Raleigh, North Carolina

The University’s student-run radio station is in the top 10 for the MTVU College Radio Woodie Awards.

Chelsey FrancisNews Editor

WKNC 88.1 is well on its way to receiving the 2011 MTVu College Radio Woodie, thanks to commu-nity support.

The Woodies is an award show for college students pertaining to university radio stations.

WKNC is a 25,000 watt radio station that broadcasts through-out the Triangle and produces webcasts for listeners outside the area. According to the station’s website, WKNC aims to provide University students with knowl-edge they would need for a career in the broadcast industry. The sta-tion is a non-commercial radio sta-tion with an alternative program of indie rock, electronic, metal and underground hip-hop.

Lynn Gil-bert, assistant coordinator for Student Media, said getting this fa r i n t he competition is surprising since it is WKNC’s first appear-ance in the competition.

“This is the first time we’ve been nominated, so it’s great to be in the top 10 already,” Gilbert said. “We’ve already proven ourselves to be the best college radio station in the Triangle, so this would just make us the best in the country, at least according to MTVu.”

According to Gilbert, the recog-nition outside of the area is benefi-cial for WKNC.

“Although it feels great whenever we are recognized by local organizations, it’s good to get recognized outside of the Triangle,” Gilbert said. “It vali-dates the very hard work the students are doing.”

Molly Wright, senior in mathemat-ics education and DJ Hot Tamale on WKNC, said she is excited WKNC has done so well.

“It’s really exciting that we’ve made it to the top ten and that we have enough support to make it this far,” Wright said. “I know we’re proud of what we do, but it’s really rewarding to know others support us. People who work here work really hard, so this support makes all of this work worth their time.”

Andrea Quach, freshman in psy-chology and DJ Andy Q, said she is glad to be a part of WKNC, an integral part of the University.

“It feels pretty great knowing that I’m a part of a radio station that people feel so strongly about,” Quach said. “It makes me very proud because WKNC is such a huge part of N.C. State’s cam-

pus identity.”According to

Wright, voting WKNC for the Woodie Awards is yet another way to show sup-port for the Uni-versity.

“WKNC is a student-run ra-

dio station, so voting for it is like sup-porting your fellow students,” Wright said. “We’re coming together as a col-lege to promote the University on a national level, and it’s really awesome. It’s exciting to know that we have a chance in this competition.”

Thomas Anderson, senior in politi-cal science and general manager of WKNC, said although he has not done a lot to advertise student participation in voting WKNC for the Woodies, he appreciates the student support.

“I really haven’t done much to pro-mote it, so I feel really grateful that other people like us enough to create a big voting campaign,” Anderson said. “I honestly wouldn’t lose sleep if we didn’t win because this com-petition is really about the volume of votes. You can really just sit at a computer and ‘click, click, click’ all day, and we don’t have people doing that. So if we do win, that’d be awe-some. We’d win because we’d have the most supporters instead of having a few supporters each voting a million times.”

Voting for the Woodies ends March 1, and the winner will be announced March 16.

Anderson said regardless of the re-sults, he thinks WKNC is the best.

“It’s definitely an honor to make it this far,” Anderson said, “But no mat-ter what, I’m going to think that we’re the best college radio station in the country.”

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During the annual John W. Pope lecture Michael Boskin discussed the current economic problems.

Shivalik DagaStaff Writer

Addressing a generous mix of fac-ulty and students, Stanford University professor Michael Boskin spoke Tues-day about the dangers of the current budget deficit.

Boskin, Friedman professor of economics and senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, spoke at the sixth annual John W. Pope lecture, stress-ing the importance of sensible policy responses to improve the current eco-nomic condition.

According to the College of Manage-ment website, the John W. Pope lec-ture series is an annual lecture series organized jointly by the Department of Political Science, School of Public and International Affairs in the Col-lege of Humanities and Social Sciences and the Department of Economics in the Poole College of Management for discussions on topics of “political and economic interest”. The series is sup-ported by a grant from the John W. Pope Foundation, which funds re-search activities on campus.

While Boskin began his lecture with a description of both the state of the economy and its origins, his message quickly shifted to address how to im-prove the economy by undertaking various financial measures.

Discussing the current economic condition, Boskin said the potential

range for growth even at full employ-ment is at most two to three percent.

“Comparing the present recovery with that from the previous two re-cessions, the current improvement is a half-speed recovery from previous recessions,” Boskin said. “The previ-ous recessions, were of a much milder nature than the current.”

Boskin said he could show that the previous quarter century coincided with a similar period of growth for the rest of the world.

“From 1982 to 2007, the U.S. was in a recession for about five percent of the time—a period which coincided with a period of high world GDP growth,” Boskin s a i d . “ T h i s was the period when the U.S. economy wit-nessed a period of tremendous growth and oc-cupied a huge share of t he global econo-my.”

In recent times, however, Boskin said this influence has declined con-siderably. Throwing light on the emer-gence of markets and countries across the world, Boskin said that it is impor-tant now for the U.S. economy for the emerging markets to remain strong.

“The developing world has become 40% of the world’s consumption. Countries like Brazil, China and India have much larger reinforced internal

markets than before,” said Boskin. “Emerging countries going down isn’t good for us anymore.”

Discussing ways to improve the cur-rent economic situation, Boskin said that sensible policy responses are es-sential in such conditions and listed a number of monetary, fiscal and fi-nancial which he felt would have the needed impact on the economy.

Regarding monetary measures, Boskin said the Federal Reserve needs to reduce rates to combat the reces-sion, but it should also raise them more quickly during the expansion.

He also stressed on the need to re-plenish military equipment—s p e nd i n g h e said that would be done any-way. Extending unemployment benefits, cutting pay rol l t a xes and predictable withdrawing of liquidity to timely rein in

inflation were also some of the steps he proposed to improve the economy.

Another measure Boskin argued for was for regulators to have a greater role.

“We need regulators that regulate,” Boskin said. “We should also consider reforming our Too Big To Fail policy.”

For many students, including Aaron Olive, an undeclared freshman in the

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alex sanchez/TechnicianStanford professor of economics Michael Boskin, Ph. D. lectures in the Nelson hall auditorium Tuesday. The lecture, titled “Economic Policy and the Economic Crisis: Successes, Failures, Unfinished Business,” is a part of the John W. Pope lecture series.

