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A life diverted
N.C. STATE’S JOHN WILLIAMSON REMEMBERS THE 1979 ANTARCTIC CRASH OF AIR NEW ZEALAND FLIGHT 901 STORY BY ANDREW BRANCH
Lodging leaves Wolfpack up a creek Sam DeGrave
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errified, Lt. Cmdr. John Wi l lia mson struggled to control his Navy helicopter as winds screamed down Mount Erebus, the 12,448-foot active Antarctic volcano named for the mouth to hell.
The Vietnam War had just ended, the Soviet Union was a concern and the National Science Foundation needed skilled pilots to take scientists to the harshest, most dangerous spots on Earth. All of that added up to a Navy presence at McMurdoStation on Ross Island, just off the Ant-
Several students who live at a local apartment complex say they found numerous problems with their apartments when they returned from summer break. A number of students who live at Wolf Creek, an apartment complex off Hillsborough Street, said they returned to Raleigh to find dirty rooms, damaged furniture and—in at least one case-a flea infestation. Property Manager of Wolf Creek, Lydia Robertson, refused to comment for this story Thursday afternoon. Katie Stanton, a junior in psychology and design studies, said her apartment did not live up to the standard set by Wolf Creek’s model room—a room Stanton says is misleadingly called the “real room.” “The living room furniture in our apartment looked like a mix of an ‘80s motel and a doctor’s office,” Stanton said comparing her room to the model. Stanton said it didn’t help that her box spring-also provided by the complex-was of similar quality. “I felt like I was sleeping in a uncomfortable hammock due to the lack of support in the middle
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It was Nov. 29, 1979, and a Navy team was trying to learn the fate of Air New Zealand Flight 901, which had collided the day before with the ice-covered monolith with 257 sightseers on board. But despite the howling winds and the noise from aircraft rotors, it seemed quiet as Williamson hovered and waited. Then, on the radio from over the ridge, he heard the worst. “They’re all dead.” ARCHIVES NEW ZEALAND
ALL PLANNED OUT Williamson, now 64 and an associate professor of horticultural science at N.C. State, joined the Naval ROTC in the late 1960s to pay for college. “I had no intention of flying–absolutely none–when I joined the Navy,” Williamson said. “I was going to be a researcher.” If everything had gone according to Williamson’s plan, he would have earned a master’s degree in biological oceanography and gone to work at the Office of Naval Research. But
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A rescue worker surveys the wreckage of Air New Zealand Flight 901 after it crashed into Mount Erebus in Antarctica on Nov. 28, 1979, leaving no survivors. John Williamson, then a Navy pilot and now a N.C. State professor, was one of six pilots who supported the workers during a two-week recovery effort on the slopes of the volcano. Undated.
the Navy had other plans. After graduating, the Navy gave Williamson a choice of going to either a destroyer or flight school. “I thought for about two seconds and decided to go to flight school,” he said. Williamson fell in love with helicopters and, on a three-year exchange with the Coast Guard in the Gulf of Mexico, logged extensive
search and rescue experience from problems on oil rigs to hunting down drug smugglers. He applied to stay but, again, that wasn’t the Navy’s plan. He didn’t get a chance to return to regular flying until he went to Antarctica in 1978 with the Antarctica Development Squadron, VXE-6.
“LIKE MOLTEN GOLD”
Annual Restaurant Week dishes out a taste of Raleigh Lindsey Rosenbaum
posted on the Web at www.DineDowntownRaleigh.com. Attendees are encouraged to make resThe Triangle’s fourth annual ervations using the website. Restaurant Week is coming to “There’s a significant amount Raleigh from Aug. 20-26. It will of coordination that goes into give students an opportunity to this event,” Fragola said. “There’s spend a fun night out without lots of promotion and marketbreaking the bank. ing. The key is the create as much Participating restaurants of- visibility as possible.” fer three-course prix fixe meals One of the participating resranging from $20 to $30 depend- taurants, Irregardless Cafe, has ing on the restaurant. Many res- been a part of Triangle Restaurants also offer beer and wine taurant Week for several years selections for an extra $10 and and saw their participation as appetizer trays a “no brainer,” for an extra $15. accord i ng to “Our intenDodge, the cation [for Resfe’s dining room taurant Week] manager. is to raise “We’ve been awa reness of here 37 years,” t he c u l i na r y Dodge said. venues around “ We ’r e v e r y Ra leig h,” Elmuch part of the Ellen Fragola, l e n F r a go l a , downtown RaRestaurant Week Mgr marketing and leigh culinary events manager community.” for Restaurant Week, said. Irregardless Cafe is the lonRestaurant Week not exclu- gest operating restaurant in sive to the city of Raleigh. Many Raleigh to still have its original other cities across the country, owner. Its menu, which will be such as Albany, N.Y., Norfolk, featured during Raleigh’s ResVa., and Philadelphia, Pa., also taurant Week, is centered on host their own weeks celebrat- organic, vegan and gluten-free ing their culinary offerings. fare. However, it also includes Raleigh’s Restaurant Week was some carnivore-friendly meals. modeled in part after these When Restaurant Week began events. four years ago, the coordinators More than 30 restaurants didn’t just look to surrounding downtown will participate this year. Their menus will soon be FOOD continued page 4 Deputy News Editor
Summer research paves the way for undergraduates Thousands of students spend their summers diligantly working in labs. See page 7.
