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Restoration project in next phase of changes Repairs to the creek between Dan Allen and Morrill will remove parking spaces Annie Albright Staff Writer

The University has secured funding for Phase III of the Rocky Branch Restoration project, a project meant to repair the creek that runs through campus, Steve Bostian, project manager, said. The project will now begin the next phase of construction. According to Bostian, this phase of the Rocky Branch Restoration project aims to restore the creek between Dan Allen Drive and Morrill Drive. “It is about 1600 feet [between the two roads],” Bostian said. “We are going to widen the flood barrier, add rocks for visual interest and a green way path which will make the green [path] continuous between the N.C. Art Museum on Blue Ridge to about the middle of Raleigh.” Phase I of the project restored the creek between Gorman Street and Dan Allen Drive, then Phase II involved the area between Morrill Drive to Pullen Drive according to Barbara Doll, a water quality specialist. In Phase III, the construction will join the two original construction areas. “Phase III of the project will connect what we have worked on in both Phase I and II,” Doll said. Because this section of the creek runs directly through campus, the construction will affect the parking areas at the Student Health Center and the Carmichael Complex lot, according to Tom Kendig, director of transportation. The Student Health Center lot is expected to lose 19 spaces permanently and 114 will be disrupted during the project, while the Carmichael Gymnasium lot will permanently lose 37 and have 37 more disrupted, Kendig said. “Certainly there will be an impact during the construction period when those 114 spaces are going to be impacted,” Kendig said. “But we have had meetings with the staff members who will most likely be affected and tried to keep them informed on where else they can park. We do recognize that there will be an impact during the construction period itself.” The majority of the spaces affected by the project are employee spaces, according to Kendig. PROJECT continued page 3

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Joullan Abdelrahman, a junior in textile and apparel management, cheers on demonstrators in a pro-Palestinian rally Monday. Abdelrahman said supporters were protesting U.S. funding to Israel. “It’s just really sad that over 500 civilians have been killed... Palestinians are being killed just because they are Palestinian.”

Conflict hits close to home

Students feel the effects of the conflict between Gaza and Israel Derek Medlin Managing Editor

Since the ongoing conflict between Gaza and Israel heated up on Dec. 27 when Israel began an air assault of Gaza, students in Raleigh with families overseas have felt the impact of the fighting. When Israel launched its ground offensive into Gaza days later, the conflict intensified. Palestinian student supporters held a protest at the Bell Tower Monday afternoon to show their support for Gaza. Sara Haddad, a junior in biochemistry and president of the Muslim Student Association, said the protest allowed students to voice their opinions about the conflict. “Its goal was to protest the humanitarian problems going on,” Haddad said. “I wasn’t there the whole time, but from what I saw, it was a peace rally. It was trying to push to stop the fighting to find a solution.” Ben Mazur, a senior in religious studies and Israeli supporter, said he believes Hamas is the most to blame for the current situation. Hamas is the largest Palestinian movement and has held power within the Palestinian Authority since 2006. Israeli officials claim Hamas has fired rockets into Israel for months, forcing them to respond with military

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Mohammed Allan, from Lumberton, holds a sign supporting Gaza while at a Pro-Palestinian protest in front of the Bell Tower Monday afternoon.

action in late December. “My overall reaction is that Israel would have continued the cease fire, but since Hamas broke it Israel has every right to defend itself,” Mazur said. Moran Aframian, a senior in texGAZA continued page 3

HOW TO GET INVOLVED ON CAMPUS Who: Students, professors What: Mass Letter Campaign to Congress: Gaza Crisis When: Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. Where: Learning Commons - Group Study Room B Students can read and sign a mass letter to be sent to Senators and Congressmaen. The letter will call for an immediate cease-fire between Israeli ground and air forces and Hamas. SOURCE: MARIEM MASMOUDI

Coverage to look for during the first weeks of 2009 Looking ahead at the Spring Semester Staff Report

Holiday shopping season: naughty or nice? As the holidays wind down retailers tally the numbers for the season. See page 5.

As the new semester begins, Technician plans to bring you coverage of various issues and events on campus that will be available to students.

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Campout registration opens The period for students to register to attend Campout and attempt to receive tickets to the

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UNC-Chapel Hill basketball game is open today until Jan. 13. The Campout is Jan. 16 on Lee Field. This year’s home game against UNC will be Jan. 31. Campout organizers will give out 2,198 tickets. Students can sign up in groups of at least six people with the maximum group size being 50. Group leaders must know the Unity IDs of every student in their group in order to register. The ability for each group to attend Campout

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will be determined by the average number of loyalty point for that group. For more information students can contact Student Senate Campus Community Committee Chair Morgan Donnelly at NCSUcampout2009@gmail.com. Women’s soccer gets new coach Athletics Director Lee Fowler announced the new coach of the women’s soccer team Tuesday.

Steve Springthorpe, who was the coach of Fresno State women’s soccer for the last five years, will replace Laura Kerrigan. Springthorpe posted a 52-4012 record during his time with the Bulldogs. Look for an analysis of the hire next week in Technician. Millennium Seminar Series brings former president Former President Bill Clinton will be speaking in Reynolds

Coliseum as a part of the Millennium Seminar Series Jan. 26 at 10:30 a.m., according to the University’s Web site. The event, which is free and open to the public, will discuss America’s future after the recent election and touch on critical issues and policy solutions. The seminars are designed to bring speakers from various backgrounds and professions to CAMPOUT continued page 4

SPECIAL BACK TO SCHOOL HOURS: Wednesday - January 7 - 8am to 8pm Thursday - January 8 - 8am to 8pm Friday - January 9 - 8am to 6pm Saturday - January 10 - 10am to 5pm Sunday - January 11 - 1pm to 5pm

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WEATHER WISE

Today FIRST DAY OF SPRING SEMESTER

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CAMPUS RECREATION JOB FAIR Carmichael Gymnasium, 4 to 5 p.m. Thursday VICKY CHRISTINA BARCELONA Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m. EAGLE EYE Witherspoon Student Cinema, 9 to 11 p.m.

