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Bowles proposes unpaid furloughs Some faculty would have to take mandatory vacations without pay to help the budget Alex Vaughn Staff Writer

UNC School System President Erskine Bowles plans to discuss using unpaid furloughs for University employees as a tool to help balance the budget with the UNC Board of Governors Feb. 13. Greg Dawes, professor of foreign languages and literatures, said a lot of people don’t like the idea. “[Bowles] just f loated that idea without a whole lot of explanation,� Dawes said. “That may be part of the problem. But I know that a lot of people are upset about it.� Despite the proposal, Jim Martin, chemistry professor and Faculty

Senate chair, said the University is a long way from actually being able to impose furloughs on faculty and staff, and there is not yet any understanding of how the furloughs would be implemented. “There are a lot of questions that need to be resolved before one could apply this tool,� Martin said. “It needs to be looked at extremely carefully and it should really be a last resort.� Martin said between a quarter and a third of the opinions he has heard from faculty and staff members were in support of using furloughs as a component of the budgeting process, but the remainder were opposed. “There are very, very strong opinions on both sides of the furlough issue,� he said. Among faculty and staff members who support the idea of furloughs, some think it will temporarily buy

time in order to examine the budget more strategically, while others say they would rather take a pay cut than have some employees lose their jobs entirely, Martin said. Helena Price, a senior in communication, said the proposal could function if implemented properly. “It could be a workable alternative to laying off employees,� she said. So far, however, the proposals have not been specific, and could be implemented in a couple different ways. For example, a furlough in the private sector means shutting down operations entirely, Martin said. “They are really talking about a pay reduction, not a furlough,� he said. “Because if we were going to have a furlough what we would do? Shut down the University for a week and have all the students go home and shut down all the research labs?� Roughly a third of faculty mem-

bers are on nine month contracts, Martin said, and nine month employees who run year-round research projects are in many respects furloughed for three months of the year already. “Research does not stop just because the academic year stops,� he said. Price said she thought it was unfortunate that employees have been left to speculate on what furloughs would mean to the University and how they would be implemented. Dawes said he was “surprised and taken aback� when the issue of furloughs came up. “It would be devastating if furloughs went through in terms of morale,� Dawes said. “It would be another way of undermining our position as tenure-track and tenured faculty members, and of course [lecturers] are in a much more tenuous

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Lincoln’s 200th birthday, panel in Caldwell Lounge Courtney Bolin Staff Writer

Students rush the court for the first time since Feb. 3, 2007 after beating Wake Forest.

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Former president Abraham Lincoln turns 200 years old today. The University will be celebrating by having a commemorative panel in Caldwell Lounge at 4 p.m. The event will feature four professors from both the Department of History and the Department of Political Science speaking about various aspects of “honest Abe’s� life.

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Tuition increase override a possibility The legislative branch of N.C. may override the Board of Governors in setting tuition increases

cent increase in tuition generates $8 million per year, representing a tuition increase of $19.30 per year for students. Greg Doucette, president of the UNC Association of Student Allie Landry Governments, says he hopes the Staff Writer BOG will retain its authority over tuition increases. The North Carolina General “The most ominous concern Assembly released a fiscal brief we face as students in the nearoutlining three options for gen- term future is the state legislaerating revenue from students. ture deciding to override the The NCGA hopes to offset this UNC Board of Governors in year’s six percent budget cut that setting tuition and deciding to Governor Bev handle the issue Purdue manitself,� Doucette dated, as well as said. future budget Doucette said cuts, according the NCGA has to the press repreviously inlease. creased tuition Since 1999, by as much as 20 the UNC Board percent during of Governors times of receshas t y pica lly sion. The BOG, been responsimeanwhile, ble for decisions has adopted a Greg Doucette, Student regarding tu6.5 percent cap Senate president ition increases. on tuition inHowever, the creases. economic recession has promptThe university community ed the NCGA to step forward on also discusses tuition increases the issue. that the BOG proposed before The first option proposed in the chancellor can approve them. the brief is to implement either a “I don’t want tuition to become temporary or permanent legisla- a political issue where they’re tive tuition increase. Every 1-per- raising rates to balance the bud-

