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Student Government conflicts with ASGStudent Government discusses possible withdrawal from ASG.

Lindsey RosenbaumStaff Writer

The Association of Student Govern-ments voted on an act of legislation known as “Resolution 48” last week, which deals with student fees paid to the Association of Student Govern-ments.

“The Association of Student Gov-ernments is like the student govern-ment of student governments,” Patrick Devore, senior in meteorology and member of the University student council, said.

The ASG exists to connect student councils across the UNC System. It was founded in 1972, specifically for the students of North Carolina uni-versities.

“It’s a good idea,” Chandler Thomp-son, senior in economics and the stu-dent body president, said, “It’s good to share ideas across the UNC System.”

However, Devore said the ASG has been more or less inconsistent in terms of effectiveness.

Thompson said she could only rec-ognize a handful of successes via ASG.

“One [success] was an organized movement against the general as-sembly two years ago against a $200 tuition increase to stay downtown, which was successfully defeated,” Thompson said, “and the Cuts Hurt Initiative, which has very slowly been moving, but has been hampered by its own bureaucratic-ness [sic] up at the ASG level,” Thompson said.

The Cuts Hurt Initiative was an ASG project in the school year of 2011, and it had students addressing the impact budget cuts had on students’ educa-tion.

Since the early 2000s, students at the University have been paying a $1 fee to the ASG every year, to cover stipends and transportation costs. The bill pre-sented at the student council meeting was designed to kill this fee.

“The ASG really hasn’t done any-

thing with the fees,” Devore said.Thompson also insists there could

be better uses for the $1 fees.“It should be going back to the stu-

dents, specifically student-run orga-nizations,” Thompson said.

The travel costs for ASG is the big-gest budget covered by the $1 fees. There is an ASG meeting almost once every month, and the budget covers travel and hotel fees.

The bill is worded so it would not be active until the planning of the 2013-2014 school year. It would start on the necessary steps to take care of the fee.

The proposition must be sent to the Fee Review Advisory Commit-tee, which is currently chaired by Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, Thomas Stafford, to discuss further action.

Both Thompson and Devore agree that it would be more cost effective for ASG to have less travel time. De-vore states it would make more sense to hold more of the meetings via web camera in this technological age.

Not everyone supported the bill. Ethan Harrelson, graduate student in international studies and the stu-dent senate president, was one who opposed the bill.

“It’s unconstitutional,” said Harrel-son during the meeting, “if we don’t pay the fee, we can’t be a member [of ASG], and that goes against the [stu-dent government’s] constitution.”

During the meeting, Devore and Thompson appealed his decision of the chair, in opposition to Harrelson.

The discussion during the Student Government meeting turned away

from the subject of the bill and turned to the constitutionality of it.

Harrelson stated he would prefer the bill to be a nudge to the ASG. He sug-gested the Student Government write legislation stating what they expect to be accomplished by ASG, and a time-line in which to do it.

If ASG still meets the standards set by the Student Government, they will then talk about a bill to amend the constitution.

By removing the fee, Student Gov-ernment would be removed from the ASG. However, the Student Govern-ment could not get their hands on the ASG constitution to prove they would have to pay to remain members; this

amanda wilkins/TechnicianChristine Hajdin, a UNC-Chapel Hill student and a vice president of the Association of Student Governments, gives a presentation about ASG’s “Cuts Hurt” program to Student Government Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2011. There is currently dissent among Student Government representatives about the usefulness of the $1 ASG fee all students pay each year.

Student hit by drunk driver on Dan Allen Drive in critical condition at Wake Med.

Will BrooksDeputy News Editor

A bicyclist was hit by a drunk dr iver Sunday morning, and is now said to be in critical condi-tion, according to a press release by the University Po-lice Department.

The incident occurred at 2:49 a.m. Sunday, and police arrived soon after.

Steven Kendal Otto, senior in chemistry, was biking around campus when he was struck by Ross Everett Chapman, junior in engineering, in a motor vehicle at the intersection of Dan Allen Drive and Yarborough Drive.

“As they both entered the in-tersection of Dan Allen Drive and Yarbrough Drive, Chapman turned left onto the service road into Dan Allen Deck, striking Otto,” Lieutenant David Kelly said in the press release.

Otto was labeled as being in “critical condition” at the hospital Sunday morning, most likely from the force of the head-on impact.

“The driver of the vehicle, Ross Everett Chapman was traveling northbound on Dan Allen Drive and the bicyclist Steven Kendal Otto was traveling southbound on Dan Allen Drive,” Kelly said in the release, “Otto was struck with enough impact to shatter and break the windshield of Chap-man’s vehicle.”

Chapman was arrested for sus-

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Students provide opinions on studying abroad.

Shawn ThompsonStaff Writer

Studying abroad has become a popular and often recommended activity among students.

Different fairs and information sessions are held each year to in-form students about the various programs that are offered, but some students are in doubt of the ben-efits of studying abroad.

“It seems like it could be helpful to study abroad, but I think ex-perience in your field that you’ve gained from in-ternships or em-ployment could carry more value. [Studying abroad] might not be as important, because you may not be learning other skills,” Emma Hart, freshman in First Year Col-lege, said.

Potential employers could have a different perspective. Students who study abroad are sometimes said to be more marketable upon graduation. Depending on the area of study, a trip to another country could potentially be very benefi-cial.

“I think it depends on your area of study. Some careers could value an international experience more than others,” Hart said.

Employers in industries such as

technology, manufacturing, and en-gineering could have a preference for overseas experience when evaluating applicants. Studying abroad is also recommended for international fields’ foreign languages, non-profit work, and international business

“I would think some majors would benefit from an international learn-ing experience more than others. I think students should decide based on that as well, and not focus mainly

on just the great lo-cations they’re get-ting a chance to see,” Heather Thomason, an undeclared soph-omore, said.

Many companies conduct business abroad, so having global experience is becoming a neces-sity for many areas of employment. Col-lege graduates who

do study abroad have the opportunity of gaining experiences that some em-ployers value.

Along with studying abroad, intern-ships abroad are often considered to be helpful. Internships abroad can provide job experience, as well as op-portunities to earn college credits.

“I think it’s great for students to experience,” Michelle Miller, senior in psychology said, “students being exposed to another country and cul-ture will gain more insight and knowl-edge that isn’t necessarily taught in a classroom. It’s great preparation for a future, since some fields require

Students provide their opinions on study abroad“Blogging Now and Then,” lecture

discusses historic roots of modern blogging.

Lindsey RosenbaumStaff Writer

According to Doctor Robert Darn-ton, students are living in the age of the tweet, in which information is presented in a limited, fragmented manner

CHASS’s history department in-vited Darnton to give a lecture titled “Blogging Now and Then (250 Years Ago)” as part of History Weekend.

Robert Darnton is the Carl H. Pforzheimer University professor and director of the Harvard Univer-sity Library. In 1984, he wrote The Great Cat Massacre and Other Episodes in French Cultural History, which has been translated into 16 languages.

“One must discuss history and try to make connections with the present,” Darnton said at his lecture Saturday. His lecture followed the development of how information travels.

Darnton said, contrary to many scholars’ opinions, every age has been an information age.

According to Darnton, the best way to follow this train of information is to pay strict attention to online gossip and scandal mongering.

Some of the specific forms of scan-dal mongering explored during the lecture were “paragraphs” and anec-dotes of London and France during

the eighteenth century. While Paris’ media was censored

due to revolution, England had a booming journalistic culture.

The lecture entertained a wide vari-ety of history students and staff. Even some bloggers were there.

Joyska Nunez, freshman in history, is an avid blogger who attended the event.

“I wanted to see the parallels be-tween blogging now and then,” Nunez said.

Nunez said her blog doesn’t really focus on gossip mongering, but rather follows her own life. She concedes it is a great way to reflect on the time we live in and gauge how we live our lives.

“Historians looking at our time now will look through articles, and things from blogs and see what’s interesting to us,” Nunez said. “That makes up

a lot of history too, the small people, not just the people who made a difference.”

While tracing the evolution of blog-ging, Darnton was firm in his belief that there exist more dif-ferences than simi-larities between the anecdotes and para-

graphs of the past to the blogs today. And yet, it is the deep interest in scan-dal and gossip that link the three.