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Rain showers throughout the day, clearing up in the evening. Chance of precipitation 80%.

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WORLD & NATION

Blagojevich’s nominee turned away from Senate

Roland Burris, who was appointed by Illinios Gov. Rod Blagojevich, was turned away from the Senate chambers yesterday. After President-elect Barack Obama’s nomination vacated an Illinois seat, Blagojevich allegedly offered the nomination up for sale. After coming under heavy fire for the incident, Blagojevich nominated Burris, leading many to question the nomination. One of those questioning was Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White. Since the secretary of state must sign the certificate of election in addition to the governor, White’s refusal to sign off on Burris’s nomination meant that Burris was not allowed to enter the Senate Chambers. Burris said he is not going to back down and will continue to fight for his seat. SOURE: CNN.COM

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ames Upright, a junior in psychology, and Melissa Hall, a sophomore in anthropology, look at a book Hall needs for one of her spring semester classes. “I definitely think that [the books] are overpriced,” Hall said. She finds that books are a lot cheaper on Web sites like Amazon.com.

Wolfline bus system Hunger Leadership extends hours for most Award applications Clinton to speak at due Thursday Millennium Seminar routes

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Former president Bill Clinton has been scheduled to speak at the 2008-2009 Millennium Seminar. This year’s event will be at Reynolds Coliseum on January 26 at 10:30 a.m. In addition to Clinton, the seminar also featured Senator Bill Bradley and Myles Brand, the president of the NCAA. According to the event’s website, the seminar is intended to “engage, encourage and inspire N.C. State students throughout the academic year.” Student tickets can be requested the same way as football or men’s basketball tickets, through the athletic ticketing website at www.ticketreturn.com/ncsu/.

Starting this semester, all but three Wolfline buses will extend operating hours to approximately 10 p.m. with service every 20 minutes. This increase will apply to all routes except Rt. 4, Rt. 5, and Rt. 11. In addition, Rt. 2 will run until 3 a.m. with service every 30 minutes. These increases, along with the current “Werewolf” system, mean that students will have reliable service for most areas up until 10 p.m.

SOURCE: NCSU MILLENNIUM SEMINAR SERIES

Billionaire’s death a suicide, according to family

Family ruled the death of one of the richest men in the world, German Adolf Merckle, to be a suicide Tuesday. Merckle was killed by a train near the small town of Ulm on Monday. His self-inflicted demise was attributed to the recent downturn of his business. Merckle had lost almost four billion dollars just in 2008. SOURCE: CNN

Israeli forces attribute attack near U.N. school to Hamas mortars

Student applications for the President Clinton Hunger Leadership Award are due by 5 p.m. on Thursday, January 8. Applications should be turned in to the CSLEPS office located at 3115 Talley Student Center. The application includes essays and one letter of recommendation. Find out specifics by visiting the CSLEPS office. SOURCE: CSLEPS

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Questions surround Pentagon decides Obama’s CIA against giving nomination Purple Hearts for President-elect Barack Obama PTSD has decided that he will nominate

Leon Panetta to be the leader of the Central Intelligence Agency. While Panetta has years of foriegn policy experience, has been an eight-term congressman and was on President Clinton’s cabinet, Panetta has no prior intellegence experience. 22-year CIA officer Michael Scheuer said that Panetta’s inexperience could hurt the CIA and even put the nation at risk. Despite the questions, Obama and Vice President-elect Joe Biden still think Panetta is qualified for the job.

Israeli forces fired artillery shells which killed at least 30 and wounded 55 right outside of a U.N. school in northern Gaza City Tuesday. The Israeli army said that the attack was in response to a Hamas attack on the Israeli’s earlier in the day. The alledged Hamas attack killed 44 people and originated from the area directly beside the school, according to sources. The incident was just one of the violent altercations that continued all day yesterday.

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The Purple Heart medal is given to men and women who have been injured in combat while protecting their country. With the rise of post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, the Pentagon had to decide if warriors would recieve the medal for a diagnosis of PTSD without a physical injury. But after discussion, the Pentagon ruled that since “PTSD was an anxiety disorder caused by witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event...not a wound intentionally caused by the enemy from an ‘outside force or agent’ but is a secondary effect caused by witnessing or experiencing a traumatic event” heroes suffering from this disorder would not recieve a Purple Heart. SOURCE: CNN

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“The United States has stepped in in the past and the United Nations has stepped in in the past and neither one of them have helped either side come to an agreement.” “” Moran Aframian, a senior in textile and apparel management, said regarding the current conflict in Gaza

