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N.C. women in office outnumber other states North Carolina has the highest number of female officeholders and candidates in the Southeast James Layman Deputy News Editor
The number of women in office and running for office in North Carolina this year surpasses that of any other state in the Southeast, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. The 2008 presidential election isn’t the only ballot to see an increased number of females running for office. For North Carolinians, both U.S. Senate candidates are women — Republican Elizabeth Dole and Democrat Kay Hagan. Lt. Gov. Bev Perdue is running for the governor’s office. And the majority of the Council of State — a 10-member group of statewide elected officials — could also be female. This trend on North Carolina’s ballot reflects an upswing in women’s roles in nation politics. “Women are more aware of themselves and what they can do these days,� Taylor Nelson, a freshman in First Year College, said. “More women want to have equal rights and they’re trying to find that equality. More of them are aware of their abilities and they’re not letting the fact that they’re women keep them from running for a particular office.� In an election where both pres-
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TITLE HERE Anup Engineer, who is heading the realtime energy monitoring program, said he hopes it could be used in the construction of the new Hunt Library on Centennial Campus. The energy program would display energy consumption information in real time, so students can see the differences in usage as they make changes to their behaviors. Some buildings on campus already have similar, if lesscomplete systems, that could be added to.
A sustainability commission in Student Government is heading a project to make energy-use information more accessible, Anup Engineer, leader on the project, said. SOURCE: ANUP ENGINEER, A SENIOR IN The realtime energy monitorBUSINESS ing program would use computers and LCD screens to display the amount of energy, in kilo- data will allow you to save and watts per hour, used in a building allocate energy that you put into at any time, Engineer, a senior in University,� he said. business administration, said. The University would know “Right now, the energy moni- how to deal with energy usage, as toring meters on campus are it could see how different buildlike the water meter on your ings are using energy at peak house,� he said. times, Engineer said. The benefits of a new digital The system measures electricsystem would be in seeing an ity uses, cooling and heating, and analyzing data in realtime, ac- the cold water and steam used cording to Engineer. to heat and cool a building, he “We can create a realtime said. display that can show en“When you walk into a builderg y data, ing, when it’s in you can do your face like all kinds of that it would neat stuff make you think with that,� t w i c e a b ou t he said. stuff,� he said. EngiIt could motineer said vate students to he hopes conserve, and Anup Engineer, senior in to start Engineer said a pi lot he hopes if the business administration project in D.H. system is put Hil l Librar y, to use, it could since that is a highly-trafficked start competition between stuarea on campus. dents in different dorms. The system would allow peo“If we have all the Tri-Towple to see how energy usage is ers hooked up, you could have affected by small changes, like a competition between all those when students activate lights or buildings pretty easily,� Engineer computers, or turn them off, he said. said. Engineer is working to develop “It’s kind of an awareness a plan to submit to the Chanthing, showing the University’s cellor, who he said was excited committment to energy issues,� about the idea. Engineer said. “We are a premier According to Engineer, he has energy research university in the only worked on this for about a North Carolina system. When month-and-a-half, and Dawkins you think of energy research in said they hope groups within the North Carolina, you think of University will help to fund the N.C. State.� project. Engineer said the program Merri Parr, a senior in biology would save the University money who is in charge of the Sustaindespite some costs up front. ability Commission, said the According to Student Body group is working on another enPresident Jay Dawkins, the cost ergy competition similar to last for the system’s parts are about year’s water usage competition $2,000 per building, excluding against UNC-Chapel Hill. any labor or additional costs, This one would be more fowhich could bring thousands cused on general energy usage, more. she said. “They cost money up front, but that kind of precise, realtime
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Senior Senator Incumbent Elizabeth Dole talks to Student Body President Jay Dawkins at the tailgate before the Homecoming football game Oct. 4. In the last month before her election, Dole has been visiting her constituents across the state. At the game, a late score lifted the Boston College Eagles over the Wolfpack 38-31 at Carter-Finley Stadium.
idential candidates are calling for higher risks.� change, Derek Gatlin, a senior in The study focused on risk-taksociology, said ing in the finanhe feels that a cial market, and female in any said men are of f ice wou ld more likely to do that office take unnesecary good. risks with mon“There was a ey because they study done at have a higher Harvard about level of testosTaylor Nelson, freshman in terone. testosterone First Year College levels and an inThe study creased propenalso said that sity for risk-takwomen are less ing,� Gatlin said. “Because men likely to take high-level risks in have a higher level of testoster- situations. one, they are more likely to take “I know it’s weird to be say-
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Former Sopranos star Edie Falco will be at the Cary headquarters of the ObamaBiden campaign to kick off the Get Out the Vote effort for Nov 1 through 4. Falco, who played Carmela Soprano, will
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arrie Strayhorn, junior in architecture, dances with Chuck Preslar, junior in computer science, at Design Council’s annual Halloween Bash, this year themed “Masquerave Disco Bloodbath,� on Saturday, Oct. 25th. “The live music is great and exciting,� Preslar said. It was Preslar’s first time attending the costume bash, which was held between Brooks and Kamphoefner Halls.
