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Mike Williams, a junior in biomedical engineering, and Andrew Jennings, a junior in zoology, set up a tent at the beginning of the UNC ticket Campout last year. Williams and Jennings were members of a group of about 50 students, the largest at the event.
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Iain Smith, a graduate in political science from Nottingham, was one of these campaign volunteers. “I wanted to get involved in politics back home... [and] the things Obama thinks are very similar to the way I am politically,� Smith said. Kat Banaghan, another Obama Obama supporters volunteer f rom Obama supporters Eng la nd, said visited the Brickyard campaigning for Wednesday, coming the candidate is from quite a distance, very important to and they weren’t the her. representatives from Harvard University on Iain Smith, a graduate in political “Where we are, we’re so affected behalf of Americans science from Nottingham by who’s in powfor Obama in Italy — er in the USA,� they were graduates of Nottingham University from the United Banaghan said. Smith said anti-American sentiment Kingdom.
“I wanted to get involved in politics back home... [and] the things Obama thinks are very similar to the way I am politically.�
CAMPOUT FACTS 2007-2008 Ticket Allotment: 2,8000 Projected 2008-2009 Allotment: 2,100 to 2,500
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The Nov. 4 election is almost a week and a half away, and students are seeing an increase in campaigning in areas on and around campus. North Carolina is considered a battleground state that could move from red to blue, and presidential candidate Barack Obama’s supporters from all over the country are coming to N.C. in hopes of garnering support for their candidate.
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A meeting between student leaders, University administraPossible Location: Outside Reynolds Coliseum, Lee Field tion and Athletics administration Wednesday finalized some plans for this year’s Campout, but “The biggest complaint after some plans must still be worked last year’s Campout was that out, Student Senate Campus seniors and the most loyal fans Community Committee Chair didn’t get good seats,� he said. Morgan Donnelly said. “This point system could be a Donnelly, a junior in political great way to make sure the peoscience, said the meeting was an ple who are going to the games opportunity to work out some of are getting the best seats.� the logistics involved with planZach Sipes, a sophomore in ning the Campout. nutrition science, said he agreed “We basically talked with Dr. with seniors and students who Stafford about the dos and don’ts have more loyalty points getting of Campout,� she said. “We fig- better seats. ured out how many tickets we “If a person gets a ticket and can have and also talked about they haven’t gone to any games, where we could have it.� that just doesn’t seem right,� he Donnelly said the group agreed said. “The people with the most on the number loyalty points of tickets — beshould be the tween 2,100 and ones with the 2,500 — allotbest tickets.� ted for the CamDonnelly said pout. the point sysA side f rom tem could even the number of be incorporated tickets, Doninto how stunelly said plans dents are placed for the location Zach Sipes, a sophomore in at Campout. and date of the “Maybe stunutrition science Campout have dents w it h not been set. more loya lt y “We talked about where we points will have a better campcould hold it,� Donnelly said. site,� she said. “We’re looking at a lot of opAnother goal for this year’s tions. We might have it on Lee committee, Donnelly said, was Field again. It depends on what to have activities for students to Campus Police says and also make the Campout enjoyable. what the Campus Community “We want students to have a Committee wants to plan for the fun experience,� she said. “We night.� might show movies and we may The date for this year’s Cam- even have some sort of philanpout is still to be determined, al- thropic aspect to it. Maybe stuthough Donnelly did say it will dents could donate canned goods be on a Friday either one or two or something like that.� weeks prior to the game. Sipes said the music at last “We set a tentative date for year’s Campout was enjoyable Jan. 16,� she said. “We’re work- and would be something the ing with Athletics on the date Campus Community Commitbecause we are wanting to use tee could do again. the loyalty point system.� “Last year they had that band Student Body President Jay out there, which was really cool,� Dawkins said he hopes to incor- Sipes said. “The music was cool, porate the loyalty point system but it wasn’t so loud you couldn’t into this year’s Campout to make ignore it if you wanted to.� sure the most loyal fans get tickCAMPOUT continued page 3 ets.
