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Howling Cow ice cream has been produced since 1968 on campus and is considered a State Fair tradition.

Allison SaitoStaff Writer

The ever-popular Howling Cow ice cream will be sold, by students and faculty, at the N.C. State fairgrounds booth “The Dairy Bar,” to raise money for the Food Science Club.

Howling Cow ice cream is produced on campus, us-ing milk from the University’s dairy cattle. The herd produces over 4 0 0,0 0 0 gallons of milk each year, part of which is used to make the ice cream. Howling Cow ice cream is produced at the dairy processing plant, the Feldmeier Dairy Processing Lab, in Shaub Hall.

Kelly Fletcher, a graduate student in food science, said the ice cream is a good fundraiser for the Food Sci-ence Club.

“We get people who come back year after year, from all over the state. We even attract some Carolina fans,” Fletcher said.

According to Megan Beckner, a graduate student in food science, sales from The Dairy Bar fund the Food Sci-ence Club activities throughout the year.

“Our fundraising goes to help every-thing from professional development

for our students, several scholarships, [and] our outreach groups,” Beckner said.

April Morrison, the junior faculty advisor for the Food Science Club and academic advisor for food sci-ence, nutrition science, and biopro-cessing science, said selling Howl-ing Cow ice cream is the club’s only fundraiser.

“We really don’t need any other [fundraisers],” Morrison said.

According to Fletcher, food science faculty and staff help the club.

“The whole department gets in-volved. Pro-fessors and of-fice staff, they all help us out scoopi ng ice cream,” Fletcher said.

The Dairy Bar is most likely to be staffed by fac-ulty during the day, according to Morrison.

“The kids take care of all the night and weekend shift, but we fill in dur-ing the day,” Morrison said.

Students and staff have been prepar-ing for the fair since this summer.

Fletcher said, “We started making the ice cream in July. We have only been working on this for about three months now.

Morrison said the ice cream is made in advance so the dairy can make the large amount that the club orders.

“It takes a lot of time. It really is a science to hit those heat points… and not hitting the melting point,” Mor-rison said.

Fletcher said the quality of the ice

cream is not affected by being made ahead of time.

“When it was made, the milk was fresh from the cows,” Fletcher said. “It’s been deep frozen since July.”

Students hope that their preparation will pay off in sales at the fair. Fletcher said she is confident that the club will sell lots of ice cream.

“We had to make over 4,800 gallons of ice cream,” Fletcher said. “We think we’ll sell out, at least the most popular flavors we hope to sell out.”

Megan Beckner, a graduate student in food science, said she shares this confidence.

“We sold over 1,000 3-gallon tubs of ice cream last year, closer to 1500,” Beckner said. “We expect to sell more this year, simply because of the [nicer] weather. I’d like to shoot for sixteen to seventeen-hundred tubs.”

According to Beckner, the top sell-

Club sells ice cream at State Fair

‘Dialogue on Diversity’ will address immigration issuesBoth sides of the “illegal immigration debate” will be discussed on Thursday in the hopes of forming constructive and comprehensive solutions.

Brooke WalligStaff Writer

In light of the ongoing controversy regarding illegal immigration in the United States, several N.C. State of-fices and organizations are working together to host a “Dialogue on Di-versity.”

The main speakers presenting the opposite sides of the issue at the event are Dr. Marisol McGee, an adjunct lecturer on social work, and John Hood, president of the John Locke Foundation, an organization that fo-cuses on policy issues.

Andrew Behnke, assistant professor and human development specialist, will moderate the discussion.

Although the event has been adver-tised in flyers as a debate, it is designed to be more of an intellectual discus-sion, according to Behnke.

“This is not a debate. We are not here to lecture one another, or con-vince each other of a particular view-point,” Behnke said. “Instead, I hope we can create a collaborative and open space for discussion about these topics for both sides of the aisle to find some common ground. We really want it to be a constructive opportunity.”

An open space is exactly what stu-dents like Juana Hernandez say they are hoping will come from this dis-cussion.

Hernandez, a junior in criminol-ogy, said she worked with Behnke on part of the organization of this forum. Hernandez said she hopes people will see this event as an opportunity to learn the truth about immigration in the United States, as it is a topic she

believes is often misrepresented.“As a previously undocumented stu-

dent, I think it is very important for people to gain knowledge about what is going on instead of simply thinking what they want to think,” Hernandez said. “Honestly, I know there are pros and cons to immigration, but there are so many families who aren’t hurting anyone. They are just like everyone else. They just want to make a better future for their families.”

Hernandez said she hopes students who attend will learn to be more open-minded about immigration and less inclined to discriminate based on heritage.

Less discrimination is exactly what cousins Magdalena Gaspar, a fresh-man in math education, and Charlie Miguel, a freshman in aerospace en-gineering and philosophy major say they would like to see.

Miguel and Gaspar said their fam-ily left a small village in Guatemala over 25 years ago, and both are U.S. citizens. They said while they aren’t openly discriminated against, the is-sue is there.

