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University cancels classes until 10 a.m. Adverse weather advisory puts delay on Tuesday Staff Report

Adverse weather advisory puts delay on Tuesday Staff Report Classes before 10 a.m. today have been canceled due to the weather conditions in and around Raleigh. University officials decided Monday evening to cancel early morning classes after reviewing a National Weather Service forecast and local driving conditions. Although early classes are canceled, the University is open. Faculty, staff members and students are not expected to be on campus when the University is closed or opens late, according to a statement the Adverse Weather team issued Monday evening. “Non-essential employees” will

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President-elect Barack Obama laughs as he greets supporters after giving a speech at the Fairgrounds June 9, 2008.

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he election of the 44th president of the United States is definitely a historic one — President-elect Barack Obama, America’s first black president, will be inaugurated today, one day after Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event marks not only a period of change, as Obama has campaigned for, but a period of progress for America in regards to equality and what Civil Rights Movement activists like MLK fought for in the 1960s. To read more about the presidential inauguration, see page 3.

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not be docked pay or required to make up time when the University is closed or opens late. In the statement, the University urged non-essential faculty, staff and students to stay away from campus to help ‘facilitate the efficient clearing of streets, sidewalks and parking lots.’ Students who miss scheduled activities will also be allowed to make up work. Additional announcements concerning class and work schedules will be posted on the University Web site and technicianonline.com throughout the day.

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STUDENTS CELEBRATE INAUGURATION FROM NEAR AND FAR

“I wish it would have been canceled earlier.”

For those students who live on campus or come to campus Tuesday, send the best of your snow day photos to Technician at photo@technicianonline.com.

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At about 2:30 a.m. Friday night, Campout organizers decided to end Campout before people got too cold. Approximately 2,300 students camped out on Lee Field for tickets to the basketball game against UNC-Chapel Hill Jan. 31. Heaters were set up around the field to help protect students from the cold. Stands were also put up to provide students with free hot chocolate and Marco’s Pizza was selling discount pizza. University Dining kept Fountain Dining Hall open until 2:20 a.m. The plan was orininally for the hall to be open until 6 a.m. However, students were able to stay warm due to a requirement they wear multiple layers of clothing.

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Katie Nehm, a freshman in communication, Mike Trautman, a sophomore in communication, Addison Musser, a sophomore in biochemistry, and Kelsey Owens, a sophomore in elementary education, and Kristin Yates, a sophomore in business, enjoy chinese from Golden Dragon in their tent at the Campout for tickets to the UNC basketball game Friday night.

“We’re worried about hypothermia setting in.”

“Getting frost bite or Morgan Donnelly, junior in political science and hypothermia Student Senate Campus Community Chair would probably suck.” “We might have saved some toes, but Emily Ayers, sophomore you don’t really need toes, just for in business management rock climbing, the beach and soccer.”

With New Year’s resolutions fresh on the minds of students and faculty alike, Carmichael Complex has been busier than usual. Matt Miller, the director of Carmichael Complex, said more people are using the gym at the beginning of the semester than usual. “In looking at our entrance statistics from the past week, usage is up roughly 50 percent over what it would be for a normal week during the semester,” Miller said. Miller said he believes the crowded atmosphere will die down soon. “Historically, we have seen the push die down after spring break for a couple reasons,” Miller said. “One, the push to get in shape

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for spring break is over, but also the weather becomes nicer and students take their physical activity outside.” Students have also noticed an increase in the amount of people working out at the gym to begin the semester. Hannah LaRoe, a sophomore in textiles, said she enjoys working out on a regular basis. She said she has noticed a lot more people working out than usual and said she has tried to avoid the crowds. “I go as early as possible because it starts to get more crowded after 2 p.m.,” she said. LaRoe said she has had trouble getting machines she wants as the gym gets busier. For people who are new to using the gym, it is important to understand how the equipment works and know how to use it properly, Miller said. “The Department of Campus Recreation does offer free equipGYM continued page 3

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In Friday’s page-three photo above the “Cotton� jumpline, the caption was incorrect and the photo was not a file photo. The caption should have stated, “Cara Gilmore, a junior in accounting, struts down the runway at the Cotton Couture fashion show Thursday night.�

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In Friday’s page-eight, “Did You Know� section of Wolf Facts, the men’s basketball team’s record was incorrect. At the time, the team was 0-2 in the ACC, and after the victory over Georgia Tech, the team is 1-2 in the ACC.

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KAYAKING POOL SESSION Carmichael Gymnasium, 6 to 9 p.m.

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BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS-DAN AIRELY Stewart Theatre, 7 p.m.

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ON THE WEB Check out the slideshows online from the men’s basketball Georgia Tech game at N.C. State and UNC Campout. Also, check out continued online coverage of Inuaguration Day today and Wednesday. See exclusive audio/photo slideshows. Answer the online poll. Read archived stories. There’s something new every day at technicianonline.com. Check it out!

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Historically, we have seen the push die down after spring break for a couple reasons.� Matt Miller, Carmichael Complex director, on gym membership after seeing a spike at the beginning of the spring semester

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elsey Lichtenwalner, a freshman in animal science, does her laundry in Carroll Residence Hall’s Laundry Room. Students said they spent their day off relaxing, doing homework or laundry. Lichtenwalner was glad to have the day off because she “was able to get more done.�

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Conference to focus on research

CALS will host a conference all day Thursday to talk about the importance of research in the context of global sustainability. Scheduled to take place in the McKimmon Center, the conference will feature several keynote speakers, a panel discussion and an innovation fair to show examples of research. Patrick Moore, the founder of Greenpeace, and Pascal Housset, the CEO of Bayer, will speak. The event is free and open to the public but registration is required. For more information or to register visit www.ncalsrfconference.com or call 919515-9260.