Comin’ in hot
Ahmed shares his views on interpersonal relationships through a Brickyard experience. See page 6.
Men’s soccer primed for success this fall
The Wolfpack men’s soccer team opens its season on Saturday Aug. 18 at UNCWilmington. See page 10.
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“Our intention is to raise awareness of the culinary venues around Raleigh.”
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Students leave their marks on the new Talley Student Center at the University’s steel signing event.
Talley lets students leave their mark Laura Wilkinson Deputy News Editor
Steel signing events during Cates Crawl and Respect the Pack Wednesday allowed students to personalize a piece of campus history. When many students and staff left campus in the spring, the Talley Student Center construction project looked like a large hole in the ground. However, coming back this fall, the project is visibly moving forward. TJ Willis, assistant director for University Student Centers, said WolfpackWelcome Week was
the best time for students to be engaged with the project. “We capitalized starting last year with our groundbreaking during Welcome Week, rather than during the summer when we typically break ground,” Willis said. “Following up on the success of that, we wanted to do something for Welcome Week this year … and Welcome Week was a great time to maximize the amount of students who could sign the steel.” Steel signing typically occurs as a
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Thursday’s “Chick-fil-A sparks controversy” was inaccurate. Can Cathy is the COO of Chickfil-A, not the CEO.
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August 15 10:11 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Wood Hall Report of subject dressed as zombie and carrying Nerftype gun. No on was located matching description.
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elaxing in the shade behind the Tri Towers, Will Sinden, a freshman at Wake Forest, Adam Delpapa, a freshman at UNC-Wilmington, Coleman Whyte, a sophomore in business marketing, Julia Canavan, a freshman in FYC, and Emory Cooley, a freshman in textiles, take advantage of a relaxing first day of classes. To set the hammocks up so high, the group used the hammocks as ladders as each was fastened. “I’m trying to figure out other places to set up,” Whyte said. “I was told about this big old magnolia near Bragaw.” Whyte hopes to set up his hammock at least once a week throughout the semester.
7:10 A.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Primrose Hall Report of subject sleeping on south side of building. Officer checked area but did not locate anyone. 10:28 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Turlington Hall Report of possible drug violation. Student was cited and referred for simple possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
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News Breif A s t ravel compa r ison websites like Expedia.com or Kayak gave travel agents a run for their money, Jeff Sherwood and online book vendors are challenging university bookstores’ prices. Sherwood, the CEO of Bigwords.com, a price comparison site for textbooks, launched the site in 2001 after reflecting on his experiences as an undergrad buying books. “I went to the University of Southern California, and I remember being in line for two hours waiting to buy my books,” Sherwood said. “It was just ridiculous.” Along with tuition and housing, buying books adds to the increasing price of going to school. According to Sherwood, the average student studying in the U.S. spends $1137 on books annually, a stat from the U.S. Office of Accountability. “On Bigwords, students
are usually saving about $1,000 per year,” Sherwood said. The site, similar to Travelocity and price comparison sites, only finds deals. Sherwood said he has nothing to do with the profit side. “I just want to connect students to the best deals,” he said. These deals include finding the best combinations of book prices, bargains on shipping and coupons. The site comes with an added feature for book buybacks, for students to sell their books back to the market. “Our programs assure the lowest possible used price and the highest possible sellback price at the end of the semester,” Sherwood said. “We try to cut through all the hype and help students where they are.”
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Friday SERVICE N.C. STATE 1,250 PINT BLOOD DRIVE 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Carmichael Gymnasium The Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service and the American Red Cross are hosting the third annual blood drive. Walk-in or sign up at ncsu.givesblood.org. IRC’S SILENT DISCO 10:00 p.m.-2:00 a.m. Talley Student Center Ballroom Dueling DJs broadcast their mix to wireless headphones discoers get and jam out to in complete silence. MOVIE: MEN IN BLACK 3 7:00-9:00 p.m. Campus Cinema Rated PG-13 for sci-fi-action violence, and brief suggestive content. MOVIE: THE CABIN IN THE WOODS 9:30-11:30 p.m. Campus Cinema Rated R for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/ nudity. Saturday PACKAPALOOZA! 2:00-10:00 p.m. Hillsborough Street Celebrating the 125th Anniversary of N.C. State, the giant block party is a Wolfpack Welcome Week event with food, games, music and entertainment.
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of my box spring,” Stanton said. Stanton said she submitted a work order for her bed Monday, but management had not fixed the problem as of Wednesday night. Junior business administration major Sarah Endaya said she also had trouble with her furniture. Endaya said that she submitted a work order for the desk and did receive another one—also broken. “The desk looked like it would fall apart if I had put my books on it,” Endaya said. In addition to the differences between Wolf Creek’s “real room” and their real rooms, Stanton, Endaya, and several other students said they were disappointed by how dirty their apartments were when they arrived. When sophomore biology major Kyle Beuchot first entered her apartment, she said she was shocked to find that it was already inhabited—by fleas. Beuchot said she had to buy a flea-killing spray to get rid of them before she could
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topping out, or when the last piece or highest piece of steel is put in place. But Willis said allowing students to make their mark on the steel near the beginning of steel placement was important. “It’s their student center, it’s a building they use, and will use when they come
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Students at Wolf Creek Apartments, located on Hillsborough Street, have found numerous problems with rooms as they return from summer break. In one case, students even reported a flea infestation.
