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Canopy research paves way for forest conservation and philanthrophy.

Ken ChengStaff Writer

Imagine trekking through the exotic rain forest of the Amazon, a place so isolated that only the daring consider stepping foot in it. Imagine scaling the side of the large tropical trees that, to the average N.C. State student, would look like something straight out of James Cameron’s Av-atar. Now imagine not just climb-ing these colossal rooted spires, but living in them hundreds of feet off of the ground.

For many, this is a feat that only someone with extraordinary abili-ties or with a total lack of vertigo could ever accomplish. A task re-served for those who are perhaps Green Berets, or British extreme survival show hosts. However, for Director of the Nature Research Center at the Museum of Natural Science Dr. Meg Lowman, it is just another day.

“Canopy research mostly refers to studying parts of the trees that we couldn’t study in the past,” Lowman said. “The tops of the trees have a di-verse biological population. We’ve discovered insects pollinating that

aren’t on the ground and that the leaves on the top are different than the ones closer to the bottom. They are very important to ecosystem services.”

Since the start of the environ-mental movement in the 1970s, rain forests research has expanded im-mensely and stu-dents at the Uni-versity have be-come involved in the work to study how these natural wonders function. Jasmine Velez, a senior in microbi-ology, is involved in researching tropical butterfly behavior.

“There’s also a lot of different plant life on top.” Velez said. “It’s not as moist and humid at the top because the moisture is held in bet-ter by the plants there.”

Australia, Western Samoa, Mexi-co, Peru, Panama, India, Cameroon and Brazil are all just a few of the countries where Dr. Lowman has done her canopy research. Along with the perk of travel, climbing different trees exposes Dr. Lowman to all sorts of habitats and foliage types.

This past March, Lowman came to speak at the University, where

she discussed many of the details of her occupation and what it in-volved; among the audience was Velez.

“We asked Dr. Lowman to come because her research sounded in-teresting,” Velez said. “She’s been

everywhere. She even took her kids with her. I was like ‘Oh my God!’ She built a path up in the trees so you could basica l ly walk across them. I was really blown away.”

Lowman’s ad-venture in the forest isn’t limited

to climbing trees or encountering venomous critters. While doing her research she also raises her sons, at home and in the forest, as a single mother.

“My sons climbed with me—it was an amazing juggling act,” Low-man said. However, like any re-sponsible parent she was very aware of the risk involved. “Of course there were extra things I was wor-ried about like poisonous snakes, tarantulas and army ants. But fam-ily life was great and my kids got extraordinary exposure.”

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photo courtesy of Meg LowManMeg Lowman, a specialist in rain forest research, educates Ethiopian children while working in the East African country that suffers from one of the worst cases of deforestation. Lowman is dedicated to advancing scientific research regarding forests and developing philanthropic projects to preserve them.

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Earth Day engages campus, communityTour examines black history

jordan Moore/technicianFreshman in animal science Cameron Overby slides down an impromptu slip and slide at Tucker beach Thursday, April 14, 2011. Overby said the warm weather was one of the reasons she decided to shed her clothes and slide down the wetted plastic tarps. “Its a hot day, and I like to play.” said Overby. The slide, which was hosed down with a mixture of dish soap and water, provided a smooth surface for students, though it wasn’t entirely pain free. “They keep throwing on soap, but there is still dirt on the tarp, which is kind of gritty.” said Overby.

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Red, White and Black Tour takes in-depth look at the history of African-Americans on campus.

Shivalik DagaStaff Writer

There was a time when the Uni-versity typically shunned African-American students.

To be accepted at N.C. State, they had to be in-state residents, and could be admitted only if the courses they wanted to graduate in were not of-fered in traditional black universities like Central and A&T.

That was then, in times when race-directed campus violence was a com-mon occurrence across the nation, and now, N.C. State graduates more African-American students than does any historically black university in the entire UNC system.

Speaking on the occasion of the in-augural “Red, White and Black” tour, Walter Jackson, associate professor in history, shared similar historical facts about the University’s African-American student population.

For instance, the West Dunn build-ing was the first unofficial African-American Cultural Centre, and the first four African-American students were admitted not until 1956.

The tour started from the D.H. Hill library, and Jackson walked students and other attendees across campus, stopping at Holladay Hall, Stewart Theater and Watauga Hall before ar-riving at the AACC in Witherspoon Hall.

Jackson said he became interested about African-American history while teaching a course on civil rights history.

“When I was teaching that course, my students read about violence on campus that was prevalent during those times,” Jackson said, “They asked me about the situation at N.C. State and I didn’t know anything about it. So that was when I started learning about it, about 10 years ago.”

The tour was the brainchild of Toni

Campus organizations ready to highlight their past and present sustainability efforts at N.C. State.

Brooke WalligNews Editor

According to David Dean, outreach coordinator for the Office of Sus-tainability, the concept of striving to become more sustainable is not a foreign one at N.C. State.

“N.C. State has many chapters in its story of sustainability,” Dean said. “We’d like students to understand sustainability is not new on campus.”

The Earth Day 2011 events on the Brickyard will not only focus on N.C. State’s current ventures in all things “green,” but also on the history of this issue within many organizations in the University, Dean said.

“There will be a timeline people can add to that goes into the future so students can share their thoughts on sustainability. What will it look like in 2040? What did it look like in 1950?” Dean said. “It will let different departments tell their stories and let the campus community share where they also think it’s going.”

But according to Dean, the Univer-sity has a lot to be proud of this year in regards to sustainability.