Megan Brown, sophomore in his-tory, stated that, when viewed criti-cally, one could see modern gossip as a viable form of information.

Eighteenth century anecdotes and paragraphs were often understood to be half-truths. Darnton presented ex-amples of such articles, many of them teasing the reader with the quote “Half of this article is true.”

Gossip was condensed into brief sentences, a small paragraph in length, and squeezed in between legitimate news stories. Paragraphs were piled on top of each other in autonomous units, with no headlines, and infor-mation came in “tidbits” in a succes-sion of unrelated paragraphs.

Nuggets of information were so popular that people collected them, copied them and pasted them into scrapbooks. Most of the information was picked from different sources and condensed together. Darnton said that this was standard practice, even in le-gitimate news sources.

“These are objects worthy of seri-ous study,” Darnton said. “We can see how communication passed orally to circulation, [and then] to print.”

While these scrapbooks are of great value to historians looking back on the time, their creators are generally anonymous. Conversely, by today’s standard, most everything posted on the Internet carries the footprint of its original author.

Brown thinks this permanence of material on the Internet will affect how future historians search, and view information from our age, specifically when it comes to detailed research.

“When you are researching history further back, you have to find the de-tails, where, as the future looking back at us, it’ll be finding which details,” Brown said.

Harvard professor discusses blogging history

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Ross Everett Chapman

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PoliCe BlotterFeb. 168:00 a.M. | FolloW up invesTigaTionPublic Safety BuildingStudent was arrested and referred to the University for manufacturing false IDs and possession of stolen property. Non-student was also arrested for manufacturing false IDs and trespassed from NCSU property.

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TodayTunnel oF oppressionNoon-5:30 p.m.Carmichael Recreation Center, PlayzoneThis event simulates the effects of oppression, showing how labels based on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ability limit the quality of interaction possible. For more information, visit www.ncsu.edu/msa.

archiTecTure lecTure: MargareT craWFord6-7 p.m.Burns AuditoriumSponsored by the School of Architecture | AIA Triangle Joint Lecture Series, Crawford will discuss contemporary urbanism and everyday urbanism.

sparKcon general MeeTing6:30-8 p.m.Visual Arts Exchange

iF These halls could TalK: FilM & discussion WiTh lee Mun Wah7-9:30 p.m.Campus Cinema

TuesdayFaculTy & sTaFF Training: unlearning racisM in schools8-11:30 a.m. 126 Witherspoon Student Center

Tunnel oF oppression10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.Carmichael Recreation Center, PlayzoneThis event simulates the effects of oppression, showing how labels based on gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and ability limit the quality of interaction possible. For more information, visit www.ncsu.edu/msa.

Mardi gras lunch10:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.CLark & Fountain Dining HallsLet the good times roll at an event to celebrate Mardi Gras featuring Cajun cuisine. Free to students on a meal plan. Non meal plan students can pay $7.35 cash/debit/credit or $6.85 AllCampus.

spring dialogue on diversiTy: only a World aWay WiTh lee Mun Wah1:30-2:30 p.m.Stewart TheatreLee Mun Wah is a renowned documentary filmmaker, author, poet, Asian folkteller, educator, community therapist and master diversity trainer.

sTudenT dialogue group: hoW To have a dialogue across culTures3-5 p.m.126 Witherspoon Student CenterSpeaker Lee Mun Wah will give a presentation on how to dialogue successfully cross culturally. This event is for students only.

csleps speaKer - KrisTin sKarie4-6 p.m.Talley Student Center BallroomBased on a self-imposed commitment to not buy anything new for one year, Kristin Skarie has learned some intriguing lessons on the difference between wants and needs. She translated her learnings from this reduced consumerism/consumption experiment into real-life, lasting leadership in unusual ways - mostly in the form of thought-provoking questions to examine what you want, what you need and what you have to become a wildly successful leader. Be challenged to explore your needs and wants and to look deeply at what you already have to become a sustainable leader in your organization, your relationships, and your life in simple, positive and profound ways.

universiTy sisTerhood dinner5-7 p.m.McKimmon CenterThis dinner celebrates the contributions and accomplishments of NC State women. Guest speakers include: Christine Grant, Cynthia Istook, Robin Kitson, Joanna Norton and Barnara Parramore.

occupy ncsu MeeTing7-8 p.m.321 Mann HallOccupy NCSU: “We are organizing a student movement aimed at combating increased tuition and fees while seeking to rid NC State of corporate influence.”

global issues seMinar: Mexico7-8:30 p.m.232A Withers HallMexico’s border with Central America, as well as the border it shares with the U.S., has been a pathway for people, goods, crime and contraband in both directions. How can Mexico address these transborder challenges? What is the future of Mexico’s relations with its northern and southern

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equal eMployMenT opporTuniTy/aFFirMaTive acTion discussion10 a.m. - noon101 Administration Services Building IIThis program addresses disparate treatment and disparate impact discrimination under all of the federally protected categories. Participants will learn how to enhance their management style in dealing with EEO related issues. Registration required at: www.ncsu.edu/oied/education/oeo_reg.php.

engaging sTudenTs in large courses using TechnologyNoon-1 p.m.D.H. Hill LibraryIt is easy for students to become disengaged in a large lecture style course. Learning in this environment is especially challenging for students enrolled in critical path courses necessary for their future studies. Come and learn how one faculty member is improving students’ success in her course after organizing the class into student groups and leveraging current technology to optimize independent and collaborative learning.

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Corchiani and Gugliotta asked to leave basketball arena by referee.

Nolan EvansStaff Writer

Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani played in a com-bined 236 games in their col-legiate careers for N.C. State. Neither of them were ejected from a game during their entire tenure at the University.

More than two decades later, that all changed for both of them.

As Wolfpack junior forward Scott Wood prepared to shoot free throws with approximately 6:40 remaining in the second half of Saturday’s matchup be-tween N.C. State and Florida State, referee Karl Hess asked RBC Center security staff to see the Wolfpack legends out of the arena.

Corchiani was in disbelief at Hess’ decision.

“I’ve been going to games ever since I graduated from N.C. State,” Corchiani said. “I love the Wolfpack. I cheer, I yell, I scream. I have passion. I was sitting there with my wife and daughter. I know where the line is, and I was nowhere near the line.

“We were just watching the ball game. There were a hand-ful of calls that we didn’t agree with. We yelled like a regular fan would. One call in particu-lar, that actually went our way, Tommy stood up and yelled ‘About time!’ Those were the kind of things that we were say-ing. We never once said any-thing out of line or derogatory.“

Hess provided no explana-tion for his ruling after the

game, and has yet to do so as he has turned down a reporter for the Associated Press several times.

“I’ve never met [Hess]. I

don’t know if he knew who we were or why he did it,” Cor-chiani said. “We didn’t single out Karl Hess. We were on the other two refs as well. There

were four or five calls we didn’t like. We screamed and yelled if we didn’t like the call. He just didn’t like the fact that we told him something where he could

hear us.”The ACC declined to com-

ment immediately following the game, but ACC Supervisor of Officials John Clougherty did offer a statement soon af-terwards.

“It’s unfortunate in this in-stance that ACC protocol of communicating directly with the home game management was not followed, and instead, a building security officer was solicited,” Clougherty said. “We will re-communicate this policy with all officials to ensure proper protocol is fol-lowed.”

The response, which was rather vague and inadequate, has Corchiani wanting more answers, but he doesn’t want to dwell on the past.

“For me, it’d be nice to know why he did, but I’m not look-ing for answers,” Corchiani said. “At the end of the day, I’m a Wolfpack fan. I’m going to scream and yell. I’m proud of where this program is and where it’s going.

“It’s one of those things where I’m just trying to fo-cus on where this program is headed. I want to move forward with this program instead of worrying about this isolated incident.”

N.C. State Athletics Director Debbie Yow, seemed content with the statement made by Clougherty.

“I appreciate that the ACC Supervisor of Officials has in-dicated that the communica-tion protocol was not followed by the game official who direct-ed the ejections. We expect that this protocol will be followed at future Wolfpack Basketball games. I had the opportunity to speak with the Commissioner

and with Karl Hicksfrom the ACC office regarding these two ejections, and they understand our concerns regarding this matter.”

