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Campus police unresponsive to threatening spam After a shady email was sent to female students, Raleigh PD took notice before Campus Police.

Jessie Halpern News Editor

When a server in the IT department was hacked on Saturday, several female students received a suspicious email, and Campus Police couldn’t assist.

At 2:32 p.m. on June 23, an email signed by N.C. State University Human Resources went out to an unknown number of female students. The message heading read, “NANNY NEEDED FOR RETTA,” and came from noreply@ncsu.edu, a common email address for administrative mass mails. The email continued to say that the recipient had been recommended for a nannying position of a family’s newborn baby girl.

“They would prefer applicant to be able to take care of her at their rented suite to ensure that her safety and comfort is guaranteed,” the message read. “They would give a high preference to candidate who has a high sense of humor and would be able to make their little daughter laugh always.”

According to the Wolfpack Students page on Facebook, not many replied to the email, suspicious of the location of the job. Those who

did reply gave access to their personal information, and Campus Police was contacted.

Officer Sutton, public safety supervisor, said his hands were tied.

“Because there was no money exchange, there’s nothing we can do,” Sutton said.

While Sutton admitted the email was “sketchy,” he said Campus Police couldn’t do anything about the email because it was not technically a crime. The Raleigh Police Depart-

ment had a different opinion.

Officer Adrienne Brooks Elsenity said she was surprised Campus Police were unwilling to file a report.

“This is really a campus issue–I would encourage someone to speak to a supervisor,” Elsenity said.

Raleigh P.D. filed a report detailing the wording of the email as well as the name of the personal account all replies went to.

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Young adults to benefit from ‘Obamacare’ Supreme Court will rule on ‘Obamacare’ later today, potentially changing healthcare for students.

Arth Pandya Senior Staff Writer

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hand down a ruling on the Affordable Care Act, also known as ‘Obamacare,’ Thursday–a ruling which could have profound effects on healthcare for many current and former students.

The federal law allows young adults up to age 26 to remain on their parents’ health insurance plans–even if they are out of school, married or living on their own–if they cannot obtain health insurance through an employer. Prior to passage of the ACA, many insurers denied coverage for children 19 and older unless they were full-time students.

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President Barack Obama answers questions during a healthcare town hall meeting at Shaker Heights High School in Cleveland, OH on July 23, 2009.

Downtown Sports Bar accused of racial discrimination Raleigh native Jonathan Wall claims a downtown bar kicked him out because of his race.

Laura Wilkinson Deputy News Editor

An unsettling assault, an uncertain aftermath After exiting a soup kitchen, temporary University Dining employee was attacked by a homeless man.

Jessie Halpern News Editor

All Charles Lark was after when he went to a soup kitchen on June 7 was a meal he could afford. It ended up being one of the worst days of his life after a homeless man attacked him.

According to Lark, who has worked for N.C. State University Dining as a temporary employee for three years, he was scheduled to go back to work at Fountain Dining Hall next week, but the injuries he suffered in the attack may keep him from returning to a job he loves.

“I’ve been a cook here for three years,” Lark said. “I work baseball

games, I’ve done weddings and banquets. They send me on all the special little events. I do a lot of overtime too, if they’re short a staff member.”

This past school year, Lark mostly worked at the omelet station in Fountain.

“The line never ends, but I love it,” Lark said.

Lark was walking out of the soup kitchen around 5 p.m. when police say 26-year-old Jonathan Wayne Meadows attacked him. The police reports lists Meadows’ address as “Anywhere Raleigh, N.C.” Lark, who is African American, said he believes Meadows, who is Caucasian, attacked him because of his race.

“The guy was muttering all kinds

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Wall and Alicia Vick, his attorney, said the bar employees’ behavior was clearly discriminatory, as other patrons were allowed entrance without presenting member IDs, and employees did not confront white patrons without drinks.

“As I’ve talked to my friends and others about this incident, I’ve realized I’m the not the first to speak out about this treatment; I’m just the first person who has been listened to,” Wall said at a June 22 press

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Congressman advocates low rates on loans David Price of N.C. State’s district advocates keeping college loan interest rates low.

Mark Herring Editor-in-Chief

Rep. David Price spoke in favor of legislation to prevent student loan interest rates from doubling during a press event on campus, Monday, June 25. Congress’ deadline to extend the current interest rates for students is July 1. If they take no action, rates will double.

North Carolina is ranked 10th in the nation on FAFSA loan dependency, and more than 160,000 students from the state receive federal aid to fund their education.

Price represents North Caro- used in other, better ways, including lina’s Fourth Congressional Dis- personal investments for students trict in the U.S. House. His dis- on loans.

