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Woodson’s ice cream dream being made a reality To commemorate his installation, Chancellor Woodson will unveil the Chancellor’s Choice flavor of Howling Cow ice cream. Brooke Wallig Staff Writer

Students are invited to stop by the brickyard at noon today to sample the newest “Chancellor’s Choice” ice cream flavor, which newly installed Chancellor Woodson will be revealing. As a Wolfpack tradition, a new flavor of ice cream designed by the Chan-

cellor himself is created, patented, and sold at the Creamery upon the installation of a new Chancellor. As part of the festivities surrounding Chancellor Woodson’s installation, a giant sundae made of Woodson’s own personal ice cream flavor will be displayed in the brickyard and then distributed for free to students. According to Carl Hollifield, business manager for the university’s food, bioprocessing, and nutrition sciences, the sundae is so large that it couldn’t be made the day of the event. Instead, Hollifield said the actual ice cream was

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During the Strategic Town Hall Meeting on Tuesday in Stewart Theater, students and faculty, such as David Zonderman, history associate department head, voice their opinions and concerns about how to improve the University. Zonderman said he suggests, "We need strong core arts and science colleges." The event was part of Chancellor Woodson's plan to develop a strategic plan to lead N.C. State into the next five to ten years. ALEX CANOUTAS/TECHNICIAN

Chancellor Randy Woodson gives his installation response at Reynolds Colliseum after being sworn in on Tuesday. “As we consider how to move N.C. State forward, there are three things that need our focus and attention: the success of our students and faculty, engagement in economic development and organizational matters,” said Woodson.

Chancellor Woodson officially installed Amid congratulations, Chancellor Woodson shared his vision for University during installation ceremony. Allison Saito Staff Writer

Although Chancellor Randy Woodson has already been presiding over the University since April, he was officially installed in a ceremony on Tuesday. Margery Overton, chair of the faculty and a professor of civil engineering, provided the welcome speech for the installation and spoke about Woodson as chancellor. Distinguished guests included Governor Beverly Perdue, members of the

North Carolina General Assembly, members of the Board of Governors, members of the N.C. State Board of Trustees, delegates from other colleges and faculty from the University. “Chancellor Woodson has a clear vision for N.C. State,” Overton said. “He must build on the past of the University to improve the future.” Overton’s sentiments were supported by Woodson’s speech after he had been officially installed. Woodson pointed out areas within the University that need attention. “As we consider how to move N.C. State forward, there are three things that need our focus and attention: the success of our students and faculty, engagement in economic development and organizational matters,” Woodson said.

Woodson mentioned issues associated with direct admission to colleges, limited transfer between colleges and little overlap between curriculums of separate colleges. “We lose far too many students from N.C. State that are academically eligible,” Woodson said. Woodson said he feels that the University should do more to assist students in advising situations. “One thing that we can do is to elevate our commitment to advising across colleges to help our students navigate a large, technically complicated University,” Woodson said. “We can also work to advance transfer opportunities for students starting at other UNC campuses

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Students have varied opinions on installation Some students attended the installation while other found class to be more important. Shivalik Daga Staff Writer

The Chancellor’s installation saw few students attending. Emerson Barker, sophomore in political science, and student government senator, said that it was a stirring ceremony which brought together a lot of important people. “I think it was a very, very impressive function. One thing I really liked was that the previous chancellors were also present. Apart from that, I think the music was very impressive; it was good to see that especially since we don’t have a music major on campus,” Barker said. Barker said he had a class during that period, but he took an excused leave for attending the event. “It is very unlikely that we will see this again, so it is just one of those things. I think what really happened is

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About 2,500 people attended N.C. State's 14th Chancellor's Installation inside Reynolds Coliseum on Tuesday. Distinguished guests included North Carolina Governor Beverly Perdue, members of the N.C. General Assembly, and former Chancellors Monteith, Barnhardt, and Woodward.

that most students have a class period during this time, so the timing wasn’t that nice,” Barker said. Students attending the installation were outnumbered by the general pub-

lic, faculty and staff that attended the installation in larger numbers. Some students said they were

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Audience asks planning committee to consider academic, faculty equality Session designed as ‘listening session’ for Strategic Planning Committee. Chris Boucher Deputy News Editor

On the day of Chancellor Woodson’s installation, 18 representatives from the N.C. State Strategic Planning Committee held a town hall meeting, during which it fielded comments from the audience for 90 minutes at Stewart Theatre. The purpose of the session was mostly about listening to everyone and having a conversation about the University’s strategic plan, which will serve as a road map for the N.C. State for the next five to 10 years, according to Warwick Arden, interim academic provost and co-chair of the Strategic Planning Committee. Arden said. “Your input today and moving forward is vital.” Adren said the committee hopes to have a draft of the plan early next year for review by all interested stakeholders; the committee will then revise the draft and deliver it to the Board of Trustees during their April meeting. “The committee members before you represent 160 faculty, staff and students who serve on these task forces,” said Arden. “We owe a great debt to these people who are putting in an incredible amount of work.” Members of the audience who wanted to comment were given a microphone and the floor to voice their opinions. Several in the crowd recom-

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mended that the committee pay special attention to the overall excellence of the University, not just its top-notch science and technical programs. “Like a lot of things at this University, everything is already divided up into pieces,” said Steven Reynolds about the planning committee, which consists of nine task forces. “The [N.C. State] campus is perceived as a center of intellectual excellence in some areas, but also typecast.” Reynolds, a physics professor, said overspecialization has hurt some areas of the University, particularly CHASS. “There is clearly a subordinate role humanities has played here, as evidenced by the lack of humanities Master’s and PhD programs,” he said. Nina Allen, a professor in plant biology and past faculty chair, expressed concern about the dearth of humanities programs as the University strives to become a “world-class university.” “A world-class university needs to excel in all areas of academics. While I think that CHASS is a very good program, widening our scope is very, very important,” said Allen. “I’m a biologist but I can see, especially in my grandchildren, the importance of a broad education, not a narrow one.” Reynolds urged the committee to focus the strategic plan on making the University more “comprehensive.” “We need to teach [students] not only skills, but wisdom and paths to wisdom,” he said. Though the Planning Committee did more listening than talking, Bar-

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Student Body President, Kelly Hook, gives a speech of thanks at the Installation of Chancellor Randy Woodson Tuesday.

