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University Housing to test energy-saving applications Bragaw energy consumption down after installation of LEDs Anna Courie Staff Writer

University Housing is in the process of testing energy-saving applications, including occupancy sensors, automated heating and air conditioning control and LED lighting in dorms, Barry Olson, associate director of housing and facilities, said. “We are going to test LED lights in lounges in a few buildings as well as one of the lobbies of Wolf Village,� he said. “We’re not necessarily testing for energy efficiency because we know [LED lights] save energy. We’re testing in terms of making sure we can install the lights and produce the kind of light we want in those environments.�

The company that created the lights installed in Bragaw is likely to come out with a new 24-by-24-inch ceilinggrid-mounted LED light fixture in November, according to Olson. “This design makes more sense for us,� he said. “With a suspended ceiling grid, it is easy to swap out an old fixture for the 24-by-24 LED fixture.�

Housing is considering using occupancy sensors in public spaces as another way to save energy, according to Olson. These sensors would be used to prevent rooms from being lit when they are unoccupied. “We often find empty rooms with lights on full blast,� Olson said. “These sensors kind of think for us.�

According to Olson, Housing also is looking to automate heating and cooling processes so rooms are not heated or cooled when they are unoccupied. “We have incorporated that automation in Tucker Hall,� he said. “We have installed automated controls across campus, not just in the residence halls.�

LED lights installed in Bragaw residence hall over the summer are an example of where energy-saving efforts

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This weekend Wake County made a descision to make the early voting site at Pullen Arts Center open seven days a week from today through Sat. Nov. 1.

This is a change from the original schedule, where the Arts Center was open Thur., Oct. 23 through Nov. 1.

The Wake County Board of Elections has numerous sites across Wake county that are open for early voting. Located in Pullen Park, the Pullen Art Center is a prime location for N.C. State students to vote.

The Board of Elections encourages all voters to consider voting early.

Some students will take advantage of early voting while others will not. One early voter, Catherine Guess, a sophomore in zoology, said that she will be voting early, but she is not sure when.

Joe Fulk, a sophomore in engineering said that he will be voting early as well, but not at the Pullen Arts Center. “I’m going to early vote, but

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Campus Police apprehend suspected rapist

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Suitemates Candance Jones, a sophomore in public relations, and Ashley Schmidt, a sophomore in business administration talk underneath the new LED lights in Bragaw Residence Hall. “They add better ambiance to the room, while conserving energy,� Jones said. The LED lights were installed this summer in the south side of Bragaw.

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Campus Police have apprehended a suspect in the rape of an 18-year-old female on Hillsborough Street. At approximately 3:30 a.m.

Oct. 17, the unidentified female was walking past the intersection of Roderic Smith Suspect Hillsborough a nd Pog ue streets when she was confronted by a man whom she didn’t recognize. The man forced the female into the alleyway where he raped her.

The Raleigh Police Department determined Roderic Anthony Smith as a potential suspect in the case based on the victim’s description. Officers had seen Smith in the general area of crime earlier and located him.

The department’s Special Victim’s Unit investigated the case and developed probable cause that Smith committed the crime. The SVU obtained warrants charging him with second degree forcible rape, second degree forcible sex offense and second degree kidnapping. He has been transported to Wake County Jail.

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not here. I’m going to early vote at home so I can actually vote in my home county’s politics,�

Fulk said.

All the voting centers in Wake County are going to be open on election day, Tue. Nov. 4, from 7:30a.m. until 7:30p.m.

Pullen Arts Center will also be open on election day.

Some students have decided

“I’m going to early vote, but not here. I’m going to early vote at home.�

Joe Fulk, sophomore in engineering not to early vote in favor of voting on election day. “I’m probably not going to do early voting. I should be able to make it on election day,� said Drew Brisley, a freshman in design.

However, not all students plan on voting early. Both Lucia Moser, a freshman in textiles, and Alex Moosman, an undecided freshman, will wait until election

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Students can vote early from now until Nov. 1

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day to cast their vote.

And not all students understand what early voting entails -- Laura Smith, a freshman in education said that she, “heard, but didn’t understand� early voting.

Early voting is the process in which voters can cast their vote on a single of series of days prior to an election.

In the case of Wake County, early voting will run from now until Nov. 1.

Some students think that because they didn’t register to vote means that they can’t vote, but all of the voting centers in Wake County offer one-stop voting -- where a voter goes to the voting center, fills out a voter regisitration form and provides proof of residency to the election official.

However, those people deciding to do one stop voting can only vote at the location that they fill out the registation forms.

David Milbern, freshman in business, didn’t register to vote. “[One stop voting] is a good alternative. I didn’t know my Raleigh address at the time [of registration],� he said.

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Getting ready to race, Aaron Topal, a junior in materials science, buckles his seat belt at Rush Hour Karting in Garner on Friday. Topal is the club president of the Wolfpack Sports Car Club which organized the event. “This is just a get-together to have a good time and help create a community,� Topal said.

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ORIENTATION COUNSELOR INFORMATION SESSION Talley Student Center, Green Room 2 to 2:30 p.m.

WEATHER WISE Today:

UNIVERSITY BUDGET ADVISORY MEETING Chancellor’s Conference Room 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.

TMF INFORMATION SESSION Honors Common Building 5 to 6 p.m.

ARCHITECTURE LETTER: RENE PERALTA Kamphoefner Hall - Burns Auditorium 6 to 8 p.m.

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Today we will have mostly sunny skies with only a 10 percent chance of precipitation.

Tuesday:

ELECTION (MOVIE) Witherspoon Cinema 7 to 8:45 p.m.

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helsea Richardson, a freshman in the transition program, looks over the State Fair from the “Fun House� with Fuller Elementary fourth graders — Daffney Smith-Sanders and Tommia Battle Sunday. Richardson is a member of the Living and Learning Village, Students Advocating for Youth. SAY reaches out to the community and works one-on-one with children once a week at Fuller and Hunter Elementary. The group takes a group of children out to the State Fair each year.

73 45 Temperatures rise to the 70s with continuing sunny skies and a 20 percent chance of precipitation.

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62 41 Temperatures drop back into the 60s with mostly sunny skies.

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Early voting days increase

Due to heavy turnout for the early voting at Pullen Arts Center, Wake County Board of Elections officials voted Saturday to expand the number ofindays the early T:5.5

voting site would be open.

The site was scheduled to be closed, but due to unexpectedly high voter turnout, the site will be open seven days a week, starting Oct. 20 up through Nov. 1.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. except Oct. 26, where it will be open from 1 to 5 p.m., and Nov. 1, where it closes at 1 p.m. Anyone who has already registered is allowed to vote early. If students

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not already registered, you can register on site. Students will need to bring picture IDs and a printouts of their Wake County addresses from NCSU’s directory, if it is not already on their IDs. Pullen Arts Center is across from the Bell Tower. For any questions, please contact Gerry Cohen at 247-4725.