WKNC Radio makes Top 10 for Woodie Awards

Danielle neujahr/TechnicianSuzanna Cash, a junior in architecture, looks at a handful of recycled debris during the “Sort it out” program that was held at “The Pit” Feb. 15. “We’re apart of the USGBC also known as the United States Green Building Council and we’ve collected over two months of materials from the design school in support of the program,” Cash said.

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Urinetown is coming to town

Rehearsing for their first performance in Urinetown in Stuart Theathre, home to many campus organizations , including plays, shows and concerts, students from all over campus that are apart of the show, do vocal warm-ups before starting their first scene. Urinetown starts wednesday in its first premiere and is a widley known play to many students on campus. Leanna Hall, an actress in Urinetown and a freshmen in microbiology, said “I’ve been doing this kind of thing all throughout high school, so I’m not nervous at all about performing

in front of big crowds and I’m very excited for the first show.”

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Campus Calendar

todayChaSS Career Fair9 a.m. – 1 p.m.McKimmon Center

FarmerS market10:00am – 3 p.m.the Brickyard

StuDent Forum with the ChanCellor6 p.m. – 7 p.m.talley Ballroom

Senate meeting7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.Senate Chambers

thursday

SeSSion on e-mail ServiCeS3 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.D.h. hill Auditorium

lDS - Do i really want to Serve?6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.Walnut Room, talley Student Center

CampuS FarmerS market Committee Chair meeting7 p.m. – 8 p.m.D.h. hill Library

From root to tip: a Celebration 7: 30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.talley Ballroom

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poliCe blotterFebruary 131:13 a.m. – vehiCle StopDan Allen Dr/Hillsborough St Student was stopped for illegal right turn. Student was issued citation for illegal right turn and possession of drug paraphernalia and issued referral for paraphernalia violation.

3:45 a.m. – Fire alarmAlexander Hall Units responded to alarm caused by water splashing in smoke detector. Fire Marshall

and housing responded.

5:42 a.m. – CheCk perSonAlexander Hall officers encountered non-student intoxicated in the lounge. Subject complied to leave the area.

1:09 p.m. – vehiCle StopSullivan Drive Non-student was issued citation for expired resignation.

10:22 p.m. – Drug violationSyme Hall Report of possible drug violation. Student was issued citation and referred to the university for possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of marijuana.

12:58 pm – Fire alarmVaughn Towers officers responded to malfunctioning alarm. Fire Marshall was notified.

2:09 p.m. – SuSpiCiouS perSonBrooks Lot Report of suspicious subject. officer met with non-student and determined everything was okay.

February 1410:14 a.m. – Fire alarmJordan Hall Fp responded to alarm caused by contractors working in the area.

11:26 a.m. –SaFety programAdmin Services II officer conducted program for new employees.

12:58 a.m. – larCenyOwen Hall Student reported unknown person had entered unlocked room and took laptop computers.

2:01 a.m. – meDiCal aSSiStMetcalf Hall Units responded and transported student in need of medical assistance. Student was also issued welfare referral and trespassed pending contact with Student Conduct.

6:50 a.m. – Damage to property Admin Services III Staff member reported graffiti painted on loading dock door.

1:44 p.m. – SaFety program DH Hill Library

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10:51 p.m. – Fire alarmNorth Hall Units responded to alarm caused by cooking.

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3:24 p.m. – traFFiC aCCiDentAvent Ferry Rd/Varsity Dr two students were involved in traffic accident. No injuries reported.

7:43 p.m. – Fire alarmWolf Village Apartments officer responded to alarm caused by cooking.

8:22 p.m. – Fire alarmPolk Hall Units responded to alarm caused by smoke from freeze dryer compressor. System reset.

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Monday, February 21st

Perdue talked about budget, education, and job growth.

Chelsey FrancisNews Editor

For the second time Gov-ernor Beverly Perdue had the opportunity to talk about the State of North Carolina.

According to Perdue, Monday night was much different than two years earlier when the State of North Carolina stood at the edge of an economic disaster.

“The stock market was in tatters. Construction in North Carolina had come to a screeching halt. Busi-ness profits were down. And companies were closing their doors,” Perdue said. “Workers were losing their jobs. Families were losing their homes.”

Perdue said that two years later North Carolina is in a completely different place.

“Two years later, we are winning the game,” Perdue said.

Throughout the State of the State address, Perdue re-ferred to the release of the budget for 2012, which will be released later this week.

In it, Perdue said she is planning to consolidate 14 state agencies into 8. Also, some state services are ex-pected to be privatized and Perdue plans to offer an early retirement package to some employees to further try to reduce the size of the state government.

“The budget that I deliver to you later this week is $2.2

billion less than the budget that I inherited in 2009. It spends 11 percent less per capita and sheds thousands of state po-sitions,” Perdue said. “North Carolina must be more agile, more responsive to citizens – less bureaucratic – as we focus our limited resources on our core missions of jobs and edu-cation.”

While Perdue has the budget to focus on, she also has to con-sider how the budget will affect the North Carolina education system.

“Every sin-gle child has a right under North Caro-lina’s consti-tution to a basic, quality public educa-tion, no mat-ter where he or she lives,” Perdue said.

Perdue said she encour-aged the state of North Car-olina to be decisive about the decisions they make regarding education.

“We must act decisively, and we must act now to ensure all children in every single school system got the sound education they must have to compete in the workforce of tomorrow and keep our state competitive,” Perdue said.

Because of the looming cuts in the state, N.C. State students, such as Richard Combs, a ju-nior in human biology, are con-cerned about what will happen at the University in the coming years.

“I don’t think the University should cut any financial aid because it helps people attend

who may not have been able to do so,” Combs said.

Combs said he had several suggestions for ways the Uni-versity could deal with the budget cuts.

“Find cuts in college specific benefits, like in CALS I have free access to ePack, instead of just CALS, find ways to share this and other things between colleges,” Combs said.

As for the way Perdue is han-dling the state budget, Combs said he was adamant that she shouldn’t cut anything in the

field of educa-tion.

“ I d o n ’t t h i n k s h e shou ld cut anything with educa-tion because w e d o n ’ t need to be a n y m o r e b e h i nd i n that respect,” Combs said. “Also, state employees

and education have had the biggest cuts so far, so I’d like to see her look at other places to cut first.”