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POLICE BLOTTER December 9 11:46 A.M. | POLICY VIOLATION Lee Hall Student was referred to the University for allowing nonstudent to live in room. Nonstudent was trespassed from all campus housing. December 10 4:41 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY North Hall Student was arrested by RPD on narcotics charges and officers referred student to University. December 13 11:29 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Varsity Drive Nonstudent was arrested for DWI and Driving While License Revoked. Subject was also charged with Driving with Open Container, Possesssion of Marijuana, Possession and Carrying Concealed Weapon. 11:36 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Varsity Drive Nonstudent was arrested for Driving While License Revoked and Carrying Concealed Weapon. December 15 11:55 A.M. | LARCENY Tompkins Hall Student reported cash and credit cards stolen. Investigation pending. December 17 6:17 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATION Avent Ferry Complex RA located bullet inside room. Officer observed marijuana. Student will be referred to University. 9:10 P.M. | ASSAULT College of Textiles Nonstudent with housekeeping reported being assaulted by student. December 28 10:11 P.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR REPORT College Inn Student reported nonstudent may bring weapon to basketball game. Appropriate personnel notified and investigation ongoing. December 30 11:44 P.M. | VEHICLE STOP Dan Allen Drive Students were referred to the University for underage alcohol violations. Driver of vehicle was referred for aid and abet underage alcohol. January 3 3:23 P.M. | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 1911 Building Lot Officers recognized large oil leak from vehicle. EHS responded in reference to clean up. January 4 4:53 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCY Thesis Circle RPD requested assistance with party. Student was arrested by RPD for Resist/Obstruct/Delay. NCSU PD referred subject to University for underage alcohol violation and having a nuisance party. January 6 9:23 A.M. | LARCENY Venture II Staff member reported theft of desktop computer. 11:49 A.M. | LARCENY Kamphoefner Hall Faculty reported theft of laptop.

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The following is an outline of incidents in Gaza and southern Israel since the attacks began on December 27.

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tile and apparel management, said she looks at the conflict differently because she was born in Israel. “As a former Israeli and as a Jew, the fact that I have family living in Israel and the fact that rockets from the Gaza Strip can reach where I used to live, that’s frightening,” she said. “And I also have cousins who are in the army.” Aframian said she understands both sides of the conflict despite her proIsraeli stance. “I understand that what is going on is awful and terrible and I would never wish that upon anyone,” Aframian said. “But at the same time, I have loyalty to my homeland and my family and the people who struggle to live life peacefully over there.” Haddad said the conf lict between Israel and Palestine will likely remain the same until outside countries push for humanitarian aid. “There is going to have to be a humanitarian outcry,” she said. “It looks like it’s not going anywhere on the military or political outlook. It’s really bad.” Aframian said she isn’t sure what can be done to bring the fighting to a stop. “The United States has stepped in the past and the United Nations has stepped in the past and neither one of them have helped either side come to an agreement,” she said. Mazur disagreed and said outside entities need to become more involved. “I don’t see a cease fire between the two of them,” he said. “Someone is going to have to step in. I don’t see the United States getting involved until February after Obama is in office.” The growing conflict between Gaza and Israel is something which Aframian said puts students in a tough place. “In reality, I’d like for both nations to live happily together and have trade between borders,” she said. Hopefully ,one day that will happen. It’s hard because you don’t know what to say. I don’t know if I should be on the Israeli side or on the Palestinian side.”

December 27 An approximated 225 people, including women and children, killed in Gaza City after Israel launched a wave of missile attacks. In Netivot, several Israelis were injured in a rocket attack by Palestinians.

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December 28 Naval vessels aimed at Gaza City port and intelligence building were attacked. More than ten civilians were reported dead.

December 29 Interior Ministry and Islamic University at Tel al-Hawa was corrupted in air strike. Several Israelis were injured and two were killed after a rocket attack.

December 30 Several women were killed in an air strike and rocket attack. Gaza fired rockets reaching Beersheba, the furthest into Israel a Palestinian missile has ever reached.

Palestine December 31 In Gaza City, the office of former Prime Minister Ismail Haniya was attacked. Beersheba continued to be hit by rockets and tunnels near the border of Egypt were struck by Israeli aircrafts.

January 1 Over 30 rockets were fired in South Israel, including two in Beersheba. Ten people, including Hamas leader, Nizar Rayyan were killed in an air strike. In Gaza City, the Civil Defense Building, Legislative Assembly, Justice Ministry and Education Ministry were hit.

January 2 Over 20 rockets were fired into Israel,three Palestinian children were killed in an Israeli air strike and a mosque used to store weapons was destroyed.

January 3 Israeli troops entered northern Gaza after firing artillery shells across the border. An Israeli strike left 10 Palestinians dead and more than 20 Palestinian rockets landed in South Israel.

January 4 Civilians were killed by shells in Gaza City and 25 rockets were fired landing in towns surrounding the Gaza border. January 6 Israeli forces expanded their attacks and heavy fighting broke out between Israeli troops and Palestinians. Several air strikes took place in Northern Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians. The situation was described as a “full-blown” crisis and more than 560 Palestinian civilians and eight Israelis have been killed.

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January 5 Doctors worried about scarce medical supplies as casualties continued to increase. Civilians headed further into the city to escape the fighting.

ROCKY BRANCH RESTORATION PROJECT PHASE III KEY NUMBERS 114: reduced spaces in the Carmichael Complex lot in the short term 37: reduced spaces in the Student Health Center lot in the short term 19: reduced spaces in the Carmichael Complex lot permanantly 37: reduced spaces in the Student Health Center lot permanantly 300: approximate length of project in days

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He also added that the department of transportation will not sell permits for these spots while SOURCE: TOM KENDIG, DIRECTOR OF TRANSPORTATION & STEVE BOSTIAN, PROJECT the work is being done. MANAGER “The spaces are staff permitted spaces and there are other areas She said the project will install proximately 300 calendar days where staff members can go,” various flood planes which will until late November.” Kendig said. “We prevent flood This nine month segment is do not sell spots damage such tacked on to a project that has but permits.” as the dam- been ongoing since the beginBut even though age Hurricane ning of the millennium, Bostian the parking lots Fran caused said. are labeled for in the gym“This has been a very long projemployees, stunasium. ect,” Bostian said. “We have been dents use the lots “It wou ld working on this project since the to park for free take a really first time we got funding in 2000. after 5 p.m. when massive storm I am really ready to see it comSteve Bostian, project a permit isn’t to f lood the pleted.” manager required, espegym again,” But once finished, Bostian said cially around the Doll said. “It he believes the project will be a Carmichael Complex. is at a price but that is just one great improvement to the cam“I can see that it could be some- of our goals to prevent that kind pus. what of a deterrent as far as park- of flood damage.” “This project will not only proing [around the gymnasium] The project will have results, vide a green way and additional goes,” Matt Walston, a senior in but the construction will take flood barriers but a living laboraboth computer engineering and time. The time frame for the tory for our students,” Bostian electrical engineering, said. project is about nine months, said. “Before now, the creek had But despite the short-term Bostian said. been so badly polluted, but since parking issues, in the long run “We plan to start construc- we started our work on it we have the project will help Carmichael tion hopefully late this month,” noticed a tremendous increase Complex, according to Doll. Bostian said. “It should last ap- in animals like birds and fish.”

