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Early votes will be counted on Election Day Provisional ballots are the only votes withheld until Nov. 14 Alex Vaughn

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Unless they are provisional ballots, all absentee and early votes will be counted on Election Day, despite rumors to the contrary. Cherie Poucher, director of Wake County’s Board of Elections, said she has received calls asking whether absentee votes are counted alongside those cast on Election Day. It’s “one of those myths going around,� she said. State Board of Elections Deputy Director Johnnie McLean is also concerned with the apparent falsehood circulating among voters. “It is indeed a rumor,� McLean said. “All non-provisional votes cast at an early voting site are recorded when they are cast, and mailed-in absentee votes are recorded when they are processed at the Board of Elections office.� Ballot-scanning machines at the fifteen one-stop voting sites will be brought back to the Board of Elections office under police escort after early voting ends Saturday. The scanners will then remain sealed until Election Day at which point their counts will be tabulated. The totals won’t be made public until the polls close. “The confusion may stem from provisional ballots,� Michael Cobb, associate professor of political science, said. “If someone goes to vote and is told that there is something wrong with their registration or that there is some confusion about whether they’re properly regis-

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Students gaining ground in game Online rendition of Risk captivates ACC students Daniel Ellis Deputy News Editor

N.C. State students are mounting a comeback against UNC, Duke, and the nine other ACC schools in one of the fastest growing online collegiate games. Gocrosscampus.com currently hosts an online rendition of risk that pits students from NCAA schools against one another in an effort to prove which college is truly dominant. Through welltimed tactics, cunning leadership, and alliances with other universities, a college can hope to gain total supremacy as ruler of the world, or in this case, the ACC. “It’s of the utmost importance that we defend our honor in the ACC Championships,� Thomas Mason, a 2007 graduate in engineering, said. Mason is the commander of the N.C. State team. The game, which was developed by four Yale University students and one Columbia University student, premiered in 2007 and has since grown to include more

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painted the free expression tunnel to get more people involved.� After a very slow start, NCSU has mounted a surprising comeback, being dubbed as “ridiculously impossible� by Parris. State players attribute the rapid growth of the team to strong recruitment efforts via flyers, Facebook and The Wolf Web. “Recruitment is huge. It was a really big deal early on, because I’m an alumnus and it was hard to get the word out,� Mason said. “We barely survived the first few turns, but since we had such large numbers of recruits we’re doing much better as you can see by the map.� As part of the team’s strategy, State is involved in alliances with geographically local teams - teams that would typically be deemed as rivals. The Wolfpack is in an alliance with Duke and are in non-aggression pacts with UNC and Virginia Tech. “At the moment it continRISK continued page 4

Pumps and politics: what to look forward to Saja Hindi & Derek Medlin Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor

President ia l ca nd idates all visit N.C. Barack Obama, John McCain and Bob Barr are making their presence felt in North Carolina as all three have campaigned

across the state in recent days. Barr spoke at Duke University Tuesday afternoon and visited UNC-Chapel Hill Tuesday night. Sen. John McCain visited Fayetteville Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Barack Obama will hold a rally Wednesday outside the LegVISITS continued page 4

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Purcell leads Wolfpack Club to fundraising forefront See page 12.

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Trojan to stop in Brickyard

Trojan Brand Condoms’ Evolve bus tour will make it’s last stop at N.C. State Thursday and Friday for their two-day grand finale. The Trojan bus has traveled the nation, stopping at 60 colleges, universities and communities to educate people on safe sex.

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They have also collected signatures from over 200,000 people pledging to use a condom every time. Students can participate in a competition to see who can put a condom on a banana the fastest. The Evolve campaign will be in the Brickyard from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. SOURCE: BJORN TROWERY, EVOLVE CAMPAIGN

CVM holds fall forum

The College of Veterinary Medicine is holding the annual Food Animal Scholars Fall Forum in the South Theater of the main CVM building. Dr. Rodney Baker, a former CVM faculty member, will discuss the challenges facing the food supply veterinary medicine and other issues identified in

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“Putting Meat on the Table: Industrial Farm Animal Production in America,� a report by PEW. Baker is currently a Senior Clinician in the Food Supply Veterinary Medicine: Swine Division at Iowa State University. SOURCE: CVM NEWS AND MEDIA

Huckabee coming today

Former Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will make an appearance at the GOP Headquarters Raleigh Victory Office today. The visitation is designed to bolster the support for Republican presidential candidate John McCain in what is shaping up to be one of North Carolina’s closest elections in recent history. The event will take place from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at 1506 Hillsborough Street.

POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 26 12:18 A.M. | CHECK PERSON Delta Delta Delta Officers spoke with students and non-students carrying alcohol. No action was taken. 12:24 A.M. | MEDICAL ALCOHOL Kamphoefner Hall Units responded to non-student in need of assistance. 12:34 A.M. | MEDICAL ALCOHOL Kamphoefner Hall Student was transported to hospital. Subject was underage and will be referred. 1:11 A.M. | ALCOHOL VIOLATION Kamphoefner Hall Student was referred to university for possessing alcohol at alcohol free event. 1:13 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Gorman Street/Ligon Street Non-student was issued citation for stop light violation.