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PREPARING FOR THE BASH
FOR WHICH N.C. OFFICES ARE WOMEN RUNNING?
“They’re going to try and make Governor: Bev Perdue their gender as irrelevant as posSecretary of State: Elaine Marshall sible,” Nelson said. State Treasury: Janet Cowell “When you bring gender into U.S. Senate: Elizabeth Dole the picture, it becomes sexist and U.S. Senate: Kay Hagan it keeps people from focusing on the actual issues.” SOURCE: CENTER FOR AMERICAN WOMEN AND POLITICS Holly Parsons, a senior in marine biology, said she doesn’t believe Sen. Hillary Clinton run“People had different exning for president pushed more pectations than they would women to run for office, but that of a male candidate,” Parsons it shows trends that are apparent said. in the state. “People perceived her as “Hillary running for president cold while male candidates wasn’t that start of it all,” Parsons who were just as cold as she said. “She’s more a sign of the was didn’t get any flack about changing times that women are it. People expected a maternal eventually going to run for office glow from her just because in as many positions as men.” she’s a woman.” While more women are runNelson said she believes ning for federal and state offices, Sen. John McCain picked Parsons said it is difficult for Gov. Sarah Palin, not only some people to to draw in look past gender conservative and that change male voters, is going to take but to attract longer than one voters who election. were origi“It has a lot to nally going do with backto vote for ground and how Clinton. you were raised “I d on’t when it comes think people Taylor Nelson, freshman in who were goto whether or First Year College not you can acing to vote cept a female for Hillary in a position a re goi ng of power,” she to vote for said. McCain and “People might be OK with Palin just because Palin is a women in local and state offices, woman,” she said. but it’s going to take much longer “Hillary and Palin have as far as the large positions go.” completely opposite views Several political advertise- on all of the issues. I feel like ments focused on Clinton’s Palin has a lot of the same gender, discussing her looks views as males and that’s one rather than focus on the issues of the reasons John McCain and where she stood. Nelson picked her.” said advertisements such as these caused many people to focus on her gender, which likely cost her several votes.
“Palin has a lot of the same views as males and that’s why John McCain picked her”
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Laura Taylor, junior in industrial design, hangs a string full of spikes along the sprinkler pipes in the overhang of Kamphoefner Hall. It was the last decoration she worked on before dressing as Sarah Palin for the Design Council’s Halloween Bash. “Other people did the spikes, but I made the weapon wall,” Taylor said.
Obama, McCain continuing to focus on N.C. Candidates planning rallies around the state this week
in Asheville Sunday night, but John McCain is slated to appear Jon Lohr, a sophomore in engi- in Fayetteville Tuesday. neering, said the attention isn’t Candidates from both sides so important. must go to battleground states Daniel Ellis “It’s just a to reassure Deputy News Editor campaign,” voters’ of their Lohr said. views, Spencer Presidential candidates John “North Carolina Feuerstein, a McCain and Barack Obama is a swing state sophomore in and their campaigns will con- this year and engineering, tinue efforts to draw voters it’s their job to said. from North Carolina as they campaign in the “It’s imporcampaign throughout the state close states.” tant for both Chris Mills, a sophomore in candidates to this week. Barack Obama environmental technology Democratic vice presidential i s s c he du le d visit a battlecandidate Joe Biden will make t o s p e a k at ground state to two campaign stops across the Wednesday, though the loca- share their views with everyone,” State following Sarah Palin’s stop tion has not been released, while Feuerstein said. “Especially if both candidates go, because it gives everyone a chance to see both sides and make the decision that they believe is right.” Although North Carolina has traditionally been a red state, Obama currently holds a very thin lead over McCain in the latest pollster.com composite results. As it stands, 49 percent START LOOKING AHEAD. of voters polled are choosing Obama while 46.4 percent support McCain. “I personally hope that Obama holds that lead,” Feuerstein said. With the race being so tight, START OUT ON TOP. candidates have spent more time in North Carolina late in the race than others have in past elections. Chris Mills, a sophomore in environmental technology, said that while the attention is benefiSTART YOUR OWN PATH. cial, it isn’t necessarily genuine. “It’s good that they care about North Carolina, but at the same time, they would be doing this in any other state that was this close,” Chris Mills, a sophomore in environmental technology, said. “They may say they care about our issues, but they aren’t going to change their actual policies for North Carolina. They are just saying whatever it takes to START INSPIRING OTHERS. get elected.” If Obama does prevail in North Carolina, it will mark the first time a Democratic presidential candidate has won it since the 1976 election where Jimmy Carter defeated Gerald Ford. According to Lohr, changes in demographics in the state aren’t enough to ensure an Obama victory. “People’s opi nions have changed, but the State really hasn’t,” Lohr said.