“Most of the people I hang out with are pretty smart and don’t discrimi-nate on age, race, or gender. We are all equal. I’m lucky because I have seen discrimination based on where we are from,” said Miguel.

Gaspar said although her family has gone through the naturalization pro-cess and she is a U.S. native, people are often quick to assume she is an illegal immigrant because she is Hispanic.

“There are people who assume just because you are Hispanic or from somewhere else, that you’re illegal,” said Gaspar. “I just think the com-munity exaggerates immigration as a problem. Yeah they take many of the jobs, but imagine if we didn’t have immigrants. Who would be doing the jobs then? Many people from other countries work in our library, dining

halls, janitorial staff and so on.”Miguel said illegal immigration

is a serious problem because the United States cannot handle such an annual influx in population.

“In my opinion it is a problem. It’s overpopulating this country and we can’t support that many people,” said Miguel. “When peo-ple immigrate here illegally they often fall into poverty. More and more people these days are dying from poverty-related issues, and we don’t need any more people contributing to that number.”

While they hold differing views on the immigration issue, both said they think people need to learn the facts before they form an opinion, something Behnke said is a major goal of the forum.

“Serving Latino family’s is my passion, my life’s work. People have a tendency to only look ‘their’ is-sues and disregard others,” said Behnke. “But we have some quality speakers, so I hope we have a high attendance this year.”

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General Raymond Odierno

commencement speakerOdierno was the Commanding General for the U.S. Armed Forces for two years and has his Master’s degree from N.C. State.

Chelsey FrancisDeputy News Editor

Raymond Odierno will be the guest speaker at December’s com-mencement. Odi-erno was the Com-manding Genera l for the United States Armed Forces in Iraq until September 1, 2010. He served for two years as the Com-manding General.

Od ier no bega n his second tour of duty in Iraq in 2006 as the second in command for the troops. General Odierno also com-manded the 4th Infantry Division during its deployment to Iraq from

April 2003 to March 2004.According to Chancellor Randy

Woodson, the administration at the University is excited to have chosen and solidified that Odierno is speak-ing at the December commencement ceremony.

“General Odierno is an outstanding leader,” Woodson said. “We’re really excited to be able to have him speak at the ceremony.”

General Odierno was chosen as the commencement speaker for two rea-sons, according to Thomas Stafford, vice chancellor of student affairs.

“We chose him, number one, be-cause he is a N.C. State alum, and number two, because he has reached a very high level or responsibility in the U.S. Military,” Stafford said. “Not many people achieve the level of a 4-star commanding general. In the military, that is a very prestigious accomplishment.”

“There are not many universities

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“We had to make over

4,800 gallons of ice

cream. We think we’ll

sell out.”Kelly Fletcher, a graduate student in

food science

MARISA AKERS/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTOEsra Cakir, a doctoral student in food science, scoops ice cream for patrons at the State Fair on Saturday. “It’s very fun. It’s my third year doing this,” said Cakir. The ice cream stand serves only Howling Cow ice cream, made by NC State, and is one of the fundraisers for the food science club.

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WANT TO GO:Dialogue for Diversity will be

held Thursday from 3-5 p.m. in Room 126 of Witherspoon Stu-dent Center.

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andInclusion• Departmentfor4-H• FamilyandConsumerServices• AMEXCAN(Associationof

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONSIn regard to Monday’s editorial “Preservation is just as important as innovation,” Kevin MacNaughton, associate vice chancellor for facilities, clarified Gardner Hall’s, including other older halls, ceiling height isinsufficiently large to accommodate the duct work to provide the aircirculation required for a lab building specified in today‚Äôs buildingcode.

The article “Kidnapping referrals to the University,” published on Oct. 4, and the article “Six students referred for kidnapping,” published on Oct. 6, inaccurately reported the kidnapping incident happened at the Avent Ferry Complex.

The Technician regrets these errors in Monday’s “Student collaboration gives ‘The Brick’ new look”:

The Brick was published by NCSU Student Media. The project started after Bradley Wilson, Student Media advisor, was approached by FYC and the project was restarted last fall. Bryant Robbins lead the project as the editor and handled design and production. Nathan Hardin also wrote many of the stories. Chandler Thompson and Sam Dennis developed the interactive aspects of the book and are handling distribution.

The Tradition Keepers program is a large-scale cooperative effort between Student Government, Student Media and the Alumni Association.

Most photos used in The Brick were from the Student Media Archives and others were from the University archives. All photos are attributed in the text.

The project was funded by Student Media, Student Government, the Alumni Association and University Communications.

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College of Management Career and Internship Fair

On Friday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Mc-Kimmon Center, the College of Management Career and Internship Fair will allow students to look for jobs and internships and connect with employers. The fair is open to ALL majors. Check ePACK for the list of employers and the positions they are seeking to fill.

