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Paul Ryan shines as poster child for Romney’s campaign
Arjun PuriStaff Writer
On Saturday, Aug. 11, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Rom-ney announced Wisconsin’s House Representative Paul Ryan as his run-ning mate for the 2012 Presidential elections.
This nomination has ignited de-bate from both sides of the spec-trum, especially in a swing state like North Carolina, where strong debate could be key.
Ryan was not shy to draw fire when he compared the current American economy to that of Europe’s, telling ABC News, “What if your president … saw it coming? What if [he] knew that that crash was coming, what if [he] knew why it was going to hap-pen, but [he] just decided not to because it wasn’t good politics … friends, that’s exactly where we are today.”
Ryan has promised to bring 300,000 jobs to a “stagnant” North Carolina economy and get the over-all economy growing at 4 percent.
Obama’s team disputed Ryan’s c la i ms , s t at i ng that small to me-dium businesses alone have added 4.5 million jobs in the last 29 months, and this, coupled w it h A mer ic a n manufacturers adding jobs for the first time since the 1990s, makes for a very “non-stag-nant” economy.
Health care, especially Medicare, has become a key issue, and Obama has wasted no time attacking the GOP on their new proposals.
“Reforms that will save Medicare money by getting rid of wasteful
spending in the health care system and reining in insurance compa-nies—reforms that won’t touch your guaranteed Medicare benefits,” Obama reported to USA Today in his weekly radio address.
The Republican response, backed by Romney and Ryan, has been focused towards the future of Medicare, saying unless the system is changed it will go bankrupt. Ryan’s plan to privatize Medicare will not affect anyone over the age of 55.
Looking back at Ryan’s prior votes on taxes in the House, they seem consistent with his official policy as the presumptive Republican vice presidential candi-date. This may hurt Ryan, however, as under the Republican tax policy,
Romney might only have to pay 1 percent in federal taxes after his gross annual income, which is said to cross $15 million.
The GOP plan would also raise taxes on middle class families earn-ing a combined household income of $100,000 to $200,000. This is be-ing fought by Senator Robert Casey, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, who said that middle-class earners would see their tax bill rise sharply under the Ryan plan.
The Huffington Post reports Ry-an’s plan would eliminate taxes on capital gains, dividend income and interest income and would also do away with the alternative minimum tax.
With Obama winning North Car-olina by a slight count in 2008, it is no surprise the GOP has paid several visits to the state before the Demo-cratic National Convention takes place in Charlotte starting Sept. 4.
Ryan was in Raleigh Aug. 22 to
greet local businesses. Ryan was met with protests, but also overwhelm-ing cheers as he spoke to the crowd about the nation’s credit rating under Obama and the Affordable Care Act.
Attendee Chad Buch said he will vote for the Republican ticket in November because he is a fan of Ryan’s plan to simplify the tax bracket. Like many, Buch is looking for serious solutions.
While Obama swiped the North Carolina votes four years ago, most experts think it will be even closer this time and many, like Ryan, are taking notice.
“North Carolina, when we think of it, is a state with so many resourc-es, so much talent, a great university system, great football, great basket-ball … it is known for its research, known for its dynamic,” Ryan told ABC News.
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Taylor Adcox Correspondent
The development of the next generation of power infrastruc-ture has received a major boost following a grant from the Na-tional Science Foundation.
The grant, in the form of the NSF’s Accelerating Innovation Research Award is the latest in a long history of accolades for the Solid State Transformer. De-veloped by FREEDM Systems Center on Centennial Campus, the Solid State Transformer is aiming to entirely rethink how power grids work.
Power grids distribute energy from a given power plant to the consumers. The transformer’s role in the process is to “step down” the voltage of the electric-ity coming from a power plant. This reduction is necessary for devices such as household ap-pliances, lights and consumer electronics to use the power.
On its most basic level, the SST is a device that is able to intel-ligently analyze and adapt to changes in demand on the power grid. Richard Gould, professor in mechanical and aerospace engi-neering, is the faculty advisor to the SST project.
“If you normally get your power from Virginia, but have a supply issue, the SST could rec-ognize the problem and reroute the grid to send you power from South Carolina,” Gould said.
The technology goes beyond fixing power outages. The SST is designed to be a bi-directional system. If adopted commercially, consumers could buy as well as sell back electricity to utilities companies.
“Imagine it is a hot July day, where electricity is expensive, and you drive an electric vehi-cle,” Gould said. “With the SST, if you knew you were not going anywhere that day, you could drain the battery of your EV and sell the electricity to the power
COURTESY OF MITTROMNEY.COMPresumptive Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan stands out as the GOP’s poster child for conservative platforms .
Taylor AdcoxCorrespondent
The class of 2016 has made admission into the University more exclusive, as the relatively smaller class raised the average GPA and SAT scores from the previous classes.
Of the 20,000-plus applications submitted to University Admissions, half were accepted. This year marks the first time in the Univer-sity’s history the acceptance rate was so low. Out of the accepted applications, 4,316 fresh-men enrolled. The class of 2016 represents 99 counties in North Carolina, 41 states and 20 foreign countries.
“Having been in admissions for many years at N.C. State, it is really great to see so many wonderful students want to come here,” Thomas Griffin, director of admissions, said.
The target size for this year’s freshman class was 4,250 students, 300 students less than the target size for the class of 2015. Several years of budget reductions created the need for a smaller enrollment this year.
“A combination of more applications and a smaller freshman target meant the compe-tition window for this year’s freshman class
was extremely tough,”Griffin said. “We need to balance the total enrollment from years of growth with the current budgetary realities.”
