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The Dash in the Dark, an event to raise money and awareness for the Special Olympics, was postponed to Monday, Nov. 5, due to inclement weather. Originally planned for Oct. 29, the dash is a 3K charity race to raise money for Wake County Special Olympics. Last year’s profits were donated to the Haven House, a non-profit that works to provide services for struggling youth and their families. The organizations Leadership in Action, Goodnight Scholars and Alpha Phi Omega host the Dash in the Dark. The three felt an attachment to the cause, but didn’t know of any other organizations sponsoring the Special Olympics. They have been planning the Dash for more than two months. The date was changed because of safety concerns. “We invited some people from the special needs community and want them to be comfortable,” said Lauryn Coombs, an event organizer and sophomore in environmental technology. “It will be more fun when the weather
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Discussing the impact of a possible increase in tuition, alumni Madavia Johnson and Jason Cooper pass time with Chancellor Randy Woodson Wednesday, February 1. “Speaking with Chancellor Woodson allowed for me to see the benefit of a tuition increase here at State. He said the increase would allow for improvements to everything that there is to offer here on campus and everything State represents.”
Staff Report Chancellor Randy Woodson will host his last Chancellor’s Chat of the semester at the Creamery in D.H. Hill Library Nov. 5 to connect with students and listen to their concerns. The Chancellor will host “office hours” to see students Monday, between 2-3 p.m. Woodson’s spokesman Mick Kulikowski said he’s worked under three chancellors, and that Woodson is the most active chancellor he’s worked for in terms of pursuing student feedback.
“I think it’s more of him getting feedback from students,” Kulikowski said. “He just wants to know what students are thinking. Take the pulse of the student body.” In the past, students have taken advantage of these opportunities to ask the Chancellor about tuition increases, the University’s stance on social issues and changes at the University and within the UNC System. “At the end of the day, we’re here to provide our students with the best education possible,” Woodson said. “In order to make sure that happens, we have to keep them engaged in
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the conversations that shape the forward progress of this university.”
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Megan Harr, a senior in English, started a chapter of the nonprofit service organization Pencils of Promise at the University. “Often where we live determines how well we live, and that’s a problem.” Harr said.
Pencils of Promise engages students in education service Megan Dunton Staff Writer
Pencils of Promise, an education nonprofit organization, offers students the opportunity to raise awareness for sustainable educational initiatives abroad, and University students may have an opportunity to name a school in another country in honor of N.C State. Megan Harr, a senior in English, became interested in Pencils of Promise this past summer and thought it would be a good idea to introduce N.C. State students to the organization. She said she admires the method of outreach Pencils of Promise uses to build partnerships in target communities. The respected national organization started in 2008 and its founder Adam Braun started Pencils of Promise after an en-
counter with a young boy while he traveled in India. When Braun asked him what he wanted most in the world, the youth said all he wanted was a pencil. This one interaction made Braun realize that children everywhere have a desire to learn, and it also made him confront the problem of education facing many poor citizens in developing countries. “The approach is different from other nonprofits because they don’t just look at the communities that need a school, they look at communities that are interested in investing and creating a successful school,” Harr said. Harr said she wants the N.C. State chapter to shed light on sustainable education through fundraising and creating awareness through different events. One of her visions includes a fundraising competition between the Triangle
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tudents came together to walk down Hilsborough Street in costume Halloween night, Oct. 31. Crowds of people came decked out to celebrate the holiday, visit with friends and take advantage of discounts and bar specials.
Student and faculty political opinions varied widely in this year’s Pack Poll, a study of political opinions and tendencies on campus. The poll also indicated a disparity among students, with a 50-50 split in the approval of President Barack Obama. The poll was released this month and surveyed 1,024 students. There was a 20 percent response rate, with a 3 percent margin of error. Michael Cobb, an associate professor of political science, runs the Pack Poll and works with volunteer undergraduate students who want to learn more about the polling process. Cobb said the Pack Poll helps recognize some trends as to why students adhere to their particular political views. “I want to help students know what other students think about politics,” Cobb said. “I also want to teach students the art and science of survey research.” The findings of the poll were somewhat balanced in terms of Republican versus Democratic participants, with 46 percent generally identifying as Republican while 42 percent identified as Democrat. However, the responses to questions on the social and economic issues of politics were more uneven. The Pack Poll found the student body more conflicted on its stance on social issues in politics, with 37 percent of students reporting they hold more liberal views, 37 percent moderate and 26 percent of students with conservative views. This was supported by the responses to questions on same-sex marriage. Reflecting the student outcry after the passage of N.C. Amendment 1, 70 percent said they were in favor of allowing gays and lesbians to have civil unions, with only 30 percent opposing. Likewise, 65 percent were in favor allowing gays and lesbians to legally marry, with 36 percent opposed to the idea. In terms of economics, 14 percent identified themselves as liberal, 42 percent as moderate and 44 percent as conservative. Many questions focused on the candidates for the upcoming elections, and with the 50-50 split of the overall approval rating of President Barrack Obama, 23 percent of those polled strongly disagreed with how Obama was handling his job as president, as opposed to only 8
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percent who strongly approved. The majority of opinions expressed state the U.S. is “generally headed in the wrong direction,” with 56 percent supporting this statement, opposed to 44 percent of students who believe the country is headed in the
right direction. The findings indicate a close presidential election for student voters. Forty-two percent of students said they would vote for Obama if the election were held on the day they took the survey, while 44 percent said they would vote for Mitt Romney. The remaining 14 percent was split between 8 percent undecided and 6 percent who said they would vote for a different candidate. Results for the Gubernatorial election were much more
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“I want to help students know what other students think about politics.”