of college tuition. For Energy: Etheridge sponsored and voted for a bill to require oil companies to drill all the land they hold leases for, and he supports the development of alternative energy sources, emphasizing a need for biomass and ingenuity. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.ETHERIDGEFORCONGRESS.ORG/
has been growing throughout history in England, but that Obama doesn’t portray the sense of hatred that increasingly seems to represent American politics. “I’ve always loved America and it’s the most benevolent superpower we’ve had,� Smith said. Obama has a more human approach, Smith said, that will bring a change in sentiments about America back in England. Banaghan agreed. “We think obviously Obama is going to be the most effective leader in the USA,� she said. She said he will make a change in the economic state of Americans and everyday people, which will in turn affect relations in the United Kingdom. Emma James, another volunteer, said there’s always been “a special AngloAmerican relationship.� BRICKYARD continued page 3
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candidate and a black presidential candidate made this election different than any other in American history. CHASS and the Department of Political Science sponsored the event, titled “The Obama/Palin Effects: Race and Gender in the 2008 Elections.� Sarah Palin’s effect “There’s definitely a Sarah Palin effect,� Greene said. On the one hand, Palin has “energized� some Republican voters, but on the other, she is slowly losing favorability among Independent voters, he said.
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Greene said the McCain camClinton, Greene said, did not paign may have portray a “hockpicked Palin in ey mom� sense hopes of gainlike Palin and ing the support therefore, all of of those who Clinton’s supvoted for Hillporters will not ary Clinton in automatically the primaries, go to Palin. but Palin’s perAnd a quessona is not at all tion from the like Clinton’s. audience about Michael Cobb, associate “One of the whether Palin’s professor political science really big difnegative pubferences is for licity was comPalin, it’s not woman versus ev- ing from the fact that she was a eryone else,� he said. “It’s moms versus everyone else.� PANEL continued page 3
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find a job or internship Oct. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Talley Student Center. The Career Fair is open to students of all classification. The MCT will feature over 50 companies including BCBSNC, BB&T Corporation, AgCarolina Financial and many others. Students will have the chance to network with companies from across the nation. In addition, students can get their resume critiqued by the University Career Center prior to the event. Business attire is expected for the event.
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ajor Donald Land, a commander of cadets at the Air Force ROTC, inspects the wingstaff, the upper-class officers, at their open ranks inspection in the Brickyard Wednesday. “We give feedback on things like hair, name-tag placement, et cetera,� Land said. “The flight that has the best results in their open rank inspection gets points toward their honor flight.�
POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 21 2:21 A.M. | CHECK PERSON D.H. Hill Library Officers located and arrested nonstudent for trespassing. 7:21 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Carter-Finley Lot Campus Police assisted with State Fair. 8:08 A.M. | DIRECTED PATROL Brickyard Officers monitored area. No problems noted. 8:08 A.M. | CHECK PERSON D.H. Hill Library Officers interviewed nonstudent. No action taken. 10:50 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Morrill Drive SHP stopped vehicle on campus bearing stolen license tag. Trooper arrested nonstudent. 11:38 A.M. | THREAT ASSESSMENT Kilgore Hall Staff member reported receiving threatening e-mails. Investigation ongoing. 1:36 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Brickhaven Drive Report of suspicious activity at a trash bin. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival.
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Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that the federal government’s terrorist watch list is shorter than those that have been reported. For the first time, Chertoff said, 2,500 people are on the “no-fly� list, and 10 percent of those are U.S. citizens. Those who are found on the list are not able to board aircraft because homeland security has deemed them threats to aviation. Fewer than 16,000 people are designated “selectees,� which means these people receive extra security when boarding aircraft, but are allowed to fly. More than 1 million people have been added to the lists since 9/11, the American Civil Liberties Union estimates. SOURCE: CNN.COM
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Research Symposium brings speakers The 2008 Molecular Biotechnology Research Symposium will be Friday from 1:30 to 4 p.m. in Room 2 of the McKimmon Center. In it, Rita R. Colwell, a professor at the University of Maryland at College Park and at Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, will speak on “Promises and Delivery in Marine Biotechnology.� Robert E. Johnston, a professor of microbiology and immunology and director of the Carolina Vaccine Institute at UNC-Chapel Hill, will make a presentation titled “A Vaccine Adjuvant for Global Application.� SOURCE: WWW.NCSU.EDU/BIOTECHNOLOGY
At least 45 banks in 11 states have received threatening letters that contain a powdery substance, according to FBI officials on Wednesday. That’s up 15 banks from the 30 reported cases on Tuesday. The FBI, U.S. postal inspectors and local authorities are investigating the letters and their substances. Postal inspectors offered a $100,000 reward for information that leads to the conviction of those who prepared and sent the letters. SOURCE: CNN
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U.S. officials said Wednesday they believe Khalid Habib, a senior al Quaeda operational commander, was killed recently in Pakistan. He is considered to have been an al Quaeda operations coordinator in the tribal region along the PakistanAfghanistan border. This is the same area where intelligence officials said they believe other leaders, including Osama bin Laden, are hiding. SOURCE: CNN
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Provost Larry Nielsen and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business Charles Leff ler will host another Open Budget Forum Thursday, and Leffler said the issue of state-mandated budget cuts will be discussed. This is the fourth year the University has held forums of this type, and they are meant to educate the public on the budget and how it is developed. Thursday’s forum is from 10:30 a.m. to noon in the Erdahl Cloyd Theater in the D.H. Hill Library. This is an opportunity for students, faculty and staff to ask administrators questions about the budget, which will be cut in the near future. The state will allocate 2 percent less money to each state institu-
N.C. State will be offering study abroad programs in Prague during the 2009-2010 academic year. A presentation on the programs will be offered in Burns Auditorium of Kamphoefner Hall from noon to 1:30 p.m. Oct. 29. Dana Bartelt, director of the Prague Institute, will be on hand to answer any questions regarding courses offered, excursions, fees, scholarships, deadlines and travel plans. The next travel opportunity will be offered during the summer of 2009 from May 15 to June 28.
