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Woodward’s contribution to the University was recognized at the Senate meeting

Annie AlbrightNews Editor

Student Senate voted Wednesday to pass a resolution by acclimation to recognize Chancellor Jim Woodward’s contribution to the University.

Sen. Stephen Kouba, CHASS repre-sentative, said the Senate was grateful for the leadership Woodward showed when the University was in need.

“The Senate recognizes how hard he worked this year and we appreci-ate him coming in and leading this university,” Kouba said. “This univer-sity was mired in such a scandal that it would have been extremely hard to recover from and really re-coop our reputation if we didn’t have the right leadership and he did that. He really led this university with a lot of class.”

Kouba said Woodward gave the Uni-versity a new direction and helped it recover from scandal.

“Chancellor Woodward came into this university at one of the most tu-multuous times that we’ve ever had,”

Kouba said. “The Senate recognized the leadership and effort that he put in to bring this university back together, getting it out of the dark time we were experiencing.”

Kouba said certain contributions of Woodward’s were controversial but necessary.

“Students w i l l point to things like Talley and say he didn’t repre-sent students, but I think it was his job as chancellor to move this Universi-ty forward,” Kouba said. “Whether or not you agree with Talley it will move the University for-ward.”

Woodward made his first appearance at a Senate meet-ing on Wednesday to recognize stu-dent leaders of the University.

“I’ve enjoyed working with the fac-ulty, I’ve enjoyed working with the staff, but I’ve especially enjoyed work-ing with the student leaders,” Wood-ward said. “It has been a pleasure to

be in this position because I get to deal with and work with student leaders.”

Woodward said that in past posi-tions his wife has enjoyed getting to know students as well. He said she would “adopt” every student who at-tended events at their house.

“It has been a plea-sure; I wish I had gotten to get to know each and every one of you,” Woodward said. “I wish my wife could be here so that she could get to know the student leaders here.”

Woodward recog-nized Kelli Rogers, Senate president, and Jim Ceresnak, stu-dent body president, as two inf luential

students with whom he had worked closely with.

Rogers said she was honored to have the Chancellor Woodward speak at the Senate meeting.

“He has served this University so well and it is just an honor to have had the chancellor come in,” Rogers said.

Resolution passed to recognize chancellor

Project World View is a nonprofit business that promotes the learning of global cultures

Katie ManessStaff Writer

A recent graduate of N.C. State founded Project World View, a non-profit organization.

Joseph Davis graduated with a de-gree in business administration and a minor in political science. He, along with his brother and a friend, founded Project World View.

The goal of Project World View, Davis said, is to improve cultural education for the students of North Carolina.

“Because the U.S. is so isolated from a lot of these countries, we [students] do not see the relevance in studying them,” Davis said. “We make these cultures relevant by bringing them to the classroom and having them off the page of a book and come to life.”

The inspiration for the organization, Davis said, is personal.

“Something I am passionate about is connecting people; I love figuring out how people are the same, but how they are all different in so many ways,” Davis said. “It is cool how we can relate; we all go through the same experiences.”

Sarah Hager, soph-omore in manage-ment, said she thinks Project World View is a great organiza-tion because it pro-motes a good cause.

“I think that di-versity is one of the most i mpor t a nt things to appreciate,” Hager said. “People are different and it is okay.”

Davis said they have different meth-ods to reach the stu-dents.

“Right now we are going around Europe and writ-ing blogs about our experiences,” Davis said. “We create videos about cultural points, have live conversion sessions with classes, use power points and have Q&A where they can ask us anything they want.”

Davis said the reason Project World View is special is because it is a non-profit organization.

“We are selling an idea instead of a product, but we run just like a busi-ness,” Davis said.

Amber Smith, the nonprofit stud-ies minor coordinator at N.C. State,

describes nonprofit organizations in more detail.

“Nonprofits are often the organiza-tion that takes charge of tackling so-cial issues in America and around the world,” Smith said. “They give people a way to get involved in solving com-munity problems, and depending

on the cause can turn the public eye to an issue and he lp i t be overcome.”

Smith said depending on the organiza-tion, they may work in dif-ferent ways. T h e m o s t common is to have a board of directors to lead the organization to their goals, she said.

Smith said there are different ways for the nonprofit organizations to raise money including but not limit-ed to “partnering with corporations, fundraising, or applying for grants.”

Davis said that although their main target is the third grade, when the N.C. curriculum starts to teach about cul-ture, their programs can be tailored to fit any age.

“You can suggest this to professors,” Davis said. “We are always looking for more classes.”

The web site, Davis said, is www.projectworldview.net “Get in touch

with us with questions,” Davis said. “We want to know what people are wondering or want to know about these foreign countries.”

Smith said depending on the type of nonprofit, some organizations could be comprised of over 85 percent vol-unteers.

CSLEPS, Center for Student Lead-ership, Ethics & Public Service, is an on-campus department that can help students connect with volunteer proj-ects or opportunities.

Adam Culley, assistant director of CSLEPS, said there are over 150 events a year students can participate in. Service Raleigh is one of the biggest events, where the University partners with Stop Hunger Now, to package meals for the hungry. There also is the Campus Pals program where Uni-versity students collaborate with the Big Brothers Big Sisters program for an ongoing mentorship program.

Hager, a member of the Alpha Phi Omega coed service Fraternity, said “You get a good feeling from helping others.”

