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E-Week to strive for increased publicityKickoff event, professional workshops, and games highlight the event

Daniel EllisDeputy News Editor

The Engineering Council held a Presidents’ Roundtable meet-ing Tuesday night to discuss plans for the organization’s an-nual E-Week.

“This is a week-long event that’s important for bringing the engi-neering community together,” E-Council Vice President Stephane Henrion, a senior in electrical engineering, said.

For the 2009 E-Week, the

Council is striving to promote the event more than previous years.

“One of the biggest changes this year is that we want to have more publicity,” Trey Warren, a sophomore in construction en-gineering and management and co-chair for the event, said.

As opposed to previous years, Warren noted that the upcoming E-Week will have a large-scale kickoff event.

“We’re just going to try to lure people in with free food and in-form them that E-Week is going on,” he said.

Warren said he believes that having the student body involved in the event is critical to the pro-

gram’s success.“Everyone knows when Ag

Week is going on because of all the animals in the Brickyard,” he said. “We just need to have more visuals such as a crane in the brickyard or something.”

The program typically involves a series of professional develop-ment workshops offered by the Engineering Foundation and various featured engineering alumni.

“One of the best lectures from last year, The Next Step In Your Education, helped me decide if I should go straight to work, go for my MBA, or for my master’s degree in engineering,” Henrion said. “The transition isn’t quite

as simple as going from high school to college.”

Henrion believes that hav-ing alumni return to talk about their experience with the engineering field is very beneficial.

“They know how to suc-ceed in the business world,” he said. “We get alumni that are now high-level CEO’s to come back and talk to current students.”

In additions to the develop-ment workshops, E-Week is also renowned for its week-long variety of fun, competi-

MICHELE CHANDLER/TECHNICIANAdel Winner, a graduate student in social work, gets help prepar-ing for her presentation from Marison Jimenez McGee, a part time professor in social work. “As a mother and a professional, being able to teach part time at the university allows me to be there for my stu-dents and my sons,” McGee said.

Derek MedlinManaging Editor

Faculty members who also represent the National Coali-tion Building Institute met with members of administration and student leaders in Tuesday night’s Student Government Town Hall Forum.

The NCBI members used the forum to speak with those pres-ent about ways to increase dia-logue about controversial issues, including racial slurs, which were painted in the Free Expression Tunnel the morning of Nov. 5.

Neil Ballentine, a junior in bi-ological sciences and originator of the Town Hall Forum series, said the meeting was successful despite the lack of student rep-

resentation. “We had a small group, but

we covered what we needed to cover,” he said. “I’m very pleased with what happened tonight.”

One focus of the forum, Bal-lentine said, was to continue learning about how to provide students opportunities to ad-dress the Free Expression Tun-nel events.

“My main goal was not to move past what happened, but to figure out a way to let students know where there are ways to try and get N.C. State in the limelight for the positive things this campus has done,” he said. “The goal is to talk about the events and then change the policies.”

Ballentine said the role of the

NCBI members, of whom were faculty and administrative rep-resentatives from the Office of Equal Opportunity, was key to help the student leaders learn ef-fective techniques for addressing

difficult topics. “Having [NCBI] at the

meeting was huge for us because we were able to get

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BREAKING NEWS

Diversity discussions continue across campus

MATT MOORE/TECHNICIANRaleigh !re!ghters leave the scene of an apartment !re in a building adjacent to E.S. King Village Tuesday night.

Fire department responds before fire spreads.

James LaymanDeputy News Editor

At approximately 7:15 Tuesday evening, Raleigh Fire De-partment received a report of a structure fire at an apart-ment complex on the corner of Jackson Street and Gorman Street.

After getting the fire under control, Battalion 3 Chief Rob Johnson and his crew began to investigate the cause of the fire. In the course of their investigation, they located a faulty heating unit in the upper-level apartment.

“There was a problem with a heat unit in there and it caused some of there apartment’s contents to catch fire,” Johnson said.

No one was hurt in the fire, but the apartment where the fire originated suffered severe smoke and fire damage. The lower-level apartment suffered water damage as well. The two apartments are uninhabitable and will require signifi-cant repairs.

“The surrounding apartments had a light smoke over, but no real damage,” Johnson said. “We’re assessing the apart-ments right now and the people in the surrounding apart-ments should be able to return soon.”

Off-campus apartments catch fire

“The biggest thing is education. It’s important for students to open up and seek out opportunities to

learn more.”Neil Ballentine, a junior in biological sciences

MEREDITH FAGGART/TECHNICIANNeil Ballentine, a junior in biology, and Evelyn Reiman talk about what they hope to accomplish during the Town Hall Forum Nov. 18.

TOWN HALL FORUM, CAMPUS CULTURE TAKS FORCE COMMITTEE AND STUDENT SENATE BILL CONTINUE RACE DISCUSSIONS

MAIN POINTS FROM THE RESOLUTION TO ADDRESS THE INCIDENT IN THE FREE EXPRESSION TUNNEL

The bill rejects the actions of the four students as unrepresentative of N.C. State

The bill urges the four students be punished to the fullest extent of current University policy

The bill pushes for the punishment to include community service, counseling and diversity education

The bill recommends the University’s Harassment be changed to ad-dress specific actions

The bill recommends that the Campus Culture Task Force Committee alter policies to include acts that could incite violence on campus

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Part-time teachers offer specialized experienceTeachers provide instruction and knowledge of working world

Courtney BolinStaff Writer

At N.C. State, part-time facul-ty, who often do not hold Ph.D. degrees and hold other jobs as well, make up about 10 percent of all University professors.

According to Dr. Audrey Jaeger, an Assistant Professor of Higher Education, part-time teachers are very beneficial to students. They offer expertise from the profes-sional world, Jaeger said.

She said by working in a busi-ness or industry, part-time staff members can offer their expe-rience while teaching students.

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THROUGH CHRISTIN’S LENS

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During the year’s first snow, many students inlcuding Cara Smelter, a freshman in history, and Phillip McDonald, a sophomore in history, study inside of Cup A Joe keeping out of the elements. Snow is uncommon in North Carolina, only reaching 1.5 inches at most per year in the Piedmont area, according to the State Climate Office of North Carolina.

“I did not expect it to snow,” Smelter said

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS

In Monday’s Page 2 Quote of the Day, Kelli Rogers, Senate President pro tempore was not attributed to the quote.

