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Enthusiasm high at Palin rally STORIES BY CHRIS ALLRED, TY JOHNSON AND SAJA HINDI | PHOTOS BY LUIS ZAPATA
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bout 5,000 Republican ticket supporters gathered at the State Fairgrounds Saturday to cheer on vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin during her first Raleigh visit. Several speakers preceded Palin, including former Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Richard Burr and Mike, the plumber, from Cary. After Palin came on, she discussed issues ranging from the economy, to taxes, to the two wars “we are winning,� in addi-
tion to criticizing Sen. Barack Obama’s plans. The crowd was ecstatic over Palin, cheering or booing after almost every sentence she spoke and often drowning her out. This excitement came event after a long wait. Most of the attendees arrived around 4 p.m. and crowded into the Exhibition Centers’ floor, where they would stand until after 8 p.m. when the event closed.
An EMS crew moved at least two of the older members of the crowd outside after they became exhausted in the hot room. But still, the pom-poms and American flags campaign volunteers distributed were put to good use, waving frequently and forcefully as the crowd celebrated its star.
Gov. Sarah Palin speaks to voters and supporters Saturday at the N.C. State Fair grounds Exposition Center. A major topic during her speech was how Sen. McCain and her wanted to help Joe, the plumber.
STUDENTS REACT TO SARAH PALIN VISIT TUNING IN TO PALIN
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The music at Saturday’s rally set a tone for the event, with live bluegrass bands providing a background for hours before Palin arrived.
As her entrance drew nearer, there were some crowd sing-a-longs, including “God Bless America,� and “I’m Proud to be an American.� The underdog Rocky theme “Gonna Fly Now� played as well, and when the lights went out before Palin got on stage, Brooks and Dunn’s “Only in America� blared.
Palin’s choice for entrance and exit music seemed to accentuate her folksiness, and may have been a play to the audience.
The song, Gretchen Wilson’s “Redneck Woman,� got some response from the crowd, with women chanting along at times and waving their pom-poms. Some lines from the song: “I ain’t no high class broad, I’m just a product of my raising and I say ‘hey y’all’ and ‘yeehaw’ I keep my Christmas lights on my front porch all year long� “No I don’t need no designer tag to make my man want me�
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Energy independence would be key in a McCain administration, according to Palin, and it would emphasize clean coal technology. Campaign volunteers distributed hats with ‘Clean Coal’ emblems to members of the audience, and many sported them during the speech. “There is more coal in this free country than there is oil in Saudi Arabia,� Palin said. American should use the safest methods to “drill here and drill now,� using more American-drilled oil, she said. The crowd erupted in a ‘drill, baby, drill’ chant during her speech.
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Having a presence in the state does help... trying to keep the volunteers like myself motivated [and know] we still have a chance.
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Mike, the plumber, did a great job really pushing what the McCain-Palin campaign has been trying to push the last couple of week.
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Saturday’s crowd may have been older than those at Obama rallies, but it was also more family-focused. Palin has five children, from her 18-year-old son Track to her newborn Trig, and a quick scan of the Exhibition Center showed a lot of families with young children. Some parents propped their kids on their shoulders during her speech, while others let their young ones sit on the floor with coloring books, with the youngest in strollers. Robert Worthington, a Raleigh resident and campaign volunteer, said the Palin family’s visibility is a big draw for families who come to events. Diane Predatte, a woman who came with her family from Benson, said she was more moved by McCain after he added a “conservative woman� to the ticket.
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One of the themes that came out of it was hard work versus a welfare handout mentality, which Mike, the plumber, re-inforced.
“She believes in everything we believe in,� Predatte said. After speaking on the economy and energy policy, Palin moved to the topic of special-needs children. “These children are not a problem, they are a priority,� she said. Palin did not mention her own Trig, who was born with Down syndrome this year, but she transitioned into her stance on abortion. Americans need a government in which “every innocent life counts,� she said. Worthington said her staunch position against abortion was why she was voting for the Republicans this year. “I’ve been a Christian for 50-some years and cannot stand to vote for someone who is pro-choice,� he said.
FROM THE PRESS TABLE
The crowd covered the majority of the available floor space, in a doughnut shape around the podium, leaving an outer area open for the press. There was a lot of added hostility to members of the press during the rally, with some before any speakers arrived. A man in the crowd berated a local 20-something NBC reporter for his affiliations to “in-the-bag NBC.� “[Obama] couldn’t even pass a background check,� he said. “If it wasn’t up to these jack*****, it wouldn’t even be a close race.� He then turned to the entire section and referred to it as the “Communist News Network.� Bob Dole had more, if less dramatic, criticism of the press. He said the major networks hadn’t done a fair job in critiquing Obama’s record.
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SIGHTS AND SOUNDS: AT THE RALLY Pink and Navy T-shirts Attendees of the rally clamored for T-shirts thrown from the stage. Supporters loudly called for shirts but were disappointed when they realized the shirts were blank.
Plumber’s Back? When Cary-area plumber “Mike� made his appearance at the rally to show his support for John McCain, some voices in the crowd called for him to “take his shirt off.� Mike refrained from stripping, but did rally the crowd to a frenzy just before Bob Dole took the stage.
Clean Coal Several McCain supporters were seen wearing white baseball caps with the words “Clean Coal� printed on them. The hat-wearers said the caps were free giveaways from the GOP but did not know what “Clean Coal� actually meant. The “Clean Coal� initiative is a
Average Joes for McCain Many supporters wore bumper stickers and held signs which paid homage to Joe the Plumber. Among them were signs saying that Obama would take Joe’s plunger away as well as a bumper sticker that said “I’m voting for Joe the Plumber.�
‘VICTORY’
Palin’s son Track is stationed in Iraq with the U.S. Army, and Palin said she would be more confident having John McCain as a commander in chief. “We need someone who talks about the wars America’s fighting and isn’t afraid to use the word ‘victory,’� she said. Obama’s policies can “fill a stadium but they cannot keep our country safe,� Palin said. “John McCain has always put his country first.� She accused the Democrats of wanting to “wave the white flag of defeat� to terrorists.
