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People take shelter under an umbrella from the inclement weather at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.

A steady rain fell throughout the day at the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.

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Members of Pi Lambda Phi fraternity prepare barbecue for the ATO Pig-N-Pie Cook-Off during the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday

Weather dampens festival WEATHER KEEPS ATTENDANCE DOWN DURING ALL-DAY FESTIVAL ON HILLSBOROUGH STREET SATURDAY John Cline

mated closer to 3,000 had been by. “We had a good day,” Lovette said. “The weather impacted it [a lot.]” The Hillsborough Street RenaisMerchants were impressed with sance Green Arts and Music Festival the turnout in spite of the elements. kicked off at noon Saturday despite “I’m impressed with all the people steady rain all day. The event marked who made it out despite the weather, the first time since the streets con- it’s awesome!” Bethany Chatfield, struction in 1792 that Hillsborough an N.C. State alum and owner of Street was closed off completely for ohcallmeb.com, a handmade jewthis sort of festival. elry company, said. “I think people The Hillsborough are still coming out Street Renaisbecause they want sance Festival was to support this and planned to high- TECHNICIANONLINE.COM they want this to light the aesthetic Check out photos by Dreier Carr, Christin be able to happen changes planned Hardy, Brent Kitchen, David Mabe and Megan again.” for the area over the Myers, and Wolf-TV video of the Hillsborough Harper Pridgen, Renaissance Festival Saturday in our a senior in textiles next two years and Street interactive map online, designed by Biko featured a variety of Tushinde. Send your thoughts on content to engineering, said eco-friendly ven- photo@technicianonline.com. she agreed with dors, informative Chatfield. booths, a pie and BBQ competition, “The whole concept of this is great, and live music throughout the day. I just wish it hadn’t rained,” Pridgen Students and community mem- said. “But either way I’ve still had a bers turned out for the event despite great time and lots of great barbecue the drizzle, but attendance was well and pie.” below planners’ estimates. One of the main attractions at Alan Lovette, owner of Mitch’s and the festival was the Barbecue and 5 O’Clock Sports bar, said planners Pie tasting competitions that were had said upwards of 20,000 people put on by the Alpha Tau Omega would fill the streets, while he esti- fraternity, where people crowded Staff Writer

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throughout the afternoon. Here festival-goers could purchase a ticket for 7 dollars that allowed them to taste entries and submit their vote for best tasting. David Orr, a representative from the fraternity, said the group wanted to take initiative to put on such an event. “As a newer fraternity on campus, we wanted to create a signature event,” Orr said. “We wanted something that would get our whole chapter, and even the community involved. It’s something that allows us to have fun, get some exposure, and raise some money for a good cause.” Funds raised from ticket sales went to benefit “Soles 4 Souls”, a charity that takes donated shoes and distributes them to needy families. Orr also remained optimistic despite the dreary conditions, saying forward thinking and determination

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allowed the planners to get this festival together over the past year. “You can’t plan for the weather,” Orr said. “As someone told me, first they said we couldn’t get the money for this event, then they said we couldn’t get the street closed off. We got through all that, and this rain is just another obstacle.” Jacqui McLaughlin was one of the official judges for the barbecues and pies. “This is a great event for the community and N.C. State,” McLaughlin said. Aside from the food, patrons could browse through a collection of ecofriendly, unique vendors such as FESTIVAL continued page 3

Campus vote names new Engineering open house makes connections with future students sound meter Howlometer Annual event intends to interest students in N.C. State, engineering

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Prospective student Matthew Graham, looks inside the wind tunnel, which is located on campus in Broughton Hall. Andrew Roberts, a senior in aerospace engineering, told Graham of the many merits of the N.C. State engineering program, during the open house — the engineering department’s time to recruit future students. There were many senior design studios open to the prospective students, showcasing the range of things engineers can do. “I like the idea of engineering because it is science applied,” Graham said.

Without Borders among others. Event planners also encouraged attendees to attend Hillsborough

Street’s renaissance festivities along with its exhibitions and information seminars.

