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New mobile site packages information Mobile Web application aggregates information for students on the go

in May, we decided to call anyone who was interested on campus to see who wanted N.C. State to go with [the idea].” Austin said budget cuts stalled the Briant Robey project for a while, but it eventually Staff Writer regained its momentum. “We held another meeting about a The Office of Information Technology has introduced a new service that month or so ago,” Austin said. “On brings several aspects of the Univer- Aug. 26, we had nothing, but we wanted to get something out quick and fast sity’s Web site to digital devices. OIT, collaborating with student con- — before the first football game. It’s still really new in the tributors, launched whole process.” Mobile Web Sept. 3. Most of the mobile The site, accessible Web site’s content is from any Web-capanothing new. The ble phone, provides University’s news links to Universiupdates and catalog ty-related news, a have been available searchable personnel on the main N.C. catalog and a system State site for quite that shows the locaJason Austin, OIT application awhile, as has Transtion of all Wolfline director portation’s Transloc. buses. Austin said that ac Jason Austin, an cessibility, however, application director with OIT, said the idea came from is the major focus. “One of the things we try really hard other local universities. “We saw what Duke was doing with to do is pull information that is altheir iPhone app,” Austin said. “Back ready out there,” Austin said. “[Trans-

Referendum will feature $83 Talley fee Students will vote Oct. 5 on proposition to renovate Talley, Atrium Ty Johnson Editor-in-Chief

“The goal is to better integrate all these applications right now,”

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portation] has a mobile site already, and we just linked to that. The goal is to better integrate all these applications right now. On campus there weren’t a lot of mobile applications to base [this project] on, which is why

this is so important.” The site’s news section provides links to the University’s news updates, GoPack.com’s news stories,

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Center stage at the African American Cultural Center

After three years of planning and campaigning, student leaders and Chancellor James Woodward have settled on a dollar amount for the proposed Talley Student Center renovation fee. The fee proposal, which will appear on the ballot Oct. 5 for student consideration, will be $83 according to a memorandum Woodward released to student leaders Tuesday. Student Body President Ji m Ceresnak said the fee amount, though a significant increase, was in some ways a victory for the student leaders who fought it down from the $300 to $400 range. Co-chair of the fee review committee and Student Senate President Kelli Rogers said that the committee would assure no other fee increases were passed over due to the Talley fee. Ceresnak said the Talley fee is an indebtedness fee and isn’t counted toward the 6.5-percent cap on student fee increases Rogers discussed. He and the chancellor want to keep the total increase, including the proposed Talley fee increase, within the limit. The dollar amount of a 6.5 percent increase is $102.30 and would bring the total student fees to $1676.30. Caroline Carswell, an undeclared sophomore, said she wasn’t interested in a fee increase of any kind unless it was necessary. “I cant really tell that [Talley is] in need of renovations,” Carswell said. “I don’t like any fee, because I’m a student and I don’t have any money.” Carswell, who doesn’t have a meal plan, said the proposal’s inclusion of Atrium renovations that would be

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April Gaddy, a junior in mathematics education, participates in a cultural dance after being pulled on stage by a member of Relative-T at the African-American Student, Faculty, and Staff Reception Tuesday. The event was a collaboration of the African American Faculty Staff Organization, the UAB Black Students’ Board, and the Black Alumni Association. The night featured performances by Relative-T and the Unihibited Praise Gospel Choir as well as speeches from N.C. State alumni and a fashion show.

Applications to judge housing cases due Judges to be selected next Monday

those cases involving repeat offenders or violations where eviction is a possibility.” Philip Meilleur Section 3.2 details that repeat alcoCorrespondent hol violation are heard exclusively by Applications to join the University the Office of Student Conduct. The board could have many benefits Housing Judicial Board are due by 5 p.m. today. The board is a panel of stu- for participating students, according dents residing on campus that decide to Miller. “It’s an opportunity to learn more on small student conduct cases. Chester Miller Jr., the assistant di- about the way university housing and the ways its rules are rector of Wolf Vilenforced,” he said. lage, is working with “Many students inthe Judicial Board terested in student for the first time this government see it year. as a prelude to more “We will usually government-like powork with minor sitions.” cases where people Miller said stuhave violated housdent s i ntere sted ing policies,” he said. in law school may Miller said the Chester Miller Jr., assistant want to get involved board looks over a director of Wolf Village to get experience variety of cases. with similar kinds of “If a roommate has violated the guest rule for their dorms processes. According to regulations, several times we would listen to the board members need only to be able to judge the case fairly, superficial case and render a verdict,” he said. According to University Housing’s knowledge non-withstanding. “Students get the chance to render disciplinary procedures regulation 11.30.1, issued Oct. 1, 2002, “the Res- fair solutions or sanctions in real idence Hall Judicial Board will hear cases,” Miller said.

