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Carving Confederate flag in stall wall led to charge for all who entered building Feb. 24 to 26
Alex Vaughn & John ClineStaff Writers
University Housing is charging all stu-dents who live in Becton Residence Hall for repairs following an incident of van-dalism to a men’s bathroom Feb. 27. Due to the expansion of key fob access to the entire Quad Feb. 24, all students who used their fob to enter the hall between 5 p.m. Feb. 26 and 9 a.m. the next day are being charged as well.
At about 9:30 a.m. Feb. 27, a resident adviser in Becton contacted Jordan Lu-zader, community director of the Quad, and showed him the vandalism, which a Quad-wide e-mail revealed consisted of a Confederate flag and the words “the South will rise again” carved into the door and wall of a stall in a second floor bathroom.
Director of East Campus Housing Aris Mosier said Luzader and the RA followed protocol by calling Campus Police to de-termine whether the message carved was threatening.
“The police decided it was just vandal-ism,” Mosier said.
Facilities staff attempted to repair the stall the next day with sanders and a heat gun but were not satisfied with the result, he said, and a work order was placed to replace both walls and the door. The cost of replacement is about $1,100, and will result in a charge of $5.10 added to each student’s account, Mosier said.
The RA who found the vandalism was not identified, and Carol-Ann Oster-houdt, an RA in Bagwell Residence Hall, said the Housing staff received an e-mail explicitly telling them not to speak with Technician on the issue. Luzader said his position did not allow him to comment on the situation either.
But the incident has caused a stir among residents of the Quad affected by the charge, as many are concerned about the handling of the situation
“Stuff happens — charging everyone isn’t the right solution,” Steven Rodriguez, a junior in mechanical engineering who lives in Berry Residence Hall, said. “It would be a whole different story if Jordan [Luzader] went door to door and asked everyone for a $5 bill — it would seem like a lot more.”
Residents are specifically concerned that Facilities determined the carved graffiti couldn’t be repaired and was considered grounds to replace the vandalized struc-
tures.“Apparently it’s scratched into a door,
wh ich, to me, means the fix is you putty over that, and then maybe if you want you get like a $2 can of paint and cover it up so it looks like the rest of the door,” Tim Dannenhoffer, a sophomore in ap-plied mathematics and aerospace en-gineering and Bec-ton resident, said. “That fix is like $5 and 15 minutes, and that’s pretty much how [it] should really be fixed. But ap-
parently that’s not the important thing,” Dannenhoffer said.
Ho u s i n g s t a f f called a floor meet-ing March 9, and residents were given until March 15 to come forward and claim responsibility. Mosier said no one admitted to the carv-ing by that date.
An unidentif ied student managed to repair the stall through his own means March 11, leaving a note behind
stating, according to Rodriguez, “It’s an insult to call us an engineering school if
we can’t come up with a simple and easy solution to a problem like this.”
Mosier said that even though he was glad a student took the initiative to fix this problem himself and that he heard it looked fine, the work order had already been sent and couldn’t be cancelled because “the wheels [were] already in motion.”
Rodriguez said he did not understand the need to replace the stall.
“It’s already fixed. It looks pretty good — there’s only a slight dull gray spot,” he said. “It doesn’t bother any-one. It’s not fair to charge everyone.”
Dannenhoffer said he also disagreed with the group punishment.
“It sounds like first grade to me. It’s really almost juvenile,” he said. “No one’s happy about how it’s been handled.”
According to the Housing guidelines online, “Charges for loss or damages, which cannot be assessed to a particu-lar individual will be charged against the residential unit (f loor or suite) responsible.” The charging of all who entered Becton hall, though, was cov-ered in Luzader’s initial e-mail to Quad residents announcing the approval of
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Renovations to expand dining area, eventually lead to more restaurants
Anastasia AstrasheuskayaCorrespondent
After renovations to the exte-rior of the Atrium created a safer and more pleasant patio area for dining, University Dining and Business and Financing are looking to expand the Atrium’s interior to accommodate more students as well.
Students were asked which changes to the Atrium they would support last year in a sur-vey, and one of the most com-mon suggestions was creating a larger inside dining area.
Last month, Peter Barnes, stu-dent center president, and Jay Dawkins, student body presi-dent, discussed renovations with Vice Chancellor of Finance and Business Charles Leffler and Di-rector of Dining Services Randy Lait.
The meeting was held at the Atrium during its busiest time
in the afternoon in an effort to convey to the administration students’ biggest complaint with the food court - not enough seats in the dining area. Seated at a corner table, the group began discussing the next steps toward renovations.
“Atrium renovation is an ambi-tious goal,” Dawkins said, refer-ring to the realistic, but he and the administration are exploring ideas they would like to try.
After seeking out a consultant, the group has planned to enclose the covered area of the patio, move the bookstore further to the front and explore a more ef-ficient way to use the Atrium’s space.
The financing is still being discussed, as the University will pay for rebuilding the Atrium through both dining sales and student fees.
The goal is to have the Atrium rebuilt in 2010, as planning the design and collecting fees should take place during the fall of 2009 with construction beginning shortly after.
Beyond expanding the Atri-um’s exterior, students asked for a more spacious hall inside the kitchen and a larger variety of food choices. Both of those issues will be discussed at a later date.
Dawkins said University Din-ing will start the discussion about having more food choices only after the Atrium is rebuilt, though students like Rodney Cavazo, a graduate student in history, already have suggestions for the new dining options.
“They don’t necessarily have to be franchises,” Cavazo said. “I would be happy to have some Mexican food, or at least a salad bar.”
Interim dean takes up permanent position
Jessica HallStaff Writer
Jeffrey Braden, interim CHASS dean for nearly a year, will offi-cially take on the duties of dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences, effective April 1.
