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Schoolkids relocating down street Record store to relocate closer to Bell Tower

Schoolkids Records is moving to 2114 Hillsborough Street Sunday in an effort to reduce overhead and increase traffic.

The store will close its present location alongside Kinko’s and Gumby’s on Hillsborough Street and reopen in what was formerly half of Buddha’s Belly on Monday.

Ric Culross, Schoolkids’ general manager since 1991, said the move is due to the lower rent at the new location and the increased visibility to both the traffic at the intersection it will face and students on foot.

“Our toes need to touch some form of student life itself,” he said.

Located on Hillsborough Street for 37 years, Schoolkids may be one of Raleigh’s last independent record stores.

The Chapel Hill location closed last year due to decreasing sales, which Culross said was due in part to the online streaming music service available to UNCChapel Hill students.

The National Association of Recording Merchandisers, an industry trade group, stated album sales decreased 14 percent in 2008, to 428 million, in a report on its Web site.

Eric Tschudi, a senior in communication who has worked at the store for three and a half years, said the shopping center where Schoolkids has been located for the past five years was not a good fit.

“This used to be a drug store, it never really had a great vibe to it,” he said. “I think the new location will have more character, it will feel more like a record store.”

Culross said the shopping center the store is moving to is already a “counter cultural area,” which is favorable for the store’s success. Having a pawn shop which specializes in musical instruments two doors down was also a plus, he said.

The new site, located directly across from the Bell Tower, should also make students more aware of the store’s presence, Tschudi said.

While students are now more likely to buy concert tickets and posters than compact discs at the store, high profile releases such as the recent Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy CDs are still in demand, Tschudi said.

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The Hillsborough Street Business District, which is responsible for making improvements to the street and surrounding area, has petitioned the city of Raleigh and the University to allow students to purchase meals at restaurants on the street through University meal plans.

According to the petition, the businesses would be willing to provide a service to allow students to use their Board Bucks at various locations on Hillsborough Street in addition to those already provided on campus.

Alan Lovette, a representative for the business district and owner of Melvin’s Hamburgers, said the University would collect all of the immediate profit and then return a percentage to the businesses bimonthly.

“Like the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, N.C. State Dining could set up the meal plan card in restaurants of interest and receive all of the purchase and then pay the restaurants a percentage back at the end of every two weeks,” Lovette said. “Also, Raleigh Take Out could be involved by taking the food to students who might be sick or are studying for exams.”

Ellen Anne Curtis, a freshman in mathematics education, said she was impressed by the variety of options offered at other Universities.

“It would be nice to have a wider variety of dining options like Duke and UNC students have,” Curtis said.

Tiffany Brown, a sophomore in agriculture education, said she believed adding Hillsborough Street to the meal plan would improve the quality of student life while also helping to revive the local business district.

“I interviewed like 50 people for a project and all but one said they’d love to have it,” Brown said. “This is especially true since the Atrium closes so early and the Dining hall can get old after a while.”

Lovette said he agreed the plan would help both students and area business.

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A snow wolf outside of Polk Hall on the Brickyard melts Thursday afternoon as a snow plow looms in the background. The snow wolf was constructed from snow that had partially refroze from the day before.

Fuel research continues Centia technology could redefine the effectiveness of biofuels James Cox Staff Writer

The U.S. Department of Defense began searching for a biorenewable source of jet-fuel in 2007.

Shortly after, N.C. State professors Henry Lamb, William Roberts and Larry Stikeleather met and submitted a proposal to the Defense Advanced ResearchProjects Agency.

While companies such as General Electric and UOP received grants, research began on a one-year project funded by the Biofuel Center of North Carolina, according to Tim Turner, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering who came up with the overall process steps for Centia.

The results were revolutionary.

“Centia is a process that can

convert any fat or oil into a reuseable fuel. It can convert soy bean oil into gasoline or jet fuel,” Lamb said.

Centia has three complex steps.

“You take lard, animal fat of any kind, soy bean oil, grease, any fat and you can convert it into fatty acids,” Lamb said.

Lamb said the next step in the process is to remove oxygen from the fatty acids by deoxygenation.

“What is left is a hydrocarbon,” Lamb said.

The hydrocarbon can then be refined to make jet fuel, he said.

“If you want to use it as jet fuel, then you can perform some catalytic chemistry similar to what you find in a petroleum refinery,” Lamb said.

He said the hydrocarbons can also be used to make diesel fuel and gasoline.

The quality diesel Centia produces is better than biodiesel, he added.

“It has a higher energy content

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because you don’t have the oxygen in it,” Lamb said.

Lamb also said the process is reasonably cost effective, but it depends on the cost of the raw material.

He said gasoline produced by the process would compete with naturally found gasoline if the price of oil goes back up.

“The selling point is estimated to be between two and three dollars a gallon,” he said.

Turner estimates that deFUEL continued page 3

HealthySTATE World Tour, a program designed to motivate students to be more active by awarding with incentives, kicked off this semester.

Stephanie Sobol, director of Health Promotion for the University, said she was excited about the HealthySTATE World Tour getting started.

The tour, which kicked off Jan. 12, is an incentive program that allows students to earn prizes for logging their activities and getting active.

The tour starts in Europe and students will “travel” to each continent by the time it is finished.

Students and faculty log their activities online and receive “miles” for each minute they work out. The goal is to accumulate the number of “miles” needed to “travel” Europe over the course of the semester.

The tour is a online log book that allows students and faculty to log their activities and receive incentives, Sobol said.

She also said that after registering people will receive biweekly e-mails with recipes and tips to be healthier and more active.

Some of the prizes offered through the program are gift cards to Dick’s Sporting Goods, Board Bucks from University Dining, and massages.

The Web site lists activities that will earn “miles”. Some of the activities listed include yard work, Wii Fit, and sailing.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY “N.C. State needs to look at this as a service offered by the restaurants by assisting students in their needs. The two year construction project will hurt business unless students are given a reason to come back to Hillsborough.�

Alan Lovette, owner of Melvin’s Hamburgers on the potential for students to use meal plans on Hillsborough Street

Returning to outdoor activity PHOTO BY DEMI OLUBANWO ith the weather warming up again, students are retuning to their normal outdoor activities. Kevin Sutton, a freshman in engineering, unicycles bare-chested near the Free Expression Tunnel. “It’s certainly not too cold to be unicycling without a shirt on, because once I get in the zone and start sweating, it warms me up.�

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Men sentenced to death in Chinese milk case Two men were sentenced to death and one was sent to prison for life Thursday in Shijiazhuang, China. The men played roles in producing and selling contaminated infant formula. Melamine, a deadly chemical, was added to watered down raw milk to help raise profits.

