Technician - August 26, 2011

Raleigh, North Carolina

The Muslim Student Association invites non-Muslims to partake in Ramadan during the fourth annual Fast-a-thon.

Jack BorkeCorrespondent

While most students are taking ad-vantage of meal plans and the newly renovated Atrium, the Muslim Stu-dent Association encouraged fasting to enlighten others of the Islamic holi-day of Ramadan, and contribute to the charity, Stop Hunger Now.

The MSA’s fourth Fast-a-thon, held Thursday, is meant to be a way for Muslims around campus to come to-gether and break their fast, and pres-ent an opportunity for non-Muslims to experience a typical day in the month of Ramadan and to abstain from eating and drinking.

During the holy month of Rama-dan, each Muslim is required to fast from dawn until dusk, or from the first prayer, the Fajr, until the fourth prayer, the Maghrib. Observers of the holiday are dependent on the move-ment of the sun to determine prayer times and length of fasting. Thursday, Muslims fasted from 5:08 a.m., all the way until 7:55 p.m. that night, a long thirteen hours without food or water.

The famished participants gathered into the Talley Ballroom with growl-ing stomachs and parched tongues, ready to break their day long fast.

Mark Dyson, a senior in biochemistry, fasted with his Muslim friends.

“[The fasting] made me really tired,” Dyson said. “It made schoolwork re-ally hard.”

Before the dinner, International Op-erations Director of Stop Hunger Now, Allen Renquist delivered a speech de-tailing the world’s troubles and fail-

ures concerning hunger and how his program is working to remedy them.

The non-profit organization packag-es meals and distributes them to more than seventy impoverished countries around the world. So far they have packaged and shipped nearly fifty mil-lion meals to hungry people in need.

During this event, participants were

encouraged to donate the amount of money they would have spent on food to Stop Hunger Now.

Philip Dail, director of Advising and Admissions of the College of Textiles, contributed to the MSA and Stop Hunger Now by donating five dollars for every student of his that attended the event. According to Renquist,

five dollars goes a long way, as Stop Hunger Now can feed four people with only $1.

Stop Hunger Now has been closely tied in with the University since the group started its meal-packaging pro-gram six years ago. Just six months into the program, in 2005, the orga-nization held an event on campus in which students packaged over 150,000 meals. Last week, they held a simi-lar event and students packaged even more, totaling 160,000 meals. Ren-quist stressed that much more can be done to end hunger and used the Fast-a-thon as a way to get his message through.

“For one billion people, everyday is like Ramadan,” Renquist said. “Except there is no guarantee of the breaking of fast [at the end of the day].”

Following the speech, at precisely 7:55 p.m., Muslims and participants in the fast satisfied their hunger with a simple selection of dates, which is the traditional food Muslims eat after fasting. In the midst of breaking the fast, a Muslim youth led a short prayer.

Muslims then walked to the far side of the ballroom, pointed towards Mecca, and prayed for the fourth time that day, which is the Maghrib prayer. This evening prayer signifies the end of the fast.

With the end of the prayer, at last, it was time to eat a full meal.

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Hurricane Irene to miss Triangle, campus

Board of Governors retreat results in legal inquiry

Photo courtesy of NasaHurricane Irene moves through the Bahamas Thursday, the NASA GOES-13 satellite capturing this image at 10:02 a.m. The hurricane is set to make landfall in North Carolina Saturday night. According to NASA, at the time the image was captured, Irene was about one-third the size of the entire U.S. east coast.

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Lawyers say Board did not violate open meeting laws.

Caroline GallagherCorrespondent

Recent private meetings held by the UNC System Board of Governors at a retreat has raised public concern that North Carolina Open Meetings law may have been violated.

The UNC Board of Governors is le-gally responsible for all decisions and policies made involving the Uni-versity system, which includes 17 universities. North Carolina state law requires all official meet-ings held by the Board of Governors to be open to the public.

While “official” meetings are re-quired to be open to the public, “so-cial” meetings are not.

“A social meeting or other informal assembly or gathering together of the members of a public body does not constitute an official meeting unless called or held to evade the spirit and purposes of this Article,” according to Board guidelines.

Despite “social” meetings not being required to be open to the public, the events and discussions of the meet-ings still need to be recorded so that anyone not present may understand what took place.

“When a public body meets in closed session, it shall keep a general account of the closed session so that a person not in attendance would have a reasonable understanding of what transpired,” according to Chapter 143, Article 33C of the Board of Governors’ statutes.

Due to the public and authorita-tive nature of the Board’s position,

the public is con-cerned about the privacy of meet-ings. Student Body President Chandler T hompson ad-dressed her con-cerns in an email.

“I do not have much information on the [Board of Governors] meet-ing in question, but with the cur-

rent climate and situations the UNC system is facing with budget cuts, etc. I hope that any meeting in which busi-ness especially impacts students will be open to the press and the public,” Thompson said.

As student body president, Thomp-son holds a chair on the Board of Trustees for N.C. State. The board on which she sits reports to the Board of Governors, and the Board of Gover-nors takes direction from the N.C. legislature.

“I have an obligation to ensure that students’ voices are heard and opinions are sought, as well as the

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Although forecast models are unclear, meteorologists expect little damage.

John WallNews Editor

Hurricane Irene, currently rated a category 3 storm, is not projected to cause damage in the Triangle, according to meteorology gradu-ate students.

Heading along the eastern sea-board, the storm is expected to hit

the North Carolina coast with full vigor. Areas surrounding campus are forecasted to receive some isolated storms and heavy rainfall accompa-nied by winds gusting in the 50s.

David Church, a graduate student in tropical meteorology, said the outer banks will take the most damage.

“The outer banks will be most under the gun,” Church said. “Most of the high impact weather will be east of the I-95 corridor.”

Emergency plans have been enacted along the coast. Governor Bev Perdue has made statements daily hoping to

qualm fears of residents.“I talked to the director of the Red

Cross, Bonnie McElveen-Hunter, and they will do whatever we need to do. We have volunteers all over North Carolina who are ready to help. We have all the vehicles and all the sup-plies, so we are preparing as best we can,” Perdue said in a statement.

A storm surge — high seas created by large windstorms — is the biggest threat to property and people along the coast of North Carolina.

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Muslims share traditions during Ramadan holiday

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amaNda WilkiNs/techNiciaNDoa'a Dorgham, a senior in psychology, laughs as a server loads her plate with seasoned beef livers, known as Albanian beef liver, during the Muslim Student Association Fast-a-thon for Ramadan on Thursday.

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CorreCtions & ClarifiCationsThursday’s “Express Yourself” is the unsigned editorial and the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

As a correction to Thursday’s “Miller Field changes hands, changes faces,” no intramural sports competitions will be on Method Road. The only scheduled University Recreation events at Method Road are club sports. All intramural sports will be played on Lower Miller Field.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Laura Wilkinson at [email protected].

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Battles of the bros

Ben Evans, a freshman in biological and agricultural engineering, ducks as Greer Peterson, a sophomore in environ-mental technology, takes a swing during the Tau Kappa Epsilon gladiator jousting event on Harris Field Thursday. Peterson won the best-of-three match. “Winning’s a lot more fun than losing,” Peterson said. “But when you lose

you do get to bounce around on the mat.”

