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Students learn about, discuss truths and misconceptions behind the veil

Siva Ramesh Staff Writer

Behind the Veil, a seminar in which students discussed and learned about the role of the hijab in the lives of Muslim females, took place Wednes-day night at 7 p.m. in Talley Student Center.

“It’s a dialogue and social experi-ment in which non-Islamic women veil for the day,” Doa’A Dorgham, a sophomore in psychology, said.

Dorgham organized the event this year.

The workshop included a session in which students were able to exchange opinions and ask questions of a stu-dent panel composed of Muslim fe-male students, half of whom wear a veil and half of whom do not. Both

sides of the panel gave their respective reasons for wearing or not wearing a veil.

In Islam, wearing a veil is part of the act of “hijab,” for women, which involves modest be-havior and covering the entire body ex-cept for the hands, feet and face.

The organizers of the event expressed their hopes for a suc-cessful evening.

“I’m excited. I hope that we’ll have a good turnout,” Dorgham said.

“On our Facebook page, about 30 have already confirmed [their attendance] for the event,” Farris Barakat, a sopho-more in civil engineering, said.

Barakat is the social coordinator of the Muslim Students Association,

which co-sponsored the event. The event was first held Jan. 2007

and was the idea of Sara Yasin, an alumna from the class of 2009 who began wearing a veil when she was 15

years old. With the help of

the Women’s Center at the University, Ya-sin planned the event as a means of educat-ing others about the veil.

As part of the event, non-Muslim fema le s t udent s adopt hijab for a day. During this time, they are expected to follow Islamic prin-

ciples of not drinking alcohol or eat-ing pork, not displaying affection in public and not uncovering their heads in the presence of men unrelated to them.

Shannon Johnson, the director of the Women’s Center, said she enjoyed adopting hijab for a day in order to experience the feeling of being different.

“On that day I chose to wear the headscarf, to walk in someone else’s shoes,” Johnson said.

Barakat said he was proud to have seen non-Muslim students wearing the veil earlier.

“I saw about five non-Muslims wearing the veil around campus, and it made me and a lot of Muslims proud,” Barakat said.

Sarah Mohammed, a sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill, attended the event in order to see what it was like.

“UNC has panels on women and Islam, but none specifically on the hijab,” Mohammed said.

Christina Harp, a freshman in

Bill allowing Wood, Avent-Ferry halls to eat at Case being considered by Senate committee

Nick Tran News Editor

Student Senate is considering a bill which will allow students living in Wood Hall and the Avent Ferry Complex to eat at Case Din-ing Hall.

Wood and Avent Ferry students are forced to walk past Case and find their meals at a more distant dining hall, Clark Dining Hall, as that is where they are dis-tricted.

The piece of legislation under consideration, en-titled the Dining Hall Re-districting Act, seeks to reorganize the districting of residence halls to allow students to access dining halls which are more con-venient to them.

Sen. Jason Hayes, the sponsor of the Redistrict-ing Bill, said the decision to push this bill back came with a large amount of student support.

“The issue came up after a survey of stu-dents in the area,” he said. “304 of the around 1,000 surveyed said that they would like ac-cess to Case. When we talked to people about allowing them to eat there they said it was a good idea.”

Case is currently the smallest dining hall with a 110-person seating capacity.

“Currently, only Central Campus is allowed to eat at Case,” Hayes said. “We brought the issue to Randy Lait [director of dining ser-vices] but the question of capacity came up. The only way we can think about it happen-ing is to restrict people to their respective dining halls, and we don’t want to do that.”

Kelli Rogers, student senate president, said it was a good idea to revise the policy, as ev-eryone wants to eat at Case.

“It’s important every so often for policies to be reexamined to make sure they’re serv-ing the best need,” Rogers said. “Case is a small dining hall so we’re going to have to get creative to allow more students. Takeout

boxes would help.” Sen. Stephen Kouba said

takeout helps anywhere there’s overcrowding and it is one of the solutions being considered.

“There are concerns of serious overcrowding and the bill hit a brick wall when we considered occupancy rates,” he said. “The reason we want to do this is to cre-ate easier access for students based on their locations. We would like to give Wood

and Avent Ferry accesss to Case; currently the way halls are districted most of Central Campus gets it.”

According to Kouba, solutions being con-sidered include expanding the takeout, cur-rently planned for Clark, to Case. Another is

Fundraising efforts still going strong, individual student organizations contribute

Arth PandyaStaff Writer

In the past month, the “Howl for Haiti” campaign has raised $25,000 for their effort to raise funds for Haiti, with the help of numerous campus organizations. This puts the cam-paign at the halfway mark towards their goal of $50,000.

The Quad Area Council has or-ganized various fundraising events, including a pancake dinner, and is in the process of organizing more.

Their motivation stems from an in-centive proposed by their president, Nathan Combs, according to Mac Scott, sophomore in mechanical en-gineering and program director of the Quad Area Council.

“Our president gave the Quad a challenge; that if we could raise $2,000 by the end of March, he would shave his head completely bald,” Scott said. “And a lot of people would like to see him bald.”

The Quad has raised over $450, with $300 coming from their pan-cake dinner fundraising event. The event offered a free pancake dinner at the Honors Village Commons, but encouraged those who ate to donate.

More funds came from the Quad’s most recent fundraising effort: a flow-er sale. Flowers cost a dollar and could be sent to individuals specified by the buyer with a personal note.

“Recently, we were selling flowers for Valentines Day. We’ve been tak-ing orders for the past week,” Scott said. “We sold 215 flowers for Val-entines Day, bringing in $107, along with $40 more in donations.”

Scott said that their next planned event will be toward the end of Feb-ruary.

“There will be a smores and hot chocolate night,” Scott said.

The pre-health club - the univer-sity’s biggest organization - has raised $2000 for the campaign, according to Anita Flick, director of health profes-sions advising.

“Our fund-raising has gone very well - we recently donated $2000 to the Howl for Haiti campaign and are still collecting,” Dr. Flick said.