“It’s an opportunity to learn more about University housing,”

Miller said while students are allowed to bring witnesses to their hearings, they are not permitted to direct questions at their accusers. “Students would rather direct their question to the board itself, who would then ask the accused.” He said he thought having peers review cases instead of officials was beneficial for the students. “I think that the peer influence can be more effective in redirecting student’s behaviors,” he said. Miller said the board is an adjudicated, peer level, environment that looks over repeat mild offenses that don’t necessarily require campus or police involvement. “I think that going before their peers could act as a deterrent,” he added. According to procedures, at least five members of the board are chosen for each hearing, where they deliberate the case privately and announce sanctions. “Students will know whether they have been selected or not by the 21 and mandatory training will be held Sept. 24 and 25 “Applications have been coming in quite steadily,” Miller said.

N.C. State needs you to reach out See page 4.

Who is eligible? To be on the judicial board, students must meet a few minimum requirements. On the board’s Web site, the requirements are specified as: having 12 or more credit hours as at least a second-semester freshman, a GPA of at least 2.5, University housing residence and a clean disciplinary record with N.C. State and University Housing.

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How to apply Applications are due Sept. 16 by 5 p.m. Judicial Board Applications are available at: http://www.ncsu. edu/housing/judicial/application. php Policies, regulations,and rules for hearing are available at: http:// www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_ services/housing/REG11.30.1.php Source: University Housing

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useful.” Although the project is still in the developmental phase, continued from page 1 Austin is confident more inblog updates from Red and volvement in the project will White for Life and Twitter up- foster new features. “This is very much a first dates from the University. For iPhone users, the new Web site step,” Austin said. “It’s by no links to the University’s You- means complete, but we’re working on it. Hopefully as the Tube channel. OIT has advertised the mo- popularity of it grows, it will bile Web site on Facebook, entice people to get on board.” Austin said programmers, Twitter and through digital ads in the library, but student while desired, aren’t the only knowledge of the project is ones welcome to help out. “We’re looking for anyone limited. “I haven’t heard of it,” Logan who wants to contribute to the Draughn, junior in biochemis- project,” Austin said. “It is an try, said. “I don’t use the wire- organized effort, but this is one of t hose less Internet projects capability on where basimy phone, but cally whoit sounds like ever has a good idea for some ideas people that ride or talents the buses.” and the Jamille LackJamille Lackey, a sophomore willpower ey, sophomore in math education, on OIT’s introduction of NCSU’s mobile to help out in math educaWeb application can do so.” tion, said she In aduses the Web d it ion to browser on seeking her phone but hasn’t heard of the mobile site. direct involvement from stu “It seems convenient,” Lack- dents, the group also encourey said. “The tracking system ages user ideas for new services would be helpful — I have a and tools, which Austin said is friend who uses it all the time. vital to the project. “If more people are talking, Everything else is going to the Internet, so I guess they’re just that’s a good thing,” Austin said. “We’re more than willkeeping up with the times.” Ashley Simons, sophomore ing to listen to anybody, and in communications, said she we would love to hear student would use it more if she had feedback.” Students can submit feedheard about it. “The bus schedule would back on the mobile website to be handy,” Simons said. “The the group’s e-mail account at news aspect is also pretty good. mobile@ncsu.edu, but can also I check a lot of things in-be- tweet to the group’s Twitter actween classes, and it could be count at ncsumobile.

“I guess they’re just keeping up with the times.”

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An artist’s rendering of Talley Student Center as viewed from Dunn Avenue. An $83 fee increase will appear on the fee referendum Oct. 5 for student consideration.

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complete by fall 2010 didn’t alter her thoughts on the fee increase. “I don’t really see that it’s in major need of change,” Carswell said of the Atrium. “I think I can do without.”

How much will it cost?

