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Admissions sees increased applicants 6.6 percent more students applied than by Nov. 2007
for one of the earlier notification dates, then two things can happen,� McLean said. “The James Cox student can either be denied or Staff Writer deferred.� If the student is deferred, then The Office of Admissions is they have to wait until the March gearing up to send out its first 30 date for review, she said. batch of acceptance letters on While there weren’t any changDec. 15 after receiving 6.6 per- es to the application process this cent more than at this time last year, Griffin said, the Office of year. Admission is constantly looking “So far, we’ve had 12,008 fresh- to improve. man applications submitted,� “We’re always assessing and Thomas Griffin, director of Ad- trying to improve the [admismissions, said. sions] process if we find probLast year, 17,685 students ap- lems with these [notification] plied, a record for freshman ap- dates,� he said. plications, Griffin said. Griffin said the University Laura sent out 2,200 McLean, a seto 2,300 accepnior associate tance letters on director of Adthe Dec. 15 missions, said notification N.C. State has date. different notifi“This year, we cation dates for plan of sending applicants. out 2,300 to “We have four 2,400 accepnotification tance letters,� dates, Dec. 15, he said. Jan. 30, March However, 15 and March NCSU isn’t the 30,� she said. only public uniGriff in said versity in the Admissions tries nation to see a not to delay on rise in applicaThomas Griffin, director of tions. their notifications. “Early inforAdmissions “If we’ve made mation f rom our decisions, other state uniwe’re not going versities across to sit on them and we’ll send the nation is that everyone is them out earlier than the notifi- seeing an increase in early apcation date but not later,� Griffin plications,� Griffin said. said. And Griffin said a few theories Griffin also said having noti- exist as to why that is the case. fication dates makes it easier on “One theory is that some stustudents and the staff of the ad- dents that would normally go missions office. to a private university are now “The student doesn’t have to looking at a public university for check the mailbox every day, just financial aid,� he said. around the But he warned that it is way too time of the dates,� he said. early to determine what exactly For the admissions staff, Grif- is going on. fin said, “it helps to spread out “All we can do is observe the the applications more efficiently trends,� Griffin said. for processing and overview.� However, NCSU doesn’t have There are no disadvantages to an early decision admissions pronotification dates, he said. cess like some other schools. If a student has his or her ap“Before we switched to noplication submitted in time for tification dates, we did rolling the Dec. 15 notification date, admission and early action,� the student will get to know how McLean said. competitive his or her applicaGriffin said early decision tion is, according to Griffin. doesn’t advantage the student “If we could fill up the fresh- at all and that it only helps the man class with all straight ‘A’ school out not the student. students, we would do that,� “We’ve been more interested in Griffin said. letting the student make an inWhat ends up happening, he formed decision,� Griffin said. said, is the University will admit Most schools that have early a student with borderline grades decision are moving away from later in the application process it, he said. to fill up with higher quality students. “If a student is not accepted
“Early information from other state universities across the nation is that everyone is seeing an increase in early applications.�
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Dead Week and what’s to come Dead Week comes and goes every year with the same complaints from students — this year is no different. During this final week of classes, University regulations mandate that professors should not assign anything that has not already been in the syllabus to be due during Dead Week, including projects and tests. This has been in place since Dec. 2004. As a result, students end up
spending this week working on final projects and papers, rather than preparing for final exams. Although the Student Senate has called for revisions of this policy in 2007 and in 2008, advocating for all projects and research papers to be due no later than the Friday preceding Dead Week, no changes have been made to the policy. However, students who will still be around in fall 2009 have something else to look forward to — if they see it as a good thing, anyway. The Student Senate passed a resolution last semester pushing
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Members of the Campus Culture Task Fork Committee met for the first time last Tuesday, and the three subcommittees formed in the meeting will meet during the coming weeks. Chancellor James Oblinger formed the committee to begin the preliminary discussions about what changes need to be made in order to make the culture on campus better, and the subcommittees will discuss recommendations for changes in the campus climate, Student Conduct practices and Free Expression Tunnel and Brickyard procedures. The committee’s formation was one of the measures the University took following the Free Expression Tunnel graffiti Nov. 5 which made refer-
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Students and student senators came together Nov. 19 to discuss Resolution 36 regarding hate speech and the consequences for those who painted the racial slurs on the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 5. The senators voted in favor of the bill, which recommended changes to the University’s hate crime policy.
ences to shooting President-elect Barack Obama. Tom Stafford, vice chancellor for Student Affairs, said the first committee served as an organizational period where members
could discuss plans for subcommittee meetings. “I thought it went very well,� Stafford said of the first meeting. “It was an organizational meeting and that was our primary
purpose. We wanted to review the different incidents that have happened and assign people to the subcommittees.� COMMITTEE continued page 3
AN END TO NO-SHAVE NOVEMBER
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In the common room in the Honors Village, Daniel Farrell, a sophomore in biomedical engineering, shaves a balloon covered in shaving cream with a tree saw Sunday night. Other contestants’ balloons popped but Farrell’s did not. “It was a lot more challenging than I thought it would be, as I saw the saw I was intimidated,� he said.