Even if the ACC has the no-tion of approval from Yow, Wolfpack nation is still un-satisfied with the statement made. It is unlikely that the issue will rest soon. Fans have notoriously suggested that Hess has held a certain bias towards rivals Duke and UNC, and his actions on Saturday crossed the line for many.

“Being a State fan for 25 years, it certainly would ap-pear there is validity in those type of comments [regarding bias], but it doesn’t matter whether Googs and I played at N.C. State or not,” Corchiani said. “I wouldn’t want to see any N.C. State fan thrown out of a game for actions that don’t warrant it.

“You do your job and have a little tougher skin. As a referee, he should be more focused on the game.”

The Pack takes on North Carolina Tuesday in the RBC Center. Prior to the game, the 1988-89 Wolfpack basketball squad will be honored by the school with the inaugural “Wolfpack Unlimited” Award.

wThe award “recognizes in-dividuals and teams that refuse to accept the status quo and ex-hibit the ‘Never Give Up’ spirit of the Wolfpack.” Gugliotta and Corchiani were members of the State team that season.

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picion of Driving While Im-paired and taken to Wake County Public Safety Cen-ter where he was found to have a blood alcohol con-centration of approximately .12, well over the legal limit of .08.

It is suspected that sub-stances other than alcohol could have been a factor in his driving. The release did not mention whether Chap-man knew Otto.

According to the campus police, a search warrant has been acquired to test Chapman’s blood for other “impairing substances” be-cause of the degree of Otto’s injuries.

“The results of this test will not be known for some time, until they can be ana-lyzed by the SBI,” Kelly said in the release.

Otto remains in Wake Raleigh Hospital, where he was transported shortly af-ter the accident.

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sparked debate.A vote was held during the

meeting, either for or against the constitutionality of the bill. The vote leaned in favor of nay—the bill was not con-stitutional. Harrelson, leading the discussion, declared that

Resolution 48 would not be considered that evening.

When the ASG constitution surfaces, the student govern-ment will have the chance to peruse it in context with Reso-lution 48, and decide whether they want to revisit the issue or not.

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ryan parry/TechnicianKarl Hess makes a call during N.C. State’s 76-62 loss to Florida State University Saturday, February 18. Hess was the official that ejected former N.C. State players Tom Gugliotta and Chris Corchiani from the crowd with six and a half minutes left in the game.

people to move state-to-state or country-to-country.”

The number of college stu-dents learning in other coun-tries continues to grow. How-ever, studying abroad does not guarantee employment. Ac-cording to Thomason, it could help students have a chance to stand out from other compe-tition, depending on the skills they gain.

“I also think it’s what you do while you’re on your trip. If you’re actually getting valu-able experience then great, but I don’t see how sight-seeing can give you a head start with em-ployers,” Thomason said.

Whether it’s for personal gain or professional, all students are encouraged to take advantage of some of the resources avail-able on campus and experi-ence studying abroad. Students who are interested in studying abroad may attend the Study Abroad fair or information sessions to learn about the programs.

During the sessions, students receive information includ-ing the locations available for study abroad, and scholarship opportunities. The events also give students the opportunity to talk to other students who have studied abroad, giving in-terested students some insight on what they may experience.

field in two games, gave credit to the Seminoles for making it difficult for the team to shoot. The team could only shoot 17-58 for the game.

“They did a really good job of making it hard for us to get open but at the same time I thought we could get more open,” Wood said. “A lot of shots didn’t fall for us, they made us take contested shots and anytime you do that, it definitely makes it tough.”

State is now 0-6 against ranked opponents this year and faces No. 7 North Carolina Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the RBC Center.

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Harper said. “[Kastanek] definitely wasn’t as mobile in practice as she needs to be. There were a couple of balls she couldn’t get to that she may have gone after before she injured her ankle. Again, I thought she played hard and we have to get through it.”

State next takes on Boston College Thursday in Chest-nut Hill, Mass.

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News has a way of re-peating itself. Every four years, we know

there will be political strife. Every year, we know there will be a tuition increase to cover. Every week, we know there will be games. There is regularity to news that is comforting; how-ever, while regular, the news of another accident involving a drunk driver is jarring.

At 3 a.m. on Sunday, Steven Otto, a senior in chemistry, was hit by a car while biking on Dan Allen Drive. The driver of the car was Ross Chapman, a junior in civil engineering, whose blood alcohol content was above the legal limit of .08. Otto is currently in criti-cal condition at Wake Medical Center. This case, along with all other cases of drunk driving leave us with twisted guts and a

simple question: Why?Why do people drink and

drive? What purpose does that serve, other than to endan-ger yourself and others? The fact is, drunk driving is one of the most inexcusable and irresponsible crimes one can commit. Why anyone does it remains a mystery.

Drunk driving doesn’t hap-pen by chance. It’s not a one time thing. According to Mothers Against Drunk Driv-ing, the average drunk driver will drive drunk 80 times be-fore their first arrest. Almost 11,000 people will die this year due to drunk drivers. It’s a con-stant danger. Over the course of your life, there is a 33 per-

cent chance you’ll be involved in an alcohol-related crash.

It’s a problem that touches us all in some way. Drunk driving is not a disease or an epidemic; it is a decision. A decision that cannot be accepted.

Instead of driving drunk in Raleigh, you have numerous alternatives. You can always turn to your friends. You will never have more friends local-ized in such a confined area in your life. Not all of them will go out for the evening. Some-one will be sober. Someone would rather drive you home than having you do it yourself.

We live in a metropolitan area; a major benefit of this is transportation comes easy.

Whether it’s a bus or a taxi, you’re never left without op-tions. For the most part, our activities are generally so close to campus it’s generally not out of the question to walk.

Most drivers say this sort of crash will never happen to them, but that’s just an excuse. When you drive drunk you are putting not only your own life at risk, but whoever is in the car, on the road or nearby at risk as well. Wrecks while drunk driving are 100 percent preventable.

There’s no excuse for driv-ing drunk in the first place, but when you consider all of the re-sources we have for safe trans-port home, it’s inexcusable for drunk-driving accidents to oc-cur with regularity.

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

responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Drunk driving: an inexcusable choiceThe FacTs:At 3 a.m. on Sunday, Steven Otto, a senior in chemistry, was hit by a car while biking on Dan Allen Drive. Otto was hit by Ross Chapman, a junior in civil engineering, whose blood alcohol content was above the legal limit of .08. Otto is currently in critical condition at Wake Medical Center.

Our OpiniOn:It seems we cover cases of drunk driving far too often. It’s inexcusable for these incidents to happen with such regularity. In the environment in which we live, there are almost unlimited resources to get home when drunk. Driving yourself home should never be one of them.

procrastinating college student case files #4.

Brandon Bovia, freshman in art and design

Don’t pay me back; pay it forward

I’ve always heard the phrase “pay it forward,” but I never thought about what

it meant.Paying it forward is the act of

repaying a good deed someone does for you by doing a favor

for someone e l s e . T here are different variations to this—doing something nice for three pe ople a nd tel l ing them each to do the same, or doing something of greater value

for someone else—but the concept is the same.

Don’t pay me back; pay it forward.

It’s so easy to get caught up in doing things for yourself and your life, especially as a busy college student. Honestly, I find people get caught up in their own pursuits so often that they tend to forget t h at t he re a re ot hers around them who cou ld benefit from a simple fa-vor. Some-times, despite knowing bet-ter, I f ind myself in this situation.

It isn’t that I don’t ever do nice things for people. Actu-ally, I find myself bending over backward for people and offer-ing to do a favor any chance I get. When I do something for someone, though, I always find myself expecting to be paid back for what I’ve done, and if it is something tangible that can be paid back, it usually is without any question.

Then, someone does some-thing nice for me. Usually, it doesn’t have to be anything big or of great value, but know-ing someone took time out of his day to make my life a little better isn’t something that goes unnoticed. This raises the question of how I should show my appreciation for the good deed.

The concept of paying it forward showed up in my life last week when I was walking across campus with my boss. We decided to stop at a coffee shop on Hillsborough Street.