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Tracy Lynn Escobedo turned himself in Sunday amidst allegations that he burned four children with sulfuric acid. Escobedo was carrying the acid in a container in his truck bed when the container broke, splashing the acid on the children, ages 4, 7, 14 and 18. As he turned himself to the authorities, Escobedo insisted the incident was an accident, saying he only “ran because he was scared.� Escobedo is charged with four counts of injury to a child, according to authorities. Three of the children are fine, but the 7 year-old is “not very good,� Michael Compton, sheriff of cook county, said. SOURCE: CNN

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Campus Activities is sponsoring an inauguration watch today in the Campus Cinema from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. to give students an opportunity to see all of the inauguration festivities in Washington, D.C., from the comfort and warmth of the Campus Cinema. Students are encouraged to come watch a free showing of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama on the Campus Cinema movie screen. Food is allowed during the event. Any student with a disability who needs assistance to attend this showing should contact Campus Activities. For more information on the Inauguration watch, contact Campus Activities or Rick Gardner.

The University will host two blood drives this week in cooperation with the Red Cross. The first of the blood drives, scheduled for today, will take place from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Talley Center Ballroom. The second will take place Thursday at the College of Veterinary Medicine in the Green Room from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. All donors will have the opportunity to enter a free raffle to win a pair of Delta Airline tickets. Any students interested in sponsoring or supporting a blood drive should contact Kirsten Kruhm at kruhmk@usa. redcross.org.

ZACK AND MIRI MAKE A PORNO Campus Cinema, 9 to 11 p.m.

Construction crews began work Monday at the intersection of Varsity Drive and Main Campus Drive to upgrade storm drains. The construction, which will last through mid-February, is in anticipation of future buildings.

The first phase of the construction, on Varsity Drive, will restrict traffic to one lane. The second phase will impact Main Campus Drive in front of the Red Hat building. There will be traffic assistance and signage to assist drivers. SOURCE: TRANSPORTATION

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Obama to change abortion policy, sources say

President-elect Barack Obama is considering reversing a policy President George Bush instituted regarding abortion. The current policy in question is the “Mexico City Policy,� which keeps US money from funding international family planning groups that support abortion. The policy has had its share of ups and downs in the past. President Bill Clinton lifted the original policy in 1993 before Bush reinstated it in 2001. Now, according 1/6/09 2:33 PM Page 1 to three Democrats, Obama will again

POLICE BLOTTER Jan. 15 2:23 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Western Manor Aptartments Report of suspicious vehicle. Officers checked area but did not locate any problems. 3:40 A.M. | HARASSMENT Avent Ferry Complex Student reported harassment by another student. Subject was arrested for harassment and 2nd degree trespassing. All appropriate personnel were notified.

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7:03 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Off Campus Officer assisted Guilford County Law Enforcement with suspect composite sketch.

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Israel has made plans to evacuate its military personnel from Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday. The pullout was initiated by the cease-fire that took place over the weekend after over three weeks of fighting in the area. The evacuation began Sunday and should be finished by Tuesday evening, Israeli time. The withdrawal is scheduled to be completed by the time President-elect Barack Obama is sworn into office at noon EST on Tuesday. After the fighting, sources indicate the final death toll for both sides to be almost 1,300.

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Ex-guerilla group in control of legislature

The Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front, or FMLN, an ex-guerilla group in El Salvador, now has control of the legislature. This victory puts the group in a strong position to win the presidential election in March. If the group did have someone elected, El Salvador would become another Latin american country with a leftist leader. FMLN, which began in the 1980s as a military group, became a legitimate political party in 1992 following a 12year civil war. SOURCE: CNN.COM

Inauguration to include unprecedented safety efforts

President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration will be one of the most watched inaugurations in the history of the United States. It will also be one of the most heavily secured ones. Government intelligence officials are taking extra precautions today to ensure the safety of the new president. FBI officials said that a rise in threats against Obama has not produced a credible threat. The security concerns today will be under the jurisdiction of the Secret Service. 8,000 police officers, 10,000 National Guardsmen and about 1,000 FBI personnel will be on hand for the ceremony. If anything should happen, 20,000 members of the National Guard will be ready to respond.

1:40 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY Delta Gamma Student reported unknown person(s) had keyed vehicle. 11:41 P.M. | CHECK PERSON D.H. Hill Library Nonstudent was asked to leave the area. Subject was transported to shelter. 12:28 P.M. | LARCENY Lee Hall Student reported stolen bicycle. 5:59 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Reynolds Coliseum Officer monitored women’s basketball game. 6:05 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Vet School Units responded to student in need of medical assistance.

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Sen. Barack Obama throws a Wolfpack sign to the crowd as he thanks Chancellor Oblinger for hosting his victory celebration of the N.C. Primary in Reynolds Coliseum May 6, 2008 . N.C. State was able to accommodate the senator, providing Campus Police for additional security support and a venue to host the both the crowd and the media personnel present.

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WATCH THE INAUGURATION There are various inauguration watches around campus today, with some professors even canceling class so students can watch the event. Here are a couple: Inauguration Watch in the Campus Cinema Witherspoon Student Center 11:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. Live Inauguration Watch Main Gallery, Brooks Hall 10 a.m.

