Raleigh, North Carolina

Campout, a long-standing University tradition, continues this year with big plans.

Anna RileyStaff Writer

For years the N.C. State com-munity has supported the famous Wolfpack-Tarheel rivalry with a plethora of different events. This week, students will have the op-portunity to show their school spirit by participating in the tra-ditional ticket Campout.

Student Government partnered with the Union Activities Board and other university organizations to host the 2012 Campout for stu-dents who are eager to receive tick-ets for the University basketball game against University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Jan. 26.

The Campout is characterized by a number of events, including a three-on-three basketball tour-nament and amazing race com-petition, broken up by a series of checkpoints. The first checkpoint will be the students’ initial check-in and five others will follow.

According to Scott Moore, this year’s Campout planner and a se-nior in computer and electrical en-gineering, students have to make four out of the five checkpoints, including the mandatory check-out, in order to receive a ticket to the game.

Moore, who is a Campus Com-munity Committee chair, said a great amount of planning and preparation went into the 2012 Campout. This year, Moore said the campers will be lining their tents along the side of Dunn Ave. and the various events will be held in Reynolds Coliseum and Talley.

Among the events in Reynolds including the University Recre-ation sponsored three-on-three

basketball tournament, hockey shoot-out, and slam dunk contest, a health promotions booth will be set up to endorse healthy habits and “The Big Event”.

With the exception of breaking the University rules and regulations or the Campout conduct rules, Moore said all students who complete four out of the five checkpoints, including the fi-nal checkout, are guaranteed a ticket.

“Students will check in between 5 and 8 p.m. and that’s the first check-point. After that there are three ran-dom checkpoints and then the final

checkout which is mandatory for get-ting a ticket,” Moore said.

Students who break any of the rules or miss more than one checkpoint are ineligible for a ticket. According to Moore, a major deal-breaker is leav-ing trash behind. He said the grounds crews have cracked down on littering.

“They definitely won’t get a ticket if they leave trash at their campsite,” Moore said.

Moore said this is his first time plan-ning Campout and he’s excited about how it will turn out.

“It’s one of the oldest and most im-

portant traditions in N.C. State his-tory, for one night everyone comes together as one big Wolfpack family,” Moore said.

So far, according to Moore, over 1,500 students have signed up.

Moore said he and his committee are eager for “as many students to sign up as possible.”

The University Tradition’s Com-mission chair, Andy Walsh, junior in political science, said all students who

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Tim O’Brien/Technician archiveGraduate students Hannah Young, a textile engineer, and Will Sotoughton, a psychology student, walk with camping gear to check-in and setup for the night of activities in front of Reynolds Coliseum for the UNC ticket Campout Saturday night, Jan. 15. “I didn’t actually camp out last year,” Young said, despite having signed up and attending many of the events. “I’ll try to be more hearty this time.”

Exam reading

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intact despite

student survey

After a student survey, the University plans to keep the current reading days schedule.

Anna RileyStaff Writer

Recently on MyPack Portal, students were asked to complete a survey about the current exam schedule and imple-mented reading days.

Although the recent reading days survey on the webpage suggested the potential for a change, Vice Chancel-lor Tom Stafford said the university is not planning on making any changes to the school’s exam schedule and use of reading days.

After a majority of students asked for reading days in the fall of 2009, Stafford said the university imple-mented two reading days, the Mon-day and Tuesday before exams began, and adjusted the exam schedule to fit around them.

“They were [implemented] primar-ily as a result of student input,” Staf-ford said.

By design, the reading days were meant to give students extra time to study for exams, to finish final papers, and to de-stress before a week of final exams.

“The students had strongly advocat-ed for two reading days at the end of the last week of classes,” Stafford said.

Stafford said the provost used the student input but decided instead to designate the Monday and Tuesday af-ter the last week of classes as the two reading days, and in turn pushed the

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Sci-fi event brings out large crowdIllogiCon, a new science fiction convention held in Raleigh was met with success.

Sarah DashowStaff Writer

This past weekend the first annual illogiCon, a science fiction conven-tion, was held in Raleigh for the first time.

Brandon Ulick, vice convention chair, spoke about how the conven-tion came about.

“We thought Raleigh needed [a sci-ence-fiction convention],” Ulick said. “We all kind of had an agreement on what we wanted to do, and we set out to do it. We made some mistakes, but it worked out.”

As a fan run science-fiction con-vention, there were panels for a wide range of subjects including getting started as writer, sci-fi television shows, video games and films, comics, costuming, and trivia. There was also a “Wondrous Winter Formal” hosted by James Rippe, also known as Formal Vader, with other Star Wars costumers acting as guards, and a Harry Potter “Yule Ball” hosted by The Blibbering Humdingers, a band who sings songs about the books and movies.

The guests of honor included sci-ence-fiction writer Joe Haldeman, and famous game master Richard “War Bunny” Desautels.

Haldeman has been writing since 1969 and has attended conventions across the country. When he is not

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JOrdan mOOre/TechnicianScot Robertson, a freshman in mechanical engineering, runs through the Brickyard during a tactical mission for “Humans versus Zombies,” Monday,. Robertson was excited about “the infection,” which starts Jan. 23 and is expected to draw upwards of 1,000 students. “This is just a gauntlet, to get ready for the infection,” Robertson said. This is the second time the playful hunting game has hit campus, due to the success of the fall semester play. All proceeds of the game go to SCT Now, an organization devoted to stopping child trafficking.

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Campus Calendar

TodayPoetic Portraits of a revolutionAll DayCrafts CenterCoupling artistic innovation with practical application, PPR2011 is working to raise awareness around the situation in Egypt and Tunisia by depicting experiences of eveyday people in both countries. This exhibition at the Crafts Center is in conjunction with a related presentation to be held in Stewart Theatre on Jan. 31.

fidelity investments “leadershiP in technology” series Presents Joe coloPy6-7 p.m.1231 Engineering Building II“From Code to Company: Lessons in Building a Software Company”The Department of Computer Science and the Fidelity Investments “Leadership in Technology” Executive Speakers Series proudly presents Joe Colopy, founder & CEO of Bronto Software.

WednesdayPoetic Portraits of a revolutionAll DayCrafts CenterCoupling artistic innovation

with practical application, PPR2011 is working to raise awareness around the situation in Egypt and Tunisia by depicting experiences of eveyday people in both countries. This exhibition at the Crafts Center is in conjunction with a related presentation to be held in Stewart Theatre on Jan. 31.

Building a sustainaBle “KnowosPhere”: lunch and learn with andrew revKin11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.D.H. Hill Library AuditoriumDuring this fast-paced “lunch and learn” program, prize-winning journalist, science blogger and author Andrew C. Revkin will discuss how innovations created in universities and laboratories can best be transmitted to parts of the world where they are most needed.

university courses & curricula committee12:30-2:30 p.m.Talley Student Center

stellar student: saul flores4-5 p.m.D.H. Hill Library Assembly RoomIn the summer of 2010, student and Caldwell Fellow Saul Flores embarked on a long and dangerous journey. He walked, hitchhiked and took buses for more than 5,000 miles, from Ecuador to his hometown of Charlotte. Flores had with him only a camera, a backpack and a couple of changes of clothes. In conjunction with the new exhibit of Flores’ photographs opening in D. H. Hill’s Exhibit Gallery, Flores will talk about his experiences and what has happened since his remarkable journey.

