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Owner of Hendrick Motorsports talks business with students Alex Petercuskie Staff Writer

Students filled up Nelson Auditorium Wednesday night when Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports and chairman of Hendrick Automotive Group, spoke to members of the N.C. State community.

Though geared toward students in the University’s Poole College of Management, all N.C. State community and business members could attend the event for free as part of the Wells Fargo Executive Series.

The series is intended for business leaders at the national and global

levels to share with students their approaches to business, as well as the challenges they face in their respective industries, according to PCOM. Hendrick’s message was consistent throughout the night — that a successful business entails teamwork, taking care of all people in-

volved in a company, and possessing the willingness to change at any given moment in time.

Hendrick said he grew up on a farm unaware of what he wanted to do as an adult, but knowing that it would not be farming. Hendrick said since the age of 8 he raced cars, and learned how to fix farm equip-

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Sam DeGrave The UNC-System Board of Governors will vote on a proposal that will determine the current class drop period policy today, according to an email sent to students by Student Body President, Andy Walsh.

The proposed policy will require students to add or drop classes within 10 days of the beginning of the semester. Any student who drops a class outside of that window will be penalized.

The current drop policy allows students to drop classes up to eight weeks after the start of the semester with no penalty. If supported by the Board of Governors, the new policy will label any class dropped after 10 days as a “withdrawal” on transcripts, the email stated.

Walsh and Will Liemenstoll, the Student Body President at UNC-CH, will attend the meeting to object to the proposed policy.

In his email Walsh stated that he opposed the new policy because it will “create a negative stigma” about dropping classes and restrict students current

ment from his dad.

With this background in cars, Hendrick was able to combine his passions of both automobiles and racing into a successful business.

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Clothing on display in Lumina Clothing’s new store in downtown Raleigh.

has since shaped itself as a modern outfitter, fitting for downtown. “[Downtown] is where we live and play, we kind of wanted to make a supporting effort to become a part of it,” Connor said, “We really wanted to fill the void of retail in downtown Raleigh.”

Connor said that a number of

Gay rights advocates celebrated three victories on Wednesday, with the first popular election victories for same-sex marriage in Maine, Maryland and Minnesota, the election in Wisconsin of Rep. Tammy Baldwin, the nation’s first openly gay senator, and the re-election of President Barack Obama, who endorsed same-sex marriage earlier this year.

According to the New York Times, some are calling the movement a sign that public opinion is shifting. Residents in Maine and Maryland endorsed same-sex marriage with votes, the first time gay rights have been approved at the ballot box.

In Washington, where ballots were still trickling in by mail, approval maintained a small lead and supporters declared victory, saying they had confidence the margin would remain or surge.

As of October, six states and the District of Columbia had legalized same-sex marriage through

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Alumni helps citizens of Raleigh dress to impress Will Brooks Staff Writer

Lumina, a company that has been selling men’s clothing online since 2010, opened its doors at 123 Martin St. last Friday, and plans to mark itself among Raleigh Denim and Holly Akin as a downtown fashion staple.

Downtown Raleigh serves as the hub of nightlife for the city, but a

new trend shows that the area may hold its own in another category — retail. Lumina Clothing, the newest edition to downtown retailers, has already established itself online, but looks to be a part of Raleigh’s urban pallette.

Paul Connor, public relations and marketing director of Lumina, said that the online shop started out selling southern-style clothing to the bell of “Southern Tide,” but

Howling Cow to open new parlor on campus Taylor O’Quinn Staff Writer

The Dairy Education Annex will break ground sometime next year on the corner of Dan Allen Drive and Sullivan Drive.

The proposed Dairy Education Annex building is a $4.5 million project that will be built directly behind Schaub Hall. The building project has been developed during the last five years, and now the Dairy Enterprise System is “ramping up fundraising” to get the project on the maps.

Carl Hollifield, assistant director of the dairy enterprise system, said it has currently secured over one million dollars towards the project. Hollifield and others are meeting with prospective private investors in the coming months

to try to meet more of their larger fundraising goals.

A lot of the current dairy farm donors will also be donating to the project. The Kenan Foundation, Dairy Farmers of America, the N.C. State Student Animal Science Club and the N.C. State Food Science Club are among the leading contributors.

“The Dairy Enterprise System is 100 percent committed to selffunding, but we also hope to partner with University Dining to offer more products,” Hollifield said.

The Dairy Enterprise System does not currently use money from student tuition for this project. However, if it partners with University Dining, the funds UD uses will be a part of the final product line.

Once construction starts students will have the option to donate any

amount they want, or buy a brick.

“We support teaching and research by using funds from sales of dairy products,” Hollifield said.

The bottom f loor of the Dairy Education Annex will be a standalone dairy and ice cream parlor.

However, this parlor is going to be different than any other dairy and ice cream parlor because it will be educational and interactive.

“The parlor will be a place where you can learn more about the Howling Cow that everyone loves,” Hollifield said.

The Dairy Enterprise System is planning to expand their product line to include more than the currently available Howling Cow products sold around campus. Frozen and regular yogurt, smoothies,

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A crowd of students waits to be served outside outside of the Creamery in D.H. Hill Monday, Nov. 5. Howling Cow Ice Cream administrators are planning the development of an off-campus site for the sale of NCSU’s delicious frozen treat. Currently, the ice cream is available for purchase at D.H. Hill, Talley Student Center, and Schaub Hall.

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Tooning out the election See page 4.

The novice ballot See page 5.

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frozen beverages, eggnog and other dairy based products will be sold in the parlor as well.

Incorporating studentmade products in the parlor is important to the Dairy Enterprise System. It will encourage student innovation and provide students with an outlet to sell their products.

“We want to make a diverse selection of dairy products to be sold in the store, but also to offer other food to faculty and students,” Hollifield said.

The staff of Dairy Enterprise System said it does not wish to take Howling Cow products off campus after the project is finished. It does not want to compete with other companies because it is not part of their mission.

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ability to explore courses in fields they might not otherwise be willing to try.

T he proposed pol ic y change will affect all schools in the UNC System.

The meeting will be open to students, and it is scheduled to take place at 12:45 pm in the Executive Conference Room at the Spangler Center in Chapel Hill.

For more information about the meeting students can visit: http://www.northcarolina. edu/bog/index.htm Any student who would like to provide feedback on the N.C. State’s current drop policy can fill out a survey at:

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essica Skues, a freshman in business administration, signs a poster from NCPIRG, a non-partisan group promoting youth voting, outside Freedom Temple Church. Skues said she came to vote over concern of the honesty of politictians saying that due to political dishonesty “I don’t beleive in government anymore”.

“It’s not about making money, it’s about teaching,” Hollifield said.

The Youngstead Act states that publically funded entities cannot compete with private industries. N.C. State is a public university and therefore cannot expand beyond the confines of campus.

The new dairy and ice cream parlor will hire students, and not just food science majors, but also a wide variety of students. Employees of the Dairy Enterprise System said they hope this will be a place for all students to better understand how dairy products are made.

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legislative resolutions, but voters in other states, including North Carolina, had rejected it more than 30 consecutive times prior to Tuesday.

On Tuesday, Minnesota residents rejected an amendment the state constitution defining marriage as between a man and a woman — similar measures have been enshrined in the constitutions of 30 states.

A state law barring same-sex marriage remains in effect in Minnesota, but with the defeat of the amendment, the door remains open to a change in the law.

The New York Times reported that rights groups were not seeking to redefine marriage but only hoped to end discrimination, and labeled opponents’ attacks as scare tactics.

