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TECHNICIANRaleigh, North Carolina
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Jessie HalpernNews Editor
America Ferrera delivered a speech about making an impact on the world to about 400 people in Stewart Theatre Wednesday night. The even was sponsored by campus organizations for diversity week.
“I’m so glad to be on a college campus, because I know I’m among people who value and appreciate their education as much as I did,” Ferrera said.
Ferrera studied at the University of Southern California while pursu-ing an acting career. She eventually took a leave of absence to play the role of Betty Suarez in the television show, “Ugly Betty.”
Upon entering college, Ferrera said she quickly became the “ste-reotype of the emotional fresh-man” when she realized her 4.3 high school grade point average meant nothing.
“Many of the tears I shed were selfish and they were bitter,” Fer-rera said. “They were for myself—I really mourned the discovery of my ignorance.”
Seven years after her leave of absence from college, Ferrera has started to complete her undergradu-ate degree.
“I believe that being a student again is deepening my understand-
ing of what I’ve seen in the world and I also believe that in order to make the biggest impact one can, it is necessary to be a perpetual stu-dent,” Ferrera said.
She spoke about her experiences both on and off screen and told sto-
ries of her travels abroad.
“[After] hearing from a twenty-something Iraq war veterans who can’t find housing or a job, the prob-lems in my life seemed low-stakes,” Ferrera said.
Ferrera also spoke about overcom-ing adversity—something she had to do as a lower-class Latina trying to make it in Hollywood.
“I find that when I embrace my
Alex PetercuskieStaff Writer
A panel of four, including three former servicemen, met Wednesday night in Withers Hall to discuss the diverse difficulties many veterans face upon returning home from war.
The panel included Russell Sny-der, a former army psychological operations specialist and author of “Hearts and Mines: With the Marines in al-Anbar.” Snyder was joi ned by Ti m Virgilio, a clini-cal social worker for veterans, Sam Winstead, a World War II veteran and founder of Ameri-cans for Peace, and John Heuer, presi-dent of the Eisen-hower chapter of Veterans for Peace.
Interdisciplinary studies professor Carol Lewald said she was inspired to organize the dis-cussion after reading Snyder’s book about his struggle with trying to reconcile his duty as a soldier with his worldviews. Jesse Crane-Seeber, international studies professor, moderated the discussion.
Once home from war, veterans face a multitude of challenges,
which can be both physical or psy-chological in nature. Studies show that veterans overwhelmingly may experience mental health problems, like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
In addition, The Department of Veteran Affairs has reported the number of veterans who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder has increased in recent years.
The panelists were emotional as they shared their experiences and
philosophies re-garding war and the role of the United States gov-ernment. They en-couraged audience members to ask difficult questions about the influence of U.S. govern-ment, politicans and various media outlets.
Snyder, author of “Hearts and Mines,” talked about being a nine-teen-year-old drop out and joining the army with an optimistic outlook of the military. Once stationed in Korea, he said he was hated, and his perception of U.S. military involve-ment in war had changed.
Snyder went on to say that while the U.S. has been fortunate to not
fight wars on U.S. shores since 1865, this has also been its down-fall.
“We have no national sense of what it means to suffer,” Snyder said.
According to Snyder, brining back the draft would be a positive thing. Snyder mentioned the lack of discussion about Afghanistan in the recent presidential debate, noting that war in U.S. society has become normalized.
Sam Winstead, a World War II veteran, said upon returning home from war, he attempted to “divorce himself from war”, and called the devastation of war a “mental lapse in the history of mankind.”
One young woman in the au-dience, and member of N.C. State’s ROTC program, said she felt discouraged after the panel’s discussion and sought its advice, in which clinical social worker Tim Virgilio assured her of the military’s great potential for good, telling her that ultimately she has control of her actions as an individual.
Virgilio discussed the powerful role veterans play in shaping the
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Sara AwadStaff Writer
The North Carolina Board of Public Education adopted a new vision for public education on Oct. 4.
The vision is entitled “Vision of Public Education in NC: A Great Public Education System for a Great State.”
According to Angela Farthing, Director of Instructional Ad-vocacy and Organizing for the North Carolina Association of Educators, the vision statement was constructed after the State Board met with over 100 “stake-holder groups” like the NCAE. The whole process took about a year and a half to complete and was developed by Helen Ladd from Duke University, Farthing said.
The State Board created the new vision in order to relay to the outside world “that public schools are not broken and fail-ing,” Farthing said.
The vision also allows the State Board to be more strategic in the plans they develop for the pub-lic school system, and creates a “lobbying platform” for the
KATHERINE HOKE/TECHNICIANAmerica Ferrera signs a card for senior in communication and president of Lambda Pi Chi, Jenn Bollman at a meet and greet. This was a small session held before Ferrera spoke at the Diversity Dialogue in Tally Student Center on Wednesday, October 17. The note was a suprise for Bollman’s best friend who “always looked up to America Ferrera.” “She is the girl she always wanted to be” Bollman said.
Ferrera draws crowd for diversity week
Panel discusses peace after war
New education plan focuses on innovation
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THE FIFTH: named for the president everyone forgot.
Social shift: forefather styleFTHE FIFTHTECHNICIAN PAGE 5 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
“Directional abilities are not something every human possesses naturally; some of us are born without the natural talent to find our way around this world. In most cases, this is not a detrimental fact; we have created many tools that help us to find our way. In some cases, however, it is simply unsuitable for one to examine a map for hours on end or search for minor astrological tools to answer our directional questions.
Today, for me, is one of those unacceptable cases. I am on the outs with many because I chose to stand against alien forces over taking our precious soil. Some say it is inhumane and cruel; I say it is necessary. My fear for the opposition has consumed me this day, and I find it prudent to flee as far and as soon as possible.
I charter a journey for the
farthest point I can think and set off, optimistic that my silver box of destinations will chart the appropriate course.
Hours pass, and still I am unaware of what surrounds me. I slowly become wary that while the streets match up with my tool, the social aspects seem to be far from desirable. Creeping slowly down dark roads teeming with native life, my breath is beginning to catch. I am alone with nothing but the silver box and my intuition, something I left behind many journeys ago.
As the predators start to loom from behind the treetops, I increase my speed. Lost as I have ever been, I panic as my box dies. If only I had possessed the foresight to bring its’ charger. “
It’s becoming glaringly obvious as of late that technology dominates a large part of the aver-age college students’ life. We stumble around
campus in a perpetual haze, iPhones attached to our hands, fancy and overpriced cases decorating them, and often equipped with the users’ choice of headphones streaming out the top. We trudge to our classes with our choice of distraction in tow; a heavy and cumbersome Dell for the studious, a sleek iPad for the trendy, a practical Nook for the curious theater readers or merely a cell phone for the late-risers who failed to plan accordingly. We carry these technological burdens without much thought; they have become ingrained in our rou-tines and simply impossible to live without. With-
out our trusty satellite readers, we would often find ourselves lost and without answers to such burning questions as, “When did Britney shave her head” or, “how to make a seagull spontane-ously combust”. Without this type of knowledge at our disposal, progress would be entirely halted. As a civilization, we would undoubtedly cease to progress entirely. However are we to communi-cate without instant e-mail alerts? How does one handle personal and professional commitments without the crucial organizer that is Google Cal-endar? We don’t lean on these tools; we hold their hand. We embrace them with the love we usually reserve for long lost childhood pets and one dollar Jimmy John’s sandwich days.