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SOURCE: GERRY COHEN, POLL WORKER AT PULLEN ARTS CENTER

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Army probes five slayings

Fort Carson soldiers returning from Iraq are suspects in at least five killings, Cmdr. Maj. Gen. Mark Graham said. A task force will be assembled to examine any commonalities is the five killings, all allegedly committed by soldiers from the post’s 4th Brigade Combat Team in the past 14 months. A sixth soldier faces an attempted murder charge. “We have many great young Americans in our Army who have volunteered to serve during a time of war, almost all of whom are great citizens,� Graham said. “However, we too are very concerned about these horrible acts.�

About 1,200 Fort Carson personnel will be re-screened for any potential physical or mental health problems.

A panel of political scientists will be discussing the effects of race and gender in the 2008 elections. The panelists are experts in the areas of campaigns and elections, race and public opinion and gender politics. Panelists will include Michael Cobb and Steven Greene, associate professors of political science, and Andrew Taylor, professor of political science. The panel discussion is sponsored by the Department of Political Science and CHASS. SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR

Tuesday ANNUAL LAW SCHOOL FAIR Talley Student Center, Talley Ballroom 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

bathroom. Further investigation to follow.

3:12 A.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Public Safety Center Raleigh PD contacted NCSU PD regarding arrest of student for being intoxicated and breaking and entering.unknown.

Colorado Sen. Ken Salazar asked Army Secretary Pete Geren to investigate the killings on Friday.

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Chinese oil workers kidnapped Saturday

Nine Chinese oil workers were kidnapped in the southwestern region in Sudan on Saturday, Sudanese officials said. This is the latest attack on China’s interest in the African country.

Officials blame a Darfur rebel groups for Saturday’s kidnapping, calling it a stab at development efforts in Sudan. The attack took place just outside of the western Darfur region and none of the known Darfur rebel groups, who have fought the central government for five years, claimed responsibility.

This is the third attack on Chinese targets over the past year.

Human rights groups and Darfur activists have grown more critical of China’s relationship with Sudan, saying the close ties fuel the bloodshed in Darfur.

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Hillsborough Street expecting a larger turnout for Halloween festivities

be so large,” she said. “We have gotten a lot of positive feedback from people at other universities and are expecting a very large Chris Allred event.”

News Editor The Chapel Hill Town Council announced it would be changStudents orga ni zi ng t he ing its Franklin Street Halloween Spook Hu nactivities, which ger Ha l lowattracted 80,000 een events for people last year, Hillsborough after it became Street are ex“unmanagepecting a large able,” according turnout after to the council’s C h ap e l H i l l Web site. restricted its “An enormous Franklin Street number of peofestiv ities to ple confined in Morgan Donnelly, junior in the downtown town residents, political science, on Spook according to area presents Morgan Donma ny publ ic Hunger Halloween nelly, a junior safety concerns in political scirelated to perence. sonal and property crime, crowd “[The town is] closing the panic and large scale civil disstreets going into Carolina, so orders,” the council’s Web site we’re planning on accommodat- stated. “Additional concerns ing a lot of other universities to focus on alcohol poisoning and come, since Franklin Street won’t gang-related violence.”

“We have gotten a lot of positive feedback from people at other universities”

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Hillsborough Street will remain open for the activities on Halloween, and Donnelly said planners are currently working out details with vendors and police to control the event.

Donnelly said the event will be different from a Haunted Hillsborough Hike, as it will be based upon philanthropy.

Participating businesses will encourage students to bring canned food to donate to the Raleigh Food Bank, Kelsey Dickerson, a junior in communication, said.

“We’re going to have collections [Oct. 29 and 30] in the Brickyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with collection sites open for a few hours outside on Hillsborough Street that night, from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m.,” Dickerson said.

If a student donates five cans, he or she will receive a wristband that will provide specials at participating businesses, Donnelly said.

BY THE NUMBERS: ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN BRAGAW 97,310 KWH Actual Energy Reduction to Present $7,442.07 Electrical Costs Avoided

have begun to pay off, according to Brandon Vann, an energy data analyst with energy manSOURCE: BRANDON VANN, ENERGY MANAGEMENT agement.

Energy consumption in Bragaw residence hall is down after LED compared to last year. communication, said efforts to lights were installed over the Part of the goal of these ener- conserve energy are worth it. summer, Vann said. gy-saving efforts is to encourage “Our campus spends a lot of The number of kilowatt-hours students to do the right thing, ac- money that we could save and used from June to September of cording to Olson. help the environment at the this year was 56 percent of the “We want to encourage the same time,” she said. “We can number of kilowatt hours con- right behavior and make it easi- be greener in that respect.” sumed during roughly the same er for a student to conserve,” he Lynch said she thinks efforts period in 2007. About 97,922 said. “We want to help them do to conserve energy will be suc081474_VANG_11.5x10.5_NCST 10/8/08 11:36 AM Page 1 fewer kilowatt hours were used the little things.” cessful if they are implemented during the four month period Kerry Lynch, a sophomore in campus-wide.

SAFTY TIPS FOR STUDENTS ON CAMPUS:

the nearest blue light emergency phone -- these are visible from any point on campus.

1. If you can avoid it, never walk anywhere at night.

6. When walking at night, don’t listen to your iPod or talk on your cell phone. Someone can easily sneak up behind you.

from potential attacks.

2. If you must travel at night, NEV“The University is making ER walk by yourself. Walk in groups it so that I have to park about of at LEAST three or four. The more a mile away from my dorm,” you have in a group, the stronger you are and the less likely someone Pobee-Mensah said. “I go will attack you. out just about everyday and sometimes I don’t get back 3. Learn the number for Public until really late at night. I’m Safety Escort Service (919-5153000). You can call them and they already freaked out as it is will come pick you up and drop you and now with that girl getting off at your dorm. raped I’m even more scared.

I try to get my roommate to 4. Use a blue light emergency walk me back but we’re not phone, which are located at several locations around campus, to conalways together.” tact the Escort Service.

Pobee-Mensah also said Campus Police doesn’t have 5. Always pay attention to your enough vehicles to transport surroundings. If you see someone suspicious watching you, locate all of the students who need to get back to their dorm and that many paths are unlit and tacked,” Mense said. “I’ve walked do not have sidewalks. back to my dorm late at night “I have to walk from Varsity before but I’ve always gotten a Drive to my dorm and there guy to take me because I never aren’t any street lights and the felt safe. It’s a common sense sidewalk is only paved part thing.” of the way,” Mense said she said. “It she wasn’t sure t u r ns i nto what the Unia dirt path versity could do a nd t hem to make things back i nto safer because sidewalk.” the campus is Some stuopen. dents, such as “Until someLaura Mense, one can come a junior in up with a novel internaidea that would tional studcompletely ies, said that Lauran Mense, a junior in in- eliminate the sometimes ternational studies, on walking chance of getpeople put ting raped, you alone at night themselves have to be smart in situations and take care of where they are more likely to yourself and not put yourself in be attacked and taken advan- a situation where that can haptage of. pen,” she said.