The increase in applicants and the admis-sion of a smaller class with higher scores, cre-ates an image of the University being more exclusive than in years past.
The class of 2016 enjoyed widespread aca-demic success, contributing to the competi-tive admissions environment.
For the first time in the University’s his-tory, the incoming freshman class averaged more than 1200 on the critical reading and mathematics portions of the SAT. The class of 2016’s average score of 1219 represents a 28-point jump over the class of 2015’s average score of 1191.
“The average SAT scores for this year’s fresh-men really stand out,” Griffin said. “Numbers like these are unprecedented ... a jump in SAT
scores this large is unusual. We are [also] see-ing a trend of incoming students taking more and more AP courses.”
The numbers are impressive. The class of 2016 boasts 206 valedictorians and 95 salu-tatorians. More than half of the incoming freshmen completed AP or IB courses in high school, averaging about 4.4 AP classes per student.
When accepting applications, admissions looks for well-rounded students with strong high school transcripts. According to Grif-fin, admissions uses a holistic approach when considering an application. Extracurricular activities and full high school transcripts play an important factor in deciding admissions.
“We have so many people that were presi-dent of their student body, editor of their newspaper, captain of their sports team ... the freshman class is full of students with the type of ability and leadership,” Griffin said. “We like to drill down beyond the GPA and class rank, looking at the transcript and indepen-dent grades in certain classes, such as math grades for engineering majors.”
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CAMPUS CALENDAR
Today“NC STATE: THEN & NOW” PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION AND FREE CLASSCrafts Center Multi-Day Event
IN RESPONSE: WEAVING BY ANN ROTH AND VITA PLUME Gregg Museum of Art & DesignMulti-Day Event 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
ENGINNER’S COUNCIL WELCOME BACK BASHCentennial Campus5:30-8 p.m.
BEGINNING CHINESE FOR ADULTS1010 Engineering BuildingMulti-Day Event: 7pm-8:30pm
TuesdayBUSINESS OPERATIONS CENTERS IMPLEMENTATION TEAM MEETINGAvent Ferry Technology CenterMulti-Day Event
COWPARADE NC, WORLD’S LARGEST PUBLIC ART EXHIBITDowntown Raleigh
STATE FARMERS MARKET1201 Agriculture Street
WednesdayORCHID TRAIL, GREENHOUSE TOUR402 Church St., MorrisvilleMulti-Day event: 9:30am-5:30pm
THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (2012) Witherspoon Student CinemaMulti-Day Event 7-9 p.m. & 9:30-11:30 p.m.
ThursdayTUITION REVIEW ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING Winslow Hall Conference Room10-11:30 a.m.
ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOWCantey V. Sutton TheatreMulti-Day Event 8 p.m.
THROUGH BRETT’S LENS
Pigging out on free food
Junior in industrial design Gary Meyer grabs a plate of food at the College of De-sign’s Back to School BBQ Friday, Aug. 24. Along with welcoming students and faculty back to school, the College of Design unveiled its new brand identity and
logo. “I’m here ‘cause I love food. But seriously though, it is free food,” Meyer said.
PHOTO BY BRETT MORRIS
CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONSSend all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Mark Herring at [email protected]
POLICE BLOTTERAugust 203:18 A.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCYOff CampusNCSU PD assisted RPD with investigation of possible sexual assault of student off campus. Investigation ongoing.
1:27 P.M. | FIREEB IIIUnits responded to student’s moped which caught fire. Fire was extinguished. No injuries reported.
3:13 P.M. | LARCENYAvent Ferry ComplexStudent reported bicycle stolen.
3:20 P.M. | LARCENYNCSU BookstoreStaff member reported student had stolen text book. Student was issued citation for larceny, trespassed from NCSU bookstore and referred to the university.
4:18 P.M. | LARCENYDH Hill LibraryStudent reported bookbag and computer stolen.
7:19 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCYOff Campus RPD requested officers responded to University Towers. Student was referred to the university after RPD charged with underage possession on 8/12/12.
4:18 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCYNCSU PD assisted WCSO with serving a domestic violence protective order on student. Student was referred due to allegations made by another student. completed.
August 211:04 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS INCIDENTDan Allen Deck Report of bottles being thrown in the street near this location. Officers did not locate anyone in the area.
9:35 A.M. | INFORMATION- UNIVERSITYBrooks Hall Student reported non-student had come to classroom yesterday. Officer met with non-student and issued trespass.
August 223:52 A.M. | DISPUTEVet SchoolStaff member and non-student were involved in verbal confrontation. Non-student was trespassed by NCSU property.
12:04 P.M. | LARCENYNCSU BookstoreStudent was caught taking items without paying. Judicial referral was issued and student was trespassed from bookstore.
6:52 P.M. | HIT & RUN- PROPERTY DAMAGEColiseum DeckStudent reported vehicle had been struck and damaged while parked.
August 232:29 P.M. | STALKINGDH HIll AtriumStaff member reported being stalked by former employee.
2:45 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSONUpper Miller FieldStaff member reported several people sunbathing in restricted access area. Officer checked the field but did not locate anyone.
5:11 P.M. | STALKINGPublic Safety BuildingStudent reported being stalked by another student. After investigation both students were issued welfare referrals. Second student was also referred for harassment.
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G l o b a l l y l e a d i n g research universit ies, such as N.C. State, and technology companies are developing the FREEDM system. Billed as “the internet for energ y,” the SST is one of the key components of this proposed system.
Subhashish
Bhattacharya, electrical and computer engineering assistant professor, and one of the SST project leaders, believes the SST represents
a paradigm shift in energy.The SST is designed as
a “plug and play” system, comparable to USB devices for a computer.