move in. Freshman business major Cherry Guo also said she had bugs throughout her unit, as well as dog hair. Ryan Honeycutt, a junior in fisheries and wildlife sciences, said his furniture was broken when he arrived. Jessica Rigsby, a junior in political science, said her carpet was stained and that there were still remnants of food from the apartment’s
last residents in her kitchen. to the stains, the f loor was Patrick covered with Florian, a jutrash. nior in zoolEvery stuogy, said the dent intercarpet in his v iewed for apartment t h i s s tor y w a s bad ly said that stained, as t hey k new did Michael other Wolf Strandberg, Creek resiKatie Stanton, student a senior in dent s who meteorology. were experiFlorian said that in addition encing similar problems with
back as alumni. It’s also the legacy you’ll leave, no matter what level you are, a graduate student or freshman,” Willis said. Sarah Price, president of the Student Centers Board of Directors, said the main purpose of the steel signing was to engage both incoming and returning students with the Talley Project. “It’s a simple way to leave your mark on the Univer-
sity, and it ended up being a huge success. By the end of Respect the Pack, the steel beam was completely covered in signatures on all sides,” Price said. Student Body President Andy Walsh signed the piece of steel early in the day, along with administrators such as Chancellor Randy Woodson. “[Talley] is going to be the heart of student life in the future. It’s symbolic that ev-
“...our apartment looked like a mix of an ‘80s motel and a doctor’s office.”
eryone got … to come and sign a piece of steel that’s going to hold up the structure itself. That building is going to bleed red and white…” Walsh said. Sneha Patel, a senior in secondary science education, said she thought it was cool to leave a mark on the new Talley project. “We’re [the seniors] not going to be around to see it when it’s completely finished.
their apartments. N.C. State students do have resources available to them both on and off campus for problems like these. Student Legal Services’ Web site actually lists “Tenant/Landlord” issues at the top of its “Areas of Law Commonly Encountered By Students” section at http://ncsu. edu/student_affairs/legal_services. Any registered N.C. State student who has paid his or her student fees can get free legal advice from Student Legal Services; they would only responsible for paying service of process and court filing fees if their case is pursued in court. The Student Legal Services office is located at 334 Harrelson Hall. Their phone number is (919) 515-7091. Students may also file compla i nts w it h t he North Carolina Attorney General’s office. Complaint forms are available online at http://www.ncdoj.com/Consumer.aspx.
It’s a nice way to still be involved,” Patel said. The success of the event has prompted Willis and others involved in the Talley project to consider other events in the future to include students. Phase II of the project will begin next summer, and Willis said there may be another steel signing then.
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didn’t just look to surrounding cities for ideas on how to successfully pull off this event. They also did a great deal of research as to the specific promotions restaurants offered in the area. Their research also focused on budget planning, marketing campaigns and prices for meals. The coordinators chose the dates for the event with care. Fragola said they decided to hold it in August after their research showed that the restaurant business was usually slower during this time of the year. “That probably has a lot to do with students returning to schools and the whole settling-down process,” Fragola said. Dodge agreed that the timing of the event works well for Irregardless Cafe. “Normally it is a slower season for us, because many of our clientele leaves Raleigh,” Dodge said. “In the past [during Restaurant Week] we’ve seen, I guess, maybe a 20 percent increase in sales.” With more online promotions and media support this year, Restaurant Week coordinators say they expect to see a greater turnout of patrons than in years past. An exact count of Restaurant Week patrons isn’t possible, the organizers do keep a close eye on the number of hits their promotional website receives.
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grand rental station the caraway management group mclaurin parking ultimate entertainment raleigh police department earthquake productions interactive playgrounds rob baumgart & bell tower parking schoolkids records readilite nc state university police department the roberts group sign-a-rama
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Don’t twist the “amptheta-mean-ing” of it Anna Betts Guest Columnist
Adderall totally sounds like the new “it drug.” I’m sure you’ve heard the gossip, no-not the talk about how taking it without a prescription is illegal or how addictive it is, but the rumors about its incredible ability to make you a better student. That’s right folks, word on the street is that taking it can cure your procrastination blues and give you the grades you’ve always wanted. Colleges and universities are starting to catch on, however. Some are even altering their academic policies so that taking unauthorized prescription drugs while
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doing your schoolwork is grounds for cheating. I don’t agree with that. And by “that” I’m referring not only to the academic policies, but to Adderall’s reputation. I have a prescription to Adderall and I want to be the first person to break this news to you: Adderall does not make you smarter. Adderall is not the Internet, it can’t Google things for you or look them up on SparkNotes. Taking it neither gives you the answers nor edits your paper. It stimulates focus and keeps you awake, which to me sounds like the same service provided by coffee, Red Bull, 5-hour Energy shots and the like. Those bad boys I just listed are all avail-