Preparing for the worst during Dead Week Reading days planned
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for the University to implement reading days, which the University has approved. So, after Thanksgiving Break, students will go through the Dead Week rituals, and then have two days of the following week as “reading days,� where no classes or exams are taking place Monday and Tuesday. Exams will then begin that Wednesday and continue through the following Thursday. Until then, here are some studying tips to get students through Dead Week: Study in chunks: 20 to 50 min-
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UNIVERSITY POLICY ON DEAD WEEK :
Lab tests and semester project reports and presentations are permissible during the final week of classes. Papers and homework may have a due date during the final week of classes only if scheduled in the syllabus. However, in order for students to prepare for final examinations, faculty members may not assign other tests, quizzes or additional papers during the final week of classes. Assignments should not have a due date during the final exam period unless the assignment constitutes a part of the final exam. Exceptions to this policy must be approved in advance by the department head and the dean of the college involved. Students should contact the appropriate instructor or department head if they believe an assignment is not in compliance with this regulation. SOURCE: REG 02.20.14 SECTION 2 , STUDENT GOVERNMENT WEB SITE
ute time periods followed by a brief break (5 to 10 minutes) is the most effective way to study. Use daylight hours: an hour of
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Department of History to hold teach-in
The Department of History will be holding an event this Wednesday in Withers 232 to inform students about the incidents in the Free Expression Tunnel in a historic context. The event is scheduled to begin and 6 p.m. and run until 7:30. The teach-in, entitled “The Gun, the Flag and the Noose,� will attempt to help students deal with the recent events on campus. History professors Judy Kertesz, Susanna Lee, Katherine Charron and Blair Kelley will host the event and lead discussion. The event will focus on how the history of racially charged events and how that history still resonates with people today. For more information students should contact Professor Kelley at bkelley@chass.ncsu.edu. SOURCE: BLAIR KELLEY, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY
Workshop to teach concentration techniques
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techniques. The workshop is designed to give students a workout while also teaching the importance of mental focus and concentration while working out. The workshop will review correct form for working out as well as what muscles are being utilized. Attendees will also learn different exercises designed to maximize workouts. The workshop is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. and last 45 minutes. For more information students can contact Natalie O’Farrell at natalie_ofarrell@ncsu.edu SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR
Drama auditions begin today Auditions for Never the Sinner begin tonight in Stewart Theatre at 7 p.m. The auditions are open to all students and will last three hours. Never the Sinner is a story about two men who kill a 14-year old boy and how their defense attorney argues for against the death penalty. Those who audition should be prepared to read the script during auditions. The production will begin Feb. 18 and run until Feb. 22. Show times for the first four performances are all 8 p.m. while the final show, Feb. 22, is scheduled for 3 p.m. For more information students can contact the University Theatre at 919515-3927.
A workshop today on the first floor of Carmichael Recreation Center will T:3.75 in teach students how to have better workouts by teaching concentration
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Ensembles to perform Holiday Concert Wednesday
Both the wind and jazz ensemble will present a holiday concert this Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in Stewart Theatre. The two groups will combine to perform a collection of holiday classics. The Wind Ensemble will be directed by Paul Garcia and the Jazz Ensemble by Wes Parker. Admission for the public is $10. Senior citizens, faculty and staff will pay $8 and students can attend for $5. For more ticket information, contact Ticket Central at 919-515-1100 and for general event information, contact Lindsey Graham at Lindsey_ Graham@ncsu.edu. SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR
Grains of Time to perform Friday
Grains of Time, the University’s male a cappella group since 1968, will present its fall concert this Friday at 8 p.m. in Stewart Theatre. Admission for the public will be $10. Senior citizens and NCSU Faculty and staff can attend for $8 and NCSU students can attend for $5. Grains of Time will be selling its latest album and will debut several new songs. For information about Grains of Time, visit http://thegrains.org/. For ticketing information, contact Ticket Central at 919-515-1100 and for general event questions contact Lindsey Graham at Lindsey_Graham@ ncsu.edu. SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR, THEGRAINS.ORG
POLICE BLOTTER
Nov. 24 11:03 A.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Winston Hall Staff member reported company using bulletin boards has been verbally trespassed from N.C. State property. 6:57 A.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Poe Hall Staff member reported subject sleeping in the building. Officers did not locate anyone suspicious. 2:22 P.M. | FRAUD Gardner Hall Staff member reported possible fraud situation. Investigation ongoing. 5:42 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Talley Student Center Fire Protection responded to student in need of medical assistance. 9:08 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Dan Allen Drive Student was issued citation for speeding. Nov. 25 10:01 A.M. | B/E VEHICLE Lee Lot Student reported vehicle broken into and stereo stolen.
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2:56 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Harris Bank Staff member reported receiving counterfeit bill. 4:55 P.M. | CHECK PERSON West Lot Officers located non-students setting ramp and camera for skateboarding activity. Subjects were advised of policy and complied to leave the area. 5:22 P.M. | WELFARE CHECK Carroll Hall Officers checked on welfare of student. Everything OK.
UNIVERSITY COPYRIGHT COMMITTEE MEETING D.H. Hill, East Wing, 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. VOICES OF INNOVATION SPEAKER SERIES The Friday Institute, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. FITNESS WORKSHOP-MENTAL FOCUS/CONCENTRATION Carmichael Recreation Center, 4 to 4:45 p.m. NEVER THE SINNER AUDITIONS Stewart Theatre, 7 to 10 p.m.
6:41 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATION AFC Complex Report of drug violation. Officer did not locate any problems.
12:12 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Venture Center Units responded to alarm. Cause unknown.
8:54 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Dan Allen Drive Student was issued citation for speeding.
10:22 P.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Free Expression Tunnel Report of offensive graffiti in tunnel. Appropriate personnel notified.
November 26 1:46 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE D.H. Hill Library Officers responded to report of suspicious vehicle at the loading dock. Everything OK.
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Chris Burton, a senior in civil engineering, and Jessica Evans, a sophomore from UNC-W, study in the Learning Commons in the East Wing of D.H. Hill Library Nov. 24. “I am working on a final exam project. It is a project for a geology lab,” Burton said. “I am in Mann Hall most of the time — this is just a good meeting spot for people outside of my major.”