Antony Harrison, head of the English department, said he has a very positive outlook for his colleague considering Braden’s personality and performance as interim dean.
“He’ll be a great dean,” Har-rison said.
“He’s done a good job this year and he’s a very fast learner, which he’s had to be because he’s never been the department head and his only administrative experi-ence was for one year as associate dean for research.”
Harrison said the necessary learning Braden did serving as the interim dean better prepared him to take the position perma-nently.
“It’s been a kind of steep learn-ing curve, but he’s done a great job of it and he has by far the best interests of the college at heart,” he said.
Jonathan Ocko, head of the history department, echoed Har-rison’s sentiments on Braden.
“I think he’s learned a lot on the job,” Ocko said.
“One of his best attributes is that he recognizes when he has made a mistake, which is al-ways an attractive quality in an administrator and I think he is deeply committed to the College and its role in the University, so I have very positive expectations for him in the future.”
According to Douglas Gillan, head of the psychology depart-ment, while Braden hasn’t had as much experience as deans are typically expected to have, his participation in other opportu-nities and jobs that have more than prepared him for this job.
“He has a wide variety of expe-rience,” Gillan said.
“He started off as an elemen-tary school teacher, he’s worked with chimpanzees, then he got his doctorate and went into ac-ademic teaching jobs, and he’s worked in Florida, Wisconsin and San Jose Street and here, so he’s had a wide variety of experi-ence that I think will help him a lot,”
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Students respond to budget proposalSee page 6.
Atrium food court to get second face lift
DAVID MABE/TECHNICIANSophomore in psychology Laurel Deluca buys a Chick-!l-a grilled chicken sandwich at the Atrium Tuesday.
DAVID MABE/TECHNICIANAli Thomas-Hollands, a sophomore in animal science, opens the door to Becton Hall with the fob device in her bag. Fobs are a method of electronically unlocking doors that replace manual keys. Because of recent vandalism in Becton Hall, Universiy Housing is charging everyone who was recorded accessing the building with their fobs.
Vandalism in Becton a!ects Quad
CHASS continued page 3
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VANDALISM TIMELINEFeb. 24Key fob access extended to include entire Quad.
Feb. 279:30 a.m. Resident advisor reports van-dalism. Campus police investigate.
Feb. 28Facilities staff attempts to repair stall. Work order for replacement door and wall sent.
Mar. 910 p.m. Residents of floor where vandal-ism took place hold meeting. Deadline of Mar. 15 given for student to claim re-sponsibility.
Mar. 11Anonymous student repairs stall.
Mar. 12Quad residents informed of incident and actions by Jordan Luzader via e-mail.
Mar. 15Deadline for student to admit to vandal-ism passes, all residents and students logged as entering the building before the vandalism was discovered held re-sponsible.
SOURCE: JORDAN LUZADER E!MAIL, STEVEN RODRIGUEZ, TIM DANNENHOFFER
“It’s an insult to call us an engineering school
if we can’t come up with a simple and easy solution to a problem
like this. ”anonymous note left at scene of
vandalism incident
ATRIUM RENOVATION QUICK FACTSOverall plan includes:
More interior dining spaceMore space in kitchen
hallwayMore food varietyIntended completion in 2010
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Ag Week steers Brickyard toward awareness
Drew Pressley, a freshman in agricultural business, passes the time in the Brickyard during Agriculture Awareness Week with his hobby, roping. “Roping is just a hobby — I do it to pass the time,” Pressley said. While he ropes in his spare time, Pressley said his real passion is bull riding. “[The bulls] just want a dancing partner. They aren’t trying to hurt you.”
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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
In Monday’s story “Local chefs take to the street,” chef John Lowther’s name was spelled incorrectly. Technician regrets the error.
In page 8 of Tuesday’s issue, the men’s and women’s soccer teams were reported as having only one combined win in ACC play last season. The teams actually had 4 combined wins. Technician regrets the error.
Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Saja Hindi at [email protected].
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IN THE KNOW Companion Animal club hosts Walk
The Companion Animal Club will be hosting a charity Dog Walk this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Lake John-son. All proceeds from the walk will benefit the Second Chance Pet Adoptions and the Companion Animal Club.
The club is asking for a five dollar donation to par-ticipate in the event. All dogs will receive a bandana and, at the one mile mark, they will receive dog treats and water. From there, the walkers can continue on the 3.2 mile trail or head back to the starting area.
Along the first mile, there will be several activities such
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Pack-A-!on to take place Saturday
State will hold the 7th annual Pack-A-Thon dance marathon to benefit the North Carolina Chil-dren’s Hospital this Saturday at Carmichael Gym (courts 9-11).
The event will be filled with live performances from student organizations, food from local vendors, guitar hero, silent auc-tion, raffle and dodge ball. In addition, guest speakers will be featured throughout the day, in-cluding NC Children’s Hospital staff and families and children who have had experiences at the
hospital. The eight hour marathon
will begin at 11 a.m. For more information, visit the Face-book group, Pack-A-Thon.
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Gartman to speak on economy
Dennis Gartman, pub-lisher of The Gartman Let-ter, will speak at the Millen-nium Seminar Series March 19 at 6 p.m in Stewart The-atre. He will focus on the global financial meltdown, its effect on global and for-eign markets and what in-vestors should do during the current economic crunch.
Top banks, brokerage firms, mutual funds and energy trading companies around the world subscribe to The Gartman Letter.
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universal fob access.The e-mail states “Along
with these additional ben-efits comes some additional responsibilities ... any dam-ages that cannot be attrib-uted to an individual or group of students will be split amongst the entire community.”