able everywhere. So, why then are us college kids taking Adderall? Because of the perpetuated false belief that Adderall is the answer to studying--that it’s a student’s ideal drug. It’s not. I have encountered many people claiming to be envious of my prescription, and I think that stems from Adderall’s romanticized reputation. It wasn’t created as a magic pill to make you the perfect student. Those of us with prescriptions are not homework robots all jittery with the possibility of studying. Nor are we people who abuse the system so we can take amphetamines everyday. We are simply people who consulted our
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I just don’t care. Call it arrogance, or honesty. There’s no reason why I should feel guilty for not taking a coupon book that ends up sitting in my desk drawer the entire year. Pokey sticks can only get so cheap before price and quality are at an equilibrium. So, believe it or not, I refused a free coupon book from a group of sorority girls today. It was a brief conversation. Her: “Would you like a free coupon book?” Me: “No.” Perhaps she wasn’t used to rejection. I’m surely not used to being the one in a posit ion to do the rejecting—it was awesome, to say the least. As I walked away—I like to i mag i ne she longingly looked at my backside as I d id so — she and her “sisters” expressed their heartache. “Mkay. Your loss,” they mockingly said. They didn’t think I could hear them—but if hearing ability were muscle, I’d be Arnold Schwarzenegger. I realize them laughing at
my abrupt dismissal was a coping mechanism for rejection. Why is this important? Well, besides the fact that we’re talking about my life—later that day I went to my psychology class, PSY 201, taught by Rupert Nacoste. “I’m comin’ in hot!” he shouted. Air Force pilots use the phrase when they are quickly approaching an aircraft carrier. “I don’t have off days,” he said. He’s going to come in hot every day. No time for nonsensical foolishness. The class is meant to focus on interpersonal communication and relationships. Near the end of the semester, we will write a paper ref lecting on how our views on relationships have changed after the course. To better ref lect then, I’d like to document my thoughts now. I’m also comin’ in hot every day. I spend my weeks working toward a Friday night filled with Netflix documentaries, my cat and a half-eaten jar of Nutella. If you can’t accept that I’m sometimes socially inept, then get out of my way— I don’t want your damn coupons.
“I’m surely not used to being the one in a position to do the rejecting—it was awesome, to say the least.”
academic integrity? Take, for example, the paper that John Doe, age 19, wrote drunk and received an A on, or the exam that Jane Doe studied for, and later aced, while smoking marijuana. Both are examples of illegal substance abuse in conjunction with academic achievement. However, neither are punished like Adderall usage is. Your professor does not fail the paper you wrote drunk or the exam you studied for stoned-- it has nothing to do with the validity of your work. Yet, at universities like Duke, if you wrote that term paper or studied for that exam after taking an Adderall—you cheated.
It’s specifically the illegal use of prescription medicines like Adderall that is directly connected with academic dishonesty. I’m nervous that those of us legally taking this medication may be lumped in with the so-called cheaters taking it around exam time. I suggest that everyone stops listening to the rumors and acknowledges Adderall for what it is: a medication intended to aid those to whom it’s prescribed. I urge you to think about your choices. Because the only way to determine if you took Adderall illegally or not is to drug test you. Peeing in a cup and turning in your final paper should not go hand in hand.
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can count the number of times I’ve walked away from a woman while she and her friends snickered at my awkwardness on one hand— largely due to the fact that I don’t Ahmed talk to many Amer women. The Viewpoint Editor first day of class saw such a rare event. My feelings on free stuff have drastically changed since I was a freshman. Three years ago I would quietly take whatever flier, book, planner, political pamphlet or religious text a promoter handed me as I walked through t he Fre e Expression Tunnel and the Brickyard. I didn’t always want to, but I was too nice to say “no.” I felt somewhat obligated to please these paperpushers, but I’d be lying if I said my compliance wasn’t partly due to the first-year “curiosity bug.” But now that I’m a senior,
doctors and determined this medicine would be beneficial. Would you be jealous of a clinically depressed person that became “happier” after taking Prozac? I should hope not. If you’re considering taking this drug, don’t ask someone in your biology class for a pill. Discuss it with your doctor. Find out if you could legitimately benefit from this medication—or if you need to evaluate how you define “motivation.” Since this pill doesn’t literally give you the answers, why then do colleges and universities find it necessary to specifically target unauthorized prescription drug use as something effecting
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What was the least favorite part of your first day of class? BY JON STOUT
“In English, I already have to write an essay due tomorrow.”
“The first day is usually good, but as classes go on it goes downhill.”
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Marvel Johnson junior, criminology
consumption on campus or simply want a say in the items offered on campus, there is a working group for you. The world we are being trained to interact within, to improve, to bring together and to repair is rapidly changing. Environmental issues are no longer reserved for the tree-hugging hippie. Environmental issues are the inspiration of new technologies and the impetus of new job fields. Professional success will not find individuals ignorant of current environmental conditions or the strict correlation between the natural world and human existence. Your university is
dedicated to studying, and in turn teaching, these conditions and correlations. Do yourselves a favor: Don’t fall behind. Take advantage of all the opportunities and resources before you and leave this university fully equipped for success and well-grounded in where this world is heading.
