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Luis Zapata/technicianMr. and Mrs. Wuf kiss after the Demon Deacon renews their vows during the halftime of the basketball game Saturday against Wake Forest. Mr. and Mrs. Wuf were married 30 years ago in Reynolds coliseum.
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University staple since 1960 to be demolished by end of 2014.
Joshua ChappellSenior Staff Writer
The cylindrical building that has been home to the College of Physi-cal and Mathematical Sciences and the College of Humanities and So-cial Sciences for fifty years will be demolished after two studies, one in 2001 and one in 2003, conclud-ed that the building could not be renovated to maintain overall ef-ficiency, according to Lisa Johnson, university architect.
While the Board of Trustees has approved the measure to demol-ish the building, the space is still being utilized. PAMS and CHASS have moved out of the building into their new homes, SAS Hall and Withers Hall respectively, and
the University Space Committee has declared Harrelson Hall to be used as swing space, according to Johnson, meaning that no new permanent oc-cupants may move in, but temporary uses are permitted.
“[Harrelson Hall] was the tempo-rary home of the Sociology and An-thropology departments when the 1911 Building was renovated,” John-son said.
Harrelson Hall will also be crucial during the renovations of Talley Stu-dent Center, according to Johnson. Various student affairs groups from Talley will be located temporarily in existing Harrelson offices on all three upper floors, and the University Bookstore will temporarily move to the ground floor of Harrelson, which will be temporarily enclosed. The Bookstore will relocate by the end of the spring semester, and the stu-
Trustees unanimously approve
demolition of Harrelson Hall
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BriefsPaving on Main Campus Drive will be reduced to 1 lane trafficMain Campus Drive between Varsity Drive and Research Drive will be paved Thursday. The road will remain open but reduced to one-lane traffic.The contractor plans on paving the utility cut area on Main Campus Drive across from the Venture Buildings. The roadway will be reduced to one-lane traffic with traffic assistance. Contractors expect to complete this paving operation on Thursday. Main Campus Drive will be impacted throughout the day.Concrete deliveries for the new parking deck associated with the Hunt Library - Friday, January 7A concrete slab will be delivered and placed Friday, January 7 (weather permitting). Placement will start at 7:30 a.m. with a total of 20 concrete trucks.
source: ncsu transportation
New Program Assistant in GLBT CenterRebekah (Becky) Jaeger will be the new Program Assistant in the GLBT Center. Becky has been with the GLBT Center for the past 4 years serving as the GLBT Center Graduate Assistant and advising the GLBT-Community Alliance. Becky is currently ABD in the Counselor Education program and hopes to graduate with her doctorate this spring/summer. Her first official day in this new role will be Monday.
source: GLBt center
Transit Visualization System launches new featureThe TVS (Transit Visualization System) will launch a new feature Monday, January 10, which will share estimated Wolfline route arrival times. This feature is not currently available on mobile phones and in TransLoc’s iPhone application, but it is in process and will be implemented in the next few months.
source: ncsu transportation
Student dies over breakThe Office of the vice chancellor for student affairs received notification of the death of Christopher Michael Hughes, who was a student in the College of Management.He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Christian Nielson of Greensboro, N.C. A memorial service was held on Sunday, Dec. 5, 2010.
source: office of the vice chanceLLor for student affairs
Student dies over breakThe Office of the vice chancellor for student affairs received notification of the death of Jessica C. Mitchell, a student in the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. Jessica died on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2010 as a result of an automobile accident. She is survived by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Mitchell of Cary, N.C. She was the youngest of four sisters. A memorial service was held Dec. 10, 2010.
source: office of the vice chanceLLor for student affairs
Atrium updates dining optionsWhile seating is still under construction, new dining options and the reinstatement of popular choices a welcome start to semester.
Lee DanielloStaff Writer
On Jan. 9, at 3:15 p.m., students with a golden ticket in hand began lining up awaiting the opening of the remodeled Atrium. At 4 p.m., the doors opened for the Atrium preview party, where students and faculty were able to sample the foods offered by the new Atrium.
Upon entry through the new double doors, the relocated Wolf Xpress is on the left behind a second set of glass doors. The new design and in-terior color scheme was noted as a wel-come change by previewers.
“It’s very modern and really pretty,” said Andrea Mas-sa, a sophomore in animal science, as she and her guest, Chris Touchberry, a sophomore in aerospace engi-neering, decided which kind of food to try.
“There’s more space here. In the old Atrium, it was hard to get be-hind the registers because it was so narrow. This one is more spacious, and there’s more people standing around,” said Touchberry.
University Dining officials, like Kitty Lewis, Dining retail and branding operations specialist, praised the efforts of University Dining employees who worked for several hours to prepare food and clean before the preview party.
“We’re very proud of the out-come, and proud of the employ-ees. This was a team effort that University Dining employees put together,” said Lewis.
Dining officials say that they hope students and staff will be pleased with the outcome of the
new Atrium. Kelly Brackett, Din-ing and Marketing Specialist, said, “I think that people will feel really positive about it. We’ve gotten a very positive response so far, in person and on the online forum.”
Along with the new design and modern feel, customers at the new Atrium can get new options of food.
“I tried some of the new food. I loved the sushi and the Asian food. It was re-ally good. And they have a new parfait, and some sort of pound cake,” said Kristen Baughman, a grad student in extended education.
Along with the sushi and Asian food, there will also be pizza and pasta, a salad bar, and 9 drink stations inside the new Atrium.