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Burley Mitchell, former chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, administers the oath of office to Chancellor Randy Woodson on Tuesday.

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or the great community college system of North Carolina. We can impact them, improve affordability and improve success with those kind of partnerships.” Another concern Woodson rose during his speech was research funding. Woodson said he pledged work to increase funding to the life sciences. “While the research expenditures have increased in recent years, they have not kept pace with our peers. For one, the growth in NIH funding in the last two decades has largely passed N.C. State,” Woodson said. “One of the ways that we can address this, that we will address this, is a focused effort on the life sciences to take advantage of our historic strength in genetic and biologi-

cal science.” The importance of maintaining faculty was another point that Woodson made. “We need to increase the number of tenure track faculty. … Without sufficient numbers of tenure track faculty to train graduate students, we are in effect limiting our research capacity, reducing graduate enrollment and increasing class size for undergraduates. While it may save money in the short term, cutting faculty is devastating in the long term,” Woodson said. When addressing budget issues, Woodson expressed his determination to overcome the challenges. Woodson said, “We have to find a way to continue to produce at the high level that we have come to expect. To do anything less is to compromise the dreams we have for this great University.”

Woodson prompted light laughter from the audience when he paraphrased Nobel Prize-winning physicist Ernest Rutherford, “Ladies and gentleman, we have run out of money. It is time to start thinking.” A strategy that Woodson intends to pursue for overcoming state budget cuts is increasing the endowment. He said that many peer institutions have endowments three to five times the size of NCSU’s. “We can overcome the challenges of a weak economy by growing our endowment. … We have to get our endowment to sufficient levels to help us weather these economic storms and to have a differentiator to make this institution great. We cannot rely on the state for all of our needs,” Woodson said. Speakers at the ceremony expressed their hopes for Woodson and the University. Presi-

dent of the University of North Carolina, Erskine Bowles, praised Woodson. “There is not a doubt in my mind that Randy Woodson is the person to lead N.C State today and into the future,” Bowles said. “He is an energetic and dedicated leader who personifies what N.C. State is all about.” Purdue also spoke about Woodson’s vision for the University. “He knows where he intends to take us, and he intends to take us there,” Purdue said. Pu rdue a l so rem i nded Woodson of the responsibility of his office. “Now, you work for the people of this state,” Purdue said. Lawrence Davenport, chair of the Board of Trustees, said, “Randy Woodson is a strong leader, and we look forward to where he will take us in the coming years.”

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made on Tuesday by a team of six people, including Executive Chef Bill Bizzolara. “The sundae is going to be about 75 gallons of ice cream and should serve about 2,500 people. The ice cream itself was made on Tuesday, and it still needed to be shaped and formed,” said Hollifield. “This is something that took a lot of coordination.” According to Cha nd ler Thompson, a junior in economics and chair of the N.C. State’s Traditions Commission, the sundae, which will even include a giant cherry created by Bizzolara, has gone through rigorous testing to ensure that the event runs smoothly—but the ice cream doesn’t. “We are really excited that it is going to be a warm day so

people will want ice cream,” said Thompson. “But we had to test the ice cream first to be sure it wouldn’t melt all over the brickyard.” Thompson said the ice cream should be fine for approximately an hour and half, so melting shouldn’t be a problem given the fact the program should last for about an hour. Hollifield, whose passion for chocolate peanut butter ice cream resulted in the installation of the “peanut butter spin” Howling Cow flavor, said the tradition began with former Chancellor Marye Anne Fox in 1998 when Fox chose vanilla ice cream with raspberry swirl and chocolate chips. “Marye Anne Fox chose that flavor because it depicted the colors of the university. Former Chancellor Oberlinger didn’t like chocolate chips, but when he was installed he picked a very similar flavor,” said Hol-

lifield. “Chancellor Woodson, however, wanted to do something unique and all his own.” According to Thompson, Chancellor Woodson is putting a new spin on the traditional unveiling by focusing on more than just ice cream. “The Chancellor really wants his message of being ‘locally responsive and globally engaged’ to be heard,” said Thompson. “We are doing a lot in this event that supports that message, including holding the event on a day coinciding with the campus famer’s market.” The event will begin at noon with a walkthrough of the campus farmer’s market with Chancellor Woodson. Following the walkthrough, the Chancellor will speak to students about his flavor choice and his message prior to the distribution of the ice cream. Other ways the organizers of the event will support the

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Chancellor’s call to be involved both locally and internationally include the use of ingredients such as whipped topping and chopped peanuts from vendors in North Carolina as well as the use of compostable bowls and napkins. “N.C. State has had such an emphasis on staying local when it comes to business,” said Hollifield. “I think it was necessary for the Chancellor to embrace this initiative.” With an air of secrecy surrounding the exact nature of the new f lavor of ice cream, students like Bobbie Bodie are left wondering what the flavor will be. Bodie, a senior in nutrition and food sciences and exchange student from California State University at Northridge, said the idea of patenting an original flavor of ice cream for the Chancellor is an idea that is both foreign and exciting.

