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University’s top two ranking officials will appear in court today in reference to controversies over Easley’s hiring

Ty JohnsonEditor in Chief

Chancellor James Oblinger and outgo-ing Provost Larry Nielsen are scheduled to appear before a federal grand jury today along with records detailing the hiring, promotion and compensation of former First Lady Mary Easley.

The subpoena is the latest develop-ment in a controversy connecting former Gov. Mike Easley to McQueen Campbell, the former chairman of the University’s Board of Trustees, and top University administrators.

Oblinger said Monday he was not con-cerned about his job, and said Wednes-day the University had no issues with the request for he, Nielsen and the custo-dian of records to appear in court.

“We are cooperating completely with the investigation,” Oblinger said.

Nielsen was named interim provost in 2005 and hired Mrs. Easley as an executive-in-residence, teaching three courses.

Nielsen, who was not among those considered for the permanent provost position, was added to the list of can-didates June 3, 2005, nearly a month after he created Easley’s position and hired her.

Oblinger announced Nielsen as the selection for the permanent provost position June 27, 2005.

Campbell admitted to UNC Presi-dent Erskine Bowles last week that he

had mentioned Mrs. Easley’s availability for a new job.

Nielsen, who repeatedly said he took direct responsibility for the hiring of Mrs. Easley, resigned Thursday, while

Campbell resigned Friday, one day af-ter Bowles publicly made the suggestion that the NCSU alumnus resign as well.

Oblinger says there is “no connection whatsoever” between Nielsen, Easley

hiringsThough Nielsen was not considered a

candidate for the permanent post until after Mrs. Easley was hired, Oblinger maintains the chronology of the events was coincidental.

“He was a popular favorite,” Oblinger said. “I was convinced to bring him in to that pool and he was the hands down favorite.”

Oblinger said he didn’t announce Nielsen as interim provost on a whim, adding Nielsen wasn’t among those con-sidered because he wasn’t interested in the job.

“I don’t bring someone in to an interim role to just be sure the desk doesn’t blow away. I expect to move things forward,” Oblinger said. “At one time he didn’t feel he was interested in that role. He grew to like that role and on that basis he was willing to come in when he was asked.”

Nielsen, Campbell say no foul play in hirings

Nielsen and Campbell both wrote in their resignation letters that while their stepping down was due to the contro-versy surrounding Mrs. Easley’s hiring, the two did not act immorallly.

“I have chosen to resign because of the intense public attention and criticism from my hiring of Mrs. Mary Easley and now because of questions surrounding the way I was hired as provost,” Nielsen

Chancellor, Provost testify todayFEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA FORMER FIRST LADY MARY EASLEY’S EMPLOYMENT RECORDS

BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIANN.C. State chancellor Jim Oblinger, along with Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker, talks to media following the groundbreaking cer-emony for Hillsborough Street’s new roundabout. Oblinger answered questions related to the Mary Easley controversy.

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University employees won’t be exempt from legislation.

Emory RobinsonCorrespondent

Gov. Bev Perdue passed legis-lation in April 2009 that enacted a mandatory pay-cut for all state employees, including every Uni-versity employees.

The pay-cuts include fur-loughs, which are temporary lay-offs of employees for the benefit of a company or institu-tion, and are intended to coun-teract the state’s increasing defi-cit. Passing this new legislation marks the first time in North Carolina his-tory that fur-loug hs have been imposed.

W h i le t he newly elected Governor believes this is a nec-essary action to pay off an in-creasing debt, Jim Martin, fac-ulty chair of the University, said the legislation is an unnecessary measure.

Martin said the state is sacri-ficing time worked and money

earned, keeping federal and private money from entering the state economy because of money reserved from paychecks. Martin said implementing these pay-cuts keeps money out of the hands of the people that are spending money to contribute to the economy.

“There will be a significant ac-counting cost to implement the furlough on non-state fund-ing sources, for which the state will gain nothing.” Martin said. “These furloughs will be applied irrespective of funding source.”

Martin said money retained from the NCSU budget will not remain within the University, reserving funds is necessary in a time where ex-cess spending is unnecessary and considered

taboo.Martin said he considers these

furloughs an enormous political malady on behalf of the office of the Governor and may devastate her re-election. “In the end it is

State implements furloughsRepairs to Bell Tower after lightning strike completed for graduation

“It’s not devastating, but I

will notice it,”Jason Batt on the University’s

half percent per month pay-cut

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Lightning struck tower, damaged stone

Alex VaughnStaff Writer

Initial repairs to a corner of the Bell Tower which was struck by lightning were com-pleted May 14 in preparation for graduation ceremonies, according to Jack Colby, As-sistant Vice Chancellor for Facilities Operations.

A bolt of lightning struck the southeastern edge of the Bell Tower May 5, caus-ing damage to a stone and displacing the capstone and lightning rod located on that corner, Colby said.

“It was really one of the loudest things I’ve ever heard,” said Eric Tschudi, a senior in communications. Tschudi was working at Schoolkids Records, located directly across the street from the tower, when the incident occurred.

“It was pretty intense,” he said. “It vibrated the whole store.”

Tschudi said he saw debris fall-ing from the tower following the strike.

There are four granite cap-stones on top of the tower, each measuring roughly three square feet and weighing about 1500 pounds, Colby said.

Each capstone has its own

lightning rod, which has pre-vented damage to the tower during previous lightning strikes, according to Matt Robbins of Finish the [Bell]Tower.

“I guess this was little bit more powerful than your run of the mill lightning bolt,” Robbins said. “It hit the lightning rod, popped off the capstone and slid it down,

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HOW OFTEN IS THE BELL TOWER STRUCK?James Semple, director of insurance and risk management for the NCSU Environmental Health and Safety Center, assessed damage at the site after it was struck. Semple said thunderstorm damage to the Belltower is not a new occurrence, but he had never seen architectural damage like this.“Since 1999, the only damage we’ve had happen is the sound system was damaged in a thunderstorm.”

