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Raleigh, North Carolina TECHNICIAN b NC State Bookstores halloween spooktacular Save 31% on all reg. priced apparel, accessories, gifts & novelties, school & art supplies, Catalyst Books Oct. 28-31 Textbooks, year books, magazines, computers & computer supplies, diploma frames, gift cards & special orders excluded. State leader advises Student Senate N.C. SENATE MAJORITY LEADER DISCUSSES ISSUES, POLITICS WITH STUDENT LEADERS Brickyard preacher attracts crowds, interacts, debates with passers-by Jessica Neville Staff Writer Wednesday, Student Senate heard from the North Carolina Senate ma- jority leader Tony Rand about the joys and trials of working in government at the state level. Senators were able to ask Rand ques- tions pertaining to four pre-selected topics, as well as other current issues. The main topics discussed were the UNC-System tuition rate increases, Sen. Rand’s role as a majority leader, the new bottle ban law and how sena- tors could work with media and stu- dents effectively. Rand has served 22 years in the Sen- ate representing Bladen and Cumber- land Counties, and has served as the Democratic majority leader for 11 years. Sarah Center, sophomore in science education, serves as the public affairs chair of the Senate and led the plan- ning team that invited Rand to speak. “We have been planning this event for a while,” Center said. “It didn’t take Sen. Rand very long at all to re- spond and we were very excited that he took the time to speak to us.” Rand spent much of his allotted time speaking about the University tuition increase that the General As- sembly passed in its last session that will come into effect next year. The bill made $162 million worth of per- manent cuts and $132 million worth of one-time cuts from higher educa- tion. “This past session of the legislature we were in the worst economic situa- tion I have ever seen,” Rand said. “We regretted having to make budget cuts to the universities but we had to con- tend with a $4 billion deficit. We are fortunate to live in a state that values education as much as North Carolina does, and we will continue to support our universities.” Student Body President Jim Ceresnak personally thanked Rand on behalf of students that have enjoyed higher education in N.C. for the vi- sionary leadership he has shown in making higher education affordable for students in the state. Rand also recognized the impor- tance the University plays to the state as a research institution. Some students flock to party town, others shy away. Laura Wilkinson Staff Writer For those students who vacate Ra- leigh during Halloween in favor of other college towns, Greenville is a popular destination. Marshall Fowle, a junior in account- ing, is going to a string of parties at an off-campus apartment complex in Greenville with his friend Robert Whitley, a junior in financing. “All our friends are going,” Fowle said. “A good friend of ours is having a party. Well, it’s two or three parties at one time. Come and go as you please. We stayed in Raleigh last year and it kind of sucked.” Paul O’Leary, a freshman in man- agement, is taking his first trip to ECU this year with a friend to celebrate the holiday. “It’s something new to experience,” O’Leary said. “I’ve heard the parties there are sick-nasty. I plan on dressing provocatively as Waldo.” Lisa Lehnan, a junior in English education, said she will not go to ECU for Halloween for several reasons, the main one being safety. “I’ve heard crazy stories about ECU from friends,” Lehnan said. “It’s too far away and it’s not the safest place for a group of girls to go.” Instead, Lehnan said she has opted to go to Franklin Street at UNC in years past. Major Frank Knight of the ECU Campus Police said the entire police department works that day and the force gets help from the Greenville police as well. “We’ve divided the campus into Heidi Klumpe Staff Writer Tom Short preached on the Brickyard Wednesday afternoon for the first time this semester before holding a question-and- answer session in Tucker Residence Hall. Berk Wilson, a pastor at Grace Community Church which meets on campus, brought Short to campus to present a new kind of speaker. “So many other [campus] preachers are kind of bizarre,” he said. “They don’t interact. They just yell at the students.” By midafternoon, Short had at- tracted a crowd of students, many of whom appreciated his different approach. “I like him,” Madavia Johnson, a sophomore in political science, said. “He states that he is open- mined. If he’s wrong and you prove him wrong, he’ll change.” Zach Kezios, a junior in zoology and biochemistry, has heard Short speak before. “He’s a nice guy. I’m an atheist, but I like him,” he said. “Although he’s very adamant, he’s willing to accept that other people won’t be- lieve the same thing. He won’t be shaken, but he’s willing to listen and help people think.” According to students, Short’s strong point is talking to his lis- teners. “He’s more interactive,” said Jenn Halpern, a sophomore in psychology. “He’s a little crazy, but I respect his desire to stand and preach.” Wilson at- tributed Short’s differentiation to something else. “There’s a different spirit about him, the real spirit of Christ,” he said. However, his novel approach may not change his ability to reach people. “[His message] is only effective if people want to hear it,” Halpern said. Levi Taylor, a sophomore in computer science, disagrees. “His way is much more effec- tive,” he said. “Sometimes it’s a debate too much, and people try to argue semantics. [Short] focuses on the central message and how people can be saved.” “He challenges people to give their whole life to Christ and tries to have people think,” Wilson said. “The possibility of him saving one person is worth his day, at least to him,” Taylor said. According to Halpern, Short’s reception is similar to that of his colleagues. Halpern said that the majority of that reaction, whether vocal or not, is because he’s loud. “Sometimes abrasive people tend to attack,” she said. Kezios said the reaction comes from the apparent simi- larity of any speaker who comes to talk about his religion. “[The other guys] call people out. They’re just asking for an- tagonism,” he said. “It’s difficult to tell the difference between him and the other guys.” According to Wilson, people’s brief opportunity to listen causes misunderstandings, especially when students walk past in the middle of Short’s dialogue with a student. “People haven’t heard the whole conversation,” he said, “so they jump to conclusions. That’s one of the downsides when people don’t stay to interact.” MARISA AKERS/TECHNICIAN Thomas Richardson, a graduate student in operations research, engages in a debate on micro- and macroevolu- tion with pastor Tom Short in the Brickyard. “The way he was talking, it kind of warranted someone to argue with him,” Richardson said. With library books in hand, Richardson made his point to Short face-to-face. “It’s not like I have it memorized. I’ll find sources.” PASTOR VISITS CAMPUS TO REASON WITH STUDENTS Class registration causes frustration Greenville police expect large crowds for Halloween insidetechnician viewpoint 4 art & entertainment 5 classifieds 7 sports 8 ‘Wasted plays’ hurt Pack See page 8. SENATE continued page 3 HALLOWEEN continued page 3 Students still adjusting to the new enrollment process makes class registration a difficult task Nick Tran Staff Writer Registration for Spring 2010 began in the past weeks, but not without student complaints. Some students have expressed frus- tration with the different aspects of registration which must be overcome before they can enter a class. Chad Alligood, a freshman in bio- logical engineering, said he had little idea of how to navigate the process. “I have no idea what I’m doing,” he said. “I have no experience with registration and no one has told us anything about how to go about do- ing it. Last semester [the University] pretty much signed us up for what they thought we needed.” Alligood said he felt the advising lock existed more to give upperclass- men and priority groups first picks on classes. “[The lock] is a necessary evil,” he said. “It is so special programs can se- lect classes first and so the University can maintain control over registra- tion.” According to the University calen- dar, seniors have the highest priority with registration that opened Oct. 16. Registration for the honors program also opened around that time. Registration for juniors opened Oct. 21, for sophomores Oct. 27 and for freshmen it will open Nov. 2. Jonathan Coburn, a freshman in engineering, said the registration process took some getting used to. “It was difficult trying to figure out how everything worked,” Coburn said. “After playing around with it it’s not too bad; it could use some improvement and better formatting.” Coburn said he saw both positive and negative aspects to the advising lock. “Forcing people to meet with their adviser is important, especially for freshmen,” he said. “But it was frus- trating because I had to wait two weeks to meet with my adviser. I felt by the time I was able to register, all the good classes would be taken.” Louis Hunt, the vice provost of the University Registrar, said the current registration process was implemented last February as part of an evolving MyPack Portal, which began its over- haul in the year 2000. The new portal is a version of a sys- tem being implemented at universities worldwide. CLASS continued page 3 DAVID MABE/TECHNICIAN Student Body President Jim Ceresnak asks a question during a question and answer session with Tony Rand, majority leader of the N.C. Senate, in the Stu- dent Senate Chambers in Witherspoon Student Center Wednesday. During the meeting Rand spoke about issues including sustainability, education expenses and health care. “[His message] is only effective if people want to hear it.” Jenn Halpern, sophomore in psychology
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Brickyard preacher attracts crowds, interacts, debates with passers-by
Jessica NevilleStaff Writer
Wednesday, Student Senate heard from the North Carolina Senate ma-jority leader Tony Rand about the joys and trials of working in government at the state level.
