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TECHNICIANRaleigh, North Carolina
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Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFar-lane is now halfway through her first term, and as she carries on the momentum from former Mayor Charles Meeker, who served for 10 years and endorsed McFarlane, Ra-leigh has earned the title as one of the “cities of the future” from the BBC.
On Dec. 28, McFarlane spoke on the program Newshour to talk about how the city hosts a growing job markets. Raleigh is the fastest growing city in the U.S., according to the Census Bureau. With help from Research Triangle Park at-tracting multinational companies and an economy based on high-tech innovations, the Forbes reported that 116,500 people have relocated to the city since 2007, seeking bet-ter jobs.
McFarlane discussed her values on keeping Raleigh sustainable, one of her campaign platforms, and spoke
of the importance of diversity in cities.
The program also featured other “cities of the future,” in-cluding Perth, Australia and Cu-ritiba, Brazil. Perth is the capital of Western Australia and since the 1950s has been transform-ing its economy from natural-resource based to service indus-tries. Curitiba is the capital of the Brazilian state, Paraná, and is a manufacturing hub for the country.
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Fiscal cliff crisis still poses threat
Dorothea Dix hospital signed to city of Raleigh
University employee charged for weapons possession
Jessie HalpernSenior Staff Writer
In one of her final acts as Gover-nor of North Carolina, Bev Perdue signed a bill that leased the campus of the Dorothea Dix hospital to the City of Raleigh Friday, Dec. 28.
The Dorothea Dix Hospital, named after mental health heroine Dorothea Dix, is the now desolate site of what was once a psychiatric hospital. Located adjacent to N.C. State University, much of the prop-erty’s previous 2,000 plus acreage was sold to the University and has become part of Centennial Campus. The hospital has been in decline dat-ing back to 2000.
Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane joined Perdue at the event to sign the 26-page lease that would give the hospital to the city.
According to the News & Observer, the lease procures a $500,000 an-nual rent the city will pay for 75 years, with yearly increments of 1.5 percent. With the option to renew the lease for another 24 years, put-ting the city’s lease at 99 years. The property’s value would be $112 mil-lion, going directly to the state.
The hospital’s remaining patients
were moved to a facility in Butner, N.C., Aug. 15, 2012, according to News 14 Carolina, despite Dorothea Dix Hospital’s previous reputation as a leading provider of mental health services in Raleigh.
The hospital’s new lease under the City of Raleigh is not expected to have a significant effect on Raleigh’s mental health patients, but rather on the city itself as plans to transform the 325-acre property take place.
“We understand that preservation of God’s best resources, like Dix Park, is part of the common good,” Perdue told the News & Observer.
Jake MoserDeputy News Editor
Congress passed legislation Jan. 1 in an attempt to avoid the fiscal cliff, but negative econom-ic effects are still a possibility.
This legislation was dubbed “The American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012,” designed to lessen the impact of the fiscal cliff, which could have sparked an-other recession.
The fiscal cliff is the result of increased national taxes and federal budget cuts taking ef-fect simultaneously. The budget cuts were set to begin at the same time the Bush Administration tax cuts were set to expire.
Most experts agree that an increase in government reve-nue and a decrease in spending
Jessica HatcherCorrespondent
This winter has brought with it a drastic increase in the number of inf luenza cases in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu cases have been reported in all 50 states, 41 of which experienced widespread influenza activity.
In North Carolina, flu rates got high enough for some Wake County hospitals to turn patients away due to a lack of treatment resources.
The rising flu rates have been es-pecially severe for the University as well. According to Dr. Beth Neel, the medical director of Student Health Services, those working at the Student Health Center have been treating students for influenza since the beginning of November.
“We can expect to see the flu for about four to six more weeks,” Dr. Neel said. “It is still very active. We just had a student’s test come back positive for the flu on Monday.”
The Student Health Center ad-ministered free flu shots in Octo-ber to increase the number of vac-cinated students, reaching almost 3,500. The center also posted flu prevention tips on electronic bill-boards around campus.
The flu is spread quickly and eas-ily, especially on a large campus. Living in dorms and eating in din-
ing halls increase students’ chances of getting the flu, said Dr. Neel.
Emily Avera, a senior majoring in business administration, got vacci-nated at the start of the season.
“I got the flu shot because I wanted to stay healthy so as to not affect my grades,” Avera said.
But not all students share her en-
thusiasm.Sophomore Ryan Girard, a com-
muting student, opts out from get-ting a flu shot each year due to past personal experiences with the vac-cine.
N.C. State not immune to increasing influenza rates
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE NC DIVISION OF STATE OPERATED HEALTHCARE FACILITIESThe now vacant Dorothea Dix Hospital was recently leased to the City of Raleigh by Mayor McFarlane and Governor Perdue.
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An employee of the College of Veterinary Medicine was arrested Monday after police discovered he had several weapons on campus.
Police charged medical technician Steven Patrick O’Connell, 56, with three counts of possessing a weapon on educational property after they allegedly found weapons in his work locker and car Friday.
An anonymous tip prompted police to search O’Connell’s locker at the CVM where they found two
handguns, an unloaded Colt “Del-ta Elite” 10mm pistol and a loaded Taurus .357 magnum revolver, ac-cording to Mick Kulikowski, as-sistant director of N.C. State News Services.
O’Connell permitted police to search his locker and was with the cops when they found the weapons, Kulikowski said. During the search, O’Connell reportedly became ill and was taken to Rex Hospital where he remained under police custody until he was released Monday and arrested.
In an article published in the News
& Observer Tuesday, director for public relations at N.C. State, Fred-erick Hartman, said that O’Connell expressed surprise when the police discovered the guns in his locker.
Police also searched O’Connell’s car, which was located on campus, and found a Colt AR-15 rifle, two axes and a Gerber Mark II dagger.
O’Connell has worked as an em-ployee for the University continu-ously since June 1, 1989, and he worked for the University between 1984 and 1987 as well, according to Kulikowski.
There were no threats made and
at no time do police believe anyone at the University was in danger, Ku-likowski said.
In addition to the charges brought against O’Connell, Kulikowski said the employee has been trespassed from University property and will go through the University’s disci-plinary review process.
O’Connell was released after post-ing the $12,500 bail.