Nakeya Williams, a graduate student in applied mathemat-ics and a teaching assistant said she understands the dilemma stemming from the state bud-get.

“I understand where she is coming from because they won’t have to pay salaries, but that’s taking jobs out of the economy which isn’t good,” Perdue said. “Perdue should cut salaries of upper level po-sitions instead of cutting jobs completely.”

Perdue delivers State of the State Monday night

Staff Report

The CHASS Career Fair will be held today in the McKim-mon Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The employment fair, sponsored by from students and alumni from various uni-versities, will bring together CHASS students and 55 dif-ferent potential employers. Al-though students and alumni do not need to register, only stu-dents from the sponsoring uni-versities, N.C. State included, will be admitted to the fair.

Upon arrival to the event, at-tendees will be given a list of attending businesses as well as

a map of where to find them within the McKimmon Cen-ter. The attending employers are expected to provide infor-mation regarding hiring pro-cesses, career opportunities, and other relevant program information. Students are ad-vised that professional dress is required.

McKimmon Center to host CHASS Career Fair Wednesday

“Every single child

has a right under

North Carolina’s

constitution to

a basic, quality

public education.”Governor Bev Perdue

College of Management, this was their first lecture series at the University, and an experi-ence they feel they benefitted from greatly.

“This was the first time I at-tended a lecture series such as this, and it was really very in-

teresting to hear Boskin speak on issues of importance to us and see how they apply to our future,” said Olive. “It’s im-portant to stay informed and read the news to be regularly updated of such issues as they have an impact on us.”

Some students, such as Kyle Gonzalez, an undeclared fresh-man in the College of Manage-ment, found the lecture infor-

mative, but felt it lacked par-ticipation from the attendees.

“All the visuals, graphs and data that he presented really emphasized his discussion,” Gonzalez said. “One thing I didn’t like though was that he wasn’t engaging us a lot.”

alex sanchez/TechnicianFollowing a lecture by Stanford economics professor Michael Boskin, Ph. D., in the Nelson hall auditorium, business graduate student Omar Marouf asks a question about the way financial firms are operating after the recession Tuesday. Boskin’s lecture, titled “Economic policy and the Economic crisis: Successes, Failures, Unfinished Business” discussed the current economic crisis and was a part of the John W. Pope Lecture series.

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union • Target• unC-TV • Verizon• a full list is available at

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{ }Our view

Monday saw Gov. Bev Perdue holding the State of the State ad-

dress. She only mentioned the UNC system in passing. Now is the time for the governor and the General Assembly to think critically about what the UNC system is providing and what it should be providing.

The Governor and the Gen-eral Assembly need to first recognize what the University is holistically providing the state with in terms of educa-tion, research and extension. Without acknowledging the possibility that the University is not effectively and efficient-ly meeting the state’s goals, the General Assembly and the governor cannot effectively move forward with their plans to compartmentalize high school students’ choices to at-

tend community college or the University.

The role and importance of a bachelor’s or master’s degree to the state and its residents also needs to be considered. While there has been a social push for high school students to move on to universities after graduation, perhaps not every-one needs to pursue this path. There is a difference between a University experience, com-munity college and vocational school, and the state should clarify them so students can pursue the appropriate path for their higher education.

This will help the state pro-vide a stronger education for everyone, no matter if they

are going to the University of North Carolina or the com-munity college. By refocusing this demand with the realities of what a University versus a community college education means, the governor and the General Assembly will help prepare students for their fu-ture and help them handle the demands of pursuing their re-spective degrees.

The University of North Carolina, across the system, is helping students become the next generation of workers and researchers. It provides skills to students and will help cre-ate more specialized jobs like a trade would, but on a more ac-ademic level. Each system has

an advantage and something it can better provide, but the ef-fectiveness of its program de-pends on the student.

It is difficult to mention a frustrating and sensitive topic during the most uplift-ing speech of the year, but the governor needs to acknowl-edge that public higher edu-cation is going to continue to be a challenge she will have to deal with. She is shifting her efforts towards community colleges, but the University of North Carolina can provide similar services in a different capacity. It is now at the point where the General Assem-bly and the governor need to work with the UNC system to refocus their recruitment ef-forts to make sure students are provided with the best oppor-tunity for a higher education.

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.

Gov. Perdue, refocus the UNC systemThe FacTs:Decreasing the corporate tax, generating more jobs, improving public schools and opening more opportunities up for high school students to go to community colleges are all goals the governor is aiming to achieve in the next two years.

Our OpiniOn:Education is tremendously important to the State of North Carolina. The topic of education is a sensitive topic, but it is a topic that must be discussed.

Budget c uts have hit the cartoonists

Christian O’Neal, sophomore in mechanical engineering

By BREtt MoRRiS

Do you feel North Carolina is upholding

its core mission of providing jobs and

education?

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“I think it’s gotten better since 2008, but we still have work to do. We definitely need more college professors dedicated 100 percent to teaching. A lot of professors are busy doing research and don’t have much time to give to their students.”

Devonte Godfrey freshman, mechanical engineering.

“I think the economy as a whole is good, but more needs to be done about the agriculture industry. Agriculture is moving out of North Carolina and it’s becoming hard to find jobs in the industry here.”

Caleigh Griffithsenior, agricultural business management.

“Yes, but we must take budget cuts in education into consideration. It’s important that the tenures of professors are respected and that they are not cut from the payroll.”

Kenya Pierrefreshman, biology

Success easy as 1, 2, 3...4, 5?

Trey FergusonStaff columnist

Wolfpack men’s bas-ketball is done. Despite months of

hype surrounding a top notch recruiting class, N.C. State has managed to have another painstakingly average season. So, with N.C. State’s men’s bas-ketball team in the proverbial

tank, the NBA All-Star Game should come as a welcome sight to those

who are truly fans of the game and not just the red and white. T he N BA’s brightest stars will converge on Los An-geles on Feb. 20 for t he annual All-Star Game to participate in what should be considered the most cap-tivating all-star event of the three ma-jor American professional sports.

If you shift your attention to pro basketball momen-tarily—you know, that place the really good college players end up—you will see the NBA All-Star Game on the horizon.