Looking at our great desire, nay, compulsion for these tools we have come to adore so much, it’s natural that we would wonder how those before us could have possibly succeeded in anything without them. How did Columbus come across our seas to find seemingly new, or at least impressionable, land? Didn’t citizens realize someone could have sold Benedict Arnold out on Facebook far before any legitimate problems could arise? How is it that Henry’s wives never formed some sort of online forum to figure out how to keep living for more than ten minutes in his castle? Today, we explore similar questions to these. Going straight to the source of where we all began, we’re taking technol-ogy to the forefathers.
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to give the people guidelines. These suggestions, nay, essential facets of human life, are imperative to the happiness and prosperity of
our nation.These
guidelines have been written in the most concrete fashion possible; I have penned them in the document henceforth known as the Declaration of Independence.
And yet, despite my valiant efforts, there are those who
doubt my words. Congress wishes to change my impeccable words; they wish to tarry with the principles I have slaved so diligently over. This, this simply cannot be. My Followers on the secondary universe of Twitter and Facebook will not stand for such reprehensible intrusion. I must alert them of the great injustice that has befallen me. I will not lie down and be trampled over those who hold a higher power; I shall not be afraid to speak my true feelings. This outlet we call public announcement will fuel my intentions to say what is on my mind. Those who wish not to hear it be damned!”
“The people often believe they know best, and this is certainly no exception. There has been talk of my taking a position so new that we are currently uncertain how it will even fare. I fear some division will come of this newfound system we have created and I need to find a way to warn my fellow man.
Before one can inform however, one must learn. I have turned to a myriad of informational places to comfort my fears. PoliticalBs has shown me every potential outcome that has befallen those who lived before me; I have learned of failed religious conversions, triumphant over takings and painful symptoms I never would have considered if merely left to my own devices. This research has far from quieted my fears; it has propelled them to an epiphany.
Trying to quell the worries inside me has become impossible; horrendous images of mistakes past haunt me during waking hours and fraudulent convincing statistics march through my dreaming ones. I am left with an overload and nobody to unburden it to. Stoic and alone is how I must accept my fate, over informed though I may be.
I must triumph o’er the smaller things so my fellow man may possess the freedom to over search for another day. I will accept the potentials and somehow prevent the risks from consuming my every move, despite how my nerves quake at the thought of even one of the possibilities I have found. I bow to the varied and perhaps fabricated truths I wanted too desperately to discover.”
FOREFATHER FEED:@TJdeclares: Hard work has gone to waste. Can’t believe some people. #idohateit
@TJdeclares: Disgusting how people think they can treat me
after everything. @TJdeclares: #icandobetter
#lovinmyself #hatersgonnahate
@TJdeclares: Guess now I know who my real friends are. @JAdams
@AccidentalPrez
@TJdeclares: I’m so over this. @JAdams want to get a cold Samuel?
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THE FIFTH IS THE TECHNICIAN’S FIRST PARODY SECTION BASED ON OF COLLEGIATE LIFE. IT IS IN NO WAY A REFLECTION OF THE TECHNICIAN OR A
REPRESENTATION OF ITS VIEWS.
JOHN ADAMS
GEORGE WASHINGTON
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Social shift: forefather styleSeepage5.
Jóvenes comparten un ver-dadero Grito de DoloresSeepage6.
Tennis prepares for ITA regionalsSeepage8.
Early voting starts todaySeepage2.
TAKING A SHOT AT IT
NATALIE CLAUNCH/TECHNICIANKayla Dennis, junior in zoology, fires an arrow in an attempt to pop balloons during the Beginning Target Archery class offered at N.C. State. Dennis enrolled in PE 251 because her parents bought her a recurve bow and she wanted to learn how to shoot with it. The class is taught by Wayne Pollard, who claims the class is “the coolest class you’ll ever take at N.C. State.”
“Veterans are
great at
solving problems
and working
in groups.”Tim Virgilio,
clinical social worker
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
TodayBUSINESS OPERATIONS CENTERS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM MEETINGAvent Ferry Technology Center, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
“TOGETHER IN HARMONY” ART EXHIBITGregg Museum
ART WITHOUT ARTISTSGregg Museum, 12:00-8:00 p.m.
CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH: MOBILE DEVICE SECURITY SESSION FOR BLACKBERRYScott Hall, 12:00-1:00 p.m.
IACUCAdmin III (Room 301), 1:00 p.m.
JESUS IN THE SOUTH218 Daniels, 4:30 p.m.
FIDELITY INVESTMENTS SPEAKERS SERIES PRESENTS PAUL JONESEB II (Rm. 1231), 6:00-7:00 p.m.
FridayMOVIE: TED (2012)Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
BUSINESS OPERATIONS CENTERS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM MEETINGAvent Ferry Technology Center, 2:00-4:00 p.m.
“TOGETHER IN HARMONY” ART EXHIBITGregg Museum
ART WITHOUT ARTISTSGregg Museum, 12:00-8:00 p.m.
MOVIE: TED (2012)Witherspoon Student Cinema, 7:00-9:00 p.m.
THROUGH JOANNAH’S LENS
Single and content
N.C. State graduate Rebekah Sanderson interviews college girls for her book on being content and single. She was inspired to write a book when she repeatedly heard girls bemoan the fact there was not a good book for them to take inspiration from and could relate to them. “I heard over and over how all of the
women who have written books about being single already have their prince charming,” Sanderson said. “I have taken my own experiences and interviews to put together this book.” Sanderson stated her book is still a work in progress but has already had interest from the publishing world.
PHOTO BY JOANNAH IRVIN
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS
In Oct. 17’s edition, the article “Arrested soccer players kicked off team” said that the e-mail was sent to all student athletes. It was actually sent to just the cross country and track and field teams.
Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Mark Herring at [email protected]
POLICE BLOTTEROctober 1610:04 AM | FIRE ALARMGreek Village DriveFP responded to alarm caused by construction on house.
11:03 AM | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLECates AvenueReport of vehicle displaying
fictitious plates. Legal possessor of vehicle was student who was cited and referred to the university. Process service pending.
12:24 AM | INTOXICATED PERSONVarsity Dr/Sullivan DrNon-student was trespassed from university property after being found intoxicated in roadway.
4:31 AM | DAMAGE TO PROPERTY
Bragaw HallStaff member reported student had accidentally broken door.
7:29 AM | SPECIAL EVENTCorporate Research IRPD officer worked detail at ABB.
8:29 AM | SPECIAL EVENTCarter-Finley StadiumOfficer provided security for NC State Fair.
8:54 AM | MEDICAL ASSISTAdmin I
Units responded to staff member in need of medical assistance. Transport was refused.
10:43 PM | DAMAGE TO PROPERTYAvent Ferry ComplexOfficers responded regarding bicycle thrown from the sixth floor balcony. Student was referred to the university.
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CHARLIE HARLESS/TECHNICIANCampaign signs clutter around the entrance to the Roberts Parks Center, the early voting location for students on campus during the N.C. Primaries.
Early voting begins todayStaff Report
While the end is in sight for this election year’s cam-paigns, the busiest time is yet to come.