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would be crucial toward end-ing the recession. However, it would be detrimental for these changes to occur at the same time, according to Ste-ven Greene, associate profes-sor of political science.
Among other potential problems, a drop in con-sumer spending could occur and damage the economy if increased taxes and budget cuts were to occur at the same time.
While many believe the Taxpayer Relief Act helped the nation evade the fiscal cliff, there is still a lot of work left to ensure economic sta-bility, according to Greene.
“[Congress] only dealt with half the equation,” Greene said. “Current levels of taxation were set to expire, and there would have been a fairly big tax increase on just about everybody. The bar-gain was to ensure that that tax increase only happened on the richest 1 percent of Americans, and as far as the cuts, they’ll give themselves two months to make a deal on a more appropriate budget before cuts take place.”
The future of the fiscal cliff ’s role in our economy is unknown, and one could speculate endlessly about what might happen, accord-ing to Greene.
Greene also commented on the term “fiscal cliff” itself, saying it is not an accurate description of the circum-stances.
“The fiscal cliff is a bad analogy because it sounds like there’s going to be irrepa-rable damage,” Greene said. “If you fall off a cliff, you’re not coming back, and this situation is more like walk-ing down a f light of stairs. You can step down, but you can also recover and come back up.”
Green also made a point to clarify another misconcep-tion surrounding the fiscal cliff. The term implies that effects of the fiscal cliff would have been immediate. In ac-tuality, the economy would have been affected rather slowly.
The fiscal cliff could have other negative consequences as well, according to vice chancellor for research, in-novation and economic de-velopment, Terri Lomax.
“The f iscal cliff affects people on a personal level be-cause it has to do with taxes, but it also affects federal agencies and their budgets,” Lomax said. “Agencies have been cautious about releasing grants, so that means less op-portunity for research.”
“Every time someone I know gets a flu vaccine, they get sick,” Girard said. “I have never gotten the flu vaccine and I have only gotten sick once. I think I’ll take my chances.”
There are other preventa-tive measures to avoid catch-ing the virus. For instance, staying away from those
who appear sick can be highly beneficial in pre-venting the f lu, accord-ing to Dr. Neel. She also advises maintaining good hygiene, especially hand washing.
The best way, however, to prevent the flu is to get a f lu shot. The Student Health Center is still of-fering free vaccinations to students, and an appoint-ment is not required, ac-cording to Dr. Neel.
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Plans for the area have been an issue of great de-bate and excitement for several months, as the hospital’s official closure brought the property into the limelight.
Though Perdue was quoted as being confi-dent the property will become something people can “cherish for years to come,” the support need-
ed to back that promise has become an uncertain road-block.
WRAL re-ported that t h e N . C . Department of Hea lt h and Human services was interested in using part of the campus to relocate and consoli-date its offices.
“Perdue hoped to consoli-date DHHS into four or five buildings somewhere away
from the Dix campus,” Kevin McLaughlin, Perdue’s deputy chief of staff, told WRAL.
Some speculate Perdue’s de-sire to leave t h e a r e a open for a park is part of a plan to create a leg-acy for her-self. While the former
governor has not confirmed those speculations, she has not denied them.
According to WRAL, Per-due’s plans to turn the area into something memorable have been discussed since early last year, and N.C. State was on the shortlist.
Based on documents
obtained from the gov-ernor’s off ice, WRAL reported the University was, at one point, part of a three-fold plan. The plan would task the University with developing a park in tandem with the City of Raleigh, while also using a portion of the campus to partner with local busi-nesses.
This same report noted that N.C. State pulled out of the negotiation due to environmental health concerns about the prop-erty and its several aging buildings.
With some members of the state senate set to in-validate the newly signed lease, it remains to be seen if Raleigh will get its park after all.
THROUGH GEORGIA’S LENS
Ken Johnson talks with University Scholars students
Ken Johnson, associate director of the University Scholars Program, hosts the first of three information ses-sions this week for inductions to the program. The program is open to students with exceptional GPAs and encourages academic success by offering early class registration, special housing options, and free access
to art and academic events. The program also sponsors trips to foreign countries — a trip to Dublin, Ireland is being offered to Scholars students over this spring break, at a cut-rate fee.
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Wednesday, January 9
7 p.m. - 9 p.m.Witherspoon MOVIE: DAYS OF CHUNDER Snowboarding documentary presented by the N.C. State Ski and Snowboard Club.
Thursday, January 107 p.m. - 9 p.m. Witherspoon Student CinemaMOVIE: LOOPER
9:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.Witherspoon Student CinemaMOVIE: PITCH PERFECT
Friday, January 11
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The Campus Cinema is located in the Witherspoon Student Center at the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue. Admission is $2.00 with any College Student ID and $3.00 for the general public, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the Campus Cinema Box Office one-half hour before showtime. The Campus Cinema accepts NCSU All-Campus Cards and cash; credit cards are not accepted. Please note that the films list is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information, visit www.ncsu.edu/cinema. For information on all UAB activities, visit www.uab.ncsu.edu. If you would like to be involved in the film selection process, email the UAB Films Committee at [email protected]. ***If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in these activities, please contact the Campus Cinema at 919-515-5168, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM to discuss accommodations.***
2nd Half, Spring Semester 2012
The Emperor’s NewGroove (2000)Rated G, 78 min.
Friday:January 11th - 11:59 PM
FREEFrankenweenie(2012)Rated PG, 87 min.
Thursday:January 24th - 7 PM
Friday:January 25th - 7 PM & 11:59 PMSaturday:January 26th - 9:30 PM
Sunday:January 27th - 7 PM
Looper (2012)Rated R, 119 min.
Thursday:January 10th - 7 PM
Friday:January 11th - 9:30 PM
Saturday:January 12th - 7 PM
Sunday:January 13th - 9:30 PM
The Perks of Beinga Wallflower(2012)Rated PG-13, 102 min.
Wednesday:January 16th - 9 PM
Thursday:January 17th - 7 PM
Friday:January 18th - 9 PM
Days of Chunder(2012)NR
Wednesday:January 9th - 7 PM
Sponsored by the Ski and Snowboard Club
FREE
Seven Psychopaths (2012)Rated R, 110 min.