POLICE BLOTTER Oct. 30 3:55 A.M. | SKATEBOARD VIOLATION Williams Hall Staff member reported skateboarders in the area. Officers were unable to locate anyone. 8:54 A.M. | HARASSMENT Public Safety Building Report of harassing emails being sent to staff member.
10:15 PM | LARCENY Owen Hall Student reported registration plate taken from motorcycle.
12:12 P.M. | LARCENY DH Hill Library
tonight! Choral Collage Homecoming Week Concert
Student reported theft of unattended laptop borrowed from NCSU Libraries 5:07 P.M. | SUSPICIOUS PERSON Admin I Staff member reported subject knocking on door after hours. No one was located in the area. 5:52 PM | MEDICAL ASSIST Court of Carolinas Units responded and transported juvenile in need of medical assistance. Parents were notified.
WEAR RED, GET FED 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Brickyard It’ everybody’s favorite time of year— delicious, FREE food on the Brickyard, and all you have to do is wear red! Pull out one of the many N.C. State shirts in your closet and get free food from Domino’s, Jimmy Johns, Wing Zone and more. But get here early— this food goes fast! HILLSBOROUGH STREET CLEANUP 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Hillsborough All Hallow’s Eve has come and gone, and Hillsborough Street played host to many a ghoul, ghost and goblin. Now N.C. State students do their part to scare away the debris and trash left over from a night of Halloween festivities. Student groups are assigned a section of Hillsborough Street to beautify; judges will decide who best left the street clean. ART WITHOUT ARTISTS 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. Art Without Artists is a show that asks lots of intriguing questions. The exhibit probes whether art exists only in the eye of the beholder or remains forever stranded in some Twilight Zone in-between intention and chance. Cocurated by St. Louis graphic designer John Foster and Gregg Museum director Roger Manley.
CHORAL COLLAGE 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. Stewart Theater Music@N.C. State presents the NCSU Choral Collage, a showcase of vocal music. Directed by Dr. Nathan Leaf the Singing Statesmen, Vox Accalia and the N.C. State Chorale will perform various works from all eras including own Alma Mater.
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CALS Office of Sustainability promotes green initiatives Megan Dunton Staff Writer
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area schools including N.C. State, UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke. The three schools would compete against each other to see who could raise $25,000, and the university that wins will be able to have a school built in its honor. “One of the things we are working really hard at doing is recruiting people because it’s a wonderful organization that so few people know about,” Harr said. “Everyone I have spoken to that is involved with Pencils of Promise has such a fire to be engaged, and I want to spread that fire.” Braun said when he started the organization his goal was to provide education to children in third-world countries by building as many schools as possible with a sustainable approach, using local materials for construction and hiring and training local leaders to teach at the new schools. So far, Pencils of Promise has built 71 schools out of their goal of 100 by the end
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is better and not when the apocalypse is coming.” Coombs said LIA became involved because students involved wanted to make a stronger impact in the community and thought it would be an effective way to engage students while helping Special Olympics. Victoria Thompson, LIA philanthropy chair and junior in anthropology, was “definitely disappointed” about having to postpone the event, but said it was “a good opportunity to have more people register.” So far only 27 people have registered for the event, but LIA’s goal is to have 50
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Pencils of Promise, a service organization, works to provide education for children in developing countries, like for these students in Thailand.
of this year, in countries night to raise money for like Guatemala, Nicaragua Pencils of Promise, and and Laos. for nex t Harr said semester, she shares Harr wants similar to set up outlooks on 10K run. the world as S o f a r, Braun and other stuhopes she dent s incan work to volved in inspire stuPencils of dents at the Promise at Megan Hurr, senior in English University N.C. State just like the hold posiorganization inspired her. tions as treasurer, commuThis semester Harr is work- nity outreach coordinator ing on organizing a benefit and vice president.
“...they look at communities that are interested in...creating a successful school.”
people register and run in the race. Registration continues through the day of the event. In addition to the 3K race, Dash in the Dark will have a costume competition offering a small prize. Students can wear costumes as long as they are not a tripping hazard, allow a full field of vision, are hands-free and do not have masks. Runners must also wear tennis shoes. Participants will follow a lead runner that everyone must to stay behind to ensure it will be a safe run around campus. Even with the extra time, the organizers don’t plan to change much because they had to work closely with Campus Police to approve
the event. The race will start at 7 p.m. in the Brickyard on Monday, Nov. 5, after a quick speech from a Wake County Special Olympics representative. Registration is $15 and includes a shirt, which are also sold separately for $10. On-site registration will be open from 6:15 p.m. to 6:45 pm. Students can also register online through the Facebook event “Dash in the Dark 2012” or on the Center for Student Leadership, Ethics and Public Service website.