Technician regrets the error.

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

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IN THE KNOW IRC sponsors Ask Anything Day

The Inter-Residence Coun-cil will be sponsoring an open discussion regarding Ask Anything Day today from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Ask Anything Day is day-long event designed to bring out uncomfortable questions regarding diversity and con-troversial topics. The event’s purpose is to encourage an open dialogue of ideas among students.

The open discussion about the event will take place at 7 p.m. in the Bragaw activ-ity room. Light snacks and drinks will be provided.

SOURCE: NCSU.EDU/IRC

Dining halls to o!er Fall Harvest dinner

University Dining will be of-fering its annual Fall Harvest dinner on Nov. 20 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Thanksgiving Meal will consist of an array of entrees in-cluding roast turkey with gravy, black oak ham and grilled lemon pepper tuna steak. Side items include mashed black pepper potatoes, New England clam chowder, corn bread dressing and more. For dessert, students can select from pumpkin pie, spice cake, pecan pie and many other treats.

The event will take place in Clark and Fountain dining halls.

SOURCE: NCSUDINING.COM

National Student Exchange to host info session

N.C. State’s National Student Exchange program’s third in-formation sessions will be held today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the Green Room of Talley Stu-dent Center.

The session will provide stu-dents with resources on the pro-gram that provides students with a chance to take classes at a part-ner university while maintaining enrollment as a full-time student at State.

Students can opt to participate in the program for either a se-mester or for a full year. The final deadline to apply for the 2009-2010 academic year is Feb. 1.

SOURCE: SEAN CASSIDY, NATIONAL STUDENT EXCHANGE

“Red means go” contest begins

Students have a chance to win a $1000 gift card to the N.C. State Bookstores in the “Red Means Go” essay contest from now until Nov. 26.

The contest encourages stu-dents to write an essay about how they represent the state-ment “Red means go.”

Students can nominate themselves or others by submitting an essay of 400 words or less. The essays will be judged based on creativity and how well the individual has overcome obstacles and made a difference.

The winner will be recog-nized during the men’s bas-ketball game on Dec. 22.

SOURCE: NCSU.EDU/REDMEANSGO/

CAMPUS CALENDAR

TodayGIS DAY 2008D.H. Hill Library, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PEACE CORPS EVENTDaniels Hall, Room 434, 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

INTERNATIONAL TEA AND COFFEECaldwell Hall, Caldwell Lounge, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

SOIL SCIENCE SEMINARWilliams Hall, Room 2215, 3:40 to 4:40 p.m.

WACHOVIA EXECUTIVE LECTURENelson Hall, Room 3400, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

KEPT AND DREAMLESSWitherspoon Cinema, 7 p.m. to 8:45 p.m.

THE DARK KNIGHTWitherspoon Cinema, 9:30 p.m. to 11:55 p.m.

ThursdayFULBRIGHT EVENTTalley Student Center, Room 3118, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.

5TH ANNUAL PASSPORT FAIRCaldwell Hall, Caldwell Lounge, 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

CHINESE CULTURAL CELEBRATIONTalley Student Center, Walnut Room, 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.

THE DARK NIGHTWitherspoon Cinema, 7 p.m. to 9:50 p.m.

FICTION CONTEST PRESENTATION AND READINGCaldwell Hall, Caldwell Lounge, 7:30 p.m.

CHRISTMAS BELLESTalley Ballroom, 8 p.m.

DANCE PROGRAM FALL CONCERTStewart Theater, 8 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.

THE DARK NIGHTWitherspoon Cinema, 10 p.m. to 11:55 p.m.

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POLICE BLOTTERNov. 1410:13 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENTCarter-FinleyUnits reported in preparation for Football Event.

10:29 A.M. | CHECK PERSONAdmin Services IINon-student was arrested for tres-passing and creating a disturbance.

11:18 A.M. | SAFETY PROGRAMVenture CenterOfficer conducted safety program.

11:56 A.M. | CONCERNED BEHAVIOR REPORTPi Beta PhiUnits assisted in checking on welfare of student.

WORLD & NATIONCrowd attacks Communist China’s government o!ce

Two thousand people stormed a lo-cal Communist Party headquarters in China’s Gansu province early Tuesday.

The conflict arose from plans to relocate the city of Longnan’s admin-istrative center after the earthquake that devastated the region in May.

About 30 citizens opposed to the move gathered at the party office Monday morning. The crowd swelled over the course of the day until “some complaining people attacked [the] Municipal Committee office building, smashed some vehicles and office fa-cilities,” the Xinhua news agency said.

Attempts to call local officials went unanswered. Regional officials said they heard about the incident but had no information.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

Children not being provided balanced meals

The U.S. Department of Agri-culture’s annual report on food security showed almost 700,000 children lived in households that struggled to provide food for their families.

The report showed these chil-dren had to eat unbalanced meals and low-cost food. Occasion-ally, these children even skipped meals because of lack of money.

Nearly 36.2 million children and adults struggled to put proper food on the table in 2007. Almost a third of these families were not able to eat what was deemed a proper meal.

The prevalence and number of families struggling to eat properly differs drastically from state to state. Mississippi, New Mexico, Texas and Arkansas have the highest rates of prevalent food insecurity.

SOURCE: CNN.COM

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tive events on the Brickyard.“Each engineering organiza-

tion is being asked to prepare an activity and run it once during the week,” Henrion said.

Last year, Wolfpack Motors-ports hosted a tricycle race while

Aerial Robotics organized a pa-per airplane competition.

“As engineers we just sit and

study all day, so it’s good for us to get out and meet other people,” Warren said.

Henrion believes that events such as these are indeed enter-taining, but are important for promoting the growth and unity of the engineering program.

“Academically, N.C. State is re-nowned for being an engineering school,” Henrion said. “Everyone should be proud of that fact.”

trained,” he said. “They taught us a lot about how to deal with these touchy subject.”

Ballentine also said he hopes students will continue to speak about their reaction and feelings surrounding the Nov. 5 events.

“The biggest thing is educa-tion,” he said. “It’s important for students to open up and seek out opportunities to learn more. As long as we’re talking about it, that means we’re doing some-thing. Education and continuing to have open dialogues is key.”