SOURCE: NCSU ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND SAFETY CENTER

TIM O’BRIEN/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTOThe top of the Bellower Wednes-day morning May 6, 2009 with its damaged facade balanced over the edge. Workers quickly repaired the historic N.C. State tower in time for graduation cer-emonies that weekend.

MARY EASLEY

Hired in 2005 by then-interim Provost Larry Nielsen, the former first lady received a promotion and 88 percent pay raise in 2007.

MIK

E EASLEY

The former governor, Easley’s

relationship with Board of

Trustees Chairman McQueen Campbell garnered him perks, from land purchases to private flights in Campbell’s aircraft

LARRY NIELSEN

Announced as interim provost in 2005, Nielsen hired Mary Easley as an executive-in-residence during his interim term. Not originally a candidate for the permanent post, Nielsen was later included in the interviewing process and was hired to fill the post permanently in July.

JAMES OBLINGERCampbell told UNC President Erskine Bowles he “mentioned in passing” that Mary Easley was looking for a new job in 2005. Oblinger has said he cannot remember such a conversation, and said his hiring of Nielsen as provost had no connection to Mrs. Easley.

MCQ

UEEN CAMPBELL

An alum, (Class of 1993) Campbell owns Campbell Property Group, a commercial

real estate company. Campbell boasted in many

letters to clients of his political connections and ability to get developments approved quickly. The News & Observer recovered documents showing he flew then-governor Mike Easley in his private plane and Easley purchased property near the coast from Campbell.

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Raleigh leaders break ground on Hillsborough Street renovations

N.C. State chancellor James Oblinger, Raleigh mayor Charles Meeker, and other Raleigh area dignitaries break ground on the Hillsborough Street renovation project. The groundbreaking ends a ten year planning phase on the project, which began last week.

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IN THE KNOW Silver expo continues during summer

The Gregg Museum of Art and Design in Talley Student center will continue its Silver of the Stars series throughout the summer. The museum is open from noon until 8 p.m. daily. The Silver of the Stars series features collections of contemporary Scottish sil-ver created in collaboration with icons from the worlds of film, fashion, theatre, music and literature. All openings, exhibitions and events at the Gregg Museum of Art & De-sign are free and open to the public.

Contact Hilary Kinlaw at Hilary_Kinlaw@ncsu.edu for more information

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“Daily Show” comedian on campus

John Oliver, a writer and correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” will be in Stewart Theatre Friday delivering his stand-up rou-tine. Oliver, a regular on the show, has been nominated for both Emmys and Writers Guild Awards and won the Breakout Award at the HBO U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen. The show is rated R (mild) and is presented by Goodnights Comedy Club.

Tickets for students are $15, while the general public can purchase tickets for $25. There is a $3 convenience fee for each ticket purchased.

For more information, con-tact Rick Gardner at Rick_Gardner@ncsu.edu.

SOURCE: NCSU.EDU

Retreat aims to help personal growth

“Opening Doors: A Person-al and Professional Journey,” a three-day retreat, begins May 27. The workshop helps participants explore frame-works to deepen diversity awareness. There is no cost for College of Agriculture and Life Sciences employees, while the cost is $500 for oth-er University employees. At-tendance costs$700 for non-NC State participants. The cost includes lodging, meals and workshop materials.

For more information, contact Stephanie Tedesco at stephanie_tedesco@ncsu.edu.

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University closed for Memorial Day

The University wil l be closed Monday May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

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POLICE BLOTTERMay 152:09 | ASSIST OTHER AGENCYOff CampusNCSU PD assisted RPD with reported indecent exposure subject. Subject was located and held by NCSU office and arrested by RPD.

4:35 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOPAchievement/Main Campus DriveNon-student was issued citation for speeding

5:06 P.M.| TRAFFIC STOPAchievement/Main Campus DriveNon-student was issued citation for expired registration

5:25 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOPAchievement/Main Campus DriveNon-student was issued citation for speeding

5:33 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENTDoak FieldOfficer monitored baseball game

May 1612:22 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENTDoak FieldOfficer monitored baseball game

2:57 P.M. | ASSIST OTHER AGENCYHillsborough StreetOfficer was flagged down by non-student in reference to assault that occurred earlier off campus. RPD was notified.

3:35 P.M. | DAMAGE TO PROPERTYDoak FieldBaseball hit and broke window of police vehicle

4:06 P.M. | FIRE ALARMFlex Research LabUnits responded to alarm caused by system malfunction

9:01 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLESchenck ForestOfficer investigated vehicle parked in area

9:02 P.M. | DRUG VIOLATIONCentennial Park & RideStudent was issued citation for pos-session marijuana, drug parapherna-lia, and underage possession. Subject was also referred to university for al-cohol violation, possession marijuana, and providing false information.

May 178:57 P.M. | CHECK PERSONLake RaleighOfficer spoke with non-students in

the area. Subjects complied to leave the area

9:16 P.M. | TRAFFIC STOPCates Avenue/Dan Allen DriveStudent was issued citation for stop sign violation

11:37 A.M. | WELFARE CHECKPullen HallOfficers checked on welfare of stu-dent living off campus. RPD assisted. Student was not located at this time.

11:51 A.M. | BREAKING AND ENTERINGEBIII Construction SiteContractor reported vehicle had been broken into and electronics stolen.

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WORLD & NATIONGovernor signs smoking ban into law

On May 19 Gov. Bev Perdue signed House Bill 2. The bill prohibits smok-ing in public bars and restaurants. Rep. Hugh Holliman and Sen. Bill Purcell led the efforts to pass the legislation which goes into effect Jan. 2, 2010.

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Obama chats with astronauts

President Barack Obama sent a message to the crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis Wednesday, two days before the crew is scheduled to return to Earth.