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bara Sherry, head of the Postdoctoral Development Task Force, addressed the concerns about CHASS. “I assure you we know there are many different cultures on this board. This is not just a science and engineering school, we’re all one big university,” said Sherry, also a professor in the Department of Molecular Biomedical Sciences. “Moving forward in interdisciplinary studies, CHASS will play an even greater role.” Candace Haigler, a professor in plant biology and crop science, said that N.C. State “needs a diverse faculty in order to be a place of excellence. “N.C. State is kind of insular in certain areas. Some of our peers are doing certain things better than us. We need to take notice of that,” said Haigler. The Strategic Plan should

TECHNICIAN “I’m an exchange student, and from where I’m from we don’t have anything like this. I think it is an awesome tradition. You’ve got your own ice cream parlor on campus, so why not have a new flavor for a new Chancellor?” said Bodie. “I’ll become Chancellor just to get my own patented ice cream.” While the exact flavor of the ice cream is known by only a select number of individuals, Thompson said it is sure to be a hit among students and faculty alike. “You’ll have to go to the event to find out what the flavor is,” said Thompson. “But I can tell you it is great. It is completely new and different from any other Howling Cow flavor.”

aim for gender and ethic equality, but it should not neglect students and faculty with disabilities, said Margaret Zahn, professor in the department of sociology and anthropology. “A lot of our future students will include military coming back from war; many will come back with serious injuries,” said Zahn. “We need to address diversity not just in terms of race and ethnicity, but also in terms of disability.” At the end of the meeting Marjery Overton, co-chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and Faculty Senate Chair, encouraged the crowd to stay involved. “I would like each of you to know that it was very important that you came today,” said Overton, also a professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering.

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simply unconcerned about the installation, and few others were unaware that the installation was even taking place. Brian Krystek, junior in nuclear engineering, said that he could not attend the event as it overlapped with his class. “I couldn’t attend as I had class. I had wanted to attend, as this was one of those historic events that doesn’t happen often, but it overlapped with my class,” Krystek said. Justin Spark, junior in international studies said he had little idea that the event was even taking place today. “I had no idea about this. I had heard off-handedly about the installation, but that doesn’t concern me much,” Spark said. “I’d rather spend my time in class than listening to some administrator, even if he’s our chancellor.” Jennie Rose, freshman in textile engineering, said she went to the event because it was something she might never be able to see again. “I had a class, but I thought I might just come here. I mean, this is not going to happen every day, and it’s really an important event,” Rose said. She said she thinks more students could have come if the timing was more appropriate. “I think very few students even knew about it, maybe next time they should hold this event at a more appropriate time so that more students can attend,” Rose said. Chancellor Woodson joined the University in April. One of the reasons he gave for the installation being held so late was that most students and faculty were not present during the summer, so this was a more appropriate time for the event.

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Indie-horror in its full glory Paranormal Activity 2 Paramont Pictures

Laura Wilkinson Features Editor

Ghosts, horror films and occurrences of paranormal activity – I love the concept of them all. I grew up watching shows like Ghost Adventures and Most Haunted, so when the first Paranormal Activity film came along, I was there at its opening. The previews lied – but that didn’t hurt my feeling since the differences enhanced rather than detracted from the experience. The second movie appears to be a sequel to the first film, but in fact, it’s more of a prequel that covers a timeline both before and after the death of Micah and the disappearance of Katie. Plot is the most important element to a film, and the writers did a give-and-take juggling act to balance feeding the audience key information and withholding too much information. Part of the give-and-take came from elements of the first film that reappeared in the second film, like Katie and the old picture of Katie. I suggest viewers watch Paranormal Activity before seeing the second one, because it’s easy to get lost without the background knowledge the first movie provides. The previews also lied in that many scenes in the previews – such as baby Hunter in the middle of the road or the figure of Katie standing alone in Hunter’s bathroom doorway – never happened in the actual movie. At first, I was displeased the previews made the plot to be something other than what I was expecting, but then I decided not knowing what would truly happen added suspense to the film. The first movie was heavily criticized as being more comedic than scary, and to some extent that is true. While there were suspenseful moments, most of the action happened in the last five minutes. Paranormal Activity 2 is different than its counterpart as the action was spread throughout the second half of the film, and still managed to be suspenseful. The paranormal activity that was seen in the first film, like loud bangs and people being dragged out of rooms, occurred to a greater extent in the second film. The whole theatre jumped and screamed when all the kitchen cabinets flew open and cookware went tumbling down around the main character, Katie’s sister.

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Likewise, while in the first film Katie is Paranormal Activity 2 dragged down a hallway to the attic, in the Paramont Pictures second film, Katie’s sister is dragged down a flight of stairs, through the first floor of the house and into the basement. I was so scared during that scene I covered my eyes. The ending scene when demonic Katie shows Jordan Alsaqa up to her sister’s house – I won’t spoil the endSenior Staff Writer ing completely – is eerily reminiscent of the final scene of the first film, but it still managed It’s important to first establish that I was to freak me out. highly impressed by last year’s Paranormal AcWith a bigger production budget, more tivity. By taking a simple premise and presentcameras and characters were brought in to ing it in a different way, producer and writer bring a different feel to the scenes and to creOren Peli turned out arguably the best examate a better diaple of a found logue between footage horror the characters. film since The In the movie Bla i r Witch t here were Project in 1999. both handheld That being and stationary said, I went cameras, so not into the sequel all activity that both excited took place in and worried, the house was not sure how immediately successful an known to all attempt to rethe characters visit the story – that is, until would be. Althe tapes were though Parareviewed. normal Activity Paranormal 2 succeeds in Activity was expanding the a movie that series’ mytholv iewers eiogy to support ther loved or further films, hated, with no it does so at “in-between” the cost of beopt ion. T he ing a successful sequel (or presequel to the quel, dependoriginal. ing on how you T he m i n ilook at it,) has ma list cinthe ability to PHOTO COURTESY OF PARAMONT PICTURES ematography turn the hat- Paranormal Activity 2, the sequel to last year’s smash-hit indie of the sequel ers into lovers. horror film opened on Friday. is as impresThe original elsive as in the ements from the first film are still there, but first film. Told predominantly from the view the anticipation and freaky action was turned of security cameras placed throughout the up several notches. house, Paranormal Activity 2 manages to let So, for those who hated the first one, give the the scenes play out naturally without shots second one a chance and you may be pleasantly that play to the cameras. surprised. For those who loved the first one, The sequel’s ability to rely upon nothing the second will have you curled up in a corbut practical effects furthers the minimalism. ner scared all over again. For those who have When the demonic force haunting the house not seen the first or second one – get with the casts a shadow across something or slams a program. door shut, it leaves the audience wondering

