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BOT meets to consider increases

Grad prep begins

Saja Hindi

Alex Vaughn

Editor-in-Chief

Staff Writer

The Board of Trustees met Thursday and is meeting again today to decide on the tuition and fee recommendations of the University’s Tuition Advisory Commitee and the Fee Review Committee.

The Board of Trustees Campus Affairs Committee voted in favor of the two committees’ recommendations: A $140 increase in tuition for all students except out-of-state undergraduates who would face a $280 tuition increase, and a fee increase of $72.20 (out of a $73.78 maximum) for all students.

Two years ago, the UNC Board of Governors put a cap of a 6.5 percent increase per year on all tuition and fees for UNC system schools for a four-year period. “Amidst economic turmoil and declining family incomes, N.C. State can meet in the middle and find a tuition rate that beats inflation and preserves the quality of our education,� Student Body President Jay Dawkins said.

Dawkins, a junior in engineering, said the committees’ recommendations to raise tuition and fees were reasonable and lower than the request of UNC Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees.

The Trustees also discussed the 4 percent budget cut the University faced, as well as approved the name of University’s biotechnology center — the North Carolina Biotechnology Center.

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Preparations for mid-December commencement ceremonies at the RBC Center are well underway as staff and graduating students get ready for the culmination of undergraduate careers.

The ceremonies, scheduled for Dec. 17, offer a unique experience for those finishing their college careers.

James Hankins, a senior in political science who will be speaking at the graduation ceremony, said he is preparing for the ceremony by tying up loose ends at school and editing his speech. “There’s always a big rush for people to get everything done that they need to get done before it’s time to proceed on that day,� he said.

The NCSU Bookstores held a Grad Fair this week in an effort to prepare students for both the ceremony itself and life after graduation.

The fair allowed students to speak with representatives from CB Grad Announcements, Balfour Rings, Diploma frame companies, the Agromeck, Registration and Records and Career Planning.

Teri Hellmann, a bookstore manager, said all the groups

Students, staff get ready for ceremony Dec. 17

BY THE NUMBERS BREAKDOWN The tuition committee recommended a

$140

increase for all students except out-of-state undergraduates,

$70 per semester increase, totaling a 3.6 percent nominal so that’s a

increase in tuition for the

to the United States Bureau

went up

3.7 percent.

Therefore, this tuition increase, compared to the rate of inflation, represents a

- 0.1

percent real increase.

For out-of-state

undergraduates, tuition is

$280, $140 per semester, totaling a 1.7 percent nominal increasing

increase. Out-of-state undergraduates currently pay

8,079 per semester.

So, tuition will become

$8,219 per semester.

But again, according to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, inflation from Oct.

3.7 percent. Therefore, this 2007 to Oct. 2008 went up

tuition increase, compared to the rate of inflation, represents a

- 2 percent real increase.

SOURCE: REGISTRATION & RECORDDS

present were crucial for graduating seniors who had questions and may have needed help. “We’ve had the ring people here, the frame people, the Alumni Association, the Wolfpack Club, the people with the announcements,� Hellmann said. “They’ve been here three BAND continued page 3

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of Labor Statistics, inflation from Oct. 2007 to Oct. 2008

Dec. 17 8:30 a.m.

Concert by the Amalgam Brass Ensemble at the RBC Center 9:00 a.m.

Graduation Exercises at the RBC Center College and departmental distribution of diplomas (times and locations are available at the Registration and Records Web site) 3:30 p.m.

Agricultural Institute graduation exercises at the University Club 4:30 p.m.

Joint Army-Navy-Air Force Commissioning Ceremony at the Talley Student Center Ballroom

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$1,930 per semester. So, tuition will become$2,000 per semester. But, according currently pay

Dec. 16 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

Chancellor James L. Oblinger and Diana G. Oblinger receive the graduating students, families and friends in the Talley Student Center Ballroom

Kristina Argiroff and Sara Bernardini, freshmen in First Year College, help each other paint over a picture of Ramsey, UNC’s mascot, as part of the Ram Roast at the Free Expression tunnel Thursday.

The event was planned to last all night as a way to guard the tunnel from UNC students and their blue paint. “We just got here,� Argiroff said. “But we’re going to stay for a long time,� Bernardini said.

ince its inception in 2005, the Ram Roast, an annual pigpickin’ style pep rally has aimed to protect the Free Expression Tunnel. This year, however, students woke up Wednesday morning to discover that the tunnel was covered with a thick layer of Carolina blue.

year. In-state undergraduates

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Spirit thrives at Ram Roast This year’s Ram Roast had a wide array of activities for students to enjoy, including many new events to accompany the free food and giveaways. “We’ve tried to add a whole lot more events so that it’s nonstop until midnight, especially to the pep rally with the dance team coming out for us,� Senior Class President Adam Compton said.

The musical group Grains of Time kicked off the all-night event and was later followed by the N.C. State band and cheerleading squads. “I really liked the singing groups and the band,� Tyler Bennett, a junior in extension education, said. “The band has a good sound and I just like music after playing [in the band] in high school.�

Bennett won a party plate set during one of the event’s many raffle drawings. “I reckon I’m going to eat in it and watch the game this weekend,� Bennett said.

Bennett decided to come out to the Ram Roast for a couple of hours after hearing SPIRIT continued page 3

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Students retaliate on UNC campus Some Wolfpack fans said they were annoyed at seeing the Carolina blue on the Free Expression Tunnel Wednesday because of what Ram Roast stands for. “I’m frustrated that the tunnel got painted blue on Tuesday since the whole point of the Ram Roast is to protect the tunnel,� David Drosback, a senior in engineering, said.

Although many students were appeased by the fact that the tunnel was covered with red just before midnight, some N.C. State fanatics decided to take matters in to their own hands.

A group of NCSU students spray painted anti-UNC statements on UNC campus’ sidewalks Thursday. “We can’t really do anything back to them without there being vandalism,� senior class president Adam Compton said.

Prior to the N.C. State-UNC basketball game last February, several State students vandalized the Old Well with a splash of bright red paint.

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Chad Hunter, a senior in biology, plays his sousaphone at the William and Mary football game. The band was recently given extra seats in their section.