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Child prostitution rings shut down

Over 600 adults across 29 cities have been arrested in raids targeting people who force children into prostitution. The FBI said Operation Cross Country II was a coordinated action involving federal, state and local law officers. Officials also said 12 “large-scale� prostitution rings were shut down and 47 children were rescued. Most of these rings were operated through call centers, truck stops, casinos and Web sites. FBI Deputy Director John Pistole said the arrests were made possible by intelligence gathered during similar raids in June. “Sex trafficking of children remains one of our most violent and unconscionable crimes in this country,� he said. Of the 47 rescued children — ranging in age from 13 to 17 — all but one were female. Only 10 of these children had been reported to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. SOURCE: BBC NEWS

Thais block controversial Web sites

The Thai government is spending millions of dollars to build an internet firewall that will block Web sites that insult the Thai royal family. The Information Ministry said it has received several complaints about these sites, many of which are based abroad. “Thailand’s royals are supposed to be above politics and are protected by strict laws which prohibit criticism,� a ministry official said. The government has been accused of acting hostile to the monarchy, but they strongly deny any claims. SOURCE: BBC NEWS

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Volleyball team refuses interviews COACH SAYS BOTH SHE AND HER PLAYERS ARE OFFENDED BY ‘TECHNICIAN’ CARTOON Saja Hindi Editor-in-Chief

Volleyba ll coach Charita Stubbs and her players are denying interviews to the Technician because of a cartoon published Oct. 21, which Stubbs said portrays racial stereotypes. The cartoon is a caricature of the coach, holding up both her hands as one of her feet rests on a volleyball, and the caption reads, “Volleyball’s head coach Charita Stubbs looks forward to her first season counting her ACC wins on two hands.� The volleyball team is 3-8 in conference and 9-17 overall this year compared to last year’s conference standing of 0-22 and 3-29 overall. “All student-athletes on my team, regardless of their race, were offended by the drawing as well and I feel that it is my duty to speak out for them, as well as myself,� Stubbs said in a forum letter Oct. 24. The letter continued to explain that the cartoon contained racial stereotypes of an African American woman. After Tuesday’s volleyball practice, Technician volleyball beat writer and Deputy Sports Edi-

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Volleyball coach Charita Stubbs talks to her team during a time out during the Oct. 25 game against Clemson in Reynolds Coliseum.

tor Ty Johnson tried to interview Stubbs and the players for a story about the differences between east and west coast volleyball. Stubbs refused to comment, and volleyball player Arlee Tamietti told Johnson players would not be granting him interviews. Lindsay Benac, another player, created a Facebook group titled, “Boycott the Technician.� The group now has 21 members. In the group’s description, the page reads, “Us volleyball players have been given the choice of whether or not we wanted to

talk to Technician reporters when they ask for interviews. We have come together and decided that until they show us respect we will not talk. I hope that the rest of you as athletes can help us with our stand and also refuse to take interviews. We are tired of the rest of the student body talking bad about our sports and it’s time that changes.� The volleyball team players and the coach could not be reached for comment Tuesday about the cartoon or their reactions to it.

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Students can explore options to study at a partner institution of the student’s choice made possible through the National Student Exchange Program, or NSE. The university, along with almost 200 other institutions, take part in the NSE program that provides students with a chance to take classes at a partner university while maintaining enrollment as a full-time student at State. The second of the program’s information sessions will be held today from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Green Room of Talley Student Center, “The purpose of the program is to provide students with the opportunity to study at a different university, explore a different part of the country, and to maybe get access to courses that aren’t offered here,� Sean Cassidy, associate director of the University Scholars Program and NSE coordinator, said. The program is notable for helping students gain an enriching experience in a diverse environment that allows individuals to grow academically, culturally, and socially. “Students are able to get out

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ues to be to our advantage to work with Duke as they expand more so that we can claim the south,� Mason said. “Being in such close proximity to Duke and UNC, fighting at first would’ve ruined all of us early on.� Initially, NCSU looked like it wasn’t going to be a major player in the game, controlling only seven territories by the end of turn 11. The red and white (or gray in this situation), now have offensive campaigns stretching from Florida to Boston while controlling 16 territories. “We’re doing pretty well right now,� Chris Mills, a sophomore in environmental technology, said. “Before, we

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tered, then they are allowed to cast a provisional ballot that will not get counted until later — if at all.� Provisional ballots are held until after Election Day, and are not counted until they are certified as being legitimate. “Provisional ballots ensure that every qualified eligible voter is able to vote, while at the same time preserving the integrity of the election,� McLean said. Poucher stated that in the

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islative Building on Halifax Mall. Gates open at 10 a.m. and the event is scheduled to begin at 11:15 a.m. The event is free and open to the public. According to many polls, including usaelectionpolls. com, the race in the Tar Heel state is as close as ever. As of Tuesday, usaelectionpolls. com reported that John McCain holds a slim one-point margin over Barack Obama, 49 percent to 48 percent. Gas prices falling Gas prices this week are

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of their comfort zone, challenge themselves and do something a little bit different,� Cassidy said. While this program does expand an individual’s knowledge and awareness of the world around them, that isn’t what sets it apart from traditional study abroad programs. The NSE program has boasting privileges of being one of the most affordable and streamlined ways to study at a different college. “The key difference is that this really is a domestic program. Most of the university students participating would be either in the United States or in the Virgin Islands or Puerto Rico,� Cassidy said. “What makes this program unique is how it is structured in terms of payment plans. This program provides students with an economical way to go to an-

other university in different parts of the country.� In the program, students can enroll at colleges and universities that offer two types of payment. Payment plan A involves students paying tuition and fees to the host university, which are typically in the price range of N.C. State’s tuition and fees, while Payment plan B involves students continuing to pay directly to N.C. State while taking classes at the host university. Although the cost does play a factor, Cassidy believes that many NCSU students choose to participate for a different reason. “Most N.C. State students choose to do this because they want to try something new in a part of the country they haven’t had any experience with before,� Cassidy said. “They also may want to investigate universities that they might be considering for graduate school.� Colleges taking part in the program are scattered across the U.S. This semester, students are studying in Louisiana, Georgia, California, Washington, Hawaii and the Virgin Islands. Students can opt to participate in the program for either a semester or for a full year. The final deadline to apply for the 2009-2010 academic year is Feb. 1, 2009.

