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CHANCELLOR’S INSTALLATION:TUESDAYThe installation of William R. Woodson will begin at 10:30 a.m. today. The event will happen in Reynolds Coliseum where Woodson will take the oath of office.

Speakers:Gov. Bev Perdue, UNC President Erskine Bowles, UNC Board of Governors Chair Hannah Gage and N.C. State Board of Directors Chair Lawrence Davenport

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A day in the life of Chancellor WoodsonSeepage5.

Technician: How has your time been here so far?

Woodson: It’s gone fast. I’ve been here six months and I have spent a lot of the time getting to know the state of NC and the constituents of N.C. State, the students, the faculty, and the alumni. Been all over the state of NC, so it’s been fantastic.

T:Do you think the University’s investment in the 10% Campaign is important?

W:We’ve committed to the 10% Campaign for buying locally and we’re on board. It’s important for the state of N.C. to keep our farmers and to support local farming and to do it by purchasing. It just sends a statement that N.C is one of the most diverse agricultures in, frankly, the U.S. We have more opportunities to buy locally than many states. It sends a signal that the land grant that has supported ag-riculture for so long is one of the early ones to sign on.

T:How is the provost search going? Why is it taking so long?

W:The provost search is going very well and it is nearing the final stages of bringing the finalists to campus for interviews. In fact we are work-ing now to get the dates set up and we hope to get the interviews complete by Thanksgiving. It’s hasn’t taken long at all, from a national search perspec-tive. You don’t initiate a search like this that involves faculty and students when the faculty and students aren’t here and they’re largely not here dur-ing the summer. So it couldn’t begin in earnest until the beginning of the semester and it is the middle of Oc-tober now.

T:Have you seen any effects in Stu-dent Affairs after moving it under the provost?

W:No, I have not; only positive. We need to support students in their ef-fort to gain a strong education, and so it was quite unusual for us to not have Student Affairs embedded in the Academic Affairs.

T:What are your thoughts on Debbie Yow so far?

W:Debbie Yow has been a tremen-dous asset to this institution. She has a business ethic about her in terms of

organize athletics and how to elevate expectations. I think you are already seeing an impact. I don’t think Debbie would stand up and say I am respon-sible for the football team winning, but you have seen evidence of is a different level of energy, enthusiasm, marketing, Wolfpack Unlimited, and the notion that were are taking this up a notch. She is going a great job.

T:What does “Locally Responsive, Globally Engaged,” mean to you?

W:This is an institution that its reputation that its reputation is both local and global. That means that if you ask the industries in the triangle which university they look to for sup-port N.C. State is at the top of their list. In fact a recent survey in the triangle business journal of all the industries in the triangle said that N.C. State is the most important university to their success. That is locally respon-sive. Also locally responsive is what we do across all 100 counties in the state through extension and what we so to support manufacturing and other industrial pursuits through the industrial extension service. So that is locally responsive. But the fact is this university is globally engaged. Our students are graduating from here and are a part of a global economy. We have students from all over the world

we have students from 130 countries at N.C. State. So that is a globally en-gaged university. So it is very unusual to have a university that plays on both of those stages to the extent that N.C. State does. So that’s what that means.

T:What spurred you to want to de-velop the University’s Strategic Plan?

W:I want this institution to have a clear, shared vision for our future. I want everyone to understand where we are and where we’re going and the steps that it will take to get there and how to measure our progress to-wards those goals. A transparent open planning process that culminates into a clear document that everyone has had a chance to submit their input to and have a clear sense of where we are heading. Plans are often used in en-

vironments where the budgets are growing and that is clearly not the case at N.C. state and frankly not the

case for higher education in general, but a clear plan that identifies priori-ties is important when you are in a shrinking budget because you have to be critical about where you put your money and without a plan it is hard to make those decisions.

T:Why should students, faculty and staff give feedback?

W:This will become N.C. State’s plan. They can provide input, and we hope they will, and have a voice in the plan. But absent that input, we’ll have a plan.

Woodson: University needs ‘clear, shared vision’Technician Editor-in-Chief Amanda Wilkins sat down Oct. 19 with Chancellor Woodson to reflect on recent events affecting the University. The interview will air at 7 p.m. tonight WKNC’s Eye on the Triangle.

State Fair chicks killed for safety reasonsAll baby chickens displayed at the State Fair are euthanized to protect against the spread of disease.

Brooke WalligStaff Writer

Sunday marked the final day of the 143rd North Carolina State Fair. The stories of the gross, yet intriguing Krispy Kreme burgers and the ordeals of traffic surrounding the fair have been packed away until 2011.

What won’t return next year are the baby chickens.

Every year, the University’s Poultry Science Club provides an exhibit at the N.C. State Fair where visitors can hold baby chickens and learn more about them. These baby chickens are eutha-nized at the end of the fair.

However, Travis Birdsell, co-owner of Birdsell Livestock and a 2009 alum-nus, said this isn’t a matter of cruelty. It’s for the safety of everyone.

“These chicks aren’t like other chickens here,” Birdsell said. “With all of these people coming in and touching them, they could pick up something. We have these extreme bi-osecurity measures to ensure diseases, especially avian flu, aren’t spread.”

The chicks, which are provided by a University hatchery off Lake Wheel-er Road, are called “broiler chicks.” These chicks are bred specifically for their meat, not their eggs, and have high growth rates, something Birdsell said most people don’t realize.

“They look cute now, but they are going to grow up and be big birds,” said Birdsell. “The biggest thing to know is no one is equipped to handle these birds.”

According to Birdsell, the birds aren’t killed in a massive, bloody slaughter. Rather, an approved meth-od of euthanasia is used to make the process as humane as possible.