“Instead of a mouse or printer, you would have electric vehicles, windmills, or photovoltaic grids,” Gould said.
Consumers would see immediate results if the SST was adopted commercially. The SST is designed with efficiency in mind, passing on
savings from waste reduction to the consumer.
“The SST would have a day-to-day impact .. .c on su mers wou ld s e e i mproved d i s t r ibut ion speeds and energy savings,” Bhattacharya said.
Others are taking notice of FREEDM’s work. In 2011, MIT’s Technology Review named the SST to its “Top Ten Emerging Technologies” list.
According to Gould, MIT carries a lot of clout, and for a technology to be listed by MIT, it must have “enormous amounts of potential to be an incredible game changer.”
The SST was given another major accolade in July. The National Science Foundation issued the AIR Award to eight technological innovations in development that are nearing commercialization. The SST project was given $600,000 in funding as a result of the honor.
The money could not have come at a more crucial t ime. The SST project recently transitioned from generation two to generation three, an advanced stage of development.
Bhattacharya believes the award will only accelerate the completion of the project.
FREEDM is ready to begin pitching the SST to power companies.
“We are trying to interest the utilities to adopt the technology,” Bhattacharya said. “We want their input as well.”
Bhattacharya said the SST will be adopted as the nation’s energy needs shift with the changing times. As renewable energy makes up an increasing portion of energy production, a greater part of the market will be able to use the SST’s capabilities to its fullest extent.
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MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 • PAGE 3TECHNICIAN
Noah RouseIntern
At the University of Kwa-Zulu-Natal (UKZN) in Dur-ban, South Africa, students have been protesting their concerns over a lack of se-curity at the residence halls leased by the university and their refusal to take action against recent claims of vio-lence against students living off campus.
Two incidents in particular have received considerable at-tention and are considered to be the sparks of the protest. Two months earlier, a student was raped in one of these resi-dence halls in Montclair and last week two students were mugged in the same building.
On Wednesday, Aug. 22, disgruntled students from the South African Students Congress (SASCO) barged into lecture halls and burnt tires at the UKZN’s Piet-ermaritzburg and Durban campuses.
In Pietermaritzburg, the protesters stormed into classrooms forcing students to leave. One student said he had been about to start his chemistry test when pro-testers burst into the room. They tipped over desks, threw chairs and smashed light bulbs on the lecture hall floor. The protesters continued to tear up the chemistry test papers and, fearful he might be attacked, the student fled.
The protesters said the main university body had marginalized the local SAS-CO and that important stu-dent issues were always dealt
with in Durban before Piet-ermaritzburg.
The SRC’s Bhekisisa Shan-du said the 150 or so pro-testors on campus were be-ing addressed by provincial members from the student union SASCO, adding that the SASCO leadership is spearheading the campaign. He said that he was awaiting instruction from SASCO on when to meet with manage-ment.
The protesters demands included a central security service for all off-campus residences and financial com-pensation for those who were robbed. Other issues include the need for greater main-tenance at the university’s residences, the reconnec-tion of off-campus residence halls onto the main univer-sity’s power grid, and all resi-dences having their budgets more tightly controlled by the university.
Suppliers for the main campus’ cafeteria were also targeted. Students called for their replacement and they argued for an increase of shuttle services between campuses. They called for the resignation of the executive director of student services, Sibusiso Chalufu, claiming that he had failed to deliver on the needs of students for over a year.
Ruth Castel-Branco, a grad-uate student at the Durban campus, said around 100 stu-dents began the march peace-fully. The police were called in and used stun grenades to disperse students. Five of the protestors were arrested.
“As we moved away from the police, the police without a n y w a r n i n g launched some gas canisters in our di-rection,” Castel-Bran-co said. “One ex-plod-ed right next t o m e a nd ac t u-a l ly burnt my leg. So I then started to move away, and people were tripping over each other because they weren’t prepared for this, and as I tried to slowly walk away and not trip over anyone, the riot police then came behind me, and with their shields, pushed me forward, telling me to run.”
The University of KwaZu-lu-Natal announced Thurs-day, Aug. 24, that its Howard College campus would cancel all classes and be closed be-cause of the student protests. Management said they were concerned about more poten-tial violence.
Angry parents have called in criticizing UKZN for not taking a decisive stance on the ongoing protests, say-ing the university should do more to protect students who want to attend classes.
Students riot in South Africa to stay safeSTUDENTCONNECTIONS
Editors note: This is a new section connecting N.C. State students to students outside North Carolina and
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ViewpointPAGE 4 • MONDAY, AUGUST 27, 2012 TECHNICIAN
T echnician has kept its eye on n e x t w e e k ’s
Democrat ic Nat iona l Convention in Charlotte,
and t he political fight over the bat-tleground s t ate i s soon to escalate.
Techni-cian will
send a team of reporters to Charlotte to cover the is-sues pertinent to students i n t h e upcom-ing presi-dential election, but what about the Re-publican National Conven-t ion i n Tampa? By the luck of the draw, Technician will head to Charlotte, but the next few days this publication will feature stories from a peer institution’s student newspaper: The Oracle at the University of South Florida.
To ensure balanced
campaign coverage, I thought it was necessary to include content from The Oracle’s ongoing coverage of the RNC. In exchange, Technician will contribute content to The Oracle during the DNC.
I am coordinating this cov-erage with The Oracle’s edi-tor-in-chief, Divya Kumar, and what we are arranging is a type of Associated Press of collegiate publications. Though the Technician’s audience is N.C. State, the matters discussed at the RNC will have consequences the nation will have to face, and
with the Uni-versity desig-nated as an early voting site, my goal is to offer the due coverage of polit ica l events to in-form voters.