The shuttle launched May 11 in NASA’s final repairs visit to the Hubble Space Telescope, which has been in orbit for 19 years.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

Israel warns of terrorists on Facebook

Shin Bet, Israel’s security agency, issued a statement on Monday warn-ing citizens of risk of the sharing of confidential information on social networking sites such as Facebook. According to Shin Bet, certain Terror-ist groups are using Facebook and other sites to recruit Israeli citizens as spies. The information gleaned by these terrorists could hurt Israeli security, citizens traveling interna-tionally and could lead to the kidnap-ping of the citizens involved. Shin Bet claims terror groups are using

Facebook to search for personal information such as names, ad-dresses and phone numbers in Israel and abroad.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

Japan’s economy continues to su!er

Japan’s government announced Wednesday that the country’s GDP fell an announced four per-fect last quarter, the fastest pace on record. This is not the only news of Japan’s poor economy to emerge in recent months; electronic device mass producer Panasonic, based out of Japan, lost an announced $4 billion dur-ing the last fiscal year. Nissan lost $2.3 billion on the year and Sony Corp had a net loss of $1 billion, finishing in the red for the first time in 14 years.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

National Archives loses hard drive

The National Archives in Wash-ington, D.C. has reported it has lost a hard drive containing data from during the Clinton adminis-tration.

The information lost includes the names, phone numbers and Social Security numbers of White House staff members and visitors.

Officials said they don’t know hohw many confidential records were on the hard drive, but con-gressional aides said it contained over 100,000.

The Archives offered Wednes-day a $50,000 reward for informa-tion leading to the hard drive’s return.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

QUOTE OF THE DAY“I’m hoping

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unlikely that the revenue gener-ated from the furlough will out-weigh the economic and political cost it will incur.”

“It’s not devastating,” Jason Batt, grounds worker with the Facilities Operation Depart-ment, said of the half percent per month pay-cut to University employees, “but I will notice it.”

The monthly pay-cut will be lumped into the months of May and June, resulting in a 3 percent pay decrease for each of those months.

When news of the furlough first struck, rumors circulated about how it would affect the University.

“I do think this will effect our education,” said Courtney Har-rison, sophomore, who worries students in her major will face a decrease in class choice because fear of possibly drastic funding

cuts was instilled following word of downsizing.

“I am an anthropology major,” Harrison said, “not one of the more known majors at NCSU, so I am concerned that my classes will be affected by these cuts.”

Employees were no exception to rumors, such as mandatory pay-cuts from work with no pay to temporary layoffs up to and including 10 days (the time required for mandatory leave amounts to only 10 hours).

Martin and Batt both stated their concern in the range of em-ployees affected. Neither knew why those with lower wages were being equally targeted as those with exorbitant salaries for the 6 percent annual pay-cut. The Gov. office was unable to clarify.

While downsizing is not pro-jected at this point, job security is a forefront in the minds of employees.

“If it is to save one of my co-workers from losing a job, I will take a pay-cut.” Batt said.

Vice Chair Bob Jordan chosen to fill position vacated by Campbell’s resignation

Ty JohnsonEditor in Chief

The University’s Board of Trustees met Wednesday evening in the Chancellor’s Conference room to vote on a chair to finish out the term left after McQueen Campbell resigned Friday.

Campbell’s resignation came amidst con-troversy concerning his relationship with

former governor Mike Easley and his wife Mary Easley, who was hired by the University during Campbell’s term as BOT chairman.

The BOT voted Vice Chairman Bob Jordan to head the Board and chose Cassius Wil-liams to serve in Jordan’s position as Vice Chairman.

Chancellor James Oblinger, who did not attend the meeting but spoke via telecon-ference, commended all of the members of the Board for their commitment to the University.

“Thank you for your loyalty and contin-ued dedication to North Carolina State,” Oblinger said.

Oblinger said he looked forward to working with Jordan who has six weeks remaining in his term.

“I’m looking forward to the next six weeks,” Jordan said.

wrote in his letter to Oblinger.Oblinger also said Nielsen’s

hiring of Mrs. Easley was not a political favor in return for his naming as permanent provost, insisting his resignation was in response to the stress of the job, especially due to the recent con-troversy.

“This situation is not political patronage. There was no inf lu-e n c e e x-hibited by anyone on anyone,” Oblinger sa id. “He told me he can’t take it anymore.”

Campbell’s resignation letter to Gov. Bev Perdue stated his step-ping down was not because he “acted inappropriately,” but was instead to rid the University of further distractions that could come with his continued service.

“I step today aside be-cause I want what is best for N.C. State,” the letter reads.

Bowles, Oblinger ask for-mer First Lady to step down

WRAL reported Monday that Oblinger said Mrs. Easley should resign from her post. Bowles also suggested she step down.

Oblinger said Wednesday he still supports an Easley resig-nation in hopes that it will put an end to the unfair, negative shadow that has been cast on the University.

“We need to move forward,” Oblinger said. “I’m hoping that Mrs. Easley will do the right thing.”

Easley’s resignation would likely leave position vacant

According to Undergradu-ate Academic Program Interim Dean John Ambrose, if Easley were to resign, her position would likely remain vacant due to budget constraints.

“With the budget situation right now it is very difficult to fill a position unless it’s directly re-lated to teaching,” Ambrose said.

Ambrose said because Easley’s job was mostly concerned with the development of relationships with law schools, her pos i t ion likely wouldn’t be filled if she chose to resign.

“Her responsibilities were primarily looking at forging re-lationships with some of the law school,” Ambrose said, “She was working with Campbell Univer-sity to developing a dual degree where our students might be able to complete a degree in manage-ment and go on to get a law de-gree.”

Ambrose said the budgetary i ssues aren’t helped by the bad publicity NCSU has re-ceived in recent weeks.

“ T he Un i-versity is going through a very difficult time right now because of the budget situation and it’s very unfortunate that we’re being subjected to this kind of press,” Ambrose said.

Ambrose said the Chancel-lor’s urging of Easley to resign was for similar reasons that Pro-

vost Larry Nielsen resigned last Thursday.

“It may very well be for the best for her to step down at this time,”

Ambrose said. “I’m not pass-ing a judgment on what she does or what she doesn’t do or the appropri-ateness of her appointment but if the pro-vost was going to step down

because of the concern that was coming from the outside then I think this is a logical follow-up.”

Ambrose said Easley’s resigna-tion could affect NCSU’s prog-ress toward the dual-degree pro-gram with Campbell University.