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Auditioning in Thompson

Paige Harrelson, a freshman in animal science, Kristina Dorsett, a senior in microbiology, and Paul Brothers, a senior in arts applications, read for an audition for the upcoming play Inspecting Carol on Monday. Auditions will be held through Tuesday in Thompson Theatre at 7 p.m.

PHOTO BY DANIELLE NEUJAHR

CAMPUS CALENDAR

TodayCHILD SLAVERY IN HAITI- PERSONAL STORIES3 p.m. to 5 p.m.Witherspoon Cinema

APPRECIATION OF CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY AND PAINTING6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.TBA

AUDITIONS FOR INSPECTING CAROL7 p.m.Thompson Theatre

SPEAKER: LT. DAN CHOI7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.Stewart Theatre

QUICKBOOKS LEVEL 29 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.McKimmon Center

CYBER SECURITY AWARENESS MONTH - ADDRESSING PRIVACY IN FACEBOOKNoon to 1 p.m.Scott Hall

TEACHING MATH AND SCIENCE WITH WEBASSIGNNoon to 1 p.m.ITTC Labs 1A and1B

SMART-SHOP SERIES WORKSHOP: EXPLORING MAJORS AND MINORS1 p.m. to 2 p.m.Talley Student Center, Blue Room

LEARNING STYLES2 p.m. to 4 p.m.Research Building III, Room 230

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT COLLOQUIUM4 p.m. to 5 p.m.SAS 4104

Ongoing EventsDELTA FALL WORKSHOPS AND SEMINARS REGISTRATIONAll Day Online

IN SEARCH OF A STATE TREASUREAll DayThe Crafts Center

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UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD VACANCIESStart DayTalley Student Center

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ejected for alcohol related offenses. Four students were referred for alcohol violations. One non-student was issued citation for assault. 2:37 P.M. | ASSAULTCarter-Finley Stadium Non-student was issued citation for simple assault and trespassed from the area. 2:41 P.M. | LARCENYBerry Hall Student reported wheels stolen from bicycle.

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THIS DAY IN HISTORYIn 1963, an N.C. State football game was shown in Reynolds Coliseum via closed-circuit television for the first time in the history of the school.

In 1973, the controversial film “Birth of a Nation” was shown in Stewart Theatre.

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ing flavors are not chocolate, vanilla, or strawberry.

“The top two would prob-ably be the mint and butter almond,” Beckner said. “People come to the State Fair looking for something they can’t find anywhere else.”

Last year, some flavors did

not sell well. Due to those poor sales, The Dairy Bar will not be stocking all the same flavors they sold last year.

“We won’t be selling any sherbet. It wasn’t popular enough to bring back. It’s the same with our sugar free va-nilla,” Beckner said.

One new flavor will be fea-tured at the fair, according to Fletcher.

“We do have one new flavor we are really excited about,

Campfire Delight. It is graham cracker ice cream with marsh-mallow swirls and dark choco-late chunks,” Fletcher said.

The Dairy Bar will be open for the duration of the State Fair.

Fletcher said, “We will be there as long as the gates are open.”

ICE CREAMcontinued from page 1

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DANIELLE NEUJAHR/TECHNICIANStamping his hand, Xingye Wu, a student in economics management, pledges to use his hands for peace & love and not for violence. The Movement Organization puts up banners around campus, one in the Free Expression Tunnel, to help support men and women against domestic violence. In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, many handprints and signatures were dispersed throughout campus to show support for those who have been abused in violent relationships.

who can say that one of their own achieved the level of a 4-star command-ing general,” Stafford said.

According to Stafford, Odierno has just finished a tour of all forces in Iraq.

“In the military point of view, he has been in charge for two years,” Stafford said. “He has been the commander who is respon-sible for beginning to phase out forces in Iraq, which is one of the most important assignments.”

The whole process of asking General Odierno to speak at the December commencement was not hard, according to Wood-son.

“It was really just a matter o f a s k-ing him,” Woodson said. “It helped t h at we have Gen-eral [Hen-ry Hugh] Shelton though.”

Woodson said the admin-istration asked Shelton to make the first contact with Odierno.

“After General Shelton

made the first contact with General Odierno, it was just a matter of us asking him to speak at the ceremony,” Wood-

son said.Odierno

received his master’s de-gree in nucle-ar engineer-ing from N.C. State in 1986.

“General Odierno i s credited with doing a lot in Iraq to reduce

the security threat,” Woodson said.

According to Stafford, this is an honor for the University.

“This is really a prestigious opportunity for N.C. State,”

Stafford said. “To have a 4-star general who has a degree from N.C. State and the commander of military operations in Iraq for the last two years. It’s an honor for the University to have a person of his standing and responsibility.”

Odierno is excited to speak at the University, Stafford said.

“I do know he is very excited that we invited him.”

SPEAKERcontinued from page 1

ON-CAMPUS MEAL SPOTS• Spring 2010- Charlie Rose,

executive producer and anchor for the “Charlie Rose” Show.