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woman was negated. “Imagine someone running for a national office winking at you in debates,” Greene said. He did say that some of the negative publicity may be coming because of her gender but that a lot of it is self-generated because of her “colloquial” attitude about politics. This isn’t the first time, Greene said, that a politician has attracted such negative attention. “[Former Indiana Senator Dan Quayle] did not exactly have a media love fest,” he said. Barack Obama’s effect For Obama, the issue of race does not cease to arise.
But Cobb insisted that Obama would not win based on the black vote. He said the prime reason African Americans are voting for Obama is because most African Americans vote Democratic. “If Obama was a Republican, you would see a different dynamic,” he said. Cobb showed the audience old and recent campaign advertisements, showing how political campaigns have transitioned from subtle to more overt references to race. But Cobb again asserted that party ID would determine the way people voted.
draws closer and it was one of importance to Taylor. “We had a lot of students who were interested,” Taylor said. “When people talk about these issues...they usually use their heart and gut rather than their heads.” And he said this was a good way to inform people on the various issues influencing the election. Taylor said all of the issues discussed were complicated and he hoped that the students understood that there is a lot more to these issues than what is seen on the surface.
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“And it was damaged after [Prime Minister Tony] Blair followed [President George] Bush into Iraq,” James said. “I really feel like the U.S. became alienated... after the war.” Bob Etheridge Representatives from the national campaigns weren’t the only ones in the Brickyard Wednesday. Congressman Bob Etheridge was campaigning for re-election.Etheridge said he was
excited to see the involvement of younger people in this generation. “Young people should vote this year given where we are in terms of the election,” he said. Etheridge, a former state superintendent, said he’s already done work to help students while in office whether it was student loans, the Farm Bill or Pell grants. “Every student that comes out of a school system and wants to go to college ought to be able to go,” he said. Etheridge, who took graduate level courses at N.C. State, said coming back to the University
showed him the Research Triangle Park wouldn’t have been established if it hadn’t been surrounded by the universities. And as the election draws closer, he is continuing to campaign harder, he said. “Every day I do something related to voting just to encourage people to go out and vote,” Etheridge said. Tim Lipka, junior in political science, said Etheridge’s presence and later march to an early voting site was a positive event for early voters. Features Editor Alison Harman contributed to this report.
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Students check in during the first of the many nightly checkpoints to determine if groups had enough of their members at last year’s campout.
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Donnelly said the plans for activities the night of the Campout will come once the logis-
tical problems are decided and finalized. “The biggest thing we’re dealing with right now is logistics,” she said. “Last year it was hard because we really didn’t have a good system. We’re trying to improve that.”
Dawkins said students can expect final plans for the Campout soon. “With the date being so early in January, planning is crucial,” he said. “We have to get the plans set before the end of the semester.”
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State Fair brings money, education ATTENDANCE HAS LESSENED AT THIS YEAR’S FAIR, WHICH PROVIDES MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FOR THE STATE STORY BY CHRIS ALLRED | ILLUSTRATION BY SUSANNAH BRINKLEY Attendance shot up at the North Carolina State Fair Tuesday, with a Tuesday-record of 71,199 people, and Brian Long, a fair spokesman, said it was because of the weather. “We hope the meteorologists are all wrong and we’re not going to get rain this weekend,” he said. The weather tends to be the a key factor in attendance, he said, but if pleasant weather continues, it could also be good for the state’s economy. The State Fair is a big draw each year, and a record 858,611 people came last year. “Attendance-wise, we’re not on par with last year’s attendance record,” Long said. The fair typically brings a revenue of between $8 and $11 million, Long said, and as much as $77 million for the overall economy. “The State Fair draws people from across the state,” he said. “A lot of attendance comes from outside Wake County.” According to Long, it boosts surrounding businesses like hotels and restaurants when families come from around the state to spend money in Raleigh and at the State Fair.