“They are just saying whatever it takes to get elected”
EARLY VOTING DEMOGRAPHICS Early voting turnout has already exceeded the entire 2004 early vote. While the North Carolina Board of Elections cannot publish voting results until after polls are closed, information is available on voter demographics. Michael McDonald, an associate professor at George Mason University and a non-resident senior fellow at Brookings Institution, is compiling voter turnout rates from around the country every day on his Web site, the United States Elections Project. The results as of Oct. 26 for North Carolina are as follows: By party, 2004: 17.2% None
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Fund real-time power meters
THE ISSUE:
The Student Government Sustainability Commission, in conjunction with the Sustainability Office and Energy Management Office, is looking to install realtime power meters in oncampus buildings.
OUR OPINION:
These new power meters can push students to save more energy.
THE SOLUTION:
Students and administrators should support this proposal and consider funding installation of the real-time meters, but should seek grants and outside funding.
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he Sustainability Commission is working on a proposal for replacing current power meters with real-time meters in buildings on campus. The meters would be an upgrade from existing monitors, which technicians must come out to manually read. This initiative ties in with the University’s “Year of Energy,” and both students and administrators should support this program. Anup Engineer, junior in business and student initiatives coordinator on the Sustainability Commission, said the realtime power meters are a costeffective way to reduce energy usage and increase awareness
The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.
about energy efficiency. Engineer said the meters give people a way to put a number on how much energy they use without going into discussions about complex measures of power usage. Still, the upgrade will be expensive -- on old buildings, Jay Dawkins, student body president, said replacing the existing meters could cost about $2000 for parts and several thousand more to install. The cost can be worth it, but it needs a strong educational campaign to complement it. It’s one thing for students to be able to see how much energy
they are using -- it’s another for students to be able to translate their behaviors into a specific amount of energy savings. Posting the number of kilowatt-hours a building uses is a start, but students need more information if they are going to make an informed decision about how to save power. Engineer said the Sustainability Commission is looking to display the real-time power meters on some of the LCD televisions in buildings like D.H. Hill. This information should be accompanied by information about how much power one simple action can save. Yes,
reducing the number of kilowatt-hours used is good, but students will be more likely to make an effort to conserve energy if they have an idea of how much power they can save by turning off lights or reducing the brightness on computer monitors. Engineer said the commission is looking for funding for this program, from both on-campus sources and third-party grants. Third-party grants are welcome, but if the University wishes to live up to its proposed “Year of Energy,” it should consider funding this program. The costs may seem expensive now, but the energy it can save will more than pay for it.
Don’t trust Bev Perdue
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ith North Carolina carrying the moniker of “battleground state” and with three hotly contested statewide races (president, U.S. Senate and governor), political communications have surged, bombarding many independent households with unwanted mailings and commercials. As somewhat of a political junk ie (one Andrew Payne of my u nSenior Staff Columnist dergraduate degrees is in political science) — I get a kick out receiving these slick, costly and highly doctored direct mail pieces. Most political mail this election year appears to be coming f rom “independent” t hird pa r t ies and not from the candidates themselves. Groups like Majority Action, N.C. Republican State Executive Committee, Freedom’s Watch and the Associated Builders and Contractors Free Enterprise Alliance have all gotten in on the action. The diversity of the groups mailing this propaganda is intriguing, but the headlines they are exploiting are even more fascinating: “After 43 years in Washington, the only job Elizabeth Dole hasn’t done is protect ours. She’s sending N.C. jobs overseas instead.” “Seven of the September 11th hijackers had driver’s licenses acquired through fraudulent means. Kay Hagan does not support tougher requirements for acquiring state driver’s licenses.” “Beverly Perdue. More of the same...higher taxes. More spending. Taxpayer beware. Giving Beverly Perdue a job in Raleigh just may cost you yours.” “Can you trust Obama to make the right decisions? Dangerously inexperienced.” Then there was an innocent little piece paid for by the N.C. Democratic Party. It shows a smiling Barack Obama with his arm around democratic gubernatorial candidate Bev Perdue.
