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Despite clarification of pet banning regulation, people continue to take pets out to eat

Joanna BanegasStaff Writer

Wake County residents won’t be able to take their dogs to outdoor-dining areas after state food safety officials in North Carolina clarify a state regulation banning pets from restaurants. Enforcement of the regulation is expected to begin in 2011.

The News and Observer reported Larry Mi-chael, the head of the food protection branch of the state Department of Environment and natural resources, said the “state has always maintained the pets are not allowed indoor or outdoor-dining areas.”

If the restaurants are caught with having ani-mals, not including police dogs and service ani-mals for the disabled, the business could lose two points off its sanitation score.

Ashley Mukoyam, one of the managers at 101 Lounge and Café located in Downtown Raleigh, said the café is pet friendly and fully supports consumers with pets.

“We have doggie treats when customers’ pets come in,” Mukoyam said. “People like to sit on the patio to drink beer and sit with their dogs. It’s like we have a little community for the costumers and their dogs.”

Mukoyam said the café isn’t worried about the health inspectors and won’t go by their policy.

“Until the state health inspectors come in and threaten us to get rid of our pet friendly policy, we are still going to serve consumers and their pets,” She said.

She also believes that the dogs outside do not have an effect on the cafes sanitation.

“We don’t let them sit on the tables or chairs,” Mukoyam said. “There’s no difference between a dog sitting beside a table versus a dog walking down the sidewalk.”

Mukoyam said people are more cautious since the state started to have restrictions on pets in dining areas, but people are still calling and ask-ing if they are pet friendly. Our answer is always yes – what’s next? You can’t walk your dog down a sidewalk?”

Cheryl Cardinal, the owner of The Barkery , a

dog and cat boutique in downtown Raleigh said since the state started to have restrictions on pets, she has seen less activity in the downtown area for the last couple of weeks.

“It makes no sense,” Cardinal said. “People are now openly saying that dogs are not supposed to be out in the patios. I will never go back to a restaurant where they do not let my dog sit outside with me.”

Cardinal said most people will not take their dog out in public if the dog isn’t socialized.

“People are not going to let their pets urinate underneath the restaurants table,” Cardinal said. “Your dog is kept as well as you are.”

Victoria Niemeyer, a senior in sociology, said she has taken her four-year-old terrier to plen-

ty of restaurants in downtown and feels like her dog is cleaner than most people.

“In other countries and states, the government isn’t so strict about having pets in restaurants,” Niemeyer said. “When I was in Europe, people

had dogs everywhere. They were on the tables, chairs and stools.”

She also said she can’t believe the state inspec-

Search committee is accepting names and collecting information on potential candidates

Amber KenneyDeputy News Editor

The chancellor search is still work-ing toward the goal of finding one person who unifies the ideals and

thoughts of campus, but is progress-ing well, said Bob Jordan, the search committee chair.

The most progression is coming from Jerry Baker of Baker and Asso-ciates L.L.C., the executive firm the University selected to help facilitate the chancellor search, Jordan said.

Baker’s job within the search is to handle everything from advertising the position, to collecting information

about potential candidates. Jordan said Baker has launched many advertisements for the position that are set to print in the coming days. Publications, including Di-verse Issues, Hispanic Outlook and Women in Higher Education, will all feature a description of the po-sition printed by Oct. 15, and web

Study abroad director says University hasn’t seen drops in applicants, ASB still has more applicants than slots

Jessica NevilleStaff Writer

The Alternative Break Program had more applications than spots for both the fall and spring trips this year, but interest in the programs has decreased as there are nearly 100 fewer appli-cants this year.

Last year there were 333 applicants for ASB trips, which decreased to 252 ap-plicants for 209 spots this year, according to Adam Culley, as-sistant director of the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service.

“I honestly don’t know what caused the decrease in ap-plicants,” Culley said. “It could be the economy, or the early deadline. But the interest is still there and we still have a wait list for applicants.”

C.J. Barnes, the community service

coordinator for CSLEPS, is on the planning committee for an Alterna-tive Fall Break trip scheduled to go to Washington, D.C. from Oct. 8th

to 11th.“This was the first

year that we had more applications than spots for the fall break trip,” said Barnes. “This could partly be because it is the second year we have gone to D.C. and word-of-mouth has spread interest. But students also have more of a de-sire to serve in bad

economictimes.” Jennifer Leaf, a junior in chemical

Ryann Pasquale/TechnicianDoug Christian and his half Chow half German Shepard mix, Annie, walk around Cameron Village on Monday. When asked about the dog ban, the SPCA member said, “It’s crazy, they are dog haters.” The ban should be issued sometime in 2011.

What’s the policy?15A NCAC 18A .2633 (g) states:Except as specified below, live animals shall not be allowed in a food preparation or storage area. Live animals shall be allowed in the following situations if their presence will not result in the contamination of food, clean equipment, utensils, linens, and unwrapped single-

service and single-use items: (1) fish or crustacea in aquariums or display tanks;(2) patrol dogs accompanying police or security officers in offices and dining, sales, and storage areas; and (3) service animals accompanying persons with disabilities in areas that are not used for food preparation.

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“It could be the

economy, or the

early deadline. But

the interest is

still there.”Adam Culley, assistant director

of CSLEPS

hoW much does it cost?Domestic trips range from $400 to $1200, and international trips can go from $1200 to $1600, depending mainly on the cost of airfare.

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DReieR caRR/Technician File PhoToJim Ceresnak, student body president, speaks during an open meeting of the chancellor search committee in the Hood Board Room at the Park Alumni Center on Centennial Campus Aug. 27.

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CorreCtions & ClarifiCationsIn Monday’s page 1 photo, Yasmin Sadiq’s name was misspelled.

Technician regrets the error.

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

through tim’s lens

Lounging between classes

Stephanie Hubbard, sophomore in landscape architecture, and Chris Coffey, freshman in computer science, relax together in a hammock beside Kyle Doss, freshman in nuclear engineering, near Carroll Residence Hall Monday. The five students hanging knew each other from a bible study group and took Doss’ lead to relax in the trees. “I’m

supposed to be studying but I haven’t gotten that far yet,” Hubbard said.

photo BY Tim O’Brien

Campus Calendar

todayn.C. STaTe ring COlleCTiOnN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

2009 BenefiTS and WellneSS expOMcKimmon Center, 3 to 5 p.m.

Jim WhiTehurST: The Open SOurCe COmmuniTyEngineering Building II, Room 1231, 6 to 7 p.m.

Wednesdayn.C. STaTe ring COlleCTiOnN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Opening dOOrS: a perSOnal and prOfeSSiOnal JOurneySt. Francis Springs Center, 10 a.m.

COmmiTTee On inTernaTiOnal prOgramSpage hall, Room 109, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

graphiC QuilTS aT The greggGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

thursdayCrafTS CenTer ClaSS regiSTraTiOnthe Crafts Center, All day

ChineSe CulTureS: experienCe China, a general OvervieW and inTrOduCTiOnEngineering Building I, Room 2015, 6:45 to 8:45 p.m.