Marching band members say extra room helps band Additional seats, new uniforms enhance performance Daniel Ellis & Derek Medlin Deputy News Editor & Managing Editor

Earlier this year, the marching band received an additional five rows in Section 113 of CarterFinley Stadium, allowing it to take up the entire section.

Following the passage of a bill by the Student Senate, the band received the extra space they requested.

The additional rows added about 80 seats to the band’s capacity and allowed members to have more room to grow in the future, something the band ex-

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pressed an interest in doing.

Alexa Sawyer, a freshman and textile management and band member, said the extra room does help the band. “The little bit of extra space it gives us really helps,� she said. “The trombones actually have room to move their slides without being scrunched up in that little space.�

Another new, and perhaps more noticeable, addition to the band this year has been its new uniforms.

Robert Alford, a freshman in engineering and band member, said the new uniforms have been a big plus. “We can actually move back BAND continued page 3

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CORRECTIONS & CLARIFICATIONS In the page-six features story, “Sprint loses 1.3M customers in 3Q,” Features Editor Alison Harman incorrectly wrote the name of the phone Sprint-Nextel released. The company released the Samsung Instinct.

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Send all clarifications and corrections to Editor-in-Chief Saja Hindi at editor@ technicianonline.com.

WEATHER WISE Today:

CAMPUS CALENDAR

UNIVERSITY BIOSAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING EHSC Training Room, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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46 27 Cool and partly cloudy during the day with another evening of below freezing temperatures.

Sunday:

51 31 Sunny skies with slightly warmer temperatures.

SOURCE: WWW.WEATHER.COM

THROUGH CHRISTIN’S LENS

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IN THE KNOW

Expect a windy day with some clouds and below freezing temperatures at night.

TECHNICIAN

Gym to hold rock climbing workshop Carmichael Gym will be holding a rock climbing workshop for women in conjunction with Outdoor Adventures’ female instructors.

The workshop begins at 5 p.m. today and will last until 8 p.m. The course will cover equipment, knots, safety commands and climbing techniques. Numerous routes will be open on the Carmichael rock wall during the three hour session.

The workshop is free of charge and all necessary equipment will be provided.

For more information students can contact Bill James at bill_james@ncsu.edu.

WOMEN ON ROCKS Carmichael Gymnasium, 5 to 8 p.m.

THE DARK KNIGHT Campus Cinema, 6 to 8:45 p.m.

CHRISTMAS BELLES Talley Ballroom, 8 p.m.

DANCE PROGRAM FALL CONCERT Stewart Theatre, 8 to 9:30 p.m.

BATMAN Campus Cinema, 9 to 11 p.m.

THE DARK KNIGHT Campus Cinema, 11:55 p.m.

Crafts Center fair this Saturday The N.C. State Crafts Center will present the 24th annual Holiday Crafts Fair Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Admission is $1 per person or $2 per family. Students can attend for free.

The fair will feature work by the Crafts Center’s own artists and craftspeople and will include pottery, wood, jewelry, baskets and more.

Those in attendance will have the opportunity to meet the artists and enjoy complimentary refreshments.

The event will take place in the relocated Crafts Center on Brickhaven Drive near the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.

For more information visit www.ncsu.edu/crafts or call 919-515-2457.

SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR SOUCRE: NCSU CALENDAR

Growing a garden PHOTO BY CHRISTIN HARDY

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eith Contre, a senior in horticulture, looks at how well the roots of an ilex crenata, the common name of which is ‘Green Lustre’ Japanese Holly, are propagating, which means how well they are growing. Contre used a plant horomone called indolebutyric acid in two different forms, liquid and powder, to enhance root growth and vitality. “The liquid worked best,” Contre said. This result was echoed by many others in the class, that the liquid was more successful than the powder.

POLICE BLOTTER November 19 12:05 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Dan Allen Drive/Sullivan Drive Student was issued citation for stop sign violation.

12:29 A.M. | TRAFFIC STOP Cates Ave Nonstudent was stopped for erratic driving. Subject was arrested and charged with Driving While License Revoked. Vehicle belonged to student. Student was cited for allowing unlicensed driver to operate vehicle.

this weekend SUNDAY

TODAY!

SATURDAY

8pm, Talley Ballroom

10am-5pm, 516 Brickhaven Drive

University Theatre presents

Holiday Crafts Fair & Sale

University Theatre presents

FREE for NCSU students with ID.

Christmas Belles

2pm & 8pm, Talley Ballroom

4pm, Stewart Theatre

Christmas Belles

8pm, Stewart Theatre

Dance Program Fall Concert

3pm, Talley Ballroom

University Theatre presents Raleigh Civic Chamber Orchestra

Christmas Belles

NCSU Center Stage The Crafts Center Dance Program Gregg Museum of Art & Design Music @ NC State University Theatre

Ticket Central: 515.1100 2nd Floor, Talley Student Center

ncsu.edu/arts

1:10 P.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Carroll Hall Report of drug violations involving student.

1:33 P.M. | INFORMATION POLICE Bowen Hall Report of drug violations involving student.

2:02 P.M. | MEDICAL ASSIST Harrelson Hall Units responded to student in need of medical assistance.

2:12 P.M. | FIRE ALARM Williams Hall Units responded to alarm caused by cooking.

2:39 P.M. | SAFETY PROGRAM Student Health Center Officers conducted RAD Safety Program.

5:48 P.M. | ASSAULT-SIMPLE Clark Hall Staff member assaulted another staff member. Subject was terminated from employment and trespassed from campus. Appropriate personnel notified.

7:06 P.M. | DISPUTE-STUDENT Mann Hall Student reported dispute over room use. Subjects resolved issue prior to officer’s arrival.

7:20 P.M. | SPECIAL EVENT Witherspoon Student Center Officers monitored Student Senate Forum.

11:16 P.M. | CHECK PERSON Main Campus Drive Report of suspicious subject. Officer spoke with subject. Everything OK.

News

TECHNICIAN

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 • PAGE 3

Production overcomes obstacles Christmas Belles battles space, time restraints

Marielle Kissick, a junior in business administration, said she thought using Stewart Theatre definitely had a major impact on the Annie Albright University’s theater program.

Staff Writer “Well, we had to cut down on our normal season for sure,” said Kissick. “So we could Christmas Belles, a University Theatre not do as many shows as we normally do.” production, opened Wednesday in Talley One thing that was changed by the move Ballroom after overcoming the obstacle of was space, Kissisck said.