“I’ve only had the pizza so far, but it’s really good. I wish I didn’t only
have one semester of this, being a se-nior graduating in May. I like the fact that there’s eight, maybe more, drink stations,” said Bri-ant Robey, a senior in chemical engi-neering.
In accordance with the preview party, the Atrium was decorated with fest ive bal loons
around the building, with a large bal-loon arch and red carpet adorning the double door entryway.
“This was a lot of hard work and concentrated determination to get the food prepared and get the place cleaned up. It’s beautiful, and more open. More employees can work here, and with Wolf XPress right here, people can make a copy and eat all in one place,” said University Dining Workers, Charmaine Roundtree, Re-nee Young, and Nahja Reid.
According to Brianna Hill, a senior in fashion and textiles management, students can expect to be enthusiastic about the commodious new Atrium and the new dining choices within.
“It really paid off. The end result is definitely a good one. People will be happy with more options and more room to move around. The end result definitely paid off,” said Hill.
Jordan Moore/technicianStudent body treasurer Buddy Bryson samples a salad at the atrium grand opening sunday afternoon. "i think the new atrium is fantastic," said Bryson. "it brings a lot of diversity to food options, which a lot of students will enjoy."
“People will be
happy with more
options and
more room to
move around.”Brianna Hill, a senior in fashion
and textiles management
atrium Dining options• Chick-fil-a:returningandwillhave
sandwiches,fries,nuggets,fruit,saladsandbreakfastoptions
• ZenBlossom:newandwillhavefresh-rolledsushi,Asiansaladsandarotatingmenuofwokcreations
• Delirious:newandwillhavecustomsaladblendsandrotatingmenuofwraps
• BrickyardPizzaandPasta:newandwillhavepizzas,breadsticks,garlictoastandarotatingmenuofpastadishes,withvegetarianpastacreations
• Wolfpack-to-go:returningandwillhavesalads,sandwiches,wraps,pitsandparfaitsfastandforon-thego
source: ncsu dininG
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Poole deepens endowment with record $37 million donation for College of ManagementCollege of Management getting $37 million of ‘transformative’ gift.
Chris BoucherDeputy News Editor
The day after final exams wrapped up, the University received a gift that could help it pass financial tests for years to come.
On Dec. 17, 2010, Uni-versity officials announced graduate Lonnie C. Poole Jr. and his wife, Carol Johnson Poole, donated $40 million to the University. Poole, who earned his civil engineering degree from N.C. State in 1959, has made millions as founder of Waste Industries and has been a University benefactor for years. It is the largest single donation in N.C. State’s history.
Poole donated the bulk of the money, $37 million, to the College of Manage-ment, known as The Lonnie C. Poole Jr. College of Man-agement. In doing so, the couple upped the Univer-sity’s endowment by about 10 percent with a gift that Chancellor Randy Woodson called “huge” and “transfor-mative.”
“Lonnie is a great success story, and he says he owes much of his success to N.C. State,” Woodson said. “This gift helps to elevate the stat-ure of the College of Manage-ment; it will provide critical resources to hire and retain the best faculty and attract the best students.”
College of Management Dean Ira Weiss said the gift will give the 18-year-old college a finan-cial shot in the arm that will help it compete with the best business schools in the country.
“We now are really aligned with the top programs: Ke-nan-Flagler, Fuqua, Poole, we should now be seen in that sim-ilar light,” said Weiss, compar-ing the University’s business school to UNC’s and Duke’s, respectively.
“We are just proud as we can be; it’s created huge smiles on faculty and staff faces. We can go out now, puff our chests out a bit and say we’ve come of age,” said Weiss.
Ethics, Sustainability Slated for Special Attention
Weiss said that the college will not see the benefits of the endowment for at least a year and a half. “The next 18 months will be a time of plan-ning and assigning funds,” he said.
The planning will consider the needs of all aspects of the College of Management.
“We’ve got a number of ini-tiatives coming up,” Weiss said.
Atop the list of needs are re-taining key faculty and creating new programs. As it considers how to best use the endowment funds, the college will also pay special attention to sustainabil-ity and ethics.
“We are going to honor Lon-nie’s legacy and his core values by focusing on sustainability and ethical business practices. There will be a major sym-posium on sustainability this
spring,” said Weiss.
CHASS Slated for $500k En-dowment
In addition to the $37 mil-lion gift to the Poole College of Management, the gift in-cludes $2.5 million for the Carol Johnson Poole Club House at Centennial Campus’ Lonnie Poole Golf Course. The remaining $500,000 will go to The Carol Johnson Poole En-dowment for Humanities and Social Sciences.
The gift will have two im-mediate positive effects on CHASS, according to Dean Jeffery Braden.
“First, it is an obvious gift of substance in the form of an endowment, which will allow us to use the money to help students for a lot longer than I’m going to be around,” Braden said. “We are also particularly pleased with this gif t, be-cause it shows p e ople t h at N.C. State has a College of Hu-manities and Social Sciences.
“Due to our excellence in technology, science and math-ematics, people forget that N.C. State has awarded more humanities and social science degrees than any college in the state each of the last four years,” Braden said.
Woodson said he hopes the Poole’s generosity will raise the
national profile of the Uni-versity, and convince more private citizens and alumni to contribute to the endowment.
“One of our goals is to grow our endowment because the state is cutting funding for higher education. [The en-
dowment] wi l l for-ever ben-e f i t t he College of Man-agement,” Woodson said.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do … to further grow the
endowment, but it is a huge step in the right direction. The endowment will con-tinue to be a critical resource as we absorb cuts anticipated by the state and keep tuition as low as possible,” Woodson said.