Opening dOOrS: a perSOnal and prOfeSSiOnal JOurneySt. Francis Springs Center, All day

n.C. STaTe ring COlleCTiOnN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

OrienTaTiOn COunSelOr Information Sessiontalley Student Center, Brown Room, 11:15 to 11:45 a.m.

graphiC QuilTS aT The greggGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

firST year COllege maJOrS fairtalley Student Center, Ballroom, 3 to 8 p.m.

ChriSTOpher evanS, enTrepreneur and philanThrOpiSTMcKimmon Center, 5:30 to 7 p.m.

TeChrevOluTiOn: mapping The fuTure Of healTh & Well-BeingMcKimmon Center, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

The ProPosalWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:50 p.m.

panel diSCuSSiOn: eThiCS, inTegriTy and aCademiC miSCOnduCTpark Shops, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

phd leCTure: dr. harry hefTBrooks hall, Room 320, 7 p.m.

The Girlfriend exPerienceWitherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11 p.m.

Fridayn.C. STaTe ring COlleCTiOnN.C. State Bookstore, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

graphiC QuilTS aT The greggGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 10 p.m.

enhanCing yOur leaderShip By underSTanding yOur perSOnaliTy Typetalley Student Center, Walnut Room, noon to 4 p.m.

audiTiOn OrienTaTiOn fOr iT’S a WOnderful life, a live radiO playthompson hall, 7 p.m.

The Girlfriend exPerienceWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 8:30 p.m.

The ProPosalWitherspoon Cinema, 9 to 10:50 p.m.

donnie darkoWitherspoon Cinema, 11: 59 p.m.

poliCe BlotterSept. 251:27 a.m. | TraffiC STOpMorrill DriveStudent was issued citation for Improper Display of Driver’s License and referred to university for possession of False ID.

2:12 a.m. | CheCk perSOnNorth Hall LotReport of subject yelling in lot. officers located two intoxicated non-students. Subjects complied to leave the area.

3:30 a.m. | CheCk perSOnVarsity Drive Lotofficer spoke with student in non-student sitting in vehicle. No further action taken.

5:17 a.m. | TraffiC aCCidenT/perSOnal inJuryMorrill Drive/Warren CarrollUnits responded to traffic accident.

Today:

Thursday:

source: rebecca Duell, Ncsu Meteorology

73/68Sunny.West winds at 10 to 15 mph.

Weather Wise

Wednesday:

7248

Sunny. Light north winds.

7450

Sunny. Mostly clear.

in the knoW Photo contest honors China

The Confucius Institute is joined with the Chi-nese Student and Scholars Friendship Association to host the “China Through My Eyes” photo contest.

The contest is in celebra-tion of the 60th birthday of the People’s Republic of China, and the winners will

be displayed in the lobby of Tal-ley Student Center on Oct. 1.

Pictures highlight the devel-opment of China over the past 60 years and are sorted into two categories, landscapes and people and culture.

source: Ncsu.eDu

Christopher Evans uses experience to teach students

The Entrepreneurs Lecture Series, which is designed to showcase innovation and en-trepreneurship among alumni, is showcasing Christopher Ev-ans.

Evans, who will speak on Oct. 1, is a successful entrepre-neur and philanthropist.

The goal of the lecture series is to build a culture of inno-vation for students through opportunities within the N.C. State community.

source: Ncsu.eDu

Harry Heft speaks to students

Harry Heft, a professor from Denison University in Ohio, will be speaking to students on Oct. 1.

The lecture, titled “Pref-erence for Nature and Restoration as Evidence for Biophilia: Six Reasons to be Skeptical,” will give students a new outlook on environmental issues.

source: Ncsu.eDu

World & nationHonduras shuts Zelaya-aligned stations, suspends civil libertiesthe de facto government that’s in power in honduras closed down television and radio stations Monday morning that are aligned with ousted president Manuel Zelaya.Zelaya condemned the action in a brief statement and called on foreign governments to show their displeasure.the moves by interim president Roberto Micheletti came hours after the government announced a decree suspending constitutional civil liberties, an attempt to keep supporters of Zelaya off the streets Monday.Zelaya, who’s been holed up at the Brazilian Embassy for the past seven days with about 70 supporters and

journalists after his clandestine return to honduras, had called on his supporters to launch “a final offensive” Monday

source: MctDirect.coM

Senate climate-change bill to be unveiled this weektwo top Senate Democrats are set to introduce a climate-change bill this week that would put new limits on carbon emissions, as world leaders prepare for a climate summit in Denmark after agreement last week by the G20 nations on phasing out subsidies for fossil fuels.Sens. Barbara Boxer, the California Democrat who chairs the Senate Environment and public Works Committee, and John Kerry, D-Mass., will reportedly unveil their bill on Wednesday after months of closed-door meetings. the bill will be modeled largely on legislation passed by the house of Representatives in June that aims to cut carbon emissions by 17 percent by 2020 and more than

80 percent by 2050 compared to 2005 levels.

source:MctDirect.coM

Obama to visit Copenhagen for Chicago’s Olympics bidYes, he can.that’s what president Barack obama said Monday, announcing plans to go to Copenhagen, Denmark, and pitch Chicago’s 2016 olympic bid — a decision greeted with giddy enthusiasm by some of the voters who will select the host city for the Games.After weeks of indicating that the president might not be able to go to Copenhagen because of pressing business at home, the White house said obama would join his wife, Michelle, for the presentation Friday to the International olympic Committee before it votes on whether Chicago, Madrid, tokyo or Rio de Janeiro will be the host city.

source: MctDirect.coM

Most Latin American economies are on the reboundthe construction industry in Lima is booming, middle-class residents are once again snapping up new apartments in Rio de Janeiro and software companies in Santiago, Chile, are expanding.A year after the global financial crisis exploded, most Latin American countries are putting the tough times in the rearview mirror during the final three months of 2009. Brazil, the region’s giant and the world’s ninth largest economy, is leading the way, along with such other market-friendly countries as peru, Chile, Colombia, Uruguay and panama.But a rising tide is not lifting all boats. the slow economic recovery in the United States is holding back Mexico and most Central American nations.

source: MctDirect.coM

Quote of the day“There’s no difference

between a dog sitting beside a table versus a dog walking

down the sidewalk.”

Ashley Mukoyama, manager of 101 Lounge and Café, on not allowing dogs

at outdoor dining areas

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posts were launched Monday. The committee is still taking

into account the student voice by re-working the job descrip-tion, and in the evalua-tion of can-didates.

“Before we started advertising, we changed word s i n the job de-scription to ref lec t what wa s expressed from the forums,” Jordan said.

“Word has gotten out that

there is a search, so we have had many names sent in from students, faculty and staff,” Jordan said.

Although students can still submit their input, many stu-dents just want to know the end result.

“[Students] should be able to [look] at infor-mation about the search be-cause it directly pertains to our t ime here at State,” David Grant, a sopho-more in electri-cal engineering said. “but all the informa-t ion doesn’t

need to be force-fed to us.” Baker will continue to ad-

vance the search by calling

potential candidates who have expressed interest or been sug-gested, Jordan said.