Many people that come to the fair are repeat problems with higher costs for their farm. visitors, as Crystal Mitchell, a junior in poultry “Right now, [our farm] has been OK,” she science and Treasurer for the Poultry Science said. “I watch the market prices for cattle evClub, said her family was before she came to ery day.” college. Feed prices are a top expense for people with “I grew up around the State Fair showing livestock, she said. cows with my family, But feed prices tend and I worked at the to increase and dechick booth last year,” crease cyclically, she she said. said, so farmers have Mitchell’s family had learned to deal with chicken houses with it. beef cattle, she said, “The real dedicated and from her youth people are going to she showed cattle at the stick it out,” she said. fair. She said with the Mitchell said she has many upkeep costs for noticed some people April Lee, junior in poultry science showing animals, in ending their runs at raising them and makthe State Fair, but she ing them presentable for show, coming to the was not sure if the economy has played a role fair can be expensive. in it. “It takes a lot of dedication and a lot of money “I definitely see people that have stopped sometimes,” she said. showing [cattle],” she said. While she said she is Mitchell said that because her dad has man- not sure what their reasons were, the economy aged the family’s money well, they have avoided could have played a role.
“Even if they come out for the rides, they can be informed about agriculture.”
Even as the agricultural economy changes in North Carolina, Long said the fair continues to serve the purpose that it began with. “We still use the fair to market agriculture to the public,” he said. The fair began as a place for farmers to showcase agriculture, with “tons of people that compete in livestock and poultry shows,” Long said. “Agriculture is still very much the mission of the fair,” he said. April Lee, a junior in poultry science, said the poultry-focused parts of the fair have been more crowded than in past years. “For younger kids, [they come] for the rides, and for older ones, they might want to know more about agriculture,” she said. Coming to the fair is an effective way to learn about agriculture, especially for young people, she said. “They don’t know how much it impacts their lives, and it’s a good way for them to be informed,” Lee said. “Even if they come out for the rides, they can be informed about agriculture.”
RIDING ON THE N.C. E CONO M $ IC R $ OLL ER C OA Reduce fair traffic, S TER increase the fun $ T he State Fair brings in hundreds of thousands of people from all parts of North Carolina and injects millions of dollars into area businesses. The University is next to the State Fairgrounds and works closely with fair organizers to bring students and exhibits to the State Fair. It should work with fair planners to reduce road traffic on the roads. John Rayfield, an assistant professor in agricultural and extension education, said the University has a great relationship with State Fair planners. Various student organizations, like the Collegiate Future Farmers of America, the Animal Science Club, the Poultry Science Club, the Agriculture and Extension Educa-
tion Club and the Food Science Club have the chance to run exhibits to entertain and inform people about agriculture. These organizations run or participate in a number of exhibits, which Brian Long, director of the fair’s press office, said highlight the state’s rich agricultural history and increases public awareness of modern North Carolina agriculture. Long said the fair also brings in large numbers of vendors and holds a job fair to hire temporary workers for fairgrounds operations alone — vendors usually hire people separately.
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s I grow older, I often realize that things I once thought were fun and exciting have become dull and sometimes even painful. One of these things happens to be the State Fa ir. Paying $7 just to walk Catie Pike through the Staff Columnist gates doesn’t seem so bad, until you add in all of the extras. Let’s face it, nobody comes to the Fair just for the free stuff. The ride tickets at a dollar a pop would only be nominally excessive, except for the fact
that you can’t ride anything for just one ticket. Compound that with the fact that I won’t ride OSHA-regulated rollercoasters, much less carnie-manned death traps, and you can easily see why I steer clear of the whirling gears of terror. Now, many might consider the games to be a safer alternative. But the large stuffed animals and AC/DC mirrors are harder to win than an N.C. State football game, and are definitely not worth the money Most people fail to realize the $3 they pay to play actually costs more than the prize Perhaps they just don’t care. PIKE continued page 5
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f you live in North Carolina you have also probably heard of the North Carolina State Fair. If not, what rock have you been living under? The State Fair is a tradition t hat t ie s the buildTravis Varner ing blocks Senior Senator, College of Agriculture o f our and Life Sciences economy and the social butterf lies together in ways that many overlook while they walk around stuffing their faces with a fried Snickers or glorious funnel cake, or maybe
both. Yes we take for granted the ways we live today until a stop through the village of yesteryear opens our eyes. As a College of Agriculture and Life Sciences student, I see more. I see the past, present and future every step I take upon the red clay soils that cover the Fairgrounds. My favorite stop when I come to the Fair is indeed the Village of Yesteryear, which displays the arts and crafts that brought our lifestyles to where they are today. Seeing the hand carved arts reminds me of my grandfather in the wood shop, working with his hands to craft VARNER continued page 5
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o all cows lie down when it rains? Can you tip a cow? Your family has done WHAT for 51 consecutive years? T hese a re some questions a dairy exhibitor at the North Carolina State Fa i r mig ht exSarah Wylie perience 2008 National Guernsey Queen on a daily basis. As an annual exhibitor of the North Carolina State Fair for the past 20 years — yes, my entire life, — my family has received these questions from fairgoers both young and old.