Smith said the nonprofit minor program is fairly new, but it has been steadily growing. The minor is inter-disciplinary, so it includes classes in subjects such as communications, po-litical science and others that pertain to nonprofit Smith said.

“The nonprofit minor gives students a way to break into the nonprofit busi-ness and an opportunity for a mean-ingful life.” Smith said.

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New Obama education plan could make it harder for low academically performing teams to participate in March madness

Dan SmithCorrespondent

US secretary of education, Arne Duncan, expressed a desire to ban all teams with a graduation rate be-low 40% from the NCAA Basket-ball Tournament.

Among the teams singled out by Duncan in a conference call are number one seed Kentucky and ACC representatives Clemson, Georgia Tech and Maryland.

According to the NCAA’s web-site, two methods are used to calculate student athlete perfor-mance: Graduation Success Rate (GSR) and Academic Progress Rate (APR).

The NCAA states that the GSR “credits institutions for transfers —both incoming and outgoing —as long as they are academically eligible, unlike the federal gradu-ation rate. The GSR also accounts for midyear enrollees and is calcu-lated for every sport.”

Also according to the NCAA, “The APR awards two points each term to student-athletes who meet academic-eligibility standards and who remain with the institution. A team’s APR is the total points earned by the team at a given time divided by the total points possible.”

As of right now, the NCAA pun-ishes programs that consistently fail to meet the minimum APR by removing scholarships and can bar, as is the case with Cente-nary College, participation in the Tournament due to chronically substandard APR scores.

Carrie Leger, Director of Aca-demic Support Program for Stu-dent Athletes for NC State, said that the University has been aware

and expressed concern over the issue for some time. She said the University has already put programs in place to hold N.C. State student athletes to a higher standard than the NCAA cur-rently requires.

“The University is always striving to make sure our athletes are performing above and beyond the academic stan-dards of the NCAA and will continue to do so in the future,” Leger said.

NCAA records show that State was penalized for low APR when the wres-tling team was forced to lose a scholar-ship in 2008 for substandard scores. However, the basketball team under Sidney Lowe has posted consistently high APR scores, with the State bas-ketball team regularly scoring within the 80 and 90 percentiles for APR, ac-cording to these same records.

Jason McLarty, an academic tutor for student athletes, said the Univer-sity is taking steps to ensure the ath-letes’ academic success.

“Administrative monitoring has def-initely stepped up recently, at least on my end,” McLarty said. “There’s even more pressure to make sure the ath-letes do their own work and do it well.”

Duncan explained in the conference call that the idea of using a flat mini-mum graduation rate of 40% would be a move to “over time, hold players to a higher bar” and that “not many teams would be ineligible.”

Taylor Muir, junior in mechanical engineering said the potential policy has negative qualities.

“While the policy has good inten-tions, athletes who turn pro early should not be forced to graduate when their future does not require a degree just so that the school does not fall below an arbitrary line,” Muir said.

Josh Johnson, junior in computer engineering, said some students took a differing, more positive view of the proposal.

“I think it’s a good idea to set a strong standard for the academic quality of our athletes,” Johnson said. “I have no doubt that they could meet it and since they represent us, they should be held to a high standard.”

DaviD Mabe/TechnicianStudent Senator Stephen Kouba addresses the student senate in the Senate Chambers Wednesday night.

NC State graduate founds nonprofit Secretary of education looks to regulate March Madness

PhoTo conTribuTeD by JosePh DavisJoseph Davis founded Project World View to improve cultural education for the students of North Carolina. “Because the U.S. is so isolated from a lot of these countries, we [students] do not see the relevance in studying them,” Davis said.

“Something I am

passionate about is

connecting people; I

love figuring out how

people are the same,

but how they are all

different in so

many ways.”Joseph Davis, founder of

Project World View

“He has served

this University so

well and it is just

an honor to have

had the chancellor

come in.”Kelli Rogers, senate president

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Through Marisa’s lens

Quidditch on Owen Beach

Darija Franjic, a freshman in business, and Raven Duncan, a freshman in art and design, play Quidditch on Owen Beach Wednesday afternoon. Duncan is a member of the Quidditch club but Franjic had never played before. “It was pretty intense. Everybody is really hyped up about it,” said Franjic. “It’s fun and it’s different,” said Duncan.

“This was the only club I really thought of going to.”

photo By Marisa akers

CaMpus CalendartodayFaces and Mazes (Lia cook)Gregg Museum of Art & Designtalley Student Center12:00 pM - 8:00 pM With Lathe and chiseL: north caroLina Wood turners and carversGregg Museum of Art & Designtalley Student Center12:00 pM - 8:00 pM

the Protected cLass oF agetalley Student Center, Brown Room1:00 pM - 4:00 pM

a diaLogue on diversity “understanding isLaM as a Way oF LiFe”Witherspoon Student Center - African American Cult3:00 pM - 5:00 pM

seMinar: going gLobaL: creating PartnershiPs vs exchanges232A Withers hall3:30 pM - 4:30 pM PhiLosoPhy seMinarWithers hall, Room 3444:30 pM

china study abroad orientationErdahl-Cloyd theater in the D.h. hill Library7:00 pM - 8:30 pM

MOVIE: UP IN THE AIRWitherspoon Cinema7:00 pM - 8:50 pM

CorreCTions & ClarifiCaTionsIn Wednesday’s page-1 story on the dual-degree program between N.C. State and Campbell University, the program was incorrectly identified as a joint degree program. Also, it is the state’s first dual-degree program for JD/MpA students issued from two separate universities.

