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Jordan Moore/TechnicianTraver Mayfield, senior in international studies, examines a Palestinian craft at the Islamic and cultural art show and calligraphy workshop Tuesday. Mayfield, with friend Meghan Thompson, junior in anthropology, was trying to decipher the calligraphy on the piece. “We’re trying to learn Arabic,” Thompson said. The event was held in the Walnut Room in Talley Student Center and displayed artwork of students while educating students on the hostile stereotypes of the Islamic community.

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Sororities promote unity between chaptersAnnual Panhellenic Week focuses on unison among chapters and the University community

Joanna BanegasStaff Writer

This week the N.C. State Panhellenic Association will host its annual Pan-hellenic Week to unite chapters and benefit the Jimmy V Foundation for cancer research.

Jennifer Moore, president of the Panhellenic Association, said they are having sisterhood events throughout the week in an effort to bring the Pan-hellenic community together.

The Panhellenic Executive Board hosted an information session in the Brickyard this past Monday for those interested in participating in Formal Recruitment next fall.

“On Monday we had a call-out meeting in which all the sororities had stations set up for freshmen who were thinking about registering in the fall,” Moore said. “Freshmen and sophomores were able to find out more information about the chapters and learn a little bit more about formal recruitment.”

Tuesday, the Panhellenic Associa-tion had a Moe’s day with 10 percent of the proceeds from the Moe’s restau-rant at Cameron Village going to the Jimmy V Foundation.

Brooke Kingsley Isbell, the Greek Life graduate advisor, said they do a lot of business with Moe’s.

“They’ve been very supportive of the entire Greek community,” Kingsley Isbell said. “We like to give business back to them and they’re very good about sponsoring community projects like that.”

She also said that last fall the Pan-hellenic organization changed its phi-lanthropy to cervical cancer.

“We decided to make the Jimmy V Foundat ion o u r o f f i c i a l philanthropy. Any fundrais-ing money that we make wi l l go towards this cause,” Kings-ley Isbell said. “ [This is] espe-cia l ly because there has been a lot of talk about the Gardasil shot and how it affects college-age women.”

The organization will host the 2010 Outstanding Women’s Awards Thursday, which recognizes women of exceptional character and integrity

across the University’s campus. Lind-say Burns, director of public relations for the Panhellenic Association, said the Outstanding Women’s Awards

is hosted by the Panhellenic As-sociation but it is open to the entire community.

“That helps us put our name out there and at the same time recognizes indi-viduals as win-ne r s ,” Bu r n s said. “Winners

also get scholarships which helps us recognize outstanding women, but we’re also building awareness about the Panhellenic Association.”

Wednesday night the organization will host a movie night for Panhellenic

women; and Saturday the members will participate in Pack Life.

The Panhellenic Association will expand from eight chapters to nine next fall, with the addition of Kappa Delta. Burns said they all respect each other because they are value-based or-ganizations.

“It is important to take this week to remind everyone that we do come from the same background,” Burns said. “So when Kappa Delta comes in next year they are more willing to be together versus it being a competition between girls.”

Burns said it is important for the women in these organizations to re-member their priorities.

“We are Panhellenic women first, then we belong to our chapters,” Burns

Math Department receives national honor

Student-run organization to host first annual leadership education conference

Award distinguishes nation’s outstanding mathematics departments

Arth PandyaStaff Writer

The Mathematics Department re-ceived the 2010 American Mathemati-cal Society Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Math-ematics Department.

The award recognizes a college or university math department that has distinguished itself by undertaking an unusual or particularly effective program of value to the mathematics community, internally or in relation to the rest of society.

In a press release on the AMS Web site, Steven Bleiler of Portland State University, who served as chair of the selection committee, said the commit-tee came to a full consensus that the University was ‘first among equals.’

“N.C. State’s particular combination of a strong commitment to outreach, well thought-out programs for stu-dents, and a long-standing dedication to diversity in the mathematics work force is singularly worthy of recogni-tion and emulation by the broader mathematical community in these difficult times,” Bleiler said.

Accord i ng to Dr. A loyc ius Helminck, head of department of mathematics, the award nomination committee said the University “really hit a home run,” in regard to research in a broad range of areas, high-quality teaching and mentoring, strong ties to industry, and a welcoming environ-ment for underrepresented groups.

“[AMS] really values the fact that the University is not only known as a premier research institution, but at the same time, an institution that cares about their students,” he said.

In the press release, the department is praised for “its blend of interdisci-plinary and foundational research in mathematics, which creates a vibrant atmosphere and strong ties to other areas of science and engineering as well as industry and laboratories.”

According to Michael Shearer, professor of mathematics, one of the main aspects that distinguishes the University from others is the fact that involves undergraduates and gradu-ates in research very early on.

“When students first arrive on cam-

pus, they have the opportunity to start research straight away and that’s pret-ty unusual in mathematics,” he said.

Helminck said having research ex-perience early on enhances the edu-cational experience

“You go to a premier university so you can get an experience you can’t get anywhere else. We help students succeed in their chosen careers,” he said. “We are really one of the top places to do mathematical research in the nation.”

Erin Bancroft, a third year Ph.D. student, agreed.

“You get research experience in your first year of graduate school, which is really good. You’re guaranteed to get it for one summer when you come it,” she said.

In addition, several graduate stu-dents participate every year in indus-trial research at institutions such as Harvard Medical School, MIT Lincoln Lab, National Institute of Environ-mental Health, Boeing, and Aerospace Corporation

“The most famous national labs —you don’t get those [internships] un-less you’re doing something good,” Helminck said.

Though the University is recognized for its successful research programs, the achievement that stands out the most is the department’s success in graduating students traditionally un-derrepresented in mathematics.

At the undergraduate level, approxi-mately one-quarter of the graduates come from underrepresented minori-ties, according to Helminck.

Shearer said one of the focuses of the department was encourages women to pursue a mathematical degree, espe-cially in their graduate program.

The percentage of female graduate students has steadily increased from its historic average of around 33 per-cent to 49 percent.