“A lot of what we have done this year are going to have huge impacts on the campus, one if which is the installation of solar thermal system on top of Carmichael to heat the swimming pools,” Dean said. “That’s thinking outside of the box. Another example is the combined heat and power plant under construction right now on Cates Avenue. This project, which is due to be completed in a year, will greatly reduce our dependence on coal and increase our efficiencies.”

Joe Furstenberg, freshman in politi-cal science, said he especially would like to learn more at the event about the physical applications of such ef-forts as well as information on sus-tainable job markets.

“I would really like to see sustain-ability organizations there [at the event],” Furstenberg said. “We hear about sustainability all the time

Events to highlight sustainability on campus

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONSIn Thursday’s “UNC system facing tall cuts,” the Technician regretsthese errors:

The House of Representatives has not approved the proposed budget, as stated in the article previously. The proposed cut would reduce the education portion of the budget by 10.5 percent, not 15.5 percent.

John Wall called Republican representatives, but received no return calls.

In Thursday’s “Panel weighs both sides of education debate,” Jo AnnNorris’, president and executive director of the N.C. Public SchoolForum, name was misspelled.

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NewsThorpe, program coordinator at the African American Cul-tural Centre, who said she got the idea of organizing the tour last fall.

“Serving on the 50th an-niversary commemoration of African-American students on campus helped me to learn about their presence,” Thorpe said, “and last fall I got this idea for the tour that we organized today.”

Thorpe said she wants to institutionalize the history of these students at N.C. State, and this tour is a step forward towards that end.

“When you look at the histo-ry of anything, nothing stands independent as an isle, so you have to institutionalize things,” she said, “we are talking about institutionalizing these stu-dents’ voices historically at

N.C. State.” Thorpe shared this idea with

the Libraries, and they were only too glad to help. The tour and Jackson’s speech was full of information the Libraries had found sifting through the archives.

According to Marian Fragola, director of programs, planning and outreach with the Librar-ies, the tour was a result of co-operation between D.H. Hill and the AACC.

“We had been planning about this since last fall, so this has been a long time in the mak-ing,” Fragola said, “We looked into our archives and helped the AACC find relevant ma-terial. Though we don’t have much scholarly work, but a lot of other material, like the letters from previous chancel-lors where we got some of the information used in the tour.”

The tour is not just a one-off initiative in this direction for the Libraries, according to

Fragola.“We’re planning to incorpo-

rate this information on a mo-bile app, and it will be much like the current Wolf Walk app,” she said, “users will be able to learn more about spots on campus that have a history related to African-American students.”

Thorpe, for her part, is ex-cited about making the tour an annual event at the University.

“We are thinking of making this an annual event in the fu-ture,” Thorpe said, “We could have it in the beginning of the year before the traditional time for harvest, called harambe.”

Harambe literally translates to ‘let us come together’ in Swahili, according to Thorpe.

The event was attended by students and University of-ficials alike, including Evelyn Reimann and Tim Luckadoo, both associate vice chancellors for student affairs.

Also in attendance was Sheila

Smith-McKoy, head of the AACC.

Smith-McKoy, an alum of N.C. State said she learnt a lot from the event.

“I learnt a lot about African-American history at N.C. State myself today,” she said, “we’re grateful for the libraries for helping us with this.”

Many students attended the tour, and found the historical perspective on the issue to be very interesting.

Chris Broadhurst, a doctoral student in higher education administration liked what Jackson talked about on vio-lence on campus.

“The event taught about the hostility towards African-americans in Universities in

general, and how N.C. State avoided racial tensions versus other campuses,” he said, “the stories they were telling about during the tour were very in-formative and interesting.”

DeShawn Brown, a freshman in mechanical engineering was also interested to learn about the history of such issues on campus, and how it is shap-ing his experience on campus today.

“N.C. State has had a lot less violence than other schools and it was very interesting to learn about the history at N.C. State, especially because it is not very well known and not well adver-tised,” Brown said, “For me being an African-American, it was nice to learn how the first

students here felt and what they went through. They were very brave, and they paved the pave for us.”

Brown is optimistic that despite the past events, the University is doing a good job of creating a positive environ-ment.

“We’re far from perfect, but I think the University does a good job of creating an envi-ronment where people of dif-ferent backgrounds can feel ac-cepted. I know that I certainly feel accepted,” Brown said, “I certainly think they should continue with such events and teach us more about African-American history.”

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{ }OUR VIEW

The UNC system has 17 campuses. According to the UNC System web-

site, 221,727 students are en-rolled in these universities and the $447,561,332 proposed to be cut from the system by the N.C. House of Representatives will shake North Carolina’s higher education system to its foundation.

This cut is not merely num-bers trimmed off the state’s fi-nances or a few notches tighter on the belt of North Carolina’s budget, but the reduction and elimination of opportunities for quality education for the students of North Carolina. Cutting funds from education is not only an inefficient solu-tion, but one that should not even be an option.

This amount proposed to be slashed from the current bud-get could put 22,540 students through four years of college,

based on the tuition and fees of 2011-2012 set by the UNC sys-tem Board of Governors. This number equates to roughly 13 percent of the undergraduate students currently enrolled in the UNC system. If the Sen-ate and House agree on these cuts as the year moves on and the final budget reflects this, it will not only cost the students of North Carolina a chance at a quality education but put North Carolina in jeopardy of an uneducated future.

Programs like the Coopera-tive Extension Service and In-dustrial Extension Service aid universities in the UNC system to link their efforts to the North Carolina community. These programs will suffer at the loss of the 15.5 percent reduction.

These universities do not only provide educational resources to its students, but to the state of North Carolina. The UNC Tomorrow Commission once recommended the UNC sys-tem should “become more di-rectly engaged with and con-nected to the people of North Carolina, its regions and our state as a whole.” With these cuts, how can we ever hope to accomplish such a task?