Birdsell said these baby chickens are the only “non-market” animals killed after the fair is complete. Other ani-mals such as dairy cattle, breeder ani-mals and most types of poultry return to their respective farms and will be brought back next year.

While Birdsell sold several breeds of other poultry at the fair, he said it sim-ply isn’t possible to sell these chicks to anyone.

“If we sold even one of these chicks to anyone and it developed a disease, every chicken within a 50-mile radius would have to be killed,” Birdsell said.

Birdsell said this kind of massive slaughter would impact everyone, es-

pecially in a state that produces about $800 million in poultry every year.

“If we had to do that, it would be a huge deal,” said Birdsell. “The price of meat would go down simply be-cause no one would eat any kind of poultry. Farmers would be put at risk because they wouldn’t be able to sell their animals. The U.S. would have ex-port restrictions placed on it by other countries. We can’t handle that at an economic time like this.”

Alycia McLamb, a freshman in agriculture education and an FFA state officer, said she thinks this is an unfortunate part of the fair, but the inclusion of these animals is an im-portant aspect of it.

“The fair is all about showcasing North Carolina agriculture,” McLamb said. “It’s unfortunate that this hap-pens, but many North Carolinians and their children would never see chickens if it weren’t for the fair. But it is necessary to euthanize the poultry to keep consumers safe.”

Birdsell said the general American

is often not exposed to livestock at all, and he said he believes exhibits at the fair are a great educational tool.

“We are the fourth generation removed from the farm,” Birdsell said. “This is really an educational process because a lot of these peo-ple have never been exposed to these animals. It’s really impor-tant to just have them out here so people can learn about the animals and where their food comes from.”

Birdsell said education is incred-ibly important, especially when it comes to issues such as the live-stock euthanasia, since these are often complex and multifaceted ideas and problems.

“Any time animals are killed, people get up in arms. But from what I’ve seen, the people who make the most fuss are those who aren’t educated about these things,” said Birdsell. “I know it is hard to understand, but this really is necessary.”

SARAH TUDOR/TECHNICIANOn Friday Oct. 15, Katie Toney, a junior in animal science, feeds chicks and baby ducks at the N.C. State Fair. State Fair workers kill the chicks and baby ducks at the end of the fair, because they have illness due to human interactions.

Parking to see changes for chancellor’s installationWith the chancellor’s installation Tuesday, parking at the Reynolds Coliseum area will see added congestion.

Sagar SaneStaff Writer

Parking in an already reduced num-ber of spots will be even more limited Tuesday because of the installation of Chancellor Randy Woodson.

NCSU Transportation will make changes to the parking area surround-ing Reynolds Coliseum, including the Coliseum Parking Deck and the Jeter Bays area.

Christine Klein, public communica-tion specialist at NCSU Transporta-tion, said the Jeter Bays area will not be available for student parking.

“The general public can park their vehicles in the Coliseum Parking Deck. Only ‘C’ permit holders will be allowed to park in the lower level pay-lot area, which can be accessed via Dunn Avenue or Cates Avenue. Jeter Bays will not be available for parking

to the students,” Klein said. Thirteen “C” parking spaces in the

Hillsborough Square Lot will also be available for the event.

“Although parking options are available, there will be lot of people in general. I encourage the faculty, staff and students to think ahead and make other arrangements to reach the event venue — either ride Wolfline, walk to the event or carpool,” Klein said.

According to Klein, Wolfline will run normally that day, although some traffic delays are expected.

“People should keep sufficient time in their hands to reach the event, as the Reynolds Coliseum area will be very congested with regular Univer-sity traffic as well as the event traffic,” Klein said.

Kim Paylor, transit manager of NCSU Transportation, said traffic assistants will be present at the venue.

“The most important thing stu-dents should know is the pay lot will be closed to the general public from 6 until 11 a.m. Traffic assistants will be

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Everyone’s a critic

Saul Austerlitz, a film critic and writer, discusses contemporary comedic movies with Dylan Cawthorne, a freshman in environmental engineering. Austerlitz spoke in Witherspoon Student Center on Monday as part of the University Scholar’s Program and elaborated on his newest book, “Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy.”

He showed clips from films such as “The Jazz Singer” and “Singing in the Rain,” as well as various silent films, to show the evolution of American comedies from silent to sound. Cawthorne, a member of Scholars, stayed after the program to find out more about Austerlitz’s opinions on actors like Will Ferrell and Adam Sandler. “I wanted to hear more about why he dislikes Sandler and likes Ferrell because they tend to play similar roles,” Cawthorne stated. “ Also, I thought the program was really neat,” he continued. “The movies he showed -- older movies -- aren’t really my kind of movies, but seeing the transition from silent films to those with sound was interesting.” Saul Austerlitz will be speaking again in the Witherspoon Campus Cinema today at 3 p.m.

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TuesdayTHE INSTALLATION OF CHANCELLOR W. RANDOLPH WOODSON10:30 a.m. to noonReynolds Coliseum

STRATEGIC TOWN HALL MEETING2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.Talley Student Center

WORD 2007 LEVEL 29 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.McKimmon Center

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION1 p.m. to 4 p.m.Talley Student Center, Green Room

RELAX AND BE AT YOUR BEST2 p.m. to 5 p.m.Room 3118, Talley Student Center

SAUL AUSTERLITZ: ANOTHER FINE MESS- GREAT AMERICAN COMEDIES AND THEIR SIGNIFICANCE3 p.m. to 4 p.m.Witherspoon Cinema

MOVIE: SNEAK PEAK DUE DATE7 p.m. to 9 p.m.Witherspoon Cinema

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UNION ACTIVITIES BOARD VACANCIESTalley Student Center

SOUTHERN ROOTS OF MID-CENTURY MODERNNoon to 8 p.m.Gregg Museum of Art and Design

POLICE BLOTTEROct 231:06 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOPDan Allen Drive/Thurman Drive Student was stopped for having too many people in vehicle. Investigation revealed seven of vehicle occupants were intoxicated and underage. Student were referred to the University for Underage Alcohol Possession. One student was also referred for Providing False Information.

