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RTP unveils new master plan

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Students have often been bombarded with people coming into classrooms and around the free expression tunnel handing out fliers for student work and internships.

One day while sitting in Spanish class, Matthew Di Gioia, a junior in business administration, decided to take the offer and sign up for a summer internship. Di Gioia wants to be a businessman and he said the internship seemed like a great opportunity to improve his resume.

The internship was with Southwestern Advantage, a program that recruits and trains college students to be door-to-door salespeople. The students sell educational books, software and website subscriptions as independent contractors.

Di Gioia filled out the survey, and Southwestern Advantage contacted

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The Research Triangle Park Foundation recently unveiled a master plan that will allow for more f lexibility and developmental potential.

The plan, presented by RTP Foundation president Bob Geolas Nov. 9, calls for new zoning changes to the RTP area. Geolas, the former director of Centennial Campus, called the plan a “new era” for the park.

“We want to reaffirm the Park’s founding mission, which is to serve all of North Carolina,” Geolas stated in a press release.

“Companies and employees today want an environment and an experience that encourages collaboration and creativity. Our new Master Plan is designed to do just that.”

According to Corey Liles, author of the “Inside RTP” section of the RTP blog, the new zoning changes were approved Oct. 1. The changes include the allowance for the construction of taller buildings and allowing lots and buildings to be closer

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Bob Geolas, CEO of Research Triangle Park Foundation and N.C. State alum, unveiled the master plan for the successful industrial park. The blueprint includes plans to construct a 14-story building and use undeveloped land for school and cultural exhibits.

to the road.

The tallest building in RTP is currently only six stories. But with the approval and implementation of the master plan, buildings will now be able to be built up to 14 stories. Other changes include new land-usage rules, permitting K-12 schools and

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cultural exhibits.

Allowing lots to be smaller and narrower will help support and accommodate smaller businesses that don’t need a lot of room. Also, the master plan approves increasing the amount of signage so that citizens will be able to better identify where

a company is located.

Since lots are now approved to be closer to the road and neighboring properties, it allows for better access to the companies on those lots.

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3-D capabilities coming soon to Campus Cinema Taylor O’Quinn

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UAB proposed a small fee increase of about $5 to the fee committee The Union Activities Board is in early October. However, the fee conducting a campus-wide sur- committee voted against its request, vey about its plan to upgrade to and Student Government told UAB digital projection to show better that the viewers should be held requality movies, including 3-D sponsible for the costs of upgrading films. to digital projection.

Kaitlyn Moran, program co“This $5 fee increase would be ordinator and able to fully fund Union Activit he upg rade to ties Board addigital and 3-D in viser, said she just one academic developed the year,” Moran said. survey to gain “The extra revenue student input. would go towards With about 250 f unding more responses since concerts, comedies it started at the a nd i nterest i ng beg inning of speakers.” the month, the R ick Gardner, sur vey is the associate director Kaitlyn Moran, UAB adviser “best option to for student leaderget students opinions.” ship and engagement, said UAB will “Upgrading to digital projec- probably have to wait until next year tion will help us be able to con- to get its plan approved to increase tinue and improve the films pro- student fees for the proposed upgram,” Moran said. “Without grades to Campus Cinema. the upgrade, we will no longer “We are at a critical point with be able to show films before they trying to upgrade to digital projecare released on DVD.” tion,” Gardner said.

The film industry is changing, Another option to raise funds for and some companies, such as the upgrade would be to raise ticket Disney, are no longer producing prices from the current low price of 35-millimeter film prints. Since $2. Moran and Gardner both said Campus Cinema has a 35-millimeter projector, this will create a problem if more companies CINEMA continued page 2 Staff Writer

“Upgrading to digital projection will help us be able to continue and improve the films program”

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N.C. State Transporation is debuting its new version of Wolfline buses as it phases out older models. The new buses will replace outdated models with only one door.

Megan Dunton Staff Writer

NCSU Transportation introduced five new buses to its Wolfline fleet Monday.

Christine Klein, public communication specialist for NCSU Transportation, said the Wolfline needed new equipment, so the new buses were ordered.

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“The size of the fleet is not changing,” Klein said. “We are just getting rid of the older, used buses. Pretty much business as usual, they are just brand new.”

The new buses, which replaced five older, one-door buses, have two doors for easy boarding and deboarding and room for 35 seated riders and 20 standing riders.

Another feature includes a sleek, European design. The buses are 35

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feet long, fully accessible and environmentally friendly as they only run on ultra-low sulfur diesel. They can hold more passengers than the 30-foot bus, which can hold a maximum of 45 passengers, but less than the 40-foot bus, which can hold 65 passengers.

“The buses have the same Wolfline

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rs. Wuf imitates the referee during a timeout of the UNC-Ashville basketball game Friday. N.C. State came from behind to win 82-80 at PNC Arena. Mrs. Wuf is one of 16 finalists for the Capital One National Mascot of the Year, and the winner of the competition will be announced Jan. 1, 2013 at the Capital One Bowl. The winner will be awarded a $20,000 scholarship to help fund its school’s mascot program.