Thursday:January 31st - 9 PM
Friday:February 1st - 9 PM
Saturday:February 2nd - 9 PM
Pitch Perfect (2012)Rated PG-13, 112 min.
Thursday:January 10th - 9:30 PM
Friday:January 11th - 7 PM
Saturday:January 12th - 9:30 PM
Sunday:January 13th - 7 PM
Game Watch:Super Bowl XLVII
Sunday:February 3rdDoors open- 6 PMGame starts- 6:30 PM
FREE
Argo (2012)Rated R, 120 min.
Thursday:January 24th - 9 PM
Friday:January 25th - 9 PM
Saturday:January 26th - 7 PM
Sunday:January 27th - 9 PM
Paranormal Activity 4 (2012)Rated R, 88 min.
Thursday:January 31st - 7 PM
Friday:February 1st - 7 PM & 11:59 PMSaturday:February 2nd - 7 PM
Mean Girls (2004)Rated PG-13, 97 min.
Friday:January 18th - 11:59 PM
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Taken 2 (2012)Rated PG-13, 92 min.
Wednesday:January 16th - 7 PM
Thursday:January 17th - 9 PM
Friday:January 18th - 7 PM
1st Half, Spring Semester2013
The Campus Cinema is located in the Witherspoon Student Center at the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Cates Avenue. Admission is $2.00 with any College Student ID and $3.00 for the general public, unless otherwise noted. Tickets are available at the Campus Cinema Box Office one-half hour before showtime. The Campus Cinema accepts NCSU All-Campus Cards and cash; credit cards are not accepted. Please note that the films list is subject to change at any time. For up-to-date information, visit www.ncsu.edu/cinema. For information on all UAB activities, visit www.uab.ncsu.edu. If you would like to be involved in the film selection process, email the UAB Films Committee at [email protected]. ***If you are a person with a disability and desire any assistive devices, services, or other accommodations to participate in these activities, please contact the Campus Cinema at 919-515-5168, Monday-Friday between the hours of 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM to discuss accommodations.***
2nd Half, Spring Semester 2012
Amélie (2001)Rated R, 122 min.
Wednesday:February 13th - 7 PM
Shown by the Office ofInternational Services as thefirst film of their double feature International Romance Films event
FREEThe Princess and the Frog (2009)Rated G, 97 min.
Thursday:February 21st - 7 PM
Friday:February 22nd - 7 PM Sunday:February 24th - 7 PM
FREE
Wreck-It Ralph(2012)Rated PG, 101 min.
Thursday:February 7th - 7 PM
Friday:February 8th - 7 PM & 11:59 PMSaturday:February 9th - 7 PM
Sunday:February 10th - 7 PM
Film TBDVisit ncsu.edu/cinema formore info
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Shown by the Office ofInternational Services as thesecond film of their double feature International Romance Films event
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Game Watch: NCSU v. DukeBasketball
Thursday: February 7thDoors open- 8:45 PMGame starts- 9 PM
FREE
Game Watch: NCSU v. UNCBasketball
Saturday:February 23rdDoors open- 3:30 PMGame starts- 4 PM
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Sinister (2012)Rated R, 110 min.
Friday:February 8th - 9:30 PM Saturday:February 9th - 9:30 PM
Sunday:February 10th - 9:30 PM
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Come out to see the talentof your fellow Wolfpackstudents! CMF is brought to NCSU once again for students to show their filmskills. For more information on how to participate, visit ncsu.edu/cinema
Flight (2012)Rated R, 138 min.
Wednesday:February 20th - 7 PM & 9:30 PMThursday:February 21st - 9 PM
Friday:February 22nd - 9 PM Sunday:February 24th - 9 PM
Monty Python andthe Holy Grail(1975)Rated PG, 91 min.
Friday:February 22nd - 11:59 PM
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Moulin Rouge(2001)Rated PG-13, 127 min.
Thursday:February 14th - 10 PM
Sunday:February 17th - 10 PM
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Skyfall (2012)Rated PG-13, 143 min.
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UNC-Chapel Hill has inspired me. Known for it s
top-notch journalism and communication programs,
the Tarheels boast a doz-en Pulitzer Prize-win-ning gradu-ates and for-mer Presi-dent James K. Polk.
The uni-versity’s
widely revered status is de-pendent on its forward think-ing methods, most recently evidenced in the handling of the Afri/Afam academic scandal. A good school has to practice what it preaches. I can only imagine what their PR undergrads are learning in class, but I know it’s the most cutting-edge type of think-ing in the field.
I only go to N.C. State and a m h a r d l y qual i f ied to talk about this type of thing, but I’m gonna give it my best shot to share some of their PR tips with you. Bear with me, and please excuse any misspellings.
DON’T COOPERATE WITH THE MEDIA AT ALL
Ignoring the long-standing tactic of open communica-tion, UNC-CH refused to comment on anything during the Jim Martin investigation (more on that later). When university employee Mary Willingham’s accusations that UNC-CH knew about the academic fraud for years were sprawled across the front page of the News & Observer,
I searched the article for a re-sponse from the university. I read this:
“I’m not going to talk to you about this stuff because we’ve got this thing going on with Gov. Martin, and that’s where our focus is right now, and these are the kinds of matters we’re working on,” Chancellor Holden Thorp said. “That’s all I’ve got to say about it right now.”
I teared up when I read that, because I know I’ll never make as eloquent a statement.
WHEN YOU DO RESPOND TO THE MEDIA, BE EXTREMELY VAGUE.
When the Tylenol scandal took place in the ‘80s, John-son & Johnson created a ho-tline just for the media — it was an attempt to keep every-one as informed as possible.
But that was almost three decades ago, so it must be an outdated strat-egy. UNC-CH progressively decided to re-spond to the accusations from the me-dia through a single Op-Ed
piece by the director of ath-letic communications. There was absolutely nothing spe-cific in his column at all – just vague statements about aca-demic integrity. It answered none of my questions, but hey, the “keep ‘em guessing” strategy had me continually coming back for more. Not to mention it did the same thing for the reporters!
COMMISSION AN INVESTIGA-TION, AND THEN REFUSE TO GIVE THE SEARCH COMMITTEE ACCESS TO ANYTHING RELEVANT.