12:26 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS VEHICLEColiseum Deck Report of suspicious vehicle.

Officers checked area but did not located vehicle.

7:52 A.M. | SPECIAL EVENTCarter-Finley Lots NCSU Police Department monitored lots during N.C. State Fair.

8:42 A.M. | FIRE ALARMDaniels Hall Units responded to alarm and were unable to reset. Electronics was notified and responded.

11:44 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST-ALCOHOLLeazar Hall Units responded to student in need of assistance. Transport was refused. Two intoxicated students

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2:28 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSONCarter-Finley Lots Report of intoxicated persons causing disturbance. Officers checked area but did not locate any problems.

7:49 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENTKamphoefner Hall Officers monitored College of Design Halloween Bash.

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The Office of Faculty Development is sponsor-ing a campaign to honor teachers who have made a difference. To thank a teacher, visit go.ncsu.edu/thankteacher to complete the form. A letter of rec-ognition from the Provost will include your remarks and this offer is not limit-ed, one can honor as many teachers as they wish. It is also possible to remain anonymous if preferred.

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Upcoming University Theatre Production

A Piece of My Heart, a play by Shirley Lauro will be presented in the Kenne-dy-McIlwee Studio Theatre in Thompson Hall, from Thursday to Sunday, and Nov. 3 to Nov. 7. Lauro will be joining the audience, cast and crew for the opening night reception on Thurs-day, and for a post-show discussion on Friday. Nov. 3 is Community Night, all tickets $10 and NCSU stu-dents $5.

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present to assist with park-ing and traffic control. Stu-dents should try and make other arrangements to get to the event,” Paylor said.

Paylor said Transporta-tion is also working to in-form the community ahead of the event.

“We are distributing fli-ers at all the related park-ing lots in the Coliseum area so that the students, staff and faculty are aware of the parking changes and can make arrangements to reach the event venue on the day of the event,” Pay-lor said.

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Faculty members are applauding the chancellor’s actions since taking office, but he’s still under the microscope with the provost search and looming budget cuts.

Chris BoucherDeputy News Editor

When you ask campus lead-ers about Chancellor Randy Woodson’s best qualities, one asset often ascends to the top: vision.

“I feel as if the chancellor is really trying to cast a vision for our University,” said Caroline Yopp, a senator in CALS and a sophomore in agriculture edu-cation. “He genuinely wants to improve upon the amazing ex-periences students already get here at N.C. State, and increase the value of our diplomas.”

Interim Provost Warwick Arden echoed Yopp’s senti-ments regarding Woodson’s forethought.

“I think Chancellor Wood-son has come in with a very clear vision about the future of the University, and has done an excellent job involving the community of N.C. State and the entire UNC System,” Arden said.

Since officially starting as chancellor in April, Woodson has hired an athletics direc-tor, initiated the University’s strategic planning process and been at the University’s helm as the UNC System raised tuition higher than ever.

Looking forward, the chan-cellor will face continuing bud-get issues, and his vision will be tested as he helps the University compose and implement a stra-tegic plan and hires a perma-nent academic provost.

Yow wows University brass, students

To many on campus, one of Woodson’s major accomplish-

ments was hiring athletics di-rector Debbie Yow; it’s a move Tom Stafford considers one of Woodson’s top feats so far.

“I’m a really big Debbie Yow fan. Her sister [Kay] was one of the most special people we’ve ever had at N.C. State,” said Stafford, vice chancellor of Student Affairs. “She’s got the athletics department revital-ized and reenergized. I have been very impressed by the job Debbie Yow has done since she’s been here.”

Student Body President Kelly Hook agreed that getting Yow on board was a top accomplish-ment. Also “the new Keystone Science Center on Centennial Campus and the FREEDM partnership are awesome achievements,” she said.

Stafford said the chancellor’s other highlights since taking office include initiating the provost search and getting the University’s strategic plan on track.

“The Chancellor initiated both the process to select the permanent provost and the process to start the strategic plan,” said Stafford. “Neither o n e i s completed yet, but I consider it important t h a t h e initiated processes for both of those.”

Committees digging into strategic planning

The committees are still formulating the University’s Strategic Plan, which Arden said should be completed in the spring. Woodson has been keenly interested in the plan since he stepped on campus, said Arden.

“The Chancellor came in and said ‘We really need this plan to move forward,’” said Arden. “But it has to be a plan that the University develops together;

not just some plan developed by the administration and dropped down.”

Since the plan is slated to serve as the University’s guide for the next five to 10 years, the University wants to be sure it gets input from “all involved stakeholders; faculty, staff, stu-dents and alumni have input so we can develop a shared plan for the University,” Arden said.

As part of the strategic plan-ning process, the Chancellor’s Installation Committee and Strategic Planning Committee are holding a Strategic Plan-ning Town Hall meeting today at 2:30 p.m. at Stewart Theatre.

“The event is planned as a lis-tening session: you provide the talk; Strategic Planning Task Force co—chairs and campus leaders will listen,” according to an event press release. “Your voice is absolutely critical as we consider the future of N.C. State.”

While getting the plan on paper is important, it’s just the beginning, said Stafford.

“Strategic planning is a lot more than just completing the

plan; we ne ed to begin to find ways to imple-ment the plan,” he sa id . “There have been

a lot of great plans written; if it just gets thrown up on a shelf somewhere, it will be a wasted effort.”

