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THE WINNERS’ POSITIONS Tuesday’s election left Democrats great advantages with Barack Obama winning the presidency and Kay Hagan and Bev Perdue winning the senatorial and gubernatorial races, respectively. Here are the candidates’ stances on three major issues:

PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA

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Standing in the rain, students line up on Nov. 4 to vote before the polls close at 7:30 p.m. at the Pullen Arts Center. More than 1,400 voted on Election Day at this polling station.

N.C. unclaimed in historic election

REPUBLICAN LOSSES MAY MEAN REEVALUATION, FOCUS ON YOUTH Chris Allred News Editor

The day after Democrats swept the senatorial and gubernatorial races in the state, North Carolina is still marked as too close to call in the presidential election. President-elect Barack Obama has locked up the election with 349 electoral votes, making North Carolina’s selection less significant, but, with 100 percent of precincts reporting, Obama is ahead of Republican John McCain by less than 20,000 votes. According to New York Times exit polls, this year’s youth vote, as compared to the overall number of voters, increased. Those between the ages of 18 and 29 made up 18 percent of all voters. In 2004, this group accounted for 17 percent of all voters. Total votes amounted to less than 130 million, but some experts have said it could be the largest turnout since 1968. North Carolina is now a swing state, stuck with Missouri as the lone states not to have decisive winners, and as demographics have changed in Democrats’ favor in the state, assistant professor of political science Chris Ellis said it is likely to remain a red, Republican-voting state in the future. “North Carolina just followed the national

tide,� he said. And as the Republican party looks to pick up the pieces from Tuesday’s losses, Ellis said the youth vote could hurt the party in the future. The GOP’s possible youth problem According to the Times’ exit polls, 66 percent of voters between 18 and 29 voted for Obama, leaving only 31 percent for McCain. The way young people vote will often be the same as they vote later on in life, Ellis said. “The fact that this generation has been so deeply supportive of Obama doesn’t just matter now, it’ll matter 40 years from now,� he said. Derek Gatlin, a junior in sociology who volunteered for the Obama campaign, said Obama incorporated young people into the political process in new ways. “It’s not that we came out and voted for him, we did much more than voting for him,� Gatlin said. “I went out and registered voters. I went out and held events and service projects in the name of Barack Obama. It was much more than just voting.� The Democrats have always attracted young people, according to Ches McDowell, chair of the College Republicans.

“Historically, young people vote Democrat,� McDowell, a sophomore in political science, said. “I don’t really know any other reason than they don’t pay taxes.� The Republicans’ problem this year was that Obama was a more attractive candidate for first-time voters, he said, as McCain’s age made him a polarizing figure. “The demographics of the party haven’t changed in a long time,� he said. “If we put up a candidate like Obama, a young, energetic guy, I think he could excite the young people like Obama did.� North Carolina’s uncertain color According to Ellis, in a year where there isn’t such a strong anti-Republican tide, voters would likely vote Republican for president in North Carolina. North Carolina voters typically vote conservative for president and stick to Democrats in the state government, which provided an interesting situation for formal gubernatorial candidate Pat McCrory. Ellis and McDowell said McCrory likely lost the election from voters that were voting straight ticket with the Democrats. “If people wanted change, Pat McCrory’s RED continued page 3

University reacts to anti-Obama slurs Offensive language found in Free Expression Tunnel after election, unity rally today Chris Allred News Editor

Campus Police and the University are investigating potentially threatening and racist messages left in the Free Expression Tunnel Wednesday relating to the election of Barack Obama as America’s first black president. “The strength and positive force of spirited debate is sapped when we resort to name-calling and negativity,� Chancellor James Oblinger stated in a press release. “Worse, when we lower ourselves to engaging in racist characterizations and inappropriate statements of anger and hate, we make a mockery of our right to free speech.� Campus Police painted the tunnel white to cover the messages Wednesday morning, and Student Government is spon-

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Rachel Sheffield, a freshman in arts applications, reads one of the posters decrying “hate speech� in the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 5. “I hate that the whole tunnel had to be painted,� Sheffield said.

soring a rally in the Brickyard Thursday to promote unity. Lock Whiteside, an Obama supporter and student chief justice, said he felt strong emotions after Obama’s win. “I’m overwhelmed with emotions right now,� he said. “It’s hard to explain. A lot of people

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have worked over decades to get to this. With those events that took place on our campus, it just shows that we’ve still got work to do.� At 12:15 p.m. Thursday, students can participate in activities to promote unity and sign on to a letter from student leaders

speaking out against hate speech, according to Student Body President Jay Dawkins. From 1 to 1:20 p.m., Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs Tom Stafford and other administrators will speak on the issues of intolerance on campus. Earlier this year, Ku Klux Klan advertisements were written in several areas on campus, and in November 2007, University employees found a toilet paper noose inside Sullivan Shops. Dawkins said these actions are not a reflection of the University. “It’s probably the same group of one or two people that are in no way representative of what N.C. State is about,� Dawkins said. To respond to the negative speech, a group of friends spray painted messages of equality in the Free Expression Tunnel Wednesday night. “We need to remember some SLURS continued page 3

EDUCATION: The “Zero to Five� plan should be implemented to promote voluntary, universal preschool. No Child Left Behind should be reformed. Teacher recruitment and retention should be promoted through mentoring as well as financial and educational incentives. The American Opportunity Tax Credit should be enacted to give $4,000 in college costs in exchange for 100 hours of community service. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: A Windfall Profits tax should be enacted to provide families with a $1,000 Emergency Energy Rebate check. $150 billion should be invested within 10 years to both accelerate production and promote the use of alternative energy, which would simultaneously create 5 million new jobs. Increasing fuel efficiency standards and expanding domestic fuel production should eliminate the need to import oil from the Middle East and Venezuela within 10 years. The entire White House fleet should be converted to plug-in electric cars within a year, and half of all cars purchased by the federal government should be hybrid or all-electric by 2012. ECONOMY: The “Making Work Pay� tax credit should eliminate income taxes for 10 million Americans. $50 billion should be committed to prevent state and local budget cuts and improve infrastructure, which would simultaneously prevent 1 million jobs from being lost. Tax breaks for companies that move operations overseas should be eliminated, and tax breaks should be given to companies that increase American jobs or benefits for American workers. SOURCE: BARACKOBAMA.COM

