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10th season winner of American Idol, Scotty McCreery, announced he will attend N.C. State this fall.

Staff ReportAt the American Country Mu-

sic Awards, American Idol alum Scotty McCreery announced in an interview that he plans to at-tend N.C. State this fall.

McCreery said in the interview that one of the main reasons he chose to attend N.C. State is be-cause it’s where his father went to school. It is possible he will only attend State for two years and then transfer to school in Nashville, but in the interview he said that is not officially decided.

McCreery won season 10 of American Idol in May 2011. He is originally from Garner, North Carolina, and sings and records country music. His debut stu-dio album, Clear as Day, was released in Oct. 2011 and went platinum in the United States.

He has two top 20 country hits: “The Trouble with Girls” and “I Love You This Big.”

McCreery said in the interview that he looks forward to attend-ing N.C. State and spending time in Raleigh.

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As the year draws to a close, student body officers and students summarize and comment on the past.

Jessie HalpernDeputy News Editor

The recent election of our next student body president, Andy Walsh, has signaled that Stu-dent Government is coming to a close for the academic year, but the current officers plan to show N.C. State just how much they’ve done in their time in office.

“It’s been a busy and exciting year,” Chandler Thompson, stu-dent body president and senior in economics, said.

When tuition issues took cen-ter stage for Student Govern-ment in recent months, many students overlooked the other things the officers have worked on. In order to inform students of the year’s accomplishments, Student Government passed a bill.

Emerson Barker, senior in political science, pointed out the Sine Die Bill as a useful tool for students interested in what Student Government has done this year.

According to the bill, more than 60 resolu-tions have been passed. From extending Atrium hours to cleaning up the executive branch, this year’s officers have made some big changes.

“We did a bunch this year,” Patrick Devore, student sena-tor and senior in meteorology, said. “On a whole, this year was

successful. We increased appropria-tions, worked to plan the 125th cele-bration and advocated for students.”

Those looking over the Sine Die Bill will notice a significant amount of work was done in changing the organization of Student Govern-ment.

“We did a lot of that at the begin-ning of the year. We made things less bureaucratic, in one sense of

the word, so we could better serve students,” Devore said. “The system also just needed to be updated be-cause it had been the same for 10 years.”

Though he has served as the Col-

lege of Physical and Mathematical Science’s representative, in the past two years Devore has also chaired the Senate Tuition and Fees Com-mittee. Even with recent stresses like

the tuition increase proposals that went back and forth for months, De-vore thinks positively of his experi-ence in Student Government.

“It’s been a great learning experi-ence,” Devore said. “I’ve met some people in and out of my college, as well as administrators whom I would otherwise have never met. The experience helped me to be-come a better leader.”

While Student Government would be nowhere without its officers, campus would be lacking a voice without a student body president. Thompson wants to make sure her voice has been heard. To do so, she created a document that took her platform from last year’s campaign and showed exactly how she ful-filled her promises. The document, “Student Body President Platform Review,” was sent out in a HOWL message and is also available on Stu-dent Government’s website.

According to the review, Thomp-son’s term has seen many of her

campaign promises met, such as extending Atrium hours, creat-ing a Google calendar for campus events, enhancing the Wolfpack Student Discount program, adding more student study places around campus and more.

“With everyone in Student Gov-ernment helping and working hard, I truly believe we were able to improve the student experience,” Thompson said.

Kayla DeWald, sophomore in middle grades education, has a high opinion of the year.

“I think Chandler did an excel-lent job as student body president,” DeWald said. “She provided a re-ally transparent view of Student Government that allowed students to actually see what was going on behind the scenes.”

Transparency was brought up in several of the recent student body president candidate debates, and it remains to be seen whether Andy Walsh is up for the challenge.

With the renovation of Carmichael Gym, new services and equipment will be available for students.

Anna RileyStaff Writer

Over the past five years, Univer-sity Recreation has been making big changes.

While the improvements continue, the face and infrastructure of Uni-versity Recreation as a whole is mak-ing room to benefit more students. Currently Carmichael, or the “old gym” as it’s referred to, is undergo-ing drastic and expansive construc-tion that will create a larger, more open entrance area, a new cardio room with added equipment with flat screen televisions, and a reno-vated weight room with new ma-chines.

According to Eric Horth, junior in marketing and a facility manager, the changes to the older gym will be very pleasing for students.

“They’ve really been doing a lot to improve the facilities. And they’ll only continue to get better,” Horth said.

The construction and renovations began in late 2011 and are expected to be completed and open for stu-dent use in late April.

In addition to housing new equip-ment, the remodeled area will con-tain improved locker room facili-

ties and will make better use of the cardio and strength-training space.

Though fees and expenses are of-ten a subject of concern for students, Horth said University Recreation actually has lower fees than that of other recreation facilities at univer-sities of the same size.

He said the fees are relatively low for all the options available throughout the two buildings and playing fields.

During the 2007-2008 school year,

students were given more options for cardio workouts and strength training with the opening of the Recreation Center. With three sto-ries, multiple studio rooms, and a hefty addition of workout equip-ment, the Recreation Center pro-vided students longer hours and a greater selection of fitness plans.

Laura Sharpe, senior in fashion brand management and a facility manager, said the Recreation Cen-ter gives students a wide variety of

health and fitness activities. She said students not only have a large area of cardio and weight equipment, but also studio rooms for PE and group fitness classes.

Sharpe said students can also use the studio rooms recreationally when classes are not using them.

“We really try to cater to the stu-dent population and provide for a lot of different interests at the same

Thomas obarowski/Technician archive PhoToTyler Melvin, a Freshman in Engineering, works out at Carmicheal Gymnasium on Tuesday Oct. 11. 2011.

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Leanna osisek/TechnicianEthan Harrelson, a graduate student in international studies, directs the Student Government meeting on Feb. 15.

Student Government reflects on the year

Idol winner to attend N.C. State

Recreation Center updating facilities

Political dissident from the Indian stage of Punjab brings Sikh disenfranchisement to light.

Mark HerringFeatures Editor

Sikh students across India, the U.K. and the U.S. gathered in cities last week and this weekend to pro-test the execution of Balwant Singh Rajoana, a conspirator in the assas-sination of a former chief minister of the state of Punjab.