Technician regrets these errors.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Viewpoint Editor Russell Witham at viewpoint@technicianonline.com.

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in The knoW U.S. students receive average grade in reading

Education Secretary, Arne Dun-can, said the national report card for fourth-graders for reading was the same in 2009 to 2007. This is unsat-isfactory according to Duncan, and although several states saw improved ratings the reading growth achieve-ment trend should be steadily rising. Eighth-graders performed better overall, showing the most improve-ment of grades. The National Assess-ment of Education Progress rated 178,000 fourth-graders and 160,000 eighth-graders in 2009. The D.C. school system had the highest increase in scores. North Carolina was 1 point below the national average.

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U.S., Russia have new deal for arms, according to the Kremlin

Although the bill has not been signed due to some final particulars to be determined by President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Med-vedev asides to both sides say the new START treaty is near completion. Ex-act details of the treaty will not be re-leased until START is signed by both parties, but the treaty is expected to reduce operationally deployed nu-clear warheads to between 1,500 and 1,675 for each. Missile defense is the final part of the treaty to be deter-mined, with the Kremlin expressing concern about cutting its missile ar-senal, disturbing the balance between the two powers. Soon after the signing of START Senate Republicans are ex-pected to begin action to modernize the U.S. nuclear arsenal.

source: reuters

World & naTionThe Protected Class of Age

On March 25 a workshop in “The Pro-tected Class” series will answer questions regarding age. It will cover questions such as, “who are the aged,” “what are the basic facts and common misconceptions about the aged?” “what is ageism.” The work-shop will take place in the Brown Room in Talley and for more information contact Beverly Jones Williams at 919-513-3836.

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Free Kaplan MCAT, PCAT, LSAT and GRE Classes

On Sunday March 27 from noon to 1 p.m. Kaplan will be on campus for stu-dents to preview classes and get some tips on raising their score for free. The classes will take place in 325 Riddick Hall and 434 Daniels Hall. The event is free and open to all students and public. For more information contact Elizabeth Lynch at 919-309-0630.

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bookbag. 12:24 aM | PoLicy vioLationOff Campus Student was arrested by RpD for possession of Marijuana. Student Conduct Referral is pending service.

12:56 aM | PoLicy vioLationOff Campus Student was arrested by Wake County Sheriff’s office for DWI. Student Conduct Referral is pending service. 7:49 aM | MedicaL assistWolf Village Fp responded to Student health to follow up on phone call for assistance from student.

7:58 aM | FireFlex Research Bldg Fp responded to report of mulch fire. Fire was extinguished prior to their arrival. 1:30 PM | daMage to ProPertyColiseum Deck Student reported unknown person(s) flattened two front tires of vehicle possibly in response to dispute over parking space. 1:48 PM | LarcenyFriday Center Staff member reported theft of wallet and subsequent unauthorized use of credit and debit cards.

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QuoTe of The day“I’ve enjoyed working with

the faculty, I’ve enjoyed

working with the staff, but

I’ve especially enjoyed

working with the student

leaders.” Chancellor Jim Woodward

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Look into Student Health Services

While reading Technician, I came across the article Russell Witham wrote about the recent suicides at Cornell University and wanted to make a remark on that.

As you, and many others, apparently see it, those students who are more academically inclined to succeed should have a lower likelihood of becoming a part of this so-called “epidemic.” I would have to take a completely opposite stand on the issue. From my experience, many of the students who tend to do well in classes and progress accordingly in academics are those who have constantly been pushed to their limits, challenged from the beginning (most often starting with their parents). If that is the case, would we not expect them to crash and burn at some point? Is it so hard to recognize that even Ivy League students can reach their breaking point?

As far as prevention goes — like David Skorton says — if you’re having trouble, get help. The counselors and psychiatrists at the Student Health Center (and elsewhere) are trained to help students in that state of mind. From my

personal experience, those people can save your life. No, nothing is going to magically get better overnight — it doesn’t work like that. But there are gradual steps that these professionals can help you take to become a happier person — one with more confidence. Confiding in a friend or a loved one can also keep you in check; those people can help you get on track whenever you’re feeling down. In my case, one of the friends I confided in actually brought me to the Counseling Center at NCSU and made me “just talk to someone.” Because of that, I am where I am today.

Anonymoussophomore, mathematics education

It’s the qualities of the person

The article in the February 25 issue of Technician, “The gender of coaching,” started out very informative and gave me a good impression that the article was going to really highlight gender equality in sports. I was very impressed that the athletic director was well versed in reasons that female coaches might be needed for coaching female sports and that the article concluded that personal qualities, not gender, were the important factors in deciding the coaches for sports teams. The article included statements from coaches such as “A coach is a coach,” which showed me how progressive our sports programs are at N.C. State.

There were also two statements that were included that I do not think should have been included because the content suggested that men were more fit for coaching positions. The first was a quote in the second column of the article that alluded that the reason the girls on the team lost respect for their last coach was because the last coach was a woman. The second quote was on the second page of the article, by a coach,

which stated, “There are some great female coaches out there. There just aren’t that many of them.” I was outraged at this comment and felt angry for all of the great female coaches that I have had during my lifetime and all of the wonderful women coaches that we have and have had at NCSU.