Thorp asked former gover-
nor Jim Martin to examine the extent of the scandal. I use the word “examine” with caution because Mar-tin was allowed little access to anything relevant. Much of the scandal was believed to benefit athletes, yet Martin interviewed very few of those athletes, no coaches and no football players. After he re-ceived criticism about this, he responded with:
“We dug into that as far as our power allowed and reported what we found. If money was a motive, the Dis-trict Attorney can find it.” Or, in plainer terms: “We weren’t allowed access to much of anything, so we’re stuck pass-ing off the responsibility to someone else.”
The ridiculously non-in-vestigative study did noth-ing to restore my trust, but hey, what do I know? I’m stuck learning the outdated method of organizational transparency.
DON’T APOLOGIZE. EVER. I have extensively read
about this issue in the paper, partly because I just enjoy the media bashing that UNC-CH is getting. And yet, I have not yet read of any kind of apol-ogy from anyone at UNC-CH – not administration, athletic staff or former staff. They are all more than happy to blame the entire scandal on two former employees who were cited as the source of the fake classes in Martin’s report – two former employ-ees who were not interviewed by Martin.
The reputation of UNC-CH could be better if the admin-istration simply admitted to a wrongdoing, but progressive thinking is so hard for me to understand. They don’t teach that at this redneck school.
Found on campus.Derrick Freeland, junior in biological engineering
A victory for Obama, a fiasco for the middle class
Like many politi-cians, President Oba ma made
plenty of promises during his re-election campaign last year. One of the most important was his prom-
i s e t o f ight for the mid-dle class by instat-i ng t a x cuts for middle class and
small businesses. How-ever, many middle class Americans still see their first paycheck of 2013 with little disposal money.
The deal to avert the f iscal cliff was sealed, hallelujah. It looks like a glorious victory for Presi-dent Obama, because the marginal tax rates on the wealthy were permanently raised and taxes on capital gains and dividends will also spike dramatically, from 15 percent in 2012 to 23.8 percent in 2013.
On the other hand, Re-publicans seem like los-ers. For the first time in more than two decades, — they voted, by a large number, for higher taxes without holding Obama to his promise of cutting spending.
But the biggest loser is the economy. The nega-tive impact of the fiscal cliff deal appears to be im-minent in months ahead.
The first quarter of 2013 will likely witness dwin-dling consumption. Because the deal didn’t stop the pay-roll tax cut from expiring in addition to an increased Medicare tax, more than 80 percent of households with income between $50,000 and $200,000 will pay higher taxes, according to Tax Policy Center, a nonpartisan think-tank in Washington, D.C. The average annual increase will be $1,635. Ironically, the tax burden will raise more for someone making $30,000 a year (1.7 percent) than it does for someone earning $50,000 a year (1.3 percent).
With tax hikes like these, households tend to tighten their budgets, constrain con-sumption, and save more to counter the uncertainty fac-ing in the future. Economists estimated that the expiration of a two percentage point payroll tax cut would reduce the purchasing power to $115 billion, or roughly $1,000 per working household.
Small businesses are also being hit hard by the fiscal cliff deal. Small business owners have to pay Obam-acare surtax on investment income (3.8 percent) and Medicare (0.9 percent), as well as the current Medicare tax of 1.45 percent. Small businesses are widely consid-ered the engine of economic growth.
OECD affiliated econo-mists ranked the most harm-ful taxes to economic growth.
They found that corporate taxes are the most harmful, followed by personal income taxes, consumption taxes, and finally, property taxes. Such burdensome taxation will hurt small businesses, thus closing the door on eco-nomic growth.
One of the mistakes Repub-licans admitted to was that they failed to get the presi-dent to agree to cut spending. John Boehner, the Speaker of the House, told Wall Street Journal’s Stephen Moore that President Obama doesn’t even think Washington has a spending problem and ig-nored his calls for negotiation of raising revenue in return for cutting spending.
Boehner said the only way to strengthen long-term eco-nomic growth is to reduce the nation’s debt through entitle-ment reform and tax reform. But such a deal is hardly ex-pected to resonate with a president who doesn’t think Washington has a spending problem.
In just two months, the White House and Congress will face another dismal talk over another “cliff ” — the debt ceiling cliff. Given the dilemma that either raising the debt ceiling will slow economic growth or bonds will be downgraded by credit agencies, even the most op-timistic economists would hardly predict that the re-covery will not to turn into a recession.
PR tips from UNC-Chapel Hill
Hunt Library: why we should burn it to the ground
Readers, I am a big fan of technology. I’m constantly upgrading my iPhone 5 and iPad (which is now used as a
lap-desk for my iPad Mini), while surfing the Interweb for the newest thing I didn’t know
I wanted. Why? Because it makes me cooler than my dork neighbor who still has the iPhone 4S (so 2012). So, as I dictate this column to Siri, it pains me to make a case for why Hunt Library should burn.
Think about it. Hunt Li-brary is filled with revolu-
tionary educational technologies and state-of-the-art robots that fetch books for students. But what are those robots doing when they’re not working for people? That seemingly in-nocent BookBot is surrounded by records of our knowledge of nearly every subject known to mankind, and it’s probably scheming to use that against us when it breaks free and ro-bots become our overlords. You won’t see that on the security camera — probably because
they’re in cahoots with BookBot. I for one can-not allow that to happen. I want technology to work for me, not the other way around.
But, soon enough, neither I nor you will be working at all — that is if the robots get their way. In this month’s issue of Wired magazine, writer Kevin Kelly, with the help of late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon, wrote an article welcoming our new robotic autocrats. Kelly writes that “before the end of this century, 70 percent of today’s oc-cupations will … be replaced by automa-tion.” Kelly goes so far as to say we should be happy about it.
Oh sure, “happy,” like I’m sure the fac-tory workers in 20th century were when sophisticated machines took their job. Sure, maybe it solved the whole losing-your-finger-in-a-factory-accident issue, but at what cost?
According to Kelly, newer robots are learn-
ing to do everything from vacuuming, to writing sports stories. Yes, software created by Narrative Science can write sports stories for newspapers by analyzing the game’s stats. OH, GOD! It’s only a matter of time before that same software forms an opinion about how horrible the Charlotte Bobcats are. After that, what’s to stop it from taking my job as an opinion columnist? What next, will Google
win the next Pulitzer in investigative jour-nalism?