Over the years I have personally seen the State Fair change in many different aspects, especially in the agricultural facilities, such as the Jim Graham building. With these facilities kept up to date, more dairy farmers are attracted to come to our State Fair rather than attending other states’. Many of the cows you will see as you walk through the Jim Graham building this weekend are from North Carolina, but some have traveled from all over the eastern United States just to come to our North Carolina State Fair. In the more recent years, I have heard more thought WYLIE continued page 5
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The fair also brings in millions of dollars to local business. Despite this, Long says the fair has no real effect on North Carolina’s agriculture — the fair is no longer a hub for new advances in farming Regardless, the fair benefits the University and allows it to highlight more than its agricultural programs. This is the University’s Year of Energy, and the new Green N.C. exhibit complements this initiative. This focus on green technology could solve the inevitable traffic jams around the Fairgrounds and boost the state’s economy. The State Fair provides a practical place to demonstrate new green technologies and increase public awareness about agricultural and environmental advances. The fair is a fun place. But the University can also make the fair be a showcase for the future of the state’s agricultural tradition.
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Now the fair food is another whole issue. Fair food is the reason otherwise sedentary and obese people leave their house once a year. It is a common fact that you can get anything fried, and I do mean anything. Aside from the fried food, our very own University ice cream is a popular draw, and before I lived in Raleigh I looked forward to eating the best frozen dairy product this side of Tennessee. But now I can just get it at the Talley CStore. I suppose the original point of the fair, the agriculture exhibits, are kind of cool but I’m one of those folks who believe a cow should be in a field. The only redeeming exhibit of the agriculture displays, and quite possibly the entire fair, are the butter sculptures. When I last attended in 2005, the winning depiction, encased in a refrigerator so it didn’t melt, was of a life-sized man milking a life-sized cow. Pretty epic for butter, but I can definitely think up some cheaper ways of entertainment. Send your thoughts on the State Fair to letters@ technicianonline.com.
luxuries which are considered staple accommodations in this century, the effort and pride that is put in each cutting stroke of the chisel or each pass of the sanding paper unrivaled by the fast pace of the “have more and have it now” ideals of today. This was the way of the world not too long ago — after all, electricity was only discovered a little more than 250 years ago. Traveling more than 50 miles in a day was a big deal until the invention of the automobile, another discovery to grace our presence in the 20th century. The foods available at the fair are also rarities that only grace our presence — when the fair comes to town, you can imagine candied apples and fried Oreos booths on every corner around campus and greater Raleigh. Fair food is indeed in a group all its own — it’s defiantly not something that fits into the conventional food pyramid we see posted in our dining halls. And while our campus has its own array of interesting individuals that loiter in the Brickyard, it pales in comparison to the plethora the fair provides. In the past we had booths of a bearded lady or Siamese twins but now we
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have become more politically correct and educated, so we now see a woman with a hormonal problem and conjoined twins with a serious medical condition — nothing to poke fun at. Now they wander the Fairgrounds looking at the “Worlds Largest Pig” and the “100-year-old alligator” just like the rest of us, so who are the freaks now? The fair changed a lot over the past 100 years. In 1900, the first food booths pop up on the fairgrounds, run by churches and civic groups as fund raisers. In 1960, adult admission is 75 cents and child admission is 35 cents. In 1986, the fair was extended to 10 days. And in 2005, according to the State Fair Web site, Wade Shows brings 105 rides to the fairgrounds, the most rides ever there. When we look to the past, we see only the future holding onto tradition of change and development. No, our lives are now much more complicated than those of our ancestors, but at least it’s more interesting.