ThursdayPoetic Portraits of a revolutionAll Day

Crafts CenterCoupling artistic innovation with practical application, PPR2011 is working to raise awareness around the situation in Egypt and Tunisia by depicting experiences of eveyday people in both countries. This exhibition at the Crafts Center is in conjunction with a related presentation to be held in Stewart Theatre on Jan. 31.

charge meeting: dean, cals search1-2:30 p.m.109 Page HallCharge Meeting for the Search Committee for the Dean of College of Agriculture & Life Sciences - invited guests only.

50/507-9 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaInspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

FridayPoetic Portraits of a revolutionAll DayCrafts CenterCoupling artistic innovation with practical application, PPR2011 is working to raise awareness around the situation in Egypt and Tunisia by depicting experiences of eveyday people in both countries. This exhibition at the Crafts Center is in conjunction with a related presentation to be held in Stewart Theatre on Jan. 31.

charge meeting: associate vice chancellor and treasurer search9-10 p.m.Chancellor’s Conference RoomCharge Meeting for the Search

Committee for the Associate Vice Chancellor & Treasurer - invited guests only.

lie-nielsen hand tool event10 a.m. - 6 p.m.Crafts CenterWoodworking demonstrations with Lie-Nielsen tools by guest woodworkers and you can try out the tools as well. Tools avaiable for purchase as well as books and videos.

Drive7-9 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaA Hollywood stunt performer who moonlights as a wheelman discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong. Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

50/509-11 p.m.Witherspoon CinemaInspired by a true story, a comedy centered on a 27-year-old guy who learns of his cancer diagnosis, and his subsequent struggle to beat the disease. Admission is $2.00 with a valid college student ID and $3.00 for the general public.

Howl’s Moving Castle11:30 p.m. - 1:30 a.m.Witherspoon CinemaWhen an unconfident young woman is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home. Admission to this event is free.

poliCe BlotterJan. 127:27 a.m. | damage to ProPertyPartners DeckStaff member reported graffiti on deck.

7:47 a.m. | fire alarmTalley Student CenterUnits responded to fire in kitchen. Fire was extinguished.

7:49 a.m. | assist another agencyPublic Safety CenterOfficer served conduct referral to student for off campus drug charges.

10:03 a.m. | disorderly conductPartners DeckStudent was referred to the University due to behavior toward NCSU Transportation officer. 11:57 a.m. | traffic accidentStudent Health CenterStudent reported being struck by vehicle while crossing the street.Medical attention was refused.

10:32 P.m. | drug violationBowen HallStudent was referred the University for possession of drug paraphernalia.

10:52 P.m. | medical assist - alcoholDunn AvenueUnits responded and transported highly intoxicated student. Student was issued referral for alcohol violation.

5:37 P.m. | welfare checKD.H. Hill LibraryNon-student requested assistance in locating another non-student. Non-student was located. However, file checks revealed first subject was sex offender. Subject was trespassed from NCSU property.

5:48 P.m. | traffic accidentWestern Boulevard/Dan Allen DriveStudent and non-student were involved in traffic accident.

8:12 P.m. | drug violationBowen HallReport of possible drug violation. Officer was unable to locate source.

Jan. 1312:14 a.m. | medical assist - alcoholBragaw HallUnits responded and transported intoxicated student. Student was referred to the University.

12:43 a.m. | fire alarmWestern Manor ApartmentsOfficer responded to alarm caused by cooking.

4:10 a.m. | alcohol violationBragaw HallStudent was referred to the University for alcohol underage and drunk and disruptive.

4:14 a.m. | alcohol violationPublic Safety CenterStudent was referred to the University for alcohol underage.

12:40 P.m. | assist other agencyPublic Safety CenterStudent was referred to the University for resist/obstruct/delay, alcohol underage, and possession of fake ID after being arrested by RPD for same.

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Taking in a show

Starring as Rocky and Dr. Frankenfurter on Friday, Jan. 13 at the Rialto Theatre, Philip Banachiewicz, 2006 gradu-ate, and Ellie Berson, cosmetology student at Wake Tech, act out Rocky Horror Picture Show. “Rocky is an escape from everyday life — to release the stress from all week,” Berson said. “It is a place to learn to love your body, and

everyone is cheering.” Rocky Horror Picture Show involves a live reenacting in sync with the 1975 movie, with plenty of embellishments and audience engagement. Rocky Horror plays at the Rialto Theatre every Friday at midnight.

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Wolfprowl resumes Thursday, Jan. 19, from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.

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Campout 20125 p.m. Jan. 20 - 6 a.m. Jan. 21Check In: Jan. 20 5-8 p.m.Dunn Avenue and Reynolds Coliseum

Registration Ends Jan. 18 at 11:45 p.m.

Campout is one of N.C. State’s oldest traditions. Every year, more than 2,000 students camp out to get N.C. State vs. UNC home basketball tickets.

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camp out are guaranteed a tick-et, but there will be leftovers available in a lottery after the Campout.

Walsh said the lottery tick-ets are not guaranteed but the grounds restrictions allow only a certain number of students to camp out- a number that is smaller than the total number of basketball tickets available.

For the Campout, students can bring their own equipment or rent equip-ment, includ-ing sleeping b a g s a n d tent s f rom Outdoor Adventures, a branch of University Recreation.

Walsh said Outdoor Ad-ventures and University Recreation sold out of all their camping equipment for last year’s Campout.

In addition to the differ-ent events, competitions, and games, the various campus organizations will be provid-ing food to all the campers. Among campus participants, Talley and the Wolves Den will be open until 2 a.m.

Walsh, who organized the three-on-three basketbal l tournament, said this year they have space for 48 teams to sign up. The teams can be any size but each member has to pay a $5 sign-up fee and all of the proceeds will be donated to the

Jimmy V Foundation, which supports cancer research.

Though this year’s weather does not seem to pose a threat to the campout, past years have proved differently.

Tracey D’Angelo, senior in statistics, said she participated in the Campout of Jan. 2009, her sophomore year. That year the Campout had to be ended early because of the frigid tem-peratures.

“It was so cold, like below 20 degrees, and they ended it early,” D’Angelo said.

Although the weather con-ditions were sub-par, D’Angelo said she enjoyed the campout nonetheless.

“Overall it was a really good experi-ence because I met some long-term friends while d o i n g i t ,” D’Angelo said.

Taylor Al-len, a recent

graduate who camped along-side D’Angelo, said everything about the campout was great except for the weather.

“It was an interesting experi-ence. I had a good time with all my friends but I did not enjoy the weather. I spent most of the time drinking hot chocolate or with my hands by the heater,” Allen said.

Though outside sources and factors sometimes play a role in the success of the Campout, planners Moore and Walsh both said this year’s event is set to run smoothly.

“The Campout is one of the biggest, if not the big-gest athletic tradition at N.C. State. Every student should experience it,” Walsh said.

exam schedule back two days.Stafford said after establish-

ing the reading days students had some negative feedback about them.

“There were some com-plaints when the students ini-tially found out,” Stafford said.

Despite the initial disap-pointment from students about the reading days, they have been used since 2009 and there have been fewer complaints about them. In fact, many students are happy about the extra time they receive before final exams start.

Eilene Hansen, a senior in communications, said she pre-fers to have the reading days as opposed to not having them.

“I remember my freshman and sophomore years when

we didn’t have them- two extra days before exams are a bless-ing,” Hansen said.

Hansen said it’s nice for stu-dents to get the two extra days to study because weekends are often busy and filled with other activities.