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3-D produces the disposable 3-D glasses, which contain standard 3-D lenses. According to Gardner, Dolby makes continued from page 1 a reusable kind that costs they want to stay away from about $60 per pair, and they increasing ticket prices so are able to be programed spethey will remain one of the cifically for the 3-D film bebest cinema ing shown. options for “There are students. benefits and According drawbacks to to Mora n, both types,” a l l of t he Moran said. equipment “In the inrequired to terest of susupgrade to tainability, digital prow e w ou l d jection and like to have 3-D is esthe reusable Rick Gardner, associate timated to ones.” director for student leadership cost at least UAB took and engagement $125,000. fundraising There are into considtwo types of 3-D glasses op- eration when brainstorming tions including the reusable ideas to acquire the funds and non-reusable kinds. Real needed for the upgrade. How-

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“We are at a critical point with trying to upgrade to digital projection.”

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ever, this was not its best option since most of the money would come from students, and the likelihood of having a corporate sponsor is next to none.

“In a perfect world fundraising would be a plausible idea,” Moran said. “However, that’s not how the world works.”

UAB has also taken into consideration the amount of people who are unable to correctly see 3-D. 11 percent of the world’s population does not have stereovision, which is the ability to perceive a 3-D object via film.

The survey ends at midnight Nov. 30 so Moran can make plans for next semester and next year. The survey can be found on the UAB website, the WolfPack Students Facebook group and Reddit.

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him a month later. He went to an information session, in which employees of Southwestern Advantage told him what the company did, to see if it was something he wanted to do.

“They talked to me about it and didn’t pressure me,” Di Gioia said.

Di Gioia describes the job as rewarding, but something anyone could do.

During the sale school at the beginning of the summer in Tennessee, which he was required to attend, he was taught how to “get up early and go to bed late,” because the day

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Friday LAST DAY OF CLASSES All day COLLEGE OF TEXTILES HOLIDAY CHARITY CONCERT Convocation Center, 2401 Research Drive 7-9 p.m.

Faculty members and students of the College of Textiles are putting on a charity concert on Friday, November 30th, to raise funds for SafeChild, a local organization dedicated to helping victims of domestic and child abuse and promoting better family structure.

would start at 5:59 a.m. and end at 11:30 p.m.

He sold books and other supplies in Dallas, Texas.

During the summer, he stayed with two host families and a roommate, whom he had never met before.

Di Gioia slept in the same area as his roommate, and they would motivate each other to get up in the morning.

Di Gioia and his roommate had to leave the first family they stayed with because the family expected him and his roommate to do chores around the house. However, working a 17-hour day, Di Gioia said that chores such as taking out the trash were nearly impossible.

After leaving their first house, Di Gioia and his roommate moved in with another family that was familiar with Southwestern.

Employees of Southwestern Advantage work on 100 percent commission, according to Di Gioia.

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“Everything I sold I made,” Di Gioia said. “Some days I would make nothing and others $400.”

Di Gioia said his experience wasn’t always positive. People sometimes would slam the door on him and cuss him out. During his training, he was taught to just go to the next door no matter what.

Di Gioia said he was glad that he took the internship.

“I learned so much, and I thought they had a lot invested in me,” Di Gioia said.

“It was such a good real world experience.”

Southwestern Advantage has been banned from colleges like the University of Idaho due to misconduct and violations of University and Career Center policies.

According to Southwestern Advantage, every summer, 3,000 students become independent contractors and learn all aspects of running a business, and students come from more than 340 universities and nearly 30 countries for internships. Also, on their website, they establish that some of their past dealers are Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn and Texas Governor Rick Perry.

Internships allow students to network with potential employers, bulk up resumes and sometimes provide a source of income. According to National Association of Colleges and Employers, new college graduates who had participated in internships did far better in the job market than their classmates who had not had that experience.

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colors. The front end is just changed a little bit,” Klein said. “They look more European, and they do have the capability to add a bike rack to the front end. However, we just don’t have long haul frequencies to allow for the time it takes for passengers to load a bike.”

Klein did say that if bike racks were to be added, the first line that would be tested is Route 6 Carter Finley because it has fewer stops along the route.

The buses can be seen on any route except 2 or 7, because those require the smaller 30-foot buses to navigate tight turns. Klein said the buses have been started on Route 4 Westgrove, Route 6 Carter Finley and Route 11 Village Link. However, students could see the buses on any route if First Transit, the transportation company that runs the Wolfline, decides it needs the buses elsewhere.

NCSU Transportation debuted the new buses by the D.H. Hill Library stop Nov. 15, but due to rain and bad weather, no students or faculty dropped by to check the buses out.

Typically, buses are replaced every 10-13 years, and First Transit provides the replacement buses. When N.C. State first signed with First Transit, the University got a whole new fleet, Klein said.

“In the big picture, most of our buses are still pretty new in their lifespan. Just a few needed updating,” Klein said.

First Transit handles everything from planning routes to providing drivers for the Wolfline. They also oversee equipment upkeep and maintenance.

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N.C. State offers Safe and Well option Alex Petercuskie Staff Title

N.C. State and the American Red Cross have partnered to use Safe and Well, a website that connects students, faculty and staff to their families and loved ones during times of crisis.

The option, provided on the American Red Cross website, is intended to make communication easier and more efficient between the parties.

In order to use the Safe and Well page, a person registers on the Red Cross website by providing a name, telephone number

and message, which can be ed with hits and they can go either be preset or personal. down,” Blue said.

