Raleigh, North Carolina

The legislation would impose a tax on all sugary beverages, in-cluding soda, tea, juice, sports drinks and flavored milk. The tax is estimated to cover $12 billion of Obama’s health care plan over four years.

More than half of states have soda taxes in place, charging con-sumers on average 5.2 percent on soda purchases. The new tax being proposed will be applied on a na-tional scale and is slated to charge one to three cents per ounce.

The proposed tax has already received support from health of-ficials who see it as a win-win, deterring poor dietary habits and funding universal health-care. The Food and Drug Administration has reported soda as one of the leading causes of obesity in America and

while health offi-

cials have attempted to push through a soda tax before for this reason, the need to pay for Obama’s looming health care bill has gar-nered the tax more support than before.

Students like Daniel Bluestein, a freshman in chemical engineer-ing, disagree with health officials pushing for the tax.

“There are better ways to pay for health care than taxing sugared drinks,” Bluestein said, suggest-ing more taxes on cigarettes and alcohol.

“People don’t get fat from juice boxes and teas. In fact, a lot of kids get their vitamins from juice,” Bluestein said. “As for soda, the tax is going to make people angry, but they’ll still drink the same amount so obesity won’t really go down.”

As the tax will also cover sports and energy drinks, Bluestein said it would actually impede his ability to stay fit and active.

Garrett Jordan, a freshman in

me-chanical en-gineering,

said he felt the tax would go a long

way in reducing the rates of obe-sity by making people less willing to buy soda and other high sugar content drinks.

“[The tax] makes sense, the same way taxes on cigarettes do. The average American household will be forced to buy healthier alterna-tives,” Jordan said. “If the legisla-tion goes through, we should see a change in obesity rates over a few years time.”

Jordan also said higher income families who could still afford the drinks would be contributing to

the health

care plan, echo-ing the sentiments

of health experts. Students like Billy Barrino, a

freshman in the transition pro-gram, were in support of the tax despite knowing they would have to pay much more for many drinks on the market. Barrino said people will benefit a lot from the health-care plan the tax is funding.

“The $12 billion is a significant contribution to the plan,” Barrino said. “Every bit counts.”

As for keeping people healthy, Barrino said it would force him and others to drink fewer high-sugar drinks and more water if the price will increase significantly, which he said was a good thing.

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Soft drink tax considered N.C. EARN scholarship loses funding

General Assembly removes funding from $2,000 need-based program

Chase BensonCorrespondent

The N.C. EARN Scholarship awarded need-based students $2,000 a semester, but according to the Gen-eral Assembly’s 2010-11 budget, the program will lose its funding for the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Students who received the scholar-ship for the 2009-2010 academic year won’t receive their funds this spring.

According to Julie Mallette, direc-tor of the Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid, the department will seek to assist students who lost the scholarship.

“We will make every effort to offer students additional aid to replace the EARN Scholarship funding they will lose for spring 2010,” Mallete said. “But we cannot promise that every student will receive grant or scholar-ship funds to replace the lost EARN funding.”

Mallete said the timing of the de-cision leaves students without many alternatives.

“With the large increase in applica-tions for aid for the 2009-10 year, and the lateness of the General Assembly’s decision to rescind the 2010 spring portion of the EARN Scholarship, there are not sufficient scholarship or grant funds available at this time for every student who will lose EARN Scholarship funding for spring,“ Mal-lette said.

Mallette said the OSFA will com-pensate as best as it can with funding through scholarships, grants, Federal Work-Study programs and loans.

“It is unfortunate the state budget situation required that funding for EARN be rescinded,” she said. “It is even more unfortunate that this decision was made after scholarship awards had already been committed to students for the full 2009-10 aca-demic year.”

Mallette said this means students will accumulate more debt while going to school, but said the OSFA is com-mitted to meeting full need of Pack Promise scholars and will continue to do so even with the loss of EARN Scholarship support from the state.

The Federal Pell Grant amount for 2009-2010 is $5,350, $619 more than the maximum for 2008-2009. Accord-ing to Malette, $500 of the increase is from the Federal Stimulus package, which may change come 2010-11.

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Crafts Center renovations bring new opportunities for creativity Newly renovated Crafts Center offers chances to experience arts

Alanna Howard Staff Writer

Located below Thompson Hall, the Crafts Center, which reopened in Au-gust, features a variety of classes, new equipment and a better use of space, according to Assistant Director Jo El-len Westmoreland.

“We offer introductory classes and intermediate classes to further skills but also incorporate new classes to appeal to the ever changing student body. Each semester the student body changes and we want to accommodate them,” Westmoreland said.

Student fees and private donations funded the center’s $16.8 million ren-ovation. Students, who get discounted rates for classes, are encouraged to take advantage of the facility their money contributed to.

“Students at the University get a deep discount since their money goes directly to keeping the Center run-ning,” Westmoreland said.

Classes vary in price according to the studio fee, which for students ranges from $39 to $45. For indi-vidual classes there is a materials fee paid to the instructor. Payment of a studio fee grants students unlimited access to that studio for the semester, allowing them to come in and work on their own outside of instructional time.

Classes are offered in pottery, photogra-phy, glass, painting, woodworking and fiber. This includes ma k i ng jewel r y, stained glass, weav-ing, dying cloth, working with a green screen, photography projects and different medias in paint-ing. The variety of classes changes each semester, classes that consistently

fill up are brought back and the direc-tors welcome new ideas.

“We keep our finger on the pulse of current art trends to add new classes to our offering,” West-moreland said.

The majority of the instructors have been with the Center for years. They are evaluated at the end of each course and work for the Center on a contract basis.

New instructors include artists from the area or students who are passion-ate about their craft.

Instructors also include students, such as Rachel Loosemore, alumna and former Crafts Center wood-shop attendant who teaches a stained glass class. The renovations allowed her to

teach a stained glass class because of the new space for stained glass equipment.

Christin hardy/teChniCian file photoYasmine Sadia, alumna from the CHASS department, works her clay in the Crafts Center’s beginner level pottery class. The Crafts Center is located in the newly renovated Thompson Hall and has classes available for students and community members. Some of the classes are photography, weaving, stained-glass making and carpentry. “When I was young I loved playing with Play-Do, so this is really fun for me as an adult,” Sadia said.

SenATe PrePAreS To HeAr ProPoSAlS for exCISe TAx on SoDA To funD HeAlTH CAre

Story By NICK TRAN | PHoto ILLUStrAtIoN By BRENT KITCHEN

Tomorrow the Senate Finance Committee will begin hearing

suggestions from experts on methods for funding President Barack Obama’s $1.2 trillion health care plan. Among the sug-gestions for sources of revenue will be a tax on “sugar-sweetened drinks.”