Some in housing were wary of this sort of occur-rence when students peti-tioned for universal key fob access to the entire Quad, according to Mosier.
“The executive decision
had to be made,” Mosier said of charging all who entered Becton when the vandalism was supposed to have oc-curred. “With universal ac-cess, how do you hold mem-bers accountable?”
Dannenhoffer said he thought the issue of the in-creased fob access was not a contributing factor.
“It’s not like more people are in the dorm now, it’s just that it’s easier to get in like it should have been all along,” he said. “I think the timing there was unfortunate, but if you really look at it the two things are totally unrelated.”
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Gillan did lament that not all of his experiences directly pre-pared him for the position of
CHASS Dean.“[I’m not] saying that working
with chimpanzees is anything like working with faculty in the college,” Gillan said.
Gillan has worked closely with Braden for three years on proj-
ects concerning the psychol-ogy department as head of the department, while Braden has served as professor, director, and associate dean of research during this time period, which has allowed him to see Braden’s
commitment to the University. “From the college’s stand
point, we want to continue to move toward being the strongest humanities and social sciences colleges around,” Gillan said.
“Our mission is different than that of others — Duke and UNC — in that we tend to be much more applied and out there in the community applying what we learn in the lab and the class-room and I think he is going to [continue to] support that kind of activity.”
Growth in research and grad-uate programs is a major focus of the University and one that Braden shares according to Pro-vost Larry Nielsen.
“Dr. Braden joins a group of outstanding deans that contin-
ues to serve N.C. State’s funda-mental missions of quality edu-cation, research and service,” said Nielsen.
“His experience and vision will serve us well as the univer-sity moves forward to face the current economic challenges. I expect the college to make great advances under Dr. Braden’s leadership.”
“As the money comes back [af-ter the current economic reces-sion] we will be looking to build graduate programs and support undergraduate programs,” Braden said.
“The only way a college in the university is treated seriously is if its faculty are very productive in terms of research,” Ocko said.
“CHASS has a number of de-
partments that have all won the outstanding teaching award, so we are all deeply committed to being good teachers and to un-dergraduate education, but on the other hand, the notion is we don’t want to be a service col-lege, that is, we want support for what our faculty does in terms of research as well.
“There has to be a balance be-tween those two.”
Ocko believes Braden will be able to help the college find this balance.
“I think he is going to be an effective voice for CHASS and continue to support the ability of CHASS faculty to do research as well as to focus on teaching.”
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DAVID MABE/TECHNICIANA fob access point outside of Becton Residence Hall. Quad residents were granted universal fob access Feb. 24, but a vandalism incident Feb. 27 has caused controversy in the community.
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[Editor’s note: the word lenth for this letter has been waived]
Race and religion aren’t compa-rable
The difference between race and religion is that one is an unchange-able fact of being and the other is a belief system, an ideology that invites the possibility of change throughout one’s life. For many individuals that belong to a minority group here in the United States constant opposition is the norm as they attempt to prog-ress within the hierarchy of class by utilizing education as a means out of harsh environments. Although within these communities members share a sense of solidarity and a desire to pre-serve their culture, many encounter problems with main stream society in their pursuit.
Understanding the distinct dif-ferences of race and religion could diminish the constant attacks that individuals receive from main stream society on a regular basis and those that Native-American students have been facing recently. Here at NCSU, we, as the student body and the ad-ministration, pride ourselves on the diversity that our institution embrac-es. It is this that makes the learning experience more viable and fulfilling, thus leading to well-rounded profes-sionals upon graduation.
To come to NCSU was an honor to me. I knew that by coming to such a prestigious institution I would be challenged personally and academi-cally. Never did I imagine that my eth-nicity would become the hardest per-sonal challenge I would have to face. My culture is the core of my being, it reminds me of my past, present and future in multiple ways and I pride myself with being able to express my heritage here at NCSU and receive the same in return from others.
I become personally offended when I see that the place of Native-Americans here at NCSU is a topic of concern, not concern for the con-structive attributes we bring to the campus as a whole but more directly questioning our place here. To justify the reasons of the administration to understand our needs and desires by allocating funds for a position to bet-ter assist Native American students is an insult. The comparison of my eth-nicity to a religious belief is erroneous and a sad attempt to shine light on one group by attacking another. The decision made by the administration to hire someone for Native-American students in such harsh economical times speaks highly to the dedication and initiatives the University wishes to take to increase the numbers of Native-American students.
With understanding the premises behind this move, there should not be constant reminders of the small numbers of Native-Americans on this campus today. To see a posi-tive increase in the numbers, Native students must first feel welcomed
prior to coming to campus to visit and though we may appear small in numbers here at NCSU, we are more powerful and influential to the pro-gression of our culture here at this institution than many give us credit for. I speak highly of this University to peers and their family members be-cause I want to see more Native stu-dents venture out and experience the joys that I have experienced here at NCSU but I will not lie to them when asked about facing adversity and opposition when it is so bluntly ex-pressed in news articles relentlessly.
So instead of trying to undermine our being and adding negativity to our culture and main stream stereo-types, the Technician and other media outlets should embrace our being so that racial discrimination does not once again be labeled.
Roger Locklearsenior, public relations
Mudslinging has no place in campaigns
As campaign season is now in full swing on campus, we are presented with a great opportunity to better un-derstand student concerns and hear a variety of different candidates’ ideas on how we can make the University a better place. This is a unique time when we can all come together and decide what direction we want our school to move in going forward.