Since 1999, there has been 38 Af-rican-American math Ph.D.s —23 males, 15 females. The University has produced 13 of them —9 females, 4 males.

The department has also awarded Ph.D.s to several students of Hispanic origin, along with two students of Na-tive American origin.

Bancroft said the diverse environ-ment helps students succeed.

“The population is diverse — from

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Parks Scholars create program to educate local high school students on values of leadership

Annie AlbrightNews Editor

Triangle Youth Leadership Ser-vices will host the first annual Triangle Youth Leadership Con-ference for high school students.

Adam Dunn and Steven Mazur, both freshmen Parks Scholars, founded the organization in an ef-fort to teach high school students the true values of leadership.

“It’s a leadership development conference and our goal is to re-define leadership as a set of quali-ties and attributes that allow you to positively influence others instead of a title or a position you hold,” Dunn said. “The conference will include multiple student leader workshops and guest speakers, in-cluding Paul Kent, vice president of research and development at SAS. Another speaker will be Deborah Ross, the representative for N.C. House District 38.”

Mazur said they did not antici-pate the program would attract people so quickly.

“We had 150 applicants for this years conference and we had space for approximately 75,” Mazur said. “Next year we will be hosting a similar conference in November of 2010 for 300 high school students from across the state. We picked

up a lot of momentum this year, and we’ll be able to expand greatly next year, but we still need a lot of help from students at N.C. State. It’s our goal to have all of these conferences completely student coordinated and to expand next year means we’ll need at least 100 student volunteers.”

The conference is fully funded by Student Government, Mazur said, along with a grant from the Parks Scholars.

“We really believe that you have a lot of power through local leadership and want to expand this organization to a national scale that encourages local leadership in communities across the country,” Dunn said. “We’re hoping to be able to expand to this national level within our college careers.”

Mazur said he was involved with a similar organization in high school, which motivated him to inspire oth-ers.

“In high school I worked with a nonprofit in Michigan for two and a half years and planned similar high school leadership conferences,” Mazur said. “When I came to State I found someone else who was willing to help me and we saw a need to redefine lead-ership and enhance leadership skills in high school students. I was able to learn a lot about both leadership and life in general from hearing the differ-ent speakers and meeting hundreds of other students with similar passions. Coming down here I wanted to give the same opportunity to high school-ers in North Carolina.”

Dunn said he was interested in the

program because as a local student, he knew there were no similar programs in the area and he thought it would be a great opportunity to help local students develop their full potential.

Claire Lucas, freshman in indus-trial engineering and workshop co-ordinator for the conference, said she believes teaching the real meaning of leadership to students is essential.

“It’s really an area that should be addressed is teaching students to dis-cover more about themselves as lead-ers and that it’s not a title, everyone can be a leader,” Lucas said

Lucas said the workshops concen-trate on several areas of leadership

“Each N.C. State student who is

trIAngLe Youth LeADerShIp ServIceS:First conference: Saturday, April 17thTalley Student Center8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Upcoming Conference: November 2010If you are interested in helping us with Novemeber’s conference, please email info@triangleleadership.org

For more information about Triangle Youth Leadership Services, please visit www.triangleleadership.org

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Mashed out of the park

Alex Jones, a sophomore in sports management, hits the ball out of the park during an intramural softball game on Monday April 6, 2010 on the Intramural fields behind Carmichael Gym. Jones, who has only played intramural softball for a semester, is by no means new to the sport. “I’ve played baseball since I was in the 6th grade,” Jones

said. “This is a good way to relive my high school baseball days and I love doing it. It is so much fun.” Jones’ team, “That’s One Shot,” played “The Awkward Turtles” and beat them 23-0, bringing their record to 2-1. “The winning team of the intramural championship gets a t-shirt…hopefully we’ll get that shirt,” Jones said.

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONSIn a March 30 page-1 story about UGSA executive elections, a statement about the treasurer’s role was misattributed to Zack Kenz, the organization’s treasurer-elect. The statement was incorrect. Kenz’s actual thoughts are in a letter to the editor in today’s edition, on page 4.

Technician regrets the error.

Send all clarifications and corrections to Executive Editor Russell Witham at viewpoint@technicianonline.com.

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2:19 A.M. | ASSAULTFaucette Drive Officers drove up on assault involving four subjects. Non-student was arrested, charged with assault and trespassed from N.C. State property. Second non-student was arrested, charged with resist/obstruct/delay and trespassed from NCSU property. Student was referred to the University for underage alcohol violation and disorderly conduct. Second student had minor injuries which did not require medical attention.Arrest/Trespass/Judicial Referrals

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April 24:19 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLEThurman Drive Officer observed suspicious vehicle and spoke with non-student. All file checks were negative and subject complied to leave the area.

6:38 A.M. | FIRE ALARMMonteith Engineering Center Units responded to alarm related to earlier smokehead malfunction. Electronics on scene. 3:59 P.M. | FIRE ALARMMonteith Engineering Center Units responded to alarm. No problems were found. Electronics was notified to replace defective smokehead.

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said. Kingsley Isbell said they

have a Panhellenic week

because it is also a chance to get together.

“A lot of times as a sorority we focus so much on our chapter that we forget about how simi-lar we are,” Kingsley Isbell said. “It allows us to have that com-mon bond and remember that

we’re a community not just individual chapters.”

Panhellenic week will run April 6 to 10.

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lots of different backgrounds and lots of different areas,” she said. “It’s not as competitive inside the department. It’s more of a camaraderie. We’re working together for a com-mon goal instead of trying to be cutthroat with each other.”

In addition, she said the fac-ulty plays a vital role in the suc-cess the department has had.

“The professors are not only knowledgeable, but they are friendly, open and willing to talk to us. They are willing to give us the advice and to lead us

into the direction we want to take with our research.”

The official announce-ment of the award, includ-ing the selection commit-tee’s citation, will appear in the May 2010 issue of the Notices of the AMS.

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Zac cawthorn/technicianMembers of Alpha Delta Pi enjoy a meal at the Moe’s in Cameron Village to support the Panhellenic fundraiser for the Jimmy V. Foundation. Left to right, Sage Klement, Christian Love, Brooke Ellis, Reynold McAllister and Brooke Baird.