Families can then check the The American Red Cross website to see if their loved formed the initiative followones are OK by simply click- ing Hurricane Katrina and ing “search reached out registrants.” to the UNC AccordSy s tem i n ing to Ka2 010 , a c t i na Blue , cording to director of Blue. business Blue said continuity the Univerand disaster sity became Katina Blue, recovery, the director of business continuity interested Red Cross in using Safe and disaster recovery has the ina n d We l l frastructure and started and capability to support to train for it. the Internet traffic that takes According to Blue, Safe place in times of crisis. and Well is not mandatory, “Websites can be inundat- but rather another option

“Websites can be inundated with hits and they can go down.”

for members of the N.C. State community to let their families and loved ones know they are safe in times of emergency. Blue also emphasized that the new option will not undermine the Wolf Alert system in any way.

Blue said as long as people have available Internet, whether it be on their cell phones or laptops, they can take advantage of the option.

For instance, if they had to, people could visit a McDonald’s or public library to register, according to Blue.

Although the new option is posted on the University’s website, Blue said the University is currently working on spreading the word. N.C.

State will inform students through electronic billboards across campus and advertisements on Wolfline buses so they will remember they have the American Red Cross as an option.

In addition, the Red Cross Safe and Well option could benefit people who aren’t members of the N.C. State community.

“We have a lot of visitors and are such a spread-out campus geographically,” Blue said.

The University will perform a campus-wide testing of the website Jan. 4 and March 13.

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The RTP blog also said a new, flexible standard for parking will “simply ask companies to provide the spaces they need” instead of using conventional calculations.

“As a step in master plan implementation, the amendments represent a low-hanging fruit, with a quick turnaround and tangible benefits that apply to all property owners in the Park,” Liles said.

Right now, the new approval only applies to Wake County, but Durham County is currently reviewing the master plan and will announce its decisions soon. According to Liles, the new plan is proposed to encourage

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the growth of small business while including large corporations as well.

“At the rate that company expansions are being announced in RTP, it shouldn’t

be long before we see projects that take advantage of these new standards,” Liles said.

Triangle Business Journal staff writer Amanda Hoyle said that Hines, a Houston, Texas-based real estate company, has been chosen to

work with RTP in the development of the first mixed-use development cluster planned near the intersection of Davis Drive and Cornwallis Road.

The master plan was officially announced Nov. 9. Fidelity Investments Vice Presi-

dent Rob Reilly and IBM’s RTP site operations manager Bruce Sargent also jumped on board with the plan. Details of the plan are still being discussed, and updates will be available periodically on the RTP blog.

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Finding a voice in the midst of conflict

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eople begin to find their voices and discover who they really are as they struggle to overcome adversity — the same can be said for society. Twenty years ago, the N.C. State community realized something about itself as it reacted to a column written by former Viewpoint columnist Steve Crisp on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 1992.

In his column, Mr. Crisp criticized UNCChapel Hill’s Black Awareness Council (BAC) and its push for a black cultural center on campus. Crisp attended a BAC rally and attempted to characterize the group’s efforts as reverse discrimination against white students (though, the way he put it was … less savory).

As part of his effort to play the victim, Crisp referred to the BAC as the “Ku Klux Blacks,”

The unsigned editorial is the opinion of the members of Technician’s editorial board, excluding the news department, and is the responsibility of the editor-in-chief. asking the organization why it couldn’t recognize “that the only difference between blacks and whites is our skin color.” (Yes, that was as painful for us to type as it was for you to read.) And it’s because of his enlightening realization that Crisp felt it was unnecessary to have a black cultural center since there wasn’t a white cultural center.

What Crisp struggled to explain is this: Yes, white people and black people are equal in every way, but they are not the same. In fact, no two people are the same.

Much of African-American history is overcoming adversity. Fighting for freedom in the

ation of a newspaper tailored to black students on campus — that was 20 years ago, when Nubian Message was created. For 20 years, the weekly paper has been a strong voice for black students on campus and a way for all students to see important issues from a different perspective.

The all-too-important takeaway from what happened 20 years ago is this: Do not avoid conf lict (please don’t stop reading now).

That’s not to say students should seek conflict in their everyday lives, but when we really tackle issues and talk to one another, good can happen. In this case, the words of one ignorant writer – though he was probably speaking for more people than just himself – eventually led to the creation of a strong voice on campus.

19th Century to fighting for the right to vote and desegregated institutions in the 20th (and everything between) are events that changed the course of the United States — events that merit a dedicated cultural center.

According to a news report in Technician, the Thursday after Mr. Crisp’s column ran, almost 200 students protested in the Brickyard.

During the protest, students burned copies of Technician to express their distaste with the paper’s decision to publish the column.

The leader of the protesters were Greg Washington and Chris Smith, and during the protest, Washington called for the cre-

The elusive perfect sentence

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n the quest to better myself as a writer, I have often wondered what it would be like to compose the perfect sentence.

What would it look like?

Would it be dripping wet with similes a nd met aphors like a Joseph rag after it’s Havey been used to Staff Columnist dry the dishes? Would it be afloat with abundant alliterations and additional auditory amusements? Would it contain a naively brilliant rhetorical device such as an antithesis, or would it be long enough to contain an anaphora? Such are the musings of my mind.

The greats of literatures past have all professed a love for words, yet I find them slightly less interesting when left alone individually. Nay, the power to move men, the power that made the pen mightier than the sword only comes when word s a re juxtaposed with one another to express potent ideas. A nd while it’s true that a single word ca n represent such an idea (cue Obama’s “Hope” from the 2008 presidential campaign), we would severely limit ourselves in a great deal of our communication were we to follow suit. Can you imagine how even the simplest conversation would go?

Hey. Hey. Good?

Good. You? (That’s two words, but I couldn’t think of how to further the conversation.)

Good.