The final countdown to election day may be fast-ap-proaching, but the opportu-nity for voters to cast their ballots begins now.
Starting today, voters will be able to go to various poll-ing places to vote early. For N.C. State students, this place will be Talley Student Center. Not only will student voters be able to take advan-
tage of this site, but so will nearly 6.5 million registered Wake County voters.
Some students are taking the extra initiative to get their peers to vote early. The New Voters Project at N.C. State is hosting a hipster-themed “I Voted Before It Was Cool” event for early student voters to take a picture with a paper mustache that says “I Voted” to go into a photo collage.
The sister organizations of the New Voters Project are located at Appalachian State University and N.C. Central University. Students from
these universities will also be out on their campuses today getting students to vote.
Student volunteers with the organization will be in the Brickyard from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and this event will mark a 20-day push to contact vot-ers across North Carolina to remind them to vote.
With North Carolina being a swing state, and both can-didates staying neck-in-neck in the polls, every vote will count.
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unique challenges in life, I am able to hear my own voice more clearly,” Ferrera said. “I gain clarity about the things I really care about and I built a confidence which allows me
to use my voice for the things I think are important.”
Ferrera currently uses her voice on the campaign trail and urged students to vote.
“Politicians believe you are not interested in things like how much you pay for col-lege, or whether or not gov-ernment loans will be avail-
able to you or what kind of jobs will be available to you if any, much less that you care about how our country engages globally,” Ferrera said. “There’s only one way to prove them wrong—show up on Nov. 6 and vote.”
AMERICAcontinued from page 1
NewsMegan Dunton Staff Writer
Benefacting, a nonprofit or-ganization started by Trevor Little and Brad Lindsay, of-fers students an innovative approach to raising money for charity by creating an online marketplace to sell services and goods.
Benefacting has been a work in progress for Little and Lindsay for three years, and the online market place recently launched in April. This online market place serves as a place for people to offer traditional services like babysitting or washing a car to more imaginative services like providing a rock ‘n’ roll oldies show or leading a per-sonalized yoga session.
“We want people to be cre-ative,” Little said. “They can offer practical services like doing someone’s taxes or walking their dog or babysit-ting, but it can really be any-thing. We want to encourage people to think outside the box.”
The main theme of this nonprofit is that people can get ordinary items or services while making a change. Es-
sentially everyone involved wins because the actor gives back, the sponsor receives a service, and the charity re-ceives funds.
Little came up with the idea after he felt like he was not making a difference work-ing at his current job. Little looked at other outside vol-unteer opportunities and saw that none of them fit his talents. Little knew he was good at building websites and Benefacting stemmed from this passion. Essentially, Lit-tle made the first benefaction.
“Since I’m good at build-ing websites, it came about as a way for me to help other people, and I hoped that
would compound itself into people helping others by do-ing what they are passionate about,” Little said.
He ha s ambitious goa ls for the non-profit. Lit-tle’s short term goals include bringing i n m ore money for charity to compen-sate all of his volunteer hours, intro-ducing Benefacting to other states, and adding national
charities. A long-term goal of Little’s is changing the way people think about shopping by Benefacting becoming an
immedi-ate source that people think of for supplying goods and services. H e a l s o wanted people to realize that everyone has a skill o r g o o d
they can offer to make a dif-ference.
“We would like people
to start thinking about the money they are spending on the things they need as mon-ey that could go further and benefit a charity,” Little said. “We want people to realize they could have the power to change the world if they spent their money in a certain way.”
One success story of Bene-facting is the story of Ra-leigh’s Church of Apostles. The church’s pastor sold wa-tercolor paintings on Bene-facting’s online market. All of the money raised through people purchasing the paint-ings went to build freshwater wells in Rwanda.
“To our knowledge, there are no other nonprofits just
like it. This is something new that has never been done be-fore,” Little said. “We think that it can really change the landscape of volunteering and giving back and sort of open up a whole new avenue for people to make a differ-ence.”
Benefacting reaches a new demographic of people that previously might not have had the money to donate to their charities. Now, however, through Benefacting they can offer their time and services for others to donate the mon-ey to charity.
N.C. State students can get involved with Benefacting by going to the website, www.benefacting.org, and creat-ing an account with the web-site. They then can upload a service or good to the online marketplace. Lastly, they can tell their friends what they are selling through several social media sharing options. Also, students can work as groups in the group hub on the website and compete against each other to see who raises the most money through the leader board.
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board, Farthing said.In the press release, State
Board of Education Chair-man Bill Harrison said the vision, “does not represent a new direction.” Instead it combines the present path of public education with the future path based on the needs of students in the North Carolina public educa-tion system, Harrison said in the release.
The vision featured on the North Carolina State Board of Education website places heavy emphasis on the need for a flexible economy in or-der to have a “great state,” which in turn leads to a sound structure for public education.
According to the new vi-sion, the public education system drives the economy.
“A strong public school sys-tem provides a steady flow of skilled workers, especially in emerging areas such as advanced manufacturing where many employers are struggling to find workers,” the vision said.
The new vision is also dy-namic in order to meet the needs of a changing world, and “prepares all students for postsecondary education, ca-reers, citizenship and lifelong learning.”
The community and the necessity of working together are other values present in the vision, as well as the themes of democracy and diversity.
Appropriation has also been made in the vision to ensure taxpayer dollars are used efficiently “to promote the public interest.”
The connection between the public and private school
system was also addressed.Other non-tradit iona l
forms of education were highlighted in the vision be-cause they can provide the education system with out-lets for “experimentation and innovation.” Examples of these new approaches to education that were named in the vision include “charter schools, Cooperative and In-novative High Schools, [and] the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools.”
Darrell Allison, President of Parents for Educational Free-dom, said in a press release on the foundation’s website, “we as citizens and citizen leaders must realize the importance of a strong collabora-tive relation-ship between the diverse educational models our s t a te em-ploys within her bound-aries.”
In drafting the vision, Harrison said in his blog that he considered “the purpose of public education,” the mean-ing of the term “public” and “the role of liberty in educa-tion.”
Motivation for the new vision does not appear to stem from low North Caro-lina high school graduation rates. Another press release on the Public Schools of North Carolina website said back in August, “for the first time ever, North Carolina’s four-year cohort graduation rate exceeded 80 percent, ac-cording to North Carolina’s 2012 graduation rate report.” Farthing though, said there is still much room to improve.
According to Farthing, a 2011 national report ranked
North Carolina 36 out of 50 in high school graduation rates.
Wake County Public School System Teacher James Ryan said the vision was not “real-istic.” It mentions everything from teacher programs to the state legislature, but offers no specifics, Ryan said. The vi-
sion’s “call-to-action” is only a few sentences l o n g a n d Ryan does not see much being imple-mented to-day, despite t h e w i d e press cover-age that the
new vision is receiving.“The things that should be
spoken about are not spoken about,” Ryan said. There should be a tighter focus on real issues that the school sys-tem is facing, like the lack of counselors available in high schools and how teachers are trained,” Ryan said.
“Teacher training is contro-versial, so [the vision] doesn’t talk about it,” Ryan said.
Farthing said the NCAE is in support of the new vision because it includes the need for “diversity and equal op-portunity” and holds both public and private schools accountable.