After seven years of trials and detainment, the government of the northwestern Indian state of Pun-jab announced Rajoana’s hanging for March 31, but rescheduled his execution to a future date, not yet determined.

Rajoana’s case exhibits an ongoing conflict since Indian independence from Britain in 1947, when the Brit-ish partitioned the country due to religious tensions between Hindus and Muslims. However, the Sikhs, comprising the fifth largest religious body in the world, were divided dur-ing partition. India and Pakistan took portions of Punjab, the Sikh native state, and since then the re-ligious minority has struggled for partial autonomy and sovereignty.

India is the largest democracy in the world, but according to Man-preet Kaur, a Sikh junior in design studies, the Indian government has not treated Sikhs with equality.

“The main problem is that Sikhs have always wanted an independent

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Ticket Central 919-515-1100 2nd floor, Talley Student Center ncsu.edu/arts

FIVEDOLLARS NCSU students pay only $5 for ARTS NC STATE per fo rmances

this week

Grains of Time Spring ConcertTuesday, April 3 at 8pm • Stewart Theatre The Grains will be performing music from a wide variety of artists, including Adele, Alicia Keys, the Backstreet Boys, Ben E. King, Beyoncé, Bobby Day, Britney Spears, Cee Lo Green, Hanson, Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5, Michael Bublé, Michael Jackson, Plain White T's, R. Kelly, Sean Kingston, the Spice Girls, the O'Jays, the Temptations, T-Pain, and Vanilla Ice.

2012-2013 NCSU DANCE TEAM

SPRING TRYOUTS

Dates: April 27-29, 2012Location: Carmichael Gymnasium

•Friday, April 27 6:00-8:00Courts 6 & 7

Pre-Audition Clinic

•Saturday, April 28 9:30-3:00Courts 6 & 7Tryouts Day 1

•Sunday, April 12:00-4:00Courts 9 & 10

Tryouts Day 2/Final Cuts

For more information please visitwww.ncstatedanceteam.org

CorreCtions & ClarifiCationsIn Friday’s “Pack proved to be ahead of the curve in equality,” Willis Casey was athletics director in 1969; Kay Yow was the women’s basketball coach and women’s athletic director at Elon in 1973, and Nora Lynn Finch, not Norlan Finch, was a former women’s basketball assistant coach.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Laura Wilkinson at editor@technicianonline.com.

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PoliCe BlotterMarch 297:46 a.m. | Traffic STopVenture Center IIIStudent was issued citation for speeding.

8:06 a.m. | Traffic STopCentennial Middle SchoolNon-student was issued citation for speeding.

8:46 a.m. | medical aSSiSTAdministration Building IIIUnits responded and transported staff member in need of medical assistance.

9:48 a.m. | larcenyFraternity CourtStudent reported backpack and computer stolen from Lower Miller Fields.

1:25 p.m. | Traffic accidenT - injury Fraternity CourtUnits responded to accident. Student on skateboard ran into vehicle driven by student.

12:03 p.m. | medical aSSiSTPullen HallOfficers assisted student to Student Health Center.

4:19 p.m. | SuSpiciouS perSonLower Miller FieldStudent reported suspicious subject in the area. Officers checked area but did not locate anyone matching description.

7:11 p.m. | SafeTy programSullivan HallOfficer conducted active shooter program for housing staff.

8:35 p.m. | medical aSSiSTDan Allen DriveUnits responded and transported student in need of medical assistance.

March 301:01 a.m. | SuSpiciouS perSonWood HallStudent reported two suspicious subjects carrying ball bat. Officer were unable to locate anyone.

1:36 am. | alcohol ViolaTionWood HallTwo students were referred to the University after they were found to have consumed alcohol.

2:25 a.m. | larcenyFountain Dining HallStudent reported backpack stolen.

CamPus Calendar

Mondayn.c. STaTe BirThday parTy1:30-2:45 p.m.Reynolds ColiseumOver 125 years, NCSU has built a tradition of transformation that has changed North Carolina, the nation and the world. Come celebrate that legacy at the 125th birthday party. Join the men’s basketball team, the pickers from Old Man Whickutt and other special guests. There will be cake, ice cream and giveaways, and the winner of the video contest will be announced.

harrelSon lecTure3-4:30 p.m. Stewart TheatreChris Hughes, co-founder of Facebook, will deliver the 2012 Harrelson Lecture.

unVeiling of The firST Three memorial Bell ToWer BellS5-6 p.m. BrickyardJoin Chancellor Woodson and the Class of 2010 to ring in the 125th anniversary. The 2,000 lb. bronze 2010 bell will be revealed along with the Morris and Gardner bells, the first three bells of the five-bell Westminster chime set.

Tuesday8-9:30 p.m.Stewart TheatreThe Grains of Time is an all-male a cappella group, associated with the Music Department. The Grains of Time have been around for more then 50 years, producing a unique, ear-dazzling sound with genres from jazz to hip-hop to alternative.

WednesdaycampuS farmerS markeT10 a.m. - 4 p.m.Brickyard

BeST pracTiceS for recording WiTh mediaSiTeNoon-1 p.m.D.H. Hill LibraryIn this seminar, we will discuss best practices for recording your on-campus or distance education course using Mediasite, NC State’s supported classroom capture system. We will discuss tips on creating a high quality recording (such as wearing dark colors), as well as techniques for creating effective, engaging recordings. Come prepared to discuss and share your own ideas with fellow instructors.

conSerVaTion of The puerTo rican creSTed Toad4:45-5:45 p.m.Vet SchoolRyan Devoe, senior veterinarian at the N.C. Zoological Park, will be describing his research and conservation work with the Puerto Rican Crested Toad.

through Charlie’s lens

“Yeah, Chiddy Bang and we pretty much amazing”

Students react to rapper Chidera “Chiddy” Anamege at the All Night Bash hosted by Union Activities Board. Tickets were $5 for the Saturday night show in Harris Field. Gates opened at 5 p.m. for tailgating activities, and then local Raleigh group Lazarus opened for the alternative hip-hop group Chiddy Bang from Philadelphia,

Penn. Chiddy Bang just released their first full-length album, Breakfast, on Feb. 22.

PHOTO BY charlie harleSS

Wolfline uPdate: sPring holiday hoursWednesday, April 4 — All Wolfline service will end at 10 p.m. There will be no Werewolf service or night shuttle.