She said the club will continue to raise funds, and help in anyway they can.

“We will be supplying 75 students to participate in the Feb 21st Stop Hunger Now Packaging Event,” Dr. Flick said.

“We also are considering a return visit in May to help with demolition and

reconstruction at one of the three

SATYAJIT SARANGDHAR/TECHNICIANDoa’A Dorgham, sophomore in psychology, interacts with the audience and explains the significance of the hijab in Islamic culture during the “Behind The Veil” seminar at the Talley Student Center Wednesday evening .

Workshop unveils truth behind hijab

‘Howl for Haiti’ campaign hits $25,000

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SARAH TUDOR/TECHNICIANOn Wednesday night in the Student Senate chamber, Jackie Smith, a sophomore in political science and sociology and the president pro tempore of Student Senate, and Scott Goldsmith, a junior in political science and philosophy, discuss finances and the budget for next year.

Senate to review dining hall redistricting

“...we’re

advocating the

inclusion of Wood

without removing

other students.”Steven Kouba,

senator from CHASS

“On that day I

chose to wear the

headscarf, to walk

in someone

else’s shoes.”Shannon Johnson, the director

of the Women’s Center

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February 11 Project LeveL 1McKimmon Center, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

chinese Language cornerMcKimmon Corner, Noon to 1 p.m.

Faces and MazesGregg Museum of Art and Design, Noon to 8 p.m.

With Lathe and chiseL: north caroLina Wood turners and carversGregg Museum of Art and Design, Noon to 8 p.m.

Legacies, Layers, and LensesBrown Room Talley Student Center, 1 to 4 p.m.

tai chi courseCourt of North Carolina, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.

advanced Beginning chinese For aduLtsRoom 1229 Engineering Building II, 7 to 8 p.m.

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PARANORMAL ACTIVITYWitherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11 p.m.

February 12 exceL 2007 LeveL 1McKimmon Center, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Faces and MazesGregg Museum of Art and Design, Noon to 8 p.m.

With Lathe and chiseL: north caroLina Wood turners and carversGregg Museum of Art and Design, Noon to 8 p.m.

PARANORMAL ACTIVITYWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

GOOD HAIRWitherspoon Cinema, 9 to 10:40 p.m.

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February 13 Faces and MazesGregg Museum of Art and Design, 2 to 8 p.m.

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Graphic Design is everywhere

Shaade Oliveros, a senior in graphic design, interacts with an exhibition in Brooks Hall displayed for the program’s re-accredidation by the National Association of Schools in Art and Design. The exhibition showcased all levels of work from freshmen to seniors. “From the booklets to posters, information graphics to magazines, this gallery really

shows how important graphic design is because it is in everything,” Oliveros said.

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in The knoW Diversity Film Series: What’s Race Got to Do with It? 

Part two of the Diversity Film Series: What’s Race Got to Do with It? will be held Feb. 19 in room 313 of the Monteith Engineering Research Center. The film being shown chronicles the journey of a diverse group of students participating in a 15-week intergroup dialogue program at U.C. Berkeley as well as features an interracial dialogue providing a window into the different attitudes and assumptions held by young

people on race and equality. The film will highlight chal-lenges and obstacles faced by students from disadvantaged backgrounds compared to their peers. The film will be shown at 12:15 p.m. and last one hour.

source: Ncsu campus caleNdar   

Extreme Loading of Critical Infrastructure 

The Department of Civil, Construction and Environ-mental Engineering will be hosting guest speaker Mary El-len Hynes Feb. 25 to deliver the 39th Annual Henry M. Shaw Lecture. Hynes is the director

of research for the Infrastruc-ture Geophysical Division in the Science and Technology directorate at the U.S. Depart-ment of Homeland Security and will give a lecture entitled “Extreme Loading of Critical Infrastructure,” providing a summary of ongoing research and progress on blast loading of several types of infrastructure, and design of mitigation mea-sures to prevent catastrophic failures. Hynes will be speak-ing in room 216 of Mann Hall from 1:30 to 3 p.m.

source: Ncsu campus caleNdar   

Hold on to Your Hats! 

An exhibition hosted by N.C. State Libraries Spe-cial Collections Research Center will be held today in the East Wing of D.H. Hill Library exploring hat making and styles of hats from around the world, in-cluding 150 examples from the Gregg’s permanent col-lection. Hats on display will include Chinese children’s hats shaped like dogs and lions, a dramatic hat cov-ered in a seagull and several NCSU beanies. The exhibi-tion will be held all day.

source: Ncsu campus caleNdar

WoRld & naTionBlack leaders request targeted assistance 

president Barack obama met with three prominent African-American leaders Wednesday to discuss plans to help the nation recover from the ongoing economic crisis. The three men pressed obama to pursue a recovery agenda which includes targeted helps for blacks, whose unemployment rate, 16.5 percent in Jan., is much higher than the national average and nearly twice that of whites. obama met with Rev, Al Sharpton, president of the National Action Network, Benjamin Jealous, president of the NAACp, and Marc Morial, CEo of the National Urban League for three hours discussing options for aid in urban and rural areas, namely those with large minority

populations. This meeting comes at a time when many black leaders have faulted obama for not pursuing policies more targeted to their communities.

source: the los aNgeles times   

Taliban chief dies of injuries 

The pakistani government confirmed Wednesday the death of Hakimullah Mehsud’s, who died from injuries sustained in a U.S. drone strike in mid-January. The Taliban denied Mehsud’s death, which they also did following his predecessor’s death only to admit it weeks later. The U.S. increased its strikes in pakistan’s tribal area following Meshud’s appearance in a video with a Jordanian suicide bomber who killed seven CIA employees in late December. Mehsud’s death is being seen as a critical blow to Taliban forces, who are struggling to recover from the loss of their main sanctuary near the Afghan border.