Thompson Theatre’s closing.

“We had to adjust to rehearsing in a difNancy Breeding, special projects and arts ferent space and move all of our costumes, web coordinator and marketing manager for props and supplies,” Kissick said. “When the show said not having Thompson Theatre Thompson closed they had to have a costume presented a problem. sale because we just do not have enough space “Of course having Thompson closed was in our new place for all of our things.” our biggest cha lA llison Snyder, a lenge,” she said. “We sophomore in English, had to move all of our said she also felt the afrehearsals into a tiny fects of the move in her space and, especially experience performing Katie Furches, freshman once we moved into in the play, “Christmas in elementary education the ballroom, we had Belles” which runs very little rehearsal through Sunday. time. [The cast] only rehearsed a couple of “We are in the ballroom for our perfortimes before the show opened.” mance because Stewart is being used for othBreeding said she believes Thompson’s re- er things, like the dance production,” Snyder opening will have a positive effect on the pro- said. “I’ll be very excited when Thompson gram because they would have more room reopens.” for costume and set building.

As a participant in the University Theater, “Most of our costumes are in storage in the Kissick said using the ballroom was a learncenter where Century Storage used to be,” ing experience. said Breeding. “We are sharing a space with “We have never had to do shows in the the Crafts Center. It’s the whole production ballroom, so it is a new experience for this spaced that we have had to work around, but cast definitely,” Kissick said. “We usually we have still been doing well and selling out do about six plays a year and we are only able to do three or four this year due to the so we might be doing something right.”

“I think the cast did a wondeful job.”

SCHEDULE FOR CHRISTMAS BELLES PRODUCTION Nov. 21, 8 p.m.

Nov. 22, 8 p.m.

Nov. 23, 3 p.m.

All performances are in the Talley Ballroom.

General admission tickets are $16 for the general public and $5 for students.

SOURCE: NCSU CALENDAR

constraints.”

Snyder said she believes “Christmas Belles” has faired well, considering the difficult conditions.

“It has gone very well,” said Snyder. “It has definitely been a learning experience and I have had lots and lots of fun.”

Construction was not the only challenge the cast faced while preparing for the opening, Snyder said.

“Becoming comfortable and understanding our characters has definitely been one of our greatest challenges on stage,” Snyder said. “One of the most important things is to get comfortable around the other cast members so we appear natural and at ease on stage.”

Their efforts did not go wasted, Katie Furches, a freshman in elementary education, said.

“I really liked it,” Furches said. “I think the cast did a wonderful job. I was surprised at the quality of acting — it was obvious how hard the cast worked to do so well.”

Student arrested, charged Staff Report Steven Spatola, in lifelong education, was arrested in Wilmington, N.C. early Tuesday morning on charges of drug trafficking.

He was arrested in a parking lot around 1 a.m., David Ciamillo, captain of the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office said.

Deputies searched Spatola’s car and discovered 150 ecstasy pills and some marijuana, which were immediately seized. Authorities said Spatola brought drugs to New Hanover County from Chapel Hill. They also said he was the major supplier of ecstasy in New Hanover County.

New Hanover County’s vice narcotics unit had been investigating the drug trafficking for two weeks.

Spatola is facing charges of trafficking ecstasy by possession and transportation, and possession with the intent to distribute, Ciamillo said. He is also facing misdemeanor charges of possessing marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Spatola is being held in the New Hanover County jail on a $150,000 bond. If convicted, he would face mandatory jail time.

SOURCE: STAR-NEWS, WILMINGTON

DEMI OLUBANWO/TECHNICIAN ARCHIVE PHOTO

Evan Halley, a graduating senior in Computer Engineering, listens to the commencement speaker at the fall 2007 Commencement Ceremony. The Commencement Ceremony was held on the 19th of December at the RBC Center.

GRAD

James Robinson, a freshman in management, and Tim Majors, a freshman in engineering, devour spicy chicken wings at the Ram Roast wing eating contest Thursday. “It’s worth it for the lunch bag,” Robinson said after he won.

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about the event’s success during the last two years.

He noticed that the event started off fairly slowly.

“We kind of started a little late, but it was expected,” Compton said.

“We wanted to make sure we waited for a lot of students to arrive.”

Bennett said that this lack of excitement disappeared when the pep rally reached its climax.

“After the football coach started talking, everyone really got pumped up,” he said.

Other students in the crowd decided to come out to the event after hearing that the players and coach would be making an appearance.

“It was good to hear from the players and to see everyone there,” Nick Zinser, a junior in engineering, said. “It’s always nice to hear Tom O’Brien talk.”

Zinser felt inspired from both the pep rally and the words of reassurance issued by O’Brien and the players.

“It was nice to see him in person, and he was pretty funny,” Zinser said of O’Brien.

Compton believes that it’s important for students to feel pumped up after the event and ready to support the football team when they take the field against UNC. “We’re going to see [UNC] on the field Saturday and show them who really is the champion,” Compton said.

“It definitely kind of sucks because we can’t go and do the same thing to them [as they do to us],” Compton said.

“There’s not really a monument that you can paint like our Free Expression tunnel.”

Even without a designated area for free expression and legal vandalism, UNC students have developed a tradition of their own.

Carolina Fever, the UNC group responsible for painting the tunnel, is planning their own Friday night “Old Well watch.”

“I think it’s funny that they stole our idea and are going to be standing outside of the Old Well all night tomorrow.”

Even with the tunnel in a mess of blue, several students were excited by the idea of returning the tunnel to a more natural shade.

“I think it’s good that they’re out here tonight and are willing to guard our tunnel,” Bennett said.

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Send your poems, essays, short stories, photos, and art to

literary@windhover.ncsu.edu

by Dec. 1 for consideration for inclusion in this year’s copy of Windhover, N.C. State’s award-winning literary & arts magazine.

days working with our graduating seniors.”

The cap and gown pickup process, which began Tuesday, will run through Dec. 16.

Caps and gowns can be picked up at the upper level of the bookstore from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Saturday.

“We will continue to carry all the merchandise and have people there to help them with their regalia,” Pat Hofmeister, associate director and treasurere of the NCSU Bookstores, said.