“[Her resignation] would

probably have some conse-quences in the development of the dual degree program,” Ambrose said. “If Mary Easley were to step down that would probably have some ef-fect on at least the timing of that development if not the development in total.”

Information concerning Easley’s contract was request-ed, but was not available at press time.

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which also broke off a piece of the corner.”

The capstones are set on pins which go into the supporting stones below them, but they are held in place by their own weight, Colby said.

The displaced capstone did not appear to be damaged, he said, so University crews returned it to its original position and sealed the roofing material around it.

Robbins and Colby said this was the most damage the Tower is known to have suffered since its construction over sixty years ago.

“I’ve looked through all the re-cords and I haven’t come across anything like this,” Robbins said. “Up until this point the lightning rods have just done their job.”

The clock, which had remained at the 6:55 position since the tower was struck, was fully op-erational after its fuse was reset, Robbins said. The electronic chime system was unaffected by the bolt as it is located in Hol-laday Hall, he said.

The only damage which re-

mains is a stone which was “frac-tured” along the top edge of the tower when it was struck by the capstone, Colby said.

“You would never see it unless you knew what you were looking for,” Robbins said.

A piece of granite, which Rob-bins described as “football-sized,” was knocked off the tower and will likely be replaced, he said.

Replacing the damaged stone would require granite from the same quarry which produced the original slab so it would match, Robbins said, as well as retriev-ing the original plans.

The piece that was knocked off was recovered, and restoring it would not weaken the struc-ture or degrade its appearance, he said.

“It’s not like if we put it back its going to be structurally compro-mised,” Robbins said. “They’re just going to put it back in there and no one will be able to no-tice.”

Colby said it is unknown whether the repairs will delay renovations of the Tower, as they were already on hold due to funding cutbacks.

TIMELINE OF EVENTS:May 10 : News & Observer makes connection between Easley and CampbellNewspaper reveals former governor Mike Easley took flights in McQueen Campbell’s private planes

May 14 : Provost resignsProvost Larry Nielsen resigns due to allegations that his hiring of Mary Easley may have led to his hiring as permanent provost

May 15 : Board of Trustee Chairman resignsAfter UNC President Erskine Bowles publicly suggests the alum should step down, McQueen Campbell, who was twice appointed to the board by Mr. Easley, sends a resignation letter to Gov. Bev Perdue

May 18 : Chancellor calls for Easley’s resignationChancellor James Oblinger tells WRAL that Easley’s resignation would be “in the best interest of the University.”

May 19 : Subpoena issued for Mrs. Easley’s employment recordsFederal government issues subpoenas for Oblinger and Nielsen to appear before a federal grand jury and provide documents detailing Mrs. Easley’s hiring, promotion and compensation

May 20 : Attorney Marvin Schiller announces Easley press conferenceSchiller announces press conference at 11 a.m. Thursday to discuss Mary Easley

May 21 : Oblinger, Nielsen to appear in courtOblinger and Nielsen are expected in court at 9 a.m.

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BOB JORDAN QUICK FACTS:President of Jordan Lumber and Supply, Inc. Served as Lieutenant Governor of North Carolina (1984-88), State Senator (1976-84) and member of UNC Board of Governors (1961-76).

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Board of Trustees selects new chairman to fill void STRIKE

FURLOUGH

“We need to move forward.”

Chancellor James Oblinger on what the University needs to do next in regards to the

Mary Easley situation

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Suspicions have swirled around the top administra-tors at the University since

the News and Observer published an article last week indicating impropriety in the hiring and subsequent pay raise given to Mary Easley in 2007.

Since the article, Provost Lar-ry Nielsen and the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, McQueen Campbell, have resigned follow-ing inquiries into their roles in her hiring.

The merits of Easley’s 88 per-cent pay raise to direct a, as of yet unopened, Pre-Law Center is questionable to begin with.

But for her to now turn mute in the face of serious condemnation is unacceptable. Her lack of ac-cessibility to the media, despite coming to her office Monday for

business as usual, is certainly damning.

Provost Nielsen, a champion for students and faculty alike, re-signed because it was in the best interest of the University.

For Easley to ignore this fact and continue coming to work while the chancellor and presi-dent Bowles were calling for her resignation is a slap in the face.

Unfortunately for this student body, the one person who needs to hand in her resignation letter has not.

Whether guilty by the law or not, Mary Easley’s actions have disgraced the University and cast a shadow of doubt over its top officials.

Erskine Bowles, president of the UNC System, and Chancel-lor James Oblinger have already asked for Easley’s resignation.

To neglect these requests amongst the whirlwind of bad publicity this inquiry has brought shows a blatant lack of concern for N.C. State.

Putting her personal interests over that of the University shows a serious lack of concern for the students she is supposed to be serving.

For the sake of the students and the University she needs to respond to the calls for her res-ignation.

Oblinger has not yet been ac-cused of any wrong doing, but

these accusations of impropriety and political pay-offs are under his supervision.

The excuse of not knowing what is going on is unacceptable as chancellor of a university. When the chancellor does not know about serious misconduct that embarrasses the University, he needs to find out.

This should serve as a serious wake-up call to Oblinger and our top administrators to be proac-tive and not reactive.

Calling for Mary Easley’s resig-nation was the right step to take. The next step is for Easley to put the University above herself and resign.

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. THE ISSUE:The hiring and subsequent pay raise given to Mary Easley has cast an aura of impropriety over the University.

OUR OPINION:Mary Easley needs to resign immediately for the sake of the University.

THE SOLUTION:The resignation of Mary Easley would help to alleviate the negative attention the University has received over the last few weeks.

Mary Easley, it’s time to go!OUR VIEW"

Scandal. Favoritism. Cor-ruption. Am I talking about Washington or

our noble University. Sadly, I’m talking about N.C. State.

Oh, how the proud have fallen.

Right now, there have been two scape-goats: Pro-vost Larry Nielsen

and McQueen Campbell, chair of the Board of Trust-ees, both of whom resigned last week. And the way things are shaping up, these are only the first two heads to roll.