Campus organizations honor veterans Staff Report With the United States still consumed by the results of the election, some campus organizations are attempting to remind students and faculty of those who have fought for these democratic freedoms.

On Wednesday Nov. 6, a group of 21 students, staff, veterans and family members sponsored by campus organizations attempted to mount 1,300 flags on Harris Field, right outside of Witherspoon Student Center. The flags were placed to represent the number of veterans at N.C. State.

Just outside of the field of f lags the group placed a “Thank You” sign to inform viewers of the display of various campus events honoring

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The flag display of appreciation is one of multiple events in honor of campus veterans.

veterans sponsored by the Student Veterans Association, Violence Prevention and Threat Management, UAB, N.C. State Staff Senate, University Recreation and N.C.

State ROTC. The group worked late into election night and was able to place 888 flags on the vacant field until running out of space. Next year the group

hopes to extend the space for the flags to be displayed, including a second campus site.

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business are what I love to do, Hendrick said.

In 1968, Hendrick said he got his first break in Raleigh through a work-study program at N.C. State. In 1976 Hendrick sold much of his assets to travel to South Carolina, where he invested in a struggling dealership.

Hendrick said the dealer was not paying any attention to the market trends, so Hendrick’s task was to revitalize the business. With just eight employees to start, Hendrick was able to grow and revitalize the franchise, becoming the youngest Chevrolet owner in the United States, according to Hendrick Motorsports.

Hendrick talked about the recent pressures placed on the automotive industry, mainly the pressure of cars to be more energy efficient by improving fuel mileage.

Hendrick said his manufacturers are currently working on building lighter, stronger cars with increased fuel mileage.

Hendrick said looking at both dealerships and races and branding them together is what gives his company an edge in the market.

Hendrick mentioned the incredible appetite for NASCAR in the United States, noting that the largest attended sport attracts some 75 million people to its races.

Though Hendrick doesn’t see NASCAR expanding to the global market just yet, due to its huge demand already here in the United States, “I go to Japan and see trucks painted like Jeff Gordon’s car — it’s an unbelievable sport,” Hendrick said.

Hendrick Motorsports participates in 38 races during the course of the NASCAR season, and builds from 600-800 motors every year, according to Hendrick.

Hendrick said the NASCAR season is long, which lasts from February to the end of December, and is only a success because of the hard work of all employees.

“We’ve created a culture where we take care of each other. We have a saying that if you take care of your boys, they’ll take care of the cus-

help of local universities, he expects Lumina to continue growing as well.

“I definitely see Raleigh becontinued from page 1 ing more of a textile fashion stores have chosen to locate hub, there are a lot of resourcnear Wilmington St., and es here,” Connor said.

One of those resources with an increasingly popular online clothing store, it came being the N.C. State School of Textiles, of which Barton time for a retail store.

“We got to the point where Strawn, creative director and we wanted to have something founder of Lumina attended.

Jesse Rodar, a junior in a little bit more tangible,” fashion and textile manageConnor said. ment, Connor said he said that the enjoys expansion seeing was natural, new a nd ca me retailout of a need ers file for more ofinto f ice space, downbut turned town. into an op“I portunity Paul Connor, public relations and think for Lumina marketing director of Lumina it’s an to showcase awetheir handsome idea,” Rodar said, “escrafted menswear.

Connor said that he sees pecially downtown Raleigh, Raleigh as a growing city in it’s live all the time.”

Rodar said that the metfashion, and that with the

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Rick Hendrick, owner of Hendrick Motorsports, answers questions with Ira R. Weiss, dean of the Poole College of Management, in Nelson Auditorium on Nov. 7, 2012 as part of the Wells Fargo Executive Lecture Series. Henderick spoke about his success and experience in the racing industry.

tomers. Give people opportunities in the company to grow and succeed,” Hendrick said.

Hendrick credited the expansion and growing success of his business to the dedication of his employees.

“So many people have

helped since the beginning of this company,” Hendrick said. “We did something where if you’ve spent 25 years with the company, then you got a Rolex watch. We gave out 85 Rolexes…maybe that wasn’t such a good idea,”

Hendrick joked.

Hendrick also provides various scholarships for kids of company employees.

“In our company we believe that everybody speaks… we want everyone involved,” Hendrick said. “We recognize

everyone and everyone needs to feel like they have a piece in [the company].”

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ropolitan environment of downtown fits in perfectly with modern style.

“It’s very fitting because we have new age restaurants downtown and such a diverse group of people there every weekend,” Rodar said.

Connor said that a new trend of designers coming to Raleigh instead of major population areas can be explained by the support of the Research Triangle.

“Some of the new faces have not been wanting to go to L.A. or go to New York City to start their careers, they’re like, ‘hey, we can actually garner this here, we have enough people and creators that are down to support us,’” Con-

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Clothing on display in Lumina Clothing’s new store in downtown Raleigh.

nor said.

Although Connor said that the majority of support from Lumina has come from elsewhere, he believes that Lumina’s retail store will change that.

“We kind of wanted to garner more support where

we live,” Connor said, “We definitely see retail becoming more prominent to the downtown area.”

Rodar said that he would like to see more stores like Raleigh Denim, and finds it especially interesting that a men’s boutique will grace the

presence of downtown.

“There aren’t many men’s boutiques and if there are they usually don’t have their own clothing,” Rodar said.

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Tooning out the election

Derrick Freeland, junior in biological engineering

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lections are finally over and this is good for two reasons: First, we can all let out a sigh of relief. It’s been a rough one-and-a-half years for Americans. We’ve had to deal with pompous, selfcongratulating and hostile campaign ads, and we’ve been faced with relentless propaganda. Canvassers have tried to register us to vote, and a few days later in case we weren’t registered, tried to register us to vote. Herman Cains dropped by and told us why his v i sion for America is the best one, Bill Clintons appealed to us to believe in President Obama’s vision and libertarians have debated and crossed swords with anyone and anything. In general, the media and the politically-enlightened among us have tried to make us think that the U.S. Presidential Elections are the only thing worth notice in the world.

But now that can stop,

and we can get back to caring about football and other worldly matters. It is going to be different, living in postElection America — maybe calm, maybe dull, or maybe more interesting. But everyone, we expect, was at least somewhat worn out by the election season and its excesses. So now, whichever direction the wind carries us, the changing of seasons in the political atmosphere will be a breat h of fresh air.

Second, after having had to spend one-and-aha l f ye a rs out of four campaigning for reelection, President Obama might be able to get back to doing his job. As our political system is structured, much of a president’s first term goes into ensuring reelected. But if re-elected, in the second term, there’s a full term to live up to the position. President Obama said a lot of grand things leading up to 2008. He’s done things that have pleased many and that

“... we wish that President Obama takes the actions whose potential put him in the White House in the first place”

have displeased many, but for sure, he hasn’t done all that he said he would. We don’t say that Technician agrees with Obama’s ideal world or that it doesn’t, but we do support a president living up to their words, because it was based on those words that the people expressed their preference for him or her.

S o m ay b e , P re sident Obama will now stand up for our civil liberties as he said he would, instead of encroaching upon them (perhaps even worse than his predecessor).

Maybe, he will take steps to close Guantanamo (without bringing it home). Maybe he’ll prove that he wasn’t lying in 2008 about his views on whistleblower protection and the War Powers Resolution.

A president and government living up to their words maintains and betters our faith in democracy, and so we wish that President Obama takes the actions whose potential put him in the White House in the first place.