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The still-in-progress noise meter for Wolfpack athletics has a name as of early Friday morning. The student vote revealed that the preferred name for the noise meter was “Howlometer,” the only student-generated choice on the ballot. The design team for the new meter, along with Student Body President Jay Dawkins, came up with a short list of possible names for their project which will be an eight foot replica of the Memorial Bell Tower with lights that flash in accordance with how loud fans yell. The poll also allowed for student input for a name to be considered, and, after narrowing the field to five possible names, freshman Brittany

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Centennial and Main Campus were both full of people Saturday as the College of Engineering held its Open House to inform and entice prospective undergraduates with displays, experiments, and tours of campus. Exhibits were held from Talley Student Center to Centennial’s Engineering Buildings in an effort to show possible engineering majors the wide variety of degrees offered by the college. A demonstration, “What is Engineering?” was also given to middle school students to inform future students about the concepts of engineering. The event featured displays from the University Career Center, the Ben Franklin Scholars Program, Women In Science & Engineering and Engineers

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Kaci Torres, a 2007 alumnus in economics, perfoms with a hula hoop while balancing on a piece of pipe during the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Festival Saturday.

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Hall’s name, Howlometer, was added to the ballot. Because of her entry, Hall will be the first technician to operate the meter after it’s completed. Robbie Shute, a junior in aerospace engineering, said he likes the name choice. “It’s corny,” Shute said. “But funny, and fitting.” “You have a speedometer, a tachymeter and now we have a Howlometer,” Dawkins said, METER continued page 3

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The Department of Political Science is hosting Melissa Harris-Lacewell today beginning at 7:30 p.m. Harris-Lacewell, an associate professor of politics and African American studies at Princeton University, will discuss racism in this era, especially in like of the election of President Barack Obama. Harris-Lacewell has had writings published in newspapers nationally and is the author of “Barbershops, Bibles and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought,� an award-winning book. The author has also been featured on several television and radio shows for her expertise on elections, racial issues and gender issues. The event, called “Race and Racism in the Obama Era,� will be held in Withers Hall room 140.

Agriculture Awareness Week begins today on the Brickyard and will go through Thursday. The annual event promotes agriculture and is sponsored by Alpha Zeta Fraternity. Different clubs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will have informational displays at various booths in the Brickyard. There will be an Alpha Zeta booth on the Brickyard as well, with raffle tickets and T-shirts sold throughout the week. Several live animals and exhibits will be open each day until 5 p.m. More information can be found at Alpha Zeta’s website.

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erry Antony, a graduate student in textiles, Jaspreet Saluja, a graduate student in electrical engineering, and Juhi Jain, a graduate student in civil engineering, play tug of war while celebrating Holi—the Hindu Festival of Colors Sunday. Jain said the festival was important to her because the colors represented unity and diversity.

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A man, whose name has not been released, apparently murdered four people and then fled the scene and committed suicide early Sunday in a home in Miami, Fla., according to authorities. Authorities got a report of shots fired early Sunday, and showed up to find four bodies with no sign of the shooter, although some witnesses

reported a pickup truck left the area before officers arrived. However, 911 dispatchers soon received a call regarding shots and a house and vehicle engulfed in flames. Police found the alleged shooter dead in the area. The four dead were once the alleged shooters friends and family: his wife, who he was separated from, the daughter of the wife, the daughter’s boyfriend and the boyfriend’s grandmother, the Miami affiliate of CNN reports. “Based on the evidence, detectives have determined the findings at both locations to be consistent with a murder-suicide and possibly domestic related,� authorities said in a statement.

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Iron Mountain Glass with their assorted hand-blown items or dolldesign and ohcallmeb, each with handcrafted jewelry. Photographers and natural clothiers were also seen peddling their wares.

Those interested in new ecofriendly advances in technology could learn from the Biodiesel Education Trailer and other similar booths. “There was a great variety of cool, local artists and designers,” said Sherri Raye, a native of Raleigh. “It was great because you wouldn’t normally find stuff like

this at a mall or typical shop.” All in all, the day was still a success despite the rain, according to Josh Saville. “I’m surprised at how many people did show up despite the rain,” Saville, an event worker, said. “Had it been sunny, this would’ve been fantastic.”

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adding that the addition of the meter will benefit all of N.C. State Athletics. “It will definitely give us a little more incentive to yell and that always helps the home team.” Jack Roney, a senior in history, remembers back when the crowd responded to a sound meter back when the Wolfpack beat UNC-Chapel Hill back in 2003. “They put up a decibel reader on the mega-tron [in

Jay Dawkins, student body president Carter-Finley Stadium], I remember it jumping up to 135.1 and breaking the then-current record,” Roney said. “I haven’t seen the decibel reader on the megatron since then.” Dawkins thinks having the meter up will help the crowd compete to be louder. “We’re trying to push the envelope,” Dawkins said.