“The most qualified candi-date might not be interested, but we will contact them and say ‘you should be interested,’” Jordan said. “There is no dead-line to apply, we will continue to look at people who are right for the job.”

The next meeting of the search committee will be on Oct. 22, where the team will be-gin looking at names and dis-cussing candidates. The whole process will take another 5 to 9 months, said Jordan.

“Right now, it is a matter of getting names, checking cre-dentials and finding the right fit,” he said. “This is a wonder-ful opportunity for a special person because this is a great university.”

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tors are trying to categorize dogs with cigarette smoking.

“In general, I think it’s kind of sad how the law has a say in whether it is okay for pets to be outside the patio with their owner. This is ridiculous,” She said.

Mario Longo, manager of Vic’s Italian Café and Pizzeria said people come by the pizze-ria with dogs all the time.

“We never had an issue with dogs being unsanitary and distributing our customers,” Longo said. “There’s never been an incident of a dog bit-ing a person.”

Longo also agrees that the restaurant will still serve cus-tomers with pets until the State health inspectors say something about it. About 20 percent of our customers bring their dogs here,” Longo said. “We’re just not going to stop serving food to those people. Hopefully there is a way to overturn this.”

Cardinal said when you work locally, but you’re away from your pet for ten hours, all you want to do at the end of the day is go out to eat with your pet.

“We domesticated our ani-mals to be our companions. They totally rely on us for feed-ing and attention,” Cardinal said. “They’re such a big part of people’s lives.”

“The most

qualified

candidate might

not be interested.”Bob Jordan,

search committee chair

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Four Square Fun

Nick TopTiNe/TechNiciaNout on the brick area between Turlington and alexander halls, Tom Meiner, a junior in meteorology, hits the ball to a neighboring square during a game of four-square with his friends Friday. Meiner and a few others talked about creating the court to the architecture department over a year ago, and it was just finished in the past two weeks. Many students may have noticed construction in the area around the entrance to the Central Campus side to the Free expression Tunnel recently, and the new brick court is the final result. “This [four-square] was started while looking for something to do on Friday afternoons that was fun and safe,” Meiner said.

engineering, has been on an ASB trip to Belize and studied abroad last summer in France.

“Both of these trips were once in a lifetime experiences,” Leaf said. “I would encourage stu-dents to go if at all possible because you may not have an-other chance to see the world from a different point of view.”

Study Abroad doesn’t expect dip in applicants

The Study Abroad Office, af-ter experiencing a slow growth rate in applicants last year, ex-pects increasing numbers of students to apply for its pro-grams.

Study Abroad programs al-low students to travel all over the world for a summer, semes-ter or a year.

Ingrid Schmidt, the direc-tor of Study Abroad, said she hopes the number of students

traveling internationally will continue to increase despite economic conditions.

“N.C. State has not seen the drop in participation in the Study Abroad program that some universities have, although we have not been keeping up our usual pace of growth,” said Schmidt. “From 2008 to 2009, our student in-volvement increased by 2 per-cent, but the year before that we had a 20 percent increase.”

Schmidt said she believes last year people were nervous because of the economic down-fall, but she does not expect the same slow growth rate in par-ticipation this year.

“I have heard many students

say that in a down economy, it is all the more important to have an international experi-ence to make yourself com-petitive,” said Schmidt. “At the Study Abroad Fair on Sept. 17th of this year, we had more than 1,200 people come out, an increase from 600 people last year.”

There are many Study Abroad semester programs that allow students to pay University tuition but attend school overseas, according to LaShawn Cooper, the assistant director of Scholarships and Fi-nanical Aid.

Students who have financial aid at the University can also use it towards their trip.

ArE ThErE scholArshiPs?The Janey Musgrave Scholarship and the Viva para la Humanidad Scholarship are given to students who demonstrate need, and the InterResidence Council gives scholarships to students who live in University Housing and are accepted to go on an ASB trip.

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Tim o’BrieN/TechNiciaN archiVe phoToMegan Carroll, a senior in communication, gets breakfast at the campsite of the activist organiza-tion no Más Muertes where the Scholars group spend a day helping to set up camp.

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Student Senate fails to serveI would like to thank Technician’s staff for bringing light to how student fees (taxes) are abused and rushed through legislation without much thought into the bigger picture at hand -- students. Jonathan Tucker introduced Finance Bill 19 (Student Government Rebranding Act) under a fast track provision. I personally voiced opposition twice during the vote and of course seemed like the lone no-vote while this needlessly passed without any challenge. I would make the argument that if you get $3,000, you are going to do everything in your power to spend $3,000 so you can ask for more the next time. It is my firm belief that these funds will be spent needlessly without much challenge, review or scrutiny. To further my argument, I have never seen any student political campaign go over $100, so why $3,000?I was not aware Student Government needed a sudden “make-over” or “new and improved label”? As a student senator, my key job to my constituents is to listen to the students I represent. Furthermore, our job in the Student Senate is to listen objectively and fairly to the student body, not to our personal agendas or ourselves. I do not recall any student asking for a public relations campaign of funds to help them discover what Student Government does? I agree that it is absurd to spend any amount of student fees on Student Government when students have been trying very hard just to get a basic $300 for their organization. Instead Student Government plops out a fat check for itself in the fashion of Marie Antoinette. This is very unfair to student organizations all over campus and most of all to the students of N.C. State during this critical time in our budget history. I will attempt to introduce immediate legislation that will repeal Finance Bill 19.Lastly, I would like to ask that the student body take a few minutes to attend Student Government meetings such as the Student Senate meetings held at Witherspoon Student Center. Any student has the right to address the entire senate for any issue. There is no dress code and you can speak your

peace and leave if you wish. My hope is that students will take a few minutes of their time on Wednesday evenings to learn more about Student Government. Visibility is the responsibility of each elected representative of Student Government. That means not at a Student Senate meeting but out in the brickyard or at events at the colleges they represent. Ask yourself, “when was the last time you saw your student senator” or “do you even know who that person is?” That is the key responsibility of your representatives, not money being tossed around to help identify them. I can hand out a sharpie and “hello name tags” for under $10 -- it would save the students $2990.

Sam Daughtry lifelong education, student senator

What happened to ticketing?What happened to everything Jay Dawkins did for the student ticketing system last year? It seemed everything was in place and working fine.N.C. State student ticketing was just reaching an acceptable level compared to how other Atlantic Coast Conference schools handle student tickets. This year, though, has been a complete disaster. First things first, where did all the e-mails go? For some reason students are no longer notified when it is time to request and claim tickets.This week there was no one at the gates to scan tickets. Well, there is only one-way to solve this... we can pass out wrist bans! What a joke, that did nothing besides lose me an attendance point, because there is no one to scan tickets, the student sections are terribly distributed and less than mentally excelling police officers can only think of one solution. Anyone that leaves his or her seat to use the bathroom or get a refreshment is not allowed back into any section to watch the game. Two years ago, when this happened, students were urinating and vomiting all over the stands.Since no one wants a ticket for public defecation, there were several students who argued with police officers to let them back into their sections. At this point, students were detained and issued trespassing warrants. As a result, groups of students were forced to leave the game so their friends did not have to sit alone in the parking lot in the pouring rain.So really, how are we being rewarded with extra “loyalty points” this year? You’re getting negative points for showing up early and are being physically prevented from watching the rest of the game if you have to use the bathroom or need a refreshment. Sounds like it’s time to let the engineers do the problem solving and let the political science majors stick to politics.

