Technician - January 16, 2009

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A commission of leaders from across the UNC system met for the second time in Chapel Hill Thursday afternoon to hear the thoughts of faculty, students and citizens regarding the potential creation of a system wide hate crimes policy. Such a policy could limit some forms of speech on all 16 campuses within the system. System president Erskine Bowles created the commission following the events in

the Free Expression Tunnel Nov. 5, 2008 and charged the group to determine if a policy is needed. The commission is scheduled to make an initial report to Bowles in March. Matt Woodward, a freshman in microbiology who spoke to the panel, said he was glad to see those making the decisions listening to the concerns of students. “I’m glad the commission was so receptive and made the panel open to the public so students could speak,” he said. “When administrative decisions are made sometimes the student perspective gets a

little skewed.” The commission heard remarks from seven presenters, two of which were students. The public presentation segment of the meeting lasted under an hour. Geoffrey Hunter, an N.C. State alum and member of the commission, said he was surprised the commission didn’t hear more speakers. “I wish there would have been more students come and speak before the commission,” he said. “It was kind of a conflict with class shcedules. Woodward said the lack of student at-

tendance at the forum was disappointing. “I do wish it was a little more advertised,” he said. “But the commission is made up of well represented people, so they’ll do what’s right for their best interests.” Hunter said the lack of attendance at Thursday’s forum does not mean the commission has not been receiving the public’s opinion on the issue. “A lot of people are sending in comPOLICY continued page 3

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Two models strut down the runway wearing Grace Jones’ collection entitled “Victorian Cocktail.” The collection consisted of four dresses in white and floral cotton with ruffled accents. Jones, a junior in fashion and textile management, won second place in the collection category. Chase Kennedy, a sophomore in fashion and textile management, took first place, beating out both Jones and his mentor, Ashley Tucker, a junior in textile and apparel management.

Textiles’ Cotton Couture show dazzles College of Textiles students show off their most haute couture. Taylor McCune Features Editor

Cotton, one of the original cash crops of North Carolina farmers relinquished its humble roost and took an haute turn on the runway at the Cotton Couture fashion show Thursday night. Each model that strode down the catwalk wore student-created designs made of, at least, 75 percent cotton fabric. The show was a collaborative effort between the College of Textiles and Cotton Incorporated. The show was one of only a few national university programs that received sponsorship in 2008 from the corporation. Mark Messura, executive vice president of the global product supply chain division of Cotton Inc., said the corporation sponsored the show because “it raises awareness for cotton.” The show also raised awareness for the leading cause of death among women in America — heart disease. Proceeds from ticket sales, T-shirt sales and silent auction items benefitted the American

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Heart Association’s Go Red for Women were the most popular silhouette with campaign. most of the designers who competed The charitable theme of the evening for the $300, $400 and $500 prizes, but was echoed throughout the show. Mas- everything from men’s jackets to highter of ceremonies, reporter Julie Henry waisted women’s pants made a showing. of NBC 17, wore four different dresses Mejia entered her untitled design in the throughout the show. College of Textiles beginner’s individual category. It was her professors and stufirst fashion show, dents designed the and she did everydresses. Each was thing herself, from red, in honor of Go sewing the outfit to Red for Women. doing her model’s A ll four dresses makeup. were auctioned off “I wa s goi ng , to benefit the AHA, overall, for a couStephanie Mejia, sophomore in and, of course, all ture look. It took me fashion and textile management were made of cotmaybe a week to put ton. everything together,” Mejia said. The everyday textile, loved by many Lorenzo Agustin, a senior in textile and as a mainstay in underwear and sock apparel management, also took a very production, gave some designers a bit of high-fashion approach to his poufy, bettrouble. ulled entry — but with a pink twist. “To make something creative, it was “It’s an alternative, punk Marie Antough to use cotton,” Stephanie Mejia, a toinette. I reused the fabric. This is the sophomore in fashion and textile man- actual fabric used in the [warm-up suits] agement, said. for the women’s basketball team for the The difficult fabric didn’t stop the 34 Hoops for Hope game last year,” he said. College of Textiles students who populated the two-hour show with dozens of COTTON continued page 3 hand-sewn designs. Women’s dresses

“It took me maybe a week to put everything together.”