Unfortunately, one of my oppo-nents in the student body presiden-tial race chose the politics of division over the politics of unity with com-ments made in Technician Monday. I find candidate Kornelius Bascombe’s arbitrary claim that my campaign supporters are tearing down his cam-paign signs to be in poor taste and unbecoming of an individual who wishes to be our next student body president. Given the harsh weather conditions of the past days, the known problems with sign vandal-ism from skateboarders and others in the past, and the fact that there are four other candidates running for student body president besides Kor-nelius and myself, it is unfair to single out my supporters and place blame for sign destruction solely on their shoulders. I have spoken personally to each person who has helped with my campaign thus far, and none have reported participating in any sign vandalism.
I, too, feel that Kornelius is a “good and honest guy.” But I refuse to re-main silent when my campaign or our supporters are unfair targets of unsubstantiated attacks. We have pledged to run a clean campaign and we will continue to do so as this campaign moves forward. I sincerely hope that the other candidates in this race will pledge to do so as well.
Jim Ceresnakjunior, political sciencestudent body president candidate
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University Housing dis-covered carvings of the Confederate flag and the
phrase “the South will rise again” in a bathroom stall door and wall in a men’s bathroom in Becton Hall Feb. 27, according to an e-mail from Jordan Luzader.The door and wall with graf-
fiti was refaced and the carv-ings were not visible, according to Steven Rodriguez, a junior in mechanical engineering.Luzader, community director
of the quad, decided to have the door and wall that had been van-dalized reinstalled and charged $5.10 to every student who had entered the residence hall that day.If the graffiti was not visible
after it was covered over and it
did not make students feel un-comfortable, why did University Housing officials feel the need to replace the door and wall in its entirety?This decision was wasteful and a
poor choice on University Hous-ing’s part.University Housing policies
state “charges for loss or dam-ages which cannot be assessed to a particular individual will be charged against the residential unit (floor or suite) responsible,” but just because students are re-sponsible for paying for damaged equipment and property doesn’t mean University Housing should throw discretion out the window. University Housing needs to
know what it is like from the stu-dents’ perspective and find the best possible solution for each situation.University Housing should have
stuck with the most cost-effective solution, such as painting over the vandalism or covering it up in some way.The bathroom walls are struc-
turally sound. They served their purpose. The person in charge should have thought about it from the students’ perspective.Though $5.10 is not a substan-
tial amount of money, the last thing students need is another bill to pay on top of student fees and tuition. And this was just a one-time fee. Who knows how
many times people vandalize property in Residence Halls, which could lead to more situa-tions in which students who are not guilty would have to take on the financial burden.This is about more than just
one incident in Becton Hall. The University need to make smarter, more cost-effective decisions in the future and make sure the charges are fair.Charging $1,100 to replace two
walls of a bathroom stall is out-rageous. The University is in a budget crunch and several stu-dents also are in tight financial situations. Nickel and diming students over finding the best solution is a problem, not a so-lution.
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. THE ISSUE:University Housing made a decision that was wasteful by charging students $1,100 to replace a bathroom stall door and wall.
OUR OPINION: The University is in a budget crunch, financial times are hard and the University must find the most cost-effective solutions to problems.
THE SOLUTION:The University needs to make decisions while keeping the economy mind and its students.
Make decisions with !nancial situation in mind!OUR VIEW"
The Brickyard, Harrelson, the library and the Atrium
are a cen-t ra l pa r t of campus that is a crossroads for thou-s a nd s of students each and every day, yet not al-
ways the most aesthetic nor the most modern area by any stretch. Harrelson’s sinking structure beside the Brickyard needs improvement.
Thankfully, N.C. State has made a commitment to improvement of the general area with renovations to sur-rounding classrooms and a major initiative within the library that has resulted in its transformation into an inte-gral part of our community, providing services beyond being a depository for the majority of the University’s 3.6 million volumes in our library system.
Lost in the hustle and glamour of the larger and somewhat more academi-cally important buildings around the Brickyard area is the Atrium. Technically, it’s a
part of the library and aside from the exterior renovations to im-prove the seating it’s barely been touched in years. The Atrium is the crossroads for thousands of students daily – so many that the Chick-fil-A that’s housed inside has been recognized as one of the top grossing college fran-chises in the nation. Rarely does anyone walk past the Atrium during the peak lunch hours and see an open seat outside and the inside is just as packed with lines snak-ing around.
Unfortunately, the interior is poorly planned for the amount of traffic, the bookstore on the inside is tucked away in a cor-ner, the serving area is small and cramped and it’s impossible to try and find a seat at lunchtime unless you awkwardly hover around someone while they fin-ish their lunch.
Help is on the way in the near future thanks to some initiative by the University as they’ve add-ed the Atrium to the agenda for
a complete renovation. Plans include everything from add-ing about 25 percent more seating, almost doubling the serving area space, moving the bookstore to the front of the building so it’s more
prominent a n d e v e n adding some new dining options that wou ld i n-clude health-ier options t h a n f a s t food.
Relative to other future campus im-provements this has the
opportunity to be a bargain to students – and consider-ing its constant heavy use, it will be worth the cost to the thousands of students who pass through there every day.
From a campus community standpoint, it’s another good step the University is taking toward improving the Brick-yard area.
Move ahead with the Atri-um renovations as quickly as possible for an immediate im-pact on thousands of students on a daily basis.
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The economy may be experiencing de#ation, but there is in#ation in the college economy since the cost of beer is going up.Mack Garrison, junior in art and design
“No, just because someone is in the dorm doesn’t mean they did it. If no one can be blamed, no one should be charged.”
Sarah Widneysophomore, biology
“No, it’s preposterous to ask students to pay for something they didn’t do. It’s as though asking a bystander of a car accident to pay for it when they didn’t do it.”