The Talley Student Center renovation fee increase, which will include renovations to the Atrium Food Court, will be up for consideration on the Oct. 5 fee referendum. The Talley proposal is for an $83 student fee increase. Though the fee increase would be an indebtedness fee and wouldn’t be subjected to fit within the 6.5-percent fee-increase cap UNC President Erskine Bowles put in place, Chancellor James Woodward wants the fee to be counted among the fees to keep the total amount of fee increases below 6.5 percent. A 6.5 percent increase would be equivalent to a $102.30 and would bring the total amount of student fees paid to the University to $1676.30. Source: Chancellor James Woodward memo, Jim Ceresnak

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THE FACTS:

N.C. State Mobile Web came online Sept.3 to provide smartphone users with a friendlier alternative to the University Web site. The site arose from a combined effort between students and the Office of Information Technology’s designers.

OUR OPINION:

The mobile Web site is a great step in the right direction and should become students’ choice for university news and information as it evolves from its developmental foundation.

Mobile is the future 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.

he way students access and search for information fundamentally changed when the first-generation iPhone arrived in stores on June 29, 2007. Instant access to streaming video, news and all manner of other data became a newfound necessity for millions of America’s newest smartphone users. As the number of BlackBerry and iPhone users grew, the market recognized a demand for Web content that was specifically tailored to these devices. Applications and specially designed Web sites sprang up like green shoots from an irrigated field. In response to the increased demand for a mobile-friendly version of the NCSU Web

site, the Office of Information Technology created an effective and unique Web site, N.C. State Mobile Web. The site, which can be accessed at m.ncsu.edu, is in its developmental stage but is already up and running with many valuable tools for the student body. A campus directory, news feed and Wolfline tracking system are already available on the site. Stan Martin, OIT’s director of outreach, communications and consulting, anticipates that even more services could join the site gains exposure. He said it’s just a foundation right now, but has seen interest from several campus

organizations that could join in the future. During the project’s design process, the designers sought student cooperation and built the site to address student needs first. Martin said the team found some inspiration in an iPhone application produced by Duke University, but decided that a mobile friendly Web site provided the designers with more flexibility and growth potential for the time being. This is the sort of thoughtful draft process that should be modeled for the University’s mobile-style applications, and for the University in general. Instead of working out of a directive from above, the de-

partment approached the task from a student perspective and came up with an effective product in just a week. Martin said OIT was excited about the site, which launched Sept. 3, and was optimistic that links from the library and other student organizations could be incorporated. The Web site is still in development and is a little rough along some of the edges — notably in the Wolfline tracking feature, which is a little subpar when compared to Transportation’s Transit Visualization System. But it is a great start and should be commended for its well-thought student approach. This is a cool feature and should only get better with time — show us more guys.

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N.C. State needs you to reach out Editor’s Note: The author is the outreach and communications coordinator for the University Sustainability Office.

fter reading the editorial in Technician on Sept. 8th, I thought this was a perfect opportunity to clarify some points on N.C. State’s comm it ment to being a better environmental steward. To begin, it seems there is confusion as to a greenDavid Dean what house gas inventory is, how it fits with the Climate Action Plan and where the University is in the process of reducing its climate impact. The recently released 2008 GHG inventory is the first accounting of NCSU’s carbon emissions (campus’ carbon footprint) and acts as a benchmark of its GHG over the course of one year. A GHG inventory quantifies data but does not lie out the plans for reducing or eliminating emissions. Jeff Hightower, director of utilities infrastructure, organized the GHG inventory with the help of two student interns and input by a myriad of departments and campus experts. Now that the University knows the baseline figure, campus will begin formulating the CAP to identify and evaluate feasible and effective policies and programs to reduce GHG emissions. I also think there is some confusion when it comes to direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions. The information within the 2008 GHG inventory is divided into three scopes; Scope 1 covers direct emissions and Scopes 2 and 3 address indirect emissions. This does not mean that only emissions attributed to Scope 1 contribute to the University’s carbon footprint. On the contrary, all three scopes must be considered when evaluating the University impact, just as development of the CAP will lie out productive strategies that reduce emissions from all three scopes. One thing that was of great concern for me while reading last Tuesday’s editorial is the suggestion that students cannot help reduce our climate