SENATOR KAY HAGAN EDUCATION: No Child Left Behind should be fully funded, and state governments should have more control over how it is implemented. Current tax credits for college should be replaced with a single $5,000 credit per year. Students should be able to earn a two-year degree while in high school. Those who become public servants for five years after college should have federal college loans forgiven. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: Tax credits should be expanded for businesses and individuals who make energy saving improvements to property. At least 10 percent of liquid fuel sold in N.C. should be grown and processed in N.C. by 2017. Switchgrass should be employed as a biofuel both to expand N.C. agriculture and to increase biofuel efficiency. Tax breaks to oil companies should be cut. Renewable energy and energy saving programs should create 300,000 jobs in N.C. ECONOMY: The budget should be balanced, and “pay-as-you-go� rules should be applied. Tax cuts should be implemented for the middle class rather than the wealthy. Tax loopholes for multinational corporations should be closed. Economic programs that create jobs in N.C. should be supported. SOURCE: KAYHAGAN.COM

GOVERNOR BEV PERDUE EDUCATION: Early childhood education should be expanded through programs such as Smart Start and More-at-Four. Increasing high school teacher pay and improving working conditions should decrease the drop-out rate. The EARN scholarship program should be expanded to include families earning up to $42,400 and to include four years of college. High school students who enter a community college full-time should have their tuition waived. ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT: The Cool Cities Assistance Initiative should be funded to support its goal of decreasing emissions 7 percent from 1990 levels by 2012. Programs to increase the use and availability of public transportation should be funded. No new coal burning power plants should be built in N.C. Consumers should not pay sales tax on energy-saving appliances. Universities should receive funding to research green technologies and alternative fuels. ECONOMY: Defense and aerospace jobs should be a key component in the state’s economic development. Tax breaks should be implemented for small businesses, as well as qualifying entrepreneurs who development breakthrough products or businesses. Research, energy and agricultural jobs should increase through development of biofuels and green technology. Universal health care for children should be expanded, and health care costs for the middle class and small businesses should be reduced. SOURCE: BEVPERDUE.COM

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69 44 Cooler with showers in the area. Chance of precipitation 30 percent. SOURCE: WWW.WEATHER.COM

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acking each other up on the battlefield, Kristina Argiroff and Sara Bernardini, freshmen in First Year College, play L.A.S.E.R. tag on Harris Field Wednesday as part of the Union Activity Board’s promotion of the new James Bond movie: Quantum of Solace. “I’ve never really played it before and I think they should do more things like this,� Argiroff said.

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Physical Environment Committee Meeting

The Physical Environment Committee, an advisory body to the vice chancellor for finance and business, will meet today in room 1214 of Jordan Hall from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. This committee is designed to be a forum for faculty, staff and students in regard to the overall development and regulations of the physical environment of the campus. This committee is also concerned about the building, landscaping and transportation systems on campus. For more information students can contact Ron Grote. SOURCE: CAMPUS CALENDAR

Baseball’s iron man to speak at forum The General Hugh Shelton Leadership Center will hold the seventh annual Shelton Forum, “Leadership without Borders: Preparing Leaders for the State, Nation and World� Friday in the McKimmon Center. The event, scheduled to begin at 8:15 a.m. and last all day, will feature Cal Ripken, baseball Hall of Famer. T he feat u red Shelton Seminar speaker will be Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett, Senior Managing Director for Enterra Solutions and author of “Blueprint for Action: A FUTURE for ACTION� and “The Pentagon’s New Map: War and Peace in the TwentyFirst Century.� Registration for the event is $179. Check-in registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. with opening sessions beginning at 8:15 a.m. SOURCE: WWW.NCSU.EDU/EXTENSION

WORLD & NATION

World celebrates Obama win

Leaders from various countries around the world congratulated president-elect Barack Obama Wednesday following his landslide electoral college victory Tuesday. People in numerous countries are happy about Obama’s election because it is perceived he will have a more diplomatic approach to the rest of the world. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said he was looking forward to working with Barack Obama. German Chancellor Angela Merkel also expressed excitement about president-elect Obama. Obama met with Brown and Merkel during the summer while on his trip through Europe and the Middle East. Numerous leaders aside from Brown and Merkel have expressed interest in working with Obama to fix problems facing the entire globe. Even Chinese President Hu Jintao said he hoped Obama would join China in “important common responsibilities.� SOURE: CNN

Bin Laden’s son denied asylum

Omar bin Laden, one of Osama bin Laden’s sons, was denied his request for asylum in Spain on Wednesday. The younger bin Laden requested the asylum after landing at Madrid’s Barajas International Airport. Spain’s Interior Ministry sought the opinion of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees on the matter. The

UNHCR recommended against asylum. Despite the denial of his request, bin Laden has 24 hours to appeal before he must return to Cairo, Egypt, where his flight to Spain originated. If the denial is appealed, Spain will have an additional 48 hours to make its final ruling. SOURCE: CNN

Minnesota Senate race my need recount

One day after election results poured into Board of Elections offices across the country, the Minnesota Senate race will likely require a recount. GOP incumbent Norm Coleman and Democratic candidate Al Franken were separated by only a few hundred votes after all precincts reported. On Wednesday afternoon, the Minnesota secretary of state’s office said a recount would more than likely be held. As of Wednesday afternoon, Coleman had received 1,211,616 votes, or 42 percent. His opponent Franken tallied 1,210,895 votes, or 41.97 percent. In Minnesota a winning margin of less than half of one percent requires a recount. The Minnesota state canvassing board is scheduled to meet Nov. 18 to decide if Coleman’s apparent victory will need to be recounted. SOURCE: CNN