As students, we should be angry, upset, and pissed off—the entire controversy broke when Mary Easley received an 88 percent increase in sal-ary just as news about the economy was slowly starting to sour, and it hasn’t stopped since.

If there is any justice, we should see Mrs. Easley (and

possibly Chancellor Oblinger) resign before the end of the month. Too long have we been kept in the dark to accept Nielsen and Campbell’s resignations as a consolation prize for the mob’s fury.

When the furor over Mary Ea-sley’s rehiring with a tremendous pay increase broke last summer, I remember how difficult it was to get anything out of any adminis-trator. We had our own version of the government being in bed with the contractors, with our administration playing the role of Bush and Company and the Easleys acting as the Cheneys, making our fine University the Haliburton of this travesty.

And in our lovely political drama from hell, the outrage is just as deserved, with Mrs. Easley receiving almost twice as much money as she did before her new contract was finalized. Yet that was just another drop in the bucket, as news of Mrs. Eas-ley’s $109,000 overseas cultural exchange trips and the governor and first lady’s $170,000 trip to Italy also came out at about the

same time.Judging by my inability to

get through the defense net-work of secretaries and the dense, completely unhelpful answers I found, I’d say the administration wasn’t going about practicing what they preach.

Chancellor Oblinger even had the gall to say this in his May 13 letter to the News and Observer: “We have been and will continue to be forthcom-ing about our actions.”

Puh-LEEZE. This is bull. This is malarkey. Oblinger and company put up a stone-wall of administrative assis-tants and voicemail systems that would make Dick Cheney proud. And now they claim to have been forthcoming about everthing, even as they man-age to “forget” conversations regarding Mrs. Easley’s hir-ing.

Send Paul your thoughts on the Mary Easley situation to letters@technicianonline.com.

The summer is a time of lei-sure and sometimes boredom, and students generally wonder what doing all that nothing is supposed to do.

T h e M a y 11, 2009 issue of the New Yorker has a “reflections” a r t i c l e b y Adam Gopnik which out-lines a theory of invention based on lei-

sure time. He writes, “Frivolity is the mother of invention,” from reasoning that it is when a prob-lem is solved that actual new and interesting innovations occur. He uses basic examples t hat he had handy, such as his collection of shaving razors through time and peacocks’ feathered tails.

Surprisingly, Gopnik did not mention Jared Diamond’s theory from his book Guns, Germs, and Steel. Diamond says something remarkably similar: inventions’ uses many times came after the invention was made. In this way, Diamond says “Invention is the mother of necessity,” as opposed to the other way around.

Diamond also says that inven-tion can never take place with-out leisure time to invent with. It makes sense that if you are too busy farming, you cannot invent a tractor.

So there is your positive ar-gument for having nothing to do. You can get so many ideas from YouTube, Wikipedia, tele-vision, and the movies. Hope-fully there’s some other stuff you are doing like making money, being outside, talking to friends and living life.

If you like your studies and the major you are in, maybe you can pursue those topics

as well. There should be clear positive benefits to all of these things, and I am not entirely sure that moderation is always the best moral to the story. It can be beneficial to just do what you like as much as possible.

Perhaps it can be as beneficial as doing what you slowly reason out to do. One should be able to align long term pleasure and short term pleasure at least gen-erally. In fact, this world would be terrible if everyone lived in opposite land where our inven-tions and boredoms could not be answered.

There is a lot of good to come from slowing down and think-

ing a little bit, or even not thinking at all. This is the par-allel and oppo-site argument to the one that we hear, say, and hopefully do during the school yea r. You know, the o n e a b o u t

working hard and saving vaca-tion stuffs for vacationing.

I cannot help but feel like, with the encroachment of free time into work during college (since when did Friday become an ac-tual part of the weekend?) we are in the middle of something similar in the summer.

Now vacations for me seem more like work without long term benefit, like school minus the fun of learning. But there is a very important difference between good nothing and bad nothing, and its intuitive.

It should not be an unpaid ter-rible job any more than it should be a whole lot of drinking and partying. Generally speaking, we all know the difference between production and the lack thereof, we simply have to be aware of the difference.

Send Jake your thoughts on the summer to letters@techni-cianonline.com.

Paul McCauleySenior Sta! Columnist

Jake GoldbasSta! Columnist

Tallyho, Easley must go

The nothing deception

Usually, we need education and experience to land the job.

Conrad Plyer, sophomore in political science

“I think it’s best she gives out a statement defending her side before resigining.”

Liona Hilljunior, communication

“I don’t know the situation, but it sounds like she should.”

Chris Angejunior, construction engineering and management

“I don’t think she should resign until she’s proven guilty, but I also have issues with her high pay raise.”

Stephen Shingarasophomore, biochemistry

“If she’s doing a good job, I think she should stay on board, but take a decrease in pay.”

Eve Rowshanaeesophomore, nuclear engineering

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CAMPUSFORUM! "

The not so dead weekI wholeheartedly agree with the col-

umn on so-called dead week — that is anything but, and that students deserve a break. I remember when I was an undergrad, how the week was com-pletely spent on papers, projects, and presentations. However, I have a slight issue with all of the frustration directed towards professors. I’m a graduate stu-dent teaching my own course and am currently experiencing dead week both from the perspective of a student and of a professor at the same time, leaving me with a dead week that is very much alive and kicking my ass. So I’d ask you to bear in mind that professors have it rough

during dead week too.When I assigned my students a re-

search paper, I specifically did not want it due during dead week. Dead week is crazy enough, and I wanted to give my students some kind of reprieve. How-ever, now that I’ve done that, on top of all of my dead week duties as a student, I now have to grade all of those papers.

Sure, it’s true that each of my students probably took longer to write his or her paper than it will take me to grade that one paper, but I’m pretty sure it will take me longer to grade all 40 of them than it took each student to write one. And because this is how any student’s mind works (including my own!) mere days

after papers were turned in, students started asking me questions about the final exam, which I had not yet begun writing because I had been focused on the papers!

I’m not complaining about my job, obviously grading is part of it. But don’t blame the professors for dead week be-ing what it is. Professors would equally benefit from reading days between classes and exams. So please remember, dead week isn’t dead for us professors either.