While there will be no changes to the garb for this year’s ceremony, Hofmeister and Hellman said that talks are ongoing with various committees over potential changes for next year’s regalia.

Red gowns and gowns with the school logo imprinted on them are possibilities under consideration, they said.

Jeffrey Cross, a senior in industrial engineering, said he’s not concerned with the minor details involved with graduation preparation.

“Right now, I’m just doing a lot of work on my senior design project and searching for jobs and just trying to enjoy my last couple of weeks here,” he said.

For those who experience

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and forth during the fight song and perform choreographed acts in the stands,” he said.

“This allows us to actually interact visually with fans as well as audibly.”

The new uniforms feature black and red as the dominant colors as opposed to the old uniforms red and white color scheme.

Alford said the new color scheme serves both a practical

COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER Former NFL head coach and alum Bill Cowher will deliver the commencement address at the fall graduation ceremony Dec. 17 in the RBC Center.

Cowher graduated from N.C. State in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in education. While at N.C. State, Cowher played linebacker and earned the most valuable player award in his senior season.

problems with their regalia before the ceremony, Hofmeister said staff will be on hand at the facility to make sure everyone is properly attired.

“The morning of the graduation we will be out at RBC taking care of any last minute snafus like ‘I lost my tassel,’” she said.

The ceremonies are scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. the morning of Dec. 17. Graduating seniors can learn more about where specific colleges will be handing out diplomas on the graduation information homepage.

Hankins said that he is excited about his undergraduate career coming to an end.

“The main reason that I’m looking forward to it is because it’s really a culmination of all my years at school,” he said. “I’m at the point here where I’m ready to take this degree forward”

and mental role.

“With the former red and whites any little bit of dirt would stand out,” Alford said.

“The new red and black ones make much more sense. The darker feel really adds to the attitude that the band shows on the field.”

Alford said the bands attitude is important for the direction the band wants to go in the future.

“They help lend to the new attitude, the school pride,” he said. “[The uniforms] are much edgier overall. They fill in a gap that would be in the uniform otherwise.”

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2008 • PAGE 4

{OUR VIEW}

THE ISSUE:

Students were asleep on the job and let wandering UNC-Chapel Hill bandits paint the Free Expression Tunnel Carolina blue Wednesday morning.

OUR OPINION:

Great job everyone — Mr. and Ms. Wuf are just oh-sovery proud of the job you’ve done in keeping the Free Expression Tunnel free of Carolina blue.

THE SOLUTION:

We must protect this tunnel Friday night as well, or anything we accomplished during Thursday’s Ram Roast will be in vain.

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Free speech comes with a price Recently, I facilitated several sessions on diversity for first-year students within the College of Textiles. I concluded each session with “We all bleed the same, so make a commitment to respect our humanness!” The challenge of the Free Expression Tunnel incident is the one of disrespect for humanity.

How have we become so insensitive to the humanity of others that we have allowed “free speech,” via a tunnel, to foster a campus climate whereby certain students are forced to live in fear? A student in a class I teach advised me the tension between his roommate was so thick after the election he had to sleep in a friend’s room.

My fellow Wolfpackers, free speech is never free! The price paid and being paid is too great an expense for those targeted by such vicious words. After almost 50 years of “free expression,” the time has arrived for discussion on the need for this type of expression. After all, doesn’t the Student Code of Conduct address the issue of defacing (i..e. graffiti) University property?

Edward J. Brown, Jr. Director of Diversity Programs College of Textiles - Dean’s Office

Move on past Free Expression Tunnel incident I was walking down Dunn Avenue when I witnessed a heinous crime!

Someone had written “John McCain” in blood red on a stop sign, obviously meaning “Stop John McCain.” As a fellow white male, this hate crime cannot go unpunished. I request, nay, I demand that the University and Chancellor Oblinger himself track down these terrorists and BANISH them from any N.C. State-affiliated property, including Amedeos, the RBC Center and Gumby’s Pizza.

I also demand that the University create an area that will allow students to freely express their opinions. Like on a wall, a big rock or a tunnel ... yes, they could call it a Free Expression Tunnel!

Seriously, if I ran to the authorities every time I saw “F*** Sarah Palin”, or “George Bush Sucks” written on campus, I wouldn’t have a life. The Chancellor responded to it, the University painted it and it should all be done with. Let’s move on.

Matt Albrecht senior, communication

UNC rivalry does exist Ask any UNC fan who their rival university is and it wont take them long to answer Duke. Any mention of N.C. State will prompt typical conceited responses about our “redneck farmer school.” After citing any number of reasons for their supposed dominance over us, they firmly assert that they can not be rivals with such an “inferior” college.

Last night, some over-enthusiastic UNC fans found the time to drive 30 miles and paint our tunnel their hideous powder blue on a November

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tudents woke up to an unpleasant sight Wednesday morning, as a coat of Carolina blue covered the walls of the Free Expression Tunnel.

Apparently, we’ve been so vigilant in keeping Carolina out of the Free Expression Tunnel, we’ve let them in just for the fun of it.

Letting UNC-Chapel Hill paint the tunnel Carolina blue is the definition of an epic failure.

We took back the tunnel and covered it with red paint during the Ram Roast Thursday night.

But we can never allow Carolina blue to appear in such a prominent place on campus again.

This might just be a good time to establish a new tradition on campus and build a healthy rivalry with a school that’s all but

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.

written us off.

Adam Compton, senior class president, said students started to stand guard over the Free Expression Tunnel in 2005, which eventually led to the creation of the Ram Roast.

As far as the rivalry goes, Compton said the trick is to figure out how to foster it without advocating for outright retaliation.

But the consequences of allowing Carolina blue to pollute our campus are dire.

Compton said Mr. and Ms. Wuf would “absolutely” cry if the Free Expression was ever painted Carolina blue again.

Such a tragedy would shake this

University to its very core, and may bring all business on campus to a halt.

At this rate though, there is clearly no reason at all to believe N.C. State students could ever allow UNC students to defile the Free Expression Tunnel with that horrid shade of blue.

Obviously, we have the home turf advantage here and painting the ever-imaginative “UNC Sucks” is about all that anyone needs to do.

But there is no reason to remain on the defensive.

We need to take this rivalry to the next level and come up with a creative way to tell UNC that

we are ready to reignite this rivalry.