“That little extra study time is probably the reason I passed my exams junior year,” Hansen said.

Student opposition of the reading days is often because of the two days that are added to the final exam time frame. Many other schools don’t of-fer reading days, but provide a shorter exam period that al-lows students to be done ear-lier.

Andrew Cobb, a senior, at-tended N.C. State his fresh-man year then transferred to the University of Dayton. He said his new school doesn’t offer any reading days but he thinks they are a good idea.

“Sometimes the weekend isn’t enough time to study for exams,” Cobb said.

He said giving students the two extra days before exams start allows them to fully pre-pare for their different tests and ease their worries about the finality of the semester.

“Having the Monday and Tuesday to study or do whatev-er would reduce a lot of stress,” Cobb said.

Though many students ap-prove of the added reading days, there is always some op-position. Vice Chancellor Staf-ford said all students have to be taken into consideration, and some are content while others are not.

Stafford said future change is always possible, but the University doesn’t anticipate a change for the exam schedule anytime soon.

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a really good

experience

because I met

some long term

friends while

doing it..”Tracey D’Angelo, senior in

statistics

writing, he is a professor at MIT. He spoke highly of the new convention.

“I enjoyed a couple of the panels especially. The thing that they did this afternoon, this random weird thing where three panelists each had a box full of random stuff, which you couldn’t see, and people would come up with a random word, like Pinocchio, and they all had to go through the stuff in their box and come up with something vaguely related to Pinocchio and explain why it was related. The audience would vote for who was the best, and it was hilarious be-cause they were all good stand-up people,” Haldeman said.

One of the guests on that panel was N.C. State’s own John Kessel, professor in the English department and a Nebula award winning sci-

ence-fiction author. Kessel participated in a number of other panels at the convention.

Jess Tompkins, a science-fic-tion fan and official member of the Star Wars Mandolorian Mercs costume club, traveled from Greensboro to show her support for local conventions.

“I wanted to...hang out with old friends and meet new peo-ple who share similar interests and hobbies, and to attend the panels, events, and general she-nanigans,” Tompkins said.

For many like Tompkins, the convention is not just about the panels and famous people you might meet. Frequent conven-tion-goers make many friends from all around the country and sometimes the conven-tions are the few times a year they can get together.

“My favorite aspect of any con is to hang out with the friends I’ve made though other NC cons and to just enjoy the general atmosphere of geek camaraderie,” Tompkins said.

Ulick said one of the best

things about a convention like this is the opportunity to see people from different places.

“All of our friends from all over came and hung out, and we could see each other all in one place for the first time in a while, so that was fun. That’s the best part about these things, the people,” Ulick said.

At the convention’s closing ceremonies Sunday night, the organizers said that with the success of this year they were excited to announce that illogi-Con will return in 2013.

“It’s interesting. Most of the cons we go to have been going on for decades, and so it’s fun to see people trying to figure out how to do it their own way,” Haldeman said.

The dates and location for 2013 have not been confirmed, but news and further informa-tion can be found on the of-ficial illogiCon website: www.illogicon.com.

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Tim O’Brien/Technician archive phOTOBrandon Long, senior in computer engineering, Sam Marshall and Abe Lawson, seniors in mechanical engineering, set up a tent in front of Reynolds Coliseum for the UNC ticket Campout Saturday night, Jan. 15. Long was excited for the Campout but “more excited about the game,” he said.

cOnTriBuTed By Jayce Williams A Star Wars bounty hunter faces off against a Pikachu in the convention dealer’s room of the illogiCon science fiction convention. The convention, held this past weekend, is the first of its kind to be held in Raleigh. The convention will return for a second time in 2013.

renting equipment for campout• Making a reservation:

reservations will be taken up until the day before Campout while supplies last. In order to make a reservation, customers must have a valid gym membership and each customer is limited to a maximum of four rentals of each type of item.

• Outdoor adventures at Carmichael recreation Center will rent out equipment for Campout: 2-person, 4-person and 6-person tents sleeping bags e-pads and thermarests

• Picking up equipment and payment: Friday, jan. 20, Outdoor adventures will be open until 8 p.m. in order to accomodate any last pickups. Customers must pay when equipment is picked up. Cash, check or credit card are all accepted. Customers will be charged a weekend rental rate for all equipment.

• returning equipment: Outdoor adventures will be offering a pick-up service outside of reynolds Coliseum saturday morning. all equipment must be returned by Monday, jan. 23 sOurce: OuTdOOr advenTures

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Students living on or off campus face the same is-sue of choosing what to

eat. Many times this decision is dictated by what is the eas-ier alternative. For on-campus students, the dining halls are an easy meal, while off-cam-pus students see fast food as the easier option. The option of cooking one’s own meal is far from reality; however, Uni-versity Dining’s new classes and programs provides, stu-dents with the opportunity to learn how to cook easy, healthy meals.

While the options of dining halls and fast food are quicker for students with busy sched-ules, given the opportunity to learn how to make healthy meals or even the ability to un-derstand the basic concepts of nutrition, students would be able to make healthier deci-

sions.The media and public health

outlets have publicized count-less studies about how Ameri-ca’s diet has changed, the effect fast food has on one’s health and even the weight gain col-lege students face during their adjustment to school life. On or off campus, the issue of eat-ing healthy is not to be taken lightly.

With the success of last se-mester’s Eat Smart, Cook Smart program, University Dining has created a list of available classes for students to learn about eating and cooking healthy. Classes range from Nu-trition 101 to Dig into the Din-ing Halls. While these classes are directed towards on-cam-

pus students, the knowledge of eating healthy can benefit all students.

These classes will allow stu-dents to learn the basics of eating healthy, exploring other cultures way of eating and cooking and even how to maintain a healthy diet while living on campus. These types of classes will demonstrate to students what to get at the din-ing hall and what to buy at the C-Store that aligns with their new, healthy diet.

Since University Dining is providing these classes for free, or the $5 fee for Specialty Cooking, students should take advantage of them. There is no better way to jump-start one’s New Year’s resolution to lose

weight than to learn how to eat healthy. The uniqueness of these classes lies with the fact they adapt basic nutrition in-formation to fit with students’ lives on or off campus.

If students can implement the knowledge of these classes properly, they will be able to not only save money on the amount set for a University meal plan, but they will also gain the experience of shop-ping, cooking and eating healthier. This will only ben-efit them in the long run once they are off campus or out of school.

Students need to take advan-tage of this program now so their diet, wallet and experi-ence can benefit in the long-run.

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.

Make your own meal plan, with cooking classes The FacTs:University Dining and Lisa Eberhart, the University’s Dietician, have paired up to bring students various healthy eating and cooking classes.

Our OpiniOn:This program is unique and can help students’ develop experience for eating healthy now, so they may use the knowledge in the future.

Undermining CHASS majors I will be the first to admit,

when I chose the Col-lege of Humanities and

Social Sciences I thought I would be dodging the seri-ous hard work. But I, and plenty of others, have found that I wasn’t actually dodg-

i n g a n y bullets. I have to work just as hard as any engi-neering major in order to make the g rades I want.

CH A S S ha s a lway s seemed to have the reputa-tion of being the easier col-lege and that women are the main occupants. But each day of this new semester these stereotypes have been proven wrong, with the amount of hard work I have to do and the number of guys I see in my classes.

When people ask me what my major is and I tell them it’s communication and me-dia and women and genders studies, the follow up ques-tion is always without fail, “and what exactly do you plan on doing with that major?” as though those two majors really won’t take me anywhere in life or guar-antee me a sufficient career.