Finally, whether or not we agree with his views, and whether or not we are glad that he got re-elected, Technician wishes President Obama best of luck in making the U.S. and the world a better place.

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The task of building a welfare state moves forward

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i ke it or not, Obama won the e le c t ion . T he American people have made their choice t hat rewarded a man for piling up the defiZiyi Mai Staff Columnist cit, ruining the foundations of the free market, embracing protectionism, punishing wealth creation and more.

I can see that the world’s most vibrant economy is shifting gears, away from its founding principles and toward building a European style welfare state, starting with healthcare.

Passing the Affordable Healthcare Act in 2010 was probably the biggest victory in President Obama’s first term. As the Supreme Court had a final say, siding with President Obama in that healthcare is a tax and that the mandate is constitutional, I do not want to exchange jabs with its supporters. But I do want to share some thoughts concerning the impact of the law on the economy in a few years ahead.

First of all, one of the major impacts of the law that most people agree about is that it will jack up the costs businesses incur, scaring away potential entrepreneurs. It’s possible that the burden of healthcare will put a squeeze on the companies that survive in the margin. Common sense tells us that fewer business activities indicate a less tax-

able base, which leads to less taxes. But healthcare is not a free lunch — instead, the real monetary cost of healthcare is skyrocketing if you think about the cost of spending four years in medical school.

It’s predictable that either middle income families will bear a larger portion of the tax spike or healthcare that will be rationed. This will result in people lining up for a long time to access limited healthcare services because of the price system failing.

A much more extensive aftermath of implementing the Affordable Healthcare Act is appearing to be imminent.

After the establishment of social security and Medicaid, mandated universal healthcare is another significant indicator of the birth of a modern welfare state. A welfare state usually comes with an irresistible trend of hostility toward immigration, which is one of greatest strengths of America. Having to pay an enormous amount of taxes and enjoying a high quality of welfare, citizens of a welfare state become increasingly reluctant to welcome immigrants, because they think a state is attractive to immigrants not because of opportunities but because of the welfare checks in their mailbox.

France’s anti-immigrant policy in the past few years is a case in point. France, from a standard point of view, is a typical welfare state. In 2010, the French legislature passed a law that bans any veils covering the face — including burqas, the full-body covering worn by Muslim women. The idea of the law was neither for sexual equality — even the officials admit-

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ted that publicly — nor for security reasons. The truth was that the French have seen a spiking increase of Muslim immigrants flocking into the country to work and live. This increasing Muslim population overwhelmed the French, as they take welfare from citizens. Apparently, the intention of the law was to curb the number of Muslim immigrants, sending them an unwelcome message.

Neither does this sort of hostilit y strengthen the economy, nor does it protect the foundation of a civil society. Civil liberties such as religious freedom are taken away by the government.

The labor force cannot be vibrant without new blood f lowing in. Without labor specialization, the economy becomes languid or even stops growing. As a country founded upon the principles of freedom and minimal government, do Americans want to see their next generation living in a place like France?

History offers many valuable lessons for Americans on what to avoid. Europe’s welfare states begun as basic safety nets, but then came the universal healthcare system. Over time, recipients of welfare spending became a powerful interest group — it’s hard to reverse the status quo once the welfare states are put in place. As a result, most European countries all too often end up having economic stagnation with an ever-bigger state. Unfortunately, if American people choose this path, staying away from our founding principles, the decline of the American dream is inevitable.

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t’s become pretty clear over the past view days, largely via social media, that students are quite active in politics. Whether we are drawing our verba l swords on Facebook or pointing f ingers in person,

everyone has had commentary to share about the recent presidential election as of late. Some believed that this commentary would end with the election results, but we at the Fifth know better. People need at least two more weeks of inherent complaining before we can truly call this election season over. While there are obviously a wide variety of political views and ideals to choose from, there are three main groups that comprise the college students’ version of political advocates. This week, we give you an in-depth look at each type of

student advocate and give explicit details on how to identify them in person or through social media. Keep your eyes open at all times; they can be found just about anywhere. Soon, with the election hype dying down considerably and the popularity of caring for candidates fading, these political students will dissolve into the background and thus be impossible to spot with any real conviction. Our descriptions of student voters come to you in just enough time to identify who is who before the apathy overtakes us all.

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rell said. “That’s why if you walk down the middle of it, Staff Writer you see the metal and the red When it was built in 1961, and the wood standing out.

Carmichael Gymnasium in- Then all of the sudden, the cluded one physical educa- hallway narrows and it’s just tion classroom building, a straight cinderblock all the few basketball courts, both way down. You can tell the men and women’s locker differences in the buildings rooms and a weight room. and when things were built Now, a little more than 50 just by walking through the years later, Carmichael Com- facilities.” plex houses both indoor and It really is true that when outdoor tracks, 11 basketball walking through the comcourts, two swimming pools, plex, one really can see the 18 racquetball and table ten- transitions of the decades nis courts, a golf and fencing and the progression that has room, climbing walls, dance taken place. Some might even and aerobics studios, a gym- see the what the progressions nastics training area, steam, of Carmichael symbolizes for sauna and weight rooms, and the university as a whole. five cardio rooms.

“It shows how much Originally, Carmichael our school has advanced Gymnasium was built to throughout the years,” Chrisprovide students, faculty and tine Urbowicz, a senior in staff with the opportunity for communication, said. “The physical education and rec- Carmichael Complex shows reational use. In 1987, an ex- the University has come a tension was built and created long way.”

345,329 square-feet of space.

C a r m ichael ha s been The renovation brought car- through many changes and diovascular and weight train- alterations that have done a ing rooms, the indoor track, lot for N.C. State’s student and basketball courts. body. Before the Rec Center In 2007, the $12 million was built, there were only Carmichael Recreation Cen- five treadmills available for ter construction project was use for the entire campus complete. The three-story, and only at certain times of 42,000 square-feet building the day. includes one floor with car“All day, health exercise dio training equipment, one studies teaches classes in the floor with four fitness rooms gymnasium,” Harrell said. for yoga and Pilates, and the “So as a recreational user, you ground floor with a Port City wouldn’t have had the opporJava and a conference room. tunity to work out because Finally, they are althis past ways being April, there u s e d , a nd was another t h at ’s not round of right. Users renovations s hou ld b e loc ated i n able to [exthe original ercise] when gymnasium they want to that created during the Michael Pollock, a senior in more space times they’re computer science for cardioavailable. vascular and So [the Rec weight workouts.

Center] was built to alleviate Steven Harrell, associate di- the pressure on recreational rector of facilities and project users without interrupting management for University physical education courses.”

Recreation, helped with the To Harrell and University planning, fundraising and officials, the Rec Center was decision-making involving an immediate need in relaadditions to Carmichael tion to the size of the campus, Complex in the past two so construction began.

“They have made additions years. on the complex and they are “The area where the checkin desk is was built in 1961, great,” Michael Pollock, a but all that new stuff in there senior in computer science, was this year in April,” Har- said. “It’s nice to have the Rec

“The resources here are incredible compared to other schools.”

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A student enters the newly renovated section of Carmichael Gym. The renovation, a 3350 square foot area, reopened last week for students.

Center just in case because it’s beneficial for people who actually use it. The resources here are incredible compared to other schools.”

Carmichael Complex’s growth was not just for show, Harrell said, and the more the University’s student population grows, the more space the complex needs.

“If you go into to the gyms at any time, everything is being used, we’re always at a loss for space,” Harrell said.