source: the times   

General’s arrest in Sri Lanka causes unrest 

Thousands of Sri Lankan protesters clashed with government supporters Wednesday following the announcement of parliamentary elections. Tensions have been rising on the island since the arrest of former army commander and losing presidential candidate Sarath Fonseka was arrested. Fonseka was arrested Monday by military police on charges of engaging in politics against his president while still in uniform. Fonseka had previously worked with president Mahinda Rajapaksa to end the 25-year war against the Tamil Tiger separatists last year. At least eight protesters were injured in the clashes outside Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court. The police used tear gas to disperse the crowd.

source: reuters

poliCe BloTTeRFebruary 6 3:08 a.M. | MedicaL-aLcohoLBerry Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported for treatment and will be referred to the university for Underage possession/Consumption. 8:15 a.M.MedicaL assistPrimrose Hall Units responded to assist student in need of medical assistance during Krispy Kreme Challenge. 8:38 a.M. | MedicaL assistES King Village Units responded to non-student in need of medical assistance. Non-student was transported for treatment.

10:34 P.M. | assist another agencyGorman Street While investigating traffic accident RpD arrested student. Student was also referred to the University for DWI. 12:29 P.M. | BurgLaryLee Hall Student reported unknown subject had entered unlocked room and caused damage.

3:38 P.M. | MedicaL assistCarmichael Gym Units responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported for treatment. 3:46 P.M. | susPicious incidentGorman St/Western Blvd NCSU pD and RpD responded to report of subject assaulting female. officers found no on matching description in the area. 8:12 P.M. | utiLity ProBLeMCentral Campus power outage occurred in central campus area. Facilities responded.

February 7 2:43 a.M. | check PersonVet School Construction Site officer observed vehicle at site and spoke with foreman. No further action taken. 3:00 P.M. | sPeciaL eventReynolds Coliseum officers monitored Women’s Basketball game. 3:55 P.M. | traFFic stoPSullivan Drive Student was issued citation for operating a vehicle with expired drivers license

February 8 10:40 a.M. | assist another agencyDH Hill Library officers met with student regarding concerns associated with accident that occurred off campus. Student was informed of protocol and referred to RpD.

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homes that we work with.” In addition, others have also

contributed, according to the campaign’s web site.

NCSU Campus Crusade for Chirst commited $1255.27.

Repair and Renovation Ser-vices within Facilities Opera-tions has donated $230.00.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated has pledged $135 to Howl for Haiti.

Sarah Cavanagh, age 11, Megan Cavanagh, age nine, Rebecca Schmidt, age 11, and Haleigh Jones, age nine oper-ated a cookie stand to raise a total of $115.

An estimated 212,000 people were killed by the 7.0 magni-tude earthquake, making it the worst recorded natural disaster in the Americas, as reported by the New York Times.

Former President Bill Clin-ton, who was designated as co-ordinator of international aid for Haiti, returned to Haiti and met with government and aid officials Friday.

Clinton pledged to try to get aid following, as coordination problems have hampered op-erations.

The existing infrastructure is struggling to handle the aid already flowing in, according to CBN News.

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AMANDA KARST/TECHNICIANShannon Johnson, director of the Women’s Center and a doctoral student in higher administration, leads the “Behind the Veil” program Wednesday. This is the fourth year and the fifth time the Women’s Center has organized the program, which invites women to wear a headscarf for a day to understand what it is like.

to completely reorganize which residence halls are assigned to each dining hall.

“Our original plan was just to add Wood to Case, but we realized we couldn’t do that without taking away Central Campus,” Kouba said. “Case is at capacity right now, and we’re ad-vocating the inclusion of Wood without removing other students.”

Kouba and other student leaders will be meeting with Lait next week to reconsider the bill and devise a new solution. An idea they are considering is a comput-erized system which will monitor capacity at Case to prevent the occupancy limit from being exceeded.

“We’re going to sit down with Lait and Residence Hall Directors to see if we can work out a compro-mise,” Kouba said. “We want to suggest they add Wood and implement a system to monitor occu-pancy, but we’re not really sure how.”

international studies, expressed her enthusiasm for learning about hijab.

“I think it’s going to be interesting, because I really don’t know that much about it,” Harp said.

The event also welcomed male stu-dents , a lthough they were not ex-pected to take part in wearing hijab.

“[Guys] are wel-come to at tend and to gain in-sight, [though],” Dorgham said.

Hudson Raines, a freshman in the University Scholars program, said he hoped to have his questions about veiling answered.

“I hope that it answers my questions on why women choose to veil, not to veil, whether others find it offensive, things like that,” Raines said.

Barakat said the event was important in educating people about the realities

of hijab.“I think it’s really important because

it’s important to get to know the ex-periences they go through; what [the girls] face in daily life,” Barakat said.

According to Barakat, there are many misconceptions about the veil. For ex-ample, his sister who wears a veil went to a hospital once to participate in a summer program and was questioned

by one of the patients whether she had un-dergone chemothera-py because of her head covering.

“This event’s im-portant to clear up misconceptions about those who choose to veil,” Barakat said.

Mohammed said the concept of the event was a very important one.

“I think that it’s an important event because it stands for something very important and it’s relevant to all stu-dents, especially female students on any campus,” Mohammed said.

VEILcontinued from page 1

“UNC has panels

on women and

Islam, but none

specifically on

the hijab.”Sarah Mohammed, a

sophomore at UNC-Chapel Hill

DININGcontinued from page 1

HAITIcontinued from page 1

TIM O’BRIEN/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTOAlex Lombardi, freshman in biological science, works out details with the chair of the community service committee, Ericka Aiken, at the Howl for Haiti volunteer meeting in the Student Government office in Witherspoon Student Center Tuesday. The student organization, headed by Aiken, had a goal to raise $50,000 by the end of the week. Lombardi, who works with the volunteer group ShoeManity, was working to establish shoe donation sites alongside the Howl for Haiti contributions to send shoes to Haitians in need.