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studying during the day is worth two at night. Do the work that requires the most concentration (typically reading) earliest in the day. Rank your three classes and be sure to spend time on your most challenging class everyday and early in the day. Study actively: ask yourself questions, review your notes regularly, discuss key concepts with peers and course professor. Why students forget 1. Negative self-concept
If something is to be retained, it must be correctly, clearly and forcibly impressed on the mind. Students must give it necessary attention and interest. Self-questioning and spaced or periodic reviews are essential. 3. Psychological reasons : defensive forgetting Generally, unpleasant things are remembered better than pleasant things (especially by pessimists) and both pleasant and unpleasant things are remembered better than materials we are indifferent to. Freudian theory holds that unpleasant things are often barred from consciousness. This is often referred to as active forgetting.
most immediately after we learn, mostly within the first 24 hours. Then it proceeds slowly. Motor learning seems to be better retained than verbal learning because a motor act has to be completely done to be done at all and so requires a higher degree of organization and competency which involves over-learning. But “ forgot ten” material can be relearned in less time than is required for the original learning, even after many years’ disuse. Forgetting through disuse is normal and unavoidable. The mind is a marvelous instrument, but not a perfect instrument. SOURCE: DARTMOUTH.EDU
Students think of themselves forgetting things. 2. They have not learned the material well.
4. Disuse Memories fade away rapidly when not reviewed or used. The curve of forgetting is like a playground slide; we forget
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Ethan Grimmer, a freshman in mechanical engineering, and Tyler Stone, a freshman in civil engineering, work on their bubble-blowing replica of the Bell Tower during engineering design day at the McKimmon Center Nov. 25 “I wanted something that represents State,” Stone, who built the model out of plywood and molding, said. “I’m a perfectionist — it couldn’t be out of scale.”
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this week
Wednesday, December 3 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre
Wind Ensemble & Jazz Ensembles Holiday Concert
The NCSU Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensembles join to perform a selection of your favorite classic songs, just in time for the holidays!
Thursday, December 4 at 7pm • Gregg Museum of Art & Design Artists & Objects Lecture Series:
Dr. Kathleen Berkeley
Calling all Rosies: Women, Work and War, 1939-1946. Dr. Kathleen Berkeley, professor of history at UNC Wilmington, will speak in conjunction with Let Me Call You Sweetheart: One Collector’s Vision. FREE!
Thursday, December 4 at 7:30pm • Stewart Theatre
Ladies in Red
NC State’s premiere female a cappella ensemble presents their fall 2008 performance, performing songs by Sara Bareilles, Lauryn Hill, Doobie Brothers, Ingrid Michaelson, and more!
Friday, December 5 at 8pm • Stewart Theatre
Grains of Time
As one of the oldest a cappella groups in North Carolina, the Grains of Time celebrate their 40th anniversary this year. They continue a rich tradition of singing many different genres of music and provide great entertainment for all ages. SEE THEM BEFORE THE SEMESTER ENDS!
Two exhibitions at the Gregg Museum of Art & Design:
Frozen Music: Frank Gehry and the Walt Disney Concert Hall Let Me Call You Sweetheart: One Collector’s Vision NCSU Center Stage The Crafts Center Dance Program Gregg Museum of Art & Design Music @ NC State University Theatre
Ticket Central: 515.1100 2nd Floor, Talley Student Center
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SUBCOMMITTEE FOCUS AREAS : Campus Climate: The Task Force will attempt to assess the ways the University encourages and supports personal responsibility.
Jose Picart, vice provost for DiStudent Conduct Practices: This subcommittee will look at the student conduct code and determine versity and Inclusion, is chairing if it needs to be changed with regard to threatening behavior, including the Campus Climate subcomhate speech. The subcommittee will also determine if the student conduct mittee. Student Body President code accurately portrays the values of the University. Jay Dawkins will chair the Free Free Expression Tunnel/Brickyard Practices: Expression Tunnel and BrickThis subcommittee will be responsible for determining if boundaries yard practices subcommittee and should be set for the Free Expression Tunnel and the Brickyard. Stafford will chair the Student Conduct Practices subcommitSOURCE: CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE tee. “I’m not at all sure how the Gun, the Flag and the Noose.” of the Student Diversity Councode of conduct committee will While Dawkins said the first cil, said he is glad to see the task come out,” Stafford said. “But I’m meeting was a success, he said force underway. very excited about what could be he was surprised to not see more “I thought it would be what some productive recommenda- students not on the committee in happened last year,” Hunter said tions from the climate subcom- attendance. of the formation of the commitmittee. We want to promote free “I invited a few students who tee. “It was a good step.” speech but with had voiced inHunter said he hopes to see civility and reterest in being rules set so students know what spect for other on the commit- is and what isn’t allowed on campeople.” tee,” Dawkins pus. Dawkins said. But with “There definitely needs to be agreed that the it being so close rules set and a policy for things first meeting to the break, like this,” he said. “N.C. State is went well. not a whole lot really diverse, and you have to “ T he f i r s t of people were have a policy to account for that meeting went around to show and account for anything that very well,” he up.” may happen while people are said. “We heard Stafford said on campus.” what people t he t u r nout UNC system President Erskine hope to acfrom the twen- Bowles announced his intencomplish with ty-five member tion to form a state commission the meetings. committee it- to determine if there needs to A big part of it self was higher be a code defining hate speech was getting a t ha n he ex- throughout the entire UNC syshistorical conTom Stafford, vice chancellor pected with the tem. text.” holiday break Stafford said changes to policies for Student Affairs Blair Kelley, being only one regarding hate speech should not a history proday away. be limited only to N.C. State. fessor, gave a “A l l s e ven “It seems to me that if there is presentation students were a need for change, then it ought on the history there and there to be throughout the system,” of how racial slurs impact the were only four people out of the Stafford said. “If we need some African American community whole list absent,” Stafford said. sort of new code, it should apply and produce a fearful mindset “That’s very encouraging. That’s not only to N.C. State but all of at the meeting. extremely positive to have that North Carolina.” “She definitely gave us some many people there.” Hunter said it would have been knowledge about the context Dawkins said the subcommit- beneficial if a policy had been in of the Free Expression Tunnel tees will meet and discuss the place before the Free Expression incident,” Dawkins said. “The more specific charges of the com- Tunnel incident had occurred. presentation helped frame the mittee during the next few weeks “In a situation like this, it discussion.” before coming back together and would have been good to have The Department of History is eventually making recommen- something in place to counter also sponsoring a teach-in on the dations to the chancellor. this,” he said. “It’s a good thing Free Expression Tunnel incident Geoffrey Hunter, a senior in they are finally moving toward for students Dec. 3, titled “The political science and vice-chair changes with the task force.”