“If people are going to be Though she doesn’t feel Camout on Hillsborough Street pus Police can do much more by themselves in the middle to protect the campus, Pobeeof the night, they have to be Mensah said they could be doaware that in the city where ing more to promote the options we live, it’s possible to be at- Public Safety offers.

“You have to take care of yourself and not put yourself in a situation where that can happen.”

7. Park your car in a well lit area.

8. If you become intoxicated at a party, DO NOT WALK HOME. You are extremely vulnerable and someone can easily take advantage of you.

Get a friend who is sober to drive you home, or call the Escort Service.

9. Always walk in well lit areas where you can easily spot another person.

10. Carry pepper spray.

“They need to get out there and tell people what they can do if they don’t feel safe in a situation,” Pobee-Mensah said. “At my old school, they did all kinds of things to get you to learn the number for Public Safety. I only knew it here because I saw it on a car. This is important information that people need to know before they’re in a situation that requires it. It’s not even safe to walk to the library at night, and that’s a pretty well-lit area.”

Budget problems are something else Pobee-Mensah said Public Safety should work on.

“I’ve had to wait an hour on the dot for a car to come pick me up,” she said. “They told me that they were really backed up and only had one car. That’s just really bad planning on their part. I’ve talked to a guy who worked for Public Safety at one point and he said the University feels students shouldn’t be out that late anyway and they shouldn’t require Public Safety to come pick them up. People have jobs so they can pay for school and sometimes they get off late. It’s just a fact of life.”

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At the beginning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rocky Horror Picture Show,â&#x20AC;? Riley Zeller-Townson, senior in engineering, screams out jokes and songs during the opening credits. He has gone for three and half years and has joined the crew as a tech and performer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;At this point, as I am on crew and there are people who depend on me to get the show going, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cultural institution worth propagating,â&#x20AC;? Zeller-Townson said.

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; screenings rouse Raleigh sub-culture Drawing a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;differentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; crowd, shadow cast gears up for Halloween show Alison Harman Features Editor

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Chris Winstead, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rockyâ&#x20AC;? techi, places a V on a girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forehead signifying that they are Rocky Virgins and watching â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rocky Horror Picture Showâ&#x20AC;? for the first time. Winstead has been going since 2002 and has attended 200 to 300 performances. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I go around marking â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;virginsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; T:5.5 in and getting people involved,â&#x20AC;? Winstead said.

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The crowd that gathers outside the Rialto Theatre every Friday at midnight is different from every other group that gathers under the theatreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marquee.

Last Friday, although the red letters in the marquee spelled â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Duchess,â&#x20AC;? the â&#x20AC;&#x153;goth/ creepy/weird/sexy groupâ&#x20AC;? that was waiting to walk through the Rialtoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doors wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to see Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes.

These people were waiting to see Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick and Peter Hinwood as their characters in the 1975 cult classic â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rocky Horror Picture Show.â&#x20AC;?

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Kathryn Ogiba and Caitlin Cauley, both standing near doors through which those leaving â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Duchessâ&#x20AC;? exited, were two members of this group.

Obiba, a sophomore in animal science, and Cauley, a junior in English, said they started coming to Rocky during their freshman year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Ogiba for the special Halloween screening, and Cauley a few screenings before that. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was definitely very different,â&#x20AC;? Cauley said.

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TECHNICIAN LIFESTYLES Better sleep can improve health Researchers say that 9 1/4 hours of sleep is recommended for young adults, and less amounts puts them at risk for injury, poor scholastic performance and behavior problems.

However, the quality of sleep is just as important as the quantity and the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute has compiled a list of tips that can lead to a better night’s rest.

Stick to a sleep schedule Exercise earlier in the day Avoid caffeine and nicotine, especially later at night Avoid large meals and beverages late at night Don’t take naps after 3:00 p.m.

Relax before bed Take a hot bath before bed Have a good sleeping environment Have the right sunlight exposure Don’t lie in bed awake See a doctor if you continue to have trouble sleeping SOURCE:WWW.ABOUT.COM/HEALTH

Allergic reactions from mobile phones Many recent reports of itchy rashes on the ears and cheeks have led researchers to determine that people are suffering from allergic reactions to their cell phones. “Mobile phone dermatitis” as it is referred to is caused from a reaction to the nickel plating on cell phones and may occur especially in people with past reactions to nickel. Topical steroids is one treatment method for such reactions and decreased contact is used to clear the irritation. The use of a hands-free device is recommended.

SOURCE: WWW.ALLERGIES.ABOUT.COM

10 tips to improving health daily While exercise and a healthy diet are important, there are many other small details that can lead to a healthier lifestyle.

1. Move more. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk the dog, park further away, every bit helps.

2. Cut Fat. Decrease the intake of fried foods, eat low fat dairy products, and eat limited amounts of nuts, sandwich meats and butter.

3. Quit smoking.

4. Reduce stress. Take time for a

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little self-indulgement.

5. Protect yourself from pollution. Avoid smoky rooms and high traffic areas.

6. Wear your seat belt.

7. Floss your teeth.

8. Avoid excessive drinking.

9. Think positive 10. Know your family’s health history SOURCE: WWW.HEALTH-FITNESS-TIPS. COM

Chemical in food can lining may cause severe health problems Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is an ingredient used in the lining of billions of cans and water bottles, and has been shown in lab animals to cause immune disorders, an early onset of puberty and various cancers.

The epoxy resins that line food cans are 60 percent BPA and helps protect the can from rusting and the contents from acquiring a metallic taste. However, small amounts of BPA can seep into the food and beverages contained within. It has also been found that BPA can be present in pizza boxes made from recycled materials.

The Environmental Working Group tested 97 canned items from three different states last year and found that 57 percent of the foods were contaminated, though the amounts were below the Environmental Protection Agency’s safety standard.

SOURCE: WWW.SELF.COM/HEALTH

Google helps users keep their dignity Ever sent out a late-night e-mail that was written while you were drunk?

Ever wished you could take it back?

Through Gmail, Google is experimenting with a feature called Mail Goggles that won’t take it back, but will try to prevent users from e-mailing while drunk.

The program requires any user who enables the function to complete five relatively simple math problems in a minute or less before sending an e-mail between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. on weekends.

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Hands on his hips, Julian Arrington III, sophomore in architecture, does the Time Warp in the aisles of the Rialto during the weekly performance of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” As tradition during the Time Warp, everyone gets up in the aisles to perform along with the movie.