The chemical resulted in the deaths of six babies and health problems including kidney stones to 300,000 more.

The dairy boss of Sanlu Group Co., Tian Wenhua, who was sentenced to life in prison, said she knew of problems for months after hearing consumer complaints before advising authorities. She pleaded guilty to charges of producing and selling substandard products.

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Software maker to cut jobs

Microsoft Corp. announced Thursday its plans to cut up to 5,000 jobs, which accounts for 5.5% of its total personnel. Due to current economic conditions, 1,400 jobs are set to be cut immediately, with the remainder coming by June 2010. A pay freeze

will also be initiated in 2009 for employees.

The change will save approximately $1.5 billion in operating expenses and $700 million in capital expenditure for this year, according to Microsoft.

The company plans to continue hiring employees, specifically for its online segment, which will add to the rapid hiring growth since September 2007. Thursday’s announcement was the first big job cut in Microsoft’s history.

Chris Liddell, Microsoft’s chief financial officer, said the company acted quickly in an attempt to reduce the cost structure and limit its impact.

Microsoft said software sales including Vista decreased 8% due to lower-priced laptops and low PC sales. The Online Services division lost $471 million in the quarter, despite a 7% increase in sales from a year ago.

Sales rose in the entertainment and devices division which features the Xbox 360. Holiday sales accounted for a record 6 million game systems sold.

SOURCE: CNN

Delivery van kills two

Two children were killed and another critically injured after a delivery van ran into them Thursday in New York City.

At around 11:30 a.m., a group of children were walking from a library back to their day care in the Chinatown district when the accident occurred.

Witness reports varied about how the crash took place. According to investigators, one account said the driver exited the van and left the engine running which resulted in a mov-

ing vehicle. Police later said the van was backing up at the time of the incident.

Bellevue Hospital treated 14 other children who suffered minor injuries, spokesman David Zackin said.

According to Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, the truck traffic in New York’s Chinatown is overwhelming and has been discussed at previous meetings. The New York Police Department will undergo further investigation.

SOURCE: WRAL

Man beheads grad student

A Virginia Tech female graduate student was killed Wednesday night when a man beheaded her with a knife, according to a school spokesman. Xin Yang’s killing was the first on campus since the Virginia Tech shooting almost two years ago, which resulted in 33 deaths.

Yang, 22, from Beijing, was killed at the Au Bon Pain restaurant in the Graduate Life center, a written statement by a school spokesman said. Haiyang Zhu, 25, was charged with first-degree murder and is being held at a local jail without bail.

Authorities said based on emergency records the two students knew each other. Yang and Zhu were not seen arguing according to witnesses.

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Sunday at 4pm $ Stewart Theatre Music @ NC State presents:

An Afternoon of Piano Trios Dr. Phyllis Vogel (piano), FabiĂĄn LĂłpez (violin), and Leonid Zipler (cello) perform selections by Beethoven, Shostakovich, Villa-Lobos, and the famous Argentine tango composer Ă stor Piazzolla on this afternoon concert. www.ncsu.edu/arts Ticket Central: 515.1100 2nd Floor, Talley Student Center

WHERE? Royal Bean Coffee Shop Across from Meredith College on Hillsborough St. Call for directions 919-834-2326

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Former President Bill Clinton is set to speak in Reynolds Coliseum at 10:30 a.m. Monday.

Limited student tickets are still available but faculty, staff and general public tickets are sold out.

The Harrelson Lecture Committee offers an invitation for students to participate in an open forum discussion following Clinton’s address. Professors will lead the forum which will take place in Riddick Hall 321 beginning at 5:45 p.m. Refreshments will be available an hour prior to the event.

The University is expecting heavy traffic with an estimated audience of 6,000, according to Christine Klein, an information and communication specialist for University transportation.

More than 150 parking spaces in Jeter Bays (“C� parking near Reynolds Coliseum), Coliseum Deck Surface Lot, Talley Loading Dock and “C� spaces on Cates Avenue directly behind Reynolds will be reserved for the event.

Pullen Road, Hillsborough Street and Morrill Drive may be impacted by traffic and should be avoided if possible.

To claim any of the remaining tickets, visit http://www.ncsu. edu/millenniumseminars and click on get tickets.

Individuals who are unable to attend the event may view Clinton’s speech on WolfBytes or IPTV Channel 10: NCSU LIVE Channel (if on campus).

UNC-TV will also rebroadcast the event Monday at 9 p.m. in regular and high-definition.

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U.S. policy event begins Tuesday The School of Public and International Affairs will host “Great Decisions 2009: Pakistan and Afghanistan� Tuesday in Withers Hall Auditorium at 7 p.m.

The series, which was developed in 1954 by the Foreign Policy Association, is aimed to bring people together to discuss opinions on foreign policy issues.

The program will focus on four topics dealing with current U.S. foreign policy. Additional dates for the series are Feb. 3, 10 and 24 at 7 p.m.

Tuesday’s program will host Dr. Jonathan Mitchell, Senior Research Education Analyst of Research Triangle International.

For more information regarding the event, contact heidi_hobbs@ ncsu.edu.

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Registration numbers grow for KKC The Krispy Kreme Challenge has already acquired 1,611 racers with 14 days left to register.

Last year’s race hosted 3,000 runners and according to the event’s Web Site 2009 estimates have the event hosting about 5,000 participants. The race benefits the North Carolina Children’s Hospital and raised $20,000 last year.

Check in is set to start at 6 a.m. on Feb. 7. The race will begin at 9:30 a.m. To register for the event, visit www.krispykremechallenge.com.

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POLICE BLOTTER Jan. 20 10:11 P.M. | ROBBERY Hillsborough St/Lamp Dr. Student reported robbery that occurred on 1/14/09. Investigation ongoing.

12:57 P.M. | POLICY VIOLATION Golf Course Officers ejected approximately 50 people sledding. Subject compiled to leave the area.

Jan. 21 3:51 A.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Wolf Village Report of possible drug violation.