We would never be able to move beyond the incred-

ibly mundane. There’s a reason why grammar teachers throughout our childhoods put us through the torture of diagramming sentences.

While our middle school minds went adrift through their typical wanderings, our teachers were, in fact, demonstrating how words could be used with each other to spread ideas. Do you remember when you learned that one word could be one of several different parts of speech, depending on the context? That’s another benefit simple word-lovers cannot fully enjoy. The same word, even something as simple as “lead,” can be cloaked in vastly different meanings, and we are only able to derive the meaning (or more accurately, the idea behind the construction of symbols) if we also have the context in which the word was placed. It’s only by stepping back and peering at the sentence as a whole that we can fully recognize the subtleties of each word.

Here’s an example.

Say it’s the night of a grand ball.

You’ve come dressed impeccably, assured that you will be irresistible to the eyes of everyone else. Yet, to your dismay, when you step through the doors to the gathering you go completely unnoticed. All eyes are seduced by another, and as you turn your gaze to see who the center of attention is, you at once understand why. You can’t take your eyes off her either. You are captivated by the woman in the scarlet dress.

It’s not the best narrative, I know, but the only part that matters is the last sentence.

Read the whole passage again, but replace the word “scarlet” with “lobster.” Then read it

“...our teachers were, in fact, demonstrating how words could be used with each other to spread ideas.”

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A way with words

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few weeks ago, I was hanging out with some friends when I overheard an argument brewing over in the kitchen. Naturally, my ea rs perked up li ke a puppy hearing the word “bacon,” Lauren and I Noriega moseyed Staff Columnist o v e r t o see what the dispute was about.

I walked up to a close friend, and he introduced me as someone who does not use the “F-word.” I suddenly become very conf used because he knows very well that I allow the occasional expletive to slip every so often.

However, I soon found out he was referring to a very different “F-word” — the word that is often used as a derogatory term for homosexuals.

Apparently, before I arrived at the scene of the incident, someone used the impolite term without realizing that it was offensive to some of the people

in the room — explaining that words are only as offensive as the person saying them desires for them to be.

While this person is entitled to his or her opinion, I have an opinion of my own regarding this issue. Words may be as offensive as the intent behind it; however, they are also considered as offensive as those listening might take them to be.

Language is a pretty fascinating thing if you think about it. Somewhere along the way in history, we assigned a collection of specific sounds to represent one single thought, action or object. More captivating than the creation of language is the fact that it has also become a universal truth that has been accepted by the masses. We have the capability to hear these sounds and know the concrete definition behind each of the words from a dictionary standpoint.

However, there are also words that we have and use that often have more than one definition behind them, and most often, these definitions are historically charged.

Much like the “F-word” and many other derogatory terms, there is a history of ha-

tred and sometimes oppression behind each and every one of those words. For most, there are often struggles and painful memories associated with those terms, and this is the very reason why I try to stay away from them.

While some may view this as my attempt to maintain a certain degree of political correctness, I try to see it as a level of respect. I have many friends who belong to the GLBT community and know how they feel about terms like the “F-word.” Therefore, I would not even fathom using them.

This is my personal opinion on the matter and I don’t expect every person to behave in the same manner that I do, but I think people need to stop and think for a few seconds before they say something that might be deemed as inappropriate or distasteful.

Finally, though the intentions of words are quite powerful components, we must also realize that sometimes the intention can be overlooked when someone’s feelings get hurt along the way, and that can cause quite the road block in a very happy social gathering.

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“I believe that a coach should be expected to give as much as his players on the field.

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“I feel that it was a good move but it was too early, they should have waited until after the bowl game.”

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one more time, but put in “blood-red.” Based on that one word, any following events have already been deeply foreshadowed. With just one word!

Now before you point out that I’ve been claiming to be enamored with sentences as opposed to words, allow me to argue that this is still an example of context at work.

Had I just listed off the words “scarlet,” “lobster” and “blood-red,” I doubt you would have conjured up a woman in a red dress in any case. However, by stating that there was a woman who was in a “_____” dress, each of these words now symbolizes the woman’s personality, your attitude towards the woman, the other guest’s attitudes towards the woman (were they staring because it was funny, or was it jealously?) and what events are around the corner. The sentence gave huge meaning to the word, and the word in turn gave huge meaning to the story. All of the words working together built a description of an idea.

So back to the perfect sentence. Instead of containing a soupy mix of rhetorical devices, perfection would dictate that each word only served to support every other word. We have long thought of writing as an art form, as painting a picture with the brush strokes of the alphabet.

Yet to form the perfect sentence, I believe it’s necessary to shift our focus to engineering. Say you were to design a sentence. If every word were carefully placed so that it neither stood on its own nor was absent in giving meaning to all remaining words, then not only would you have an architectural wonder on your hands, you would have a perfect sentence.

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A trip down the rabbit hole with University Theatre Trey Ferguson Managing Editor

With a script that epitomizes literary nonsense and toys with common logic, University Theatre attempts to tackle the classic tale of Alice in Wonderland with a modern twist.

Evolving from its original novel in 1865 by Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland has been adapted to all forms of entertainment, the most wellknown being Disney’s 1951 children’s animated classic and Tim Burton’s 2010 adaptation starring Johnny Depp.

With a plot line so dependent on creating the impossible, the technical tactics used in University Theatre’s production allows the audience to maintain the suspension of disbelief required for this show’s success.