Senators were able to ask Rand ques-tions pertaining to four pre-selected topics, as well as other current issues. The main topics discussed were the UNC-System tuition rate increases, Sen. Rand’s role as a majority leader, the new bottle ban law and how sena-tors could work with media and stu-dents effectively.
Rand has served 22 years in the Sen-ate representing Bladen and Cumber-land Counties, and has served as the
Democratic majority leader for 11 years.
Sarah Center, sophomore in science education, serves as the public affairs chair of the Senate and led the plan-ning team that invited Rand to speak.
“We have been planning this event for a while,” Center said. “It didn’t take Sen. Rand very long at all to re-spond and we were very excited that he took the time to speak to us.”
Rand spent much of his allotted time speaking about the University tuition increase that the General As-sembly passed in its last session that will come into effect next year. The bill made $162 million worth of per-manent cuts and $132 million worth of one-time cuts from higher educa-tion.
“This past session of the legislature
we were in the worst economic situa-tion I have ever seen,” Rand said. “We regretted having to make budget cuts to the universities but we had to con-tend with a $4 billion deficit. We are fortunate to live in a state that values education as much as North Carolina does, and we will continue to support our universities.”
Student Body President Jim Ceresnak personally thanked Rand on behalf of students that have enjoyed higher education in N.C. for the vi-sionary leadership he has shown in making higher education affordable for students in the state.
Rand also recognized the impor-tance the University plays to the state as a research institution.
Some students flock to party town, others shy away.
Laura WilkinsonStaff Writer
For those students who vacate Ra-leigh during Halloween in favor of other college towns, Greenville is a popular destination.
Marshall Fowle, a junior in account-ing, is going to a string of parties at an off-campus apartment complex in Greenville with his friend Robert Whitley, a junior in financing.
“All our friends are going,” Fowle said. “A good friend of ours is having a party. Well, it’s two or three parties at one time. Come and go as you please. We stayed in Raleigh last year and it kind of sucked.”
Paul O’Leary, a freshman in man-agement, is taking his first trip to ECU this year with a friend to celebrate the holiday.
“It’s something new to experience,” O’Leary said. “I’ve heard the parties there are sick-nasty. I plan on dressing provocatively as Waldo.”
Lisa Lehnan, a junior in English education, said she will not go to ECU for Halloween for several reasons, the main one being safety.
“I’ve heard crazy stories about ECU from friends,” Lehnan said. “It’s too far away and it’s not the safest place for a group of girls to go.”
Instead, Lehnan said she has opted to go to Franklin Street at UNC in years past.
Major Frank Knight of the ECU Campus Police said the entire police department works that day and the force gets help from the Greenville police as well.
“We’ve divided the campus into
Heidi KlumpeStaff Writer
Tom Short preached on the Brickyard Wednesday afternoon for the first time this semester before holding a question-and-answer session in Tucker Residence Hall.
Berk Wilson, a pastor at Grace Community Church which meets on campus, brought Short to campus to present a new kind of speaker.
“So many other [campus] preachers are kind of bizarre,” he said. “They don’t interact. They just yell at the students.”
By midafternoon, Short had at-tracted a crowd of students, many of whom appreciated his different approach.
“I like him,” Madavia Johnson, a sophomore in political science, said. “He states that he is open-mined. If he’s wrong and you prove him wrong, he’ll change.”
Zach Kezios, a junior in zoology and biochemistry, has heard Short speak before.
“He’s a nice guy. I’m an atheist, but I like him,” he said. “Although he’s very adamant, he’s willing to accept that other people won’t be-lieve the same thing. He won’t be shaken, but he’s willing to listen and help people think.”
According to students, Short’s strong point is talking to his lis-teners.
“He’s more interactive,” said Jenn Halpern, a sophomore in psychology. “He’s a little crazy, but I respect his desire to stand and preach.”
Wi lson at-tributed Short’s differentiation to something else.
“T here ’s a different spirit a b ou t h i m , the real spirit of Christ,” he said.
However, his novel approach may not change his ability to reach people.
“[His message] is only effective if people want to hear it,” Halpern said.
Levi Taylor, a sophomore in computer science, disagrees.
“His way is much more effec-tive,” he said. “Sometimes it’s a debate too much, and people try to argue semantics. [Short] focuses on the central message and how people can be saved.”
“He challenges people to give their whole life to Christ and tries to have people think,” Wilson said.
“The possibility of him saving
one person is worth his day, at least to him,” Taylor said.
According to Halpern, Short’s reception is similar to that of his colleagues.
Halpern said that the majority of that reaction, whether vocal or
not, is because he’s loud.
“Sometimes abrasive people tend to attack,” she said.
Kezios said the react ion comes from the apparent simi-larity of any speaker who
comes to talk about his religion.“[The other guys] call people
out. They’re just asking for an-tagonism,” he said. “It’s difficult to tell the difference between him and the other guys.”
According to Wilson, people’s brief opportunity to listen causes misunderstandings, especially when students walk past in the middle of Short’s dialogue with a student.
“People haven’t heard the whole conversation,” he said, “so they jump to conclusions. That’s one of the downsides when people don’t stay to interact.”
Marisa akers/Technicianthomas richardson, a graduate student in operations research, engages in a debate on micro- and macroevolu-tion with pastor tom Short in the Brickyard. “the way he was talking, it kind of warranted someone to argue with him,” richardson said. with library books in hand, richardson made his point to Short face-to-face. “it’s not like i have it memorized. i’ll find sources.”
Students still adjusting to the new enrollment process makes class registration a difficult task
Nick TranStaff Writer
Registration for Spring 2010 began in the past weeks, but not without student complaints.
Some students have expressed frus-tration with the different aspects of registration which must be overcome before they can enter a class.
Chad Alligood, a freshman in bio-logical engineering, said he had little idea of how to navigate the process.
“I have no idea what I’m doing,” he said. “I have no experience with registration and no one has told us anything about how to go about do-ing it. Last semester [the University] pretty much signed us up for what they thought we needed.”
Alligood said he felt the advising lock existed more to give upperclass-men and priority groups first picks on classes.
“[The lock] is a necessary evil,” he said. “It is so special programs can se-lect classes first and so the University can maintain control over registra-tion.”
According to the University calen-dar, seniors have the highest priority with registration that opened Oct. 16. Registration for the honors program also opened around that time.
Registration for juniors opened Oct. 21, for sophomores Oct. 27 and for freshmen it will open Nov. 2.
Jonathan Coburn, a freshman in engineering, said the registration process took some getting used to.
“It was difficult trying to figure out how everything worked,” Coburn said. “After playing around with it it’s not too bad; it could use some improvement and better formatting.”
Coburn said he saw both positive and negative aspects to the advising lock.
“Forcing people to meet with their adviser is important, especially for freshmen,” he said. “But it was frus-trating because I had to wait two weeks to meet with my adviser. I felt by the time I was able to register, all the good classes would be taken.”
Louis Hunt, the vice provost of the University Registrar, said the current registration process was implemented last February as part of an evolving MyPack Portal, which began its over-haul in the year 2000.
The new portal is a version of a sys-tem being implemented at universities worldwide.
CLASS continuedpage3
DaviD Mabe/TechnicianStudent Body president jim Ceresnak asks a question during a question and answer session with tony rand, majority leader of the N.C. Senate, in the Stu-dent Senate Chambers in witherspoon Student Center wednesday. during the meeting rand spoke about issues including sustainability, education expenses and health care.
“[His message]
is only effective if
people want to
hear it.”Jenn Halpern, sophomore in
psychology
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OrienTaTiOn COunselOr infOrmaTiOn sessiOnTalley Student Center Brown Room, 10:30 to 11:00 a.m.
hang iT up!Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.
