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ANDY DELISLE/TECHNICIANGregory Smith speaks last night in Talley Ballroom. Smith is a graduate student in mathematics at the University of Virginia.

15-year-old humanitarian

advocates youth activism

Carie WindhamStafi‘ Writer

As college students and faculty began.to trickle down the aisles of the TalleyStudent Center Ballroom Monday night,two blonde—topped youth peered over theirfront-row chairs at the flags hanging in theback of the room.“What’s that one?” asked Dylan Kirby,

10, pointing a tiny finger toward a blue andwhite flag in the corner.The young man beside him followed

his gaze.“That’s the United Nations,” he said.Satisfied, Dylan turned back in his seat.Then, “What’s the United Nations?”Gregory Smith, 15, lowered his head and,

in a hushed voice, began, “The United Na—tions is a group of countries...”His answer was textbook. What he didn’t

say, perhaps, was that just three years ear-lier, he had sat with other UN. membersas a delegate to a United Nations’ special ,session on the rights of the child.Smith, a preteen prodigy and three

time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, spoketo a capacity crowd Monday night in theTalley Student Center Ballroom as theRole Model Leaders’ Forum honoree andkeynote speaker.Drawing on hisown experiences as an

international youth advocate and humani—tarian, he pleaded with students, faculty,and community members in attendance tobe compassionate leaders and advocates forthe lives of children around the world.“Peace begins with children,” he said,

opening his speech, which discussed hisown experiences and insights on topicsfrom the importance of peaceful parent-ing to the formulation of a “corporateconscience” in business. .Throughout his hour—long speech, which

audience members often responded to withshaking heads, his focus was children, boththeir needs and their potential.“When I was very young and witnessed

the video accounts of children sufferingfrom disease or malnutrition, separatedfrom their families or subjected to vio—lence, I knew I had to act,” he said. “I wasjust 7 years old then, but I was certain thatthere must be a way that I could make adifference.”Making a difference, he said, comes

from parenting, education, advocacy andgovernment commitments of more thanjust “pretty words.”“We must teach the children compas-

sion, not hatred, and the sanctity of life,”he said.

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Erin WelchNews Editor

Gregory Smith knew in kin—dergarten that he was a littledifferent than the rest of hisclassmates.

“I really first realized it [that hewas on an accelerated path] whenI went to kindergarten where theother students were learningthe alphabet or how to read andwrite,” Smith said. “At that pointI had been already doing somebasic algebra and reading novels.I had been adding and subtract-ing back when I was one.”

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Tyler DukesDeputy News Editor

Student Ticket Administrator ScottStephenson was under fire Mondaynight following a request by StudentSenate President Will Quick thatfrom his position.Quick submitted the request to the

Campus Community Committee af-ter confronting Stephenson Sundaynight and asking for his resignation.When Stephenson refused, Quickforwarded the reccomendaiion to thecommittee, charging that Stephen-son’s “negligence” contributed to anapparent culture of voucher theft.Stephenson responded to the accu-

sations by pointing out that althoughhe did share some of the blame inthe situation, he “had no part in thecreation of this culture,” which hesaid started before he took office asticket administrator.Although Chair Zach Adams, who

introduced the motion, recognizedthat forcing Stephenson ’s resigna-tion may not drastically improve the

called for his voluntary resignation.

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situation, he statedthat it might needto be done “moreto address the stu-dent body’s feelingtoward StudentGovernment.”The committee

considered Quick’sreccommendation,but Adams with—drew the motionafter the commit—tee failed to offer

any discussion in support of it.Those present, however, offered

arguments to the contrary.“[Stephenson] has been very

progressive this year,” Sen. ForrestHinton said. “He’s definately takensteps to improve the [voucher distri-bution] system.”Committee member Joe Sevits

echoed the sentiment.“The situation this year is not -

anything more drastic than anyother year,” Sevits said. “[Stephen-son] could really benefit the Senateby staying around.”

Stephensonwill remainStudent TicketAdministrator.

Duke students createdDukebid.com as a means to buyand sell textbooks and otheritemsJoshua BowesStafiWriter

In light ofeBay’s success, Duke Stu-dent Government recently unveiledDukebidcom, an online auctioningsite emulating eBay. The site strives toalleviate added financial strain on thestudent body caused by inflated bookprices by introducing competition forDuke’s bookstores.“As if we don’t mind paying truck

loads of dough for tuition, we getroyally reamed by our bookstores,”Ed Nakayama, a Duke senior in biol-ogy, said. _Many students, like Nakayama, are

beginning to frequent Dukebid.comsearching for a quick deal.Aneil Lala, Duke Student Govern-

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ment chiefofstaff, began brainstorm -ing ideas for the Web site during the2004 fall semester. Through the com-bined efforts of Pasha Majdi, Dukestudent body president, and a Webdeveloper from England, the Web sitewas finished over winter break andlaunched soon thereafter.Lala and Majdi did not an—

ticipate the instant popularity ofDukebid.com.After receiving more than 4,000

hits and 250 member registrationsin the first few hours of operation,the overloaded servers simply turnedoff, leavmg creators with the issue ofextreme popularity to handle.“We have upgraded our servers

to handle this type of heavy of traf-fic,” Lala said. “There are more than45,000 hits [total] and it currentlyreceives between 2,000 and 5,000hits daily.”Lala is hoping for continued suc—

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insidetechnician BLACK LEADERS ON CAMPUS I SECOND IN A WEEKLONG SERIES

Freshman ties culture, tradition to father

James Haskins’ connection to the cha ter.Civil Rights Movementguides hi5 “IIIDe’S been a person that’s really instilledfuture in me pride in who I am and where I come

from,” Hankins said. “When it comes to. civil rights, especially when it comes to

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p . H A freshman in political science, Han- where I am today.”fig. m f .5“ kins said his main inspiration came Hankins said it has always been in his na-

from his father, who was the president TAYLOR TEMPLETON/TECHNICIAN47°/29° 500/310 Of the New Hanover County NAACP HANKINS continued page 3 A freshman senator, James E. O. Hankins ll prepares for a future career in teaching.

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CALENDARTODAYA campuswide welcome receptionwill be held for Chancellor JamesOblinger and his wife, Dr. Diana G.Oblinger, in the Talley Student Cen-ter Ballroom at 4:30, following theGeneral Faculty Meeting that beginsat 3 pm. in Stewart Theatre.Thereception will conclude at 6 p. m. Allmembers ofthe campus communityare invited to attendTOMORROWThe 13th annual career and in- ‘ternship fair for CHASS studentswill be held on this date in the TalleyStudent Center Ballroom from 10 am.3 pm.The University of North CarolinaAssociation of Student Govern-ments will be hosting a ”Students’Day at the Capitol” rally at the NorthCarolina General Assembly buildingon the Feb.2 from 11 to 11:45 am.THURSDAY2005 Engineering Career FairSponsored by the NC. State Engi-neers Council9:30 am. to 4 pm. at the McKimmonCenterThe L.M. Clark Lecture, part oftheAfrican American Cultural Center’sspring program, will take place withfeatured speaker and two-time Pu-litzer Prize winner Dr. David LeveringLewis in the center’s MultipurposeRoom from 7 n 8:30 pm.