how the filmmakers created the effect. The writers and actors in this film do a great job of creating realistic characters. It can be hard to write authentic dialogue and even harder to deliver it convincingly. Both are done excellently in this movie. Even more impressive is the realistic behavior of the family dog, Abby, who at no point seems to be receiving off-screen coaching. While portrayed well, most of the characters seem like carbon copies of the original film’s protagonists, Katie and Micah. Kristi, played by Sprague Grayden, is Katie’s sister who is similarly the demon’s main victim. The most original character the film offers, though, is also the least realistic. Martine, the family’s housekeeper, is Hispanic. In clichéd horror movies style, her ethnicity means she is both religious and attuned with the spirits. As soon as things start happening, she begins chanting Bible verses and burning candles, and the performance is far too over-the-top to fit with the realistic nature of the rest of the film. Much like Micah before him, Kristi’s husband Dan, played by Brian Boland, makes a joke out of his wife’s and daughter’s fears, refusing to believe that his home is haunted. Of course, the big draw for a horror film is the number of scares it can provide for the audience. More specifically, Paranormal Activity 2 has the task of living up to the masterful tension found in the original. This is where the film runs into its biggest problems. Instead of a sequel, Paranormal Activity 2 is almost entirely a prequel, taking place in the month before the haunting in the original film. In this film, Katie’s family is visited by the demon, immediately removing all tension from the narrative. In the original, Katie never mentioned anything happening at her sister’s house. As a result, I never expected any real harm to befall the characters in this film, at least not until it moved past the timeframe of the original. This might be forgivable if the scares on display were more elaborate than before. Instead, more than half of the scares are recycled from the first film. While the new moments are impressive from a technical angle, they rely on cheap jump scares, replacing the slow burn horror of the original. Paranormal Activity 2 does a good job of expanding the storyline (which I won‘t spoil here), but is nowhere near as scary and well paced as before. Instead, this sequel does little more than lay the groundwork for future films. That being said, Paranormal Activity 2 is still a fun film, and worth seeing if the first film was of any interest to you.

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The University administration held the Strategic Town Hall meeting on Tuesday to get feedback from students, faculty and staff. The task forces listened to comments and questions to take into consideration as they draft plans.

OUR OPINION: While feedback and concerns came from many areas, the issue of reorganizing how the University accepts students was voiced many times. This seems to be an aspect of the University that will have the greatest effect on how the University will function if it is changed. There are critical aspects of the idea to consider before changing it.

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ing, and will require the University to enhance the advising program. Since freshman will not have a college, many of them will be taking general education courses and will most likely have many concerns and questions regarding their future plans. Also, they will be completely new to a college environment, so the University may even need to consider establishing a required class to supplement where face-to-face advising would not be able to provide. As the task forces consider this idea, they must also consider the effects on incoming students’ goals under the changed system. This system will benefit those who do not know what they want to do.

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Educate about agriculture another way Thank you for publishing the article about the fate of the chicks displayed at the State Fair after the week of “showcasing North Carolina agriculture” is over. I had no idea something this shocking and wasteful was going on. I had fond memories of holding chicks and ducklings at the State Fair all through my childhood, memories which are now tainted with the knowledge that all those animals were euthanized after the visitors were done with them. I accept that in this situation, the animals have to be euthanized, but I question why this situation is necessary and why it is being condoned by the University. While I recognize the importance of educating the public about North Carolina agriculture for a variety of reasons, it should be done in a way that does not put the animals and risk and result in such waste. Baby animals are a huge draw, but so are things like prize-winning livestock, huge pumpkins and being able to milk a cow yourself. These chicks are “broiler chicks,” bred for human consumption, so isn’t it awful to think that they were all euthanized and never fed anyone when so many people in North Carolina and the rest of the country are struggling with hunger? Even though these animals probably would never have fed people with the greatest need for food because they wouldn’t be able to afford it, in principle the exhibition and resulting euthanasia of these animals seems to be a flagrant misuse of resources and is a stain on the reputation of the University and the Poultry Science Club. Although it is a tradition, I hope the Poultry Science Club will put an end to this particular exhibition and find a better way

I had to cringe upon reading Tuesday’s Viewpoint on the installation of Chancellor Woodson. I am all for free speech, but it seems disrespectful and unappreciative to dismiss his installation as the leader of N.C. State. The chancellor took the job knowing that he would face dire economic issues and an increasing student population that would require university expansion. In accepting this difficult and taxing position, he and his family have moved hundreds of miles in order to serve N.C. State and its students. In the six months that he has been in North Carolina, the chancellor has traveled all across the state and met with officials, faculty, and students at great length in order to discover for himself what N.C. State means to North Carolina and what it needs for the future. As a student, I understand completely why many students chose to attend class, but at the same time it was truly valuable to sit and listen to the newly installed chancellor outline his vision for N.C. State based on its past achievements and inspirations. I was reminded of what makes N.C. State a great place to attend college and how lucky we all are to be here. If that’s not important, I don’t know what is.

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id you know that all dining halls on campus compost most of their food waste? How about that Carmichael Gymnasium’s roof now has solar panels to heat the water for their pool? Many students Chris Cioffi don’t. AcGuest Columnist tually, even I was unaware of a lot of the sustainable initiatives that are happening right here at N.C. State. Many students agree that even though our University is making an effort to become greener, many people have no idea. On my daily walk to campus, I see a lot of these changes every morning. However, if I didn’t know where to look or what to look for, I would

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never know they were there. Luckily, this week, the University Office of Sustainability published a comprehensive list of sustainable projects on campus and has incorporated it into a walking or biking tour. Students no longer have to guess where all the cool sustainable stuff is; they have a map to tell them exactly where it is. Available on Sustainability’s website, www.ncsu.edu/sustainability, the campus sustainability tour is a colorful map of our campus. It contains knowledge in a well organized format and presents it in a way that makes it easy to understand. The map is broken down into two loops: one on Main Campus and one on Centennial Campus. The Main Campus loop is two miles long and has nine stops. It incorporates