Crime rates show increase Raleigh crime also spikes, affecting campus rates James Cox Staff Writer

The University saw a slight increase in crime rates in 2008 after a three year decline. Tom Younce, chief of Campus Police, said part of the increase was due to the stealing of catalytic converters by a group of individuals during the summer. “One of the problems with crime is, in terms of numbers, our crime is so low that an individual can come through and affect the percentage of the increase real easily,” he said. According to Younce, there were 465 total crimes for the year of 2008. Raleigh’s crime, particularly armed robbery, has gone up drastically this year. “If someone comes in and commits 10 or 15 [crimes],” Younce said. “That dramatically affects the crime rate. We sit right in the middle of Raleigh, so what happens in Raleigh usually happens to us.” Younce said he is concerned the increased crime rate could be a trend for the coming years, especially in terms of property crimes. “Generally, economic hard times don’t affect the crime rate, but this hardship is a little bit different,” Younce said. “It’s a lot more dramatic because a lot more people are unemployed.” Younce did say the rate of crime on campus is lower than surrounding areas. “For every robbery we have on campus, the surrounding area has seven or eight of the same crime,” Younce said. “What robberies we do have are big because they generate a lot of media coverage because they are rare.” According to Younce, a student is seven times more likely to be a victim of a violent crime off campus than on campus, though Younce said the philosophy of Campus Police is that one crime is too many. “We’re not immune,” he added. “Things that happen in Raleigh sometimes spill over onto campus.” Younce said the main areas for crime on campus are D.H. Hill Library, Talley, Carmichael and the West Lot. Leah Van Halsema, a senior in spanish language and literature, works at the front desk of Talley four times a week, and said students ask questions regarding crime frequently. “Every other time I work, I get someone asking where to go to report something stolen and I refer them to Campus Police,” she said. Younce said if people are going to leave valuables in their vehicle CRIME continued page 3

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A model struts down the runway at the Cotton Couture fashion show Thursday night. Stephanie Mejia, a sophomore in fashion and textile management created the untitied look. Mejia won first place in the beginner individual category. Her prize was $500 given by Cotton Incorporated, which sponsored the show.

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n “Free Burrito Day” at Moe’s Southwest Grill, Tim Moore, a sophomore in chemical engineering, waits for his free Joey Jr. burrito. “This is actually my fifth day in a row coming here,” Moore said. “I love this place. It’s pretty good.” He usually gets a regular Joey Bag of Donuts with steak but made an exception today.

11:43 A.M. | LARCENY Wolf Village Student reported theft of bicycle. 11:47 A.M. | FIRE ALARM Bostian Hall Units responded to alarm caused by false activation. System reset.

Jan. 14 8:28 A.M. | LARCENY Gardner Hall Staff member reported theft of petty cash from secured area.

12:42 P.M | FIRE ALARM Bostian Hall Staff member reported key stolen. Investigation pending.

8:43 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENT Centennial Campus Staff member reported subjects with deer hunting equipment in the area.

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Museum to host annual celebration

The N.C. Museum of History will host the Eighth Annual African American Cultural Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 31, beginning at 11 a.m. This family-friendly event will include a number of music and dance performances. Ron Baxter will play the saxophone and a trombone shout band will also be featured. A dance procession with extravagant costumes will attempt to simulate Jonkonnu celebrations dating back to the 1800s. Speakers will discuss historic milestones and games and crafts will also be available. For more information on the event, call (919) 807-7900 or visit www. ncmuseumofhistory.org. SOURCE: N.C. MUSEUM OF HISTORY

Wolfline to run during holiday

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from the Varsity Storage Lot and Centennial Campus Storage Lots to campus residence halls on Jan. 19 from 5 to 9 p.m. The service will run every half hour, beginning at the Varsity Lot at 5 p.m. A map is available at http://ncsu. transloc.com/. Questions can be directed to Kim Paylor, Wolfline Transit Manager at (919) 5153424 or kim_paylor@ncsu.edu. In addition, Transportation and Campus Police are collaborating in an attempt to increase vehicle safety by allowing “S/EC” perimeter parkers to move their vehicles to the West Lot during the holiday. Today beginning at 1 p.m., “S/EC” parkers may move their vehicles to the West Lot. All vehicles must be returned to Storage Lots by Jan. 20 before 7 a.m. The West Lot was chosen due to its proximity to the Campus Police office. Personnel will be available during the university closing.

