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Language Exchange draws linguists
Two other informational sessions will be held Wednesday Aug. 25 at 4:30 p.m., and Thursday, Aug. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Hall Classroom.
Janell MillerStaff Writer
The first information session about University Scholars’ Language Ex-change program was held Tuesday at 4:30 p.m. in the Sullivan Classroom.
The Language Exchange is a pro-gram that pairs students with N.C. State staff members whose native language is not English. The pro-gram allows students and faculty to get together and converse in the language they are trying to learn.
Bengt Carlson, assistant director of the University Scholars program, said the program’s foundation is fun-damental.
“It is a simple idea about people getting together to talk,” Carlson said.
According to Carlson, this is the program’s sixth active semester. The
program’s previous semesters have encompassed as many as 40 students.
“The common denominator is that [students and staff] want to learn a language,” Carlson said. “Talking with a real person is the substance of the ex-change. You are both a teacher and a learner.”
According to Carl-son, the Language Exchange is an eight week program that meets once a week for half an hour.
One week there will be a conversation in English, Carlson said, and the next week there will be a con-versation in the other desired language.
“It is a difficult situation to acquire a brand new language, you need to have some root knowledge of the lan-guage and be able to speak a little bit,” Carlson said. “The program conversations depend on your desire to learn and converse.”
According to Carlson, past ex-changes have included the following languages: Arabic, Keren, Chinese, Creole, French, Spanish, Twi, Swahi-
li, Vietnamese, as well as many African Tribal dialects.
Carlson said the program’s experience is very dif ferent from the tradi-tional classroom experience be-c au se you’re working hands-on with another person.
“The conver-sation is very different than writing some-
thing down on a piece of paper,” Carlson said. “It is different learning experience and you have to be ready to just jump in.”
“You need to commit to come to each half hour session because it is a pretty big deal. It’s not class, it’s a
relationship with another person,” Carlson said.
According to Carlson, the program will occasionally provide topics for conversations, and other times it is up to the members of the session.
Carlson said the exchanges meet in different locations around campus and the program is not just open to students in the University Scholars program.
William Laundon, a sophomore in industrial engineering, said he’s going to the exchange to prepare for a study-abroad experience.
“I took Spanish in high school and I plan to study abroad in Spain,” Laundon said. “I really want to learn the language, to improve my Spanish and attain it before I go to Spain.”
Jennifer Chu, a senior in special undergraduate studies, said she’s not only excited about learning another language, but she’s also looking for-ward to teaching someone else.
“Learning another language is a great advantage, to be able to com-municate, and not just in the class-
VANESSA MOVASSEGHI/TECHNICIANThe University Scholars program holds its first information session for the Language Exchange, presented by Assistant Director Bengt Carlson Aug. 24. “People are really excited and we have a good group this year,” Carlson said.
EXCHANGE continued page 3
University to look at religious observances’ policy
A new state law requiring a minimum of two excused absences for religious observances is prompting the University to review its diversity policy.
Elise Heglar Correspondent
The new law state lawmakers passed last month requiring universities to allow a minimum of two excused ab-sences for students and staff observ-ing religious holidays is motivating the University to re-evaluate its diversity policy.
Lawmakers passed the law in Au-gust, allowing employees and stu-dents to miss work or class without penalty for certain religious holidays. The University’s current policy is to allow students and staff two excused absences for religious observances.
The University’s diversity policy has been in place since July 16, 2007. Ac-cording to Marth Gumpertz, assistant vice provost for faculty and staff di-
versity, said although campus officials have not changed the policy yet, they may soon.
“No changes are being made as of right now, although the absence num-ber could change,” Gumpertz said.
According to Gumpertz, she makes University staff aware of the impor-tant religious observances each year and encourages them to be sensitive when planning their courses.
“I send out a message every sum-mer to the units on campus that says which holidays are important and to be sensitive when planning course-work,” Gumpertz said.
The University’s complete diversity calendar, available online, includes Jewish, Muslim, and Baha’i holidays such as Rosh Hashanah and Eid al-Fitr. The list is not considered exhaus-tive; students can contact the Student Organization Resource Office in Tal-ley Student Center to inquire about holidays that are not listed.
“We have not had any issues with ac-commodation so far. The staff is usu-ally very understanding to students,”
Gumpertz said. Ramadan, an important Muslim
holiday that began Aug. 11, is missing from the list. According to Gumpertz, it is very uncommon for people to take off from work or school in observance of Ramadan.
“People don’t typically take off for Ramadan,” Gumpertz said.
But she said the end of Ramadan, known as Eid al-Fitr, is something people take leave for occasionally. Miss-ing class or work for this is considered excused by the Uni-versity.
According to the three-year-old Uni-versity policy, students must fill out a form to receive an excused absence.
“[The University is] understanding about students missing class for ob-serving holidays, however it is kind of unnecessary that we have to fill out a form,” Sarah Berger, a Jewish fresh-
man in FYC, said. Staff members at the University
are also allotted time off for reli-gious holidays. They are expected to make a formal request for time off through the University, much like students are expected to. Although staff can request time off, the Uni-versity is not required to give time
off if it will result in inconvenience.