OBAMA’S TAX PLAN WOULD ‘DECIMATE’
After quickly introducing her husband Todd, Palin began speaking on tax policy and the harm Obama’s would cause. “Only John McCain has the wisdom and experience to get our economy on the right track,� she said. A McCain administration would “clean up the corruption on Wall Street,� “shake things up in Washington� and help make college more affordable, Palin said. She promised a balanced budget by the end of McCain’s first term, and proposed a spending freeze to help stabilize the economy. Referencing Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s tax plans, she accused him of wanting to spread
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citizens’ wealth. “Sen. Obama has an ideological commitment to higher taxes,� she said. McCain would cut taxes for all, she said, and intensely cut government spending. “Barack Obama is for bigger government,� she said. The Obama tax plan promises tax cuts for all who make less than $250,000 a year, but Palin said the Obama campaign’s definition of middle class continues to decrease. Representatives have referenced a cutoff of $200,000, then $150,000 instead of the original $250,000, she said. Obama’s tax plans, Palin said, would “decimate many small businesses.� “Now is not the time to experiment with socialism,� she said.
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aleigh police officers watch Family Guy in Winston Hall during the Haunted Hillsborough Hike Friday night. The Raleigh Police Department officers, in collaboration with Campus Police, were implementing the University’s zero tolerance policy, which meant any citations officers gave or any arrests they made would also go through the Office of Student Conduct.
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Student robbed on Dunn Avenue Campus Police are investigating a robbery that occurred shortly after 3 a.m. Sunday. Two suspects robbed a student of some money near the bookstore on Dunn Avenue, and the victim said one suspect had what seemed like a stun gun.
An e-mail alert from Campus Police described the suspects as the following: one suspect is a dark-skinned male, who was wearing a black toboggan, black T-shirt, black jacket and a silver chain. The other suspect is a believed to be a dark-skinned male who was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and black pants. The suspects departed in a light-colored vehicle. Anyone with information on
the incident can call Campus Police 24 hours a day at 919515-3000. SOURCE: CAMPUS POLICE CRIME ALERT
Campus Cinema hosts laser tag
To promote the new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, there will be a “Bond-style” Laser Tag event on Harris Field Wednesday.
From 6 to 10 p.m., students can play Laser Tag for a chance to win prizes, including special advance screening passes to the film. That night at 10 p.m., Campus Cinema will also play Casino Royale, the first film in the revamped Bond series. SOURCE: WITHERSPOON CINEMA WEB SITE
POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 30 1:37 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Cates Avenue Officer stopped vehicle for investigation on conduct of passenger. Nonstudent was found to be in possession of open container of alcohol and was issued citation. 10:01 A.M. | HARASSING PHONE CALLS Talley Student Center Staff member reported receiving harassing phone calls. Investigation ongoing. 11:45 P.M. | COMMUNICATING THREATS Public Safety Center Report of problem between employees involving threats. Investigation ongoing.
this week Tuesday, Nov 4 at 7pm • Stewart Theatre
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The NCSU Wind Ensemble, back from their international trip to the Sydney Opera House, presents their fall 2008 performance with pieces by Johann Sebastian Bach, David Holsinger, and Gioacchino Rossini. The concert also features guest pianist Dr. Glenn S. Harman.
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Thursday, Nov 6 at 7pm • Gregg Museum of Art & Design Artists & Objects Lecture Series:
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Garcetti will discuss the importance of the Walt Disney Concert Hall and what this architectural icon means to Los Angeles.
Saturday, Nov 8 at 7pm • Gregg Museum of Art & Design Artists & Objects Lecture Series:
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In conjunction with the Jewelry Alternatives Workshop at Pullen Art Center, Bruce Metcalf will give a slide presentation and lecture highlighting his work.
Saturday, Nov 8 at 8pm • Stewart Theatre
NCSU Pipes and Drums 40th Anniversary Concert
The highlight of this anniversary concert will be the “massed pipes and drums” finale where alumni and current band members will play some of the band standards through the years, including Scotland the Brave and Amazing Grace.
NCSU Center Stage The Crafts Center Dance Program Gregg Museum of Art & Design Music @ NC State University Theatre
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Early voting concluded Saturday, and the 30 voter numbers have shattered those from past years. More than 20 2.5 million people voted early in North Carolina, about 72.5 percent of total votes cast in the 2004 election. 10 vice presidential candidate Democratic
Barack Obama has campaigned heavily in North Carolina in hopes of winning Nov. 4. It would be the first time a Democrat has won North Carolina’s electoral votes since 1976. While the voting results are not made public before polls close, voter demographics are available. Michael McDonald, an associate professor at George Mason University, has compiled early voting information from around the country. Fifty-one percent of those who early voted
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Hike attracts more than 6,000 students to Hillsborough Event goes off without major problems, some citations
Auditor deems Easley’s trips ‘unreasonable’ Leslie Merritt releases report on state First Lady’s trips abroad Staff Report
A report by the State Auditor Thursday cited executive in residence in the provost’s office Mary Easley for excessive spending of State funds during trips to Europe with the Department of Cultural Resources. Easley was serving as the state’s First Lady in her role as “ambassador of the arts� during the trips. Auditor Leslie Merritt investigated trips that Easley made to France, Estonia and St. Petersburg in May 2007 and May 2008 after receiving tips regarding improper spending. The State spent over $110,000 on the trips, of which Merritt reported $45,887.25 as “unreasonable and unallowable costs.� Among expenses deemed unreasonable was the 24-hour availability of a Mercedes SUV as personal transportation for Easley at a cost of $27,012.61, according to the auditor’s report. Other expense charges included a caviar cocktail costing $332.12, lodging expenses averaging nearly $1000 per room a night in St. Petersburg, and bal-
let tickets at a cost of $1,169.56, the report stated. Additionally, hundreds of dollars in alcohol expenses were charged in violation of state policy. “It’s clear that meals and lodging were chosen because they met the highest quality and not because they met the standard of a ‘prudent’ public servant traveling on the taxpayers’ dollar,� Merritt stated in the report. While the state does not have specific limits on travel spending outside of the country, guidelines dictate that officials should “exercise the same care in incurring expenses that a prudent person would exercise if traveling on personal business and expending personal funds.� The report also stated that Easley’s former executive assistant was reimbursed for both a $227.50 linen jacket purchased at a boutique in France and a hotel bar tab exceeding $100 by claiming them as meals. Merritt’s report also questioned whether Easley’s attendance on the trips was needed. “Any direct benefit to the state related to the First lady’s presence on the trips to France and Russia is difficult to identify,� the report stated. SOURCE: OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR
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A crowd of about 6,500, up from 3,000 last year, participated in the Haunted Hillsborough Hike Oct. 31 with little problem, according to Campus Police Lt. Larry Ellis said. There were 20 alcohol violations, two arrests and three citations, he said. Campus and Raleigh police worked together to stabilize Hillsborough Street, and Student Body President Jay Dawkins said the event worked well. “The nightmare that many authorities expected to happen didn’t happen,� Dawkins, a junior in civil engineering, said. The no-tolerance policy from police meant some violations on Hillsborough Street would follow students back to campus through the Office of Student Conduct, but Ellis said it would be dependent on the type of violation. While there were no major problems, Dawkins said the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service is planning a neighborhood cleanup to collect trash from areas around Hillsborough Street Nov. 7. “If it’s not an immediate help, it will certainly be a positive thing for the neighborhoods,� he said. For future hikes, Dawkins said CSLEPS would plan to clean up
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Jack Grady, a senior in political science, smokes a cigarette while waiting in line with Rumseys Escovedo outside Amante’s Pizza and Lounge during the Hillsborough Haunted Hike on Friday.