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POLICE BLOTTER Nov. 4 7:51 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Main Campus Drive/Trailwood Drive Request for assistance with traffic control at nearby voting precinct. Officers found no traffic issues. 8:39 A.M. | ASSAULT Yarbrough Steam Plant Staff member reported being assaulted and threatened bodily harm by another staff member last month. Case under investigation. 9:39 A.M. | LARCENY University Field Lab Shop Staff member reported copper wiring stolen. Investigation ongoing. 11:29 A.M. | CHECK PERSON Avent Ferry Complex Report of subject at AFC with gun. Officers checked area and spoke with residents. No problems were found. 12:39 P.M. | TRAFFIC ACCIDENT Pullen Road/Stinson Drive Nonstudent involved in traffic accident. 3:33 P.M. | BREAKING & ENTERING Student Health Center Report of two vehicles broken into and several items stolen. 5:29 P.M. | CHECK PERSON D.H. Hill Library Complaint of subjects harassing patrons regarding voting. Nonstudents were encountered and asked to leave the area. Subjects complied. 8:10 P.M. | SEXUAL ASSAULT Public Safety Center NCSU PD opened investigation into complaint of sexual assault reported to have happened in June. Investigation ongoing. 9:07 P.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Owen Hall Housing staff located odd flyers. Officers were unable to determine source of flyers or affiliation. 11:06 P.M. | CHECK PERSON Wolf Village Report of someone screaming in the area. Officers in the area at the time did not hear anyone in distress. No problems were found.

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TECHNICIAN THE ELECTION RESULTS, AS OF WEDNESDAY AT 3:35 P.M.

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NORTH CAROLINA PRESIDENT

Obama: 49.7 percent - 2,123,322 votes McCain: 49.38 percent - 2,109,586 votes Barr: 0.59 percent - 25,418 votes Write-ins: 0.33 percent - 14,195 votes

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Democrat: 58.83 percent - 1,262,912 votes Republican: 40.27 percent - 864,524 votes Libertarian: 0.89 percent - 19.186 votes

NATIONAL EXIT POLL DATA Men: Obama: 49 percent McCain: 48 percent

Hispanic voters: Obama: 66 percent McCain: 31 percent

Women: Obama: 56 percent McCain: 43 percent

Asian voters: Obama: 62 percent McCain: 35 percent

Black voters: Obama: 95 percent McCain: 4 percent

18-29 year olds: Obama: 66 percent McCain: 31 percent

White voters: Obama: 43 percent McCain: 55 percent

First-time voters: Obama: 69 percent McCain: 30 percent

Sources: NY Times exit polls, N.C. Board of Elections TIM O’BRIEN/TECHNICIAN

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the change candidate,” McDowell said. The way Republicans can gain back voters is to return to their traditional messages of low government spending, McDowell said, which the Bush administration has gone away from. “If the republicans go back to the basics, back to their true roots, back to their true ideals, then more people in general, not just young people, will be attracted to them,” he said. “This year

was the year for Republicans in state government. North Carolina really obviously wanted change, and we voted for change in the presidential election but not at all in the state races.” Gatlin said he agreed that the GOP had gotten away from its basic principles. “They’re calling for a rethinking of what it means to be a Republican,” he said. “There’s not one clear leader right now because of that loss of identity. They’re going to have to do some soul searching.”

Noel Keck, a senior in criminology, works with Keith Miller, the head coach of the varsity rifle team, at practice Nov. 5. The practice was at the Wake County Firearms Education and Training Center in Apex.

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of the basic truths that America was founded on,” Britt Brown, a freshman in communication working to paint the tunnel, said. “I’m proud that over half the country would vote for Obama.” Ashley Hiersche, a freshman in chemistry, said this is offensive to all Americans, not just Obama supporters.

“I’m appalled at how mean and racist some people can be in a town like this.” Ashley Hiersche, freshman in chemistry “I’m appalled at how mean and racist some people can be in a town like this,” she said. The historic nature of Obama’s election should not be overshadowed by an event as petty as what happened in the Free

Expression Tunnel, according to Paige Henderson, a freshman in sociology. “It kind of puts a bitter aftertaste [on his win],” she said. Whiteside said events like this reiterate that Obama’s election

will not end all racial division. “It creates a greater opportunity to have dialogue on the racial divisions that are still present in our country,” he said. “The election of Obama did not solve this issue over night.” Obama will likely inspire many young minorities to follow their dreams, he said. “It goes to show you that you can become anything that you want to in America,” he said.

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Stand against intimidating hate speech THE ISSUE:

University officials found and painted over a number of racist remarks regarding the election in the Free Expression Tunnel.

OUR OPINION:

The University cannot legally bar speech, but those who spread hateful messages need to realize there will be implications for their actions.

THE SOLUTION:

Students and administrators need to work together and make a bold statement that N.C. State does not stand behind hateful, racist messages.

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hile last night was a historic moment in American politics, some chose to spoil the occasion by marking the walls of the Free Expression Tunnel with a Confederate flag and racist comments and images, including references to the Ku Klux Klan. This is not something new to the University — in September, there were chalk signs advertising a KKK meeting in the Brickyard, and in November of 2007, a staff member found a toilet paper noose in the Motor Pool Office at Sullivan Shops. According to Chancellor James Oblinger’s statement, the University “value[s] free speech but will not tolerate hateful speech designed to incite violence and

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undermine the safe operation of campus.” Administrators had Campus Police paint over the entire Free Expression Tunnel with white paint after students and employees discovered the racist remarks in the tunnel. The University should encourage a dialogue to address the issues of free speech and how it applies to discriminatory, intimidating comments and images, which it has not done enough of since the last hateful incident on campus. Hate speech has plagued the campus for the past year, and this event is receiving more attention

from other news outlets in large part due to the timing. With the election of America’s first black president, such racist comments and images seem like a message of intimidation and hate. While some Republicans may be upset with the outcome of the election, extreme actions like writing threats on the Free Expression Tunnel and making Facebook statuses suggesting a descendent of John Wilkes Booth needs to take action do not foster a constructive dialogue. The University needs to do something. Given its status as a Southern university, some will undoubtedly see the Confeder-

ate flag as a symbol of racism and oppression in yesterday’s context, instead of remembering its role in Southern culture and heritage. Administrators and student leaders are working to create a solid response. Student Government is planning a unity rally to say that N.C. State will not stand for hate speech. Such a move is admirable, but it will be a meaningless gesture if students do not speak out against hate speech and go to the unity rally in the Brickyard tomorrow at 12:15 p.m. All students need to show the people responsible for writing hate speech in the Free Expression Tunnel that they must be prepared to deal with the University’s response.