Thursday & Friday, April 5 and 6 — Wolfline faculty/staff service only. Only Routes 6 Carter-Finley, 7 Wolflink Shuttle and 8 SE Loop will operate until 6 p.m. No night service, no Wolfprowl, no weekend service.

Sunday, April 8 — Holiday Shuttle 5-9 p.m.

Wolfline Spring service will resume back to normal on Monday, April 9.

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CamPus Cinema

sCheduleJuice – Four inner-city teens get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as “the juice.”

Monday, April 2 – 7 p.m.

Sneak preview: American Reunion – Jim, Michelle, Stifler and their friends reunite in East Great Falls, Michigan for their high school reunion.

Tuesday, April 3 – 9:30 p.m.

Hip Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes – The film provides a riveting examination of manhood, sexism and homophobia in hip-hop culture.

Tuesday, April 10 – 7 p.m.

Semper Fi: Always Faithful – When Marine Corps Master Sgt. Jerry Ensminger’s nine-year old daughter Janey died of a rare type of

leukemia, his world collapsed. As a grief-stricken father, he struggled for years to make sense of what happened. His search for answers led to the shocking discovery of a Marine Corps cover-up of one of the largest water contamination incidents in U.S. history.

Wednesday, April 11 – 7 p.m.

Blood Diamond – A fisherman, a smuggler and a syndicate of businessmen match wits over the possession of a priceless diamond.

Wednesday, April 11 – 9:30 p.m.Wednesday, April 18 – 9:30 p.m.

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close – A nine-year-old amateur inventor, Francophile and pacifist searches New York City for the lock that matches a mysterious key left behind by his father, who died in the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001.

Thursday, April 12 – 9:30 p.m.Friday, April 13 – 7 p.m.Saturday, April 14 – 9:30 p.m.

The adventures of Tintin -- Intrepid reporter Tintin and

Captain Haddock set off on a treasure hunt for a sunken ship commanded by Haddock’s ancestor.

Thursday, April 12 -- 7 p.m.Friday, April 13 -- 9:30 p.m.Saturday, April 14 -- 7 p.m.

Catch Me If You Can -- A true story about Frank Abagnale Jr. who, before his 19th birthday, successfully conned millions of dollars worth of checks as a Pan Am pilot, doctor and legal prosecutor.

Friday, April 13 -- 11:59 p.m.Saturday, April 14 -- 11:59 p.m.

Urbanized -- A documentary about the design of cities, which looks at the issues and strategies behind urban design and features some of the world’s foremost architects, planners, policymakers, builders and thinkers.

Sunday, April 15 -- 7 p.m.

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SPRING 2011 GREEN EVENTS at NC STATEWednesday, April 6EMPOWER FILM SERIESVanishing of the Bees5:00 p.m. – BeeXtravaganza on Harris Field7:00 p.m. – Film screening in Campus Cinemancsu.edu/earthday

Friday, April 8ENVIROVISIONSubmission Deadline is 5:00 p.m.go.ncsu.edu/envirovision

Saturday, April 92nd ANNUAL REUSABLE REGATTALocation: Lake RaleighAssemble Raft & Lunch: 10:00 a.m.Race: 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.Find more details on Facebook

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

Enrollment plan of 2020 will lessen freshmen acceptances while increasing faculty.

Lauren VanderveenStaff Writer

For some time, N.C. State has been able to boast a pop-ulation of more than 30,000 students, making it the larg-est university in North Caro-lina. However, the initiation of the new 2020 Enrollment Plan is meant to decrease the numbers.

The main goals are increas-ing growth in graduates, transfers and tenured faculty, while simultaneously slowing growth in the undergraduate population by 2020, accord-ing to the official plan.

To meet these goals, the Enrollment Planning Com-mittee insists on building master’s and doctoral pro-grams, limiting freshmen enrollment and encouraging transfers from out-of-state and community colleges.

Limiting freshmen en-rol l ment wou ld mea n “sharpen[ing] our competi-tive edge for the most highly qualified students…” accord-ing to the plan.

Louis Hunt, vice provost for the Enrollment Manage-ment, University Registrar and member of the Enroll-ment Planning Committee, recognizes the plans under-tones.

“It didn’t say it was going to be harder for [undergrad-uates] to get in, certainly,” Hunt said. “But the reality is that competition for the seats we have will be more difficult.”

As a result, freshmen seek-ing to attend N.C. State in the years to come will need higher GPAs and SAT scores to set them apart.

“If we have more freshmen then we have resources to deal with then the quality of instruction, the quality of the student experience, the qual-ity of advising might suffer, so our goal is to be the right size university,” Hunt said.

For undergraduates, state appropriations and tuition pay for most of their educa-tion, whereas most graduates have to pay privately.

“ A s a land-grant institution, a nd w it h t h e p r o -grams we have here at State, there a re some a re a s we have a re-sponsibility to provide education in,” Kenneth Es-benshade, associate dean and director of academic programs for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said.

Part of Chancellor Randy Woodson’s vision for N.C. State is to increase the num-ber of tenure track faculty, Esbenshade added.

According to the enroll-ment plan, the last decade showed “headcount enroll-ment increased by 20 percent, non-tenure track faculty grew by 23 percent, and tenure-track faculty increased by only 1 percent.”

“We’ve brought in the stu-dent body quite a bit more than we’ve brought in the faculty,” Hunt said. “There’s going to be a little more em-phasis in building that back up.”

“To me, it’s ambitious in part on the doctoral level,” Esbenshade said. “But, all in all, I really think the mo-

mentum is in that di-rection.”

The plan demon-strates that tota l doc-tora l stu-dents a re t he ma i n priority, aiming at a 29 percent increase by 2020. Total

undergraduates would only see a three percent increase and non-degree-seeking stu-dents would actually decrease by 10 percent.

Marvin Malecha, dean of

the College of Design, be-lieves the plan is realistic for the time frame in mind.

“We can’t have a significant growth without resources,” Malecha said. “What I like about this plan is that it bal-ances what we have right now. “

“The expectation is some-times, especially when you have all these budget cuts, resources can get out of align-ment with enrollment, so the enrollment plan is designed to help balance those two,” Hunt said. “There’s sort of a trade-off between growth and having the right size en-rollment for the resources we have and if we exceed that in-frastructure then the results might not be as good as they could be.”

The economy and gradua-tion timeliness are factors in the plan’s construction.