CRAFTS continued page 3

“Students at the

University get a

deep discount,”Assistant Director Jo Ellen

Westmoreland on Crafts Center class prices

WhAT’S neW in The CRAFTS CenTeR:the new Center has a jewelry studio, glass studio featuring stained glass classes, fused glass and glass bead making classes, a lapidary studio which is one of the only one of its kind in the area, a fiber arts area, pottery and woodworking wings and a paper arts room.

Pottery and woodworking are the most popular medias, pottery receiving a 25 percent space increase alone with the renovation. In the new pottery studio there are overhead cameras connected to tVs on the wall so students can zoom in on the instructor’s work from their seat and see inside the item, technology that has become very popular with the users.

For photographers and video artists there is a green screen room and spacious dark room. the wood-shop is sound proof and offers power tools, an assembly shop, is most spacious and has a separate attendant for safety and assistance. the studios are named for patrons who donated money to the Center.

sourCe: Jo ellen Westmoreland

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this week

Ticket Central: 515.11002nd Floor, Talley Student Center

ncsu.edu/arts

for all ARTS NC STATEperformances

Exhibitions are free.

See NC State Through A Pinhole! Enter the Pinhole Camera Challenge at The Crafts Center—no experience necessary. We’ll show you how to make & use these small cameras. Best photo wins a free class at The Crafts Center. Register by Oct. 1, make your camera on Oct. 1 or 2, and take pictures on Sat, Oct. 3.For more info & registration, visit: www.ncsu.edu/crafts

Friday, Oct 2 at 8pm • Titmus TheatreKyler England

With a southern warmth and charm from her years growing up in North Carolina and a natural instinct for melody and lyrics, L.A. singer-songwriter (and NC State grad) Kyler England crafts songs that are not only addictively catchy but full of depth—gorgeous, organic pop music that speaks to your heart like a close friend.

Thursday, Oct 1 at 6pm • Gregg Museum of Art & DesignArtists & Objects Lecture Series:Janine LeBlanc,

textile consultant for Graphic Quilts at the Gregg

FREE!

Sunday, Oct 4 at 4pm • Talley Student Center BallroomRaleigh Civic Chamber OrchestraUnder the direction of Dr. Randolph Foy, the Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra presents two classic works by Franz Schubert, Rosamunde and Symphony No. 3 in D Major.

Through Dreier’s lens

Flippin’ awesome

John Burke, a senior in political science, plays flip-cup while tailgating before the University of Pittsburgh at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday.

photo By Dreier Carr

CorreCTions & ClarifiCaTionsIn Sept. 21’s page 1 story, “Rush results in new relationships,” technician incorrectly reported the number of pledges who joined Delta Gamma during RUSh. 44 actually joined.

Technician regrets the error.

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

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todayN.C. State riNg ColleCtioNN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

laNDSCape arChiteCture leCture: professor Lois BrinkKamphoefner hall, 7 p.m.

tuesdayN.C. State riNg ColleCtioNN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

2009 BeNefitS aND WellNeSS expoMcKimmon Center, 3 to 5 p.m.

Jim WhitehurSt: the opeN SourCe CommuNityEngineering Building II, Room 1231, 6 to 7 p.m.

WednesdayN.C. State riNg ColleCtioNN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

opeNiNg DoorS: a perSoNal aND profeSSioNal JourNeySt. Francis Springs Center, 10 a.m.

Committee oN iNterNatioNal programSpage hall, Room 109, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

graphiC QuiltS at the greggGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

thursdayCraftS CeNter ClaSS regiStratioNthe Crafts Center, All day

ChiNeSe CultureS: experieNCe ChiNa, a geNeral overvieW aND iNtroDuCtioNEngineering Building I, Room 2015, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

opeNiNg DoorS: a perSoNal aND profeSSioNal JourNeySt. Francis Springs Center, All day

N.C. State riNg ColleCtioNN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

orieNtatioN CouNSelor iNformatioN SeSSioNtalley Student Center, Brown Room, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

graphiC QuiltS at the greggGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

in The know Red Hat CEO addresses students

Jim Whitehurst, the presi-dent and CEO of Red Hat, will address students on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Whitehurst will be giv-ing a lecture entitled “The Open Source Community.” The lecture, which is a part of the “Leadership in Tech-nology” series, will focus on the increased demand in IT.

The lecture will take place in room 1231, Engineering Building II at 6 p.m.

source: ncsu.edu

New Student Orientation accepting applications

Starting on Oct. 1, New Stu-dent Orientation will hold in-formation sessions for students interested in being orientation counselors for summer 2010.

Students will learn what it takes to be an orientation counselor, how to apply, and how to represent the Univer-sity.

Students who wish to apply must fill out an on-line appli-cation, attend an information session, and then go through a series of interviews. Priority deadline for OC applications is Monday, Oct. 19.

The first information ses-sion will be held in the Brown Room of Talley Student Center at 11:15 on Oct. 1.

source: ncsu.edu

Panel discusses ethics and integrity

Aimed toward students who plan on attending law school, a panel made up of representatives from the Office of Student Conduct, Student Legal Services, N.C. Board of Law Examiners, and a member of the ABA Misconduct Committee will be discussing ethics, integrity, and academic misconduct.

The in-depth review will focus on ethical judgment and issues throughout the law school process, includ-ing at the university now, the application process, in law school, taking the Bar Exam, and practicing law.

The event will be on Oct. 1, at 7 p.m. in Park Shops.

source: ncsu.edu

worlD & naTionGates calls deadline for Afghanistan war a mistakeIn a sharp rebuke to growing calls for a timeline or time limit, Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned Sunday that setting a deadline for withdrawing troops from Afghanistan would be a mistake that could lead to a disastrous defeat for the U.S.

source: mctdirect.com

Merkel wins mandate in German electionGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc appeared to have won the most votes in Sunday’s national election and was likely to form a center-right coalition government with a smaller pro-business party.Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union and its southern sister party the Christian Social Union won 33.9 percent of the vote, while the pro-business Free Democratic party captured 14.7 percent of the vote, according to the early projections by German television ARD.

source: mctdirect.com

Across the country, state fairs see differing fortuneson Labor Day, the Michigan State Fair wrapped up for the year — and forever. Blame the end of the 160-year-old

tradition on state budget cuts during this recession.other fairs are seeing their budgets dry up as governments spend precious dollars elsewhere.Is this the beginning of the end for state fairs?

source:mctdirect.com

Web forums help Iraqi refugees adapt to America“Mozart” is the screen name of a 44-year-old guitar-playing Iraqi refugee who was resettled in the United States recently.In a posting this month to a popular online forum for Iraqis immigrating to the West, Mozart rattled off his many accomplishments: an economics degree from a prestigious Iraqi university, a diploma from an arts institute, experience in tourism and restaurant management, and 25 years as a musician with an Iraqi band.“All this to tell you: I’m now working in a warehouse, doing manual labor for $8 an hour. My brothers and sisters, work is never shameful,” Mozart wrote in Arabic.there’s a growing online audience for Mozart’s encouraging words. After years of backlog, the United States is admitting Iraqis in record numbers — 17,000 were resettled this year, up from just 202 in 2006 — but the refugees are arriving in the midst of a dire economic crisis with few job prospects and only a few months of federal assistance before they’re left to fend for themselves.