“Barack Obama and Bev Perdue...The Change We Need.” Bev Perdue represents change? Bev Perdue is a lifelong member of the good ol’ boy network. And yes I know that seems hard because Perdue is a woman — but that hasn’t stopped her from playing a prominent role in the Senate — Democrats stranglehold on political power in N.C. Perdue is just a stooge for Senate president pro tempore Marc Basnight and Senate Majority Leader Tony Rand. Each rules N.C. like it’s their own fiefdom. Their “crimes” are a laundry list of abuses of power. They gerrymander voting districts to entrench themselves into power — both Basnight and Rand have no opposition in November’s general election. They engage in nepotism and unethical activities by appointing their friends, business partners and relatives to prominent positions in state government. They scuttle the freedom of press by barring them from open legislative meetings. They hide legislation in inactive committees, don’t allow the opposition to speak against legislation and alter legislation even after it has passed the General Assembly. They even go as far as to fire state employees who speak up against them. And to top it all off, Perdue, Basnight and Rand are all Carolina fans. A vote for Bev Perdue is not a vote for change. It is a vote for Marc Basnight. It is a vote for Tony Rand. It is a vote for Jim Black (Democrat and former N.C. House Speaker serving a five year prison sentence for taking bribes). It is a vote for everything that is wrong with NC politics. Remember what former Democratic Speaker of the NC House Joe Maverick said about Perdue? “I don’t trust her and haven’t for two decades.” I don’t trust either, and neither should you.
“I get a kick out receiving these slick, costly and highly doctored direct mail pieces.”
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How can the University improve safety at the Haunted Hillsborough Hike? BY DIANNE SEXTON
Another day on the crowded Wolfline buses.
“They could have more organized activities so that it isn’t so chaotic. They should also have more roads blocked off.”
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Ashley Parra sophomore, psychology
Support Hillsborough Street Renaissance
Editor’s note: Halweil is the CEO of Legacy Event Planners, a non-profit organization involved in planning the Hillsborough Street Renaissance.
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illsborough Street will be closed from Gardner Street to Enterprise Street on March 14 for an all-day green arts and music festival featuring ReDress (an eco-friendly fashion show), an organic cook-off, a n a lternative fuel vehicle showcase and live loJenn Halweil cal music, Staff Columnist including Brooks Wood Band and Inflowential. Beyond providing a fun and educational event, the Festival will prove that Raleigh students can work towards building a better, more sustainable community environment. The goal of the Hillsborough Street Renaissance is to create a better place for the Raleigh community to live, work and socialize together. Students from N.C. State, as well as Meredith College, Peace College and Wake Tech College
are working to prove that the skills we currently are acquiring can be used to affect positive change. We hope that in about five months, the Hillsborough Street Renaissance will help make these goals a reality. Hillsborough Street is about to undergo a major revitalization. Beginning in the spring of 2009, planned improvements for the street include adding trees, extra parking, underground power lines, two roundabouts and wider sidewalks. The festival will showcase these renovations and bring much-needed revenue to local businesses. The event will also promote green technologies and projects that can benefit the Raleigh community. Beyond showcasing Hillsborough’s physical facelift, the Festival will be raising money for various nonprofit organizations including Engineers Without Borders and the MorLove charity. We need to breathe new life into this once thriving area and reestablish Hillsborough Street as a place for the Raleigh community to live, work and play. In order to do this, we need your help! We need to plan an event so amazing that it is remembered for years to come, an event so monumental it becomes a Raleigh tradition. Mark your calendar — we are going to make this something you will not want to miss.