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places such as the Solar House, eco-friendly Bragaw Hall and the Rocky Branch trail. The Centennial Campus loop is 2.9 miles and has five stops. The stops include the new Governor Hunt Library, the Lake Raleigh greenway and the Wildlife Resources building. The map itself also contains a lot of facts about the locations, which enhance any walking or biking experience on campus. Now as students walk around campus, they can regale their friends with some of the trivia they learned from the tour. Just the other day, my friend and I were walking by North Creek on Centennial Campus and I got the opportunity to drop some knowledge. By looking at the map and taking the tour, students can learn a lot of information about

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test scores and the variety of classes taken during high school, however the individual colleges are selective in different capacities. It is harder to get into the College of Design over the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and then into the different departments add another level of selectivity. However, if the University accepts students into one general pool, the admission process will be inherently different. The University will need to decide whether their GPA or their test scores will determine students eligibility. Also, when students need to declare a major could be disputed between sophomore and junior year. With this in mind, freshman will need to have more advis-

With only general expectations to uphold and no ties to a college or program, freshman will be free to explore what the University has to offer. However, it will also hold back those students who know what they want to do when they go to college. Overall, the way the University will accept new students will affect the plans of all nine task forces and needs to be considered carefully. If this suggestion is reoccurring and gaining popularity, the University should require all task forces to meet to discuss it, so they can take the major shift into account when they draft their plans. Whether or not a change to admissions is made, the University needs to make the decision soon.

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s the University looks back on what Chancellor Woodson has done since he took office in April, the University’s Strategic Plan is the most ambitious project he has undertaken. This plan’s goal is to outline the future direction of the University. While there are many issues that need to be taken into account, the Strategic Town Hall meeting held on Tuesday revealed people from the student, faculty and staff all think the way the University accepts students need to be changed to accepting students to the University at large, instead of individual colleges or departments. While this plan will be beneficial to some, there are things the task forces need to take into consideration. The current admission process is dependent in part on high school or transfer grades,

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campus. Students should relish any opportunity to get outside and walk around, while looking at stuff they haven’t seen before. By compiling a map like this, the Office of Sustainability has given everyone a chance to see new things while getting good exercise. It doesn’t take much time to do -- both loops average less than an hour on foot. So take a break from all the studying you’re doing and go take a walk. Not only will you learn something, but also you will get to enjoy the beautiful North Carolina autumn. Send Chris Cioff i your thoughts on the Office of Sustainability’s walking tour to letters@technicianonline.com.

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At first glance, Vanquish may seem like a run-of-the-mill third-person shooter game with the generic concept of having a gruff space marine in a super-advanced combat suit fighting a total war against evil Russians. Vanquish is all of those things, but also substantially changes the shooter formula. Look at Vanquish again and you’ll see the same gruff space marine jetting across the battlefield at dizzying speeds while killing evil Russian robots. Sega first caught the attention of gamers with some flashy eye-catching gameplay trailers online. Watching the main character, a researcher named

Sam Gideon, use knee rockets to shoot across the screen in nonstop action is as impressive to watch as it is fun to play. Some game demos fail to represent and properly introduce a game. The Vanquish demo sends players straight into the action and introduces the core and essence of the game: high velocity gameplay, explosive combat scenarios and unrelenting enemies, topped off with a brutal boss battle. The overall demo experience was intense. This is exactly what the game needed to draw in those who were already hooked by the fast-paced gameplay trailers. Developed by Platinum Games and published by Sega, the world of Vanquish springs from the mind of Shinji Mikami, creator of the Resident Evil games. It is a third-person shooter that utilizes a cover system and introduces the novelty of knee rockets. Since Gears of War revolutionized cover-based combat,

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similar “pop out and shoot” cover systems have become standard in many third-person shooters. The cover system, however, becomes monotonous with overuse. Fortunately, Vanquish quells all fears of generic cover-shooting gameplay from the get-go with its ARS combat suit. This suit changes the gameplay dynamic by not only existing for protection and extra strength, but also a propulsion system in the form of rockets that enable you to blast around the battlefield. This is the provided flair that caught the attention of gamers and media alike, and the suit’s speed capabilities represent the high velocity gameplay of Vanquish as a whole. To say the game is fast-paced would be an understatement. It even features a bullet-time mechanic t h at s low s things down enough for you to catch your breath — and perhaps pick off a few enemies too. Features demonstrated in the game demo for Vanquish are f leshed out and in the final game, with the exception of the lackluster story line. The combat scenar-

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Vanquish, which was released on Oct. 19, focuses on fast and furious cover-based combat.

ios’ intensity only escalates as the power suit and weapons are upgraded. Don’t expect a heartwarming narrative. The storyline only ser ves to throw the player from one bat t le into another and encourages the player to literally blast through the levels anyway. The weapons pack a punch, and while the level design is mostly creative and varied, the enemies

“Fortunately, Vanquish quells all fears of generic cover-shooting gameplay.”

could use some more variety. You will fight Russian robots with assault rif les, Russian robots with rocket launchers, or Russian robots the size of a jet fighter shooting instant-kill lasers at you. Though lacking in diversity, enemies are still deadly and entertaining to fight. The giant mechanized boss battles steal the show with Vanquish. The bosses have one-hit kill attacks, but the pain of getting hit one of these is remedied by the fact that, for the most part, smaller enemies and giant bosses alike have trouble getting a lock on you when you’re rocketing around the field. It levels the playing field, which

is somewhat appropriate since the enemy can destroy most objects being used for cover. Unfortunately, the tough but exhilarating bosses are repeated several times throughout the game. The campaign is short, however, so the recycling of enemy types isn’t a problem when you are jetting through the loaded firefights and blasting all of them into pieces of scrap metal. Vanquish is a single-player game with a campaign that runs on the short side. It’s a tough, fast-paced game that passes quickly as a result. The root concepts of Vanquish are found in other games, but the implementation of knee rockets and other features blend so well into the combat that it breaks this third-person shooter out of the mire of slow and bland cover systems. The final result is definitely something worth checking out. Jetpacks may be all the rage in modern gaming, but Vanquish attaches jetpacks to your knees — that simply cannot be beat.