were on the ropes and we were about to get conquered, but because of the recent surge in N.C. State participants, we’re now one of the major power players.� NCSU has the greatest number of participants of all ACC schools with 80 percent of the 319 State players participating on Monday. “I like the idea that we have the most participants, but at the same time, the University of Maryland is catching up to us,� Mills said. “We still have the potential to get a lot more people and wipe out the competition.� According to Mason, one of the integral parts of any successful team is effective leadership. By having a set list of orders for each day of action, students are able to act in unison - a necessity for a victorious team. “The number one component of the game is activity and the

number two component is diplomacy and strategy,� Mason said. “Obviously to help with diplomacy you need leaders, but they also need to be able to help organize, coordinate and mobilize the team.� Through e-mail, Mason is able to keep State students well-informed of each day’s orders. Mason also encourages students that aren’t already involved to join in the ongoing conquest. The most updated orders don’t involve attacks on either of the remaining N.C. schools, but Mason admits that in the long run, State will confront its rivals. “We’ll have to turn on Duke eventually,� he said. “You have to have allies that can help you hold fronts that you can’t hold fronts on your own.� NCSU sits in third place, just behind Duke and the University of Miami.

ten days following the election all provisional ballots are researched and submitted to a three-member board that will determine the voter’s eligibility. Eligible provisional votes are then combined with Election Day totals, and the Board will certify an official count on Nov. 14. Early voters who cast a provisional ballot because they did not produce valid identification at the time have until 5 p.m. on Nov. 13 to provide their identification at the Board of Elections office. “Election night is unofficial because what we have to do once we get everything back is to audit

everything, make sure everything adds up right, and then do the research,� Poucher said. Voters who cast provisional ballots can check the State Board of Elections Web site to determine whether their vote was counted after the certification date. “Whatever is not counted is incredibly minute in terms of the overall ballots that are counted,� Cobb said. Becky Till, a senior in biological sciences who voted Monday, said she hasn’t heard any rumors regarding voting. “I haven’t heard anything like that at all, but I’m glad it’s not true,� she said.

lower than they have been since last Halloween with oil prices falling to $63 a barrel Monday. According to the Federal Highway Administration, Americans drove 15 billion miles less in August 2008 than they did in August 2007. For some students like Cory Hefner, a sophomore in electrical engineering, the news is good but not good enough. “I’m excited that the prices are going down,� he said. “I’m encouraged that they are lowering, but I want it to keep going down.� The increased prices in the past year haven’t necessarily affected how much he goes places, Hefner said, but they did affect his method of getting to those places.

“[The high price] really hasn’t affected me that much in terms of driving,� Hefner said. “I try to get rides with other people whenever I can and cut down on driving.� And as for the Hike, Hefner, again, said it doesn’t make much of a difference. “I’m probably going to just be walking to the Haunted Hillsborough Hike, so it doesn’t really change my plans at all,� he said. Deputy News Editor Daniel Ellis contributed to this report. Continue to read Technician for more updates on these stories and others.

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tudents are often swamped with schoolwork, jobs and extra curricular activities and may have been too busy to pay attention to the political hubbub surrounding the election. Fortunately, students can have the opportunity to learn about the issues if instructors and professors allow it by holding open forums about the candidates and their platforms in class. Jessica Moore, an assistant professor in communication, is holding forums in her classes about the election and said even courses that are seemingly unrelated to politics can be tied to the issues in this election. Moore said there are always opportunities to relate politics to the class and “regardless of the

THE ISSUE:

Students are not given enough opportunities to discuss the election in most of their courses.

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Students should have the opportunity to speak in class about political issues that are relevant to the course materials, and this would create informed voters.

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Professors and instructors should hold open forums during classes to discuss hot topics.

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subject matter, there’s always a way to make a connection with the subject matter.” For instance, biology classes can discuss stem cell research, accounting classes can discuss the cost of the War in Iraq and engineering classes can discuss alternative sources of energy. If professors and instructors cannot spare the time to hold inclass forums, there are alternative ways to get students invovled. Alton Banks, a professor in chemistry, in past years gave extra credit to students who voted. While we applaud the efforts of the professors and instructors who encourage political involve-

ment, they must remember that they are extremely influential. They should refrain from expressing their own opinions in the forums and not treat this as an opportunity to recruit votes for a certain candidate. Also, professors and instructors should not be the only ones responsible for starting these forums. Students should take the initiative to suggest these inclass forums. They should also be prepared to ask questions instead of having a couple students monopolize the discussion. This would be a horrible opportunity to waste, considering this may be the most hotly debated election

of our time. No matter what the class is about, there is always a way to connect the curriculum to politics and the issues in this election. We understand that it may be too late to plan an entire class period for this, but even a 10 to 15 minute discussion period would be beneficial to students, according to Moore. Forums can help participants decide who to vote for and may even sway those who are apathetic to let their voices be heard. With less than a week left before Election Day, it is important to clarify confusing policies and reinforce beliefs. The University has the obligation to teach its students, and this is an opportunity to let them teach each other.

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ith the general election less than two days away we’re facing the scary prospect that we could be putting a candidate in office with just about as much experience serving in t he U.S. Senate as I do being a college student. Does that qualif y Benton Sawrey me to ta ke Senior Staff Columnist Chancellor Oblinger’s position? If surrounding yourself with advisors for a few years and coming up with nice sounding policies of “change” and then turning around and giving nice sounding speeches to large crowds of Europeans qualifies you to be president give me a few years and another trip to France and I’ll be sure to enter the presidential race with the assumption that I’m somehow qualified enough to lead the world’s largest economy and most dominant militar y. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it aga i n, Sa ra h Palin has more experience as an executive than Barack Obama. Is America really ready for a president like Obama — one of the most liberal members of the United States Senate, who has openly called for the redistribution of wealth, has associated with domestic terrorist William Ayers and has never run a small business much less a government (unless you count being a community organizer)? I would have hoped at the beginning of the campaign the answer would have been no, but the sad and scary reality of an Obama presidency is too close for comfort.