Amanda Kieferfreshmen, communications
“No, vandalism happens on campus all the time, Harrelson bathrooms for example. It’s impossible to tell who caused the damages and there is no fair way to charge whoever is responsible.”
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DENNIS GARTMAN’SSIMPLE RULES OF TRADING
1. Never, Ever, Ever, Under Any Circumstance, Add To A Losing
Position. Not ever, not never! Adding to losing positions is trading’s carcinogen; it is trading’s driving while intoxicated. It will lead to ruin. Count on it!
2. Trade Like A Wizened Mercenary Soldier. We must fight on
the winning side, not on the side we may believe to be correct economically.
3. Mental Capital Trumps Real Capital. Capital comes in two types,
mental and real, and the former is far more valuable than the latter. Holding losing positions costs measurable real capital, but it costs immeasurable mental capital.
4. This Is Not A Business Of Buying Low And Selling High. It is,
however, a business of buying high and selling higher. Strength tends to beget strength, and weakness, weakness.
5. In Bull Markets One Can Only Be Long Or Neutral, And In Bear
Markets, One Can Only Be Short Or Neutral. This may seem self-evident; few understand it however, and fewer still embrace it.
6. “Markets Can Remain Illogical Far Longer Than You Or I Can
Remain Solvent.” These are Keynes’ words, and illogic does often reign, despite what the academics would have us believe.
7. Buy Markets That Show The Greatest Strength; Sell Markets That Show The Greatest Weakness. Metaphorically, when bearish we need to throw rocks into the wettest paper sacks, for they break most easily. When bullish we need to sail the strongest winds, for they carry the farthest.
8. Think Like A Fundamentalist; Trade Like A Simple Technician.
The fundamentals may drive a market and we need to understand them, but if the chart is not bullish, why be bullish? Be bullish when the technicals and fundamentals, as you understand them, run in tandem.
9. Trading Runs In Cycles, Some Good, Most Bad. Trade large and
aggressively when trading well; trade small and ever smaller when trading poorly. In good times, even errors turn to profits; in bad times, the most well-researched trade will go awry. This is the nature of trading; accept it and move on.
10. Keep Your Technical Systems Simple. Complicated systems breed
confusion; simplicity breeds elegance. The great traders we’ve known have the simplest methods of trading. There is a correlation here!
11. In Trading or Investing, An Understanding of Mass Psychology
Is Often More Important Than an Understanding of Economics. Simply put, “When they are cryin’, you should be buyin’! And when they are yellin’, you should be sellin’!”
12. Bear Market Corrections Are More Violent And Far Swifter Than
Bull Market Corrections. Why they are is still a mystery to us, but they are; we accept it as fact and we move on.
13. There Is Never Just One Cockroach. The lesson of bad news on
most stocks is that more shall follow — usually hard upon and always with detrimental effect upon price, until such time as panic prevails and the weakest hands finally exit their positions.
14. Be Patient With Winning Trades; Be Enormously Impatient With
Losing Trades. The older we get, the more small losses we take each year — and our profits grow accordingly.
15. Do More Of That Which Is Working And Less Of That Which Is Not.
This works in life as well as trading. Do the things that have been proven of merit. Add to winning trades; cut back or eliminate losing ones. If there is a secret to trading (and of life), this is it.
16. All Rules Are Meant To Be Broken — But Only Very, Very
Infrequently. Genius comes in knowing how truly infrequently one can do so and still prosper.
TWO CENTSDow inches upward
The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed to close on a positive note Tuesday. After a dismal February and early March, the market made gains each day within the last trading week, with the exception of Monday. The market closed at 7,395.70, nearly 1,000 points higher than its recent low of 6,547.05.
SOURCE: WSJ.COM
Insurance giant !nds more trouble
American International Group granted millions of dollars in bonus money to 73 people in its Financial Products subsidiary last week. Each of the 73 people received at least $1 million in bonuses, with the highest amount being $6.4 million. Since its collapse in late 2008, the U.S. gov-ernment has maintained control of 80 percent of the company and has poured taxpayer money into AIG to keep it going. Nancy Pelosi said law-makers would discuss how to handle the situation and take the money back.
SOURCE: WSJ.COM
Raleigh considers raising water rates
The city of Raleigh is considering a 17 percent rate increase on municipal water and sewer to help pay off a $13 million budget deficit. The rate increase comes on top of a new tiered payment system which goes into ef-fect in December.
SOURCE: WRAL.COM
Fannie, Freddy may see changes
Rep. Barney Frank said Tuesday he hopes to introduce legislation to restructure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. “The current model is broken,” he said. Frank said a possibility is to separate the companies into one that ensures funding for the home-mort-gage market and one that provides government subsidies for low-income people. The government took control of the two companies in September after a combined $108 billion loss.
SOURCE: WSJ.COM
Students continue to fight for positionsWith nearly two million jobs lost since December, students are struggling to find jobs, internships
Taylor McCuneFeatures Editor
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released Febru-ary’s dismal labor statistics March 6. In that one month, Americans lost 651,000 jobs. And that’s on top of the 655,000 jobs lost in January and the 681,000 lost in December. That brings the total unemployment rate to 8.1 percent.
It’s true that the numbers are dismal. And dismal numbers make dismal job searches.
Carol Schroeder, director of the Uni-versity Career Center, described the problems with the job market as “severe,” but she said finding jobs or internships is still possible, and even “reasonably likely” for applicants who are well prepared.
But not all applicants are. Schroeder said us-ing the Career Center’s services are the easiest way to improve job search materials, but that not many students have been coming in.
“I’m a little puzzled that we’re not seeing more students,” she said. “My concern is perhaps that the news is so negative that they don’t see a benefit in actually taking action.”