North Carolina representa-tives have ridden to the top of their political platforms on the promises of the improvement and preservation of North Carolina’s higher education. If our representatives hope for an educated future with a pros-perous economy, they must re-align their priorities from their

political parties and onto the education of their constitu-ents. By not investing in edu-cation, these representatives are not investing in the people they represent—or the future of North Carolina.

If these representatives are meant to represent our voices, then why are these cuts even being discussed? Our represen-tatives are not listening to us because we do not want these cuts but they keep pushing for them. They would not only be the end to many opportunities that higher education provides for us, but for the future of our state.

We cannot stand idly by while our General Assembly merely clips away at our education, we must act. The numbers in these budget cuts simply don’t add up, it’s time we check their math.

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 numbers don’t lie, the representatives doTHE FACTS:The House Republicans released a proposed budget Tuesday, which involves a 15.5 percent cut from UNC system funding. This translates into a $447 million cut.

OUR OPINION:Cutting funding from education is a mistake the North Carolina state government cannot afford to make. It is their job to properly represent the voices of North Carolinians, and with these cuts they are neglecting to do that.

No. We said, “A little off the top.”Kat White, freshman in Spanish education

BY AARON ANDERSEN

Should university education be a priority in N.C. government affairs? Why or why not?

{ }IN YOUR WORDS

“Definitely. If you can’t get an advanced education, you don’t have people who can run everything. Without advanced education, you won’t have the advanced working to improve states.”

Chase Stameyjunior, chemical engineering

“Yeah, definitely. Education is the be all end all. More educated people equals more informed decisions you can make. A better education is something no one can take away. It creates more jobs and there are more to fill [better] jobs.”

Kalynn Chambersfreshman civil engineering

Wolfline a lifeline for international

students

The Office of Transporta-tion at N.C. State is do-ing a great job providing

efficient transportation during the week; the Wolfline covers

14 routes dur-ing the day and the Were-wolf provides transportation unti l 3 a.m. However, in an international student’s life there is a dire need of the Wolfline’s ser-vices on week-

ends. The majority of interna-tional students don’t have cars, making them very dependent on the transportation services provided by N.C. State.

Most international students live off-campus, Avent Ferry Road and Gorman Crossing being the typical locations for international student housing. Avent Ferry Road has become a very popu-lar location over the last few years due to the pres-ence of the Mission Val-ley shopping complex and, more impor-ta nt ly, t he convenience of Food Lion. By living in these areas though, in-ternational students are also at an extreme disadvantage.

The Office of Transportation needs to consider most inter-national students are graduate students, and like every other graduate student they have a heavy course load, making the weekends the only time avail-able for them to go grocery shopping. With an unreliable Capital Area Transit service, most students end up walking to Food Lion and back, while carrying a week’s worth of gro-ceries.

According to the Office of Planning and Analysis, most international students are en-gineering majors, which results in many hours at the libraries on Centennial or Main Cam-

pus to complete school work. However, it’s a tough task reaching the library on the weekends from stu-dents’ apartments. This should influence the Office of Transportation to start service on weekends, much like the one that works dur-ing fall and spring breaks.

The international stu-dent community is one of the very few communities on campus that is a dedi-cated user of the Wolfline for their transportation needs. Whether it’s used for getting to classes, going to the grocery store or simply fulfilling the most basic ne-cessities required for college survival, the Wolf line re-mains a lifeline for this community. The transpor-tation department should always consider the im-portance of the Wolfline in an international student’s life while making any al-

terations to t he i r routes.

The Office of Trans-portation needs to realize that even i f t h e y

decide to run a single bus during the weekends that would be more sufficient than the current situa-tion-- having no busses at all. Despite all of the transportation hardships, this community has grown tremendously over the past few years. We owe it to the international community to respect their needs, which includes providing ample weekend transportation.

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{ }CAMPUS FORUM

Entitled and ungrateful

I find it odd that two fellow students chose to criticize government overreach as it relates to national and state budget issues, particularly given that they attend a public university. We receive a college education at a reduced cost because of government programs. Moreover, if we choose to agree with the individualistic achievement mentality critics frequently believe in, then funding affordable education for all is essential for any allegedly meritocratic society.

As to the issue of Planned Parenthood, why focus on a minute portion of the budget? Why not instead consider how to solve issues related to health care costs and Social Security? This represents the bulk of government spending and is in large part due not

to waste in government, but demographics. Populations with large portions of older individuals need to spend more on retirement support and health care costs, which are out of control due to the commodification of health and the rush of people seeking to turn a profit.

Regardless, it is rather odd that people fail to see what the government provides for them—especially given what the government has provided for large companies responsible for our current economic doldrums, in the form of tax breaks and rescue funds in the past three years.

Paul McCauleygraduate student, sociology

EDITOR’S NOTELetters to the editor are the individual opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Technician staff or N.C. State University. All writers must include their full names and, if applicable, their affiliations, including years and majors for students and professional titles for University employees. For verification purposes, the writers must also include their phone numbers, which will not be published.

“Yeah, definitely. Today in class, my professor wanted to do a demonstration [about amplitude]. All he had to show us was a weight on a rubber band. With more funds, we can do bigger and better things.”

Steve Bohonjunior, mechanical engineering

“Absolutely. Higher education is the gateway to a better economy and a higher standard of living. Without higher education, everything will stay the same and not improve.”

Elizabeth Mayfreshman, mechanical and aerospace engineering

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Photo&storybyMegan FarreLL

Technician’s weekly “Spotted in the Brickyard” highlights a fashionable student found in the Brickyard. From eclectic and

vintage to classic and chic, Technician will be sure to bring you fresh looks every week.