Tuesday INAUGURATION WATCH Witherspoon Cinema, 11:30 to 2 p.m. TOXICOLOGY SEMINAR FEATURING JONATHAN HALL, PHD Toxicology Building, 4 to 5 p.m. BRAGGING RIGHTS BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT MANAGERS MEETING Carmichael Recreation Center, first floor of new building, 6 to 7 p.m. KAYAKING POOL SESSION: INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP Carmichael Gymnasium, 6 to 9 p.m. BEHAVIORAL ECONOMICS FEATURING DAN AIRELY Stewart Theatre, 7 p.m.

night at https://www.ticketreturn.com/ncsu/. Student tickets still remain and are available on a first come, first served basis. To acquire a ticket log in to https:// www.ticketreturn.com/ncsu. Further information is available at http://www.ncsu.edu/millenniumseminars/. SOURCE: NCSU MILLENNIUM SEMINAR

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Students who entered the ticket lottery to see Bill Clinton on Jan. 26 in Reynolds Coliseum should claim their tickets by 7 p.m. to-

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It’s time for change. On Jan. 20, the United States will inaugurate a new president. Look for a souvenir poster in Tuesday’s paper. Artwork by NCSU freshman Joseph Lawson.

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Matt Woodward, a member of the Free Expression Tunnel Incident Task Force, speaks to the Commission to Review Student Codes of Conduct about a mandatory diversity class at the Spangler Center in Chapel Hill Thursday. “It’s important to take a proactive approach,” Woodward, a freshman in microbology, said.

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ments, letters and e-mails,” he said. “The different opinions are getting back to the commission.” Another goal of the commission is to advise Bowles on whether or not the UNC system should have required diversity orientation for incoming students. Woodward said he feels the classes would help more than a policy alone. “If we just make a policy we’re not going to get anywhere,” he said. “It’s the steps afterward. I think we need to look at this as a societal problem and say ‘OK, look at how much hate is in our culture’ whether it is spoken or written.” While many of those who spoke to the commission were in favor of a system-wide hate crimes policy, Katherine Parker, a legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union, spoke out against one. In her presentation, Parker urged the commission to protect speech no matter offensive it may be. “[The ACLU] don’t see the need in implementing a hate crimes or hate speech code at

all,” she said. “There are hate crime provisions in state law that we think are more than adequate to cover sitations of hate crimes.” Parker also said that a policy won’t fix the problems behind hate speech like the threatening messages written in the Free Expression tunnel about President-elect Barack Obama. “Limiting speech and censuring students is just a bad idea,” she said. “It won’t even address the symptom but it certainly won’t address the underlying problem.” Members of the N.C. State Campus Culture Task Force Committee, which Chancellor James Oblinger charged with making reccomendations about how to improve the campus culture in Raleigh, will meet today to make an initial report to Oblinger. Hunter said the decision the Campus Culture Task Force Committee makes regarding any hate crime or speech policies will be important as the UNC system commission moves forward. “You have to consider 15 other schools but it’s real important because the events that happened at N.C State,” he said. “N.C. State is basically the spotlight campus in most of the discussions about this policy.”

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Police officers inspect the site of a shooting that occured July 28, 2008 at a gazebo at Wolf Village. DAVID MABE/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

Police officers inspect the site of a shooting that occured July 28, 2008 at a gazebo at Wolf Village.

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His reused fabric held special significance, but it also saved him some money. “I spent about $5 total, but it would probably sell for $100 — $95 profit,” Agustin said. Other designers, like Mejia and Chase Kennedy — another first-timer, shelled quite a bit more than that for their designs. Kennedy, a sophomore in fashion and textile management who entered his five designs in the collection category, said he spent “more than $100.” His collection, called Labor and Post Punk Formalities, was composed entirely of black, white and denim and consisted of four close-cut men’s looks and one women’s look. Models wore dozens of varied looks, from the eclectic to the classic, down the runway, but the five expert judges narrowed the more than 50 individual outfits and collections down to just a few. Sarah Deasy, a junior in textile and apparel management won first in the intermediate category with “Better Together,” and Minyoung Suh, a graduate student in textile and apparel technology and management, grabbed first in the advanced category with “Exotic Feminine.” The fashion newcomers held their own though. Mejia took first place in the beginner category and Kennedy’s collection was the judges favorite. Both were thrilled with their wins. “I was so nervous,” Mejia said. “But now I’m so happy!” Chase, who was surrounded by fans by the close of the show, said he didn’t expect the win, especially since he was up against one of his mentors. “It’s unbelievable,” he said. “I’ll absolutely do more collections.” And that attitude is just what the College of Textiles and Cotton Inc.’s Messura were looking for. “The students that [were] involved in this project are the next round of designers in textiles,” he said. Cotton Couture T-shirts are available for $10 and $15 from the College of Textiles.