As if we couldn’t be more irresponsible, we’ve equipped robots with deadly weapons.
One robot, dubbed Big Jim is working alongside police offi-cers in Lane County,
Ore., and is the first “man” sent in when a situation becomes too dangerous for cops. The 350-pound robot has eyes, ears and guns. Sure, Big Jim might be helping humans now, but what happens when he realizes he’s always
the first one sent into the line of fire? Surely he’ll notice that he always get the short straw when they draw for someone to go disarm a bomb.
Another robot manufactured by Aldebaran Robotics named Data can perform stand-up comedy. Data was originally created for edu-cational purposes. As if robots weren’t human enough, now they’re taking on the very real human task of disappointing their parents by foregoing education to become comedians.
So you see, readers, Hunt is essentially the nerve center of high-tech Armageddon — it may very well serve as the nucleus of the im-pending robot takeover. Some might argue that learning how to navigate the high-tech library will prepare N.C. State students for an increasingly high-tech world. But until we burn it back to the Stone Age, I’ll be climbing the BookBot shelves to find books on my own.
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Katie SandersGeneral Features Editor
Mary Burkey, a senior in physics, has been working on research with the physics department since high school and is now one of the few un-dergraduate students to be published in The Astrophysi-cal Journal for her research on Kepler’s supernova.
A supernova is an explosion that occurs at the end of a star’s life cycle. The explosion occurs when a star becomes too massive to support itself. Stars fuse lighter elements in a process known as nuclear fusion to create energy that fuels the star itself. For ex-ample, a star may fuse hydro-gen to produce helium, and then fuse that helium into even heavier elements, until most of the matter in the star becomes iron.
This iron, however, cannot go through fusion, because the energy required to do so is unsustainable. So the iron just sits there, building up in the core of the star and even-tually leads to the star’s death. The star becomes incredibly dense, and, without any more energy to burn, collapses.
“Imagine a ball bounc-ing – you’ve got all this mass falling in from gravity. And then you’ve got a core that’s about as dense as you can get. And so what happens is that it will hit the core … and it can only get so dense, so it has to bounce back,” Burkey said.
This bounce back is the explosion that we call a su-pernova.
Scientists study the rem-nants of these exploded stars by observing the X-rays they emit.
Researchers at N.C. State, including Stephen Reynolds, a professor in the physics de-partment, Kazik Borkowski, a research-associated pro-fessor in the physics depart-ment, and John Blondin, the department head of phys-
ics, have previously studied Kepler’s supernova. They published a paper based on information emitted from the Chandra X-ray Observatory, a satellite used to study stel-lar bodies.
Kepler’s supernova is clas-sified as a type 1A supernova — a subset of supernova that came from exploding white dwarf stars. Kepler’s super-nova was chosen to research because while scientists don’t completely understand type 1A supernovae as of yet, they do know that they behave slightly differently that the simplest type, called core collapse supernovae.
Borkowski, Reynolds and Blondin found that Kepler’s supernova was surrounded by matter called circum-stellar medium. Circum-stellar medium is mass that was shed by the star right before it exploded, and is often composed of oxygen, nitrogen and magnesium. “It’s not supposed to be there – type 1A supernovae don’t have [circumstellar medi-um], at least according to the current model,” Burkey said.
Burkey, along with the a forement ioned profes-sors, worked with statistical
models, studying the photon count of the mass around the supernova. Because differ-ent elements emit different wavelengths of light, she was able to determine what the circumstellar medium was composed of.
“I did several distinctive energy bands, and they cor-responded to iron, magne-sium, silicon and sulfur,” Burkey said.
She’s also discovered other unanticipated patterns – for example, there is a ring of the circumstellar medium, and a very isolated spot that contains almost twice the amount of iron.
The ring is significant be-cause researchers can now look for particular ways the explosion would have oc-curred to produce that mass distribution.
“We’re pretty much trying to reverse engineer how this explosion went so that we can contribute to figuring out the model,” Burkey said.
The circumstellar medium containing iron was especial-ly interesting to Burkey. The current accepted hypoth-esis about 1A supernovae is when they were stars, as they became more and more
dense, they siphoned lighter elements off a nearby star, called a binary companion, using it for energy until both stars were depleted. This is called the binary star theory.
Unfortunately, researchers have yet to locate the hypoth-esized binary companion for Kepler’s star. They theorize that it could have been en-gulfed, depleted, or pushed away by the supernova. This iron mass could be evidence of its depleted core. On the other hand, it could also be the core of the original star that has simply shifted.
“That could be an interest-ing project, trying to figure out what that is,” Burkey said. While this project didn’t change Kepler’s supernova’s classification, it did bring the scientific community closer to understanding what that classification means.
“Fundamentally [Kepler’s supernova] is still a type 1A … but the model is still un-der debate. We’re not sure if the binary star model is ac-curate, and so by studying this we can put together how it exploded and where the [circumstellar mass] came from,” Burkey said.
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Hunt Library’s 3-D printers: at a glance
Science never sleepsHassan DuRantScience & Tech Editor
We might have lef t school mid-December, but the world of science was as busy as ever. For those of you who haven’t been staying up-to-date on your science news, you might be surprised at what you missed.
T W O H I G G S B O S O N S ? NOT LIKELY.
On Dec. 13, CERN sci-entists revealed data that showed a discrepancy be-tween their observed mass of the Higgs boson in the ATLAS experiment and the mass observed by oth-er experiments. Scientific American interpreted this as possibly meaning there may be in fact two Higgs boson particles, whereas the cur-rent and most widely-accepted standard model of physics only al-lows for one.
When the ATLAS sci-entists presented the data, they did not suggest there may be two parti-cles – only that their data showed a mass peak that differed from other Higgs experiments.
That isn’t to say that there can’t possibly be two Higgs particles. But when scientists presented their data, they made no mention of two Higgs particles. There is still overwhelming evidence to support Peter Higgs’ original model – a model of one Higgs particle.
Scientific American has since corrected a few mis-
conceptions in their original article.