Julian has gone to “Rocky” four times this year.

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Viewers watch the performers and the movie behind them at “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Rialto at Five Points, while listening to people scream out jokes in the aisles. People come to the Rialto Friday at midnight for a weekly tradition to watch the film.

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“It was unlike anything I’d been to before.”

Ogiba attributed the differences to the typical “Rocky crowd.”

“It’s a different culture, a different kind of people. The Rocky crowd is pretty distinguishable,” Ogiba said. “You can be a different person coming to Rocky.”

Zeller-Townson, who also started going to the screening during his freshman year, said he has been to more than 100 Rocky screenings, and not just as a member of the audience. This Rocky screening, like others in the country, is shadowcasted — a live cast plays the part of each main character in the movie, dressing the part and mouthing the lines of their characters.

Zeller-Townson got involved in the cast and crew one night after the final credits silently rolled across the screen and an announcer introduced each of

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Customers place their tickets in a cup as they enter the Rialto for the weekly show of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

the Rialto’s cast members.

“It gave me something to do on Friday nights. After a while, it made a lot more sense to get in for free and get involved.”

So he asked the staff if he could help pack up the show’s props.

“Most people generally start off doing crew,” he said. “I started showing up earlier, setting up, running props during the show.”

The first time he joined the main cast, he was filling in for the role of the criminologist, a man who narrates parts of the movie.

“I just kind of sat in the criminologist’s chair for the rest of the show and made faces at the audience,” Zeller-Townson said.

“I started filling in as Rocky and then later as Brad and then later as Riff Raff.”

Zeller-Townson was working crew last Friday, a job that entails not only working with props but responding — in unison — to the movie’s lines or characters.

And they’ll let people in the audience know, either verbally or by throwing a pile of toilet paper, whether they are participating enough.

“A really good night would be when the audience is alive and wants to be there, and when a good chunk of the audience at least knows the call backs,” Zeller-Townson said.

Theme nights, like the Halloween show, also lend themselves to a more entertaining night.

“The best night of the year is always Halloween,” Zeller-Townson said. “It has the largest crowd, a costume contest — everyone is set on making it the best possible show, and everyone puts everything they have into it.”

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Dog is one step closer to walking normally Alison Harman & Laney Tipton Features Editor & Staff Writer

Cassidy Posovsky has come a long way since his days wandering around New York City.

To be specific, the three-legged German shepherd mix has come more than 500 miles and has aged three years.

Today, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going through a procedure at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital that will allow him to take one step further â&#x20AC;&#x201D; literally â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to having four legs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He has everything to gain and nothing to lose,â&#x20AC;? Steve Posovsky, Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s owner, said.

The procedure could also take one more step toward advancing research in prosthetics for other animals and, eventually, for humans, Denis Marcellin-Little, associate professor of veterinary medicine and orthopedic surgeon, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had some interaction with three people who are volunteering to have the same thing done,â&#x20AC;? Marcellin-Little said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Not that I would do it, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not ready. But potentially, it could obviously be something.

Those things are evolving, and we are working on aspects of that in a research perspective.

Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story

Posovsky rescued Cassidy from we fix a foot.â&#x20AC;? an animal shelter in Manhattan Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s this second part of the proafter he saw him on television. cedure that Marcellin-Little will Posovsky said he has always had complete today. a soft spot for animals and, after â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted to do what was seeing Cassidy, he knew he had best for Cassidy,â&#x20AC;? Posovsky said, to help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;and Dr. Marcellin assured us â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was missing a lot of hair that the risk was minimal.â&#x20AC;? and thirty pounds underweight,â&#x20AC;?

Posovsky said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was just hor- Todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;progress checkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; rible.â&#x20AC;?

Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procedure and physiSo the Posovskys sought out cal tests, which start at 10:30 Marcellin-Little. Marcellin-Little a.m., will last throughout the made two artificial legs for Cas- day. sidy, but Posovsky said the lively After making sure Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dog was unable to keep them on. â&#x20AC;&#x153;bone response to the implant Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when Marcellin-Little in- is acceptable,â&#x20AC;? Marcellin-Little troduced the idea said he w ill of the surgery to check the dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the Posovskys. soft tissue and â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are explorâ&#x20AC;&#x153;walk Cassidy ing different ways and see how he to develop feet, is doing with and we are also inhis foot.â&#x20AC;? terested in develâ&#x20AC;&#x153;T his is a oping feet to see small visit, not how much weight the final visit,â&#x20AC;? can be placed on he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a these implants,â&#x20AC;? bit of a progress Marcellin-Little check, rather.â&#x20AC;? said.

MarcellinIn July, MarcelSteve Posovsky, Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Little will fit lin-Little and Ola t wo tempo owner Ha r r ysson, a n rar y feet on assistant profesCassidy during sor of engineering, performed the day-long procedure â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one a preliminary surgery on Cas- will attempt to answer his quessidy that placed a â&#x20AC;&#x153;very fancy, tion about how much weight the custom-made implant that has foot can carry, and one will be a a shape that matched his boneâ&#x20AC;? precursory model that will help into his right hind leg.

Marcellin-Little develop a more The implant, having had time efficient and less costly final to fuse with Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bone, has product. â&#x20AC;&#x153;a hole at the bottom, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not as sophisticated as T:5.5 in and on that

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Marcellin-Little said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still working internally on the development of the final foot, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more like weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re exploring different concepts and shapes.â&#x20AC;?

Marcellin-Little will use the first foot mainly to evaluate how much weight Cassidy can place on it. And although the second foot is not the final product, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than Cassidy has. This temporary foot is constructed of rubber and interlocking aluminum parts, which Marcellin-Little said are â&#x20AC;&#x153;strong and light.â&#x20AC;?

Inside the foot is an adjustable spring that could help Cassidy move more easily and naturally.

And using information from this procedure, Marcellin-Little and Harrysson will develop a final foot that can withstand any movement natural to Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s behavior â&#x20AC;&#x201D; including running. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are playing with carbon fiber as a possibility to do feet,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ultimately, I think we will either use titanium or aluminum or carbon. There is a lot of room for improvement in those things because they havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been done as much.â&#x20AC;?

Making something â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;that worksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Marcellin-Little said there are four other surgeons who are working to develop efficient animal prosthetics, but none have engineered a method that can be safely and cost-efficiently replicated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;First you have to have some-

thing safe that works, and we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really worry about competition initially,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Early on, we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry too much about simplicity and cost, we worry about efficiency and safety. Only when we find something that works can we say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Well, now that we have this, how can we adapt it to patients of different sizes and make it different and simpler.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

But Marcellin-Little said he has one goal for this particular procedure: to make it possible for a dog to â&#x20AC;&#x153;run around without any restriction, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to work our way up to that.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to play it safe and to have Cassidy feeling great and not breaking a leg,â&#x20AC;? MarcellinLittle said, recalling what happened after a similar surgery he performed on a cat. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit scary when that happens, and disappointing,â&#x20AC;? he said.