impact any further. We are at a very important moment in the history of mankind and our students can, and must, lead the change needed to move the University forward. The University has the opportunity to lead not only the state, but the world, in developing solutions to some of our toughest climate and energy problems. Call me an optimist, or an idealist, but I think the University is uniquely positioned to be a global leader for the new economy. As recent events and plenty of data show, the status quo will not sustain the population. Where better to develop the new model but at a university positioned at the heart of one of the fastest growing cities in the country? Yes, we have work to do. I am not trying to say we are perfect. We need to develop more multidisciplinary curriculum to better train the workforce of tomorrow and engage future students. We need to upgrade some of our infrastructure and buildings. We need to enhance our communications to better share what occurs on this vast campus. However, we are already undertaking some very impressive steps. We are conducting research that could fundamentally change the way people live and work. Take a look at the FREEDM Systems Center. How about the Center for Environmental Farming Systems? These are leading edge research and extension projects that, by their very nature, will help citizens be better stewards of the our community. Energy and transportation account for 87 percent of the University’s greenhouse gas emissions. Everyone on campus uses both of these daily. If everyone on campus can be more efficient in both areas, campus’ carbon footprint will be reduced. The University is planning projects to deal with some of the largest emission sources, however, on their own, these projects will not be enough. Personal action and innovative ideas by students are in the best interest of everyone. The Campus Environmental Sustainability Team (CEST) is looking for student ideas and involvement on the CAP; please contact the University Sustainability Office with your thoughts at climate_impact@ncsu.edu.

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“It would help me get to class on time.” Matthew Coco sophomore, biochemistry

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Examining the death penalty

t’s unfortunate that capital punishment no longer grips the attention of the public the way abortion or gun control does. Accordi ng to a yearly Gallup poll on attitudes toward the death Zakk White penalty, Staff Columnist two-thirds of Americans support it — at least in theory. Yet it poses an extremely important question: are we collectively willing, through government action, to put an end to a person’s life for punishment and deterrence of future crimes? If the idea behind capital punishment is not an “eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth” but deterrence of future murders, then can we take the punishment a step farther? Suppose that in a hypothetical country, B-merica, a man named Jim robbed a woman, Jane, at an ATM and then shot and killed her because she saw his face and could thus identify him. Jim is then quickly apprehended due to the cameras at the ATM and the DNA evidence at the scene; there is no doubt he is the murderer. Jane’s family is rightfully devastated that their loved

one was taken away in an act of violence that can never be erased. The ty pical punishment in America for Jim would be death by lethal Injection, which is about as peaceful a death as one could hope for. It just so happens that in B-merica, instead of lethal injection, the punishment is that one of Jim’s parents is put to death while he spends the rest of his life in prison. At f irst this sounds frightening a n d b a c kward. It was J i m’s o w n fault that he killed Jane, how can B-merica do this? What if it turned out that due to the threat of this punishment, murders rarely occurred. People who had previously been so consumed with anger that they were able to disregard personal safety and their future to commit murder were able to step back and change their behavior, due to the fact that their decision would jeopardize the life of someone they love. The founders of B-merica argued that since murder is by definition a senseless act of violence, it must be repaid by a senseless act of violence. They also believed that in their society it is the parents’ duty to raise their children and their responsibility to teach them right and wrong. The result is

“That would be helpful. State is a technically advanced school. We’re at the forefront of keeping students connected.” John Campbell senior, biochemsitry

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that parents take better care of their children and the ones who need psychiatric help are able to receive it before they commit crimes. What if this situation worked? Would you go along with it? It seems to me that it is a natural extension of the logic behind capital punishment. For those of you who support our death penalty, ask yourselves: since I am OK w ith the state sponsored murder of a g u i lt y person to de ter crime, would I be OK with state sponsored murders of a guilty person’s parent if it was shown that it actually deterred future murders? Your answer to this hypothetical situation is critical. Do we as a society value order and safety over human life? How much would we have to sacrifice before we, as a society, became the guilty ones? Send Zakk your thoughts on the death penalty to letters@technicianonline. com.