Candace Johnson, trict includes parts of an education stuRaleigh and comes to dent at Wake Tech the boundary of N.C. Community College, State. Price said many and Lisa Fristoe, the of his constituents will mother of Anne Mabe effected if congress rie Fristoe, a junior in doesn’t act. political science, ac“At a time when companied Price.

Americans owe more “I have four chilon their student loans dren, and Anne Marie than on their credit is the oldest,” Fristoe c a rd s — a nd t hat ’s Congressman Price said. “I have one gradsaying something—it uating this year, and means an additional $1,000 every year on the average of another graduating the year after interest costs, about $127 million that, so it’s very tough. Anne Maper year in total for those North rie does not take out loans, at this Carolina students,” Price said.

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Charles Lark stands next to the dining hall where he once served omelets.

Lark may not be able to return after an assaulter beat him downtown.

A Raleigh man said he was refused entrance and then assaulted by employees of The Downtown Sports Bar, located at 410 Glenwood Ave., the morning of Sunday, June 30 because of his race.

Raleigh native and recent Morehouse College graduate Jonathan Wall said he was enjoying a night downtown with a friend when he was initially refused entrance to the bar because he was not a member.

After eventually gaining entrance, he said the bartender approached him and told him to buy a drink or get out of the bar. Wall said he refused to buy a drink and was waiting for a friend to come back from the restroom before leaving the establishment when a bartender got physical, roughly escorting him out.

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conference held June 22 at the Capitol building. “I want what we have right now–a dialog about racial discrimination in the 21st century and what we can do to solve it both here and throughout the nation and world.”

The Downtown Sports Bar has issued a written statement saying Wall was asked to leave because he was not a member or guest.

“Mr. Wall was not roughed up or improperly treated. Mr. Wall was not the subject of racial discrimination,” the statement said.

Vick said there was no

evidence that the bar was, in fact, a private club until shortly before Wall’s press conference. At that time, Downtown Sports Bar owner Tom Murphy said the establishment has roughly 7,500 members, which includes all the bar’s Facebook and email contacts.

According to the city of Raleigh’s business licensing office, the city does not certify clubs as private or public.

“In Raleigh, businesses do not have to deal with the city to designate themselves as a private or public club,” James Brown, senior account receivable specialist for Raleigh’s business license office, said.

“We did not know of the issue until we saw the WRAL

report.”

Vick remains convinced the incident was inspired out of racial hate.

“The facts as we know them show that some members of our community have crossed the line from making minorities simply feel unwanted to clearly and unequivocally showing that certain individuals are not wanted or valued because of the color of their skin,” Vick said during the press conference.

While Vick said a lawsuit is “not out of the realm of possibility,” Wall and others are organizing a rally Saturday to protest the bar.

Wall thanked his supporters on Facebook June 30.

“You all have no idea how

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impactf u l your k ind words of encouragement have been,” Walls said.

“It means a lot to know that I have such great and widespread support moving forward.”

Wall’s message was first posted online as a letter last week and gained momentum through social media sites. The case has since gained national attention after Wall appeared in a CNN segment Monday morning.

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According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, more than 3.1 million young adults–including an estimated 95,000 in North Carolina alone–currently have health insurance because of the health care law, which took effect on Sept. 23, 2010.

As a result, HHS said the percentage of adults ages 19 to 25 with health insurance increased from 64.4 percent to 74.8 percent from September of 2010 to December of 2011.

Prior to the law, young adults were the least likely

demographic to have health insurance, according to HHS secretary Kathleen Sebelius.

“This policy doesn’t just give young adults and their families peace of mind, it also gives them freedom,” Sebelius said. “It means that as they begin their careers, they will be free to make choices based on what they want to do, not on where they can get health insurance.”

Prior to passage of the ACA, millions of young adults lost coverage as they graduated from school or changed jobs– and many of them avoided needed medical treatment because they couldn’t afford to pay for it without insurance,

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of racial slurs under his breath, saying he was going to kill all the foreigners and just anybody he can get a hold of.

He’s just an evil man,” Lark said.

The homeless man struck Lark repeatedly with a steel pipe before Lark was able to fend the man off and chase him down Fayetteville Street.

A policeman eventually in-

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Becca Cook, sophomore in elementary education, was a recipient of the email.

“It’s scary how something so innocent that sounds so interesting could actually be a scam,” Cook said. “It’s even scarier to think how many other emails we respond to that may not be legitimate.”

Joe Matise, technology support analyst, confirmed the message did not come from Human Resources. “It was spam mail–someone hacked into a server in IT and got a

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tervened, and Lark, who was bleeding from his wounds, went to WakeMed for medical treatment.