A cat in Ohio has already had a successful surgery, MarcellinLittle said, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been doing OK.â&#x20AC;?

Only when either MarcellinLittle or the four other surgeons create efficient animal prosthetics will fitting an animal with a prosthetic limb gain ground in the veterinary community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not going to be the surgery that every practitioner needs to do every five minutes, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so different that it has to be evaluated more than other surgeries,â&#x20AC;?

Marcellin-Little said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worthy of it being inves-

CASSIDYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TALE Cassidy, a male German shepherd mix, was born with a defect in his right hind leg. On July 21, he underwent a procedure in which surgeons placed a titanium implant in his leg in hopes it would bond to the dogâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bone and create a further extension where, eventually, surgeons could attach a prosthetic leg. Cassidyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s procedure today is more of a check up, as surgeon Denis Marcellin-Little said he will attach two temporary feet on the end of the titanium rod â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one that Cassidy will go home with until researchers, including Marcellin-Little and assistant professor of engineering Ola Harrysson, create a permanent leg.

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tigated more in the meantime, and if some animals can benefit from these early surgeries, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s great.â&#x20AC;?

But although Marcellin-Little is working only toward finishing this particular procedure, he acknowledges what other surgeries could stem from the success of this one. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Surgery tends to follow a path like a market economy,â&#x20AC;? Marcellin-Little said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Good surgeries are more attractive, but what makes a surgery successful is a complex question. How itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s marketed and presented, how easy it is, how successful â&#x20AC;&#x201D; I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what things will look like in animals for five years or for humans in 10, but in some ways Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not worried about it.â&#x20AC;?

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Use Thompson Theatre for community outreach THE ISSUE:

Unforeseen conditions have pushed back the completion of construction on Thompson Theatre by six weeks.

OUR OPINION:

Thompson Theatre is the center of N.C. State’s performing arts and should reflect its history and bright future.

THE SOLUTION:

University officials need to make sure Thompson Theatre provides a longterm home for NCSU’s performing arts and work on using it to draw in the community.

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espite a six-week setback due to conditions with original f looring and steel support beams in Thompson Theatre, the building is still scheduled to open in the fall of 2009 as planned.

While any news of a delay may cause concern, Thompson Theatre is a part of the University’s history and the future home of its performing arts.

University administrators should do as much as possible to preserve the theater’s history while providing a place for performing arts to build strong community ties.

Alex Miller, associate vice chancellor, said the 82-year-old building was overdue for repairs to bring it up to present building codes.

Thompson Theatre desperately needed repair — handicapped access was extremely limited and an unfortunate lack of soundproofing made holding two performances in the building impossible.

The University has done an excellent job in properly evaluating the costs and restoring Thompson Theatre to comply with building codes.

Miller said the University has been extremely fortunate in securing reasonable contract bids, quality work and excellent design, while only having a sixweek delay on the renovation of an 82-year-old building.

Still, the University needs to

consider ways to reduce the direct costs to students while paying the $16.5 million price tag — it should continue to pursue private funding or tap into the Achieve! campaign funds to cover repair costs.

He also said current and future students will still have a sense of the history of Thompson Theatre — it was the University’s original gymnasium and later served as a multipurpose building until University Theater and the Craft Center moved in.

To that end, Miller said the Everett Case lobby is a central part of preserving the building’s history — it will be filled with pictures and memorabilia de-

scribing the previous occupants of Thompson.

Ultimately, Thompson Theatre will house the University’s performing arts and crafts center.

The performing arts are not just something for professors and liberal arts majors to attend and discuss.

The renovations should reflect the building’s extensive history while providing an architecturally appealing home for University Theater and the Craft Center.

The various plays, performances and arts programs that will be held in Thompson Theatre give the University an opportunity to connect with the local community and establish a long overdue culture and tradition beyond academics and athletics.

Perdue more qualified than McCrory

picked up Wednesday’s paper, eagerly seeking the results from Technician’s mock election. I saw results I expected and results that were surprising and very disconcerting.

I saw that Charlotte Mayor Pat McCrory had a nine percent lead over Lt. Jane Moon Gov. Bev PerStaff Columnist due. I tend to sit on the right side of the political spectrum, but the idea of the Republican candidate leading our state made me queasy.

I favored Supreme Court Justice Bob Orr over all of the candidates. I have to be honest — I supported Perdue because we share the same hometown of New Bern and she is a good friend of my boyfriend’s father.

Then I realized that I was being an uninformed voter and did a little more research.

The last thing we need is more representation from the central part of the state. In N.C. politics, the eastern and western parts of the state are often ignored. I guess people in the past have tried to say something about that, considering people from Charlotte haven’t won a gubernatorial election in 30 years, according to the Charlotte Observer.

As my research continued, I found that Perdue obviously has more experience. She is more educated than McCrory. Do we really want a governor who only has a bachelor’s degree from Catawba College? I’m no trying to trash Catawba, but as students, we should note that Perdue has a Ph. D. in education. McCrory has an honorary doctorate from Catawba, which must be a big deal considering it doesn’t offer real doctorates, according to ballotbox.governing.com.

Also, almost all of his political experience has been at the local level.

He has served on the Homeland Security Advisory Committee and founded the N.C. Metropolitan Coalition, but Perdue’s political experience towers over McCrory’s.

First of all, Perdue has been serving as our lieutenant governor for the past eight years. Before that, she elected to the N.C. House and Senate.

Perdue has also been a major part of helping North Carolina’s economy, such as supporting pay raises for teachers and leading the state’s efforts during the

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Defense Department’s Base Realignment and Closure process, which protected our $18 billion economy.

She also guarantees that if offshore drilling does happen off North Carolina’s coast, its people will get a fair share of the profits and not just the oil companies.

Perdue also cares about families, as she wants to toughen anti-gang laws, wants to enact harsher penalties for drug and gun crimes and supported Jessica’s Law. Perdue has received many endorsements, some of which are from the N.C. Association of Educators, the National Association of Social Workers, the N.C. Academy of Trial Lawyers, The N.C. Trooper’s Association, the N.C. Sheriff Police alliance and even the Black Political Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg, McCrory’s turf!

Pat McCrory is endorsed by 2 former governors and 4 newspapers (and maybe some others), including President George W. Bush.

McCrory is the only gubernatorial candidate that is campaigning with Bush. One question: why would you WANT the support of Bush? Whether you support Bush or not, wouldn’t campaigning with the most unpopular president ever be a poor choice on his behalf? Could it mean that he would be the real McBush? Hopefully, we will not have to find out.