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provoking questions from the people walking through the Jim Graham building, the building where the cows are kept during the State Fair. These questions most likely arise from the lack of contact most people have with agriculture on a daily basis. These questions range from people wanting to know things about cows and our lives, such as the cow’s mannerisms, what exactly “showing a cow” is and why we have been showing for so long. As the 2008 National Guernsey Queen, I love having the opportunity to a nswer t hese sometimes obscure questions about da i r y cows (Guernseys are a breed of dairy cows), so people are educated about the dairy industry and where their milk, cheese, yogurt and ice cream come from. Even though the number of dairy farms, especially ones who exhibit dairy cattle, has decreased over the years, the State Fair has kept the numbers of dairy exhibitors approximately the same. Having these consistent numbers can be attributed to the great facilities
like the Jim Graham Building, which are available to the exhibitors each year. Since the Jim Graham Building provides a house for both the cows and their caretakers, for four days every year it is like a huge family reunion, which would not be possible otherwise. Many of us do not even leave “the barn” since it is such a high-quality facility, and it has both the rings and the tie stalls used under one roof. We always get quite a few fairgoers in the barn, especially when the weather is bad! Our State Fair is something for every North Carolinian to be proud of, especially with all of the forward changes it has gone through over the years. So be sure to come and join us for the dairy exhibits Friday through Sunday with the five major dairy breeds — Holstein, Guernsey, Brown Swiss, Ayrshire and Jersey — in competition throughout those three days. See you at the fair!
“Over the years I have personally seen the State Fair change in many different aspects, especially in the agricultural facilities.”
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The X-ray on the left, taken in July 2008,compares the X-ray on the
right, taken Oct. 20, the day of the test. “The leg is a joint effort of the engineering and vet school students, “ David Green, director of college relations for the College of Veterinary Medicine, said.
Cassidy struggles to take his first steps with the temporary prosthetic leg. The leg falls off of Cassidy, and Steve Posovsky has to catch him
from falling. “You’re getting a cheeseburger from the Cheesecake Factory later,” Posovsky told Cassidy.
Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little explains to Steve Posovsky how the leg was engineered. “When you love your dog, you’ll do anything for them,” Posovsky said.
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Dr. Denis Marcellin-Little, an associate professor in orthopedics and veterinary medicine, Sloan Elliot, a senior in veterinary medicine, and Steve Posovsky hold down Cassidy to fit the leg. “We celebrate his birthday on Thanksgiving because we are thankful for him,” Posovsky said.
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And the people who made that of the bone.” leg were the same ones who deHorn held up a plastic pink veloped a new way to attach pros- bone with a rounded titanium thetic limbs, one that eliminates implant on the end. The plastic risks of infection inherent to tra- bone, printed using three-dimenditional prosthetic limbs. sional images from CT scans and Instead, Tim Horn and Jessica computer renderings of a yellow Springer have worked for about Labrador named Nubbie’s right two with Ola Harrysson, associ- hind leg, is a model of what’s left ate professor of engineering, to of his bone. develop a custom-made implant He and Springer were able to that fits perfectly into the end of design an implant that “fits the a remainder of a bone. bone exactly,” Horn said. In about This process, compared to 10 hours, one of three Electron other methods, “saves bone and Beam Melting machines are catissue because you’re able to pable of building titanium parts leave most of the existing bone,” that fit the implant design. Springer, a graduate student in Cassidy’s July 31 surgery went industrial, said. Surgeons, using well, Marcellin-Little said in an this method, interview Oct. don’t have to 17. Horn said reshape a bone his bone had to secure the started osseoTECHNICIANONLINE.COM implant. integrating Their meth- Watch a slideshow online of Cassidy’s first with the imod also pro- steps on his new leg. plant — Casmotes osseosidy was able integration, or the bone fusing to walk for a few minutes on his with an implant to allow animals new leg. to use their prosthetic limbs as “The leg slipped right on and “nature intended”: through their snapped into place,” Horn said. skeletal structures, not through Horn said it will be up to Casskin. sidy’s owners, the Posovskys, to “This allows them to transfer put the leg on their dog for a few loads — force or pounds — di- minutes each day. This practice rectly through the skeletal struc- will both strengthen his bone ture,” Horn, a graduate student and allow him time to get used in industrial and systems engi- to walking carefully on four legs neering, said. before he gets his permanent Horn said the turnaround for prosthetic leg — a carbon fiber creating a custom-sized implant leg with a longer, more flexible takes about 16 hours. foot. “We identify a patient that the “With this one, we’re overveterinarian thought was best for coming that force of walking the procedure,” Horn said. “We and, with dogs and cats, runtake CAT scans of the patient, ning,” Springer said of training and from those CAT scans we animals to move safely with their can make 3-D computer models new limbs.