I would encourage Technician to include more articles about gender issues but to choose more carefully the quotes that you use, realizing that they may be offensive and untrue as they are just the opinions of a single person. Rebecca Bishopricjunior, biological sciences

Jesus risked jail to help the sick

Another reason to stop caging sick humans for using the relatively safe, God-given plant, cannabis (marijuana), that doesn’t get mentioned in Tuesday’s column, Medical marijuana: a personal decision, is that it is Biblically correct since God indicates He created all the seed-bearing plants — saying they are all good, on literally the very first page (Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30). The only Biblical restriction placed on cannabis is that it is to be accepted with thankfulness (see 1 Timothy 4:1-5). And “But whoever has the world’s goods, and sees his brother in need and closes his heart against him, how does the love of God abide in him?” (see 1 John 3:17).

Jesus Christ risked jail to heal the sick.

Stan White Dillon, Colorado

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The College of Humani-ties and Social Sciences is rejoicing at the sound

of a newly formalized bond with Campbell University. Now students can enroll in a program working towards a Master’s of Public Adminis-tration and a Juris Doctor. By combining these two separate degrees into one program, the merger has cut a year of study and tuition from affected stu-dents’ loads.

Not to interrupt the celebra-tion too abruptly, but why do we not have more of these con-nections with other universi-ties? The Triangle universities have distinct specializations that hardly overlap. When stu-dents choose to cross Universi-

ty lines to connect those differ-ent specializations, they enter into the inefficient hurdles of satisfying the new universities’ core requirements.

Standardization of these core requirements between our Tri-angle schools could open new doors to students who have the burden of a limited budget for school tuition fees. If standard-ization could save an individu-al just one year of tuition, the savings would multiply across all the students that would find the programs advantageous.

The University must realize the gold mine they have stum-

bled upon. With some coordi-nation, the people that decide to attend Duke, Wake Forest or —regrettably—UNC-Chapel Hill can too receive the same benefits this program gives to Campbell.

Thankfully, confidence in the University’s ability to coordi-nate these connections is war-ranted. N.C. State already has a joint biomedical engineering graduate program with Caro-lina where credits for engi-neers can seamlessly transfer to satisfy the requirements both universities have for their stu-dents.

With UNC Ashville, NCSU has a wonderful joint program for a bachelor of science in en-gineering with a mechatronics concentration. It is with this kind of spirit that universities can specialize and accumulate the expensive tools needed for teaching without inefficient overlapping.

An efficient system of spe-cialization between universi-ties, private and otherwise, could spill over to savings in tuition of students that plan on completing only their bach-elor degree. The University’s relationship with Campbell is hopefully just the beginning of a much larger web of connec-tions between rivaling Triangle universities.

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board excluding the news department and is the responsibility

of the Executive Editors.

Bridging the TriangleThe FacTs:Campbell University and N.C. State recently announced the formation of a dual-degree program giving students the opportunity to earn a Juris Doctor and Master’s in Public Administration in just four years.

Our OpiniOn:Dual or joint degrees are a positive for the University. It should seek to establish even more of them in other fields and with other universities.

By MARISA AkeRS

Would you consider taking a dual degree

program with Campbell University’s law school?

Why or why not?

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“Yeah. I took a practice LSAT and plan on taking the actual one. If not UNC, Campbell is my other in-state school.”

Doug St. Martinjunior, sport management

“Probably not. I’m a communications major. I don’t really want to do anything in law or justice.”

Candice Bruintonfreshman, communication

“No, I don’t want to be a lawyer.”

Tiffani Covilsophomore, extension education

UniversalHealthcareThank youDemocratsfor nallypoweringup mygoals!!!

he sure did beat the donkey to death.

Conrad Plyler, sophomore in political science

Take a chill pill on health care

In the immortal words of Mister Senor Love Daddy, “Yo! Hold up! Time out!

TIME OUT! Y’all take a chill!” Considering Samuel L. Jackson

plays Senor Love Daddy in Spike Lee’s film “Do the Right Thing,” w e s h o u l d probably pay attention. It’s S a m u e l L . Jackson, for c r y i n g ou t loud.

That sa id, when it comes to health care, it seems some people are con-vinced that our country has damned itself to fall, destined down the evil road of social-ism or communism. They are already declaring this midterm election will be a referendum on health care reform. Sadly, they would be wrong.

For one, it’s just wrong to declare uni-laterally that Americans are opposed t o h e a l t h care. As the latest Gallup pol l s indi-cate (w w w.gallup.com/poll/126929/Slim-Margin-Americans-Support-Healthcare-Bill-Passage.aspx), 49 percent of Americans think the reform is a good thing; only 40 percent are against the new legislation. Predictably, it splits along party lines. But even with the stan-dard margins of error, those in favor of the health care re-form edge out the dissenters by four percent. If this is an overwhelming opposition to a law, either the values of num-bers have suddenly rearranged themselves or we are lousy at interpreting simple data.

And if people honestly think the legislation is the harbin-ger of socialized medicine and communism, then they probably haven’t seen what the bill actually does. One can look here (www.nytimes.com/2010/03/22/your-money/health-insurance/22consumer.html) and then pass judgment. If this is communism, then I am the Dalai Lama. For the def-icit hawks, who worry America will suddenly find it has dug a debt hole so deep it reaches

China (which, oddly enough, it already has — in a way), I’m sure that the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office’s report saying the health care reform should reduce the defi-cit by $130 billion for the first 10 years and $1.2 TRILLION during the second 10 years is little more than an indication that Joe McCarthy was right 60 years ago: the Reds have taken over.

