N.C. State’s Internet report card ranges from an ‘A’ in athletics to a ‘C+’ in parking. About 640 indi-viduals have written reviews about the University and their experiences with campus life.

But is this site reliable and use-ful for both prospective students and university leaders and policy-makers?

Dining and transportation—two of the biggest concerns with N.C. State addressed on the site—will actually be seeing improvements over the course of the upcoming school years.

The recent Campus Mobility Plan seeks to provide a more effective transportation system for students through transit changes, such as the Wolfline buses and their routes.

According to Emerson Barker, a senior in political science and the Student Senate president pro tempore, revising board bucks to be ‘dining dollars’ that can roll over into the next year is another way student concerns are being taken into account.

“It’s something that [the Student Senate] and dining had kind of talked about because it is currently annoying and it doesn’t make any sense,” Barker said.

The quality of dining hall food, however, is reviewed on the site as generally “adequate but not amaz-ing” and “OK but repetitive.”

Denise Suter, a junior in biopro-cessing science, believes some of the reviews on College Prowler are also debatable.

“I don’t think there’s really much on campus that I’d give an ‘F.’ That’s

pretty harsh; that would be down-right terrible,” Suter said.

One ‘F’ review on the site criti-cized State’s financial aid.

“My experience with the financial options is not good,” Suter said. I am working on a graduate certificate in e-learning. N.C. State does not offer any financial aid to students unless you are in a degree program. There is no consideration for the continu-ing adult student.”

The site doesn’t explicitly state where its statistics come from and how updated they are, according to Suter.

“After taking a statistics class here, I kind of don’t really trust much of the statistics that I see,” Suter said. “You don’t really know how many people they ask or who they’re ask-ing.”

She added, however, that the site lists interesting places students like to go and student demographics.

College Prowler’s quick stats of N.C. State’s diversity state the ma-jority of students, 77 percent, are white. Asian Americans make up 5

percent, and African Americans are 9 percent of the student body.

The College Board profile of N.C. State, which gets the majority of its information from the colleges themselves, confirms the statistic that white students make up 77 percent of the population, with the statistics for minorities differing by

a percent or two.Thomas Stafford, vice chancel-

lor for Student Affairs, disagrees with the claim that State is not diverse, having seen the changes it’s undergone over the years.

“I’ve worked at State for 41

N.C. State is among the honorees of a list of 320 environmentally-friendly schools.

Lindsey RosenbaumStaff Writer

With Earth Day celebrations winding down and allergy sea-son reaching its peak, the Uni-versity received a pleasant sur-prise when Princeton Review named N.C. State one of the most environmentally-respon-sible campuses.

The Princeton Review is a ser-vice that helps students prepare for their journey into higher education by giving help in ACT, SAT and LSAT prepara-tions and giving high school stu-dents guides on how to choose the right college. Recently, they partnered with the U.S. Green Building Council to create The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges. This 230- plus- page guide profiles 320 colleges that demonstrate a strong com-mitment to sustainability on their campuses through aca-

demic research, activities and career preparation.

Many students, like Jennifer Gough, a sophomore in fisheries and wildlife sciences, are pleasantly surprised to see N.C. State made the cut.

“I think that [the University] de-serves recognition for the programs it has implemented,” Gough said. “It provides free public transportation

to its students, promotes green con-struction, and provides recycling for plastics, paper and electronics.”

Gough said the campus constantly reminds students to be more envi-ronmentally-friendly.

“I am constantly receiving flyers about donating clothes or dorm fur-nishings to help reduce waste, and most people on campus either walk or ride skateboards and bikes to get

to class,” Gough said.Tara Easter, research and lab sup-

port in biology and member of the Roots and Shoots organization, also thinks the University is more than deserving of this recognition.

“I’ve noticed this sort of sentiment all over campus towards the simplest things,” Easter said. “I mean, when you go to football games, you see a lot of commercial coverage about recycling more and being greener.”

Yet some students believe the University could be doing a lot more to make the campus look vis-ibly green. Melissa Keeney, junior in environmental technology, is of this mindset. Keeney is an officer in Students for Solar, a student led group on campus promoting renew-able energy.

“Most students are not aware of the sustainable projects around campus, although, there are a num-ber of projects, such as the solar panels on top of Carmichael Gym to heat the pool’s water,” Keeney said.

However, Easter feels that many of the organizations on campus work extremely well at getting people involved and encouraging respon-

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It’s a long-standing tra-dition for students to receive grades based on

how hard they work in class, but now the tables have turned. College Prowler, a popular collegiate website, allows students to rate and review their school’s work ethic.