Jacob RobinsonSenior, industrial engineering

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The Senate Finance Com-mittee will begin hear-ing expert method-

ologies for funding President Barack Obama’s proposed $1.2 trillion health care plan today.

One idea, derived from an article published in the New England Journal of Medicine, would contribute as much as $12 billion to the health care effort by excising a one cent per fluid ounce tax on soda. Kelly Brownell, an intellectual at Yale, and Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Dis-ease Control, theorized the tax could reduce soda consump-tion by as much as 10 percent.

Tax and health officials seem to think the tax proposal is a sort of win-win for health care. The concept of this idea even being considered is unfathom-

able and establishes a very slip-pery slope in the realm of taxa-tion — what’s next, ice cream?

In sincerity, this sort of tax could be applied to just about anything: candy, doughnuts or other fatty foods. Taxing soda is a very precarious step to-wards a federal imposition on consumer choice. Isn’t this the sort of thing the colonists were upset about when they tossed tea into Boston Harbor?

Soda certainly isn’t the healthiest form of liquid re-freshment, and perhaps taxa-tions like this are the only way to pay for health care.

If that’s the case, apply the soda tax universally on all car-

bonated sodas. The proposed legislation would do nothing of that sort, it would exempt diet sodas that include artifi-cial sweeteners like Splenda or aspartame and raise the cost on chocolate milk and Gatorade.

One of the most absurd things about the tax is that it disproportionately affects the poor. Flat taxes will consistent-ly damage the financial state of the poor more so because people with less wealth tend to spend a higher portion of their income on household ex-penditures — food, drinks and medications for instance.

The tax most heavily affects the segment of the population

that Obama’s health care plan is trying to mend.

One cent may not sound significant, but take a look at the side of your soda can and write down the number of flu-id ounces, now multiply that number by 365. You’re prob-ably going to get a good idea of the real consequence (in pennies) this will have on your wallet.

Taxation is sometimes nec-essary to fund federal proj-ects, especially ones as large as health care reform. But this particular tax sends the wrong message and parades the idea that the government is going to weave an uncalled for web in your personal purchasing decisions.

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

of the Editor-in-Chief.

Soda’s sugary slopeThe FacTs:The Senate Finance Committee began discussions today about the ways to fund President Barack Obama’s $1.2 trillion health care plan. One of the more exotic propositions involves a tax on sugar-sodas in the amount of one cent per fluid ounce; this could amount to as much as $12 billion in federal tax revenues.

Our OpiniOn:A tax on soda is bad policy, to say the least. The government is considering what amounts to a flat fine for making a personal consumption decision. The legislation, if approved, creates a very slippery slope.

shack-a-thoners beware; your materials are at risk from the more enterprising homeless.

Ben Byrom, senior in arts application

The case for a new TalleyI’m sure Talley Student

Center was state of the art in 1972. I’m also

pretty sure that in 1972, Talley was an architectural breakthrough. But much like the fraternity houses on Greek Court (that actually

won awards for excel-l e n c e i n design) the style didn’t endure, and instead leaves a lot to be de-sired.

Talley is an eyesore, a rel ic of

the awkwardly utilitarian 1970s architecture. Unless you’re a member of an or-ganization with an office in the building or really crav-ing Taco Bell, there’s no real reason for you to be there. Talley misses today’s needs for a true student center.

As the building has aged and the school has grown, the student center has seen a devolving role in every-day life on campus. With-erspoon Student Center has the movie theater and houses some of the largest student organizations; the library draws in students for things other than studying with its new computer labs, video game consoles and ice cream shop — things that other schools tend to cen-tralize in their student cen-ters. In 1972, there wasn’t a need for a facility that could host orientations for

8,000 freshmen. In 1972, there weren’t personal computers, the Internet or e-mail. Talley is outdated, impractical and not suitable for today’s needs. N.C. State needs an upgrade.

We need a central build-ing on campus for students. One that’s attractive and a centerpiece we can be proud to show high school students when they visit our school; we need a building that makes a statement befitting our design school’s architectural reputa-tion.

It must be practical for students — a building that ha s usable open space for informal meetings as well as static offices for or-ganizations on campus.

We ne e d a major up-grade in tech-nological ser-vices — a basic computer lab for starters, but more impor-tantly, rooms that are adaptable for future technologies so we’re not having this same conver-sation twenty years down the road. The core needs to be people friendly with places to relax and lounge for students and commuters, as well as en-tertainment like pool tables and gaming stations; the li-brary might be a good model in that regard.

The new center needs to have more dining options — healthier dining options that

have plenty of space to eat. Most importantly, the cen-ter needs to be big enough to accommodate a growing student body, with open space for orientations and banquets.

There isn’t a perfect de-sign or a perfect idea, but the new plans for Talley will be a compilation of the best student ideas as well as a design that will serve as the centerpiece our cam-pus desperately needs. It’s important that students

support this idea, a nd t he upcoming fee refer-endum will be the ultimate indica-t i o n o f how soon we should push ahead with this new build-

ing.Talley will be expensive,

but it’s ultimately up to the student body, regardless of the economy; we’ll be the ones footing this bill.

On the flip side, the ad-ministration needs to act on the outcome of the referen-dum since it’s a building for the students paid for by the students.

I hope we do vote to build a new Talley. As a campus, we need it — the process needs to begin now.

“As the building

has aged and the

school has grown,

the student

center has seen a

devolving role...”

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While most new indie art-ists come up with new and in-novative collections of songs and lyrics, others pay tribute to classic singer/songwriters who still influence bands to-day. Phosphorescent’s tribute to Willie Nelson with To Wil-lie, Beck’s nod to The Velvet

Underground & Nico with his Record Club project, and final-ly Jim James of the My Morning Jacket fame with his project to the late, great George Harrison with Tribute To.

By far the most emotive and sincere tribute out of the aforementioned records, Yim Yames (as he monikers him-self on this EP) creates an at-

mospheric twang sound all his own as he transforms Beatles and Harrison solo songs into almost different songs en-tirely. Recorded within days after George Harrison’s death in November 2001, Jim James played into a borrowed eight-track reel-to-reel tape recorder and shared his introspective tribute. James’ interpretation of Harrison standards like “My Sweet Lord” and “All Things Must Past” are as unique as they are sobering and melan-choly. A lone acoustic guitar, an occasional banjo and ghost-like backup vocals are all Jim James uses to cope with the lost of the former Beatle.