{HEATHER’S VIEW } There’s a group for that Heather Troutman Staff Columnist
I was welcomed into the Pack only one semester ago, and I already feel at home. I transferred with an associate degree in arts from a tiny community college in a suburb of Charlotte with a big dream and barely any direction. The enormity of our university was numbing at first. Adjustment didn’t take long. Before I found my regular favorite lunch spot and coffee shop, I had already discovered a wealth of resources to support my developing
interests. Resources, the most valuable endowment N.C. State, serve us all equitably while accommodating diverse needs. As an environmental science major and an aspiring social entrepreneur, the resources most profitable to my future have been the numerous sustainable initiatives across campus. There is an entire sustainability department here at State concerned with improving the campus’s goal to reduce waste and energy consumption while increasing productivity and campus awareness through innovative implementation. Check
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out the website: sustainability.ncsu.edu for a look at what initiatives the University is taking, and which groups and organizations best match your interests. I was immediately interested in WESA (Wolfpack Environmental Student Association), which acts as a hub for student groups interested in diverse environmental agendas. Concerns range from governmental policies on fracking and manufacturing, to campus policies regarding third-party vendor purchases, to workshops designed to educate on contemporary issues and promote sustain-
able lifestyles, to social and community events and fundraisers. After satisfying my social niche, I began looking for something a bit professional to build my resume and skills set. I found CEST (Campus Environmental Sustainability Team), whose objective is to provide direction to campus sustainability through strategic planning, incorporating the faculties of any campus member through its eight working groups. If you are interested in seeing new curriculum offered, understanding the social implications of sustainable change, calculating energy and water
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programming miscommunication. Flying at 1,500 feet with white ice below and 12,500 feet of ice ahead of them, the crew of the regular flight did not know they were staring at the side of Erebus: a blizzardless whiteout. Col lins’ last recorded words were in response to the plane’s proximity alarm, requesting from Cassin, “Goaround power, please.” “From the way they hit, they had assumed takeoff position, rotated up, applied full power and…” Williamson smacked his hands together. “The last word that any of them said was ‘please.’” When a search flight found the crash hours later, Williamson flew out to Erebus and waited in that loud quiet as the C-130 confirmed no one could have survived.
arctic coast. With its two volcanoes Erebus and brother Mount Terror, the island’s weather was unpredictable and unspeakably cold. Heavier, colder air on the continent screamed off the edge of the glaciers and fell to the ice shelf below, often creating 100 mph squalls with zero visibility. But when the wind wasn’t blowing, the sights were otherworldly. “Visibility was such that you could see the curvature of the earth,” he said, smiling at the recollection. Williamson remembers in particular how the low, never-setting summer sun shone off the glacier-covered mountains across the bay. “It was like pouring molten gold down the side of the RECOVERY mountains,” he said. “They The crash of Flight 901 was just glittered. And that was New Zealand’s worst peacejust your normal everyday time disaster. One piece of scenery.” the fuselage at the wing and Williamson and his fel- the tail were all that was left low pilots, including friend of the plane and its 257 pasLt. Cmdr. Dan Ellison, flew sengers. The rest lay scattered NSF scientists to locations in pieces no larger than a basthat were remote even by Ant- ketball, Williamson said. arctic stanEllison dards. They and possibly looked for Williamson, meteorites in Ellison said, the unendhad flown in ing white of formation snow. They with the dropped f l ig ht just geologists one week John Williamson, horticulture in the Dry before t he professor Va l le y s to crash. They study rock would soon formations. They took volca- be part of flights that carried nologists to the rim of Erebus the black box and flight crew. where the air was so thin they “It was the same airplane,” had to drive off the cliff to get Ellison said. “We talked on airborne. the radio.” “We were literally places Six pilots, including Wilthat no one—no one—in liamson and Ellison, transhistory had ever been,” Wil- ported the large recovery liamson said. team to the crash site. New Zealand mountaineers would DISASTER spend the next two weeks on Before Williamson heard Erebus in tents recovering the the search team’s fateful ra- remains of their countrymen. dio transmission from over “They were working 24/7 the ridge, he had been drop- amongst people who were baping off scientists in the con- sically in zip-lock bags, which tinent’s Dry Valleys. is how big the pieces were for “When we came out of most of them,” he said. the valleys, all we heard was The pilots f lew 12-hour ‘Flight 901 this is McMurdo shifts for the entire two weeks Center. Come in,’” he said. during the recovery opera“Just on and on and on.” tion, five to six round trips Unbeknownst to Flight each shift. 901 Captain Jim Collins and “I thought I had seen evGreg Cassin, his co-pilot, the erything f lying search and plane’s autopilot had been off rescue,” Williamson said. more than 20 miles due to a “You see 257 people literally
“I thought I had seen everything flying search and rescue.”
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John Williamson, now an N.C. State professor, drops off a group of volcanologists for a science mission at the summit of Mount Erebus in Antarctica. The air was so thin, Williamson said, that he had to skid off the cliff to go airborne. Undated.
exploded across the side of the mountain. What do you think?” Members of the recovery team carried the sun-beaten remains the best way they could– in cargo nets, a loading process that culminated just after lift-off with the cargo net directly in front of Williamson in the cockpit while the mountaineers chopped the frozen net free of the mountainside. “I guess you can imagine– or maybe you can’t,” Williamson said. “I hope you can’t imagine, actually.” But Williamson never left the cockpit of his helicopter while he was on the mountain. “They talk about posttraumatic shock from being in battle and stuff,” he said. “I would suspect that is absolutely nothing compared to [the mountaineers] living for two to three weeks in absolutely the slaughter house.” Despite the harsh climate and circumstances, 213 of the victims were identified in the ensuing weeks, though the crash occurred before the advent of DNA identification.
