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Students participate; professors see unhelpful responses

Caroline BarfieldStaff Writer

As the end of every semester ap-proaches, students have the option of completing course evaluations.

These evaluations give professors insight on students’ opinions of the course and what can be done to im-prove teaching tactics.

Students, including Ashleigh Lock-hart, a sophomore in chemistry, think having the evaluation system is smart and complete their evaluations the first day they are available.

Lockhart said the evaluation process was simple and didn’t take long.

“I completed my class evaluations before Thanksgiving break. It doesn’t

take long, and the majority of my friends did them,” she said.

Lockhart said professors were part of her reasoning for completing the evaluations.

“Most of my teachers gave in-centive, including my math teacher who made a good point. She said, ‘If you don’t like me, and don’t tell me, how can I im-prove in case you get stuck with me down the line?’” Lockhart said.

“I thought it was good reason to complete them.”

Morgan Cutright, a sophomore in history, also thought highly of the

system.“The system used for class evalua-

tions is very effective. It’s easy for stu-dents to complete them when check-

ing their e-mail,” she said.

Cutright thinks the professors benefit from the system.

“It b e ne f i t s the professors to know what stu-dents think about them so they can i mprove t hei r teaching meth-ods,” she said.

Professors, however, disagree with the effective-ness of the evaluation system.

Angela Farr, a communications as-

sistant professor, said students’ responses are typically not very helpful or insightful.

“Most of the comments made are not helpful and it’s usually one of two people who respond, those who love you and those who hate you,” she said.

“Comments from either are not constructive because they like to call professors names or dote about how much they loved a class and neither range of those is really in-sightful.”

The two extreme sides of stu-dents that participate make it hard for professors to make changes.

“Without constructive com-ments, we don’t know what works

Final week of classes relieves stress for some students, adds more work for others

Jessica NevilleStaff Writer

Dead Week, the last official week of classes before exams, could be a relaxing time or a stressful time for students depending on their teachers’ expecta-tions for the week.

According to the University’s Regulation on Tests and Examinations, faculty members may not assign tests, quizzes or new papers during the last week of classes. Projects, reports, homework and lab tests are permissible, however, as long as they were sched-uled in the syllabus beforehand.

The regulation also states assignments should not have a due date during the final exam period unless they are a part of the final exam.

Vice Provost and University Registrar Louis Hunt said Dead Week was designed to make sure students know the expectations for each of their classes before the end of the semester.

“The University decided to implement a Dead Week to prevent students from getting overwhelmed in the final week of the semester and give them time to prepare for their final examinations,” Hunt said.

Jennifer Beane, a freshman in animal science, said she doesn’t see the difference between Dead Week and any other week of school.

“I have just as much work to do as always, if not more,” Beane said. “Most of my work was assigned beforehand but I’ve had so much else to do I couldn’t start on it until this week.”

Rachel Miller, a junior in communications, said to her Dead Week is not dead.

“Not all teachers acknowledge the purpose of Dead Week,” Miller said. “I personally have a couple of presentations this week and an exam. I did know about them a while ago but it’s a lot of work to do right before exams.”

Hunt said students who believe their instructors are not following the regulations for Dead Week should start by talking to their professor.

“Students will generally find that faculty are try-ing to help them succeed,” Hunt said. “Many of the things I have seen questioned over the years are actu-ally permissible according to the regulation.”

Helmut Hergeth, chair of the Academic Policy Committee in the Faculty Senate, said as long as faculty members plan well they should have no rea-son to give exams or new assignments in the last week of classes.

“It makes sense to have due dates for long-standing projects in the last week because it gives students the maximum amount of time to work,” Hergeth said. “If we have no assignments due during Dead Week

it just mean they would be due before Thanksgiving break, which would not be any easier for students.”

Not all students are unhappy with their Dead Week workload. Josh Bishop, a freshman in engi-neering, said he has less work to do this week than usual.

“I will have more time to study because I don’t have much work to do this week and I also have reading days,” Bishop said.

Eric Mayer, a graduate student working on MMB and MBA degrees, said Dead Week is a good idea because it gives students the chance to catch up on work and cram for exams.

“As a graduate student, Dead Week has not been

as important to me,” Mayer said. “But as an under-graduate it was a good time for me to collaborate with other students and make sure I had all my work done for my classes.”

Students have questioned the regulations in the past and requested that no assignments, presen-tations or lab tests be allowed during Dead Week, according to Hunt.

“We have considered these requests, but changing the policy would mean everything would be due one week earlier for students, or the semester would have to be extended,” Hunt said.

Students with three exams in 24 hours have option to switch one specified exam to alternative time

Lauren LeslieCorrespondent

Students who have three exams in 24 hours during exam week are not re-quired to take all three exams that day.

Students have the option to alter a specified exam time by reporting to the Department of Registration and Records, where a form is provided for

students to file the request. Kate Wilson, administrative sup-

port for Registration and Records, said students must bring their stu-dent ID with them when requesting the form.

According to Wilson, the form is only accessible in the Registration and Records office.

“A student can only qualify for an alternative exam period if they have three exams scheduled in 24 hours. They must be consecutive: morning, afternoon and evening,” Wilson said.

Holly Swart, assistant registrar, said when students come to Registration and Records they are verified for eli-gibility before the form is handed to them.

Once approved, the common exam is usually the first option to resched-ule.

Students are to take the completed paperwork to the corresponding in-structor to arrange an alternative time period for the exam to be taken, Wilson said.

Both the student and the instructor

must sign the form, with the new exam date initialed.

The instructor and student should retain a copy of the form for time misconceptions to be avoided.

Alex Smetana, junior in ac-counting, said he does not have three exams on the same day but, if he did, he would not go through the process of getting one changed.

“It’s too much work to get all

Professors question feedback from evaluations

Dead Week represents final challenge of semester

Altering exam times reduces stress during crunch time

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What do you think the purpose of Dead Week is?

“It seems like it’s just a time when professors freak out and try to cram everything you haven’t learned in the semester into one week.”

Taylor Threatt, sophomore, computer engineering

“I guess to relax or something. It’s just a time with less work.”

karan koyanifreshman, biological sciences

“To give you time to prepare for exams.”

Rachel Andrewssophomore, First year college

Staff Report

Beginning today, the Creamery in D.H. Hill Library will be accepting meal equivalency.

The location has been a Board Bucks-only location similar to C-Stores and vending machines, but students can now use alloted meals for ice-cream purchases.

This change in policy came after a high demand from students on meal plans.

The change goes into effect at 11 a.m. today when the Creamery opens.