This is not to say students should start a European soccer riot in Chapel Hill — but they need to put the as much energy into bolstering the rivalry as they put into defending the Free Expression Tunnel.

Just remember this: if you let UNC paint the tunnel Carolina blue again, Mr. and Ms. Wuf will be heart-broken.

We must protect this tunnel and need to take this rivalry to the next level.

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night that dipped below 30 degrees.

That’s pretty passionate fandom against a school that “isn’t your rival.”

Did you caravan up to Charlottesville to vandalize UVA’s campus a week before that game?

The fact of the matter, UNC, is that we are rivals, and it’s blatantly obvious. What makes your reluctance to admit this even more ridiculous is the fact that you are stealing our traditions one by one. Our tunnel has been a site for individual expression since the 1960s. You’ve recently been pushing to have an ambiguous wall designated for graffiti art at UNC. This Friday, you plan to host the first annual “Old Well Watch” in order to protect your revered water fountain from vandals. If this isn’t the most blatant ripoff of “The Ram Roast,” I don’t know what is.

If you really wanted to prove that we aren’t rivals, you’d stop stealing our traditions. What’s next, the Dunkin Donuts Challenge? We know you have no culture, but that doesn’t mean you have to steal ours.

David Higgins freshman, plant biology

BY DAVID MABE

“Maybe going over to their campus and painting something all red [...] since they’ve made it a tradition over here.”

N.C. State takes on UNC-Chapel Hill.

Apologies not enough — educate four students Is the article “Four students apologize for Free Expression Tunnel incident” a joke? I don’t feel satisfied at all by this. They are apologizing two weeks after the incident and still not owning up to it by admitting their identities.

The students who did this are just going to say sorry and get on with their lives like nothing happened? Is that really how our University is going to deal with this? I am ashamed and disappointed. No, expulsion is not a proper punishment, but diversity workshops and community service are. It would show that the University is actively supporting diversity and combating ignorance. The ONE student who painted the tunnel should not be volunteering to do these things, ALL FOUR of the students should be forced to participate in workshops and service.

Julianna Pitts senior, industrial design

Heather Gavin sophomore, communications

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Take time to unplug your life

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he New York Times reported on a study regarding teenagers and the time they spend socializing on the Internet.

And while we may not be teenagers, we certainly do spend a lot of time on the Internet. The study, which Paul McCauley lasted from Viewpoint Editor 2005 to last summer, only describes how young people use new media like Facebook, MySpace and text messages, and it did not include any measurement of the effects of this shift.

We don’t call it the World Wide Web because it sounds cool. The Internet gives us access to people around the world. Despite how useful this can be, we need to step back and get back in touch with the people around us.

This isn’t to say the new networking tools out there are evil and should be avoided. Steve McDonald, an assistant professor in sociology and anthropology who focuses on social networks, said there has been a shift to the online communities, particularly in our generation. Obviously, there is a difference in how we interact, but that’s not unexpected, McDonald said.

We act differently in different environments, and the Internet is no different.

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But we have to take care that we don’t get lost in the online communities and social networking sites. There are more than 6.5 billion people on this planet, and even though they aren’t all connected to the Internet, there are enough. Can you really ever have a strong sense of belonging in a sea of millions of online gamers or Internet personas?

The answer is no.

It’s difficult enough to maintain connections on campus — Dr. Michael Bachman, associate director of the Counseling Center, said it may be increasingly more difficult to connec t with people and f ind a place to fit in as the campus increases in size. There are more than 30,000 students at N.C. State — it’s easy to feel a bit lost.

And Bachman said Web sites like Facebook and technologies like text messages certainly have changed the dynamics by which we connect with people. Yes, it’s a lot easier to get directly in touch with people — we’re not limited by landline telephones or slow Internet connections. But it’s so easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer amount of communiSports Editor

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cation we can see throughout the day.

Worse, Bachman said, we may be losing some of the specialness of everyday communication. Is texting our family about our day the same as going home for a major vacation, getting a homecooked meal, free laundry and a big hug from our parents?

Okay, so perhaps that’s a bit ridiculous. But it’s definitely different. A text message or e-mail doesn’t quite capture sarcasm, body lang uage or tone, and you simply ca n’t replace that.

So take a step back from your Facebook.

Put your e-mail on hold for a while. Stop answering text messages for a day or two. And go try talking to your friends in person for a change. You might actually enjoy it.

“Can you really ever have a strong sense of belonging in a sea of millions of online gamers or Internet personas?

The answer is no.”

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What can students do to respond to UNC fans painting the Free Expression Tunnel Carolina blue?

Stand up against Carolina blue in the tunnel Woe to us, fellow N.C. State students! For the Free Expression Tunnel has once again been covered with messages of hate — this time from our rivals down the road.

Not content with merely painting their angry epithets, they insisted on taking pictures and publicizing their cowardly blue deed through Facebook and other message boards, leaving no doubt as to who is responsible.

I, as well as any other self-respecting NCSU student, am deeply offended by this. These messages show the greatest insensitivity to all of us and action should be taken immediately. I demand that UNC expel the students involved in this heinous act and criminal charges be brought against them for hate speech. We must schedule group therapy sessions for any of us who have been deeply scared by this event.

In addition, I urge the Student Senate to draft a bill condemning this act and prohibiting any further expression on our wall. Don’t those UNC students know that the Free Expression Tunnel isn’t actually “free” if you hurt people’s feelings?

John Mark Bojanski senior, history

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“It’s war. It’s on. It’s war no doubt.”

Harley Houston freshman, agricultural business

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Saturday TRIANGLE THUNDER WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL Barwell Road CC, 3935 Barwell Road 1:00 P.M. Tuesday PLANNING COMMISSION 222 West Hargett Street, Council Chambers 9:00 A.M. BUDGET & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE 222 West Hargett Street, Room 305 11:00 A.M.

CAMPUS SPOTLIGHT Oblinger appoints campus climate task force Chancellor Oblinger has created a new task force on campus, charging the climate task force to review the campus climate, examine student conduct and explore potential guidelines for the use of the Free Expression Tunnel and the Brickyard. The 25-member task force is composed of students, faculty, staff and administrators. It comes as a response to the statements found in the Free Expression Tunnel following the Nov. 4 election. Student Body President Jay Dawkins, Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion Jose Picart and Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Tom Stafford will serve as co-chairs on the task force.