source: mctdirect.com

Honduras’ de facto government turns away diplomatsthe government of de facto honduras’ president Roberto Micheletti Sunday refused to allow four diplomats from the Washington-based organization of American States to enter

honduras—including one from the U.S. — because of these countries’ recent diplomatic moves against the small Central American nation.

source: mctdirect.com

Yom Kippur: Young Jews looking inward and upwardAs the Day of Atonement nears, young Jews seem to be looking inward as much as upward.For Matt Cooper, 18, yom Kippur means “to man up and own up.”For Katelyn Kraizgrun, 23, the Day of Atonement is “serious but not scary.”Scott Nettboy, 21, says it’s not so much about being in God’s good book. “It’s to have others in your good book.”their elders may approach yom Kippur, which starts at sundown today, as a judgment day, when God seals their fate for another year: good or bad fortune, sickness, perhaps even death.

source:mctdirect.com

Merkel wins mandate in German electionGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc appeared to have won the most votes in Sunday’s national election and was likely to form a center-right coalition government with a smaller pro-business party.Merkel’s conservative Christian Democratic Union and its southern sister party the Christian Social Union won 33.9 percent of the vote, while the pro-business Free Democratic party captured 14.7 percent of the vote, according to the early projections by German television ARD.

source:mctdirect.com

poliCe BloTTerSept. 2311:18 a.m. | meDiCal aSSiStHarrelson HallUnits responded to student in need of medical assistance.

3:58 a.m. | CheCk perSoND.H. Hill LibraryReport of suspicious subject. officer checked area but did not locate subject.

3:09 p.m. | haraSSmeNt Vet Schoolofficers initiated investigation into allegations of email harassment of student by another student. Concerned Behavior inquiry was also initiated.

4:17 p.m. | Damage to propertyVarsity LotStudent reported an attempt to break passenger window to gain entry.

5:36 p.m. | CheCk perSoNCarroll Hall AreaReport of subject attempting to sell magazines. officers were unable to located subject.

6:45 p.m. | Safety programNorth Hallofficer conducted self defense program.

6:48 p.m. | Safety programWestern Manor Aptsofficer conducted safety program.

7:01 p.m. | Safety programSullivan Hallofficer conducted Alcohol Safety program.

8:20 p.m. | Safety programSullivan Hallofficer conducted self defense program.

10:15 p.m. | aSSault/CoNCerNeD Behavior Sullivan HallStudent reported being pushed to ground by roommate. Both student were referred to the university and a Concerned Behavior Report was completed.

10:22 p.m. | meDiCal aSSiSt Price Music Center AreaUnits responded to student in need of medical assistance.

10:31 p.m. | CheCk perSoND.H. Hill LibraryReport of intoxicated student. officer located student who was not intoxicated but complied to leave the area.

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Wednesday:

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84/53partly cloudy and breezy with a slight chance of showers later inthe day. Southwest winds at 5 to 10 mph increasing up to 18 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible.

weaTher wise

tuesday:

7450

Sunny and breezy. West winds at 10 to 15 mph.

7349

Sunny. Winds north-northwest at 5 to 10 mph.

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“We will make every effort to offer students additional aid to replace the

EARN Scholarship”

Julie Mallette, director of the office of Scholarships and

Financial Aid

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Senate, Student Body President not on same page with rebranding campaignCeresnak says he didn’t inform student senators well enough, campaign’s strategy will be determined by student committee

Ty JohnsonEditor-in-Chief

The $3,000 the Stu-dent Senate approved last Wednesday for a Student Government rebranding campaign has not been earmarked for any tangi-ble uses yet, Student Body President Jim Ceresnak said.

Ceresnak said he didn’t inform the Sen-ate of his plans well enough, which led to c on-fusion among senators as they discussed it during last week’s meeting.

Sen. Arialle Crabtree said the campaign was largely about the organization cre-ating a new logo to increase SG’s visibility.

“A big thing was the logo,” Crabtree said. “We didn’t really have a sign for Student Government that when you put it on billboards, you know it’s Student Government, so we created the logo. Jim [Ceresnak] worked a lot

on it. “Crabtree said having promo-

tional items to get to students was another focus of the re-branding initiative.

“You go to event fairs and other [organizations]s have cups. UAB has sunglasses,” Crabtree said. Years ago we had something like a rebranding campaign and we got Student Government cups and stuff to

pass out and our supply of those has run out.”

Ceresnak said the cam-paign won’t

be just about giveaways as the decisions about what to do with the money will be deter-mined by a student committee he will appoint. Ceresnak said he’ll draw “average students” from across the University to the committee to help with a strategy to increase SG’s vis-ibility and reach. Ceresnak said he wasn’t sure about specifics, adding the committee will be largely in charge of deciding what to do with the money.

“I don’t really want to spec-ulate on details because we’re going to put a committee to-

gether to discuss what we’re going to do,” Ceresnak said. “I don’t want to get into details about ‘Oh Student Govern-ment is just buying cups and pens.’ I don’t want to speculate because I want this committee to discuss that.”

The money comes from a $28,000 surplus of student fees SG has accumulated over the course of several years, Chair-man of the Finance Commit-tee, and Sen. John Tucker said. Tucker also sponsored the bill.

According to Tucker, much of the funds will go towards the organization’s Web site and advertisement for it.

“Basically what we’re trying to do is get new banners and promotional items to promote students.ncsu.edu,” Tucker said.

This week, Student Govern-ment will meet with the Home-coming committee to discuss a proposal by Chair Adam Compton for SG to help fund Homecoming week events.

Read Technician later this week for more on Homecom-ing and Student Government’s rebranding initiative.

“Instructors are recommend-ed to us, we learn about them through one of their exhibits or they are a returning instruc-tor,” Westmoreland said. “We check references and make sure they are competent in what they are teaching.”

George Thomas, Crafts Cen-ter director, is an alumnus who worked in public schools for 10 years before returning to the University as assistant director to the Center in 1990. He said renovations involved working with the theatre as it was reno-vated and finding the best way to devote enough space to each art form.

“The [renovation] plans have been in the works for many years, but due to building code restrictions and the theatre up-stairs it was a case of here is our cake, what’s the best way to cut it,” Thomas said.

One of his favorite changes to the Center are the front win-dows that display work.

“Using the window space to show work is one of the best changes we’ve made,” Thomas said.

Derek McGuar, a freshman in plant biology, said he is pleased with the renovations.

“[The Center] is very nice, has a great set-up and nice sup-plies. I’m taking advantage of it all,” McGuar said.

Tony Allen, a junior in phys-ics, takes Loosemore’s class and found out about the Cen-ter from the Arts Village. Allen said he wanted to take a wood-working class but it filled up too quickly. Instead, he decided to take stained glass since the price wasn’t bad.