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Abroad, students may see surprising exchange rates Studying abroad is getting cheaper in some places, more expensive in others Staff Report The days are growing short for students preparing to travel abroad for the semester, and foreign economies aren’t doing much better than the United States’. The U.S. dollar has been weak for some time, but some other currencies are dropping in value even faster. For some students, that may be a good thing. MATT MOORE/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

Students check in during the first of the many nightly checkpoints to determine if groups had enough of their members at the event to get tickets.

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engage and motivate students. Tickets are now available and will be managed the same way

student tickets are handled for athletic events. Students have until Jan.12 to visit https:// www.ticketreturn.com/ncsu/ to request one ticket. Requests will be entered into

a lottery and tickets must be claimed between Jan. 13-15. SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.NCSU.EDU/MILLENNIUMSEMINARS/.

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The Pound The British Pound Sterling is notorious for retaining high value, but recently it has seen a decrease in value. As of this printing, the pound was worth approximately $1.49, but within the last year it reached $2.04. The euro was even valued higher than the pound briefly in December. The fluctuation has caused some to ask whether the British should adopt the euro instead, according to MarketWatch. For now, though, U.S. students studying in the U.K. have picked the best time in recent h i s t or y t o d o s o.

The Euro The same doesn’t hold true for the euro. At .75 euros on the dollar, students will take a 25 percent hit when they make purchases in Europe. The good news is, England is just an underwater train-ride away from the continent, and with the “future of the pound look[ing] bleak,� according to the BBC, there may soon be some good shopping across the channel. The Yen For students traveling to Japan, the cost of living will seem a bit higher than it does at home. Typically, $1 buys 100 yen, but commodities are more expensive. For instance, in Japan a 12 ounce can of Coca Cola costs about the equivalent of $1.30. In recent weeks, though, the yen has gained on the dollar. As of Tuesday $1 was only worth 94.38 yen. Students studying abroad should keep in mind that a shaky economy at home means a shaky economy in most other countries too. Currencies will continue to fluctuate and the smart study abroad student will keep an eye on conversion rates during these unsteady times. No one wants to be stuck on a mountain top in Tibet with a pocketful of worthless Tibetan srangs.

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2008 Holiday shopping season: AS THE HOLIDAYS WIND DOWN, RETAILERS TALLY THE NUMBERS FOR THE SEASON STORY BY CHEYENNE AUTRY | PHOTO BY LYNDA BUCK t’s that time of year: pockets feel more than a just a little bit lighter, forgotten credit card purchases of last year start arriving in the mailbox and retailers begin taking stock of the numbers of the holiday shopping season. So how did the year close? Unfortunately, not so good. In 2007, CNN.com’s theme for the holiday shopping season was “Ready, Set, Shop.” The National Retail Federation predicted that holiday sales would rise four percent in September of 2007 to $474.5 billion. Though the economy was not in its best condition, holiday shoppers still bounced from store to store spending money. Online purchases rose a staggering 19 percent during the month of December, 2007, to a whopping $29 billion. In a sweeping change from the previous year, the dismal holiday shopping predictions for 2008 held true as many consumers pinched pennies in the wake of last year’s economic struggles. A survey conducted by the American Research Group, Inc. in November of 2008 found that many shoppers planned to begin shopping earlier rather than waiting till the last minute. Shoppers also said they planned to cut back on gift spending and purchase more from catalogues rather than stores. Overall, the survey found that consumers planned to cut their spending in half, causing a drop from $859 in 2007 to $431 in 2008. Receipts from this year’s holiday season reflect this planned downward trend. “Our average weekly sales have been down 20 to 25 percent,” Roberta Morais, assistant manager of Abercrombie & Fitch at the Southpoint Mall, said. Morais also

Certain Things, a store located in Cameron Village shopping center, is having post holiday sales. “These sort of sales are typical during January,” Lu Harris, the store owner, said.

reports that this year’s Black Friday sales were down 17 percent compared to last year’s coming to a rest at $25,000 for the Southpoint store. Morais said the week after Christmas was actually their best week due to a never before seen massive Winter Sale, but the incentive didn’t hold customers in for long. “We went up during the first week of the sale but we are back down now,” Morais said. “We are back down big.” Morais said that her store didn’t even hit $2,000 on Monday and that more price cuts will be coming soon. Privately owned stores are feeling the burden just as much as the international chain stores like Abercrombie & Fitch.