Lark said it took eight staples to close a wound to his head and six more for a wound to his ear. Lark’s elbow was also fractured in the attack.

Lark, who has no health insurance, said he has visited WakeMed three times since that original visit to have the staples removed and get treatment for lingering complications.

according to a Commonwealth Fund survey.

According to the survey, 36 percent of young adults ages 19 to 29 said they had trouble with medical bills or debt in the past year.

hold of email addresses,” Matise said. “They’re already on it.” Officer Sutton said the only thing he could do, was document that the email was sent.” “Once it’s reported to Raleigh, we’re not going to step on their toes,” Sutton said. Sutton advised recipients to ignore the message. For those who replied and were contacted by the spammer again, he had specific instructions.

“You need to respond back and say ‘I haven’t asked to be contacted over anything. My name is not with any service.

You must have the wrong person,’” Sutton said.

He said if anyone is con-

tacted after having sent that message, they need to call Campus Police and alert them because that could fall under harassment. “It’s shady, yes, but it’s not against the law for someone to lie and say they work for someone,” Sutton said. “It’s when they try to use that to gain some kind of advantage that it becomes a crime.”

As of Wednesday afternoon, Sutton said more complaints were received about the incident and the department will be posting a safety alert on its Facebook page and the investigations division is doing some follow up with Human Resources.

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{ AHMED’S VIEW }

Not racist, just racist-ish I’m sure many of you have been hearing about the allegations of racism at Downtown Sports Bar lately. And like you, I too was outraged. Reading Jonathan Wall’s story about how he was thrown out of the bar because he’s black made me sick. Kicking Jonathan Wall out for being black doesn’t make Todd Chriscoe racist. Let’s just say it makes Ahmed Amer him…racist-ish.

And who isn’t racist-ish Viewpoint Editor nowadays? Let’s be honest. I may be Arab, but I still wouldn’t feel safe next to me on an airplane. That’s why, as a courtesy to all of the other passengers, I commit to clearing airport security and boarding the flight completely naked. It’s also makes using the restrooms in the airplane much easier.

Mr. Wall claims that the first racist-ish incident of the night was when he and his friend, who is also black, met the bouncer at the door to the bar. They were stopped and told that to enter that night, they needed a membership. As the bouncer was trying to explain the membership-only policy, a policeman approached him to discuss something unrelated.

At that moment Wall says the bouncer then told them, “Never mind, y’all go ahead.”

If you’ve ever been to Downtown Sports Bar, you’ll know that it’s the epitome of class. Any place that has Free Pong Tuesdays with onedollar pizza slices and all you can eat wings with DJ Randy B is worthy of requiring membership status.

And folks, like all elite societies, Downtown Sports Bar is incredibly selective about who it admits.

It’s hard to believe Wall’s attorney when she says that the club had no characteristics of a private club. Tom Murphy, the sports bar’s co-owner says the club has roughly 7,500 members, which includes all of the bar’s Facebook and email contacts.

So if you want to gain membership to this fine establishment, then you have to go through the grueling application process of opening your Internet browser, logging into Facebook, typing “Downtown Sports Bar” in the search bar, clicking on their page, and

hitting the ‘like’ button; then, depending on your Internet connection, you have to wait anywhere between one-half to one full second to receive confirmation of your membership’s acceptance. Your other option is to be white and show your ID at the door, like the group that entered before Wall and his friend on June 17. See? It’s pretty much a country club, if country clubs discriminated based on race rather than wealth.

In their report on the issue, WRAL posted a link to Lazyday.com which takes photos for the bar. The news source says that the pictures show a “diverse crowd.” Ladies and gentlemen, I couldn’t agree more after seeing these pictures. I can say that out of the 332 pictures posted, 13 of them have at least one black person. Some of you might say that’s a small number of black people, but I assume that’s only because the bar is trying to promote racial equality through a new, more diverse version of ‘Where’s Waldo?’ called ‘Where Are

“It’s pretty much a country club, if country clubs discriminated based on race rather than wealth.”

All of the Black People?’

In the pictures you’ll also see a diverse mix of white people ranging from pasty white to overly tan orange.

When asked about his actions by WRAL, Chriscoe said that it had nothing to do with race, and that he was just trying to create an upscale environment where patrons of the club could feel comfortable. Clearly Wall, who will be going to Harvard for his master’s degree, just didn’t fit the criteria. C’mon, Harvard!