Creamery accepts meal equivalency

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“It’s usually one of

two people who

respond, those who

love you and those

who hate you”Angela Farr, communications

assistant professor

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A cappella group gets creative

Tate Rogers, sophomore in mechanical engineering, chalks out “a cappella” behind Talley as students walk past Tuesday. Rogers, a member of the coed a cappella group Wolfgang , chalked up a large portion of the brick to promote the joint fall concert between Wolfgang and Ladies in Red, an all-girl a cappella group. The concert will be held in the

Kennedy-McIlwee Theatre of Thompson Hall at 7 p.m. Friday. “[A cappella] requires a good amount of creativity. You sing vocal parts and create instruments with your voice,” Rogers said.

photo By nick toptine

campus calendar

todayHang it Up!Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

Recent gifts of native ameRican aRt fRom tHe collection of DRs. noRman anD gilDa gReenbeRgGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

exploRing oppRessiontalley Student Center, Room 3118, 9 a.m. to noon

UniveRsity bUDget aDvisoRy committeeChancellor’s Conference Room, 10:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

soil science seminaR: oRganic no-till soybean systemsWilliams hall, 3:40 to 4:40 p.m.

UniveRsity tHeatRe pResents it’s a WonDeRfUl life, a life RaDio playthompson hall, 8 p.m.

thursdayHang it Up!Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

Recent gifts of native ameRican aRt fRom tHe collection of DRs. noRman anD gilDa gReenbeRgGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

aUtocaD level 1McKimmon Center, 9 a.m.

pHysical enviRonment committee meetingWinslow hall Conference Room, 3:30 to 5 p.m.

Julie and JuliaWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 9:05 p.m.

mUsic@n.c. state HoliDay conceRtStewart theatre, 7 to 9 p.m.

UniveRsity tHeatRe pResents it’s a WonDeRfUl life, a life RaDio playthompson hall, 8 p.m.

The hurT lockerWitherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11:30 p.m.

FridayHang it Up!Gregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

Recent gifts of native ameRican aRt fRom tHe collection of DRs. noRman anD gilDa gReenbeRgGregg Museum of Art & Design, noon to 8 p.m.

The hurT lockerWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 9 p.m.

UniveRsity tHeatRe pResents it’s a WonDeRfUl life, a life RaDio playthompson hall, 8 p.m.

Julie and JuliaWitherspoon Cinema, 9:30 to 11:35 p.m.

cool runningsWitherspoon Cinema, 11:59 p.m.

SaturdayHang it Up!Gregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m.

Recent gifts of native ameRican aRt fRom tHe collection of DRs. noRman anD gilDa gReenbeRgGregg Museum of Art & Design, 2 to 8 p.m.

Julie and JuliaWitherspoon Cinema, 7 to 9:05 p.m.

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would be due one week earlier for students ...”

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in The knoW Theatre to perform

Through Dec. 6 Universi-ty Theater will be perform-ing “It’s a Wonderful Life, a Live Radio Play.”

Shows will be held in Tit-mus Theatre in Thompson Hall. Tickets for students are $5 and can be purchased online or at Ticket Central.

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Grains of Time perform in special fall performance

On Saturday, the all-male a cappella group, the Grains of Time, will host a special fall concert.

The Grains of Time have been a long standing tradi-tion on campus and per-form a wide variety of music with only the voices of the eight members.

The concert will be held in Stewart Theatre and tick-ets are $5 for students with a student ID. Tickets can be purchased at Ticket Central located in Talley Student Center.

Source: ncSu.edu

Classes out of session Monday, Tuesday

Dec. 7 and 8 will be the University’s first Reading Days.

On these two days, classes will not be in session and there will be no exams.

Reading Days were put in place by the University to give students an additional opportunity to study and give faculty time to hold review sessions.

Source: ncSu.edu

Libraries use technology to branch out

Any person with a web-enabled phone can now ac-cess a wide variety of library information.

The new ‘app’ allows stu-dents to search for books and articles, see computer availability, and view we-bcams of various places throughout the libraries, including the Hunt Library construction.

N.C. State is one of only a half-dozen universities to have a program available.

Source: ncSu.edu

World & naTionPolice shoot suspect in 4 officers’ deaths

Maurice Clemmons, the suspect wanted in the slaying of four Lakewood, Wash., police officers, was shot and killed in Seattle early tuesday morning by a Seattle police officer making a routine check of a stolen car.

the shooting occurred about the same time as pierce County, Wash., sheriff’s detectives took into custody a man believed to have acted as a getaway driver in Sunday’s slayings of the Lakewood officers. police also booked four people into jail on suspicion of providing assistance to Clemmons, said sheriff’s spokesman Ed troyer.

one of those arrested is the alleged getaway driver and is believed to be a former cellmate of Clemmons in Arkansas, according to law enforcement and KIRo-tV.

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GM’s Henderson resigns as chief executive

General Motors Co. Chief Executive Fritz henderson has

resigned, marking the loss of the company’s second CEo this year, a source told the Detroit Free press.

GM Chairman Ed Whitacre said in a brief statement to reporters that he will become interim CEo while a search is made for a permanent successor.

Whitacre said the board accepted henderson’s resignation today. he said henderson had done a remarkable job.

But “we all agreed that some changes needed to be made going forward,” Whitacre said.

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Lawmakers look at pilot fatigue

A Senate Commerce Committee hearing tuesday examined the role of pilot fatigue in aviation safety.

the hearing comes in the wake of a February plane crash in Buffalo that killed 50 and has been linked, in part, to pilot fatigue.

Lawmakers in both chambers of Congress are pushing for national standards to fight such fatigue.

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police bloTTerNov. 2312:04 a.m. | fiRe alaRmWood HallUnits responded to alarm caused by cooking.

8:51 a.m. | meDical assistCentennial Campus Middle SchoolUnits responded to student in need of medical assistance.

12:13 p.m. | tRaffic acciDentCates Avenue/Jeter DriveUnits responded to accident involving vehicle and bicycle.

1:14 p.m. | sUspicioUs inciDent Poe Hallofficers investigated student attempting to cut bike lock. Investigation revealed student to be owner. Lock malfunctioned.

1:41 p.m. | assist anotHeR agencyoff CampusNCSU pD assisted RpD with student who reported being threatened by unknown subject. officers canvassed area with negative results.

3:37 p.m. | HaRassing pHone callsBostian HallStudent reported receiving harassing phone calls from unknown subject.

3:49 p.m. | conceRneD beHavioROff CampusNon-student reported being harassed by student.

4:28 p.m. | meDical assistD.H. Hill LibraryUnits responded to student in need of medical assistance. Student was transported.