College students, or even graduates, lack the abil-ity to see the importance humanities and social sci-ences hold in our world. They only see a very small

picture containing the newest technology, which was clearly formed by those who study some form of engineering. In-stead of realizing if it were not for those who study advertising in college they would not even be able to see what the next hot thing was to come out.

I am just now getting into all of the courses required for my m ajor. They consist of communi-cation classes and women and gender studies class-es, and for some reason I am shocked at the amount of work I am ex-pected to do.

I was not expecting it to be easy, but I also was not ex-pecting it to be this difficult. Unfortunately, the reason I am so astonished at the amount of work and thinking I have to do for my communication classes is because for so many years I have been reminded about how easy communication is, ac-cording to an outsider’s view. But now I realize communica-tion is far from simple.

I believe those who are in the communication department and many other departments in CHASS do not get the re-spect of those who are majoring in some field centered around science, math or some form of engineering. It’s as though many people look at those who choose the humanities and so-cial sciences as just choosing

the easy way out.In reality, we work twice

as hard to get the esteem we deserve and prove the im-portance of CHASS majors, while at the same time we illustrate how equally-im-portant we are to the cre-ation and foundation of our society. Although we may

not solve the next biggest formula, w e d o write sto-ries about things go-ing on in the world, or we edu-cate gen-erations a f ter u s about the

history that came before us. Being in CHASS, along

with being a communica-tion major, I realize I have a bigger battle to fight than the amount of readings I will have to do over the course of my college ca-reer, or all the writing and constant citing I will have to do with every single class I take. I will have to remind people who doubt the prominence of those who choose the humanities and social sciences route, just how truly important we re-ally are.

Send Nijah your thoughts on CHASS to letters@tech-nicianonline.com.

Nijah ToshumbaStaff Columnist

Looking at your prom date

Over the past four years I’ve worked as a life-guard and a swim

coach. With coaching I’ve had a blast. Coaching is perfect for me. It combines all the aspects

of swimming I loved in high school, such as the friends, the atmosphere, the competi-tion and sub-tracts what I didn’t: actually swimming.

W h e n i t comes to life-

guarding, I don’t know how anyone makes it past their f irst week. There’s only so much time that can be spent in solitude up on that stand. There’s only a certain level of brown your skin can get before you have to go in for radiation. There’s only so many times you can hear Adele’s ‘Rolling in the Deep’ before you be-come happy he broke up with her. It’s a job that becomes monotonous quickly; my hat is off to anyone who perseveres.

I have a feel ing my jobs do not offer a great level of reas-sura nce to future em-ployers. If I was going for a career as a professional beach bum, I might have a shot. Even then, I might need to learn how to clean pools to complete the stereotype. Real-izing I could only work to work for free a little while longer, I took to ePACK last year.

ePACK is essentially a job and internship database tool for N.C. State students and alum-ni. I’m honestly impressed with the service. There are listings for every type of job you could want and applying is simple. If you meet the qualifications, all you need to do is attach a resume. However, expect the response for the work you put into it. In a system where it takes you two seconds to ap-ply for something, don’t expect the world in return.

It has been so long and I’ve applied for so many internships on ePACK, that I’ve forgotten what internships I’ve applied

for, which makes being called in for an interview a bit odd. It’s like getting a Christmas gift from a second cousin: you ap-preciate it, but you have no idea why they’re giving it to you.

Last week I received one of these unexpected calls. I was called in to interview for a pub-lic relations internship. I was so ecstatic when I was asked to come in. I told my friends, I spent an hour organizing a portfolio, I showered, I did a lot. However, I made the mis-take of many high school girls each prom season—I never looked at my date. I just said yes to the idea.

The interview started and immediately the standardized small talk questions began. What are you involved in at school? What do you want to do after graduation? What do you do for fun—how do you even answer that question to a perspective employer? When asked about my experience with PR, I told her about all

of the poor-ly-played at-tempts people have used to try to force content into Technician and how an-noyed I was becoming with it. She then asked me why I was apply ing i f I didn’t like PR. I tried to back talk and recover, but

she was right.It’s not that I have anything

against PR, but it’s just not for me. Even worse, I had never posed the question of whether I really wanted what I was ap-plying for. I was too busy being caught up in the pageantry of an internship that I forgot to look at the job. Had I looked, there’s no way I would’ve taken the interview.

Now, as I solider on with a resume befitting a beach bum, I will head again to ePACK with a lesson learned. Don’t just say yes because you like the idea. Always examine the angles of the question before answering.

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Rachel Jordan, sophomore in architecture

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“Chinese food, specifically beef and broccoli, so I don’t have to pay for it.”

Kortney Pearcesophomore, First year College

“I want to learn how to cook in general, because I don’t know how.”

Jule Richsenior, economics

“Chicken Parmesan, because my parents used to cook it. I want to learn to cook to save money.”

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BTEC Center on Centennial Campus offers academic and industry opportunities for biomanufacturers.

Ameya KulkarniStaff Writer

An aura of a world-class industry f loats around the 82,500 square foot ultramod-ern BTEC-Biomanufacturing Training and Education Cen-ter on Centennial Campus. Through the center’s large glass windows, passersby can see students wearing lab coats and safety glasses working on high performance machines. But unlike most labs, theirs is alive.

“BTEC is a state of North Carolina funded facility and a bio manufacturing training center for not only students but also professional individu-als who wish to pursue educa-tion and industry experience,” Winnell Newman, the manager for student programs at BTEC, said.

BTEC is housed by the Col-lege of Engineering and at-tracts students across majors from engineering, CALS and all those interested in experi-encing industry-level, hands-on tasks in the field of biomanu-facturing. Biomanu-facturing involves production of biomedi-ca l prod-ucts f rom cell culture ot her or-ganic me-dia. BTEC was founded August 2007 and since then it has witnessed an increasing number of students enrolling in its courses.

BTEC offers a minor degree in biomanufacturing, which can help students become ac-customed to an industry-like environment. Concurrent to the minor, the faculty at BTEC provides trainees from phar-maceutical companies gain

an updated knowledge in bio-manufacturing.

“Our courses give students an edge to perform well in the bio-tech world, and comple-ment courses like biotechnol-ogy and biomedical engineer-ing, just with an extra taste of an uncanny resemblance to ac-tual industries,” Newman said. “The future of biomanufactur-ing is going to be glorious and more and more pharmaceutical companies want to hire young professionals who possess a cutting edge over the others, which is absolutely realized and achieved by BTEC.”

Newman said BTEC courses are also designed for the laid-off workers who can master their skills in biomanufactur-ing and become competent for a job in upcoming companies. The center also offers a post-baccalaureate certificate for workers.

BTEC hosts a faculty from diverse areas of sciences and brings it them together in this emerging field. Reuben Carbonell, a chemical and biomolecular engineering professor, directs the center, BTEC’s upstream processes are taught by John Shepperd, a food processing professor and Gary Gilleskie guides students through the downstream pro-

cesses. In bio-manufactur-ing, upstream processes i nvolve ce l l cu lt u re a nd harvest, while downstream processes in-volve mainte-nance of biore-actors.

“Sixty-five percent of our faculty com-

prises of industry personnel and the rest 35 percent are aca-demic experts,” Newman said. The blend of academic and in-dustry masters gives BTEC an overall focus on the exposure of the students to the industry-like mechanisms.