Really? There’s nothing upscale about going to a university with a 7 percent acceptance rate. Philip Christman, a former professor and friend of Wall, says the Harvard-bound student is “one of the most intimidatingly accomplished and polished undergrads” he’s ever met. How are Downtown Sports Bar patrons supposed to feel comfortable around someone who is described as being intimidating?

These will be undoubtedly trying times for Chriscoe as he fights these allegations in the courtroom. That’s why I’m asking you to relieve Chriscoe of the stress of running a business. In the meantime, eat at my other favorite place in downtown Raleigh, Tobacco Road Sports Café on Glenwood Avenue.

{OUR VIEW} Student Loans When college students look 20 years into the future and describe where they see themselves, the picture is often viewed through rosecolored glasses. Twenty years from now, current college seniors should be at the height of their careers, earning the most they’ll ever earn. It seems logical since students enter college under the impression that it will not only broaden their horizons, but give them a safe path to a lucrative career. Unfortunately, education comes at a price.

Many students will be paying for their education well into their 50s and 60s. And the amount of money it takes to pay off student loan debt could drastically change if Congress does not take action to pass legislation preventing the doubling of student loan interest rates by July 1.

It seems strange that our elected officials would be in favor of increasing the cost of education, but whether or not students incur extra loa n cost s has nothing to do with education.

Rather, the student loan crisis is contingent upon a transport at ion bi l l which include s t he construction of a crude oil pipeline.

According to Reuters, the student loan interest rate bill has been piggybacked onto a transportation bill that provides federal funding of major road, bridge and rail projects. The bill that initially established the federal funding of these transportation projects created about three million construction jobs, and now with those funds close to expiration, those jobs are at stake.

House republicans also called for approval of the Keystone XL pipeline as part of the transportation bill. The crude oil pipeline would ex-

THE FACTS:

Congress voted to keep student loan interest rates down.

OUR OPINION:

The student loan issue should have never been grouped with the transportation earmarks. tend from Canada to Texas and would ideally lower gas prices. Until recently, the Keystone XL pipeline was a major block for the transportation and interest rate bills; President Obama approved the pipeline on June 26.

Congress now claims they are confident reaching an agreement on the remaining issues will be relatively painless since the real issue was the transportation bill.

Nevertheless, voters must ask themselves: In whose interests are our elected officials operating? Earmarks and pork barrel projects are a clear indication that our representatives on l y c a r e about one thing: being re-elected.

I t ’s n o t fair to students t hat t he t ra nsportation and pipeline bi l l s were ever grouped with the interest rate bill. Had Congress refused to come to an agreement on the transportation issues, the deadline to keep student loan interest rates down would have passed—meaning some students would be paying off loans well into retirement ages.

Congressmen and women need a reminder from those who elected them that operating ethically and transparently is imperative.

“It’s not fair to students that the transportation and pipeline bills were ever grouped with the interest rate bill.”

Send your thoughts on student loans to letters@technicianonline.com.

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{ OUR VIEW } A recourse for the hungry Earlier this summer, Charles Lark, a temporary employee for University Dining, was attacked after visiting a soup kitchen downtown.

Every summer, with far fewer students on campus, Dining must let go some of its workers due to lack of demand. So, like many employees at Fountain Dining Hall, Lark was out of work once the semester ended, and with no income he turned to a soup kitchen.

Why couldn’t he have come to campus for a meal instead?

Lark would have avoided his life-changing attack if he had had the option of a hot, free meal from the institution he serves during the semester. Without a proper home, and with his ability to return to work uncertain, a few bites of food out of the sizable waste any dining hall inevitably generates wouldn’t be an overgenerous perk for people in Lark’s position, would it?

Could this be an opportu-

nity for the University to go above and beyond the bare essentials and do something to ensure that one of its own people doesn’t go hungry?

If Lark has any complaints about University Dining, we’ve never heard them. In our several interviews with him, he only had good things to say about his job and coworkers at Fountain.

Lark has spent his entire working life in kitchens serving people who have, in the vast majority of cases, never been truly hungry a day in their lives–from our state legislators at the General Assembly, to the wealthy at country clubs in Raleigh, and now the fortunate few able to pursue an education at N.C. State.

Yet he still goes hungry.

Lark must not be alone. For the numerous employees in Dining, Housing and Facilities who are discharged from the University every summer, finding summer employment must be difficult for most– and no doubt impossible for far too many, especially in this economic climate.

We hope some good may come of a story that is so

tragic on so many levels.

We hope the University takes Lark’s misfortune as an opportunity to secure its reputation as an institution of service, generosity and dignity. How hard could it be to give our temporary employees–especially those who feed us–a ration of meals over the summer to help them get by?

