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Early votes will be counted on Election Day Provisional ballots are the only votes withheld until Nov. 14 Alex Vaughn
SOME ENTRANCES TO CAMPUS WILL ALSO BE CLOSED ON HALLOWEEN
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Unless they are provisional ballots, all absentee and early votes will be counted on Election Day, despite rumors to the contrary. Cherie Poucher, director of Wake County’s Board of Elections, said she has received calls asking whether absentee votes are counted alongside those cast on Election Day. It’s “one of those myths going around,� she said. State Board of Elections Deputy Director Johnnie McLean is also concerned with the apparent falsehood circulating among voters. “It is indeed a rumor,� McLean said. “All non-provisional votes cast at an early voting site are recorded when they are cast, and mailed-in absentee votes are recorded when they are processed at the Board of Elections office.� Ballot-scanning machines at the fifteen one-stop voting sites will be brought back to the Board of Elections office under police escort after early voting ends Saturday. The scanners will then remain sealed until Election Day at which point their counts will be tabulated. The totals won’t be made public until the polls close. “The confusion may stem from provisional ballots,� Michael Cobb, associate professor of political science, said. “If someone goes to vote and is told that there is something wrong with their registration or that there is some confusion about whether they’re properly regis-
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ding to Capt. Jon Barnwell. has experienced on Halloween in re- campus,� accor he University will limit access to the park- Chapel Hill Raleigh Police will have a zero tolerance policy itting violations, including lots and street s it owns on campus cent years. ing to drive in to this event, toward any students comm plann are you “If nts, stude only that so p.m., 6 Friday after ing or possession of alcohol, on difficult for you to find a place to ing underage drink very be will it IDs rsity Unive valid with staff and y facult oroug h Street Friday. If a student receives park,� Stafford said in an article in Tuesday’s Tech- Hillsb can enter. a citation, or is arrested, it will also bring action . nt Conduct with a judicial Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford nician be worki ng with Raleig h’s from the Office of Stude will Police us Camp fout-o deter would re measu had said this type of g. rs to man checkpoints across campus, check- hearin towners from coming to the Haunted Hillsborough office from e peopl ed IDs to “dissuade non-a ffiliat Hike, and prevent an out-of-control situation like ing
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Students gaining ground in game Online rendition of Risk captivates ACC students Daniel Ellis Deputy News Editor
N.C. State students are mounting a comeback against UNC, Duke, and the nine other ACC schools in one of the fastest growing online collegiate games. Gocrosscampus.com currently hosts an online rendition of risk that pits students from NCAA schools against one another in an effort to prove which college is truly dominant. Through welltimed tactics, cunning leadership, and alliances with other universities, a college can hope to gain total supremacy as ruler of the world, or in this case, the ACC. “It’s of the utmost importance that we defend our honor in the ACC Championships,� Thomas Mason, a 2007 graduate in engineering, said. Mason is the commander of the N.C. State team. The game, which was developed by four Yale University students and one Columbia University student, premiered in 2007 and has since grown to include more
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than 100 universities. “It’s growing very rapidly because it is such a fun game,�
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Brian Parris, a freshman in paper science and engineering, said. “My roommate and I even spray
painted the free expression tunnel to get more people involved.� After a very slow start, NCSU has mounted a surprising comeback, being dubbed as “ridiculously impossible� by Parris. State players attribute the rapid growth of the team to strong recruitment efforts via flyers, Facebook and The Wolf Web. “Recruitment is huge. It was a really big deal early on, because I’m an alumnus and it was hard to get the word out,� Mason said. “We barely survived the first few turns, but since we had such large numbers of recruits we’re doing much better as you can see by the map.� As part of the team’s strategy, State is involved in alliances with geographically local teams - teams that would typically be deemed as rivals. The Wolfpack is in an alliance with Duke and are in non-aggression pacts with UNC and Virginia Tech. “At the moment it continRISK continued page 4
Pumps and politics: what to look forward to Saja Hindi & Derek Medlin Editor-in-Chief & Managing Editor
President ia l ca nd idates all visit N.C. Barack Obama, John McCain and Bob Barr are making their presence felt in North Carolina as all three have campaigned
across the state in recent days. Barr spoke at Duke University Tuesday afternoon and visited UNC-Chapel Hill Tuesday night. Sen. John McCain visited Fayetteville Tuesday afternoon. Sen. Barack Obama will hold a rally Wednesday outside the LegVISITS continued page 4
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