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Gardens brighten E.S. King Village On-campus apartments add little piece of paradise in backyard for residents Kathleen Hebert

see who is interested in renting. Usually, we have things ready around late February and resiE.S. King Village, an on-cam- dents rent through December pus apartment complex, hosts so they can put in a spring and many international students summer crop and a fall crop,” and visiting faculty, as well as Blair said. The 20 plots available for rent those with families. But what sets E.S. King Village apart range in size from 24 feet by 48 from other University Hous- feet, to the 12 feet by 30 feet. ing establishments is the quiet Rent for these plots ranges beatmosphere, the strong sense of tween $15 and $25, depending community and a lush garden, on the size of the plot, to help according to Tim Blair, asso- cover the cost of plowing. In keepi ng w it h t he ciate director of University University”s commitment to Apartments. On the west side of the prop- environmental conservation, erty, a plot of land is available the University’s waste and recyfor anyone wanting a garden of cling program delivers compost his or her own. Blair said this made from the leaves picked up feature attracts residents to the across campus to help fertilize apartments, which are west of gardens. The village also provides a Wolf Village. “The demand is not so great garden shed to store tools and that we have 40 people lined up, materials, as well as a nearby but we have people come in the pavilion to encourage enjoyvery first day the plots are made ment of the greenery. Because E.S. King Village available, and in the first week we have most of them gone,” has a strong tie to the internaBlair said. “The folks that use tional community, the gardens reflect the dithem tend to versity of the c ome bac k residents, and year-to-year.” many are not Blair said native to the they tried to United States. make the pro“With such cess of attaina high intering a garden national complot as easy munity, you and sensible do see vegas possible. etables that “It gets you wouldn’t plowed and normally see quartered Tim Blair, associate director of in an Amerioff. We break University apartments can garden, it down into like different different sizes, so folks with a family can lintels or squash. It’s fun to get a larger plot, or a person in see how the different cultures a studio apartment can garden use the space. Because these a smaller plot. We then send an are smaller plots, there’s a lot e-mail out to the community to of mixed use -- tomato plants Staff Writer

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Peppers are just one of the variety of plants that grow in the E.S. King Village garden plots. Residents rent out plots of the garden to grow fruits or vegetables for consumption or for show.

in the middle of bean plants -and instead of rows, the plots tend to be planted more in squares with a border around it,” Blair said. One enterprising gardener even trained beans onto a trellis that hangs over the walkway between plots to maximize the available space. Gaiping Chen has lived and gardened at E.S. King for the past four years while her husband finishes his degree in plant pathology. She grows vegetables native to China, in-

cluding long beans and bitter melons. “Bitter melons are a health food that is very popular in China,” Chen said. “If you feel very hot or have ulcers in your mouth, these can help. We couldn’t buy them in the American stores.” While describing her summer garden, Chen gave a melon to an E.S. King Village office employee with instructions on how to make bitter melon soup. The garden is so important to the residents that they end up looking after other plots and try their best to protect them. “We have our challenges,” Blair said. “We sometimes have situations where nonresidents get into the garden and take ripe fruit or vandalize the crops. But there are enough people keeping an eye out to report when that happens.” Community Operation Coordinator Arthur Sweeney is a new addition to the E.S. King Village staff, but despite be-

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Residents planted a cornucopia of plants in the gardens of E.S. King Village. The garden often has plants from all over the world because the apartment complex houses many international students.

ing here only a few months, he already knows how important the gardens are to the residents. “It’s what sets us apart from any other community you’ll find,” Sweeney said. “Even when I was interviewing here, it was a very visual indicator of

our mission we have as a department to put students first. You can see our values clearly walking through the community and the gardens help show that.”

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rounded put the Pack finishing in a tie for 45th, a tie for 56th, and 91st. Even after succeeding in their goal of shooting under 300 all three rounds, the team knows it still has a lot to work on in order to get to the level other teams are have hit. “We definitely know we need to continue to work and practice even harder, because we see what the level of competition has risen to in college golf,” Baker said. “We really need to go out there and post some extremely low scores, so we are going to have to set some new goals and just go out there and try to tighten everything up and shoot even lower next time.”

