when due to the ongoing research a salmonella outbreak caused conducted by poultry scientist one death and sickened 75 othMatthew Koci and microbi- ers across the U.S., including North Caroologist Hosni lina residents. Hassan. Michael Koc i a nd Martin, diHassa n a re rector of working tocommunicaward the tions for Carprevention of gill, Inc., said one of Amerin an email ica’s leading Aug. 10 that causes of food brett morris/Technician the problems Hassan, along with his lab technician Mary Mendoza, explains how the salmonella cultures are properly prepared and prepped for poisoning by we re c om - viewing under microscopes. Their research, along with the help of Matthew Koci, is funded through the Chancellor Innovation Fund developing plex and the and has been in the works for three years. a salmonella outbreak was vaccine for Hosni Hassan, microbiologist not necessar- bacteria. chickens. “But people like to eat unily due to one Accordcooked stuff sometimes, like ing to Hassan, salmonella is single factor. Regardless of the specific cir- sushi, and that is where you a rod-shaped bacterium that looks like E. coli and attacks cumstances at Cargill, however, get it from,” Hassan said. Furthermore, produce can be contamination boils down to the digestive system. “It cannot be seen by the na- animal feces because salmo- infected when manure is used ked eye,” Hassan said. “But you nella thrives in the intestinal as fertilizer. “Salmonella can get inside can feel its effect if you get hit track, according to Hassan. “The intestinal track can ac- the fruit,” Hassan said. “And by it.” On an annual basis, more cidentally be cut [in the slaugh- then you take this and process than 1.2 million people are in- terhouse], and then you get fe- it and make peanut butter and fected with salmonellosis in the ces contaminating the carcass then you have contamination.” Hassan and Koci saw the U.S., according to the Center and you cannot wash it well, potential for a vaccine when for Disease Control and Pre- and so on,” he said. Hassan said cooking food to vention; about 400 die from at least 160 degrees will kill the the disease each year.

“But people like to eat uncooked stuff sometimes, like sushi, and that is where you get it from.”

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“The challenge is that vaccines are very strain specific, which makes it daunting to address the continued from page 8 numerous strains of salmonella that pose human health risks,” studying salmonella at the basic Martin said. Koci and Hassan have their target level. “We saw that under certain ge- family of strains and are confident in netic manipulations, that organism its effectiveness. They believe that by becomes what we call attenuated,” reducing the amount of salmonella in the animal, it Hassan said. “In othwill reduce the er words, it doesn’t amount in the cause illness. And environment. so as an extension to Ultimately, this that, it could become shou ld reduce a vaccine strain.” future infections, The pair aims to including those get as much work in wild animals done in the year of that cannot be funding they have vaccinated. been granted. But Regardless of due to the inadehow effective the quate air conditionvaccine may be, ing where the chickMichael Martin, director of ens are kept, testing communications for Cargill, Inc. however, Koci said nothing can will have to wait unreplace good food til temperatures cool down so a proper environment can preparation. “Handling food properly and rebe obtained. “If the temperature outside is ducing fecal-oral transmission to 100,” Hassan said, “we cannot have as little as possible is essentially the only way we will ever eliminate sala chicken inside, or it will die.” Martin said Cargill, Inc. is work- monella,” Koci said. Koci emphasized washing hands, ing with the University of Arkansas to explore a vaccine as well, but said not cooking for others if sick and cooking meat promptly after thawit is a difficult task.

“The challenge is that vaccines are very strain specific, which makes it daunting...”