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Campus Calendar

TodayhumanS VS. zombieS: infecTionAll DayCampus-wide

KirK adam – modern abSTracTS exhibiTion (mulTi-day eVenT)All DayCrafts CenterAn exhibition of acrylic paintings by local artist and Crafts Center instructor Kirk Adam.

The urge To draw, The cauSe To reflecT: drawingS, SKeTchbooKS, ProVocaTionSAll DayD.h. hill Library – GalleryThe exhibit features drawings and sketchbooks by College of Design Dean Marvin J. Malecha, FAIA.

geT To Know camPuS by biKe11:00 a.m. – noonCarmichael Recreation Center, 1st floorJoin N.C. State Transportation for

a group bike tour and learn how to navigate campus safely and efficiently on two wheels. Tours will cover a distance of three miles at a leisurely pace and will last approximately 45 minutes with stops. All levels of cyclists are welcome. Riders may bring their own bikes or borrow a WolfWheels bike from Campus Rec for free. All participants will receive a free aluminum water bottle.

X-Men: First Class7:00-9:00 p.m.11:30 p.m. – 2:00 a.m.Witherspoon CinemaIn 1962, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.

Kung Fu Panda 210:00 p.m. – 12:00 a.m.Witherspoon CinemaPo joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon.

SaturdayhumanS VS. zombieS: infecTionAll DayCampus-wide

KirK adam – modern abSTracTS exhibiTion (mulTi-day eVenT)All DayCrafts CenterAn exhibition of acrylic paintings

by local artist and Crafts Center instructor Kirk Adam.


organic fall gardening worKShoP8 a.m. – noonInter-Faith Food Shuttle Farm

inTer-faiTh food ShuTTle farm STand9 a.m. – 1 p.m.4505 Tryon RoadTeens in the Young Farmer Training Program will be selling their produce.

neT imPacT TriVia nighT6:00-8:30 p.m.Tir Na Nog Irish Pub

Kung Fu Panda 27:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaPo joins forces with a group of new kung-fu masters to take on an old enemy with a deadly new weapon.

X-Men: First Class9:00-11:00 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaIn 1962, Charles Xavier starts up a school and later a team, for humans with superhuman abilities. Among them is Erik

Lensherr, his best friend... and future archenemy.

SundayKirK adam – modern abSTracTS exhibiTion (mulTi-day eVenT)All DayCrafts CenterAn exhibition of acrylic paintings by local artist and Crafts Center instructor Kirk Adam.


Jimmy V celebriTy golf claSSic8:00 a.m. – 5 p.m.Lonnie Poole Golf CourseThroughout his life, Jim Valvano kept a list of things he wanted to do on note cards in his pocket. The last note card Pam Valvano pulled out of Jim’s sport coat pocket read, “find a cure for cancer.” Jim dreamed of an event that would raise significant funds for cancer research. Seventeen years ago, that dream became a reality in the Jimmy V Celebrity Golf Classic.

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poliCe BlotterTuesday2:21 a.m. | SuSPiciouS PerSonWolf Village Lotsofficers observed student loitering in lot. It was determined subject was a resident. No action taken. 4:49 a.m. | damage To ProPerTyPeele Hallofficers found graffiti painted on wall of facility. Based on paint color it was believed to be same suspect from earlier event. 1:51 P.m. | informaTionVarious LocationsA tremor was felt across campus due to confirmed earthquake that occurred in Virginia. No damage or injuries reported.

2:42 P.m. | breaKing & enTering – VehicleColiseum DeckStudent reported vehicle had been entered and iPod stolen.

5:24 P.m. | breaKing & enTering – VehicleColiseum DeckStaff member reported vehicle had been entered and money taken.

6:10 P.m. | breaKing & enTering – VehicleColiseum DeckStaff member reported vehicle had been entered but nothing had been removed. 10:27 P.m. | robberyAvent Ferry ComplexStudent reported being assaulted by two juveniles and non-student. Investigation revealed same was attempted robbery. Two juveniles were arrested for crime and trespassed from NCSU property. Non-student eluded apprehension but warrants were obtained and are pending service. Appropriate personnel notified. 10:59 P.m. | robberyBragaw HallStudent reported being assaulted by two juveniles and non-student. Investigation revealed same was robbery. Two juveniles were arrested for crime and trespassed from NCSU property. Non-student eluded apprehension but warrants were obtained and are pending service. Appropriate personnel notified. 11:22 P.m. | robberyWood HallStudent reported being assaulted by two juveniles and non-student. Investigation revealed same was robbery. Two juveniles were arrested for crime and trespassed from NCSU property. Non-student eluded apprehension but warrants were obtained and are pending service. Appropriate personnel notified. 2:00 P.m. | fire alarmWatauga HallFP responded to alarm activated by RA in response to earthquake tremor. 7:09 P.m. | SKaTeboard/biKe ViolaTionCarmichael GymnasiumStudent was observed riding bicycle in reckless manner and was given a verbal warning regarding safe operation on campus. 7:55 P.m. | SuSPiciouS PerSonHillsborough BuildingNon-student was observed loitering in violation of existing trespass order. Subject was issued citation for 2nd degree trespass and given new trespass warning. Wednesday1:57 P.m. | damage To ProPerTyVet School DeckStudent reported vehicle damaged by piece of fallen wood. 10:21 P.m. | SuSPiciouS VehicleSchenck ForestTwo students were found in the area collecting bugs for project. All file checks were negative and students complied to leave the area. 11:52 P.m. | SuSPiciouS VehicleColiseum DeckStudent was found sleeping in vehicle. All file checks were negative. Student complied to leave the area.

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open meetings law followed,” Thompson said.

“I don’t know a lot about the subject, but if they’re mak-ing policies that affect us, we should have the right to be in-volved,” Wendy Shea, a senior in English, said.

Former Board member An-drew Payne has requested transcripts of the meetings to ensure the validity of the Board’s claim that the meet-ings were “social” and not

“official.” UNC Board of Gov-ernors Vice President for Com-munications Joni Worthington agreed to comply with Payne’s request in the next few weeks.

Dudley Flood, a member of the Board, claimed legal coun-sel was present at the retreat to ensure there were no discus-sions on policies or other Uni-versity business, according to the Daily Tar Heel.

A statement by Board Presi-dent Thomas Ross claims that, as half of the Board is new this year, the retreat was simply an orientation for new members who have not yet been sworn

in. While they reviewed Board responsibilities and obliga-tions, members did not discuss or make decisions regarding the University system.

“As an early supporter of the creation of the N.C. Coalition for Open Government, [I] re-main committed to transpar-ency and openness,” Ross said.

In response to whether or not the open meetings law may have been broken, Thompson remains optimistic.

“I have confidence that our leaders would not put us in a situation such as this,” Thomp-son said.

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Break-in near campus leads to no arrests

Dean’s talents revealed in library art exhibit

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Two suspects got away without arrest after disturbing a local apartment complex.

Elise HeglarDeputy News Editor

Early Thursday morning, two unnamed suspicious people disturbed the Fin-castle apartment complex, located off of Hillsborough Street.