Chancellor creates task forceAlso on Tuesday, Chancellor

James Oblinger sent out a request to various student leaders, fac-ulty and administration to join a task force created to discuss and recommend improvements to different cultural issues on campus.

According to the request, the task force would look at the cam-pus climate, the Student Conduct Code and Free Expression Tun-nel/Brickyard practices to assess potential changes.

Student Body President Jay Dawkins, Vice Provost for Di-versity and Inclusion Jose Picart and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford will serve as co-chairs on the committee.

Dawkins said the task force will

be crucial to advancing diversity discussions in the near future.

“It’s a great opportunity to bring together a lot of people from across the campus to dis-cuss a very important and timely issue on this campus,” he said. “I’m hopeful that as more and more students are having dia-logue about this tough issue, N.C. State can be a leader in this tough discussion.”

Dawkins also said the commit-tee will attempt to hold its first meeting prior to Thanksgiving Break.

“It’s our goal to have a meet-ing next week,” Dawkins said. “If student schedules don’t work out we will have a meeting after the break.”

The chancellor’s request asked for a preliminary report from the committee by Jan. 16 and a final report by Feb. 2.

“We’re not going to wait around,” Dawkins said of the upcoming meetings. “This dis-cussion will be productive.”

Committee finalizes wording of bill

The Senate Select Committee on Hate Crimes finalized Resolu-tion 36 Tuesday night in prepa-ration for tonight’s emergency Student Senate meeting.

The resolution, designed to ad-dress the Nov. 5 incident in the Free Expression Tunnel, makes recommendations to Admin-istration about how to punish

the four students involved in the incident and makes recom-mendations for how to change the University’s policies on ha-rassment.

Committee chair Kelli Rogers, a junior in political science and Student Senate pro-tempore, said getting the bill how the commit-tee desired was difficult.

“The hardest process was to figure out what the students wanted,” she said. “We are sup-posed to be the voice of the stu-dents.”

Rogers said committee mem-bers spoke to constituents at length about how to draft the bill and make it representative of student concerns.

“The committee met for more than 20 hours,” Rogers said of the drafting process. “This bill is very strong.”

Rogers said she was glad to see the amount of cooperation from senators during the last few days.

“It’s one of the most coopera-tive efforts I’ve seen Student Sen-ate do in a long time,” she said. “I’ve gotten input from more than committee members.”

When the Student Senate meets tonight, Rogers said she expects the bill to pass.

“The larger majority of the Stu-dent Senate is fully behind the bill,” she said. “There may be more amendments, but it will pass. It needs to be passed.”

This is beneficial to students because it helps them get the most modern approaches to the working world.

Shannon Alford, a sophomore in elementary education, thinks that having a well-balanced ratio of part-time and full time teach-ers is important.

“It is good to have the working world experience that a part-time teacher brings,” Alford said. “It is also good to receive the teach-ing experience that a full-time teacher provides.”

One of the largest benefits of part-time teachers is that they are usually more specialized in their field.

Ed Dobner, a sophomore in engineering, has a part-time teacher that instructs his archery class.

“I like that my teacher is a pro-fessional hunter because archery is taught by example and form,” Dobner said.

“It‚ is helpful to have a part-time teacher if their job relates directly to the subject of the class.”

Although part-time teach-ers offer many advantages to students, they also have several drawbacks.

Jaeger said that she wishes part-time teachers had access to offices so that they could have a better opportunity to help the students outside of class time.

“It‚ is really important to have office hours,” Alford said. “In a large class that is the only one-

on-one time you can get with the teacher.”

Another concern for stu-dents is that part-time teach-ers may not put students as their top priority in compari-son with their jobs at other companies. Dobner believes that it is important for teach-ers to get students to learn.

“Teachers who are passion-ate about what they are teach-ing are going to be the ones that impact you the most,” Alford said.

“They are going to be the ones that you enjoy and learn from the most.”

Alford said it doesn’t matter whether the teacher is a full-time teacher or a part-time teacher, what matters is their attitude about what they are teaching.

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LARGER THAN LIFE

LUIS ZAPATA/TECHNICIANJustin Tudor, junior in engineering, rolls in a large ball that was aimed by Brennon Fuqua, junior in engineering, to try and knock down life-size pins. All of the events were free as part of a UAB promotion in which all donations went to UNICEF. “The best part was having no clue what was going on,” Tudor said.

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Viewpoint TECHNICIANPAGE 4 • WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2008

The holidays are coming up, and students often feel obligated to buy extravagant gifts for

friends and family. But do not fall into the trap of

debt this winter.According to a Georgetown

University’s Credit Research Center, college students carry an average of $552 in credit card debt.

Students often feel peer pres-sure to live beyond their means and often abuse credit cards, which is a burden on top of stu-dent loan debt.

Credit scores not only affect purchasing cars or houses, but a low credit score can also hinder a person’s opportunity for em-

ployment. Employers not only can look at criminal records, employment history and even Facebook accounts but can also look at credit scores to help de-termine if an applicant is right for the job, according to employ-menttimesonline.com. With the ailing economy, having a good credit report may make or break future graduates looking for em-ployment.

According to Forbes.com, the average U.S. household had $9,840 in debt in 2007. Students can break this statistic by stay-ing out of debt now and in the future.

The no. 1 rule to prevent debt is to keep a budget and stick to it. In addition, try to buy things that can be returned or exchanged and keep receipts in case you find a better deal somewhere else. Also, shop around for the best deal. Pricegrabber.com compares the prices of products from different stores and Web sites and can help someone stay in budget.

Another option is to give sen-timental gifts to the people you love instead of expensive pres-ents. Winter vacation is not just a break from school. It is a time to spend quality time with loved ones. Sentimental gifts show that

you put thought into their gifts.Another tip to keep good credit

is to use credit cards for small purchases, such as meals and gas, and not purchase anything more expensive than what you can af-ford. College is an ideal time to build good credit, and credit cards can be an engine for eco-nomic expansion and growth.

In addition to making new, good habits, students must break old, dangerous habits. These bad habits include getting new credit cards to pay off another cards bills. Free credit counseling is another option to help those in need of relief.

This holiday season, be smart: use your brain and your credit card wisely.

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

editor-in-chief.

THE ISSUE:Students are too loose with credit cards, especially around the holidays.

OUR OPINION:Students need to learn good spending habits for the future.