“They can take tuition money from NCSU and direct it to UNC-Chapel Hill.�

get, and not to make what the campus needs,� Doucette said. Revenue that NCGA tuition increases generate is considered state-generated revenue. Money can be allocated as the state sees fit, according to Doucette. “Students are paying more money, but the University doesn’t necessarily have it to increase quality. It comes down to who has greater political inf luence downtown,� Doucette said. “They can take tuition money from NCSU and direct it to UNC-Chapel Hill.� An alternative option that the NCGA proposed to generate revenue is to reduce the amount of tuition exemptions. Tuition waivers account for a loss of about $18 million per year at this University. The majority are given to non-resident graduate students, as well as people in active duty, faculty, staff and nonresident teachers. Decreasing tuition waivers may make N.C. State less competitive in attracting top students like Richard Pridgen, a junior in chemical engineering. Pridgen said he would have gone out of state had he not received a tuition grant for being a graduate of the N.C. School of Science and Math. “N.C. State is a great engi-

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neering school, but there are other competitive schools out there,� Pridgen said. “I didn’t consider them because I knew I was financially set at State.� A third option that the NCGA discussed is to increase tuition surcharges to generate more revenue and encourage faster degree completion. A 25-percent tuition surcharge is imposed on students now who take more than 140 degree credit hours to complete a four-year undergraduate degree. The NCGA stated that it hopes implementing alternatives such as increasing tuition surcharges and decreasing tuition exemptions would lessen the tuition increase, according to the fiscal brief.

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William Harris, a professor of history 1. I would give him a Lincoln five dollar bill, so that he could see that he had some monetary value. 2. I would ask him about his relationship with Ann Rutledge. 3. The Emancipation Proclamation. Pattie Hofland, a sophomore in textiles 1. A new hat, because you can never have to many hats. He liked them apparently. Maybe, a body guard if I could afford one. 2. How tall were your parents? 3. He was against slavery. Nicole Machado, a sophomore in textiles 1. A trip to the White House. 2. What made you so liberal in perception of slaves? 3. The Emancipation Proclamation. Brian Sain, a sophomore in nutrition science 1. An electric shaver. 2. Why did you make the Gettysburg Address so short? 3. It was that he so selflessly gave up his life to restore our nation

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yler Campbell, a senior in wildlife science, Joe Krahe, a senior in fisheries and wildlife sciences, and Craif Conklin, a senior in zoology, test out a ‘whoosh’ net on the field in front of Fox Labs Wednesday. The three were there with their class, Fisheries and Wildlife 453, learning how to catch birds.

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CALS to host masquerade ball The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is hosting a masquerade ball tonight. The event will take place in the J.C. Raulston Arboretum from 7 to 11 p.m. All students are welcome. Tickets are $10 for a single and $15 for couples. The ball will feature complimentary refreshments and many door prizes. In addition, there will be a silent auction for a basketball signed by late women’s coach Kay Yow. SOURCE: CALS

Bookstores to offer specials for V-Day University Bookstores are offering special deals from today through Feb. 14 in honor of Valentines Day. Students can mix and match items of equal

or lesser value throughout the store, buy one of them and get the second half-price. Free gift wrap of purchases will also be available. The sale does involve regular and clearance priced items, but excludes some particular items, according to University Bookstores. Among the items not included are textbooks, computer hardware, electronics, stamps, gift cards, magazines, and special orders. The store will be open normal hours today and Friday from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. SOURCE: N.C. STATE BOOKSTORES

Polar Plunge coming Feb. 28 The fourth annual “Polar Plunge” is scheduled for Feb. 28. It features a 5k run and walk followed by a dip in the cold waters of Lake Raleigh on Centennial Campus. The run begins at 9 a.m. The event is intended to raise money for Special Olympics athletes in North Carolina. Registration to

run is a $25 minimum donation to the cause, and $50 is required to take the plunge. A festival at Lake Raleigh Park with music, chili, a bake sale and raffles will run fom 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. SOURCE: N.C. STATE POLAR PLUNGE

Chancellor address to occur in March The annual State of N.C. State address by Chancellor James Oblinger has been slated for March 10. The event will be in Stewart Theatre at 11 a.m. Oblinger will cover the University’s progress towards achieving economic health, both in North Carolina and in the University itself, and discuss the accomplishments the University made since this past year. Oblinger will also take the time to peek into what the future holds for the University. SOURCE: NCSU AND SBP HOWL UPDATES

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The U.S. Postal Service has announced an increase in the cost of postage stamps. May 11 the cost of a first-class mail stamp will be 44 cents - two cents higher than the current rate. The Postal Service attributed the increase to rising production costs. An average American family will see about a $3 a year increase in cost. SOURCE: CNN