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veT meD library Open hOuseCollege of Veterinary Medicine Library, 4 to 6 p.m.
philOsOphy seminarWithers Hall, 4:30 p.m.
phD leCTure: ingriD leman sTefanOviCBrooks Hall Room 320, 7 p.m.
nCsu CenTer sTage & pineCOne presenT The new sTars Of ameriCan rOOTs musiCStewart Theatre, 8 p.m.
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in the knoW Veterinary Medicine Open House
The newly renovated Wil-liam Rand Kenan Jr. Library of Veterinary Medicine will host an open house today, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Those who attend will have a chance to mingle with colleagues, see the new spaces both inside and out-side of the library, and enjoy light refreshments.
Guests should enter through the IAMS entrance to the library.
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Wear Red, Get FedHomecoming festivities
kick-off Nov. 2. Everyday during the
week, students that wear red in the Brickyard, start-ing at 11 a.m., will receive free food.
Food will be provided throughout the week by many organizations includ-ing Wing Zone, Domino’s Pizza, Moe’s Southwest Grill, and many others.
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Law school fairThere will be a law school
fair on Nov. 3 starting at 12:30 p.m. in Talley Student Center.
Students will be able to visit with admission rep-resentatives from schools across the country.
There are 85 registered schools that will be in at-tendance.
Workshops that coincide with the fair will begin at 11 a.m.
source: ncsu.edu poliCe BlotteROct. 2612:53 a.m. | fire alarmVet SchoolUnits responded to alarm. Caused unknown.
12:53 assisT OTher agenCyUniversity TowersStudent was issued citation by RPD for simple possession of marijuana. NCSU PD referred student to University for same.
5:16 a.m. | CheCk persOnLeazar HallOfficer observed and spoke with student in the area. No problems noted.
7:22 a.m. | Damage TO prOperTyD.H. Hill LibraryStaff reported graffiti on loading dock door. Investigation ongoing.
1:11 p.m. | meDiCal assisTBurlington LabsUnits responded to staff member in need of medical assistance.
1:29 p.m. | meDiCal assisTStudent Health Center FP assisted with student in need of medical assistance.
2:17 p.m. | safeTy prOgramAdministrative Services II Officer conducted safety program for new employees.
4:09 p.m. | larCenyLee HallStudent reported theft of bicycle.
5:25 p.m. | assaulT On femaleWolf Village WayStudent reported being assaulted by another student. Subject was referred to the University and appropriate personnel notified.
6:10 p.m. | meDiCal assisTCarmichael GymOfficers responded to student in need of medical assistance.
WoRld & nationRepublicans finding party at crossroads
Silvan Johnson is a Sarah Palin fan, belongs to a conservative discussion group and fumes at President Barack Obama’s spending policies. But when it comes to picking a new representative in
Congress for her upstate New York district, she is in no mood to help the Republican Party.
In fact, Johnson and many other conservatives want to use a Nov. 3 special election to teach the GOP a lesson about sticking to conservative values — even though that likely will mean the party loses a House seat it has held for decades. The conservatives are backing a third-party candidate, in essence splitting the Republican vote and giving the Democrat a lead in recent opinion polls.
The conservative rebellion in northern New York is showing that the anger among disaffected voters, which became so prominent this summer during the “Tea Party” anti-spending rally in Washington and at town hall meetings on health care, has become a baffling political force even Republicans are having a hard time harnessing.
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Katie Trozzo, senior in environmental technology, picks out a bobby pin as Elin Arnaudin, senior in environmental technology, prepares to pay. The pins, which were two for a dollar, were part of a fundraiser for The Movement in the Brickyard
Wednesday morning. “We really came for the farmers market, we came to look at the food” said Trozzo. The friends said they were glad to help out The movement, which brings awareness to interpersonal violence.
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Newsthree sections, grouping the residence halls into three groups. We have patrols for each section,” Knight said. “We have two main bus stops… we have officers assigned to those two main bus areas. We have several parking lots in the downtown area and we will have officers patrolling those lots.”
Jesse Davi, a junior in electri-cal engineering, said he went to ECU as a freshman but will not go back this year because it’s the same old thing every year, everywhere.
“Been there, done that,” Davi said. “If you didn’t get to the bars early, you didn’t get in. It was straight packed, hot as crap, and everyone looked like an idiot. We went to some apartment off-campus. Every-one’s wasted. There were a few
fights.”Dustin Myers, a junior in
agribusiness management, said he has gone to ECU in the past but is staying in Raleigh this year to focus on school more.
“All my friends from home go there every Halloween. It’s known as a town-wide party,” Myers said. “We stayed down-town bar-hopping most of the time. It’s just like any other big party, everyone having a good time.”
Knight said it is tradition for students to go downtown for a Halloween celebration, es-pecially at the clubs, so safety precautions are taken very seri-ously there.
“The downtown area will be sealed off. There will be no auto traffic,” Knight said. “There will be several entrances into the downtown area. You will have to be inspected, and no Halloween props will be al-lowed that depict weapons. Individuals refusing to be in-
spected will not be allowed in to the downtown area.”
He also said there will be cameras on some rooftops of the downtown businesses designed to catch evidence of any fights that may break out.
Knight said he has high hopes that everything will go well this year, but the department is expecting larger than normal crowds due to the holiday falling on a weekend.
“Our patrols are set in place; there is additional se-curity,” Knight said. “This is a big county-wide event. We’ll have a large mix of students and non students. If a student from another university gets in trouble, we will take the appropri-ate action and refer them to their university.”
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“We recognize that your Uni-versity plays an integral part in the growth of our economic system,” Rand said. “The work you do in agriculture, textiles and engineering is vital to our state.”
Senators asked questions about many current issues such as the national and state healthcare systems, illegal im-migration as it applies to the University System, recycling and equal marriage rights.
Sen. Stephen Kouba, a junior in political science, brought the recent controversies sur-rounding the Talley Student Center fee increase to Rand’s attention.
“We have had to deal with some contentious issues on our campus recently,” Kouba said. “In your experience, what
is the best way to respond when people are very upset about a decision?”
Rand encouraged the sena-tors to be as transparent as pos-sible and always put out infor-mation surrounding issues that are voted on.
“But when the vote is over, you have to move on,” Rand said.
The best advice Rand had for the senators was to find some-thing they enjoyed and give it their best so it won’t be work.
Student Senate passed a reso-lution to recognize and com-mend Rand at the end of the meeting. The resolution stated Rand was consistently ranked as one of N.C. Senate’s most effective members and recog-nized that he fought to ensure that higher education was held as unharmed as possible during the budget crisis.
The resolution also resolved that Rand had provided service to the University and shown
support of higher education in the state of North Carolina.
Wil liam Lahti, doctoral student in computer science, serves as a representative of graduate students on the Stu-dent Senate and was pleased with the meeting.
“This was a big night for us,” Lahti said. “It was an honor for us to have the Senate majority leader here.”
Likewise, Jonathon Smith, freshman in agricultural edu-cation, said that Sen. Rand’s words were inspiring.
“Sen. Rand is a great leader in our state,” Smith said. “He showed us that our state sena-tors are concerned about higher education and believe that we are the future for our state.”
SENATEcontinued from page 1
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Matt Moore/technicianMembers of the mens wolfpack Rowing team practice their form on Lake wheeler wednesday af-ternoon. Danny Heater, stroke seat on the boat and a senior in industrial and systems engineering, said he enjoys rowing because it nice to watch and fun to do, “it’s never like you’re just coming out here wasting your time” he said.
HALLOWEENcontinued from page 1
According to Hunt, the rea-son the system is a bit confus-ing is because it was built to serve multiple campuses in-stead of being tailored for the University.
“We’re all getting used to it,” he said. “But it’s probably the best system on the market and we’re ahead of the nation in its integration.”
Some new features of this system are the wish list, the ability to swap classes instead of dropping and reenrolling and to pair different lecture and lab sections.
Hunt said planned improve-ments include streamlining the process and utilities to virtual-ize tasks previously requiring excessive paperwork like grade changes.
As for pre-registration ad-
vising, Hunt said advising has always been mandatory, but the advising lock is being handled differently with the new sys-tem.