BOARDcontinued from page 1
“Teacher training
is controversial,
so [the vision]
doesn’t talk
about it...”James Ryan,
WCPSS teacher
GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY BENEFACTING
way society thinks about mil-itary involvement and war.
“If the subculture of vet-erans came together as one political party that would drastically change things,”
Virgilio said. “Veterans are great at solving problems and working in groups. Some of the best politicians are mili-tary veterans because they know group dynamics and know how to get results.”
A man in the audience took the microphone and ranted for several minutes about government lies during the
Vietnam War, during which a few audience members opted to leave the auditorium.
The panel ended its dis-cussion on a positive note, encouraging students and other audience members to follow their passions and use their talents and resources to serve the greater good.
PANELcontinued from page 1
VALUES IN NEW VISION STATEMENT :• Democracy• Economic prosperity• Flexibility• A common purpose• Diversity• Equal opportunities
SOURCE: VISION STATEMENT
“They can offer
practical services
like doing
someone’s taxes or
walking their dog
or babysitting...”Trevor Little
Benefacting co-founder
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Having friends at that baby blue school down
Tobacco Road has its advantages. The school’s notoriety, (or infamy, de-pending on how you look at it) allows the University
of North Caro-l i na to present several distin-guished guests. Soon they will host Bill
Nye, the only reason I ever remotely liked science. If that was not convinc-ing enough, Tuesday they hosted our First Lady, Michelle Obama.
I h a v e never been one to skip class, but this was for Mrs. Oba ma — the First Lady, the one and only! Regardless of your political views, I think an opportunity like this presents not a question of “Should I go?” but rather, “How could I not?”
The same quest ion should apply when asked about voting. There is no reason that those who are eligible should not vote. If you are eligible, I am irre-vocably jealous. Being 24 days too young to vote is unfortunate, but it has not prevented me from urging others to vote.
Thanks to campaigns such as True the Vote and Rock the Vote, almost everyone I know has reg-istered to vote. However, few say they plan on vot-ing in this election. A July 2012 Gallup poll revealed only 58 percent of citizens ages 18 to 29 years say they intend to vote. This is down from 78 percent in the 2008 election. Na-tional Public Radio re-ports that the percentage of those who say they will vote is generally much higher than the turnout. For example, in 2008 only 51 percent of eligible vot-
ers under age 30 made it to the polls.
The youth vote is particu-larly important to President Obama’s campaign. In 2008, Obama received 66 percent of the support of the youth according to exit polls. How-ever, Businessweek reports that due to the 13.5 percent unemployment rate for people ages 20 to 24, Obama may find it harder to earn the large margin of support from young people this year. The importance of the youth vote paired with the fact that North Carolina is a battle-ground state underscores the significance of voting in this election.
Although I advocate voting, I hope those w h o v o t e will take the time to edu-cate them-selves before November 6. Your rea-soning be-h i nd your vote should not simply
be “My dad told me to vote right,” or “My Twitter follow-ers said to go left.” I am all about sharing political views, however much of the infor-mation about candidates that is shared on social media sites cannot be trusted. Therefore, I hope you will do your own research.
If you have not seen the first two presidential debates, I advise you to watch the final debate on Monday at 9:00 pm. Governor Romney and President Obama will dis-cuss Foreign Policy, provided moderator Bob Schieffer can keep the two on topic.
Early voting opens today in Talley Student Center and continues through November 3. Voting opens at 11:00 am on weekdays, 10:00 am Satur-days, and 1:00 pm Sundays. Although I am fairly certain everyone at N.C. State is reg-istered to vote, (someone is probably asking you if you’re registered right now, aren’t they?) those who are not can register at Talley during the early voting period. Election Day is Tuesday, November 6.
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Matthew Clark, junior in art studies
No petting allowed
Nor t h C a ro -linians from nearly every
city gather each year to attend the North Caro-lina State Fair in Raleigh. Families come in groups to entertain themselves
with the familiar attrac-tions: the money-wasting games, t he r i -diculous freak
shows, the rides and, of course, the food. Yet since the early 2000s, the state fair has been getting a bad rep for its sanitation and known links to E. coli that came from either the petting zoos or the dan-gerously close proximity humans are allowed to the animals.
According to Food Safe-ty News last year, there were 27 cases of the E. coli infection. It was later de-termined that the source of the E. coli came from the livestock building, where approximately one million attendees were ex-posed to a number of farm animals including pigs and sheep. North Caro-lina’s Agricultural Com-missioner, Steve Troxler, said the animals were not intended to be petted and that it was not a petting zoo. His way of passing blame was not that the
animals were carrying such pathogens, but rather that it was the fair-goers’ fault that they touched the animals at their own risk.
This being said, it is strange that a petting zoo and an an-imal-petting freak show ex-hibit were allowed this year. When I attended the fair this past Saturday, I happened to walk past t he pet t ing zoo and the insane queue that grew far away from the white tent. Yet what caught my eye more than the line or the shrieks o f e x c i t e d children was the amount of money the fair spent this year to ensure the public’s safety: a fountain of sinks and a field of signs reminding attendees to wash their hands. What I didn’t see was the sensibility to elimi-nate the risk completely by excluding the petting zoo from the list of attractions this year.
While most may see this as a drastic resolution to an issue that can be easily avoided, it is obvious from previous years that regardless of the amount of money fair officials spend to provide more convenient sanitation stations; we can-not know whether fair-goers actually take advantage of them. There were also sinks and hand sanitizers in pre-vious years — maybe not as
narrowly dispersed, but pres-ent nonetheless. People had the option to locate the near-est restroom and wash their hands with soap and water. Convenience is not the issue here; it is what is included in the fair and exposed to the public.
The petting zoo has been a staple of the state fair for
years, but if the general publ ic i s not willing to take the necessary safety pre-cautions for such unsanitary conditions, then they are risking
the opportunity to have a petting zoo in the first place. This is the exact principle that led N.C. State Univer-sity officials to close off the steam tunnels to everyone except university-approved workers. Past students ruined it for the rest of us, but it can-not be argued that it is for the public’s safety. Perhaps fair officials can add extra fried food venues in exchange for being able to feel the sheep’s wool, before it will one day be sewn into some sorority girl’s Ugg boots.
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Upholding the spirit of Bill FridayThis past week, many officials and ed-
ucators have paid tribute to Bill Fri-day, the first President of the UNC
system, who passed away last week. Friday was monumental for having, as Michelle Obama said, “transformed North Carolina’s public universities into a model for our country.” A visionary leader and educator, his champi-oning of affordable university education and other issues, such as free speech, presented us with a standard for higher education and education administrators. But as we look back to the past, we must also remember to keep our eyes on the future, especially in these po-litically crucial times.
Election day is approaching, and despite the national political saga that is the focus of the media, we shouldn’t lose sight of the local issues important to us. What do the prospec-tive gubernatorial candidates have to offer in terms of education, for example? Democratic candidate Walter Dalton’s platform voices a
commitment to investing in community col-leges and public schools, protecting education funding and making higher education more accessible. Republican Pat McCrory, who is leading in the polls, also claims to have a simi-lar commitment, focusing more on reform than on funding. However, the Legislature in our state, presently controlled by the Republi-cans, has more say over education than does the governor. This is something both these candidates acknowledge.