Top priorities : Provost search, budget

In the next few months, the strategic plan and the budget will continue to be important issues for the chancellor and the University at large, campus leaders say.

Perhaps the most pressing issue, however, is finding a permanent academic provost. The search is heating up as the

weather cools, as the commit-tee hopes to start interviewing finalists by the end of Decem-ber, Arden said. Since May 2009, Arden has served the University as interim provost since May 2009, when Larry Nielsen left the University.

While the provost search and strategic plan are the most im-mediate challenges, “the No.1 challenge we’re all going to face is what we think is going to be a difficult budget situation next year,” Stafford said.

Stafford expects that the University will have to absorb even more budget cuts in 2011, as will every school in the UNC System.

“The General Assembly may cut our budget anywhere from 5 to beyond 10 percent. Given the cuts we’ve already endured [during Woodson’s tenure], this will be his first and most difficult challenge,” said Staf-ford.

The chancellor will be look-ing to build the endowment in anticipation of budget con-cerns, Arden said.

Yopp said she hopes that Woodson can prevent the budget issue from affecting the quality of the University experience.

“I’m interested to see the plans that he has for improv-ing our University while simul-taneously keeping costs as low as possible,” she said.

“Also, if and when we do face increases in tuition and fees, what are the tangible things we will see as students? Will we feel as if [the increases] were worth it?,” Yopp asked.

Woodson approachable – and plays guitar

Despite the pressures of the job, those who have met per-sonally with the chancellor find him friendly and easygoing.

“Sometimes when a person

has a job at level of chancellor or president, they are difficult to approach. But Chancellor Woodson is a very warm, ap-proachable person,” said Ar-den. “He really cares for the community and the students.”

“The chancellor seems to be a pretty easygoing guy,” said Hook. During Shack—A—Thon, Woodson stopped in at WKNC’s Shack and played some guitar.

“He plays bluegrass,” Hook said.

Each time she’s met with the chancellor, Yopp said he’s “al-ways been extremely person-able. His friendly disposition makes it easy for students to feel as if they could walk up and have a conversation with him — and better yet — it seems as if he wants that to happen.”

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N.C. State is installing its 14th chancellor today, however most students will not be there. This is mostly because a major class period coincides with the ceremony, but many of those who do not have class probably won’t be stopping by either. While getting a new chancel-lor is great and having him of-ficially installed may bring a sense of fulfillment to his po-sition, the majority of the stu-dents at N.C. State don’t care.

We may have a world-class chancellor who really cares about the University, but we are concerned with more im-portant things, like classes. Few students would be willing to

give up a lecture from a profes-sor for a speech by an admin-istrator. Besides, it would hurt their productivity because they would have to make up their classes and homework another time.

The ceremony is also really late. The chancellor has been in office since April, yet the University has waited until October to see him officially installed. Students are already accustomed to him and cer-tainly consider this a waste of their time. They don’t need to

see him hold the While some may argue this

is a chance to unify the Uni-versity, football is probably the only thing that really unites students. They get to scream, act crazy and have a sense their university is better than an-other university, together as a whole, no matter their person-al feelings.

Ultimately, it is difficult for a population as large and diverse as N.C. State to come together to like one man. Chancellor Woodson is certainly a nice

man, but at the end of the day he is just another administra-tor. His job is not to be our friend, but to serve and pro-mote the University and make it the best it can be.

It is sad but true that the student body is generally apa-thetic. We could certainly care less about the “greatness of our fine University.” Being “a part of history” is not nearly as important as going to class or sleeping in after a long night of studying and hanging out with friends.

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responsibility of the editor-in-chief.

Installation not a big dealTHE FACTS: Chancellor Randy Woodson will be installed in Reynolds Coliseum at 10:30 a.m. today. Woodson is the 14th chancellor of the University. Woodson was previously the provost of Purdue University.

OUR OPINION:The majority of students do not care whether or not the chancellor is installed. It is not a relevant event to students. The ceremony will not have a big effect on their day or their feelings about the University.

Competition of higher education

Balancing my personal budget, while taking into consideration my

tuition, fees and living ex-penses, is a painful process most of the time, and this is probably the case for most

N.C . S t ate students as well. So when I read a cou-ple of articles on European higher educa-tion recently, I could not help but to have a twinge of jealousy at the relatively well-off situ-ation the stu-

dents in the European Union are in. An education is considered a right in the EU, so higher education is highly subsi-dized or practically free. From a student’s perspective, this arrangement has many advantages over the U.S.’s approach to education. They do not need to worry about where their next semesters tuition is coming from, nor do they have to spend a good part of their lives repaying student loans. This arrangement also re-sults in higher taxes for the taxpayer, and at a time of nationwide economic woe like the one the EU and the U.S. is in, it could lead to a cut in state funding for the universities. The EU is start-ing to realize the merits of the U.S. system. The situation in Britain right now is starting to make them ask the gradu-ates to pay for their education. Worldwide university rank-ings also show that universi-ties where education is highly subsidized fail to gain a top spot, despite having a great reputation in their own re-spective countries. Though access is provided to everyone in the U.S., higher education is treated as a ser-vice as opposed to a funda-mental right. Public universi-ties are still supported by their respective states, but a higher portion of a U.S. university’s budget comes from students. For example, at N.C. State for the year 2010 to 2011, 18 percent of the revenue budget comes from tuition and fees, while 42 percent comes from state appropriations. While this leads to lesser burden

on taxpayers and helps uni-versities survive times when public funds are scaled back, students have to pick up a good part of the growing tab for their own education. Financial aid is not available to everyone, and even if the student manages to graduate successfully with the help of loans, economic activity is slow as new graduates at-tempt to pay off their student loans. To help students pay for col-lege -- thus making the U.S. more stable and competitive -- more incentives should be given to financial institu-tions to provide interest-free or low-interest rate loans to students.