The group is set to present Oblinger with a preliminary report by Jan. 16, with a final report due by Feb. 2. The task force is designed to examine student conduct practices, processes and the Student Code of Conduct, and whether the code adequately conveys the University’s values and expectations. The task force is also encouraged to recommend changes to the Student Code of Conduct and examine if any guidelines should be established for use in the Free Expression Tunnel and the Brickyard.

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Technician’s Director of Design Helen Dear shows how the letterpress works by making this article’s headline.

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NINEONENINE City Council designates Raleigh Historic Landmarks More than 140 individual properties are now designated as historic landmarks in Raleigh. In order to be deemed a landmark, the Raleigh Historic Districts Commission must find the property to be of historical, pre-historical, architectural, archaeological and/or cultural significance. The property must also possess the integrity of design, setting, workmanship, materials, feeling and or association.

The Chavis Park Carousel has been proposed because it is a rare example of a vintage carousel and is a major feature of one of the state’s first urban parks for African-Americans. It is one of only four historic carousels in operation in the state. Other properties proposed for designation are the Arkansas Delaware & Vermont Connecticut Royster Confectioners Building, Saint Monica’s School, the James S. Morgan House and the David and Ernestine Weaver House.

After a property has been designated, Raleigh City Code ensures that proposed external modifications are within the character of the property.

A Certificate of Appropriateness is issued to show that the proposed change has been reviewed according to the guidelines and found appropriate.

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Lake Johnson Dam Improvements approved The Raleigh City Council confirmed its support for improvements to the Lake Johnson dam at its meeting on Nov. 18. Rainfall from Tropical Storm Alberto in 2006 caused extensive damage to the spillway of the dam.

Though emergency repairs were complete within six weeks, followup analysis showed the spillway did not have adequate capacity to be in compliance with North Carolina dam safety regulations. An estimated $4.1 million will be spent on the project to armor the dam with articulated concrete blocks and additional overtopping protection. The work is expected to be completed in February 2010.

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Students, faculty revive a centuries-old technology Alison Harman Features Editor

The letterpress sitting in the basement of Brooks Hall is out of date.

Its technology, which has existed for hundreds of years, has been modified and simplified.

Students looking to go into graphic design will mainly use offset printers, a modern version of the letterpress that transfers images from a plate to a rubber blanket to a printing surface, according to Denise Crisp, an associate professor of graphic design.

They won’t need to place a paragraph “letter by letter by letter” on the letterpress’ bed. They won’t need to lock those perfectly placed words in the press, they won’t need to put ink in the drum and they won’t need to hand crank a piece of paper over the type twice.

They won’t need to, but Crisp said they’ll want to after they use the printer.

“You really get a sense of ink on paper, and the only way you can do that is with the letterpress,” she said. “Ink on paper that they would be doing today in contemporary printers would not be letterpress.”

Justin LaRosa, a sophomore in graphic design who was offered an undergraduate grant to work with the letterpress Nov. 18, said it was this “charming” aspect of the printer that drew him in.

“Pretty much any project in my type class that I could possibly use the letterpress, I took advantage of that,” he said. “I’m in a lucky spot in the program right now where there’s a lot of opportunity to use it. Further down the road, my output will by with the computer and I won’t be able to use it, so I’m using it as much as possible.

It’s so much cooler than using a laser.”

When students print text from computers, Crisp said they don’t get the sense that their work is composed of “four different inks and plates hitting the paper in order to make that color.”

“The letterpress really connects to the physicality of it,” she said. “It’s handcrafted. I’ve rarely met a student who was introduced and hasn’t fallen in love with it.”

LaRosa said he sees in the machine a “great

“You really get a sense of ink on paper, and the only way you can do that is with the letterpress. Ink on paper that they would be doing today in contemporary printers would not be letterpress.”

Denise Crisp, associate professor of graphic design charm involved with using it and seeing all that old type and this old machine. It’s a great resource that the school has, and I’m hoping more life can be brought to the shop.”

He said he’s running into more and more people working on the letterpress in the shop, and that faculty members like Crisp are hoping to make the letterpress a staple.

“Every time you go down there, there’s someone there,” LaRosa said.

But until two years ago, when students and faculty in the College of Design resurrected the letterpress, it had been sparingly, and only “by people who knew something about it,” Crisp said.

Then Crisp, along with a group of students who formed a group that would “go down and print things on the letterpress from the little bit of materials that we had,” worked toward finding the printer a permanent home.

“It was really important to graphic designers to be able to use that kind of technology. It teaches a lot of things about the materiality of type,” Crisp said. “It also links what they do to the history, so it was very important for us to maintain it.”

This movement occurred during what Crisp called a “huge revolution,” in which people are starting to pick up and restore “all these things that were being dumped with the advent of the Macintosh. People that picked them up were younger — the next generation of people could get this equipment for cheap.”

The printer’s weight saved it from destruction, Crisp said, because something “this heavy is not something you can just toss away.”

This younger generation of students — those who have grown up using computers for printing — “really revitalized it,” Crisp said, especially in places like Tennessee.

“We really see it as a vital contemporary machine that makes things in a very particular way,”

she said. “There was a faculty here, Tony Brock, who was actually a student when it was in use. He was institutional in keeping it around, It never had a very good home, but we kind of found a place for it.”

That place is a converted “old shop” in the basement of Brooks Hall, where the letterpress — one that prints specially placed, moveable letters rather than the more modern version of offset printing — has resided since 2006.

“Two years ago, there was provost money for improvement in technology and teaching equipment, and so I had a proposition ready and was able to get some money for that to set up some room for it,” Crisp said, adding that College of Design Dean Marvin Malecha “very much supported the movement and dedicated the space to it.”

Students in graphic and industrial design now use the letterpress in their first classes, Crisp said, to “learn how to print on it during freshman year and then use it in different ways in different classes, sometimes as a break from what we’re doing on the computer.”

Crisp said she hopes to see the letterpress connected to the computer, so that type students make on their computers can be printed on the letterpress.

Crisp and LaRosa aren’t the only ones who are fascinated by the machine.