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Carol Ann Osterhoudt, sophomore in biology, and Allie Landry, junior in chemical engineering, prepare sushi in Bagwell Hall’s kitchen. Osterhoudt and Landry get together with friends at least once a week to make or bake food. This was the first time they made sushi. “This is a little more interesting than what we usually cook,� Landry said.

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ment orientations to folks that need instructions on how to use the equipment,� Miller said. Miller also said students and faculty can always get help learning how to use equipment. “Students, faculty, or staff can sign up in the fitness suite on the second floor of the Carmichael Recreation Center for that service,� he said. “Or they can always ask one of our students monitoring the fitness center for instructions on how to operate the equipment.� Miller said Carmichael Complex is working to offer students more incentives for going to the gym. We are also a collaborative partner with a number of other University departments and Student Body President Jay Dawkins in launching the Healthy State World Tour,� he said. “It is an incentive program that allows students the opportunity to track their physical activity online, and once they meet various milestones they are entered in a drawing for some pretty nice

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President-elect Barack Obama addressed an audience on Halifax Mall Oct. 29, 2008.

INAUGURATION SCHEDULE 8:25 a.m.: President-elect Barack Obama goes to a prayer service at St. John’s Episcopal Church

Williams, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Gabriela Montero and Anthony McGill, followed by “Hail to the Chief� and a 21-gun salute. 12:30 p.m.: Ceremony ends

9:45 a.m.: Obama leaves for White House

12:45 p.m.: Obama signs inauguration papers in the President’s room

10:05 a.m.: Obama has coffee with the Bushes.

1 p.m.: Obama will attend a congressional luncheon

11 a.m.: Motorcade leaves to go to the Capitol.

2:15 p.m.: Obama and Biden review troops present at Capitol

11:30 a.m.: Obama and George W. Bush proceed to platform. California Senator Diane Feinstein will issue welcoming remarks. A performance by Aretha Franklin will then follow an invocation from Dr. Rick Warren.

2:30 p.m.: Obama leads the parade from the Capitol to the White House.

11:50 a.m.: Joe Biden is sworn in as vice president by Supreme Court Justice John Stevens Noon: Barack Obama will be sworn in as president of the United States by Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts. There will then be a musical performance from John

3:15 p.m.: President Obama arrives at the White House 7 p.m.: Inaugural balls begin with the Neighborhood Ball at the Washington Convention Center. Beyonce, Mary J. Blige, Mariah Carey, Faith Hill, Jay-Z, Alicia Keys, Shakira, Stevie Wonder and Nick Cannon will perform. SOURCE: MTV

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Erika Chaves, a freshman in fashion and textile management, uses a squat machine in the Rec Center of Carmichael Complex Saturday, August 23. “I usually do thirty minutes of a cardio-vascular workout, and then switch off days of legs and arms,� Chaves said.

prizes.� Jeremy Presson, a junior in engineering, also said he thinks the gym is more crowded than at the end of last semester. He said it was also very busy at the beginning of the 2008 spring semester when students first got back to school, but that it seemed to slack off pretty quickly. Presson said he thinks one of the reasons the gym is busier is because students haven’t accu-

mulated a heavy load of projects and homework yet. “I usually go after I get out of class and it’s convenient for me,� Presson said. He said he doesn’t plan to change his usual gym-going activities to avoid the crowds. “I usually just try to pick the times with the most ladies working out,� Presson said.

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Set political differences aside today THE ISSUE:

Barack Obama will become president today and some are going into this new presidential era with a closed mind.

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We must stick together through these rough times and keep our leaders in check.

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Students should embrace Obama during his Inauguration and continue to stay involved in politics.

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onday marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day of service and remembrance of the United States’ greatest civil rights leader. Today, Barack Obama will become the first black president of the United States. King would have been exhilarated to see a black man enter the White House, and Obama’s inauguration is not only an achievement for black people but for all Americans. His past shows that America is truly a place where dreams can come true. He was raised by a single mother and put himself through college and law school. Obama’s life is an example that

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America is the land of opportunity where anything can happen. Today is historical not only because Obama is the first black president, but because of the amount of change he promises to bring to the U.S. government. And with any election comes people who are dissatisfied with the results, but we ask those who did not support Obama through the election to stay open-minded. What our country needs now is unity, and for that to happen, everyone must come together and give him a chance. We must stand behind him, because

whether you like it or not, he is our president. We can’t change who the president is right now, and we can only trust that Obama will listen to the youth and advocate for us on issues on education. But there have to be people who are willing to speak up about their views on legislation. It is a hard time for our economy, and students need to fight for funding for the University at a time when money is a rare commodity. Even though the election is over, it is absolutely necessary to stay involved in politics. Keep

pushing your views, and if you are not satisfied with our new leaders, work for change and it can happen. Just because another election is four years away doesn’t mean students should stop caring. After all, youth involvement helped Obama become president. Talk to your legislators and let them know where you stand. Continue to let them know your opinions so they can advocate for their constituents. We only hope that today marks the end of a rocky road and is the start of a beautiful journey. Monday and today are days to celebrate diversity, not only in race, but in opinions and views.