Man arrested in possible attempt to kill Obama

Authorities arrested Alfred Brock Tuesday after what could have been an attempt on President Barack Obama’s life. The man drove up to one of the U.S. Capitol’s barricades telling officers he had a delivery

for Obama. After a search of his vehicle, an unregistered rifle and ammunition were found in his truck. Police charged Brock with possession of an unregistered firearm and unregistered ammunition. SOURCE: CNN

Interpol issues worldwide alert

Interpol, a international police organization stationed in Lyon, France, has issued a worldwide alert in response to Saudi Arabia’s request to the organization for help in catching 85 suspected al Qaeda linked terrorists - 83 Saudis and two Yemenis. Ronald Noble, Interpol’s secretary general, said this scale of alert has never happened before. “Never before has Interpol been asked to alert the world about so many dangerous fugitives at one time,” Noble wrote in an official release. SOURCE: CNN

Feb. 9 12:26 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLE Carmichael Gym Report of vehicle with no registration plate. Officers spoke with students. Owner had vehicle towed. 8:07 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Pulp and Paper Labs Units responded to alarm caused by break in chiller line. Electronics notified. 9:44 A.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Talley Student Center Units responded to report of student in need of assistance. Canvass of area failed to produce anyone in need. 10:53 A.M. | FIRE HAZARD ES King Village FP spoke with occupant regarding hazard. Verbal warning was given. Housing notified. 11:17 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Kilgore Hall Units responded to alarm. 11:23 A.M. | FIRE HAZARD ES King Village FP referred student to University for ongoing housing violations. 1:25 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Bragaw Hall Units responded to staff member in need of medical assistance. 2:24 P.M. | SAFETY PROGRAM Admin Svcs II Officer conducted safety program.

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Furloughs will hurt educational process THE ISSUE:

The UNC system is considering implementing furloughs, leave without pay, as a way to save money.

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Furloughs should only be used as a complete last resort after everything else has been tried.

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The University must take other steps before attempting to implement furloughs.

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NC system President Erskine Bowles is looking into the option of placing employees on mandatory furloughs, time off without pay, because of budget cuts. Furloughing could include cutting classes, but this would be a way for the University to prevent cutting jobs by having employees work less. The exact definition of furloughs is fuzzy, and the UNC system must make an effort to explain to its workers and students what the specifications will be and the impacts of their possible implementation It is important to look at both sides of the issue before making rash decisions.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Before considering implementing furloughs, the University must take extra steps to ensure the actions they take will have the smallest possible impact on its mission of educating students. The University must ask employees for voluntary pay cuts or voluntary furloughs. University administrators at the highest level should step forward and take pay cuts before allowing furloughs to happen. This would be commendable and set the example of sacrificing for the greater good. If the University decides to implement furloughs, it must take

mention of furloughs on the UNC system’s Web site is in its Pandemic and Communicable Disease Emergency Policy and minutes from a 2003 meeting. Before considering implementing furloughs, the University must take extra steps to ensure what actions it takes will have the smallest impact. Other cuts should occur before furloughs, such as delaying projects that are still in the planning stages. The last thing the University should want is to hurt the quality of education. The University must remember its primary goal is to educate students, and classes and faculty should be the absolute last to go.

the proper steps to ensure these changes have the smallest impact on the quality of education. But at a university that puts a lot of emphasis on research, furloughs could be devastating. The quality of research will go down the drain, as educators would be more likely to cut research before classes. They could also cause the quality of education to drop because of larger class sizes due to fewer classes available. Most importantly, the UNC system must agree on the specifications of furloughs and make sure it is well-planned. The only

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t’s gun season again on campus, and the concealed carry debate returns to our minds. Honestly, when I think about gun laws, I think about Family Guy when Stewie muses about the arguments the founders of America had when writing the ConstituPaul McCauley tion. It cuts Senior Staff Columnist back to Philadelphia, where Ben Franklin asks what’s so difficult about the Second Amendment — it guarantees everyone the right to have a pair of actual bear arms on their wall. But back to reality: the issue of gun ownership in America is important and worthy of a reasonable debate and discussion. Yet the problem seems to be the “reasonable debate and discussion” part. I don’t see why people would want to carry guns around in the interests of protecting themselves, but I don’t begrudge people of their right to own such means of protection. Some people take martial arts lessons. Others aren’t exactly cut out for martial arts — it does require a little bit of grace and body control — and look for other means to defend themselves, like guns. Given that all persons are supposed to have access to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” (per the Declaration of Independence) and being killed by an attacker is a quick way of ending one’s access to all of those rights, guns are an option for defending oneself. And firearms are here to stay, whether we like it or not. What underlies the problem surrounding the debate over gun laws is each side is stubbornly sticking to its solutions regarding the issue. On one hand, the people at the NRA have a legitimate point: people should be able to own firearms, whether it be for recreational or protective purposes.