“The pricing for students is great but other people get shafted,” he said.

Donna Breniman, alumna,

said she loves the discount for alumni.

“It’s a great value compared to classes at other venues, even the price for the general public is competitive,” Breniman said.

Thomas and Westmoreland said they recommend taking an arts class as a way to relax, de-stress and meet people outside one’s major.

“Arts in general enhance other areas of education. En-gineering can be enhanced by using artistic sides, the same concepts but a different outlet, and they’re not being graded here,” Westmoreland said.

Thomas said a well-rounded education includes a healthy dose of art.

“Art changes l ife-paths, someone might take an art class and find a new passion, and even if someone is set on their path an art class is a way to use the brain in a non math or science way,” he said. “It compliments any academic choice.”

CRAFTScontinued from page 1

Bringin’ down the house

Sarah Tudor/TechnicianAshlee Plummer a sophomore in chemistry helps out at whack-a-shack on saturday. Being a works project officer, Plummer was required to help destroy the shacks, in the early morning. the mem-bers of habitat for humanity worked with each other to help take the shack down in a timely man-ner. “i had a lot of fun all week, hanging out, seeing everyone have a lot of fun while raising money,” Plummer said.

“I dont want to get into details about

‘Oh Student Government is just

buying cups and pens,’ ”Student Body President Jim Ceresnak on Student Government’s

rebranding initiative

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CRAFT CenTeR HiSToRy:The Center is housed in what was originally the University’s athletic facility. Basketball games were played in the building until 1949 when Reynolds Coliseum was built. Once Carmichael Gym was completed in 1961 the rest of the physical education program moved. In 1963 the Crafts Center moved from the old student union into Thompson.

The Center is an integration of old and new. The tile from the original pool is the current floor in the woodshop. The gas kiln in the pottery studio is the original kiln from the Center’s 1963 opening.

Source: Jo ellen WeSTmoreland

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Corrections about H1N1I am disappointed at inaccuracies about H1N1 in recent Technician articles.“Influenza-like illness or influenza (presumed H1N1)” is the terminology that should be used when referring to numbers at N.C. State affected by flu rather than calling the numbers “documented cases of H1N1.” Those diagnosed are assumed to have H1N1 since that is the predominant influenza strain currently circulating. Numbers are likely conservative because the count includes only those who visited a Student Health Services physician, nurse practitioner or physician assistant and does not include those who self-treat, visited evening nurse clinic or their own physician, or treated based on telephone advice.Diagnosis can be made in three ways: based on a set of symptoms as defined by the Centers for Disease Control (without any testing or with a negative rapid-flu test); based on a positive rapid-flu test (test might not be positive, even if a person has the flu); or by specialized H1N1 testing

(currently reserved for those hospitalized or in other special situations).The latest CDC recommendation for self-isolation in a college setting is that “people with influenza-like illness remain at home until at least 24 hours after they are free of fever (100 degrees Fahrenheit) or signs of a fever without the use of fever-reducing medications.” The Technician statement that Student Health Services is asking students to “stay isolated for a minimum of 7 days” is not accurate.Those who visit Student Health Services who have concerns about their diagnosis or treatment are encouraged to get their questions answered while at the clinic. Those who are told by medical staff to self-isolate are encouraged to follow that advice.Student Health Services has worked hard to assure that those acutely ill who request medical care are seen in a timely manner and are worked in, even if Student Health Services is out of appointments. Those who go on-line and find appointment slots full on the day care is needed should call the Student Health Services appointment desk.Refer to the Student Health Services H1N1 page frequently for accurate information that is specific to students and those in the University community. Updated statistics of those diagnosed at NCSU (along with a breakdown by category), H1N1 handout for students, Get Well Meal Kit link and general H1N1 information can be found at the site. Visit ncsu.edu/studenthealth and select H1N1.

Dr. Mary Bengtsonmedical director, student health services

Make the proposal honestFirst off, let me start by saying this: rallying for Talley is a good idea, a necessary one even.

But that does not give the University the right to slap an $85 fee on all students across the board that does not even count towards the 6.5-percent fee cap. Yes, I know that it takes a large amount of money to make a large amount of change to a preexisting structure. But don’t put current students in debt trying to pay for something they will never use while here on campus. Instead of making Talley and the Atrium separate fees, people had the brainchild to make them one fee so current students would pass the huge Talley fee. Yes, the Atrium needs to be remodeled as well, but separate the two projects and if you insist on making current students pay for Talley, implement a sliding fee based on class with current freshmen paying more for something they are likely to see accomplished while they are here at the University.

Patrick Devoresophomore, meteorology

Ceresnak has a lame mugI felt that the image of Jim Ceresnak, talking on a cell phone and not looking at a camera, was quite lame. It really makes him look important in the most sarcastic sense I can muster in words. Put down the cell phone and stop raising our fees. It seems like the objective of every politician in our student government is to raise student fees to complete some project to put on their resumes when it comes time for them to get a job.

Kevin Kennedygraduate student, aerospace engineering

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Rebranding “is the pro-cess of giving a product or an organization a

new image, in order to make it more attractive or successful.”

The Student Senate passed a resolution Wednesday au-thorizing the organization to spend up to $3,000 of student fee money on rebranding.

The language of Finance Bill 19 states that the “Rebranding Initiative plan… will improve the image of Student Govern-ment across campus.”

This bill is nothing more than an attempt to spend surplus student fees Student Govern-ment has accumulated over the last several years. The language of the bill doesn’t indicate how

this spending will aid students; it looks extremely self-serving.

Student Body President Jim Ceresnak clarified the bill by saying that it was more of a “visibility and accessibility act” more than anything else. He said Student Government was actually putting down a com-mitment toward getting out amongst students and engag-ing them on important issues such as academic advising and class enrollment limitations.

If this is the case, then Stu-dent Government should have said as much in the legislation it drafted and ratified.

And if its intention was to increase the student body’s awareness of the organization, how does that require $3,000. The preachers in the Brickyard increase Jesus’ visibility by belt-ing out biblical stories. Perhaps the senators should take turns standing in the Brickyard read-ing the legislation in which they spend student money.

Students need to know more about the advocacy and stu-dent appropriations role Stu-dent Government plays on campus, most people would agree with that.

It is perverse, though, to

spend student money to go and talk to students about the ways it spends their money.

Ceresnak said students could trust Student Government will be a responsible steward with the funding; even indicating that it might spend as little as $500, returning the rest to stu-dents.

That’s not the point though; the bill gives the impression that Student Government is all about its members, and them alone. The intention of the project was to make it more inviting and accessible; the bill sends the opposite message.

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.

Reconsider rebrandingThe FacTs:The Student Senate ratified a bill Wednesday to facilitate its use of $3,000 in student fee funding to rebrand its image. Any of the allocated money it doesn’t spend on rebranding will be returned to its surplus fund.