The Legislature appoints the UNC system’s Board of Governors, which appoints the Presi-dent of the system, Bill Friday’s former post. The Board also appoints an Advisory Com-mittee on Strategic Decisions every five years, which decides spending and academic pri-orities for the UNC System. The most recent
Committee, appointed just last month, sports Speaker of the House Thom Tillis and right-wing multimillionaire Art Pope, who channels mil-lions into his various non-profits (Civitas, John Locke Foundation, AFP-NC) that produce research advocat-ing for the privatization of public education.
We are living in times of record tuition increases, cuts in education fund-ing and reduced financial aid. While there are some groups such as the North Carolina Student Power Union trying to focus public and policy-makers’ attention on education,
it is unclear whether the upcoming election cycle will meaningfully change the state of education in North Carolina. The present establishment has not been the best for stu-dents’ interests and things do not appear to
be getting better. With the amount of inf luence the Legislature has over edu-cation, the current election season discourse seems to hold little potential for cre-ating substantial change, regardless of what happens in November.
However, we shouldn’t just commemorate Bill Friday today, we should also uphold what he stood
for, such as his credo that a good education in North Carolina is a birthright.
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Morgan McNeilfreshman, genetics
“The homeless in Wake county is out of control and something needs to happen with that. I work at a very new program called Centralized Intake located in the Women’s Center of Wake County and we’re constantly telling people that they’ll have to wait before we can find them a house.”
Cherie Watlingtongraduate student, social work
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Social shift: forefather styleFTHE FIFTHTECHNICIAN PAGE 5 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
“Directional abilities are not something every human possesses naturally; some of us are born without the natural talent to find our way around this world. In most cases, this is not a detrimental fact; we have created many tools that help us to find our way. In some cases, however, it is simply unsuitable for one to examine a map for hours on end or search for minor astrological tools to answer our directional questions.
Today, for me, is one of those unacceptable cases. I am on the outs with many because I chose to stand against alien forces over taking our precious soil. Some say it is inhumane and cruel; I say it is necessary. My fear for the opposition has consumed me this day, and I find it prudent to flee as far and as soon as possible.
I charter a journey for the
farthest point I can think and set off, optimistic that my silver box of destinations will chart the appropriate course.
Hours pass, and still I am unaware of what surrounds me. I slowly become wary that while the streets match up with my tool, the social aspects seem to be far from desirable. Creeping slowly down dark roads teeming with native life, my breath is beginning to catch. I am alone with nothing but the silver box and my intuition, something I left behind many journeys ago.
As the predators start to loom from behind the treetops, I increase my speed. Lost as I have ever been, I panic as my box dies. If only I had possessed the foresight to bring its’ charger. “
It’s becoming glaringly obvious as of late that technology dominates a large part of the aver-age college students’ life. We stumble around
campus in a perpetual haze, iPhones attached to our hands, fancy and overpriced cases decorating them, and often equipped with the users’ choice of headphones streaming out the top. We trudge to our classes with our choice of distraction in tow; a heavy and cumbersome Dell for the studious, a sleek iPad for the trendy, a practical Nook for the curious theater readers or merely a cell phone for the late-risers who failed to plan accordingly. We carry these technological burdens without much thought; they have become ingrained in our rou-tines and simply impossible to live without. With-
out our trusty satellite readers, we would often find ourselves lost and without answers to such burning questions as, “When did Britney shave her head” or, “how to make a seagull spontane-ously combust”. Without this type of knowledge at our disposal, progress would be entirely halted. As a civilization, we would undoubtedly cease to progress entirely. However are we to communi-cate without instant e-mail alerts? How does one handle personal and professional commitments without the crucial organizer that is Google Cal-endar? We don’t lean on these tools; we hold their hand. We embrace them with the love we usually reserve for long lost childhood pets and one dollar Jimmy John’s sandwich days.
Looking at our great desire, nay, compulsion for these tools we have come to adore so much, it’s natural that we would wonder how those before us could have possibly succeeded in anything without them. How did Columbus come across our seas to find seemingly new, or at least impressionable, land? Didn’t citizens realize someone could have sold Benedict Arnold out on Facebook far before any legitimate problems could arise? How is it that Henry’s wives never formed some sort of online forum to figure out how to keep living for more than ten minutes in his castle? Today, we explore similar questions to these. Going straight to the source of where we all began, we’re taking technol-ogy to the forefathers.
“When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to give the people guidelines. These suggestions, nay, essential facets of human life, are imperative to the happiness and prosperity of
our nation.These
guidelines have been written in the most concrete fashion possible; I have penned them in the document henceforth known as the Declaration of Independence.
And yet, despite my valiant efforts, there are those who
doubt my words. Congress wishes to change my impeccable words; they wish to tarry with the principles I have slaved so diligently over. This, this simply cannot be. My Followers on the secondary universe of Twitter and Facebook will not stand for such reprehensible intrusion. I must alert them of the great injustice that has befallen me. I will not lie down and be trampled over those who hold a higher power; I shall not be afraid to speak my true feelings. This outlet we call public announcement will fuel my intentions to say what is on my mind. Those who wish not to hear it be damned!”
“The people often believe they know best, and this is certainly no exception. There has been talk of my taking a position so new that we are currently uncertain how it will even fare. I fear some division will come of this newfound system we have created and I need to find a way to warn my fellow man.
Before one can inform however, one must learn. I have turned to a myriad of informational places to comfort my fears. PoliticalBs has shown me every potential outcome that has befallen those who lived before me; I have learned of failed religious conversions, triumphant over takings and painful symptoms I never would have considered if merely left to my own devices. This research has far from quieted my fears; it has propelled them to an epiphany.
Trying to quell the worries inside me has become impossible; horrendous images of mistakes past haunt me during waking hours and fraudulent convincing statistics march through my dreaming ones. I am left with an overload and nobody to unburden it to. Stoic and alone is how I must accept my fate, over informed though I may be.
I must triumph o’er the smaller things so my fellow man may possess the freedom to over search for another day. I will accept the potentials and somehow prevent the risks from consuming my every move, despite how my nerves quake at the thought of even one of the possibilities I have found. I bow to the varied and perhaps fabricated truths I wanted too desperately to discover.”
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Museum of History showcases José GalvezRavi ChittillaStaff Writer
“There’s an old adage, write what you know about, and this is what I was seeing with my own eyes,” says photo-journalist José Galvez.
Galvez is referring to his exhibit at the North Caro-lina Museum of History, Al Norte al Norte: Characterizing Latino Life in North Carolina, which introduces two firsts for the museum; the first exhibit centered around the state’s growing Latino com-munity and the museum’s first bilingual one.
The exhibit features 51 captivating photographs by the Pulitzer Prize winning photojournalist. A Latino American, who during an interview recalled his inter-est in photography began at age 10, while growing up in Tucson, Ariz.
“I was quite the little entre-preneur when I was a kid,” said Galvez. “Shining shoes , re-turning soda bottles, but when I stepped into t he news-r o o m [ o f the Arizona Daily Star], I was en-thralled with people up there and the work they did — I re-membered thinking ‘I want to be like them someday.’ So I kept coming up there, and there was a photographer that
would occasionally take me on assignments, and every-one in town seemed to know who he was, and it was then I decided to go into photog-raphy.”