He ended up paying for my breakfast, despite my insistence he didn’t need to because my salary is way too high anyway.

I continued to beg him to let me pay him back even after we left. I kept saying he was being ridiculous, and paying my bill was something he didn’t have to do.

Instead of relieving my feel-ings of guilt by allowing me to pay him back, he told me to pay it forward. He said when he was a student, he had profes-sors who would pick up the tab for him, and instead of paying them back, they asked him to pay it forward.

Now, I am faced with the challenge of doing just that. I will have to pay it forward for someone else, just as he paid it forward for me. (I really hope this doesn’t backfire and leave me with 50 people lined up outside my door, expecting me to give them all muffins and bagels.)

Telling someone to pay it for wa rd i s like taking a leap of faith. The person who requests his favor be paid forward has no idea whether the recipient will actually fol-low through and do a fa-

vor for someone else. There is no binding contract and there are no conditions that have to be met. There are no limits to what the favor can be.

For some people, it might not even amount to anything, be-cause it will never be paid for-ward. It might be easy for many people to just forget about it and never pay it forward.

I, however, can promise that I will pay it forward. Maybe not tomorrow, and maybe not even next week, but someday, the fa-vor will be passed on.

The next time I do a favor for someone, I will not ask to be paid back. Rather, I will con-tinue the cycle, and ask the recipients of my favors to pay it forward.

Send Kaitlyn your thoughts on paying it forward to let-ters@technicianonline.com.

“I will have to

pay it forward

for someone else,

just as he paid it

forward for me.”

Kaitlyn CasulliStaff Columnist

Cutting back on blanketsI was in my living room

on a Saturday a f-ternoon, blanketed

and sprawled out on the couch enjoying a Walking Dead marathon, when a friend came in. For a cou-ple minutes he insulted me

about how lazy I ap-peared, but soon he as-sumed the same po-sition. Be-ing raised w i t h a n attempt at Southern etiquette, I felt com-

pelled to offer him all the goods I had. So I offered him a blanket. He respond-ed: “Nah man, I’m cutting back on blankets.”

What? What does that even mean? How does someone cut back on blan-kets? I’ve heard of people cutting back on calories, their BAC, even on home-work, but never have I ever heard of anyone cutting back on blankets. Thinking he must be joking, I asked him if he was serious — he was.

His rationale, when it came to blankets, was they were an innocent trap. There is nothing inherently dangerous about a blanket, but they can quickly be-come so. A blanket put on at 11 a.m. on a Saturday will not be taken off until 7 p.m. Its a shame, all you wanted to do was get comfortable

and you end up losing the day. Perhaps some of you are say-

ing to yourself, “Yeah, I never really thought twice about put-ting on a blanket, but when-ever I do, I end up regretting it. Maybe I should cut back on blankets too.” In a short time, you have attained a great in-sight, which will reap its ben-efits in the long run.

Don’t kid yourself, though. Apart from blankets, you likely have more areas where you can cut back. All of us have certain tendencies we never think twice about, but end up costing us a lot. Since many aspects of our lives relate to college, it only makes sense to cut back there.

The sayings: “just come out for a drink” or “just come out for an hour” are con artistry at its finest; they are just bold-faced lies. It never ends up like that. We all fall into the same delusions. We tell ourselves: “This night will be different. It has to be. I have a test in the morning.” And then you’re at Cook Out at 3 a.m. inhaling hush puppies by the dozen, for 99 cents per dozen, I can’t judge. All I can ask for you here is to stop lying to yourself. It never turns out to be “just an hour.” Denial isn’t healthy.

On a more academic front, I’ve been cutting back for some time on my involvement in classes and group activities. Through sophomore year, I was your Type-A classmate. Hand always raised, pencil always sharpened and taking the bulk of any group assign-ments, regardless of the class or my interest in it. I never gave much thought to cutting

back, until I began to look around. I looked at every-one forgoing taking notes to Pinterest or sleep. I looked at the grade sheets from group projects — the same grades for everyone. There had to be something to their style. I decided to try it my-self. Maybe, I thought, I shouldn’t operate at 100 percent all the time.

I’m all for overachieving in things you really love to do, but those opportunities are far and few between in our degree programs. You don’t need to take every leadership position offered or make everything per-fect, you’ll stretch yourself too thin. When it comes to school, it’s ok to take easy classes easy — that’s why they’re called easy classes. There’s no reason to go hard on something meant to be easy; that’s how you tire yourself out. So stop feeling so guilty for adjusting your fantasy basketball line-up in English, its ok.

Of course, what I’ve out-lined only touches on a few areas where you can make cuts. But as you look about your life and look for ways to make cuts you might ask yourself what to do with all your savings. Don’t look to me, I don’t know. My best advice is to go use the time and energy you save on something else, something you enjoy. Who knows, if you trim enough fat, you just might not have to cut back on blankets after all. That’s all I’m aiming for.

Josh LucasDeputy Viewpoint Editor

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“Michael Angelo, because he was one of the only artists I know who captured true beauty in his art.”

Marisa Smithsenior, anthropology

“James Watt, because he started a revolution with his ingenuity.”

leah lackeysenior international studies

“Macguyver, because he could make anything with anything.”

Patrick Madiganfreshman, industrial design

“My dad, because it could make me appreciate what I have more.”

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Features

Reclusive dubstep innovator releases a new album.

Nathan ShahCorrespondent

“Dubstep.” Grit, dub and bass come to mind when one imagines the under-ground movement that has changed bass music entirely. However, dubstep is frequently generalized to a sound that is sometimes referred to as a wobble. It is a drop, a dirty, nasty, raun-chy bassline. But dubstep is far from a sound— it’s a scene that evolves every day thanks to groundbreakers and innovators of music. And now, one of dubstep’s legendary innovators, Buri-al, is back in the light with his newest release, Kindred.

William Bevan, the man behind the Burial moniker, is an inhabitant of South London. He is a low-key dubstep producer who shies from the public eye and keeps his mind tuned to future sounds. His music is often thought of as dark, solemn and soft, and he has collaborated with produc-ers such as Thom Yorke (of Radiohead), Four Tet and Massive Attack.

Burial is currently signed to Hyperdub Records, a label fundamental to the dubstep scene (headed by Kode9, another dubstep producer), and has released five EPs, two LPs, and five singles since 2005. Kindred is his latest release since his collaboration with Mas-sive Attack (Four Walls / Paradise Circus) back in October, and the new EP shows Burial getting back to basics.

Kindred opens with the title track, releasing haunt-ing melodic vocals, a sooth-ing synth pad and Burial’s signature vinyl crackle and hiss. The tune contin-

ues with rolling drums and a bassline to accent the chords that the beat maker continu-ously knits into an unorganized but fitting thread of melodies. Burial’s vocal arrangement and technique has always seemed to be a callback to UK Ga-rage, and it’s never tired. R&B sample seems to have become a trademark in Burial’s work, and it effectively stitches songs together in Kindred for a never dull track.

The second track, “Loner,” starts with ominous tones and a swel ling synth. This slowly dies, and a rave beat devel-ops into an arpeggiated dance tune w i t h 8 0 8 claps, snares, and vocals from what seem to be a 90s pop singer (perhaps pulled from Everything But The Girl). The chorus of sampled vocals con-tinue to overlap into the atmo-sphere of an empty cathedral. The track gradually slows to a coda of slow pads, stabbing vo-cals from R&B singers, and the ever growing hiss and crackle that swallows most of Burial’s tracks.

The closing track, “Ashtray Wasp,” brings the nostalgia of soft listening to the dance of house music; the bass is al-most underwater — present, but only so audible in the mix. R&B vocals stretch throughout,

and another arpeggio of haunting melodies is spun into the woozy, sleepy tone of the tune. The track

suddenly parts and reforms into a new melody, with a clas-sic 2-step drum structure. A small bell refrain is introduced, and the chords form together with chopped vocals. The song plateaus into a slow, heavy-eyed dream.

Ultimately, Kindred leaves the ears satisfied and at peace — and that’s okay. You can call it dubstep.

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Nature provides cheaper alternatives for funDuring times of financial difficulty, popularity of state parks rises.