Tying the loans to success-ful completion of the degree would be an additional mo-tivation for students them-selves to not drop out. An interest rate structure based on the earnings of a new graduate would be a realistic means for financial organi-zations to still make money without placing too much burden on the new graduates.

Encouraging increased col-laboration with the industry in whichever fields possible could also help raise money for universities and the re-search departments in the U.S., thereby decreasing stu-dents’ financial burden and balance university and state budgets. Global competition is at an all-time high, and it is urgent that we realize education is our prime tool in remain-ing competitive in the global market. It is essential for any country aspiring to be a glob-al leaders to ensure that its future generations have the means to education. The U.S. should never second-guess their position to maintain educational dominance.

Send Theju your thoughts on global competiton in edu-cation to letters@technici-anonline.com.

ThejuJacobStaff columnist

BY MEGAN FARRELL

“Do you think it is important to officially install the new chancellor? Why or why not?”{ }IN YOUR

WORDS

“I think it’s important to document his loyalty to N.C. State.”

Afaf Seyamsophomore, fashion and textile management

“It’s a good idea because I know a lot of students on campus have no idea about political figureheads at the University. It gives the students a chance to interact with him.”

Brendan Lukasiksophmore, mechanical engineering

“I am so indifferent. It’s a position that has authority, but I think he has less authority than other people on campus.”

Maggie Briggsfreshman, international studies

“Yes, the whole school gets to know him better.”

Caelia Parksophomore, biological sciences

“I don’t think it’s necessary. I can see that it is a tradition, but, as long as he does his job, I don’t see reason for it to be an extravagent process.”

Ahmed Amersophomore, arts applications

“Yeah, because you get to see him. It makes it more official. It makes him more than just a name and face.”

Kellan Osburnesenior, civil engineeringr

“I guess it is, if he’s going to be representative of the school. He’s an ‘official’ representative of N.C. State, so he should be ‘officially’ installed.”

Amanda Eadsjunior, English

“I haven’t developed an opinion on that yet.”

Cyril Verfreshman, human biology

Gravity causes leaks. The United States has leaks, but gravity doesn’t lie.

Brian Schultz, sophomore in environmental design

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A day in the life of Chancellor WoodsonTechnician’s Zachary Diezel spent an afternoon with the chancellor Oct. 19 to learn more about what a chancellor does and what a typical day is like.

Zachary DiezelStaff Writer

Although his official installa-tion is not until Tuesday, Wil-liam R. “Randy” Woodson has been at work for the past several months as chancellor of the University.

The chancellor’s schedule can vary greatly, depending on special events or travel. Mornings consist of briefings and reports from members of the executive staff. Other pos-sible events include meetings or attending functions such as a faculty breakfast.

That day, a small group of students met with the chan-cellor in his office for lunch at noon.

“There is something special about having a small group of students in my office [for lunch,]” Woodson said. Ac-cording to Woodson, these lunches give him an oppor-tunity to hear directly from students.

Topics ranged from the stu-dents’ personal histories and thoughts on campus to what improvements should be made to the University.

“I liked to have the opportu-nity to talk to someone who is really in the highest position at the University,” Brandon Long, a senior in computer engineering, said. “Just to get his thoughts on things and how things are changing, what struggles there are and what we can do to help out as well.”

Krystal Smith, a sophomore

in psychology, said the chancel-lor exceeded her expectations.

“It was really wonderful to be able to just really put a face to the name of the chancellor… and to see that he really is inter-ested in the students and what we have to say and what we’re about,” said Smith. “He was more laid back than I imag-ined, and was just easy to talk to and more open and commu-nicative than I expected.”

According to Stephanie Parker, assistant to the chan-cellor for communications, the student response to the chan-cellor’s lunches has been very strong.

After lunch, Woodson had a private meeting and then attended the monthly meet-ing of the Faculty Senate. The main topic of his remarks was

the financial future of the Uni-versity.

The University is facing cuts in the amount it receives from the state government and is consequently looking for ways to increase revenue. Chief among the fundraising goals is the chancellor’s “silent cam-paign,” which is under way in the form of private, one-on-one meetings between the chancel-lor and potential donors. The University will launch a formal campaign tentatively in the 2010 timeframe with a target of $1.5 billion.

“We are one of the most af-fordable institutions in higher education,” Woodson said. “The big problem in higher education is that costs have increased faster than inflation.”

After his remarks, Woodson

took some questions from the faculty. Professors and lectur-ers were just as concerned as students over the current bud-get situation, which he said required a tuition increase of $900 for the academic year.

After the Faculty Senate meeting in D.H. Hill Library, the chancellor walked to With-erspoon Student Center for an interview with Technician’s ed-itor-in-chief, Amanda Wilkins.

According to Woodson, walking is his preferred mode of campus transportation. He said it is a good thing for the chancellor to be “on the ground.” Woodson is new to campus and still getting ac-quainted with the layout — something any freshman can relate to.

When passing through the

Free Expression Tunnel, Wood-son stopped to look at the mu-ral dedicated to Marvin Male-cha, the dean of the College of Design.

“It’s a great tribute to the dean,” said Woodson. “No one has ever painted a mural of me before.”

Woodson then arrived at Witherspoon for the interview, which aired Monday on 88.1 FM WKNC.

The chancellor’s evening was spent entertaining guests at his residence. The chancellor’s typical evening involves meet-ings, entertaining guests at the residence, or a combination of the two.

“He is a very active chancel-lor,” Parker said.