Previously, students would receive a PIN following advis-ing and were required to enter that PIN to enroll. Now it is the responsibility of the adviser to lift the lock after the advising session.
Jewel Williams, a senior in English literature, said there were perks and downfalls with the new system.
“I like the wish list because it lets you organize your class-es and you can just submit it when enrollment opens,” she said. “But it gets confusing sometimes. If you don’t know your way around a computer you won’t know what to do. The old system was simpler, but the wish list does make this one better,” Williams said.
Joseph Keel, a senior in en-vironmental engineering, said
the new enrollment system was an improvement com-pared to his experience with the old system.
“Anything that’s new will be difficult to understand, but it’s actually quite easy,” Keel said. “It’s not any more difficult than the old sys-tem.”
Keel said there are some glitches in the new system, as well as problems like class restrictions locking out stu-dents who meet the require-ments.
Lisa Marshall, academic adviser for the department of nuclear engineering, said the system is always in re-view.
“The quirks within it are being worked out,” she said. “Other advisers are always coming together to improve on the system and address issues to determine what is and isn’t working.”
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Monday, the Student Athletic Advisory Committee provided
students the chance to support local charities and display their embarrassing ball-throwing skills.
Students who made a dona-tion were given a chance to submerge N.C. State athletic coaches and Athletic Direc-tor Lee Fowler in frigid water. They used a contraption com-monly referred to as a “dunk tank.”
The SAAC hosted the event for a good cause, the Raleigh-based charity Imagine No Hunger. Imagine No Hunger regularly provides lunches for the Raleigh homeless.
Wednesday, Student Govern-ment took multiple plunges in its dunk tank. Its tank was co-sponsored by AT&T, who also pledged to match the money raised by SG. It was a great way for students to meet their student leaders while support-ing Urban Ministries of Ra-leigh. Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said the tank is a great way to show that N.C. State students care about the surrounding community.
Urban Ministries of Raleigh is a charity that provides ur-gent assistance for commu-nity’s needy. It also provides
a means for them to become self-sufficient in addition to housing, medical care, food assistance and many other ser-vices.
Fun, charitable activities like dunk tanks are great for the whole community. Students need them psychologically as much as charities need them financially. Hopefully, activi-ties like the dunk tanks will be rolled out many times in the future. Helping out a charity on your way to class is conve-nient and fun. Also, causing your peers to fall into a watery abyss never gets old.
In addition to dunking, it would be great if students took time out of their daily blocks of video gaming and beer guz-zling to volunteer at one of the above-mentioned charities or any others in the area. Not for job and graduate school appli-cations, but out of actual con-cern for the needy.
It is great to support charita-ble organizations that “teach a man to fish” to help them avoid the welfare cycle. Take SAAC and SG’s examples to heart and give some of your time to charity to help those in the lo-cal community.
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.
SG, SAAC, dunk for good causeTHE FACTS:This week the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and Student Government allowed students in the brickyard to dunk them for charity.
OUR OPINION:Events like the dunk tank are great exposure not only for charities, but also for the student organizations that sponsor them.
That’s one scary trick-or-treater.
Mack Garrison, senior in art and design
BY MARISA AKERS
What do you do to help the homeless and disadvantaged in the Raleigh community?
Why?
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“I gave a cheeseburger to this guy one time.”
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“Every Wednesday and Friday, my fraternity, Sigma Pi, goes to the Wilmington Street Men’s Center to feed the people there for the night..”
Andrew Harrissenior, history
The failed AmendmentWhen you write
for any publica-tion, especially a
student newspaper, all your friends — and I mean all of them — want to give you ad-
vice. Most of the comments are along the lines of staff illiteracy and i d i o c y — people like to complain.
Despite the well-meaning remarks, they a r e r a r e l y something I haven’t heard
and I press onward relatively unaffected.
There is only one piece of advice — from my friends at least — that has ever caused me serious contemplation. A classmate of mine, Greg, re-marked that he missed the First Amendment on the Viewpoint page. For those of you who don’t know, the First Amend-ment used to be printed next to the staff box on the Viewpoint page.
I’ve thought back on that comment often this semester as my First Amendment right to Freedom of the Press has gotten tangled amongst the University bureaucracy.
Almost all of the senior level admin-istrators at the Univer-sity will spare a couple min-utes of their day for Tech-nician . The paper and its staff attempts to give their message a fair and open forum, it makes sense for them to talk to us — regardless of the fact that a “no comment” looks bad in print.
The problems come in when you try to talk to lower-level administrators, especial ly resident advisors and resident directors, who are under some sort of hypnosis that has led them to believe they can’t talk to the press. Despite assurances from University Housing Di-rector Susan Grant that there is no University Housing policy prohibiting them from talking to the press, I have repeatedly been told by RDs and RAs that they can’t talk without Director Grant’s permission.
Further elaboration: at the start of the semester I at-tempted to talk to several RAs at Bragaw Hall about their thoughts on the hall renova-tions. I successfully talked to a couple, who apparently didn’t know “the rules,” before I was
told to leave by the residence director. The First Amend-ment should have protected my rights as a member of the press to freely interview stu-dents about their thoughts on the renovations; the RD didn’t see it the same way.
A couple months later I at-tempted to interview RDs and RAs for an editorial about sex in dorms. None of the RDs I contacted would talk to me, citing University Housing pol-icy — there is no policy to that extent. Instead I was referred to Housing’s assistant directors who had no first-hand knowl-edge on the topic.
I was unable to fully report on the good work Housing has done to reduce roommate problems because RAs and RDs — University students — were unwilling to talk about their personal experiences.
I finally lost my sanity when I heard the story of Tim Chap-man, the editor in chief of The Breeze, James Madison Univer-sity’s student newspaper. JMU’s judicial services issued charges of trespassing, disorderly con-duct and noncompliance with an official order for failing to leave a dorm while he was reporting on a Peeping Tom incident. Chapman was with a dorm resident as a guest, as
the university requires, and followed the instructions — t hou g h moronic — of the RA and RD.
He was ex-ercising his First Amend-
ment rights and is being pros-ecuted because of it. When I talked with Chapman, he told me the issue comes back to ac-cess and University adminis-trators, in this case an RA and RD, not knowing their own policies.
He has been fouled and so has every other journalist. JMU and many other universities, including N.C. State, seem to think the First Amendment shouldn’t apply on campus.
Administrators have a right not to talk, but no policy, offi-cial or unofficial, should limit the right to Freedom of Speech by administrators or Freedom of the Press to student journal-ists. Universities need a wake-up call.
Send Russell your thoughts on the First Amendment to [email protected].
“He has been
fouled and so
has every other
journalist.”
Russell WithamViewpoint Editor
Hold Kappa Alpha to high standards
I appreciate your editorial Thursday and I completely agree with your position. As President of Kappa Alpha Order I understand we need to prove ourselves to the University, the community and the national organization. We are working hard to be the gentlemen our Order strives to build.
At our first Executive Committee meeting, the second order of business was to decide on our first philanthropy event — not a tailgate, not a mixer or even t-shirts. We are hosting a chicken stew in the Brickyard Nov. 10 and 11 (Veteran’s Day is the 11th).
Also, one of the first committees we set up was the philanthropy committee. The chair of that committee has been assigned the task of finding the group a service project one day every two weeks. We have discussed Meals on Wheels, Habitat for Humanity, soup kitchens and tutoring.
We take service very seriously and realize we have big shoes to fill on campus. However, we have big plans to repaint our image at N.C. State. I expect the students, Greek community, the University and even Technician to hold us to the highest standards. Kappa Alpha Order is a great organization and
deserves no less from the brothers of the Alpha Omega Chapter.
Ches McDowellsophomore, political science
Rethink turfgrass on Miller Field
While it is true that Miller Field does not drain well and is surrounded by trees, both these situations could be improved and keep natural grass. A synthetic surface would not necessarily be safer in the rain — although it would probably dry quicker. Also, one should not mention field safety without mentioning heat. On sunny days, a “Journal of Health, Physical Education, and Recreation” article has shown that temperatures can reach up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit higher on synthetic turf than natural grass. This is a significant safety issue worthy of discussion.