THE SOLUTION:Students can set budgets and use credit cards for small, manageable purchases to build credit.

Build good credit this holiday season!OUR VIEW"

Santa’s sales elf attempts to extend the shopping season by a few more days ... er, weeks.Taylor McCune, senior in communication

We kept hearing about the race issue every time then Democrat-

ic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s n a m e w a s mentioned. Some people thought the Brad ley ef-fe c t wou ld disadvantage O b a m a — where voters said in polls

they would vote for him out of fear of being called racist, but would get to the polls and not vote for him because of that same reason.

Then there was the whole rumor of him being Muslim. Obama, the Arab terrorist.

All of it bothered me because it shouldn’t matter what religion he subscribes to or where he’s from, and it’s sad to see how many peo-ple still believe those stereotypes. But as one of my f r iends sa id, “We know rac-ism still exists because people are saying we elected a black president, not just a presi-dent.”

And of course, the next day at N.C. State, racist graff iti is drawn in the Free Expression Tunnel.

I was torn. The journalist in me was yelling free speech. The Muslim in me was sympathetic to the cause.

Regardless, the University had to do something. Our image was already perceived as intolerant in a lot of people’s eyes, especially after the toilet paper noose inci-dent last year. While the Univer-sity made a big deal of addressing

diversity after that incident, ev-erything just kind of fell off the table and people began to let the dialogue cease.

That’s our problem. We are too reactive and not proactive enough. We need to promote dialogue — but not dialogue that only addresses one viewpoint. People think the way they do for different reasons, and before we can overcome barriers, we need to have these discussions.

The four students who painted the racist messages should not be expelled because that doesn’t solve anything. They are not learning from their actions or changing their viewpoints on race. And while, I, in no way condone the written statements — which were hurtful and which, if the University didn’t address right away, would have incited anger and possibly riots — these students have some-thing to say. It could be that they wrote the messages while drunk,

or that they re-gret what they wrote. It could be that they believe in what they wrote. But we won’t know unless we listen to them.

So, I am in-viting you, the accused stu-dents, to come for ward and tell us what you think. Techni-

cian will publish whatever you write or will write a story based on interviews that you grant us. We will keep your names anony-mous as long as you can verify who you really are.

But we are here to promote discussion of all viewpoints. The University wants closure to the incident, and that can’t happen until we hear the other side of the story.

Saja HindiEditor-In-Chief

Hearing out all sides is the only solution

“I was torn. The journalist in

me was yelling free speech. The Muslim in me

was sympathetic to the cause.”

College is the gateway to having an edge over the others in the

workplace, and with final ex-ams starting in a few weeks, the competition is heating

up.But take

a step back — are you s u r e a l l your anxi-ety about grades a nd j o b prospects

is the only thing you should worry about now?

As The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy eloquently put it, my advice is: “Don’t Panic.”

But I would add that we don’t live in bubbles, and we need to realize that personal issues with relationships, family or fitting in will have an impact on our grades.

By themselves, academic concerns usually aren’t the only reason students will be stressed enough to go for help. Dr. Michael Bachman, asso-ciate director of the Coun-seling Center, said students who come to the center with academic concerns usually

have other issues going on in their lives.

According to Bachman, this may be due to the Counseling Center’s ability to handle more students or the annual increase after the first extended break as the semester kicks into full gear and professors hand out grades and major projects.

Yet has anyone considered the possibility we might not be tak-ing enough time for ourselves?

Robert Putnam, a professor in political science at Harvard, coined the phrase “bowling alone” to describe America’s decline in strong social ties and the negative consequences.

Steve McDonald, an assistant professor in sociology, said the research is not definitive on the “bowling alone” concept. Re-gardless, McDonald said there has been a shift away from strong personal ties to weaker, informal connections, particularly with the rise of new communication tools and social networking.

Facebook is a great example of this. McDonald and Bach-man mentioned how Facebook’s emergence as a new social net-working tool has moved students away from routine, face-to-face interactions. This is a problem

waiting to happen.While e-mail, text messages

and the various social net-working sites give us a quick, easy way to get in touch with a large number of people, we’re losing out on face-to-face communication and closer connections with the people around us.

If you aren’t more than just an e-mail address to your pro-fessors and instructors, you’re going to have a problem. You need to communicate with the person controlling your grade, or you don’t even have a chance at figuring out what you need to do to take care of your grades. And if you can’t take care of something as simple as a talk with your professor about your grades or upcoming exams and projects, how do you expect to deal with a confrontation with an online friend?

While you may be looking to cram for exams, pull all-nighters to finish projects and papers then use Facebook to occupy yourself during the down time, I urge you to re-consider.

Send your thoughts to let-ters@technicianonline.com.

Paul McCauleyViewpoint Editor

Don’t forget the rest of your life

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CAMPUSFORUM! " Don’t take away free speech

I am outraged by the recent at-tempts to undermine the principals of free speech. Barack Obama issues his views on the principal of free speech through his Web site, with his concerns for Cuba stating “Never, in my lifetime, have the people of Cuba known freedom.”

Obama describes what injustices Cuban people suffer, which he would change:”Cubans must begin with jus-

tice for Cuba’s political prisoners, the rights of free speech, a free press and freedom of assembly”

I reference this to say the situa-tion of hate speech is an issue of free speech. As ignorant and distasteful as it may be, it’s still free speech. It is my hope in the near future the outcries the Student Government and campus administrators will face will not com-promise their ability to make a deci-sion for the rights to free speech.

It is my unwavering belief that the four students could never have imagined the energy and positive po-tential that has been derived from the outrage at their hate speech.

Through their actions, they have created a forum about race which would have never existed without their expression of their views. It is through their actions, the community of Wolfpack faithful has responded to in a forum of viewpoints.

We must utilize our powers of free speech in order to speak. Say whatever it is that you wish to say In an act of defiance to the authors of hatred spray your viewpoint tomorrow night in Free Expression Tunnel!

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“I got a credit card just so that my parents could make the full payment for me, so I can build credit.”

Sarah-Ashley Aldredfreshman, animal science

“I’m not getting a credit card until I’m sure I can pay o# the payments entirely when they’re due.”

Alyssa Ben!eldfreshman, First Year College

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What are you doing to keep good credit?