CameronJohnson,freshmaninfashionandtextilemanagement,mixesandmatchescolorswitharedNCsUbasketballhat,agreensportsjacketandkhakishorts.hesaidhisstyledependsonhismood.“It’sallabouthowI’mfeeling.”

FreshmaninmicrobiologyLieselhannessportsapurplelowv-neckwithdark-washskinnyjeansandbraidedleatherflatswhilewalkingtoclassWednesday.heroutfitwasinfluencedbyherloveofh&MandUrbanoutfitters.shedescribedherfashionasbeingan“outwardappearanceforotherpeople.”

highway to the danger zone

ty johnSon/technicianVice Chancellor of Student affairs tom Stafford examines the airfield at Seymour Johnson air Force Base in goldsboro as an air Force thunderbird pilot exitshis F-15 Strike eagle. Stafford joined other civic leaders from across the state aboard a KC-135 Stratotanker to refuel the planes in advance of an air show in goldsboro. a retiree of the U.S. army, Stafford said he had driven a tank and once landed and spent a night on an aircraft carrier. “that was probably the best,” he said of his sleepover on the warship. “But this was up there.”

Redress Raleigh highlights area talentEco-fashion show encourages community to think global and shop local.

Laura WilkinsonFeatures Editor

In the summer of 2008, three women met over lunch to dis-cuss eco-fashion. At the end of that lunch date, the idea of Redress Raleigh was born.

The annual eco-fashion show encourages designers to consider the impact on the environment in the creation of their designs, according to Beth Stewart. Stewart is a co-producer of the event and a graduate student in textile management and technology.

“We want to encourage the public to recognize that eco-fashion is no longer the hippie dresses of the past, and we also want to provide a forum for the designers,” Stewart said.

The event, which will take

place Friday and Saturday, has a special connection to Earth Week.

“We have started partner-ing the past couple years with Planet Earth Celebrations, which is co-owned by the City of Raleigh and the Museum of Natural Sciences,” Stewart said. “We thought it was a very good collaboration for public-ity reasons, for them and for us. We agree with what they’re supporting too, obviously -- Earth Day.”

This year the show will fea-ture 13 designers, and Stewart said there is always a variety of styles on display.

“We encourage designers to take the mission of the show and do with it what they will,” Stewart said. “There’s one girl this year that will be doing these mod, cute little dresses out of old-school bed sheets…. There’s other people who will find things like remnants of an upholstery store or they do a

lot of deconstructing and then reconstructing of things, like finding stuff at Goodwill and then making it into something else.”

Moran Aframian, a co-pro-ducer of Re-dress Raleigh and a gradu-ate student in textile man-agement and technology, said all of the designers are u n i q u e i n t h e i r ow n way.

“We have anyone rang-i n g f r o m high school students to established designers,” Aframian said. “We have a lot of fun summer clothes, because it’s finally spring here. There are some really unique tech-

niques, like a mix of different textures and innovation in tex-tiles and of recycling textiles.”

After the show on Friday, the producers have planned events for Saturday to get the commu-

nity involved, such as a “Re-dress Remix” fashion show, an open-air ba z a a r for v i s i tors to shop and an after-party at the Busy Bee Café.

“People can come shop all the designs they see on the runway,” Aframian said. “Who-ever comes

out to the show, I hope they see that this is a community-based organization and that a lot of what we’re doing is to highlight

the talent that we have this year in our area and encourage the spread of resources.”

Stewart said one of the things Redress Raleigh wants to do is to become more involved with the community and help edu-cate people about eco-fashion.

“We’re hoping to do more things like workshops. We did a screen printing event recently -- that seemed to be pretty well-received,” Stewart said. “We want to do more stuff like that, where people learn some of the things they can do to embel-lish their clothes or to do things that are eco-fashion-related.”

Aframian said she does a lot of networking for Redress Raleigh and is the “big picture idea” kind of person in the or-ganization.

“As co-producers, we oversee all the different tasks that have to happen,” Aframian said. “We try to inspire people and have some distant future goal we’re trying to achieve.”

Part of the Redress Raleigh fashion show proceeds will go to MorLove, a non-profit or-ganization started by Afram-ian that looks for ways to do programs to help children in poverty and provide means for them to have a more enriched life.

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through N.C. State—I would love to see how it applies in the ‘real world’ and see career op-portunities in sustainability as well.”

However, Furstenberg said in order to effectively tackle this issue, students need to know the facts about sustainability.

“I think the first step with increasing efforts in sustain-ability is spreading awareness. Spreading the realities of how and what ‘sustainability’ really is, and how it helps not only our University but our local and global communities,” Furst-

enberg said.According to Bailey Herring,

sophomore in elementary edu-cation, college students should strive to promote sustainabil-ity and the green movement, though she acknowledges it can be more difficult and time consuming.

“I think students should continue their efforts with re-cycling, reduce energy use, and spread awareness to others in our area about what recycling can do for our earth,” Herring said. “It can be difficult as col-lege students to reduce our en-ergy use because we are always working on our laptops or are on Facebook. Also, recycling can sometimes be a nuisance

if you are in a hurry. We just need to keep our heads on straight and do what’s right for our earth and our future.”

However, Dean said over time, working toward a more sustainable campus can be-come second-hand nature to even the busiest college stu-dent.

“Part of the Change Your State campaign is to just do one thing, whether that means to get involved with an organiza-tion or just shut off a light,” Dean said. “This should be as common as tying your shoes before you go outside.”

According to Dean, the Earth Day celebrations are meant to highlight the “story of sustain-

ability,” but this story does not end when April 15 is over.