THIRTY YEARS Erebus was one of Williamson’s last tasks not only in Antarctica, but in his Navy career. He never lost his dream of being a researcher, which was evident in his fascination with NSF projects, Ellison said.
“He had an intense level of interest in the scientific aspects of what was going on, which separated him from what I would call the rankand-file pilots,” said Ellison, who is now a city commissioner in Helena, Mont. Soon after completing his Erebus duties and returning to the U.S., Williamson, who had fulfilled his required years for the Navy, said yes when offered a chance to return to school to study plants at Oregon State University. He subsequently met his future wife, Marilyn, and through the couple’s postdoctoral studies ended up at N.C. State in 1989. “The opportunity came available here in the horticulture department, and here I am,” he said. So while his life took an unexpected detour to flight school, Williamson became a researcher after all. “Just remain open and accept what life gives you,” he said, repeating a proverb he got from his father.
“WE’RE ALL OLD GUYS NOW.” To recognize those who served in the aftermath of what remains the country’s largest peacetime disaster, New Zealand commissioned a Special Service Medal in 2006. Williamson received his medal alongside several former comrades at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., in May. But for Williamson, it
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New Zealand Ambassador Mike Moore (left) with Lt. Cmdr. John Williamson (right), U.S. Navy (Retired). Williamson received the New Zealand Special Service Medal May 10, for service after the Antarctic crash of Air New Zealand Flight 901. Williamson now teaches horticulture at N.C. State.
wasn’t about the medal or meeting old friends. “It was about the group of us helping them and being able to tell them ‘We were glad to do it, and thank you for the recognition,’” he said. Many of Williamson’s comrades involved in the recovery effort have lost contact with one another, as many of them received their medals on separate occasions. Ellison and Williamson, for example, had not talked in 30 years at the time of interviews. “See, we’re all old guys now. Look at that! That’s just, thaaaat’s really just disturbing,” Williamson said, look-
ing at a picture of Ellison. “I’m not surprised to hear that John is a professor,” Ellison said. But while Williamson’s path led him back to his original dream, his outlook on life was forever changed by Erebus. “Most of us look like pretty normal people 30 years later,” Williamson said. “We have pretty normal lives. We have families. So how do you reconcile that with wading through the remains of 250 people? Are you normal anymore? I don’t know. What is that? What does it mean?”
Summer research paves the way for undergraduates Arjun Puri Staff Writer
For many students at N.C. State, summer meant long days at the pool, backpacking through central Europe or just sitting at home day after day. While this may be the case, thousands of other students spend their “summer vacations” in the lab, doing tests, awaiting results and crossing their fingers. Undergraduate research is a way for students to work closely with professors and get genuine laboratory experience. You don’t have to be a science or engineering major to be a part of it, either. Fay Pay ton, professor in the College of Management, spent the majority of the summer working with graduate students developing a social network approach for HIV/AIDS prevention in African American college students. “The intent of this research is to develop an intervention that utilizes social media networks to disseminate tailored content on HIV [and] AIDS
prevention for black female college students,” Payton said. The National Science Foundation sponsored the research with a grant amounting up to $252,360. Payton is confident her work will result in positive modeling for the targeted group, not only here on campus, but across the nation. On the other end of the spectrum, Brandon Hluck, a senior in biomedical engineering, has been busy in Elizabeth Loboa’s cell mechanics lab. “We have been working with osteochondral plugs,” Hluck said. “The wear and tear that occurs in the elderly and even military personnel is a serious issue, and these plugs could be the savior.” This wear and tear, known to many as arthritis, is generally irreversible. Hluck and Loboa have been working with stem cells in order to differentiate them into bone and cartilage. With research of this caliber, Hluck knew they would run into difficulties, but felt
the end result would be well worth the hard work. “These cells, when differentiated, would theoretically be as strong as bone and cartilage, which would be ideal when it comes to patients with osteoporosis and other bone loss problems,” Hluck said. Varun Ganesh, another senior in biomedical engineering, was working in the same lab when he noticed a flaw in the plan. “I basically found that there would be no pure way to inject these cells into the patients, and of course this was a serious problem,” Ganesh said. After much deliberation, a solution was formed and the research is currently entering the next phase of testing. Judy Day, who served as the interim director of the undergraduate research program at N.C. State, thinks the number of students who participate in research is a good indicator that the school is doing something right. “We have an excellent online resource that really en-
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Tyler Lannon, junior in agriculture and environmental technologies, waters disease stock tobacco plants in Fox Labs Greenhouses C4 on May 21, 2012. Lannon spent his summer working full time for Dr. David Shew as a research assistant for his ongoing research testing disease resistance in different varieties of tobacco.
courages students to get involved in any way,” Day said. “There is a list of mentors on the site so chances are that if a student is interested in getting started, one of their professors already is conducting some form of research.” Ganesh said getting involved was as easy as showing
that you really are motivated and will dedicate the time to help professors and graduate students make a difference. “I know that I feel much better spending my summers in a lab coat rather than at the pool; I just feel like I am doing something good,” Ganesh said.
Undergraduate research is an excellent way to get your name out their in the professional community and a great resume builder. Although summer is over, professors are still looking for help in their labs, since research is an on-going process that never stops.