“Every time we open up a new space, we are realizing that we are already 25 percent behind the curve because so many other people are already using the new facilities. They tell their friends, and then more people start to coming out, and then we realize, ‘Oh man, we planned this facility in 2007 but it’s now 2009 and the population has grown since then.’”

Many students believe that Carmichael seems to be big enough and that there is so much available for them.

Desirae Scruggs, a freshman in First Year College, tries to visit Carmichael about five times a week and participates in Zumba classes as well.

“It’s prett y awesome,” Scruggs said. “I must say, it’s the best gym I’ve been to before. I like it because there are a lot of places you can go in

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Daniel Goldstein, senior in environmental design and architecture, swipes in at the new front desk in Carmichael Gym. He said that the renovations made the building “so much better than it used to be.”

Carmichael.”

Although many students believe Carmichael is great the way it is, the growth of the complex is nowhere near finished. According to Harrell, another plan is currently in place that will cost around $7 million. Phase one will expand the recreational use facilities completely and also includes a renovation on some of the equipment areas and locker rooms. The next phases of the plan involve eventually building something three-stories high con-

necting Carmichael and OPEN HOURS: Talley Student Center.

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“The Talley student Monday: 6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. center will expand into Tuesday: 6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. this beautiful complex Wednesday: 6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m.

Thursday: 6:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. and by the time that Friday: 6:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. project is over with, Saturday: 9:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. all of Cates Ave. will be redone, and we’ll be the last kid on the block “We’re proud. In the last trying to catch up,” Harrell couple months, we’ve actually had a little more [funding] to said.

Even though the Carmi- make new changes,” Harrell chael Complex still has a said. “Now we are able to exfairly lengthy to-do list, the pand our horizons and look growth of the complex can’t forward to what exactly we want to do.” be ignored.

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Give the ‘Noles some credit; they didn’t allow getting eliminated from National Title contention to ruin their season and a win tonight at Lane Stadium will go a long way towards reaching a BCS game.

Maryland (4-5, 2-3 ACC) - “This Ship is Sinking” by Therapy “This ship is sinking/And I’m gonna go with it/Straight to the bottom/I’ll push it back up.”

Ever since botching a game it deserved to win against N.C. State, the quarterbackless Terps have officially hit the ice berg.

N.C. State (5-4, 2-3 ACC) - “Ships With Holes Will

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year. I just came here to enjoy myself. Obviously I wanted to play well, but I never thought that I would win.”

Although his victory is the headline to come out of the Pack’s final fall event, Choi’s team also had a nice showing among mostly west coast

Sink” by We Were Promised Jetpacks “I think I’ve lost my math/ I’ve got some figures and facts/ And other clues that help follow your tracks/I think I’ve lost my legs/Knowing me they’re sitting at the bottom of the deep blue sea.”

State has performed like a wildly uninspired team with no urgency, discipline or motivation. In all four losses, the team has arrived completely unprepared, and that is a direct reflection of the coaching staff. If I was Debbie Yow, I would be taking a good, hard look at Louisiana Tech head man Sonny Dykes to be the head football coach in 2013.

Wake Forest (5-4, 3-4 ACC) - “Sailor” by Chris de Burgh “Underneath a silver moon, the ship is like a ghost/She’s been out there for a week, just

schools which had a shorter trip to the islands. The Baylor Bears won the team title at 18-under, but State finished at 10-under in solo second.

“Baylor definitely has a strong team, and they outplayed us,” Choi said. “But I’m very proud of the way we played as well. We really hung in there and it’s great to see all these guys pull through when it needs to be done.”

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As usual, nobody pays attention to Wake. And as usual, the Deacons end up mysteriously getting to 5-4 with winnable games remaining on the schedule.

COASTAL DIVISION • - Duke (6-4, 3-3 ACC) “Calypso” by John Denver “For though we are strangers in your silent world/To live on the land we must learn from the sea/To be true as the tide and free as a wind swell, joyful and loving in letting it be.”

Duke is very much alive for the Coastal, but the Devils are just enjoying the sixwin ride at this point. The defense, which gives up the most points per game out of anyone in the conference, hasn’t given up less than 30 points since Oct. 6 in a 42-17 win vs. Virginia.

The Wolfpack’s next tournament will also be outside of the United States. The team will travel to Puerto Rico in February for the start of the spring season. In the fall, State finished in the top 4 in all five events except for the Rod Myers Invitational.

Georgia Tech (4-5, 3-3 ACC) - “The Good Left Undone” by Rise Against “I haven’t slept in so long/ When I do I dream of drowning in the ocean/Longing for the shore where I can lay my head down.”

Tech looks like a decent team on paper, but there is no excuse for allowing 40+ points in three different home games this year.

Miami (5-4, 4-2 ACC) “Into The Ocean” by Blue October “I want to swim away but don’t know how/Sometimes it feels just like I’m falling in the ocean/Let the waves take me down/Let the hurricane set in motion.”

UM has frustrated its fan base with a young roster prone to giving up gargantuan rushing totals, but if the ‘Canes beat Duke in the

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perience is a factor to the team’s success.

“We think there’s quite a bit of talent there, but it’s getting the three teams together,” Choboy said. “We didn’t just lose a player from one team, we lost a player from

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season finale, get ready for a likely rematch game against FSU in Charlotte. x - North Carolina (6-3, 3-2 ACC) - “If I Had a Boat”

by Dave Matthews Band “If I had a boat/I’d go out on the ocean/And if I had a pony/I’d ride him on my boat/ And we could all together/Go out on the ocean.”

Carolina actually has total control of the Coastal Division waters because it holds the tie-breaker with Miami. Unfortunately, that tie-breaker — and hopes of a realistic BCS bowl berth – are imaginary for 2012.

Virginia (3-6, 1-4 ACC) “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain)” by Gary Allan “Every storm runs, runs out of rain/Just like every dark night turns into day/Every heartache will fade away/Just

all three teams to graduation.

We lost some experience and it’s going to be a challenge to replace that.”

As far as Choboy is concerned, the pieces are there.

All that needs to be done is to put them together. Come January, the team will have the opportunity to make major strides towards the ultimate goal.

like every storm runs, runs out of rain.”

The Cavs massacred a mentally unprepared NCSU team en route to their first victory since Sept. 8.

Virginia Tech (4-5, 2-3 ACC) - “Lost Sailor” by Grateful Dead “There’s a sea bird crying and there’s a ghost wind blowing/And it’s calling you, to that misty swirling sea/Till the chains of your dreams are broken.”

The Hokies are lost somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic and there are serious doubts that this crew has a compass.

• - bowl eligible x - eliminated from bowl eligibility

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We want to be better; we are looking to raise the bar.”

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Choi victorious in Warrior Wave tournament Men’s basketball ranked fifth in Sports Illustrated preseason poll The N.C. State men’s basketball team is one of four ACC schools ranked in the Sports Illustrated preseason top 25 poll. The No. 5 Wolfpack is the highest ranked squad of the four conference schools.

During the preseason, N.C. State has been ranked as high as No. 4 by Blue Ribbon Yearbook. The Pack also was tabbed as the nation’s No. 6 team by both the Associated Press and the ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ preseason rankings.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

Grogg named Swimmer of the Week by CollegeSwimming.com N.C. State swimmer Zina Grogg has been selected as the CollegeSwimming. com Female Swimmer of the Week for her performance at last weekend’s meet against Duke and Miami.