5:37 p.m. | conceRneD beHavioROff CampusStudent reported receiving letter of harassment from non-student.

6:00 p.m. | Damage to pRopeRtyDelta Delta DeltaStudent reported vehicle was keyed by unknown subject.

6:30 p.m. | tRaffic acciDentWolf Village WayStudents were in accident involving vehicle and motorcycle. Motorcycle driver was transported to medical facility. Vehicle driver was issued citation Safe Movement Violation.

6:45 p.m. | fiRe Harrelson HallReport of fire in the area. officers located smoldering cigarette in trash can and poured water. Everything oK.

9:55 p.m. | cHeck peRsonD.H. Hill LibraryReport of suspicious subjects in the area. officers canvassed area but did not locate subjects.

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and it’s difficult to make positive improvements,” Farr said. “I tend to get more feedback from people in class throughout the se-mester.”

Tiegang Fang, assistant professor in mechanical and aerospace engineering, says the evaluation system im-proves teaching to a certain extent, but student inquiry throughout the semester to be more effective.

Course evaluations are open until Dec. 9 at 8 a.m. and can be completed through Vista online.

of the paperwork signed. I’d rather just take all three ex-ams and get them over with. I wouldn’t want to worry about coming back to take the other [exam],” Smetana said.

Students are responsible for returning the form to the Registration and Records of-fice for their modification to be processed.

“We certainly hope this helps relieve stress from students. It should give them more time to study for the third exam in-stead of going test, to test, to test,” Swart said.

Marie Basista, senior in com-munications, said last spring

semester she had three exams in one day and really wanted one of her finals switched but not all teachers agree with this policy.

“I asked each of my instruc-tors and only one teacher [out of three], agreed to give me my own personal exam, which I took a couple days after the scheduled exam time,” Basista said.

Swart said many students

seem to take advantage of this procedure when they are impacted.

F i n a l e x a m s b e g i n Wednesday, Dec. 9 and students who wish to ex-ecute this procedure must have all paperwork signed and turned in before exam week begins.

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Increasing tuition rates put more students in need of financial aid

Joanna BanegasStaff Writer

The North Carolina General Assembly created a Joint Leg-islative Study Committee on state funded student financial aid to study the current finan-cial aid system and suggest changes for the following year.

N.C. Sen. Richard Stevens, co-chairman of the commit-tee, said the committee knows there is a great need for student aid.

“The economy is really low and people are looking for more aid,” Stevens said. “There is less money available and the need will continue to increase.”

Stevens said the Joint Leg-islative Study Committee will review different sources that fund financial aid.

“We are not trying to change anything,” Stevens said. “We are looking at how well the system is organized, if their struc-tures are in place, if they are addition-al resources needed and figuring out where these new sources will come from.”

Most of the money going to state financial aid comes from the Escheats Fund, which is collected money from un-claimed property or property forgotten by its previous own-ers, he said.

Whenever the owner of the property within the state dies but does not have real or per-sonal property by will and without leaving any heirs for that property, the unclaimed property is taken to the State Treasurer. The money is fund-ed through aid for needy stu-dents attending public higher education institutions.

The fund has $584 million and it could go broke in three years if the legislature does not find another way to pay for stu-dent financial aid.

This fiscal year, the fund is expected to provide at least $210 million in financial aid to college students, helping 54,000 students within the University of North Carolina System.

Stevens said the fund of fi-nancial aid came to their at-tention during a session on the budget.

“There is great need for aid, and yet resources are tight,” Stevens said. “It is up to the leadership of the Senate com-mittee and House to take a hard look at the issue and come back with some recommenda-tions if it needs to be different.”

Stephen Kouba, a junior in political science and Univer-sity Affairs Committee chair-man, said the committee will be studying the status of the current financial aid.

“What it shows me is that they are very aware of the dif-ficulties the financial aid offices around the state are having,” he said. “The loss of scholarships and any increase in tuition puts another burden on them.”

Kouba said the General As-sembly has to balance the bud-get the best way it knows how.

“Unfortunately, education is 60 percent of the state’s budget. It is one of the hardest things to cut because of the investment they have to make in educa-tion,” Kouba said.

The University’s Tuition Re-view Advisory Committee rec-ommended an increase of $150 for undergraduate residents and $200 for undergraduate nonresidents, graduate resi-dents and graduate nonresi-dents.

According to the Office of Financial A id at the University, the legislative mandated tu-ition increase will cost the office $2 mil-lion to fully cover the ex-penses of the University’s

financial aid services. “That is a tremendous bur-

den to put on our financial aid and any individual student who is not covered by finan-cial aid,” Kouba said. “I assume they will look at the impact the tuition increase will have on it.”

The committee will be mak-ing recommendations to the General Assembly during 2010 and 2011 and will meet every month starting Dec. 8 though May 2011.

Stevens said the committee does not know how the revenue picture for the state is going look to until they get back in session next May.

“In the meantime we will be looking at the sources for fi-nancial aid,” Stevens said. “The public should expect us to work hard to go in depth with the issue and to report back to the general assembly our finding.”

Kouba said he hopes the committee will not do any more cuts on education.

“They created this commis-sion to make financial aid bet-ter and more efficient,” Kouba said. “The committee will do what’s best for the state and what is best for the students, but there are no guarantees.”

N.C. General Assembly appoints aid committee

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matt moore/technicianKristen Bolinger, a junior in communication, untangles the net after it got stuck in the first half of the game against northwestern. The Wildcats defeated the Wolfpack 65-53.

“There is great

need for aid,

and yet resources

are tight”Sen. Richard Stevens

“It’s too much work to get all of the

paperwork signed. I’d rather just

take all three exams and get them

over with.”Alex Smetana, junior in accounting

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Twenty years ago, under the stewardship of Dick Sheridan, Wolfpack na-

tion would have been discuss-ing bowl selections this time of year. Nowadays, the only thing it can savor is a victory against the Tar Heels. Since the foot-ball team’s victory Saturday most of N.C. State fans seem to have been swept into some sort of “beat Carolina” frenzy.

As a matter of fact, the foot-ball team’s ability to win the Carolina game the past three years has pulled the wool over many fans eyes and seems to have created a culture of losing acceptance.

Tom O’Brien has led the Wolfpack to three straight los-

ing seasons — its fourth in a row overall, dating back to Chuck Amato’s final season in Raleigh. The merits of the team’s performance compared to its projected finish falls into the realm of Bill Simmons and statisticians, but the losing cul-ture is not wholly to blame on Athletics. The fans who sup-port Wolfpack Athletics are just as much to blame.