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Kicking the ball upfield, senior Paige Dugal gets rid of the ball under pressure. The Pack all wore armbands to remember those who lost their lives in the 9/11 attacks in 2001 in their 3-0 win over the University of North Florida on Sunday.
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goal at 1:45 off a penalty kick. William and Mary’s Cortlyn Bristol responded with a goal in the second half to tie the game at one apiece. Hopkins finished the game with four saves. “We need to work together more,” redshirtsophomore goalie Victoria Hopkins said. “It’s all about working
together as a team.” “I think the biggest thing for us is that it’s the first time we’ve played since preseason, the first time we’ve played together,” Proper said. “There were a lot of nerves, but we need to settle down.” After the match, Springthorpe pointed out both the Pack’s strengths and areas it will need to improve upon to be ready for its first regular season opponent, Old Dominion on Aug. 17.
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“I thought our back line was a little porous today, it gave up a few balls over the top,” Springthorpe said. “We didn’t do a good job of dropping and being predictable in our defense. That caused some issues, but we’ll work on our backline.” “Our midfield is going to be a strength of our team,” Springthorpe said. “We’ve got to learn how to possess the ball a little more and be quicker in the midfield. Today was a good test because William and Mary plays hard, and they’re aggressive. They didn’t give us much room.” Proper said one of the Wolfpack’s strengths lies off the field, and much of the team’s success will be based on how it will translate into the Pack’s play when the lights are on. “Everyone gets along very well,” Proper said. “I think we just have to take that from outside the field, put it on the field, work together and get to know everyone’s strengths and weaknesses.”
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Sophomore forward Nader Jaibat chases after the ball with a Presbyterian player hot on his heels on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2011.
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Sunrise to sunset: Ramadan in athletics MEN’S SOCCER
Volleyball to play Wolfpack Challenge
Jeniece Jamison
The N.C. State volleyball team will host the Wolfpack Challenge intra-squad scrimmage on Saturday at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum. The Pack (20-13, 8-12 ACC in 2011) will divide into two 9-player teams as head coach Bryan Bunn hopes to fill the remaining starting spots, with only two filled so far. The women started pre-season practices last Tuesday and have their first game next Friday in Charelston, South Carolina against Jacksonville University.
On the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, those who practice Islam put themselves to the test from dawn until dusk. This test is both physical and mental during Ramadan: a period of abstaining from food and liquids. According to chapter two Revelation 185 of the Qur’an, “The month of Ramadhan [is that] in which was revealed the Qur’an, a guidance for the people and clear proofs of guidance and criterion.” Junior men’s soccer forwards Nazmi Albadawi and Nader Jaibat both observed Ramadan, but because it fell earlier than usual JOHN JOYNER/TECHNICIAN this year (July 19 to Aug 18), Junior forward Nazmi Albadawi works to clear himself from a St. Francis player on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011. Albawadi, both fasted during preseason a practicing Muslim, is fasting during the holy month of Ramadan, a sacred period of spiritual purification in Islam. workouts. During this span, the average temperature was 90 de- doing it [fasting] then. At one point “It’s kind of hard because when their fasting period. grees Fahrenheit with a high of Nader weighed 190 pounds—he was you don’t eat and drink all day your “They [the coaching staff] know 99 degrees. weighing 178. I normally weigh 173 stomach gets smaller so you can’t what it is and they’re very supportThe intense and I was at 164.” even put in that much.” ive about it,” Albawadi said. “They conditions took “Because we were According to Jabait, the two actually gave us articles about pro a toll on Also tired we had leaned on each other during their athletes that do it.” badawi and Jaito do a morning time of fasting. “Some of our teammates actubat both physitraining and then “We’ve been playing together for ally participated in Ramadan for a cally and spiriwe’d come back and a little bit,” Jabait said. “Fasting for day just to know how it feels,” Jabait tually. Both had sleep,” Albawadi us, we needed each other as always. said. “I know that [junior forward] Nazmi Albadawi, junior forward to stop fasting said. “It messed up We’ve always needed each other to Gbenga Makinde tried it with us because of this. our sleeping pat- encourage us to not give up and fight one day.” “We could never train be- tern a lot because you can eat from through it.” Albadawi, who led the team in cause we lose so much weight,” sunset to sunrise, so we would stay Albawadi and Jabait said that the goals, points and shots, said that Albadawi said. “When we were up until about 4 a.m. and try to eat team and coaching staff provided RAMADAN continued page 9 doing captain workouts we were and drink as much as we can. moral support for the duo during
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Purvis doesn't attend first day of class Men's basketball freshman guard Rodney Purvis did not attend classes on the first day of the Fall 2012 semester. Purvis is currently not allowed to attend class until he is cleared by the NCAA eligibility center. The NCAA's is reviewing Purvis' high school, Upper Room Chrisitan Academy, because he was a member of its first graduating class. The NCAA requires studentathletes pass 16 core classes prior to high school graduation. Purvis will not receive clearance from the NCAA if it rules that Upper Room did not provide all 16 courses. SOURCE: WRAL
Gottfried caught up in alleged Ponzi scheme
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“I normally weigh 173 and I was at 164.”