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uesday’s presidential election was a major milestone in our country’s history, whether you like it or not. Unfortunately for the rest of us decent types of people, some of those who don’t like it are taking their opinions out into the streets and sharing it Taylor McCune with the rest Senior Staff Columnist of us. Those people I’m talking about are hategroups. The Free Expression Tunnel was painted with racial slurs this morning. A white supremacist group paid a visit to the Bell Tower last night, just as President-elect Barack Obama’s victory celebration was getting underway. Ku Klux Klan fliers were dumped on lawns in Fayetteville Tuesday. A friend of mine overheard three women talking in the lobby at Poe Hall on Wednesday. In not-so-hushed voices they were talking about their displeasure with the election, referring to Obama as a “n*****.” S a d l y, I ’m not completely shocked t hat these instances a re croppi ng up, but it still blows my mind how these people can rationalize their racist opinions. So, I thought about it. Is it skin color? Well, maybe you can’t tell by that black and white mugshot of me up there, but I have olive toned skin in the medium color range. I am of European descent. I have friends who are many shades lighter than me who are of European decent. I have friends who are lighter than me who are of African, Asian, Middle Eastern and South and Central American descent. One of my little sister’s friends, who is racially identified as “Caucasian,” is darker than most Asian and Hispanic people I see. Indian people can have very light or extremely dark skin. Same goes for people of African descent. So, it really can’t be color, right? I mean, I met a girl of African descent last night who was several shades lighter than myself. If white racists were rational, I should be the subject of hate

speech. But my “white” label gets in their way. So maybe it’s descent. Hatemongers hate based on country of genetic origin. So these KKK types hate African people. But I’m willing to bet that most racists have never taken the time to speak to a citizen of any African country, so how would they know what to hate about African descendents, not to mention descendents of any other country. So it has to be culture then. Maybe racists are actually basing their prejudice on culture. And anyone who sits down for a second and thinks about what culture means, will quickly realize that they, themselves don’t belong to any one “culture,” but rather many overlapping cultures: American culture, Western culture, African-American culture, Southern culture, Deaf culture, Youth culture, Chinese culture, Counter-culture and Corporate culture. A single person can represent every single one of these at once. Reverse that and every single one of these can mean any nu mb e r of things to any nu mb e r of people. People who hate others based on culture are going to find themselves either hating absolutely everyone or unable to pick out those different enough to hate. Which leads me to only one conclusion: these bigots are lazy, uneducated people with a severe lack of critical thinking skills. As much as their actions upset me and the thousands of other people on campus who have seen their hate and been shocked or hurt by it, I’m at least a bit comforted that their way of thinking has no logical basis. And a message to those people who were referring to Obama in such a despicable way: take a look at yourselves. I’ve got plenty of words to describe you — and you actually deserve it.

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What, if any, restrictions should the University place on words and images painted on the Free Expression Tunnel? BY LYNDA BUCK

How to tell the difference between freshmen and super-seniors.

“Use the First Amendment as a guideline, but make sure it doesn’t offend the people of the University. It should also be to the discretion of the Campus Police.”

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saw thousands of tiny red and white flags flickering in the wind, sending out a message that is hard to put into perspective. Last week in the Court of North Carolina, A quarter of those flags represented a college stud e nt w h o Jane Moon had been AssistantViewpoint sexually asEditor saulted. It is important to realize that it is never the victim’s fault for being sexually assaulted. With that sentiment in mind, here are ways to lessen the risk of you becoming a victim of sexual assault. Knowing your rights may be a way to stay safe. Pepper spray and Mace are allowed on campus when used legally, as is a knife less than five inches in length, according to the Code of Student Conduct. But be

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Technician office, I always have a walking buddy even when my car is across the street. Even though I’ve never seen anyone suspicious while walking to my car, I don’t want to be alone the first time that I do. Both men and women must be careful while walking around campus late at night. We don’t live in a place called Perfect you see in Walgreens’ commercials. We live in world full of crime, but there are ways to try to prevent oneself from becoming a victim. I don’t particularly want to see people carrying flame throwers and brass knuckles (which is very much so against school policy) around campus, but it is important to be aware of your environment and do what is within legal limits to prevent an attack.

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written over the past year that were not censored, yet seem to fit our definition of hate speech. “Kill McCain” was apparently acceptable, as were derogatory comments condemning Christians. How about “all homosexuals should burn in hell.” Based on our definition, are these not examples of “hate speech”? Yet, these messages are apparently protected under freedom of speech. Usually I am not offended to the extent of passionately protesting these messages, but after commenting to my peers, many said that freedom of speech should protect these kinds of comments. Is this right? The perfect scenario, obviously, is for all people to show respect and refrain from writing hateful messages

Derogatory comments written throughout the free expression tunnel Wednesday about Obama were disgusting and resulted in their removal and posting of signs condemning hate speech. Speaking with my peers, no one has objected, nor do I. However, I also think this is the time to take another look at what we choose to classify as “hate speech.” Signs posted in the tunnel stated that any speech that threatens, slanders or promotes hate toward any individuals based upon race, sexual orientation, religion, political views, etc. are hate speech and will not be tolerated at this University. This reminds me, however, of messages Sports Editor

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NANOBYTES Do-It-Yourself: Become a hologram