The biomanufacturing mi-nor is usually chosen by stu-dents pursuing COE, CALS or PAMS majors, such as chemical

and biomolecular engineering, chemistry, biological sciences, genetics, microbiology, bio-chemistry and animal science. Unrelated majors such as me-chanical engineering students usually opt for an undergrad-uate certificate course in bio-manufacturing.

Nick Butterbaugh, a senior in bioprocessing with a minor in biomanufacturing completed his 3 years of training at BTEC last fall.

“BTEC has helped me get a hands-on experience in an industry-like atmosphere over the 3 years of training,” But-terbaugh said. “I am extremely confident of getting a job in the area of biomanufacturing, after my graduation, this December. Recruiting companies can save their time and money training BTEC students, and that makes us competent over other stu-dents looking for jobs in bio-manufacturing.”

Along with degree students, BTEC also serves companies and government agencies for

biomanufacturing and biopro-cessing training. According to the BTEC website, in Novem-ber 2011, the fifth cohort of trainees from the FDA began a series of training courses that BTEC provides to the agency on a contract basis. BTEC also conducted three courses dur-ing the year, for selected influ-enza vaccine manufacturers over the globe after it received an $861,453 grant from the Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Devel-opment Authority.

“BTEC also received funding from the state of North Caro-lina’s taxpayer money, grants and company short courses,” Newman said. “The BTEC building on N.C. State’s Cen-tennial Campus is built with the support of Golden Leaf ’s Tobacco Settlement Fund.”

Some of the current research at BTEC includes vaccine pro-duction, antibody fragment expression system in ‘Chinese Hamster Ovary- CHO,’ which

provides mammalian cell lines for experimentation. BTEC houses modern equipment like bioreactors, disc-stack centri-fuges and chromatography purification systems, making it a high technology center in this field.

“We have a 100 percent job placement rate for students minoring in biomanufactur-

ing,” Newman said. “The up-coming BTEC/ISPE career fair to be held at BTEC facility on Centennial campus on Feb. 24 can give a thorough insight to our prospective students about the future of biomanufactur-ing and a guaranteed successful career in this field.”

Local childcare program inspires low-income children to attend college and pursue STEM careers.

Sarah MaxwellStaff Writer

Two of our state’s largest ac-credited institutions are located next door to one another: N.C. State University and North Carolina Central Prison. Many children in today’s society may one day enter one or the other of these establishments.

This idea motivated Kirby Jones to take a closer look at the educational well-being of at-risk, disadvantaged children in his community. Senior Pas-tor of Williams Grove Baptist Church in Raleigh for 11 years, Jones observed many children who became discouraged with school and later failed to pur-sue education after high school.

Upon researching this issue in American society, Jones dis-covered a notable gap between the performance levels of low-income American children and that of children in other indus-trialized nations. This gap was particularly obvious in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics — the core components of the STEM-based curriculum.

Jones was driven to establish a safe environment where chil-dren could come after school, during school breaks and the

summer to explore science and mathematics on a deeper, more tangible level. He drafted a pro-posal, pitched it to concerned board members in the commu-nity, and the Daniel Center for Math and Science was born.

In April 2011 the first stu-dents arrived. Deemed a 5-star childcare program, it employed licensed childcare workers and certified teachers to serve chil-dren ages 5 to 12 after school and during breaks. The cur-riculum aligns with the North Carolina Standard Course of Study.

“Our goal here is not to mim-ic public schools,” Jones said. “There are no textbooks. We use hands-on, activity-based learning opportunities to en-hance and reinforce what they learn in school.”

Many of those opportunities present themselves as field trips that allow the students to see math and science at work in the real world. Through their involvement with the Daniel Center, they have visited many local businesses and enterprises where STEM education could prepare them to work. Jones has the hope that exposure to these career options will ignite the students’ desires to pursue further education themselves.

In November, Jones won Time Warner Cable’s Connect a Million Minds Super Connec-tor Search representing east-ern North Carolina. Jones was recognized for his hard work

in making science, math and technology relevant to chil-dren’s lives and encouraging them to pursue STEM-related careers. The Daniel Center was awarded $5,000 and Jones created his own public service announcement regarding the goals of the center.

One challenge that Jones has encountered since open-ing the center last spring was effectively communicating the program’s mission to the community.

“This is not just childcare — we offer much-needed edu-cational enhancement,” Jones said.

Jones expressed concern that many parents in the sur-rounding area do not see STEM education as a priority in their children’s lives. The program has the capacity for 32 students; currently their enrollment is at 19.

“We are not where I want to be just yet, but we have made measurable progress so far,” Jones said.

On a recent survey sent home with students, parents unanimously answered ques-tions such as “Has your child benefited from this program?” and “Has your child’s attitude toward math and science im-proved?” with “Yes.”

In fact, one of Jones’ primary purposes of the Daniel Center is to change the way that stu-dents think about STEM sub-ject areas as well as themselves

with regard to science and math.

Given many of the students’ low socioeconomic status, many of them never consider pursuing education beyond high school. They are not usu-ally encouraged to attend col-lege by their families. It is not usually a possibility.

“These students live just down the road from N.C. State, but to many of them it might as well be on the moon,” Jones said. “They can’t see beyond their own neighborhood.”

The mission of the Daniel Center is to change children’s perception of their own abili-ties. The teachers who work with the children every day strive to express that higher education is attainable and encourage them to pursue it.

“At the Daniel Center we make the assumption that these children will attend col-lege,” Jones said. “Here, college is not an ‘if,’ it’s a ‘when.’”

Student volunteers from the University help to convey the idea that college is a reachable goal. They serve as a daily re-minder that higher education is a possibility.

“Volunteers from State work alongside the teachers here to implement lessons and ac-tivities each day,” Jones said. “Their presence alone is huge for our students.”

Jones was very appreciative of his NCSU volunteers and expressed the importance of

training new teachers to rec-ognize the influence they have on each and every child.

“Do not take lightly your ability to affect these children,” Jones said. “Everything you do

makes a powerful difference in the lives of children.”

BTEC Center houses $50 million high-tech biomanufacturing facility for emerging industry

Photo courtesy of btec centerTrainees participate in a hands-on activity in the large scale upstream processing lab during the BARDA-sponsored Fundamentals of cGMP Influenza Vaccine Manufacturing course at BTEC, March 8, 2011.

thomas obarowski/technicianA student at the Daniel Center for Math and Science works on his science fair project on biofuel, Feb. 13. The Daniel Center works to educate students on subjects regarding science, technology, engineering and math.

Daniel Center’s after school program provides more than childcare for low-income children

Photo courtesy of btec centerFDA inspectors attend the Aseptic Processing course at BTEC in Feb., 2011.

“BTEC has helped

me get a hands-

on experience in

an industry-like

atmosphere...”Nick Butterbaugh,

senior in bioprocessing

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Textile researchers at N.C. State are developing a new type of solar cell.

Eric RizzoSenior Staff Writer

Translucent windows har-vesting the sun’s energy more efficiently than our current solar panels, cell phones that charge when exposed to ambi-ent light and lights powered by the sun on a cloudy day may not be figments of scientists’ imagination. In the not too distant future, these things

could exist due to research at the College of Textiles.

According to Maqbool Hus-sain, a graduate student work-ing on the new solar technolo-gy, there are many ideal renew-able energy sources, but solar energy is the best and most viable renewable energy source.

“Only one percent of the light that shines on Earth is enough to power most civilized coun-tries,” Hussain said.