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Top ten Halloween horror classics Zakk White

day the 13th, which beat it to the theaters, but The Burning was already in the works by the Instead of spending your time that movie was made. Although Friday the 13th, hard-earned money on mediocre, vapid movies like Paranor- which is very similar in plot, mal Activity 2, here are some of beat it to the theaters, the burnthe best horror films ever made. ing was already in works by th It takes placed at—you Some are well-known classics while others are underrated, guessed it—a summer camp but they all are guaranteed to where –you guessed again—a secret is coming back to haunt make you scream. The Entity – Barbara ’Beach- the counselors and campers. es’ Hershey stars in this under- There are multiple scares and seen film about a single mother unlike the Friday series, the who is sexually assaulted on a characters in The Burning are regular basis by an invisible interesting and generate symrapist. The film is very am- pathy. The film also features a biguous about what exactly is young Jason ‘George Costanza’ causing these attacks and is Alexander and Holly ‘The Inall the more effective for do- credibles’ Hunter. The Blob (1988) - This reing so. The attacks themselves make proves a re g raphic t hat some and make Polclassics can tergeist look indeed be like Pollyanna. improved The creepiest part is that it upon. A is supposedly mysterious, based on a true man-eating story. blob apThe Brood – pears from Canadian Dithe sky and rector Dav id beg i n s to Cronenberg’s terrorize a Nina Rountree, senior The Brood is small town. about a womLuckily, an who is being treated by an Kevin ‘Johnny Drama’ Dillon experimental psychiatrist to and Shawnee ‘Saw II’ Smith are rid herself of her emotional there to stop it. This remake is demons. Meanwhile, those actually an improvement on who have wronged her in the the original with an irreverpast are brutally murdered by ent screenplay and gruesome hooded, deformed children. effects. Kelly Bryant, a junior Are these things connected? in animal science, said that You betcha. Where did these the remake of The Blob is the evil children come from? The only horror film I’ve actually answer is quite disgusting. screamed out loud in and it The Burning – This is a clas- features a classic, dreamy bad sic slasher film from the 1980s boy that you have no choice but that was the first movie from to fall for.” the independent studio MiraA Nightmare on Elm Street max. It is very similar to Fri- – If you haven’t seen the origiSenior Staff Writer

“I had nightmares for weeks after watching (the original) A Nightmare on Elm Street.”

nal Nightmare, you are missing out. Nina Rountree, a senior in biochemistry and biological Sciences, said that she “had nightmares for weeks after watching it, thanks to the first death where the girls is killed on the ceiling.” Images like that one and Johnny Depp’s famous bed scene make Nightmare a film that is impossible to forget. Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare are the only sequels worth watching in a series that devolved into jokes instead of scares. The Birds – How can a movie from the 1960’s still be scary? Simple: the genius of Alfred Hitchcock. Based on a true incident of birds going berserk and attacking people in California, Hitchcock broke new ground in shocks and gore with the story of a town under assault by birds for no apparent reason. The usual booing scores by Bernard Hermann that are found in Hitch’s films are completely absent here which make the film seem even more modern and terrifying. Hitchcock once said that The Birds was about one thing: complacency. The Exorcist – What is there left to saw about the film that is constantly rated the best horror of all time? It scared our parents in the 1970s and is still a very effective film with shocking moments that would probably not fly in horror movies today—I’m looking at you crucifix scene! If you have not seen it yet, do yourself a favor and pick up the new blu-ray edition which features both cuts of the film—I personally prefer the theatrical to the director’s cut. The Shining – This film is

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A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors is on a short list of Freddy Krueger films universally acknowledged as the cream of the horror crop. The others are the original A Nightmare on Elm Street and Wes Craven’s New Nightmare.

endlessly re-watchable due to the ambiguity involved in the story. Is it about ghosts or insanity? Is it really about Native Americans and the Holocaust? T.J. Bugbee, a senior in Political Science, said that The Shining is “a must-see classic, partly because it has one of Jack Nicholson’s best performances.” Nicholson is indeed fantastic as the obviously insane Jack Torrance, but what makes The Shining great is director Stanley Kubrick who is the greatest visual master of all time. He creates such unforgettable images like the twin girls, the elevator filled with blood, the bear-suit guy, and—most importantly— Jack Torrance’s novel-in-progress which was not in Stephen King’s original novel. The Fly (1986) –In David Cronenberg’s remake of The Fly, Jeff ‘Jurassic Park’ Gold-

blum plays scientist Seth Brundle who is working on a teleportation machine that breaks down the molecules and sends them to the machine across the room. Unfortunately for him, a fly gets stuck in his machine when he tries to transport himself and the results are far from pretty. What makes The Fly my favorite movie on this list is its combination of philosophical insight, gory effects, and a touching love story that will leave you heartbroken. The film not only deals with the idea of the limits of science but it also dramatizes the horrors of aging and disease that we all have to face one day. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – While The Fly is the one dearest to my heart, I have to name Tobe Hooper’s original Texas Chainsaw Massacre as the scariest movie of all

time. It is just a masterpiece of cinema that puts the characters—and the viewer—in the place of animals in a slaughter house. The blu-ray is fantastic and it sharpens the beautiful landscape upon which Hooper crafts his masterpiece. On such a low budget one would expect shoddy acting, a poor script, and saggy direction, but that is not the case here. Hooper creates the illusion that you are seeing something actually occurring, but he does it through suggestions—see the meat-hook scene for example. Don’t believe me that Chainsaw is great cinema? The Museum of Modern Art has deemed it to be part of its permanent collection. If Chainsaw doesn’t make you shriek and hide your eyes in terror, then there is no hope: you have been completely desensitized.