LaRosa’s grant, he said, will go toward a book that documents the atmospheres around letterpress shops in the South.

“The idea is to go around to a bunch of letterpress shops in the local community and I guess surrounding states and find out more about the community that exists among the letterpress printers,” LaRosa said. “To find out what the charm is behind using this really old technology.”

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UNC showing Wolfpack pride The Carolina blue in the Free Expression Tunnel will be painted over, but UNCCH is stuck with a garden of red and white flowers surrounding their cherished Old Well.

Cheyenne Autry Deputy Features Editor

Go ahead students, laugh it up. N.C. State has silently repaid Chapel Hill for many years of blue Free Expression Tunnels.

No matter the outcome of tomorrow’s game against long time rival UNC-Chapel Hill, NCSU students will have the

last laugh.

Though the Free Expression Tunnel was covered in Carolina blue this week, it will be painted over and forgotten.

Chapel Hill students, however, cannot ignore the garden of red and white flowers that bloom next to historic Old Well every year.

WOLFPACK GARDEN It has been said to be the most successful inside joke that no one understands Every spring, UNC students see a burst of color surround their beloved Old Well. The watermelon-colored azaleas are in full bloom around the end of April, just in time for exams and graduation. And what better color for them to shine than wolfpack red. The ‘Wolfpack Garden’ surrounds the Old Well, which is the heart of UNC’s campus. Many students and staff refuse to recognize the irony of big, blooming flowers bearing the color of their rival decorating the central icon of their university.

The area was re-landscaped back in the 80s, which is when the azaleas were planted, and has been blooming red every since. The project, however, is suspected to be an inside job, with an N.C. State graduate planning the annual appearance of red in UNC’s most popular location. It is impossible, however, to validate such a claim since the garden was planted more than 20 years ago. Though the colorful meaning of the flowers today may not have been the intention at the time, it has grown into a prank that is celebrated

by N.C. State-ers who know the difference. A lot of the N.C. State alumni on staff at UNC silently enjoy the inside joke every springtime, while those pledged to UNC refuse to be-

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lieve N.C. State had any influence in the colorful red garden.

Most students may claim that the flowers are shades of pink rather than red, but it’s obvious, at least, that they are not Carolina blue. Most of those who walk the UNC campus remain oblivious to the mark of N.C. State on their most popular landmark. Some say, however, that any true Tar Heel will know the difference.

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THE OLD WELL The Old Well has been a long standing landmark and tradition for Chapel Hill students.

The well served as the sole water supply for Old East and Old West dormitories for many of the university’s earlier years, and was given the present decorative form in 1897. The design was constructed under the direction of President Erwin A. Alderman who derived the

design from the Temple of Love in the Garden of Versailles.

Brick walks, benches and plants were added in 1954 and some students drink from the well on the first day of classes for luck. The Old Well has become the most publicized icon of UNC-CH as it is printed in every pamphlet and brochure, and it the most photographed place on campus.

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THE OLD WELL LOVES RED The Wolfpack Garden, however, may not be the first time that the historic symbol of Chapel Hill has worn the proud red color of N.C. State.

According to UNC-CH’s Web Site, several postcards have been found depicting the Old Well with a red top, occurring sometime in the early twentieth century.

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Volleyball team falls in three games to FSU After delay, State drops 12th straight match Ty Johnson Deputy Sports Editor

The fans in Reynolds Coliseum anticipating a 7 p.m. start to the volleyball match against Florida State anxiously fidgeted in their seats after the national anthem and announcement of the starting lineups, but the game didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t begin.

Waiting on a referee who had gotten lost on campus, the teams took to the court to continue warming up as the clock eased past seven. N.C. Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s players peppered furiously until 7:17 when a roar from the crowd announced the ref had found his way to the court.

The extra 17 minutes of practice didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help the Wolfpack end their 11 match skid, though, as the Seminoles scored at will, beating the Wolfpack three games to none. State struggled, posting a hitting percentage of .090 thanks to 21 attacking errors, six service errors and just 26 team digs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a bummer that this happened,â&#x20AC;? freshman libero Kelly Wood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s unfortunate that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t show up. It was just one of those games. â&#x20AC;&#x153;

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Freshman libero Kelly Wood goes for a dig during the Nov. 20 game against Florida State. The Seminoles shut the Pack out 3-0.

Standout junior Arlee Tamietti also struggled, picking up only six kills against eight errors to amount to a -.071 hitting percentage on the night. Tamietti opted not to comment after the loss, but teammate Nikki Sweet said the attacking troubles have much to do with what the hitters are learning in practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The hitters are learning dif-

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ferent shots,â&#x20AC;? the freshman said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re trying to incorporate them into the game and getting mishits or not putting them in the correct spot, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hurting us, but theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting better.â&#x20AC;?

Attacking woes cost the Pack early as State amassed nine errors against 10 assists in the initial game, losing the set 25-18. Many of Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s balls sailed long in the

set and the Noles capitalized and took the set going away.

The second set was more of the same as the Pack front line struggled to find the hardwood, collecting just 10 kills and compiling a hitting percentage of .100. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pinpoint one thing that lost the game,â&#x20AC;? Sweet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t on the

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same level. There wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t any thing we could blame the loss on.â&#x20AC;?

State kept it close early in set three, but was unable to erase a late deficit and lost the set and the match as Florida State took game three 25-18. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were a good attacking team,â&#x20AC;? Wood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our blocks were in the right spots, but we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t touching hits.â&#x20AC;?

The Wolfpack has won just three games in its last 12 matches, all of which were losses. The Packâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s last win was a 3-1 victory over Virginia Oct. 11. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As long as weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re stepping forward, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re happy with ourselves and our performance,â&#x20AC;? Sweet said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Tonight, we feel like we took a step back â&#x20AC;&#x201D; we couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t connect with each other.â&#x20AC;?

State began conference play 2-0, but has won just one match since. Wood said the losses havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t changed the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s approach despite the scarcity of success in the past 12 matches. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have the same mindset,â&#x20AC;? Wood said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same as the beginning of the year.

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing things to get us better.â&#x20AC;?

Sept. 20 because of a broken ankle. Junior Cameron Sexton, who filled in for Yates for most of the season, struggled last week in UNCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s loss to Maryland.