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h, the things we’ve learned over the past eight years. We’ve learned that we really didn’t have a good reason to start a war in Iraq. We’ve learned that t he people running our financial system believed money really Paul McCauley did grow on Senior Staff Columnist trees. And we’ve learned that the man who was elected in 2000 to run America doesn’t regret his actions regarding any of the series of disasters that have taken place since he took office. But today is not a discussion of the past eight years. Today marks the beginning of a new chapter in the tale of America. And while we certainly have many lessons to learn and live by, any political commentator will say what we should focus on is the first 100 days of Barack Obama’s administration that we are welcoming to the presidency today. One of t he t h i ngs we’ve learned over the past few years i s Wa s h i n gton, D.C. must have a different def init ion of bipartisan than the one in Webster’s, wh ich defines the term as “marked by or i nvolv i ng cooperation, agreement and compromise between two major political parties.” We’ve lived through eight years of uncompromising unilateralism in the nation’s capital, and the new president has promised to take steps towards true bipartisan politics in Washington. But Andrew Taylor, department head of political science, said Obama seems to be living up to his word, particularly as two members of his cabinet are Republicans. And true bipartisanship is important — one of the first orders of business will be the new economic stimulus package. As students, this may affect the jobs we can get now, the jobs we can get after graduating, the price of anything a college student would buy and any number of government programs that make life affordable, like federal student loan program and the GI Bill. So yes, we have a dog in this fight.

But students have also committed large amounts of time to campaign and vote for the “change” candidate, and they have earned the right to know what sort of change they’ve managed to put into the Oval Office. Everyone had his or her pet issue during the campaign: the environment, the war on terror, health care, Social Security and reform and possible re-regulation of the financial system were some of the issues on the table. But most of all, what a lot of students (and other Americans, for that matter) wanted was a breath of fresh air in the nation’s capital. And did we get it? Yes and no. Yes, today marks the day where a black American finally takes the oath of office and becomes president. And yes, with the economy in the crapper, it looks like Washington is actually going to do something big that should help most people. But we haven’t seen the end of politics as usual and a sweeping new i nterest group ushered in by Al Gore’s Internet. Taylor said elections will be conducted in a similar fashion, with the only changes in strategy ref le c t i ng t he potential new battlegrounds in previously untouchable GOP states. Taylor a lso noted how difficult it would be for Obama to turn the net roots activists from a base to campaign from to a base to govern with. It’s limited to any of the dozen or so e-mails people might receive from the Obama administration with information about the coming months. Barring new developments in foreign affairs, what we should look forward to is a healthy debate and the beginnings of new coalitions on domestic issues like the economy, health care and the environment, Taylor said. But again, the first 100 days are key. This may have been a historic election, but the more important thing to worry about is the creation (or failure) of historic legislation in these economic doldrums. Thoughts on the inauguration? Tell Paul what you are looking forward to in Washington at letters@technicianonline.com.

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“Just keep his promises.” Trent Satterfield freshman, first year college

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ord on the street is that once United States Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Democrat from Nevada, read my last column about Ronald Burris he immediately called an emergency meeting of the Democratic CauAndrew Payne cus. Now, Staff Columnist following my recommendation and counsel, Burris is now the junior Senator from Illinois. Just nine days after holding a news conference in the rain because the Senate barred him from entering its chamber, Burris walked onto the Senate floor escorted by Reid’s chief deputy Dick Durbin, a fellow Democrat also from Illinois. That same day Sen. Joseph Biden and Sen. Hillary Clinton gave farewell speeches. Both are leaving the Senate for senior positions in the new Obama Administration. Vice President-elect Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 – at the ripe old age of 29. Biden has spent 36 years in the Senate – an entire lifetime. Reid first came to Congress in 1982. As we draw to the end of George W. Bush’s presidency – let’s be thankful for constitutionally mandated executive term limits and ponder the question, do we need Congressional term limits, too. As a part of the 1994 “Contract with America,” Republi-

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serve them in Congress, even longtime incumbents. Senator Orrin Hatch (RepublicanUtah) said it best that “the real term limit is at the ballot box, and that is where it should be.” Members of Congress are afraid to make decisions that may jeopardize their chances at re-election. Perhaps term limits are the answer? But that will require a constitutional amendment. We could start however with simpler reforms: slashing Congressional salaries and benefits, cutting l a r ge a nd entrenched staffs both in D.C. and at home; and eliminating out of state political contributions. Careerism and unencumbered incumbency has allowed national problems to go unresolved. The nation’s framers never envisioned individuals serving countless decades in Congress. Term limits may be an undemocratic response to this prevailing problem. But as each day passes, they become more and more appealing. Let Andrew know your thoughts at letters@technicianonline.com.

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TECHNICIAN UP AND COMING MUSIC (Released Jan. 20) Artist: Mariah Carey Album: The Ballads Label: Columbia/Legacy Artist: Frank Sinatra Album: Seduction: Sinatra Sings of Love Label: Reprise Artist: Andrew Bird Album: Noble Beast Label: Fat Possum Artist: Reel Big Fish Album: Fame, Fortune and Fornication Label: Rock Ridge Artist: Cattle Decapitation Album: The Harvest Floor Label: Metal Blade Artist: Antony and the Johnsons Album: The Crying Light Label: Secretly Canadian SOURCE: FYE.COM

VIDEO GAMES Jan. 21 Skate 2 (XBOX 360, PS3) SimAnimals (Wii, DS) Jan. 22 Dark Sector (PC) Jan. 23 Tomb Raider: Underworld (PS2) Jan. 27 Afro Samurai (XBOX 360, PS3) SOURCE: GAMEPRESSURE.COM