The football game against UNC-CH Saturday was, in many fans’ eyes, the highlight of the season. Despite post-ing a 5-7 final record, a victory

against the University’s archri-val cleansed the team of medi-ocrity and caused Tom O’Brien to say that the game had done “tremendous” amounts for the program’s future.

The sentiment was echoed by the GoPack store, which had shirts available Monday cel-ebrating the victory.

Beating Carolina is an ac-complishment to be sure, and nothing should be taken away from the hard work of the student athletes on the field, their coaches and the fans who cheered them on, but one vic-

tory does not absolve a long streak of losing football sea-sons.

Celebratory T-shirts make the fan base look as though it only cares about one game. The Tar Heels may have lost to the Wolfpack for the third straight year, but their fans can boast a team gearing up for a bowl game.

Beating Carolina should be a goal of all of the University’s athletics teams, from volleyball and football to basketball and baseball, but it shouldn’t be the only goal.

There really isn’t much merit to reveling in a single victory during a disappointing season.

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.

The losing culture is flawedThe FacTs:N.C. State football completed its fourth consecutive losing season Saturday. The Wolfpack’s final record, 5-7, wasn’t enough to preclude the making of celebratory T-shirts after a UNC-CH victory.

Our OpiniOn:Wolfpack Athletics has devolved to the point where fans only care about the Carolina game, almost as a means of coping with the team’s poor performances. The Carolina game is not the only one of the year and doesn’t validate otherwise poor results.

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Is the Carolina victory deserving of a T-shirt?

Why or why not?

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“No, just because the overall season wasn’t very good. We went 2-6 in the ACC. It’s kinda like the in-state champions shirts last year.”

Jonathan Popesophomore, mechanical engineering

“Yeah, because we beat Carolina and it’s a big rivalry.”

Terence Sharpefreshman, biochemistry

“Yeah. A win is a win. It’s Carolina, one of our biggest rivals, so our losses don’t really matter.”

Emily Despainfreshman, first year college

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some curriculum requirements seem too strange to be justified.

Conrad Plyler, sophomore in political science

The death of Joe CamelI grew up in Winston-Sa-

lem, North Carolina — a city built on tobacco.

My grandfather worked in the factories at R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. My dad

works for RJR as an analyti-cal chem-i s t . To -bacco pays my bi l l s . Grow-ing up, I have heard nothing b u t b a d

things coming from the media about how bad to-bacco is, and how terrible tobacco companies are for advertising to young people. Yes, smoking and smokeless tobacco do have negative effects on a person’s health and can cause cancer, but so can a lot of things. Why is tobacco the bad guy?

Tobacco companies are no longer allowed to advertise on TV. In fact, it is very rare to see tobacco advertise-ments anywhere, except for where it is being sold. I remember when Winston was the main sponsor for NASCAR, and had to be replaced by Sprint. Yet, Jack Daniels, Crown Royal, Budweiser and Miller have all been sponsors for driver’s cars. What makes it OK for alcohol to be advertised so prominently when tobacco receives such heavy restric-tions? I would argue that

beer and liquor ads are now more impressionable on the youth of America than tobac-co is. I do not know if anyone remembers Joe Camel or the Marlboro Man, but they are not around anymore because they identified with young people.

Beer ads are the best com-mercials on TV. These guys are having a blast, they drink a few beers during the big game with-out a care in the world. Liquor ads show what the party in the club is really like. Maybe you prefer the sophisticated Scotch drink-er reeking of excellence and prestige? T h e s e a r e qualities that the youth is looking for, happiness, fun and get-ting loose so they can be more social. Not many people pay attention to the two second drink respon-sibly pitch at the end of the commercial. Alcohol is just as dangerous as tobacco use.

If you watch TV you know that if you pick up a cigarette it can cause lung disease or even cancer. Overuse of alco-hol can cause liver cancer and cirrhosis of the liver, but how many TRUTH ads are point-ing that out? Yes, tobacco is ad-dictive, but so is alcohol. When someone decides to light up a cigarette in his or her car, he or she may not be the most cau-

tious driver, but the action doesn’t really affect other drivers. Driving a car while under the influence of alco-hol not only puts the driver in danger, but also the other motorists. Not everyone drinks alcohol in excess, but being on a college cam-pus makes it apparent that a lot do. Smoking ten ciga-rettes in a row may make you sick, but drinking ten beers makes you stupid.

I a m not trying to argue t hat to-bacco and tobacco compa-nies a re innocent. Their prod-ucts have caused a lot of people to

get sick, but alcohol is not a safe substance either. I just do not agree with all the hoopla that keeps the tobacco industry from try-ing to sell products to an informed consumer. Ev-eryone knows the risk when they pick up a cigarette, but to stop the tobacco industry from advertising is hypo-critical.

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Drainpipe damage should change students’ mindsThat’s what the front page article in Tuesday’s paper should have been titled. i understand that when students voted last month to reject the fee increase they didn’t quite understand the necessity of a new student center. But when a major pipeline busts because of “a cloth which fell down an old brittle pipe,” students should realize that Talley is old. instead of complaining about one less greasy dining option, they should focus their attention to understanding why the administration passed the fee — because it actually understands the need. Maybe it shouldn’t have gone over students’ heads after a vote, but nonetheless, we need a new building. i was most disappointed concerning Technician’s lack of response to this. There are students that supported the fee, and instead of accusing University Dining of not planning for a renovation — not offering additional options when Talley is eventually closed — the newspaper should have reported the other side.yes, Wolves’ Den was closed last week but only for two days. The concern is not whether or not Wolves’ Den was open, but that old buildings like Talley are going to have plumbing problems unless remodeled. Nancy Warren junior, psychology

Vulgar speech in the tunnel is an attack on all womenLast week, we received several pictures via e-mail of offensive, sexist and hateful attacks on UNC-CH women taken in the Free Expression Tunnel. The content of the photos is too misogynistic to reprint here. The tunnel writings target UNC women, but in the process reveal a disturbing mindset that attacks all women. Here are the thoughts of one individual who wrote to us expressing his concern:“HUNDREDS of students are being exposed to and getting a message that this is ok behavior. Why would someone write this versus positive things about N.C. State football? Why wouldn’t someone cover it up during the roast and say that’s not acceptable as a Wolfpack family? Why isn’t it repainted over by other students yet? We don’t tolerate racial hatred on this campus but we Do tolerate a lot of sexism. Until we address that and take a stand, we will always be writing letters and having discussion about ‘isolated’ incidents.”