The NBA’s All-Star Game is un-doubtedly the most thrilling all-star type spectacle a sports fan can behold—filled with numerous alley-oop dunks, blocks, three point shots and occasionally Shaquille O’Neal playing point guard for a minute or two. Other leagues simply cannot compete with the light-hearted, high-flying action the NBA All-Star Game offers.

In Major League Baseball, superior pitching causes of-fense to stall, leaving the game

with a yawn-worthy score somewhere in the neighbor-hood of 4-3. In the Na-tional Foot-ball League, the best play-ers often bow out of the Pro Bowl in favor of preserving t he i r ac h-ing bodies, broken down from months

of tackles and tumbles. If a fan claims to value all sports equally, the NBA All-Star game should stand head and shoul-ders above the competition.

With football season in the books, baseball months away,

the Wolfpack’s primary concern seems to be next season’s head coach, rather than who they will be play-ing in the NCAA Tourna-ment. The only major tele-vised sporting event taking place this week is the NBA All-Star Game. Rather than dismissing NBA players as overpaid and apathetic as many college basketball fans often do, sit back and enjoy watching the ball re-peatedly swish through the net, rather than clanking off the side of the rim. Such a sight will serve as good therapy to Wolfpack fans who have been longing to be impressed by a basket-ball team.

Send Nick your thoughts on the NBA All-Stars Game to letters@technicianonline.com.

“The NBA’s All-

Star Game is

undoubtedly the

most thrilling all-

star type spectacle

a sports fan can

behold.”

The greatest show on wood

Nick RomanosStaff columnist

Less than a month has passed since Chancellors Woodson’s last forum on the strategic planning process, which many

students were unable to at-tend. Since the last attempt to reach out to t he student body resulted in a grand to-tal of two at-tendees, the chancellor is offering us an-other chance.

Wednesday’s forum at 6 p.m. is totally devoted to students discussing the work of the Undergraduate Student Suc-cess Task Force. This forum provides an opportunity for students to comment on the suggestions the task for made for the future of various pro-grams around campus for un-dergraduate students. It is im-perative students attend with a knowledge of the task force’s plan of action.

The two over-arching goals of the task force’s plans are for “students to graduate in a timely manner” and to pro-vide the kind of experiences that “prepare [students] to become leaders in their fields to prepare them for life.” These goals convert to five initiatives for undergraduate student pro-grams which, while attempt-ing to aid in the transition for undergraduates, puts more on the graduation requirements.

This 41-page monstrosity of a plan explains in detail ways the University can enhance its undergraduate programs to better provide “quality aca-demic and nonacademic expe-riences.” This, as we all know, translates to more work for us. The suggested requirements seem to hinder rather than help students to graduate in four years’ time, because they are attempting to make cer-tain classes mandatory while not instating them into the GEP or individual program’s requirements.

The second initiative ex-plains the “First-Year Inquiry Program” and how it attempts to mimic a typical high school classroom. This involves small-er classes to aid in the transi-tion from a dualistic mindset to the required individualistic mindset needed in the college

environment. Due to this, the plan desires to raise the numbers of first year students taking these classes from 10 percent to 100 percent. How-ever, unless these courses are added to every majors cur-ricula or the GEP require-ments, they will be taken as a free elective for students. Time is better spent taking courses in one’s major.

The fourth suggests a re-quirement by all undergradu-ates to complete a commu-nity or learning-based experi-ence, an internship or co-op, capstone courses and projects or undergraduate research. While some are already re-quired to complete one of these, others do not have to meet such requirements. This would, again, add on to the already cumbersome load of the average undergraduate student.

These white papers do suggest some ideas for help-ing undergraduate students. For instance the 120:1 ratios for advising and the creation of more learning and living will aid in student success. However, the other initia-tives suggest adding to the already abundant load of requirements for students to graduate. Unless this task force suggests revisions or cuts to the GEP requirements to make room for their sug-gestions, these requirements, along with the typical course load, will be over-kill for un-dergraduate students.

So unless you are 100 per-cent satisfied with your edu-cational experience, or the one suggested by this task force, speak up. Chancel-lor Woodson is giving us that opportunity, so use it. Otherwise, we will be at the mercy of more obstacles in the course of our attempts to graduate in a “timely man-ner.” While some of these suggestions in the “multi-pronged” approach to student success are strong, others lack the necessary support to achieve their effectiveness. So attend the forum to give and get valuable information on the future of your education.

White Papers Information: http://info.ncsu.edu/strategic-planning/task-forces/under-graduate-student-success/

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Students are helping other students develop good study habits, understand concepts at the Undergraduate Tutorial Center.

Zachary Diezel Science & Tech Editor

While the University is home to many renowned professors, sometimes students need a helping hand to excel in their courses — the Undergraduate Tutorial Center fills that gap.

Barbara Windom, the direc-tor of the UTC, said roughly 140 student tutors are cur-rently employed by the center to help others with a variety of subjects.

“UTC provides free academic assistance for many 100 and 200-level math, chemistry and physics classes,” Windom said. “Writing and speaking tutorial assistance for all undergradu-ates [is also offered] for any writing or speaking need that they have.”

Laura Carroll, a sophomore in middle grades education, is tutoring for her second se-mester. According to Carroll, her experience last semester taught her helping students learn study habits is just as important as working on the content.

“Just to have two more hours a week concreting the concepts in their minds is probably what helped them the most,” Carroll said.

Jeremy Presson, a senior in chemical engineering who tu-tors chemistry and physics, has found in his six semesters of experience the review can be beneficial to the tutor as well.

“It definitely keeps me on top of my foundations,” Pres-son said. “I think that [tutor-ing has] definitely helped me to refresh on the basics.”

Priyanka Mendiratta, a

senior in computer science, joined UTC in her sophomore year.

“I just never wanted to let go of chemistry, calculus and physics, and I like to help peo-ple with those,” Mendiratta said. “It was fun. I love it here.”

According to Bradford Win-go, a coordinator of advising in the College of Education’s Student Success and Advis-ing Center, these results make sense.

“In an ideal world you take a class and retain and can re-call the information when you need to,” Wingo said. “But in the real world, you’ve heard the phrase ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it.’ That can be true a lot of times, particularly for hard-core math and science. While you may have covered it in the course, if you don’t use it in some while, it is going to be dif-ficult to recall that information or processes.”