Marie Panepintograduate student, psychology

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Bobby EarleArts and Entertainment Editor

Last weekend, ARTSPLOSURE exposed its spectators to a wide range of art forms, rang-ing from ceramics, fiber glass, glass, jewelry, metal, painting, photography, and wood.

On top of the visual arts, the festival fea-tured several live performances by some of the best of blues and jazz artists from around the area. Bands such as Lonnie Walker, Mel Melton & the Wicked Mojos and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy were featured at the festival.

Brian Sappie, a sophomore in natural re-sources, said ARTSPLOSURE allowed for “a diverse representation of what Raleigh has to offer in terms of art.”

On Sunday the festival started at was sup-posed to last until 6 p.m., but due to rain many of the artists had to pack up their work early to keep it from getting damaged from the rain.

Artists like Dan Nelson, a former guest professor at the College of Design and brick-yard artist who painted fantasy and castle paintings on vinyl back in the spring of 1998, was one of the many artists that had to pack up his exhibition to keep it from being dam-

aged by water. “I’m having a great time out here, the

bands are unforgettable and the best part is that it’s free,” Nelson said.

“However, it’s unfortunate that it had to rain.”

Fortunately, the rain did not completely disrupt Sunday’s festivities according to Jackie Smith, the Marketing and Promo-tions Manager for ARTSPLOSURE.

“The rain obviously lessened the crowds on Sunday, but many people still came out to see the great music and walk through the art market,” Smith said.

“We were very happy that our headliner, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, was able to perform, and for a good-sized audience.”

Since ARTSPLOSURE began in 1980, it

has grown immensely.The festival has attracted local, regional

and national artists and has been one of the most effective ways for emerging local artists to promote their work.

The most important task that ARTSPLO-SURE had to accomplish was to allow the art of local artists to be recognized by the

ARTSPLOSURE hits RaleighLUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIAN

Shaun Jay, a Wake Tech student, performs a magic show for kids and families just south of Moore Square during ARTSPLOSURE last Saturday. Jay has been working as a magician for six years. “It’s a great way to promote the art,” Jay said.

LUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIANPainter Dan Nelson of Raleigh uses a long pole brush to spread acryllic paint on a large can-vas in Moore Square during ARTSPLOSURE, last Saturday. Nelson had a sheet for people to bid on while he was painting. He started doing large vinyl painting in 1998 on the Brickyard at N.C. State. “You have to paint loose to paint big,” Nelson said, “I tend to paint better when I paint big because I don’t get all tight.”

ARTSPLOSURE:1978 : A subcommittee of the City of Raleigh Arts Commission began plans to set up a city wide festival that would allow exposure to all art forms that North Carolina has to offer

April 1980: Raleigh hosted its first ARTSPLOSURE festival

May 16th & 17th, 2009: ARTSPLOSURE celebrated its 30th anniversary

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BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIANCharley Atkinson, an alum, looks at pottery at ARTSPOLSURE in downtown Raleigh over the weekend. Atkinson said of the rain, “It kind of sucks for the artists because they do a lot of business, but I think the people that came out today actually wanted to buy stu!, so that’s good for them.”

Chris CioffiWKNC DJ Cioffi

Two years ago, Hammer No More The Fingers began their musical assault on the Triangle. At first, the band slowly began winning the hearts and acclaim of local music enthusiasts. The fans have been the witnesses to Hammer’s carefully crafted rhythms, soaring vocals, and lyrics that cover the gamut from munching on some tasty mushrooms to a room-mate situation that seemingly didn’t go as planned.

This Durham trio brings a not-so-unique combination of bass, drums, and guitar to unique heights with the debut of its first full-length album. Classifying its sound as “alien campfire rock,” this unique genre lends itself to this band’s potpourri of sounds that makes the listener con-tinually question exactly what are they listening to.

From claims of sounding like David Bowie in Ziggy Stardust to Mick Jagger, Hammer No More The Fin-gers is clearly one of the tri-angle’s standout bands. In a recent interview with WRAL, Hammer No More The Fin-gers spoke about what influ-enced their sound.

“Our Fi rst song [we learned] was Come as You Are (Nirvana),” said drum-mer Jeff Stickley. “This tells you what period we grew up in and what influenced us. We grew up going to the Duke Coffeehouse and the Cat’s Cradle seeing national acts, but more than that, local acts in the mid nineties.”

After releasing their self titled EP in 2007, there has been growing anticipation for Hammer’s next release. After the band divulged that

the full length album was going to be produced by post hardcore indie rock band Jawbox’s front-man J. Robbins, the excitement surrounding the album’s release reached a fevered pitch.

However, even with Robbin’s help, this album stands as a sol-id indication that Hammer No More The Fingers could have re-corded the album by yelling into a tin can and it would have still sounded about the same.

While not doing much to change the sound Hammer en-thusiasts have come to know and love, the band has done much to make their sound more cohesive than ever.

The best part of Looking For Bruce is the fact that there are no weak tracks on the record. Starting out with the track “Au-tomobiles,” which gives a very grim account of how outsourc-ing jobs has led to the decline of cities and towns nationwide, the band sends a message to the listener proclaiming that this record means business.

“Shutterbug,” the second track and lead single, even though it deals with a roommate-girl-friend-ex-girlfriend evolution/devolution, oddly leaves the feeling of satisfaction and fulfill-ment. That’s how good Hammer

No More The Fingers is. It’s quite odd, but nonetheless en-joyable. While the CD also in-cludes some songs older from the band’s EP (“Mushrooms;” “Fall Down, Play Dead;” “Concrete,”) they are not out of place and seem right at home on the new album.

The bottom line is that Looking For Bruce is music for everyone and it should be purchased as soon as possible. The best part is that the band is local and interested music lovers can go see them for a very low price.

Coming up in the next few months, they are playing at TRKfest on June 13 as well as WKNC’s own Local Beer Local Band at Tir Na Nog Irish pub on July 17th. If you give Hammer No More The Fingers’ new album Looking For Bruce a try, you will not be disappointed.