Martha Parks, owner of SoHo located in Cameron Village, said it hasn’t been an easy season for her store either. “We were aware earlier last year that things were going to be off so we were careful about what we bought,” Parks said. “But it’s still not going to be an exciting January.” Parks said that her store did see a drop this holiday season but that it was certainly not busier than last year’s. Like Abercrombie & Fitch, SoHo cut their prices in hopes of drawing in customers. However, Parks said that her sale wasn’t more drastic than those she had held in the past. “We had a big sale that started earlier than usual,” Parks said. “We started it

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Dow breaks 9,000

The Dow Jones Industrial Average broke 9,000 points Friday for the first time since early November, closing with a .4 percent gain. The Dow Jones lost 34 percent in 2008 while the Standard & Poor’s 500 lost 39 percent and the Nasdaq lost 41 percent. After a .9 percent fall Monday, the Dow reclaimed its Friday gains and more, closing at 9,015.10 Tuesday. The S&P and Nasdaq were also up Tuesday. SOURCE: CNNMONEY.COM

earlier because of the economy.” Morais and Parks both say that the faltering economy was a topic of discussion and angst in their stores. While some consumers took the bad economy in stride in light of the happiness of the seasons, others played the scrooge. “Some customers were just grumpy this year,” Morais said. “The staff tried their best to keep the atmosphere upbeat but there was a lot of talk about the economy and that did affect their shopping.” Some consumers even decided to reject shopping in stores all together and made their purchases online. “I actually did all of my Christmas shopping online this year which made things ten times easier,” Lauren Miller, sophomore in aerospace engineering, said. “It was nice not having to fight through the crowds and a lot of the Websites that I bought from had extra online savings and free shipping.” Parks, however, tries to remain the optimist when dealing with the economy. Parks said that most people have just been so alarmed by the mountains of somber news reports describing a doomed economy. “The news was just so discouraging,” Parks said. “It was a constant harping. Most people will be fine but the news has made them worry so that even those who were doing better off were starting to react.” In the end, all anyone, shopper or retailer, can do is wait to see what the New Year has in store. “We will be fine,” Parks said.

Plenty of financial aid available

Despite the recent economic downturn, North Carolina residents attending N.C. colleges will be eligible for more than $250 million in need-based financial aid for the 20092010 school year. An additional $350 million in other types of aid is also available. New and returning students must fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid to be eligible. SOURCE: NEWSOBSERVER.COM

Purdue expects a successful year

Governor-elect Beverly Perdue hasn’t taken office yet but is already calling for economic success in the coming year. Perdue said she would use North Carolina’s share of President-elect Barack Obama’s proposed $800 billion stimulus package to “rebuild the infrastructure and the economy.” She also said cutting taxes and redundancies within the state government are necessary for lifting N.C. out of the economic slump. SOURCE: WRAL.COM

iTunes soon to be cheaper

Apple Vice President Philip Schiller announced Tuesday that the company will change download prices on the iTunes store. Downloads will be priced at 69 cents, 99 cents or $1.29, but most will be offered at the lower price point, he said. SOURCE: CNN.COM

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Job cuts in textbook industry

The McGraw-Hill Companies announced Tuesday that it will cut 3 percent of its staff. Of the 611 jobs that will be cut, 304 are in McGrawHill Education, a division which publishes textbooks. Although McGraw-Hill’s stock fell 44 percent in 2008, Robin M. Diedrich, an analyst who follows the company, said the Education cuts may actually be due to changes in educational technology. McGraw-Hill has not said whether textbook prices will increase. SOURCE: NYTIMES.COM

Unemployment at alltime high in N.C.

Data released by the state Tuesday showed that each of North Carolina’s 100 counties saw an increase in unemployment in November. Total employment for the state decreased by 80,559 people that month -- an all-time high. Wake County’s unemployment rate was 5.8 percent. SOURCE: WRAL.COM

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when gas prices were hovering around $4 per gallon said the high cost of fuel caused a “ripple effect� in the industry he was tracking. Taylor McCune “People were holding off on buying bigger items. Features Editor We saw a big change downward� Frenier said. Frenier also watched as BB&T rival Wachovia Some summer and fall interns learned a little began to experience difficulties. more than they bargained for as they completed “Being in the financial sector, people in the internships last summer and fall. Instead of mas- office would discuss [Wachovia]. I could see a tering the Starbucks run and becoming lightning- definite change,� he said. fast at data-entry, students watched as mergers Frenier may have seen a change, but Molly Tully take place, CEOs got fired and hundreds of em- experienced it first hand. ployees lost their jobs. If nothing else, 2008 was Tully, a senior in business, interned at Wachoa crash course in learning how to cope with a via’s headquarters in Charlotte over the summer. struggling economy. Just as Tully started working, Wachovia’s CEO was Natasha Herting, a senior in industrial engi- fired because of a risky merger with Golden West. neering who interned at Brunswick Boat Group That firing led to a smattering of other high-rankin the fall, watched as her company underwent ing executive lay-offs during Tully’s time there. restructuring — a plan that involved shutting The unstable corporate environment led to fears down the plant where she interned. about whether the company could hold its clients’ “They announced it in a meeting. You just heard money responsibly. a gasp,� Herting said. Ultimately, “the economic situation changed the The closing didn’t diway Wachovia was treating rectly affect her, since her its employees,� Tully said. internship ended in early Positions for entry level December, but, indirectly, workers in the financial the closing impacted her in department were elimia big way. nated, and positions in the “The people I worked auditing department, where with felt helpless,� She said. Tully worked, were offered “Entire families felt hopeat lower salaries than before. less. One family had three Tully’s internship ended in a job offer within her degenerations working at the Natasha Herting, senior in engineering partment — every satisfied plant.� intern’s dream. However, A co-worker who was planning to retire wasn’t able to and is now going just before she signed the paperwork, Wachovia back to school and working part-time, according rescinded her job offer, citing the merger with Wells Fargo as the reason. to Herting. Despite the harsh economic conditions expeHerting’s experience isn’t much different than that of the thousands of others nationwide who rienced by interns in the last several months, Jill have experienced job and salary cuts in the last Heaton, lecturer and internship coordinator in the several months. And some summer interns said Department of Communication, said internships are “more important than ever.� they saw the economic problems coming. “If anyone is going to get jobs, it will be those Brad Frenier, a summer intern at BB&T and senior in business, worked in the bank’s equity who are trained,� she said. Even students who have interned may have research division where he kept tabs on the stocks of 11 automotive aftermarket companies. Frenier, problems finding a job after graduation. Heaton who interned from mid-May through August is in charge of 30 to 40 communication interns