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to stop. I just want to do all that I can to keep [this opportunity],” Cain said. Springthorpe complimented Cain on how hard she has worked to get to where she is now. “I’ve seen an improvement in Tanya over the last eight months since I got here in the spring, from the physical part of her game, being fitter than she was, her mentality and trying to move forward with the ball,” Springthorpe said. Senior defender Katie Ruiz agreed, saying Cain always works very hard to improve. “I have the upmost respect for Tanya, on and off the field. She is so dedicated to everything she does,” Ruiz said. “She’s one of the hardest workers on the team in my opinion.” Ruiz also said Cain’s playing style helps her in her role with State. “I don’t like to defend her in practice. She’s a very tenacious player and you can’t ask for anything but the effort that she gives. She’s a great girl and a great teammate,” Ruiz said. And if the Pack, which has compiled a 5-1-1 record, keeps rolling along, Cain thinks this season could open up even more opportunities for the entire squad. “We are looking a lot better this year than we did last year. I see us progressing so much more,” Cain said. “I think we have a really good opportunity to play well in the ACC.”

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Lucas Carpenter, a junior defenseman, and Michael Smith, a freshman midfielder, high-five in celebration after Smith scored a goal on Tuesday. Carpenter had one shot and one assist while Smith scored one goal, had one shot and one shot on goal. The team won five to one against Campbell.

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as it faces defending national champion Maryland Saturday night. Through scoring his second goal of the season, Sanchez said he wanted to be an example for his younger teammates. “I’m just trying to leave a good example in my last year

for the [younger] guys,” Sanchez said. “I have to do the best I can.” As for Smith scoring his first goal, Bouemboue expressed his excitement. “It’s always good for young guys to get their experience,” Bouemboue said. “In games like this, we are going to try to let the younger guys shine. Michael Smith was the guy today. Hopefully down the line he can help this team out a lot.”

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Tarantini said it was important for him and his staff to get inexperienced players some game time in the rout. “We have a good group of young kids who are the future,” Tarantini said. “Michael Smith scored his first goal, that’s huge for him. He’s a local guy, we keep building towards the future.” The Wolfpack, which carries a 4-1 record, has now won its last nine games against the

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give us a little trouble during the season. We’ll take the win, however we definitely need to play a little better.” Coach George Tarantini echoed Bouemboue’s words. “Soccer is a game of momenFidelis Lusompa tum,” Tarantini said. “You have Senior Staff Writer to start strong, but you have to After a 2-1 loss to No. 3 finish stronger. And I think [toUNC Saturday, the No. 23 night] we did that. I’m really men’s soccer team returned excited about that.” State would return in the home to take on Campbell University. The team second half with a surge of bounced back and crushed momentum and netted four Campbell, 5-1, off a four- goals, only allowing one to the Camels. goal secRedshirt ond half. sophomore The lone midfielder goal of the Kris Byrd led first half the way by came from scoring the redshirt Pack’s second senior goal during forward the 48th minRonnie ute. BouemCampbell boue, ascut the lead sisted by by one at the senior Coach George Tarantini 58th minute, midfielder when freshChrystel man midfielder Jackson FerBakong. Bouemboue said the team rell scored off a long cross into could ill afford another slow the box. The Pack didn’t go out quistart. “We can’t do that against etly and would score three better teams,” Bouemboue more goals to end the night. said. “We have to come out Bouemboue scored his second of the gates from the get-go goal of the night in the 76th and pick it up right away. minute. A few minutes later, State Any other team is going to

The men’s soccer team scores four goals in the second half, rebounds from loss at UNC

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Quote of the day “It’s always good for young guys to get their experience... In games like this, we’re going to let [them] shine.” Senior Ronnie Bouemboue

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“Soccer is a game of momentum, you have to start strong, but you have to finish stronger.”

netted another courtesy of senior midfielder Alan Sanchez, who notched his second goal of the season. To cap off the night, freshman midfielder Michael Smith scored his first goal as a member of the Pack. Sanchez said it was important for the team to get a win,

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Goals in five games from Ronnie Bouemboue

Wins in a row against Campbell, at home and away

5 8

Total goals scored in the second half

15 17

Fouls taken by N.C. State

shots from seniors Bouemboue and Alan Sanchez

Total shots on goal taken by N.C. State Source: N.C.State athletics

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After uncertainty, Cain finding niche with team

State places 11th in Cougar Classic Team posts three rounds of under 300 in first tournament of the year

Women’s soccer player Tanya Cain is settling into a prominent role for the Pack Samuel T.O. Branch Senior Staff Writer