Marisa Akers, a junior in statistics and resident of the apartment complex, saw the suspects walking around the building around 4 a.m. The suspects approached a downstairs door of a resi-dent’s porch at the complex and discussed going inside, according to Akers.

“When they noticed that I saw them, they starting chatting me up and trying to act like they weren’t do-ing anything wrong. They kept saying that they were really high,” Akers said.

The suspects allegedly walked into the apart-ment complex without any trouble due to an unlocked door at the front entrance. Jake S. Rabon, a resident of the apartments, found the suspects sleeping in the stairwell outside of his apartment around 4:45 a.m. when he was leaving for work. According to Rabon, the suspects claimed to be looking for a friend who was a resident.

Rabon says that he tried politely asking the sus-pects to leave and received very negative responses

from them. He said that they were threatening violence and claimed that they would return later to hurt him if he called the police.

“I was about to leave for work and I saw them. I figured they would be peaceful if I just asked them to leave but they were im-mediately disruptive and rude,” Rabon said.

After asking them numerous times to leave the area and re-ceiving combative responses, Rabon said that he had no choice but to call the police. The suspects f led the scene before any of-ficers arrived

“All I knew to do was to call the po-lice. It’s why I pay my taxes,” Rabon said.

The police a r r ive d i n a matter of about 10 min-utes, according to Rabon. The officers inspected the area and spoke with residents but were unable to make any arrests for the disturbance.

“They [the police] were as helpful as they could have been. They were very concerned about the residents’ safety,” Rabon said.

Incidents such as this, ac-cording to Jim Sughrue, the media specialist for the Ra-leigh Police Department, are fairly common throughout the Raleigh area. Sughrue said that suspicious person reports happen fairly often in the Ra-leigh area.

“Whenever something like this happens, we encourage people to call the police im-

mediately and get assistance,” Sughrue said.

Though dangerous situa-tions do sometimes happen, Sughrue said that he does not feel students have cause to be unsafe. He maintains that people should always do their best to be aware of their sur-roundings and to stay cautious at all times.

“I would advise people to have a heightened awareness no matter where they are, but there is no reason to be extra nervous around campus,” Sughrue said.

Rabon does not bel ieve that the sus-pects will be apprehended in this par-ticular case. Though he said that the pol ice d id their job to the best of

their ability, he admits that even he might not recognize the suspects in question.

“If I saw the guys I probably wouldn’t even recognize them,” Rabon said.

Larry Booth, the owner of the apartment building, said that incidents like this have been very uncommon for his complex in the past. There has only been one similar incident in six years, when a passerby was trying to evade the rain. Booth said that he would be fixing the broken door that led to the incident as soon as possible.

“I’ll be taking measures to make sure nobody can get into that stairwell again,” Booth said.

College of Design leader makes his mark on D.H. Hill Library.

Erin SchnuitCorrespondent

Marvin Malecha, the dean of the College of Design, has an exhibit called The Urge to Draw, the Cause to Ref lect: Drawings, Sketchbooks, Prov-ocations open in the D.H. Hill Library.

It opened to the public Aug. 12, and will have its grand opening celebration Sept. 15. The exhibit will feature both Malecha and his artwork.

T he e x-h ibit fea-tures many different subjects ranging from inter-woven Pep-per Trees in Greece to the imagi-nary home that Pega-sus might have if he l ived with the Greek goddess Athena.

William Spencer, a sopho-more in environmental engi-neering, described the piece “Athena’s nest for Pegasus” as his favorite in the entire col-lection and regarded the struc-ture sitting on a mountain as almost illustrating the story in his head.

“It’s interesting how he uses

perspective to show the en-vironment surrounding the structure,” Spencer said. “The artist’s realistic play with shad-ows makes me expect to see Pegasus come f lying around the cliff at any moment.”

Malecha was inspired for the Pegasus piece by one of his mentors, who was dean at the University of Southern Cali-fornia. The two visited each other frequently, and when a job opportunity took Malecha’s colleague to Switzerland, the tradition remained the same.

“He was a brilliant architect, and to keep himself awake he would entertain imaginary design jobs. While in Switzer-

land, he was attempting to design twelve houses for the twelve Greek g o d s a n d goddesses,” Malecha said. “Jokingly, I sa id ‘Wel l , y o u l i v e d in southern California, so you know that each house needs to have a garage for

Pegasus,’ which inspired a philosophical debate that later gave me the idea to make a nest for Pegasus in Athena’s home.”

Malecha described art and drawing as a refuge from the fast-paced world that we all live in, and says that inspiration can come from all over. Taking the time to sit down and draw gives him a “sense of calm and

a chance to really see, interpret, and think about art in a deeper way than just looking at a pho-tograph,” Malecha said.

The exhibit is one of only two that Malecha has ever been featured in — the last being in 1982. The dean describes his art as something he does for himself and never expected anyone else to be interested in.

Though he has never sold any of his art, he has written and illustrated a book titled Angels in Architecture.

The book was not originally intended for any eyes other than those of his six-year-old daughter.

“While I was away in Italy for four months, I would write little letters to my daughter everyday,” Malecha said. “One day, when she was eight or nine, she told me in August that for Christmas she wanted me to il-lustrate the letters I had written her years before.”

Thus, the letters of a father to his loving daughter inspired a book that was eventually pub-lished. Several of the illustra-tions in the exhibit are straight from this collection.

“I love the imperfection rep-resented by a certain ‘rough-ness’ in the artistry,” Rianna Riddle said, a sophomore in business administration. “They really look like the artist was inspired by a passing view and was compelled to stop and re-cord it.”

The exhibit is open to the public during regular hours on the second floor of the library in the “Special Collections” room until Dec. 16.

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Meera Patel/technicianKarim Ghanem, a junior in biological sciences, kneels while praying at the Muslim Student Association’s annual Fast-a-thon on Thursday.

The majority of the food served was from Pakistan. Dishes included beef livers, rice, bean salad and naan, a traditional flat bread that is a staple in the South Asian diet.

Fatima Fareed, a freshman in elementary education and Vice President of the MSA, said the event was a huge success and enlightened non-Muslims on the tradition of Ramadan.

“It was definitely a lot more people than expected,” Fareed said, “I think a lot of people are going to benefit from this.”

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aManda Wilkins/technicianAmal Kafi, a Meredith College student, eats seasoned rice, buttered chicken and Albanian beef livers at the Muslim Student Association Fast-a-thon on Thursday.

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By RyAN PARRy

Would you like to see Hillsborough Street

change?

{ }in your words

“Ultimately, the city planners know what they’re doing when it comes to building new establishments. I agree with the changes they want to make on Hillsborough Street because of this.”

Ben Beaumontfreshman, physics

“It doesn’t seem like a good idea to be that close to campus. I realize we’re in the city, but campus should be close-knit and building new shopping will only bring more people.”

Megan Boorsmasophomore, political science

“It might be a good thing but I don’t see the need for more businesses to be in the area, especially on Hillsborough. There are a bunch of places to go already, like North Hills.”

Kenny Blacknellfreshman, communication

“I’m opposed to the idea of adding new shopping. It sounds like they’re trying to ‘Richie Rich’ Hillsborough up and I like how it is right now; it looks good. A hotel wouldn’t benefit me at all and I love School Kid’s Records. I saw Matisyahu there when they turned the shop into a mini-theater.”