Taylor Barbour mentioned there would be less maintenance with a synthetic field. A task force put together by the National Sports Turf Managers Association addressed maintenance issues in its lengthy Nov. 2008 report. Based on its findings, a typical cost to maintain an average synthetic field was approximately $6,000 per year in material costs (not including equipment) and requires 375 man-hours per year to maintain.
To maintain a uniform surface with an infill system the field will need to be swept and dragged on a regular basis. Depending on use, this may be required once a week to once a month. Infill material (required with new synthetic turfs) will also need to be added on an annual basis. A field will need 1 to 7 tons of rubber added yearly. Topdressing equipment will be necessary in the reapplication of crumb rubber. Vacuums and leaf blowers can be helpful to remove some debris (sunflower seeds and peanut shells, for example), but in many cases, debris may need to be removed by hand since these implements may also remove or move infill.
The most common post-installation service needed is due to seam failure. Seam failure not only can worsen quickly with use, it can also result in athlete injures — timely repair is essential. Someone trained to use special adhesives and application equipment as well as a sewing kit will be necessary. If lines are not permanently sewn into the field, markings will need to be painted. With an outdoor field, the lines may need to be painted several times a year.
Taylor mentioned synthetic fields require just a “one time fee”. Current suggestions say to budget approximately $8.00 per square foot for the disposal and resurfacing of a synthetic field after about 10 years of use.
While Super Bowls and BCS Championship games have been played on synthetic turfgrass, it should be pointed out that all BCS bowls except the Sugar Bowl are played on natural grass. The top six teams in the final 2009 BCS standings all play on natural grass. Only a quarter of the final top 25 teams in 2009 played on synthetic turf. Also, since the Bowl Championship Series was formed, all 11 national champions played their home games on natural grass. Nine of the 11 teams play on Bermuda grass, which is the same as Miller Field (also the same as Carter-Finley Stadium).
Of course there are very strong arguments for using synthetic turfgrass — the strongest being its need for indoor stadiums. But the debate should be approached with more than just conjecture.
Grady Millerprofessor, turfgrass science
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MICHELE CHANDLER/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTOReid Johnson from Schooner performs in the WKNC Double Barrel Benefit Feb. 6. The band will be performing at the Oct. 31 Fridays on the Lawn on-campus series on Harris Field.
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Famed radio play makes WKNC Halloween debut
Sarah EwaldStaff Writer
“Isn’t there anyone on the air?”
On Halloween night at 7 p.m., “War of the Worlds” will be performed for the first time on WKNC 88.1 FM.
Based off of H.G. Wells’ novel of the same name, the radio play imagines an alien invasion taking over New York, interrupting a broadcast in the process.
Damian Maddalena, doc-toral student in forestry and WKNC disc jockey, first had the idea to produce the show about a year ago. He saw a live broadcast a Los Angeles traveling troupe performed on campus and it triggered the idea.
“I’ve been in radio since ’97, and I thought, ‘This isn’t how I should be [expe-riencing] this,’” Maddalena said.
He said he wanted to stage the play as it was originally intended to be heard.
The radio play also holds special familial significance for Maddalena. His grand-mother was a telephone operator and worked the switchboard on the night of the 1938 original broadcast.
“[The broadcast] incited mass panic, and there was a flood of phone calls to the telephone operators. It took them awhile to inform [the public what was happen-ing],” Maddalena said.
W h e n M a d d a l e n a broached the topic of pre-senting Wel ls’ famous broadcast with Jamie Gil-bert, WKNC adviser, he said she only had one request: that he contact the police beforehand.
“I can’t imagine how anyone living in our 24-hour news cycle would get confused,” Maddalena said. He noted that he e-mailed Campus Police the previ-ous week alerting them to the event.
Maddalena pitched the
idea to WKNC in August. After getting the go-ahead, he began inviting collaborators. He first spoke with Jacob Downey, a fel-low WKNC DJ.
“[I asked Jacob] because he likes sci-fi and movies,” Mad-dalena said.
Skip Elsheimer became in-volved when Maddalena in-terviewed him for Maddalena’s Mystery Roach radio show sev-eral months ago. Maddalena mentioned that he was doing a live version of “The War of the Worlds” broadcast.
Elsheimer had a copy of the script as a child, and he used to record the lines on his tape recorder.
“I essentially begged Damian to do the show, and I would take any part or job that he would give me,” Elsheimer said.
Elsheimer plays Orson Welles, reading his beginning and ending monologues.
He also plays a large role behind the scenes. He helped scout out some of the sound effects.
“We have to think about lay-ering the sound in a way that isn’t overpowering the lis-tener and creating scenes with sound is always a challenge,” Elsheimer said.
Elsheimer helped in getting the rights to use the play. He first surfed around the Internet to see who owned the rights. Maddalena said he was sur-prised to find out the play was still under copyright.
“We had to negotiate with an attorney, who represented the woman who owned the rights,” Maddalena said.
The group had to pay a fee based on the station’s broadcast range to use the material.
Brandon Whitesell, keyboard player for local band The Magic Babies, first heard of the proj-ect after finishing set-up for a show with Starmount. He was talking with Maddalena and Starmount drummer Brian Donohoe when Maddalena mentioned he was looking for more people to help with his “War of The Worlds” radio play.
“The more he talked about it, the more excited I became. It took me a few minutes to col-lect myself enough to offer a very calm and respectful ‘I’d like to help.’ I must have im-pressed him with my stoicism, because he cast me as the crazy guy,” Whitesell said.
Whitesell said he had read the book last winter. He was familiar with the real story but not the 1930s adaptation.
“I have been something of a prankster my whole life, so it’s fair to say that I’ve known about the radio play for quite some time,” Whitesell said.
But he hadn’t listened to the play until the cast began prep-ping for their first rehearsal.
Though Whitesell has per-formed on stage in theater and in bands for the large majority of his life, he said performing for the radio is definitely dif-ferent.
“I don’t have to wear pants if I don’t want to, for instance. The band has been really pa-tient with me in that regard,” Whitesell said.
Whitesell said he was defi-nitely prepared going in.
“But I surprised myself at how ready I was to do this particular project,” Whitesell said. “Heading into the first read-through, I was more than eager to be involved in a project with most of my favorite things in life, [those being] science fic-tion, friends, the pants-less op-tion and Starmount.”
Whitesell said there have been scheduling conflicts, but the cast has overcome each ob-stacle. And the rehearsal pro-cess, he said, has been excit-ing. He said with each read-through, the production gets better and better.
“As an ensemble we work very well together. Everyone has been very easy to work with,” Whitesell said. “Damian really keeps us reigned in and seems to have a firm grasp on the hundreds of things he’s got to be thinking about simulta-neously.”
In addition to acting, Mad-dalena is also directing. The group meets weekly at Mad-dalena’s residence for read-throughs. Working together for two to three months, they test different voice inflections. In the beginning rehearsals, they decided who would speak which part.
The only person who never
changed parts was Dave Fall-est, doctoral student in physics.
“I was listening to him talk over coffee at Global Village, and [it struck me that] his voice is worthy of an Orson Welles character,” Maddalena said.
Fallest plays the main char-acter, which is the same part Welles himself voiced. Hal-loween night will mark Fallest’s radio debut.
Script updates include refer-ences to technology and con-versational diction.
“The original [play] was very formal, written as if newscast-ers were talking. The new ver-sion [involves] friends chatting on cell phones,” Maddalena said.
The play’s location has also been moved. Originally taking place in New York and New Jer-sey, the action now takes place in the Triangle.
“[Our audience couldn’t necessarily] picture New York and New Jersey. We thought [Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill] would be fun and easier to picture,” Maddalena said.
The group is entering the broadcast’s production week. The cast will run through the material twice on Saturday be-fore setting up for the broad-cast at 7 p.m.
The Martians are coming
TO LISTEN:Tune into to WKNC 88.1 FM Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. or stream live at www.wknc.org/listen.
PHOTO COURTESY KATE MCKINNEYWKNC DJ Caitlin Cauley reviews her script at a War of the Worlds broadcast practice. The broadcast will air Halloween night at 7 p.m. on WKNC 88.1 FM and stream live on wknc.org/listen.