“You never know how loud we can be until we try.” Roney is glad to see the return of a sound meter to athletic events as well. I’m very excited to see they have it coming back,” Roney said. “[It] should help keep the crowd on their feet and loud for all the home games.”

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Hillsborough Street Renaissance has potential THE ISSUE:

Only about 2,000 of people attended the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Saturday.

OUR OPINION:

Hillsborough Street needs events like these in order to grow, and the only way to help it grow is to plan ahead.

THE SOLUTION: People should continue to support events like the Hillsborough Street Renaissance and Hillsborough Hikes and the events should be planned well.

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bout 2,000 people attended the Hillsborough Street Renaissance Saturday — much fewer than the planners’ estimate of 20,000 people. Though rain and cold weather are partially to blame for the scant turnout for the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, those in charge should have been prudent when it came to the planning of the event. For an event like this to become a tradition and a success, there needs to be preparation, which includes a comprehensive rain plan and a better date. Planners of the Hillsborough Street Renaissance sent out Facebook messages that told attendees the event was still going on, despite the 43 degree temperature and rain.

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Though Facebook is an effective tool for reaching out to students and young adults in the area, the Hillsborough Street Renaissance was also marketed as a family event. The planners should have used its Web site to let people know the event was still going on and reassure them that the rain would not affect the goings on. With continued efforts and hard work, the Hillsborough Street Renaissance can become a big event like Artsplosure in Raleigh, the N.C. Seafood Festival in Morehead City or the Merlefest in Wilkesboro. After all, getting Hillsborough Street to close down for an all-day event for the first time in 217 years is

a big achievement. But, all of the preceding events take place in warmer times of the year, such as April, early October or May. Having the event at a time when temperature is not going to be a hindrance to attendees is a change that needs to be made. The Hillsborough Street Renaissance is a great idea and is a great way to help make Hillsborough Street a desirable place to visit, and we have faith it will come back with vengeance next year but only if it is planned well and the planners of the event have good communication with attendees. Students and anyone who wants to see Hillsborough Street grow should support events like the

Hillsborough Street Renaissance and Hillsborough Hikes. Also, overestimating the number of people who are going to attend the event could be detrimental. The planners overestimated the number of people who were going to attend by 18,000 people —that’s almost 90 percent. We ask the planners to be realistic in the future when estimating the number of attendees, otherwise the City of Raleigh will be less inclined to allow Hillsborough Street to close for events. We have con f idence t he Hillsborough Street Renaissance has the potential to become one of the biggest events in North Carolina, but that potential can only be met with better, smarter planning.

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lot of people were excited when Al Gore invented the Internet. Not only could we now read about the three-toed sloth, but we could print out pictures of it on paper, whose production was destroying its natural habitat. Realistically, the InRussel Witham t e r ne t a nd Senior Staff Columnist 21st century technology have contributed enormously to educational experience. What thesis nowadays isn’t written without the help of e-mail and Wikipedia? So over the next several weeks, I will be writing on some of the ills of technology in education and some of its benefits. This week begins with some thoughts on e-mail. A myriad of factors contribute to our instruction at NCSU, both those in and outside the classroom. And while no one factor can be singled out as essential to educational advancement, some important elements inevitably receive the short end of the stick. Office hours, the time a faculty member sets aside for students in his or her schedule, are one of the least utilized and understood resources available on campus. Many students, well into their junior and senior years, view office hours as a last resort when studying has stalled the day before an examination. This is a horrible mischaracterization, though, and fails to address why faculty members have Office Hours in the first place. It is true that faculty members hold office hours to help students understand the material of the class. But that is certainly not the only reason. As Carmine Prioli, professor in English, explained to me, office hours are not just about practical concerns. “Ideally [they are about] getting together to

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talk about ideas.” Prioli said students seemed content to let the faculty-student relationship end at the classroom door and that for the most part, when a student does contact him, it is via e-mail. E-mail has brought enormous convenience to faculty-student contact, enabling questions on anything from Hemingway to Hitler to be answered, often at non-conventional times. E-mail comes with its own set of problems. Its convenience has led to it overtaking one-on-one contact as the primary source of question and answer between students and teachers. While having easier communication with teachers, is certainly not a bad thing, it is undermining the intimacy of the mentoring role of educators. Of the professors I spoke with this week, few said even a third of their students come to office hours, many saying that number was a stretch. E-mail is replacing genuine contact with teachers. Information is easily conveyed via e-mail, but discourse and learning come through interpersonal contact and erudition. We pay exorbitant sums of money to attend this University. Part of it goes toward paying our educators. So not attending teachers’ office hours is really just wasting your own money. The rewards can not always be measured in your GPA, but Office Hours and the act of getting to know your teachers are part of the educational experience. And if my pleas to your intellectual curiosity aren’t enough then I encourage you to view this issue through a different lens. Would you rather have your graduate school recommendations written by a professor who knows you by the letters in his or her grade book or by one who can speak to your character and effort? E-mail has many positives, but it would be foolish and rash of us to let it replace discussion.