Accord i ng to Gumpertz, if the University is un-able to offer time off for staff as a re-ligious observance, the staff is able to use some of their vacation leave.
“The University tries to be very accommodating to faculty and students when it comes to religious observances,” Gumpertz said.
Anna Bigelow, assistant professor
RELIGION continued page 3
“I’m looking
forward to be able
to converse in
Japanese...and I’m
looking forward
to teaching
English”Jude Jackson, a freshman in
psychology
The Campus Farmers’ Market will be in the Brickyard Sept. 1 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Allison SaitoCorrespondent
The Campus Farmers’ Market will reopen for its second year in the Brickyard on Wednesday, Sept. 1. The farmers’ market is open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is organized by students and offers produce from across North Carolina.
Ariel Fugate, a junior in fisheries and wildlife science and a student organizer for the farmers’ market, said she this year’s market will have nine vendors.
“We were most successful last year in growing. We grew from four ven-dors last fall to nine vendors by the end of the year,” Fugate said. “This year we will have nine. Two [ven-dors from last year] cannot come this year, and two joined.”
Acknowledging the market has room to improve, Fugate said she wants to expand the market’s reach.
“[We need to] publicize the mar-ket to all different types of people. We have reached some departments, but not all,” Fugate said.
“We are trying to involve everyone this year.”
Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, an assistant professor in crop science, is the faculty advisor for the Campus Farmers’ Market.
Schroeder-Moreno said she’s look-ing to get more agriculture clubs in-volved this year.
“There are a lot of agriculture clubs out there, we really need to work on connecting with them more,” Schroeder-Moreno said.
Schroeder-Moreno said the Uni-versity’s alumni play an important role in the farmers’ market. One of these alumni, Gary Wise, graduated in 1993 with a degree in education.
“Gary was the first one here,” Schroeder-Moreno said. “He’s got a busy schedule, but he is committed to coming out here.”
Gary Wise said his connections to the University motivate him to sell produce on the Brickyard.
“...it is kind of
unnecessary that
we have to fill out
a form.”Sarah Berger, freshman in FYC
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Market hopes
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MARKET continued page 3
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In a Letter to the Editor published in today’s paper, Ultrinsic, a web-based company that offers students the ability to bet on their grades, said they do not require students to give their University login information to register with the site. However, they do offer students the ability to provide their login to expedite giving their transcript to the company.
In Monday’s “The horse behind the badge” article, the Bismarck’s name comes from a Nazi German battleship, designed as the flagship of Hitler’s North Atlantic fleet, not a U.S. ship.
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room,” Chu said. “I’m also looking forward to teach-ing, you both benefit, and it’s great.”
Jude Jackson, a freshman in psychology, said he wants
to supplement his Japanese course with the extra dialogue he’ll gain from the program.
“I’m looking forward to be able to converse in Japanese,” Jackson said. “I am also taking a class on it right now, and I’m looking forward to teaching English.”
Carlson said this year looks promising, and he expects the
program to connect with campus.
“Every year it is different, this year people are really excited,” Carlson said. “It connects to campus in a big way.”
EXCHANGEcontinued from page 1
of religious studies, said the so-cial effects of the new law are good. Bigelow said she believes policies like this should be a way to educate people who do not observe these holidays.
“This might make people from the widespread Christian faith more aware that we don’t all follow the same religious calendar,” Bigelow said.
The way students and fac-ulty feel about this new law is widely unknown right now. The law is fairly new and the effect on the University is still being determined.
“It remains to be seen how students will take advantage of this policy and how professors will handle it,” Bigelow said.
According to Bigelow, there are many reasons why cel-ebrating these holidays is im-portant. Despite strong com-mitments to school and work, she believes that religion must sometimes take precedence.
“Oftentimes religious obser-vances are important to add a sense of community,” Bigelow said.
North Carolina’s new law promotes a diverse state in terms of religion. The policy on observance for various re-ligious holidays benefits many religions, according to Bigelow.
“This is a step for important acknowledgement towards a multi-cultural state,” Bigelow said.
RELIGIONcontinued from page 1
“I am a State person. I went to State, my brother-in-law works at State… and most of the people I know who work in agriculture went to State,” Wise said. “I wouldn’t have gone [to sell produce] to Carolina, and I wouldn’t have gone to Duke.”
Several students said they en-joyed last year’s event and plan to attend again.
Alice Sheehy, a junior in in-ternational studies and busi-ness, said she went to the farm-ers’ market last year because it was easy to get to.
“It’s great!” Alice said. “It’s
very convenient.”John Howell, a sophomore
in computer engineering, said he did not shop at the farmers market much last year, but he plans to visit more often this year.
“Last year I had a meal plan. This year I’m doing a lot of cooking at my house,” Howell explained. “I like fresh food, and I don’t want to go to the grocery store where the stuff has been sitting out forever.”
Howell also said the farm-ers’ market reminds him of his home in western North Carolina.
“It is sort of nostalgic, be-cause it’s not a common thing to see ,” Howell said.