Univer-sity of South Florida and
The Oracle share many simi-larities with N.C. State and Technician—both schools are large state universities with publications that pub-lish five days a week.
More than 22 mil lion young Americans, includ-ing many students, voted in 2008’s presidential election,
a 10 percent increase from 2004 elections, according to CIRCLE, a non-partisan organization that promotes polit ica l engagement in young voters. Student inter-est will have a lofty stake in this upcoming election, since the job market, the economy and domestic policies are the top of the list for both parties. As we prepare to enter the job world soon, we must also pay attention to the politics that regulate and stimulate that world.
Negative ads and the half-truths of campaign speeches ultimately deceive voters, but looking into these con-ventions, voters will be able to see exactly where each party stands in terms of pol-icies. Ignoring what’s going on in Tampa would detract from how informed we are in North Carolina, so I am thrilled to have The Oracle’s help.
Look forward to multiple articles of the shared coverage of the RNC, and start think-ing of how these conventions will inf luence your vote in November. If you don’t know who you’re voting against, then you have no idea who you’re voting for.
{ }MARK’S VIEW
Expanding coverage despite limitations
BY BRETT MORRIS
What do you think are going to be the
prevelant issues discussed in the RNC?
{ }IN YOUR WORDS
“They’ll talk about gay marriage because that’s all they ever seem to whine about. “
Chante Thompsonjunior, history
“They’ll talk about how to wipe out the democratic party. They’re not going to have any new material. They’ll just talk about the same old stuff”
Erin Jonessophomore, criminology
“I don’t know. I’m French.”
Camille Blasjunior, undeclared
“They’ll talk about limiting the social rights for minorities and lowering taxes for the rich. And how Mitt Romney is actually from America.”
Lizzie Goinssophomore, biology
Dereck Freeland, junior in biological engineering
One giant leap for mankind
When you are a child, you a r e c o n -
stantly being told that you can be any-thing that you want to be as long a s you se t
your mind to it. The psy-chological implications of this are often ques-tioned, but the plain and simple answer as to why parents ingrain this into our minds is because they want us to be ambitious.
They want us to think that we can be a ballerina or a professional baseball player if we so desire. When I was a little kid, I had a wide range of goals for my future. I thought I would be the next Phoe-nix Suns dancer —the only non-British member of the Spice Girls,but one of my biggest dreams was to become an astronaut.
You could say that my love and fascination with outer space and the world unknown had a lot of dif-ferent origins: from my fa-ther’s love for science and space to Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s document-ed space camp adventure, I was smitten. When I was in kindergarten, my par-ents surprised my sister and I with a vacation to Florida. Naturally, I could not contain my excite-ment about the potential Disney World visit, but the most important as-pect of this trip was that we would be able to see the space shuttle launch.
I would later learn that this was not an opportu-nity many people would be able to experience in their lifetime. Not many people would be able to sit out at Kennedy Space Center in the wee hours of the morning and watch one of the brightest and most spectacular light
shows the world could offer. Not many people would be able to witness a beautifully engineered apparatus lift a crew of astronauts, hopes and curiosity into the seemingly unknown universe. It truly was a breathtaking sight to see, making a great memory that would last forever.
As I grew older, my dreams started to change and adapt to the logical goals that I deemed more appropriate for myself. Admittedly, my inter-est in science began to fizzle as my love for other things flourished, and my dreams of becoming an astronaut deteriorated. However, I still admired the select few that were qualified enough to ven-ture into outer space. Over the past few years, the space program has changed in ways both good and bad. Last sum-mer, the space shuttle Atlan-tis made its final ascent into space. The nation watched with a feeling of pride not felt since the historic space race of the 1960s.
This month, we successful-ly launched the Mars rover, aptly named Curiosity, to in-vestigate if the planet had the potential to support any life in the past. However, this past weekend we were faced with some sad news that has been bombarding news outlets nationwide: Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the moon, died. His famous words will always live on; he will always be regarded as an American hero and pioneer. In a lot of ways, he was a sym-bol of ambition for children. He was the one to prove that doing something as unheard of as walking on the moon was possible. He was an icon for all to think about, both consciously and subcon-sciously, and this world needs more people like him. I have bright hopes for the future explorers, entrepreneurs, and risk-takers.
Go out and seek adventure. Do not be afraid of the world unknown because after all that will mark “one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
Lauren NoriegaStaff Columnist
Mark HerringEditor-in-Chief
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{ }ISHAN’S VIEW
Questioning ‘Islamophobia’A phobia is defined as an irrational
fear. People develop phobias to al-most anything – spiders, heights
and even beautiful women (really – it’s called “venustraphobia”). Though phobias are technically a psychological phenomenon,
words with the suffix “-pho-bia” have entered common parlance to denote preju-dice against certain people as well. One such phobia commonly spoken of in the west is Islamophobia. Since the Rushdie Affair in 1989, and even more so since 9/11,
distrust towards Islam in the United States has been high. It has now reached the point that one of the ways to discredit the President is simply by calling him a Muslim.
Negative attitudes toward Islam and its adherents have in recent times shown their most vicious face. This August, in a span of one and a half weeks, there were eight attacks at houses of worship, with of seven of these being mosques. (The remaining one was the racially motivated shooting spree and do-mestic terrorist attack at the Sikh Gurdwara in Wisconsin, which killed seven people, in-
cluding the shooter, and injured four.) These attacks included a rifle shot at a wall (behind which 500 people were praying), a bottle bomb (which luckily did not break through the targeted window), property defacement, eggs, oranges, BB gun pellets and, perhaps most spiteful of all, pig legs.