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“I have a schedule pulled up to remind me the $rst of every month to make the payment. Any big purchases I make I make on my credit card. [...] Never use it for withdrawing cash.”

Shaunak Dighegraduate, electrical engineering

“I try not to spend that much when I go shopping. I have a debit card.”

Kritika Joshifreshman, biology

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Bad credit score? It may come back to haunt graduates

A three-digit number, your credit score, can make it difficult and expensive to move on to that next phase in life.

In this post-bailout economy, banks, insurers, employers, land-lords, and utility companies are looking at your credit score more closely than ever, so it is essential to know what the score means and how you can take control of it.

Taylor Jones, a senior in engi-neering, said he recently got into a car accident and hopes to buy a car before graduation.

“I haven’t checked my credit score though,” he said. “I’m not sure how it will affect what kind of car I’m able to buy.”

Every time a person bounces a check, pays a bill late or maxes out a credit card, a credit-report-ing agency records the transac-tion.

This information is compiled for every person to generate a three-digit score that banks use to determine whether a per-son is a good credit risk or a bad credit risk.

T h e m o s t frightening thing, accord-ing to personal finance lecturer David Carter, is that companies are using credit scores to see how good of an employee an ap-plicant will be.

These companies claim that studies show people with low credit scores get sick more often and take more sick leave than those with higher credit scores.

Companies are looking to de-crease health care costs, he said, so they are more likely to hire the person with a higher credit score because of the supposed correlation with health and work output.

A perfect credit score is an 850, but a score of more than 680 is considered a good score.

The higher the score, the more likely people will be able to get credit cards or loans with lower interest rates, but to establish credit they have to prove their ability to repay.

To begin establishing credit worthiness, Carter recommends that a student gets one credit

card and tells the bank to put a $500 limit on it that it will not increase without the student’s permission.

Carter tells his students to use credit cards for small necessi-ties like groceries and gas and for emergencies, but he warns his students to record these pur-chases so they can repay balances in full each month.

“I know my credit score is low from not using any credit,” Eric Flynn, a junior in engineer-ing, said. “I need to get a credit card, but it takes forever to get credit on it, and I wouldn’t use it enough.”

Ideally, when a person chooses a credit card, it should be one with no application fee and a low annual fee, according to “9 Ways to Build Credit from Scratch” on MSN Money, a Web site that provides financial advice for families.

The card should also be re-ported to all three credit bu-

reaus because properly using a card won’t help a person’s credit score if it isn’t reported.

Specific store cards, l ike a Belk’s card or a gas card, can also help you begin establish-ing credit, MSN Money stated.

The fastest way to get a credit history

is to “piggyback” on someone else’s credit, according to MSN Money.

A person with low or no credit can be added to a credit card as a joint account holder or have a parent cosign a loan.

If the cosigner has a good credit score, interest rates will be low, but if the cardholder is late mak-ing a payment or misses a pay-ment, it will negatively affect both signers’ credit scores.

Paying utility bills on time, having a low balance on credit cards and having a checking and savings account are also ways to build credit.

Everyone is allowed one free credit report check annually, according to MSN Money, so it is a good idea to see where you rank and to make sure no one has stolen your identity.

If a person’s credit score is on the low side, there are many ways to improve it.

The key, Carter said, is to be proactive and to communicate. Carter recommends students sit down with their bankers and ask for help.

He suggests consolidating all debt onto a single credit card with a low interest rate and mak-ing payments on it each month.

“I haven’t checked my credit score.

I’m not sure how it will affect what kind of car I’m

able to buy.”

Taylor Jones,

senior in engineering

CREDIT BY THE NUMBERS

$552 amount of debt, on average, college students carry

$1,465amount of debt, on average, that people ages 18 to 22 who are not en-rolled in college carry

15 percent of Americans have a credit score of less than 550

$7,500amount of money the average adult is able to obtain in credit

$2.6 trillionamount of consumer credit card debt

$8,700amount of credit card debt the aver-age household carries

$2,052 billiontotal amount Americans charged on their credit cards in 2007

70percent of homes that are occupied by their owners have a mortgage

SOURCE: MONEY-ZINE.COM

CREDIT continued page 6

STORY BY JESSIE HALE

As graduating students accept their diplomas in four weeks, some might be thinking only of newfound free time, others of how and when

they’ll catch up with friends. But looming over most of their graduation caps could be concerns of finding a job, buying a car and a house, and even starting a family.

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$25 billion to Detroit-based companies might not gain ground

Alison HarmanFeatures Editor

Three chief automotive industry executives testified before the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday in an at-tempt to garner support for federal aid that, they argue, could prop up a collapsing national industry. Demo-cratic leaders in the Senate, however, said the $25 billion stimulus package — which would come from the $700 bi l l ion a l lotted to Wall Street’s bailout — did not gain enough ground among senators, according to a New York Times report.

Rick Wagoner of General Motors, Alan Mulally of Ford and Robert Nardelli of Chrys-ler each took their time before the committee to emphasize the American-made compa-nies’ influence on the both country’s auto market and citizen employment.

“We directly employ ap-proximately 96,000 people in the United States,” Wagoner said. “We have more than 2,000 suppliers located in 46 states. We purchased $36 million in goods and services from them last year.”

The Detroit-based compa-nies have suffered substantial loss this year — a loss that only added fuel to an industry that has grown increasingly weak for decades — according to economist and professor of

economics Michael Walden. “The American companies —

Chrysler, Ford, General Motors are losing money, and they’re in danger of having to cease opera-tions. They have had problems competing for several decades, but their problems have become greater during the economic re-cession.”

The recession, which Walden said was triggered by a failing housing market, has created an environment in which people are less likely to buy cars. Un-employment rates for October rose .4 percent to 6.5%, and although average hourly wages rose by $.04, the increase goes mainly toward paying for the cost of inflation.

And this type of economy doesn’t foster expenditures that run receipts of thousands of dol-lars, Walden said.

“People reduce their purchases of automobiles during reces-sions,” he said, adding that a credit crunch has hindered even those who are willing to buy cars

from doing so. “People are hav-ing more trouble getting the fi-nancing to buy anything.”

If GM, Ford or Chrysler have to halt or slow production due to their record-low sales, almost 100,000 people would be laid off from their industry jobs, and a million regular stockholders would lose their investments.