Officers responded but did not locate any problems. No further action taken.

11:42 P.M. | DOMESTIC DISPUTE Vet School Student reported subject was letting air out of tires. Subject left prior to officer’s arrival.SpringBreak09.qxd Duke PD was contacted 3.7x2.0

concerning incident and confirmed subject was student. Concerned Behavior Report filed and subject was trespassed from State property.

12:55 P.M. | ASSAULT Coliseum Deck Student was referred to the university for simple assault upon another student.

1:32 P.M. | LARCENY Honors Village Student reported unsecured coat stolen.

4:39 P.M. | POLICY VIOLATION Williams Hall Report of illegal skateboarding at this location. Officers observed subjects leaving upon arrival. No action was taken.

5:21 P.M. | HARASSMENT Public Safety Center Student reported being periodically stalked by another student. Subject was referred to the university and oncall counselor was contacted.

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Sam Blue, a junior in agricultural business, and Mike Flitcraft, a sophomore in electrical engineering, eat in Fountain Dining Hall Thursday. Flitcraft said partnering the University meal plan with local restaurants was “a pretty good idea.”

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“N.C. State needs to look at this as a service offered by the restaurants by assisting students in their needs,” he said. “The two year construction project on Hillsborough Street will hurt business unless students are given a reason to come back to Hillsborough.”

Both Brown and Lovette agreed that opening up Hillsborough Street to the meal plan would give some students more convenient options for dining.

“When students go to class north of the railroad track after 2:00 p.m., they have no place to eat meal plan food unless they walk all the way back to the dining halls,” Lovette said. “If Hillsborough Street restaurants could be on the meal plan, students could eat closer to their

Ellen Anne Curtis, freshman in mathematics education classes. This would also help promote Hillsborough Street while giving a percentage of their food sales to on-Campus Dining services.”

The petition also included two other requests. The first is for parking to be uniform and marked and the second is to create a 100-foot crime and begging buffer around the University.

Lovette said the business district has petitioned before but has not yet received a response.

“The businesses have made requests to N.C. State and the city of Raleigh since 2007 and we have not yet heard one request answered since then,” Lovette said. “We have narrowed it down

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pending on funding, the process could be commercially ready in three to five years.

There is still much work to be done, he warned.

“The problems are in scaling up, from making thimblefuls to liters,” Turner said.

He said he would like to make five gallons of fuel to begin testing in engines.

Lamb said the military cannot use typical biofuels because they can’t meet the required specifications.

“If you can make a fuel that looks like the current fuels, then you don’t have to modify the engines to accommodate the fuel,” he said.

According to Lamb, Roberts said Centia “has the potential to be a drop in replacement for current fuels.”

Lamb said Centia will not be the answer to biofuels, but it will be part of the solution.

“One problem with using soy bean oil is that it is also a source of food,” Lamb said.

“People were worried that we were going to take

to three requests on a recent petition signed by all the businesses and again, no answer.”

Jay Dawkins, student body president and junior in civil engineering, said he hopes the financial and legal issues will work out.

“I know there are a lot of students who would like to use the meal plan on the street and it would bring business to Hillsborough,” Dawkins said. “It is just a matter of whether or not legal and financial details will work out and I’m not an expert on that. I love the idea but I don’t know about the financial side.”

tions arranged between student groups and Residence Halls to promote health.

Sobol said one goal is to set up the program to be more interactive so students can challenge their friends to races.

Sobol said that since the kickoff of the HealthySTATE World Tour, about 185 students have already registered online.

“The goal is to get our campus to move more and be healthy,” she said.

Olivia Davis, a freshman in engineering, said she was unaware of the HealthySTATE program.

She said she would probably register, but she was not sure if she would remember to log her activities online throughout the semester.

“I would probably do it for sure the first few weeks,” Davis said.

She said it would be easier to follow through with the program if it had more concrete guidelines.

The program requires students to login to the Web site and register information each time.

Joe Hackler, a freshman in

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Ashlee Hoilett, junior in industrial engineering, swipes BJ Brown, senior in computer science, at Carmichael Rec Center during the summer. HealthySTATE, which launched this semester, will offer students incentives for being more active.

“Free stuff is always a good way to motivate people, especially college students.”

Olivia Davis, freshman in engineering engineering, agreed with Davis that the program would be hard to follow through with after the first few weeks.

“I would forget to log everything,” Hackler said.

He said the program is a good idea, but said it would be a hassle to remember to log workouts and activities.

The incentives will draw more people, Davis said.

“Free stuff is always a good way to motivate people, especially college students,” Davis said.

To register for the tour, visit the Web site at www.ncsu.edu/housing/healthystate.

“It has a higher energy content because you don’t have the oxygen in it.”

Henry Lamb, chemical and biomolecular engineering professor too many resources from agriculture to make fuel.”

To assuage that fear, Lamb said he is looking into using oil from algae and Jatropha, rather than food sources like soy beans.

Lamb said Jatropha grows in arid areas and isn’t edible, so it won’t compete with food crops.

“This would be good because it isn’t a food product, and may be relatively cheap,” he said.

Lamb said the main hurdle for the research to cross now is the lifetime of the catalyst.

“Right now, we can only make about one gallon for every gram of catalyst, we need to be able to make hundreds or thousands of gallons from a single gram for the process to be economical,” he said.

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Kyle Rosko, an employee at Schoolkids Records, puts price tags on items in the store. Schoolkids is planning to move from its current location near Gumby’s Pizza to another location near Buddha’s Belly on Hillsborough Street for a smaller store size.

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buy product,” Tschudi said.

Many younger music fans now download a copy of an album to listen to on their iPods and buy the vinyl LP to play at home, he said.

“A lot of people are moving towards that, which makes a lot of sense,” he said.

Culross said vinyl sales at the store increased 133 percent in 2008, and that he would like for the store to focus more on vinyl in the

“I think the new location will have more character, it will feel more like a record store.”

Eric Tschudi, senior in communication future.

According to NARM’s Web site, vinyl sales set a SoundScan record in 2008 at 1.88 million units sold.

Mikey Perros, a senior in biology and a DJ at WKNC, said he thinks Schoolkids is vital for students interested in local music and said he’s glad it will remain

on Hillsborough Street.

“It’s the only place in Raleigh where you can find local stuff,” he said. “I’ve been going to Schoolkids for half my life, ever since I started listening to music.”