Mike Risksenior, Spanish

{ }our view

The owners of Sadlack’s Heroes and Schoolkids Records are not the only

ones left wondering what the future holds for the block be-tween Enterprise Street and Maiden Lane.

The block recently contract-ed for development by Bern-stein Companies is in store for a major overhaul. With little more defined in the planning stages other than a general idea of the building itself— a hotel with retail spaces below—it’s difficult to predict when N.C. State’s endowment will begin to turn a profit with its land in-vestment.

With nothing like this project currently succeeding on Hill-sborough Street, the motive of this project is perplexing. It aims to create an environ-ment similar to those found on Glenwood Avenue: Tobacco Road Sports Cafe, for example.

It is difficult to imagine a complex such as this existing on the stretch of road from Dan Allen Drive to Pullen Road, where there are no buildings more than three stories high, excluding North Hall.

Absent of a master plan to develop all of Hillsborough Street in a similar manner, the proposed complex appears out of place at best, which could af-fect its sustainability.

As the N.C. State’s endow-ment fund currently owns the land and will be leasing or sell-ing to Bernstein Cos., the vi-sion of N.C. State in this proj-ect also call for pause.

An examination of Hillsbor-ough Street’s deficiencies re-sults in a need for parking. It does not call for a hotel that

will exacerbate the problem. UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke both have four-star hotels: the Carolina Inn and the Hotel Washington Duke Inn.

However, this does not neces-sitate the need for such a hotel here.

It is possible the creation of this hotel will allow for a better catering to the needs of alum-ni, but with the four-star Mar-riott less than two miles away, the profitability of providing a space for the building of an-other in such tight proximity is not readily clear.

The idea of the removal of the landmarks of Hillsborough Street is disheartening for a University steeped in tradition.

Sadlack’s Heroes has existed on Hillsborough Street for 39

years and Schoolkids Records, while at various locations, has had a place on the street for 38 years. Whether one makes them a regular hangout is im-material, as they are as much a part of the landscape as the Bell Tower.

Sadly, in these tough eco-nomic times, tradition cannot be weighted as they used to be.

Business is business and the decision to sell or lease the land and to whom is a business de-cision that should not be taken any differently.

But, with the decision raising more questions than answers, it must be discussed whether maintaining the status quo on Hillsborough Street is prefer-able to this change at the mo-ment.

The project could prove suc-cessful, and for the betterment of all of us at N.C. State, let us hope it is.

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.

Endowing the right change on Hillsborough StreetThe FacTs:N.C. State’s endowment fund has recently contracted the land they own between Enterprise Street and Maiden Lane to Bernstein Companies for development. Bernstein Cos. plan to build a hotel with street-level retail space on the property.

our opinion:The endowment fund can and will eventually turn a profit on the land contracted. However, it is not certain if the idea proposed will prove the most beneficial.

always be prepared.

Mark McLawhorn, editor-in-chief emeritus

Don’t forget the environment

With the second week of the semester com-ing to a close, most

returning students will have roughly outlined a routine for

their days ahead. Freshmen, at least a major-ity of them, will

have safely tucked away their campus and Wolfline maps and discovered how hectic their se-mesters will be. Quite a few of you might even be thinking of dropping some classes by now.

As you get ready to settle down into this semester, let me bring back to your atten-tion a global issue which may not be in vogue with the media anymore, but still impacts ev-ery one of the nearly 7 billion people on our planet: climate change.

Yes, that’s right—it’s still happening. Climate change is as real today as it was during the Copenhagen and Cancun summits in the past two years. While discussions about cli-mate change are extinct in the media today, researchers around the wor ld a re busy trying to find solu-tions to avert the crisis.

N.C. State isn’t far be-hind in the quest to find solutions. The interest in c l imate change at the University is heartening.

According to the University’s Sustainability Office, close to 60 percent of the research cur-rently taking place is related to energy in some way or another. This is a reassuring figure in-deed.

Alternative energy technolo-gies are going to play a key role in any economy in the foresee-able future. It is good to see the University devoting this size-able chunk of its resources on researching the technologies of the future.

Some of you might believe that climate change is a scien-tific or environmental problem, but believe me, whatever col-lege you are in, every single one of us can contribute in some way in saving the environ-ment. For instance, the College of Management can focus on

management practices that define an efficient and more resource-friendly workplace in the 21st century.

Similarly, students in the College of Design can think about the materials they use: can existing products be tweaked to incorpo-rate more environmen-tally friendly components? Can natural settings play a bigger role in improving the aesthetics of an archi-tectural project? We can all take part in protecting the environment.

If all of this sounds a little too much, for starters, you can join a relevant student organization and meet people who are concerned about sustainability. Groups like the WolfPack Environ-mental Student Association are a good place to begin. Just meeting a group regu-larly will help you become more aware of the situation. You can also attend or orga-nize a few events relating to

sustain-ability with your student organi-zation and help spread the word.

If you’re interested in making a serious contribu-tion, try

to get in touch with a pro-fessor who has a research interest in some aspect of climate change. As students we have the enviable oppor-tunity to be able to devote ourselves to an area that is totally of our own choosing. If you choose to help in this cause, you’re bound to find someone researching at the University who shares your interest.

As you prepare for a re-laxing weekend ahead, let me ask you to take a few moments and think about ways you can protect the environment—it still needs our help, and more so with each passing day.

Send Shivalik your thoughts on climate change to [email protected].

“Alternate energy

technologies are

going to play a

key role in any

economy in the

foreseeable future.”

ShivalikDagaStaff Columnist

Smile, it’s contagiousThe day before classes

started, my brother and I went through the

Campus Crawl. Campus Crawl is an event where students can get a preview of some of the

great activities N.C. State has to offer in the coming year.

Among all the groups, we found one group that really drew our interest—the Clown Nose Club.

The members of the Clown Nose Club were wearing bright yellow shirts with red polka dots, with the back contain-ing the message “You Rock!” NCSU students started a Clown Nose Club based off the Clown Nose Club at Penn State.

Basically, the Clown Nose Club is an organization where members challenge each other to take positive social risks.

They handed out little cards saying “You Rock!” and asked everyone to either give them to someone else or to put them where someone would find them.

I handed my card to some-one, and the smile on her face was amazing.

It absolutely floors me how something that small and sim-ple can make someone smile.

A study by researchers at Harvard University in 2008 de-termined that, contrary to the popular saying, misery doesn’t love company but, as it turns out, happiness sure does.

The study determined that the happiness of an immedi-ate contact increased an indi-vidual’s chances of becoming happy by 15 percent.

The entire study makes sense, if you think about it.

Within the last week, how often have you found yourself walking around campus smil-ing? My guess is probably not too often.

It appears that it is somewhat of a rarity to see people walking around cam-pus smiling.

On the first day of the se-mester, Da-vid Jones, an agriculture education and ex ten-sion profes-sor, gave us an assignment to smile at peo-ple we walked past.

He told us, when someone smiles at you, it’s virtually im-possible for you to not smile back. He said he had smiled at four different people while he was walking to class that morn-ing, and all four had smiled back at him.