BELOW ABSOLUTE ZEROA group of physicists at the
Ludwig Maximilian Univer-sity in Munich, Germany claim to have created a system in which a gas -- when aided by lasers and adjustments to the gas’ magnetic field -- has reached negative Kelvin temperatures in a controlled laboratory for the first time.
According to Nature maga-zine, the negative temperature was reached using a quantum gas made of potassium atoms, and lasers were used to ensure that the gas would remain in its lattice structure as the magnetic field was altered.
The achievement of the Ludwig Maximilian team, according to Science Daily,
may provide new ground for cosmolo-gists study-i n g d a r k energy. The gas exhib-ited certain properties which a re also attrib-uted to dark
energ y. Dark energ y is thought to be the culprit be-hind the universe’s expansion despite gravity’s pull, and a few particles of the gas also appeared to defy gravity in such a manner.
The idea of negative Kelvin temperatures is nothing new, but never before has it been approached in this fashion. The details of the experi-ment and what they mean by “below absolute zero” veers on the complex side of things, but a wealth of infor-mation is available online for those with the time and the patience to learn about this new scientific development.
JON JOYNER/TECHNICIANVarious examples of what can be made through 3-D printing are on display in the makerspace room in Hunt Library Monday, Jan. 7.
PHOTO COURTESY OF NASAAn image of the Kepler Supernova, approximately 20,000 light years away from Earth.
What remains of dead stars
MakerBot vs uPrint• $0.25 per gram• Amateur 3D Printer• Prints using PLA bioplastic• Can print in Red or Green• Slower than uPrint• Prints support using the same material as model
• $7 per cubic inch• Professional 3D Printer• Prints using ABSplus plastic, the same material used
to make LEGOs• Prints ivory-colored models• Prints support using a soluable material• Maintains a commontemperature between layers
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With the opening of the Hunt Library, student inven-tors and designers no longer need to wait for support from others to see their ideas take physical shape. On the fourth floor of the new library, two machines sit, challenging the creativity of students and fac-ulty.
The 3-D printer has been heralded as a machine that has empowered the amateur designer. Without requiring an extensive background in material science, program-ming, or engineering, the next generation of 3-D print-ers gave many a power of creation that was previously only available to people with extensive knowledge and funding.
With 3-D printing tech-nology, it is possible for con-sumers to get relatively cheap one-of-a-kind objects instead
of depending on only what is mass-produced.
Hunt Library houses two of these machines: a consumer-level Makerbot and a profes-sional-level uPrint machine.
“What really excites me is that there are some people who come in here who have never heard about this be-fore and they see it and it just blows their mind,” said Adam Rogers, an emerging technol-ogy services librarian. “Other people have heard about it and they come in here and they actually see what the models look like and how the printers work and they leave understanding the printers better. And there are people who have been reading about these a lot and have been re-ally enthusiastic but they haven’t had access.”
Rogers is one Hunt Library employee who taught stu-dents about the capabilities of the 3-D printer during the first few days after the Hunt
Library’s opening. He said that he and others will con-tinue to be available through-out the semester to help stu-dents print their models.
Although several proce-dures still have yet to be final-ized, the 3-D printers at Hunt Library are operational and ready for students to use.
According to Rogers, stu-dents can come during the 3-D printers’ operating hours
of between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. with an STL file of their de-sign and a Hunt Library em-ployee should be available to help create a model from it.
“You can give us a file and then we can talk through certain decisions like what machine you want to use and then we’d agree on a process and a price. We then have a form that you’d fill out and then we’d tell you that it’s go-
ing to be a day or two days and then you can come back and pick up your model,” Rogers said.
Students can create STL files from programs such as Solidworks, Autocad, Inven-tor, Tinkercad, Rhinoceros and Sketchup.
Rogers said that the 3-D Printing jobs at the Hunt Library are charged by the amount of material used.
However, students will know how much each design will cost before they are printed.
“I think these machines are astounding,” Rogers said. “It’s really kind of a challenge to students and other people on campus to see what they are going to make with these machines. The machines are here for you all. What are you going to make?”
HUNT LIBRARY’S MAKERBOT1. Gantry System 2. LCD panel
Provides status information about the machine
3. Key pad Allows user to control the machine
4. Threaded Z-axis rod - Allows the build platform to move up and down
5. Build plate The space where MakerBot creates an object. All the magic happens here.
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¿Dónde está el presidente?El 7 de octubre, el presi-
dente venezolano, Hugo Chávez, resultó ganador de las elecciones, asegurando a los ciudadanos que ya se en-contraba curado del cáncer descubierto en 2011. A pesar de eso, dos meses después, el presidente reconoció sufrir una recaída de la enferme-dad, un supuesto sarcoma en la pelvis, razón por la cual iría a Cuba para tratarse.
Desde el 8 de diciembre no se le ha vuelto a ver, lo cual resulta extraño dado el per-sonaje de Chávez, quien ha llegado a estar por más de 10 horas ante las cámaras en un solo día. Cuando estaba sano, presentaba el programa Aló Presidente cada domingo desde las 11 a.m. hasta las 5 de la tarde. Debido a esto, los rumores sobre la operación comenzaron a aparecer.
Herramientas como Twit-ter han dado conocer de la salud del mandatario de-bido a que el gobierno no ha querido informar acerca de la enfermedad. Ya desde que le diagnosticaron el cáncer ha existido secretismo acerca del origen de las células ma-lignas y el progreso. Incluso hay gente que asegura que a la hora de las elecciones se mintió al pueblo al hacerle creer que el presidente ya se encontraba recuperado.
Debido a esto han surgido periodistas y médicos que han dado a conocer las infor-maciones que obtienen por medio de las redes sociales. Nelson Bocaranda, un pe-riodista, y el Dr. José Raefel
Marquina han sido dos de los usuarios que más infor-mación han dado al respecto.
Así mismo han sido ellos quienes desde la operación más reciente de Chávez, han dado a conocer los problemas pos-operatorios del paciente y según ellos, actualmente el presidente se encuentra con problemas respiratorios e in-consciente, en situación muy crítica. Incluso ya se habla de la imposibilidad de que vuelva a gobernar y la fase terminal de la enfermedad que conllevaría a la muerte.