PHOTO COURTESY OF WKNC 88.1
WKNC’s second installment of Fridays on the Lawn, its free on-campus concert series, will take place this Friday at 6 p.m. on Harris Field. Max Indian and Schooner will be perform-ing.
The Union Activities Board, Student Government and the Inter-Residence Council are collaborating with WKNC to put on the event.
According to WKNC Gen-eral Manager Mike Alston, he wanted to put on an on-cam-pus concert series and WKNC Librarian and DJ Chris Cioffi suggested the idea to Alston in May.
So, Alston and Cioffi went through the WKNC library and, according to Alston, picked out bands that would appeal to college students, that were favorites of WKNC DJs and perform well live.
Last month’s Friday on the
Lawn got rained out and or-ganizers moved the event to the Wolves’ Den but still more than 150 people turned out to the event.
“I thought it went really well,” Alston said. “The people that came had a great time.”
I Was Totally Destroying it and Luego performed at the last concert.
Alston said he thinks having the concert in Harris Field will attract more people because it will be more accessible to foot traffic and the weather should be great.
The last concert of the series will take place Nov. 20. Kooley High and The Beast will be per-forming. Kooley High will also be performing at this Friday’s Design School Bash.
For more information on the event, check out wknc.org/blog.
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New ballet features vignettes inspired by master’s works
Sarah EwaldStaff Writer
Inspiration can happen anywhere. Just ask Carolina Ballet’s artistic direc-
tor Robert Weiss. He saw the Nasher Mu-seum’s exhibit “Picasso and the Allure of Language” and saw an opportunity. He de-cided to build a new ballet around themes in Picasso’s various works.
Choreographed by Weiss and principal dancer Attila Bongar, the ballet is broken into four sections. J. Mark Searce, direc-tor of the University’s music department, was tapped to compose original scores for “Guernica” and “Song of the Dead.”
“Salome” opens the ballet. Modeled on the Biblical tale, four characters populate the stage. Salome (Randi Osetek) f lirts with Herod (Attila Bongar) after receiv-ing her wish. Herod flirts right back, to the consternation of his wife (Rossana Nesta Gahagan). Salome dances a pas de trois with the king and his slave (Eugene Barnes) merely to show off her seductive skills. The quartet work well together and give a sense of the emotions bubbling over behind the usual sanitized version.
“Guernica” settles somberly over the stage. Jagged set design references the famed painting, and a pinprick spotlight illuminates a female dancer (Lara O’Brien) laying downstage. Five male dancers sit with their back to her before moving to-wards and dancing around her. The men’s movements are strong and aggressive, while those of the woman are writhing and delicate. The piano overlays an ominous discordant tone, and Bongar’s choreog-raphy allows movements that encompass violence and hopelessness.
The third section, “Picasso’s Harle-quins,” draws on commedia dell-arte tropes. Two couple intertwine and break apart, demonstrating jealousy, love and forgiveness while acting to the back row. The twisting, every-changing relation-ships paralleled those of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The couples, Harlequin (Gabor Kapin) and Columbine (Margaret Severin-Hansen) and Pierrot (Pablo Javier Perez) and Pierrette (Erica Sabatini), make the interactions thoroughly entertaining to watch. This section was my favorite. It brought comedy and provided a light counterpoint to the previous piece. Any-one who says there’s no acting in dancing would change their mind after viewing this sequence.
In between the foursome’s trials, other harlequins provide interludes. Clad in white bodysuits decorated with dark lines, both men and women danced, jumped and performed cartwheels. Occasionally, one of the aforementioned principals ran through
the scene. The dancers generally paired off to dance in unison or within a straight line. These scenes were joyous and energetic.
“The Song of the Dead” closes out the program. The company opens by march-ing back and forth in rows, wearing brown costumes with handwriting details on gar-ment panels. Midway through, the prin-cipal couple is introduced, dancing in white costumes decorated with hot pink scribbles. The company pairs did much lifting and partnering. A melancholy pas de trois was danced slowly and pensively. Piano, violin and woodwinds proved musi-cal accompaniment.
A pas de deux near the middle features a male and female dancer, each of whom were of the general company. The push-pull interaction of the two became evident when the girl mimed a scream and the man attempted to protect her. Later, she rolled on the floor towards downstage while the
man curled around her, needing her. At various times, the two would separate and dance apart, but eventually get back together.
I was very impressed with the way Caro-lina Ballet interpreted Picasso’s themes. Weiss managed to convey the deeper meaning of Picasso’s work through move-ment. These movements accurately depict the artist’s intentions of provoking dia-logue.
I also liked the juxtaposition of the piec-es. “Guernica” was appropriately somber, given the subject matter, while the follow-ing piece involving harlequins was much more upbeat and fun. The tones flew from reverent to bleak despair, then segueing into frivolity and then mourning.
Carolina Ballet’s “Picasso” encompasses themes from Picasso’s works, and conveys a genuine gamut of emotion in doing so.
Carolina Ballet’s ‘Picasso’ a work of art
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Raleigh Wide Open in downtown presented music, food
Laura WilkinsonStaff Writer
Raleigh Wide Open’s fourth annual festival ended Saturday under cloudy skies and rain, but students and the general public still flocked out to ex-perience the wide array of food, music, art and other activities downtown Raleigh had to offer.
The University’s Ladies In Red a cappella group ventured out to perform two sets, the group’s first time participat-ing in the festival.
One of the group members, Grace Nowell, a junior in sci-ence, technology and society, said she was unaware of the festival before being invited.
“I had never heard about it until the busi-ness manager for Ladies In Red told us about it. It’s a bunch of or-ganizations that come out and show what they have to offer,” Nowell said.
Nowell said she had a good time walking around and eating, enjoying the festival’s activities, despite the bad weather.
“I thought it was great. It was an awesome thing for Raleigh and for all the many different types of people that keep our community going,” Nowell said. “My favorite part was probably being able to perform for a diverse group of people
from Raleigh that usually wouldn’t be able to hear us.”
Samantha White, senior in food science and another mem-ber of Ladies In Red, also said the experience was enjoyable.
“It was super fun,” White said. “It was a good opportu-nity to reach people who nor-mally wouldn’t hear us and meet different performing groups.”
This year Raleigh Wide Open also included the second an-nual Cherry Bounce Festival, a music festival that lasted all week, with bands performing at different area locations such as Deep South, the Raleigh Times, Busy Bee Café and Tir na nOg. Cherry Bounce culmi-nated on Saturday in front of the Raleigh Times bar, featur-ing bands like The Hood Inter-net and Man Man.
Tir na nOg, a location of Cherry Bounce and a partici-
pant in Ra-leigh Wide Open, had three bands scheduled to play, the event host-ed by the WKNC 88.1. However, Annie Nice, the general manager of
the Irish pub, was very disap-pointed with the festival over-all, claiming a lack of market-ing was to blame.
“It was not advertised well. It was a last minute job,” Nice said. “Nobody really knew about it until the day of. There should have been posters and brochures. It was primarily a big food thing. They could have had bigger signs. It was a huge
disappointment compared to other years.”
Other than the issue of mar-keting, Nice said she would like to see the events extend out to more than just one main street downtown.
“It was Fayetteville Street Wide Open, not Raleigh Wide Open,” Nice said. “Widen the whole thing up.”
David “Woody” Lockwood, co-owner of the Busy Bee Cafe, said while his business mainly dealt with Cherry Bounce, it benefited from both festivals.
“I thought it was a great suc-cess. Honestly, I would say [the festivals] could have been dif-ferent dates,” Lockwood said. “It brought a lot of people downtown, it was obvious with the foot traffic and the auto traffic.”
Lockwood said he will par-ticipate in next year’s events.
“It exposes people that don’t normally come downtown to what’s down here,” Lockwood said.
Festival ends with mixed feelings
RYANN PASQUALE/TECHNICIANJunior in fashion and textile management Lara O’Brien dances in the dress rehersal for Picasso with fellow company member, Oliver Beres. Lara is a soloist in Guernica, the second dance in the ballet. Carolina Ballet put on the performance Oct. 15 in the Fletcher Opera Theater. The performance will run until Nov. 1.