Harr would like to see Pencils of Promise catch on at N.C. State with more students joining the organization and continue after she graduates in December. As the organization is based on sustained efforts, Harr said she wants to create an organization that can renew itself with new leadership. “I couldn’t imagine leaving without doing something more for the organization,” Harr said.
The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences created its Office of Sustainability last year to encourage sustainable efforts within the college, and the office has recently developed tools to connect students and facult y to important sustainability research and works. The CALS Office of Sustainability’s main goal is to inform about different sustainability initiatives whether they are groundbreaking research, innovative farming practices or educational opportunities. The push for a CALS Office of Sustainabilit y came from both students and faculty, according to Danesha Seth Carley, coordinator of Sustainabilit y Programs in CALS. One of the initiatives the office is promoting is a course for business executives called “Sustainability in Agriculture: An Executive Course.” Faculty from CALS and from the Poole College of Management collaborated together to develop the course. “There are a lot of companies interested in sustainability even though they may manufacture unsustainable materials like chemicals,” Seth Carley said. “We use CALS faculty
and some faculty from the Poole College of Management to create a course for executives to come the N.C. State and talk to experts in the field about how they can start corporate sustainability efforts within their companies.” Other initiatives of the Office of Sustainability include promoting the Bee Pollinator Health Initiative and reviving an agroecology course in the crop science department. The Bee Pollinator Health Initiative is an effort to increase awareness about the importance of pollinators and their importance in the environment. The Office of Sustainability partnered with the cosmetic company famous for their lip balm Bert’s Bees to bring honeybee hives on campus. “Michelle Schroder-Moreno in the crop science department wants to explore soil diversity and to raise awareness about soil science through the agro-ecology course. We are helping her get the course up and running,” Seth Carley said. The topic of sustainability has been tense lately with the recent veto of the sustainability student fee by the Student Senate, but Seth Carley said, in general, students have strongly voiced their approval of green efforts. Seth Carley said the University already has the value of sust ainabilit y built into its fabric and she hopes her project in CALS will contribute to that.
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emember, remember, the fifth of November … because the final Chat with the Chancellor this semester will be held that day between 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. at the Creamery in D.H. Hill Library. Chats with the Chancellor, now in their second year, were created to provide a platform for “candid and constructive” interaction between Chancellor Randy Woodson and students. Each month, the Chancellor holds an open forum for students at an informal venue such as the Brickyard or Port City Java. Students are encouraged to show up and talk to the Chancellor one-on-one about topics ranging from their personal concerns as students to the path the University is taking. The Chats last year were successful and had a considerable turnout. The Chancellor was engaged in discussion on a wide variety of issues, such as the university’s stance on affirmative action, self-designed majors, tuition hikes and whether it is right for the University to engage in military research. While the discussion was on the whole genial, the
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“Not a whole lot, but some. I spend a lot of time with them so it rubbs off.” Tyler Hitch sophomore, aerospace engineering
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“No, I’m an adult and I can make my own decisions.” Danny Beckman junior, computer engineering
“No, I think what I want to think. I am my own person.” Danielle Conner freshman, genetics
Chancellor was forced to address some tough, legitimate issues. However, participation this year has been very low. Much of the time, the Chancellor has been left to wander around the venue on his own, randomly striking up conversation with students who sometimes don’t even know who he is. This ref lects poorly on the student body. We should be grateful to have a Chancellor who values student feedback, and we should respond to his gesture of regularly engaging with students in an open setting by showing up for these events. Such a low turnout not only reflects un-
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arl DeMaio is an openly gay Republican running for mayor of San Diego. That was not a misprint. It almost seems too good to Megan be true. Ellisor But in a Staff Columnist way, it is the exact opposite. I want to analogize this, but I cannot think of anything more contradictory than a gay Republican. Surely they exist, but it’s almost like their existence is synonymous with myth. Maybe I think this way because stereotypically, most Republicans do not support gay marriage. In fact, many Republicans vehemently oppose it. According to Michelangelo Signorile of The Huffington Post’s “Huffpost Gay Voices,” Governor Mitt Romney said the following when speaking to conservative voters in South Carolina in 2005: “Some gays are actually having children born to them. It’s not right on paper. It’s not right in fact. Every child has the right to a mother and a father.” That is one extreme Republican view, but here’s another: Jerry Sanders, the current Republican mayor of San Diego, announced his support of same-sex marriage in 2007. Susan Atkins, the chairwoman of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund told The New York Times, “[Mr. Sanders] stood up for us, and I felt it was our duty to stand up for him.” However, Atkins will not support Mr. DeMaio. Linda Perine, a lesbian and longtime organizer, told The New York Times, “For Carl DeMaio to be elected mayor would not be a victory for gay and lesbian people. It would be a defeat.” The lack of support that the gay and lesbian community is giving DeMaio can be traced to several of his actions.