A second automobile indus-try that is located in the South

— one that Walden said is “pri-marily based on foreign auto-mobile producers like Toyota, Honda and Mercedes who have factories in the South” — could profit from the Detroit-based industry’s downfall.

“Over time, they might actu-ally gain ground because they wouldn’t have as much com-petition from Detroit,” Walden said.

DANNY BOEMMERMAN/TECHNICIANVehicles sit outside of Hendrick Chevrolet Tuesday. The company, one of three, asked for $25 billion.

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TWO CENTSProgress Energy bills on the rise

Progress Energy bills will start going up in December for business and residential customers due to the rising cost of coal. The average residential bill is expected to increase by 10.2 percent, bringing the average bill total to $106.78 from the current $96.86. Rates will also continue to rise over the next two years, sparing customers from a drastic all-at-once spike, which saves the average bill from going up another $6 a month. Increased prices of coal and natural gas are mostly to blaim for the rise as the cost of both have hit record highs in 2008. There are 1.25 million Progress Energy consumers in North Carolina.

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Struggling economy impacts holiday traveling

The American Automobile Association announced that about 41 million Americans will travel 50 or more miles over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. This number has dropped by about 600,000 people since last year making it the first drop in Thanksgiving travel since 2002. The AAA also said about 81 percent of total travelers are expected to drive, down 1.2 prcent from last year. However, drivers will be seeing cheaper prices at the pump as gas prices continue to drop. According to AAA, the nationwide average from unleaded gasoline is $2.068. Last year’s average was $3.095. About 11 percent, or 4.54 million, of the total travelers plan to fly, showing a 7 percent decrease from last year. 3.26 million, or 8 percent, of Americans plan to travel by train, bus or other modes of transportation.

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Consumers expected to spend less on holiday gi! cards

Gift card purchases are expected to drop this holiday season due to the poor economy. Gift card sales will fall nearly 6% this season says the National Retail federation’s annual gift card survey. Profits are expected to be a 24.9 billion, a drop from 26.3 billion last year. Consumers are expected to spend an average of $147.00 on gift cards this year, which has dropped from $156 in 2007. Men are expected to spend the more money on gift cards this season, with an average of nearly $157. Consumers over the age of 45 are expected to spend the most with an average of $168. The NRF also reported that most consumers feel that gift cards are too impersonal and would prefer to buy merchandise on sale this year. However, the survey did reveal that nearly 55 percent of consumers will ask for gift cards this year, up from nearly 54 percent last year.

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WEEKLY ROUNDUP

Despite a record drop in wholesale prices, the markets closed higher yes-terday. The Dow jumped 151 points to close at 8425 and Nasdaq added one point to close at 1483.

Bank of America Corp. close: 15.19 change: +0.16 (+1.06%) volume: 149,135,109 market cap: 69.3B

BB&T Corporation close: 26.55 change: -0.05 (-0.19%) volume: 11,109,833 market cap: 14.6B

Capital Bank Corp close: 7.26 change: -0.92 (-11.25%) volume: 6,680 market cap: 81.5M

Wachovia Corp close: 5.26 change: -0.01 (-0.19%) volume: 95,967,064 market cap: 11.4B

When cardholders sit down and talk with their bankers, credit reports show that they took a proactive approach. When cardholders pay off debt, their credit score goes up.

“Banks know that 20-year-olds make mistakes,” Ca r ter sa id . “They want you to succeed.”

He said Clark Howard, a radio talk show host who gives con-sumer tips, sug-gests that if you have more than one credit card, you should put them in a buck-et full of water and literally freeze them.

Canceling the cards will look bad on your credit score, but you have to make sure you do not have access to them.

Credit repair programs are an-other option, but, according to

Carter, they cost money and are intended for people who are in severe debt and are “too lazy to get off their butt and do some-thing.”

Carter also recommends that students set up their budgets on Excel spread sheets and list all monthly expenditures and as well as their monthly incomes, so they can save.

I f s tudents start building or repairing their credit scores today, Carter said, they will save hundreds of thousands of dollars in in-terest fees that they won’t have to pay.

“There is no money to bor-row right now,”

Carter said. “But if I went out to borrow money tomorrow, I could do it. It is all about being disciplined and living frugally.”

To little avail, car industry execs meet about tanking auto sales

HOW AUTOMAKERS FARED IN 2008Company Sept. 2008 sales Change Market share

General Motors 282,806 –15.6 % 29.3 %

Toyota 144,260 –32.3 % 15.0 %

Ford 120,355 –35.5 % 12.5 %

Chrysler 107,349 –32.8 % 11.1 %

Honda 96,626 –24.0 % 10.0 %

Nissan 59,565 –36.8 % 6.2 %

Volkswagon 24,937 –8.2 % 2.6 %

Hyundai 24,765 –25.4 % 2.6 %

Mercedez-Benz 18,792 –16.4 % 1.9 %

BMW 18,525 –25.8 % 1.9 %

SOURCE: AUTODATA

CREDITcontinued from page 5

“There is no money to borrow right now. ... It

is all about being disciplined.”

David Carter,

personal finance lecturer

ACCUMULATING DEBTThe average amount of credit

extended to students was $1,395, which was considerably less than the $3,581 in credit obtained by non-students of the same age.

College students are more likely to pay off their credit card bal-ance than any other demographic group studied.

And while students are much more likely to pay off their bal-ances, they tend to pay late and exceed their credit limits more frequently than other groups and therefore incur more fees than other groups.

Americans charged approxi-mately $2,052 billion to their credit cards in 2005 — that’s with $12,500 in charges each year per cardholder. This information includes all credit card types, including bank cards, phone cars and credit cards issued by oil com-panies and retail stores.

Americans carried approxi-mately $832 billion in credit card debt, and that number is expect-ed to grow to a projected 1,091 billion dollars by the year 2010. This works out to approximately $5,000 in credit card debt per cardholder.

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tioned much or thought much of anything. We didn’t expect anything like that to happen.

Technician: When did she sit you down and tell you?Vera: She told us the [Tuesday] after our season ended. She had told us our last game against Florida State we were going to have a meeting, and she even asked me and Tami to come even though we were done with our season already. That is when she told us.

Technician: What were every-body’s emotions like at that meeting?Vera: Some people were kind of prepared thinking it was going to be something big, just be-cause we knew something was different. People could sense something — It still hasn’t re-ally set in that she’s gone. It is a huge change for the players, the program, the school, for Ker-rigan herself. Some girls were pretty upset. Some girls were pretty speechless. As prepared as some people thought they were, we weren’t until it came out of her mouth.