more immediately after the event. University Officials had added regulations on campus Friday to keep people not affiliated with N.C. State off campus. The town of Chapel Hill made similar efforts, as the town tried to downgrade Halloween events on Franklin Street that had become unmanageable. Seven parking lots on campus were accessible only to those with valid University IDs, and Dawkins said there did not appear to be many non-students on
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Hillsborough Street. The street was kept open to keep students out of the road and the event more contained within establishments, but Brandon Vick, a senior in communication, said it should be more open. “They need to close down the street to make it a bigger event,� he said. “Everybody was well behaved for the amount of people out there.� An event that encouraged students from other schools to participate would make it more
enjoyable for NCSU students, Vick said. “They should be more lenient,� he said. “It would be a lot more fun for the students, be like N.C. State’s version of Franklin Street.� One addition to this year’s event was Spook Hunger, a Student Government-created Halloween food drive. Spook Hunger collected about $400 and 2,000 pounds of food, Dawkins said.
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Researchers look for treatments, causes of cancer Sindhu Chandramouleeswaran Correspondent Anaphase
The American Cancer Research Society predicts that 1,437,180 individuals will learn that they have cancer this year. To the diagnosed 10.8 million Americans, the disease is a reality they battle on a daily basis. A single word, cancer — a group of “diseases caused by the uncontrolled growth and uncontrollable spread of abnormal cells,” according to the ACRS Web site — connotes this life-changing and life-threatening disease. Although the 5-year survival rate for patients was 50 percent in the mid-1970s, the chance for survival has increased to 66 percent, as measured by a 2003 census. Survival statistics correlate with factors such as the cancer type and stage at the time of detection. The steadily increasing survival statistics result from earlier detection and the development of new anti-cancer treatments, some of which are being developed close to home. “There are a lot of laboratories at NCSU that are interested in cancer research, either on the basic side or the clinical side,” said Jonathan Horowitz, associate professor of oncology in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences. “If you’re in the Triangle ... and somebody says ‘Who’s doing cancer research?’, probably the first thing that comes to your mind is Duke or UNC-Chapel Hill because they’re human medical centers and they are treating patients all the time,” he said. Although he said the two schools have some of the best cancer treatment centers in the country, the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are working on another aspect of cancer research. “At the same time, NCSU has its own medical center, except we call it a veterinary medical center, and we see hundreds of patients every year. We have probably the best staff in the nation for veterinary oncology,” Horowitz said. “Clinically speaking, there’s a lot of expertise on this campus.” The veterinary school, he said, is a bridge to human medical centers. “We provide novel animal models, as well as expertise and discoveries that are best tested here before moving these discoveries to a human medical center,” Horowitz said, adding that NCSU received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to “do just that.” The same grant
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was awarded to UNC-Chapel “Some people have severe toxic Hill. side effects to the drugs, while “We think there are a lot more some people have no side efsimilarities between our clinics fects,” Wallace said. “We want to and human clinics than dissimi- find out why this is. We are inlarities,” he said. “We are trying vestigating the molecular mechato take advantage of the expertise nisms behind these [trends].” that we have in veterinary mediChristian Melander’s laboracine and basic research to help tory is also involved in probing push new cancer discoveries to prospective cancer therapeutics the human bedside.” at the molecular level. Melander, In addition to laboratories an assistant professor of chemwithin the College of Veterinary istry whose core research is in Medicine, a host of other scien- organic chemistry, said he and tists engage in research that is his team apply “organic chemrelated to cancer therapeutics. istry to problems we think have Andrew Wallace, assistant insufficient answers in the bioprofessor of environmental and medical field.” molecular toxicology, is investi“We research novel cancer gating two classes of drugs that chemotherapeutics. A lot of are involved treatments have in chemoto be stopped betherapy. cause the person One of those who’s sick conclasses is glutracts secondcocorticoids, ary infections,” a type of horMelander said. mone that is “Typically, they included in contract these most cancer when they’re in therapies, he the hospital. So said. The othwe work on beter is Taxanes, ter ways for conSarah Amend, a class of chetrolling bacterial motherapeusenior in biological sciences infections, allowtic drugs. He ing the patient to said both are go uninterrupted widely used through a whole in treating breast cancer, ovar- regimen of therapy — to increase ian cancer and some small cell their odds of survival.” lung cancers. Sarah Amend, a senior in bio“We’re interested in how these logical sciences, has pursued drugs are metabolized and how cancer research since the sumthe drugs themselves modulate mer after her freshman year. metabolism systems which lead “I like the idea of finding anto their own metabolism,” Wal- swers to questions that will help lace said. “We are trying to un- human health. It’s very rewardderstand the mechanisms behind ing,” she said. this autoregulation.” But cancer is a disease “that’s Wallace’s research also sheds going to have many, many light on the mechanisms of treat- causes,” Horowitz said. ment-related side effects. “There’s not going to be a single
“I like the idea of finding answers to questions that will help human health. It’s very rewarding.”