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gratefulness, but perhaps worse, it also shows apathy a lack of concern for our University community. And the apathy is not just toward the general workings of the University, but toward ourselves. Our generation is bearing the brunt of many of today’s economic and social issues, and education is right at the heart of this. It is our obligation to ourselves to care about drastically rising tuition, cuts in financial aid, increases in class sizes, cutbacks to departments, etc. It is imperative that we make our voices heard to the authorities representing us and our community, and if need be, to question this authority. But here we are, not
standing up for our interests even when such opportunities are presented to us on a platter. Maybe students feel uneasy facing people in positions of authority, especially if they’re alone and the interaction is one-on-one. If this is the case, for the Chat on Guy Fawkes Day, we encourage as many students as possible to amass in the Creamery to talk to the Chancellor without any reservations. Perhaps even donning masks, if it’s bashfulness or wariness caused by a lack of anonymity in the Chats that has been holding them back. Till now this year, the Chancellor himself may have been showing up in a Guy Fawkes mask for the Chats, seeing that some people didn’t even recognize him. But this time, let us not leave the Chancellor alone. Students, do not forget the fifth of November. Send us your thoughts on Chat with the Chancellor to letters@technicianonline.com.
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According to Ian Lovett of The New York Times, DeMaio “[accepted] campaign donations from backers of Proposition 8, California’s 2008 ban on same-sex marriage.” And although he has stated his support of gay marriage, he has repeatedly said social issues such as gay marriage would not be a priority if he were mayor. Donald P. Haider-Markel, a political science professor at the University of Kansas, defends DeMaio’s stance, saying, “It’s not really advantageous for candidates to focus on social issues at the local level.” Though it is true that major issues like samesex marriage will be decided at the state and federal levels, many aspects of the Civil Rights Movement began with grassroots movements at the local level. That “Why try?” attitude has led to a lack of support for DeMaio from the gay and lesbian community. Historically, the gay and lesbian community has been overwhelmingly Democratic. On a national level, the CNN exit polls show that only 27 percent of those who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual voted for Senator John McCain in the 2008 presidential election. DeMaio may have an advantage in that San Diego generally votes on the conservative side – a rarity in liberal California. But how many Republicans would elect a gay man? Similarly, how many gays, lesbians or bisexuals would elect a Republican? In this way, Carl DeMaio can be seen as an impossible candidate. Another politician, Jim Kolbe, came out in 1996 and become the second openly gay Republican in the House. “Within another 10 years, [sexual orientation] will be a complete nonissue,” Kolbe said. Expecting a gay person to be a Democrat is a stereotype in itself. Just as employers should not take sexual orientation into account when hiring staff, sexual orientation should not matter to voters.
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s I embarked on my way down Hillsborough Street recently, resisting the first piercing weather of the season, I c ou ld not resist admiring the school pride Heather adornTroutman Staff Columnist i n g a l most every storefront window. At Porter’s I stopped. “Wolfpack State of Mind” peered out, questioning me with its significance. As I resumed my pace, my mind was no longer free to meander. Slowly, sore scenes from last Thursday brought to mind the correlation I was looking for — “A state of fear: Human rights abuses in North Carolina’s tobacco industry,” a publication summarizing 18 months of research conducted by Oxfam America and the Farm Labor Organizing Committee (FLOC). Campus Farmers Market, in collaboration with Wolfpack Environmental Student Association, hosted two FLOC members and three North Carolina tobacco farm workers on campus last week. The stories we were told seemed a hundred years old given the degree to which human dignity was disregarded. Forced labor, child labor, toxic exposure, under compensation and perpetual fear ruins the lives of hun-
dreds of N.C. farm laborers lacking basic human rights as outlined in the international framework of human rights. Using the Human Rights Impact Assessment research protocol developed by the Canadian-based NGO Human Rights and Democracy, FLOC and Oxfam found all ten of the labor camps reviewed to be in violation on several accounts. One-fourth of the workers interviewed claimed earning less than minimum wage and over half reported insufficient income to afford basic needs such as food and medicine. The majority of workers were not provided clothing or equipment for safely handling pesticides whose toxicity led to many being afflicted with chronic illnesses. Several workers even claimed to have been working in fields that were being sprayed. “Nearly all of the workers living in employer-provided housing described problems such as inadequate or nonfunctional showers and toilets, over-crowding, leaky roofs, lack of locks, lack of heat, lack of ventilation, beds with worn-out mattresses or none at all, infestations of insects and rodents, lack of laundry facilities and inadequate cooking facilities.” Ninety percent of N.C. farmworkers are undocumented. This appears to be the reverberating factor furthering this cycle. Alienated and in grotesque conditions, undocumented workers are incapable of demanding fair conditions with no legal leg to stand upon and an omnipresent fear of deportation.