Since talking to my profes-sor and being introduced to the Clown Nose Club, I’ve started thinking: how often do I smile at random people that I’m walking past? When was the last time someone arbitrarily

smiled at me? I didn’t like the answers

to either of those ques-tions. So I decided to make a change, and to start smil-ing at people.

Since my realization, I have started a new habit: anytime I see someone who looks a little down, I make sure to smile at them. Nine times out of 10, they smile back.

Not only does it make them not lo ok s o down, but also it makes me happier to think I could have made that person’s day better.

Grant-e d , i t ’s only been a b out a

week, but so far I’m doing well.

So, I dare you, NCSU, smile at different people.

You never know whose day you’re going to make better.

Send Chelsey your thoughts on smiling to [email protected].

“It appears that it

is somewhat

of a rarity

to see people

walking around

campus smiling.”

Chelsey FrancisStaff Columnist

Features

“The biggest threat will be the storm surge and high winds along the coast,” Church said.

Forecast models have been changing rapidly as the storm approaches. Chris Marciano, a graduate stu-dent in at-mospheric science, was teach-ing a class Thursday n ig ht at 9:30 p.m.

“The models a r e n o t clearly in line yet,” Mar-ciano said. “It could go way up North toward the Chesapeake Bay, Delaware Bay and New York. That is what the media is focusing on right now.”

Marciano said he is from New Jersey, and the liklei-hood of his hometown get-ting hit is good.

“New Jersey has declared a state of emergency. Vrigi-nia has declared a state of emergency; it’s obviously a big deal. Back home, where I’m from, people have been asked to evacuate. People along the coast should definitely heed warnings,” Marciano said.

Meteorologists are un-clear on how strong the storm will be once it hits

the United States.“The biggest thing we are

waiting to nail down is the in-tensity when it makes landfall,” Church said.

Hurricanes are highly un-predictable beasts. Hurricane Fran, which hit Raleigh in 1996, left millions of dollars of damage in its wake. People statewide were left without power and were forced to drive hours to find dry ice to keep their food from spoiling.

Trees fel l through roofs as fami l ies struggled to ke e p s a fe . Tryon Pines, a neighbor-hood off of Tryon Road, wa s u nder development

in 1996. Although few homes occupied what is now a large neighborhood, pine trees snapped and fell as winds ex-ceeded 115 mph.

“During Fran a neighbor of mine came banging on my door during the eye of the storm,” Bill Hunt, a Raleigh resident who survived the storm, said. “He said he had locked himself out of his house and his baby was inside.

“I ran down the street — the eye had passed so we were in the heavy wind and rain — and punched in his window so he could get back inside. I then ran back home, narrowly avoiding a falling pine tree in the process. I hope Irene doesn’t hit us that hard.”

Young LeeStaff Writer

Only three months into his time at N.C. State, Richard Wang was beat up, mugged and left on the side of the road. With no wallet and no roots established at the University, Wang was forced to cope with something few students have to cope with.

But Wang sees things differ-ently.

As a new resident of the United States, Wang used his newfound connections at the University to recover and flour-ish, despite the trials of living in a new country. While it’s not the typi-cal interna-tional student experience, other foreign students say t h e y c o p e well once they get to NCSU, despite the hardship.

Despite the intelligence and strength international students may possess, college is not without its challenges. Some of the difficulties these students experience may come from the difference between their expectations and reality.

Hiromi Bom, a Japanese student who studied English at NCSU during the summer, experienced difficulties in ful-filling her academic goals.

“I wanted to have more op-portunity to speak with native English speaker,” Hiromi said.

The disorientation that stems from living in a differ-ent culture is frustrating too. With the top four home coun-tries amongst international students being Asian, the dif-ferences between Asian cities and American ones can be unsettling.

“For many Chinese students … the people who can afford to come to America and get a master’s degree usually come from a big city in China and based on the Chinese popu-lation,” Wang said. “The big cities are really crowded all

the time, really busy and there are a lot of merchandise, a lot of places for killing time and they also have more convenient public transportation but here it’s like another world.”

Food is another issue that international students struggle with. In addition to differences in food prices, dietary concerns are common.

“It takes too much time to cook for myself and if I go to a restaurant and eat fast food ev-eryday, which I did try, it is re-ally easy to get fat,” Wang said.

In light of these issues, the Office of International Ser-vices and many other student groups, including the Ham-

ilton Schol-ars, seek to interact with and help in-ternational students meet the challenges of living in America.

L a u r e n Ball, the pro-gram coor-dinator for t he Of f ic e of Interna-

tional Services, highlights the benefits to all students of all backgrounds offered by their programs.

“… It really is a good way for American students who might not be able to study abroad to learn about different cultures,” Ball said. “In today’s world, regardless of the field you end up in job wise, you’re going to probably be dealing with some-one from a different culture than you are so building some of that cross-cultural sensitiv-ity now really can translate in the job market.”

Serving international stu-dents is not just a “one depart-ment” affair for N.C. State. The Office of Student Conduct and the Counseling Center are departments that present information about academic expectations and counseling and support. Other needs such as transportation, a major con-cern for international students, are facing scrutiny from the University.

“This semester the trans-

portation office has worked to include a new Wolfline route, which is going to be extremely convenient for a lot of the students that live off of Avent Ferry and Gorman street and study on Centennial Campus,” Ball said. “Again, that’s helpful for American students too, but for internationals that are de-pendent on public transporta-tion to get to campus, it’s huge.”

Nevertheless, most interna-tional students adapt in very admirable ways but, there are little things that American students can do to improve the experiences of international students. Many international students find the best help from them.

Jennifer Miller, an alumna with degrees in business and international studies can relate. Through the Hamilton Schol-ars program, she mentored Cherry Liu, a Chinese stu-dent. Miller ended up show-ing Cherry around the state and took her to events like the North Carolina State Fair.

“I learned that sometimes it’s the simple things that people need help with,” Miller said. “Things like leaving [one’s home country] and not know-ing where to go grocery shop-ping… [or] more [like] helping someone feel at home…I think that’s what was most appreci-ated.”

Nobumichi, a Japanese stu-dent who studied at NCSU over the summer, cited that making friends and talking with people from all over the world was the most enjoyable, memorable as-pect of his trip to America.

Any student can make an impact on a foreign student’s experience, according to Ball.

“For [American] students who might not even be ready [to participate] in a step program, even introducing yourself to the international students in your class, getting to know them outside of any specific programming, really helping to welcome them to N.C. State.”

When Wang was mugged, it was not just the Office of Inter-national Services that was able to help him.

“Basically it’s the people that

I knew not a long time…” Wang said. “I kind of got help from everybody, from friends, from some adults from church, from some people in my department so I’m just really thankful…”

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Challenges of class and culture shockINterNatIoNal studeNts eNcouNter

daIly struggles as Newcomers to amerIcaN socIety.

Photos courtesy of lauren ballInternational students listen to an information session about finding success in america during orientation.

Photos courtesy of lauren ballInternational students take a break during orientation at talley student center.

Photos courtesy of lauren ballstudents show their wolfpack spirit during the 2009 International student orientation in stewart theater.