MOVIES (Opening Jan. 23) Inkheart Studio: New Line Cinema Synopsis: A movie based upon Cornelia Funke’s book about a father and daughter who bring fictional book characters to life. Possession Studio: Yari Film Group Synopsis: Sarah Michelle Gellar plays a woman whose husband who is in a coma after a car crash. The man’s brother, who was also in the crash, comes out of his coma claiming to be her husband. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans Studio: Screen Gems Synopsis: Werewolves and vampires abound in this prequel to Underworld about Lucian, a werewolf torn between the hatred of the vampire Viktor and the love of his daughter Sonja. SOURCE: ROTTENTOMATOES.COM

AT THE POUR HOUSE Jan. 21 Gongzilla & The Old Regime doors: 8 p.m. | show: 9 p.m. Jan. 22 Telepath w/ Chronicles of the Landsquid and SpeakerDevil doors: 8 p.m. | show: 10 p.m. Jan. 23 Parmalee w/ Downfall & The Influence doors: 8 p.m. | show: 9 p.m. Jan. 24 Kevin Kinney Band w/ Marc Smith and Chris Smith of Patty Hurst Shifter doors: 8 p.m. | show: 9 p.m. SOURCE: THE-POUR-HOUSE.COM

AT THE LINCOLN THEATRE Jan. 22 Unearth w/ Emmure / Impending Doom / Born of Osiris doors: 7 p.m. | show: 8 p.m. Jan. 23 The Machine (America’s Premier Pink Floyd Experience) doors: 8 p.m. | show: 9 p.m. Jan. 24 General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board w/ The Executives Ballas Hough Band w/ Vic Kingsley Layden doors: 9 p.m. | show: 9:30 p.m. SOURCE: LINCOLNTHEATRE.COM

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RRB brings act to The Berkeley Cafe The Randy Rogers Band, coming off a show the night before on The Late Show with David Letterman, brought energy and passion to The Berkeley Cafe Jan. 15. Dan Porter A&E Editor

The breadth of exposure a band can get from appearing on a show like the Late Show with David Letterman can be invaluable for their climb to greatness. In addition, the pressures involved with performing at that level can be overbearing, to say the least. The Randy Rogers Band had this opportunity and played their song “Wicked Ways� from their self-entitled album on Jan. 14. The band appeared to be focused and intense, which was perfect for the mood of the song. On Jan. 15, the band played at The Berkeley Cafe to a much smaller audience. The band came up on stage a few minutes past 8 o’clock, walking up a small set of steps from stage right. The stage was packed full of instruments; guitarist Geoffrey Hill having five guitars on stage at his disposal alone. In true country fashion, the air was full of the smell of beer and cigarettes. Rogers stepped up to the microphone to the rise of cheers from the audience. As the cheers died down, Rogers remarked at how much different the night was from the preceding which drew laughter from everyone in the crowd. From the start, the band was energetic and casual — a stark difference from the more reserved feel the band gave the night before. The nervousness that can

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sometimes exist in crowds about just how much one can get into the music was immediately obliterated by this energy. Between the animated (and VERY talented) Brady Black, who jumped around stage with his violin and the intense guitar solos of Hill, it was evident that the band was completely invested in the music they played — and they wanted the crowd join them. Jon “Chops� Richardson even made his way up to the microphone to sing a song and showed that he was not only a talented bassist, but had a good singing voice as well. The band played a two hour set with no breaks, and performed music from both older albums and their most recent one. The band made sure to include their more popular songs like “Kiss

From the start, the band was energetic and casual — a stark difference from the more reserved feel the band gave the night before. Me in the Dark�, “In My Arms Instead� and “One More Goodbye�, all of which had the crowd singing and dancing along with the band. For modern country music, this is about as good as it gets. Purists may find the band’s sound to be a little too pop for their taste relative to the sounds of the 60s and 70s, but they will only be able to stop their foot from tapping along for so long. They may even find themselves

singing the choruses after the fact. One place that the band succeeds is musical quality. Roger’s voice sounds just like it did on Letterman and on the band’s CD. His voice sounds similar to that of Gary Allan, with just as much of the passion and feeling that is present in Allan’s songs. Fans that look for musicians that do not need assistance from sound correcting technologies will certainly appreci-

ate the quality. The fidelity was a little surprising, especially from Black, who managed some complex fiddling while dancing to the music. Much of the attention was shared between Rogers and Black, save for the intervening guitar solos of Hill. The band played an entertaining show that was well worth the trip. The songs were catchy and the energy with which the band performed made the show great. The band’s current list of tour dates on their Web site (randyrogersband.com) does not have any shows planned for NC yet. The band tours around 200 days a year, according to Rogers, so if you missed out on the show, it won’t be long before the band comes back.

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Clint Eastwood has a peculiar power in American cinema. Former man’s man badass to beat, all star of the Man With No Name westerns, he moved into directing and made his acting a side project, and in return brought us some of the finest American cinema of the past several decades. He’s one of the last directors out there who knows how to do a true American classic, and after he’s gone we’ll have to start all over again. Gran Torino, intended to be his last foray into the world of acting, feels like all of Eastwood’s cowboy personae grown up and grown old, rolled into a callous, graveltongued, gun-toting burrito, sauce extra hot. As Walt Kowalski, Eastwood plays a rather racist, over-the-hill Korean war veteran whose wife has just passed away, and whose days are only made more frustrating as his Detroit neighborhood becomes populated with Hmong (pronounced “mung�) immigrants. Rather unwillingly at first, he begins to look out for the children of his next door neighbors, who become the victim of Hmong gang violence and abuse. Admittedly, the movie is kind of boring for the first