, FRIDAY AND SATURDAYDance Marathon from 7 pm. to 7 pm.Event benefits the Dollars for a Dif-ference Children’s Fund for the NorthCarolina Children’s HospitalSATURDAY"Friends and Lovers,” a play basedon Eric Jerome Dickey’s best-sellingnovel will show at Raleigh MemorialAuditorium. Shows will be at 3 pm.and 8 pm.MONDAY AND TUESDAY, FEB, 7-8The Institute for Emerging Issues ,(IEI)at North Carolina State University willhold the 20th annual Emerging IssuesForum, ”My Health is Your Business:Making Healthcare Work in North Car-olina,” at the Jane S. McKimmon Cen—ter. Newt Gingrich, former speaker ofthe US. House of Representatives, willbe the keynote speaker Feb. 7.MONDAY, FEB. 21Last day to withdraw or drop a coursewithout a grade, change from creditto audit or change to credit only atthe 400 level or below.TRACS closes for undergraduatedrops at 5 pm.SATURDAY, FEB. 26Dancing with Wolves will host the2005 Triangle Open, the Seventhannual amateur Dancesport competi-tion, in Carmichael Gymnasium. .Send all calendar and brief list-ings tonews@technicianonline.com

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Ray'Black Ill documents the stories of non—traditional students every other Tuesday.

PHOTO BY RAY BLACK IIIJeremy Joyner works on an abstract painting during a weekly open art studio at the Cary Senior Center on a recent Fridayafternoon. Working with a half-dozen of his fellow artists that were each old enough to be his grandparents, Joyner, arecent high-school graduate enrolled part-time at NC. State, studies under the watchful eye of retired art instructor Win—nie Ferguson. Ferguson invited Joyner to attend the art studio in an informal manner afterhe approached her for adviceabout a painting he entered in a high school art competition. The painting he’s currently working on is ”abstract, aboutcliques — how people get into their little groups. The big one is me, off to the side by itself.”

IN THE KNOWCULTURAL CENTER FORUMSBEGIN TODAYThe Office of Diversity and Afri—can-American Affairs is sponsor-ing a series of open forums forthe campus community to meetcandidates for the director oftheAfrican-American Cultural Centerposition. The forums are open toall students, faculty and staff.A complete listing ofthe dates,locations and times ofthe forumsfollows.TodayDr. Dwayne MackAACC room 3753:30-4:30 pm.FndayDr. Lawrence PotterAACC room 1261:15-2:15 pm.Wednesday, Feb. 16Janet HowardAACC room 1263-4 pm.Tuesday, Feb. 22Dr. Fred Hord

ROADS TO CLOSE TODAYCSX Railroad will be conducting railmaintenance today. No parking willbe allowed in the following areas:-Yarbrough Drive all along the rail-road fence line from Pullen Road towest ofthe Dan Allen Deck-Yarbrough Lot - behind Riddick Labs- along the fence line-Mann Lot — entire lot closedWork will begin on the Pullen Roadside of campus and proceed west—ward.Parking spaces will open for use asthe work is completed in theaffected areas.Dan Allen Drive will also be brieflyclosed to all through traffic(both vehicular and pedestrian) asCSX equipment moves through thisarea. CSX personnel will provide traf-fic control and assistance. Pedestriantunnels will remain open at all times.Appropriate safetybarriers will be in place and pedes-trian access will be maintained.Due to the number of parking spaces

HANKINScontinued from page 1

ture to be a leader, through beinginvolved in high school studentcouncil and now being involvedwith Student Senate.Hankins’ decision to come

to NC. State was one partiallyfocused on the diversity offeredhere. ‘“The problem with colleges

and the problem with schoolsin general is that we focusBlack History Month on blackstudents,” Hankins said. “Yes,it’s extremely important forblack students to understandblack history, but at the sametime, we have to make sure thatlother people— all kinds of stu—dents, no matter who they are-— understand where the culturecomes from.”Hankins said the root of the

problem is simply not branch—ing out and helping everyoneunderstand the importance ofblack history and culture.According to Hankins, N.C.

State’s population is comprisedof“a lot ofpeople that try to em—brace the black community.”

AACC room 375 affected, ”B" permit holders3:30-4:30 pm. will be allowed to park in the

Coliseum Deck on Monday. We do

James E. 0. Hankms IIBIRTHDAY: Dec. 7, 1985EDUCATION: Freshman in political science with an education concentrationMOST INFLUENTIAL BLACK LEADER(S): Father, who was president of theNAACP in New Hanover County.WHAT IS THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING BLACK COLLEGE STUDENTSTODAY: ”Trying to get to the point where they can focus, where they can study.College, unlike high school, throws at you a lot ofthings, a whole new per-spective of who you are. Some students of all races are not prepared for that,especially black students from poor communities don’t have the resources toprepare. It’s a problem of focus- focus on where you’re going.”HOW DO YOU CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH: ”I look over who camebefore me, who’s been a leader in my country and state and world and I espe—cially look at people I know personally and how they’ve influenced me in mylife.”Hankins pointed out that at the

same time, “there are those whodon’t understand the black com—munity and don’t understandwhere people come from.”Although he said black in—

volvement in politics was nothis main focus, he said it was alarge concern of his, citing thatthe US. Senate only had oneblack member.

“I love politics, that is onearena that I’m very concernedabout — black involvement ingeneral,” Hankins said.“Some people make the mis—

take of thinking that after thelaws are passed, everythingis Ok,” Hankins said. “That’snever true. Laws are always

passed. There are still peoplekilled every day and there’s alaw against murder...so it’s notthat once a law is passed, every—thing is Ok.”Hankins said it takes time for

the community to come togetherand have a full understanding ofeach other.Despite the time such changes I

may take, Hankins said he anx-iously awaits the daywhen soci-ety regards black history not asa separate section or chapter inhistory, but as an intricate partof the history of the nation as awhole.“I’m waiting for the day that

black history is just a part ofhis-tory,” Hankins said.

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‘ ’WAVE OF RELIEF' EXTENDEDTOSATURDAYStudent Government officials haveextended NCSU’s ”Wave of Relief”program to aid victimes in SoutheastAsia. The goal ofthe program is tocollect donations from every studentand faculty member on campus, with

' a monetary goal of $200,000 by Feb.5. According to the effort’s officialWeb site, SG has led an effort that hascollected $22,872.60.All donations will be sent to the Trian-gle branch ofthe American Red Cross.Checks should be made payable toThe ARC International Relief Fund andinclude Tsunami Reliefin the memoline of the check. Legislation has beenpassed to allow donation checks writ-

. ten by next Sunday to be tax deduct-ible for 2004.Organizers have set up several dona-tion booths around campus for stu-dents’ convenience. They are:-Every Dean’s office—Graduate departments-Residence halls-Campus dining facilities-Certain businesses on HillsboroughStreet-Brickyard during morning and after-noon classes-Outside of Daniels HallFor more information follow theInternet site relief.ncsu.eduAPPROPRIATIONS SUBMISSIONUNDERWAYStudent groups wishing to requestspring appropriations can begin us—

ing the online submission system,which went into effective Mondaynight. The Student Senate ap-propriates funds to organizationseach fall and spring. An organi—zation is asked to file a requestonline that is reviewed by theSenate Appropriations Commit-tee for recommendation to thefull Senate.Additionally, there are two infor-mation and help sessions on thefollowing dates:—Today at 7:30 pm. in 201Witherspoon Student CenterJUDICIAL BOARDAPPLICA-TION AVAILABLEIn the spring semester Of eachyear the Office of Student Con—duct and the Judicial Branch ofStudent Government conductthe selection process for newboard members. Applicationsare due by next Wednesday tothe Student Government Of-fice and may be downloadedat the following Web site: http://www.ncsu.edu/student_affairs/osc/involvedhtmlALUMNI ASSOCIATIONSTUDENT AMBASSADORPROGRAMAPPLICATIONS AVAILABLEThe Alumni AssociatiOn StudentAmbassador Program is nowaccepting applications. Applica-tions are available in the AlumniBuilding on Pullen Road as well asonline at www.alumni.ncsu.edu/students/ambassadors.Applications are due by Feb. 18 at5 pm. in the Alumni Building.