If you were watching CNN for the election results Tuesday night, you might have been surprised to see a woman appear on the screen as if right out of Star Wars. But this hologram didn’t come from R2-D2. According to Gizmodo.com, the hologram was a result of multiple cameras, computers and a bit of Arthur C. Clarke magic. Here’s how the site says CNN made it happen. On the subject’s side: • 35 high definition cameras pointed at the subject in a ring • Different cameras shoot at different angles (like the Matrix), to transmit the entire body image • The cameras are hooked up to the cameras in home base in New York, synchronizing the angles so perspective is right • The system is set up in trailers outside Obama and McCain head quarters • Not only does it use mechanical tracking via camera communication, there’s infrared as well • Correspondents see a 37-inch plasma screen where the return feed of the combined images are fed back to them • Twenty “computers” are crunching this data in order to make it usable On the HQ side: • Only used on two out of 40something total camera feeds that CNN has • The delay is either minimal or people have gotten so used to satellite delay that they don’t even notice now • An array of computers takes the crunched info feed from the subject’s side in order to mesh it with the video from Wolf Blitzer’s side • It doesn’t look like the images are actually “projected” onto the floor of the CNN studio so that Blitzer can actually talk to the person in a face to face interview. So it’s not quite Star Wars just yet. Only after computers merge the video feeds together do you get a coherent hologram + person scenario

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Starting 1% behind, University must cut 20% energy use by 2010 OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY WORKING TO LINK ON-CAMPUS OFFICES TO ACHIEVE GOAL STORY BY ALISON HARMAN | GRAPHIC BY TYLER DUKES University Dining is assessing the sustainability if their programs. It may be considering a composte pile.

Approximately 70 percent of all permanently issued Motor Fleet Management vehicles run on alternative fuel.

7,785 KWH of energy were saved during a Residence Hall competition. Since the 2001/2002 fiscal year, water consumption has been reduced by more than 10 percent. In 2007/2008, the Office of Energy Management measures a 40 percent reduction. The office has started reclaiming consendate from cooling towers and collecting rainwater from roof tops to use in irrigation and planting. University Housekeeping is looking into using green cleaning products and water-saving cleaning methods. Anywhere Energy Star appliances can be installed, they will be.

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After battling cancer, science-fiction writer Michael Crichton died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 66 years old. Crichton, who was considered by many to be a harbinger of a new type of science fiction, wrote the best-selling novels “Jurassic Park,” “The Andromeda Strain” and “State of Fear.” “Certainly he was, I think, as a writer someone who popularized a lot of science fiction ideas for a large audience of people who don’t usually read science fiction,” John Kessel, professor of English, said. “A lot of people who read Michael Crichton were not people who said they normally read science fiction. He spread the popularity of the genre, and I’ve always appreciated him for that.” Crichton’s plots, always set in the present day, separated his novels from other science-fiction works. “People could relate to the situation of his characters,” Kessel said. “A typical Michael Crichton novel started out in the everyday world. Someone introduces a science fictional development that causes a big problem. People react to it, fight back against it and usually succeed in getting everything back to the way it was at the beginning of the book.” He was a pretty simple writer. His plots weren’t complex, and it wasn’t multi-leveled science fiction, but that’s what put his novels on the bestselling lists, Kessel said. “There were other people who did that, but he showed that you could make the bestseller list by writing that sort of science fiction,” Kessel said. “He was aiming it at the non-science fiction audience. He made the books into thrillers instead of science fiction books.” SOURCE: NYTIMES.COM

Senate Bill 668 mandates all state buildings must cut energy use by 20 percent by gross square foot by 2010 and by 30 percent in 2015. This requires the University install compact fluorescent lightbulbs, LED exit signs and faucet aerators to limit the amount of water coming from faucets.

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ne day, there shouldn’t have to be an Office of Sustainability. That’s what Outreach Coordinator David Dean said he thinks of the office, which the University created in April to coordinate programs and work with other on-campus offices. But “the reality is,” he said, “there needs to be one now.” Especially if the University is to accomplish its goal of cutting 20 percent of its energy use by 2010. “Sustainability is something that’s been going on for a while,” Dean said. “We’re trying to move toward a carbon-neutral environment, but we have a lot of work to do.” Chancellor James Oblinger signed an American College & University Presidents Climate Commitment, according to the program’s Web site, that holds signatories, and their universities, responsible for creating and implementing a plan to accomplish a state of climate neutrality. The ACUPCC holds the universities involved to

a standard of reducing their own energy consumption. N.C. State started that project in 2007, Dean said. Reducing energy use by 20 percent is the first benchmark. But the University’s sustainability report, which Dean said was released in October, stated the campus had actually increased energy use by 1 percent in the 2007/2008 year. To determine how to proceed, Dean said they took “a look at previous years’ water and energy use to get an idea of how much we use. We’ll work our way down from there.” About 60 percent of on-campus energy consumption comes from students, faculty and staff using electricity. Dean and Director of the Office of Sustainability Tracy Dixon have gone from class to class to educate students about conserving electricity. Dixon said she is also working on a green cleaning project that would introduce more environmentally friendly chemicals and efficient water use to cleaning methods. But both campus and state policies hinder the Office of Sustainability, as well as those it works with, by placing restrictions on how students and staff

can save energy. “We’re trying to determine how we’re going to pull this off,” Dean said. “There’s a nuclear reactor on campus — that’s going to be a challenge. There’s a no-composte boundary with state regulations policy. There are changes that need to happen.” Students are also working on the project. Dean said students like Anup Engineer, a senior in business administration, came to the Office of Sustainability to pitch an idea about showing real-time energy usage on a widescreen television located on the library’s first floor. “It’s kind of an awareness thing, showing the University’s commitment to energy issues,” Engineer said in the Oct. 27 issue of Technician. “We are a premier energy research university in the North Carolina system. When you think of energy research in North Carolina, you think of N.C. State.” Dean said he redirected Engineer to two other offices to help get the project moving. “We’re working with all these groups,” Dixon said. “We’re filling in the gaps to accomplish this ultimate goal.”