With no benefits, insurance or real job security, a hot meal is the least we could offer our temporary employees. If such a proposal were presented to our students, we feel our students would be more than happy to support such an initiative.

N.C. State is a place for students to receive a topnotch education, explore their nascent adulthood and prepare to enter the workforce. It should also be a place where students learn the significance a hot meal–especially for those who toil daily in our dining halls.

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A game in the pursuit of “NOL” edge Computer science and design students work together to create a game for the Hunt library.

Jennifer Jung Staff Writer

Imagine you’re skating through a long pathway with three friends, all of you trying to catch a thief on the run.

And as you chase the thief, you’re assailed by numerous obstacles–all of them ideas from books which will soon be housed in the Hunt Library. This concept is now (virtual) reality courtesy of students enrolled in the advanced game development class offered at N.C. State.

Computer science students teamed up with students from the College of Design to

develop a motion-based input video game named for the James B. Hunt library. The game, called NOL, is large enough to run the length of a 21-foot wall.

R. Michael Young, Associate Professor of Computer Science and executive director of the N.C. State Digital Games Research Initiative, said this collaboration is different from joint projects undertaken by the two departments in the past. “Normally what we do in this class is we make smaller-scale projects,” Young said. “So usually we’ll have three to four different games developed, so there would be teams of four or five computer science students and one or two designers. This time we have one single large-scale project,

so the scope of this project is much larger than what we historically have done.” The objective of NOL–which is shorthand for the word “knowledge”–is to have up to four team members run along a ribbon-like path through space in pursuit of a character who has stolen some knowledge from the library. The challenges of the game include navigating along the ribbon using body motion to control the playable characters. The designers accomplished this by joining two Microsoft Kinect units together. According to Yuxin Ma, a senior in computer science, the

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Dark victory in Lego world Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes may be the best Lego game ever.

Jordan Alsaqa Associate Features Editor

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Since 2005’s Lego Star Wars, though, the games have been met with less enthusiasm, with many gamers feeling that the series has fallen into a rut.

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Lego Batman 2 gives longtime fans and newcomers a lot to explore.

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After mascot’s relatives are poisoned, Tuffy remains safe After May poisonings, Tuffy and his relatives continue to fight for the breed–and the Pack.

Young Lee Associate Features Editor

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Tuffy, the Pack’s live animal mascot, watches the Pack’s game against Georgia Tech at CarterFinley Stadium Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011.

Ever yone deser ves the right to feel safe in their own home–including Tuffy, N.C. State’s live mascot, and his family members. But after someone poisoned several members of Tuffy’s family

in May, no one close to the dogs has felt safe.

On the morning of May 4, at John and Christina Bannow’s residence in Elizabeth City, N.C., where many of Tuffy’s relatives live, someone placed fish laced with antifreeze in the Bannows’ back yard to poison the dogs living there. All five of the Bannows’ dogs were poisoned and, as a result, John and Christina– who have spent the past five years promoting the wolf-like

tamaskan breed–had to euthanize two of their own tamaskans, Blaze and Nusia. Blaze, Tuffy’s father, was a 4-yearold stud dog. Nusia, Tuffy’s cousin, was just a puppy.

This was not the first time someone had targeted the dogs. And while the Bannow family has tried to carry on normally with their lives, they know things will never be the same.

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hurt yourselves.’ But in my situation, I have to go out and make sure that there isn’t anyone that’s trying to ... kill continued from page 5 what I consider to be family “It’s hard to describe how members.”

N.C. State reached out to one feels when they lose a loved one,” John Bannow the Bannows to broker the said. “Of course you’re sad. purchase of Tuffy because of You wish could have done the family’s legendary love something for tamaskans, beforehand to Bannow said. prevent things Tamaskan from happendogs are bred ing. You want to have the apto blame yourpearance–but self for this, not t he agand you wish gression–of that it never wolves. It is a happened. It’s rare breed, and Tuffy’s neighbor hard to get over because of that, something like the University that. Just like everyone’s chil- had to make some important dren, [our dogs] all have their decisions when they looked unique personalities.” for a proper live mascot.

John Bannow said Nusia “A couple years ago, N.C. was a particularly sweet and State was running a trial gentle puppy that was just on a dog that was billed as starting to develop her own a tamaskan dog by a compersonality. He said Blaze was mercial breeder,” Bannow one of the most intelligent said. “This person was not dogs he’d ever worked with; well received in the tamasBannow said Blaze had even kan community due to [allearned to open the doors to legations of] poor breeding the Bannows’ house. practices.” “[Blaze] could think anaBannow said animal rights lytically,” Bannow said. “A lot advocates contacted the Uniof times, we found we were versity with concerns that keeping doors locked to keep their partnership with an the dogs in–and not always irresponsible breeder would in order to keep people out.” taint the image of N.C. State.