Voting system aimed to account for maximum number of student opinions

Annie AlbrightNews Editor

The elections commission will use an instant runoff sys-tem to tabulate votes for stu-dent body elections.

Lindsay Pullum, chair of the elections commission, said this system is necessary considering the number of people running for positions.

“This year we have seven candidates running for student body president,” Pullum said. “Realistically, none of them will get the majority of student votes, simply because it’s seven people. If it was parliament it would be different, but since it’s a one body race you can’t have the 51 percent you would need.”

Senator Jason Hayes, first-year students representative, said instant runoff is the fairest way to consider student opin-ions with such a large student body and candidate ballot.

“The instant runoff system is really more of a way to keep the results fair in the outcome since we don’t have primaries

and we have so many people running,” Hayes said.

Pullum said the runoff sys-tem helps cover the issues that arise when a majority vote is out of reach.

“A candidate might get 30 percent of the vote, but as a student, how would you feel if you knew that only 30 percent of the student body elected any of your officials,” Pullum said. “It helps when it comes down to the final person because you know that once the votes are redistributed, the majority of students chose this candidate, and although the candidate may not be their number one, they were at least high enough that they got the majority of votes.”

Hayes said the system takes into consideration a larger span of student opinions than sim-ply their first choice.

“It gives people the option of choosing their favorite candi-dates first and ranking them, instead of choosing one can-didate over the other,” Hayes said. “Many candidates have similar qualities and initia-tives. It helps other candidates gain support from people even though they may not be their number one choice.”

The system, Hayes said, be-

gins elimination by the candi-date with the least number of votes.

“What you do when you’re voting you’ll actually rank all the candidates in your prefer-ence, the first being your fa-vorite choice and the last be-ing your least favorite choice,” Hayes said. “If your number one candidate receives the least number of votes overall, then the system automatically counts your second ranked candidate.”

Hayes said the system makes a huge difference, especially when it comes down to the fi-nal rounds.

“So for example, if your first choice was Jimmy D. and your second choice is Kelly Hook, and Jimmy D receives the least number of number one votes, then your second choice, Kelly Hook, would receive your vote in the next round,” Hayes said. “In the past years, including last year between Jim [Ceresnak] and Cornelius [Bascombe], it took several rounds of tabulation and the rankings were really what was able to pick the best candidates out of all the people who were voting.”

Elections employ instant-runoff system

leading a workshop, is help-ing the students to become enlightened that they possess one of these intrinsic leader-ship qualities,” Lucas said. “The conference is based on professionalism and network-ing with students, but also it’s about the leaders that we ad-mire possess so much more, they possess great communica-tion skills, they’re servant lead-ers. They also have emotional intelligence. Those are just a few things the workshops are touching on.”

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Words still have meaning

Everyday, our generation is becoming more inconsiderate of others. We live in a time where most people just do not care what they say and how it affects the others around them: saying whatever you want is “in.” Honestly, I could not be more disappointed in our generation.

Rape has become one of those words that we just throw around in conversation. Most people do not see the problem in this, but I do. The problem is that when we use a word like that in a slang sense, the real value of the word gets lost. More importantly, it can be upsetting to a person who has a real experience with the word to hear it used lightly. Many people try to justify their words by telling others to lighten up or have a sense of humor, that it’s just not a big deal.

This is the part that gets me the most. It absolutely IS a big deal when your words and actions negatively affect someone, especially if it’s a case like a rape survivor who hears someone use the word rape in some slang sense. Put yourself in their shoes. How would you feel?

We are all human, and we all have feelings. While we all have the right to say and do what we want, would it not be better to be kinder? I think

our society would be a lot better off if we all just stopped focusing on ourselves and thought about someone else every now and then.

Ramey Williamsjunior, biomedical engineering

Editor’s Note: The following letter is an addendum to today’s correction.

Treasurers share similar tasks

I would like to thank Rachel Port and Technician (in the article “UGSA chooses new executives,” March 30) for covering the UGSA elections and helping increase awareness of UGSA amongst graduate students. UGSA’s work is often more behind the scenes, like granting travel funds to students attending research conferences; so getting the word out about what we do is very important — especially with upcoming events like bringing Jorge Cham of PhD Comics to campus on April 13. Building lasting ties between UGSA and Technician is a primary objective of the newly elected UGSA administration.

However, especially in light of an editorial (“Corruption is Everywhere,” April 5, 2010), I need to correct a statement from the original article. In it, I supposedly made a comment relating to a “power to abuse” of other treasurers. I said nothing of the sort. Technician has confirmed the misattribution and issued a correction in Wednesday’s issue.

In the interview, I stated that many UGSA costs are either fixed or very predictable, so my role is ensuring spending is in line with the budget. If any additional needs arise, I will work with the budget committee to address any new funding proposals; other student treasurers have similar jobs. I have great respect for work of other student treasurers, and do not believe in any way that they are abusing their power. I hope this letter has clarified that

the reference to abuse was an accidental misquote and is not my opinion.

Zack KenzUGSA treasurer-electdoctoral student, applied mathematics

More than freedomAs Chad Rhoades suggests,

we are all not equal — each one of us has distinguishing characteristics. However, there are some qualities, such as happiness, that should be equal, or as close as possible. Rhoades would again suggest that a free person on the wrong end of the scale would see this inequality and be motivated to improve his or her happiness. Now we must truly realize what it means to be free, again as Hobbes put it, living in the absence of external impediments “which may take away part of a man’s power to do what he would.” A man can realize his unhappiness, but is he always really free to change that? Is poverty an external impediment? What disappoints me the most is the notion that without economic inequality or simply the differences between us, none of us would continue to push the possibilities. In other words, why try when we are all happy? This is a narrow view and doesn’t give any credit to human curiosity or wonder. It is essential to understand that none of us are truly free, for there are external impediments, namely the law, that forbid some of us from doing what we truly want to do. The government’s actual role in all of this is to bind us all to a social contract, limiting many of our freedoms, but making life and the pursuit of happiness much easier. Adam Keith senior, physics

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{ }OUR VIEW

N.C. State is well known in many areas. Textiles, engineering, design,

agriculture and a slew of other disciplines have elevated the University’s status and given credence to its land-grant mis-sion.