Technician: Did she give you any indication as to the main reasons for [her resignation]? Did her two young kids play a factor in her decision?Vera: She was looking out more for this team and the program. She explained it to us that she’s

had 11 seasons now, and that while it didn’t work out as well as anyone would have hoped, she gave a lot to this school and to this soccer program. It’s hard for anyone in her position to make that decision, but with her boys — and also her husband Tony

has given up a lot for her to work this job too — It wasn’t just like because of one thing, there were plenty of reasons. She just wanted to give some-one else a chance to run the program.

CHRIS SANCHEZ/TECHNICIAN FILE PHOTOSenior forward Lindsay Vera evades North Florida junior mid!eld-er Whitney Colburn during the Pack’s match up with the Ospreys earlier this season.

VERAcontinued from page 8

see some of the errors and mis-takes we made on defense,” Yow said. “I was really disappointed in our team defense tonight.”

Yow also said she wasn’t pleased that State let Elon’s shorter play-ers drive all the way down the lane.

The Pack struggled from be-yond the arc. Prior to Tuesday’s matchup, the team was shooting 41.4 percent from downtown. But State did not continue the

early season trend, going 0-12 from outside.

Yow attributed part of the poor play to the team’s tired legs. This was the Pack’s third game in four days, and Yow held a full practice on the off-day.

“Having to go three games in four days and that practice, I think that was a factor,” Yow

said. “I’m not using that as an ex-cuse, but I think it made a differ-ence for us, because we are trying really hard to do things well.”

State goes on the road for the next five games, playing in two tournaments and then at Michi-gan in the ACC-Big Ten Chal-lenge. The team’s next home game is Dec. 7 against Florida.

in it and trust it, because it allows you to do what you do.”

Bullard initially went with a technique similar to Melochick’s, naming her air rifle “Faithe” and her smallbore rifle “Hope.”

“Keith didn’t like my smallbore rifle being named Hope because he seemed to think it had a nega-tive connotation,” Bullard said. “We needed to find something that was more powerful, some-thing that said, ‘I can do this.’”

Bullard, who says she loves Greek mythology, opted to name her new smallbore rifle “Arte-mis” after the Greek goddess, a huntress who used arrows that were swift and painless.

Faithe, which Bullard said she has “no idea why” is spelled with an ‘e’ on the end, has led to nu-merous inside jokes within the

rifle team.“[Coach] Keith [Miller] will

say, “I have faith in you,’ and I’ll

say, ‘no, actually, I have Faith, she’s in the back,’” Bullard said.

BBALLcontinued from page 8

RIFLEcontinued from page 8

RIFLE TEAM SCHEDULEDATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT

Oct. 4 Army, Citadel Charleston, S.C. 2nd: 4,481 pts.

Oct. 11 SEARC #1 Charleston, S.C. 1st: 2,304 pts.

Oct. 25 SEARC #2 Raleigh, N.C. 1st: 2,287 pts.

Nov. 15 SEARC #3 Dahlonega, Ga. 1st: 2,285 pts.

Jan. 17 Nebraska Morgantown, W. Va.

Jan. 18 West Virginia Morgantown, W. Va.

Jan. 19 Palmyra Tournament Palmyra, Pa.

Jan. 31 Kentucky Oxford, Miss.

Jan. 31 Memphis Oxford, Miss.

Feb. 1 Mississippi Oxford, Miss.

Feb. 14 Collegiate Sectional Morgantown, W. Va.

Feb. 28 GARC Championships Oxford, Miss.

Mar. 1 GARC Championships Oxford, Miss.

Mar. 7 SEARC Championship Charleston, S.C.

Mar. 13 NCAA Championships TBD

Mar. 14 NCAA Championships TBD

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

“But in a game like this, you don’t like to see some of the errors and mistakes

we made on defense”Coach Kay Yow

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Technician: When did it set in that you were no longer a student-athlete?Vera: It hasn’t really set in yet, only because after every fall season we get some time off. But now when I come up [to the Weisiger-Brown athletic facility] and when I see the girls lifting and I wasn’t there because of school or obliga-tions, it starts to feel really weird.

Technician: You have been named now either to the All-freshman team or All-ACC for your entire tenure here. How proud are you of all of those accomplishments and how much does it mean to you?Vera: I am very proud. I re-member saying at the begin-ning of the season interview-ing with someone else that I wanted to, as far as individual awards, get on an All-ACC list somewhere — I was a little shocked that I was actually named to it, just because of our record and just the dif-ference in my ACC stats com-pared to the last years — I was glad I could end my senior year with something again, I didn’t want to go out without no ACC-anything.

Technician: When were you officially invited to the WPS [Women’s Professional Soc-

cer] combine?Vera: It was around [Nov. 4]. They sent out an email saying congratulations and gave me all of the information. I was a little freaked out, but obviously I was happy.

Technician: Where you planning on pursuing something profes-sionally before you got the invi-tation?Vera: I was hoping to try to get invited. I had spoken with a few coaches from other schools and places asking their opinion on how to get to the next level. They explained the whole situa-tion and everything I should be looking for and trying to do. I wasn’t sure when an invitation would have been sent out, so get-ting it was a big relief. My whole plan ever since I’ve been here was to go on professionally playing soccer, so I’m pretty happy about the opportunity.

Technician: Whenever Laura Kerrigan stepped down — was that a decision made prior to the end of the season that you already knew about?Vera: She never really showed anything really — We did start to notice after some games that she was a little more down, but obviously we had a pretty rough season towards the end. People noticed stuff but nobody men-

Lindsay Vera, who played her last collegiate game Nov. 2, was a key player during her entire tenure with the women’s soccer

team. She was recently named to the All-ACC second team for the third year in a row and officially invited to a combine for a new profes-sional women’s soccer league, called Women’s Professional Soccer. Senior staff writer Samuel T.O. Branch sat down with Vera to talk about her career, what’s next and the resignation of coach Laura Kerrigan.