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Junior college transfer Clem Johnson has added defensive depth.
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and wide receiver, he stuck with State, who had recruited him as a safety all along. “I love hitting,� Johnson said. “So playing safety is just what I do.� Johnson sees the transition from junior college to DivisionI easier than the transition from high school for one main reason: speed. “The speed was faster at junior college [than in high school], the guys were stronger,� Johnson
said. “So it was an easier transition from junior college to Division I. There’s a better chance of them being able to contribute right away.� When Johnson first injured his jaw, he said he thought about the possibility of sitting out the year and using a redshirt. But the idea was never discussed with the coaching staff. “They didn’t bring it up,� Johnson said of the Pack’s coaches. “If they would have mentioned it, I would have considered it. I wasn’t sure I’d be able to perform coming back from a broken jaw, but I threw on the pads and was ready to go.�
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But with the two growing up in the U.S., the Argentinian coach’s strategy was something neither was used to in high school. “In Miami we broke down the opponent with touches,� Sanchez, a junior midfielder, sa id of his high-school playing days. “Then we s low l y attacked.� The importance of speed and agility in American soccer isn’t lost on Sanchez though, who said he realized from an early age that the style of play in the U.S. was not like what he was used to. “Growing up as a Hispanic player, I quickly realized that American soccer is more direct,� he said. “Just [get] the ball and [find] the attack.� Bouemboue, who played his prep career in Brooklyn, also played more conservative soccer before coming to State, as his teams focused on touches similar to the way teams play in Europe. “It was a little different back in New York,� Bouemboue said. “But all [Tarantini] asks for is hard work and to give it your all.�
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The redshirt junior leads the team with seven goals, but said his recent successes come as a result of the entire team finally finding its identity. “We started out the season very slowly,� Bouemboue said. “[We were] still trying to find our positions and our places, but as of lately everybody kind of settled down.� While second on the team in scoring, Sanchez’s role on the team, according to Bouemboue, isn’t just as a goal-scorer. “He’s one of the leaders on this team,� Bouemboue said. “A lot of t he g uy s look up to him.� Sanchez remains confident in his teammates despite not getting the amount of wins the team may have expected. “I think we’re going to find a way to win,� Sanchez said. “We’re going to finish strong.� Bouemboue echoed his teammate’s outlook. “This is the ACC and this is soccer,� he said. “Anything is possible.� But throughout the rest of the season, Bouemboue will be counting on what he does best and what he enjoys most: scoring.
“Growing up as Hispanic, I quickly realized that American soccer is more direct. Just [get] the ball and [find] the attack.�
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four games and we’re going to take them one at a time,� coach Laura Kerrigan said. “Anybody who thinks ahead of that is not really focused on the next game. Right now our whole focus is to pick up a win at Wake Forest, and we’ll go from there.�
Kerrigan also said that the team has discussed what it needs to do to make it into the ACC tournament. If State loses tonight, there would be no way of catching up to the Demon Deacons. The highest possible position the Pack could place would then be the eighth and final spot. Needless to say, State is getting into a must-win situation very quickly.
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Sports Graham’s father confined to home Trevor Graham, the father of freshman football player T.J. Graham, was sentenced to one year of home confinement for lying to federal agents. Trevor Graham coached Olympic sprinters Marion Jones and Tim Montgomery, both convicted of steroid use. Graham was convicted in May with making false statements about his own steroid contacts. The house arrest and five years of probation is a much less harsh sentence than prosecutors were going for: a 10-month prison sentence. The younger Graham, a receiver and kick returner, has fought to stay out of the shadow of his famous father but has maintained that their relationship is as strong as ever.
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Today WOMEN’S SOCCER @ WAKE FOREST Winston-Salem, 7 p.m. Friday MEN’S TENNIS @ ALABAMA INVITE, TUSCALOOSA, ALA. Volleyball vs. Georgia Tech, Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
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Wake Forest
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Virginia
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• Page 7: Continuation of the feature on Clem Johnson and the men’s soccer team’s forwards.