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Spring Sports Outlook (continued) SWIMMING & DIVING Key dates: Jan. 17 Georgia Tech Jan. 21 East Carolina Feb. 3 North Carolina Feb. 18-21 ACC Championships Mar. 19-21 NCAA Championships The women’s swimming and diving team will look to bounce back from a sub-par fall season with big home meets against ACC foes Georgia Tech

and North Carolina. Tech has been dominant in the pool recently and the Pack’s Jan. 17 test against the Yellow Jackets could set the tone for the rest of the season.

and peaked late in the season with a season-best performance in the ACC Championships. If the women’s team aims to be competitive this season, it will need to depend heavily on young swimmers peaking when it counts.

Spirits are running high as the men’s swimming and diving team finished its autumn campaign with several big wins as the team now eyes its 25th ACC Championship. The team’s final match against rival North Carolina should be a final tune-up for State’s run into the ACC Championship.

Jon Vorpagel With 14 top-10 finishes last season, Vorpagel has revolutionized Wolfpack swimming by being one of the team’s most consistent performers throughout his career. Placing well in big meets will be huge in order for the team to reach its goals this season, and veterans like Vorpagel will need to step up statistically and through leadership if this is the Pack’s year.

Players to watch: Nancy Radloff The sophomore had six top-10 finishes in the 50 freestyle a season ago

SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

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Key dates: April 17-19 ACC Championship

Key dates: Feb. 26-28 Indoor Track ACC Championships @ Blacksburg, Va. Mar. 27 Raleigh Relays Apr. 23-25 Penn Relays

Key Dates: January 19 : Palmyra Tournament February 14 : Collegiate Sectional & NCAA Qualifier February 28 : GARC Championships

The women’s track team finished seventh at the indoor ACC Championships in 2008. The women will likely come out strong in throws after a 2nd place individual finish from Brittany McCain in this season’s Dec. 6 meet. The team will also boast a competitive distance core with the return of several key runners. Returning jumper Mattie Bethea looked strong in the high jump last season and remains promising for this years.

The team finished first in the Southeast Air Rifle Conference for the second time in a row last season but finished 7th in the GARC. The Rifle Team has dominated the Southeastern Air Rifle Conference this season wining all three of their competitions. Look for the team to continue to dominate the rest of the season and look for a third straight SEARC title. Also look for the team to have a better showing in the GARC.

Both the men’s and women’s golf teams experienced successful fall campaigns in 2008 and hope to carry the momentum forward into this spring. The men’s team competed in three tournaments last fall, finishing 2nd of 18, 2nd of 23 and 4th of 14. The women’s team competed in four tournaments. The women’s highest finish came when they T-2nd among 18 teams at the Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships in October. Players to watch: Matt Hill Hill won the Maryland Invitation to start the season, shooting a 65 in the final round—the second-lowest score in school history. His stroke average of 69.43 leads the NCAA. Look for Hill, who is currently ranked No. 1 nationally, to lead the Wolfpack to high finishes this spring. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Player to watch: Lawanda Henry Although only a redshirt freshman, Lawanda Henry has already made a huge impact for the Wolfpack. She shattered school records in the shot put at the Christopher Newport University Holiday Open. Henry’s throw of 50’11.50” made her the first State female to break 50’.

Player to watch: Noel Keck Senior Noel Keck was named to the All-SEARC team last season and led the team at the tournament in both air rifle and smallbore events. Look for this standout to lead the team again this year. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

GYMNASTICS Key Dates: February 7 - Governor’s Cup - UNC, Townson, New Hampshire February 13 - Sweetheart Invite - UNC, George Washington, William & Mary March 21 - EAGL Championship at Reynolds Coliseum After finishing second in the EAGL Championship and fifth in the NCAA regional last year look for this team that was ranked as high as 16th last season to start out slow but finish firing on all cylinders. While the team only has five upperclassman, it also boasts a freshman class that includes those like Jess Panza who was ranked first in the vault, forth in the beam, sixth of the floor, and 18th all around nationally in 2008. Look for this team to mature quickly and be a force in the EAGL conference and even emerge on the national scene. Player to watch: Taylor Seaman Junior Taylor Seaman was honored as the EAGL Rookie of the Week four times last season and earned All-EAGL first-team honors for the all-around. Look for Seaman to be a major contributor for the pack in 2009.

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Key dates: Feb. 6 North Carolina Feb. 31-Mar. 1 National Team Indoors April 16-19 ACC Tournament

Key dates: Mar. 4 North Carolina Feb. 13-15 ITA Team Indoor Championship April 16 ACC Championships With a difficult fall season now behind it, the men’s tennis team is prepared to grind through the spring to battle for the top spot in the ACC. Leadership will be key for the Wolfpack this spring, and seniors Jay Weinacker and Christian Welte have already taken strides to lead the team in their final collegiate seasons. The doubles tandem advanced to the semifinals of the Wilson/ITA Mideast Regional Championships in October before losing. Player to watch: Christian Welte Welte is ranked seventh all-time in school history with 68 career singles wins and will need to lead the youth-laden Pack throughout the season both on the court and off. SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

Going into the 2009 season, women’s tennis coach Hans Olsen will not have to look far for leadership as his team boasts three talented juniors and a single senior in Neils Barringer to lead the Wolfpack through its grueling spring schedule. Three freshman and sophomore Lenka Hojckova round out a team that should have its most competitive season in some time as consistently productive players abound on this year’s squad. Player to watch: Lenka Hojckova In just her first year with the Wolfpack, Hojckova proved to be a consistent winner and was ranked No. 28 nationally in doubles during the ITA Fall Preseason with teammate and junior standout Daria Petrovic. In a team that is very talented, Hojckova’s play will determine the depth of Olsen’s team and could key State to a successful season. SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