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Put more blood drive information online THE ISSUE:

American Red Cross blood drives on campus are seeing incremental increases in blood donated from students.

OUR OPINION:

While the increasing numbers are a good sign, more could be done to inform students about upcoming blood drive locations and eligibility.

THE SOLUTION:

Blood drive organizers should use online resources like listservs and Facebook to inform students about upcoming drives and the online donation appointment system.

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Diversity classes should not be mandatory for all I understand the concern of individuals that feel threatened by the actions of a few close-minded individuals. Having a class that teaches diversity is a fantastic idea, but requiring such a class on top of the already mandatory work load would be irresponsible and unnecessary.

I have faith in Chancellor James Oblinger. He will see the necessity of offering a class on diversity and recommending it to incoming students.

Oblinger will also have the good judgment to have the newly created diversity class as a mandatory requirement for individuals that display discriminatory behavior, i.e. making racist displays in the Free Expression Tunnel or chalking. After all, we must remember discrimination is a learned behavior.

Craig Pahl junior, history

Antoinette Russell’s expectations too high I was extremely disappointed by the “princess” who wrote the article about lost chivalry on our bus system.

I am sorry your life is so hard. Maybe instead of carrying your books you could wear a backpack. Thousands of us do it.

Maybe if texting is so hard while holding on the rails, maybe you could wait until you get off. Maybe make a playlist if managing your iPod is too troublesome.

I’ll give up my seat for you, but I won’t hold your crap while you text somebody. I have given my seat up for several ladies this year (and have seen several other men do the same), but most of time when I ask, I am politely refused. No problem. You are not “suffering” when you stand on the bus.

Get to the stop earlier if it’s that big of a deal. Woman are NOT the majority standing up on the bus every time.

Better quality articles would be nice to read in this cold weather.

Vince Taylor sophomore, engineering

Sexism works both ways With regard to Antoinette Russell’s Viewpoint article “Give up your bus seats, gentlemen,” I have to say that I’m completely appalled and sincerely hope that it was meant to be some kind of joke.

What she is proposing is sexism — not in the typical male dominance sense, but sexism nonetheless. Russell appears to believe that she is entitled to preferential seating on the bus simply by virtue of her gender and due to the terrible struggles that she (voluntarily) imposes on herself – “trying to hold onto a rail, listen to [her] iPod, send text messages,

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lood drives are a regular site on campus, with at least 22 such events on campus each of the past two years.

However, collections averaged around 47.9 pints per drive for the period from June 2008 to January 2009 over 24 drives, meaning about 48 people gave blood at each event. At best, 1,152 different people gave blood, accounting for a small fraction of the 32,872 students on campus — this number needs to increase.

Students have the opportunity to save someone’s life and get free blood tests for HIV, hepatitis and several other infectious diseases — there is little downside to giving up an hour of your time and a pint of your blood.

But there is also room for improvement regarding information about who can give blood

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and when students can give blood.

Students are always online, and if participation in blood drives is to increase the way it should, organizers should utilize the Internet to maximize attendance.

E-mail listservs and Facebook events provide effective ways of informing students when and where blood drives will be held on campus, and students need to be made aware of other features like the online appointment program for American Red Cross blood drives.

Further, the existing University Web site for blood drives is not up to date and does not connect students to the online appointment system. This needs to change for the numbers to keep

climbing Kirsten Kruhm, coordinator of ARC blood drives on campus, said students have given about 170 more pints of blood compared to the period from June 2007 to January 2008 over 24 blood drives.

Kruhm said one of the big reasons why most people do not give blood is that they are not asked to give blood or lack information about blood donation.

Professors and administrators are already using online tools to keep students informed about events on campus, ranging from updates regarding the University’s recent closure due to inclement weather on the Web site to e-mails from instructors, club organizers and Campus Police

containing information about classes, on-campus events and crime alerts.

Yet the first item one finds for a Google search of the University Web site for “blood drive” brings up a page containing information regarding blood drives from 2007. The University needs to update this information and link students to the online appointment Web site (https://www. givesblood.org/give/get_started. php?orgID=296).

Blood drive organizers should also look to establish e-mail listservs and Facebook groups regarding locations and times of the events in conjunction with the existing system of signs and tables on campus.

Giving blood is easy and can save a life. With the inclusion of online tools, there are few excuses for students not to give blood.

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and hold [her] books.” If these activities are too much to handle while standing up, perhaps one could consider using a backpack, postponing texting until after the ride is over, or standing in silence, rather than demand undeserved preferential treatment.

Please correct me if I’m wrong, but I am under the impression that everyone — male and female — pays the same amount of student fees for the transportation department. Subsequently, everyone has equal access to the services that this department provides on a first come first served basis and not on the basis of who does or does not have a Y chromosome.

Obviously, it is a nice gesture if someone gives up their seat for you, however, no one is required, expected or obligated to do such a thing on the basis of something like gender. In fact, to make such demands is a step in the wrong direction for the female sex, showing an inability to handle your daily responsibilities without needing constant attention. I’m sure women’s rights activists are rolling in their graves.

Lauren Demanovich sophomore, sociology

Count your blessings, Ms. Russell As a representative of the male gender, I’m taken aback by this sort of article. Being one of the men who would make a habit of giving up my seat or hold open a door, I would say that you are judging an entire group based on a few proverbial rotten apples, also known as stereotyping.

I can’t say that all men are as “chivalric” as I am, but these gestures of chivalry should be considered privileges, not rights.

Furthermore, I would imagine while your on your way to class at a first-class university, texting on your luxury phone, listening to an iPod that had to have cost at least $100 (but probably a lot more) and carrying textbooks that surely cost a pretty penny, that you have had more than a comfortable lifestyle.

Instead of taking all of your material possessions for granted and finding more menial details to pick at in your daily experiences, I suggest you think of the ungodly amount of blessings you already have and take kind gestures from thoughtful men as a cherry on top.

Taylor Muir sophomore, mechanical engineering

“I have such a rare blood type (AB-) that I figure if I can save a couple of lives than I might as well.”

Kim Clark senior, economics

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f I may play Captain Obvious for a moment, I’d like to note that we saw a significant amount of snow for the first time since I’ve been at N.C. State on Tuesday.