POLICE BLOTTER1/30/051:28 A.M. .SUSPICIOUS PERSONSAn officer found a non-student onthe west side of the 219 Oberlin RoadBuilding. The subject was taking shel-ter from rain and sleet. File checkscame back negative, and the subjectleft the property.9:33 A.M.INFORMATION- POLICEA student called to speak with anofficer about an altercation she hadon Saturday on Western Blvd with anunknown male subject. She statedshe had blown her horn at the subjectwhile traveling through campus be-cause he had almost run into her.9:33 A.M.INFORMATION- POLICEThe student proceeded onto WesternBlvd, where she’ attempted to turnonto Nazareth Road.The suspectpulled around her and blocked her in,then jumped out and started yellingat her. She called Raleigh Police at thetime and filed a report.9:48 A.M.DAMAGE TO PROPERTYA staff member reported that some-one damaged a cabinet lock in aroom in Nelson Hall.There appearedto be no items taken from the cabi—net.2:53 P.M.FIRE ALARMOfficers responded to a fire alarm atDoak Field House. The alarm was setoff by a system malfunction. Electron-ics was notified.3:19 P.M.LARCENYA non-student reported that some-one stole her left front wheel and tirefrom her vehicle that was parked inthe Pi Kappa Phi lot between 4 pm.on Saturday and 3:10 pm. on 1/30.4:23 P.M.MEDICAL ASSISTA subject was transported by EMS toRex Hospital after falling and twistinghis ankle at Derr Track.5:08 P.M.FIRE ALARMOfficers and RFD responded to Sul-livan Hall in reference to a fire alarm.The alarm was from a first floor pullstation. It would not restore. Electron—ics was notified.6:27 P.M.VEHICLE B/EA student reported that someonetook the face plate from his car stereowhile his vehicle was parked on Pul-len Road at Gold Hall.6:59 P.M.INFORMATION- POLICEPolice received a call from an anony-mous female saying she had suspectinformation about an incident whichoccurred last August on HillsboroughSt involving a suspect with a gun andtwo victims. Information given to on-call investigator.8:19 P.M.SUSPICIOUS PERSON/TRESPASSIARRESTA DH Hill staff member called report-ing a subject he knew had beentrespassed from DH Hill. An officerlocated the non—student. File checksindicated that the subject was tres-passed from NCSU Campus in Octo-ber 2004.8:19 P.M.SUSPICIOUS PERSON/TRESPASSIARRESTThe subject was arrested for trespassand transported to Wake County Jail.

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” He said his own incredible lifestory is the result of passionatementors and parents, challeng—ing goals and taking advantageof his “gifts.”His vision is for all children

around the world to share in hissuccess. '

“I know that I am a dreamer,an idealist,” he said. “But theworld needs idealists.”Smith detailed statistics and

stories from his own travels aboutthe plight ofchildren around theworld— about children Withouta library in Rwanda (which hisfoundation is now helping tobuild) or about unsafe drinkingwater in the Third World or theravages ofAIDS in Africa.

“I will help.. I have pledgedmy life to this cause,” he said.“How will you help? When willyou help?”“There really is only one

choice,” he said. “We must hearthe cries of the students and an—swer their prayers.”Smith delivered his words

with the polish and articulationof a skilled politician, only los—ing his step momentarily to fieldan audience question about his“marital status.” He listed one ofhis long-term goals as claimingthe United States presidency.The audience responded withtheir applause.But some students found his

words too polished.“I was hoping [his speech]

would be on a more personallevel, and more directed to NC.State,” Emily Grimm, a sopho—more in First Year College, said.“It sounded like he’d said itbefore.”Smith opened his speech with

a short montage of clips andvideo from previous speechesand news shows. When he spokeMonday, he Opened his speechwith the same words featured inone clip.

Still, Grimm said she was gladshe came. “I was inspired.”

Julie Brown echoed her senti-ments.“He’s still an amazing kid,” she

said. “With a lot to tell.”Grimm came to hear Smith

speak after learning about theevent and Smith’s biographyfrom Phi Sigma Pi, a nationalhonor fraternity on campus.

“It was really an inspiringstory,” she said.A handful ofstudents, includ—

ing senior Subha Kolluru andjunior Shannon Roten, linedup at the end of the event forautographs —— often on rippednotebook paper — or photo-graphs.Roten, who got his business

card as well, said she waited for’ an autograph because, “he’s go-ing to be famous.”Kolluru thinks he might be

president.Though most people in the

crowd were at least three yearsolder than Smith, he said he hasno problem relating to the col—lege-aged crowd.

“I really started bonding withhigh school-aged students whenI was 7 so I got used to dealingwith people who —— at that point

were at least twice my age,” hesaid. Going to college and gradu-ate school, he said, has given himthe chance to get to know col—lege students on a one-on—onebasis and find some commonground.During his day at NC State,

he also met with students atCentennial Campus MiddleSchooL“I’m very fortunate that every-

where I go across the country, Ialways try to make sure I get achance to speak to the youth,”he said. “Kids really have suchamazing, interesting questions.They really want to know aboutthe world and how they canhelp.”Besides connecting with local

youth, Smith has another activ-ity he typically does for speakingengagements.In lieu ofa fee, he asks his hosts

to make a donation to a localyouth advocacy group in their

community. In his honor, theCenter for Student Leadership,Ethics, and Public Service, madea $3,000 donation to Wake TeenMedical Services.According to Mike Giancola,

director of CSLEPS, Smith wasselected as part ofthe Division ofStudent Affairs diversity theme,which changes every year. Thisyear’s theme is ageism.After the speech, Smith said

ageism has become less ofa prob“lem as his academic reputationhas spread but that it presentedsome problems early in his aca—demic career.“[Educators] didn’t under-

stand that I could go on to thenext level academically,” he said.His family eventually moved toFlorida, where he took part inan accelerated curriculum thatallowed him to complete entiregrades at a faster level.“What we agreed upon was

that I had to prove myself atevery level,” he said.In keeping with the theme,

CSLEPS also honored 10—year-old Dylan Kirby with a Vision—ary Leadership Certificate at thestart of the event.Kirby, who wore shiny cowboy

boots and sheepishly smiled andnodded during his introduction,raised more than 33 10,000 to sendchildren cancer survivors toCamp Happy Days after surviv-ing his own battle with undif-ferentiated carcinoma, a raredisorder that affects less thanone percent of children.Giancola, who counts Kirby as

family, held back tears during hispresentation.“You’re not only my cousin,

you’re my hero,” he said.The Role Model Leaders’ Fo—

rum is sponsored by StudentsAdvocating for Youth, theCollege of Education, the Of~fice of Extension and Engage-ment, University Housing, theCaldwell Programs, and theWomen’s Center.Each year the forum honors

a regional, national or interna—tional leader, for their commit-ment to leadership.

GREGORYcontinued from page 1Smith went on to finish

grades 2 through 12 withinthe span of three years. Hebegan college at age 10.Smith, age 15, is currently a

graduate student at the Uni—versity of Virginia, majoringin mathematics. ‘

“It’s quite a challenge, butI’m loving every minute of it,”Smith said.His undergraduate degree

was also in mathematics withadditional minors in historyand biology.“What everyone really

needs to try to do on theireducational path is to searchfor challenges in the areathey’re interested in,” Smithsaid. “It’s not about findingthe classes you can make aneasy A in, it’s finding classesthat really interest you, thatreally can expand upon yourpotential as much as pos-

sible.”Smith has been nominated for

the Nobel Peace Prize for the pastthree years in a row for his workinfounding the InternationalYouth Advocates.