The breakthrough is called a Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell (DSSC). The researchers have developed this dye that bonds to Titanium Dioxide, a

semiconductor, according to Ahmed El-Shafei, the professor leading the research. This dye absorbs photons from sunlight, which excite the dye’s electrons, according to El-Shafei. These electrons then transfer to the Titanium Dioxide semiconduc-tor and go through a circuit, which generates a current, Hussain said.

There are a few aspects of the DSSC that make them a viable option for everyone, but one of the most important aspects is the price difference compared to regular solar panels.

“Other solar panels use costly

inorganic materials and need very special preparation meth-ods,” Hammad Cheema, an-other graduate student work-ing on the project, said. “Our Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells are much simpler and cheaper.”

According to El-Shafei, DSSC’s are around 60 to 70 percent cheaper than other solar panels.

Aside from the attractive price difference, another aspect of a DSSC is its ability to absorb photons from ambient light as well as direct sunlight. Accord-ing to El-Shafei, this means the Dye Sensitized Solar Cell is able to use the sun’s energy while not being in direct contact with the sun’s rays. This also means the DSSC can harvest energy from the sun on a cloudy or rainy day. According to El-Sha-fei, regular solar panels collect different amounts of energy throughout the day, peaking at noon, whereas the DSSC col-lects the maximum amount of energy throughout the day, due to its ability to capture ambient light.

The f ina l aspect of the Dye-Sensi-t ized Solar Cell that al-lows i t to trump regu-lar solar pan-els is the fact that a dilute solut ion of the dye can be used in the cell, allowing the cell to be transparent, according to Cheema. This means that windows, building facades and touch screens on

cell phones have the capacity to harvest solar energy with

t h e D S S C technology, according to El-Shafei.

T h e r e -search team has a lready produced a dye that is 14 percent more efficient than the current state of the art dye, but their goal is to in-crease this to 30 percent by

the end of the year. According to El-Shafei, this would be a game changer in the solar en-

ergy industry. Companies are already interested in their cur-rent DSSC and are working to make a deal, which would bring money to N.C. State.

Dr. Roger Narayan has developed a monitor system using microneedles to measure blood chemistry.

Arjun PuriStaff Writer

Since the late 1970s, when the blood glucose meter was first commercialized, patients with diabetes mellitus have had to prick their skin and test a small drop of blood on a disposable strip to measure their blood sugar level.

This has been the way of life for well over 30 years but that may all change soon due to the research being done by our own Dr. Roger Narayan and his team at Sandia National Labs and University of California at San Diego.

Narayan, a professor in the joint biomed-ical engineer-ing depart-ment of N.C. State’s College of Engineer-ing and UNC -Chapel Hill, has integrated microneedles with sensors that can be used for accu-rate, real-time detection of various chemical levels in the body.

“The end goal is to create a patch device that would simul-taneously and selectively detect the physiological chemical changes [in the body] to im-

prove patient care drastically,” Narayan said.

This breakthrough technolo-gy would change the way clini-cians monitor changes in their patients and Narayan said it would be extremely easy to use thus making the presence of a health care practitioner would rarely, if ever, be required.

According to Narayan, each unit will only cost five dollars.

“We want to make this avail-able to everyone, even people in low-income area because the benefit is just too great,” Narayan said.

The method by which Naray-an and his team plan to accom-plish this is just as advanced.

“We have loaded channels with microneedles and inte-grated that [microneedles] with electrochemical sensors that detect specific levels of pH, glucose, and lactate,” Narayan

sa id . “T he long t e r m goal is to use customizable microneedle sensor arrays and incor-porate them into wearable devices such as a wrist-watch to pa-tients can see their body in

a chemical equilibrium at all times.”

Narayan said it’s possible to use smartphone apps as moni-tors in the future.

Narayan and his team have been working on the biomedi-

cal design and prototype for the past 11 months and he said a working prototype will be ready in less than a year.

“My senior design students keep joking with me and ask if the prototype will be ready by April 2012. I always laugh and say there’s no way—although we are working really hard to complete it this year.”

The next step for Narayan’s research is going to be patient application and he hopes that microneedle sensors can be a

staple research area for gradu-ate and some undergraduate students.

“The upside is huge, even ad-dition to the numerous clinical applications, this new technol-ogy creates various opportuni-ties.”

Narayan referenced an ex-ample where the microneedle sensor arrays could be used to track continuous changes in the lactate levels even while people are exercising, com-pared to measuring the lactate

values manually before and af-ter the person exercises.

Narayan said the health risks would be minimal.

“Since the microneedles are invasive, there is a chance of infection because the needles do make pores in the skin,” Narayan said. “We do, how-ever, successfully eliminate the chance for infection by using antimicrobial needle technol-ogy which incorporates dif-ferent metals like silver which protect at the skin-microneedle

interface.”Narayan said he is excited

about the scope of the research and expanding the project.

“I think it has the potential to have the same breakthrough effect that the transformation from basic phone to iPhone had on consumers.”

Jordan Moore/TechnicianDr. Roger Narayan recently published a paper on his work in bio-sensing microneedles, and their applications in the medical field. his research team has been experimenting with various structures that allow minute chemical changes to be measured in the human body. Narayan hopes these microneedles will be employed for monitoring diabetes and blood chemistry.

“Only one percent

of the light that

shines on Earth is

enough to power

most civilized

countries.”Maqbool Hussain, polymer

and color chemistry graduate student

New solar cell could revolutionize industry

Microneedles make breakthrough for biomedical sciences

“We want to make

this available to

everyone...because

the benefit is just

too great.”Dr. Roger Narayan, professor of

biomedical engineering

BreTT Morris/TechnicianThese examples of the solar cells sitting in a petri dish are arranged so that one end of the cell is an anode and the other is a cathode. “The first step is to design the dye using molecular modelling to predict how the dye will perform when harvesting light,” Ahmed El-Shafei said. “From there, synthesis and purification takes two weeks.”

Dye SenSitizeD Solar Cell runDown• dssCs are 60-70 percent

cheaper than normal solar panels.

• One percent of the sun’s energy is enough to power most of the civilized countries.

• dssCs are cheaper, more efficient and more applicable to structures than current solar panels.

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Brown was State’s leading scorer with 20 points and add-ed four steals, six assists and one rebound.

Gottfried was impressed with Brown’s ability to dictate the offense.

“Lorenzo Brown was ter-rif ic,” Gottfried said. “He controlled the tempo, un-derstanding when you have a lead, when to push, when not to push, when to pull out, and when to attack. He did a really good job of that.”

The N.C. State offense had a lot of success generating points off turnovers and in transition. The Wolfpack scored 26 points off Wake forest’s 17 turnovers. The Pack also had the edge in fast break points with a 22-0 advantage.

“Coach told us they weren’t a good fast break defense team,” Brown said. “So, we just put it in our minds to put in every single time and we got our points off that.”

Throughout the game, the Wolfpack tried to swing the ball into the post to junior forward Richard Howell. How-ell finished the game with 12

points and 12 rebounds. Brown was confident that Howell’s athleticism and instincts would give him an advantage over the Wake Forest defenders.

“Richard [Howell] in the post, he is a lot quicker than guys down there,” Brown said. “He has great court vi-sion. We tried to pass the ball down there and let him make it happen.”

Howell and junior center De-Shawn Painter, who also had 12 rebounds, were a big reason State controlled the glass and both players made significant defensive contributions by challenging driving Wake For-

est players in the paint.Painter, who also added

seven points, started in place of sophomore forward Calvin Leslie, who did not start due to “disciplinary reasons”.