Office Of internatiOnal ServiceS PrOgramSBreaking Bread: A unique meal-hosting program that creates an opportunity for international students to spend time inside an American home.ISSERVE: (International Students & Scholars Engaged in Reaching out & Volunteering) A program designed to encourage international students to volunteer in the Raleigh community.IMOM: International Moms or Mates: A group for spouses of international studentsCulture Corps: A program that sends international students and scholars out into the Raleigh community to share information about their countries and cultures.English Conversation Club: A relaxed place for international students to practice English or for Americans to interact with international students and scholars.International Friendship Program: A matching program between international students and campus community members. for more information, visit the ois website at httP://www.ncsu.

edu/ois

Clown Nose Club delivers cheer through serviceSimilar to the organization at Pennsylvania State University, CNC works to spread acts of kindness.

Nishanth CoontoorCorrespondent

Committing random acts of kindness may be New Year’s resolutions or personal goals, but the Clown Nose Club makes sharing compassion with people around campus its mission.

The Clown Nose Club is a newly formed student organi-zation that revolves around the central idea that people matter.

“We…believe random acts of kindness is contagious,” Alma Buljina, graduate student in higher education administra-tion, said. “Little things such as sending out a card to a friend you haven’t spoken to in a long time, or sharing a meal with a complete stranger add up. This genuine positivity is worth spreading.”

The club has more than a 100 enthusiasts since it’s recent founding at the University.

The Clown Nose at N.C. State a chapter of the original at Pennsylvania State University.

“During a recent trip, I had a chance…to meet members of this strangely-named club,”

Buljina said. “I had expected to see its members dress up as clowns, and merely move around in that costume. Later, when I learnt more about them, I found it very interesting. I was even given a clown nose.”

Buljina said she first envi-sioned starting a chapter at N.C. State after taking her friends out to coffee.

“I was initially unsure what to do with the clown nose. Af-ter one really long and tiring lecture, I decided to buy my friends some coffee. I shared with them where this act of kindness was com-ing from, and they were com-pletely pepped to tag along.”

Now w i t h a formal constitu-tion in place and an organi-zational structure, the Clown Nose Club is more than just a club for friends, according to Buljina.

Natalie Geist, graduate stu-dent in higher education ad-ministration, said it was the idealist in her that motivated her to join the club.

“There is an idealist in every

person who wants to change the world around them,” Geist said. “But for that to happen, I have realized you must first change your world.”

Geist said her calling mo-ment was a day when she was sitting next to an upset person on the bus.

“She was close to crying,” Geist said. “I asked her if she was okay, and she replied with a ‘Yes, alright.’ I did not believe her. When I asked her again, she spoke at length about how she had to leave a community college due to health issues, and

was now unsure if she could get back to studies. I comforted her saying its not the end, and college is a g a i n a possibil-

ity. Maybe I was the first person to have told her this.”

The Clown Nose is both an ice breaker and a symbol for the fact that people matter, accord-ing to Buljina.

“It was inspired by the movie Patch Adams, a comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams,” Buljina said.

The movie is based on the life

story of Dr. Hunter Adams and the book Gesundheit: Good Health is a Laughing Matter by Adams and Maureen My-lander.

n.c. State clOwn nOSe club miSSiOn Statement:To challenge ourselves and others to take positive social risks in line with our philosophy of others. We engage our world in interpersonal ways by:

• encouraging and equipping members, as well as those within their spheres of influence, to take positive social risks

• creatively utilizing symbols of joy (like a clown nose) in order to earn audience and gain rapport with people in hopes of initiating positive interaction

• redefining the norm in areas of social interaction

source: nc state clown nose club facebook Page

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for moreinformation h t t p : / / s i t e s . g o o g l e .com/a/ncsu.edu/cnc/homeFind the N.C. State Clown Nose Club’s calendar of events here.

“I learned that

sometimes it’s the

simple things

that people

need help with.”Jennifer Miller,

N.C. State alumna

“I hope Irene

doesn’t hit us

that hard.”Bill Hunt, a Raleigh resident and

survivor of Hurricane Fran

Features

“As soon as I saw Julep, I knew she was going to be trou-ble because she was 16 pounds, fat as a butterball. She came in and the first thing she did to impress me was to squat on the floor and pee,” Currie said.

Thirteen years later, former research dogs Julep and Cham-pagne are a happy, but costly part of Currie’s life as a retired state employee. Her situation has prompted her to seek a fi-nancial support system for the medical costs of ex-research animals like hers.

Three years removed from the death of a previous pet and ready for another animal to love, Currie adopted Cham-pagne and Julep nine months apart in 1999 and 2000 after a neighbor who attended the veterinary school introduced her to the adoption program.

“I thought [a research dog] would be a good thing to have. It would be nice for them to have a home,” Currie said.

Both dogs were bred to carry puppies for an allergy research program, according to Cur-rie. Julep had two litters and Champagne fostered a puppy after her litter died.

Currie was first notified the dogs had allergies when she ad-opted Champagne.

“I would have taken her whether she had any allergies or not,” she said.

The allergies were more or less managed over the years, but occasionally accidents would happen, Currie said.

“I let [Champagne] have a dog cookie,” she said. “She got sick and it probably cost me $300-plus.”

While Julep’s allergies haven’t been as bad as Champagne’s, in spring 2010 she began to have seizures and was diagnosed

with an inoperable brain tu-mor.

Due to Julep’s age and condi-tion, she is on seven medica-tions for everything from sei-zures to eye infections.

“Just the normal cost of hav-ing dogs can be a little expen-sive,” she said. “It is breaking my budget with all of the medi-cine she is taking.”

Currie is seeking a support system to alleviate the medi-cal costs incurred by Julep, Champagne and Misty, a non-research dog Currie has fos-tered.

David Bristol, interim dean of the veterinary school, said the school does have a fund for indigent clients.

“It is for folks who don’t have the funds,” he said, as long as they qualify. The budget amounts to around $200,000 a year.

However, Currie said she is not indigent, but there is no other support system at the school that would help former research animals.

“We have to focus our re-sources on the education of our students,” Bristol said. “The money we earn at the hospital goes back into running the hos-pital. It is not a profit center.”

Currie said she doesn’t blame the vet school for her dogs’ ailments and recognizes the school’s financial issues caused by the economy.

“I don’t want to make the school feel like they can’t adopt these animals out. They adopt these dogs out as is. They don’t make any promises for these dogs as to health,” Currie said.

Bristol said the vet school’s adoptions are just like those of animal hospitals.

“Once it is yours it is yours,” Bristol said.

Currie said she doesn’t want free care. She wants to see the research animals who gave part of their lives receive afford-able care in return, whether it comes from the veterinary school or not.

“If there was some sort of private fund that would help people maybe with tests or blood tests just at cost—[as opposed to] not giving anyone anything.”

Among Currie’s ideas for funding sources was the Wolf-pack club—taking care of their own—and private businesses that benefit from the research.

Bristol, however, said that the situation is complex and could in some cases lead to more eu-thanasia if companies decide that is cheaper than adopting out and paying for care.

“It is easy to say that others should pay towards adopted animals’ health care,” Bristol said, “but doing so could have unintended consequences.”