Carroll, who is pursuing her

degree to become a teacher, also sees benefits to tutoring.

“[My major] is one reason I wanted to be a tutor — to just get better and have practice at explaining things,” Carroll said. “Tutoring helped me learn Calculus I even better because I would be reviewing it with [the students], and explaining it to them and it helped to concrete it in my own mind. It was fun to understand Calc 1 again.”

According to Wingo, he has sent both students to be tu-tored and teachers in training to UTC to tutor.

“It’s incredibly valuable ex-perience for [teachers in train-ing] to apply their knowledge of the art and science of teach-ing with their peers,” Wingo said. “I think it’s a great expe-rience.”

In addition to tutoring, UTC offers Supplemental Instruc-tion sessions for large classes of chemistry, according to Windom.

“A trained tutor is an SI leader who sits in on the class with the students, takes notes and does the homework,” Windom said. “Then the SI leader holds three SI sessions each week, which are outside of class, completely voluntary for the students to attend. [The goal is] to help solidify for the students how to work problems and what the concepts mean such that they are able to do their WebAssign [homework] on their own.”

“It’s about making connec-tions between what [students] knew, what the teacher was saying and all these things,” Carroll said.

Center gives students a helping hand Chemistry professors are

‘most loved’ by studentsCollege-directed website MyEdu surveyed students about who their most-beloved professors are.

Stephen BehanStaff Writer

The people at MyEdu.com polled thousands of students from 15 different universities, asking each institution to name their favorite professors—the results for N.C. State might be surprising.

Four of the top five profes-sors from the University are chemistry lecturers, an odd result according to MyEdu media coordinator, Kathryn Walker.

“We pol led 14 other schools, and I don’t think any of them had a chemistry teacher,” she said.

Walker said she was sur-prised by N.C. State’s re-sults, because chemistry is not something one thinks of as being a favorite class.

The poll was e-mailed out to more than 1,700 N.C. State students, according to Walker. It was conducted over the first week of Feb-ruary, but the results were not just based off of those e-mails.

“We not only looked at the poll responses, but we went over thousands of professor reviews to see what students were saying about the pro-fessors,” she said.

Walker said the poll gives recognition to professors in a different way than other University awards.

“Some professors get awards for research and from the academic side of things, but this really shows

them actual student recogni-tion,” Walker said.

Chemistry professors Dorian Canlesas, Bruce Novak, Lori Petrovich and Kay Sandberg, along with mathematics pro-fessor Thomas Wears, were named as “N.C. State’s 2011 Most Loved Professors” by MyEdu.com

Chemistry classes are notori-ously difficult, so the reason for the winners is unclear. Walker said the data suggested these professors did not get picked because they were an “easy A.”

“What we found in the re-views were teachers who in-spired students,” she said. “We saw some overlap with our off-the-record ‘tough love’ ratings.”

She said the professors may not necessarily be easy, but they are enthusiastic and en-courage students.

Professor Kay Sandberg was surprised and delighted to hear that she was one of the most loved professors at N.C. State. She attributes her nomination to her passion as a teacher, and the relevance of chemistry to people’s lives.

“I think the students recog-nize that I put a lot of energy into teaching,” Sandberg said. “I get out there and teach my heart out.”

Sandberg added, “I’m like a drill instructor in basic train-ing. I push kids to learn. I tell students I’m either loved or I’m hated.”

When told that four out of five of the most loved profes-sors were chemistry teachers, she cited the significance of chemistry in everyone’s life as a possible explanation.

“The thing about chemistry is that it touches everyone’s life,

Wolfpack on the ground in HaitiThe recovery in Haiti goes on step by step. N.C. State volunteers worked to improve these efforts.

Mark HerringLife & Style Editor

It doesn’t start with billions of dollars of pledges. It starts with one brick—and then another. In the wake of the Haitian earthquake last year, the international community mobilized to bring forth a promising recovery, but this can’t translate into progress on the ground without individual efforts.

That’s what inspired Kenneth Lam, a senior in business and administration, to take a week off of school to serve in Haiti.

Lam, an active participant with the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, decided to skip a week of class to accompany CSLEPS director Mike Giancola and to

work in Port au Prince with a Raleigh based non-profit or-ganization, Together We Can, Inc. Lam and Giancola trav-eled the week of Jan. 23 with a team of doc-tors, medi-cal staff and construction volunteers to work a long w it h Ha it i Outreach Ministries.

“In essence, we were there to prov ide support for projects that the Haitians had already started,” Lam said. “Our mission was to supple-ment the Haitian workers, not to replace them.”

Together We Can has estab-lished a strong partnership with the Haiti Outreach Minis-tries and the Raleigh-based or-ganization has traveled to Haiti in the past to fulfill a long-term

relationship with the Haitian people.

Examining the improvement of the recovery, Philip Dail, Together We Can volunteer,

said, “from t he Ma rch following the earthquake, when I last visited, until now, there h a s b e e n muc h i m-provement. Not enough, though. I was there in Au-gust before t he ea r t h-

quake, and the condition isn’t nearly the same.”

Dail, the director of advising and admission of the College of Textiles, was unable to join the group of volunteers this time around, but he commented

Luis zapata/technicianJeremy Presson, a senior in chemical engineering, tutors Neeti Patel, a junior in nutrition science, in Organic Chemistry II at the Undergraduate Tutorial Center Jan. 31. Presson has worked at the tutorial center for six semesters. “[Working at the UTC] is fun, I get to meet new people and it’s convenient,” Presson said.

contributed by Jimmy sumereLLMike Giancola, director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service, and Kenneth Lam, a senior in business and administration, pose with the Wolfpack Class of 2026, a group of students sponsored by the University. For $300 a year, Giancola said that students will receive schooling, nutritious meals and healthcare. Giancola and Lam traveled to Haiti the week of Jan. 23 to work in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince through the Raleigh-based non-profit organization Together We Can, Inc.

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that the work Together We Can demonstrated progress.

“The approach that the vol-unteers take down there is critical,” Dail said. “The col-laboration is about, ‘What do you need?’ instead of ‘This is what you need.’”

The team of volunteers, in-cluding Lam and Giancola, spent their time working on a construction project to expand a children’s home in a suburb of Port au Prince. The chil-

dren’s home, which acts as an orphanage and support home for underprivileged children, is a project of Leon Dorleans, the founder of Haiti Outreach Ministries.