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11:27 a.m. | LarcenyD.H. Hill Library Student reported money stolen from wallet.
1:15 p.m. | Safety programTalley Student Center Officers participated in international student information fair.
5:10 p.m. | DiSorDerLy con-DuctWestern Manor Officers responded to request of student regarding two intoxicated non-students. Subjects left prior to officer’s arrival.
9:55 p.m. | traffic StopVarsity Dr/Western Blvd Non-student was issued citation for fictitious registration plate and failing to register a motor vehicle.
January 6
1:16 a.m. | poLicy VioLationLake Raleigh Non-student was observed in the lake area after closing. Subject was trespassed for violation and prior criminal involvement.
10:07 a.m. | fire aLarmStudent Health Center Fire Protection responded to alarm caused by contractors working in the area. No problems were found.
11:58 a.m. | SuSpiciouS perSonD.H. Hill Library Report of suspicious subject. Officers located non-student who was advised of library policy and complied to leave the area.
12:02 a.m. | SuSpiciouS perSonFraternity Court Officers stopped and spoke with non-student walking in the area. All file checks were negative. No action taken.
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dent affairs groups will move to Harrelson at various times based on the phased construc-tion schedule for Talley. Dur-ing this time period, Harrelson will also continue to house classroom instructional space, according to Johnson.
“All parties will move out as the new Talley Student Center becomes available in fall 2014,” Johnson said.
After the completion of the Talley Student Center renova-tions, which are slated to be complete by fall 2014, the Uni-versity will demolish Harrelson Hall.
Completed fifty years ago, Harrelson Hall is one of the mainstays of campus. Ac-cording to the Harrelson Hall Replacement and Renovation Study, 84% of all undergrad-uate students are assigned classes in Harrelson Hall dur-ing their undergraduate career. The building houses 59 class-rooms, and the seating capacity is 2,912.
According to Johnson, the University received approval from the North Carolina Gen-eral Assembly in 2004 to build a replacement for Harrelson Hall after a study of the build-ing indicated that renovations to the building would not be effective.
“Renovations to correct code deficiencies would result in a 35% reduction in current class-room seating capacity, a loss of office space, and an overall reduced building efficiency,” Johnson said. “Furthermore, much of the building cannot be renovated to meet ADA re-
quirements due to the limita-tions imposed by the structure of the building.”
Johnson sa id that the $13,608,500 that was origi-nally allocated for renovations to Harrelson was reallocated to the new building, SAS Hall, which opened in 2009 as the new home to the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences.
“With the opening of SAS Hall, all of the office space and over one-third of the classroom space was vacated,” Johnson said.
Although the University has decided to demolish Harrelson, there is nothing that causes a structural safety concern in the building, according to Kevin MacNaughton, associate vice chancellor for facilities.
“This action does not con-stitute a condemnation per the definition typically used with respect to buildings,” Mac-Naughton said. “There are not any unsafe conditions in Har-relson.”
The inconveniences that Harrelson Hall poses in terms of noise level, restroom avail-ability, ease of access, and the general layout of the building have contributed to the build-ing’s unpopularity in the eyes of many students, like Haley Thornton, senior in biological sciences, who has had three classes in the cylindrical build-ing.
“[Harrelson] is my least fa-vorite classroom set-up on campus,” Thornton said. “I feel that the shape of the building really makes it inconvenient to get around from classroom to classroom.”
Thornton said she also had concerns about the accessibil-
ity of the building to persons needing special accommoda-tions – one of the reasons that the University was authorized to construct a replacement building.
“I often wondered how peo-ple who rely on wheelchairs would get to the top f loor,” Thornton said.
The replacement for Harrel-son Hall, SAS Hall, has been generally well-received among students like Lindsey Pullum, a junior in political science.
“SAS Hall is a beautiful building,” Pullum said. “It has great structure, light, and utilities.”
Although the University has not decided what will take the place of Harrelson on the Brickyard, some students are already coming up with ideas.
“If anything is to replace Harrelson,” Pullum said, “it should be something to give tribute to Chancellor Harrel-son.”
Former Chancellor John Wil-liam Harrelson, who passed away in 1955 – five years be-fore completion of Harrelson Hall – was the first N.C. State alumnus to serve as chancellor.
“To preserve the impact [Harrelson] had on the campus during his time as chancellor,” Pullum said, “I recommend a statue or dedicated plaque in his name where Harrelson Hall once stood.”
Some students are propo-nents of adding lawn space to the Brickyard in Harrelson’s place.
“I think that a green space would be a great addition to the monotony of the Brickyard,” Thornton said. “I feel that it would really help our efforts to beautify our campus.”
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Break-ins at Bragaw during winter break have raised concerns with students about safety.
Brooke WalligStaff Writer
Campus Police arrested non-student Davon Chade-wick White on Dec. 20 for the breaking and entering eight rooms in Bragaw Res-idence Hall early morning Dec. 19.
According to Capt. Jon Barnwell, the patrol divi-sion commander for Cam-pus Police, White, who is expected to be charged in connection with at least two other thefts outside the University, gained entry to the dorms just after the start of winter break by breaking the window of the exterior door of the suite and enter-ing through unlocked win-dows.
According to statistics provided by the U.S. De-partment of Education, burglaries in on-campus housing have significantly dropped from 16 occurrenc-es in 2008 to seven in 2009.
However, Rhonda Lemon, a sophomore in mechanical engineering and Bragaw resident, said she is con-cerned because the Univer-sity never informed her of these thefts.