Good timing on Transportation column

Sam Daughtry’s Wednesday column comes at the absolute perfect time. Tuesday, I was on a number seven bus (Wolflink Shuttle) that was dangerously crowded. This isn’t the first time it’s happened either. Every Tuesday and Thursday about 4:15 p.m. I get on the number seven bus and it’s the same bus driver every time. He crams so many people on the bus that you can’t even move your arms. He yells at us every time to move back more, until, as I heard one person put it, “if we move any closer together, someone’s getting pregnant.” Although humorous, the situation was completely true. This bus driver also told us that we only need one pole or handle to hold onto and that we should be able tostand in two rows down the middle of the aisle. It would be fine to only be able to get one pole, except that the bus drivers drive like they’re in a NASCAR race. There have been times I honestly felt like the bus may tip over at anytime. As you said in the article, this situation isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s extremely dangerous, and it doesn’t leave room

for potential riders who have disabilities.

Tuesday, it was raining, which meant that everyone had umbrellas and heavy jackets. One rider (who was fortunate enough to have a seat) almost got hit in the eye by a stander’s umbrella — this just shows it’s not only dangerous for the standers, but also the sitters. If someone gets trapped in the back, and needs to get off, everyone else standing pretty much has to straddle the laps of sitting students in order to provide enough room for the person to get off. Something needs to be done about this, and I think that some of the bus drivers need to take a safe driving course because they go around turns way too fast for the top heavy bus, and they slam on their brakes while students are standing during the ride.

Kasey Mitchell senior, social work

Lowe has faced significant challenges

I am an older alumnus and was a freshman in 1983 when we won a championship. I went to every home game that year except for two. I have watched and played much basketball over the years and all I can say is that Ty Johnson

does not know a thing about basketball, loyalty or the challenges that Sidney Lowe has faced since his inheritance of the program. I no longer consider Technician the “school” paper.

If Johnson ever wants to learn a little about why Lowe does what he does, he could just ask someone who understands instead of writing an ignorant bashing piece. The things that seem to baffle Johnson are very understandable to me.

Dan Grundmanalumnus, class of 1987

Johnson was in diapers the last time N.C. State had a real point guard

I’m very disappointed with Ty Johnson’s editorial in Tuesday’s Technician.

Let me know your opinion the next time we have a legitimate ACC caliber point guard. You were in diapers when we last had an ACC caliber point guard (Corchiani). William Powell alumnus, class of 1989

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{ }Our view

Students in the Avent Ferry Complex and Wood Hall know the burden of long

walks north to attend classes and other facilities on campus.

As it is, the weight applies when those students want to eat at the dining halls. The closest dining hall to those res-idence halls, Case Dining Hall, is not available to students in Avent Ferry or Wood, forcing those students to trek the extra distance to Clark Dining Hall.

Not only does this policy do a disservice to those students, it reflects poorly on the entire University.

Case Hall provides — by its own admission — better qual-ity food that is intended for student athletes.

Most students would ac-knowledge student-athletes’ needs for higher Calorie diets

and, perhaps, more accom-modation from the University in certain academic areas. But it is a problem when that need overwhelms other students’ basic right to easy dining ac-cess.

While it is true that most Cen-tral Campus students have ac-cess to Case during the break-fast, brunch and lunch hours, the thought that only athletes have access to the facility dur-ing dinner hours is not only unfair, it borders on prejudice.

Student Senate intended to address the issue of Case Dining Hall restrictions at its Wednesday night meeting, but sent the bill back to committee in order to reassess the feasi-

bility of allowing Wood and Avent Ferry students’ access to Case during the breakfast, brunch and lunch periods.

When the bill is readdressed in committee and Senate mem-bers speak to University Din-ing — including its director, Randy Lait — the Senate needs to not only solidify the rights of students on the southern parts of campus; it must take the next step.

Students in Wood and Avent Ferry must have access to Case, but it should be at all times.

In fact, all University students with a dining plan should be able to visit any dining hall at any time. The University has no right, nor place, to take a

dining hall supported by the meal plan money of all stu-dents and restrict its access to a select group of students.

Athletes will also receive pref-erential treatment, that’s the nature — however flawed — of the University athletic sys-tem and its governing body, the NCAA.

University Dining should not come into that equation, though. It has a responsibil-ity to all students regardless of athletic talents.

The Student Senate Univer-sity Affairs Committee needs to return a bill recommend-ing the cessation of dining hall zoning altogether and let eq-uity be served. Only then will dining halls truly be forced to realize some sense of parody in food quality and serve students appropriately.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility

of the Executive Editors.

Case must be open to all studentsThe FacTs:Avent Ferry Complex and Wood Hall students are not allowed to eat at Case Dining Hall with their meal plans.

Our OpiniOn:The policy does a disservice to students in those residence halls and presents a problem of inequity for the entire University dining system. Case Dining Hall should be open to all students, not just athletes.

Misplaced trust can be a dangerous thing.

Conrad Plyler, sophomore in political science

The guide to a transparent chancelloryLike so many other foot-

ball fans, I watched the Super Bowl Sunday,

though my heart wasn’t re-ally into the game (alas, New

York was sadly absent f rom the big show). I sat through the commercials, w h i c h h a ve been sadly on the decline in terms of bril-l i a n c e , a n d endured t he annoyance of a four-man Colts

pass rush (I did not and will never jump on a bandwagon team like the 2009-10 Saints).

Yet after the game, I kept the television tuned to CBS (de-spite earlier, extremely aggra-vating issues with the HD sig-nal) and watched the new show “Undercover Boss.” The very loud cynic in the back of my mind said this show was little more than an attempt at good PR for some corporations in the midst of populist anger to-wards corpo-rate Amer-ica, and the show’s pro-ducers obvi-ously were not going to pick Bank of America or some other equa l ly re-v i led Wa l l Street cash cow for the whole “cor-porate honcho deciding to change his (unlikely her) ways” motif. And of course they went with the overworked, under-paid manager who had her entire family in a house they risked losing to the mortgage crisis.