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What was good about the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, and what needed improvement? BY JADE JACK

It seems that the Hillsborough Renaissance has caught a bit of the plague.

Conrad Plyler, freshman in political science

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hen most people, college students i ncluded, he a r about a crime wave in the news, the response is always the same: get tough on crime. So when something like the email alert s ent out 6:59 a.m. March 11 by Ca mpus Police Paul McCauley reporting Senior Staff Columnist a robbery on Da n Allen Drive comes out, people are going to come out demanding action (and possibly an increased right to defend themselves). And for the past week, the News and Observer has run stories regarding multiple calls for reforms to the parole and probation system in North Carolina. The reason? Criminals apparently commit more crimes after being released early or sentenced to probation — in particular,

the tragic Eve Carson murder in 2008 is held up as the prime reason why the probation system needs to be fixed. But before we demand the N.C. General Assembly pours millions into the corrections system or scream at Campus Police to make crime on campus go away, we need to take a step back and apply some logic and science to the problem. The News and Observer reported 580 people have been killed since 2000 by a person out on parole or probation. But the FBI’s annual Uniform Crime Reports show that North Carolina has seen 532 murders in 2004, 585 in 2005, 540 in 2006 and 585 in 2007. If we assume there were about 550 murders each year since 2000, then parolees and convicted criminals sentenced to probation have accounted for a little more than one-ninth of the murders since 2000. Thus, there is little reason to believe people on parole and probation are accounting for a wave of homicide that is flooding the streets of Raleigh and other N.C. cities in a tidal wave of blood.

There is even less of a reason to believe armed vigilantes will be at every street corner to rob us, forcing the state to put more probation officers on the streets to keep an eye on criminals out on parole. I urge caution in demanding any overhaul that gets “tough on crime” — an article in the The Prison Journal reports expanded supervision has been associated with negative probation and parole outcomes. Studies show intensive supervision parole and probation programs have no significant differences in rearrest rates. Translation: watching a prisoner who is out on parole won’t reduce the chance of said prisoner committing a crime while out of the pen. I’m not saying the system isn’t broken. When parolees commit 11 percent of all murders in the state since 2000, there is plenty of room for improvement. But we can’t throw more law enforcement at crime and expect it to crush criminals instantly — we need to think it through.

“I thought they had a large variety of shops and actives, such as the cooking show, the fashion show and the bands were pretty good, too. It was fun to walk around. I wish Raleigh would have let them reschedule it.” Brittany Smith freshman, microbiology

“Overall, I had a great time and I thought the bands were awesome. I’m really glad they came out. I felt that it was spread out a little too much. The stages were a bit too far a part, and it took some time to walk back and forth. ” Vinicius Sa senior, textile engineering