half hour or so, as the exposition leaves you disliking the old codger, who comes off as more jackass than badass. But then Clint starts drawing a bead on gangbangers with his bolt-action M1903 Springfield and I couldn’t be happier. It is kind of sad that it takes him pulling his piece to get me interested in a movie that really has very little violence and isn’t even about one man’s bloody quest for revenge. Then I remember the scene that has Clint Freaking Eastwood sticking a gun in someone’s face and saying “Get off my lawn� and all is forgiven. Most of what you’ll end up liking this movie for comes in the middle 90 minutes where Walt is slowly learning to care about something other than himself, and the humor and charm of him teaching a neighbor kid carpentry or looking awkward at a Hmong family gathering is something I simply didn’t expect. It has always been my belief that badasses are characters you can rarely develop, because we think they’re cool and all when they start busting skulls and perforating stooges, but show them going to the hardware store or getting a haircut and suddenly they’re vulnerable, human and the antithesis of the gun-toting warrior we’ve fallen in love with. In between the high doses of racial slurs and truculent cantankery you’ll find a movie about family and finding a place for yourself in the ever-changing world. One of the better set pieces in Gran Torino are the Hmong themselves, who save one are all first time actors from real

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Hmong-American neighborhoods. While their acting isn’t superb‌okay, no window dressing, their acting is bad, but even so I am totally ready and able to forgive it. Simply put, no one does this in films, big budget or otherwise. You know how you rarely see African-American actors in Westerns? In reality, onethird of the people living in the Old West were black. You know Milk, last year’s Sean Penn film

focusing on gay rights activism? Nary an openly homosexual actor in any of the lead roles. It’s a problem when you claim equality but then hide it behind standards and practices so old they’re basically discriminatory, and so I applaud Eastwood for making the effort for authenticity. It’s a statement, and honestly, a much needed one. So, to re-cap, character good, story charming, cast authentic.

All sounds good so far, right? Well, it’s the little things that tore parts of this movie down for me. First off, the Gran Torino itself, Walt’s vintage muscle car which is just aching to be whipped out right at the film’s end for something truly amazing, is shelved the entire movie. And while the car having symbolic significance is nice and all, what would have been nicer were if it had driving-really-fast-tosomewhere-doing-somethingreally-cool significance. Walt’s kids and their families are another issue, in that they’re portrayed as suburban, stuck-up, spoiled and ungrateful, but you have to think that if Walt treated his kids as badly as he does everyone else, how could they not? The film seems intent on painting them as a kind of antagonist for him, but it feels dishonest and unnecessary at every turn. Most people will probably disagree with me on this last point, but I found the film’s ending very disappointing. It’s purposely an anticlimax, but the film is littered with set-up for it to go the other way and I have to believe that Walt isn’t simply “too old� to take the bad guys on. It isn’t as engaging a tale as his other legendary works, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby or even Changeling, but it does have a lot of heart and is something I’d recommend to anyone looking for a really well done film. Also, for reasons passing understanding, Eastwood sings the song that plays over the end credits. I can’t remember a time I’ve run out of a movie theater faster than that moment.

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Production-wise, it is similar to�Teachme�, a gem released from Musiq’s last album, “Luvanmusiq�. Momentum comes to a stand still with “Special� and “Deserveyoumore� On “Special� the melody and beat are competing with each other and “Deserveyoumore� sounds like a 70’s bland love song by an all male vocal quartet. The piano driven “Dearjohn� is a letter explaining how Musiq, lacking the courage to break up in person instead opts for a pen and piece of paper. The sadness in Musiq’s voice, remorseful lyrics, vocal arrangement, harmonies and production make this the best track on the album. Nex t, “Loveof mylife�, is equally endearing and gross as Musiq sings how he “can loose a car, even body parts�, but could never live without the love of his life. Feeling the recession, “Moneyright�, an up-tempo electropop groove has Musiq pledging to give his love all they desire once he gets his funds together. In terms of production, where as John Legend has “Green Light�, Musiq has “Moneyright�, minus

Andre 3000. On “Someone� Musiq delivers what he does best. Love ballads. The dulcet melody and beautiful words express how we all want someone to love us despite our imperfections. The only other feature on the album, “Iwannabe� featuring Damian Marley infuses a bit of Reggae and Caribbean vibe on a song surely to make you want to move. “Sobeautiful� is another moving love ballad where Musiq displays how his vocal prowess has matured in the past 8 years trying out his falsetto. Albums are often judged by their first single, but there are exceptions to every rule, “Onmyradio� being one. Musiq, although with a few missteps, has stayed true to who he is as an artist while remaining relevant. Although “Onmyradio� may not be Musiq’s best, it is a solid effort and a solid effort from Musiq is still better than what’s currently playing—-on the radio.