Pack Poll

presents

campus viewsSemi-annual surveys provide insight on student opinions.

Sarah DashowStaff Writer

Two years ago, Michael Cobb, as-sociate professor in political science, public and international affairs, started Pack Poll, a survey for stu-dents. The project is supported by Dean Jeffrey Braden of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences.

“My idea was trying to teach un-dergrads how to do survey research from start to finish. So, the craft-ing of questions, how surveys take place, how you sample... I can keep track of this at least once a semes-ter indefinitely so that we can create time series data and see what people thought 10 years ago compared to today,” Cobb said.

His current standard is to offer one big poll every semester with recurring questions in order to analyze trends in undergraduate thinking and opinions. Depending on the students helping with the project and the important topics at the time, unique and specific ques-tions may also be asked.

Currently, Cobb has four students working on the project. However, he is hoping to expand it and has a few ideas for the future of Pack Poll.

“Going forward, I want to be able to start doing more polls. A series of smaller ones... in addition to the big ones, so that we’re constantly on top of breaking news that people are talking about to be able to poll stu-dents and see what they think about that as well as the bigger, meatier poll,” Cobb said.

Cobb has also created the website, PackPoll.com.

“[We’d like to] develop software on the Pack Poll website in which students can do cross-tabs with the data on our website,” Cobb said.

For now, the Pack Poll data is post-ed and openly available for anyone who wishes to use it.

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years total and I’ve seen the University change a great deal,” Stafford said. “We’ve gotten bigger, we’ve reno-vated buildings... we’re also a much more diverse campus with almost as many women as men and of all racial cat-egories. When I started to work here, it was mostly a white male place.”

Stafford said the website can be a reliable source for the student perspective, though, given how students point out problems he’s con-tinuously noticed.

“I would say that, as long as I’ve been here, parking has always been a problem and it does get a low grade [on Col-lege Prowler],” Stafford said.

“We could pave over the Court of North Carolina and make it a parking deck,” Barker said. “But it would be horrible and we still wouldn’t have enough parking.”

Suter added the letter grad-ing designation made her want to look at UNC-Chapel

Hill and Duke’s profiles to see how they compared with State.

According to the website, N.C. State’s acceptance rate is about 56 percent with the admissions diff iculty be-ing ‘average.’ UNC has a 32 percent acceptance rate and their admissions difficulty is ranked as ‘hard.’ Duke shows

a 19 percent rate and a ‘very hard’ admissions difficulty.

“People have that saying where, ‘It’s harder to get into UNC, but once you get in it’s easier to graduate. It’s easier to get into State but it’s harder to graduate,’” Suter said.

“I’d love to see us getting even higher grades on the [College Prowler] report

cards, either by improving job communicating all the work that goes into them so that people understand them better,” Barker said.

“Part of my leadership philosophy is that everyone should look for ways to im-prove,” Stafford said.

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AmAndA Wilkins/TechniciAn Archive phoToAfter getting his food, Sebastian Acevedo, a sophomore in civil engineering, gets ice and juice at Fountain Dining Hall on August 16, 2011. College Prowler gave campus dining a B-.

Anna-Marie Massoglia, senior in psychology and political science, is one of the students involved with Pack Poll and sees the potential for using this data.

“I think that the Pack Poll can benefit the school by get-ting students to think about issues that impact them, the school and the surrounding community. The Pack Poll allows students to voice their own opinions and learn more about what other N.C. State students think,” Massoglia said.

Blake Mizelle, sophomore

in political science and web-site manager for Pack Poll, thinks the surveys are a good way for more students to be heard.

“Personally, I think it is good for there to be public data about the students on record. For example, this semester we tracked an in-crease in student pride, and we think it is tied to the per-formance of our basketball team,” Mizelle said. “Know-ing more about how the stu-dents feel can be good for the University in order to to meet the needs of students who sometimes may feel like their voice is not heard.”

However, Cobb does not

just use Pack Poll for gath-ering data. The students get hands-on experience with polling practices.

“The idea is for students to learn the craft, but the craft is both art and science, and it’s not always easy for every-one to do... I’m also trying to explain how sometimes question-wording is bad and how response options aren’t perfect, and so we tinker with things as learning experienc-es to do it better,” Cobb said.

Last year, the students also got to travel to Washington D.C. to meet with profession-als in the survey and polling industry.