“It is important to talk to policy makers at the University and state lev-els. Let them know this is something this generation is passionate about to help protect future generations. Let your voice be heard, and stand up for what’s right,” Dean said. “Because if you don’t, no one else will.”

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Campus efforts to reduce its carbon footprint expand beyond adding recycling bins.

Selma AbdulhaiStaff Writer

The daily grind of school-work, research and socializing may distract students from the issue of whether our campus is sustainable and environmen-tally friendly, but N.C. State has made efforts in redefining its “green” image. These changes, though perhaps not visible to the student body, go beyond the number of recycling bins on campus.

“I don’t really know of their ‘going green’ efforts, but I no-tice all the recycling bins ev-erywhere,” Darius Hargrove, a freshman in First Year Col-lege, said. “But other efforts are unknown to me.”

Although North Carolina policies have made recycling bins more accessible to the community, recycling alone is not enough in efforts to be more sustainable, according to Tracy Dixon the director of the Office of Sustainability.

“There are tons of recycling bins everywhere,” Kevin Blake, freshman in First Year College, said. “You can tell that it’s im-portant to the people running campus.”

Many students do not even know that there is an Office of Sustainability at N.C. State.

“It is important to spread awareness about sustainability so that students have a better understanding that the actions we take today have an impact on life in the future,” Dixon said. According to her, increas-ing availability to recycling is a step in the “green” direction,

but as students, there are ad-ditional steps the campus can take to help our environment and community—and support isn’t too far away.

In 2008, N.C. State did an initial assessment and discov-ered it emits 270,000 tons of greenhouse gases per year. As a result, the chancellor signed a Climate Commitment for the University in a pledge to lower emissions.

A team dedicated to sustain-ability devised a plan, which focused on the eight groups that contribute to the waste of energy and gas emissions on campus: academics and re-search, energy and water, land use, materials and purchasing, transportation, community and culture, waste reduction and recycling and buildings.

They found that buildings were the cause of 87 percent of carbon emissions on cam-pus. Following this discovery, N.C. State has made sure that all new buildings are under Leadership and Energy Envi-ronmental Design. This means that the building is designed to be energy efficient and to emit as little greenhouse gases as possible.

The only problem is with ex-isting buildings on campus that are not up-to-date with those measures. Ten experts from en-gineering, solar energy science and similar areas have designed the 13 Building Performance Contract to cope with the situ-ation. This project will upgrade the buildings using the most energy to make them more efficient with regards to cost and emissions. These build-ings include: Caldwell Hall, Carmichael Gym, the College of Textiles building, Cox Hall, Dabney Hall, the McKimmon

Center, Monteith Research Center, MRC Parking Facility, the Research 1 building, the Structures Lab, Tompkins Hall and Winston Hall. This project is estimated to cost $19 million and the savings from building efficiency will be 1.4 million dollars a year.

According to the plan’s out-line, the things that will be im-proved upon will be lighting, controls, HVAC, renovations, insulation, windows, solar thermal, low flow fixtures and building metering. This job is expected to be done within 20

years. According to Dixon, the 13 building performance con-tract will reduce carbon emis-sions of N.C. State by 13,000 tons yearly. This is equal to planting over 1,000,000 trees yearly.

This project is only a part of what the sustainability team is working towards. However, improvement in energy policy and efficiency relies heavily on actions taken by students. All campus activities, from flush-ing a toilet to turning off a light switch, make a difference, ac-cording to Dixon.

According to Dixon, by this summer there will be “virtual rooms” on the Office of Sus-tainability website to show students how much energy each appliance within their rooms, offices and suites use.

However, these changes are not unique to the University. The state of North Carolina has taken large efforts to become more environmentally friendly. In 2007, Forbes magazine re-ported that North Carolina was the 3 most environmen-tally friendly state in which to do business.

“My sons climbed with me—it was an amazing jug-gling act,” Lowman said. However, like any responsible parent she was very aware of the risk involved. “Of course there were extra things I was worried about like poisonous snakes, tarantulas and army ants. But family life was great and my kids got extraordinary exposure.”

Along with using her canopy research for the sake of science, Lowman also is an activist in the conservation of ecosystems and has on more than one oc-casion taken a firm-rooted stance against deforestation. She took extra steps to not disturb the various ecosystems while studying them.

“I liked the way she did her research,” Velez said. “It al-lowed her to make multiple trips without disturbing the ecosystem there. They also used hot air balloons. Half her research was about hav-ing to get up to the top of the rain forest canopies without disturbing the ecosystem.”

Lowman does not just ad-vocate for the conservation movement, but is also involved in various philanthropies and

has taken action with Project Ethiopia, which is designed to help fight deforestation in the country. According to Low-man, Ethiopia has already lost 95% of its forest.

“At one point she was in Ethiopia,” Velez said. “She was helping Coptic Christian com-munities rebuild their forest. She got all of the churches to come and meet with her on a certain day and talk about how they protect the forest around the church area. She’s raising money so that they can build a wall for it so it doesn’t get dam-aged or destroyed.”

Other projects that Lowman has taken on involve building canopies in India to work on tiger conservation. She also used canopy research when helping indigenous peoples to use orchids as a sustainable source of food.

Ultimately, Lowman said she is optimistic about the legisla-tive future of conservation—even more so considering that the new Nature Research Cen-ter wing of the science museum will be located across from the Legislature Building.

“We’re located right across the street from the legislature,” Lowman said. “That would be handy if you want to influence policy.”

The Nature Research Center

will dedicate itself to giving the public access to knowledge of the latest advancements in environmental research. Ad-ditionally, it will partner with various political organizations, universities, corporations and private foundations.

Lowman also said she be-lieves that students have the ability to influence policies for forest conservation.