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Staph infections prevalent in sports injuries Experts in sports medicine and epidemiology say recent headlines about players like Kellen Winslow, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady — all of whom have developed infections due to sports-related injuries — serve to bring attention to infections, especially staph infections, among athletes. Staph infections are the most common causes of skin infection in the athletic community, according to Jeff Hageman, an epidemiologist for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infections like staph account for between 12 to 14 doctor visits a year. Football players especially are prone to infection due to the sport’s skin-on-skin contact, frequent cuts and humid conditions in locker rooms — an environment that promotes bacteria growth. And as they often go in and out of surgery for injuries, athletes become susceptible to infection that comes from hospital wards. Although staph infections are not a recent problem for athletes, the strain MRSA is resistant to antibiotics. MRSA has caused NFL players like Brandon Noble and Jeff Novak to lose their careers. SOURCE: NYTIMES.COM
LabCorp stops sales of blood test After receiving a warning from the Food and Drug Administration, LabCorp, one of the nation’s largest clinical laboratory companies, has stopped sales of a blood test that is geared toward early detection of ovarian cancer. The decision is effective Friday, and the company disclosed its decision in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although doctors have sought a test that could detect ovarian cancer in its early stages, when it would be more treatable, some experts say OvaSure, the test, does not work. LabCorp began offering OvaSure in June without receiving FDA approval for the test. Although tests developed by a single laboratory do not generally require approval before they are sold, the FDA warned LabCorp in September, that OvaSure did not fall under this exemption because the test was developed at Yale. SOURCE: NYTIMES.COM
Government recommends physical activity The Department of Health and Human Services issued its guidelines for physical activity, in which it urges Americans to do anything to stay active, whether it’s walking, running, swimming or doing household activities. It recommended Americans should maintain about 150 minutes of physical activity each week. SOURCE: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
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iet. It’s a common word on product labels in stores and in commercials, but it’s also one that conjures up different meanings. Diet could mean what you eat on the Atkins or the South Beach diets, or the term diet could mean what you didn’t eat before Spring Break last year. Maybe you don’t eat meat, maybe you don’t eat dairy or maybe you eat a whole lot of both. It is diet as a custom that perhaps is the most overlooked aspect of diet in general. But is there a culture that offers the best diet in terms of overall health? Sarah Ash, professor of nutrition, said she doesn’t think so. However, Ash said, traditionally people in the Mediterranean, Italian, and European countries reflect a way of eating that has been associated with low rates of chronic disease. “They eat a lot of vegetables, legumes, fish, dairy, cheeses and grains. Their diet tends to be highly varied,” Ash said, adding that variability, and small portion size, are keys to a healthy diet. But Ash said Americans’ reliance on food (and food in abundance) was fostered by the society surrounding them. “We had the background and opportunity to produce massive quantities of food, and that tied in with American expectations that runs through a lot of aspects of our culture,” she said. The expectation Ash is referring to is the notion that “bigger is better.” Many Americans have the luxury to be wasteful since restaurants can produce large amounts of food with little money, Ash said. They have the luxury to purchase a bucket of fried chicken without having to get out of their cars, she said, adding that a technologically driven society values labor-saving devices — and that extends to food, as well. To combat this, Ash suggested that first, diet has to become a priority. In addition, “Another thing we’re missing is
seeing food preparation as a social activity. Instead of going out, have a potluck,” Ash said. Ash mentioned Japanese food, sushi in particular, to illustrate the difference between American food and Japanese food. She explained the art form of sushi, and how it is a reflection of taking what little ingredients the Japanese had and making it something special. She mentioned the U.S. diet tends to be more limited, although the options are unlimited. Lisa Eberhart, University dietician, agreed that fruits and vegetables are the best foods to eat, regardless of ethnic diet. She stressed the importance of eating real fruit, because a “fruit roll-up isn’t really a piece of fruit.” She urges people to go closer to what is grown. In terms of ethnic or cultural diets, Eberhart said she doesn’t think that there’s one “right” diet. She mentioned the tendency of Americans to “Americanize” ethnic foods, like Mexican food, for example. Traditionally, Mexican recipes use corn tortillas, beans, not a lot of meat, fresh peppers, tomatoes and a variety of vegetables. When these recipes are Americanized, chefs use white tortillas, extra meat and extra cheese. Eberhart and Ash both mentioned the importance of exercise in maintaining a healthy diet. In Europe, people are walking and moving a lot more, so they can imbibe more calories because they are expending more energy.
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Bridget Hier, a senior in psychology, said she doesn’t necessarily follow a strict cultural diet — but she does eat her fruits and vegetables. “I’ve always eaten a lot of fruit and vegetables because that’s how I grew up. My mom cooked very healthy foods.” Hier, who is from New York, said she also tries to avoid “Southern-style eating” like “barbeque, biscuits and fried chicken.”