It’s not that I only favor people and things from the eastern part of the state. For instance, I can’t stand Nicholas Sparks’ books or movies.

Neither candidate is perfect, as is the case in all elections, and both have misleading ads.

I agree with Perdue on the issues that are most important to me: education, off-shore drilling, protection of families and the economy. I do not have the confidence to say that McCrory has the experience, the drive or the vision to lead the great state of North Carolina.

You can bet when I send in my absentee ballot, it’ll have a big, bold check next to Perdue’s name and not next to that John Edwards look-alike. The last thing we need is more Raleighgaggers and Charlotte-ans in the state government.

Send Jane your thoughts on North Carolina’s gubernatorial race to letters@technicianonline.com.

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Get your facts about flu shots I stumbled over the column in Friday’s paper, “Wanted: a cooler fall” that columnist Taylor McCune wrote, which made me really upset.

I apologize for saying it in this impolite manner, but this is cer-

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who gets a ticket and who gets off scot-free. And when you combine the random punishment system with overcrowded commuter lots, you are going to have a problem with stupid parking tickets.

I know for a fact the University overassigns parking spots for commuters. Both Greg Cain, assistant director for parking and David Gregory, parking services manager, said on-campus spots are a limited commodity and the commuter parking lots are assigned more permits than there are spaces.

But the parking permits for the decks only apply from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and people are on campus when these hours do not apply. Yet service and University parking spots are reserved from 7 a.m. to midnight, despite the fact that I have

tainly the most stupid and primitive column I have ever read in a University newspaper. Complaining about not being able to wear a wool jacket because the fall isn’t cool enough is more than inappropriate in times of a big economic crisis, wars, hunger etc.

If you couldn’t find a topic to write about, I suggest you get a newspaper (a real one!) or go to the Internet and get informed about things that go on in the world! War in Iraq and Afghanistan, thousands of US (and by the way, also European) soldiers and many civilians dying in these wars, daily detonations of bombs in these areas as well as in Israel, the situation in Sudan or other African countries, hunger in many areas of the world, environmental issues, etc. There are many topics worth to be mentioned.

In addition, how can a responsible person publicly speak against flu shots? My guess is that the author

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“They probably could’ve used the money for something else—like better food, showers and air conditioning.”

Jensen Sales freshman, engineering

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e have a parking problem here at N.C. State.

For one, I’m sure anyone who has tried to park in the Coliseum or Dan Allen parking decks from 10 :15 a .m. to about 1:30 p.m. knows t hat it’s a Paul McCauley small miracle to find a Viewpoint Editor decent spot.

And on some days, it’s a miracle even to find a spot.

But what really bothers me is the arbitrary nature of the University’s parking tickets, particularly for University and service vehicle spots.

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NEVER seen anyone come out to repair or replace anything after 7 p.m.

Why are these spots reserved for an extensive part of the day when the University barely uses them after 8 p.m.?

These parking spaces are prime real estate, particularly after business hours when students may wish to park closer to where they need to be while it’s dark. Is the University really saying it’s better to be safe from a parking ticket than it is to be physically safe?

This is ridiculous, and it must change.

E-mail your thoughts on parking to letters@technicianonline.com.

never had a real flu. Well, get one and you will write about it in a different way. Flu shots are NOT useless! They do not hurt, it takes about 30 seconds to get them (OK, you have to get them every year - but so what?), they are mostly free, and they increase the likelihood that you don’t get the flu (it is true, you might get another type of flu but the likelihood is small).

The flu kills thousands of people every year - and not only older people or those who have “some horrible malady”. Having the REAL flu means that you will not be able to do anything for at least one week. In addition, the virus can be transmitted from you to others, especially those who are in high risk groups (as you obviously don’t care about the elderly and sick, how about caring about children — they are another risk group).

It is also true that you might get a

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“Yes, because I feel like we need to keep the building[s] on campus looking nice. Also I think it’s importaat to have historical sites on campus. “ Laura Whisenant freshman, animal science

“I’ve never seen or heard anything about Thompson Theatre, so it’s not that important to me.”

Shruti Chinni masters, computer science

cold after the flu shot but this is nothing serious. Get the facts before you recommend something in a newspaper!!!

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Rowing club places in Charles regatta Men place 11th out of 43 in club fours, narrowly edge Harvard Kate Shefte Senior Staff Writer

The N.C. State club rowing team traveled to Boston, Mass. this weekend to participate in the Head of the Charles regatta and placed higher than expected, finishing 11th out of 43 clubs from all over North America.

The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charles,â&#x20AC;? the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest rowing event, is an invitational race that begins at the Boston University Bridge and ends at the Elliot Bridge. The race has been held for 44 consecutive years. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we saw our times and saw that we were right up there in the top 20 percent in the largest regatta in the world, it felt pretty good,â&#x20AC;? Danny Heater, a senior in engineering, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we saw that UNC finished in the bottom ten, it felt even better.â&#x20AC;?

Riverside Boat club won the event, and University of Pittsburgh and Boston University were included in the top ten.

State edged the Boston-based Union Boat Crew by â&#x20AC;&#x153;about four seconds.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Last year Harvard finished 7 seconds in front of us, so to have them placed right in front of them and to have us beat them by that much was a nice bit of revenge,â&#x20AC;? Duran Pardue, a senior in chemistry, said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I know itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a club team, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a very, very good crew,â&#x20AC;? Pardue said.

The crew teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coach, William White, a senior in psychology, said that he was proud of both teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s performances, especially in such a large and prestigious

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NC Championship Head Race TBD Durham, NC â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the first time in a long SOURCE: WWW.WOLFPACKROWING.ORG while that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sent a womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crew to this competition,â&#x20AC;? Pardue said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;usually unheard of.â&#x20AC;?

ROWING CLUB LOOKING The top four male and feâ&#x20AC;&#x153;She was really able to step up,â&#x20AC;?

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Coxswains are an integral part participate in of any rowing team, motivating this Regatta, If a club finishthe rowers and keeping the rhythym of the boat. Ideal and the boats es in the top 50 coxswains weigh 125 lbs or less practiced on percent the preand should be capable of making their own in vious year, they decisions and being loud. add it ion to receive an autoSOURCE: WWW.WOLFPACKROWING. regularlymatic bye into the ORG scheduled dairace. However, if ly practices. a team places in a given for a regatta held in the Nicole Mosthe lower half, northeast. ley, a sophoits spot is not asâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we got up into the race, it more in edusured the follow- was terribly exciting, it was warm cation and a ing year. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; for Boston â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and the wind novice in her â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have to wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too bad,â&#x20AC;? Heater said. f irst season hope for an inviThe crew teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next event will William White, a senior in with the N.C. tation next year,â&#x20AC;? be the Head of the Hooch held psychology State rowing Heater said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but in Chattanooga, Tenn. in two team, was intheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll probably weeks. cluded in the get it.â&#x20AC;? clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s four women team memHeater said the team benefitbers, an occurrence White called ted from good conditions, never

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Kara Mckenna, sophomore in education, Lauren Bishop, freshman in first year college, and Angelina Blackmon, in post-baccalaur studies, power up the last hill before the finish for the Wolfpack Invitational cross country meet at Wake Med soccer park Sept. 12. Both the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teams absolutely dominated the meet, a 5k, with perfect team scores. Mckenna, Bishop and Blackmon finished in the top three.