“I’m very excited about what could be some productive recommendations... We want to promote free speech but with civility and respect for other people.”
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{OUR VIEW}
Make Dead Week a low stress time to review THE ISSUE:
Dead Week is here, yet instructors are still using class time for projects and other assignments.
OUR OPINION:
The University is making an effort to make Dead Week less stressful for students, but it needs to do more to ensure the week is used to review for exams.
THE SOLUTION:
In addition to reading days for fall 2009, the University should enforce rules regarding projects and assignments during Dead Week.
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ead Week is here, and with it comes knowledge that exams are loom-
ing. The University and other oncampus organizations have done some good work in making Dead Week a decent experience for students. In the fall of 2009, the University will introduce reading days after the last day of Dead Week, giving students more time to study. But the University should do more. It should enforce the rules regarding final projects and tests during Dead Week and create more programs to help make the week less stressful for students. The University’s regulations regarding tests and examinations (02.20.14) states:
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“Lab tests and semester project reports and presentations are permissible during the final week of classes. Papers and homework may have a due date during the final week of classes only if scheduled in the syllabus. However, in order for students to prepare for final examinations, faculty members may not assign other tests, quizzes or additional papers during the final week of classes. Assignments should not have a due date during the final exam period unless the assignment constitutes a part of the final exam.” Student Senate has passed at
least three bills regarding Dead Week, all criticizing the University for not enforcing regulations designed to give students an opportunity to use this week for review of the materials. Reading days are supposed to ease this burden by giving students two additional days to study for final exams. The University should give students more time to study and less stress before exams by enforcing this rule. The University should also do more to make Dead Week an enjoyable experience. Programs like the late hours for dining halls and reduced-price coffee at the
convenience stores on campus are good ideas. Other organizations like Students Today, Alumni Tomorrow and the Union Activities Board also hold events to help students keep stress to a minimum. These and other organizations should look to keep up the good work and consider creating more programs. But for this Dead Week, students should take advantage of the programs and perks the University and other organizations are offering. You may wish you were dead at the end of Dead Week, but the end of the semester is only a little more than two weeks away.
Tuition raises do not solve budget problems
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id you know that our economy is in shambles? Did you know that North Carolina faces a $3 billion budget shortfall? Did you know t hat ma ny North Carolinians were greeted to the holiday season with lost jobs and homes ? I’m sure you Andrew Payne did. So, are Senior Staff Columnist you like me? Do you think it is rather insane to talk about increasing tuition during a looming economic depression? I think it is insane, but apparently I’m alone. Universities across the state, including N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and N.C. Central, are doing just that — they are jacking up their tuition rates. Benjamin Franklin once said, “The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.” According to that definition, the struggle to keep North Carolina’s public university system affordable and accessible is insane. The same result occurs — tuition rises, debt loads increase and more qualified students are shut out of our state’s higher education system. Is anyone listening ? Does a nyone care ? Does no one else see that the connection between the worsening economy and the health of our nation’s student body? Because the facts (according to the Project on Student Debt) are astonishing: In the past five years, tuition and fees at public universities have risen by 57 percent. Over the past decade, debt levels for graduating seniors with student loans more than doubled from $9,250 to $19,200 — a 108 percent increase. At public universities, debt levels for graduating seniors with student loans more than doubled from $8,014 to $17,250 over the past decade — a 116 percent increase. By the time they graduate, nearly two-thirds of students at four-year colleges and universities have student loan debt
(66.4 percent in 2004). In 1993, less than one-half of four-year graduates had student loans. Cost factors prevent 48 percent of college-qualified high school graduates from attending a 4year institution and 22 percent from attending any college at all. In a single year this amounts to 400,000 college-qualified students who will be unable to attend a 4-year college and nearly 170,000 will not attend college at all. More than 20 percent of lowincome, college-qualified high school graduates do not enroll in college. Yet despite these disturbing trends, universities continue to raise tuition. The absurdity doesn’t stop there. On a national level, college administrators’ pay rose four percent for this academic year, outpacing inflation for the tenth consecutive year, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The insanity is not limited to university administrators or trustees. The sickness is even more prevalent in the halls of state government. Each year the state invests more than $8,000 per student enrolled in a UNC system institution. Compare that to the $25,000 to $32,000 a year it takes to i mpr ison a n inmate. In the earlier part of the decade, state appropriations for higher education remained unchanged at $2.4 billion; though the state appropriated money for three new prisons. During the same period state need based financial aid increased 4 percent from $146 million to $152 million, but not because of a policy decision by elected officials. Need-based financial aid only increased because of proceeds from tuition increases. The facts are the facts and the insanity continues to grow. Maybe Santa Clause will deliver us a holiday miracle.
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“Free coffee, that’s my answer. We pay enough tuition, they can just do a week of free coffee. They can afford it.”