The aversion has extended beyond such individual exhibitions. This month, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, an an-ti-Islamic organization, ran anti-Palestinian advertisements on San Francisco buses that read (emphasis added): “In any war between the civilized man and the savage, support the civilized man. Support Israel. Defeat Jihad.”
Apart from the ahistoricism (as a friend pointed out, “If this was the guiding prin-ciple, Jews and Christians would have been obliterated by the Romans two thousand years ago.”), the ad reflects a factually inaccurate outlook. Whether in Israel and Palestine, or in the United States, it is not the Muslims who take first place in “savagery.” According to B’Tselem figures from June 2012, since the Second Intifada began in Sept. 2000, 6,627 Palestinians (including civilians and mili-tants) and foreign citizens have been killed by Israeli security forces and citizens. On the
other hand, the Palestinians have killed 1,826 Israelis, alleged Palestinian informants for Is-rael and foreign citizens. Here in the United States, according to an Anti-Defamation League report from Aug. 2011, 10 times more deaths have resulted from right-wing terror-ism since 9/11 than from Muslim terrorism. As per the report, which was written before the Gurdwara shooting, only 7 percent of deaths due to domestic terrorism have been because of Muslim terrorists, as compared to 85 percent because of white supremacists.
Yet, in this same phase, it’s brown-skinned people who have almost exclusively faced increased racial profiling at airports. It is Muslims who have comprised the entirety of American citizens killed on Presidential or-ders without due process. And it is regarding Islam that a “phobia” has lodged itself into our language and thoughts.
Despite the broader, non-technical meaning the suffix is intended to take on here, is it apt to use it in this context? There may be a fear of Muslims, but there is much more than that. The word “Islamophobia” does not capture the hostility that extends beyond the fear; in-stead, it intrinsically downplays it. The point we should be focusing on in the current state
of affairs is not that Muslims are objects of fear in this country, it is that they are victims of hate. They are hated for usually not looking like most people here. They are hated for not conforming to the most popular religion in this country. And perhaps most importantly, they are hated because they have been scape-goated as the enemy figure of our times to breed nationalistic and religious solidarity, and deceptively portrayed by institutions of power as the great evil we must unite against.
The fact still stands: Islam is hardly the biggest threat to the people of this country. Indeed, it may well be the other way around, looking at U.S. foreign policy and the recent instances of vigilante assaults across the na-tion. Far from an innocent fear, the attitude of animosity towards Muslims is unjustified, and as it shifts attention from more substantive threats, also unwise. With seven attacks on mosques in 11 days this month, and clear calls for enmity against Islam on public buses, this should be a time for reckoning —are we too attached to the comfort of unaccountability? Or, rising above the convenience of blame and blind antagonism, will we face the values and people most behind terror?
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After three years, one would hope Raleigh’s annual Major League Gaming event would have worked out the kinks to become a well-oiled machine. As fortune would have it, the mistakes of past years have led to just that, with this year’s visit from MLG being its biggest and most streamlined event yet.
Visitors to MLG have al-ways been able to enjoy a vari-ety of booths and giveaways, but this year brought it to a new level. The first thing guests were greeted by was a large Dr. Pepper booth, which provided drinks throughout the weekend. Visitors could also enter a few contests, in-cluding one to win a BenQ gaming PC, signed by several professional gamers.
Beyond t he s wa g , there were also numer-ous show-cases of the technologi-cal side of the gaming world. Full Sail University was on-site, allowing visitors to see and experience how de-velopers create the 3-D mod-els and graphics for games. Sony also returned, with one of their booths demonstrat-ing the Xperia smartphone.
However, Sony’s biggest hit was The Compound, where several upcoming PS3 games, including PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale and Bor-
derlands 2, were available for players to try out.
Of course, the main focus still falls to the four gaming stages, where professional gaming’s top players faced off for over $200,000 in prizes. The two biggest stages, which sat side by side, showed con-current matches of StarCraft II. As with last year, players sat in soundproof booths as commentators narrated matches to the audience.
Also present with a large showing was League of Leg-ends. The battle arena game drew a sizeable crowd on its own, and even managed a step-up over StarCraf t by providing even bigger sound-proof booths for entire teams.
The fighting game stage saw the smallest fanfare, but still managed to draw a crowd with matches of Mortal Kom-
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Kenneth PhamCorrespondent
In the United States, many students are told the old ad-age, “It’s not what we know, but who we know,” and recent studies by a group of N.C. State researchers have shown it’s true. A job applicant’s so-cial networks are more likely to be an influence in getting higher-tier jobs more so than lower-tier jobs. These higher-tier jobs are the ones becom-ing most competitive and coveted, such as managerial positions—and contrary to popular belief—studies show social networks allow more leverage in attaining them.
Richard Benton, a Ph.D. candidate, and Steve McDon-ald, an associate professor of sociology, published a paper, “Dual Embeddedness: Infor-mal Job Matching and Labor Market Institutions in the United States and Germany,” in the Social Forces Journal on July 19. Co-authored with David Warner of the Univer-sity of Nebraska at Lincoln, they explained the concept of who you know influences the probability of receiving a job. The group of researchers demonstrated this phenom-enon was more prominent in the United States.
Alzebeth Roman, a junior in accounting, agrees with this concept.
“Having the basic skills and abilities to do the job are requirements, but it’s not always enough to secure a job because people want to know about who you are as a person, and when you have a strong network you have a lot of people who will vouch for you on some of your strongest attributes,” Roman said.