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freshman Bobby Moldovan (142nd, 25:12.1). These freshmen make up what has been considered one of the youngest Wolfpack cross country teams in recent history. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Ryan Hill ran great,â&#x20AC;?

Martinez said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His last mile was faster than anyone else on our team for sure. Andrew North also ran really well by dropping a big [personal record]. It was definitely good to see the two of them run the way they did.â&#x20AC;?

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team, comprised of all freshmen and redshirt freshmen, finished 32nd overall in the Blue race. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For such a young team, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m proud of how we did,â&#x20AC;? freshman Emily Pritt said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We did well in our first 6k. We couldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done better, but we did the best we could having six inexperienced

freshmen.â&#x20AC;?

Pritt would lead all State runners, finishing 61st with a time of 21:23.8, followed by freshman Caroline Kirby (148th, 22:21.1.)

Colleen Wetherbee, Bona Jones, Kara McKenna and Brittany Tinsley did not compete in the event for the Pack.

Wetherbee ran unattached in the Blue Ridge Open during the weekend to preserve her eligibility for the remainder of the year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Brittany and Bona are the only 100-percent decisions to redshirt at this point,â&#x20AC;? Coach Laurie Henes said last Tuesday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The freshmen understand this.

Those four years of eligibility really are precious. We just want to make sure weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving everybody the best opportunity to compete at a high level.â&#x20AC;?

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against some of the other teams besides Carolina and Duke.â&#x20AC;?

Because the tournament is held in Chapel Hill, the players get to sleep in their own beds and go home at night.

It is not all that luxurious according to Weinacker who said he and his teammates still have busy days. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[On a usual] day in this tournament, I have to be at the tennis courts by 7:15 a.m. to hit with Chris Welte,â&#x20AC;?

Weinacker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We grab some breakfast and have to be in Chapel Hill at 8:30 a.m, to get ready and play our matches of the day.â&#x20AC;?

The fall season is made up mostly of individual tournaments like the ITA. During the fall, the team focuses on conditioning and has early morning practices â&#x20AC;&#x201D; functions collegiate student-athletes arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exactly thrilled over. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m always ready to get out of the fall because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s when we have to do all our dirty work,â&#x20AC;? Weinacker said.

But according to Choboy, the autumn â&#x20AC;&#x153;dirty workâ&#x20AC;? during the fall is very necessary for the team, because it is when the Wolfpack can tweak itself in preparation for the regular season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been doing lots of work in doubles in the last couple of weeks to get ready for this tournament,â&#x20AC;?

Choboy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have had good results, working on the individuals.â&#x20AC;?

With a busy schedule on the court, tournaments like

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Jay Weinacker, a senior in business marketing, volleys at the net during menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis practice in the spring of 2008. Weinacker and Christian Welte advanced to the finals of the ITA doubles tournament.

the ITA require a lot of consistent mental focus, which isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always easy according to senior Jay Weinacker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really tough because the matches are so personal,â&#x20AC;? Weinacker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You have to focus throughout the match and as soon as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s over you have to leave it behind you â&#x20AC;&#x201D; win or lose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; then get mentally geared up for the next one. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhausting when you play three matches in one day.â&#x20AC;?

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Weinackerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s doubles partner, senior Chris Welte, feels the mental stress as well. He just got back from the All-American Championship in Tulsa, Okla. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been pretty stressful mentally, because I just got back from Tulsa on Thursday, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been swamped with work, so it was really tough to get mentally prepared [for this tournament.]â&#x20AC;?

Being a student-athlete is very difficult and stressful accord-

ing to Welte, especially during the fall season with a huge class workload. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was in Tulsa for a week, and when you miss a week of school, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very tough to catch up,â&#x20AC;? Welte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just got to do it the best you can, try to stay healthy, eat well and stay physically fit so you can endure everything you have to do.â&#x20AC;?

One of the ways to deal with the mental stress for Weinacker is his pre-match superstitions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I usually like to eat at the same places for dinner or breakfast when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m on a winning streak,â&#x20AC;?

Weinacker said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll even wear the same outfits â&#x20AC;&#x201D; wear it, wash it and wear it again.â&#x20AC;?

Yet, all donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel the same way.

Welte said superstitions are juvenile â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only what happens on the court that matters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The game isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t about superstitions,â&#x20AC;? Welte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really about how you prepare, how you practice, and the rest will take care of itself.â&#x20AC;?

The expectations are high for this tournament, according to Welte. The results of this weekend will determine who goes to the National Indoor Tournament in a few weeks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m trying to stay on top of things and stay aggressive [throughout the end of the tournament],â&#x20AC;? Welte said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Playing indoors lets me stay aggressive with my serve.â&#x20AC;?

Choboy said there is still a fair bit of work to do before the regular season starts in January. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A few of the guys are still in competition for the line-up,â&#x20AC;?

Choboy said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to sort out the doubles teams as well.

There have been a lot of performances this weekend, and we have a lot of work to do [to get ready for the spring.]â&#x20AC;?

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

Heels pour goals on Wolfpack

Volleyball loses two over weekend

Soccer collects shutout against Clemson The men’s soccer team scored two second half goals to take down Clemson Friday night. The win lifted State to 5-7-2 overall and 1-4 in conference play. Federico Nachmann scored his third goal of the season in the 71st minute and Kris Byrd notched his first career goal with 4:13 left in the match to clinch the win. Junior Christopher Widman recorded four saves and collected the shutout victory.

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Senior forward Lindsay Vera dribbles past UNC-Chapel Hill. N.C. State lost 5-0 Friday.

offense.

State was back on its heels very early in the game. Most of the first half was played on the Pack’s side of the field. UNC could have gone up earlier than it actually did, missing several opportunities in the box in the first 10 minutes of regulation.

The floodgates eventually broke under Heel’s constant pressure at 17:05 of the first half. The Tar

Nonetheless, Martinez realizes the importance of having everyone healthy and ready to run.

“It was big not having Gavin there,” he said. “He could’ve been Daniel Ellis our first or second or third guy.

Deputy News Editor That probably would’ve helped us with upwards of a hundred or The men’s cross country more points.” team lined up at the Pre-NaSixth-year runner Bobby Mack, tional meet in Terre Haute, who just recently returned to Ind. against running with 24 of the top the Wolfpack, 30 teams in finished first t he nat ion for N.C. State, for their first running the true test of 8k course t he s e a s on in a time of Saturday.