Cobb says he is still looking

to build on the students work-ing with Pack Poll. While it is focused on students in the political science department, he will consider anyone with a statistical background who is interested in the project.

“The ideal model is they take a class in the fall with me, in which they’re enrolled in public opinion and media, and then in the spring, I pro-vide them with independent study credits,” Cobb said. “Next year, it will probably be a lot of independent study credits, one-on-one and group meetings.”

Pack Poll data and updates can be found at PackPoll.com.

Pollcontinued from page 1

sibility toward the envi-ronment.

“Just look at Roots and Shoots,” Easter said. “We started up our chapter in October and we’ve had such a massive response.”

As far as college cam-puses go, Keeney believes the University’s motiva-tion towards sustainabil-ity is incredibly strong, but also feels there’s still so much more that can be done.

“N.C. State has provid-ed a good base framework to be environmentally savvy, but many students do not take advantage of it, I would like to see the school putting more en-ergy into different modes of energy or drastically reducing energy use for the campus as a whole,” Gough said. “I often catch people not utilizing recy-cling bins, leaving lights or water faucets on, and many students bring…

these big giant gas guzzling trucks [to campus] that they just don’t need in a city.”

Many see this ranking in the Princeton Review as an-other incentive to help in-coming students choose this University over another.

“I think students will be even more enthusiastic in attending N.C. State from its high environmental rank-ing,” Keeney said. “Hopefully it will motivate incoming stu-dents to get involved in en-vironmental clubs, research and events around campus.”

As for the future, many like Gough are hopeful this accolade from the Princeton Review is just the first step in the University’s future of environmental sustainability.

“I guess the next step is to see if N.C. State can work up to the Princeton Review Green Honor Roll, rather than just getting a typical ranking. I also think N.C. State’s ranking would really impact incoming students that wish to have pride in their campus beyond sports and pure academic ranking.”

greencontinued from page 1

oliver sholder/TechniciAnA metal container adjacent to Turlington Hall collects water from Turlington’s roof, helping rainwater more effectively be absorbed into soil.

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Students forgo being trendy and dawn sweatpants and T-shirts to avoid distractions while studying.

Jennifer JungStaff Writer

The long anticipated exam week has finally reached the corner of every student’s cal-endar. As studying becomes more of a priority, students begin to focus more on cram-ming in material for exams and less on their appearance. For many students, the need for comfort during their lengthy studying sessions fuels their choice of clothing and overcomes their desire to dress presentably.

“I just get lazier,” Crystal Tsang, a junior in business administration, said. “Usu-a l ly, I would wear a t-shirt, or shorts, or sweatpants... but make it look decent. During exam week, I feel like it doesn’t mat ter bec ause what matters most is studying for the exam.”

For some stu-dents, the importance of studying leads to deci-sions that go beyond si mply d ressi ng in more comfort-able clothing. Friends of these studious classmates notice drastic differences in how their friends pres-ent themselves. Rather than a slight change in clothing, the need for studying may

just make students almost unrecognizable.

“Usually, they look very put together when it’s not exam time,” Kim Vu, a freshman in business administration, sa id about s o m e o f her friends. “But when i t ’s e x a m t ime, they l o o k l i k e poop. They don’t put on makeup and t hei r ha i r is t ied up, they’re wear-ing comf y shoes with sweatpants and a T-shirt... I don’t know how they smell, but I’m pretty sure they don’t smell like people.”

As their normally sched-uled grooming habits come

second to pre-par ing for exams, these

students’ lev-els of hygiene be-comes question-able. Just how

extreme would one go in ne-

glecting their hygiene to

prepare for their finals?

“The most ex-treme that I have gone was staying up real-ly late studying,

I falling asleep for like one or two hours and then going to take my final in the same clothes,” Ryan Hyl-ton, a sophomore in business administration, said. “But I

have sat by people who you can tell have not showered.”

However, not all students feel like neglecting their sense of style during this time of the year.

“ I n m y case, I dress u su a l , no different f r om a ny other day,” Vidush Ra-jendran, a s e n i o r i n industrial engineering, said. “Al-ways t a ke time to your-

self, even if you know you are going to fail the exam. Since I dress the way I normally do, it makes me feel comfortable. It feels like I’m just going to class rather than having exam anxiety overload.”

A difference in how stu-dents dress during exam time can also be noticed by differentiating the students by their majors.