“Last year a friend of mine’s room got broken into in Lee. They were of course informed, but I heard noth-ing about it, even though I lived only two suites over. People need to be aware of incidents like this,” said Lemon. “I wish I had.”
According to Susan Grant, director of University Hous-ing, it is standard procedure
to inform the students directly involved and then focus on ad-dressing security issues at hall floor meetings.
“Once we discovered the thefts, the students who were impacted were contacted, and we plan to talk about this and safety measures at floor meet-ings” said Grant. “This is an open campus. If someone is going to break a window, then they are going to break a win-dow, but the real problem is that students are not taking every precaution to keep their stuff safe, including basic things like locking their win-dows.”
Capt. Barnwell also said Campus Police plans to contin-ue to educat-ed students a n d s t a f f about the im-portance of doing every-t h i ng pos-sible to keep themselves, and their be-longings, safe.
“ We a r e looking into an ongoing process of educat-ing University Housing and students on how to prevent this from happening again,” said Barnwell. “The biggest thing is while these break-ins are rare, they do occur from time to time, and the best thing is to encourage people to lock their windows, doors, and exterior doors as well as taking home any expensive items, especially electronics, when they go on break.”
These procedures, along with other safety measures such as the patrolling of the dorms during break by resident ad-visors, make up a large part of how University Housing works to keep the dorms, and their occupants, safe, according
to Grant. “University Housing and
its employees, such as resident advisors, encourage students to take home their expensive belongings,” said Grant. “We also always give students a check-out list before break that includes many safety precau-tions.”
According to Barnwell, there are also multiple ways for stu-dents to prevent non-residents from accessing their rooms and belongings.
“The security we have on campus ensures that the resi-dence halls are really safe, but I think our campus can im-prove in safety is concerning protocol,” said Barnwell. “For
instance, re-port anything or a nyone suspicious you see hang-ing around the dorms, and don’t let people ‘piggy-back’ behind y o u w h e n you enter the dorm.”
Barnwell also said the resi-dence halls on campus are safe, and this safety is in part due to the cooperation and sup-port students have given this educational process in the past.
“I absolutely believe the resi-dence halls are safe, and we re-ally appreciate the continued partnership between the cam-pus community and Campus Police,” said Barnwell. “Stu-dents have consistently been very helpful with trying to help us maintain a safer campus en-vironment. These are unfortu-nate incidences, but my advice to students is to just be vigilant when it comes to safety.”
University Police: despite thefts, residence halls ‘absolutely safe’
“The security we
have on campus
ensures that the
residence halls are
really safe ”Capt. Jon Barnwell
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Indianapolis, IN
Dublin, OH
“I thought it was a joke at first, but we decided to go,” Bradley Monroe, a junior in education, said about the first talks he had with Nieman and two others about taking a road trip to Ohio.
Nieman knew some people in Ohio the friends could stay with, made some calls and the plans were finalized to leave the next day.
Once in Ohio, the four hitched a ride with a local band, Far From Abandoned, to hit up their first venue.
“At first [the venue] wasn’t going to let the band play, which was completely stupid, because of something in their contract saying they had to sell a certain amount of tickets,” Nieman said. “Eventually, they let the show go on and we got in and it was hardcore.”
After the show, Monroe said the group went searching for a White Castle restaurant that was open.
“We stayed up all night looking for White Castle, because we don’t have that here. The first place we went to was closed. We kept driving around and finally found one,” Monroe said.
After hearing of a show in India-napolis, Indiana, Brandon Gaster, a senior in industrial engineering, said the group decided to draw out their trip a little longer, again using Nie-man’s contacts to find a place to crash.
“It was only two hours away, and we convinced ourselves it was sort of on the way back to North Carolina,” Gaster said.
The weather was cold and miserable, according to Monroe, and their trip was longer than expected.
“We had already stayed a day after our parents thought we were going to be home. A two or three day trip turned into a week,” Monroe said.
The group did not have tickets to the show in India-napolis, but thanks to Nieman’s newfound friendship with Oh, Sleeper’s drummer, the four were able to get into the venue.
“[Nieman] talked to the drummer at every show, non-stop, so they had that connection there. He was like, ‘I can just let you guys in,’” Monroe said. “He snuck us
in and put a wristband on us if we wanted to go out or go to the bathroom.”
Gaster said they passed by the line of people with tickets on their way in with the drummer.
“The line stretched for about 100 yards and was four people wide at practically every point. And we just snuck in behind the drummer,” Gaster said.
The venue was the second floor of an old building, and Nieman said the venue’s owners kept pausing the band to warn the guests against jumping up and down.
“Apparently, the floor kept looking like it was going to cave in. They kept telling us to stand still,” Nieman said. “It was so metal.”
Monroe said the floor was like a moon bounce.“I didn’t think it was a big deal and
then they said ‘you might not want to jump so much because the floor might collapse,’” Monroe said.
At the same time, one of the bands announced that people were getting towed outside and people might want to check their cars.
“[Gaster] and [Kyle Jack] went out to the car and it was gone. Everyone was getting towed — it was ridiculous because the sign was in a dumb spot and was painted black,” Monroe said.
While Gaster and Kyle Jack, a stu-dent at Wake Technical Community College, got a free cab ride to the im-
pound lot, Monroe left Nieman behind at the venue to find enough cash to get the car back. Nieman discussed the group’s money woes with a band member at the venue, who then traded his VIP pass to a stranger with a car in exchange for Monroe and Nieman’s safe — and free — passage to the impound lot.