Currie said she realized that, given Julep’s condition, the help she is seeking is not for Julep’s benefit.

“[Julep] is getting a little worse now,” she said. “She is starting to lose her balance on one side. She is coming close to the end of her road.”

According to Currie’s veteri-narian, Joseph Gordon, Julep has put up a strong fight.

“Julep has been a remark-able patient to survive as long as she has without more serious affects of the brain tumor.”

But Currie is focused not just on her dogs.

“I just think it would be nice for little dogs like Julep—and she really is a Wolfpack dog—to have some type of support,” Currie said.

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Raleigh woman loves her ‘Wolfpack dogs’Raleigh resident Barbara Currie sits in her living room with her dogs, Champagne and Julep during an interview with Technician Thursday. Currie adopted the beagle-maltese mixes from the College of Veterinary Medicine. Julep, whose health costs have surpassed $1000, is not eligible to recieve any care from the College of Veterinary Medicine. “Julep is suffering from a tumor in her brain, but she is a tough little dog. She and her sister Champagne were born and bred here at N.C. State,” Currie said. “They’re my little Wolfpack dogs.”

Beagle-maltese mix dogs Champage and Julep wait for a treat from owner Barbara Currie on a walk outside Currie’s Raleigh home Thursday.

Raleigh resident Barbara Currie leashes up her dogs Champagne and Julep for a walk Thursday. She adopted the dogs from the veterinary school.

Story By Andrew brAnch | photoS By Alex sAnchez

As Barbara Currie waited in the College of Vet-erinary Medicine, she’d made up her mind that she wanted Julep—a maltese and beagle

mix—before the puppy was brought into the room.

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“When I talk to others, I speak English. When I curse at myself, I think in Slovak,” Illova said.

Risquez says he loves being here at State, and he isn’t rul-ing out the possibility of stay-ing in the U.S. to play soccer at its highest level.

“Playing in Spain is actually

my dream,” Risquez admits. “My goal right now is to play for a Major League Soccer team, and I’m working really hard for it.”

Being a student athlete at State is an amazing achieve-ment in and of itself, but to come to Raleigh with only a basic knowledge of English and succeed in both athletics and academics is simply astonish-ing. Illova and Risquez epito-mize the characteristics that define State athletics, and the diligence and dedication the two have shown proves that they have what it takes to be great leaders of the Pack.

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hope that our team finishes in the first half and that I start as a freshman.”

With the remaining practices before its opener in the Appala-chian State Tournament, Bunn is still searching for Kearns’ place in the rotation.

“As far as starting, it just de-pends,” Bunn said. “We still have a couple more days of practice. She’s going to con-tribute whether she starts the game or comes off the bench.

Sometimes as a defensive spe-cialist you only play through rotations, so it all depends on what rotation we start in.”

With all of the recent strug-gles of the program, Bunn be-lieves that her addition to the program could serve as the perfect opportunity to turn the program around and become a contender in the ACC.

When it comes to reshaping the face of a program, Bunn notices that a big talent can make anything possible.

“Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good,” Bunn said.

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N.C. State athletics would be better off remaining in its current conference.

Matthew HayesCorrespondent

Over the past year, there has been shuffle among the conferences, dynamically shifting the landscape of college sports.

While the Big XII suf-fered the heaviest blow, losing two teams and a conference championship game for football, the Big Ten and newly minted Pac-12 emerged victorious as the additions of Nebraska, Colorado and Utah offer both conferences new fan bases and the prospect of increased revenue. Even the Big East jumped in on the action, adding Texas Chris-tian with the hope that they will solidify what has been a historically weak football conference.

Despite all the movement, the ACC has stood firm and has expressed solidarity and satisfaction with their cur-rent alignment, leaving N.C. State largely unaffected by the moves.

Recent rumors have aris-en that the Southeastern Conference has courted Florida State and Clem-son. After Texas A&M was denied a bid to become the 13th member of the SEC, the assumption can be made that the Seminoles and Tigers will stay put and

the ACC will remain intact at least through the 2012 season. Even with the current placidity across the conferences, it seems there could be another shake-up in the near future.

While the rumors of a move for N.C. State have been few and far between, Wolfpack fans cannot help but wonder how their athletics program would change if they were to move to the SEC. Even Athletics Direc-tor Debbie Yow has addressed the potential move in a recent interview.

“Our focus at State, as a founding member of the At-lantic Coast Conference, continues to be how we can strengthen the conference,” Yow said. “The best way for us to do that is to win more and continue to graduate student-athletes. I respect the SEC and spent nine years in that league as a basketball coach at Ken-tucky and at Florida, but I love being home and enjoy being part of the ACC.”

Despite the insistence a move is not imminent, fans can still ponder what a move to the SEC would look like. In all likeli-hood, NCSU would be moved to the East, while Texas A&M would be in the West to main-tain balance in the divisional setup.

While being in a conference with recent National Champi-ons Auburn, Alabama, LSU, and Florida would present new challenges on the gridiron, it is left to wonder how State could be in a conference without any in-state rivals?

Part of the allure of the ACC is knowing that bragging rights

for North Carolina are always on the line.

It’s hard to imagine a season where our opponent’s sideline is not emblazoned with royal blue, black and gold, or the most sickening shade of Caro-lina blue. While a new rival would surely arise by means of a border battle with South Carolina, I do not see the Gamecocks getting the same rise out the Pack faithful that our neighbors in Durham and Chapel Hill evoke.

Yet, when rivalries are ig-nored, a move does not seem like such a bad idea. It would certainly assist in drawing more high profile recruits, most notably in football, as many young players dream of playing in the SEC. N.C. State would receive an immediate recruiting boost, easily becom-ing the most desirable football school in the state of North Carolina.

While the ACC does have an automatic bid to a BCS bowl, the SEC has shown its strength, claiming the past five National Championships and frequently sending two teams to the BCS, a feat that results in extra mon-ey being allotted to the con-ference and its schools. More revenue could mean improved practice facilities, stadium ex-pansions, and more lucrative apparel deals for the University.

The caliber of the conference combined with increased tele-vision exposure and revenue that it brings would enable the University to sell itself in new ways and increase the quality of the teams that we put on the field.

Non-revenue sports would face the prospect of being cut if a conference move would be enacted, including teams such as men’s soccer, rifle and wres-tling.

The outlook of Wolfpack bas-ketball would also change, as they would join a conference that is less competitive than the historically strong ACC. After zero NCAA Tournament ap-pearances and a 25-55 confer-ence record marred the Sidney Lowe era, a fresh start would be welcome.

There are pros and cons to any change in life, and a con-ference switch is no different. The SEC represents the prom-ised land for football programs across the nation, but there is no guarantee that the Wolfpack would see success.

The Wolfpack would become a program that resembles re-cent teams from Kentucky or Tennessee; schools that excel on the basketball court and field good, bowl eligible foot-ball teams that are rarely in the championship hunt.

For an athletics program that continues to show im-provement and warrants high expectations in multiple sports, straying from the current path would potentially derail the whole process.

While the prospect of be-coming a member of the SEC is enough to captivate any fan, there is safety and success in the familiar. The ACC has been home of the Wolfpack since 1953 and should continue to be moving forward.