Enamored by the work of photojournalists, Galvez pursued a career in the field after graduating from the University of Arizona and be-
gan working at the Ari-zona Daily S t a r . H e later trans-ferred to the Los Angeles T i m e s i n 1984, where he a nd a t e a m o f journalists
won a Pulitzer Prize for a journalistic series character-izing Latino life in Southern California. He was one of the first Latino Americans to be awarded the prize.
Galvez says the times he grew up in were dominated by political turmoil such as the Vietnam War and the Watergate Scandal. Much more local to Galvez, Cesar Chavez and the United Farm Workers movement, as well as other Chicano movements were stirring up life in New Mexico and Colorado. Ac-cording to Galvez’ website, his “participation in the
Chicano Movement led him to see his work as more than a passion: he had a responsibil-ity to capture the history of his people.”
With the Latino popula-tion in N.C. growing rapidly, Galvez soon realized he had a new purpose in life. In 2004, he and his family moved to Durham to capture the Latino immigration in the South. It is from his work
here — capturing Latinos on film that Al Norte al Norte emerged.
“I always do a quick evalu-ation,” Galvez said. “How do I want to portray this person in a respectful way? I choose to photograph a positive ap-proach as opposed to the negative. I want to educate people, and let them know that we are much more simi-lar than we are different.
“The exhibit is not about immigrants; we just want to say these are Latinos here in North Carolina, period. It’s more about ‘This is who they are.’ I want (non-Latinos) to come away saying ‘wow, I learned a lot,’” Galvez told the News and Observer.
GEORGIA HOBBS/TECHNICIANPhotographers browse photographs by José Galvez in his Al Norte al Norte: Latino life in North Carolina exhibit at the NC Museum of History on Tuesday the 16th.
WANT TO GO?What: Al Norte al Norte: Latino Life in North Carolina
Where: N.C. Museum of History, located at 5 East Edenton Street (between Salisbury and Wilmington Streets) in downtown Raleigh
When: Monday - Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Sunday: Noon to 5:00 p.m. Through Apr. 28, 2013
Cost: Free
SOURCE: NCMUSEUMOFHISTORY.ORG
University Theatre celebrates 125 years of fashion
Young LeeAssociate Features Editor
In a celebration of N.C. State’s 125th anniversary, John McIlwee, director of University Theatre, and more than 30 other participants showcased a musical show on Saturday and Sunday fea-turing photographs, songs, dances and most promi-nently, clothing from the past 125 years. “What We Wore” revealed not only how people dressed in years past, but also what people were concerned about, what they experienced and what they loved during various moments since the university’s establishment in 1887.
According to McIlwee, the aspect of highlighting culture and society was the most in-teresting part of the show. Al-though looking at “beautiful girls and even more beautiful dresses” may be fun, for Mc-Ilwee, it wasn’t the most ex-
citing aspect that he wanted to display during the shows.
“Clothing is the only art form that touches our bod-ies,” McIlwee said. “We don’t lie on a painting. We don’t eat a musical number.
In order to accomplish this highlighting of culture, Mc-Ilwee took the fashion show concept and mixed in a nar-ration. The account marked everything from the Univer-sities founding, to the start of Technician, to the theory of relativity and paired it with information from the fashion world of the time such as facts about the Avon lady.
Married with the narration and fashion show were dance performances, instrumental music, singing and a slide show featuring historical mo-ments in University history.
With 125 different ensem-bles as the primary storytell-ing element, McIlwee said he made a concerted effort to stay genuine to the ages that
he wanted to portray. For ex-ample, he said he made sure to feature models of all ages because if he were in the audi-ence, he would resent watch-ing teenagers wear a $10,000 evening dress.”
The “quiet show” sparked the imagination and curios-ity of the attendees with some dresses dating back to the late 1800s.
McIlwee h a s b e e n collect-ing vintage clothing “by accident” ever since he curated a clothing collection in 1976 in Charleston. Today, Mc-I lwe e h a s collected more than 500 pieces, some of which were showcased in “What We Wore.”
“It is very intimate how we select clothing and why clothing was popular dur-ing each period,” McIlwee said. “That’s what makes it interesting, not, ‘Oh, this is a pretty piece and that’s an ugly piece.’ It’s why they hap-pened, why did they exist in society during this particu-lar point in time ... that is our focus.”
Other performers said they felt similarly. Accord-ing to Chris Imershein, performer and instruc-tor at Tri-angle Vin-tage Dance, dress is not only a very intimate art
form, but it also oftentimes influences how people dance and vice-versa.
Imershein, who typically works with fashion shows that do not take such a broad attitude said that the ap-proach to “What We Wore” is interesting and provides and fresh insight into various points in N.C. State’s history.
“I think with a show like this, when you do have the wide range and when you do go through it very quickly, it’s kind of like stepping back and getting an aerial view of the campus versus walking in between the various streets and alleyways,” Imershein said. “You can see how things have changed and maybe have come in and out of style as hemlines go up and down again or as necklines go up and down again. One thing that I’ve seen in dance and also in fashion is that kids don’t like to do the things that their parents did.”
Despite not wanting to wear what their parents con-sidered fashionable, many
college students in the audi-ence seemed to respond to what was shown.
“I realize it’s a fashion show but there was also a lot more history to it with music and all sorts of things and it was really interesting,” Todd Car-roll, a sophomore in zoology, said. “I wasn’t expecting half the things that they showed us.”
Destiny Diamond McNeill, a sophomore in communica-tion, performed in the show and modeled several en-sembles that included a 19th century wedding dress.
“It was amazing,” McNeill said. “It was kind of hectic, but I loved meeting all the women and it was life-chang-ing. Ultimately, I learned that fashion will never die. There will always be something new and some things may change but there is never a vision that can’t be put into a piece of clothing.”
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JOHN HUNTING/TECHNICIANOn Oct. 13, N.C. State students and friends of University Theatre showcased fashion over 125 years. “What we Wore” illustraited the diverse culture that NCSU has seen over the years.
JOHN HUNTING/TECHNICIAN“What We Wore” illustrated N.C. State’s clothing trends over 125 years. NCSU students and friends of University Theatre modeled the cultural shifts the college has seen.
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that was considered the best team in the ACC, it is the Wolfpack who have leverage. Inter-divisional losses on the road are where the Pack has lost their grip.
The crossroads to grid-iron greatness for the Wolfpack has often inter-sected with the Maryland Terrapins.
The Terps are coming off of a 2-win season, but to say this is a fledgling program that the Pack will be facing on Satur-day would be a disservice. Maryland has a proud football tradition and they have made a point of crushing N.C. State’s dreams over the years.
Philip Rivers set a pleth-ora of records in Raleigh but his inability to ever win a game against the Terrapins has a lways been a source of consider-able consternation for the Pack faithful. A narrow victory for Maryland at Carter-Finley Stadium on the day Rivers’ jersey was retired was strangely fit-ting. It personifies Wolf-pack history in that there has always seemed to be a mountain that N.C. State’s football program could not quite climb.