Francis EllisStaff Writer

Malls and beaches have always been popular destinations for fun, but as these institutions of money-spending fall in popularity due to financially difficult times, attendance only rises at natural alternatives.

“In the past few years, we have seen a steady increase in attendance,” Charlie Peek, public information officer for the N.C. State Park System said, “It topped out at 14.2 million visitors this year.”

The economy has been one of the main causes of this development.

“Most parks don’t charge admis-sions, and are thus an inexpensive alternative for people to have recre-ation,” Peek said. “Rather than go to the beach for a long weekend, they may go camping at a state park. They may do a day trip within 50-100 miles instead of quickly spending the money

for longer trips.”Yu-Fai Leung, an associate profes-

sor in the Department of Parks, Rec-reation and Tourism Management at N.C. State, agrees.

“Studies have shown that when the economy is not doing so well, people are more likely to take advantage of low cost, close to home options for recreation and state parks fall in that category. People may choose to go to the mountains or Umstead instead of elsewhere. Overall, it is a nation-wide trend.”

The weather, a more haphazard fac-tor, is also a major player in state park attendance that should be taken into consideration.

“We have had no significant weath-er events in the past few years,” Peek said. “A major hurricane can close down parks for several months, as can droughts, floods and ice storms. Naturally, if the park isn’t open, people can’t visit.”

Leung also points out that there has been a big movement in our country and state to connect people with na-ture.

“There have been widespread cam-

paigns and programs designed with the purpose to bring people back to nature. It’s aimed at everyone, al-though often focused on students and children. As a result, we have seen more and more chil-dren going to the outdoors because of that conscious ef-fort.”

Despite the growth of at-tend a nce i n s t ate pa rk s , their budget has ac tua l ly shrunk.

“[North Carolina’s] state parks are definitely booming, but it is in despite of the budget, which was decreased from .09 percent to .07 percent,” Leung said.

“Every state agency has been hit hard by the budget crisis,” Peek said. “The parks are no exception. We’ve had cutbacks every year since 2008, and, overall, the operating budget has been

trimmed about 36 million to 31 mil-lion. While we have been able to keep all the parks open and all the facilities operating in good condition, we have

ended up losing a lot of person-nel.”

However, the state parks have been making an effort to gen-erate revenue, which can be hard to do since t hey do not charge admis-sions. But camp-ing does play a huge role and, in 2009, a reserva-tion system for

camping was put in. This has resulted in a 20 percent increase in camping. As more campers come to enjoy the wilderness, revenues increase.

Despite the budget cuts, the future looks bright for the state parks’ at-tendance.

“The park attendance is going to continue to go up,” Peek said, “be-

cause not only are more and more people looking for and turning to out-doors recreation, but the population in North Carolina has been steadily increasing and that’s not likely to change.”

Leung shares a similarly optimistic outlook for the future.

“Even if the economy gets better and people have more disposable income, the state park attendance will still like-ly go up because of the strong cultural and social push to bring families and kids into nature. Our state parks are wild and natural and act as a destina-tion location for most people.”

Sagar Patel, a junior in business ad-ministration, agrees.

“The cool thing about state parks is that there’s so many different things you can do,” Patel said. “You can go camping with your friends, go for a run or have a picnic. They offer some-thing for everyone to enjoy, which is why they will do so well regardless of the economy.”

“[Parks] offer

something for everyone

to enjoy, which is

why they will do so

well regardless of the

economy.”Sagar Patel, a junior in business

administration

Crossfit gives training for lifeAthletes learn the sport of fitness at Raleigh Crossfit.

Katie SandersSenior Staff Writer

As you walk into Crossfit Ra-leigh, you pass a worn yellow sign next to the door that pro-claims “By slapping this sign, you agree to be better than yesterday.” It’s clear the paint job has suffered a few too many slaps.

Crossfit is a relatively new philosophy of exercise, started in 1995, that has become in-corporated into military boot camps and even some parts of police training. It is now also offered in Chennell Miller’s gym, Crossfit Raleigh.

“We call our members ‘ath-letes,’ because we believe you’re training for life,” Miller said. “We really just want to get bet-ter every day.”

Crossfit Raleigh doesn’t look like the traditional gym — it looks almost empty. Instead of machines, there are pull-up bars and piles of ropes, tires and boxes lined up against the walls.

“We don’t use machines,” Miller said, “everything is hu-man operated.”

The philosophy of Crossfit is focused on incorporating objects and motions from ev-eryday life to stay fit. Athletes do not use machines as guides, and instead practice what they call fundamental movements, including dead lifts and press-es. They also run and do gym-nastics.

“Those make sense, those movements, as opposed to just doing a bicep curl or a shoulder raise,” Zach Brunk, a Crossfit athlete and a business intelli-gence consultant at SAS, said. “It’s not that they’re bad move-ments, but they don’t have as broad of an application.”

Miller started out doing Crossfit in Connecticut while she was working as a personal trainer. Even though she was in good shape then, the workouts were challenging, which made

her love the program.“I [started training] because

I wanted to go into police work…” Miller said. “But in the back of my mind, I thought it would be really great to own a Crossfit affiliate.”

She did become a police of-ficer, but later withdrew and opened her own gym. How-ever, she is still helping out the police force — many of the athletes at Crossfit Raleigh, according to Miller, are with ROTC, Raleigh police, or the fire department. The members of the program are very dedi-cated, coming to the gym four to five times a week on average.

“I started because I’m in ROTC, and being physically fit is an essential part of becoming an officer,” Ben Bizzel, a junior in political science and a mem-ber of ROTC, said.

Joanne Davis skates for the Carolina Roller-girls, a local roller derby team. She started coming to Crossfit to train for her sport.

“When I get hit, I don’t fall, and I’m a lot faster,” Davis said.

However, even if someone were to start off completely out of shape, the members of Crossfit Raleigh were confident they would be able to keep up with the group.

“You would learn the basic function of all the movements, but you would only use the weights that you were comfort-able with,” Bizzel said.

This devotion from Crossfit Raleigh’s members means most people who attend know each other.

“It’s a group training situa-tion…. They are getting that feedback from me as a coach, but they are also getting that motivation from the people next to them who are enduring the same workout,” Miller said.

Brunk described the commu-nity as a “giant accountability partner,” that helps him stay on track.

“I guess everyone wants to suffer together,” Brunk said.

Crossfit also is unique as it also relies on competition as a

motivator— for example, they got together last weekend to compete with two other gyms.

“It’s kind of neat to see how our athletes are training in comparison to theirs— not in a negative way, but in a fun way,” Miller said.

These competitions are run often on a local scale, and any-one is invited to compete. But the real event is the Crossfit world-wide competition called the Crossfit Games. The Cross-fit Raleigh team made it to the Games last year and finished 16th.

“They call it the sport of fit-ness,” Miller said.

But the Crossf it athletes wanted to be sure that people knew the competition was all in good form; there are no hard feelings between them.

“I played high school sports, and never once did I have an opposing team or player sit there and cheer for me as an in-dividual; at both competitions, not only would that happen, but I would be encouraging others,” Bizzel said.

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WhAt is the cross fit method?Diet: lays the molecular foundations for fitness and health.

Metabolic Conditioning: builds capacity in each of three metabolic pathways, beginning with aerobic, then lactic acid, and then phosphocreatine pathways.

Gymnastics: establishes functional capacity for body control and range of motion.

Weightlifting and throwing:develop ability to control external objects and produce power.

Sport: applies fitness in competitive atmosphere with more randomized movements and skill mastery

source: crossfit training guide

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but only so audible

in the mix.”

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Features Technicianpage 6 • monday, february 20, 2012

The panel discussion will focus on diversity in the local media. Each panelists will have a chance to address the topic briefly and then the floor will be open to questions from the audience. All students, faculty, staff and interested members of the public are invited to attend. This event is free of charge.

• Gerald Owens, Anchor, WRAL• Jon Bloom, VP and General Manager, 96.9 FM (La Ley)• Pam Spaulding, Blogmistress, Pam’s House Blend• John Drescher, Executive Editor, The News & Observer• Kelvin Jervay, Publisher, The Carolinian• Karen Waters, Editor, The Triangle

Wednesday, February 29, 20127:00-8:30 PM

Witherspoon Student CenterWashington Sankofa Room

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The state of pork, profit and progress in N.C.North Carolina’s hog farming industry offers the good, the bad and the ugly.