The Bannow family is tak- In the end, the University ing steps to make their prop- dropped its contract with the erty more secure, but the pro- first breeder and contacted cess has taken an emotional the Bannow family. toll on the family.

After the poisonings in “Imagine having two or May, Tuffy and his owners three young kids in the have had to change their achouse, and you want them tions. Right now, one of the to go out on the sundeck and advantages that Tuffy’s ownplay on the swing set,” Ban- ers have is their relative anonow said. “You want to say, nymity and isolation.

Tuffy’s owners declined ‘Go out, kids. Go out and have a good time but don’t comment on this story and

TUFFY

“Tuffy is not a mascot in a cage...Tuffy is always a family pet first.”

said they wish to remain anonymous for safety reasons. However, Tuffy’s family did authorize their neighbors to speak on their behalf. Like Tuffy’s owners, the neighbor also wanted to remain anonymous due to the nature of the threat.

“There is a strong belief that the poisonings–not just this one that resulted in the death of Blaze and Nusia, but the earlier poisonings–were motivated by the fact that these dogs are relatives of Tuffy,” the neighbor said. “If this is the case, it is very disturbing to know that Tuffy might be the next and ultimate target.”

Bannow said he will continue to breed tamaskans and promote the breed. He said when Tuffy returns to the public eye this fall, he said he hopes all members of the Wolfpack Nation see why he is so passionate about the animals.

“I hope that when [fans] see Tuffy, they will feel immense pride, and I hope too that they appreciate Tuffy’s family and what they do,” Tuffy’s neighbor said. “The effort and the energy that [Tuffy’s family] put forth in order for Tuffy to be there is incredible, and I hope fans appreciate that and understand that Tuffy is not a mascot in a cage... that Tuffy is always a family pet first.”

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use of Microsoft’s Kinect system was a challenge for the team. Having been on

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The original Lego Batman benefited from an original story as opposed to an adaption of a film, a tradition that Lego Batman 2 continues.

When the Joker interrupts a Man of the Year award ceremony in Gotham City, he comes to the attention of the villainous Lex Luthor. Luthor decides that the Joker is just the partner he needs to defeat Batman and Superman.

Though the plot is simple, the story nevertheless provides a compelling reason to keep playing. The comedic cutscenes that come up during levels maintain the same level of humor fans of the series would expect, while also remaining true to the Batman canon.

The story is given a boost

the Kinect team, Ma was in charge of the “gesture model,” where the Kinect outputs the computer’s understanding of what the player’s body is doing during the game.

This includes moves to the left and right, jumping, and

other body gestures players use to overcome obstacles in the game. Not only does the game utilize players’ body movements, it also incorporates the library’s circulation

by the addition of voice acting, a first for the Lego series.

Troy Baker does a wonderful job as Batman, bringing a lighter take on the character into the . Clancy Brown also reprises his role from Superman: The Animated Series as Lex Luthor.

Of course, the story isn’t the only area getting a makeover. The gameplay in Lego Batman 2 will be familiar to fans, but a large number of new powers and characters makes the whole experience feel fresh.

Magnetism, super strength, freeze rays and heat vision are just a few of the powers at the player’s disposal, and the way these different powers combine make for some fun puzzles throughout the levels.

In fact, while the puzzles are never too taxing, their sheer variety makes each level of the campaign a joy to play. Combined with the

simple combat system and a plethora of things for players to discover, the story mode in Lego Batman 2 provides plenty to do.

There’s even more to do outside of story missions, with hundreds of hidden gold bricks to be found throughout Gotham. Carnival games, new puzzles and unlockable vehicles and characters all add to the experience, meaning plenty of post-game content for those looking to do everything in the game.

There’s so much to like in Lego Batman 2 that its flaws come down to trifling problems with the game’s structure.

The first is that for a game subtitled DC Superheroes, there’s not a lot of the Justice League to be found in the plot. Outside of Robin, most

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data in real time. Whenever a book is checked out, the data gets streamed into the game, and the obstacle change based on the types of books.

The inspiration behind the idea of NOL came from the designers and staff of James B. Hunt Library itself. They encouraged the students to design the game with the Hunt library’s core mission–the pursuit of knowledge at the heart of Centennial Campus–in mind.

The result of the finished project has led to positive outcomes for many of the students involved, according to Ma. “On the day of our game showcase, a lot of game companies came,” Ma said. “It’s a great opportunity for all of us. I believe this might be the coolest thing I will ever put on my resume... for now.”

other heroes don’t become playable until the last two missions of the game.