Obama’s tax plan will destroy the economy by taking money out of the system in a time when there needs to be more private investment and business expansion. Taxing people who make over $250,000 will do exactly the opposite and stymie private sector growth. No growth equals few new jobs. Few new jobs mean fewer opportunities for college students which is a foreboding thought for graduating seniors. His economic plan will take the United States back to the 1900’s era of protectionism and be a detrimental attempt to resist the reality of economic globalization. On Iraq, Obama wanted to withdraw all troops within a certain time period at a time when we’re finally winning the war. Is his cut and run policy good for the troops, Iraq, or the United States? An unfinished job or a “careful” withdrawal planned by someone with no military experience whatsoever could lead to another lost cou nt r y where terrorism will continue to breed. Obama’s inexperience is concerning, and the possibility that he’ll have no check a nd ba la nce on his power if the Democrats reach the 60 seat majority necessary to block cloture is scary. Debate will be stifled and opposition will be nonexistent. We’ll be giving a blank check and an unopposed ability to govern to a man with less than four years in the United States Senate and no administrative, foreign policy, or military experience.

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Article neglects women’s struggle for rights I commend James Layman for noting the number of women running for elected office in North Carolina in “NC women in office outnumber other states” from 10/27. However, I am disappointed his condescending discussion of the topic. Layman attributes the increase of women seeking political office to women’s previous disinterest in politics and also that women are now more “aware of their abilities.” One student stated, “I know it’s weird to be saying that women are more in control of their emotions in times of crisis, but that’s what the studies are saying.” This quotation and many of the others in the article point to the larger issue which Layman ignores. Traditional gender roles are threatened by women in power. Messages about women’s overemotionality and innate political weaknesses permeate in our culture, slowly corroding women’s progress forward. Our nation and political climate do not readily support women in positions of political power, perhaps highlighting one reason why Sarah Palin projects herself as a cute hockey mom. We cannot claim a recent surge in girl power as the reason why Hillary Clinton ran for the Democratic nomination, or Bev Perdue is running for governor, or Sarah Palin is running for VP. Women throughout our nation’s history have strived to carve out a public space for themselves. To

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Remember the context of racism I would like to thank Mr. Frenier, Owens and Nock for illustrating what ‘real’ racism looks like today. Yes, as a nation, we have moved beyond the overt bigotry of past decades — however, that does not signify that race relations are inherently good. Our nation is still plagued with a mental attitude of covert racism. The attitudes of the three writers above illustrate a complete lack of sensitivity and the real reason racism continues today — the ‘get over it’ mentality. It is very easy to look from a white, majority point of view and say that someone is overreacting or being hyper-sensitive, but to do so denies the social and historical context of minorities in this country. It is so easy to judge a minority from a white point of view, but have you put yourself in his or her shoes? Do you know what it is like to live your life and only first be acknowledged by your race? Do you know what it is like to be asked to speak on behalf of your entire race in class? Do you know what it is like to have your attempt to protect your identity written off as an overreaction? I dare to guess not. It is the ‘get over mentality’ that allows a white person to look at an upset African-American peer amidst a discussion about the KKK chalking and say ‘I don’t know what you’re so upset — it was just a joke.’ Human identity is not a joke. Anna Louise Patton senior, psychology

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Trouble riding the ‘stock market wave’ THE ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF THE STOCK MARKET HAS MANY TORN BETWEEN INVESTING AND PULLING OUT Cheyenne Autry Deputy Features Editor

It’s been up and it’s been down. The seemingly never ending waves of the stock market have caused a lot of distress and anguish. The biggest question lingering now is whether to put money into the market, leave the stocks alone, or pull money out. The stock market is a representation of the value of stock in the market. The future profits a stock will be making is what drives the value of any given stock. When the stock isn’t worth as much, investors begin selling and this drives the price down, making the market cheaper. This drop in value often scares investors because a drop in value means a drop in profit. “It’s trying to catch the wave,” said Richard Warr, associate professor of finance in the college of management. “You jump out of the wave when it’s not looking good and jump back in when it is.” The recently plummets of the market have many scared in addition to the looming recession. “It’s pretty clear we’re going to be in a recession,” said Warr. “The problem is investors are trying to figure out how deep the recession is going to be.” Warr said everyday new information comes out, sometimes it’s positive and sometimes it’s negative, and the market reacts dramatically to either piece of information. Warr said another problem with the market is that there are certain investors who are forced to get out, such as hedge funds specialist investment groups. “A lot of their investors are pulling money out,” Warr said. Hedge funds were forced to sell stocks in order to give money back to their investors. So, if you have money in the market, should you pull it out? Warr says no. “The market is down so a

TOP 5 WAYS TO PLAY THE STOCK MARKET The many drops seen in the market in the last few months has many investors worried. In such a dip, it is important to keep a clear head when dealing with your money and the market. Listed below are five tips to help get you weather the plunge. 1. Keep Dollar-Cost Averaging Make regular investments over time. This keeps you from buying at a peak and instead, you’ll buy fewer shares when stocks are high and more when prices are low. 2. Beef Up Your Cash Cushion Investing money you need in the short-term solely in the stock market runs you the risk of having to sell when the market is down. Keep a generous cash cushion so that when the market drops, you still have some money in your wallet. Experts suggest that you save three to six months’ worth of living expenses for emergencies.