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I suppose it was good our game against UNC-Chapel Hill was not at Carter-Finley Saturday because the N.C. State students might have actually tried to rush the field, and who knows what chaos would have followed. In my four seasons of attending Pack football games, I have never been able to join my team on the field after one of our big wins. My heart fills with jealousy every time I see a replay of another college’s huge upset and the avalanche of excited students that follows. I remember attending my first college football game at my brother’s college. As the clock was counting down, a voice came on loudspeaker saying, “Do not to rush the field.” The students laughed and before I knew what was going on, I was standing on the 50 yard line. If all these other schools can
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rush the field without destruction and chaos, why can’t we? Perhaps it’s the 50 officers encircling the field. But maybe it’s more. Maybe the students need to get really excited, and I think the game on Saturday would have been the one. Regrettably, the Miami game on Saturday will be my last. It seems that I will never have the chance to join my classmates on the field even when we win. Daniel Donnelly senior, English
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day morning (Nov. 24, 2008). Why congratulate? The “rub it in” message was clear, but done without vandalizing or defacing campus property. The chalk messages were EVERYWHERE but washed away in Monday evening’s rain. I congratulate the message writers — it must have taken HOURS to chalk all these messages — for their industriousness, well-deserved pride and choice of ephemeral chalk. I just hope that I have the chance to chalk such messages on the NCSU campus when the Lady Tarheel Basketball team beats the Wolfpack on Jan. 11 and Feb. 23!
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LIFESTYLES Celebrating World AIDS Day
Started Dec. 1, 1988, World AIDS Day focuses on raising awareness, money, fighting prejudice and improving education about the disease. According to UNAIDS, there are 33.2 million people living with HIV worldwide with about 2.5 million being children. People most affected by the disease reside in developing countries, counting for 95 percent of those infected. About 2.5 million people became infected in 2007 and around half of all people who become infected with HIV before the age of 25 and die from the disease by the age of 35. The World Health Organization chose World Aids Day in hopes of encouraging the world to keep fighting the AIDS epidemic. The expected number of deaths from AIDS is expected to peak around 2.4 million in 2012. The use of antiretroviral therapy, however, is expected to decrease that number to 1.2 million by 2030. Even if this decline becomes a reality, AIDS will still be one of the top ten leading causes of death in the world. SOURCE: WWW.EFLUXMEDIA.COM
Harvard scientists discover the secret of aging
Professor at Harvard Medical School David Sinclair wrote in the journal Cell last week about his studies involving sirtuins. Sirtuins are proteins that play a vital role in the aging process and was first discovered in fungus. In Sinclair’s latest series of testing the proteins in mice, his studies have shown that these proteins seem to work toward repairing DNA damage caused by aging, and controls gene regulation. However, when sirtuins are no longer able to keep up with the repairs of severely damaged DNA, aging can accelerate because the proteins can not maintain either of their two tasks. Researchers hope to use these findings to help combat the aging process and discover more causes of aging. SOURCE: WWW.LATIMESBLOGS.LATIMES. COM
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gift. Color can be added to any of these products to add a professional look and finish it all off with decorative packaging. Baking delicious treats can also be a wonderful gift. Colorful frosting, various shapes and decoration can add flare to any basic cookie recipe. Homemade soup can also brighten up a friend who’s a bit under the weather over the holidays. Purchase dried packages of potato soup and add your own veggies to create a one of a kind get well gift. SOURCE: WWW.EZINEARTICLES.COM
Holiday decoration tips and tricks Now that Thanksgiving has come and gone, decorations will be springing up around every corner for the upcoming holidays. Decoration, however, isn’t all about bright lights and a giant snowman waving in the front yard. Striking and beautiful holiday décor can be achieved through simplicity and an attention to details. Listed below are several tips to making your holiday décor truly unique. • Choose a theme. Pick a favorite color, a unique ribbon or bow, or a scene like in the country or a big city, then choose decorations that fit into this theme and apply them to everything. • Use natural materials. Add in dry flowers or twigs to your décor to bring the outdoors in. • Use silk flowers for color. Add them to your tree, your railings, your centerpieces – apply them anywhere for a burst of color. • Add sparkle with metallic spray. Embellish leaves, pinecones and seed pods with metallic paint spray or glitter. • Old-fashioned candles. Add in this unique touch to the tree or table tops to give a quaint look. • Miniature wreaths and baskets. • Ribbon Streamers.
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Sameer Tendulkar (far left), a graduate student in engineering, sits at a table with his Mumbai-native friends at Inorbit Mall, a shopping center in Mumbai, India. A group of terrorists attacked the city on Nov. 25. The siege lasted for three days before commandos ended it.