ALEX SANCHEZ/TECHNICIANChancellor Randy Woodson speaks with junior in history Alex Williamson and senior in biochemistry Trey Mullikin at Lunch with the Chancellor Oct. 19. Five students were selected to eat lunch with Woodson in his office and discuss University issues. The group discussed topics including building renovations, classes, state funding and the recent tuition increase.

SCHEDULE FOR OCT. 19, 2010

Morning:Reports from executive

staff

12:00 p.m.:Lunch with students at the chancellor’s office

1:15 p.m.: Private meeting with

potential donor

3:00 to 4:15 p.m.:Faculty Senate Meeting

at D.H. Hill Library

4:15 to 4:30 p.m.: Walk to Witherspoon

Student Center

4:30 to 5:00 p.m.: Interview with

Technician’s editor-in chief, Amanda Wilkins,

at WKNC radio

Evening: Entertaining guests at chancellor’s residence

A DAY IN THE LIFE

Every morning, Chancellor Woodson receives reports from several of his executive staff. There are sometimes morning meetings with staff, alumni or potential donors.

The chancellor held a “lunch with the chancellor” event in his of f ice last Tuesday, Oct. 19. A small group of students were given the oppor tunit y to join the chancellor in an informal, small-group setting to discuss what they thought of the University.

Woodson then met in private with a potential donor and delivered some remarks at the monthly meeting of the Faculty Senate.

After a short walk through the Free Expression Tunnel, Technician Editor-in-Chief Amanda Wilkins interviewed Woodson, which will be broadcast by WKNC today.

The chancellor’s evening was spent entertaining visitors at his personal residence.

RENOVATION AND CONSTRUCTION

PROJECTS• Harrelson Hall, the new Campus Bookstore

• Talley renovations

• New chancellor’s residence

DUTIES OF CHANCELLOR

• Improving the value of an NCSU degree

• Listening to concerns from students, faculty and staff

• Improving/defending the reputation of NCSU

FUNDING• Growing University’s endowment

• Keeping tuition low while adequately funding

staff and projects

• Fundraising

ON THE MIND

FINANCIAL: Out of the many things the chancellor must keep in

mind, chief among these for Chancellor Woodson are financial concerns. Growing the endowment

is the “single highest priority,” Woodson said. The University’s endowment — money invested to yield an annual return — is currently $350 million. Most

large universities have $2 to $3 billion, which provides a larger supply of stable revenue. The chancellor is

currently meeting with multiple potential donors on a nearly daily basis to acquire this funding.

RENOVATIONS: The upcoming renovations

to Talley Student Center and the Campus Bookstore are among the renovation and construction projects Woodson is focusing on.

Harrelson Hall is “not long of this world,” according to Woodson, as the new bookstore will be at

Harrelson’s current location. Another project is the privately-funded construction of a new chancellor’s

residence.

DUTIES: “I see my main goal as to improve the value of your NCSU degree,” Woodson told students during lunch. Woodson said he hopes to continue to be able to host lunches with students, as they allow him to hear directly from students.

The chancellor said he has also been making a strong effort to keep a finger on the pulse of the faculty, listening to their concerns

as well.

FACTS ABOUT CHANCELLOR WOODSON• B.S. in horticulture

from the University of Arkansas

• M.S., Ph.D. in horticulture and plant physiology from Cornell University

• Assistant professor of horticulture, Louisiana State University

• Associate dean of agriculture at Purdue University

• Provost at Purdue• His research has been

published in more than 100 journal articles and book chapters

SOURCE: CHANCELLOR’S OFFICE

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Being the most experienced of the bunch entails more than being a savvy veteran on the field. Vermiglio recently took another big step toward adult-hood off the field, as he recently got engaged with his girlfriend. Though the exact date has not been officially set, the senior said he is already looking for-ward to it.

“My girlfriend is doing most of the wedding planning and I am just kind of helping her out,” Vermiglio said. “But it is getting pretty crazy. We are go-ing to have a pretty big wedding and it is going to be fun.”

But Vermiglio isn’t fretting about his future, whether it will mean working or playing in the NFL.

“I am not really worried about that at this point,” Ver-miglio said. “I feel like if we take care of what we need to do the rest will take care of itself. If it happens, it happens.”

If everything works out next April in the draft, there is a possibility Vermiglio could find himself blocking for his former high school teammate, roommate and current Phila-delphia Eagles running back, LeSean McCoy.

“I played with him at Mil-ford. He was my roommate and an incredible player,” Vermi-glio said. “He is one of the best running backs that I have seen play. He just moves side to side so unbelievably fast and makes so many people miss. I knew he was going to be in the NFL one day, it was just a matter of when.”

VERMIGLIOcontinued from page 8

would really stand out on TV,” Alston said. “We get funding for each of our Thursday night games from the ACC. For this game, we wanted to do more of a giveaway for the students. We felt that just doing all red or all white t-shirts wouldn’t really stand out on TV. We felt alter-nating sections of the school colors would get attention and

have the people on TV talk-ing about it. The ACC really jumped on board with helping us promote the tradition of the school.”

The T-shirts were designed by Mack Garrison, a senior in art and design and the head graphic designer for student government. Garrison, who also designed T-shirts sold to raise funds for the Coaches Corner – Kay Yow Memorial, said the shirt design was final-ized after a month-long process

of designing the shirts that in-cluded several revisions.

“Scale-wise, this is the biggest design I have ever had,” Gar-rison said. “As far as exposure, this is huge. I love State football so much and I have been a huge Pack fan forever so for me to get involved with athletics and do a killer design students might like, I was really into it.”

Garrison said his goal was to create an original shirt more vi-sually appealing than the ones given away in recent years.