Our OpiniOn:The student body was fleeced of $3,000 on Wednesday. Even the thought of spending student fees on rebranding is completely inappropriate in this budgetary climate.

where’s the affordable entertainment?

Mack Garrison, senior in art and design

Try “Eight at State”

The Department of Physi-cal Education would like to take this opportunity

to announce its new motto: “Eight at State.”

So what does that mean? We are encourag-ing each stu-dent at N.C. State to take eight credits of physical ed-ucation from our 100 or 200-level ac-tivity courses before gradu-ation.

Students are required to take just two credits of physi-cal education to graduate. The number of other colleges and universities that require physi-cal education are dwindling, a trend that is troubling for a nation that needs to promote more physical education, not less. Over 90 percent of all universities required physical education classes prior to 1970; currently, that number is closer to 60 percent. The Univer-sity remains a leader in hea lt h and f i t ness i n-struction by requiring two credits of physica l education for graduation.

W e a r e uniquely qualified to lead this effort based on our depart-ment’s nationally recognized Basic Instruction Program (BIP) that has existed since 1923. We not only want to rise above other universities in academics, but also in physi-cal fitness. The motto, “Eight at State,” will raise the awareness of the importance of regular exercise and lifelong physical fitness.

Reports indicate that roughly half of all college students do not get regular physical activ-ity. We hope to motivate and encourage students at the Uni-versity to go beyond what’s required and make a commit-ment to physical fitness.

Research has long supported the physical benefits of exercise. Among them are: decreased risk of developing heart dis-ease, diabetes and obesity. Oth-er benefits include: improved cardiovascular endurance, muscle endurance, muscles strength and flexibility. Addi-tionally, research suggests that

regular exercise can decrease stress, improve self-concept, provide an outlet for social-izing and decrease symptoms of depression. More recently, exercise has been shown to not only give you a “six-pack,” but to help you improve your grades! That’s right, regular ex-ercise can also improve brain function.

When the proper training guidelines are followed, ex-ercise: causes an increase in the number of capillaries in the brain; improves cognitive function 1 to 3 hours post exer-cise; effects the frontal and pre-frontal lobes of the brain; elic-its positive effects on the abil-ity to schedule, plan, monitor self-behaviors and coordinate tasks; and releases endorphins (a “runners’ high”).

These benefits are associ-ated with long-term exercise, so it’s important to continue a fitness-training program not just for two semesters, but also for a lifetime. Use it or lose it!

As you begin to think about your spring 2010 sched-u le , m a k e a com m it-ment to your mind, body a nd s pi r i t and sign up for a physi-cal education c l a s s . You may want to take a physi-

cal education class right before your most academically chal-lenging class of the day. On the other hand, if you have a par-ticularly stressful schedule, you may want a physical education class at the end of your day to help you unwind.

Choose an activity that you really enjoy. The Department of Physical Education offers 68 different activity courses rang-ing from the required physical education 100-level course to Pilates, kayaking and horse-back riding. Our web site has more details (http://www.ncsu.edu/pe/).

Here’s our chal lenge to you: be academical ly f it, and physica l ly f it when you leave the University!

Send Kari your thoughts on health at State to letters@tech-nicianonline.com.

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Kari Lewislecturer, physical education

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“ I would, because physical fitness helps you relax and allows for easier studying.”

Natalie Bryanfreshman, physics

“PE is good for your health, so I would take more than two. College is also the last time you have to learn new things, such as new sports.”

Viraj Doshisophomore, electrical engineering

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“If given the chance, I would definitely take more than two.”

Poorna Kumargraduate student, computer engineering

Technician monday, september 28, 2009 • page 5FeaturesLiFe & sTyLe

The art of body piercing

Some choose to dance, some choose to draw and some choose to design clothes, but a consistently popular form of body expression amongst college students is piercings.

Whether it is simple studs on the ear-lobes or something more extreme, N.C. State students are finding innovative ways to stand out.

Lauren Stone, a freshman in animal sci-ence, is truly happy with her belly button ring.

“I decided to get it this summer,” Stone said. “I thought it would be cute.”

Many women spring for a bellybutton ring to stand out amongst the many bath-ing suits during summertime.

Stone, however, believes that piercings are great additions for all seasons.

“They’re fine as long as you take care of them and you don’t let them get out of control.”

Piercings are rarely restricted to girls; the University’s guys are proud of their body additions too.

Alex McNeilly, a senior in graphic de-sign, has always wanted the cartilage and lobe piercings that he now has.

“It was just something that I always wanted to do,” McNeilly said.

McNeilly, who got his ears done his freshman year in Raleigh, is happy to recommend local piercing places.

“I got mine done at Warlock’s and Blue Flame. I really liked Warlock’s,” he said.

Despite the relative temporary effect of piercings, it is recommended by both students and professionals to plan out the piercing rather than making a rash decision.

Before committing to a piercing loca-

tion and a piercing studio, make sure to research both extensively.

Choose a piercing that is a level of main-tenance you can handle and that will be compatible with your future plans, such as traveling or swimming.

When deciding on a piercing studio, word of mouth is the best judge.

Ask friends where they have gotten pierced; do not patron a place that is un-known to your peers.

Despite college students’ inclination to select a studio based on price, General Manager Seth Cameron of the popular Hillsborough St. Pro-gress Body Pierc-ing says that this is one decision students cannot be stingy on.

“Many places that offer cheap piercings have bad quality jewelry which could lead to infections,” Cameron said.

He added that asking questions is a fool-proof method for finding a perfect place.

Since there is no certification necessary for Wake County piercers, it is recom-

mended that students make sure that the piercer has taken educational seminars and that he or she is continuing to update themselves and check for training certifi-cates if possible.

Hygiene-wise, Cameron said that stu-dents should always check if all utensils have been sterilized, and to also check to see if the salon has a clean environment sans smoking, eating and general dirt in the piercing area.

Despite the relatively fickle trends from clothing to music, piercing has always been an integral part of college expres-sion.

Cameron said that many college stu-dents pierce on impulse, but end with a real story.

“Sometimes it’s just because they think it looks cool, or it’s a bonding thing with their roommates,” Cameron said. “Even if it doesn’t mean something at first, it will mean a lot down the road.”

Taylor Cudd, a freshman in animal science, pierced the left side of her lip by herself two years ago. “I hid it from my parents for a year,” Cudd said. She went to a tattoo shop to add the second ring six months ago. “I just decided that they looked cool and I wanted them,” Cudd said.

pIerCIngS aren’T juST for your earS anymoreStory By Ramya Ramaswamy | photo By Luis zapata

Tim O’Brien/TechnicianWorking through a misting rain, David Bulfin, senior industrial design, pat Bulfin, freshman animal science, and Cory nordwall, freshman in first year College, work together planting the garden behind Lee residence Hall for parents and families Weekend Sunday morning Sept. 27, 2009. pat Bulfin won the family of the year essay contest and spent the weekend in the chancellor’s suite for a football game Saturday, volunteer landscaping, and eating brunch together on Sunday. “It’s amazing to be part of giving back to the university, even if it’s raining,” pat Bulfin said.