Raleigh Indians check on Mumbai families A TERRORIST ATTACK ON MUMBAI STIRS FEAR IN NATIVE INDIANS, MANY OF WHOM CLOSELY FOLLOWED NEWS OF THE ATTACK FOR THREE DAYS
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nkit Lad heard the gunshots echoing through the halls of buildings in his hometown of Mumbai, India. He saw the flames usurping the Taj Mahal hotel. He saw flashes of terror on the faces of natives and tourists who were caught in the middle of the worst terrorism attack in India’s past. Lad, a graduate student in engineering, was more than 8,000 miles away from Mumbai when a group of terrorists seized the city’s center and killed more than 150 people, but he witnessed the events through televised news briefs and Internet media. In Raleigh, Indians closely followed the news through online news Web sites and microblogging sites like Twitter. They called family and friends to make sure those who were still living in their native city were safe. For three days — from Nov. 26 to Nov. 29 — they searched for upto-the-minute updates on the situation, waiting for news of its culmination. Checking in at home Lad moved to Raleigh from Mumbai in 2007, when he started his master’s degree in engineering. His immediate family — parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles — still reside in the city, which sits on India’s west coast. They are all safe, he said. “They live some distance from the scene where all the things happened,” Lad said. “But the entire city of Mumbai is really unsafe when these types of things happen. It can happen anywhere.” Lad said the city has seen its share of terrorist attacks, the most recent of which occurred in July 2006, when a series of blasts throughout the city killed 187 people. This attack was different. Terrorists targeted the city’s center — not just marketplaces or areas where populations, though large, are not as dense — and attacked multiple prominent city landmarks,
including a Jewish center, two hotels and a train station. “Mumbai is a big city, but it is a crowded one,” Lad said. “My parents travel through where these things happened. The Chatrapathi Sivaji Terminal railway station, they frequently travel in that area. That place is actually a business area. My father does business and has many clients over there. Most of the people do travel in that part of Mumbai.” Lad’s day was normal until he got a call from a colleague in the early afternoon of Nov. 26. The colleague, who is also from Mumbai, gave him a report of what was happening in the city when the attacks first started. As soon as he heard, Lad said he checked online news sites to get more information and then called his parents and friends. “It was very shocking to see. I’ve lived there since my childhood, so it’s very shocking and really sad to see that happen in the place I grew up. It’s always going to be my favorite city,” Lad said. “As soon as I saw the things happen over there, I called my family and my friends to see if they were safe. The same thing happened with all my friends who lived in Mumbai. They all called their parents to make sure they were all safe.” Sameer Tendulkar, a graduate student in mechanical engineering whose hometown is Mumbai, went through a similar process when a friend informed him of the attacks. “I was just calling up a few of my friends around here. One was a friend who also lives in Mumbai. He asked me to go online. Since Wednesday afternoon, I have just been watching live MUMBAI continued page 6
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both a forum for citizen journalism and eyewitness accounts of continued from page 5 the attacks, as well as a place for discussion about what the Indian TV and checking what’s hap- government should do about the pening,” Tendulkar, whose par- attacks. ents, grandparents and younger And as people updated their brother live in Mumbai. statuses — or “tweeted,” in the “I called my kid brother to see site’s lingo — Yogasudha Veturi, if all the stuff was fine. I was very a graduate student in statistics, concerned because, obviously, followed the news closely. my family is there,” he said. “A “I don’t have immediate family, lot of my friends from under- but I have a lot of friends, really graduate live in that area.” a lot of friends, in Mumbai,” she Tendulkar said one of his said. “I was browsing through friends was “very near to the all the sites that were available. region where it was happening,” CNN, BBC. I logged on to Twitbut no one was in the city’s center ter. There were a lot of tweets out during the attacks. there. They gave minute-to-minute updates.” Live updates, tweet by tweet Veturi said she didn’t post any from Twitter tweets herself, but followed a “Alexcouey has learned that his search thread under the city’s relative was rescued from the Taj name. Mahal hotel in Mumbai, India... “I was following everything phew close one..!!!” that was happening, getting “Rajt hack rey war...War... updates from them,” she said. WAR....this should be the cry of “They weren’t my friends, but every Indian #mumbai.” people from all over the world. “Gregggallagher @beelinebill If You could read their posts about I had a friend in Mumbai, all the Mumbai (Lisa posts that have was 4 days from been there regoi ng t he re , garding the terBTW) I would rorist attacks on see Twitter as Mumbai. There a more valuwere scores of able/pertinent people from all source.” over the world. These are only It was an efa sample of posts fective way of from Twitter, a Yogasudha Veturi, a graduate keeping yourstudent in statistics microblogging self abreast of site in which the situation.” users frequentShe also used ly update their Flickr, a photo statuses to share with friends, sharing site, to search for upor “followers” (imagine a site dated images of the city and its composed only of Facebook sta- people. tuses). The site rose from among Indians used Orkut.com, a site other blogging sites to become Lad said functioned like Face-
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book, to keep up with political opinion surrounding the attacks. “There are blogs over there that were like ‘What should we do?’ discussion forums,” Lad said. “What should be done to stop these kinds of things? What stand should leaders in India take? These are questions that show what kind of situation we are facing.” Honoring the fallen Members of Maitri, an oncampus Indian club, plan to meet with the Student Resource Center in Talley to seek permission to hold a candlelight vigil in the Brickyard sometime this week to celebrate the lives of those who died in the terrorist attacks. Mehul Thakkar, a graduate student in electrical engineering, said the group will meet in the morning to attempt to get a permit. “If they give us permission, then we will hold a vigil,” he said. “But I don’t know when that will be right now.” Tendulkar said the attacks have instilled a sense of fear in Indians, especially those living in Mumbai. “That train station is the busiest area in Mumbai. It has tons of people moving around every minute,” he said. “People must be afraid, to have an attack on something like that. Normal people — students like me — go there.”
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Andre Brown, senior halfback, rejoices with his team at the end of the alma mater. He had 117 total yards during Saturday’s game against the University of Miami. Brown also scored two of the four touchdowns.
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“All of us believed in each other and believed that we were going to do it,” Pierson said. “Deep down inside we were all kind of expecting it.” The defense, led by seniors Robbie Leonard, J.C. Neal, Jeremy Gray and Keith Willis Jr. set the tone right away with a three and out on Miami’s first offensive series. Brown, who had 93 rushing yards on the day, started the game with carries of 15 and 12 yards on State’s first two offensive plays. Fittingly, it was Brown who also finished the State’s opening drive, getting himself open for the two-yard touchdown pass from redshirt freshman quarterback Russell Wilson, who had escaped the pocket and was being pressured by three Hurricane defenders.