“We worked on construc-tion,” Lam said, “so we spread concrete and laid a lot of cinder blocks. It was tough work in the heat, but it was productive. The week we were there, we were able to accomplish about three times as much work than un-der normal conditions, which is what the trip is all about.”

This children’s home is a part of an educational network that provides more than 80 per-

cent of schooling to Haitian children. The dearth of public institutions and infrastructure require churches, orphanages and private institutions to pro-vide a last recourse for primary education.

“Unfortunately, the educa-tion and medical system is in limbo,” Dail said. Due to this, Together We Can focused its group of volunteers to serve these two needs.

“Along with us working con-struction, the medical clinic, based out of a tent, worked around the clock without much rest,” Lam said. “I think they got a 30-minute lunch break.

This is impressive, considering I got heat exhaustion one day.”

The construction and medi-cal work provided instanta-neous signs of improvement, but Lam and Giancola or-ganized a projected to bring sustained aid to 10 primary school students. The project, called Wolfpack Class of 2026, promises a pledge of $300 to 10 three-year-old students up through university. This spon-sored education entailed $300 a year per student until the sixth grade, providing schooling, food, healthcare and even holi-day presents. After sixth grade, the contributions will increase

with regards to student needs.“This will bring back some-

thing more tangible, something to track and establish a connec-tion with,” Lam said. Follow-ing the mission of Together We Can and Haiti Outreach Min-istries, the Wolfpack Class of 2026 project provides a human aspect to service in Haiti.

“With regards to service, there must be a relationship,” Lam said. “People feel discon-nected when they throw money at a problem without feeling some sort of attachment. These 10 students will be the prece-dent to follow. We are hoping that this will inspire other or-

ganizations across campus to think about sponsoring other students.”

The Haitian recovery is more than just providing medical care and laying brick. But ac-cording to Giancola, it’s up to individual efforts. Without this initiative on the ground, mon-ey and aid can’t accomplish the long-term goal.

“It reverts back to this simple tenet,” Giancola said, “Nobody can do everything, but every-one can do something.”

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Campus MovieFest makes filmmakers out of studentsParticipants are given one week and all the materials needed to create a short film.

Laura Wilkinson Features Editor

An Apple laptop, a Panasonic HD camera, an AT&T mobile phone and the training and support one needs to make a film is what participating students will receive in their quest to make a five-minute short film in one week.

Ann Daykin, promotions manager for Campus MovieFest, said over 75 universities across the United States and Mexico now participate in the world’s largest student film festival.

“CMF began 10 years ago when four students at Emory University provided fellow students with everything they needed to make movies in one week,” Daykin said. “Since then, more than 350,000 students have received all the necessary technology and training to tell their stories for free thanks to cor-porate partners and schools.”

According to Daykin, all films must

be five minutes or less and made dur-ing the seven-day movie-making week. Out of all the submissions, 16 films will be chosen to advance to the grand finale. The Red Carpet Grand Finale will take place at the Campus Cinema in Witherspoon Student Cen-ter Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m.

“We will be showing the top 16 mov-ies made by NCSU students and giving out great door prizes to the audience,” Daykin said. “We expect this is to be the biggest and best CMF show NCSU has ever seen.”

Prizes will be awarded for Best Dra-

ma, Best Comedy and Best Picture at the individual school level.

“The prizes include Final Cut Studio and amazing Apple Products. At the International level, students have the opportunity to win cash grants, more prizes from Apple, internship in the industry, and trips to film festivals,” Daykin said.

According to Daykin, past winners have walked away with over $2 mil-lion in prizes and have seen their films on the big screens at CMF events na-tionwide, the Cannes Film Festival, Paramount Studios and on millions

of smaller screens — including AT&T mobile devices, in-flight on Virgin America and online.

“Campus MovieFest is a wonderful opportunity for students,” Daykin said. “For any student who has an idea we can give them all the tools and support to make their movie making dreams come true.”

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Battlelore’s ‘Doombound’: from the Shire to Gorgoroth

Jonathan NewmanWKNC DJ

Drawing from the inspira-tion of Tolkien for 12 years now, Battlelore has been able to capture the magic and awe that many feel when they delve into the great works of fantasy.

Musically, this album is more akin to the bands earlier works Where The Shadows Lie and Sword’s Song, with the driving guitars and blast beats. They

blend the male and female vo-cals seamlessly over the key-boards and guitars, giving the songs a more earthy, yet power-ful tone.

The male vocals have im-proved dramatically. The vo-calist has seemed to have found the perfect line between growl-ing and singing to add a voice that blends both a uruk-hai and a man. The female’s vocals sound like the elves Arwen and Galadriel combined, forming a light sound that compli-ments the male’s harsh vocals. Together with the lyrics, the music creates a powerful effect that sucks you in, leaving you wanting more.

While all the songs on the album are special in their own right, there are a few songs that one should take notice of, with

the first of these songs being “Bow and Helm.”

The song immediately kicks in with dual guitars and a pounding drum beat before filling your ears with the horns of Gondor. The male vocalist speaks softly to us about the land of bow and helm, before the voice of the orc breaks in screaming over galloping guitars about the rise of the dragon. Then it slows down, letting the elf and man sing quietly, before quickly return-ing to the orc attack of guitars and drums.

“Kärmessurma” is one of the more unique songs on the al-bum, utilizing both male and orc vocals over a driving gui-tar. Yet what makes it special is the whole song is sung in elvish, making us feel as if we

are watching a shouting match between a man and orc, before the female comes in and calms everything down.

The second-to-last song on the album is worth noting. “Doombound” is the last song to use vocals, and it uses them to such an extent that when mixed with the keyboards and guitars, you truly feel the pain that Túrin felt in his last mo-ments. With a catchy hook and painful roars, the song plows on, dragging you down, be-fore lifting you back up with a piano interlude filled with the serene voice of the elf, giving you peace despite the fact that you are doombound.

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even if you don’t realize it,” Sandberg said. “Teachers who enjoy the subject, and also enjoy people, make an impression on students.”

She does, however, admit that numbers are a factor. Some chemistry teachers teach more than 200 stu-dents, Sandberg said, so volume gives chemistry some edge over other sub-jects that teach only smaller classes.