And where there is snow, t here a re snowb a l l f i g ht s — this immutable fact Paul McCauley is something Senior Staff Columnist I learned the hard way on the cold streets of a small town in upstate New York.

But one combination I never would have imagined is the classic snowball fight with police brutality.

Yet after this weekend, that changed — reports out of Greenville said East Carolina University’s campus police arrested one student, tackled another and used pepper spray on a group of students. Admittedly, in the last case, the students did charge the officers who were trying to make an arrest.

But seriously: pepper spray?

Thankfully, the snowball fights around campus did not attract the riot police or require the Raleigh Police Department’s SWAT team to move in. Still, the lesson needs to be learned: we have got to make sure Campus Police don’t use pepper spray to break up an old-fashioned snowball fight.

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Excessive use of force by the police is not a new phenomenon on college campuses. 40 years ago, America saw some of the worst acts of police brutality, which was at first a response to the uproar and subsequent riots surrounding the passage of Civil Rights legislation and later acted to crush protests to America’s involvement in the Vietnam War. As far as crime enforcement we nt , t h i s marked a move away f rom rehabilitative efforts of previous years and more toward a strict lawand-order approach to crime and disorder: unleash the cops, lock the rioters and protesters up and use whatever force was required to maintain peace in the streets.

Yet even with such an approach, some historical accounts of the period noted cops who felt the brutal police tactics of the 1960s weren’t brutal enough.

And the tear gas and billy club tactics of police in the years of flower power were in response to mass looting, snipers in the streets and major acts of arson.

But we are talking about a snowball fight for crying out loud — unless someone’s got a

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Randy Johnson fastball and is throwing a piece of ice, the chances of severe, disfiguring injuries or death are slim.

On the other hand, getting beaten with a night stick, hit in the face with a stream of pepper spray or getting tased may have some serious physical side effects.

I am not advocating for taking these things from pol ic e officers — in given situations, these devices may enable off icers to disable an offender without requiring lethal force.

But what needs to be done, especially given the circumstances of the ECU incident, is for campus police forces to establish strict guidelines regarding the proportional use of force.

The bottom line: a fierce fight filled with people hurling snow at each other as fast as possible does not constitute a campus-threatening riot.

“People hurling snow at each other as fast as possible does not constitute a campusthreatening riot.”

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NINEONENINE Pullen Aquatics Center welcomes Rollapoolooza The Pullen Aquatics Center will be hosting Rollapoolooza this Saturday, Jan. 24, from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

The event is focused on whitewater kayaking which will be held in the center’s indoor, Olympic-sized swimming pool. Attendees can experience a variety of clinics, try out new product lines, purchase paddling related products or participate in the Gear Swap, which allows participates to trade, buy or sell equipment.

Clinics will be available to all skill levels on a first-come, first-serve basis. The minimum age is 12 and those 12-15 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Attendees younger than 12 must have prior approval from the Adventure Program Managers, have appropriate equipment and parental supervision.

Members from Dagger, Wavesport, Liquid Logic, Pyranha, Jackson Kayaks, Werner Paddles and Astral Buoyancy will also be participating and supporting the event. Other organizations such as Carolina Canoe Club, North American River Runners, American Canoe Association and the U.S. National Whitewater Center will be represented to promote the sport. The local retailer, Great Outdoor Provision Company, supported Rollapoolooza and will have demonstration boats and staff members available. The entry fee is $20.00. For more information, call 919-831-6855 or visit www.raleighnc. gov/rollapoolooza.

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ince the inauguration of America’s first president in 1789, each ceremony has brought some new quirk to put down in history.

George Washington delivered the shortest speech, a mere 135 words, during his second inauguration while William Harrison’s 1841 inaugural speech was a whopping 8,445 words, lasting nearly two hours. Warren Harding was the first president to ride to

and from his inauguration in an automobile and Franklin D. Roosevelt was the first and only president to be elected to a fourth term.

The inauguration ceremony has also seen the birth of some of the most famous lines in history, such as Ken-

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{sophomore in first year college} Four friends and I left Raleigh Sunday afternoon on the Inauguration Express — a 15-year-old green van that was destined for Baltimore, MD, where a friend of one of our fellow travelers lives. We stayed in Baltimore for two nights, and on Tuesday we got up at 3 a.m. and parked in a residential area in the outskirts of D.C. around 5 a.m. The walk to the train station was about a mile and a half long, and once we made it into the city it was about 7 a.m.

While in the city, we walked around the vendors selling Obama-themed buttons, shirts, scarves and posters, while at the same time trying to find a way to get into the Mall because we didn’t have any tickets. Most of the streets were blocked off because of the parade.

We passed a protest, where the people wore black bags over their heads and donned orange jumpsuits. They were holding signs that said they wanted Guantanamo Bay closed in 100 days. It was actually kind of creepy. We continued walking around the blocked-off streets to get a spot at the Washington Monument, where we stood and waited for the concert and the inauguration to start. We didn’t have to wait long, because the concert started soon. I could hear what was being said, but it was not in sync with the live stream of the image on a jumbotron far in front of us.

After the concert, when the politicians started arriving, the area around us started filling up quickly and started moving in front of us.

I turned around and saw that, behind the monument, people were packed tightly in. The crowd just kind of stood still—frozen—for a while because it was so cold and crowded. When Barack came on stage to speak, the reaction of everyone in the crowd was a strong ‘Yes!’ The screen would show Joe Biden, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama,

nedy’s famous words, “Ask not what your country can do for you--ask what you can do for your country,” and Lincoln, ‚“With malice toward none, with charity for all,” spoken at the close of the Civil War. It is not difficult to guess what Barack Obama’s inauguration has brought to history. Standing before an unprecedented 1.8 million supporters, the first African-American was sworn

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Being an attendee at the inauguration was the reward of a lifetime. I first signed onto the campaign in February of 2007, directing Obama for America’s youth outreach in North Carolina. That summer, I interned in then-Senator Obama’s communications office in Chicago and returned for several stints, working press during the North Carolina primary and eventually taking leave from N.C. State for the fall of 2008 to join his staff for the general election.

For many of us who traveled to Washington from Raleigh this week, the swearingin ceremony was the summit of a process that engaged record numbers of Americans – especially college students – to do all within their power to change the course of their country for the better and invest in a fresh vision. It was apparent at every event we participated in, from the inaugural concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Martin Luther King Day to seminars at the Museum of National History that the city was rippling with excitement.