Make no mistake; attacks on women are attacks on members of our campus community. Denigration of women creates an unpleasant and unsafe environment at the University. We do not tolerate expressions of hate. We as a community must build an environment of respect. The purpose for the Free Expression Tunnel is to provide a place for graffiti without interference, not to create a hostile environment. Exactly a year ago the Student Senate adopted the Free Expression Tunnel Response Act. This act condemned the actions of individuals writing hate speech in the tunnel in another context, saying, “We reject and condemn the actions of these four students as they directly contradict the values of the University and do not represent the view of the student body.” Let us remember the 2008 Free Expression Tunnel incident and use it as a turning point by refusing to accept any kind of hate speech from this time forward. Marcia Gumpertz assistant vice provost for faculty and staff diversity

Deplorable behavior Saturday at the gamei was appalled by fans’ behavior Saturday; “fans” had the disgrace to “boo” a player walking off the field after being injured and had the audacity to throw dangerous objects at the band two years ago. Some people thought it would be fun to throw broken glass at the UNC-CH band. in no other stadium does the band have to have security escorts. However, i was pleasantly surprised this year that there was a large decrease in heckling, but it’s not enough. i couldn’t care who won or lost. But the high number of homophobic comments that i heard and saw on online posts angered me. How is it possible, in this day in age, that anyone can be alright with calling a stranger a “fag”? i’ve been to almost every ACC stadium, and been to every Duke versus UNC basketball game and it’s nothing compared to how State fans treat others. Many other schools have said that NCSU has treated their visitors just as badly. And it’s not just students — it’s a large proportion of your fan base. if you want to laugh that our football team lost: go ahead, it’s the nature of sports. But don’t think it is alright to terrorize people by using hateful language such as what i have seen. it is uncouth and unnecessary, in any and all situations. Have some pride, and treat people with respect, just as i’m sure you’d be quite offended if you were called a “f-ing fag.” And yes, as a woman, i take offense to reading that our football team is a “bunch of ‘pussies.’” Can you not come up with anything more creative? Don’t make that many more people think that NCSU is only attended by those who would condone such ridiculous, immature and downright deplorable behavior. Abby James class of 2011, UNC-CH

FeaturesAdam Compton leaves legacy after five and half years at University

Jane MoonCampus and Capital Editor

It’s been a common site for the past five and a half years for Adam Compton, a senior in agricultural business man-agement, to beelining from one administrative buildings to student centers, always looking like he’s on a mission. And this is because he always is

Compton, who has been a part of 15 organizations at the University, just finished up his position of Homecoming Director, is president of Delta Upsilon, and is an alumni am-bassador, will finally graduate this month after completing his fifth semester as a senior.

Compton said the experi-ence of working for so many different organizations was even more important to him as what he has learned in the classroom.

“I really feel like I’ve learned as much outside of the class-room as inside of classroom,” Compton said.

And the time he spent out-side of the classroom certainly reflected his work ethic person-ality and his willingness to take on any task.

“He’s dedicated and hard working, if he commits to something, he gets it done … I remember during the Ram Roast, Adam was probably one of people who got that at the level it’s at now, someone who really gets into that school spirit stuff. I remember seeing him at 2 or 3 a.m. with the pig cooker in a camo hat … He was probably one of the work horses of the [Student Government] office. Whatever needed to be done, it was done,” Will Quick, 2006-2007 student body presi-dent, said.

Compton, ran for student body president the year after Quick, and ended up being the first runner up.

“It was definitely one of coolest things I’ve done in my college career, because I had to take time and focus on my peers, meet people, talk to students and share concerns and work together on things,” Compton said.

Quick, a 2009 graduate stu-dent alumnus, said he admired Compton’s hard work and his performance when Compton was his treasurer, and that he would have been comfortable with the idea that he could have been his predecessor.

“I definitely thought he would have done a good job. There was a good pull of can-didates that year. Adam could have done as good a job as Bobby [Mills] or Kate [Lucka-

doo,]” Quick, a first year law school student at UNC-Chapel Hill, said.

Dawkins said as long as he has known Compton, he had put his work before everything else and showed dedication

“My favorite memory of Adam Compton was on elec-tion day 2007, it was voting day for student body president, but he was hard at work in the Stu-dent Government treasurer of-fice processing appropriations stuff and the budget. He was in his office doing work as opposed to getting out there. This shows a lot of character — that’s rare for someone to act selflessly at such a crucial moment,” Dawkins said.

Even though Compton did not win the position of student body president, he said he did not regret his decision to run because he ended up getting the position of senior class presi-dent for 2007-2008 and enjoyed of the valuable experiences he gained.

“There’s no doubt in mind I would run for student body president again just because of what opportunity of running presents you with. Everybody you meet while running, it’s cool to have students come up to you and talk to you about things, say what’s bothering them or send me an e-mail asking for help,” Compton said.

Though Compton has been involved in a number of impor-tant decisions, such as extend-ing tailgating hours, creating the Wolfprowl bus lines, and changing University policies, he did not start his college ca-reer looking to make a differ-ence.

“Coming into N.C. State, I really thought the campus was too big. I thought wasn’t able to get involved … My fresh-man year I was not involved in anything. I went to class, and I was just an engineering student,” Compton said. “Then my sophomore year, I joined a fraternity, ran for Student Senate, and was on the Service Raleigh Committee … I had seen enough of the campus so know what I wanted to change. Midway through my freshman year, I didn’t like N.C. State. I had applications to transfer to other universities, but I fig-ured I needed to get involved in some ways. I wanted to make my college experience matter, because it’s something more than just textbooks and tests,” Compton said.

Even when Compton was not directly involved in an organi-zation, he was willing to give advice to better the University.

“Adam’s biggest inf luence on me was when I was student body president. I would get e-mails every three days about some issue Adam thought was important at the University,

and he would recommend so-lutions or asked I look into it. And I’m sure he’s done that for countless student leaders, which shows he cares,” Jay Dawkins, 2008-2009 student body president, said.

Compton a lso matured throughout his college career by leaving his UNC-loving roots behind and be-coming a Wolfpack fan.

“I grew up in household with six generations before me that went to Caro-lina. I did not miss a Caro-lina basketball game growing up. I grew up on Carolina. I got into Carolina, and tu r ned t hem down because I wanted to be en-gineer. And now I am a diehard N.C. State fan. I love this University, love ev-erything sit stands for,” Compton said.

Compton said his involvement in student organizations made him fall in love with the University, and the experience he has gained here will help him when he graduates and seeks a job involving agricul-ture policy.