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committee chose the Thursday night games because these games are always the biggest games. “We knew the Thursday night games were going to be big games,” Dennis said. We also knew ESPN was going to be there, which always makes it a big game.” According to Dennis, the fact that the game is on a Thursday night allows the committee to have the pep rally closer to the actual game, creating much more of a buzz for the actual game. “It allowed us to put it closer to the game, the night before,” Dennis said. “It gets the excitement level higher closer to the game. We want to make sure all students are excited.” Blackford said at the first pep rally ha between 700 and 1,000 people attend, and he is hoping that some free prizes to the first attendees will only maker that

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else has to step up.” Coach George Tarantini noticed the Pack’s poor play in the first half, but saw improvement in the team’s effort and play as the game went on. “The players were struggling in the first half,” Tarantini. “They had possession of the ball and we did not. In the second half, we controlled the ball and put on a lot more shots and more opportunities to score.” Ten of the Pack’s 13 shots

number even higher. “At the first pep rally we gave out free cozies,” Blackford said. “This time, we’re giving out red glowstick necklaces to the first 500 people who get there.” Dennis said the pep rally is going to be a lot of fun and will give the students a first hand chance to interact with the players and coaches and show their support for them outside the confinds of Carter-Finley Stadium. “It’s going to be a lot of fun, it’s going to be high excitement,” Dennis said. “We want to make sure we support the team because they really feel the excitement from the students. We want as much student support as possible.” During the pep rally, the committee is planning to use the glowsticks to set the mood, lighting all of them right before coach Tom O’Brien address the crowd. “We’re planning to do a kind of break the glowstick and put it around your neck before Tom O’Brien comes out to talk,” Blackford said.

occurred in the second half, which resulted in two Wolfpack goals. The first goal was scored in the 73rd minute by redshirt sophomore defenseman Chandler Knox off of a rebound inside the penalty box. Two minutes later, a long throw by junior defenseman Zane Tharakan led to a headed goal by fellow defenseman and true freshman, John Lung’aho, to put the Pack in the lead by a goal. “It was my first goal,” Tharakan said. “I didn’t want to go in at first because I was tired. Coach told me to go in. I just went in and tried to do what I

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Coach Tom O’Brien and the football captains, senior wide receiver Jarvis Williams, senior middle linebacker Nate Irving, and redshirt junior quarterback Russell Wilson, will be the last speakers at the pep rally. But there will also be many different student groups performing at he rally. “The dance team, the band and cheerleaders will all be performing at the pep rally,” Blackford said. Also, there will be a rap group performing at the pep rally, as the jump rope team is planning on performing. According to Blackford, ESPN usually comes to the pep rallies and films them, giving students a chance to show up and support their team, while having the opportunity to be seen on a nationally televised game. “They get footage for the game for the next night,” Blackford said. “They usually play the footage during the commercial breaks.”

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Loren Moles, a junior in biology, scans the student ID of Tricia Wong, a sophomore in management, for the Student Wolfpack Club ticket distribution on the morning of Aug. 26. “I love getting up this early for distribution. It makes my day,” Wong said. Students lined up as early as 6 a.m. to claim their tickets for the State vs. Western Carolina football game on Sept. 4.

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could.” This Sunday, the Pack hits the road to play against Clemson and will be desperate for a win in the ACC as the team has yet to capture a win in the ACC, as it is 0-4-2 in conference play. “We need to win,” Tarantini said. “I think we will be ready to go.”

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how I was always feeling sick and having stomach aches my freshman year,” Cozzarelli said. “It turned out it was Celiac disease. We later found out that my grandma actually has Celiac disease and it’s

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exactly who will be on the committee, but knows it will consist primarily of students. His role within the group will be facilitator. The membership of the group will not be determined until mid-November, but Kingston said he will seek the advice of Student Body President Kelly Hook, Student Senate President Stephen Kouba and Jeffrey Johnson, SG’s Chair

of the Commission on Athletics. With input from those three student leaders, Kingston will form a committee he hopes most fairly represents the entire student body. While he has not yet determined any particular members, he said he aims to represent as many different students as possible.

hereditary. Immediately after I changed my diet [to glutenfree], I felt a completely drastic difference in how I feeling.” Despite her athletic ability, perhaps Cozzarelli’s most profound asset is her beaming personality, according to teammate Halsy Merritt. “Andie is a fun girl to hang out with,” Merritt said. “She

has a good head on her shoulders and never does anything to compromise her training, which is really good. She has a great personality and is always fun to be around.” Cozzarelli and Merritt will both play vital roles as the team lines up for the ACC Championships on Saturday in Boston.

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COUNTDOWN

• 24 days until the football team takes on UNC-Chapel Hill

INSIDE

• Page 9: A continuation of the story on junior cross country runner Andie Cozzarelli

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PAGE 10 • WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2010

Cozzarelli hitting stride in junior year

Women’s basketball picked 6th in ACC In the annual preseason ACC Media Day in Greensboro, the media predicted the women’s N.C. State basketball team to finish sixth in the 12-team division this year. It is coach Kellie Harper’s second year as head coach and the team is returning many of its players from last season. They include sophomore guard Marissa Kastanek, who was named ACC Freshman of the Year, and junior forward Bonae Holston, who led the team last season in scoring and rebounding. The team also received a first-place vote, its first since the 2001 season. SOURCE: NCSU ATHLETICS

Men’s basketball team helps raise money for The Healing Place of Wake County The men’s basketball team appeared at HoopsFest 2010 at the Healing Place of Wake County Saturday in hopes of helping raise money for the nonprofit organization. The event is cochaired by former N.C. State basketball star Chris Corchiani. The team signed autographs and chatted with clients of the Healing Place, a recovery and rehabilitation facility for homeless people with alcohol and other drug dependencies. SOURCE: NCSU ATHLETICS

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

Former three-sport Apex star finding success in cross country. Tucker Frazier Deputy Sports Editor