“[Raleigh Wide
Open] was an
awesome thing for
Raleigh.”Grace Nowell, junior in science,
technology and society
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The festival is named after a cocktail called Cherry Bounce.Rough approximation of the recipe: Two quarts whiskey, two pounds sugarand two quarts cherries. Mix together in a gallon jar, invert daily forfour days. In two months, instant party.
*Burbon or Vodka can also be substituted for whiskey.
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Phillip LinStaff Writer
Imagine a first person shooter with role-playing elements built into the core game mechanics. That is the premise on which Gearbox Entertainment’s newest video game title, Border-lands, is built on. The game promised to be an innova-tive role-playing shooter, to have dynamic coopera-tive game play, and to offer “bazillions of guns.” For the most part, Borderlands delivers everything it was hyped up to be.
Both Gearbox and fans were excited about the pros-pect of having role-playing and first person shooter ele-ments together in a hybrid mix, but others were skepti-cal at the concept.
Games like Fallout 3 have implemented some FPS (first person shooter) elements into its RPG (role-playing game) game play, but most other endeavors at this combination have rarely been wholly success-ful. Borderlands attempts to change this. While FPS gamers may find the inven-tory management and other role-playing elements to be refreshing and offer extra depth, RPG gamers will find the leveling system to be simplistic and limited.
Players only have four character templates avail-able, with each having only one active skill. However, these are minor gripes in an overall excellent game. In addition, a stronger leveling system would have benefit-ted the game, but the action is a still thrilling and level-ing up is highly rewarding.
Also, any gamer who is excited about the idea of gathering loot from fallen enemies is not going to be disappointed. When killed, enemies will drop money, health packs, and many types of weapons. Though not literally featuring a “ba-zillion” guns, Borderlands
does contain hundreds of guns.Most of the variety offered in the weaponry is based on the stats system. Many guns found will simply be newer models of guns found earlier, with slight tweaks in their stats. Having so many guns in the game was an exciting notion that Gear-box pitched, but it really is just one part in the ‘shoot and loot’ game play. It is still just as re-warding as the leveling system, and it is satisfying to find a gun set that feels just right.
Halfway through the game’s development, Gearbox Stu-dios overhauled the game’s art style and direction so that the graphics resembled a graphic novel rather than making an attempt at realism. This was a very smart decision on the de-velopers’ part because it keeps the gamers focused on the high volume of action and humor, instead of a gripping and real-istic story. This is ironic given that the opening cut scene be-gins with an exuberant “Have I got a story for you!” from the narrator.
Brian Li, a freshman in com-puter science also played the game for this review.
“The story is a let down, es-pecially after watching the vi-brant intro cut scene,” which tells the tale of a mystical alien vault containing riches and powerful weapons, Li said. “And then being dumped into the wasteland with little more than a map and a list of quests to complete without any fur-ther advancement in the story line for the next several hours of game time.”
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Review: It’s time to shoot, loot
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Sports “Once you’re out there work-
ing hard as a unit, you work hard on the field,” Spencer said.
Williams said during the bye week, the team has gone “back to school” as the receivers have focused a lot of attention on film study.
“We went to the film and looked at all the plays we could have capitalized on,” Williams said. “We know nobody’s per-fect but we want to be as close as we can and catch every ball.”
Williams said the receivers will take to the field in Tal-lahassee, Fla. Saturday with a fresh approach to the game.
“We’re going to come in with a clean state of mind for the game,” he said.
Williams said making catch-es was important to forge a trusting relationship between the quarterback and his receiv-ers as well.
“[The quarterbacks will] feel more comfortable coming to you when they don’t have no other choice and just throw it up,” Williams said.
Eugene, who had several open-field passes go through his hands in Chestnut Hill, said the running backs haven’t worked on their hands. He said his drops were mostly flukes.
“That was out of character for me to drop a ball,” Eugene said, adding he doesn’t for-get the balls he lets slip to the ground. “I take it personally - I mean, I’m not known for drop-ping balls. I’ve got some of the better hands on the team. and, if I drop a ball that sends a mes-sage to the rest of the team.”
Eugene said he always catch-
es extra balls at practices, but said he hasn’t upped his training since the BC game. He said the drops won’t im-pact Wilson and Mike Glen-non’s throws.
“We’ve not exactly been catching every ball since they’ve been at the helm so they just keep going on about their reads,” Eugene said. “They’re going to throw it to whoever’s open regardless of whether they dropped a pass the play be-fore or the game before.”
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One of State’s oldest club welcomes new and experienced members
Fidelis LusompaSenior Staff Writer
State’s Sailing Club, one of the oldest club sports on cam-pus, has been around since the 1950’s. The team is both a rec-reational and competitive out-let for its members year-round. The club provides people who have sailed with the oppor-tunity to continue their pas-sion. But it is also an outlet for people who have never sailed, according to April Alix, com-modore for the team and a se-nior in zoology.
“For people who are inex-perienced, people who have never seen a boat, touched a boat, or don’t even know what a sailboat does, you can join the club,” Alix said. “We have these classroom series on things like how to tie a knot, which way to sail, how to read the wind and those types of things.”
The team heads out to Lake Wheeler three times a week, which provides them with a hands-on experience. The team provides the equipment and fa-cilities to its members.
“That’s when you get to phys-ically work with somebody to
teach you how to sail,” Alix said. “It can be a social event too, a whole bunch of people having lots of fun. You get cer-tified by going through a series of steps. Once you’re certified, we let you take the boats out whenever you want. ”
Henryk Orlik, a senior in international studies, said he never sailed in his life before he joined the club.
“I just came to one of the meetings they had every week on Thursday on campus,” Orlik said. “They asked if I wanted to go sailing the next day and I was hooked instantly. If you take a class to learn how to sail, you don’t get nearly as much hands-on experience or the chance to take the range of boats that we have.”
The club does pay dues once a semester, which adds up to $110 a year.
“The average cost of three les-sons for about an hour is $75 to $95, just for those three,” Alix said. “[The $110] insures that you can use the boats all fall semester and spring semester and over the summer.”
The club allows its member to learn at their own pace and ensures they will be more com-fortable.
“You show up to a sail day and you say ‘Last week I learned
how to tie knots but I’m still not sure about what I need to learn next,’ so we say we can teach you docking,” Alix said. “Even if it takes you seven days to learn how to do docking then it takes seven days. Nobody is rushed to learn something.”
For those who are competi-tive, the club does have a rac-ing team, which competes all over the southeast, according to Alyssa Benfield, a sophomore in business administration.
“We compete against schools like College of Charleston,” Benfield said. “They are actu-ally No. 1 in the nation and for them it’s a varsity sport. We also compete against Tennes-see, University of South Caro-lina, Clemson and Georgia Tech.”
The club takes a number of trips throughout the year to give members more experience in different waters, including Lake Norman, the Neuse River and Cape Lookout. The club also travels to the Bahamas on Spring Breaks for one of its big-gest trips of the year.
For students who are looking to try something new, Benfield said it is a great opportunity.
“We have a full sailing school that will teach you from the ba-sics,” Benfield said. We offer a lot of opportunities.”
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Sailing club making waves
If this passing game is to be-come more consistent, Spencer, Williams and Davis are going to need to break their routes
off, get open and make Wil-son’s incredible scrambling ability more than a means to a harmless heave toward the sideline. And if they can manage to catch the ball when they’re wide open, that would be great too. With Spencer the
shortest of the trio at 6’3 and all three having plenty of speed, they should be infuriating opposing defenses with great plays down the field, not their own fans and coaches with dropped passes and poor route adjustments on broken plays.
nick toptine/technician file photoGeorge bryan, redshirt sophomore tight end, tries to lunge for a pass while being taken down by a Wake Forest defender during this season’s contest at Wake Forest.
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that,” Springthorpe said. “She’s a very vocal player — speaks her mind. She’s a fantastic soccer player and I’m happy I got a chance to know her and coach her.”
As highly as Springthorpe speaks about Cipollini, she has credited him with her big-gest growth and improvements throughout her career with the
Wolfpack.“[Springthorpe] has really
taught me a lot,” Cipollini said. “I have learned the most this year with him.”
As Cipollini’s senior soccer season is quickly coming to an end, she said it’s a bittersweet time.