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John Lawther said. Jeremy Wood and Grant Williams, alumni in animal science, came up with the idea to have an organic cook-off event as plans for the street festival got underTaylor McCune way about a year ago. Features Editor “We just thought it would be a good addition,” Williams said. Although the weather — 43 “It’s going with the theme.” degrees and wet — chased away The organizers planned to inmany possible Hillsborough clude eight local chefs, but realStreet Renaissance Festival goers, ized the logistics would be tough it didn’t seem to bother Aaron to hammer out. Wood said he Vaughn of Green Planet Cater- wanted to see the event grow at ing, who had his sleeves rolled future festivals. up to his elbows as he chopped, “We will have this again next mixed and sauted during the year and make it bigger and Iron Chef competition. better. There will be more local “I don’t mind [the cold]. We chefs involved,” he said. work in a hot kitchen, so it’s actuIt was big enough to garner ally been nice,” he said. support from local business The cold, rainy weather may though. have made things easier for the Sushi Thai of Cary sponsored competition. The makeshift the event and Earth Fare, an oroutdoor kitchens had no sinks ganic supermarket, supplied all or refrigerators, which should of the food. have made it tough to keep pots The organic angle reinforced and pans clean and food at a safe the festivals theme of revitalizatemperature, but Mother Nature tion and sustainability. All of the provided. The butter that was proceeds from the festival will go cold at the competition’s begin- to community supported projning was rock solid by the end of ects and green research. the first round. The Iron Chef contest wasn’t “We’ve had no problems with exactly like the television show. refrigeration,” Vaughn said. In addition to food and space Space was an issue, though, ac- limitations, the chefs had to cording to the chef. The dueling compete twice for the title. The “kitchens” were set up under a contest was modeled on “March bedroom-sized tent that had to Madness basketball brackets,” cover two work spaces, two gas according to the festival’s Web stoves, a judging table and all of site. the chefs and their equipment. Each of the four chefs comEach team had a long folding peted in an initial round, with table to work on and about 30 the winners of the first rounds square feet of facing off in the space to maneufinal. Each of the ver around in. three rounds was Judge Richard assigned a seKu g e l m a n , a cret ingredient, chef instructor which the chefs at Fayetteville were expected to Technical Compresent in a cremunity College, ative and tasty said space would manner for the be the biggest isthree judges — sue. in just one hour. “ T h e d o n’t The first Aaron Vaughn, contender have a kitchen and executive chef of Green round, between to work in,” he team Scott SchPlanet Catering said. “That will abat and Daniel be tough.” Taylor of Porter’s The ingredients list was Tavern and Lawther, who decramped as well — all food was scribed himself as a “free agent organic, and only so much of it ... because of the economy,” drew was available. a crowd of about 30 people. “You pull the trigger on what Christine Craven was one you got,” competitor and chef of the students who clustered

“I don’t mind [the cold]. We work in a hot kitchen, so it’s actually been nice.”

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Iron Chef judges Alexandra Barnett, Richard Kugelman and Victoria Bouloubasis taste the food from the competitors after the first round.

around the Iron Chef tent to get a peek at the action. She said the “barbecue and pie” brought her out to the festival, but she was enjoying the cooking contest as well. “I’m trying to learn some new tricks,” she said. “It’s cool to see it in person.” The chefs battled for an hour, working five different kinds of bacon — the secret ingredient — into pastas, soups, sauces and even a dessert. Although Lawther steered clear of adding sugar to his bacon, Schabat and Taylor dove right in, covering strips of the stuff with milk chocolate. As soon as the chocolate came out, the judges perked up. Anyone who watches Iron Chef America on Food Network knows that savory secret ingredients sometimes find their way into desserts — anyone remember the trout ice cream from season one? The risky move excited all the

Daniel Taylor, chef de cuisine at Porter’s City Tavern, prepares spaghetti carbonara for the Iron Chef competition during the Hillsborough Street Rennaisance Festival. Taylor won the title, “Iron Chef.”

judges, especially Alexandra Barnett, the guest judge picked from the crowd. Every time Wood, who was commentating, asked her which dish she was looking forward to most, Barnett would yell, “Chocolate covered bacon!” The judges must have been impressed with the stuff, as the two-man team from Porter’s won the first round. Round two, between Vaughn and Chris Gantt, both of Green Planet Catering, and Keith Getchell and John Stephan of Two Guys, introduced mushrooms to the contest. The chefs worked four different kinds of mushrooms into potatoes au gratin and on top of salmon. As the teams worked, Schabat and Taylor hung around, giving pointers to Vaughn — an old friend of Taylor’s.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS...AND SMELLS Two gas stoves hooked up to propane tanks sitting on the side of Hillsborough Street. The stoves were the only actual kitchen appliances at the competition. The smell of bacon fat rendering in a pan. Bacon was the first secret ingredient, and the chefs used it diligently. Chefs teasing and joking with each other during the competition. Things didn’t get too tense in the kitchens. During the final battle, Chef Daniel Taylor started a tortilla fight. The sound of sizzling, bubbling and clanking, as the competitors crowded their pots and pans on the burners. A small crowd of wet, shivering onlookers who occasionally cheered or offered encouragement to the contestants. Words like “complexity,” “great flavor,” “tangy” and “unique” coming from the judges’ table. The earthy smell of mushrooms emanating from the tent during round two. Hillsborough Street’s famous panhandlers stopped in occasionally to see what was going on. Volunteers sneaking pieces of chocolate covered bacon, which most agreed was surprisingly tasty. —COMPILED BY TAYLOR MCCUNE