“It’s just an incredible honorto be nominated alongside ofthem [other Nobel Peace Prizenominees],” Smith said. “It’s anincredible, amazing chance thatgives me an even greater op-portunity to spread my messagearound the world,” Smith said.”He said the program has out—

reaches in Canada, Ghana, Aus-trailia, Malaysia and the UnitedStates, among other locations.Smith said the purpose of

International Youth Advocatesis to “promote the basic im—portant ideas of living a life ofmoral values, like getting a goodeducation, striving for promot—ing peace in our communityandnonviolence.”“Basically it’s to promote a

way for youth to get involvedin helping around the world,”Smith said.

The program focuses on chil-dren in less—fortunate countriesin various locations.

“It’s so crucial that they [thechildren] have this opportunity,for they are our next generation,if we do not help them now, itwill be a really difficult situa—tion,” Smith said. ‘Although interested in going

into biomedical research in thefuture, Smith said he also hadinterests in political science andinternational relations.Smith has appeared on Oprah,

60 Minutes, Late Night withDavid Letterman and The To-day Show.“Everyone has the power, no

matter how young, [everyone]has the opportunity to bringabout positive change,” Smithsaid. “Imagine if every singleperson in our country took thisinitiative upon themselves, howmuch more, how much betterour world would be.” .“Every one of us has that pos-

sibility, has that chance to startworking toward that goal.”

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cess within the Duke studentcommunity. “lfDukebid.comcontinues to do well, then wewant Duke administration to

‘ fully integrate Dukebid.comonto their servers so that itcan be maintained by theUniversity and be used infuture classes.”Although N.C. State

lacks an analogoussite to Dukebid.com,Brentroad.com, an NCSUstudent community Website, offers a forum in whichstudents can post items for

sale.“It makes no sense to pay the

premium our bookstores charge;buying books and other mer-chandise online is much easierand substantially cheaper,” lack-son Miller, a senior in politicalscience, said.Two former NCSU students

started Brentroad.com as a wayto exchange information aboutvarious aspects of student life,according to the Web site.The increase in popular-

ity sparked new features suchas photo galleries, calendars,teacher evaluations and chatrooms.With almost 20,000 registered

users, Brentroad.com brings

buyers and sellers together, muchlike Dukebid.com.

“I bought two textbooksand a computer through onBrentroad.com,” Miller said.“It was quick and easy. It alsofeels better to help out a fellowstudent.”Miller said he does not believe

a Web site like Dukebid.comwould work well for NCSU.“We already have

Brentroad.com, which is im-mensely popular and useful.Students can already create pseu—do -auctions on Brentroad.com,”Miller said. -

“There just doesn’t seem tobe a need for an eBay at NCSUright now.”

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OUROPINION: IT IS IMPERATIVE THATA WELL—QUALIFIED PERSON BE CHO-SEN FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER.THIS PERSON SHOULD ‘BE EXPECTED TO LEAD THE CAMPUS IN CREATING ACOMMUNITY BETWEEN STUDENTS THAT IS EQUALANDALSO ONE WHEREEFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION IS ALWAYS PRESENT.

the creation of a roundtable ofstudent organizations. Studentsfrom the Asian Student Associa-tion, Vietnamese Student Associa—tion, the African American StudentAdvisory Council, the NativeAmerican Student Association,Believing in God is prudent

According to the Global Evange-lization Movement, 85 percent ofthe population ofthe world believein, and worship, some sort of God.

r And I am notashamed tocount myselfamong this 85percent thatrecognize thereexists somepower higherand better, thanthemselves.But in en-

vironmentswhere there are

many intellectuals (such as ourfine University) one will alwaysfind an abundance of persons whodo not believe in any God. It is, ofcourse, the right of such people todo so. However, I suspect they donot believe in God not because ofany ethical or logical conviction,but from a simple wish to feel in-tellectually superior to the 85 per—cent ofthe world that does believein a higher power.A little bit of logic, or a little bit

ofwisdom, is dangerous. Youngpeople, with good solid minds butalmost no experience of the world,analyze the question ofthe exis—tence ofGod and draw conclusionsthat are contrary to the experienceand lifetimes of speculation of mil-lions ofpersons far older and wiserthan they.

It seems to me unlikely that anyundergraduate student is likely toformulate any arguments againstthe existence ofGod that did notoccur to such geniuses as Aristotle,Rene Descartes and Sir Isaac New—ton, all ofwhom believed in him.But I am not implying, of course,

that one should not think for one-self. I only stress that one oughtto consider that if there are argu—ments against the existence of God,there are arguments for his exis—tence, too.In the first place, let us consider

that it is a principle ofthe universeto proceed towards a state ofmaxi-mum chaos.’This is a scientificlaw (the Second Law ofThermo—dynamics) and also holds true in

JeffGaitherStaffColumnist

practical experience. When youdon’t clean your room every day,it becomes gradually messier andmessier, until after a week or so itis a disgusting place, with the trashcan overflowing and clothes strewneverywhere, such that it disgustsand depresses you even to enter.But when you take a walk out in

the woods, everything is fine anduncluttered, exactly as it shouldbe. And even ifthere is clutter, afallen tree, say, there is beauty in it.There is none of the disorder andaesthetic disgust which one findsin the world of man. And yet wedo not expect, physically, natureto be naturally aesthetically pleas-ing; on the contrary, we expect it tohave grown more disorganized andcluttered as time went on. A for-est should, by'all rights, be filthierthan anybody’s roomThat a forest, or a canyon, is

beautiful, implies that somebodyhas, in some sense, organized it;and since no man was responsiblefor this organization, we must(unless we will suppose that alienscame to Earth and organized ev-erything) presume that GOD is re-sponsible for the natural harmonyand beauty of the world.Another excellent reason to be-

lieve in a benevolent god is thatthe world has grown kinder, ratherthan crueler, throughout history.Torture is no longer practiced inany but a few countries; kings nolonger wage war for sport (exceptperhaps our own); and indeed,when a natural disaster befell thepeople of Indonesia a few weeksago, nearly the entire planet sprangto their aid. But why should wecare what happens to anybodyelse? There is no logical, rationalreason for it.And since there are no logical

grounds for morality, we can onlypresume that it comes from somegreater idea, which lies outside thebounds of logic. And ifwe believein something greater, we have, ef—fectively, believed in God.The strongest reason to believe

in God is not, like these precedingarguments, rational. It is simplythat when you speak to him (or

her; I do not presume to knowGod’s gender, though I suspect thequestion has no meaning), you feela happiness, a joy that comes fromoutside yourself, a feeling compa-rable to being in love. So the onlyconclusions are that God hears youand is sending you love or yourmind is releasing endorphins intoyour system and tricking you intobelieving that God is responsiblefor the happiness they produce.But if this second choice were

the case — if the love ofGod oneexperiences through prayer werejust a psychological illusion, thencould one not get the same joy outofworshipping a rock, or a pencil?It should not make any differencewhat one prays to, so long as oneprays honestly. And yet it is just notsatisfying, to pray your troubles toa rock, and beg it for guidance. Thehappy feeling of prayer only comeswhen you address God, or nature,or sOme other suitably high force.I pray to God often, and am cer-tainly happier for it.Now, no doubt a lot of atheists

and agnostics are reading this arti-cle and cringing, thinking that theauthor is weak-minded or gullible, Iand requires imaginary support forhis fragile ego. in a cold, meaning-less world. And perhaps they areright (I know I am gullible). But Iask, in any case, what is the pointofbelieving in a cold, dry universe,devoid of all meaning? What goodcould it possibly do anyone tobelieve in that? Ifyour goal is tobe happy, you might as well try be—lieving in God; it can hurt nobody,and might do you a world of good.Indeed, atheists who vocally con-

demn religious persons as weak—minded are only trying to bolstertheir own egos and convince them—selves that they are superior to ev-eryone around them. I suggest thatprayer, and an opening up to God,are far more efficient and worthymeans of gaining happiness, thanentertaining in one’s mind a falsefeeling of superiority toward therest ofthe world.E-mail Jeff your thoughts on God atviewpoint@technicianonline.com

to engage in dialog with the po—tential directors. But What exactlyshould their position entail?Unquestionably, the person in.