“The power of a letter from a student is 10 times more power than a letter from a professor.”

More Information about Dr. Lowman and her research can be found at: http://www.cano-pymeg.com/

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SPRING 2011 GREEN EVENTS at NC STATE

FOR A FULL LIST: www.ncsu.edu/earthday

Week of April 18-20thUNIVERSITY DINING DOES LOCALCampus dining halls will feature local and organic ingredients including: free range scrambled eggs, Howling Cow ice cream, Neomonde bread products, organic salad bar and more!

Tuesday, April 19thEMPOWER FILM SERIES

11th HOUR - (RESCHEDULED)Location: Campus CinemaTime: 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 20thELECTRONICS RECYCLING & PAPER SHREDDING DRIVENC State will host the 5th spring electronic recycling event along with a paper shredding drive.Open to the public!Location: Centennial CampusTime: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.More Info: http://www.ncsu.edu/recycling

Friday, April 294th ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY OF TROPICAL FORESTERS SPRING SYMPOSIUM:"Forest Certi�cation: A Global Perspective"Location: Jordan Hall, Rm. 1216Time: 8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.More Info: http://ncsu.orgsync.com/org/istf/Symposia

FeaturesLiFe & sTyLe

13 Building Performance contract:Input: investment of $19 millionOutput: Yearly savings of $1.4 million in energyBuildings include: Caldwell Hall, Carmichael Gym, College of Textiles, Cox Hall, Dabney Hall, McKimmon Center, Monteith Research Center, MRC Parking Facility, Research 1, Structures Lab, Tompkins Hall and Winston Hall.

Source: tracy dixon

lowman’s tiPs:For students who are interested in being more environmentally conscious, Lowman has the following tips:• Be a conscious consumer• don’t buy soy beans from

Brazil, due to rain forest clearing techniques

• Buy coffee beans that have been grown under shades and not out in the open sun.

• educate others• raise awareness

Source: Meg LowMan web Site

photo courteSy of Meg LowManMeg Lowman of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Science stands on a canopy bridge in a forest in South America. Lowman has been a pioneer in the field of rain forest canopy research and is an advocate for conservation and is involved in various ecological philanthropies.

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University strives for sustainability

tiM o’brien/technicianWorking at the University Solar Center, Pennsylvanian engineers Matt Wilson, from Secco Inc., and Jeff Sloat, from Summit Electric, instal solar panels as part of a national training course put on by SunPower Corporation Thursday. Wilson had worked in the solar installation industry and installed about 100 systems. Sloat is training to be the lead technician at his company.

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Choi said. “We’ve been through a lot and we’ve been playing some good golf recently.”

For team members and local golfers of the area, one contrast from Octo-ber’s event is certain - Lon-nie Poole not only looks different in the spring, but also plays differently as well. With seasonally dormant grass being absent dur-ing the fall season but resurfac-ing seven months later, several course condi-tions have changed.

“The course was a lot more receptive in the fall,” Choi said. “Now the greens have gotten a lot faster and the course is just harder.”

In his 39th season as head coach of the Wolfpack, Richard Sykes is certainly no stranger to the winter’s seasonal effect on triangle area courses. Sykes admit-ted that the best possible conditions for North Caro-lina golf are traditionally in the fall.

“In October, it’s about as good as it’s going to get,” Sykes said. “This time of they year it’s good, but it’s just growing back. If you

look at the fairways, they are starting to get green but they are not thick yet.”

As for the advantage of play-ing at the familiar Arnold Palmer-designed venue, Sykes noted that the rewards are not limited exclusively to the tour-nament itself.

“We get to play at home, we don’t have to travel, and we don’t have to miss any school,” Sykes said. “At the same time, we’re preparing for next week. It’s a good opportunity for us.”

T he ex-pectations that many team mem-bers hinted at were no different than those of their ex-perienced

head man. With Choi’s win at State’s host tournament in the fall, the competition within the squad has Sykes smiling.

“If you ask Albin (Choi), he’s expecting to win,” Sykes said. “If you ask any of the other guys, they’re expecting to win, too. Hopefully they will play well enough to battle each other as well as the other teams.”

The weekend tournament will be State’s last stop be-fore participating in the ACC Tournament next weekend. The competition will be held at Old North State Club in Lon-don, N.C. next Friday through Sunday.

The Wolfpack split up into two units for the game with the Red team comprised of the second-team offensive unit and the first-team defensive unit. The White team featured the first-team offensive squad and the second-team defense.

Imhoff is considered the new second-string quarterback as redshirt junior Mike Glennon moves into the starting role.

“Of course we’ve had some great times during the season, but for me personally that was just an awesome, awesome ex-perience,” Imhoff said. “I’m excited about what we’ve got going here, what we’ve got with our team and my opportunities coming up. “

With Russell Wilson’s future still up in the air, Glennon has made the most of his oppor-tunity to fill the shoes of what many consider the most de-manding position in football. The Centreville, Va., native prepares for his third spring game as the favored starting quarterback for the 2011-2012 season.

“Hopefully I get some more game experience because it’s the closest thing we get,” Glen-non said. “In the off-season I’m really hoping to continue to build on my skills and just get bigger, faster and stronger.”

In last year’s game, Glennon went 21-for-38 for 423 yards and three touchdowns.

“Just coming out here for 13

practices now, I think as an offense, we’ve improved in be-ing comfortable with one an-other,” Glennon said. “I look in the huddle and it’s all my bud-dies that I came in here with. It’s just fun and it’s a great op-portunity.

“[This year] I put on some weight. I’ve gotten bigger, faster, stronger and hopefully over the summer I’ll continue to get a little bit bigger.”