The record begins with prob-ably the most solemn Beatles song Harrison ever wrote, “Long, Long, Long.” A quiet

and slow song in its own right, Jim James’ cover captures the essence of the song with a few chord strums and string-picks going into a staccato in the chorus as his voice strains as he sings, “So many tears I was searching / So many tears I was wasting / Oh, oh.”

The record goes on with a lesser-known Harrison hit “Behind that Locked Door,” al-though James’ cover is taken in a much different context than the original. His version is less romantic, but seems more con-soling. His ethereal voice and slow tempo make this track hauntingly beautiful yet com-forting.

The same sentiments can be

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Fox’s new film debuts a new breed of girl horror

Sarah EwaldStaff Writer

Womens’ beauty secrets have been well-documented for cen-turies. Cleopatra rimmed her eyes with kohl. Seventeenth-century French aristocrats bathed in urine to keep their skin youthful.

Jennifer Check eats boys.Screenwriter wunderkind

Diablo Cody’s sophomore ef-fort “Jennifer’s Body” turns the horror genre on its head. Again teaming with Jason Reitman, the film contains Cody’s trade-mark reference-laden dialogue (around which the actors ma-neuver expertly).

Best friends for life, Jennifer (Megan Fox, summer’s most ubiquitous actress) and Anita “Needy” Lesnicky (Amanda Seyfried) do everything to-gether. One night while out on the town in tiny Devil’s Kettle, Minn., Needy and Jennifer get separated in the aftermath of a freak accident. Later that night, Jennifer appears at Needy’s doorstep bloodied and bruised and behaves uncharacteristi-cally (to say the very least).

The next day, the high school’s strapping young lads begin to be mysteriously killed off, with their entrails gutted

down the middle. (Obvious tell : whenever the hoodie unzips, it’s about to get real.) Victims range from a meathead jock to a guyliner-rocking emo kid.

Throughout this turn of events, Jennifer appears to be-come more luminous by the day. After Jennifer attempts to violate Girl Code with Needy’s sweet boyfriend Chip (Johnny

Simmons), Needy realizes the truth about her best friend. Jennifer depends on the blood and bodies of boys to maintain her power.

For the rest of the film, Needy freaks as Jennifer feasts. The race to stop the carnage comes to a showdown between Needy and Jennifer, with Chip caught in the middle.

Fox and Seyfried participate in a highly-publicized kiss, the merits of which the media debated before the film even opened. Cody wanted to show how intense female friendships are, especially among adoles-cents. Among the film’s other signs, the kiss is merely the most obvious way of showing it and so it works in that respect.

Some hometown pride is in order as Amy Sedaris reps the region, playing Needy’s mom. (Incidentally, her character ap-pears to be only a few degrees removed from Jerri Blank, the “boozer, user and loser” from the short-lived series “Strang-ers with Candy.”)

“Jennifer’s Body” twists and turns, but never ends exactly where another normally would. The horror conventions walk the line between over-the-top and right-on-the-nose. Though not completely scary, it’s shamelessly entertaining.

Officials want to inject far-east customs into curriculums, culture

Jessica Ekstrom Staff Writer

Members of the local gov-ernment, business leaders, local educators, members of the Confucius Institute and Miss North Carolina gathered to celebrate and enhance the growing relationship between N.C. State and China Sept. 18 at Central Carolina Community College.

The following Tuesday the Confucius Institute, which opened at the University in 2007, held a lecture by pro-fessor Xiaoying Wang called “Chinese Culture: Experience China.” Wang is here on leave from Nanjing Normal Uni-versity discussing the origins of Chinese writing, language, philosophy, geography, arts and many other aspects of Chinese culture.

The events were part of an initiative led by the Confucius Institute meant to immerse the University with Chinese culture.

James Zuiches, vice chancel-lor for the Office of Extension, Engagement and Economic Development, attended both gatherings.

“China, specifically, is im-portant as a major economic trading partner of the U.S. and N.C., but also as the larg-est nation on earth, it has an extraordinary culture, role in history and potential future in its interaction with the United States,” Zuiches said.

China Program Director and Deputy Director of the Con-fucius Institute Anna Lamm shares the same excitement for the growing relationship

between China and N.C. State as Zuiches.

“N.C. State’s mission is to provide leadership for intellec-tual, cultural, social, economic and technological development within the state, nation and the world,” she said. “The Confu-cius Institute embodies this mission by exposing the N.C. State community to diversity and the opportunity to be-come more globally involved by being exposed to Chinese

language and culture.” “The Confucius Institute’s

mission is to enhance inter-cultural understanding in the U.S. by sponsoring programs in Chinese language and culture,” Lamm said. “N.C. State’s insti-tute will promote the mission through a range of educational and outreach activities to stu-dents, teachers, businesses and community members.”

But where does the funding come from for these programs?

“The Confucius Institute programs are funded by the Chinese Government, but it is a cooperative arrangement as N.C. State is the official institu-tion managing the C.I. and su-pervising the faculty and pro-fessionals who are provided by the Hanban, which is China’s Department of Education,” Zuiches said.

Jordan Reynolds, a fresh-man in engineering, took a three-week trip to China this past July through the Confu-cius Institute with all expenses paid except for the airfare.

“When I went to China this past summer through the Con-

fucius Institute it was very re-warding,” he said. “Visiting many of China’s most famous sights like the Great Wall and the Forbidden City were unfor-gettable. I highly recommend it to all students.”

Getting involved in the Confucius Institute is easy. There are non-credit Chinese courses that are half-priced for students and there are inter-national activities, similar to what Reynolds did, that expose the community to different as-pects of Chinese culture.

If you want to just dip your feet into the culture of China, Nov. 16 to 20 is International Education Week. During this week you can attend any of these programs listed.

“The Confucius Institute is an outreach program of China to the U.S. Just as many of our N.C. State programs reach out to communities across the state in providing education, forums, technical assistance and experiential non-credit educational opportunities, China is reaching out to states and universities in the U.S. and other countries to provide edu-cational opportunities in lan-guage and culture and history,” Zuiches said.

It’s hard out there for a remake

Sarah EwaldStaff Writer

“Is it any wonder I reject you first?”

The above lyric from David Bowie’s “Fame” ac-curately conveys my sen-timents towards the new “Fame” film. Just as one ballet dancer gets told, I can’t write it a recommen-dation because it just isn’t good enough.

Released in 1980, the original “Fame” was nom-inated for six Oscars and won two. The cast, includ-ing Debbie Allen and Irene Cara, have largely gone on achieve acclaim in their re-spective careers.

This remake isn’t headed anywhere except for week-end loops on Oxygen in three years.

The plot (if you can call it that) strings together vari-ous students’ experiences during their four years at-tending Fiorello H. L a-Guardia High School of Mu-sic & Art and Per-form-ing Arts (referred to as PA). Jenny (Kay Panabaker) pursues acting, but is plagued with self-doubt and has trouble loosening up. Denise (Na-turi Naughton) enters as a classical pianist, but discov-ers a conflicting passion for singing and hip-hop.

I’d mention more charac-ter arcs here, but those are the only ones I can remem-ber. Aside from Panabaker and Naughton’s characters, only a scant minimum of time is devoted to fleshing out characterizations. We don’t get to see their moti-vations, desires or fears. So

instead of relating to characters by name and identifiers, we’re stuck with thinking of them as “dancer chick” and “producer boy.”