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public. Not only did the festival ac-

complish this task, but it also al-lowed many from the N.C. State community to display some of their art for the public as well.

Steven Hein-er, Teaching Asst. Professor in Philosophy and Rel ig ion at State, had a booth at the festival where he sold and ex-hibited his art.

“He turnout had been nice,” Heiner said.

“This is one of my favorite fes-tivals. It is organized well and the people are very hospitable.”

The bands played either on the Main Stage or on the North Carolina, which was sponsored

by our very own NC State radio station, WKNC 88.1FM.

WKNC was present at the con-cert in an effort to support local music while DJs Caid and Kligz from KNC emceed between the band performances.

The festival also featured sever-al other shows and displays such as the ARTSPLOSURE Student Art Exhibition, the KIDS ROCK

ARTSPLOSURE @ M a r b l e s Kids Museum, Aerial Angels, and Cardboard Constructionist Living Sculpture Conglomeration. The festival also had many delec-table goodies to offer its patrons.

Teng Cai, a freshman in bio-logical sciences, offered one po-tential drawback

to the festival. “I love the art, but everything

food-wise is too expensive,” Cai said.

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are unforgettable and the best part is that it’s free.”

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According to Detweiler, the team fully supports Hill’s attempt at finals.

“All of us can’t really say we expect him to win, but we kind of do.” Detwei-ler admitted. “I believe that he might be the best college golfer in the country, or ever. Seven wins is pretty impressive.”

Hill has consistently performed well throughout the season and will enter national competition with a 70.0 stroke average on the year. He has finished in the top 10 in ten of 12 tournaments dur-ing the season. He has also finished un-der par 24 times.

It has been 11 years since an individu-

al State golfer has made the trip to nation-als. Tim Clark, who is currently on the pro circuit, was the last to do so in 1998. The team as a group has qualified for nationals four times since then.

Following a practice round on May 25, play begins for Hill on May 26 when he will tee off at 2:05 p.m., followed by an 8:55 a.m. start time on May 27. Tee times for the closing round will be announced later.

Hill said he has done little to train for this specific event and has, for the most part, stuck to the formula that has allowed him to be successful all year.

“I know it’s a pretty long course, so I’ve been working with the driver a lot,” Hill said. “Other than that, I’ve been trying to do the same things I’ve been doing all season.”

games from top-ranked UNC, the sweep by 14th ranked Clemson took away any chance of N.C. State making the ACC Tournament.

“[Clemson has] a good defensive team,” Avent said. “They are the best team we’ve played this year, I believe.”

The final out of the season came in the form of a strikeout by senior Devon Cartwright.

“We just came up a run short,” Drew Poulk said. “It’s kind of sad to end it that way.”

The Wolfpack showed flashes of bril-liance in their final series and has many up-and-coming young stars returning next year, including as freshman Cory Mazzoni pitched a scoreless 2.2 in-

nings with no walks and one strikeout in the team’s final game of the season. In his last 5 appearances, Mazzoni has pitched 10.2 innings, with an ERA of 0.00.

“I definitely struggled more in the first half of the season,” Mazzoni said. “But towards the end there I got a little confi-dence, got a little maturity.”

The Pack will also be returning junior Dallas Poulk, the team leader in hits with 54, freshman Pratt Maynard, the team leader in RBIs with 40, junior Drew Poulk, who leads the team with nine home runs, and freshman Cameron Conner, whose .342 batting average was tops for the Pack in 2009.

“A lot of young guys were able to get at bats this season. That has to help us next year,” Avent said.

The Wolfpack finishes the season second to last in the ACC, ahead of only Wake Forest.

and experienced group of young play-ers into the 2010 campaign, as the only two players from this season’s team that will not return next season will be pitcher Mendy Mckenzie and first

baseman Mackenzie Mangum. Ishibashi will combine with sopho-

more third baseman Bridget Desbois, the team’s RBI leader, and sophomore catcher Alyssa Albritten, who led the team in total bases.

Ishibashi will join those two and several more key contributors from this season to give the Pack a positive

outlook and tremendous opportunity to improve on a 2009 campaign that did not fulfill the high expectations and hopes the team had after a sea-son-opening victory over then No. 7 Oklahoma.

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CHRIS SANCHEZ/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTOSecond baseman Alyssa Ishibashi recovers a grounder during a Apr. 7 double header against UNC Charlotte. N.C. State won the !rst game 5-4. Ishibashi was named to the ACC All-tournament team after her performance in the !rst round against UNC-Chapel Hill.

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INSIDECOUNTDOWN

Coming off a spring sea-son that was mediocre at best, Pack fans are left

with a summer that contains too few sports choices. Typically this time of year is slow for col-lege sports, but this year’s early summer schedule. This weekend

ma rk s t he last women’s golf tourna-ment, with men’s gol f finishing up next week. Women’s tennis f in-ished early after falling

in the first round of the ACC tournament and the men’s tennis team is also done as they lost in the second round of their confer-ence tourney.

That leaves baseball, and, after a very disappointing season, the Pack needed to sweep Clemson this weekend in order to contin-ue its season. The Pack dropped all three games by a combined score of 29-17 as all hopes of any postseason berth crumbled with every run scored. State finished second to last in the ACC.

It might not be quite as disap-pointing if the Pack hadn’t fallen so far, so fast. Sure, State’s athlet-ics have been nothing to write home about for a long stretch, but expectations were high for Pack baseball after the team was one win away from a trip to Omaha last season. This year, it missed ACCs by a wide margin. N.C. State softball made it to the ACC finals last year before falling to Virginia Tech, but the team could not replicate its suc-cess in 2009.

Last year, Pack fans were able to attend athletic events into June. This summer, May 16 will be the last home event for N.C. State. Ouch.

What are Wolfpack fans to do this summer? They are left to cheer on track and field, which competes only on the road from here on out.

This is pretty pathetic. We need to take a good hard look at what we are dealing with here. Most of our spring sports ended just shy of the playoffs. Most of our spring sports had losing ACC re-cords, including baseball, men’s and women’s tennis and softball. Not a single team stood up and gave the school something to believe in this spring. Most of our spring sports were hard to cheer on, though as Wolfpack fans, we knew what was coming before the athletes even donned the red and white.