“The whole thing is they al-ways give out these crappy little shirts that say, ‘Beat Carolina’ or ‘Beat Florida State,’” Gar-rison said. “I wanted to do something different and give students t-shirts they might actually want to take home. In-stead of making one like those given away for the 2009 season opener against South Carolina, I thought it would be cool to go down a Superman type of route with the ‘Block S’ design.”

Alston said the effort’s ulti-

mate success will depend on students for one important final step.

“The biggest thing for this to work is going to be for students to actually wear them,” Alston said.

T-SHIRTcontinued from page 1

another step ahead.” In his 10th season at State,

Hans Olsen knows what he wants out of each of his squads, and this season will be no dif-ferent. The winningest coach in Wolfpack women’s tennis history made it clear he ex-pects his team to make im-provements when it heads to Winston-Salem next weekend.

“What we’re trying to im-prove upon is to have more of a fight,” Olson said. “We’ve had some really good tournaments this fall and this one I feel like we left some competing on the court in games where my team just needed to fight harder.”

Although Nagaraj and Bham-bri have gotten off to strong starts to the season with an A doubles victory at the UVA Invitational and a strong show-ing in California, Olsen said he wants to continue to push the duo and their teammates to-ward even better results.

“To be honest, I think they could be better,” Olsen said. “They had some good wins where they had to fight hard in some tough situations, but

I really think they can perform at a higher level.”

With the team’s two fall lead-ers poised for spring play, Ol-sen said he has no doubts about the potential of his squad.

“I believe in this team,” Ol-sen said. “They’re definitely capable of putting themselves in the hunt for the ACC Cham-pionship and that’s exciting.”

The Wake Forest Invitational will begin Friday, Nov. 5 and conclude Sunday, Nov. 7 in Winston-Salem.

JONATHAN VOGEL/TECHNICIANSophomore Sandhya Nagaraj returns a ball during doubles play against Florida State Saturday, April 3. Nagaraj along with her partner Daria Petrovic lost doubles play 8-2. N.C. State lost overall 7 - 0.

TENNIScontinued from page 8

COUNTDOWN• 25 days until the football team takes on UNC-Chapel

Hill

INSIDE• Page 7: a continuation of the Jake

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Men’s soccer to battle MidshipmenCoach George Tarantini and the men’s soccer team will host the Midshipmen Tuesday night at Dail Soccer Field at 7 p.m. State enters the contest at 6-6-2, while Navy brings a 7-3-3 record to Raleigh. The showdown with Navy will be an opportunity for the Wolfpack to continue its dominance of non-conference home games. In five such games, the Pack has outscored opponents 17-5 and is undefeated. Overall, State has won only two of its last five, with a pair of ties coming against conference rivals Duke and Wake Forest. The players had the weekend off after knocking off Coastal Carolina 3-1 in their last action. The Pack’s offense has been its strength through its first 14 games, as the team is second in the conference with 2 goals per game and is also second in the league with 6.07 points per game. Goals have come from 10 different players and five of those goal-scorers have found the net three or more times.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Wilson absent from Davey semifinalist listThe 2010 Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award released its list of 16 semifinalists Monday. One name not on the list is Russell Wilson, the Pack’s star junior quarterback. Wilson started off red-hot before struggling at times against Virginia Tech and ECU, with costly interceptions in both of his team’s first two losses. Wilson has thrown for 2,124 yards, good enough for ninth in the nation. Only seven quarterbacks have thrown for more touchdowns than Wilson, who has tossed 18 scoring strikes.

SOURCE: DAVEY O’BRIEN FOUNDATION

Taylor BarbourDeputy Sports Editor

During football coach Tom O’Brien’s time at Boston College, one of the Gold-en Eagles’ staples was a huge, power-ful offensive line. Upon taking over at N.C. State in 2007, O’Brien brought that mentality to State, and it started with bringing current senior left tackle Jake Vermiglio with him.

The tackle from Rochester, Mich. had planned on attending Boston College to play under O’Brien, but after he took the State job, Vermiglio decided to fol-low his coach down south and come to Raleigh.

“I was one of the two players who were recruited by coach O’Brien,” Vermiglio said. “I was at Milford Academy when he was at BC and they were talking to me there. And once he came down here, State offered me a scholarship. That’s when I took my visit and I came down here and loved it.”

But it was not the warmer weather in Raleigh than in Boston that changed Vermi-glio’s decision. It was the chance to play un-der a group of coaches who had a proven track record of getting of-fensive linemen into the NFL. During O’Brien’s tenure at BC, he coached of-fensive linemen like Jeremy Trueblood, now with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and offensive guard Chris Snee, a Super Bowl winner with the New York Giants.

“I liked everything coach O’Brien was doing there and thought he would do the same here and it looks like he is on pace to do it,” Vermiglio said. “I just wanted to be somewhere that I could maximize myself as a player and I thought these coaches gave me the best option. We are big, but it is a lot

of coaching.”Since arriving at State, Vermiglio

has not disappointed, as he has been an integral part of the Pack’s offensive line throughout his career, starting in his freshman year, when The Sporting News named him an honorable mention freshman All-American.

Three and a half years later, Vermi-glio has started 25 games for the Pack. This season, the offensive tackle’s re-sponsibility includes much more than protecting quarterback Russell Wilson’s blindside. The 22-year-old is the oldest player and the only upper classman on the starting offensive line.

“It is tough because they are all young-er. I am about to turn 23 next month and the next oldest starter that is closet to me is 20 years old,” Vermiglio said. “I am a few years older than everyone so I have to be a leader and help every-

one. I tell them what to expect coming into the games because the speed is obviously a lot different than anything you have ever seen.

“Once you get into a game its moves a thousand miles per hour. It is just so much faster because you have to think on the run and that just

makes it much tougher.”Through seven games, 10 different of-

fensive linemen have played at least one snap per week. This rate of substitution is unusual considering the offensive line is usually the only group of players that does not rotate throughout the game. But Vermiglio said the group’s chem-istry allows it to use frequent substitu-tions and remain cohesive.