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Employers capitalize on this incapacity and revert to the taskmaster characteristics reminiscent of this state’s plantation past. In fact, many of the workers interviewed admitted to receiving entrance into the country only with the assistance of “coyotes” contracted to their employer and reported that more than half of their income was paid directly to the coyote from the employer for this service. After fear, compassion was the second most common attitude towards employers shared by the interviewed farmworkers. “The farmer is poor too,” one unnamed worker stated. Large corporations decide the prices they pay and farmers accept or forfeit all profits without a sale. This institutionalized norm was born in 2004 on the eve of the Fair and Equitable Tobacco Reform Act, better known as the “tobacco buyout.” This act ended sixtyplus years of governmental subsidies promised to tobacco growers. Anyone who has paid attention can attest that the cost of tobacco products has risen steeply in the past decade. Simultaneously, so has the cost of fuel and fertilizers along with other agricultural necessities for tobacco production. However, the price paid for the tobacco leaf is steadily dropping. I pray the situation of tobacco farm workers does not decay further from its already decimated state with the projected further decline of tobacco sales.
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Welcoming Dean Watzin to NCSU Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer
What once was home to deer antlers and moose heads is now scattered with boxes and a “Happy Boss Day” card propped up on a desk-side table. Mary Watzin, the new dean of the College of Natural Resources, started to unpack and settle in on Oct. 15. Once a man-cave, Watzin’s new office is now filled with welcome wishes and women’s laughter. After 22 years at the University of Vermont, three of which she served as the dean of the Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Watzin said she is excited to start a new chapter in her life. “As the recruiter started to talk to me about what was happening at N.C. State,” Watzin said, “it looked like a university on the move … something I might want to be a part of.” Watzin, already familiar
with Triangle schools, started her higher education at the baby-blue institution across the way. “I got my Ph. D in Marine Sciences in 1984 from that light-blue school in Chapel Hill,” Watzin said. “When I left UNC-Chapel Hill I worked for about four and a half years in Louisiana in the National Wetlands Research Center, which is a part of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. They do research on water-related issues.” Although she enjoyed her time working at the National Wetlands Research Center, Watzin said she missed the thrill of working with students -- something a research institute couldn’t give her. “I really missed working with students, and at a research institute you really don’t have students,” Watzin said. “You might get an intern in the summer but that’s about it.” Watzin said she was considering a change of pace when
a friend and mentor brought velopment of our lakefront the opportunity in Vermont research capacity. The Unito her attention. After being versity of Vermont sits in Burhired at the University of Ver- lington right on the shores of mont, Watzin was initially Lake Champlain. Just getting part of a Cooperative Fish the attention focused on the and Wildlife Research Unit. lake and the critical problems “It was three years before I associated with managing was offered a position on the water. Water supply is a huge regular faculty,” Watzin said. issue around the world, so “I was a professor for a while getting that program started as well as director of our first meant a lot,” Watzin said. lakefront reAmong search laboWatzin’s list ratory. After of accolades a few other is The Uniprojects and ve r s i t y of positions I Vermont’s became dean teaching of the School award. She of Environhas also m e nt a n d been greatly Dean Watzin, dean of the Natural Reinvolved in College of Natural Resources sources. All international of which cerenvironmentainly prepared me to come tal work. here.” “I’ve done a lot of work Watzin ranks her time and bringing countries together experiences at the University to do transboundary manof Vermont as some of her agement of resources in proudest moments. primarily developing coun“I really enjoyed the de- tries,” Watzin said. “Develop-
“It’s so rewarding to work with students and launch them into great careers.”
ing countries haven’t always thought a lot about what to do with their natural resources and oftentimes have natural resource problems to solve. Places like Macedonia, Croatia, Serbia, Kosovo all have problems associated with deforestation. Reforestation is a key part of improving water quality and quality of life.” Watzin said she wants to make a difference with students — a large reason why she’s stayed in the university system for so long. “I really enjoy bringing students into all of this because you guys are going to go out and save the world. It’s so rewarding to work with students and launch them into great careers,” Watzin said. Looking forward to the things she hopes to accomplish, Watzin said she is ready to jump into the world of the College of Natural Resources. “There are a lot of things I hope to accomplish,” Watzin said. “First, I’d like to start
by getting to know my colleagues. This college has some really great faculty and staff all of which are poised to do really great things. We just need to spend a little time figuring out where we want to go and we’ll be off.” Watzin said she is eager to meet the students and ready to get the word out on campus about the environment. “One of the things that’s really rewarding is that we get to hear all the great ideas that come from students and how you look at the world,” Watzin said. “Solving environmental problems and the wise sustainable use of our natural resources is absolutely critical to what your lives are going to be like as you go out into the world. It’s finding that balance whether you’re an engineer, English major, or a natural resource major. Everybody needs to understand how the world works and how people fit into the equation.”