“I know a lot of friends that are in design and textiles that are usually the more fashion-able ones,” Tsang said. “And I think during exam time they would dress lazy, but still stylish--like their sweatpants or yoga pants still match.”

The difference in how stu-dents dress during finals week can also be seen through the differentiation of genders.

“There’s not really a dif-ference in what guys wear,” Vu said. “But for girls there’s a difference. It’s like going

Exam-inspired fashion, or lack thereof

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[of what] I’m

wearing, I’ll take

a pair of fuzzy

socks to the

library.”Adrienne Frye, a senior in

international studies

Megan Farrell/TechnicianFashion and textile management students Jaelyn Strickland, a freshman, and Robert Sather, a sophomore, model the latest trends in pre-exam fashion. Pre-exam and exam time fashion consists of the most comfortable items that a student can find. Sweatpants, loose shorts, and cotton t-shirts are a must, specifically when combined with comfortable footwear (or no footwear at all). A pre-exam student’s best accessories consist of textbooks, laptops, coffee, and a look of complete and utter exhaustion.

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from glamour to mess.”Students who are sti l l

conscious of being present-able during exam week have

agreed that sweatpants, yoga pants, and even pajama pants can be visually appealing and at the same time provide the ultimate non-restricting comfort. Loose fit jackets such as zip-up hoodies and pullovers are also highly

recommended by the masses due to strong air conditioning during the warmer months of the school year.

As for footwear, the choice of shoe should not matter, but keeping your feet warm is a must.

“Regardless of what kind of shoe I’m wearing, I’ll take a pair of fuzzy socks to the library,” Adrienne Frye, a senior in international stud-ies, said. “So my feet won’t freeze.”

Whether you’re a worka-

holic who neglects hygiene for the benefit of getting high grades, or a fashion-conscious individual who wouldn’t be caught dead in the same clothes you wore the previous day, students have agreed on comfort as one

of the factors to successful studying. Regardless of your passion for style, wearing clothes in a relaxed fit is sure to assist in exam performance by making students less dis-tracted over their appearance and more focused on finals.

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How do you deal with Dead Week stress?

“I study outside.”

Nick Flandersgraduate student, fisheries and wildlife sciences

“Luckily for me I don’t have much stress this semester, but I would get with a bunch of friends and we’d help each other out.”

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University Dining has made great prog-ress in an effort to

improve their services. Stu-dents will now be able to en-joy the long awaited fourth meal and more freedom with their meal plans beginning in Fall 2013. Students will have more options as to where they use their meal plans when the first addition to Tal-ley is complete. Many of the changes being implemented next fall are part of Univer-sity Dining’s effort to become a more profitable organiza-tion. Becoming more cost-ef-fective will require some stu-dents to compromise a little so that the greater good can benefit.

One of the many changes Campus Enterprises is de-

buting is the Wolf Pack One Card. In addition to func-tioning as a student ID, this card will also act as a debit card that can be used off campus. The current student ID can be linked to a bank account. However, it limits users’ access to ATMs when they are off campus. The One Card will be a welcome ad-dition since it does not limit our money to only campus eateries.

One change that will surely excite students is the addition of the fourth meal period, starting at 9 p.m. Previous-ly, many students who used their equivalencies for din-

ner at seven or eight were left with no on-campus dining option the rest of the night. This is especially frustrat-ing for college students since many of us are holed up in the stacks until 2 a.m. on a regular basis. Without a meal plan, it’s hard to justify pay-ing for food on campus when Hillsborough Street is a short walk away. Giving students another period to use their meal plans was a logical and student-friendly decision.

It seems that University Dining has been listening to student suggestions with these new additions. While the organization’s main focus

is student with meals plans, it would be in their best in-terest to also cater to stu-dents who do not have meal plans. There are times when eating on campus is just the most convenient and prefer-able choice, but a little pricey. Making the dining halls a bit more affordable for students would be a good idea.

In recent months, Univer-sity Dining has done a great job of listening to students. They’ve taken to social media which allows them to com-municate directly with the students. Communication is a two-way road, however, and the other end starts with you.

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.

Fall changes, good decisions by University DiningThe FacTs:University Dining is making changes to their services, making more accommodations to students with meal plans.

our opinion:The changes are in the best interest of the students and will make meal plans more popular among the student body.