As an N.C. State fan growing up in nearby Apex, N.C., Andie Cozzarelli always thought she would be running down loose balls for the N.C. State women’s soccer team, not running trails for the cross country team. But fast-forward to the present and it is clear that the change of fortunes has turned out favorably for the former three-sport standout at Apex High School. After having two subpar seasons by her own standards, the junior has finally emerged into one of the Wolfpack’s top runners. In her three races this season, Cozzarelli finished seventh at the Wolfpack Invite, 38th at the Roy Griak Invitational and 37th at the NCAA Pre-Nationals, which was the second-best finish among the team. Cozzarelli’s success this year should come as no surprise. In high school, she finished runner-up at the North Carolina 4-A Cross Country Championships an unprecedented four straight years. Cozzarelli had better luck in track and field, winning a combined five individual state championships in the 1,600 and 3,200-meter events. After watching Cozzarelli perform in high school, Wolfpack coach Laurie Henes said she has been pleased to witness the development of Cozzarelli since joining State three years ago. “It’s really nice to see a local kid

have the kind of jump she’s had,” Henes said. “That’s what is supposed to happen at this level though; you’re supposed to take kids who were pretty good in high school and get them to be really good in college. It’s great to see that happening for her because she puts a lot into it, does everything we ask, and its nice to see it has been paying off for her.” With the resume Cozzarelli assembled over the course of her high school career, the Apex native could choose virtually any school she wanted to attend, but chose to join the Wolfpack. “When I started looking at schools for running, I looked mainly at Clemson and State,” Cozzarelli said. “When it came down to it though, I just felt more at home here.” Even though her childhood dream of playing soccer for the Pack was out of reach, it’s no mystery why Cozzarelli felt so comfortable joining State’s program, after all, she was a Wolfpack fan growing up. “When my family moved here [to Raleigh], I immediately became an N.C. State fan,” Cozzarelli said. “I remember when I was younger, I always wanted go to State to play soccer; that was my goal. But I’m happy where I am right now running for State.” One of the biggest obstacles Cozzarelli has had to deal with in her collegiate career has been coping with Celiac disease. Since last October, she has been forced to adopt a gluten-free diet by avoiding foods that contain the protein gluten, which is typically found in wheat foods like bread and pasta. “I talked to the nutritionist about

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BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTO

Andie Cozzarelli, a junior runner, races at the Wolfpack Invitational at WakeMed Soccer Park on Sept. 17. Cozzarelli finished seventh in the race with a time of 17:42.6, helping the women to a second place team finish.

October 2010 Su

ESPN filming pep rally to hype FSU game Wednesday’s pregame pep rally to create excitement for the Thursday night game on national TV.

Thursday FOOTBALL VS. FLORIDA STATE Carter-Finley Stadium, 7:30 p.m. WOMEN’S SOCCER @ VIRGINIA Charlottesville, Va., 7 p.m.

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Friday MEN’S SOCCER @ CLEMSON Clemson, S.C., 2 p.m.

As with the last Thursday night game against the Cincinnati Bearcats, the N.C. State Alumni Association is sponsoring a pep rally the night before the Florida State game on Thursday

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CROSS COUNTRY @ ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS Boston, Mass., TBA BRETT GORDON/TECHNICIAN

RIFLE @ OHIO STATE/KENTUCKY Lexington, Ky., TBA

QUOTE OF THE DAY “I always wanted go to State to play soccer; that was my goal. But I’m happy where I am right now running for State.” junior Andie Cozzarelli

DID YOU KNOW? The N.C. State football team is leading the ACC in total offense per game, averaging 448.9 yards.

Wolfpack senior midfielder, Chris Zuemer steals the ball from Navy forward, Wes Powell on Tuesday night. N.C. State won 2-1.

Men’s soccer comes back, sinks Midshipmen, 2-1 Team comes from behind to take down Navy. Josh Hyatt Correspondent

The men’s soccer team defeated Navy 2-1 Tuesday night at home. The victory made the Pack’s record 7-62 and marked the first time the team has been over .500 since the first game of the season. A more aggressive Navy team, whose possession led to frequent N.C. State defensive errors, dominated the first half. A pass headed back to the goalkeeper on the Pack side missed its target and would have been an

own goal had it not been saved Navy defender Sean Divoky went untouched by a heby the Wolfpack r o i c e fdefense. fort from The Pack redshirt struggled in the junior first half without goalkeepsenior defenders er Will Tyler Lassiter Mackvick, and Lucas Carwho sufpenter. T hei r fered a n absence was felt injury in by t he team’s t he procaptain, senior cess and midfielder, Chris had to be senior midfielder Chris Zuerner Zuerner. substitut“ Yo u k n o w ed in the whenever you lose two seniors, 24th minute. In the 41st minute Navy mid- there’s a lot of experience missfielder Patrick Sopko opened ing,” said Zuerner. “Someone up the scoring and put his team in the lead after a cross from SOCCER continued page 9

“You know whenever you lose two seniors, there’s a lot of experience missing.”

night at 7 p.m. at Harris Field. The pep rally is being sponsored through the traditions committee of the Alumni Association, according to Jeremy Blackford, the director of student programs for the N.C. State Alumni Association. Sam Dennis, a senior in biological sciences and a student ambassador with the N.C. State Alumni Association, is the director of the traditions committee. Dennis said the

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Athletics offers 2000 extra tickets for FSU, plans future distribution Ticketing process to be reexamined and possibly redone. Tyler Everett Sports Editor

With demand for student tickets once again outweighing supply, the Athletics Department will again be allotting extra tickets for Thursday night’s football game against Florida State. Senior Associate Athletics Director Chris Kingston said the only game in recent memory with more ticket requests was the Virginia Tech game three weeks ago. For the VT game, the University made 1,600 extra tickets available after the original allotment of 9,250

left many students emptyhanded. For Thursday’s game, because all the originally allotted tickets were requested, 2,000 tickets are available Wednesday at 4:30 at Reynold’s Coliseum to students whose ticket requests were denied. To make room for additional students against the Hokies and again this week against Florida State, the athletics department was forced to utilize temporary bleachers and forego sales of a combined total of more than $250,000 in potential sales of tickets for seats outside the student sections. Starting after the Wake Forest game Nov. 6, the student ticketing system for future football and basketball seasons will be evaluated, revised and

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