The film dutifully trots out all required showbiz tropes, both bad and good. Booking the big gig and dropping out of school for the dream job share space with financing problems and hearing that you’ll never make it professionally. Even the ol’ casting couch cliché turns up. But this being the 21st cen-

tury, a camera looms sinis-terly nearby.

(I f you’ve ever seen any a r t s m ov i e where the per-former must c h o o s e b e -tween work-ing hard and selling herself, you can eas-ily guess the outcome and

natural fallout.)Ordinarily, I’m a fan of mov-

ies about school kids pursuing artsy dreams (probably because I did so for a couple of summers in high school). But this one seemed so by-the-numbers, and the plots and characters were virtually interchange-able. Just as a dancer needs to distinguish herself during an audition to land the part, this movie tries valiantly but ulti-mately fails.

Nineteen years later, I don’t think anyone will remember this “Fame” ’s name.

This ‘Fame’ won’t live forever

Institute seeks to forge friendship between University and China

‘Body’ snatches rug from under genre

Yim Yames’ tribute to Beatle impressive

What’s going on?The next cultural event scheduled through the Confucius Institute and other organizations is Wednesday, Nov. 18.Events include: • China Experience Photo

Exhibition 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Talley Student Center lobby Nanjing Normal University Paintings and Calligraphy Exhibition noon to 4 p.m. North Gallery on Talley’s second floor Jigu

• Chinese Drumming Concert 8 p.m. Stewart Theater. Tickets: $5

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Sony incorporates pizza-ordering functionality into PS3

Rich LeporeStaff Writer

Earlier this month, Papa John’s and Sony announced a joint venture that would bring the ability to order pizza to the Playstation 3 video gam-ing console.

Basically, users will be able to select an icon located on the PS3 main menu bar, and from there a Papa John’s menu will pop up that lists all menu items, and allows the user to place an order from start to finish and have it delivered to their door.

The supposed benefit to gam-ers is that they will never have to take a break from the action of their favorite games to take care of that pesky need to eat.

Recently, Sony has been hit-ting the cable television market hard with commercials adver-tising the fact that the price of Playstation 3 has recently been reduced to $299 in conjunction with the release of a new slim-mer, pared-down version of the console. These advertise-

ments culminate with a screen that states, “Playstation 3…it only does everything,” and in light of this new ability to order pizza, this tagline is certainly appropriate.

Pizza Hut, Domino’s Pizza and Papa John’s have all offered the ability to order their prod-ucts online for quite a few years now, utilizing the internet due to the many practical benefits that i t of fe r s . First of all, there is the advertising angle. These companies can utilize internet advertising in various high traffic sectors of the web at a relatively low cost compared with television and even print media, and these ads often link to their home pages which of-fer the ability to actually place an order. The whole process is streamlined, from advertise-ment to purchase, in just a few clicks.

Another benefit to online ordering is the ease of com-munication.

“Having orders come in over the internet just makes life so much easier,” Matt McReyn-olds, manager of a Raleigh-area Pizza Hut, said. “Instead of us having to read out 10 minutes of specials over the phone, the customer can just look

at the whole menu, and de-cide what they want.”

McReynolds sa id that as of about two years ago, when Raleigh Pizza Huts first be-gan to of fer online order-ing, the num-ber of errors in orders has been reduced

considerably.“I mean, they can just click

on what they want, and then we get the order directly,” he said.

Pizza Hut has recently re-leased an iPhone application that operates similarly to the PS3 Papa John’s system, allow-ing users to select their order

from a pictorial menu via the touch screen. Both of these ap-plications are merely front ends for the Internet ordering side of these company’s operations, but they bring new customers into the fold by offering new ways to order conveniently.

The benefits to Papa John’s and Pizza Hut are readily ap-parent, but what about the ben-efits to potential users?

President of the Multiplayer Gaming Club Kyle Bolton said he already orders his pizza on-line almost exclusively. In fact, even when he is ordering from a restaurant that does not yet offer internet ordering, a Chi-nese place for example, he reg-ularly consults their Web site anyway to peruse the menu and check for specials. On the topic of ordering via Playstation 3, he was very positive.

“Oftentimes we have LAN parties going on, and I don’t want to have to take off my headset and find a cell phone to place an order,” he said. “I’d love to be able to pull up a dashboard or a HUD (heads up display) of some kind to order between missions.”

Brandon Graves, a senior in psychology as well as a member

of the Multiplayer Gaming club on campus, is cautiously opti-mistic about these new options.

“I have no problem with having the ability to order pizza through my personal electronic device, so long as it doesn’t clutter or hamper the device’s primary function,” he said. “If I’m bombarded with ads, however, I would probably take offense.”

Graves said he doesn’t think that most people would use the service, unless it was “stream-lined, or maybe offered plat-form specific deals or incen-tives.”

For pizza companies to be successful in getting PS3 gam-ers or iPhone users to order via these devices, they need to incentivize the process, and structure it to better fit into the lives of this target audience. Special deals for gamers, avail-able only over PS3, or special icons on an iPhone screen that automatically order a favorite type of pizza to be delivered, would likely drive a new gen-eration of consumers to order their food in a brand new way.

said for another underap-preciated Harrison song, “Sir Frankie Crisp (Let it Roll),” which both ap-pear on Harri-son’s All Things Must Pass disk.

In a n ap -proach a l l h i s own, Jim James’ rendition of a Beatles-Har-rison classic “Love You To” replaces the psychedelic sitar with a much more heartfelt banjo. The strongest songs on the EP remain Harrison’s own most-listened-to solo material. Jim James’ “My Sweet Lord” still resonates with “Hallelujah, hallelu-jah / Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna,” except instead of

a more joyful disposition they are eerie and despairing, but gorgeous nonetheless. “All Things Must Past” completes this EP – just as our own per-sonal troubles and turbulenc-es affect our lives, Jim James’ cover reminds the listener of better times and overcoming

sorrow, just as he does with the passing of perhaps one of his favorite artists. James doe s e ver y-thing right by the late George Harrison; upon listening to this CD, any fan of the Beatles or

George Harrison or music in general will believe so too. His heart, his confused feelings and his doleful voice immediately shine and open the listener’s ears to a very special tribute that is unlike any other.

A portion of the proceeds from this record will be do-nated to the Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary.

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Bungie delivers beauty, mystery

Phillip LinStaff Writer

When game studio Bungie originally announced Halo 3 ODST, it was meant to be a small campaign expansion pack. Over time, the game grew to a whole new level into a full game. In ODST, you play as a regular foot soldier instead of a super soldier. Players are now less of a walking tank and take damage much more easily, and this new health system brings a new style to the traditional Halo gameplay by forcing players to be more cautious. Play-ers feel much more vulnerable to the hail of plasma bolts coming their way, though the overall feel for the game is generally the same.