During Tom O’Brien’s tenure, playing Maryland
has inflicted a heavy toll on the Wolfpack. In 2007, a shutout in the season finale cost N.C. State a shot at a sixth win and perhaps a bowl berth. A narrow loss for the Pack in College Park the fol-lowing year ultimately did the same, as State finished below .500 for a third straight time. Wolfpack nation will long remember the game at Byrd Stadium two years ago, when Maryland handed the Pack a soul-crushing loss that denied O’Brien’s team a trip to the ACC Championship game in Charlotte.
N.C. State’s long losing streak to divisional oppo-nents on the road, once an elephant in the room, has reached maddening propor-tions and is usually one of
the first things mentioned whenever the Pack face a road trip to an Atlantic Division school.
At this point, it is fair to question why State has not managed even one division-al road victory since O’Brien has been in Raleigh. Finding the answer is difficult. In the last 6 years, State has had good teams a nd bad ones. The losses the Wolfpack have had on its travels have run the gamut from typical to atypical, mind-blowing to heart-wrenching, annoying to sickening.
When you look at all the factors going into the game at Byrd Stadium on Saturday, it is the reflecting on the past failures that should cause the biggest worry for Wolfpack
Nation. The past has made State fans skittish.
Everything is lined up for State to finally make its great break-through. The long losing streak to Atlantic Division schools on the road, the lack of better-than-good football teams, and the ten-dency to play its poorest in defining games could come to a glorious end in College Park. N.C. State football has many demons. They will all be together for the Pack to slay at once against the Terps this weekend.
That is, until next week’s game in Chapel Hill, when everything will be at stake once again.
Such is life at N.C. State. Thus far, the Wolfpack does not know any other way.
after missing the last event because she was competing in Los Angeles.
“It was really weird with-out the team in LA,” Kissell said. “It just didn’t feel quite right. I’m excited to be back with my girls supporting me and supporting them.”
In last year’s event in Chapel Hill, N.C., Kissell dropped her quarterfinal match. She and her doubles partner, Ashley Miller, also lost their doubles matchup in the quarterfinals.
Kissell is coming off a spring season in which she was named an All-ACC selection and the sec-ond player in program history to reach the second round of the NCAA Singles Champi-onship. She said she isn’t rel-ishing her past performance, but rather taking the chal-lenge ahead head-on.
“I try not to think about what I did in the past,” Kis-sell said. “I always try to fo-cus on what’s going on now. Everyone in the tournament is going to be a great player. Each match I’m going to fo-cus on the way I want to play and taking it one match at a
time. I’m trying to get better from each opportunity I get.”
Kissell will also be compet-ing in doubles competition with the freshman James-Baker. They have prior expe-rience as a duo, but according to Kissell, they’re still honing their game as partners.
“It’s different because my first two years I was with the same partner,” Kissell said. “So it’s really different. It’s been a learning experience. We actually played together in the first tournament. We’re working through some kinks so I’m excited to see how we do in our next tournament.”
The Pack has two fall tour-naments left on the schedule before heading i nt o t h e spring sea-son. De-spite t he fall events not count-ing towards
the program’s NCAA rank-ing, Kissell still believes it’s essential to excel in this half of the season.
“We use it a lot for devel-oping and being process ori-ented, not being too worried about the outcome,” Kissell said. “I mean, it is tennis and you can’t completely ignore the outcome. Every match is important whether it’s fall or spring.”
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JOHN JOYNER/ARCHIVERedshirt sophomore tailback Tony Creecy recieves a pass for a touchdown in the first half of the football game versus the University of Maryland, Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011.
“I’m excited to be
back with my girls
supporting me and
supporting them”Joelle Kissell,
women’s tennis player
INSIDE• Page 7: A continuation of women’s
tennis preparation.
COUNTDOWN• 2 unitil football kicks off against Maryland in College
Park, Md.SportsTECHNICIANPAGE 8 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18,2012
Rob McLambStaff Writer
Once again, it is the Uni-versity of Maryland that stands in the way.
The N.C. State football team has faced many issues over the years in its attempt to bust through the better-than-average ceiling and become an elite pro-gram in the ACC and the nation.
Head Coach Tom O’Brien’s recent quote “We have han-dled adversity better than have handled success,” certainly was meant to only address his tenure in Raleigh. It could just as eas-ily encompass most other State football teams also.
N.C.State has had sloppy losses in most of its winning seasons that have stif led its hopes of breaking through to the next level. This season is no differ-ent. The Tennessee and Miami games are there and they cannot be undone.
The good news for the Wolf-pack is that its 4-2 start has not eliminated it from ACC cham-pionship or major bowl con-sideration. When looking at the State’s first two conference games, a 1-1 start was widely predicted. It was Florida State however that most prognosti-cators felt would be a defeat for the Pack.
In a tiebreaker situation against Florida State, the school
Jeniece Jamison Sports Editor
Women’s tennis is gearing up for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association Regional Indoors in Winston-Salem, N.C. All eight members of the team on the ac-tive roster will compete in the tournament. The Wolfpack will take on schools such as Wake Forest, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and South Carolina.
“Regionals is always the best competition in the fall,” senior Chloe Smith said. “I’m always really excited to play this tour-nament.”
“We’ll see a lot of the players that we’ll see I the spring so it’s a really good tournament,” junior Joelle Kissell said.
Sophomore Elisha Hande is com-ing off an impressive performance at the 2012 USTA National College Women’s Invitational in New York. Hande went 4-0 in singles compe-tition. She defeated Army’s Jamila Paul in the round of 16, Katie Go-epel in the quarterfinal, another Ivy Leaguer in Columbia’s Lauren Stratman in the semifinal and Katya Vasilyev of Boston College in the fi-nal. She took all of her matches in straight sets.
Smith went 1-2 in singles play in the tournament.
The team is still working out some of the kinks after three tournaments into the fall season, according to Kissell.
“Just win the practice court every day,” Kissell said. “We’re working on some technical things, like our forehand and backhand, and getting a lot of match play in the team. Play-ing with the other girls, trying to get into the mode of match play.”
Kissell will also compete in ITA’s
Pack softball to host 3-day pitching clinicThe new N.C. State softball coaching staff will conduct a three-day pitching camp over the course of 3 weeks in November for girls ages 10-18 at the Curtis and Jacqueline Dail Softball Stadium.
The camp, which begins on Nov. 1, will run from 6-7:30 p.m. on 3 consecutive Thursday nights.
First-year head coach Shawn Rychcik and assistants Katie Grimes and Courtney Oliver will be the primary instructors for the camp. Secondary counselors will include current and former Wolfpack softball players.
Groups and instructions will be based on age and skill level. Drills will include technique, accuracy, conditioning, speed and pitch variety. Pitchers must provide their own catchers (parents are allowed
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
N.C. State golf finishes 11th at Rod Myers InvitationalThe N.C. State men’s golf team finished 11th at the Rod Myers Invitational at Duke Golf Club on Sunday.Junior Albin Choi tied for 20th to lead N.C. State at 3-over 219. The Wolfpack finished with a team score of 41-over 905 (305-300-300).Freshman Carter Page shot a final round 2-over 74 on Sunday to finish tied for 33rd at 6-over 222Duke won its own event at 12-under 852, followed by North Carolina at even-par and Charlotte at +3.Julian Suri (Duke) and Clark Palmer (North Carolina) tied for the individual lead at 7-under 209.