Cynicism aside, though, it gave me quite a good idea for what a chancellor at N.C. State should do — throw aside the undercover part (unless our new chancellor-elect wants to attempt to come up with some clever cover story) and get out into classes, walk around cam-pus and eat at the same places students eat.

Consider the entire situation with class sizes. If the chancel-lor-elect took the time to visit two classes a week and stopped to evaluate the effectiveness of decreased numbers of class and increased class size, he would

be more able to weigh the ben-efits and costs of reducing aca-demic budgets. Or if he took an additional half-hour of his day, the chancellor-elect could go to the Atrium for lunch and brave the mass of people waiting in line or trying to find a table.

Students are not the only people the chancellor-elect should try to work more closely with. Much like a corporation, students are the consumers and customers. Like “Undercover Boss,” the chancellor elect should also pay attention to the concerns of his employees: the faculty and staff.

Under former Chancellor James Oblinger’s administra-tion, everyone on campus who wasn’t living under a rock knew about the Mary Easley scandal. But what was truly infuriating to the faculty was the fact that the University was playing fast and loose with the nature of what positions qualified as “new positions” for which a new, much higher salary could be named and what this meant for tenure-track and

non-tenure-track faculty members. T h i s s o r t of policy is precisely the sort of issue Chancellor-Elect Wood-son should address.

Ultimately, transparency a n d c o m -munication

are the only things that will give students, faculty and staff reason to trust the incoming chancellor. And even cynics like me, who smell the self-serving motive of public re-lations behind any sort of at-tempt at transparency or open communications between the upper echelons and the aver-age employee or customer, find such efforts at the University to be worthwhile.

Perhaps then I can simply write about how the mighty have fallen, as the Super Bowl ads again disappoint me. Or I can complain about the lack of some team’s pass rush and how much such a phenomenon makes me want to punch a de-fensive coordinator.

But until the chancellor-elect lives up to these standards ... well, I won’t complain about the lack of a pass rush as loudly.

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Christin hardy/teChniCianMcBryde Cameron, a junior in creative writing, works on a Valentine’s Day card for his girlfriend at Cup A Joe. “I could buy her a card, but it would be more fun and more personal for me to make it, so that’s what I’m going to do,” Cameron said. The coffee shop is a hot spot for many students because of its retro feel, eclectic crowd and always-available coffee.

Singles Awareness Day breaks from traditionFor singles, Valentine’s Day can be a waste of time or an opportunity to chill with friends

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Every year as the Feb. 14 approach-es, there are mad rushes to the choc-olate aisle and the flower section at the grocery store, as well as phone calls to restaurants to make reser-vations for that special someone. However, for people who are single, Valentine’s Day often comes and goes quietly and without much fuss.

Ashlee Stowe, a freshman in First Year College, said she is not opposed to the idea of Valentine’s Day, as long as someone is there to share it.

“If you have a boyfriend or girl-friend on Valentine’s Day it’s a really nice holiday. But most people don’t,” Stowe said. “It’s kind of a made up holiday so that chocolate and flower companies can make bank.”

Matt Shearer, a freshman in poly-mer and color chemistry, said he hates Valentine’s Day.

“Singles Awareness Day is com-

pletely stupid. You don’t do any-thing on that day,” Shearer said. “I once got a box of chocolates from my mom. You get Valentine’s Day cards from people you’re not going to talk to down the road. There’s really no meaning to it unless you’re married or dating someone.”

Shearer said the holiday is great for couples who want to be more roman-tic than usual.

“There’s all the mushy, gushy stuff. They share their love for one anoth-er,” Shearer said. As for chocolate and flowers, Shearer believes they are staple items for the day. “It’s a tradition. You can’t go away from traditions.”

Shearer claimed that because he is single, he will do absolutely nothing on Sunday.

“I’ll sit in my dorm and do noth-ing. I have no one to go out with, no-body to hang out with,” Shearer said.

While some people do sit around and ignore the day, others make plans with friends or family, like Stowe decided to do.

“I have a gay guy friend and he doesn’t have a boyfriend either so

we’re going out together. Hopefully he will buy me chocolates and flow-ers,” Stowe said.

Amanda Peters, a sophomore in applied sociology, said she likes the holiday and thinks it is fun, but it should not be too big of a deal.

“I think if you’re with someone you should show it, but do some-thing little. Take them out to din-ner, but it shouldn’t be a huge thing,” Peters said. “I think that it’s more special if you do that on your own than just on a holiday. I think it’s better to celebrate something more personal.”

Peters also said consumerism plays a large role in the popularity of Val-entine’s Day.

“It’s kind of something for Ameri-ca to earn money with,” Peters said.

Christina Parrett, a sophomore in political science, said she and her friend made plans for Valentine’s Day after making fun of the new movie “Dear John.”

“We’re going to watch chick flicks and make fun of them. And probably eat ice cream. We’re both single, so we thought it would be fun,” Par-

rett said. “We saw ‘Dear John’ and we made fun of it the entire time. We’re making fun of love.”

Parret said although she made plans for this year, she normally ignores the holiday if she is single.

“It’s overdone with all the com-mercials and everything. Love isn’t about chocolate and f lowers. I’ve been in relationships before where we didn’t do anything for Valentine’s Day,” Parrett said. “As a culture, our view of love is screwed up. Chick flicks are all about romantic things and commitment. It’s not good for girls to watch chick flicks because they’ll be disappointed. Guys just aren’t that perfect in real life. I’m not a romantic anymore.”

Muneeb Abbasi, a freshman in First Year College, said Valentine’s Day has been commercialized too much and it puts unnecessary pres-sure on guys.

“Sure, you can give a lot of love to your significant other, but there’s an expectation that girls always need to have something better the next year. And guys cannot live up to that,” Ab-basi said.

While he does not have a problem with Valentine’s Day personally, Ab-basi said he understood why some people would.