Only 72 percent of students graduate within six years, ac-cording to Hunt.

“We had a mentality for a while, which was just keep growing, expand,” Hunt said. “I think with the chancellor and provost we have a more strategic approach in mind now, one that really leverages N.C. State’s strings.”

time,” Sharpe said.In addition to working

out, whether solo or in a group setting, Sharpe said students and members have full access to the fitness suite where they can get massages, sign up for personal training sessions and even get a body fat screening test.

She said the fitness suite has a full staff of customer service specialists, certified trainers and licensed massage therapists to meet all the needs of students and mem-bers.

While the majority of patrons are students, University Recreation also has a significant number of other members who have many choices as well.

When it comes to member-ships, University Recreation has between eight and 10 different types ranging from student and faculty/staff households to university af-filiates and alumni member-ships.

Emily Bennett, sophomore in biology and a member-ship services specialist, said student and faculty/staff household memberships are

typically the most popular and are renewable.

She said any person who is 18 years or older and lives with a student can have access to the facilities with a household mem-bership. Bennett said the student household mem-berships are valid for one semester.

Similarly, she said facul-ty/staff household mem-berships are available for any person living with a faculty or staff member, and have extended peri-ods and various payment

plans.For

students who have visiting fam-i l y o r friends, Univer-sity Rec-reation offers

guest passes.Guest passes are $10 for

one day or $15 for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Though a number of improvements have been made and gym members are given many fitness op-tions, Sharpe said there’s always room for more.

“We’re always looking for suggestions about how we can improve,” Sharpe said.

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If April showers bring May flowers, then April’s cam-paigning brings a May

nomination for the GOP. We can’t go a day without hearing about the Republi-can candidates. Which na-tion Gingrich insulted today, what current issue has Rom-ney flipped on, which hippie group is backing Paul now or which reporter has Santorum cursed out? These questions are common water cooler talk for voters this campaign season; however, we in North Carolina should be prepared for it to get a whole lot worse.

Issues ranging from Amendment One to the Re-publican Primary are on the ballot during North Caro-lina’s primary on May 8. With all these issues voters are facing, and it currently

being anyone’s game in the GOP candidacy race, citizens should keep updated on what the elephants are up to.

Candidates will be coming to North Carolina, promot-ing their platform and ide-ologies to garner support. The forerunner for the race is looking more and more like Mitt Romney. However, as Steven Green explained in a Technician interview, “the long struggle is starting to show the weakness in Rom-ney.”

As the largest public uni-versity in North Carolina and one of the most promi-nent engineering schools in

the nation, candidates will be appealing to our students in hopes for endorsement, be-cause we have such a strong voice in North Carolina. We can already see this taking ef-fect.

Ron Paul is known for his grassroots movement with younger generations and has a strong college presence. Supporters on campus can be seen lobbying for him to come speak at N.C. State. Those with clipboards in the Brickyard are offering to reg-ister you to vote in attempts to further Paul’s support. As voting citizens of the younger generations, it is important

we are aware of these vari-ous outreaches. We want to ensure we are knowledgeable about the candidate we think is best.

Research can be done by looking at our candidate of choice’s previous voting re-cord, or even staying tuned in on their speeches to see if there are common promises made we can expect to see made into a reality. As the fu-ture leaders of this nation, we want to ensure those before us don’t get us further in debt or cause tense international relations we may eventually have to work our way out of.

Stay informed, keep up-to-date, question your sources of information and above all else don’t be persuaded too easily by slick smiles. Stay aware, be prepared.

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.

GOP on the run: be preparedThe FacTs:The May 8 North Carolina Primary is quickly approaching, and with it republican candidates are racing to gather support.

Our OpiniOn:Student support is key to winning any type of election, so we must be prepared to deal with the influx of political mumbo-jumbo in the next few weeks and support the best candidate for us.

Beer and brains

Several other N.C. State students and myself traveled to Blacksburg

to attend the ACC Meeting of the Minds at Virginia Tech. Believe me, I am aware of

how preten-tious the title sounds.

ACC MOM, in its seventh year, brings students across disci-pl ines f rom e a c h A C C s c h o o l t o -gether to share

their research and experienc-es. I was attending to present my research on the ethical frameworks governing ma-chines. The truth is, it was like Christmas for a broke college student—I took a lot more than I gave.

Before I lose you, let me im-part onto you one of the most universally applicable lessons I learned during my time in Blacksburg—beer is really, really cheap. There must be some sort of government sub-sidy at play; it’s cheaper than water. I’m serious, a 24 oz. bottle of water was $3.05 and a 60 oz. pitcher of Sam Adams was $6. The pricing structure constantly lit my face up with a delighted confusion most recently found when Lehigh defeated Duke.

The research I was most impressed with was the work of Harold Garner, one of the plenary speakers, in text min-ing. I had no idea what this was—imagery of English majors with pickaxes came to mind. However, it’s some-thing we use every day.

Every time you use Google’s search engine, you’re text mining. Text mining is the matching of keywords against a database of information. While Googling, you may search three to five keywords at time, but the system Gar-ner established allows for hundreds.

The impact of such a change may not be immedi-ately apparent, but I’ll ask you to think about it for a minute. What if you could write your life story, your interests, your wants and dreams—and with

a simple click of a button be matched with people like you, grants and jobs pertaining to your life and even courses you’d love to take? That’s exactly what Garner did. Explore some of his search engines, such as cratis.org and majoriz-er.com, for a glimpse at your future.

For all the possibilities offered by Garner, the most powerful glimpse I had into our future was found in the time spent with the other students there. I hate platitudes more than anything, so believe me when I say this is not one: I saw our future in these students, and it’s bright.

In Blacksburg, I found originality and a moti-vation inside of the ACC students that incited a fire in me. One student decreased tuberculosis prevalence rates in the areas of the Philippines by 45 percent and infant mortality rates by 20 per-cent. Another student cre-ated a system for econom-ic networking in an area of the Dominican Republic where they can barely provide running water. And one student was in-vestigating new treatment protocols for diabetes. With every presentation, I was never ceased to be amazed.

The greatest part of the conference was it never ended. Sure, there was a scheduled end to each day’s events, but the con-versations never died. We’d all take to the bars, especially when we dis-covered beer prices, and throw around ideas un-til close. I think we may have accomplished more in those sessions than at any other point in the day.