Further, the one hero who does show up early, Superman, steals the show from Batman. Though it’s fun to play as the flying, invulnerable Man of Steel, it seems a bit wrong for the title character to be overshadowed so fully.

Still, these are minor problems in an otherwise amazing game. If you’ve never been a big fan of Batman or this particular series of games, then odds are you won’t enjoy Lego Batman 2: DC Superheroes. However, those who try it out will find themselves playing the best Lego game Traveler’s Tales has ever made.

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point, but looking at my younger children coming to college, it will be something we’re going to worry about.”

Alex Parker, a sophomore in Spanish education and president of the Students for Barack Obama chapter at N.C. State, said he is attending college using student loans and hopes Price will

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“I have a Stafford student loan along with a Teaching Fellows loan I already have,” Parker said. “When I graduate, I’m going to have a teacher’s salary, and if we don’t keep the interest rate low, it’s going to be dire for me and everyone I’ve talked to around campus.”

Price spoke on other issues related to the affordability of education in North Carolina.

Price directed several of those remarks toward the state legislature, urging the General Assembly to step up their

actions.

“This is our crown jewel, our pride and joy—an educational system to lead and develop—[but] these new representatives on Jones Street seem not to have read that memo,” Price said. “I think we need to get a hold of this at the state level and give our state-level institutions the kind of support they need.”

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WOMEN’S VARSITY TEAMS THAT BEGAN AFTER TITLE IX: Basketball - 1974 Volleyball - 1975 Gymnastics - 1981 Golf - 1980 to 1986, 2000 Fastpitch Softball - 2002 SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

The Title IX legacy continues at N.C. State Four decades after legislation passes, Wolfpack women have made an impact on and off the playing field.

Sean Fairholm Sports Editor

For the die-hard fan of high school and collegiate athletics, Title IX has a significance that is difficult to put into words. Putting its records and numbers on display, however, is what turns the heads of those who don’t spend time around the arena of sports.

On June 23 of 1972, President Richard Nixon signed off on a portion of that year’s Education Amendment stating that no person shall be denied participation in, the benefits of, or be subjected to

N.C. State selects firstever Hall of Fame class Seven highly accomplished athletes and three revered coaches make up the inaugural class of the N.C. State Athletics Hall of Fame, director of athletics Deborah A. Yow announced on Tuesday. Led by a number of the best players ever to represent the Wolfpack in men’s and women’s basketball, football, women’s track and field/cross country and men’s soccer, it also includes the transformational coaches of Everett Case, Jim Valvano and Kay Yow. Five of the seven athletes are North Carolina natives.

discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance. Celebrating 40 years of bringing greater gender equality to high school and collegiate sports, Title IX’s numbers remain jaw-dropping. Even in 1978, massive changes occurred with the percentage of girls playing team sports jumping from four percent to 25 percent. Aside from getting to participate in athletic programs that didn’t always exist, women have also benefited in life; Title IX is responsible for 40 percent of the rise in employment for 25-to-34-yearold women and has been associated with a 7 percent decline in obesity for women in their late 30s and early 40s who were affected by the law.

At N.C. State, Title IX has helped in creating and maintaining 11 women varsity programs. Here is a

look at some of the Wolfpack programs that have been aided since the portion of the amendment’s inception.

GYMNASTICS: Since the 1980s, State Gymnastics has taken off under the watchful eye of Mark Stevenson, the only coach in program history.

Through 32 seasons, Stevenson has guided the Wolfpack to five conference championships along with making NCSU a school routinely seen in the nation’s top-25 teams. As one of the most attended non-revenue sports, the program has ranked in the top-20 nationally the last six years with several season averages over 2,000 people per meet. Gymnastics is commonly considered one of NCSU’s brightest athletic programs with over 90 different gymnasts have been named to

NAME

SPORT

YEARS

Genia Beasley

W. Basketball

1977-1980

Ted Brown

M. Football

1975-1978

Everett Case *

M. Basketball

1946-1964

Roman Gabriel

M. Football

1958-1961

Tab Ramos

M. Soccer

1984-1987

Jim Ritcher

M. Football

1976-1979

Julie Shea

W. Crosscountry

1977-1980

David Thompson

M. Basketball

1972-1975

Jim Valvano *

M. Basketball

1980-1990

Kay Yow *

W. Basketball

1975-2009 * = Coach

the ACC academic honor roll since 1984. With more scholarships available, Stevenson has made a point to recruit gymnasts with outstanding marks in the classroom.