Custom and harsh lighting is used to accentuate the important story-telling facet of this show as well as symbolize the magical transformations of Alice. To help with Alice’s physical changes, an ever-changing set gives the audience reference points as to her size throughout the production.

As always with University Theatre, the costumes and makeup are some of the most vital characteristics of a production. The varying costumes, from the strict

and somber England to the fantastic and magical world of Wonderland, strike the audience with the deep contrast between Alice’s two worlds.

Having to represent abnormal animals, personify inanimate objects and alter the average-looking person, the costume designer added an extra layer to this daydream of a show.

However the most welldone technical aspect of this show is the use of puppetry.

The comica l-yet-serious execution of the puppets is reason enough to see this production — and to give a standing ovation to the puppeteers whose faces aren’t revealed until the curtain call.

However, technical pieces can only get you so far. A wide array of new and old talent is showcased in this production.

Playing Alice in her University Theatre debut, Tianna Soto, a freshman in psychology, provides a juvenile nativity and youthful curiosity to the play’s protagonist.

The diverse exchanges between Alice and the flock of fowl, the ditsy Duchess, the twisted tea party and the beloved Humpty Dumpty all build to the confrontation with the boisterous Queen of Hearts. Morgan Piner, a sophomore in natural resources and no stranger to University Theatre, brings a

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Caterpillar, played by freshman in electrical engineering William Stewart, talks to Alice, played by freshman in psychology Tianna Soto, in University Theatre’s presentation of Alice in Wonderland Monday, Nov. 12, 2012 in Titmus Theatre.

natural air of superiority and strong articulation to Alice’s Wonderland opponent.

With such a complicated script chock full of riddles and contradictions, it is imperative for the actors to be able to understand both the spoken and unspoken connotations of their lines. While some do it better than others, the cast overall seems to grasp the written word of the play.

In particular the nanny and narrator of Alice’s trip down the rabbit hole successfully expresses the spoken text of this production. Mrs. White, played by Diana Quetti, a junior in communication, does a stellar job at guiding Alice through Caroll’s fantasy land with her words.

While most aspects of this production stay true to the audience’s expectation of Wonderland, the attempt at

a modern theme falls flat. The only changes from this classic is the use of cell phones, an iPod and some contemporary music. However, this proves to work in this show’s favor.

Audience members can expect to be pleased by this production and will not leave unsatisfied. While it begins with a slow and steady pace, once you settle in to the language of the play the magic of Wonderland takes over, and

your time there – much like Alice’s — seems to fade away.

Students can see this production for the typical $5 ticket price (which is very reasonable for this quality of a production). The remaining shows are Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m.

Extending the rivalry to the digital battleground Kaitlin Montgomery Staff Writer

The rivalry between N.C. State and UNC-Chapel Hill has been expressed in myriad arenas. For the first time, however, the battle for bragging rights will take place in the realm of e-sports, with a tournament of Call of Duty: Black Ops II. Hosted by NVIDIA GeForce GTX, the Call of Duty: Black Ops II Rivalries event will bring together players from celebrated college rivalries in a multiplayer battle for bragging rights and a chance to win prizes for their schools.

“We’ve gone out and invited three top rivalries

from around the country to be apart of the competition,” said James Grunke, director of partnership marketing at NVIDIA. “These schools all have a video game development curriculum which is dear to our hearts, and the top talent is interesting because we recruit from all of these colleges.”

After an online voting campaign, N.C. State won the right to “home-field advantage,” meaning the competition will be held at the University. The event is set for Dec. 6 in the Talley Student Center ballroom at 7 p.m.

“We’re doing a flyer push on campus to make sure everyone is aware. We’re hoping to bring in a big crowd,” said

Janine Paniagua, an event specialist for NVIDIA. “It’s going to be a fun night, sort of a last hooray before finals, when you have to buckle down and really study.”

Each school will have a fiveperson team consisting of one playing captain, three regular players and one alternate.

N.C. State’s team captain is Rogelio Cardona-Rivera, a graduate student in computer science.

NVIDIA sent out a pregame ammunition crate to each school’s team designed specifically to look like the ammunition crates inside the game. However, instead of weapons and ammunition, the crates were filled with items specifically for the team

players to enjoy. equipped PCs. “They were really cool,” In addition, the players of Grunke said. “The crates the championship team will were [made] to look like the each receive a desktop PC ones from the powered by game, and GeForce GTX each was filled 690 complete with goodies with HD and copies of monitors and the game.” accessories.

Each school “Everyone participating loves Call of in the comDut y,” s a id petition will Paniagua. receive t wo “This is a fun GeForce GTXway to showJanine Paniagua, equipped PCs case the game, complete with event specialist for NVIDIA but we’re rehigh-definially doing the tion monitors and accesso- event to show the amazing ries. The winning schools of graphics and raise awareness each of the three rivalries will for the amazing computer dereceive two additional GTX- partments of these schools.”

“Not everyone cares about football, so this is really just a way to keep the rivalry going.”

Both Paniagua and Grunke agree the event is about engaging the rivalries between the six participating schools in a fun manner that would ultimately benefit each school and its computer development program.

“We figured what a fun way this would be to keep the rivalries intact without the use of sports,” said Paniagua. “Not everyone cares about football, so this is really just a way to keep the rivalry going. It’s for the rivalry between students that love Call of Duty and football just might not be their cup of tea.”

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Eagledown and Dash perform at King’s Barcade Christin King Guest Columnist

King’s Barcade was the place to be Nov. 17. With local headliners, a diverse crowd and an intricate light show, it was an experience to remember. King’s, an up-andcoming venue located in the heart of downtown Raleigh on West Martin Street, was full of N.C. State students, including the musicians.