When it comes down to it, progress is all about interaction of ideas, the marriage of sociality and intellect. Sometimes all that is needed to bring about the future is the right combination of beer and brains.

Josh LucasDeputy Viewpoint Editor

Davis Leonard, freshman in science education

Obamacare vs. economic reality

The outcome of the current Supreme Court case regarding

Obamacare’s constitution-ality won’t tell us anything

a b o u t t h e Constitution, wh ich los t its real battle w h e n t h e Founding Fa-thers decided to use loose wording to denote how many powers

the federal government can usurp from the people.

We haven’t lived in a true constitution-based republic for a long time. When you have a Supreme Court justice telling a United States sena-tor the commerce clause al-lows for a fruit and vegetable mandate, you know libertar-ian ideals are screwed.

This case will tell us, how-ever, who will win the up-coming presidential election.

If the mandate is ruled constitutional, the Repub-lican Party will have plenty of ammo to withstand the campaign trail. But, if the mandate is ruled uncon-stitutional, healthcare will turn into a national debate which the GOP will easily lose. The Democratic Party will be refreshed with a new energy, and Jon Favreau’s classic speech-writing tech-niques will bring the left to

its climactic victory.The modern political cli-

mate allows for misinterpre-tations of the Constitution. Economic realities, on the other hand, do not, and thus we will concentrate on such.

So let me explain why liber-tarians hate Obamacare.

The first reason is the leg-islation’s residence in eco-nomic fantasy-land. The entire healthcare debate is riddled with pointless cherry-picking, specifically from the ever-unstable Congressional Budget Office. Even the most elementary economic under-standing tells a clear narrative about the future failures of Obamacare to reduce health-care costs while simultane-ously increasing availability.

You cannot forcibly insert millions of new patients into a healthcare system, refuse to add any new physicians into the mix and then expect costs to decrease. It is liter-ally—and I don’t mean this as hyperbole—a mathematical impossibility.

Stealing an individual’s paycheck in order to fund someone else’s healthcare bills won’t work either be-cause it means whoever would have ended up with the individual’s extra cash will no longer receive it. We refer to this situation as the “broken window fallacy.”

Think of it as trying to fill up a swimming pool by

scooping water from the deep end and emptying it into the shallow end—fun yet without purpose.

And libertarians don’t shoo away any concerns about availability. Far from wishing for health-care off ices on every corner, the government purposefully limits the number of physicians who are allowed to practice medicine in the United States through licensing legislation. This results from lobbying efforts by the American Medical Association, a topic about which you can read fur-ther in my column, “Get-ting to medical freedom.”

I’m not a constitutional scholar and don’t pre-tend to be. Nonetheless, if I were forced to take a guess, I’d say the mandate will be ruled unconstitu-tional by one vote: Jus-tice Anthony Kennedy’s swing.

Obamacare’s constitu-tionality is neither the be-ginning nor the end of the healthcare debate, and, if conservatives and liber-tarians really care about the free market, they should take their battle elsewhere, preferably to the field of economics

Solution, not conflict, is how the free market will “win the future.”

Brian AndersonStaff Columnist

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“I learned how to sign ‘mom’ before I could speak,” Roman said. “We always signed at home. “My mom’s deaf and she has a cochlear implant and my dad uses hearing aids. My younger brother is profoundly deaf and my younger sister has bilateral cochlear implants and she can speak now. We have a little bit of everything in my house.”

Advocacy for the deaf has been a part of Roman’s life since she learned to sign. Her mother is a disability service advocate, whose work is simi-lar to that of a social worker. Roman found herself stand-ing up for her profoundly- deaf brother during their childhood.

“Growing up, I felt like his protector,” Roman said. “He’s a normal person. He’s on the

cross-country team in high school. Supporting the deaf has always been a part of my life.”

Roman, a resident adviser, offered a sign language ac-tivity for her residents last semester. When she met Jes-sica Sadeckas, a student inter-ested in learning to sign, she thought it would be possible to establish a signing club on campus.

Sadeckas, an undeclared freshman in management, became interested in signing after working with a hearing-impaired colleague at a Quiz-nos restaurant at her home in Cleveland.

“I used to work [at Quiz-

nos] in the Cleveland Zoo, and one of my coworkers had an interpreter,” Sadeckas said. “I thought I could learn to help out.”

Sadeckas said she knows the basics and is taking a signing class this summer. Neither Sadeckas nor Roman needed much convincing to start a sign language club, and the two quickly approached CHASS Dean Jeffery Braden, a certified sign language in-terpreter.

“Dean Braden interpreted when Obama came in Sep-tember,” Sadeckas said.

“He’s such a cool staff member,” Sadeckas said. “He’s helped us get the word

out and network.”The student organization,

the American Sign Language Club, will have its first meet-ing tonight in Withers 160. Though Roman said she’s not quite sure what the course of events and activities will look like, the club will use this ini-tial meeting to gauge public interest.

“I really have no idea what the deaf community is like at State,” Roman said. “We’re still working out the details of what we want to be, whether we want to do biweekly con-versations, but we’re ironing out the details.”

Though Roman is uncer-tain about the size of the deaf

community at the Universi-ty, local Athens Drive High School has a considerable deaf student population.

“Each class has several deaf students,” Roman said.

Sadeckas said her mission is to spread awareness of sign language and to educate those who would like to learn the language. Roman said those interested don’t need any ex-perience.

“You have to start from nothing,” Roman said. “It’s like any language. But the signing community is ex-tremely inclusive and wel-coming.”

Speaking without a voiceAdvocAtes for the heAring-impAired form n.c.

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Alzebeth Roman grew up learning sign lan-guage to communicate with her hearing-impaired family. By the luck of genetics,

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state, called Khalistan,” Kaur said. “Punjab is known for its fertile land and industry, but that profit goes to the gov-ernment, not our people. It’s been like that for centuries.”

A nt i- S i k h s ent i ment reached an all time high in 1984, as Sikh advocates cam-paigned for the Anandpur

Resolution, a political decla-ration for Sikh rights. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, daughter of India’s first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, reacted to the Sikh resistance and ordered Operation Blue Star, a military campaign to remove Sikh separatists from the Golden Temple, where separatists sought refuge. The controversial attack on the temple and the subsequent 492 civilian casualties in the

attack resulted in political mayhem for Gandhi.