Every person was relieved, joyous, on the edge of their seats due to the knowledge that they were on the cusp such a tremendous and sorely needed change.

Barack Obama epitomizes every quality that has been lacking in the Oval Office for the last eight years – a steady temperament, a keen mind, a willingness to absorb multiple points of view, and an approach to governing that is rooted in effectiveness rather than brash partisanship.

To see him take the oath of office was indescribable, and to watch him address the monumental challenges that his administration has inherited will be more so.

We received tickets from our congressman to attend inauguration. We rented a car and drove to the Largo Center in Maryland and parked at the metro station there, where we slept till about 2 a.m. After a very short stay at the Riddick Hotel, we returned to the metro station to catch the first trains, which were already packed at 4 a.m. When we got off the train there was a line of about 2,000 people just in the train station waiting to go up the escalator. It was pretty insane but everyone was so nice. I’ve never been around that many people and everyone be so nice. No one was mean, no one would say no you can’t take a picture, it was really entertaining being around that many people and it go that smoothly.

Our tickets were for the silver section, which was the farthest ticketed section. It put us in front of roughly 1.5 million people. There were two sections to silver--one behind reflecting pool and another across the street. It was gated so people wouldn’t get trampled trying to enter the section. Whenever they did open the gate, people would just flow through by the hundreds. The streets were chaos and as Obama had already promised, he created jobs through the thousands of venders that lined the streets.

Whenever they would announce a republican to the stage, it was quiet, and whenever they announced democrat, everyone would cheer. When they finally announced Bush, you can only imagine what a crowd of 1.8 million sounds like booing. On the flipside, when they announced Obama, it was like thunder. It was all 1.8 million attempting to clap through gloved hands. Whenever Obama spoke, you could have heard a pin drop. No one was talking on cell phones, no one was whispering, no one was text messaging--it was quiet. After the oath was over--you really had to be there to feel it, to feel the inspiration and the emotion that everyone was exuding. People were crying tears of joy.

As soon as he finished his speech, I grabbed my girlfriend’s hand and ran to the metro. About half of the crowd was trying to get out of there. There was about a thousand people in front of me and I couldn’t see the end of the crowd behind me. If you were to throw something up in the air, it would hit somebody. There was no space anywhere and if you fell down, it would not be good. It’s definitely an experience I want to share. No inauguration has ever drawn a crowd like that. Nothing like that has ever happened before.

{junior in politial science} and people would cheer loudly and wave flags. When it switched to Bush or Cheney, people would start booing. There was a pretty good response for the Clintons and a strong, local response for Jimmy Carter. Where we were, I didn’t know if the people who actually had tickets were booing Bush too, so I don’t know if it could be heard — my brother later told me that you could hear, from watching the inauguration on television, that you could hear the booing. During the prayer, everyone was silent until the preacher said “Sashaaa!” and everyone — everyone — started laughing.

We tried to chant “Obama” when he stepped up, but the crowd was so big that it got lost. People to my left would be chanting “Oh” and the people on the right would already be saying “bama.” Everyone was obviously really excited when Obama started speaking.

Everything was going as well as it could have, up until we left. We hit no traffic up to Baltimore, and no traffic up to D.C., and we got to the inauguration just in time. But then two million people had to leave, at the same time.

There was no way to be prepared for this onslaught of people into the streets. It took us three hours to walk 15 blocks. The atmosphere was really tense. People were exhausted, it was cold and it was a bit unnerving.

When we finally got to the train station, it was about 4 p.m., and we walked the mile and a half back to the car to drive back to Baltimore and stay the night. The next day, we barely hit any traffic on the way home to Raleigh.

Despite the harsh conditions, the mob of literally millions of people and the miles we walked to get there, it was difficult to focus on anything except how monumental this event was.

into office at noon on Jan. 20. Attendees traveled from miles around and braved freezing temperatures to watch Sen. Barack Obama become President Obama of the United States of America. Several N.C. State students make the trek to the nation’s capitol to watch the historic event. Below are first-hand accounts of what some students witnessed during their trips to President Obama’s inauguration

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Raleigh Parks and Recreation will be hosing a Teen Summit this Saturday, Jan. 24 at Tarboro Road Community Center. This free event encourages teens to come out and express their opinions on various types of programs they would like to be involved in. Basketball, dancing and step instruction, a talent show and other activities are included.

Snacks, dinner and door prizes will also be provided. For more information on this event, contact the Raleigh Parks and Recreation Teen Program at 919-831-6688. The Tarboro Road Community Center is located at 121 N. Tarboro Rd. SOURCE:WWW.RALEIGH-NC.ORG

Falls Town Realty opens its doors Falls Town Realty announced its grand opening of their new office yesterday. Located at 1151 River Falls Avenue, the firm specializes in North Raleigh real estate, including the Falls River, Bedford, Woodspring and Oakcroft neighborhoods. The company’s founders, Brad and Stacey Graham, have worked in the realty business for several years. Stacey Graham received her real estate license in 2000 while Brad Graham has 22 years worth of experience in the Triangle real estate market. The new firm’s founders and professional staff total to about 40 years worth of experience. To contact Falls Town Realty, call 919-847-7551 or visit www. fallstownrealty.com.

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‘Read and Go’ begins in February The second annual ‘Read and Go’ program will begin on Thursday, Feb. 5. The program will be held at the Jaycee Park Module, located at 2401 Wade Ave., beginning at 2:00 p.m.

The program is aimed toward senior adults age 55 and over. The event will involve reading a select group of North Carolina based fiction and non-fiction titles by North Carolina authors. Discussions will be held for each selection followed by a trip to the area where the story is based.

Participants can choose which books to read and participation on the associated trips is optional.

The reading list is undisclosed until the program begins. For more information, contact 919-807-8525 or 919-831-6851.

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He says he was the shy kid in high school—always outside the social circle, but one could never guess that now with Sam Lee’s firm handshake and welcoming smile. His upbeat personality and uninhibited mannerisms show that he definitely has some amazing people skills.

Sam Lee is a 21 year old senior, about to graduate in May with a degree in civil engineering, and has been at N.C. State since the fall of 2005.

“My whole family has gone to State,” Lee said. “I grew up in Raleigh. I just love it here.”