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Doctors at Duke University Medical Center and Arkansas Children’s Hospital have found that it may be possible to cure people with peanut allergies. Researchers gave allergic children tiny bits of peanut and observed their response. Over several years, five of the children’s immune systems learned to tolerate peanuts, and several more had reduced reactions. Peanut allergy is the most life threatening food allergy. SOURCE: CNN.COM

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After the judges tasted the dishes and Vaughn and Gantt took the round, the real fun began. The friends prepared to face off in “battle cheese� for the title of iron chef. Wood unveiled a selection of hard, soft, aged and green cheeses and sent the competitors to their kitchens. The competition between the teams was noticeable, but their friendly rapport was obvious. The chefs egged each other on, and Taylor started a small tortilla throwing fight with Vaughn. The chefs incorporated apples, custard and scone pastry into their cheese-centered dishes. And just like the chocolate covered bacon did for round one, Gantt’s hunks of cheese wrapped in phyllo did for round three. “You win!� Wood shouted into the microphone as he saw Gantt wrap the cell phone-sized slabs of cheddar in shredded phyllo.

But this time the crowdfavored dish wasn’t enough for a win. The judges awarded the title “Iron Chef� to Taylor. Winning and losing weren’t the most important things to the chefs or the organizers though. Wood reiterated the community aspect of the event. “It was a fun time,� he said. It was good to have students and the community come out.� The Green Planet Catering team saw the contest as a way to extend the vision of their company, which specializes in using and promoting local food and community projects. “We believe in supporting the local community,� Vaughn said. Even though he’d been cold and getting rained on all day, Wood beamed as he watched the final round of Iron Chef come to a close. “I think this has been a great success, despite the weather,� he said. “We’ve raised awareness about local businesses.�

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The Redress Raleigh fashion show, part of the Hillsborough Street Renaissance, proved that thinking green can be couture too. Models sashayed down the runway, showing the 20 designers’ 18 collections with inspiration coming from various influences and all designs made from recycled clothing. The idea for a fashion show featuring eco-friendly and reworked materials was sparked when Mor Aframian, a senior in textile and apparel management and founder of MorLove, met CHRISTIN HARDY/TECHNICIAN Jamie Powell and Beth Stewart The fashion show Redress, was held during the Hillsborough Renaisover the summer of 2008. Powell sance Saturday. There was a grand total of 19 collections, all of which owns American Vintage Cloth- were created with the show’s mantra, “REcreated, REfashioned & ing & Classics, a vintage apparel REcycled clothing.� The show’s goal was to promote “eco-friendly destore, and Stewart is cochair for signers� and to show “green is in all aspects of life, including fashion.� the Triangle Emerging Green Powell. colors to asymmetrical hemlines, Builders. “She’s worked very hard, and halters, and short skirts. The garStewart said the New York I’m very proud of her,� McFar- ments would not be out of place chapter of the Emerging Green lane said. for a club kid who wanted to see Builders has a fashion show, and Ginger Wise came from Hicko- and, more importantly, to be that she had previously contacted ry to attend because her daughter seen. Aframian about putting one toworked behind the scenes at the Accessories also made their gether for the Triangle. Powell show. She was particularly im- presence known throughout got involved through a connecpressed with all of the creativity the show, mostly as hair adorntion with the Triangle Emerging that she saw. ments. Grasses and oversized Green Builders and knew Stew“There are so many tal- leaves appeared cocked over art. ented students here. I see people eyebrows in the collection of “We wanted to show accessible that really have a future in the Allison Szatek, sophomore in and affordable fashion, with emfashion industry,� Wise said. textile and apparel management. phasis on eco-fashion,� Stewart A few col lect ions stood Strings of hippie flowers flowed said. out from the crowd at the loose as locks from the collection Stewart, Powshow. of Claire Stanhope and Jessica ell and AframHannah Goff, Marmor, seniors in textile and ian spent about junior in tex- apparel management and textile eight mont hs tile and apparel technology respectively. pla n ni ng t he management, The clothes weren’t the only event, which was showed sepa- things of notice on the runway. to be held outrates that would Many models strutted their stuff side. But when be suitable for a in front of the crowd as well. the inclement business enviWhitney Medlin, junior in weather made ronment. Her de- textile and apparel management, an outdoor signs were struc- modeled for Amy Gray’s collecevent unlikely, tured and ar- tion. Medlin is Gray’s friend, and they spent three chitectural. The many close friends of Gray modBeth Stewart, organizer days planning simplicity was set eled for her showing. Medlin said for an indoor off by including that her strut in the spotlight fashion show, held at Aurora details such as a ruffle around went well. nightclub. the neck and color-blocked “I was really nervous, but evStewart said that she was panels. One notable piece was erybody was really supportive speechless about the number of an Alice-in-Wonderland-style and there was a great vibe. I just people that attended the show, dress that included an obi sash went for it,� Medlin said. and that so many people came around the waist. Proceeds from ticket sales went that some had to be turned away The collection of Kelly Sam- to the Amani Baby Cottage, an at the door. brick and Kristen Martinez, se- orphanage in Jinja, Uganda. The People came from an array nior and junior both in textile orphanage has been MorLove’s of different places to attend the and apparel management, drew labor of love since the program’s fashion show. inspiration from the 1980s and inception in summer 2006. Emily McFarlane came from marine life — themes the designNew York to see Powell’s designs. ers translated into eveningwear. McFarlane’s older sister had atThe looks incorporated black tended college with Powell, and tulle, sequins and bright cool McFarlane is also a friend of