Summer school dilemma

Summer classes or no summer classes? This is the question

I have been asking my-self for weeks, and as of

now I am st i l l un-decided. The main purpose of su m-mer is to go home, have fun, vacation, catch up

with old friends and possi-bly have a summer job—if necessary. So, why would I even put the thought in my head to do summer school at all? I don’t know who would want to have their head stuck in a book, studying in the library for another five weeks, know-ing that all of your friends and the majority of your classmates are at home with their families, enjoy-

ing every second of summer.On the other hand, sum-

mer school really does come in handy. I know this to be true because I have taken courses for two summers in a row, so I am actually clas-sified as a junior, even though it is only my second year at State. But at the same time, I dread summer classes. To be completely honest, there is nothing I loathe more than waking up in the middle of May at 7:30 a.m. to go to class. It gets overwhelming, and the temptation to skip that class gets higher.

It is hard to transition from going to a certain class every other day, to going to the same exact classes every single day without a break in sight—not counting week-ends. Not only does it get old and pretty exhausting, but the energy you had for the first two weeks is dead before midterms even hit.

Most people who have nev-

er experienced summer school would think that five weeks of classes is not that bad. But when you think about it, what you learn during the course of a five-month semester is crammed into five weeks. Now if that’s not scary, I don’t know what is.

I’m not saying summer school is impossible, be-cause many students have taken summer courses and survived. However, my parents did not give me an option to take sum-mer classes. This summer, they are leaving it up to me.

I would feel guilty if I did not capitalize on an opportunity to get ahead, I would feel as if I were wasting a summer away, but then again, summer is the perfect time to waste away and forget all the stress of exams and dead-lines.

Nijah ToshumbaStaff Columnist

Looking back, going forward

This year has been an unbelievable school year and, sadly, it’s

about to end. As I sit here and analyze where I’ve been, what I’ve done and the people I’ve met since August, it’s safe to mark this down as the best year since starting college in 2009. I’ve taken countless courses and, for the most

part, I don’t remember much about w h a t w a s

taught. However, there is one thing I can say that I’ve learned with certainty: trust in yourself; have patience and everything will sort itself out.

I have had my fair share of relationships over the years. At various points in the past three years, I have had a desire for a great one. I’ve witnessed my friends and classmates enjoy their relation-ships with the opposite sex and, this year, I have been an ex-tremely for-tunate man in finding a loving girl-friend. The same holds true for you, as well. Be patient—relation-ships can wait. Jumping on the first opportunity to come by may seem convenient, but waiting a short while may bring benefits and happiness you can’t describe.

As my mother will attest, my collegiate academic per-formance has been far from stellar. In three years I have mustered just enough will-power to scrape by. Bounc-ing from one major idea to another, I became stressed in my sophomore year wonder-ing if I would ever discover a major that fits my personality and career goals. Last sum-mer, this confusion was met with an answer. I had the op-portunity to go abroad with the Agribusiness Depart-ment in CALS. I felt right at home. Go online and explore

the multitude of majors of-fered by this university—I guarantee there is some-thing that fits you perfectly at North Carolina State.

Even before applying to col-lege as a senior in high school, I was always confused about my career goals. I have flirted with the idea of filling a va-riety of positions throughout my years. Until recently, I was still roaming the rainforest of career options. It finally hit me last semester – I just like making money through en-trepreneurship. The oppor-tunity to take an idea and at-tempt to make money from it excites me. The possibility of failure is motivating and the prospect of success is ex-traordinarily exciting. I now run my own business back home. Trust your instincts and believe your heart. As the

Avett Broth-ers pointed out, “Decide what to be and go be it.”

This year h a s b e e n absolutely incredible. Much ha s b e e n a c -complished a nd ma ny changes have occurred

in my life. I have an excel-lent girlfriend, am on track to graduate in one year, and know what I’ll be doing for the rest of my days. I chal-lenge you to trust yourself. You may think someone else has all the answers, but I have found this to not be the case. Be patient. Don’t jump on the first horse to walk by because it may be unhealthy and about to collapse. Finally, look at the long term—every-thing will ultimately sort it-self out. A lot can be learned from past mistakes, but going forward is ultimately the best thing you can do.

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The Zoology Club offers the chance to learn about exotic animals and careers in animal science.

Jordan AlsaqaArts & Entertainment Editor

Students who find them-selves enamored with cute or unique animals should stop by David Clark Labs on Wednesday nights. They may just find themselves face to face with any number of animals such as exotic cats, birds or even bugs.

This experience comes courtesy of the Zoology Club, which aims to give students a chance to interact and learn about different animals and organizations from around the country.

Elizabeth Hyde, a senior in animal science and Zoology Club president, said the Zool-ogy Club works to bring in a wide variety of animals.