MARKETcontinued from page 1
JONATHON STEPHENS/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTOMorgan Thompson, a sophomore in chemistry, buys cucumbers in the Brickyard at the first Farmers’ Market of the year. “I bought the fresh veggies to keep healthy. I think I’ll eat them with a little bit of salt, but that’s about it,” Thompson said.
Many offices in Talley Student Center are preparing for their temporary moves into Harrelson Hall.
Kali MalloryCorrespondent
Many offices in Talley Stu-dent Center are preparing to move into their reassigned workspaces in Harrelson Hall as part of the Talley Renovation Project.
The offices expected to va-cate Talley are: Union Ac-tivities Board, Student Or-ganization Resource Center, Campus Activities, CSLEPS, Women’s Center, Multicul-tural Student Affairs, Chap-lains Cooperative Ministry, GLBT Center, Senate Hall, Student Union Administra-tion and Facilities Manage-ment, and Food Service and Catering.
Shannon Johnson, direc-tor of the Women’s Cen-ter, said she does not know when they are moving, but the renovation is something that has been in talks at the University.
“We don’t know when we’re moving yet, there are
timelines out there that we’re considering. The talks were happening five years ago, so the [discussion] about renovations weren’t sudden. This was a long term plan.”
The campus bookstore will also be a new addition to the Talley Center. Richard Hayes, director of the cam-pus bookstore, said that they have known for a year that the bookstore was going to be demolished as part of the Tal-ley renovation and expansion process.
Johnson said the temporary office locations are convenient while construction is going on.
“There is a convenience fac-tor of being on the Brickyard because that’s where students are during the day on the aca-demic side. There will be chal-lenge in letting people know where we are and how to find us. We won’t have access to the meeting rooms, and the ball-room will be off limits, but the offices affected are trying to work collaboratively to make this work successfully.”
Hayes said the move is going to be great for the students to be next to the Brickyard and the Atrium. However, he acknowl-edges there are downsides.
“It’s not going to be easy, but
it will be a perfect placement for a bookstore in the academic place of campus. The space will be smaller, located on the lower level of Harrelson.”
Johnson views the move as necessary for its purpose for the time being.
“It’s a temporary move. Har-relson is a swing space…con-sidered as an academic build-ing, not a student center, but we recommend it as a temporary setting. [With the new Student Center] the offices will be bet-ter [and it will] service students better. [It’s] worth the incon-venience.”
Hayes said students will be notified about the temporary location for the bookstore.
“We’re going to have an in- depth marketing program for students and customer base direct emails. [Also], we’ll use the Technician, Facebook, Twitter….We’re looking for-ward to it and we’re kind of excited.”
In 2008, the Student Life Master Plan advocating for a new student center was com-pleted, giving the Talley Build-ing Committee and architects the chance to model a student center adequate for University lifestyle. Construction will be-gin in the later part of 2011 and
the new Talley Student Center is predicted to be complete in August 2014, according to the renovation website.
When the Talley Student Center was first built in 1972, the University’s student popu-lation was 14,000. The growing enrollment and technological advances requires a new Tal-ley Student Center to provide students with better resources. The $120 million this project is expected to consume will come from auxiliary service contributions and student fees, as stated of the Talley Renova-tions Website.
Tally offices prepare for move to Harrelson HallMOVING OFFICES• Union Activities Board• Student Organization
Resource Center• Campus Activities • CSLEPS• Women’s Center • Multicultural Student
Affairs• Chaplains Cooperative
Ministry • GLBT Center • Senate Hall• Student Union
Administration and Facilities Management
• Food Service and Catering
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Dear N.C. State,
i’m in D.H. Hill library right now listening to “Wavin’ Flag” the song that became the anthem for the 2010 World Cup. For me, the song celebrates being a part of something bigger than one’s self, which is a good way to describe how it feels to be your Student Body President.
This year, Student Government’s overarching goal is to be a truly effective resource for students and a catalyst for collaboration amongst student organizations.
We will be attending student organization meetings, some classes, and college council meetings to let students know about the resources we have to offer and to learn about any issues related to their student experience. if it’s appropriate, we will research those issues and communicate them to the University’s administration by presenting articulate solutions and advocating on your behalf.
Student Government does not have any power- we have influence. The effectiveness of our influence and ability to make positive changes on our campus depends on the students involved. We need our peers to communicate with us and then trust us to appropriately facilitate that communication ([this is the] answer to “why vote?”). The team i work with is genuine and excited to do big things for N.C. State. look for students wearing a round SG pin, tell us what’s up in your world, ask about what we’re working on and get involved if you’re interested! We also utilize twitter, blogs and Facebook to keep you updated. Check out students.ncsu.edu to learn more and GO PaCK!