The Wolfpack hopes to repli-cate their performance Thurs-day night against Boston Col-lege at the RBC Center.

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Fought, who is 20-5 for the season and ranked No.20 in the nation in his weight category, felt his hunger to succeed has put him in his current position.

“Ever since high school, I set high goals for myself, that I want to be top of the podium,” Fought said. “You are only go-ing to be something if you work hard for it.”

Redshirt senior Colton Palm-

er, who was responsible for the Pack’s only pin fall in their 15-24 loss to the Hokies, felt the result was a defining moment in his career.

“It was somewhat of a turn-ing point for me,” Palmer said. “I have been struggling for the past couple of weeks with inju-ries and what not but last night, I kind of had a little time alone to think about the end of my career and this is my last sea-son.

“It was reflected on the mat, and I was happy.”

Palmer agreed that the team’s

performance had improved on Sunday in comparison to what they put up in their 12-33 loss to Virginia and that there were a lot of positives to take out of it.

“The team’s performance was a lot better, there were a lot of positives to take from it,” Palmer said. “We still have a little way to go but you can see the light at the end of the tunnel now.”

There were a lot of mixed feelings from Coach Carter Jordan, who started as many as five freshmen against the

Hokies.“I am really disappointed,”

Jordan said. ”But how can one watch this team wrestle and not be excited for the future?”

Jordan felt the team’s inex-perience showed during their encounters against their na-tionally ranked opponents, which saw the Pack concede the match-up against Tech despite being in a superior position with three bouts to go.

“We are not experienced enough to wrestle ranked teams and beat them,” Jordan said. “Every piston is got to be

firing, all 10 guys need to come out and give their best.”

“I mean we had an opportu-nity to beat the No. 17 team in the country, we got to take it, “ Jordan said. “But that’s why they are the No. 17 team in the country, they just didn’t quit.”

Jordan felt that the experi-ence would prove vital for the team, especially for the younger players and that they would not stop until they had achieved their goal.

“In this sport you have to be really good to fight the critical points through all seven min-

utes,” Jordan said. “For young guys, those are hard lessons to learn, it just takes almost the whole year to learn that. It would have been nice to put it all together tonight, as it would have the first victory over a top-20 program in four years.

“There is no rest for the wea-ry. We have American Univer-sity on Friday and then Mary-land who beat Virginia Tech, on Sunday.”

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play inside out good things happen,” Burke said. “Our posts were effective this game so even if it wasn’t working for our guards in scoring we played inside out and good things hap-pened.”

The Pack began to pull itself back into the game towards the conclusion of the first half. A mid-range jumper from Bonae Holston tied the game at 26-26

going into the locker room.Another Burke layup gave

State the lead two minutes into the second half and the Wolfpack didn’t look back. Freshman guard Krystal Bar-rett also came off the bench in the second half and helped push the Wolfpack lead to nine with a pair of free throws and a layup. She led the bench in scoring with six for the game.

With 5:41 to play in the sec-ond half, State took its largest lead of the game at 13 with a 59-46 score. It shot 55.6 percent

from the field in the half, which was an improvement on the 35.5 percent from the first half.

Wake went on a 6-0 run to-wards the end of the second half and came within six points of the Pack, but State knocked down seven of nine free throws down the stretch to seal the deal.

“At that moment it was a little scary,” Burke said. “But we’ve been here before where teams would come back. At that point you try to stay poised and have faith in the offense.”

Burke also led State in blocks with four and tied for the lead in steals with sophomore guard Myisha-Goodwin Coleman.

The Pack was looking to build on its momentum going into Clemson Thursday.

“It was huge because we know that we have to build confidence going into Clem-son,” Holston said. “So we know we [have to] play hard, play tough, and stay focused.”

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john joyner/TechnicianSophomore guard Lorenzo Brown defends against Wake Forest junior guard C.J. Harris during the game against Wake Forest in Winston-Salem Saturday, Jan. 14. Brown put up 20 points leading the Wolfpack to a 76-40 victory over the Demon Deacons.

Two time All-ACC selection, senior Jamie Pulgar won 6-0,6-0 against Adam Knutsson from Gardner-Webb.

Freshman Robbie Mudge won 6-0, 6-0 against Ryan Matthews from UNC-A.

Source: n.c. STaTe aThleTicS

COUNTDOWN• 10 days until men’s basketball plays Chapel Hill at

the Dean Dome

INSIDE• Page 7: A continuation of the men’s tennis

story.SportsTechnicianPage 8 • tuesday, january 17, 2012

Gymnastics ranked No. 18 in the nationN.C. State gymnastics ranked No. 18 in the nation and first in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League in the initial rankings released on Monday.The Pack averages 194.363 which puts them ahead of fellow EAGL members, No. 21 West Virginia and No. 23 Maryland. State also ranks in the top-20 in floor exercise, vault and beam.The Pack will be visiting Illinois-Chicago in the coming weekend.

Source: n.c. State athleticS

Swimming and Diving dominates oppositionThe N.C. State men’s swim and dive team (7-1, 4-1 ACC) started 2012 with strong wins against Georgia Tech and Florida State. The Women’s team (7-3, 2-3 ACC) defeated Georgia Tech but succumbed to Florida State.The Pack will return to action in a home meet against Clemson on Friday, Jan. 27.division. Below is the depth chart released by the football team.

Source: n.c. State athleticS

athletic schedule

ThursdayWOMEN’S BASKETBALL VS. CLEMSONClemson, S.C., 7 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. BOSTON COLLEGERBC Center, 8 p.m.

FridayWRESTLING VS. AMERICAN UNIVERSITYWashington, D.C., 7 p.m.

TRACK AT HOKIE INVITATIONALBlacksburg, Va., All Day

SaturdayWOMEN’S TENNIS VS. DAVIDSON AND WINTHROPRaleigh, N.C., 9 a.m. & 5 p.m.

WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS VS. UICChicago, Ill., 5 p.m.

RIFLE VS. SEARC 5Charleston, S.C., All Day

TRACK AT HOKIE INVITATIONALBlacksburg, Va., All Day

SundayMEN’S TENNIS VS. PENN STATE AND EAST CAROLINARaleigh, N.C., 10 a.m. & 4 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL VS. MIAMIMiami, Fla., 12:00 PM

WRESTLING VS. MARYLANDCollege Park, Md., 2 p.m.

Defense stands Deacs in lineState defense holds Wake to 29 percent shooting in 76-40 win.

Brian AndersonStaff Writer

Coming of f a disap-pointing home loss against Georgia Tech, marked by poor perimeter defense, the Wolfpack came into Win-ston-Salem Saturday after-noon against Wake Forest, looking to shore up that area. Going into the game seemed like a challenging task on paper, as the Demon Deacons sported two of the ACC’s top three scorers, forward Travis McKie and guard C.J. Harris. N.C. State got off to a 5-0 run to start and never took their foot off the pedal on both sides of the court.

The Wolfpack went into the half with a 33-17 lead. Head Coach Mark Gott-fried thought the team’s defensive performance, which saw them restrict the Deacs to 1-12 from behind the three-point arc during that period, was one of the best, if the not the best of the season.

“It’s got to be up there,” Gottfried said. “We were good.”

The Wolfpack’s success continued in the second half. Throughout the game, the Deacs tried to slow the tempo down and get its half-court offense rolling.