Q&Awith Lindsay Vera

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NWCA All-Star Classic invites Darrion Caldwell

The National Wrestling Coaches Association All-Star Classic invited junior wrestler Darrion Caldwell to participate in the annual competition on Tuesday. Caldwell will be the first N.C. State wrestler to compete in 16 years. The contest, to be held at Ohio State University this year, pairs the two best wrestlers in the nation in all 10 weight categories. Caldwell will go up against No. 1 ranked Brent Metcalf of Iowa in the 149 pound category on Nov. 24. Last year, Caldwell marked Metcalf’s record with the only blem-ish of his 35-1 season.

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Bobby Mack given ACC honors

Sixth-year-runner Bobby Mack was named the ACC’s men’s cross country performer of the week on Tuesday after placing second overall at the NCAA Southeast Regional in Clem-mons, N.C. Mack, an All-American for the Wolfpack in 2004, led the cross country team to a third place finish at the event. Although only the top two teams are automatic qualifiers for the NCAA Championships, the Wolfpack discovered on Monday they would be selected to receive an at-large bid to the championships, which will be held in Terre Haute, Indiana Nov. 24.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

ATHLETIC SCHEDULE

ThursdayMEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING @ MARYLAND INVITATIONALCollege Park, Md.

VOLLEYBALL VS. FLORIDA STATEReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

FridayMEN’S AND WOMEN’S SWIMMING AND DIVING @ MARYLAND INVITATIONALCollege Park, Md.

VOLLEYBALL VS. MIAMIReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

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QUOTE OF THE DAY“It still hasn’t

really set in that she’s gone. It is a huge change for the players, the program, the school, for

Kerrigan herself.”Lindsay Vera, a former

women’s soccer standout, on Laura Kerrigan stepping

down from her head coaching position

DID YOU KNOW?Wrestler Darrion Caldwell’s

upcoming match against No. 1 Brent Metcalf of Iowa in the NWCA All-Star Classic will fall on the exact one-year anniversary of Caldwell’s match with Metcalf last season. Caldwell won the match, pinning Metcalf in 1:40.

COMING SOONThursday: A feature on the new

intramural sport of wiffleball.

Wolfpack surges past PhoenixN.C. State jumps to an early lead after a cold first half of shooting for Elon

Samuel T.O. BranchSenior Staff Writer

The women’s basketball downed Elon 65-41 Tuesday night in Reynolds Coliseum. The game could have been much closer, but the Phoenix had a dismal opening period from the floor, shooting only 17.9 percent.

Elon matched the Wolfpack early in the game, jumping out to a 6-2 lead after seeing State miss its first four shots. But after being ignited by a jumper from senior Shayla Fields, the Pack quickly an-swered going on a 21-2 run. At one point, the Phoenix was scoreless for almost seven minutes. After finishing the first half up 35-16, State came out cold to start the second half

“We went through those pe-riods of time when we were shooting less than 20 percent at one point in the second half,” coach Kay Yow said.

But the Pack would recover, and widen the lead that had shrunk down to 11 back up past 20 points. From then on, State never looked back. All game, the Pack continued to take advantage of Elon’s lack of size. The Phoenix has only has one player over six feet, compared to five for State, and that player never saw ac-tion.

Sophomore forward Tia Bell was able to use her 6-foot-3 frame to her advantage against the smaller Phoenix lineup. Bell posted a double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, both career highs.

“My concentration was on

playing harder and [putting in] more effort, and then it just so happened that there was a miss-match in the post and my team-mates saw the opportunity,” Bell said.

The game did open up some concerns for coach Yow. She was actually disappointed in the de-fensive effort the Pack showed, despite Elon’s low shooting per-

centage.“You look at the stats, and they

look somewhat good. But in a game like this, you don’t like to

SYDNEY DOTTERER/TECHNICIANForward Brittany Strachan passes the ball Tuesday’s game against Elon. Strachan scored 12 points in the game and had six rebounds.

The Pack’s shooters name their competition rifles

Kate ShefteSenior Staff Writer

Throughout history, nam-ing inanimate objects has been a sign of endearment. Ship captains named their boats, and car aficionados as-sign monikers to their favor-ite vehicles. For their part, the N.C. State rifle team membes names their guns.

Katie Siegert, a junior in business, says her rifles have a colorful history.

“During my sophomore year, I was having some health issues, and my scores were going up and down,” Siegert said. “Some days it seemed like my rif le loved me, and other days it was the complete opposite.”

Siegert’s English class had just finished watching Romeo and Juliet, and she found a character whose personality matched that of her finicky rifle.

“Its name is Lady Rosaline,” Siegert said. “Rosie for short, if I’m mad at it.”

Siegert’s other rifle, a sleek, red and black gun, is named Kunoi-chi, which is a Japanese term for a female ninja.

“I name them because they’re

like my best friends,” Siegert said.

Christopher Melochick, a freshman in first year college, said he named his smallbore

and air rifles “the Twins” because they both match.

“It seemed like a good way to distinguish them from the other ones on the team,” Melochick

said.Samantha Bullard, a senior in

biology, said she isn’t sure where or when the tradition of shooters naming their rifles started, but she offers this explanation for why it has continued.

“It’s an emotional bond, be-tween you and your rifle,” Bul-lard said. “You have to have faith

Wolfpack rifle team sticks to its guns

MATT MOORE/TECHNICIANFreshman Mark Nations calibrates an electronic target system called Noptel while practicing in the base-ment of Reynolds Tuesday night. Nations said the team recently got the system to work. “It’s been really nice to have around,” he said.

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BY THE NUMBERS17 Points

13 Rebounds

5 Blocks

61.5 Shooting %

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

SCOREBOARD65 N.C.State

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FAST FACTS ABOUT COLLEGIATE RIFLE COMPETITIONSIn division-I rifle, there are two main competitions—air-rifle and smallbore. Air-rifle uses a 0.177 caliber pellet. Shooters are spaced a distance of 10 meters from the target, and are given 60 shots. Each shot scores as 1-10 with 10 being a perfect shot. The smallbore competition uses a 0.22 caliber bullet and spaces shooters 50 feet from the target. The smallbore requires shoot-ers to shoot 20 times from three positions—prone, standing, and kneeling. Shots are scored with a zero (miss) or a 3-10 with 10 being a perfect shot. A perfect score is 600 for both competitions.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

• 3 days until the UNC-Chapel Hill football game • Page 7: Continuations of the stories on women’s basketball, rifle and Lindsay Vera