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Obama breaks racial barriers, leads ‘a team for change’ Democrats , both running for re-election and those watching the race, react to election results Tuesday night Laney Tipton Staff Writer

Ron Williams had hoped for big change. Williams’ grandfather lived in North Carolina 40 years ago and did not receive an education beyond fifth grade. Tuesday, Williams, a member of Rep. Brad Miller’s staff in the Greensboro office, said he was proud to be voting for the first black president in a state that once oppressed his grandfather. “When I was little, my dad said that I could be anything I wanted to be, except president of the United States,” Williams said. “Now I guess I can do anything.” Ryan Hedgepeth, Miller’s Chief of Staff and one of the few black men to hold that position on Capitol Hill, said he favored the direction the election seemed to be going. “This election shows how great America can be,” Hedgepeth said. “Obama is the right man for the time, and America has grown enough as a country to elect him.” And America did exactly that. As Barack Obama was announced the 44th President of the United States, the party continued into the early hours of the morning. The wait was over. “I’m glad Obama won, but I wish people would stop saying negative things about our new black president,” T’lissa Elliott, a freshman in mathematics, said. “It’s about what he will do for our country, not his race.” Before the announcement was made, anticipation was building, anxiety was growing and the fervor was rising as Democrats gathered at the North Carolina Democratic Party’s victory party

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Students cheer in a circle of supporters at Witherspoon Multipurpose room Center after hearing news that Barack Obama was elected president.

to await the returns from the 2008 elections. Hospitality rooms filled with campaign, staff, friends, family and supporters who were backing their candidates. Crowds of people gathered around various televisions set up around the Marriott in downtown Raleigh, listening intently as numbers and percentages rolled in. And the results pleased the party. “Democrats are winning up and down,” Rep.

Brad Miller said. “Americans want a change.” Emotions ran wild as Democrats celebrated with the announcement of every party winner and grew more apprehensive as they waited to see which way the swing states would go. “Democrats are a team for change, and the leader of that team is Barack Obama,” Rep. David Price said. “We are going to deal with the issues of today

instead of endless bickering.” As results started coming in, people begancelebrating more intensely. Representatives Brad Miller, David Price and Bob Etheridge and newly-elected Governor Bev Perdue were greeted with signs and music and more cheering as they took the stage to make their acceptance speeches after their victories.

Student Leaders’ Response to Hate Speech: A United Message The recent chalking of “KKK” on our campus walkways and public spaces has awakened the Wolfpack family to unite behind what we all know to be true - the student body as a whole rejects and condemns hate speech at NC State University. Hate speech, while still protected in some circumstances as free speech under the United States Constitution, must not go unchallenged. In order for our campus to thrive, we all must work toward a positive atmosphere where students feel welcome and capable of achieving their full potential. Any speech that is intended to harass, intimidate, or degrade others is unacceptable and together we must confront and denounce it in every corner of our university.

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Students celebrate in front of the bell tower shortly after Barack Obama was declared the elected president Tuesday Nov. 4, 2008. The impromptu festivities crossed into and over Hillsborough street. “I’m excited that Obama won,” said Kyle Alston, a senior in sociology, after watching the election coverage on CNN at the Witherspoon Multicultural Center. After the announcement students took to the street, marching to the Bell Tower.

Some warn of adverse public reaction to election Students, watching election results in Tucker and at Bell Tower, had mixed feelings Danielle Pittner & Alison Harman Staff Writer & Features Editor

The dreary wet night and silent streets beckoned on a quiet Tuesday evening, not so different from any other Tuesday night on campus — or so it seemed. Hundreds of students, having woven their ways through campus, met at the Bell Tower Tuesday night at about 11 p.m. in an act that Phillip McCray, a freshmen in political science, called impromptu. “We’re celebrating Obama’s victory while, at the same time, enjoying the atmosphere,” McCray said, adding that the meeting was “without direction, but not in a negative way.” Alyssa Putt, a freshman in world literature who was walking with McCray, said they heard cheers from inside her room. “We followed the noise, we followed the people,” Putt said.

The crowd overflowed to the other side of Hillsborough Street, opposite the Bell Tower. Students stood on either side, some dancing in the street, others waving as cars went by. Everyone cheered. On the other side of campus, about 50 students stepped into the basement of Tucker Residence Hall on Tuesday night. They crowded around a widescreen television in Tucker basement, watching anews anchors announce Barack Obama the first black president of the country. The event was part of Central Campus’ program, “Voting is Central,” a joint effort of seven residence halls on Central Campus. Their residence directors spearheaded the program, but Matt Lawing, a graduate student in higher education administration and Owen Hall residence director, said it was an effort of every single central campus staff member. Students, like Frye, a junior in biological sciences, enjoyed the

basement’s calm atmosphere. “It’s nice to be together down here,” Fry said. “No one is arguing — voting is over. Everyone did their job.” This year’s historical election was on the mind of many and brought students to Tucker Hall. Danielle Kinnaird, a British exchange student majoring in English, brought an international personal viewpoint to the elections. “My family and I think it’s really interesting to live in the U.S. at this time, because no matter who wins it will be historic,” Kinnaird said. Some were skeptical of national peace, despite the absence of political bashing at the program, and said they felt the inevitable tension that competition naturally creates. “I’m just curious to see how the general public will take the results since there are both strong McCain supporters and strong Obama supporters,” Justin Watkins, environmental design in architecture, said.