lot of people have lost money, so they pull out to protect their money.” However, Warr says that at some point the market is going to recover and rise again. Pulling out your money would cause you to miss out on that gain. Warr actually suggests investing in the market now since stocks are quite cheap. “This is a time to continue to invest, continue to buy stock at really cheap prices.” It may take two, three, four, or even five years to see a return said Warr, but the money will come back eventually. Michael Walden, William Neal Reynolds distinguished professor and extension economist, however, disagrees. “I would not recommend people to invest yet,” Walden said. “If you’ve already pulled out, keep it out. If you haven’t, keep it in.” “Companies are performing poorly,” Walden said. “Stocks tell us what companies are worth and when their profits are falling, their stocks are worth

3. Don’t Chase Returns Often, the highest stocks and sectors are the ones hit the hardest when the market drops. Look into the markets fund group. In the past three years, the group has seen an average return of 37.6%. 4. Find the Right Balance Invest in a happy medium —not too aggressive and not too conservative. Diversify your portfolio across market capitalizations, geographic regions and sectors. 5. Convert Your IRA to a Roth A dip in the market can be a great opportunity to convert. The lower value of the investments mean less tax on the conversion. Income taxes can run as high as 35% which you must pay on any earnings and pretax contributions. Though the tax hit may not be pretty, but once the money is in a Roth, your tax-paying is finished. Roth IRAs grow tax free. SOURCE: WWW.MONEY.AOL.COM

less.” Walden said that agriculture and health care are some of the sectors that are doing better off, but most areas of the country are already experiencing a recession, meaning the economy is producing less. The rising unemployment rates, increases in food prices and faltering businesses are all traits of a recession. Alexander Santago, senior in engineering, believes like Warr that now is the time to invest. “Find a business with a strong business plan and financial record and invest in them,” Santago said. Santago has investments in various mutual funds, foreign growth funds and in a 401K with the U.S. government. Santago also believes that leaving money in the market would be wiser than pulling out. “I’m leaving my money in and waiting for the market to rebound.”

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TWO CENTS Rate of default climbs on bank cards

Unemployment and a struggling economy has been hurting mortgages, home equity loans and commercial real estate, and is now hitting credit cards. More and more consumers are defaulting on their credit-card payments, causing more stress to the already hurting banks. According to the Federal Reserve, U.S. banks charged off 5.47 percent of all credit card loans in the second quarter, adding up to around $50 billion that will likely never be collected. That represents an 1.38 increase from last year’s 3.85 percent. Credit cards, however, don’t represent a huge portion of bank assets, comprising only about 14 percent of all consumer loans and leases at the country’s largest credit-card issuer Bank of America. About 30 percent of Banks of America’s credit card loans are to subprime borrowers, falling behind the failed Washington Mutual Inc. Also, more than half of Bank of America’s credit cards are high limit cards. Several consumer groups have argued that banks push cards onto people who can not afford such a burden and therefore believe the banks are at fault for rising defaults. SOURCE: WWW.RALEIGHNEWS.NET

Banks funds coming through this week The U.S. government will distribute $125 billion this week to the country’s largest banks marking the beginning of the biggest government bailout in history. Nine major institutions, including Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase. Preliminary agreements have already be set between more than dozen major regional banks and the government who will be splitting the additional $125 billion. The end of the year will see $250 billion of the $700 billion bailout plan will have bought ownership stakes in U.S. banks. The bailout hopes to improve cash reserves and move banks back to normal lending practices. WWW.RALEIGHNEWS.NET

Bankrupt Linens-nThings hires DJM Realty

Liquidation specialist DJM Realty has joined the Linens-n-Things team in order to reassign its leases for 371 stores nationwide with 7 residing in the Triangle. DJM, which has worked with various retailers, specializes in dispositions, acquisitions and the re-negotiation of occupancy costs. Earlier this month, Linens-n-Things announced its plan to liquidate its holdings by the end of this year. The company had previously filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed down a third of its 589 stores. These are the seven locations available for lease in the Triangle: Beaver Creek Commons in Apex - 25,000 square feet Crossroads Plaza in Cary - 19,250 square feet Durham’s Renaissance Center 32,875 square feet Durham’s New Hope Commons - 31,999 square feet White Oaks Shopping Center in Garner - 27,987 square feet Poyner Place in Raleigh - 32,000 square feet Hillburn Road in Raleigh - 33,604 square feet

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U.S. stocks surged on Tuesday in anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate cuts. The biggest leap in the Triangle area came from Highwoods Properties which rose 20.86 percent to $21.96. Raleigh’s Progress Energy also jumped 10.38 percent to close at $40.30. The jump brought their market capitalization to a staggering $10.56 billion, the highest of any Triangle-based company. Morrisville’s Harris Stratex climbed 11.42 percent along with Tekelec, up 10.11 percent. Durham’s Cree went up 9.83 percent and Raleigh’s Red Hat up 9.56 percent. WWW.BIZJOURNALS.COM/TRIANGLE

Progress Energy announces solar plans

Progress Energy announced it’s third industrial-scale solar power plant yesterday. The plant is another addition to the company’s continuing effort to comply with a new state law on renewable energy. Progress Energy will purchase electricity from a 1-megawatt facility located in Haywood County. FLS Energy of Asheville will build the 7-acre solar facility and will start generating power in the spring. Progress signed contracts to buy electricity from a facility at the Cary location of SAS. Progress Energy will also buy power from a solar facility being built by SunEdison, a Maryland-based company, from the Sutton Steam Plant in Wilmington. These facilities are projected to power up this year. The state’s utilities, power and electric companies are required to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions through the use of renewable resources such as solar power and animal waste. SOURCE: WWW.NEWSOBSERVER.COM