El gobierno a su vez desmi-ente todas las informaciones dadas, pero a lo largo de los días han llegado a anunciar lo que eran rumores, ya cor-roborando los problemas después de la operación y la delicada situación en la que se encuentra el mandatario venezolano.
Con la desinformación ofrecida por los medios ofi-ciales ya algunos hablan de la posible muerte cerebral del Presidente. El periódico ABC de España ha desvelado tam-bién lo grave de la situación. Aún así, altos cargos del go-bierno aseguran que Chávez está consciente, siendo hasta incongruentes en lo que dicen dentro de las mismas filas del “chavismo”.
El mismo día que anun-ciaron lo delicado de la situación en cadena nacio-nal y el estado de reposo del paciente, el Vicepresidente Nicolás Maduro aseguraba que Chávez ya se encontraba ejercitando activamente.
El silencio y la falta de in-formación hacen ver que la situación es más grave de lo que anuncian el gobierno y debido a ello las redes socia-les han sido quienes se han encargado de adelantar in-formaciones.
Ahora el país ya lleva un mes sin que el Presidente aparezca y el mando lo tiene el vicepresidente; aún así el “chavismo” asegura que Chávez podrá ejercer el nue-vo período gubernamental que empieza el 10 de enero.
En tanto, la oposición ha pedido al gobierno que informe de la situación, y apegados a la constitución piden mandar médicos a Cuba para opinar si Chávez está o no en capacidades de tomar el mando. En caso de ser declarado inhabilitado, la constitución venezolana dice que hay que convocar elec-ciones en menos de 30 días y entre tanto el Presidente del Congreso Diosdado Cabello sería quien tome las riendas. Lo que es seguro es que el futuro de Venezuela es in-cierto.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez won his re-election once again on Oct. 7, and convinced the public that he had recovered from his cancer found in 2011. Two months after his elec-tion, the president publicly acknowledged on national television that he had suf-fered a relapse of his cancer, a supposed sarcoma in his pelvis, and therefore would travel to Cuba to receive treatment.
Since Dec. 8, he has not made any public appear-ances —uncharacteristic given the type of personality he’s known to be. In previous instances he has spent more than 10 consecutive hours in front of TV cameras. When he was healthy, he would host Aló Presidente, a public TV program, every Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. His lack of appearances has con-tributed to several rumors about his real condition.
Many Venezuelans have been using Twitter to learn more about the president’s condition because gov-
ernment-controlled media released extensive reports. Since the doctors diagnosed Chávez with cancer, many details have been kept in secret, even concerning the origin of the malignant cells. Some people even believe that Chávez lied to the public at the time of the elections to as-sure he was actually healthy.
An increasing number of journalists and doctors have given information via so-cial media about what they know. Nelson Bocaranda, a journalist, and Dr. José Rae-fel Marquina have been two of the users that have given more details about Chávez’s sickness.
Since Chávez’s most recent treatment, Bocaranda and Marquina have been the ones pointing out all the problems that followed the operation, and according to them, the president currently remains unconscious and with respi-ratory problems, in critical condition. They also said that he is in the terminal phase of the cancer, stage four, with a high likelihood of him not being able to return to power.
The government on the other hand denounces the information given on Twit-ter, but over the course of the past few weeks, the govern-ment has begun to confirm the reports concerning the president’s delicate health condition.
With the lack of informa-tion from officials, there are some people talking about the possible death of the Ven-
ezuelan president. The news-paper ABC from Spain re-vealed the seriousness about the situation. Even so, the government says that Chávez is conscious and strong.
The same day that the government announced the status of Chávez’s health and his state of repose on nation-al television, Vice President Nicolás Maduro assured the public that Chávez was able to even exercise.
In Chávez’s absence, com-mand is currently in the hands of the vice president. Despite the uncertainty, Chávez s supporters believe he will be able to take charge in the new presidential period that starts Thursday.
At the same time, the op-position parties have asked the government to release more information, and in accordance with the consti-tution are also asking to send doctors to Cuba to determine if Chávez is able or not to be president. In the case that doctors say he is not able to take the charge, Venezuela s constitution states that new elections must be held in less than 30 days, and meanwhile, the president of the congress, Diosdado Cabello, would lead the nation.
At this point, it seems that uncertainty is the only cer-tainty in the future of Ven-ezuela.
WHERE IS THE PRESIDENT?
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INSIDE• Page 7: A story on the health of
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
COUNTDOWN• 3 days until men’s basketball takes on No. 1 Duke at
PNC Arena. SportsTECHNICIANPAGE 8 • WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2013
Keim promoted to GMSteve Keim, two-time all-ACC guard for N.C. State, has been named general manager of the Arizona Cardinals. Keim has spent the last 14 seasons with the organization and was promoted from his vice president position. He also spent time as the Wolfpack’s strength and conditioning coach and recruiting assistant.
SOURCE: ARIZONA CARDINALS
Canela to leave baseball programBaseball head coach Elliott Avent announced the program has parted ways with senior catcher Danny Canela. Canela is coming off his best season with the Wolfpack. He hit .348/.457/.507 with six home runs, 18 doubles and 46 RBIs in 2012.
SOURCE: BASEBALL AMERICA
Six football players selected to all-star gamesSix members of the Wolfpack who have completed their eligibility will participate in various college all-star games leading up to the 2013 NFL Draft. Graduate student quarterback Mike Glennon will participate in the Senior Bowl Jan. 26 in Mobile, Ala. Senior safeties Brandan Bishop and Early Wolff will play in the East-West Shrine Game Jan. 19 in St. Petersburg, Fla. Senior offensive lineman R.J. Mattes and senior defensive lineman will participate in the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl Jan. 19 in Carson, Calif.
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Wolfpack by the numbers Jeniece JamisonSports Editor
The expression “numbers never lie” is one frequently used when it comes to statistics in sports. Even though statistics don’t tell the entire story of a team or season, they can reveal a lot of information about a team.
The 2012-13 men’s basketball team’s stat line has been impres-sive this season. The Wolfpack is one of two teams in the ACC that boasts five double-digit scorers, with one coming off the bench. State also ranks in the top 40 nationally in three offensive statistics. It is first in the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 53.1 percent from the field. The Pack also ranks 11th in scoring at 81.2 points per game, and 22nd in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting .392 percent from the field.