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magic bullet. There will not be one drug that cures all cancers,” he said. “There are going to be a bunch of drugs, a handful of magic bullets that are administered together.” It is precisely this combination of and interaction between drugs that is of interest to Wallace’s toxicology lab. “In most of the chemotherapeutic regimes, it’s not just one drug that’s administered,” Wallace said. “It’s a cocktail of drugs. And how that cocktail not only kills cancer cells but how it affects the human metabolism pathways is of interest to my laboratory.” He is working to find the answers to questions like “how can one drug interact and cause the metabolism of another drug — and how does that affect the therapeutic level of that drug in the bloodstream?” “So those are the two things, the yin and yang,” he said. “The one side is getting enough drug to be effective and not too much drug to have severe toxicity to the patient.” Horowitz interprets the process of discovering key information about cancer cell biology with an analogy. “It’s a very difficult problem,” he said. “Imagine working on a jigsaw puzzle that someone presents to you but they don’t give you the box. You have the pieces, but you don’t know what the picture is on the box. That’s what we do for a living. We put the pieces together without knowing what the overall picture looks like.” Because they don’t fully know how cells operate, Horowitz said those in his laboratory “don’t know a lot of the basic details of what the wiring diagram of a cell is.”
“As a consequence, if there’s a problem in the cell, often we don’t know precisely why,” he said. “Oftentimes, we may know who the culprit is, but we don’t know exactly why it’s causing trouble. Why is it that when the culprit is overexpressed or underexpressed, do cells turn into tumor cells? So, it’s a very difficult problem. The wiring diagram is complex and still a bit of mystery. And that’s why it has taken us so long to make progress in this field.” While the secrets of cancer cell biology are yet to be fully uncovered, many commonalities have been discovered between various types of cancers. “Lessons learned in one scenario often pay dividends in another,” Horowitz said. A laboratory focusing on one type of cancer may make research findings that are applicable to the research and/or treatment of other tumor cell types. “It’s important for people to realize that there are commonalities between tumor types as well as differences, like an overlapping Venn diagram ... where some causes and therapeutic strategies will be specific for a given tumor type and other causes and therapeutics will be more general.” Horowitz also acknowledges the challenges of applying scientific discoveries to clinical medicine. “One of the real deficits that we have at the moment is the lack of large animal models for human cancers,” he said. “There have been numerous instances where a lot of notoriety accompanied a given discovery because it worked great in mice or rats — and then it failed abysmally in humans. Why? We don’t really know. But those are the facts. These situations point out that we need new animal models beyond rodents.” In hopes of investigating and alleviating this issue, the Center for Comparative Medicine and Translational Research was formed to find better approaches for the comparative study of various diseases of biomedical research interest. “One of the main purposes of this center is to develop new large animal models for various human problems, including cancer,” Horowitz said. “Institutions like ours are doing something to fillin some of the gaps in the assembly line that brings a discovery from the bench to the bedside.”
Though to many hypnosis is nothing more than an act used for entertainment, researchers a finding a more practical use for hypnosis. Hypnosis is used to alter one’s experiences and bring emotional changes through inviting a person to relax with the use of drugs. Hypnosis has been used to treat irritable bowel syndrome and in place of traditional anesthesia. Researchers have now focused the use of hypnosis on cancerpatients, hoping to ease the pain following chemotherapy in breast cancer survivors. Hot flashes are a major side effect during and after various cancer treatments which afflict almost threefourths of breast cancer survivors. A study conducted by Baylor University gave 26 survivors hypnotic relaxation over five weeks and 25 survivors were not. All of the volunteers reported having up to 14 hot flashes a day in the course of month. The study is funded by the National Cancer Institute and the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The results showed that of those who received the hypnosis, 68 percent had a decrease in hot flashes. SOURCE: WWW.HEALTHNEWS.COM
November is American Diabetes Month
Though heart disease, hypertension and cancer are the most prevalent “silent killers,” diabetes continues to strike the population. An estimated 7.8 percent of the population is afflicted with the disease while 5.7 million still do not know that they have the disease. Diabetes is the lack on production or improper use of insulin in the body which is the body’s natural food converter. Insulin breaks down the food into energy. Diabetes can be controlled through diet and exercise changes or insulin injections. Though many factors such as obesity, low thyroid levels and inactivity can contribute to diabetes, doctors have yet to discover an actual cause. SOURCE: WWW.HEALTHNEWS.COM
Grapes, good for the heart
New research shows that grapes could help fight high blood pressure and reduce other cardiovascular risks. Flavonoids are credited for the effect. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Michigan Cardiovascular Center. Researchers investigated the effect of dried grape powder mixed with a salty diet bred to develop high blood pressure in laboratory rats. The rats, 60 total, were divided into five groups based upon their salt levels, the use of grape powder and if they were given a mild dose of a common blood pressure drug. The study lasted 18 weeks and showed that the rats given the grape powder had lower blood pressure, better heart function, reduced inflammation and less heart muscle damage than their counterparts. Though the rats given the blood pressure medication did show reduced blood pressure, their heart damage was still greater. SOURCE: WWW.MEDICALNEWSTODAY.COM
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The Elected to Serve exhibit at the N.C. Museum of History has items owned by different governors like Robert Glenn who helped increase cotton, furniture, pulp and tobacco manufacturing due to his study of water resources. There is an oil painting of him in the exhibit. The dress worn by First Lady Patricia Holshouser was on display along with the oil painting.
The N.C. Museum of History displays dresses from the different governors’ wives throughout history, including the gold satin dress that Margaret Elizabeth Gardner Hoey, gov. Clyde R. Hoey’s wife, wore. Hoey was also known as “Miss Bess” and wore the dress to her husband’s inaugural ball.
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North Carolina will choose its new governor Tuesday, bringing an end to an election in which neither Republican candidate Pat McCrory nor Democratic candidate
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The N.C. Museum of History puts on a exhibit with a brief history of the past North Carolina governors. In the exhibit, the governers’ and wives’ apparel and campaign items from different time periods were shown. The exhibit will last until Sept. 2009.
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Bev Perdue has ever been more than 5 percentage points above the other, according to Pollster. com. I nd iv idu a l pol l i ng agencies have reported wide margins of approval for Perdue — one PPP survey showed Perdue at 45 percent approval while McCrory was at 35 percent — and others for McCrory — SurveyUSA reported McCrory up 49 percent to Perdue’s 41 percent in early Septem-
ber. But when averaged over time, the two have nearly parallel approval ratings about 3 percentage points apart. This is the first year since the state could have a Republican governor since 1985, when North Carolinians elected Jim Martin. Eight years before he was elected, James Holshouser, Jr. broke a 72year-long Democratic gubernatorial streak.
Each of these governors played a part in changing the way North Carolina did politics, and an exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History is highlighting their work with the state. According to the Web site, the exhibit shows how governors have “helped shape North Carolina through contributions to areas such as agriculture, industry, and education, while defining their roles as leaders.”
Here’s a look at some of North Carolina’s previous governors — their focus while in office, what they’re remembered for — and what McCrory, Perdue and Libertarian candidate Michael Munger plan to accomplish if elected to office. All have focused some of their main points on the economy.
One day before the general election, Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama is sitting on a 6-plus percent lead, up at 50.6 percent to the 44.3 percent hold from his opponent, Sen. John McCain, according to Pollster.com’s average of reputable polling agencies. But these numbers, taken from randomized polls, could have a higher margin of error than pollsters calculate — polls with a sample size of 1,100, have a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percent — due in part to the Bradley effect, Kenneth Pollock, a professor of statistics said. The term originates from Los Angeles, Calif.’s 1982 mayoral election, in which exit polls showed Tom Bradley, black Democratic candidate, leading the race by a wide margin. Final results show Bradley had actually lost the close election to George Deukmejian, white Republican candidate. Although the numbers were taken from exit polls — Pollster.com’s results come primarily from randomized telephone surveys — Pollock said the phenomenon is something he and other statisticians will be looking for in this election. “There is the potential for people to lie to pollsters. For this election, that could occur in the form of the Bradley effect,” Pollock said. “There is a real concern in this election is whether there will be more people lying to the pollsters because of their hidden racism. There could be some people that wouldn’t admit to a pollster that they wouldn’t vote for Barack Obama because he’s black.” But to some, the Bradley effect
is only theoretical and will not be a factor in the election. One of those is Michelle Obama, wife of the Democratic presidential candidate. On Larry King Live in early October, King prompted Michelle to talk about whether she believed the Bradley effect was a factor in preventing her husband’s election to the White House. “Look where we are, Larry. Barack Obama is the Democratic nominee. If there was going to be a Bradley effect, or it was going to be in play, Barack wouldn’t be the nominee,” she said. “We have to focus on the country as it is. That was several decades ago. And I think that there’s been growth and movement.” She said although there will be people who will never vote for Obama, there will also be people who will never vote for McCain. “Right now, people are so focused on what is the fate of our country, not just here domestically, but internationally,” she said. “And I just believe that the issues are going to weigh in people’s hearts more so as they go into the voting booths this time around, than anything else.” Sarah Kessinger, a freshman in First Year College, said she thinks the effect has actually reversed itself, and “hidden racism” won’t play a part in this Tuesday’s election results. “It seems like now, people are the reverse,” she said. “They want to vote for [Obama] because they feel like they’re doing the right thing.” Kessinger was part of a survey earlier in the year that asked how respondents felt about certain aspects of McCain, Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton. “They asked if I would have a problem with a black president or an older president,” she said. “I said no to both. I don’t care as long as they stand firm on what they say and act on it.”
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W. Kerr Scott, Democrat William Kerr Scott, for whom a building on the State Fairgrounds and a dam in Wilkes County are named, served as governor from 1949 until 1952. As a farmer, Scott was an advocate for other state farmers and the agricultural issues that supported them. Scott was first elected as Commissioner of Agriculture earlier, but resigned from the job to run for governor. He had a group of followers called the “Branchhead Boys,” who supported him in all campaigns. He served as a U.S. Senator from 1954 until 1958.
Mike Easley, Democrat Mike Easley, who has been in office since 2001, is the state’s second Catholic governor. He attended UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina Central University School of Law. He was elected District Attorney in 1982. Some believe Easley’s election was largely in part to an endorsement from Andy Griffith in a television advertisement. Easley has focused on education reform. He was the first governor to use the power of the veto — over the course of his seven years, he used the power nine times. His wife, Mary, is an executive in residence at the Provost’s Office. An audit of her trip to France and Russia accuses her of improperly handling state funds.
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Michael Munger, Libertarian candidate Michael Munger, an economist and chair of the political science department at Duke University, graduated from Davidson College and Washington University in St. Louis. He worked as a staff economist for the Federal Trade Commission under the Reagan Administration. He has also taught at Dartmouth, University of Texas at Austin and UNC-Chapel Hill. He said students and their families have been squeezed economically, and his economic development plan would rebuild the state’s small businesses. He advocates an education system that “focuses on the 21st-century workplace.” He said he wants to reduce taxes and regulatory burdens. SOURCE: MICHAEL MUNGER; MUNGER4NCGOV. COM
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1973 James Holshouser, Republican James Holshouser was elected in 1973 and served until 1977. He served as an attorney and, on some occasions, represented Watauga County in the North Carolina General Assembly. He was the state’s youngest governor in the 20th century, and while Republican U.S. Senator supported Ronald Reagan for president in 1976, Holshouser supported Gerald Ford. Holshouser consolidated the UNC school system under a central Board of Governors, created statewide enrollment for children entering kindergarten and built health clinics in rural areas. He now serves as a member emeritus of the Board of Governors. SOURCE: UNCTV.ORG
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Bev Perdue, Democratic candidate Bev Perdue, a former public school teacher and hospital administrator, served as the Lieutenant Governor under Gov. Mike Easley. If elected, she will be North Carolina’s first female governor. She served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 1986 to 1990, and in the state Senate from 1990 to 2000. One of her main points as a gubernatorial candidate is the economy. “I’ve laid out extensive policies that outline pathways to economic growth, infrastructure development and job training” for North Carolina, she said in an e-mail. She said that, as a legislator, she “fought to get North Carolina to make critical early investments in biotechnology.” She said she will continue to make investments in sectors like the military, homeland security, aerospace engineering and green technology, which create new jobs. She said she led the creation of the North Carolina Military Foundation and Green Business Fund. SOURCE: BEV PERDUE; BEVPERDUE.COM
Pat McCrory, Republican candidate Pat McCrory, who has served as mayor of Charlotte for 11 terms, is the longest-serving mayor the city has had. He served as student body president of his high school, graduated from Catawba College and worked with Duke Energy Corporation. He was elected at-large city councilman in 1989. One of his platform points is technical education, which he said will fulfill the “labor needs of North Carolina. My number one goal is to create jobs.” He said he is trying to build up the economy so students can get jobs after they graduate from college. He also said he is planning to “reintroduce North Carolina to the energy business: nuclear energy, clean fossil fuels, wind, solar and also off-short drilling for both natural gas and oil.” He said the state will have to reduce North Carolina’s income tax to keep jobs in the state. News Editor Chris Allred contributed to this report. SOURCE: PAT MCCRORY; PATMCCRORY.COM
John McCain 100 80 60 40 20 0 SOURCE: GALLUP
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Haunted Hike a success — don’t ruin it THE ISSUE:
Despite the University’s parking restrictions, the Haunted Hillsborough Hike took place with few problems.
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The Haunted Hike was a success with students and businesses alike.
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The University should work to ensure the Haunted Hike continues to be a safe, growing tradition and needs to find entertainment for underage students at future Hikes.
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Campus does not need farmers’ market Really, a farmers’ market? Sometimes, when I’m reading Technician, I come across certain issues discussed that make me say, “really... is this serious?” I came across just such an issue on Thursday. A farmers’ market in the Brickyard is nothing short of ridiculous. Don’t believe me? All right, I’ll prove it. Well, students, ask yourselves these three questions: When was the last time I wanted fresh produce? Where would I cook said produce? And, if I was a farmer, would I give up a day at the state farmers’ market to work at the N.C. State farmers’ market? The answer to these questions is most likely: don’t know, don’t know and no way. Campus is not a large enough, or reliable enough market to set up such a...market. Technician said it best when they said, “the farmers’ market is not a financial money pit.” What person would spend a whole day selling produce in this environment, just to make life better for some college kids. NO ONE! Students like this idea because it’s “convenient.” However, we have a real farmers’ market within three miles. It takes five minutes to get there. You could walk it in under 40 minutes. Citizens in the area would kill for that kind of convenience. So students, take off the pajamas, put on some real clothes and venture outside of the campus bubble for a day... there’s some good stuff out there. Peter M. Heiman III senior, political science
Friday forum presents ignorant views I was appalled by the ignorant rants posted by Mr. Bunting, Mr. Hewitt and Mr. Shepherd in the Campus Forum Oct. 31 — I don’t even know where to begin. I could write three individual letters to respond to their forum postings. Responding to Bunting: sir, the Technician is about the farthest thing from a conservatively-biased newspaper. Seriously — you are talking about the same issue with a full page Barack Obama advertisement. I wish the University knew all the College Republicans do on campus, but they don’t because this paper will not cover them. For example, at the Mike Huckabee event about 30 N.C State students were present, however; the picture in the 10/30 Technician was of a UNC-CH student —The Daily Tarheel was present, but our own Technician could not go five blocks down Hillsborough Street for the event. Likewise, any G-List actor that comes to NCSU draws out the entire force of the Technician staff. Mr. Hewitt is also grossly confused with the basics of American government. He brings up the Republican Congress with President Bush. Well, George Bush has been in office for 7.5 years — the first six the economy was fine — two years ago consumer con-
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housands of students turned out for the second Haunted Hillsborough Hike, bringing in lots of customers for local businesses. For the most part, the Hike was a success — safety was not a huge problem, students had a local place to celebrate Halloween and businesses had plenty of customers. The University should not take any excessive preventative measures for next year’s Haunted Hike. At most, University officials should work to bring in entertainment for underage students at the Hike. Jay Dawkins, student body president, said the Haunted Hike was bigger, more spread out and well-controlled.
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From initial accounts, safety was not a huge issue. Campus Police said there were only 20 alcohol violations, two arrests and three citations. The Haunted Hike was a success, even with the last-minute parking restrictions the University implemented for on-campus lots Thursday — Dawkins said he did not notice any effect on turnout. If the Haunted Hike isn’t broken, the University does not need to fix it. Students had a reasonable, convenient alternative to the Halloween festivities on Franklin Street and brought plenty of business to local establishments
on Hillsborough Street. What the University needs to do is bring in entertainment and activities, like live entertainment or specials at establishments that do not serve alcohol for students who are under the legal drinking age. Underage students are limited in their options for the Haunted Hike, particularly if bars and restaurants are only admitting legal drinkers during the event. Local businesses were the driving force behind the Haunted Hike, but there is only so much they can do to provide entertainment for underage students if they limit admission for safety reasons.
The University is ideally posed to handle this problem. Restaurants and bars are limited by the amount of space available in the business, liability concerns and agreements with local police. The University can bring in other entertainment for only students in a separate event or work with other establishments to give underage students a place to enjoy the evening. Hillsborough Street businesses have done their part to draw students in for Halloween. Now the University needs to make sure everyone can have a safe, enjoyable time on Halloween.
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What effect did the University’s restrictions have on the Haunted Hillsborough Hike?
fidence stood at a 2.5 year high, gasoline sold for $2.19 a gallon, the unemployment was at 4.5 percent, and the DOW hit a record high. But in 2004 we elected “change” and now with our Democratic Congress and we all know where the economy stands. Mr. Hewitt also does not understand fourth grade civics. The “Republican Congress,” means nothing: for one political party to be in complete control, they must have a 60-40 majority in the U.S. Senate — the 5544 distribution of 2004 is not enough. In case you didn’t see School House Rock, it takes both the Senate and the House of Representatives to pass a bill. Mr. Shepherd is also completely misinformed. As Governor of Alaska, Palin has higher security clearance than Obama, McCain and Biden. She knows world affairs and, sir, you don’t want to play the experience game. Obama has been in the Senate for less than four years but McCain has been in the Congress for 26 years — he was in a POW camp longer than Obama has been in national politics! Ches McDowell Chairman-NCSU College Republicans Sophomore Political Science
Boycott an unnecessary overreaction OK, we get it. The cartoon posted in the Technician was done in poor taste and just short of funny, but racist? Not in the slightest. Boycotting the student newspaper over hurt feelings is one thing, but suggesting that these dedicated individuals, whom I am sure come from all walks of life, are prejudice is just stupid. Why does it feel like everyone has to walk on egg shells when discussing, portraying and/or talking about race? It’s the 21st century — hell, there is even an African American running for president, and yet we still have someone pulling the “racist card.” What exactly is so racist about the cartoon? The lips, the nose... the skin?! Did you ever stop to think that the ‘artist’ just did a poor job before jumping to the conclusion of being racist? Don’t get me wrong, racism is terrible and it isn’t to be taken lightly, but come on — you have to laugh. There have been plenty of cartoons that I could have written the editor and argued to be racist on my race’s behalf, but I’d like to think I am a grown individual and mature enough to handle a petty caricature. Overreaction best describes the situation at hand, if not immature. My advice to Charita Stubbs and the volleyball team: look up the definition of racist. The Technician is a student run, student-based school newspaper — don’t bite the hand that feeds you. Lindsey Harrison freshman, business administration
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Know your bacon — it’s more important than you think
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s you shovel strips of bacon into your mouth at breakfast, do you ever stop to wonder where the pig came from? As residents of Nor t h Carolina, t he second largest pork produc e r i n the country, there Taylor McCune is a good chance it Senior Staff Writer came from just down the highway. But shouldn’t we be asking more about our daily bread than that? Most people I know don’t care much about the source of food, as long as they have some and it’s as inexpensive as possible. College students, myself included, are especially coupon savvy. A time lapse look inside my roommates and my refrigerator would reveal an ever changing assortment of deli meat and yogurt brands. It’s not about the food itself, it’s about the price, duh. This way of thinking seems good, thrifty even, on the surface. But wasn’t the maddening search for cheap and cheaper houses and loans what got the economy to its present state? There were too many huge companies making too many promises and taking on too much risk, all in the name of cheaper products.
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Most of the food produced in our state comes from giant factory plants owned by giant corporations, which, at their core, aren’t all that different than banks and mortgage lenders. I’ll use Smithfield Foods Inc. as an example here, although it’s by no means the only one. Smithfield Foods, which has a large presence in the state, is not only responsible for the food at the store branded under that name, but also Gwaltney, Butterball, Armour, John Morrell, Cumberland Gap, Cook’s, Weight Watchers and Farmland. And don’t forget the other 200 or so meat and “gourmet foods” brands. Smithfield Foods employs 57,000 people. It’s huge. And it has problems, just like the huge mortgage lending companies and banks. The company has been chastised in the state for polluting groundwater with hog waste and are in the middle of a struggle over low wages and dangerous conditions at a plant in Tar Heel, N.C. The company’s stock value has fallen from more than $30 per share to about $9 in one year. On top of economic and legal trouble, mega corporations do not have the time to worry about the small things important to customers, like switching to organic pest control, stopping the use of chemical additives or giving livestock more natural environments in which to live. Health, basically.
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And just like the housing industry, for years and years, neither economic, legal, nor health issues have impacted the consumer’s view of large food processing plants. But with the rise of organic, unprocessed foods, the economic hardship big business is experiencing and the rise in environmental protection laws, these food giants may begin to experience some problems. Maybe they’ll have to scale back, re-evaluate farming habits, change the things they do to our food. Maybe some will close. At the very least, some of those CEO types will be hurting for extra cash because their summer houses were foreclosed upon and they lost half of their 401ks. And that all means costs will rise for consumers. Does this sound familiar at all? Hard economic times call for a re-evaluation of our lifestyles. If consumers had been spending just a little more buying quality products (not subprime mortgages) from smallscale producers, I’m willing to bet our nation wouldn’t be in this mess. It’s not too late to change our habits. I’m going to make an effort. I think you should too.
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“I think a lot of students got in trouble.” Heidi Andringa sophomore, fashion textile management
“I wasn’t aware of any restrictions, so no effect whatsoever.” Chris Bishop senior, economics
“I didn’t participate last year, so I really don’t know how it compared.” Alex Yaconetti sophomore, chemistry
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ever, as State players received five yellow cards, including one on Kerrigan for arguing with a refereeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s calls. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It should tell you something that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never gotten that many yellow cards.â&#x20AC;? Kerrigan said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And for that many yellow cards to be issued for dissent, for arguing with the referee about calls, that should tell you something. Almost every single [yellow card] was for a refereeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s call that we questioned.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just such a shame that this victory was taken away from us, because we deserved it. We played very, very well.â&#x20AC;? Though the controversial
calls were clearly on the playersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ture. Over the spring we transminds, afterwards State knew formed into a team that holds the team had left it all on the each other accountable and is field. willing to put â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nobody gave that extra effort up until the fiout,â&#x20AC;? Krzeszwesna l whist le.â&#x20AC;? ki said. Vera said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And Kerrigan said whet her we she is proud of won or we lost, how the seniors we played great. impacted t his I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care if it team. says it was a â&#x20AC;&#x153;I c a nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say losing score. enough about the We won in our leadership we had senior Lindsay Vera on minds.â&#x20AC;? this year and how Vera and Krzthis team turned eszweski leave behind a program around,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I could not be they have changed dramatically, more proud of the way this team including leading the team to a played, and I think the leader7-0 start before multiple injuries ship of Tami Krzeszweski and occurred. Lindsay Vera had so much to do â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had a changing of the cul- with that.â&#x20AC;?
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Volleyball drops two on road trip
The volleyball team lost twice over the weekend as State extended its losing streak to seven with losses to ACC foes Boston College and Maryland. The Pack had beaten both teams in its first meeting of the season in Reynolds Coliseum, but were swept in both matches 3-0. State’s Arlee Tamietti had 20 kills during the two matches as she led the team in kills in each contest. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
State competes in dual meet The men’s swimming and diving team collected wins against Duke and Maryland in Durham Saturday, improving to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the ACC. The women’s team dropped both meets. The teams will meet the Terrapins again when State travels to the Maryland Invitational in College Park, Md. on Nov. 20. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Intramural volleyball playoff brackets posted Brackets for intramural volleyball have been posted on the Campus Rec intramural sports website. Play begins tonight for some co-rec teams, with other divisions beginning later this week and next. The championships are set to be played Nov. 17th, but times and schedules are subject to change.
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Sophomore midfielder Chris Zuerner slides in to take the ball away from a Longwood player during the game October 29. The Pack beat Virginia Tech Saturday night 2 to 0.
Wolfpack shuts out Virginia Tech on senior night SCORES BY SANCHEZ, ZUERNER LIFT PACK TO WIN
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Registration for wiffleball will end today. The captains meeting will take place this Wednesday at 6 p.m. in the Carmichael Complex Playzone. A representative from each team must attend the meeting in order to participate in the tournament. Play begins Nov. 10th. SOURCE: CAMPUS RECREATION
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “Every time he goes out there, he tends to impress me and everyone on the team a little bit more. We couldn’t have asked for anything more from him.” John Martinez on ACC Freshman of the Year Ryan Hill
DID YOU KNOW? The women’s cross country team’s 10th place finish in Saturday’s ACC Championship was the worst in the program’s history.
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The men’s soccer team played under the lights at the N.C. State Soccer Stadium for the first time Saturday night and earned a 2-0 shutout victory over Virginia Tech. It was the final home game for seniors Stanley Mathurin, Clint Pires and Daniel Shields. The win lifted State’s record to 6-81 overall and 2-5 in conference play, but Coach George Tarantini said the victory meant much more than another notch in the win column. “This is the first time in 25 years that we could play under the lights,” Coach Tarantini said. “[It was special] for the seniors, for the program, for the fans. It’s a good feeling.” Few fouls were called during Saturday’s match and aggressive plays were largely unchecked, sophomore Chris Zuerner said.