charge should be a leader. As aleader, he or she would have a dutyto help unify different races oncampus. Diversity has become aterm that is slowly deterioratingin meaning because often, in itsubiquitous use, it is taken in thewrong context. This person wouldneed to advocate equality. Equalitydoes not necessarily mean equalnumbers, but changing the atti—tudes and perspectives people havetoWard race.As the campus community

becomes increasingly more aware,skin color is not the problem—— the problem is the community’sattitude toward skin color.One of the ways this leader could

take the lead on campus is to havea way for leaders in many organi-zations to meet and be a “Voice ofDiversity” for NC. State’s campus.One possible solution could be

etc. would have the opportunityto meet at one large meeting toexchange dialog about each orga-nization’s plans, current issues andany problems. 'An important factor in this

effort’s effectiveness is consistencyin communication between or-ganizations and cultures. Havingstudents from all these organiza-tions engage with each other willbegin to develop one secure ideaof true diversity on campus, ratherthan many different ideas.The person who is chosen for

director would have the honorand privilege of being a leader andgenerating this level of communi—cation.NCSU has always been about

equality for everyone — and thisis not just about the numbers. It .is time for the University to be—gin asking the right questions sothat everyone can learn from eachother.That’s the only way we will truly

grow.

The unsigned editorial that appears above is the opinion ofthe members of Technician’s editorialboard and is the responsibility ofthe editor in chief.

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Newspaper readership doesn’t translate into racism

Racism. I know that the word describes the be-liefthat one race is superior to another. HoweVer,it is overused, and people utter the word with—out any proof except their own assumptions.

Everyone knows what hap~pens when someone assumessomething.ReCently, students on this

campus were accused of.. being racist based on their

" newspaper reading choices.The University does regu-larly publish two newspapers

Micheh —— Technician and NubianDeCamp Message. They are both partSenior StaffCO/Umnist ofNC. State’s Student Media

Authority and are funded bystudent fees as well as advertising monies. Some-times they share writers, and often their newscontent overlaps in regards to African-Americanspeakers and African American Cultural Centerevents.However, their missibns are different. Techni-

cian attempts to provide a range of news, sportsand features content related to the NCSU stu-dent body. Nubian Message focuses on news andfeatures stories related to African Americans oncampus and in the community. Despite their

different content focuses, both papers are writ-ten with the intention of reaching the entirestudent body.So if a white student decides to not read

Nubian Message, is he/she racist?Absolutely not. The Nubian Message nor Tech—

nician can force students to become readers norshould either paper attemptto criticize those outsidetheir readership.The racism argument in

this situation is a completefallacy and not worth dis—secting. Ofcourse, racismdoes exist on this campus,but I suspect students do notread the Nubian Message forother reasons.

First off, I’m sure the namedoes turn some students off.While, the paper’s editorshave always claimed thatNubian Message is for ev—eryone on this campus, thename sounds like it is a message from blacks forblacks. Yes, I realize they’ve had non—black staffmembers in the past, but the majority of the stu-dent body probably doesn’t know that, nor will

paper.it make much difference in their opinions ofthe

I’ve always felt that the reason Nubian Message

“I just hope peo lewill stop using t eword racist to de-

scribe students whoare on this campus tobroaden their under-standing of the worldand, in the process,learn from others,regardless of race.”

suffers from poor readership has to do with twofactors: they have had a very sketchy publish—ing history that has included large gaps of timewhen no papers were coming out, and they typi-

cally write about issues that,While interesting, only centeraround blacks in this commu-nity and beyond.

I personally believe that anewspaper or magazine doesits best work when it doestake diversity into accountand publishes stories that willeducate its readers about allcultures — be it a story aboutthe Pan-Afrikan Festival or afeature on Chinese New Year.Perhaps, the issue isn’t thatNubian Message gets poorreadership because of others’racism but because the paper

only educates the public about one race.IfNubian Message cannot distribute its 1,000

papers then something has to change, becauseits content is not grabbing enough students. If I

published a paper no one read, I wouldn’t criti-cize my audience; I’d change my coverage. Whynot publish a paper that focuses on a true multi—cultural perspective that would include NativeAmericans, Asians, Hispanics, and yes, whitepeople. -This campus doesn’t need five papers that cater

to five different races or ethnicities but expectreadership from everyone -—- we don’t have thatmuch time to read. Students just need one thatrecognizes that the history and contemporaryexperiences ofall groups are important and rel—evant to this campus community.I’m not saying Technician is that paper; in fact,

I know it’s not. I do my part by adding a femalevoice to this page, and I continue to hope thatone day, the forces behind this paper and theNubian will join together and create a publica-tion that truly speaks to every student on thiscampus.In the meantime, I just hope people will stop

using the word racist to describe students who,for the most part, are on this campus to broadentheir understanding ofthe world and, in the pro—cess, learn from others, regardless of race.E-mail Michele what you think atviewpoint@technicianonline.com

TECHNICIAN Features TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2005 PAGE

ANDY DELlSLE/TECHNICIANSenior Cheryl Denning looks on as Matt Swing, a sophomore in civil engineering, and Jonathan Lai a senior in electrical/computer engineeringlisten as questions are asked for trivia at Sammy’s Tap 8: Grill on Tuesday night. Lai stated, ”We've come out the past couple weeks for trivia."Sammy’s has trivia night on Tuesdays from 8 to 11 pm.

Trivia jumps off board

games and into bars

Kate Peters Bowra ,StaffWriter

David Beck spent an eveningwith a friend at the HibernianRestaurant and Pub and left thatevening $100 richer.Beck, a senior in computer sci—

ence, didn’t stumble upon dumbluck he simply tried his handat bar trivia ‘Trivia competitions are tak-

ing place just about any nightof the week and bringing incrowds eager to outsmart theiropponents.The explosion ofpopular tele—

vision game shows such as “WhoWants to Be a Millionaire?” hastaken the gaming industry bystorm. Not everyone can makethe cut for television, so 10-cal trivia nights are giving thegeneral public an opportunityto shine. ‘The Hibernian is located in

Raleigh on Glenwood Avenueand hosts trivia competitions onMonday nights. The restaurantalso has a location in Cary, whichhas trivia on Tuesday evenings.“[The Hibernian] had 30

questions with three breaksthroughout the game, so therewas plenty of time to eat somedinner and have a few drinkswhile having fun. You couldhave as many people on yourteam as you wanted, so not toomany of the questions stumped

my group,” Beck said.Most bars hosting trivia nights

reward the top three individualplayers or teams with gift cards.On some occasions other com—panies affiliated with the barwill throw in logo T— shirts, keychains and other promotionalitems to those taking part inthe game.

“It’s nice to go out with somefriends and not have to pay yourtab at the end of the night. Thequestions widely ranged in dif-ficulty and topic,” Beck said.Beck enjoyed his experience

and thought that the event washandled fairly.“[The game] was pretty well

organized. You wrote down allthe answers on paper, which werechecked at the end — that wayyou didn’t have to yell out an-swers. Things started promptlyand lasted about two hours untilthe winner was announced.”Thomas Cullither, the Hiber-

nian’s head chef in Raleigh, isimpressed with the turnout ontrivia nights.“During any given week for our

trivia we have 20 to 50 peopleplaying,” saidCullither.The student population is

gaining strength in the triviacompetitions.Free prizes and an oppor-

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of stress and worry.At Sammy’s Tap and Grill,’

trivia junkies fill the bar to ca-pacity every week for TuesdayTrivia.Jason Osborne, a senior in

computer science, is an employeeat Sammy’s and gets to witnessthe fierce gaming competitionwhen he is at work.“Last week we had 18 teams.

The actual number of playersvaries from week to week de-pending on school schedulesand other events,” said Os-borne. “For the most part, ourTuesdays are packed with playersand regulars.”An average, 80 to 100 players

try their luck at answering ques-tions to win gift certificates andhave their evening paid for infull.More often than not, trivia

nights also bring special dis—counts on regular menu items tosatisfy the players and onlookersfor a moderate price.“We have half—price pizzas

and discounts on a number ofdrinks for our trivia nights,”Heather Murphy, manager ofPlaymakers, said.Playmakers, located on

Hillsborough Street, runs triviacompetitions on Wednesdaynights. The evening is hosted byWillie Wright, a former footballplayer for the NC. State.“Our game consists of six

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Pick your nightA list oftrivia nights at local barsMONDAY: JaxTUESDAY: Sammy’s, HibernianWEDNESDAY: Playmaker’sTHURSDAY: Flying Saucer

rounds with questions aboutgeneral knowledge, music,movies and many others,” saidMurphy.Special category requests are‘

also an option at Playmakers.“We’ve had categories all aboutteleviSion shows like ‘Friends’and even ‘The Golden Girls.’ ”Many restaurants and bars

keep to general trivia to cater tothe average player.However, there are occasions

where theme games on sportsor cars are the only topic of thenight. Web sites and calendarsposted within the locations,are generally maintained andupdated often to keep gamersin the know and ready for thenext round.Trivia may not be for every-

one, but it does make for a nicechange every now and then.“While I prefer to go to a club

over playing trivia, it is some dif-ferent and definitely better thanwatching the same thing againon television,” Katie Phelan, ajunior in English, said.“The competition is tough. No

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When ‘love’

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Ages ago, when we wereyoung and innocent with ourentire livesbefore us; love wasplain and pure. It was a hum-

ble word,so easyto say.Thoughwe didn’tre-ally knowwhat itmeant weused itfreely.

“I lovemommy.

I love daddy. I love teddy andblanky and kitty and...”Years went by, and even in

middle and high school “love”was a word that passed ratherfreely from our lips.

ChristinliveranceStaffCo/umnist ,

“1 love Brad Pitt. 1 love Matt” .Damon. I love Josh Harris,captain of the soccer team.”We loved someone different

every week.Then, somewhere between

summer orientation and ourfirst final exam, “love” sud-denly took on a whole newmeaning. God forbid you sayit to anyone too early in a rela-tionship, if at all.People don’t date anymore,

they un-date, always in silentcompetition with our partnerto see who can act like theycare the least. We walk aroundlike detached zombies, alwayshedging, always wondering ifit’s even all right to call themour boyfriend or girlfriend.Nowadays when most people

in relationships hear the wordlove, they turn tail and run forthe horizon, screaming andpulling out their hair, trippingover small rocks and gopherholes.Exposure to love, even just

hearing someone else utterit second hand can have thefollowing side-effects: nau-sea, shortness of breath, ner-vousness, anxiety, increasedheartbeat, diarrhea, loss ofappetite, itchy, watery eyes,sexual side—effects, dizzinessand ultimately great feelings ofloneliness in those who cannothandle the aforementionedsymptoms.Saying “I love you” at the

wrong time is like saying theword “bomb” at the wrongtime. Telling a dear friendthat you’ve known and careddeeply about for quite sometime that their new Chucks are“da bomb” can elicit feelings

, of warmth, happiness and joy.However, saying “BOMB!” toa security guard in an airport,for example, only provokesfear, chaos and can ultimatelyput an end to one’s travels.A friend of mine was at a

party once, talking to somepeople, drinking some beer

all innocent enough. Then,she witnessed somethingtruly horrifying. 'A girl stand—ing next to her turned to theguy she had been dating for acouple months and said, “I justlove—” Before the poor girlcould complete the sentencethis guy fell to the floor, writh—

ing in agony, seizures grippinghis body. She just stared athim in total consternation andfinished, “—your shirt.” Truestory.OK; that was a lie. This next

story, however, is true.In May oflast year I was in a

relationship with a guy who Iwas slowly realizing was com-pletely wrong for me. He mademe angry about something,and I was trying to decidewhether or not to break it offusing the surrounding circum-stances as an excuse. I had achat with his friend (also myfriend at the time) to try to sortthrough the matter at hand.This friend says to me, “Comeon, I know (name withheld)screwed up but you know heloves you.” (Insert sound ofsquealing breaks here.)For a moment I just looked at

him like the neighborhood cat,who has suddenly found herself

. surrounded by little kids withsticks and butterfly nets. Then Iblurted, “No, he doesn’t!”

I liked this guy; why did themere mention oflove throwme into a tailspin? Whywas .my immediate reaction one ofterror? .The friend fumbled, “I don’t

mean like that. You know whatI’m saying—”No use; it was too late. I was

out ofthe relationship by theend ofthe day. No use wastingtime, leading him on and allthat. No sir, this was all for hissake.One reason we are afraid of

love could be because we’re atthat grand threshold betweenchildhood and adulthood, andlove represents a very grown-up emotion. Loving someoneat this point often means mar—riage, and marriage means anend to keg parties, late—nightchats with friends of the oppo-site sex and dating for sport.A last possibility as to why we

may fear love is this: Our gen—eration exists in an age wherescience and technology makemost aspects of our day—to—daylives extremely simple. Loverepresents a feeling so vast andintricate that it seems untouch-able.

Still, others are afraid oflovebecause it is human to fear theunknown. A guy friend told meoutright that he was “afraid oflove because he’d never had it.”For some people maybe it’s

just easier not to have it and allthe complications that go alongwith it. Love requires time,commitment and hard workand disappointments abound.But isn’t love also wonderful .

when you find it with the rightperson?Through all the blind—dates,

drunken hook-ups and awk-ward chats with pretty girls andgood-looking boys at parties,isn’t love what we’re really hop -ing for in the end?There has to be some grand

destination to end the crazyjourney we call dating.Contact Christin with your stories:diversions@technicianonline.com

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I OMllllon Dollar BabyCAST: Clint Eastwood, Hilary SwankDirector: Clint EastwoodPLAYING AT: Crossroads 20, RaleighGrandeWit

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In Million Dollar Baby, ClintEastwood plays Frankie Dunn,a great professional boxingtrainer and cut man who has areputation for over—protectinghis fighters.Because ofthis reputation, his

fighters leave him to claim titlesunder managerswho want to winthe big money regardless of thefighters’ personal safety. Dunn'also has an estranged daughterwho returns his weekly letterslabeled “Return to Sender.”The unexpected happens when

31-year-old waitress MaggieFitzgerald (Swank) approachesDunn about her dream ofbeinga boxer. Fitzgerald knows Dunnby reputation and she wants himto train her.Dunn cuts her off by saying,

“I don’t train girls” and “girlytough ain’t enough.” But theever-persistent Fitzgerald isn’tshaken and she begins trainingat Dunn’s gym where janitorand former fighter “Scrap -Iron”Dupris (Morgan Freeman) givesher boxing tips and nudges herin Dunn’s direction wheneverhe can.On her birthday a year later,

Fitzgerald 18 still poundingaway on the bags at Dunn’s gym

PHOTO COURTESY OF WARNER BROTHERSHillary Swank and Clint Eastwood star in Million Dollar Baby.when he finally breaks down andagrees to train her. With Dunn’shelp, Fitzgerald becomes a bril-liant fighter knocking out thefirst few opponents she faces in.the first round. Fitzgerald seemsto be getting too good too fastand Dunn continuously worriesfor her and forms a bond withFitzgerald that he never wouldhave imagined.The final third of the film, at

the peak of Fitzgerald’s success,the story suddenly takes a darkturn and veers into an unexpect-ed direction only fully grasped atthe end of the film.Freeman and Swank are bril-

liant, as one would probably as-sume with this kind ofmaterial.The biggest surprise as far as theacting goes is Eastwobd himself.'He has never allowed himself tobe this commanding or vulner-able on screen before. This filmrepresents his finest hour.Eastwood crafted a genuine

crowd-pleaser here. Even thoughthe “underdoggoing to the top”formula has been done to death,it still works.The final third of this film

proves that Eastwood did notmake a good but familiar movie.He made a great one that no onesaw coming.

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JOEcontinued from page 8Belichick wins.Plain and simple, the Patri-

ots’ gipper knows how to builda winning team. He does soby commanding respect. Hisbosses respect him, and, moreimportantly, his players respecthim. He advocates a no—non-sense policy on his team andplayers listen.Belichick is a throwback to

the tough coaches ofyester-year, but his phiIOSOphy works.Many teams have tremendoustalent but attitude problems get.in the way (see: any team withKeyshawn Johnson or Randy

_ Moss). Not the case with thePatriots. Players bought intoBelicheck’s team—first motto,

Sports

and his stoicism and toughnesspay dividends.

Team UnityThe Patriots will rush out of

the tunnel this Sunday and beintroduced together. No indi-vidual player introductions;no Ray Lewis dances; no Mile—High salutes — just a simple in-tro: the New England Patriots.In this “me-first” era of

showboating, cell phone callsafter touchdowns and crowd-mooning, the Pats are a breath ,of fresh air. New England is aself- described “team with nostars.” The Patriots have forgot-ten the notion Of individualismand play for one another.Take Troy Brown, for in-

stance. New England’s second-ary took quite a hit earlier thisseason with injuries. When

Belichick asked Brown to dodouble-duty and play both de—fensive back and wide receiver,Brown didn’t hesitate to stepup. Even the oft-troubled CO-rey Dillon has bought into theteam-first attitude since com—ing to Foxboro. Since leavingbehind his tantrum—filled yearsin Cincinnati, Dillon has re-formed and had one of the bestseasons of any running back inthe league.Nobody on this team moans

over contract negotiations orplaying time, they simply win.Players come to New Englandto be a part of a team thatis unified like no other. Justlike three Super Bowls in fouryears, such is a rarity in profes—sional sports.This dynasty most likely will

not share the fates ofthe 19905

Dallas Cowboys or the re-cent Los Angeles Lakers,whose dynasties were bro—ken up prematurely due topoor relationships betweenplayers, coaches or manage-ment.The Pats have hardly any

free agents after the season,so the squad should remainintact. What’s more, withsuch a healthy relationshipbetween Belichick, ownerBob Kraft and the players,this team is far from anydanger of falling apart. Witha curse finally broken and afootball dynasty here to stay,New Englanders won’t becrying in their Chowder. anytime soon.Contact Joe atsports@technicianonline.com

continued from page 8“Cause we fast, man,” he said.

“It’s crazy when I went to thestate track meets in high school,all the speed that’s there. I don’tknow how it all started; it’s justlike that in Texas, too.”Davis, Morgan, Jimmie Sutton

III, Miguel Scott and Clark havebeen on a mission to get a morediverse population running inthe future.“I’m trying to flood the team

with as many teammates aspossible, just anyone that wantsto run. I’ll flood it with as manymale sprinters as possible,” Clarksaid.The team’s next meet will come

Feb. 11 — the last meet before theACC Championships, which are

the following week.While Davis is using college

track as a possible stepping stoneto the next level in the Olympics,Clark had a dissimilar outlook,and would like to pursue a careersolely in football if possible.

“I’d rather win an Olympicgold medal in the long jump— that’ll take it. It’s mybest event.Track is an individual thing, it’s aself— accomplishment, the SuperBowl is, too, but a gold medalwould do it,” Davis said.Clark has other plans.“I would definitely go with the

Super Bowl, because football iswhat I do,” Clark said. “A SuperBowl you can share with thewhole team. Tampa Bay Bucs allthe way - with my senior yearcoming up, hopefully they’llread this.”

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ScheduleMen’s basketball @ UNC, 2/3, 7Women’s basketball vs. Virginia, 2/3,4/Baseball vs. Delaware State, 2/4, 3Wrestling Old Dominion, 2/6, 4:30Gymnastics in Governor’s Cup, 2/5, 7Women’s Tennis Louisville, 2/5, 2Men’s Tennis Yale, 2/4, 2:30M. Swimming & Diving vs Carolina, 2/4, 5

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Patriots

this

decade’s

dynasty

For the first time in eons,sports fans in New Englandhave a reason to smile duringtheir endless months of snow—fall. For starters, their beloved

Red Sox,previouslythe mostheartbrokenof perenniallosers, fi—nally endedthe Bambi—no’s curseand broughthome aWorldSeries tro -

phy in November. Then, inwhat has become the surprisestory of the year in collegebasketball, Boston College hasjumped out to an 18—0 startand is ranked eighth in the lat-est AP poll.But more importantly, the

New England Patriots, oncethe NFL’s most downtroddenfranchise, now has the chanceto become a dynasty. IfthePatriots beat the PhiladelphiaEagles in Super Bowl XXXIXon Sunday, they will have wonthree titles in four years. Onlyone other‘team, the DallasCowboys ofthe early 19905,has done the same. With threeSuper Bowl titles and an NFL—record winning streak (21) overthe past four years, the Patriotswould fittingly be dubbed thedynasty ofthis decade.The Patriots can credit their

dynasty to three factors: aclutch quarterback who alwaysfinds a way to win, a stoic coachwho commands respect andteam unity uncommon in anyother professional franchise.

.loeOverbyDeputy Sports Editor

The Clutch QuarterbackDynasties start with a proven

leader. The Cowboys hadTroy Aikman, the 49ers hadJoe Montana and the “SteelCurtain” Steelers had TerryBradshaw. Under center for thisdecade’s dynasty is an under—dog turned clutch performer,Tom Brady.Taken with the 199th pick in

the 2000 NFL Draft, Brady hasproven to be one of the biggeststeals in draft history, selectedwith the intention ofbeingan understudy to the veteranstarter Drew Bledsoe.Two seasons later, however, .

the then-24 -year~ old hoisteda Super Bowl MVP trophyover his head as he lead NewEngland to a victory over thefavored St. Louis Rams in Su-per Bowl XXXVI. Last season,all he did was lead the Patriotson a game-winning drive tosecure a second Super BowltrOphy.Brady’s heroics earn him a

second Super Bowl MVP awardas well. Only three others haveaccomplished that feat: Mon-tana, Bradshaw and Bart StarraAt age 27, he is the youngestquarterback to have won twoSuper Bowls as a starter andhas placed himselfamong theelite.

The Stoic CoachHe doesn’t smile. He rarely

gives his team tremendouscredit. And his stone-coldgrimace could frighten theburliest oflinemen. But Bill

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TIFFANY KEY/TECHNICIANFreshman DaJuan Morgan practices his sprints at a recent indoor trackpractice. Morgan is one of five football players that run with the track team.

' ScoresNo games scheduled.

5?Andrew TankerStaff Writer

Brian Clark and AJ. Davis are well knownfor their talents on the football field, butduring the offseason, they and three oftheirteammates run track in additiOn to regularfootball workouts.

“It’s getting to be a trend. When we talkabout track, they’re like, ‘man I want to runtrack next year,’ and more and more are go -ing to come out. Next time, we’re going tobe talking about 20 football players,” sopho—more cornerback A.]. Davis, said.For some, track is second nature. Even

on a football scholarship, track can be thefavorite of the two sports, such as the caseof Davis.“Track is the main sport in my family;

I only have two guys that played football.Track is a conversation piece in my house,that’s all we talk about. Football comeslater,” Davis said. “I’ve been running tracksince I was 5 years old, so it was just some-thing I’ve been doing all my life; it’s kind ofhard to stop doing.”Others did not have the same experience.

Clark was forced to run starting in highschool because he was told he was too slowto play the sports he wanted.“In high school I started playing football

and my position coach was talking to meand asking me what other sports I wantedto do and I said baseball and basketball. Hewas getting on me and saying ‘you’re tooslow, you need to get faster.’ He then talkedto the principal who happened to be thetrack coach so I was forced to do it,” Clarksaid. “Then I dedicated myself to doing it,found myself winning a lot of meets, so itbecame a second sport to me after that.”The athlete that was too slow now runs the

fastest 60 - and 200 —meter dash on the team.Another wide receiver, DaJuan Morgan, hasthe second fastest time in the 200—meterdash on the team this season.The benefits ofrunning track are great for

the players, the football team and the trackteam, players say. While the athletes get tostay competitive year round, and take plea—sure in an enjoyable workout in addition to

TRACK 8r HELBthe normal offseason training, the teams getfaster, stronger and more durable athletes.

“It definitely helps out a lot becadse we’re inneed ofshort sprinters, and with the additionsthat we have, I’m already seeing some positivethings happening,” assistant track coach TerryReese said. “With the football players we havecoming out this year, it’ll be a big boost toour program because in the past when we’vehad success, it’s been due to football playerscoming out and running.“The football players we have right now

are going to compete for spots on the relayteam, which is a marquee event. Last yearWe had a relay team with all football playersthat finished fourth. It’ll make the team morecompetitive overall.”Though track might add extra work to

player’s already heavy time commitments, theathletes feel like the benefits are much out-weighing the sacrifices, and are having a lot offun along with the extra responsibility.

“It’s just fun, it’s just something you want todo,” Davis said. “Don’t do it just because ‘oh,I want to do this,’ do it because you like doingit. That’s why I do it. I like competing, I likerunning track just as much as I like playingfootball, so its not one specific reason whyIdo it, it’s just because I want to do it.”Track is also a source ofmental toughness.

Many players are intimidated to run for fearof getting beat, but once running a sense ofpride and satisfaction comes about.

“It was just intimidation. When I came outofhigh school, I was thinking I work hardestat football, it’s what I do, then you go out therein someone else’s area where track is what theydo year round, you think ‘I don’t know ifIcan compete with them,’ Clark said. “Foot-ball is 90 percent mental, so it’s pride. Youdon’t want to go out there and think you’rethe fastest guy on the football field, then yougo out on the track and some guy beats you.That hurts you inside.”Despite the fact that track is a popular

sport nationwide, four out of five athleteswho run track and play football for State arefrom Florida.Clark knows exactly why that is.

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Packs win typically foreshadows seasno

The Pack won in theBackyard Brawl againstUNC, which is usually asign ofgood things.

Michael BreedloveStaff Writer .

Kody Hamrah had heardabout the marked rivalrybetween the North CarolinaTarheels and the Wolfpack.He had listened to head coachCarter Jordan preach the im—

‘ portance of this match.He had overheard team-

mates express their detest forthe powder-blue boys.But he just didn’t quite

get it.The New Iersey native had

onlybeen residing on TobaccoRoad for a few months andcouldn’t fully comprehendthe significance of a State-Carolina wrestling match.“Hearing all the stories

about the rivalry and howbig this match is got me realpumped up. I just wanted togo out there and figure it out,”Hamrah said.He figured “it” out pretty

quickly. Pinning his op-ponent in the first period,Hamrah helped propel thePack to a 21-17 victory overthe Heels.Reynolds Coliseum was the

site of the historic BackyardBrawl held on Friday night.Carolina jumped out to an

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8—0 lead, only to have the Stateroar back with five consecutivewins.Playing the role of catalyst,

Ieff Breese used a late takedown to start the rally for theWolfpack. Alex Hernandezfollowed Breese’s lead, twistingand turning his way to an ex«citing 6~5 victory. Then it wasHamrah, whose relentless attackmode sent the reserved ReynoldsCOIiseum into an uproar.At 165, the Pack’s Ryan No-

wicki literally saved his bestfor last, using a fierce hip-tosstakedown to win the match inthe final seven seconds.The streak’s finale came in the

form ofteam leader Kevin Gabri-elson. Battering his opponent thewhole match, Gabrielson eventu—ally worked his assailant into aninescapable position and picked

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NCSU 133--pounder Jeremy HartrumlS held to the mat by UNC All-American Evan Sola. Hartrum lost by atechnical fall, but State still won the match against rival UNC 21-17 last Friday night.

up the pin. The pin pushed thePack lead to 21-8, a margin toolarge for the Heels to overcome.As wrestler after wrestler

picked up wins for State, thecheers of former coach BobGuzzo could be heard echoingthroughout the arena. Guzzo,who previously coached thewrestling team for 30 years,knows the importance of thismatch more than anyone.“Well it’s no secret that any—

time UNC and State get together,it’s very competitive and veryspirited, but the battle natureof our sport might fuel it evenmore,” Guzzo said.Guzzo hinted then that the

winner of this match is usuallyin the driver’s seat for the ACCchampionship.“For the last thirty years, it’s

mOstly been Carolina or us who’swon it [the ACC Champion—ship] , so you can say this matchdoesn’t mean anything, but itreally does,” Guzzo said. “It re—ally points one team towards aconference championship.”Facts certainly back Guzzo’s

claims. Only twice since 1975has a team other than State orCarolina taken home an ACCchampionship. The Pack’s 12ACC championships are toppedonly by Carolina’s 16, and nearlyevery year, the team that isn’t

crowned champion comes in aclose second.Guzzo wasn’t the only coach

excited about the victory. ThePack’s current coach, CarterJordan , was also visibly ecstaticafter the match. A former walk-on wrestler for the Wolfpackfrom 1983-86, Jordan has been ‘entrenched in the rivalry sincehis collegiate days.“Anytime you beat Carolina,”

he paused, fumbling for words tomatch his wide—eyed grin, “It’sjust the greatest!”Coach Jordan then calmed his

elation and looked toward thefuture. Unique to other ACC -matches, Carolina and State

will wrestle each other twice,adding yet another dimensionin this historic rivalry.“The implications of this

match will be somewhat im—portant, but we have to wrestlethem one more time,” Jordansaid. “Sure we get another crackat them, but really, they get an-other crack at us.”His restraint was short—lived,

as he shed the coach’s cap andsimply became a fan of his ownteam.“Alumni all around the world

are going to click on the Web siteand see that we beat Carolina. It’sgoing to bring a big smile to theirface,” Jordan said.

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