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Better than a pet rock

Kathleen HebertStaff Writer

One of the major obstacles for students when moving to campus is leaving family pets behind. Campus Housing clearly states pets are not welcome in residence halls. Of course, guide dogs are permit-ted for students with disabilities, but for the majority of students, the only re-course for an on-campus pet is fish.

Fish make surprisingly great pets, es-pecially for the average student juggling a full course load, extracurricular activi-ties and a job.

Except for daily feedings and the oc-casional tank cleaning, fish require very little attention and fit easily into an over-crowded dorm room.

The American Society for the Preven-tion of Cruelty to Animals gives sugges-tions for first time fish owners and details the basic requirements for most species of fish.

“Because they’re easiest to care for, fish who live in cold water are recommended for first-timers. You will not need a heater in your tank, as you would with tropical fish.”

Depending on the species, the tank should be between five and twenty gal-lons (twenty gallons being the maximum allowed per room by the University’s Housing Department).

Some fish species, like guppies and Beta fish, even do well in small bowls or jars.

A light source is also required for most fish, either from natural sunlight or a f lorescent bulb secured over the tank opening.

Light provides the needed simulation of day and night for a fish as well as mak-ing viewing a lot easier for those outside looking in.

Some fish require only these items to flourish in their new environment.

However, for optimal care, a few more pieces of equipment might be a good in-vestment.

Bubblers help push oxygen into the wa-ter and can be found at any pet store for a reasonable price. Heaters maintain a constant water temperature, which can become very important if you choose a tropical variety of fish.

Water filters are useful if you do not trust yourself to change the aquarium water regularly, removing waste to de-crease the amount of toxic ammonia in the water.

Although not required, aquarium ac-cessories make tank life more interesting for the fish and more visually stimulating to its owner.

Lining the bottom of the tank with gravel adds color and creates a great support for any aquatic plants you wish to add.

Fish also utilize hid-ing places; this could be from clay figurines available at most pet supply stores or from the leaves and branches of an aquatic plant.

For the price con-scious shopper, Wal-Mart has the best prices for fish and aquarium accessories.

However, stores like PetSmart and Petco will have trained professionals to answer questions and help in the selec-tion of the right fish for you.

But if you are feeling particularly ad-venturous in your fish foray, the Internet

fish market has expanded greatly in the past few years.

Amateur fish suppliers are turning to eBay and Craigslist, selling exotic variet-ies for cheap.

Not only f ish, but snails, shrimp and aquat-i c p l a nt s , ship easi ly through the mail.

Jenni Chu, a junior in economics and business manage-ment , ha s found a great

way to encourage the residents of third floor Sullivan to recycle using pet fish.

Working with two of Sullivan’s RAs as the SVA on hall, Chu created this hall bonding activity. “We are going to gather around 25 residents and go to PetSmart so that each resident can choose their

own fish. We will then have people from the sustainability center on campus talk to the hall about recycling.”

As part of the program, new fish own-ers will create an aquarium from recycled materials.

“The best materials I use for my fish are the big containers for pretzels and animal crackers. You can also use two liter soda bottles by cutting off the top and adding gravel to the bottom.”

Chu encourages new fish owners to stick with beta fish.

“Betas don’t need an air filtration sys-tem and are really easy to take care of. Compared to other fish, they adapt bet-ter to smaller environments and prefer living alone.”

“Having a pet reduces your stress and it’s cool that we get to share this together as a hall,” Chu added. “I definitely recom-mend having fish in dorms.”

AmAndA Wilkins/TechniciAnTaylor Buchanan, a freshman in chemical engineering, looks at the fish he chose at PetSmart Friday. Advisors on the third floor of Sullivan put on You Betta Care!, an event where residents bought fish to keep in recycled containers to promote awareness of recycling on campus. Buchanan said he was excited about getting a fish and adding it to his room.

John Munson, part-time owner and general manger of the Rialto, has worked at the theatre since October 1990. His job entails a variety of re-sponsibilities.

“I handle the theatre’s payroll, in-surance issues, marketing, film book-ing, advertising and basic bookkeep-ing,” Munson said.

Munson stresses that these duties are just a few things that come up with operating the Rialto.

The Rialto has been a staple on Ra-leigh’s film scene for quite a long time.

“The Rialto opened in April 1942 and I have been told it was the last building constructed with steel in Raleigh before the rationing of the Second World War prevented its use for the duration of the conflict,” Mun-son said.

Munson works with Bill Peebles, owner of the Rialto. Peebles also op-erates the Mission Valley, Six Forks Station and Colony Twin theatres.

He is the sole owner of the Colony and has partners in the two other venues.

“When we took over the Rialto, it was being operated as an ‘art house’ and we chose to continue its mission,” Munson said.

He mentioned that Raleigh is a

sophisticated market with a good income and high education, making the theatre an ideal patron base for the film offerings.

In deciding what to screen, Munson said the Rialto can afford to be choosy.

“Raleigh’s cinema scene has explod-ed over the past twenty years, but the Rialto has established its bona fides with the film distributors and often they come to us with their product,” Munson said. Munson is able to track films’ performances as they play in top-tier markets so he knows what to expect when they come to Raleigh.

But other factors come into play when deciding which films to show.

“If the studio is backing a film title with a significant marketing cam-paign, that also influences our deci-sion,” Munson said.

Since Munson has been involved with the Rialto, the biggest single-week box-office belongs to “The Blair

Witch Project.” “The film was handled by a smaller

distributor and they also created a masterful marketing campaign. We sold out all our shows for a week, and that is after we had scheduled an ad-ditional show at night,” Munson said. Munson mentioned the second biggest single-week tally is “Fahrenheit 9/11.”

Rialto is also known for screening “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at midnight on Friday nights.

The event has occurred the entire length of Munson’s tenure.

“We experimented with showing it on Friday and Saturdays, but the cus-tomers voted with their feet and more came on Fridays,” Munson said.

Munson said attendance is consis-tently over 100 per show, though larger crowds come in on Friday the 13th, full moons and Halloween.

“What really sets us apart is a good attitude about what we do. Our staff is

attentive and friendly and loves to talk about movies,” Munson said.

He also points to the sale of alco-holic beverages, reasonably-priced concessions and refills as differentia-tion points.

With showing ID, students get in for a reduced price of $6 Sunday through Thursday nights. Bargain matinees are also offered on Saturday and Sunday.

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Story By Sarah ewald | photo By luiS zapata

PeT FISh Are eASY To CAre For AS dorm PeTS

Co-owner John munson has owned the rialto Theatre on Glenwood Avenue since 1990. The rialto is under a group of four other locally owned theatres like the Galaxy Theatre and mission Valley. rialto is also home to the rocky horror Pic-ture Show every Friday night at 12 am.