While its academics are top-notch, the campus’s aesthetics have often trailed, lacking the attention they need and de-serve.

For years, Hillsborough Street and much of the surrounding campus was — quite literally at times — a dump. Alumni from as little as 10 or 20 years ago recall how disgusting the area was, truly lending some legiti-mate claim to the thought that the campus was one of the least attractive in the country. The cacophony of brick and archi-

tecture from different eras cast the campus in an almost in-defensible air of construction gone wrong.

Even a casual glance around the Court of North Carolina or Brickyard shows several differ-ent architectural styles and a shocking lack of adherence to one of the University’s only ba-sic creeds — the brick.

Perhaps these elements, though they are quickly be-coming relics, have led many to call the University one of the ugliest in America — includ-ing a recent article by a College Humor-esque Web site, Cam-pus Squeeze, which ranked NCSU the seventh ugliest in

the nation.The appraisal by the site, and

others, is hardly something students haven’t heard or ob-served, but it truly doesn’t re-flect the reality anymore.

Increasingly, through projects such as the Hillsborough Street renovation, the collective vi-sion of the University physical master plan and the Centen-nial Campus expansion, the University is stripping its unsa-vory elements and bringing in a fresh atmosphere.

Main campus has been grad-ually improving for years and will only continue to get more attractive once a more cohesive vision is achieved through the

eventual demolition of Harrel-son Hall and campus-identify-ing entry elements on the main campus thoroughfares.

Once the ominous pollen dis-sipates and some of the con-struction clears up, this place will be looking pretty good.

The University will always struggle with the separation of its two main campuses and the railroad track through main campus; but it’s getting better. The University is cer-tainly above the bad rap it has received and will continue to improve through the next 10 years.

Perhaps, one day, it may even be a source of pride; it certainly should be.

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

of the Executive Editors.

It’s not as bad as it looksTHE FACTS:N.C. State is not traditionally known for its aesthetics and was recently honored with recognition as the seventh ugliest campus in the country by Campus Squeeze.

OUR OPINION:The campus is a little rough around the edges, but it is certainly not as bad as some seem inclined to make it out to be; it is almost becoming a source of pride.

How long will this go on?

Mack Garrison, senior in art and design

Vote iPad for world ruler

What product wil l Steve Jobs convince us we need next?

And given that, when will we all just vote the next device he

sells us to be-come supreme overlord of Earth?

First it was the iPod. It had us convinced that we must have a mas-sive supply of music on our person at all times, regard-

less of whether it was possible to actually listen to every song you could fit onto an 80 gi-gabyte music storage device before the battery ran out or some unfortunate event like your own death.

Then came the iPhone, which sought to combine two devic-es into one, giving people the power to listen to music, check their mai l, c a l l , t e x t , browse the intertubes, play Scrabble and f ind a restaurant on ONE DE-VICE. And t hat ’s ju s t scratching the surface. (Full disclosure: I am addicted to my iPhone. I become a small, lost child in-clined to just curl up into the fetal position in the corner of whatever room I occupy when I forget it at home.)

And now, we have the iPad. From what I gather, it is essen-tially a really big iPhone, which sadly almost has me sold. Only two things hold me back: a new laptop with a real keyboard and my lack of the financial means to purchase an iPad. And the thing is selling like crazy, with The New York Times reporting 300,000 iPads were sold on the FIRST DAY.

It is at this point that I have determined we should sim-ply elect the iPad to be the supreme overlord of Earth. Given its overwhelming ap-peal in a country as divided as America — the iPad has yet to be released to international markets — I am convinced the iPad can cure cancer, end inequality, stop terrorism and bring peace to the Middle East, nay the entire world! There’s an

app for that, you know.In fact, it is in our best inter-

est to elect the iPad as supreme ruler now, before we lose the ability to do so. I am convinced the next product Jobs comes out with will so completely destroy our ability to find fault with it that world domi-nation would be easy. We’d still be catatonic from having our minds blown by the iAwe-some’s incredible functionality and ease of use.

And may the heavens and all the divines forbid Apple from an alliance with Google. I am certain any such entity would so completely overwhelm our sensory abilities to be critical and concerned about their combined products that we’d essentially put ourselves into the funky slime pods from the Matrix and gladly surrender our body heat to power the Googapple’s mighty throne.

Hence, we have but two choices: act now and main-

tain some of our dignity, or eventually fall under the invisible yoke of the hege-mony of the Googapple’s might. I say the choice is simple: let’s just go ahead and vote the

iPad and Google to become the democratically elected rulers of the world, hopefully subject to some constraints on how much awesomeness their apps can give in a single dose so as to keep us from dying of pure amazement.

For those interested in ac-tion now, I encourage you to check your N.C. State e-mail accounts, courtesy of Google, join my Google Wave on the matter and download the new app I am in the process of cre-ating, available on iTunes for no charge.

And for the serious person out there, isn’t it kinda scary how some people might ac-tually buy this sort of idea?

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Research grants and student-made games push the boundaries of gaming

Stephen Behan Staff Writer

Lots of students like to play video games. Some like to make them. The College of Design (COD) and the College of Computer Science (CSC) have teamed up to help students cre-ate video games.

Timothy Buie, assistant pro-fessor of industrial design, teaches a studio class on 3D gaming development. “I teach a two-part series on the design, creation and visual aspects of games,” he said.

The computer science half of the course is taught by Michael Young, associate professor of computer science.

“They work on the mechan-ics of games,” Buie said. “They deal with the coding, engineer-ing, and artificial intelligence - what makes it fun.”

Students learn how to create three-dimensional characters and worlds as well as learn how

to make a video game. The fifth annual Game Development Showcase will be held on April 30 to display the student-made video games created this year.

Greg Hayter, a sophomore in industrial design, is in a different 3D modeling class. “It ’s pret t y cool,” he said. “ We l e a r n how to make 3D models, but I haven’t learned how to render yet.”