“The experience I’ve gained at N.C. State will help me, because it won’t be my GPA that gets me a job … I’ve managed a $200,000 budget, ran a fraternity that is basi-cally a small corporation. I’ve learned how to look at things and figure out what needs to change,” Compton said.

Compton’s extensive col-lege career will come to an end Dec. 17 when he walks across the stage at the RBC Center, and his extensive resume won’t be the only thing that sets him apart from other graduates at graduation.

“I will be wearing a red gown at graduation. We asked why people get to wear that horrible shade of blue at Carolina, so why shouldn’t we wear the color we wear to class everyday … Then at a chancellor’s li-aison meeting, people said it looks like my heart crashed when [Vice Chancellor for Stu-dent Affairs Tom] Stafford and [Chancellor Jim] Woodward said we would have red gowns for May graduates. So I will be the only person wearing a red gown this graduation, and they will point out dur-ing the ceremony that in May that’s what all students will be wearing.

Dawkins said he is look-ing forward to pointing out Compton at December’s grad-uation and is excited about the new changes he helped create.

“Look for loud guy in red gown at graduation, that’s Adam Compton!” Dawkins, a senior in civil engineering, said.

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The next Holiday Shoppe will be Dec. 3 to 5 at the Cary Academy Fine and Performing Arts Center. The event is hosting more than 100 vendors so you’ll be sure to find a gift for everyone on your shopping list. The Holiday Shoppe is free and open to the public. It will run Thursday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 6:30 to 9 p.m and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Shoppe will be located in the Sports and Education Annex.

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Event offers stress buster

Tonight, Students Today Alumni Tomorrow is

hosting an event called Lighten Your Load for Dead Week-weary

students. The event will feature deep tissue massages, video games, free

food and puppies to play with. It will be in the Walnut

Room of Talley Student Center from 7:30 until 9 p.m.

The event is open to members of STAT. Those interested in joining

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Orchestra coming to Raleigh

The Trans-Siberian Orchestra will have a concert tonight at the RBC Center. The first show will begin at 4 p.m. and the second will begin at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $25 to $58. The Trans-Siberian Orchestra has sold millions of records and has sold more than $230 million worth of tickets in 14 years. The group mixes hard rock, opera, classical music and chorale together for its eccentric sound.

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Classic car auction held at fairgrounds

The Raleigh Classic Car Auction will showcase more than 250 vintage vehicles from four private collections Friday. The cars will be available for preview from 8 a.m. to noon at the Jim Graham building on the North Carolina State Fairgrounds. The auction will be held on Friday at noon and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.Admission is free for registered bidders. Ticket prices are $10 per day for adults or $15 for a two-day pass.

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Jingle Bell run welcomes participants of all ages

The 2009 Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis will be held on Saturday, Dec. 5 at Saint Mary’s School. Registration is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. The one-mile fun run/walk begins at 10 a.m., the competitive and recreational 5K run/walk begins at 10:30 a.m., and the Reindeer Dash for children 10 and under will begin at 11:15 a.m. Awards will be given at 11:30 a.m.Registration is $25 for both the competitive and recreation 5K run/walk, $15 for the 1 mile fun run/walk, and $10 for the Reindeer Dash. An additional charge of $5 is added for registration after Dec. 2 for all races except the Reindeer Dash. To register, visit jinglebellrunraleigh.kintera.org.

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City Museum hosts square dance

The Raleigh City Museum will host the Southern String band for a square dance Saturday, from 7 to 10 p.m. New and experienced dancers are welcome, and no partners are necessary. Tickets are $10 for the general public and can be purchased in the museum gift shop or by calling 919-832-3375.

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Student leader to graduate in December

organizations adam Compton has been involved in at the University:• student centers board directors• all greek council• student centers Facilities committee• Homecoming Publicity• student alumni ambassador• student government • chancellor appointed University design committee• chancellor appointed University bookstore committee• senate Tuition and Fees committee• service raleigh Planning Team• delta Upsilon Fraternity• student Legal advisory board

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After the Magic of African Rhythm program, the Shabu

family led the auditorium dancing into the Washington

Sankofa Room for the Karamu, the Kwanzaa Feast Tuesday.

While the food was being laid out and people sat down,

Mabinti Shabu and Aya Duafe performed a traditional

African dance as Teli Shabu played the djembe. The

Karamu was served by the students and featured fried

chicken and other ethnic foods.

Teli Shabu kept the beat on his djembe as his sister Mabinti Shabu lead

the audience in a traditional African song at the Kwanzaa

Celebration. The students of the African Student Union

and the Student Mentor Association were invited

onto the stage to play other traditional instruments.

Kwanzaa is a weeklong cel-ebration that has been observed every year for the last 43 years in the United States. The Uni-versity celebrates it each year as a way to educate students and increase participation in the celebration that honors African heritage. The Student Mentor Association and the African Student Union cosponsored the University’s 19th annual Kwanzaa celebration Tuesday night in the Campus Cinema.

More than 100 students and community members gathered for a night of music, dance and a catered meal all of which was tied together by the story of one African family. While participants attended the event for different reasons it was evident that the goal to educate members of the Uni-versity community about the holiday and to increase par-ticipation was achieved by the two organizations.

The Magic of Af r ican R hy thm (TMOAR), a lso known as the Shabu family was an intricate aspect of the night’s events. With a sideshow presen-tation about the African conti-nent incorporated with dance and music the community was able to get a genuine taste of Af-rican culture. Aiding people of the African Diaspora on their African heritage is important work for the Shabu family and that is why they were invited to participate in the University’s Kwanzaa celebration.

“We were invited to be part of the program because of the work my family does, we call it bridge building,” said Mabinti Shabu. “We help people of Af-rican Descent to come and find their roots”.

Kendra Obiman, a sopho-more in biological sciences, said it was important for her to take time out of her schedules to learn about a celebration that

honors a culture that many do not learn about.

“I went to the event because I wanted to know about the culture of Kwanzaa and what it was about. I went last year, and it is a little different this year with the family and their journey,” Obimah said. “It’s important to remember where you came from. Everyone has a heritage and some don’t know about it.”

Nikki Gallion, a senior in business administration, said she enjoyed watching different people gather for the event.

“Students and nonstudents came together in unity to watch and learn while experiencing Kwanzaa,” said Gallion. “It was nice to have everyone come to-gether to watch, eat and learn about an important heritage.”

African Student Union celebrates Kwanzaa

Kalimbas and shakers in a basket at the Kwanzaa Celebration showcase some traditional African instruments and get those who attended involved in the Magic of African Rhythm program. The students of the African Student Union and the Student Mentor Association played alongside the Shabu Family on stage during the program.