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Salmonella safety tips: • Wash your hands after handling raw meat, especially before touching other food • Wash fruits and vegetables thoroughly • Thaw meat when you can cook it promptly instead of leaving it out indefinitely • Cook food at a minimum of 160 degrees • Do not let a person with gastrointestinal problems cook for others Source: Hosni Hassan & Matthew Koci

ing instead of leaving it out. “If the temperature is too hot or too cold, salmonella doesn’t like it,” Koci said. “Anywhere in the middle it can grow a little bit, and the best indicator for whether or not it is there or not is how you feel 24 to 36 hours later.” brett morris/Technician

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in the first seven games of the season. Although none of those respective Football Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division 1-A) opponents will return with winning records from 2010, it’s fair to say State ran into some bad luck. How could we have known three or four years out that Brian Kelly would leave Cincinnati and Butch Jones would leave Central Michigan? The recent struggles of both suddenly rebuilding programs have voided what once looked like a crafty move to improve strength of schedule without adding an intimidating powerhouse. But those type of excuses do not mean State is immune from criticism. When two Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division 1-AA) teams somehow stumble onto a 12-game slate, the deadweight of excuses must be thrown overboard. Aside from

State, the three other teams in FBS college football that made this move all have a legitimate reason — Wyoming, Air Force and Eastern Michigan need wins almost as badly as Duke needs some semblance of a fan base to occupy Wallace Wade. It can’t be stated clearly e n ou g h — N.C. State is the only team i n a B ow l Championsh ip Ser ies conference that will play two FCS opponents this season. Apart from this miscue, the more prominent reality still remains — ACC schools will play a litany of legitimate college football programs from other conferences. Wake Forest will host Notre Dame, Duke will host Stanford, Clemson will visit South Carolina, Miami will host Ohio State and Geor-

gia Tech will host Georgia. Our most challenging non-conference match up (at Cincinnati) is in a stadium that holds fewer fans than Fenway Park. Despite the deserved criticism, let’s not overlook some crucial pieces to the unscient i f ic a r t of scheduling. Nobody k ne w Tom O’Brien (2525 i n four years as head coach) was going to enter 2011 owning the third-longest coaching tenure in the ACC. The conference has been mired in unseen transition, and that makes scheduling a fair complement of non-conference opponents a difficult task. State could have taken the Clemson approach and played two strong SEC teams this season, but that strategy may end up backfiring for the Tigers.

“The real lesson here is that uneven scheduling will never be perfectly balanced every season.”

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Compounding the difficult games against Auburn and South Carolina, Clemson faces an ACC-leading nine teams coming off of winning seasons, including traditional powerhouses Virginia Tech and Miami. With a coach on the hot seat and a perpetually angry fan base, a relatively soft set of non-conference opponents would have been exactly what it needed. In the end, State isn’t the first or last program to miss the boat of a balanced schedule. When the Pack got a favorable conference draw in a league that has seven relatively new head coaches, it didn’t have the cards to hand themselves a respectable non-conference schedule. The Pack is just another rider on this scheduling storm, and even if it’s in the trough this season, the crest can always be on the horizon.

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best ever graduation rate for student-athletes at N.C. State with 69 percent,” Yow said. “We also had our greatest number in around 40 years for All-ACC academic selections. We have about 550 student-athletes, and 213 of you earned All-ACC academic honors.” Following recognition of the best athletic and academic teams throughout the past year, Yow spoke about the different standards NCSU’s athletic pro-

said that the meeting accomgram should hold itself to. “You measure success by all plished the goal of establishing a proper mesof these facsage from a tor s ,” Yow passionate said. “I don’t speaker. t hi n k you “ We h a d wou ld ever Dewayne want to limWashington it t hem i n last year and terms of beDebbie [Aning either a tonelli] this great athlete year, so we or great stuare getting a dent. We expretty good pect them to Debbie Yow, athletic director run going,” be both, and Yow said. “It’s I think they good for them to see a person will rise to the expectations.” In only its second year, Yow with an N.C. State degree doing

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COUNTDOWN

• 16 days until Wolfpack Football season opener against Liberty Flames.