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on the floor and did an awesome job.” Seaman led the team on the night finishing first on the all-around, bars and the floor exercise. Seaman scored a 39.325 on the all-around, her third highest score of the season. Freshman Jess Panza was a close second in the allaround with a 39.125 and finished first on the beam with a 9.900. Friday night was the first time Panza competed in the all-around all season. “It felt really good and of course I still have room to improve. It was really nice competing in four events,” Panza said. “I didn’t expect to do that good. It was my first time competing on floor since the first meet. I still have a lot of room to improve but I am definitely happy.” This weekend the team will host the EAGL championships in Reynolds Coliseum. This event will be the last opportunity for the team to notch a score for placement in the NCAA Regional Tournament, and with a 195.475, the team is on the right track heading to regionals. According to Stevenson, the team is reaching a high at a point in the season when it needs it the most. “I feel like we are peaking at the right time. We had all those young kids like Jess Panza and Brooke Barr and that whole group that had to learn how to compete at this

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Fans cheer during Duke’s 79-69 victory over Florida State in the 2009 ACC Championship game in the Georgia Dome Sunday.

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a two-run homer to right field. Errant pitching by Maryland in the top of the eighth inning sealed the fate of Saturday’s game, as the Pack scored two runs on a single, two walks, a wild pitch and a passed ball. Maynard’s RBI double to the center field wall accounted for the final score of 8-3. Another key contributor to Saturday’s victory was junior starting pitcher Jimmy Gillheeney, who rebounded from a troublesome first inning to hold the Terps to just three earned runs in eight and one-third innings. After giving up two runs

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on three hits in the top of the first, Gillheeney recovered and gave up four more hits and one run the rest of the way. Sunday’s first game got off to a slow start, with neither team scoring until the Pack finally got on the board in the top of the sixth on a two-out RBI single by freshman Harold Riggins that drove in junior second baseman Kyle Wilson. Unfortunately for the Pack, the Terps responded in a big way in the top of the seventh inning. Maryland center fielder Dan Benick led off the inning with a double and scored on a throwing error that occurred while fielding a base hit by shortstop Alfredo Rodriguez. Two more singles and another error, this

one on a fielder’s choice, brought home two more runs for the Terrapins, and this proved to be all they would need for the win. After falling behind 0-2 in the count with two outs and runners on second and third, Devon Cartwright grounded out in the bottom of the 9th to allow Maryland to hang on for a 3-1 victory to even the series at 1-1. The third and final game of the series was played shortly after the conclusion of Sunday afternoon’s game, but did not come to a close in time for publication.

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Junior Taylor Seaman does her routine for the floor exercise Friday night in the meet against George Washington University. Seaman won first place for the floor, a score of 9.900, and all-round first place total score of 39.325. N.C. State beat George Washington 195.475 to 193.050.

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ACC tournament title remains in N.C. PACK LOSES IN FIRST ROUND, DUKE BEATS FLORIDA STATE 79-69 IN CHAMPIONSHIP Derek Medlin Managing Editor