Grogg, a junior from Moon Township, Pa., finished first in the 100 backstroke with a time of 55.93 and stopped the clock at 55.40 in the 100 butterfly, claiming first in the event as well.

In addition, Grogg swam the butterfly leg on the 200-medley relay team that finished first, completing her swim with a time of 24.24 seconds.

The Pennsylvania native was also an integral part of the first place 400 freestyle relay team, completing her leg in 51.93 seconds.

State returns to action on Nov. 15 at the Nike Cup Invitational, held in Chapel Hill, N.C.

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The island of Kauai is nearly 5,000 miles away from State’s campus, but if Albin Choi has proven anything throughout his first three years in Raleigh, it’s that he can win just about anywhere.

Following titles in Canada, North Carolina and Michigan, Choi now has a new location to add to his victory map — Hawaii. For the sixth time in his collegiate career, the junior All-American claimed top individual honors and moved himself into even more rarified air among the best Wolfpack golfers in program history. His latest win came by just one stroke at the Warrior Wave Princeville Intercollegiate, contested at Princeville Makai Golf Course.

Choi’s 10-under total (6968-69) was enough to edge out Baylor’s Filippo Zucchetti, who eagled the final hole to get to 9-under. Despite being momentarily tied for the lead, Choi birdied the 206-yard par-3 16th and parred the final two holes to win the tournament.

“I hit a nice 6-iron (at the 16th) just below the pin about 20 feet and then hit a nice putt up the

ridge,” Choi said. “It was a tough putt, but I hit it perfectly and it went right in the center.

“I knew I was at 10-under coming into the last hole, but I didn’t know the Baylor guy finished at 9-under.

Coach came up to me and told me he finished at 9-under. I had a tough shot all over water and I knew I needed par to win, so I laid it up to a good wedge yardage, put it on the green and two-putted. The smart play got me the win.”

Having traveled all over the eastern United States in the past month, the Canadian had doubts if he would be worn out for a tournament that was several time zones away. However, the trip to a beautiful golf course ended in a very positive way for Choi.

“It’s my first time playing here, and I was in awe of the scenery and the views,” Choi said. “The golf course here is right on the water and it really does feel like you are on an island. I’m not used to playing in such beautiful conditions, so sometimes I had to kind of get myself back on track and just focus on what I was doing.

“I really wasn’t expecting to win just because I was so burnt out from playing all of the other events this

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Junior Albin Choi tees off on the first hole at the Duke University Golf Club after making the turn during the third round of the Rod Myers Invitational.

Choi was ranked No. 2 in the nation going into the tournament and finished tied for 20th with a score of +3.

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On Nov. 10, 1975, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior and remains the largest boat to have gone down in one of North America’s Great Lakes. In honor of the 29 men who died during the storm and wreck, this week’s ACC Roundup commemorates those in the conference with smooth sailing and those who have capsized.

Today MEN’S TENNIS National Indoor Championships, location TBA, all day

WOMEN’S TENNIS ITA National Indoors, New York, N.Y., all day Friday WOMEN’S BASKETBALl Wofford v. N.C. State, Reynolds Coliseum, 12:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Maine v. Auburn, Reynolds Coliseum, 2:30 p.m.

MEN’S BASKETBALL Miami (Ohio) v. N.C. State, PNC Arena, 7:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL N.C. State v. Clemson, Clemson, S.C. , 7:00 p.m.

MEN’S TENNIS National Indoor Championships, location TBA, all day.

Saturday FOOTBALL N.C. State v. Wake Forest, Carter-Finley Stadium, 3:00 p.m.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL N.C. State v. Georgia Tech, Atlanta, Ga., 7:00 p.m.

RIFLE N.C. State v. Ole Miss, Morgantown, W. Va., all day

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Every single thing we do, we do to try to prepare ourselves to play championships.”

Jon Choby Men’s tennis head coach

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Returning a serve with power, freshman Robbie Mudge nails the ball across the net for a point at the ACC Championship quarterfinals against Duke. The Wolfpack fell to the Blue Devils 4-0 at the Cary Tennis Park.

Friday, April 20.

The ball is in the Pack’s court Halle Mangrum

to work very wisely with the limited amount of time we actually get,” Staff Writer Choboy said. “The team is definitely Following a notably successful preparing themselves about as well 2011 season, head coach of the as you can to get ready for the spring men’s tennis team, Jon Choboy, season.”

The shortage of both time and exhas his work cut out for him.

With only months to prepare perience among the players is more than made up the young team for for by the acspring competition, complished Choboy and his ascoaching staff, sistant coaches have comprised of worked qu ick ly Choboy, asthus far to fill in sistant coach the gaps left by a Mat Cloer lack of experience. and volunteer Lucky for all parties assistant coach involved, the team Jon Choboy Maciek Sykut. is stacked with unMen’s tennis head coach Cloer was an deniable talent.

All-American Two months of tournaments and the tennis and a two-time ACC player of the season has only just begun. The year during his collegiate career.

Pack is hungry for the promise He then spent four years as the asof dual matches in the spring and sistant coach at Florida State. Sykut with it the chance to prove itself recently came off tour ranked 130th in the world for doubles, and has on a national level.

“We don’t have an unbeliev- been playing professionally since. able amount of time to train the Choboy is approaching his 25th year players in the fall, so we’ve had of coaching.

“We don’t have an unbelievable amount of time to train the players in the fall.”

Choboy may not yet be working with twelve professional athletes, but the challenge is no far stretch.

The work ethic throughout the team is admirable to say the least; the team has been among the best on campus academically.

“With the young team that we have, we’re really teaching them how to be professionals -- handling themselves on the court, handling adversity, body language, how they carry themselves, how they talk to themselves,” Choboy said. “There’s a teaching process that goes on.”

Granted they are leaders in the classroom, the team must also become leaders on the court.

“Everybody is a pretty good leader by the time they’re a senior, that’s a natural progression. If you can get them to step up and be a leader much earlier, as we are, I think that is a strength,” Choboy said.

Their greatest challenge now is doubles pairings. There, more than anywhere else, is where limited ex-

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x - Boston College (2-7, 1-5 ACC) - “Message in a Bottle”

by The Police “Just a castaway/An island lost at sea, oh/Another lonely day/No one here but me, oh/More loneliness/Any man could bear/Rescue me before I fall into despair.”

It’s rare to see a 2-7 team host a prime time game on ABC, but Boston College will do so this Saturday against No. 4 Notre Dame.

• - No. 13 Clemson (8-1, 5-1 ACC) - “Smooth Sailing” by Ella Fitzgerald “We didn’t break apart in stormy weather/We didn’t run around like others do/Now we’re not afraid when storm clouds gather/‘Cause we got the kind of love that’ll see us through.”

Basically when it comes down to it, nobody has been able to stop Clemson except for one half of football where the FSU defense rose to the occasion.

• - No. 10 Florida State (8-1, 5-1 ACC) - “Come Sail Away”

by Styx “We lived happily forever/So the story goes/But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold/But we’ll try best that we can to carry on.”

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henever he rises up to shoot, it seems that the air is sucked out of PNC Arena as the home crowd readies a roar for another big shot from Scott Wood.

Wood, a senior forward and three-point specialist, is entering his final season with the Wolfpack.

His goal for the season is clear: to bring the program back to its past successes.

Wood anchors a core of returning starters from last year’s squad that made the NCAA tournament for the first time since the 2006 season.

The Marion, Ind., native joined the Pack as a freshman during the 2009-10 season and immediately started rewriting the record books.