The attack occurred July of 1984, and along with civilian deaths, Indian government troops destroyed the Sikh Reference Library, the faith’s archive of religious texts and history.

“We have no account for our identity,” Kaur said. “They wanted to erase our history.”

This struggle for Sikh sov-

ereignty comes from the ba-sis of the Sikh faith. Gobind Singh formally established the Khalsa, the Sikh congre-gation, in 1699. Throughout South Asian history, the Sikhs comprised the warrior class in the era of the caste system.

“Now, some Indians still say Sikhs are Hindus,” IqJyot Gill, a junior in biological sci-ences, said. “That’s not the case.”

Sikhs call 1984 the year of the Sikh genocide, and politi-cal unrest overtook Northern India and Gandhi’s Sikh body-guards, Beant Singh and Satwant Singh, as-sassinated him.

“Both of the bodyguards were killed afterwards,” Gill said. “It’s ironic that they were Sikhs, because they’re known as strong warriors.”

The case of Rajoana came about as Punjabi officials crushed pro-Khalistan ad-vocates and militants. Ac-cording to Kaur, the young police constable conspired in 1995 with another police-man to assassinate Punjab

Chief Minister Beant Singh, unrelated to Gandhi’s Sikh bodyguard of the same name. After the minister’s death, Indian officials detained Ra-joana, calling him a terrorist, according to Kaur.

“Beant Singh, who had killed thousands and thou-sands of Sikhs, he was im-mediately freed, but yet he [Rajoana] is sitting in jail for 17 years and is going to be hanged,” Kaur said. “There’s no appeal… but we don’t

h ave a ny rights. It’s a huge double standard for Sikhs.”

Chief Minister Singh was Si k h, but pro-Kha-listan Sikhs did not con-sider him of their own.

According to Kaur, the Pun-jabi government has lost its credibility due to its corrup-tion.

Recent protests in India and around the world have brought the issue to light, but Indian press has not covered the issue, according to Dal-ginder Bhangoo, a sopho-more in biological sciences.

“All the government’s ac-tions are justified as anti-terrorism,” Bhangoo said.

“It’s ironic because the gov-ernment’s acts are more ter-rorist-like. If it’s against the Indian state, even if it may result in long term peace, it’s confronted like terrorism.”

“Who’s the terrorist now?” Kaur said.

The issue of Sikh sovereign-ty will remain controversial, especially with Sikh Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in power of India. Singh ex-pressed his concern for Sikh extremism and according to Gill, Singh is acting as the puppet to Indian President Sonia Gandhi, an Italian-born politician who married into the family of the late Ma-hatma, who pro-Khalistan Sikhs consider an opponent to equality.

“Our problem is a political one, it’s not a social thing,” Gill said. “Sikhs are strong people, and we hold our iden-tity strongly, but our issue is not with Hindus or Mus-lims...some of the people who helped Sikhs and gave their lives for Sikhs were Muslims. We don’t have a problem with any people of India. We just want our freedom and right to be Sikh.”

Sikhs have mixed feelings about the postponed trial and execution of Rajoana, and according to Kaur, it’s bit-tersweet in the sense it gives Sikhs hope yet impending concern.

“None of the Sikh com-munity wants it [the execu-tion] to go through,” Kaur said. “But at the same time, we feel they’re [Punjabi gov-ernment] postponing it for political reasons and that the hanging will eventually take place. They’ve already arrested hundreds in India for protesting.”

The Sikh issue has tested the largest democracy in the world, and Bhangoo said this may be a moment for India to realize this. But for now, according to Kaur, Sikhs will continue resisting with char-acteristic Sikh fortitude.

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baseballcontinued from page 8

(4-0) went six innings, giving up two runs on four hits and finished with 12 strikeouts.

After holding Virginia scoreless for six innings, the Cavaliers finally got on the board in the seventh inning after a two-run home run tied the game at 2-2.

Following a rain delay, Rodon was replaced by sophomore pitcher An-thony Tzam-tzis.

The Pack c ou ld not recover after giving up the lead, allow-ing Virginia to score three runs over the next two in-nings. The Cavs went on to win 5-2.

Game thReeThe Pack returned to the

winner’s circle Sunday after-noon, pulling out a walk-off victory over UVA by a 7-6 count.

Falling behind early by a 3-0 score, State was able to put a string of runs together. Led by Ratledge’s first colle-giate home run, the Pack took a 5-3 advantage headed into the ninth inning.

Virginia battled back in the top half of the inning, put-ting a 3-run rally of its own together. After walking the

first two batters of the inning and a sacrifice bunt to move the runners into scoring posi-tion, Stephen Bruno earned himself a three-bagger off the right-center field wall to tie the game at 5-5 with only one out. A sacrifice fly brought Bruno in to give the Cavs a 6-5 lead headed into the bot-tom half of the inning.

Junior shortstop Chris Diaz led off the inning with a single shot straight up the

middle. Canela followed up w it h a w a l k , and was replaced by pinch runner junior Bryan Adametz. Follow-

ing a sacrifice bunt to move the pair into scoring posi-tion, Virginia intentionally walked senior first baseman Andrew Ciencen to load the bases with one away.

Ratledge came through for the Pack once again, tying the game at 6-6 on an RBI loop-single to right field.

“Bases loaded and one out. The only run that meant any-thing was the guy standing on third base,” Ratledge said. “At the time, the only thing that I needed to do was scrap it, somehow get that run in. If that’s getting hit by a pitch, getting a walk, getting a hit, it doesn’t matter. Just as long as that run got in.”

Junior second baseman Matt Burgquist then hit a chopper to third base. Adametz charged home and scored the game-winning run on a throw-ing error from third.

N.C. State head coach Elliot Avent based the game’s performance on one primary factor that helped them win the game.

“I don’t think we played well at all today,” Avent said, who won his 800th career game Sunday. “But the toughness some of the guys have shown was impressive, [like] from Logan Ratledge [and] Burgquist in that last at bat. It takes toughness, it takes adjustments, it takes belief in yourself. I’m just so proud of the toughness that so many guys showed in this game.”

Canela is an excellent example of the team’s toughness and grit; he agrees that it spreads throughout the dugout in tight situations like the team was in headed into the bottom of the ninth.