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Mary Chimato, the head of access and delivery service in the library, said the library is a regular stop on police rounds. “We have a very strong relationship with Campus Police,” she said. “Safety and security have been major policies of ours.” Chimato ensured all staff members have radios and said security guards inside the building at night make frequent checks. “That’s the cornerstone of our building security,” she said.

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Plan for the cold for future Campouts THE ISSUE:

Student Government is providing heaters and hot food and beverages to help students deal with the cold weather predicted for Campout.

OUR OPINION:

While SG has done a good job in dealing with the forecasted cold Campout weather, more should have been done to plan for such an occurrence.

THE SOLUTION:

Planners have done a good job in coming up with spot plans, but they may wish to consider planning for extreme contingencies for future Campouts.

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he low for Friday night is forecast in the teens and may reach single digits. Unfortunately for students looking for a ticket to the home basketball game against UNCChapel Hill, these temperatures will be a fact of life during the outdoor Campout. Student Government is looking to combat safety concerns, as students will be spending hours outdoors during the coldest hours of the night. Campout planners will be enforcing rules regarding proper attire, providing heaters around Lee Field to keep students warm and serving hot chocolate and pizza throughout the night.

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.

Planners have done a decent job in quickly finding ways to ensure students remain safe during the frigid weather predicted for the Campout. But such a possibility should have been considered when first planning the event. The Campout for tickets to the UNC basketball game is a tradition and the mark of passionate fans of the men’s basketball team. Planners for future Campouts should consider factors like the possibility of inclement or unsafe weather conditions and take the proper steps to ensure students do not

have to worry about safety or missing out on a tradition. If conditions become severe enough, Campout organizers have plans in place to shut down the event early and send students home if the weather conditions become a safety risk. Let us not forget: January is a winter month, and winter months tend to be colder than the rest of the year. There are no rules about which nights will be colder than normal, nor are there any regulations governing if extreme weather will coincide with outdoor traditions like Campout.

This is not to take away from the quick action and planning Campout organizers have taken to ensure students are safe and not extremely cold during the event. But there is no reason why the event’s planners did not anticipate the possibility of extreme cold weather and come up with alternative locations for Campout in the event of inclement weather. Students will be miserable enough if they are unable to get tickets to one of the biggest basketball games of the season. There’s no reason why the students who get tickets should be miserable have to struggle to keep warm to compound that problem.

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n Sep. 11, 2001 at 8:46 a.m., American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. In the following hours, a stu nned A mer ica n publ ic watched as iconic symbols of our nation fell to rubble. We sta red in disbelief at the headlines t he fol lowing morning, more t ha n 9,000 of our Russell Witham friends, loved Senior Staff Columnist o n e s and countrymen had been killed or injured. The following week, President Bush addressed our grieving nation, “Our enemy is a radical network of terrorists, and every government that supports them ...They will hand over the terrorists, or they will share in their fate.� Sound familiar? It should. Israel is being threatened by a terrorist organization, which does not acknowledge their right to exist. Not unlike al-Qaida, the Islamic Resistance Movement has befriended those who would seek Israel’s destruction — for one, a nuclear capable Iran. During the past eight years, the Islamic Resistance Movement — Hamas — has launched thousands of rockets into Southern Israel, with the primary intent of killing and terrorizing innocent Israeli citizens. As Travis Seymour, junior in international studies, informed us in Tuesday’s Technician, “[under international law] Israel has the right and obligation to protect its citizens from these attacks.� Israel has responded with slow but forceful movements, killing and injuring well over 5,000 people in the three weeks of fighting. In many cases, the gunfire has caused the injury and death of noncombatants, including women and children. Mariem Masmoudi, junior in political science, wrote Tuesday, “Hamas militants comprise a small percentage of the many people [who have been affected].� If this is truly the case — if