“We got the van back at 11:45, right before midnight, meaning we didn’t have to pay any extra towing fees. It was ridiculous, the towing place made it so hard for us to get our only transportation back,” Gaster said.
The group made the 13 hour ride back to Raleigh the next day, satisfied with their adventures and craving the slightly warmer N.C. weather.
Four friends, one van and the idea to follow a band on tour led to one spontaneous road trip over the winter break. After attending an Oh, Sleeper performance at The Brewery on Hillsborough Street, Katherine Nieman, a student at Meredith College,
met up with friends at Cup of Joe over the winter break. While there, the group encountered one of Oh, Sleeper’s band members, who mentioned an upcoming show in Ohio. From there, Nieman and her friends gathered money, supplies and a van, and headed to Ohio. After Ohio, the group travelled to Indianapolis, Indiana to continue being groupies, having fun and getting into sticky situations.
STORY BY LAURA WILKINSON | GRAPHICS BY TAYLOR CASHDAN
Dan Sylvester —vocalist for the band Far From Abandoned
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Brandon Gaster bundled up and prepared to drive through the
Midwest’s winter snow. The temperature was between 6 and 31
degrees the whole time the group was in Ohio and Indiana.
Katherine Nieman, a student at Meredith College, with the
band Haste the Day.
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International students lack participation in University activities
The number of inter-national students at N.C. State is around
2,200 with representation from over 100 countries. With the start of this semes-
ter, another 10 0 o d d students would be added to
this community. With this number of students, there is little contribution or rep-resentation for the various opportunities available to them at N.C. State.
Most international stu-dents are graduate stu-dents, which means they have an area of expertise. Many of these students are into research and make a significant contribution to the research needs of N.C. State. However there is a significant mismatch when it comes to contributions from international students to other University clubs and bodies, like Student Government. Most inter-national students are part of the University for two to three years, but think it is a small time for them to get accustomed to a new
country and contribute to the University at the same time. International students need to realize that this is a chance for them to do something more than their academics.
There are many opportu-nities available at N.C. State that are not explored by international students. Places l i ke Wolf-TV, Pack Music Production C l u b a n d other organi-zations exist on campus and give interna-tional students an opportunity to utilize their expertise. Most of the international students are graduate students in engi-neering. There are 58 engineer-ing student organizations on campus according to the Engi-neering Student Organizations website, but there doesn’t ap-pear to be many international students contributing a lot to any of those.
International students need to be more assertive when looking at these opportuni-ties. Finding the right club or organization to contribute to
would not be hard. The Office of International Services lists ways for these students to get involved. One of the many con-cerns of international students is finding job opportunities on campus. They need to look past the traditional opportunities
and be open to new ideas where they can use their expertise.
The Uni-v e r s i t y i s a l so m is s-ing out on a tremendous set of ideas
and skills because of the lack of contribution from interna-tional students. Student clubs and organizations need to make sure international stu-dents are welcome and a part of various activities on campus over and above their academ-ics. Between all nine strate-gic planning task forces, only three of the students serving on them are three international students. While being at N.C. State meets an international students’ requirement for in-ternational exposure, students also need to consider the fact that they can have an inter-
national experience without going out of the country. Con-sidering their various diverse backgrounds, international students are capable of adding a completely different perspec-tive on things, which would help relations in the long run.
The international student community seems to be un-derrepresented when it comes to student organizations and clubs. As Thomas Greene, the associate director of the Of-fice of International Services, said, “We need to consider the fact that international students are not optional at N.C. State, though they might be stu-dents with special needs for some time to start with.” The University needs to make sure these students are included in activities around campus and contribute to the growth of N.C. State. This also means while international students need to realize they need to start contributing in the ways they can soon to have a truly international experience.
Send Pranay your thoughts on international students to [email protected].
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N.C. State welcomes international students
The prospect of travel-ling halfway around the world in pursuit of
higher education can be in-timidating, to say the least. The responsibility of making these
travelers feel at home falls on the students of the new uni-versity. Mak-
ing international students feel welcome is an area where the students of N.C. State score high.
Mingling with and befriend-ing people from different cul-tures is challenging for more than just the reserved. Personal initiative may not always suf-fice to break the ice and shatter cultural barriers. It needs to be coupled with the organization of cultural programs and get-togethers to allow foreign stu-dents to better appreciate cul-tural diversity. This goes a long way in enabling and fostering bonds between people from different parts of the world, thus making them a lot more comfortable in their new sur-roundings.
The Office of International Services facilitates free airport pick-ups, a detailed orientation session, a fun-filled party fol-lowed by dinner, and a separate office providing a host of ser-vices, including counseling, for the sizeable population of in-ternational students. Speaking from personal experience, I felt at ease in my new environment right from day one.
Apart from the International Students Organization, groups like Maitri and Yuva work not only to ensure a smooth tran-sition for overseas students, but to also promote the val-ues and traditions of different communities. This is achieved through a combination of cel-ebrating festivals from around the world, and putting togeth-er cultural programs such as dances and skits. This pro-vides a forum of sorts to inter-national students to showcase to American and other foreign students the values and tradi-tions of their society, a matter that is just as important as aca-demics. Our world is quickly becoming a global village and without the comprehension of what different cultures have to offer, our education in this age is incomplete.
With the wide variety in culture that the United States boasts, studying at N.C. State provides the added advantage of exposure to different value systems, allowing people to incorporate them into their personality. This improves the quality of education even more. Incorporation of the positives of all cultures adds an extra dimension to one a person, giving him or her an edge over others, which is what education at N.C. State is all about.