In his first season, Wood started all 36 games —more than any freshman at N.C. State.

Records continued to fall over the next two seasons as Wood continued to shine on the hardwood.

Wood shot more successful threepointers in his second season than any other sophomore in program history with 135.

Last season he set the ACC record for consecutive free throws made with 66, breaking the previous record held by Duke’s J.J. Redick. He also has 230 career three-pointers, good for second all-time in program history.

Wood came into his own last season and became a household name.

He averaged 12.4 points per game and finished with a .409 three-point shooting percentage.

Putting the ball on the floor, navigating defenders and penetration are parts of Wood’s game that have limited him at times, but Wood said he put in a lot of time in the offseason to broaden his game.

“Getting in the weight room, continuing to get stronger, and continuing to maintain my stamina– but mainly my penetration game’s the main thing that I’ve been focusing on,” Wood said. “Just making moves off the dribble, trying to cre-

ate my own shot” With Brown sidelined due to arthroscopic knee surgery, head coach Mark Gottfried looked to Wood to quarterback the offense and become an even more lethal weapon in the process.

Wood has a keen sense of State’s basketball history.

He said that past prestige was one of the main reasons he committed to play with the Wolfpack.

“I felt like we were kind of down, had a couple of down teams,” Wood said. “The history wasn’t here, and I wanted to restart that history. We’re starting to get back to where it was in the ‘70s and the ‘80s.”

The program has received more hype in the preseason than it has seen since the days of Jim Valvano’s and Norm Sloan’s, and many analysts have begun regularly invoking those championship teams in their speculation on the season ahead.

But with that hype comes high expectations from the student body and fans alike.

“You can definitely tell there’s a lot more energy on campus,” Wood said. “Ever yone’s ap proaching you, telling you how good you guys can be and how they’ve got you to win the ACC. That’s the kind of thing, the energy and the buzz, that’s going around Raleigh.”

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Returning Starters

- Scott Wood Senior for ward Scot t Wood has been a key part of the Wolfpack’s revival.

As he enters his final season, Wood might prove to be the most indispensable member of the team.

The 6-6 forward has established quite a reputation as a pure shooter. Wood owns several Wolfpack men’s basketball records, including the school mark for highest free throw percentage in a season (.907 in 2011-12), and could add even more individual achievements to the list before he graduates.

As was the case during his first three years, Wood will

be a hard man to replace.

When his scoring was down or he was substituted from the game, the complexion of the Wolfpack changed.

In State’s 24 victories last season, Wood averaged 14.6 ppg; while in 12 of the Pack’s losses (he missed the Vanderbilt game due to injury) the native of Marion, Ind. only mustered a paltry 7.6 ppg.

Also, with the graduation of C.J. Williams, Wood will need to expand his game.

Like Wood, Williams was a contributor with skills that were hard to match. As a senior, along with forward Richard Howell, there will be leadership needs to fill.

Freshman forward T.J..

Warren said he has benefitted from Wood’s guidance already.

“Growing up, I was a State fan, and I always wanted to be here, so it feels good to here now,” Wa r r e n s a i d . “ S c o t t [Wood] has been help ing me a lot. I feel like our chances [this season] are really good.”

Returning Reserves

- Jordan Vandenberg When DeShawn Painter decided to transfer after last season, what was once a team strength suddenly became a weakness. Head Coach Mark Gottfried described it as “a loss bigger than most people are an-

“Growing up, I was a State fan, and I always wanted to be here...”

gest role is Tyler Lewis. The 5-11 point guard, who grew up in Statesville, N.C., will be expected to fill the hole left after the departure of Alex Johnson. After Junior guard Lorenzo Brown and Lewis, it is slim pickings for the Pack at the point position. The end result of State’s season could hinge on whether Lewis is able to step in where Johnson left off, adapt to college life and expand his own game as the campaign progresses.

Lewis said he feels up to the challenge.

“Everywhere I’ve been, I’ve been doubted, and I just try to keep proving everybody wrong,” Lewis said. “At Oak Hill [Academy], no one predicted me to be an All-American, but I played very well last season, and I think I can do the same here.”

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ticipating.” To expect the play a lot. Part of how good same 20-to-25 minutes per he is going to be is how game from Vandenberg is good of shape he’s in.” a reach, but the Wolfpack front line will need some Incoming Freshmen minutes from the 7-1 Aus- Tyler Lewis sie if it is to do well.

The impulse is to look Gottfried voiced concerns to guard Rodney Purvis about Vanf irst. He denberg’s will prob conditionably be ing after a star ter, last season replacing ended, and Williams. i t ’s c l e a r How he it’s still one meshes of his conwill play c er ns go a role in Scott Wood, forward ing into the N.C. State 2012-13 having campaign. a successful season that “It [Vandenberg’s condi- matches or exceeds pretioning] has got to get bet- season expectations. Warter,” Gottfried said. “It’s ren will also fill a need, and better than it was. Some- he could to be the best bet times that improves as you to cover for Wood when play, and we will see if he he’s on the sidelines. gets in the rotation. I anticiBut the freshman who pate he will. He is going to could perhaps play the big-

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Power rankings STORY BY NOLAN EVANS

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N .C . State – T he Wolfpack was picked to win the ACC in the preseason media polls and league coaches in the first preseason poll in history voted on by ACC coaches.

The Pack is ranked No. 6 nationally in the AP and USA Today preseason polls and for good reason.

It returns four star ters from a Sweet 16 team and each star ter averaged double - digits. Junior

forward Calvin Leslie is the preseason favorite f o r t h e c o n f e r e n c e’s player of the year and will have assistance from an impressive recruiting c l a s s by h e a d c o a c h Mark Gottfried, led by preseason freshman of the year Rodney Purvis. State has received a lot of hype this preseason and with its loaded roster, expect the Pack to live up to the noise.

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Duke – Duke will be a good team, as always.

The Blue Devils have the potential to become a great team if the right adjustments are made to the disappointment that was last season. Senior big men Ryan Kelly and Mason Plumlee will be critical to the team’s success on the offensive end. A shallow frontcourt for the Devils will cause them to rely on the three-point shot, which hasn’t worked out well for Duke in the past.

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North Carolina – The Tar Heels have the potential to compete for the

ACC championship. But, they also have the potential to finish in the middle of the pack. Carolina lost four star ters and almost 70 percent of its scoring, but it returns 6-9 forward James Michael McAdoo. McAdoo is a budding superstar in the Tar Heel frontcourt but lacks much help underneath the basket. Like Duke, Carolina will have plenty of depth in the backcourt and has the possibility to have high-scoring outputs from its slew of guards such as Reggie Bullock and P.J. Hairston. Freshman point guard Marcus Paige shows a lot of promise and will

have plenty of shooters to distribute the ball to.

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Florida State – Following its first ACC tournament championship, FSU should maintain a strong defensive presence in the conference, returning senior guard Michael Snaer and junior forward Okaro White. The Seminoles’ offense is full of question marks in the backcourt after losing several guards, but the frontcourt has potential to be dominant with centers Michael Ojo and Boris Bojanovsky, standing 7-1 and 7-3, respectively. Only time will tell if Florida State

can fill in the shoes of last season’s lineup, but have no doubt that head coach Leonard Hamilton will have the team competing with the best of them.

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Maryland – The ACC is full of unanswered questions this preseason f ro m e a c h t e a m a n d Maryland is no exception.

Xavier transfer guard Dez Wells, a Raleigh native, has been cleared after his eligibility was in limbo.