In last year’s spring game, State used only 46 scholarship players, holding out more than 20 players due to injuries. How-ever, the Pack welcomes back the majority of those players

who sat out with injuries last year, such as cornerbacks Jar-vis Byrd and Rashard Smith. This year’s anticipated start-ing squad for both offense and defense looks to be a successful one.

“I knew my time would come eventually,” Glennon said. “It’s part of college football, and it takes some time. But I knew my time would come eventu-ally. It’s the same plays, it’s just going to feature more plays that play to my strengths, whereas Russell’s might have been a little bit different. “

Imhoff has high hopes for Saturday’s game, similar to

that of his past performances.“Last year I had a lot of suc-

cess,” Imhoff said. “I was able to put a couple things together and we had a good time. Hope-fully I’ll have my chance to go and hopefully have a repeat of last year.”

The spring game kicks off at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Carter-Finley Stadium with gates open for tailgating at 8 a.m.

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DAVID MABE/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTOWide receiver Owen Spencer breaks past safety Earl Wolff on his way to a 93 yard touchdown after a pass from Quarterback Mike Glennon at the Kay Yow Spring Football Game Saturday, April 17, 2010. Spencer scored two touchdowns including another 44 yard pass from Glennon.

“The course was a

lot more receptive

in the fall.”freshman Albin Choi

N.C. State hosts North Carolina over the weekend in a pivotal ACC matchup.

Tucker Frazier Senior Staff Writer

While it may not be quite as intense as the Yankees-Red Sox rivalry, the 275th meeting between N.C. State and North Carolina is sure to produce some fireworks this weekend at Doak Field at Dail Park.

The Tar Heels got the best of the Wolfpack (18-16 overall, 5-10 ACC) in last season’s matchup at Boshamer Stadium win-ning two games to one, but coach Elliott Avent and Co. will be looking to enjoy some homecookin’ in Ra-leigh against their Tobacco Road rival and get back into the thick of things in the ACC standings.

“You don’t understand the rivalry until you actual-ly play in the series,” Avent said, who is 22-23 in his ca-reer against the Heels. “It’s still a conference series and you’re still trying to make an impact in the conference standings, but it is a little bit different.”

Junior righthander Cory Mazzoni, who will take the mound in today’s series opener, echoed his coach’s thoughts on the rivalry’s importance.

“We always look forward to it and mark it on our calendar,” Mazzoni said. “We’ve been playing really well at home so we’re look-

ing forward to them coming here. It would be huge for us to win the series.”

After winning eight of its previous 10 games before last weekend’s trip to Miami, the Wolfpack has dropped four straight contests, including a sweep at the hands of the Hur-ricanes and a 9-1 midweek loss to UNC-Wilmington on Wednesday.

North Carolina (30-5 overall, 12-3 ACC) has won eight of its last nine games and jumped to No. 7 in the latest Baseball America poll after its series win over No. 11 Florida State last weekend.

Freshman Colin Moran has made his transition into argu-ably the toughest conference in baseball effortless, as he leads the ACC in RBI with 48. Join-ing Moran in the top of the order are the trio of Ben Bun-ting, Levi Michael and Tommy Coyle, who have accounted for a combined 106 runs and 37 stolen bases this season.

Since the two schools are in such close proximity to one an-other, many players from op-posing teams have played with each other and formed friend-ships. But third baseman An-drew Ciencin said friendships have to be set aside once the first pitch is thrown.

“I played with Levi Michael this past summer,” Ciencin said. “We’re close friends but once you step onto the field, all friendships are gone.”

Facing off against Mazzoni today will be North Caro-lina ace righthander Patrick Johnson, who is 6-0 and has a 2.77 ERA with a team-high 54 strikeouts on the year. In Saturday’s game, Grant Sasser,

who leads the Pack with a 1.29 ERA, will be making his second career start after a solid out-ing against Miami on Sunday. Sasser will square off against the Heels’ Kent Emanuel, who is 4-1 with a 2.54 ERA.

With a number of high-pow-ered offenses, the ACC schedule can certainly take its toll on a pitcher, but Mazzoni said the key is pounding the strikezone and making opposing teams put the ball in play.

“Every team in the ACC is a good hitting team so you just have to make sure you hit your spots and let the defense work,” Mazzoni said. “You have to make them beat you by keep-ing the ball in the strikezone.”

Wolfpack hitters will also have their hands full against North Carolina’s duo of John-

son and Emanuel. After post-ing one of the best all-time RBI marks in program history last season, Ciencin began the year as cold as the February weath-er, but seems to be finding his swing again. The Cranford, N.J., native has four home runs and a team-best 12 RBI in his last 11 games.

“I just go back to the basics when I’m struggling – see the ball, hit the ball,” Ciencin said. “That’s what has worked for me in the past so I’m going to keep doing.”

Junior centerfielder Brett Williams, who is batting .293 with 22 runs scored, will be an-other hitter the Pack will rely on. Although he will be playing in his first series against North Carolina, the transfer from Pitt Community College realizes

the importance of the rivalry.“I know it’s going to be huge,”

Williams said. “There’s a lot of hype around it. I know there’s a really long tradition I’m re-ally looking forward to being a part of it. The more intensity, the more fun it is to play. “

Sophomore Chris Diaz also realized the importance of the rivalry long before he enrolled at State. His brother, Jonathan, was a standout shortstop for the Pack from 2004-07 and Chris said he would always attend the games against the Tar Heels.

“I remember the games al-ways being crazy,” Diaz said. “There were always a ton of fans and just a great series to be a part of.”

Game times are set for 6:30 p.m. today and Saturday and 1 p.m. on Sunday.