“I feel like we’re never giving up, no matter how many outs there are,” Canela said. “I didn’t think we were going to lose. I think we just need-ed a string of bats together and go station to station, and that’s exactly what we did.”

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Virginia Tech (12-8) was also Senior Day for captain Ashley Miller.

The match began with a tightly contested doubles point, which the Hokies pulled through after winning the decisive third doubles match in a tie-break.

Despite los-ing the dou-bles point, singles play saw st rong performanc-es from the Wolfpack w i t h w i n s coming from the rackets of Kissell, Miller, junior Ta-tiana Illova and freshman Nicole Martinez. Miller’s performance was especially notable, turning in a 7-6, 6-1 win over Courtney Rauscher on her Senior Day.

“Ashley was great in a big match situation,” Olsen said. “A 4-3 come-from-behind win in the ACC on Senior Day with Ashley’s match be-ing such a big deciding factor on the day, you really couldn’t have scripted it any better.”

When asked about her best memories as a Wolfpack ten-nis player, Miller said, “Well this [win] today is a new one. I don’t have any specific memories but just being with the team all the time, eating together and doing every-

thing together. Just spend-ing time with them all. I’m so happy I came here and I’m going to miss it.”

The No. 33 N.C. State men’s tennis team also had a pair of tough matches this weekend. The team traveled north to take on No. 63 Virginia Tech and No. 4 Virginia, dropping both decisions on the road.

“The team has been work-ing very, very hard,” head coach Jon Choboy said. “Over the last three weeks, we’ve tak-en on two top-five

teams. That’s always very challenging. Our objective here is to get better because of the tough matches we have. The guys were fighting their tails off today and on Friday, as well.”

The Wolfpack failed to pull out the doubles point against the Hokies on Friday, but hoped to pull a run together in singles for the victory.

After dropping the first singles match on the second court, freshman Austin Pow-ell battled back on court No. 4 with a 7-6 (7-3), 6-2 victory to put the Pack on the board and bring the score to 2-1.

However, the match went down from there, as State lost its next two matches to give a 4-1 edge to VT, deciding the

match early.Despite the match outcome,

senior Dominic Hodgson continued to fight for the Wolfpack, winning on court No. 3 in a hard fought three-setter, 6-1, 6-7 (3-7), 6-4. The Hokies went on to win by a final score of 5-2.

From Blacksburg, the Wolf-pack set out for Charlottes-ville to take on the Cavaliers, hoping to turn things around after Friday’s loss, as well as a loss to No. 28 Florida State last Sunday.

However, hope was no-where to be found in Virginia.

Losing the doubles point again, State quickly found itself in a 1-0 hole from which there would be no escape.

After losing quickly on court No. 6, the Pack bit back with a big win from senior Ju-lian Sullivan on the 4th court, taking down No. 124 Drew Courtney 6-3, 7-5 to bring State back within a match of Virginia.

Unfortunately for the Wolf-pack, that was the only win the team could muster up Sunday, falling 6-1 to the Cavaliers. The players are keeping their spirits up and looking to move forward through the season.

“We did what we could and we fought in all of our match-es but came up short and we learned a lot from that,” Sul-livan said. “We’re happy we’re back [this week] at our home court and we have full confi-dence that we’re a solid team.”

“I feel like we’re

never giving up,

no matter how

many outs

there are.”Danny Canela, junior catcher

“Everybody in the

ACC can play, so

you just have to

go out there and

keep swinging.”Joelle Kissell, sophomore

tennis player

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three-game series against Virginia.

Track & field pulls out record-breaking performances over the weekend.

Jeniece JamisonDeputy Sports Editor

N.C. State track and f ield hosted its annual Raleigh Relays event Friday and Saturday. The event saw four Wolfpack athletes win their events, break compe-tition records and set regional qualifying marks.

In the women’s high jump, State graduate assistant coach Demiracle Washington posted the top score with 12.47 meters and junior Karimah Shepherd finished third in the event with a 12.05-meter jump.

State also had a strong show-ing in the discus events. Brittany Hampton finished first with a 51.05-meter throw. Redshirt freshman Tremanisha Taylor fin-ished in third with a 50.42-meter throw. On the men’s side, red-shirt sophomore Nathaniel Wil-liams also took the discus with a 57.63-meter throw Saturday.

“I wasn’t seeded to win,” Hampton said. “I wasn’t pre-dicted to win. I think there were two people in front of me but throws are like March Madness; it depends on the day and who can manage to get a good throw. I just try not to let that get to my head.

“One thing I’ve learned over the years is to walk in there with a clear mind and one goal, to stay

focused and to try to get the best throw I can.”

Junior Kris Korenegay-Gober came out on top in the men’s high jump with a 2.21-meter jump.

“I’m just out here working hard, doing all that I can,” Kornegay-Gober said. “It just paid off so I’m feeling good.”

Redshirt senior Kwame Boat-wright also posted a top-place finish in the men’s triple jump, finishing with a 15.29-meter jump, which set the meet record.

“It feels good,” Brown said. “Last year I won, so it feels good to re-peat as triple jump champion. I had a personal best today; I PR’d in the triple jump. It’s also a good regional mark to get me into regionals this year.”

Brown also participated in the 4-x-400 meter relay Saturday, where the Pack posted an 11th place fin-ish along with junior Daniel Fretz, freshman Martin DeFrancesco and freshman Kevin Permenter.

“I was focused on trying to be the first one to the break, give our team a good lead so we can have a chance of winning the heat,” Brown said. “Today we didn’t win, but we had a personal best for the season.”

Head coach Rollie Geiger believes that his athletes posted regional qualifying scores and times.

“As far as N.C. State’s concerned, we had a number of what we con-sider regional qualifiers,” Geiger said. “You never know for certain, but some of the marks were at a level where I feel good about where the athletes competed this weekend in the number of the events that N.C. State will be at the regional cham-

pionship.”Geiger also noted that the team

is not only preparing for Regionals, but also for the ACC Champion-ships, and is encouraging his team not to look too far ahead.

“Right now we’re not only in a preparation phase for Regionals but also for the ACC Champion-

ships in three weeks,” Geiger said. “It’s a combination of trying to pre-pare athletes for the ACC Champi-onships April 15, 16 and 17 and the Regionals in May.”

Head coach Elliot Avent posts 800th career win, No. 9 State improves to 8-4 ACC.