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From their seats in Talley Student Center’s ballroom, attendees of Comedy Improvisation Alliance’s show can see a colorful wheel resembling that of the popular game show, Wheel of Fortune. The Wheel of Comedy, built by member Sean Finch, senior in applied mathematics, features categories such as Horror Film, Soap Opera and Audience Challenge. A marked characteristic of any CIA show is the high level of audience participation. Founding member John Fowler, a junior in computer science, pauses the music that has been playing and commences the show by introducing host Philip Boyne, a senior in physics. This founding member of CIA sprints to the stage and joking declares, “Turn your cell phone off. Or if it goes off, I will answer it.” The a nnua l Ha l loweenthemed “Improv of the Dead!” features two teams of comedic actors, who are ready to enter the stage. To the song “Survivor” by Destiny’s Child, a group of CIA actors dressed in combat gear carrying plastic guns enter the stage. Next, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” plays as a team of actors dressed as zombies break out into a dance en route to the stage left. Finch, captain of the survivor team, raises his plastic gun towards Gabriel Pappalardo, captain of the zombie team and senior in psychology and Spanish. Pappalardo is noticeably limping. As the show progresses, the zombies appear unified through their strange behavior and mannerisms as do the survivors through their fervor and readiness to fight. “It’s really what you strive for, to become a character,” CIA member Alex Kovach, a junior in chemistry, said. “Totally leave reality, drive the scene on. Because that’s really what the audience wants to see.” The CIA has performed shows for audiences for the past three CIA continued page 6
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years. N.C. State students ComedyWorx players Philip Boyne, John Fowler and Katie Roberts created the organization in fall of 2005. “We ended up getting, I’d say, 17 people at the first meeting. Just to get a bunch of people who where happy to come in, work together, have some fun, put our fears out the window, and improvise together. The sense of unity… that’s what it’s all about,” Fowler said of the organization’s beginning. “This is a product of what we love to do.” Many members of CIA have joined and stayed with the group since its inception. Kovach joined the group as a freshman. “Doing improv, there’s nothing else like it. I love seeing other people laugh and smile and have a good time. It’s completely
The CIA’s next show will be held on Saturday, Nov. 8. For more information about N.C. State’s Comedic Improvisation Alliance, visit www.ciaimprov.com.
worth it,” Kovach said. Kovach recalls his eleventh grade theater teacher’s perspective on stage fright. “What you do is recognize that [stage fight is] what’s happening to you. You have this mass amount of energy, this mass amount of adrenaline,” he said. “Take all of that energy and focus and put it into your work and that right there is one of the things that can help from having an OK night to just blowing everybody out of the water.” Jake Finan, a senior in psychology, remarked on how CIA members have changed since joining the group. “A couple of our members were really shy when they joined and now they’re the most outgoing people,” remarked Finan.”That’s
how I was.” The group’s practices prepare CIA actors for shows such as Friday’s Halloweenthemed event. Some audience members were “checking [the show] out for the first time” like James Holbert, a senior studying mathematics. Others had been to many CIA shows. “It’s funny. You get a lot of laughs out of it,” Patrick Parr, a junior in engineering, said. Both Holbert and Parr have friends who are members of CIA. “Anyone can come to our practices. Anyone can do this. We don’t have dues. We don’t have auditions,” Boyne added. New members are encouraged to attend practices at Witherspoon Student Cinema, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Tuesdays.
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How to: Design a costume Laney Tipton Staff Writer
Halloween is only four days away. With students just coming out of mid-term season, it’s understandable that some students might not yet know what they want to dress up as on Friday. Storebought costumes can be alluring, but they are also expensive. Making Halloween costumes yourself can be fun and allows you to add a little extra creativity and personality to your character.
Oreo cookie costume
What you need: Two large pieces of dark brown felt or fabric (about 3x3), fabric glue, black paint, scissors, white long sleeve shirt, white shorts or pants. What you do: Take the two pieces of fabric and cut them, making two large circles. Take the fabric glue and glue the two circles together, leaving openings for your legs, both arms and head. Using the black paint, decorate the front of the costume, making it look like an Oreo. Wear the white top and bottoms under the costume to make the cream in the center!
Milk carton costume
What you need: A tall refrigerator box (or smaller box for a smaller carton), white paint (spray paint works best), black paint, scissors and tape. What you do: Cut the bottom of the box cut for your legs. Cut two of the four flaps off the top of the box, leaving two that are across from each other. Tape the remaining two flaps together, forming a triangle on the top. Paint the whole thing white. With the black paint, paint details on the carton, such as the brand and nutrition label.