Stephan BehanStaff Writer

Like it or not, North Carolina is fa-mous for its pig farms. And like it or not, hog farming gets a bad rep.

According to professor Todd See, head of the Animal Science Depart-ment, North Carolina is the second largest producer of pigs in the country, just behind Iowa.

North Carolina has quite a meat processing plants and about 2,700 hog farms, according to See.

“We raise about $10 billion worth of hogs every year,” See said. “Most of the pig farming is located in eastern North Carolina, the vast majority in Samson and Duplin counties.”

Hog farming took off in North Carolina after tobacco started to de-cline due to evidence tobacco products cause cancer.

“In the 60s, when a lot of these to-bacco reports were coming out, one thing that was looked for was, ‘how do we diversify these farms?’,” See said. “When they knew tobacco was going to be reduced in terms of share of agriculture in the state, hogs were one of the things a lot of people looked at. So it was a steady increase in hog production from that point forward.”

Bladen County’s Smithfield operat-ing plant is the home of the world’s largest meat processing plant. Con-structed in 1992, the facility processes about 8 million hogs per year.

Ashleigh Phillips, senior in English literature at Meredith College, said her uncle raised hogs on his farm in Northampton County.

“He grew soy beans, corn, not as much tobacco as he used to, just about everything you can imagine, and then he would have hogs on the side,” Phil-lips said.

In that part of the state, hog farms are not as popular as chicken farms, Phillips said, but she knew a few other farms that raised pigs

According to Phillips, the f lood-ing of Hurricane Floyd of 1999 t u r ne d s ome fa r mers away from the pig in-dustry.

“A f ter Hur-r ica ne F loyd, we didn’t have as many [pig f a r m s ] ,” s h e said. “There was a big hog farm in the area, and after Hurricane Floyd, they went to chickens.”

Hurricane Floyd caused massive flooding in North Carolina, drown-ing livestock and causing pig waste lagoons to overflow into nearby riv-ers and eventually into the Atlantic Ocean.

Kevin Kearney, a senior in environ-mental science, said he’d heard about the disruptive effects of hog waste on the environment.

“It’s very difficult to protect soil and water and surround areas from hog lagoons,” Kearney said. “The biggest issue I’ve heard in the news is hurri-canes, like Floyd, pick it up and put it

in a place that can really disrupt the environment. Hog manure contains a lot of nutrient-abundant substance, like nitrogen, and it can end up in places where it can’t reenter the soil in a good way.”

The hog farming industry has learned from past environmental situ-ations, according to See.

“There are and have been concerns or issues raised around water quality and runoff water and things, but there have been a lot of changes over the years as we’ve learned about technol-ogy in manure treatment,” See said. “There have been cases where acci-dents have happened, but the proce-

dures are in place now. It doesn’t really occur as much today.”

These new pro-cedures include the education of farmers, instal-lations of new technologies and the management of hog manure.

“Ever y farm that has over 250 pigs on it, that’s most of the hog

farms, has to have a permit that’s is-sued by the state,” See said. “They’re inspected twice annually to make sure they follow guidelines on how manure and things are handled on that farm.”

All farmers are required to take a training course to renew their certi-fication to operate the environmental systems on their farms, See said. One of the aspects that goes along with that is by law, hog manure cannot leave a farm.

The manure from hogs is often used as fertilizer by the farmers who raise them, according to See.

“It’s all basically agronomically ap-

plied back onto crops,” See said. “So that’s one reason these pigs are owned by farmers. Because they’re engaged in raising corn and soy beans and hay and other things and they use manure as a fertilizer. So it’s part of the farm-ing system.”

Hog manure has been used not only as fertilizer, but as a source of methane for electricity production. According to See, farmers are capturing methane from manure and generate electricity and providing it back to utility com-panies.

“It’s become part of the green energy system as well,” See said.

The conditions on hog farms are not without controversy. From the live-stock perspective, the animals are kept indoors year round, a circumstance that has both negative and positive aspects, according to See.

“I think one of the debates from an animal standpoint is, should they be confined in a building like that? And there are positives and negatives to that,” See said. “On the positive side, the animals do have a controlled en-vironment. They’re always comfort-able and protected from the elements. They’re allowed to be healthier. They get a little better individual manage-ment.”

However, this comfort may be a loose term. The Humane Society confronted Smithfield with an inves-tigation of its pork production, and revealed harsh living conditions in one of their farms in Virginia. In the report, the Humane Society unveiled how Smithfield housed sows in ges-tation crates. In 2007, the company made a public statement to end the practice within 10 years, but during the recession, said they had to rein-state the practice due to the economy, according to the Humane Society.

Though the public eye abhors facto-ry farming, See said housing the hogs

also makes management of their waste more practical and safe.

“Farmers have the ability to actu-ally collect the manure, and make sure that it’s not getting into the en-vironment,” See said. “If they were all outside, rain and water would runoff and things like that would become a bigger concern.”

On the negative side, on large farms, the pigs spend all their time indoors, not getting any outside experience. They aren’t able to perform some of their natural behaviors. In See’s works, “They don’t get that same in-teraction from rooting.”

On bigger farms, the farmers work in these same houses. According to See, the industry has become fairly technology driven. Farmers have automated feeding systems, and they spend a lot of time working with in-dividual animals.

However, the job can be very haz-ardous in some cases. Phillips said she knew a farmer who lost his legs from a machinery accident on his hog farm.

“I knew a family; there were a ton of kids in the family. They were al-ways struggling with money, finances. They had pig farms, and their dad got injured on the job, actually working with some of the equipment in the houses. Then after that, the whole family moved and disappeared, and we never heard from them anymore. That’s where all their income was coming from,” Phillips said.

The state has invested in the Uni-versity, under its land-grant credo, to improve the state of hog farming

in North Carolina. Researchers in the Microbiology Department are looking to improve swine health to pathogenic microbes and the Animal Science department is investigating improving swine nutrition and waste management.

The U.S. consumes 64 pounds of pork per capita annually, according to the USDA, so North Carolina’s in-dustry seems quite set. However, there may be indications of improving con-ditions for both the pork industry and the state as a whole; the State Bureau of Investigation is cracking down on farmers who disregard waste policies. Since the 1990s, the Neuse River, for-merly highly contaminated by hog waste, has improved in water quality with the help from the Neuse River-keeper Foundation. That may be news to pig out on.

Natalie clauNch/techNiciaNA sow with newly born piglets stands in a farrowing crate at the NCSU Swine Unit. The use of crates that restrict sow motion helps reduce piglet mortality, allows sows to receive individual attention, and reduces the risk of potential injury to workers. “It’s just like if you were to pick up somebody’s baby from a stroller at the mall- you are going to get attacked,” Billy Flowers, a reproductive physiologist at the unit, said.

Natalie clauNch/techNiciaNPiglets congregate on a heating unit within a farrowing crate. The NCSU Swine Unit is planning on setting up video cameras to monitor the piglets’ use of the metal surfaced heating unit against use of a plastic one, which could reduce risk of burns.

“Farmers have the

ability to actually

collect the manure,

and make sure that it’s

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A valiant effort from the Wolfpack comes up short as they drop both weekend matches.

Andrew Schuett & Nolan EvansCorrespondent & Staff Writer

The N.C. State women’s tennis team lost both of their tightly contested matches this weekend, the first Friday to USF and the second to Min-nesota Sunday.

Both matches were played at the Isenhour Tennis Center on campus, with Sunday’s match played on the indoor courts due to rain. Friday’s match saw the No. 46 ranked Wolfpack (3-6) lose 4-3 to the No. 39 USF Bulls (4-2).

Doubles teams faced off first as both squads looked to claim the vital doubles point. USF’s No. 1 doubles team took an early lead on their Wolfpack counterparts and never let up, claiming the match 8-3, but the Wolfpack quickly fought back and took No. 2 doubles by a score of 8-6.