Kelly Hook Student Body President
To the editor,
We were pleased to be profiled in the august 19th issue of the Technician by Chelsey Francis. Unfortunately, the article and an editorial that followed contained few errors and misconceptions that i would like to clarify.
ms. Francis’ article asserts that ‘once a student registers with the website “Ultrinsic”, it appears to require their University login
information.’ We do not require students to provide this information. Students have the option of verifying their grades by sending an official transcript from the registrar’s office. The privacy of students who use Ultrinsic is our top priority.
at Ultrinsic, we have taken great pains to be transparent in our process, which is why we were upset to see the Technician classify us as an “online predator” in an editorial. The editorial staff made an unfair judgment about our company without speaking or meeting with us. Our goal is to [provide] an incentive for students to raise their grades. Our program has run successfully for over a year at New york University and University of Pennsylvania with positive outcomes for students. We hope that students at North Carolina State will embrace us in the same way.
i am more than happy to meet with the editorial staff of the Technician as well as the North Carolina State University Student affairs office to discuss how we can work in tandem in developing our shared goals. Sincerely,
Jeremy Gelbart President of Ultrinsic
EDITOR’S NOTEletters to the editor are the individual opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Technician staff or N.C. State University. all writers must include their full names and, if applicable, their affiliations, including years and majors for students and professional titles for University employees. For verification purposes, the writers must also include their phone numbers, which will not be published.
“Because everyone loves State.”Sunny Patelsophomore, management
“Because my brother and sister came to State, so it was easy to get in.”marc lenzofreshman, biological sciences
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Kay Yow was memorial-ized by a bronze statue on Tuesday in what has
become the Coaches’ Corner next to Reynolds Stadium. A student passing by the memo-rial asked who Kay Yaw was. This is an alarming question that warrants a quick reminder about how important it is to know N.C. State’s history.
There is no way anyone can mention Kay Yow without thinking N.C. State, or vice ver-sa. Kay Yow was the women’s basketball coach for 38 years, until she had to step down in 2009 after battling cancer for 22 years. She passed away in January 2009, leaving the Uni-versity with “a heavy heart,” according to then Athletic Di-rector Lee Fowler. Yow’s con-tributions to basketball, the University and the country were an amazing testament to
her legend.As students attending this
University, we need to know the history of our institution. We are an insult to its rich past if we cannot acknowledge what has come before us and what has made it possible to get us to where we are. Our Univer-sity’s humble beginnings were in agriculture and engineering, a tradition that continues to-day. Two of our largest colleges are the Colleges of Engineering and Agriculture and Life Sci-ences.
A walk through east campus is a like a walk back in time. Our predecessors, both men and women, blacks and whites, lived and went to school in this area. Carvings in the brick
walls and old rumors that our rivalry with UNC-Chapel Hill started when UNC stu-dents urinated in the old well in Yarborough Square echo a past that still affects us today. Moving to Central Campus, the 1950s and 60s produced the dominating brick architec-ture and our landmark Brick-yard. We would still be walk-ing through a dirt field without these buildings.
Knowing our past enriches our experience at N.C. State. Going to class and being in-volved with organizations on campus assures us we have be-come a part of the history of the University. We will one day look back and be able to say, “Yes, I was there. I was a part
of that.” We will be proud of our accomplishments and see more meaning in our experi-ences.
All of this stems from tak-ing pride in the identity of our University. Knowing our roots and the history of this institu-tion are ways we can do that. Remember, we are the life-blood of our University, both its future and its past.
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.
Knowing your rootsThe FaCTs:The Kay Yow Memorial was unveiled Tuesday next to Reynolds Coliseum. Kay Yow was the women’s basketball coach for 38 years.
our opinion:Students need to be aware of N.C. State’s history to enhance their experience and improve the future of the University.
When red meets green
If you are one of the people who frequently walk past a group of blue bins with-
out a second glance, holding an empty can of soda, only to trash the can later in a trash
bin or some-one who sends all of the scrap papers a nd cardboard
boxes straight to the trash af-ter cleaning up your room, you may want to think again.
Recycling is imperative for the long term good of the environment. It is a habit we all have to develop and is not something to be done occa-sionally. Critics might chal-lenge the benefits of recycling or dispute the costs involved, and you may have chosen to believe them. But looking at not just today or this month, but years and decades down the line, this is definitely the path to take. Especially once we allow recycling programs to mature and to be adopted more widely around the world . Ac-cord i ng to EPA statistics for Municipal Solid Waste Generation, recycling and disposal f o r 2 0 0 8 , Americans generated about 250 million tons of trash and recycled and composted 83 million tons of this material, which resulted in a 33.2 percent recycling rate. That means we still sent out a good part of our recyclables to landfills. Our recycling efforts alone provided an annual ben-efit of 182 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions reduced, compara-ble to annual greenhouse gas emissions from more than 33 million vehicles.
At N.C. State, the Waste Re-duction and Recycling (WRR) group oversees recycling ef-forts. According to statistics from the WRR website, the ra-tio of recycled waste to the net waste produced, called the di-version rate, was 45 percent for the year 2008 to 2009. NCSU itself has set the goal of increas-
ing the diversion rate to 65 percent by the year 2015. We can definitely aid them in their efforts by being more conscientious as we dispose of paper, plastics, metal and a host of other materials.