N.C. State will host the Wolfpack Intercollegiate on Friday and Saturday at Lonnie Poole Golf Course.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
N.C. State Rifle tabbed 14th in latest pollThe N.C. State rifle team maintained a spot in the top-20 in the latest installment of the Collegiate Rifle Coaches Association’s rankings. The Wolfpack opened the 2012-13 season ranked 18th in the poll and was ranked as high as 11th in the poll preceding the latest ledger.
“We’re now 14th, which is accurate, and we will fight to maintain or advance that ranking,” head coach Keith Miller said.
The Pack is 6-2 overall this season, including a 5-0 SEARC mark and an 0-2 standing in GARC contests. The team was victorious and swept the SEARC #1 meet to open the season, but dropped a pair of close GARC matches in Lincoln, Neb., against Nebraska and Alaska-Fairbanks.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Tennis prepares for ITA regionalsWOMEN’S TENNIS
JOHN JOYNER/TECHNICIANJunior Joelle Kissell returns a shot during her doubles match against Miami at the Dail Outdoor Tennis Stadium Sunday, Mar. 25. The sixth-ranked Hurricanes defeated the Wolfpack 6-1.
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N.C. State preparing for a program-defining game
Sean FairholmDeputy Sports Editor
ATLANTIC DIVISIONBoston College (1-5, 0-3 ACC)
- “I’m Like a Bird” by Nelly Furtado
“I’m like a bird, I’ll only f ly away/I don’t know where my soul is/I don’t know where my home is/All I need for you to know is/Your faith in me brings me to tears.”
The Eagles remain winless against FBS competition and will be fortunate to escape los-ing in the double digits for the season. For a team with abso-lutely no hope stopping the run (247 yards given up per game), playing at Georgia Tech should be frustrating.
No. 14 Clemson (5-1, 2-1 ACC) - “Keep It Together” by Guster
“We gathered arms, we fired shells/We build a wall around ourselves/And pretty soon the spirit was a lot like/What it used to be back home.”
It’s tough to believe the ACC could have two teams in the BCS once again, but don’t be shocked if it happens. Clemson will be substantial favorites for the rest of the conference slate before finishing the year vs. No. 7 South Carolina. Unfortunately for the Tigers, they need FSU to lose one more game due to the head-to-head tie-breaker.
No. 12 Florida State (6-1, 3-1 ACC) - “Even if it Breaks Your Heart” by Eli Young Band
“Oh, I can hear them playing/I
can hear the ringing of a beat up ole guitar/Oh, I can hear them singing/Keep on dreaming, even if it breaks your heart.”
N.C. State set fire to Florida State’s National Championship hopes, but the Seminoles can still win the con-ference if they stay focused. After all, the ‘Noles are ranked third in the country for total defense and have SEC-like athleticism.
Maryland (4-2, 2-0 ACC) - “Sur-prise” by Jars of Clay
“Dream little one/See the world just begun/Love is wild for reasons/And hope feels short in sight.”
The Terps have beaten a couple of lower-tier ACC teams to claim first place in the Atlantic Division, but expect that lead to eventually dis-integrate when Maryland ends the season against what most consider the top three teams in the confer-ence: at No. 14 Clemson, vs. No. 12 Florida State and at North Carolina.
N.C. State (4-2, 1-1 ACC) - “(Can’t Get My) Head Around You” by The Offspring
“Every single day what you say makes no sense to me/Letting you inside, isn’t right, don’t mess with me/I never really know what’s really going on inside you/I can’t get my head around you.”
The Wolfpack controls its own destiny in the Atlantic, but the un-avoidable stat of the week is that State has dropped 16 consecutive games on the road within the di-vision, while also dropping six of its last seven in College Park. With three of the worst teams in the con-ference visiting Raleigh in Novem-ber, eight wins is a realistic mark for NCSU.
Wake Forest (3-3, 1-3 ACC) - “Goodbye in Her Eyes” by Zac Brown Band
“I saw goodbye in her eyes/I don’t think I can change it/There’s no way to disguise/We will never make it.”
The Deacs are going to have to
find a way to win in Charlottesville just to stay alive in the bowl eligibili-ty race. Ranking 11th in the ACC for converting on third down and 10th in stopping teams on third down, Wake still has difficult games vs. No. 14 Clemson, at N.C. State and at No. 5 Notre Dame.
COASTAL DIVISION Duke (5-2, 2-1 ACC) - “One Step
at a Time” by Jordin Sparks“Hurry up and wait/So close, but
so far away/Everything that you’ve always dreamed of/Close enough for you to taste/But you just can’t touch.”
So maybe Duke got a little ahead of itself after taking a 20-0 lead at Virginia Tech this past Saturday. Rumblings of a Coastal Division title started and then subsided once everyone realized that Duke is prob-ably going to make reaching bowl eligibility as painful as possible.
Georgia Tech (2-4, 1-3 ACC) - “Oh, Atlanta” by Bad Company
“Same old place, same old city/What can I do, I’m falling in love/I’m just an old hound dog, roaming around, oh Lord.”
The Yellow Jackets have lost two straight games in their home city and three straight games overall. However, the perfect remedy is on the way with a defenseless Boston College team making the trip to Bobby Dodd Stadium.
Miami (4-3, 3-1 ACC) - “The Lightning Strike” by Snow Patrol
“What if this storm ends?/And leaves us nothing except a memory/A distant echo/I want pinned down/I want unsettled/Rattle cage after cage/Until my blood boils.”
Florida State and Virginia Tech wait for a Hurricanes’ offense that has suddenly run dry with 17 points in the past two games. Considering that starting quarterback Stephen Morris has a sprained ankle, Mi-
ami’s fast start might be a thing of the past sooner rather than later.
x - North Carolina (5-2, 2-1 ACC) - “Die in your Arms” by Jus-tin Bieber
“Oh, I can’t help it, I’m just selfish/There’s no way that I could share you/That would break my heart to pieces.”
Carolina will likely be favored in its final five games, mainly due to Giovanni Bernard bursting back onto the scene with a combined 439 rushing yards in his past two games. Hilariously, UNC could very well end up handing its Coastal Division title over to a team it beat.
Virginia (2-5, 0-3 ACC) - “Pinch Me” by Barenaked Ladies
“Pinch Me, pinch me/’Cause I’m still asleep/Please God/Tell me that I’m still asleep/On an evening such as this/It’s hard to tell if I exist.”
Virginia is dead last in the nation for turnover margin, which fully explains why the Cavaliers have dropped five straight games. UVA’s best opportunity to win again this season comes on Saturday against Wake, but 2012 is a lost cause in terms of getting to the postseason.
Virginia Tech (4-3, 2-1 ACC) - “Clocks” by Coldplay
“Come out of things unsaid, shoot an apple off my head (and a)/Trouble that can’t be named, a tiger’s waiting to be tamed.”
The Hokies aren’t too familiar with the underdog role, but that will be the case this weekend as Clem-son is an 8-point favorite in Death Valley. Who knows, maybe Virginia Tech has weathered its early season storm and sparked some confidence with its comeback route over Duke.
x - not eligible for bowl game* - eligible for bowl game
QUOTE OF THE DAY
“We’re working through some
kinks so I’m ex-cited to see how
we do in our next tournament”
Joelle Kissell, women’s tennis player
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