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And taking away access to such rights goes against the ideals of this nation. On the other hand, gun control advocates have some good points as well. Guns make it easier to kill people, which most of us agree is a bad thing. This can result in anything ranging from child tragically shooting a friend while playing cops and robbers to a criminal slaying a witness in cold blood to cover his or her tracks. Remove the easy means of killing — the gun — and you can prevent those untimely deaths. Humans are pretty good at compromising, particularly in America — hell, the ultimate law of the land, the Constitution, is filled with compromises. So why aren’t we compromising on gun legislation? Empirically, the debate is very fuzzy. There are some studies that find initiatives like concealed carry laws reduce crime, while others show no such effect — one review, Firearms and violence : a critical review, devoted an entire chapter to concealed carry laws and found out quite a bit. To put the study’s findings simply, it’s just very difficult to determine if gun laws have a definite effect on crime, as the data are particularly sensitive to certain models — adding one extra variable can change the results completely. So we do not know what gun laws will work in reducing crime or know how to reconcile the gap between the pro-gun and gun control advocates. My suggestion is to have a calm, considered discussion on the issue built on empirical arguments. I don’t expect everyone to be holding hands and singing Kumbaya when doing so, but please, quit throwing the same old emotional arguments around. You aren’t helping. Send Paul your thoughts on gun control to letters@technicianonline.com

Saying racism isn’t going to disappear is ignorant When I opened up the paper [Feb. 5] to read the only two things I really care about: the police blotter and the viewpoint, I was devastated. Racism isn’t going to disappear?! Wow, really?! The view offered by Antoinette Russell is so narrow in scope that I can barely believe that it got published. Racism has been going on for a whole lot longer than 258 years. Slavery has been going on longer than that. It seems like racism means only

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Is it fair for the University to ask employees to take off work without pay? BY TIM O’BRIEN

Abraham Lincoln is too busy celebrating Obama’s victory to celebrate his 200th birthday.

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braham Lincoln has been ca l led “The Great Emancipator;” praised for his ability to lead a nation into an age without slavery. Today, instead of praising a single man for making t he easy decision, Mansoor Omar we should praise the Staff Columnist people of those times for making the decision to cut society’s ties to violations of natural rights. With segregation, equality became the next hurdle for blacks to overcome. In 1953 the first two black graduate students were admitted into the College of Engineering. One student dropped out and the other became the college’s first black graduate in 1957. Integration was even harder than segregation, but to oppress fellow Americans is the worst. To this day, programs such as affirmative action

ensure that no American tastes the bitterness of second-class citizenship. America is a nation composed of people who constantly strive for a better living for all. Though Lincoln was, technically, the official who sat behind a desk in the Oval Office and ‘gave the order,’ bills and government require consensus and cooperation. Barack Obama is now president of the United States. In the wake of Lincoln, Obama was chosen by the people to serve the people. Democracy comes full circle. The best leaders follow the people. Fools attempt and fail at ‘leading people.’ Without our 16th president, we would still have a 44th president. It turns out, the best pick is black. Lincoln and contemporary Americans were going to come to their senses sooner or later. Race is a negligible attribute just as height or weight. Pressure from foreigners aided in the emancipation of slavery. There were other factors at work. Though Lincoln signed a bill that passed in legislature; the bill would mean nothing if American citizens had not com-

one thing to Antoinette and that is anti-black sentiment. There is no sympathy there for any other race. A look at recent global history shows that African-Americans are doing quite well on the broad scope of things. She said ‘racism has become so strong today that people who profess to not be racist and who would even claim to have friends and acquaintances of a multitude of races are racist.’ What does this even mean? Let me just say that I am glad that the Free Expression Tunnel is there so that attention whores can use words and graffiti rather than weap-