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players: Julius Mays, C.J. Williams, Johnny Thomas, Kendall Smith and Spencer Greenway. Lowe had great things to say about two freshmen from the red team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;C.J. Williams is just a solid, solid basketball player who just doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make mistakes. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always in the right place at the right time, makes the right decisions,â&#x20AC;? Lowe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Now having said that, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a freshman so heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to make some mistakes but so far heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been able to keep his poise. So far I think he and Julius [Mays] have done a great job.â&#x20AC;? Junior Brandon Costner did not see action in the scrimmage
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Points Ben McCauley (Red) 17 Tracy Smith (White) 13 Courtney Fells (Red) 12 Rebounds Ben McCauley Courtney Fells
know.â&#x20AC;? The Ultimate Club at State includes an A-team and a Bteam. The A-team has official try-outs and cuts. Those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make the A-team construct the B-team. The A and B teams practice together on Mondays and practice separately on Tuesdays. There are a few differences between the two teams according to Jonathan Price, senior member of the B-team. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The B-team is basically out here to just get experience and have fun,â&#x20AC;? Price said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Ateam is more experienced and is one of the top teams in the
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Ultimate hosts Invitational
Men’s basketball picked ninth
Club hosts tournament as a way to prepare for the spring season ahead
At Sunday’s ACC Media Day, the men’s basketball team was picked to finish ninth out of the 12 ACC teams this season. With 179 votes, the tally put the Pack just below Georgia Tech and well ahead of Florida State for 10th. UNC took all of the first place votes with fellow ACC schools Duke and Wake Forest predicted to finish second and third respectively. UNC’s Tyler Hansbrough was tabbed as preseason player of the year, challenged only by Boston College guard Tyrese Rice. Rookie of the year went to Wake Forest’s Al-Farouq Aminu.
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The club Ultimate Frisbee team hosted its annual Wolfpack Invitational this weekend. Over 12 schools from around the ACC sent teams to compete. Due to the rain on Saturday morning organizers moved the tournament to Pullen Park and Cider Point. Sunday’s finals were held on the intramural fields. The Wolfpack, along with most other schools, used this weekend as a practice tournament, since it is one of the first tournaments of the fall. For the Ultimate club the fall is the practice season and the spring is the college series, when the team competes in sectional, regional and national tournaments. “We didn’t expect to win,” Bryan Conklin, ultimate club president and co-director of the Wolfpack Invitational, said. “We played a lot of our rookie guys.”
Men’s soccer loses to No. 6 Maryland The Wolfpack’s Alan Sanchez scored a goal on a penalty kick, but State could not come back from an early 2-0 deficit in its loss Saturday to No. 6 Maryland. The Terrapins scored two goals in the first 24 minutes on their way to a win at the N.C. State Soccer Stadium. The loss moves the Pack to 5-8-1 overall and 1-5 in the ACC, ranking them last in conference, just ahead of still winless Virginia Tech who State will face on Saturday.
Women’s soccer still winless in conference After taking a 1-0 lead late in the first half, the Wolfpack could not hold on, losing to Maryland 2-1 Sunday at the N.C. State Soccer Stadium. State’s goal came from junior Briana Cunningham in the 34th minute, but the Terrapins tied it up just a minute later. State is still without a win in conference play, sitting at 0-8 in the ACC with only two conference games remaining.
Rifle defeats Georgia schools In its second of three straight SEARC competitions, the rifle team grabbed first for the second straight time. The Wolfpack defeated North Georgia and Georgia Military College Saturday in Raleigh with the top four scores from the match all going to Wolfpack shooters. Senior Noel Keck and freshman Rachel Jones led the Pack’s scores.
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Basketball tips off Fans get first look at this season’s men’s basketball team during Red & White scrimmage
Both the men’s and women’s swimming & diving teams swam Saturday in Blacksburg, Va., beating West Virginia but losing to Virginia Tech. The men are 2-1 (0-1 ACC) while the women are 3-1 (1-1 ACC). Both teams host Duke and Maryland Friday night.
Coach Sidney Lowe introduced this year’s basketball team in front of approximately 3,500 fans at Reynolds Coliseum for the Red & White game, promising fans “a product they would be proud of.” As for the game itself, it went down to the wire. Freshman Julius Mays iced the victory for the Red team with a pair of free throws with 7.1 seconds remaining. The Red team was led by seniors Ben McCauley and Courtney Fells with 17 and 12 points, respectively. “I think a lot of things went well for us tonight,” McCauley said afterwards. “Running up and down the f loor is something coach has really harped on us throughout the preseason. We want
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Tuesday: A feature on cross country alumni training with the current team members.
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Freshman outside hitter Isis Gardner spikes the ball during the Clemson game Saturday. State lost to Clemson 3-0 (25-23,25-19 and 2624) after falling to Georgia Tech on Friday.