The event showcased the talents of Eagledown (Cary) and Dash (Wilmington).

Macon Adams, a junior in textile engineering and lead front man for Eagledown, was pleased with the show’s success.

“The atmosphere of the show was awesome. Everything from the stage, to the venue, to the sound quality was all very impressive,” Adams said. “We were just ready to play. Being able to perform

and play and be a part of it was so rewarding.”

Eagledown’s vibrant energy on stage lent its hand to the show’s success. Adams said his band is often compared to Kings of Leon and Switchfoot. With its alternative rock vibe and gripping lyrics, this band is certainly a unique mix.

“Our style is all over the place,” Adams said. “You’ll hear a lot of different tastes in our music.”

However, the most important thing Eagledown wants the audience to take away from its music is its inspiring lyrics.

“I want people to think. I want [the lyrics] to have some deeper value to them, more than just your stereotypical lyrics,” Adams said. “You write so you can connect with other people. I want our music to be for everybody.”

Adams said his favorite

moment on stage, was when he looks out in the crowd and sees others singing along. It feels like “people believe in your stuff.”

The lead singers of Eagledown and Dash, Adams and David Garcia, a senior in biochemistry, met through CRU (formerly known as Campus Crusade for Christ) and became fast friends through their shared passion for music.

“They’re all really good guys,” Adams said. “They have a lot going for them.”

The show on Saturday night saw many Wilmington fans turn out, with attendees eager and hyped about the band’s performance. There was a cool mix of the Raleigh crowd, N.C. State students and fans from Wilmington.

“The atmosphere was very uptown and cultured. I loved being able to see different types of people,” Lori Shap-

iro, a sophomore in international studies, said.

For many, the show was all about the atmosphere and the experience. With a diverse group of people, a chic downtown venue and a handful of entertainers, the event created a community based on a shared love for music.

Shapiro, who also lent a helping hand at the merchandise table, had more than enough kind words to say about Dash.

“Dash is an up-and-coming band. They are so unique and talented,” Shapiro said.

Dash, whose band has been compared to Passion Pit and Phoenix, can be best described as electronic indie pop-rock. With influences from jazz and gospel, the band’s music has a lot of freedom that most electronic bands do not.

Brittany Shore, a sophomore in fashion textile man-

agement and Dash’s new marketing director, said it’s a common misconception that electronic bands have less talent than other bands.

“It actually takes more time and talent to invent the sounds,” Shore said.

Garcia, who writes the majority of the songs for Dash, agrees. He said it takes anywhere from 30-60 hours to produce all the different sounds you hear in one of Dash’s shows.

“Since it’s electronic, it’s different to write for, and I have to make all the sounds from scratch,” Garcia said. “I am really passionate about the music I write for Dash.”

That passion radiated throughout its performance and created an experience to remember for the audience.

Even with its recent success, Garcia humbly gave the credit to last Saturday’s show to the venue itself.

“King’s has been really good to us,” Garcia said. ” I don’t think we would be where we were at all if it weren’t for them giving us the opportunity.”

“It gives the feel of a bigger venue when you are still trying to grow an audience,” Adams said.

All in all, with a great venue, a supportive crowd and raw local talent, the show went down as an overall success.

Alex Canoutas, a junior in international studies and business administration, summed up the night best: “It was an experience more so than a concert.”

Catch Eagledown tonight on WKNC’s Eye on the Triangle at 7 p.m. with Grant Buckner.

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he gap between portable and console gaming experiences is smaller than ever now that the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation Vita are on the market. With enhanced processing power, dual analog stick controls and strong support from both first and third-party developers, both the 3DS and Vita are able to stand toe-to-toe with the best Xbox 360 and PS3 have to offer, with some games in 2012 managing to outshine their console counterparts.

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he most original hand-held game of the year also served as proof of just what the Vita is capable of. Though it started as a PS3 game, the transition to the Vita gave Gravity Rush a chance to stand out and introduce gaming’s best

Release Date: February 7

Developer: Project Siren

representation of flying as a superpower.

Following the adventures of Kat, a girl with the ability to control gravity, Gravity Rush gave the Vita a unique feather in its cap early on. With a full, open-world environment to explore, there was plenty to

do in the city of Hekseville.

Though some of the characters were a bit thin and the main plotline was over quickly, Gravity Rush still managed to provide one of the best gaming experiences of 2012.

System: 3DS

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s the main series moves further away from its survival horror roots, Resident Evil: Revelations proved that Capcom still knew how to bring the scares. Set between the events of Resident Evil 5 and Resident Evil 6, Revelations featured claustrophobic en-

Developer: Capcom

vironments, vicious enemies and an all-around darker atmosphere that longtime fans of the series had been missing.

Even better, the tight controls and quality of the game gave it the ability to outshine both console releases the series received this year,

Resident Evil 6 and Operation Raccoon City, fairing much better among critics. With rumors of a console port of the game coming next year, it’s easy to see how much of a success Resident Evil: Revelations was for the franchise.

Persona 4

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Release date: November 20 System: Vita

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s a port of one of the PlayStation 2’s best role-playing games, Persona 4: Golden would already stand as one of the year’s finest games. However, the Atlus Persona Team went above and beyond to

Developer: Atlus

expand the experience, making a game that surpasses the original in every way.