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for the basketball team and the their home game record was athletic program since being at 10-6. Costner attributes part State. of their success at the RBC “There is definitely importance Center to the support of their in supporting the other sports, fans and fellow athletes. because our athletics community “It’s nice to know that your is very close knit here,� Harris fellow classmates come out said. “We are always together and support you and genuine— eating, studying and at other ly hope that you excel in your events.� passion of sports,� Sophomore Costner said. “It Javier Gonzalez gives you a sense of is heading into pride because they his second year are consistently out of playing point there to have our g ua rd for t he backs.� Pack. And with But players don’t a year under his discount the feeling redshirt senior belt, Gonzalez has of disappointing a Simon Harris grown an apprevisiting crowd. ciation for other “There’s a huge athletic events. difference at home,� Harris “As athletes, we live to play our said. “But I personally like gosports,� Gonzalez said. “I think ing into hostile environments it’s important for us to see the and coming out with a win. I other games and support them enjoy the feeling that comes because they don’t have as many when you beat a team on the fans as we do,� Gonzalez said. road, and know that the ma“We like to show them we are jority of the people that are all about their sports too.� in attendance weren’t there Last year’s men’s basketball to see you and wanted to see team finished the year with a you fail.� losing record of 15-16. However,

“There’s a huge difference at home�

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but we’ve got to get serious about the game.� Yow said she managed to get a full night’s rest while still keeping tabs on the elections. “I went ahead to bed and woke up in the middle of the night, turned the TV on and checked the scores of the races,� Yow said. Lone senior Shayla Fields hit

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: Men’s ballers in Reynolds a night early Several members of the men’s basketball team were sitting courtside to take in the women’s team’s exhibition. Javier Gonzales, Courtney Fells, Johnny Thomas, and Simon Harris were all in the stands to cheer on the Pack. The men’s team will play in Reynolds tonight at 7 p.m.

two free throws, but the Premier Players’ Kenya McBee hit a three to make the score 53-52 as

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a lot of action or not much happens and you can go home.� Morgan House, a sophomore in biological sciences, enjoys duck hunting for its social benefits as well. House started duck hunting three years ago because her family and friends took part in it. “I like to spend time with my boyfriend and his friends while they are hunting,� House said. “I also like to clean their ducks for them.� Another social aspect of duck hunting that House, as well as other State students, take part in is the involvement with the conservation group Ducks Unlimited. State has its own chapter of this organization. According to Brandon Batten, a graduate student in agricultural engineering and member of State’s DU chapter, State’s chapter is consistently in the top five university chapters for raised funds. Many people on State’s campus grew up duck hunting while others were not as familiar with the sport until they came to Raleigh. “You have people coming down

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here from the western part of the state and other places where they might not have had as many opportunities to duck hunt, meeting these people from the east who grew up around it,� Sorenson said. “They get an opportunity to go and they enjoy it.� Duck hunting is even a family tradition for some. For others, it is a new thrill. Either way, once an individual enters the sport, he or she becomes a part of a longstanding tradition. “There is a reason to be a duck hunter at N.C, State,� Sorenson said. “We have a long tradition of duck hunting in North Carolina. Many people grow up doing it.� The sport is accessible to State students, as there are plenty of places to hunt around campus. “There is plenty of open water that you can hunt around here,� Beverley said. “You have to be careful, because you can only hunt certain areas on certain days, but if you follow the rules, the game lands around here are productive and accessible.� Duck hunting remains at the top of many hunters’ lists as far as which type of hunting they prefer most. “It is by far the best type of hunting,� Beverley said. “I’m a duck-a-holic.�

Coach Yow’s health Kay Yow appeared healthier than last season’s end, as she was up and prowling the sidelines often during the game. Her health has been an issue since a short hospital stay over the summer. “I’m not quite as strong as I was before [my hospital stay,] but I’m getting there,� Yow said. “I’m feling a lot better than what I was when I was in the hospital.�

Yow rocks the mic Yow delivered her usual post-game speech to the crowd asking them to attend next Saturday’s game, though she also lamented that the team wasn’t where she wanted it to be. “As you can see we have a little work to do,� she said. “Have a little patience with us.�

State struggled to score on key possessions. “We’re a better team than this

shooting percentage shows,� Yow said of the Pack’s 32.8 percent effort from the field.

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Joe Caramanica helps his N.C. State team carry the victory over the Blue Devils last season. Caramanica will help lead an experienced Wolfpack wrestling team this season.

rah will return to the Wolfpack lineup after taking a redshirt last year. Hamrah said the decision to redshirt would help the team in the coming season. “We knew that if things fell into place, that this year coming up, everyone would be on the same page,� Hamrah said. “Last year we had a pretty young team. Everyone was getting some experience. We feel that this is the year we step it up a level and do what we need to do.� Hamrah spent last season wrestling in open tournaments and worked on things he felt needed improvement. “I got about 15 matches in last year,� Hamrah said. “I wrestled a lot of good guys. I got to work on a lot of stuff with no pressure. Last year was about improving things and I got a whole year to do it. I think that I have gotten

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to the point were if I wasn’t going to be doing two sports, this wasn’t the place for me. Me and Carter [Jordan] chatted throughout the summer. I came here for camp, and we just grew a bigger bond and got a lot closer then we were previously.� The team also returns a number of key players including sophomores Bobby Isola at heavyweight and Darrius Little at 133 pounds. Other notables include redshirt junior Taylor Cummings at 125 and senior Mark Jahad at 184. Wrestling at 157 is redshirt senior Kody Hamrah. Ham-

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• Page 7: Sights and Sounds from the women’s basketball exhibition.

• 16 days until football game at UNC.

PAGE 8 • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2008

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TECHNICIAN WRESTLING

MEN’S BASKETBALL

Pack preps for new season

Men’s basketball hosts Reynolds exhibition game

The wrestling team comes into the season with high expectations for the year and a chance at a conference title.

State’s men’s basketball team will host Fort Valley State tonight at 7 p.m. at Reynolds Coliseum. The Wolfpack opens the season with two exhibition games — the next coming against Catawba College on Tuesday — both to be held in Reynolds. Redshirt junior forward Brandon Costner who sat out the Red & White game with an ankle injury, is set to return to game action tonight. Fort Valley State is a Division-II school from Fort Valley, Ga. The Wildcats went 15-14 last season, leading Division-II in steals per game.

Fidelis Lusompa Staff Writer

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Basketball player Johnny Thomas, a sophomore in sports management, cheers on the women’s soccer team in their game against Miami on October 30. “I come to every game.”

Showing support for fellow athletes

Today MEN’S BASKETBALL VS FORT VALLEY STATE Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Friday VOLLEYBALL @ VIRGINIA TECH Blacksburg, Va. 7 p.m. MEN’S SOCCER @ DUKE Durham, 7 p.m.