Walker said that despite the results of polls such as this one, some people don’t

take professor rating websites seriously.

“I know there is a lot of pro-fessor and student skepticism of [websites like MyEdu.com], but we take our reviews and data seriously,” Walker said. “MyEdu has data from over 750 universities and helps students not only choose professors, but manage their entire academic career.”

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SportsFriday. Grant Sasser was our big stopper last year.”

Grant Sasser will be heavily relied on in the rotation this season. Last year, he emerged as the best relief pitcher, if not the best pitcher, for the Pack. He held his opponents to a .205 batting average and had the second best ERA on the team at 3.56.

“This year I think I’ ll honestly just be trying to do whatever h e s a y s ,” Sasser said. “The biggest thing coach says is don’t go into the season an-ticipating or expecting something that you’re going to do.”

Also, ac-cording to Sasser, roles have not yet been established in coach Avent’s ro-tation, but the key to success for both himself and the rest of the pitching staff will be to stay ready and focused at all times.

“He’ll call you at different times,” Sasser said. “Baseball is a game where everything isn’t written out before the game. It’s something where they want to work us into it. We have a lot of great pitchers. As the season

goes on roles will be estab-lished.”

Senior Rey Cotilla, soph-omore Chris Overman and redshirt Junior Vance Wil-liams are three guys who are also coming off the bench looking to play significant roles in the pitching staff this season. In six appear-ances last season, Cotilla had the second lowest ERA in the bullpen at 3.38, and tied Sasser for lowest oppo-nent batting average. Over-man will most likely assume

a greater role this season. In only eight appear-ances last season he grabbed one win-ning de-cision and had a 5.40 ERA. Williams had the second most strike-outs on

the team at 31 coming off the bench.

“You got those guys that appear to be the guys as of late,” Avent said. “Our job is to figure out how to use those guys effectively and hope they all stay healthy and hope someone else steps up to help us out.“

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matches were against ranked opponents and I lost all six of them,” Jones said. “When I got my first takedown with the slam I knew, I felt him break and that’s when I knew I had it.”

The audience, including the honored members of the military in attendance, and the Wolfpack bench erupted with Jones’ victory.

“I always try to stay humble in victory or de-feat but when I saw everyone on their feet I just thought wow this is what I want from now on. I wanna win like the big guys on our team,” Jones said.

The team went on to add victories by junior Quinton Godley, and Eloheim Palma and won

the dual match 27-18 improving to 9-9 on the year.

The shift in momentum propelled the team not only for the night but will mark a turning point for the program and the team’s season said head coach Carter Jordan.

“The moment the shift started was after Nijel [Jones]. You got to witness tonight the turn of the program and we have been wait-ing for that all year long,” Jordan said. “You need a moment like that. They really turned a corner. These guys go out fighting.”

Caldwell, a team captain, shared Jordan’s view of the impact the win will have on the team.

“Guys are starting to go out there and im-plementing what we have been working on all year, going out there and wrestling hard for seven minutes and inflicting their will upon the opponent,” Caldwell said.

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In addition to having a pro-found effect on hitting and pitching, the new bats will also put more pressure on the infield defense, since pitchers will be looking to keep the ball down in the strike zone to in-duce groundballs.

With hitting expected to re-gress, Avent said cutting down on mistakes such as walks and errors will be much more vital than in year’s past.

“Defense and pitching have always been a big part of this ballgame,” Avent said. “I think walks and errors will be more paramount now. If the of-fensive ingredient has been lessened, walking batters or making errors could be [the opposing team’s] only offense that day.”

Junior Pratt Maynard, who’s 11 home runs last season is tied for second among returning players, said the most impor-tant aspect of hitting with the new bats is to focus on mak-ing good, hard contact, and the ball will eventually find a hole.

“The whole team has just been trying to take good swings,” Maynard said. “The main key is to make sure you hit the ball hard and after that, whatever happens, happens. That’s the one thing you can do is hit the ball hard and it will find a hole.”

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“The biggest

thing coach says is

don’t go into the

season anticipating

or expecting

something that

you’re going to do.”Grant Sasser, redshirt junior

pitcher

patrick easters/technician Redshirt junior Colton Palmer goes against Pierre Frazille of The Citadel, Feb. 15. Palmer won his match 3-1.

New bat standards could lead to power outage across collegiate baseball.

Tucker FrazierSenior Staff Writer

The NCAA implemented new bat standards on Jan. 1 with the goal of reduc-ing offensive output after a steady increase in offensive production occurred over the last few years. From 2007 to 2010, the average number of home runs per game rose from .68 to .94.

With its season-opener against Elon only two days away, the N.C. State base-ball team has been work-ing to solidify lineups and set rotations, but an obvi-ous schism remains among players that has been part of a controversial topic across the baseball community – the new aluminum bats.

The NCAA implemented new bat standards on Jan. 1 with the goal of reduc-ing offensive output after a steady increase in offensive production occurred over the last few years. From 2007 to 2010, the average number of home runs per game rose from .68 to .94.

Junior slugger Harold Riggins, the Pack’s top re-turning homerun hitter (12 HR in 2010), said there has been a noticeable difference in how far balls travel be-tween the new bats and last season’s.

“Looking at the scrim-mages so far, I’d say there’s a big difference,” Riggins said. “A lot of the balls are being crushed and coming off the bats with people say-ing ‘it’s going to go out,’ but then they’re just dying at the warning track instead.”

The Wolfpack heavily

relied on its explosive offense last season, finishing sixth in runs per game (9.1) and tenth in home runs per game (1.58) nationally. But with the NCAA’s new bat standards, offensive production is sure to decline. The only question is, how much?

If the new bats result in a drastic power outage for the Pack, coach Elliott Avent said he would not hesitate to look

at other areas if the team found itself struggling to score runs.

“These bats are different, but if balls start dying on the warn-ing track and we’re not scoring runs, then we’ll obviously look at doing some things different,” Avent said. “But we think we have one of the best hitting teams in the country and we’re going to do what we have to do to score runs.”

While the egos of hitters are

taking a step back, the opposite can be said for pitchers.

The new bat standards have altered pitchers’ philosophies and given them a newfound confidence. With would-be home runs turning into shots to the warning track, Wolfpack pitchers have been focusing on pounding the strike zone and forcing hitters to put the ball in play.