From a brand-new playable character to new part-time jobs and original animated cutscenes, Persona 4: Golden is a sign of how to do a re-

make right. Not only that, but the upgraded graphics and amount of voice work packed into the game show off the Vita’s ability to offer console-level experiences in the palm of your hand.

Release date: July 31

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System: 3DS

he Kingdom Hearts franchise celebrated its 10th anniversary in style with the release of Dream Drop Distance. After two mediocre releases on the original DS, it was a relief to have another game in the series that felt like a full-fledged

Developer: Square Enix

sequel, picking up on plot threads from 2005’s Kingdom Hearts II. Kingdom Hearts 3D brought several new mechanics to the table, including Flowmotion for fast travel around areas and the Dream Drop system, allowing for a unique dynam-

ic between the two protagonists. While the series’ overall narrative is as convoluted as ever, the game still works as a solid action role-playing game that plays just as well as its console counterparts.

Release date: February 21 System: 3DS, Vita

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Developer: Kojima Productions

hether given stereoscopic 3D on the 3DS or offered alongside Metal Gear Solid 2 on the Vita, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater remains one of the best games in the long-running stealth series. With overhauled graphics and a few new features, these re-releases stand as solid games for either hand-held system.

What sets them apart is the fact that this year also saw the game rereleased for both the Xbox 360 and PS3. While the console versions offer a bit more control and content, the mere fact that the game was simultaneously released across multiple platforms, both console and portable, shows how far hand-held gaming has come in 2012.

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to college, go to State” crowd have died out. The only ones who say that now are the people who are so committed to a certain shade of blue that they have a complete lack of self-awareness.

One of those people is the hapless former head coach at UNC-Chapel Hill, Everett Withers.

When Withers made his ignorant comments about the academics at N.C. State last season, O’Brien shined his very brightest.

It is almost certain that the dull-minded Withers was probably thinking only within the context of the academics of football players, and O’Brien’s response may very well have been limited to defending his own players.

Stereotypes, however, have a certain way of spreading and enduring. Withers’ slight toward the Wolfpack, regardless of its original intent, essentially put down everyone who had ever sought higher

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De Thaey averaged nine minutes per game in the three games he played in for the

education at N.C. State.

O’Brien’s promptly-issued, stern rebuttal served as a defense of everyone who has ever attended the school. That should never be forgotten.

Hopefully, wherever he goes from here, life will always smile at O’Brien.

Who knows? Maybe from time to time he will even smile back. He does have an important legacy at State and should always be considered a part of the Wolfpack family. The people who genuinely love this school will not fail to acknowledge that.

As for the N.C. State football program, it is time for the school to take its game to new heights.

Mediocrity will no longer suffice. Debbie Yow has definitively proven now that she will “Refuse to Accept the Status Quo.”

Pack this season, averaging five points and two rebounds per game.

In t he season opener against Miami (Ohio), the 6-foot-8-inch forward scored

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lowing six matches.

“I do think that Maryland was No. 1. We could have gone up 2-0 and I think that in the guys’ minds, ‘we’re pretty good, and if they’re No. 1 and we almost beat them, then we’re going to be okay’ settled in,” head Coach Kelly Findley said.

Against Campbell, the Wolfpack fell 2-0, its second consecutive loss before facing Clemson in South Carolina the following weekend.

“I do think we underperformed in that game [against Campbell], and a lot of it had to do with our perspective.”

Findley said.

Against Clemson, State lost its third straight game, 2-1 in overtime. Findley said this was the turning point in the season.

“It gave us our third defeat, which was the turning point because it shook our confidence quite a bit,” Findley said.

With injuries and a lack of

confidence, the last thing the program needed was to lose four players due to discipline issues. This only played with the team confidence, chemistry and outlook on the season, and the team was forced to change formations and move players out of position to compensate.

“This decision was not about this season. It was about the future,” Finley said.

“Is it tough to lose some quality personnel? Yes, but we needed to send a message to guys coming in and the current players we have that they need to be dedicated both on and off the field as well as in the classroom and that other actions aren’t welcome.”

According to Findley, the expectations for next year are still the same: finish in the top half of the league and make it a couple rounds into the NCAA tournament. But the most important factor in achieving those goals is making sure his players know that they can win.

“Maturity comes through lessons, and we need to play the whole 90 minutes,” Find-

a career-high 10 points.

According to N.C. State Athletics, de Thaey will pursue professional basketball opportunities upon his return to Europe.

De Thaey was a member of the Canarias Basketball Academy prior to committing to N.C State. He averaged 13 points, eight rebounds and was named to the Belgian

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filled with lessons, and you can either take those lessons with you to become stronger or you can feel sorry for yourself� and not grow from them.”

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Tom O’Brien era ends at N.C. State Wolff Named FirstTeam All-ACC, Mattes & Amerson Second-Team Senior safety Earl Wolff was named first-team All-ACC today by the conference, while offensive guard R.J. Mattes and cornerback David Amersonwere named to the secondteam.

Wolff currently leads the Pack with 136 tackles on the season, and his current career total of 391 is fifth all-time at NC State. Wolff had a career-best 19 tackles at Clemson, and has four games of at least 17 tackles this season. Wolff has also recorded a pair of interceptions this season, and has five for his career.

Mattes has seen action at both guard and tackle this season on the offensive line, he leads the Pack with 868 snaps on the season.

Amerson finished the season with five interceptions, and his career total of 18 is third-best in ACC history. In Saturday’s win over Boston College, Amerson returned his INT for his third career score. The Pack is 5-0 this season when he picked off a pass.