And for those who want “bi-partisanship,” was there any real effort by BOTH sides at creating a bill that was actu-ally bipartisan? Yes, it’s true that not one Republican in Congress voted for the health care legislation — but did any of them actually try to make a good faith effort to do more than scream about death pan-els, baby killers and socialized medicine? The Democrats tried to reach out, but Republicans seem obstinate in believing “bi-partisanship” to mean “Dem-

ocrats give us what we want while we nev-er give them anything.” Real collab-orative stuff there, no?

But more-over, people who fret over

this bill miss the simple fact of the American political memory and the realities of our cur-rent situation. Our economy still has not recovered. We still need to figure out how to prevent another financial melt-down like the one responsible for the Great Recession. Con-gress needs to figure out what it’s going to do on the global warming, climate change issue. And oh yeah, did I mention the economy and how unemploy-ment is still ridiculously high at 9.7 percent?

So for the sake of everyone’s sanity, let’s all just calm down before we start screaming about health care reform and another Congressional revo-lution. Election Day is a little more than seven months away. Do we really think arguing about the not-socialist health care reform is going to be the least of our problems during that time?

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was right 60 years

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taken over.”

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H&M offers inexpensive fashion but falls short of expectations

Students observe Lent

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Students find store a good option for college budgets

Jessica NevilleScience & Tech Editor

The first H&M in the Caro-linas opened March 18th in Crabtree Valley Mall in Ra-leigh, about a ten minute drive from the University campus. The cheap-chic fashion store, known for its presence in big cities such as New York City and Chicago, operates in 37 countries and has over 2,000 stores all over the world.

In tough economic times, students are looking for stores with trendy clothes and more affordable prices. According to their Web site, H&M offers a “broad and varied range” of styles that cater to “everyone with an interest in fashion.”

Lauren Templeton, freshman in textile technology manage-ment, said she appreciated the low price tags on clothing but was somewhat disappointed by the styling options.

“I had really high expecta-tions for the Raleigh H&M be-cause I went to the store in New York City,” Templeton said. “I was a little disappointed be-cause this store just wasn’t as great. The one in New York was nicer, cleaner and seemed more upscale.”

Templeton said the H&M in Raleigh seemed like another typical clothing store in the mall rather than something special like it was made out to be.

“There were piles of clothes everywhere because the store

is too small,” Templeton said.H&M offers men’s, women’s

and children’s clothing, as well as a line for younger teenagers, a specialty jeans line and cos-metics. The company started in Sweden and opened its first U.S. store on 5th Avenue in Manhat-tan in 2000. The company’s rapid growth is evidenced by the over one hundred stores now found in America and the SEK value for 2009, which was over seven million.

Templeton said although the store didn’t meet her expecta-tions, she thinks it will do well with college students because of the prices.

“The quality isn’t as great as some other stores in the mall, but it’s good to find less expen-sive, everyday items,” Temple-ton said. “I will definitely still go into the store when I go into the mall.”

Kim Struble, senior in vet-erinary school, traveled to Virginia to go shopping at the H&M in that state and was very excited about H&M’s decision to come to Raleigh.

“I love H&M because of the stylish clothes you can find for a great price,” Struble said. “I spent over $100 on my first trip to the Raleigh store.”

However, Struble said she found that H&M wasn’t as much her style as it used to be.

“The business casual sec-tion is smaller here than it is in Virginia, and I’m not sure how much of the other clothes are my style,” Struble said.

Struble said H&M is good for decade-style clothing, themed parties and dances.

“The Vet school is having a variety show as a fundraiser, and my friend and I are buying 90s style acid jeans and jackets from H&M to wear,” Struble said.

H&M is expected to be a big competitor for Forever 21, an-other store in the Crabtree mall that offers fashionable clothes at cheaper prices than the more expensive brands such as Aber-crombie & Fitch and American Eagle.

Kristen Parrott, sophomore in nutrition science, said she usually shops at Forever 21 but wants to try out H&M as well.

“I’ve seen H&M ads in maga-zines but I’ve never been in a store,” Parrott said. “I’m ex-cited about checking it out. I’m sure it will be competition for Forever 21, but both stores have good prices for college students.”

H&M’s newest line for 2010 is called the “Garden Collec-tion,” which features clothes made from “environmentally adapted materials like recycled polyester, organic cotton and organic linen,” according to its Web site. This is in line with H&M’s commitment to pro-vide sustainable goods in order to respect the environment.

Dan Banker, junior in busi-ness administration, said he wasn’t aware of H&M having a men’s section until he recently visited the store.

“I went one time in New York but didn’t realize they had a men’s section,” Banker said. “It reminds me of Express, but cheaper.”

Banker said Express was one

of his favorite stores, but he would consider buying from H&M because their clothes

were comparable and not as much money.

“I think H&M will do well

because college students need cheaper options,” Banker said, “especially in this economy.”

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Giving up something meaningful for 40 days reaps religious and personal benefits

Ann PolkStaff Writer

When Carter Davis, a soph-omore in fashion and textile management, takes the first bite of her chocolate bunny from her basket on Easter morning, her Lenten sacrifice of sweets will be all the more sweet. Lent is a time when people such as Davis are recommitting them-selves to their faith.