“I don’t date so I don’t have a prob-lem with Valentine’s Day. I can relate to not having a date on Valentine’s Day. But some people don’t neces-sarily choose that. Some people try getting dates and they still can’t,” Abbasi said. “That’s when it hurts. It singles out everybody who doesn’t have or doesn’t want to have a sig-nificant other.”

Abbasi also said he does not mind if his attached friends ditch him for their significant others that day.

“I don’t have a problem if they go spend the entire day with their girl-friend or boyfriend. I feel for them,” Abbasi said. However, he does give girls a warning about expecting too much. “If you want to keep your man, let him spend Valentine’s Day with you in a modest way. Don’t ex-pect for him to go all out and don’t expect him to be a cheap-skate, but find something in the middle to do.”

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Technician’s weekly “Spotted in the Brickyard” highlights a fashionable student on campus. From eclectic and vintage to classic and chic, Technician will be sure to bring you fresh looks every week.

Faeben Fulford, a sophomore in communication, poses in Daniels hall. Fulford likes to keep her style simple and loves to buy jeans and jewelry. “Usually, I just wake up and wear whatever’s comfortable. When I dress up, it’s because I enjoy clothing and different styles,” Fulford said.

Favorite store: Forever 21shoes: Nordstrom, $120Jeans: Forever 21, $15shirt: Forever 21, $4sweater: h&M, $20earrings: Forever 21, $5

Valentine’s date ideas for all couplesFor the outdoorsy couple:

If you’re looking to stay active this weekend, try biking or hiking Umstead Park’s many miles of trails. Trails range from easy to moderate and are sur-rounded by protected flora and fauna. Campus Recreation rents out tents and gear, so those truly ambitious outdoorsmen and women can spend a night at one of its many campgrounds.

For those wanting to stay a little closer to campus, the beautiful Johnson Lake is located a few miles away on Avent Ferry Rd. and is open from dawn until dusk. Rent a paddle boat for a half hour ($8) and row out onto 150+ acres of pristine lake. Dress warmly and pack a small snack for a Valentine’s Day that’s straight out of a storybook.

For the classic couple:Here’s a secret, guys: almost every girl wants flowers on Valentine’s Day. She

may not say it outright, but you’re just expected to know. However, it seems a little ridiculous to spend $20 on a dozen roses that are just going to wilt by Wednesday. Instead, head over to Raleigh Orchids at 1938 Wake Forest Road or order over the phone. Orchids are beautiful, exotic, sophisticated flowers that will liven up any room for months and come back year after year. They may not be a classic Valentine’s Day flower, but they’ll bring happiness for a long time after the last Hallmark card has been pitched or tucked away.

Raleigh Orchids carries resh, tropical orchids in every shape and size. Orchids come in white, pink, blush, purple, blue, red, yellow and orange and patterns include stripes, spots and solids, just to name a few. They also have special, Valentine’s themed orchids. If you really want to make sure she likes the one you give her, let her pick it out.

Prices range from $8 for a smaller orchid to $25, depending on pot size. The beautiful flowers will come back year after year and for a low price, Raleigh Orchids can board your plant until it blooms again.

The store is open Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Saturday 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., but if you call 919-413-1313 after closing Saturday, the owner will gladly assist you.

For the couple who just started dating:There are plenty of activities going on around campus for those who are still

trying to figure out whether or not they’re compatible. A round at Western Lanes on Hillsborough Street is less than $10 a person. Their snack bar has re-opened after renovations, though the owners kept that familiar 1950’s style décor intact. Those with rusty math skills will want to brush up before going out, because you’ll have to keep track of your own score. Remember, putting the gutters up is not a sign of defeat. It’s called “knowing your strengths.”

Sports loving duos might enjoy the women’s basketball team’s annual Hoops for Hope game this Sunday at Reynolds Coliseum. Everyone around you will be decked out in pink, but for a cause more complicated than Feb. 14. The event honors Kay Yow and draws funds for breast cancer research, with a intense ACC match-up between State and Miami as the main event. If you’re worried about awkward conversation, thousands of screaming, chanting fans will help you out.

For the couple on a budget:Low on cash? We understand completely. Make Sunday night a fun night in.

Either dig through your DVD collection or rent an old favorite and party like it’s 1999. Grab some blankets, pillows and chairs and build a fort out of them just like we all did when we were kids, then enjoy a simple, romantic evening in your makeshift abode. Throw in some stovetop s’mores and you’ve got all the campside quaintness without the freezing temperatures and Port-a-Johns.

If you can’t get reservations at a nice restaurant or don’t feel like tipping 20 percent, dazzle your significant other with your cooking abilities for half the price. Check delish.com for a wide variety of interesting, idiot-proof recipes. Cute napkins or place mats will make it look like you tried, and even if the pasta doesn’t turn out like the Olive Garden’s, you made it.

If you’re not a whiz in the kitchen, the Bojangle’s on Western Boulevard is serving up heart-shaped BoBerry biscuits this weekend. If you’ve never had a BoBerry biscuit, you’re clearly not from around here. Chock full of blueber-ries, drizzled with vanilla frosting and less than a buck each, this cheap snack will show him or her you care.

For the scholarly coupleIf you’re willing to make the 30-minute drive to Chapel Hill, the Morehead

Planetarium is offering a Valentine’s Day presentation of its long-running “Carolina Skies,” which allows spectators to observe star constellations as they appear each night above North Carolina. Learn how to identify stars and planets and learn the ancient myths surrounding them. This particular show focuses on the romantic legends of the night sky. The event goes on all weekend, Friday at 8 p.m., Saturday at 7 and 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 7 p.m. for $7.25 per person, or less than you’d pay at the movie theater.

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Sportsgame early, and this is a great venue and they have great fans,” Greenberg said. “That win was huge for us.”

The Hokie defense con-tinuously shutdown Tracy Smith on the inside, forcing the Pack to pass for more open looks. But after grab-bing several rebounds that jump-started the crowd, State began to show life, closing in to 32-21 with two minutes in the half.