• Fall 2009- Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, Nobel Prize winner and NC State alumnus and a worldwide leader in the study of climate change

• Spring 2009- Dr. John Seely Brown, independent co-chairman for the Deloitte Center for Edge Innovation and a visiting scholar and advisor to the provost at the University of Southern California.

• Fall 2008- Bill Cowher, Super Bowl-winning coach and NC State alumnus

• Spring 2008- Erskine Bowles, president of the multi-school UNC System

• Fall 2007- Billy Ray Hall, founding president of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center

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“This is really

a prestigious

opportunity for

N.C. State.”ThomasStafford,vice-chanellor

ofstudentaffairs

Benjamin Franklin is one of the most in-teresting and popular

characters from when our country was being founded.

He was a ve r y a c-complished and well-rounded ma n. He was a polit-ical figure, writer, in-ventor, sci-entist and philoso-pher. He

helped draft the Declaration of Independence and wrote Poor Richard’s Almanack. He served as an ambassador to France, and served as a governor in Pennsylvania. Although his accomplish-ments cannot be limited to a column, there is one aspect of Benjamin Frank-lin’s life that I think is both interesting and beneficial to everyone in our community and throughout the nation.

According to his autobi-ography, Benjamin Frank-lin worked on a list of 13 virtues throughout his life. He started this when he was 20, coincidently about the same age as a college student. The virtues were: temperance, or self-control, silence, or listening more than talking, order, resolu-tion, or accomplish what you set out to do, frugality, industry, or be efficient, sincerity, or if you speak,

speak true, justice, modera-tion, cleanliness, or clean in the body and mind, tranquility, or do not be bothered by the small unimportant matters, chastity and humility. It would be im-possible to work on all these virtues all of the time, so his solution was to take one virtue a week to focus on, and then let the others fall into place. I feel that this idea is something that we could all do, and it would be beneficial to everyone.

This idea is powerful be-cause it not only causes the person to look at their own actions through in-tense self-re-f lection, but the resu lts of it will be beneficial to everyone be-cause if done correctly it should improve ev-eryone’s moral character. Peo-ple will generally have differ-ent opinions about everything, but virtues like these tend to be universally accepted, especially in American society.

What makes this idea so clever is that everyone can do it. Both engineers and English majors can participate in this idea, just like Christians and Atheists can. The virtues can even very among people — as long as they are not inherently negative. It is unclear whether or not Benjamin Franklin practiced what he preached all the time. He was human

just like the rest of us. I am sure that he was not able to stand by his specific virtue all the time, but that is not the point of the concept. The point is to consciously reflect on one’s actions and behaviors and improve on them.

People today are quick to point fingers at others for their shortcomings, or even only because of their dif-ferences. However, people rarely are able to make the

same eval-uations of their own character and moral well being. If we can critically evaluate our on ac-tions, then w e c a n become

better people. Not only will we become better as individuals, but as a com-munity and a nation. If we tried Franklin’s idea we would most certainly fail some of the times because we are human and we do make mistakes. However, it is more important that we at least try to be critical of ourselves. If you want to see change in others, you must be able to evaluate yourself.

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{ }OUR VIEW

DUniversity administra-tors chose four-star General Raymond

Odierno as the fall 2010 com-mencement speaker, and not many universities can boast the same. Odierno is an N.C. State alumnus with a master’s degree in nuclear engineering. He is also graduate of the Na-val War College and the Army War College. He served in Des-ert Storm, but most recently as the top military commander of U.S. troops in Iraq. The Uni-versity has certainly chosen an honorable speaker that, except for a few notable, overshadows previous speakers in the past few years.

Fall 2007’s commencement speaker Billy Ray Hall was nice, but was hardly relevant to ma-

jority of the graduating class. Although Hall was the found-ing president of the N.C. Rural Economic Development Cen-ter, only a small fraction of the graduating class will ever see the effects of his work or his words.

However, Hall was certainly a more relevant choice than Ers-kine Bowles, who was obvious-ly a cop out on the spring 2008 graduating class. The Universi-ty was desperate and it showed. General Odierno obviously took some thought and will definitely provoke thought.

The novelist John Grisham spoke at UNC-Ch’s com-

mencement in the Spring and although it is a private unver-sity, Oprah Winfrey spoke at the Duke commencement last year. Our speakers pale in com-parison to these societal giants. Bill Cowher, Super Bowl-win-ning coach and alumnus, was a step in the right direction, but the University stumbled over Dr. Rajendra K. Pachauri, an expert on climate change. Charlie Rose was certainly a step back in the right direc-tion, as far as commencement speakers have gone for N.C. State. These speakers had the national prominence of speak-ers at our local universities.

Good job to University ad-ministrators who helped choose Odireno as the fall commencement speaker. Odi-erno is certainly an honor to the graduating class of fall 2010. His success will hope-fully reflect well on the lives of graduates and his words will touch their futures. His in-sight on moving on from col-lege and having seen battle will help him give new perspective to graduates and families go-ing to see the commencement ceremony.

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.