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plied with the decision to free a race of enslaved people. Americans should not praise Abe for making the right decision. Americans should praise Abe and all of his contemporaries for overcoming dependence on exploitation of a race of people. Lincoln gets too much credit at times because he was not solely devoted to freeing slaves. Slaves were an important part to the civil war effort and not all men were immediately granted freedom or equality due to Lincoln. There is more to history than the propaganda in your standard public school book. Students can get the scoop on Abe Lincoln at “Lincoln’s 200th Birthday: A Commemorative Panel,” sponsored by the Department of Political Science and the Department of History. The panel discussion starts today at 4:00 p.m. in Caldwell Hall Lounge. Send Mansoor your thoughts on Abraham Lincoln to letters@technicianonline.com such as a hospital? Don’t worry, nothing will be closing due to FOCA or some random bishops anytime soon. Perhaps the Technician staff could track down and interview Jeff Gaither to find out how to write a thought provoking viewpoint. Spencer Brockman senior, biological engineering

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“Cutbacks could be made in other places rather than taking away the workers we need to keep the campus running. ” Michael Fine junior, fisheries and wildlife science.

“I don’t think that’s fair at all. It would be better to spread out the days that they work if they absolutely have to for budget cuts. ” Derrell Vann junior, architecture

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Testing for new e-mail system available

Google releases app that shows e-mail senders’ locations A week after releasing Latitude, a program applied to phones that shares a user’s locations with friends and family, Google has added a new application to its Gmail Labs: a dateline. The application allows users to check, in labs, whether they want to have their e-mails automatically signed with their location. Those who choose the “Location in Signature” function will have their current location appended to their signature, so that those reading the e-mail will know, to the city, where the sender is.

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Dating site based on looks premiers for Valentine’s Yumbunny, a matchmaking site in which other users choose if two people look like they’re meant to be together, has greeted the online dating market just in time for Valentine’s Day. The site combines widgets that allow users to incorporate a similar matchmaking process in their blogs or profiles. For example, one widget pits each member of a prospective couple against the other each time. Another always puts your photo against someone else’s so people can decide whether you seem to be a good match. SOURCE: TECHCRUNCH.COM

A headband that’s more function, less style Researchers from the University of Toronto have developed a near-infrared radiation detection headband that allows them to determine processes of thought and preferences. When areas of the brain are active, oxygen activity and blood flow increase, allowing the headband to detect brain processes. It cannot pinpoint exact decisions, but can be used as a rudimentary choicedetecting technology. SOURCE: TECHCRUNCH.COM

Microsoft fights to keep world share ranking Remember Microsoft? Although Apple seems to have the most popular — at least in name recognition and topic of conversation — smart phone out there now, Microsoft is planning a comeback. The Wall Street Journal reported Monday that Microsoft will launch an online application store similar to Apple’s, and the company will release a more sophisticated version of Windows Mobile. Microsoft makes only the operating systems for smartphones, not the phones themselves, but the company is in third place worldwide for the market share, according to IDC. Apple is in fifth. But Apple is quickly moving up, tripling its market share from 3 to 9 percent since its release of the iPhone 3G last summer. During the same time period, Microsoft grew from 11 percent market share to 12.3 percent. SOURCE: CNN.COM

Happy Birthday, Darwin! Charles Darwin, the scientist whose work on a small island led to the publication of one of science’s most popular books, “On the Origin of the Species,” turns 200 today. Darwin developed the theory of natural selection and is still prevalently offered, in classrooms on campus, as one way the human species — and others — evolved and developed into modern day beings.

Make a cartoon. Artistic talent not required. CBS has given Go!Animate, a free online animation program, the right for its users to create Star Trek characters and cartoons on the program. SOURCE: TECHCRUNCH

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Then, with 40 seconds left, the lead had dwindled to three. When Wake took the ball up the court within one possession, I thought I might literally throw up. And when the Demon Deacons missed their next shot, the Pack got a crucial rebound, at the most crucial time. Imagine that. W hen Bra ndon Cost ner stepped to the free throw line with eight seconds to go and

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but Lowe had to shift his line-up around to compensate for Wake Forest’s relentless pressure. He played three guards in the second half to add a little more speed, and the gamble paid off. “They were trying to speed us up, and we wanted to continue to attack,� Lowe said. “We had to have another ball-handler out there to keep pace.� State led by 20 in the second half, but the Pack wasn’t about to

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let the clock run out without giving its fans a mild heart attack. Wake whittled away at that 20-point lead until it became a two-point lead, but senior Ben McCauley and Gonzalez went to the free throw line and gave State a more comfortable cushion.

become even more important because of Wednesday’s win. With a victory against the Yellow Jackets, the Pack can begin to climb its way out of the bottom half of the ACC and maybe even make a run for the NCAA tournament. After watching Wednesday night’s contest against Wake Forest, I now know that N.C. State has what it takes. They can win. And that begs the most important question of all: will the Wolfpack do it?