He became a resident advisor the fall semester of his sophomore year, and has not left the hall yet. He is currently advising Bagwell Hall for the sixth consecutive semester. What inspired him to get so involved with housing? A fantastic RA his freshman year.

“The RA my freshman year was great. He made me want to get involved in a meaningful way, and help make a difference for students like he did for me.”

After his first semester, Lee knew that Resident Advising was something he loved. Because of his great experience and the awesome support system he found in his co-workers, he decided that advising residents was his way to give back and meet people, including creating lasting friendships with his colleagues.

“Forming bonds with your coworkers is important. They are

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Sam Lee, a senior in civil engineering, stands outside his door on the third floor of Bagwell Hall where he is an RA.

there to back you up when there is a policy violation and they are there to empathize when you are overwhelmed,” Lee said.

Lee has learned a few tricks of the trade throughout his three

years at the position. He says that reaching out to every resident, even those not on his hall, helps to form bonds and strengthen the community. He makes it a goal to learn some things about

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as many residents as he can, like their classes or personal interests. He also makes sure to say hello to every resident he sees.

“I like to establish myself as a familiar face in the community.

It’s the little things that are most important.”

After living in a dorm for four years straight and being in charge of a hall full of boys, Lee has seen his share of the strange and unusual, once having an unwelcome guest living in a room on his hall.

“One night I was walking through my hall and there were a few boys standing around talking. All of the sudden, another boy walked out of his room with a pet snake around his neck.”

Because resident advising is a leadership position, Lee has to implement rules. Lee forms bonds with everyone on his hall, but they understood the difference between Sam as a friend, and Sam as a leader and policy enforcer. The consequences do not weigh on the relationships he builds through the job.

“It’s not about confronting the people, it’s about confronting their actions,” Lee said about enforcing the rules, “No one has ever purposefully disrespected me.”

There are benefits of being an RA. RA’s get their housing paid for, as well as a meal plan.

They also get a small bi-weekly stipend.

The bigger benefits, according to Lee, are the amazing leadership and team work skills that come as a result of advising. It

also teaches the important les- “hot topics.” The topics will son of time management, jug- cover sexuality and gender, sogling duties with your floor and cioeconomic status and economy your community, schoolwork, issues, and religion and culture, family, and social life all at the respectively. same time.

As May approaches, Lee en“Being an RA helps you find joys his last semester manning out what works for you to be suc- the hallways of Bagwell. Lookcessful,” said Lee, who has mas- ing back on his experiences, he tered the art of managing time. says if he could do it again, he Lee is curwouldn’t change rently servhis decision to ing at the AC stay on campus. of the Quad He enjoys the proarea, which grams and access relieves him to enrichment acof desk dutivities that living ties, but gives on campus grants, him other reas well as the unsponsibilities limited resources as he must available. work w it h “I think that evSam Lee ot her R A’s eryone should live senior, civil engineering to ma nage in a dorm for a inter-staff year. Some people relations and act as a liason be- don’t care for it, but they should tween the staff and the Honors at least give it a shot. It presents Fellows. such a good opportunity to build He is taking 18 hours this se- relationships that otherwise you mester, and preparing for gradu- wouldn’t have built, and it allows ation, as well as finding time for people to grow as a student. “ his family and friends. He also After being an RA for so long, finds time for his hobbies, like would Lee recommend it to othphotography and training for ers? Absolutely, as long as you are one of his favorite University not the type of person who “will events, the Krispy Kreme Chal- throw in the towel when times lenge. are hard.” He thinks advising Lee is particularly passionate has been a great experience and about the upcoming large group has helped him to refine skills activities that the Honors com- that will help make him successmunity has been working on ful as he goes through life. since the hate speech incident Sam would like to say thank in the Free Expression Tunnel. you to his co-workers throughIn February, March, and April, out his time at N.C. State. they are having a series of com“I attribute a lot of success to munication meetings to discuss the people I have worked with. “

“Being an RA helps you find out what works for you to be successful”

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dle of that meet.”

The Pack will have to head into battle against the Terps and the Pioneers with Panza on the bench again. She will be completely out of tonight’s competition with a possible appearance on a couple events next week with a severe sprain.

“It is a pretty good sprain. It is still swollen, it’s big,” coach Stevenson said. “She is work as much as she can on it right now to get back in. I am sure she will be out this week, potentially she might get back in on maybe an event next week but I don’t think we will be up to vaulting in floor quite yet. We might get her on beam.”

The Wolfpack will have the services of sophomore Megan Rowell, though, who missed all but the first two events of her freshman season due to injury.

According to coach Stevenson, the presence of Rowell will allow the team to put out a different line-up than they did at Michi-

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North Carolina

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“We are switching things around because we are taking Megan Rowell this weekend. It will be her first opportunity for competition this year,” coach Stevenson said. “I think Megan will be doing beam and floor for us. Vaulting, we will probably stay with the same line up because we had success with that lineup even without Panza from the first meet.”

According to senior Ashley Shepard, the team will not focus on the loss going into the

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meet tonight. The Pack will concentrate on hitting their routines and doing their best in all of their events.

“When we were in Michigan we had an off meet,” Shepard said. “We try not to focus on that but recommit to doing good gymnastics, really push ourselves in the gym and have confidence, I think that is what we lacked in Michigan.”

The Pack, with teams like No. 19 Michigan, No. 4 Georgia, No. 13 Nebraska and No. 11 LSU on their schedule, does not go into a conference match-up with any more consideration than any other match. According to coach Stevenson, it is just like any other opponent.

“Michigan is a better team than Maryland,” coach Stevenson said. “We went head to head with them, we have Georgia coming in [and] they are four-time national champions. We treat Maryland just like we would treat anybody else.”

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so that hasn’t been a problem.”

On the other hand, Pulgar didn’t know a lot of the English language or culture when he first came to N.C. State.

“I think it’s kind of difficult because I’m here by myself,” Pulgar said.

“I don’t know the language very well but I think in a little bit of time and with good friends it will be good soon.”

Although Lowe said he didn’t have a big language barrier coming from England, he still needed time to break out of his shell once in Raleigh.

“After I came out of my shell, I think I fit in pretty well,” he said.

“I’m not being big headed but I think the team likes me, I’m a very social person so it wasn’t hard. I’ve gained some great long lasting friends.”