Pennies 4 Progress wins $2,500 to expand Ravi Chittilla
preneurship with the desire to improve the quality of life. Teams of college students In late September, the an- from all over North Carolinual North Carolina Social na also came to submit their Business Conference was held business-based solutions to at NC A&T State University social problems that are ocin Greensboro. The confer- curring across the state today. ence was notable for holding From a field of 31 teams the first ever Social Business competing from all 17 conPlan Comstituent petition, members of as well as the UNC syst he k e ytem, a group note ap of N.C. State pearance students of Muemerged vichammed torious. PenYunus, the nies 4 Prog2006 Noress, foundbel Peace ed by N.C. Prize winS t at e s t uRyan O’Donnell, a junior in ner and dents Ryan management founder of O’Donnell, the MicroBrandon credit Conference. Narybouth and Kevin MillThe conference had been er took home a top prize of organized to explore and $2,500 to expand their busibring together interests in ness. economic development from Ryan O’Donnell, a junior in across the state and to hear management and co-founder, Yunus’ concept of social busi- said that Pennies 4 Progress ness, defined as the ability to evolved from the frustracombine the spirit of entre- tion of a fundraising projStaff Writer
“Each person has the skills to make a difference ... Now is a great time for social entrepreneurship.”
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Three N.C. State students, Ryan O’Donnell, Brandon Narybouth and Kevin Miller worked together to creat Pennies 4 Progress. The four students hope to help businesses fund projects to make a positive social impac in the world. The four students won $2,500 at the North Carolina Social Business Conference to expand their program.
ect he had been working on through N.C. State’s CSLEPS program. O’Donnell said students don’t often carry around cash or spare change, so donations can be tedious. Inspired by the work he did with the N.C. Food Bank in high school, he devised the idea for Pennies
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4 Progress. O’Donnell then brought Brandon Narybouth and Kevin Miller aboard. All three are students in the Poole College of Management and were able to use their diverse skills to bring the idea to life. Pennies 4 Progress aims to make it easier for businesses to make a positive social impact in the community and abroad. The organization works with companies such as Food Lion or Lowe’s and other divisions of larger companies to add a one-cent donation from each customer to
the total of every transaction in their store. Every penny will support micro-financial institutions. “We want to cut out the middlemen and reduce the costs by giving the money directly those who need it,” O’Donnell said. O’Donnell noted that the idea has been successfully tried before. For example, in Europe, $1 is added to the price of airline tickets and the revenue generated goes directly to funds for treating HIV/AIDS. “For me, I saw a problem, and we were able to find a
solution,” O’Donnell said. “Each person has the skills to make a difference, whether that is through business, engineering or education. Now is a great time for social entrepreneurship, and right here at N.C. State, we have an institution that gives tremendous support for innovation.”
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to be a force to be reckoned with. We have Marissa [Kastanek] shooting and Myisha [Goodwin-Coleman]’s hand on the ball. We’re going to do some great things this season.” The team has one particular goal in mind this season and that is to make it back to the NCAA tournament, a feat that the Wolfpack hasn’t accomplished since the 2009-10 season, Harper’s first season
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game is being able to do a bunch of things. I’ve always never thought of myself as a just a setter,” Cyr said. “I really focus on all the skills.” Cyr’s versatility landed her a spot on the Canadian national volleyball team this past summer. The Canadian National team is currently in a four year cycle that leads up to the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics. However, before Cyr leaves
as head coach. Confidence levels are high and junior forward Kody Burke is confident that the Pack will make its way back into the field of 64. “We’ll definitely make the NCAA tournament,” Burke said. “I’m looking forward to that.” The team’s captain and lone senior, Marissa Kastanek, is the only player that has been to the big dance and she will be instrumental in leading State back. The players have firm faith in her abilities as a player and a leader and, as
Kastanek stated, she is the only one that knows what it takes to take the team back there. “I’m letting [the players] know that each practice matters,” Kastanek said. “If you have a bad day at school, a bad day in the classroom or something, you need to let it go at the door. We have to be good every day to get there. If we have a couple losses at the beginning of the season that we should win, it’s going to hurt us in the long run.”
State, she still has some goals to accomplish for the Pack. The team has seven regular season games left, and if selected, they will play in the NCAA tournament as well. “I want to make the NCAA tournament and go as far as we can, that’s my number one goal,” Cyr said. This weekend the Pack has two pivotal games against Florida State on Friday and Miami on Sunday afternoon. The Seminoles and Hurricanes currently sit at first and second in the ACC. The team met with each of these teams
earlier in the season, but was unable to pull out the win. “We are coming in everyday with the mindset [that] we want to beat them,” Cyr said. “I think it’s a huge opportunity for us to upset teams this weekend.” If the Pack wins their matches this weekend, the top of the ACC will be much more crowded. With their multiple weapons, including Cyr, State could make a deep run in the NCAA tournament.