First Bancorp sees growth after acquisition

The April acquisition of South Carolina’s Great Pee Dee Bancorp by First Bancorp resulted in a net increase in the third quarter. The 7.9 percent rise translated into $6.2 million. First Bancorp is the parent company of First Bank, which operates in two Triangle branches--Apex and Pittsboro. First Bank has 63 branches stretching from the coast to the Piedmont area. As of Sept. 30, First Bancorp had total assets of $2.7 billion, up 18.2 percent from last year. Loans were up 20.3 percent, totaling $2.2 billion, while deposits stood at $2 billion, a rise of 11.2 percent. The acquisition added $213 million in assets, $188 million in loans and $148 million in deposits. Nonperforming assets accounted for less than one percent of the total assets. WWW.BIZJOURNALS.COM/TRIANGLE

Embarq bought by smaller company

One of North Carolina’s largest telephone companies was acquired by smaller peer CentryTel for $5.8 billion. The acquisition will bring another name change just three years after the company took on the name Embarq. Job cuts may be in the future for Embarq’s 2,800 employees, 1,000 of which reside in the Triangle, as executives look to cut expenses. The deal follows the trend of consolidation for traditional local phone service. The combined company will span 33 states with 8 million lines. The company’s headquarters will reside CenturyTel’s home in Monroe, La. Embarq is North Carolina’s second largest phone company, falling behind AT&T. The company dates back more than a century, going through several name changes and corporate takeovers. Embarq shareholders will, however, be left with control of twothirds of the combined company and CenturyTel will take on $5.8 billion of Embarq’s debt. SOURCE: WWW.NEWSOBSERVER.COM

The markets propelled skyward yesterday despite a record low in consumer confidence. The Dow shot up 889 points to close at 9065 while Nasdaq jumped 144 points to 1649.

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Lauren Stubbs, a sophomore in nutrition; Sarah Wiggins, a sophomore in engineering and Ryan Nilsen, a senior in English; discus immigration at Tuesday’s University Scholar’s Forum. The three were part of a group that took a trip over the summer to the United States-Mexico border. Stubbs said that the trip made her “realize that we need to have action on changing our existing immigration laws.”

Rivals Pi Kappa Alpha (right) and Pi Kappa Phi fraternities were locked in an intense battle for the fraternity division championship. Despite a valiant effort from Pi Kappa Phi, four time defending champions Pi Kappa Alpha won the game.

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The best intramural football teams in four different divisions took to a chilly Miller Field Tuesday night to find out just who would be crowned champions. In the hotly contested and heavily attended men’s frater-

ship in a row, something Remley said was a goal of the team. “Every year we’re coming out and playing well,” he said. “We get a lot of support from our fraternity. We all get real pumped.” In the men’s residence division, Syme Time Ballers defeated Got Wood 9-0. The graduate, faculty, staff IM continued page 10

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The upcoming elections and the struggling economy have thrust economic issues and impacts to the forefront of conversation. Most of the discussion leans toward the falling stock market, unemployment rates and failing businesses. Immigration, however, has greatly affected the economy as well but seems to be lost in the crowd. N.C. State hosted a seminar on immigration and its affects on the economy this week which featured Dr. James Johnson, Kenan distinguished professor of strategy and entrepreneurship at UNC-Chapel Hill. Johnson spoke in support of immigration and said that a lot of people make exertions about immigration because hard data and evidence doesn’t exist. Johnson touched heavily on the impact of the Hispanic population to North Carolina’s economy. “Hispanic immigrants in general cost the state $800 million in 2004, but they contributed $900 billion to the state economy in terms of spending,” Johnson said. For ever dollar the state spent on Hispanics, they received $11 back in business revenue, which translates into major contributions to the state economy. Johnson said Hispanics pay taxes of $755 million and generate a net cost to the state of $102 per resident. The lack of hard data and empirical evidence often causes various arguments about the topic of immigration. “Most people fail to acknowledge that newly arrived immigrants are entrepreneurial,” Johnson said. Johnson said there are not enough people to address labor needs in the future but few people wish to accept immigration. Through the Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise at UNC-Chapel Hill, Johnson and fellow colleague John Kasarda produced a study discussing the impact of the Hispanic population on North Carolina’s economy in 2006. “Our study was an effort to bring some hard empirical data to bear on,” Johnson said. The study revealed that the hispanic population in North Carolina jumped from 383,465 to 506,205 between 2000 and 2004,

nity final, Gold, representing Pi Kappa Alpha, prevailed 20-0 over Pi Kappa Phi Gold. Michael Remley, a sophomore in business and member of the winning squad said his team really wanted to play well and win its game. “We were focused and we just came out to play,” he said. “We wanted to win.” Pi Kappa Alpha won its fourth Fraternity Division champion-

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division also held its finals Tuesday. Football Knurds defeated Kutta Condition 34-12. In the Men’s Open Divison, the final game of the evening, The Lawnmowers speedy quarterback proved too much to handle for its opponent Torturefest. The Lawnmowers won 37-13. Brian Whitley, a junior in en-

sion I level as a true freshman. According to Geiger, sitting out a year is just as difficult, maybe even more difficult than trying to compete. “What throws off athletes is that they came out of high school being one of the best athletes in the country and now you are saying to them ‘you’re not good enough, you’ve got to sit down and wait a

year.’� Geiger said. “It’s hard for a high school athlete to be ‘the athlete’ and now they are sitting and watching. it’s a hard thing to do. It’s about development, maturity and if you’re not a top athlete and you won’t compete, then save [the eligibility].�

gineering and member of the Lawnmowers said winning the men’s open title was sweet for his team. “Last year we made it to the championship game and we didn’t close the deal,� Whitley said. “It feels pretty good to finally win it this year.� The sorority division held its semifinals Tuesday, with Pi Phi defeating Tri Delta 19-0 and Sigma KappaT:5.5 beating Delta Zeta in 25-0.