According to Analis Ful-ghum, WRR’s education and outreach coordinator, about 40 to 45 percent of the trash that comes from residence halls could have been composted, reused or recycled. By being more careful of what we throw into trash bins, we could greatly increase the diver-sion rate at the University overall. The WRR website gives tons of information on what can be recycled, how to recycle even if you live off campus, how to request a service and how to partici-pate in the events planned to highlight the importance of recycling. They even have
a “ W E Recycle” Program t hat re-cycles 22 tons every football season – and they are hoping to dou-ble t h i s amount. Earth911,
a sustainability website, even has Back-to-School guides that list out how ev-ery one of us can contribute towards a greener planet, one step at a time.
Recycling helps conserve energy, reduce pollution, save trees and decrease costs on various fronts. And there is no better time than now to develop it into a habit, if you have not done so already.
“Recycling helps
conserve energy,
reduce pollution,
save trees and
decrease costs on
various fronts. ”
Theju JacobStaff Columnist
“They gave me the most money and I love the school.”linett jimenezfreshman, management
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The release of Star Craft II: Wings of Liberty means many gamers are returning to one of computer gaming’s most loved franchises
Jared DouglasCorrespondent
After 12 years of waiting, the sequel to Blizzard Entertainment’s much loved computer real-time strategy game StarCraft finally saw its release this summer.
The release of StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty was met with much fanfare as gamers celebrated the return of a franchise that helped shape com-puter gaming into what it is today.
Kyle Bolton, senior in computer and electri-cal engineering and president of the Multiplayer Gaming Club on campus, explained the original StarCraft has had a lasting presence in computer gaming, despite its release more than 12 years ago.
“It’s still played strong today,” Bolton said. “It’s one of Multiplayer Gaming Club’s point games. We play it at pretty much all of our events, and there has been a lot of expectation hype, not even advertised hype, just expec-tation for when [StarCraft II] is going to come out.”
The original StarCraft came out at a time when both the real-time strategy genre and computer gaming as a whole were exploding. What set StarCraft apart from its competitors were several key factors.
“In a sense, it’s a good RTS game,” Bolton said. “It had three playable races: Protoss, Zerg, and Terran. It had 50 single player missions between all three races. It had a very excellent multiplayer system based on the original Battle.net system which had just gotten its legs, and they had built it very well. It had a full chat system — online lobbies where you could just sit and hang out. You didn’t need a full broadband connection, and it had local area network play, which was a big thing. You could just have a couple guys, hook their computers together and just play.”
It is impossible to discuss StarCraft without also mentioning the immense popularity it has gained overseas, especially in Korea.
“You might even say that it set off video gaming as a culture item in Northeast Asia,” Bolton said.
Simon Jung, a freshman in biomedical engi-neering and a Korean-American, said when he was very young, he remembered being exposed
to the original StarCraft.“Whenever I would go to someone’s house and
they had an older kid, that would be what they were playing,” Jung said. “It’s on television. They have StarCraft tournaments. There are teams that are well known; off the top of my head I could name a few.”
Part of the game’s lasting popularity could be due in part to its evolving multiplayer gameplay. Like chess, though the pieces stay essentially the same, players are constantly developing new strategies.
“There will be an era where Zerg completely dominate because someone developed this cra-zy strategy for Zerg, and other days Terran will dominate because of some strategy someone de-veloped,” Jung said. “It’s alive, I guess,”
In addition to developing strategies that change how the game is played, players have also been able to change the game through the robust map editor included with the title.
“People are constantly making new maps that aren’t necessarily the same as how StarCraft was meant to be played,” Jung said. “That definitely keeps the interest alive,”
Though heralded by many, the release of the new game brings about some challenges, especially for competitive gamers who have had 12 years to become accustomed to the original game.
“I’m not sure how long it would take for the pro play-ers in Korea to adapt to Star-
Craft II,” Jung said. “From what I’ve seen, it’s kind of different, and [the original StarCraft] is something that has been tried and true, so it’s hard to get someone to wean off of that. I could see separate tournaments at first, and maybe over time the StarCraft tournament would get smaller and the StarCraft II tournament would get bigger.”
Another challenge the new game faces is its lack of support of local area connection play, which Bolton explained was one of the most beloved features of the original StarCraft.
“I don’t know of anyone that has hacked it yet to include LAN play, but I think it’s only a mat-ter of time because everyone wants it. There has been some discussion that Blizzard will release a patch to include LAN play later on, but right now there is no official word on it,” Bolton said.
There is also an issue with price. Blizzard En-tertainment is releasing StarCraft II in three parts. The first part, Wings of Liberty, which fo-
cuses on the Terran race, has a retail price of $60.Despite these problems, players say StarCraft
II has lost no momentum with its release.“This is 10 times [bigger than the last release],”
Bolton said. “You have to look at the modern culture. Back then you might put up a couple newspaper articles and advertise in some gaming magazines. You look now, StarCraft II advertise-ments are everywhere. Billboards, I’ve seen ads in movie theaters, TV ads, a bunch of different conventions, not just gaming conventions. Star-Craft II is probably the most advertised game I’ve seen to date.”
In the opinion of Tim MacNeil, a senior in mathematics education, the new game lives up to the hype and is a worthy predecessor.