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country meant that the team had to endure a long plane ride to get to Puerto Rico. However, that ride was well worth it once they were able to get there and enjoy the nice temperatures. Coach Page Marsh, who described the trip as fairly simple, was proud of how well her team was able to travel and stay focused. “They played well as a group and traveled well as a group,� Page said. “They have learned to help themselves out, perform better with all of those aspects.� With the weather not cooperating in Raleigh, the team didn’t really have a lot of time to get out and practice and play many rounds of golf in the weeks leading up to the tournament. “We had limited practice, whether it was from late play due to the greens being frozen or anything,� Page said. “But overall, I was really pleased.� Despite weather restricting their practice schedule, the team credits their ability to go out and play like it did because of the effort it put in over the winter months. “We all played in a lot of tournaments over Christmas break just trying to get ready for the season, and we did as much possible to get ready, and it showed off based on how our results were,� Street said. “We really practiced hard over break, and we were really excited about our finish.�

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recovering from a leg injury, was practicing with the team in hopes to earn a spot in coach Rennie’s lineup this season. “He was kind of like my big brother coming from N.C. State,� El-hadj said. “He is helping me get back in shape and get back in the game. King always tells me to stay positive.� King is excited to have the opportunity to play with players he once competed with and others he competed against. “It is fun competition but it makes the level higher,� King said. “When you are playing against other players we actually study our other players pretty well in college and the professional level so I pretty much know a lot of these players pretty well and I believe vice versa. I think it will all come together.� Rennie, new to the area and to ACC rivalries, does not feel like the old rivalries will affect his team this year. “Everybody is competitive, but I don’t think specifically because of what school they went to,� Rennie said. “I don’t know. Maybe it’s bigger than I think.�

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State holds on, downs No. 7 Demon Deacons Pack pulls out 82-76 win over No. 7 Wake Forest Kate Shefte Deputy Sports Editor

In the early season, this was the team that couldn’t win in regulation. Recently, the Wolfpack has become known for getting tired in the second half and giving up late leads. Last night, it was the team that survived a late scare and overcame a Wake Forest squad that was formerly ranked No. 1 in the nation. Though many in the Triangle were focused on the other big game taking place at Cameron Indoor Stadium, and the Wolfpack-Demon Deacons game wasn’t televised, those who attended were treated to arguably State’s most complete game of the season. “A win cures everything,� coach Sidney Lowe said. “There were two tired teams out there, but we endured and got through it.� Victory-starved N.C. State fans rushed the court after the final buzzer sounded, congratulating their team on a hard-fought victory. “I think teams are going to start respecting us,� point guard Javi Gonzalez said. “We should have a winning record in the ACC. We’ve been there every single game, close enough to win the game but we just haven’t been able to pull it off.� The win came three days after State blew a doubledigit lead in an overtime loss to Virginia Tech. The Pack is now 3-6 in conference play.

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Athletes from the UNC-Chapel Hill, Wake Forest, and NCSU competing together for a common cause, is a rare sight to see on playing fields in the triangle. This occurs nearly every day, however, at Wake-Med Soccer Park in Cary as the Carolina Railhawks prepare for their 2009 season. One of these athletes, N.C. State alumnus Aaron King, has come full circle in his post-college soccer endeavors to finally end up just miles down the road from his alma mater. After the highly-touted King, who led the Wolfpack in scoring for all four years in Raleigh, finished his career at State, he was drafted by the L.A. Galaxy in the 2006 MLS draft. He was then traded to the Colorado Rapids for his first professional season. King spent the 2007 and 2008 seasons playing for the Charleston Battery where he has notched eleven goals in his career. “I learned a lot,� King said. “It’s a big change going from college to professional. I learned how to be more responsible and pretty much just consistently show what I have every day,� King said. King, a Denver, Colo. native, is very excited about the opportunity to play in the Raleigh area, a region he considers to be his second home. “It was like a dream come true,� King said. “I have been waiting for years to get back home and play in my comfort level. I love it here.� King will begin this season under the guidance of new head coach Martin Rennie. Rennie was one of the youngest coaches in soccer history to receive his UEAFA A licensure. He