Kornelius Bascombe, a junior in criminology, dances and plays the shaker on stage at the Kwanzaa Celebration in Witherspoon Tuesday. “My favorite part was definitely being up on stage and jazzing with the instruments,” Bascombe said. “It was feeling the culture, being able to rock to the music, rhythm.”

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Sportsfeels she’s done with the program, though it isn’t evident in wins and losses.

“We’re leaving the pro-gram in a position where we’re close,” she said. “Even though we lost all the matches in the ACC except Maryland and UNC, the things we did as a team–to the average person stand-ing there we were bad. My prayer is that the next person who comes in and takes over understands the support has always been, it’s about putting the pieces to-gether.”

Stubbs said she would be willing to help put those pieces together if the next coach is interested, adding she would be more than happy to talk to the next volleyball program head.

“I want this program to do well,” Stubbs said.

Stubbs’ assistant coach, Kasey Harwell, who joined the staff in 2007, resigned Monday, and Stubbs’ other assistant, Keisha Demps, was also released Tuesday, leaving Fowler to hire an entire coaching staff before next fall’s season.

Fowler could not be

reached for comment Tuesday afternoon, but said in a press release it was time for the pro-gram to move in a new direc-tion.

“We certainly appreciate all that Coach Stubbs and her staff have done for the Wolfpack program during their time at N.C. State,” Fowler said in the release. “Her dedication and commitment over the past four seasons has been exem-plary. In the best interest of the program, however, we feel like this is the time to move in a different direction.”

Stubbs said this was the best move for the program, so the new coach could bring a staff he or she is comfortable with.

Stubbs said she isn’t sure

what she’ll do next, but plans to continue running her Ra-leigh-based club team and will look into coaching again at a coaches convention in the next few weeks. She said she’ll talk over her plans with her hus-band, Melvin, who was a con-stant supporter in the stands at Reynolds. She said she hoped the fans who supported her and the media that dogged her dur-ing her tenure understand how much the support means for a program.

“I’d like to thank everyone who believed in us and for those who didn’t–it’s okay,” she said. “Just believe in the next coach because it goes a long way.”

er, State generated its fair share of turnovers, something Smith said needed to be improved upon.

Smith, who looked sluggish early, went on a late hot streak, snagging 12 points and three rebounds while setting the pace for his team offensively. The home team mounted a come-back with less than nine min-utes remaining, getting within four points off a Smith dunk.

But Marcotul lio turned around converted a 3-pointer that took the wind out of the Pack’s sails. The Pack inched

back once more, but North-western pulled away and im-proved to 6-1 while State fell to 5-1 overall.

“I am proud of how this young team fought,” Lowe said. “We just couldn’t make enough shots in either half.”

It will take to the road and face Marquette Saturday at 3 p.m.

“[This was] just a learning experience for the young group of guys,” Horner said. “We’ve got a big game on the road Sat-urday.”

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By The nUmBerS:BASkeTBALL vS. norThweSTern1 Loss this season

and it was to Northwestern

23 Number of points by leading scoring Tracy Smith

2 3-point goals, both by Javier Gonzalez

0 Points by Scott Wood after six 3-point attempts

12 Offensive rebounds

Source: N.c. State athleticS

By The nUmBerS:ChAriTA STUBBS540-520

N.C. State’s all-time record in volleyball before Stubbs’ hire

563-631

N.C. State’s all-time record in volleyball today

10th Team’s best end-of-season conference ranking during Stubbs’ tenure(2008)

11 Number of players with at least one year of eligibility remaining who did not return during Stubbs’ tenure

8 Number of freshmen in Stubbs’ 2007 recruiting class

2 Number of freshmen in Stubbs’ 2009 recruiting class

Source: N.c. State athleticS

dreier carr/techNiciaNJunior Guard Javier Gonzalez drives through a Northwestern defense at the RBC Center Tuesday night. Gonzalez scored 10 points for the Pack.

Late comeback bid halted as State falls, 65-53, against Big-Ten opponent

Kate ShefteSports Editor

The Pack put its flawless record on the line Tuesday night against Northwestern and came out empty, drop-ping by a final score of 65-53 in the ACC’s 11th annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge. It was State’s 10th, as last year it did not participate.

Ready to interrupt the Pack’s streak was North-western, a team that already beat a ranked opponent this year in Notre Dame Nov. 27.

Much of the hype sur-rounding the game was based on Northwestern’s Princeton-style offense, the likes of which State has rarely seen since Herb Sendek manned the bench for the Pack. That offense clicked early and often for the Wildcats.

“That offense is just an-noying, but it works for them,” junior Javier Gon-zalez said. “They keep run-ning and you just have to stay disciplined and strong. Some people got beat back door, but [we’ll] learn from that.”

Pack head coach Sidney Lowe called the game “a tale of two halves” and said State could not capitalize on its chances.

“They were getting some good looks, and they missed

them,” Northwestern coach Bill Carmody said of State’s offense. “Other nights, they might not miss them. The de-fense was effective, but…the shooters on their team seemed to be getting some pretty good looks.”

Those looks, however, did not fall for the Pack tonight. State converted on only 19 of its 56 field goal attempts and Gonzales hit the Pack’s only two three-pointers of the night. Freshman Scott Wood was par-ticularly snake bitten, going 0-6

from the perimeter.After that, State fell be-

hind and went to half time down 34-24. Senior Den-nis Horner said though the Pack prepared for the Wild-cats’ strange style, playing against it was a different matter.

“They run that 1-3-1 matchup. We got a little flustered by it,” Horner said. “We started getting looks, but we couldn’t knock down those threes.”

Gonzales took a hard el-bow to the back and came off the bench wincing. Ju-nior Tracy Smith said he was a different player after he returned to the floor.

“Javi played pretty good,” Smith said. “He did every-thing he was supposed to do.”

Later, Northwestern’s Alex Marcotullio received a technical foul for elbow-ing Gonzalez as both players fell out of bounds between both benches. Horner pol-ished off both resulting free throws to make it 47-39.

“They were aggressive,” Lowe said. “They did what they had to do. I’m not say-ing that in a negative way, but they did what they had to do [to win.]”

One area in which the Pack played well late was in its transition game. Gonza-lez, Horner, Smith and Mays fed each other for much of State’s offense in the second half off fast breaks. Howev-

COUNTDOWN• 19 of days until the men’s basketball team takes on

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Women’s Basketball to hold book driveThe women’s basketball team will hold a book drive at Sunday’s 2 p.m. game against Texas Christian. Any fan who wants to participate can bring a brand new or gently used book to the game. Anyone who does bring books, which will be donated to local non-profit organizations, will receive $3 off their admission ticket. In addition, three of the players will be available in a post-game autograph session. It is the first of four autograph days this season.