“We’ve had a fennec fox and a Geoffroy’s cat before,” Hyde said. “We’ve also had snakes, large constrictors, possums and turtles. We’ve even had a parrot that sang Old MacDonald.”

Hyde said the numerous animals provide a chance for students to interact with ani-mals in ways they otherwise wouldn’t. The handlers that bring the animals in also pro-vide information on different areas of animal care, which can be beneficial for students in life science majors.

“We invite speakers from dif ferent animal-related backgrounds to talk about what their jobs entail,” Hyde said. “The goal is to give stu-dents an idea what the dif-ferent possible career paths entail.”

The club has seen many dif-ferent specialists, including exotic vets, wildlife educators and wildlife rehab specialists.

Sarah Klawiter, a sopho-more in zoology, appreciates the different opportunities to meet professionals through the club.

“People from different spe-cific career fields come in, and we get to see what types of careers we can use our de-grees in.”

The club also gives students a chance to get involved with local service organizations and zoos.

“We work with Conserva-tors Centers Incorporated to give these students a chance to have service projects that involve the animals,” Hyde said. “We also work with Noah’s Landing .”

Morghan Hastings, a fresh-man in animal science, has been able to gain experience by working with Noah’s Landing.

“It’s cool because they were one of the first speak-ers I saw,” Hastings said. “It’s been great because I’ve gotten connections out of it.”

While the Zoology Club offers ways for those in an-imal-related majors to work towards their future careers, Hyde said that the club is open to students from any major. Many of the current club members come from engineering and CHASS majors.

“The club really is for any animal lover who wants to learn more about animals

and the issues they’re facing,” Hyde said.

In this regard, Hyde feels there is still an opportunity for students from other ma-jors to find inspiration in the club .

“There’s a chance that an engineer could come and see an issue with cage design or that an English student could discover a topic they want to write about,” Hyde said.

For some students, the club has a relaxed atmosphere that leads to a social and enjoy-able time.

“I think it’s just like a fam-ily, mostly,” Hastings said. “You go in there and you have your friends and you have fun.”

‘Zoo’-ology club lives up to its name

Chris PhiPPs/TeChniCianElizabeth Hyde, a junior in animal science and current president of the Zoology Club, holds a boa constrictor during the Reptile Rescue of the Carolinas presentation during the Zoology Club meeting in Clark Labs on March 28.

Chris PhiPPs/TeChniCianLane, the Columbian red tailed boa, climbs down Jenn Wenger’s wrist. Jenn Wenger, a junior in animal science, held and played with snakes during the Reptile Rescue of the Carolinas presentation during the Zoology Club meeting on March 28.

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FeaturesLiFe & sTyLe

officially join the Pack. By 2011, that trio of would-be saviors was a duo awaiting a new leader.

Undaunted, my co-workers used their good-bye columns last year to try to convince ev-eryone to keep believing that all the losses would be worth it and that Debbie Yow had changed the culture around here.

They were right. Lorenzo Brown’s impossible f loater against Georgetown and the unforgettable pregame speech by coach Mark Gott-fried that day are infinitely better memories because of all the past heartbreak.

At long last, the ‘wait till

next year’ optimism extends beyond Raleigh. In early pre-season polls for next season, Andy Katz of ESPN has State No. 6 and NBC Sports has us at No. 4. Incoming fresh-men T.J. Warren, Rodney Purvis and Tyler Lewis have more than high expectations. They have the teammates and coach in place to warrant those hopes. The best part is that the basketball team is just a microcosm of the im-mediate impact Chancellor Randy Woodson and Yow have made in Raleigh.

I have too many people to thank to possibly name them all. The biggest influ-ences on my writing prove the value of an open mind. Dick Reavis helped me out more than I can begin to explain. He also just recently decided

to ‘Google that LeBron James fella everybody keeps talking about.’ I can’t overstate the impact of all the support I got from Kate Shefte, the sports section’s first female editor. Chad McElreath, you were supportive of my very first story, and that’s why your name belongs in my last one.

I’ll never forget Saja Hindi, Taylor Auten and everyone else who made my first trips up to the office so wonder-ful. And I might have never been up there in the first place if it wasn’t for Sean Klemm, whose mischief kept me smil-ing until the end. To Taylor Barbour and Tucker Frazier, all your hard work meant more to me than you will ever know. Thank you, Cory Smith, for every second of fun we have had on The Pulse

of the Pack. The same goes to Justin Leitch and Alex Makel. I’ll be listening in Denver. J. Mike Blake, I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the oppor-tunity. Isaac Kichak and Will Hughes, you guys ought to be mentioned by name as well. To anybody else who’s ever believed in me or complimented my work, I love you, too.