It has long been a tradition of the Christian faith, beginning with Catholicism, to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and the sacrifices he made for them. It began as a 40 hour fast practiced by Catholics and slowly evolved into a 40 day period of celebration and reflection for many Christians regardless of denomination.

Although some people give up things for reasons other than religious devotion, most have a symbolic reason for the things they choose to sacrifice during this period.

One of the most common luxuries people forgo during Lent is a type of food, perhaps as a common day interpre-tation of the original 40 day Lenten fast, or more likely an impetus to abstain from un-healthy eating habits. Davis cites the latter as her reason for giving up sweets.

“As bad as this is to say, it’s a good way to cut out bad eat-ing and especially since it’s for God I won’t cheat. Of course I absolutely love sweets so it was definitely something that was difficult,” Davis said.

Kristin Kronk, a sophomore in graphic design, said she has successfully avoided fried foods and dessert since Lent began on Feb. 17th as it promotes healthy food choices and challenges her

tenacity.“It’s good to give up some-

thing and I wanted to do some-thing that would improve my life,” Kronk said. “It would be healthier to give up fried food and dessert, and also just to see if I could do it.”

Davis and Kronk both ini-tially struggled without their favorite foods but found it re-ally not that difficult, viewing it almost as a challenge and something that they could look forward to on Easter Sunday.

“It’s not very hard, the first couple of weeks were slightly difficult but then you kind of forget about it and get excited to be able to eat it again,” Davis said. “It shows my perseverance and I feel very fulfilled every Easter after the 40 days be-cause I did something for my religion.”

“It’s not hard actually except when you’re going to eat fast

food or something, it really limits what you can eat because everything is fried. Desserts are just tempting if it’s there, but otherwise it hasn’t been that hard,” Kronk said.

Margaret Cunningham, a sophomore in media commu-

nications, gave up watching television to challenge herself and to see what it felt like to give up an integral, but frivo-lous, part of her daily routine.

“It’s a modern day luxury and I kind of just wanted to see if I could do it,” Cunningham said.

Although it has evolved into a more personal and symbolic act, giving up something of value during Lent is a way for

Christians to remind them-selves of the true meaning of Easter and to experience a frac-tion of the sacrifice made for them by Jesus. Even though it may just be bonbons or “The Bachelor,” students’ observance of Lent is evidence that the tra-dition is one still honored in modern society.

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Spotted in the Brickyard

Photo & story by marisa akers

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

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

hawn smith, a sophomore in industrial engineering, shows off his style in the brickyard. “All my clothes are given to me by other people. I’m like a mannequin for my friends. they like to dress me up,” smith said. “I think the last thing I purchased was in the 10th grade. If I want to purchase something, I don’t support companies that use sweat shop labor and I never wear leather.”shirt: from friend’s uncleVest: from friend who worked at Carmike theaterPants: from friendshoes: from grandfather

Time management skills key to academic success

Studying early instead of making a late-night cram session decreases stress

Elliot BormanStaff Writer

With another semester halfway through, the bulk of classwork lies ahead in the near future. Be-fore spring break, students were loaded with papers and tests all in the last two weeks of class be-

fore the glorious week of vacation. Why is it that

professors find it nec-essary to stack stu-

dents with such critical work all in the same time

period?Even with the un-

d e r s t a n d i n g t h a t course progression is

generally standard throughout a se-mester, different professors have different meth-ods of teaching. So is it a coinci-dence that large assignments al-ways seem to be due around the same time or do professors get together when making their syl labus and discuss ways to stress out every enrolled student?

During these stress-

ful times, time management

becomes essential to students’ success. Staying up all night to cram 1000 words double spaced onto some paper is not unheard of in the procrastinator’s world. Not so ironically, these papers always come out as if the writer scribbled down some incoherent thoughts on no sleep. Needless to say, these pieces of work are less than perfect and come out justifi-ably mediocre at best.

For students who, however, do their best work under the pressure of time there are options to reach success.

“I’ve heard of students tak-ing excessive amounts of caf-feine just to stay up, especially energy shots,” Andrew Morizio, a senior in mechanical engineer-ing, said.

Caffeine, Adderall, and other potentially addictive and abusive substances are reported used by students who need to either stay up or get help with concentration when time crunching becomes critical.

Alex Gura, a senior in aerospace engineering, said waiting until the last minute to do assignments is when he starts on the caffeine.

“For me, when I wait until the night before on a report or exam, failure has proven inevitable,” Gura said as he pounded down a cup of coffee during his lab. “I just can’t learn the material quick enough for that.”

To regurgitate information

back out onto a bubble sheet for a test is one thing, but to actu-ally resuscitate information so it becomes easily reviewable is another beast altogether, one that takes continuous practice and skill.

Cassie Ott, a junior in art and design, said the key to preparing

for her assign-ments lies in studying early.

“To actually learn the ma-terial (not just know it), I have to constantly read and review it,” Ott said. “Things just become much ea sier come exam time this way, so I don’t have to reread an entire text-

book a week before the final.”Hopefully it’s safe to say most

students do not spend the ma-jority of their waking hours in the library or face deep in a text-book, but many still manage to successfully complete their work - just maybe not as efficiently or using their full potential.

While being lazy in the sense of procrastination or because of a lack of effort can hurt one’s col-lege career, good time manage-ment skills has been proven a re-liable source for success. Taking time to do things right enhances an educational experience.