Source N.c. State athleticS

Thursday is Beach Night for women’s basketballThe women’s basketball contest this Thursday against Wisconsin, part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge, will be the first annual Beach Night. Fans are encouraged to wear Hawaiian shirts and even brave the cold wearing shorts and sandals. The best dressed fan has the chance to win two round-trip airline tickets to Miami. The first 100 fans will receive a lei, while the game itself will feature several contests and beach music. The game will tip off at 7 p.m. in Reynolds Coliseum.

Source: N.c. State athleticSmatt moore/techNiciaN

DeShawn Painter is blocked by Northwestern’s John Shurna during the second half of Tuesday’s game in the RBC Center. The Wolfpack was defeated by the Wildcats 65-53.

The release of head coach Charita Stubbs should be a welcome sign to Wolfpack fans. The move reinforces the fact that we do not accept sub-par performance. One only has to wonder why it took so long.

Now is not the time to look back at the era that has passed,

an era that fea-tured a 22-111 overall record a nd a 4-82 record in the AC C u nder Stubbs. Now is the time for hope and sup-port.

The wom-e n’s s o c c e r

team proved this season that change at the helm can provide positive results. Coach Steve Springthorpe led the team to its first ACC win in three sea-sons with a victory over then No. 14 Virginia 2-1 Sept. 24.

The team went from a goal differential of -14 during the 2008 season to even in 2009. Attendance rose by nearly 250 per game under Springthorpe compared to the pervious sea-son.

The team was led by a core of players that remained from Laura Kerrigan’s time as coach with just one freshman — for-ward Kara Blosser — getting action in more than nine games.

It is time for Wolfpack fans to show the same support it showed the soccer team to the volleyball team.

Home attendance dropped in 2009 to just 280 per game from a Stubbs era high of 788 during the 2007 season. This drop is in all likelihood due to the losing culture that has surrounded the team under Stubbs.

But we as fans need to forget about that culture.

A core of players is in place with leaders in four major cate-gories — kills, assists, aces and digs — expected to return for the Pack.

Sophomore libero Kelly Wood led the team in the 2009 season with 230 kills, junior setter Alex Smith led with 820 assists, freshman outside hit-ter Sarah Griggs led with 21 aces and junior libero Lindsay Benac led with 462 digs.

Following a loss to Virginia Nov. 8, Stubbs said the team was close, a sentiment she stated throughout the season.

The victory over rival UNC Nov. 25 shows she was right. The talent necessary to get wins is there. It is simply a mat-ter of harnessing that talent for a full season.

The final piece to the Wolf-pack volleyball puzzle may just be a new coach, a new attitude, and a fresh set of ambitions.

And the only place a new coach can take this team is up. Under Stubbs, N.C. State finished last in the ACC three out of four years, finishing just one win above last in the 2008 season. We must let Lee Fowler know he has made the right move in severing ties to a coach that did not produce the results Wolfpack fans deserve.

So watch the search for a new coach in anticipation of a new era, an era of success. And when a new coach is chosen, embrace it. Embrace him or her not for any past successes he has had, but rather for the successes he will have here at N.C. State.

Volleyball coach with .165 winning percentage won’t get fifth year

Ty JohnsonEditor-in-Chief

Charita Stubbs will not return as volleyball coach next year, as Athletic Direc-tor Lee Fowler terminated her contract Tuesday after-noon, ending the coach’s four-year tenure at N.C. State.

Stubbs said Fowler called her into his office Tuesday afternoon to inform her of his decision.

The former assistant at Arizona has compiled a 22-111 record since taking over the program in 2006, said Fowler told her there was just one factor leading to his decision.

“He only listed one reason and that’s that he wanted more wins,” Stubbs said, adding she was also disap-pointed in the program’s record since she took over. “It comes at an unfortunate time because of the injuries we had to deal with, but if things don’t turn around you need to bring in some-one who can.”

Stubbs said the move to end her contract didn’t come as a surprise to her, but added she felt the tim-ing was unfortunate for the program.

“I was surprised in a sense of where we were and ev-erything that took place,” she said. “I don’t know any

other job out there where if you don’t physically perform you get to keep it, so I would be crazy to say ‘Oh my gosh, I cant believe this.’ It’s discouraging, though, that the program is moving in the right direction, but I’m excited for the next person who comes in. Now that everyone understands more about volleyball, the girls are going to do a phenomenal job.”

Players were unavailable for comment during Dead Week, according to Brandon Yopp of N.C. State media relations, because their sport is out-of-season.

And leaving a foundation behind is what Stubbs said she

luiS Zapata/techNiciaN file photoIn Reynolds Coliseum, head coach Charita Stubbs talks to the volleyball team during the break between sets after wining the first one. Stubbs has been head coach since coming from the University of Arizona in February 2006. N.C. State beat Davidson 3-1 Saturday, Aug. 29.

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Brent KitchenStaff writer

Sending the right message

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STUBBS continued page 7

Pack takes first loss against Wildcats

AThLeTic SchedULe

ThursdayWomen’s BasketBall vs. Wisconsin in the acc/Big ten challengeReynolds Coliseum, 7 p.m.

Fridaymen’s and Women’s sWimming and diving at ohio state invitationalColumbus, Ohio, all day

Saturdaymen’s and Women’s sWimming and diving at ohio state invitationalColumbus, Ohio, all day

men’s BasketBall at marquetteMilwaukee, Wisc., 3 p.m.

Sundaymen’s and Women’s sWimming and diving at ohio state invitationalColumbus, Ohio, all day

Women’s BasketBall vs. texas christianReynolds Coliseum, 2 p.m.

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Stubbs out, 22-111 not good enough for Fowler

FALL iS For FAiLUrewith the exception of the cross country teams, which

have combined to win three acc championships, autumn has been a cold season for wolfpack fans in the past four years as only one team has posted a winning season since 2006. below are the records for fall sports teams since 2006.

VoLLeYBALL FooTBALL MeN’S Soccer

WoMeN’S Soccer

2006 2-29 3-9 6-10-1 9-9-2

2007 3-29 5-7 6-9-3 6-10-3

2008 9-26 6-7 9-9-1 8-12

2009 8-27 5-7 13-7-2 8-9-2

Source: N.c. State athleticS

QUoTe oF The dAY

“He only listed one reason and

that’s that he wanted more

wins.”Charita Stubbs

CommeNTARy