An impor-tant aspect of industrial design is 3D modeling, even if you’re not specializing in video games. “It’s pretty much what I have to learn,” Hayter said.

A research team Buie and Young are part of recently received a National Science Foundation grant to develop virtual crime scene investiga-tion technology. “It’s pretty exciting to me,” Buie said. “We’re pushing gaming into a new area.” The team is working

with state and local police on the project.

The $1.4 million grant is aimed at promoting greater col-laboration in the field of foren-sic science. They will work with 3D laser scanning technology to recreate crime scenes vir-

tually. The development of a dyed fi-ber database is also a key part of their research. The discov-ery of fibers at a cr ime scene can be ref lected in the v ir tua l crime scene

and help determine how the events played out.

Buie and Young are also co-directors of the N.C. State Digita l Gaming Research Center (DGRC). “DGRC is a conglomeration of faculty on campus looking at all aspects of gaming,” Buie said. The group includes faculty from the Col-leges of Education, Engineer-ing, Design, and Humanities

and Social Sciences. They re-search topics such as mobile gaming, human-computer in-teraction and learning through video games.

But school isn’t the only place in Raleigh to learn about and explore the world of gaming. The Triangle Game Confer-ence is taking place today and Thursday at the Raleigh Mar-riott City Center and Raleigh Convention Center, and is the leading East Coast event of its kind. It will host a variety of speakers from the fields of game development, marketing and engineering. N.C. State will have its own booth at the event.

Chris Hazard, doctoral stu-dent in computer science, will be a key speaker at the event. Hazard recently created a groundbreaking new game, Achron, which is getting at-tention from the U.S. Army as a potential tool for strat-egy building. The game allows players to travel back in time from the present to any point in the past and change past de-cisions.

Achron is a futuristic real

time strategy (RTS) game, much like StarCraft. The player commands his army, explores the map, and builds bases with the ultimate goal of defeating the opposing army. What makes Achron different is the ability to travel through time. The game is avail-able for purchase online at www.achrongame.com

Tiadra Simpson, a sopho-more in architecture, said she enjoys video games and is interested in the idea of a game that integrates time travel. “I play video games sometimes when I’m bored and going back in time sounds interesting,” she said. “It sounds like it could be a lot of fun.”

The world of video games continues to grow and the University is pushing those boundaries. With develop-ments like Achron and the University researchers’ new CSI technologies, the future of gaming appears decid-edly bright.

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Comic about a wimpy kid who decides to become a superhero is poised to become a major film phenomenon

Jordan Alsaqa Staff Writer

When a film adaptation of a comic book goes into pre-production only a few months after the first issue was released, it isn’t hard to imag-ine that there might be something to the book’s concept. Published only a month before the movie’s premiere, the first eight issues of “Kick-Ass” have been collected into a hardcover volume, and the characters and action within left a lot for the film to success-fully translate.

The world Mark Millar has created in “Kick-Ass” is one based out of the writer’s own childhood. As a teenager, Millar had the same desire to be a su-perhero as his young character, but never went through with it for the fear that he would be beaten to death in no time. Geeky protagonist Dave Lizewski is Millar’s attempt to live out his fantasy. But with the dream comes the real world to try and choke the life right out of him.

The graphic novel “Kick-Ass” fol-lows a rather simple plot. Dave, want-ing more excitement out of life, de-cides to don a modified swimsuit and become a superhero like in his favorite comics, despite his lack of superpow-ers.

On his first night of patrol, Dave is beaten within an inch of his life and sent to the intensive care unit.

Yeou Chiou, a junior in physics, finds the idea of real people fighting crime as hard to swallow as Millar himself did. “The closest thing to a superhero with no powers is Batman, and he’s rich. These kids wouldn’t be able to fight crime, they’d probably get killed,” Chiou said.

Herein lies the reason “Kick-Ass” stands out from the crowd. Just be-cause Dave (given the name Kick-Ass) dons a costume and works out a little does not mean he immediately becomes a one-man death machine. Even through the end of the book, Dave is consistently beaten, tortured, and humiliated.

Dave comes face-to-face with ruth-less thugs, adoring fans, and other new heroes inspired by his bravery. He travels down the bloody path to fame as the world’s first public super-hero. Unfortunately, fame also gains the attention of the local crime boss John Genovese and the underground crime fighters Hit-Girl and Big Daddy.

It would be unfair to reveal more of the plot, but Kick-Ass’ life only gets worse as the story proceeds.

However, what truly connects the reader to the main character is the excitement and wonder Dave experi-ences, even after numerous beatings. Whether comparing Big Daddy to the Punisher of the Marvel Universe or having fun on a team-up with Red Mist, one of the heroes he has in-spired, Dave’s joy epitomizes the idea of a dream come true.

Conversely, when he ends up in

the hospital or rushes into a burning building, he is appropriately scared. In this way, readers can feel connected to Kick-Ass in a way they cannot with Superman or Wolverine — he is still a human boy in over his head. This level of emotional connection is one rarely achieved so easily in superhero comics.

Protagonists aside, the supporting characters are just as strong as the hero. Dave’s school friends are little more than sounding boards to bounce jokes against, but they add a great deal to the book’s funnier scenes.

More impressive are the superheroes Kick-Ass meets after becoming fa-mous. Red Mist acts as a rival-turned-ally with whom Dave can have a fun time. Big Daddy, meanwhile, becomes an idol, someone Kick-Ass can learn to fight like.

The breakout character of the book as well as the trailers of the film, however, is Hit-Girl. Still a child yet well trained in the art of killing, the purple-haired heroine contributes the largest percentage of the story’s final body count.

Elizabeth Hyde, a freshman in ani-mal science, finds Hit-Girl’s perfor-mance throughout the book to be the most entertaining. “Even though she is a little girl, she has a strong person-ality and never seems to be afraid of anything. It’s easy to connect with her, despite the fact that she’s killing criminals,” Hyde said.

The evident love of popular culture that Dave has furthers the connections readers make with the characters. Jokes referencing “Heroes,” the Spi-der-Man film series and even “Nova” make it obvious that this is a comic fan’s comic, first and foremost. It’s all about a geeky kid living an otherwise normal life.