Brown’s early success opened the first half. up running lanes for his backState’s seniors also made their field counterparts, redshirt ju- presence felt on the defensive side nior Jamelle Eugene and quar- of the ball. Leonard and Neal terback Russell Wilson, who teamed up on a big third down combined with Brown to give stop early to create a second the Pack its best rushing game consecutive three-and-out on of the year with 219 yards on 44 the defense’s second possession. carries for an average of 5.0 yards Gray’s interception with less than per carry. a minute to Eugene play extinsaid the seguished the niors were a final Miami critical part threat and efof the team’s fectively endvictory. ed the game, Senior punter Bradley Pierson “Andre in leaving State t he backonly a few field and a lot of other seniors harmless kneel downs away from played their best,” Eugene said. a fourth consecutive win and 4-4 The success of the running finish in conference play. game was possible largely beGraduate student Daniel Evans cause of an outstanding per- was granted the opportunity to formance from senior offensive kneel the ball, in the final seconds linemen Meares Green and John of a Senior Day performance that Bedics, who also provided Wil- made the Wolfpack bowl-eligible son with time to run and throw for the first time since 2005. all over Miami, particularly in
“Deep down inside, we were all kind of expecting it.”
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Farnold Degand remained on the bench for Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game with an injury, and sophomore Javi Gonzalez, who had seven assists, started at point. Coach Sidney Lowe said Degand is healthy to play, but he wanted to give him additional time to recover since he had not yet returned to practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought about putting him in the game, just to get him some contact prior to going down to Davidson,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to put him in there and then [he gets injured].â&#x20AC;? Ten players saw more than 11 minutes of playing time, and the Pack got a big boost from sopho-
more forward Tracy Smith off the Lowe said it is a luxury to have bench. Smith recorded 14 points more than one go-to forwards in and four rebounds in just 15 the post. minutes of playing time. Smith â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Smith] certainly capable said he of scoring was confit he ba l l dent he in there,â&#x20AC;? can score Lowe said. against any â&#x20AC;&#x153;Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been opponent. re ady to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wel l I play. Yeah, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it is nice nobody to have can guard another me in the player to post. Ben, continue Sophomore forward Tracy Smith h e â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a n w it h , t o excellent pl ay t he passer, but w ay you me, I just score,â&#x20AC;? Smith said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to play.â&#x20AC;? think I can do it against anybody. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll score or foul, one or Lowe said he was particularly the other.â&#x20AC;? happy about one statistic after
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â&#x20AC;&#x153;What did you do?â&#x20AC;?
Senior Simon Harris asked junior Dennis Horner this question after Horner was whistled for a foul in the first half.
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever be a ref.â&#x20AC;?
One of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s officials was overheard advising the ball boys and girls not to enter the officiating profession. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They will always boo and yell at you,â&#x20AC;? the official told the children.
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ing the first two tournaments will be back by the start of next semester. Come January, senior 197pounder Ryan Goodman will return to wrestling after completing the football season. Senior Mark Jahad will be down to 184, where Jordan said he thinks he will the most successful. Isola, Burge and senior 141-pounder Joe Caramanica will also all be back to full strength. With this in mind, Jordan seemed confident in what the team will be able to do over the remainder of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be ready to rock here in about another month.â&#x20AC;?
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Sports PAGE 8 • MONDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2008
WOLF FACTS
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TECHNICIAN
FOOTBALL
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL
Florida trip fruitless for Pack
Volleyball ends season with loss to UNC The women’s volleyball team (9-26, 3-17 ACC) ended its 2008 season with a loss Friday night to the Tar Heels (21-10, 15-5 ACC). The nine wins are the most State has had since 2004 when they notched 10 victories. State dropped all three sets, losing 25-15, 25-14 and 25-16 respectively. The Wolfpack was led by Arlee Tamietti with 10 kills. The Pack’s lone senior, Aiwane Iboaya had seven kills and four errors. Iboaya led the team this year with 120 blocks and ranks 10th in school history with 316 total blocks.
Women’s basketball suffer pair of losses over Thanksgiving break Staff Report
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Birthday boy protects the ball On his 20th birthday, redshirt freshman Russell Wilson led the Wolfpack football team to victory over the Hurricanes, earning the Pack bowl eligibility for the first time since 2005. Wilson also extended his school record for most pass attempts without an interception to a total of 226 attempts. The NCAA record is held by Andre Woodson of Kentucky. Woodson attempted 325 passes with out throwing an interception over the 2006 and 2007 seasons. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS, NCAA
Seniors critical in victory Halfback Andre Brown, seniors play key role in State’s 38-28 win over Miami
VOLLEYBALL STANDINGS SCHOOL
LUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIAN
Andre Brown, senior halfback, pulls away from University of Miami’s defense for a run of nine yards. Brown had a total of 93 rushing yards during the game. N.C. State won against Miami, 38-28.
CONFERENCE
OVERALL
Duke
15-5
24-8
North Carolina
15-5
21-10
Miami
14-6
26-6
Clemson
14-6
22-9
Florida State
13-7
21-9
Georgia Tech
12-8
20-10
Virginia Tech
11-9
20-11
Wake Forest
10-10
19-13
Virginia
9-11
17-15
N.C. State
3-17
9-26
Boston College
2-18
8-24
Maryland
2-18
6-26 SOURCE: ACC
QUOTE OF THE DAY “All of us believed in each other and believed that we were going to do it.” Redshirt senior punter Bradley Pierson on the team’s 3828 victory over Miami
DID YOU KNOW? The women’s basketball team has been in the AP Top 25 a total of 326 weeks. The Pack ranks 7th nationally and leads the ACC with the number of appearances in this poll. The Wolfpack have finished in the AP poll 20 of the 31 years since it started in the 1976-77 season.
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Tuesday: A feature on the controversy surrounding the use of dogs while deer hunting.