Four stars for the fall commencement speakerTHE FACTS:General Raymond Odienro will be the 2010 fall commencement speaker. Odienro is an N.C. State alumnus and recently was the commanding general of the U.S. troops in Iraq.

OUR OPINION: University administrators did a great job choosing the commencement speaker this semester. Past semesters have paled in comparison with local universities, but this semester definitely stacks up with them.

A simple list of virtues

National Coming Out Day, obser ved on Oct. 11, is a way for

members of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender com-munity (GLBT) to symboli-

cally celebrate living openly. The day was founded by Dr. Robert Eich-berg and Jean O’ L e a r y i n 1988, and has

been celebrated by members of the GLBT and ally community ever since.

The GLBT Center and other departments and organizations provide programs and events to help create more awareness and ultimately foster a campus climate where students, fac-ulty and staff who are mem-bers of the GLBT community feel safe being out. That is not always the case. We know from research nationally and here on campus that members of t h e G L B T community do not feel comfortable being out and often experi-ence harass-ment and dis-crimination. Research has shown that individuals dealing with coming out issues are at a much higher risk of sui-cide and other self-destructive behaviors.

N.C. State is not unlike many other college and universities across the country when it comes to dealing with issues re-lated to the GLBT community. For many years, the discussion regarding sexual orientation and gender identity have been topics only discussed on the pe-riphery of this intellectual en-vironment we call a university. N.C. State has made positive ef-forts toward responding to the needs of the GLBT community, but we are still not at a place of equality.

We have a strong commit-ment to diversity and inclusion, which includes members of the GLBT community. The Uni-versity’s non-discrimination policy includes sexual orien-tation and gender identity/expression. We provide train-ing, programs and events to increase awareness and hope-

fully offer support. However, these are just words on paper or activities that not everyone attends. We need to move in a direction, where in action beyond words, everyone truly feels safe and welcome at N.C. State. The message often times is you can be who you are, but stay in the closet so it does not bother the rest of us.

It needs to become a prior-ity on our campus to help cre-ate a place that is a safe, non-judgmental environment for all people, including members of the GLBT community. As a place of higher learning, N.C. State needs to become more knowledgeable about the is-sues that face the GLBT com-munity, trends, the climate and strategies for creating these safe places in our educational set-ting. The overarching goal is to strategize ways to develop our campus into a welcoming place

for all people. This needs to be in prac-tice and not just policy. W hen you look at the nu mber of teen suicides just in the past month, it highlights t he urgent need to ad-d re s s w hy our youth feel taking their

own life is the only answer to bullying, harassment and dis-crimination.

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Group mentality can and does cause hypersensitivity.

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Rising from the ashes of the Raleigh Times newspaper, the Raleigh Times Bar is an exciting and entertaining addition to the booming food scene in downtown Raleigh. The Raleigh Times Bar celebrates the history of Raleigh while serving top-qual-ity food and beer to its customers.

Located in the old location of the former Raleigh Times newspa-per on 14 East Hargett Street, the restaurant is decorated with old news clips and pictures from the newspaper that printed up until 1989. The layout of the restaurant intentionally accentuates the history of the building.

To fully understand the dynamics of the newspaper industry of the past and present, and to get a different perspective on the bar, I invited Andrea Weigl, a journalist from The News and Observer, to accompany me to din-ner.

Weigl has worked as a journalist since she graduated from Kent State University and has been in Raleigh with The News and Observer for the past 10 years. She knows the business well, having served as a courthouse reporter in Pittsburgh, a Wall Street Journal correspondent covering the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., and now as a food writer in Raleigh.

“I’ve been a food writer for the past four years,” Weigl said be-fore she sipped on a Belgian beer, one of the 50 the bar offers. “It’s not that much differ-ent from being a regular reporter and being curi-ous about things.”

Weigl writes stories about local food in her column in the paper and online blog, called Mouthful.

“This is an incredible community to cover and interact with. You can write about any national food issue and make it into a local story here. I’m lucky,” Weigl said.

The Raleigh Times symbolizes a unique piece of that community.

The bar attracts crowds of all sorts. Whether it’s professionals working down-town or mangy college students, Raleigh Times Bar brings in people from all walks of life. During the 2008 presidential cam-

paign, then-candidate Barack Obama man-aged to stop by and enjoy a beer with local voters.

Besides acting as a miniature museum for the deceased news-paper, the restaurant doesn’t skimp out on its main purpose—turn-ing out good food and drinks.

“They’ve done a good job,” Weigl commented

during dinner. “They do bar food really well.”

Weigl ordered the loaded fries, decadently topped with cheese, bacon and scallions. I

ordered the salami and brie burger, which more or less reserves a Jewish boy like me a spot in hell. All consequences aside, it was worth the temptation and the car-amelized onions sealed the deal.

The food at the res-taurant is by no means light, but the small menu allows the kitch-en staff to execute the dishes with extreme care and procession with top-notch ingre-dients.

Despite serving glori-fied versions of the ge-neric burger and fries —which actually match their pretension —the restaurant still manages to keep its prices afford-able, even for a college student’s budget.