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hen I got to the RBC Center Wednesday, I had that same old feeling in my stomach about the game against Wake Forest. A l l you State fa ns should know the feeling by now. The nervous, anxious, stomach twisting Derek Medlin feeling that Managing Editor seems to surround basketball this season. I always wonder which Wolfpack team is going to show up. It’s been a crapshoot, at best. But Wednesday night was different. The State team that can beat anybody in the conference came to play, finally. The Pack got solid play from Courtney Fells, Farnold Degand and Tracy Smith in the first 20 minutes on its way to building an eight point lead at the break. Things looked good. State hit some three pointers, took care of the ball, played good defense and most of all, looked like they were playing the most important game of the season. But we all know the way things have gone this year. State has blown multiple leads and has been simply unable to put together an entire game of good effort and solid play. Sure enough, the Wolfpack squad that cannot handle a lead returned to action during multiple stints in the second half. Wake Forest, who never once seemed out of the contest, cut State’s lead, which grew to 20 at one point, to seven with four minutes to go. MEDLIN

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Redshirt junior forward Brandon Costner jumps to make a slam dunk against No. 7 Wake Forest in the RBC Center last night. Costner scored a game-high 23 points. N.C. State upset Wake Forest 82-76.

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“We played well last game against Virginia Tech, but we didn’t close the game,� senior Courtney Fells said. “We kind of got the same situation tonight, but we were able to save the game by knocking down a few free throws.� Redshirt junior Farnold Degand fired off two threepointers in quick succession early in the second half, and State jumped out to a 12-point lead. The Pack was forced to grind it out, earning 23 points from the free throw line, while Wake Forest was released break after easy break. The Demon Deacons received 26 points off the fast break. “We changed up our defense and ran everything at them to keep them off balance,� Lowe said. “Wake Forest does a great job of running their offense, so we tried to play great team defense.� Lowe spoke after the Carolina game about finding the hot player, but that wasn’t a concern tonight. Everyone played well collectively. Brandon Costner led the way with 23 points, building on a good first half and exploding in the second. Tracy Smith was everywhere, snagging a game-high 12 rebounds, including 10 offensive boards. “He made some unbelievable plays tonight,� Lowe said of Smith. “His recognition is getting better. He’s learning the game a little more and that’s making it easier for him.� State went into the second half with an eight-point lead,

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Wolfpack takes third in Puerto Rico tourney Led by two top-10 finishes, the women’s golf team ties for third of 16 competing teams

tie said. “Overall we are the best prepared coming into the spring season than we have been in a very long time. Everything looks really good for the spring for us, and it’s a great starting place.� Going into the final round Taylor Barbour Staff Writer Doughtie was in a tie for first, but was unable to keep the lead In the first match of the sea- throughout the round. Street son, the women’s golf team shot a one-over 73, which tied finished in a tie for third her with several other players for place in the Lady Puerto Rico the low round of the day. Street Classic this weekend. The finished sixth overall and tied team was lead by junior Em- her best career finish. ily Street and “I played well. I senior Lauren struggled a little Doughtie, down the stretch who placed and let it slip sixth and sevaway from me, enth individubut luckily my ally. As a team, team was there the Pack shot for me to pick + 4 6 (910 ) , 3ENIOR ,AUREN $OUGHTIE up the slack,� w h ic h t ie d ON TEAMMATE %MILY 3TREET Doughtie said. Georgia for “Emily birdied third and was two of her last only one shot away from the three to finish sixth and she defirunner-up team, Tennessee. nitely picked up the slack where The tournament was hosted I left off which is great.� by Purdue University, who Other members of the team won the three day, 54-hole also played well, including event. sophomore Julie Saleeby, who “We had a very good tour- finished in a tie for 33rd. Also, nament, we finished tied for freshman Hunter Ross shot a third as a team. It was our best career best 74 in the final round. start in a very long time, since Playing in a match out of the my freshman year,� DoughGOLF continued page 7

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Former men’s soccer player Aaron King played for the Colorado Rapids and Charleston Battery before joining the Carolina Railhawks.

also set numerous records for each of the teams he has coached for. Rennie is excited to have the opportunity to work with King. “I think he has a lot of potential, a lot of pace, and he’s a finisher, so we can work with him and help him get better,� Rennie said. King was not the only former State player on the field yesterday though. Cisse El-hadj, who is KING continued page 7

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