GOLF: Despite only being reinstated as a varsity sports in 2000, coach Page Marsh has ignited the women’s golf program in her 12 seasons of work. On the course, the Wolfpack has five top-four finishes in the ACC Championship and recently became ranked for the first time in school history. 2012 was a special year for NCSU, as it ended up being the best season in program history; State notched three team wins, sophomore Brittany Marchand became the winningest golfer the program has ever seen, and the Pack finished No. 13 out of 24 teams at its first ever NCAA Championship. In addition

Austin, Ogburn, and Williams make All-ACC Academics N.C. State baseball placed Brett Austin, Ethan Ogburn, and Vance Williams on the All-ACC Academic team, announced Tuesday by the conference office. Williams represents one of six All-ACC Academic team honorees that also earned a mention as Capital One Academic All-District. Austin makes the squad in his freshman season, one of eight first-year players on the list. Both Williams and Ogburn make their second career appearances on the team. To be eligible for consideration, a studentathlete must have earned a 3.00 grade point average for the previous semester and maintained a 3.00 cumulative average during his academic career.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

to the success on the course, three players (Marchand, Amanda Baker, and Ana Menendez) received AllACC Academic honors.

SOFTBALL: Being built from the ground up starting in 2002, the first women’s fastpitch softball team at N.C. State has already collected ACC Championships in both regular-season and tournament play. Lisa Navas, the only coach in State’s history until her dismissal last Wednesday, also got the Softball program to the NCAA Tournament on two occasions and was the 2006 ACC Coach of the Year. State also produced three All-ACC Academic selections (Emily Weiman, Kirsten Grant, Morgan Peeler) in the 2012 conference academic honor roll and consistently has several players on the list each year.

Brown has meniscus repaired N.C. State junior guard Lorenzo Brown underwent knee surgery on Tuesday, which revealed a tear in the lateral meniscus. Team surgeon, Dr. Robert Wyker, repaired the injury. Brown is expected to miss two to four weeks of summer workouts, but his playing status for the Wolfpack’s exhibition tour of Spain in August remains questionable.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

DID YOU KNOW? 300,000 females played high school sports before Title IX was enacted and now 3 million young women will play high school sports.

Football recruiting class rank rises with defensive standouts Recruiting class ranked higher than 2012 campaign.

Jonathan Stout Staff Writer

After being ranked the No. 53 recruiting class in 2012 the Wolfpack has a solid group of freshmen commits who have raised the ranking to No. 44 going into the 2013 season.

Jerod Fernandez, a junior at Lake Mary High School finished his junior season with 99 tackles and one forced fumble. He was also recorded running a 4.6 40-yard dash. Fernandez, 6’0”, 210, is listed at outside linebacker. His speed and ability to be involved in every play makes

him an exciting player to keep your eye on for the rest of his Wolfpack career.

Ford Howell, a junior at Memphis University School recorded 62 tackles last season at inside linebacker, averaging 5.2 per game. Howell and Fernandez both have potential to crack the starting lineup, due to the uncertainty at linebacker this season due to the departures of Audie Cole and Terrell Manning.

Davie County High School product Cole Blankenship is an offensive guard, listed at 6’3”, 285. Blankenship has good size for an underclassman but will need to spend time in the weight room off the field to find playing time among an offensive

MEAL PLANS

line made up of all upperclassmen. leaving for the NFL draft, Hunte mond will probably see more time With the exception of one starter, all could find himself in situation to at either wide receiver or defensive earn a starting spot or, like many back. His speed and size makes him are listed at over 300 pounds. underclassmen, he a candidate for both, listed at 6’0” Florida native may find playing and clocked at running the 40-yard Da’ Wa n Hu nte, time on the special dash in 4.6 seconds. listed at cornerDawka Nichols, one of two North teams unit. back, is 5’10”, 180 Marcus Edmond Carolina natives, is in his junior and a senior at Miplayed qu a r ter- season at Richmond Senior High ami Central High back, wide receiver, School. Nichols a tailback listed School. He will add running back and at 5’10”, 180, rushed for more than to an already solid defensive back in 900 yards, recorded 19 touchdowns. defensive recruithigh school. Ed- With senior James Washington reing class. Hunte mond, who is a turning and the emergence of sophrecorded 87 tackjunior attending omore Tony Creecy, Nichols may les, recovered two Lower R ichland find time with the special teams fumbles and picked off two passes during his junior sea- High School, is listed at 6’0” and an .unit returning punts or kick-offs son. With C.J. Wilson graduating “athlete.” Considered one of the top with his elusiveness. and the prospect of David Amerson prospects in South Carolina, Ed-

“Like many underclassman, Hunte may find playing time on the specials teams unit.”

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