Hamas does not represent the sentiments of Palestinians — then kick the militants out of Gaza and push them into the streets where Israel may arrest them for their crimes of terrorism. This would save many innocent lives and ensure that those culpable for the crimes are apprehended. Julie Abdelrahman, junior in textile and apparel management, said that she is proud to, “be from a nation that will never give up and never surrender.� Adding, “This is not about Hamas... the Palestinian people are fighting for freedom, as once did the American people.� Maybe Ms. Abdelrahman is recalling a different struggle than me. But according to my texts, the American Continental Army fought the British in an effort to defend the ideals of the American people, not to use them as human shields. Has Israel been equitable in its policies which have crushed the Palestinian economy and closed Gaza off from the world? No. The Israeli Government could have done much more to encourage peace. But the completely uncontrolled rocket attacks of Hamas into Israel are nothing short of terrorism and should be treated as such. Israel has a right and obligation to continue operations until they can ensure that Hamas is forever put to rest. When the military wing of Hamas no longer operates, Israel in union with the United Nations should help to establish a state under the provisions of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The establishment of a sovereign state where every Palestinian has the right to life, liberty, security and freedom of passage to other nations – Israel not withstanding. Until then, the actions of Hamas will continue to cause the destruction of Gaza and the death of its people. How many more Palestinians must die for Hamas?

“If Hamas does not represent the sentiments of Palestinians, then kick the militants out of Gaza.�

Send Russell your thoughts on the conflict in Gaza to letters@ technicianonline.com.

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Are you going to the UNC ticket campout. If so, how are you going to stay warm? BY ANDY MUSSELMAN

“Yes, I am. I have long johns, long underwear, hand warmers and footwarmer. I have like five layers of clothing picked out.� Ali Griggs sophomore, elementary education

Cold weather has come to Raleigh just in time for Campout.

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Editor’s note: the length restriction on forum letters has been waived. Among genocide exists a call for peace The current state of affairs between Israel and Gaza has struck terror through the hearts of those directly affected and those who watch fastidiously from the comfort of their televisions, thousands of miles away. One is not able to turn on the TV without being slammed with pictures and gory details of the agonizing pain of those who have been hurt. Throughout all of this, one is forced to question the humanity that is inherent in all of us. In the fight to claim the Holy Land, something that should represent peace, spirituality and human persistence, is and will always be stained with the blood of those that have been innocently killed in the fight for it. Why is it that something like religion perpetrates a feud so strong, that it takes over all that is altruistic in human beings? As an Indian-American, I am more than familiar with battles over religion and claim of land. My country has been fighting for years for the claim of Kashmir, something that rightfully belongs to them, against Pakistan. Between the masked wars of land versus land, it comes down to one simple fight; Hinduism versus Islam. This however, is a political issue. It is irrelevant and unnecessary of me to confuse issues by being anti-Islam. Similarly, the fight between Israel and Palestine is intended as

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political. In simpler terms, however, this is a fight between beliefs between the underlying foundations of what drives us as individuals. This war, which continues to take place in the Middle East, forces us to take sides here in the United States. I have been seeing Facebook statuses of hate and anti-Semitic ideals for the past couple of weeks. Those wanting to protect the name of Israel are viewed upon as indifferent and cold towards the terrorism in Palestine. It brings me to wonder if supporting one or the other cause in fact drives the two cultures and religions farther apart, than to in fact come together in the support of such a terrible atrocity. Again, this letter isn’t about Israel or Palestine. It is about the relationships that we in the U.S. have formed between each other, despite the differences in culture and religion, which stand to be strained in the middle of the madness. The images on television of those dead from the bombs, children left to watch their parents bodies disintegrate on the roadsides, the lives of Palestinian’s shaken right, left and center, are images that illicit pain, empathy and most of all, anger. Anger from those who call this place home and from those who share in the political tensions between the ongoing turmoil. To a degree, it is irrelevant what this fight is about. I expect more from us as individuals, as human beings with beating hearts. In a time which calls for compassion and a bloody cry for peace, we continue to rally ideas of anti-Islam or anti-Semitism. I’m sure Palestinian-Americans have at least one person of Israeli origin that they call friend, and vice-versa. Instead of attacking the religion, attack the sordid government which continues to foster plans of future violence, while the spilled blood of the Palestinian people still has not dried from their soil. To say it simply, we are born to this world to accomplish a mission; a mission to be virtuous, regardless of our belief in religion, or lack thereof. It is not only an obligation that should drive us, but the cry from the universe to fight for peace during our time here. Peace between religions, Sports Editor