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The football bowl game was not the only thing students got excited about in Florida – Universal Studios and Disney World were also vacation destinations.
Brooke ShafranekStaff Writer
The Wolfpack football team made its way to Florida over winter break to play for the Champs Bowl champion-ship game against the West Virginia Mountaineers. However, the players were not the only ones enjoying the sun-shine state. N.C. State students traveled down for the game to cheer on the vic-torious Pack, and made their way to the state’s amusement parks to continue the festivities.
Daniel Lauck, a senior in computer science and applied mathematics, is in the marching band and performed for the Champs Bowl.
“We performed during half time and then in the stands after the game with all of the fans. After the game we rode over to the football team’s hotel to perform for them as they made their way in after the win,” Lauck said.
Deion Oaks, a sophomore in envi-ronmental engineering and also in the marching band, said, “I’ve never been to a bowl game before and it was pretty
awesome.” Oaks said that the amount of State
fans there far surpassed those of the opposing team.
“By the last two minutes of the game all you saw in the stadium was red. All of the Mountaineers had left their team and all of us State fans just got louder,” Oaks said.
On Dec. 29, the marching band went to Universal Studios for a day of fun in the park. Oaks’ favorite attraction was Universal Studios’ newest roller coaster, Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit.
“I’ve never been on a roller coaster that started going up at a 90 degree an-gle and had a pinwheel loop. The ride itself seemed like it lasted forever, which is a good thing, because every time you
thought it was over it had more drops,” Oaks said.
W h i l e t h e marching band was at Universal Studios, they per-formed in a small plaza in the park. “At the end of the day, we all got back on the buses and drove through the
night to get back to N.C. State,” Lauck said.
Derek Dussek, a junior in forest management, also went to Universal Studios.
“The weather was chillier than I ex-pected. I did have fun because it was my first time to Universal Studios and State won the Champs Bowl game,”
Dussek said. “My favorite ride at Uni-versal was Twister-Ride It Out because it contained fire and simulated being in a tornado.”
Aaron Picart, a freshman in graphic design, also went to Orlando to “check out Hogwarts at Universal Studios, and get away from the North Carolina weather.”
Picart also enjoyed time at Walt Dis-ney World. His vacation happened to coincide with the bowl game, so he was “happy to run into tons of State sup-porters, which made it feel like home.”
Unfortunately, Picart said he was un-able to get enough tickets to the bowl game.
“I elected to scream myself hoarse from the comfort of the indoors,” Picart said, “though I imagine they could probably hear me at the stadium.”
The Champs Bowl was an opportu-nity for students to experience both a Wolfpack win and the excitement of the famous amusement parks.
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“I’ve never been to
a bowl game before
and it was pretty
awesome.”Deion Oaks, sophomore in
environmental engineering
SportsJosh Czajkowski finished his career as NC State re-cord-holder for point-after-touchdown kicks with 119 for his career.
Senior wide receivers Jarvis Williams and Owen Spencer finished their ca-reers ranked fifth and seven respectively in career recep-tions at NC State. Spencer is the school record-holder with a 19.37 career yards per catch average and his total of 2,441 yards is the third-best mark in school history, trailing only long-time Ram’s great Torrey Holt and current New York Jet Jerricho Cotchery. Wil-liams ranks third all time in career touchdown recep-tions with 20.
Senior linebacker Nate Ir-ving set a national record of eight tackles for loss in his final game in Carter-Finley.
Redshirt junior quarter-back Russell Wilson tied the single season record for touchdown responsibil-ity with 37 and set a new school record with 527 pass attempts. His 3,563 passing yards and 308 completions rank as the second-highest marks in school history. Wilson’s touchdown re-sponsibility is second high-
est all time in the ACC. Wilson, the ACC’s leading
passer, who is currently a pro-fessional baseball player, has already graduated but has the option to return to Raleigh for one more year of football with the Pack. However, after throwing for 275 yards and two touchdowns and earning bowl
MVP honors, the charismatic redshirt junior declined to comment on his future as the quarterback at N.C. State.
“I’ve been blessed to have the opportunity to play football and baseball my whole life,” Wilson said. “If it happens in the future that I can still do that, or if it doesn’t, whatever,
but I know that playing for Coach (Tom) O’Brien and play-ing for N.C. State - whether I do come back or not - has been a great opportunity and a great blessing.”
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ing each other out with the Pack taking a 10-point lead into half. But at the beginning of the second half Wake scored three straight, cutting State’s lead to just four points and requiring Lowe to take a quick timeout, less then two minutes into the half.
But after that timeout, it was a l l State as the team ran aw ay w i t h t h e g a m e scor i ng 50 points in the second half for the sec-ond straight game.
“ I t h i n k t he second half when the converted on their first three possessions it really got us to open our eyes and know we have to put the peddle to the metal and pick it up,” sopho-more forward Scott Wood said.
Leading the second half charge was junior guard C.J. Williams. In his three seasons with the Pack, Williams has showed glimpses of offensive ability and in this game he seemed to put it together put-ting up 16 points, seven re-
bounds and three assists. Wil-liams’s performance caught the eye of Lowe who praised his junior guard.
“It was a great effort. He just made plays,” Lowe said. “He shot the ball in his areas. He has come to understand his game and who he is and because of that he is more efficient. He has always been a very intelligent player, always knows where to go on defense and offense and he played outstanding today.”
Williams credits his big game to his coach who told him to stop forc-i ng ever y-thing and just let the game come to him.