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Key dates: Jan. 20 @ Duke Jan. 31 North Carolina Feb. 11 Wake Forest

Key Dates: April 1 : East Carolina April 7 : UNC Wilmington May 8-10 : North Carolina

Men’s basketball has blown a pair of close games against Florida and Marquette early in the season and will have to start finding an offensive rhythm if they want to pull out some wins in the ACC. The Wolfpack face a tough test when they open up conference play against Clemson, ranked 12th in the latest AP Poll. State will face goliaths in No. 2 Duke, No. 3 UNC, and No. 4 Wake Forest this season. However, expectations are low for a team picked to finish ninth in the ACC this season.

Last season the team hosted and won an NCAA Regional to advance to the Athens, Ga. Super Regional where they fell in the three game series. The team was ranked as high as 15th nationally last season. The team lost several key assets to the Major League draft including centerfielder Marcus Jones, Jeremy Synan, and Eric Surkamp. The Pack brought in the 21st ranked recruiting class for this year to fill the ranks. Look for the team to compete for the national spotlight again this season.

Player to watch: Brandon Costner The redshirt junior may need a repeat of his performance during the 2007 ACC Tournament for the team to pull off any sort of miracle this season. Costner led all scorers with 24 points on 9-for-11 shooting in the team’s loss to Florida.

Player to watch : Jimmy Gillheeney Junior Jimmy Gillheeney was named a preseason All-American and ended last season with a 2-0 recorde, 10 saves on 11 attempts, 42 strikeouts in 32 innings, and a 1.12 ERA. Look for Gillheeney to dominate the mound again this season.

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SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

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Key dates: Jan. 19 Duke Feb. 15 Virginia (Hoops 4 Hope) Feb. 23 North Carolina

Key dates: Feb. 26-28 Indoor Track ACC Championships @ Blacksburg, Va. Mar. 27 Raleigh Relays Apr. 23-25 Penn Relays

Key dates: Feb. 13-15 Crowne Plaza Classic Mar. 14-15 @ Virginia Tech Apr. 4-5 North Carolina

The Wolfpack women will face tough competition this season with conference foes UNC, Duke and Virginia all ranking in the AP Top 25. State will have to step up their gameplay in the absence of coach Kay Yow if they hope to go far when the ACC Tournament rolls into Greensboro Mar. 5.

The men’s track team finished sixth at the indoor ACC Championships in 2008. The team returns a number of stars in long distance runner John Martinez and 60m runner A’Tolani Akinkuotu. Due to the wide array of events, individual titles will likely be the focus as in years past.

A roller-coaster ride of a season ended early last year for the softball team as Virginia Tech defeated N.C. State in the ACC title game to earn the league’s automatic bid into the NCAA tournament. When the tournament committee gave its at-large bids away, the snubbed Wolfpack was out of the tourney for the first time in three years, but with a wealth of young talent State is in a position to once again compete for conference supremacy in its sixth season of existence.

Player to watch: Sharnise Beal The junior guard from New Britain, Conn., has been averaging 13 points per game this season. She received her first start of the season and went on to score a career-high 26 points in the team’s win over Columbia Dec. 22. Beal adds her talent as part of a trio of talented guards in Shayla Fields and Nikitta Gartrell.

Player to watch: Jason Jones Jones is a sophomore he finished fourth in the shot put at the 2008 indoor ACC Championships just barely missing All-ACC accolades. Jones already has one victory this year. At the Christopher Newport University Holiday Open, Jones threw for a distance of 51’11.25�.

Player to watch: Alyssa Albritten Albritten is a second-team All-ACC and NFCA Southeast All-Region performer. Allbritten was named State’s first conference freshman of the year. She led the ACC in doubles, total bases and slugging percentage last season and should only get better in her second collegiate season.

SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: NC STATE ATHLETICS

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Andre Brown, senior halfback, is tackled at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Andre Brown scored 1 out of the 3 touchdowns during the Papajohns.com Bowl. After being on top for 3 quarters, N.C. State lost 29-23.

After finishing the season on a four-game winning streak, the football team entered its thirteenth contest, the Papajohns.com Bowl, with a 6-6 record, but lost to Rutgers 29-23 in Birmingham, Ala. on December 29. The loss was the Wolfpack’s first bowl defeat since a 34-19 loss to Pittsburgh in the 2001 Visit Florida Tangerine Bowl. Leading 17-6 at halftime, State lost momentum when redshirt freshman quarterback Russell Wilson did not return after intermission with a knee sprain. Redshirt

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junior Harrison Beck came in to lead the offense but the Scarlet Knights scored 13 unanswered points to take the lead 19-17 early in the fourth quarter. Beck never really looked comfortable on the field. “You can’t blame it on injuries,� coach Tom O’Brien said. “We had our opportunities in the third quarter, but we couldn’t seem to make a play.� Graduate student Daniel Evans came in to lead the Pack’s next drive, finding Anthony Hill for a 16-yard touchdown strike to give