Pi Phi captain Kelly Bumgarner said her team couldn’t wait to play in the finals. “We worked really hard all year and we are really excited to represent Pi Phi in the finals,� she said. On Wednesday night, Syme Time Ballers will face off against Pi Kappa Alpha Gold. The winner in that contest will then play The Lawnmowers to determine the men’s all-campus championship.

an encouraging sign going into the very busy spring season. “Hopefully we’ll win on Friday and head to Duke on Saturday on top. I think with the new freshmen swimming well, we will come out of Friday’s meet with two wins,� senior captain Kathryn Pegg said. After this weekend’s meets, State will compete in the Maryland Invitational Nov. 20-22 to conclude the fall season. The spring season beings Jan. 9 with a home meet against Michigan State. From that weekend on, both teams have meets almost every weekend until the ACC Championships Feb. 18-21. Both teams and coaches are looking forward to the all the competition next semester. “We have a road trip in November to the Maryland [Invitational] and that’s always a good meet for us,� McLaughlin said. “In December we go down to Florida to train for a week. With that training we should be ready to come back and be as competitive as possible in January.�

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and we have been fully funded for scholarships for a long time now,� Associate Athletic Director Dick Christy said. “Because they have excelled so much in that and our fan base has had more of a growth potential there, they have taken on the added responsibility of helping us with our capital

projects. The student body here in recent years has really stepped up and taken on a huge chunk of that, but the Wolfpack Club was really the [organization that] spearheaded our capital projects — to get Carter-Finley going and to get the RBC center built.� The success of the program has not gone unnoticed by other organizations. The heads of the fundraising programs at East Carolina, Arizona State,

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“It’s a great thing when you’ve got such high quality people that other schools want� Bobby Purcell Arkansas, West Virginia and South Carolina as well as the athletics director at the College of Charleston all started their careers with the Wolfpack Club.

“It’s a tremendous network we have,� Purcell said. “It’s a great thing when you’ve got such high quality people that other schools want.�

Given the nature of the Wolfpack Club, the rough economic times this country is facing is a big concern. The goal of the organization is to raise money to support the athletic department, and when money is tight throughout the country, it becomes increasingly difficult to gain donations. “The economy is a big concern for us. We’ve got to find ways to stay where we are despite a poor

economy. We are certainly very sympathetic and understanding of members’ personal situations as we all go through this tough economic time,� Purcell said. “We’ve seen some effect. It hasn’t really hit us hard yet.� Purcell said. “We are going to try to maintain where we are and continue to try to grow, but there is a lot of uncertainty that concerns us.�

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In the annual Capital One Bowl Mascot Challenge, Mr. Wuf is ranked 7th with a 3-4 record. Every week, the 12 mascots in competition go head to head against another mascot. Despite the losing record, Mr. Wuf has the most total votes of any mascot with 249,222. SOURCE: CAPITAL ONE

”Chow4Yow” unveiled The ACC women’s basketball coaches have come together with N.C. State’s coach Kay Yow to create the “Chow4Yow” program. Every school will have a contest to win a dinner with their respective coach, with all the proceeds going to the Kay Yow/WBCA Cancer Fund. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Women’s golfers place in Southern Pines Juniors Kathleen Strandberg and Joanna Saleeby, members of the women’s golf team, finished in the top-20 individually at the Ross Resorts Invitational, which is took place at Pine Needles in Southern Pines, N.C. After three rounds of play, Strandberg finished tied for 17th while Saleeby finished tied for 19th after firing the best round of the day with a one-over 73 performance. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Today MEN’S SOCCER VS. LONGWOOD N.C. State Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. Thursday WOMEN’S SOCCER VS. MIAMI N.C. State Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. VOLLEYBALL AT BOSTON COLLEGE Chestnut Hill, MA., 8 p.m.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “It’s hard for a high school athlete to be ‘the athlete’ and now they are sitting and watching.” Cross country coach Rollie Geiger on redshirting athletes

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Thursday: Coverage on the flag football finals and the men’s soccer game vs. Longwood

• Page 11: Continuation of the story on Bobby Purcell and the Wolfpack Club • Page 10: Continuation of the story on swimming & diving, redshirts and flag football • Page 9: A story on the intramural flag football championships

• 25 days until the football game at UNC-Chapel Hill

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SWIMMING & DIVING

Purcell leads club to fundraising forefront The Wolfpack Club is one of the largest and most successful athletic booster clubs in the nation

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DID YOU KNOW? The Wolfpack Club owns The College Inn on Western Boulevard. Purcell said it is an example of the club thinking outside the box to raise revenue.

Jonathan B. Laughrun Staff Writer

Since 1997 the Wolfpack Club has raised over $200 million dollars in donations in support of N.C. State’s athletics and has expanded its membership to become one of the largest and most successful booster organizations nationally. Many attribute the Club’s success to its executive director Bobby Purcell. The Wolfpack Club’s origins lay deep in a grassroots program that is more like a family than a booster club. While other organizations focus on securing large donors, the Wolfpack Club is about building personal relationships with all the donors big or small. It only takes $10 a month to be a full-fledged member of the Wolfpack Club. “We have a very strong grassroots organization of volunteers called Wolfpack Club Representatives,” Purcell said. “We have over 400 Wolfpack Club Representatives that work on our behalf in their local communities

Pack heads into last home meet until January

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trying to sign new members and keep in touch with current members. Each Wolfpack Club Representative is assigned approximately 25 current members to stay in touch on an annual basis.” The grassroots nature of the organization keeps the tight knit group growing. As the University grows the club has follow suit thanks to the family friendly theme that Purcell exudes. “I think it is because of the way it was built. It was really a grassroots program. It has been a very family oriented organization which has grown over the years as the university has grown over the years,” Athletics Director Lee Fowler said. “So I think the grassroots start of the Wolfpack Club is the reason it is where it is

DATE

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RESULT

Oct. 11

Miami

144-99(W)

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UMBC

187-50(W)

Oct. 25

West Virginia

187-118(W)

Oct. 25

Virginia Tech

107-202(L)

Oct. 31

Duke

Oct. 31

Maryland

Nov. 1

Duke

Nov. 1

Maryland

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There are nine levels of donations which range from the Teammate Club at $120-$299 per year all the way to the Lone Wolf Level at $22,000 per year.