ATLANTA, GA. — The men’s basketball team may not have come back to Raleigh with the ACC Tournament trophy, but the trophy is returning to North Carolina for the 48th time in 56 years. The Duke Blue Devils won their 17th tournament title Sunday with a 79-69 win against Florida State. Duke is now tied with North Carolina for the most tournament title s. N.C. State is third with 10. The Seminoles reached their first title game after defeating No. 1 seed North Carolina by three in Saturday’s semifinal round. Duke defeated Boston College Friday and Maryland Saturday before facing off against FSU Sunday. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski said this tournament triumph was special because of the team that won it. “We’re ecstatic about being ACC champs,� he said. “I’m really happy for these guys, especially the guys in my junior class who have had to go through a couple years where they didn’t have any upper classmen.� The 2009 edition of the tournament, which was held in Atlanta for the fifth time,

nament on record, more than said the ACC Tournament has 36,000 fans per game packed the grown into the biggest conferGeorgia Dome. ence tournament in the country. Although the economy did “It’s the granddaddy of them appear to hurt turnout for the all,� Vitale said. “Over the years, weekend with regard to ticket I’ve seen so many great players, sales, ACC Associate Commis- great coaching, great moments sioner for basketball opera- and it’s just a special tournations Karl Hicks said this year’s ment.� tournament was still a success When the ACC held its indespite lower ticket sales than augural tournament in 1954 at 2001. Hicks said ACC officials Reynolds Coliseum, an average can only do so of 9,800 fans much to fight attended each the struggling c ont e s t a nd economy. t icket pr ices “I’d give it a were anywhere n i ne,� Hick s between $6 and said. “The only $9. reason why I Hicks admitdon’t give it a 10 ted t hat t he is that we didn’t ACC Tournasell 10,000 or ment is much 8,000 t ickets different now in the upper and has grown b ow l to ge t leaps and us to 36,000. bounds. But we’re over !## !SSOCIATE #OMMISSIONER Despite the FOR BASKETBALL OPERATIONS +ARL continued 26,000.� Despite lower (ICKS ON PLAYING THE !## success of the ticket sales, the event, Hick s 4OURNAMENT IN !TLANTA ACC Tournasaid the economent remains my could not be a solid model of ignored in this just how important basketball year’s turnout. is in the ACC and shows how “I try to think of what’s difmuch the sport has grown since ferent between now and 2001 or the inception of the tournament 2002 and it’s a huge difference,� in 1954. Hicks said of the economy. Dick Vitale, who worked the championship final for ESPN, ACC continued page 7

“The added amenities make it special for the fans. The different things you can do here make it a great experience.�

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Guard Jon Scheyer shoots the ball during the second half of the 2009 ACC championship game in the Georgia Dome Sunday. Sheyer scored 29 points during Duke’s 79-69 victory over Florida State.

had the second highest attendance numbers in the history of the tournament. 152,112 fans at-

tended the six sessions in Atlanta for an average of 26,352. In 2001, the most attended ACC Tour-

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Senior Staff Report After spending much of the weekend waiting on the weather, which rained out Friday’s game and caused them to play a delayed doubleheader Sunday afternoon, the baseball team finally took the field for the first of Sunday’s two games at 4:40 p.m. The team followed up Saturday’s 8-3 victory by losing the first game 3-1. N.C. State exploded for four runs in the third inning and three in the eighth to overcome a two-run first inning by the Terps in Saturday’s series opener. The Pack took control of the game behind big performances from senior center fielder Devon Cartwright and freshman outfielder Pratt Maynard,

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The gymnastics team hosted George Washington University for senior night Friday and the last home meet of the season. The Pack posted its highest home meet score of the season, a 195.475, and second highest overall of the season. According to coach Mark Stevenson, he was happy with his team’s performance but was disappointed that all the officials were not on the same page. “I was happy that we had our second in a row no-fall meet. I was a little disappointed that sometimes the officials disagreed on the quality of the routines,� Stevenson said. “There was a gap

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Redshirt sophomore catcher Chris Schaeffer dives for first base after attempting a steal for second at the first game Sunday. N.C. State lost 3-1 to Maryland.

who both went 2-4 at the plate and combined to drive in five of the team’s eight total runs. After cutting the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the first inning, the Pack took the lead

for good in the fourth on a two-run triple by Cartwright that Maynard followed with BASEBALL continued page 7

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between their scores. But my team went out, did their job, hit their routines and we got a score that really helps us.� The meet was the last regular season meet for three seniors Ashley Shepard, Dru Davis and Elyse Adams. Shepard took second on the floor exercise with a 9.800 and finished ninth on the vault with a 9.650 in her only appearance in the event this season. Davis and Adams exhibitioned on beam and bars, respectively, Friday. According to junior Taylor Seaman, the seniors gave a determined effort. “[The seniors] did awesome. Elyse performed her really hard bar routine with a hard dismount and she hit it,� Seaman said. “Dru made her beam routine and Ashley made her floor routine. They just went out and put all their heart into, left it out GYM continued page 7

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