However, many people question how much influence networking should have in comparison to merits.
Compared to Germany, Benton, McDonald and Warner demonstrated the United States is more likely to be guilty of this phenom-enon. This may be surprising because many Americans like to believe the United States is an open labor market, with few formal regulations.
In his research, Benton states the United States’ busi-ness world does not behave in a manner of a meritocracy.
The research shows, in Ger-many, roughly 40 percent of jobs were filled through job recruitment through non-traditional means that do not necessarily place heavy weight on merit. Although the researchers found 27 percent of jobs in the United States were filled through methods that did not place a high weight on merit, the researchers found in the United States these methods
are much more common in high wage positions.
Jobs paying $40 per hour, or $80,000 a year, had a 66 percent greater chance to be filled through informal recruitment compared to that of minimum-wage jobs. Compared to the United States, German wages are not as big of an influence regard-ing how those seeking work found their jobs.
“Folks in U.S. benefit more from ‘non-searching’ than folks in Germany,” Benton said.
Benton defines non-search-ers as “people [who] often find out about job opportuni-ties without actively looking for them.” These individuals have the opportunity based on who they know and through their social network and not necessarily by merit
“Those relationships of-ten end up being a useful resource when we go to look for jobs, seek recommenda-tions, or even find out about job openings,” Benton said. “The research shows that non-searching is especially prevalent among higher sta-tus jobs and jobs that pay better.”
Detric Robinson, a se-nior in biology, sees this opportunity of occupation from another viewpoint. “Higher paying jobs like to do more research into the
character of their employees, which makes sense because you want the best people to
represent you, and you can find out a ton about a person through their [Social Net-
works],” Robinson said.
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Nicky VaughtCorrespondent
If there ever was a dirty secret about sex, it’s likely it’s not a secret anymore. The amount of sexuality presented in American me-dia over past decades has seemed to grow, from classy sex symbol Marilyn Monroe to the upcoming film, The Nymphomaniac. It comes as no suprise 50 Shades of Grey, an erotic novel by E.L. James, has gained widespread popu-larity.
“Really, the last time the media has really had an ef-fect like this was maybe back when Howard Stern had his show,” Erik Fanning, the gen-eral manager of Cherry Pie, said. “[He] would have an adult movie star, and people would come in that week ask-ing for her movies.”
Cherry Pie is a retail store for adults with locations in Raleigh, on Glenwood Ave-nue, and in Chapel Hill. With the rising success of the 50 Shades trilogy, employees at Cherry Pie have seen a major influx of new customers.
“There are students com-ing in, but even aside from just students, if you’re con-sidering the campus, there’s professors, faculty, staff, just groups of all ages coming in and announcing to us that it’s the first time they’ve ever … been in a store like this,” Fan-ning said. “Regardless of age demographic, we’re happy to have people coming in and exploring.”
The initial goal of the Cherry Pie establishments, according to Fanning, was to have more couples and more women getting comfortable coming into the store and ex-ploring their sexuality.
“They’ve read this book, and it’s almost reassuring, like it’s okay to be here, it’s normal,” Fanning said.
50 Shades was first released mid-2011 as an e-book. Popu-larity spiked less than a year
later. Now, paperback copies can be found most places where books are sold.
“It’s funny, a b out s i x months ago a w o m a n had come in all excited, like, ‘Have you read 50 Shades of Grey?’ and I didn’t really know what she was talk-ing about at that point,” Fanning said about the recent success.
Now, Cherry Pie has a small section devoted to the trilogy,
which features items used in each of the three books, so customers see that the store
actually has what t hey came for.
“De-pending on which items they sort of gravitate to, you can tell whether or not they’ve r e a d t h e book,” Fan-ning sa id . “What’s
most important for us is to have [these items] in stock. It’s couples and groups of women mostly, from 18 to
50-year-olds… they’re com-ing in, clearing shelves of things like Ben Wa balls … you know, for 15 and a half years or so, we couldn’t even give these away. A few times now, [the Raleigh location]’s actually sold out of the stuff from the second and third books … better late than never.”
According to Nancy Brit-ton, a sales clerk who deals with public interface, the stores are constantly sold out of BDSM items.
“You can tell how far along in the series [customers] are based on what they buy,” Britton said. “If they’re on the second and third books, which deal more with BDSM,
that’s what they’re buying.”Although the book has led
to an increase in female cus-tomers, some are still uncom-fortable coming into the store and making purchases.
“Sometimes I have men come in for their girlfriends or wives because some wom-en are still uncomfortable shopping for things like ke-gel balls,” Britton said. “On the other hand, sometimes women come in and just want to talk about it, just want to tell me about this book, espe-cially younger women.”
Fanning mentioned that younger, student-aged girls typica l ly come in large groups and flock to the same products. It seems, though,
the books’ characters interest younger women more than the actual products.
“Some of the women come in and talk about the book, the main character, Chris-tian, not so much the mer-chandise,” Britton said.
While the book’s success is good for the company, Fan-ning understands it may not last.
“[Business] is probably going to slow a bit,” he says. “Unless there’s something be-hind this [that will lead] a lot of new people [to] continue reading and getting curious, I don’t think it’ll last too much longer. But it’s good while it lasts.”
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of that today.”The Pack paid for its sloppy
finishing in the 60th minute as Mercer scored the opening goal for a 1-0 lead. After Mer-cer’s goal, the Pack stepped up the intensity and fought for the equalizer. Multiple chances came and went beg-ging as State couldn’t find the net, but with four minutes left in the game Bokar got the tying goal after a scramble in the box.