As of Thursday evening, Tar Heels Coach Butch Davis still had not named a starter and said he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t plan to do so until Saturday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t preparing for two [quarterbacks], weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re preparing for the North Carolina offense,â&#x20AC;?

Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Brien said Thursday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whoever they chose will execute the offense that they run. That is what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve gotten ready for â&#x20AC;&#x201D; schematically what they do on offense.â&#x20AC;?

UNC runs a pro-style system, with multiple sets and formations, relying heavily on the passing game and star receiver Hakeem Nicks.

This game isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just important to fans, it also means a lot to native North Carolinian players like senior running back Andre Brown. Brown stood in the tunnel at the conclusion of last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win over UNC, suffering from a fractured foot. And with State needing to win out to become bowl eligible, the stakes are high for the senior. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be an emotional game, Brown said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot at stake for us and them.â&#x20AC;?

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Senior halfback Andre Brown receives the handoff from redshirt freshman quarterback Russell Wilson for a 4-yard gain during the 1st quarter. Brown had a total of 67 yards of rushing during the Wake Forest game Saturday. N.C. State beat Wake Forest 21-17.

Pack squares off against rival with bragging rights on the line The Wolfpack travels to Chapel Hill in hopes of reliving last year’s thrilling win

about,” O’Brien said. “It starts with North Carolina, then goes to East Carolina, then goes to South Carolina. So you have to beat the compass schools.”

Since arriving at N.C. State nearly two years ago, O’Brien has repeatedly affirmed fans’ hopes that he is taking the rivalry seriously — especially when it’s that important to fans.

And with a 5-1 record against in-state Division-I opponents since he’s been at State, O’Brien has been able to hang his hat on the team’s success against rivals.

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When Coach Tom O’Brien is touring the pulled pork circuit — the coach’s pet name for the series of fundraising events in the offseason — there is one, simple request from fans: beat Carolina.

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“Certainly being played in the middle of the year, it’s kind of tough to really say it’s an endall game,” O’Brien said. “Now it means a lot to our fans, so that’s why it’s important that we go do it. It would add a little more significance if you could play it at the end of the year, but you’re not going to change CarolinaDuke.”

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While the Pack has clearly found the solution to its early-season quarterback dilemma in the form of redshirt freshman Russell Wilson, the Tar Heels are having a quarterback controversy of their own. T.J. Yates, who started the season as quarterback, has played only one series since

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The Wolfpack has not been a contender for the ACC Title all season, but after its recent resurgence, the Pack’s bowl dreams are still alive. With games against North Carolina and Miami remaining, the Pack can become bowl-eligible if it wins out. But the path is not easy, as State must travel to Chapel Hill to face its archrival, then return to Raleigh to face Miami, which is in the midst of a five-game win streak. A win against the Tar Heels would also claim the mythical “State Championship” for the Pack, who have defeated every other bowl-subdivision team in the state of North Carolina this season.

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With another week comes another set of teams at the top of the ACC standings. After beating Miami Thursday night, Georgia Tech is now in the drivers seat in the coastal division. Florida State and Wake Forest, who entered last weekend on top of the Atlantic division, both lost last week, leaving the Terrapins in front. The Terps must still face Florida State and Boston College, teams with just three conference losses. The bottom line is only a few teams have been completely eliminated from contention for the a trip to the ACC Championship, while no clear leaders have emerged in either division.

K?@J N<<BËJ J:?<;LC<1 Saturday, Nov. 22 Clemson @ Virginia, noon N.C. State @ North Carolina, noon Boston College @ Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m.

Duke @ Virginia Tech, 5:30 p.m.

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Players to watch for: N.C. STATE Andre Brown, running back - Last season, Brown was stuck on the sidelines with an injury watching the Wolfpack’s other ball-carrier, Jamelle Eugene, light up the Tar Heels for three touchdowns in the 31-27 victory. At the Monday press conference, Brown expressed how frustrating it was to just watch his teammates play their arch-rival. Expect the senior to break out in his last game against Carolina.

Markus Kuhn, defensive end - With defensive end Shea McKeen out, responsibility falls to the sophomore from Weinheim, Germany to step in on a defensive line that has seen improved play in recent games. Kuhn was critical in 2007, recording 33 tackles and five tackles for loss. Kuhn will start on Saturday for just the second time in his career and the first since the South Carolina game.

NORTH CAROLINA T.J. Yates or Cameron Sexton, quarterback - Coach Butch Davis has yet to name a starting quarterback for the game against the Wolfpack. Sexton, a junior, has held the position for the last seven games, passing for 1230 yards and nine touchdowns with four interceptions. The sophomore Yates, last year’s starter, is healthy again and Davis has opened up the quarterback battle. Yates played in just four games this season, throwing for a passing percentage of 69.4 and 651 yards and six touchdowns.

Trimane Goddard, safety- Russell Wilson, who is just four pass attempts shy of tying Jamie Barnette’s record of 179 attempts without an interception, will face one of the ACC’s most dangerous defensive backs in Goddard. Goddard currently leads the ACC with six interceptions, which he has returned for 138 yards and a touchdown. He is also seventh on the Tar Heels with 40 tackles.

Wolfpack INJURY REPORT OUT FOR THE SEASON: Toney Baker, HB - Knee surgery; Donald Bowens, WR - Lower back stress fractures; Matt Kushner, TE - Knee injury; Shea McKeen, DE - ankle injury; Javon Walker, S - Knee surgery SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS

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he Wolfpack entered the game riding a three game win-streak and a 4-5 record overall, and it pulled out a 31-27 victory, its first against Carolina since 2003. State jumped to an early lead, going into the half with a 24-10 advantage.

Carolina scored 17 unanswered points in the second half, before tailback Jamelle Eugene put the pack up for good with a 1-yard touchdown run with 1:41 left in the game. Eugene finished the game with 159 rushing yards and three touchdowns in addition to six catches for 33 yards. The game improved the Pack to 5-5, but it would go on to lose its final two games against Wake Forest and Maryland.

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Game Info

Gametime: Noon Television: Raycom Radio: Wolfpack Capitol Sports Network Weather: The forecast calls for a few clouds with highs in the upper 40s and lows in the mid 20s.

SOURCE: N.C. STATE ATHLETICS AND WEATHER.COM

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Deputy Sports Editor

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