The point came down to State’s No. 3 doubles team of freshman Elisha Hande and junior Chloe Smith. Hande and Smith got down early but scrapped their way back into the match, coming within a game of leveling the tie before the Bulls eventually sealed the match 8-6.

Having lost the doubles point, the Wolfpack looked to rebound by winning their sin-gles matches. Sophomore Joelle Kissell, junior Tatiana Illova and Smith all answered the bell by winning their matches. Kissell, ranked No. 52 in the nation, defeated USF’s top singles player Ecaterina Vas-enina, ranked No. 26, in three tight sets.

“I felt really good in my match Friday,” Kissell said. “I didn’t even know the girl was ranked before the match. I was just focused on playing that match like any other match. I felt like it was one of my better matches this season just being able to play the way I wanted to play.”

Despite their best efforts, the Wolfpack were unable to win any of the remaining singles matches and fell to the Bulls by a final score of 4-3.

State looked to bounce back from Friday’s loss by beating the Minnesota Golden Gophers Sunday. The Pack came out strong by winning the doubles point, but couldn’t maintain the momentum going into singles play and lost the match 5-2. State’s lone singles win came from sophomore Christy Sipes, who registered a domi-nating 6-4, 6-2 victory over her opponent.

Despite the lopsided appear-ance of victory for the Gophers, the matches were not short on effort from the Wolfpack. After

losing the first set, Illova won the second set and battled until the end, eventually losing 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 in a match that lasted over two hours.

“I wasn’t always a big fighter,” Illova said, “but now I’m not just playing for myself. I’m playing for my team, so I try to give my best. I just have to give [my team] everything I’ve got. Now that I’m captain, I’m trying to be a good leader and show the girls that anything is possible.”

Of the eight players on the Wolfpack women’s tennis team, five are either freshmen or sophomores. This weekend’s matches proved to be valuable for them as they gain as much experience as they can before ACC play starts.

“One of the many positives of the last couple of days is the ex-perience that our young players are getting,” Coach Hans Olsen said. “It’s a great opportunity for our players to be in close match situations and learn from it and then the next time hopefully be a bit more poised, a little bit more focused on finding the balance between being relaxed enough to ex-ecute the shots the way they need to and at the same time being intense competitively.”

Coach Olsen and the Wolf-pack continue their season next Sunday at 1 p.m. against Wake Forest in Raleigh.

Women’s tennis digs deep, falls to South Florida and Minnesota momentum going for State,

as freshman Carlos Ron-don made his first college appearance and struck out the side in the top half of the inning. In the bottom half, junior Chris Diaz got the Pack bats going with an RBI single, the first of four runs scored that inning.

The Wolfpack lit up the scoreboard again in the eighth inning, putting up six runs on hits from two freshmen, third baseman Trea Turner and catcher Brett Austin as well as junior designated hitter Danny Canela. Mean-while, the Marshall hitters had no answer for Rondon (clocked at 96 mph for his fastball during the game), who gave up only one hit, no earned runs and struck out seven through four in-nings, giving him the win and starting the season with a victory with a final score of 10-3.

“It was a nice, a little ner-vous,” Rondon said about his first outing, “as you could tell I was throwing a little harder than normal. A lot of adrenaline rushing through.”

Rondon’s performance Friday afternoon earned him a shaving cream “pie” to the face during his post-game interview which he said “sucked really bad, burned a little bit. But I’m going to get focused on the next game, on to the next one.”

Senior Brett Williams, a key player in the State outfield who batted .306 and started all but one game last season, went down with an injury in the bottom of the fifth after falling when running through first base. H e w a s not able to return to the game.

“We may have lost our centerfielder for the year,” Head Coach Elliot Avent said. “Best centerfielder I’ve ever had. The initial prognosis is not very good.”

The team picked up where

they left off in the early game Saturday, knocking hits around Doak Field and rounding the base paths, putting up eight runs in a second inning on-slaught highlighted by a three-run home run by senior out-

fielder/desig-nated hit-ter Ryan Mathews. The door was slammed

early on Youngstown State’s hopes of a win, and they were never able to respond to the 16 hits the State batters amassed.

ryan parry/TechnicianThrowing a curveball, senior pitcher Vance Williams puts the ball right on the outside for a strike against Marshall on Friday.

baseballcontinued from page 8

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COUNTDOWN• 1 day until men’s basketball faces the UNC Tar Heels

at the RBC Center.

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athletic schedule

MondayMen’s Tennis aT iTa indoor naTionalsCharlottesville, Va., All Day

Men’s Golf aT PuerTo rico classicRio Grande, P.R., All Day

TuesdayMen’s Golf aT PuerTo rico classicRio Grande, P.R., All Day

BaseBall vs. unc-WilMinGTonRaleigh, 3 p.m.

Men’s BaskeTBall vs. norTh carolinaRBC Center, 8 p.m.

WednesdaysWiMMinG & divinG aT Men’s acc chaMPionshiPsChristiansburg, Va., All Day

ThursdaysWiMMinG & divinG aT Men’s acc chaMPionshiPsChristiansburg, Va., All Day

Track aT acc chaMPionshiPsBoston, Mass., All Day

WoMen’s BaskeTBall aT BosTon colleGeChestnut Hill, Mass., 7 p.m.

Fridayrifle aT GreaT aMerican rifle conference chaMPionshiPsOxford, Miss., All Day

sWiMMinG & divinG aT Men’s acc chaMPionshiPsChristiansburg, Va., All Day

Track aT acc chaMPionshiPsBoston, Mass., All Day

BaseBall vs. GeorGe MasonMyrtle Beach, S.C., 2 p.m.

sofTBall vs. kenT sTaTeRaleigh, 2:30 p.m.

sofTBall vs. GeorGeToWnRaleigh, 4:30 p.m.

WoMen’s GyMnasTics vs. kenT sTaTe/WilliaM & Mary/ToWsonRaleigh, 7 p.m.

Saturdayrifle aT GreaT aMerican rifle conference chaMPionshiPsOxford, Miss., All Day

sWiMMinG & divinG aT Men’s acc chaMPionshiPsChristiansburg, Va., All Day

Track aT acc chaMPionshiPsBoston, Mass., All Day

Men’s Tennis vs. norThWesTernEvanston, Ill., 12 p.m.

sofTBall vs. PiTTsBurGhRaleigh, 1 p.m.

Men’s BaskeTBall aT cleMsonClemson, S.C., 2:30 p.m.

BaseBall vs. WesT virGiniaMyrtle Beach, S.C., 3 p.m.

sofTBall vs. kenT sTaTeRaleigh, 3:30 p.m.

Sundayrifle aT GreaT aMerican rifle conference chaMPionshiPsOxford, Miss., All Day

WoMen’s Tennis vs. Wake foresTRaleigh, 1 p.m.

sofTBall vs. ToledoRaleigh, 1 p.m.

WoMen’s BaskeTBall vs. MarylandReynolds Coliseum, 2 p.m.

BaseBall vs. coasTal carolinaMyrtle Beach, S.C., 3 p.m.

Squad produces second-best score of season.

Will RaynorCorrespondent

The No. 19 N.C. State gymnastics team was pure gold Friday night, defeat-ing the New Hampshire Wildcats in Reynolds Coli-seum. The Pack produced an overall score of 195.700, their second highest overall score this season.

Senior Brooke Barr and sophomore Stepha nie Oullette led the way to the Wolfpack’s second straight victory. In all individual events, consisting of vault, bars, beam and floor exer-cises, the Pack had no less than three of the top-five finishes for each.

State began the meet on vault, where Barr set a new season high with a near-perfect score of 9.9. Oullette finished second with 9.825, and sophomore Hannah Fallanca rounded out the top results for the Pack with a fourth place finish of 9.8.

Freshman Lane Jarred also contributed strongly to the Pack’s win, perhaps even surprising a few, with her career-high perfor-

mance on beam. Jarred earned an impressive 9.9, landing her into first place. Jess Panza fin-ished closely behind with a solid 9.875.

The Pack made the uneven parallel bars event look easy, as Oullette emerged with an-other jaw-dropping score of 9.875. This score marked a new career high for the sophomore, and was the third career high set by a team member Friday night. Junior Rachel Fincham and senior Alex Williams, tied with a third place score of 9.8, also displayed the Pack’s domi-nance in agility and coordina-tion on bars.