And to Mom, Dad, Ryan and Joel, you already know how much I love and ap-preciate you, and I’d never live it down if I concluded without saying so.

Whew. That’s all I got. Stay golden, N.C. State.

love for sports and your un-dying willingness to cover anything and everything State-related has impressed me. Keep it up next year and help Jeniece out every chance you get. Ms. Jamison, you’re ready.

To Patrick, Martha and Krystal, I thank you so much for all the help you’ve given me. Patrick, you’re a great fit for the job and, like you said Thursday night, I also hope you have many great years at State. If they let you go, they’re crazy.

Last but not least, mom and dad. You two have always supported me, no matter

what. I cannot overemphasize how important knowing that has been. Madre, you’ve loved my writing my entire life. I don’t know if I’ll ever think it deserves it but I’ll always do my best to keep you proud.

To the readers. I appreci-ate all of the feedback, good and bad, that has been sent to me this year. You’ve made us better writers and I want you to continue doing so. It is our privilege to provide your news.

I’ve always been bad at goodbyes. So, with the advice of the surprisingly wise Tay-lor Cashdan, I’m not going to say it. Hello to the future. I hope some of you follow my work—because I’m not done yet.

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columns. SportsTechnicianPage 10 • friday, aPril 27, 2012

Rodon on watch listFreshman pitcher Carlos Rodon has been listed on the national Pitcher of the Year Watch List. Rodon is one of three freshmen on the list, including UC Santa Barbara’s Andrew Vasquez and Travis Radke of Porland. He is one of six players representing the ACC on the list, which is the third most of any individual conference. The award winner will be announced on June 30 during the College Baseball Night of Champions.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Pulgar earns All-ACC honorsSenior Jaime Pulgar was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference men’s tennis team on Thursday. The left-handed player from Madrid, Spain has gone 20-5 in the No. 1 singles spot with a 16-7 record in doubles action. Pulgar earned All-ACC honors the previous two years, as well. Pulgar boasts a 75-40 all-time singles record and a 60-38 doubles record, the fifth- and fourth-most in school history, respectively. Virginia became the second team in conference history to grab ACC Player of the Year, ACC Freshman of the Year and ACC Coach of the Year all in the same year. The last team to do so was Miami in 2006.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Baseball to host DukeBaseball will host a three game series over three days against the Duke Blue Devils, beginning on Friday, April 27, at 6:30 p.m. at Doak Field at Dail Park. Duke (16-26) is coming off a 12-5 victory against UNC Charlotte on Tuesday. Saturday also mark Military Appreciation Day. All military personnel will be admitted free of charge with a military ID and $3 for their guests.

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In case the reference to Third Eye Blind doesn’t make this clear, I love N.C.

State too much to finish without getting a bit sappy.

As I did with my unlimited meal plan as a freshman, I im-

mersed myself in the Techni-cian so much that it lef t a lot of people scratching their heads. I have since learned to stop treating the concept of a buffet as a per-

sonal challenge. I can’t say the same about journalism, but I’m overjoyed to report that every second of it has paid off beyond my wildest dreams.

My education and all the op-portunities I’ve enjoyed because of this University, and Student Media in particular, have taught me more than I can begin to put into words. It couldn’t be more fitting, especially in the wake of State’s run to the Sweet 16, that my final lesson was the sweetest.

Tears of joy exist outside of Rocky movies. On April 12, the words, ‘Welcome to the Denver Broncos’ hit me like a Nate Ir-ving suplex. It’s the epitome of my dream job. Technically it’s

an internship, but whatever. And it never would have been possible without the Technician.

Chase your dreams—original, I know. But seriously, if coming from a school without a journalism major and finding work writing in the NFL prior to graduation is possible, then what isn’t?

I’m thrilled about my future, but I’m even more pleased with all the friendships and memories I have made throughout the past four years. Though I didn’t always fully appreciate it, I’m the luckiest guy in the world. Comparing Witherspoon to the wardrobe to Narnia would be preposterous and weird, but also ac-curate.

Anyway, back to content fit for the Sports section. The loyalty and optimism surrounding N.C. State athletics have always been mind-blowing. After four years of watch-ing the Wolfpack struggle mightily, my first sports editor was still con-vinced that State was on the verge of a turnaround in 2009.