“With the new bats, I’ve been

working on my fastball com-mand,” right-hander Cory Mazzoni said. “I feel like you can get away with throwing 80 percent fastballs this year as long as you have the right lo-cation. So everyone has been focusing on their fastball com-mand and keeping it low in the strike zone.”

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Quote of the day“A lot of the

balls are being crushed and

coming off the bats with peo-ple saying ‘it’s

going to go out,’ but then they’re just dying at the warning track

instead.”Harold Riggins, junior

infielder

baseball

NCAA takes ‘ping’ out of bats

What other college coaches are saying:“It’s going to change college baseball, no doubt about it. I haven’t spoken to anybody that says they like them. I don’t mean just players, I mean other coaches. But that is the bat that will go into effect this spring? It is what it is.”

-Mike bianco, Ole Miss head coach

“I think it’s going to change the complexion of college baseball. We’ve been using it in BP and scrimmages, and I can tell you it’s made a big difference. Some of those big, strong guys have gotten into some balls pretty good, and they’re not going over the fence.”

-george horton, Oregon head coach

“I wouldn’t say that it’s going to impact the home runs as much as just the way the ball comes off the bat, even on ground balls. I think when you square the ball up, it’s still going to go, you’ll still hit home runs and doubles. I don’t think it’s the right thing to do for college baseball at all. I’m not in favor of it one bit.”

-brian O’connor, virginia head coach

“We draw almost 11,000 people a game, and I don’t want it to be a boring game for our fans. We’ve worked so hard getting people following college baseball, and let’s face it, they like the scoring, they don’t want to be bored to death up in the stands.”

-paul Mainieri, lSU head coach

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Brent Kitchen/technician file photosophomore first baseman Pratt Maynard knocks a single during the first inning of sunday’s game against No. 1 Virginia. Maynard went 2-3 in the game helping the Pack beat the Cavs 7-6.

Bullpen preparing for upcoming season

Pack batters the BulldogsWrestling evens record with win; Caldwell makes history.

Jon GoodmanSenior Staff Writer

The N.C. State Wolfpack wrestling team defeated The Citadel on Military Appre-ciation Day Feb. 15, 2011, 27-18. Major General Karl Horst of the United States Joint Forc-es Com-mand and Lieutenant Colonel Kenneth Ratashak o f t h e N.C. State Army ROTC served as honorary captains f o r t h e match and at halftime were pre-sented plaques honoring them for their service to State, college athletics and State wrestling.

The Pack fell to an early 12-0 deficit with a pin in the 125lb match and a forfeit in the 133lb match.

Redshirt Junior Darius Little began a momentum shift in the matchup by get-ting the Wolfpack on the board with a three-point decision in the 141lb match, bringing the score to 12-3.

“That played a pivotal part in taking the momentum, it had to get started somewhere,” Little said.

Redshirt Senior Darrion Caldwell was intense and heavily concentrated up until his match.

“Wrestling is mental, I’m just getting ready to go and when I’m in that zone I feel like I’m untouchable,” Caldwell said. “That last stare is just to let him know he has no chance. That’s

my circle and any guy that enters it, it is at their own risk.”

T h e N o . 1 r a n k e d Caldwell won by pin with 2 :14 lef t in the 1st period in the 149lb match, cut-ting the Cita-del’s lead to 3. With the vic-tory, Caldwell improved

his record to 11-0 and moved ahead of Sylvester Terkay as N.C. State’s all time leader in win percentage at .8974 over Terkay’s .8971.

After redshirt junior Colton Palmer tied the score 12-12 with a decision in the 157lb matchup, freshman Nijel Jones put the Pack in the lead with a pin of No. 8 ranked Turtogtokh Luvsandorj in the last minute

Brent Kitchen/technician file photoJunior Pitcher Grant sasser delivers a pitch during the fourth inning of the team’s game against No. 1 Virginia at Doak Field april 4, 2010. sasser recorded four strikeouts and gave up just one earned run in three innings pitched. state defeated the Cavs 7-6.

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Sands named Running Backs coachWolfpack coach Tom O’brien announced Tuesday that Everette Sands will be joining the football team as the new running backs coach. Sands has spent the last six years with The Citadel at the same position, but he has been coaching at the collegiate ranks since 1996. Sands was a four-time All-Southern Conference selection at The Citadel. Sands will be filling the position of Jason Swepson, who left the Pack to become the Elon head coach.

Source: pacK priDe

Barrett named All-America honorable mentionWolfpack women’s basketball signee Krystal Barrett was named an All-America honorable mention by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. Barrett is averaging 21.7 points this season for Skyline High School in Dallas, TX. She is also ranked as the No. 75 overall player and is the No. 21 guard by ESPN and No. 53 by peachstatehoops.com.

Source: n.c. State athleticS

did you knoW?Former women’s basketball manager, Paige Woodard, got the opportunity to play this past Saturday against Georgia Tech. Woodard was a former walk-on who was cut twice, but got the chance to play one minute for the Pack, which she said was a lifelong dream of hers.

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Elliot Avent is preparing his pitchers in the bullpen for a successful season.

Jeniece JamisonSenior Staff Writer

As N.C. State Baseball makes its final prepara-tions before play kicks off with its series against Elon on Friday, we look at the teams’ bullpen for this upcoming season.

According to coach El-liot Avent, the bullpen will

be essential to the success of the team as the starters are getting back into shape at the begin-ning of the season. Avent plans on monitoring the fatigue of his pitchers by paying close at-tention to the pitch count and innings pitched.

“I think early in the season you have to use pitch count,” coach Avent said. “We’ll use a pitch count or an inning count. It’s going to be a lot of factors used, but counting pitches will be used early on with the cold weather.”

Also, according to Avent, the coaching staff isn’t set on a ro-

tation or how they will utilize their bench, but redshirt junior Grant Sasser will be an essen-tial part of their rotation.

“It’s hard to make a decision right now,” Avent said. “We had a few scrimmages, enough to get an idea right now, but we don’t have a certainty as of yet. Things change, things are ever evolving. Anthony Samsus, who was one of our key reliev-ers last year, just had Tommy John surgery on Friday. Grant Sasser was our big stopper last

“You got to

witness tonight

the turn of the

program and

we have been

waiting for that

all year long.”Coach Carter Jordan

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