“I talked to coach Strick-land before the game and he told me he thought I was pressing a little bit so he
said to just let the game come to me but still be aggressive,” Williams said. “So the way I took it was still be aggressive, but just take the best shots.”
With the first win under the team’s belt, the Pack will trav-el to Boston College Tuesday night looking to move to 2-0 in the ACC.
BBALLcontinued from page 10
immediately at State, he also knows that the road will be tough in the ACC. Not to mention, the Pack’s biggest rival, UNC-Chapel Hill, lost in the ACC championship game last year and finished the year by losing in the
College Cup.“I think the ACC is the best confer-
ence in the country,” said Findley. “I think the standards of play, facilities and the coaches in particular are bet-ter than anywhere else. I am looking forward to playing against some of the quality coaches and teams in this league.”
Findley does not only want to make it to the NCAA tournament, he wants
to be more than just a contender year after year.
Just making the NCAA Tournament year after year will not please Findley, instead the new coach is setting his sights a bit higher, hoping to compete for national titles.
“I want to win a National Cham-pionship at N.C. State,” Findley said. “The bottom line is that playing in the ACC you have the chance to make
the NCAA tournament if you have a great team and you can compete every year.”
Findley not only wants to win at State, but he says that he has bought into Yow’s new motto for N.C. State athletics and is relishing the oppor-tunity to prove people wrong next season.
“Yow has a new slogan that says we are ‘fighting the status quo’ for Wolf-
pack Unlimited,” said Findley. “I’m excited to be a part of that and I’m excited to coach in an atmosphere that clearly wants to win. For me, I think that everyone is going to underesti-mate us and we are the underdogs, so I am looking forward to the challenge.”
SOCCERcontinued from page 10
KEVIN COOK/TECHNICIANRedshirt sophomore safety, Earl Wolff, and junior redshirt quarterback, Russell Wilson, sing as the Marching Band played the N.C. State Alma Mater after the Wolfpack’s 23-7 victory over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the Champs Sports Bowl in Orlando Florida on Dec. 28, 2010. Wolff was responsible for two tackles and Wilson for a total of 316 total yards. Wilson was named MVP in a ceremony after the game.
FOOTBALLcontinued from page 10
“He has come to
understand his
game and who he
is and because of
that he is more
efficient.”Coach Sidney Lowe
Wilson earns bowl MVP en route to 23-7 thrashing of West Virginia
Sean KlemmDeputy Sports Editor
For the first time since the 2003 season, with Phil-lip Rivers under center, N.C. State posted a nine-win season. The nine wins tie as the second-highest total in school history.
“Certainly we’re excited about the opportunity to win this football game,” coach Tom O’Brien said. “West Virginia was a great team, they won nine games, they’re a ranked team and there are three schools from our conference with op-portunities to play ranked teams and we are one of them. Getting the ninth win is huge for this program.”
The lopsided bowl victory over No. 22 West Virginia was not only a milestone for the University and the Wolfpack, it marked O’Brien’s 100th career win in his 14-year head coaching career. Only two other ACC coaches, Frank Beamer of Virginia Tech and Paul Johnson of Georgia Tech, have posted 100 or more career victories.
The defense, which drastically improved f r o m a year ago, had argu-a b l y i t s best per-formance of the sea-son. Led by redshirt senior lineback-er Nate Irving, who missed all of the 2009 season after car accident, the defense forced five turnovers and
held West Virginia to just seven points.
“It wasn’t really about prov-ing people wrong,” Irving said.
“It was about coming out a nd doi ng what we know we can do, playing hard, tough foot-ball.”
The 2010 campaign m a rk s t he first winning season for the
members of the senior class and the first bowl win since the 2005 victory over USF in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
“It means a whole lot to me,”
Irving said. “Going through what I went through last year and also the previous years on the team, not being able to have a winning season but to come back and go out as a champion, it feels real good.”
Although the senior class had only one winning season, the 2010 N.C. State class can also brag about something only two other classes in school history can claim: four straight victo-ries over North Carolina.
Along with the team’s suc-cess against bitter rival, many players have etched their names into N.C. State record books throughout their respective careers. Senior placekicker
COUNTDOWN• 19 of days until the men’s basketball team takes on
UNC at Chapel Hill
INSIDE• Page 9: A continuation of the stories on
the men’s basketball game, new men’s soccer coach and the football team’s bowl victory. Sports
TECHNICIANPAGE 10 • MONDAY, JANUARY 10, 2011
Caldwell dominates N.C. State DualsSenior wrestler Darrion Caldwell moved up in the record books Saturday after winning all four of his matches at the N.C. State Duals. With the wins, Caldwell became only the second wrestler in the schools history to win over 100 matches in a career. All four of Caldwell’s matches were won by pin, giving him 55 career pins, also moving him into second place in State history, just nine behind the all time leader, Sylvester Terkay. Caldwell’s performance helped the Pack win three of its four matches, losing only to North Dakota State.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
Women’s basketball looking for first ACC victory of the yearAfter dropping a close game to Clemson 76-74, the women’s basketball team will look to capture its first ACC win of the season against Wake Forest tonight at Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack is 7-6 on the season and lead by junior forward Bonae Holston, who is averaging 15.8 points per game and 8.7 rebounds per game.
SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
ATHLETIC SCHEDULE
TodayWOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. WAKE FORESTReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.
TuesdayMEN’S BASKETBALL AT BOSTON COLLEGEChesnut Hill, Mass., 9 p.m.
FridayTRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONALBlacksburg, Va., All Day
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL AT NORTH CAROLINAChapel Hill, N.C., 7 p.m.
GYMNASTICS VS. OKLAHOMAReynolds Coliseum, N.C., 7 p.m.
WRESLTING AT VMILexington, Va., 7:30 p.m.
SaturdayTRACK AT VIRGINIA TECH INVITATIONALBlacksburg, Va., All Day
MEN’S TENNIS VS. DAVIDSONJ.W. Isenhour Facility 10 a.m.
MEN’S BASKETBALL AT FLORIDA STATETallahassee, Fla., 4 p.m.
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Pack stomp Deacons, 90-69
BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIANFreshman forward C.J. Leslie puts up a shot around Wake Forest’s Carson Desrosiers during the first half of the team’s game at the RBC Center Saturday. Leslie had 19 points in 25 mintues of play to help the Pack to a 90-69 win.
Smith’s double-double helps lead team to first ACC victory of the season.
Taylor BarbourSports Editor
After four straight seasons of dropping the first game of confer-ence play, Sidney Lowe’s team final-ly started off ACC play in the win column, with a 90-69 win against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
The 90 points scored by the Pack, 11-4(1-0 in ACC) was the most the team has scored in an ACC game under coach Lowe and is an excel-lent start to what amounts to the second part of a very important sea-son for coach Lowe.
“It is very important. It is an initiation for a lot of the young guys to this type play and this level,” Lowe said. “It is important that we did it and did it at home on our court and that is great.”
Leading the way for the Pack in the game was star senior forward Tracy Smith, who put up a double-double with 23 points and eleven rebounds. Smith is playing in only his third game back after missing ten straight games due to a knee injury, but it was obvious that the knee does not seem to be a lingering problem for Smith.
“I couldn’t wait to play my first game and my first ACC game,”
Smith said. “It’s exciting. I felt good and I was rolling. I felt like I couldn’t be stopped.”
Smith’s optimism after the game car-ried over to him mentioning that he believes that if the team can continue playing as well as it did on Saturday that it would be the best team in the ACC.
“We can be the best team in the ACC,” Smith said. “The talent we have, the talent the freshman have, everyone is just playing well and playing hard and it’s going to be hard to beat us.”
Smith’s return to the lineup showed in this game more than ever, as his abil-ity to draw double teams and be that consistent scorer on offense helped to
take the pressure off of other play-ers, namely fresh-man C.J. Leslie, who has had to at-tempt to fill the big shoes left during Smith’s absence.
The highly tout-ed freshman had struggled during
Smith’s absence but now that he now longer has to be the main post pres-ence, Leslie has put up back-to-back 19-point performances.
“It makes a great difference,” Lowe said. “He [Smith] is our main guy in-side that we go to and play off of. Our guys are very comfortable having him in there and knowing they can throw the ball in there and not only is he go-ing to get a shot for himself but he can also get some other guys open looks.”
During the first half the game stayed close, as both teams seemed to be feel-
BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIANJunior wide receiver T.J. Graham hoists the championship trophy following the team’s victory in the Champs Sports Bowl.
Champs of the Champs
MEN’S BASKETBALL
“It is an initiation
for a lot of the young
guys to this type of
play and this level.”Coach Sidney Lowe
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FOOTBALL MEN’S SOCCER
Findley ready for the challenge in the ACCNew men’s soccer coach Kelly Findley says he wants an NCAA Tournament bid next year
Cory SmithDeputy Sports Editor
In only her first year, Ath-letic Director Debbie Yow was given the tough task of replacing a legend at N.C. State. After 25 years as head coach of men’s soc-cer, George Tarantini an-nounced his retirement.
The good thing for Yow is t hat she found a c o a c h who cares as much about mak-i n g t h e program promi-n e n t i n the ACC as she does. Coach Kelly Findley was born in Texas, but is a former North Car-olina native who wants to win right away.
“The main reason I came back was obviously to coach in the ACC,” Findley said. “But I feel like he current administration is begin-ning a culture of excellence which excited me as well. I think there is a great oppor-tunity at N.C. State for us to make a statement. Both [Debbie Yow] and [As-sociate Athletic Director] Christ Kingston are driven and both of them are com-mitted to winning.”
Findley is the former coach of the Butler Bull-dogs, who peaked at the
No. 5 ranking in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America national poll last year. Findley leaves after a very successful five year ten-ure in which he compiled a record of 59-25-15, and made the NCAA Tournament twice, a feat he wants to continue with the Wolfpack.
“If we can get everyone on the right page and have everyone committed to the same goal, I believe this team will be in great shape next year,” Findley said. “Our goal is to make the NCAA tournament next year, and we want to put ourselves
i nto posi-tion to win the ACC in the years to come.”
His coach-i ng ca reer began with t he C ha r-lotte 49ers, but Findley’s work at But-ler led him to having the best winning percentage in school his-tory.
“I think that the work he did at Butler is evidence that he is a good coach and I am looking forward to playing for him,” sophomore defender John Lung’aho said.
Lung’aho is among several players who were brought in by Tarantini that will be play-ing for Findley. Findley says that he is very happy with the players who are already with the program.
“The quality of players that the former staff brought in is very high,” Findley said. “The guys who are here are very good players, and I believe this team already looks strong.”
While Findley wants to win
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“Everyone is going
to underestimate
us and we are
the underdogs,
so I am looking
forward to the
challenge.”Coach Kelly Findley
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“Certainly we’re
excited about the
opportunity to
win this
football game.”Coach Tom O’Brien
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