Complimenting Millar’s writing is the artwork of John Romita Jr. A mainstay of Marvel, Romita Jr. man-ages to capture the emotions Dave experiences effortlessly and makes the violence pop off the page equally well. “Kick-Ass” is a bloody book, no doubt, but the artwork adds a layer of beauty that makes each violent mo-ment a marvelous sight to see.

Altogether, the “Kick-Ass” graphic novel manages to pull readers in with a balanced mix of strong characters, smart dialogue, and beautiful art-work. With a critically and commer-cially successful comic series to follow, the film version of “Kick-Ass” has a great deal of hype to live up to.

Many students are excited by the film’s premise regardless of having read the series or not. Jonathan Ed-wards, a freshman in creative writing, feels the movie will speak to some-thing in most people.

“It’s a premise every comic book nerd has thought about at least once. Who hasn’t wanted to dress up in gar-ish clothes and fight for the cause of universal justice at some point?” Ed-wards said.

Already, the trailers show diversions from the source material. A larger amount of comedy seems to have been written in, as well as new scenes expanding on the histories of Hit-Girl and Big Daddy. Still, advanced reviews praise the film’s loyalty to the source material’s spirit.

Similar to the graphic novel, young actress Chloe Moretz has already gained notoriety for her portrayal of the violent and vulgar Hit-Girl and is likely to remain as much of a scene-stealer in the film as in the graphic novel. Aaron Johnson and Nicholas Cage also appear to be well cast.

Finally, Christopher Mintz-Plasse’s

casting as Red Mist gives the young actor a chance to escape from the shadow of his role as McLovin in the 2007 movie “Superbad.” His handling of the role will show if he is capable of depth not yet seen in his short career.

Fans of the series and action film buffs alike will soon be able to see if

the comic book series translates well to the silver screen. In the meantime, the graphic novel provides a quick and fun read that deserves a look before the movie’s premiere.

“Kick-Ass” is set for release April 16, 2010.

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Zakk WhiteAssistant Viewpoint Editor

Do you like hunky, dread locked actors battling comput-er-generated giant scorpions, giant sea monsters with beady eyes, and a snake-haired wom-an whose gaze can turn men to stone (no, it’s not Lady Gaga’s new look)? Do you enjoy un-necessary remakes of B-movies from the 1980s? Would you like to see Sam Worthington act with his legs this time? Are you able to turn your brain off for two hours? If you answered yes to the above questions, you may find enjoyment in the mindless fun of director Louis Leterrier’s “Clash of the Titans” starring Sam “Avatar” Worthington. “Clash of the Titans” is a retell-ing of the classic Greek myth of the half-man, half-god Per-seus. The film tells of man’s rebellion against the gods of Olympus and their attempts to punish man for his insolence and unbelief. Perseus, son of a human woman and Zeus (Liam “Taken” Neeson), seeks revenge against the god Hades (Ralph “Voldemort” Fiennes) for kill-ing his adopted family.

Perseus is eventually tasked with saving the city of Argos

from the wrath of Hades and his son, the sea-monster Krak-en. Lost yet? Do not be afraid, there is plenty of exposition to help you make sense of the plot which boils down to: man’s family dies, man goes on quest for X to defeat Y, man romances hot old lady. Oh, did I mention battles with monsters?

“Clash of the Titans” is an utterly average but fun thrill ride that will probably only be worth seeing on the big screen. Most of the fun comes from the sound design, like the sound of Medusa’s tail rattling slightly in the back of the theatre or the boom of the Kraken’s roar.

These touches are only ef-fective in a surround-sound theater. So if you are remotely interested in seeing this film, see it in theaters and in 2D – the movie was made as 2D movie but was later transferred into 3D, which is never a good sign. A movie like this lives or dies by three things: the monsters, the actors and the battles of the two. By those criteria, “Clash of the Titans” mildly succeeds, mainly as a spectacle.

As you may know, this “Clash” is a remake of a 1981 film starring Harry Hamlin and a Laurence “Paycheck” Olivier. Olivier, probably one of the greatest actors of all time, was clearly just collect-ing a paycheck for his role as Zeus, but part of the fun of the original comes from seeing

him in a B-movie. His heirs in this film, Liam

Neeson (Zeus) and Ralph Fi-ennes (Hades), are the weakest parts of the film. Their beards are clearly fake, and the effects associated with Hades are laughable.

Luckily, the rest of the ef-fects are reasonably good and remind me of the 1999 remake of “The Mummy.” The origi-nal “Clash” effects were by stop-motion master Ray Har-ryhausen and were very memo-rable for their original style and campy look.

The monsters in the new film look good and move smoothly but are quite generic. Only the Kraken really inspires any sort of fear, mainly due to its sheer size. The Medusa in the origi-nal film is quite scary and the new one doesn’t even compare, although the battle with her is well staged.

The acting in this film is quite average as well. Sam Worthing-ton, fresh off of “Avatar,” reads the cheesy lines he is given to the best of his abilities. He swings a magical sword with the best of them, although his

strangely modern haircut sticks out like a sore thumb in ancient Greece. Mads Mikkelsen is great fun as the sourpuss sol-dier Draco who assists Perseus on his quest to kill the Kraken.

The story is pure fantasy and at some points contradicts it-self. For example, a prophecy that is foretold by the movie turns out to be false and the movie never explains why. I can’t say more than that and not spoil the ending, which is easy to guess anyway.

Overall, I did enjoy the ex-perience of the film as more

of a ride than a good movie. Once you accept the rules of the film—Zeus is real, gravity doesn’t exist, and horses have wings—then you are in for an enjoyable adventure.

If fantasy isn’t your cup of tea, I would recommend skip-ping this and watching “Hot Tub Time Machine” instead. It’s a hot tub that is a time ma-chine, what’s fantastical about that? If you do venture out to see “Clash,” don’t forget to bring your low expectations.

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ment. The first three plays were a little shaky because that was my first time actually getting live contact since October, but after a while I got back into rhythm and settled down and played football.”