Midway through the second half, Wake lost McKie when he threw an elbow at State for-ward Scott Wood on the offen-sive end and was ejected after the play. State went on to win the game 76-40, improving to 13-5 on the season and 2-1 in the ACC.

The 36-point win was the second largest margin of victo-ry against an ACC team on the road, surpassing a 1954 margin of victory at South Carolina. The win also makes Gottfried the first State basketball coach to win his first ACC road game.

Gottfried challenged his team to contain the two Wake Forest stars, Harris and McKie and they responded as the two finished with ten and two points, respectively and shot a combined four for seventeen from the field.

“Those guys including point guard [Tony] Chennault were averaging 46 points per game [combined],” Gottfried said. “You watch both tapes of their Maryland and Virginia Tech game and they played really well, all three of them. Today they combined for fifteen.

Sophomore guard Lorenzo Brown also thought the team played well defensively, espe-cially on the defending the three-point shot.

“We did a great job on their guys,” Brown said. We tried to matchup with Harris, limit him and [Chase Fischer’s] three point shots and we did a great job of doing that.”

Wrestling goes down in ACC opener

John Joyner/technicianSophomore guard Lorenzo Brown reaches up to dunk the ball during the game against Wake Forest in Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem Saturday, Jan. 14. Brown contributed 20 points to the Wolfpack’s 76-20 defeat to the Demon Deacons. m.bball continued page 7

Men’s Tennis sweeps season openerFreshmen pick up five of 12 singles victories.

Nolan EvansStaff Writer

The N.C. State men’s tennis team opened up its season Saturday, sweep-ing a doubleheader against Gardner Webb and UNC-Asheville. It proved to be a disappointing day for the Bulldogs, which incidental-ly was the mascot for both the schools, as the teams combined to lose all 18 matches played at the J.W. Isenhour Tennis Facility.

The Wolfpack started the morning against the Bull-dogs of Gardner Webb. Head coach Jon Choboy set out with a starting lineup fueled by team veterans and sparked by an eager group of novices. Each player seemed to handle the early pressures of the season well, winning their matches with relative ease. Senior Jamie Pulgar’s performance was the highlight of the day as he swept his opponent off the court with a final match

score of 6-0, 6-0.The freshmen followed suit

with their more experienced counterparts, with all three picking up their first colle-giate duals wins. After win-ning his first set, Austin Powell dropped his second but kept his composure, winning the tie-breaker 10-5. However Robbie Mudge and Beck Bond f lew straight through their matches, winning 6-3, 6-0 and 6-3, 6-1, respec-tively.

It was much of the same story in dou-bles. At the No. 1 spot, senior Julian Sulli-van was thrown into the lineup with sophomore Sean Weber, finishing with an 8-3 victory. Pulgar and sophomore Ivan Sanchez Gomez were put into the No. 2 position, and they didn’t disappoint, finishing quickly, 8-2. Mudge and sopho-more Will Rollinson rounded out doubles with an 8-4 win, completing the sweep of Gard-

ner Webb.In the afternoon, the Wolf-

pack faced UNC Asheville in their second match of the day. Led by Pulgar in the singles, the team had no problem do-ing much of the same as they did against Gardner Webb.

The Pack closed out the day with three big doubles wins.

Sullivan and Weber picked up a tough 8-6 win at the No. 1 spot, their second as a doubles team on the day. The duo of Thomson and Hodgson had no prob-lem winning

their 8-2 matchup at the No. 2 position, and it didn’t take much more for Pulgar and Powell to complete the day’s sweep at No. 3 by a final score of 8-4.

Coach Choboy seemed sat-isfied with his team’s perfor-mance in both matches Sat-urday.

“We’re happy to get off to a good start,” Choboy said. “The

positive thing was that we got to play everybody on our team. [We] got to take a look at every-body, and at different positions as well. We got to challenge them a little bit.”

“Playing two teams in one day is certainly not easy,” Choboy said. “It certainly feels good to get off to a good start, and I saw a lot of really good things in it.”

Speaking on the versatility of Saturday’s rotation, Choboy seemed especially at ease about the freshmen, who picked up five of the Wolfpack’s 12 singles wins.

“For the freshmen in par-ticular, they don’t really know what to expect, so it really helps them get some of the nerves out,” Choboy said. “Even for some of the other guys, that first match in the spring can help get a few of the nerves out of the way.”

Mudge seemed relieved as well to pick up his first career victories.

“It feels good, you know. I played my whole junior career putting myself in a position

alex Sanchez/technician Sophomore Sean Weber returns the ball in a doubles match against UNC Asheville Saturday, January 14, 2011. Weber and redshirt senior Julian Sullivan won their match and the Wolfpack went on to defeat the Bulldogs 7-0, completing their second sweep of the day.

Wrestling drops 0-2 in ACC following losses to Virginia and Virginia Tech.

Rishav DeyDeputy Sports Editor

In a disappointing week-end for N.C. State, the men’s wrestling team lost both matchups against Virginia and Virginia Tech at the Reynolds Coliseum over the weekend.

The Cavaliers (4-1, 1-1 ACC) and the Hokies (4-2, 2-1 ACC), ranked No. 21 and No. 17 in the nation, respectively, dominated the Pack (3-4, 0-2 ACC) and handed them their second and third consecutive loss following last week’s de-bacle against Bloomsburg.

Despite the valiant ef-forts of redshirt senior No. 13 Darius Little and sophomore Matt Nereim, who won their encounters via pin falls, the Pack lost eight out of the 10 bouts in a landslide victory for the Cavaliers.

The Pack looked like a different team altogether going in against the Hok-ies but failed to capitalize on their good start, which saw them lead 12-8 at half time.

Freshman Coltin Fought, who w rest led in t he 125-pound category and won his fight over Tech’s Ty Mitch by decision, felt the win was a big step to-wards achieving a greater goal and that a team effort was required in order to win a whole match.

“It was the first time I wrestled a complete match, which is a big step that I reached in my career,” Fought said. “As a team you need to work together, as 10 guys coming together as one out there. We just need to get rid of the weak spots and put together a win.”

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State gets its second straight win over DeacsN.C. State picked up a much-needed win over Wake Forest to move to 2-3 in conference play.

Jeniece JamisonDeputy Sports Editor

The Pack picked up its second straight win, 75-66, over Wake Forest after fall-ing in its first three ACC matchups. State improved its conference record to 2-3 with sophomore cen-ter Kody Burke leading the Pack in scoring with a career-high 26 points. Se-nior forward Bonae Holston followed up with 17 and led the Wolfpack in rebounds with 10, marking her fifth double-double on the year.

State couldn’t muster a field goal coming out of the gate, starting off two of eight from the field and allowing Wake to get out to an 8-12 lead early in the half. A layup from Burke regained the lead for the Pack, but the Deacs pulled out another 11-0 run.

However, State outscored the Demon Deacons 40-34 in the paint on the night.

“Some of the changes we made were to get the ball inside because when we

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did You know?Redshirt senior No. 13 Darius Little of the N.C. State wrestling team now has 89 career victories following his win over Virginia Tech’s No. 9 Zach Neibert, tying him for the sixth position among all Wolfpack wrestlers.

Quote of the daY

“You are only going to be

something if you work hard

for it.”N.C. State wrestling’s

freshman Coltin Fought, ranked No. 20 in the nation

“...that first match

in the spring can

help get a few of

the nerves out

of the way.”Jon Choboy, head coach

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