Women’s soccer player Tanya Cain has excelled so far in first year coach Steve Springthorpe’s offense. The sophomore forward has tallied four goals and one assist while starting all seven games to begin the season. But Cain knows she didn’t get to where she is now all in one night. At one point, she wasn’t sure she could make any impact on a team. “Confidence has always been a huge issue with me. People around me always say ‘you can do this, you can do that,’ but personally, I didn’t really feel that at all,” Cain said. Even though Cain has done well in every level of soccer she has been in to this point, including being a four-year captain at Pinecrest High School and scoring 171 goals and tallying 69 assists during her career, she just wasn’t sure she could make the next step. “I got the opportunity to come [to N.C. State], but I still didn’t really feel like I would make a difference here,” Cain said. During her freshman season, Cain played in 20 games, but didn’t log a large number of minutes. She mainly functioned off the bench for the Wolfpack. Cain said this didn’t help her confidence level. “I played, but I didn’t play that much. It still kind of sat with me wrong,” Cain said. “All these girls coming from high school were stars on their team, and to come here and everyone is just as

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Senior defender Korede Aiyegbusi of the men’s soccer team keeps the ball away, on Tuesday’s game against Campbell University. The Wolfpack won against Campbell five to one, and had a goal in the last thirty seconds of the game. NC State has won nine straight games against Campbell.

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Forward Tanya Cain attempts to dribble the ball past the Campbell defense at an away game Monday, Aug. 24. Cain scored the first goal of the game in the seventh minute.

good as, if not better than you ... I really didn’t feel like I had a role my freshman year.” However, Cain seems to have found her niche under her new coach. She has become the main target forward in Springthorpe’s offensive system. “She’s in a tough position with us as the lone forward. That’s really what she is in the system that we play. We’re expecting a lot from her,” Springthorpe said. Cain said her family played a big role in helping her mature into the player and person she is today. “I wouldn’t be where I am if it wasn’t for them,” Cain said. “They care about me doing my best.”

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A part of that family involvement came from her older brother Brandon. Cain said she always looked up to Brandon, who always played sports, and went to North Carolina A&T to play collegiate baseball. But Brandon suffered an injury which prevented him from continuing his baseball career, an event which Cain took to heart. “Just seeing him injured and seeing how he wants to be on the field makes me take my opportunity here even more preciously. I don’t want to take it for granted because I’ve seen him get injured and have

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“[Baker] played very consistent, and her demeanor on the course is she stays very in the moment,” Marsh said. “While she will say she is very frustrated, she can come right Taylor Barbour back with a funny remark. So Senior Staff Writer she has the ability to diffuse In the opening tourna- tension on the course, which ment for the fall season, is important.” Street also played a solid the women’s golf team took 11th place out of 18 in the tournament, shooting a +8 Duramed Cougar Classic and tying for 39th. including at Yeman Halls Golf Club a final round +1, which moved in Charleston, S.C. The her up 13 places from the prePack finished with a total vious day. “I started off really rusty,” round of +29 lead by junior Brooke Baker and senior Street said. “I hadn’t played a Emily Street. The Univer- tournament round in a while sity of Georgia won, which since summer school, so I posted a -14, the 54-hole didn’t start off too well. But I eventually got into the flow of tournament. “We were pleased about things and got into a rhythm and startthe ened playing gagement back in my we saw, the form at the effort the end of the players put season.” in and the Going chemistry i nt o t h e t he te a m tournashowed,” ment, the coach Page team had a Marsh main goal said. “We of shootwere coning under sistent, but Coach Page Marsh 300 comwe all saw bined each stretches round. where it But the final standings did could have been better. That is what every season not go the way the team beis about, seeing where you lieved they would. “Our team did really well. have problems and working toward fixing it. I feel We played a really good tourgood about what I have seen nament, but it’s just the fields in the fall and the outlook have gotten really tough now, and it’s so competitive,” Street for the future.” Baker, who was playing said. “We expected to shoot unher first tournament as a der 300 each day, and we did, N.C. State athlete since she and we thought that we would transferred from the Uni- place well by doing that but versity of Tulsa, shot a +4 the scores have just gotten so to lead the Pack, which put low. Some of the scores are like men’s scores, it’s ridiculous.” her in a tie for 25th. Sophomore Meghan ChapHowever, it was not her golf game that impressed man, junior Julie Saleeby and Marsh -- it was her confi- senior Kathleen Strandberg dence and composure that she showed on the course. GOLF continued page 7

“That is what every season is about, seeing where you have problems and working toward fixing it.”

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