“The ball bounced a few times,” Bokar said. “I just happened to be lucky to be the one to put it in.”
With the score tied 1-1 at the end of regulation, the game went into sudden death overtime where the first goal scored by either team would end the game.
“We basically told the guys that we were going to bring a couple players on halfway through,” Findley said. “We told them you’ve got to press and work and then we’ll bring guys on.”
There were no real chances to speak of until Albadawi made a penetrating run that was capped with a twirl
through two defenders and a clinical 20-yard strike that beat the Mercer goalkeeper and slammed into the back of the net. This sent the crowd into ecstasy and ended the game, 2-1, in favor of the Wolfpack.
“I was thinking we had to score, like we had to improve to 2-0,” Albadawi said. “We wanted to start the season on the best foot possible so somebody on our team was going to step up. It was just lucky enough it happened to be me.”
“It was a great win,” Findley said. “In college soccer you’ve got to grind out games. I thought we did a great job of that, very proud of the mentality. The guys didn’t fold, they kept working, and then to get a win today I thought was great.
“We’ll take confidence, composure and knowing that even if we go down we can come back and win a game.”
State will take the field again Aug. 31 for the Duke Classic at 5 p.m. against Delaware at Duke.
put it past her. The win is N.C. State’s first
over Texas since 1984. The Pack and Longhorns have now split four meetings all-time.
The Pack continued week-end action in Baton Rouge as the team took on the Tigers of Louisiana State. State fell behind, 1-0, early on, but the Pack rallied behind a pair of assists from sophomore de-fender Shelli Spamer, leading the team to victory.
Twenty minutes after LSU (1-1-1) took the lead, fresh-man forward Shannon Col-ligan tied the match with her first collegiate goal in the 38th minute of play.
“I think we started the season saying ‘winning’s a habit, losing’s a habit, so start off on a good foot.’” junior midfielder Ariela Schreibeis said. “When we played last weekend we did not do that, so coming into this weekend we were sick of losing and were ready to win a couple games and play with that in-tensity and passion, and we were able to bring that this weekend.”
Sophomore forward Chey-enne Spade put the Pack up the 52nd minute by finishing a volley off of a free kick by Baity. The goal would even-tually become the game-winner following a stellar performance from Hopkins, who made six saves to keep the Tigers in check and take the Pack to victory, 2-1, im-proving its record to 2-2 on the season.
“We didn’t generate as many scoring opportunities as we did the previous two games, but we played a lot better defense, we played a lot better as a team.” Spring-thorpe said. “Coming out with two wins against both these quality opponents was great for the maturation of our team and hopefully for the rest of the season it kind of gets us kicked off in the right direction.”
The Wolfpack (2-2-0) re-turn home on Friday, Aug. 31 against The Citadel. Kickoff is 7 p.m. at Dail Soccer Sta-dium.
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“At the end of the day, that is what it is all about.”
Adding to the pride of holding a major fundraising golf tournament is being able to do so on a special venue. Jimmy Valvano’s connection to State makes Lonnie Poole a natural location, but the condition of the course was a bonus for participants.
“This is the first time I’ve played the course, and it’s beautiful,” Gugliotta said. “When I was here at school, I lived here—this land was kind of our backyard, only it was undeveloped. What they did to it along with Centen-nial Campus and this golf course is world-class, so it’s cool to see.”
Holt, who laughed while casually reminiscing with fans about an infamous game he played against Florida State in the 1990s, also lauded the course’s growth.
“I’ve played out here at Lonnie Poole quite a few times, but I would say this is the definitely the best I’ve seen it,” Holt said. “It’s a tough course, and it’s taking five of us to conquer it.”
While celebrities and sponsors enjoy a fun day at the golf course, the real focus of the event never wavers. In its 19th year, the tournament helps contribute to the V Foun-dation, which has award-ed more than $90 million to more than 100 facilities nationwide. To learn more about the V Foundation and the Jimmy V Celeb-rity Classic, visit www.jimmyv.org.
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COUNTDOWN• 4 days until the football team kicks off its season
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The N.C. State women’s soccer team picked up its first win of the 2012 season on Friday night, defeating the Texas Longhorns, 1-0, in Austin, Tx.
Freshman forward Jessica Ba-ity found the back of the net in the 84th minute and the rest of the Wolfpack held on from there. State limited Texas to just three shots on goal, leading to three saves for sophomore keeper Vic-toria Hopkins. It was Hopkins’ first career shutout. The Wolf-pack had just two shots on goal, but Baity had the most impor-tant one of the night.
“I saw something that maybe I didn’t see in the first two games, and that was more grit and desire and fight in our team, playing in both these away stadiums with the home crowd screaming and yelling at us, and certainly today the weather was warmer and more humid than what we’re ac-customed to.” fourth-year coach Steve Springthorpe said. “I think I just saw a different mentality from our team.”
In the 54th minute, freshman midfielder Sharon Wojcik put a shot on goal but was thwarted by Longhorn keeper Ava Vogel. Vogel wasn’t as fortunate when Baity took the ball off a clear and
Andrew SchuettStaff Writer
The N.C. State men’s soccer team took down Liberty Friday and Mercer Sunday to cap a great weekend for the Pack.
The Wolfpack (2-0) opened its season on the road Friday night as it beat the Liberty Flames (0-1), 2-0. Goals for State came from junior forward Nazmi Al-badawi and sophomore forward Monbo Bokar. Junior midfielder Alex Martinez also provided an assist in the contest that saw State improve its record in sea-son openers to 1-0-1 under head coach Kelly Findley.