Bobby Purcell has been with the Wolfpack Club since 1987.

WOMEN’S SWIMMING & DIVING FALL SCHEDULE

The club offers a Young Alumni Club which allows recent graduates to become a member of the club at no charge for the first year, $30 for the second year, $60 for the third year, and $90 for the fourth year, while still earning priority points. About $8 million in scholarships are paid for by the fundraising of the Wolfpack Club. SOURCE: WOLFPACK CLUB

now with Bobby promoting that as part of his theme of having the kids come to all of the events, let’s do the right things to have the kids grow up and want to be a part of the Wolfpack family.” The primary function of the Wolfpack Club is to raise money for athletics scholarships. But the club’s success has allowed it to take the lead in funding facilities improvements as well. “Their number one priority is to fundraise for scholarships, PURCELL continued page 11

The men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams are looking forward to their final home meet this Friday at 6 p.m. against Duke and Maryland. The meet, along with another stint of matchups against the same teams Saturday in Durham mark the end of the regular fall season. Both teams have been successful in the fall season, with the men achieving two wins and one loss and the women having three wins and one loss. Both teams lost to Virginia Tech. “This past weekend was an eye opener for a lot of people,” junior captain Mason McGee said. “We didn’t do as well as we feel we should have, and I think it will motivate us for this weekend.” The swimming & diving teams are confident heading into the weekend’s matches as the men beat both Duke and Maryland last season and the women took down Maryland in January and narrowly lost to Duke in December. “We swim really well in No-

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UMBC

157-85(W)

Oct. 25

West Virginia

188.5123.5(W)

Oct. 25

Virginia Tech

126-183(L)

Oct. 31

Duke

Oct. 31

Maryland

Nov. 1

Duke

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vember and hopefully that will help us carry some momentum into training in December and regular season competition in January,” Associate Head Coach Jacqui McLaughlin said. The women are seeing success with eight freshmen swimmers, SWIM continued page 10

VARSITY SPORTS

Redshirt year prepare athletes for Division I competition, preserves NCAA eligibility Players and coaches often wrestle with the decision to redshirt in order to preserve a year of eligibility

PLAYERS THAT ARE EXCELLING AFTER REDSHIRTING A YEAR Forward Ronnie Bouemboue redshirt junior, soccer

Sean Klemm

• Leads the team with seven goals • 2nd on the team in points • Team captain • Played in all 14 games this season • 8th in the ACC in goals

Staff Writer

According to the NCAA, the term “redshirt” is used to describe a student athlete who doesn’t participate in competition in a sport for an entire academic year. In other words, it is sitting out for a year and saving that year of eligibility the future. Each athlete is allowed four years of varsity competition. Athletes that are redshirted still practice with the team, meet with the team, workout with the team and some even travel with the team, but they never play in games. A student athlete may be redshirted for a number of reasons. Some players redshirt for medical reasons, some redshirt to gain experience and knowledge of the program, others redshirt in order to maximize the number of years of competition in which they are the primary starter or for other playing time purposes. Starting quarterback Russell Wilson noted that redshirting his freshman year helped him get ready for division I football as well as prepare to be a team leader. “[Redshirting] definitely helped me,” Wilson said. “It helped me to get to know people first of all, getting to know my teammates, including guys who are playing now and guys who aren’t playing now.” The decision for players to redshirt is not an easy one and is described as a gamble by cross country coach Rollie Geiger. “If you redshirt, you are playing the injury card. If you redshirt someone that is healthy, then you take away that card that you can play later on if they do have a problem,” Geiger said. “So

Quarterback Russell Wilson redshirt freshman, football • #1 in the ACC in passing efficiency • ACC Offensive back of the week September 20, 2008 • 1049 total yards in 6 games 197 lb. Ryan Goodman redshirt senior, wrestling • Ranked No. 15 nationally at 197 lbs. • 2-time ACC champion • 3-time NCAA qualifier SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Quarterback Russell Wilson tries to break away from the ECU defense during the game Sept. 20. Wilson redshirted for his first year on the football team.

it is a gamble to redshirt someone who’s healthy because if they get injured then you’ve lost a year of competition.” It is common for players and coaches to

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for a year. Another sport that utilizes the redshirt is men’s cross-country. Geiger redshirts nearly all of his athletes, attributing it to the increased distance at which college runners compete. “In the case of cross country, on the men’s side, a high school athlete competes at 5,000 meter distance, whereas in college we race at either 8,000 or 10,000,” Geiger said. “It’s a different set of rules, it’s a different game, so sometimes it takes an extra year to mature and be able to run that extra distance.” Although not all sports have a different set of rules from the high school level, the games definitely change. “It really helped me learn the speed of college football,” Wilson said of his year as a redshirt. “You have to learn how to take advantage of things that are there and also salvage things that aren’t there. That is what redshirting helped me with most, learning to make those decisions.” Adjusting to college level athletics is REDSHIRT continued page 10

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