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a soul outside of the Devils’ locker room that is putting money on them to get to Charlotte. Georgia Tech (3-5, 2-3 ACC) - “November Blue” by The Avett Brothers “My heart is dancin’, to a November tune / And I hope that you hear it, singing songs about you / I sing songs of sorrow, because you’re not around.” The Yellow Jackets put up just three points on offense in a 41-17 loss against BYU. Although it is impossible to believe, Georgia Tech is still, somehow, very much alive in the division if it can find wins against Maryland, UNC and Duke. Miami (4-4, 3-2 ACC) “Hangin’ Around” by Counting Crows “I been lying right here on the floor / Well I got all this time to be waiting / For what is mine to be hating /
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What I am after the love has faded.” For a team that gives up 249 rushing yards per game (123rd in the country), Miami still has a ton to play for starting tonight against Virginia Tech; a win over the Hokies will put UM in the driver’s seat. North Carolina (6-3, 3-2 ACC) - “Haunt You Every Day” by Weezer “I’m going to haunt you every day / Haunt you every day / I am gonna kill / When I need a thrill / Eating at the heart / Till I’ve had my fill.” Add N.C. State to the list of hopeful ACC teams that Carolina has sent packing. It doesn’t mean much for 2012, but the Heels are clearly headed in the right direction under Larry Fedora. Virginia (2-6, 0-4 ACC) - “And So It Goes” by Billy Joel “And every time I’ve held a rose / It seems I only felt the thorns / And so it goes, and so it goes / And so will you soon I suppose.” The Cavs, rumored to have
set football back 50 years in a 16-10 horror show loss against Wake Forest, can start playing for next season now. Look for some younger players to get playing time in Raleigh this weekend. Virginia Tech (4-4, 2-2 ACC) - “Remind Me” by Brad Paisley “Now we keep saying that we’re okay / But I don’t want to settle for good, not great / I miss the way that it felt back then / I wanna feel that way again.” The Hokies remain in that bottomless category of teams with Coastal Division aspirations and simultaneous hopes to just get into the postseason. Seemingly the only hope left for Clemson and N.C. State to get back into the Atlantic Division race, Virginia Tech will play back-to-back Thursday night games against Miami and Florida State.
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Wolfpack ready for challenge Wolfpack hoops season ticket sales hit five-year high With nine days remaining before the Wolfpack men’s basketball home opener, N.C. State supporters have already purchased 1,900 more season tickets than last year, posting the highest season ticket sales mark in five years. “Our fans continue to show why they are the best in the nation,” Director of Athletics Deborah A. Yow said. For Wolfpack fans wanting to be a part of the excitement, limited quantities of upper-level season tickets remain with packages starting at $352. Nonconference single game tickets are also on sale now and four-game ACC mini-packs are scheduled to go on sale in mid-November based on ticket availability. SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
State hosts Virginia in regular season finale Thursday N.C. State wraps up its regular season schedule by hosting Virginia on Thursday, Nov. 1, beginning at 7 p.m. at Dail Soccer Field. The Wolfpack (10-8, 1-6 ACC) braved severe weather earlier in the week to outlast VMI 3-2. State built a 3-0 lead at the half, then rose to the difficult challenge of contending against both VMI and the prevailing wind in the second half. Heading into the final weekend of ACC action, Alex Martinez trails Maryland’s Patrick Mullins by two points on the conference leaderboard. Martinez ranks second in both points (28) and points per game (1.56). SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS
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The N.C. State women’s basketball team hosted media day Wednesday afternoon in historic Reynolds Coliseum. Although the Wolfpack has been picked to finish eighth out of 12 teams in the ACC, hopes are high for the season as State is sending a clear message early on not to count them out. “They look good, they feel good, they feel good about each other, about our team and what we can accomplish this year,” head coach Kellie Harper said. “All the vibes coming out of the women’s basketball program right now are very, very positive and we’re just looking forward to getting started.” Despite the positive words from its leader, the team struggled with consistency last season and was frequently out of sync on the offensive end of the court. State finished in the bottom half of the ACC in almost every statistical category including field goal percentage, free throw percentage, scoring defense and 3-point field goal percentage defense. The Pack finished the season 19-16 overall but posted a dismal 5-11 conference record, placing the team ninth in the ACC final standings. Four of the five wins came to teams that finished behind State in
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the league standings. The lone ex- ranked Duke Blue Devils in the ception was Wake ACC tournament Forest. The Demon to send the team to Deacons finished the semifinals. The seventh in the conchampionship run ference. ended there against Even though the No. 15 Georgia season was below Tech, the four-seed. the Wolfpack’s exNow the Pack pectations, there has its focus on the were positives to road ahead and has take away from the set a team motto: Cody Burke, junior forward season, including a “Our time.” second round vic“It mea ns it’s tory over the top seeded and fifth- time to stop playing around,” ju-
“We’ll definitely make the NCAA tournament...I’m looking forward to that.”
nior guard Breezy Williams said. “It’s time to get the job done.” The entire roster is sold on the “our time” mentality and are ready to prove themselves on the court. Most of the players are upset at their predicted finish in the ACC, so they are eager for the season’s first jumpball to show the league that they aren’t to be taken lightly. “This upcoming season, I would hate to guard us,” sophomore forward Kiana Evans said. “We’re going
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Today MEN’S SOCCER V. VIRGINIA Dail Soccer Stadium, 7 p.m. Friday SWIMMING AND DIVING V. EAST CAROLINA Casey Aquatic Center, 5 p.m. VOLLEYBALL V. FLORIDA STATE Reynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m. Saturday SWIMMING AND DIVING V. MIAMI Durham, N.C., 11 a.m. SWIMMING AND DIVING V. DUKE Durham, N.C., 11 a.m.