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We are looking to hire 1 full time Veterinary Assistant/Technician to work the overnight shift. The hours will be 9pm to 9am 3 or 4 days a week. Must also be able to work weekends and holidays.

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800-965-6520. ext. 140. **ATTENTION PARKS, RECREATION AND TOURISM MANAGEMENT STUDENTS!!** Lighthouse Resort Services, the Premiere Resort Management Company on the northern Outer Banks, is now hiring students to participate in their 2009 Summer Internship Program. We are seeking out individuals who have an energetic personality, a positive attitude and most importantly, the desire and motivation to SPEND THE ENTIRE SUMMER LIVING AT THE BEACH!! Recruiters will be visiting the NC State campus in February. General Manager, Daniel Walker, will be speaking in various classes and will also be giving interviews.

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For more information call (919)661-1728 or email us at ucan@treasuretutorialservices. com

HELP WANTED Warehouse employee needed to work 25-30 hours per week (mostly 1-5 pm- some AM hours available) M- Fri only. Must have your own dependable transportation and be able to lift 70 lbs.18 minutes from Campus.

Please submit your available hours for work and your past work history to be considered.

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He has traveled often and spent time playing on the pro-circuit in Spain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was training in Spain for a Jen Hankin while and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going as well Staff Writer as I wanted it to,â&#x20AC;? Gujarati said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So I thought that college tennis The menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tennis team consists would be a good option for me.â&#x20AC;? of three North Carolinians, five The level of tennis competiout-of-state residents and three tion in each of these countries members from other countries. has also highlighted some differThese different backgrounds ences, according to Pulgar. mold the team into a culturally â&#x20AC;&#x153;In Spain, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very different,â&#x20AC;? diverse group of Pulgar said. athletes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We most ly Sophomore play on clay Rob Lowe courts and here moved to the it is mostly hard United States cour ts. The from England mentality and last year and type of players has been a menare different.â&#x20AC;?

Gujarati tor to freshmen agreed with PulAkash Gujarati, gar and said that from India, and in Spain there is Jaime Pulgar, a tough tennis from Spain. mentality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can see a lot SOPHOMORE 2OB ,OWE â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel t hat of what they are Indiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s compegoing though,â&#x20AC;? tition isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The team is very welcoming. intense as it can be,â&#x20AC;? Gujarati Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the family of the N.C. State said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Spain is very intense but college tennis is tough but at a Wolfpack.â&#x20AC;?

Lowe decided to travel away completely different level.â&#x20AC;?

In contrast, England has a very from home to play tennis at the relaxed tennis mentality, which, young age of 15. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tennis in the U.S. is betterâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; according to Lowe, is why he better standards, more players,â&#x20AC;? wanted to come to the United States to play.

Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The practices and the coaches â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is more individual work in America. In England they are are a lot harder than they are in a little sloppy in areas so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good England,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They also to get into different competitive do more individual work which is all good and will benefit me.â&#x20AC;? environments.â&#x20AC;?

When moving to the United Coming from Spain, Pulgar said he decided to come to N.C. States from another country, State to have the best of both there is an expected culture worldsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; pursuing an education shock and adjustment period, but for Gujarati, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t too as well as a tennis career. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my country, if you want to difficult. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have relatives in Cary, N.C. play tennis and you want to play pro you have to leave your stud- so that makes it a lot easier,â&#x20AC;? Gujarati said. ies,â&#x20AC;? Pulgar said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Also, English was one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;But here you have the possibility of doing both at the same first languages I learned in India time.â&#x20AC;?

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GYMNASTICS @ MARYLAND College Park, M.D., 7 p.m.

3ATURDAY MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AND WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S TRACK AND FIELD @ UNC CLASSIC Chapel Hill, N.C., all day MENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S AND WOMENâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S SWIMMING AND DIVING @ CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 11 a.m.

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GYMNASTS IN MARYLAND TO COMPETE AGAINST TERPS AND NO. 17 DENVER PIONEERS Jonathan B. Laughrun Staff Writer

The gymnastics team (1-2) is in College Park, Md. to take on the Terrapins (1-1) and the 17th ranked Pioneers (2-3) tonight at 5 p.m.

The Wolfpack is coming off a loss to Michigan and Kent State in which it posted a 191.150 after losing standout freshman Jess Panza during warm-ups. The team was led last week by sophomore Brittany Vontz and EAGL Rookie of the Week freshman Brooke Barr. Vontz lead the team on bars and all-around while Barr lead the team on vault, beam and floor posting

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a 9.750 on all three events.

The Pack dropped 1.525 points at Michigan from the 192.675 they posted in week one against Illinois-Chicago. According to coach Mark Stevenson, when you lose points like that in a meet you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t post a solid score. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t [recover], that is why we lost,â&#x20AC;? coach Stevenson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. Last weekend with Jess getting hurt, we took three 9.8s out of our team score and we added in three 8.8s. The bottom line is you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, that was 2.4 we lost from our team score, add 2.4 back and I think we are right back in the mid-

The womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball team failed to get its first conference win in Coral Gables, Florida last night, falling to Miami 72-60.

The loss at the BankUnited

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Center dropped N.C. State to 8-11 overall and 0-4 in ACC competition.

Bonae Holston led the Wolfpack with 23 points and 12 rebounds for her third doubledouble in the last four games.

Nikitta Gartrell contributed 12 to round out Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scorers in double-figures.

Lucy Ellison grabbed ten boards for the Pack in the pro-

gramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first ever loss to the Hurricanes in nine contests all-time.

The Canes surged ahead early, leading 17-4 less than eight minutes into the game, and looked poised to run away with the game, especially with Shayla Fields, Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leading scorer and the second leading scorer in the ACC, scoring just one point in the first half.

Down 36-21 at halftime, the

Pack managed to cut into Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lead in the second half, getting within ten at the 12 minute mark.

Four minutes later, State was down 53-49 when Holston drew a foul and sunk both shots, but the Canes came up big at the free throw line.

The Canes entered the game shooting a dismal 60.3 percent, but hit 26 of 29 from the char-

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ity stripe against the Pack, many down the stretch, to put the Pack away quietly and hand State its fifth straight loss.

Miami hit only seven field goals after intermission, but had 22 made free throws to close out the game with its first conference win.

The Pack travels to take on Wake Forest in Winston-Salem Monday.

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