Halo 3 ODST comes fully packaged with an expanded single player campaign and a new multiplayer mode called Firefight. The campaign definitely runs on the short side, but is worth at least a few play-throughs. Players will be drawn into the mystifying atmosphere provided by the night-time sequences in the vast city that the artists created, and the music is both moving

and beautiful. While these night-time se-quences do feel a bit slow and monotonous at times, they are broken up by explosive, high-action day-time sequences. The en-tire experience feels wholly satisfying and well-balanced.

Firefight mode pits players against wave after wave of increasingly difficult com-

puter controlled enemies. This is coopera-tive play at its best, and while the enemy wave formula is not a new concept, the Halo take on it is especially dynamic in that each wave is randomly generated so players don’t always know what to expect.

It is disappointing that Firefight does not include online matchmaking for you to team up with players online, but most Xbox 360 gamers are accustomed to party-ing up with friends over Xbox Live anyway. It would simply have been a nice, conve-nient addition.

My final verdict is that the game is defi-nitely worth buying. The single player cam-paign is short but sweet with a well-written story and an incredible atmosphere, and Firefight is terribly addicting once you get a full team together. Halo 3 ODST builds upon an old tried-and-true formula, which isn’t a bad thing considering how strong and balanced the long-running series has been. If you didn’t like Halo before, then ODST isn’t going to change your mind. Both long-time fans and those new to the Halo games will find something refresh-ingly new to enjoy here.

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matt moore/technician archive photoFreshman Mark Nations calibrates an electronic target system called Noptel while practicing in the basement of Reynolds. Nations said the team recently got the system to work. “It’s been really nice to have around,” he said.

coach’s role. I really feel like it will be beneficial for the team since I’ve seen most of the competition that they are going to face. This is modern day wrestling, it’s different from 10 to 15 years ago when the coaches were wrestling. I feel like I can help them with the little small things.

Also I will be getting great

experience. I am really looking forward to working out with the freshmen this year. I plan on being very vocal this year and building my leadership. Besides me being a leader on the mat, wrestling wise, I feel like this is going to be a great experience for me to be more of a vocal leader for the team.

Technician : Surger y is scheduled for Oct. 5. What is the timeframe, after surgery, when you will be able to start wrestling again?

Caldwell: I won’t be back on the mat till February. I have a four to six month recovery and I’m going take all the time to heal. I don’t want to come back early, I really want to wait about seven months just to be really cautious. My wrestling career doesn’t just stop with college, I’ve got at least 10 more years in this thing and I feel that if my body is right and I don’t wreck it now, it won’t be a problem in the long run.

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American Rifle Conference ti-tle and placed third and fourth, respectively, in the individual championship at the event. Both were named to the All-SEARC team.

In her final year, Siegert will lead the way in both events, but especially small bore. She looks to build upon a strong performance in last year’s Great American Rif le Conference Championships. Siegert broke State’s air-rifle record and set a new career-high after shooting a 584 last spring. She shot a to-tal score of 1,152 and helped her team to a seventh place finish.

Bullard, Siegert and sopho-more Rachel Jones carry strong air rifle scores into the new sea-son. Bullard set career highs in small bore, air rifle and total score in 2009. The biological sciences major said the rif le team is making goals for her final season with the Pack.

“We’re looking to continue on with that and get our fourth year and we’re looking to do a lot better at SEARC than we have been. We’ve been steadily at the same pace these last cou-ple years,” Bullard said. “We’ve got big plans this year.”

The team will begin its schedule this Saturday at the SEARC’s first event at The Citadel in Charleston, S.C. Next week, State will take on Kentucky and Memphis in Ky.

Once again, the team’s sched-ule contains no home matches as it is without the facilities needed to hold a tournament. The closest tournament to Ra-leigh will be at The Citadel.

Miller said it is something he is working on with the Athletic Department.

“I’m talking and working with them and trying to look ahead and get a range,” Miller said. “There’s no exact plan, but we’re hoping that with some of the new student fees, we can go in that direction. Part of the problem is finding the best physical spot because land around here is at a premium.”

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The team is looking to further its community out-reach outside of N.C. State as well. They are hoping to volunteer with the Boys’ and Girls’ Club and partici-pate in Habitat for Human-ity work days. Townson said she believes this will benefit the team as well as the com-munity.

“A lot of our girls are real-ly interested in [community service], and it’s not only for team bonding. We really en-joy getting together to help other people,” Townson said. “In a lot of [events we participate in] we get to see the final product, and that encourages us to find new ventures to volunteer with.”

The women’s club rugby team is an organization that prides itself in commitment to the sport, to each other and to the community. As it continues to grow in size and talent, only good things can be expected.

Luis Zapata./technician archive photoPracticing rugby, Raven Jones, a senior in civil engineering, tries to pull away from Ashleigh Davis, an alumna, and Erin Yow, a se-nior in agriculture engineering. “We definitely went from being a recreational, ‘come out, hang out and meet friends’ group to a more serious, devoted group that competes against teams like Carolina and ECU,” Davis said.

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COUNTDOWN• 39 days until the football team’s homecoming game

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INSIDE• Page 7: Continuation of Darrion Caldwell

Q & A and stories on Rifle and Women’s Club Rugby teams Sports

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Quarterback’s dominance vs. Pitt earns him ACC Offensive Back of the WeekRedshirt sophomore quarterback Russell Wilson was named ACC Offensive Back of the Week after the Pack’s 38-31 win over Pittsburgh. Wilson was 21-35 with 322 yards through the air, four touchdowns and a career-high 91 yards rushing.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Four-star recruit commitsFre’Shad Hunter, a 6’5” 250 lb. defensive end from Cary High School, committed verbally Saturday after State’s win over Pitt. Hunter is a four-star recruit and rated as the 18th best defensive end in the country. Hunter chose the Wolfpack over LSU, Florida State, Tennessee, South Carolina and Purdue.

Source: Scout.com

Hill featured in GolfWeekJunior Matt Hill was featured by Lance Ringler of GolfWeek to talk about his run as a national champion last year as well as his expectations for himself and the team this year. Hill was honored at the South Carolina football game earlier this year for his national championship last year.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

athletic schedule

TodayMen’s soccer vs. south carolina*Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

WoMen’s golf in uncg starMount fall classicGreensboro, N.C., 8:30 a.m.

ThursdayWoMen’s soccer vs. cleMson*Dail Socccer Field, 7 p.m.

FridayMen’s soccer vs. Boston college*Dail Soccer Field, 7 p.m.

Men’s tennis in all-aMerican chaMpionshipTulsa, Okla., all day

Men’s cross country in great aMericanWake Med Soccer Park, Cary, N.C., TBA

volleyBall vs MarylandReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

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did You know?Quaterback Russel Wilson ranks second in Division I FBS with 12 touchdown passes.

coming soonWednesday: Coverage of tonight’s men’s soccer game vs. South CarolinaThursday: Feature on the best area location’s to watch the Pack’s road football games

Technician: When and how ex-actly did you get injured?