Sometimes, going to the movies can seem to be a hassle. At Raleigh’s Ri-

alto Theatre, movie-going is a memorable experience, and not just due to watching the film.

Rialto locations:*rialto: 1620 Glenwood ave.(919) 856-8683

*Colony: 5438 Six Forks rd.(919) 847-5677

Six Forks: 9500 Forum dr. (919) 846-3904

Mission Valley: 2109-124 avent Ferry rd.(919) 834-2233

* Does not accept credit cards

source: WWW.TheriAlTo.com

“Having a pet reduces

your stress and it’s cool

that we get to share this

together as a hall.”Jenni Chu, junior in economics and

business management

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terception. Last week, Wilson set the all-time NCAA record for consecu-tive pass at-tempts with-out intercep-tion.

With Wil-son’s fourth touchdown pass of the n i g h t t o George Bry-an, he tied the game 31-31 with two and a ha lf minutes into the fourth quar-ter. That pass marked Wilson’s 12th touchdown pass in the previous three games, break-ing Philip Rivers’ record of 11 touchdowns in three games.

“I do whatever it takes to win,” Wilson said. “The offen-sive line did a great job tonight and wide receivers and run-ning backs — they all stepped

up and made big time plays at crucial times.”

Next week State hits the road for the first time, traveling to Wake Forest for its first con-ference match-up. According

to redshir t senior half-back Toney Ba ker, t he team needs to buckle down this week and work hard to f ix the mis-t a k e s t h at devastated the team Sat-urday.

“ We a r e excited about

getting into conference,” Bak-er said. “It’s always a dog fight when you go to Wake Forest — it’s pretty intense. We need to practice and really get pre-pared.”

Missed opportunities, Hokie defenders give State trouble in 3-0 loss

Samuel T.O. BranchSenior Staff Writer

Virginia Tech knocked off the women’s soccer team 3-0 Sunday afternoon in a hard-fought battle at Dail Soccer Park. The two teams played evenly for the entire game, with two of the Hokie goals coming as late insurance scores, while N.C. State pushed forward to try and tie the game.

“I thought we fought hard. We had our opportunities, but we just couldn’t put them away today,” senior defender Katie Ruiz said. “It wasn’t a 3-0 game, the score was not indicative of how we played.”

Coach Steve Springthorpe said the only difference in the outcome of the game was the failure to take advantage of scoring chances.

“I’m disappointed that we lost, but I thought we played hard. I thought we battled. You’ve got two teams that are very similar in a lot of ways and they fin-ished their opportunities and we didn’t,” Springthorpe said. “I thought [the teams] were equal in a lot of areas, but in the end whoever puts the ball in the back of the net is, for that day, the better team.”

Part of the Wolfpack missing opportuni-ties was credited to being frustrated all day by the speed and tenacity of the Virginia Tech back line.

“They just cut off all of our through-balls,” sophomore forward Tanya Cain said.

In the rare cases where a ball did get through uncontested, Hokie defender Kelly Lynch would quickly make up the lost ground with her legs.

“At least once or twice we got in behind. Tanya got in, she was on a dribble, but they have a fast center back [Lynch] to clean things up and she stole the ball from her.

Blosser got in behind one time, same thing; she touched the ball and is going toward the box and [Lynch] takes the ball away from her,” Springthorpe said. “I thought they did a good job of snuffing out our attack.”

Virginia Tech took the lead originally after one of those missed opportunities. Forward Marika Gray took a pass and drove the ball all the way down the field and crossed it to senior Emily Jukich, who one-touched the ball past sophomore goal-keeper Kim Kern. Kelly Conheeney and Brittany Popko would add the late goals for the Hokies.

Despite the disappointing loss, the Pack knows it can improve after the defeat.

“We just have to learn from it. We were in the game the whole time. We just got to keep pushing hard and finish goals,” Cain said. “We have to finish opportunities we

do get, because in the ACC, we don’t get very many opportunities.”

Springthorpe stressed the need to learn how to finish consecutive games from the experiences in the first two games of the ACC schedule.

“We’ve got a team that hadn’t won an ACC game in a couple years. We get our first win [against Virginia Thursday], an emotional thing and a great thing for the program, but now we’ve got a differ-ent thing to worry about; how do you win two in a row?” Springthorpe said. “That is the challenge for us now ... if we split, we are winning half our games, which is great. But at some point, we need to learn how to win two in a row.”

State, now 6-3-1 overall (1-1-0 in the ACC) will play Clemson at home Thursday night.

and eight sets against Clemson.Junior setter Alex Smith

said Davis’ presence served as a boost for the team.

“It was great having [Davis] on the f loor [for her leader-ship],” Smith said. “It was good for our team.”

Despite the performance, Stubbs believes the team will improve because of this week-end.

“Playing two of the better teams in the league to open

up the ACC is always a chal-lenge for you,” Stubbs said. “The things we need to fix are things that we’re definitely in control of to make better so that’s a good thing.”

Smith is also optimistic about the Pack’s chances next weekend at home.

“I believe we can win,” Smith said. “We just have to work hard and do our game.”

The losses bring the volley-ball team to 7-10 and 0-2 in the ACC.

The team’s next match will be Friday at home against Mary-land at 7 p.m.

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Kevin CooK/TeChniCiansenior midfielder meredith Parrilla blocks a pass by Virginia Tech’s offense during the second half of sunday’s home match. Virginia Tech went on to win the game, 3-0.

Pack streak halted against Virginia Tech

“We made a lot

of mistakes...but

as long as we can

shore up those

things, we can be

a great team.”Darrell Davis, wide receiver

Wolfpack opens ACC play with back-to-back losses

Brent KitchenStaff Writer

The volleyball team opened ACC play on the road over the weekend with matches against Georgia Tech and Clemson.

In the opening match of the weekend, the Pack fell to the Yellow Jackets, three sets to none.

Coach Charita Stubbs said the loss was due to bad passing and serving, which included five service errors.

“Our passing broke down [against Georgia Tech], as well as our serving,” Stubbs said. “We were not hitting the zones we were given consistently or we were just serving ball out of bounds.”

Senior middleblocker Lisa Kretchman led the team in kills with seven, while junior libero Lindsay Benac led the team with five digs.

In the team’s Sunday match against Clemson, the Pack got off to a rough start, losing the first set against Clemson 25-10. After falling behind early in the second set 15-6, the team ral-lied back to within four points at 19-15 before finally falling 25-19.

In the final set, the team notched a match-high 16 kills, but fell to the Tigers 25-16. The team hit -.010 on the match, re-cording 25 attack errors to just 24 kills. The Clemson defense recorded 12 blocks to just 5.5 by State.

“Our blocking was not a big factor and that is half the rea-son why we struggled,” Stubbs said. “We have to do a better job in blocking.”