On the floor event, the Pack did not begin in their typi-cal, flawless fashion, but were picked up late by Barr and Panza, who earned 9.875 and 9.85, respectively. Barr com-mented that resiliency on the floor could be attested to her strong support from her team-mates.

“It can be summed up in one word: family,” Barr said. “When there is a fall, it’s the next person’s chance to fix it. It was my chance to fix it.”

This victory was Barr’s sec-ond first-place victory of the night.

Coach Mark Stevenson was nothing but smiles at the con-

Gymnastics declaws Wildcats

Ryan paRRy/TechnicianJumping into the air, senior Jess Panza performs a split while on the beam during N.C. State’s gymnastics meet against the University of New Hampshire. Panza scored a 9.875 on the beam.

Baseball team powered by play of freshmen.

Ben ChristophStaff Writer

The N.C. State baseball team opened up their sea-son over the weekend with great performances from their highly-touted fresh-man class, earning a win against Marshall on Friday and splitting Saturday’s doubleheader, beat ing Youngstown State and los-ing to Wright State.

In Friday’s season opener, the Wolfpack had to shake off the cobwebs from the off-season, going without a hit through the first four innings and giving up two unearned runs in the third inning on back-to-back throwing errors from se-nior centerfielder Brett Wil-liams. Junior Ethan Ogburn got the start for the Pack, pitching through the first four innings while giving up three hits, no walks and striking out five while al-lowing no earned runs.

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Back-to-back games against ranked opponents takes toll on Pack.

Rishav DeyDeputy Sports Editor

In what proved to be an-other disappointing game for the Pack, No. 20 Florida State (19-7, 10-2 ACC) beat N.C. State (18-9, 7-5 ACC) 76-62 at the RBC Center.

In the 48th meeting be-tween the two teams, de-spite State holding a 27-20 lead in the series, the Semi-noles dominated the game from start to finish, con-demning the Pack to their second consecutive loss.

FSU drew first blood al-though the Pack was not to be left behind as sophomore forward C.J. Leslie first stole the ball and then went on to dunk it in to draw the Wolf-pack level.

Both teams started slow with a score of 4-2 in the fa-vor of the ‘Noles with 16:34 left in the first. The Pack lacked the punch in the at-tacking department as they recorded a 0.125 field goal shooting percentage in the first six minutes. However, senior guard C.J. William’s shot from beyond the arc, the Pack’s first field goal for over four minutes, followed by Lorenzo Brown making both his free throws put the score at 10-11 for the Pack with a little over 11 to go in the first.

Despite a spectacular al-ley-oop dunk by Leslie after a pass by graduate student Alex Johnson, FSU domi-nated the stretch, going on an 11-4 run to extend the lead to 9 points.

The FSU defense shut down the Pack and to make matters worse, How-ell missed four consecu-tive free throws as the Pack failed to improve upon its tally of 24 points for close to three minutes.

The Pack had an opportu-nity to close the half strong after having possession of the ball with less than half a minute to go but some poor decision and shot making cost State as they turned over the ball. The Seminoles

scored from downtown on a fast break and went into the locker room with an 11-point advantage at 37-26.

State went 6-29 from the field in the first half; junior guard Scott Wood, junior forward Richard Howell and sopho-more guard Lorenzo Brown all failing to make a single point in open play with Wood unable to open his tally.

Brown scored his first field goal of the game to open the scoring for the Pack in the second half, however it proved to be little consolation for the Pack as the Seminoles extended their lead to 16 points follow-ing a powerful dunk by Okaro White.

The Seminoles at one point increased their lead to 20 points and held on to win the game 76-62 to go atop the ACC standings.

Head coach Mark Gottfried felt FSU’s defense proved to be one of the most important de-ciding factors.

“Well, [Florida State’s de-fense is] really good, there’s no question,” Gottfried said. “What you have to remember with Florida State is that they’re

well-coached and experienced. They’re a veteran team; they have five seniors and a junior in the starting lineup. It’s an experienced team.”

Leslie, who scored a game high 21 points along with 9 rebounds, was one of the only few bright spots for the Pack in the game. He felt everybody needed to chip in in order to win the ball game.

“I am not going to be able to do it all by myself,” Leslie said. “It’s a team game, everybody has to come and play, our de-fense just wasn’t good enough.”

Williams, who made a game-high two shots from beyond the arc, felt the team didn’t per-form as well as it should have.

“We didn’t play anywhere near our best,” Williams said. “We didn’t play like we played for 35 minutes against Duke and they played a great game.

“We expected them to come out with a lot of energy and to be very physical but we just weren’t able to answer the call.”

Wood, who went 1-10 in the game and is now 2-17 from the

‘Noles capitalize as Pack runs out of breath

John JoyneR/TechnicianSophomore guard lorenzo Brown has the ball swatted out of his fingers by Florida State’s senior center Jon Kreft during the basketball game in the RBC Center Saturday.

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Women’s basketball team loses sixth of its last seven ACC games.

Rishav DeyDeputy Sports Editor

In what proved to be the fifth-consecutive loss to a conference opponent, N.C. State (15-13, 4-10 ACC) got dropped 59-68 by UNC (19-8, 9-5 ACC) at the Carmi-chael Arena in Chapel Hill.

State lost its first encoun-ter against the Heels 50-60 earlier this season at the Reynolds Coliseum but en-tered the game having won the second fixture between the two teams in each of the last two seasons under Head Coach Kellie Harper.

The game started with both teams playing a solid defensive game with none of the team registering a score until, with 17:33 to go, junior guard Marissa Kastanek drew first blood for the Pack. The Tar Heels immediately scored and took the lead on the next drive, heading into the first time out of the game lead-ing State 6-4.

The game kept on swaying back and forth, with senior forward Bonae Holston showing a lot of determi-nation in the paint with no time left on the shot clock and in the process also drawing a foul. Holston stepped up and completed the three-point play.

However, the Heels, rid-ing on a strong defensive performance, separated itself from the Pack by go-ing on a 13-2 run to open up a 12-point lead with a little under 7 to go in the first. It also coincided with an 8.5 minute period where the Pack, thanks to a poor offensive show, failed to reg-ister a single field goal.

Harper felt it was a result of not only some bad shoot-ing by the Pack but also due to an impressive defensive performance by UNC.

“I thought we missed a few shots that we could make,” Harper said. “We rushed into a few of them and again it’s their length, trying to hurry and get it off and get to you, and some were just not good shots.”

After going into halftime 21-33, the Pack came out and opened the scoring through Holston but the Heels scored on back-to-back possessions to increase the lead to 14 points at 37-23.

Despite being down for almost the entire game, the Pack put up a stiff resistance, going on a 7-0 run after a quick steal and lay-up by freshman forward Krystal Barrett with a little over 15 left in the game.

That run seemed to tire out the Pack as the Heels bounced back, scoring 13 points in a little over 2 minutes and didn’t look back, extending the lead to as many as 18 points with just under 5 to go at 61-43.

State did however cut the lead to 9 points with about 1:45 to go in the game, following a shot from downtown by sophomore guard Myisha Goodwin-Cole-man. However,unwillingness to foul their opponents to send them to the free throw line in the dying seconds meant it wasn’t to be a close finish. The Heels went on to record their second consecutive victory in conference play.

Harper felt their offensive performance wasn’t good enough to win games in the conference.

“Doesn’t take a genius to pick up that stat sheet and figure out where it was won and lost between our offense and their defense,” Harper said. “Our field goal percentage was too low to win games in the ACC.”

Harper felt UNC’s defense was important in ensuring the Pack’s field goal shooting percentage was a sloppy 26.4.

“Part of it you have to credit their defense and their length, and I thought we didn’t work as hard as we needed to in the first half to get good shots,” Harp-er said. “I thought we were a little impatient in taking some tough shots.”

Kastanek, who scored a ca-reer high 30 points in the cor-responding fixture last year, came into the game with an injury and aggravated it during the game, forcing her to sit out in the last few minutes. Harper believed she was happy with the way Kastanek performed despite her injury.

“She played a little better than I thought she would,”

Heels dominate as Pack crashes again

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