Men's basketball head coach Mark Gottfried reportedly lost more than $300,000 in a Ponzi scheme operated by former University of Georgia football head coach Jim Donnan. Gottfried is a part of a group of creditors who claim to have been a victim of GLC Ltd, a company that sold merchandise that was damaged, liquidated or returned from discount retailers. Documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission allege that Donnan solicited investors for GLC and that his family made more than $14.5 million from 50 investors. Donnan played football and tennis at N.C. State before pursuing a career in coaching.
Women’s soccer ready to rebound WOMEN’S SOCCER Jeniece Jamison Sports Editor
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Freshman forward Monbo Bokar battles with a player from St. Francis for possession of the ball on Friday, Oct. 26, 2011.
Men’s soccer primed for success
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Duke
119
22-4-1 (8-1-1)
Wake Forest
99
18-4-4 (5-2-3)
Florida State
94
18-7-1 (5-5-0)
North Carolina
92
13-5-2 (6-3-1)
Virginia
89
17-5-2 (7-2-1)
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Boston College
66
12-6-3 (6-4-0)
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Maryland
51
12-6-4 (4-4-2)
Virginia Tech
46
14-8-1 (4-5-1)
Miami
33
10-8-1 (3-6-1)
N.C. State
21
10-8-2 (1-7-2)
Clemson
16
6-12-0 (0-10-0)
The Wolfpack men’s soccer team opens its season Saturday at UNC-Wilmington. The Pack will be looking to top last year’s 7-11 (2-6 ACC) season that included a quarterfinal appearance in the ACC Tournament. The major highlights of Head Coach Kelly Findley’s first season in charge were wins over No. 9 SMU and No. 13 Boston College. A young State squad played the season with mostly new players but fought through the growing pains and earned a No. 8 seed in the ACC Tournament. The Pack beat No. 9 Virginia Tech 1-0 in a play-in game with junior forward Nazmi Albadawi scoring the lone goal. Albadawi was State’s main offensive weapon last year with a total of nine strikes and three assists. Albadawi returns for his junior season with the Pack along with junior goalkeeper Fabian Otte. Otte started 19 of 20 games in goal for the Wolfpack and ended the season with 67 saves and five shutouts. The German shot-stopper was also
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QUOTE OF THE DAY “We were angry. We were pissed. We’re showing freshman where we want to be and where we’re going to be.” Meagan Proper, Women’s Soccer redshirt junior forward
MEN’S SOCCER named to the 2011 ACC All-Academic Team and the Duke/Nike Classic All-Tournament team. Last year’s experience is bound to play a big part in Albadawi, Otte and the Wolfpack’s success this season. Head coach Kelly Findley has put together a strong first recruiting class in 2012, ranked No. 12 in the nation by collegesoccernews.com. Along with a top recruiting class, State also adds two players for the 2012 season. Incoming juniors Alex Martinez and Nick Surkamp join the Pack from High Point and Longwood, respectively. Martinez led High Point in scoring in 2011 with 11 goals and two assists while starting 10 of 19 games. Martinez is also a high school AllAmerican and made the Big South All-Freshman team in 2010. Surkamp was named Atlantic Soccer Conference Player of the Year for the 2011 season. Like Martinez, he scored 11 times and assisted on two goals but started 19 games. Findley’s second season is shaping up to be a successful one, especially after Findley and the Men’s soccer staff traveled to California to attend a three-day coaching clinic led by Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho. Mourinho is widely recognized as one of the best soc-
2011 MEN’S SOCCER ACC STATISTICAL RANKINGS: No. 6 in Shots on goal No. 8 in Points No. 8 in Goals No. 8 in Goals per game No. 8 in Assists No. 7 in Assists per game No. 9 in Goals allowed No. 9 in Goals against average No. 7 in Saves SOURCE: THEACC.COM
cer coaches in the world. During the trip, Findley and his staff listened to presentations by Mourinho and also had the opportunity to watch two training sessions with Real Madrid that were closed to the general public. State will take on a UNC-Wilmington team coming off a 4-12 season last year. The Seahawks’ only wins last year were at home; they went 0-8 on the road. State was also a disappointing 0-7 on the road last year, picking up all its wins at the Dail Soccer Field. But this is a new year and one thing is for sure: The future is bright for the Wolfpack men’s soccer program.
After a disappointing end to last season for the Wolfpack, women’s soccer enters the 2012 season with remnants of anguish and a desire to qualify for the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 1996. The Pack finished 2011 with its first winning record under fourth-year head coach Steve Springthorpe at 10-8-2 but only mustered up one win in the ACC. “We talked about what we need to do to put us in a better position to make the NCAA Tournament, not be on a bubble and leave it up to a committee,” Springthorpe said. “I think there are players here that are returning that felt that feeling of not getting selected, so we hope that’s driving them. We think it is. It’s certainly driving the coaching staff.” Redshirt junior forward Megan Proper remembered the disappointment of missing out on the season finale. “For us returning players after we came so close last year, it was getting so close and not getting into the NCAA [tournament] left a big hole in all of us,” Proper said. State is also introducing many new faces to the program, with 10 newcomers to the team. Proper said she wants to make sure the feeling of falling short last season is passed on to the freshman class. “We were angry,” Proper said. “We were pissed. We’re showing freshmen where we want to be and where we’re going to be.” The team played an exhibition game Aug. 11 against William and Mary, which ended in a 1-1 tie. Junior midfielder Ariela Schreibeis scored the Pack’s only
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