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Sports

Along with a strong arm, Bechtholdt possesses great speed that allows her to have a big impact on the game defen-sively, even when she might not be hitting the ball as well as she would like.

“She covers a lot of ground out there in the outfield,” Na-vas said. “This past weekend against Virginia Tech, she ran down and caught a ball every-one thought was going to drop in for a double. She has been a tremendous asset to our team defensively.”

Bechtholdt experienced a very successful first season in the outfield during her sopho-more year, being named to the ACC All-Tournament team as well as hitting the first ever walk-off home run at Curtis & Jacqueline Dail Stadium.

Success followed Bechtholdt into her junior season as she led the Wolfpack in slugging per-centage and home runs, while committing just one error in the outfield.

Bechtholdt has unfortunately been nagged by injuries in her senior campaign, but is finally getting healthier as the season progresses. She is currently batting .256 with two home

runs, one of which was a walk-off home run in the first game of the season against Provi-dence.

As a senior, Bechtholdt of-fers leadership and experience, which will play a vital role for the Wolfpack as it enters ACC competition. The Pack’s record currently stands at 17-13 over-all, and 1-2 in the ACC.

“It has been a pleasure watch-ing her grow up over the past four years,” coach Navas said. “She is a very determined kid and always brightens up a room when she smiles.”

Bechtholdt and the Pack trav-el to UNC Greensboro (10-14) today to take on the Spartans in

a doubleheader beginning at 3 p.m. State then travels to Chapel Hill this weekend in a three game series against rival North Carolina (22-8) in the team’s first conference road test.

“This is the point in the season where everyone starts buckling down,” Bechtholdt said. “It is a totally different mind set when it comes to ACC com-petition. We have nothing to lose so we are going to play with a lot of enthusiasm and keep having fun.”

finished strong. Overall a great match.”

Petrovic defeated her compe-tition first with a 6-2, 6-1 vic-tory over Grant, followed by Smith dominating Arana 6-2, 6-0. Brock’s 6-4, 6-0 victory over Cunningham gave the Pack the win. Mortlock and Hojckova won their matches 6-2, 6-1 and 6-4, 7-5 respec-

tively. State will return to ACC ac-

tion for a tough road weekend lineup. The Pack travels to South Carolina to take on No. 9 Clemson at 11 a.m. on Satur-day and No. 13 Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Ga at noon on Sunday.

“We’re getting back into that, ACC matches, but I definitely think we’re ready,” Brock said. “We’ve all been playing very well and are looking forward to it.”

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Jonathan Vogel/technicianFreshman Chloe Smith returns a ball in her singles match against Richmond on Wednesday afternoon. Smith won all her sets which helped lead to an N.C. State win.

while providing an offensive spark in the bottom of the line-up. The two players who have split starts this season have combined to make only eight errors, while posting averages of .345 and .313 each.

But Dallas Poulk believes it is their abilities to interchange between the two and both pro-vide above average play at the position that makes the two players so valuable to the team.

“I play with both of the guys [Chris Diaz and Matt Bergquist] up the middle,” senior second baseman Poulk said. “They fairly routinely both get to play a lot and it’s

good to know that you can count on either one no matter which number you call. We like to use the guys off the bench in the right situations. We play that kind of style and it is good when they can step in from sit-ting the bench all day and get a pinch hit in the eighth or ninth inning.”

Senay, who has been splitting time in the outfield, is tied for second on the team in home runs and runs scored with five and 20 and is also hitting .370 on the year, the fourth high-est on the team. However, the freshman hardly expected to make this big of an impact when he arrived on campus just seven months ago.

“As a freshman you just want to get as much playing

time as you can and you earn it through the fall,” Senay said. “But the coaches gave me the opportunity, and hopefully I will continue to play well and earn more playing time.”

Canela has also made an im-pact on the team by providing a lot of versatility in the field, as he has played multiple po-sitions this season, including catcher and first base. He is proving to be an RBI machine as Canela has already driven in 22 runs, forth best on the team.

“Canela has had some big hits,” Avent said. “He has been catching, playing first base, DHing some. So he has had varied roles and has handled that well.”

Even with the success the freshmen have had so far this

year, Poulk hopes the fresh-man continue to do exactly what they are doing now and not try to do too much and trust in the team and the system that the coaches have developed.

“They have def initely stepped up,” Poulk said. “They are playing their roles very well and we just want them to keep it up and keep their heads on straight. We don’t want them to try to do too much. They don’t have to prove anything and be the best in the country. We just need them to fit the system and use the funda-mentals we teach every day and come out here and have good at-bats.”

BaseBallcontinued from page 8

Tenniscontinued from page 8

KrisTinecontinued from page 8

COUNTDOWN• 24 days until the football team’s spring game

INSIDE• Page 7: A continuation of the stories on

the baseball team, women’s tennis, and a feature on Kristine BechtholdtSports

TechnicianPage 8 • thursday, march 25, 2010

Men’s tennis fell to Wake Forest, 5-2The No. 46 men’s tennis team lost to ACC foe Wake Forest Wednesday, after dropping its first doubles point since switching the lineups last week. The Wolfpack is now 12-5 on the year and 0-2 in ACC action. State continues to take on ACC competition with No. 33 Clemson on Friday and No. 29 Georgia Tech on Sunday at home.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Sophomore golfer finishes with career-bestSophomore Meghan Chapman scored two over par 74, finishing a career-best ninth place finish at the Pinehurst Challenge, Pinehurst No. 6 golf course. The women’s golf team earned the first top-five finishes of the spring season after a final round team score of 309, finishing the tournament in fifth place. The Pack will swing back into action April 2-4 for the Bryan National Collegiate in Browns Summitt, N.C.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