Caldwell: It was Labor Day week-end. Basically I was goofing off with my girlfriend and rollerblading and I ended up falling. It was actu-ally pretty funny — like a blooper or something. But it turned out to be a serious situation. That was the first time I ever rollerbladed and it didn’t turn out too well. But every-thing happens for a reason and I’m not really dwelling over it.

Technician: You won the NCAA Championship, which has been your goal all along, and earned a spot on the U.S. National Team. What were some of the best moments during these past few months?

Caldwell: Going out to Moscow and competing out there — it’s a great country and it was a great ex-perience. Making the world cham-pionships was just one step closer to making it on the Olympic team in 2012. Being around the guys and traveling with the U.S. team, seeing how they train their bodies and how they prepare for big tournaments, I feel like that has helped me tremen-

dously in college wrestling as well as beyond.

I have had great opportunities, being surrounded with Olympic champions, world champions, and just hearing guys like Bobby Douglas, Zeke Jones and Brandon Frey tell me, “There should be no close matches -- you should be able to dominate everyone.” Hearing that from those types of guys is really a

confidence boost and really helped me push myself harder.

Technician: What are your thoughts on taking a year off?

Caldwell: I feel like this is God’s wish on me. I can take this time and then get back on the road and get back on the cycle for 2012. I did get hurt though and I know that’s just a stepping stone. I feel

like this is just getting me more mentally ready. With this break it’s just going to make me want it even more.

Technician: What are your plans for the upcoming year and what do you think your first break from wrestling in such a long time will be like?

Caldwell: I have taken some steps back from wrestling and basically been getting my academics together. Last se-mester, during the national champion-ship, my grades fell off a little bit. I feel with this here, I’m going to concentrate on my grades. I also feel grateful to be able to act more as a coach, which is something I’ve always dreamed of do-ing.

Technician: Describe what your role and involvement with the team will be while you are injured.

Caldwell: I’m still a member of the team. My priorities haven’t changed. I have an obligation to my team; now instead of going to practice to wrestle, I’ll be going to practice to actually help them improve. I’m basically playing a

Caldwell out for 2009

After winning the 2009 NCAA wrest ling championship at 149 pounds, Darrion Caldwell

earned a spot on the U.S. National Team this past summer. He traveled to many places all over the world and

had the opportunity to wrestle with world champions. On Friday it was announced that due to a shoulder injury, Caldwell will have to undergo surgery on Oct. 5 and will miss the upcoming season.

Caldwell still has one year of eligibility

left at N.C. State and will be wrestling for the Wolfpack again during the 2010-2011 season. Technician Deputy Sports Editor Jen Hankin had the opportunity to talk with defending champion Caldwell about his injury and future plans.

defending champ explains why, reflects on being out for 2009 seasonSTORy By Jen hankin | PHOTO By Meredith faggart

Q&a withDarrion Caldwell

High-scoring freshman, veteran presence balance team

Kate ShefteSports Editor

Rif le head coach Keith Miller, now in his 20th year of coaching at N.C. State, has seen the ebbs and flows of the program. Though facilities of its own are far down the road for the team, prospects for the 2009-2010 team are looking up.

In the offseason, the Pack added three new freshmen. Every other person on the team hails from either Ra-leigh or Virginia, but two new additions were brought in from the northeast. Mill-er said it had more to do with coincidence than new recruiting strategies.

“They were just good matches,” Miller said. “It wasn’t us specifically go-ing out after anyone from a specific region; it had more to do with the way the kids match up athletically and academically.

Senior Samantha Bullard said the incoming class has helped the upperclassmen shoot better.

“We have three freshmen who have shown what they can do,” Bullard. “They’ve done a wonderful job and they mesh well with our

team.”According to Miller, the team

lost only two competitors in the offseason. One was graduating senior and captain Noel Keck, who lef t a hole on the team Miller hopes to fill quickly.

“We’re big right now,” Miller said. “The three freshmen are strong, but we’re just try-ing to figure out where. We’re trying to be stronger this year, and between the three of them we’ll find a balance.”

Miller said this year’s team has significant depth, which he said is a good problem.

“There’s a lot of competition

just for the traveling spots,” Miller said. “We have some really tough decisions for this weekend, where we can take eight shooters, and in [some

of the] week-end s a f te r that, where we can only take six.”

“There are some good shooters who w o n ’ t b e making the trips.”

S e n i o r s Bullard and Kat ie Sieg-ert provide veteran lead-ership on a

roster heavy with freshmen and sophomores. Siegert and Bullard helped the Pack to its third consecutive Southeastern

rifle club sports

Despite lack of facilities, Rifle confident in future

Experienced women’s team combining on-field success with humanitarian contributions off the field

By Kate BarnesStaff Writer

The women’s rugby club has made headlines at N.C. State since it came into ex-istence almost 20 years ago. Along with being named last year’s Club Sport of the Year, the team is making itself known in other ways, on and off the pitch.

Sara Lundy, a senior in zoology, started presiding over the team last semester. Though there are many new players on the team, she said the ones who have stuck around are truly commit-ted to making the team even stronger.

“There are about 20 girls on the team. It’s a walk-on team,” Lundy said. “And usually the people who can make it through the prac-tices are the ones who stay.”

Junior Kate Townson is the vice president of the club. The business admin-istration major has been playing for N.C. State’s rugby team for three years and also played an addi-tional four years in Can-ada. Townson’s main goal for the team’s growth is to

equip the girls with new skills and emphasize that experience is not necessary to become a great player.

“We don’t expect girls to be experienced, and we’re quite surprised when they are,” Townson said.

Lack of experience has not been an issue that has shown up on the field for the Pack, as the team defeated UNC-Charlotte 50-0 last weekend. Though they seem to be off to an auspicious beginning, Lundy said there is room for more team members.

“We accept all kinds of play-ers, no experience necessary at all,” Lundy said. “We teach [girls] everything they need to know.”

The team practices on the Lower Miller Fields from 5:30-7:30 every Tuesday and Thurs-day, and new players are always welcome.

Not only is the team look-ing to grow in terms of size, but also as a team, through humanitarian efforts. The women’s rugby team prides itself on contributing to com-munity service projects, mostly through the University.

“We helped with Shack-a-Thon, and usually do Toys for Tots,” Lundy said. “We also volunteered at RecFest, fresh-man move-in and Friday Fest. Last year we sent a care package [to troops in Iraq].”

Women’s club rugby

winning on, off field

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techNiciaN archive photodarrion caldwell pins his opponent during the wolfpack invitational wrestling match in reynolds coliseum nov. 8, 2008. caldwell won the match for his weight class.

“We’ve been

steadily at the

same pace these

last couple years...

We’ve got big

plans this year.”Samantha Bullard, senior in

biological sciences

RiFle team quick Facts:• Head coach Keith miller took over the team in 1990 from John

reynolds.

• the Wolfpack became a part of the south eastern air rifle Conference, and in 2003-2004, the pack captured its first conference title.

• In the 2006-2007 season, the pack joined the Great american rifle Conference, one of the top rifling conferences in the country.

• the team won its third consecutive searC Championship, posting a team score of 2,295 last season in Charleston, s.C.

Source:gopack.com