• 31 days until the football game at UNC
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Johnson happy to be hitting A junior college transfer, Clem Johnson is back after a broken jaw, doing what he loves — hitting. Josh Harrell Deputy Sports Editor
In the middle of a particular preseason football practice, under the hot August sun, junior safety Clem Johnson focused on one thing: keeping his head up. It’s a technique important of players at his position — staying aware of everything moving on the field, even when you’re moving with it or against it. But that focus also got the best of him that day. While wearing a thin leather chin strap, Johnson manned the middle field when a streaking Jamelle Eugene, a redshirt junior blasted into the side of his face, breaking Johnson’s jaw. The broken jaw forced Johnson to not only sit out the first four games of his Division-I playing career, but also to eat and drink through a mouthful of wires for nearly five weeks. “I lost 12 pounds,” Johnson said. “But I gained eight pounds back within about a week [after the wiring was removed]. The food just stayed on as I ate because I was used to the liquid diet.” As a junior college transfer from Pennsylvania’s Valley Forge Military College, Johnson got hit hard with the depth of talent at the D-I level. Coach Tom O’Brien was high on Johnson’s potential just prior to his injury, saying he most likely would have started the season at the top of the depth chart. And now, after
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Clem Johnson, a junior defensive back, celebrates a tackle at the football game against Boston College Oct. 4. Johnson has returned with a bang after sitting out the team’s first four games with a broken jaw.
Johnson has posted seven tackles in each of his last two games, including an interception against Boston College, onlookers can see what O’Brien saw. “He came in here and he was looking good,” running back Andre Brown said.
Brown is also a former transfer, though one of a much different type. Brown came from Hargrave Military Academy — more of a prep school for players just out of high school. At Valley Forge, a junior college, Johnson showed his skill on both sides of the ball.
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Wolfpack nearing a must-win situation Despite road woes, Wolfpack needs to get back on track tonight
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“I love hitting. So playing safety is just what I do.” Football player and junior college transfer Clem Johnson
The football team is in a stretch in which it plays only two games in 34 days. After this Saturday’s game against Maryland, the Pack has an off week before traveling to Duke on Nov. 8.
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Forwards Alan Sanchez, a junior in sports management, and Ronnie Bouemboue, a senior in business management have been leading the Wolfpack’s offense this season.
Offensive duo looms large Sanchez and teammate Bouemboue leading team’s offense in both points, goals Ty Johnson Deputy Sports Editor
Connected by about 1,200 miles of interstate, the two metropolises of Miami and New York City have around 13.6 million residents all together, accounting for ap-
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Playing quarterback, Johnson earned conference player of the year and was twice named firstteam. And though a number of Division-I schools recruited him at skill positions like running back
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proximately 4 percent of the nation’s total population. Meanwhile, in Raleigh, a Miami-native and a New Yorker together account for half of the entire men’s soccer team goals this season. The tandem of Alan Sanchez and Ronnie Bouemboue has carried the Wolfpack’s offense this season, scoring 13 of the team’s 26 goals. “With the team setting everything up for us,” Sanchez said.
“Ronnie and I just finish the play.” The two have been finishing plays often for the Pack this season, as coach George Tarantini’s South Americanstyle offense has the two finding the back of the net often. “I like the ball to come to me, and I like to put it away quick,” Bouemboue said. “Quicker for me is better.” DUO continued page 7
Tonight in Winston-Salem, the N.C. State women’s soccer team takes on Wake Forest in a game pivotal for both teams. Out of the 11 schools which participate in ACC women’s soccer, only eight make it to the ACC tournament. Right now, both the Deacons and the Wolfpack have a chance of missing initial postseason play. Wake Forest is 9-5 overall but has struggled in the tough ACC so far at 2-4. The Demon Deacons stand seventh in the league in points with six. That is only a mere two points ahead of Clemson, which stands on the outside looking in, ranked ninth. In soccer, wins are worth three points, so only one game could knock Wake Forest out of the picture. The Wolfpack finds itself in an even tougher situation. After starting 0-6 in the ACC, State sits at the bottom of the heap. The eighth ranked team is Miami, which has four points in the ACC on the year. “Generally, you’ve got to get three wins to go in,” junior midfielder Meredith Parilla said. “Losing to Clemson definitely set us back a little bit.” Three wins in the last four games is not impossible, espe-
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NEXT UP Wake Forest, tonight in Winston-Salem, 7 p.m.
ICE COLD! In its six ACC games this season, the Wolfpack has yet to score a single goal. Therefore, it’s not surprising that in those games State is 0-6.
cially because three of them are all against the lower third of teams in the ACC — teams battling for a spot in the tournament alongside State. Those three games are against the ACC’s seventh, eighth, and tenth ranked teams. Yet if history gives us any indication, the Pack will be hard pressed for a win tonight. The team has not won an ACC road game since Oct. 8, 2006. State has also only posted one overall road win this entire season. “From here on out we’ve got W. SOCCER continued page 7
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