Faran Doleberg, a junior in communication, said she has used the center and that “it is very helpful,” but is still having trouble finding an internship.
“I’ve been looking for an internship since...January,” she said.
Doleberg got to the second round of inter-views for an internship with the government, but was not offered the position.
It may seem like internships would be easy to come by during a recession, since most of them are unpaid. But Schroeder said that isn’t necessarily true.
“You have to have something that needs to be done and if your business is in trouble you
don’t have interns,” she said. For some fields, that certainly seems to be
the case. E-Pack, the Career Center’s job and internship portal, listed fewer internships dur-ing the spring semester than last year for several colleges.
The job market is not doing well either. Tim Lipka, a senior in political science, has
been looking for a job since August, and has yet to hear a positive response.
“I’m not going to have a job when I gradu-ate,” he said.
Lipka has been searching for positions with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
but, since he has had no luck, he is expand-ing his search to other parts of the govern-ment.
Schroeder said being flexible like Lipka is a
must during these tough times. Not every job searcher will get his or her preferred position.
“That’s the reality — what’s available, not what you’re passionate about,” she said.
Arnold Bell, director of the Cooperative Edu-cation Program, said co-op students are having to be flexible as well.
“The number of opportunities are shrinking,” he said. “Students may have to be flexible about accepting positions in other locations.”
Some companies have informed the co-op office that they will no longer accept co-op students. Bell said several areas are being af-fected by fewer offerings, but the golf industry was one of the worst. Co-ops are mandatory for graduation with a degree in professional golf management, and the lack of positions could prevent some students from graduating on time, according to Bell.
Bell said the program is even seeing some layoffs due to the economy.
But both Bell and Schroeder said students shouldn’t give up.
“It is a severe situation, but that doesn’t mean you give up,” she said.
Robbie Craft, a senior in business adminis-
tration, hasn’t yet, and he may be close to ben-efitting. Despite being frustrated by the dirth of full time job opportunities available in the business world, Craft is less than a week away from an interview with John Hancock.
Schroeder said those who haven’t had a job or internship opportunity yet should stay per-sistent and positive.
“Panicking and doomsaying are not helpful,” she said. “This [situation] is not new. Students need to understand that they will hear more ‘nos’ than ‘yeses.’”
Lipka may only be hearing ‘nos’ right now, but he has a backup plan in case May comes with no job offers.
“I would go home and work at my dad’s en-gineering firm,” he said. “I have a backup plan, but I don’t want to use it!”
JOB SEARCH TIPSEven the one and only best business newspaper in the nation is worried about the plight of new graduates. Here are some tips from the Wall Street Journal. Now go get hired!
Follow the money, meaning the economic stimulus money. Stimulus money will help industries grow and create jobs. The ag-ing baby boomer set is doing the same for healthcare jobs.
Explore a different path. Your dream job may not be the one you’ll get the quickest. Just try to find one in a related field.
Consider internships even if they’re unpaid. The experience can be invaluable, and you may be offered a position.
Volunteer for the same reasons, and it’s bet-ter than sitting around not doing anything.
Stay in school? Maybe the job market will be better in a few years. Carol Schroeder said the graduate school is already reporting a 21 percent increase in applications.
SOURCE: WSJ, CAROL SCHROEDER
“It is a severe situation”Carol Schroeder, director of the University
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Students respond to budget proposalPerdue’s $21 billion budget proposal plans to cut jobs and raise taxes upset students
Sonya Deulina Staff Writer
Governor Beverly Perdue pro-posed a $21 billion, two-year state budget Tuesday.
Perdue crafted the proposal in hopes of getting back on track with the $2.2 billion budget deficit by cutting state spending on public schools by 3.2 percent, eliminating 1,034 in-state jobs, and increasing some taxes.
The plan would replace some state spending on schools with federal stimulus money, actually increasing the amount spent on schools. Community colleges and UNC system schools would also see an increase in spending.
Two of the taxes to be increased will affect drinkers and smokers. The plan would increase alcohol tax by 5 percent and the per-pack cigarette tax by $1.
The extra taxes would raise more than $500 million in ex-tra funds to help close the deficit.
Students had mixed feelings about some of the proposed budget items.
Faizan Motan, a junior in bio-medical engineering, said an overall increase in taxes is neces-sary for the economy to stabilize.
“Although I don’t think the money should go to the gov-ernment as tax, I do think the money should be put back into the economy to make it more stable,” Motan said.
Gregory Williams, a sopho-more in computer science, dis-agreed on an increase in alcohol tax but agreed on the proposed enforcement on cigarette taxes.
“I agree with it [the cigarette tax increase], because one dol-
lar per pack is really not that bad compared to other state’s prices,” Williams said. “An increase an alcohol is an abuse of power.”
William Kapherr, a sophomore in mechanical engineering, also agreed with the cigarette tax, but said he thought the alcohol tax increase was fair as well.
“I think taxes on cigarettes and alcohol are fine,” he said.
Another way Perdue is trying to gain back the budget deficit is by increasing the licensing fee on professionals by $150.
Daniel Wiebke, a sophomore in civil engineering, said that rais-ing taxes on licensing profession-als was the right action, because they could afford it.
“An increase on that is good, because if they are trying to get a P.E. then they will probably have a source of income to tax rather than a less financially stable per-son,” Wiebke said.
Kapherr was clearly upset at the proposed increase in licens-ing fees and had only two words for it.
“That sucks,” he said.The most upsetting issue for
students is Perdue’s plan to elim-inate 1,034 state jobs in order to save $37 million. Included are jobs in the state mental health system and in the Department of Correction.
Motan, who is in pursuit of a job in the medical field, was not pleased with the proposal of job cuts in the mental health system.