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xpectations for the m e n’s b a s ke t b a l l team are high in Raleigh and around the ACC, no doubt due to the talent that the Wolfpack has returning as well as coming in. Second-year head coach Mark Gottfried’s squad is loaded with talent at both the front and backcourt positions, returning four starters from last year’s Sweet 16 team and welcoming three McDonald’s All-Americans into the fold.

In the backcourt, junior Lorenzo Brown will start at point guard. The 6 -5 inch Brown averaged 12.7 points and 6.3 assists per game last season; he led the ACC in steals with 1.8 per game. Backing him up is freshman Tyler Lewis, who played at the prestigious Oak Hill Academy and is one of State’s highly-touted trio of freshman recruits. Lewis averaged an astounding 7.9 assists per game in his senior year, and his presence leaves the Pack in good hands should Brown encounter foul trouble or health problems.

The starter at shooting guard will likely be another freshman, Rodney Purvis.

A Raleigh native, Purvis is State’s most celebrated recruit of the class. He averaged 26.1 points and 6.7 rebounds during his senior season at Upper Room Christian Academy and has a great chance to make an immediate impact.

Purvis, Brown and Lewis are the only three eligible scholarship players listed as guards on the roster.

LSU transfer Ralston Turner, also a shooting guard,

will sit out this season per NCA A transfer regula tions. It’s possible Brown will move over to shooting guard at times when Lewis is in the game.

Senior Scott Wood will be the starter at small forward.

Undoubtedly the team’s best pure shooter, Wood appears ready to step up as one of the team’s senior leaders and fill the void left by the graduation of C.J. Williams and Alex Johnson.

“I’m just trying to let my voice be heard,” Wood said. “I’m not one to get in someone’s face out on the court. I’m here to make sure we stay on the right track.”

Wood averaged 12.4 points per game in 201112 and made 95 threepointers, the second best single-season total in N.C. State history. He also set a Wolfpack single-season record for free-throw percentage at 90.7 percent.

Despite the unexpected loss of DeShawn Painter, who transferred to Old Dominion, State still has a lot of talent down low. The two frontcourt starters will be between junior C.J. Leslie, senior Richard Howell and freshman forward T.J. Warren, who started in the Pack’s exhibition against Belmont Abby.

The 6-9 inch Leslie developed nicely in his sophomore season, leading the team in scoring with 14.7 points per game and pulling down 7.1 rebounds per game. Howell, who stands at 6 foot 8 inches, averaged 10.8 points and 9.2 rebounds last season, despite being constantly plagued by foul trouble.

The team will also look to

him as one of the team’s senior leaders this season, though he is staying humble about it.

“I do consider myself a leader, but everyone is a leader,” Howell said. “It’s a team full of leaders. We’ve got 12 guys who deserve to be heard.”

State’s final freshman is the 6-8 Warren, a Durham native who played for Brewster Academy in New Hampshire. He led Brewster to a 33-1 record and the National Prep Championship last season. Warren has looked very sharp in preseason practice and should benefit greatly from playing under Leslie and Howell.

Frontcourt reserves include 7 foot 1 inch redshirt junior Jordan Vandenberg, who missed all but seven games last season due to a shoulder injury, and 6 foot 8 inch sophomore Thomas de Thaey, who averaged 1.2 points per game in limited action. The team will be counting on Vandenberg, de Thaey and Warren to provide depth against bruising ACC foes like Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill.

Two walk- ons, senior Jay Lewis and sophomore fan-favorite Staats Battle, round out the Wolfpack roster.

State was picked first overall in the ACC in this season’s preseason poll and is ranked sixth in ESPN’s preliminary rankings.

With the talent the Wolfpack has in the starting five and in the backcourt, it’s not hard to see why.

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All-American trio ready to invade Raleigh STORY BY NOLAN EVANS | PHOTO BY KATHERINE HOKE

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he Wolfpack is returning four starters who each averaged double digits in scoring and made a trip to the Sweet Sixteen round of the NCAA tournament last season for the first time since the 2004-05 season.

If that isn’t enough to excite Wolfpack fans, throw in a trio of freshmen who were McDonald’s All-Americans in high school—the first time three players who earned the honor have ever come to State in the same class.

Rodney Purvis is the most highly touted player of the Pack’s 2012 recruiting class. The 6-3 guard is explosive on the offensive end. He is a skilled passer and has great vision at the point. He also has the ability to score a lot of points. His astonishing athletic abilities were a major factor in him being picked as the preseason ACC freshman of the year by the media and ACC coaches.

Joining Purvis in the backcourt is Tyler Lewis. At 5-11, Lewis doesn’t look like your ideal ACC point guard. But what he lacks in size, he makes up for in competitiveness and vision to distribute the ball to his teammates. He isn’t expected to be a big-time scoring threat, but he has a smooth jump shot that will likely make a few appearances each game.

Forward T.J. Warren caps off the freshman class for NCSU. Warren’s father, Tony, played for the Wolfpack from 1977 to 1979 under Norm Sloan. If Warren shows intensity on the court this season, expect him to contribute immediately as a major scorer. Standing at 6 foot 8 inches, his range should allow him to become a major presence on the wing as well as under the basket.

While these players each have their own impressive skill sets, they will need more than individual skill on the court to be successful this season. As is the case in any team sport, chemistry can be a key factor in judging the eventual success for a team. According to Purvis, that kind of chemistry is clearly present among the freshmen already.

“Our relationships off the court are just as good as they are on the court,” Purvis said.

The rookies currently live together in the same apartment. They hang out every day, go out to the same places and play the same video games in their free time.

“We don’t have a lot of free time, so we don’t have too many hobbies,” Purvis said, adding that he usually sleeps when he’s finished with practice and study hall.

The off-court relationships that the players have built began prior to their days at N.C. State. Those relationships helped identify individual strengths and weaknesses.

“Growing up, we played AAU (Amateur Athletic Union) all together, so we pretty much know what we can do,” Warren said. “We’ve just got to get out there together and make it happen.”

The freshmen are also beginning to understand their place on the court and how to become team players.

“Coach [Mark] Gottfried gave us our roles on the team and told us what we had to do,” Lewis said. “It’s going to be hard because we have so many great players, but to be a team, sometimes you have to make sacrifices. I think we’ll do that because we have a group of unselfish players.”

The transition from high school superstar to team player may be a difficult one to make, but another transition that could prove to be just as difficult is that which throws these young men directly into the national spotlight. The Wolfpack has received plenty of preseason exposure and is predicted to be a top-10 team nationally.

“If we listen to coach Gottfried and do what he says, and get it done on the court, we can show everybody what this hype is all about,” Warren said. “We can definitely live up to expectations.”

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“We all have one goal and that’s to win a championship...

I feel like if everyone plays their role we have nothing to worry about.”

Richard Howell, forward

s he enters his final season in Raleigh, senior forward Richard Howell will look to develop and expand his individual game while also helping the Pack reach new heights.

When he first walked on campus, Howell was not expected to see much playing time; immediately needing knee surgery before preseason practice did not help matters. His college career did not start until December of his freshman year and his play was sporadic at first. There were glimpses of the potential that had the Marietta, Ga., native listed in most analysts’ top-100 recruits lists. A doublefigure rebound game here, a game-winning basket in the NIT there, and Howell contributed somewhat to a team that was similarly mediocre.

Heading into the 200910 season, then head coach Sidney Lowe singled out Howell as the most improved player from the previous campaign.