“I’m just going to miss the relationships I’ve made with these girls,” Cipollini said. “My best memories have been with my five seniors, growing up in Avent Ferry together. We have one week left together and it’s
sad.”The future for Cipollini is
still up in the air. A sports management major, she said she plans to continue in the sports world, though soccer may not be in the cards.
“Soccer has been my life so I’m going to have to pick up a new hobby,” Cipollini said. “Hopefully I will find something that sparks my interest since I don’t see myself playing soccer any-more.”
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FOOTBALLcontinued from page 8
Jen HankinDeputy Sports Editor
As one of the five seniors on the women’s soccer team, Gia Cipollini is known by her teammates for her dedi-cation and laughter.
According to senior team-mate Meredith Parrilla, Ci-pollini is the funniest of the bunch.
“Gia always has the most laughs,” Parri l la, who roomed with Cipollini in Avent Ferry Complex fresh-man year, said. “She makes every story a little funnier.”
On the soccer field, Cipol-lini was originally recruited to play outside midfield during her freshman sea-son. However, as she grew as a player, she progressed down the field and moved to outside back, taking on more of a defensive role.
“I’ve really been pushed back in the defensive line,” Cipollini said. “But I think I have really found my spot as a defender — I like that the best.”
Parrilla, who plays center midfield, said she feels safe having Cipollini covering her back.
“When Gia steps out on
the field she will claw, scratch, bite — do whatever it takes – to get that ball,” Parrialla said. “It’s really good to know that she’s behind me and that if I make a mistake, she’s going to be there to make up for it.”
Cipollini has always played a central role on the team. Dur-ing her freshman season she started in seven games, scored one game-winning goal and played significant minutes.
“Yet, sophomore year is re-
ally where my role on the team picked up. I started and played every game from then on,” Cipollini said. “I have really grown as a per-son and especially as a soc-cer player.”
In her junior and senior years, Cipollini has become a key member of the team, tallying goals and assists as well as keeping up the team spirit through tougher times, according to Parrilla.
“As a person, she’s just goofy,” Parrilla said. “It re-ally helps especially when were down. Like this week, we just found out that even if everything goes our way we won’t make it to the ACC [tournament] and she’s out there working her hardest and has a smile on her face.”
Cipollini ’s attitude is something that coach Steve Springthorpe said he has noticed and admired dur-ing his short tenure working with her.
“I’ve only known her for the pass nine months, but when I met with her she had a true desire for this team to improve and you could see
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Former Pack golfer earns PGA Tour cardGarth Mulroy, a former N.C. State All-American, was one of 25 Nationwide Tour players to secure a 2010 PGA Tour card this past weekend in the Nationwide Tour Championship, which closed out the season. Mulroy finished 14th of the top-25 money winners on the Nationwide Tour. He was a member of the State golf team from 2000-2001, earning All-American and All-ACC honors. Mulroy becomes the fourth former member of the Pack to qualify for the 2010 tour, alongside Tim Clark, Carl Pettersson and Marc Turnesa.
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Men’s soccer rises through national ranks The men’s soccer team has moved into the No. 8 spot in the RPI, which was released by the NCAA this week. The standings are updated three times each season, with the final RPI being announced prior to the NCAA Tournament. Four of the top nine teams were from the ACC. The team is ranked in all four national polls for the eighth consecutive week, including No. 11 in Soccer America’s Top 25 and No. 13 in the NSCAA Poll, CollegeSoccerNews.com and Soccer Times. The team currently holds an 11-3-1 record.
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athletic schedule
TodayWomen’s soccer vs. francis marion*Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m.
Fridayvolleyball vs. clemson Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
SaturdayWomen’s sWimming and diving vs. richmond and campbellCarmichael Gym, 11 a.m.
football @ florida stateTallahasee, Fla., noon
volleyball vs. georgia techReynolds Coliseum, 6 p.m.
Women’s cross country at acc championshipsWake Med Soccer Park, Cary, N.C., TBA
men’s cross country at acc championshipsWake Med Soccer Park, Cary, N.C., TBA
*Student Wolfpack Club event
Receivers look to make catches, get offense back on track
Ty JohnsonEditor-in-Chief
Just east of Carter-Finley Stadium on the plot of grass known as the Dail Practice Field is a tower, and while it’s not as aesthetically pleasing as the Richard Vaughn Towers in the distance, the players who practice in its shadow will tell you it’s just as functional because it keeps them on schedule.
Beyond giving coaches a bird’s eye view of practice, the tower has a digi-tal clock display that keeps track of the periods of practice, counting down the minutes as the team moves through its schedule.
Coach Tom O’Brien is big into schedules, and running back Jamelle
Eugene said dropped passes over the past few games have kept the team from stay-ing on its long-term schedule for success.
“Coach O’Brien always talks about being on schedule and dropped passes don’t help us stay on schedule,” Eugene said. “[A dropped pass] kills the drive.”
Junior wide re-ceiver Owen Spen-cer said drops were game-changers.
“A dropped pass is just like a sack or a tackle for loss,” Spencer said. “It’s a wasted play.”
And wasted plays were plentiful the last time the team took the field against Bos-ton College Oct. 17. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson threw 17 in-completions in the contest, with several hitting receivers in the hands before falling
to the turf of Alumni Stadium. But Spencer insists the receivers are
capable of making big plays and catches. “We wouldn’t be here unless we
had good hands. That’s how we got here,” Spencer said. “Drops are a matter of lack of concen-tration.”
Spencer, whose catching abilities were questioned by the media during
midseason last year, said the receiving corps practiced catching with distrac-tion drills this week. He said he and redshirt junior wide receiver Jarvis Wil-liams are trying to get the receivers on the same page.
After giving up 30, 49 and 52 points in the Pack’s last three games, all losses, much of the blame for the losing
streak of the team has been placed upon the defense. In some ways this is deserved, as you can’t rea-sonably expect any offense to
score that many points week in and week out. Even with a star
quarterback like Russell Wil-son throwing to outstanding wide receivers, this would be difficult. But with receivers playing like State’s have over the past couple weeks, Wilson and the offense’s task becomes infinitely more difficult.
As bad as the pass defense has been since the start of conference play, the receiv-ers have struggled to get open and catch the ball as much as the corners and safeties have struggled to prevent the op-position from doing so. Exact stats tracking dropped passes are hard to come by, but it seems safe to say the receivers have dropped at least five or six balls a game over the past couple games. It is one thing to drop the ball because of a jarring hit or a great defensive play, but quite another when, with no defender in their vi-cinity, receivers simply fail to bring in uncontested throws. Unfortunately, the drops I am referring to fall into the latter category. The number of drops per game over the past few weeks would probably be in the double digits if failed attempts to pull in contested jump balls were considered drops.
The abundance of passes that have gone through the hands of open receivers is even harder to tolerate considering the game experience of those players. Jarvis Williams, Owen Spen-cer and Darrell Davis are all juniors, and redshirt sopho-more tight end George Bryan has more than 10 career starts. Players with that much experi-ence should drop no more than a few balls a season. There is no justifying veteran receiv-ers dropping at least one wide open pass every game.
And regularly failing to make easy catches is not the only problem. It blows my mind how so many times, af-ter Wilson has avoided three or four tackles and reversed field a couple times, he has to throw the ball away because there is still no one open. Defenses typically only expect their secondary to cover receivers for four or five seconds, as it is unreasonable to expect a corner to be stride for stride with a receiver after they’ve made two or three cuts. But with our receivers, defenders seem to have little difficulty shadowing them for close to ten seconds or until Wilson finally gives up and either takes off to run or throws the ball away. Receivers are, or should be, taught to come back to the line of scrimmage and give their quarterback a target after he breaks the pocket.
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PeGGY BooNe/techNiciaNDuring the second half of the game against boston College, redshirt senior halfback Jamelle eugene drops a pass from redshirt sophomore quarterback russell Wilson. the Pack out-passed the eagles with 315 yards as compared to boston College’s 187, but Wolfpack’s inability to stop the eagle’s rushing led to a 20-52 loss.
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cOming sOOnFriday: Toney’s Take: Week 9Monday: A recap of the football game at Florida State