The No. 26 women’s tennis has now won four matches in a row

Jen Hankin Deputy Sports Editor

The No. 26 ranked women’s tennis team continued its win-ning streak Wednesday, blank-ing Richmond at the J.W. Isen-hour Tennis Center, 7-0. After State defeat ACC foe Wake For-est on March 6, 5-2, the Pack surpassed all its com-petition over spring break, in-cluding wins over N o . 6 7 College of Charles-ton, No. 28 Princeton and Win-throp.

On Tuesday, the Internation-al Tennis Association released its new rankings, moving State up 14 spots, from No. 40 to No. 26. The Pack is now 9-4 on the year.

“We had a really good spring break, winning three matches and came here and kept that going,” senior Daria Petrovic said. “It definitely built our confidence, every match we play we gain confidence.”

The Pack picked up an early lead, gaining the doubles point, winning on all three courts.

The No. 42 doubles team of senior Berkeley Brock and sophomore Sandhya Nagaraj defeated Erin Clark and Helen Cunningham 8-6.

“In doubles I had a little bit of a slow start,” Brock said. “I wasn’t really feeling my shots and my volleys like I wanted to. But in singles I refocused and I came out really strong in both sets.”

Junior Lenka Hojckova and Petrovic defeated Kelly Tidwell and Isabel Arana, 8-6

to secure the doubles point. Sophomore Di-ana Mortlock and freshman Chloe Smith continued the sweep, taking down Sydney Grand and Al-exandra Smyth 8-5.

“Everyone down the line

played pretty solid today,” Brock said. “I think it improved after doubles into singles. Ev-eryone really took some confi-dence from the doubles point and played well.”

In singles play, the Pack sus-tained its confidence and dom-inated on every court, winning every match in straight sets.

“We were all positive up and down the line,” Petrovic said. “We just came to do our job and just kept it simple and

Winning streak continues, Pack defeats Richmond 7-0

First year athletes help the baseball team find success

Taylor BarbourDeputy Sports Editor

After being named the 11th best recruiting class in the country by Baseball America, the 2009 fresh-man class had a lot to live up to as it arrived in Raleigh. Players hailed from all over the eastern sea board ranging from Miami, Fla. all the way to South Park Pa. And so far, the class has not disappointed as many

of the players from the 15 player class are playing impact roles for the team and have helped the Pack to a 14-7 (2-4 in ACC) record, as the team is almost halfway through the season.

“They have been good,” coach El-liot Avent said. “We knew we had a lot of talent in this year’s class.”

With this, four freshman, out-fielder Tarron Senay, shortstops Chris Diaz and Matt Bergquist and first baseman Danny Canela have played the biggest roles as they have helped power a Pack offense that is

averaging 14 runs per game. With the transition from high

school baseball to college baseball being such a large leap and a big adjustment period, many freshmen struggle through their first year due to a lack of experience. But Avent never had a doubt that this group of players would be able to come in and immediately contribute to the team.

“It’s not a certain date that you have to play to,” Avent said. “In baseball does experience help? Yes. Does 1,000 ground balls help? Yes. Does being in a certain situation in

the eighth inning help? Yes and you draw from your experiences. But the freshmen give you a lot of energy and enthusiasm. They believe that they can do anything and that they are superman.”

A part of the struggles that came with last year’s team that finished six games below .500 was the lack of a shortstop, as the position was a revolving door throughout the sea-son. However, both Bergquist and Diaz have come in and been able to stabilize the position defensively,

Bechtholdt finds home in both centerfield, RaleighWashington native savoring final year on softball team

Tucker FrazierStaff Writer

With 2,890 miles separat-ing Wolfpack senior Kris-tine Bechtholdt’s home-town of Ridgefield, Wash. and her new home on the softball team at N.C. State, she has had to make several adjustments both on and off the field.

The right-handed slugger has relied on fellow team-mates as well as her coaches in order to make the lengthy transition to the east coast smoother.

“It really wasn’t that big of a change for me just because everyone was so friendly,” Bechtholdt said. “My par-ents have been able to come to a lot of my tournaments and games so that has made it easier.”

Upon her graduation from Prairie High School in 2006, Bechtholdt chose to join the Wolfpack over other schools including pe-rennial softball powerhouse Arizona State. She instantly became a contributor at second base her freshman year, starting 30 games for coach Lisa Navas.

“I really liked [coach] Navas,” Bechtholdt said. “I wanted to come somewhere

that I was wanted and where my position was open. Every other school I looked at was a plane ride away so I felt N.C. State was the best fit.”

Following her freshman campaign, Bechtholdt made

a transition from second base to the outfield, which enabled her to utilize her strong throwing arm more effectively.

amaNda KarSt/techNiciaNSenior outfielder Kristine Bechtholdt practices catching at softball practice in Dail Stadium Wednesday.

JordaN moore/techNiciaN file photoFreshman Danny Canela reaches over to tag out a member of La Salle’s team as he tries to score a run Sunday afternoon. NC State outplayed La Salle on the weekend, beating them three times, each with a margin of victory of over six points.

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