Just prior to breaking at the buzzer, Wood was blatantly fouled in the left corner, but a no-call sent the crowd into an uproar. The teams headed into the locker room with Virginia Tech holding a 34-23 lead.

The Pack opened the sec-ond half with renewed ener-gy, grabbing eight points in the first two minutes. After Smith found his way inside for two, closing the gap 38-31, the Hokies committed back to back turnovers.

But Tech made it rain from the field and State be-gan to look drained. Tech’s quick offense coupled with a barrage of missed free throws put the Pack down 53-38 mid-way through the second half.

ACC powerhouse duo Malcolm Delaney and

Dorenzo Hudson ran the Hokie backcourt, combining for 38 points. Delaney cur-rently leads the ACC in scoring at 20.3 points per game pace. Lowe couldn’t find the answer for the pair.

“Obviously [Malcolm] Del-aney made plays and hit some shots. Dorenzo [Hudson] played well for Virginia Tech also,” Lowe said. “As for us, we struggled. It’s really hurting our bigs.”

Lowe and company will move forward, working to find the consistency that the Pack needs

to end the ACC slide. The team travels to Chapel Hill on Feb. 13 to take on the Tar Heels, who have had its own share of struggles in conference play.

“It’s tough, we’re gonna have to turn it around somehow,” Wood said.

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ed to do that. But I knew if I did what I needed to do, I would be OK in the match. In the second period, I was tired, but I knew I could still pull off some moves to come through with it.”

Mill’s victory touched off a streak of three straight wins by Wolfpack wrestlers.

After a major decision by 157-pounder Farina, who won 15-7 after falling behind 6-2 early in the match, red-shirt junior 165-pounder Ray Ward took a 7-5 decision to push his team’s lead to 16-3 before a loss by soph-omore Quin-ton Godley at 174 bringing the Spartans to w i t h i n 16-6.

Freshman Colin Gen-thert, wres-tling in his first attached action of the season, weighed in at 174 lbs. but wrestled at 184 and struggled, falling 20-6. The major decision trimmed the Wolfpack lead to 16-11 with two matches remaining. An-other loss, this one by freshman Christian McClean at 197, cut the lead to 16-14 and set up a decisive final match at heavy-

weight.Freshman Eloheim Palma

entered the match 18-13 on the season. The bout Wednesday night marked the third meeting of the season between Palma and Peter Sturgeon of Greens-boro. Palma defeated Sturgeon, who came in with a record of 28-12, 12-4 at the Cliff Keen Las Vegas Invitational in early December before falling to him 2-3 at the Southern Scuffle in late December. Palma took a 5-0 lead this time and never looked back, winning the in-dividual bout 7-2 to give his team the 19-14 win.

“I knew I could win,” Palma said. “It was a very important time for me tonight to put it away, put it behind me and get r e a d y f o r the other big matches in the ACC. It was a good confidence builder.”

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SIGhTS aNd SouNdSMen’s BasketBall Vs. Virginia techGo Pack BanersBlack Go Pack banners were distributed to the fans, which they used to distract the Virginia Tech players during free throws. The banners were especially prevalent during the first half, when the Pack brought the game to within seven points.

Blind RefereesThree fans on the floor level seats dressed up as referees with garnering sticks and glasses to create the image of the referees as being blind. This is in protest of what the fans saw as terrible calls from the officiating crew.

a Rowdy crowdAt first, the fans did not show much emotion during the second half, but after a few missed calls from the officiating staff, including a foul on a three point attempt from Julius Mays with one second left, the crowd began to heckle the referees throughout the rest of the game.

— Jeniece Jamison

Kevin cooK/TechnicianCoach Sidney Lowe yells at players on the bench after a fowl was committed by one of its teammates at the N.C. State – Virginia Tech game in the RBC Center Wednesday. “We struggled. It’s really hurting our bigs,” Lowe said.

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COUNTDOWN• 9 days until the baseball team’s season opener

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Woman’s basketball takes on Duke tonightThe woman’s basketball team (13-10, 3-5 ACC) travels to Durham tonight to take on rival No. 8 Duke (19-4, 7-1 ACC) at Cameron Indoor Stadium. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. State leads the all-time series 39-28.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Cross Country Cross Country runners Jordan Jenkins, Bobby Andrews and Andrew Colley will complete in the 2010 Junior World Cross Country Trails on Saturday. The meet will be held at the Plantes Ferry Sports Complex in Spokane, Wash. The race will be an 8k for the men and a 6k for women. The top six finishers in each race will earn a spot on the U.S. National Teams.

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athletic schedule

TodayWomen’s basketball at Duke Durham, N.C., 7 p.m.

FridayWomen’s track & FielD at Huskie classicFayetteville, Ark., All Day

men’s track & FielD at Huskie classicSeattle, Wash., All Day

soFtball at Fiu combat classic Miami, Fla., 5 p.m.

Saturdaymen’s basketball at unc-cHapel HillChapel Hill, N.C., 4 p.m.

riFle at collegiate sectional: air riFel Charleston, S.C., All Day

Wrestling vs. virginiaReynolds Coliseum, 11 a.m.

Wrestling vs. virginia tecHReynolds Coliseum, 1 p.m.

Quote of the day

“They punched us in the mouth and we just sat there and kept

looking at them while we were

bleeding.”freshman forward Scott

Wood

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Pack wins without services of eight of 10 starters from first match of the season

Tyler EverettDeputy Sports Editor

The wrestling team ended a four-match losing streak with a 19-14 victory over visiting UNC-Greensboro Wednesday night in Reyn-olds Coliseum. Despite wrestling with only two competitors who were starters at the beginning of the season, the Pack took five of nine matches after both teams forfeited at 125 pounds.

In addition to wrestling with mostly backups, three Wolfpack wrestlers, Grey-son Mills, Brett Farina and Colin Genthert, wrestled up at least one weight class, with Mills and Farina both recording victories.