“We are the closet group on the team. If one of us is doing something, a text message will find its way to someone and we will all eventually meet up,

whether it going to see a movie or going to eat,” Vermiglio said. “It’s a difference between the last couple of years because we had different groups of guys hanging out, but this year we just are all together. Even the young guys like Rob [Crisp] and Tyson [Chandler] hang out with us and that is usually not the case.”

O’Brien noticed Vermiglio’s leader-ship along the offensive line as well, noting the versatility and calming in-

fluence his senior provides his younger counterparts on the O-line.

“Certainly he is the most senior member up front. He has made a lot of personal strides in his game, starting at guard and moving to tackle,” O’Brien said. “You need someone with that type of experience with all those young kids up front. He is a calming factor in the

Athletics plans checkerboard effect in student section for FSU gameFree red and white t-shirts to be distributed for Thursday night’s Atlantic Division showdown with Seminoles

Tyler EverettSports Editor

The Athletics Department has teamed up with the ACC in an effort to make the Wolf-pack’s student sections of Carter-Finely stand out during the football team’s nationally televised game against Flor-ida State Thursday evening. Weather permitting, more than 9,000 free shirts will be waiting

in each seat in the student sec-tion when fans begin filling the stadium prior to kickoff. If rain or otherwise inclement weather appears likely, the Athletics De-partment will instead have the shirts handed out as students enter the gates to each section. The goal is to create a unique checkerboard effect, with stu-dent sections alternating be-tween students wearing red and white shirts, Chris Alston, Assistant Athletics Director for Marketing/Promotions, said.

“We have been approached about doing white-outs and black-outs, and other things like that throughout the course of the season,” Alston said. “Our thought was that a lot

of schools have already been doing that. We wanted to try to do something unique and this is a way that we can show-case that red and white are our colors in front of a great national audience. We want that red and white checkered effect throughout both end zones for us.”

Alston said the idea was first discussed during the summer and was helped along with funding from the ACC.

“In talking with students over the course of the sum-mer, they wanted to do something for this game that

We’reAND WHITE

NC STATE

the RED

NC STATE

GRAPHIC COURTESY OF MACK GARRISON/TECHNICIANThe t-shirts all 9,000 students at Thursday night’s football game will receive upon entering Carter-Finley. The Athletics Department is hoping to have alternating student sections wearing the shirts.

Nagaraj, Pack preparing for Spring successWake Forest Invitational will conclude busy Fall

Sean FairholmStaff Writer

N.C. State picked up five doubles victories on Thurs-day and two of its singles contestants later reached the quarterfinals held Sunday at the ITA Regional Indoors in Chapel Hill. The competition was the Wolfpack’s fourth of the fall after it participated in the UVA Invitational, ITA All-American, and USTA Na-tional Tennis Center Invita-tional.

One player who made it through to the sing les quarterfinals before fa l l-ing to Zoe DeBruycker of UNC was junior Sand-hya Nagaraj. Nagaraj ad-vanced to the quarterfinals by defeating Andressa Gar-cia of Winthrop 6-0, 6-1 and Nelly Ciolkowski of Clemson 6-1, 6-1. She said fatigue was not a factor over the weekend, even after she had competed across the country in a Pacific Palisades, CA tournament earlier in the month.

“We played for about seven

days in California and we had about three or four days to get back,” Nagaraj said. “We had enough time to rest and move on”.

Senior Sanaa Bhambri also advanced to quarterfinal ac-tion, but fell Sunday to Duke’s fifth-seed Nadine Fahoum.

Nagaraj hasn’t been the only one on her team with a hectic travel schedule. Additional tournaments in Charlottes-ville, Va. and New York have made for a chaotic and chal-lenging beginning to the sea-son. Although competition in-cluding conference foes Duke,

Wake Forest and U NC provided difficulties for State this weekend, Nagaraj said the team is determined to improve and com-pete for the ACC Cham-pionship.

“A l l we have to do is put a few matches together when we’re playing the team events,” Nagaraj said. “All of us had a pretty decent tournament, and at the next tournament at Wake Forest, it should be a goal for us to take

Seasoned tackle anchors O-line

“All we have to

do is put a few

matches together

when we’re

playing the team

events.”junior Sandhya Nagaraj

“I am a few

years older than

everyone so I have

to be a leader and

help out.”senior left tackle Jake Vermiglio

JAKE VERMIGLIO PROVIDING LEADERSHIP FOR YOUNGER FELLOW LINEMEN

BRENT KITCHEN/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTOSenior offensive lineman Jake Vermiglio practices blocking during a summer practice Monday, August 16.

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School W L T

North Carolina 6 0 1

Maryland 5 1 1

Wake Forest 3 2 1

Virginia 2 2 2

Boston College 1 1 4

Duke 1 3 2

Clemson 1 3 2

Virginia Tech 1 4 1

N.C State 0 4 2

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COMING SOONWednesday: a feature on women’s cross country runner Andie CozarelliThursday:a preview of the football team’s nationally televised Atlantic Division showdown with Florida State

TodayMEN’S SOCCER VS. NAVYDail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

ThursdayFOOTBALL VS. FLORIDA STATECarter-Finley Stadium, 7:30 p.m.

WOMEN’S SOCCER @ VIRGINIACharlottesville, Va., 7 p.m.

FridayMEN’S SOCCER @ CLEMSONClemson, S.C., 2 p.m.

CROSS COUNTRY @ ACC CHAMPIONSHIPSBoston, Mass., TBA

RIFLE @ OHIO STATE/KENTUCKY Lexington, Ky., TBA