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to push the ball and get some transition baskets.” Lowe reiterated the team’s fast-paced philosophy, but said he still feels the team can do better in the half-court offense. “We really want to get the opportunity to push the ball up the court. I wanted to see both groups run a little bit more,” Lowe said. “We still need to be able to execute in the half-court set because good teams are not going to let you to continue to get fast breaks.” Redshirt junior Trevor Ferguson made the first basket from the NCAA’s extended three-point line — a line marked about 1 foot further from the basket than previous years. Ferguson was unfazed by the extra one foot. He drilled all three of his three-point attempts, including one deep shot. Saturday night marked the first appearance in Wolfpack jerseys for five
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During the Red & White game in Reynolds Saturday night, redshirt junior Farnold Degand drives past redshirt junior Trevor Ferguson on his way to the basket. The red team, coached by assistant coach Monte Towe, beat the white team coached by Sidney Lowe.
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“Our backs are to the wall, and we’ve got to come out firing and do it.”
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Chuck Yu, senior in computer science, agrees with Conklin. He uses this time to train the newer members, as well as other teams and schools. “In this tournament a lot of teams bring their rookies and use it as a practice tournament,” Yu said. “It’s designed as a practice tournament, just to get your rookies some experience.” University of Virginia took first place in the tournament and East Carolina placed second in the men’s division. For the women, Wake Forest came in first place followed by UNC-Wilmington. The two-day tournament consisted of pool play or round robins on Saturday, followed by a bracket created from Saturday’s standings for Sunday. Sunday’s bracket consisted of the top eight teams and several consolation games. The Wolfpack fell in the consolation games Sunday. “It’s really fun to see families and friends come out to watch us,” Yu said “It’s really cool to play in front of people you
For the third straight game, the Wolfpack came minutes away from a tie or a victory but walked away from the field with nothing. State has not won a game since Sept. 20 against East Carolina, since suffereing from a four-game slide. The last three losses have been decided in the final minutes of the game and two have been by a touchdown or less. “It hurts,” DeAndre Morgan said. “Going in after the game and seeing my guys with their heads down — the devastation on each guy’s face is horrible. To come so far and fight for 60 minutes, then get
nothing, it hurts. We came way too close to be shut out.” The latest loss for the Pack, still the only team in the conference without an ACC win, came Saturday at the hands of Maryland. The offense started the game strong, scoring on the game’s first possession when redshirt freshman quarterback Russell Wilson used his tight ends to tear through the field before passing to running back Andre Brown for the touchdown. “The offense is stepping it up and our defense seems to be going backwards,” linebacker Robbie Leonard said. “We just needed to settle down. We weren’t playing Wolfpack defense. They weren’t doing anything special that we weren’t expecting them to do.” In the slick conditions, State missed too many costly tackles, allowing Maryland running back Da’Rel Scott to rack up 163 yards of offense and letting Maryland eat up the clock with long drive at
the end of the game reminiscent of Boston College’s game-winning drive three weeks ago. “Time after time we would stop them, and then we give up a big play,” Leonard said. “They were breaking tackles and finishing plays, so kudos to them.” To reach bowl eligibility, State would have to win out, starting in two weeks with a trip to Duke. The Pack sits at the bottom of the ACC with still upcoming games against one of the conference’s preseason favorites in Wake Forest, and two, young upstart teams in North Carolina and Miami. “We can’t find a way to get over the hump and find that spark to ignite us,” O’Brien said. Our backs are to the wall, and we’ve got to come out firing and do it.” For O’Brien, though he was happy with individual performances, the last three games have come down to making a
N.C. STATE FOOTBALL Touchdowns vs Maryland 1st quarter 7:12 - Andre Brown one-yard run 2nd quarter 14:05 - Jarvis Williams 4 yd pass from Russell Wilson 3rd quarter 7:38 - Darrell Davis 7 yd pass from Russell Wilson
STAR POWER In the last three games, Russell Wilson is a combined 50-for-86 passing for an average of 195 yards each game, while throwing five touchdowns and no interceptions. Add to those numbers the 90 yards total rushing and you the type of quarterback play State has not seen in a while.
ICE COLD! The Pack’s conference record. State has a six-game ACC losing streak dating back to its big home win against North Carolina last November and is the only ACC team without a conference win. Though the last three losses have been close, State is looking like its next opponent, Duke, more and more each week.
NEXT UP After an off week this Saturday, the Pack travels to Duke on Nov. 8. COMPILED BY JOSH HARRELL
play when it counts the most. And in that area, the Pack just hasn’t measured up. “We seem to get a great effort out of a lot of different people,
but we just can’t seem to make that play, which means we’re not quite good enough,” O’Brien said.