COUNTDOWN• 1 day until the 3rd annual Kay Yow Spring Football

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INSIDE• A continuation of the previews on the

spring game, the baseball series versus North Carolina and the Wolfpack Spring OpenSports

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Ouellette to compete at NationalsWith her sixth-place finish in the all-around at the Athens Regional two weeks ago, freshman gymnast Stephanie Ouellette earned a spot in this weekend’s NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio, marking the fourth consecutive year the Wolfpack has been represented in the national meet. Ouellette’s trip to Cleveland caps an incredible first year with the Pack, which included four first place finishes in her 16 trips to the podium. Ouellette will become State’s first freshman to advance to the NCAA Championships since Christi Newton in 1993. The Columbia, Md., native will be looking to become the program’s second All-American after Taylor Seaman achieved the feat in last year’s meet thanks to a 9.875 on bars, which was good for seventh place.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Women’s tennis wraps up season at home over weekendThe No. 33 women’s tennis team concludes its regular season schedule at Pullen Park over the weekend as it hosts No. 30 Maryland on Saturday and No. 51 Boston College on Sunday’s Senior Day. Seniors Sanaa Bhambri and Lenka Hojckova will be honored for their contributions to the program over the course of their careers. The Wolfpack (12-7 overall, 3-6 ACC) split its two matches last weekend, topping No. 56 Virginia Tech 6-1 before losing to No. 18 Virginia, 4-1. The Pack will be led in singles by Bhambri, who ranks 30th nationally, and Sandhya Nagaraj, who ranks 85th nationally.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

TodayBASEBALL VS. NORTH CAROLINADoak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S GOLF AT ACC CHAMPIONSHIPSGreensboro, N.C., All day

MEN’S TENNIS AT MARYLANDCollege Park, Md., 2:30 p.m.

SaturdayKAY YOW SPRING FOOTBALL GAMECarter-Finley Stadium, 1 p.m.

MEN’S GOLF AT WOLFPACK SPRING OPENLonnie Poole G.C., 9 a.m.

SOFTBALL AT MARYLANDCollege Park, Md., 3 p.m.

BASEBALL VS. NORTH CAROLINADoak Field at Dail Park, 6:30 p.m.

New-look Pack excited for Kay Yow Spring GameGlennon, Imhoff lead Read and White squads in the 3rd annual Kay Yow Spring Football Game.

Sean EgeStaff Writer

As the weekend ap-proaches and weather forecasts continue to show rain and thunderstorms, the N.C. State football re-turns to Carter-Finley Sta-dium for the 3rd Annual Kay Yow Spring game and give fans a chance to see how far the team has come since the fall season.

“I’m really hoping to get some game speed experi-ence,” redshirt sophomore Dean Haynes said.

In just one of many Wolf-pack position changes, the native of Tunnell Hill, Ga., has been using spring prac-tice to make the transition back to the secondary after starting eight games at run-ning back a year ago.

“I’m looking forward to getting out there, playing with my friends, having fun and really testing how much I’ve learned over the spring,” Haynes said.

Last year, the game drew over 25,000 fans and helped raise over $21,000 for the Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund. The Red team pre-vailed against the White

team by the final score of 31-21. Overall, it was a good ef-fort from both sides, with no recorded injuries,

“Spring game is a blast,” red-shirt senior Daniel Imhoff said.

“For me, that’s been the high-light of my career up to this point.”

Men’s golf looks to gain confidence at LonnieHome turf sets the scene for ACC Tournament preparation.

Sean Fairholm Staff Writer

As senior Brandon Det-weiler gazed downwards on the faded green fairways of Lonnie Poole Golf Course, the reality of State once again hosting its own tour-nament seemed to sink in.

“It means so much to have our own home course,” De-tweiler said. “We finally get a real home course advan-tage.”

When the transfer from Old Dominion tees it up this weekend at the Wolf-pack Spring Open, Raleigh’s nearby skyline will be a welcome sight for several different reasons. While Detweiler has witnessed the birth and growth of the valuable home course, his current attention is on the Wolfpack gaining mo-mentum for next week’s ACC Tournament.

“Obviously, a win would be huge,” Detweiler said. “If you win, your confidence level goes through the roof. There’s a lot of local knowl-edge out here and I think we can pull it off.”

The man who did pull it off in the Pack’s first home tournament of the season was freshman Albin Choi. The young Canadian won

twice during the fall schedule and finished second in last week’s River Landing Inter-collegiate.

“I always try to keep a clear mindset going into a tourna-ment,” Choi said. “I never re-ally go in thinking I should win, but I know in the back of my head that I can. We’ll see how things unfold this week and I’ll go out there and give it everything I have.”

While experiencing an on-campus advantage for just the third time in program history has its positive effects, Choi said that the growth of the team is the major factor in the team’s success this weekend.

“I think our team definitely matured from the fall season,”

DID YOU KNOW?Wolfpack freshman pitcher Kayla Cox ranks fourth in the ACC in strikeouts with 180.

BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTORedshirt junior quarterback Mike Glennon gets a pass off around the outstretched arm of sophomore defensive tackle Brian Slay during last year’s Kay Yow Spring Football Game. Glennon had 423 yards passing including three touchdowns but was sacked a game-high four times.

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ALEX SANCHEZ/TECHNICIANBaseball coach Elliott Avent watches the game against UNCW from the dugout of Doak Field on Wednesday. The Pack’s 9-1 loss brought the team’s losing streak to four games.

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2011 SPRING STATISTICS

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Top 10’s

Albin Choi

70.5 66 3

Mitchell Sutton

71.9 67 1

Brandon Detweiler

73.4 69 0

Chad Day 73.4 70 0

Mark McMillen

74.6 68 0

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS