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Cates Avenue Plan will decrease parking spaces and increase sidewalks in an effort to make the road a campus main street.

Chelsey FrancisStaff Writer

A meeting was held July 1 be-tween Duda/Paine Architects, University administration and Student Body President Kelly Hook to discuss concerns regard-ing the architects’ Cates Avenue Master Plan.

The Cates Avenue proposal is part of the 2008 Student Life Mas-ter Plan (SLMP). This proposal includes several different projects, such as: Cates Plaza, New West Dunn Building, Student Health addition, Thompson Theatre addi-tion, a pedestrian bridge and reno-vations to Talley Student Center.

According to Marycobb Randall, president of the University Student Centers Board of Directors, the construction for these projects will be staggered and gradually implemented over time.

“Some construction has already been completed. Obviously, more is to come as each project com-ponent is approved to begin con-struction,” said Randall.

Kelly Hook said one of main concerns with the Duda/Paine

A September 25 celebratory kickoff will honor the end of Hillsborough Street renovations.

Chris BoucherCorrespondent

Students and staff wondering when the Hillsborough Street renovation project will be com-plete got good news this week, as project man-agers reported construction will be essen-tial ly f inished this month.

The busy cam-pus buffer will be “subs t a n-tially completed by July 20,” said Tim Sudano, project engineer in the Raleigh Public Works Depart-ment. The scheduled completion date was Sept. 3.

Sudano said that after July 20, contractor Hamlett Associates Inc. will only have to complete some small tasks, but the bulk of the work will be done within the next two weeks.

“We added some stuff [to the project] since they were ahead of schedule. Weíre very happy with their performance,” Sudano said of Hamlett, calling the Hillsborough

Street revamp one of the smoothest projects heís been involved with.

The Hillsborough Street Project will hold a celebratory kickoff event Sept. 25, Sudano confirmed.

The Hillsborough Street renovation completion is a relief to students and staff, who have had to navigate con-struction obstacles since the project began on May 11, 2009.

The cityís vision for the refur-bishment of Hillsborough Street

was “changing the street itself from a four-lane, congested street, to a two-lane avenue moving ve-hicular and pedes-trian traff ic more safely and efficient-ly,” according to the Hillsborough Street Redesign website.

Driving on Hillsborough Street has been markedly easier in the completed areas, said Neal Timpe, a graduate student in technical communication, who praised the use of roundabouts.

“The traffic circle at Pullen and Hill-sborough really speeds up traffic at the intersection. I used to feel like I sat at that light forever,” he said.

Curran Hoffman was surprised to learn of the July completion date.

ìI thought it was going to take until fall semester for them to finish. It defi-nitely looks better.î said Hoffman, a

Incoming freshmen boast higher GPAs, SATs Plans to cut Cates parking discussedOrientation

draws various viewsUpperclassmen and incoming freshmen take time to explain their experiences at New Student Orientation.

Chelsey FrancisStaff Writer

New Student Orientation is a day and a half program that is required for all first-year students. Accord-ing to the Office of New Student Orientation, the goal of orientation is to “help [incoming freshmen] transition into college life as well as the challenges and opportuni-ties that lie ahead – intellectually, emotionally, academically and socially.”

Orientation lasts from late June through the end of July requiring incoming freshmen to attend the session that corresponds with the college they are entering. There will also be one last session held right before school starts, after move-in day occurs.

Upperclassmen Amanda Brooks, sophomore in FYC, and Kacy Bu-chanan, junior in science educa-tion and meteorology, had differ-ing orientation experiences.

“I thought orientation was okay,” said Brooks. “The only thing I was

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The incoming first-year students statistically have higher weighted GPA’s, higher SAT scores, and higher class ranks than the incoming first-year students in fall 2009 and fall 2008. Weighted GPA’s have increased from 4.13 to 4.21 from 2008 until 2010.

The SAT scores, from the total of the critical reading and math scores, increased from 1176 in 2008 to 1187 in 2010. There is also a higher percentage of students that graduated in the top 10 percent of their high school class attending the University in the fall. Overall, these statistics show a rise in applications have led to a more competitive freshmen pool.

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Deck construction to eliminate hundreds of student, staff parking spaces in West LotA major building project affecting State students and staff that park in the West Lot began this week.

Chris BoucherCorrespondent

Crews started construction of the West Lot Parking Deck July 7.

“The deck is scheduled for comple-tion around June 21, 2011. It should be ready for parking at the same time,”said Steve Bostian, design project manager in the NCSU Capi-tal Project Management Department Facilities Division.

Students and staff will lose 480 West Lot parking spaces while the deck is being completed.

West Work Will Displace Many Parkers

The deck site occupies a large por-tion of the current West Lot, on Dan

Allen Drive just north of Butler Com-munication Services building and Grinnells Animal Health Laborato-ries. The structure will contain five levels for parking, which will accom-modate 847 cars via two entrances.

Some parkers will get a chance at a West Lot permit, as there are still some spaces unaffected by construc-tion. A limited number of ìWî parking permits went on sale July 6 for gradu-ate students; students with 75 or more credits can buy on July 8, and all other students can apply for a permit on July 12.

Space in the West Lot, and sale of permits, will be severely reduced, however. The deck construction will force some students to go to parking plan B if they used the West Lot in the past.

One alternative is purchasing a ìVî commuter permit, said Christine Klein, information and communica-

tion specialist in the NCSU Transpor-tation Department.

A “V” permit allows students to park in the Varsity lot near McKimmon Center and take the Wolfline to main campus. Klein recommended that commuting students also explore oth-er parking options along the Wolfline during West Deck construction.

Also, construction will close the Westlot/Varsity Wolfine stop by the end of July, Klein said. Commuters used to grabbing the bus at that spot can access the Wolfline at either the Wolf Village or the West Lot/Sullivan stops.

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Hillsborough Street renovation wrapping

EBIII gets the University’s second green roof

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The new Engineering Building III will be open for the fall semester and will bring a new look to Centennial Campus.

Nathan HardinNews Editor

The University will take another step toward innovation and sustain-ability this month with the opening of the campus’ second green roofed building.

The 3,780-square-foot roof is lo-cated on part of the new Engineering Building III on Centennial Campus.

The green roof is made up of 10 dif-ferent drought resistant plants and, ac-cording to a University press release, will save the University an estimated 25 to 50 percent on heating and cool-ing costs. The roof will retain more rainfall and eliminate the need for weed control, reducing the need to use chemicals for maintenance.

The roof is also part of a campus-wide campaign to reduce greenhouse emissions. According to an Office of Sustainability press release, all new buildings will be built to a minimum

of Leadership in Energy and Envi-ronmental Design (LEED) Silver standards.

amanda karst/technician file photo The new Engineering Building III on Centennial Campus features a “green roof,” which has benefits such as the natural absorption of heat and water by the grass and greenery growing on it.

“Business has

been terrible. It’s

killing me.”silvio sestito,

owner of sylvia’s pizza

how to applyTo apply for a campus parking permit online, go to: www2.acs.ncsu.edu/trans/.

source: university transportation

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Through JonaThan ’s lens

A brush overseas

Allison Mitchell, a senior in English, converses with two grade school students while studying abroad in Urubamba, Peru. Allison and the other study abroad students spent an entire day repainting the front of the girls’ school. They also donated money so the school could buy some of the basic necessities the school needed. The study abroad group was in Peru for 6 weeks studying Spanish language.

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Campus Calendar

todaynew Student orientation SeSSion 5 (Multi-day eVent)talley Student CenterEnd time 1 p.m.

new Student orientation SeSSion 6 (Multi-day eVent)talley Student Center8 a.m.

electronic theSiS & diSSertation (etd) workShopD.h. hill Library1:30 p.m. - 4 p.m.

REPO MENWitherspoon Cinema7 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.

REPO MENWitherspoon Cinema10 p.m. - 11:50 p.m.

Sundayworld cup FinalWitherspoon Cinema2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Mondaynew Student orientation SeSSion 7 (Multi-day eVent)talley Student Center8 a.m.

COP OUTWitherspoon Cinema10 p.m. - 11:50 p.m.

tuesdayStrategieS For grading wikiSD.h. hill Library, East WingNoon - 1 p.m.

in The knoW World Cup Final

On Sunday, July 11 at 2:30 p.m. the final game of the 2010 World Cup will be fea-tured in Witherspoon Cin-ema free of charge thanks to the Office of International Services and the Union Ac-tivities Board. Coverage be-gins at 2 p.m. For more in-formation contact Thomas Greene at 515-2961.

source: ncsu campus calendar

Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tour: Capitol to Glenwood

On Saturday July 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in down-town Raleigh.

The capital of North

Carolina is home to some of the most dynamic restaurants in the country. Visitors will enjoy the opportunity to talk with chefs and owners who are serving innovative ethnic and southern cuisine, house-made chocolate, authentic barbecue, beautiful and delicious cup-cakes, local beer, and organic wine. The cost is $39.50 per person ($41.49 with registra-tion service fee). Registration can be completed in advance at https://www.brownpapertick-ets.com/event/71428. Parking is available in a downtown lot near Fayetteville or Wilming-ton Sts. in the 100 or 200 S. blocks. Meet at Dos Taquitos Centro, 106 S. Wilmington St., at 1:45. To dress for the tour, wear comfortable shoes; this tour is between 2 and 3 miles of walking and will happen rain or shine.

source: tastecarolina.net

2010 Lego Summer Mobile Tour

On Friday July 16 through Sunday July 18 at Moore Square from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. the LEGO Games summer tour invites families to play games in a new way. LEGO Games are the world’s first construct-ible board games, allowing families to literally create and customize their own gaming experiences. Build the game, switch up the dice and change the rules to make each game experience new and different. Participate in life-sized adapt-ed versions of favorite LEGO Games. Build the robot, BE the robot! Guess the number of bricks in the over 6-foot tall LEGO Minotaur model for a chance to win a trip to LEGO-LAND California, discover all 10 new LEGO Games!

source: lego.com

poliCe BloTTerJuly 210:30 a.M. | Follow up inVeStigationOff Campus officers conducted follow up investigation to previous hit & Run. Arrest warrant was issued for student and student was referred to the University for same.

5:14 a.M. | hit & runMemorial Bell Tower Report vehicle had struck utility pole. officers found utility pole knocked down with heavy damage. Suspect vehicle was not located. Facilities notified.

11:03 p.M. | alcohol ViolationDan Allen Deck Student was observed with alcohol and was advised of policy on alcohol consumption. Student complied to dispose of beer. No further action taken.

12:17 p.M. | Medical aSSiStUniversity Club Units responded to staff member in need of medical assistance. Staff member was transported for treatment.

2:09 p.M. | larcenyMAE Lab Staff member reported piece of equipment missing. Investigation pending.

2:33 p.M. | daMage to propertySyme Hall Staff member reported carvings in bathrooms. Investigation ongoing. 4:58 p.M. | Follow up inVeStigationPublic Safety Building officers identified subject in graffiti investigation. Non-student was trespassed from NCSU property.

8:25 p.M. | SaFety prograMWithers Hall officer conducted program for transition orientation.

8:43 p.M. | aSSaultCarmichael Gym Non-student reported being assaulted by two unidentified subjects. Investigation is ongoing.

July 52:33 a.M. | SuSpiciouS

VehicleUniversity Club officer located vehicle in lot. 10:49 p.M. | traFFic StopCurrent Dr/Lampe Dr Student was issued citation for driving wrong way on one way street.

2:36 p.M. | Fire alarMSwanannoah 4H Center Units responded to alarm received for off campus site. Cause unknown. System reset. 5:17 p.M. | SuSpiciouS perSonDerr Track Staff member was walking on track while closed. Subject agreed to leave the area. 5:47 p.M. | Skateboard ViolationSAS Hall Student was referred for violation of skateboard policy.

July 61:51 p.M. | SuSpiciouS perSonPoe Hall Report of suspicious subject in the building. Subject left prior to officer’s arrival. Surrounding area searched with negative results. 11:01 p.M. | SuSpiciouS perSonCox Hall two non-students were observed outside building. All file checks were negative. Both subjects complied to leave the area. 2:23 p.M. | concerned behaVior aSSiStanceOff Campus Student was arrested on outstanding warrant from Mecklenburg County for earlier incident. No action at this time. 4:06 p.M. | traFFic accidentDunn Ave/Jeter Ave traffic accident involving Wolfline bus and non-student. No injuries reported. 7:59 p.M. | Fire alarMPi Kappa Alpha Units responded to alarm caused by marijuana smoke in hallway. System reset. 8:09 p.M. | drug Violation/weaponS ViolationPi Kappa Alpha Student was charged with possession of Marijuana, possession of Drug paraphernalia, and possession of Weapon on Campus. Student was also referred to University for same.

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CorreCTions & ClarifiCaTionsIn the headline for the page 2 feature photo by Amanda Karst, Mount Moriah is spelled incorrectly.

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According to the U.S. Green Building Council’s website, a Silver certification can be awarded by obtaining 50 to 59 points out of a potential 100 base points with six addi-tional points being awarded for innovation in design and four additional points for regional priority points.

Rudy Lopez, project manager of EBIII, explained the roof will be relatively maintenance-free after the first year.

“For the first year it will need irrigation, after that it won’t need any more maintenance,” Lopez said.

Grounds management crews installed 152 rolls of vegetation mat, weighing approximately 70 to 80 pounds each.

According to Lopez, the an-nex building of EBIII, which is completely covered by the green roof, will house two

wind tunnels and an anechoic chamber – which prevents any outside sound interference for research purposes.

Engineering Building III is expected to open this summer and will encom-pass the De-partment of Mechanical a nd Aero-space Engi-neering and the NCSU/UNC Joint Department of Biomedica l Engineer-ing which are moving from Broughton Hall and Burling-ton Nuclear Engineering Labo-ratories, respectively.

The James B. Hunt Library, which is under construction, is slated to open in 2012 and is next on the list to receive a green roof. The library’s roof project will be much larger than EBIII’s installation.

The University’s commit-ment to innovation and sus-

tainability is coming at a time when other institu-tions are struggling to retain their status as sustainability leaders.

On July 1, 15 in-stitutions were re-moved from the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commit-ment list

for not following through on their reporting require-ments. The list indicates institutions that pursue climate neutrality through a series of concrete, self-reported steps, according to an education of sustain-ability press release.

The University’s f irst green roof is located at the Ruby C. McSwain Edu-cation Center at the J.C. Raulston Arboretum.

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presentation was the loss of parking along Cates. However, Hook said University Trans-portation assured all attending the meeting that parking would not be an issue.

“I don’t think, at this time, [Cates Av-enue] needs to be more pedestrian friendly,” said Hook. “I think there are severa l things that should, and w i l l , t a k e precedence. At this time, I don’t think we need to be messing with Cates Avenue. I don’t think the University feels that way either.”

Duda/Paine Architects pub-lished a year-long study on

June 30 in which they identified 10 zones with current issues to pedestrians. These 10 zones are areas they are looking to solve in their master plan.

According to the Cates Av-enue master plan, there are 275 parking spaces along Cates Avenue. The proposed changes would reduce parking to 86 spaces.

Marycobb Randall described the scope of t he overa l l project as a long range de-sign concept reconfiguring the ‘Student Main Street’ as a pedestri-an-friendly campus street while still provid-ing access for bicycles, ser-vice vehicles,

transit, deliveries, and other general vehicular circulation and parking.

“This study will inform de-sign solutions for Cates Avenue

and Dunn Avenue related to the Talley Student Center Ad-dition and Renovations proj-ect,” said Randall. “The traffic f low along Cates would de-crease as Cates becomes more pedestrian friendly. Dan Allen Drive would remain active, as is. Morrill Drive will also re-main as is, to my knowledge.”

Matthew Lanouette, a se-nior in parks, recreations and tourism management, said he already feels Cates Avenue is pedestrian friendly.

“There’s a lot of parking problems along Cates Avenue right now,” said Lanouette. “Any place that students could be around and hang out, I think is a good thing. Other than the few tables at Talley and the Atrium, there’s really no place to sit down, chat and hang out with friends.”

One place Lanouette said he sees as a problem is at Cates Av-enue on the Carmichael Gym side.

“I think at the gym, the sidewalk is really narrow, so increasing the size would be helpful,” said Lanouette.

Another concern for Lanou-ette is the landscaping of Cates Avenue.

“I think if they’re going to expand the sidewalks, they should add in spots for trees

and ferns, or at least remodel what is already there,” said Lanouette. “Cates Avenue needs to look more like the rest of campus, instead of some street in the middle of a city.”

Hook said the next meeting to discuss plans for Cates Av-enue will be in August.

unhappy about was that no one really explained how to sign up for classes.”

Kacy Buchanan said she found orientation to be fun.

“Orientation was fun, but I feel like there could have been a lot more done to familiarize new students with the cam-pus,” said Buchanan. “Since the school is so big, the first few weeks on campus can be very overwhelming, especially if you don’t have a map or friends that can show you around.”

Incoming freshmen Danielle Carozza and Eric Gardner both said they were very satisfied with their orientation experi-ence. Carozza and Gardner are both entering the University in FYC.

“My favor-ite par t of orientation was meeting new people. It was great to make some friends before starting off school,” said Carozza.

Carozza and Gardner both said they found the lengthy lecture-like presentations to be their least favorite.

“I was not thrilled with the more lecture-like portions of New Student Orientation,” said Gardner.

Carozza said she feels more comfortable with campus after orientation.

“I can say that I do feel more comfortable with campus af-ter orientation; however, I do still feel pretty nervous,” said Carozza. “Overall, student ori-entation was definitely worth going to and made me feel much more comfortable about attending NCSU.”

Gardner said after orienta-tion that he finds the University to be a nice place.

“N.C. State is a pretty nice place,” said Gardner. “It’ll just take me a little while to learn

how best to get around.”In FYC, students are assigned

an advisor and take a class with them both semesters (USC 101 and 102). Carozza said her ad-visor, Kathy Ziga, was helpful.

“My advi-sor was very helpful when I signed up for classes. S h e t o o k the time to explain my options and t he c lasses that would best suit me,” Said Carozza. “The presen-tation on how

to sign up for classes online was very detailed and helpful as well.”

Gardner said he was most in-terested in the parts about what to do on campus.

“I was most interested in the portions devoted to tell-ing us what there was to do on campus, mainly the portions regarding clubs and such,” said Gardner.

Incoming first-year students stay overnight in Lee Hall and eat three meals in Fountain Dining Hall during their New Student Orientation experi-ence.

According to Gabe Wical, director of new student ori-entation, typically, between 98 to 99 percent of incoming students attend New Student Orientation.

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kali rogers/TechnicianMegan Lee, a sophomore in biological sciences, walks and engages in conversation with a group of incoming freshmen to Fountain Dining Hall during New Student Orientation. The orientation session was held for freshmen who are enrolled in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.

amanda karsT/TechnicianA pedestrian waits for the cars driving along Cates Avenue to pass before crossing via the crosswalk between Carmichael Gym and central campus. Though the cars did not stop for him at the crosswalk, most pedestrians Wednesday afternoon were able to cross the street without delay.

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the sidewalk is

really narrow, so

increasing the size

would be helpful.”Matthew Lanouette, senior in parks, recreation, and tourism

management

senior in anthropology and an employee at Planet Smoothie on Hillsborough Street. “I’m excited that traffic is going to be flowing smoothly through here again.”

Merchants up and down the Hillsborough Street corridor

have been affected by the reno-vation. “Business has been ter-rible during construction. Itís killing me,” said Silvio Sestito, owner of Sylvia’s Pizza.

He was relieved to learn that the project was set to finish ahead of schedule. And de-spite the loss of business dur-ing construction, Sestito has high hopes for the new-look thoroughfare.

“We’ll have to wait and see

after the fall, whether or not it [the renovation] helps,” he said.

Sestito added that heíd like to see the new Hills-borough Street turn into a more popular night spot, much like Glenwood South.

“I hope that happens; at night, it’s dead out hereî said Sestito. “But it’s going to be a challenge.”

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“After [the first

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First Year College

Every four years our televi-sions offer complete coverage

of 32 coun-tries compet-ing for the top prize in international soccer, and a

lot of Trian-gle residents ju s t don’t care. Most modern na-tions expose their citizens to the game o f s o c c e r since birth, s imi la r to how basket-ball has mo-nopolized the lives of triangle sport fanatics. When students have the fall sports seasons roll around in September, the pros-pects of Carter-Finley filling is a bit higher than the soccer stands.

Current sport icons make a large impact on what potential athletes choose to play, and we need a substantial amount of soccer icons. Watching a top player dominate at the profes-sional level draws and inspires thousands of youth to attempt to attain similar success. Most young amateur sport players have had a cultural icon to look up to, and try to emulate their icon’s success. Michael Jordan undoubtedly increased basket-ball’s popularity in our gen-eration by influencing youth across the country to pick up basketball. Although harder for North Carolina residents to conceptualize, soccer follows these same principles in other parts of the world.

Players in this year’s World Cup are attempting to achieve mirrored success of their re-vered alumni. The great play-ers use their childhood idols to reach the higher skill level that their icons represent. This mentality is reflected in the way global fans view their players. Ossie Ardiles of the UK news-paper Telegraph epitomized the constant comparison of cur-rent players and past players in his analysis between Lionel Messi from Argentina and the legendary Argentinean soccer player Diego Maradona. The performance of players today

in the World Cup has a large impact on how the next gen-eration of their fans will be performing in soccer.

Only as our nation be-comes relatively better at soccer will our citizens start to acknowledge it as one of

the main-stream sports of the coun-try. Even though Ar-gentineans can appre-ciate their athletes, it will be dif-f icult for Americans

to relate to their soccer stars until we can enter into the culture with our own soc-cer stars.

American interest in soc-cer is tiny compared to our other mainstream sports. Interest this year has been increasing, on account the national team performed above expectations. If in coming World Cups the team could advance even farther, national interest could rise to greater heights. Raising American interest in soccer, however, will not come from watching other nations play. But seeing our own countrymen per-forming well against other countries is guaranteed to increase national interest.

The goal of the interna-tional soccer team should be to inspire and set an example for the next gen-eration and fans. One of the national team players must step up and dominate the game in mainstream athletic competition, so that our N.C. State soc-cer tryouts and stands are filled. It would be nice for our students to have some common interest with ath-letic fans across the world.

“Hot town, summer in the city, back of my neck getting dirty and gritty.”

Mark McLawhorn, editor-in-chief emeritus

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By DAViD HAWlEy

“Do you think crossing roads on campus is safe?

Why or why not?”

{ }in your words

“I think it’s safe because pretty much everyone here knows they need to stop for pedestrians.”

Kaitlyn Oppenheimsophomore, engineering

“I don’t think it’s really safe. The students don’t really pay attention. I know two people that have gotten hit by cars. I guess it’s a city thing.” Preston Countysophomore, political science

“It’s ok. It’s like the streets have all the necessary signals, so it’s not really dangerous. And people don’t really speed. Of course, it depends on the time of day. Of course I feel like the skateboarders are more careless than cars.” Geoffrey Mwaungulugraduate student, food science

{ }our view

The fate of CatesA couple of streets are es-

sential to any student trying to get his or her

bearings. Our roads offer car-dinal directions, parking spots, and driving area. Dan Allen, Cates, and Hillsborough are our main three roads, and one of them might be undergoing some major changes.

The University administra-tion, Kelly Hook, and Duda/Paine Architects have been talking about a potential expansion to the pedestrian routes of Cates Avenue. In the architects’ proposal, the sidewalks would be expanded and the parking spots would be decreased.

Some other changes were proposed to the buildings along Cates Avenue but the obviously controversial part of the proposal was a decrease in the parking spots from 275 to 86 spots. Even more than the impact of decreased spots, those particular spots are some of the most coveted on all of campus adding more

weight to the parking cuts. Af-ter all, they’re all right next to the central campus residence halls. Some of the spots that are near Case Dining Hall are C parking spots, but I doubt that faculty spots are seri-ously under consideration for removal.

We have two issues with this proposal. We don’t even feel that Cates Avenue has a pedestrian problem. Student Body President Kelly Hook should be commended for voicing this opinion when she said this isn’t the time to make Cates Avenue more pedes-trian friendly. And secondly, we think everyone who has lived on campus understands the importance of keeping those particular parking spots untouched.

There are already sidewalks along almost all of Cates, and it’s really easy to walk down. Walking along and across

Cates isn’t a big issue. There are seven crosswalks on Cates. Two of these have lights with full sound capabilities for the blind. In our opinion, cross-ing Cates Avenue is reasonably safe for the average pedestrian. Speed bumps also prevent the cars going across Cates from being too fast. The FYC Com-mons and Talley have both speed bump locations.

The busiest point on Cates is at Talley where the buses pick up students, but the busses have a functioning port that gets them off of the street. The alleyway right down the side of Alexander Hall and Price Hall averts the potential hubbub of turning the busses around on Cates. If the busses really have trouble, they can go completely down the alley where the girth is able to hold a wide turn. That alleviates any major congestion around Carmichael Gym.

If the administration is wor-ried about the quality of Cates, they should make sure that no one touches those parking spots. For students living in the central campus residence halls and farther into east campus those parking spots are key for convenient parking. If students didn’t have those parking spots, they would have to park all the way in the expensive coliseum park-ing deck, or Dan Allen Deck. With an increasing student body and the recent decrease of RW parking in the Bragaw lot, an additional decrease in prime parking will result in bitter emotions.

When the University is con-sidering new projects to spend our money, we would prefer to see parking increased. Al-though we acknowledge that our campus is very pedestrian based, the convenient use of our cars is also essential. We don’t want to park far away from our dorms just for some wider sidewalks.

THe FacTs:Duda/Paine Architects published a year-long study on June 30 in which they identified 10 zones with current issues to pedestrians. According to the Cates Avenue master plan, there are 275 parking spaces along Cates and the proposed changes would reduce parking to 86 spaces.

our opinion:Cates Avenue does not pose any serious problems to pedestrians. There are more important things to be considering right now, instead of decreasing parking in a crucial area along Cates.

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.

Talmadge FarringerStaff Columnist

Career Center helpworth the money

i promise not to respond to every article you write in the future, but you seem to be getting several questions that are career related. The latest one with the 1990 alumnus is interesting. i would encourage you to continue to direct similar requests to the University Career Center or, in his case, to the Alumni Career Services. The Director of Alumni Career Services is Sue Simonds, and she is an excellent career counselor. Although he expressed concerns about the cost, i hope he realizes that access to the same professional services in the open market would cost him $300-500 easily. The fee he mentions gives him access to the alumni directory which can be an excellent networking resource in addition to other services. Total cost, including personal counseling, is $70. it may be helpful to know that career services to recent grads used to be just one semester following graduation. in light of the current economy, we extended the that to one full year starting in 2008. your writer may need comprehensive assistance that goes beyond just posting resumes. i hope he will seek help and use the resources still available to him through the alumni office.

C. Woody Catoe, University Career Center assistant director

Miano’s Column

Nicholas Miano’s column (“The War Within,” June 10, 2010) about his experiences as a soldier in iraq includes a poignant moment that is real-life-as-parable: Miano found a nine-year-old boy on a rooftop asleep holding an AK47. Miano gently took the gun from the boy’s hands and woke him up, then held is hand as the two joined Miano’s unit. The boy was spared a terrible experience, and Miano’s action did more to end the war and protect his fellow soldiers than a violent course of action could have. We have opportunities to choose mercy over justice every day. Miano offers a parable we all can follow no matter where we are.

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‘Airbender’ fails to translate to big screen

Rich LeporeArts & Entertainment Editor

The Last Airbender franchise has always sort of baffled me. The original cartoon, titled Avatar: The Last Airbender, seems, ostensibly, to be a Japa-nese anime series redubbed in English for the Nickelodeon audience. But this is not the case. The series was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, two Ameri-can artistic types who were in-spired by Japanese mythology and style.

The show was an instant success, but it appealed to far more than the originally in-tended Nickelodeon little kid demographic. Since its debut in 2005, the show has gained a massive following, enjoying both popular and cult status. Many fans of genuine Japanese anime hopped aboard during

the show’s three season run, and one of these fans was famed film director M. Night Shyamalan. He watched Ava-tar with his kids as the show’s world evolved and became something he considered film-worthy.

In 2007, Paramount Pictures and Nickel-odeon stu-dios began develop-ment of a planned tr i log y of Airbender films, each helmed by Shyamalan a nd e ach covering one season of material f rom t he cartoon series. The first of these films was released last Thurs-day, and the reception has not been particularly warm. Roger Ebert notably gave the film a half star out of five, stating the film did nothing well. In ad-dition, the film (which costed

an estimated $280 million to produce and market), only brought in a paltry $16 million in its opening weekend.

In Shyamalan’s defense, this must have been a difficult film to make. The source material is difficult to put your finger on, being neither fully eastern

nor western in origin and con-tent. In addi-tion, the story’s main character, Aang, is nearly impossible to cast.

Aang is the t i t u la r L a s t Airbender, a boy who has the power to save the world but who would rather have fun

and be young instead of facing his immense responsibilities. In the TV show, Aang was a perfect combination of child-like wonder, goofiness and dyed-in-the-wool ass-kicking prowess. This combination was adeptly executed in the series,

but bringing such a cartoony character into the real world is a difficult feat.

Noah Ringer, who plays Aang, takes on this task admi-rably well, but even so, as I was watching him near the begin-ning of the film, he just seemed so odd and unreal. As the film progresses, you get used to this weirdness, but it is always there in the background, poking at you, saying “something just doesn’t feel right here.”

And the whole film is like this. In the process of turning the cartoon into a live-action film, the humor and quirki-ness simply didn’t translate. I feel Shyamalan probably did all he could with the casting – and most of it is pretty good – but Avatar: The Last Airbender just might not be source material that’s meant for a non-cartoon treatment.

On the upside, the world of the film is beautiful and there are many captivating vistas and set pieces to take in over the

The Last AirbenderParamount Pictures

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myself wishing I

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annoying glasses

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course of Aang’s journey. Most of the areas Aang and friends visit have a decidedly blue hue to them, but that plays into the theme of the film – water – rather well. It all looks very otherworldly in an endearing way, and as I watched the film I felt excitement in anticipat-ing where the adventure would lead next.

Another standout feature of the film is the performance of Dev Patel as the disgraced Prince Zuko of the Fire Nation. Patel was the star of last year’s

Os-car darling “Slum-dog Millionaire,” and as soon as he appeared onscreen, I felt an affinity to-wards him as an actor. He has that s t rong pres-ence—that certain “x” factor—that makes some ac-tor s t r u l y compelling to watch, no

matter what role they play.Casting Patel was a stroke of bri l l iance on Shyamalan’s part, because audiences al-ready view him as an underdog-type char-

acter from seeing him in “Slumdog.” All actors come with baggage – it’s just

a reality of hu-man nature.

People will never

be able to see Johnny Depp and not think about pirate Captain Jack Sparrow for at least a sec-ond. But Shyamalan’s choice of Patel plays right into the char-acter of Zuko and adds instant depth to the character when he appears onscreen.

The film’s story does a decent job of telling a protracted ver-sion of season one of the show and it touches on most of the important events. The film does an OK job of keeping up its momentum, and only occa-sionally becomes a bit boring. The characters make you care about them a little bit, but not enough to really grab you and make you feel something when

disaster befalls them. The fight scenes were exciting, but also uninspired. All in all, the film is just really average.

And then there is the 3-D, or rather, the lack thereof. When you pay almost twice as much for “3-D” admission, you ex-pect to be blown away, but all I noticed was a little bit of added dimension in certain scenes. There is absolutely nothing remarkable here. In fact, the Coca-Cola advert isement before the film was far more three-dimensional than the entirety of the film. I actually found myself wishing I could take off the annoying glasses and just watch the film in 2-D.

The Last Airbender is an av-erage fantasy adventure film, based upon a television series that is far better. Roger Ebert is being ridiculous giving this film a half star, as it deserves a perfectly average score. That is, unless you’re a huge fan of the original cartoon, in which case, you and Ebert might agree.

AIRBENDERcontinued from page 5

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Technician : Can you tell me a little bit about the Pepsi Re-fresh Challenge?

Powers: Pepsi is giving away 1.3 million dollars every month to ideas that refresh your com-munity. What they’re looking for are these grassroots projects and efforts to make a change, to make a positive impact. In order to win the money, they have four different financial tiers – I’m in the top tier which is 250,000 dollars – and I have to be in the top two in order to get the money.

Technician: Tell me a little bit about your idea, Blissful Mind Wellness.

Powers: Blissful Mind Well-ness Group is a concept that I’ve had for some time now. The concept is to integrate healthcare location, targeting mental health. We’ve seen some ideas out there as far as inte-grating healthcare under one roof, but typically it’s to target your physical health or medi-cal health. What I’d like to see is counseling, therapy (group therapy, individual therapy, relationship therapy), medi-cation management (typically done through a psychiatrist or somebody who can do physical health exams, such as a nurse practitioner or a physician’s as-sistant), and then also things like exercise, nutrition, consul-tation. There’s so much room for growth after that too, as far as diving into complemen-tary alternatives medicine, any sort of massage, something like that. And also providing childcare – that’s something I haven’t mentioned yet. The program is just for women; we’re targeting women’s health.

Technician: Is there a spe-cific reason you’re targeting women’s health?

Powers: Research demon-strates that women are more likely to seek treatment for themselves and for their fami-lies; they’re more likely to re-ceive psychotropic medication, receive mental health diagno-ses. The evidence shows the women are the primary ones out there seeking treatment. I feel when you make a posi-tive impact on women’s health, since they’re the ones out there, they’re the ones who are going to advocate for more change and everybody else’s health. Also, this model fits women’s health better because women develop socially by building re-lationships with other people. This program for my wellness group is a concept that allows women to build relationships with their healthcare providers, so they don’t have to go seek treatment, tell their story ten different times, and be seen for four minutes and then they’re out the door. It’s an opportu-nity for them to really build a relationship with a practice.

Technician: So you’re com-bining the psychological part of health with the psychiatric side?

Powers: The research shows that the best method out there for treating mental illness is with the combination of psy-chotropic medication and with therapy. Psychotropic medica-tion isn’t for everyone, but we do want to provide that aspect and have it there. Pretty much any psychiatrist will tell you, and agree with us, that medica-tion can demonstrate improve-ment with your symptoms, but

without mental health therapy you’re not really going to see the long-term improvement. A lot of practices will provide the ba-sics of mental health, which will

in-clude therapy as wel l a s psychiatry, but there are not a lot of places that will also address the physical health and the medical health. You’re one person. So if you’re experiencing something medi-cally, it’s going to affect you psychologically. So we want to be able to address all of the con-cerns under one roof. [around 6:00]

Technician: What was the process like for entering the Pepsi Refresh Challenge?

Powers : The process was actually one of the more sim-ple processes that I’ve gone through, other than having to stay up until midnight and at 12:01 hit send. I had to enter a minor budget, kind of just a rough budget of how the money would be spent. Pepsi is really reaching out to social networks

as far as Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, so we created a video. We have two videos that are out

there on YouTube, a Face-book account, a

Tw it ter ac-count, etcet-

era, etcet-era.

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was most-

ly about t hem en-

couraging you to promote your idea

through all of these different outlets.

Technician: Have you won the top spot or are you still in the voting stages?

Powers: Still in the voting stages. Basically what happens is once you’ve been submitted into the Refresh Challenge, then you publicize your idea and get people to vote for you. If you’re in the top 100, then you fall over into the next month. I actually started the Refresh Challenge in May and this is my third month. It re-sets every month, so I’ve been in the top 100 each month, and each month I’ve come a little bit farther, but I’m ready to win! We’re in the 20s right now and we need to be in the top two by the end of the month.

Technician: How’s the vot-ing going? Do you really think you’ll be able to move forward with this and win it?

Powers: I sure as heck hope so. That’s the goal. If anything, it’s definitely a platform for my idea and I’ve gotten a lot of pos-itive feedback. I’ve tried to con-tact everyone I know and I’ve tried to get the word out there to encourage people to vote. A lot of people have latched on to the idea. The goal is definitely to win.

Technician: If you don’t end up winning, are you still go-ing to get some money out of it, or will you just not get the top prize or will other people see what you’re doing and pick up on it? What happens if you don’t necessarily win?

Powers: Well, I won’t get anything from Pepsi, but like I said, it’s a platform for my idea, which is wonderful. I’ve got-ten a lot of positive feedback, including people who have just poked around at the idea of wanting to fund it because they think it’s a phenomenal idea. But other people in local grants have said “please get in touch with me, we think it’s a wonderful idea.” I will eventu-ally open this. I will do it. But it might just be bits and pieces, starting with a private practice for mental health, then build-ing from there. If I don’t end up winning the Pepsi Refresh Challenge then I don’t win any money from them.

*To vote visit www.refreshev-erything.com/blissfulmind-wellness

Alumna finalist in Pepsi Refresh ProjectQ&A with

Brook Powers

HOW WILL THE 250K BE USED?FUNDING AREA AMOUNT

First 3 months rent $40,000

Fitness equipment $50,000

Renovations $50,000

Childcare monitors, furniture and chairs $10,000

Medical Equipment $7,000

Two mont marketing budget including website $10,000

Nonprofit childcare providers’s salaries $30,000

Employee Compensation $33,000

Furniture, Computers, office, supplies, decor $20,000

SOURCE: REFRESHEVERYTHING.COM/BLISSFULMINDWELLNESS

Alumna Brook Powers, a finalist in the Pepsi Refresh Project, dreams of opening a mental wellness center for women called Blissful Mind Wellness Group. The Pepsi Refresh Project is awarding millions of dollars to individuals who propose ideas to “refresh” their community and Powers is working to win one of those grants worth $250,000. Supporters vote online every month for ideas in the categories of health, arts and culture, food and shelter,

the planet, neighborhoods and education. Powers’ Blissful Mind Wellness Group aims to “open and sustain an integrated women’s mental wellness center,” with the help of the Pepsi Refresh grant.

PROJECT WOULD INCLUDE:• Comprehensive individual,

group, and relationship therapy

• Medication Management• Physical health exams• Top-notch Fitness Program• Nutrition consultation• Integrative services for

Wellness Plans• Community Education

Opportunities• Childcare on site

SOURCE: WWW.REFRESHEVERYTHING.COM

KALI ROGERS/TECHNICIANSadie Burch, a freshman in animal science, gets to know fellow peers in her group by stating their name and their favorite food during a memory game. Their student group was led by Hasani Edinborough [right], a sophomore in political science.

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Sportsthen you can attack every aspect of your program. I think she will do everything in her power to give us what we need. It may not be there right now, so it will depend on what resources are avail-able. Her track record is to give the programs the re-sources they need to be suc-cessful, and then demand results. And that is why we are in this business. T h a t i s why kids compete at this level. To be competitive at a national level, you have to be at a position financial-ly, with staff and budgets, to be able to recruit the way you need to recruit, to man-age a team the way you need to manage it, and to have a staff to put the man hours in to be successful.

Technician: Overall, how do you feel about Yow and the decision to make her State’s athletic director?

Jordan: I fully expect that she is a woman that says what she does, does what she says and will give us the best opportunity that we could possibly imagine to be successful. That might be in increments, I don’t know. But I tell you what,

I’m all in. After eating with her and speaking to her a little bit and talking to people that know her, I’m ecstatic. It was a brilliant hire. It was out of the box, but if you look at it, she can hit the ground running. She knows what it takes to win and she knows what it takes to win in the ACC.

Technician: She is a winner. 20 national championships, what else do you have to say? What

she said, the thing I clued in on was that she under-stands that you have to have the re-sources to be competitive. That’s cer-tainly some-thing that we have all been struggling

with here. They won their first confer-

ence championship in more than 30 years in 2008. Pat San-toro was the coach, and then he left. Then the following year, they finished 10th in the country and we finished 18th. Last year they were ranked in the Top 10 all year long, and just didn’t have a very good national tournament, and finished about 20th. They went from nowhere to tenth in the country in seven or eight years. They had the full complement of staff and budgets and all that stuff for the last 10 years. She did a phenomenal job. She as-sessed it, attacked it and hired the right people. She gave them what they needed. You can tell how excited I am.

area that we really thought fish were in, but we couldn’t get them to bite. We stayed there and pounded them until we made them bite. This year, we’ve actually been able to catch fish in practice, but it’s been in a lot of different areas.”

White said it was too early to tell whether this was a good sign.

“It could end up being good for us, but it could end up being bad because we can’t get one pattern,” White said. “Everything could change, or just com-pletely turn on for us.”

Bringing home consecu-tive titles will be tricky, but as representatives of one of the largest and winningest collegiate bass fishing teams in the country, White says the good times will contin-ue to roll for the BassPack.

“We’ve got sponsors call-ing us every day. We’re get-ting televised monthly,” White said. “Everything is going as good as it could be for BassPack.”

Wood said they’re keep-ing their expectations rea-sonable.

“Winning it again would be awesome, but just making the top five again would be really

good,” Wood said. “It would show that we’re still a competi-tive fishing team.”

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Los Angeles Times Daily Crossword Puzzle Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Lewis

FOR RELEASE JULY 8, 2010

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because there is, after all, only place to go from the bottom: up.

Another reason for opti-mism comes in the form of our new athletic director’s track record at Maryland, one that indicates that such futil-ity is something she will not tolerate. In 16 years with the Terps, she guided Maryland to 20 national champion-ships. State fans can find con-solation for their program’s lowly national standing in recent Directors’ Cups by looking closer to the top of those same standings, where Yow kept Maryland for the last five years. Over the past five years, State’s average rank was No. 59 and Maryland’s was No. 35.

No one, especially not State fans, expects Yow to kickstart a meteoric rise to the top of these standings. But at the very worst, her track record shows we will be closer to a single-digit ranking than a triple-digit one.

matt moore/technicianKyle Hodgin, a senior in business management, smiles as he unhooks the fish he caught on Falls Lake.

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“I was blown

away when I met

her. She was just

electric at the

luncheon.”Carter Jordan, wrestling coach

Tandem of Chris Wood, Will White battling Arkansas River in preparation for weekend tournament.

Kate ShefteSenior Staff Writer

The College Bass National Championship, which begins Thursday at 7 a.m., will feature 43 collegiate teams seeking to dethrone Chris Wood, a senior in textile technology, and Will White, a senior in fisheries and wildlife sci-ence, the defending na-tional champions. They will fish for two days with a five-fish limit of large-mouth and spotted bass. The weights will then be zeroed and the top five teams will advance to Sat-urday’s final round.

The tournament begins in the Riverview Park in North Little Rock, Ark.

Wood and White re-turned earlier this week to practice in the same waters that produced a winning haul for them a year ago only to find that their baits weren’t working and the fish weren’t biting.

“Conditions have changed a lot,” Wood said. “We’ve fished a lot of the same ar-eas we fished last year and they’re not there. There are a lot of guys who are having

trouble catching fish, period. We had to go to a bunch of new stuff.”

In addition, recent floods in Oklahoma w i l l l i ke ly cause water levels in Little Rock to rise this weekend, which could create disrup-tions in the tournament’s location. Wood a nd White fished the same body of water all three days in 2009 and

have only practiced there this week, but Wood said there’s a ‘definite possibility’ they could

fish on a dif-ferent la ke the second day and yet another on Saturday, if they advance.

It’s a tense situation for any competi-tor, and will be made more stressful by the fact that

they will be filmed the entire time. As returning champions,

Wood and White will have a camera boat following them throughout the first day. ES-PNU will broadcast the footage as part of their coverage in late July or August.

“They might have to edit some parts out,” Wood said.

Despite these concerns, White said they’re somewhat calmed by the fact that their pre-fishing has gone better than last year’s.

“Last year, we had a terrible practice,” White said. “We just ended up being stubborn in one

In each of the next several editions of Technician, a different varsity head coach will discuss newly appointed athletic director Debbie Yow’s anticipated impact on his or her team. In the first installment of this series, wrestling coach Carter Jordan voiced his enthusiasm regarding the new athletic director.

Tyler EverettSports Editor

Technician: What were your thoughts when you first heard Debbie Yow was N.C. State’s new Athletic Director?

Jordan: The only thing I knew was that Maryland had more support from their athletic department for their wrestling program than any other team in the conference. I was pleasantly surprised at the announce-ment and excited about the attitude she would bring down here.

Technician : Describe your first interaction with her and how you felt after meeting her

Jordan: I was blown away when I met her. She was just electric at the luncheon. You could tell the presence she had and the command she had with everyone there. Her ability to work the room and talk to everybody there was very, very impressive.

When we met, the first thing out of her mouth was “I love wrestling.” She said that three times. I counted. I can promise you that is the first time I have ever heard that at N.C. State.

Technician: What have you learned about her from conver-sations with people who have worked for her?

Jordan: The first thing I did was I called up Pat Santoro, the coach at Lehigh. He left Mary-land three or four years ago. He was the guy she went out and hired to come turn their pro-gram around. He told me he al-most did not take the wrestling job at Lehigh because of Debbie Yow. The Lehigh wrestling job is almost like the Notre Dame

football job. Pat Santoro is one of the most respected coaches in the country in our sport and he could not say enough good things about her.

Technician: Talk a little bit about what Yow did for Mary-land’s wrestling program.

Jordan: They went from no-where to 10th in the country in seven or eight years. They had the full complement of staff and budgets and all that stuff for the last 10 years. She did a phenomenal job. She as-sessed it, attacked it and hired the right people. She gave them what they needed. They won their first conference champi-onship in more than 30 years in 2008. Pat Santoro was the

coach, and then he left. Then the following year, they fin-ished 10th in the country and we finished 18th. Last year they were ranked in the Top 10 all year long, and just didn’t have a very good national tourna-ment, and finished about 20th.

Technician: How excited are you about the impact you anticipate her having on your program?

Jordan: This will be the first time in the history of N.C. State wrestling that we will have a full complement of staff. When you have the budget you need and the complement of stuff,

COUNTDOWN• 58 days until the football team’s season opener

against Western Carolina

INSIDE• Page 7: A continuation of the story on

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Assistant men’s tennis coach lands head job at UTSAThe University of Texas at San Antonio announced Wednesday that Jeff Kader, who arrived at State as an assistant to head coach Jon Choboy in 2007, has been hired as the head coach of UTSA’s men’s tennis team. Kader was on the Wolfpack sideline for a total of 60 wins. His best season was his first in Raleigh, when he helped lead the Pack to the NCAA Elite Eight and a No. 19 ranking in the final ITA poll of 2007.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

Sophomore takes Women’s 2010 Mid-Island AmateurAmanda Baker, who just completed her first season with the women’s golf team, won her home town of Nanaimo’s major annual women’s tournament Wednesday. With a score of 71 on the second day of action, she took home the tournament title by a comfortable five strokes. She put herself in position to compete for the victory with a 79 on the tournament’s first day.

Source: N.c. State athleticS

2010-11 Football ScheduleSat, Sep 04 vS. WeStern CarolinaCarter-Finley Stadium6 P.M.

Sat, Sep 11 @ UCFOrlando, Fla.7:30 PM

thU, Sep 16 vS. CinCinnatiCarter-Finley Stadium7:30 PM

Sat, Sep 25 @ GeorGia teChAtlanta, Ga.TBA

Sat, oCt 02 vS. virGinia teChCarter-Finley StadiumTBA

Sat, oCt 09 vS. BoSton ColleGe Carter-Finley StadiumTBA

Sat, oCt 16 @ eaSt CarolinaGreenville, N.C.12 NOON

thU, oCt 28 @ Florida State Carter-Finley Stadium7:30 PM

Sat, nov 06 @ ClemSon Clemson, S.C.TBA

Sat, nov 13 vS. Wake ForeSt Carter-Finley StadiumTBA

Here’s to hoping the col-lective performance of our Athletic Department has finally bottomed out. To those who refuse to believe things have gotten as bad

as many so-called pessimists often insist they have, avoid the annual Learfield Sports Directors’ Cup Final Standings,

updated Tuesday, at all costs. A quick glance at it will explain just how bad things have gotten around the program newly ap-pointed Athletic Director Debbie Yow will take over July 15.

The annual Directors’ Cup standings rank ath-letic programs by assign-ing points based on where teams finish nationally in as many as 20 sports. The rankings take into account the performances of each school’s 10 best men’s and women’s teams, with 100 points awarded for each sport that finishes first in the nation.

A year ago, N.C. State was ranked No. 74 with 265.30 points, and finished with a better ranking than only one ACC school, Boston College, which was ranked No. 75. This year’s rankings are even worse for the Pack faithful, with State No. 89 with 203.88 points, easily the lowest point total of any ACC school.

Fans looking for a posi-tive twist on the new rank-ings may point out that being one of the top 90 programs on a list includ-ing more than 280 is not so bad.

But comparing us with other ACC teams makes this list that much uglier.

It’s bad enough that a program with a history that includes two national championships in men’s basketball is ranked behind schools such as Texas-El Paso and Middle Tennessee State, among other schools rarely as-sociated with athletic ex-cellence. Making matters worse is the fact that of the 12 teams in the ACC, only four are ranked outside of the top 50. Further-more, N.C. State is the only public university of the four schools-Boston College, Miami, Wake Forest and State-ranked between 50 and 90. And it’s not as though, accord-ing to these rankings, we were right on the heels of the competition. Four conference rivals, Virgina, North Carolina, Duke and Florida State, are among the Top 10. After State, the lowest ranked team in these standings is Boston College at No. 63

But on a very neces-sary positive note, things might be looking brighter

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Dreir carr/techNiciaN archiVe PhotoHead Coach Carter Jordan watches on as the wolfpack grapplers fall to the navy midshipmen in reynolds Coliseum saturday night, Jan. 24 2009.

Matt Moore/techNiciaN archiVe PhotoDavid register, a freshman in turfgrass science, talks to fishermen on another boat while he fishes in a basspack tournement held at Falls lake november 16, 2008.

Nowhere to go but up

TylerEverettSports Editor

THOUGHTS ON YOW withCarter Jordan

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“We’ve got

sponsors calling

us every day. We’re

getting televised

monthly.”Will White, senior in fisheries

and wildlife science

Quote of the day

“It was a bril-liant hire. It was out of the box, but if you look at it, she can

hit the ground running.”

Carter Jordan, wrestling coach

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