However, it really is all about the beer at the Times. The beer menu dwarfs that of the food and the bar offers a wide selection in craft domestic brews and a huge special on Belgian beers.

Raleigh Times Bar has preserved the historic

headquarters of the defunct newspaper as well as the memory of the stories it covered. It brings a positive light to the sad loss of a piece of local culture.

Commentary

Ashes to Ashes, news to beer

“The layout of

the restaurant

intentionally

accentuates the

history of the

building.”Mark Herring, Staff Writer

People flood into raleigh times Bar on Hargett Street during First Friday, oct. 1. the building the bar is in was built in 1906 for the Raleigh Times newspaper. the newspaper stopped production in november 1989.

Sitting outside the raleigh times Bar, Bill Spellman, a senior in mechanical and industrial engineering, eats a plate of loaded fries while drinking a pint of PBr and talking with michael Prechter, a senior in polymer and color chemistry, during First Friday, oct. 1. Spellman said he goes to the raleigh times Bar every weekend because of the “great PBr deals” and he enjoys “the great atmosphere and people around all the time.”

The Raleigh Times ThRough The yeaRs1879 The Evening Visitor,

the precursor to the Raleigh Times, opens publication

1895 The publication becomes known as the Daily Press

1897 The publication becomes known as the Evening Times

1901 The publication’s name is settled on the Raleigh Times

1906 The Times building is erected to house the paper

1911 The publication first goes bankrupt

1955 The paper is sold to The News and Observer

1989 The Times puts out its final edition

2004 The Raleigh Times Bar opens

2006 Several former Raleigh Times reporters gather for a reunion in the space

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raleigH timeS Bar PreServeS tHe memory oF tHe deCeaSed newSPaPer wHile oFFering a

SeleCtion oF good Food and Beer.

STORy By Mark Herring | PHOTOS By luis zapata

In an age where the common man rarely picks up a paper from the newsstand, opting instead for the quicker updates online news sites provide, people flock to the Raleigh Times Bar, a setting that once

housed a newspaper publication.

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me a lot of confidence,” Rob-erts said. “It was a big statement to say, ‘you know what, there’s

a new Sandy out there and he’s getting back to where he used to be in cross country.’ I had a lot of friends and family mem-bers there watching who don’t get to see me run very often so it was a great day.”

Winning is nothing new for Roberts, who first realized his

potential as a long-distance runner in eighth grade when he posted a 4:35 mile time. Infatuated by the game of bas-ketball at an early age, Rob-erts never gave up the sport he loved even when setting re-cords at Broughton. Much to the dismay of his high school

coach David Christian, Rob-erts would routinely run to his church league basketball games, play the entire game and then run back.

Perhaps the most intriguing part of Roberts’ journey has been how well he has connect-ed with his new teammates,

despite being a member of the program for just a few months.

“What was interesting to me was that Sandy’s connection to the other runners was instan-taneous,” Geiger said. “All of a sudden, there was a connec-tion with Sandy that normally would happen over a long

process. Sandy is very engag-ing, whether you’re a teammate or a member of the church he attends. The transition of him coming into the program seemed like it happened over night, almost as if he had been here for four years already.”

robertscontinued from page 8

Web Operations Chris Alston said. “It’s a great opportunity to get the student fan base out there and let them see the team before the season starts up.”

The event will take place in Reynold’s Coliseum at 7 p.m. However, gates open at 5 for students and fans to enjoy an elaborate Fan Zone that cel-ebrates the 100-year history of N.C. State basketball. The event will include formal drills, an intrasquad scrimmage, a dunk contest, and a shooting challenge, among other things.

“The student body will get to see the team in a formal format with the scrimmages and the drills, but it will also give the fans an opportunity to come out and see a different side of the student athletes that stu-dents normally don’t get to see,” Alston said.

Former ACC Player of the Year Julius Hodge will host the event alongside 99.9-FM The Fan’s Mark Thomas. For many Wolfpack faithful, this will be the first glimpse of a highly-touted recruiting class featur-ing freshmen C.J. Leslie, Ryan Harrow and Lorenzo Brown.

“We have a really young, exciting and really hard work-ing team that’s going to be out there fighting their tails out for Pack Nation,” Hodge said. “It’s pretty much a day where the guys can flex their muscles

and show the student body what they got. I think Coach Lowe is creating the type of atmosphere that Pack Nation has been wanting and craving for the past decade.”

Alston said he hopes the event will increase student at-tendance and provide an en-thusiastic audience for the un-veiling of the basketball teams.

“Reynolds now has video boards, and we are trying to put a lot of focus on getting the student population out to the game as well,” Alston said. “With it being on campus, it’s going to be a lot easier to get students out there on a Friday night.”

Hodge, the self-proclaimed ‘best personality the ACC has ever seen,’ promises nothing less than a good time to fans who make the trip to Reynolds Coliseum.