“It was huge,” coach Cart-er Jordan said. “It was abso-lutely a surprise, a pleasant surprise. We caught a break. It’s a credit to our assistant coaches and all the work they have done. It’s a credit to the guys that aren’t wres-tling. And it’s a credit to our starters that showed up and fought another day.”

The Pack opened the

match with a 6-0 lead after freshman 133-pounder Dale Shull’s second pin in a row. Against Old Dominion Tues-day night, it took him exactly one minute to record a pin in his first match after dropping down to the 133-lb. weight class. He took even less time to pin Greensboro’s Casey Boyle Wednesday night, ending the first match of the evening just 47 seconds after it started.

Sophomore 141-pounder Scott Norris dropped a 3-1 decision to cut State’s lead in half at 6-3 going into the 149-lb.

matchup. Redshirt sophomore Mills, who typically wrestles at 133, stepped in to replace the starter at 149 lbs., Bobby Ward, who was out after suffering a concussion against Old Do-minion.

“On the way here I’m think-ing, I don’t even have a guy at 149 to wrestle,” Jordan said. “I’m thinking, who am I going to wrestle? I think of Greyson [Mills]; Greyson’s had some match experience.”

Mills pulled out the victory despite trailing 9-5 with less than a minute remaining in

the final period. A late take-down on a fireman’s carry and a subsequent near fall gave Mills a short-lived 10-9 lead in the waning moments of regulation, and the match went to overtime after his opponent, Alejandro Soto-Perez, was awarded a point for riding time. Mills ended the match with a takedown 15 seconds into the sudden victory portion of overtime.

“Of course I was nervous,” Mills said. “I wasn’t expect-

Dedicated sports fans probably know about the NCAA’s attempt to

increase the number of teams in the NCAA tournament from

65 to 96 teams by now. Many coaches have come out in support of the idea , say i ng more te a m s should be al-lowed to play in the tour-na ment a nd using col lege football as an

example because the sport al-lows countless bowl games to happen before the national championship.

As a lifelong college bas-ketball fan, when I heard the news that the NCAA was seri-ous about the idea, a number of things came to mind. My usual habit of taking the month of March off to celebrate the unofficial holiday will have to start a little earlier if this change occurs. And instead of having my bracket on one sheet of paper, I’m going to require use of the Command Center at the Kennedy Space Center to keep up with my bracket.

I smell a moneymaker. The NCAA sees expanding the dance as a way to make more money. But is making more money worth diluting the mys-tique of the tournament? What I love so much about the Mad-ness in March is when it comes down to picking the lucky 65, there is so little room for error, and the next three weeks are some of the best weeks in the sports world.

This is the same NCAA that doesn’t want a college football playoff race. A big justification for that decision is, believe it or not, that football players will miss too many classes. Sound fishy to you? Last I checked, basketball teams missed more classes and if you expand the tournament, they’re going to miss the whole semester.

If the NCAA is going to ex-pand the tourney to 96 teams, why not just expand it to 347 teams? That’s how many teams play Division-I bas-ketball. Just dance from the start of the regular season in Nov. until April. It will be the biggest party known to man, and the best part is everyone is invited. Worried about your team’s invitation to the dance? With the way the NCAA is go-ing, your beloved team can go 0-and whatever in conference play and still get the call.

In all seriousness, the only good thing about expanding the tournament is giving more college athletes the opportuni-ty to participate in something few get to experience. That be-ing said, you should still have to be the best of the best in or-der to get there.

For all the dumb rules and ideas the NCAA comes up with, this is one of the silliest. Being selective with your danc-ing partners is not a bad thing, and this is the one thing the NCAA has mastered perfectly. I feel that if riches-seeking man-agement alters the tournament bracket, it will ruin the party.

Wrestling

Men’s BAsKetBAll

Injured wrestling team beats Spartans

Too many invitations to dance

Fidelis LusompaSenior Staff Writer

CoMMentAry

Michael Shriver/techNiciaNBrett Farina, sophomore wrestling at 157-pounds, works on top against travis sheehy of UnC-g at reynolds Coliseum Wednesday. Farina won by major decision 15-7, bringing his career record to 8-10 and helping the Wolfpack to a 19-14 victory.

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Team struggles offensively, Tech offense dominates

Lindsey HallSenior staff writer

The men’s basketball team looked to pull together and end a four game losing streak in conference play, but Virginia Tech had other plans, shut-ting down State 72-52. The Hokies extended the Pack’s skid to five con-ference games and in sole possession of the basement of the ACC, 2-8.

The second half comeback that has become a quasi trademark for the Wolfpack was nowhere to be found on Wednesday night. The Pack strug-gled offensively and couldn’t find the basket from behind the arc for the entirety of the game, shooting 0 for 11. An up-tempo Tech offense rolled through the defensive efforts that State put together.

“Tech just executed and got open looks. I wasn’t pleased with our ag-gression tonight,” coach Sidney Lowe said. “They were much more physical than us. They’re a very good team.”

Freshman forward Scott Wood felt frustrated by the lack of execution by the Wolfpack.

“I don’t even remember to be honest, it’s been so long. I don’t even think I had a streak this long where I didn’t win,” Wood said. “They punched us in the mouth and we just sat there and kept looking at them while we were bleeding.”

In the opening minutes, State and Tech traded baskets – but something was amiss when Javier Gonzalez was guarded by 6’6 forward Terrell Bell, who swatted down a long shot by Gon-zalez. Tech pressed on to a 24-7 lead to silence the crowd, something that was a factor to Virginia Tech coach Seth Greenberg.

“We took the crowd out of the

Hokies handle Pack, 72-52

KeviN cooK/techNiciaNJosh Davis, freshman forward, sets up to take a shot on the goal during the n.C. state – Virginia tech game in the rBC Center on Wednesday night. Davis was a team high scorer with 12 points during the game. the Hokies beat the Wolfpack 72-52. Virginia tech maintained a large lead the entire game.

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