Albadawi, the Pack’s leader in both goals and points from 2011, opened the scoring in the 44th minute with a strike from
the top of the 18-yard box. The Wolfpack carried its 1-0 lead into halftime and doubled its lead in the 71st minute through Bokar.
Martinez beat both his defenders and sent his cross into the box where Bokar was waiting to slot the ball home for a 2-0 lead. This lead was enough for the Pack to grab its first win of the season as junior goal-keeper Fabian Otte kept a shutout.
Sunday’s game for State came against the Mercer Bears (0-2). The game started with both teams hav-ing equal possession of the ball, but no real chances to speak of. Marti-nez was a bright spot for State, con-stantly running at the defense and giving the Bears problems along its back line.
Martinez’s hustle was almost re-warded in the 20th minute as he went down in the box, but the refer-
ee saw no foul and let play continue. State kept pushing for the opening goal and had the majority of posses-sion, but couldn’t finish any of its at-tacking moves with a goal. Halftime came with the game still scoreless.
The Wolfpack came out firing at the beginning of the second half with a series of great chances, but Bokar and Albadawi either couldn’t get their shots off quick enough or missed their target.
“We just talked about making sure we impose ourselves on the game,” said Findley. “I thought we were really good and unfortunate not to get [a goal] in that first ten minutes and if you let a team like that hang around with you, it makes life dif-ficult and they did a really good job
The Wolfpack family doesn’t always include the likes of NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley, SportsCenter anchor Stuart Scott and Carolina Hurricanes head coach Kirk Muller, but when it does, it’s in support of finding a cure for cancer.
Under gorgeous blue skies con-trasting the bright green turf of Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus, nearly 30 celebrities led groups of five in a scramble format at the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic. State was represented by the past — Torry Holt, Tom Gugliotta, Chris Corchiani, Dereck Whit-tenburg, Rodney Monroe and Walt Densmore — as well as the present in the form of men’s basketball coach Mark Gottfried and women’s basketball coach Kellie Harper.
The golf tour-nament, which charges a $5 en-trance fee for fans, has raised nearly $15 mil-lion while devel-oping into a late-August staple in the Raleigh com-munity.
“It’s such a wonderful event, and obviously it’s for a great cause,” Gugliotta, a former N.C.
State power for-ward who played under Valvano, said. “The great people that they have that run it and the people they have who pat ron i z e t he tournament is awesome. It’s just
a great weekend.”Five days before his alma mater’s
football team starts the season in Atlanta, another former star was
having a blast supporting a great cause.
“I’ve heard a lot about the Jimmy V Foundation over the years, so it’s good to have an opportunity to come out and participate,” Holt, a 7-time Professional Bowler who played for N.C. State in the 1990s, said. “To have the chance to see Charles [Barkley] and a lot of the celebrities come to North Carolina and kind of see how we do things in the South, I think it’s good ... I definitely have a lot of respect for the Valvano family and with the
Jimmy V Foundation and what they are doing.”
Echoing Holt’s sentiment was Gottfried, who was one of many golfers to bring family members out for the tournament.
“It’s important to me, and it’s im-portant that we as N.C. State people support it as well,” Gottfried said. “It’s a great event, and I look at it as a privilege. I think everybody is having a lot of fun, and we are going to raise a lot of money.
Men’s tennis adds to coaching staffHead coach Jon Choboy has added Maciek Sykut as a volunteer assistant coach to the men’s tennis coaching staff. Sykut finished his collegiate career at Florida State with the third most career victories in program history with 175, 93 from singles play and 82 in doubles. His 93 singles wins stands as the second most in Seminole history. Sykut is a native of Poland and immigrated to the United States at age seven.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Men’s basketball extends offer to 5-star recruitHead coach Mark Gottfried offered a scholarship to the Class of 2015’s No.1 prospect, Karl Towns. Towns, a native of New Jersey, played for the Dominican Republic national team for the Olympic qualifiers. Towns has also received offers from Connecticut, Michigan State, Rutgers, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Syracuse and Villanova. He’s also gone to UNC-Chapel Hill for an official visit, but has yet to receive an offer.
SOURCE: WRAL
Celebrites unite for a cureCOMMENTARY
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RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIANJumping in for a header, freshman Philip Carmon fights a Mercer defender for the ball. The Wolfpack won 2-1 against the Mercer Bears in overtime Sunday, Aug. 26.
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Men’s soccer takes weekend games
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Women’s soccer sweeps weekend road trip
MEN’S SOCCER WOMEN’S SOCCER
FridayMEN’S SOCCER V. DELAWARE Durham, N.C., 5 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER V. THE CITADELDail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL V. USFReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
FOOTBALL V. TENNESSEEAtlanta, Ga., 7:30 p.m.
SaturdayVOLLEYBALL V. KENT STATEReynolds Coliseum, 1 p.m.
VOLLEYBALL V. VCUReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS AT N.C. STATE OPENJ.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex, All Day
SundayMEN’S SOCCER V. SANTA CLARADurham, N.C., 12 p.m.
WOMEN’S SOCCER V. ELONDail Soccer Field, 3 p.m.
MEN’S TENNIS AT N.C. STATE OPENJ.W. Isenhour Tennis Complex, All Day
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
“I saw some-thing that maybe I didn’t see in the first two games,
and that was more grit and desire
and fight in our team...”Steve Springthorpe
women’s soccer head coach
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“I definitely have
a lot of respect
for the
Valvano family...”Torry Holt, former N.C. State
football wide reciever
PHOTO COURTESY OF ABC 11Three participants in the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Tournament chat while putting on the green. The tournament was held on N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course on Centennial Campus.