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peace between countries, peace between people. Esha Udyavar junior, English News coverage of Gaza situation biased I thought your paper’s article “Conflict hits close to home� was weak. It lacked substance regarding the actual protest and its purpose. Also, the article was biased and leaned towards the Israeli point of view. How did your paper manage to turn a protest hoping to put an end to the disproportionate killing of Gazan civilians into a pro-Israeli article? How disrespectful to the many people that traveled as far as Rocky Mount to be heard at this protest. Some of the protesters actually have family in Gaza, such as my wife, Hanadi, and my friend, Moheeb. The least your paper could have done was include three pro-Gazan interviews within the article to balance out the three pro-Israeli. Explain to me how you found only one person to interview in a protest of nearly 1,500 people, but still managed to hunt down three pro-Israelis to interview. I’ve heard of the media being controlled, but this is ridiculous. So much for the Technician being unbiased. The least you could have done was to interview three proGazans to balance the article. Would your paper have went out of their way to find three pro-Palestinians to interview if a pro-Israeli protest took place near N.C. State? Somehow, I seriously doubt the Technician would have done the opposite. And another thing, most major news sources, including CNN, state that it was in fact Israel that broke the ceasefire. So next time you state the Israeli perspective (Hamas broke the ceasefire by firing rockets), try also stating the world and victim perspective — Israel broke the ceasefire by killing Gazans and denying them their most human basic right ... LIFE. Jamaal Jameel Alumnus, Class of 1998

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magine that there was someone there — perhaps an exboyfriend or girlfriend, or an intimate friend — who was watching your every move,

hacking into your personal accounts, sending unwanted gifts to your residence, vandalizing your car or home and even approaching and terrorizing your friends.

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What if this person threatened to harm you? What would you do? Where would you turn to for help? These are the questions that face 3.4

million people every year in the United States according to a study released by the Department of Justice on Jan. 13. One N.C. State student faced these questions. Below is her account of her experience with stalking and abuse. To protect the student’s privacy, her identity has been left anonymous.

Former Joint Chiefs of Staff member to speak Retired U.S. Army General H. Hugh Shelton will be giving a presentation on Monday, Feb. 2 at 3 p.m. in Stewart Theatre in Talley Student Center. General Shelton’s presentation is titled, “Military Leadership During a Time of Dramatic Change,� and will address the political and military challenges that exist during transitions between presidential administrations. General Shelton served as the 14th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. His presentation is free and open to the public. For more information contact Mike Davis at 919-513-0148 or mike_davis@ncsu. edu. SOURCE: WWW.NEWS.NCSU.EDU

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Stalking doesn’t only occur in the movies and a stalker certainly does not have to be a stranger. I was stalked last year as a sophomore by an ex-boyfriend I was trying desperately to escape. But you would never know what I went through by looking at me. I am pretty involved in campus activities. I may even sit next to you in class or be a friend of yours. This person stalked me for several months after he sexually assaulted me. After the assault, I went to the police and filed a restraining order against him. He must not have understood the message because that is when the stalking began. Harassing phone calls from several anonymous numbers is where it all began. When I changed my cell phone number he began dropping off gifts at my dorm—roses, a painting and my favorite snacks to create the illusion that he cared about me. I would walk to my car to find his hand prints all over it and “I Love You� written in the windows. He became angered by the fact he couldn’t talk to me so he tried every other avenue to get close to me. He hacked into my private e-mail account and exploited my personal e-mails, created new Facebook accounts, screen names and e-mail addresses to try to contact me. He even tried to convince my friends that I should meet up with him. After every attempt of communication failed, he began sending threats to my friends and me. As I mentioned earlier, I had a restraining order against my stalker and every time he violated it, I informed the police and he was arrested. I was doing everything I needed to do to handle the situation. And while it was the longest nightmare I’ve ever had, I am so grateful for the amazing people I have met through Campus Police, Student Conduct, the Women’s Center and the Counseling Center. I would tell anyone who is experiencing stalking right now to tell someone. This is not a battle that should be fought alone and as a student you hold the right to feel safe in your environment. There are people on campus who are more than willing to help you; in fact, it is their job to help you. Remember that you are not responsible for other’s actions, but you are responsible for how you respond. Choose to put your safety, health, and happiness first and I promise you will find peace once again.

“This is an international issue,� Juliette Grimmett, Rape Prevention Education Coordinator at the University’s Women’s Center, said. “It doesn’t affect just women or just men, and it not limited to heterosexual relationships.� According to the NSAM’s Web site, the average duration of stalking is 1.8 years and 77 percent of women and 64 percent of men know their stalker, which increases the duration to a staggering 2.2 years. In many cases, stalkers escalate to acts of violence that can sometimes lead to murder. More than half of femicide victims -- females who were murdered -- reported stalking to the police before they were killed. Some feel, however, that stalking is often swept into the shadow of other issues like rape and abuse, and is minimized through slang language such as “facebook stalking�. “This is serious,� Grimmett said. “It is a terrifying situation.� Like in many rape and abuse cases, Grimmett believes that it is the fear and nonchalant attitude that keeps some from reporting a stalker, and that education is key in relationship violence issues. National Stalking Awareness Month was established in 2004 to help spread awareness and provide education about stalking and its repercussions. The goal of the month is to provide