“The original set the bar high, and [StarCraft II] met it,” MacNeil said. “It felt like I was replay-ing StarCraft for the first time. It feels like the original, but they changed it up enough that it still feels like a new game.”
MacNeil also explained the other complaints gamers have about the new installment — the price, the lack of LAN play and the three-part game — may not be as important as they seem to be.
“I’m a console gamer, and most console games are $60, so StarCraft II being $60 doesn’t really bother me. It’s something that happens over time. Prices are going to go up,” MacNeil said. “And overall, the three [parts] will have a bigger story [than StarCraft].”
StarCraft’s legacy continues with ‘Wings of Liberty’
As the summer film season comes to a close, Scott Pilgrim battles evil exes and bad box office returns
Jordan AlsaqaSenior Staff Writer
In 2000, 20th Century Fox’s X-Men film was released, becoming both a critical and commercial success at the box office. Aside from spawning a film franchise that con-tinues to this day, X-Men brought with it a renewed interest in films based on comic book properties.
Almost every summer season since has brought at least one famous comic book se-ries to the big screen, and the number has only risen in the past few years. Already in 2010, five major films based on comic books have been produced.
However, if one mentions comic book movies to the average person, the only film likely to come to his or her mind is Iron Man 2, the latest film from Marvel Studios. Smaller films, such as Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and The Losers, are lucky to get men-tioned let alone have someone say they’ve seen it. This is a fact that transfers directly into box office numbers.
While there may be a greater number of comic book movies released every year, most have a difficult time finding an audience outside of fans of the original property. The question at hand is why do Batman and Wolverine find success where Scott Pilgrim and Kick-Ass fail?
On the surface, the answer can be boiled down to a matter of familiarity. Characters such as the X-Men have been around for several decades and hold places in the hearts of far more comic book readers than series that have only been out for a few years. As such, a film based on Marvel’s mutants is going to have a much larger draw and appeal to the average ticket buyer.
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Indeed, what ends up being the most impor-tant factor is the general public’s awareness of a franchise. When X-Men was first released, it followed a decade that saw increased interest in the series, with a Saturday morning cartoon, numerous toy lines and, of course, several suc-cessful comic series all bringing the popular-ity of the X-Men to an all-time high. Similar situations increased the profile for films such as Spider-Man, Iron Man and almost every charac-ter coming from either Marvel or DC.
Still, awareness in popular culture is not the only factor that drives success. Films based on original concepts are released throughout the year that manage to make hundreds of millions of dollars with ease. The big problem facing films based on small properties is usually in the mar-keting done by the studios.
“The marketing for films like Kick-Ass and Scott Pilgrim play directly to the geek audi-ence, while not enough is being done to show the average movie-goer there is more than they realize to a comic book film,” Billy Flynn, host of the podcast Geek Ra-dio Daily, said.
The advertising and press for smaller com-ic films play more toward the fans already likely to see the film, while doing too little to draw in new viewers. The trailers for Scott Pil-grim show a great deal of fighting and video game references, while downplaying other elements of the story that may interest the average American.
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Still, as more comic book films are released, it seems the market will continue to favor the big-budget superhero films. While this year’s Iron Man 2 made just more than $100 million in its first five days, Scott Pilgrim barely man-aged $10.5 million in its opening weekend. And though it only made an additional $5 million this past weekend, hope still remains for this latest indie comic picture.
Melanie Baldwin, a senior in creative writing, said she’s heard a lot of positive talk about the film from others.
“My friends are pushing others to see it, and some are even having parties to go watch it,” Baldwin said.
Of course, word-of-mouth may not bring many to the theaters, but it certainly makes an impact on DVD sales and rentals, as is shown by Kick-Ass, which placed No. 1 in its first week of release.
Unfortunately, as more small comic films continue to flop at the box office, the inevitable backlash will begin and fewer of these critically-acclaimed films will be produced. Be it from reworked marketing campaigns or quicker
word-of-mouth, upcoming comic book movies such as Red
and The Adven-tures of Tintin are going to need addition-al help to draw in viewers.
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Even though he never saw himself coach-ing, when op-portunities arose at the high school level , Shaw took advan-tage and never looked back.
He served as head coach of Mount Olive College in Fay-ettevi l le for four years. He led a team that had won three games the previous season to a 20-3 record and a national championship, winning the 2004 CVAC Coach of the Year and setting a Division II record for a single-season turnaround in the process.
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Instead of cleaning house and completely overhauling the program, Springthorpe, Shaw, and assistant coach Dena Floyd decided to work on building a new mentality. Shaw says he tries to “keep it loose” on the field.
“I like to be on the field as much as I can. I like to kid around with the girls,” Shaw said. “To me, that’s fun. That’s what I look forward to, so it’s easy for me to be energetic and have fun.”
Shaw still has his “nine to five” office responsibilities, heading up scouting and team academics for the Wolfpack. But the carrot at the end of his day always was, and con-tinues to be, the chance to run around on the field, teaching the sport he loves to others.