In May 2010, the basketball team had won 20 of its last 64 ACC games. Yet every inch of Sammy’s, includ-ing the parking lot, was overflowing with fans gathered to see guaranteed future stars (go back in time and ask anybody in attendance) Ryan Har-row, C.J. Leslie and Lorenzo Brown

Journal ism pract ica l ly saved my life. I spent three years in college changing

majors, taking obscure classes, trying to find a job that didn’t feel like work. I knew it existed but I didn’t know where to look.

So I looked ev-erywhere.

I s t u mble d into the Tech-nic ian of f ice without a clue of who to talk to. I knew two things: I loved to write and I

loved soccer. I never followed college sports

growing up. I’ve played soccer since I was seven and watched European football since high school, but I never really paid much attention to the collegiate level of anything.

Then, my freshmen year, fall of 2007, I went to my first Wolf-pack football game. Tailgating. Painting up. Cramming into the student section. The atmosphere is unreal. I’ve never felt closer to so many strangers in my life.

Now, as I complete my senior victory lap, I look back on the last two years of writing and editing and feel an intense respect and thankfulness to the people that have surrounded me in this of-

fice and helped me grow. I may have learned a lot in the last five years of college, but working as a journal-ist and as a boss has taught me way more about life than a lecture and being read a PowerPoint ever could.

So here’s the list.Tyler Everett, thank you for giving

me a job and going over the bare-boned basics of recap writing with me. Best of luck in Denver. While we’re talking Tylers—Dukes, you spent a lot of time going over my stories with me, teaching me tech-niques and just overall being critical when I needed to hear the criticism the most.

Sean Fairholm. In 2010, we cov-ered our first football game to-gether. Since then, we’ve traveled to football and basketball games all over this side of the country. Today, we both received Technician Best Sports Writer of the Year awards. We’ve gone full-circle, buddy, and I hope you continue pursuing your passions.

Alex Sanchez. Where haven’t we gone this year? Orlando, Atlanta, St. Louis, Columbus—covering all of the men’s basketball ACC and NCAA tournament games has been a pleasure and I appreciate all of the photography lessons you’ve given me.

Sports staff. I love you guys. Your

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On April 5, 2011 Mark Gottfried was

hired as the head coach of the men’s basketball team.

Gottfried had a career record of 278-155 as a head coach before arriving in Raleigh over

14 seasons with Murray State and Alabama.

Senior forward C.J. Williams embraces head coach Mark Gottfried after the Pack defeated the No. 15 Georgetown Hoyas on March 18 in Columbus, OH. With the win the Wolfpack punched its ticket into the Sweet Sixteen for the first time since 2005.

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Junior Ryan Hill runs during the Wolfpack Invitational. Hill had a banner year, highlighted by winning his fifth individual ACC track title and running a 3:58.33 mile, breaking the four minute mile for the first time in school history.

Cornerback David Amerson returns on an interception in the football team’s 31-24 Belk Bowl win over Louisville on Dec. 27. The Jack Tatum award winner and first team All-American had two of his ACC-record setting thirteen interceptions in the contest.

Head coach Elliot Avent observes

the squad from the dugout during a game. The Wolfpack is

currently ranked No. 19 in the country. Avent and the team hope to win its first ACC Championship since 1992 and end a 44 year drought to the College World Series.

athletic schedule

Today-SaturdayTrack aT Penn relaysPhiladelphia, Pa., All Day

Friday-SundayBaseBall vs. DukeRaleigh, 6:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.) & 1 p.m. (Sun.)

Saturday & SundaysofTBall aT virginiaCharlottesville, Va.; Noon, 1 p.m. (Sat.) & Noon (Sun.)

SundayTrack aT PayTon JorDan inviTaTionalPalo Alto, Calif., All Day

Friday-Sunday (May 4-6)BaseBall vs. cal sTaTe BakersfielDRaleigh; 6:30 p.m. (Fri. & Sat.), 1 p.m. (Sun.)

Sunday (May 6)Track aT Duke TwilighTDurham, All Day

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After a year that saw Wolfpack athletics endure many ups and downs across its 23 varsity sports, Technician sports is taking a look into some of the best moments in N.C. State athletics for the 2011-2012 school year.

STORY BY Jeniece Jamison, anDrew schueTT anD Brian anDerson PHOTOS BY alex sanchez, John Joyner, BrenT kiTchen