It must be 2009: the world has gone digital. WKNC 88.1 FM has recently announced the launch of its first official blog. “In an effort to reach out to our online community and encourage interaction with our listeners we have carved out an Internet outpost where WKNC listeners can come to find all of the newest and most up-to-date information about all of our music formats,� Kyle Robb, the station’s general manager, stated in the official press release on January 1st, 2009. Robb, the program director, and the webmaster are all administrators of the new blog, and their job is to filter comments, approve posts and basically oversee the whole blog. Robb said ideally this blog is a place for people who listen to WKNC to come together and join a sort of community. He said the main Web site for WKNC would get a lot of traffic, about 50,000 page views a month, but that people weren’t sticking around on the site for too long. In an attempt to keep people on the site for longer periods of time, the station tried to launch a forum, but there still wasn’t much community-building going on. That lead them to the idea of starting a blog. The blog is updated regularly, about four times per day just in the first few weeks since launch. Robb said that they want to “entice people to build a community by giving them regular content, and give people a reason to stick around the site.� Many of the station’s DJs write for the blog, and Robb encourages anybody on the WKNC staff to write as well. According to the official

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Carter Neely, senior in communication, prepares the radio for the women’s basketball game broadcast. Neely usually does a show on Wednesdays. “I enjoy being able to produce things -- it’s really cool,� Neely said. “Also, training your voice and making an ad that sounds professional.�

CURRENT BLOG TOPICS Local Music: Schoolkids Records Moving, Red Collar Featured in Yes! Weekly Daytime Rock: Colin Munroe Is The Unsung Hero, Cotton Jones Debut “Paranoid Cocoon� Weekend Specialty: Gettin’ Religion, Implements of Vengeful Deities Underground Hip-Hop: Ghostface Killah & RZA Interview at 4:30, Top 10 Hip Hop Albums of 2008 Afterhours: Live Electronic Music Every Monday Night in Downtown Raleigh SOURCE: WKNC.ORG

press release, “The staff actually started posting to the blog in November so there would be plenty of content to welcome new readers, including information on local artists and shows, music news and reviews and station promotions.� The blog is organized into categories so viewers can browse posts in Local Music, Daytime Rock, Multimedia, Promotions, Weekend Specialty, Underground Hip-hop, Afterhours or Chainsaw Rock. There is something on the blog for every musical taste. The blog also features podcasts of all the talk shows and interviews on WKNC. WKNC is hoping to collaborate with the

Technician’s “88.1 Pick of the Week� album review and have the review read on the air, interspersed with music, Robb said. Robb said that the blog is inf luenced by newraleigh.com, goodnightraleigh.com, indieweek.com and even pitchfork.com. The new blog has already been featured on both newraleigh. com and newsandobserver.com. Robb said that there has been a lot of support from the local blogging community. The blog has enjoyed off-the-bat success, with 4,391 page views from 1,362 unique visitors since January 1st. Visit WKNC’s new blog at http://wknc.org/blog/.

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Shayla Fields, a senior guard, drives past Karima Christmas, a Duke Sophomore guard/forward, in the home game against Duke University Monday. N.C. State lost by three points in overtime with a score 61-58. Gartrell led the pack with 20 total points scored, and played the entire game.

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Gartrells basket with 19 seconds left in the game brought the team within three. However, Strachan’s 3-pointer went wide and State left the court with the same result as last Sunday — so close to catching a topranked team but not quite there.

“We’ve stayed in both games against Carolina and Duke and we’ve been given a chance to win,” Glance said. “You can flip a few things on the scoresheet, but our defense is the constant, and thatís very encouraging.” Chante Black led the Blue Devils in most major categories, totaling 17 points and 17 rebounds. Glance said she was not disappointed with her team’s effort.

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She said the selfless play of Gartrell, Fields and their teammates may be the “trademark of the team.” “They give of themselves just like Coach Yow, who has spent a lifetime giving,” Glance said.

“We brought in some better competition this year from out of state instead of our usual opponents — Carolina, ECU,” Zefeldt said. “The tournament definitely got better this year.” The tournament is hosted by the Carolina Hurricanes and held at the RecZone. State took the trophy for the first several years after the tournament began, but Duke won the title in 2007 and Virginia Tech claimed it in 2008. State finished the tournament 1-2, clobbering Rhode Island College 16-2 in its opening match-up before being shut out, 7-0, against UMBC on Saturday. Team captain Chris Martucci, playing in his third Canes Cup, said this was the first year that State invited six teams to participate instead of four.

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guards, and that’s what we need.” But despite the team’s health, the game could get out of hand if the Devils find ways to cause turnovers and create transition baskets - cuing the already rau-

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After Thomas was injured, the Wolfpack — playing with a 5-on-3 power play with the game tied at 6 and little more than five minutes remaining — rallied for two quick goals. “That was less of a ‘let’s do it for coach’ moment and more like a ‘I don’t want to lose’ moment,” Martucci said. Jonathan Hires, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, said the team responded well after getting shut out the night before. “We came out swinging,” Hires said. “We had a solid win on Friday night, last night was a tough loss for us, getting shut out, but it was good that we were able to come together as a team in response in a game against a tough opponent like that.” Although the game appeared to be over, Kennesaw State answered with two goals of its own and scored the game-winner with just less than a minute left. Kennesaw State would go on to

win the tournament. This wasn’t the first time a late collapse has killed the Pack. Earlier this year, against leagueleading Virginia Tech, State allowed an assured overtime berth slip away when it allowed a goal with under a minute left in regulation. “That’s hurt us all season, dying late,” Zefeldt said. “That’s why we called the time-out, trying to get everyone calmed down and re-focus our defense. Hopefully eventually they’ll learn to play 60 minutes instead of 55.” According to Martucci, the shutout loss to UMBC was “atrocious.” “Obviously, it hurts,” Martucci said. “Especially with the types of goals they were — it always sucks, not only to lose a tournament you host, but to lose in front of the people who come out to see you.”

cous Crazies to erupt into the camera-shaking nightmare that so many teams have fallen victim to. And as if history wasn’t already calling for a Devils win, State is 16-56 all-time against Duke when the team from Durham is ranked in the top-10. Still, the players are looking