“As a pre-med student, I don’t want to see any jobs cut from mental health. Funding cuts from mental hospitals is a ma-jor drawback for society,” Motan said.
Kapherr was not pleased with the job elimination proposal ei-ther.
“It’s never a good thing to lose jobs, but I guess if there is waste-ful spending in the system, we
need to cut wastes,” Kapherr said.
Williams agreed with Perdue’s plan to use stimulus money for education.
“They should use the stimulus money on top of original budget for the school. They should not cut school funding,” he said.
Students also were pleased with the tax cuts given to people who take care of aged citizens and the sales tax holidays proposed to people purchasing equipment that helps conserve water.
Motan was an advocate for the proposal of tax breaks for the care of the elderly.
“I have always believed that taking care of the elderly is a
very important task. I do think tax breaks should be given to those who are taking care of the elderly,” Motan said.
DREIER CARR/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTOGov. Beverly Perdue speaks to a crowd of 3,000 after being sworn into o!ce during the inauguration ceremonies in front of the State Library in downtown Raleigh Saturday Jan. 10.
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19 Hamrah will be appearing for the second time in the NCAA’s. He enters the tournament with a record of 31-8 on the season and is 10-1 in the ACC.
Little, a sophomore, will be making his first NCAA appearance with a season record of 17-15. According to Jordan, Little has matured this season after his ACC tournament performance.
“He finally grew up,” Jordan said. “Darrius [Lit-tle] beat two guys that he lost to earlier in the year.”
Like Little, Caramanica is a qualifier for the NCAA Championships as a result of his ACC Tour-nament performance. In Caramanica’s first round he suffered a minor concussion, yet still pulled out a win. He was forced to sit out the rest of the tour-nament.
“I feel great, and I’m ready to go,” Caramanica
said. “I was ready to go for ACC’s, but now I’m just even hungrier.”
Caramanica, wrestling in the 141-pound weight class, has a record of 11-8 this season. He notes that his determination will help him achieve victory in his third NCAA appearance.
“My expectation is to wrestle hard for all seven minutes and if I do that then I will win,” Cara-manica said. “I’m ready to get out there and start getting focused.”
Caldwell and Caramanica coined the term “the duo” this season and said they are excited to both be competing in the Championships.
“The duo is back this weekend,” Caramanica said. “I’ve been waiting for this all year. We’re going to turn some heads when we get there.”
According to Jordan, all four men are likely to make an impact this weekend.
“I predict a top-20 finish,” Jordan said.
pressure that I want to play well for my teammates and I want to play well for N.C. State and our team,” Street said.
Street’s attitude has helped her to get off to a hot start this season. She has finished in the top twenty in both tournaments including a sixth place fin-ish in the first tournament of the spring season in Puerto Rico, where she tied her career best with a +6. She credits her improved play this season to a more focused effort than she has had in the past.
“My freshman year I was committed but not as committed as I am now. I mean I wanted to ex-perience college a little bit,” Street said. “But over Christmas I really decided I wanted to do better in golf and help my team. So from there I started practicing a lot more and putting everything into golf.”
Street credits her new swing coach and her new practice regiment to the success she has experi-
enced so far this season. “My practice routine is a lot different. I equal
out my playing time and practice time so I am more consistent and I switched swing coaches,” Street said. “He [coach Kenny Phillips] has re-ally made my swing a lot more consistent.”
Coach Marsh, however, believes it is more than just extra practice and a new swing coach.
She said she believes that her improved play comes as a result of settling into a normal rou-tine and understanding how to balance the amount of time needed for golf and school work.
“Things are getting easier now and she is learning how to manage everything better,” Marsh said. “She has really continued to step up her work and focus, and she has changed her habits about how she plays golf and it’s paid off for her.”
the equipment and expenses that are required to compete.
One of Roach’s sponsors, Bob-by Webb, owner of Action Surf Shop and Surf Boards, has been with Roach since the beginning of his competitive surfing career.
“There is a very two-way re-lationship between surfer and shaper,” Roach said. “He shapes me a board. I ride it, tell him what I do and don’t like about it, and he takes that, shapes me another board that might be a little better and the process starts all over.”
In light of Roach’s success, Webb will be introducing a new line of boards called the Roach model.
“I think this is one of the best things that could happen,” An-drew Stroupe, a senior in agri-cultural business management, said. “If someone sees his name on that board, they think that maybe they could get their name on that, and want to get better.”
Roach hopes his success will bring surfing to the forefront of the athletic world in a University and region where it is not nearly as popular as it is in other re-gions.
“You tell guys you’re from At-lantic Beach, N.C. and it is not
an instant respect thing,” Roach said. “When you see someone coming from the east coast it is almost like a mystery. They could be really good or not so great.”
Kelly Nicely, a 2006 graduate of N.C. State and lifelong com-petitive surfing friend of Roach, agreed with Roach about the lack of popularity in the area.
“N.C. State is kind of far from the ocean, but I think what we are doing will encourage people from State to surf.”
Both Roach and Nicely chal-lenged State students to learn about surfing through activities such as the surfing club.
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COURTESY OF TY ROACHWrestler Ty Roach placed !rst in the longboard division of the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s sur!ng championships in Huntington Beach, C.A. in August 2008.
“Golf is generally played as an individual sport but Emily brings a team atmo-
sphere and attitude,”coach Page Marsh on junior Emily Street
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Wrestlers travel to St. Louis with high expectations
Jen HankinSenior Staff Writer
Tomorrow marks senior Joe Caramanica’s final opportu-nity to win his weight class title in the NCAA Champi-onships, something that he has been looking forward to for years.