24:06.6. freshman Emily Pritt T h e me n Mack, who aced that test, decided to replacing 10th overall, even join the team upon being grantwithout the help of redshirt ed a sixth year of eligibility by senior Gavin Coombs. the NCAA, was running for the “I thought we didn’t really Pack for the first time in over 13 run the race we wanted to months. run, but everything consid“The game plan was for me and ered, I think it was a pretty Bobby to run together right begood finish,” redshirt junior hind the lead group, but when the John Martinez said. race started off Bobby went out

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Men’s team finished 10th, women 32nd in Terre Haute, Ind.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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“For such a young team, I’m proud of how we did.”

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Overall Standings Florida State @ N.C. State No.21 Wake Forest @ Maryland

Heels’ junior forward Casey Nogueira, the ACC’s leading scorer, one-touched a ball from Jessica McDonald to make the score 1-0.

Just over 10 minutes later, the score was 4-0 and Nogueira had three goals. State would never recover.

“We talked about in our preparation about how we needed to make sure that we were stopping

Cross country fares well in Indiana

Wednesday WOMEN’S TENNIS DAY ONE OF ITA REGIONAL INDOORS Winston-Salem, N.C.

Virginia Tech

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Tuesday MEN’S TENNIS DAY SIX OF ITA REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP Chapel Hill, N.C.

Wake Forest

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The Wolfpack left N.C. State Soccer Stadium over the weekend with possibly their biggest disappointment in an already disappointing season.

After the team’s loss to Boston College a game before, the players said they thought it was the best game the team had played so far in the ACC season. But the progress did not show during the match against No. 2 North Carolina last Friday.

On the surface, it seemed State had a recipe for success.

The Pack was pumped up to face its archrival North Carolina. The team was playing in front of 1632 people, one of the biggest crowds ever for women’s soccer despite the heavy rain that lasted throughout the entire game.

Most of State’s key players have been back long enough to feel “played in,” according to coach Laura Kerrigan.

Yet one thing remained to be added into the mix: the potency of the No. 2 Tar Heel

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Where would Tar Heel standout Casey Nogueira’s four-goal performance in only 53 minutes Friday night rank on the Wolfpack’s season stat sheet?

No. 2 North Carolina defeated women’s soccer 5-0 on Friday in inclement weather

The Wolfpack dropped two matches in Florida over the weekend, losing 3-0 to Miami on Friday before losing 3-1 in Tallahassee to Florida State on Saturday. The two Sunshine State losses dropped the Pack to 9-14 overall and 3-5 in conference play.

Arlee Tamietti led State with 15 kills, 18 digs, and two service aces over the weekend.

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to the front,” Martinez said.

Martinez realizes that since Mack had not run in a highcaliber race like this in so long, he might have been more eager to jump out in front.

“He ended up taking the lead, and I was going to let him go, but the plan was for me and him to run together, so I decided to bite the bullet and run with him,” Martinez said. “He and I ran together as one and two for the first two and a half miles before getting passed by the lead group.”

Mack went on to finish 22nd in the Blue race out of the 276-man field, just 2.2 seconds ahead of Martinez (26th).

“Having Gavin there definitely would’ve stabilized our team a little more with the core of us three up near the front.”

The remaining three scorers for State included freshman Ryan Hill (59th, 24:33.4), redshirt freshman Andrew North (116th, 25:04.0) and redshirt XCOUNTRY continued page 9

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their shots at the top of the box,” coach Laura Kerrigan said. “In the first half we didn’t stop their shots at the top of the box and Casey Nogueira made us pay for that. Anytime you have a player of that caliber, you can’t let them have shots at the top of the box.”

Nogueira added her fourth goal of the night early in the second half. Soon after, UNC

began pulling its starters in favor of backups, even getting as far down the bench as the third string goalkeeper. Only one starter played all 90 minutes.

“We had our chances, but we didn’t end up putting them away,” junior defender Katie Ruiz said. “UNC is a great finishing team and it was their night.”

The Pack now sits at the bottom of the ACC standings after going 0-6 in conference play.

After its best start since 1991 at 7-0, State has lost eight of its last nine games. The team has yet to score a goal in ACC play. But despite its recent struggles, the Pack knows it has to move on to the next game.

“We [need to] turn our minds to Wake Forest — start practice Sunday and just start going at it, putting our eyes on a new goal,” senior defender Tami Krzeszewski said. “Tonight is over, and we’ve got one more [opportunity to] win on Thursday.”

MEN’S TENNIS

Men’s tennis enduring tournament schedule The men’s tennis team’s mental game is stressed during this week’s ITA Regional in Chapel Hill Jen Hankin Staff Writer

Members of the men’s tennis team competed in the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championship in Chapel Hill over the weekend. The tournament, which began Thursday, continues throughout the week and will conclude Oct. 20. The ITA is an indoor tournament and is considered home away from home for the Wolfpack, according to coach Jon Choboy.

“They are familiar courts for us,” Choboy said. “We’ve had some pretty big matches on these courts against Carolina so we feel some home court advantage, especially

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ITA REGIONAL RESULTS

Doubles Results • Quarterfinals (4) Weinacker/ Welte (NCST) d. (5) Vidal/Wardell 8-6 (Still in tournament) • Round of 16 (1) Forman/Parr d. Pulgar/Stephens (NCST) 8-3 • Round of 32 Ogrizek/Watson d. Gujarati/Lowe (NCST) 8-4 • Round of 64 Bailey/Sykut d.

Chermak/Sullivan (NCST) 9-8(1) Singles Results • Quarterfinals (16) Damon Gooch d. (21) Chris Welte (NCST) 6-3; 6-0 • Round of 64 Patrick Daciek d.

(7) Jay Weinacker (NCST) 6-2; 2-6; 6-2 • Round of 64 (11) Ivan Salec d.

Derek Stephens (NCST) 4-6; 6-2; 7-6 • Round of 128 Daniel Knause d. David Chermak (NCST) 67; 6-2; 6-1 • Round of 128 Jamie Pulgar (NCST) d. Brian Fitzgerald 6-2; 7-6(8) SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

Georgia

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Kansas

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

Oklahoma

No.12 Ohio State @ No.20 Michigan

Ohio State

Ohio State

Michigan State

Michigan State

Michigan State

Michigan State

Ohio State

Michigan State

Ohio State

Ohio State

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Virginia

Virginia

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina

Virginia

Miami

Miami

Miami

Duke

Miami

Duke

Miami

Miami

Miami

Miami

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Texas

Texas

Texas

Missouri

Texas

Missouri

Missouri

Texas

Missouri

Texas

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Boston College

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech

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