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Heading to hostile territory State enters Cameron in search of first win in Durham since 1995 Ty Johnson Deputy Sports Editor

The 1994-95 season was a completely different era for men’s basketball in more ways than one. All of the Wolfpack’s home games were in Reynolds Coliseum and most State fans had no idea who Herb Sendek was, since Les Robinson was still at the helm of the Pack’s basketball program. And while Robinson’s eighth place finish in the ACC and 12-15 overall record during that season led to his ousting a year later, he was also the last coach of State’s men’s basketball program to walk out of Cameron Indoor Stadium a winner. A 77-60 win against the Blue Devils Jan. 18 14 years ago was the last time the Pack managed a victory in what’s often billed as the most hostile venue for visiting teams in the nation. But in this year’s contest, State’s biggest problem may not be the Cameron Crazies. “Turnovers [have] been our Achilles heel,� coach Sidney Lowe said in a press conference Monday, alluding to his team’s 22 turnovers in Saturday’s win over Georgia Tech. “You can’t turn it over against any team.� If this season’s stats are any sign, though, State will turn the ball over tonight—and often. The Pack has coughed up an average of 19 turnovers a game this year while Duke has forced 17 turnovers per game on average, though Lowe insisted the team just needed to play its game. “We have to come out and establish ourselves,� Lowe said. “It’s going to be an active game, a physical game.� But as far as his ever-changing lineup was concerned, Lowe said he wasn’t sure who would make up his starting five in Cameron, especially concerning his former position running the point. “You never know what the game will dictate,� Lowe said of how many players will see time in tonight’s game, though he said the team’s backcourt situation was

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Ice hockey hosts 2009 Canes Cup The Wolfpack go 1-2 after a weekend of hockey at the RecZone Kate Shefte Senior Staff Writer

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Ben McCauley, a senior forward, works around Gani Lawal on his way to the basket during the game against Georgia Tech Saturday. McCauley 18 points and 10 rebounds.

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finally shaping up. “[Farnold Degand is] still not 100 percent yet. Julius [Mays] is going to continue to get better, and [Javier Gonzales] is getting healthy, so from that position I think we almost have three healthy point

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During the 2009 Canes Cup game against Kennesaw State, the ice hockey club players throwing their bodies around on the ice were not the ones at risk; it was the members of the coaching staff that were dropping like flies. With N.C. State head coach David Kurtz home with his wife after welcoming a child two days earlier, a wayward clearing attempt struck assistant coach Kevin Thomas behind the bench, leaving the Pack with only one of its three coaches. “They were clearing it out of the zone, and it came across the bench,� assistant coach Nicholas Zefeldt, who escaped the game unharmed, said. “He was talking to a player, and he took it off the nose.� One of Thomas’ players, who wished to remain, nameless to preserve his ice time, said his coach had it coming. “It is his own fault, he didn’t move,� the player said with a laugh. Thomas was taken to the hospital for stitches, capping off a wild weekend that pitted N.C. State against several tough opponents that they don’t face regularly, including University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Rowan College and Rhode Island College.

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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Pack falls to No. 4 Blue Devils in overtime Beal injured as State loses 61-58 thriller in Reynolds Sunday Kate Shefte

“To battle like we battled, to be shorthanded once again — it’s just such a credit to this team.�

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The women’s basketball team stayed within arm’s length of the No. 4 Duke Blue Devils, but lost 61-58 in overtime. It was the second time in eight days that the Pack lost in overtime to a top-5 opponent. “I thought we gave a tremendous effort,� interim head coach Stephanie Glance said. “To battle like we battled, to be shorthanded once again — it’s just such a credit to this team.� Senior Shayla Fields finished the game with 20 points and junior Nikitta Gartrell

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)NTERIM HEAD COACH 3TEPHANIE 'LANCE with 14 points. Glance added that Gartrell did an “unbelievable job� defending Duke’s Abby Waner, holding the sharpshooter to only two 3-pointers. “We really tried to stop Fields, but we did not do that,� Duke head coach Joanne McCallie said. “She and Gartrell created a lot of problems for us.� Sharnise Beal, who is averaging 11.2 points per game, exited Sunday’s matchup after playing only nine minutes. Beal reportedly hit the back of her head on the knee of a photographer while diving for the ball.

“The team doctor was working with her, and at first we thought we might get her back at half time,� Glance said. “She’s starting to show signs of a potential concussion, so [the trainer] could not allow her to play.� State crushed Duke early, jumping out to a 23-12 lead shortly after the midway point of the first half. With Beal out, sophomore Brittany Strachan logged 30 minutes of playing time. “We were attacking, and we got a lot of their key players in foul trouble early,� Fields said. “We

were taking good shots and hitting them.� It was Mascot Day at Reynolds Coliseum, and the Carolina Panthers’ Sir Purr, Durham Bulls’ Wool E. Bull, N.C. State’s Mr. and Mrs. Wuf, Carolina Mudcats’ Mudcat, and Carolina Hurricanes’ Stormy, among others, participated in a halftime game. There was little dribbling or skill involved, but Mr. Wuf managed to score one of two baskets in the game. Duke overwhelmed State at the start of the second half. State did not score in first nine minutes, and watched its nine-point lead evaporate quickly. Fields sank a jump shot with 30 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime. The Pack went to overtime Jan. 11 against UNC-Chapel Hill and didn’t score until there

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