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N.C. State assistant professor of English Timothy Stinson is perfecting a technique using DNA technology to determine when and where medieval manuscripts were written. Since many medieval manuscripts were written on parchments made of animal skin, Stinson is developing a way to extract and analyze the DNA contained in the skins and hopefully develop a genetic database that can be used to determine a manuscript’s origin. Once a baseline of DNA markers with known dates and localities have been created, Stinson will be able to take samples from other works of unknown origin for comparison. Through the comparison of known and unknown origins, Stinson hopes to identify genetic similarities that would indicate the general time and location of unknown books. Stinson also believes that this development will allow researchers to trace the trade routes of parchments throughout the medieval world providing a large amount of data on the evolution of the book industry.

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information about how to stop stalking in your community. A new program on campus called The Movement, founded by Grimmett, has taken this goal to heart. “The Movement is a coed group of peers who have gone through 60 hours of training and a course,� Anna Godwin, a senior in biomedical and textile engineering and president of The Movement, said. “The goal of the group is to educate the student body about stalking, rape and relationship violence, what to do if it happens to them or if they see it happening to their friends and how to step up and speak out about events that could lead to violence.� Before The Movement’s inception, there was no organization on campus dedicated to the issues surrounding relationship violence. “I was a volunteer at the Women’s Center and I’ve always had strong feelings about rape issues,� Godwin said. “Other than being an advocate for the phone lines, I couldn’t do much more.� Grimmett began the organization last fall with eight active members, which has more than doubled to about 20 members. “We are encouraging people to think about challenging each other and themselves to stop using stalking in such a nonchalant way,� Grimmett said. “If we can not minimize it then we can make people take it more seriously.�

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In addition to The Movement, the University has many resources available to victims of stalking, rape and other types of abuse, and the Women’s Center works confidentially w ith students who aren’t sure where to turn for help. “We try to provide a place where students feel safe and welcome,� Grimmett said. Other resources on campus include Campus Police, Student Conduct and the Counseling Center. The Women’s Center, however, is the only center that will work with victims confidentially, and the only resource to offer help planning out the next steps to take. “Confide in a friend that you trust or go to a place like the Women’s Center,� Godwin said. “If you are going through this, there are people who want to help you be courageous enough to tell someone.�

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floor — she was well-coached in high school,” Glance said. “She has a good knack for positioning defensively, and sheís undersized, but able to make up for it because sheís in the right position and gets her hands on the ball.” The eyes of women’s basketball will be on the Triangle Monday night as N.C. State hosts Duke and Chapel Hill takes on the University of Connecticut. Duke a team known for their physical inside play will be a challenge, but Glance believes her team is ready for their conference rivals. “We’re hanging on, we’re seeing improvements with our ability to throw in some traps to offset the fact that we canít play people one on one,” Glance said. “The team is doing a great job giving a lot of help to each other, and it’s going to be the same thing against Duke.”

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top 25 makes us want to push harder and do better because we want that top 20 spot, we want that top 18, we want to make it to nationals,” Barr said. “It is definitely possible as long as we keep working hard and keep the right mentality.” The Pack is on the road today to face the pre-season number eight team in the country. According to sophomore Brittney Hardiman the travel and excitement will offer new experiences and challenges for the young team. “We have a very young team and a lot of the freshmen haven’t traveled yet, so it will be there first opportunity,” Hardiman said. “It is just something that is different. A lot of excitement comes from traveling.” While the team is headed to face Michigan, coach Stevenson

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four-wheeler, but he maintains that his biggest reward has had no monetary value. “They could have [put me on the cover of Field and Stream] instead of the money and I would have been just as happy,” Thompson said. “I guess not many people can say they did that and it is kind of like the pinnacle.” According to Thompson’s college friends and roommates, Barnwell and Phillip Cunningham, Thompson is still just as down to earth as ever. “I guess he did all right. He got married and settled down,” Cunningham said. “Any time you call him, he will always answer the phone. He never acts too good to talk to you.”