“Besides just being me and being funny, I think I’m going to try to get the crowd going with a little ‘when we hungry, we eat’ chant going or some-thing like that,” Hodge said. “Come out and support us, Pack Nation. It’s going to be a lot of fun.”

Those unable to attend have two options for viewing, a free live stream on GoPack.com’s All-Access or on Time-Warner Cable’s Channel 18 in the following communities: Apex, Bunn, Cary, Four Oaks, Franklinton, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, Holly Springs, Knight-dale, Louisburg, Morrisville,

Pine Level, Raleigh, Rolesville, Wake Forest, Wendell, Youngs-ville and Zebulon. If the Coli-seum reaches capacity, overflow crowds can watch the festivi-ties on the video board at Doak Field.

r&Wcontinued from page 8

February, when the play-ers will look to build on the success they had in the fall. With such a long break between tournaments, Choi said he has to focus on amateur tournaments, heavy practice and train-ing schedules to prepare for the spring.

“I am going to be hitting the gym hard, just train-ing, training and train-ing,” Choi said. “I have to make sure my fitness is there if I have a 36-hole day like we had this weekend.”

According to Detweiler, the team looks to improve on its fall season success rather than remain com-placent with its No. 14 na-tional ranking.

“Maintain isn’t really the word,” Detweiler said. “We don’t ever want to main-tain, because then you’re just standing still. We’re going to go out and try to kill each other whenever we play each other during the off-season.”

Golfcontinued from page 8

Danny Boemermann/TechnicianJunior guard Javier Gonzalez goes up for a layup during the first half of Wednesday night’s game against the Duke Blue Devils at the RBC Center in Raleigh. The Pack was victorious 88-74..

Red Rally schedule

5:00 Doors and Fan Zone open to public

7:00 Women’s team introductions with fireworks

7:05 Coach Harper speaks to crowd

7:08 Women’s basketball drills

7:20 Men’s team introductions with fireworks

7:25 Coach Lowe speaks to crowd

7:30 Dance contest (MBB vs WBB)

7:40 Hot shot competition

7:50 Dunk Contest

8:10 Skills challenge

8:25 Men’s basketball warm-ups

8:30 Men’s basketball scrimmage

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QB, safety named ACC Players of the WeekRedshirt junior quarterback Russell Wilson was named ACC Co-Player of the Week at offensive back and sophomore safety Brandan Bishop earned the same honor at defensive back. For Wilson, who completed 38 of 51 passes for 328 yards and 3 touchdowns, it was the fifth time in six games he has thrown for at least 300 yards and three touchdowns. The star quarterback is tied for third in the nation with 17 passing touchdowns and is second in the NCAA with, 1,802 passing yards. Bishop now has three interceptions and a forced fumble on the season. In addition to picking off three passes, Bishop had three tackles in the win over BC. The safety is the Pack’s fifth-leading tackler on the season, with 22.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Women’s tennis takes three victories in New YorkThe Pack’s Tana Ilova and Lenka Hojckova dropped Rutgers’ top-seeded duo of Holzberg/Zhang, 9-7 to win the A doubles crown at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center Women’s Collegiate Invitational. The victory by Ilova and Hojckova was one of three matches State took home over the weekend, as Ilova also took the C singles with a 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 win over Maxine Thomas of Brown. The third Wolfpack victory came in the form of a 6-4, 7-6 (6-4) by Joelle Kissell, who defeated Brown’s Misia Krasowski. The women’s tennis team’s next action will be Oct. 21, when it participates in the ITA Regional Indoors in Chapel Hill.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Quote of the day“The transi-tion of him coming into the program seemed like it happened over

night, almost as if he had been here for four

years already”Rollie Geiger

Roberts reunited with RaleighFormer Broughton star back in hometown following stint with Georgetown

Tucker FrazierDeputy Sports Editor

Not very often do athletes have the opportunity to compete for the team they idolized growing up, much less after graduating from a university located hundreds of miles away from their hometown. For Raleigh native Sandy Roberts, his dream has quickly become reality.

Following an illustrious cross country and track career at nearby Broughton High School, the six-time state champion chose to at-tend Georgetown Universi-ty instead of N.C. State, the school he idolized growing up. A change of scenery and the opportunity to study international politics were the primary reasons why Roberts turned down his initial opportunity to run for the Wolfpack out of high school, and left Raleigh in favor of Georgetown.

“Off the bat, I kind of

wanted to get out of Raleigh,” Roberts said. “I wanted to sort of move out of my com-fort zone. Academically, I was interested in studying inter-national politics so being in [Washington] D.C. was a per-fect fit. Running-wise, I knew a couple of guys on George-town’s team and I knew the coach there was really good, so I thought with all of that combined it was the best fit for me coming out of high school.”

Four years later, with a de-gree in international politics from Georgetown in hand, Roberts opted to use his last year of eligibility to join the 13th ranked Wolfpack cross country program and reunite with coach Rollie Geiger, who heavily recruited Roberts dur-ing his career at Broughton. When Roberts called Geiger last May and told him about his interest in running for State, the 29-year coaching veteran welcomed him with open arms.