And he isn’t alone.“There’s something about
it,” Springthorpe said. “Once you immerse yourself in that lifestyle, that freedom, being outside and being involved in a sport you’ve played,
you can’t really imagine do-ing anything else.”
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“I was always
looking to get
out of the office
to ref...That was
what I enjoyed
doing and
wanted to do.”assistant women’s soccer coach
Chris Shaw
Thompson, a sophomore in biology, said. “It is really in-tense but it is short enough that by the time I get tired it is almost over.”
Since Carmichael’s ex-pansion into the new gym, participation has increased
along with the amount of class-es offered.
“Our participation numbers have grown tremendously,” Freeland said. “We were over in the older building and had maybe four classes a night, that was like 20 classes. Now we have 50 to 70 classes a week. Since we have been in the new facility our numbers have con-stantly increased.”
New to the program is TRX
suspension training, a pro-gram where participants use their own body weight and resistance training to get a full body workout.
“We do a full body workout, upper body, lower body, core and also some cardio,” fitness instructor Thanh Tran said. “It is a very good workout. You will definitely be sore.”
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sarah tudor/technician archive photo Joe Whaley a sophomore in biochemistry works out with friends at Carmichael gym. “I usually work out three times a week, including weight training, cardio, and ab work outs,” Whaley said.
chris shaw’s awards
• CVAC Coach of the year• Two-time all dixie
Conference selection• named All-American in
1993
source: n.c. state athletics
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Maynard named to postseason Cape Cod All-Star TeamJunior catcher Pratt Maynard was named to the 24 player Cape Cod postseason All-Star Team for his role he played with the Harwich Mariners over the summer. The junior catcher was also named MVP of the Mariners as he had a .241 batting average and a .414 on-base percentage, forth best in the league.
Source: N.c. State athleticS
Former Pack players making splashes in NFL preseasonFormer N.C. State football players Willie Young, Andre Brown and Stephen Hauschka are all attempting to catch on with NFL teams this season. Young, a former defensive end has notched seven tackles in two preseason games for the Detroit Lions, while Hauschka has hit four of four field goals also for the Lions. Meanwhile, after missing all of last season, Brown has emerged as a possible third string running back for the New York Giants, amassing 87 yards and a touchdown in two preseason games.
Athletic schedule
TomorrowMen’s soccer vs. HigH PointDail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m.FridayWoMen’s soccer vs. HigH PointDail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m.volleyball vs. eastern KentucKyReynolds Coliseum, 2:30 p.m.volleyball vs. coPPin stateReynolds Coliseum, 5 p.m.SundayWoMen’s soccer vs. cHarlotteDail Soccer Stadium, 1 p.m.
Quote of the dAy
“Coach Yow meant so much to our student
body that it would be fit-
ting for us to do a memorial for
her.”Jeffrey Johnson, student
athletics director
Legendary coach Kay Yow memorializedUniversity officials, family, friends and fans gather to honor Yow at newly dedicated Coaches’ Corner.
Jeniece JamisonSenior Staff Writer
Former legendary wom-en’s basketball coach of the Wolfpack, Kay Yow, was memorialized for her con-tributions to the university on Tuesday.
To honor Yow, a garden was constructed between Reynolds Coliseum and the Talley Student Center. This garden was named the Coaches’ Corner and in the middle of it, a bronze statue of Yow now stands immor-talizing her.
Yow succumbed to her long standing battle with breast cancer on January 24, 2009. She finished her career with 680 wins at State, five ACC regular sea-son titles, four tournament titles and an Olympic gold medal in 1988.
Before the unveiling of the statue, words were given by chancellor James Woodard and athletic director and younger sister of coach Yow, Debbie Yow. Linda Robuck, a close friend of Yow’s, gave
the closing remarks.Tuesday’s ceremony was the
culmination of Kay Yow’s dedi-cation to her family and N.C. State University, according to Debbie Yow.
“Two families mattered, the Yow family and the Wolfpack family,” Debbie Yow said. “The combination of these two fami-lies completed her life profes-sionally and personally. Today, all of you share your affection for Kay and celebrate the mark she left behind. I know that she is alive and listening today, and that she is happy with no can-cer. “
Senior Jeffrey Johnson, the student athletic director, said the most important aspect of this memorial is that the stu-dent body, not university of-ficials, drove the project.
“The idea came from a stu-dent, an exit poll for our stu-dent body president election,” Johnson said. “Coach Yow meant so much to our student body that it would be fitting for us to do a memorial for her.”
Funding for the project was raised through donations from the students, alumni, and sea-son ticket holders.
“I think because the student body wanted it done it meant so much more and it guaranteed that it would happen,” Johnson said. “We raised the money through a series of letters to
former players, season ticket holders and fans, by taking donations in the brickyard on campus and by selling t-shirts to students. “
Debbie Yow also said the stu-dents were the most important aspect of the memorial and that she envisions more coaches be-ing enshrined in the garden in the future.
“It would be so meaningful to her in general,” Debbie Yow said. “The students did an out-standing job beginning the gar-den and I think other coaches will be added to the garden.”
Jim Barnhill, the sculptor of the statue, said he was ap-proached by the Yow family to construct the statue and based his portrayal of Yow off of pic-tures that were given to him by the Yow family.