FOOTBALL V. VIRGINIA Carter-Finley Stadium, 12:30 p.m. MEN’S BASKETBALL V. BELMONT ABBEY Reynolds Coliseum, TBA CROSS COUNTRY AT ADIDAS THREE STRIPES INVITATIONAL Cary, N.C., TBA RIFLE V. KENTUCKY Charleston, S.C., All Day Sunday VOLLEYBALL V. MIAMI Reynolds Coliseum, 1 p.m. WOMEN’S BASKETBALL V. NORTH GREENVILLE Reynolds Coliseum, 6:30 p.m.
QUOTE OF THE DAY “They feel good... about our team and what we can accomplish this year.” Kellie Harper, head basketball coach
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ATLANTIC DIVISION Boston College (2-6, 1-4 ACC) - “November Rain” by Guns N’ Roses “And it’s hard to hold a candle / In the cold November rain / We’ve been through this such a long, long time / Just trying to kill the pain.” BC picked up its first FBS win of the season and crushed Maryland’s bowl hopes in the process. While the Eagles are at it, they’ll have the opportunity to squash Wake’s bowl prospects this weekend despite playing under the cloud of an inevitable coaching change coming soon in Chestnut Hill. No. 10 Clemson (7-1, 4-1 ACC) - “Waiting in the Weeds” by The Eagles “And I’ve been waiting in the weeds / Waiting for the time to come around again and / Hope is floating on the breeze.” The Tigers are staying under the radar as they travel to the Triangle to visit Duke. Home games against Maryland and N.C. State finish up the conference slate, which means Clemson will most likely play South Carolina, minus Marcus Lattimore, in Death Valley for a spot in a BCS game. No. 9 Florida State (8-1, 5-1 ACC) - “The Way It Was” by The Killers “If I go on / With you by my side / Can it be the way it was / When we met / Did you forget all about those golden nights?” It’s smooth sailing for the Seminoles, who get a week off before traveling to Blacksburg for a Thursday night game at Virginia Tech. National Championship hopes have long since
“In time or so I’m told / I’m just another soul for sale/ Oh, well / The page is out of print / We are not permanent.” The Terps have started to fall apart before playing the conference’s most talented teams — at No. 10 Clemson, vs. No. 9 Florida State and at North Carolina. To have any hopes of the postseason, Maryland will have to get past a bad Georgia Tech team at home. RYAN PARRY/TECHNICIAN
N.C. State (5-3, 2-2 ACC) - “Just” by Radiohead “You do it to yourself, you do / And that’s what really hurts / Is that you do it to yourself / Just you and no one else / You do it to yourself.” State will look back at the season and have only itself to blame for not making it to Charlotte. Turnovers, horrendous time management and not being mentally prepared to start football games are the main reasons the Pack has lost three games (and should have lost another) this season. Wake Forest (4-4, 2-4 ACC) “Whatever It Takes” by Lifehouse “I’ll do whatever it takes / To turn this around / I know what’s at stake / I know that I’ve let you down.” Injuries to the offensive line have put Wake’s bowl hopes on the brink, but home games against Boston College and Vanderbilt are still winnable.
COASTAL DIVISION Duke (6-3, 3-2 ACC) - “Underdog” by Wale “Mr. Underdog / They don’t hear my bark / Want the title but I’m always fighting under card / Mr. Underrated / Try and make it.” You can call Duke the leader of the Coastal Division, but there isn’t
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Senior Megan Cyr jumps at the net to block a spike from UNC-Chapel Hill Friday, Sept. 14. Cyr had 10 digs in the Wolfpack’s 3-1 win over the Tar Heels at Reynolds Coliseum.
Senior approaches final set great.” The team is led by Cyr, who is Staff Writer originally from St. Andrews and transferred to State from the UniSenior Megan Cyr’s decorated versity of Colorado. During her first volleyball career at N.C. State is season, Cyr played in all 111 sets and soon coming to an end. In her totaled 1,133 assists. final season she is currently for “It’s been awesome to play for third in assists in school history coaches that really believe in me, and aspires to reach another and they have done a great job of goal — clinching a birth in the building my confidence back up and NCAA tournareally believing in ment. me,” Cyr said. W hile most In Cyr’s second N.C. State fall season, she brought spor ts tea ms her assist total up have failed to to 2,425 and led exceed expecthe team in attacktations, volleying average. Cyr ball has refused was also second on to accept the the team with digs status quo and and third in blocks. Senior Megan Cyr is on course for This season, Cyr an NCAA tournament selection. has already totaled 924 assists and This season the Wolfpack (19- is tied for first blocks and is third 4, 9-4 ACC) has also broken the in digs. school record for ACC wins. The Cyr has posted double figures in team beat Duke, UNC and Wake assists and digs and holds the best Forest during home matches. attacking percentage for the match. “We’ve had a really successful “I think the strongest part of my season,” Cyr said. “We got a lot more to go and a lot more to accomplish, but so far it has been CYR continued page 7
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“I think it’s a huge opportunity for us to upset teams this weekend.”