State is also lighting up the statistical rankings within the ACC. The Wolfpack is ranked first in field goal percentage, sec-ond in scoring, third in 3-point field goal percentage and 11th in points allowed, giving up 69.7 points per game.
Statistics and trends go hand-in-hand. Many successful teams have achieved similar statistics en route to winning champion-ships.
Last season’s Division I cham-pion, the Kentucky Wildcats, tied for eighth nationally in field goal percentage. The Wildcats also had each of its five starters
scoring in double digits. The last national champion from the ACC, the 2009-10 Duke Blue Devils, tied for 24th nationally in 3-point field goal percentage, shooting .385 from the field. They also ranked 23rd in total scoring, averaging 78.4 points per outing.
Duke also posted impressive num-bers within the conference. It was second in scoring, first in 3-point percentage and eighth in field-goal percentage.
When it comes to producing an ACC champion-caliber team, the numbers also lean in N.C. State’s favor. UNC Chapel-Hill, last sea-son’s regular season champion, had three out of its five starters scoring in double digits and was second nationally in scoring, posting 82.0 points per game.
Wolfpack fans can only hope that these statistics on the offensive end can result in the program raising a banner or two in the PNC Arena.
They’re providing some hope for a rejuvenated program and fan base.
Defensively, the Wolfpack isn’t putting out any eye-popping sta-tistics. However, the ACC schedule is under way and the Pack will play its second in-conference matchup tonight against Georgia Tech.
Therefore, if numbers really never lie, the heat will rise and defensive stats will become the name of the game for each team in the confer-ence.
Men’s basketball ACC power rankings
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1. Duke – The Blue Devils are No. 1 for the fourth con-secutive week in the AP and USA Today Top-25 polls. The Devils are one of three un-defeated teams in the nation. All eyes will be on Raleigh Saturday afternoon as Duke travels to take on N.C. State at PNC Arena in a game that could have league champion-ship implications.
2. N.C. State – First halves have been a struggle for the Wolfpack through December and into January, but it has managed to find ways to put its opponents away late in its games, having won eight straight. The Pack is still trying to find a cure for its inconsistency as ACC sea-son rolls around, but despite a scare in Chestnut Hill, it picked up its first ACC road win of the season against Boston College Saturday.
3. Maryland – The Terrapins are winners of 13 straight
games following a three-point loss to Kentucky in Brooklyn. Although they have a weak schedule thus far, they have had little problem putting opponents away, in-cluding a 94-71 win in their ACC opener against Virginia Tech.
4. Miami – The Hurricanes have had a whirlwind season filled with injuries, suspen-sions and tough losses. The Hurricanes have played their last five games without their star center, senior Reggie Johnson, losing him to a bro-ken thumb. The Canes have managed quite well without him in the lineup so far, only dropping contests to No. 4 Arizona and a tough Indi-ana State team in overtime. Miami also picked up its first ACC win of the season with an impressive 62-49 romp on the road at Georgia Tech.
5. Virginia – The Cavaliers have won 10 of their last 11 games. Most recently, they took down UNC at home, a huge win for the Hoos and a possible boost to put them in the mix all season. Head coach Tony Bennett’s slow-paced game helped tear the Tar Heels apart and should continue to do so against other quick-transition teams in the ACC.
6. North Carolina – The Tar Heels have been a difficult
team to figure out so far. At times, the Heels have looked like a top-three ACC team, such as in their victory against No. 20 UNLV. At oth-ers, they have puzzling loss-es to teams like UVA and a struggling Texas team. North Carolina has shown signs of potential, but it is clear that this team still has a lot of kinks in the chain.
7. Georgia Tech – Despite the possibility of shaking things up in the ACC this season, the Yellow Jackets did not show much of that potential in their conference opener at home against Miami. Follow-ing a strong start to their sea-son, it is clear the Jackets are trying to make a statement. Look for them to try and re-bound this week against the Wolfpack or the Hokies.
8. Boston College – The Eagles are perhaps the most sur-prising and delightful story in the ACC to this point in the season. Last season, they were 9-22 overall and pow-ered by a roster of freshmen. With a bit of experience un-der its belt, Boston College has made the most of its sea-son so far. They had won five straight contests before N.C. State escaped with a narrow victory on the road.
9. Florida State – The Semi-noles’ season has been direct-ly opposite of what the Eagles’
season has been like so far. The reigning ACC champs were a preseason top-25 team but have dropped games to the likes of South Alabama, Mercer and Auburn. Despite it all, the Seminoles are 1-0 in the conference following a five-point win at Clemson.
10. Clemson – Although the Ti-gers have had a couple of bad losses this season, they have shown fight in losses against top programs such as Gon-zaga and Arizona. An ACC home-opening loss to FSU is not helping the Tigers self-esteem, though.
11. Virginia Tech – A team with so much promise following a 7-0 start, including a win against No. 15 Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech has now dropped four of its last six. The Hokies will try to bounce back from a 23-point beating against Maryland as they take on Boston College in the conference home opener.
12. Wake Forest – The Demon Deacons have managed to stay afloat thanks to a weak schedule this season. Their most impressive win was against a dreadful Xavier team. After getting beat up by Duke in Cameron Indoor, Wake needs to find a way to pick up the pieces and steal a conference win before the Devils travel to Winston-Sa-lem at the end of the month.
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
TodayMEN’S BASKETBALL V. GEORGIA TECHPNC Center, 8 p.m.
WRESTLING V. CAMPBELLBuies Creek, N.C., TBA
WRESTLING V. VMIBuies Creek, N.C., TBA
ThursdayWOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. NORTH CAROLINAReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
FridayGYMNASTICS V. MARYLANDReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS AT ILLINI INVITATIONALNaples, Fla., All Day
MEN’S BASKETBALL V. DUKEPNC Center, 12 p.m.
WRESTLING V. GARDNER-WEBBBoiling Springs, N.C., 6:30 p.m.
RIFLE V. ARMYCharleston, S.C., All Day
MEN’S TENNIS AT ILLINI INVITATIONALNaples, Fla., All Day
SundayWOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. VIRGINIACharlottesville, Va., 2 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS AT ILLINI INVITATIONALNaples, Fla., All Day
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