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State a 23-19 lead. Evans was nostalgic in his final collegiate game, and happy to be competing again after playing on the scout team in practice for nearly the entire second half of the season. “Even just to be here is an awesome experience,� Evans said. “It was fun to be back out there competing for real. To be in there with your best friends when it matters, just competing, it was fun.� After giving up a late touchdown and field goal, State’s injury-riddled season ended when the final pass of Evans’ career was picked off

and Rutgers celebrated its third straight bowl victory. While the injury to Wilson, a first team All-ACC performer and ACC player of the year, had a major impact on the game, O’Brien said the team just wasn’t able to step up in his absence. “Guys get hurt and we’ve played through it all year long,� O’Brien said. “You have to be able to overcome it and we weren’t quite able to do it.� SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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The basketball team won four of its six games over winter break and improved to 9-3 overall entering ACC play Saturday at Clemson. N.C. State avenged a loss from last season by beating East Carolina 87-76. The Wolfpack was helped by a 24 point, 17 rebound effort from redshirt junior Brandon Costner. State picked up another home win against Lipscomb before dropping a heartbreaker to Marquette in the RBC Center. A three pointer with .6 seconds remaining lifted the Golden Eagles over State - the Pack’s first home loss of the season. State defeated Loyola 62-60 Dec. 29 before beating Towson 88 - 68 on New Year’s Eve. Sophomore Tracy Smith scored a career-high 31 points in the Pack’s final game of 2008 and State was riding a two-game winning streak when it visited the Swamp to take on Florida Jan. 3. Despite holding a significant lead in Gainesville, the Pack found itself down two points to the Gators with just three seconds remaining. After a missed free throw, Farnold Degand launched a desperation three but caught only iron and the Gators escaped with a 68-66 victory. State’s three losses this season have been by a combined ten points, with the Pack’s only other loss being a 72-67 decision to Davidson in Charlotte Dec. 6.

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Forward Lucy Ellison fights for the ball in the game against Elon Tuesday. Ellison started the game, had six rebounds, and scored two points.

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The women’s basketball team (8-7) capped off a three-game win streak over winter break with a last-second loss to South Carolina last Sunday. Senior guard Shayla Fields and junior guard Sharnise Beal alternated as the leading scorers for the Pack throughout the vacation with Beal scoring a career-high 26 points in the team’s 78-58 win over Columbia. Over the past few weeks, Beal has broken into the starting lineup for State. She almost secured the win over South Carolina with her clutch layup with six seconds remaining. But, it wasn’t quite enough as the Gamecocks’ Demetress Adams snuck in a last second layup to pull out the win. Meanwhile, Shayla Fields continues to have the hot hand from behind the arc, going 3-for-4 from three-point land in the loss. The Wolfpack have posted a 4-3 record since Dec. 7 - all in nonconference play. Florida, Seton Hall, and the Gamecocks slid past State with a combined margin of victory of just 12 points. However, the team notched a noteworthy victory by defeating a hot Georgetown squad in Reynolds Coliseum on New Year’s Eve. In addition, the team also crushed Jacksonville State 76-38 and Ole Miss 46-42. The Pack returns to action and opens up ACC play against rival North Carolina on Sunday. Tip-off is slated for 1 p.m. in the Dean Smith Center while Carmichael Auditorium undergoes renovations. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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In the January 9 wrestling match against Duke, sophomore, Joe Caramanica, helps his N.C. State team carry the victory over the Blue Devils.

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The wrestling got back in action just after Christmas as it traveled to Greensboro to compete in the Southern Scuffle Dec. 29-30. Junior Darrion Caldwell and senior Joe Caramanica claimed championships in the tournament that featured wrestlers from 31 schools. Caramanica defeated Kent State’s Drew Lashaway with a 4-2 decision to claim the championship in his first appearance this season after recovering from a knee injury. Caldwell, who entered the tournament as the nation’s No. 3 wrestler for the 149-pound weight class pinned Navy’s Bryce Saddoris at 2:05 to claim his 20th straight victory of the season and the Southern Scuffle championship. Kody Hamrah also excelled for the Pack, finishing fifth place at 157 pounds. As a team, the Wolfpack finished 10th in the tournament overall. The Wolfpack then faced Campbell and Anderson in Reynolds Coliseum Jan. 3. Caramanica, Caldwell, Hamrah, Darrius Little and Jake Burge won both their matches as State defeated Campbell 25-24 and Anderson 36-17. Caldwell won by forfeit against Campbell and pinned Anderson’s Nick DiCarlo at 1:13. The pin was his 10th of the season and 43rd of his career. Burge, a freshman 174-pounder, pinned Anderson’s John Hamrick at 4:58. He followed that up with a pin over Campbell’s Ryan Ham at 5:00. The wins improves the Wolfpack to 3-4 on the season. Stateís next match will be Sunday when the Pack takes on Hofstra in Hempstead, N.Y.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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Kay Yow to miss remainder of 2009 season Renowned coach steps aside due to fatigue

Women’s basketball coach Kay Yow will step aside as head coach for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season following a joint announcement by Yow and athletics director Lee Fowler Tuesday afternoon. Yow, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 1987, missed four games this season after a road trip to New Jersey Dec. 20. The Hall of Fame coach noted

that her energy levels have remained low since her return from the five-day trip. Yow, 66, continues to recover in her Cary, N.C. home from the overwhelming fatigue resulting from her long struggle with breast cancer. She remains optimistic that she will be in attendance at some of the team’s ACC games and possibly return later in the season, however, she doesn’t feel that her current health permits her to coach at the level needed for the program. If Yow does return, it wouldn’t be the first time. After missing 16 games in the 2006-2007 season, the

Head Coach Kay Yow talks to fans after an exhibition game in Reynolds Coliseum Wednesday night, November 6. The Women’s Basketball team beat out the Premier Players 5953. “There are a lot of basic things that we need to do better to play where we want to be,� Coach Yow said in a post-game press conference.

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737 win coach returned to lead the Wolfpack to the NCAA Tournament and ultimately to the Sweet 16. Associate head coach Stephanie Glance will serve as interim coach for the remainder of the season. The women travel to Chapel Hill Sunday to take on No. 2 UNC. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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