“After he got his release, he said he wanted to run for the Wolfpack and he wanted to go to graduate school at N.C. State,” Geiger said. “Being a graduate student was equally as important as being an ath-lete here. I think Sandy always had in the back of his mind that he wanted to be a part of this

program. He is reaching his ob-jectives on both the academic side and the athletic side so it was a good fit.”

Roberts has already made his presence felt, winning the season-opening race at the 5K Wolfpack Invite with a time of 15:11.4, propelling the Pack to a first place finish. The fifth-year senior followed up his first race in a Wolfpack uniform with a 34th-place finish at the 8K Roy Griak Invitational in a time of 25:10.5. The first two races of the season helped as-sure Roberts he was back to his old form.

“Winning that first race gave

BreNt kitcheN/techNiciaNRedshirt senior and master’s student in international studies Sandy Roberts leads the field after the first mile in the Wolfpack Invitational cross country meet at Wake Med Soccer Park Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Roberts won the 5K race in a time of 15:11.4.

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Red Rally to unveil basketball teams

matt moore/techNiciaN archive phototracy Smith tries to dribble past Kyle Rowley during the first half of the game against northwestern. Smith scored 23 points for the night but still could not pull the Wolfpack out of a 65-53 defeat to the Wildcats.

Men’s and women’s basketball teams to be introduced Friday night in Reynold’s Coliseum

Sean KlemmDeputy Sports Editor

With the football team off to its best start since 2002, students and fans can hardly contain their enthusiasm. However, as the weather starts to cool down and leaves begin to fall, N.C. State fans have yet another season to look forward to – basketball.

Boasting a nationally

ranked recruiting class, fresh new uniforms, and senior forward Tracy Smith’s pre-season rec-og nit ion as one of the top 50 players in men’s college basketball, and the women’s squad being ranked No. 20 in preseason polls, the ex-citement surrounding Wolf-pack basketball is higher than it has been in recent history.

As a result of the hype, the athletic department planned

the Red Rally to introduce this year’s teams to students

and fans.“The gen-

eral fan base is just re-ally excited about bas-ketball this year, and we felt this was an opportu-nity to con-t inue that excitement,”

Assistant Athletic director for Marketing, Promotions and

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Freshman’s top finish highlights Rod Myers Invitational14th ranked Wolfpack finishes in second behind Iowa at Duke University Golf Club

Dan SmithStaff Writer

The men’s golf team’s second place finish in the 12-team Rod Myers Invita-tional in Durham capped off a strong fall season in which the team posted two first and two second place finishes. Freshman Albin Choi’s vic-tory Mon-d a y w a s his second tournament champion-ship of the fall.

Choi was one of four members of the Wolf-pack who finished in the top 20, with sopho-more Mitchell Sutton fin-ishing tied for fifth place, senior Brandon Detweiler finishing tied for 13th and junior Chad Day finishing tied for 20th. Detweiler’s tie for thirteenth place was his fourth Top-20 finish in as many tournaments.

As is often the case in golf, the conditions of the course had a substantial impact in the outcome. Over three rounds of play, there was little change day to day, but the nature of the course itself gave State’s golfers an advantage over some of

their opponents.“We definitely had a pretty

big advantage,” Choi said. “We were used to Bermuda grass, and some of the other teams were not. I know I would have probably struggled if I hadn’t played on Bermuda as much.”

The team dynamic is differ-ent in golf than it is in most other sports. One member of the team can do nothing to di-rectly help a teammate improve play during a tournament, ac-cording to Choi.

“You want the team to do well, but there’s not much you

can do ex-cept just do your job,” Choi said. “The team will usually t a ke c a re of itself if you just do that.”

Detweiler agreed, em-phasizing the impor-

tance of individual perfor-mance.

“In the sport in general, there are very few instances in which you play on a team outside of college,” Detweiler said. “The better you play as an individu-al, the better the team will be. You’ve just got to stick to how you always play, and if some-one’s not playing their best, just back up and realize there’s not much you can do, and just worry about your game.”

The Wolfpack will kick off its spring season in Puerto Rico in

“We don’t ever

want to maintain,

because then

you’re just

standing still.”Senior Brandon Detweiler

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athletic schedule

TodayMEN’S SOCCER @ SOUTH CAROLINAColumbus, S.C., 7 p.m.

ThursdayWOMEN’S SOCCER VS. MIAMIDail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS @ REGIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPSChapel Hill, N.C., All day

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“We have a really

young, exciting

and really hard

working team...”Former ACC Player of the Year

Julius Hodge

sandy roberts’ career at GeorGetoWn• Finished 38th at the 2009

big east cross country championships

• ran the lead leg of the 1200 meters for the eighth-place dMr team at 2009 Ncaa Indoor championships, achieving all-america status

• Placed fifth in the mile at the 2009 big east Indoor championships

Source: N.c. State athleticS