The spring season did bring out some exceptional individual athletes, who shined even when their team did not.

Sophomore golfer Matt Hill has had the best year in ACC history. Hill has now claimed victories in seven tournaments this year, winning a whopping six of his last seven this spring.

Senior Jay Weinacker was the saving grace for the men’s tennis team this season, breaking State’s career singles record at 104 wins and receiving All-ACC honors.

In addition, senior Lauren Doughtie became the first fe-male golfer in Wolfpack history to gain honors on the All-ACC team two years in a row. .

These star athletes are in a class all on their own. It seems sev-eral of State’s sports teams lack depth, and that is what is kills the teams’ records. State has stand-outs, but young, inexperienced supporting casts that have not yet stepped up.

It is rather embarrassing to go home to the summer and talk to friends from Carolina and Duke, both of which have teams – mul-tiple teams – in the postseason still. All we have to look back on is a very forgettable season for N.C. State Athletics.

Team’s hopes for ACC bid crushed in loss

Brent KitchenStaff Writer

The baseball team’s season came to a close this weekend after it lost all three of its games against Clemson. The losses bring N.C. State’s final record to 25-31 (10-20 ACC).

Clemson put up six runs in the first inning on Friday’s first game of the series and five in the first inning of the second game. Saturday’s fina-

le followed the same trend. The Tigers scored four runs against the Pack’s sophomore pitcher Jake Buchanan, including a home run by Clemson’s Chris Epps on the first pitch of the game.

“I thought Jake Buchanan was outstanding,” Elliott Avent said. “After the first inning he pounded the ball in, mixed it up real well, and Jake just gave us a chance to win.”

Junior rightfielder Drew Poulk gave life to the Pack, hitting a solo homerun in the bottom of the first inning. Poulk also led off a two run fourth inning for

the Pack with a walk. Following a single by freshman Andrew Ciencin and a walk by freshman Harold Riggins, Poulk scored on a sacrifice f ly by freshman Cameron Conner. State scored another run off a throwing er-ror by Clemson pitcher Clinton McKinney later in the inning to bring State within one run.

Drew Poulk came up lame with a pulled hip flexor in the sixth while running out a ground ball, and after runs by both teams off wild pitches in the seventh, Poulk’s spot in the lineup ar-rived with two runners on and

two outs. Poulk’s replace-ment, junior Wade Moore, grounded out to end the last threat from the Wolfpack, which lost 5-4.

“Credit to Wade Moore, he hit the ball hard. He looked for a pitch, and then hit the ball hard down the first base line,” Avent said. “But that was unfortunate. The last three weeks [Poulk] has been seeing the ball very well and playing very well.”

After last weekend, when the Pack took two of three

Sophomore golfer continues record-breaking season

Jen Hankin & Lindsey HallDeputy Sports Editor & Senior Staff Writer

Matt Hill, a sophomore on the men’s golf team, has once again broken his own record for tournament wins while earning his seventh title and a berth to the 2009 NCAA Championships last weekend at the NCAA Cen-tral Regional, held in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

“I’m just trying to get better, obviously, and the wins have been special to me,” Hill said of his accomplishments. “I’ve

worked pretty hard to get there.”Hill took first place at 4-under

par and shot for scores of 70, 71 and 71 to round out the week-end. As a team, the Pack finished tied for sixth place.

Brandon Detweiler, sopho-more teammate, said Hill just kept to his pattern.

“It was a really difficult golf course with lots of rain delays,” Detweiler said. “But Matt just kept doing what he’s been doing all year—making birdies, not making mistakes and winning.”

Beginning May 26 Hill will compete in the finals in hopes of becoming the first N.C. State golfer to win medalist honors in the national championship. The tournament will take place at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio.

Sophomore second baseman’s efforts in loss to UNC good enough for All-Tournament Honors

Staff Report

Despite falling in the con-ference opener to eventual tournament champion UNC, the loss to the No. 14 ranked Heels was not without a sil-ver lining, as the ACC named sophomore second baseman Alyssa Ishibashi to its ACC 2009 All-Tournament Team.

Ishibashi received All-Tour-nament recognition despite only playing in one game in the series.

The honor came on the heels of a 2-4 day at the plate in the opening round loss to the Tar Heels. Ishibashi ac-counted for half the team’s total base hits on a day when the Pack offense was largely stif led by two time ACC player of the year Danielle Spaulding.

Her pair of singles against the nation’s leader in strike-outs capped an impressive of-fensive season for Ishibashi, who led the Pack in several significant offensive catego-ries, including batting aver-age, runs scored, and hits.

Ishibashi’s efforts against Carolina, in which she pro-vided a tremendous share of the team’s offensive pro-duction, should come as no

surprise, as Ishibashi proved herself to be one of the Pack’s premier contact hit ters throughout the season.

Her batting average of .282 was 12 points higher than the teammate with the next high-est batting average and her on base percentage of .395 was 42 points higher than junior catcher Claudia Cooper, who finished second on the team with .353. And while she led the team in multiple catego-ries, her place in the top five in virtually every other offen-sive statistic displayed her of-fensive versatility.

Ishibashi will lead a deep

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GOLF SOFTBALL

A season to forget

Ishibashi named to ACC All-Tournament

Tigers sweep baseball in !nal weekend series

LUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIANFreshman in!elder Andrew Ciencin tags Clemson’s John Nester out at third base during the top of the 7th inning. The Tigers won all three games this weekend, ending the Pack’s shots at postseason.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/COURTESY OF GOPACK.COMSophomore Matt Hill completes his follow through and tracks his shot in a tournament last year.

State’s Hill wins NCAA regional

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Jen HankinDeputy Sports Editor

Wall ends speculation, signs with Kentucky

SOURCE:ESPN.COM

Weinacker wins in !rst round of NCAA

SOURCE:N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Women’s golf !nishes 15th in NCAA tourna-ment

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

QUOTE OF THE DAY

“A lot of young guys were able

to get at bats this season. That has

to help us next year.”

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