The Wolfpack’s home is the ACCCommentary

Patrick EastErs/tEchniciantatiana Illova, a women’s tennis player volleys a ball.

COUNTDOWN• 8 days until the football season opener against the

Liberty Flames.

INSIDE• Page 7: A commentary piece on how the

Wolfpack should remain in the ACC.SportsTechnician • friday, august 26, 2011

Alex SAnchez/TechniciAnFreshmen Rachel Buckley and Alston Kearns listen to head coach Bryan Bunn between sets at the Wolfpack Challenge inside Reynolds Coliseum Aug. 20, 2011. Kearns decommitted to the University of Tennessee to play for Bunn and the Wolfpack.

Intramural sports registration beginsThe registration period for intramural sports began on Monday for individual and team sports. There are separate leagues for co-recreational, graduate/faculty/staff members, fraternities, and sororities. Registration for Flag Football, Elite League Flag Football, and Tennis are currently open for sign-ups. Soccer, Elite League Soccer, and NFL Pick ‘M open up for registration on Monday. To sign-up for a sport or to find more information go to: http://ncsu.edu/stud_affairs/campus_rec.

Source: cAmpuS rec

Men’s soccer prepares for season openerThe Wolfpack will look to blank out the Red Flash today when it faces St. Francis for its season opening game. The squad fielded by new coach Kelly Findley will meet its first legitimate test after two scoreless exhibition games against UNCG and Davidson. The Pack fans look forward to finding out who Findley will actually field in his starting line-up and hope to see some goal creation opportunities in Findley’s first coaching debut.

Source: GopAck.com

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a daily life of spending time with my team-mates and go-ing to classes.”

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Student athletes chase dreams in a new worldVarsity athletes from foreign countries acclimate to new classmates, new teammates, and new experiences.

Austin EvansCorrespondent

Have you ever tried to learn a second language? At this point in your life, you’ve most likely taken at least a few foreign languages classes. You may have even become fluent in multiple languages, but whether you are multilingual or not, you have probably experienced the struggle and frustration that comes with learning a new language.

Imagine being placed in a land where virtually no one speaks the language you’ve spent your entire life learning and being fully im-mersed in a completely for-eign culture where every-thing is different from all you have ever known. This may seem like a nightmare to many of us, but for many student athletes at N.C. State, it’s a reality.

Tatiana Illova, a junior on the women’s tennis team, moved to the United States at the age of 20 after grow-ing up in Povazska, Slo-vakia. It was as if she had moved to another world.

“Everything was com-pletely different,” Illova said. “The language, food, culture, everything was tough to adjust to.” Illova

said learning English was extremely difficult, but she managed to have a good un-derstanding of the language by the end of her first semester at State. Despite catching on to the language so quickly, Illova said she struggled to keep up with things in the classroom.

“I didn’t understand any-thing,” Illova said. “Professors were moving so fast.”

Learning a new language can be a seemingly impossible ambition, but Jorge Risquez, a freshman on the men’s soccer team, has some insight on how he, like Illova, picked up the language in only a few months.

“At N.C. State, I was able to learn the language from a daily life of spending time with my teammates and going to class-es,” Risquez said.

Risquez, who played at a soc-cer academy in Tampa, Fla. for one year before becoming a part of the Wolfpack, left his home in Caracas, Venezuela only two and a half years ago to pursue his dreams of a soc-cer career.

“I already knew a lot of basic English words before I came here, but I wasn’t fluent,” Ris-quez said. “I read a lot of books and really studied hard which really helped me to speak flu-ently.”

Although both players now fluently speak English, at times they revert to their native lan-guages while competing.

“Being the only South Ameri-can on the team, I speak Eng-lish while playing,” Risquez said. “But sometimes, when

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Volleyball recruit stays home to rock Reynolds.

Jeniece JamisonSenior Staff Writer

After an 11th place finish in the ACC for the 2010 season, the volleyball team may have finally caught its lucky break.

After an initial verbal commit to Tennessee, the team landed a highly touted recruit in Alson Kearns. Kearns, a local product from Apex, N.C., has donned the accolades of be-ing an Under Armour All-American and a top-10 ranking from ESPN. With all of these recognitions, it’s easy to see why N.C. State is very lucky to have her, but coach Bryan Bunn said he truly understands how fortunate the Wolfpack is, being that all of that talent came without much effort from Bunn.

“We really didn’t recruit her,” Bunn said. “She had committed to go to Tennessee. I had seen her play before and I thought ‘that’s a good player, Tennessee has a really good player.’ Last April her club coach called me

and said ‘Alston doesn’t want to go to Tennessee anymore, she wants to stay closer to home. Are you guys interested?’ and I said, ‘of course.’ She came and visited and it turned out to be a good fit for both of us.”

According to Bunn, the selling point brought her to State was its proximity to the town of Apex, which is located 12 miles southwest of campus.

“I don’t know if she wanted to go out of state anymore,” Bunn said. “Sometimes they make a decision early in their junior year and then all of the sudden they don’t want to be that far from home.”

In the midst of the Pack’s season, Kearns al-ready has an understanding of what her role will be on this year’s roster as well as some goals she set for herself and the team. According to Bunn, she has all of the tools to make these ambitions come to life.

“I hope that I can bring more energy to the court, make everything more lively and bring better communication,” Kearns said. “I really

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Technician’s guide to student ticketing

Sign-up for the Wolfpack football season opener against the Liberty Flames began to-day at 12:01 a.m. and tickets for the game

will remain available for request until Sat. Aug. 27 at 11:59 p.m. All N.C. State students are eligible for one free ticket and can reserve guest tickets, if available, for an additional cost.

First-time users of the ticketing system may be confused as to what their password is when first

attempting to log into the TicketCenter. If you have never logged in before, your username will be your Unity ID and the password will be the last four digits of your Student ID followed by two-digit birth month and two-digit day of birth. For example, if your Stu-dent ID number is 123456789 and your date of birth is Mar. 4, your initial password would be 67890304. Once logged in, you can change your password if you want.

Once you have requested and claimed your ticket,

what else is there to do? For those students needing transportation to and from Carter-Finley Stadium, the Red Terror Bus Service will be available. Starting three hours before kick-off time, the buses will be making round-trips between campus and Carter-Finley every 30 min. After the game commences, Red Terror will transport students back to campus for a 90 min. time period after the game. Bus stops will be located at D.H. Hill Library and Carmichael Gym.

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5. get there QuicKCheck out these bus stops and times to get your ride to Carter-finley.

2. get into the system Log in with your unity id and password.

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TodayMen’s soCCer vs. st. franCisRaleigh, 5:30 p.m.

volleyball vs. app. stateBoone, 7 p.m.

WoMen’s soCCer vs. old doMinionRaleigh, 8 p.m.

Saturdayvolleyball vs. CharlotteBoone, 10 a.m.

volleyball vs. KennesaW stateBoone, 4:30 p.m.

MondayWoMen’s soCCer vs. lsURaleigh, 5:30 p.m

Men’s soCCer vs. vMiRaleigh, 8 p.m.

did you Know?With the new student ticketing policy, students will now fill roughly one-sixth of the Carter-Finley Stadium stands and nearly one-fifth of the RBC Center for basketball.

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