“I’ve been waiting for this my whole life, all 22 years,” Caramanica said. “I’m excited and antsy.”
Caramanica, Darrion Caldwell, Kody Hamrah, and Darrius Little traveled to St. Louis yesterday to compete in the 2009 NCAA Wrestling Championships that will be-gin Thursday.
Since the ACC tournament March 7, the four grapplers have been practicing by fol-lowing an Olympic training schedule, according to coach Carter Jordan.
“We practice on the Olym-pic training schedule, which is three days on and one day off,” Jordan said. “We’ve been doing this since coach Jerrod Sanders got here [five years ago] from Oklahoma State.”
The Pack was able to get in two legs of this training, having two-a-days during the first leg and taking it easier on the second, only having for-mal practice once a day.
“These guys are in shape,” Jordan said. “They just need
to keep their weight down.” Caldwell, a junior, will be
making his third NCAA appear-ance this year. Last year he placed fifth in the 149-pound bout and said he looks to pick up where he left off.
“I want to come out with that gold medal,” Caldwell said. “I have worked hard enough to get there and I want to pick up where I left off last year.”
Caldwell enters the cham-pionship ranked third with a
record of 33-1 on the season and is undefeated in conference matches.
“This year I’m more relaxed than I have been in previous years,” Caldwell said. “I’m go-ing to just go out there and be
me — stay focused with the task at hand.”
After wining the title at the ACC Tournament in the 157 weight class, redshirt senior No.
INSIDECOUNTDOWN
Junior golfer’s positivity and selfless attitude keys to success for women’s golf
Taylor BarbourStaff Writer
Despite many aspects of golf relying on individual perfor-mance, junior golfer Em-ily Street maintains a team-oriented mindset. With her selfless attitude, she has been able to not just help herself, but also help her team to suc-cess this season.
“Golf is generally played as an individual sport but Emily brings a team atmosphere and attitude,” coach Page Marsh said. “She is always the first one to ask other people how they played.”
Street’s love for golf and her sense of humor help to keep the team calm and re-laxed even in the most pres-sure-filled situations.
“She has a real joy about it [golf] and she brings that joy to the group and that is really important,” Marsh said. “She helps bring laughter and dif-fuse the tension.”
Street continues to focus on the team even as she prepares to go into her final rounds of golf as a junior. She doesn’t worry about the pressures that go along with playing against another team or be-ing behind in the score, but rather she worries more about not playing well or having to
tell her team that she let them down.
“For me personally, it’s not pressure playing with other
teams and knowing that they’re ahead of you, it’s more
Student surfer hopes his success inspires the University community to embrace the sport of surfing
Jason LivingstonStaff Writer
Ty Roach has done it all in his career thus far. Since Roach’s acceptance into the University ,he has triple majored, double minored, wrestled on the var-sity squad, run for student body president, and maintained a 4.0 grade point average through it all. One recent success for Roach, however, has proved to be a ma-jor turning point in Roach’s life and he hopes it will have a positive im-pact on the N.C. State community.
Last year, Roach decid-ed to dedicate a large amount of time to some-thing he has loved to do since childhood: surfing.
Af ter surf ing his way through the Eastern Surfing Association’s qualifying event, he earned a spot to compete in nationals. Roach’s winning ways continued as he placed first in the longboard division of the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association’s surfing champi-onships in Huntington Beach, C.A. in August 2008.
This recent success left Roach with the decision to either go ahead with medical school or
to continue to surf competitively at the professional level. Roach chose to follow his passion.
“This is the main reason that I am not going to finish my third major,” Roach said.
“I have a pro contest down in Florida that I will be leaving for April 7 and I’ll leave from there to go to Puerto Rico for a week.”
Roach also decided to put wrestling on the back burner for a while. However, he feels that his training as a wrestler has been very beneficial to his success as a surfer.
“You know, if you’re in shape for wrestling, you’re in shape for just about anything,” he said.
Although Roach is in wrestling shape, he said he must now focus his workouts more on surfing-
specific exercises. Roach concentrates mostly on
balance training, core strength, rotational
motion workouts, and swimming
and paddling exercises.
“Everyone t h in k s of surf ing as riding the
wave, but as far as com-
petitive surfing goes, paddling
is huge,” Roach said. “That is how you get position and estab-lish dominance in the water.”
Physical workouts are not the only thing Roach has to focus on to establish himself in the surf-ing world. He must also acquire sponsorships that help him with
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New goals cause baseline problems
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ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
MEN’S TENNIS @ DUKEDurham, 3 p.m.
BASEBALL VS. ELONDoak Stadium, 6:30 p.m.
SOFTBALL VS. FORDHAMCurtis & Jacqueline Dail Stadium, 6 p.m.
WRESTLING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS, DAY 1St. Louis, Mo., TBA
BASEBALL @ WAKE FORESTWinston Salem, 6 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS @ BOSTON COLLEGEChesnut Hill, Mass., 3 p.m.
TRACK AND FIELD @ UNC CHARLOTTECharlotte, All Day
WOMEN’S SWIMING & DIVING NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPSCollege Station, Texas, All Day
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I’ve been waiting for this
my whole life, all 22 years.”
DID YOU KNOW?
COMING SOONThursday:
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DREIER CARR/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTODarius Little works a half-nelson on Joe Baker of the Naval Academy. The Wolfpack grapplers fell to the Midshipmen in Reynolds Jan. 24.
Street uses team-first attitude to find success on golf course
WRESTLING
WOMEN’S GOLF PRO SURFING
Surf’s up for Ty Roach
COURTESY OF N.C. STATE ATHLETICSJunior Emily Street tied her career best with a +6 in the !rst tour-nament of the spring season in Puerto Rico.
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