Sophomore outside hitter Isis Gardner was the only Wolfpack player to record double-digit kills over the weekend, record-ing six kills in each contest.

Gardner said the team showed a fighting spirit which should encourage Wolfpack fans.

“We didn’t just roll over and die, we didn’t give up,” Gardner said. “We fought through and we did try our best to win the games that we played.”

The weekend matches also saw the return of senior setter Allison Davis.

Davis recorded 10 sets in the match against Georgia Tech

COUNTDOWN• 40 days until the football team’s homecoming game

against Maryland

INSIDE• Page 7: A recap of the women’s soccer

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Lee Fowlerathletics director

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Standings Overall Record

T-1st28-12

T-1st 28-12

3rd27-13

T-4th25-15

9th23-17

10th22-18

T-4th25-15

T-6th24-16

T-6th24-16

T-624-16

Pitt @ N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State Pitt N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State N.C. State

4 Mississippi @ South Carolina Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi Mississippi

6 Cal @ Oregon Cal Oregon Cal Cal Cal Oregon Cal Cal Cal Cal

9 Miami @ 11 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Miami Miami Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Miami Miami Miami

15 Texas Christian @ Clemson Clemson Texas Christian Texas Christian Clemson Clemson Texas Christian Clemson Texas Christian Texas Christian Clemson

Texas Tech @ 17 Houston Texas Tech Texas Tech Houston Houston Texas Tech Texas Tech Texas Tech Houston Houston Houston

South Florida @ 18 Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State Florida State

22 North Carolina @ Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech North Carolina North Carolina Georgia Tech North Carolina Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech Georgia Tech

Wake Forest @ Boston College Boston College Wake Forest Boston College Boston College Boston College Wake Forest Boston College Boston College Wake Forest Boston College

Rutgers @ Maryland Maryland Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Rutgers Maryland Maryland

Women’s Golf tied for fourth at UNCGWomen’s golf is tied for fourth place at the UNCG Starmount Fall Classic in Greensboro. Senior Emily Street is tied for fourth place with a two over 74, while senior Kathleen Strandberg is one stroke back and tied for seventh. The team score is +15, good for a tie with UNC-Wilmington and Marshall.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Men’s Soccer falls to Hokies on the roadThe No. 16 Men’s soccer team lost to Virginia Tech in Blacksburg on Sunday. The Hokies scored two goals in the final 11 minutes to beat the Pack, 2-0. This is the second ACC loss for the Pack and first shutout against of the season. The team returns to action this Tuesday night when the Pack plays host to South Carolina on Kay Yow Pink Night. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to charity.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

athletic schedule

TodayMEn’S GOLF in PinG-GOLFWEEK PrEviEW aT GOLD MOunTain GOLF CLubBremerton, Wash., all day

WOMEn’S GOLF in unCG STarMOunT FaLL CLaSSiCGreensboro, N.C., 8:30 a.m.

TuesdayMEn’S SOCCEr vS. SOuTh CarOLina (Kay yOW PinK niGhT)Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

WOMEn’S GOLF in unCG STarMOunT FaLL CLaSSiCGreensboro, N.C, TBA

ThursdayWOMEn’S SOCCEr vS. CLEMSOnDail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

FridayMEn’S TEnniS in aLL-aMEriCan ChaMPiOnShiPTulsa, Okla, all day

MEn’S CrOSS COunTry in GrEaT aMEriCanWake Med Soccer Park, Cary N.C. TBA

DREIER CARR/TECHNICIANJarvis Williams, a redshirt junior wide receiver, attempts to pull in a catch on the goal line in the second quarter of a game against University of Pittsburgh at Carter-Finley Stadium Saturday. The catch, which could have tied the game at 17, was ruled incomplete and redshirt junior kicker Josh Czajkowski missed the subsequent field goal, his first miss in 10 tries. Williams later contributed to the Wolfpack comeback with a touchdown in the third quarter.

O’Brien says Wolfpack still not good enough Despite 38-31 victory, coach Tom O’Brien not pleased with team’s effort

Jen HankinDeputy Sports Editor

Under the rain and the lights of a sold-out Carter-Finley Stadium Sat-urday afternoon, N.C. State came back from a 14-point deficit to earn a victory over previously undefeated Pittsburgh, 38-31. The Pack was plagued with pen-alties and missed tackles through-out the game, but it was still able to walk away with the victory.

With the team compiling three straight victories and heading into conference play, many would assume the Wolfpack a good team, but the team is not playing well enough for coach Tom O’Brien. In the locker room after the comeback victory, O’Brien didn’t mask his disappointment.

“We are a bad football team, and I am a bad coach,” O’Brien said.

Although State racked up another win, the team had 12 penalties, sev-eral coming before the snap. O’Brien said he credits himself for the team’s struggles.

“Just too many mistakes — you got to face up to some facts,” O’Brien said. “We were lucky to escape with a vic-tory, but we’re going into the ACC now and I don’t think that performance will

get it done. We have a lot of work to do this week.”

O’Brien’s attitude towards the win was not unexpected for his players, according to redshirt junior wide re-ceiver Darrell Davis.

“We all understood what coach was saying,” Davis said. “We made a lot of mistakes and missed a lot of tackles, but as long as we can shore up those things, we can be a great team.”

Entering the game, State’s defense led the ACC and ranked second nationally in to-tal defense. That defense did not show up early Saturday, giving up 31 points and missing key tack-

les. Prior to that, the defense had only given up 28 points in all three games, the fewest since 1991.

Redshirt freshman safety Earl Wolff said the defense just didn’t come to-gether until the second half.

“We were lined up wrong,” Wolff said. “We got together, as a defense, in the second half and played our heart out.”

According to O’Brien, the only rea-son the Pack walked away with a win was due to its hard work and deter-mination.

“The only reason they won was be-cause they now know how to play hard for 60 minutes,” O’Brien said. “We have learned how to do that. Now if I can coach them any better, we can win some football games and go on.”

Despite several mistakes in the game, the Pack did manage to do a few things well. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson continued his streak and went another game without an in-

sights and soundsN.C. State v. PittSburghRainy Days — The wet weather highlighted the game visually, but it did not have much of an effect on the play of the game. russell Wilson threw for 322 yards and four touchdowns, surpassing Philip rivers’ school record for the most touchdowns in a three game span.

Operation Red Out — due to rainy conditions throughout the game and the display of a multitude of colors from ponchos in the stands, the student-planned red out for the game was unsuccessful. Instead, an array of bright colored ponchos stole away the visual attention from the red out.

Making Some Noise — despite the weather, the fans, especially the student section, still brought the noise to Carter-Finley. The entire stadium served as the 12th man, with the noise level helping to force a critical false start that helped seal the game for the Pack.

Staying in the Stands — The game was an official sell-out at 57,583 fans in the stands. also, the majority of the fans stayed for the entire game, unlike the past two games. .

—COmpILED by jENIECE jAmISON

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