“I took photographs that Fe-licia (Yow) had sent me,” Barn-hill said. “Felicia had sent me a net just so I can get the notches. I know the Yow’s. I know Ron-nie (Yow), and I knew his son and my son played basketball together. Ronnie knew of my work.“
He also revealed that the net that she is holding in the statue holds significance to her life.
“She is holding a victory net, it’s somewhat allegorical of the last victory,” Barnhill said.
mariSa akerS/techNiciaNFamily members Susan Yow, Debbie Yow and Ronnie Yow, along with Jeffery Johnson, a senior in business administration, and Jim Barnhill, sculptor of the memorial, unveil the memorial for Kay Yow beside Reynold’s Coliseum Tuesday, Aug. 24.
keviN cook/techNiciaNAssistant head coach, Chris Shaw, looks on anxiously as his team takes a shot on the goal during the N.C. State vs. Coastal Carolina women’s soccer game at Dale Soccer Field on Aug. 23. With Shaw’s assistance, the Wolfpack was able shutout Coastal 7-0.
Pack a perfect fit for ShawWomen’s soccer associate head coach says he’s following his bliss
Kate ShefteSenior Staff Writer
Nine-to-five jobs aren’t for everyone. Ask women’s soccer associate head coach Chris Shaw, who tried it out after his college career was over and found he could not suppress his love for soccer.
But his lifelong love of the game had one decided-ly false start. Shaw started playing soccer in elemen-tary school, but can hardly say he was in love with the game from day one. His first coach was a former Olym-pian track star who kept his
young players on a tight work-out regiment.
“We ran and ran and ran,” Shaw said. “I was like ‘this is for the birds,’ and I quit.”
His second stint produced better results. His family moved around frequently as required by his father’s mili-tary career, and during a stay in Kansas, Shaw picked up soccer again. A four-year stint in Germany, where Shaw says soccer is “an institution,” only increased his passion for the sport.
He played at the collegiate level for Methodist Univer-sity in Fayetteville and was the recipient of two All-Dixie Conference selections and All-America honors as a senior in 1993. Meanwhile, Shaw’s future boss, Pack head coach
Steve Springthorpe, was a volunteer assistant coach for the Methodist women’s team and the dorm director in the dormitory he lived in, albeit on a different floor.
Shaw said while he was in college, the two rarely crossed paths, and never for disciplinary reasons.
“I was a good kid,” Shaw said. “He didn’t have to worry about me.”
Af ter graduation, he played professionally for the Raleigh Flyers and went to graduate school at East Carolina. He shifted into a nine-to-five office job ar-ranging soccer camps, but something was missing. He
WomeN’S SoCCeR
AThleTiCS
CAmpuS ReC
From competitive sports to fitness classes to wellness programs, campus rec offers many opportunities to stay fit.
Samantha CollierStaff Writer
Campus Rec is now provid-ing students with more oppor-tunities to stay fit than ever, in-cluding fitness classes, personal training sessions, club sports, intramural sports, trips with Outdoor Adventures, massage sessions, and coming soon, nutrition counseling. Its goal is to provide quality, diverse programming, intentionally creating an environment that fosters leadership and social development, healthy active lifestyles and lifelong wellness for the N.C. State University community.
Campus Rec offers an assort-ment of intramural and club sports. Through this, students have a chance to meet people and compete in a fun environ-ment, no matter what their skill level is. Some of the more popular sports are flag football, basketball and soccer.
“For mostly flag football, soc-cer, and basketball the men’s open and fraternity leagues are definitely the most com-petitive,” student director of administration Lauren Roper said. “The women’s leagues, there are a lot less teams so they aren’t as competitive, but vol-leyball is a really competitive women’s sport.”
New to the intramural pro-gram are the elite leagues. Unlike the regular intramural league, the elite leagues have
the most experienced offi-cials, the best time slots, and participants are guaranteed all of their regular season games. And if competitors make it to nationals, Campus Rec will pay for the team to go.
If team sports do not spark an interest, Campus Rec offers more than 50-group exercise programs suitable for all skill levels. Instructors work to find a balance in creating a chal-lenging workout for those who are more experienced while at the same time making the class easy enough for beginners to enjoy themselves as well.
“For each exercise, as an in-structor, you need to make sure that you have a way to take the intensity down and take the in-tensity up so you can cater to everyone in the class, so that it is not so one way and every-one gets the workout that they need”, student director of fit-ness Leia Eldreth said.
With all the classes offered, students have a lot of options based not only on skill level but also on what their individual fitness goals are. Focuses of the classes range from strength training, to balance, to cardio.
“We try to find out what is going on in the fitness industry and keep up with the trends as well as getting input from our participants, seeing what they like and don’t like,” assistant fitness director Natalie Free-land said.
Some of the more popular classes are Ab solutions, yoga, and zumba.
“Ab solutions is a great class and is always packed,” Patricia
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did you know?Former coach Kay Yow amassed 737 wins as a women’s basketball coach, good for sixth most of all time in Division I women’s basketball.
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