Just less than a year after a horrific car crash that nearly e n d e d h i s life, redshirt senior line-backer Nate Ir v ing saw his f irst ac-t ion s i nc e last summer in Saturday’s scrimmage. In his return, Irving made eight tackles, three and a half of them behind the line, and also recorded a sack and forced fumble.

“The first day of practice, it was more than I thought it would be,” Irving said. “I can’t even put it in words. If I said it felt good or that I was happy, that would be an understate-ment.”

The Pack’s defensive leader in 2008 when he made 84 tackles and intercepted four passes,was sorely missed last season when his team surrendered an aver-age of 31.2 points per game

without him. In addition to returning from injuries includ-ing a broken leg and punctured lung, Irving will be transition-ing from weak-side to middle linebacker next season.

“It was different from what I am used to, actually being in there and going full speed as opposed to practice, when you get breaks in between plays,” Irving said. “Being in a live scrimmage at middle lineback-er, it’s a different look, but I’m

enjoying it.”O’Brien

said his staff i s foc u s e d on helping Irving adjust to his new position this spring, and he emphasized patience and confidence that by the season opener in September his star line-

backer will be playing the way he was prior to his injury.

“We are trying to take care of him and make sure we do not over-work him,” O’Brien said. “It is just a question of managing him properly and we know that he will be much better in August than he will be even here in another week or so. Right now, what he is trying to do is learn the position. It’s a lot different than what he has played before because he’s got a lot more responsibility. When

he catches up physically, he will be able to perform at a high level.”

Irving said he expects to have regained his strength and speed by the time the Pack opens its season Sept. 4 against Western Carolina.

“I know I will be 100 per-cent by the time the season starts,” Irving said. “Right now I know I still have more to do, strength and speed to pick up, mental toughness and things like that to build up on. But I’m not too far off.”

Smith also said he was ex-cited for the season opener and that his time spent on the sideline due to injury in 2009 has increased his anticipation for the 2010 season.

“Being injured, you never want to sit on the sidelines and watch your teammates work hard every day when you know you can’t be out there helping them work hard and defeat opponents,” Smith said. “I’m very excit-ed about this season coming up. We are coming along very well in spring practice and we are striving to be-come one of the best teams in the ACC, we just have to come out here and keep working hard every day.”

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competition. Individuals may also qualify for finals if they are in the top three in any specific event.

“We hope to make it into fi-nals and place in the top three,” Ashlee Howze, a senior in bio-logical sciences, said. “The girls are coming to practice and I can tell they really want it.”

This season the club team has participated in one meet host-ed by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The three representatives for the Wolfpack took time out of their spring break to participate in the meet in preparation for the upcoming nationals meet. While the Pack was under-manned at this event due to the break, two gymnasts were able to place in the top seven on multiple events. But now back from the break, the Pack is ea-

ger to compete for the first time as a whole team this season.

“We are more organized this year with finding a new gym to workout in off campus,” Mc-Carthy said. “It is hard since seven of us haven’t competed at all this season, but our coach has helped us out a lot with technique.”

In last year’s national’s com-petition held in Atlanta, Ga., the Wolfpack placed second in its session behind James Madison University with a team score of 142.375, which was less than a point behind James Madison. The club team would seek to improve on their preliminary team totals as they got another shot at competing in the finals portion of the na-tionals meet. In finals, the Pack scored a 144.225, which was high enough to place fourth in the event, finishing ahead of James Madison. But the team expects a lot more competition this year.

“It was exciting being able to travel to Atlanta with my

team because the meets have become a lot more competitive due to varsity programs being dropped at other universities,” McCarthy said.

Club gymnastics at the Uni-versity is always looking for new members who want to be part of an organization that pursues a competitive team while maintaining the fun surrounding gymnastics. The club has been heavily involved in fundraising for the trip to Texas and was able to raise enough money to cover the majority of expenses needed to travel. In the future, current club members hope to expand through national meets and through additional member-ship in years to come.

“I want to see the club grow with new members,” Howze said. “I hope to motivate the girls who are currently on the team in continuing member-ship into next year.”

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even the nation, N.C. State fans are known for their un-dying affection for Wolfpack athletics, win or lose. Students pack the football bleachers and basketball seats no matter how

the record stands, so why can’t the students and fans pack a baseball stadium when it is playing well and give the team the type of home field advan-tage our basketball and football teams have?

Playing against the Pack in Raleigh should strike fear into opposing teams, and right now that is not the case with

baseball. So why not get out to the field, grab some sunflower seeds and yell, scream and cheer for the Pack?

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“I can’t even put

it in words. If I

said it felt good or

that I was happy,

that would be an

understatement”Nate Irving, redshirt senior

Tyler EverettDeputy Sports Editor

In last Saturday’s spring scrimmage, the Wolfpack saw the return of two de-fensive players who sat out a combined 17 games in 2009 with injuries. For both sophomore corner-back Rashard Smith and redshirt senior linebacker Nate Irving, the scrimmage marked a return to the foot-ball field after months spent recovering from injury. While those two players returned to action, red-shirt sophomore running back Brandon Barnes dislo-cated his ankle and will be out indefinitely, according to coach Tom O’Brien. And while Saturday was a step in the right direction for both Irving and Smith, O’Brien said they have work to do before returning to playing at the level he would like them to.

“Irving is not anywhere close to where he was,” O’Brien said. “In compari-son, he is ahead of where [former running back] Toney Baker was at a similar spot last year at this time.

He has got a long way to go, but certainly his being out there is a big help to the defense.”

On the other hand, O’Brien said he has been pleased with Smith’s physical progression, but still sees room for improve-ment for the sophomore corner from Dublin, Ga.

“Rashard [Smith] is healthy

enough, but he has a long way to go,” O’Brien said. “He has to play better than he did Satur-day, that is for sure. He has to step it up, and a lot of guys do.”

Smith, who started three games last year before a knee injury against Boston College ended his season, said his first couple plays back after his

injury were tough, but he quickly adjusted to the pace of the scrimmage.