“The referee let us play,” Zuerner officiating] was the last thing on my said, “He had the mentality that these mind” Sanchez said. “I had to finare college athletes...they’re going to ish the play. I’m really trying to get be physical, so let [a better seeding] them play.” for the ACC tourThe aggressive nament.” style of play evenState’s one goal tually led to State’s lead was in sefirst goal, when jurious jeopardy, nior Alan Sanchez however, when collided in midair the Hokies surged with a Hokie deinto the Wolfpack fender, brought box and put up down the ball and five shots on goal then curled a shot with under four around the keeper minutes remainfrom the top of the ing in the match. box. Ju n ior goa lSanchez said afkeeper Christoter the collision he pher Wid ma n George Tarantini on pushed thoughts stopped only one Senior Night about a possible of the shots, as foul from his mind the Pack defend- all that mattered ers slid and dove was putting the ball in the net. across the pitch to keep the ball out “I feel it’s out of your hands, [the of the goal.
“This is the first time in 25 years that we could play under the lights. [It was special] for the seniors, for the program, for the fans. It’s a good feeling. ”
MATCH STATISTICS: Scoring: NCSU-Sanchez unassisted at 23:18 NCSU-Zuerner unassisted at 87:46 Shots: NCSU 14, VT 11 Saves: NCSU 2 (Widman 1), VT 4 (St. Germain 4) Corner Kicks: NCSU 2, VT 5 Fouls: NCSU 7, VT 5 Records: NCSU 6-8-1, 2-5 ACC VT 5-11-1, 0-7 ACC SOURCE: NCSU ATHLETICS
After the Virginia Tech barrage, Zuerner collected the ball at midfield and drove to the top of the box for a strike that iced the match for State. The Pack will look to improve its ACC tournament seeding Friday when it travels to Duke for the final game of the regular season.
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Men’s cross country exceeds expectations in deja vu finish
Wolfpack drops heartbreaker
Freshmen women place 10th at ACC Championships, men claim 2nd Daniel Ellis Deputy News Editor
In the past, N.C. State cross country has been able to accomplish a feat on an annual basis that separates them from other teams - winning ACC Championships. This year, however, the men’s cross country team failed to capture the school’s first title of the 2008-2009 year, claiming runner-up honors behind the University of Virginia. “We were predicted to finish fourth, so we did better than expected, but it was disappointing that we didn’t win,” redshirt junior John Martinez, who finished 5th with a time of 24:33.8, said. “Winning is always the goal no matter what the situation is or who we have lining up.” Deja vu overcame the Wolfpack men as they finished behind Virginia for the second
consecutive year. “I take my hat off to the University of Virginia,” coach Rollie Geiger said. “We werenít that far behind them, but our goal is not to finish second in this race.” Although the team didn’t accomplish its traditional goal of winning the ACC Championships, the team had four runners earn All-ACC honors, including ACC Freshman of the Year Ryan Hill (24:47.2). “Ryan’s race was amazing,” Martinez said. “Every time he goes out there he tends to impress me and everyone on the team a little bit more. We couldn’t have asked for anything more from him.” State was aided by the return of redshirt senior Gavin Coombs (12th, 24:47.0) from injury along with redshirt graduate student Bobby Mack, who was only recently granted another year of eligibility by the NCAA. Mack led all Pack runners with a time of 24:30.9. “With about half of a mile to go, Bobby and I both were onetwo, but we were still in a group of about five or six other people,” Martinez said. “When it came down to it, we just couldn’t hold
off the kick of Ryan Foster.” The women’s team finished 10th overall. Many of State’s returners are either redshirting this season or were sidelined for the race due to injury. “We have two weeks until regionals, so we’re just going to use this as a building block to improve,” freshman Emily Pritt said. “It wasn’t our best finish, but it was a learning lesson for us.” Prior to Saturday’s meet, the lowest ACC championship finish was in 1982. That year, former State runner Connie Jo Robinson paced the team to a 3rd place finish. “We aren’t trying to compare ourselves to other teams,” Pritt said. “The teams before us have just been incredible, and at the same time none of them have ever had a group of six inexperienced freshmen.” Pritt finished the 6K race in a time of 21:31.4, good for 24th place. Caroline Kirby (52nd, 22:17.1), Andie Cozzarelli (61st, 22:41.2), Lauren Bishop (75th, 23:03.6) and Amanda Burger (80th, 23:14.5) rounded out the scoring for the Pack.
Controversial calls lead to loss on Senior Day Samuel T.O. Branch Senior Staff Writer
The women’s soccer team was unable to hold onto a two-goal lead on senior day Sunday afternoon as No. 6 Florida State scored five second half goals to take down N.C. State in the team’s final match of the season. The match was the last in the collegiate careers of seniors Lindsay Vera and Tami Krzeszweski. The two were honored before the game, which meant nothing to State’s postseason, though Vera said the team came out fighting. “Since today was Senior Day, everybody was pretty pumped,” Vera said. “And knowing we had no pressure going into this game, everyone was up and ready to play. It was our last game and we were willing to leave it all on the field.” State used that energy to take an early lead when a corner kick came right to Vera in the box. Vera then showed the skill that has made her the Pack’s leading scorer for the past two seasons, rifling
a turn-around shot into the corner. Early in the second half, State tallied another marker when freshman forward Paige Dugal stole the ball in the box for an easy tap in goal. But right after that score, Florida State’s Katrin Schmidt received a great lead ball and beat freshman goalkeeper Kim Kern on a one-on-one to cut the Pack’s lead to one goal. Then, with 29:18 to play, head referee Alex Sorondo called a questionable foul in the box which led to a Sarah Wagenfuhr penalty kick goal. The Pack never recovered from the letdown of that goal, and later the same referee called a foul right outside the box which led to score off of a free kick. “It’s just a tragedy that the referee’s penalty kick call decided this game, and then another call at the top of the box,” coach Laura Kerrigan said. “It’s a tragedy that a game like this we fought so hard on comes down to two calls by the referee.” After the game, Krzeszweski referred to the penalty kick call as ‘shocking.’” Calls against the Pack were not limited to just those two, howSOCCER continued page 9