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INSIDE

• Page 11: Continuation of that Coaches’ Corner

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athletics

Antonelli, Yow speak to athletes Yow shows commitment to ACC During a live chat with fans on GoPack.com, Athletics Director Deborah Yow expressed the will to maintain N.C. State’s place as a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference when confronted with rumors of an invitation for the Wolfpack to join the Southeastern Conference. Despite spending nine years as a basketball coach with Kentucky and Florida, Yow articulated her understanding of NCSU’s belonging in their current conference and showed her belief that the Pack should focus their efforts towards strengthening the ACC, not leaving it. Source: gopack

Volleyball projected to hit live television twice Two of the volleyball team’s home games will be televised live by Fox Sports as part of a television package deal arranged with the ACC. Oct. 9’s game against Florida State and Nov. 13’s match-up with Georgia Tech will be available to nearby fans who have access to Fox Sports South. Source: gopack

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Friday women’s soccer vs. VCU @ N.C. state Raleigh, 7 p.m. Saturday ncsu men’s soccer exhibition @ davidson Charlotte, 3 p.m. wolfpack challenge volleyball Raleigh, 7 p.m. Sunday women’s soccer vs. navy @ N.C. state Raleigh, 1 p.m.

Quote of the day “In the end, State isn’t the first or last program to miss the boat of a balanced schedule.” Sean Fairholm, deputy sports editor

Did You know? At the end of the 2010-11 academic year, N.C. State had named 213 student athletes to the ACC Academic Honor Roll, the largest number of students to ever make the list in Wolfpack history.

Second annual Welcome Back Pack Athletic Dinner unites State’s athletes.

gree means something to me. It’s given me the opportunities to do what I do now.” The degree Antonelli received was a double major in economics and business management. Since her graduation, Antonelli Sean Fairholm has enjoyed a prosperous 23Deputy Sports Editor year career at ESPN, WestIn front of over 500 N.C. wood One, and several other State student-athletes gath- prominent media outlets. As a ered inside of McKimmon South Carolina resident with Center, former women’s powerful State pride, Kay Yow’s basketball point guard former pupil had no issues with Debbie Antonelli delivered driving four and a half hours a concise but powerful mes- to share her personal message with a unique portion of the sage. “You’re not entitled,” An- Pack’s student body. “Some of you are going to tonelli said. “But you can be be in positions in the future empowered.” Antonelli, a 1986 gradu- to give back to this univerate from State, made several sity,” Antonelli said. “Recall how wonderdifferent ful your exple a s of perience has guidance been. ‘Wolfin her pack Unlimkeynote ited’ to me is address. strong. Those While t wo word s noting toget her how some Wolfpack and programs Unlimited have eninspire builddured ing, intensity recently and beauty. struggles Yo u h a v e with chosen to be NCAA Debbie Antonelli, a part of N.C. violations, 1986 graduate from State State, and this Antonelli is your team.” explained With the women’s basketball how Wolfpack studentathletes must respect the program continuing to rebuild, opportunity they have been Athletics Director Deborah Yow made the decision to given. “There’s a lot going on in bring back a former player who college athletics right now,” reached the NCAA TournaAntonelli said. “Despite all ment on four occasions under the issues and propaganda Coach Kay Yow. Antonelli said out there, you need to know she was honored and flattered that there is value in your to receive an invitation from diploma. My N.C. State de- one of the other standout mem-

“My N.C. State degree means something to me. It’s given me the opportunities to do what I do now.”

Commentary

Riders on the storm When it comes to balanced scheduling, Pack is just another loser.

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Deborah Antonelli gives an inspirational speech to all of the student athletesat the Welcome Back Pack Athletic Dinner held at the McKimmon Centeron Wednesday, Aug 17, 2011

bers of the Yow family. “Debbie used basketball as her way to get into administration at Saint Louis, Maryland and now N.C. State,” Antonelli said. “I have followed her career path very closely because I thought I wanted to be an athletics director also. The Yow family is very special and very unique, and when I got a call to come speak, my first reaction was ‘wow she trusts me enough to have her speak in front of her team.’ That’s a huge honor for someone like me.” Following Antonelli’s address, Yow spoke to the student-athletes for several minutes. For the majority of that time, the former women’s

basketball coach at Florida and Kentucky made detailed comments on both athletic and academic development. “A year ago, we finished 89th in the National Director’s Cup Competition,” Yow said. “I don’t think any of us would ever want to be No. 89. We’ve started up that mountain to get better and better with our theme ‘Wolfpack Unlimited.’ All of our teams from this past year have moved us up 22 spots to 67th place. That’s a great jump. I’m not sure I’ve ever seen an athletic program jump 22 spots in one year. “Academically, we had our

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It’s a perfect storm. N.C. State’s 2011 football schedule, which features only four opponents coming off of winning seasons, is an awkward marriage Sean between a Fairholm soft nonDeputy Sports conference Editor docket and a favorable draw in the ACC. Like a hurricane entering the Gulf Stream, the two have joined forces to create a preseason monster. The Sporting News recently ranked the Wolfpac k ’s nonc on fe re nc e schedule the third easiest in the country behind Mississippi State and Indiana, while only Florida State and Virginia Tech will statistically face easier sets of conference foes. The schedule spells out “embarrassing” w ith a captial “E,” but the real lesson here is that uneven scheduling will never be perfectly balanced every season. Some years, things will seem nearly impossible, while others will look like this season. Most fans can certainly make excuses for State finalizing a schedule which could have them favored

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case | sloan | Valvano

Coaches’ Corner spotlight: Norm Sloan Sloan will be added to the garden for more than coaching.

Andy Walsh are heading the project, which is set to be unveiled around the same time as the conclusion of the Talley project. Walsh said the project should R. Cory Smith add to the allure of the new TalDeputy Sports Editor ley building set to be finalized The path to stardom as a by Dec. of 2012. “Our overall goal is to make basketball player or coach can be a tumultuous road. this garden a quiet place on In Norm Sloan’s case, it was campus,” Walsh said. “When a road filled with bumps but alumni, students or faculty ended with a spot in the walk up to the statues, we want newly renovated Coaches’ them to understand who those coaches were Corner and what they outside of meant to the Reynolds tradition of Coliseum. N.C. State.” After all, Walsh said that is the t he projec t location will also be an where the option for the majority 2011 senior of his sucg if t, which cess was he hopes will earned. help seniors Last year, feel more t he Kay connected to Yow bust Andy Walsh, student the project. was regovernment traditions chair “By making vealed in the project an t he f i rst addition to the Coaches’ option for the senior gift, we Corner between the Talley hope that students will feel like Student Center and Reyn- a part of a unique history and olds Coliseum. Over the tradition that other universisummer a project began ties don’t have in their athletic to introduce three men’s traditionws,” Walsh said. In Wednesday’s edition of basketball coaches to the Technician, Everett Case was corner. Student Government Ath- highlighted as the first new letics Chair Alex William- member of the Coaches’ Corson and Traditions Chair ner. Sloan not only coached for

“We want them to understand who those coaches were and what they meant to the tradition of N.C. State.”

the Wolfpack, but also played for the basketball team as a guard under Case. Sloan was recruited out of Indiana as one of Case’s so-called “Hoosier Hotshots.” Sloan was a part of three Southern Conference championships from 1947 through 1949, but the relationship between himself and Case went sour during Sloan’s senior season. Since Sloan’s playing time was limited during the first few seasons, he decided to pursue playing as a quarterback for the football team. Less than a week after Case’s battle with cancer ended, Sloan was announced as the men’s basketball coach for the Pack. In only his third season with the team, Sloan won an ACC championship and in the next season began to form a team that would achieve something never before accomplished in State history. Student Body President Chandler Thompson said that what Sloan brought the University prior to the 1972 season was one of his greatest accomplishments. “He brought us the greatest ACC basketball player to play the game,” Thompson said. “I don’t know if N.C. State has had as much talent since the 1974 basketball team. David Thompson was a Wolfpack

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Former men’s basketball coach Norm Sloan gazes toward his players in the midst of 1973 home game in Reynolds Coliseum.