The Wolfpack had high hopes and were picked by pundits to finally earn a NCAA berth for the first time in five years.

Howell showed significant improvement during his sophomore season, but the year was marked by inconsistency, injuries, a failure to find cohesion, player dissension and ultimately a sub-.500 record that would cost Lowe his job.

Enter the Mark Gottfried era. Gottfried and Howell were familiar with each other, as Gottfried had recruited Howell while he was in charge at Alabama.

The former Crimson Tide head coach saw an outof-shape power forward and immediately set out to refine Howell’s body entering his junior season.

Meanwhile, the social

work major took instant notice of the difference in attitude and atmosphere around the N.C. State basketball program after Gottfried’s arrival.

“Coach Lowe, I take nothing from him,” Howell said. “He was a great coach, but obviously something wasn’t working, and I’m just grateful Coach Gottfried came in and put the pieces together and we did what we did [last season].”

not great, season”.

In Howell’s final season at State, expectations are high. The Wolfpack is expected to contend for both the ACC and national titles.

Howell said that, as a senior, he is better prepared to handle the high hopes and relishes the challenge.

“We all have one goal and that’s to win a championship,” Howell said. “I feel like if everyone plays their role we have nothing to worry about. I’m hungry for it. I definitely feel like we can get it done.”

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Richard Howell

N.C State’s progression in 2012 as a team coincided with Howell’s personal growth between his sophomore and junior seasons. Again, his fortune followed the team’s and he ended the season third in the ACC in total rebounds.

The now well-conditioned power forward helped State break its NCAA drought, but there were some blemishes on the season for both Howell and the team. With five disqualifications due to fouls (Howell committed 124 fouls in 37 games) and a total of 13 losses for the season for team, the Wolfpack had what Gottfried called a “good,

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STORY BY DANIEL NEAL

ew avid followers of men’s college bas ketball have cited any problems or potential weaknesses the Wolfpack heading into the 2012-13 campaign, but amid all the preseason hype, it’s escaped many fans’ and sports pundits’ notice that the Pack saw three players transfer away from the university over the summer.

The first to transfer was Jaqawn Raymond, who played very little last season. He transferred to Middle Tennessee State University after averaging just 0.8 points and 2.6 minutes per game. His departure left the Pack a bit shallow at the shooting guard position.

DeShawn Painter, one of

State’s key depth players, was the next to go, transferring to Old Dominion University. Painter played frequently, coming in to replace the foul-plagued Richard Howell. He averaged 20 minutes, 6.2 points and 4.3 rebounds per game.

While much of the fan base loved having Painter as a backup player, Painter is expected to easily make the starting five for Old Dominion and will be close to his ailing grandmother.

The third to go, Tyler Harris, transferred to Providence in the offseason.

These three departures cut depth from the Pack b e n c h, b u t t h ey a l s o opened up a new window

for other players. Two players who will likely get more playing time with the loss of Raymond, Painter and Harris are redshirt sophomore center Jordan Vandenberg, from Melbourne, Australia, and sophomore forward Thomas de Thaey from Dendermonde, Belgium.

Junior guard Lorenzo Brown predicted that Vandenberg and de Thaey will

“We have enough coming off the bench...”

Jordan Vandenberg, center

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his size to make a big difference on the stat sheets so far. Last year he redshirted for the year to heal a shoulder injury. Before redshirting, Vandenberg played seven games and averaged 11.9 minutes, 2.0 points and 2.7 rebounds per game.

“Jordan has gotten a lot better,” Brown said.

Vandenberg said he didn’t think the loss of depth would hurt the team.

“We have enough coming off the bench where it shouldn’t affect us too badly,” Vandenberg said.

Last year the 6 foot 8 inch de Thaey appeared in 19 games for the Pack and averaged 5.6 minutes per game. Head coach Mark Gottfried did not play de Thaey much during the season, but he is expected to come off of the bench more this year as a depth

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Redshirt sophomore center Jordan Vandenberg receives some coaching from head coach Mark Gottfried during the Pack’s exhibition matchup against Belmont Abby on Nov. 3.

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“Thomas watching what C.J. and Richard did really influenced him,” Brown said.

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continued from page 4 Alex Len showed huge potential in his freshman c a m p a i g n, b u t n e e d s to become more of an offensive presence to pick up what was lost from Terrell Stoglin last season.

If these two players are eligible and step up, head coach Mark Turgeon’s Terps will be a competitive team.

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Miami – The Hurricanes have been considered by most to be a candidate for an NCAA tournament bid and is expected to finish in the top half of the league, but its recent exhibition loss to St. Leo’s has doubt lingering over South Florida. The Canes still have a top-tier guard in Durand Scott and a big body at the rim in Reggie Johnson, so head coach Jim Larranaga should have Miami back in the mix of things by the time ACC season rolls around.

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Clemson – The Tigers are a very young team.

It has two upperclassmen, senior for wards Devin Booker and Milton Jennings. Booker and Jennings are stocky guys who are difficult to handle close to the basket. Lack of experience could have a drastic effect on Clemson’s perimeter play, but if the Tigers are able to find a guard that can put the ball in from long-range consistently, they could be tough to beat.

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Georgia Tech – Prior to the dismissal of Glen Rice, Jr. last season, the Yellow Jackets showed a lot

of promise. Unfortunately, the Jackets turned into a huge mess with its season ending in a first round 5436 loss to Miami in the ACC tournament, highlighting the importance of Rice’s gameplay. Head coach Brian Gregory has a lot of youth that could develop into a problem for some of league’s top tier teams with more experience. Freshman Robert Carter was the No. 7 power forward in the nation out of high school.

If he performs at the level that he is capable of, he could help lead GT to its first winning record in ACC play since 2004.

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Virginia – Losing Mike Scott is going to take a major toll on the Cavaliers. Scott dominated the offensive end of the court for UVA and is the biggest factor in the team’s conference success. Head coach Tony Bennet t is returning most of the role players that were around Scott, but it’s difficult to say if anyone will be able to step up to his level and lead the Cavs to a winning ACC record.

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Boston College – BC had the ACC’s youngest roster last season in terms of playing time, granted the Eagles had six freshmen that frequently saw playing time. All six members of last year’s freshman class are returning this season.

With a year of college ball under their belts, expect improved gameplay from Boston College. Don’t expect it to be competitive against top-25 opponents, however.

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V i r g i n i a Te c h – Senior guard Erick Green stood out for the Hokies in Seth Greenberg’s final season in Blacksburg, averaging 15.6 points, 2.8 assists and 1.3 steals per contest. Green is the lone scholarship senior on this year’s roster and it’s difficult to say who Greene will have to work with on the court. At first glance, this season looks like it could end in disaster for first-year head coach James Johnson.

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Wake Forest – Guard C.J. Harris, an AllACC pick last season, is the Demon Deacons’ lone scholarship senior on a roster that features 10 freshmen. Junior Travis Mc K ie prov ides some measurable presence in the frontcourt, but with an overabundanc e of freshmen on a team that lost by an average of 9.6 points per game against conference opponents last season, head coach Jeff Bzdelik may be on the hot seat in Winston-Salem.

2012 ACC PRESEASON RANKINGS: 1. N.C. State 2. Duke 3. North Carolina 4. Miami 5. Florida State 6. Maryland 7. Virginia 8. Clemson 9. Georgia Tech 10. Virginia Tech 11. Wake Forest 12. Boston College SOURCE: THE BALTIMORE SUN

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