Jonathon Stout & Nolan EvansStaff Writers

No. 9-ranked N.C. State (19-7, 8-4 ACC) defeated Virginia (18-10, 6-6 ACC) at in a three-game series at Doak Field Friday-Sun-day, winning two of three games in the weekend series.

Game OneState took the first game Friday

by a score of 5-1. Junior pitcher Ethan Ogburn

(3-1) went eight innings and gave up only one run and four hits en route to victory.

The Wolfpack started the scor-ing early in the first inning after a RBI double from freshman catcher Brett Austin gave the team an early 1-0 lead.

After holding Virginia scoreless for the first two innings, Ogburn gave up two 2-out doubles, allowing Virginia to tie the ballgame at 1-1.

The Pack had their first two bat-ters in the fourth inning reach base off of walks. Freshman outfielder Logan Ratledge took advantage of runners in scoring position, helping State jump out to a 3-1 lead after a 2 RBI single.

Ogburn took control of the game, not allowing another run after a shaky third and fourth inning, fin-ishing the game with 7 strikeouts and 112 pitches.

Freshman third basemen Trea Turner reached base after a bunt in the fifth inning. Turner then pro-ceeded to steal second and third base, giving the standout freshman 27 stolen bases for the season.

With Turner in scoring position, Austin came up big for the Pack once again with a RBI sacrifice fly, giving State the 4-1 lead.

Junior catcher Danny Canela en-tered the ballgame as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning replacing senior Ryan Matthews. With a runner in scoring position, Canela made the most of his opportunity, extending the Pack’s lead to 5-1 after a RBI single. The Pack went on to win by the same score.

Game TwOAfter winning the first of a three-

games series, State fell to Virginia Saturday by a score of 5-2.

State jumped out to an early 1-0 lead after a solo home run from junior catcher Danny Canella, his second of the season.

Junior outfielder Tarran Senay ex-tended the Pack’s lead in the fourth inning, adding a solo home run, his first of the year, giving the Pack a 2-0 lead.

Freshman pitcher Carlos Rodon

Women’s team highlights weekend with ACC win on Senior Day.

Andrew Schuett & Nolan EvansStaff Writers

The N.C. State women’s tennis team split its weekend matches in Raleigh to Virginia and Vir-ginia Tech.

The unranked Wolfpack (6-12, 2-5 ACC) played Saturday af-ternoon against No.12 Virginia (13-4, 4-2 ACC). The Cavaliers brought a very strong team to Raleigh and their dominance showed by quickly grabbing the doubles point.

“I thought we did a lot of good things against Virginia, especial-ly in singles,” coach Hans Olsen said. “We wanted to stick with it and carry it over to [the Virginia Tech match].”

In singles play, sophomore Joelle Kissell continued her hot streak by beating No. 16 Emily Fraser. No. 37 Kissell registered her seventh win of the year against ranked opponents. Fra-ser was also the highest-ranked player Kissell had beaten all year.

“It doesn’t matter whether they’re ranked or not ranked,” Kissell said. “Everybody in the ACC can play, so you just have to go out there and keep swinging.”

Sophomore Christy Sipes also won her match in straight sets against No. 122 Maria Fuccillo. Despite its best effort, State was unable to win any of its remain-ing matches and lost, 5-2, to a very strong Virginia team.

Sunday’s match against No. 63

Wolfpack takes four events in Raleigh Relays

Men’s and Women’s Tennis battle through the weekend

Wolfpack wins weekend series against Cavaliers

ryan parry/TechnicianMaking a double-play, junior Matt Bergquist throws the ball to first base after tagging a Virginia runner out at second. The Wolfpack beat the Virginia Cavaliers in a three-game series, 2-1, over the weekend.

ryan parry/TechnicianSprinting between hurdles, senior Taylor Graham competes in the 100-meter hurdles at the Raleigh Relays hosted by N.C. State. Graham finished 13th overall with a time of 14.43 seconds Friday, March 30.

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athletic schedule

WednesdaySoftball vS. ECU (x2)Raleigh, 5 p.m. & 7 p.m.

baSEball at old dominionNorfolk, Va., 6 p.m.

FridayWomEn’S tEnniS at boSton CollEgEChestnut Hill, Mass., 2 p.m.

mEn’S tEnniS vS. boSton CollEgERaleigh, 2:30 p.m.

Softball vS. boSton CollEgE (x2)Raleigh, 5 p.m. & 7 p.m.

baSEball at marylandCollege Park, Md., 6 p.m.

SaturdaySoftball vS. boSton CollEgERaleigh, Noon

mEn’S tEnniS vS. marylandRaleigh, 2 p.m.

baSEball vS. marylandCollege Park, Md., 3 p.m.

SundayWomEn’S tEnniS at marylandCollege Park, Md., 1 p.m.

baSEball at marylandCollege Park, Md., 1 p.m.

Friday-SaturdaymEn’S golf at rivEr landing intErCollEgiatEWallace, All Day

traCk at florida rElayS, dUkE invitational, Colonial rElaySGainesville, Fla.; Durham; Williamsburg, Va.; All Day

Friday-SundayWomEn’S golf at bryan national CollEgiatEBrowns Summit, All Day

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Softball hosts annual Kay Yow Breast Cancer game

Despite losing to Georgia Tech in the three-game series over the weekend, the softball team raised $1,142 for breast cancer research from supportive fans in its third game, which served as the annual Kay Yow Breast Cancer game. N.C. State (15-22, 0-8 ACC) lost back-to-back games to Georgia Tech (23-16, 6-3 ACC) on Saturday, both 3-6, and the third on Sunday, 2-5. Wolfpack softball returns to action on Wednesday with a two-game series against East Carolina.

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did You know?The N.C. State baseball team’s 7-6 walk-off win over Virginia on Sunday was head coach Elliott Avent’s 800 career victory. Avent has coached the Wolfpack since 1997 and has compiled both the most wins and most losses of any head baseball coach in program history. Avent coached for New Mexico State from 1989-96.

Men’s basketball selling tickets for awards banquetTickets for the men’s basketball team’s 2012 awards banquet went on sale Friday. Adult tickets are $20, child (10 and under) tickets are $10 and are available at a first-come, first-serve basis. N.C. State Athletics says there are a limited number of tickets left, which can be purchased from the Wolfpack Club at 919-865-1460 or online at www.gopack.com/endofyearbanquet.

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