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n absentee ballot is a way for registered voters to cast their ballot other than the traditional method of appearing in person and casting a ballot on the day of election. There are two different types of absentee ballots: absentee by mail and absentee One-Stop.

Any registered North Carolina voter can request an absentee ballot from his/her respective county board of elections prior to the last Tuesday before the election. You do not need a medical reason nor do you need to be out of town. A handwritten request from the voter or near relative must include the following: • • • •

Voter’s name Voter’s current residence address Voter’s date of birth Address where ballot should be mailed (if different from the residence address) • A daytime phone number (in case there are questions or additional information is needed) • Voter’s signature, or signature of near relative (which is defined as a spouse, brother, sister, parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, motherin-law, father-in-law, daughter-in-law, son-inlaw, stepparent, or stepchild.)

ONE-STOP ABSENTEE VOTING Any registered North Carolina voter may choose to vote in person using One-Stop Absentee Voting which begins the third Thursday before the election and ends the Saturday prior to the election. North Carolina voters are able to vote by Absentee One-Stop at all county boards of elections offices during regular office hours. There are sites in addition to the Wake County Board of Elections office where you can vote absentee one-stop. Lake Lynn Community Center 7921 Ray Rd., Raleigh Laurel Hills Community Center 3808 Edwards Mill Rd., Raleigh Wake Tech Community College Main Campus 9101 Fayetteville Rd., Raleigh

All requests for absentee ballots must be made in writing. You cannot make requests by phone or e-mail. Mail or hand-deliver a written request to the Wake County Board of Elections.

REASONS TO VOTE ABSENTEE

MOCK ELECTION TODAY Voting for the Technician mock election began at midnight today and students can vote until 10 p.m. To vote, go to www.technicianonline.com and click on the link to the mock election vote. A voter’s guide is also available online with information about each candidate on the ballot. All the major candidates on the Wake County ballot are present, and the Technician can use the results from this mock election to see how students will vote Nov. 4. The more students participate, the more accurate the information will be. Check the Technician Web site and Thursday’s print editions later for results and analysis from the mock election and more information about the upcoming election.

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Avoid the crowd Long lines can keep you busy from doing other things throughout the day. If you absentee vote, it’s not taking up any of your time.

Be sure to affix proper postage when you return your absentee balloting materials to your county board of elections. Please check with your postmaster to determine the proper postage amount. Some counties use ballot return envelopes that do not qualify for standard letter rates (11 ½â€? X 6 1/8â€? maximum). The postage on these envelopes costs at least $0.83. Again, check with the post office before mailing your absentee ballot.

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Save gas By mailing in your ballot, you will save money on gas to the polls.

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Vote on your time If you’re a forgetful person, plan on voting at the first absentee onestop. If you miss that one, you have other chances to cast your vote. Election day only happens once every four years so it’s easy to forget about it in the heat of the moment.

What are the deadlines for requesting And returning an absentee ballot? Oct. 28 at 5 p.m. Absentee ballot requests must be received by BOE office. Nov. 3 at 5 p.m. Voted absentee ballots must be received by BOE office.

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Why wait? If you’ve already made up your mind about who you’re going to vote for, there’s no reason for you to wait until election day. Just cast your ballot now.

SOURCE: WWW.WAKEGOV.COM/ELECTIONS AND SBOE. STATE.NC.US

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Stay in Raleigh If you’re registered to vote in your home county and not Wake, absentee voting will keep you from having to drive home just to cast your ballot.

The above sites have the following hours: • Oct. 23 - Nov. 1 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday) • Oct. 25 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Oct. 26 (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) • Nov. 1 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

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Don’t miss work If you’re scheduled to work on election day, you can absentee vote on a day a you have off, most likely be small.

Cary Towne Center Mall 1105 Walnut St., Cary Chavis Community Center 505 Martin Luther King Blvd., Raleigh

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Wear it on your shirt When you opt for One-Stop Absentee Voting, you still get a sticker to wear for the day. Your “I voted early� sticker will be an excellent accessory.

Pullen Arts Center 105 Pullen Rd., Raleigh The above sites have the following hours: • Oct. 16 to Nov. 1 • Oct. 16 to 18 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Oct. 19 and 26 (1 p.m. to 5 p.m.) • Oct. 23 to 25 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Oct. 27 to 31 (10 a.m. to 7 p.m.) • Nov. 1 (10 a.m. to 1 p.m.)

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It’s a good excuse It’s a more acceptable excuse for being late. Tell your professor you were voting early, and show him your sticker. He might let you off easy.

SOURCE: WWW.WAKEGOV.COM/ELECTIONS AND SBOE. STATE.NC.US

Town hall forums focus on Greek discipline plans Forum tonight will also feature discussion on Centennial Campus developments Chris Allred News Editor

The Greek judicial review process will be a topic of the second Student Government-sponsored Town Hall Forum, which is scheduled for tonight at 8 p.m. in the Student Senate Chambers. Jay Dawkins, student body president and junior in civil engineering, said Office of Student Conduct director Paul Cousins will speak about ways that Greek organizationss can handle disciplinary issues internally. “There have been conversations with the Office of Student Conduct about taking another look at the way we handle situations like social probation and how fraternity and sorority disciplinary actions are handled,� he said. While plans for Greek judicial review are not final, Public Defender Ben Mazur said it is important that communication improves between the Greek community and Student Conduct. “This new program will add a new level of responsibility and accountability to the Greek leadership between individual fraternities and sororities,� he said.

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Military stays out of ROTC members’ voting choices Many members of ROTC on campus said they would not let their job interfere with the way they vote James Cox Staff Writer

WHAT ONE POLL SAYS Military Times, which has publications targeted to members of the armed services, conducted a poll of its readers on the presidential election. John McCain was the readers’ choice for president, with 68 percent to Barack Obama’s 23 percent. Here are some of the other questions and responses:

As voters begin to make choices in this year’s election, some “In making your decision about voting for president, John members of the military on McCain’s experience as a naval campus will not let their jobs officer and prisoner of war in determine who they vote for, Vietnam is:� according to Army Major Dennis Connor. Very important - 34 percent Somewhat important 40 percent “There is a big swath of people Not very important - 14 percent that are apolitical,� Connor said. Not at all important - 11 percent “They do their job the best they No opinion or declined to answer can, and they will follow the - 2 percent orders of the Commander-in“In making your decision about Chief.� voting for president, Barack Scott Kincaid, a junior in poObama’s lack of military experilitical science, and a member of ence is:� State’s ROTC program said that Very important - 34 percent being in the military is “a job, Somewhat important - 32 percent not a political identity.� Not very important - 19 percent “The military is separate from Not at all important - 13 percent politics,� Kincaid said. SOURCE: ARMYTIMES.COM Patrick Preston, a captain in the U.S. Army and ROTC employee, said political stereotypes McCain was a prisoner of war about people in the military are in the Vietnam War while he was not true. serving as a naval officer, and 34 “People think that just because percent of respondents said that you are in the was important military means in ma k ing a that you are [a vot i ng dec icertain political sion, while 40 party],� he said. percent said it “A lot of people was somewhat in the military important and have different 14 percent said political views, it was not very but we will do important. our job.� Also, Barack In a recent poll Obama’s lack of by The Army military experiPatrick Preston, Times, a newsence was only a captain in the U.S. Army paper directed very important and ROTC employee to members of to 34 percent the Army, 68 of the survey’s percent of Army respondents respondents. said they would vote for RepubNavy Lt. Nathan Hall said lican presidential nominee John McCain’s military career would McCain, while 24 percent said not influence his vote. they would vote for Democratic nominee Barack Obama. ROTC continued page 3

“A lot of people in the military have different political views, but we will do our job.�

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Associate Athletics Director Dick Christy begins Tuesday night’s student town hall forum. He discussed the current state of the student ticketing policy and what the future holds with the new standby ticketing system.

Many members of the University’s Greek community have felt they were treated unfairly in the disciplinary process because of negative stereotypes associated with Greek organizations, Mazur, a senior in religious studies, said. Greek organizations work hard to give themselves a positive image, he said. According to Mazur, some groups have expressed that “it’s not a fair system when a frater-

nity is tried as a whole organization instead of as individual members.� A possibility for a new system would be for a special studentrun council to try Greek organizations with disciplinary troubles. With this, Mazur said, the students on the council would only deal with Greek issues, so they would be more familiar and could handle situations accordingly.

Neil Ballentine, a junior in biological sciences who has planned the town hall series with Dawkins, said the forum will also focus on Centennial Campus growth and development and gives administrators a chance to discuss campus issues with students. “This is definitely for the students, but the faculty and administration are buying TOWN HALL continued page 3

MAKE YOUR VOICE HEARD

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TODAY’S ELECTION POLL QUESTION: Each day from now until the election on Nov. 4, Technician will be posting a new online poll relating to the election. Cast your vote each day to have your voice heard. We’ll run all of the results on election day.

Would you give up your right to vote for an Apple iPhone? • Yes • No

Visit www.technicianonline.com to cast your vote.

THE MOCK ELECTION IS TODAY. VOTE AT TECHNICIANONLINE.COM UNTIL 10 P.M.

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

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TECHNICIAN CAMPUS CALENDAR Tuesday REGISTRATION BEGINS FOR SPRING 2009

In Oct. 8 page-one feature photo “Chocolate, with a side of awareness,� the photo credit is incorrect. Sydney Dotterer took the photo. Technician regrets the error.

FORUM ON RECRUITING DIVERSE FACULTY Talley Student Center, room 3118, 11:45 a.m.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Saja Hindi at editor@ technicianonline.com.

ORIENTATION COUNSELOR INFORMATION SESSION Talley Student Center, room 3118, 3 p.m.

WEATHER WISE

Wednesday SOIL SCIENCE SEMINAR Williams Hall, room 2215, 3:40 p.m.

Today:

PLANT BREEDING SEMINAR Williams Hall, room 2405, 3:50 p.m. CHASS ENERGY ISSUES SYMPOSIUM 1911 Building, 4 p.m. BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN Witherspoon Cinema, 7 p.m. Thursday FALL CAMPUS DIALOGUE FOR DIVERSITY Witherspoon Student Center, African American Cultural Center, 3 p.m

85/57 Expect a warm day with clear skies.

THE INCREDIBLE HULK Witherspoon Cinema 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

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SEX AND THE CITY Witherspoon Cinema 9:30 p.m. to midnight

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LAST DAY TO CHANGE TO CREDIT ONLY LAST DAY TO SUBMIT REQUEST FOR COURSE REPEAT WITHOUT PENALTY FORMS LAST DAY TO WITHDRAW OR DROP A COURSE WITHOUT A GRADE AT ALL LEVELS ORIENTATION COUNSELOR INFORMATION SESSION Talley Student Center, room 3118, 10:30 a.m. COMMUNICATING WITH THE PRESS AND THE PUBLIC Talley Student Center, the Walnut Room, noon NCSU DEPARTMENT OF STATISTICS SEMINAR Riddick Hall, room 321, 3:35 p.m. o 4:15 p.m. ROCK CLIMBING BASICS Carmichael Recreation Center, 5 p.m. SEX AND THE CITY Witherspoon Cinema, 6:30 p.m. NCSU CENTER STAGE PRESENTS SUSAN WERNER Stewart Theater, 8 p.m. THE INCREDIBLE HULK Witherspoon Cinema, 9:30 p.m. SEX AND THE CITY Witherspoon Cinema, 11:55 p.m.

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POLICE BLOTTER

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October 12 1:13 A.M. | ASSISTANCE Avent Ferry Complex Student requested to speak with on-call counselor. No police action needed.

SOURCE: WWW.WEATHER.COM

1:47 A.M. | WELFARE CHECK Turlington Hall NCSU PD checked on welfare of student. Appropriate notifications were made.

GET INVOLVED IN TECHNICIAN Technician is always looking for people to write, design, copyedit and take photos. If you’re interested, come to our office on the third floor of Witherspoon (across from the elevators) Monday - Thursday 9 a.m. - midnight and Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., or e-mail Editor-in-Chief Saja Hindi at editor@technicianonline.com.

ON THE WEB See exclusive audio/photo slideshows. Answer the online poll. Read archived stories. There’s something new every day at technicianonline.com. Check it out!

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I had a paper route when I was a kid, but I’m not going to vote for someone just because they had a paper route.� Navy Lt. and ROTC employee Nathan Hall on McCain’s military service and its affect on voters in the armed services

IN THE KNOW

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ason Whitham, a junior in biochemistry, plays a game of corn hole in front of the Coca-Cola Recycling program on the Brickyard Monday. “I’m trying for a free T-shirt,� said Whitham. “I’m all about free stuff in the brickyard.� Coke, who owns recycling plants across the country, is pushing for a greater portion of their bottles to be recycled.

WORLD & NATION Bush administration to debut new plan

The Bush administration will announce new measures the federal government will take to restore confidence in the United States’ financial system. In the plan, the Treasury could invest as much as $250 billion in banks and back up senior bank debt for up to three years. The plan is similar to ones instituted in Europe Monday. The administration’s original proposal included buying troubled mortgage-backed securities, and buying and insuring mortgages, which would help homeowners and put money back into banks. SOURCE: CNN.COM

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Use of Safe Haven law continues

A 13-year-old Michigan boy was dropped off at Creighton University Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., according to the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services. This is the 10th use of Nebraska’s Safe Haven law since Sept. 13. So far, 18 children have been abandoned at hospitals, 2 of which were from out-of-state. The Safe Haven law allows children as old as 18 to be abandoned without fear of prosecution. SOURCE: CNN.COM

Zimbabwe leader seizes ministries

European nations were led by Britain in condemning Robert Mugabe, president of Zimbabwe, for his moves to take control of key ministries in defiance of a power-sharing deal with opposition parties. The EU will play not part in supporting a power grab by Mugabe and his regime, according to British Foreign Secretary David Miliband. “It is important that there is an international united response that says that the results of the elections (earlier this year) need to be respected and a power grab will not be respected,� Miliband told reporters at EU talks. EU ministers were to issue a statement urging Mugabe and opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai to share the power and work out their differences. SOURCE: CNN.COM

South Africa acknowledges link between HIV and AIDS

South Africa’s new health minister broke from a decade of discredited policies on HIV/AIDS. Health Minister Barbara Hogan declared that AIDS was caused by HIV and must be treat-

ed with conventional medicine. Activists accused former Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang of spreading confusion about AIDS by say she didn’t trust antiretroviral medicines. She preferred using nutritional remedies such as garlic, beetroot, lemon, olive oil and the African potato. “We know that HIV causes AIDS,� Hogan said. “I want to emphasize that we will scale up mother-to-child prevention programs.� Hogan also said the policies the government has used over the past 10 years have failed and much more needs to be done to improve the access to anti-AIDS medicines. SOURCE: CNN.COM

Ransom deadline may be extended

Somali pirates holding a Ukrainian tanker off the coast of Somalia may extend the deadline for payment of the ships release. If the deadline is not met, the pirates threaten to destroy the arms-laden vessel. Angry relatives of the crew members demanded the Ukraine’s government stop delaying and pay the multimillion-dollar ransom. The pirates said they will destroy the MV Faina on Monday night or Tuesday morning if the ransom isn’t paid. According to the pirate’s spokesman, Sugule Ali, the pirates may extend the deadline following requests from the ships owner and other unidentified people. The crew members’ relatives attempted to meet with Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev over the ransom demand, which began at $20 million but has since appeared to decline, but they weren’t able to meet. “We will not leave until we meet with the president,� Yelena Priskha, a family member, said. “We will sleep on the stairs and will collect the money ourselves.� SOURCE: CNN.COM

CHASS Emerging Issues Symposium to occur Wednesday The first of a three-part series on the “Energy Situation� is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 15 from 4 to 6 p.m. in the 1911 Building. The event, which will feature keynote speaker Robert Cox, a member of the Sierra Club’s board of directors. Nora Haenn, professor of sociology and anthropology; Mark Johnson, director of the Industry & Innovation Programs at the Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery Management Systems; and Erin Motley, a senior in international studies, will hold a panel discussion on the energy situation. Bill Kinsella, assistant professor of communication, will moderate the discussion. The second and third parts of the discussion are scheduled for Wed., Oct. 22 and Tues., Oct. 28. Both are scheduled from 4 to 6 p.m. in the 1911 Building. SOURCE: IDS.CHASS.NCSU.EDU

Graduate research seminars continue Terri Lomax, the interim vice chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies, will conduct a Responsible Conduct of Research seminar Oct. 17 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Talley Student Center Walnut Room. The focus of the seminar will be “Communicating with the Press and the Public,� and Lomax has experience in communicating with the media and policy and business leaders. The following RCR seminar will be Oct. 21 from noon to 2 p.m. in Room 3118 of the Talley

8:43 P.M. | LARCENY Wolf Village Report of bicycles being stolen. Officers observed juveniles leaving area. One subject was apprehended and charged with Resisting a Public Officer. 10:12 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Pullen Road/Dunn Ave NCSU PD assisted RPD with disabled motorist. 11:27 P.M. | FIRE ALARM Vaughn Towers Units responded to alarm caused by malfunction in system.

Student Center. David Resnik, bioethicist for the National Institute of Environmental Health Science, will host the seminar, titled “Who Owns Your Data?� He will discuss issues that students may deal with in the workplace such as recording, storing, analyzing, interpreting and sharing data. SOURCE: RCR SEMINARS WEB SITE

Deadline for absentee ballot requests upcoming Absentee voter organizations, including BeAbsentee.org, LongDistanceVoter.org, CountMore. org and The Vote by Mail Project remind everyone they should request absentee ballots as soon as possible. Requests for absentee ballots must be received by Oct. 28. For more information about absentee voting, contact Heather Johnson at heather@BeAbsentee. org. SOURCE: BEABSENTEE.ORG

‘Technician’ holds mock election The Technician will be holding a mock election today from midnight to 10 p.m. Students can vote at technicianonline.com with their Unity ID and password and do not have to register with the Web site. A voter’s guide is available online for more information about the candidates. For more information, go to the Technician Mock Election Facebook group or e-mail Editor-in-Chief Saja Hindi at editor@technicianonline.com.

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“I had a paper route when I was a kid, but I’m not going to vote for someone just because they had a paper route,” he said. According to Connor, not all members of the military are politically aligned either. “We’re not in lock-step, and we’re not a monolithic group,” Connor said. “One guy will say that this general did this right and another will say that he did the wrong thing,” he continued. Being in the military can provide an opportunity to discuss political issues, Preston said. “It isn’t so much the military experience [that changes political ideas], it’s the fact that the military is a melting pot for peoples ideas,” he said. But Hall said a person’s military background could affect his vote. “Being in the military definitely affects how I view the world and politics,” he said. According to James Reynolds, Navy Lt. Commander, political views should not interview with one’s service. “Our job is above politics,” he said.

into it as well,” he said. The forums are monthly events to discuss whatever issues are important to students at that time, Ballentine said. “The biggest thing is just getting students involved, getting students aware of what’s going on,” he said. Most of the students at the first town hall were involved in Student Government, but Ballentine said he has gotten a better response for Tuesday’s event than the last. “The first one was just kind of a trial and error type thing,” he said. “The response has been a lot better.” Ballentine made a Facebook group and he and other promoters have placed double the sandwich boards and posters than were available for the first forum.

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J. Frank Harrison, CEO of Coca-Cola Bottling Company, talks as a part of the College of Management’s Wachovia Executive Lecture Series. He talked about Coca-Cola, life and business. “People today want more than just a paycheck. They want significance in purpose,” Harrison said.

More from the ‘Technician’ 2008 voter’s guide CANDIDATES FOR N.C. HOUSE: DISTRICT 14

CANDIDATES FOR N.C. HOUSE: DISTRICT 35

CAROL BENNETT

ERIC WEAVER

VERNON MALONE

Republican candidate Bennett has worked as the vice president of a family corporation, a high school remedial math teacher, a physics professor and research associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana, and a senior program analyst at Control Data Corp. Public education Bennett, if elected, will work to train teachers and use independent groups to test children. Taxes Bennett advocates fiscal responsibility and accountability the eliminate wasteful spending. Health care Bennett promotes the increase of medical staff to handle emergencies.

Democratic incumbent candidate Malone has served as a state senator since 2003. He has also been a member of the Appropriations Committee, a member of the Commerce, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, chair of the Education Committee, member of the Health Care Committee and a member of the State and Local Government Committee. Public education Malone said he will continue to invest in local schools and has worked to expand scholarships for working families so students can graduate without debt. Energy Malone voted to enact clean energy standards and, if elected, will continue to use clean energy to produce jobs and renewable energy. Taxes Malone cut taxes for small-business owners and worked to enact the first earned income tax credit for families with children.

SOURCE: WWW.NCBENNETT.COM

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Republican candidate Weaver has served as a full-time policeman, a business owner and realtor. He was a member of the North Carolina GOP Fourth Congressional District Executive Committee, member of the Board of Directors for Wake County’s Taxpayer’s Association and second vice president for the North Carolina Sheriff Police Alliance. Health care Weaver advocates market-based health care reform that would allow out-of-state insurers to compete in North Carolina. Public education Weaver pledges to improve public education by supporting the election of Wake County School Board members in country-wide elections of district members, inspiring public schools to improve their standards by pitting them against the standards of private schools and allocating a child’s school choice 80 percent of what the public school would have otherwise received.

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Democratic incumbent candidate Weiss has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives since 1999, where she has been finance chair, vice chair of the judiciary committee and a member of the environment and natural resource committee. She is on the Governor’s Task Force for Healthy Carolinians and chair of the Joint Select Committee on Economic Development Incentives. SOURCE: WEISSFORHOUSE.COM

CANDIDATES FOR N.C. HOUSE: DISTRICT 36 NELSON DOLLAR AL SWANSTROM Republican candidate Dollar has served on the appropriations subcommittee on transportation, as the vice chair of the education subcommittee on universities, on the health committee and on the University Board of Governors nominating committee. He has worked at a media and public relations consulting committee, as an instructor at Wake Technical Community College, as the personnel director of the Department of Commerce and as special assistant to the office of the governor.

SOURCE: WWW.NELSONDOLLAR.NET

Democratic candidate Swanstrom worked for IBM for 30 years, is founding member and board of director’s member for Open Mobile Alliance and Wireless Application Protocol Forum, inventor of a patent for wireless data image transmission and has board experience in designing, developing and implementing complex state and local government information systems. SOURCE: ALSWANSTROM.COM

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{OUR VIEW}

Vote in the mock election today THE ISSUE:

Students should vote in Technician’s mock election today, which is based on the actual Wake County ballot.

OUR OPINION:

The voter registration drives from the past several months and Monday’s voter’s guide dismiss any excuse for not voting.

THE SOLUTION:

No more excuses — students should vote in both the mock and real elections.

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lection Day is three weeks away, but students do not have to wait to vote in the mock election being held today. Don’t hesitate. Voting is a civic responsibility — the mock election is a simple way to see who other students are voting for and to spark debate on the election and the issues. We hope to see if the mock election supports the idea of a significant increase in youth voting. Students and faculty alike can cast a ballot in the mock election, and it will be interesting to see if more students vote this year. The mock election also show how effective the countless voter registration drives on campus

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.

have been — volunteers from both major political parties have been frequently asking students if they have registered. There is no point in wasting the registration efforts, and students should not forfeit their right to have a say in government. Did the voter registration drives improve student turnout and excitement for the elections? The mock election can provide a good estimate of how effective both campaigns’ efforts were in getting more students to the polls. N.C. State can have a significant impact on some elections,

particularly for state Congressional elections. We’re hoping to see how students plan on voting in the local and state elections, as these positions will have a more immediate impact on the University. And of course, it’s interesting to know where the campus stands. Is the state going to be blue or red? Is the University shifting toward a more moderate position? The results will speak for themselves. We also hope students use the resources at hand. NCSU is one of the only universities in the country to hold a debate

between the student groups for each presidential candidate and a campus-wide mock election. Students have easy access to a voter’s guide for both federal and state elections, which provides information on the major candidates for these offices. With all the voter registration drives, not being registered to vote is not a problem any more nor is a lack of information an adequate excuse for failing to cast your ballot in this election. Today’s mock election is a warm-up for the real thing on Nov. 4 students cannot afford to miss.

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his is my least favorite time of the year. We are now in the 6.5week-long stretch between fall break and Thanksgiving break w he re t he work continues to pile up until you actually notice the posture of your classmate s de Kate Kosinski clining from Staff Columnist the weight of stress. In the interest of maintaining our collective sanity I have a few stress busting ideas that just might make the next few weeks more tolerable. Firstly, find little things to brighten your day. For me I enjoy awkward encounters that make me laugh aloud even though I know that I will look insane to people walking by. It’s a bit odd, but who doesn’t suppress a grin when you see someone you sat with in a class three semesters ago a nd you look at them prepared to say “hi,” but they do that awkward avoid-eye-contact-because-Iam-unsure-if-you’ll-remember-me maneuver? A friend of mine actually walks a different route to class simply because he didn’t like the awkward run-ins he was having with a classmate whom he didn’t know well enough to greet but did remember well enough to share several awkward glances with before his courage failed and he had to change routes to avoid further unpleasantness. I would never change my route to avoid someone because I really enjoy watching someone squirm as they look at me and the ground rapidly 20 times before we are close enough to actually smile and greet each

other. I look forward to awkward encounters as a bright spot in my otherwise routine day. Maybe awkwardness isn’t your cup of tea, but finding some small joy in the mundane is an excellent way to make the days a little shorter and a little brighter. My second misery elimination technique is to maintain the integrity of weekends to use as little mini-breaks. Now I know that we all have unavoidable things that must be done over the weekends, but especially over the next few weeks, the more I can save my weekends, the better I feel each Monday. Although I am pretty much the princess of procrastination, over the next few weeks I will spend much less time watching home shopping channels and much more time working during the week to maintain the integrity of my weekends, which are normally spent playing catch up. It’s a little thing, but working when you are tired f rom class makes all the difference if you can get one or two days off on the weekend. Hopefully, the next few weeks will be less painful for you if you use my tactics, and if not maybe trying not to be overburdened will be distracting enough that you notice the weight of the burdens a little less. So, dear reader, I wish you good luck and Godspeed, and advise that you keep your head down, and just imagine the Thanksgiving turkey waiting for you on the other side.

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Use University resources for combating violence I used to have a column at Technician back in 2004. It was supposed to be an advice column, called Ask Kat. I only succeeded in writing three articles. You see, while I was trying to give advice to other students, I was struggling to take my own advice. I was in a relationship with a man who emotionally, financially and sexually abused me. My life during that spring semester was dark. I became depressed and hopeless. Even though the N.C.

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hen I see someone I know vaguely or meet someone new, a conversation with a lot of head nodding and awkward pauses persists, and I often mention where I go to school. And the conversation Jane Moon usually goes Staff Columnist something like this: Me: I go to State. Person: Yeah, State is a good school, but the campus is so ugly. I mean, it has so many bricks. And you guys have cows and stuff. I guess the more attractive a campus is, the better the quality of education. What is it about the bricks that people can’t get over? Our cows are amazing, and I actually love the bricks at N.C. State. I think they add character to the campus, and they make

me feel welcome. I think places like the Brickyard give State a bold, signature look. Keep in mind that using bricks in architecture can be a smart idea.They can be salvaged. They are also a sustainable building material when they are crushed and used over and over. Brick companies sometimes use sewage sludge and f lyash in their bricks, which can take harmful substances away from the environment, according to greenbuilder.com and popsci.com. And it’s not like State is the only campus with bricks. I can’t think of a single campus without brick buildings. What are buildings supposed to be made of to be attractive, fairy dust and bonbons? Some say the bricks give the campus a monotonous look, but maybe the University is trying to tell us something through its architecture. The bricks give campus a consistent look, and consistency is the key to success. OK, that was a bit of a stretch.

West Campus isn’t easy on the eyes, but if you walk around East Campus, you’ll see attractive brick buildings like Holladay Hall and the 1911 Building. With the abundance of bricks comes the opportunity to help the University grow. People can purchase engraved bricks to be put in walkways and brick structures around State, and the proceeds goes toward improving that organization. Several colleges and places on campus provide this opportunity to donate money to the school, such as D.H. Hill Library, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and the J.C. Raulston Arboretum, just to name a few. So be thankful for the bricks we have. Otherwise the Brickyard could be a grassy field full of mud and creaky, wooden paths instead of being 226,200 glorious bricks.

State undergraduate population is slightly less than 23,000 students, I felt completely alone and lost. I could not make it to class, let alone write articles for my advice column. I dropped out that semester, broken and ashamed that I was a victim of rape. Now I write to you almost five years later as a senior and as a survivor. My life is still affected by my experiences, but today I use it as motivation to be a part of something bigger. Today, I choose to be a part of the solution, and that solution comes in the form of a movement. I am currently

enrolled in ECD 296: sexual & relationship violence prevention for peer educators. Upon completing the course, I will be a member of The Movement, which is a group of male and female NCSU student activists and peer education leaders. The members of the movement facilitate workshops on the prevention of sexual and relationship violence. If I had to give advice today, I would urge students to utilize all of the resources at NCSU. I was faced with a horrible situation, and I did not know how to cope. I did not know about the NCSU Women’s Center and the

services they provide. If I had, I might have found out that I was not alone. I now know that 480 NCSU women are being raped every academic year. I have had the opportunity to meet and work with wonderful members of the faculty and staff. It has been my experience that they care not only about my academic success, but also my emotional well-being. I have been overjoyed by the amount of support and encouragement that I have received.

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Susan Werner explores the nature of gospel music with ‘The Gospel Truth’ Morgan McCormick Senior Staff Writer

“How do you get the joy out of Jesus?” a close friend asked singer-song writer Susan Werner one night at a gospel music festival in 2006. “How do the rest of us relate to and negotiate that truth? Doing a gospel project that talked about the call at the center of it all was just too interesting [to pass up].” Werner speaks of her inspiration for her last album, The Gospel Truth, which discussed the dualistic nature of the gospel music found in Christianity and her own agnosticism. Long celebrated by The Village Voice, Washington Post and Chicago Tribune, folkjazz-gospel guitarist/pianist Susan Werner is a rari t y on today’s music scene. She has a cla ss and wit t o he r mannerisms and lyrics that feels like it rolled right out of the roaring 20’s. Her voice shows its opera training as it moves like a cold line of ice down the listener’s back, the artist herself a medium of lyrical and melodic prowess.

“My life is lived on the interstates,” said Werner, the cell phone cradled between her shoulder and ear as she drives solo on her national tour. She jokes that “the things in-between those interstates should be removed… like Wyoming, they have no need for me and I’ve never been there.” I ask if North Carolina made the cut on Werner’s list of statesthat-annoy-her. “We’re not going to remove N.C. when I take over the world. There’s a vitality to certain places, and Raleigh has it, like Madison or Austin. Audiences there have a high opinion of themselves, and they’re a joy to play for,” Werner said. Werner is one of those artists that has a life all to herself off-stage. Conversation about religion moves effortlessly when s ome one ha s had to put those beliefs to music in front of large audiences day in and day out. “[Wit h T he Gospel Turth] I put songs of fait h nex t to songs of doubt. That’s how many of us come to the church. Because it inspires us but also excludes and condemns us. I wanted to write a project that was honest about both of those, because there’s plenty of doubt in the pews,” Werner said. Werner’s fans jokingly call

“I put songs of faith next to songs of doubt. That’s how many of us come to the church,” Werner said.

her a “lapsed Catholic,” but while it’s funny for the fans, a person’s religion has always been something deeper than a one-liner. The Gospel Truth’s last line is “but I would like to think,” and the question lingers there, open to interpretation. The overt witticisms and subtle philosophy of her music find common ground and it becomes flow rather than clutter. Is Werner’s journey over with no ultimate answer to be found? “[I became an agnostic] after I went to college, and one of the requisite courses was Intro to World Lit and a portion of that class was dedicated to The Bible,” Werner said. “You start asking questions about why certain books were chosen for The Bible and why others were not and begin to see it as a political document that served political ends.” Werner hearkens back to her musical ancestors Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, who were born out of the revolutionary spirit of their own generation. Werner found her own gospel in the decades to follow. “You could call it protest gospel,” Werner said. “The rise of the religious right in the 80’s made it so that people didn’t want to touch that kind of music. But now there’s a reemergence of the religious left, as in a social and engaged gospel.” She is a woman less compelled by beliefs and more compelled by that most se-

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ductive of deities: art. “I started playing guitar when I was five,” Werner said. “It was all I wanted to do, and it worked out. Your parents were wrong, if you’re reading this and think you need a back-up plan, your parents were wrong. Go do

what you love. Go find where your talents and your revenue meet.” Her evolution as an artist is evident in her new album, “Classics,” brings together the pop of Marvin Gaye, Paul Simon and Cat Stevens with the classical music.

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When critics proclaim an artist to be on par or better than artists like Elliott Smith, Bob Dylan and Radiohead, one begins to expect greatness. In fact, achieving that level of skill would seem to be an unattainable feat. Some critics have nevertheless bestowed such honors upon Keith Lynch’s Unknown Component and his new CD “In Direct Communication.”The CD does deliver quality music at times, but a bit of repetitiveness paired with Lynch’s sometimes forced vocals do detract from the album. For starters, the first song “Into The Sun” does not produce the spark that makes you want to finish the album. The lyrics are clearly well thought out and the music, though a little sing-songy, feels good. Still, Lynch seems to strain to reach notes at points which can really distract the listener. In order to give the CD a fair chance, it may be better to select a different track to begin with. “Retrospectively Speaking” is a much better song, possibly because of its simplicity. It hearkens back to a mid-90s style of music, with a tone that mimics that feeling in the singers inflection. After a second listen, I realized that parts of Lynch’s style remind me more of Marcy Playground in the way that his voice follows the music. While the song is not in any way musically complex, it serves as a decent background for better lyrics. In the song “Somewhere a Light Has Gone Out”, you can find better evidence for the com-

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parisons to Bob Dylan. However, these comparisons may be a little too generous. While Lynch’s voice does display some of the raspy quality of Dylan’s, the way the lyrics are emphasized takes away from the flow of the song. He strings the words along so that they fade in and out, with the peak emphasis lying on each beat. The result is distracting and feels like a string of disjointed words instead of a sentence. In addition, the volume of the looped piano serves to increase the feeling of repetitiveness. Lynch does a good job of com-

posing some simple and enjoyable songs on “In Direct Communication.” Unfortunately, Lynch occasionally struggles to reach some notes, especially in “Identifying Interpretation.” Also, the delivery of the lyrics themselves, both in sound and style, can stif le their quality. Overall the CD is worth checking out, especially since it is available on Itunes and some full songs are available for preview on Myspace.com. Don’t give up too soon either, as the songs on the CD vary quite a bit in style and pace.

There were a lot of things I expected Quarantine to do. I expected it to have annoying characters were practically begging to be killed. That by the end credits I’d be rooting for the zombies just to rip out the whiny teen’s trachea. I expected the scares to get formulaic. To spend the whole film wondering why the camera man wasn’t dropping his equipment and just bolting instead of broadcasting some good awful, Hollywood horror flick. I expected that the story would be so razor thin as to make the writer inside me die in a pool of its own bile. Against all reason, Quarantine was none of these things. Actually, it was basically a perfect filmgoing experience. Why? Well the story is bare bones, but it needs to be, as it’s all about taking back and reinvigorating the established horror tropes. The entire film is through the lens of a news cameraman, Scott, and his anchorwoman, Angela, as they follow the LAFD on a routine domestic disturbance call in an apartment complex. One of the real treats of this film is the characters, not the storyline. This is because in a film of ordinary Joes and Janes, there’s no reason or sense to having lengthy exposition or heavy-handed conspiracies, only survival. The entire cast is likeable and for the most part unrecognizable from other movies, so you totally buy into the sheer normalness of the story. The opening scene is quiet, re-

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spectful, funny and full of life, and that’s what makes everything appear so stark in comparison as the story progresses. You’re there with the cast through each moment of reprieve, of victory, of terror. Terror. Oh goodness, gracious this movie is scary. Take Cloverfield and Blair Witch Project, this film’s forbearers, roll them together, and you might achieve 10 minutes of the fear you get in Quarantine’s 89. Honestly, I couldn’t watch most of the last 10 minutes. The creature they ultimately face, the space they’re trapped in, the sheer pounding sensation of finality in the cold darkness… I could scarcely breathe. The only thing that kept me stable was the woman sitting next to me who would keep yelling “don’t go behind the door” and “keep still” every few minutes. She was helping me keep my wits about me as I tried in vain to remind myself that it is only a movie, only a movie. Each attack the leads face is fresh and creative, and the camera, being the only source of light, never feels out of place in the story. Aside from an extremely cliché ending that everyone will see coming, plus the fact that once you see this film you will never need to see it again, there was nothing wrong with Quarantine. It was fun, original, violent and with a well-developed sense of style and characterization.

Oct. 16 Max Indian, Cary Ann Hearst, and Justin WIlliams doors: 8:30 p.m. show: 9:30 p.m. SOURCE: CATSCRADLE.COM

At The Pour House Oct. 14 Cisco and JDRF Rock Band Contest doors: 6:00 p.m. show: 7:00 p.m. Oct. 15 C-Phlat w/ Anonymous doors: 8:00 p.m. show: 9:00 p.m. Oct. 16 Boombox doors: 8:00 p.m. show: 10:00 p.m. SOURCE: THE-POUR-HOUSE.COM

At Lincoln Theatre Oct. 14 JJ Grey & Mofro w/ Hill Country Revu doors: 7:00 p.m. show: 8:00 p.m. Oct. 15 Buckethead w/That 1 Guy doors: 7:00 p.m. show: 8:00 p.m. Oct. 16 Big Head Todd and the Monsters w/ Heyday doors: 7:00 p.m. show: 8:00 p.m. SOURCE: LINCOLNTHEATRE.COM

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It’s O.K. if you can’t dance a single step. Los Campesinos! will have you ready to bust a move with their second album. Only five months after their debut “Hold on Now, Youngster…”, the seven piece indie newcomers from Cardiff, Wales bring an energy rush to your stereo with “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed.” Other than the fact that the entire album is remarkably catchy to the point that it’s hard to avoid da ncing to the beat, Los Campesinos! shows t hei r sense of humor w it h bit ter, yet seemingly playful lyrics that flow perfectly with the chanting, fast choruses, and catchy sound. “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed” starts off “Ways to Make it Through a Wall.” The song has a powerful melodic

opening, like many other tracks on the record. “Miserabilia” has a country-western feel, featuring strings and a smooth melody. Ending the song with the words “shout at the world because the world doesn’t love you!” isn’t by any means a ref lection of the song. “Miserabilia” is sets a trend for the rest of the record with its captivating lyrics and versatile set of vocals. “Between an Erupting Earth and an Exploding Sky,” the fourth song on “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed”, begins slowly with scratchy guitar riffs and transitions to piano keys, sirens and clapping. Not only is it a noticeable track since it is instrumental, but it serves as a transition into “You’ll Need Those Fingers for Crossing,” a relatively slow paced song compared to the rest of the album. The eighth track isn’t quite a melodramatic train wreck. “Documented Minor Emotional Breakdown #1” is just as memorable as the rest of the songs on the record. Los Campesinos! use of melodic verses a nd hard-hitting choruses keep your toes tapping. “Heart Swells/Pacific Daylight Time” is easily the most melodramatic song on the record with eerie sound effects. A loud opening fools the listener, later fading into a mellow guitar solo, followed by gusts of wind

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and muffled singing. The song ends on an upbeat note, demonstrating the flexibility in sound Los Campesinos! give to their listeners. Los Campesinos! ends the record with “All Your Kayfabe Friends,” which opens with screeching guitars and serves as a typical Los Campesinos! happy-go-lucky tune, not that it’s a bad thing. “All Your Kayfabe” closes “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed” with a smile on your face and silly lyrics such as “I’m being paid 35 pence an hour as a specialist foot fetish model.” If you liked the first album or you’re giving them their first spin, you’ll love the new album if poppy choruses and a cheerful tune make your day. Los Campesinos! made an equally impressive performance on their second studio effort. “We are Beautiful, We are Doomed” was not only consistent with “Hold on Now, Youngster…”, but left hopes for a third album to be released another five months from now.

Coming out of Charlotte, The New Familiars bring the southern folk tradition to the table with their new EP “The Storm.” Having just played a show at The Pour House on Oct. 9, fans saw that the band certainly fits the bill. In pictures, all members can be seen sporting mountain-man style beards. The best part is that the music works well too. The EP begins with the bold and fast-paced “Annalein”, which is delivered almost in a western fashion. The song put me in mind of a camp fire out on the range in Texas with a few cowboys gathered around. The song also incorporates a harmonica that seems to belong on a train rolling through Georgia or on the Bayou in Louisiana. Next up is “Got This Disease,” which follows along with the style of “Annalein,” but really uses more of a blues influence than the former. Not only will the music have your foot tapping, but the lyrics will put a smile on your face. It’s a feel-good song about true love and how that love can deliver you from pain better than any other remedy. The song “Conflicts of Interest” brings the pace of the EP down a bit, and portrays a much more sentimental ref lection on relationships. The lyrics and the music mesh seamlessly, and they guide you through nostalgic journey through various memories. Since this is an EP, the

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ability for transitions between song pace is limited. The change is sort of a jolt, though not an altogether unpleasant one. “Walkin’ The Whiskey Blues” is a song that has a rambling, care-free sort of feel. The lyrics speak of being left behind while a mocking harmonica seems to laugh in the background. It has the fun of a Garth Brooks song, wrapped up in the bluegrass feel of the Grateful Dead. It is safe to say that this song will get crowds dancing anywhere it is played. The EP finishes with two completely different songs, first “The Storm,” followed by “Tongue Tied.” “The Storm” is fast and energetic, but has more of the

mournful feeling of “Annalein”. “Tongue Tied” finishes the EP, and delivers a regretful soliloquy, one that should be delivered standing on a cliff, overlooking a desert sunset. The entire album seems to be pulled right out of a western. It’s the stuff of a saloon out in Dodge City, but with a modern feel. The New Familiars have found a nice mixture between traditional bluegrass/folk and a more freeform jam band style. The EP, as well as other songs from The New Familiars, are available for preview and download on Itunes, so don’t miss out.

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Technician : What exactly do you do as President of the NCAA? Brand: I have oversight for all of intercollegiate athletics on the national level. I am most concerned about student athlete academic performance. But, we also obviously look at competitive equity. We make sure that our rules are being followed and that our games are fair. Sportsmanship is the order of the day. Technician: Why are you here

— what are you talking about in the Millennium Seminar Series? Brand: I want to talk about intercollegiate athletics in general. Not just those who participate in it, but how it affects the campus as well as the larger community. It’s an important part of not just college life but people in the community as well. Technician: What is being done to encourage academic achievement among student athletes? Brand: About five years ago we started the most extensive academic reform movement in the history of the NCAA. We are

seeing, during that five years especially while our reforms have taken place, effective, measurable improvement of academic achievement among student athletes. Did you know that student athletes graduated at higher rates than the general student body? Technician: What are your thoughts on Title IX? Brand: Intercollegiate athletics provides opportunities that are helping the educational aspects of one’s college career, as well as helping in the life skills one learns. If all that is true, and I expect you will agree with me about that, then why would anyone deny that to young women and

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cessful with in our last match.� Wake Forest recently took down both State and Carolina, and Stubbs has used the Deacons’ success as a tool to ready her team for the match. “We also go over whatever match [UNC] had as well - so they had a match against Wake Forest, and we didn’t play well against them, so we’ve been working on that in practice,� Stubbs said. Sophomore co-captain Alex Smith said although the team does not focus on the longstanding rivalry, they have been preparing for the Tarheels tactics in practice. “We still focus on what we know about UNC, so we’re going in determined, because we know what we have to do to win,� Smith said. “We’ve been practicing with one side of the court as us, while the other side mimics what Carolina does so we can play against [UNC-Chapel Hill] and get comfortable with it.� But just as Wood is ready to

and institutions are improving academically, and we use those measures and follow them carefully. Technician: How have you enjoyed your time so far at N.C. State? Brand: I have only been here a short period of time, unfortunately, because it is a wonderful university. Academically, student athletes and the campus are all doing terrific. It’s a wonderful place. I think you and your fellow students are very fortunate to be at this fine university. You are going to have a wonderful degree to take you into life.

take her first shot at the Heels, Smith is eager for the newcomers to get a taste of what it’s like to be so loud in Reynolds that you can’t hear your teammates or yourself. “I can’t wait. It’s going to be a huge crowd,� Smith said. “Our freshman just don’t know how crazy it’s going to be.� Stubbs is ready to see a raucous home crowd tonight, as the fans have played an important factor in home wins this season. “I expect the fans to be just as they were when we played Boston College, Maryland and even Virginia,� Stubbs said. “The crowd has gotten into the game, they understand the dynamics. They’re cheering and celebrating, and we love it. Home court advantage this year in the ACC has been huge, so I take every chance I can to make sure the fans know we appreciate it, we feel it, we know it and we just ask them to continue.�

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INTRAMURAL PLAYOFFS START WITH MEN’S OPEN PLAY MONDAY WHILE FRATERNITY, CO-REC AND WOMEN’S OPEN WILL BEGIN NEXT WEEK

Lauren Doughtie was named Golf World Magazine’s Women’s Player of the Week Monday after winning the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee this past weekend. Doughtie birdied the 16th and 18th holes to give her a final-round score of 68 and clinch a two-shot win. The 21-year-old senior in business management shot a seven-under 209 overall in the tournament to break the N.C. State record for best 54-hole performance and earned her the first title of her collegiate career.

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The intramural soccer playoffs are set to begin this week as the first round of men’s open action begins. Next week, play will begin for the co-rec, fraternity and women’s open leagues. The men’s open tournament as well as the co-rec tournament feature over 50 teams and will run well into November. The games are played with seven players per team on the field rather than the 11 of traditional soccer. Brad Frenier, a senior in business management said although the game is condensed, play on the field does not suffer. “The fields are smaller, and you play with less guys, but it’s still the same game,” Frenier said. “Your strategy out there can change a little bit, but you play just like you would during any other match. It is just a smaller, shorter version of a high school game.” Each tournament has been bracketed, and teams will have the opportunity to compete against each other for the title. In the tournaments, teams are eliminated after one loss so competition can be intense. Rick Palmieri, coordinator for intramural sports, said most of the players take it very seriously. “We see some pretty serious competition during the games, especially in the men’s open and fraternity leagues,” Palmieri said. “But that is not to take away from the other leagues. They are pretty competitive as well.” Frenier, who plays in the men’s open league, expects a high level of competitiveness on the field. “Most of the guys playing in this tournament played in high school and take it very seriously,” Frenier said. “You have guys out there yelling at each other, and it can get pretty physical.” Mallory Herbold, a senior in biology, said her women’s open team is out there to just have fun. “The competition is good, but I’m out there to have fun,” Herbold said. “I think that it would be pretty cool if we can win, but if we don’t it’s not a big deal. We will have fun either way.” Unlike f lag football or basketball, there is no national tournament in which the winners of the intramural soccer tournament can advance. According to Palmieri, Campus Recreation tries to make the final match of the tournaments a championship-like atmosphere because there is no national tournament. “For the final matches of the tournament, we want to create a championship-like atmosphere,” Palmieri said. “The IM department will set up a tent, bring out speakers and play music before and during the halftimes of the games. We also plan to make sure the fields are freshly painted and in good shape.” Members of the winning teams of each tournament receive a T-shirt from the IM department emblazoned with “Intramural Champions,” a prize worth competing for according to Frenier. “Those T-shirts are like gold,” Frenier said. “Everybody is out there to get one because everyone wants to win. We all want one of those fresh T’s.”

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Today MEN’S SOCCER VS. PRESBYTERIAN N.C. State Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL VS. UNC-CHAPEL HILL Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Thursday: FOOTBALL VS. FLORIDA STATE Carter-Finley Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

WHO TO WATCH FOR Freshman volleyball player Margaret Salata had a match-high 13 kills in Saturday’s win over Virginia and will look to end State’s 11-year skid against the Tar Heels in her first match against rival UNC-Chapel Hill tonight in Reynolds Coliseum.

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Richard Malloy, a freshman in political science, helps his intramural soccer team, “Old Spice” beat “FC Lobos” 3-0 Oct. 13. “We slaughtered them, even our keeper scored,” Malloy said.

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Intramural soccer team “Mother Earth” lines up to start their first playoff game as the intramural soccer playoffs start on the upper Miller Fields Oct. 13.

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DID YOU KNOW? N.C. State is 8-3 in Thursday night games played in Carter-Finley Stadium.

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Most of the guys playing in this tournament played in high school and take it very seriously.” said by Senior Brad Frenier on the intramural soccer playoffs

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yles Brand, president of the NCAA, spoke at N.C. State’s Millennium Seminar Series. Brand served as president of several universities and on the board of many esteemed committees before assuming duties as President of the NCAA in 2003. Staff writer Sean Klemm got the opportunity to sit down with the Bronx, NY, native to ask him a few questions. Technician: What are the general functions of the NCAA? Myles Brand: The NCAA looks af ter the academic achievement of student athletes, it looks after the rules, it puts on championships. For example, all the championships with the exception of

Team seeking first win against Carolina since 1997 Lindsey Hall Staff Writer

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Myles Brand, president of the NCAA speaks to crowd in Stewart Theater Monday night. Brand spoke about the interplay between athletics and education in universities. This was the second Millenium seminar of the school year.

[Bowl Subdivision] football is undertaken and overseen by the NCAA. One obvious event we put on is the men’s

final basketball tournament, the Final Four. But we do 88 championships total. BRAND continued page 7

The volleyball team will get their first shot of the season at UNC-Chapel Hill tonight at 7 p.m. in historic Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack and the Tarheels enter the match with identical conference records. State is 3-3 in the ACC and 9-12 overall while the Tarheels are 3-3 in the ACC and 9-8 overall. The Pack is riding the momentum from a weekend win against Virginia, which defeated the Heels in five sets on Friday. Coach Charita Stubbs said that the recent conference wins will give the team extra drive for

Tuesday’s match. “Confidence is something that this program has lacked for a long time,” Stubbs said. “So by getting these wins, it’s boosted our confidence tremendously,” Stubbs said. State has fallen to Carolina every year since 1997 and hasn’t won a set against the Tarheels since 2005 when the Pack lost in five games. While the Carolina game is one of the biggest matches of the year, freshman Kelly Wood knows the team cannot get caught up in the rivalry and get ahead of themselves. “We take every opportunity we get to play very seriously and we VBALL continued page 7

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