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h e n t h e To m O’Brien era at N.C. St ate of f icia l ly came to an end on Sunday, the Wolfpack Unlimited theme, “Refuse to AcRob McLamb cept the Status Staff Writer Quo,” f ina lly began to morph into a bona-fide policy adhered to by the Department of Athletics.

The statement released by the University regarding O’Brien’s dismissal was humble and gracious enough to accentuate all of the negatives for everyone to see.

His losing record against ACC competition included a separate listing of his record against divisional opponents (even mentioning O’Brien’s road record of 1-14 before his home record of 9-5 within the Atlantic Division).

There is also the fact that 20 percent of O’Brien’s 40 victories came against non-Football Bowl Subdivision schools.

All of that information in the press release came well before his 40-35 overall record and the number of bowl games, which ultimately will be O’Brien’s coaching epitaph at N.C. State.

College athletics is a big business, however, and O’Brien being jettisoned by Director of Athletics Debbie Yow was neither totally undeserved nor totally surprising – except perhaps for the speed with which it happened after the season finale against Boston College.

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Former head coach Tom O’Brien listens as the marching band plays the Alma Mater last Saturday. O’Brien and the Wolfpack celebrated a 27-10 win over Boston College at Carter-Finley Stadium.

fore. Mike O’Cain, Chuck Amato’s predecessor, was given a seventh year despite his sustained mediocrity and a complete unwillingness to beat an arch-rival. Herb Sendek — the man so many Pack supporters compare Tom O’Brien to — was actually rewarded with yet another year for the gross underachievement in his fifth season (a record of 13-16 in 2000-01, despite higher expectations).

However, it is unfair in some aspects to link O’Brien to O’Cain or Sendek. All three men had integrity, but O’Brien, unlike O’Cain, actually

had the audacity to go out and win some football games against UNCChapel Hill.

Unlike Sendek, O’Brien also did not bother to insult the intelligence of Wolfpack fans by insisting all games were exactly the same, including the ones in Chapel Hill. The former Marine may have seemed dour to some, but when compared to Sendek, a man with almost no personality whatsoever, O’Brien was an absolute bundle of joy.

O’Cain and Sendek also never worked for Debbie Yow. Unlike her exceedingly patient

predecessor Lee Fowler, the current director of athletics is a pistol. Yow was waiting for O’Brien in the Murphy Center lobby after the debacle on Homecoming against Virginia.

She also sat in the back of the room during O’Brien’s final post-game press conference. This particular dismissal has been brewing for a while.

O’Brien’s legacy will probably be his commitment to integrity. With the help of the now ex-coach, the last vestiges of the “If you can’t go

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per game.He averaged 6.1 minutes per game.

N.C. State men’s soccer team finished the season below expectations with a sub-.500 record for ACC play, losing to Virginia Tech in the first round of the ACC tournament after being up 2-0. After winning its first six games, injuries, discipline issues, complacency and bad luck couldn’t have led to a more bittersweet end to the season.

Redshirt sophomore Nazmi Albadawi and junior Nick Surkamp were two of the offensive players that the Wolfpack lost this season due to injury, forcing a lot of the offensive burden to be placed on the shoulders of junior Alex Martinez, who finished the season with 11 goals and 10 assists.

The Wolfpack slipped in a couple of its games, with some going into overtime, but losing in close games by a goal on seven occasions, most notably against Clemson and then Virginia Tech in the ACC tournament.

After starting 6-0, the Wolfpack lost its first game against No. 1 Maryland, 3-2.

The Pack began its downward spiral after falling to the Terrapins. State went 1-5 in the fol-

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Alexa micek @youmakeMICEK Sleeping was hard enough. Now I’m expected to focus through class when all I can think about is the tournament? Not likely… #ncaabound

QUOTE OF THE DAY “Sometimes when you read young people’s Twitter, it’s like Chinese proverbs, like a Rubik’s cube.”

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Sophomore guard Thomas de Thaey drives towards the net against Belmont Abbey Saturday, Nov. 3. Brown had 21 points in the Wolfpack’s 105-80 win at PNC Arena.

Staff Report Sophomore forward Thomas de Thaey has left the N.C. State men’s basketball team, according to N.C. State Athletics.

De Thaey will return to his native country, Belgium, to help his father, who is battling cancer.

According to de Thaey’s Twitter account, his father has been fighting the disease since April.

“I would like to thank NCSU and the Wolfpack Nation for the opportunity to attend school here and play for the N.C. State basketball team. … I appreciate all of the support of my decision to leave and go back to Europe.

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My father has been battling cancer since April and I need … to be closer to my family,” de Thaey said from his Twitter account.

De Thaey recently voiced his frustration, again through Twitter, after the game against UNC-Asheville.

“It’s time for a change,” de Thaey said. “Recognize your priorities. …”

“He’s an older player, a little frustrated, obviously, he hasn’t played,” head coach Mark Gottfried said.

“Sometimes when you read young people’s Twitter, it’s like Chinese proverbs, like a Rubik’s cube.”

The sophomore appeared in 22 games for the Wolfpack, finishing with 1.7 points and 1.3 rebounds

DE THAEY’S FINAL STATS AT N.C. STATE: Games played: 22 Points per game: 1.7 Rebounds: 1.3 Minutes: 6.1 3-point %: 2.50 Free throw: .75% Career highs: 10 points against Miami (Ohio)(2012) 7 rebounds against Elon (2011-2012) SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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