Tyler Everett Staff Writer
Since stepping onto campus four or five years ago, the 16 seniors who played their final game in Carter-Finley Stadium on Saturday have seen their share of adversity. Following the 2005 season, State experienced consecutive losing seasons, a coaching change and injury problems. After the Oct. 25 loss to Maryland dropped the Pack to 2-6 going into its bye week, many
believed a third consecutive losO’Brien said he was happy with ing season to be inevitable. how his team responded to adSenior Andre Brown and oth- versity. ers resolved to step up as leaders “I’m so proud to be around to bring the Pack out of the ACC these kids — they refused to cellar. quit and they refused to give in,” “We started taking practice coach Tom O’Brien said followmore seing the riously win. and it “They shows,” kept senior playrunning ing and back kept Andre getting Brown better Coach Tom O’Brien said and betafterter — to wards. “We took a look at our- finish the way we did, it’s everyselves during the bye week and body in this building, everybody the rest was history.” hung in there.”
“I’m so proud to be around these kids—they refused to quit and they refused to give in.”
MEN’S BASKETBALL
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Miami
State’s resurgence culminated in the 38-28 victory Saturday. Seniors impacted the game from a variety of positions, as punter/kicker Bradley Pierson started the game with a solo tackle on his own kickoff to stop Miami return man Brandon Harris shy of the 30-yard-line. Pierson said he had no doubt the team would pull out the victory. MIAMI continued page 6
WRESTLING
Pack stays undefeated against Spartans McCauley records a double-double and Fells adds 22 points in win over UNC Greensboro
Pack battles injuries, tough opponents in Newberry, S.C. Wrestling team defeats Seton Hill and falls to Newberry over the weekend
Taylor Auten Sports Editor
The men’s basketball team improved to 4-0 with a 79-52 win over UNC Greensboro Sunday in the RBC Center. Senior small forward Courtney Fells led all scorers with 22 points and senior forward Ben McCauley added 17 points and 15 rebounds as the Wolfpack trailed only once in the game. State allowed just 11 offensive rebounds to the Spartans, a team that was averaging 17 entering the game. “We want to limit our opponents to only one shot. All the big men are really taking the initiative to getting after it—make sure the ball is ours on the defensive end,” McCauley said. “When we can hold our opponents to only one shot and get those defensive rebounds, we can get out and run and get some easy baskets like we did.” Junior Mikko Koivisto, a guard from Finland, led the Spartans with 18 points a game coming into Sunday. But the pack held Koivisto and UNC-G to just 2-15 from the three-point line. “We knew they were a good
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The women’s basketball team (4-3) endured a pair of tough losses this past weekend falling to both No. 15 Auburn and tournament host Florida International. N.C. State was one of three teams taking part in the three-day FIU Thanksgiving Classic. Shayla Fields led all Wolfpack scorers in both games, posting 23 points in each contest. In Friday’s game, Fields accounted for more than half of the team’s points in their 42-58 loss to Florida International. The pack posted anemic shooting percentage numbers in FIU’s upset win. Aside from Fields, no player scored more than 4 points as State shot a mere 28.1 percent from the field. The win was Florida International’s first of the season. The team’s loss to Auburn was the first time the Pack competed against a ranked opponent all season. The Tigers, led by senior Sherell Hobbs, readily defeated the red and white 66-51. Fields again led all scorers in the loss. Sophomore Brittany Strachan hit a trio of threepointers in the game to total 11 points for the Pack. The closest State ever came to overtaking Auburn was in the second half when Fields nailed a three-pointer off an assist from junior guard Nikitta Gartrell to bring them within seven. The Pack will travel to take on Michigan (4-2) next Friday at 6 p.m. in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Tyler Everett Staff Writer
CHRIS SANCHEZ/TECHNICIAN
Senior forward Ben McCauley tries for a layup while surrounded by UNC Greensboro defenders in the RBC center Sunday. McCauley is second in scoring for the Pack with an average of 15.3 points per game. The Wolfpack won the game 79-52.
three-point shooting team, so we just wanted to just come out and limit their totals from outside and make them be more creative
with the dribble,” Fells said. Redshirt junior point guard UNCG continued page 7
The wrestling team travelled to Newberry, S.C this weekend looking to bounce back from a disappointing 0-3 showing in the ACC/Big Ten Clash. They squared off with Seton Hill and Division II powerhouse and host Newberry. Despite a rash of injuries and other circumstances that caused the team to be without four of its starters, the team wrestled well and pulled off a 33-12 victory over Seton Hill. According to coach Carter Jordan, one of the most impressive efforts of the Seton Hill match was that of sophomore heavyweight Bobby Isola, who wrestled injured but pinned his opponent, Stephen Zubach, at 1:00. “I don’t know many athletes that would have competed under the same circumstances, and he competed and actually got a win,” Jordan said. “[He showed] a tremendous amount of guts.” Isola was not the only wrestler who competed despite
not being at full strength. Freshman 174-pounder Jacob Burge fought through strep throat and wrestled hard against his opponent, Dan Matthews of Seton Hill, but could not quite come up with the victory, falling in a 10-4 decision. The team was unable to duplicate its success against a very strong Newberry team that entered the match ranked No. 7 in national Division II polls. Unlike its match against Seton Hill, State’s injuries proved to be more than it could overcome against host Newberry. Coach Jordan talked after the match about just how profound the impact of the teams injuries were. “If we’re healthy, it’s a different situation,” Jordan said. “Missing four starters, it’s hard to beat anybody. You put those four guys in the lineup and it’s a whole different team.” Despite the tremendous obstacles they faced and the absence of several of its best wrestlers, the team wrestled hard and made Jordan proud. “I was very pleased with our intensity and the way in which we wrestled,” Jordan said. “I was really proud of them, they were outgunned a little bit, but their effort was terrific.” According to Jordan, all the starters that missed action dur-
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