Barnwell said even when he and Thompson were hunting and fishing together at State, Paul was always a very outstanding individual. “Paul’s a great guy. He is one of those people who would do anything in the world for you,” Barnwell said. “While he was at State, he befriended many farmers by hunting deer on their land that were destroying their crops. Once they met Paul, they were more than willing to let us hunt.” Barnwell finished by saying that Thompson’s sense of humor has shown always shown through, even after he won. “When he was interviewed by them he was asked what he was going to do with his winnings,” Barnwell said. “He said he was going to buy his girlfriend a diamond because she had always wanted one and they thought he meant an engagement ring and he was talking about a brand of bow.”

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A strong defensive effort kept the women’s basketball team in the running for a win against Florida State on Thursday night, but problems in the paint and a physical push from the Seminoles resulted in a 64-59 loss for the Wolfpack. The Pack fell to 8-10 on the season and 0-3 ACC play. Interim head coach Stephanie Glance was generally pleased with the effort her team displayed on the court, even though they struggled on offense inside the perimeter. State out-rebounded Florida State 52-46, a unit that is one of the leading rebounding teams in the nation. “With our second game in the ACC, we had some really good things happen. We changed defenses a lot and ran a lot of different plays,â€? Glance said. “Offensively, we just a rough night shooting Ăą we need to tighten up and hit our normal shots.â€?

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Senior Shayla Fields led the Pack with 25 points. “We were just six points from winning the game, so it was just a tough night shooting from the perimeter,� Glance said. “But we’re right there, so I’m still very encouraged about our play, we’ve just got to put it all together on the same night and pull it out.� A fast-paced Seminole offense dominated the first half. FSU guard Mara Freshour eluded the State defense on several plays, hustling inside on tight shots and redeeming herself on her own rebounds. In the beginning minutes of the second half, the Pack rallied to show signs of life with good shot selection and a stronger defensive showing. But down the stretch, the Pack couldn’t buy a basket, missing three and four shots on consecutive possessions. With time winding down, the Pack fought through defensive pressure and Fields once again found the basket for three, followed by a BASKETBALL continued page 7

No. 25 Wolfpack heads to Michigan The gymnastics team will be in Ann Arbor to face the preseason No. 8 Wolverines Jonathan B. Laughrun Senior Staff Writer

The gymnastics team (1-0) will face Michigan (4-2) tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor. The Wolfpack is ranked 25th in the nation after posting a 192.675 against Illinois-Chicago. The team is led by junior Taylor Seaman and senior Ashley Shepard. Both are ranked nationally on floor with Seaman also ranked on the uneven bars. The Pack is also led by freshman Jess Panza who was named EAGL

rookie of the week after posting two 9.8 first place finishes on vault and balance beam last week. “Our goal for the end of the season is to be ranked in the top 18 in the country,� coach Mark Stevenson said. “For us to get to that would mean that we would be seeded to regionals so we would only have two other teams in the top 18 in our regional instead of having possible four other teams from the top 18.� According to freshman Brooke Barr, the team is on the right path. “I think that knowing we are GYMNASTICS continued page 7

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never guessed that he would To begin with, Thompson be pictured on the front cover never knew that such an event of Field and Stream existed and when he magazine and given first saw a flyer for the the title “Total Outevent, he didn’t even doorsman.� qualify for it since Every September, professional guide s p or t sme n f rom status was necessary around the country to compete. Thomptravel to Springfield, son acquired his liMissouri to compete censure and headed in Field and Stream west to try his hand maga zi ne’s Tota l at events that he had Outdoorsman Chalpracticed for his enlenge, and Thomp- COURTESY OF FIELD & STREAM tire life. son has dominated the “I had to fill out competition ever since it began some paperwork and send it three years ago. in,� Thompson said. “The first

one I went into not knowing any of these guys. I had never done anything like this before. I knew I would do well, but I was only hoping for a top five.� Thompson competed in events such as fly fishing, bass fishing, archery, rifle, shotgun, and endurance. He was stunned and very excited when he won his first Challengeand has taken two more crowns since then. “I was tickled for all of them really,� Thompson said of his wins. “The competition has been getting tougher each year, but I seem to stay enough ahead of them.� Capt. Jon Barnwell of Campus

Police, a lifelong friend and college roommate of Thompson, said he was very impressed that an ordinary state employee, Thompson, with his own equipment could go to such an event and face people with large sponsorships and do so well. After winning the events, Paul was awarded $25,000, a new bow, a rifle and shotgun, a year’s supply of motor oil, a new ATV, and coverage in Field and Stream magazine. Thompson is looking forward to next year’s event in hopes that he will win a new OUTDOOR continued page 7

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