“With my injury, I feel like I’m coming along pret-ty well,” Smith said. “I feel good, I feel no pain. There is always room for improve-

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Volleyball to host tournament SaturdayThe women’s volleyball team will host a three-game, round-robin tournament featuring East Carolina and UNC-Greensboro this Saturday, April 10. State will start the action against the Spartans at 9 a.m. and will close the tournament against the Pirates of ECU at 2:30 p.m. The event marks the first competition for new head coach Bryan Bunn who took over the program this past February.

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Two Pack golfers finish in top 5Junior Julie Saleeby and senior Cindel Gwyn finished second and fourth overall in the 2010 Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate. Both players were playing as individuals. Saleeby shot a 145 and Gwyn shot a 148 in the two day tournament.

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athletic schedule

TodayBaseBall v. Coppin stateDoak Field at Dail Park, 3 p.m.

ThursdayWomen’s traCk and Field at sea rayKnoxville, Tenn, All Day

men’s traCk and sea rayKnoxville, Tenn, All Day

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Injured defenders return to gridironFootball

peggy booNe/techNiciaN archive photoStruggling to make the tackle, redshirt freshman linebacker Nate Irving grabs a hold of Clemson running back C.J. Spiller. Irving sat out the 2009 season after sustaining injuries in a car accident.

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Club Gymnastics set to compete on national stageClub SportS

Team heads to Texas after earning fourth overall in last year’s nationals meet

Chadwick O’ConnellStaff Writer

The N.C. State club gym-nastics team will be travel-ing to San Marcos, Texas this weekend to compete in the National Association of Intercollegiate Gymnastics Clubs (NAIGC) Nationals competition on the campus of Texas State University. The NAIGC meet is the Wolfpack’s premiere com-petition during its spring season since it will take on over fifty collegiate gym-nastics clubs from across the nation. The Pack is looking to not only be com-petitive at the event, but also to share a common in-terest in the sport in which they compete in with other clubs. The nationals meet is a blend of competition be-tween universities as well as a social event for the club. After the finals have con-

cluded, the NAIGC hosts a ban-quet in which gymnasts from the various universities can meet each other and mingle.

“It is so funny because we are really competitive with UNC-Chapel Hill, but if they don’t make finals they will come cheer us on because it is all for fun,” Mallory McCarthy, a ju-nior in nutrition science, said.

The Wolfpack gymnastics club has practiced all year in preparation for this meet both on and off campus as they look to nail routines at the event. The Pack has a chance to make a run at qualifying for finals should its score rank high enough to move on. The Wolf-pack is scheduled to compete in the last session of preliminary competition on Saturday start-ing at 7 p.m. which will allow the club to observe other uni-versities performances before they take center stage that eve-ning. In order to qualify for fi-nals the Wolfpack would have to either have the highest team total in its specific session or be the second-highest scoring team out of eight in the entire JoSh laWSoN/techNiciaN archive photo

hannah Cheek, a recent graduate, performs a scale on the balance beam at gymnastics club practice april 20, 2008.

Butler vs. Michigan State (NCAA)

West Virginia vs. Duke (NCAA)

Dayton vs. Mississippi(NIT)

UNC vs. Rhode Island(NIT)

UNC vs. Dayton(NIT)

Duke vs. Butler(NCAA)

StandingsOverall Record

9th28-28

T-4th33-23

T-4th33-23

T-6th31-25

10th26-30

1st40-16

2nd37-19

3rd34-22

T-6th31-25

8th30-26

James WoodwardChancellor

debra MorganWRAL News Anchor

david McKnightHillsborough St. Fiddler

Russell WilsonPack Quarterback

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Jim ceresnakStudent Body President

Peggy BooneAgromeck Photo Editor

taylor BarbourDeputy Sports Editor

Kate shefteSports Editor

Jen hankinDeputy Sports Editor

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Pack the Doak, please

Coming off of its recent series win against the No. 1 ranked Virginia

Cavaliers, the State baseball team has surpassed all expecta-

tions so far this season. With a top-15 recruit-ing class com-ing in this past year, the base-ball program looked like it was headed in the right direc-tion, but need-ed a few years to fully devel-op. The team is

extremely young and carries a roster of 21 underclassmen and seemed destined for a sub-par season in the tough ACC.

However, currently the team is 18-10 on the season and 5-7 in the ACC and has recently given Wolfpack fans some-thing to cheer about in what is a down year in athletics. The team has gotten huge produc-tion from its senior leaders, Kyle Wilson, Dallas Poulk and Drew Poulk. But what has made this team exceed all expectations is the play it has gotten from the freshman and sophomores.

Sophomore third baseman Andrew Ciencin stepped into the everyday role and hasn’t missed a beat. Other countless freshman players have stepped up and made huge impacts for the team, making the transi-tion from high school baseball to college seem easy.

But as I walk into Doak Sta-dium, I never have to fret about being a bit late or whether or not I will be able to find a seat. I have yet to be at a game where the stadium was completely filled other than the 2008 Re-gionals, when the Pack took down South Carolina.

These players deserve student and fan support. For the stu-dents, the game is free to enter with just a student ID. And the best part is you don’t even have to worry about being patted down or walking through any type of metal detector. You can just walk right up, show your ID, and relax - catch some sun and cheer on a team that has actually shown the ability to win on a consistent basis.

Other ACC teams have stadi-ums packed full of students and fans alike, screaming yelling and talking trash to the oppos-ing team. If you don’t believe me, go watch a baseball game down in Clemson.

But why don’t we have that kind of atmosphere here? Around the conference and

TaylorBarbourDeputy Sports Editor

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did You KNoW?Junior men’s golfer Matt Hill has 10 career wins, the most in school history.

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SCHOOL CONFERENCE OVERALL

Gt 11-1 25-3

miami 10-2 20-7

Clem 9-3 20-8

Uva 8-4 23-6

FsU 7-5 21-6

vt 6-6 20-10

nCsU 5-7 18-10

UnC 4-8 20-10

BC 4-8 12-15

dUke 3-9 16-12

md 3-9 12-17

WF 2-10 9-21

Source: theacc.coM