The players on the men’s basketball team join other athletes in supporting other University sports teams.

WHO TO WATCH FOR

Candice Kasischke Staff Writer

Forward Brandon Costner makes his first public appearance of the new season as the men’s basketball team hosts Fort Valley State. Costner, recovering from a sprained ankle, will be counted on more heavily this year, after having a poor scoring season last year.

Both on and off the court, the players on the men’s basketball team dedicate the majority of their time to State’s athletic program. Aside from their personal daily workouts, practices, games, study hall and other requirements, the team can be found at other sporting events supporting their fellow athletes. From an athlete’s point of view, the players know the work it takes to be successful and have pride in wearing red and white, whether on the court or as supporters in the stands. Redshirt junior Brandon Costner is known on campus not only for his contribution to the basket-

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I enjoy the feeling that comes when you beat a team on the road and know that the majority of the people that are in attendance weren’t there to see you and wanted to see you fail.” Senior basketball player Simon Harris

DID YOU KNOW? Nine of the 17 football games between N.C. State and Duke have been decided by four points or less, including a tie in 1988.

COMING SOON

Friday:Preview of this weekend’s football game against Duke.

ball team, but for his support at games and school spirit. “I’m a fan just like everyone else,” Costner said. “I attend everything I get a chance to, whether it be volleyball, women’s soccer, women’s basketball or softball. I have even been to a diving match or two. It’s great to see my fellow athletes perform and succeed in their passion.” Simon Harris, a redshirt senior, also is a fan of all sports on campus. “I attend pretty much everything except for swimming and tennis, and that’s only due to time constraints,” Harris said. “[I watch] mostly baseball, football, women’s basketball and women’s soccer. Student involvement is huge and the fact that our peers take time to support us means a lot.” After playing basketball at Elon University for two years, Harris has an appreciation for the fan support CHEER continued page 7

With the beginning of November comes the start of the 20082009 wrestling season. N.C. State will open the season with the Wolfpack Open this Saturday at Reynolds Coliseum at 11 a.m. The team has three wrestlers ranked in the InterMat/NWCA preseason poll. It includes junior Darrion Caldwell who is ranked No. 4 in the 149 weight class. Also ranked are seniors 141-pounder Joe Caramanica at No. 15, and Ryan Goodman who is ranked No. 16 at 197. Though members of the team expressed their excitement for the season, it looked pretty bleak over the summer as Caldwell looked to transfer out of the University, with the intention of playing football and wrestling and being closer to home. Caldwell was not granted a release by coach Carter Jordan, according to a June 1 Technician article. Both Caldwell and Jordan have worked things out and moved on, according to Jordan, who said it has been a very interesting offseason. “All I can say is the good guys won,” Jordan said. “Kind of like a family situation, we’re back on the same page and we’ve forgiven each other and he’s doing a great job. He’s doing everything asked of him and more.” Caldwell said he understood why Jordan didn’t want to give him a release and said at the end of the day, they both came to their senses and realized that they needed each other, and it is a clean slate. “Some things didn’t go as planned coming in,” Caldwell said. “I was expecting to be doing two sports at the moment. It got WRESTLING continued page 7

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Pack slips past Premier Players Yow unhappy with game play, but glad to pick up win

Duck season set to open Students and faculty eagerly anticipate waterfowl season, which opens back up Saturday

Ty Johnson Deputy Sports Editor

Coach Kay Yow’s Wolfpack women took the court for the first time since March in the women’s basketball team’s exhibition against Premier Players last night in Reynolds Coliseum. N.C. State defeated the team of former collegiate athletes 59-53. The tune-up game was the team’s first and only preseason contest, as State will begin regular season play Nov. 15 in Raleigh for the first game of the Wolfpack Invitational. The scrappy play of the Premier Players squad kept the game close early, but 10 first half turnovers and 7-of-29 shooting from the field allowed the Pack to pull away 30-20 just before the horn. Junior Lucy Ellison paced the Pack with seven rebounds while sophomore Brittany Strachan led State in the first half with 10 points. Yow praised Strachan’s play after the game. “She’s our best three-point shooter,” Yow said. “I would have liked to see her take more shots.” After halftime, State grew its lead to 15 before the Premier Players surged back into the game, bringing the score to 51-49 with fewer than five minutes left in the second half. Yow indirectly blamed Tuesday’s election for the team’s sluggishness. “I bet they were up really late [Tuesday],”

OUTDOORS

Jason Livingston Correspondent

DREIER CARR/TECHNICIAN

Senior guard Shayla Fields drives down the court during an exhibition game in Reynolds Coliseum Wednesday night. Fields, the only senior on this year’s roster, led the team with 17 points and played all 40 minutes. The women’s basketball team beat out the Premier Players 59-53.

Yow said. “It was a big night and I understand, BASKETBALL continued page 7

Traditions abound in the athletic world at N.C. State. People from all across the country travel to CarterFinley Stadium to tailgate and take part in football game day festivities. Fans pack the RBC center to watch heated tobacco road basketball rivalry games. But there is one sporting tradition at State that often gets overlooked. This tradition of duck hunting will be brought to center stage this Saturday as waterfowl season opens back up in the Triangle. Kevin Beverley, a sophomore in civil engineering, said he is particularly excited

about the upcoming season. “I have more places to go,” Beverley said. “Duck numbers seem to be up, and my dog has another year under her belt.” Duck hunting allows students to take a break from their studies and get together in the outdoors with their friends. “I am look ing forward to the opportunity to get away f rom t he classroom for a little while and get into the duck swa mp and hang out with my buddies,” Beverley said. “Duck hunting is not like oth- er types of hunting. You do not have to sit there and be quiet. You can joke around and have fun with your buddies.” Entomology professor Clyde Sorenson agrees. “Duck hunting is a social activity,” he said. “One appeal of duck hunting is that it is inherently more exciting than some other types of hunting. You either get

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